| Show Devils Devil's Slide Plant One Produced Over 17 Million Barrels Scrapped Featured In Mixer house organ organ organ or or- I gan of the Ideal Cement Company Company Com Com- Com I pany patty is an Interview ew with Victor T. T Williams now assistant to the I general Oen Production General Production manager but buta a former 1 Devils Devil's Slide worker Subject Is the scrapping of ot the tho historic original Devils Devil's Slide SUde plant VIe says Bays When Plant One at Devils Devil's Slide SIMe went Into operation we Ve had no controls such as we have to to- to day The only Instruments we had were ammeters on motors It was a process dry plant and had hada a severe blending problem due to segregation In the many bins Despite many operating difficulties difficulties th the original Devils Devil's bUde tide plant produced more moro than 17 million mil mU lion Uon barrels of ot cement during the 41 44 years it was in operation The cement produced was considered high quality for tor that perk period d. d The old Devils Devil's Slide S plant was about 1500 barrels a day less than barrels a year Construction of the new plant began in 1947 Production began In September 1948 1998 It was wa one one of the Ute t first st new heW cement plants tobe to tobe tobe be placed in operation World War It n. Annual capacity of ot the new plant is barrels bar reis of ot cement provided a great challenge won won- wonderful wonderful training and a real test of ot your ingenuity II The year old plant has not been Used toed since 19 1954 4 Removing the plant buildings and equipment wilt will make this thus area safer and more mora attractive It will also make the area available available avail avail- able should it be ne needed ded in the future Certain plant buildings have been used for storage purposes since 1956 1936 when a fire destroyed the Devils Devil's Slide storeroom However However How Ilow- ever the facilities are not welt welt- suited for these purposes and all all' material will be moved into a n temporary new storage building which will Include two rooms roams one the other Construction of the original Devils Devil's Slide SUde rant plant began In 1901 The shipment of ot cement lt left lett the then the then n new plant plantain In 1907 1901 Capacity Ca Ca- ai a- a i pachy of th the plant at t that tinge time |
