Smyrna times., 1918-08-07
.IIG GOVERNMENT PLANT TO
Re ERECTED At PORT PENN
.,onr1 VILLAGE WILL SPRING
rp THAT WILL HOUSE 1000
NIB For Ocean Liners on River and
Railroad From Mt. Pleasant
Included in the Operation

RdllTOdu
I,euded in the Operation
uocb local interest is being man
...,tod in the comprehensive plans
s.r an enormous loading plant for
H. government which will employ
:. loast 1000 men and women, and
~hi.b is to be erected near Port
Damn The project has, so far, ad-
r.nced that drawings have been de-
roloned for an active start and some
norkmen are already on the site for
emergency purposes. 1t is expected
tsst the big operation may be gotten
+rIlv under way almost any day now.
Tho operation is to be known as
aRotbwell Park" after the Marlin
Rotbwell Loading Co., which will Op-
crate the plant ard which represents
Ap government as its agent. The
Undertaking is to include not only a
nmplete loading plant for the gov
eminent but a model village, as
we'll to house the wOIkmen for the
Dant. This model village, to con-
dst of various types and sizes of
houses. all following the general
architectural scheme, however, will
include a community center to take
care of all of the needs of the resi-
dents-for churches, schools, meeting
halls, as well as permanent commits
sary, garage, laundry, etc. The en-
tire construction of the plant, houses
and all other portions Of the pro-
iect will be in the hands of Fred T..
Ley and Co., a Springfield, Mass,
concern, which is now engaged on
the plant at Perryville, Nd. and
was in charge of the construction of
government plants and housing pro-
iects at Bristol, Groton, Conn.,, Alex
ander, Va, Brunswick, Ga, Mobile,
Ala, where the first shipbuilding
plant in theEast for the building of
Of concrete ships was erected, and
other places.
Nearly 5000 Persons Will be on Job
The enOrmity of the project may
be understood when it is explained
that close to 5000 persons will be
employed in the building of this plant
and the auxiliary operations. To tie
the plant up to the shipping centers
1t will be necessary to build a rail
road about eight miles in length from
the plant to Mt. Pleasant connecting
with the main line of the Pennsyl-
Vana system, with sidings through
the plant. Shipping facilities by
water are also to be provided, fol
me ground acquired, close to 1,OOC
acres, fronts on the Delaware River
and big dock will be built for large
steamships to come in and land fol
shipments abroad. The first opera.
uOn following the construction of the
railroad will be the erection of the
administration buildings and temper.
aiy quarters to house the construc.
uOh employees and this, in itself, will
Oe big undertaking, naturally, con.
aOerng that 5000 employees must
ue taken care of. While Rothwel
fsfK will have its own power plant
: transmission line will be run from
delaware City as auxiliary for light.
ing power.
RANT Just North of Port Penn
ine site on which the plant is be
'ng erected is 3 1-2 miles south 0.
n Dsiaware City and just north o.
.Ol' rem. Part of the ground ac
q1red was formerly the Isaac Clea
'e' larm and the old Lawrence farm
n nS 'ne plant will lie below Fort du
oOnt and as the site of the new For
saulSOury Is only fifteen miles furth
MN y IO"n the river, the plant will b.
T Su protected from the river front
-' industry will be but a short rul
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