The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-10
.DHEAP ROVER Big



ilso be Incorporates lockers and shoH
'rs for the Worimen
Machinery for the plant win be the
nest and most modern that can pc
ecurod. n their selection nt ma
,hinery Tor tie works, the officials
ave inyesti ted every item from the
standpoint of prodhct Ion and efficien:
~, with cost entirely secondary, and
ior this reason eyl b y ieve they have
one OF the most fnod ernly equipped
plants TO BE found In the United
states
The capacity u the plant will be
10000 900 pound annual on the ba-
iis Of an eight hour working shift. IL
al any time H is found advisable to
operate another Shift the plant Is
capable o. producing from 60,0OO,0O0
70 5000, 900 pounds annually.
Major Boyle who has had proml-
1ent and leading part in the organt-
sation and design Of the plant said
lest night:
II am gisto hat the designs and the
plans Of the West Virginia Metal
Products Corr oration for the con-
struclion of the brass mill and the
necessary houslng attending 1t for the
employees of the plant are completed.
Our stocishold ers are spread over the
1 entire state. The general constructors
I nave been Instructed to buy all equip
nent and supplies fro West Virginia
lnstiEutiols So far as Is possible.
This bras mill is West Virginia
institution II is not Fairmont in
stitution. 70 was located in Fairmont
because 81 the availability Of large
supply 81 81 ectrical power.
The plant will use over 1000
horsepower electric mtors and about
/ 600 kiio electric furnaces for melt
Ing the brass. 1T would be suicide
TO locate factory far from a largo
power house, The Rivesville power
plant supplies the power needs. At
the present 1t has 10000 MloWats
and Il ispreparing to install an addt-
tionaI N, 900 ki1owat capacity for the
brass mill.
cWhiIe the housing that is being
built at this time Is sufficient IF I'M
needs Of the brass mill It
only provides for one shift for the
mill. This Is a very favorable time
lor the building Of houses in this
neighborhood and arrangements have
been made by the Frederick T. Ley
Company ON favorable conditions to
construct houses for any person |hile
lhe company IS at work here.
The operation Of the brass mill
viii BE proof OF the practicability. u
locating plants here for the use OF
The product. The Products corpora
lion will do everything in its power
10 bring such subsidiaries 10 sair-
mont and already negotiations are
under way with favorable chances for
luccess along this line.
The methods by which crude copper
md zinc are blended and brass form
Nj. and then how. this brass is fash
oned into bars, wire and sheets to be
Ised ii manufacturing, were explained
~ Mr. eroml
Into the electrically heated fur
aces slabs OF copper and zinc are
biaced usually In the proportion OF 60
en- cent. copper and 40 per cent. zinc
used hut this percentage varies
ith the use to which the metal is to
nut by the manufacturer. The molt-
meta, now the brass of commerce,
then cast into iron molds to form a
alb about three feet. long,
THESE slabs are the raw material
r the rolling department. In max
e sheet brass a slab is placed be-
reen giant rollers and rolled to a
britain tIiickness, Each rolling ex-
ting q little more pressure and caus-'
the slab to become longer and
At certain points in the rolling ~
necessary ito heat, or anneal enc
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