Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-07
BUILDING Of
NEW SHOPS GOES
AHEAD AP|DLY
Wheel Shop Walls Are Up,
and Foundations Laid for
Carpenter Shop and Plan
inc Mill

way al the Santa Fe shops in Albu-
querque, are respectfully invited tn
make q tour of the plant and see at
hfst hand The work that is being
done.
Here is the Santa Fe shop situation
in a nutshell.
The contract has been let for the
new roundhouae, to cost approximate
~ AlVV,uDh. and to be one Of the big
gest roundhouscs In the world, ac-
cording TO semi-official Information
available yesterday
The wheel shop rs more than half
finished: brickmnsons are now LAYING
the last of the brick walls and il h
hoped 10 have this building ready for
occupancy on August /.
The foundations have been laid for
the carpenter shop. planning mill ana
paint shop, dozen cars OF material
are now being unloaded for this
building, which Is to be 350x70 feet
Plans have been finally approved
Tor the storehOuse, which is to be
4 lsNa0 feet, with 1000 foot plat
form adjacent 10 Second street. this
to he the largest on the
Santa Fe system, with the exception
Of the Topeka storehouse. which Is a
few feet larger in dimensions
Under the direction If W. A..
George. superintendent OF shops. the
work in the wheel shop and carpen-
ter shop Is bcing SO systematizcd that
removal can be effected to the new
within short time and
without causing confusion or inef-
hcient service, permitting dlsmantling
of the old wheel shop ana carpenter
shop, aud beginning of construction
on the new foundhouse.
Bricl, Replaces Sheet sron.
The wheel shop, now nearing COM
pletion, is built Of brick, with con- (
rrete foundation This shop is G0xS4
Ieet and Will be- the first of the new
uildings To be occupied The ma 7
'hinery nov in the old shop viii be
utilized and new machinery viii be 1
Installed The wheel shop holds an
important place i'm the scheme of /
hings and viii be more important I
han ever when the new building is
occupied. All classes Of wheels, for
passenger and freight equipment l.
'ast iron and steel tires. will be turn
ii out approximately 1000 pairs OF
wheels are mounted and dismounted
'ach month al the present time.
wheels being supplied as far west on
he coast lines as Needles and Bar
tow and south to san Marcial, Dem 4.
ng and other points. Albuquerque be-
ng such central point the wheel
work is concentrated here
The old wheel shop Is built Of gal Z
anized sheet iron, and the new shop, +
luildod of brick and concrete is Il
much more costly and spacious build
ng
Big Carpenter Shop.
The carpenter shop group, which
Includes the planning mill and paint
hop located several hundred feet
rom the wheel house, is to be one of
he largest of the new buildings be-
ne 950x70. The poured concrete !
for the carpenter shop has
een laid and the brick is now being
noadcd for the outer walls just
vest of the carpenter shop is To be
he'd for heavy steel work, the shed .
o cover three tracks with seven rip
racks adjoining. Adjoining the car
enter shop is TO be a power house,
he foundation for which is laid The !
over house viii contain engines for
perating the machinery in the car I
enter shop. An office for General !
ar Foreman j II. stroud. l3x4S, is
ne Of the numerous cOnveniences for /
he foremen and the workmen 4
eature provided for the carpenter
hop is a track which enters the shop
rom the main line of the road. pass {
ne entirely through the shop. and
mich will permit an engine and train \
o run III for quick repairs
StoreEouse Plans Changed. r
The finally approved plans for the
ew storehouse are now in the office (
+ Storekeepcr K r. Stewart. The =
torehouse as now planned is almost r
vice the size of the building planned =
riginally when the first draft of the
was submitted to the
eneral officials The new storehouse {
To he 4lSx50, with a high concrete =
latform, 600 feet in length extend q
1g on both sides OF the building '
Ianked by numerous sidetraeks and
quippcd with two shipping tracks
nd an electric railway for inter-plat- r
orm transportation, In the store I
ouse viii bc departments for filling
equistions in the local shops and
u filline reduisitions which will come n
rom as far west as San Bernardino
Il the coast lines and as far south
$ El paso and Deming on the main
ne The Albuquerque storehouse viii :.
@ a general storehouse and one of
le most important on the entire sys-
m The storekeeper will have an Of U
ee in the storehouse. with ample
ffiee space for the clerical force. A
artery Of twenty three oil tanks will =
q installed in a fire protected space +
diaeent Ia the storehouSe
Dismantling Soon. "a
Dismanting of the old buildings
i'll begin just as soon as the new
lildings are ready for OCCUPANCY
hon thq MA oar shnp oarnantar n
lop, planning mill and paint shop are :
IT of the way, work Will begin on
lie roundhouse And the other inn
rovements will follow In order, the II
ea being to build ana occupy the =
Nv shops gradually and without ic
rowing the various departments in .
any confusion.
Altogether. the shop improvements
e going ahead rapidly and Super
tendcnt of shops George is gratifieN
the progress being made, The shop y
1provenent scheme IS vast one, ,
u little appreciated by the average
yman The work of constructing the =
Nv building is not the work of 4
Tort time Hundreds Of thousands Of |
lllars in money. the labor of many |
en-, the working out of many details, |
@ involved all with view to build
9 permanently in Albuquerque
eat Santa Fe shep system. which
III take care of the repair work Of
e present and at the same time ar
I'd assurance of permitting additions -
I'd endorsements which viii take
re OF the future growth Of the rail-
an and consequent enlargement Of
echanical operations.
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