Show GREAT IS THE PLAS TT A MILL TT AT A A n SIGURD mliss miss ivy evy Er EricS ieRson soa christens the ailia and breaks boule bottle of mf Chain over main pulley not NO a hitch ia i a ua as flie mil AIM is started off OHi cers of the take active part pari in ceremonies Ati attending ending the Stai starting ting of plaster industry ben bickes bickel in charge of process hurt ill fr fir G gp p urn uin I 1 hurr in ih for the jumbo PI iter com pim I 1 hurrah tor lor te t e jumbo ri iter i ter mill at sigurd i thee the e nere the shouts and ti eions inq the opening of the big mill the countes coun tys greatest in it sigurd saturni jannai and 2nd fiill ill ahwai mark an epoch in the hi too of the count on oil thit din aas as commenced the manufacture of winch will make mae izo in 0 ind and set seier catan known all 0 lir r 1 ti 2 west the water ater was relea released qed and the wheels were et in motion about 3 at ait saturday following the christening of the mill mid and the breal break ing of a bottle of wine I 1 lie b in IM miss is I 1 iv v enokson Enck Erick son ton and thus thu wa aca launched the greatest industry w hith lri aten cn td ed in central utah there were ere a hundred or mere ignited gue duets tb ind ds in the enterprise e in at at the g of tile the mill the of sigurd turned out in i i bod ind there wis rejoicing over the evet t abolt 11 the crowd cronne commenced to airie ind under the gui dirice of jude chidister chidi ster ter the mill and the dani dam tt ie i itta in turn and pick jck J ck NN fth fehte hn te than hoin there I 1 Is no greiter photograph photo griph artist in the I 1 I 1 state with his hii cimera in hind took pictures s of ia tle e canous at points of in THE AND DAM the dam is i I 1 lub ab A structure truc ture I 1 which will withstand ill all the pre ure which can be brought against again it A bed of concrete four fert feet in d depth ath at aid d 10 feet wide stretches acids ard bt low the rier bed and in th this i are arc set the big upright up s and braces which N aich feairs tte tle apertures aper tures for the water vater to P pis ls through or which car can be llad hiar ll td d to the cinal canal b means of gate the bed of concrete ends in olid masonry abutments which ties the boic structure the canal is treated tria teu in similar manner as to cor corbrete crete bd timbers ard gates the ncr is fitt feet wide between the abutments and the canal is ab feet wide which gives gieb an escape gate of ab fj feet for the release of floods to pre ent T v ashing the river bed has been rip rapped above and below the dam ard thousands of loads of rock were dumped into the rier at it this point the canal is thirty feet giue and I 1 carries three feet of water for power purposes it begins about a mile from the mill and winds around frequent turnings to maintain tre tle greatest i level upon reaching the mill it is received be between teen walls of solid masona 1 and on the north side of the mill a concrete spillway is arranged so that excess water can be diR disposed posed of cf A series are acre arlan ed for the regulation of the water ater 1 to the katr wheel the pen stock is built of timbers and it is flet fie t with kith a 13 foot head in it is placed a 45 leffel turbin wheel heh h ch deelores rower roer sufficient for all mill purposes eb at propion iori ion is mode for the installation of a maller mailer wheel to work lnier les head when the N ater ter is lot low and this i will ill lie be ad ada ij ometine tine during the lorring on ang summer simmer pi ill icing of the hecl l and tile the lain of tar fen stock k rock arek work ard foun latin fur for spillway tail race ari ird th line shaft was the work nork of tim bron ile HP also alho made pro ison between the pin stoel and the mill fur th I 1 tion of a steam rl should tal water fail them THE MACHINERY fhe line ahal t is II 11 inches it in diameter and nd it is on eme concrete I 1 piers between the mill and the penstock to chibis this is attached attach att ielne cd all the f bullers pullers s which drie th the different machines u used ed in with plaster mal ing the firt machi e is 13 situated just rutilde tile the mill on the cast side this thib is designated as the nipper and i 11 the first crusher which recedes rece ies the blocks of gypsum I 1 rom here the broken rock pases pas es in to a bin of 0 tons capacity and trien to a rotary crusher which re duce ducas it to still smaller proportions and leanne this machine it is 13 convel conic aed d to a storage bin of 0 O tons capacity from this b n the crushed is convey idi d t the final grind wg ing which is 13 accomplished b a french burr mill which grinds rinda the rock to powder js as fine me as ilour flour rile ilar it r of fino nc it ib as ib s per cent posing pa qing oer i I 1 ito 10 mesh screen llesis lilt is a a greiter greater percentage in than in ill p ister prodie ed in otili as the published hr arione ione of other mills milk is 13 given asi as ra S per cent oer a meah padding from th bin bill which recci receives es this fine powder thi plaster is con ey ed cd to the calci ning kettles huge boil ers er with i c of sean tons the powder is subjected to a tempera ture of degrees and by a contrivance of tn michi reri inside the kettles the powder is kept in constant motion and all al tile the moi moisture is thus feed from th powder it takes about an hour to jill hll the kettle and two hours hour to roast it to empty the kettle requires about one nd ind a half minutes from froin this nieces the plaster is then con ci ed to the mi org dumber chamber va where here the chernic che ik and other mared ing red ent to li it the time of et ar are e added ind hair or other abre is alo idled to the kind of plaster ordered it I 1 is then pi tec ice I 1 in sacks of 10 pounds eich cich and is icid icicy for the birket eer ten nd of the dinishi d brodict is gran i 1 test to determine its time of iet et it an I 1 this is one of the pirth ot of the process as this thib time of set determines the beil ici worth of the product mr pen pell bickel takes entire of tin 01 01 ration cration 0 o tint thit he e cin in it I 1 i moment s notice tell where here im erie enes of III kiister iter is located in the war warehouse chouse production 01 in the operation of the mill tw two 0 shifts nill ill be worked md ind id 16 men will nill be employed i ich shift mak in 32 men inthe in the production of tons of product ec lusie ot of the qu arrn ing and trails ort of the ra materi I 1 eight kettles of eien een tons ton each tire are produced b each shift ind coil pout ds db of coal is corsun corum iid td in the barting oTi ting process chieh makes the daily daik consumption of fuel amount to about een tons THE MILL BUILDING the mill building is 0 ja o feet ani it is a model of strength and neat neatness nebs the outi outside 11 9 rustic aid ai d it is 19 painted chite gi giving vino th the mill a a lini finished shed appearance which is i usually alli 0 erlo okel in enterprises of this kind the foundation is laid for a storage warehouse feet naich will be erected at once as the room is need ed this will tie be on the south side of the present mill building STRENGTH OF MATERIAL the testing lichine fo ascertaining the tennile strength of the plaster after it has been is an intricate piece of mechanism it is a fairbanks machine the fhe allster is mixed and in a I 1 cackette kette and 1 after it has bad sufficient time to harden it is id placed aced lit in the machine machin cand and its stran th is ascertained tests r bentin made show a pulling strength of to 1115 pounds per square quare inch the e e of the mat rial from which the jumbo company is manu its plaster will bill be when hen itis it is that the strength of the other plaster I 1 is aw i 1 auni pir qu quire re inch and id port ind cenini ceni nl has ha 0 kiil 1 I a pulling strength of rounds VALUE OF MIXING pell nen BRICI el looks look after the entire process ol 01 manufacture but le gancs his seail sei j eel I 1 il I 1 attention to the inin of tit jis JS as in th it t lie lies much ot the alue of tt ti e i re rc kloct ile he N will ill h lie si accurate i 1 I ri lold loid of all plaster s shipped that complaints of of the L ean in lie be tr priced it ld to tei th exact time of manufacture and the re suit of UIL the test of that particular days run these details were ere gathered gather cd while I 1 waiting wai tini the et ceremonies ri which halh were crl to I 1 precede erect de the turi tun ing of the mie to hinen I 1 SPLENDID DINNER SERVED one other feature which ww was worth while was aas the dinner which the company officers had ordered prepared for the guests on the ocel bion of the opening mrs mra nancy bills i is the lady who prepared the feast and she bhe eer tamb the appetites and tastes of thu the visitors there were several tables in operation and the finest assortment sort ment of viands was served to the hungry guests mrs bills made a name tor for herself in the triumph of the 1 bilich ankh he ireal the visitors ii torb cje aicer ot of the lom corn pane chibi ted rc it forethought in providing pr thi th ex cellena ellent diere r was a crad THE christening CHr CHI AST As soon as a dinner had been en ell of the visitors N were summoned to the th second hour floor of the mill ind H N ha haes es perched on top ot of one cl ot the big calci ning kettles acted as master of ceremonies in a neat and witty witt speech he gae an account of tile the struggles glea of the locators of the gypsum s di in the past dozen years year or more ile he gave full credit to lore lorewzo izo nielsen tor for his ten aLlty in ill cling iniz to the hope that a great manufacturing indus industry would one 1 pring up from hib hislop IO aaion Lation and reloca deloca tion of huge g gypsum hsum dl post ta other speech were judge Chi chedester Chlde debter ster who related his chort e experience peri ence with the present company ha having ing become interested only during the past oar lar and told of tile the glis ILS of the company to erect ane mill and get the project on oil foot and J H Eri enokson ckon hattrup Dat Dali john aloid loii anzo nielson 11 ud d judge Erick all of tl ese ebe speaker paid high tribute to the mi ii n ahu haj struggled for the establishment of a great such is the jumbo plaster comp compin campini com pini in Is t pru missid mis ills INN I 1 erickson Er iLkson was than th n assist cd to th pi plit furm ovir the lini and alid taking a bottle of champ champagne agre in her hand she said aid I 1 chr christen chaiten iten thee the jumbo I 1 lter inter ind cini int mill ind man ma bour wheels continue to turn ind bour machines turn out wealth and pio spent to all those interest lt ld aej an then the bottle wi i broken oer erth th main puller pulled immell the N ater was into the turbine ahli I 1 and the michi ncr started off Nit without hout a nitch so carefully careful w N is the adjustment mide that nt nit one jar occurred to cgue tile the ma finist alij worn orr COMPANY the jumbo plaster and cement co cuini la ib composed of men from all the surrounding country the proposition appealed to the mand men with ana an ineatia at their command were not slow blow to in invest abt in the project it has been something of a struggle to get the plant in operation and the officers of the company ha have ahad had mana man difficulties to overcome the officers are J F chidester president J H erickson vice president N C poulsen secretary and treasurer H N bacs lorenzo nielsen fredinand christian bell yin and R vf sevy directors this company his has expended considerable money booey the past aira few anted the monthly payroll has amounted to about and to N C poul poulsen sell much ot of the credit of mcewing irn eting that is 13 due all the officers ficera of have hae worked valiantly for the success ful completion of the null mill and have hae ONer overcome come mountains of dItT tj es hey chey have action in th project now that it is in operation the company was fortunate in kitting Kit bin bi n biel bichel el of ofalia alva oklahoma into tile the working force ile he is an all opeil pl alister man mail ind kroa cn c rv br inch of oc ta tie c bubi business nesb frum front a to z lit HL 1 his is ii n to tile the eting ting of tile the in m t ind the dror construction of eer detail ind he ill oiw havi campli ti tc lurise charge of the aeration re ration of the mill III ille of tile the indus lr lit in be f rl it pre arci crit nt it ilmi lilt ins hie the bringing of much moni mon i into alm ce 1 I and one of ane biaunie bi autie of tit tin pro laititi 13 tint etith ill all thi alii nito m ui thit nill ill go on oil tharl will lie little v iste aste mat ervil to bedi be dispi pl td id i d of then is 13 practically no re residue s idue as the tp suni is 15 ot of such purity that it is all aued in the production of the plaster planter seven seen brides of plaster will be turned out the gt ineil term ol of the product I 1 la and this n nime ime has bon cop righted b thi th jumbo compall florid finish and will wall ill alister ister will be manufactured as well as the ahner grades of dritan dr di ital and plaster paris pans and land plaster vill alo bi turned out these products will sell for ab a high as 20 0 per ton tile the average will be about 5 per ton one can easily see se that this means money for this county with the completion of the big projected keene cement plant there will be ln ment for over a hundred men nd much ici nut mill oon 1101 1 nto 1 I 1 the ill of commerce in this th 1 s ici elliet niti auice ti to the jumbo nt ill ter mil ind c corna in |