The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-01-26
$4,000, 900 Plant
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ington. The power plant to be
engineered and built by Ameri-
can Gas and Electric will be
slightly upstream on the West
Virginia side at Cresap Bottom
and will be connected to the
aluminium facilities by d high
tension transmission line. The
power plant will be built on a
new major coal mine which will
be constructed, owned and oper-
ated by the Pittsburgh Consoli-
dation Coal Company.
The power plant which will
be known as the Hammer Plant,
will consist of two units of
225,0 kilowatts each. One unit
will be owned by the Ohio Power
Company, subsidiary of the
American Gas and Electric Com
pany; the other by a joint sub
sidiary of Olin Mathieson Chem
ical Corporation and Pittsburgh
Consolidation Coal Company.
Both power units will be operat-
ed by the Ohio Power Company
and integrated into the American
Gas and Electric Company Sys-
tenn. The plant will be designed
for development up to 1,350,0OO
kiioWatt capacity.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is
extending its tracks at a cost of
several million dollars in order
to service the site at Omal, Ohio,
near Clarington, Ohio.
This location will take advan-
tage Of the vast coal resources
of West Virginia. The nations
coal resources are estimated to
be over 1000 billion tons and
substantial share of these
resources are located in the states
adjoining the Upper Ohio River.
This aluminium installation is a
major new use Of electric power
produced from coal and should
lead to additional like develop
mentS. The coal reserves within
the area of the new Olin Mathie-
son operations have been esti-
mated at more than 100000, 900
tons. The initial requirements Of
coal per annun are about 1000
900 tons, and reserves are
adequate for expanded opera
tions in the future.
Olln MathieSon emphasized in
its announcement that Governor
Frank J. Lausche of Ohio and
Governor William G. Marland of
West Virginia have given full
cooperation in working out the
many details of arrangements
with state and local authorities.
The environment of economic
cooperation thus created together
with direct counsel and assist
ance from the Governors and
their staffs was of great value in
concluding plans. The Corpora
ton particularly appreciates the
fine spirit Of cooperation evid-
enced by the River Board of
Education, Monroe County, Ohio,
and the county school officials.
The plants are being built
under certificates of necessity
from the United States Govern
ment issued in order to help
increase the supply of primary
aluminium.
The alumina plant will have
a capacity of 100000 tons per
year. The capacity of the alumni
mum plant will be 10000 tons
per year. AT first, only about
1l5,000 tons of alumina will be
| required for the aluminium plant
and the other 1l5,000 tons oi
surplus alumina will be avail
able to the market. Most of the
10000 tons of finished aluminium
will be consumed by the Metals
| Division of Olin MathieSon. How
ever, in view of the need OF
flexibility, the Corporation will
be both a buyer and seller OF
prime aluminium in order to keep
the fabricating facilities in bal
anced supply. ,
Among other products which
the fabricating facilities produce
is "Olin Roll Bond produced al
its East Alton, Illinois plan:
This patented products is USED
in many forms of heat exchange
| work.
The selection of the two sites
came after a search Of many
months, and after dozen of loca-
tons had been carefully studied
The following factors resulted II
the choice of the Ohio and West
Virginia sites:
| |. A desirable site adjacent tc
large high quality coal de
posts which make possible
an almost unlimited supply
of economical electric pow
II er.
2. Proximity to the center o
the aluminium buying mar
ket
3. Location on deep Wate1
transportation.
4. Accessibility by rail from
east coast ports.
5. Easy shipment of alumln'
and aluminium out of thu
area as well as receipt o
bauxite to the plant sit
either by rail or water.
6. Sufficient acreage on tn
two sites for substantial eX
pansion in the future.
7. Availability of electric pow
er by a major utility system
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