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Show ONE OF THE GREAT INDUSTRIES OF' THE COUNTRY. Intimately connected with tho growth of Salt Lako City and tho towns of thc surrounding couutry in population, popula-tion, wealth and commerce are the smelling and mineral interests. These form tho anchor to tho city's present and future prosperity, and proud as the city may feel over tho climate, her unsurpassed un-surpassed resources, ner growth and extensive commercial enterprises, they have still cause to feel grcator prido in tho splendid nnd Substantial smelter plants of tho American Smelting and Ecfiniug company. Tho modern copper smelter of this company is located in the heart of tho mineral country of Utah, afc Garfiold, is oiie of the most complete smelters in veloping 5000 engine horse-power and 6300 boiler horso-power; when necessary. neces-sary. Thc engine room is 25 feet long and 80 feet wide. The boiler plant attached is 12S feet long and 30 feet wide; Coal is delivered direct to tho boilers in dump cars from the railrond on au elevated trestle through eeven large pocket shoots, affording in the gravity some 700 tons. Coal is delivered de-livered by gravit3' from these "pockets" direct to tho front of thc furnaces, where it is shoveled into the furnaces by hand. To operate this immense plant there are six 350-horso-powcr Sterling boilers, which arc operated at J50 nounds steam pressure. There are also auxiliary or waste-heat boilers in tho roverberatory furnaco building, cuch roverberatory being equipped with two 350-horae-power Sterling boilers. Steam ia taken from these boilers into tho conveyance pipe that .feeds from tho other boilers. The total nominal boiler capacity installed in-stalled being ou'00-korse-powcr. Provision Provi-sion has been made for the installation of two additional 350-horso-power boilers boil-ers and a suporheater. Tho engine room of this great plant is one of the most interesting features becauso of tho magnificent machinery and equipment installed. This is a modorn and perhaps tho most complete plant of its kind in tho world; thcro are larger plants, but none so complete and thoroughly suited to tho requirements require-ments as this ono. Here wo find two 17x31x30 compound engines that arc driven 120 revolutions per minute; 400 kilowat 250-volt, direct di-rect current generators which supply electrical energy for power and light- iug; ono 550 kilowat 400-voIt generating generat-ing alternating current turbine, delivering deliv-ering for the Garfield Water company; two 15x30x36 tandom. compound Corliss Cor-liss engines driven 120 revolutions per minute, and directly connected to No. 10 blowers, which deliver 300 cubic feet per minute each, at 32 ounces pressure into the blast furnaces; two 23x50x5'lx 5-1 4S twin,, cross compound blowing engines, en-gines, with capacity of 1S00 cubic feet each per minute, at 75 revolutions per minute, at J2 pounds pressuro, for furnishing fur-nishing air for tho copper converters; thcro is also a 500-cubic-foot cross-compound cross-compound two-stage air-compressor' delivering de-livering air at 100 pounds pressure, for tho shop tools and pneumatic devices. General Equipment. The immense stack is ono to be proud of; it is thirty foot insido diameter, at top has three flumes, each 2300 feet from the roverberatory furnace to tho stack, .stand 2-t feet above the foundation founda-tion in an oval shapo. Tho width at the base is 24 feet. The walls aro 13 inches in thickness. For the purpose of facili- tho world. The plant has every modern equipment necessary to the smelting and handling of ores. Every department depart-ment of this plant is equipped with the best machinery that money could buy. The buildings aro thoroughly up to date. 4 Tho following figures will givo a brief idea of tho extent of this wonderful wonder-ful smelting plant, which is naturally tho prido of tho mining men of Utah and the interniountain couutry. It was decided to erect the smeltor in 1905, at Garfield, becauso of tho desirable location of thi3 placo and its proximity to tho big mines of Utah. Several million bricks were used in the construction of thc stack, dust chambers and rcvcrbcratorics, besides thc extensive steel work and cement used. The power plant building is a high brick structure supportod by immense im-mense steel trusses, with an claterile Toof. This plant has facilities for de- tating cleaning these flues they aro provided pro-vided with numerous openings and hopper hop-per bottoms, arranged with mechanical feeders. Near tho roverberatory furnaces fur-naces are four converter stands, each DCxl3S feet. A Huntington & H'ober-leiu H'ober-leiu converting plant, with a capacity of 20 pots is also one of the special features hero. Three large electric cranes, running the length of tho main smelter building, build-ing, each having a sixty-foot span, aro capable of handling a sixty-ton weight. Electric cranes aro also used in thc power houso and in tho machine shop, and each portion of the plant is fully provided with tho most modern equipment and facilities for work. Auothcr special feature of tho plant is the McDougall roaster building. GOx 222 lVet iu extent. This contaius 21 18-foot furnaces. The area of thd two modern sampling mills is 7SxS2 feet each. The main Bmelter building is 360 feet long, 305 feet wide. Three reverbcratory furnaces have" been installed. in-stalled. Tho plant has a capacity of about 2000 tons daily, and is now treating perhaps 1500 'tons a day; this unit, can bo added to until tho capacity is 5000 tons per day, Tho American Smelting and Refining Refin-ing company is owned by tho Guggenheim Guggen-heim interests, they being thc largest and most notable miuc owners and smelter operators of tho United Slates today. The Guggcnhcims have done much for the development of Utah and will continue to add to their holdings and possessions as the country continues con-tinues to develop. Tho interests of this great concern are represented by Charles W. Whitley, who has personal general management of tho "Teat smelter at Garfield, as well as of tho other vast interests of tho Guggen-he Guggen-he ms in Utah. Mr. Whitley is a practical prac-tical business man, familiar with every detail of mining and smelting. Ifc knows tho country, tho people and is in close personal touch with the conditions con-ditions at all times. Ho is a great believer in the future expansion and development of this section of tho west, and is an active supporter of such movements as have a tendency to aid in tho substantial development of Salt Lake City as tho metropolis of Utah and the intennountain region. Under his intelligent guidance the success of tho great smelter at Garfield has been exceptionally bright; the work has proven satisfactory to the mino owners and others who have business relations with the American Smelting and Rofin-ing Rofin-ing company and its manager, Mr. Whitley. Tho accompanying illustration will givo a good idea of tho magnitude and extent of this modern smelting plant, which is gaining prestige for the mineral min-eral resources of tho west, and which is tho pride of Utah. |