La Junta tribune., 1915-10-02
SEEING THINGS IN LA JuxrA.
Ye Editor Vista the 0as Works ard
Has sosne Hsory 70 Tell-A hlg
Asset for La Junea.

fe Editor vtstes eAe Gae WORKS ao0
Has Some Ssory 70 Teil-A Big
Asset for La Junta.
Talk about seeing America first!
There are things here In IL Junta
we'll worth seeing. We were invited
by John T. Updike to 90 take look
at his gas works. We did and can
truthfully say that We enjoyed It and
were surprised. Surprised because
we have been sitting in our office
supposinE that the gas works WAS
we'll Just . gas works. but II Is not.
1t is q manufacturing plant.
Tit hadn't been that We were told
about everything as we passed along.
we would have come back with . con-
glomerated idea Of boilers. oil. heat.
and about ninety other things. Here
is the way II was all told to your
editor. interpolated with = few re-
marks OF our own.
The plant Is located ON Fifth
street. just west OF Anderson arroyo
and covers about half - block Of
ground. which IL ornAmented with
trees. . new lawn, and flowers In
prospect for next summer.
First We saw 4 tank from some
place In Kansas or Oklahoma. being
emptied Of it, Thousands Of gallons
Of crude oil. The company keeps
enough Of this oil on hand to make
gas enough to last for three months.
The oil b stored in huge tanks from
which II 70 pumped ~ they use IT,
After looking at the tanks aud
feeling for our accident policy rs-
csipt ws went into the plant. We
saw steam boilers. big pumps. little
pumps. boilers sticking straight up
In the air. and pipss connsctiag ev-
cry thing together.
Just about ths time We got II the
plant the saginssr or whee ever ~
correct title 10. sDsasd . deer IL tie
bottom Of . big round taak sticking
up In the air and throw In sqne wood
and live Goals fron the stsa0 batlse.
He vss. ~ Assesvsrs1. eeas11pg. -
the eas esaseator. He let thk nrs
burn for . few misutes then be opsn-
ed . couple Of valves at the bottom
Of the generator that admitted oil
aud steam which vas ignited by the
fire In the senerator. This made hot
fire and We we're curious TO know
what II was being done for. The
gas maker showed Us. In another gen.
orator. the interior construction.
The inside Of the generator IL lined
with fire brick and the whole inside
space II filled with fire brick laid up
In loose checkered fashion. This fire
that was burning at the lower part
Of the generator was heating the fire
brick. Soon they were white hot.
we could zee through . pesp hole In
the side Of the generator. Thea be
shut off the oil and steam Il the bot
tom and closed all the openings aud
opened two valves ~ the top. This
allowed oil and steam at 100 pounds
pressure 70 shoot dowa all through
the checker laid white hot brick.
A. fast - the OIL aad stsaa eater
I'd the gsasratoe sAs iateass heat Of
the brick changed II into ess. ~.
cry othss oDsaiag bslas clossd. the
eas ha1 70 Dsss cot through . Oips
isaAias 70 saeehss task they called
the sesubbss.
The ecsubbes has Q 0ysie1 d fire
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sAs bsstea II has % pass through .
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moves ths tas aal lanp blsek. Ths
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seesbsss iate . vat whsss The water
b dfalas1 from lt aad Il b thea
ready fes use ua1se Tie bollsrs aal
Il mates . vssy bot fire.
~ ~ gas passss from ths scrub
W it ooes % asoshss tank called The
primary purifier.
Ths Ostnasy purifier has two trays
WITH fousessa iaehss Of wood shsv.
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