Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-28
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~ for the year. including six
consolidated school buildings.
two high schools ard one pa
rochials school. The money put
in these i the mAaeure OF the
MISUNDERSTANDING :our ed
ucationalt Atari. tn past year.
and it this Of which We boast.
The following are the
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Began or completed In the
county this year:
Missouri Valley High 1oh'l $780, 900
Missouri Valley Parochiai sch'l. 900
Mongolia Consolidated soheol. 1000
Mondamin Oensoaidaasd school. "a go
Modale Csnsolidated school. ). 81, 900
Plsgah Consolidated school,. 10000
Reehee Consolidated school. !. 30 900
Little Sioux Public school. q. 900
e3oo, 200
Besides the above. scores Of
new district schools have been
ibnilt to accommodate the de-
mauds of the. rural precincts.
INCREASED ACTIVITIES AT
SHOPS
The @. 4 n. W. shop system
here in Missouri Valley is OF
course the source and center Of
all our local activities. and is q
good barometer s,ef industrial
conditions in the community
and we are glad to note that
the past year has marked the
tide OF industry in local railway
affairs.
A greater number OF men
have been employed at better
wages, better hours aud more
days per-Meek than ever before.
The utmost harmouysand good
will has marked the relations
of the company and its repres-
D. :
entatlves on one hand aud the
hundreds Of employees in all the
departments on thesother. A
the G. &. N. " .'linessareexten.
ded farther west, new towns
develop aud new i industries
open up there. the volume ! Of
trafis, also increases. more roll
ling steek sands,mores traincrews
are needed and ali that means
more engines and general re,
pairs. most ofwhichaare made
at the generaishops Of the COM
pany in Missouri. Valley.
ADDED abep Equipment.
During the year 1915 the fol-
lowing tools have been added to
the equipment at Missouri Valley
shops:
Motive Power Department
One 9O-inch double head driv-
ing wheel lathe with double quar-
tering attachments. This ma
chine replaces q machine. Of
smaller capacity which has, been
in service for the. past twenty
five years. The ,new,machine has
a capacity of from eight to ten
pairs Of driving wheel tires per
day and will handle about twice
the work of the old machine. Cost
81, 325.OO.
One 20-inch engine lathe. This
is an additional machine and has
a much greater capacity than
older machines of the same size.
Cost 81, 250sO0.
One 2&-inch crank splaner. This
is an additi0nalsimaehine and is
used for planning locomotive ldriv-
ing box shoes and wedges, driv-
ing brasses, etc. This machine
does work formerly done on larg-
er and slower machines and will
approximately double the output
on this class Of work. Cost
81, 100000.
One triple head bolt cutter.
This machine replaces q double
head machine Of the same type,
and, having three heads, the OUT
put is approximately so per, cent
greater than the old machine.
Cost $875.O0.
One double head stay bolt cut
Ter. This. machine lis used for.
cutting the threads on stay bolts.
and handles sworkA formerly done
on other machines not adapted TO
the work. This machine, will turn
out three times. the. amount OF
work formerly DONE and work OF
better quality. COST e0e 500.
One universal millinssna chine.