Show FORD EQUIPMENT ROLLS INTO IDAHO TO START THINGS AT RED BIRD MINES machinery and transportation equipment for the ford motor company activities in connection with the red bird mines on squaw creek have commenced to arrive says the mackay idaho miner of the ad the first truck outfit to leave mackay for the property departed this morning at 10 it was a combination fordson tractor and trailer with fuel saw attachment on the tractor the Trail mobile was loaded with several drums of gasoline and oil a fordson tractor and other supplies and equipment three car loads of equipment have arrived to date the first shipments coming in last friday night the freight consisted mostly of transportation equipment comprising different types of Ford sons with various equipment attached some were rigged with saws some with grading apparatus others with shovel loaders fashioned after the type pe of steam shovels some with agricultural wheels ers with solid rubber some dual treaded some with pneumatic tires and others of caterpillar cater pilar type in advance of the shipment trained men arrived to hane dle the equipment and are now on the job in the transportation por tation end of the operations the other equipment is on the road and is expected to 10 arrive of is in opera daily until the first unit equipment tion on in addition to transportation equipment these shipments will embrace the power plant for the mines dia lelond ud drills and mine machine drills a mine timber framing sa av mill laboratory paraphernalia and several carloads of portable houses to be erected at the mining property the hie usual businesslike business like and astir appearance of macy kay was added to last saturday when the first shipment of transportation equipment arrived and was unloaded with all sorts of tractors rushing about it was very evident that henry ry ford had put himself more in appearance in this section tion than ever before there will soon be delivered in mackay from the shops of 1 a western railroad company rotary snow plow equipment that w will be built for attachment to caterpillar cater pilar type fordson tractors to be used in keeping the road open between the mines and mackay these rotary plows plow s will cut a path seven feet in width and will be operated when required it is the intention to convoy all shipments to and from the mines when snow interferes with shipments this will afford a demonstration of ford equipment for overcoming the elements that have heretofore been a menace to transportation por tation on central idaho highways during the winter months As fast as the equipment arrives it will immediately be transported to the mine the miner has made inquiry of every mining company operating in the district as to the employment situation and is advised that there is now a surplus of workmen throughout the district this publicity is very important to the working men as it may save many an employment seeker from an expensive trip to the district when labor for the district is in demand the public will be readily apprised of the fact these activities do bring out the opportunity afforded by the mackay district for investment in its resources in a purely development way it is a big country a country with wonderful possibilities one entirely worthy of legitimate exploration and development if such work can be carried on without undue and wild speculation then the mackay district and every mining operator now contributing to our prosperity will be pleased and materially bene fitted and central mineral em pre will be permanently advanced |