The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-20
EMPIRE ZINC co.
MAKES. EXTENSIVE
| N ROVE NE NTS
INDICATIONS ARE THAT AL
READY LARGE INDUSTRY HERE
WILL BE INCREASED coNslD.
ERA6LY IN THE NEAR FUTURE


For some time IL has been apparent
that the Empire Zinc Co. was getting
ready for some new development and
enlargement of it's plant. For some
months it has been gradually adding
improvements, and building perman-
ent equipment.
1t now appears that one of the
plans is to open up a new department
for the manufacture of oxide of zine
in fact the company has been consid-
ering this proposition for nearly a
year.
The parent company the New Jer-
sey Zinc Co., is large producer of
oxide OF zinc, having large plants for
its manufacture in Wisconsin.
Illinois and Pennsylvania. The
demand for oxide of zinc has
grown greatly in recent years and the
supply is not sufficient TO rthe de
mand.
The Empire Zinc Co. no doubt real
izes that there is penty of ores in Col
orado suitable for this sort OF a plant
and with its excellent organization il
has built up at this point an addition
for the production of oxide of zinc
would be profitable.
Just how soon. the new enterprise
will be working or on what scale is
not given out but in light OF past
development of this enterprising con-
cern it may be imagined that 1t Will
be a very healthy addition to the pres
ent plant.
During the past few months several
notable additions have been made to
the Empire Zinc Co.'S plant and only
recently the concern purchased about
4 hundred acres of ground joining its
already large tract. No explanation
was given for this purchase only that
they wanted plenty of elbow room
and did not want 10 be crowded
Not long ago fine new office build
Ing was opened. This building is
about 60x4o feet with five or six large
comfortable Office rooms. II provides
charming accommodations for the
management and Office force.
At the present time rather
elaborate laboratory is under con
struction. 1t is about SO feet square
and will accommodate from six TO ter
chemists. II liz being built of white
pressed brick trimmed with red
pressed brick. This building will have
every modern convenience, including
q fine heating plant. hot and cold wa
ter. baths, etc. 1t will be as nearly
fire proof as u building can be built.
When completed II will be the equal
of any laboratory in connection with
any big smelter or similar plant in
the state of Colorado.
An architect has been on the job
all the time since the first Of the year
and he will be here for some time to
come.
An addition was recently made to
the experiment building which adds
10 the convenience and enlarges the
capacity of that department.
Visitors in the neighborhood of the
Zinc plant recently have admired the
great American flag that floats ma.
1estically above the plant This flag
waves from the top of fine new steel
6o-foot pole and can be seen for miles
in all directions.
The Empire Zinc plant is probably
the largest employer of labor, espec.
Tally Of high-priced labor. in the com
munity. About 125 men are working
there and they nearly all have fam
ilies who live in Canon City. The
new plans. when perfected. ought to
Increase this number very largely.