Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08

Another remarkable feature of the
construction is that the work was
done during the coldeSt part OF the
winter The work was started about
January l and is just being COM
pleted. These modern trestles replace
two wooden ones twelve feet in
height and are located at the blast
furnaces.
Work on the erection of tenn
porary office building to be centrally
located will be started shortly. The
building will be fifty-five feet square.
Offices of superintendent Robert II.
Irons, Chief Engineer G.. l.. FISK,
three mill superintendents and clerks
will be located in this building. The
former two men are now located in
an Office building where the tenn
porary one will be erected, while the
mill superintendents and clerks have
their offices in the various mills. O1-
ficials plan to erect large brlck
structure at the northern end of the
property near Dock street in the
near future.
The electrical department is un-
dergoing extensive improvements. A
new substation fireproof brick
tUilding thirty by sixty feet, central
ly located is being erected. A new
500 K. w. rotary converter will be
installed, in the new building to-
gether with the two old 800 K. w.
units now in the old building. This
Improvement has been made on ac-
count of the increase of production
and improvements.
AS a precautionary measure four
large search lights will be placed
along the front of the plant facing
the river and eighty flood lights in
the yards. The search lights will be
placed temporary until the yard sys-
tenn is completed.
A new fifty-ton locomotive has
recently been ordered. With this ad-
dition the company will have five
broad gauge and three narrow gauge
locomotives for shifting purposes in
the yards.
A new 35-ton locomotive crane, the
largest type used in these works has
been ordered. There are now two five
ton and three ten-ton cranes in
use.
Most Modern Equipment
Many minor additions to the equip
ment of the departments are being
made. A 3.000-pound hammer Is
now being erected in the blacksmith
shop and several machine tools are
being installed in the machine shop.
A 20O-ton testing machine is being
placed IN the testing department.
A large type mill machine, forty
eight by sixty feet. will replace an
Ier machine at the eighty-nine-
inch mill, and is under the course OF
construction.
To Burn River Coal
Installation of CRATES for burning
river coal in all the boiler houses was
recently completed. Additional gas
producers are being installed at the
universal mill gas house to increase
the heating CaDaCitN,
Efficient equipment for storage and
unloading river coal will be installed
at the northern end of the plant A
hoist, buckets and tracks will make
up the equipment. Recently officials
decided to use river coal instead of
soft and other Goals. The old nail
works and puddle mill buildings have
been removed to afford yard space
for the coal storage.
Every precautionary measure for
protecting workmen from injury and
death has been taken. Guards on
all machinery have been erected and
a safety first committee appointed to
report all conditions that would cause
injury or death by accident.
Sanitary toilets; individual lockers
and shower baths are being installed
for the comfort of the employees.
A clock time system has been or
dered and will be installed on it's ar
rival.
A fence around the property which
is nearly a mile long and $50 feet
wide is being completed.
There are about 1,750 employees at