Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-05

which doesn't one time out of mil lion in experienced hands. there are two precautions taken. The first thing for the operator to do is to dump the entire contents of the lead tank. some 5600 pounds of nitroslycerin, into q water tank directly below and then flee for his life through a nearby door. 10 which is attached a slide. similar to those used on school play grounds. When the operator hits the ground the rest is up to him to cover the distance around nearby hill be- fore the explosion it's going 10 come Should an entire charge ex- plode about the only loss would be the building and water tank nearby, so the adaptabiiity of the location of the big plant to the hills in which the Apache Powder plant is located. can be readily seen
 Miles Of Pipe. Hose. Rail
 Leading from the nitraglycerin plant hundreds of feet Of rubber hose similar to that used by fire depart ments convey the high explosive Ii quid to the mixing house thousand yards below where the final process of mixing the various ingredients, making the finished dynamite stick, takes place From there is goes to storage 10 be delivered to the market.
 Three and one half miles of narrow guage track connect up the various plants and warehouses of the com pany. the motive power being cleo tricity. Over g miles of pipe from one half inch to g inch was used in the construction of the plant; and al mos, 1000 feet of rubber hose which carries the nitro glycerin has been installed.
 Many Carloads Material
 over 250 carloads of machinery, equipment and building material have been received in the construction of the mammoth plant. which came mostly from the east, a part of it coming from the Nitro, W. Va. gun cotton plant and a part from the Mt. Union. Pa, picric acid plant. The dy- namite manufacturing machinery came from New York, where w. w. Edwards, general manager of the plant. was formerly located in the powder manufacturing industry before and during the war. He and his as- sistant manager, D. F.. Fogg, both came from the Aetna Explosives con- pany of New York to take charge of the construction of the Apache Pow der plant Both are experienced pow der manufacturers. Construction work started in June, 1919.
 While the machinery for the erec- tion of the plant came from the east. western products also entered into the construction. principally lumber. The lead equipment was manufactur- ed on the grounds. Many carloads of materials, principally those which will enter into the manufacture of the ex- plosives are arriving daily and will continue to come as production starts Saturday six carloads of soda nj trates. which come from Chile, ar rived and were unIoaded into the mammoth nitrate warehouse just com pleted. Other supplies such as Hours, cornmeais, pubs, acids and cotton are enroute
 suIphurie Plant ir Douglas The sulphuric acid used in the man. ufacture of the nitroglycerin comes from the 3o-ton plant which the com pany built at the c. & A. smelter in Douglas. The glycerin comes from St. Louis. while the other products are secured in various sections of the United States. principally the east and middle west.
 Artesian Water
 Water for the plant is furnished by a 1einch artesian well over 700 feet deep, the water. however, coming only to within six feet of the top owing to the elevation. About 40o gallons per minute, which is more than is needed. is pumped by air lift. This will be in-