Show F START WOR I 1 ON SHOP S H 0 IL log fENG ENGINEER INEER CAMPBELL DIRECTING EXTENSIVE improvements southern pacific machine shops to have much floor space added by this new construction I 1 resident engineer campber Camp beH stal started ted a force of men to work this morning on the construction of the new gallery for the largo large shop in the southern pacific machinery nery plant concrete bases will be put in first for the columns and supports for the gal gallery lerl and these heavy pillars will require about fifty yards of concrete foundations before the structural iron Is placed in position ipos hofei however er about cubic yards of cement flooring will be laid around the heavy machinery which already rests on heavy piles and concrete bases when this has been accomplished the structural tron iron for the gallery will be placed in position A heavy two inch pine flooring c covered ov ered by a one inch oak floor talu wil b be e laid for the light machinery which will be placed on the second floor the gallery will bo be feet in length and 50 feet in the width being utilized for tle th e heavy trav traveling oling crano crane now in use in the shop there will be two wide stairways leading from the first floor to the gal v lery cry which will be supplied with closets et and modern r conveniences bences for the employed emp loyes working up stairs the work will entail improvements of a radical and permanent nature and when completed the shop will be thoroughly modern and one of the best between omaha and the coast two months will be required to make tile the changes involved in the new plans after seeing the work fairly inaugurated augu rated engineer campbell left this afternoon on a business trip to sparks and carlin and will be absent until sunday next |