Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1910 — PLANT COSTS MILLIONS [ARTICLE]

PLANT COSTS MILLIONS

Bluffton, Ind., Favored as Location of Cement Plant. United States Steel Corporation Will Increase Yearly Cement Output Two Million Barrels. t New York, Feb. 25.—Since the announcement by the United States Steel Corporation of its intention to construct a cement plant at Bluffton, Ind., it is learned that this plant will cost about $2,500,000, and that its capacity will increase the present yearly output two million barrels. It is to be known as cement plant No. 6, and will be located alongside of plants Nos. 3 and 4 of the Universal Portland Cement company, which have been in operation for several years. The new plant will be so designed as to be easily extended to Its ultimate capacity of four million barrels a year without interference with operations. It will be operated entirely by electric motors, the power being transmitted five miles from the power station at Gary, Ind. With the extension of cement plant No. 5, at Universal Pa., now being completed, the capacity of that plant will be Increased from 1,500,600 to 3,500,000 barrels a year. This, with, the additional plant at Bluffton, when In operation at the beginning of 1911, will give the Universal Cement company a total output of 10,000,000 barrels a year, all manufactured from blast furnace slag and limestone.