Show WARM SPRINGS IRON WORKS absorbs plants of warm springs foundry and sherman engineering works in the last la st issue of the mining review mention was made of the incorporation of the warm springs iron works company a salt lake organization with which a number of prominent mining and business men are identified jn in the formation of this company two important local industries were absorbed and t hese formed the basis for one big plant which will be a most active competitor in the manufacture of castings foundry and engineering work the concerns entering into the combination being the warm springs foundry and the sherman engineering works Aro both of which are located near the warm springs a short distance north of the business center of salt lake city the equipment of the warm springs foundry consists of two furnaces with a capacity of twenty five tons each one being for steel and the other for iron melting casting room pattern shops etc the sherman engineering Engi nering works is equipped with machinery of every description for the handling of iron such as lathes saws immense iron drilling machines threading machines and a carpenter shop in connection for the making of 0 patterns for foundry work and here complete machinery is manufactured such as concentrating tables sl imers and work intended for mine and mill at the present time the warm springs iron works is handling a large amount of business they are furnishing all of the 1 castings for construction and repair s s for the steptoe smelter at mcgill nov nev as well as that of the mammoth copper companas comp anys plant at kennett cal C this firm now has ready for shipment the fifth conker plate for the furnaces for the steptoe plant this plate is believed to be one of the largest single castings ever turned out in the west as it weighs 6 pounds A large order was also being filled for the boston consolidated for its big concentrating mill at garfield utah consisting of stamps shoes and dies manufactured from W S F metal and for four mandrills mandrillo man drills for the gates gyratory crushers these mandrills mandrillo man drills are cast from W S F metal which is suitable for this work and which is much cheaper than manganese steel and having an equal wearing quality As a matter of fact W S F metal has been found to sustain the wear and tear of crusher work and the grind of stamps and shoes in a manner almost unbelievable and in the operation of the crushers iron plates lost hammer heads and other hard substances go through without withof t injury to the mandrills mandrillo man drills the warm springs company is also turning out a lot of T water pipes for the city the works of the company are connected with the main railroad lines by spurs and switches and cranes permit of loading leadin tl onto cars for shipment to any point the company has a capitalization of shares of a par value of 1 each A R lundin an experienced foundry man is president and general manager duncan vi chie the well known mining engineer and mine manal manager er is vice president C R swineford who has haj charge of the engineering works of the establishment is secretary and L B mccornick mccordick is treasurer the other directors are F W sherman and A C ellis jr H H green so well and favorably known in mining circles has general supervision over the business affairs of the company the company in its personnel in experience and strong connections is well prepared to handle mining t and commercial work entrusted to its care and promises to develop into one of the big industrial institutions of the state |