The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-08-12
United OIL CO..
MAKES S350,000
PR0vEmENTS
At IT'S Refinery
Extreme Changes Are to be
Made IN the Physical Struc-
ture of the Plant.

FLORENCE, Aug. 5-Plans have
been perfected for improvements n
the Florence plant of the United OIL
company that will cost in the neigh
borhood of S350.0OO and require sew
erai months for completion. Exten-
sive changes are to be made in the
physical structure OF the refinery, and
arrangements have been made to re-
arrange many units in the west end
OF the yard to make room for new
equipment to better facilitate the
large volume OF work being done by
the plant
DIR. Z. F. Knoch. general superin-
tendent of the refinery. assisted by
engineers of the company. and mem
bers OF the local office have been
working on the reconstruction pro-
gram for some time and for the past
three weeks force OF men have been
clearing the ground incident to actual
work OF the enlarged building plans
inaugurated by the company.
The west end of the United yard is
to be re-arranged for the purpose Of
installing a new crude unloading sys-
tenn the present one proving made
Quate for efficient handling OF the
heavy shipments of crude oil to the
plant from other fields. Specifica-
tions for the new unloading system
call bor the building OF 500 feet of
new double trackage In the upper
yard. extending 10 the western con
fines OF the yard at Sand Greek. The
course OF overhead steam pipes Is
being changed to give room for the
new trackage. A great deal OF prelim-
mary work is necessary for this i'm
provement. as In many places IL will
be necessary to lower the grade. and
a great deal OF filling in has TO be
done along the east bank OF Sand
creek where the track will extend
The new crude unloading system
calls for a cement gutter between the
tracks to catch the crude oil that
would otherwise be lost in the un-
loading process. Removal of the
blacksmith shop to another location
will be necessary before the new
system can be installed
Old Is to give way for the new
when the II. A. Toles residence on
Railroad street near the bridge on
Sand creek. Will be torn down to
make room for the erection Of two
now storage tanks. This particular
house Is one of the land marks of
Florence, and was erected about
1870. II is TO be replaced by two
crude tanks. one 60 by 30 feet, and
the other s2 by 80 feet. These tanks
which are to be used for storing the
crude oil from the tank cars, will be
connected from the unloading rack
and the pump house by two six-inch
pump lines. -
A cement flood wall is to be CON
structed along the east bank OF Sand
creek from the Railroad street bridge
fora considerable distance into the
yard to protect the property against
the torrents that are carried in the
creek during the heavy rain storms.
Furter improvements along the south
side Of the yard will be the replacing
the present fence wit ha wire barrier
similar To the one facing Main street.
Within the yard itself. large brick
pump hosse is to be constructed just
west of the battery of crude tar stills.
and a new rack 2s0 feet in length is
to be erected for the purpose of un-
loading gas and refined oil
Many OF the buildings that are now
being used in the west end of the
yard are to be torn down, and a great
deal of the present equipment is to-
be replaced by new material. Con
strsction plans call fer the general
Encouragement OF this part OF the
yard New underground pipe lines
can for 1900 feet of six-inch material
and II Is estimated taht II will take a
large force of men until the firN of
the year 10 make the Improvements.
Six out-of-date tank cars owned by
the company are to be removed from
the shipping service. and the tanks
placed on foundations near the wax
plant fer the storage of engine oils.
The preliminary work on the extern
sion program is progressing In good
shape. The 60-foot tank is now en-
route 10 Florence. and the engineers
of the Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad
are now on the ground making the
inal surveys for the new trackage
that Is to be built In connection with
the new crude unloading plant. The
Florence plant of the United is receg-
mixed as one of the most up-to-date
in the West. and the new improve
ments, together with the extensive ad-
ditions to the plant OF the past four
years, will make 1t a model refinery In
every sense OF the word.
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