Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1911 — A BUSY PLACE [ARTICLE]

A BUSY PLACE

Is the Factory Addition These Days—About 20 Men Now at Work. A good flow of water was struck Thursday forenoon at a depth of 63 feet in the new well being put down by Gwin & Watson in the factory addition, and the work of attaching pipe to carry it to the cement block making house was begun after testing the well and finding it sufficient. About 15 men were at work out there Thursday, besides those hauling gravel, of which there were six teams.

One power mixer and three block machines were busy turning out cement blocks at the rate of about 200 blocks for each machine per day. Another mixer and block machine was expected to arrive yesterday or today. Two sizes of blocks are being made, the largest ones being 8x10x24 inches, and the smaller size Bxßxl6 inches. It will take about 5,000 of the larger size and 18,000 to 20,000 of the smaller ones for the factory building proper and the warehouse.

The factory will be 168 feet and 8 inches long and 76 feet wide at its narrowest point and 136 feet at its widest, and about 37 feet high to the top of the ventilators. • Work on the trenches for the foundations for the factory building was commenced yesterday, and in a couple of weeks more quite a showing will be made. All but two or three of the men at present employed are local men, and the number will probably be considerably increased next week. ‘ r

All the requirements of the contract with the Commercial Club ■have thus far been complied with, and Thursday the latter turned over the money it had on. ha nd.