The Delta independent., 1920-07-02
DELTA's INDUSTRIAL WoF
ENLARGED BY NEW 4

From time to time The Ind = dent
has had more or less to say I the
canning factory, being erected here by
the Colorado Packing corporation.
This concern has it's general offices
in Denver, with factories at Canon
City, Loveland and Delta. The Delta
factory being the largest and most
modern factory OF its kind in the
state.
Yesterday. the scribe took little
walk out to the new factory, going out
Main street several blocks to the in
tersection OF the Rio Grande tracks,
thence westward to the factory site.
The first matter of importance that
attracted attention was four immense
sections of cement tiling. They meas
ured a trifle over SO inches inside
and were about 10 feet in length.
Upon investigation 1t was learned
that they were to be used, instead of
bridging the waste ditch from the
sidetrack to the factory.
The journey toward the factory is
but one continuous string OF machin-
cry. lumber, immense piles of roofing.
smokestack sections and most every
conceivable kind OF articles that go
to make up a modern factory.
The first building entered was the
warehouse. structure 110xl92. two
stories. constructed entirely of con-
crete. with the exception of the sec
ond floor and the roof. Here We ran
across Superintendent of Construction
w. +. CHM and Otis Schlaff. the SUI
perintendent of the plant. and in
charge OF affairs. On course. General
Manager Bacon is on the job. too.
but he is SO busy. hustling up machin-
cry orders and seeing that the mon
ster factory is not delayed, that fel-
low never has chance to talk with
him for more than a moment
Upon inquiry, we found that about
30 men are on the payroll. and every
portion OF the factory is being rushe !
to completion.
In the front. on the north end OF
the warehouse a space across the
front. 25 feet deep on the first floor
will be used for the offices OF the cor
poration. A loading platform on the
south end OF this building 15x1l0 feet.
all cement. is provided for the quick
loading OF products. II has facilities
for handling five cars at n time, and
fronts the railroad spur. The ware.
house has storage capacity Of SO
cars.
The main factory Building Is Z
beautiful structure, being 72x144 feet
concrete walls. with 125 windows on
the sides. with 1T windows in the
saw-tooth roof construction. which has
eleven sections. II Is SO arranged for
light that Il is impossible to have any
possible degree of shadow light There
Is not a single post in this big build
ing. Several large trusses support the
roof.
Considerable machinery is in place
and shafting being put in place daily
There will be about $50 feet of shaft
ing altogether. keyed up to various
sized pulleys and belts.
There Is a cement driveway between
the warehouse and factory 2oxla2 feet
The trackage totals abou; 1000 feet.
The boiler room, adjoining the fac
tory on the south. is 4ix12 feet. VIII
have three sixty-horsepowcr boilers
and three smokestacks 10 feet in
height These are on the ground
ready 10 be installed. II is rated At
65.horsepower. The last boiler ar
rived yesterday and as soon as II
can be set In place the three will be
set in friedrich.
According to the officials of the cor
poration there IL over 10000 feet OF
lumber in the factory building ROOT
alone. The interior OF this building
is to be finished in white enamel and
will require over 500 gallons OF paint
The factory site location represents
about seven acres Of ground. There is
nearly solid acre OF concrete In all
the buildings. not counting the walls
The structures are all we'll designed
and present an attractive appearance
Material for the roofing. which IL
to be the Johns -Manville brand has
arrived and workmen to put It on
will be here on Tuesday.
The total expenditure on this new
Delta enterprise runs over $l50.000
and 100000 of the amount was raised
in Delta.
The industry will employ about 12E
people on each shift and two shifts
will be employed greater part OF the
time. while for time the factory
will operate "a hours day.
Success to this new Delta enter
prise.