Hungry Horse news., 1953-03-27
Expect Plant Award NextWed


Award of the big contract that
will actually start construction of
the new Anaconda Aluminium Co.
plant in the Flathead is slated for
next week.
This will be the first actual con-
struction phase of building the
| $45, 100000 aluminium plant.
The Hungry Horse News Thurs
day morning continued its tele-
phone news coverage of Butte and
New York ACM offices.
FIRST BID CALL
Bids to excavate and place con-
crete footings for the new plant
were first called for March IL
opening and ION or about March
Is" award. Quantities here involv-
ed 375, 900 cubic yards of excava-
ton, and about 10000 yards of
concrete with considerable pipe
and conduit imbedding.
The II bidders were then con-
tacted by Anaconda's New York
office to submit revisions as to
quantities in view of changed spe-
cifications. These revisions were
due in New York City, March 26
with the award coming after time
for study, negotiations and signing
the contract.
Total requirements for the
plant are not less, but Ana
conda has reduced the size of this
first contract.
Meanwhile specifications have
been released from New York City
for steel requirements. This COM
ing fall is expected to see consid-
cradle steel work at the plant.
BUILDING WAREHOUSE
Construction underway at the
plant includes erection of a 1872
by 40-foot quonset warehouse OBJ
tanned by Anaconda from Flat
head Improvement Co. The struc-
ture came from the GSM camp.
Montana Builders are placing con-
crete foundations and floors, and
will erect an office in the quonset.
Structural steel shipments, as
well as other materials for the |
new plant are to arrive shortly. |
Anaconda is furnishing the rein |
forcement steel, conduit, pipe and |
cement for the coming first major
contract.
The Great Northern extra gang |
of 35 men with Glen More, Coram, |
foreman, is building new track at
the plant. There will be a 1000 |
foot plus service track and num-
ber of spurs, one of which will
virtually circle the whole plant.
Olsen and Justin, Columbia
Falls well drillers, this week drill
ed the domestic supply well at the
old Larkin home deeper. The home |
becomes the Anaconda construc-
ton offices.
GOOD WATER SUPPLY
James Christian, Kalispell equip
ment dealer, testing the first well
drilled by Olsen and Justin at the
plant site, this week found that
pumping 800 gallons of clear wat
er a minute saw a drawdown of
only l " feet. This well is consid-
cred adequate for all construction
purposes. The completed plant will
use water from wells for its sup
ply.
F & S Construction Co., Butte,
has virtually completed clearing
the approximately 200 additional
acres of the plant area. Last fall
WILSON and Grove cleared 101
acres.
F& S equipment this week was
doing construction roads in the
plant area.
RETURNING
H. G.. Satterthwaite, plant man.
ager, is expected back in the Flat
head from New York City, Tues
day or more likely Wednesday. His
offices will be on the second floor
of the Bank of Columbia Falls
building.
Also having offices in the bank
building will be William Liddicoat,
storekeeper for the new project,
who arrived this week from Butte.
John w. Irvine, ACM plant con-
engineer, is expected to
return to Columbia Falls from
Yerington, Nevada this weekend.
Mrs. Irvine and their two sons
will move here about April 10.
Mrs. Mary Findell, Kalispell,
presently employed at the county
assessors office, will be secretary
at the construction office, the for
mer Larkin home. Offices will op-
en- there after Wednesday.
Most jobs in connection with the
new plant will be with the con-
tractors, not Anaconda.
w. c. Rae, Butte, Anaconda's
general land and tax agent, will be
in Columbia Falls next week. Pri-
,es of $500 for unimproved lots
are causing the company to look
toward the 38 acres near Kennedy
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