South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-20
GIVE DETAILSO Of
NEW PLANT FOR
TRACTOR PLOWS
First Units in Oliver Buildings
viii Cost Nearly Five
Million Dollars.

Details concerning the new trac-
tor pillow plant TO be erected by the
Oliver Chilled P1ow works. which
Is 20 be devoted exclusively 20 the
production % tractor plows, leaving
tho present plant free for the man
ufacturc Of an other tilagc imple-
mcnts. have just been made publI
by the company
The first unit or the new plant
viii cost, including equipment,
between four and five million
dollars Additions Will be made TO
tho building toward the west TO an
ultimate length OF 1000 feet
When the new plant is completed
aud the present one released for eX-
elusive manufacture of oliver walk
ing and riding plows. cultivators,
harrows. listers and planters some
new implements viii be added to
the line which have not been pro-
duced heretofore because OF lack
OF capacity.
Location OF Plant.
The Tractor Piow plant is 10
occupy tho ground Immediately
north Of the St. Joseph. South Bend
and Southern Rail Road Ceased 20
the Michigan Central r. r. and op-
Grated by the New York CentraD
bounded on the north by the Oliver
lumber yard. the ". =. Bowsher
Co. the Sanders & Egbert Co. and
tho South Bend Wood x Coal Co.
on the east by the Indiana x North
ern Railway, and extending west APP
proNimately one half mile This
site is approximately 90 acres in ex-
tent. II IS at present occupied by
the oliver barn and farm.
Plan Modern Buildings.
To is intended that the new plant
shall be thoroughly modern in every
respect The buildings are to be
Hight. well ventilated and provided
with all possible facilities for en-
ployes. including lockers. The me
chanical equipment and fixtures are
likewise 10 be the best that can be
provided and are to be arranged so
that the production will flow easily
from one operation TO another with
out excessive trucking and handling.
AT the same time similar improve
ments are to be made in the present
plant SO that al employees. whether
they work IN the old plant or new.
viii enjoy equal facilities and ad-
vantages so far as possible.
Main Entrance on Sample.
The main entrance to this plant
VIII be on Sample ST.. Immediately
south of the wood shop building.
which now touches Sample st. other
entrances will be provided from
Prairie av.. Webster St. and from
some street on the south. The new
plant will be attached to the present
plant By means OF a service tunnel
which will contain water. gas and
oil pipes; power transmission lines,
telephone lines. etc.
The new plant is to be built in
units which will Ice complete in
themselves. including foundries,
forge shops. assembly buildings.
paint buildings and warehouses. for
the production and storage Of COM
pIete plows. The arrangement of
the buildings is such that the ad-
dition OF another unit requires only
the extension of the buildings Of
the first unit.
FIRST il Forge shop.
The first building of the first
unit will be a forge shop 600 feet
long by $50 feet wide II is now
under contract and Will be started
early i'm March. II is TO be a steel
frame structure with a high inverted
monitor similar i'm type 10 the pres
emit heat treatment building.
IL will have over two acres Of
floor space and over an acre Of
glass side walls ind monitor. most
Of which is arranged for opening
SO as TO give the greatest possible
amount Of ventilation. Plans are
NOW I'm preparation for the assembl-
ing building which Will parallel the
forge shop ana which VIII be con-
structcd az the same time. Follow
ing this will pc a paint shop. a
warehouse. q foundry and then a
complete steel base plant II is
expected that this frs, unit viii be
completed within a year. Not only
viii il be an imposing plant i'm ap-
pearance. but it will be plant cap
able OF large production. and will
REQUIRE approximately $500 work