The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-18
INDUSTRIAL
FAIRMONT

The Lynn Producer plant has pro
crossed steadily since last month.
Two acid tanks h-ye been installed
and one producer tank. Seven more
are 70 20 in Men are still Working
on the gas piping TO run to the Aonon'
ga glass factories. No other ma
cLinery has cen, TIE brick work Is
daily mounting up, the floors have
been poured and the stack has been
finished Plenty OF men are AZ work.
II is Gtiil expected ,ha, the plant VIII
be finished by fall.
2. G. Harding. construction super
in.c-lc0t OF the Ferro Concrete Com.
pl-y. whl hal ch--ge Of the building
OF the new warehouse and factory Al
Twelfth street, has gone 10 Dayton
Ohio. % take W new work. He Is
TO design the form work there on the
new tunnels OF TIE Miami Conseryan.
cy Board. Dayton IS planning to stop
all future floods so that no more like
the 1913 flood shall endanger lie and
properly Six big dams have already
been built and plans are well on the
way TO new system by means Of tur
rels By which floods may be prevent
ed. No one aas taken his place in
/ Fairmont az his part of the work here
was about finished. The two buildings
here are well on the way TO compile.
ton and October / probably will see
| them complete.
The second and third floor have all
columns in. The basement is ready for
the concrete floor. The third floor
arranged for n box factory. is ready
| for the roofing he entire building is
OF concrete and Is about 800 feet long
ana 161 feet wide. approximately.
! The brick work is started and the
! steel window frames are about ready
| TO go in Windows go almost entirely
, around the warehouse and factory. let
ting in quantities. Of light. Two switch
/ tracks will run along the side OF the
warehouse buildings inside with open
ings allowing foc train loading OF fin
iShed glass There are two elevator
| shafts wiz estOs closing doors into
the .5-Je. There are two stair
v y. concrete. Labor is scarce al
t. ,cc2tion now, contrary TO past
CO.. .tiOns.
A temporary roof Is being put on
over the glass tank now being rapidly
flashed in the factory. This roof is
! o. wood and will be torn down later.
, 'TniJ is TO protect the tank from rain.
steel frames for this building are be.
/ IMP installed and il takes four men to
/ handle one OF them, built like a wide
ladder. he two buildings, the ware
house and factory, connect with one
another directly with no opening be.
tween. II will not be long before the
lehrs will be put in Digging has al
ready been done for them and the con
crete valleys for gas have been dug
ready for pouring. The machine shoI
next the large tank Is about done. j
is made Of brick and concrete. There
is a big open place to remain so fol
another tank which may be even big
ger than the one now nearly done
This second tank will not be installed
until the new tank, different from
any other at the Monongah plant. has
been thoroughly tried out. Some Of
rs methods Of working are new and
much interest centers in the work Il
will turn out. It is expected that
glass will be made in this by Septem
Der /.
The spring Just back Of the factory
which workmen about the building
said would be piped inside for drink
ing water, has not been piped as yet
"Piped by hand, is ALL" said one Of
them today.