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Show hundred citizens of RJchfleld and Sigurd. The opening of tho plant elg-nallied elg-nallied the beginning of a big Industry Indus-try here. When the wator was turned Into the power plant the wheels of the mill began to revolve and tho machinery machin-ery wag found to ho. la perfect working work-ing order. Citizens wont to the placo In carriages car-riages and after making an Inspection of the power plant they repaired to the second floor of tho .big structure whyere the coromonlos of the formal opening wero carried out. H. N. Itayes had charge of the affair and introduced in-troduced Eph Dastrup, Judge Chldes-ter, Chldes-ter, John Hood, J. H. Erickson, Lorcnze Ncllson and Judge Ferdinand Erickson, Erick-son, who made short addresses. Mlsa Ivy Erickson christened the mill by breaking a bottle of wine over the main pulley on tho lino phaft. The mill has three sets of rolls by which tho gypsum Is crushed, a rotary crusher, a French burr mill and two calcining kettle of seven tons' capacity. capac-ity. There le also a mixing room and a storehouse connected with tho plant. The average run of tho mill will be 112 tons of planter every 24 hours, the value val-ue of which will range from $S to $20 a ton. About 30 men will bo employed. A largo deposit of gypsum haa been opened about a mile from the mill. La-.ter La-.ter a tramway to the deposit will be built. The plant is being managed by Benjamin Blckel of Alva. NEW PLASTER MILL OPENS AT RICHFIELD RlchOeld. Jan. 3. The new mill of the Jumbo Plaster and Cement company com-pany near this place was opened yesterday yes-terday In the presence ol more than a |