Show A fine piece of concrete wor work reinforced concrete construction is becoming more and more general and especially in cases where substantial fireproof fire proof structures are required this mode of building is very popular in salt lake as is shown by the large number of buildings which have been erected during the past few years and which are now in the course of construction in the mining business reinforced in concrete is recognized as indispensable and the uses to which it is put are many A piece of reinforced concrete construction unique in many respects and a fine testimonial tinion ti lal to this manner of building is the new stock bin of the union portland cement company at devils slide utah being cramped for room and requiring increased storage capacity for its product the company was in a qu andry the problem was 4 aw V air W 4 IS 1 t 41 side view of the new stock bin showing concrete braces solved by brothers engineers and contractors dooly building salt lake who constructed a specially designed bin which met all requirements the building is feet and is 45 feet high having a capacity of barrels of 0 cement the bin was constructed in six units exactly alike one form being used for all thus affecting a great saving in lumber and labor on account of the great weight of the materials used it was found most economical to build the bin on the ground and then swing each part into place forty eight pur lins 28 feet long were cast on the ground in three forms and were hoisted into place then the roof slabs inches by 5 feet were and placed in position on the pur lins where the joints were tightened with burlap and waterproof water proof compound the roof was painted with the same compound the bin is built with hopper bottoms permitting of a mechanical handling of the product from the mill a 16 inch screw conveyer carries the cement to the stock bin where three 12 inch conveyers distribute it to the different sections through the bin are three tunnels from which cars take the product to the packing department the building is braced with reinforced concrete beams as the lateral strain is very great the entire reinforcement of this structure consists of square and round mild steel bars and was supplied b by the colorado fuel iron works company of pueblo colorado the cement of course was furnished from the companas comp anys plant at the ground another important contract which the brothers have just completed is the factory building of the J P paulson company at fourth west street salt lake this is feet annex feet three stories and basement and is entirely of fireproof fire proof reinforced concrete construction A novel feature of this building Is ia that 45 per cent of the wall space is devoted to windows the structure cost about reinforced concrete is admittedly one of the best and most economical of building materials it combines low cost durability fire versa lity of design and rapid construction the union portland cement plant the union portland cement company whose plant is at devils slide utah has been turning out a high fiade of cement for the past three years and its product has found an ever increasing demand throughout this territory the addition of the large storage bin which has been described in this article Is further proof that the companas comp anys business is in splendid shape the dry process is used in the manufacture of the cement lime rock and shale being the ingredients the rock is loaded into five ton cars by a 60 ton shovel and taken to the crushing house where it is dumped into a no 9 and then into two no 6 crushers from here it passes through the rolls to the proportioning bins then over the scales to the fhe blending bins by means of a belt conveyor after being sampled the material mai erial goes to the dryer house which is equipped with two foot dryers the furnaces of which are fed by mechanical stokers smokers sto kers bucket conveyers take the rock from here to the raw grinding mill in are no 60 it I 1 and no 18 tube mills after grinding it is taken to the kilns kalns and from here the finished product is taken to the storage bin by screw conveyers the plant is complete in every way including well we II equipped machine shops power plant and laborsaving labor saving devices the cement manufactured by this company is of high standard in every respect 0 B gilson the manager is an old hand at the cement business and under his able supervision the companas comp anys affairs are well taken care of |