Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-04

and all other equipment used In tho
work has been furnished by tho gov
ernment
The state Is also building portable
bunk houses on tho running geur OF
wagons furnished by tho govern
ment Nash Quad and Liberty
motors. salvaged from used trucks.
furnish the power for portable air
cOmpressors. built right at the plant.
ono portable air compressor Just
recently completed Is sufficiently
heavy to operate one tripod and two
jack hammers. Other portable power
plants have been built out OF these
motors to operate rock crushers.
Portable power water pumps have
been tuiit out OF equipment. both
new and salvaged. received from the
government.
Get Tractors Into Condition.
In accordance with instructions
from Commissioner Coleman the
equipment division has a weather
eye" on the Kind OF equipment most
suited for the greatly enlarged main
;enancc program which Will be In
stituted when tho State takes over
the entire mileage Of the state high
way system. For this purpose the
state Is getting into condition alt
OF the forty ten-ton caterpillar trac-
tors finding out how many CT the
.
! spared for this purpose. JUS: how
Iaany years tn. supply OF harness
| for the hundreds OF mules which will
be used In this work viii last and
| how economically the state can get
rock from tho states Iuarries for
! this purpose. In this connection.
| the equipment division took over the
! operation OF large rock crushing
plant at Culpcper. Fortunately. the
/ state was able TO supply all Of the
! equipment needed to operate the
| crusher out OF It's Own vast store
! house. excepting tho crushcr itself.
/ This included power plant. drills,
motor trucks. etc. Speaking vf rail-
! road tracks. IN the yard AZ m" rcui-
! Tertiary the state has piled up thirty
miles OF thirty pound track with
/ spikes, frogs, switches. and every
/ thing ready but the cross tics for
use. While on the subject "f rail-
/ roads. the State possesses TWO
,wen,y-four-inch gauge gasoin.
/ locomotives, in addition to 100 or
more o. cars.
To climb over the plies Of ma
terra! stored In the yards gives an
even larger conception of what a
/ big Job the equipment division has
assumed. Hundreds of tons Of re.
enforcing metal, 700 tons OF plates
and angle bars. between 1000 and
/ 5000 tons OF bridge steel. repre-
scnts only small part Of the stock
I stored IN the open. Here arc masts
! for fvc and ten-ton cranes with
af,y and sixty-foot beams. which
will he used by the state in stone
Guarries. opened up 20 provide tn.
stone for the maintenance work. In
the warehouse adjoining, which has
a floor space OF 10000 square feet
ana which is packed to tho roo!
with supplies and equipment. are
I hosting and derrick outfits, twelve
portable power pumps saw-m!li out
/ its, portable aeroplanc hanrcA
many tons of picks. mattock blades
graphite grease, soap. nails and a
| wide assortment OF other materials
At Hatc of Carload n Dny.
And stu! the material comes roll
ing IN ~ the rate OF a carload a day
The freight last month on materials
given the State ny the governmen,
vas in excess OF 10000. The State
is facing serious proposition Il
provide II place for the storage ot
this government materials. The wards
and warehouses are now crowded &c
their capacity. Tho weight or thou,
sands OF tons OF material in the ole
buildings at tho pcnitentiary has
reached the point where II is n,
longer safe 10 add 10 IL. Commission
eF Coleman mas long appreciated IN,
TACT that the quarters are who'll!
inadequate for the equipment divi
sion, and has been looking around fol
a suitable place 10 locate the State!
hutomot!vc plant and storage ware
houses. An effort has been mad,
TO secure the government air supply
depot at Fulton, which would be idea
for the work OF the State Ncgo
| tiations are now on between Mr.
Coleman and the government In the