The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-01

Gently established on the site of the
old Canon City and Cripple Greek
shops in the lower Denver and Rio
Grande railroad wards. and will be
pushed as rapidly as circumstances
will permit until the first unit is ready
for operations. which is expected will
7 be some time early in February. Ow-
ing 10 the modesfy of the company
and the dislike OF its officers for pub
licity until its undertaking was well
under way bat little advertisement
has been given 10 its enterprise in
this community. altho deserving Of the
widest possible recognition by those
Interested in the town and its indus
trial development
This morning the writer, in com
pany with Secretary Bradbury OF the
Chamber of Commerce. visited the
new plant and found about thirty men
employed in clearing of the ground.
demui:shing old buildings. excavaiins
for the foundations of new structures
and in carpentry work of various
kinds There is an air of business and
hustle about the place that indicates
the determination OF the company to
waste no time in unnecessary prel;m-
inaries. but to .set things going al
the earliest practicable moment Mr.
r. X. HoIibsugh. of Rayenna. Ohio.
president OF the company. and Mr.. 4
n Augnstine. its general engineer,
~ere on the ground and eourteously
explained the scope and purposes of
the piani and its ambitions as a man
ufacsUring establishment Both gen
tiemen. as well as Mr. H. T. Reynolds. |
secresary-treasu-er OF the company.
will remain here during the period of /
construction and viii give the work /,
their nerscral OVERSIGHT and snper- !
vision.
The company has secured lease !
on The ground. some fifteen acres in ,
extent from the Denver. and Rio
Grande Railroad company and Will !
erect on it modern. up-to-date plant ]
and VIII equip II with the latest and
most approved machinery for carrying I
Dli It's DA-ll+S0s WHICH VIII tbt hAsth- }
ing of zinc oxide. product used I
largely in the manufacture of auto
mobile tires and in the making of
paint. The company purchased all of
the buildings ON the leased tract of
land and will tear down such of them
as ii cannot utilize in the prosecution
Of its enterprise. The old Office build
inc of the Canon City and Cripple
Creek Railroad company, as well rs
one or two others. will be preserved
and devoted TO those purposes for
which they are best adapted.
The site is au admirable one In its
surroundings. in its convenience TO
the railroad tracks and in It's acces-
sibility tn raw materials and in its
nearness to the homes of those who
will be employed there. The building
plans. which were made some time
aso. imply an attractive establishment
and one that will be an ornament.
rather than an eyesore, to the town.
The buildings will be OF structural
steel and brick and will be of per
mRnent character. They will be erect
ed in units and in such way as to
harmoniously combine when all are
finished. At the present time nine or
ten carloads of material are stacked
up On the site Of tho proposed plant
and others will be delivered rs soon
as needed Mr. Augustine stated this
morning that ample labor for the com.
pnny's requirements was ohtainahle
and that the indications Mere that
there would be no delay in carrying or
all necessary construction work
The processes TO be employed at
the plant in tho reduction of ores and
in the preparation OF its product viii
emit no noxious or disagrceable fumes
and there will be nothing for people
residing in the vicinity to complain
about on that score.
All OF the o-es to be used viii be
from western mines, the larger part
of them perhaps coming from Lead
iyric. Red ciiff and other Colorado
points. The company has contracted
its product with eastern firms ami win
start eat with an assured n,arks>s fer
tiiis entire output. The comparS has
siso contracted for Its coal. in fact.
will star, operntions under peculiarly
favorable cstnditicns so far as its
financial outlook It concerned. a guar
antced market for ita products, flxed
lprice for its fuel and an almost unlim-