El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

M adequate water supply and
an inexhaustible fuel supply,
and with q wealth Of raw materials
within easy access, FL Paso is destined
TO become an important manufacturing
city. Far removed from other manu-
featuring centers, in a territory Of con-
sumers. nothing can stand IN the way
of its ultimately becoming a COM
munity Of smokestacks, and nothing
short of absolute indifference on the
part Of citizens can retard the develop
NRent. FL Pasoans have never oeen
known to long neglect their oppor-
tunities, and the activities Of the varl-
Gus business organiZa tons at the
commerce, indicate that every effort
is being made to develop the indus
trial growth Of the city
100000 SmeIfer Addition.
The addition OF 100000 in improve
ments TO the plant Of the Consolidated
Kansas City Smelling & Refining COM
pany and the completion OF $36,00O
brick plant of the International Brick
years developments industrially- In
the meantime a $4,000 packing house
was projected and seems destined 70
be financed and built during the com
manufacture of refrigerator and Ilx-
lures, as a result Of the activity OF
the manufactures committee OF me
chamber OF commerce. VIII SnOrtly De
moved TO Ell PasO. and resultant OF the
labors of the same committee 1t is
probable that during the present year
4 $1,000 tire and tube factory VIII
be established
Largest Brick Plant in Southwest.
The brick plant Of the International
Brick company. built by the 1nterna-
est and most complete in the South
west il is claimed The plant IS STU
ated in the Cotton addition. Just across
the Franklin canal from the III FSso
IA
plant was completed during the sum
ner. and is now in successful opera
ton. The capacity is 400 tons Of clay
products per day, and pressed Drlck,
Titrfffed brick. common brick. tile and
other CLAW products are turned out
The plant is fully equipped with ma
Tbe raw material is received in two
large warehouses; in the center is an
elevator building, which houses the
grinding machinery, elevator ana con
Tevors. ConveyOr belts carry the
ground clay TO an adjoining building
in which is located the brick manufac-
turing machinery Machinery for the
making OF common wire CUT orlcA,
messed brick and other products are
installed in this structure ConFeyor
belts carry the brick from the
are loaded to be transported over
tramways to the kilns- The tramway
systems make possible the moving OF
the trucks to any one Of the battery
Of kilns-
Fuel Oil Furnaces
The l1ilns for the burning OF Drick
are arranged in an elongated circle,
and are built of brick with tnls
kilns. In the burning kilns the brick
are piled in tiers and burned oy means
OF heat from fuel oil furnaces. IN
the dry kilns the brick are not re-
moved from the trucks The entire
system of kilns is covered by a rooI
supported by structural iron frame
T5e corpanv owns a large deposit
af shale several miles from the city.
which is the source OF supply o.
material The plant employs a az
$50 men. and the monthly payroll IS
about $4,000
SmeIferss Big Expenditure.
The $4,000 being spent IN 0etter- !
ments at the smelter, for many years /
FL Paso's largest single INDUSTRY, N
cIude the construction Of new smoke
stack with a diameter OF 16 feet on
fl1e inside and 80 feet in circumference /!
The stack will act as dust charnoer
TO catch much Of the copper dust ]
which is lost under present conoltionss {
heinz carried off with the smoke
Nevv converters, 80 feet long, with
diameter Of Is feet, are being instEleu,
and two travelling cranes TO carry the
molten metal from the furnaces 10
the converter are being constructed
At the present time the sInsller Is
employing between 1900 and zOOV men
and the monthly payroll IS about SlvV'-
COO
Milling COmpany's Plant
Another large industrial plant, Wnlch
has been Handicapped by conditions n
Mexico but which has continued 10 4
oDerate despite the fact that at times
its raw material was unavailable, IS
the FL Paso Milling companyS iunl-
her and box factory This concern en-
nIovs at the present time about 1900 /
men. with a payroll OF about $4,000
PEI sen 1IOi. s1o+ter large concern is the
Southwestern Portland Cement com
pany, manufacturers Of Portland !
cement. At the plant fully $50 men /
are employed. and the monthly pay
roll is about $4,000 per month This
concern has manufactured the cement |
used in the construction OF the Ele-
phant Butte dam
Has Large boundaries.
A concern that started in very 4
small way and which has grown into l
a plant of large proportions is the 4
FL Paso Foundry and Machine works I
located in the southern part OF the I
Cotton addition. This plant employs
around 200 men, and has monthly
payroll of about $4,000.
KohIberg Bros. manufacturers Of 1
cigars employs rs men and has a
monthly payroll Of approximately I
$4,000 The FL PasO Grain & Milling !
company. rnanufac turers Of flour and
other products Of grain, employ 80 /
men and have payroll OF apron
mately $500 per month The same
concern operates the Globe Ice com /
many. with 25 employees and monthly
Davrou Of $1,000. There are two other
cigar factories in the city.
Big Brick Plants.
The manufacture Of brick and other