Show X E W sa s1 ST 0 RY ford motor company detroit mich 1 mien ilici oe oct t 24 C all i major decisions ee inions covering the construction st of theford the ford motor com banys plant tobe erected alow alon the mississippi river between between blinn minneapolis capelis and st paul have been made and details just announced here give I 1 the first information regarding the magnitude of the new ford project hydroelectric hydro electric electra plant steam plant and manufacturing and as plant constitute the three important buil buildings ings with interest centering chief y about the ayro electric devo development I 1 ormen t since since it represents the colp companas comp anys most extensive undertaking of this kind the dam wh where ere the power will he be developed is feet lon long 0 0 and was completed complete dby by the government in 1917 when the ford engine ers started work it was discovered that modification of the power house sub substructure ture built by the th government was necessary in order to take advantage of improvements since made m ade in water wheel design desin Alor mores ethan than cubic feet of condret concrete e work was torn ton out and the changes are now near ly completed complete dj they will vill permit installation of modern tur turbines nines and besides ini improving roving flow conditions will deflect the highest efficiency 4 the power house will be feet long iong 0 by 74 feet wide and 48 feet above the foundation four water wheels vf of horse pow er will be installed which in c conjunction on with i four vertical generators era tors will under normal conditions produce i approximately 18 horsepower horse power within a short distance of the hydroelectric hydro electric plant and on the river bank it also is planned to erect a steam power house to supplement tin 66 water power in case of emerge emergency cy the immense manufacturing and assem assembly bly plant will be erected on an imposing site on khz th bluff feet dabove above the water level it will vill trout hont h ont on the mis BIN river boulevard and will vill be faced with sone on three sides and so designed as to present a most at appearance I 1 the building mill be one story high 1720 feet fee dong tIong t and feet wide and will 14 have in v e more than I 1 square fiet feet or 23 acres of floor space railroad tracks will of course enter the building but a transportation tation feat feathra re will be two tunnels deadina leading underneath the factory from arriver an iver dock to elevators which will I 1 carry freight ali directly into building thia anticipates a n new C era 0 of f river river transport transportation atio I 1 1 01 on t the he 1 mississippi iSSIS SiPPi special attention will be given to landscaping and general improvements of the grounds wi within the companas comp anys acre tract so that all will vill blend li harmoniously armonious ly with the surrounding parkway develop ment 1 l |