The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
II0l SHELTER
TO ALLIES
1eh Of It's Output Goes
b Europe for Use in
the War.
rLO LOYMENT FOR 200
y Field of Gas and Coal,
Problem of Fuel Sup
ply Is Easy.
|WLO LOYMENT FOR zoo

Q(jINTON. Okla. Sept. -0.Z(Spe-
eiols lust south Of the base Of Beaver
|. .SDo4lSin the foothills Of the celebrated
n RQooqhs and adjoining the town OF
E0p1Rson OF the east, is located the
n taaller plant Of the Qun,on Spelter
91eGnpany, an industrial concern organ
II ~ by Missouri and Kansas capital
~.
Lsss than one mile south and west
1 H the Quinton gas field, developed
/; ;eAle11y by the Quinton Oil and Gas
!, oonpany, 4 development company in
Noleh the majority Of the stock is held
~ citizens Of Appleton, Wis.
In Scenic Setting.
About two miles south OF the smclter
shit rises the Sans Bois mountains,
\ ~ rugged chain forming the pic,ur-
eeque foothills Of the craggy kiamichi
SanGe. North OF this chain winds
.1estile valley along which the Sans
\ Hoia creek courses its eastward way.
Noae this valley runs the Fort Smith
i Ws,tern railroad, it taking the name
sSaHk Bois route" from this beautiful
H.ond productive valley.
q The smelter tract OF land embraces
about forty acres, several acres OF
which are covered with its buildings,
md . big pond or tank covers about
three acres, j, furnishing water to run
4 the plant. Two spurs or sidetracks
/. from the Fort Smith and Western run
e(sagside and around the various build
ia0s, making II easy for the company
= unload ore and to load the finished
Seoduct which is called speter.
Well Equipped Plant
The buildings, except furnaces, kilns,
&c. are frame structures and consist
chiefly Of two kiln buildings. 2Os7S
teet each; q two-story pottery building.
fy1R0O feet q mixer and crusher room,
HAO feet; three furnace buildings,
lU&D fskt each; besides, a number nf
Saller accessory buildings, such as
\ o0nlksmith shop, laboratory, stock
.eoe@ office, ice house and gas meter
Sooolion.
.Ihe various machinery is driven by
o6g l2s horsepower Atlas engine, sup
n sDmented BY four other engines from
y Horsepower down.
u Jbe company was organized in April,
~ and the first block was completed
- b operation in August following.
eJ14 Officers Of the company arc ]. G.
Mr. Of Joplin. Mo-. president; G. F.
Else3eh Of Quinton, vice president and
nBal manager; l.. ?. Coblentz Of
] offlca. secretary and treasurer. Cap
Y Stock. $l2s.000.
400 Men Employed.
n fAe company employees from $50 to
Men and the payroll is about SIS
y per month
4 Jee smelter uses from 800 to 1000
St1ns a zinc ore per month II is
E1n5DOed here in carload lots from Ar
1na6aa. Missouri. Utah. Nevada, Cali
'1oenla and Colorado. The company is
koe& usina any ore from Mexico it all
Fepqlag from the states named,
Product Goes to Europe.
liz finished product, spelter, Is
4 0e1poed to Galveston and other parts
sG) Ms country and a part Of it goes to
\ xEasepe. Before the United States was
legced into the world war by the kaiser
I eDas1y all the finished product went to
Ftoace. and the French in turn handed
N,syer to the Germans in the form Of
beuos and other explosives. However,
!. o1nee the United States entered the war.
0oN Of the spelter is manufactured
\ ~ wss munitions in this country and
\ toea shipped to the allies in Europe.
0as Is the chief fuel used, il being
eoloa from the. wells of the Quinton
Z u md Css company. less than a mile
souh of the plant The office and the
vDeipus buildings about the plant are
y ~ lighted by gas. The company uses
eDose three and a half million cubic
- OF gas per day.
Uesides the gas used, about thou
\ ~ tons Of slack coal i, used per
Sooath. to which is added about twenty
teas Of coal from the mines in Quinton
Three Cars Of Clay Per Day.
Y
The company uses regularly three
cpfs Of fire clay per week, which is
! sAlpped here from ST Louis. To this
y added fifteen tons per week of fire
cAy from the Quinton mines
This is very important industry tc
y Q9inton, its coming having added new
lne and energy to the town Since the
contract was signed between Quintor
oastness men and representatives OF IN,
speker company. abou, on hundred co,
teoes and residences have been bull
nete. and there is not today vacan
swelling or business house in the town
IN Smelter Increases Business
Ihe business of the For, Smith 1
yeDsefn railroad has increased rapdl
III llnee the starting of the smelter Their
bern an increase of over 700 per
y freight business and not les
80 percent increase in tickc
In fact, Quinton has sold NOR
We tickets during the last ie,
than any other station on ,hi
eot excepting Fort Smith an
- City. Of course, Agent {
stcheon is Justly proud of ,hi
euiMg.
~ receipts have also climbe
oee oe coming Of the smelte
tOlIoWing figures will show.
ree91pts' from Jan. |.
2 y - 20. 1916. 6.u.., .$l,lO.s
Il reqo(Ds from Jan. |,
- YG6e y. 1917 l7u.....$l ,ss4.7
ew yeceipts from Jan.