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WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATIONWASHINGTON 25. D. C.

OFFICE OFTHE ADMINISTRATOR

FOREWORD

In this PLANT-FINDER you are provided with an inventory ofmost of the industrial facilities which your Government eitherbuil t or acquired during the course of World War II. Havingserved their purpose in war, these plants are being offered toprivate enterprise -- for sale or lease, in whole or part __ asthey become available for disposal as surplus.

The plants currently offered represent a cross-section of themost modern in American industrial facilities. They producedmagnificently in war... and can be equally effective in peace. Astried and proved establishments, they offer unusual opportunitiesto American business and industry. They can be made to contributesubstantial gain to the individual, the community, the state and ourentire national economy.

No matter where you are, or what you require... whether yourbusiness is large or small. .. you are urged to search thePLANT-FINDER for the facili ties sui ted to your needs.

CalIon the War Assets Administration office nearest you foraddi tional information and help.

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PLANT FINDERAN INVENTORY OF

Government-OwnedIndustrial Plants

Listed by States -Indexed by Lessees or OperatorsClassiAed by Products or Functions

FOR SALE OR LEASE THROUGH

\) , WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATIONOFF ICE 0 F REA L PRO PER T Y DIS P OS A L . WAS H I N G TON 25 . D. C.Oileei 'oeafed at: ATlANTA . BALTIMORE . BIRMINGHAM. BOSTON. CHARLOTT. CHICAGO · CLEVELANDDALLAS . DENVER . DETROIT . FT. WORTH . HELENA . HOUSTON . JACKSONVILLE . KANSAS CITY, MO.UTLE ROCK . LOS ANGELES . LOUISVLLE . MINNEAPOLIS . NASHVILLE . NEW ORLEANS · NEW YORKOMAHA . PHILADELPHIA . PORTlAND, ORE. . RICHMOND . SAN ANTONIO . SALT LAKE CITY

SAN FRANCISCO . SEATTLE . SPOKANE . ST. LOUIS . TULSA

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INVENTORY

CONTENTS

This is a completely revised listing of most of the war plants owned by the Government.With a few exceptions they are available for industrial uses, The listing provides basicinformation, such as locations, sizes, and general features of the properties,

PURPOSE OF LISTING

The War Assets Administration has published this list of properties as an aid to thoseinterested in their utilization for peacetime production. Industry wil use it as anaid in securing additional facilities required to satisfy widely expanded markets,Public-spirited groups, State, county and community, wil use it in developing methodsto assure the operation of the plants in their communities, thus providing employmentand further development of local resources.

AVAILABILITY OF THESE PLANTS

Individual plants noted "SURPLUS" are immediately available for purchase or lease.Plants not so indicated are from time to time being declared surplus. Whether anyspecific properties have been declared surplus or not, negotiations for their purchaseor lease may be entered into now subject to Governmental requirements and existingcontract provisions, The plants indicated as "SOLD" are included for informationalpurposes only; the plants noted as "leased" may be purchased subject to the provisionsof the leases in effect.

DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE

The War Assets Administration wil make detailed information available to thoseinterested in acquiring these plants. It has certain engineering reports, containing

plot plans, architectural drawings, engineerin9 details and information about localtransportation and utilities. It has ilustrated brochures available as noted on most

of the properties. The Brochures, as well as the engineering reports, are available

for study and review at the Regional Offices for Real Property DisposaL. Those offices

also wil arrange for inspection of these plants by persons having a bona fide interestin them.

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HOW THE WAA CAN WORK WITH YOU NOW

The War Assets Administration is charged with the disposal of these properties asthey become available, A number of them already have been sold or leased and

,~..;hég6tíations on many others are under way. W AA desires to work with those inter-. '.' ested in 4eveloping sound and reasonable arrangements for purchases or leases.

Agreements rioy be entered into now, subject to contingencies of present contractsand Governmental requirements. The WAA invites inquiries and negotiations rela-tive .to these plants, in order to assure their proper utilization and the continuance

't.: /ef high levels 'of employment.

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.For further information concerning these plants

communicate with the nearest Offce of

WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION(listed on inside back cover)

or write to

WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF REAL PROPERTY DISPOSALWashington 25, D. C.

The W AA has been designated as the agency for the disposal of surplus industrial properties,

as well as consumer, producer and capital goods.

All information contained herein is necessarily abbreviated and subject to correction and isnot intended for use as a basis for negotiation.

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ALABAMA

Shipyard SurplusAlabama Drydock and Shipbuilding CompanyMobile, Alabama On Pinto Island, Mobile Bay.-Mari-time

Shipyard for the construction of cargo vessels and tankers.LAND: About 305 acres under lease and license, Included isa parcel of 72,6 acres presently under condemnation proceed-ings.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Some 600,000 sq. ft. ofvaried type buildings, Included are the following:

Warehouse No, 1 36,000 sq. ft,Warehouse No, 2 78,000 sq, ft.Warehouse 4, 5, 6 18,000 sq. ft, eachPlate Shops 87,000 sq, ft.Fabricating Shop 44,000 sq, ft.Machine Shop 28,000 sq, ft.Pipe Shop 17,000 sq, ft,Offce 43,000 sq, ft,Cafeteria 16,000 sq. ft,

Most buildings have concrete floors and are either of frameconstruction, or masonry, Some of structural steel with cor-rugated sheet steel siding, Twelve Shipbuilding Ways, 4 sidelaunching ways 463' to 507' long by 60' wide; 8 end launchingways 540' long by 72' wide.Eighteen Crane Runways,Outfitting, 2 Finger Piers 454' by 45'; Marginal Pier 1052' by45'; Finger Pier 1080' by 60'.

UTILITIES: Water by City of Mobile,Sewer, final disposal into Bay,Power and Light by Alabama Power Company,Compressed Air, 5 compressors, 4200 C.F.M,Acetylene, 14 generators each 500# capacity,Oxygen, 2 "Driox" converters, 50,000 cu, ft, each.TRANSPORTATION: Yard served by major systems. About20 miles trackage inside yard,

Birmingham 0, R. P, D,

Explosives Plant. 2,Soo,o sq. ft.

Alabama Ordnance Works,E. i. duPont deNemours & Company, Inc.,Sylacauga, Alabama.-Army.

LAND: About 13,162 acres.BUILDINGS: 575 buildings of all types on the project to-tallng approximately 2,500,000 sq. ft. floor area, Staff' and~esidence Area contains 25 single-family frame dwellngs (15single-storyand 10 two-story) of good design and construction.Buildings are complete with garages and all service facilties,T~o Administration Areas: Main area, located at Plant No,1, includes the main administration or offce building for theplant, cafeteria, ho~pital and employment building, inspector'soffce and laboratories, the telephone exchange, and other mis-cellaneous auxilary buildings, The T.N.T, Plant Area con-tains a smaller administration area with offce and auxilarybuildings. All buildings except telephone exchange are offrame construction.Shop and Maintenance Area: Includes locomotive repair shopsand laundries of frame construction.Inert Storage Area: Buildings located adjacent to the shopand maintenance buildings, and the warehouses for cotton andwood pulp storage adjacent to nitrating houses. Buildings areof wood frame construction with transite or corrugated metalsiding and roofs,Two General Explosives Storage and Shipping Areas: Thepowder storage and shipping area contains 24 buildings of1,725 sq. ft, area each, and 23 buildings of 3,050 sq, ft. each.Wood frame construction with wood floors and corrugatedasbestos or metal siding and roofs, The "magazine area" con-tains 43 concrete igloos for storage of high explosives withapproximately 1,600 sq. ft. of floor space each,

Sewage and Waste Disposal: Complete systems of storm andsanitary sewers and plant disposal system, Storage basins forthe interception and collection of manufacturing wastes alsoprovided,Two Power Houses: Provide generation of process steam andelectric power required at plant, also supply steam and otherutilty services to another government-owned plant adjacentto project, Power Houses are well designed, of permanentconstruction, modern and effcient in operation. That in PowderPlant area is equipped with Boilers, designed to generate from150,000 to 180,000 lbs. steam per hour each and five 5,000 kwextraction-type turbo generating units. The power house inT,N.T. Area is of similar construction, but has four boiler andthree turbo generating units. This gives a total combined elec-tric generating capacity of 40,000 kw with ten boilers, Ad-jacent to each power house is a pump house, filter and watertreating plant, with settling basins for supply of water to theboilers and circulating water for the condensers.Ammonia Plant: Not completed, only approximately 250/0 ofconstruction being in place, Work in place includes most ofthe coke oven construction, one of the stacks for the plant,most of the foundations, and miscellaneous buildings andequipment,Powder Plant: Acid Area at the smokeless powder plant con-tains the acid producing and concentrating buildings and equip-ment to supply its requirements, Construction is of permanenttype steel frame and concrete with side walls and roofing ofmasonry or corrugated asbestos construction. Structures allof special design,Cotton Area used also to receive and handle wood pulp whichwas substituted at this plant as the raw material for powdermanufacture. Area contains warehouses and cotton and woodpulp dry houses, Buildings are of wood frame constructionwith corrugated asbestos transite or corrugated metal sidingand roof, and could be used for handling, storage and proc-essing of cotton manufacture, etc,Nitrating Area contains buildings and equipment for nitrationof cotton or wood pulp, nitrating houses, boilng tub houses,pulping houses, poacher tub houses, blending tub and ftalwringer houses, connecting walkways, etc.Nitrating Buildings are of steel frame construction with brickwalls and corrugated asbestos roofing, Other buildings are ofwood frame construction with corrugated asbestos wall androof covering.Manufacturing Area contains buildings and equipment forforming, manufacturing and processing of smokeless powder.Adjacent to this area is the recovery area with buildings andequipment for fume and solvent recovery. Dry houses, blend-ing towers, packing houses and miscellaneous buildings alsoform a part of powder manufacturing area. All buildings inthis area are of special design and construction, They arewidely separated from one another to provide a measure ofsafety from fire and explosion hazard. The proving groundcontains miscellaneous buildings and equipment for the fieldtesting of smokeless powder and explosives manufactured inthe plant,T.N.T. Plant: Acid Area structures are all of steel and con-crete designed solely for production, recovery, concentration,and handling of nitric and sulphuric acids as required in theplant. Oelum and Sellte Manufacturing Plants, constructedwithin the acid area, are also of permanent design.Complete box factory for the manufacture of wooden boxesused for packing and shipping T.N.T, is a wood frame build-ing with corrugated asbestos siding and roof.Manufacturing and Recovery Area. There are eight T.N.T.manufacturing lines, consisting of specially designed framestructures with manufacturing equipment. Buildings are rela-tively small, of special design and construction.Tetryl Area: Consists of special purpose structures, similar indesign and construction to those of T.N.T, Manufacturing area,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Autoclaves, absorptioncolumns, A.O.P. units complete, compressors, condensers, cool.ers, filters, separators, tanks, motors, pumps, instruments,bleaching columns, nitric acid concentrating units, sulphuricacid concentrating units, preheaters, furnaces, gassifiers, heaterunits, crystallzing kettles, powder mixers, hoppers, nitrators,blocking presses, recovery units (solvent), recovery units

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(ether and alcohol), refrigeration systems, sellte plant, scales,conveyors, handling equipment, storage tank farms, etc.UTILITIES: Water from Coosa River. Project pumping sta-tion with filter and treating plant.Sewage disposal facilties with storage basins for sludge.Electric power from project power plants.Excess power generated at the plant is sold to Alabama PowerCompany.Process Steam from 2 central power plants.TRANSPORTATION: Central Georgia railroad, A. B. & C.Railroad, and Southern Railway.

This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use,Birmingham 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-t89).

Alumina Reclamation Plant50 tons per hour

Aluminum Ore Company,Mobile, Alabama.-Plancor 1371

Sold

Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus1,678,500 sq. ft.

Bechtel-McCone CorporationBirmingham, Alabama-Plancor 1548

LAND: 254 acres owned, and 58 acres leased for twenty years.BUILDINGS: Modification Building, floor area 1,440,000 sq.ft" clearance 40'; structural steel framing and walls. Mainbay doors are canopy type steel, 40' high, full o:¡ening. Sprin-kler system, Modification Sheds are open type wood frameconstruction, area 114,000 sq, ft.Administration Building, Training Building, Protection Build-ing, Flight Operations Building, Paint Building and ten minorbuildings, all wood construction; combined floor area 124,500sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, presses,air compressors, dolles, degreasers, battery chargers, gumcarts, hoists, pumps, sanders, scales, cleaners, welding equip-mept, hardness testers, tensile testing machines, air and elec-tric drils, grinders, chippers, riveters, etc. Two 3-ton doublebridge traveling cranes.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of L. & N. R. R.A part of this plant has been leased, Negotiations may beentered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of theremainder, or for purchase of the entire project subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Birmingham O,R.P.D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry SoldCentral Foundry Company,Anniston, Alabama.-Plancor 2068

Ammunition Loading Plant Sold1,722,000 sq. ft.

Coosa River Ordnance Works, Talladega, AlabamaBrecon Loading Company.-Army.

Steel Forging Plant Surplus353,000 sq. ft.

Gadsden Ordnance Plant,Lansdowne Steel and Iron Company,5 miles south of Gadsden, Alabama.-Army.

LAND: About 337J, acres,BUILDINGS: Forge Shop No.1: One story, total area 84,000sq. ft., includes walks, clearance 28'8" center aisle 18'6" and

20'2" side aisles, concrete floor, structural steel framing, as-bestos protected metal siding and roof.Machine Shop No.2: Total area 156,700 sq, ft" clearance 15',concrete floor, structural steel framing, walls of 8" tile and4" brick, steel decking. Air conditioned (6 penthouses 20' x56' house air conditioning units),Warehouse NO.3: Total area 41,500 sq. ft., including outsideplatform, clearance 15', concrete floor, structural steel framing,walls of 8" tile and 4" brick, metal deck.Compressor Building No, 4: Total area 2,850 sq. ft., clearance12'3",Garage and Fire Station NO.5: Total area 8,370 sq, ft., clear-ance 13',Bath House No.6: Total areas 11,080 sq. ft, (Basement 570sq. ft., first floor 10,500 sq. ft.) clearance 10',Gate House No.7: Area 1,412 sq, ft. clearance 8'7", concretefloor, wood construction.Offce No. 11: Basement and two-story, total area 11,800 sq.ft., wood construction.Cafeterias No. 12 and 13: Total area 7,900 sq, ft" clearance8', wood construction.Acetylene House No, 23: Total area 1,140 sq. ft., clearance12', wood with metal siding and roof.Heat Treat, Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31: Each 3,530 sq, ft., clear-ance 20', concrete floor, steel framing, protected metal sidingand roof.Heat Treat No. 37: Area 3,730 sq. ft., clearance 20', concretefloor, structural steel framing, asbestos corrugated siding,metal deck.Ovens No. 38: Area 1,250 sq, ft., clearance 10', similar to No.37, except timber deck,Cuting Oil Storage No. 40: Area 1,440 sq. ft., clearance 13'4",concrete floor, steel framing, galvanized corrugated siding androof,Seventeen smallér miscellaneous structures total about 4,000sq, ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drils, grinders, lathes,centering machines, shapers, dril and tap, miling machines,thread milers, fuse notching, planer, welders, painting ma-chine, nosing press (400-ton), battery chargers, shell cleaningmachines, 2 hardening furnaces, blast pressure machines, ac-cumulators (hydraulic), 11 forging furnaces, electro magnets,corner roller machines (hydraulic), breaking presses, piercingpresses, compressors, draw benches, descaler machines, pumps,testing machines, 5 surface-combustion heat treat units com-plete (oil conveyor type).Six 10-ton, one 25-ton overhead cranes.UTILITIES: Water from City.Sewage disposal plant on site.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur branch of L. & N, R, R,Birmingham O. R. P. D.-Brochure available AP-56.

Tire Manufacturing PlantB. F, Goodrich Company,Tuscaloosa, Alabama.-Plancor 2365,

Sold

Tire Cord Manufacturing Plant101,700 sq. ft,

Goodyear Decatùr Mils,

Decatur, Alabama,-Plancor 2120.

Sold

Steel Plant Facilties SurplussO,O sq. ft.

Shell Plant No.2,Goslin-Birmingham Manufacturing Company, Inc.,Birmingham, Alabama.-Army,

Project used for production of shells.LAND: About 1.82 acres, leased,BUILDING: An industrial saw-tooth type structure, onestory, dimensions as follows: Main unit, 126'8" by 321'2", Heattreat unit, 57'10" by 120'2", Shot Blast unit, 24'10" by 47'11",New Power House unit, 15'10" by 35'8", Total area about50,000 sq. ft., ceilng clearance 15', concrete floor with concrete

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trowel finish, structural steel framing, corrugated sheet metalsiding, corrugated sheet metal deck, brick and tile partitionsseparate the Shell Shop from the locker, wash, storage, ma-chine shop, offce, cafeteria, boiler room side of the building.Two spur tracks adjoin building. Conveyor pit runs almostentire length of shop.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroads, L. & N. and Central ofGeorgia,

Birmingham O. R. P, D.-Brochure available (AP-17 4).

Chemical Plant, Chlorine50 tons per day chlorine gas

50 tons per day chlorine liquidHuntsvile Arsenal, ,About 2 miles from Huntsville, Alabama.-Army.

There are 2 chlorine-caustic plants located in Huntsvile Arse.nal, each with a capacity of 50 tons of chlorine per day.Substantially the only difference between them is that theplant known as No.2 does not have facilties to produce solidcaustic. The plants are located about 2% miles apart andhave no direet connection except that they are served by com-mon utilties. Each plant is a complete unit, except for util-ties, and is not dependent upon the other,The two chlorine plants have normal 24-hour capacities of 50to~s each of gaseous chlorin~, Plant No.1 can liquefy 25 tonsdaily an? Plant N"o. 2 can hquefy 50 ton.s daily, Each planthas a daily capacity of 56.25 tons of caustic as a 50% solution.Plant No.1 can fuse its entire daily production. Plant No.2has no provision for fusing caustic. Each plant produces daily1.4 tons of hydrogen, Plant No, 2 supplies hydrogen to anotherprocess in the ArsenaL.All equipment is new and modern. Roads and railroads areconveniently located and adequate. All tankage is in accord-ance with good industrial practice and with suffcient capacityto permit continuo~s operation of the balance of the plantwhile parts are being repaired. Each plant occupies a rec-tangular plot of about 35 acres in Huntsvile ArsenaL.

BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Each plant has a CellBuilding, Rectifier Room, Liquefaction Building, EvaporationBuilding, Administration Building.No.1 plant has a Caustic Fusion Building. Each plant hastanks for salt and brine, chlorine, cell liquor and caustic.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes 200 Hookerelectrochemical chlorine cells (each plant), 2 sets 3000 kw750-volt Mercury arc rectifier units complete (each' plant)and numerou~ chemical equipment such as drying towers, ga~coolers, chlorine compressors, condensers, wet gas refrigera-tion system! varied type process and storage tanks, doubleeffect caustic evaporator system, pumps, filters, instruments,controls, etc.UTILITIES: Water for industrial uses comes from an Arse-nal system.Sewers are divided into industrial and sanitary systems.Power: The Arsenal loop systems receive power from theTVA high voltage line.Steam from Arsenal boiler houses,TRANSPORTATION: Railroad sidings, which are part ofan arsenal operated system, connect to the Southern Railwayand the N. C. & St. L. R. R.This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.

Birmingham O. R. P. D,

Chemical Plant, CWS Materials4.0,000 sq. ft.

Huntsville Arsenal,

About 2% miles fromHuntsvile, Alabama.

LAND: About 20,625 acres,BUILDINGS: Total area about 4,000,000 sq. ft., 858 buildings.Included are numerous process buildings, utilty and servicebuildings, warehouses and other types of structures. Construc-

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tion generally is of steel and corrugated asbestos, or reinforcedconcrete and masonry, or wood.Among the larger buildings are: Filing Buildings (2 of 105,-000 sq. ft. and one of 60,000 sq. ft.), one story with 16' clear-ances,Storage Warehouse, 110,00 sq. ft" clearance 13' of masonryand wood.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, special reactors,refrigeration systems, ethylene furnaces, ethylene generators,scrubbers, vaporizers, superheaters, ethylene dryer installa-tions, ethylene compressors, ethylene gas holders, acetylenegenerators, air washing installations, vacuum distilation units,fillng plant equipment, CO Plant complete, glass lined kettles,reactor kettles, hydraulic presses, clothing renovating plantequipment, airveyor system, conveyor, pallets, automatic lifttrucks, scales, nailng machines, etc. A complete complementof machine tools and maintenance.

UTILITIES: Water pumped from Tennessee River and treatedby plant on site.Industrial sewage disposal system and sanitary sewage dis-posal system.Power and light from Tennessee Valley Authority.TRANSPORTATION: Arsenal system connects with South-ern Railway and N. C. & St. L, R. R.This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use,Birmingham 0, R, P, D.

Shipyard Sold9,226 sq. ft.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Decatur, Alabai" a,-

Army.

Tin Reclamation Plant40,000 tons of tin cans per year

Johnston & Jennings Company, also Southern DetinningCompany, Birmingham, Alabama.-Plancor 1498.

Designed to process salvaged tin cans for the recovery of tinoxide and black steel scrap.LAND: Approximately 26.5 acres.BUILDINGS: Can Detinning Building, Chemical Building andMachine Shop. Concrete block walls, wood columns and trusses.Combined floor area 23,000 sq. ft. Clearances 15' to 38', BoilerHouse, Warehouse and Offce Building, combined floor area8,300 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric furnaces, mis-cellaneous tanks, pumps, conveyors, filters, evaporators, scrapbalers, can shredders, etc,UTILITIES: City and local utilty company,TRANSPORTATION: Siding of L, & N. Railroad.Birmingham O. R, P. D.-Brochure available.

Ammunition Assembly Plant1,260,000 sq. ft.

Redstone Arsenal

About three miles southwest of Huntsville, Alabama,LAND: About 11,636 acres.BUILDINGS: The project as a whole is divided into eight.principal parts as follows: 1, Line I, manufacturing area; 2,Line II, 'lanufacturing area; 3, Line III and IV, manufactur-ing area; 4, Line V, manufacturing area; 5, inert warehousearea; etc. 6, Above ground magazine area; 7, Igloo Storagearea; 8, Administration and Shops area; etc.All of the above parts except 6 and 7 have their own boilerplants. There are a large number of well-built buildings withconcrete floors, all well served by utilties.Administration Bldg., 27,000 sq. ft., 1 story, clearance 12',wood construction.Engine, Machine Shop, 18,000 sq, ft., 1 story, clearance 14',concrete and masonry construction.Utilties & Carpenter Shop, 12,500 sq. ft., 1 story, clearance

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14', concrete and masonry construction.Ten Finished Ammunition Magazines, 12,000 sq. ft. ea" 1 story,clearance 15', concrete and masonry construction.10 Inert Storage, 12,000 sa. ft. ea., 1 story, clearance 14'7",concrete, wood, APM corrugated metal construction,2 Inert Storage, 12,000 sq. ft ea., 1 story, clearance 14'7",concrete and masonry construction.2 Tetryl Pelleting, 5,800 sq. ft. ea., 1 story, clearance 8', con-crete and masonry construction,2 Burster Charge Assembly, 12,400 sq. ft, ea., 1 story, clear-ance 12', concrete, wood, masonry construction.2 Receiving Bldg., 15,000 sq. ft. ea., 1 story, clearance 12',concrete and masonry construction,2 Assembly, Packing & Shipping, 26,000 sq. ft, ea., 1 story,clearance 12', concrete and masonry construction.2 Propellant Chg., 10,000 sq. ft. ea., 1 story, clearance 12',concrete and masonry construction,Shell Receiving, 18,300 sq. ft., 1 story, clearance 13', concreteand masonry construction.Assembly, Packing & Shipping, 12,200 sq. ft., 1 story, clearance13', concrete and masonry construction,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Air compressors, mark-ing machines, staking machines, Dennison presses, pelletingpresses, scales, vacuum produce units, machine assembly anddis-assembly, machine assembly and crimping, mixers, pumps,kettles, etc.

UTILITIES: Water from Huntsvile ArsenaLSewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from Huntsvile ArsenaL.

TRANSPORTATION: Adequate transportation facilties areprovided by two railroads, the Tennessee River, and a highwaynetwork. The railroad and road facilties connect to the Hunts-vile Arsenal systems.

This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.Birmingham O. R, P. D.-Brochure available (AP-165).

Iron and Coke Plant Surplus280,000 tons pig iron and 328,0 tons coke per yearRepublic Steel CorporationGadsden, Alabama.-Plancor 261.

Designed for production of pig iron and coke.

LAND: Eight parcels totallng approximately 19.1 acres.Seven total 9.1 acres and are in the steel plant of lessee,Eighth parcel is site of pump house.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 60,000 sq. ft. 18 major build-ings of steel mil construction, brick and concrete. Also 10minor pump houses and control buildings,EQUIPMENT: 65 Wilputte Underjet high-low burner typecoke ovens; blast furnace; pig casting machine complete; turbogenerator; turbo blower; two 100-ton diesel electric locomo-tives; 75 all steel box, hopper and gondola cars; 15 ton crane;6 ton crane; 25 ton stiff leg derrick, etc.UTILITIES: Water by city, power and light generated inTurbine Building.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of L. & N. and other railroads.Birmingham O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Iron Ore Reduction Plant420,000 tons ore concentrate and 392,000 tons sintered

ore per yearRepublic Steel Corporation

Spaulding, Alabama.-Plancor 260,Designed to' process a red hematite ore for use in woducingpig iron. Also mining equipment.

LAND: Three parcels totallng 14.56 acres,

BUILDINGS: Concentration Mil, Sinter Plant, Screen House,Crusher, and Sub-Station. Construction of steel framing, sheetmetal walls and roof, Total floor area 79,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tram cars, Jeffrey ele-vators, ore conveyors, sinter machine, rod mils, classifiers,locomotives, Tyler screens. Portable tools include rock drils,jack hammers, welding machines. 5 ton hand operated crane,UTILITIES: Water by deep wells and Municipal WaterWorks.Power and light by local utilty company,TRANSPORTATION: Siding of L. & N. Railroad.Birmingham 0, R. P, D.-Brochure available.

Coal Mine and Coal Washing Plant420,000 tons per year

Republic Steel CorporationSayre, Alabama, about 23 miles from Birmingham.-Plancor 256.

Leased land, buildings, machinery and equipment, designed formining and washing of coaL Estimated deposit is 10,000,000tons.LAND: 70 acres, leased for 20 years.BUILDINGS: Service Building, two Motor Generator Build-ings, and Breaker House. Total floor area 11,300 sq, ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tramcars, mine motors,pumps, coal loading and cutting machines, coal breakers, coalwasher, compressors, conveyors, motor-generator sets, etc.UTILITIES: Water pumped from adjacent Warrior Riverand completely treated,Electric power by local utilty company.Steam by Lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of L, & N. Railroad,Birmingham 0, R. P. D.

Coal Washing Facilties48,000 tons per year

Republic Steel Corporation,Virginia City, Alabama.-Plancor 2039,

Designed as washing plant to clean coal, constituting an in-termediate operation at lessee's plant.LAND: Approximately one acre.BUILDING: Constructed of structural steel framing withcorrugated steel siding. Coal handling machinery installed,Floor area 2,450 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Modern systems ofscreens, washers and handling equipment for removal of sandand refuse from coal and dewatering.

Birmingham 0, R, P. D,-Brochure available.

Aluminum Fabrication Plant290,000,0 Ibs. per year

Reynolds Alloys Company,Listerhil, Alabama.-Plancor 65.

Sold

Tire Tube Plant Sold85,0 sq. ft.

Robbins Tire and Rubber CompanyTuscumbia, Alabama,-Plancor 1960.

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Aircraft Parts Plant Sold

ARIZONA

136,800 sq, ft,Airesearch Manufacturing Company,

Phoenix, Arizona.-Plancor 944.

Aluminum Extrusion and Tubing Plant Surplus48,600,000 Ibs, aluminum shapes and tubing per year

Aluminum Company of America,Van Buren Street, near Lateral 15 Road,Phoenix, Arizona,-Plancor 773-F2.

Designed to produce aluminum tube blooms to be drawn intofinished tubing and extruded shapes.LAND: 337 acres.BUILDINGS: The plant consists of six inter-communicatingmanufacturing units and fifteen other buildings with a com-bined floor area of about 1,250,000 sq. ft. The manufacturingunits are of concrete and structural steel framing and brickwalls. Other buildings are generally of brick and concreteconstruction,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Remelt, casting, tiltingand annealing furnaces; car bottom preheating furnaces, ex-trusion presses, drawbenches; stretchers; ingot boring ma-chines; ingot saws; tube reducers, Swindell furnaces; convey-ors; hoppers; elevators; etc. Also thirty-one electrically op-erated cranes, 5 to 20-ton capacity.UTILITIES: Water from City and 2 deep wells on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.

-Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Two spur tracks and eleven sidingson site, Southern Pacific R, R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years, Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-vision of the lease in effect.Los Angeles 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Redudion Plant (Copper)Proc.ss 12,0 tons or. dally

Castle Dome Copper Company, Inc.,Miami, Arizona.-Plancor 332,

Designed for the production of copper concentrates from cop-

per ore,

LAND: 77,13 acres in five separate parcels.BUILDINGS: Six principal buildings of heavy reinforced con-crete or strctural steel, combined floor area about 141,000 sq,ft. Twenty smaller structures have combined floor area ofabout 48,000 sq, ft. Also 42 dwellngs: 27 four-room housesand 5 five-room houses situated four miles southeast of Miami,and 10 five-room houses at plant site; all of frame construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mine machinery such ascompressors, power crane, drils, grader, light plants, buggies,power shovels,. tractors, dozers, winch ,etc. Miling and concen-trating equipment includes ball mils, classifiers, belt convey-ors, crushers, screens, pumps, etc. Laboratory contains assayfurnace, electric ovens, etc, Also machine tools and portabletools, including air compressors, electric drils, etc. Two 5-tonhand operated cranes, and two 60-ton, two 20-ton and four 5-ton electrically operated cranes,UTILITIES: Domestic water is obtained from well on site;mine and mil water is pumped from river after treating, andstored in 3,500,000 gallon reservoir on site. Power and lightby local utilty company,

Los Angeles O. R, P. D,-Brochure available,

Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus813,00 sq. ft.

Modification Center No.2.Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

Seven miles south of Tucson, Arizona,-Army,LAND: 1,749.83 acres under lease from City of Tucson,BUILDINGS: 48, comprised of 37 Government-owned; 2leaiid from the City of. Tucson; 8 built and owned by the op-

erator; 1 owned by Netherlands Government, now vacated,Three Hangar Buildings, Nos. 1, 2, & 3, all one story andmezzanine; total area 728,000 sq, ft.; concrete and wood floors;wood stud and column frame; one inch sheathing and asbestoscement shingle walls; ceilng heights 10' to 35'; three-ply builtup composition roof; bays 20' by 160' and 20' by 17'6",Administration Building, two story and basement; 14,112 sq,ft.; concrete and wood floor; wood stud frame; gypsum boardwalls; ceilng heights 9' to 12'; three-ply built-up roof.Warehouse Building, one story, area 29,600 sq. ft.; ceilngheight 14'.Balance of buildings have floor areas ranging from 220 sq. ft,to 8,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools includingdril presses, lathes, pneumatic dril motors, pneumatic rivet-ers, miling machines and saws, portable electric plants, com-pressors, hoists, scales, and numerous miscellaneous items oflaboratory and testing equipment, furniture and fixtures,UTILITIES: Water from wells on leased area,Other facilties from City and local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spurs to Southern Pacific Railroad.Los Angeles O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-8),

Yucca Processing Plant9,0 sq. ft.

General Fiber Products Corporation,about 5 miles west of Kingman,McConnico, Arizona.-Plancor 1222.

Designed to manufacture fibers and powder from yucca leaves.LAND: About 9.3 acres.BUILDINGS: Main building, frame construction, floor area9,000 sq. ft,Six minor structures, Garage, Pump House, Guard House,Sub-Station, Valve House, and Unloading Platform; all frameconstruction,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Balers, conveyors, tanks,warehouse trucks, fiber drying system, shredder, etc.UTILITIES: Water purchased from Santa Fe R. R, andstored in a 93,000 gallon tank,Sewage disposal into septic tank,Power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORT ATION: Spur track of Santa Fe Railroad.

Surplus

Los Angeles O. R. P. D,-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant536,0 sq. ft.

Goodyear Aircraft Corporation,Litchfield Park, Arizona.-Plancor 275.

LAND: Approximately 197 acres of owned land in twelveparcels, approximately 100 acres of leased land in seven par-cels,BUILDINGS: Three Assembly Buildings, combined floorarea 340,000 sq. ft.; generally steel framing and roof trusses;ceilng heights 16' to 40'; large canopy doors,Factory Building, 250' by 300'; timber with columns spaced50' on centers, both ways; floor area 76,000 sq, ft,; ceilngheight 20',Foundry, Offce Building, Engineering Building, PersonnelBuilding, Cafeteria and minor buildings, combined floor area120,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, driling andgrinding machines, lathes, routers, saws, shears, sanders,threaders, bending, crimping and flanging machines, hammers,presses, furnaces, hoists, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-timeuse of the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

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or part of the original machinery and equipment has lÌeenremoved.UTILITIES: Water wells and sewage disposal plant on site,Gas, power and light by local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: Spur line from Southern Pacific Rail-road,

Los Angeles O. R, P. D,-Brochure available.

Copper Production Facilties295,0 sq. ft.

Phelps-Dodge Corporation,Morenci, Arizona,-Plancor 434,

Designed to produce electrolYtical copper, and to increase oreproduction of the open pit mine of others. Housing and edu-cational buildings are included. Facilties designed to treat20,000 tons of ore per day, with an annual production of120,000,000 lbs, of copper,

LAND: Plant site consists of leased land totallng about 25acres (31 parcels). Housing sites comprise 30 separate par-cels totallng 200 acres.

BUILDINGS: Five principal structures and about 25 otherbuildings. Seven of these are at the Open Pit and twelve areat the Reduction Works. Generally, buildings are extensionsto structures of others. Construction of steel framing, cor-rugated metal roofing and siding; total floor area about235,000 sq. ft, Other buildings total 60,000 sq. ft.Housing Developments include 412 houses (frame), 14 groupgarages, schools and general store,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mine machinery and

equipment required for this amount of production.Fourteen cranes with capacities from 5 to 60 tons,UTILITIES: Water from deep wells, Eagle Creek and SanFrancisco River.Power and light supplied by 12,500 KV A turbo-generator onsite,Natural gas by local utilty company.

Los Angeles 0, R, P. D.

Asbestos Processing Plant3,0 sq. ft.

Pine Top Asbestos Mine,

On U, S, No. 70 about one mile east of Globe, Arizona.-Plancor 1992,

Designed for processing and miling asbestos mined in thevicinity,LAND: About 8.28 acres.BUILDING: Wood construction, area about,3,900 sq. ft.,ceilng heights 10' to 28'.EQUIPMENT: Conveyors, cyclone collectors, pumps, tanks,mine cars, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.This plant has been leased for a period of three year.. Ne-gotiations may be entered into for its purchase sub;ect to theprovisi of the lease in effect.Los Angeles O. R. P, D,-Brochure availale,

ARKANSAS

Alumina Plant Surplus1,555,0,000 lb.. alumina, 3,000,00 Ibs. cryolite, and

40,00,0 lb.. aluminum fluoride per yearAluminum Company of America,Bauxite, Arkansas,on U, S, Highway No, 67,About 6 miles from Benton, Arkansas,-Plancor 226-X.

Designed to process bauxite ore into alumina and to manu-facture synthetic cryolie and aluminum fluoride,LAND: Two separate parcels of land, 465 acres, site ofplant; and 984 acres, watet supply. Also a leased tract usedfor housing facilties.BUILDINGS: Approximately 50 buildings, exclusive of hous-ing,Alumina Plant: 21 buildings; floor area 400,000 sq. ft,Sinter Plant: 8 buildings; floor area 140,000 sq. ft,Electrolyte Group: 4 buildings; floor area 72,000 sq. ft,Utilty Buildings: Laboratory, Offce, Power House, Shop, etc,Housing: 45 four-room houses; area 676 sq, ft. each. (Onleased land).

EQUIPMENT: All production equipment required to carrout the various processes. Also machine tools, laboratoryequipment, and furniture and fixtures.Two 5-ton, one 2-ton, and one 20-ton cranes; one 30-ton loco-motive crane, Numerous conveyors,

UTILITIES: Purified water by lessee,Process water by Hurricane Creek Water Supply (DPC-owned).Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light by power plant on site and standby localutilty.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of C, R. 1. & P. R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years,Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase sub;ect tothe provisions of the lease in effect.Little Rock O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Plant Surplus128,000,0 lb.. aluminum per year

Aluminum Company of America,J ones Mils, Arkansas.-Plancor 226-K.

Designed for production of aluminum ingots, Also a carbonbaking plant to manufacture carbon electrodes used in thereduction process, Includes 78,000 KW power plant,LAND: 243 acres of plant site and 149 acres for housingproject,BUILDINGS: 70 buildings, 45 dwellngs, 10 covered passage-ways and 2 cooling towers on the plant site,Principal buildings as follows: 6 utilty structures, combinedfloor area about 60,000 sq. ft., structural steel and brick. 23industrial structures, including 8 pot room buildings and 4engine houses, with combined floor are of about 600,000 sq. ft.,of structural steel framing, brick walls or asbestos protectemetal siding, 45 four-room dwellngs, wood frame.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Diesel power planthoused in the 4 engine houses, Aluminum plant consists of4 reduction lines in the 8 Pot Rooms in which are housed 512electric cell reduction pots, Carbon plant contains crushers,grinders, and two carbon baking furnaces, with all auxilaryequipment.Other items including rectifier building equipment, air com-pressors, boilers, laboratory equipment, furniture and fixtures,portable tools, etc, 18 overhead traveling cranes, capacitiesfrom 3% to 75 tons.UTILITIES: Water by own treatment plant.Sewage disposal plant on site,Power and light by local utilty company for two reductionlines ani; the 4 engine houses on site supply power for the tworemaining reduction lines in the plant,TRANSPORTATION: C, R. 1. & P. Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years,Negotiations may be entered into for its purchae sub;ect tothe provisions of the lease in effect.Little Rock O. R, P. D.-Brochure available.

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Ammunition Loading Plant1,635,186 sq. ft,

Arkansas Ordnance Plant,Ford, Bacon and Davis, Inc.,Jacksonvile, Arkansas.-Army.

LAND: 7,341.83 acre's,BUILDINGS: Total number, 830.Administration Bldg., No. 101: 2 story, area 38,778 sq, ft.,wood floors, wood frame, plywood walls, ceilng height 1stfloor 9' and 2nd floor 9', roofing of paper and asbestos shingles.10 Storage and Salvage Bldgs, All 1 story, area of each1,520 sq, ft, all wood floors, wood frames, wood walls andshiplap, ceilng heights 7'4", built-up tar and paper roofs.Equipment and Repair Shop, Buildings No. 202: 2 story,area 25,983 sq. ft., concrete floor, frame of wood, walls ofsheathing and asbestos shingles, ceilng height 14', buil-uptar and paper roof. 'Supply Bldg, No. 203: 12,990 sq. ft., 1 story,Maintenance Bldg. No. 207: 12,990 sq. ft.Inert Storage Bldgs. Nos. 301-316: Same as Bldg, No. 203.Four Assembly Bldgs. Nos. 606, 607, 706, 707: 43,532 sq. ft.,one story, other features same as above No. 203, etc, exceptceilng height is 10',Four Boiler Houses Nos. 903, 1003, 1103, 1203: 17,544 sq. ft.all 1 story, construction features same as above Bldg. 203,except ceilng height is 18',Twelve Loading Bldgs. Nos. 909 through 911, 1009 throughLOLL, 1109 through 1111, 1209 through 1211, 96,408 sq. ft. all1 story, construction features as above Bldg, 203, except floor-ing is :J" rubber flooring and ceilng height is 10'.Five Assembly Bldgs. Nos. 1509, 1510, 1609, 1610, 1706:179,551 sq. ft., all 1 story, construction features similar toBldg. 202 above.Bldg, No. 1813: 1 story, 12,854 sq. ft., construction featuresas above including :J" rubber matting on floors.There are numerous other buildings with construction featuressimilar to above buildings,

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: General purpose ma-chine tools, dies, jig fixtures, portable tools, chemical process-ing equipment, laboratory testing equipment, locomotives, rail-road repair and maintenance equipment, construction equip-ment, materials handling equipment, automotive equipment,offce equipment, furniture and fixtures,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartimeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from deep wells.Sewage disposal plant on site,Electric power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spurs to Missouri Pacific R. R.Little Rock 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available (AP-62).

Butadiene Feed Stock Plant6,700 tons per year

Lion Oil Refining Company,Murphy Avenue,Eldorado, Arkansas,-Plancor 1530.

Sold

Chemical Plant Surplus112,500 Ibs. Ammonia Picrate/Oay

Maumelle Ordnance Works.Adjacent to town of Marche, Arkansas(about 16 miles northwest of Little Rock),

Plant capacity is arranged in nine (9) production lines.Plant can probably produce at 130% of rated capacity.LAND: About 7,600 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 332,600 sq. ft. Buildings aregenerally not large. The largest is about 10,000 sq, ft. exceptfor the boiler house and acid plants which are steel construc-tion, the buildings are wood, Process production lines areseparated by 600 feet. Storage magazines are reinforced con-

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crete buried in the hilsides and well separated by naturalbarriers. The plant is briefly described as follows:Administration area: Shop maintenance and service area,including laundry. Acid area, Ammonium picrate area. Mag-azine (explosive) area. Utilties. Safety area.Administration area contains buildings and facilties for ac-commodation of the administrative forces at the project, in-cluding the main administration building, hospital, cafeteria,telephone exchange, guard quarters, and other miscellaneousbuildings.The shop maintenance and service area contains buildings andfacilties for general plant and equipment maintenance andrepair, such as the maintenance shop, warehouse buildings,storage and service garages, laundry, and other miscellaneousbuildings,The acid area embraces a synthetic nitric acid plant of capacityto meet the manufacturing requirements of the project, and asulphuric acid concentration plant also various miscellaneousbuildings, together with necessarv storage facilties, mostlytanks.Each line in the Ammonium Picrate area contains the Ammo-nium Picrate building. This area also contains tank storage,laboratory, change house, and other miscellaneous buildings.The magazine explosive area contains the magazine of igloosfor the storage of explosives; twenty-one (21) in number. Thebuildings are separated in accordance with prescribed safetyrequirements. The area is separated from other areas of theplant an dsurrounded by safety areas.UTILITIES: Water: Furnished from Lake Winona Res-ervoir of the City of Little Rock. Standby supply from deepwells.Gas Power-Light: Arkansas Power and Light Company,Sewer: Sanitary system provided.Steam: 172,500 lbs./hr. at 275 psi.TRANSPORTATION: Missouri Pacific R.R.Little Rock O. R. P, D.-Brochure available (AP-188).

Chemical Plant-Anhydrous Ammonia Surplus300 tons per day

Ozark Ordnance Works,Lion Chemical Corporation, 3 miles northwest ofEI Dorado, Arkansas.-Army.

LAND: 3,221.12 acres.BUILDINGS: 117, with a combined area of 599,365 sq. ft,Administration Bldg. No.1, two story, 14,526 sq. ft.; woodfloor, wood frame, wood walls, ceilng 10'; asphalt shingleroof.Administration Bldg. No.2, one story, 10,144 sq, ft,; similarconstruction.Boiler House No. 13, two story, 17,897 sq, ft.; concrete floor,steel frame, corrugated asbestos siding walls, ceilng 30'.Maintenance Shops & Stores Bldg, No. 14, 32,402 sq. ft,; onestory, concrete floor,; concrete frame; masonry tile walls;ceilng 18'; built-up roof; bays generally 20' by 20',Processing Building No. 16, one story, 40,573 sq. ft; sameconstruction as boiler house, ceilng is 48'; bays generally20' by 18', .Processing Building No. 17, one story, 12,480 sq. ft.Manufacturing Building No. 18, one story, 22,286 sq. ft,;ceilng 20', bays generally 20' by 18',Manufacturing Building No, 23, basement and one story,214,000 sq. ft,; construction concrete, structural steel, andcorrugated asbestos siding, ceilng 25'; bays generally 20'by 18',There are other miscellaneous smaller buildings on the reser-vation consisting of guard houses, cafeteria, staff houses,garages, fire houses, processing and storage bldgs. etc.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Condensers, heat ex-changers, filter presses, scrubbers, refrigeration equipment,steel processing and storage tanks, processing pumps, evap-orators, compressors, cooling towers, purifiers, laundry equip-ment, materials handling equipment, laboratory and testingequipment, administrative offce equipment, automotive equip-ment, general purpose machine and ~ortable tools.UTILITIES: Water from eleven wells on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from 16,000 kva, generating plant on site,Steam-400,000 lbs./hr. with added 150,000 lbs,/hr, from waste

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heat boilers when primaries are operating.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs to Missouri Pacific R. R,This plant has been leased for a period of five years.Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject tothe provisions of the lease in effect,Little Rock 0, R, P. D.-Brochure (AP-71),

Explosives Plant

3,88S,O sq. ft. (includes itorai. arei)Pine Bluff Arsenal,

About 8 miles northwest ofPine Bluff, Arkansas.-Army.

LAND: About 15,050 acres,BUILDINGS: Some 1,300 buildings and structures. Northor Chemical Manufacturing Area: In this area is a ChlorinePlant described elsewhere, Area has its own steam generatingset, Diesel-driven electric generator set, sewage, and watersystems.The H, S, Manufacturing and Filing Plant consists of twoEthylene Generating Plants, two sulphur Monochloride Plants,two H. S, Reactors, H. S, Scrubbers, and a large fillng build-ing, The Ethylene Generating units produce ethylene gas fromethyl alcohoL. The buildings are of a permanent type ofconstruction. The large fillng building in this area is of per-manent construction with a reinforced concrete frame androof, and tile sidewalls.The A, T, Manufacturing Plant has silos for dry storage andAirveyor system for handling powdered materiaL. The mainbuilding in each M. 1. plant is a three-story reinforced con-crete frame structure and each plant is provided with a quan-tity of storage space for liquids in steel tanks.Central Area: Includes Administration Buildings, Offcers'Barracks, Mess, Enlisted Personnel Area, Hospital and PostFacilties and Plainview Housing project. The buildings inthis area are self-suffcient in the matter of heating andprocess steam, Water, sewage facilties, gas and electricityare part of the complete systems serving both the South andCentral areas, The roads for serving the entire area are welldeveloped.Plainview Housing Project: A Federal War Housing project,available for white employees of the Arsenal and occupiedetirely by such workers, The housing project lies partiallywithin the Central Area, but it is readily accessible to allplants and sections of the Manufacturing Project, In addi-tion to the various apartments, a school has been built forthe children living in the housing project and a store is avail-able for the purchase of meats and groceries,South Area: Includes Incendiary Munitions Plants, Nos, 1,2, and 3, HC Filing Plant, N, P. Manufacturing and FilingPlant and the W, P. Filing Plant. Each munitions plant hasits own stearn generating set. The Incendiary MunitionsPlants, of which there are three, each consist of manufactur-ing buildings, raw material warehouses, lumber storage ware-houses, bomb storage magazines, packing buildings, a spareparts storage building, and a boiler and compressor house foreach area. The manufacturing buildings in the IncendiaryMunitions plants are constructed of reinforced concrete, Theraw materials warehouses are of permanent type constructionwith steel frames, asbestos, cement sidewalls and' roofs,

The N. P, Manufacturing and Filing Plant consists of onelarge manufacturing and fillng building, one warehouse, anda large storage capacity for liquids, at present used for gas-oline. Three large reactors equipped with stirring bladesare located in the large building.The W, P. Filing Plant has one large fillng building, a boilerand compressor house, four large warehouses, two small maga-zines, and a smaller assembly building and a large storagecapacity for liquid both above ground and underground,The Storage Depòt has 220 underground storage igloos. Thereare ten large warehouses in the depot area, All buildings andigloos of the depot area are served by road or railroad andshipping facilties are conveniently located. The personnelhousing areas has troop òarracks, hospital, laundry, bakery,etc.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Incendiary MunitionsPlant: Tilting and tumbling barrels, blenders, battery charg-

ers, numerous conveyors, pelleting machines, riveting ma-chines, hydraulic presses, scales, pumps, etc.H. C. Filing Plant: Blenders, vacuum cleaners, continuousrotary dryer, conveyors, fillng machines, printing and label-ing machines, nailng machines, hydraulic presses (25 tons,50 tons, 100 tons), screeners, scales, pumps, etc,~. P. Manufacturing, Filing: Reacto'r, agitator tanks, andaccessories, scales, tanks, pumps, etc.W. P. Filing: Paint spray booths, conveyors, degreaser, mark-ing machines, closing presses, pumps, tanks, scales, etc.H, S. Plant: Ethylene aftercooler and accessories, blowers,compressors, degreaser, dryer units, exhauster, ethylene furnaces, ethylene generators, gas holders, fillng lines, reactors,scrubbers, pumps, super heaters, towers, tanks, regrigerationunits (200 ton) fume washers, etc,A. T. Manufacturing Plant: Airveyor system for arseniousoxide, four reactors, condensers, compressors, dryers, pumps,tanks, etc.M. 1. Manufacturing Plant: Acetylene aftercoolera, blowcases, air compressors, sulphuric acid coolers, dryers, filters,acetylene generators, glass lined reaction kettles, glass linedreactors, pumps, refrigeration systems, tanks, (glass lines),varied tanks, distilation units, air washers, etc.Complete complement of machine tools for shop and main-tenance.UTILITIES: Water from eleven wells. A water treatmentplant for the coagulation, sedimentation, and fitration of1,500,000 gallons per day is installed. The sanitary sewage fa-cilities comprise a complete system flowing to a treatment plantwith conventional sludge drying and filtering equipment,Electric power is furnished by local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Connections with the St. Louis andSouthwestern R, R. and Missouri Pacific Railroad. There are43 miles of track on the site; also two 44-ton two 45-ton, one65-ton, three SO-ton diesel electric locomotives, as well as 21flat cars and 11S box cars.This project is available for lease in wholø or part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed wie.Little Rock O. R, P. D.

Chemical Plant, Chlorine50 toni per day

Pine Bluff Arsenal Chlorine Plant,Pine Bluff, Arkansas.-Arry.

PLANT: A complete chlorine-caustic plant producing chlorineby the electrolysis of salt brine,LAND: In the Arsenal area, about 1,500' by 2,000', approxi-mately 75 acres.BUILDINGS: Cell Building, containing 205 cells, Liquefac-tion Building, Caustic Fusion Building, Rectifier Room, Evap-oration Building, Administration and Laboratory Building;Combined area approximately 60,000 sq. ft, All buildings ofsteel, masonry, corrugated asbestos construction, In additionthere are tanks for salt, brine, chlorine, cell liquor and caustic.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 205 chlorine cells (Type"S") for 50 ton capacity per day, air compressors, ammoniacompressors, chlorine compressors, ammonia condensers,chlorine condensers, brine coolers, caustic liquid coolers, sulfuricacid coolers, wet gas coolers, water coolers, air dryers, bodyevaporators, sulphate filter, brine filter, caustic pots (5 ton),2 complete rectifier units, chlorine drying towers, varied tanks,pumps, scales, etc,UTILITIES: From and through facilties of the ArsenaL.TRANSPORTATION: Arsenal trackage to St, L, & S, W. R,R. and Missouri Pacific Railroad.This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use,Little Rock 0, R. P. D,

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Zinc Reclamation Plant Surplus75,000 tons of residue per year

Residue Company (Assignee of Athletic Mining andSmelting Company),Near Fort Smith, Arkansas,-Plancor 1842,

Designed for an input of 75,000 tons of zinc furnace residueannually for reclamation of zinc oxide, Available residue is10% zinc and reclamation is 80% of zinc oxide or 6,000 tonsannually.LAND: 10 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 10,000 sq. ft. Process build-ings, steel and concrete. Utilty buildings, brick or wood, onestory,EQUIPMENT: Provides for conveying residue from thelessee's smelter through Waelz Plant to the loading hoppers forshipment. Equipment consists of series of hoppers, feeders,conveyors, vibrating screens, bucket elevators, tanks, rotarykilns, gas burners, pumps, engines, blowers, motors, etc,UTILITIIES: Process water from lessee reservoir, Domesticwater from city, Septic tank on site.Power, light and gas from local utiity company.

TRANSPORTATION: Missouri Pacific Railroad.Little Rock O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane1,990 barrels per day

Root Petroleum Corporation,EI Dorado, Arkansas.-Plancor 689,

LAND: Seven or more individual tracts situated within andadjacent to refinery of others and totallng approximately 23.87acres.BUILDINGS: Seven Service, Offce and Utilty buildings ofwood construction, with combined floor area of about 15,000sq. ft, Twenty-seven other structures, mostly functional, gen-erally of brick or steel and concrete, with combined floor areaabout 20,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major operating unitsare: 1 Fluid Catalytic Cracking and Gas Concentration Unit,2) Isomerization Unit, and 3) HF Alkylation Unit. Tankagecapacity-atmospheric: 234,000 barrels; pressure: 22,000 bar-rels,

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UTILITIES: Water well on site,Gas, power and light by local utilty company,Boiler house contains 4 gas fired steam boilers with a totacapacity of 200,000 lbs. of steam per hour,TRANSPORTATION: Missouri Pacific Railroad serves plant.Little Rock O. R, P, D,-Brochure available,

Ordnance Proving Ground Surplus438,207 sq. ft.

Southwestern Proving Ground,

Ordnance Department, U. S, Army,Four miles north of Hope, Arkansas,-Army,

LAND: 50,098,63 acres,BUILDINGS: 222, with total area of 438,207 sq, ft.Two Artilery Storage Buildings, one story, 12,300 sq. ft. each;concrete floors; steel frame; wooden walls, wooden roof; 15'clear ceilng; bay 20' by 50'.Administration Building, one story; 11,114 sq, ft.; wood floor,frame, walls and roof; 10' clear ceilng;Guard House, one story, 14,435 sq. ft.; wood floor, frame,walls and roof, 10' clear ceilng.Warehouse, one story, 8,600 sq. ft. ; concrete floor; steel frame;wood walls and roof; 11' clear ceilng height.Carpenter Shop, one story, 6,140 sq, ft,; 13' clearance height.Four Machine and other Shops, one story, about 7,840 sq, ft.each; concrete floor; steel frame; brick and corrugated walls;wood roof; 21' clear height.Administration Building, Basement and two floors; 17,607 sq.ft.; wood floor; frame walls and roof; 9' clear ceilng.Two Inert Warehouses, one story, 8,225 sq, ft, each; concretefloor; wood frame, walls and roof; 12' ceilng height,Hangar, one story; 24,000 sq. ft.; concrete floor; steel frame;brick walls and metal roof; 28' clear height,Balance of space in buildings less than 5,000 sq, ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drills, furnaces, grind-ers, lathes, handsaws, saws, presses, miling machines, portable tools and automotive equipment,UTILITIES: Water from plant wells. City of Hope fur-nishes standby,Other services from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Missouri Pacific R. R.Little Rock O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-85).

CALIFORNIA

Welding Electrodes Plant Surplus47,200 sq. ft.

Acrods Corporation,Pittsburg, California,-Nobs 172.

Designed for production of about 4 milion pounds per monthof coated welding electrodes,LAND: About 4,6 acres, owned by lessee, Government hasoption to 'purchase,BUILDING: Size 97' by 384' overall, One story and mez-zanine, Total area about 47,200 sq. ft., wood frame, woodsheathing; walls concrete from grade to bottom of sash, woodstudding, bridging, and sheathing to top of parapet wall,wooden columns, roof supported by timber trusses, Roof, flat,composition (felt, asphalt, gravel) on wood sheathing,Main production room is 34,800 sq. feet., with height to bottomof truss of 27', The mezzanine is enclosed and is supportedon structural steel framing, with composition floor, 9,700 sq,ft., clearance 11',Offce and locker-room portion is attached to end of main build-ing and is 27' by 95', with area of 2,600 sq. ft., and ceilngheight 12'2",There is an elevator to the mezzanine floor, capacity, 8,000pounds, Sprinklered,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Simpson mixers, wire-cutting and straightening machines, 250-ton hydraulic extru-sion presses, 5-pass baking ovens, jib, hand.operated electric

hoist, weighing, weight handling, packing, and dust-ollectonequipment,UTILITIES: Water from deep well and other sources,Power and light from local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from Southern PacificR. R,

San Francisco 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available (NP-I0),

Ordnance Plant, Rockets275,0 .q. ft.

Aerojet Engineering Corporation

about three miles fromAzusa, California.-Plancor 1718,

Designed for the manufacture of solid jet propellant unitsfor assisted aircraft take-off.

LAND: Approximately 53.6 acres in two parcels, in wasteland area,BUILDINGS: More than a hundred structures totallng about275,000 sq. ft, Most units are small, the largest being BuildingNo. 118, a rectangular building with concrete foundations andfloor, wood frame, stucco exterior, Flat roof of compositionon 1" sheathing. Loading docks at ends of building, Ceilngheight, 12'. Sprinklered. Area 42,700 sq. ft,Building No. 119, a rectangular building of fireproof construc-

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tion with concrete foundations and floor, structural-steel fram-ing with 2" concrete exterior-wall panels between steel mem-bers. Steel sash, steel sliding doors, flat steel deck roof withcomposition covering. Ceilng, 11'. Sprinklered. Area, 20,100sq. ft~ Other units are generally of similar construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Guiding plant, mixingand loading plants, preheating systems, degreasing units,ovens, reaming machine, paint-spray booths, welding units,hoists, conveyors, scales, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-timeuse of the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus".Subsequently, however, the independent disposal of the ma-chinery and equipment has been authorized, and it is possiblethat all or part of the original machinery and equipment hasbeen removed.UTILITIES: Water from City to storage tank on site. Sew-age disposal facilties on site. Power and light from localutilty company. Plant boilerhouse has two 250 hp. steamboilers,TRANSPORTATION: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR.Los Angeles 0, R. p, D,-B1"ochure available.

Aluminum Plant Surplus160,000,000 Ibs, aluminum

Aluminum Company of America,Torrance, California.-Plancor 226 LA.

Designed for productiOn of aluminum ingots and carbon elec-trodes used in the reduction process.

LAND: 129 acres within plant fence.BUILDINGS: Total area 860,000 sq, ft. for 55 buildings,including 10 Pot Room buildings, rectifier station, 10 carbonprocess buildings, boiler house, cafeteria, etc. Most opera-tional buildings are structural steel framing, corrugated as-bestos protected metal siding,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Pot Room buildingscontain 640 reduction pots. Carbon buildings contain meltingfurnaces, mixers, crushers, ball mils, baking furnaces, two750 ton carbon anode presses, conveyors, dust collecting sys-tems, scales, etc. Rectifier Building has mercury arc recti-fiers.Also included are: 82 6- and 10-ton cranes, and one 75-ton.

UTILITIES: Water by wells on site. Standby by City system.Sewage disposal, power, light by city systems.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Santa Fe R. R. andPacific Electric R. R.

Los Angeles O. R. P, D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Plant96,000,000 Ibs, of oluminum per year

Aluminum Company of America,Riverbank, California.-Plancor 226 A4,

Designed for production of aluminum ingots,LAND: 330 acres of which 70 acres are fenced in,BUILDINGS: Total area 476,000 sq. ft.30 buildings and structures, including 6 Pot Room buildings,205,000 sq. ft" Rectifier Building, 41,000 sq .ft., Carbon Rod-ding Building, 67,000 sq. ft. Most buildings structural steelframing with protected metal siding. .MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three pot lines with128 pots each line. Carbon Rodding Building contains two Lec-tromelt furnaces, presses, sanders, mixers, tanks, etc.Metal building contains ingot furnace 20,000 #/hr, cap., 2casting-machines, etc.Also inçluded are 16 6-ton cranes, 2 10-ton, 1 50-ton,UTILITIES: Water by wells on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light furnished by City and County of San Fran-cisco system.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Santa Fe R. R.

Surplus

San Francico O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Scrap Metal Baling Plant SurplusAssociated Iron and Metal Company,Oakland, California.-Plancor 1698.

LAND: Site is 57' by 54', with 10' right of way.Leased for 20 years.BUILDINGS: Shelter for the machinery,EQUIPMENT: One scrap metal baler with all accessories,UTILITIES: City and local utilty company,San Francisco O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold50,000 sq. ft.

Axelson Manufacturing Company,Vernon, California.-Plancor 1309,

ShipyardBelair ShipyardBarrett & Hilp,San Francisco, California,-Maritime.

For construction of concrete barges,LAND: About 181 acres (including 32 under water).BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Administration Build-ing, 20,000 sq. ft.; Mold Loft Building, 21,000 sq, ft,; ShipWarehouse, 25,000 sq, ft, Other utilty and shop buildings,All frame construction,Six graving docks, 82' by 405'.Painting dock, 75' by 386',Finger Piers, two, 290' long,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, port-able tools, material handling equipment, etc. Also includedare a batching plant and wood treating plant.UTILITIES: City and local utilties,San Fmncico O. R. P. D.

ShipyardBethlehem-Alameda,Alameda, California,-Maritime.

LAND: About 45 acres (including 5 acres under water).BUILDING AND STRUCTURES: Administration, 28,000sq. ft., is of wood frame, Machine Shop, 36,000 sq. ft.; MarineBuilding, 55,000 sq. ft.; Outfitting, 33,000 sq. ft,; Plate Shop,128,000 sq. ft., are of structural steel and corrugated iron andwood. Warehouse, 89,000 sq, ft., is of reinforced concrete,Other utilty and shop buildings.Shipways, 4, 638' long.Marginal Wharf, 1080' by 60',MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Derricks, hoists, gantrycranes, overhead cranes, jib cranes, locomotives, crawler andmobile cranes, machine tools, welding equipment, bending ma-chines, varied shop equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: About 5 miles standard gauge trackon site,

San Francisco O. R. P. D.

Aluminum Extrusion Plant11,700,000 Ibs. per year

Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corporation,Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 326.

LAND: 38 acres.BUILDINGS: Plant is one story, blackout construction; area379,000 sq. ft.; clearances 16' to 70'; structural steel columns.Additional buildings, 3,800 sq. ft.; frame construction,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Annealing and heattreating furnaces, extrusion presses, stretchers, straighteners,draw benches, bilet, rod and tube processing equipment, elec.

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tric lift trucks, etc. Also nine 10-ton overhead cranes j three3-ton jib cranes.

UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Pacific Electric Rail-way and Santa Fe Railroad.This plant has been leased for a 1?eriod of five years, Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subiect to theprovisions of the lease in effect.

Los Angeles 0. R, P. D.-Brochure available.

Rock Salt Plant60 tons per hour

California Rock Salt Company,Saltus, California.-Plancor 1580.

Designed to produce rock salt from the dry bed of BristolLake.LAND: 13.2 acres,BUILDINGS: Main Salt Plant Building; area 5,200 sq. ft.;clearance 16'6"; frame and masonry,Warehouse and Offce, area 2,400 sq, ft,Cottages, four 3 room, one 6 room, frame.EQUIPMENT: Locomotive, mine cars, drag line, conveyors,crushers, bucket elevator, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: Water from local wells,Power and light from a diesel driven 40 kva generator,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Santa Fe,Los Angeles 0. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Scrap Plant SurplusCalifornia Scrap Iron Corporation,

Pittsburg, California.-Plancor 1558.

Facilties processing about 7,000 tons steel scrap monthly, foruse in steel mils,LAND: 6% acres.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One truck scale, onemetal shear,BUILDINGS: Nine small frame shed type buildings, totalarea about 2,600 sq. ft.UTILITIES: Power and light from local utilty company.San Frnncisco 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available.

ShipyardCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation,(Terminal Island)Wilmington, California.-Maritime,

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant SoldSO,ooO sq. ft.

China Aircraft Corporation,

122 15th Street,San Francisco, California.-Plancor 2124,

Radio Station16,730 sq. ft.

Columbia Broadcasting System,Delano, California.-Plancor 1985.

Designed for short wave broadcasting,LAND: 640 acres.BUILDINGS: Three buildings, Transmitter, Garage, PumpHouse. Total floor area 16,730 sq. ft., réinforced concrete.EQUIPMENT: Some items of offce furniture and fixtures,UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty company.San Francisco 0. R. P, D.-BrochwT'e available.

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Steel Foundry . Surplus30,000 tons castings per year

Columbia Steel Company,Pittsburg, California.-Plancor 516.

Designed to produce open hearth and electric furnace steelcastings.LAND: Approximately 43 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Foundry Building and Pattern Building,steel mil superstructure and corrugated asbestos siding; com-bined floor area about 340,000 sq, ft,Thirteen other buildings totalling 55,000 sq, ft., generallybrick and concrete construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One type 6 Herould Elec-tric Melting Furnace; two 25-ton open hearth furnaces withcontrols; 5-ton floor type charging machine; two 30-ton elec-tric transfer trucks; 200-ton hydraulic straightening press;jib cranes; annealing furnaces; annealing ovens; Marion type'331 Crawler Diesel Crane; 25-ton Diesel electric locomotive;two flat cars; 27 overhead traveling cranes.

UTILITIES: Water from Contra Costa Canal and by city.Sewage disposal system on site.Gas, power and light by local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track to main line of A. T. & S.F. R. R.

San Fi"ancisco 0. R. P. D,-Brochure available.

Vegetable Dehydration Plant48,800 sq. ft.

Compak Foods, Inc.,Santa Ana, California,-Plancor 1887.

Sold

ShipyardConcrete Ship Construction,(National City Shipyard),San Diego, California,-Maritime.

Sold

Aircraft Plant Surplus1,833,000 sq, ft.

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

San Diego, California.-Plancor 20,

LAND: Site consists of three tracts: 55.5 acres, "Parts Plant";3,6 acres, warehouse area; and 33.7 acres, parking area.BUILDINGS: Three factory buildings: combined floor areas1,295,000 sq. ft,; steel frame; 5 ton monorail equipment serv-icing the entire area; clearance 36', Each building has five4,000# freight elevators.Warehouse Building: two-story steel frame; floor area 100,000sq. ft.; clearance 17'

Combined floor area of the 22 other buildings is 438,000 sq, ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Horizontal shapers, abra-sives, contour sawing and filing machines, etc,Metal forming tools, 447 machines of diversified types. Othertypes of production equipment, 663 items of wood jointers,arc welders, saw filers and setters, band saws, spray booths,furnaces, sand blasters, etc, .Laboratory and testing equipment, hardness testers, etc.28,470 pneumatic and electric portable tools consisting of rivetguns, drils, etc,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus", Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved,UTILITIES: City and local utilty company,TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Santa Fe Railroad.Parts of this plant have been leased or sold.Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase or leaseof all or part of the remainder, or for the purchase of theentù'e project subject to the provisions of the leases in effect.Los Angeles 0, R, P. D,-Broehure available.

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AIrcraft Plant Surplus608,800 sq. ft.

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

Vultee Field,1¥. miles south of Downey, California.-Army.

LAND: The entire tract of about 165¥. acres is held in feetitle by lessee, The War Department has an equitable inter-est in the property to the extent of partial reimbursement madeto the lessee,

BUILDINGS: The plant consists of a total of 91 buildings andstructures, 57 being owned by the operator and 34 having beensponsored by the War Department as a part of the plantexpansion, The major manufacturing portion of the plantconsists of 7 original buildings and 9 War Department spon-sored buildings, all of which form one large factory unit with-out partitions. The factory unit, main offce, and engineeringbuildings are permanent type construction, with steel or re-inforced concrete frames. The other buildings are of semi-permanent or temporary construction. The total floor area, insquare feet, within the buildings comprising the entire plantis as follows: Manufacturing; Operator owned 280,423 sq. ft.,War Department Sponsored 438,474 sq, ft" total area 718,897sq, ft,; Storage, Operator owned, 12,760 sq, ft., War Depart-ment Sponsored, 68,886 sq. ft., total 81,646 sq, ft.; Offce;Operator owned 42,400 sq, ft., War Department Sponsored66,157 sq. ft., total area 108,557 sq. ft,; Laboratory, testing andother, Operator owned 29,160 sq. ft" War Department Spon-sored 35,296 sq. ft., total area 64,456 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, drils, cutters,threaders, grinders, borers, milers, dolles, heat-treat furnaces,hoists, tanks, welders, pumps, etc. Furniture and fitures,factory and cafeteria equipment.

UTILITIES: Distribution systems are part operator and partWar Department owned,Water furnished by Downey County Water District.Sewer connection with Los Angeles County Sanitation DistrictSystem.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.

Los Angeles O. R, P, D.-Brochure available (AP-181).

PenIcilIn Plant19,840 sq. ft.

Cutter Laboratories, Inc"Berkeley, California.-Plancor 1926.

Designed for production of penicilin and biological products,LAND: 0.294 acre under 20-year lease.BUILDING: Modern design one-story frame and concretebuilding, Total floor area 19,840 sq, ft" ceilng height 12'.Air conditioning and refrigeration systems provide temperatureand humidity control for special zones, Sprinklered,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Specialized equipment formanufacture of penicilin and other biological products. Labo-ratories equipped for checking and testing, Conveyors pro-vided for movement of product. .UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Southern Pacific Railroad,

San Francisco 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available.

AIrcraft Plant Surplus332,000 sq. ft.

Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc"Santa Monica, California,-Plancor 215.

LAND: 15 acres.BUILDINGS: Seven buildings, including Warehouse Build-ing, area 103,600 sq, ft" clearance 30'; steel frame, sides androof galvanized corrugated steel; blackout design.Storage and Crating Building, 123.420 sq, ft.; wood frame;clearances 20' and 23', Exterior walls, wood, Blackout design,Cafeteria in building serves 400 people,Spar Cap Building No, 3, 52,730 sq, ft" clearance 21', Black-out design.Storage Sheds, area 41,490 sq, ft,All above buildings sprinklered.Four minor buildings total 10,550 sq. ft" frame construction,

Four 80-ft" 7¥.-ton traveling electric cranes with two-tonhoists; one hand-operated monorail, one-ton hoist,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling and shap-ing machines, metal forming presses and rolls, degreasers,process units for heat treating, chrome plating, painting, etc.Also adequate portable tools and equipment and laboratoryequipment,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved,UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Four spur tracks of Pacific ElectricRailway,

Los Angeles 0, R, P, D,-Brochure available,

Aircraft Service Buildings128,000 sq. ft.

Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.,1380 Sepulveda Boulevard,Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 795,

Used as an engineering building and cafeteria.LAND: Approximately 21 acres leased.BUILDINGS: Engineering Building, blackout design; threearched roof sections spanning 86' each; wood construction;asphalt tile floor; 116,300 sq, ft, Cafeteria, construction simi-lar to Engineering Building; 50' clear span; 10,460 sq, ft, AlsoPolice Quarters Building, 18' by 30'; and Mock-up Building26' by 56'; both of frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drafting room, cafeteria,offce, blueprinting and photostat equipment,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposal by city.Power, gas and light from local utilty companies.

Los Angeles 0, R. P, D.-Brochure available,

AIrcraft ServIce BuildIngs142,000 sq. ft.

Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.,5651 West Manchester Boulevard,Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 890,

Designed to provide facilties for design and experimental tests.LAND: Approximately 13.8 acres.BUILDINGS: Engineering Building, 83,500 sq. ft.; Mock-upBuilding, 29,000 sq, ft,; Research Building, 18,000 sq. ft., woodframe, siding and trusses, Cafeteria and other buildings,11,500 sq, ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses, grinding,miling machines, bending machines, shears, laboratory andtesting equipment, and furniture and fixtures,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.This plant has been leased for a period of one year. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect,

Los Angeles O. R. P. D,-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Plant982,00 sq. ft.

Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.,3000 Ocean Park Boulevard,Santa Monica, California.-Plancor 697.

LAND: One site owned, adjoining the main Douglas Plant,having area of 130 acres on which the Assembly Building andmanufacturing facilties are located. The other site is leasedand contains the Hangar.BUILDINGS: Assembly Building, 1,600' by 350'; floor area765,500 sq. ft.; wood frame; clearance 20' and 35', HangarBuilding, reinforced concrete frame with steel trusses; floorarea 156,890 sq, ft.; clearance to trusses 40'. Minor buildings:Garage, Shipping Building, Dope and Paint Building, woodframe construction, reinforced brick walls, steel trusses; com-bined floor area 60,000 sq, ft, Sprinklered throughout,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drop hammers, presses,bending and crimpi.-ig' machines, heat treat furnaces, sandblasting equipment, electroplating equipment, magnaflux units,etching equipment, etc. Also complete photographic equip-ment, large static test columns and beams, equipment forhardness and strength testing-, complete laboratory for testingand calibrating flying instruments. Two 7% ton travelingbridge cranes and numerous hoists and monorails,UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track to Santa Fe Railroad.Los Angeles 0, R. P, D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant2,90,0 sq. ft.

Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc"Adjacent to Municipal Airport,Long Beach, California.-Army,

LAND: 241.68 acres,BUILDINGS: Building No.1, Final Assembly, dimensions,300' by 900', 35' clear height, floor area, 281,820 sq, ft., includ-ing additions, one story, metal, thermax lines walls, steelframing, cement floor, composition roof with wood sheathing,sprinklers, air conditioning.Building No.2, Final Assembly, dimensions 300' by 900' by 35'clear height, floor area 282,086 sq, ft., including additions, con-struction same as Building No, 1, sprinklers, air-conditioning.Building No, 3, Factory and Subassembly, dimensions 300' by650' by 22' clear height, floor area, 205,624 sq. ft., includingadditions, construction same as Building No.1, sprinklers, air-conditioning,Building No, 4, Factory and Subassembly, dimensions, 300' by650' by 22' clear height, floor area 205,839 sq, ft" includingadditions, construction same as Building No, 1, sprinklers, air-conditioning,Building No.5, Raw Stock and Receiving, dimensions, 300' by480' by 30' clear height, floor area 156,293 sq, ft., includingadditions, construction same as Building No, 1, four cranes,sprinklers.Building No.6, Receiving, dimensions, 300' by 480' by 30' clearheight, floor area 145,956 sq, ft" including additions, construc-tion same as Building No.1, four cranes, sprinklers, air-conditioning,Building No, 6A, Receiving Addition, dimensions 300' by 360'by 30' clear height, floor area 108,931 sq. ft., including addi-tions, construction same as Building No.1, four cranes,sprinklers.Building No.7, Offce Building, dimensions 75' by 500', threestories, 12' to 14' ceilng heights, floor area 82,860 sq, ft" walls8" concrete, framing, steel; floors, oak on cement; compositionroof with wood sheathing, sprinklers, air-conditioning, oneelevator.Buildings Nos. 8 and No, 9, Restaurant and Personnel: com-bined dimensions, 75' by 659', one story, combined floor area,51,853 sq. ft" including additions, walls, 8" concrete, framing,steel; floors, cement, oak on cement and terazzo, compositionroof on wood sheathing, sprinklers, air-conditioning.Building No. 10, Paint Storage: dimensions 100' by 200' by 14'clear height; floor area 20,452 sq, ft" construction same asBuilding No.1; sprinklers.Building No. 11, Garage, dimensions 60' by 450', one story,floor area 27,000 sq. ft" walls 8" concrete with brick filler;

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framing, steel; floors, cement; composition roof with woodsheathing; sprinklers.Building No. 12, Sub-Final Assembly, dimensions, 300' by 1,550'by 35' clear height; floor area 488,147 sq. ft" including addi-tions, construction same as Building No, 1; sprinklers; air-conditioning,Building No, 13, Sub-Final Assembly, dimensions 300' by 1,300'by 40' clear height; floor area 409,796 sq. ft., including addi-tions, construction same as Building No, 1; sprinklers, air-conditioning.Building No. 14, Mil Building, dimensions 100' by 300' by 20',clear height; floor area 30,843 sq, ft., including additions, con-struction same as Building No.1; sprinklers.Building No. 15, Hangar, dimensions 300' by 500' by 40' clearheight, floor area 167,196 sq, ft., including additions, construc-tion same as Building No.1; sprinklers, air-conditioning,Building No. 16, Maintenance, dimensions 180' by 200; by 25'clear height, floor area 37,090 sq. ft., including additions, con-struction same as Building No.1; sprinklers,Building No. 17, dimensions 96' by 301', one-story, floor area28,896 sq. ft,; walls 8" concrete with brick filler; framing,steel; floors, cement; sprinklers; air-conditioning,Building No. 18, Engineering, dimensions 75' by 725', 2 storieswith 14' and 13' ceilng heights, floor area 112,065 sq, ft., in-cluding additions, walls 8" concrete with brick filler; framing,steel; floors, cement; composition roof with wood sheathing;one elevator; sprinklers; air-conditioning,Building No. 110T, dimensions 110'6" by 196'6", one story, floorarea 21,713 sq, ft" walls, wood frame; framing, wood; floors,wood and macadam.Nine minor buildings with a total floor area of 22,435 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete equipment formanufacture of airplanes, including all types of machine tools,anodizing equipment, laboratory equipment, portable tools,automotive equipment, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved,UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Union Pacific Railroad siding.A part of this plant has been leased for a period of five years.

Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase of leaeof all or part of the remainder, or for purchae of the entireproject subject to the provisions of the lease in effect,Los Angeles O. R. P, D,-Brochure available (AP-115),

Styrene Plant25,0 toni per year

Dow Chemical Company,Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 929.

Designed to produce monomeric styrene for use in manufactur-ing synthetic rubber,

LAND: 106 acres.BUILDINGS: Twenty-six process structures and buildings ofreinforced concrete construction, with total flóor area 80 000sq, ft, Eighteen service buildings of concrete constructiontotallng 94,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes boilers, towerscontrols, piping, and all other essentials for (1) steam plantwith capacity of 180,000 tons per month; (2) ethylene plantproducing 850 tons per month from alcohol; (3) ethyl benzeneplant, 3,000 tons per month capacity; and (4) finished styreneplant with output of 2,100 t?ns per month of end product,Laboratory equipment for testmg and control of rubber ingre-dients,UTILITIES: Water for boiler feed by private water company,Water for process, domestic, etc., by City.Sewage disposal by county system.Power and light, and gas by local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track by Pacific Electric Railway.L08 Angeles O. R. P, D.-Brochure available,

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Chemical Plant-Sulphuric Acid

65,000 tons per year

General Chemical Company,Richmond, California,-Plancor 2027,

Sold

Steel Foundry Surplus12,00 tons per year

General Metals Corporation,Corner Edes and 85th A venues,

Oakland, California.-Nobs -423,Designed for the production of steel castings for the construc-tion, riwair and conversion of naval vessels,LAND: About 19 acres, The land is owned by lessee, butGovernment has option to purchase,BUILDINGS: Main Building, Foundry, Size 208' by 409'6"with one wing 65' by 185', One story (two stories over ninebays for wash and locker rooms and storage), Total area,85,300 sq. ft" ceilng height, 43'6"; clearance, 33'3". Construc-tion, structural steel for main columns, roof beams, and cranegirders. Purlins, large slow-burning wood; wood-plank roof,steel sash, Concrete walls up to 8' in height and above thatwood construction sheathed with redwood, Floors, 6", concreteexcept for small area of dirt floors in molding bay aiid clean-ing bay.Pattern Buildings. Two; each 55' by 109'; area 6,000 sq. ft.Ceilng, 11'. Reinforced concrete construction throughout.Sprinklers,Offce Building, One story, 50' by 32', area 1,600 sq. ft. Ceil-ing,9'9". Wood frame, stucco exterior,X-ray Building, One story, 32' by 47'2"; area 1,500 sq. ft"height 27', reinforced concrete construction,Acetylene Building. One story, 25' by 40', area 1,000 sq, ft"ceilng 16', reinforced concrete construction.Two Pump Sheds, frame, total area, 220 sq, ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Motive-type sand slinger,36" by 60" jar roll-overs, 26" by 42" jar roll-overs, Muller-type mils, sandhandling equipment, light and heavy rollers,sand hoppers, vibrating shake-out, core-making machine, drop-bottom charging buckets, magnets, ladles, ladle dryers, slagpots, transfer car, etc" hydraulic blast room complete with sandwash, drying, and reclaiming equipment, swing and standgrinders, hydraulic straightening press, shot-blast room, wheel-abrator, welding units, dust collectors, cutting tables, scales,compressors, hand tools, flask equipment, etc.Furnaces as follows: Heavy car-type drying oven, complete,4-compartment rack-type oven, complete, drawer-type dryingoven, complete, 20-ton top-charged electric melting, complete,car-type heat-treating furnaces, complete, induction, includinggenerators, complete, 1,000,000 volt X-ray, Two 30-ton, three10-ton, one 15-ton, one 5-ton and one 3-ton cranes,UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Two spur tracks on site connect withSouthern Pacific Railroad.

San Francisco O. R. P, D,-Brochure available (NP-8)

Marine Engine Parts Plant Surplus28,000 sq. ft.

Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company,(Assignee of Joshua Hendy Iron Works),Berkeley, California,-Plancor 639,

LAND: Approximately 218' by 130', about 2/3 acre.BUILDING: One story, wooden mil type, concrete wall tounderside steel sash, steel crane runway, sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, borers,hoists, heat treat furnaces, etc. Also one 25-ton, one 10-ton,two 5-ton and one 3-ton cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved,

UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposal by city.Power, light and gas by local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings from three railroads.San Francico 0, R. P. D,-Brochure available,

Synthetic Rubber Plant90,000 tons per year

Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Corp.,(Assignee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and alsoU. S, Rubber Co.),Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 611.

Designed to produce synthetic rubber, Project consists ofthree separate plants housed in three groups of buildings.Each of the three plants is divided into two independent oper-ating lines, each with an estimated capacity of 15,000 long tonsper year, Total capacity of entire plancor is 90,000 long tonsper year.

LAND: 84,2 acres,BUILDINGS: 31 permanent buildings totallng 359,000 sq. ft.Generally reinforced concrete construction, Six Rubber Processand Storage Buildings, total area 132,000 sq. ft,; three Poly-merization Buildings, total area 65,000 sq, ft,; three PigmentBuildings, total area 75,000 sq, ft,; and nineteen minor build-ings totallng 87,000 sq. ft. Also a cooling tower, footings,tank cradles and platforms,

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production equipmentconsists of highly specialized equipment used in manufactureof synthetic rubber, and includes filters, shredders, reactors,process piping, etc, Laboratory equipment mostly 'of specialtype used in synthetic rubber or plastics laboratories.UTILITIES: Water, sewage disposal, light and power fromCity.Natural gas from utilty company,Steam from adjoining Plancor,TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Southern Pacific R.R.Los Angeles 0, R. P. D,-Brochure ai,ailable,

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold19,650 sq. ft.

Industrial Formings Company,Burbank, California.-Plancor 463.

Foundry Sold37,000 sq, ft.

Joshua Hendy Iron Works,Sunnyvale, California.-Plancor 1103.

ShipyardKaiser Cargo, Inc"Richmond Yard No, 4,Richmond, California,-Maritime,

LAND: About 68,5 acres (3,5 acres under water),BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: All wood frame construc-tion, Training School (11,000 sq, ft,), Administration (18,000sq. ft.), Utilty, three (90,000 sq, ft, total), Cutting Shed(23,000 sq, ft.), Other buildings total about 50,000 sq, ft.Shipways (3), 400' long.Marginal Wharf, 603' long.

San Francisco O. R. P. D,

ShipyardKaiser Company,Richmond Yard No, 3,Richmond, California.-Maritime,

Numerous shipyard buildings mostly of frame construction.Five graving basins, 590', Marginal piers (2), 1,575' long, 739'long.

This plant has been leased lor a period 01 years, Negotitions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect,San Francico 0, R, P, D,

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Aircraf Plant Sold298,0 .... ft.

Kaiser-Hughes,Culver City, California,-Plancor 1424.

Ordnance Forging Plant Surplus207,500 .... ft.

Kaiser Shell Plant, Kaiser Industries,Four miles southwest of Fontana, California.-Army,

Designed for production, machining and annealing of forgings,LAND: About 48 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 207,500 sq. ft.Bilet and Forging, area 32,750 sq, ft., clearances 33' and 43'.Pump and Compressor, area 15,850 sq, ft., clearances 26'.Shipping and Storage, area 19,900 sq. ft., clearances 20'.Machinery and Annealing, area 98,600 sq, ft" clearance 20'.All have concrete floor, steel framing, corrugated metal siding,Administration Building 10,700 sq. ft, Wood frame.Minor structures generally of frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, lathes, millngmachines, honing machine, shapers, dril presses, boring andturnng mil, cutting machines, breaking presses, descalers,manipulators, piercing presses, draw presses, pressure blastmachines, nosing presses, magnets, battery charging unit, elec-tric tractor, hydro pneumatic accumulators, air compressors,tanks, welding machines, electric trucks, pumps, motors, con-veyors, coling conveyors, quench tanks, furnces, one 25-ton,two 15-ton one 10-ton, two 5-ton cranes.NOTE: Tiis plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved,UTILITIES: Local and utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs fromA,T, & S.F. Ry,LOB AngeleB 0, R. P, D,-Brochure uiaîlable. (AP-57).

Aircraf Engine Parts Plant

131,200 .... ft.Kinner Motors, Inc.,635 West Cólorado Street,Glendale, California.-Army,

Sold

Aluminum Foundry74,530 ...' fi.

Kinney Aluminum Company,Vernon, Calüornia,-Plancor 2087.

Designed for production of small aluminum castings.LAND: Approximately 4%, acres.BUILDINGS: Factory, brick walls, wood trusses; area 65,-000 sq. ft" clearance 13'.Personnel Building, Locker Building, Garage, MagnesiumBuilding; total area 9,530 sq, ft.EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, electric dispatch oven andplatform scale.UTILITIES: City and local utilty, companies,TRANSPORTATION: Siding on propert,LOB AngeleB O. R, P. D,-Brochure available,

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus19,3 .... ft.

Kobe, Inc.,3040 E. Slauson Avenue,Huntington Park, California.-Army.

Uiied for production of landing gears and other aircraft parts.Building is an extension to existing building of lessee.LAND: About 0.42 acres, leased.

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BUILDING: One story with small mezzanine, Ground floorarea 17,500 sq, ft" mezzanine 1,800 sq. ft, Clearance undertrusses 16'. Main floor concrete on ground finished withmetallc hardener. Mezzanine floor is wood, Structural fram-ing is combination of steel columns and wood roof trusses. Ex-terior walls of wood with ship-lap siding.M~CHINi;RY AND EQUIPMENT: Turret lathes, miling ma-chines, grinders, thread milers, driling machines, hydraulicpress, portable crane, hoists, spray booth, lift trucks, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Railroad spur track,

Los Angeles O. R, P, D.-Brochure available (AP-66).

Grain Salvage Plant18,000 tons per year

Lac Chemicals,

Culver City, California.-Plancor 2249,

Designed to process the waste and residue resulting fromlessee's distiling of industrial alcohol into cattle feed,

LAND: 1.425 acre, %, acre of which is in Culver City re-mainder extending into city of Los Angeles, ,BUILDINGS: Evaporator House, houses a three-unit evap-orator and its auxilary equipment, and is 29' by 42'. Founda-tions, .foors and walls of reinforced concrete, gable roof struc-tu!e is of wooden trusses, Floor area 1,043 sq. ft., ceilngheight 40' to bottom of trusses,Boiler House has two 200 h,p, steam boilers and their accesso-ries; construction similar to Evaporator House, Floor area2,268 sq. ft., ceilng height 20'.UTrr.rTIES: From local utilty companies through lessee'sfacilities,TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pacific Electric Railway.L08 Angeles 0, R, P, D.-Brochure available,

Aircraft Plant Sold940,000 .q. fi.

Lockheed Aircraft Corporation,Burbank, California,-Plancor 236.

Aircraft Plant Surplus386,00 .q. ft.

Lockheed. Aircraft Corporation,

Burbank, California,-Plancor 1193.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of air-craft and aircraft parts.LAND: There are four parcels as follows:Site for Building No, 182, about 14,04 acres,Site for Engineering Test Building No, 80, about 0,53 acres,Site for Buildings Nos. 330-334, inclusive, about 19,50 acres.Site for Building No. 230, about 4.27 acres.

BUILDINGS: Warehouse No. 185-Building is one-storystructure 300' x 680' with floor area 204,000 sq, ft, Clearance20', There is also an offce mezzanine 5,000 sq, ft. floor area.Floor divided into four sections by reinforced brick fire walls.Exterior walls of wood sheathing with asbestos shingles. Woodtrusses on wood columns, Truss span 50' on 20' centers. Build-ing designed to allow operation during blackout-has no win-dows, Automatic sprinkler system. Cranes-One 5-ton gantryover railroad spur, Two I-ton cranes in building. Containsspur tracks from Southern Pacific R.R.Engineering: Test Building, Unit No. 80-Main building ofwood frame, wood columns, girders, joists, and sheathing, withcomposition roof, Sidewalls sheathing and cement stucco.Test chamber reinforced concrete. Main building is 70'2" x 70'2"and 10'5" x 20'2"; test chamber, 10'9" x 42' and 11'4" x 41' Areabuilding, 5,000 sq. ft,; test chamber, 1,060 sq. ft. .Run-Up Shed No. 330 and No. 331-Each originally open shel-ter 102' x 361' of wood columns, trusses, purlins, and sheath-ing with compo roof, Completely enclosed later with end wallsof wood an~ cement plaster inside and out and rollng steeldoors on sides. Total area about 39,000 sq, ft., includingoffce lean-to of 20' x 102'. Clearance 20' to underside truss.Offce and Hydraulic Building No, 332-L-shaped, size 50'6" x

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121' plus 60' x 60', Area, 16,280 sq. ft., including part secondfloor, Clearance in high portion, 29'; in offce, 10', Wood frame,wood columns, steel beams, wood joist, wood trusses and sheath-ing with gravel-compo roof, All exterior surfaces plastered.Pilot House and Reservoir-No. 333-Reinforced concrete res-ervoir 10'3" deep under the building, Three-story building,wood frame with steel bracing. Wood columns steel girders,wood joist, wood purlins and sheathing with composition roof,Building 90' x 96' with addition on north 21' x 66' and lean-toon east 20' x 48', Total area about 20,600 sq, ft. Clearancesabout 10',Run-Up Shed No, 3-Building No. 334-0pen shed, 32' x 480'of wood columns and bracing, wood roof trusses, purlins andsheathing with gravel-compo roof, North, south, and eastwalls closed. down to a point 20' above floor with corrugatedasphalt. .Offces frame and cement plaster, 32' x 61'. Total area, 17,000sq, ft. Clearance 20'. Sprinklered,Tool Control Storage Building No, 230-First floor constructedof reinforced concrete 4" thick. Exterior walls of wood studsand diagonal sheathing with cement plaster on the outside.Exterior sash are steel factory type, Roof purlins are sup-ported by 60' wood Archrib trusses running north and southresting on wood columns spaced 20' center to center. Build-ing is 200' wide and 400' long, and has covered loading dock onthe east, 20" wide and 390' long, A reinforced brick fire walldivides the building into two equal parts, Floor area ofbuilding is 79,202 sq. ft., area of covered dock is 7,800 sq, ft.Ceilng clearance from floor to bottom chords of trusses is20', Automatic wet type sprinkler system covers entire build-ing,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine Tools-rils,filing machines, grinders, lathes, miling machines, sawing ma-chines, shapers, bending machines, brakes, presses, dolles,gages, racks, sanders, tables, tote boxes, trailers, trucks, floorscales, etc. About 1,600 items including straightedges, microm-eters, sanders, saws, vises, etc.UTILITIES: By city of Burbank and public utilties,Los Angeles 0, R, P, D,-Brochure available,

Aircraft Service Center Surplus328,3 iq. ft.

Lockheed Aircraft CorporationVan Nuys, California.-Plancor 1997.

Designed for modification and servicing of airplanes.LAND: Two parcels, total 77 acres.BUILDINGS: Two Hangars, each with lean-to, and each 320'by 400'; stucco on wood frame exterior walls, wood columns,and roof trusses; combined floor area 256,000 sq. ft, Clear-ance 35'.Warehouse, brick exterior walls, floor area 16,000 sq, ft,; ceil-ing height 20'. Ten minor buildings and barracks, 66,300 sq, ft.floor area; wood and brick construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, grinding andmiling machines, presses, rolls, flaring and beading machines,anvils, blowers, spray booths, compressors and furnaces; alsoportable tools, laboratory and testing equipment and furnitureand fixtures,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved,UTILITIES: City systems.This plant has been leased for a period of 4% years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect,Los Angeles O. R, P, D.-Brochure available,

Aircraft Parts Plant100,0 iq. ft.

Menasco Manufacturing Company,Burbank, California.-Plancor 183.

LAND: 8 acres,BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building, one store, steel and con-crete, clearances 14' and 23'. Floor area 81,600 sq, ft,

Monorail system installed, Sprinkler ed,Shipping and Grinding Building, frame construction, bow-string type trusses; clearances 12' and 20', Floor area about12,400 sq. ft, Other buildings, 7,400 sq, ft., frame,

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling machines,grinding machines, driling machines, heat treating unit, sand-blast outfit, spray booths, plating installation, etc,UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from Southern Pacific R. R,Los Angeles 0, R. P, D.-Brochure available,

Shipyard SurplusMarinship Corporation

Sausal:to, California.-Maritime,LAND: 206 acres (including 99 acres under water)BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Plate Shop (110,000 sq.ft.), Sub Assembly (97,000 sq. ft.) of structural steel, woodcovered.Machine Shop (27,000 sq. ft,) General Shop (38,000 sq, ft.),Yard Offces and Mold Loft (107,000 sq. ft.), Warehouse andGeneral Store (122,000 sq, it,), Outfitting Shop (31,000 sq. ft.),Administration (26,000 sq, ft,) and others all wood construc-tion, .Shipways (6), 566'.Finger Piers (2), 664'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Derricks, hoists, gantrycranes, 0, H, cranes, jib cranes, locomotives, crawler and mo-bile cranes, machine tools, welding equipment, bending ma-chines, electrical shop equipment, sheet metal shop equipment,etc.UTILITIES: City and lòcal utilty.San Francico 0, R, P. D.

Aluminum Powder Plant3,600,00 Ib.. per year

Merril Products CompanyEmeryvile, California.-Plancor 2109.

Facilities tied in with lessee plant.LAND: Two leased parcels; total 17,500 sq, ft.BUILDINGS: Screening House, 16' by 22', light frame con-struction, Bag House, 12' by 20', steel frame.EQUIPMENT: Two furnaces, two compressors, two air re-ceivers, piping, valves, switches, controls, gas burners, etc., inleased building, Screening House and Bag House contain twobag assemblies, one cyclone, vibrating screens, vibrating shak-ers, fans, motors, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Southern Pacific Railroad.

San Francico 0, R. P, D.-Brochure available,

Aircraft Modification Center498,6 ... ft.

Modification Center No.16 miles East of Daggett, California.

Project designed for the modification completed planes by theaddition of special fittings and equipment. Housing and rec-reational facilties for the entire personnel employed is pro-vided, The very dry climate eliminates almost entirely cor-rosive action on machinery. Infrequency of storms and favor-able climate permits many industrial operations to be accom-plished outdoors,

LAND: Total about 1,099 acres. About 1,035 acres are withinfenced area of the Modification Center and the remainder ofthe leased area is unused and unfenced, Land leased fromCounty of San Bernardino.

BUILDINGS: Total area within buildings about 498,600 sq. ft.Barracks (Some 20 buildings) total area 147,000 sq, ft. Twostory Frame Construction.Cottages-20-total area 18,400 sq, ft,Hangar Sheds-(4)-total about 218,000 sq. ft, COl'cretefloors and wood framing,Hangars-21,400 sq, ft. and another 26,000 sq, ft. Concretefloor, wood framing.

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Hangar shop-21,000 sq. ft, concrete floor and wood framing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, drilpresses, saws, heat treat furnace, squaring power shear, tubemachine, drils, riveters, sandblast cabinet, power brake,quench tank (heat treat), compressors, portable generator,scales, hand hoists, painting equipment, degreaser unit, jacks,pumps, etc.Furniture and Fixtures-Numerous items including householdfurniture, hospital equipment, cafeteria equipment, factoryfurniture, offce furniture and equipment, etc.

UTILITIES: Water-Two wells on site,Sewer-Disposal plant on site.Power and Light-Furnished by California Electric Company,TRANSPORTATION: Railroad-Atchison, Topeka & Santa FeRailroad runs through portion of site.Los Angeles O. R, P, D,-Brochure available (AP-f¿).

Gasoline Refinery-100 Octane Surplus2,000 barrels per day

Mohawk Petroleum Corporation,Three miles west of the City of Bakersfield, California,-

Plancor 1041.

LAND: 20 acresBUILDINGS: About twenty service and functional units. Totalarea about 30,000 sq. ft. All buildings have concrete founda-tions, generally brick walls and concrete slab roofs. Severalare air-conditioned,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major functional unitsare thermal reforming and gas concentration unit, isomeriza-tion unit, HF alkylation unit and isopentane splitting unit,Accessory facilties include Ethyl blending plant, coolingtower, and loading rack. Tankage capacity-atmospheric;85,000 barrels; pressure; 18,000 barrels.

UTILITIES: Water by well on site,Power and light by local utilty company,Plant has 4 boilers with a total capacity of 170,000 poundsof steam per hour.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of A, T. & S, F, Railroad,A portion of plant has been leased for a period of two years.Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject tothe provisions of the lease in effect.

San Francisco 0, R, P, D.-Brochure available.

Radio Station16,740 sq. ft.

National Broadcasting Company7% miles from Dixon, California,-Plancor 1986.

Designed for short wave broadcasting,LAND: 640 acres.BUILDINGS: Three buildings, Transmitter, Garage, PumpHouse. Total floor area 16,740 sq. ft" reinforced concrete.EQUIPMENT: Some items of offce furniture and fixtures.UTILITIES: Water from well.Sewage disposal by septic tank,Power and light from local utilty company.

San Francisco O. R. P, D,-Brochure available.

Welding Rod Plant Surplus25,000 sq. ft.

National Cylinder Gas Corporation,

On the Mormon Channel of the San Joaquin River,Stockton, California.-N obs 663.

Used for the manufacture of welding rods,LAND: About 1.1 acres,BUILDING: An existing building (some repairs required) ;one story, about 25,000 sq. ft., floor area and clearance 16',Brick walls on two sides, frame stud walls on two sides cov-ered with corrugated galvanized-iron siding, Floors are con-crete throughout, Interior columns 10" by 10" wood, woodtrusses, roof is saw-tooth construction,

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MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:' Includes pulverizer, tanks,mixer units, cutting and straightening machines, rod-feedingand stripping units, extruding machines, baking ovens, wire-washing machines, scales, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.San Francisco O. R. P, D.-Brochure available (NP-34).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold56,500 sq. ft.

National Supply Company,Torrance, California.-Plancor 308.

Steel Plant Facilities6,840 sq. ft.

National Supply Company,

1524 Border A venue,

Torrance, California.-Army.Extension to lessee facilties used in production of tank cast-ings and gun forgings.LAND: About 8,000 sq, ft, leased. Land is in lessee's plant.BUILDING: Addition to lessee building, one store, 6,840 sq. ft.,clearance 29', concrete floor, structural steel framing, corru-gated asbestos cement and corrugated iron siding,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 2 annealing furnaces, carbottom types, 3' by 6' by 12', 2 recirculating furnaces, carbottom type, 3' by 6' by 12', oil quench tank, water quenchtank, one 10-ton bridge crane,

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,Los Angeles O. R. P, D.-Brochure available,

Aircraft Parts Plant397,000 sq. ft.

Northrop Aircraft, Inc.,Hawthorne, California.-Plancor 1469,

Designed for the manufacture and assemble of large metalunits and parts,LAND: 46% acres owned, 1.2 acres leased,BUILDINGS: Assembly Building, 400' by 420'; floor area 210,-000 sq. ft.; timber framing; clearance 33',Factory, floor area 110,000 sq, ft,; timber framing; clear-ance 25',Process Building, Offce Building, Research Building, TestBuilding, Hangar, Radar Building, Warehouse, Cafeteria andPower House have combined floor area of 77,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring machines, drilpresses, bench grinders, etc. Roll forming machines, nibblingmachines, arc welders, riveters, shears, etc. Also four 5-tonelectric cranes and three 2-ton cranes,UTILITIES: City and local utilty company,TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Pacific Electric Railway.Los Angeles 0, R, P, D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus1,000,000 sq. ft.

North American Aviation, Inc.,Adjacent to South Boundary of Los Angeles

Municipal Airport,

Inglewood, California,-Plancor 27,

LAND: 3 sites approximately :J to % mile apart. 40 acresowned, 5.35 acres leased.BUILDINGS:Tooling Building: 300' x 500', one story, 150,000 sq. ft, withmezzanine, 32,000 sq. ft.; steel framing; sawtooth roof; clear-ance 30'; monorail system, 2 elevators, sprinklers.Advanced Production Building: one story, 114,000 sq. ft" withmezzanine, 27,000 sq, ft.; steel framing; sawtooth roof; 100' by200' spans.Parts Handling Building: 400' by 880'; one story warehouse,352,000 sq, ft,; 2-story offce area, 68,400 sq. ft.; brick walls;wood framing; columns spaced 20' by 40'; warehouse clearance

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25'; sprinklers; loading dock 55.000 sq. ft,Warehouse: 250' by 260', area 65,260 sq. ft.; one-story; woodframing; clearance 14'.Engineering Building: two-story; frame; 96,000 sq. ft.Two Cafeterias: area 45,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production equipmentconsisting of finishing machines, die-making machines, auto-matic screw machines, cloth cutters, sewing machines,' spotwelders, welding machines, trucks, etc.Machine tools include borers, lathes, milers, grinders, planers,presses, shapers, shears, and metal forming tools. 8,700 itemsof offce and cafeteria equipment,

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of AT & SF Railway.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may be en-tered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of the re-mainder,

Los Angeles 0. R, P. D.-Brochure available.

Precision Parts Plant Surplus74,500 sq. ft,

Pacific Aviation, Inc.,Century and Lincoln Boulevards,Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 828.

LAND: 15 acres,BUILDINGS: Manufacturing and Commissary Buildings, onestory wood with stucco walls; ceilng heights 12'; factory area52,000 sq. ft.; offce 16,000 sq. ft.; commissary 3,770 sq. ft.Minor buildings total 3,760 sq, ft., wood construction,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling machines, lathes,planers, presses, shaping machines, band saws, elevating tables,floor cranes, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus", Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.

Los Angeles 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Tire Plant17,700 sq. ft.

Pacific Rubber and Tire Manufacturing Company4901 East 12th Street,Oakland, California.-Plancor 1976.

Designed to increase lessee's facilties for production of tires.LAND: About 0.24 acre.BUILDING: An extension to and opening into lessee's build-ing. Two-story reinforced-concrete, concrete slab on ground,topped with %" of Duracrete. Second floor of concrete girder,beam, and slab construction. Concrete slab deck with built-uproofing. Area first floor 9,275 sq. ft., clearance, 13'6" to bottomgirder; area second floor, 8,431 sq. ft., clearance, 12'1" to bot-tom girder. Building is sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three Banbury mixers,two twin sheeting mils, three single sheeting mils, tire-build-ing machines, tire presses, tire molds, tire-building drums,band-building machines, bead-flipping machines, 8" tuber, 66"bias cutter, calendar, fabric dipping equipment, motors, gen-erators, controls, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company,TRANSPORTATION: Railroad, Spur track on lessee plantconnects with major railroads.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.

San FraAcisco 0, R, P, D,-Brochure available,

Steel Tubing Plant Surplus24,100 tons per year

Pacific Tube Company5710 Smithway Street,Los Angeles, California,-Plancor 1567.

Designed for the production of seamless and welded steeltubing.LAND: 16 acres.BUILDINGS: Three factory buildings, steel framing, corru-gated metal walls; total area 115,000 sq. ft.; clearances 19' to22', Offce, one-story, frame and stucco; area 3900 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Seven steel tube draw benches, three tubestraighteners and two tube reducing machines, machine tools,heat treat furnaces, generator sets, etc,Laboratory contains a tensile testing machine and other items.Six cranes, capacities 3 to 6 tons.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Union Pacific R.R.Los Angeles 0. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

ShipyardPermante Metals CorporationRichmond Yard #1Richmond, California.-Maritime.

LAND: 127 acres (including 14 acres under water).BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Plate Shop (128,000 sq.ft,) steel framing, contains fourteen bridge cranes.Administration (27,000 sq ft.), Fitting Warehouse (44,700 sq.ft,), General Stores (53,000 sq. ft.), Mold Loft (67,000 sq. ft,),Machine Shop (29,000 sq. ft,), Overflow Warehouse (48,000sq. ft.), and others are all wood construction,Shipways (7), 470',Marginal Piers (2), 1945', 300'.

San Francisco 0, R, P. D.

ShipyardPermante Metals CorporationRichmond Shipyard #2Richmond, California.-Maritime,

LAND: 480 acres (including 115 acres under water),BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Covered Assembly Build-ing (180,000 sq. ft.).Plate Shop (141,000 sq. ft.) of steel construction, total ofthirty-eight bridge cranes,Electric Shop (27,000 sq. ft,), Craft (27,000 sq, ft.), FittingsWarehouses, two (85,000 sq, ft.), General Warehouse (22,000sq. ft,), Machine Shop (51,000 sq. ft.), Warehouses two (70,000sq. ft.), Warehouse A (221,500 sq. ft.), Personnel (45,000 sq.ft.) and others all wood frame construction,Shipways (12).Marginal Pier, 300'.Finger Piers (3), 540' by 114' each,

San Francisco 0, R, P, D,

Magnesium Plant Surplus20,000,000 Ibs. yearly

Permanent Metals Corporation,Manteca, California.-Plancor 707,

Designed for production of magnesium metal. Plant equippedfor production of magnesium alloys,LAND: Approximately 138 acres.BUILDINGS: Two furnace buildings, one story and basement,concrete walls, galvanized iron sides, clearance 20', total floorarea 258,830 sq. ft. Foundry Building, Mil Buildings, PelletBuilding, Offce Building and minor buildings, total 38,600 sq.ft. Construction generally frame with galvanized iron sidings,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three Raymond mils,capacity 21,000 pounds fine per hour, complete with pneumaticclassifying and dust collecting systems; Symons cone crusher;Alls-Chalmers tube mil; Syntron electric feeder; eight Ko-marek-Creaves briquetting presses; pellet handling equipment;

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two Kuntz 8' x 26'6" agitator type hydrators, capacity each14 tons hydrate per hour; 64 specially designed, gas fired, up-draft brick furnaces; one 100 ton hydraulic press, special de-sign; retort residue handling equipment. Two 5-ton cranes,UTILITIES: Water from three wells on site.Sewage septic tanks and disposal beds on site,Gas and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Southern Pacific Rail-road.San Francisco 0, R, P, D.-Brochure available.

Service Buildings Sold62,000 sq. It,

Pi and-Evans,San Francisco, California,-Plancor 2335,

Tube and Pipe Plant187,500 sq. ft.

Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corporation,Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 173,

Designed for manufacture of tubes and drawn pipe from ingotcopper, tin and nickeL.

LAND: 41. 3 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building, one story, steel frame;

, area 172,000 sq ft.; clearances 20' to 35',Offce and other buildings, 15,500 sq, ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces: 7 induction,electric; 1 rotary hearth bilet; 1 sloping hearth bilet heating;and 6 annealing.One 2,200-ton hydraulic extension press, piercing mil, aircompressors, motor generators, etc.Laboratory and testing equipment: 30,000 lb, tensile testingmachine, metalloscope, etc.Cranes: three 5-ton, two 7%-ton, one 10-ton. There are alsoconveyors.UTILITIES: Water by public utilty company; 150,000 gal.reservoir.Sewer connects to county system,Power and light by public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pacific Electric Railway,Los Angeles 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available.

ShipyardPollock Stockton Shipbuilding Company,Stockton, California.-Nobs 676.

A complete shipyard and appurtenances including land, build-ings and structures, piers and ways, drydock basins and un-docking gates, services, and miscellaneous.LAND: About 65 acres leased by the city to the operatingcompany, with the lease assignable to the U, S, Government,

BUILDINGS: Numerous shop and service structures. Largerunits are: Administration Building. Two story T-shaped build-ing of wood construction 40' by 200' with the south leg of theT 28' by 40'. The frame of the building is covered with 1" by 8"rustic siding. The concrete first floor is painted and interiorwalls are panel plywood and wallboard, Machine Shop Build-ing, Tool Storage, Rigging Loft, and Blacksmith and ElectricalShop Additions. The machine shop building is of frame con-struction 40' by 180', 25' and 12' clearances to bottom oftrusses. The floor is 3" black top, A 4-ton hand-operated crane,and the electrical repair shop has a 2-ton traveling crane,Mold Loft and Joiner Shop, of wood construction, 60' by 220'.The building being one large rectangular room. Monitor-typeventilation runs the length of the building.Outfitting Warehouse: Wood frame building, 60' by 260', with12' clearance from floor to bottom of trusses. It is all one areawith standard wood warehouse storage bins occupying most ofthe space, The grade floor of warehouse is 3" black top. Auto-matic set sprinkler system,Balance of units total some 50,000 sq. ft. Also large area ofassembly and open storage platforms.Shipways: Four sets of ways were built, A truck-crane trestlewas built between ways Nos. 1 and 2 and between Nos. 3 and4. Each shipway is of timber pile-bent construction.

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Launching Ways: Launching ways are supported on pilng,Truck Crane Ramps: These are earth ramps approximately27' by 300', located between the first and second shipways andbetween the third and fourth shipways.Outfitting Trestle for Wooden Ships: Timber pile-bent con-struction.Outfitting Marginal Wharf: A timber pile-bent wharf, 32' by648'.Outfitting Trestle: Timber-pile wharf, 40' by 1,200' in size,Trestle Crane ways: Serving the two drydock basins are threetimber-trestle craneways, one trestle dividing the east andwest basins and called the center craneway, and a trestle crane-way 134' on centers of each side of the center craneway. Thesecraneways provide a roadway for servicing the drydock basinsand support for the Colby cranes. The trestle craneways areof timber pile-bent construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Typical shipyard equip-ment, machine tools, welding equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: Western Pacific R. R. serves planttrackage,San Francisco 0. R, P. D.-Brochure availa,ble (NP-55).

Aircraft Parts PlantRheem Manufacturing CompanyMaywood, California,-Plancor 1674.

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus(Bomb racks, bay doors, etc.)

398,000 sq. ft.Rohr Aircraft Corporation,

Chula Vista, California,-Plancor 993.

LAND: 32.05 acres,BUILDINGS: Main Factory, om; story, 250' by 700', floor area175,000 sq. ft.; wood frame, bow type trusses; clearance 20',Hangar, one story, 200' by 500', area 100,000 sq, ft.; steelframe, electrically operated doors; clearances 20' and 35',Maintenance Buiiaing, Administration Building, Engineeringand Laboratory Building, three Warehouses, and Cafeteriahave combined area of 123,400 sq. ft.; generally wood con-struction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling and boring ma-chines, grinders, drop hammers, hydraulic presses, tube bend-ing machines, press breaks, furnaces, spot welders, etc.Main factory has two overhead traveling cranes; MaintenanceBuilding, one 5-ton overhead traveling crane.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus", Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,Part of this plant has been sold, Negotiations may be enteredinto for purchase or lease of the portion remaining,

Los Angeles 0, R, P, D,--Brochure available,

Aircraft Plant292,00 sq. ft.

Ryan Aeronautical Corporation,San Diego, California.-NOa-130.

LAND: Leased from City for long term. Buildings utilze anarea of about 13 acres.

BUILDINGS: Final Assembly No. 140. Area 112,400 sq. ft.,200' by 570', clearance 35', concrete, floor, wood timber con-struction with wood roof trusses, clear span 200'. Sprinklered.Sub-Assembly No. 140a. Area 95,300 sq. ft., 306' by 215' withmezzanine 95' by 305' and leanto 20' by 152'. Main floor clear-ance 25', concrete main floor, structural steel framing, corru-gated siding. Sprinklered.Offce, two-story, frame stucco, total area 35,800 sq. ft.Offce and Cafeteria, two story, frame, stucco, total area 24,000sq. ft,Compressor Room, Fire House, Boiler Room, Gate House, Metal

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Drawing Building, Salvage, Target Butt, Transportation Build-ing, total area about 25,000 sq. ft., construction either woodframe or masonry.Other units include Spray Booth, Toilets,UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,Los Angeles O. R. P. D.

Ammunition Loading Plant107,862 sq. ft.

San Bernardino CWS Plant.Day and Night Flare Corporation,San Bernardino, California.-Army.

LAND: Approximately 637 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Thirteen Storage Buildings, one-story, 6,000sq, ft. each, wood and concrete slab floor, wood stud andtrussed rafter frame, wood siding walls,Four Assembly Buildings, three one-story; one two-story; 4,760sq. ft. each, concrete slab floors, wood posts and beams, woodsiding.Three Storage Buildings, one-story, total area 10,160 sq, ft"same construction as other storage buildings,Two Warehouse Buildings, one-story, 18,430 sq, ft. each, sameconstruction except composition roof,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Loading presses, crimp-ing machines, dough mixers, powder mixing machines, withcomplement of portable tools. .UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,Sewer systems within site,TRANSPORTATION: Main line of the Atchison, Topeka andSanta Fe R. R.

Los Angeles 0, R, P, D.

Butadiene Plant30,000 tons per year

Shell Union Oil CompanyLos Angeles, California.-Plancor 963,

Designed to produce butadiene from butyl-butylene furnishedby others, also to purify butadiene. Plant consists of completeButylene Preparation, Catalytic Dehydrogentation, Gas Re-covery, Butadiene Purification, General Facilties, and Storageunits.LAND: Approximately 95 acres,BUILDINGS: Administrative, repair' and servce buildingsand functional units such as control houses, compressor build-ing, etc" forty structures. Total floor area 87,000 sq, ft., onestory, wood frame and brick construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Towers, pressure vessels,heat exchanger, reactors, compressors, controls, pressure stor-age tanks, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilties company,TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pacific Electric Railway,Los Angeles 0, R, P, D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant35,000 tons per year

Southern California Gas Company,Los Angeles, California.-Plancor 1167,

Designed for production of butadiene from a butadiene-buty-lene fraction, The product is shipped to others for final purifi-cation.LAND: 1.58 acres owned and about 26 acres covered by ease-ments.BUILDINGS: Fourteen service buildings; one story, woodframe and masonry; total floor area 20,000 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Functional units consist of absorption plantand compressor station. Production equipment is intermingledwith lessee facilities. Equipment is of refinery type, i.e, towers,heat exchangers, controls, piping, etc.UTILITIES: Local utility companies.Los Angeles O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant15,000 short tons per year

Standard Oil Company of CaliforniaEl Segundo, California.-Plancor 1593,

Designed to produce butadiene by the Houdry Catalytic proc-ess for dehydrogenation of normal butane,

LAND: Three parcels totallng 8% acres leased land,BUILDINGS: Nine buildings totallng 29,000 sq, ft, floorarea, Buildings generally are frame, wood, corrugated ironsiding.EQUIPMENT: Plant includes following major functionalunits: Reactor System, Compressor and Absorption System,Extraction System, Salt Water Pumping System, Steam Gen-erating System, Storage Equipment and Piping,Equipment is of refinery type and includes towers, furnaces,condensers, heat exchangers, instruments, storage spheres, etc.UTILITIES: Sea water for process from salt water pumpingstation.Domestic water from city. Gas, power and light from localutility companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad spur tracks on site.Los Angeles 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus8,000 barrels per day

Standard Oil Company of CaliforniaRichmond, California,-Plancor 1833,

LAND: Approximately 40.8 acres; leased; located within re-finery of lessee; divided into three areas, 28.5, 12.0, and 0,3acres,BUILDINGS: Nineteen buildings, total area 57,250 sq, ft"including various control houses, compressor buildings, pumphouses, warehouses and storage buildings, machine shop, lab-oratory, offce building, etc.Construction generally frame; some brick, concrete and struc-tural steel.EQUIPMENT: Thermofor Catalyst Cracker; T, C, C, Re-covery Unit; Alkylation Unit; Isomerization Unit; Distila-tion Unit; Boiler Plant (240,000 Ibs./hr. of steam); Tankage(atmospheric 250,000 bbls., pressure 12,000 barrels),UTILITIES: Process water from salt water pumping station.Domestic water from municipal system,Light and power from local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Belt Line Railroad,San Francisco O. R, P, D.-Brochure available.

Oxygen Plant Surplus46,080,000 cubic feet per year

Stuart Oxygen Company,San Francisco, California.-Plancor 1201.

Additional facilties to lessee's plant,

LAND: 10,450 sq. ft,EQUIPMENT: Three air compressors, oxygen column, sodatower, eight air drying cylinders, three oxygen drying cylin-ders, two purge bottles, transformer, oxygen holder, hoists,boiler, tanks, vibrators, acetylene cylinders, etc,

NOTE: Portion equipment installed in lessee plants,San Francisco O. R. P, D.

Shipyard151,800 sq. ft.

Tavares Construction Company, Inc.,National City, California.-Plancor 407.

Designed for construction of concrete barges, Capacity, fourbarges per month,

LAND: 69,2 acres.BUILDINGS: 53 buildings with total floor area of 151,800sq. ft,; wood frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four Gantry cranes,

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machine tools, miscellaneous tools, offce furniture and equip-ment,UTILITIES: Water, power and light by local utilty com-panies,Sewage disposal by City system.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Santa Fe Railroad.Los Angeles O. R. P. D.-Brochure available,

Ammunition Plant Sold74,6 sq. ft.

Turlock CWS Plant, Turlock, California,-Army,Day and Night. Flare Corporation

SurplusShip Repair Facilties25,500 sq. ft.

United Engineering Company, Lt.,San Francisco, California,-Nobs-246,

LAND: Site 1, about .387 acre, owned by lessee (Repair Shop,Folsom and Steuart Streets). Site 2, about 0.269 acre, ownedby Navy (Plate Shop, Fremont and Folsom Streets),BUILDrNGS: Repair Shop. This building is 137'6" by 137'6",divided into three longitudinal bays, One-story with partialmezzanine for offce space, total area, 18,906 sq, ft" clearance,24', Timber frame, asbestos siding, asphaltic concrete floor,tar and gravel roof. The west bay is serviced by two 6-tonfloor-operated bridge cranes ~nd four I-ton floor-operatedhoists on bridge cranes, The center bay carries a 20-ton bridgecrane, Crane girder is a wooden truss, The east bay is sub-divided into two aisles 22'8" by 137'6".Plate Shop: This building is about one-half mile from therepair shop, Construction of building similar to Repair Shop.The Plate Shop is divided into two longitudinal bays 44'9"by 100' and 26' by 100', clearance 21'6", laminated columns,asphaltic concrete on crushed gravel base. Main bay, one story,Toolroom, two stories, Main bay, 4,241 sq, ft., Toolroom bay,2,426 sq. ft., Main bay clearance 31'6", Toolroom bay clearance,first floor 13', second floor 12'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Air compressor, anneal-ing furnace, surface lay-out table, forging hammer, arc-weld-ing machines, shear, vertical, heavy-duty metal band saws,power hacksaws, press brake, boriIlg, driling, i,illing, and ,tap-ping machines, punch press, boring and drilling machines,radial driling machines, grinding machines, floor grinders,pedestal grinders, lathes, (engine and turret) , miling machines,shaper, pipe threading and cutting machines,

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,San Francico O. R, P. D,-Brochure available

Precision Tools Plant50,4 sq. ft.

Yard, Incorporated,Pasadena, California,-Plancor 614,

(NP-47),

Sold

Aircraf Parts Plant Sold64,0 sq. ft.

Weber Showcase and Fixture CompanyLos Angeles, California,-Plancor 1980.

Aircraft Service Center13,355 sq. ft.

Western Airlines, Inc.,Lockheed Air Terminal,Burbank, California,-Army.

LAND: 0.5 acre, leased.BUILDINGS: Two Army Storage Buildings, one story, totalarea 6,661 sq. ft., 6" concrete floor, wood frame, stucco walls,built-up roof.Shop Building, one story, 7,704 sq, ft" bays 18' by 24', woodframe stucco walls, concrete floor, hot water unit heatingsyste~, sprinkler system, macadam driveway and parking area.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Owned by Western AirLines,UTILITIES: City and local utilty cOTIan.es.Los Angeles 0, R. P. D,

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Chemical Plant, Potassium Perchlorate Surplus5,520,000 Ibs. per year

Western Electrochemical CompanyLos Angeles, California.-Plancor 1873.

LAND: Three acres.BUILDINGS: Four buildings, total area 34,400 sq. ft.; one-and two-story; reinforced concrete; clearances 20' to 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electrolytic cell units,ammonia compressor, complete dryer assembly, gas scrubberunit, generator sets, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subsequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.

Los Angeles O. R.P. D.-Brochure available,

ShipyardWestern Pipe & Steel CompanySan Francisco, California.-Maritime,

LAND: 206 acres (Including 166 acres under water),BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Layout & FabricationShop (113,500 sq, ft.), Mold Loft Warehouse (61,000 sq, ft,),New Fabricating Shop (32,000 sq. ft.), Old Fabricating Shop(35,000 sq. ft.), Steel Building (26,000 sq, ft,) of wood orsteel with galvanized iron sheathing. Administration Building(16,500 sq, ft.), Frame Shop (27,600 sq, ft.), General Ware-house (170,000 sq, ft.) and other warehouses, utilty buildings,etc., all of wood construction,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Derricks, hoists,gantrcranes, overhead cranes, jib cranes, locomotives, crawler andmobile cranes, machine tools, welding equipment, bending ma-chines, electrical and copper shop equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilties.San Francisco 0, R. P. D,

Chemical Plant, Catalyst "1707"5,100 tons per year

Westvaco Chlorine Products Company,

Newark, California.-Plancor 1295.

Designed for production of catalyst "1707" to be used in manu-facture of synthetic rubber by others.LAND: 4* acres,BUILDINGS: Seven buildings; one story, frame and ma-sonry; total area 20,000 sq, ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Equipment for dissolv-ing and clarification, tanks, for mixing, pumping, dewatering,miling, primary calcination, dust collecting system, kiln feetanks and pumps, pellet hydration, reject handling, etc.UTILITIES: Water from Hetch-Hetchy Aqueduct,Gas, power and light from local utilty companies,

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of S. P. R. R.San Francisco O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.-

Chemical Plant, Calcinet Magnesia100 tons per day

Westvaco Chlorine Products CorporationNewark, California.-Plancor 1691.

Sold

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane6,000 barrels per day

Wilshire Oil Company, Inc.,Norwalk, California.-Planeor 912.

Sold

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Ordnance Plant43,0 sq. ft.

Yuba Manufacturing Company,7th and H Streets,Benicia, California,-Army,

U sed for manufacture of howitzer assemblies.LAND: About 0.94 acre, leased,BUILDING: The building as constructed effected a joinderof 2 existing parallel buildings imd an addition to both, Firstfloor area 39,700 sq. ft" clearance 20', second floor area 2,300

sq. ft, Main floor is concrete on ground with wood brick finish,wood timber construction, wood deck, built up roofing, fluores-cent lighting,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools; Lathes,radial drils, miling machines, shapers, grinders, planers, dril-ing machinery, 2-ton electric hoists, lh-ton electric hoists,platforms, truck trailers, scales, jib cranes, lh-ton floor oper-ated bridge crane, 3 10-ton travelift cranes, dust collectors, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Southern Pacific R. R, nearby.San Francisco O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-76).

COLORADO

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant61,800 sq. ft.

Aircraft Mechanics, Inc.,Colorado Springs, Colorado,-Plancor 1306,

Sold

Coke Plant327,000 tons per year

Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation

Minnequa, Colorado.-Plancor 665,

Includes Steam Generating Plant, to supplement and operatein connection with lessee-owned steel mil equipment, and By-Product Coke Ovens,a battery of 74 Kopper's patented Beckertype under-jet, combination coke ovens.

BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Steam Generating Plant,7,350 sq, ft., steel frame, tile walls.Coke Ovens, 43' by 290', capacity about 900 tons per day.Exhauster, Sulphate Storage, and Benzol Apparatus Buildings,masonry and brick, floor area 15,160 sq, ft,EQUIPMENT: Steam Generating Plant has one 150,000 lb,per hour steam generator, complete with superheaters andaccessories, By-product Plant has three primary coolers, threeexhausters, two 21-foot saturators, two 30" automatic driers,and similar type equipment.Benzol Plant includes coolers, stil column and necessary auxil-iaries.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks on site.Denver O. R. P. D,-Brochure available.

Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus450,000 sq. ft.

Modification Center No. 13.Continental Airlines,Adjacent to Denver Municipal Airport,Denver, Colorado.

LAND: About 900 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Hangar, area about 400,000 sq, ft" one story,with two-story wings. Hangar floor concrete on ground, wingfloors reinforced concrete. Structural frame is reinforced con-crete, walls òf face brick with cinder block. Roof of hangarwood sheathing, of wings reinforced concrete. Clearancehangar 35'; w,ings first floor 15', second floor 10', Sprinklersystem.Cafeteria, area about 19,000 sq. ft., one story, clearance 10',seating capacity 850 people, Reinforced concrete floor, ma-Bonry construction, face brick with cinder block walls,Boiler House, one story, area 5,680 sq, ft" clearance 28', re-inforced concrete and brick,Gate House and Offce, one story, area 6,000 sq. ft., clearance9', concrete floor, brick walls.Warehouse, one story, 7,300 sq. ft., clearance 13', concrete floor,brick walls.

Quarters Ferry Command, 3,800 sq. ft., clearance 7'9", con-crete and wood floor, brick walls,Pump House, 1,100 sq. ft. Ammunition Storage, 800 sq. ft,Concrete and brick,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, dril

presses, saws, heat treat furnace, squaring power shear, tubemachine, drils, riveters, sandblast cabinet, power brake,quench tank, compressors, portable generator, scales, handhoists, painting equipment, degreaser unit, jacks, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utility companies. \TRANSPORTATION: Spur track connects to main 11. P,line.Denver O. R. P, D.-B1'ochure available (AP-19).

Chemical Plant, Chlorine ·

20 tons per day liquid chlorine56 tons per day solid caustic

Rocky Mountain ArsenalChlorine PlantRocky Mountain Arsenal Reservation, about 10 milesnortheast of Denver, Colorado.-Army.

An electroytic chlorine-caustic plant, consisting of the follow-ing buildings:

Cell Building,Rectifier Room,Liquefaction Building,Evaporation Building,

LAND: Occupies an area 600' by 1,500' within the ArsenalArea.BUILDINGS: Administration Building No. 241, one-story,80' by 40', Clear height of 11'. Floor, concrete; tie exteriorand interior walls,Cell Building No. 242, one-story, 437' by 94'. Clear height 18',Concrete, masonry, wood timber framing,Compressor Building No, 243, two story, 128' by 58' by 25'.Reinforced concrete, wood timber, masonry.Evaporator Building No. 251, three-story, 122'by 62' by 52',Reinforced concrete, steel, masonry,Caustic Fusion Building No. 254, three one-story ,sections.Main section 194' by 43' by 30', contains caustic pots andcaustic packing equipment, Lean-to section along the southside, 194' by 20' by 18', contains the caustic pot furnaces andfiring aisle. A drum-making section 34' by 61', 14' high pro-jects from north side of main section. Main section is servedby a traveling crane of 15-ton capacity. Steel, concrete, ma-sonry,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 400 cells, all necessarypiping, electrical equipment, etc, 4 rectifier units. 3,000 k.w.750-volt mercury arc, consisting of transformers, rectifier,cooling equipment, etc. Compressors, condensers, coolers, re-frigeration systems, drying towers, tanks, pumps, fans, instru-ments, caustic coolers, evaporator (caustic and salt crystal-lizer included), filters, refrigeration system, repulper, pots,hoods, loading device, assembling machine, etc.UTILITIES: Water, industrial water (untreated) comes fromthe river through a dual main distribution system. Fileredwater (treated) is supplied through arsenal mains,Sewers, three systems serve the Arsenal and chlorine plant:industrial sewer system carries contaminated waste to theriver; cooling water return system collects uncontaminatedwater in a reservoir where it is cooled and returned for fur.

Caustic Fusion Building,Administration and Labora-tory Building,

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ther use; sanitary sewer system connects with a sewage treat-ment plant,Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Arsenal operated railroad system con-nects with the Burlingtn and Union Pacific Railroads.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto posBÌble restrictions as to its proposed use.Denver 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available (AP-182a).

Chemical Plant, CWS ProductsRocky Mountain ArsenalAbout 10 miles northeast of the City of Denver, Colo-

rado.-Army.LAND: About 19,600 acres.BUILDINGS: Tne buildings suitable for manufacturing arecompactly arranged. There are numerous warehouses, mostof them at carloading height, provided with spur tracks, andin some cases of permanent brick construction, The boilerhouse and its installations are of permanent character, Thebuildings are of brick, tile, and concrete construction,The entire arrangement of plant, including buildings, utiltyservices, roadways, etc" is that of a modern chemical plant,The project has a plant to produce acetylene from calciumcarbide, and a complete ethylene-from-alcohol unit.Cafeteria, 7,500 sq. ft., 9' clearance, wood,Nine Barracks Buildings, 8,000 sq. ft. ea., 8' clearance, wood,Bldgs. No. 165 to No. 168 inclusive, 5,300 sq, ft, total, 9'clearance, wood.No. T121 to No. T128 inc. Total area about 15,000 sq, ft,; woodconstruction.T129 to T134 inc, Total area about 8,000 sq. ft.; wood con-struction,Building No, 111: Two-story, total area 37,000 sq, ft, Clear.hts, 8'6"; wood construction.Building No, 112: 2,300 sq. ft, Height 11', Concrete andbrick.No, T141, No, T142: Total area 5,000 sq, ft. Wood con-struction.No. 611: Area 4,500 sq. ft.; brick and tile.No, 612: Area 3,300 sq, ft,; wood,No. 613: Area 6,400 sq. ft,; (2 story) brick and tile,No, 622: Area 1,600 sq, ft.; brick and tile,No. 623: Area 2,400 sq, ft,; wood,No, 626: Area 6,000 sq, ft.; similar to No, 624,No, 627: Area 15,000 sq. ft,; similar to 624.No. 631: Area 4,700 sq. ft.; wood, asbestos, metal cover siding,No. 633: Area 2,400 sq. ft.; brick and tile.Warehouses No. 618, No. 619: Area each 109,000 sq. ft.;clearance height 14'; concrete floor, tile walls, wood trusseswood deck, built-up roofing, 'Warehouse No. 621: Area 18,000 sq, ft. Construction sameas No. 618,Machine Shop No, 624: Area 23,700 sq. ft,; concrete floor,wood timber framing, wood walls (granule siding), woodtrusses, wood deck, rolled roofing. Clearance height 14',No, 411 and No, 41lA to J, inc.: Total area 21,200 sq. ft.(Basement 6,000 sq. ft., first floor 15,200 sg, ft). . Wood frameconstruction, Unit contains 10 tanks (10 dia, by 28' long).Clearance height 13' to 15'.H. S. MANUFACTURING:No. 412 and No, 422: Total area each 13,600 sq, ft, (Base-ment 8,300 sq. ft., first floor 5,300 sq. ft.) ; wood frame struc-tures.No. 432: Area 9,000 sq, ft, One story; concrete floor, tilewalls.M1, MANUFACTURING:No. 511, No. 514: Each three-story. Total area 12,400 sq. ft.Concrete floors, tile walls,No, 515, No. 516: Each three-story, Total area 9,400 sq. ft,Reinforced concrete,No. 517: Area 8,700 sq, ft. Concrete floor, brick and tilewalls.

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Thionyl Chloride Plant: Total area about 10,000 sq, ft.No. 471: Three-story; steel, corrugated asbestos, Total area6,000 sq, ft.No. 472, No, 473, No, 475: Total area 3,600 sq, ft. Wood,A. T, MANUFACTURING AREA:No, 523: Two-story, 4,800 sq. ft, Wood, asbestos, protectedmetal siding.No, 523A: 1,400 sq. ft, Wood.i. O. B, PLANT:No. 742: One-story, 48,000 sq, ft, Clearance 15'; concretefloor, brick and tile walls, wood deck, rolled roofing.No. 311: One-story; 7,800 sq. ft,; 10' clearance; concretefloor, tile walls,No, 312: two-story; 10,200 sq, ft.; 9'9" & 9' clearance; con-crete floor, tile walls.No, 313: one story; 9,700 sq. ft.; 12' clearance; concretefloor, tile walls,No, 314: one story; 8,400 sq. ft,; 14/ clearance; concrete floor,tile walls,

No, 316: one story; 2,600 sq, ft,; 9' clearance; wood,No, 317: one story; 10,800 sq, ft.; 13' clearance; concretefloor, wood,No, 321: three story; 44,000 sq. ft.; 10', 19'6", 29'6"; rein-forced concrete,Twenty eight warehouses in plant: Each area 10,800 sq. ft.Concrete floor, timber framing, celo siding, wood deck, rollroofing,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special productionequipment for manufacturing the various chemical warfareproducts,UTILITIES: Potable water obtained from City of Denver toa milion-gallon reservoir on the reservation,Industrial water provided by canals tapping the High LineCanal of the Denver Water Commission. There are threestorage basins in series, having a capacity of 560,000,000 gal-lons. A pumping station of 3,000 gallons per minute capacityprovides water from the storage basins to the plant a,rea.Sewage system consists of a treatment plant having a capacityfor 6,000 persons.Power from local utilty company.Approximately 10,000 kva is manufactured at the Boiler Plantby a turbo-generator which consumes about 150,000 pounds ofsteam per hour, In addition, there are four 100,000 poundsper hour steam boilers,TRANSPORTATION: Connections with the Union PacificRailroad and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Ap-proximately 30 miles of track within the Arsenal area, andthe classification yard has storage capacity for approximately400 cars.

This project is available for lease if¿ whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use,Denver 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-182).

Ore Reduction Plant, Fluorspar Surplus40 to 500 tons or. p.r day

Western Fluospar Corporation,Northgate, Colorado-Plancor 1663,

Designed for processing of metallurgical fluorspar to obtainan ore concentrate of approximately 85%, Ore furnishedby others,LAND: 3.44 acres.BUILDINGS: Mil Building, frame construction; floor area3,000 sq, ft" clearances 25' to 33', Other minor structures.EQUIPMENT: Complete ore miling plant involving handlingof crude ore and preparing it for concentration. Productionunits utilze patented "sink-float" process.

UTILITIES: Water pumped from Creek. Power and lightfrom lessee,

Denve1' O. R. P. D,-Brochure available.

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CONNECTICUT

Tire Manufacturing Plant200,000 sq. ft.

Armstrong Rubber Company,West Haven, Connecticut-Plancor 2385.

Sold

Machine Tool Plant140,000 sq. ft.

Bullard Company,

Bridgeport, Connecticut-Army,LAND: Owned by lessee,BUILDINGS: Assembly Building, one story, industrial typestructure, 185' by 503' with low one story service additionsalong the sides. Area Main floor 103,000 sq. ft, A basementfor boiler room, storage, etc" has area of 30,000 sq. ft. Sidebays (2) clearances 43'9", center bay clearances 50'6", struc-tural steel framing, walls of brick steel sash, and corrugatedprotected metal. First floor over basement, reinforced con-crete construction, Spur track runs through building, Con-tains 6 25-ton and 2 15-ton bridge cranes, gantry cranes andnumerous column cranes.Offce Building, one story, 50' by 126', area 6,000 sq, ft" as-phalt tile floor, concrete construction, with brick walls andsteel roof trusses.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Planers, milers, radialdrils, lathes and grinders, etc,

UTILITIES: Local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: N, Y, N. H, & H. R. R. serves Assem-bly Building.

New York 0, R. P, D,

Ordnance Plant Sold250,0 sq. ft. .

Colts Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company,Hartord,Connecticut-Plancor 108.

Submarine and Small Craft Plant325,0 sq. ft.

Electric Boat Company,Groton, Connecticut-Nobs 380.

Sold

Ball Bearing Plant Surplus196,0 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation, New Departure Division,Emmett Street,Bristol, Conneeticut-Army.

LAND: About 23:1 acres,BUILDINGS: The Manufacturing Building is 405'7" by440', area 189,100 sq, ft, (first floor 174,700 sq. ft" secondfloor 14,400 sq. ft,). Structural framing consists of concretecolumns and wood roof trusses, walls are of brick construction,floor construction is reinforced concrete with wood finish,clearance height in the factory area is 16', Building issprinklered,In addition to the manufacturing building, there are threesmaller buildings on the site. Boiler House (area about 3,000sq, ft.), Shook Shed (area about 4,200 sq, ft.) and Coal Stor-age Building, The boiler house has three 268 h.p, coal-firedstoker-fed boilers, The entire plant is fenced in,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Automatic surface grind-ers, double spindle grinder, grinding machines, centerlessgrinders, radius grinding machines, cone radius grinding ma-chines, cup radius grinding machines, hydraulic surface grind-ers, gag-matic internal grinding machines, electric indicatorgrinding machines, vertÌcal surface grinders, honing machines,lapping machines, lathes, presses, magnetizing machines, coldblow-off machine, hydraulic stretch, assembly presses, washingmachines, pick-up trucks, lift trucks, vertical noise-testingmachines, electrical equipment, scales, belt collector unit, dustcollecting systems, etc,

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartimeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus," Sub':sequently, however, the independent disposal. of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved. 'UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur from the New York, New Havenand Hartford Railroad,This plant has been leased for a period of one year.Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject tothe provisions of the lease in effect,

Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-US).

Ordnance Parts Plant (Fuzes)41,300 sq. ft.

A. C. Gilbert Company,

New Haven, Connecticut,-Plancor 2107,LAND: About ¥. acre, leased.BUILDING: : Basement and three story structure, reinforcedconcrete flat slab construction with brick spandrel walls,Floors 150 Ibs. liveload. Clearances 12' and 13'. Freight ele-vator, Sprinklered,

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tols, rivetingmachine, coil winding machines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilties,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of N, Y., N. H. & H. R. R.

Machine Tool Plant Sold54,00 sq. ft.

Hanson-Whitney Machine Co"

Hartford, Connecticut-Plancor 624.

Ordnance Plant Sold185,0 sq. ft.

High Standard Manufacturing Company, Inc"1337 Dixwell Avenue,Hamden, Connecticut-Plancor 134.

Parts Plant (Pumps, valves)110,0 sq. ft.

Jenkins Brothers,Bridgeport, Connecticut.-NObs-46.

LAND: Lessee owned. Navy has purchase option.BUILDING: Four story and basement, of steel framing, brickand concrete. .MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mainly machine tolswith some miscellaneous equipment and small tools,Boston 0, R. P, D,

Ordnance Parts Plant (Gun Silencers) Surplus14,700 sq. ft.

Maxim Silencer Company,90-93 Homestead Avenue,Hartford, Connecticut,-Nod, 2164,

LAND: About 1/3 acre.BUILDINGS: A one story structure with a 2 story front,Area first floor 13,000 sq, ft., second floor 1700 sq. ft. Total14,700 sq. ft. Ceilngs 10' and 12',Concrete first floor, wood second floor, Brick walls, steel sash.Skylight entire length of one story section, Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Power shear, weldingequipment, hoists, platforms, etc,UTILITIES: City and local utilty,Boston O. R. P. D,-Brochure available (NP-60).

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant17,800 sq. ft.

M. B, Manufacturing Company, Inc"New Haven-1060 State Street-Plancor 74,Connecticut. Plant 1.

Sold

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant(Engine mounts, fi"ings, etc.)

25,200 sq. ft.M, B, Manufacturing Company, Inc.,Dodge Avenue, East Haven-Plancor 74.

Plant 2,

Surplus

LAND: Approximately 6 acres.BUILDING: One story and mezzanine; factory and offcefloor area 22,400 sq. ft.; mezzanine area 2,800 sq. ft, Clear-ance main floor 15', mezzanine 10', Walls cinder block, brickveneered, Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling, grind-ing, driling machines, plating and heat treating equipment,degreasers, etc. Furniture and Fixtures: Numerous items,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: By city and local utilty companies,Boston O. R. P. D,-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant44,60 sq. ft.

New Britain Machine Company,New Britain, Connecticut.-Plancor 248,

Sold

Machine Tool Plant Sold59,0 sq. ft. .

New Britain Machine Company,New Britain, Connecticut-Plancor 677,

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant75,0 sq. ft.

New Britain Machine Company,New Britain, Connecticut.-Plancor 799.

Sold

Magnesium Plant Surplus10,000,000 Ibs. ingot per year

New England Lime-Company,Canaan, Connecticut.-Plancor 547.

Designed for the production of magnesium metal by the fer-rosilcon process.

LAND: Approximately 11.1 acres.BUILDINGS: Nine principal buildings, total floor area about200,000 sq. ft.Construction generally steel framing, cinder block walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes secondarycrushing equipment; two rotary lime calcining kilns 100' long;pulverizing and mixing equipment; three 5400#/hr. briquettingpresses; twenty gas fired muffle type retort furnaces; sixfurnaces up to 2500# capacity. Also machine tools in main-tenance department. Five Wellman-Galusha #10 producergas generators (2,800,000 c.f.d.),UTILITIES: Electric power and light by local utilty com-pany.Water by two deep wells on site,Sewage disposal by city system.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track.BOston O. R. P, D,-Brochure available.

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Tire Manufacturing Plant88,000 sq. ft.

Norwalk Tire and Rubber Company,

Norwalk, Connecticut.-Plancor 2388.

Sold

Gauge Manufacturing Plant47,o sq. ft.

Pataganset Finishing Company,Niantic, Connecticut.-Plancor 1106,

Sold

Optical Elements Plant15,100 sq. ft.

Perkin-Elmer Corporation,535 Hope Street,Glenbrook (Stamford), Connecticut-Plancor 75.

LAND: About 2 acres,BUILDING: One story, 215' by 75' with offce wing 80' by20'. Factory area 13,500 sq. ft, Clearance 15'. Masonry andframe construction; sprinkler; ail' cooling system,

UTILITIES: Water by local utilty company,Sewage by septic tank system.Power, light and gas by local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: N.Y., N.H, & H.R,R, parallels eachproperty line,New York 0, R. P. D,-Brochure available,

Steel Bar Drawing Mil30,000 tons per year

Republic Steel Corporation,164 School Street,East Hartford, Connecticut.-Plancor 907,

Complete bar drawing mil unit.LAND: 25 acreS',BUILDINGS: Bar Mil, area 62,300 sq. ft., steel and tileconstruction, clearance 25', Boiler and Pumps Houses, 1,870sq. ft, Sprinkler system,

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Shear bar crackers, barpointer, bar stretcher, 75,000 pC?uß(~ bar dra.wing machine, barstraighteners, three furnaces, pickling machine, hydraulic test-ing machine, etc. Also two 10-ton and one 5-ton cranes.

UTILITIES: City and local utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of N,Y" N.H., & H, R,R,Boston 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Plant Sold54,00 sq. ft.

Royal Typewriter Company,

Hartford, Conecticut.-Plancor 2384,

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500 Main Street, W -l J /t,(\.l-. 1l- "1Stratford, Connecticut.-Plancor ~ i -+

Used for assembling and testing aircraft~..'\.. tr ílLLAND: About 17.4 acres. ~ r . ,BUILDINGS: Test Hangar No.1, 123,000 sq, ft., one story,brick walls, wood bow-string trusses, clearance 35'.Sprinklered.Test Hangar No.2, 51,320 sq. ft., one story, brick walls, clear-ance 30'. Sprinklered. Connecting two-story building, steelframing, brick walls, floor area 22,200 sq. ft,Engine Test Building, 4,000 sq, ft., one story, steel framing,clearance 22'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Turn, layout and feed- .ing tables, dril presses, riveters, shapers, hammers, etc. ',~1;(':_UTILITIES: Fire system in.cludes one 400,000 gallon t~nk~"'~"'''.tand one 300,000-gallon tank with booster pumps. !,-'t' ,U"...,Other utilties from city and local utilty companies. \1"..New York 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Plant Surplus230,000 sq. ft.

United Aircraft Corporation,

South Avenue,Bridgeport, Connecticut,-Plancor 857,

LAND: Approximately 8 acres,BUILDINGS: Eleven Buildings. Eight buildings in con-nected group about 470' by 350', generally one story, brickwalls, clearances 10' to 18' except 32' in bay with craneway.Two 10-ton cranes, Other buildings of concrete and brickconstruction.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of N, Y. N. H. & H. R.R,New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available,

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant54,000 sq. ft.

United Aircraft Corporation or

Cushman Chuck Company,Hartford, Connecticut-Plancor 692.

Sold

Aircraft Engine Plant Sold410,000 sq. ft.

United Aircraft Corporation,

Pratt and Whitney Division,Wilimantic, Connecticut-Plancor 612-Wilimantic,

Aircraft Engine Plant Sold553,60 sq. ft.

United Aircraft Corporation,

Pratt and Whitney Division,Southington, Connecticut.-Plancor 612,-Southington.

Synthetic Rubber Plant30,000.long tons per year

United States Rubber Company,Naugatuck,Connecticut.-Plancor 129.

A co-polymer plant designed to produce Buna-S rubber.LAND: Approximately 12,83 acres.BUILDINGS: 12 major and 2 minor buildings, total floorarea about 125,000 sq. ft.; steel framing, brick walls,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Process equipment in-cludes reactors; stripping mils; Proctor & Schwartz dryingsystems; National Erie Extruders; 22" by 60" Adamson rub-ber mils; wash mil; Horton spheres, total capacity 315,000gallons; tanks, total capacity 275,000 gallons, etc,

UTILITIES: Water by local utilty company and two wellson site. Sewage by disposal system, Light, power and gasby local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: Four sidings of New York, New Haven& Hartford Railroad,Boston O. R, P, D.-Brochure available,

Chemical Plant-O.E.. Chemical Modifier

90 tons annuallyUnited States Rubber Company,Naugatuck, Connecticut.-Plancor 543.

Designed for production of chemical modifier, D,D, Mercaptan(D,D.M.), used in the manufacture of, synthetic rubber,LAND: Owned under adjacent Plancor # 129,BUILDING: Brick, floor area 10,000 sq. ft., ceilng height35'. Sprinkler system,

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: The equipment is specialpurpose for the manufacture of D,D.M. Functional or process-ing equipment includes two electric furnaces, centrifugalpumps, air compressor, storage tanks, reactors and stils, acidconcentrating unit consisting of heating tubes, steam ejectors,condensers, coolers, preheaters, instruments, etc., one-ton airhoist,UTILITIES: Water from Plancor #129.Sewage empties into river,Light and power from sub-station of Plancor #129.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of N. Y. N, H, & H. R.R.Boston O. R. P. D,-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Research Facilties6,000 sq. ft.

U. S. Rubber Company,Naugatuck, Connecticut,-Plancor 2097,

Designed for use as a pilot plant and research facilties in syn-thetic rubber technology,LAND: Part of adjacent government-owned synthetic rubberplant area,

BUILDINGS: Process Building, 42' by 42', three story,structural steel framing, concrete floors, steel sash, asbestoscement siding.Laboratory and Warehouse, 42' by 42', one story, of similarconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, agitators, re-actors, condensers, colloid mils, rubber mil, Banbury mixer,baling press, curing press, etc,Also requisite instrument, and controls, flexing machine, ten-sile tester, and similar apparatus.UTILITIES: From adjacent plancor,TRANSPORTATION: Through adjacent plancor facilties,Boston O. R. P, D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Parts Plant (Speed gears, hoists)81,60 sq. ft.

Vickers, Inc.,East Aurora Street,Waterbury, Connecticut,-N obs-1935.

LAND: About 2:5 p.cres, under option to purchase,BUILDING: Building No.2, one story and part-mezzaninestructure, area, first floor, 70,400 sq. ft., area inezzanine, 11,200sq, ft., clearances, two bays have height 21', two bays haveheight 33', one bay part 21' and part 33', Structural steelframing and trusses, walls with brick to sil height and fac-tory-type steel sash with obscure glass to roof, reinforced-concrete floors, roof of 2" plank with built-up tar and gravelroofing. Wet-pipe sprinkler system.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied machine tools,heat treat furnaces, hoists and other production equipment,Sixteen 5-ton box bridge cranes, span 40', four 10-ton bridgecranes, span 40'.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from N, Y" N, H, & H. R. R,Boston O. R. P, D,-Brochure available (NP-87).

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DELAWARE

Machine Shop Surplus5,000 sq. ft.

Bellanca Aircraft Corporation,

New Castle, Delaware-Plancor 628,LAND: 0.319 acre,BUILDING: An extension to lessee's plant #1, 50' by 100',one story, brick walls, steel trusses, Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling ma-chines, radial and dril presses, grinding and polishing ma-chines, arbor cutters, degreaser, air compressor, etc,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus", Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been' re-moved,UTILITIES: Water by municipal system,Power and light by local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of one year. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P, D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus122,000 sq. ft.

Bellanca Aircraft Corporation,

New Castle, Delaware-Plancor 754.LAND: 16 acres.BUILDING: One-story structure, steel frame, cinder blockwalls, Clearance 30' in assembly area, Twelve I-ton monorailswith electric hoists, Sprinldered,

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinding and

miling machines, presses, saws, shapers, welders, furnaces,finishing machines, spray guns, electric drils, etc,NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-timeuse of the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus".Subsequently, however, the independent disposal of the ma-chinery and equipment has been authorized, and it is possiblethat all or part of the original machinery and equipmenthas been removed,UTILITIES: Water and sewer by city,Power and gas by local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Philadelphia 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Nickel Plant Surplus136,000 sq, ft,

Nicaro Nickel Company,Wilmington, Delaware-Plancor 717.

Designed for production of nickel ingots from nickel oxide.LAND : 1n~ acres leased.BUILDINGS: Buildings consist of fourteen connected struc-tures, steel framing, steel sash, clearances from 14' to 55'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 12-ton electric furnace,half-ton electric furnace, casting machine with pouring ladle,briquetting machines, ball mil, 8-ton charging bucket, ingotbuckets, accessory items of nickel oxide refining equipment,etc, Three travellng cranes 1lf to 15 ton, and basket typeconveyor, Four conveyor elevators,UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Wilmington Marine Ter-minal R.R,

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

FLORIDA

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold200,000 sq. ft.

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

Miami Springs, Florida.-Plancor 464,

PipelineFlorida Emergency Pipeline Company,

Timber Island, nearCarrabelle, to Jacksonvile, Florida.-Plancor 1248,

A war emergency facilty created for the transportation ofpetroleum products from barge unloading facilties on TimberIsland, near Carrabelle, Florida on the Gulf Coast, to bargeterminal facilties in the Jacksonvile, Florida area on the St,J~hns Rivi:r. The property consists of approximately 198.7miles of right-of-way, about the same mileage of 8%" steelpipe, 6 line pumping stations, two terminal stations, 8 usedoil storage tanks with a total capacity of 330,000 barrels atthe Carrabelle tank farm, one of 5,000 barrel used oil storagetank at each of the pumping station sites, employees' cot-tage and other appurtenances, All line pumps, prime moversand practically all of the line pipe were used elsewhere beforebeing installed in this system, The pipe line, 198,7 miles inlength, includes 193.7 miles of 8%" o.d, used pipe which wastaken up, reconditioned, shipped, welded and coated beforelaying, Protective casings on railroad and highway cross-ings, and cathodic protection was also installed,

Brochure available.N egotiation handled byUtilities Branch O. R, P. D, Washington.

Oil Terminal FaciltiesGeneral American Transportation Company

alsoU, S, Army Corps of Engineers,Panama City, Florida.-Plancor 1595-B.

This project originally constructed as an oil terminal de-signed for receiving oil by barge and dispatching by tank car.Facilties provide for storage of 575,000 barrels. Railroadyard has capacity of 1,400 standard railroad tank cars. Load-ing racks have capacity for handling 120 tank cars simultane-ously in two minutes.In connection with this terminal there is another terminal atJacksonvile, Florida, and 100 tug boats and 269 barges.

LAND: About 360 acres,BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Boiler House, one story,reinforced concrete frame with concrete block walls, 8600 sq.ft, Clearance 30'; Area 1000 sq. ft, Ceilng 8',Administration Building, one story, 20' by 50', concrete floor,concrete block walls,Four Docks, each 20' wide by 72l' long, Creosoted wood pilngand creosoted heavy timber,Water Reservoir, earth embankment, lined concrete sidesand bottom, capacity 750,000 gallons.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Pumps, motors, com-pressors, derricks, lathe, dril press, grinder, vises, cutter,welder, and miscellaneous maintenance tools,UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Septic tank on site,Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Site trackage connects with main line

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of Atlantic and St. Andrews Bay R. R.Depth of river channel 12',

Jacksonville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Oil Terminal FaciltiesGeneral American Transportation Company,

alsoU, S, Army Corps of Engineers,Jacksonvile, Florida-Plancor 1595-A.

This project originally constructed as an oil terminal designedfor receiving oil by rail and dispatching by tug and barge upthe inland waterways, Facilties provide for storage capacityof 2,700,000 barrels, The railroad spur connecting with stor-age yard has a capacity of about 800 standard railroad tankcars. In connection with this terminal are 100 tugboats of700 h.p, each and 269 wood and wood-steel composite barges,Another terminal is located at Panama City, Florida,LAND: About 229 acres.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Boiler House, one story,reinforced concrete building with concrete block walls, Areaabout 3,400 sq, ft, Ceilng height 32 ft,Main Offce, one story, 20' by 50', concrete block walls. Area1,000 sq, ft, Ceilng 8'.Garage and Warehouse, 28' by 78', wood frame construction.Area 2,200 sq, ft. Ceilng 10'.Two DQcks, each 705' long by 20' wide, creosoted wood pilngand heavy creosoted timbers,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two air compressors,derricks, filters, motors, pumps, etc" and maintenance tools,including lathes, bench dril, bench press, bench grinders, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site,Septic tank on site,Power and light from municipal power plant.Boiler House contains two stoker-fired steam boilers, total1,100 h,p,TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks connect with main lineof Seaboard Air Line Railroad,Jacksonville O. R. P, D.-Brochure available,

Small Ship Repair YardGibbs, Gas Engine Company,South Jacksonvile, Florida.-Navy-NObs-7.

LAND: About 25 acres consisting of 16 acres high bulk-headed land and 9 acres submerged land. Frontage on St,John's River about 1140 feet.Floating Dry Dock: 64' wide by 240' long.Traveling Gantry Crane: A 50', 40 ton crane,TRANSPORTATION: Property served by spur track ofFlorida East Coast Railway.

Birmingham O. R. P, D,

ShipyardHooker Point Shipyard,McCloskey & Company,Hooker's Point,Tampa, Florida-Maritime.

Complete shipyard used for the construction of oceangoingconcrete cargo vessels, Included are 41 buildings and struc-tures, basins, piers, docks, wharves, roads, railroad sidings,etc.LAND: About 121 %, acres.BUILDINGS: Administration Building 26,000 sq. ft,; Ware-house, 54,000 sq, ft.; Cafeteria, 8,000 sq. ft, ; Fabricating Shops,34,000 sq. ft.; 53,000 sq. ft.; and 89,000 sq, ft; Machine Shop,25,000 sq. ft.; Other shops, offces, lofts, etc" total some 100,000sq. ft, All construction is frame and buildings are one story.Structures: Graving basins, 3, 1195' long.Dry Dock, one, 516' long,Finger Pier, one, 1290' long.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Crawler cranes; trac-tors; locomotive crane; derricks; hoists and buckets; overhead

cranes; dump trucks; trailers; concrete chutes and vibrators,compresso'rs and accessories; welding equipment; small handtools; pipe bending, cutting and threading equipment.Miscellaneous shopyard machinery such as shears, galvan-izing equipment, machine tools, electric winches, magnet, plate-bending rolls, etc,UTILITIES: Water furnished by city of Tampa,Septic tanks on site.Power and Light by local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: Tracks of Northern Tampa R,R. ex-tend into yard.

Jacksonville O. R. P. D.-Brochure M-Fla 80,

Ice Plant Sold100 tons per day

Kilbourn Ice Company,Panama City, Florida,-Plancor 2218,

Citrus Processing Plant3,750,000 gallons per year

Kuder Citrus Products Company,Bartow, Florida.-Plancor 2325.

Designed for the production of citrus feed molasses.

LAND: About 1 acre,BUILDINGS: Processing Building, single-story, floor area3,207 sq. ft., ceilng height, 43', Foundations reinforced con-crete, structural steel framing, steel roof trusses, sides androof of corrugated sheet metal. Boilerhouse, 42' by 67', single-story, ceilng 28', floor area 3,207 sq, ft. Structural steel fram-ing, steel roof trusses, sides and roof of corrugated sheetmetal.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two sets of evopora-tors, complete; eight steel sirup storage tanks; two steamboilers, 490 h,p, complete with accessories; softener equip-ment; pumps, motors, controls, etc,UTILITIES: Water from well on site.Power and light from local utilty companies,

Jacksonville 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available,

Lightweight Aggregate Plant SurplusNodulite Nichel Company,Ellenton, Florida-Maritime.

Designed for the production of a lightweight aggregate usedin concrete ship construction, The aggregate known as Nodu-lite is made from fuller's earth by treatment in the plant andbaking and burning at high temperature. Cylinders contain-ing Nodulite aggregate and only 8lh bags of cement per cubicyard have tested better than 6,000 Ibs. per square inch at28 days.LAND: Total of 333-1/3 acres in two tracts, The acreagehas substantial deposits of fuller's earth at depths of 3 to 12feet and is excavated by stripping the topsoil, Exceptingabout 3 acres which is covered by the plant, roadway, etc"the entire acreage is available for stripping and excavatingthe fuller's earth,BUILDINGS: Offce, frame, 16' by 70' and 8'8" high.Pellet Storage, 60' by 75'; concrete floor; concrete retainingwall on north and east side; steel framing and trusses: cor-rugated iron siding and roof,Dry Clay Storage, 60' by 60'; wood frame, wood trusses anddeck, concrete floor.Raw Clay Storage, open ramp with walls only; wood rooftrusses with wood deck on 6" by 6" wood posts; size 45' by 210'long and 23'6" high.Bradley Building, 28' by 53' by 22'10" high; wood frame, woodtrusses and wood deck; concrete floor.Nodulizer and Cement Storage, 35' by 80'6" long; nodulizerbuilding has reinforced concrete tower and steel trusses; ce-ment storage has concrete floor, wood framing and trusses,open construction.Shop and Storage, 18' by 60' by 12' high: concrete floor: woodframing and deck.Boiler and No, 3 Control Room, 24'6" by 29' by 10' high con.

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crete floor; brick wall between boiler room and control room;steel and pipe framing, steel trusses; corrugated iron roof,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special productionequipment.UTILITIES: Water deep well on site,Septic tank on site,Power and Light furnished by local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Tampa Southern Railroad,Jacksonville O. R. P. D.-Brochure MC-12,

ShipyardPanama City Shipyard,Panama City, Florida.-Maritime.

LAND: About 117% acres.BUILDINGS: 59 wood frame structures, total area 578,000 sq.ft,Fabrication Shop, 175,680 sq. ft,; Mold Loft, 23,000 sq. ft,;Machine Shop, 30,800 sq, ft.; Small Parts Warehouse, 18,000sq, ft,; Pipe Shop, 21,700 sq. ft.; Boiler Shop, 27,500 sq. ft,;Electric Shop, 17,800 sq. ft,; Three Warehouses, 89,300 sq, ft.;Administration, 28,000 sq, ft.; Cafeteria, 18,500 sq, ft,Five masonry structures total 11,700 sq. ft.STRUCTURES: Six Shipways, 60' by 450', Timber.Marginal Wharf, 2,559' long, sheet steel pilng,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Gantry cranes, overheadcranes, locomotive cranes, crawler cranes. Numerous items ofmetal working equipment, woodworking equipment, machinetools, etc.

UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: About 6-2/5 miles trackage on site,connect to Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay R,R,

Jacksonville O. R, P. D,

Refrigerating and Dehydrating Plant11,200 14. ft.

Reed-Martin Laboratories,Fort Myers, Florida.-WPB-15.

(Florida) (Georgia) 29

Designed for a fish dehydration plant, Plant site is on water-front, with bulkhead and dock.LAND: About one acre. Tract of land in Lee County,BUILDINGS: Main Building, 75' by 141', approximately10,000 sq, ft., wood frame construction with corrugated asbes-tos siding and roof, concrete floor.Boiler and Change House, 20' by 60', area about 1,200 sq. ft"construction similar to main building.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production Equipment,Refrigeration equipment. Approximately 20-ton capacity, in-cludes compressor with motor, condensers, receivers, pumps,and other accessories. Dehydrator. A five-blower-type dryermanufactured by Proctor and Schwartz, with motors, compres-sor, and acc'essories. Also included are unloading conveyor,cypress receiving tanks, scaler, cleaning tables, cooker, andboning tables, deoiler, grinder, etc.UTILITIES: Water. A 3" artesian well, 220' deep, Watersupply effectively maintained during dry season.Power and light from local utility companies.Steam. Boilerhouse contains a 75-hp. oil-fired boiler,TRANSPORTATION: Highway. Plant fronts on San CarlosBoulevard to Fort Myers.

Jacksonville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (WPB-15).

Paper Plant Sold1,60 tons per month

Santa Rosa Pulp and Paper Company,Pensacola, Florida,-Plancor 528,

ShipyardSt, Johns River Shipbuilding Company,

Jacksonvile, Florida,-Maritime,

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Aircraft Parts Plant Sold4,450 14. ft.

Tycoon Tackle, Inc"Miami, Florida,-Plancor 160.

Aircaf Plant

GEORGIA

3,950,0 iii. ft.Aircraft Assembly Plant No, 6,Bell Aircraft Corporation,

Marietta, Georgia.-Army.LAND: 2,827 acres: 595 acres in airfield, 429 acres. in indus.trial area, 1,801 acres in cantonment area and 2 acres under-pass,BUILDINGS: Eleven major buildings, 3,751,000 sq. ft., thirty-eight minor buildings, 199,000 sq. ft,Main Assembly Building (B-1): Basement, 1 story and mez-zanines, area 3,071,000 sq, ft., concrete floors with wood blockand concrete finish, frame of steel, outside walls 18" brickmasonry to a height of 10', above is corrugated asbestos cementsiding, ceilng height from 9' to 45', 3 ply built-up tar andgravel roof.Offce Building (B-2): Basements and 2 story, area 74,250 sq,ft" concrete floors in basement, 1st and 2nd floor of wood, frameof concrete in basement, other floors of wood, exterior wall ofasbestos cement shingles, interior wall of fiberboard, ceilngheight from 9' to 14', composition shingle roof.Paint and Storage Building (B-3): 1 story, area 64,747 sq. ft"construction features same as Main Assembly Bldg., exceptceilng height is from 11' to 35'.Final Assembly and Clean Up Bldg. (B-4): Six stories, area186,917 sq, ft., construction features like Main AssemblyBldg,Dead Storage Bldg. (B-6): 1 story, area 69,572 sq, ft., con-crete floor, frame of wood, walls of wood studs, sheathing and

shingles, ceilng height from 25' to 28'. 4 ply built-up roof.Flight Hangar, FH: 1 story, area 133,570sq, ft., concretefloors, steel frame, steel girt walls, gypboard siding, ceilngheight 33', 4 ply built-up tar and gravel roof.Nose Hangar, NR: 1 story, area 8,000 sq, ft" same construc-tion as above except ceilng height is 25',Hangars No.1 and 2: 1 story, area of each 27,000 sq. ft, andceilng height is 18',Hangar No.3: 1 story, area 21,960 sq, ft., same constructionexcept ceilng height is 12', .Warehouse: 1 story and mezzanine, area 13,000 sq, ft" dirtfloor and all wood construction with metal siding walls, ceilngheight 10', corrugated metal roof.Warehouse No.5 and 6: 1 story, area of each 38,400 sq. ft"concrete floor and all wood construction, ceilng height 12'.Tempo Administration Bldg,: 2 story, area 33,000 sq, ft" allwood construction, ceilng height 10',Balance of buildings are of a miscellaneous nature.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Battery chargers, boring,cutting, driling, miling, and testing machines, cabinets,cameras, compressors, electric furnaces, generators, grinders,hammers, hoists, lathes, electric motors, presses, pumps, rivet-ers, sanders, band saws, shapers, transformers and airwrenches. Offce equipment, cafeteria, hospital equipment andautomotive equipment,

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: N. C. & St. L. R.R,This plant is available for lease only,

Atlanta O. R. P, D.-Brochure available AP-22.

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Shipyard SurplusJ. A, Jones Construction Company,

Brunswick, Georgia,-Maritime,

Contains complete facilties for a shipbuilding plant.LAND: About 430 acres more or lesil, also 71 acres underwater,BUILDINGS: Fabricating Shop, 1,040' by 169', irregular area196,324 sq. ft.Machine Shop, 300' by 169', irregular 52,771 sq, ft.; both steel,corrugated iron siding and steel windows. Mold Loft, 305' by91', 27,800 sq, ft, of wood frame construction, ,Administration Building, 414' by 42'6", area 32,000 sq, ft.Plant Engineers, 220' by 40', area 8,900 sq. ft,Paint Shop, 96' by 32', area 3,070 sq, ft,Warehouse, 57'9%" by 401'7", 24,900 sq, ft,Warehouse, 135' by 650', 91,300 sq, ft,Warehouse, 58' by 400', 23,200 sq, ft.Warehouse, 58' by 381', 28,362 sq. ft. All these buildings areframe.The usual auxilary service and utilty building, the largest be-ing the Cafeteria, 16,000 sq. ft.; Carpenter Shop, 12,000 sq. ft.;Riggers loft, 10,000 sq. ft,; Training School, 11,000 sq, ft,;and together totallng some 80,000 sq, ft., nearly all of frameconstruction.STRUCTURES: Shipways (six) 552' by 77'. Timber on woodpilng. Exterior ship staging, steel towers and dogs withwood staging,Crane Runways at Shipway (seven), 1,591'6" by 32'. Con-crete grade beams on wood pilng,Outfitting, six berths; one wharf 1,700' by 32'. Timber on woodpilng.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Equipment list to bemade available.UTILITIES: Water wells on site. Storage, one 100,000 gallonelevated tank,Sewers discharge into Oglethorpe Bay (no treatment).Power-Light by local utilty company,

TRANSPORTATION: Some 66,000 feet standard gauge track-age on site,

Atlanta 0, R, P, D,-Brochure M-Ga38,

ShipyardMacEvoy Shipbuilding Company,Savannah, Georgia,-Maritime.

Sold

Oxygen Plant Sold93,6,0 cu. ft. per year

National Cylinder Gas Company,Brunswick, Georgia,-Plancor 1155.

'.rtllber Plant Sold36,0 sq. ft.

Vegetable Dehydration Plant Surplus40,500 sq. ft.

Plantation Company, Inc.,Vienna, Georgia.-Plancor 1840,

LAND: 1.22 acres.BUILDING: One-story structure, hollow tile walls. Floorarea 40,500 sq. ft" clearance 14',EQUIPMENT: Approximately 140,000 crates and boxes.300-foot belt conveyors installed.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,Atlanta 0, R. P. D.-Brochure available,

Warehouse Surplus9,0 sq. ft.

Scrip to Manufacturing Company,423 Houston Street, N. E"Atlanta, Georgia,-Plancor 2334.

LAND: About 5,000 sq. ft, of land, under twenty-year lease,BUILDING: Basement and one-story reinforced-concrete,steel, and brick structure, 48' by 94', Concrete floors, brickand concrete walls, steel framing and trusses, steel sash, pre-cast concrete deck. Area per floor 4,512 sq. ft. Total areaabout 9,000 sq, ft, Clearance first floor 11'2", second floor tounderside of truss, 10'6". Freight elevator. Fluorescent light-ing. Sprinklered.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Atlanta 0, R. P, D,-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusSoutheastern Shipbuilding Company,Savannah, Georgia,-Mari1ime,

LOCATION: Savannah, Georgia,LAND: About 116% acres owned and 103 acres leased. Total219.54 acres,BUILDINGS: Administration, 47,200 sq. ft,; Warehouse No,1, 32,000 sq. ft,; Sheet Metal Shop, 14,300 sq. ft.; Fitting OutShop, 26,000 sq. ft,; Warehouse No, 2, 65,000 sq. ft.; JoinerShop, 18,000 sq, ft,; and are of wood frame construction,Pipe and ~achine Shop, 33,600 sq, ft.; Mold Loft, 32,000 sq. ft.;Fabricating Shop, 87,000 sq, ft.; are of steel frame construc-tion,Other buildings generally frame total about 120,000 sq. ft,STRUCTURES: Six Shipways, 62' by 576', Timber on piles.Seven crane runways at shipways, 30' by 700',Outfitting-four berths, one wharf, 56' by 1,800', are timberon wood piles,UTILITIES: City and local utilty company, Also water wellon site,TRANSPORTATION: Some eight miles trackage on siteserved by Atlantic Coast Line R,R.

Atlanta 0, R, P. D.

IDAHO

Simplot Fertilzer Company,Pocatello, Idaho.-Plancor 2267,

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Bengs Plant Sold Zinc Plant42,700... ft.

Aetna Ball and Roller Bearing Company,

Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 309,

Bearings Plant Sold45,0 sq. ft.

Ahlberg Bearing Company,

Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 653.

Communication Equipment Plant51,0 sq. ft.

Alled Control Company, Inc"

4321 North Knox Avenue,

Chicago, Ilinois,-Plancor 2011.

Sold

Aluminum Sheet Mil Surplus288,0,0 Ibs. aluminum sheet per yeàr

Aluminum Company of America,McCook,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 652,

PLANT: Designed for production of high strength sheetaluminum.LAND: 287 acres,BUILDINGS: Seventeen intercommunicating units under oneroof, 2,217,000 sq. ft, floor area, clearances 33' to 44', all steelframe, brick walls.Minor units total 71,000 sq. ft" clearances Hi' to 25',Offce and Personnel Buildings, total 47,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Thirty-two 27,000 lb, re-verberatory remelting furnaces, complete with D.C. casting

equipment, electrically heated soaking pits, consisting of six-teen pits in each battery, spindle miling machines, 120" and96" reversing hot mils, 5-stand 80" hot mil and four 72" coldmils, slab re-heating furnaces, intermediate annealing fur-naces, heat treat furnaces, and fifty-five overhead travelingcranes, capacity from 3 to 75 tons, spans from 30' to 86'.UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposal by City.Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Baltimore and Ohio Cen-tral Terminal and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-roads,

This plant have been leased for a period of five years, Negotia-tiona may be entered into its purchase subject to the provisioof the leae in effect,Chicgo O. R. P. D,-Brochure availble.

SodAluminum Reclamation Plant130,0 sq. ft.

Aluminum Ore Company,East St. Louis, Ilinois.-Plancor 1370,

Power Plant (Electric and Steam)1,0 k. w.

American Distiling Company, Inc.,Pekin, Ilinois.-Plancor 1272,

LAND: ¥. acre.BUILDING: Power Plant, reinforced concrete and brick, areaabout 21,000 sq, ft., clearance in turbine room 23', boiler room44' and 49'.EQUIPMENT: Four 500 h.p, boilers and one 627 h,p, boiler,coal conveyor system, pumps, etc, Also an electric generatingplant, two 500 k.w. turbo generators with accessories,UTILITIES: Water from lessee and well,Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Monsanto, Electrolytic 5Iab, 17,0 tons; .

Fairmont, Retort 5Iab, 7,200 tons per yeerAmerican Zinc Company of Illinois,Monsanto and Fairmont City, Ilinois,-Plancor 327,

For the purpose of increasing the production of metallc zincand associated products, in connection with the operation oflessee owned facilties at Monsanto and Fairmont City, Ilinois,Both plants are operated as a unit, Monsanto Plant produces17,000 tons of high grade metallc zinc per year. Certainresidue from the Monsanto Plant is shipped to Fairmont Cityfor additional treatment for recovering cadmium and zinc,Plant at Fairmont City has: Roaster to roast 40,000 tons zincore per year; Acid plant to produce 50,000 tons 40% Oleumper year and 40,000 tons of by-product 60° B sulphuric acidper year; Waelz plant to produce 2,500 tons of lead in leadsalts per year; and Retort furnace to produce 5,750 tons zincmetal per year, 1,350 tons high grade metallc zinc per year,and 400 tons of cadmium metal per year.LAND: Monsanto Plant, 2,48 acres, Fairmont City Plant,4,23 acres.

BUILDINGS: Monsanto Main Building is an extension tolessee's building, area 40,000 sq, ft" clearances 24', 37', and 39'.Structural steel framing with walls of concrete block, ChangeHouse and Warehouse, one story, concrete block and wood.Area 1,800 sq, ft, Ceilng 13',Fairmont City Plant has twenty-five buildings nearly all of afunctional nature, Roaster Building, 27,400 sq. ft" 60' high,has structural steel framing, protected metal roofing and siding.Smaller units, brick and concrete, have combined area of68,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Monsanto Plant; 192 zinccells complete with anodes and cathodes; crushers, conveyors,rotary gas fired dryer, etc. .Fairmont Plant; pumps, conveyors, bucket elevators, chargingand mould cars, ball mil, hammer mil, ore roaster, preheat-ing furnace, cadmium retort furnace, remelting furnace, fur-nace 800 and 112 retort zinc, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,Chicago 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available.

Wire Plant Surplus115,0 ... ft.

Anaconda Wire and Cable Company,Sycamore, Illnois,-Plancor 852,

Designed for manufacture of communication wire,

LAND: Rectangular tract of 3,18 acres,BUILDINGS: Some 23 units, mostly connected, built at vary-ing dates, and generally rehabiltated. Two buildings are new,Total floor area approximately 115,000 sq. ft" generally ofbrick walls, with concrete floors on ground and wood upperfloors. One and two story; clearances from 9' to 16',MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Braiders, stranders, spin-dle winders, turning machines, rubber mils and strippers,cooling tanks, steel pools, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Switch tracks of Chicago Great Westernand Chicago and Northwestern Railroads,

Chicgo 0, R, P, D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus48,500 sq. ft.

W, F, and John Barnes Company,Rockford, Ilinois,-Plancor 67.

LAND: Approximately 1.36 acres in two parcels.BUILDINGS: Machine Shop, main floor 23,500 sq, ft" mez-zanine 1,500 sq. ft" and grinder room extension 750 sq, ft,;

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masonry walls; steel frame; sprinklered; two 5-ton overheadcranes (15' to rails); clearances 13' to 24'.Woodworking Building, two story; total floor area 19,000 sq.ft.; reinforced concrete and brick; sprinklered.Three small structures, total floor area 4,500 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling, grinding,boring and driling machines, shapers, planers, heat treatingfurnaces, woodworking machine, drafting equipment, lockers,time recorders, etc,UTILITIES: Water from wells of others, and (sprinklers)municipal system, Sewage by municipal system,Power and light by local utilty company,TRANSPORTATION: Switch track of Chicago, Burlingtonand Quincy Railroad adjoins plant.

Chicago O. R. P, D.-Brochure available,

Machine Tool Plant45,000 sq. ft.

W. F. and John Barnes Co"

Rockford, Ilinois,-Plancor 242,

LAND: Approximately 14 acres located within one-quartermile of the city limits,BUILDINGS: Factory and Administration Building, one storyand mezzanine masonry structure approximately 199' by 203',including boiler room, Floor area is about 42,626 sq. ft, Thebuilding has concrete foundation and floor, with wood blockfloor finish in work space; steel frame, steel sash and steel deckroof, with tar and gravel roofing, Sprinklered,Boiler House, one story, 42' by 60' is appended to Factory andAdministration Building,Chip and Conveyor House is at rear of factory and appendedto it. One story, floor area 735 sq. ft,Water Treatment Building adjoins Boiler House, one story,floor area 559 sq, ft. There are also a Garage Building, MainWarehouse, Warehouse, and Paint Storage Building, Totalarea approximately 7,000 sq, ft. Also 34 open concrete bins,135' long by 20' wide.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, driling, grind-ing, and miling machines, lathes, planers, presses, etc,Laboratory and Testing Equipment: Weights, indicators, tables,benches, furnaces, testers, oven, etc,Furniture and Fixtures: Lockers, files and cabinets, chairs,benches tables, baskets, cafeteria equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells owned by others,Sewers connect to Rockford Sanitary District's line,Power and light, local utility company,TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of C. M. St. P, & P. R. R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Cerium Oxide SurplusW. F, and John Barnes Company,Rockford, Ilinois.-Plancor 1582.

Designed for the manufacture of cerium oxide grinding com-pounds,LAND: % acre.BUILDINGS: Two Factory Buildings, brick construction, totalfloor area 27,400 sq, ft" completely sprinklered, Freight eleva-tor 1,000 pounds capacity.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Filter presses, furnaces,tanks, etc,UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track of C, M. St. P, & P, R,R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Optical Devices Plant

223,O sq. ft.Bell and Howell Company,

7100 McCormick Road,Lincolnwood, Illnois-Plancor 711.

LAND: 9% acres,

BUILDINGS: Main Building, approximately 96' by 536',reinforced concrete, flat slab industrial type, three stories,Floor area totals approximately 219,000 sq, ft, Two hydraulicfreight elevators, 6,000 lb, capacity.Garage and Shop Building, area 1,308 sq, ft.; Storage Shed,area 2,047 sq, ft,; frame construction,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding, miling ma-chines, lathes, glass molding and annealing furnaces andequipment, etc,UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposal by city,Gas, power and light by local utilty company.

Chicago 0, R, P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant487,500 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,505 North Sacramento Boulevard,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1235.

Sold

Parts Plant (Gears)

Brad Foote Gear Works,

Chicago, Ilinois-Navy-NObs-610,

Sold

Ordnance Parts Plant142,100 sq. ft.

Burgess-Norton Manufacturing Company,

Geneva, Illnois.-Army.

Sold

Shipyard SurplusChicago Bridge and Iron Company,Morris Road, about % mile east ofSeneca, Ilinois.-Nobs 462,

Shipyard used for the construction of LST'S, consisting of 15ship construction berths, tracks for moving ships to a singleset of side launching ways, dredged launching basin in IlinoisRiver, reinforced concrete fitting out dock, mooring piers,frame construction on bath house, cafeteria, administrationbuilding, guard house, personnel offces, warehouses, numeroussmall portable field offces, pipe, sheet metal, carpenter, ma-chine, electric, and paint shops, garage, riggers lofts, toiletand washroom buildings, shelters, etc, Fire protection system,compressed air system throughout. Yard graded, drainagesystem, and fenced in.LAND: About 195% acres.BUILDING: (See enumeration under "Plant"), East andWest Warehouses each about 50,000 sq. ft., and clearance 16',West Machine Shop about 68,000 sq. ft., clearance 20'.Electrical Shop about 40,000 sq. ft,MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Typical shipyard equip-ment including complement of machine tools, hoists, weldingequipment, pipe benders, small tools, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site and pumped fromriver.Complete sewer system and treatment plant on site,Power and light from local utilty companies,TRANSPORTATION: Switch tracks connect with Rock Is-land and Pacific.

Chicago O. R. P, D.-Brochure available (NP-59),

Chemical Plant, Catalyst35,00 Ibs. per day

Chicago Chemical Company,4001 W. 71st Street,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1343.

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Aircraft Engine Plant6,430,000 sq. ft.

Chrysler Corporation,

7401 South Cicero Avenue,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 792.

Designed to manufacture airplane engines and spare parts.From raw materials, such as alloy steel bilets and rods ingotaluminum, magnesium and brass, etc., most of the co~ponentparts of the product are manufactured in this and satellteplants. The component parts are then assembled, tested, in-spected, reassembled and shipped, all of these operations beingcarried out at this plant.LAND: Plant site comprises 475 acres.BUILDINGS: .Name Construction1. Machine & Assembly, brick and concrete,2. Magnesium Foundry, brick and concrete3. Aluminum Foundry, brick and concrete,4. Offce Building, brick,5. Test Cells Bldg., reinforced concrete,6. Heat Treat & Die shop, reinforced concrete,7. Oil Storage & Chip Bldg., reinforced concrete,8. Heavy Forge Bldg., structural steel, concrete

and asbestos siding,structural steel, concreteand asbestos siding, 66,02910. Tool Shop, brick and concrete, 60,221

11. Boiler House No.1, brick and concrete, 56,18312. Boiler House No.2, brick and concrete, 24,74713. Personnel Building, brick, 18,49014. Propeller Test Building, reinforced concrete, 13,860MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, driling broach-ing and for~ing machines, grinders, lathes, planers,' shapers,presses, rolling, forming, bending, burring, flanging machines,ta.nks, scales, degreasers, wheel formers, comparators, coilwinders, torque testers, sharpeners, ovens, agitators, etc. Alsolaboratory and testing equipment and furniture and fixtures.In addition, the Forge Plant is completely equipped with forgefurnaces; steam hammers from 2,000 lbs. to 35,000 lbs.; drilpr~ses; steel cutting saws; Wheelabrator machines, etc.

The Aluminum Foundry contains sand handling and mixingequipment, core pack ovens, spraying booth and spray dryovens, together with cooling tunnels, conveyors, etc.; also mo-torized tilting melting furnaces, capacity 30,000 lbs., alumi-num each, and reverberatory aluminum remelting furnaces,capacity 25,000 lbs. per heat. There is also included sand han-dling and sand reclamation equipment, and other foundryitems. The rated capacity of the foundry is 24,000,000 lbs. ofcastings per year.

Magnesium Foundry is equipped with sand handling and mix-ing equipment, core drawing machines, core pack ovens, corespraying booth, spraying dry ovens, cooling tunnels, meltingfurnaces, and heat treat and aging ovens and other foundryitems. Rated capacity of this foundry is 18,000,000 lbs. peryear.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.General Notes: Twenty-three acres of Assembly Building arerefrigerated-air conditioned. Process piping of gas, compressedair, vacuum, cooling water, ammonia, fuel oil supply and re-turn, gasoline, lubricating oil (new, used and waste), varsol,cleaner and coolant solutions, and cutting and core oil is in-stalled where needed; sprinkler systems, and high pressure,medium pressure and exhaust steam lines where specified;emergency lighting, fire alarm, autocall paging, and time re-corder systems. Entire plant telephonically connected by auto-matic dial system. Four miles of railroad track on the site.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

9. Light Forge Bldg.,

Machine Assembly Plant41,200 sq. ft.

Clearing Machine Corporation6499 West 65th StreetChicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 764.

Surplus

Area, Sq. Ft.4,322,619

494,384488,780268,997264,850179,16797,055

66,451

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Hemp Mil Sold31,000 iq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Polo, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-2.

Hemp Mil Sold31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Kirckland, Ilinois.-Plancor :1531-17.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 iq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Shebbona, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-18.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided in-to three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concrete blockwalls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding. 'Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gather-ing binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units, balingpress, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.

,Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,00 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Lexington, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-19.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided in-to three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concrete blockwalls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearance 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gather-ing binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units, balingpress, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

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or part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Earlvile, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-22.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 41 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided in-to three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concrete blockwalls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gather-ing binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units, balingpress, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Wyoming, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-23.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 46 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided in-to three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concrete blockwalls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gather-ing binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units, balingpress, truck and trailers, steam engine, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Galva, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-26.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 41 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woobowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft. .Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area, 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, truck and trailers, steam engine, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is posible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has benremoved.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Sold31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Minok, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-30.

Hemp Mil Sold31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Muncie, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-37.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Galesburg, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-40.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibe andtow.LAND: 48 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, are 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woobowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each dec dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete bloc wals andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subsequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

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or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from locl utilty.Chicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Hemp Mil Sold31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Ladd, Ilinois.-Plancor 1531-42.

Aircraft Plant2,250,000 sq. ft.

Aircraft Assembly Plant No.8,Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.,Park Ridge, Ilinois.-Army.

LAND: Approximately 1,325 acres.BUILDINGS: Boiler House NO.1: Basement and i story,area 33,638 sq. ft., concrete floor, wood frame, cement asbestoswall board walls, 3 ply tar and gravel roof.Personnel Bldg. No.2: 2 story, 26,988 sq. ft., first floor con.crete, second floor wood, structural frame wood, walls, partfacing brick with stud wall backing balance drop siding, 3-plytar and gravel roof.Administration Bldg. No.4: 2 story, 166,000 sq. ft., constrc-tion features same as Personnel Bldg. except walls of asbestosboard.Cafeteria Building: 1 story, 25,537 sq. ft., floor concrete,structural frame wood, walls face brick veneer to window sils,balance wood ship lap, roof, tar and gravel, 3 ply.Assembly Bldg. No.6: 1 story, 1,686,000 sq. ft., floor concrete,structural frame wood, walls, lower sections brick, center sec.tions steel sash, upper sections cement panel, roofing tar andgravel 3 ply, bays 25' by 24'.Hangar Bldg. NO.7: 2 story, 191,000 sq. ft., construction simi-lar to boiler house.Paint Shop No.8: 1 story and basement, 43,724 sq. ft., con-structon similar to Hangar No.7 except walls are concreteblocks.Garage No.5: 1 story, 24,100 sq. ft., floor concrete, framewoo, walls bevelled redwood siding, roofing tar and gravel.Tow Target Building NO.8: 1 story, 13,311 sq. ft., concretefloor, woo frame, walls granular siding over gysum siding,2 ply rubberoid rofing.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, miling andcutting machines, lathes, grinders, board saws, h~draulicpreses, shears, punch presses, welding equipment, laooratoryand testing eqipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs to Chicago, Northwestern R. R.and Chicago, Minneapolis & St. Paul R. R.Chicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-20).

Eleck Motor Plant Sold55,6 iq. ft.

Eicor, Inc.,1501 West Congress Street,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1000.

Ammunition loading Plant3,442,0 sq. ft.

Elwoo Ordnance Plant.Joliet Arsenal,15 miles south of Joliet, Ilinois.-Army.

Designed for the loading of ammunition and for the manufac-ture of Amatol and Nitrate of Ammonia from Neutral Nitrateof Ammonia Solution.LAND: About 15,328 acres.BUILDINGS: 976 buildings with a total area of about

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3,442,000 sq. ft. Buildings are from 100 sq. ft. to about 25,000sq. ft. Construction generally of structural steel or reinforceconcrete with masonry walls. Included are about 42 InertStorage buildings each about 25,000 sq. ft. with clearances of10' or 15'. (Some of wood timber and corrugated asbestos).MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mixing kettles, shelldriling and threading machines, taping machines, assemblingand disassembling machines, powder mixing machines, stakingmachines, assembly machines, loading machines, tablet presses,pelleting presses, inserting machines, primer assembling ma-chines, dipping machines, crimping machines, consolidatingpresses, crystallzing kettles, evaporating pans, scales, convey-ors, etc.

UTILITIES: Water from 2 wells.Sewage disposal plant.Power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Wabash Railroad.A vailable for lease in whole or in part, subject to possible re-strictions as to its proposed use.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-159A).

Aircraft Parts Plant (Gyro Pilots)22,600 iq. ft.

Eversharp, Inc.,1819 West Newport Avenue,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1372.

LAND: 0.320 acre.BUILDING: Two story brick, 100' by 118', clearance 13',brick walls, sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miscellaneous items arestored off-site.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entei-ed into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Parts Plant

330,0 iq. ft.Fairbanks Morse and Company,

Freeport, Illnois.-Nobs-44.LAND: About 43 % acres.BUILDINGS: Foundry Building; Nos. 16B, 16C, and 34B,two stories, 13" common brick and concrete walls, concretefloors, floor area 5,000 sq. ft.Storage Building; No. 23, mil construction, 80' by 137' by 29'average height, two stories, 13" common brick walls, gableroof of tar and felt roofing on pine sheathing, ground floorconcrete, and maple on pine planks for second floor, floors androof supported by heavy timber framing. Elevator to secondfloor, floor area, 21,900 sq. ft.Factory Buildings: Several groups of interconnected struc-tures. Nos. 16 and 34, considered collectively, approximately77' by 575' by 20'6" average height. One story, 13" commonbrick walls with 33% glazed areas, concrete floor, light steeltrusses, full length monitor 31' wide by 6' high, corrugatedmetal roofing. Total approximate floor area, 44,275 sq. ft.Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 24, 26, and 27. These buildings are divided by12" brick partition walls. Buildings 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 havehad partition walls removed, making one large room, building27. Over-all dimensions of the above buildings 77' by 867' long,averaging 16%' high at eaves and varying from 24' to 31' highat ridge, one story, 13" common brick walls, 12% glazed, con-crete or wood block floor, gable roof of corrugated sheet metalasphalted, or tar and felt roofing on pine sheathing, with 90%of roof supported by steel purlins on light steel trusses and10% on wood trusses, steel-framed monitors. Total approxi-mate floor area, 66,760 sq. ft.Nos. 5 and 5% considered collectively, 77' by 96' by 36' aver-age height, two stories, 13" brick walls, concrete floor on firstfloor, and frame floor on second story, gable roof of pinesheathing on steel purlins and light steel trusses. Floor area14,780 sq. ft. .Nos. 6 and 20, considered collectively, 77' by 669' by 22'6" av-

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erage height. One story, 13" brick walls, concrete floor, dou-ble-pitched roof of pine sheathing on steel purlins on lightsteel trusses, monitor roofing of asphalted corrugated sheetmetal or tar and felt roofing. Building 5 houses first-aid roomand toilet facilities. Total floor area 51,510 sq. ft.Nos. 5A and 5B, considered collectively, 31'6" by 130' by 16'6"average height, one story, 13" common brick walls, framegable roof of pine sheathing on pine framing, concrete and firfloor, sheet iron asphalted, or tar and felt roofing. Total floorarea, 4,095 sq. ft.Nos. 7, 8, and 12, considered collectively, 77' by 366' by 23'average height, one story, 13" common brick walls, floor ofconcrete and wood blocks. Gable roof of pine sheathing onsteel and wood purlins supported by light steel trusses, asphaltand felt roofing, monitor. Floor area 28,180 sq. ft.No. 12A, 31' by 73' by 24'6" average height, one story, 13"common brick walls, concrete floor, gable roof, pine sheathingon steel beams, tar and felt roofing, monitor. Floor area, 2,260sq. ft.No. 11A, 112' by 31' and 48' by 54', average height varyingfrom 18' to 20', one story, 13" common brick walls, concretefloor, double-pitched roof of pine sheathing on timber trusses,asphalt and felt roofing. Floor area 6,065 sq. ft.Nos. 9 and 10, considered collectively, 77' by 175' by 22' aver-age height, one story, 13" common brick walls, concrete floor,gable roof of pine sheathing on steel purlins on light steeltrusses, tar and felt roofing, monitor. Part of building No.9,30' by 64' by 25' high, sawtooth roof, balance same as above.Total floor area 15,394 sq. ft.Warehouse Building; No. 11, main building used as warehouseand shipping room, 77' by 321' by 22' average height abovefloor which is 3' above grade at south side. Concrete floor andmaple flooring. 13" common brick walls, gable roof of pinesheathing on steel purlins on light steel trusses. Attached tosouth wall is an open loading platform 13' by 290' long withlimestone foundation and concrete floor, 3' above grade and agalvanized sheet-iron canopy on steel framing. Attached towest end is a similar concrete loading platform 31' by 52'without canopy. Southwest corner of warehouse has a 2-trailertruck loading stall even with grade, approximately 25' by 30'.Main building floor area, 24,720 sq. ft., canopied loading plat-form floor area, 3,770 sq. ft., uncovered loading platform floorarea, 1,610 sq. ft.Garage; No. 15A, 30' by 43' by 14' average height, 9" and 13"common brick and frame walls, flat frame roof, asphalt andfelt roofing and concrete floor. Floor area, 6,785 sq. ft.Powerhouse; No. 14, 82' by 85' averaging 25' high, 13" com-mon brick walls, concrete floor, corrugated sheet iron roofingon pine sheathing on steel purlins (light steel trusses in boilerroom), stone and concrete foundation. This building includesengine room, boiler room, and coal bin. Floor area 6,970 sq. ft.Some thirteen other units total about 35,000 sq. ft. All build-ings are sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT : Chromium plating equip-ment, heater units, generators, tanks, controls, tank ventila-tors, anodes, motors, water-treatment equipment, acid storage,lifting bars, pumps, stirring rods, solvent machine and miscel-laneous items.Cranes include eleven monorails, twelve I-ton hoists, one 2-toncrane, one 2-ton hoist, one 114 ton hoist, one i.-ton hoist.

UTILITIES: Water from 210' deep well on site. City servicealso available.Power and light from plant powerhouse which contains twosteam-driven generating units, total capacity 768 kw. Con-nections for additional current with local utilty.TRANSPORTATION: Five spur tracks from Chicago, Mil-waukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-6).

Machine Shop Sold15,6 sq. ft.

A. Finkl & Sons

Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 657.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant408,000 sq. ft.

Foote Brothers Gear Machine Corporation,5225 and 5335 South Western Boulevard,

Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 417.

Sold

Gear Manufacturing Plant130,000 sq. ft.

Foote Brothers Gear & Machine Company,Chicago, Ilinois.-Nod-1604.

Sold

Aircraft Engine Plant2,030,000 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Melrose Park, Illinois.-Plancor 39.

Sold

Iron Foundry Sold24,000 tons per year

General Motors Corporation,Danvile, Ilinois.-Plancor 1996.

Steel Plant Surplus390,000 tons O. H. ingots per year

Granite City Steel Company,Granite City, Ilinois.-Plancor 312.

Designed to increase production of steel plate and other steelproducts of the lessee. The three open hearth furnaces wil pro-duce approximately 32,500 tons of steel ingots per month; thetwo soaking pits wil heat approximately 56,000 tons permonth, and the one slab furnace wil heat approximately 22,000tons per month.LAND: Approximately 17 acres.BUILDINGS: Open Hearth Building is structural steel framewith provision for an additional furnace; floor area 150,962sq. ft.; ceilngs, 82' and 21'.

Motor generator building, graphite building, material storagehoppers building, an addition to hot strip building, addition toshearing and shipping building, laboratory building and mainoffce building extension. Total floor area, 77,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three 155-ton open hearthfurnaces; two 100 ton per hour soaking pits; one 50 ton perhour slab furnace.Rollng stock: 200 cars, one motor crane, one 30-ton batterylocomotive, three 25-ton diesel locomotives and one 44-tondiesel locomotive. Other items: 1,240 cfm air compressor, gasburners, car-pullers, conveyors, crushers, fans, furnaces, motorgenerator sets, plate-handling equipment, pumps, scales,stacks, switches, tanks, thermometers, transformers, coolingtower, etc. In open hearth building: two 200-ton ladle cranes,two 75-ton ladle cranes, one 150-ton stripper crane and two7¥.-ton charging cranes. In other buildings: one 10-ton, three15-ton, one 30-ton cranes.UTILItIES: Water by utilty company and four deep wells.Sanitary by municipal system.Power and light by lessee and by local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Ilinois Terminal Rail-road Company.

St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coke Calcining Plant Surplus9,000 toni per month

Great Lakes Carbon Corporation,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1407.

LAND: Parcel of 1.08 acres, plus right-of-way, both leased.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: The major unit consists ofa group of four reinforced concrete silos, each 24' inside di-ameter and 60' high, arranged in a cluster. There is also a Re-fractory Shed, 30' by 75', area 2,200 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Principally two functionalunits for feeding coke to rotary kilns, calcining, and discharg-ing the finished product; comprise combination gas and oilburners conveyors, elevators, firing house, reciprocating feed-ers, rot~ry coolers, rotary kilns, settling chambers, etc.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track connection with IndianaHarbor Belt R. R.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

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Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus1,269,000 iq. ft.

Green River Ordnance PlantStewart-Warner CorporationIn Lee County, Ilinois; approximately 7 miles southeastof Dixon, Ilinois.-Army.

LAND: About 8,341 acres.BUILDINGS: The various areas and facilties are describedbriefly as follows:The Administration Area has the following main buildings:Administration Building No. 1001, 42,000 sq. ft., two-storybuilding.Cafeteria No. 1002, 15,000 sq. ft., seats 525 people.Fire and Police Building No. 1003, 9,000 sq. ft.Employment Building No. 1004, 8,000 sq. ft.Hospital Building No. 1005, 8,800 sq. ft.Communications Building No. 1006, 1,250 sq. ft., this buildingis of masonry construction.Women's Dormitory No. 1008, an "H" shaped building, withapproximately 24,000 sq. ft.Men's Dormitory No. 1009, an "H" shaped building, with ap-proximately 24,000 sq. ft.Ten Residence Buildings.In addition, there are several smaller buildings in this area,such as guard houses, wash rack, bottle gas storage building,etc. All the major buildings in the area are of wood frameconstruction with floors of concrete and wood, walls of dropsiding, with asphalt roofing.The Shop and Maintenance Area contains the following majorbuildings:Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry and Tin Shop No. 1101, 11,700sq. ft.Milwright Machine, Forging and Welding Building No. 1102,11,700 sq. ft.Warehouse Building No. 1103, 10,000 sq. ft.Diesel Repair Building No. 1104, 6,700 sq. ft.Boiler House No. 110, 7,400 sq. ft., this building provides heat-ing and process steam' as required for the area.Laundry and Dry Cleaning Building No. 1106, 8,400 sq. ft.Car and Truck Building No. 1107, 9,900 sq. ft.Wash and Grease Building No. 1108, 3,400 sq. ft.Change House, Lunch Room and Laboratory No. 1113, 9,600sq. ft. This building has change house facilties and a lunchroom for accommodating the people working in the area.In addition, there are a few small minor buildings in this area.Construction generally floors and floor finish of concrete; wallsof wood and asbestos, structural framing of wood, roofing oÎcorrugated asbestos on wood roof deck.The Inert Storage and Shipping Area at this plant is dividedinto two separate areas. One area contains four double inertstorage buildings each with 21,410 sq. ft. of floor space. Thesecond contains four double inert storage buildings of the samesize, and one single inert storage building with 10,754 sq. ft.Floor foundations and finish are of concrete, structuralframing is of wood, walls are of asbestos and wood, and roofsare of corrugated asbestos on wood roof decks. These build-ings have no plumbing nor heating facilties installed. TheAmmunition (Explosive) Storage and Shipping Area consistsof four separate areas as follows:

(1) 14 underground magazines for High Explosive Storage(1,068 sq. ft. each) and two frost proof igloos (126 sq.ft. each).

(2) 12 underground magazines for Smokeless Powder Storage(1,608 sq. ft. each).

(3) 12 standard magazines for Finished Ammunition (10,770sq. ft. each).

(4) 59 underground magazines for Finished Ammunition1,608 sq. ft. each).

In these four areas, all buildings, with the exception of theStandard Magazines for Finished Ammunition, are of concreteconstruction of the standard type.The Standard Magazines for Finished Ammunition are of woodframe construction with wood floors and walls, and roofing ofcorrugated asbestos on wood roof deck. There are no heating,lighting, or plumbing facilties in any of these buildings. Build-ings in the loading lines and storage areas are separated bystandard safety distances. All buildings are segregated in eachof the above sections, and each section is fenced, as is theplant as a whole.There are seven loading lines at the Green River Ordnance

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Plant. These seven loading lines contain from 14 to 30 build-ings, varying according to the loading being done. The build-ings are all specialized in layout and construction, and vary insize from a few hundred feet to approximately 22,000 sq. ft. infloor space. There are three to six major buildings in each load-ing line, the major buildings being Receiving and ShippingBuildings.With the exception of lines 5 and 6, each loading line has itsown boiler house for heating and supplying process steam asrequired, and a change house and lunch room. Lines 5 and 6are served by the Boiler House in the Shop and MaintenanceArea.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Thread cleaning machines,cabinet dryers, hoppers, powder blenders, granulating ma-chines, screening machines, ball mils, staking machines,pellet presses, hydraulic presses, crimping and assem-bling machines, marking machines, nailng machines, shadow-graph scales, automatic weighers, vacuum separators, conveyorsystems, press machines, steam jacket kettles, tanks, primerand assembly machines, spraying machine, melt units, etc., alsooffce furniture, offce equipment, cafeteria equipment, laundryequipment, factory furniture, hospital and dormitory equip-ment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from nine deep wells. Sanitary sewagesystem consists of some 44,400' of underground pipe and con-nects with two gravity trunk lines running directly to treat-ment plant. Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: C. B. & Q. and i. C. Railroads.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available. (AP-H8)

Steel Foundry Sold2,4 tons per year

Gunite Foundries, Inc.,Rockford, Ilinois.-Plancor 68.

Zinc Plant Facilties12,880 tons slab zinc per year

Hegeler Zinc Company,Hegeler, Ilinois.-Plancor 971.

Designed to recover cadmium from gases, and to produce ahigher grade of slab zinc.LAND: 0.59 acres.BUILDINGS: Two buildings, total floor area 11,400 sq. ft., re-inforced concrete and steel construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Conveyors for ore han-dling, crane bridge, elevators, precipitators, roasters, sinter ma-chine, speed reducers, stack, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utiity company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track by N. Y. C.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Zinc Plant Facilties2,600 tons per year

Hegeler Zinc Company,Danvile, Ilinois.-Plancor 2465.

LAND: 60' by 140', leased.BUILDING: 30' by 120', area 3,600 sq. ft., ceilng 20'.Concrete, brick, steel joists.Building is an extension to lessee's rollng mil building.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One rollng mil, two slit-ting machines, one coiler.UTILITIES: Lessee.Chicago O. R. P. D.

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Aircraft Plant170,0 iq. ft.

Howard Aircraft Corporation, alsoMajestic Radio and Television Corporation,St. Charles, Ilinois.-Plancor 783.

LAND: Three parcels, 208 acres.BUILDINGS: Four main buildings and ten minor buildings.Factory Building, one story brick and mil construction' area126,800 sq. ft.; ceilng height 14'. 'Offce Building, floor area 21,600 sq. ft.; brick exterior.Boiler House, Garage, Hammer House, one combined buildingbrick exterior walls, radial brick stack, floor area 4,453 sq. ft:Hangar, one story brick, clearance 14', area 11,967 sq. ft. Tenminor buildings. Total 2,100 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND gQUIPMENT: Grinders, lathes, milers,shears, brakes, cut-off machines, spray booths, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewer disposal system on site.Power and light by local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Chicago and Northwest-ern Railroad.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Foundry Surplus7,200,0 Ibs. per year

Howard Foundry Company, Inc.,Bloomingdale Avenue & North Lemon Avenue,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1170.

LAND: 5.3 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, brick and masonry construction,floor area 134,950 sq. ft., clearances 14' to 27', sprinklered.Secondary Building, Personnel and Garage Building, 10,450sq. ft., brick walls, sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete installation ofmelting furnaces, turbo blowers, heat treat furnaces, coreovens, heat treat ovens, sand blast equipment, moulding andcore equipment. Twenty-three cranes from 1 to 10 toncapacity. Numerous electric hoists. Complete system of rollerconveyors.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of C. M. St. P. & P. R. R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ammunition Loading Plant2,201,000 sq. ft.

Ilinois Ordnance PlantSherwin-Wiliams Defense CorporationAbout eleven miles east of Carbondale, Ilinois.-Army.

Project has an ammonium nitrate production unit.LAND: About 22,474 acres.BUILDINGS: There are 536 buildings on the site.The various areas are briefly described as follows:The staff and residence area contains 15 single residences withgarages, and two dormitories. Frame construction.Administration area, administration buildings, cafeteria, in-firmary and miscellaneous service buildings. Frame construc-tion.Shop and Maintenance area, buildings and facilties for gen-eral plant maintenance and repair, including machine shop,blacksmith shop, woodworking shop, garage and locomotivehouse, laundry and miscellaneous facilties. There are sevenshop buildings, each of 10,000 or more square feet.The Inert Storage and Shipping area, 37 buildings having totalfloor area of 385,500 sq. ft. Wood frame construction withasbestos protected corrugated iron walls and roofs.Ammunition (Explosive) Storage and Shipping area, 43 aboveground type magazine buildings with total floor area of 300,000sq. ft. Wood frame construction with walls and roofs of as-bestos protected corrugated iron or of cement-asbestos. Thereare also 171 concrete igloos of standard type, total floor areaabout 240,000 sq. ft.Ammonium Nitrate area contains a standard type evaporatingplant.Loading lines, total of 7 complete lines, total floor area of 878,-

500 sq. ft. Layout conforms to the typical loading plant layoutin which the lines are widely separated and each line consistsof a few main buildings with numerous small detached auxil-iary buildings, with most buildings connected by covered pas-sageways. Construction generally consists of wood framingwith asbestos protected metal roofing and siding.The Boiler Houses serving these lines are of woo framingwith asbestos protected metal roofs and siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Crystallzing equipment,screening machines, evaporating pans, pelleting presses andother type presses, mils, shakers, pumps, scales, primer ma-chines, staking machines, loading machines, assembling ma-chines, powder lifters, powder blenders, shell coating and dry-ing units, cleaning machines, crimping machines, mixingkettles, melting units, conveyors, elevators, primer loading'ma-chines, factory trucks. Driling machines, dril presses, radialdrils, grinders, lathes, and other maintenance equipment.UTILITIES: Water from Crab Orchard Lake.Complete sewer system and disposal plant.Power and Light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Branch lines of Chicago, Burlingtonand Quincy R. R.

This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-81).

'ire Manufacturing Plant390,0 sq. ft.

Inland Rubber Corporation,Ottawa, Ilinois.-Plancor 2390.

Sold

Aircraft Plant Surplus190,0 sq. ft.

Interstate Aircraft & Engineering Corporation,

also Rudolph Wurlizer Co.,DeKalb, Ilinois.-Plancor 1160.

LAND: 53 acres.BUILDINGS: Factory and Offce Building, 200' wide by 840'long, divided into center high bay 70' wide and two side bayseach 65' wide. Clearances 18', 11'. Total floor area 168,000sq. ft. Brick walls, steel sash. Sprinklered.Hangar Building, area 19,290 sq. ft., clearance 20', frame, brickwalls. Sprinklered.Guard House, Garage Building, 2,200 sq. ft., brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses, lathes,miling machine, band saws, cut-off machines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track of Chicago, Milwaukee& St. Paul R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Explosives Plant

1,520,0 iq. ft.Kankakee Ordnance Works(Joliet Arsenal)10 miles southwest of Joliet, Ilinois.

Designed for the manufacture of T.N.T., Oleum, etc.LAND: About 20,860 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 1,520,000 sq. ft. Principalbuildings include .2 Power Houses, each 2 story, about 39,000 sq. ft. area. Con-crete, steel and brick.Main Offce, 2 story about 78,000 sq. ft., wood.General Warehouse, about 18,000 sq. ft., concrete, steel, brick.Combined Shops, about 33,000 sq. ft., concrete, steel, masonry.Box Factory, about 29,000 sq. ft., concrete, steel, masonry.

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The special process buildings are mostly multiple story, andgenerally of structural steel with asbestos siding.Utilty buildings, Filtration plant, etc., generally of steel andmasonry.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items of spe-cial production equipment including facilties for 20-ton Selltemanufacturing plant; sulphuric acid concentrating; anhydrousammonia; nitric acid concentrating; storage facilties, etc. In-cluded are scale tanks, platform scales, numerous types ofproess tanks, storage tanks, pumps, exchangers, motors, in-struments, controls, Nitrabors, mono; Nitrators, Bi and Tri;fortifiers; TNT flakers; bleaching columns; absorption col-umns; condensers; after-coolers; air compressors; ammoniacompressors; fiters; separators, etc. Also offce furnitureand equipment, cafeteria equipment, hospital equipment, andcomplete shop and maintenance equipment.Three 45-ton, two 80-ton, and one 55-ton Diesel locomotives,and seven 8-ton gasoline locomotives.UTILITIES: Water from 12 deep wells in the area and fromKankakee and Des Plaines River.Separate systems are provided for sanitary sewage and sewagedisposal, and for the discharge of cooling water and processwastes. Sewage treatment plant on site.Power and light from local public utilty company. Plant alsohas a 1,260 steam-turbine driven generator in Power HouseNo.2.TRANSPORTATION: Chicago & Alton R. R. and the SantaFeR.R.This projeot is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restriction as to its proposed use.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-160).

Steel Foundry SurplusS,4 toni caitlngi per year

Key Company,27th and McCasland Avenues,

East St. Louis, Ilinois.-Plancor 1390.

Designed for the production of steel castings.LAND: 6.19 acres.BUILDINGS: Foundry Building, one story brick, steel rein-forced concrete. Total floor area 96,690 sq. ft., clearances 23'and 30'. Three minor buildings totallng 23,600 sq. ft., masonryconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric melting furnace,sand handling, conditioning and conveyor system, jolt moldingmachines, core ovens, annealing furnaces, grinders, chippinghammers, electric drils, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Processing water from well on site.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of the Terminal RailroadAssoiation.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Iron and Coke Plant46,0 toni pig iron per year

43,0 toni coke and by.productl per year

Koppers Company, Inc.,Granite City, Ilinois.-Plancor 438.

Designed for production of pig iron and coke and the by-prod-ucts of coke (oven gas, tar, benzol, toluol, etc.).LAND: Approximately 210.76 acres in six parcels.BUILDINGS: 28 buildings, total floor area 74,000 sq. ft.structural steel, brick and concrete.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Coke Plant: car dumper,ore bridge, pulverizers, and one battery of forty-nine Kopperspatented Becker ovens, capacity 1,190 tons of coal per day.Ore Handling and Sintering Plant (Dwight-Lloyd design);two furnaces, capacity 465,000 tons of pig iron per year. Alsopig casting machine and three turbo blowers.One 2% ton, one 5 ton, two 10 ton, one 15 ton cranes, and a36" conveyor.Laboratory and testing equipment; machine tols; and furni-ture and fixturs.

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UTILITIES: Water from City and wells on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light by local utilty company.Gas plant produces and sells gas to others.TRANSPORTATION: Three railroads enter the plant site.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Forging Plant Surplus6,000 tons per year

Kropp Forge Company,South 54th Avenue,Cicero, Ilinois.-Plancor 1293.

A complete forge shop for production of commercial forgings.LAND: 8lA acres.BUILDINGS: Eight buildings, total floor area 80,000 sq. ft.Steel storage yard area' 25,500 sq. ft. Construction generallysteel frame and corrugated siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Saw machines, drophammers, presses, forge furnaces, and controls, heat treat fur-naces, tumblers, grinders, compressors, etc. Also two 10-ton,two 5-ton, three 2-ton and one Ph-ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track of B. & 0., C. T. R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purohase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Detinning Plant Sold17,500 sq. ft.

Metal and Thermit Corporation

Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1583.

Machine Assembly Plant Surplus52,725 iq. ft.

Midland Machine Corporation, also Chicago VitreousEnamel Products Company500 West 36th StreetChicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 631.

LAND: 0.943 acre.BUILDING: Two-story, reinforced concrete columns andbrick exterior walls. Clearances 11' and 21' in the large centercrane bay. A built-in craneway in center bay designed for a10-ton crane and 3-ton crane.UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposal by City.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Parts Plant Surplus109,0 sq. ft.

Miehle Printing Press and Manufacturing Company,Hastings Street,Chicago, Ilinois.-Nord 1035.

PLANT: Land, building, machinery and equipment used forthe manufacture of gun mounts and ammunition.

LAND: About 2% acres, under option.BUILDING: A one-story addition was built to existing manu-facturing plant. Overall dimensions are 280' by 360' havingan approximate area of 100,800 sq. ft. There is also a lean-to30' by 280'. Height is 24' and clearance below beams 21'. Brickwalls, structural steel framing. There are 4 monitors on roof,also one crane bay extending above main roof. Steel columnsspaced 40' on centers. Steel sash, concrete floor with wooblock finish. Wet pipe sprinkler system.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied types of machinetools, and other production equipment.UTILITIES: Furnished by city and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad, B. & 0., C. T. R. R. switchalongside of property.Chioago O. R. P. D.-Broohure available (NP-J,).

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Ore Reduction Plant Surplus4,650 tons of Zinc Concentrates and 17,800 toni of Calcium

Flouride Concentrates per yearMinerva Oil Company,

Cave-In-Rock, Ilinois.-Plancor 1283.

Designed for the mining and miling of zinc and fluorspar bear-ing ores.

LAND: Approximately 14 acres.BUILDINGS: Mil Building, steel frame construction, 10,000sq. ft., ceiling height 33'.Power Plant, steel frame, 3,580 sq. ft., ceilng height 16'. Fourminor frame buildings, totallng 4,200 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five 60-ton open hearthfurnaces and accessories; sand and sand re-conditioning equip-ment; core and molding equipment; cleaning and finishingequipment; heat treating equipment; 40-ton standard gaugediesel locomotive; 40' steel flat cars; two 40' air operated dumpcars; two compressors; three 75-ton Allance overhead cranes;two 50-ton Alliance overhead cranes; six 25-ton P & H over-head cranes; four and one-half miles standard gauge railroadtracks, switches and turn-outs.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Direct connections to the TerminalRailroad Association main line tracks.St; Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold210,000 sq. ft.

Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company,Cicero and Division Streets,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 868.

Machine Shop Sold12,700 iq. ft.

Onsrud Machine Works, Inc.3951-57 West Belden AvenueChicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 632.

Machine Shop Sold46,500 sq. ft.

Ostrander-Seymour Plant1874 South 54th Avenue,

International Harvester CompanyCicero, Ilinois.-Army.

Ordnance Plant Surplus238,800 sq. ft.

Pressed Steel Car CompanyE. 136th Street and S. Brandon AvenueChicago, Ilinois.

Comprises an extension to the lessee's plant for the productionof tanks.

LAND: About 5lh acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building A, Area 66,900 sq. ft.,one-story, clearance 9' in offces, 32' in shop. Concrete floor onground, structural frame of reinforced concrete columns, steelcolumns, wood trusses. Walls of corrugated cement asbestossiding.Manufacturing Building B, Area 51,300 sq. ft., one-story, clear-ance 32', construction similar to Building A.Manufacturing Building C, Area 120,600 sq. ft., one-story,clearance 32', concrete floor. Structural frame of steel and re-inforced concrete columns and steel trusses. Corrugated cementasbestos siding.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Main lines of the N. Y., Chicago andSt. Louis R. R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-52).

Aircraft Parts Plant (Airplane Wings) Surplus795,000 sq. ft.

Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company,900 E. 103rd Street,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 104.

LAND: Approximately 34.97 acres.BUILDINGS: Four main buildings totallng 740,000 sq. ft.floor area; clearance 33'; masonry construction.Six minor buildings total 55,000 sq. ft.; wood frame andmasonry construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drillng machines, lathes,miling machines, bending machines, scrap metal balers, bead-ing machines, gondolas, welding machines, etc. Portable toolsand furniture and fixtures, including cafeteria equipment.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Pullman Railroad Com-pany.This plant has bee'n leased for a period of five years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the provisions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant Surplus750,000 tons E. F. ingots per year

Republic Steel Corporation,114th Street at Burley Avenue,South Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 422.

Designed to manufacture the following: pig iron 450,000; openhearth steel 571,000; electric furnace steel 750,000; sinter300,000; blooms 960,000; bars 480,000; coke 495,000 tons peryear.LAND: Approximately 160 acres, adjacent to the CalumetRiver.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 3,100,000 sq. ft.Bloom and Bar Mil and Pit Furnace Building, two.story andpart basement; structural steel; floor area 1,800,000 sq. ft.;20' to 23' ceilngs.Tilting and Electric Furnace Building, structural steel; floorarea 460,000 sq. ft.Total floor area of remaining 66 buildings, approximately 840,-000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One blast furnace; nine70-ton electric furnaces; four 225-ton tilting open hearth fur-naces; one 44" blooming mil; one 32" and 36" bar mil; sinter-ing plant; battery of 75 coke ovens; by-products plant withfacilties for recovery of benzol light oils, phenol, pyridine, tarand sulphate.Metallurgical and testing laboratory, etc.UTILITIES: Process water pumped from Calumet River,capacity of 40,000 GPM.Sanitary facilties by municipal system.Power and light by local utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: System of switch tracks served byPennsylvania R. R. also extensive docks on site, for Lakefreighters.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant FaciltiesRepublic Steel Corporation,South Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1690.

Additions to lessee's buildings, and equipment installed inlessee's buildings to increase production of annealed steelalloys.BUILDINGS: (On lessee's land.)Leanto additions 1,700 sq. ft.Carpenter Shop, frame construction, 6,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Eight annealing furnaces,

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one four section warming furnace, two pickling vats, rinsetank, three power driven hack saws.

Part of these facilities have been sold and leased. Negotiationsmay be entered into for purchase subject to the terms of thelease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.

Brass Fabricating Plant Surplus377,000 iq. ft.

Revere Copper & Brass Inc.,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 91.

Designed for use as a brass casting furnace and rollng mil.

LAND: The area of the rectangular site is 13.2 acres with afrontage of 1280 ft. along Normandy Avenue and 380 ft. alongFullerton A venue.

BUILDINGS: The main building, complete in 1942, is one-story, 1082 ft. by 362 ft., with additions 78 ft. by 100 ft. forstorage purposes at the north end and 42 ft. by 68 ft., twostories and basement, for offce purposes at the south end.The building is steel frame construction with brick walls andprecast roof slabs. Main building floors are reinforced concreteslab, surfaced with wood blocks. Second floor offce portion isconcrete slab covered with asphalt tie.The total floor area is 376,720 sq. ft., including basement18,720 sq. ft., first floor 336,000 sq. ft., and second floor 22,000sq. ft. Ceilng clearances are 24 ft., 25 ft. and 32 ft. in manu-facturing space, and 10' 4" and 10' 11" in offce space.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: The facilties of the plantfurnish a complete production from basic metals, primarily forcasting and rollng brass products. The equipment includes,machine tools, miscellaneous metal forming and sheet metaltools, other production equipment, laboratory and testingequipment, furniture and fixtures and portable tools.Cranes and hoists are located in casting shop, machine shop,rollng mil and manufacturing areas.

UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad connections and siding facil-ities with Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R. Incomingsiding capacity for six cars.Interconnections with all major railroads in the Chicago area.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus3,900,000 sq. ft.

Sangamon Ordnance Plant-Oak Ordnance Plant,Remington Rand, Inc.,Iliopolis, Ilinois.-Army.

LAND: About 19,094 acres.BUILDINGS: In all, there are 895 buildings and structures inthe entire plant.The various building's are described briefly as follows:In the Sangamon Ordnance section there are 20 two-story resi-dences. These buildings have concrete block foundations, woodframe construction, asbestos siding, and asbestos shingle roofand walls.The Administration area has the following main buildings:Administration building, two-story building, 52,000 sq. ft. offloor area.Employment building, 7,200 sq. ft. of floor area.Telephone building.Cafeteria, capacity of 486 people at one sitting.Hospital building.Two Dormitories, two-story building, capacity of 160 personseach.The majority of the buildings in this area are of wood frameconstruction, with concrete floors, and asbestos siding andasbestos shingle roofing.The Shop and Maintenance areas have the following mainbuildings:Maintenance and Repair buildings, 25,500 sq. ft. floor area.General Warehouse, 10,350 sq. ft. floor area, one-half of thisbuilding houses the cafeteria for employees of the shop area.Woodworking building, 10,350 sq. ft. floor area.Boiler House, supplies power and heat for Shop and Main-tenance areas. ,Tool and Gage building, 10,350 sq. ft of floor area.

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Garage building, repair and maintenance, 5,000 sq. ft. floorarea.Dry Cleaning and Laundry building, 9,200 sq. ft. of floor area.These buildings, with the exception of the Boiler House whichhas brick and tile walls, are all of wood frame construction,with concrete floors, asbestos siding and asbestos single roofs.In the Inert Storage and Shipping areas are 10 warehouses forstorage of the unfinished product, each having 21,700 sq. ft. offloor area.In the Oak Ordnance section there are 20 two-story houses ofwood frame construction.The Administration area contains the following main build-ings:Administration building, 34,559 sq. ft. of floor area, two-storybuilding.Cafeteria, 18,858 sq. ft. of floor area.Employment Offce, 8,221 sq. ft. of floor area.Infirmary, 3,682 sq. ft. of floor area.Three Dormitories, two-story buildings, capacity 160 personseach.All the buildings in this area are of wood frame construction.The Shop and Maintenance area contains the following prin-cipal buildings:Maintenance and Diesel Repair building, 26,263 sq. ft. of floorarea.General Warehouse, 12,430 sq. ft. of floor area.Woodworking Shop, 10,068 sq. ft. of floor area.Laundry and Dry Cleaning building, 8,016 sq. ft. of floor area.Boiler House, for heating and supplying steam to the Shoparea.Garage, 4,803 sq. ft. of floor area.Laboratory, 3,340 sq. ft. of floor area.Inert Storage and Shipping area contains 37 Warehouses eachhaving 28,303 sq. ft. of floor area. These buildings are all ofwood frame and asbestos construction. In this area there isalso one building with 25,710 sq. ft. of floor area which is usedfor the offce and for storage of wood shooks.There are five or six major buildings in each of the four load-ing lines.Receive Paint and Clean building, 19,913 sq. ft. total floorarea.Melt Load building, 13,828 sq. ft. total floor area.Driling and Boostering building, 21,222 sq. ft. total floor area.Assemble, Pack and Ship building, 21,872 sq. ft. total floorarea.Inert Storage building, 30,095 sq. ft. total floor area.The buildings in the loading lines are of wood frame or woodframe and asbestos construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Presses, shell coating anddrying machines, separators, shakers, melt units, jar mils,timers, drying units, material handling equipment, riveter ma-chines, spinning machines, squeezers, crimping machine, auto-matic loading machines, assembly machines, marking ma-chines, blending machines, screening machines, etc. Comple-ment of machine tools. Also offce furniture and equipment,cafeteria equipment, hospital equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water supplied to both sections of the Plant byeight wells located on the site. The system consists of a com-plete filtering and treatment plant, one 7,500,000 gallon con-crete reservoir, one 100,000 gallon elevated steel tank, and one50,000 gallon elevated wood tank.There is a sewage treatment plant in the Oak section whichtreats the sewage from both sections of the Plant.Power and light furnished by local utilty company.Steam: Sangamon:675,000 lbs./hr.

Oaks:465,000 lbs./hr.TRANSPORTATION: The Wabash Railroad and the IlinoisTerminal Railroad run east and west through the center ofthe plant. There are approximately 75 miles of railroad trackserving the plant.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-87).

Communication Equipment Plant10,500 sq. ft.

Simpson Electric Company,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1004.

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Communication Equipment Plant10,00 sq. ft.

Simpson Eectric Company,Chicago Ilinois.-Plancor 1550.

Sold

Steel Foundry (Heavy Steel Castings) Surplus2,700,000 tons per year

Standard Steel Spring Company,Madison, Ilinois.-Plancor 2032.

LAND: 110.5 acres.BUILDINGS: Factory Building, structural steel framing,floor area, 1,224,000 sq. ft. Clearance below cranes averages37'.Open Hearth Furnace Building, concrete spandrel and struc-tural steel frame, total floor area 100,380 sq. ft. Clearance18', charging floor 38'.Offce Building, 58,700 sq. ft., brick exterior.Stores Building, 15,590 sq. ft., one-story, steel frame, brickexterior, clearance 12'.Chemical Laboratory, 2,080 sq. ft., brick and concrete, clear-ance 18' first floor, 13' second floor.Pattern Shop, one-story, 11,680 sq. ft., steel frame and span-drel construction, clearance 26'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five 60-ton open hearthfurnaces and accessories. Sand and sand re-conditioning equip-ment complete, core and molding equipment complete, cleaningand finishing equipment complete, heat treating equipmentcomplete. Auxilary equipment includes 40-ton standard gaugediesel locomotive, 40' steel flat cars, two 40' air operated dumpcars, two compressors, three 75-ton Allance overhead cranes,two 50-ton Allance overhead cranes, six 25-ton P & H over-head cranes, four and one-half miles standard gauge 70 lb. and90 lb. rail, railroad tracks, switches and turn-outs.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Direct connections to the TerminalRailroad Association main line tracks.

St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Clothing Impregnator169,700 sq. ft.

St. Louis CWS PlantMonsanto (East St. Louis), Illnois.-Army.

PLANT: Land, buildings, machinery and equipment for manu-facture of a clothing impregnator.LAND: About 15% acres owned and 5% acres leased.BUILDINGS: Building No.1, total area 20,700 sq. ft. (Firstfloor 16,500, second floor 2,600, third floor 800, fourth 400,fifth 400.) Height first floor to underside roof is 28'3". Heightfirst floor to first mezzanine is 8' First floor concrete; mezzaninefloors (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th) are steel grating; structural steelframing, brick walls; sprinklered.Building No.2, total area about 50,000 sq. ft. (First floor37,500, second floor, mezzanine 12,500.) Clear height 21'6",monitor section 29'6". Concrete floor on ground; timber fram-ing and trusses; wood walls and deck; sprinklered.Building No.3, total area 39,000 sq. ft. (First floor 14,600.second 9,000, third 7,700, fourth 7,700.) Clearances 14'11",13'7" 13'7", and 15'3"; concrete slab floor, structural steelframing, masonry walls; sprinklered.Building No.4, one story, area 1,000 sq. ft.; clearance 11'6";concrete, steel, masonry.Building No.5, total area 900 sq. ft.Building No.7, one story, 700 sq. ft.Building No.8, one story, 11,700 sq. ft.; Clearance 14' and11'6"; concrete floor, steel columns, hollow tile and wood wallswith transite.Building No.9, two story, total area 7,800 sq. ft.; clearance10'6"; concrete floor, steel framing, hollow tile walls.Building No. 13, one story, area 18,000 sq. ft.; clearance 14';

concrete floor, timber framing, wood and transite walls; sprin-klered.Building No. 14, one story, 2,300 sq. ft.; clearance 9'3". Con-struction similar to Building No. 13.Building No. 15, one story, 9,000 sq. ft.; clearance 12'6"; con-crete floor, timber framing hollow tile walls; sprinklered.Building No. 16, one story 7,600 sq. ft.; clearance 12'6". Simi-lar to Building No. 15.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special process equip-ment including axeotropic column, absorbers, evaporator (glasslined), vaporizers, Karbate condensers, centrifuges, vacuumrefrigeration unit, Dorrco filters, repulpers, ammonia refrig-eration unit, dust collectors, fractionating columns, strippingstils, varied tanks, cooling towers, reactors (glass lined), dis-solvers (steam jacketed glass lined), filter press, pumps, mo-tors, instruments, controls, piping, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Ilinois Central Railroad.This project is presently leased.

St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-92).

Bearings Plant Sole57,00 sq. ft.

Strom Steel Ball CompanyCicero, Ilinois.-Plancor 600.

Aircraft Engine Plant Surplus850,0 sq. ft.

Studebaker Corporation,5555 Archer A venue,

Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 40.

LAND: Approximately 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, floor area 801,191 sq.ft.; clearances from 12' to 18'. One story, partial basement,modern factory, windowless type. Steel framing in part andconcrete framing in part; exterior walls of face brick and tilebacking. Floor is wood on concrete. Fluorescent lighting. Emer-gency generator equipment.Offce Building, floor area 19,415 sq. ft., fluorescent lighting.Power House, basement 12,169 sq. ft. First floor 13,974 sq. ft.Clearance 20, 32, 43 ft. Structural steel frame, concrete floors,brick and tile walls.Chip House, basement 3,108 sq. ft., first floor 6,240 sq. ft.Steel framing, concrete floor, brick and tile walls. Fluorescentlighting.Minor Structures include Acid and Excelsior Building, StyeneBuilding, Pressure Pump House, Locker Building, StorageShed.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, broaching, drill-ing, grinding machines, lathes, planers, shapers, etc.; ovens,heat-treat furnaces, degreasers, anodyzing equipment, platingequipment, magnaflux units, etc.; also laboratory and testingequipment and furniture and fixtures.Numerous portable tools and equipment, such as drils, shaftmachines, files, hoists, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from Indiana Belt Harbor R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect. .Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Sold68,0 sq. ft.

Sundstrand Machine Tool Company,Rockford, Ilinois.-Plancor 847.

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Aircraft Pars Plant123,300 iq. ft.

Sundstrand Machine Tool CompanyRockford, Illnois.-Plancor 1589.

Used for manufacture of hydraulic power units for aircraftgun turrets.LAND: 9.6 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building, four story, 65' by 217';reinforced concrete; floor area 55,600 sq. ft.; ceilng height12'. Shop Building, one story, 160' by 374'; floor area 61,700

sq. ft.; brick, steel frame. Four frame buildings, one story,combined floor area 6,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, grinding, mil-ing machines, heat treat furnaces, welders, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track of Ilinois Central Rail-road.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Tentalum Plant258,0 sq. ft.

Tantalum Defense Corporation,North Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 495.

Designed for the production of tantalum oxide and tantalummetal in the form of powder, sheet, rod, wire electronic tubeparts and fabricated chemical equipment.

LAND: About 8.26 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 258,000 sq. ft. TwoMetallurgical Buildings, brick walls with reinforced concretecolumns, saw toth roof construction, floor area 110,000 sq. ft.Two Chemica Buildings, brick walls, reinforced concrete col-umns, three and four stories high, floor area 84,800 sq. ft.Another Metallurgical and Chemical Building and minor build-ings have total floor area of 63,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, shapers, pipethreading machines, power shear, swagers, a 500 lb. forginghammer, etc. Also laboratory and testing equipment and furni-ture and fiures.

UTILITIES: Water from City.Sanitary sewage through a State system.Gas, power and light by local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Tracks into site from the Chicago,Northwestern and Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroads.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-B1'ochure available.

Precision Instruments Plant Surplus24,0 sq. ft.

Victor Adding Machine Company,Chicago, Ilinois.-Plancor 1098.

Used for manufacture of small business machines and preci-sion instruments.LAND: 0.42 acre.BUILDING: Three story, 61' by 130', reinforced concreteconstruction, brick exterior walls. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Broaching, gear finish-ing, miling machines, process furnaces, etc. Freight elevator.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Ordnance Parts Plant Surplus1,540,06 iq. ft.

Victory Ordnance PlantCaterpilar Military Engine Company,1 J, miles northeast ofDecatur, Ilinois.-Army.

Designed for manufacturing and assembly of power train forcaterpilar tractors and spare parts for same.

LAND: 233.40 acres.BUILDINGS: Building "A" (Machine Shop): 3 story, area991,424 sq. ft., concrete 1st floor, others of wood, concretecolumn and wood truss frame, concrete block and brick walls,ceilng height 13' to 18', built-up roof, bays about 40' by 60'.Building "B" (Machine Shop): 3 story, area 97,797 sq. ft.,identical construction, bays about 40' by 60'.Building "C" (Administration Bldg.): Basement and 2 story,area 99,609 sq. ft., same construction, bays 16' by 20'.Buildings "D" and "E": 2 story, area 268,404 sq. ft., sameconstruction.Building "F" (Boiler House): Basement and 2 story, 56,000sq. ft. area, construction same.Building "K" (Lumber Storage Bldg.): 1 story, area 10,170sq. ft., same construction.Balance of the buildings are of miscellaneous nature.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Variety of general pur-pose machine tools, special purpose tools, portable tools, mate-rials handling equipment, automotive equipment, dies, jigs, andfixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartimeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utility companies.TRANSPORTA,TION: On Ilinois Central R. R. Main line.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-1).

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus160,000 sq. ft.

Walworth Company,Washington Park, Ilinois.-Nobs-24.

Plant is a complete foundry and valve-producing plant.

LAND: About 19 2/3 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1, Shop Buil?ing, 121'5" by 402',total area 48,800 sq. ft., one story, approximately 16' clearanceheight. Reinforced concrete floor with creosoted wood blockcovering structural steel superstructure with concrete curtainwalls, glazad steel sash, steel roof deck. Bus-duct electricalconduits serve all working areas. North elevation has a load-ing platform with roller-type overhead steel doors, which isaccessible by railroad spur track.Building No.2, Machine Shop, and No.3, Foundry. 89'8" by401'4", total area of 36,000 sq. ft. each, one story with approxi-mately 25' clearance height. Structural steel superstructurereinforced concrete floor, wood block covering, concrete curtai~walls with glazed steel sash. Two women's toilet and lockerrooms are located between Buildings 1 and 2 in two passage-ways. Approximately 18' by 45', 1,620 sq. ft., one story. Thereis a brick addition approximately 18' by 255', 4,716 sq. ft. atthe south elevation. Adjacent to north elevation are 19 re-inforced concrete bins 20' by 22' by 10' each.Building No.4, Radiograph Shed. 15' by 50', 750 sq. ft.Building No.5, Heating Plant. 35' by 56', 2,240 sq. ft., onestory with small mezzanine. Adjacent to west elevation is a16' by 20', 320 sq. ft., 200-ton capacity reinforced concretecoal storage silo.Building No.6, Acetylene Generator Building. Approximately15' by 15', 225 sq. ft.Building No.7, Dust Arrester Building. Approximately 15'by 40', 600 sq. ft.Building No.8, Offce Building, 54' by 161', two story, total17,388 sq. ft. Of reinforced concrete and brick. Sprinklersystem. Air conditioned.Building No.9, Clock House. Approximately 25' by 25', 625sq. ft.Building No. 10, Pattern Storage and Shop Building. 52' by

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127', one story, 6,604 sq. ft., ceilng height 21', reinforcedconcrete, brick. Sprinklered.Cafeteria Building. 38' by 112', one story, 4,256 sq. ft., brick.Fifteen Car Shelters. 15' by 140', wood structures.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Planers, lathes, driling,threading machines, motor-operated saws, borematics, arc melt-ing furnace and accessories, battery of two core ovens, hy-dryzing furnaces, tempering furnaces, heat-treating furnaces,wheelabrator tumblast, sand conveyor equipment, blast-clean-ing cabinet, blast machinery, turn-over power-draw machine,roll-over molding machine, jolt ram molding machine, sand-slinger, core-blowing machine, ladles, flasks, transite-coreplates, dust collectors, special steam boiler and equipment fortesting valves, valve-holding equipment, wood and metal pat-terns, core boxes, Brinnel testing machine, core wire straight-ening and cutting machine, acetylene generator and equipment,welders, motor generator sets, micrometers, gages, calipers,jigs, fixtures, etc. Five 10-ton electric traveling, two 5-tonelectric traveling, one 7%-ton 50' span crane, one 2-ton motor-driven crane, twenty-four jib cranes (1,000 lb. to 4,000 lb.),one 3-ton hand power traveling crane.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Municipality and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Plant has direct service by the B. & O.R.R., and the Alton & Southern R.R.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-ll).

Steel Forging Plant12,000 toni forgings per year

Wyman-Gordon CompanyHarvey, Illinois.-Plancor 89.

Designed for production of steel forgings for engines and pro-pellers.LAND: Approximately 16.4 acres.BUILDINGS: 20 buildings of structural steel or reinforcedconcrete frame construction, brick walls; total floor area 277,-000 sq. ft.Main buildings include Forge Shop, 35,~00 sq. ft., clearance48'; Heat Treating, 36,000 sq. ft., clearance 24'; Forging andHeat Treating, 24,700 sq. ft., clearance 40'; Cleaning & Ship-ping 47,530 sq. ft., clearance 19'and 28'; Die and Maintenance,19,200 sq. ft., clearance 25'; Product Testing, 22,900 sq. ft.,clearance 16'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, heat exchang-ers, steam drop hammers, rollng presses, grinding, miling andcentering machines, planers, metal saws, welding machines,impact testing machine, and portable tools. Also one 7 % ton,three 10 ton and one 20 ton traveling cranes, and electric hoists.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B. & O. R. R.This plant available for lease only.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

INDIANA

Test Building, Aircraft Engines28,500 sq. ft.

Allson Division of General Motors Corporation,

Speedway City, Indiana.-Plancor 1123.Designed for experimental testing of airplane engines.LAND: 1.2 acres.BUILDING: Reinforced concrete construction, four hori-zontal concrete test cells with utilty control rooms. Ceilngheight in test cells 30', first floor control rooms 17', setondfloor control rooms 30'.EQUIPMENT: Includes four engine stands with controlequipment and test instruments, including oil, fuel and cool-ing systems.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus108,000 tons per year.

American Steel Foundaries,East Chicago, Indiana.-Plancor 269.

Designed to produce cast armor and steel castings.LAND: Approximately 94% acres.BUILDINGS: Main Foundry Building: floor area 1,284,500sq. ft.; divided into Foundry Section, 420,000 sq. ft., clearance29'; Cleaning and Finishing Section 508,000 sq. ft., clearance42'; Heat Treating Section 141,000 sq. ft., clearance 29'; openHearth Section 124,500 sq. ft., clearance 29'; and Lockers 91,-000 sq. ft., Structural steel framing and sash, brick walls.Offce Building, Boiler House, and minor buildings total 183,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Six open hearth fur-naces, two charging machines, heat treating and annealing fur-naces, gas-fired pre-heat furnaces, gas-fired holding furnaces,core and mold drying ovens, shot blasts, sand blasts, sandslingers, sand mils. Also complete machine shop. Through-out plant are thirty-nine traveling cranes from 5 to 10 toncapacity, twenty-three llantry cranes, 5 and 10 ton capacity,and 228 jib cranes, 123 hoists.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time

use of the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original equipment and machinery has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Pennsylvania Railroad andNew York Central Railroad.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Wire Plant Surplus18,40 sq. ft.

Anaconda Wire & Cable Company,Marion, Indiana.-Plancor 136.

LAND: Approximately 10% acres plus eight lots.BUILDING: One story fireproof structure, 122' by 145'structural steel framing on concrete foundations, brick wallsconcrete floor. Also concrete mezzanine floor 40' x 25'. SteeÍsash, monitor type roof. A steel tower 80' by 20' extends toheight of 67' above ground floor and has steel grating- plat-forms and siding of corrugated asbestos. Clearance first floor14' side bays, and 16' -7" center bay. Fluorescent lighting.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Insulating tower sys-tem, brominating system, twinning machines, packaging ma-chine, stranders, micro welders, wood pellets, steel reels, ex-truding machines, sheaves, rubber warming mil, strip cutterssets of spark systems, insulating heads, spools, etc. 'Laboratory and Testing Equipment and Furniture and Fix-tures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Nickel Plate Railroad.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Parts Plant (carburetors & machineparts Surplus160,000 iq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,South Bend, Indiana.-Plancor 14.

LAND: 514 acres.BUILDINGS: Five buildings.Plant 4: lone story building; steel frame; multiple monitor

type roof; brick walls, continuous steel sash; floor area 147,375sq. ft., clearance 13'. Partially sprinklered. Twelve smalltraveling cranes with hoists.Plant 5 (Boiler House): One story brick with steel sash;area 2,640 sq. ft., clearance 24'. Contains 2 stoker fired boilers.Plant 13 (Drop Test): One story with monitor in center.Brick walls; steel sash, area 4,913 sq. ft.; clearance 13'.Plant 14 (Refrigerator Air Box Laboratory: One story struc-ture with brick walls; area 3,200 sq. ft.; clearance 13'; sprin-kler system.Plant 15 (Engine Test): Reinforced concrete construction;area 5,440 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling, drilingmachines, furnaces, trucks, saws, etc. Laboratory and testingequipment, 34 testing machines, 43 gauges. Furniture andfixtures: 3,225 items of business machines, cafeteria equip-ment, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies. Water sup-ply augmented by wells on site.This plant has been leased for a period of 2 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Metal parts) Surplus141,480 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,South Bend, Indiana.-Plancor 171.

LAND: Approximately 4% acres.BUILDING: One story; floor area 141,480 sq. ft.; clearanceto bottom of truss 13'; steel framing, brick walls, continuoussteel sash; fluorescent lighting.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, driling, grind-ing, miling machines, lift trucks, scrubbing machines, press,testing machines, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designations as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies. Wells onsite augment water supply.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Parts Plant (transmission and transfer cases)114,000 sq. ft.

Borg Warner Corporation, Warner Gear Division,3 miles southwest ofMuncie, Indiana.-Army.

LAND: 9.4 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building No.4: 2 story,111,700 sq. ft., concrete floors, structural steel frame, brickand stucco walls, ceiling height 14', roof of 3-ply built-up,bays 60' by 20'.Other miscellaneous space 2,300 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drils, lathes, milingmachines, grinders, hobbing, immersing and washing machines,

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annealing and tempering furnaces, handling equipment withcomplement of portable tools, automotive equipment, dies, jigsand fixtures.UTILITIES: Water from 2 driled wells on site.Sanitary and wash water sewers connected to the Borg Warnersystem.Other services by local utiity companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks to CCC & St. Louis R. R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-26).

Brass Fabricating Plant

679,000 sq. ft.Bridgeport Brass Company,Indianapolis, Indiana.-Plancor 59.

LAND: Plant site of approximately 89 acres, and well fieldof approximately 10 i,~ acres.BUILDINGS: Rollng Mil and Fabricating Building, onestory, steel construction, corrugated siding, 1250' by 345', 31'clearance; floor area 413,375 sq. ft.Casting Shop, one story 550' by 302', 31' clearance, floor area165,100 sq. ft.Fabricating Storage Building, one story 321' by 127', woodconstruction, corrugated siding, 13' clearance, area 40,830 sq.ft. Service Storage Building, one story wood and steel con-struction, 261' by 100', clearance 13', area 26,100 sq. ft.Eleven other minor buildings, including Boiler House, Per-sonnel Building and Garage, are of steel or concrete construc-tion and have a combined floor area of approximately 34,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production equipmentincludes, melting, bilet heating, cake heating, annealing androller hearth furnaces; 26" by 40" hot mil; tandem mil;picklers; slab miling machines; 50 to 2,000 ton presses;50,000 lb. drawbenches; rod straighteners; shears; machinetools; 5 to 15 capacity cranes; scales, conveyors, etc. Alsoample laboratory and testing equipment and furniture andfixtures.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies. Also twowater wells on site.TRANSPORT ATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coke Plant400,000 tons per year

Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation,

Gary, Indiana.-Plancor 507.LAND: 4.5 acres leased land.BUILDINGS: Substation, valve house, Cottrell pump house,liquor pump house, exhauster building, extension electricalcontrol house, sump pump house. Total floor area 5,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Battery of 77 coke ovenscomplete with all accessories, benzol equipment and other by-product equipment. Boiler (capacity 90,000 lbs. steam perhour) installed as additional capacity in lessee's existingBoiler House.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Sold31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Warren, Indiana.-Plancor 1531-6.

Hemp Mil Sold31,000 iq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Remington, Indiana.-Plancor 1531-29.

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Steel Foundry13,500 toni caitlngi per y_r

Continental Foundry & Machine CompanyEast Chicago, Indiana.-Plancor 272 CH.

Designed to augment production of heavy steel castings.LAND: 1.7 acres.BUILDINGS: Four buildings, total floor area 72,000 sq. ft.Machine Shop Extension, added to existing Machine Shop ofothers, 24,300 sq. ft.;. clearances 45' and 26'; steel framing,brick walls, steel monitor type.Hull Shop Extension to Foundry, 34,000 sq. ft.; clearances 38'average; construction similar to Machine Shop.Machine-Shop Offce and Foundry Offce, 13,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Sand handling equip-ment with capacity of 75 tons per hour; ten annealing fur-naces; quench cooling system; shakeout unit, speedslinger,electric vibrators, dust collecting system, and numerous .ma-chine tools. Also seven traveling cranes, 10 to 50 ton ca-pacity.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Steel Foundry30,0 tons heavy steel caitlnis per y_r

Continental Foundry & Machine Company,East Chicago, Indiana.-Plancor 338.

Designed for production of steel castings.LAND: 8.1 acres.BUILDINGS: Foundry building; 338' by 775'; total floorarea 243,000 sq. feet.; steel building; clearances 37' to 45'.Service Building: two story brick; 48' by 185'; total floor area27,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three 40 ton openhearth furnaces, Pangborn shot blast rooms, Pangborn Roto-blast rocker barrel, 600 ton hydraulic straightening press, 600ton presses, pit type reheat furnaces, car bottom furnaces,complete with quenching tank, water cooling system, heattreat furnaces, pit type annealing furnace; speedslingers, jarrollover and draw machines, turnover and draw machines, rodstraightener and shear machine, plain jolt machine, 750,000btu portable mold dryers, core plates, steel flasks, silca spraywash system, single and double track core ovens, complete me-chanical sand handling system. Also two 10-ton gantry cranesand fifteen traveling cranes, 20-60 tons.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch tracks into plant.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure av.ailable.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold540,0 iq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Kentucky Avenue & Morris Street,Indianapolis, Indiana.-Plancor 44.

Ordnance Plant Surplus358,140 sq. ft.

Evansvile Ordnance Plant,Chrysler Corporation,

Evansvile, Indiana.-Army.Designed to produce small arms ammunition, but was laterconverted to remanufacturing tanks, bombs, etc. Installationalso incorporates a powder farm which is located 7 miles northof the major manufacturing plant near Inglefield, Indiana.LAND: 474.12 acres (99.3 acres at main manufacturingplant, 374.8 acres at powder farm).BUILDINGS: Total number 224. (182 at main manufac-turing plant, 42 at powder farm).Powder Farm, Magazines: 1 story, total area of all, 19,000sq. ft., concrete floors, masonry walls, masonry frame, ceilngheight 10', 3-ply roof.Main Manufacturing Plant, No. 117 Bldg.: 2 story, total

area 55,800 sq. ft., concrete on 1st floor, wood on 2nd, mason-ry and wood frame, hollow tile and brick walls, ceilng height9' to 12', 3-ply roof, bays 12' by 42', and 16' by 16'.Building No. 129: 1 story, total area 96,520 sq. ft., sameconstruction as magazines except ceiling height is 13' to 14'.Building No. 130: 2-story, total area 44,000 sq. ft., same con-struction as primer building.Warehouse Building No. 132: 1 story, total area 24,500 sq.ft., masonry frame, concrete block frame, ceilng height 13',3-ply roof, bays 16' by 16'.Balance of buildings are of miscellaneous nature.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: General purpose ma-chine tools and production equipment, conveyors, materialshandling equipment, portable tools, automotive equipment,dies, jigs and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartimeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has ben re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks connect with C & E:i R. R.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-55).

Steel Plate Mil Surplus24,0 tons per y_r

Fall Creek Ordinance Plant.Tokheim Engineering Company,21st Street and Northwestern Avenue,Indianapolis, Indiana.-Army.

Designed for production of armor plate for tanks.LAND: About 18.9 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 305,000 sq. ft.Manufacturing Building, total area 261,800 sq. ft., one storyclearance manufacturing area 21'3", service areas 8'5", con~crete floor on ground, structural steel framing, concrete blockwalls, wood deck, built-up roofing, fluorescent lighting, ampleprocess piping. Entire floor area provided with 24 two-tonand 6 five-ton traveling cranes with 6 crossovers at suitablepoints. Steam heating units with blowers. Forced air colingutilzing ducts (part of heating system).Locker and Toilet, one story, area 20,200 sq. ft., clear height10'10", concrete floor on ground, masonry walls. Buildingcontains a complete hospital unit.Pumping Station, basement and one story, total area 2,600sq. ft., first floor reinforced concrete, masonry walls.Offce, one story, 12,600 sq. ft., clearance 10', all wood construc-tion.Eight minor buildings, most of wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 3 hardening furnaces3 tempering furnaces, each with motors, controls, instruments'pressure water quench, etc. 1 oil quench, 1 Pangborn Roto~blast. Other items include grinders, smithing blocks, stretcherrolls, bender presses, radial dril presses, planer, chucks 12'and 8', shears, miling machines, drils, scales, tanks, 'skidtrucks, lift trucks, car pullers, pumps, hoists, battery chargers,spray booths, conveyor systems, etc.UTILITIES: Local and city utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur from Cincinnati, Cleveland Chi-cago and St. Louis Railroad. 'Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-99).

Steel Plate Mil Surplus324,0 tons per year

Gary Armor Plate Plant.Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation,

Second Avenue and Mississippi Street,Gary, Indiana.-Army.

Designed for manufacture of tank armor plate.LAND: About 57.9 acres, owned, about 24.6 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Total area about 1,241,000 sq. ft. Consisting

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of 18 production units and about 67 service and other tyeunits.Building No. 15, 375' by 1,020', area 383,000 sq. ft., clear-ance 27'.Building No. 10, 90,000 sq. ft., clearance 32'.Building No. 12, 68,000 sq. ft., clearance 32'.Building No. 11, 61,000 sq. ft., clearance 32'.Building No.1, 55,000 sq. ft., clearance 42'.Building No. 18, 45,000 sq. ft., clearance 32'.Building Nos. 8, 9, 42,000 sq ft., clearance 32'.Building No.5, 30,000 sq. ft., clearance 32'.Building No. 13, 34,000 sq. ft., clearance 45'.About 75 other units frrom 300 to 25,000 sq. ft.Production units of structural steel, concrete floors, asbestossiding. Other structures generally of masonry or wood.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Flat transfer cars,furnace cars, manipulator cars, draw furnaces, preheat fur-naces, heat treating furnaces, armor plate grinders, straight-ening machines, hydraulic presses, furnace charging tables,conveyor systems, lifting devices, magnets, cutting machines,scales, etc. Complement of machine tools. Buildings contain30 cranes up to 50 ton capacity.UTILITIES: Lessee, city and local utiliy companies.TRANSPORTATION: N. Y. C. R. R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-121).

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant755,0 .q. ft.

General Electric Company,Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Plancor 273.

Sold

Aircraf Part Plant Sold77,0 iq. ft.

General Electrc Company,Decatur, Indiana.-Plancor 362.

Electrical Equipment Plant (motors, generatorsets) Surplus350,0 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,1125 East Vaile Avenue,

Kokomo, Indiana.-Nobs-474.BUILDINGS: All servceable buildings in this plant wererehabiltated by the Navy.Offce. Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4. Main Factory, Nos. 5 to 17, in-clusive, and No. 20. Boiler room, No. 19, Substation, No. 18,Buildings Nos. 1 to 20, inclusive, exclusive of No. 13, are underone roof. The clearances in the manufacturing buildingsaverage 40' (estimated).Buildings Nos. 1 and 3. Two story, steel and timber frame,brick walls, and flat roof of tie and felt, asphalt tile floorcovering on all floors. Building No. 1 is 43' by 39' with totalfloor area of 2,600 sq. ft. Building No.3 is 64' by 110', withtotal floor area of 15,200 sq. ft.Cafeteria facilties in Building No.3.Buildings Nos. 2, 4 to 17, inclusive, and No. 20 are of one-story construction with steel frame, brick walls, and flat roof.Buildings Nos. 2 and 4. Principally women's and men's toiletand locker roms. Building No.2 is 25' by 138', has floor areaof 3,500 sq. ft. and No.4 is 48' by 102', has 4,900 sq. ft.,asphalt tile covered floors.Building No.5. 460' by 116', 54,300 sq. ft. of floor area. Thisbuilding was not rehabiltated and is not used. BuildingsNos. 6 to 12, inclusive, and Nos. 14 to 17, inclusive, have 2"woo block floor over concrete. NO.6 is 104' by 475' with49,400 sq. ft. floor area, NO.7 is 68' by 345', with 23,600 sq. ft.floor area, including men's and women's toilet facilties; Nos.8,9,10, and 11, each 68' by 345', with total floor area of 94,000sq. ft., No. 12 is 67' by 238' with floor area of 18,900 sq. ft.,Nos. 14 and 15, each 68' by 168', total floor area of 22,800 sq.ft. and used as storage area. No. 16 is 21,200 sq. ft. floor area,unused, and No. 17 with 25,900 sq. ft. floor area also unused.Building No. 13. Approximately 90' by 110', floor area 9,900sq. ft. Separate building which was formerly used as a power-house but not used for Navy operations.Buildings Nos. 18 and 19. One story construction with steel

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and reinforced concrete frame, brick walls, concrete floor, tileroof. No. 18 (68' by 118') with 8,000 sq. ft. floor area. No. 19(approximately 68' by 70'), with 6,500 sq. ft. of floor area,houses the boiler room.Building No. 20. 59' by 275', 16,200 sq. ft. floor area. Hasspur track, unloading platform, motor truck court, and men'stoilet facilties.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring mil, Centeringmachine, radial dril, dril presses, cylinder grinder, lathes,miling machines, miscellaneous small machine tools, presses(hydraulic), sandblast room, coil-drying oven, Stewart recircu-lating car-type furnace, motor generator sets, annealing fur-nace, welding equipment, heating oven, cold-cut sawing ma-chine, coil-winding machines, shaft-centering machine, etc.Also seven 5-ton overhead, one 7lh-ton overhead, three 10-ton,overhead, three 4,000 lb. gantry cranes; eighteen jib hoists,1,000-2,000 lb. capacity.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Four spurs into plant served by Penna.R.R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-98).

Aircraft Engine Plant229,4 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Speedway City, Indiana.-Plancor 548-3.

LAND: 6.69 acres.BUILDINGS: Factory Building, one-story, steel frame ma-sonry walls; floor area 110,500 sq. ft.; clearance 15'. TestBuilding, two-story, reinforced concrete, houses forty testcells with control rooms, etc.; floor area 118,900 sq. ft. Bothbuildings sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling and grndingmachines, lathes, laboratory and testing equipment and furni-ture and fixtures. One 5-ton crane, one three-ton crane, onellh-ton crane. 23 electric hoists, JA ton to 2 ton capacity.Fifty chain hoists 1 ton to 2 ton capacity.Note: Portion of this equipment may be in Plant No.5.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been reomoved.UTILITIES: By Lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of B. & O. R.R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant1,619,00 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Indianapolis, Indiana.-Plancor 548-5.

LAND: 216 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Manufacturing Building is one-storyblackout structure; 960' by 1,500'; floor area 1,373,000 sq. ft.;clearance 18'. Brick and concrete; sprinklered; air-condi.tioned. Offce Unit is two story attached to ManufacturingBuilding; 101,000 sq. ft.; clearance 12'; brick and concrete;sprinklered.Boiler House, reinforced concrete and brick; 81,500 sq. ft.clearances 48', 34' and 19',Filter Plant of reinforced concrete and brick; floors on sixdifferent levels; walls of brick and concrete block; area 63,-600 sq. ft. Capacity of plant is 4,500 g.p.m.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring machines, drils,gear machines, grinders, lathes, miling machines, furnaces,ovens, open tanks, wheelabrators, plating and anodizing equip-ment.Note: Portion of this equipment may be located in Plant No.3.Manufacturing Building has eleven cranes, 1 to 10 ton ca-pacity, conveyors, electric hoists, JA ton to 2 ton, and fiftychain hoists to 5 ton.Power House has two 10-ton traveling cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-

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sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Other utilties from City and local utilty company.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Aluminum Foundry10,200,000 pounds per year

General Motors Corporation,Bedford, Indiana.-Plancor 1208.

Aluminum Forging Plant (Cylinder heads) Surplus291,000 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet DivisionAnderson, Indiana.-Plancor 1643.

LAND: 17.5 acres.BUILDINGS: Forge Shop, one story brick, structural steelframe, floor area 50,848 sq. ft., clearances 25' and 34'.Heat 'treating, one story, part brick, part corrugated steelsiding on wood frame, floor area 55,100 sq. ft., clearances 26'and 18'.Die shop, bilet storage, one story brick, steel frame, floor area60,480 sq. ft., clearances 14' and 19'.Cafeteria, Offce Building and fifteen minor buildings, general-ly of brick construction, with total floor area 125,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Forging presses and up~setters, miscellaneous metal forming and sheet metal tools,machine tools, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved. .UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Service Building

45,000 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,H. Weir Cook Airport,Indianapolis, Indiana.-Plancor 2188.

Used for installng engines in various makes and types ofplanes.LAND: About 40% acres leased from City of Indianapolis.BUILDINGS: Consist of an airplane hangar building ap-proximately 150' by 160' and a two-story offce building ad-joining the hangar.Hangar Building, concrete floor, structural steel framing, ex-terior walls of brick with steel sash to approximately bottomof truss and corrugated transite above; metal deck, built uproofing. Has 150' sliding (motor operated) door. Area 24,000sq. ft. plus 3,000 sq. ft. in mezzanine. Clearance 30'.Offce Building is two-story, of reinforced concrete and brick,concrete deck, built up roofing. Area 18,000 sq. ft., clear-ance 13'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, recto-starter, scales, tube bender, weighing kit, welders, dust col-lector, woodworker jacks, platforms, stands; etc. Also Labor-atory and testing equipment and Furniture and Fixtures.UTILITIES: Water from two wells on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Sold

Ammunition Loading Plant1,667,000 sq. ft.

Hoosier Ordnance Plant.Goodyear Engineering Corporation,Charlestown, Indiana.

Designed for the loading of ammunition and the manufactur-ing of bags for such loading.

LAND: About 5,036 acres.BUILDINGS: Areas with buildings thereon are briefly de-scribed as follows:The staff and residence area contains housing for personneL.The administration area contains buildings and facilities foraccommodation of the administrative forces. In addition tothe main administration building, this area contains the em-ployment offce, hospital, telephone exchange, cafeteria, andother miscellaneous buildings.The shop and maintenance area contains buildings and facil-ties for general plant maintenance and repair, including ma-chine and blacksmith shop, and other shop facilities; alsogarage and locomotive house, laundry, warehouse, changehouse, and other miscellaneous buildings.The inert storage and shipping area contains buildings andfacilties for handling and storage of inert materials andequipment, served by both rail and truck.The ammunition (explosive) storage and shipping areas atthe Bag Loading Plants contain igloos and magazine buildingsfor storage of explosives and finished propellant charges. Aseparate area is provided for storage and handling of blackpowder. The storage areas are separate from other sectionsof the plant and are surrounded by safety areas. The indi-vidual buildings are widely separated in accordance with es-tablished safety requirements. These areas are served bysystems of roadways and rail facilties.The Bag Manufacturing area contains the bag manufacturingbuilding, dye house, and laundry, also cafeteria, etc.'The loading lines contain the buildings and facilties for load-ing, fillng the bags, and completing the assembly and packingof propellant charges. Each loading line includes a "canteen"building with rest room and toilet facilties, also main andauxilary buildings and facilties. The buildings in the load-ing lines, other than the canteen buildings, are of specialdesign to meet the requirements of the loading operations. Allbuildings in the loading lines are connected by ramps.The larger units includeBuilding No. 1001, one story, total area 167,200 sq. ft., clear-ance 16', concrete floor on ground with 3" factory wood deckingand 1" hardwood flooring finish, structural steel fr'aming, con-crete block walls, wood deck, and composition roofing. Fluores-cent lighting, sprinklered.Buildings No. 1011, one story, 42,700 sq. ft., clearance 16',concrete floor, troweled finish, structural steel framing, saw-tooth roof, concrete block walls, wood deck, composition roof-ing. Incandescent lighting, steam heating, sprinklered.Building No. 1021, one story, 17,500 sq. ft., clearance 16',concrete floor steel framing, concrete block walls, wood deck,composition roofing.Building No. 2501, one story, 28,400 sq. ft., clearance 10', woodconstruction.Building No. 2511, one story, 17,000 sq. ft., clearance 10', woodconstruction.Building No. 2531, one story, 61,300 sq. ft., clearance 10', con-crete floor, troweled finish, structural steel framing, concreteblock walls, wood deck, composition roofing.Building No. 2561, one story, 17,200 sq. ft., clearance 19'4"construction similar to No. 2531. 'Buildings Nos. 3401 to No. 3408, inc., area each 10,000 sq. ft.,clearance 10', concrete floor, troweled finish, masonry walls,wood deck, asbestos roll roofing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous sewing ma-chines (single and double needles), metal and copper tables,shadowgraph scales, platform scales, volumetric powder meas-uring machines, printing presses, powder wrapping machines,cloth laying tables, cloth cutting machines, cloth roll cuttingmachines, powder drying units, dyeing and washing units,nailng machines, powder stacking machines, cloth reroll ma-chines, handling equipment, etc. Also included are laundryequipment, garage equipment, machine shop and maintenanceequipment, hoists, etc. Also ample offce furniture and equip-

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ment, cafeteria equipment, factory furniture, hospital andsafety equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from two deep wells on site.Adequate system of sanitary sewers.Power and light from adjacent Indiana Ordnance Works.

TRANSPORTATION: B. & O. R. R.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-lll).

Explosives Plant3,060,000 sq. ft.

Indiana Ordnance Works.E. i. duPont deNemours and Company,Charlestown, Indiana.-Army.

LAND: About 4,950 acres.BUILDINGS: Some 880 buildings on the site. Distributedin Nitrocellulose Area, Powder Area, Acid Area, Power andWater, Administrative and Maintenance, Organics, etc. Processbuildings up to 20,000 sq. ft. in area, either of steel and con-crete, or masonry. or wood with corrugated siding.Power House (123,000 sq. ft., four story) is of concrete, steel,brick and corrugated asbestos siding.Administrative and Maintenance Buildings generally of steeland masonry. Combined Shops building has 33,600 sq. ft.Main Offce (three story), 74,500 sq. ft. General Storehouse17,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied storage andprocess tanks including scale tanks, cotton dryer, picker andfeeder units, wringer units, filter units, boilng tubs, Jordanengines, dewaterers, poacher tubs, dehydrating presses, ethermanufacturing and alcohol rectifying units, mixers, mixing andkneading machines, macerators, blocking presses, horizontalfinishing presses, vertical finishing presses, vertical blockingpresses, powder cutters, separators, screens, refrigerating ma-chines, sieves, solvent recovery systems, compressors, air re-ceivers, converters, absorption columns, cooler condensers,bleaching columns, acid boilers, fans, motors, pumps, con-veyors, etc. Also included is a complete complement of ma-chine tools and miscellaneous maintenance tools.UTILITIES: Water:' Rawney collector wells located on thesite at the Ohio River.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light generated on site.Power House No.1, five steam operated generators 31,250kva. .Power House No.2, six steam operated generators 37,500 kva.Steam Power House No.1, five boilers, 800,000 lbs. per hour.Steam. Power House No.2, six boilers, 960,000 lbs. per hour.Refrigeration: 2130 tons per day.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track to B. & O. R. R.Project is available for lease in whole or in part subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.Louisville O. R. P. D.

Radio Parts Plant Sold19,40 sq. ft.

Indiana Steel Products Company,Valparaiso, Indiana.-Plancol' 1417.

Iron & Coke Plant788,400 tons coke and 854,000 tons pig Iron per year

Inland Steel Company,East Chicago, Indiana-Plancor 266.

Designed for production of pig iron, coke, and by-products.

LAND: Approximately 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Twenty-two buildings, total area 187,000 sq. ft.Power House is multiple story, 126,000 sq. ft., structural steeland concrete. Remaining buildings consists of service andfunctional buildings, total area of about 61,000 sq. ft.; general-ly of concrete and brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Coal and ore handlingequipment, 146 coke ovens, 2-1250 ton blast furnaces, pig cast-

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ing machine, turbo generators, condensers, compressors, boil-ers and pumps. Also 50-ton traveling crane and one-tontraveling crane.

UTILITIES: Water by City.Storm sewers into canaL.Power and light by generators on site and also by local utiltycompany.Gas manufactured on site.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania, New York Central andIndiana Harbor Belt Railroads.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusJeffersonvile Boat & Machine Company,On the bank of the Ohio River inJeffersonvile, Indiana.-Nobs. 388.

PLANT: Land, buildings, machinery and equipment usedfor the building of naval vessels (LST's) and towboats.LAND: About 42% acres in yard proper (fenced) plus' some2114 acres of railroad right-of-way.

BUILDINGS: Acetylene generator, frame block, 21' by 73',First-aid Station, wood frame, 26' by 110', Dock tool, woodframe, 20' by 80', Sheet-metal shop, wood frame, 39' by 120',Locker Building No.2, block frame, 34' by 133', Engineer'sbuilding, two story, wood frame, 42' by 202', Offce, wood frame,33' by 100', Pipe Shop, metal frame, 54' by 170', Administra-tion Building, two story, block frame, 35' by 224' Offce, twostory, wood frame, 37' by 45', Cafeteria, two story, block frame,62' by 132', Locker Building, No.1, two story, cinder blockframe, 42' 112', Locker room, block frame, 50' by 38', Weldingschool, metal frame, 74' 40', Tool room, wood frame, 30' by 120',Carpenter shop, wood frame, 30' by 150', Paint shop, woodframe, 30' by 50', Utilty, wood frame, 79' by 26', WarehouseNo.2, wood frame, 54' by 744', Shop, wood frame, 80' by 190',Insulating refrigerator, wood frame, 20' by 100', Propellershed, wood frame, 25' by 57'; some thirty-five other smallunits, wood, total area about 12,000 sq. ft.Outfitting Docks. (a) Outfitting dock extension at the bulk-head line of the Ohio River about 300' long and provides atotal continuous outfitting dock frontage of about 1,370'. Tim-ber construction. Gantryway support serves the entire dock.(b) Outfitting dock erected along the bulkhead or water lineof the Ohio River, about 1,070' long by 40' wide. Sheet-steelpilng (808 sheet-steel piles 40' long). Boat Ways. Nineboat location assembly ways each 327' by 50'. Reinforced con-crete construction. Lounching Ways. Five lounching ways48' wide each or total width of 240' by 230' to the shore line ofthe Ohio River. Gantry track, 2,500' long, serving the nineboat location assembly ways.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric welders, cranetrucks, welding machinery and equipment, air compressors,weight-handling equipment, lathes, pipe benders, gantrycranes, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Pennsylvania Railroad.Part of this plant has been leased for one year. Negotiationsmay be entered into for purchase or lease of all or part sub-ject to the terms of the lease in effect.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-5).

Radio Tube Machinery Plant Surplus83,000 sq. ft.

Ken-Rad Tube and Lamp Divisionof General Electric Company,

Tell City, Indiana.-Plancor 1668.LAND: 12 acres.BUILDING: One-story T shaped structure; area 80,000 sq.

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ft.; clearance 16'. Construction concrete and brick. One-storybrick storage building; area 3,000 sq. ft. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, radial drils,lathes, miling machines, arbor presses, buffers, spot welders,grid winding machines, degreasers, grid formers.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ammunition 'Loading Plant2,986,000 iq. ft.

Kingsbury Ordnance Plant,About 7 miles east of La Porte, Indiana.

LAND: About 13,452 acres.BUILDINGS: Plant contains 1,276 buildings of which 960are small units. The various buildings, by areas, are brieflydescribed as follows:The staff and residence area contains 21 homes, with garages,suited to permanent occupancy. 'Administration area contains buildings housing the administrative staffs of the plant operator and the Ordnance De-partment; also cafeteria, hospital, and other miscellaneousservice buildings. Adminisration buildings are frame build-ings originally designed for temporary construction.Shop and maintenance area contains buildings and faciltiesfor general plant maintenance and repair, machine shops formaking special tools and fixtures used in loading operationsblacksmith shop, woodworking shop, repair shops for auto~motive and railroad equipment, laundry, and miscellaneousfacilties. Total floor space approximately 100,000 sq. ft. forfour principal buildings and a number of small units. Con-struction of main buildings is steel frame with cement blockand steel sash walls. Principal buildings have railroad sidings.Inert storage and shipping area contains forty-five identicalbuildings, 51' by 218'. Construction is wood columns andtrusses, asbestos cement walls and roofs. No heating or plumb-ing. These buildings are in a compact group and are servedby railroads. Ammunition (explosive) storage and shippingarea contains forty-eight 51' by 218' storage buildings. Thesehave steel frames, tile walls, cement asbestos roofs, concretefloors at car floor level, no windows, no heating or plumbing;separated by standard safety distances; all served by railroad.This area also contains thirty-nine standard concrete igloos30' by 60'. In addition, in a separate area, are twenty-fiveconcrete igloos 30' by 80', and twenty-four 30' by 40'.Loading line area contains a total of thirteen typical lines,arranged in eight groups, consisting of a few principal build-ings with numerous small auxilary buildings, widely dis-persed and with most of the units of each line connected bycovered walkways. Lines completely conveyorized. Construc-tion consists principally of steel frame buildings with cementasbestos walls and roofs, steel window sash, concrete floors.Steam for heating and process is from boiler plants which areat considerable distances from the buildings. Lines are pro-vided with detached change houses containing lockers show-ers, and toilet facilties. 'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Typical ammunitionloading. eq1!ipment. including the following units: Assemblyand crimping, primer assembly, assembly and disassemblyfuze, fuzing, marking, gauging, primer inserting, volumetriclo~di~g, inserting,crimping !lnd g.auging, primer dipping,spinning, staking, tetryl c.uttingi dial feed electric presses,

ruze assembly presses, multiple spindle assembly presses, eject-109 presses, pellet presses, spin testing, taping and stencilingscales (shadowgraph) and numerous other items. 'Plant also contains a well-equipped shop and maintenancelayout.UTILITIES: Water from 9' wells on site.Power and light from local utilty company.Steam from eight boiler plants having a total of 20 oil-firedboilers of 300 B.H.P. each.TRANSPORT A TION: Plant has 78 miles of standard gaugerailroad, connecting directly to Wabash, Baltimore & Ohioand Nickel Plate Railroads. 'This proiect is available for lease in whole or in part subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use. '

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-184).

Manufacturing Plant Sold10,000 sq. ft.

P. R. Mallory and Company,

Indianapolis, Indiana.-Plancor 1967.

Manufacturing Plant74,0 sq. ft.

P. R. Mallory & Company, Inc.,Indianapolis, Indiana.-Plancor 2166.

Sold

ShipyardMissouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company,Wabash & Ohio Streets,Evansvile, Indiana.-On Ohio River.-Nobs 461.

Note: Disposal of plant subject to certain rights and reser-vations of U. S. Navy.LAND: About 44% acres. ,BUILDINGS: Shops Building, No. 30, 80' by 292'9", 20' high,two-story steel-frame, wood covered structure having a one-story wood-frame addition, 42' by 67'. Constructed with 5"reinforced concrete floor. First floor divided into machineship (two story high room), toolroom and shop space. Secondfloor and mezzanine floor divided into offce space. Five-tonjib crane and 10" monorail installed in shops area. Totalfloor area 49,810 sq. ft.Utilty Building, No. 47. 50' by 250', one story, wood framestructure, 15' high.Electrical Shops Building. Building No. 42. 50' by 220' two-story wood frame structure 24'4" high having floor ar'ea of22,000 sq. ft. 5" reinforced concrete first floor. Two-storyreinforced concrete vault.Administration Building, No. 51. A two story, wood and stelstructure 40' by 245', 21'2" high, including 45' extnsion havingtotal floor area of 20,240 sq. ft.Navy Administration Building, No. 52. A 40' by 80' twostory, wood frame building, 21'2" high. Floor are 6,400 sq. ft.Cafeteria Building, No. 54. 52' by 98' two story, wood framestructure 19'1" high with floor area of 10,190 sq. ft. Com-

pJete with all cafeteria equipment.Numerous other buildings, mostly small, and totallng some40,000 sq. ft.Ten shipbuilding ways, five located on each side of TransferWays. Each building way 48' by 355', constructed of 8" re-inforced concrete with 1:\' footings under 10" 20-lb. doublechannel track.Transfer Ways. 297' by 504'8" reinforced concrete slab having13 sets of double 10" 20-lb. channel running lengthwise.Launching Ways. Supporting structure for 13 stationaryslides or tracks 326:\' long. A 12' by 13' by 288' reinforcedconcrete machinery gallery houses controls. 'Pier and Mooring facilities. Four docks, structures Nos. 16,22, 28, and 37.Launching Cradles. 13 cradles constructed of 10" and 12"steel beams.Pier and Mooring Facilties: Dock No. 1. A T shaped pier,over all length of 198' and a width of 89:\'.Dock NO.2. Approximately same as Dock No.1 except 144'long.Dock No.3. Approximately same as Dock No.1 except 153'long.Dock No.4. Approximately same as Dock No.1 except 180'long.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric-driven welding~achines,. electric arc welders, w.elding equipment; pipe-thread-109 machines, shears, power vises, hydraulic presses punchand shear mac~ines, power hammer, ho!sts, pumps, c~mpres-sors, tanks, boring bars, portable electric light plants indus-

. trial trucks, tube bending machines, pipe bending m~chinesmetal. saws, scales, miscellaneous small tools, etc. 'Ma~hine Tools: shaper, lathes, planer, cutter and tool grindersradial drill, etc. 'Special Eau.ipment: 2 wood barges, 2 tugboats, 1 Crane-Bucyrus Erie, Crawler model, 4 Cranes, Universal Lorain-Moto Truck modeL.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: L & N siding into yard.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-48).

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Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus122,350 sq. ft.

Modification Center No.6,Republic Aviation Corporation,

Municipal Airport,Evansville, Indiana.-Army.

LAND: About 3.2 acres owned, and 46 acres leased fromCity of Evansvile.BUILDINGS: Modification Building, 77,570 sq. ft. of which5,760 sq. ft. is on mezzanine floor. Clearance 25'. Concretefloor with monolithic finish. Mezzanine floor wood. Woodtimber framing, wood siding and wood deck. Sprinklered.Service Building, 24,580 sq. ft. of which 5,100 sq. ft. is onsecond floor. Clearance 20'. Construction similar to Modifi-cation Building.Utilty and Boiler House, one story, area 4,520 sq. ft., clear-ance 12', concrete floor, masonry walls.Administration, area 11,540 sq. ft. with 5,770 sq. ft. on eachof two floors. Clearance first floor 8', second floor 9'. Woodconstruction.Plant Protection Offce, 1,060 sq. ft.; Fire House, 2,050 sq. ft.;Inflammable Storage: 530 sq. ft.; Detonator Storage: 190 sq.ft., two Pump Houses, 590 sq. ft.; are all one story with con-crete floors and either wood or masonry construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, drilpresses, sanders, heat treat furnace, squaring power shear,tube machine, drils, riveters, sandblast cabinet, power brake,quench tank, compressors, portable generator, scales, handhoists, painting equipment, degreaser unit, jacks, pumps, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-7).

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equipment, nitrogen generator, four pot type annealing fur-naces.

Chicago O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold934,0 iq. ft.

Servel, Inc.,Evansvile, Indiana.-Plancor 1217.

Coal Mine840,000 tons per year

Shasta Coal Corporation,Bicknell, Indiana.-Plancor 2118.

Designed for mining and shipment of coaL.

LAND: About 1455 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 381,000 sq. ft.Coal Preparation Plant, 73' by 205', area 15,000 sq. ft.,structural steel and corrugated iron siding.Service Building, 21,100 sq. ft., structural steel, corrugateiron siding. Offce Building, 2,000 sq. ft., brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Stripping shovel, load-ing shovel, coal dril, track scales, pumps, compressor, trans-formers, and other miscellaneous equipment.

UTILITIES: Power and light from local utilty company.Water pumped from coal pit and creek and stored in largelake.

St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Chemical Plant, Oleum6,000 tons per month

Stauffer Chemical Company,Hammond, Indiana.-Plancor 2331.

Sod

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant261,0 sq. ft.

Perfect Circle Company,Richmond, Indiana.-Plancor 113.

Sold Aircraft Engine Plant500,000 sq. ft.

Studebaker Corporation,4300 New Haven Avenue,Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Plancor 40.

Warehouse313,60 sq. ft.

Phelps-Dodge Copper Products Corporation,Hammond, Indiana.-Plancor 1789.

LAND: 62 acres.BUILDING: Main Building-Size 280' x 1120'. Used as ware-house, clearances 33' and 20', structural steel and brick; alsoseveral small buildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Some equipment requiredfor original purpose is stored in building. Six 10 ton, one 15ton, one 20 ton and one 50 ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Chicago O. R. P, D.-Bi-ochure available.

Aircraft PlantRepublic Aviation Corporation,

Evansvile, Indiana.-Plancor 721.

Sold

Steel Plant Facilties244,360 sq. ft.

Republic Steel Corporation,

Gary, Indiana.-Plancor 1686G.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for heat treatment ofalloy steel bars and wire. .LAND: Building site on lessee's land (leased).BUILDING: Leanto addition, 1,800 sq. ft. ; brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Installed in lessee'sbuilding: two cal' type annealing furnace, Pangborn Rotoblast

Sod

Aircraft Engine Plant Surplus1,560,00 sq. ft.

Studebaker Corporation,701 West Chippewa Avenue,South Bend, Indiana.-Plancor 40.

LAND: 5 parcels total approximately 318 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, 920' by 1040'. Totalarea including basement 1,062,000 sq. ft. Clearance in fac-tory 18', in offce 12'. One story modern factory and offce withpartial basement. Windowless type. Structural steel fram-ing, with metal deck over an area 760' by 1040'; and rein-forced concrete framing with concrete slab roof over the re-maining area of 160' by 1040'. Walls of face brick with tilebacking. Floors are wood on concrete. Fluorescent lighting.Sprinklered. Industrial Relations Building, brick, steel andconcrete; floor area 19,416 sq. ft. Fluorescent lighting. En-gine Test, Concrete foundation, floor, walls and superstruc-ture. Floor area basement 193,130 sq ft., first floor 192,905 sq.ft. Clear height, basement 10', first floor 16'. Power House,brick and tile walls, concrete floors, structural steel frame.Area basement 12,899 sq. ft., first floor 17,035 sq. ft. Chipand Oil House, two story and basement, concrete foundationsand floors, brick and tile walls, steel frame. Area, basement4,967 sq. ft., first floor 12,771 sq. ft., second floor 1,393 sq. ft.Salvage, Soluble Oil, Search Passage, Aqua Valve, Chip Stor-age Shed. Total area 45,130 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, broaching, dril-ing, grinding machines, lathes, heat treating equipment, plat-ing equipment, presses, clearing machines, ammonia handlingmachines, etc. Laboratory and testing equipment and numerousitems of furniture and fixtures. Also Portable Tools and Equip-

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ment and Jigs, Dies, Fixtures, Gages, Patterns, Templates,Durable Tools, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-eequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Four railroad sidings into plants.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may beentered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of the re-mainder.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Explosives Plant

1,250,000 iq. ft.Wabash River Ordnance Works,2 miles south ofNewport, Indiana.-Army.

There are certain improvements at this plant classified as"Secret" and not included.There is also an incompleted smokeless powder area in whichthere are many building and equipment foundations placed,while only a few of the buildings are fully complete. Containsthe following areas, Nitrocellulose, Powder, Acid, Power andWater Supply, General Facilties, Administrative, Maintenance,Staff Residential, Process.

LAND: About 19,890 acres.BUILDINGS: About 1,250,000 sq. ft. of floor area whichincludes about 400,000 sq. ft. in the discontinued smokelesspowder area which are essentially complete. Does not includeany area of buildings incorporated in the "Secret" classifi-cation.There are 392 buildings including 62 essentially completebuildings in the discontinued smokeless powder area. Alsofarm buildings purchased with the land number about 550. Nobuildings covered by "Secret" classification are included.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Low pressure ammoniastorage, high pressure ammonia storage, ammonia oxidationequipment including columns, compressors, etc. Nitric and

Oxygen Plant Sold5,600,00 cu. ft.

Air Reduction Sales Company,

Bettendorf, Iowa.-Plancor 1399.

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus117,000 sq. ft.

Bettendorf Company,2237 State Street,Bettendorf, Iowa.-Nobs-706.

Used for the manufacture of mine-sweeping gear and otherNavy equipment.LAND: About 6% acres.BUILDINGS: Main Offce Building, 17,174 sq. ft., Heat-Treating Building, 2,456 sq. ft., Personnel Department Build-ing, 2,260 sq. ft., Sheet Metal Shop, 2,702 sq. ft., FabricationBuilding, 12,276 sq. ft., Receiving, Welding, Painting, andGrating Building, 25,199 sq. ft., Assembly Building, 18,040 sq.ft. Machine Shop, 20,240 sq. ft., Boilerhouse, 1,452 sq. ft.,B~r Stock and Casting Storage Building, 8,400 sq. ft., Steeland Miscellaneous Storage Building, 2,400 sq. ft.Six other units total about 6,000 sq. ft. Buildings have con-crete floors, either frame construction or brick walls. Somehave wood trusses, other steel trusses. Majority of the build-ings are connectinir, having common walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling ma-

sulphuric acid concentrators, including columns, condensers,boilers, preheaters, tanks, pumps, etc. Tank farm includesstainless steel nitric acid storage tanks, steel tanks, aluminumtanks, concentrator mix circulating units, etc.Nitrating equipment including nitrators, hoppers, coolers,tanks, refrigerating units, etc. Boilng equipment, includingtanks, kettles, pasting mils, etc. Filtering equipment, dryingequipment, gelatin extrusion machines, fume and acid recoveryequipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Main line of the Chicago & EasternIlinois Railroad and by branch lines of the B & 0 and Chicago,Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroads.Project is available for lease in whole or part subject to pos-sible restrictions as to its proposed use.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-16l).

Steel Plant Surplus120,000 toni alloy steel per year

Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company,East Chicago, Indiana.-Plancor 328.

Designed to produce electric alloy steel ingots, such as tung-sten carbide steel, nitro alloy steel, stainless steel, high carbonsteel and open hearth alloy steel.LAND: 2 acres.BUILDING: 76,273 sq. ft., one building.Furnace Section, 176' by 154' is three stories high, divided intotwo aisles. Remainder occupied by Transformer Vault, Of-fices, Laboratory, etc. Construction of structural steel, sheetmetal and composition materials.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One 60-ton and one 30-ton electric furnaces, many items of auxilary equipment,ladles, slag cars, mold cars, etc., and a charging machine. Alsoone 100-ton, one 25-ton, one 15-ton, one 10-ton and one 5-toncranes, and three 55-inch magnets for use on cranes.UTILITIES: Process water from Lake Michigan; domesticwater from artesian well of others.TRANSPORTATION: N. Y. C. R.R. and P. R.R. switchtracks. Lake docks nearby.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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chines, radial driling machines, planers, grinders, shapers,presses, riveters, shears, hydraulic press (975-ton), hydraulicpress (275-ton), electric saws, air compressors, welders, elec-tric hoists, gas-fired heat-treating furnace, electrical verticaltempering furnace, gas-fired over-drawn furnace, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs on site served by the Daven-port, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad. MississippiRiver passes the plant approximately 500 yards to the south.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-15).

Grain Salvage Plant5,200 toni per year.

Clinton Products Company,1303 North 2nd Street,Clinton, Iowa.-Plancor 2060.

Designed for recovering high protein by-products for agri-cultural feeds from distilers' waste slop.LAND: Approximately 0.35 acres.BUILDING: Main Process Building, 55' by 92', two story,reinforced concrete framing, hollow tile walls. Total floorarea, 9,800 sq. ft. Clearance first floor 13', second floor 24'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two high pressure boil-ers with all accessory equipment and controls. An evaporatorwith necessary equipment and controls to process 38,000 lb.per hour of distilers' slop to change its consistency from3.75% to 30% solids. A spray dryer with all"necessary equip-

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ment and controls to reduce above syrup to a powdered statecontaining not more than 5% moisture.UTILITIES: Process water from well on site; domesticwater from public utilty company. Sewage disposal by Citysystem.Power and light from public utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Switch track at site.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Grundy Center, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-39.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,Clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, doubled deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, 'etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Britt, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-28.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryet Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block wallsand floor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar toMil Building.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Iowa Falls, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-27.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 47 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided

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into three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft.: concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 iq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Hampton, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-25.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 38 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Rockford, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-14.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq., ft.,clearance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utility.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Traer, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-13.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, doubled deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Sold31,0 iq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Earl Grove, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-12.

Hemp Mil Sold31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Boone, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-11.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Humboldt, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-10.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Algona, Iowa.-Plancor 1531-9.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 64 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,

clearance 15'-6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woobowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls: area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.M~CHI.NERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer unitsbaling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc. '

UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Mason City Iowa.-Plancor 1531-8.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDING~: "Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15 -6 ; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woobowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided in-to three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concrete blockwalls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor areà 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft. similar to MilBuilding. 'Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 80'.l\AC~INERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gather-109 binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units balingpress, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc. 'UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ammunition Plant Surplus2,134,00 iq. ft.

Des Moines Ordnance Plant,U. S. Rubber Company,10 miles from Des Moines, Iowa.-Army.

LAND: Plant area about 2,445 acres, Accuracy range 1 966acres, Right-of-way utilty lines, 37 acres, total 4,448 acre~.BT.ILDINqS: The Administrati.on Building is a two-storybUllding with a wood frame, brick and tile sidewalls woodfloors, wood roof deck with built-up felt roofing. 'In addition there are three two-story barracks type constructedbuildings all of wood, with asphalt shingle roofs. These build-ings house the cafeteria, hospital, patrol headquarters tech.nical laboratory. 'In the CaL. .30 and CaL. .50 Manufacturing Area are five mainmanufacturing buildings and a number of servce and otherbuildings.Manufacturing Buildings Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are of permanentfireproof construction, two floors, concrete floors, steel build-ing frame, tile inside walls faced with red brick, and a steeldeck roof with felt roofing.Building No. 4A is of concrete and brick with wood roof frameand deck, and felt and tar roof.CaL. .30 Bldg. No.1, total sq. ft., 288,000, CaL. .30 Bldg. No.2,total sq. ft., 283,000, CaL. .50 Bldg. No.3, total sq. ft., 391,000,

CaL. .50 Bldg. No.4, total sq. ft., 324,000, CaL. .50 Bldg. No. 4A,total sq. ft., 220,500.

Garage Building for repair and maintenance of locomotives,

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trucks and automobiles, 14,500 sq. ft. floor space, permanentconstruction.Lead Shop Building for melting salvage and extruding, 13,800sq. ft. floor space, permanent construction.Tool and Gage Shop Building, 60,000 sq. ft. floor space, perma-nent construction, one floor.Maintenance Control Stores Building, 52,500 sq. ft. floor space,wod construction, wood walls and roof.The Plant has a Steam Power Plant for processing and heat-ing steam which consists of 4 stoker fired boilers of amplecapacity for the Plant. Permanent construction. Included inthe Power Plant is a diesel electric standby generator foremergency lighting, 400kw capacity.The Water Treatment and Pump House is in the general manu-facturing area, 10,743 sq. ft. floor space, permanent construc-tion. In this system is a 500,00 gallon capacity undergroundtank reservoir.The Primer Manufacturing Area consists of Primer MixingBuildings, Primer Premix Houses, Primer Premix ControlBuilding, Primer Manufacturing Buildings, Tracer Composi-tion Manufacturing Buildings, Primer Pre-dry Houses, WetP E.T.N. Sieve House, etc. There are a total of 82 buildings inall, ranging from 54 sq. ft. wood constructed buildings to the3 Tracer Mfg. Bldgs., 11,400 sq. ft. total floor space and PrimerMfg. Bldg., 41,400 sq. ft. floor space, all of permanent fireprooftype construction.The Ballstics Area is located 3% miles from the main plant,contains special buildings, firing ranges, and recording equip-ment for testing the performance of the finished ammunition.This area is surrounded by required safety areas.In addition to the above, there is a Ballstics Building in themanufacturing area for testing the product. This building has43,000 sq. ft. floor space, and is of permanent construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Anneal, pickle wash anddry cases, drying oven machines, stress relief and anneal cases,carton packers, clip loader machine, wash, polish and dry bil-let uints, assembly machines, draw machines, charging ma-chines, compress, eject and insert machines, varied press typemachines, head turn machines, trim finish machines, taper andplug machines, gage and weigh machines, loading machines,ball bilet assembly machines, inserting pruner machines, andvaried other specific duty machines. Miscellaneous items in-clude battery chargers, motors, balers, blenders, pumps, scales,belting machines, handling equipment, factory trucks, etc.Plant contains a well equipped Maintenance Shop and Tooland Gauge Building. They contain lathes, grinders, shapers,milers, screw machines, metal cutting saws, shears, boringmachines, drilers, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from City.Sewage and waste disposal by plants on site.Power and light from local utility companies, also gas.TRANSPORTATION: Spur from C. & N. W. R. R. and FortDes Moines and Southern Electric Railway; there are 10.1miles of railroad tracks in the project.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-BTochii'e available AP-l02.

Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus3,235,0 sq. ft.

Iowa Ordnance Plant,Day and Zimmerman, Inc.,Burlington, Iowa.-Army.

Project contains an Ammonium Nitrate Unit.LAND: About 19,616 acres.BUILDINGS: There are 907 buildings, ranging from a fewhundred sq. ft. to 50,000 sq. ft., aggregating 3,250,000 sq. ft.Project is very large and buildings are distributed as follows:Loading Line 1, 45 buildings; Loading Line 11, 27 buildings;Loading Line 111, 26 buildings; Loading Line IlIa, 25 build-ings; Booster Line "A" 10 buildings; Booster Line "B", 15buildings; Fuze Line "A" 10 buildings; Fuze Line "B" 16 build-ings; Detonator Line, 35 buildings; Fuze Component Line, 7buildings; Temporary Detonator Line, 10 buildings; Percussion

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Element Line, 14 buildings; Artilery Primer Line, i 7 build-ings; Ammonium Nitrate Plant, 29 buildings; Inert Storage,Yard L, 36 buildings; Inert Storage Yard M, 4 buildings; InertStorage, Yard E, 35 buildings, Powder Magazines, YardC, 43 buildings; T.N.T. Magazines, Yard 4,25 buildings; Am-munition Magazines, Yard D, 44 buildings; Ammunition maga-zines, Yard F1, 44 buildings; Ammunition magazines, Yard K,54 buildings; Ammonium Nitrate, Yard G, 27 buildings; RawMaterial, Yard H, 15 buildings; Finished Magazines, Yard J,24 buildings; Miscellaneous, 6 buildings; Pilot Plant Are, 9buildings; Administration and Maintenance, 105 buildings;Farm Houses, 12 buildings; Storages (Barns, churches, etc.),19 buildings; Railroad Service, 23 buildings; Sewage System,18 buildings; Water System, 15 buildings; Electric System, 22buildings; Protective, 14 buildings; Emergency Reservoir, 2buildings; Renovation Plant, 19 buildings; Burning Field, 1building.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Blenders, mixing kettles,tanks, pumps and motors, rotary pelleting presses, evaporatingpans with coils, screens, mixing kettles with agitators, steamjacketed kettles, blending kettles, hammermils, preheaters,melt units, heavy duty vacuum cleaners, etc.Accessory items include: Paint spray booths, paint spray ma-chine, air compressors, electric lift trucks, scales, conveyors,bailng presses, portable elevators, etc.Complete complement of maintenance items including machinetools, hoists, etc.

UTILITIES: Water from four deep wells in area.An earth dam built across Long Creek and located in south-central part of the area impounds approximately 450 miliongallons of raw water at spilway height. Suffcient water isalso pumped from Well No.4 into this reservoir to offset theloss due to evaporation. The raw water is then pumped intoa water treatment plant for domestic and plant use.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.Also four steam-turbo generators each with a capacity of2,500 kwh.TRANSPORTATION: Numerous yards and ample trackageconnect with CB and Q R. R.This pToject is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available AP-16f.

Tire Manufacturing Plant228,6 iq. ft.

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company,Des Moines, Iowa.-Plancor 2208.

Sold

Alcohol Plant Surplus850,0 galloni per month.

Grain Processing Corporation,

Muscatine, Iowa.-Plancor 1684.

Designed for the production of industrial alcohol (190 profethyl) and to produce livestock feed as a by-product from theprocessed grains.LAND: 36 acres.BUILDINGS: With the exception of the Offce Building, allbuildings are a processing group which includes a boiler house,distilery, denaturing plant, fermenter room and feed recoverydrier. Buildings are generally of concrete and tile and brickconstruction, with total floor area of 76,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five stoker fired boilers,high pressure cooking line, distilation unit, four hammer mils,magnetic separators and feeders, roller mil, three steam heaterotary drum driers, six double drum atmosphere steam driers,5 body quadruple effect evaporator. Also presses, agitators,holding and mixing tanks, conveyors, etc.UTILITIES: Local utiity companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Burlington, Muscatine~nd Northwestern Railway Company.

This plant has been leased. Negotiations m.y be entered lKfor its purchase subject to the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availa,ble.

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Steel Foundry Surplus Steel Foundry Surplus2,400 tons caitings per year.

Hercules Manufacturing Company,

Centervile, Iowa.-Plancor 1420.

LAND: Approximately 1:1 acres.BUILDING: One story, fireproof foundry building of brickand steel construction, total floor area 14,500 sq. ft. Main bay,40' by 160', houses craneway extending 108' into storage yardto permit unloading of railroad cars. Clearances, main bay 22'under crane, side bay 14'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Compressors, moldingmachines, conveyor, freight elevator, blast tank, wheelabratortumblast, electric welders, sand mixer, band saw, etc. Also two5-ton overhead traveling cranes, one monorail system, one3-ton jib crane, seven electric hoists and one roller conveyor.UTILITIES: City and local utilities companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track connecting to main line ofChicago-Rock Island and Pennsylvania Railroads under yardcraneway.

This plant has been leased for a period of 4 113 years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant Sold64,512 tons per year.

Keokuk Electro-Metals Company,Keokuk, Iowa.-Plancor 530.

Tire Plant180,000 sq. ft.

Lake Shore Tire & Rubber Company,Des Moines, Iowa.-Plancor 2359.

Designed to expand lessee facilities for manufacture of mil-tary purpose tires.LAND: Comprises three plots, each adjacent to existing plantbuildings of lessee, total approximately 1 % acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, extension to buildingof lessee, a three story and basement reinforced-concrete struc-ture, 167' by 220'. Brick curtain walls. Floors are flat slab con-struction designed for 300 lb. per sq. ft. Twin bank of electricelevators, capacity 20,000 lbs. Floor area about 147,000 sq. ft.,clearances 12' and 14'.Laboratory and Cafeteria Building, extension to buildinO' oflessee, two-story, 44' by 285'. Wall-bearing masonry consliuc-tion, with 12" walls of brick. Area about 25,000 sq. ft., clear-ances 10' and 11'.Cement House, two-story and basement, area 8,800 sq. ft. Re-inforced-concrete construction throughout with block tile cur-tain walls, steel sash. Electric freight elevator, 2,000-lb.capacity.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: "A" frames; Banburymixers; band builders; bead-flipping machines; bead-wrappingmachines; cutters; fabric-dipping and drying units; paintingmachine; pressure-shaping and tire-bagging machine, com-plete; rubber-cement mixers; rubber cutter, rubber refiners,sheeter mils; strainers; air bag molds; ply tire-buildingdrums; ply tire-curing molds; tire presses; tire servicers; tire-building machines, truck-tire-building machines; scales; fac-tory trucks; processing tanks; etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Rock Island Railroad andWabash R. R.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

36,000 tons per year.Ordnance Steel Foundry Co.,Campbell, Wyant and Cannon Foundry Company,Bettendorf, Iowa.-Army.

LAND: About 65.7 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area approximately 579,000 sq. ft.Foundry and Additions. No. 59, comprises an original buildingwith a floor area of 350,000 sq. ft. that has been rehabiltatedand to which have been added a North addition, 42,000 sq. ft.,a south addition of 15,000 sq. ft., and a sand storage additionof 27,000 sq. ft. The original building has steel framing, con-crete floor, brick walls, clearance from 20' to 40'. The Northand South additions are of reinforced concrete and timber con-struction, concrete block walls, clearances, 25'. The Sand Stor-age addition has an earth floor and full timber construction.Machine Shop, No. 52, is a rehabilitated one story buildingwith 25,125 sq. ft. floor area. Brick walls, steel trusses, woodfloor and roof. Clearance 20'.Main Offce, No. 51, is a new two story and part basementbuilding of all wood construction. It contains a three story re-inforced concrete vault 15' by 23'. Area 17,200 sq. ft. PowerHouse, No. 57 20,370 sq. ft., is of structural steel framing,brick walls, gypsum plank deck and built-up roofing.Store Room and Train Shed No. 54, 13,600 sq. ft., new coolingShed No. 68, 16,422 sq. ft.; and eighteen other miscellaneousbuildings of varied construction with floor areas up to 7,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous furnaces(Open-hearth, annealing, heat treating, hardening, etc.), hy-draulic Shakeouts, wheelabrators, jolting machines, core ovens,paint mixing and handling systems, shipping press, dril press-es, miling machines, lathes, grinders, boring machines, planers,arc welders, etc. Thirty-five ton, three 10 ton, and three 20 tonoverhead cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORT ATION: Switch tracks and sidings from Daven-port, Rock Island and Northeastern R. R.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-50).

Ordnance Plant Sold774,600 iq. ft.

Quad Cities Tank Arsenal,International Harvester Company,Bettendorf, Iowa.-Army.

Aircraft Ports Plant (Exhaust Manifolds)312,000 sq. ft.

Solar Aircraft Company,Des Moines, Iowa.-Plancor 957.

LAND: 3.61 acres.BUILDING: Brick building, five stories, with basement, 453'by 120'; total floor area 312,000 sq. ft.; ceilng heights, base-ment 16', first floor 15'; three elevators; sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Buffers, contour ma-chines, dril presses, spot facing machines, beaders and crimp-ers, forming machines, acetylene and oxygen system com-pressors, heat treat furnaces, acetylene generators, mogulmetalizing set, sand blast and dust collecting system, solventstil, six cranes, six conveyors, and seventeen hoists.

UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Sold79,200 sq. ft.

Zimmerman Steel Casting Company,Bettendorf, Iowa.-Army.

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Aircraft Plant

KANSAS

1,750,000 sq. ft.Aircraft Assembly Plant No.2.North American Aviation, Inc.,2 miles north of Kansas City, Kansas.-Army.

LAND: 89 acres, 6 additional acres leased.BUILDINGS: Assembly Bldg. No. 1. 1 story and mezzanineof 1,127,400 sq. ft., concrete on 1st floor, mezzanine of plywoodon steel decking, steel column and truss frame, concrete andsheet metal walls, ceilng height 16' to 32', composition roof,bays generally 50' by 50'.~ast Addition No.5, 4 story, 416,800 sq. ft., identical construc-tion features as assembly bldg. except ceilng height is 45',bays generally 50' by 300'.rlight Test Bldg. No.6, 3 story, 76,733 sq. ft. same construc-tion features as assembly bldg. except ceilng height is 35'.Foundry Bldg. No.4, 1 story, 22,439 sq. ft., same constructionas assembly bldg. except ceilng height is 19' to 23'.Drop Hammer Bldg. No.3, 1 story, 15,743 sq. ft., same con-struction features as assembly bldg. except ceilng height is16',17'.Paint Storage Bldg. No.2, 1 story, 10,677 sq. ft., same con-struction as assembly bldg. except ceilng height is 16', 17'.Buildings 1 and 5 are air conditioned.Balance of buildings of miscellaneous nature.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, miling, welding,braking, bending, metal forming and heat treating equipment,with a complement of laboratory and testing equipment andautomotive equipment.

UTILITIES: Water from City and 7 deep wells on site.Sewerage system serving the entire area.Gas, electricity from Kansas municipal utilty, also a powerplant on the site for emergency.

TRANSPORTATION: Permanent switch spur exists to theUnion Pacific R. R.This plant is leased.

Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-17).

Aircraft Plant Surplus46,600 sq. ft.

Beech Aircraft Corporation,

6 miles east of Wichita, Kansas.-Plancor 557.LAND: 11 acres.BUILDINGS: Flight Hangar, 43,600 sq. ft.; steel columns andtrusses, walls galvanized iron on frame; clearance 32' sprin-klered.Clock House, 3,000 sq. ft.; frame construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling machines, plan-ers, shapers, borers, threaders, presses, shears, strippers, sand-ers, routers, bending and fiing" machines, heat treat furhaces,welders, riveting machines, etc. Also laboratory and testingequipment and furniture and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its deRignation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utility companies.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus2,898,00 sq. ft.

Boeing Airplane Company,Wichita, Kansas.-Plancor 139.

Main building constructed with extraordinary clear span andceilng heights permitting installation of additional floors.LAND: 180 acres.BUILDINGS: 17 major buildings with total floor area of2,898,000 sq. ft.Main Assembly Building, floor area 1,711,000 sq. ft., sawtooth

construction, canopy type hangar doors; two assembly bays300' clear span with 45' clearance; 20 cranes from 1 to 10 ton,and 9 electric hoists from 1 to 10 ton capacity; monorail sys-tem.Warehouses, 3 frame buildings; total area 825,000 sq. ft.; cov-ered docks alongside; clearances 16' and 20'.Offce Building, 3 story and basement; masonry structure, steelframe, brick walls, steel sash; air conditioned; floor area169,000 sq. ft.Hangar Building, area 77,000 sq. ft.; steel frame structurewith canopy type hangar doors and lean-tos; clearance 40'.Other buildings, generally steel frame with steel sash; totalfloor area 116,000 sq. ft.Cafeteria and Test rooms åir-conditioned; sprinkler systemand Auto-Call system throughout plant.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools includebroaching, grinding machines, lathes, planers, sanders, etc.Metal forming machines include arbor presses, bending mil,screw press, shears and tube benders, etc.Other production equipment includes band fiers, compressors,draw bench degreasers, dust collectors, loading devices, platingequipment pumps, riveting machines, sand blast, welders, etc.Laboratory and testing equipment includes photo equipmentand strato-chamber.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks by Santa Fe Railroad.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus1,65 barrels per day.

Cooperative Refinery Association,Coffeyvile, Kansas.-Plancor 959.

LAND: 11.9 acres.BUILDINGS: About 20 buildings with a total floor area of29,000 sq. ft. Construction generally of reinforced concreteframe, brick walls, and concrete floor.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major functional unitsare fluid catalytic and gas concentration unit, HF alkylationunit, and somerization unit. Accessory facilties include Ethylblending plant, cooling tower and railroad spur with unloadingrack, tankage capacity-atmospheric; 273,500 barrels; pres-sure: 48,000 barrels.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Steam from three boilers, total capacity 150,000 pounds steamper hour.

TRANSPORTATION: Two railroad sidings on site.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Anhydrous Ammonia Surplus11,000 tons per month.

Jayhawk Ordnance Works,Miltary Chemical Works, Inc.,Approximately two miles northeast of Galena, Kansas.Army.

LAND: About 2,332 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 460,000 sq. ft. Larger unitsinclude:Gas Reforming Building, 120' by 320', area 43,500 sq. ft., clear-ance 42'.Synthesis Building, 75' by 343', area 23,800 sq. ft., clearance20'.Compressor Building (Basement plus one story), 72' by 440',area 60,600 sq. ft., clearances 15' and 34'.Power Plant Building, 179' by 218', area 88,000 sq. ft. Con-

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struction of concrete and structural steel with corrugated as-betos siding.Administration and auxilary buildings have up to 15,000 sq.ft. floor area, mostly of masonry construction with some framebuildings. Process structions contains 7 cranes up to 20 toncapacity.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Actual processing plantconsists basically of four tandem units from the Gas Plantthrough the Ammonia and Nitric Acid Plants. Each of thesefour units is capable of producing 90 tons per day of ammoniaor 55 tons of ammonia and 75 tons of Nitric Acid. The Am-monium Nitrate Solution Plant consists of three 100-ton units.UTILITIES: Water from Spring River and treated at waterplant. Domestic use from wells. Sanitary sewer system and dis-posal on site. Power and light furnished by Plant Power Houseand local utilty company. Power.House has four 5,000 kw gen-erators of special type. Steam from five stoker-fired boilers,each capable of generating 180,000 lbs. per hour. Refrigera-tion: Two l,200-ton York Ice Refrigerating Machines.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of M.K.T. RR.This plant has been leased for a period of 10 years. Negotia-tions may be ent(:?'ed into for its purchase subject to the pro-viions of the lease in effect.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.-(AP-69).

Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus1,752,0 sq. ft.

Kansas Ordnance Plant,J. M. Service Corporation,

Parsons, Kansas.

Project contains facilties for the manufacture of amatol andnitrate of ammonia.LAND: About 17,215 acres.BUILDINGS: Staff and Residence Area consists of 20 woodframe dwellngs for housing staff and key personnel of theplant.Administration Area contains the following main buildings:Administration Building, two-story with partial basement, 139'by 244'. Cafeteria, 126' by 148'. Employment Offce, 39' by191'. Hospital, 200' by 38'. Guard House, 39' by 133'. BoilerHouse, for heating the area, 35' by 46'. Laundry and DryCleaning, 40' by 120'. Eight Dormitories, 134' by 174', two-storywith basements.There are also several minor buildings in the area, of woodframe construction, walls of wood, and composition roofing.Shop and Maintenance Area contains five major buildings:Lomotive and Auto Repair, 51' by 401'.Maintenance and Repair, 51' by 400'.Carpenter Shop, 40' by 90'.Offce and Change House, 51' by 81'.Boiler House, supplies heat and process steam as required inthe Maintenance Area.Buildings are of tile and wood frame construction, with con-crete or tile walls, and composition roofing.Inert Storage and Shipping, 19 warehouses, each 51' by 416',of woo and tile construction with walls of concrete and tile,and asbestos shingle roofing on a wood roof deck.Ammunition Storage and Shipping Area, five ammunitionstorage areas, each completely fenced, and served by a railroadspur.High Explosive Storage Group. Fifty-five igloos 40' by 26'.Smokeless Powder Storage Group. Twenty-four igloos 60'by 26'.Fuz, Booster Group. Twenty igloos 60' by 26'.Finished Ammunition Building Group. Twenty-five buildings51' by 216'.Finished Ammunition Igloo Group. Eighty-eight igloos 60'by 26'.Buildings are of the standard concrete type, with the excep-tion of the Finished Ammunition Buildings which have tileand masonry structural framing, tile walls, wood roof deck,and asbestos shingle roofing. There are no windows in thesebuildings, and they are not heated.Ammonium Nitrate Area contains three standard evaporatingand crystallzing units.Loading Lines; one booster, one fuze, one detonator, oneprimer, one bomb, and two shell. The number of buildings in

each load line varies from 10 to 35 according to the type ofloading being done.The majority of the buildings in the loading lines have con-crete floors, tile walls, wood roof deck with asbestos shingleroofing.Framing is of wood, tile, masonry or steel.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machines, Screen, wash-ing and drying, dipping, assembling, thread cleaning, marking,fuse assembly, gage, primer loading, disc inserting, etc.Presses, Crimping, ejecting, hydraulic, pelleting, primer in-serting, dial, consolidating, etc.

Additional items such as crystallzing and mixing kettles, bri-quet elevators, evaporating pans, motors, scales, tanks, paintspray booths, pre-heaters, melt units, dryers, hoppers, dryngtumblers, blenders, conveyors, rumbling barrels, etc.Also shop furniture, offce furniture, offce equipment, cafe-teria equipment, hospital equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water pumped from Neosho River to 1,000,000gal. reservoir. Emergency supply from well and ponds.Sewage disposal plants and septic tanks on site.Power and light from local utilty company.Steam, individual boiler houses have been provided for eachmain area or production group, with total capacity 167,000#steam/hr.TRANSPORTATION: 'M.K. & T.R.R. and S.L. & S.F.R.R.This projeet is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-B1'ochure available (AP-115).

Tire Manufacturing PlantLee Rubber and Tire Corporation,Kansas City, Kansas.-Plancor 2412.

Sold

Alcohol Plant

3,4,0 gallons per year.Midwest Solvents Company,Atchison, Kansas.-Plancor 1312.

Designed to augment facilties of lessee to manufacture ethylalcohoL.LAND: Two parcels, 0.26 acres owned, 0.504 acres leasedfor 25 years.

BUILDINGS: Boiler and Dryer House addition to MainBuilding of lessee. Floor area 6,960 sq. ft.; brick masonry con-struction with bow string type steel roof arches; clearance 26'and 30'.Yeast Building, frame construction, 1,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Motors, turbines, yeasttanks, dryer and collector, screens, presses, softeners, etc.These facilities have been leased. Negotiations may be enuredinto for purchase subject to provisiom of lease in effect.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Modification Plant355,235 iq. ft.

North American Aviation, Inc.Modification Center #4,Fairfax District of Kansas City, Kansas.-Army.

LAND: Approximately 35 acres leased from City.BUILDINGS: Building #1: 1 story, 122,980 sq. ft; clearance32'; floor concrete; reinforced concrete columns and woodtrusses, walls wood sheathing roofing composition asphalt felt.Building #2: 1 story; 189,600 sq. ft.; clearance 32'; construc-tion features identical to above.Building #3 (Armament Hangar): 1 story; 15,000 sq. ft.;clearance 20'; concrete floor; reinforced concrete columns;steel beams; composition roof; concrete block walls.Building #5 (Offce Building): 2 story; 17,252 sq. ft.; floorswood; wood columns and beams; gypsum sheathing and woodsiding; roofing composition.Building #6 (Lunch Room): 1 story; 7,700 sq. ft.; concretefloor; wood columns and trusses; walls gypsum siding on woostuds; roofing composition.Balance of buildings are small and of less than 8,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, dril presses,

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grinders, miling machines, punch presses, band and benchsaws, a complete complement of portable tools.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs from Union Pacific R. R. *mile from plant.This plant has been leased for a period of years. Negotiationsmay be entered into for its purchase subject to the provisonsof the lease in effect.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available rAP-5).

Cold Storage Plant621,000 sq. ft.

War Foos Administration,Atchison, Kansas.-Plancor 2299.

Used for refrigerated storage. The project utilzes a limestonequarr that had been worked by the gallery system of mining,which provides safe bearing for overhead weight by naturalroc pilars left at certain chosen spacing.

LAND: Approximately 22 acres under lease, together withall underground rights for the operation of the mine.

BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: The mine structure isa natural cave with an outside perimeter of approximately

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6,000 ft. Its gross floor area is approximately 621,000 sq. ft.,of which 400,000 sq. ft. is represented by net storage area,after allowances for aisles, etc., the equivalent of approxi-mately 3,000 railroad carloads. Ceilng height averages 12'.The mine has good drainage, and a 5' concrete floor was laidover the entire storage area.Compressor Building, housing the refrigeration equipment, is60' by 113', clearance 15' under truss. Concrete floor, structuraltile walls, concrete columns, steel trusses, corrugated transitedeck. Floor area 6,800 sq. ft.Garage and Utilty Building, of similar construction, and cov-ered reinforced concrete and steel Loading Dock, 458' by 18'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Refrigeration systemwith a capacity of 750 tons, with extensive brine distributionsystem of 8" pipe, compressors, condensers, coolers, ammoniareceivers, tanks, pumps, etc. Also electric and gasoline trac-tors, trucks, trailers, etc.UTILITIES: Water is obtainable from the Missouri River,from wells on the Missouri side of the river, and from the City.Sewage disposal facilities on site. Power and light from localutilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur to main line of Missouri PacificRailway.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

KENTUCKYSte Plant Facilties

American Rollng Mil Company,Ashland, Kentucky.-Plancor 1694.

Designed to faciltate lessee's handling of molds and ingots.LAND: Some 12,000 sq. ft. leased.STRUCTURES: Steel framed uncovered craneway, being anextnsion of lessee's Mold Yard Building.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One ingot extractorcomplete.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Stel Plant190,0 toni per year.

Andrews Stel Defense Corporation,Newprt, Kentucky.-Plancor 1114.

Degned for the production of electric furnace steel ingots.LAND: 10 acres.BUILDINGS: Electric Furnace Building, 164' by 850'; steelframe, sheet stel siding, steel sash; floor area 127,000 sq. ft.,clearance from 32' to 74'.Stel Conditioning Building, 75' clear span by 1,062', clearance30'; steel frame, corrugated sheet metal siding; offce lean-to;area 88,000 sq. ft.Laboratory and Offce Building, three story; floor area 9,600sq. ft., reinforce concrete frame, brick walls.Sub-Station, one story, brick and steel, 7,600 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric furnaces, charg-ing machines, 5-7% tons; ladles 30-75 tons; 20-ton electriccars; 75-ton Diesel locomotive, lifters, magnets, miscellaneoussub-station equipment, push cars, etc. Also complete steeltestng laboratory including one 200,000 lb. tensile testingmachine and accessories, impact testing machine, hardnessteters, magna-flux machine, etc.Several cranes, from 10-ton to 125-ton capacity.UTILITIES: Lol utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of L. & N. R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasline Refiery, 100 Octane5,3 barrels per day.

Ashland Oil & Refining Company,Catlettsburg, Kentucky.-Plancor 1067.

LAND: Two parcels, total approximately 101 acres.BUILDINGS: Boiler House, Warehouse, Shop and 29 otherbuildings have total floor area of 62,600 sq. ft. Larger build-

ings are steel, concrete or brick. Others are of wood frameconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major operating units arethermofor catalytic cracking and treating unit, gas concen-tration or feed preparation unit, HF alkylation unit, and iso-merization unit. Accessory facilties include Ethyl blendin¡rplant, C-S blending unit, and tank car and truck loading racks.Tankage capacity-atmospheric: 471,000 barrels; pressure:29,000 barrels.

UTILITIES: Process water, pumped from Big Sandy River.Earthen storage reservoir on site, capacity 15,000,000 gallons.Light and power from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Several sidings, Chesapeake and OhioRailroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant60,00 ihort tons per year.

Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation,Camp Ground Road,Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 1207.

Plant produces its own catalyst used in the process and alsosupplies steam and treated water to adjacent plancors.LAND: 144% acres.BUILDINGS: thirty-four buildings, total floor area 139,000sq. ft. Service Offce and Laboratory, Machine Shop, LockerRoom, Stores, Cafeteria. Brick and concrete; total floor area59,000 sq. ft.Twelve special purpose buildings, and seventeen miscellaneoussmall structures.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three separate units,each rated at 20,000 short tons annually.Three Dowtherl1 heating units, vapor-phase converters, heatexchangers, stils, storage vessels, and Filtros catalyst equip-ment, ten alcohol storage steel tanks, capacity 12,000,000 gal-lons, and three butadiene storage spheres ea ch 250,000 galloncapacity. Also three boilers rated 100,000 pounds steam perhour each, and two boilers rated 200,000 pounds stem perhour each.UTILITIES: Water from pump house at Ohio River intake;passed through a treatment plant on site. Drinking waterby wells on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Gas, power and light from local public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks by Terminal Railroad.Dock facilties on Ohio River for handling alcohoL.

Louisville O. R. P. D.-B1'ochure available.

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Hemp Mil31,000 iq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Winchester, Kentucky.-Plancor 1531-1.

Sold Snythetic Rubber Plant

60,000 long tons per year.

B. F. Goodrich Company,

Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 128.Zinc Mil Surplus

11,00 sq. ft.Corod Minerals Corporation,Marion, Kentucky.-Plancor 1327.

Designed for miling zinc, lead, fluorspar.LAND: Approximately 31 acres.BUILDINGS: Laboratory and Offce Building, one-story,wood frame, floor area 1,282 sq. ft.Mil Building, one-story, wood frame; 90' by 113'; floor area10,057 sq. ft., ceilng height 24'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Crushing, pulverizingarid classifying unit for treatment of all ore; battery of threevibi:atory tables; flotation units; conditioning, thickening anddrying units. Also laboratory and testing equipment for as-saying, testing, and weighing of ore and concentrates.UTILITIE S : Water from City and four wells on site.Septic tank on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Ilinois Central R. R. about 600' fromplant.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Sold1,063,000 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, alsoLaister-Kauffman Aircraft Corporation,Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 974.

Synthetic Rubber Plant40,000 toni per year.

E. i. duPont de Nemours & Company,Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 625.

Designed for production of 40,000 long tons of neoprene peryear.LAND: 222% acres.BUILDlN.GS: Administration Building, Laboratory and Of-fice Building, Shops and Stores Building, Garage, Cafeteria,total area 90,000 sq. ft. Steel or wood frame, masonry walls.Salt Cake Storage Building, floor area 19,000 sq. ft., timberframing, metal siding.Power House, 16,500 sq. ft.; steel frame, brick and corrugatedasbestos walls.Five functional buildings, floor area 300,000 sq. ft., and minorbuildings, 38,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND ~QUIPMENT: Tanks, vessels, pumps,compressors, etc. Equipment necessary for following areas orprocesses: tank farm and car spots; acid manufacture andpreparation; acetylene and nitrogen scrubbers; refrigerationc,!talyst and mon?vinyl acetylene manufacturing; chlorobuta:~iene manufacturing and storage; polymerization and finish-ing; and power house.?5-ton piesel electric locomoti~e, two steam generators, includ-109 boilers, furnaces, pulverizers, blowers, etc., each withcapacity of 180,000 lbs. steam per hour.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site. In addition, pumphouse of Plancor 1207 supplies water from Ohio River. 500,000gal. and 100,000 gal. steel tanks and 350,000 gal. concrete res-ervoir.Gas, power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of K & I T Railroad.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Tube Plant Sold83,0 iq. ft.

General Electric Company,

Tenth and Eleventh Streets off Vine Street,Bowling Green, Kentucky.-Nobs-2021.

Sold

Explosives Plant Surplus620,000 sq. ft.

Kentucky Ordnance Plant,Atlas Powder Company,Kevil, 16 miles from Paducah, Kentucky.-Army.

This plant was designed for production of TNT and oleum.LAND: About 16,125 acres.BUILDINGS: There is a total of 281 buildings of all typeswith a total floor area of approximately 620,000 sq. ft. Thestaff and residence area, constructed to accommodate key per-sonnel at the project, contains fifteen single family residencesof wood frame construction without basements. There arefive two-story and ten one-story buildings, complete with allutilty services.The administration area contains the main offce building, cafe-teria, employment building, medical service building, telephonebuilding, an annex offce building and several small miscella-neous buildings. These buildings, other than the telephonebuilding, are of wood frame construction with wood drop sidingand roofs with built-up and roll roofing. The telephone build-ing is a brick structure.The shop and maintenance area contains the combined shops,a garage and repair building, supervisor's offce and severalother small miscellaneous buildings. The buildings are all ofwood frame construction with wood drop siding and roll roof-ing. The combined shop has a floor area of approximately32,000 sq. ft.The inert storage and shipping area is located adjacent to therailroad classification yard and contains storage buildings,carpenter shop, cabinet shop, machine shop, garage, each withfrom 10,000 to 12,000 sq. ft. floor area; also several other mis-cellaneous buildings, all of wood frame construction.The explosive storage (magazine) area contains 92 magazinesor igloos, rectangular type, with concrete floors, side and rearwalls, wood frame front wall with asbestos shingles and gy-sum plant roof. Each building has 1,510 sq. ft. floor space. Thebuildings and three loading docks are served by trucking roads.The loading docks are also served by the railroad.

The power plant is well designed with steel frame, corr-gated metal side walls and roof and is effcient in operation.There are installed in the building three water tube boilers,each having a capacity of 100,000 lbs. of steam per hour, pul-verized coal fired. There is a 500 kw steam turbo generatorset installed to take care of emergency power and lighting onthe proj ect.The acid area is divided into two sections known as the "EastAcid Area" and the "West Acid Area". The East Acid Areacontains the Oleum plant and the Sellte Manufacturing planttogether with sulphuric acid concentrator and storage. Inthe West Acid Area is the ammonia oxidation plant, the nitricacid equipment and storage facilties. The structures andequipment in the acid areas are of concrete and steel construc-tion. The majority of the buildings are sheathed with wood,or with corrugated asbestos. Buildings are of special design.The TNT manufacturing area contains six lines for the nitra-tion of toluene and production of TNT. The buildings in thisarea are all of special design and construction. The buildingsare widely separated to provide a measure of safety from ex-plosion and many of the structures are barricaded.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items ofspecial production equipment, including facilties for 20-tonSellte manufacturing plant; S.A. concentrating anhydrous am-monia; N.A. concentrating; storage facilties; etc. Includedare: scale tanks, platform scales, numerous types of processtanks, storage tanks, pumps, exchangers, motors, instruments,controls, and Nitrators, mono; Nitrators, Bi and Tri; fortifiers,TNT flakers, bleaching columns, absorption columns, con-densers; after-coolers; air compressors; amomnia compressors ;filters; separators; etc.UTILITIES: Water is obtained from the Ohio River through

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a pumping plant. Settling basins and a water treatmentplant are also provided.Sewage disposal plant on site.Electric power is obtained from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Branch of the Ilinois Central Rail-road.

Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-l06).

Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus364,00 sq. ft.

Modification Center No.9.Consolidated- Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

Adjacent to Standiford Field,Louisvile, Kentucky.-Army.

LAND: About 54 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, first floor area 243,000 sq. ft.,upper floor area 74,400 sq. ft., total area 317,400 sq. ft. Clear-ances from 8' to 35'. Entire first floor of concrete, steel trowel-ed. Structural frame part timber, part reinforced concretecolumns and steel trusses. Walls are part wood, part masonry.Sprinklered. Compressed air piping. Boiler House, area 4,350sq. ft., one story, concrete floor, masonry and reinforced con-crete.'Cafeteria, area 8,760 sq. ft., one story, concrete floor, timberframing and trusses, wood walls and deck.Warehouse, area 18,000 sq. ft., one story, concrete floor, timberframing, wood walls and deck.Remaining buildings have combined area of about 18,000 sq.ft. with concrete floors and either wood or masonry construc-tion.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, drilpresses, sanders, heat treat furnace, squaring power shear,tube machine, drils, riveters, sandblast cabinet, power brake,quench tank, compressors, portable generator, scales, handhoists, pointing equipment, degreaser unit, jacks, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure (AP-9).

Acetylene Plant500,040,000 cu. ft. annually.

National Carbide Corporation,

About 4%, miles southwest of Louisvile, Kentucky,Jefferson County, Kentucky.-Plancor 1607.

LAND: One acre, leased.BUILDINGS: Generator Building, one story, structural steeland reinforced concrete, sides asbestos protected corrugatedsteel; floor area 3,200 sq. ft., clearance 37'. Compressor Build-ing, floor area 2,500 sq. ft., clearance 12', construction same asGenerator Building.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five carbide acetylenegenerator assemblies complete; five hopper connections; 7005-ton carbide containers; ten carbide container cars; acetylenepipe line, switch gear and lighting arresters; tank recoveryinstallation, etc. Also a 7% ton overhead crane.UTILITIES: Water from well on site. Power and light fromlocal utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Railroad spur track.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Nitrogen Plant4,480,00 cu. ft. per month.

National Carbide Corporation,

Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 1522.LAND: Approximately 0.104 acres leased for twenty-fiveyears.BUILDING: Extension to existing building of others; onestory brick structure; area 2,100 sq. ft.; clearance in high bay33', rest of building 18'; sprinkler system.Two trolleys with two 2-ton and one I-ton chain hoists.PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT: Two decarbonizers and ac-cessories; air compressor installation; nitrogen column withengine, generator, recording instruments, etc.; nitrogen com-

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pressor, motor, cooler, etc.; storage tubes, recording instru-ment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells of others.Power and light from local utilty company.Louisvile O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant30,000 long tons per year.

National Synthetic Rubber Corporation,

Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 1278.Designed for production of Buna-S synthetic rubber.LAND: Approximately 45.3 acres.BUILDINGS: Administration, Pigment, Reactor, Recovery,Rubber Process and Rubber Storage Buildings, Machine Shop,etc. Total floor area 98,000 sq. ft. Buildings generally rein-forced concrete framing, brick curtain walls where enclosed.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tank Farm and PumpHouse Area: Nine 30,000 gal. pressure tanks for storage ofbutadiene and styrene; three small tanks for storage of acid,caustic and anti-oxidant.Pigment Preparation Area: Soap, hydroquinone and otherpigments stored, batched and mixed.Reactor Area: Twenty-four 3,750 gallon reactors, six blow-down tanks, coolers, etc.Recovery Area: Three styrene stripping columns, butadieneflash tanks, condensers.Process Area: Oliver Filters for sheeting, washing and de-watering synthetic rubber dryers, baling machines, syntheticrubber disintegrators.UTILITIES: Process and drinking water obtained from threwells on site, each with capacity of 1,500 g.p.m.Sewage disposal facilties on site.Light and power from local utilty companies.Steam for both heating and power is obtained from centralpower house' on Plancor 1207. 65,000 lbs. of steam per hourat 200 lbs. pressure is available.

Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Research Facilties6,000 sq. ft.

National Synthetic Rubber Corporation,

Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 2097.

Designed for use as a pilot plant and research facilties insynthetic rubber technology.

LAND: Part of adjacent government-owned synthetic rubberplant area.

BUILDINGS: Process Building, 42' by 42', three story, struc-tural steel framing, concrete floors, steel sash, asbestos cementsiding.Laboratory and Warehouse, 42' by 42', one story, of similarconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, agitators, re-actors, condensors, colloid mils, rubber mil, Banbury mixerbaling press, curing press, etc. '.Also requisite instrument, and controls, flexing machine, ten-sile tester, and similar apparatus.UTILITIES: From adjacent plancor.TRANSPORTATION: Through adjacent plan cor facilties.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant-Ammonia Surplus6,080 toni per month.

Ohio River Ordnance Works.Atmospheric Nitrogen Corporation,Henderson, Kentucky.-Army.

LAND: 836 acres.BUILDINGS: Thirty-five with total floor area of 233,028 sq.ft. Offce Building No.1, one story, 17,290 sq. ft., concretefloors wood frame, cove siding exterior with gypsum board in-side ~alls, roof of corrugated iron.Two Barracks, Buildings No. 2 and No.3, each two story,

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12,600 sq. ft., wood floors and frame, exterior cove siding, in-terior gypsum wall board, roof corrugated iron.Cafeteria Building No.4, one story, 5,250 sq. ft., wood frame.Garage Building No.7, one story, 6,665 sq. ft., reinforced con-crete floor, wood frame, roof of corrugated iron.Plant Stores, Building No.8, one story, 10,129 sq. ft., steelframe.Maintenance Building No. 10, two stories, 19,810 sq. ft., steelframe. ,Warehouse A, Building No. 15, one story, 5,000 sq. ft., woodframe, roof of wood sheathing and tar paper.Power House, Building No. 17, three story, 29,680 sq. ft., rein-forced concrete floor, steel frame; walls metal and brick; roof,concrete slab with tarred roofing of felt, pitch and gravel.Gas Production Building No. 20, three story, 18,560 sq. ft.,reinforced concrete floors; steel frame; walls metal on steelgirts; roof of corrugated steel on steel girts.Compression Building No. 23, two story and mezzanine, 42,720

sq. ft., reinforced concrete floor; steel frame; walls, metal onstel girts; roof metal on steel purlins.Purification Building No. 24, two story and mezzanine, 7,860sq. ft., steel frame.Synthesis Building No. 25, two story and mezzanine, 24,700sq. ft., steel frame.Twenty-two minor buildings, combined floor area 32,764 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Forges, grinders, shap-ers, miling machines, dril presses, lathes, boring mils, weld-ing machines, drying ovens, planers, pressure vessels; tanks,compressors, switchboards, heat exchangers, blowers, coolingtowers, gas generators, filters, reactors, condensers, activators,electric traveling cranes, gas washers, scales, pumps, and mis-cellaneous equipment.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site and Ohio River;also City.Septic tanks on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks from Ilinois CentralRailroad.

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Grain Salvage PlantPark & Tilford Distilers, Inc.,Midway, Kentucky.-Plancor 2309.

Designed for production of feed from distiler's waste.LAND: Leased for twenty-five years.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Dryer Building, two-story, 52' by 85' of steel-frame construction with corrugatedsiding and roof. Concrete slab at second floor.Pump House, 8' by 12', concrete floor, wood-frame construction.Wood Cooling Tower, 400 gallon per minute capacity.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Triple-effect evaporator,complete with pumps, air compressor, etc.; rotary steam tubedryer; Louisvile drying machine, double-drum dehydrator;Louisvile continuous filtering machine; side-entering agitator;pumps, tanks, screw conveyor, piping, etc. There is also agovernment owned 13,000-lb. steam-pressure boiler, stoker-firedin lessee's boilerhouse.

UTILITIES: City, lessee, and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of L. & N. R. R.Clweland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Grain Salvage PlantPark & Tilford Distilers of Kentucky, Inc.,Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 2261.

U sed for the drying of animal feed recovered from distiler'swaste.LAND: Area required for dryer house and tanks. Leased.BUILDINGS: Dryer House, 64' by 50' with a wing 61' by 18',two-story, structural steel framing, concrete floors, tile ex-terior walls, precast roof with build-up roofing. Area 8,000sq. ft., clearances 14' and 11'.Pup House, 17' by 26', area 400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Multiple-effect evapor-

ating unit, two dehydrating machines, tanks, pumps, motors,air compressor, conveyor, agitators, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on plant site, and from city.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Terminal railroad.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal Mine600,00 tons per year.

Republic Steel Corporation,Pikevile, Kentucky.-Plancor 583.

LAND: About 1,046 acres of surface rights, leased.BUILDINGS: Eleven buildings and one loading tipple. Alsotwelve dwellngs.Coal Washing Plant, three story, total area 8,500 sq. ft. Otherunits total 21,000 sq. ft.Dwellngs are basement and two story, about 1,600 sq. ft. each.Plant Buildings mostly of steel superstructure and corrugatediron siding. Dwellngs of frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mostly conveyors andcoal washing equipment to handle 48,500 tons per month.UTILITIES: Water by well on site.Power and light by local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding serves plant.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold250,0 sq. ft.

Reynolds Metals Company, alsoMengel Company,Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 2023.

Aluminum Extrusion PlantRated Capacity: 45,500,0 Ibs per year.

Reynolds Metals Company,Louisvile, Kentucky.-Plancor 47.

BUILDINGS: Finishing, Machine Shop, Press Room, HeatTreater, Grinding, Cleaning and Offce Units, total floor area218,000 sq. ft., clearances 12' to 80'. All under continuousroof area; brick walls and galvanized siding, wood and steelsash. Minor buildings total 1,500 sq. ft. floor area.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 7 extrusion presses, 500-to 5,000-ton; 10 remelt furnaces, capacity 45,000 lbs. each; 21furnaces, various types; three 50-ton straightening presses; 15draw benches, 2,500 lbs. to 7,000 lbs.; shape strtchers up to400-ton ~apacity; and items of general purpose utilty, labora-tory and testing equipment. Four 10-ton, five 5-ton, and one2-ton traveling bridge cranes.

UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of L. & N. Railroad.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Grain Salvage Plant5 to 6 toni fee per day.

Wilow Springs Distileries, Inc.,(Assignee of Wathen Brothers Distillers),Greenbrier, Kentucky.-Plancor 1902.

PLANT: Land, Distilery House, Evaporator House, machin-ery and equipment for recovery of distilery grain from dis-tiler's waste materials at lessee's plant.

LAND: 0.6 acre.BUILDINGS: Dryer and Evaporator House; two stories, con-crete block and wood walls, wood sash; floor area 7,075 sq. ft.,clearance 14', in evaporator room 28'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Bagging machine withaccessories, 50 hp electric motor, traveling screen with motor,screw conveyor, pumps, fan, tanks, filtering machine, evap-orator.Louisville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Alumina Plant Surplus1,0,0,0 Ibi. of alumIna per y_r.

Aluminum Company of America,Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 226-AO.

Designed to produce alumina. Plant design comprises AluminaPlant and Sinter Plant. The Alumina Plant uses the Bayerproess of refining ore, while the Sinter Plant is to beneficiatelow grade ore to achieve a greater percentage of alumina ex-traction.LAND: 318 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 520,000 sq. ft.56 buildings on site. Largest is Red Press Building, 111,000sq. ft.

Machine Shop has 59,000 sq. ft. Power House, 42,000 sq. ft.Larger structures generally structural steel framing with pro-tected metal siding. Others of brick masonry construction withtimber framing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production equipment in-cludes battery charging sets, car pullers and dumpers, cooling'towers, coolers, compressors, crushers, capacitors, filter presses,conveyors, dust collectors, elevators, evaporators, flash cham-bers, kilns, hammer mils, tanks, turbines, transformers, scrub-bers, 50-ton diesel-electric locomotive, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep wells on site.Sewage disposal into Mississippi River.Power and light for plant designed to be furnished by PowerPlant on site through two 7500 KV A turbo-generators, withstand-by service by local utilty. Boiler house contains threehigh pressure boilers with capacity of 140,000 lb./steam perhour.About 10 acres of the plant land has been sold and the aluminaplant (excluding Sinter plant) leased. Negotiations may beentered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of thereminder, or for purchase of the part leased subject to theprov0n of the lease in effect.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

ShipyardA vondale Marine Ways,Avondale, Louisiana.-Maritime.

Sold

Ordnance Parts Plant (Shell Casings) Surplus36,800 iq. ft.

J. B. Beaird Company, Inc.,Shreveport, Louisiana.-Plancor 2190.

LAND: 1 * acre.BUILDING: Shop Building, one story, 80' by 360', with mez-zanines 40' by 120' and 40' by 80'. Structural steel framing,brick walls, ceilng height to underside truss 16', to mez-zanine 10'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, mil-lers, presses, welding machines, heat treating equipment, fur-naces, forging machines, conveyors, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant55,000 ihort tons per year.

Cities Service Refining Corporation,

Lake Charles, Louisiana.-Plancor 706.

Designed for manufacture of butadiene from a petroleum feedsto.LAND: About 53¥, acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 55,000 sq. ft.

Some 35 utilty and functional buildings, generally one storybrick masonry construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special equipment forprocessing a petroleum feed stock into butadiene, incorporatingreactors, towers, tanks, drums, pumps, compressors, heat ex-changers, instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Water by wells on site.Gas, power and light from lessee, local utilty company andPlan cor 264 and Plancor 1118.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Kansas City Southern Rail-road.

New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure aiiailable.

Aircraft Plant Surplus749,00 iq. ft.

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft, Inc.,New Orleans, Louisiana.-Plancor 1087.

Designed to build flying boats, aircraft and parts.LAND: Approximately 46 acres and 2¥, acres for spur trackright of way.

BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building: 360' by 1100', floorarea 404,500 sq. ft., clearances 10' to 36', steel frame and brickwalls.Low Bay Addition: 200' by 360', floor area 72,600 sq. ft.,clearance 14', steel frame.Service Building: 144' by 268', floor area 70,890 sq. ft., clear-ance 12', steel frame.Administration Building: 50' by 520', floor are 55,210 sq. ft.,brick and frame.Drop Hammer Building: 60' by 180', floor area 10,800 sq. ft.,clearance 18', similar to Main Factory Building.Flight Hangar Building: 452' by 122', floor area 57,580 sq. ft.,clearance 31'.Shipping and Garage Building, Warehouse, Garage, Loft andBoiler House: total floor area 59,000 sq. ft.Concrete Reservoirs: 500,000 gallons and 50,000 gallon ca-pacity. All buildings except Garage have sprinkler systems.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses, presses,miling machines, hammers, metal forming machines, riveters,welders, etc. Approximately 17,700 lin. ft. of monorail trainrunway, four 5-ton and one 10-ton traveling cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.A pa1't of this plant has been leased for a period of five years.Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase or lease ofall or part of the remainder, or for purchase of the entireproject subject to the provisions of the lease in effect.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Research Facilties6,0 sCJ. ft.

Copolymer Corporation,Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 2097.

Designed for use as a pilot plant and research facilties in syn-thetic rubber technology.

LAND: Part of adjacent government-owned synthetic rubberplant area.

BUILDINGS: Process Building, 42' by 42', three story, struc-tural steel framing, concrete floors, steel sash, asbestos cementsiding.Laboratory and Warehouse, 42' by 42', one story, of similarconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, agitators, re-

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actors, condensers, colloid mils, rubber mil, Banbury mixer,baling press, curing press, etc.Also requisite instrument, and controls, flexing machine, ten-sile tester, and similar apparatus.UTILITIES: From adjacent plancor.TRANSPORTATION: Through adjacent plancor facilties.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant30,000 long tons per year.

Copolymer Corporation,Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 876.

Designed to manufacture Buna-S type synthetic rubber frombutadiene and styrene furnished by others.LAND: 24112 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 112,000 sq. ft., not including Re-actor Structure. Seventeen one-story buildings, largest 29,000sq. ft.; brick walls, concrete columns, wood deck. ReactorStructure is three story, steel and concrete.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special equipment forpolymerization of butadiene and styrene to produce Buna-Ssynthetic rubber. Equipment incorporates series of tanks,vessels, mixers, kettles, filters, heaters, dryers, pumps, hop-pers, mils, compressors, condensers" coolers, decanters, molds,baling presses, etc.UTILITIES: Water by wells on site.Power, light, gas from local utilty companies.Steam from adjacent Plancor 152.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track and sidings on site.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusDelta Shipbuilding Company,New Orleans, Louisiana.-Maritime.

Shipyard consisting of eight ways and crane runways, sixoutfitting docks and some fifty buildings constructed of con-crete, steel and wood. The 10,500 ton Liberty ship was builthere.LAND: About 145 acres leased from Port of New Orleans.Leasehold interest is assignable.

BUILDINGS: Total area some 750,000 sq. ft. Included areMold Loft 44,000 sq. ft.Slab Buildings (2) 32,000 sq. ft. eachAssembly Bldg. (8) 35,000 sq. ft. eachMachine Shop 81,000 sq. ft.Storeroom 52,000 sq. ft.Warehouse 37,000 sq. ft.Main Offce 18,000 sq. ft.Lockers (2) 14,000 sq. ft. each.STRUCTURES: Ways (8) each 80' by 460'. Concrete slaband beam on timber pilng.Outfitting Dock, 2610' long. Concrete deck on treated timberpilng.UTILITIES: By City and local utilty.TRANSPORTATION: Some nine miles of trackage oil site.New Orleans O. R. P. D.

Chemical Plant, Anhydrous Ammonia Surplus175 toni per day.

Dixie Ordnance Plant,Commercial Solvents Corporation,Sterlington, Louisiana.-Army.,

Original construction plan contemplated one unit; this wasstepped up to 4 units, and later reduced to 2 units, and eventu-ally one unit. As a result, there is incomplete work on the site.

LAND: About 150 acres in fee and about 11 % acres in ease-ments.BUILDINGS: The total area of the various buildings andprocess structures of the plant is about 358,000 sq. ft. Thereare 4 compressor houses, basement and one story, each 57,000sq. ft., area (3 buildings not complete). Also 2 administrationbuildings each about 11,000 sq. ft. Balance of structures gen-erally from 1,000 to 4,000 sq. ft., construction mostly concretefloors with structural steel on wood timber framing.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Absorbers, blowers, cir-culators, compressors, converters, cooling towers, drums, ex-changers,' reformer furnaces, heaters, mixers, gas holders,chlorinators, tanks, pumps, piping, instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Water Sources; Dayou Bartholomew, QuachitaRiver and deep wells.Septic tanks on site.Power, light generated in steam-electric plant on site.Installed generating capacity 4,685 kva.

TRANSPORTATION: Missouri Pacific R. R.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available AP-96.

Synthetic Rubber Plant60,00 long tons per year.

Firestone Tire & Rubber Company,Lake Charles, Louisiana.-Plancor 1056.

Designed as a copolymer Plant for production of Buna-S syn-thetic rubber. Two separate 30,000 ton production units op-erating independently.

LAND: Approximately 82.6 acres.BUILDINGS: Two units each of Pigment and Preparation;Reactor building; Recovery, Rubber Process and Storage. Totalfloor area 106,000 sq. ft. Construction generally reinforcedconcrete. Administration Building; Utilty Building; GuardHouse; Rubber Fines; Transfer Pump House; Cooling Tower;Pump and Compressor House. Total floor area 46,000 sq. ft.Construction generally brick and wood.Sprinkler systems in Rubber Process and Rubber StorageBuildings, Boiler House and Process Utilties Structure.UTILITIES: Water from three wells on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Light and power from Plancor 706.Natural Gas by owned gas line.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track on site.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus2,324,00 sq. ft.

Higgins Aircraft, Inc.,New Orleans, Louisiana.-Plancor 1569.

Designed to build cargo planes.BUILDINGS: Twenty-one buildings, and other facilties suchas tanks, towers, incinerators, etc.Manufacturing Building, 1,365' by 1,095', wing 535' by 315'.One-story, brick walls and asbestos shingles; wood sash, steelframing; truss spans north to south are 100', 125',60' and 40';east to west, all bays, 105' span; mezzanine 120' wide by1,365' long. Floor area approximately 1,872,000 sq. ft. Clear-ance 40'.Offce Building, 50' by 837'; two-story, brick walls, wood sash.Floor area 78,000 sq. ft.Engineering Building, 50' by 1,157'; two-story, same construc-tion as Offce Building. Floor area 108,000 ,sq. ft.Dry Kiln; Boiler House; Lumber Storage; Veneer Mil; Foun-dry and Hammer Shop; Garages; minor buildings. Combinedfloor area 184,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, miling ma-chines, lathes, metal forming tools, blowers, hammers, hoists,analyzers, rectifiers, air drils, pneumatic drivers, etc. Twenty-six 5 ton traveling cranes; also ten monorail 5-ton trolleysand one stiff-leg crane 70'.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Sewage disposal plant on site.TRANSPORTATION: Louisvile & Nashvile Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Ammunition Loading Plant1,690,00 iq. ft.

Louisiana Ordnance Works.Silas Mason Company,9 miles southwest of Minden, Louisiana.-Army.

LAND: About 15,874 acres.BUILDINGS: Staff and residence area contains twenty-fiveframe houses.

.Administration Area contains administrative building (area38,748 sq. ft.), cafeteria, police and fire stations, employmentoffce building, hospital, laboratory, telephone exchange. In thisarea are also dormitories.Shop and Maintenance Area contains machine shop, black-smith shop, woodworking shop, pipe shop, electrical shop, re-pair facilties for automotive and railroad equipment, generalstorage warehouse, laundry and other minor buildings. Totalfloor area is about 65,000 sq. ft. Buildings are generally ofwood frame construction with roof and side walls of asbestosprotected corrugated iron. Floors are wood except in the laun-dry.Inert Storage and Shipping Facilties are in two widely sep-arated areas and consist of 15 warehouses 51' by 208', servedby roads and railroad sidings. These are wood frame build-ings covered with asbestos protected corrugated iron. Theyhave no heating, plumbing, or windows.Ammunition (explosive) Storage and Shipping Facilties arein seven separate groups, 3 at one end of the plant, 4 at theother. They consist of 33 igloos 26' by 40', 100 igloos 26' by60', 4 igloos 12' by 12', and 13 warehouses 51' by 208'. Igloosare the standard concrete type. Warehouses are similar tothe inert storage warehouses. Warehouses are individuallyserved by the railroad, igloos generally by roads, some alsoby railroad.Ammonium Nitrate Area contains three standard evaporatorbuildings, and three standard crystallzer buildings. Thesehave been used for the manufacture of fertilzer.Loading Lines consist of one bomb loading line, one 155 mm.artilery shell loading line, 2 minor caliber lines, two fuzeloading lines, one booster loading line, one primer loading line.Layout is the typical arrangement in which the lines are wide-ly separated and each line consists of a few main buildingswith numerous small detached buildings, with most buildingsconnected by ramps. Lines contain a number of buildings suit-able for other purposes, the principal ones being four receiv-ing warehouses, three 28,912 sq. ft. each, one 31,873 sq. ft. andthree packing and shipping buildings, one 30,227 sq. ft., one10,237 sq. ft. and one 40,500 sq. ft. Loading lines are of woodframe construction, with corrugated asbestos protected metalsiding and asbestos shingle roofs on 2" wood sheathing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machines: Screen, wash-ing and drying, dipping, assembling, thread cleaning, marking,fuse assembly, gage, primer loading, disc inserting, etc.Presses: Crimping, ejecting, hydraulic, pelleting, primer in-serting, dial, consolidating, etc.Additional items such as crystallzing and mixing kettles,briquet elevators, evaporating pans, motors, scales, tanks,paint spray booths, pre-heaters, melt units, dryers, hoppers,drying tumblers, blenders, conveyors, rumbling barrels, etc.Also shop furniture, offce furniture, offce equipment, cafeteriaequipment, hospital equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep wells on site.Plant has its own sewerage system including sewage treatmentplant.Power, light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Plant has 48.7 miles of railroad con-necting to Louisiana & Arkansas R. R. and to Ilinois Central.This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-HtJ).

Magnesium Plant Surplus54,00,0 Ibi. per y_r.

Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc.Lake Charles, Louisiana.-Plancor 264.

Designed for production of magnesium metal, its alloys, cal-cum, chloride, and chlorine.LAND: Approximately 87.55 acres.

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BUILDINGS: Six Cell Buildings, 61' by 525' each; one-storyreinforced concrete, brick paved: floor area 24,000 sq. ft.Alloying Building, steel frame, brick walls; floor area 130,000sq. ft., clearances 10' to 26'.Power House, steel frame, brick walls; area 41,750 sq. ft.;clearance 41'.Two Rectifier Buildings, steel frame, brick walls; area 21,700sq. ft., clearance 18'.Chlorine Plant, brick building; floor area 15,500 sq. ft., clear-ance 17'.Power Plant No.2, steel framing, brick walls; total height90'; floor area 31,200 sq. ft.32 service buildings of wood construction and Functional Build-ing of steel frame construction, combined floor area about130,000 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Power Plant No.1: total capacity 75,000 kw.Contains nine turbo-generators, and eight B & W gas firedboilers, capacity 134,000 lbs. steam per hour.Power Plant NO.2: one 35,000 kw. 13.8 kv. generator andFoster Wheeler boiler, capacity 420,000 lbs. steam per hour.Rectification: Twenty-four mercury arc rectifiers.Feed Preparation: dolomite handling equipment.Kilns: feeders, kilns.Dolime Preparation: elevators, crushers, hydrators, beatermils, etc.Weak Liquor Preparation: mixers, thickeners, etc.Kiln Gas Preparation: lime kiln, scrubbers, exhausters, gasholder (750,000 cu. ft. 3 lift panel), compressors, carbonatingfilter, clarifying filters.Evaporation: evaporators, filter wheel, salt drier, etc.Briquetting: blender, presses, etc.Electrolytic: feeders, magnesium cells, heating transformers,mud crusher, etc.Refining: tilting furnaces, etc.Chlorine Recovery: anode gas scrubbers, HCL stripper con-denser, freon refrigerating equipment, chlorine disposal fur-nace, etc.Twenty-two cranes and seven hoists. Cranes from 2-ton to65-ton capacity.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-timeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water wells and sewage disposal system on site.Power, light and steam from plant.Parts of this plant have been sold and leased. Negotiationsmay be entered into for the purchase or lease of all or part ofthe remainder, or for purchase of the part leased subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Ammonia and Nitric Acid Surplus150 tons ammonia and 200 tons acid per day.

Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc.Lake Charles, Louisiana.-Plancor 667.

LAND: About 15 acres.BUILDINGS: Ammonia Oxidation Plant, Compressor House,Administration, Laboratory, Change House, Boiler House, Ma-chine Shop, and Catalyst Storage; total floor area 55,400 sq.ft. Brick and wood construction. Seven minor units, floor area5,400 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, towers, compressors, exchangers,coolers, condensers, presses, rammers, etc. Also laboratory andtesting equipment, furniture and fixtures.UTILITIES: Process water from river; well on site.Power from public utilty company.Steam Boiler House on site.TRANSPORTATION: Three sidings of Kansas City Southern.This plant has been leased for a period of ten years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the termof the lease in effect.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Shipyard Facilties SurplusPendleton Shipyard Company, Inc.,New Orleans, Louisiana.-Nobs-1096.

Consists of about 12 acres of leased land, a one story, woodframe offce structure of 2,600 sq. ft., a marginal wharf, bulk-heads, and a 1,000 ton timber floating dry dock. Facilties areintermingled with lessee plant.New Orleans O. R. P. D.

ShipyardPendleton Shipyards Company, Inc.New Orleans, Louisiana.-Maritime.

Designed for construction of ocean going tugs.LAND: About 44 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Machine Shop (15,000 sq. ft.), Warehouse(14,000 sq. ft.) of steel frame with galvanized iron covering.Administration (10,500 sq. ft.) and other units total about50,000 sq. ft., generally frame construction.UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORT ATION: About 1 %. mile trackage on site servedby L. & N.New Orleans O. R. P. D.

Refinery-Aviation Alkylate2,400 barreli per day.

Premier Oil Refining Co.Cotton Valley, Louisiana.-Plancor 592.

LAND: Approximately 31.7 acres.BUILDINGS: Twelve buildings, generally with reinforcedconcrete or wood frame, brick walls and concrete floors, totalfloor area about 22,000 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Major process units are DehydrogenationUnit and HF Alkylation Unit. Accessory facilties includeEthyl blending equipment, cooling tower, and loading rack.Tankage capacity-atmospheric: 191,000 barrels; pressure:51,000 barrels.

UTILITIES: Water from wells.Power and light from generator plant on site.Steam plant on site.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure a'lmilable.

Chemical Plant, Catalyst 17073,500 toni per month.

Standard Oil Company of New Jersey,Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 1526.

Designed to manufacture catalyst #1707, used in making syn-thetic rubber.LAND: Approximately 1.71 acres.BUILDINGS: Storage Building; Filter Building; Laboratoryand Offce; Pelleting Building; three small functional units.Total floor area 13,700 sq. ft. Construction of wood frame andconcrete.EQUIPMENT: Calcinators, collectors, feeders, fiter, hammermil, pellett and pug mils, dryer, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells.Gas, power and light from local utilty company.

New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Gasoline Components SurplusStandard Oil Company of New JerseyBaton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 1868.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of hy-drocodimer and C.S., aviation gasoline components.LAND: Three leased tracts totallng 1814 acres.BUILDINGS: Three buildings, area about 16,500 sq. ft.:structural steel, brick walls.Four buildings, area 19,000 sq. ft.; wood frame construction.EQUIPMENT: Refinery type equipment; towers, turbines,valves, condensers, coolers, heat exchangers, pressure vessels,pumps, compressors.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time use

of the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water, steam power, gas furnished by lessee.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant15,000 short toni per year.

Standard Oil Company of New JerseyBaton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 152.

Designed for production of butadiene from a petroleum baBefeedstock.LAND: Two parcels total about 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Twelve buildings, total floor area about 30,000sq. ft. All one story, brick and concrete or wood frame con-struction. Several shed structures.EQUIPMENT: Production equipment for fractionation, ex-traction, auxilary and dehydrogenation process units. Equip-ment is of refinery type and consists of towers, pressure ves-sels, pumps, compressors, condensers, coolers, heat exchangers,tanks, instruments, piping controls, etc. Installation has aMarley double flow type cooling tower.Steam Plant contains five steam generator units, each rated at172,500# steam per hour.UTILITIES: Water and sewers on site; gas, power and lightfrom local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Three spur tracks of Ilinois CentralR. R.

New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Toluene7,0,00 gallons per year.

Standard Oil Company of Louisiana.North Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 1065.

Designed for the production of toluene, a component of 100octane aviation gasoline, by fractionation.Land: 7.9 acres.BUILDINGS: Control House, Foamite Building and severalminor structures. Brick and wood construction, total areaabout 1,600 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Functional units includean Acid Treating Unit, Fractionation Unit, Dowtherm Genera-tors, and accessory facilties. Equipment incorporates towers,pressure vessels, pumps, heat exchanger, compressors, instru-ments, controls, tanks, etc.UTILITIES: By Lessee.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant38,0 long tons per year.

Standard Oil Company of New JerseyBaton Rouge, Louisiana.-Plancor 572.

Designed for production of synthetic rubber, butyl type. frompetroleum gases furnished by lessee's refinery.LAND: 39.28 acres.BUILDINGS: Twenty-three refinery type buildings, steel orwood framing, brick walls or corrugated asbestos siding. Totalfloor area about 134,000 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Production equipment of special refinery type,consisting of a series of towers, pressure vessels, condensers,coolers, heat exchangers, and alled equipment for use in thefinishing process.

UTILITIES: Process water pumped from Mississippi River.Domestic water from well on site.Power and light from public utilty company and lessee's powerplant.Gas from public utilty company.Steam from nearby Plancor 152.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Pipe Line, Gas102 miles.

Union Sulphur Company,

Lake Charles, Louisiana.-Plancor 1118.

A pipe line extending from near Lake Charles to Woodlawn,North Tepetate, Lakeside and Chalkley, Louisiana. Consistsof approximately 97 miles of high pressure welding API steelpipe of various dimensions from 6" to 20" in diameter, coatedand installed on leased right-of-way strip of widths necessaryto construct, operate and maintain through the parishes ofCalcasieu and Jefferson Davis and into the parishes of Cam-eron and Arcadia, Louisiana. Terrain traversed by the pipe-

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus70,0 iq. ft.

Hyde Windlass Company,574 Washington Street,Bath, Maine.-Nobs-393.

U sed for production of deck machinery for ships.LAND: About 1.97 acres.BUILDING: Factory Building: Basement and first floor,total area 70,000 sq. ft., basement, 100' by 372', ceilng height12'3"; clearance 9'6". First floor, manufacturing area, 100'by 300'; ceilng height, 27'8", to top of crane rail, 20'6".Locker and Offce Area. 32' by 100'; ceilng height, 10'8";clearance, 9'3". Construction. Steel framing with asbestos-protecte metal siding and steel sash, composition roof on steelpurlins. Attached boiler and electric rooms have brick walls.Building has one 6-ton freight elevator. Sprinklered.Guardhouse and Time Offce. A 30' by 26' wood-frame build-ing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Radial drils, drilingmachines, tube bender, lathes, welders, saw table with sawsand motors, scale, compressor, dust collector.Furniture and Fixtures. Factory shelving, lockers, benches,etc.Cranes, 2 bridge electric traveling cranes; 1 1 ¥.-ton, 7' out-reach crane truck; 10 Budgit hoists.UTILITIES: City and local utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: Building is about 300' from siding ofMaine Central Railroad used by lessee.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-17).

Ordnance Forging Plant68,200 sq. ft.

Portland Bomb Plant,Sewall Street,Thompsons Point, Portland, Maine.-Army.

LAND: Site contains about 37 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1, Offce. One story, area about

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line is swamps, rivers, bayous, fields and woods. The line isdesigned for an inlet pressure not to exceed 700 p.s.i. withmaximum transmission capacity of approximately 127 milioncubic feet of natural gas for a 24 hour day. Other faciltiesinclude three cathodic protection stations, radio system, regu-lator and meter stations, two dehydration plants, three 4-roomcottages for employee housing, warehouse, tool room and workshop, two pump houses and prefabricated steel building tohouse generator. An additional line consisting of approxi-mately 5:1 miles from the Union Sulphur Roanoke Gas Fieldconnecting to the Woodlawn-No. Tepetate Transmission Linehas been completed.

New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

MAINE

10,200 sq. ft., clearance 18' to underside truss and 10' to sus-pended ceilng, concrete floor with cement topping or asphalt-tile finish, structural framing is reinforced concrete, brickwalls, wood trusses.Building No.2, Forge Shop. One story, area about 26,000 sq.ft., clearance 18'6" on sides and 29'2" center, concrete floor,structural framing consists of steel columns and wood trusses,brick walls. Connected to Building No. 3 by a covered passage-way.Building No.3, Machine Shop. One story, total area about32,000 sq. ft., clearance 16', concrete floor, structural steelframing, brick walls, wood deck on wood trusses.

Building No.4, Oil Pump House. 200 sq. ft., concrete andwood.Building No.5, Paint Storage. 280 sq. ft., concrete and wood.Note. Buildings Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were existing buildings andwere rehabiltated and improved for this project. Plant is

equipped with special oil-distribution system for furnishingoil to Buildings Nos. 2 and 3 for production purposes. Thereare one 25,000-gallon and five 10,OOO-gallon steel tanks in theoil farm adjacent to the pump house.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 'Driling machines, pipe-cut-off machine, boring, driling, and miling machines, swag-ing machines, Tocco units, two-station, draw furnaces, hard-ening furnaces, quench tanks with conveyors, cleaning ma-chines, air compressors, paint-spray booths, conveyors, hoists,lift-trucks, miscellaneous small tools and maintenance equip-ment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Maine Central Railroad.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure (I.'paila,ble (AP-176).

ShipyardSouth Portland Shipbuilding Corporation,South Portland, Maine-Maritime.

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Acetylene Plant21,0,0 cu. ft. per yer

Air Reduction Sales Company,South Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 1401.

Sold

MARYLAND

Acetylene Plant Surplus24,0,000 cu. ft. per year.

Air Reduction Sales Company,

Beth-Fairfield, Maryland.-Plancor 1400.LAND: 2.55 acres. (Plant site ¥. acre; sludge pond 2 acres).BUILDINGS: Main building and boiler house, brick walls;total floor area 2,350 sq. ft. Wooden shed 20' by 15', GasHolder, 10,000 cu. ft., steel.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two acetylene gener-ators and lump carbide hoppers with charging valves and fun-nel; sludge pump, acetylene compressors, air compressor, etc.UTILITIES: Water from private company.Power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B. & O. R.R.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochm'e available.

Oxygen Plant Surplus67,20,000 cu. ft. per year of free oxygen gas.

Air Reduction Sales Company,

Sparrows Point, Maryland.-Plancor 1239.LAND: 1.03 acres.BUILDINGS: Main building one story; wood framing; brick

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stack 53' high; floor area 8,300 sq. ft.; clearances 10' to 20'.Four minor structures: Pump House, Cooling Tower, Sub-station, and Coal Bin.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two oxygen fractionat-ing columns with accessories; two oxygen compressors; oxygendryer with oil filter, recuperator, etc.; two soda towers andseparator, etc.; gas holder, balloon (oxygen holder) 1,500

. cubic foot capacity.UTILITIES: County, District, and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on adjacent property.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Explosives Plant103,300 sq. ft.

Alleghany Ordnance Plant,Frankfort District, West Virginia,opposite Pinto, Maryland.-Army.

LAND: About 425 acres.BUILDINGS: There are 62 buildings with a total area of103,300 sq. ft.Ballstics Building P2, area 14,065 sq. ft., one story, clearheight 11'6", concrete floor on ground, wall of concrete block,wood deck, built-up roofing. Heating by warm air. Mechan-ical ventilation. Sanitary facilties.Primer Charge and Assembly Building P7, area 25,650 sq. ft.(Basement 6,500 sq. ft., first floor 19,150 sq. ft.). Clearancebasement 8'6", first floor 9' to 12'. Construction similar tobuilding P2. First floor over basement of wood. Air-condi.tioning system. Contains cafeteria with seating capacity of156. Sanitary facilties installed.The balance of the buildings are small (less than 1,500 sq. ft.),and six are original existing barns or farm houses.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes benches, offceequipment and portable tools. (Original equipment removed).

UTILITIES: Water from 2 deep wells on site.Sewage system consists of collecting mains, septic tank, andtile field with outfall.Power and light from local utility companies.TRANSPORT ATION : Siding on north side of site.

Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-88).

Ammunition Loading Plant35,00 iq. ft.

Alleghany Ordnance Plant,Cumberland, Maryland.-Army.

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Precision Instruments Plant46,00 iq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation (Fries & Sons),

Taylor Avenue,

Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 316.

Designed for manufacturing meteorological instruments.LAND: 20 acres.BUILDING: Masonry building. Part two story and mez-zanine, 120' by 302'; clearance 15'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: High precision machinetols and laboratory and testing equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Communication Equipment Plant238,6 iq. f..

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Jappa Road,Towson, Maryland.-Plancor 30.

LAND: Two parcels totallng 28.33 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building 300' by 520'; total

floor area 222,000 sq. ft.; steel frame, brick walls; clearance,15'.Maintenance Building 203' by 73'; 15,000 sq. ft. floor area;clearance 12'; reinforced concrete.Three minor buildings 1,260 sq. ft.; frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Plating equipment, heattreat furnaces, sand blast machines, grinders, miling andstripping machines, shears, press brakes, etc.Laboratory and testing equipment including oscilators, multi-vibrators, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Maryland and Pennsyl-vania Railroad.

Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Land and Warehouse Building SurplusBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland.-Maritime.

Consists of two parcels of land aggregating 32.626 acres.

BUILDINGS: An irregular shaped one story warehouse build-ing of 8744 sq. ft. is located on tract No. 1.

Chemical Plant, Silca Gel SurplusDavison Chemical Corporation,Curtis Bay, Maryland.-Plancor 1570.

Designed for reactivating of fine mesh semi-finished silca gel.LAND: About 0.21 acre, leased.BUILDING: Area 9,380 sq. ft., 70' by 134', adjoins lessee'sbuilding. Brick construction, clearance 24', sprinkler system.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Rotary activator 54"dia. by 34' long, complete; syntron vebrating feeder, two stor-age tanks, belt conveyor, exhaust fans.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.These facilities are presently leased. Negotiations may beentered into for purchase subject to the lease in effect.

Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Silca Gel Surplus1,152 tons per year.

Davison Chemical Corporation,Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 1308.

Designed to manufacture 3 to 8 mesh silca gel.LAND: 11.27 acres.BUILDINGS: Process Building, single story, structural steelframe; floor area 72,600 sq. ft.; clearances 35' and 53';sprinkler system.Offce Building, wood frame; floor area 6,770 sq. ft., clearance16'.Boiler House, structural steel; floor area 6,920 sq. ft.; clear-ances 25' to 47'.Warehouse, floor area 10,000 sq. ft.; cinder block walls.Twelve minor buildings total 16,850 sq. ft.; cinder block andwood frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Storage tanks, unload-ing tanks, settling tubs, tunnel dryer, lime feeders, water stil,process piping, etc.Two 10-ton traveling cranes.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

SurplusChemical Plant-Chloride of Lime2,4 tons per year.

Delta Chemical Manufacturing Company,Western Avenue,Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 1256.

Designed to manufacture chloride of lime in conjunction withfacilties of lessee.

LAND: 7,800 sq. ft.BUILDING: 50' by 100', one-story manufacturing area, two-'story offce section, concrete slab floor, cement block walls,

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center row steel columns and girders supporting woo deck.First floor area 5,000 sq. ft., second floor 800 sq. ft. Clear-ance 25'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete York refrig-erating unit consisting of compressor, ammonia receiver, mo-tors vent set with condenser, conveyor and accessories.

UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road.

This plant has been leased for a period of two years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Vegetable Dehydration Plant Surplus27,250 sq. ft.

John H. Dulany and Son,

Fruitland, Maryland.-Plancor 1888.

LAND: 0.63 acre under twenty year lease.BUILDING: Ceilng height 12'; floor area 27,250 sq. ft.; brickwalls and tile with hollow core filled with rock wooL.

UTILITIES: Water supplied by well on site of others.Power and light from local utilty company.Steam-From lessee boilers.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant64,0 sq. ft.

Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation,

Fairchild Aircraft Division,

Hagerstown, Maryland.-Army.LAND: About 60 acres.BUILDING: The building is a single structure divided rough-ly into high bay assembly, parts manufacture, offce space, com-pleted hangar and partly completed hangar. Total floor areasof 646,200 sq. ft. as follows: Plant No.2, 221,000 sq. ft., PlantNo.3, 216,000 sq. ft., Plant No.4, 123,000 sq. ft., Plant No.6,26,000 sq. ft., Hangar 60,000 sq. ft., ceilngs 16' by 46'. Build-ing is one story with part basement and mezzanines. Steelframed with skylights, except hangar portion which is woodenarch construction. Floors are concrete and wood block; sidingis asbestos or asbestos tile and gunite. Lighting is fluorescentthroughout. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses (benchtype), driling machines, grinders, turret lathes, engine lathes,sanders, varied type saws, cut off tubing saws, miling ma-chines, planers, shapers, portable arc welders, punch presses,hand and power shears, crimpers, forming rolls, processingfurnaces, processing refrigerators, 3 power drop hammers,arbor 'presses, paint equipment, air compressors, hoists, totepans, surface plates, shelving and racks and bin units, etc. Alsodemagnetizer, furnace, potentiometers, fatigue testing machine,osciloscope, micrometer, hardness testers, x-ray unit, photo-graphic unit,' etc.Two 20-ton bridge cranes in high bay, ten 5-ton monorailcranes in low bay.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-157).

Plant Site Surplus3.89 acres.

J. R. Geis Company,Chesapeake Avenue and East Hanover Street,Baltimore, Maryland.-Maritime.

LAND: About 3.89 acres.Baltimore O. R. P. D.

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Electro-Plating Plant Surplus9,6 sq. ft.

. Gilbert Cummins and Company,2800-02 Frederick Avenue,Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 1798.

LAND: 1.4 acres.BUILDINGS: Main manufacturing building, brick walls;steel sash; floor area 5,670 sq. ft.; ceilng height 13'. Fourminor buildings totallng 4,000 sq. ft. floor, masonry walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drils, presses, lathes.UTILITIES: City and public utility companies.This plant has been leased for a period of two years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Parts Plant (Gun Carriages) Surplus219,800 sq. ft.

Koppers Company, Bartlett Hayward Division,3141-43 Washington Boulevard,Baltimore, Maryland.-Army.

LAND: About 18% acres.BUILDING: Main Plant Building, area 213,000 sq. ft., onestory, clearance 16'8". Concrete floor on ground, mostly woodblock finish, wood timber framing, concrete block walls. Oneton monorail hoists and three ton travellng crane hoists in-stalled throughout machine shop, welding and assembly areas.Offce Building, area 4,000 sq. ft., one story, clearance 10', con-crete floor, asphalt tile finish. Wood frame construction.Gate House, 800 sq. ft., wood frame. .Project Offce, 2,000 sq. ft., wood frame.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Radial drils, milingmachines, lathes, cut-off saw, hobbing machine, boring machines,driling machines, welding equipment, warehouse trailers, cen-trifugal oil extractor, vapocarb hump furnace, complete tram-rail system, skid platforms, steam cleaning units, scales, rota-bins, welding booths, Pangborn blast room, paint spray boths,magnaflux unit, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: B. & O. R. R.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-44).

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant175,0 sq. ft.

Koppers Company, Inc.,Bush and Hamburg Street,Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 216.

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Aircraft Plant Surplus2,950,00 sq. ft.

Glenn L. Martin Company,Middle River, Maryland.-Army.

LAND: 108.54 acres owned by Martin and covered by optionsbut not leased. 78.9 acres of the above, together with thebuildings thereon constitute a separate and complete plantknown as Plant No.2, located across the airport from theoriginal Martin Plant known as Plant No. 1.BUILDINGS: Total number, 22. Combined area 2,959,298sq. ft. B Extension Plant No. I, Assembly: Dimensions342.8' by 226.2', two stories, basement and first floor, floor area151,244 sq. ft., walls, brick and concrete block with Gunite,framing, reinforced concrete and steel; floors, concrete; one3-ton elevator; five 5-ton cranes; sprinklers; hot air circu-lation.C Extension Plant No.1, Subassembly: Dimensions 341.2' by243.5', floor area, 174,262 sq. ft., construction same as B Ex-tension; sprinklers, hot air circulation.D Building, Plant No.1, Navy Assembly; Dimensions 403' by1,003', two stories, basement and first floor, floor area 806,663sq. ft., walls, reinforced concrete and Gunite, framing, rein-

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forced concrete and steel; floors, concrete; six 5-ton elevators;four 5-ton cranes, sprinklers, hot air circulation.H Building Plant No.1 Drop Hammer: Dimensions 96.75' by159.25', part basement and first floor; floor area, 2.0,134 sq.ft., walls, reinforced concret~; floors, con~ret~; fraiping, steeland reinforced concrete; sprinklers, hot air circulation.E Building, Extension, Plant No.1; Engineering: Dimen-sions 62' by 368.55'; basement and three floors; floor area 88,-704 sq. ft., walls, brick; framing, reinforce~ concret~; floor~,reinforced concrete; one 3-ton elevator, sprinklers, air condi-tioning.Laboratory Extension, East and West Wings, Plant No.1:East wing 32.6' by 60.5'; West wing 42' by 83'; ~asement !lndthree floors' floor area 13,083 sq. ft., walls, brick; framing,reinforced ~oncrete; floors, concrete; sprinklers; air condi-tioning.P Building, Personnel, Plant No.1: Dimensions 47.75' by107.33'; basement and three floors, floor area, 18,704 sq. ft.,walls brick and concrete block; framing, steel; floors, concreteon R~bertson Pan System; sprinklers; air conditioning.K Administration Building, Airport: Dimensions 42.67' by97.17', three stories, floor area, 11,258 sq. ft.; walls, brick andconcrete block; framing, steel; floors, concrete on RobertsonPan System; sprinklers; air-conditioning.N, 1, 2, 3 Hangars, Airport: dimensions 122.2' by 470.5';basement and hangar floor; floor area 112,627 sq. ft.; walls re-inforced concrete and Gunite; framing, steel and reinforcedconcrete' floors, concrete; sprinklers; hot air circulation.N. 4, 5, 6 Hangars, Airport: dimensions 122.2' by 470.5'; con-struction same as N. 1,2,3 Hangars.AA Building, Main Mfg. Bldg. Plant No.2: dimensions 602.46'by 902.5' with north platform 60' by 701' and south platform50' by 902'; basement and first floor; floor area 1,260,087 sq.ft., walls, reinforced concrete and Gunite; framing, rein-forced concrete and steel; floors, concrete; four 5-ton elevators;two 5-ton cranes; sprinklers; hot air circulation.AL Oil House, Plant No.2: dimensions 102.17' by 102.17'; base-ment and first floor; floor area 20,069 sq. ft.; walls, rein-forced concrete and Gunite; framing, reinforced concrete andsteel; floors, concrete; sprinklers; steam heat.AH Drop Hammer Building, Plant No.2: dimensions 100.8'by 260.8'; one story; floor area 25,494 sq. ft.; walls, rein-.forced concrete; framing, steel; floors, concrete; hot air cir-culation.AN Paint Hangar, Plant NO.2: dimensions 130' by 314.5';part basement and first floor; floor area 48,255 sq. ft.; wallsreinforced concrete and Gunite; framing, steel; floors, con-crete; deluge sprinklers: hot air circulation.AP Personnel, Plant No.2: dimensions 47.75' by 107.25'; base-ment and two floors; floor area 14,106 sq. ft.; walls, brick andconcrete block; framing', steel; floors, concrete on RobertsonPan System; sprinklers; air-conditioning.AW Warehouse Plant No.2: dimensions 120' by 601'; onestory, floor area 71,080 sq. ft.; walls, brick; framing, rein-forced concrete; floors, concrete; sprinklers; steam heated. .6 minor buildings with a total floor area of 9,902 sq. ft.: gen-eral type of construction, concrete block walls, concrete floor,

wood framing.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete equipment formanufacture of airplanes including all types of machine toolsand processing equipment, laboratory equipment, portable tools,etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania Railroad sidings at bothplants.

Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochures (AP-l?8 and AP-179).

Magnesium Foundry Sold6,00,0 Ibs. per year.

Maryland Sanitary Manufacturing Corporation,4500 E. Lombard Street,Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 1422.

Welding Electrode Plant45,000 sq. ft.

Reid Avery Company,Cleveland Avenue and Chesapeake Avenue,Dundalk, Baltimore, Maryland.-N obs 492.

Used for production of arc welding electrodes and gas weldingwire.LAND: About 2.114 acres.BUILDING: Manufacturing Building. A one and two-storybuilding, part basement. Standary type masonry bearing, wooroof building. Dimensions: L-shape, 50' by 570' and 80' by160' with cellar 50' by 60' and second story 26' by 66'. Service-able' floor area about 45,000 sq. ft. Clear story heights rangefrom 11' to 20'. 12" wall bearing cinder block above grades,steel sash brick facing on street front, wood rafters, girders,trusses a~d posts generally. Steel lally columns supportingroof over ovens. Reinforced concrete beam and floor systemover cellar area (50' by 66').MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production Equipmentincludes' two vertical extruding presses, one mixing machine,one flash rod baker, one Day Ro-Ball screen, two steam jetunits, one disc grinder, f01;r dra~ block, one. wire poi~ter, twoblock strippers, seven straightening and cutting machines, t;ostripping machines, two slug forming presses, ten weldingelectrode oven tunnels and heaters, tanks, pumps, generatorsets, conveyor, scale, skid platforms, etc.Cranes. One 3-ton electric gantry crane, two hand-propelled%-ton hoists, one I-ton electric monorail hoist, one V2-ton elec-tric hoist with trolley.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania Railroad.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-58).

Aluminum and Magnesium Extrusion andForging Plant Surplus16,000,000 Ibs. shapes, and 1,000,000 Ibs. forgings per year.

Revere Copper & Brass, Inc.,Halethorpe, Maryland.-Plancor 1778.

Plant has all facilties for taking either aluminum or mag-nesium in ingot form, casting into bilets, and extding orforging into finished products.

LAND: 32 acres.BUILDING: Floor area 272,000 sq. ft.; steel frame; brickwalls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three 27,000 lb. alum-inum remelt furnaces, six 4,000 lb. magnesium remelt fur-naces' extrusion presses; one 3,000 ton and one 1,500 ton forg-ing p~esses; scalping, pre-heating, pickling, str!1ighte~ing, andfinishing facilties. Complete machine and die-making shop,complete testing laboratory, photographic equipment, etc., alsotwo 16-ton traveling, four 10-ton traveling and two 5-ton trav-eling cranes.

UTILITIES: City and local utiliy companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road.

A. part (small parcel of land) of this plant has been sold. Ne-gotiations may be entered into fol" the purchase or lease of allor part of the remainder.

Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Tube and Pipe Plant Surplus199,000 sq. ft.

Revere Copper & Brass, Inc.,1601 Wicomico Street,Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 209.

LAND: 10.7 acres.BUILDING: Structural steel frame, concrete wall and cor-rugated asbestos cement siding; clearance 27'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric heating fur-naces, extrusion presses, grinding and shaping machines, etc.

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Also laboratory and testing equipment and seven overheadcranes and one gantry crane.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.TRANSPORTATION: B. & O. Railroad siding.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Grain Salvage Plant9,240 tons per year.

United Distilers, Ltd.,Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 2255.

For recovery of distilers' dried grains.LAND: Site leased.BUILDING: New Dryer Building, three floors, approximately50' by 70' having a total floor area of 10,000 sq. ft. Clearancefirst floor 17'; second floor 12'; third floor 12'. Stee frameconstruction on concrete piles, concrete floor slabs, brick walls,and precast concrete roof slab.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dryers, screen, filterpress, tanks, pumps, condensers, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Glycerine4,65,0 Ibs. per year.

U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc.,

5101 Distilery Avenue,

Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 1914.

Designed for the processing of distilery residue for crude gly-cerine.LAND: Leased land.BUILDINGS: Extension to existing building, 1,690 sq. ft.;steel frame.Rectifier House, brick walls; 252 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four tanks (10,000 gaL),five pumps, three heaters and numerous other items used inthe distiling of glycerine.

UTILITIES: City and lessee.Baltimore O. R. P. D.

Surplus

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Alcohol Plant

11,00,0 gallons of alcohol and 30,0 Ibs. solvents per year.U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc.,

Curtis Bay,

Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 1386.

Designed for preparing grain by miling and cooking for fer-mentation, and providing machinery for recovery and pack-aging.LAND: 0.3715 acres, leased.BUILDING: Five story mil and cooker building 51' by 61',with six silos; structural steel framing; tile walls; total floorarea 15,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grain handling and mil-ing unit, including Airveyor system to handle 1,200 bushels .per hour into silos; 14 bucket elevators, etc. Process cycleunit consisting of various tanks, jet heaters, etc.Drying and packing cycle unit includes conveyors and ele-vators, pumps, centrifugals, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee and public utilty companies. City sys-tems available.

Baltimore O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Equipment Plant Surplus179,0 sq. ft.

Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company,3601 Washington Boulevard,Lansdowne, Baltimore, Maryland.-Plancor 474.

LAND: Approximately 62 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building, one story, 330' by508'. Craneways in 60 ft. bays extend full length of build-ing. Outside wall of tile, wood sash and asbestos protectedcorrugated metal. Clearance 36'. Total floor area 171,000sq. ft. Sprinklered.Boiler House, steel frame, masonry wall and corrgated as-bestos siding. Area 4,020 sq. ft.Truck Sealing Building: one story, cement block, area 3,720sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling, grinding, bor-ing machines, tanks, furnaces, ovens, conveyors, welders, lifttrucks, etc. Also two 10-ton and two 3-ton traveling cranes.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur lines of B. & O. R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of four years. Ne-gotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovion of the lease in effect.Baltimorø O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant(Gasoline injection systems) Surplus

45,00 sq. ft.

American Bosch Corporation,West Side of Center Street,Chicopee, Massachusetts.-Plancor 2070.

LAND: Two parcels, total 50,865 sq. ft.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, 100' by 150', one story,basement and penthouse; concrete framing, brick walls. Floorarea 35,165 sq. ft., clearance 17'. Sprinklered.Pump Test Building, 90' by 112', one story; reinforced concrete

with grid feat slab roof. Floor area 10,000 sq. ft.; bays 28'by 30'; clearance 16'. Rockwood automatic water fog system.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, driling, and mil-ing machines, tapping machines, gear shaper, transformers,vibrators, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Public utilty company.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure a1Jailable.

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Ordnance Parts Plant Surplus43,707 sq. ft.

American Type Founders, Inc., Cowdry Machine Div.Sawyer Passway,Fitchburg, Massachusetts.-Army.

LAND: 1.22 acres.BUILDINGS: One story, structural steel, wood block floor,brick walls and steel window sash. Center bay of building hasa clear height of approximately 23' and bays either side havea clear height of approximately 14'. Center bay equipped withtraveling overhead 5 ton crane. Wet sprinkler system.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Borers, lathes, milers,press, electric profiers, grinders, slotters, rifling machine,

. honing, deep hole drils, and other metal forming tools.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible thatall or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-148).

Precision Parts Plant (Valves) Surplus20,00 sq. ft.

Atwood & Morril Company,48 Loring Avenue,Salem, Massachusetts.-N obs-356.

LAND: About 1% acres in three parcels, owned by lessee withGovernment option to purchase.BUILDING: Consists of main factory building and addition.Main Factory; One story, area 12,460 sq. ft., clearance 14',concrete foundations, steel framing, brick walls with continu-ous steel sash, saw-tooth roof, wood deck with built-up roofing,floor of 9" reinforced concrete with wood block. Sprinklered.Addition to Main Factory; One story, area 7,800 sq. ft., clear-ance 14', concrete foundations, brick walls, continuous woodsash, lally columns supporting low roof and wood trusses formonitor roof, wood plank deck with buil-up roofing, concretefloor with wood block. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, dril,presses, radial drils, horizontal drils, shaper, arbor presses,power saws, scales, etc.UTILITIES: Water and facilties from city and local utiltycompanies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding on site.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-19).

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus89,0 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Norwood, Massachusetts.-N obs-90.

LAND: About 26.7 acres. Land belongs to lessee with govern-ment option to purchase.BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building: A basically one-storystructure with a 40' by 50' mezzanine and a 37' by 40' base-ment area for boiler plant. Area, first floor, 85,000 sq. ft.,clearance 14'; offce area, clearance 10'; mezzanine 2,000 sq.ft., basement, 1,400 sq. ft.Several small additions to the Main Building were constructedby lessee. Construction, structural-steel framing, brick cur-tain walls with continuous steel sash, cast stone, and limestonetrim, concrete floors (finished floors in offce areas, asphalt tile).Sprinklered. .Temporary Boilerhouse, one story, 740 sq. ft., wood frameconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied lathes, horizontaldriling, boring and miling machines, boring machines, drilingmachines, dril presses, hobbing machines, shapers, grindingmachines, miling machines, ovens, electric lift trucks, spraybooth, dust collector, hoists, generator sets, degreaser, miscel-laneous small tools, scales, tanks, super-micrometers, embos-

sing machine, tilting tumbling barrel, electroplating tanks, heattreating furnace.

UTILITIES: City and local utiity companies.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-36).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold457,500 sq. ft.

Cardanic Corporation, alsoGeneral Electric Company,East Hampton, Massachusetts.-Plancor 841.

Steel Foundry (Cast steel valves) Surplus5,0 tons per year.

Chapman Valve Company,Pinevile Street,Springfield (Indian Orchard), Massachusetts.-N6bs-32.

LAND: About 8% acres.BUILDING: One complete building containing a completefactory area, storage facilties, administrative areas, power-house, substation, X-ray facilties, locker, toilet, and first-aid facilties. One story, with offce-bay section of two stories,area, first floor, 126,834 sq. ft., area, second floor, 6,896 sq. ft.,total 133,730 sq. ft.; clearances; high-roof section of foundry45' to underside truss, low-roof section of foundry 33' touiiderside truss, distance to top crane rails 26', offce-bay sec-tion, 11' each floor. Construction; Exterior walls of brick tounderside sash and corrugated asbestos siding to roof, struc-tural-steel framing, steel sash, concrete, wood block, anddirt floors. Offce-bay section is of steel framing, brick walls,steel sash. Floors of concrete with asphalt-tile finish, X-rayroom proper is constructed of 18" reinforced-concrete walls.Other details; Scrap-bin structure, 100' long by 37' wide by10' deep of reinforced concrete, contains 15 separate bins.Sand bin; 80' long 28' wide by 12' deep of reinforced concrete.Pattern shop and storage space fully protected by automaticsprinklers.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, boring mils,shapers, drils, screw machines, presses, miling machine, elec-tromelt furnaces, sand and mold handling equipment, core andcleaning equipment, X-ray, etc.Three 15-ton electric traveling cranes, three 10-ton electrictraveling cranes, one 5-ton electric traveling crane, two 3-tonelectric traveling cranes.Note: Certain items of equipment installed in lessee's build-ing.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies. Also two wellson site for added water.

TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding on site.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-18).

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant (Radiator tubing) Surplus75,90 sq. ft.

Clifford Manufacturing Company,Waltham, Massachusetts.-Plancor 515.

LAND: Approximately 6 acres.BUILDING: Main Manufacturing Building 62,000 sq. ft.one-story, brick. Sprinklered. Clearance 18'. Wind Tunneland Testing Laboratory, one story, brick and cinder blockwalls, wood sash; floor area 12,000 sq. ft., clearance 15'.Minor buildings 1,900 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, milers, presses,screw machines.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible thataU or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Grain Salvage PlantConsolidated Distileries, Inc.East Taunton, Massachusetts.-Plancor 1953.

To augment lessee's facilties for production of grain cattlefeed by-products from distilation of alcohoL.

LAND: Lessee site.BUILDING: Boiler House, 47' by 48', area 2,200 sq. ft., clear-ance 39', one story cinder block.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnished to lessee:boiler, dryers, evaporator, press, pumps, mixing tank.Boston O. R. P. D.

Chemical Plant-Methyl Methacrylate Surplus500,000 sq. ft. sheet per month.

E. 1. duPont de Nemours & Company,Leominster, Massachusetts,-Plancor 1273.

Designed for production of methyl methacrylate (transparentsheet plastic).LAND: 3 acres leased land (twenty-year lease).BUILDING: Five brick buildings; total floor area 10,300 sq.ft.EQUIPMENT: Production equipment is of special de~ignfor the chemical process. Included are vessels, tanks, piping,etc. Plant equipped with scrap recovery system.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartimeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: All utilties furnished by lessee.Boston O. R. P. D.

Ordnance Parts Plant88,4 sq. ft.

East Boston Bomb PlantOn Orleans Street, between Prescott and Porter StreetsEast Boston, Massachusetts.

LAND: Three plots totaling about 4.2 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1, Offce and Storage, three-story,each floor 12,450 sq. ft., total area, 37,350 sq. ft., clearances 12',reinforced-concrete construction, brick walls, concrete deck.Cafeteria seating 300. Otis freight elevator, capacity 4,000. lb.Building No.2, Bomb Plant, one-story, and part mezzanine.(first floor, 38,000 sq. ft., Mezzanine, 7,400 sq. ft.).Clearance 30' and 33'6", concrete floor, structural-steel framing,brick walls, concrete deck.Building No.3, Storage Building one-story, 5,400 sq. ft., clear-ance, 18'7" and 21'10", concrete floor, brick bearing walls, con-crete deck.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production Equipment,includes: Furnaces, Swaging machines, Boring, driling, andmiling machines, cleaning machines, cut-off machine, paint-spray booth, degreasers, compressors, dust-collection systems,quench tanks, motors, conveyors, hoists, lift trucks, hydraulicjacks, maintenance equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Boston and Albany R. R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-177).

Machine Tool Plant Surplus23,4 sq. ft.

Fitchburg Engineering Corporation

Fairmont Street,Fitchburg, Massachusetts.-Plancor 420.

LAND: About %, acre.BUILDING: One-story masonry structure, floor area 23,460sq. ft., steel frame and sash, brick walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, planers, compres-

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SOl'S, chippers, drils, etc. Overhead electric travellng cranes.

UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from main line of Boston &Maine R. R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Bi'ochure available.

Alloy Steel Plant Surplus15,200 sq. ft.-12oo tons castings/year.

General Alloys CompanySouth Boston, Massachusetts.-Plancor 281.

Designed for production and finishing of alloy ~astings foraircraft.LAND: Approximately 0.28 acre.BUILDINGS: .Building No.1, one story, 4,125 sq. ft., clear-ance 16'; steel frame, sheet metal siding.Building No.2, one story, 2,800 sq. ft., clearance 15', steelframe, sheet metal siding.Building No.3, two stories, 3,500 sq. ft., steel framing, metalsiding.Building No. 4, one story, extension to Foundry of others,4,780 sq. ft., clearance 26'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Flasks, furnaces, three 1-ton and one 3-ton cranes, miscellaneous other equipment.

UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.Boston O. R. p, D.-Brochure available.

Radio Equipment Plant68,700 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,West Lynn, Massachusetts.-Plancor 789.

Sold

Electrical Equipment Plant254,00 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,Fitchburg, Massachusetts.-Plancor 489.

Sold

Engine Parts Plant (Rèduction gears) Surplus387,250 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,Broad Street,West Lynn, Massachusetts.-Plancor 163G.

LAND: 86.4 acre.s.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one story, steel frame,steel sash; clearance 46'; floor area 359,000 sq. ft. Sprinklersystem.Administration Building, one story, steel frame, floor area11,250 sq. ft.Minor Buildings, total floor area approximately 17,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, includeboring, broaching, grinding, shaping machines.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof. the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Boston & Maine R.R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Electrical Equipment Plant143,700 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,

Western A venue,West Lynn, Massachusetts.-Plancor 864.

LAND: Approximately 10 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, floor area 137,400 sq. ft.; brickwalls, wood sash, wood columns; sprinklered.Research Building, steel frame, brick walls, floor area 6 300sq. ft. Sprinklered. 'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, driling, broach-

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ing machines, furnaces, welders, presses, hammers, benders,etc. Six overhead 2-ton capacity cranes.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

AlrcrClft Engine Parts Plant (Superchargers)361,0 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,62-72 Tremont Street,Everett, Massachusetts.-Plancor 46.

LAND: Two parcels of land total 48.176 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, one story, windowless masonrystructure, 501' by 401'. Total floor area, 355,500 sq. ft. Clear-ance heights 18' in low bay and 40' in high bay. Brick walls,steel framing.Administration Building, one story masonry structure, steelsash; floor area 3,675 sq. ft.Garage, one story masonry building; floor area 1,175 sq. ft.Oil and Scrap Metal Storage Houses, one story, windowless,wood structures, total floor area 7,220 sq. ft.Cooling Tower, 1,160 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring machines, plan-ers, shapers, beading machines, forging machines, annealingovens, heat treat furnaces, etc. Also laboratory and testingequipment; furniture and fixtures and portable tools and equip-ment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs of Boston & Maine Railroad.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Precision Tool Plant39,0 sq. ft.

Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation,North and Sanderson Streets,Greenfield, Massachusetts.-Army.

Designed to augment lessee's production of gauges.LAND: Lessee owned.BUILDING: Gauge Building, two story building, with partbasement. Dimensions 216' by 82'. (Basement 82' by 40').Ceilngs 11'3" and 10'9", total area 39,000 sq. ft. Concretefloors, wood block finish, framing of steel and concrete, concreteroof, brick and glass block walls. Air conditioned.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, lap-ping, miling machines and miscellaneous tools.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Boston O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Parts (Propellor Shafts)

Buildings (Factory) Surplus52,0 sq. ft.

Leland-Gifford CompanyWorcester, Massachusetts.-Navy.NOd-1765.-NOa-13.

Buildings only, constructed on privately owned land, and con-sist of additions to existing buildings of lessee.BUILDINGS: A 3 story addition 60' by 96' containing 17,280sq. ft. and a one story section 84' by 85' comprising 7,140 sq.ft. Structural steel framing, wood floors, brick and APM walls.Sprinklered.Machine Shop, an addition to existing building. One story 140'by 196'. Area 27,500 sq. ft. Structural steel framing, brickto underside of steel sash which extnd to eaves. Sprinklered.Boston O. R. P. D.

Engine Parts Plant37,500 sq. ft.

Lombard Governor Corporation,Ashland, Massachusetts.-N obs-467.

Land-Not included. Building located in mil yard of the lessee.BUILDING: General Machine and Offce Building, 60' by 240',with wings about 22' wide on each side. Two story, (secondstory entered from Main Street and first floor from parkingarea level). Building principally of steel frame with woodfloors and brick walls. Sprinklered.Overhead cranes on ground floor.Elevator of 7,000 lb. capacity.

Boston O. R. P. D.

Ammunition Plant Surplus480,0 sq. ft.

Lowell Ordnance Plant No. 1.Remington Arms Corporation,North Lowell, Massachusetts.-Army.

LAND: About 13% acres.BUILDINGS: The original building, the Main Offce Building,was buil and used for the manufacture of heavy duck forsails. The Main Manufacturing Building was later added forthe manufacture of textiles. The Main Storehouse was builat the same time and designed for the storage of bales of cot-ton. Built as an auxilary to this plant, there is a water filtra-tion plant with a capacity of 1,000 gallons per minute of riverwater, properly filtered, suitable for manufacturing or processpurposes.Administration No. 1 (Built in 1895. Rehabiltated). Area125,400 sq. ft., basement 41,400 sq. ft., clearance 7'4". Firstfloor 42,000 sq. ft., clearance 12'3", second floor 42,000 sq. ft.,clearance 12'3". Basement floor is concrete, upper floors 2"by 4" laminated wood construction on girders, wood timberframing, walls of concrete in basement, wood above. Sprin-klered. Contains cafeteria seating about 350.

Manufacturing Building No. 2 (Buil in 1917). Total area243,000 sq. ft., basement 57,000 sq. ft., clearance 8'9", firstfloor, 60,000 sq. ft., clearance 15'9", second floor, 57,000 sq. ft.,clearance 15'9", third floor 57,000 sq. ft., clearance 15'9", fourthfloor 12,000 sq. ft., clearance 16'. Reinforced concrete construc-tion, floors finished in concrete and hardwood, reinforced con-crete deck. Wet pipe sprinkler systems. Cafeteria seating 500.Bright Hardening Building No. 2A, total area about 7,400 sq.ft., one story concrete slab on ground, wood construction,sprinklered.Storage Bldg. No.3 (Built in 1917), total area about 75,000sq. ft., basement and seven stories, each about 9,400 sq. ft.,clearance basement 7'4", first floor 9'4", all others 7'11", rein-forced concrete construction throughout. Sprinklered.Boiler House No.4, total area 4,700 sq. ft. (Basement 2,350sq. ft., first floor 2,350 sq. ft.). Basement and first floor areconcrete, wood timber and trusses above first floor, wood deck,built-up roofing, clearance, basement 9'4", first floor 35' to un-derside of truss.Other buildings mostly of wood construction. Total area about25,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Presses, vertical singlecrank, cases first trim, cases second trim, cases pocketing, casesheading, cases head turn, cases body anneal, cases taper, fin-ishers, trim and burr, mouth and neck annealing units, casesvisual insp. caL., cases piercing machines, bullet first draws,bullet second draws, bullet third draws, bullet fourth draws,bullet jacket trims, bullet visual inspections, bullet swagingmachines, bullet assembly machines, bullet cannelure machines,lead extrusion press, foilng presses, vacuum driers, bullet jacktumbling barrels, pierce and primer machines, wash, rinse,lubricate and dryers, heat treat furnaces, process capacity 400lbs. per hour, barrels cuprodine units, labellng machines, gauz-ing machines, straight line loading machines, gauze and weightmachines, cases wash and dry machines, pickler, wash, and drymachines, cases zinc plating units, drier, cartridge cases, caseslubricate, bullet polishing barrels, blueing and washing ma-chines, wash and water polishers, grinders, lathes, miling ma-

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chines, planers, polishing-lapping-honing, presses, saws, shap-ers, shears, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Boston and Maine R. R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-119).

Ammunition Plant367,50 sq. ft.

South Lowell Ordnance Plant No.2,

Remington Arms Corporation,South Lowell, Massachusetts.-Army.

LAND: About 138 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No. 50, area 218,600 sq. ft., one storywith some 19,000 sq. ft. on second floor, clearances from 7' to17', concrete floors, brick and wood construction. Partly sprin-klered.Ballstic Building No.8, area about 17,000 sq. ft., first floor12,500 sq. ft., clearance 12'6", second floor 4,500 sq. ft.Powder Storage Magazines No. 19A-G, area each 7,700 sq. ft.,one story, wood construction.Boiler House No. 44, area 3,200 sq. ft., concrete floor andfoundations, wood construction above ground:Primer Storehouses A to F No. 49, area each 6,400 sq. ft.,clearance 9', concrete floor, wood construction.Warehouse No. 100, area 9,700 sq. ft., clearance 12', concretefloor, wood construction.Storage Shelter No. 104, 9,600 sq. ft. open shed.Garage T1, area 2,600 sq. ft., concrete floor, wood construction,metal siding.Salvage T2, area 2,700 sq. ft., concrete, steel, brick corrugatediron.Other buildings are generally small and total about 18,000 sq.ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Presses, vertical singlecrank, cases, first trim, cases second trim, cases pocketing,cases heading, cases head turn, cases body anneal, cases taper,finishers trim and burr, mouth and neck annealing units, casesvisual insp. caL., cases piercing machines, bullet first draws,bullet second draws, bullet third draws, bullet fourth draws,bullet jacket trims, bullet visual inspections, bullet swagingmachines, bullet assembly machines, bullet cannelure machines,lead extrusion press, foilng presses, vacuum driers, bullet jacktumbling barrels, pierce and primer machines, wash, rinse,lubricate and dryers, heat treat furnaces, process capacity 400lbs. per hour, barrels cuprodine units, labellng machine, gauz-ing machines, straight line loading machine, gauze and weighmachines, cases wash and dry machines, pickler, wash and drymachines, cases zinc plating units, drier, cartridge cases, caseslubricate, bullet polishing barrels, blueing and washing ma-chines, wash and water polishers, grinders, lathes, miling ma-chines, planers, polishing-lapping-honing, presses, saws, shap-ers, shears, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Boston & Maine R. R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-119A).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold27,3 sq. ft.

Meisel Press Manufacturing Company,944 Dorchester A venue,

Boston, Massachusetts.-Plancor 854.

Chemical Plant-Polydichlorostyrene15,000 Ibs. per month.

Monsanto Chemical Company,Monsanto A venue,Springfield, Massachusetts.-Plancor 2103.

PLANT: Land, building, equipment designed to manufacturechemical known as polydichlorostyrene.LAND: About 1.13 acres.BUILDING: Four stories, steel framing, brick and tile walls.Total floor area about 13,000 sq. ft., clearances 9' to 10'. Sprin-klered.EQUIPMENT: Production equipment is special type and in-

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cludes filter press, special jacketed process piping, monel metaland stainless steel piping, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposal by City.Power and light by local utilty company through lessee's sub-station.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on adjacent property.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Rubber Products PlantPanther-Panco Rubber CompanyChelsea, Massachusetts.-Plancor 2257.

Sold

Magnesium Powder Plant Surplus38,00 sq. ft.

Pilgrim Ordnance WorksWest Hanover, Massachusetts.-Army.

LAND: About 214 acres.BUILDINGS: Almost a hundred small buildings, only severalof which have more than a nominal floor area. The largest areNo. 37, Guard Room, 2,534 sq. ft.; No. 39, Hospital, 2,400 sq.ft.; No. 22, Garage and Fire Station, 1,770 sq. ft.; No. 24, Mis-cellaneous Storage, 1,631 sq. ft.; and No. 21, Maehine Shop,1,531 sq. ft.; etc.

Construction generally concrete floor on ground and wood con.struction. Operating buildings generally have walls coveredwith galvanized iron.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Powder sifters, rotescreeners, hammer mils, vibrator feeders, conical ball mils,blending machines, filing machines for grinding magnesiumbar stock, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment have ben re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure (AP-32).

Rubber Products Plant Surplus25,0 sq. ft.

Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc.,Canton, Massachusetts.-Plancor 2080.

Designed for manufacture of small rubber articles such assoles, heels, etc.LAND: Approximately 4% acres.BUILDING: One-story, brick walls, reinforced concrete con-struction, steel sash; ceilng height 16'. Sprinklered.EQUIPMENT: No. 11 Banbury Mixer, Stuart Bollng mixingmil; York refrigerating system.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Parts Plant Sold44,0 sq. ft.

Raytheon Manufacturing Company29-41 Chapel Street, Newton, Massachusetts.-Plancor1796.

Radio Tube Plant Sold100,0 sq. ft.

Raytheon Manufacturing Company,Northbridge, Massachusetts.-Plancor 2434.

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Radio Tube Plant402,00 sq. fi.

Raytheon Manufacturing Company,Foundry Avenue and Seyon Street,Waltham, Massachusetts.-N obs-67.

LAND: Parcel A, 6.240 acres; parcel B, 0.445 acre; parcel C,7.030 acres; parcel D, 4.320 acres; total, 18.035 acres.

BUILDINGS: Tube Building (Offce and ManufacturingBuilding). Approximately 322' by 200', two stories, 129,600sq. ft., floor area, ceiling heights 13'. Construction: Steelframe, welded connections, brick exterior walls, first floor con-crete slab on grade, second floor is reinforced-concrete slab,steel roof deck, asphalt tile floor in offce areas. Wet-typesprinkler system.Nitrogen Building. Approximately 60' by 65', one story, 3,400sq. ft. floor area, clearance approximately 14'. Construction:Wood columns and girders, brick extrior walls, concrete slabon grade."G" or Seyon Street Building (Offce and ManufacturingBuilding). This building, formerly a warehouse and garage,560' by 180', was acquired in the purchase of Parcel C land.One story and small mezzanine, 125,000 sq. ft. floor area; ceil-ing heights: first floor to bottm of roof trusses, 12'7" in sidebays, 22'6" in center section, to mezzanine, 11'5". Construction:Steel frame, steel roof trusses, 8" clay tHe exterior. walls, con-crete floor slab on grade, steel roof deck. Mezzanine and build-ing additions are of wood and concrete block. Dry-type sprin-kler system.Final Test Building (Offce and Manufacturing Building).First floor, approximately 185' by 160', second floor, approxi-mately 185' by 100', third and fourth floors, approximately185' by 60'. Four stories, 76,000 sq. ft. floor area, ceilngheights and clearances: First floor, 12', second floor, 13'9",third floor, 8', fourth floor, 8'. Construction: Reinforced-con-crete frame to third floor, wood frame for fourth floor androof, cinder-block exterior walls to third floor, plywood exteriorwalls to roof, gypsum plank and concrete roof slab, first flooris concrete on grade, second floor is iron-bound maple on rein-forced concrete, third and fourth floors are wood construction.Preliminary Processing Building. 227' by 121', connected tothe Final Test Building. One story, 27,700 sq. ft. floor area,ceilng height 14'6". Construction: Concrete floor slab on fill,cinder block exterior walls, interior wood columns, wood rooftrusses. Dry-type sprinkler system.Cafeteria Building. 123' by 110', capacity 700 people. Onestory with basement, 26,000 sq. ft. floor area, including base-ment. Clearances: Basement to first floor, approximately 6';first floor to roof, 12'. Construction: Reinforced-concrete frame,reinforced-concrete first floor slab and roof slab. Wet-typesprinkler in basement only. Miscellaneous Yard Building.About 15,000 sq. ft. in seven units.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special production equip-ment for manufacturing radio tubes and products, with fullcomplement of machine tools.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Also 2 water wells on site.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Boston and Maine Railroad.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-56).

Machine Tool Plant Sold52,690 sq. ft.

Reed Prentice CorporationWorcester, Massachusetts.-Plancor 825.

Aluminum Foundry Surplus9,600,0 Ibs. per year.

Reynolds Metals Company,Springfield, Massachusetts.-Plancor 1409.

LAND: Approximately 1114 acres.BUILDINGS: Finishing and Heat Treating Buildings, 240'by 70'; area 19,500 sq. ft., ceilng height 28'.Receiving, Finishing and Sand Blast Building, 43' by 312';area 12,480 sq. ft., ceilng height 16'.Garage; Offce Building; Pattern Shop; Laboratory, Cafeteria;

Pattern Storage; and other minor buildings. Total area 162,500sq. ft., brick, concrete and steel construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, molding ma-chines, ovens, lathes, woodworking machines, chippers, ham-mers, etc. Also cranes, hoists, and monorail systems.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and public utiity companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Boston & Albany R. R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Sold22,0 sq. ft.

Roxbury Steel Castings Company,63 Gerard Street,Boston, Massachusetts.-Nobs-1.

Electronic Devices Plant225,00 sq. ft.

Submarine Signal Company,Davol Street,Fall River, Massachusetts.-Nobs-1243.

Sold

Efedronic Devices Plant Surplus54,0 sq. ft.

Sylvania Electric Products Company, Inc.,Union Street,Ipswitch, Massachusetts.-Nord-1164.

LAND: About 0.416 acre.BUILDING: Factory Building No.3, known as Martin-TickelisBuilding, mil type, masonry foundation, brick bearing walls,wood framing, wood columns, wood floors, wood sash, fourstory, total area, about 54,000 sq. ft., clearances: first floor,7'11", other floors 10' to 12'. Building has one elevator. Sprin-kler system throughout.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Bench lathes, screw ma-chines, small miling machines, dril presses, pedestal grinders,electric hand drils, sensitive dril presses, normalizing oven,hardening ovens, meter standards, signal generators, oscili-scopes, marking machines, conveying equipment, trucks andbuggies, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-28).

Radio Parts Plant Surplus26,0 sq. ft.

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.,Wakefield, Massachusetts.-Plancor 1479.

LAND: About % acre.BUILDING: An existing structure purchased with site, fourstory brick and masonry, two elevators, ceilng heights 12' and13', sprinklered. Complete cafeteria.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special equipment formanufacturing radio tube mounts.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant365,700 sq. ft.

United Aircraft Corporation, Pratt & Whitney Division

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.-Plancor 612M.LAND: Approximately 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Factory and Offce Building, a reinforced con-crete structure 440' by 682'; floor area 361,100 sq. ft.; ceilng

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heights in factory 20', offce 11', factory under offce 16'. Woodsash.Personnel Building is one story, brick walls, wood sash; area4,690 sq. ft.; sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, broaching,chucking, screw machines, lathes, plating equipment, X-Raymachine equipment, furnaces, drils, etc. Also many hoists withmonorails.UTILITIES: Town and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of New York, New Havenand Hartford Railroad.

Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold7,370 sq. ft.

Wico Electric Company,W. Springfield, Massachusetts.-Plancor 1539.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant (Stud bolts) Surplus12,0 sq. ft.

Wrentham Products CompanyMinot and Depot StreetsWrentham, Massachusetts.-Plancor 263.

LAND: Approximately 0.43 acre.BUILDING: One-story, 12,000 sq. ft. floor space, clearance12', steel frame, brick walls.MA.CHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling ma-chines, screw machines, gas furnaces, trucks, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-timeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Public siding about 100' from site.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Manufacturing Plant Surplus20,0 sq. ft.

Wrentham Products CompanyKendrick and Depot StreetsWrentham, Massachusetts.-Plancor 397.

Designed for production of ground thread tape.LAND: Approximately 1 acre.BUILDING: Two story, steel frame; brick walls, total floorarea 20,000 sq. ft., clearance 12'. 3-ton overhead track withchain hoists. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Rollng and screw ma-chines, lathes, heat treat furnaces, quenching tanks, etc.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant31,000 sq. ft.

Wyman-Gordon Company,Worcester, Massachusetts.-Noa 1.-Noa 1037.-Nod 1931.

Designed to augment lessee's production of aircraft engine andpropeller forgings.Contract DANOa-1 includes: Heat Treat Building and a trans-former substation on Navy-owned land, and additions to lessee

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plant as follows: First Aid and Personnel Building, Oil Stor-age and Fire Station Building, and Fuel Oil Pump house.Contract NOd-1931 includes power plant system boiler withauxilary equipment and electrical equipment. Also a panelhouse on lessee-owned land.Contract NOa-1037 includes standard machine tools, industrialtrucks, portable tools, and crane system and chain conveyor.LAND: Site of Heat Treat Building No. 74, about 31,600 sq.ft.BUILDINGS: Heat Treat Building No. 74, 97'10" by 281'10",comprising main floor area of 28,000 sq. ft. One story, withmezzanine for lockers and washrooms at one end. Height is25', concrete floor, brick walls, steel sash, structural steel fram-ing, corrugated protected metal siding above eaves and forroof deck.Transformer Substation. 15'8" by 12' by 11'6" high, brick,steel, concrete, area, 185 sq ft.First Aid and Personnel Building No. 73. 33' by 53', area,1,750 sq. ft., one story brick structure with open-truss joists,tile floors, air conditioning system.Oil Storage House and Fire Station No. 72. 21' by 46', about1,000 sq. ft., brick structure with concrete floor.Oil Pump House No. 71. 9' x 10', brick with concrete floor androof.Panel House. 13'6" by 21'6", area 300 sq. ft., brick and steelconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two high-speed forgingpresses, two hydraulic straightening presses (lOO-ton),one500-ton press, one 180-ton press, two 106-ton presses, one hy-draulic forging and coring press (3,500-ton), one hydraulicforming press, 1,300 tons, one 12,000 lb. steam drop hammer,four 5,000 lb. steam drop hammers, two heavy-duty forgingmachines, two 11'6" diameter rotary hearth forging furnaces,one 9' diameter rotary hearth forging furnace, one 7' diameterrotary hearth forging furnace, one air compressor, planers,lathes, miling and grinding machines, horizontal boring, drill-ing, and miling machines, driling machines, boring and turn-ing mils.One 5-ton overhead traveling crane.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Boston and Albany Railroad.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-48).

Magnesium Forging Plant72,000 sq. ft.

Wyman-Gordon Products CorporationNorth Grafton, Massachusetts.-Plancor 2304.

LAND: Approximately 151 acres in five plots, plus 52.8 acresat Hovey Pond.

BUILDING: 180' wide by 400' long, constructed in three bays;side bays 50' wide, and center bay 80' wide. Clearances 36' and66'. Lower section about 15' high of brick and steel sash,upper part corrugated transite and insulated with asbestosboard. Main floor of reinforced concrete. Structural-steelframing. Loading platform full length of north side of build-ing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mesta forging press,18,000-ton capacity; Hydrotel miling machine, bilet heatingand heat-treating furnace, hydraulic planer, air compressor,surface grinder, scales, tanks, metal-cutting saw, conveyor sys-tem, fans, generator set, etc.UTILITIES: Water from City and Hovey Pond.Filter bed, septic tanks, etc., on site.Power and light from local utilty company.Plant has a 451 hp. oil-fired steam boiler.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Boston and Albany R. R.Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold66,0 sq. ft.

Wyman-Gordon Company,Worcester, Massachusetts.-Plancor 715.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant42,0 sq. ft.

Aeronautical Products, Inc.Ryan Road,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 61.

Sold

MICHIGAN

Machine Tool Plant Sold

Oxygen Plant5,6,00 cubic feet per me nth.

Air Reduction Sales Company,Flint, Michigan.-Plancor 1249.

Sold

Service Building Surplus4,0 sq. ft.

Albion Malleable Iron Company,Albion, Michigan.-Plancor 2014.

Building is an Administration Building, 011 leased land, equip-ment in lessee's building to augment production malleable ironcastings.BUILDING: One-story and basement, structural steel andconcrete faced with brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Air compressors, blow-ingmachines, conveyors, dust collecting systems, furnaces, gasovens, magnets, ladles, moulding machines, various machinetools, etc.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of N. Y. C. R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiation may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovion of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.

Aluminum Forging Plant Surplus42,0,00 pounds per year.

Aluminum Company of America,Monroe, Michigan.-Plancor 1277.

Designed to produce scalped aluminum ingots and aluminumcylinder head forgings. There is a capacity of approximately60,000,000 pounds per year of scalped ingots in excess of forg-ing capacity.

LAND: 534 acres.BUILDINGS: Main buildings interconnected to form complet.eunit; steel framing and brick walls; total floor area 561,000 sq.ft., clearances 24' to 33'.Other buildings generally reinforced concrete, 50,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Six 27,000 lb. remelt fur-naces, eight forging presses and upsetters, heat treating andaging furnaces. Complete machine and die shop. Two 5-ton,four 7-ton, one 15-ton, one 50-ton cranes.

UTILITIES: Domestic water from city. For precess, fire pur-pose, etc. from canaL.Sewage disposal plant on site.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure a.vailable.

Machine Tool Plant Sold11,700 sq. ft.

American Broach & Machine Company,Ann Arbor, Michigan.-Plancor 793.

Optical Elements Plant26,000 sq. ft.

Surplus

Argus, Inc.,Ann Arbor, Michigan.-Plancor 246.

LAND: Approximately 0.83 acre.BUILDING: One story, brick and steel structure 178' by 120',ceilng height 12'. Sprinklered.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochu.re a1Jailable.

18,800 sq. ft.Arrow Tool & Reamer Company, orMurchey Machine and Tool Company,19660 West Eight Mile Road,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 389.

Ordnance Foundry Surplus153,0 sq. ft.

Auto Specialties Manufacturing Company,Benton Harbor, Michigan.-Plancor 447.

Designed as a foundry for production of metal castings.LAND: Approximately 144 acres.BUILDINGS: Foundry Building, one story and mezzanine,226' by 531'; area 140,450 sq. ft.; clearance 20'. Brick andgunite walls; steel framing with three monitors.Offce Building, one story and partial basement, 62' by 121';brick and concrete.Switch Room and Pump House, one story, 102' by 46'; steframing; clearance 18'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Core blowers, ovens,dressing machines, dryers, hoists, magnets, moulding ma-chines, oil reclaimers, sanders, spray booths, tumblers, dril-ing, grinding and miling machines, lathes, shapers, etc.UTILITIES: Industrial water from pumping station on site.Domestic water from wells on site.Sanitary sewers connected to sewerage disposal plant on site.Electric power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.This plant has been leased for a term of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the terof the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Surplus84,8 s... ft.

Aviation Corporation

5914 Federal AvenueDetroit, MicIiigan.-Plancor 76.

LAND: Approximately 3.16 acres.BUILDINGS:Main factory building, two story, brick and steel, total floorarea 64,300 sq. ft. Clearance first floor and side bays 16'; cen-tral bay under monitor 25'.Steel Storage Building, one story, total floor area 3,340 sq. ft.Concrete block walls. Ceilng clearance 16'.Heat Treatment Building, one-story, steel frame, total floorarea 14,000 sq. ft. Clearance 17'.Chip House and Storage Building, one story, wood frame, totalfloor area 3,100 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Shapers, broaching andboring machines, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Michigan Central Rail-road.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-vions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant (Carburetors) Surplus153,0 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Owosso, Michigan.-Plancor 14.

LAND: Approximately 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, 153,000 sq. ft., struc-tural steel construction. Clearance 16'. Sprinklered. Also asmall Boiler House, outside sub-station and emergency waterstorage.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Broaching and tappingmachines, lathes, saws, and other standard machine tools; alsotrucks, hoists, and conveyors.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.A part of this plant has been leased for a period of 5-8 years.Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase or lease ofall or part of the remainder, or for purchase of the entire

project subject to the provisions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Surplus299,0 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Wayne, Michigan.-Plancor 14.

LAND: Approximately 37 acres.BUILDING: Structure composed of one-story production areaand two-story offce portion; total floor area is 299,000 sq. ft.Production area is steel frame with sawtooth roof construction;exterior brick walls with continuous steel sash. Offce portionis reinforced concrete construction with brick spandrel walland steel sash. Clearance in factory area 16'. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, broaching, tap-ping, driling, grinding, and milling machines, lathes, presses,etc.; also furnaces, saws, welders, trucks. Laboratory and test-ing equipment and cafeteria equipment.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pere Marquette Railroad.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations ma'1J be en-tered into for the pnrchase or lease of all or part ol the "e-mainder.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Grain Salvage Plant12,500 tons dried grain per year.

Boekeler Associates,Trenton, Michigan.-Plancor 2015.

Designed for utilzation and recovery of by-products incidentalto production of alcohoL.

LAND: 0.26 acres, leased.BUILDING: Building separated by party wall of cinder blockfrom building of others. Clearance 21'. Cinder block walls,steel roof trusses, steel columns. Monitor extends entire lengthof building, total floor area 4,450 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One Swenson evaporator,complete; Louisvile rotary steam tube dryer, complete; threeAmerican double cylinder dehydrating machines, complete;induced draft type cooling tower, complete.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aluminum Extrusion Plant Surplus36,00,0 pounds per year.

Bohn Aluminum & Brass CorporationBeecher Street and Dorothy A venue,

Adrian, Michigan.-Plancor 324.

Designed for the production of high strength aluminum extru-sions.LAND: 73 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, 1,297' by 680', one story steelframe, brick walls. Floor area totals 700,000 sq. ft., clearances25' to 70'.

Boiler House, Garage, Storage Bins, and Warehouse; combinedfloor area 28,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five reverberatory re-melt furnaces; fourteen extrusion presses from 1,650 tons to5,500 tons; draw-benches; straighteners; heat treating facil-ties, etc.

Eighteen 60-ton cranes; one 10-ton, one 5-ton cranes, fourmonorail hoists and fourteen electric hoists.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Wabash Railroad.This plant has been leased for a pe'riod of ten years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Aircraf Parts Plant Sold505,0 sq. ft.

Briggs Manufacturing Company,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 252.

Steel Tubing Plant27,852 tons per year.

Brown Fence & Wire Company,Adrian, Michigan.-Plancor 705.

Sold

Aircraft PlantS3,4oo sq. ft.

Brunswick-Balke-Collender CompanyMuskegon, Michigan.-Plancor 1863.

LAND: 8% acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, brick walls, wood sash, floorarea 52,200 sq. ft., clearance 20', sprinklered.Seven minor buildings, brick walls, floor area 1,200 sq ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Thirteen Forge miling,routing machines, wood working equipment, arbors, shears,etc., also laboratory and testing equipment and portable tools.UTILITIES: Water wells and sewage disposal facilties onsite.Power and light from local utilty company.

DetToit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold7,650 sq. ft.

Camfield Manufacturing Company,Rear 718 North 7th Street,Grand Haven, Michigan.-Plancor 1128.

Steel Plant Facilties Surplus78,00 sq. ft.

Campbell, Wyant and Cannon Foundry Company,Muskegon Heights, Michigan.-Plancor 2028.

LAND: Site of cafeteria about 0.35 acre. Other structures onleased land.BUILDINGS: Cafeteria Building, one and two story with part

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basement, 100' by 125'. Construction structural steel, rein-forced concrete framing, brick walls. Total floor area 18,800sq. ft.Other structures, on leased land, are: Cleaning Building, onestory, 114' by 168', area approximately 20,000 sq. ft. includingmezzanine. Structural steel building with masonry enclosingwalls.Shop Stores and Canteen Addition, two story, 70' by 176',extension to building of others.Plant #4, Crane Shed Extension, one story, 82' by 191', struc-tural steel framing, corrugated siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Cafeteria Building, nu-merous items including cafeteria equipment, refrigerators,cash registers, furnishings, etc.Cleaning Building, two stress relieving furnaces, eight electricgrinders, three air grinders, two power driven conveyors.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Pere Marquette Railroad.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Research Building Surplus27,000 sq. ft.

Continental Aviation & Engineering CorporationKercheval and Algonquin A venues,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 166.LAND: Plot approximately 70' by 223', totaling 0.36 acre.BUILDING: Two story brick and concrete structure. Overallsize 62' by 222'; tot.al floor area 27,000 sq. ft. Clearance firstfloor 12', second floor 10'.Wood columns, wood trusses. Brick walls, steel sash. Fluores-cent lighting in drafting and shop areas. Sprinkler systemthroughout.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Laboratory and testingequipment, including hardness testers, pit scales, comparators,dynamotors, fans, scales, pressure gages, etc. Note: Some ofthe equipment listed may be located in plants at Muskegon.Other items of machinery and equipment possibly locatedherein.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City, local utilty company and lessee.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may be en-tered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of theremainder.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant Surplus843,0 sq. ft.

Continental Aviation & Engineering Company76 North Getty AvenueMuskegon, Michigan.-Plancor 166.

LAND: Approximately 43 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 843,000 sq. ft.Manufacturing Building: Area 763,000 sq. ft. Ceilng heightsaverage 19' to 22'. Wood frame construction. Sprinklered. En-gine Test House: Reinforced concrete and brick. Twenty testcells. Adjoins Manufacturing Building. Floor area 70,000 sq.ft. Ceilng height 14'. .Maintenance Building: Brick and frame construction, 10,000sq. ft., ceilng height 18'.Chip and Oil House, Service & Cafeteria Building and otherminor buildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, broaching, dril-ing miling grinding machines, furnaces, demagnetizers, etc.Laboratory'and testing equipment, Portable tools and equip-ment and Furniture and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independ~nt dispo~al. of th~ machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

or part of the original equipment and machinery has beenremoved.UTILITIES: By city and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad: Spur track by Pere Mar-quette R. R.

A part of this plant has been leased for a period of one year.Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase of the en-tire project subject to the provisions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Rebuilding Plant Surplus32AO sq. ft.

Continental Motors Corporation,Kercheval Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 4.The building is a unit of lessee's own plant for the productionof internal combustion engines, specifically used for the re-building of certain types of engines.

LAND: Site area 34,730 sq. ft., or about %, acre. Frontageon Kercheval Avenue, a main thoroughfare, is 135'.BUILDING: Is known as Service Building No. 23. Overalldimensions 130' by 268'; one story; cinder block walls; con-crete floor. Structural steel columns and trusses; gypsum roofslab with built-up roofing. Clearance to underside truss 14'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items of stand-ard machine tools, furnaces, plating equipment, tanks, de-greasers, sandblasters, spray booths, etc., are charged to thisplancor but are located in other portions of lessee's plant.UTILI TIE S : City and local utilty company.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Industrial BuildingChrysler Corporation

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 1009.

LAND: Three parcels totallng 7.1 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, 31,200 sq. ft., 120' by 261', allwood construction; clearance 16', sprinklered. Storage Shed,all wood, area 1,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Various machine tools,miscellaneous metal farming and sheet metal tools used inconjunction with aluminum forging equipment located in ad-jacent buildings of others.UTILITIE S: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur and track of Detroit TerminalR. R.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus19,200 sq. ft.

Cross Company3250 Bellevue AvenueDetroit, Michigan.-Plancor 656.

LAND: Approximately 0.46 acre.BUILDINGS: Factory and Boiler House, concrete and brickwalls, floor area 19,200 sq. ft., clearance 32'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Radial dril, gear grind-er, racks, tool stands, benches, etc. One 10-ton traveling craneand six tramrail cranes.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disllosal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Die Foundry and Machine Shop28,0 sq. ft.

Die-Typing Corporation,Pontiac, Michigan.-Plancor 1328.

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Magnesium Foundry Surplus1,560,000 pounds per year.

Dow Chemical Company,Sidman Street,Bay City, Michigan.-Plancor 988.

Designed for production of magnesium alloy dry sand castings.LAND: Approximately 7 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Foundry Building, area 105,000 sq. ft.,typical steel frame mil building with main bay and transeptbay together in overall size 463' by 187'. Main bay has steelframe. Transept bay has reinforced concrete frame with woodtrusses. Exterior walls, brick. Two mezzanine floors. Areamain bay, 78,000 sq. ft., clearance 23'. Transept bay area7,800 sq. ft., clearance 42'. Mezzanine floors, 19,300 sq. ft.Contains eighteen cranes up to 5-ton capacity.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Moulding machines, pat-tern machines, melting furnaces, core blowing machines, blow-ers, core sandmixing. unit, core ovens, sand blast equipment,tanks, foundry accessory equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of New York Central Rail-road.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Cell Feed Plant Surplus380,00,0 pounds magnesium chloride per year.

Dow Magnesium Corporation,Ludington, Michigan.-Plancor 477.

Designed for production of 85% magnesium chloride cell feedto supply magnesium plant at Marysvile, Michigan.

BUILDINGS: Moore Filter Building, structural steel frame,mil type building, brick walls, area 42,000 sq.. ft. Clearances,16' and 31'.Shelf Dryer Building, open steel frame structure, area 54,000sq. ft.Offce, Garage, Warehouse, Shop, Laboratory Building, etc.,steel frame and masonry, 200,000 sq. ft. combined area.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete power houseequipment. Complete Moore filtering equipment including laun-dry; evaporator, lime dorr, lime klln, shelf dryer and carbu-rate equipment.One 150-ton, one 25-ton and one 10-ton cranes, four monorailsand numerous hoists.UTILITIES: Water by municipality and pumping from St.Clair River.Gas, power and light from public utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks on site, and 1,500 ft. deepwater frontage on St. Clair River.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Plant Surplus72,0,000 pounds per year.

Dow Magnesium Corporation,Marysvile, Michigan.-Plancor 477.

Designed to extract magnesium metal from magnesium chlo-ride cell feed by the Dow .electrolytic process. Also faciltiesfor alloying the magnesium metal.LAND: About 350 acres.BUILDINGS: Six utilty, shop and warehouse buildings,built of either structural steel, reinforced concrete or woodtimber. Total area about 175,000 sq. ft. In addition thereare eight furnace assemblies and towers for conversion ofgases and 35 functional buildings, including eight cell build-ings, mostly structural steel construction. Total floor areaof functional group approximately 2,800,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes very numerousitems of special equipment to carry out the designed produc-tion. Also included are machine tools, loboratory equipmentand furniture and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub.sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machinery

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and equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water by municipality and from St. ClairRiver. Gas, power and light from public utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks on site, and 1,500' deepwater frontage on St. Clair River.DetroU O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Surplus350,000 sq. ft.

Eaton Manufacturing Company,Batte Creek, Michigan.-Plancor 787.

LAND: Approximately 11 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory 590' by 840', one story and partbasement, masonry construction; ceilng heights from 9' to22'. Area 347,000 sq. ft.Acetylene Generator House, masonry walls, timber framing,3,000 sq. ft., ceiling height 12'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses, grinders,lathes, screw machines, polishing machines, milers, shapers,forges, hammers, presses, shears, furnaces and accessories,plating units; welders, etc.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may beentered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of theremainder.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant201,500 sq. ft.

Eaton Manufacturing Company,

Corner of Rust and Jefferson Avenues,

Saginaw, Michigan.-Plancor 230.

LAND: 11 % acres.BUILDINGS: Buildings No.1 and 2, one story, steel frame,monitor type, brick walls. Floor area 175,000 sq. ft., ceilngheights 13' and 21'. Boiler room 40' by 65'.Building No.3, one story, masonry walls, floor area 24,800sq. ft., ceilng heights 13' to 15'.One story brick offce building 1,610 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring and miling ma-chines, lathes, dril presses, forging machines, presses, forgeand heat treating furnaces, flash welders, plating units, etc.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.TRANSPORT ATION: Siding of Pere Marquette Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Loading FaciltiesEscanaba By-Pass Proiect.

Escanaba By-Pass Project,also

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,Escanaba, Michigan.-Plancor 1435.

PLANT: Land, ore docks and facilties originally intendedas an additional outlet to faciltate expeditious movement ofmine ore from Northern Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesotamines for transportation by water to lower lake ports.LAND: 1,986 acres.DOCKS: 3 docks, each 66 ft. wide by 1,986 ft. long; approxi-

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mately 30,000 driven wood piles, aggregating- 8,000,000 boardfeet of timber plus caps and stringers.SLIPS: Dredging of 550,000 cubic yards.LAND IMPROVEMENTS: Roads, culverts and drainageditches.UTILITIES: 1,200 feet of ION and 3,900 feet of 8" diametercast iron water pipe with 11 fire hydrants. 3,000 feet of 2"and 4" black iron, water servce lines.TRANSPORTATION: Facilties C. & N. W. and Escanabaand Lake Superior R.R's.

Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Sold108,800 sq. ft.

Ex-Cell-O Corporation,14331 Woodrow Wilson Avenue,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 762.

Airplane Parts PlantEx-Cello Corporation,Highland Park,Detroit, Michigan.-Navy NOd-1648.

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Parking Lot

Ex-Cello Corporation,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 392.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant300,0 sc. ft.

Ex-Cell-O Corporation,Highland Park, Michigan.-Plancor 321.

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Aluminum Extrusion Plant. 10,800,000 Ibs. per year.

Extruded Metals Defense Corporation,Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Plancor 279.

Designed for the production of high strength aluminum rod,bar and shapes.

LAND: Approximately 39.18 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Plant and Extensions, 735' by 330', floorarea 242,500 sq. ft., steel framing, steel sash, clearance 65'and 30'. Foundry Building, one high bay housing metal casingfacilty, one medium bay housing melting furnaces, etc., steelframing, steel sash, area 24,700 sq. ft., clearances 65' and 28'.Offce, Laboratory, and other buildings, total area 33,800 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five 18,000 lb. reverber-atory remelt furnaces; five extrusion presses; stretchers, heattreating and other equipment, machine tools. Also eight cranes,5 and 10-ton capacity.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pere Marquette Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of seven years. Ne-gotiations may be entered for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Plant Surplus40,00,000 Ibs. per y_r.

Ford Motor Company,Within Ford River Rouge Plant,Dearborn, Michigan.-Plancor 449.

Designed to produce magnesium ingots by the ferro-silconprocess.LAND: 7.43 acres, leased.BUILDING: Two story building 262' by 801', with third floormezzanine through center of the building. Reinforced concrete,structural steel, brick. Clearances 12' to 29', mezzanine 15'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes 92 furnaces,

4 alloying furnaces, charging equipment, carloading system,briquetting machines, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water, power, and light and gas from lessee.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Foundry Surplus30,0,00 pounds per year.

Ford Motor Company,Dearborn, Michigan.-Plancor 954.

LAND: 9.2 acres, leased.BUILDING: 292,000 sq. ft., heavy type production foundrywith concrete foundations, concrete columns, spandrel beams,wood trusses and purlins and walls of brick and gunite. W 90dsash and monitors of wood. Clearance 21'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Melting and holdingfurnaces; complete sand handling and dry sand molding sys-tems; complete foundry equipment; and auxilary machinetools.UTILITIES: City system and facilties of lessee.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Test Building Surplu~38,500 sq. ft.

Ford Motor Company,Dearborn, Michigan.-Plancor 845.

Building is a Test Cell for testing superchargers for aircraftengines. Machinery and equipment installed in lesse's build-ings to augment production of superchargers.LAND: About 0.80 acre within Ford Plant site, leased.BUILDING: One story with basement, 49' by 370'; reinforcedconcrete construction; area 38,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, drillers, borers,grinders, blowers, cleaning cabinets, degreasers, heat treatfurnaces, spray booths, welders, etc.In Test Building are twenty-two electric hoists and six con-veyors.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant1,573,900 sq. ft.

Ford Motor Company,Northwest corner of River Rouge Plant,Dearborn, Michigan.-Army.

LAND: No land owned or leased by Government.BUILDING: Aircraft Engine Building, including Test Cells.Main Plant, two stories, offce portion, three and four stories.No basement other than power distribution rooms, brick ex-terior, tile interior walls. Steel frame. Four freight ele-vators in plant, two passenger elevators in offce portion. Plantcontains twenty-nine 5-ton and nine 15-ton cranes. Complete-ly air-conditioned.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: All kinds and types ofproduction machinery and equipment used for precision work,including heat-treating, plating, forging, forming, wood-work-ing, handling, fire protection and maintenance equipment. Com-plete laboratory and testing equipment for aircraft engineproduction. Complete offce and shop furniture, offce machines,training school furniture, hospital equipment and fixtures,cafeteria equipment. Automobiles, trucks, tractors, and trail-ers.UTILITIES: From operator and City.TRANSPORTATION: Siding inside plant connects throughFord system with trunk lines entering area.Detroit, O. R. P. D.

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Engine Test Building120,0 sq. ft.

Ford Motor Company,Rouge Plant,Dearborn, Michigan.-Plancor 254.

LAND: Approximately 3.2 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Test Cell Building, attached to building ofothers, is fire proof structure containing 28 test cells; floorarea 107,000 sq. ft.Chip House is one story; brick walls, steel framing, 13,000sq. ft., ceilng height 35'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: (Portion in other loca-tions). Boring, broaching, gear cutting machines, lathes, plan-ers, clarifiers, comparators, oil coolers, cutting machines,checking machines, compressors, generators, hoists, etc. Alsofive 5-ton cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.

Det'roit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant SurplusS,O,O sq. ft.

Ford Motor Company,

Wilow Run,Ypsilanti, Michigan.-Plancor 151.

A very large project including modern, fully-equipped air-port. Designed for large scale aircraft assemblies.

LAND: Plant site 444 acres, airfield site 944 acres, site ofWater Treatment plant 6 acres and site for Hangar #2 Build-ing 182 acres. Total land 1,576 acres. 300 additional acresowned by others is also used.BUILDINGS: Buildings are entirely fireproof constructionof most modern design. Total floor area approximately 5,-000,000 sq. ft.Main Manufacturing Building consists of following areas:West end, 1,200' by 580'. In this area is a two-story portionhousing testing laboratories, hospital utilties, etc., on firstfloor, and kitchens, cafeterias, dining rooms, engineering de-partment on second floor. Main portion, 700' by 2,300' con-sists of a major assembly and sub-assembly area; 150' widespans. Throughout thè building there are various mezzaninesand second floors, with extensions on northwest corner 500'by 580' and southeast corner 240' by 320'. Ground floor area2,650,000 sq. ft. Mezzanines, second floors, fan rooms, tunnels,etc. 1,040,000 sq. ft. Total area 3,690,000 sq. ft. Clearancesmain areas 30' and 36'. Sub-assembly area and under secondfloor 20', mezzanines 10' to 11'. Construction of steel framewith enclosing walls of brick, steel sash and gunite. Sprin-klered.Other buildings and areas:Parts Storage, 470,000 sq. ft.; Hangar No.1, 264,000 sq. ft.;Hangar No.2, 240,000 sq. ft.; Power House, 47,400 sq. ft.;Offce, 55,700 sq. ft.; Training School, 55,700 sq. ft. ;Winter Hangar, 37,400 sq. ft.; Oil House, 12,000 sq. ft.; Per-sonnel, 21,300 sq. ft.; Service Garage, 19,600 sq. ft.; Commis-sary, 15,000 sq. ft.; Paint and Dope, 11,000 sq. ft.; Miscel-laneous units, 30,000 sq. ft.Manufacturing Building has certain portions completely airconditioned. Offce Building is entirely air conditioned.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Standard machine toolsincluding driling, grinding, milin~ machines, lathes, punchpresses, boring machines, spot welders, arbor and straighten-ing presses, riveting machines, shapers, planers, miscella-neous wood working machines, etc.Other tyes of production equipment include degreasers, dustcollectors, furnaces, inspection machines, refrigerators, sewingmachines and equipment, spray booths and air washers, scales,plating equipment, testing machines, etc.Portable tools comprise 30,000 items of electric and air drils,hammers, etc., 4,000 electric motors of over % H.P. All por-tions of the Manufacturing Building are equipped with elec-trically operated cranes from 2 to 15 tons capacity. In addi-tion there are numerous monorails, and both manual and

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electrically operated hoists are located throughout the plant.The entire design of production is buil on a scheme of me-chanical conveyances and there is a large number of con-veyor systems.

UTILITIES: Water from wells located about 5 miles awayand brought to Manufacturing Building through two 24"mains, after having been filtered and chlorinated. Emergencyfacilties available for obtaining additional water from HuronRiver as well as from Ypsilanti Municipal System.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light requirements partly produced in Power Houseon site, balance furnished by local utilty company.Propane gas storage capacity on site for 30,000 gals.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from New York Central.A part of this plant has been leased for a period of five years.Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase or lease ofall or part of the remainder, or for purchase of the entire

project subject to the provisions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Test Building33,4 sq. ft.

Ford Motor Company, Lincoln Plant,Warren and Livernois A venues,Detroit, Michigan.-Army.

LAND: About %, acre, leased.BUILDINGS: Test Cell Building, area 30,764 sq. ft., basement and three-story, clearance 9' to 12'. Building of rein-forced concrete construction, built-up roofing, fluorescent andincandescent lighting. A 2-ton bridge crane installed in southhalf of building. Each test cell in north half of building hasmonorail with I-ton hoist.Aqua Trap House, basement and one story, total area 740sq. ft., concrete and brick.Barrel Storage and Pump House, one story and small base-ment area, total area 1,930 sq. ft., clearance 12', concrete andbrick construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Testing instruments,control boards, and testing units installed in the control roomsand the 16 test cells of the building.UTILITIES: City and lessee utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Pere Marquette R. R.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-67).

Steel Foundry Sold602,0 sq. ft.

Ford Tank Plant andFord Motor Company,Dearborn, Michigan.-Army.

Engine Parts Plant Sold41,0 sq. ft.

Gear Grinding Machine Company,Hamtramck (Detroit), Michigan.-Army.

Aluminum Foundry43,200,00 Ibs. per year.

General Motors Corporation,Flint, Michigan.-Plancor 504.

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Tank Assembly Plant Surplus563,000 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Saginaw Street at Reid Road,Grand Blanc, Michigan.-Planirr 317.

LAND: Consists of approximately 348 acres about 10 milesfrom center of Flint, Michigan, business district.BUILDINGS: Nine (9) buildings, total floor area of 563,119sq. ft. Also sprinkler reservoir.Administration Building: Two story structure connected to

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Manufacturing Building by a single story Plant Hospital andEngineering Building. Construction is reinforced concreteframe and floor including roof deck. Plain face brick apronwalls with concrete trim. Architectural steel sash. Asphalttie finished floors. Total floor area 33,200 sq. ft. Ceilngheight 10 ft.Manufacturing Building: "L" shaped with large portion 340ft. by 1,200 ft. and small leg of "L" 380 ft. by 240 ft. Lean-toat north end 40 ft. by 280 ft. Total area 526,000 sq. ft. Clear-ance to bottom of truss 16 ft. and in crane bays 25 ft. and35 ft. Construction is steel frame, brick apron walls, stand-ard steel sash and asbestos siding. Concrete floor with woodblock finish. Partially sprinkled.Seven (7) Minor Buildings: Consist of Acetylene GeneratorHouse (1,060 sq. ft.). Filing Station (880 sq. ft.). WaterPump House (810 sq. ft.). Primary Switch House (655 sq.ft.). Oil Pump House (550 sq. ft.) and 2 Gate Houses (294sq. ft.). All except Gate Houses are masonry construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, presses, shap-ing, planing, grinding machines, welders, furnaces, hardnesstesters, degreasers, etc. Numerous items of portable tools,laboratory equipment, furniture and fixtures to be checked atthe buildings.Manufacturing Building lias two 50-ton cranes, four 15-toncranes, four 10-ton cranes and one 5-ton crane. Conveyors-3 final assembly type. 1 overhead type, 3 chain conveyors.All handle heavy loads.UTILITIES: Water: Consists of 5 deep wells on site.Sewer: Sanitary sewers connect to Flint City system.Power and Light: Furnished by Consumers Power Co.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad: 3 sidings from Pere Mar-quette Railroad into plant.This plant has been leased for a term of three years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its sale subject to the termof the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Forging Plant Surplus113,00,0 Ibs. per year.

General Motors Corporation,Saginaw, Michigan.-'Plancor 446.

Designed for production of heavy and light aluminum forgings.LAND: Approximately 18.6 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 231,000 sq. ft.Main Plant Building, structural steel framing, exterior wallsmasonry, steel sash and gunite. Floor area 192,600 sq. ft.,clearance 47'.Power House, Storage Shed and Die Storage Building, totalarea 38,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Twelve large hammersfrom 12,000 to 35,000 lbs.; fourteen small hammers; pressesand upsetters; trim presses; etc. Complete machine and dieshop, including sanders, steam drop hammers, dril presses,forge and trim presses, miling machines, shapers, etc.Main Plant has two 40-ton bridge type cranes, one 15-ton andfour 10-ton. Also nine 3-ton trolley type. There are eighteen¥. to I-ton hoists.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Pere Marquette Rail-road.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus28,200 sq. ft.

Hanchett Manufacturing Company,Baldwin Street,Big Rapids, Michigan.-Plancor 769.

LAND: One acre.BUILDING: Total area 28,200 sq. ft., clearance 23., brickwalls. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, drillng, grind-ing, miling machines, jacks, grinders, etc. One 20-ton trav-eling crane, four semi-gantry cranes and hoists; one 12-tonchain hoist and trolley, six I-ton bridge hoists.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Plywood Plant Surplus277,0 sq. ft.

Haskelite Manufacturing Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Plancor 839.

Designed to manufacture built-up plywood and molded plywood.LAND: 21 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one story and partbasement; area 259,000 sq. ft.; walls face brick and tile back-ing; air conditioned; clearances 40' and 30'. Contains six 5-toncranes.Administration Building, Employment Building and minorbuildings total 18,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Veneer clippers, gluespreaders, glue dryers, jointers, splicers, saws, etc.UTILITIE S: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Two side tracks from Pere MarquetteRailroad and Pennsylvania Railroad.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant (Carburetors) Surplus34,0 sq. ft.

Holley Carburetor Company,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 199.LAND: Approximately ¥. acre.BUILDINGS: Building "K", 50' by 242', two story, steel fram-ing, brick walls. Total floor area 25,000 sq. ft. Clearance 14'.Building "L", 50' by 6', three story, steel framing, brick walls,steel sash; total floor area 9,000 sq. ft. Ceilng heights 12' to17'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding, miling ma-chines, arbor presses, plating equipment, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved. .UTILITIES: City and local utilties company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track connects with main line.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus49,6 sq. ft.

Huck Manufacturing Company,Bellevue Avenue,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 178.

LAND: Area 0.51 acre.BUILDING: One story, brick and masonry walls, steel sash.Ceilng clearance 18'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, saws,shapers, cold heaters; also electric tempering, hardening anddraw furnaces, quench tanks, etc.Laboratory and testing equipment including extensometers,testing machines, binocular microscope, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure a.vailable.

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Cafeteria Building

1,474 sq. ft.Kaydon Engineering Corporation,Muskegon Airport,Muskegon Heights, Michigan.-Plancor 2171.

LAND: Three acres.BUILDING: Cafeteria, brick and steel construction, ceiling12'. Sprinklered. Capacity 175 people.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items of cafe-teria and kitchen equipment.

UTILITIES: Water from well on site.Power, light from local utilty companies.

Detroit O. R. P. D.

Ordnance Plant Sold33,300 sq. ft.

Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company13101 Eckles RoadPlymouth, Michigan.-Plancor 148.

Service Building Surplus20,960 sq. ft.

Lakey Foundry and Machine Company,Muskegon, Michigan.-Plancor 2010.

LAND: 88' by 138' building site, and parking lot 150' by 150'.BUILDING: One story with full basement, 80' by 131'. Ex-terior walls concrete masonry with brick facing on WaterStreet side. Basement ceilng height 8', first floor 9'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furniture and fixturesand numerous items of kitchen and cafeteria equipment, X-rayand first aid equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track on site.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

ChemicalsLapaco Chemicals, Inc.Lansing, Michigan.-Navy.-NORD 1183.

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Aluminum Powder Plant Surplus27,120,00 Ibs. per year.

McAleer Manufacturing Company,Rochester, Michigan.-Plancor 2151.

PLANT: Land, buildings, machinery and equipment to manu-facture aluminum powder.

LAND: About 5 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 12,000 sq. ft. Consists of severalmanufacturing and utilty buildings of either wood frame orconcrete block construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Reverberatory aluminummelting furnace, after coolers, dust collectors, compressors,hoppers, screener, etc.UTILITIES: Municipality and local utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Floss Processing Plant47,500 sq. ft.

Milkweed Floss Corporation of AmericaPetoskey, Michigan.-Plancor 1904.

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Aircraft Parts Plant Sold51,100 sq. ft.

Michigan Tool Company,8 Mile Road and Reid Highway,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 375.

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Steel Foundry Sold720 tons per year.

Michigan Steel Castings Company,1971 Guoin Street,Detroit, Michigàn.-Plancor 440.

Machine Tool Plant Sold70,0 sq. ft.

Micromatic Hone CorporationDetroit, Michigan.-Plancor 647.

Chemical Plant Sold112,0 sq. ft.

Midland CWS PlantDow Chemical CompanyMidland, Michigan.-Army.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus11,800 sq. ft.

Morton Manufacturing Company,Broadway and Hoyt Streets,Muskegon Heights, Michigan.-Plancor 509.

Designed for manufacture of component parts of medium orheavy machinery.

LAND: 0.32 acre. .BUILDINGS: One-story, forming 65' by 181' extension to aiiexisting building. Steel frame and brick walls, steel sash;clearance 46'; 36' from floor to 40 ton traveling crane. Sprin-klered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, driling, gearcutting, miling and planning machines, lathes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track serves site.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Warehouse76,161 sq. ft.

Mound Road Boxing Plant,Fargo Motors Corporation,21500 Mound Road,Centerline, Michigan.-Army.

Designed to box trucks.LAND: 12.2 acres, leased. The lease is qualified.BUILDINGS: Boxing Bldg. No.1, one story, 74,184 sq. ft.,concrete slab floor, wood frame, wood walls, ceilng height 16',two-ply asphalt buil-up roof, jib cranes near spur track,bridge cranes installed, bays 35' by 35'.Boiler House No.2, one story, 1,728 sq. ft., same construction,except ceilng height is 15'.Three miscellaneous small buildings combined area 1,977 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Jib, bridge, crawlercranes, cranefalls, cutters, hoists, trolleys, conveyors, and nec-essary motors and other handlin~ equipment with complementof portable tools, automotive equipment, dies, jigs and fixtures.Also all necessary timing, recording and storing fixtures.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur from N. Y. Central R. R.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-25).

Brass Extrusion Plant6,0,00 Ibs. ros per month.

Mueller Brass Company,Port Huron, Michigan.-Plancor 1969.

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Machine Shop Surplus12,700 s... ft.

Muskegon Motor Specialties Company,Seventh Street and Dale Avenue,Muskegon, Michigan.-Plancor 1262.

LAND: 1.34 acres.BUILDING: One-story machine shop, brick walls, woodtrusses and deck, wood surfaced floors. Clearance 14'.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.Detroit O. R. P. D,-Brochure o,i,ailable.

Rotor Test Building Surplus5,200 sq. ft.

Nash-Kelvinator Corporation,14250 Plymouth Road,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 2003.

Designed for testing rotor blades and augmenting productionof helicopters.

LAND: About one acre.BUILDING: Erected for testing purposes, octagonal in shape,93' diameter. Construction structural steel and reinforced con-crete. Clearance 45'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools and otheritems including battery charger, hoists, paint booth, stands,etc. Testing equipment consists of special equipment for "Ro-tab" test. Also furniture and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original maèhinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Detroit O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Parts Plant

Aircraft Engine Research Buildings50,0 sq. ft.

Packard Motor Car CompanyWilow Run, Michigan.-Plancor 2294.

LAND: About 23% acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building consists of hangar, offce andshop, boiler and store rooms.Hangar portion is one-story 162' by 162', clearance 35', area26,400 sq. ft. Concrete floor, steel roof trusses span 158'.Hangar doors are canopy type, electrically operated. Extriorwalls are cinder block with brick facing. Radiant floor heatingby low pressure steam supplied by 200 h.p. oil fired boiler.Deluge sprinkler system.Offce and Shop Area is two-story structure 61' by 152', witha 42' by 67' penthouse and a 16' by 18' elevated observationtower. Exterior walls are cinder block, brick, glass block; floorsare poured concrete slab. Clearance first floor 14', second floor12'. Area 21,600 sq. ft.Boiler and Store Room is one-story, 22' by 70', and cinder blockwalls; concrete floor. Clearance 19'.Minor buildings include Guard House, 12' by 12' and FirePump House, 22' by 32', of masonry construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Scales, cameras, indi-cators, calibration chamber, etc. Also machine tools.UTILITIES: Water from adjacent Army Air Base.Sanitary sewer is connected to pumping station of the ArmyAir Base.Power and light from local utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Bus Terminal Sold14,8 s... ft.

Peoples Transport Corporation,

Muskegon, Michigan..~-Plancor 2044.

Sold Steel Plant Facilties Sold586,500 sq. ft.N ash-Kelvinator Corporation,

Lansing, Michigan.-Plancor 175.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold453,0 s... ft.

N ash-Kelvinator Corporation,

1331 South Cedar Street,Lansing, Michigan.-Plancor 122.

Engine Test Building Surplus82,0 sq. ft.

Packard Motor Car Company,Mt. Ellott and Harper AvenuesDetroit, Michigan.-Plancor 978.

LAND: 1.6 acres leased.BUILDING: Building is extension to building of others.Clearances 15', 21', 22', steel sash, masonry walls, steel trusses.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring machines, broach.ing machines, planers, spray booths, exhaust systems, dryingsystems, ovens, photographic equipment, calibrating apparatus,air filters, welding equipment, etc. Also eighteen small travel-ing cranes, one crane, electric hoists, and air hoists.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposal by city.Power and light from private plant of others.Gas from local utility company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of New York Central R. R.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

6,700 s... ft.Plymouth Stel CompanyDetroit, Michigan.-Plancor 1704.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus13,700 sq. ft.

Putnam Tool Company,

2981 Charlevoix Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 678.LAND: % acre.BUILDING: One story, 100' by 137', steel frame, concreteblock walls, clearances 21' and 13'8". Adjacent building ofothers extends to a 20' common alley and connects with thisbuilding. No separating wall between the buildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding and milHngmachines, lathes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Di Methyl Phthalate Sold416,0 Ibs. per montJi.

Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.Woodward Heights Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 1878.

Industrial Equipment Plant6,00 sq. ft.

Ross Carrier CompanyBenton Harbor, Michigan.-Plancor 1955.

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Surplus Plywood Plant43,3 sq. ft.75,0 sq. ft.

Rotary Electric Steel Company,21400 Mound Road,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 1311.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of steelingots from low grade scrap.LAND: About 2 acres, leased, in various parcels within les-see's plant.

BUILDINGS: Hot Metal and Scrap Storage Building, Chip-ping Building, Briquetting Building, Crusher Building, CupolaBuilding. Also a cooling tower and two electric switch houses.First two buildings are extensions to lessee's structures, totalarea 53,000 sq. ft., structural steel, metal siding. Other build-ings are independent new structures, 22,000 sq. ft., concreteblock walls and concrete construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three 10-ton and one25-ton traveling cranes and cupola, hot blast, complete withaccssories, two briquetting machiaes, three hydraulic briquet-ting presses, three crushers, hammer, three 50-ton ladles,one 90-ton railroad scale, one 50-ton railroad scale, one skipcar, one car spotter, two 65" magnets, feeder and elevator, dustcollecting system, one 6-ton gas locomotive, one 50-ton rebuiltsteam locomotive and six gondola cars, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding into plant.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Heat Treating Plant7,480 sq. ft.

Sal-Way Steel Treating Company,

14034 Woodrow Wilson Boulevard,Detroit, Michigan.--Plancor 1017.

Machine Shop15,6 sq. ft.

S & STool & Manufacturing Company,

19720 West Eight Mile Road,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 914.

Aircaft Engine Parts Plant (Piston rings)102,700 sq. ft.

Sealed Power Corporation,Muskegon Heights, Michigan.-Plancor 871.

LAND: Two parcels about ¥. city block apart. First parcelis approximately 1.57 acres bounded by four city streets andentirely occupied by building. Second parcel, approximately1.69 acres, used as a parking lot.BUILDING: Consists of manufacturing section and offce ex-tension, total floor area 102,700 sq. ft. Manufacturing sectionis monitor type building, one story with mezzanine, steel fram-ing, brick exterior walls with steel sash. 11' and 21' ceilngs.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, lathes, milingmachines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant8,500 sq. ft.

Super Tool Company,21650 Hoover Road,Warren Township, Macomb County, Michigan.--Plancor 952.

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Timbeam, Inc.4086 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 1664.

Designed to produce plywood and wood structural members.LAND: 3 acres.BUILDINGS: Three buildings, total 43,300 sq. ft., of brickmil type construction, clearances 16' to 24'. One 5-ton bridgecrane.UTILITIES: City and public utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: Two spur tracks of Michigan Centraland New York Central R. R.

Detl'oit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Forging Plant Surplus148,0 sq. ft.

Timken Detroit Axle CompanyMelvindale, Michigan.-Army.

Designed for production of drop and upset forgings.LAND: About 11¥. acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1, 5,400 sq. ft., clearances 24'8"and 12'5". Concrete floor, steel framing, concrete block walls,concrete decks.Building No.2, area 14,700 sq. ft. Concrete floor, steel fram-ing, wood siding.Building No.3, two story, area 34,900 sq. ft. (First floor 27,200sq. ft., second floor 7,700 sq. ft.). Clearances from 10' to 21',concrete floor, steel framing, wood siding. Three 5-ton cranesinstalled.Building No.4, two story, area 9,200 sq. ft. each floor.) Clear-ances 11'8" and 10'8". (16' in die shop.) Concrete first floor,wood second floor, wood framing.Building No.5, one story, area 33,000 sq. ft. Clearance centeraisle 30' under crane, sides 12', floor of paving brick and con-crete, steel framing, corrugated asbestos siding. Contains one40-ton, and one 5-ton cranes.Building No.6, one story, area'18,500 sq. ft. Clearance 25'5",floor of acid resistant brick and concrete, reinforced concrete

beam and slab deck, concrete block walls. Contains one 7¥.-ton crane.

Building No.7, one story, 24,000 sq. ft. Clearance 25' undercrane, construction similar to No.5. Contains two 5-ton cranes.Building No.8, area 3,400 sq. ft. Clearance 12'3" to 22', con-crete floor, wood construction.Building No.9, area 1,500 sq. ft. Clearance 12'5", concrete floor,wood construction.Buildings No. 10 to 15, inc., total area about 3,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Wheelabrator tumblasts ;miscellaneous small furnaces; heating furnaces, slot typeforge; hardening furnaces, continuous tray pushers; 2 drawfurnaces; bilet shears; pickling machine; normalizing furnaces(3,450 lbs';hr.); trim presses; straightening presses (100tons) ; forging machines; hammers (4,0001bs. to 7,500 lbs.);magnets; etc.Machine Tools: (saws, engine lathes, radial drils, shapers,surface grinder, die sinkers, milers., planers, driling machines,etc.)UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Plant is within the Lincoln Yard ofthe Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit Railroad Co.

This plant has been leased for a period of 9 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase sub.iect to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure (AP-Ba).

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Ordnance Parts Plant Surplus293,800 sq. ft.

Timken Detroit Axle CompanyClark Avenue and Jefferson AvenueDetroit, Michigan.-Army.

Used for manufacture of axles. Buildings erected about 25years ago and were rehabiltated.LAND: About 9% acres.BUILDINGS: 4 story, area 110,212 sq. ft. Clearances 13' to14', reinforced concrete construction (flat slab) throughout.Heavy duty composition floor finish, brick spandrel walls,sprinkler system. One 10,OOO-lb. and one 20,OOO-lb. capacityelevators. Water tower mounted on north end of building.Building No.4, Manufacturing Building; five story, area 148,-500 sq. ft., clearances 12' to 14'. Second, fourth and fifth floorshave wood block finish, brick spandrel walls, reinforced con-crete floors. First, second, third floors have structural steelframing; reinforced concrete for fourth and fifth floors; con-crete roof; sprinklered. One 2-ton crane and one 3%-ton craneon first floor. An 8,000-lb. and a 20,000-lb. elevator installed.Building No.5, Pickling Building; one story, area 4,400 sq. ft.,clearance 26'6"; concrete floor; steel framing, corrugated steelsiding.Building No.7, Power House; total area 28,500 sq. ft. Base-ment and 2 story, clearances 7' to 40'; concrete floors, steelframing and trusses; wood deck, built-up roofing; incandes-cent lighting. Contains 3 boilers. Coal is fed to stokers by aconveyor which is fed by a 2-ton crane. Machine room has a10-ton crane.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, dril presses,miling machine, grinders, driling machines, gear machines,shapers, chucking machines, screw machines, nobbing machines,broaching machines, boring machines, furnaces: wheelabratorturnblast, quenching machine, spray booth, embossing press,presses (35 ton), washing machine, welding machine, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Pere Marquette R. R. and Wabash R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of 3 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-75).

Ordnance Proving Ground Surplus15,3 sq. ft.

Utica Proving Ground,

Chrysler Corporation,

2 miles north of Utica, Michigan.-Army.U sed to repair and test armored tanks.

LAND: About 2 %, acres, leased.BUILDING: Tank Service Building No.1, one story, clear-ances 14' and 21', concrete slab on ground, cement finish, woodtimber framing, 12" concrete block walls, wood deck.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Portable equipment in-cluding jacks, hoist, Load-O-Meter, grinder, computing pump,etc. One 5-ton electric crane installed.UTILITIES: Water pumped from nearby lake to elevatedstorage tank. Drinking water from well.Septic tank on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.

Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-93).

Aircraft Parts Plant (Hydraulic Equipment)482,00 sq. ft.

Vickers, Inc.,Eight Mile Road and Hubbell Road,

Royal Oak, Michigan.-Plancor 310.

LAND: 75 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one story, approxi-mately 400' by 900', with mezzanine. Manufacturing area 360,-000 sq. ft., mezzanine area 63,570 sq. ft., clearance in factory20'. Steel frame, brick walls, steel sash.Offce Building, two story, 40' by 400'. Floor area 32,000 sq. ft.

Connecting Building, Boiler House, and Garage Building, 26,000sq. ft.All buildings sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine Tools : Lathes,grinding machines, screw machines, arbor presses, platingequipment, five 5-ton cranes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Hydraulic Equipment)90,0 sq. ft.

Vickers, Inc.Detroit, Michigan.~Plancor 41.

LAND: Approximately 2.1 acres.BUILDING: Extension to existing building of others, 200' by420'. One story, and mezzanine of about 5,000 sq. ft. Steelframing, brick walls, steel sash.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, dril presses,arbor presses, ovens, sand blast cabinet, etc. Varied laboratoryand testing equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from Belt Line R. R.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Sold48,6 sq. ft.

Vinco Corporation,Schaefer Highway and Joy Road,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 560.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus41,0 sq. ft.

Wickes BrothersSaginaw, Michigan.-Plancor 582.

LAND: 1.23 acres (leased).BUILDING: Manufacturing Building, clearances 39' and 18';structural steel framing, brick walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses, grindingand miling machines, gear cutters, heat treating units, recti-fier, transfer car, vises, etc. Seven traveling cranes and twentyjib cranes.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Pere Marquette R. R.Detroit O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold41,100 sq. ft.

Woodall Ind., Inc.,Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 946.

Machine Tool Plant Sold20,800 sq. ft.

N. A. Woodworth Company,Ferndale, Michigan.-Plancor 771.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant130,0 sq. ft.

N. A. Woodworth Company,1365 Jarvis A venue,

Detroit, Michigan.-Plancor 58.

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Blast Furnace Surplus Hemp Mil Sold266,0 tons per year.

American Steel and Wire Company of New JerseyDuluth, Minnesota.-Plancor 686.

Designed to augment lessee's production of pig iron.LAND: Three tracts totallng about three acres within bound-aries of lessee's plant. About 0.18 acres in addition are leased.BUILDINGS: Eight government owned and constructed build-ings, consisting of boiler house, boiler pump house, cast house,service building, blast furnace pump house, substation building,stock house and hoist house building and offce building andgarage.Total floor area about 40,000 sq. ft. Mil type construction withstructural steel framing with concrete block walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production equipmentincludes blast furnace and auxilaries, two locomotive cranes,Diesel locomotive, eight automatic air dump cars, two electricscale cars, five open top hot metal cars, five steel ladles, thirtysteel dump hopper ore cars.UTILITIES: Water from City and pumped from river bylessee.Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad spur track.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusBarnes-Dulutp. Shipbuilding Company,Duluth, Minnesota.-Plancor 297.

Land, buildings, slips and docks, and machinery and equipmentfor production of coastal tankers. One boat can be completedabout every forty-five days.LAND: About 9.7 acres including slips and docks.BUILDINGS: Moldloft, Carpenter Shop, Wood frame, two-story, area 20,450 sq. ft. Tool Shop, reinforced concrete, one-story, area 6,100 sq. ft. Blacksmith Shop, Stores, wood con-struction, two-story, area 9,900 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Bending slabs, weldingmachines, cranes, flat cars, wood-working machines, oxygenand acetylene cutting equipment, hoists, jacks, drils, etc.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Northern Pacific Railroad adjoins site.Minneapolis O. R.. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Parts Plant34,00 sq. ft.

Brown & Bigelow, Inc.,410 North Hamline Avenue,

St. Paul, Minnesota.-Army.

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Warehouse Surplus8,700 sq. ft.

Char-Gale Manufacturing CompanySt. Cloud, Minnesota.-Plancor 2268.

LAND: About * acre leased for 25 years.BUILDING: An extension to lessee structure, consists of aone story warehouse 85' by 105', area 8,700 sq. ft., clearance12' and 9'. Mil type construction with concrete block walls,concrete floor, timber framing and wood deck.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company through lesseefacilities.

This plant has been leased for a period of 2 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

31,0 sq. ft.Commodity Credit Corporation,Bird Island, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-15.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Hutchinson, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-16.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fiber andtow.LAND: 46 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 16'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woodbowstring roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 6,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 6,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.This plant has been leased for a period of one year. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Sold31,00 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Lake Lilian, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-20.

Hemp Mil Sold31,00 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Grove City, Minnesota.-Plancor 1631-21.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Sherburn, Minnesota.-Plancor 1631-31.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fiber andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-

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ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Wells, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-32.

Designed for producing' and rough processing hemp fiber andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 6,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.

UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Mapleton, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-33.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fiber andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200.sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure ava.ilable.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,00 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-34.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fiber andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided

into three spaces to serve as air ducts for drers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure a1,ailable.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,New Richland, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-36.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fiber andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6" ; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Buildirig, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block wallß andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Jackson, Minnesota.-Plancor 1531-36.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fiber andtow.LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 16'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span woo bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7.200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 80'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure a.vailable.

Hemp Mil Sold31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Montgomery, Minnesota..,Plancor 1531-41.

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Ordnance Plant Sold97,600 sq. ft.

Como Forging Plant,Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement CompanySt. Paul, Minnesota.-Arm~'.

Explosives Plant Surplus2,684,0 sq. ft.

Gopher Ordnance Works.E. 1. duPont deNemours and Company,St. Paul, Minnesota.-Army.

Designed to manufacture nitrocellulose smokeless powder,diphenylamine, and oleum. Plant was never in actual opera-tion, and buildings and equipment are in various points ofcompletion, i.e. from started to completed.LAND: About 12,120 acres.BUILDINGS: Total combined area about 2,684,000 sq. ft.N.umber of buildings, 684.The staff residence area has fifteen one-story, bungalow-typedwellngs and ten-story dwellngs complete with garages andall service facilties constructed in this area. Water and elec-tricity are supplied by connection to the utilties at Rosemont.Each dwellng has its own septic tank. The buildings are welldesigned, wood-frame construction. In addition to the housesconstructed in the staff residence area, there are a considerablenumber of substantial dwellngs on the project area which werethere when the property was acquired and which have beenretained. These buildings, with many of the out buildings, aresuitable for residence and farm occupancy.The administration area contains the main offce or adminis-tration building, a two-story wood frame building with 110,090sq. ft. of floor area; employment building with 20,447 sq. ft.floor area; cafeteria building with 10,320 sq. ft. floor area;guard quarters 14,483 sq. ft. and other miscellaneous buildings.The service area contains the carpenter shop, 21,600 sq. ft.,mil and machine shop, 18,080 sq. ft.; pipe shop, 17,630 sq. ft.;automotive repair shop, 19,110 sq. ft.; truck storage building,15,760 sq. ft., and other miscellaneous shop and storage build-ings, all of wood frame construction. The service area is servedby trucking roads and railroad sidings. The railroad classifi-cation yard, pole yard and salvage yard are located adjacentto and between the two main manufacturing areas.The explosives storage and shipping area contains 96 shippinghouses: wood frame structure 30' by 62' each. There is also agroup of 8 DNT storage buildings of igloo type, each 34' by76'. All buildings in the explosives storage and shipping areaare served by trucking roads.The river pump house, also the pump houses at the variouswells, the reservoirs, settling basins, etc., are well designedand of permanent construction. With the distributing pipesystem and tanks they serve the entire developed area of theproject.Power House (Building 401A) is located adjacent to the nitro-cellulose lines A, B, and C and the acid area. This powerhouse is equipped with five boilers with a total capacity of950,000 lbs. of steam per hour at 500 lbs. psi., using Ilinoisbituminous coaL. This power house, with its auxilary build-ings and equipment, is well designed with steel frame andmasonry walls. Power House (Building 401 B) was not com-pleted and a portion of the construction was dismantled.The Acid area contains the acid-producing and concentratingbuildings and equipment for supplying the requirements of theSmokeless Powder Plant. In this area are also the AmmoniaOxidation plant, and the Oleum plant. Much of the construc-tion in the acid area is necessarily of permanent type. Thestructures and much of the equipment are of special design andconstruction suitable only for the purposes for which theywere built. The majority of the structures adjacent to D, E,and F lines either were not. completed or have been dismantled.The Cotton area contains the three cotton storehouses eachwith 22,976 sq. ft. floor area, the cotton and wood' pulp dryhouses and other miscellaneous buildings. The cotton store-houses are served by railroad sidings. They are one-storywooden structures.The nitrating area for lines A, Band C immediately adjacentto the cotton area contains the buildings and equipment forthe nitration of cotton and wood pulp. The three nitratingbuildings are of special design with steel frames and corru-

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gated asbestos walls and roofing. The three boilng tub houses,each with 43,642 sq. ft. floor area; the pulping houses, eachwith 16,300 sq. ft. area; the poacher tub houses, each with27,375 sq. ft. area; the blending tub and wringer houses eachwith 11,960 sq. ft area, together with other miscellaneous build-ings in this area, are all of wood frame construction.Buildings for D, E and F lines were not completed and havebeen dismantled.The Powder Manufacturing area for A, Band C lines containsthe buildings and equipment for forming, manufacturing, proc-essing and packing the smokeless powder. The buildings areall of special design.The Recovery area virtually forms a part of the powder manu-facturing area and contains the buildings and equipment forsolvent recovery. All of the buildings and much of the equip-ment in the Recovery areas are of special design.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Building Group No. 100:Cyclones, tanks, agitators, motors, pumps, blowers, conveyors,cotton dryer, picker and feeder, boilng tubs, Jordan engines,poacher tubs, vacuum filters, screens, wringers, wood pulpshredders, pulp dryers, etc.Building Group No. 200: Tanks, tank scales, and varied otherscales, dehydrating presses, pumps, filters, breakers, elevators,tank agitators, alcohol columns, precoolers, condensers, scrub-bers, strippers, Horton storage tanks, ether boilers, powdermixers and macerators, hydraulic vertical blocking presses,blending hoppers, compressors, finishing presses, cutting rna.chines, powder sifters, hoists, motors, etc.Building Group No. 300: Low pressure ammonia storage tanks,varied tanks, ammonia condensers, ammonia compressors, re-covery filters, surge pots, etc.Building Group No. 900: Tanks, pumps, scales, turn-tables,screens, coolers, scrubbers, absorbers, columns, etc. Location:300 B area. One Sulphuric Acid Concentrating Unit No. 10,Chemical S.A.C., with cottrell of lead extruded tubes. Ratedcapacity based on tons of 100% sulphuric acid for various con-centrations; from 125 to 138 tons per 24-hour day.Maintenance equipment in machine shop includes drils, grind-ers, lathes, shaper, shears, and many portable tools.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has benremoved.UTILITIES: Water from two deep wells and two Ranneywells. Raw water for use of plant is pumped from MississippiRiver.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks to Minneapolis, St. Pauland Pacific R. R.

Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure ávailable (AP-SO).

Precision Instrument Plant134,270 sq. ft.

Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company,Buzza Plant,Lake Street,Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Army.

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Aircraft Parts Plant Sold47,800 sq. ft.

Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company,Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Plancor 844.

Aircraft Modification Plant297,00 sq. ft.

Modification Center No. 12.Northwest Airlines, Inc.,St. Paul Municipal Airport.St. Paul, Minnesota.-Army.

LAND: About 362 acres, entire airport, leased.BUILDINGS: North Hangar, area 102,600 sq. ft., concretefloor, steel trowel finish. Parabolic glued laminated wood

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arches. Clear height from no clearance at sides to 48' atcenter line. End walls of wood frame and granule surfacesiding. Roof deck of wood. Automatic deluge type sprinklersystem.South Hangar, area 102,600 sq. ft., construction and details asfor North Hangar.Shop and Offce, area 85,900 sq. ft., two story, clearance firstfloor 11', second floor 9'. First floor concrete on ground, sec-ond floor wood. Structural frame is timber and concreteblock. Walls unfinished concrete block. Roof deck wood plank.Automatic wet pipe sprinkler system.Air Transport Command Barracks, area 5,800 sq. ft., all woodconstruction, clear height 8'.Note: North Hangar, South Hangar, Shop and Offce, de-scribed as three buildings, are really constructed as one unit.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, milingmachine, contour saw, air compressors, two small electric fur-naces, arc welder, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: C. R. 1. & P. Railway passes westernboundary of airport.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-12).

Aircraft Plant Surplus149,200 sq. ft.

Northwestern Aeronautical Corporation,1902 West Minnehaha Avenue,St. Paul, Minnesota.-Plancor 1931.

Designed for production of 50 gliders per month.

LAND: About 15 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Manufacturing Building, one-story withmezzanine floor; area 129,000 sq. ft., clearances 16' to 26',structural steel framing, brick walls.Offce Buildings, frame with stucco walls, area 8,200 sq. ft.Other Buildings, frame with brick walls, area 12,000 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Offce furniture and fixtures and cafeteriaequipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track on site.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entm'ed into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Flax Processing Plant

19,800 sq. ft.Northwest Flax Industries,Windom, Minnesota.-Plancor 1900.

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Ammunition Plant3,876,00 sq. ft.

Twin Cities Ordnance Plant.FedeTal Cartridge Corporation,10 miles north of Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Army.

LAND: About 2,412 acres.BUILDINGS: The Staff and Residential Area has 14 houseswith garages.The Administration Building, two-story, wood frame construc-tion, brick and tile sidewalls, wood floors, wood roof deck withbuilt-up felt roofing, total floor space approximately 65,000sq. ft.Manufacturing Buildings Nos. 101, 102, 103, steel and masonryconstructi.on, one story with mezzanine, concrete or gratingfloor, and a steel deck roof with felt roofing, the three havinga total floor area of approximately 900,000 sq. ft.

Manufacturing Buildings Noc. 501, 503 and 576, wood con-struction, two story, first floor concrete, second floor of wood,and a total floor space of approximately 1,900,000 sq. ft.Garage Building for repair and maintenance of locomotives,trucks, and automobiles.Lead Shop Building for melting salvage, and extruding.Tool and Gage Shop Building, 60,000 sq. ft. floor space, per-manent construction, one floor.Maintenance Shop, wood construction, with approximately 45,-000 sq. ft. of floor space.

Miscellaneous Storage Building, 46,000 sq. ft. floor area,wood construction.Machine Maintenance Shop, 41,000 sq. ft. floor area, woodconstruction.Salvage Building (for all rejections and scrap) 16,000 sq. ft.floor space.In addition to the above there are numerous other smallauxilary buildings.Plant No. 1 has three gas-fired boilers housed in a buildingof masonry construction.Plant No.2 has two boilers, gas-fired, and one coal-fired boilerhoused in a building of wood construction.The Water Treatment and Pump House is in the generalmanufacturing area, 14,000 sq. ft. floor space, permanent con-struction. There is a 1,000,000 gallon reservoir, and a 300,000gallon elevated tank.The Hazardous Manufacturing Area is composed of twoPowder Canning Areas and two Primer Manufacturing Areas.The Powder Canning Areas consist of a large number of smallbuildings of various sizes, wood construction, no windows,served by railroad tracks and open concrete walkways. Thesesections are completely fenced.The Primer Manufacturing Areas consist of Primer MixingBuildings, Primer Pre-mix Houses, Primer Pre-mix ControlBuilding, Primer Manufacturing Buildings, Tracer Composi-tion Manufacturing Buildings, Primer Pre-dry Houses, WetP.E.T.N. Sieve House, etc. There are a large number ofsmall buildings in these areas. There are two Primer Manu-facturing Buildings, each having an area of approximately40,000 sq. ft. These sections are completely fenced in.The Ballstics Area is adjacent to the main plant, and containsspecial buildings, firing ranges, and recording equipment fortesting the performance of the finished ammunition. Thisarea is surrounded by required safety areas. In addition tothe above, there are two Ballstics Buildings in the manu-facturing area for testing the product, each having approx-imately 37,000 sq. ft. floor space, of permanent construction.The explosive storage, or powder magazine area consists of21 buildings of wood construction with approximately 23,600total sq. ft. of floor space. Approximate size of each building46' by 25', no windows, connected by walkways, all served byrailroad tracks, and individually separated by prescribed safetydistances. This section is completely fenced in.Industrial waste disposal is handled in a specially designeddisposal plant on site.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Anneal, pickle wash anddry cases, drying oven machines, stress relief and annealcases, carton packers, clip loader machines, wash, polish anddry bullet units, assembly machines, draw machines, chargingmachines, compress, eject and insert machines, varied presstype machines, head turn machines, trim finish machines, taperand plug machines, gage and weigh machines, loading ma-chines, ball bullet assembly machines, inserting primer ma-chines, and varied other specific-duty machines. Miscellaneousitems include battery chargers, motors, balers, blenders, pumps,scales, belting machines, handling equipment, factory trucks,etc.Plant contains a well equipped Maintenance Shop and Tooland Gage Building. They contain lathes, grinders, shapers,milers, screw machines, metal cutting saws, shears, boringmachines, drilers, etc.UTILITIES: On site and from city and local utilty com-panies.TRANSPORTATION: Minneapolis Transfer Railroad, whichconnects with all railroads entering the twin cities.

This project is available for lease in whole or part, 8ubject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.Minneapolis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available( AP-128).

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Oxygen Plant Surplus5,6,00 cubic feet per month.

Air Reduction Sales Company,

Lafayette Avenue,

Pascagoula, Mississippi.-Plancor 1340.

LAND: About 1'\ acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building 65' by 135'; one-story withmonitors, wood frame construction; 8,620 sq. ft., clearances10' to 34'. Also Cooling Towers, Substation, Pump House,Control House.

EQUIPMENT: Two oxygen fractionating columns and de-riming stoves, expansion engines, D.C. generators, etc.; twocompressors, special design for pumping oxygen; oxygen drierunit complete; two soda towers, steel, with two circulatingpumps, soda mixing tank, soda mixing pump, etc.; low-pres-sure oxygen storage balloon, 1,500 cu. ft. capacity, 9' diam.,air compressor unit complete; two high-pressure oxygen stor-age tanks consisting of cylinders, distribution manifold, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: L. & N. station about one mile.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Tire and Tube Plant515,000 sq. ft.

Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company,Natchez, Mississippi.-Plancor 2413.

Ammunition Loading Plant Sold1,628,0 sq. ft.

Gulf Ordnance Plant,Proctor & Gamble Defense Corporation,About 14 mile east of Prairie and 9 miles southwest ofAberdeen, Mississippi.-Army.

ShipyardIngalls Shipbuilding Corporation,

Pascagoula, Mississippi.-Maritime.LAND: About 157.5 acres.BUILDINGS: Administration (27,900 sq. ft.), wood con-struction. Warehouse (44,000 sq. ft.), Mold Loft (92,000 sq.ft.), Sheet Metal Shop (19,000 sq. ft.), Warehouse (26,000sq. ft.) are of steel framing and metal siding. Other struc-tures mostly wood. Some buildings partly owned.Shipways (10), Crane runways (11), Outfitting dock.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Locomotives, overheadcranes, locomotive cranes, mobile cranes, machine tools, sheetmetal working equipment, welding equipment, pipe shop equip-ment, etc.UTILITIES: Water by well on site, other utilties by cityand local utilty.TRANSPORTATION: 12 miles trackage in yard; connectwith L. & N. R. R.

New Orleans O. R. P. D.

Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus1,685,000 sq. ft.

Mississippi Ordnanc,e Plant.

General Tire Engineering Company,About 2 miles north of Flora, Mississippi.-Army.

Originally authorized as a bag loading plant.LAND: About 9,135 acres consisting of 6,663 acres ownedand 2,472 acres on which easements are involved.BUILDINGS: 696 buildings in the various areas, describedbriefly as follows:The staff and residence area contains 15 single-family dwell-ings. These are (equipped) frame buildings.

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The administration areas include the areas as originally con-structed for the bag loading facilties, and also additionalbuildings constructed to provide for the added requirementswhen the plant was converted to use as a troop facilty.The buildings in the administrative area are of frame con-struction. They include the administration building con-structed to serve the bag loading facilties, 24,292 sq. ft., onestory, frame; hospital building, 8,534 sq. ft., one story, frame;employment building, 4,301 sq. ft., one story, frame; guardquarters, 3,690 sq. ft., one story, frame; cafeteria, 10,858 sq.ft., one story, frame; also other miscellaneous buildings,including auditorium and offcers' quarters.The shop and maintenance area as originally constructed in-cludes the "combined shops" and warehouse, 17,304 and 6,592sq. ft., respectively. These are substantial frame buildingsserved by railroad connections. Additional miscellaneous shopand maintenance buildings include four buildings, each of9,216 sq. ft., and four buildings, each of 6,144 sq. ft., whichwere added when the conversion to troop facilties was ef--fected. These buildings are of wood frame construction withwood sheathing covered with tar paper.The inert storage and shipping area, as constructed to servethe bag loading facilties, comprises 13 buildings each of 10,712sq. ft. in area, wood frame construction with asbestos sidingand concrete floors. In addition, other buildings were con-structed in this area to meet the requirements of the troopfacilties, among which is a cold storage building, 9,000 sq. ft.in area, wood frame construction with wood sheathing coveredwith building paper and with concrete floor at car floor leveL.This building is equipped with a refrigerating unit. All of thewarehouse buildings are provided with both rail and truck-ing connections, with floors and platforms at car floor leveL.The ammunition (explosives) storage and shipping area con-tains 97 igloos of standard type together with 7 loading docksor platforms located on the railroad loop which serves the area.The igloos are served by trucking roads.The bag manufacturing area consists of one main buildingwith an area of 62,487 sq. ft. This building has steel frame,concrete tile walls, wood sheathed roof and wood floor. Ad-jacent are the change houses, one with 32,495 sq. ft., and theother with 16,369 sq. ft. floor area. These building have con-crete tile walls, wood trusses, wood sheathed roof, with con-crete floors. The bag manufacturing building was remodeledto provide an auditorium and recreational facilties, and offcespace, and the change houses were altered to barrâcks.The bag loading area consists of four complete bag loadinglines for loading smokeless powder, together with changehouses; also two ignitor lines for loading black powder, to-gether with black powder service area and buildings. Thesmokeless powder lines each contain the following principalbuildings: two bag loading buildings, two ignitor service maga-zines, two smokeless powder service magazines, container andshipping buildings, and canteen. The ignitor lines are similarto the smokeless powder lines but on a much smaller scale. Theloading buildings are of very special design with heavy rein-forced concrete walls. The principal buildings are connectedby covered passageways of wood construction. The changehouses serving the loading area consist of two main buildingssimilar to those at the bag manufacturin¡! area. One is of17,315 sq. ft. floor area and the area of the other is 32,495 sq.ft. with concrete floors, wood trusses, wood roof sheathing, andconcrete block walls.Troop facilties. The additions to the loading facilties, bar-racks, and other buildings, generally located adjacent to theadministration, service, and inert storage areas, comprise alarge number of buildings, mainly of temporary frame con-struction, wood sheathed, and covered with building paper.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Most plant equipmenthas been removed.

UTILITIES: Water from 3 wells.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and Light: From local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Branch line of Ilinois Central R. R.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may be en-tered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of the re-mainder.New Orleans O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-89).

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Aluminum Foundry Surplus42,0,0 pound per year.

Aluminum Company of America,Kansas City, Missouri.-Plancor 1214.

LAND: 30 acres.BUILDINGS: Ten buildings with total floor area of 395,000sq. ft. Main Factory Building was acquired with land, and ad-ditions made; steel frame, steel roof trusses, 302,000 sq. ft.,ceilng height 18'.Maintenance, Pattern Shop and Stockroom; corrugated ironon stel frame with steel trusses, floor area 31,200 sq. ft.Sand Mixing, Storage Bins and Kiln Building; three andfour-story building constructed on reinforced concrete and steelframe; siding corrugated transite, corrugated iron, brick andwood; area 20,200 sq. ft.Offce Building, Employment, Laboratory, Boiler House, Cafe-teria; combined floor area 41,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, kilns, mold-ing machines, core ovens, rotoblast machines, flexible shaftgrinders, overhead conveyors, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub.sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.This plant has been lepsed for a. pe1"Ìod of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into f01' its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant1,571,0 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Lambert Field,St. Louis, Missouri.-Plancor 17.

LAND: Total 92.83 acres; 44.83 acres owned; 48 acresleased.BUILDINGS: Factory, Offce and Engineering Buildings,Boiler House and Airplane Shelter. Main Factory floor area1,240,000 sq. ft.; one story with basement; steel frame andmonitor roof; ceilng clearances 20' and 42'. Two inside rail-road loading docks. Cranes consist of six bridges and fivecabs of 5-ton capacity covering high bay area, 3,000 ft. con-tinuous basket conveyor, three electric elevators, two hy-draulic elevators; sprinklered.

Another Factory Building has a total floor area of 220,000sq. ft.; clearance 35'.Remaining buildings (16) total about 111,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, mil-ing machines; planer; crimping and beading machines, presses,bar folders, shears, plumbing, heat treat furnaces, burring ma-chines, honing machines, maguaflux machines; and laboratoryand testing equipment. Also offce furniture, first aid equip-ment, cafeteria equipment, etc. Also included is a very largenumber of portable tools, including riveters, sanders, drils,power screw drivers, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Citj' and local utilty company. Sewagi~ dis-posal plant on site, 500,000 gallons per day capacity.

TRANSPORTATION: 4 sidings of Wabash Railroad.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Gun turrets) Surplus618,00 sq. ft.

Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company,8100 West Florissant Avenue,St. Louis, Missouri.-Plancor 161.

LAND: About 37* acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one story structurewith part basement; brick walls, steel frame, and ins'¡latedsteel deck roof. Total floor area 537,000 sq. ft.; clearances13', 17'. Contains 9 cranes, 108 electric chain hoists; sprink-lered. Engineering Building and Administration Buildingtotal 81,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Forging, grinding andmiling machines, shapers, lathes, and presses, crimpers, rolls,and shears.Other Types Production Equipment, gear shaping machines,riveting machines, hardness testers, surface analyzer, demag-netizer, etc.Laboratory and Testing Equipment, including metallurgicalelectrical and chemical testing equipment.Portable Tools and Equipment, including grnders, drils, rivet-ing hammers, holguns.Furniture and Fixtures and Offce Equipment, 22,000 items.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartme useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized; and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Two railroad sidings on site.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisons of the lease in effect.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Wire Manufacturing Plant225,00 sq. ft.

General Cable Corporation,St. Louis, Missouri.-Plancor 736.

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Photographic Film Plant70,0 sq. ft.

Hammer Dry Plate and Film Company,2711 Miami Street,St. Louis, Missouri.-Plancor 2035.

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Clothing Impregnation Plant

55,4 sq. ft.Kansas City CWS Plant,Kansas City, Quartermaster Depot,Kansas City, Missouri.-Army.

Designed to impregnate clothing.LAND: About 1 * acres in the Kansas City QuartermasterDepot.BUILDING: Clothing Renovation Building. 139' by 201'. Two-story. Clearance first floor 16'-6", s'econd floor 14'-2"'.Construction, concrete floors, cement finish. Structural frameof steel and concrete. Corrugated asbestos walls, concretedeck. Sprinklered.Building contains 2 freight elevators capacity 3,000 lbs. each.Also a monorail system capacity 1,500 lbs.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special equipment forprotective clothing work including pre dryers, washers, finaldryers, impregnators, extractors, containers for extractors, dry.ing tumblers, exhausts, pumps, scales, varied tanks, baling

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equipment, motors, water softening equipment, air compressors,marking machines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Kansas City Terminal Railways Co.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restriction as to its proposed use.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-97).

Ammunition Plant2,115,000 sq. ft.

Lake City Ordnance Plant,Remington Arms Company, Inc.,Independence, Missouri.-Army.

LAND: About 3,909 acres.BUILDINGS: Larger units as follows:Caliber .30 Shop, 962' by 463', first floor 289,760 sq. ft., secondfloor 105,100 sq. ft., total area 394,860 sq. ft.

Caliber .30 Shop, 962' by 422', first floor 276,260 sq. ft., secondfloor 87,750 sq. ft., total area 364,010 sq. ft.Caliber .50 Manufacturing Bldg., 1082' by 517', first floor306,998 sq. ft., second floor 113,310 sq. ft., total area 420,308sq. ft.

Caliber .50 Manufacturing Bldg., 541' by 573', first floor 173,732sq. ft., second floor 14,990 sq. ft., total area 188,722 sq. ft.Caliber .30 Shop, 743' by 363', first floor 225,131 sq. ft., secondfloor 9,098 sq. ft., total area 234,229 sq. ft.Administration Building, 316' by 232', first floor 21,368 sq. ft.,second floor 21,368 sq. ft., total area 42,736 sq. ft.Ballstics Bldg., 290' by 426', first floor 35,164 sq. ft., secondfloor 2,854 sq. ft., total area 38,018 sq. ft.Tool & Gauge Shop, 543' by 92', first floor 56,865 sq. ft., totalarea 56,866 sq. ft.Salvage Building, 244' by 93', first floor 19,028 sq. ft., totalarea 19,948 sq. ft.Boiler House, 74' by 61', base. 5,897 sq. ft., 122' by 105',first floor 9,369 sq. ft., total area 15,266 sq. ft.These buildings are constructed of structural steel framing,brick and tile walls, concrete floors. Large factory buildingshave clearances of 12' on main floors and are sprinklered.Primer Mfg. Bldg., area 50,000 sq. ft., one story, clearance13'-6", concrete floor, masonry construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous special itemsfor the manufacture and loading of small arms ammunition.Included are anneal, pickle wash and dry cases; drying ovenmachines; stress relief and anneal cases; cartn packers; cliploader machine; wash, polish and dry bilet units; assemblymachines; draw machines; charging machines; compress; ejectand insert machines; varied press type machines; head turnmachines; trim finish machines; taper and plug machines;gauge and weigh machines; loading machines; ball bullet as-sembly machines; inserting primer machines; and varied otherspecific duty machines. Miscellaneous items include batterychargers, motors, balers, blenders, pumps, scales, belting ma-chines, handling equipment, factory trucks, etc.Plant contains a well-equipped maintenance shop and tool andgauge building.UTILITIES: Water for all uses is obtained from ten wells onsite.Sewage is collected and disposed of by an integrated Imhoffsystem.Power and light from local utilty company.Installed capacity in Steam Power Plant is 225,000 lb./hr.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Missouri Pacific R. R., withclassification yards on site.

This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-149).

Aluminum Powder Plant Surplus38,0 sq. ft.

Metals Disintegrating Company,4200 Shrewsbury Avenue,

Shrewsbury, MissourÌ.-Nord 1220.

LAND: About 10 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1 Offce. (An existing residence,

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altered). 30' by 60', basement and one story, walls of facebrick and tile backing, basement concrete floor, wood first floor.Wood hip-type roof with asbestos shingle roofing, total area,3,600 sq. ft., clearance, basement, 8' and 9'6", first floor 10'10".Building No.2. Employees and Laboratory Building, 35' by108', one story, 10' to eaves, walls of red face brick with cinder-block backing, concrete floor, gypsum deck on wood framing,total area, 3,780 sq. ft.Building No.3, Warehouse. (Existing structure, altered andrepaired). 40' by 200', one story, 16' floor to eaves, concretefloor, corrugated-iron siding on wood framing. New roof(wood) on hip-roof construction, area about 10,400 sq. ft.Building No.4, Drum Storage. One story, 40' by 90', area,3,600 sq. ft., ceilng 14', brick walls, concrete floor.Building No.5, Atomizing Building 50' by 220', one story, clear-ance height, 12'4" and 15', brick walls, concrete columns, con-crete floor, gypsum deck on structural-steel framing, area,11,000 sq. ft.Buildings No. 6 to 10, Inclusive, Screening and Collecting.Each 18' by 21', area, 378 sq. ft., height 11', concrete floor,brick walls (3 sides), frame wall (one side).Building No. 16, Garage. 32' by 111', height, 15' to eaves.An existing one-story, brick structure, concrete floor, steelwall columns, wood deck on steel framing, area 3,568 sq. ft.Buildings Nos. 17 and 18. (Existing structures). Each 22' by32', height, 15' to eaves, concrete floor, brick walls, area 700sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Melting and atomizingfurnaces, 54" by 60" by 52", 8,500 lb. capacity. Turbocom-pressors, air compressors, bag house collector units, electricvibrators, atomizing nozzles, dust collectors, conveyors, motors,pumps, Rotex screeners, lift trucks, hoists, scales, etc.UTILITIES: Furnished by local utilties and municipaliy.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from the St. Louis and SanFrancisco Railroad.

St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-40).

Communications Equipment Plant32,100 sq. ft.

Mines Equipment Company,4215 Clayton A venue,

St. Louis, MissourÌ.-Plancor 2138.

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Manufacturing Plant Sold115,00 sq. ft.

National Carbon Company, Inc.,St. Louis, Missouri.-Plancor 2193.

Alcohol Plant

15,0,0 gallons per year.National Distilers Products Corporation,

Kansas City, Missouri.-Plancor 1642.

LAND: About 14.9 acres.BUILDINGS: Eleven principal buildings, including Mil andElevator Building, Grain Processing Building, DistilationBuilding, etc. Also several smaller buildings and tank installa-tions. Total area 96,000 sq. ft. Buildings are of moderndesign and construction.EQUIPMENT: Includes all the various units necessary inthe production of alcohol and recovery of feed stocks. Incorpo-rated are grain unloading and handling equipment, miling unitwith grinders, separators, dust collectors, etc.; processing unitfor mixing, cooking, cooling, preparing grain for transfer tostils, etc.; fermentation vats, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site and pumped from river.Gas, power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Three railroad sidings on site.This plant is presently under lease. Negotiations may beentered into for its purchase subject to term of the lease ineffect.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Iron Ore Mining Facilties SurplusOzark Ore Company,Iron Mountain, MissourI.-Plancor 1998.

LAND: %, acre.BUILDING: Service Building, one-story and part basementstructure of brick and steel; floor area 7,000 sq. ft., ceilng 14'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two yard shovels, 25-toncrane, ore crushers, ball mils, jigs, concentrating tables, con-veyors and necessary pumps and motors for the operation ofthe equipment. Practically all of this equipment is located inthe Lessee's buildings. There is a small amount of laboratoryand testing equipment for mil control consisting of samplers,sieves, pulverizers, balances, small furnace, smalL, crusher, hotplates, etc.UTILITIES: Water from well on site and pumped from milpond.Power and light from local utilty company.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant Surplus3,492,0 sq. ft.

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation of Missouri,Troost A venue and Bannister Road,Kansas City, MissourI.-Plancor 1213.

Capacity about 1,400 complete engines per month.

LAND: Approximately 394 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, Offce Building, Per-sonnel Building, Test Cells Building, Boiler House, TruckGarage, Oil House, Aluminum Chip Building, Steel Chip Build-ing.Manufacturing Building is reinforced concrete and brick; oneand two story; floor area 2,933,000 sq. ft. Test Cells dividedinto three groups; production test cells, engineering test cells,and dynamonometer test cells; cells and stacks are reinforcedconcrete. Offce Building is two-story and basement; masonryand brick construction; floors covered with asphalt tile; ceilngshave accoustical tile; floor area 501,000 sq. ft.Total floor area of remaining structures about 58,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Engraving, lapping, mark-ing, miling, polishing and riveting machines, screw machinesand flexible shaft machines, sand blast booths, plating equip-ment, painting equipment, de greasers, exhaust systems, hotoil tanks, alkali and rinse tanks, conveyor systems, powerwashers, anodizing equipment, spray booths, air cleaningbooths, thread grinding vapor systems, drying and s10rinkingovens, .heat treating equipment, demagnetizers, refrigeratingunits, etc.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.Kansas City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus21,00 tons castings per y_r.

Sculln Steel Company,6700 Manchester A venue,St. Louis, Missouri.-Plancor 299.

Designed for the production of cast armor.

LAND: Approximately 3.58 acres.BUILDINGS: Four buildings; total floor area 100,000 sq. ft.Main building contains area of 85,000 sq. ft. Structural steelframe with corrugated sheet metal roof and siding. Main bayhas single span of 75' with clearance height of 36'. Equippedwith five electric overhead traveling cranes and three 5-tonwall cranes. X-Ray Building, Locker Building and InspectionOffce, total 15,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Core machines, honingmachines, hydraulic presses, ladle bales, molding machines,

roller conveyors, electric welders, core spray equipment, port-able grinders, chipping hammers, cutting and welding torches,etc.UTILITIES: Water by City water system.Sewers by City disposaL.Current for both light and power from D. C. generators off-site.Gas by local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Two spur tracks by the Missouri Pa-cific Railroad and the Frisco Railroad.

St. Louis O. R. P. D. -Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus72,0 tons castings per y_r.

Sculln Steel Company,6700 Manchester Avenue,St. Louis, Missouri.-Plancor 1672.

Designed for production of miscellaneous castings.LAND: Approximately 14.9 acres in two tracts.BUILDINGS: Main foundry, approximately 150' by 1,560';structural steel framing with corrugated asbestos siding androofing. Large areas exterior sash. Clearances 34' and 40'.General Offce, Patterns Storage, Power House, Pump House,Storage Building, Works Offce and other minor units.Total floor area all buildings 313,000 sq. ft.Thirty-four functional units total 138,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Compressors, scales, flatcars, conveyors, magnets, furnaces, lathes, drils, borers; alsoten overhead traveling cranes up to 50 ton capacity and six-teen wall-bracket cranes up to 30 tons. Laboratory equipmentincludes X-ray apparatus, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utiity company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks on site.St. Louis O. R. P. D. -Brochure available.

Ore Reduction Plant Surplus650 tons ore per day.

St. Louis Smelting '& Refining Company,

Fredericktown, MissourI.-Plancor 1724.

Designed for the separation and concentration of cobalt, nickel,copper and lead ores. Designed capacity 250 tons of crudelead ore and 400 tons of crude nickel-cobalt-copper daily.LAND: Two parcels totallng 55% acres.BUILDINGS: Fifteen buildings, construction generally woodframe, corrugated iron sides and roof. Largest is Mil Build-ing, area 14,100 sq. ft., ceilng 50'. Total area of all buildingsabout 37,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ore breakers, ore crush-ers, conveyors, ball mils, classifiers, flotation machines, pugmil, Dorr thickeners, reverberatory furnace, filters, roaster,etc.UTILITIES: Water from well and reservoir on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.St. Louis O. R. P. D. -'Brochure available.

Steel Plant Facilties Surplus304,0 sq. ft.

St. Louis Ordnance Plant (Core Plant)4014 Siemers Lane,

St. Louis, MissourI.-Army.Designed for production of armor piercing cores. The CorePlant is equipped for manufacturing of screw machine prod-ucts and includes heat-treating facilties.LAND: About 12 acres.BUILDINGS: Core Plant, total area 190,300 sq. ft, basement29,500 sq. ft., clearance 10'6" and 34'9", first floor 142,300sq. ft., clearance 22'9" and 10'6", second floor 12,500 sq. ft.,clearance 11'9", third floor, 6,000 sq. ft., clearance 10'. Con-crete basement floor, concrete first floor (beam and slab de-sign over basement), second and third floor reinforced concrete,

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finish on first floor about 70% wood block, 20% cement, balancegrating or asphalt tile, structural steel framing and trusses,brick exterior walls.

Warehouse, one story and mezzanine, first floor 50,000 sq. ft.,mezzanine 4,300 sq. ft., total area 54,300 sq. ft., clearance firstfloor 18' to 26', under mezzanine 10'3", in mezzanine 14'9",first floor concrete slab on ground, mezzanine floor wood, struc-tural steel framing and trusses, walls of wood studs withsheathing and siding.Furnace Building, total area 49,800 sq. ft., basement 14,800sq. ft., clearance 12', first floor 31,000 sq. ft., clearance 18'9",second floor 4,000 sq. ft., clearance 9'.First floor concrete, second floor, wood, first floor mostly woodblock finish, structural steel columns, and trusses, walls woodstuds with sheathing and siding.Laboratory, total area about 4,700 sq. ft., clearance 14', con-crete floor, asphalt tile finish, brick walls.Storage Shed, area about 3,400 sq. ft., earth floor, wood con-struction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Centerless grinders,gauging machines, automatic screw machines, Hydryzing fur-naces, washer machines, wash, rinse, and dry machines, chipconveyor system, oil coolers, air compressors, hydraulic sur-face grinders, lathes, milers, shapers, dril presses, etc.UTILITIES: Furnished through the facilties of the SmallArms Ammunition Plant adjoining, except sewers, which dis-charge into St. Louis System.

TRANSPORTATION: Plant railway system connects to theTerminal and Wabash Railroads.

St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-110A).

Ammunition Plant Surplus4,700,0 sq. ft.

St. Louis Ordnance Plant.General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Division,4300 Goodfellow Boulevard,St. Louis, Missouri.-Army.

LAND: Plant proper about 280 acres. A storage area nearTyson, Missouri, comprises about 2,620 acres of wooded land.BUILDINGS: The eight principal manufacturing buildings,arranged in two groups of four, and varying in size from ap-proximately 259,000 to 596,000 sq. ft., are of fire-resistant con-struction. In addition, the principal auxilary manufacturingbuildings, also well built and equipped for manufacturing pur-poses, contain about 500,000 sq. ft. of floor space. In thehazardous manufacturing area there are numerous small units.Administration area, directly adjacent to Goodfellow Avenue,contains two principal buildings, the Administration Buildingand the Personnel Building. Administration Building is two-story and basement, of brick, steel and concrete, area 107,000sq. ft.Personnel Building is two-story with part of basement con-taining toilet and locker rooms. Construction similar to Ad-ministration Building. Gross floor area is 30,330 sq. ft.Manufacturing area (general) is divided into Plant No.1 andPlant No.2.Following is a tabulation of the principal manufacturingbuildings in these two areas.30 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete and brick, two storiesand part basement, 265,500 sq. ft., area.30 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete and brick, two storiesand part basement, area 265,500 sq. ft.50 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete, brick, two stories andpart basement, area 345,400 sq. ft.50 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete, and brick, two storiesand part basement, area 345,400 sq. ft.Tool and Gauge Bldg., Steel, concrete, and brick, two storiesand basement, area 166,400 sq. ft.Warehouse No. 105L: One story, 36,400 sq. ft., clearance height7' to 15', concrete floor, brick walls, wood deck.Personnel Bldg. No. 107, total area 30,100 sq. ft., basement,3,600 sq. ft., clearance 9', first floor, 13,300 sq. ft., clearance9'4", second floor, 13,200 sq. ft., clearance 9'6", reinforced con-crete floor slabs on steel bar joist, structural steel framing,brick walls, concrete slab deck on steel bar joist.Plant No.2: 30 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete and brick,two stories and part basement, area 345,000 sq. ft.

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30 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete and brick, two storiesand part basement, area 345,000 sq. ft.50 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete and brick, two storiesand part basement, 593,000 sq. ft.50 CaL. Production Bldg., steel, concrete and brick, two storiesand part basement, area 528,000 sq. ft.In the manufacturing areas are also a number of small aux-ilary buildings such as laboratories, salvage building, guardhouses, canteen and service buildings, etc.Hazardous manufacturing units are in two similar areas, ad-joining the Plant No.1 and Plant No.2 manufacturing areas.The structures in each area house the following principaloperations: Primer manufacturing, tracer manufacturing, andpowder canning. In addition there are many small magazinesin these areas. The principal buildings in these areas are twoPrimer Mfg. Bldgs., each with area of about 44,000 sq. ft. andthree tracer charge buildings, having gross areas of 43,659,29,502, and 17,690 sq. ft.These are of steel, concrete and brick construction. Otherbuildings in these areas are small, special purpose buildingssome of frame construction and separated by heavy concretebarriers.Ballstics areas consist of two areas, one at the manufacturingplant and one at the Tyson storage area. Proof house at themanufacturing plant is a one-story, reinforced concrete struc-ture, gross area 80,000 sq. .ft. This contains testing ranges andrelated facilties. At the Tyson storage area are outdoor test-ing ranges.Explosive storage area is at Tyson. It contains 52 standardconcrete igloos having total storage space of 112,000 sq. ft.In addition are three chemical warehouses having gross areaof 17,676 sq. ft., a number of very small magazines for storageof T.N.T. and P.E.T.N., a small administration building, and anumber of small service buildings. This area is served by rail-way.In addition to explosive storage facilties at Tyson there areat the manufacturing plant numerous small magazines.Industrial waste disposal facilties consist of 6 incineratorbuildings having total floor space of about 4,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Principal items includethe following machines: Loading, annealing, cannelure, clipdryer, gauging and weighing, twining, partition, packing, pic-kling, case, trim, second trim, trim finish, washing and pickling,wash, rinse, and dry, load and insert, inspection assembly,bullet, primer insert, polishing, etc.Varied type presses such as cartridge case, second draw, thirddraw, fourth draw, ball bullet, bump, head and pocket, taperand plug, blanking and cupping, assembly, extraction, etc., andnumerous other items of ammunition production equipment.Also included are annealing furnaces of 2,000 lbs. per hourcapacity and others.Building No. 110 contains numerous lathes, drils, automaticscrew machines, boring machines, grinding machines, hydrau-lic presses, shears, etc. Additional machine tools in the variousmaintenance areas in the plant buildings.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Principal buildings of the manufac-turing plant are served by a plant railway system having atotal trackage of about five miles and capacity of 249 cars. Sys-tem connects to the Terminal and Wabash Railroads.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-110).

Explosives Plant Surplus1,342,0 sq. ft.

Weldon Springs Ordnance Plant,Weldon Springs, Missouri.About 20 miles west of St. Louis.-Army.

LAND: About 17,700 acres.BUILDINGS: There are a total of 1,038 buildings of varioussizes and types constructed on the project with a total floorarea of approximately 1,342,000 sq. ft.The staff residence area contains thirty two-story, residences.These buildings are complete with all utilty services andgarages. The area is served by paved roadways. The ad-ministration area contains the administration bu.ilding, employ-ment offce, guard headquarters, hospital and certain other

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small miscellaneous buildings. In this area are also four dorm-itory buildings with three garage buildings. All of these build-ings are of wood frame construction.The box factory and storage area contains the box factory,shock storage, box storage, container storage and other mis-cellaneous buildings. These buildings are all wood frame struc-tures suitable for light manufacturing or assembly operationsor for storage. The buildings are served by railroad sidingsand trucking roads.There are four groups of shop and maintenance buildings.These groups comprise approximately twenty main buildingswith floor areas of from 3,000 to 18,000 sq. ft. each, all of woodframe construction.The explosives storage (magazine area) contains 100 concreteigloos. All buildings and the entire area are served by truck-ing roads.In the water supply and treatment area are the wells withtheir pumps, also the two water treatment plants which handlethe project water supply, which is delivered through the plantdistributing system. The buildings are of permanent design andconstruction. There are three waste water disposal plants eachhaving an evaporator house, incinerator house and causticstorage, equipped for evaporation and treatment of manu-facturing wastes. The buildings have steel frames with eitherwood or corrugated walls and roofs. Sanitary sewage is col-lected at 17 different points, and handled through septic tanks.There are two general sections to the acid area which servesthe project. The structures and equipment in the acid area areof special design and construction of generally permanent type,for handling, concentrating, producing, and storing acid andother materials required. There are three ammonia oxidationplants, one a three-unit, another a six-unit, and the third a

four-unit plant. There are four sulphuric acid concentratingplants, each of four units. There are four nitric acid concen-trating plants, three of which are three-unit plants and thefourth is a five-unit plant. There are two Sellte manufactur-ing plants.The T.N.T. (explosives) manufacturing area contains 18 lineswith buildings, equipment, etc., for the manufacture of T.N.T.The individual buildings in these areas are relatively small, ofspecial design and construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Autoclave, absorptioncolumns, A.O.P. units complete, compressors, condensers, cool-ers, filters, separators, tanks, motors, pumps, instruments,bleaching columns, nitric acid concentrating units, sulphuricacid concentrating units, preheaters, furnaces, gassifiers,heater units, crystallzing kettles, powder mixers, hoppers, ni-trators, blocking presses, dehydrating presses, vertical finish-ing block presses, recovery units (solvent), recovery units(ether and alcohol), refrigeration systems, sellte plant, scales,conveyors, handling equipment, storage tank farms, etc. Acomplete complement of shop and maintenance equipment.UTILITIES: See area description.Electric power is obtained from local utilty company. Thereare two steam power plants on the project furnishing powerand process steam. Each power house contains three boilerseach with a capacity of 125,00 lbs. of steam per hour. Steamand electric driven air compressors are installed, also twosteam driven electric generators of 125 kw. capacity each, onelocated in each power house.TRANSPORTATION: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad.

St. Louis O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-186).

MONTANA

Chromium Mine & Ore Reducing Plant SurplusPracessing Capacity 1,00 tons daily.

Anaconda Copper Mining CompanyColumbus, Montana.-Plancor 133.

Project designed to develop ore bodies of chromium ore tosupply concentrator with 1,000 tons crude ore per day andprovide for gravity concentration of this crude ore at metal-lurgical plant. Capacity of mine approximately 30,000 tonscrude ore per month, assaying 20% chromic oxide. Capacityof concentrator about 12,400 tons of concentrates per month,assaying 41%% chromic oxide.LAND: D.P.C. owns very small acreage for rights of way forhighways and transmission lines.There are leases on mining properties. Other sites are ground-owned by U. S. Forest Service who have given D.P.C. SpecialUse Permits as follows:

Mine Camp Site-30.9 acresOn this site are bunk houses, family dwellngs, recreation

hall, school, etc.

Between Mine and Mil-a strip 60' wide x 2% miles longfor aerial tramway, power line.

Milsite-ample acreage, on which is located concentratorwith shops, bunk houses, dwellngs, school, etc.; also tail-ings disposal pond.

BUILDINGS: There are about 150 different types of buildingsat the mine site and mil site such as bunk houses, dwellngs,recreation hall, mess halls, hospitals, laboratory, shops andwarehouses, offce, compressor building, concentrator building,etc. Total area of all structures about 300,000 sq. ft. Con-struction is timber frame and trusses are generally used in theshops and warehouses. Largest building is the ConcentratorBuilding. Practically all buildings have incandescent lighting.Also toilet facilties in nearly all structures.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production Equipment-At Mine: Suffcient air powered drils, air powered muckingmachines, storage battery locomotives, mine cars, etc. for pro-duction of 1,000 tons crude ore per day.

At Concentrator. One 300 HP and one 500 HP electricallydriven air compressors.Necessary machinery in Concentrator to treat 1,000 tons crudeore per day and including crushers, classifiers, 72 concentratingtables, thickeners, filters, etc.

Furniture and Fixtures: Offce furniture and equipment, messhall equipment, home outfitting furniture and bedding, etc.UTILITIES: Water-D.P.C. owns water rights on ample sup-ply of water with Little Rocky Creek and springs as source.Sewer-Septic tank at each site.Power-Light-Montana Power Company.TRANSPORTATION: Highway-An excellent black top roadconnects BenBow Concentrator with Columbus.Railroad-Railhead at Columbus, Montana, 37 miles from Ben-bow Concentrator.Helena O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Reduction Plant Surplus2,000 tons per day.

Anaconda Copper Mining Company.-Plancor 587.Railhead at Columbus, Montana. Concentrator 45%miles southwest of Columbus via blacktop surface high-way. Mine 114 miles from Concentrator by five-milewinding highway.

Designed to develop ore bodies of chromium ore in suffcientquantities to supply metallurgical plant with 2,000 tons crudeore per day for gravity concentration of this ore.Capacity of mine approximately 60,000 tons crude ore permonth assaying 19 percent chromic oxide. Capacity of concen-trator approximately 23,500 tons of concentrates per monthassaying 39 per cent chromic oxide.LAND: DPC owns a small acreage, off-leasehold, purchasedfor right-of-way for highway construction and electric powertransmission line. Metals Reserve Company owns 52.26 acresof land at Movat Mil Site.DPC has Special Use Permits from U. S. Forest Service forapproximately 35 acres at Mil Site. DPC has a strip of land100 feet wide by 1.25 miles long between mine and mil binsof which part is held on Special Use Permits from U. S. For-est Service to DPC and part on Leases of Mining Claims fromMouat and Sampson to Metals Reserve Company. Aerial train-way, electric power transmission line and telephone line arelocated on this ground.Mine Camp. Part of the residences and part of the shops arelocated on land held by DPC on Special Use Permits from U.S.Forest Service totaling 34 acres.Part of the residences, part of the shops, and all of the under-

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ground workings are located on mining claims leased by MetalsReserve Company from Mouat and from Sampson.Leases are for ten years from December 20, 1941 to December20, 1951, and Metals Reserve Company has the right to extendthe leases another ten years. The claims leased from Mouatare the Bald Eagle, Mountain View, Rough Oak, which arepatented. Also the Adam, Princtons, Skunk, Samson, Aldco,Link, Pete, Scully, Denver, Old Lady, Westlake, Bilie, Chas.F., Cap, Jame, Soup, Pine, Smelter, Lake Placer, Monte AltoTunnel and Tunnel Site, which are unpatented. Total acreageapproximately 342.43. Mouat also leased his interest in Moun-tain View Chrome No.1 and Mountain View Chrome No.2.These claims are unpatented and comprise 32.40 acres.BUILDINGS: There are about 218 different types of build-ings at the mine site and mil site such as bunk houses, dwell-ings, recreation hall, mess halls, hospitals, laboratory shopsand warehouses, offce, compressor building, concentrator build-ing, etc. Total area of all structures about 300,000 sq. ft.Construction is timber frame and trusses are generally usedin the shops and warehouses. Largest building is the Concen-trator Building. Practically all buildings have incandescentlighting. Also toilet facilties in nearly all structures.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mine Site. In mine-suffcient air-powered Drils, air-powered Mucking Machines,Storage Battery Locomotives, Mine Cars for production of2,000 tons crude ore per twenty-four hours.Other. Two 500 HP and one 700 HP electrically-driven AirCompressors to supply compressed air for mine operations.Mil Site. Necessary machinery in Crusher Plant and Concen-trator to treat 2,000 tons crude ore per twenty-four hours, in-cluding Crushers, Classifiers, one-hundred-forty-hour Concen-trating Tables, Thickeners, Filers.Ample supply of offce equipment including filing cabinets, type-writers, adding and calculating machines. Ample supply ofbeds, bedding, etc., for bunk houses and guest house. Amplesupply of equipment for mess halls. Some machine tools formaintenance work.

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UTILITIES: Water. DPC owns water rights on amply sup-ply of water. Sources and estimated gallons used at full pro-duction: Mine for operation, 30 gallons per minute, poor gradefrom Mountain View Lake and for domestic use, 25 gallonsper minute from Verdigris Creek; Mil for concentrator, 2,000gallons per minute from Stilwater River and for domestic, 15gallons per minute from Verdigris Creek.Sewer. Installed by DPC with disposal in one septic tank atmine site and one at mil site.Power and Light. Ample supply of electricity can be purchasedfrom Montana Power Company.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad. Nearest railroad is at Co-lumbus, which is 45 miles from Mouat Concentrator.Highway. There is an excellent blacktop highway betweenMouat Concentrator and Columbus, Montana.

Helena O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Reduction Plant Surplus100-125 tons per day.

Domestic Manganese and Development CompanyButte, Montana.-Plancor 1804.

Designed as a flotation plant to concentrate low-grade (12%to 20%) to high-grade (33% to 40%) manganese carbonate ore.LAND: About 1.5 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Crushing Plant and Mil Building, 16,600 sq.ft., and Offce Building, 1,300 sq. ft. Timber frame construction.EQUIPMENT: Crushers, screens, grinders, classifiers, flota-tion units, conditioners, pumps, thickeners, etc.UTILI TIE S: Water from wells on site and city.Gas, power, light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Three spur tracks on site.Helena O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

NEBRASKA

Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus1,505,336 sq. ft.

Cornhusker Ordnance Plant,Quaker Oats Ordnance Corporation,Grand Island, Nebraska.-Army.

Designed for shell and bomb loading and crystallzing ammon-ium nitrate from solution.LAND: 12,778 acres, 4,299 acres of which have been leased.BUILDINGS: Total number 568.Buildings consist of administrative building, including dorm-itories, cafeteria barracks, residences and utilty structures,ammonium nitrate area, shop area, storage area, bomb load-ing lines, storage magazines, guard and farm buildings. Ex-cept administrative building and dormitories, buildings arein general one story, of wood or concrete frame, dependingon use, drop siding with sheathing in offces and living quar-ters, concrete or wood floors, roll type or shingle roofing.Administration Building: 1 unit of basement and 2 floors, woodfloors, wood roof, each floor 21,286 sq. ft., ceilng heights,basement 13', 1st floor 11' 2nd floor 9'7".Ammonium Nitrate Area: 6 Evaporator Bldgs., 1,415 sq. ft.each, concrete floors, 6 Crystallzer Bldgs., 7,232 sq. ft. each,concrete floors.Booster Line: Inert storage, 7,235 sq. ft., concrete floor.Booster Assembly 6,987 sq. ft., concrete floor. Tetryl Pellet-ing Bldg., 3,189 sq. ft. concrete floor, Booster Service Mag.2,491 sq. ft., concrete floor. (All 12' ceilng heights) 6 BoosterLine Ramps 9,653 total sq. ft., concrete floor, 7' ceilng height,each line 10' wide by 200' long.Inert Storage Area: 6 Bldgs., 11,118 sq. ft. each, 14' ceilngheight.Warehouses: 8 Bldgs., 19,160 total sq. ft., wood floors.Bomb Loading Line: (Typical of all three).Inert Storage: 49,392 sq. ft., concrete floor, ceilng height 16'.Receiving and Painting: 17,521 sq. ft., concrete floor, ceilngheight 17'.Nose Pour Bldg.: 6,705 sq. ft., concrete floor, ceilng height 11'.

Ametal Screening: 2 floors, 4,927 sq. ft., concrete floor, ceilngheight 9', 2nd floor 11'.Ametal Melt and Pour: 3 floors, concrete floors, 9,458 sq. ft.,ceilng height 1st floor 22', 2nd floor 8', 3 rd floor 8'.Cooling Bldg.: 2 floors, 5,478 sq. ft. each, concrete floors,ceilng height 17'.TNT Melt and Pour: 6,761 sq. ft., concrete floor, ceilng height19'.Assembly-Packing-Shipping: 9,196 sq. ft., ceilng height 18'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, produc-tion equipment including electric and induction motors, 1%through 200 kva transformers, air compressors, cranes, hy-draulic elevators, gauges, hoists, crystallzing kettles, screen-ing machines, evaporating pans and mercury tractors. Lab-oratory and testing equipment, offce furniture and fixtures,cafeteria, laundry and hospital equipment and fixtures andautomotive equipment.

UTILITIES: Water from 8 wells on site.Electricity from Consumers Public Power District, GrandIsland.Sanitary sewer system and sewage disposal plant on premises.TRANSPORTATION: Spur to C. B. & Q. R. R.Omaha O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-61)

Alcohol Plant Surplus17,500,000 gallons per year.

Farm Crops Processing Corporation,Omaha, Nebraska.-Plancor 1608.

Entire plant consists of a series of functional units primarilyfor production of grain alcohol and recovery of by-productsand residual fodder values. Plant was completely rebuilt forthese purposes. Approximate annual capacity of facilties fol-lows: 190 proof Ethyl Alcohol, 17,500,000 gallons; feed recovery63,000 tons; mold bran 25,000,000 lbs.; corn oil 4,900,000 lbs.;C02 35,000 tons.LAND: Plant includes a tract of land across the river in

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Iowa, where wells provide industrial water. Area in Omahais 6.28 acres; Iowa 0.22 acre.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 113,000 sq. ft. Main Building,three story and basement, steel frame, brick walls; floor area91,300 sq. ft. Alcohol Weighing and Loading Building, DrumDryer Building, Sacking and Offce Building, etc., 21,700 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Facilties for the follow-ing operations: grain handling, grain processing, fermenta-tion, yeast processing, stiling and rectifying, alcohol storage,food recovery, evaporators, auxilary unit for water supplyand treatment of raw well water.UTILITIES: Water from City and from wells on Iowa site.Power, light, gas, steam from local utility company.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding into plant.Omaha O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant1,835,0 sq. ft.

Aircraft Assembly Plant No.1,Glenn L. Martin Company,

Fort Crook, 5 miles southeast of

Omaha, Nebraska.-Army.LAND: 506.25 acres.BUILDINGS: Assembly Building, basement and one story,area 1,394,700 sq. ft., concrete floor, wood block and asphalttile finish, reinforced concrete and steel frame, walls of con-crete and gunite, ceilng height basement 15', 1st floor 22',28', 44', 4-ply tar and gravel roof.Personnel Building, three story, area 20,180 sq. ft., concretefloor, terrazzo and asphalt tile finish, frame of steel, wallsof face brick with common brick backing, ceilng height 10',4-ply tar-gravel roof.Oil House, basement and one story, area 20,000 sq. ft., concretefloor, frame of concrete and steel, walls of concrete, ceilngheight, basement 10', 1st floor 16' 4-ply tar and gravel roof.Paint Shop, basement and one story, area 82,000 sq. ft. Sameconstruction features as Oil House except ceiling height is 15'in basement, 30' on 1st floor.Hangar No.1 & 2, basement and one story, area 119,200 sq. ft.Same construction features as Oil House except ceilng heightis 28'.

Protection Building, basement and three story, area 20,180sq. ft., floors of concrete and wood, frame of wood, walls ofwood, ceilng height 9', composition tar and gravel roof.Ferry Pilots' Lounge, two story, area 24,200 sq. ft., concreteand wood floors, brick frame and walls, ceilng height 10',composition roof.Engineering Building, three story, area 84,300 sq. ft., concretefloors with asphalt and tile finish, concrete frame, ceilngheights 11'9", concrete roof.South Unloading Dock, one story, total area 38,880 sq. ft, allconcrete construction, ceilng height 22', 4-ply roof.Balance of buildings are minor.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, miling, rivet-ing, swaging, threading, forming, punching, numbering, sew-ing, scrubbing, machines; grinders, lathes, presses, sanders,saws, shapers, hammers, shearers, spacers, welding equipment,heat treating furnaces, pumps, portable tools, cranes, hoistsand other materials handling equipment, laboratory and testingequipment, automotive equipment, administrative offce equip-ment.UTILITIES: Water from Fort Crook Water System, fourwells.Electricity from local utilty company, also gas.TRANSPORTATION: Spur from C. B. & Q. R. R.This plant is available for lease only.

Omaha O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-16).

Aircraft Modification Plant747,689 sq. ft.

Modification Center No.8.Glenn L. Martin Company,Fort Crook, Nebraska.-Army.

LAND: Approximately 87.3 acres.BUILDINGS: 9, with combined area of 747,689 sq. ft.Building No. B, 308 consists of Units, 1, 2, and 3: 2 story,

333,795 sq. ft., first floor concrete and wood block, second floorwood; concrete and frame structural features. Wall construc-tion of concrete tie block and wood. Clear ceilng height inhangar 28', in work room 14', in offce 9', in loading dock 18';built-up 4-ply asphalt roof. Bays in work space and offcesapproximately 19'6" by 20'. Hangar clear span of approxi-mately 158'6". Unit No.2 is equipped with one-half ton two-coil overhead crane, with electrical power; two one-ton chainhoists, hand operated, and electric freight elevator.Building No. B, 321 consists of Units, 4, 5, and 6: 2-story395,607 sq. ft., construction details substantially same asBuilding B, 308. The balance of the buildings consists' of elec-tric, air, and heating building, oil storage house, pump house,reservoir, guard tower, pedestrian tunnel, and garage.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, presses, lathes,shapers, miling machines and other machine tools and pro-duction equipment, heat treating equipment, laboratory andtesting equipment, furniture and fixtures, and automotiveequipment.UTILITIES: Water from two wells on site.Sewage disposal on site.Other services by local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Missouri Pacific Railroad spur.

Omaha O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-B).

Ammunition Loading Plant2,212,0 sq. ft.

Nebraska Ordnance Plant,15 miles south of Fremont, Nebraska.-Army.

The ammonium nitrate unit within the plant is a grainingplant for converting nitrate liquor into nitrate crystals.LAND: About 17,368 acres.BUILDINGS: Staff and residence area contains ten six-roomand five five-room frame houses with garages. There are twowooden dormitories.Administration area contains the following buildings:Administration Building, floor area 43,350 sq. ft., Cafeteriafloor area 15,540 sq. ft., Employment Building, floor area8,900 sq. ft., Hospital, floor area 8,100 sq. ft., Telephone Ex-change Building, floor area 1,140 sq. ft., Laboratory floor area3,000 sq. ft., Assembly Hall floor area 12,275 sq. ft. These areall frame buildings with wood siding except Telephone Ex-change Building which is of brick.Sh?p. and maintenance area contains the following principalbUlldings: General Warehouse, floor area 10,670 sq. ft., Main-tenance and Repair Bldg., floor area 25,930 sq. ft., Boiler Plantfloor area 4,500 sq. ft., Dry Cleaning and Laundry Bldg., floorarea 10,670 sq. ft., Wood-working Shop, floor area 10,670 sq. ft.,Garage, floor area 5,130 sq. ft.In another area, called the Heavy Equipment and GarageRepair Shop Area, are the following facilties: Garage andRepair Shop, floor area 12,383 sq. ft., Warehouse, floor area50,355 sq. ft., Equipment Storage, floor area 6,900 sq. ft. Theseare generally of wood framing with tie walls.Inert Storage: Each loading line has its inert storage ware-house which is included in the description of the lines.Ammunition (explosive) storage and shipping areas: The fin-ished ammunition area contains 102 igloos 26' and 60' witha total floor area of 159,000 sq. ft. These have concrete wallsand wood roof construction.The high explosive area contains 117 similar igloos 26' by 40'with total floor area of 121,000 sq. ft.

Ammonium Nitrate area contains seven standard evaporatorand crystallzer units.Loading Lines consist of four typical bomb loading lines andone booster line. Each bomb loading line has about 30 build-ings with a total floor area of about 150,000 sq. ft. per line,exclusive of ramps. This area includes the boiler house serv-ing each line. Layout conforms to the typical loading plant,in which the lines are widely separated and each line consistsof a few main buildings with numerous small detached build-ings, with most buildings connected by covered passageways.Principal buildings in each bomb loading line are an InertStorage Warehouse, 50,000 sq. ft. floor area; Receiving andPainting Building, 18,000 sq. ft.;Assembly, Packing and Shipping Building, 10,000 sq. ftBooster line contains 10 buildings having a total floor areaof about 31,000 sq. ft. Principal buildings, the Inert Storage

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Warehouse, about 5,800 sq. ft., and the Assembly Building6,200 sq. ft. These buildings in general have masonry walls,composition roof on wood deck.Ammonium Nitrate Storage areas contain storage sheds 50'b.y.30'. These are frame construction, with asphalt shinglesiding on wood sheathing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items in-cluding hoppers, pulverizers, screens, conveyors, preheaters,!Delt units, evaporating pans, crystallzing kettles, platforms,industrial trucks, skids, scales, pelleting presses, feed presses,blenders, battery charging units, bomb printing and stripingmachines, hoists, tanks, pumps, lift jacks, etc.We1I equipped maintenance and machine shop facilties.UTILITIES: Water from 11 wells on site.Sewage disposal by project facilties, including sewage treat-ment plant.Power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: About 35 miles of plant track connect-ing to the Union Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington andQuincy R. R.'s.This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.Omaha O. R. P. D. (AP-129).

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Steel Foundry Surplus4,0 tons castIngs per yer.

Omaha Steel Works,609 South 48th Street,Omaha, Nebraska.-Plancor 1402.

Designed to augment lessee's production of steel castings.LAND: About 2.13 acres, leased.BUILDING: Total floor area about 26,000 sq. ft.Main Foundry with lean-to and various adjoining rooms. Struc-tural steel framing, brick and steel sash sidewalls. Area mainportion 16,200 sq. ft., lean-to 8,000 sq. ft., miscellaneous roomsadjoining building 1,800 sq. ft.Clearance main portion 26', other clearances from 11' to 19'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two batteries of coreovens, blast room including dust collector, two Moore lectro-melt furnaces, two jolt rollover machines, four furnace charg-ing brickets, fifteen air grinders, machine tools, etc.Also three traveling cranes.

UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.Omaha O. R. P. D.-Brochure avaüable.

Surplus

NEVADA

Magnesium Plant112,000,00 lb.. per y_r.

Basic Magnesium, Inc.,Henderson and Gabbs, Nevada.-Plancor 201.

PLANT: This project covers an entire industry from minesto refined metal.

At Gabbs are located the mines and concentrates mil. At Hen-derson is the metals and refining plant, producing magnesiumby the M. E. L. cell electrolytic process. Substantially theplancor consists of these units: Ore mine, Oxide Plant, Gabbs.Housing, Gabbs. Chlorine Plant, Henderson. (Capacity 100 tonsof chlorine and 110 tons of caustic soda per day.) Housing,Henderson. Metals Plant, Refinery and Flux Plant, Hender-son. Power, Water, etc., both locations.The plan cor is currently being operated as a multiple-tenancyproject. Facilties are available for practically any type ofoperation.

Parts of this plant have been leased for varied periods. Nego-tiations may be entered into for the purchase or lease of allor part of the remainder, or for the purchase of the entireproject subject to the provisions of the leases in effect.San Francisco O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Reduction Plant, Manganese Oxide Surplus90,0 tons per year.

Manganese Ore Company,Las Vegas, Nevada.-Plancor 402.

LAND: Approximately 446 acres in the mining district ofLas Vegas.

BUILDINGS: Some twenty utilty and functional buildingsof wood frame construction. Total area about 63,500 sq. ft. Onsite is a housing development of sixty homes, 4 rooms each,also 2 dormitories 6,300 sq. ft. each and mess hall 7,200 sq. ft.All wood frame construction. At Boulder City are fifteen per-manent 2-bedroom stucco houses.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Plant includes numerousitems of equipment for following plant units: Ore Reclaimingfrom Stockpile, Coarse Crushing, Fine Crushing, Grinding,Pulp and Leaching, Sulphur, Thickener, Neutralizing, Evapo-rating, Sand Filter, Roasting, Nodulizing, Finished Product.Roasting Plant contains an 11' by 360' rotary kiln complete.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water is pumped from Lake Meade about twelvemiles away to a 1,000,000 gallon tank, situated about 1,500'from the plant site and 150' above the plant. Modern sewersand septic tanks.Power and light from the Boulder Dam power project.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Union Pacific R. R.San Francisco O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Sold BUILDINGS: Two brick buildings built about forty years agofor textile mil.Main Building and Wiring. Total floor area, 210,000 sq. ft.,divided into five floors of 28,000 sq. ft. in the main buildingand five 14,000 sq. ft. floors in the wing. Ceilng heights, 13'6",12'6", 12'6", 12'3", 13'6", respectively. Mil-type construction,brick bearing walls, wood beams and floors, interior wood col-umns, tar and gravel roof. (Third and fourth floors in mainbuilding are new). Present floor load design about 75 lb. Tworeconditioned elevators, 1,000, 2,000 lb. capacity and 1 new 3-ton capacity elevator.Cafeteria with 1,100 capacity with complete kitchen equipmenton third floor. Wet-pipe sprinkler system on all floors.Picker Building. A three-story separate building connected

100,500 sq. ft.Scott & Wiliams, Inc.Laconia, New Hampshire.-Plancor 277.

Electronic Devices Plant245,0 sq. ft.

Sylvania Electric Products Company, Inc.,Washington Street,Dover, New Hampshire.-Nord-1236.

LAND: About 3.3 acres, leased from city of Dover.

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to main building by passagewaÝ, total area about 35,000 sq.ft., clearance 15'6", 13'0", 15'6", respectively. Mil type con-struction, brick bearing walls, wood beams and floors, interiorwood columns, tar and gravel roof. Dry-pipe sprinkler system.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special production equip-

ment for manufacturing secret fuse devices, also factorybenches, lockers, etc., as well as kitchen equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.

Boston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-27).

NEW JERSEY

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold50,40 sq. ft.

Air Associates, Inc.,Teterboro, New Jersey.-Plancor 123.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold6OAOO sq. ft.

Air Cruisers, Inc.,Clifton, New Jersey.-Plancor 217.

Oxygen Plant Surplus64,0,000 cu. ft. per year.

Air Reduction Sales Company,

Warren and King Streets,Gloucester, New Jersey.-Nobs-258.

LAND: About ¥. acre made up of two plots separated by acity street.BUILDINGS: Consist of main plant (oxygen plant), flow mas-ter control house, transformer substation, garage (designated"Trailer Building").Oxygen Plant, 66' by 105' overall. One story, total area 6,864sq. ft., clearances: engine room 18', soda tower 35', storageroom 23', boiler room 13', elsewhere 10'. Construction: con-crete foundations, coal bin of reinforced concrete retainingwalls, structural timber columns and beams, concrete floors,outside walls of painted clapboard siding nailed to studs.Sprinklered.Flow Meter Control House, 11' by 16', ceilng 8'6", brick walls,concrete floor and roof.Transformer Substation, 9' by 10'10", ceilng 10'3", brick walls,concrete floor and roof. (Building is set on concrete slab 15'by 27'.)Trailer Building, 50' by 67'3", clearance 15' to underside truss,one story, floor area, 3,120 sq. ft., concrete foundations, pilas-tered brick walls supporting three 50' span steel trusses, con-crete floor.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Air compressor, oxygencompressors, gas holder, soda towers, oxygen columns, lique-faction units, electrical equipment, pumps, piping, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Penna. R. R. crossesNavy property in entering the adjacent plant. Sidings availablewithin 14 mile of plant.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-42).

Aluminum Plant Surplus64,600 sq. ft.

Aluminum Company of America,Burlington, New Jersey.-Plancor 226-A3.

The Aluminum Plant was complete unit for the reduction topig of aluminum and alloys. Capacity 96,000,000 pounds peryear.The Carbon Plant was a complete unit for the manufactureof carbon electrodes. Capacity 115,000,000 lbs. per year.

LAND: Approximately 69¥. acres, of which approximately4Y: acres lies under water between wharf line and bulkheadline.BUILDINGS: Some 30 buildings, including 6 Pot Room Build-ings (200,000 sq. ft.), Rectifier Building (37,300 sq. ft.), MetalService (45,000 sq. ft.), Carbon Storage (86,000 sq. ft), 2 Car-bon Baking (73,000 sq. ft.), Carbon Rodding (71,000 sq. ft.).Most structures are clear span structural steel framing withprotected metal siding.

EQUIPMENT: Carbon Plant: crushers, hoppers, grinders,hammermils, vibrating screens, two 750 ton electrode presses,gas exhausters, carbon cleaning machines, two gas producers,etc. Aluminum Plant: 3 pot lines each containing 128 reduc-tion pots. Metal Service Building: one 27,000# remelt furnace,2 ingot casting machines. Twenty 6 ton, two 10 ton cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: About 2¥. miles of track on site, servedby Pennsylvania R. R.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Acrylonitrile10,000 Ibs. per day.

American Cyanamid Company,Linden, New Jersey.-Plancor 1426.

Sold

Ordnance Parts Plant69,300 sq. ft.

American Type Founders, Inc.,Newark, New Jersey.-Army.

Sold

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant63Aoo sq. ft.

American Type Founders, Inc.Newark, New Jersey.-Plancor 1710.

Sold

Asbestos Products Plant Surplus28,000 sq. ft.

Asbestos Limited, Inc.,Main Street and Stone House Road,

Milington, New Jersey.-Nobs-347.Used in the production of thermal insulation, particularly pipecovering.LAND: About 1 acre, more or less.BUILDING: 100' by 180', one story. Two penthouses withtwo clear stories extending above roof, one over drier oven andthe other over boiler room. Area, first floor, 18,000 sq. ft.,clearance 12', area, penthouses, 10,000 sq. ft. Construction:concrete foundations, concrete block walls (plastered), brickpiers, and steel sash. Steel girders and beams supported onsteel columns, roof gypsum plank with built-up roofing. Flu-orescent lighting.Drier oven is 20' by 100' by 8' high, constructed of cinder blocksand reinforced concrete roof, and roll-up metal doors at eachend.Two autoclaves, 6' in diameter by 72' long, are set on con-crete piers over a pit in the floor.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Platform cars, turn-tables, dust-collecting system, pallets, dryer racks, drum mix-ers, tanks, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: D. L. & W. Siding.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-16).

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Magnesium Foundry Surplus1,920,000 Ibs. per year.

Bendix Aviation Corporation

Teterboro, New Jersey.-Plancor 132.Designed to produce magnesium sand castings.LAND: Approximately 7% acres.BUILDING: Total area 88,000 sq. ft. One story, monitor type,179' by 402', with mezzanine. Clearances 29' and 25'. Struc-tural steel frame, exterior walls of brick with steel sash. In-stalled are 12 hand push cranes complete with electrificationup to 2,500 lb. capacity; 15 hoists up to two-ton capacity; 15systems of various types conveyors.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, tanks, pyrom-eters, core sand hoppers, bench vises, lathes, grinders, saws,hardness tester, sand testing equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty company.Sewage disposal plant on site.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Erie Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of two years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus109,00 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation

Teterboro, New Jersey.-Plancor 8-113.

LAND: 3 parcels containing approximately 13 acres.BUILDING: One and two story factory and offce-type brickbuilding. Overall size 327' x 242'. Structural steel framing.Clearance first floor 13', second floor 15'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling, grind-ing, boring, driling machines, furnace, oven, scale, powerpresses, tank trucks, etc. Laboratory and testing equipmentand furniture and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Local utilty company. Plant has its own sew-age disposal facilties.TRANSPORTATION: Erie Railroad siding 700' from building.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Foundry Sold3,6,000 Ibs. per year.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Tonnelle Avenue and 72nd Street,North Berglu, New Jersey.-Plancor 8-106.

Pipe Line Surplus1,340 miles.

"Big Inch" Pipe Line from Longview, Texas to

Linden, New Jersey.-Plancor 1226 (See also Plancor1680). . .Negotiations for this facilty have been closed, and its disposalwil soon be announced.

Utilities Branch, Industrial Division, Washington, D. C.-Brochure available.

Pipe Line Surplus1,477 miles.

'''Little Big Inch" Pipe Line, from Beaumont, Texas toLinden, New Jersey.-Plancor 1680 (See also Plancor1226) .

Negotiations for this facilty have been closed, and its disposalwill soon be announced.Utilities Branch, Industril Division, Washington, D. C.-Brochure available.

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Chain Testing Plant Sold3,800 sq. ft.

Chatham Engineering Company, Inc.Chatham, New Jersey.-Plancor 1919.

Parts Foundry Sold18,000 sq. ft.

Cooper Alloy Foundry CompanyHilside, New Jersey.-Plancor 1637.

Sheet Metal Shop Sold21,500 sq. ft.

Couse Laboratories,300 Passaic Street,Newark, New Jersey.-Plancor 948.

Radio Parts Plant Sold55,500 sq. ft.

Henry L. Crowley & Company, Inc.West Orange, New Jersey.-Plancor 157.

Ordnance Plant8,4 sq. ft.

Crucible Steel Company,Harrison, New Jersey.-Army.

LAND: 57 acres land owned by Crucible Steel Company.BUILDINGS: 1 story building with corrugated iron walls onsteel frame, cinder floor and concrete foundation.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: All equipment and ma-chinery is owned by R.F.C. and the Navy Dept.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania Railroad adjacent toproperty.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-155).

Laboratory & Testing Surplus221,600 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Caldwell, New Jersey.-Plancor 43.Designed as a laboratory, experimental and development plantequipped with a complete metallurgical laboratory.LAND: Approximately 20 acres.BUILDING: One story, experimental factory and laboratorybuilding 307' by 380' with three story offce section 63' by 306',main section 117,000 sq. ft., offce section 88,850 sq. ft., mezza-nine 15,800 sq. ft. Clearance main section 21'. Reinforcedconcrete construction with tile exterior walls. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinding ma-chines, driling machines, furnaces, sanders, vises, welders,anvils, etc. Many items of laboratory and testing equipment.Also ample furniture and fixtures and portable tools.Two 15-ton, two 5-ton, three 3-ton, eight 2-ton, and one I-toncranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILI TIE S: Water supplied by others from well. Power andlight by local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold101,00 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Newark, New Jersey.-Plancor 43.

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Electronic Tube Plant Surplus30,0 sq. ft.

Allen B. Dumont Laboratories, Inc.,2 Main Avenue,Passaic, New Jersey.-Nobs-96.

PLANT: Land, building, machinery and equipment used forthe production of cathode tubes and oscilographs.LAND: About 0.791 acre. Frontage of 63' on Main Avenueand a total area of about 10,000 sq. ft. Land is lessee-ownedwith Government having option to purchase.BUILDING: Offce and Factory Building. Total floor area30,000 sq. ft. An irregular-shaped structure of two-story, base-ment, and penthouse. Basement, clearance 9', first floor andsecond floor, clearances 14'. Construction, brick exterior wallswith interior plaster and paint finish, structural-steel columns,girders, and beams, concrete basement floor, upper floors ma-ple, wood plank deck, steel sash. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric furnace, bom-barders, bulb dryers, exhaust positions, trimming machines,stem machines, sealing machines, glass lathes, Tenneyspherechamber, baking oven, spray booths, air compressors, mainte-nance equipment, polariscopes, spectograph, microscopic, opti-cal pyrometers,hydrogen ovens, etc.UTILITIES: City and local public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Erie Railroad.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-B5).

ShipyardEast Coast Shipyard

Bayonne, New Jersey.-Maritime.

Sold

Warehouse82,000 sq. ft.

Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company(Reynolds Metal Building)Kearney, New Jersey.-Maritime.

LAND: About 4 acres.BUILDING: Warehouse Building. One-story, brick 100' by820'. Concrete floor, wood roof.. Dry sprinkler system. Rail-road siding full length north side of building.New York O. R. P. D.

Precision Parts Plant Sold14,0 sq. ft.

Aurele M. Gatti, Inc.,Trenton, New Jersey.-Plancor 395.

Radio Parts Plant Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

General Ceramics & Steatite Corp.,Keasbey, New Jersey.-Plancor 353.

LAND: Two parcels totalling about 0.56 acre.BUILDINGS: Main Building, one story and basement steelframe building with stuccoed cement block walls. Area base-ment 8 000 sq. ft., main floor 20,000 sq. ft. Clearances mainfloor 10: and 15'. Fluorescent lighting.Inspection & Shipping Building, steel frame, brick veneer, hol-low tie walls. Area 3,000 sq. ft., ceilng 16'.Both buildings connect to lessee's buildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Specialized equipmentfor production of steatite parts consisting. of m~chinery andmiscellaneous items. Also offce and cafeteria equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Lehigh Valley R. R.This plant ha/l been leased for a period of one year. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold97,670 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,Bloomfield, New Jersey.-Plancor 363.

Electrical Equipment Plant272,4 sq. ft.

General Electric. Company,East State Street,Hamilton Township

near Trenton, New Jersey.-Plancor 597.

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus176,00 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Eastern Aircraft,Linden, New Jersey.-Plancor 569.

LAND: 188.36 acres, of which approximately 180 acres areutilized as landing field.BUILDINGS: Storage Building with Garage, an Administra-tion Building and Hangar, a Boiler House and Guard Room,a Pilot's Dormitory and two Oil Storage houses. (Accessoryto the principal buildings are a firing range, a pump house,suction tank and tank and pump pits).Storage Building of heavy wood construction, floor area 64,120sq. ft., ceilng height 12'. Administration and Hangar Building,wood and steel, floor area 100,000 sq. ft. Clearances 9' and 43'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Presses, bending, dril-ing, grinding and miling machines, saws, lathes, shapers,shearing machines, anodyzing, fire-fighting, photographic,radio and painting equipment, tanks, welders, motors, sawingmachines, transformers, etc. Also included 135 chain hoists, 7cranes, 1 conveyor section.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Municipality and local utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur from Pennsylvania Railroad.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus480,0 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Trenton, New Jersey.-Plancor 586.

LAND: 74 acres separated by a railroad into two parcelsof 56 acres and 18 acres.BUILDINGS: Hangar Building, area 80,000 sq. ft., withOffce and Lean-to additions of 22,000 sq. ft.Spare Parts Building, area 114,000 sq. ft.; structural steelconstruction.Storage Building, area 182,000 sq. ft., wood construction.Engineering and Experimental Building and other buildings,total 76,000 sq. ft.Miscellaneous small units about 6,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, drils, punches,presses, shaping, shearing and boring machines, crimper, ham-mer, rolls, shears, heat treating furnace, sand blaster, shapers,jointers, welding machines, riveters, spray guns, electric drils,air hammers, buffers and reamers. Also laboratory and testingequipment including X-Ray, metalloscope, stress and strainrecorder, comparator, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Reading Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Electrical Equipment Plant34,250 sq. ft.

Joshua Hendy Iron Works,Ampere, East Orange, New Jersey.-Nobs 91.

LAND: Area of 36,400 sq. ft., under option to purchase.BUILDING: Main Building, one story, 137' by 250', floorarea 34,250 sq. ft., clearance, 26' high bay, 12' low bay. Con-crete floor, structural-steel framing and trusses, brick walls tosil height, corrugated asbestos side walls between the upperand lower sash rows in high portion of building. Gypsumplank deck.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Cranes. Two 15-ton 45'span overhead traveling cranes. Machine tools and other itemsof production equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of D. L. & W. Railroad.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-52).

Penicilln Plant Sold54,0 sq. ft.

Heyden Chemical Corporation,Princeton, New Jersey.-Plancor 1957.

Chemical Plant, Alumina-Silca Catalyst Surplus195 tons per month.

Houdry Process Corporation,Paulsboro, New Jersey.-Plancor 1324.

Designed to manufacture synthetic cracking catalyst, used inaviation gasoline production.

BUILDING: Total floor area 38,500 sq. ft. One story andmezzanine manufacturing building, 138' by 242', 32,000 sq. ft.on main floor, 6,500 sq. ft. in mezzanine. Structural steelframing, transite siding and roof. Clearances from 15' to 56'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Functional units con-taining tanks, filtering and mixing equipment, pan dryers,Proctor and Schwartz gel-dryer 123' long, pulverizing equip-ment, filters, pellet machines, material handling equipment,screening and bagging equipment, pumps, compressors, dustcollecting system, etc.UTILITIES: Power and light from utility companies.Other utilties furnished by lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Pennsylvania R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of one year. Negotiationsmay be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Communication Equipment Plant79,6 sq. ft.

Surplus

Isolantite, Inc.,343 Cortlandt Street,Bellevile, New Jersey.-Plancor 222.

LAND: Area ¥. acre.BUILDING: Four story factory, total floor area 79,600 sq. ft.97' by 205'. Ceilng height first story 15', others 12'. Allowablefloor loads, 200 and 300#/sq. ft. Two 7,500 pound capacityelectric elevators. Reinforced concrete construction, brick cur-tain walls. Sprinkle red except fourth story.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools includingdriling, grinding, tapping and miling machines, shaper, cut-off saws, etc.Other production equipment, including dryer ovens, filter pressand pump, kilns, paint spray and die making machines, etc.Also portable tools, electric trucks, hand hoists, portable crane,electric welder, punch machine, air hammer and dril, electricdril, etc.

Laboratory and testing equipment of many types and amplefurniture and fixtures.

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UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding leads to Erie Railroad, coveredloading dock.

This plant has been leased f01' a period of 8 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Optical Parts Plant Surplus86,800 sq. ft.

Keuffel and Esser Company,

Third and Adam Streets,Hoboken, New Jersey.-Nord-1023.

LAND: About 0.69 acre.BUILDINGS: Two existing buildings joined by party wallswith one passage on each floor. Also a boilerhouse.A mil-type manufacturing building that has been rehabil-tated, altered, and repaired. Four story, no basement. Totalarea about 70,000 sq. ft., clearance, 11' to 12'. Brick exteriorwalls, timber columns and framing. Three interior brick firewalls divide building into four sections. Upper floors are wood,first floor is concrete, flat roof. All floors have automaticsprinklers.Manufacturing' building of structural steel, brick, and concrete,four-story building, total area, 15,000 sq. ft. (first and secondfloor, 10,000 sq. ft.; third and fourth floor, 5,000 sq. ft.). Clear-

ance, 12', brick exterior walls, fireproof structural steel fram-ing, steel sash, concrete floor slabs. Automatic sprinkler system.Cafeteria on first floor (4,000 sq. ft.) has asphalt tile floorfinish.Boiler house. One story, brick, area 1,800 sq. ft., ceilng height,25', brick walls, concrete floor. Contains two boilers, one oper-ating and one sealed.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, driling ma-chines, miling machines, dril presses, screw machines, boringmachines, centering machines, grinding machines, polishingmachines, radial dril, lens-polishing machines, glass cutters,hoists, spot welder, optical grinding machines, and equipmentfor adjusting and testing range finders.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-2).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold430,00 sq. ft.

Walter Kidde & Company, Inc.Bellevile, New Jersey.-Plancor 147.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold144,0 sq. ft.

Walter Kidde & Company, Inc.,Bellevile, New Jersey.-Plancor 29.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Sold76,000 sq. ft.

Lawrance Aeronautical Corporation,Linden, New Jersey.-Plancor 224.

Tape Plant11,0 sq. ft.

Lee & BeilnCarlstadt, New Jersey.-Plancor 2357.

Used for production of industrial pressure sensitive tape.Capacity 100,000 sq. yds. per month.LAND: 0.327 acre.BUILDING: One story and part mezzanine block structure,

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clearances 14' and 9'. Part of exterior is cement coated. Con-crete floor.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special production equip-ment for printing, finishing, and packaging tape, mil room, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus15,800 sq. ft.

Luscombe Airplane Corporation,West Trenton, New Jersey.-Plancor 1335.

LAND: Two tracts, leased, total approximately 3.35 acr.es.In addition an easement on tract of 3.27 acres to the rear whichis used for sewage disposal beds.

BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one story, concreteblock masonry walls, 14,200 sq. ft., clearance 16'.Cafeteria and Pantr~r Additions, one story, cinder block walls;area 1,600 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Presses, lathes, grindingmachines, tanks, welding machines, etc. Also one 5-ton craneand runway and two electric hoists.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from three wells.Sanitary sewage disposal to battery of six septic tanks to-gether with drainfields.Power and light from local utilty companies.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

EQUIPMENT: Five locomotive cranes, air compressors, cars,furnaces, hoists, welding machines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORT ATION: Siding of Pennsylvania R. R.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus26Aoo sq. ft.

Quimby Pump Company, Inc.,New Brunswick, New Jersey.-Nobs-696.

LAND: Owned by lessee.BUILDING: Manufacturing Building. Modern one story,steel frame structure with monitor, brick and hollow tile walls,concrete floor, wood block finish, steel sash. Sprinklered. Area,26,400 sq. ft., clearance 12'.A 5-ton overhead crane on steel craneway.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Main line Pennsylvania Railroad is200' from property.

New York O. R. P. D.

Radio Parts Plant Sold24,000 sq. ft

Radio Condenser Company,Camden, New Jersey.-Plancor 863.

Machine Tool Plant Sold19,000 sq. ft.

Gus Reinke Machine & Tool Company,Hilsdale, New Jersey.-Plancor 322.

6,000 sq. ft.Sold Hose Assembly Plant SoldAircraft Parts Plant

Models, Inc.,North Bergen, New Jersey.-Plancor 1304.

Precision Parts Plant Sold11,800 sq. ft.

Moser Jewel CompanyPerth Amboy, New Jersey.-Plancor 98.

Ordnance-Nitro Cellulose Plant146,000 sq. ft.

New Jersey Powder CompanyParlin, New Jersey.-Plancor 1618.

Sold

Ordnance-Powder Plant238,0 sq. ft.

New Jersey Powder CompanyBelvidere, New Jersey.-Plancor 1618.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant378,000 sq. ft.

Otis Elevator Company,Harrison, New Jersey.-Plancor 37.

ShipyardPenn-J ersey Shipbuilding Corporation,

5th and Byron Streets,Camden, New Jersey.-Plancor 247.

Designed for production of cargo boats.LAND: About 514 acres.BUILDINGS: Mold Loft and Structural Shop Building, threestory concrete block masonry and structural steel; area 20,000sq. ft.; clearance in Mold Loft 14', in St;uctural Shop 24'.Three Shipways, each 42' wide by 300 long, constructed oftimbers on pile foundations.

12,600 sq. ft.Resistoflex Corporation,

Bellevile, New Jersey.-Plancor 2134.

Radio Equipment Plant121,000 sq. ft.

Sold

Titeflex, Inc.,500 Frelinghuysen Avenue,

Newark, New Jersey.-Plancor 180.

Radio Tube Plant Surplus

Sold

39,0 sq. ft.Tung-Sol Lamp Works, Inc.,Newark, New Jersey.-Plancor 581.

LAND: Approximately 0.57 acres in City of Newark. About150 ft. frontage on First Street.

BUILDING: One story and basement used for manufactur-ing. 50' by 83' used for boiler room, pump room, coal storage,shop, etc. Clearance basement 14', first floor 14'. Manu-facturing area of steel columns and girders, brick walls, woodbowstring trusses. Service Section of reinforced concrete. En-tire building sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Annealers, benders, fia-ment carbonizers, dust collector and exhaust machines, hy-drogen furnaces, sealing machines, welders, dril presses,grinder, lathes, miling machine, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible thatall or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.This plant has been leased for a period of eleven months.Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase subject tothe provisions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Sold

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Surplus119,000 sq. ft.

Turbo Engineering Corporation,Trenton, New Jersey.-Plancor 713.

LAND: Approximately four acres.BUILDINGS: Factory Building, floor area 62,000 sq. ft.,clearance 24'.Offce Building, four story and basement of brick construction,area 12,000 sq. ft. per floor; clearances 12' and 9'; sprinklered.Boiler House, brick construction; clearances 20', 30', sprin-klered; area 9,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding, driling, bor-ing, bending machines, lathes, degreaser, arc welding ma-chines, surface plates, furnaces, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Tube Plant Surplus11,400 sq. ft.

United Electronics Company,54-56 Spring Street,Newark, New Jersey.-Plancor 619.

LAND: About 0.38 acre.BUILDINGS: Consists of two adjoining buildings of brickand wood mil type construction, two story and basement;clearance 10' to 13'. Rehabiltated. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tube production equip-ment including bombarders with tubes, exhaust position, heavyduty stem machine, sealing machine, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Tubing Plant27,00 tons per year.

Wallngton Tube Corporation,Wallngton, New Jersey.-Plancor 1806.

Sold

Iron Mines and Ore Reduction Plant Surplus418,4 tons Iron ore per year.

Alan Wood Steel Company,Ringwood, New Jersey.-Plancor 662.

Mines property and crushing plant, concentrating mil, andaccessories for the production of lump ore and iron ore con-centrates to be used in the manufacture of pig iron and steelby others.LAND: Approximately 878 acres. Property contains twoknown ore deposits, the Peter's Mine located on the northernend of the property, and the Cannon Mine which is locatedcentrally on the property. Also title to mineral rights in anadjoining tract of approximately 174 acres.

BUILDINGS: Group of 23 service structures, new and re-built, total area 89,000 sq. ft.; also seventy, one and twofamily dwellngs, church and school, of wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ball mils, jaw crushers,cone crushers, gyratory crushers, cobbers, classifiers, com-pressors, feeders, filters, generators, separators, pumps, sizers,samples, shovels, tanks, scales, etc. One 20-ton electric crane,one 4-ton hand powered crane.UTILITIES: Water is supplied by two deep wells on site.Sewers discharge into a system of septic tanks.Power and light furnished by public utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Service line on site connects with theGreenwood Lake Railroad at Wanague, New Jersey.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant1,980,0 sq. ft.

Wright Aeronautical Corporation,Woodbridge, New Jersey.-Plancor 994.

Sold

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Aircraft Engine Plant605,0 sq. ft.

Wright Aeronautical Corporation,Fairlawn, New Jersey.-Plancor 11-3.

LAND: Approximately 44 acres.BUILDINGS: Some 25 buildings, generally heavy mil con-struction consisting of heavy timber framing with brick walls.Plant completely overhauled and extensively renovated. Con-sists of main building and numerous incidental units. TheMagnesium Foundry and Sand Reclaim Building are new andof modern design. Magnesium Foundry (112,000 sq. ft.) ofmodern steel frame construction. Sand Reclaim Building of re-inforced concrete, steel and brick (22,700 sq. ft.).MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, drills,grinders, lathes, milers, presses, saws, etc.Numerous items including specialized foundry equipment,pickling equipment, various types furnaces.Also bonderize, cadmium, chrome and bronze plating facilties.Miscellaneous items of spray booths, magna flux units, arborpresses, etc.Laboratory and Testing Equipment includes X-Ray Machines,hardness testers, numerous other items.Furniture and Fixtures; large number of items including cafe-teria equipment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant Surplus1,D2,6O sq. ft.

Wright Aeronautical Corporation,East Paterson, New Jersey.-Plancor 11-4.

LAND: 75.85 acres on the Passaic River.BUILDINGS: 12 major and 10 minor buildings, includingshops, storage and factory buildings, etc.Construction is generally heavy timber and concrete super-structure, masonry walls, steel sash.South Manufacturing Building: 480,000 sq. ft., 3 stories,clearances 9' to 29'.East Manufacturing Building: 136,000 sq. ft., one story, clear-ances 15' to 20'.Main Building: 240,000 sq. ft., 4 stories, clearances 40', 11',and 18'.Personnel Building: 2 stories, 56,300 sq. ft.Manufacturing Building: one story and basement, 35,600 sq. ft.Storehouse: 4 stories, 46,000 sq. ft.Boiler House and other service buildings total 38,700 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine Tools; boring,grinding, and driling machines, tapping and threading ma-chines, lathes, saws, presses, etc.Other Production Equipment: includes compressors, magna-flux units, oil conditioners, plating and cleaning tanks, coalstoking units, etc.Portable Tools: 2370 items consisting of air, electric and chainhoist, grinders, drils, air hammers, skilsaws, torches, blowers,compressors, sanders, paint sprayers, pipe threaders andbenders, etc.Laboratory and Testing Equipment: X-Ray machines, furnaces,and complete laboratory testing equipment.Furniture and Fixtures: Large number of miscellaneous items.Cranes of varying makes and capacities in most buildings.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: By City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding on site.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may be en-tered int9 for the purchase or lease of all or part of the re-mainder.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Magnesium Cell Feed Plant Surplus61,100,000 Ibs. of magnesium chloride per year.

International Minerals & Chemical CorporationNear Carlsbad, New Mexico.-Plancor 265.

Designed to produce magnesium chloride cell feed for use atAustin, Texas, plant.LAND: About 614 acres.BUILDINGS: Fifteen buildings and structures consisting offour principal and ten minor buildings and a loading dock.Total floor area about 78,300 sq. ft. Principal buildings includeEvaporator, 45,000 sq. ft., Shop Building, 5,300 sq. ft., Bri-quette Building, 3,000 sq. ft., Boiler House, 12,000 sq. ft. Con-struction either structural steel or wood frame, corrugatedasbestos siding. Other buildings of similar construction, about13,000 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Process equipment includes boilers, car puller,centrifuges, compressors, conveyors, evaporators, fans, coolingwater tower, filters, feed water heaters, weighometers, roto-meters, pumps, silos, ovens, spray dryers, primary multiclones,blowers, briquette presses, magnetic separators, tanks, turbomixers, instruments, controls, etc.Power plant on site consisting of six gas diesel engine genera-tor sets and one steam turbine. Capacity 3,650 kw.Steam generated by two 500 hp stoker fired boilers.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water by city and from wells off site.Sewage disposal system on site.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of A. T. & S. F. R. R.Denver O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Carbon Black Plant9,200,00 Ibs. per year.

Charles Eneu Johnson & CompanyMonument, New Mexico.-Plancor 2254.

Designed for the manufacture of channel type carbon black.There are also nine miles of feeder pipe line, a desulphurizingplant, and housing for employees.

LAND: Approximately 160 acres at Carbon Black Plant site,and 1% acres at Treater Plant.BUILDINGS: 80 Burner Buildings, each 12' by 160', eightsteel frame, sides and roof of sheet iron. Also ProcessingBuilding, 36' by 65', and Warehouse, 60' by 144'. Miscellaneousother buildings have combined area of approximately 11,000sq. ft. In addition, there are fourteen four room and bathframe dwellngs.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Burners, scrapers, con-veyors, pulverizers, screens, loading and bagging equipment,pumps, air compressor, tanks, reactivator, etc.

UTILITIES: Water from wells and other sources. Power andlight from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur, 1,600' long, to Texas & NewMexico R. R.

Denver O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Carbon Black Plant15,000,000 Ibs. per year.

Panhandle Carbon Company,

Near Eunice, New Mexico.-Plancor 22lr3.Designed for manufacture of channel type carbon black. Thereare also about 8% miles of feeder pipe line and housing ac-commodations for employees.LAND: Carbon Black Plant, about 134.57 acres; TreaterPlant, about 3.3 acres; and dwellng site, about 1.8 acres.BUILDINGS: 168 Burner Buildings, each 1,920 sq. ft., lightsteel frame, sides and roof of V -crimp steel sheets. ProcessingBuildings, 2,340 sq. ft., and Warehouse, 8,640 sq. ft. Otherbuildings aggregate 7,700 sq. ft. In addition, there are eighteenfive room frame dwellngs for employees.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Burners, scrapers, con-veyors, air separators, pulverizers, absorber, reactivator, boil-ers, tanks, drums, motors, etc.UTILITIES: Water from well and other sources. Power andlight from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Texas & New Mexico Railroad.Denver O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Reduction Plant, Fluorspar Surplus3,000 tons per month.

Zuni Miling Company,Los Lunas, New Mexico.-Plancor 1060.

Designed for manufacture and processing of acid grade fluor-spar.LAND: Approximately 47%, acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 14,400 sq. ft.Miling Building, three stories high, 81' by 82'; area 13,200sq. ft.; structural steel framing, corrugated iron siding.Laboratory, Offce, Pump House, 1,200 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Flotation machine, thick-ener mechanism, various types tanks, filters, reagent feeders,rotary dryer, samplers, conveyors, bucket elevators, screens,crusher, pumps, dust collector equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from Santa Fe Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of two years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.

Denver O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

NEW YORK

Ordnance Forging Plant Surplus61,00 sq. ft.

Adirondack Foundries & Steel, Inc.,Watervliet, New York.-Plancor 372.

Designed to manufacture large rough tube forgings.LAND: Approximately 5 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one and two stories;area 55,300 sq. ft.; clearances factory area 36' and 50'; struc-tural steel framing, concrete block walls. Building adjoinsstructure of others with corrugated iron partition walL.Power House and Storage Building, total area 5,700 sq. ft.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One 1,000-ton forgingpress, straightening press, melting furnace, lifting tongs, an-nealing ovens, circular type vertical furnaces, lathes, grinders,drils, etc.

Main Building has one 7%-ton crane 50 ft. span; two 10-toncranes, span 45 and 62 ft.; and one 15-ton crane, span 66 ft.Boiler Room, 5-ton crane, span 18 ft.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from Delaware and HudsonRailroad.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Engine Plant55,90 sq. ft.

Aircooled Motors Corporation,Old Liverpool Road,Salina, New York.-NOa-100.

LAND: About 6.6 acres (land under all biaildings except A,B, BÛ.BUILDINGS: Consist generally of additions to existing shopbuildings and others of the lessee.Building A, 33' by 200', area 6,600 sq. ft., concrete floor, ma-sonry and steel construction. Sprinklered. (On leased land.)Building B, 33' by 100', area 3,300 sq. ft., similar to BuildingA (on leased land).Building B2, Cafeteria, 3,300 sq. ft., prefabricated steel struc-ture (on leased land).Building No.5, 65' by 95', area 6,400 sq. ft.Building No.6, 51' by 65', area 3,400 sq. ft.Building No.7, 51' by 160', area 8,300 sq. ft.Building No.8, 66' by 104', area 6,800 sq. ft.Engineering Building Addition, 67' by 119', area 8,000 sq. ft.Boiler Room Addition 20' by 40', area 800 sq. ft.Test Cell Building, 63' by 79', area 5,000 sq. ft.Test Cell Addition, 40' by 41', area 1,600 sq. ft.Vertical Dynamometer, 33' by 72', area 2,400 sq. ft.All buildings are of masonry and wood with concrete floor,except Test Cell Building which is of reinforced concrete.New York O. R. P. D.

Oxygen Plant11,200,00 cubic feet per month.

Air Reduction Sales Company,220 Stewart A venue,

Brooklyn, New York.-Plancor 1250.

Sold

Oxygen Plant3,600,000 cubic feet per month.

Aid Reduction Sales Company,Rochester, New York.-Plancor 1337.

Sold

Alloy Steel Plant Surplus18,0 tons alloy ban and wire per y_r.

Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation,Brigham Road, Dunkirk, New York.-Plancor 99.

LAND: 10 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 210,000 sq. ft.Main Building: Three aisles, mil type, 216' by 875" used forbilett heating, bar rollng, annealing finishing and shipping.Floor area 191,700 sq. ft. Steel frame, with exterior walls ofbrick, steel sash, and asbestos protected metal. Continuousmonitor over center aisle. Clearance in center aisle 40 ft., sideaisles 29 ft. Crane tracks in all three aisles.Administration and Laboratory Building, Service and LockerBuilding and Power Sub-station Building total 16,900 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Heating and annealingfurnaces, swing frame and centerless grinders, cold drawingequipment, straighteners, merchant and bar mils, lathes anddriling, grinding, miling and shaping machines. Cranes inplant include one 5-ton, five 10-ton, one 20-ton with top aux-ilary, one 20-ton with two manual 10-ton hoists, and one 2-tongantry crane.

UTILITIES: City and local utiity company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania R.R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Plant Surplus256,000,000 Ibs. of aluminum per y_r.

Aluminum Company of America,47-01 Grand Avenue,Maspeth, Queens, New York.-Plancor 226-A1.

Designed for production of aluminum ingot.LAND: About 108 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 1,000,000 sq. ft. Some 52

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buildings on site, including 16 Pot Rooms Buildings, each34,000 sq. ft. Construction mostly structural steel framingwith protected metal siding. Rectifier Buildings (2) are ofbrick and steel. Metal Servce, carbon rodding, offce andvarious other buildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Principal items are 8 potlines, each containing 12B reduction pots. Rectifier buildingscontain special equipment to change current to D.C. Numer-ous items of miscellaneous equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Long Island R.R.A small part of the plant has been sold. At the presenttime the plant is being leased by the Navy for other purposesand it is estimated that this facility will be required by theNavy until July 1, 1947. Negotiations may be entered into forthe purchase or lease of all or part of the plant subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Plant Surplus96,0,00 Ibs. of aluminum per annum.

Aluminum Company of America,Massena, New York.-Plancor 226 N.Y.

Designed for production of aluminum ingots, also facilties forproduction of carbon electrodes used in the reduction process.LAND: About 616 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area of 850,000 sq. ft. for 53 build-ings, including six pot room buildings, rectifier station, metalservice building, carbon manufacturing facilties, generaloffce, boiler house, laboratory, machine shop, cafeteria, stor-age, etc. Pot rooms of 34,000 sq. ft. area, each are of struc-tural steel framing with protected metal siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Process equipment in-cludes 384 reduction pots, carbon electrode manufacturingequipment, 36 ignition mercury rectifiers, hammer mils, fur-naces, numerous machine tools, pig molds, laboratory testingequipment, etc. Also various cranes from 5-ton to 10-toncapacity and one 75-ton traveling crane.UTILITIES: Water furnished by plant pumping station onSt. Lawrence River. Sewage disposal plant on site. Power andlight supplied through plants on transmission line connectingwith Transmission line of Consolidated Edison Co. at Taylor- .vile.TRANSPORTATION: Massena Terminal R.R. serves plantconnecting with New York Central and Canadian NationalRailroad.

New Yoi'k O. R. P. 'D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Plant Surplus10,00,0 Ibs. per year.

Amco Magnesium Company,Wingdale, New York.-Plancor 546.

Designed to produce magnesium metal from dolomite by theferro-silcon process. Facilties designed to include quarryingof dolomite, calcining, extraction of magnesium, and meltingand alloying of the magnesium with other light metals.Quarry appears ample source of dolomite.LAND: Plant, approximately 203 acres.Quarry, approximately 105 acres (about two miles fromplant).Tram. right of way, 21 acres (connecting sites).Total 329 acres.BUILDINGS: Twenty buildings and structures with total floorarea 221,000 sq. ft. Largest is Smelting Building, 100' by704', two story, area 136,000 sq. ft.; reinforced concrete cinderblock walls, steel trusses.Most other buildings are cinder block walls and either rein-forced concrete or wood.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Secondary crushing equip-ment; lime calcining (two 8' by 125' rotary kilns); mixing andpulverizing equipment; briquetting three presses, cap. 6,000#per hour each); smelting (twenty furnaces, muffle type; twentyretort furnaces 240# /cycle); extrusion one 40-ton piston typeextrusion press: melting and alloying (four furnaces 2,000#

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capacity, two furnaces 500# capacity); producer gas (five gasgenera tors, Wellman-Galusha).UTILITIES: Water pumped from river into treatment plant.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Main line N.Y.C. runs through plant.Spur on site. .New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant91,200 sq. ft.

American Aviation Corporation,alsoFairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation,

Jamestown, New York.-Plancor 1722.LAND: Owned by lessee.BUILDINGS: Process Building, one story, 22,100 sq. ft., cinderblock walls, steel joist roof framing, clearance 18'.Hangar, Cafeteria Building, two story, 65,000 sq. ft., first storybelow grade, concrete blow ground, cinder block above grade.Steel framing using 100' bow-string trusses. Clearance flighthangar 23', cafeteria 14'. Some installations not completed.Paint Storage, 30' by 60', 1,650 sq. ft., clearance 13', cinderblock.Heater Unit Building, one story 32' by 78', 2,500 sq. ft., con-nects with lessee-owned building.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, lathes, spraybooth, sand blast, humidifiers, scales, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Service Building

90,00 sq. ft.American Export Airlines, Inc.,LaGuardia Field, New York, New York.-Plancor 1629.

Building designed for servicing aircraft, and also providesoffce space.

LAND: On lease from City of New York, 1.58 acres; on permitfrom City of New York, 5.38 acres.BUILDING: Building surrounds three sides of present Sea-plane Hangar No.2, which is owned by City of New York.Consists of a one story section occupied by shops and a twostory section occupied by offces, kitchen and cafeteria. Con-struction brick and wood. Ground floor area 69,000 sq. ft.,second floor 21,000 sq. ft. Clearances 12', 14' and 17'. Sprin-kleJ'ed.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Refrigerators, stoves andvarious other items of cafeteria and kitchen equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Forging Plant121,000 sq. ft.

American Locomotive Gun Plant,Jay Street,Schenectady, New York.-Army.

Designed to augment lessee's production of gun forgings.LAND: Sites totallng about 2:! acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Gun Shop Building, a modern steel frame struc-ture equipped for handling heavy materials, area 113,300 sq. ft.of which about 5,800 sq. ft. is upper mezzanine floor. Clear-ance main floor from 25' to 57', concrete floor on ground withcement and wood block finishes, structural steel framing, cor-rugated asbestos siding and roof.Offce Building, area 4,300 sq. ft., two story, wood frame con-struction.Boiler House, extension to building of others, one story, area3,300 sq. ft., clearance 30', concrete floor, wood and concreteconstruction. .MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 1 hydraulic press, 1,500

ton, 1 hydraulic press, 500 ton, 6 vertical hardening furnaces(25' high by 8' diameter), 6 drawing furnaces (25' high by6' diameter), 6 normalizing furnaces (6' high by 40' long by11' wide), 1 oil fired forge furnace, tanks, dust collectors,stands, 120,000 lb. compression testing machine, lathes, powersaws, centering machines, threading machines, grinders, mil-ing machines, shapers.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: D. & H. R. R. and N. Y. C.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-42).

Ordnance Plant288,0 sq. ft.

American Locomotive Tank Plant,Jay Street,Schenectady, New York.-Army.

Used by lessee in operations for manufacturing tanks, locomo-tives, etc.

LAND: Site of Shipping Building, 4.14 acres, owned. Site ofBuildings "A", "C", and Warehouse, 5.2 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Combat Tank Assembly. Building "A", 1stfloor 81,934 sq. ft., 2nd floor 5,336 sq. ft., floor of reinforcedconcrete, steel framing, walls of asbestos cement insulationboard, ceiling heights to truss, 41'6", to crane rail 32'6".Combat Tank Hull Assembly. Building "C", 1st floor 48,069sq. ft., 2nd floor 2,500 sq. ft., reinforced concrete, steel framing,walls of asbestos cement insulation board, ceilng heights totruss 39', to crane rail 32'.Warehouse Building, 1st floor only, 79,800 sq. ft., concrete,masonry and wood, ceilng heights 15'1".Tank Shipping Building, 1st floor only, 61,968 sq. ft., concrete,masonry and wood, ceilng height 20'.Four other buildings. Total area about 8,500 sq. ft., one story,concrete floors, wood frame construction.Combat Tank Assembly Building has one 35-ton and one 15-tonbridge cranes, also eight Ph-ton wall cranes.Combat Tank Hull Assembly Bldg. contains two 15-ton andone 10-ton bridge cranes.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, driling, grinding,miling, planing, boring machines, hoists, dust collectors, an-nealing. furnaces, battery chargers, welding equipment, com-pressors, pumps, jacks, tanks, spray booths, etc. Also 2 X-rayunits.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: N. Y. C. R. R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-36).

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Surplus9,450 sq. ft.

Barr Mfg. Corporation,Weedsport, New York.-Plancor 1562.

Used for housing equipment of others to manufacture ignitionswitches.LAND: L shaped area, 14,264 sq. ft.BUILDING: One-story, 68' by 145', floor area 9,450 sq. ft.Concrete block walls with brick facing, single span steeltrusses, steel sash on four sides of building. Clearance to bot-tom of trusses 12'6".UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Optical Equipment Plant157,000 sq. ft.

Bausch & Lomb Optical Company,10 Champeney Terrace,Rochester, New York.-Nord-1068.

U sed for production of optical equipment.with buildings rehabiltated.

LAND: About 7% acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Buildings,story with testing tower on Building C.

An existing plant

A, B, C, D; FourBuilding A, 58,864

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sq. ft.; Building B, 2,720 sq. ft.; Building C, 69,264 sq. ft.;Building D, 3,816 sq. ft.; total floor area 134,664 sq. ft., ceil-ing heights 12'. Buildings are of reinforced concrete beamand slab construction with poured concrete floors and roof.Walls are of concrete with wood sash. Sprinklered.Cafeteria is in Building C with seating capacity of 500. Air-conditioning in various parts of the building.Building E, Boilerhouse: One story with area of 3,888 sq. ft.and 20' clearance to truss, concrete floor and columns, steeltrusses, concrete walls, wood plank deck.Building F, Warehouse: One story with area of 19,200 sq. ft.and 9' ceilng height, concrete floor, wood timber framing,frame sidewalls with asbestos shingle siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special production equip-ment used in optical products manufacturing.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from N. Y. C. R. R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-46).

Aircraft Plant Surplus1,250,000 sq. ft.

Bell Aircraft Corporation,

Niagara Falls Boulevard,

12 miles from Buffalo,Wheatfield, New York.-Plancor 16S.

LAND: About 307 acres.BUILDINGS: 32 permanent buildings, 6 temporary build-ings, and a spray pond, reservoir, ejector pit, impoundingbasin.Manufacturing Building: One story with basement and mez-zanines. Total floor area 726,000 sq. ft. Spans 50', 100', 200'.Clearances 13', 20', 30'. Steel framing, brick walls.Flight Preparation Building: One and two story; total area120,SOO sq. ft. Clearance 20', steel and concrete.Airplane Processing Building: Area 93,SOO sq. ft. Clearance24' Hollow tile and brick walls. Steel framing and trusses.Engineering Building: a story, total area 78,50a sq. ft: . Ceil-ing 10', steel framing, brick walls, glass block. Air-conditioned.Hangar and Shipping Building: Total floor area 76,500 sq.ft. Clearances 26', 30'. One story, steel framing, brick wall.s.Engine Test Building: Total area 64,000 sq. ft. Clearance incells 20' and 24'. Steel framing, brick and hollow tile walls.Flow and Pressure Test Building, Boiler House and minorbuildings, total 90,300 sq. ft.Major buildings sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, drilers, grinders,milers, sanders, shears, oil dispensing units, battery ch.argers,degreasers, rectifiers, pumps, scales, heat treating equipment,etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designati.on as "Surplus". S?-bse-quently, however, the independ~mt dispo~al. of th~ machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of N. Y. Central R. R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant6,550 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Elmira, New York.-Plancor 1954.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant183,000 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Sidney, New York.-Plancor 15.

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Aircraft Parts365,00 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,1501 South Main Street,Elmira, New York-Army.

Used for production of bombsights.LAND: About 28.7 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, overall size 540' by570', one story and partial basement, total area 350,000 sq. ft.,clearance 16', reinforced concrete construction, bays 30' by 30',brick walls, concrete floor and roof, sprinkler. West half ofbuilding air conditioned. Some nine other small units up to6,000 sq. ft., with total area about 15,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling machines, lathes,dril presses, driling machines, complete plating equipment,oven dryer, chip disposal system, welding outfit, dust collectors,chain hoists, motors, generators, chemical laboratory equippedwith hoods, tables, burners, oven, scales, etc. Also offce furni-ture and equipment, first aid items, cafeteria and kitchen equip-ment, factory, furniture, etc.UTILITIES: Water furnished by City. Three wells on siteused for supplying water to refrigeration units of the airconditioning systems. Natural pond on site supplies waterfor the boilers.Sewage disposal by City system.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.Steam. Boiler House contains two 486 hp boilers equipped withhydraulic stokers. Total capacity 60,000 lb. steam per hour.

TRANSPORTATION: Erie Railroad.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-17l).

Steel PlantBethlehem Steel Company,Lackawanna, New York-Plancor 290.

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Steel Foundry Surplus77,000 sq. ft.

Bison Castings. Inc.,575 Howard Street,Buffalo, New York.-Nobs-727.

PLANT: Land, building, machinery and equipment for produc-tion of steel castings.

LAND: About 2.9 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Foundry Building: An existing structurerenovated for production of steel castings. Foundry section,one story; Offce section, two story; Total floor area, 58,950 sq.ft.; clearances: Foundry, 19'; Monitor Section, 27'; Offce Sec-tion, 8'6". Construction, structural steel framing, walls arebrick and frame, floor in foundry is sand; in offces, wood,wood deck, with built-up paper roofing.Storage Sheds, two one-story structures and two two-storystructures, brick and frame construction, total area about17,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production Equipment:Three 3-ton ladles and pouring mechanism; two tumbling barrelsand dust collector; one l%-ton electric steel furnace; one 2-toncapacity electric steel furnace; one sly tumbler and air blower;one large cupola, 75/100-ton capacity (per 10-12 hour day);one large cupola, 50j100-ton capacity (per 10-12 hour day);one large cupola, 100/200-ton capacity (per 10-12 hour day);one core oven and car, 12' by 18' by 20'; one annealing oven andcar, 4' by 12' by 3'; one electric floor scale, capacity 4,000 lb.;one Pangborn sandblast; one Cincinnati-Bickford dril; oneDavenport rollover machine; one 20" by 42" high-speed pitless;one model "B" 4' by 8' shakeout; two Osborne No. 332 jolt roll-overs; one Osborne No. 559 jolt rollover; one Johnson & Jen-nings No. 918 rollover; one type H0961242 annealing oven;one No. 2 6" diameter Simpson mixer; one swing grinder(Chapman). One yard swing crane, one 5-ton electric crane,one 10-ton, one 2-ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-8).

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Penicilin Plant Sold40,0 sq. ft.

Bristol Laboratories, Inc.,alsoCheplin Laboratories,East Syracuse, New York.-Plancor 1935.

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus16,0 sq. ft.

Bruening-Winans Corporation,alsoBruening Products Corporation,Scottsvile Road,

Rochester, New York.-Plancor 131.LAND: One acre.BUILDING: Approximately 201' by 80', with 12' ceilng clear-ance. Glazed utility tie walls on the street front and returns,cement block elsewhere. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drils, grinders, lathes,miling machines, anodizing unit, heat treating plant, spraybooth, sand blast, magnaflux outfit, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utility company.New York O. R. P. D.-B1'ochure available.

Ordnance Plant Sold312,500 sq. ft.

Buffalo Arms Corporation,Buffalo, New York-Plancor 109.

Steel Foundry Surplus1,380 tons per year.

Buffalo Brake Beam Company,33 Chandler Street,Buffalo, New York.-Plancor 1773.

Designed for production of carbon and steel alloy castings,malleable iron castings and hot dip galvanizing.

LAND: About 5.3 acres.BUILDINGS: Ten buildings, total floor area 161,000 sq. ft.Storage Building, 101,200 sq. ft., clearance 17'; one story brick;and steel.Foundry Building, 29,000 sq. ft., clearance 17' to craneway;concrete and brick.Offce, two story, 15,000 sq. ft., brick construction, ceilng 10'and 13'.Other buildings total about 16,000 sq. ft., mostly wood frameconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Malleable Iron Foundrywith duplex melting equipment including cupola, 20-ton ironfurnace, eight 15-T car type special annealing ovens, two muffleovens, molding machines, core ovens, etc.Steel Foundry, includes three ton electric special furnace, com-plete, core ovens, molding equipment, sand slinger, sand blast-ing equipment, etc. Also two l%-ton, one 3-ton, one 5-ton, andone 10-ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Breeding Plant Sold10,600 sq. ft.

Carworth Farms, Inc.,New City, New York.-Plancor 1486.

Industrial Equipment Plant16,100 sq. ft.

John J. Chaloux and Company,Colonie, New York.-Plancor 1299.

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Aircraf Parts Plant (oil tanks)158,0 sq. ft.

Columbia Aircraft Corporation,Valley Stream,Long Island, New York.-Plancor 1266.

LAND: 18.15 acres situated within a leasehold parcel of 218acres used as an airfield.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, cinder concrete blockwalls; total floor area 82,000 sq. ft.; ceilng heights 20'. Sub-Assembly Building and Assembly Building, one and two stories,cinder block, steel sash; combined floor area 54,000 sq. ft.Other buildings total 22,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding machines, shap-ing and shearing machines, generators, plating machines, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Local utilty company.Sewage disposal plant on site.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus14,0 sq. ft.

Columbian Bronze Corporation,216 N. Main Street,Freeport, Long Island, New York.-Nobs-14.

Used for offces, also grinding and polishing work in connectionwith the production of propellers and underwater fittings forships.LAND: About 0.29 acre, not owned.BUILDING: Offces, Grinding and Polishing Building: A two-story building, about 78' by 91', total area, approximately14,000 sq. ft., ceilng, first floor 14', second floor 10'. Rein-forced concrete foundations, structural-steel framing includinggirders, beams, lintels, and monorail beams, front elevation,face brick, others common brick, concrete floors. Concreteaprons on south and east sides. Fluorescent lighting.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders and buffers, handtrucks, scale dolles, three 3-ton hoists, etc.UTILITIES: Vilage of Freeport.TRANSPORTATION: Long Island R. R. with nearby siding.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-13).

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus19,400 sq. ft.

Columbian Bronze Corporation,216 North Main Street,Freeport, Long Island, New York.-Nobs-637.

Used as foundry, machine shop, and finishing in connection withproduction of propellers and under-water fittings for ships.LAND: About one-half acre.BUILDINGS: Foundry, one story, 102'5" by 93' over-all, areaabout 7,500 sq. ft.Machine Shop, one story, 60'6" by 93', area about 5,500 sq. ft.,clearances 21', concrete foundations, wood framing, brick andconcrete-block walls, concrete floor, wood deck.Finishing Building, size 60' by 107', one story, area 6,400 sq. ft.,clearance 20' in center bay, 10' in side bays, wood-frame con-struction, center bay asbestos shingles, side bays cement-blockwalls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two melting furnaces,scale, dolles, dynamic balancing machine, portable grinders,special 10' vertical boring and turning mil, frame buffers,radial dril, truck-tractor, budgit hoist, etc. Also one 5-tontwo 3-ton traveling cranes and one 10-ton Reading crane.

UTILITIES: Vilage of Freeport.TRANSPORTATION: Long Island Railroad with nearbysiding.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-14).

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Aircraft Plant Surplus402,000 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Kenmore, New York.-Plancor 746.U sed as assembly plant for planes.

LAND: North Plot 23% acres, contains the buildings. SouthPlot, 21% acres, used as parking area and coal storage area,etc. .BUILDINGS: Main Manufacturing Building, structural steelframing, steel columns, steel roof trusses. Brick and corru-gated asbestos side walls. Total floor area approximately340,000 sq. ft. Clearance main area 35'. Seven overhead trav-eling cranes of 3-ton capacity each; 19 hoists.Offce Building, two stories; timber and concrete constructionwith composition board siding. Total floor area 37,200 sq. ft.Hospital Building, Oil Storage' Building, Lumber Shed andIncinerator Building, total 24,800 sq. ft.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central Railroad.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Sold2,188,000 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Cheektowaga, New York.-Plancor 16.

ShipyardDolomite Products Company, Inc.,Rochester, New York.-Plancor 1801.

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Optical Equipment Plant Surplus404,500 sq. ft.

Kodak Optical Works.Eastman Kodak Company,1447 St. Paul Street,Rochester, New York.-Army.

Used for production of optical equipment for gun fire controlapparatus.LAND: About 1,924 acres.BUILDING: Seven story. Clearances 10' and 12'.Reinforced concrete construction with walls of brick face andtile backup. Buil-up 4-ply roofing. Floor finish; first floormonolithic silca sand; upper floors bonded silca sand. Cafe-teria on 3rd floor. Sprinklered. Floors 4 to 7, air condi-tioned.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, driling, miling,grinding machines, alumilte process tank, anodizing dip tanks,chromic acid anodize tank, motor generator sets, etc. Nu-merous items of special jigs and fixtures and special functionalgauges.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-35).

Machine Shop Surplus37,0 sq. ft.

Kodak Optical Works.Eastman Kodak Company,903 Ridge Road West,Rochester, New York.-Army.

Project utilzed in connection with production of optical com-ponents for gun fire control apparatus.LAND: About 1.93 acres.BUILDINGS: Machine Shop, area about 36,500 sq. ft., one-story, clearance 12'-13", concrete floor on ground, wood timberframing. Walls, brick and tile below window sil, asbestoscement siding above, sprinklered.Acetylene Generator Building, one-story, area 457 sq. ft.,clearance 16', concrete construction with concrete block walls.

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MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling machines, lathes,shaper, grinder, hydraulic press, radial drils, spot welder,arbor press, straightening press, electric drils, tool grinders,etc.UTILITIES: Water from City and local utilties.Sewer from City and local utiities.Power and light from City and local utilties.Acetylene gas generated on site. Installed capacity 20,000cubic feet per day.

TRANSPORTATION: N. Y. C. R. R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-35A).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold111,000 sq. ft.

Edo Aircraft Corporation,

14th Avenue,College Point,Long Island, New York.-Plancor 31.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold68,400 sq. ft.

Electrol, Inc.,Kingston, New York.-Plancor 72.

Rubber Products Plant Surplus125,700 sq. ft.

Endicott Johnson Company,Johnson City, New York.-Plancor 2175.

Designed for production of rubber soles and heels.LAND: About 10% acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, 101,000 sq. ft., brick andsteel construction. Sprinklered, fluorescent lighting, clear-ances 16' to 35'.Offce Annex, 11,200 sq. ft., extension to lessee's Mil Build-ing, 12,000 sq. ft., addition to boiler house 1,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mixers, mils, crackers,presses, trimmers, cutters, pallets, scales, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Erie R. R. on site.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plant33,488 sq. ft.

Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation,

.Ranger Aircraft Engines Division,Farmingdale, Long Island, New York.-Army.

Designed to produce and test aircraft engines.LAND: .703 acre.BUILDINGS: Main Building, one story and basement, 16,-284 sq. ft., reinforced concrete construction. Air-conditioned inoffce area and 90% sprinklered.Ten test cells, one story, 17,204 sq. ft., construction of rein-forced steel and concrete contiguous with each other and ex-isting test house; sound proof control rooms.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools and equip-ment; laboratory and testing equipment applicable for theproduction and testing of aircraft engines; and cafeteriaequipment.UTILITIES: Local sources.TRANSPORTATION: Siding connects with Long Island R. R.New York O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant380,000 sq. ft.

Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corporation,

Jamaica, New York.-Plancor 810.

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Chemical Plant75 tons catolyst per month.

Filtros, Inc.,

East Rochester, New York.-Plancor 1282.

Sold Radar Equipment Plant161,000 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,Syracuse, New York.-Plancor 1263.

Electrical Equipment Plant(Turbine generators) Surplus

66,000 sq. ft.General Electric Company,

Thompson Road,East Syracuse, New York.-Plancor 622.

LAND: 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building 924' by 631'; area581,200 sq. ft.; clearance 41'; structural steel frame, brick;sprinklered; nine 25-ton and nine 10-ton bridge cranes.Offce Building, Cafeteria and minor buildings total 78,800sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling and bending ma-chines, presses, babbitting machines, brazing machines, milingcutters, ovens, sanders, spray booth, tumbling barrel, rivetinghammers, welding equipment, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from City, with standby tank of 1,000,000gallon capacity. Other utilties from City and public utiltycompany.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of New York Central Railroad.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Equipment Plant Surplus300,000 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,

Olean Street and Campbell A venue,

Schenectady, New York.-Plancor 174.LAND: Approximately 2914 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building (New), 1,001' by 202';clearances 16' and 21'; one story; factory 199,680. sq. ft.;lean-tos 24,580 sq. ft. Brick walls, wood structural timber,wood bowstring trusses. Sprinklered.Manufacturing Building (Remodeled), two story building, por-tions wood frame and siding and other portions brick wall.Floor area 72,500 sq. ft.; clearances 12' and 17'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling, driling,grinding machines, coil winding machines, arbor presses,furnaces, motors, laboratory and testing equipment.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from Delaware & Hudson Rail-road.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Equipment Plant202,700 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,East Syracuse, New York.-Plancor 789.

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Electrical Equipment Plant Sold163,000 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,Syracuse, New York.-Plancor 788.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold77,200 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,

Fort Edward, New York.-Plancor 366.

Aircraft Engine Plant Sold739,000 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Tonawanda, New York.-Plancor 155-Plant 1.

Aircraft Engine Plant Sold637,00 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Buffalo, New York.-Plancor 155.

Glass Fibre Plant Sold79,0 sq. ft.

Glasfloss Manufacturing Company,Long Island, New York.-Plancor 2259.

Chemical Plant, Zinc Oxide75 tons per month.

Samuel Greenfield Company, Inc.,Buffalo, New York.-Plancor 1706.

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Aircraft Parts Plant Sold217,100 sq. ft.

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation,Port Washington, Long Island, New York.-Plancor 999.

Aircraft Parts Plant (exhaust piping, gas tanks)45,00 sq. ft.

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation,Syosset, Long Island, New York.-Plancor 559.

LAND: Approximately 13 acres.BUILDINGS: Three production buildings (offce space in-cluded) joined together to form one building. One small resi-dence, and four one-story wood frame storage bins.Production Building, one-story, open wood frame construc-tion on concrete, with asbestos-cement board exterior finishcontinuous fenestration. Clearances 9' and 16'. 'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, grinding, mil-ing and boring machines, lathes, presses, and shapers, etc.UTILITIES: Water from town.Septic tanks, leaching chambers and cesspools on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Iron Ore Reduction Plant1,120,0 tons of siniered concentrates per year.

Jones & Laughlin Ore Company,On New York State Highway #3 nearVilage of Stor Lake, New York.-Plancor 475.

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Optical Parts Plant Sold13,500 sq. ft.

Kollmorgen Optical Company,Brooklyn,New York City, New York.-Nobs-176.

Explosives Plant564,000 sq. ft.

Lake Ontario Ordnance Works,

(10 miles north of Niagara Falls, N. Y.),Youngstown, New York.-Army.

LAND: About 7,440 acres exclusive of easements.BUILDINGS: 597 buildings and structures. The major build-ings are Main Offce Building, First floor 19,948 sq. ft., secondfloor, 19,948 sq. ft., clearance 8'-2" each; Cafeteria, first floor,9,384 sq. ft.; clearance 10'-0"; Medical Service Building, firstfloor, 8,639 sq. ft., clearance 10'-0"; Dormitories, North, firstfloor, 5,340 sq. ft., second, 5,340 sq. ft., clearance 8'-3" each,South, same areas and construction as North; General Store-house, first floor, 10,340 sq. ft., 15'-5" clearance; CombinedShops, first floor, 31,679 sq. ft., clearance 14'-0". Generally ofwood frame construction with asbestos shingle siding. BoilerHouse ground floor, 18,204 sq. ft., clearance 9'-0", operatingfloor 8,856 sq. ft., clearance 38'-0", structural steel, corru-gated siding; Box Factory & Shook Storage, first floor, 20,622sq. ft., clearances 12'-0" to 16'-0", wood, firewalls, corrugatedsteel siding.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Plant mostly dis-mantled.UTILITIES: Water from Niagara Falls City System andNiagara River.Sewage Disposal on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-163).

Aircraft Parts Plant (Instruments)

151,900 sq. ft.Libert Aircraft Products Corporation,

Farmingdale, New York.-Plancor 35.LAND: About 714 acres.BUILDINGS: Connect with lessee's structures.Building E, Floor area 60,500 sq. ft.; factory type, one story,high and low bays. Structural steel framing, brick walls.Sprinklered. Clearances 18' and 13'.Building F, area 36,700 sq. ft.; one story, mil type, high andlow bays; brick walls, wood trusses. Clearances 19' and 13'.Sprinklered.Building G, area 38,200 sq. ft.; one story, similar to Building F.Offce Building, area 14,000 sq. ft.; two story and basement;brick and wood. Clearance first floor 15', second floor 9'.Boiler House, area 2,450 sq. ft.; one story; brick, wood truss-es. Clearance 15'.Pump House (300 sq. ft.) and submerged concrete reservoir150,000 gal. cap.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, etc.Also other production equipment and furniture and fixtures.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Long Island R. R. forms north boun-dary of site.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus192,100 sq. ft.

Link Aviation Devices, Inc.,Fenton, Broome County, New York,about 4 miles north of Binghamton, New York.-Army.

Plant, originally constructed in 1917-18 for manufacturingcans, rehabiltated and retooled for production of aviationtraining devices.

LAND: 12 %, acres at plant and 1 ¥. acres about 14 milesouth of plant. Also 14 acre, leased.

BUILDINGS: Main Building 121,286 sq. ft.; of which 95,211

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is first floor and 26,075 is second floor. Brick walls, built-uproof, concrete floor, sprinkler system, one 5,000 lb. capacityelevator; cafeteria with 300 seating capacity included.East Building 36,739 sq. ft., one floor only. Construction same,no elevator.Cafeteria contains 4,883 sq. ft. first floor; 3,640 sq. ft. secondfloor, total of 8,523 sq. ft. Brick walls, built-up roof, firstfloor concrete, second floor wood.Power house, contains 8,395 sq. ft.; first floor 7,374 sq. ft.;second floor 1,021 sq. ft. First floor concrete, second floorwood, steel roof.Seven minor buildings containing 17,156 sq. ft. of floor area;mainly wood siding, wood frame, concrete floors, metal roofs,are utilzed for storage.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, dril presses,grinders, metal saws, miling machines, punch presses, opticalmachines, (edging, grinding, centering), heat treat furnaces,plating tanks, plating and burnishing barrels, wood workingequipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Two spur tracks with capacity of 32cars, connect to D. L. & W. RR.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-172).

Machine Tool Plant Surplus93,310 sq. ft.

Lipe-Rollway Corporation,1153 West Fayette Street,Syracuse, New York.-Army.

Designed to manufacture truck clutches and machine tools.LAND: Approximately three acres.BUILDINGS: Building J, six stories, 81,270 sq. ft., all floorsreinforced concrete flat slab, structural frame of reinforcedconcrete columns, and beams, walls of reinforced concrete.Bays 20' by 23', ceilng height about 13'.Four other buildings are minor and of miscellaneous nature.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, washing, han-dling, grinding, cutting, turning, pressing and miling machin-ery, with complement of portable tools, automotive equipment,dies, jigs, and fixtures.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track to D. L. & W. R. R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-58).

Chemical Plant, Lithium Hydride22,000 sq. ft.

Lithaloys Corporation,

Long Island City, New York.-Plancor 1171.

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Ordnance Parts Plant (Fire control products) Surplus267,6 sq. ft.

Mergenthaler Linotype Company,35 Ryerson Street,Brooklyn, New York.-Plancor 472.

LAND: Approximately 29,900 sq. ft.BUILDING: The building, completed in 1943, is nine storiesand basement of reinforced concrete construction. Total floorarea approximately 267,600 sq. ft. Ceilng heights basement15', other stories 11', floors designed for 200 pounds live load.Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, driling, finish-ing, grinding, honing, miling, shaping and tapping machines,lathes, presses, riveter, cadmium plating equipment, portablecranes, electric heater assemblies, electric ovens, spot welder,monorail and equipment, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

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or part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years. Negotia-tions may be entered for its purchase subject to the provisionsof the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Modification Plant379,000 sq. ft.

Modification Center No.5,Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Buffalo, New York.-Army.

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Aircraft Modification Plant150,000 sq. ft.

Modification Center No.7.Bell Aircraft Corporation,

Adjacent to Niagara Falls Municipal Airport,Niagara, New York.-Army.

LAND: About 19 acres.BUILDINGS: Twin Hangars, area 144,800 sq. ft. of which22,200 is on second floor. Clearance 29'6" in main portion.Concrete floor with cement finish. . Wood timber framing andtrusses, wood siding, wood deck, built-up roofing. Sprinklered.Compressed air piping.Boiler House, basement floor only, area 2,350 sq. ft. Concretefloor, masonry construction, concrete roof.Other buildings consist of pump house, guard house, ammu-nition and paint storage, oil storage, shed, flight shed, sentryboxes. Combined area about 3,000 sq. ft. Generally concretefloor and wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, drilpresses, heat treat furnace, squaring power shear, tube ma-chine, drils, riveters, sand blast cabinet, power brake, quenchtank, compressors, portable generator, scales, hand hoists,painting equipment, degreaser unit, jacks, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-tt).

Ordnance Plant101,600 sq. ft.

National Carbon Company,Binghamton, New York.-Nord-1179.

LAND: About 3-1/3 acres.BUILDINGS: An existing plant to which alterations, reno-vations, and additions were made.Main Plant is a U-shaped structure consisting of six inter-connected buildings. Structure has basement and three floorswith total area of 105,000 sq. ft., clearance about 9'6" inbasement and 10' on first, second, and third floors.Buildings Nos. 1-5, inclusive, constructed of 16" stone founda-tion, 12" brick walls, wood columns, beams, and joists, withbuilt-up roof.Building No. 6 constructed of concrete foundations, stuccoover wood lath walls, wood columns, beams, and joists. Build-ing contains six locker rooms, complete kitchen, and double-serving cafeteria. SprinkIered.Storage and Time Clock Building. One story, about 3,600sq. ft., clearance 10'. A series of one-story, wood framegarages with a one-story concrete block section.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, bandsaws, broaching machine, punch presses, arbor presses, an-nealing furnaces, granulating machine, spot coating machine,dryng and baking oven, horizontal slitter, degreaser, tanks,mixer, conveyors, hoists, chutes, lift trucks, scales, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Erie R. R. Property alsoadjoins Lackawanna Railroad.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-22).

Ore Reduction Plant, Magnesite42,00-50,00 tons sintered ore per month.

National Lead Company,Tahawus, New York.-Plancor 1648.

Designed for the treatment of magnesite by the sinteringprocess.LAND: About 7% acres.BUILDINGS: Four buildings, total area about 40,000 sq. ft.Sintering Building, 36,000 sq. ft., structural steel, concrete,concrete block.Dewatering House, structural steel and concrete, area 1,640sq. ft.Conveyor, 922' by 7' by 7'6", steel framing and corrugatedsiding.Ore Bins, eight cylindrical ore bins 18' diameter by 49' highof reinforced concrete.Mixer and Boiler Room 23' by 48'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Sintering machines,table feeders, vibrating screens, conveyors, pumps, filters, andmiscellaneous auxilary equipment.

UTILITIES: Municipality and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: About 3 miles of track on site, andgovernment owned connecting line to D. & H. RR. (Plancor1245) .New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

RailroadNational Lead Company,Tahawus, New York-Plancor 1245.

Standard gauge railroad from Terminal of Delaware and Hud-son Railroad at North Creek, New York, to Tahawus, NewYork, a distance of 29.7 miles.

LAND: Right of way of 100' by 30 miles long.DESCRIPTION: Classified as "industrial trackage", thesefacilties comprise 29.71 miles of main line and 2.97 miles ofsiding tiockage. Total mileage 32.68 miles of 90 pound rail,including seven sidings and one wye; ruling and maximumgrade 2.07%; maximum main line curvature 10 degrees. Tenbridge spans 15' to 314', seven highway crossings protected byflash signals. Telephone and telegraph equipment. Two smallframe utilty buildings.

New York O. R. P. D.

Warehouse102,920 sq. ft.

New York Air Brake Tank Welding Plant,Rochester Ordnance DistrictProduction Equipment Warehouse No. 7500.New York Air Brake Company,Watertown, New York.

Originally designed to perform welding operations on tanks,but subsequently used as a warehouse.

LAND: Approximately 7.7 acres. (Acetylene Bldg. is onproperty of New York Air Brake Company).BUILDINGS: Building E and Wings, one unit with threewings, single story, 102,600 sq. ft., concrete sub-floor with 3"wood blocks, structural steel frame, brick walls, corrugatedmetal roof. Bays 20' by 50'. Two craneway sections have36' clear height and three have 19'.Acetylene House, single story, 320 sq. ft., concrete floor, ma-sonry frame, face brick walls, asphalt shingle roof.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORT ATION: Spur tracks to N. Y. C. R. R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-65).

Chemical Plant Surplus116,700 sq, ft.

Niagara Falls CWS Plant.E. 1. duPont deNemours and Company,Buffalo Avenue,Niagara Falls, New York.-Army.

LAND: About 10% acres, part owned and part leased.BUILDINGS. Manufacturing Bldg. No.3, total area about

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30,000 sq. ft., four story, steel, reinforced concrete, masonry.Dryers Bldg. No.1, two story, 11,000 sq. ft., steel, reinforcedconcrete, masonry.Solvent Recovery No. 14, basement and two story, 11,000 sq.ft., steel, reinforced concrete, masonry.Evaporator No.2, about 7,000 sq. ft., four story, steel, ma-sonry, wood.Change House, 8,300 sq. ft., Offce 9,000 sq. ft.; Warehouse7,100 sq. ft.; Shop Building 4,500 sq. ft.; Maintenance (2)3,600 sq. ft. each; mostly masonry construction with somewood.Other minor structures.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special chemical pro-duction equipment including such items as Pfaudler reactors,brick lined reactors, rotary fiters, centrifugals, evaporators,Havet make-up, fitrate storage, treatment and distilate stor-age tanks, filter presses, melt and storage tanks, feed andweigh tanks, vaporizers, heat exchangers, condensers, driers,micronizer equipment, water and caustic absorption towers,azeotropic equipment, lime absorbers, pumps, dust collectors,scales, refrigeration equipment, piping, instruments, controls,lime unloading and slaking equipment, packing equipment.Shop equipment includes lathes, shapers, grinders and othermaintenance tools.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: N. Y. C. Railroad.This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-29).

Explosives Plant Surplus310,393 sq. ft.

New York Ordnance Works.National Anilne Defense Corporation,

Baldwinsville, New York, 15 miles north ofSyracuse, New York.-Army.

Designed to produce ammonium picrate.LAND: 6,844.37 acres.BUILDINGS: 146, with a total combined area of 380,393sq. ft.Six Manufacturing Buildings, total area 81,000 sq. ft., allone story; area of each 13,500 sq. ft.; concrete flo~r, con~r.eteand wood finish; wood frame, walls of wood sheathing, ceilingheight 1 l' to 18'; built up three-ply roof.Six Dryer Houses, total area 64,056 sq. ft.; two story; areaof each 10,676 sq. ft.; first floor of concrete, second floor ofwood, rubber finish; ceilng height 10' to 12'.Five Change Houses, total area 23,687 sq. ft.; one story;Acid Building 6,968 sq. ft.; two story, ceilng height 9' to 20'.Acid Concentrate Building, 6,746 sq. ft.; two story, concretefloors, concrete and acid proof brick finish, concrete and stelframe, walls of steel siding, ceilng height 21' to 47'.Acid Concentrate Building, 26,561 sq. ft.; two story, ceilngheight 12' to 30'.Storage Garage, 13,600 sq. ft.; one story.Utilty and Service Building 17,690 sq ft.; two story.Other miscellaneous buildings on the site of less than 5,000sq. ft. each.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Chemical processingand storage tanks, processing pumps, filters, scrubbers, fans,conveyors, steel kettles, agitators, compressors, glass-linedreactors, sifters, furnaces, acid concentrators, condensers, lab-oratory and testing equipment, automotive equipment, offce,hospital and cafeteria equipment, portable tools, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Sub-sequently, however, the indepen?ent dispo.sa~ of th~ machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from river and City. Other faciltiesfrom local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spurs connect with Delaware, Lack-awanna, Western Railroad.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-86).

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Shipyard232,00 sq. ft.

Odenbach Shipbuilding Corporation,Greece, Monroe County, New York.-Plancor 1543.

U sed for production of tankers and similar steel ships, alsorevolving boom barge cranes. Approximate capacity four 186'tank vessels and three 60 ton cranes per month.LAND: Approximately 117 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, 137' by 1050'; one story, steelframing, with protected metal siding and roof, area 142,000sq. ft.Machine Shop, one story 60' by 425', area 25,000 sq. ft.; clear-ance 26'8". Construction similar to Main Bldg.Service Building, two story and basement, concrete blockwalls, steel joist and reinforced concrete floor construction.Total floor area 31,100 sq. ft., clearance 11' 3".MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four automatic weldingmachines with special tractors, one tractor with scraper anddozer of special design, and other equipment.Main Building, two 15 ton, one 25 ton, one 50 ton overheadelectric traveling cranes.Machine Shop: 10 ton Shaw box traveling crane.UTILITIES: Water from municipality.Septic tank and leaching field on site.Power and light from local utiity company.

TRANSPORTATION. Siding of N. Y. C. R. R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry100 tons per month.

Otis Elevator Company,

Northland and Dutton Avenues,

Buffalo, New York.-Army.Designed to augment operator's foundry capacity in manu-facture of gun mounts, recoil mechanisms, etc.

LAND: About 4i. acres.BUILDINGS: Foundry Extension, an addition to Otis Ele-vator Company Foundry, has total area of 114,150 sq. ft., firstfloor 110,000 sq. ft., second floor 4,150 sq. ft. Clear height inmain floor 33' and 29'. Floor of sand and concrete, structuralframing is steel and wood, walls of concrete block and cor-rugated asbestos siding. Sprinkler system.Other Buildings comprise Guard House, Meter House and

.Car Shed, with a combined floor area of 1,650 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three ton electric melt-ing furnace, charging buckets, crane ladles, ladle dryers, elec-tric annealing furnace and car, sand handling and conditioningsystem, sand mixer, speedmuIler, core ovens, sand storageand distribution system, moulding machines, air hoists andjibs, wheelabrators, dry dust arrestors, welding machines, elec-tric car bottom furnaces, sand blast rooms, stationary sandslinger, etc.Also 10-ton yard crane, 5-ton yard crane, two 10-ton chargingcranes, 10-ton foundry crane, two 15-ton, three 5-ton, three10-ton, two 3-ton and one l¥.-ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: N. Y. Central R.R.This plant has been leased for a period of one year. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-S1).

Aircraf Service Building112,000 sq. ft.

Pan-American Airways, Inc.,LaGuardia Field,Jackson Heights,New York City, New York.-Plancor 1045.

LAND: Total area of site 7.3 acres, on which rental is paidon 6.7 acres to the City of New York, the balance being arestricted space over which the lessee has free right-of-way.BUILDINGS: Two buildings, each adjacent to and adjoiningthe hanirar building of Pan-American Airways.North Building, 150' by 260'; South Building, 150' by 300',

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Constructed on piles and grade beams. Shop and Engine roomsections ~me story, steel frame and brick walls with 99' spansteel trusses. Offce and stock room sections two story, firststory 14'6", second story 9'6". Fluorescent lighting throughout.Sprinklered.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Armored Cable Plant20,200 sq. ft.

Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corporation,Yonkers, New York.-Army.

U sed for manufacture and loading of wire cable.LAND: Site is leased.BUILDING: An industrial type building, 55' by 369', clearance13'9", concrete floor, steel skeleton, brick walls, steel sash,fluorescent lighting. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two armoring machineassemblies, winders, coiling and loading machines, towers, test-ing machines, lift trucks, two ten-ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utility company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from New York Central Rail-road.Hudson River dock on site.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure (AP-154).

Magnesium Foundry Surplus2AO,O Ibs. per year.

Precision Castings Company,Fayetteville, Onondaga County, New York.-Plancor2083.

Used for production of magnesium alloy die castings by thecold chamber process.LAND: About 0.44 acre.BUILDING: Manufacturing Building, 104' by 151', two storieswith mezzanine floor. Steel skeleton censtruction with rein-forced concrete floor slabs, gypsum plank roof, face brick andcinder block walls. Freight elevator with 3¥.-ton capacity.Designed floor load 300 lb. live load. Basement 15,067 sq. ft.;first floor 15,067 sq. ft.; trim room balcony 1,279 sq. ft.; mez-zanine floor 2,967 sq. ft.; loading dock 1,441 sq. ft. Total floorarea, 35,821 sq. ft. Clearance basement 9', first floor 17'6". .MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, air com-pressors, degreasers, melting furnaces, conveyors, pumps,scales, trucks, etc. .UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold566,000 sq. ft.

Remington Rand, Inc.,Binghamton, New York.-Plancor 821.

Aircraft Plant Surplus1,366,000 sq. ft.

Republic Aviation Corporation,

Farmingdale, L. 1., New York.-Plancor 767.Designed to augment lessee's production of airplanes.LAND: About 429 acres.BUILDINGS: Five major, two hangar, twenty-one minorbuildings.Main Assembly Building, one story and basement; area 563,700sq. ft., steel frame construction, masonry walls. Monitor typeroof. Ceilngs 8' to 35'.General Utilty, U shaped, one story and part basement; area340,400 sq. ft., wood and steel framing, brick and concretewalls. Clearance 22'.Sub Contract Warehouse, one story, mil type, with basement;wood timber and brick; area 103,500 sq. ft. Clearance 22'.Administration, two story, part basement; area 71,400 sq. ft.;steel frame and brick. Ceilngs 10'.

Offce Building, two story, brick and wood; area 56,700 sq. ft.Hangars and other buildings total 230,700 sq. ft.Clearances in hangars 25' and 28'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, borers, drilers,hammers, presses, punchers, heat treating, embossing, andplating equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water by wells and sewage disposal plant onsite. Power, light, gas from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track by Penna. R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Tubing Plant36,000 tons tubing per year.

Republic Steel Corporation,160 Scott Avenue,Brooklyn, New York.-Plancor 1133.

Designed for steel pipe fabrication.LAND: Four separate parcels separated by city streets. Build-ing site 77,600 sq. ft., railroad-way 1,159 sq. ft., parking lot20,000 sq. ft., parking lot 39,000 sq. ft.BUILDING: Floor area 77,600 sq. ft.One-story building, has steel frame supporting flat type rooftrusses of 86' span. Lower enclosing walls are brick, monitorenclosing walls are sheet metal. Clear ceilng height 27'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special equipment for thefabrication of welded steel pipe, including welding machines,annealing equipment and processing equipment. Three 5-toncranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Iron Mine and Ore Concentrating Plant1,120,000 tons iron ore and 784,000 tons sintered concentrates

per year.Republic Steel Corporation,Port Henry, New York.-Plancor 262.

Designed for production of iron ore concentrates and sinter foruse in steel production.LAND: About 210 acres, under sub lease from others.BUILDINGS: Concentrating Mil Building, 158' by 180', Partfour story. Total area 78,000 sq. ft.Sintering Building, 64' by 266', three story. Area about 48,000sq. ft.Hoist and Compressor House, one story 60' by 240', with partbasement. Area 20,000 sq. ft., clearance 33'.Crushing Building, area 11,000 sq. ft., clearance 52'.Buildings generally of structural steel framing, concrete blockexterior, walls of sheet metal siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Concentration Plant hasconveyor, vibrating feeders, Magnetic separators, screens, mils,filters, settlng tanks, etc.Sintering Building, includes two sinter machines complete,table feeders, pug-mils, etc.Crushing Plant has screens, cone crusher, magnetic separa-tors, conveyors, etc.Shaft is equipped with 3 tracks, ore skip and man cage.Mine has about 4 miles of track, locomotives, mine cars,loaders, pumps, etc.Rollng Stock includes one 125-ton Diesel locomotive, 45 75-tonore cars, etc.Cranes, three 3-ton, one 10-ton, and one 25-ton.Numerous other items of equipment.UTILITIES: Water from springs, wells, and pumped fromlake.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light by local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Mine and Mil serviced by Lake Cham-plain & Minevile R.R.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Metal Reclamation Plant Surplus6,00 to 7,0 tons per year.

Revere Cooper and Brass, Inc.,Rome, New York.-Plancor 1360.

Designed for recovery of nickel copper alloy, copper and zincfrom scrap.LAND: About 3 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 26,000 sq. ft.Refinery Building, 78' by 263', one story, 20,500 sq. ft., clear-ance 31' to underside truss; steel framing, brick walls, monitorroof.Offce leanto, one story, brick and wood, area 3,100 sq. ft. Twoother leantos, 1,000 sq. ft.Personnel Building 1,500 sq. ft., one story, brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, casting ma-chine, nitrogen plant, magnetic separator, etc. Also two 10-tontraveling electric cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding extends into building.This plant has been leased for a period of three years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theterms of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Sheet Metal Shop Surplus11,600 sq. ft.

Rigid-Tex Corporation,658 Ohio Street, Buffalo, New York.-Plancor 1588.

Designed to improve quality of metal sheets by special process.LAND: Over one acre.BUILDING: Steel frame; exterior walls brick and compositionprotected corrugated metal siding, continuous steel sash; clear-ance 29'. Building has 7%-ton overhead crane on rails coveringfull width of main bay and running full length of building.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Cold roll mil, rolls, rollerleveler, stretcher leveler, lathes, shears, dril presses, powerhacksaw, wheel grinder, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania Railroad property ad-joins site, and spur track can be installed.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Schweizer Aircraft Corporation,

Elmira, New York.-Plancor 1231.

LAND: Approximately 29 acres.BUILDING: One story conventional hangar type structurewith walls of cinder block and clear span bowstring-arch timberroof trusses. Factory section 270' by 90', area 24,300 sq. ft.,clearance 16'. Remainder of building houses offce, heating,etc., floor area 6,650 sq. ft. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, miling, shap-ing, shearing and bending machines, lathes, planers, pressesand cut-off machines.

UTILITIES: Water from wells on the property.Sewage disposal through septic tank.Power and light from local utilty company.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Instruments) Surplus2,210,800 sq. ft.

Sperry Gyroscope Company, Inc.,Union Turnpike and Lakevile Road,

Great Neck, New York.-Plancor 146.LAND: Approximately 147 acres, of which 45 acres areoccupied by buildings.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one story with mez-zanines; 1,440' by 640', with exterior walls 28' high. Totalfloor area 1,085,000 sq. ft. Clearance 16'. Steel frame, brickand tile walls; continuous steel sash.

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Manufacturing Building Extension, 870' by 640' with mez-zanine floors and part second floor. Total floor area 691,000sq. ft. Construction and detail similar to Manufacturing Build-ing.Foundry Building, one story, structural steel frame, exteriorwalls brick and tile, steel sash. Total floor area 109,000 sq. ft.;clearances 22' and 27'.Administration Building, ground floor, three upper floors, andpenthouse. Total area 97,000 sq. ft. Concrete construction,brick walls, metal sash.Service Buildings total 136,900 sq. ft.Buildings have sprinklered systems except AdministrationBuilding, Boiler House and Foundry. Foundry Building has10-ton traveling crane and 2 portable and 20 stationary con-veyors. Manufacturing Building has 30 conveyors, 3 air hoists,29 general hoists, one tramway, 9 trolley and 6 monorail sys-tems. Garage has 10-ton hydraulic car lift.Most buildings air conditioned.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Standard machine toolsincluding grinding, lapping, polishing, tapping, threading ma-chines, etc.; miscellaneous metal forming and sheet metaltools and machines, including grinders, shears, presses, etc.,other production equipment such as ovens, furnaces, tumblingbarrels, etc.; laboratory and testing equipment including X-Rayunits, hardness testers, oscilators, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.This plant has been leased for a period of three years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Precision Instruments Plant101,900 sq. ft.

Square D Company,Elmhurst, New York.-Plancor 535.

Sold

General Manufacturing Plant166,00 sq. ft.

Square D Company,Binghamton, New York.-Plancor 1224.

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold101,000 sq. ft.

Square D Company,36-30 Lawrence Street,Flushing, L. 1., New York.-Plancor 878.

Steel Foundry36,00 tons castings per year.

Symington-Gould Corporation,121 Lincoln Avenue,Rochester, New York.-Plancor 901.

Sold

Steel Foundry1,250 tons per month.

Symington-Gould Corporation,Depew, New York, about 9 miles east of Buffalo, NewYork.-Army.

Used to expand lessee's production of steel armor castings.LAND: About 4.7 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Total area about 205,000 sq. ft.Building No. 125, one and two story structure, total area 39,700sq. ft. First floor 25,200 sq. ft., clear height 8'10"; second floor14,500 sq. ft., clear height 7'3"; concrete floors, brick walls,wood deck built-up roofing; sprinklered.Building No. 602, (Extension to existing building), one story,total area 134,750 sq. ft.; clearance center aisle 45'1", balance40'1". Floor of concrete and steel; structural frame of rein-forced concrete and steel; corrugated asbestos siding; concreteplank deck, built-up roofing; sprinklered.Building No. 601, two story, total area 4,500 sq. ft.; clearance9' each floor. First floor concrete, wood finish. Second floor

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wood, walls of concrete and block, wood deck, built-up roofing;sprinklered.Building No. 323, one story, total area 4,200 sq. ft.; clearance16'3"; concrete floor, steel framing, wood deck. Building isopen.Building 319, two story, total area 2,500 sq. ft.; clearance 10'6";wood and brick construction; sprinklered.Building 603, 604, 605, two story, total area all three units,8,500 sq. ft.; clearances 11'6". Extension to existing buildingof lessee. Concrete floor, concrete block walls, concrete plankdeck, built-up roofing; sprinklered.Building No. 606, (extension to existing building of lessee).One story, area 3,100 sq. ft.; clearance 11'6"; concrete floor,concrete block walls, concrete plank deck, built-up roofing;sprinklered.Building No. 610, one story, area 1,000 sq. ft.; clearance 10'and 13'6"; reinforced concrete.Building No. 611, one story, area 4,600 sq. ft.; clearance 10';concrete floor, concrete block walls, wood deck, built-up roofing;sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Eleven annealing fur-naces, six core ovens, one speed muller, one speedslinger, fivemolâ machines, sand handling system, acteylene generator unit,three lifting magnets, four mold ovens, two sand mixers, 150cast steel flasks, three hydraulic presses (one 500-ton, one200-ton, one 100-ton), control systems, welding booths, shake-out screen, air hoists, hoppers, scales, pumps, conveyors, jibcranes, motors; cranes, one 5-ton, six 10-ton, two 35-ton over-head cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies. Utilties inter-connected with lessees'.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-64).

Steel Foundry Surplus5AGO tons finished castings per year.

Symington-Gould Corporation,Rochester, New York-Plancor 283.

Designed to produce steel castings.LAND: Approximately 1.85 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Foundry Building and detached GuardHouse. Foundry proper consists of two bays 300' by 130'.Total area 59,000 sq. ft.; clearance 38'; masonry and brickconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, ladles, ovens,molding machines, pre-heaters, sand mixers, grinders, press,wire machine, etc. Also six 5-ton and one 10-ton inside cranesand two 5-ton outside cranes; fourteen jib cranes in variousdepartments.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B. & O. Railroad.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Landing gear assemblies)Surplus

27,300 sq. ft.Uebelhoer Brothers, Inc.,Clarence A venue,

Buffalo, New York.-Plancor 1184.LAND: Approximately 0.85 acre.BUILDING: One-story factory type 240' by 108', clearance12', brick and tile bearing walls. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling, grinding, mil-ing machines, lathes, degreaser, tumblast machine, furnaces,etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold126,6 sq. ft.

Union Fork and Hoe Company,Rome, New York.-Plancor 1411.

Ordnance Plant Surplus118,0 sq. ft.

U. S. Hoffman Machine Corporation,South Water Street,Poughkeepsie, New York.-Plancor 2351.

LAND: Approximately 10 acres, on bluff overlooking HudsonRiver.BUILDINGS: Principal structure is basically one story highand encloses about 115,000 square feet floor area. It is con-structed of wood, steel, and masonry; roofs are tar and gravelon wood with a substantial part having porex slabs; floors areconcrete. Ceilng heights range from 10' to 16'. The forgeshop has a ceilng 34' high. Minor buildings and structuresinclude Water Pump House, Acetylene Generator Building,Fuel Oil Storage Building, Fuel Oil Storage Tank Area, QuenchOil Storage Tank Area, Storage Building, Lumber StorageBuilding and Substation; combined floor area approximately3,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five Worthington aircompressors with motor generator sets, starting panels, coolers,receivers, and filters; eight chain hoists; hydraulic jacks; threeHarnischfeger overhead cranes; three induction hardeners;heat-treating furnaces; hydraulic presses; chip crusher andconveyor system; compressed-air system; electrical distribu-tion system; and tool room completely equipped to producecutting tools.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION; Spur track of New York CentralRailroad.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alcohol Plant4,500,0 gallons per year.

U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc.,Federal Street,Yonkers, New York.-Plancor 1300.

Designed to augment lessee's production of ethyl alcohoL.LAND: About 1/3 acre.BUILDING: Total floor area 6,600 sq. ft. One story and fourstory structure 30' by 100' (one story) plus 30' by 40' (fourstory). Structural steel with corrugated iron siding.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grain cleaner, dust col-lector, bucket elevators, conveyors, roller mils, magnetic sepa-rators, grain precookers, malt precookers, tanks, mixers, etc.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding serves plant.These facilities are presently under lease. Negotiations may beentered into for purchase subject to term of lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Sold11,500 sq. ft.

Utica Drop Forge and Tool Corporation,Utica, New York.-Plancor 1780.

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Steel Forging Plant Surplus19.0 sq. ft.

Utica Drop Forge & Tool Corporation,2415 Whitesboro Street,Utica, New York.-Plancor 2386.

Used to make parts for jet plane engines.LAND: 0.636 acre, leased.BUILDING: Irregularly shaped structure with 16,815 sq. ft.on main floor and 2,300 sq. ft. on mezzanine. Steel framing,concrete floors, protected metal siding. Rollng steel doors,steel sash. Clearances 12' and 24'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, drop ham-mers, presses, furnaces, blast cleaning machines, tumblast,quench tank, air compressor, etc.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.New York O. R. P. D.

Ore Reduction Plant, Tungsten10.0 10 1S,o Ions per year.

Wah Chang Trading Corporation,Glen Cove, Long Island, New York.-Plancor 1196.

PLANT: Land and buildings used for treatment and purifi-cation of tungsten ore.LAND: About 8% acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 138,000 sq. ft.Factory and Warehouse, 113,000 sq. ft., one story, bow typeroof, concrete block walls, clear span trusses. Clearance tounderside truss 35'. Sprinklered.Offce and Laboratory, 16,500 sq. ft., one story, wood frame,stucco exterior. Sprinklered.Other structures, 8,800 sq. ft.UTILITIES: Water by municipality and wells on site.Other utilities by municipality and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Parts Plant (Gear units) Surplus98,00 sq. fi.

Worthington Pump & Machinery Corporation,Buffalo, New York.-Plancor 542.

BUILDING: 135' by 602', one and two story, steel frame con-struction enclosed with brick. Width consists of 50' wide

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center bay, clearance 34', and two 40' wide side bays, clearance19'. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinding ma-chines, driling, miling machines, etc. Six 3-ton, two 50-ton,one 10-ton, two 20-ton overhead traveling cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Industrial Equipment Plant(Engine compressor units) Surplus

122,800 sq. ft.Worthington Pump & Machinery Company,45 Roberts A venue,

Buffalo, New York.-Plancor 680.LAND: Three plots, total area 2.7086 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory, floor area 59,400 sq. ft., rein-forced concrete construction; clearances 28' and 23'.Building No. 116, floor area 19,700 sq. ft., steel frame, brick,clearances 41' and 32'.Building No. 117, one and two-story building, floor area 40,700sq. ft., steel frame, brick, clearances 19' and 8'.Building No. 118, one-story, floor area 3,000 sq. ft., brick walls,steel sash, clearance 12'.All buildings sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, grinding and mil-ing machines, lathes, melting pots, sub-zero machine, arcwelder, core ovens, etc.Building No. 115 has three 3-ton and two 5-ton overhead, flooroperated cranes, 40' spans. No. 117 has four 3-ton monorails.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible thatall or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks connect with Lehigh ValleyRailroad.

New York O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus

NORTH CAROLINA

287.0 sq. ft.Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corporation, andFirestone Tire and Rubber Company,Burlington, North Carolina.-Plancor 506.

LAND: Approximately 260 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building, one-story, new andreconditioned, total floor area 269,000 sq. ft. New construc-tion has structural steel frame, brick and gunite walls. Cafe-teria addition is frame construction. Old construction brickwalls, steel truss saw-tooth roof framing. Clearances, 12', 15'and 26'.Two Hangars, Boiler House, Hammer Building, and minorbuildings total 18,000 sq. ft.All buildings sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Driling and grinding ma-chines, lathes, presses, shapers, planers, pumps, tanks, welders,generators, furnaces, paint spray equipment, etc. Also labora-tory and testing equipment and furniture and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from City. Plant has a 100,000 gallonelevated steel tank and a 200,000 gallon reinforced concretereservoir.Gas, power and light from local utilty company.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Charlotte O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Graphite Electrode Plant Surplus34.0 sq. ft.

National Carbon Company, Inc.,Morganton, North Carolina.-Plancor 1066.

LAND: Approximately 44 acres.BUILDINGS: Twenty-five buildings, total area 344,000 sq. ft.Thirteen utilty buildings account for about 32,000 sq. ft. Gen-erally single story brick or wood frame. Twelve factorybuildings are from 10,000 sq. ft. to 34,000 sq. ft. Clearancesgenerally 30'. Four are reinforced concrete construction, re-mainder of steel framing, corrugated asbestos siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Coke storage and han-

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dling system; miling and mix equipment; 1,750-ton extrusionpress; furnaces; gas producers; graphite furnace units; rotarycoke dryer, graphite furnaces, etc. Two 10-ton and one 7%-toncranes; numerous conveyors.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of the Southern Railway.

Charlotte O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Battery Plant Sold77,900 sq. fi.

National Carbon Company, Inc.,Charlotte, North Carolina.-Plancor 1528.

ShipyardNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company,Wilmington, N. C.-Maritime.

LAND: About 167% acres with 6,375' frontage on Cape FearRiver.BUILDINGS: Shop and utilty buildings, 9 ways (500'), 3fingerpiers (500' by 61'), Marginal Wharf (1,000' long).

Charlotte O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant8S,S00 sq. ft.

Aeronautical Products, Inc.,Washington Courthouse, Ohio.-Plancor 1085.

Pipe Line SurplusPlantation Pipe Line Company,Greensboro, North Carolina, to Richmond, Va.-Plancor1394.

A war emergency facilty created for the transportation ofrefined petroleum products from the Plantation Pipe Line Com-pany's terminal at Greensboro, N. C., to terminal faciltiesserving private oil companies at Richmond, Virginia.The property consists of approximately 179 miles of right-of-way; about the same mileage of 8%" electric welded steel pipeline made up of both new and used pipe; four line pumpingstations, four delivery terminals, employees' residences andother appurtenances.Right-of-way easements, averaging 30' in width, with all inci-dental rights have been acquired across public and privatelands, railroads, rivers and streams on a permanent basis.The pipe line, 179.5 miles in length, includes 166 miles of usedlapweld pipe which was reconditioned, welded and coated beforelaying. In addition to the used pipe, 13.5 miles of new 8%"seamless, grade B pipe was installed in the line. Twenty-six8" gate valves, one 8"check valve, forty-four 8" plug valvesand other fittings were also installed. Approximately 5,000lineal feet of protective casing pipe was used on railroad andhighway crossings. Twenty-two swing bridges across creeksand rivers were erected for line walkers.Charlotte O. R. P. D.-Brochure, available.

Warehouse Sold112,SOO sq. fi.

Wright's Automatic Machine Company,Durham, North Carolina.-Plancor 197.

OHIO

Sold MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: All owned by Govern-ment under Plancor 834.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs to New York Central Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-21).

Aircraft Plant Sold106,0 sq. ft.

Aeronca Aircraft Corporation,

Middletown, Ohio.-Plancor 779.

Aircraft Plant2,S60,000 sq. fi.

Aircraft Assembly Plant No.7,Fisher Body Division, General Motors Corporation,Brookpart Vilage, Ohio,

Adjoining Cleveland Municipal Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.-Army.

LAND: 411.43 acres.BUILDINGS: Assembly Building No.1: Basement, one storyand balcony, area 2,270,000 sq. ft., reinforced concrete floor,frame of concrete and steel, concrete block walls, ceilng height12' to 45', 4-ply tar and gravel roof, bays generally 50' by 50',50' by 200', 50' by 100'.Administration Building No.2: Basement and 2-story, area148,000 sq. ft., wood joist and sub floor, frame of mil con-struction, face brick walls, ceilng height 9' to 10', asphaltcomposition roof, bays generally 15'8" by 16'.Hangar Building No.3: 1 story and balcony, area 78,200 sq.ft., concrete floor, concrete frame up to 12', upper part all wood,concrete wall up to 12', beyond wood, ceilng height 40', 4-plyasphalt composition, bays 25' by 30'.Flight Operation Building No.4: Basement, 2-story andtower, area 12,000 sq. ft., concrete floors, concrete frame, con-crete walls, ceilng height 8' to 10', 4-ply asphalt roofing.Transformer Sub-Station No.8: 1 story, area 22,400 sq. ft.,crushed stone floor, 12" cinder block frame, cinder block wallsand filled, no roof.Balance of buildings consists of garages, guard houses, mainte-nance sheds, ranging from 42 sq. ft. to 18,135 sq. ft.

Ordnance Parts Plant1S,O sq. ft.

Alled Machine & Engineering Corporation,New Philadelphia, Ohio.-Plancor 415.

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Aluminum Rollng Mil (Rod and Bar) Surplus180,000,000 pounds rods and bars per year and

120,000,000 pounds blooms per year.Aluminum Company of America,Southwest of Newark, Ohio.-Plancor 936-F3.

Designed for rollng aluminum blooms, rods and bars.LAND: About 300 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 1,220,000 sq. ft. Thirty-sixbuildings, the three largest containing 220,000 sq. ft., 115,000sq. ft. and 91,000 sq. ft., respectively, and clearances 32', 26', 33'.Eight other structures contain about 62,000 sq. ft. each with 33'clearances. The remaining buildings total about 280,000 sq. ft.Factory structures of structural steel framing and brick mason-ry walls. Utilty buildings generally of brick construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Nineteen remelt furnaces,capacity 2,700 lbs. each; ten gas fired tilting scrap furnaces,capacity 3,000 lbs. each; four furnaces capacity 14,000 lbs.each; nineteen soaking preheat furnaces; eight other furnaces;three casting machines; 38" blooming mil complete; two 22"bar mils; 20" bar mil; two draw benches, 7,500 lbs. each;straighteners; scalpers; metal saws; caustic dip unit, etc.UTILITIES: Water from six wells on site and from city.Sewage disposal plant on site. Gas, power, light from localutilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Several sidings of N. Y. C.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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SoldS12,SOO sq. fi.

American Propeller Corporation1333 Alexis RoadToledo, Ohio.-Plancor 144.

Sold Shipyard FaciltiesAmerican Shipbuilding CompanyLorain, Ohio.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Ma:ritime.

Aircraft Parts Plant

Alloy Steel Plant Surplus43,200 Ions electric sleel ingois per year.

American Rollng Mil CompanyMiddletown, Ohio.-Plancor 285.

Designed to augment lessee's production of alloy stainless steelingots.LAND: 5 acres.BUILDINGS: Alloy Furnace Building, Laboratory and Offce,Maintenance Track Scale House, Sheds, Four TransformerBuildings. Total area about 40,000 sq. ft. Alloy Furnace Build-ing, single span 82' by 285' with leanto 36' by 282'; steel fram-ing, corrugated sheet steel siding; clearance main portion 40';area 33,500 sq. ft. .Other buildings of brick and concrete block construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Foundry contains onegasoline powered locomotive, seventeen charging cars, eightingot cars, four electric furnaces, three preheat furnaces,charging machine and miscellaneous items.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of major railroads.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

SurplusIron Ore Reduction Plants40,oo Ions sinler per year.

American Rollng Mil Company,Hamilton, OhiD.-Plancor 759.

Designed for production of iron ore sinter to be used for charg-ing blast furnaces and open hearths.LAND: Approximately 1.15 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 25,500 sq. ft. SinteringBuilding, three-story, reinforèed concrete and cement blockconstruction, with structural steel framing. Total floor area18,800 sq. ft. Clearance, first floor 28', second floor 10', thirdfloor 22'. Control House and Fan Room, Receiving Bins andTransfer Building, total area 4,600 sq. ft. Brick and con-crete.Coke Crusher Building of reinforced concrete and cement blockconstruction. Approximate area 2,100 sq. ft. Two-story heightwith a mezzanine for electric controls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Sinted conveyors, sintervibrating screens, sinter pug mil, sinter machine, feederscreens and hoppers, rod mil, coke conveyors, dust collectingequipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from well off-site.Power and light from local utilty company.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus10,000 Ions per year.

American Rollng Mil Company,Middletown, Ohio.-Plancor 1259.

Designed to augment lessee's production of steel castings.LAND: About % acre leased.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 18,500 sq. ft.Main foundry (extension to lessee's building), Locker Rooms,Compressor Building, Offce Building, Pyrometer Building.Foundry extension, 17,000 sq. ft., clearance 55', structural steelframing, corrugated transite siding. Other buildings are onestory, brick or concrete block. .MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Annealing furnace, coreoven, jarring machine, mold driers, sandmueller, sand unloader,screenerator, swing grinders, transfer cars, etc. Also 75-toncrane and two jib cranes.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding serves plant.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus78,00 sq. ft.

American Tool Works, Company,

Pearl, Eggleston, and Third Streets,Cincinnati, Ohio.-Nobs-148.

LAND: About 2% acres.BUILDINGS: One building, constructed as the first and sec-ond plant extensions. Lessee's existing railroad siding was ex-tended to enter and serve the Navy-owned building.The first and second extensions constitute one building of ap-proximately 78,000 sq. ft. and a clear ceilng height of 35' Thebuilding is independent of the prime contractor's buildings ex-cept for connecting passages.First Extension: A one-story heavy machine shop buildingwith a partial basement of approximately 40' by 100', con-structed with a steel frame and monitor-type steel roof trusses;walls of concrete to a height of 9' above floor level and facedbuilding tile to eaves with corrugated transite closures betweenthe first and second levels of windows. Reinforced concretefloors poured on grade. The extension contains six bridgecraneways and seven gantry crane tracks.Second Extension: A one-story heavy machine shop buildingextension with no basement. The frame construction is of steelH-beams mounted on reinforced concrete columns with woodmonitor-type trusses and wood purlins. The walls are of con-crete to a height of 9' above floor level and faced with buildingtile to the eaves with corrugated transite closures between thefirst and second window levels and at ends of the monitors.The floors are of reinforced concrete poured on grade. Theextension is completely sprinklered. The extension containsthree bridge craneways.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Gear hobbing machines,grinding machines, lathes, miling machines, planers, radialdrils, etc.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies through lessee'sfacilties.TRANSPORTATION: Siding into building served by Penn-sylvania Railroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure avaùable (NP-7).

Tank Parts Plant SurplusS6,000 sq. ft.

American Welding and Manufacturing Company,Warren, Ohio.-Plancor 250.

LAND: Area 7% acres.BUILDINGS: Factory Building, 44,600 sq. ft., clearances incrane section 37' and 25'; steel frame, walls partly concrete andpartly asbestos protected corrugated metal siding; steel sash.M'ain Offce Building, one story and basement. 38' by 150',10,400 sq. ft., steel frame, brick walls. Also Carbide Storageand Gas Generator; Guard House, Garage, Fuel Oil PumpHouse, Boiler House, and underground storage tanks.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Bending and shearingmachines, lathes, presses, etc.; expanding, trimming and weld-ing machines, etc.; three hydraulic-lift bull dozers, thirteenhoists, etc.; three 5-ton floor controlled Travlift cranes; tenbudget jib crane assemblies each 1,100 pound capacity.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant122.0 sq. ft.

Aviation Corporation,

14th and Adams Streets,Toledo, Ohio.-Plancor 1265.

Steel Tubing Plant48,00 Ions per year.

Babcock & Wilcox Tube Company,Allance, Ohio.-Plancor 497.

Rubber Products PlantSO,OOO sq. ft.

Barefoot Sole Company, Inc.,Wadsworth, Ohio.-Plancor 2420.

Quarry & Clinkering FaciltiesBasic Refactories, Inc.,Maple Grove, Ohio.-Plancor 1090.

Penicilln Plant13,100 sq. ft.

Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc.,Bedford, Ohio.-Plancor 1942.

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General Manufacturing Plant31s,3oo sq. fi.

BIaw Knox Company,Martins-Ferry Division,Martins-Ferry, Ohio.-Navy NOd-2031.

LAND: About 23% acres.BUILDINGS: Entire facilty consists of old and new OffceBuilding, Manufacturing Building, General Machine Shop, As-sembly Building, Packing and Shipping Building, EngineeringBuildings, Boiler House, various Maintenance and StorageBuildings.Buildings rehabilitated in 1941. Factory buildings generally ofstructural steel with masonry and corrugated iron siding.Other structures generally of brick and wood.

UTILITIES: By city and local utilties.Plant has own water purifying system.TRANSPORTATION: Five spurs into property served byB & 0 R.R. and Pennsylvania R.R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Machine Tool Plant21,000 sq. ft.

Broden Construction Company,Euclid, Ohio.-Plancor 654.

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Beryllum Plant Facilties SurplusS6,O0 sq. ft.

Brush Beryllum Company,Lorain, Ohio.-Plancor 1255.

Designed to augment lessee's production of beryllum salts andberyllum oxide powder.

LAND: About % acre.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 56,000 sq. ft.Crystallzing Building, two and three story, reinforced concreteto third floor, wood timber above. Total area 34,000 sq. ft.,ceilng 12', 10', 9' respectively.Ore Melting Building, steel framing and brick, one story, area4,300 sq. ft., clearance 34'.Additions to lessee's Offce, Ore Storage, Maintenance Buildingstotal 13,500 sq. ft. Brick masonry and wood.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Agitators, crystaIIzers,evaporators, precipitators, mixers, dissolvers, settlers, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B & 0 R.R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Ammonia andAmmonium Nitrate

8,400 Ions per monih.Buckeye Ordnance Works,Atmospheric Nitrogen Corporation,Ironton, Ohio, on the Ohio River.-Army.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Sold110,00 sq. ft.

Canton Drop Forging and Manufacturing Company,alsoHoover Company,Canton, Ohio.-Plancor 1765.

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus. 1S8,6 sq. ft.

Canton Drop Forging & Manufacturing Company,North Side of 17th Street Extension,Canton, Ohio.-Plancor 278.

Designed for manufacture of airplane engine crank cases,cylinder barrels and other forgings.LAND: Approximately 30 acres.BUILDINGS: Machine Shop, one story masonry, 56,680 sq. ft.,clearance 16', brick walls, steel sash, steel framing.Forge Shop, one story and part basement, metal clad steel,43,560 sq. ft., clearances 63' and 25'.Die Shop, one story metal clad steel frame building, 18,590sq. ft.Offce and Service Building, Boiler and Coal Bunker House,Assembly Building and minor buildings total 40,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, sawing andwelding machines, tumble blasts, compressors, motorized equip-ment, machine tools, etc.Also conveyors, traveling cranes and hoists.UTILITIES: Water by two deep wells.Sewage disposal by city.Gas, power and light by local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track with two spurs from thePennsylvania Railroad.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered for its purchase subject to the pro-visons of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Forging Plant Surplus117,0 sq. ft.

Champion Machine & Forging Company,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 145.

LAND: Approximately 4.02 acres.BUILDINGS: Offce and Machine Shop Building, Forge Shop,Boiler House, Die Storage Building and Transformer Build-ing.Forge Shop is steel framed building with sheet metal walls,steel sash. Ceilngs 14' and 52'. Floor area 63,800 sq. ft.Die Storage Building is one story and basement building, con-crete, steel and brick. Ceiling heights 31' and 17'. Area28,000 sq. ft.Offce and Machine Shop Building is one and two-story build-ing, brick walls, steel sash. Floor area 19,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, power vise,threading machines, die making machines, saws, welding equip-ment, driling machines, miling machines, and standardmachine tools. Also 27 cranes installed, varying from 1 ton to20 tons capacity.UTILITIES: By city and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Wheeling and Lake Erie Rail-road.

Plant available for lease only.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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61,0 sq. ft.Chandler-Evans Corporation,Dayton, Ohio.-Plancor 323.

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Machine Shop SoldS68,40 sq. ft.

Chase Brass & Copper Company, Inc.,Euclid, OhiC!.-Plancor 90.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus77,4 sq. ft.

Cincinnati Shaper Co~pany,4700 Paddock Road,

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Plancor 672.

LAND: 11 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Shop Building is steel frame structurewith monitor, brick and tile masonry walls, main shop 63,500sq. ft., offce section 8,900 sq. ft. Factory ceilng heights, 18'and 45'.Garage, Boiler House adjoining Main Shop, and frame LumberStorage Shed, combined floor area 5,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinding, boringmachines, arbor presses, welders, spray booths, forge furnace,etc. Also two 25-ton electric 60' span traveling cranes; two5-ton, three 2-ton and one I-ton floor controlled cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track of B. & O. Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Surplus36,8 sq. ft.

Cleveland Automatic Machine Company,2269 Ashland Road,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 253.

LAND: 2.13 acres.BUILDING: Two stories, brick walls, steel interior columnsand floor beams, steel sash. Clearances 11'. Freight elevatorand two I-ton, 44' span hand propelled cranes. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding machines, mil-ing machines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania Railroad adjoins property.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraf Parts Plant (Bearings, bushings) Surplus320.0 sq. ft.

Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 1634.

LAND: 7.4 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1; two-story brick, steel andtimber frame, 161' by 462'. Common brick, with plaster andmetal lath wall panels. Area approximately 110,000 sq. ft.,clearance first floor 17' and second floor 14'. Three freightelevators. Sprinklered.Building No.2; four-story reinforced concrete frame and brickmasonry structure, 160' by 245'. Two freight and one passen-ger elevators. Sprinklered. Area 146,100 sq. ft., story heights15'.Building No.3; two-story reinforced concrete frame and brickmasonry structure, 80' by 187', area 29,900 sq. ft., story heights15'-6".Four other buildings, generally steel frame, combined area34,300 sq. ft.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central Railroad.Parts of this plant have been sold and leased. Negotiationsmay be entered into for the purchase or lease of all or partof the remainder, or for purchase of the part leased subjectto the provisions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Parts Plant (struts)191,3 sq. ft.

Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company,3734 E. 78th Street,Cleveland, Ohio.-Army.

LAND: Contractor owned, no lease.BUILDINGS: Building "A": A complete addition to an exist-ing plant, used for heat treating purposes. Building is L-shaped, two story, fronting on East 77th Street, (36,000 sq. ft.of floor area, 18,000 sq. ft. for each floor), the part along 77thStreet is two stories high (60' by 170'), there is a two story,saw-tooth connection to the main building, 80' by 96'. Base-ment is of reinforced concrete construction, main floor hassteel columns, trusses and purlins, roof consists of 2" boardswith 5-ply covering, walls are of brick with steel sash andsteel doors. At the east end of the building there is a hydraulicelectric elevator to serve both floors. The building is heatedwith steam unit heaters and has a sprinkler system and plumb-ing fixtures.Building "B": Complete addition to an existing plant, used forgeneral manufacturing purposes, one story in height (132' by140'), having a total floor area of 22,860 sq. ft., with base-ment 33' by 100'. The basement room is of reinforced concreteand the upper floor has a complete steel frame. There is asaw-tooth roof with top hung sash. Purlins are of steel with2" roof boards covered with 5-ply combination covering, firstfloor covered with wood blocks, walls are of brick with steelsash. The building has a sprinkler system.Building "C": Building located at the corner of East 77thStreet and Osage Avenue, is a two-story building (161' by196'), with a total floor area of 60,000 sq. ft., 30,000 sq. ft. oneach floor. Basement is of reinforced concrete with a floor ofcement. First floor is a steel structure, having a reinforcedconcrete floor slab covered with wood block. There is a saw-tooth roof with top hung sash, purlins are of steel with 2" roofboards, covered with 5-ply combination covering, walls are ofbrick with steel sash. Building is equipped with a sprinklersystem and heated with unit heaters, basement is air-condi-tioned.Building "D": A complete addition to an existing plant tohouse the general offce, administrative and engineering depart-ments. Is L-shaped, with wing of 50' by 149' and a wing withdimensions of 50' by 145'. It has four full floors and a base-ment with penthouse for elevator shaft and fan on roof.Entire floor space amounts to 72,440 sq. ft., building has afireproof steel frame with face brick and glass block wallsand steel sash windows, floors are of steel bar joint construc-tion, with concrete slab, with space between for all wires,conduits, etc., floor is of concrete with coverings of asphalttile, building has an electric pushbutton elevator serving allfloors; all walls and ceilngs are plastered; entire building isair-conditioned and steam heated, using the same system forboth heating and cooling; has appropriate plumbing and sewagesystems, and is protected with a stand-pipe sprinkler system.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One elevator, 3 one-toncranes, air conditioning, heating and sprinkler system equip-ment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Wheeling and Lake Erie R.R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble (AP-18l).

Aircraft Parts Plant(Landing gear and struts) Surplus

80,0 sq. ft.Cleveland Pneumatic Aerol, Inc.,20001 Euclid Avenue,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 1053.

LAND: Approximately 62% acres.BUILDINGS: Consists of major and minor structures withfloor areas of approximately 800,000 sq. ft.Factory Building, one-story and part basement structure, floorarea 698,000 sq. ft., clearances 13' and 23'; wood timber fram-ing, brick to sil line, wood sash; sprinklered.Offce Building, four stories, floor area 70,368 sq. ft., clear-ances 10' and 12', upper floors wood with mastic tile, ceilngs

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accoustical tile; exterior walls of face brick; wood structuralframing.Minor buildings total 31,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding, miling, boringmachines, lathes, shaping, chucking machines, milwrightequipment, factory t::ucks, dust collecting units, furnaces, weld-ing equipment, welding and spray booths, etc.Twenty-six I-ton, three 1 %-ton, four 2-ton electric cranes;numerous hand operated and electric hoists from %-ton to6-ton capacity.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from New York Central.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Beryllium Plant SurplusClifton Products, Inc.,Painesville, Ohio.-Plancor 1716.

Designed for the production of beryllum alloys and beryllumoxide. Estimated plant capacity is 1,080 pounds of beryllumoxide of metal grade and about 500 pounds of pure beryllumoxide per month.LAND: About 0.44 acres.BUILDINGS: Two processing buildings, total area 7,800 sq.ft. One 51' by 90' with leanto, 40' clearance; the other 28' by 75'with 16' clearance. Exterior walls concrete block, wood rooftrusses supported on brick piers.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied tanks, furnaces,extractors, 70-ton arbor press, fiter presses, scrubbing towerswith pumps, blowers, etc., dryers, briquette presses, etc.UTILITIES: City and utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of New York Central Rail-road.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Metal Reclamation Plant Surplus20,700 sq. fi.

Clifton Products, Inc.,Painesvile, Ohio.-Plancor 1911.

Designed for reclamation of non-ferrous scrap metals.LAND: Approximately 2.42 acres.BUILDINGS: Scrap Reclamation Building, composed of twosections: one for melting, 47' by 143', and the other, prepara-tion of materials, 70' by 142'. Concrete block walls. Floor area16,600 sq. ft.; ceilng height 21' in Melting Section and 17' inPreparation Section.Scrap Storage Building, 51' by 82', floor area 4,100 sq. ft., steelframing and trusses, concrete block walls, clearance 16'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Metal, turnings crusher,hammermil type; metal cleaning and drying machine completewith all accessories; Stearns, magnetic separator; hard rubber-lined steel tanks; welding machine; electric arc furnace,1,000-lb. capacity; two coke-fired tilting type crucible fur-naces; one-1,200 lb. ladle; furnace-charging apparatus; skiphoist complete; Dreisbach metal reclaiming milL.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of New York Central Rail-road.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant-Clothing Impregnation

62,750 sq. ft.Columbus Clothing Renovation Plant,Columbus ASF Depot,Columbus,Ohio.-Army.

Designed for clothing impregnation for gas protection.LAND: Inside the boundaries of the Army Services ForcesDepot.BUILDINGS: Clothing Renovating Plant, two story, firstfloor, 30,800 sq. ft., clearance 13', second floor, 27,600 sq. ft.,clearance 11', structural steel framing, brick walls, continuoussteel sash, concrete floors and roof.Loading and unloading platforms on north and south sides.Two elevators and chutes between first and second floor.Boiler House, one story, area about 4,000 sq. ft., clearance 19',concrete floor, timber framing, brick and tile walls, wood deck,buil-up roofing. This building contains 6 boilers. It also sup-plies the steam requirements for the ASF Depot.Pump House about 350 sq. ft., concrete and brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Pre-dryers, final dryers,extractors, impregnators,. tanks, washers, air compressors,balers, conveyors, pumps, motors, floor trucks, lift trucks, etc.UTILITIES: Water furnished by the Depot Pumping Stationfrom wells on site.Depot Sewerage System.Power and light from local utilty companies via Depot dis-tributing system.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from the Depot yardtracks, service by B. & O. R. R. and Pennsylvania R. R.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-l04).

Steel Fabrication Facilties Surplus44,000 sq. ft.

Commercial Shearing and Stamping Company,Youngstown, Ohio.-Plancor 1091.

Designed for production of aerial bombs, steel bridge units, etc.LAND: About 1% acres.BUILDINGS: An addition to lessee's building totallng 42,300sq. ft., clearances 23' to 30', structural steel framing, brickwalls. An addition to lessee's power house totallng 1,270 sq. ft.separated by party wall.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Consists of supplemen-tary equipment including air compressor, cyclone separator,pumps, transformers, two 10 ton overhead traveling cranes,diesel powered twenty-five ton overhead traveling cranes,hoists and miscellaneous items.UTILITIES: From lessee.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Industrial Equipment Plant Surplus17,000 sq. ft.

Cooper-Bessemer Corporation,Mount Vernon, Ohio.-Plancor 731.

Used to augment lessee's production of gas and motor drivencompressors.LAND: About % acre.BUILDING: One story with mezzanine, brick walls, steel col-umns, ceilngs 20' to 29'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, etc.Seven cranes 5 to 10 ton capacity.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B. & O. Railroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Steel Plant Facilties SurplusSOO,ooO Ions pig iron and 410,000 Ions ingols per year.

Copperweld Steel Company,Warren, Ohio.-Plancor 1130.

Designed for production of molten metal for use in electricsteel furnaces.LAND: Twenty-one parcels in lessee's plant, leased fortwenty-five years.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 150,000 sq. ft.Some seventeen structures, thé two largest containing about34,000 sq. ft. each and the others 300 sq. ft. to 17,000 sq. ft.Construction either concrete and steel with galvanized siding,or concrete and brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three cupolas, bottomovens, bottom cars, pulverizers, rotoclones, slag cars, ladletransfer cars, locomotives, hot metal mixer, briquetting ma-chines, crushers, baling press~s, varied furnaces, 40, 50 and 60-ton cars, pickling tanks, etc.UTILITIES: Water from well and pumped from river.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B. & O. R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alloy Steel Plant Surplus141,800 Ions E. F. Ingols per year.

Copperweld Steel Company,Warren, Ohio.-Plancor 333.

Designed for production of alloy steel in conjunction withlessee's plant.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 460,000 sq. ft.24 buildings and parts of buildings. Largest unit is 113,000sq. ft. Two other units about 63,000 sq. ft. each. Structuralsteel framing with corrugated steel siding and roofing. Smallerunits of concrete and brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ingot strippers, heatingfurnaces, charging machine, conveyors and turntables, causticbath furnace, pickling machines, drawbenches, straighteners,annealing furnaces, rust heating furnace, furnace pusher, threeelectric furnaces, etc.UTILITIES: City, local utilty company and lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of B. & O. R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant. Heat Treating Facilties SurplusHeal Irealing 28,000 Ions per year.

Copperweld Steel Company,Warren, Ohio.-Plancor 334.

Designed for heat treating alloy steel.LAND: About 1.68 acres. Adjoins Plancor 333 and 383.BUILDING: Total area 72,500 sq. ft. ,Annealing Building and Lean-to of structural steel framingwith galvanized iron siding. Clearance 36'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ten annealing furnaces,straightener, nine metal saws, roll grinder, storage racks.Two 10-ton cranes.UTILITIES: Water by wells and pumping from river. Gas,power, light by local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of B. & O. Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alloy Steel Annealing Plant Surplus4S,000 Ions per year.

Copperweld Steel Company,Warren, Ohio.-Plancor 383.

Designed for production of annealed allQY steel. (See Plancor333) .BUILDINGS: Total floor area 165,000 sq. ft.Annealing Building, 120' by 822', height 35', area 98,640 sq. ft.West Transept Building, 103' by 623', height 41', area 65,000sq. ft.

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Both buildings of structural steel framing corrugated ironsiding and roofing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Fifteen annealing fur-naces, straighteners, turning machines, steam locomotive,pumps, etc. Also five 10-ton cranes.UTILITIES: Lessee, city and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of B. & O. Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alloy Steel Plant SurplusCopperweld Steel Company,Warren, Ohio.-Plancor 335.

Designed to augment, with plancors 333, 334, 383, 1130 at sameplant, lessee's facilities for production of alloy steel.LAND: Some 14 parcels, leased.BUILDINGS: Additions to lessee's buildings. Total areaabout 7,000 sq. ft. Generally brick structures.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, strippers,cracker shear and tables, mil driver, quench tanks, Medartstraightener, scales, platforms, etc.UTILITIES: Water by wells on site.Power and light by local utilty companies.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Station

29,00 sq. fi.Crosley Corporation,

Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio.-Plancor 1805.

Designed to house radio transmittal equipment of others.LAND: 625 acres.BUILDING: Front section, two full stories with additionalfour story guard and water tower at center. Rear section onestory. Front section approximately 203' by 34'; rear section,175' by 75'. The total floor area is approximately 29,000 sq. ft.Ceilng height in concourse is 23'. Reinforced concrete con-struction, Masonry curtain walls; rear section exterior wallsconcrete block.UTILITIES: Well supplies ample water; two 1500-gallonstorage tanks in tower.Sewerage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty company.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant2,373,000 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Columbus, Ohio.-Plancor 18.LAND: 210.9 acres; 107.4 acres owned; 103.5 acres leased.BUILDINGS: Two large manufacturing buildings, totaling1,897,800 sq. ft. in area. Three offce buildings, boiler house,manifold buildings, storage building, and minor buildings total476,000 sq. ft. Generally the more important buildings areeither reinforced concrete with brick veneer or steel frame andtrusses. Manufacturing area clearances 20', 35', 40'. Criticalareas are sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, 1,210items; metal forming and sheet metal tools and machines, 480items; production and mobile handling equipment, 3,930 items;portable tools and equipment, 1,002,000 items. Several cranesand conveyors in manufacturing areas. Freight and passengerelevators, refrigerating machines. Compressed air linesthroughout manufacturing areas.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spurs of Pennsylvania and B. & O.Railroads.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Factory Building Surplus23,4 sq. fi.

Daybrook Hydraulic Corporation,Bowling Green, Ohio.-Plancor 1362.

Used for production of pontoon devices.LAND: 1.3 acres.BUILDING: Brick and concrete block exterior walls, woodcolumns and trusses, 16' clearance.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Catalyst Surplus30 tons per day.

Diakel Corporation,

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Plancor 1458.

Designed for production of synthetic cracking catalyst for usein 100 octane gasoline manufacture.LAND: Approximately 5 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 66,000 sq. ft.Six buildings, largest is Main Process Building, 48,300 sq. ft.,structural steel framing, concrete block walls, height 50'; sprin-klered.Other structures brick and hollow tile or steel frame construc-tion.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Rotary driers, calciner,water treating system, tanks, rotary filters, cyclone separator,elevators, hoppers, grinding mil, sand filters, piping systemfor entire process, conveyors, unloading equipment, etc.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORT ATION: Switching facilties of B. & O. R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Plant Surplus36,00,000 pounds per year.

Diamond Magnesium Company,Painesvile, Ohio.-Plancor 244.

Designed for production of magnesium metal and alloys by theelecrolytic process, Dow method.LAND: Approximately 29.16 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 276,000 sq. ft.Complete plant includes four large cell buildings, each housing27 cells with furnaces, etc., and facilties for converting chlorinecontent of cell gases to HCl acid. Also warehouses, garage,offce building, control laboratory, alloy plant, steam generat-ing plant, sewage disposal plant and miscellaneous servicebuildings. Most buildings of structural steel framing, brickwalls or corrugated asbestos siding.Magnesium Building, 27,000 sq. ft. Cell buildings are 19,500sq. ft. each, Warehouse 27,000 sq. ft. Boiler House on site con-tains steam generating plant with rated cap. 4,200,000# steamper hour.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Process equipment in-cludes numerous items for various process units such as: evap-orator equipment; cell building equipment including copper busbas assemblies, etc.; acid plant equipment; alloy plant equip-ment including ten 4,000# melting pot furnaces; rectifier equip-ment complete with auxilaries. 23 cranes up to 5 ton capacity.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Sewage disposal plant on site.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of New York Central Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Calcium Hypochlorite94.0 sq. ft.

Diamond Alkali Company,Painesvile, Ohio.-Plancor 244 CH.

Designed for production of calcium hypochlorite from chlorinerecovered from magnesium cells.LAND: About 81A acres.BUILDINGS: Nine buildings consisting of Process and Re-

frigeration Building, Warehouse and Packaging Bldg., FurnaceBuilding and six minor structures.Warehouse and Packaging Building, 74,200 sq. ft., one andthree story, steel framing, reinforced concrete, brick and cor-rugated asbestos.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Process Equipment;Handling and storage equipment; Spray Dryer and FurnaceEquipment; Miscellaneous items, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: By adjoining Plancor 244 and local utilty com-pany.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central Railroad.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiationa may be entered for sale or lease of the reminder.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Plant Sold140,0 sq. ft.

Diebold, Incorporated,Canton, Ohio.-Plancor 554.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Surplus153,800 sq. ft.

Eaton Manufacturing Company,Darley Avenue,

Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 800.

LAND: About 4.15 acres.BUILDING: Factory area is 125,800 sq. ft., balance beingcafeteria, toilet and rest rooms, offces, furnace room, etc. Clear-ance, factory area, 13', one story, brick walls, wood sash; woodtrusses span 52'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses, milingmachines, lathes, plating equipment, furnaces, spray booths,etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has benremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidetrack of New York Centra ex.tends to property line.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase sub;ect to the pro-visons of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Bar Drawing Mil21,0 tons per y_r.

Eaton Manufacturing Company,Massilon, Ohio.-Plancor 467.

Sold

Ferro-Alloy Plant Sold30,000 sq. ft.

Electro-Metallurgical Company,Ashtabula, Ohio.-Plancor 757.

Steel Foundry Surplus4,380 Ions caslings per year.

Farrell-Cheek Steel Company,First and Lane Streets, Sandusky, Ohio.-Plancor 663.

Designed for production of steel castings.LAND: Approximately 0.79 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 22,400 sq. ft.Factory, addition to building of others, 100' by 212', 21,200

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sq. ft., clearances 28', 14' in two side bays. Mil type construc-tion, steel frame, steel trusses, brick walls, steel sash.Acetylene Building, 60' by 20', clearance 16', brick and con-crete.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric furnaces, gasfurnaces, dust collecting system, ovens, molding machines,grinders, presses, lathes, etc.Three 5-ton, one 7lf-ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central into ad-jacent site.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Parts Plant (Flexible couplings)

61,000 sq. ft.Fawick Airflex Company,Clinton Road, Brooklyn Vilage,Cleveland, Ohio.-Nobs-138.

LAND: About 15 acres.BUILDING: Main Manufacturing Building, rehabiltated in1942, structural steel framing and trusses with monitor typeroof construction. Three 50' bays wide and 21' bays at 20' long.Crane rails in center bay for 10 ton crane. Brick walls tounderside continuous steel sash, concrete floor, wood block fin-ish, total floor area 44,400 sq. ft. Sprinklered.Offce and Personnel, two story, brick structure with limestonetrim in front. First floor is concrete, second floor wood. Floorarea 16,700 sq. ft. Sprinklered.Carpenter Shop, one store, frame structure (temporary con-struction). Area 3,100 sq. ft.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Magnesium and Silcon Plant Sold12,00,000 Ibs. magnesium conlalners and 600.0 Ibs.

silcon powder per year.Ferro Enamel Corporation,Bedford, Ohio.-Plancor 1138.

Chemical Plant SurplusS4,600 sq. ft.

Ferro Enamel Supply Company,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 1073.

Designed for recovery of Burma Spiess, nickel oxide, cobaltoxide, calcium arsenate and copper compound.LAND: About 1 % acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 54,600 sq. ft.Main Processing and Warehouse Building, one story and mez-zanines; mil type construction, brick walls, wood timber fram-ing. One section of heavy steel framing and steel bins. Area50,200 sq. ft., clearances 16' to 23'.Boiler House and Nitric Acid additions to Main Building, total4,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ball mil, screen mils,agitators, kettles, filters, dryers, furnaces, condensers, absorb-ers, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant30,00 long Ions per year

Firestone Tire & Rubber Company,Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 127.

Designed for production Buna S type synthetic rubber.LAND: About 17.3 acres.BUILDINGS: Various functional and utilty structures eitherof structural steel framing and brick walls or brick masonryconstruction. Total area 108,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special process equip-ment designed for combining butadiene and styrene to formBuna S rubber. Equipment incorporates special reactors, tanks,piping, dryers, balers, etc.UTILITIES: By city and local utilty companies.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Synthetic Rubber Research Facilties6,000 sq. fl.

Firestone Tire and Rubber Corporation,

Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 2097.

Designed for use as a pilot plant and research facilties insynthetic rubber technology.

LAND: Part of adjacent government-owned synthetic rubberplant area.

BUILDINGS: Process Building, 42' by 42', three story, struc-tural steel framing, concrete floors, steel sash, asbestos cementsiding.Laboratory and Warehouse, 42' by 42', one story, of similarconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, agitators, re-actors, condensers, colloid inils, rubber mil, Banbury mixer,baling press, curing press, etc.Also requisite instrument, and controls, flexing machine, ten-sile tester, and similar apparatus.UTILITIES-From adjacent plancor.TRANSPORTATION: Through adjacent plancor facilties.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Fabricating Plant Surplus111.0 sq. ft.

Firestone Truck Rim Plant,Cambridge, Ohio.-Army.

The government acquired an existing plant which had beenused as a sheet steel rollng mil and galvanizing plant. In1945 alterations and additions were made to this plant for theproduction of truck rims, but actual production was notstarted.LAND: About 4% acres;BUILDINGS: The plant subdivisions are all adjoining struc-tures, each having at least one wall in common with the ad-jacent subdivision.Raw Steel Storage, 27,000 sq. ft., ceilng 33', structural steel,concrete, corrugated steel siding. One 15-ton crane.Ring Lines, 14,000 sq. ft., ceilng 18'6", structural steel, con-crete, corrugated steel siding.Rim Lines 27,600 sq. ft., ceilng 33', structural steel, concrete,corrugated steel siding. One 25-ton crane.Plating and Storage 18,600 sq. ft., ceilng 33', steel concreteand brick.Offce 4,400 sq. ft., brick..Train Shed 16,600 sq. ft.Paint Storage, 2,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling machine,radial dril, grinders, shears, chipping vises and stands, chan-neling machine.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: B. & O. Railroad and PennsylvaniaRailroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-170).

Chemical Plant, Activated Carbon109,60 sq. ft.

Fostoria CWS Plant,National Carbon Company,McDougal Street, Fostoria, Ohio.-Army.

LAND: About 12 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building No.1. Monitor typebuilding 102'6" by 442'6", approximately 60' high with a mez-zanine floor 40' by 100', total area 49,400 sq. ft. (first floor45,300 sq. ft., second floor 4,100 sq. ft.). Clear height mainfloor 27'. Reinforced concrete floors and spandrel walls, theframe is of structural steel, exposed and painted. The mainfloor is a six inch concrete slab on cinder fill. The walls are ofmasonry for eleven feet and asphålt protected metal thenceto eaves with pivoted metal sash. The roof is of asphalt pro-tected metal. The mezzanine floor is reinforced concrete.Manufacturing Building No.2. Substantially a duplication ofManufacturing Building No.1, total area 44,200 sq. ft. (firstfloor 40,200 sq. ft., second floor 4,000 sq. ft.). Clearance main

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floor 27'. On the North end of the building there is constructeda one-story addition constructed of brick.Storage Building: Wood frame with drop siding walls. Thereare two rows of wooden columns supporting a wood roof deck.The floor is a 5" concrete slab. The building is 125' long and 48'wide. The clear height is 12', total area 6,000 sq. ft.Boiler House: Monitor Type building 53' by 67' and approxi-mately 33' high. It has reinforced concrete floors and spandrelwalls, asphalt protected metal side walls and roof. This build-ing houses three 250hp boilers. Total area 3,500 sq. ft., clear-ance 17'.Laboratory Building: This building is 112' by 27'4" of frameconstruction. Total area 3,060 sq. ft., clearance 8'.Ammonia Storage Building: This building is of the canopytype. Total area 1,300 sq. ft.Miscellaneous small structures total about 1,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Most items of produc-tion equipment have been removed. There remain chiefly tanks,chemical furnaces and rotary driers and other items.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track to the Nickel Plate R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-!,7).

Communication Equipment Plant29,0 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,Dover, Ohio.-Plancor 1991.

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold194,0 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,1455 East 185th Street,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 364.

Engine Parts Plant Surplus35,800 sq. ft.

General Machinery Corporation,Hamilton, Ohio.-Plancor 1149.

Designed to produce parts for steam engines.

LAND: Approximately 1 % acres.BUILDING: Factory area in one bay, full length, with clear-ance of 39'. Craneway full length and width of building fortwo 30-ton traveling cranes. Reinforced concrete columns.Brick walls. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring mils, grinders,miling machines, lathes, mold dryers, etc. Also three over-head traveling cranes, six electric hoists, two hoist trolleys.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of B. & O. and Penna. R. Rs.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Diesel Engine Plant Surplus75,0 sq. ft.

General Machinery Corporation,North Third Street and Vine Street,Hamilon, Ohio.-Nobs-12.

LAND: The land is owned by the prime contractor, but isunder option. The plant facilties are owned by the U. S. NavyDepartment. Land area about 1.6 acres.BUILDINGS: Offce Building. Two story rectangular build-ing about 90' by 148', comprising a total area of about 26,000sq. ft. of floor space and having clear story heights under thefloor and roof beams of 10'. Footings, foundation walls, struc-tural frame, beams, floor and roof slabs are reinforced con-crete. Curtain walls are brick with continuous wooden double-hung windows.Diesel Shop "B". Adjoins the east wall of the offce building.Their adjacent walls are separated by only a few inches andhave one small communicating door. It is a one-story shopbuilding about 148' by 302'. It has two longitudinal rows ofinterior columns dividing the area into three equal and openbays in width. Each bay contains a crane runway designed

for 15-ton traveling bridge cranes. The shop area comprises anarea of about 44,000 sq. ft. of floor space, having a height of20' to the crane rails, and a clear height of 27' to the bottomchord of the roof trusses. Footings, foundation walls, floor, andstructural frame, up to and including the crane runway girders,are reinforced concrete. Exterior walls are salt-glazed buff-colored tie with factory-type steel sash extending to theeaves. The shop floor is wood block surfaced. A leanto approxi-mately 20' wid€, with 8' clear height, extends practically thefull length of the shop building, having a floor area of about5,000 sq. ft. A railroad siding connecting with the B. & O.Railroad track extends through east end of shop.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Planers, shapers, lathes,miling machines, boring mils, radial drils, grinders, gearfinishers, gear checker, balancing machine, magnetizer, sand-blast cabinet, degreaser, air compressors, dust collectors, plat-form trucks, transporter trucks, scales, arc welders.Six I-ton hoists, twelve I-ton electric hoists, twenty-sevenI-ton jib cranes, six 10-ton cranes.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: B. & O. Railroad spur tracks are ad-jacent to the east wall of Diesel shop "B" and a siding extendsinto the east end of the shop.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-!,l).

Aircraft Plant Surplus1,01,00 sq. ft.

Goodyear Aircraft Corporation,Southern side of Akron Municipal Airport,Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 536.

LAND: Approximately 81 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, blackout construction, 450' by1,450'; steel frame, steel roof trusses, corrugated asbestossiding, insulated. Total floor area 840,000 sq. ft. Mechanicalventilation. Flight Hangar Building, steel frame 200' by 800'and concrete lean-to 40' by 800'. One unobstructed room with35' clearance, brick side walls, wood sash. Two 200' canopydoors on west side and a 200' canopy door at each end. Re-inforced concrete reservoir (600,000 gallons). Total area 201,-400 sq. ft. Both buildings sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding and milingmachines, lathes, drop hammers, power presses, etc.Main building has several overhead traveling monorail typecranes (5 tons or less). Main conveyor system electrically oper-ated, and auxilary conveyors. Numerous hoists are scatteredthroughout the building, mostly electrically operated. Entirearea of hangar is covered by 5 ton overhead cranes, electricallyoperated.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water and sewage disposRI by city. Power andlight by adjacent DPC owned project.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Wing Assemblies) Surplus7S1,000 sq. ft.

Goodyear Aircraft Corporation,Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 101.

LAND: Approximately 135.8 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, one story with mezzanines, ofstructural steel framing, brick walls, steel sash. Total areamain floor approximately 500,000 sq. ft., mezzanines 210,000sq. ft. Total approximately 710,000 sq. ft., includes clear spansup to 200'. Clearance center bay 32'. Sprinklered.Drop Hammer Building, Power House, Garage and Salvage,etc., total 41,000 sq. ft. Construction similar to Main Build-ing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, dril presses,milers, arbor presses, dust collectors, furnaces, pressure

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plates, magnaflux units, etc. Twenty-four electric overheadtraveling cranes of I-ton capacity. Furniture and Fixtures-shop equipment, cafeteria equipment, hospital equipment, offceequipment. Portable Tools-Several thousand items of electricand pneumatic drils, air hammers, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utiity company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding and spur from B & 0 Rail-road.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus237,0 sq. ft.

Goodyear Aircraft Corporation,Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 512.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of airblimps.LAND: Approximately 9.38 acres.BUILDINGS: Airship Building, structural steel columns and200' structural steel roof trusses. Spandrel walls with steelsash and corrugated transite asbestos sheeting. 600 ft. commonparty wall columns with lessee's building, and 12 common openbays. Clearance 40'. Floor area approximately 226,000 sq. ft.Dope Storage and Engine Testing Building, floor area 9,625sq. ft., clearances 25' and 15'.; wood columns, wood roof trusses,concrete block walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling machines, presses,lathes, arbor presses, spreaders, extractors, blowers, etc.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Research Facilties6,0 sq. fi.

Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Corporation,Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 2097.

Designed for use as a pilot plant and research facilties insynthetic rubber technology.

LAND: Part of adjacent government-owned synthetic rubberplant area.

BUILDINGS: Process Building, 42' by 42', three story, struc-tural steel framing, concrete floors, steel sash, asbestos cementsiding. 'Laboratory and Warehouse, 42' by 42', one story, of similarconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, agitators, re-actors, condensers, colloid mils, rubber mil, Banbury mixer,baling press, curing press, etc.Also requisite instrument, and controls, flexing machine,tensile tester, and similar apparatus.UTILITIES: From adjacent plancor.TRANSPORTATION: Through adjacent plancor facilties.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant30,0 long Ions per year.

Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Corporation,Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 126.

Designed to manufacture synthetic rubber.LAND: 21 acres.BUILDINGS: Sixteen buildings, a number of functionalstructures and tank farms. Total floor area about 118,000 sq. ft.

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Construction generally structural steel framing, reinforcedconcrete floor slabs, brick exterior walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special process equip-ment for the polymerization of butadiene and styrenè andother ingredients to produce synthetic rubber. Equipment in-cludes reactors, dryers, balers, pumps, piping, compressors, in-struments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B. & O. Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

ShipyardGreat Lakes Engineering Works,Ashtabula, Ohio.-Maritime.

LAND: About 35 acres.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Total area buildingsabout 169,000 sq. ft. Included are Fabricating Shop & BendingSlabs Building (54,000 sq. ft.), Mold Loft (20,000 sq. ft.), Ma-chine Shop (21,000 sq. ft.) and Joiner Shop (20,000 sq. ft.) allof concrete and steel. A Warehouse (12,700 sq. ft) is ofmasonry. Smaller units are generally of wood.Shipways (2), 60' by 614', concrete steel wood.One Fitting Out Dock, 600'.Dry Dock, 85' by 650'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Gantry cranes, locomo-tive cranes, overhead cranes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: About 2 miles track on site.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Ordnance Parts Plant19,231 sq. ft.

Gun Breech Ring Project,Ohio Steel Foundry Company,West 4th Street, Lima, Ohio.-Army.

Designed to augment operator's facilties for production ofbreech rings and fittings for heavy artilery.LAND: 0.45 acre, leased from operator.BUILDING: Extension to operator's building, one story,clear height 22'.Structural steel framing, concrete floor on ground, wood blockfinish. Masonry walls with steel and wood sash. High degree ofnatural light on three sides.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Slottrs, planer, milingmachines, horizontal boring machines.

UTILITIES: City and local public utilty company, throughoperator's facilties.

TRANSPORTATION: C. & S. W. R. R. Belt Line.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-58).

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus51,0 iq. ft.

Jack & Heintz, Inc.,Bedford, Ohio.-Plancor 1188.

Designed for the manufacture of precision instruments.LAND: Three acres.BUILDINGS: Main shop area 38,900 sq. ft., one story, clear-ance 12'. Two story sections at each end, 10,500 sq. ft. Twosmall additions have 1,600 sq. ft. Shop area of masonry andwood timber construction. Two story sections of structuralsteel framing. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, broaching, drill-ing, grinding and miling machines, riveters, shaping and wood-working machines.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

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or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Wheeling & Lake Eri.e R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Precision Instruments) Surplus8S,000 sq. ft.

Jack & Heintz, Inc.Solon Road,

Bedford, Ohio.-Plancor 114.

LAND: Approximately 3% acres.BUILDING: One story shop section, 63,500 sq. ft., and twostory and sections, 21,500 sq. ft. Steel frame construction,exterior walls of brick and steel sash. Clearances in shop 16'and 26'. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling, broaching, bor-ing machines, lathes, dust collectors, sanding machines, tap-ping, centering machines, etc. Plating equipment, heat treatfurnaces, laboratory and testing equipment and furniture andequipment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail-road.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant121,000 sq. fi.

King Machine Tool Company,

Northwest corner of Paddock Road and TennesseeAvenue,

Cincinnati, Ohio.-N od-1 712.

LAND: About 7.9 acres. Entire area enclosed by 7' cyclonefence.BUILDINGS: Building A. Main shop and offce building, withlocker rooms, and heating plant, consisting of an offce andlocker room section across the front and between the two sidehighboys of the factory. The offces are on the second floor,over the locker room. The entire structure is of steel frame,and truss roof, with metal roof deck, insulated and roofed,300'5" by 400'4", floor area, 118,600 sq. ft. Approximately20% of building is equipped with a sprinkler system. All stor-age areas are sprinklered.Building B, one story, reinforced concrete boilerhouse, additionto Building A, floor area, 2,370 sq. ft.Building C, one story, reinforced concrete and tile constructedguardhouse, floor area, 125 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied types of machinetools and other production equipment. 'UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Main lines of B. & O. and Norfolk &Western Railroads connect to plant sidings.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-50).

Ammunition Plant190,000 sq. fi.

Kings Mils Ordnance Plant

Kings Mils, Warren County, Ohio.

Designed for manufacturing cartridges.LAND: About 110 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Manufacturing Building G-1: First Floor,99,000 sq. ft., clearance 12'. Second Floor, 1,200 sq. ft., clear-ance 9'6". Concrete slab on ground, sparkproof finish. Fram-ing consists of brick piers and exterior walls of 8" hollow tile.Wood deck except over wing where concrete deck is built.Automatic wet pipe sprinkler system. Sanitary facilties forabout 600 people.Tracer Charging Building G-2: One story, 10,400 sq. ft., clear-ance 10', concrete floor on ground, sparkproof finish, reinforcedconcrete framing, concrete and tile walls, sprinklered.Garage G30: One story, 13,000 sq. ft., clearance 11', concretefloor, wood construction, sprinklered.Change House G32: One story, 16,500 sq. ft., clearance 11'7",concrete floor, wood construction, sprinklered.Cafeteria G33: One story, area 8,700 sq. ft., clearance 10',concrete floor, wood construction, sprinklered.Storage G34: One story, area 9,600 sq. ft., clearance 11'3",concrete floor, timber framing, corrugated steel siding, sprin-klered.Primer Charging G36: One story, 7,000 sq. ft., clearance 12'.Concrete slab on ground, concrete columns, masonry walls, con-crete deck. Air conditioned, sprinklered.Most of the other buildings are small, being generally under600 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: First trim case, casehead and stamp, horizontal single spindle machines; horizontalfinish trim, case taper, primer cup charging units; insert pierceand prime, cup and anvil assembly pilar press; shaker andgaging machine; packing machine; wash and dry machine;dryer; tilting tumbling barrel; continuous loading machine;shaker and grooving unit; shaker unit; etc.UTILITIES: Water from 2 deep wells on site.Sanitary disposal through disposal plant on site.Power and Light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-116).

Iron Foundry Surplus24,000 Ions casiings per year.

Lake City Malleable, Inc.,Ashtabula County near

Ashtabula, Ohio.-Plancor 2022.

Designed for production of miscellaneous malleable iron cast-ings.LAND: About 55 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 202,000 sq. ft.Foundry Building, monitor type construction, steel framing,brick walls, steel sash. Floor area 175,400 sq. ft. Typical clear-ance 26', in melting bay 48'.Material Yard, structural steel frame, area 24,600 sq. ft.,clearance 45'.Power House, structural steel frame, corrugated asbestos sid-ing and roof, area 2,400 sq. ft.Elevated Water Tank, 150,000 gallon capacity.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Air furnaces, meltingcupolas, molding machines, annealing ovens, cleaning mils,hydraulic presses, table blast, grinders, etc.Thirty-one conveyors; three 3-ton cranes; one 50-ton crane;12-ton jib crane; 10-ton yard crane; fourteen 1- and 2-tonelectric hoists.

UTILITIES: Sanitary disposal system on site.Water, power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Forging and Machinery Plant8S,O sq. ft.

Lempco Products, Inc., alsoCambridge Equipment Corporation,Byesvile, Ohio.-Plancor 2368.

Sold Concrete slab on earth, wood block finish, steel sash, monitortype hip wood roof. Sprinklered.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Track of New York Central to plantsite.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Sold49,00 sq. ft.

Libert Planers,

Hamilton, Ohio.-Plancor 889.

Industrial Equipment Plant Surplus8S,000 sq. ft.

Lima Tank ArsenalLima Locomotive Works, Inc.Mitcalf StreetLima, Ohio.-Army.

Designed for production of cranes, shovels and combat vehicles.LAND: Tank Arsenal, about 2% acres, leased.Test Farm, about 100 acres, owned.

BUILDINGS: Tank Arsenal, Building No.1, area 80,500 sq.ft., one story, clearances from 19' to 36'.Heavy reinforced concrete floor on ground, structural steelframing, masonry walls with steel sash, contains two 30-ton,four 5-ton, four 2-ton traveling cranes.Test Farm Building No.1, area 4,500 sq. ft., one story, con-crete floor on ground, wood construction, clearànces 15'.M~CHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, borers,drillers, welder, scales, tanks, baskets, trailer, hand lift trucks,

etc.UTILITIES: Tank Arsenal, city ~nd local utilty companiesthrouirh facilties of operator.Test Farm, water from wells on site. Other servces from localutilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Nickel Plate R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-5l).

Magnesium Plant Surplus10,0,00 Ibs. per year

Magnesium Reduction Company,Luckey, Ohio.-Plancor 669.

Designed for production of magnesium ingots by the ferro-silcon. process.LAND: About 200 acres.BUILDINGS: Twelve major buildings have total floor areaof about 177,000 sq. ft. Largest is Smelting Building twostory, 100' by 655', of concrete and brick construction.' Alsosixteen functional buildings with floor area approximately17,000 sq. ft., brick, concrete and steel construction.EQUIPMENT: Retorts, furnaces, ball pulverizing and rodand tube mils, mixers, presses, conveyors, vibrators com-pressors, briquetting presses, electric trucks, etc. 'Smelting Building has four I-ton cranes.UTILITIES: Water, two deep wells on site.Sewage disposal by own disposal plant.Gas, light and power from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central R. R.Certain facilities are on monthly lease cancellable on 80 days'notice either party.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus36,4S0 sq. ft.

Marquette Metal Products Company,1145 Galewood Drive, Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 664.

LAND: Approximately 5/6 acre (38,611 sq. ft.) entirelyoccu-pied by building.BUILDING: One story 92' by 407', clearance 14' concretecolumns, brick curtain walls. Wood roof trusses' span 90'.

Fire Brick Plant Surplus12.0,000 brick per year.

McLain Fire Brick Company,Wellsvile, Ohio.-Plancor 856.

Designed to produce brick for lining of steel mil ladles.LAND: Approximately 1.36 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 27;800 sq. ft.Kiln and Dryer Buildings, 40' by 600', area 23,060 sq. ft.;clearance 12'; brick wall, steel sash, steel trusses.Press Machine Building, 51' by 92'; brick side walls, steel sash,steel trusses; area 4,740 sq. ft.; clearances 12' and 25'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two mold clay pressescomplete with de-airing units, two clay mixers, continuousdryer 120' long, continuous kiln 425' long, numerous kiln cars.Miscellaneous items including waste clay elevators, conveyors,oil storage tanks, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Pennsylvania R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Tool Plant Sold93,0 sq. ft.

National Acme Company,12819 Coit Road,

Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 499.

Aluminum Foundry Surplus14,40,0 Ibs. per year.

National Aluminum Cylinder Head Company,3420 East 93rd Street.Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 997.

LAND: Approximately 8.7 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 247,600 sq. ft.Foundry Building, one story, 682' by 202', with basement 380'by 150'. Exterior tie walls, solid with no sash. Attached tobuilding is Sand Working Area 40' by 650' and containing re-inforced concrete sand bins. Basement floor area 60,000 sq. ft.,foundry floor 136,000 sq. ft., sand area 26,000 sq. ft. Clear-ances, foundry 18', sand area 40', basement 11'.Other buildings, Offce, Garage, Storage, combined area 27,600sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Sand handling equip.ment,core machines, rotoclones, pouring furnaces, remelt fur-naces, muffle furnace, electric furnace, core rollover and clos-ing machines, vibrators, pig-molds, steel pallets, surface plates,filing, miling machines, grinders, lathes, presses, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of New York Central R. R.Parts of the plant have been sold and leased. Negotiationmay be entered into for the purchase or lease of all or part ofthe remainder, or for purchase of the part leased subject tothe provisions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Foundry Surplus13,200,0 Ibs. per year.

National Bronze and Aluminum Foundry Company,East 45th Street and Hamilòn Avenue,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 1989.

LAND: Approximately 3.58 acres.BUILDING: Original building with alterati,ns. Overalldimensions 310' by 500', floor area 155,000 sq. ft., steel frame

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with lattice box columns, side walls brick, steel sash. Clear-ances 33', 73'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Molding machines, coreblowing machines, core ovens, various type furnaces, sand pre-paring and handling equipment, vibrating feeders, storage bin,hoppers and scales, rotoclones, power shovels, etc. Cranes andnumerous hoists, both electric and air. Numerous length ofbelt and some bucket type conveyors.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Pennsylvania Railroadand New York Central R. R.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Calcium Carbide70,000 Ions annually.

National Carbide Corporation,

Ashtabula, Ohio.-Plancor 1166.

Designed for production of calcium carbide for generating ace-tylene gas elsewhere.

LAND: Approximately 52 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 105,000 sq. ft.Main Bldg., Carbide Storage, Laboratory and Offce, ServiceBldg., Coke Drier Bldg. and other service and functional build-ings.Largest structure, Main Building, has 61,000 sq. ft., clearances10' to 60'. Structural steel, concrete, brick or corrugated siding.Other buildings brick or wood frame.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Compressors, air, anddust exhaust systems, belt and screw conveyors, crushers, cokedriers, vibrating feeders and packers, varied screens, roto-clones, dump cars, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Oxygen PlantS,200,000 cubic feel per monih.

National Cylinder Gas Company,Euclid, Ohio.-Plancor 1294.

Sold

Aluminum Powder and Magnesium ScrapReclamation Plant Surplus

36,000,0 Ibs. so/so magnesium-aluminum powder and

30,00,000 Ibs. reclaimed magnesium ingois per year.National Smelting Company,136th and Kuhlman Avenue, Cleveland Ohio.-Plancor1973.

Designed for production of magnesium-aluminum powder andreclaiming of magnesium from scrap.LAND: 25 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 237,000 sq. ft.Twenty-one buildings, rebuilt and new. Most are one story ofsawtooth type. Brick walls, wood trusses. Four buildings areabout 40,000 sq. ft. each. Clearances from 10' to 38'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Centrifuges, sieve shak-ers, Rotex screens, conveyors, magnesium collectors, mixers,pot furnaces, aluminum furnaces, compressors, ball mils,crushers, sifters, bag closers, blowers, scales, lift trucks, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding serves plant.A part of this plant has been leased for a period of three years.Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase or lease ofall or part of the remainder, or for purchase of the entireproject subject to the provisions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Parts Plant178,0 sq. ft.

National Supply Company,Albion, Blaine, and Delaware Avenues,Toledo, Ohio.-Nobs-419.

Designed for the production of marine reduction gears.LAND: About 5.11 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building. One story structurewith a two-story offce extension. 302' by 522', area 155,700sq. ft., clearance to underside truss, 29'. Main building is ofstructural steel framing, brick and glass-block walls on lower,sheathing and plywood construction on upper exterior walls.Steel columns are encased in concrete, concrete floor withmostly 2" wood-block surface. Roof is monitor-type con-struction.The two-story offce extension, area 3,000 sq. ft., is a brickstructure with concrete floors and roof slab. First floor isasphalt tile finish.Heat Treatment and Cleaning Building. 101' by 203'. Totalarea, about 20,200 sq. ft. Construction generally similar tomain factory building. Heat treatment section is 59' by 201'with clearance 29' to underside truss. Cleaning section is 39'by 160' with clearance 24'6". Cooling platform, 40' by 40' withclearance 17', adjoins the cleaning section.Three reinforced concrete scrap bins, 16' by 20' by 6', are lo-cated south of the main building between railroad spurs. Plantis enclosed by an 8' high chain-link fence.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, contour ma-chine, miling machines, boring machines, radial drils, variedlathes, metal saws, gear cutters, gear finishing machines, potfurnaces, welding equipment, surface combustion furnaces, gasfurnaces, stress relief furnace, straightening press, tanks, geartapping machines, magnaflux unit, layout plates, etc.Cranes, Main Factory Building: Four 20-ton and five 10-tonoverhead traveling cranes, 72' span. Heat Treatment andCleaning Building: One 10-ton, 36' span, one 15-ton overheadtraveling crane, 56' span.

UTlLITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of N. Y. C. R. R.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-f5).

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant216.0 sq. ft.

Ohio Crankshaft, Inc.,Harvard A venue,

Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio.-Plancor 36.

Sold

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant (Crankshafts) Surplus2S9,000 sq. ft.

Ohio Crankshaft, Inc.,Harvard Street,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 1089.

LAND: Approximately 12 acres.BUILDINGS: Factory Building, 360' by 580', 256,560 sq. ft.One-story monitor mil-type, brick, wooden columns and woodroof trusses. Clearances, first floor 15', 20', 28', second floor 9'.Sprinklered.Boiler House, brick and concrete, 1,500 sq. ft.Oil House, 780 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine Tools; boring,grinding, miling machines, lathes, arbor presses, contour ma-chines, magnaflux units, furnaces.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding across Harvard Street.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Sold ment including electric melting furnaces, molding machines,tumbling mils, etc. Also 21 bridge cranes; 10 jib cranes; 6 airhoists, 32 chain hoists, 42 electric hoists, 40 trolleys; 1,100'monorail.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.

Surplus TRANSPORTATION: Siding from B. & O. Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of three years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theterms of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Pipe Line

Ohio Emergency Pipe Line,Tiffn, Ohio.-Plancor 1378.

Steel FoundryS,400 Ions caslings per year.

Ohio Steel Foundry Company,Springfield, Ohio.-Plancor 1024.

Designed to augment lessee's production of small steel castings.LAND: About 2.6 acres within lessee's plant.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 82,000 sq. ft., consists of addi-tions to various buildings of le8see, an acetylene building,briquette building, laboratory, transformer room, core building.Most structures are wood timber construction, the largest ofwhich is the Core Building, 39,000 sq. ft., ceilng 26'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Compressors, acetylenegenerators, pl'eumatic tube system, furnaces, core ovens, mold-ing machines, sand mixing' and handling equipment, tumblingmils, dust collecting systems, etc. Also three overhead cranes.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus20,000 Ions per year.

Ohio Steel Foundry Company,Lima, Ohio.-Plancor 473.

DESIGNED for production of steel castings.LAND: Approximately 13.37 acres, of which 2.4 acres leased.BUILDINGS: Total area 158,000 sq. ft.Ring Foundry, steel columns, trusses, crane girders, brickwalls, steel sash; 12' by 775', 96,000 sq. ft.; clearances 47' and33'.Heat Treatment Building, 45,641 sq. ft., brick and glass blockwalls; wood, timber framing, clearance 22'.Personnel Building, wood timber framing; brick and cinderblock walls; area 13,800 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinders, presses, plan-ers, lathes, annealers, generators, furnaces, radiographs, trans-formers, washing machines, etc. Also six 5-ton wall cranesand two 15-ton, two 25-ton, one 60-ton traveling cranes, fourjib cranes, three monorail systems. Numerous electric hoistsfrom 1M-ton to 3-ton capacity.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-road.

This plant has been leased for a period of three years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus7,200 Ions caslings per year.

Ohio Steel Foundry Company,Lima, Ohio.-Plancor 875.

PLANT: Land, buildings, machinery and equipment designedfor production of small steel castings.LAND: Approximately 26 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 267,000 sq. ft.Main Foundry Building, 451' by 382', area 164,000 sq. ft.,clearances 10' to 52'; exterior walls brick, wood and steel sash.Pattern Storage and Shop, floor area 61,000 sq. ft., clearance9', wood construction.Furnace Building, clearance 40' in furnace section, 18' in trans-former room; area 22,000 sq. ft., steel framing and trusses;brick walls, wood and steel sash.Personnel Building, Stores and Compressor Building and Stor-age Shed, combined area 20,000 sq. ft.All buildings sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, chargingbuckets, mold skids, pallets, pouring devices, foundry equip-

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Ordnance Parts Plant Surplus19,231 sq. fi.

Ohio Steel Foundry Company,West 4th Street at B. & O. R. R.Lima, Ohio.-Army.

Extension of operator's plant for increasing production ofbreech rings, rolls and fittings for heavy artilery.LAND: 0.45 acre, leased.BUILDING: One story, structural steel framing, masonry,wood and steel sash wall construction, tar and gravel roof.UTILITIES: Power, light, water and sewage are extensionsof existing facilties of operator's installations.

TRANSPORTATION: Baltimore and Ohio R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Steel Foundry Sold1,476 Ions per year.

Osgood Company,Marion, Ohio.-Plancor 953.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Pumps) Surplus186,soo sq. ft.

Pesco Products Company,11610 Euclid Avenue,Cleveland, Ohio.~Plancor 1075.

LAND: Approximately 2 acres.BUILDING: Four story, no basement, structure of brick andconcrete. Over-all dimensions approximately 295' by 157',clearance first floor 18', other floors 14'. Construction is flat slabwith mushroom type columns; framing and floors reinforcedconcrete. Two 5,000 pound capacity freight elevators.Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, gear shapers,miling machines, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from New York Central Rail-road at second floor leveL.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.Tire Plant Sold

Pharis Tire & Rubber Company,

Newark, Ohio.-Plancor 2383.

Service Building SurplusPipe Machinery Company,

Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 195.

LAND: Plot 25' by 156'.BUILDING: Frame residence 22' by 46', part one and two

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story, altered to serve as utilty building for employees oflessee.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Installed in lessee'splant: lathes, grinders, 3 heat treat furnaces, 8 refrigeratingunits, demagnetizer, scales, capacitator, etc.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Explosives Plant Surplusl,OSS,ooO sq. fi.

Plum Brook Ordnance Works,Trojan Powder Company,Five miles south of Sandusky, Ohio.-Army.

LAND: About 9,009 acres.BUILDINGS: 528 buildings.The staff residence area has 20 residences, all of wood frameconstruction. There also are nineteen buildings (residence)and twenty-four barns which were acquired with the land. TheIlew buildings are completely supplied with all service facil-ties and steam for heating is from a central heating plant inthe residence area.In the administration area are the main administration build-ing wit? a floor area of 11,500 sq. ft., the cafeteria building,the mam fire station, safety building, personnel building andthe offce building with a floor area of 41,400 sq. ft., the boilerhouse which provides steam required for heating in the area,also several small miscellaneous buildings. Other than the com-munication building and the boiler house, all buildings are ofwood frame construction.The shop and maintenance area contains the combined shops,materials, warehouse, laundry building, garage and repairshop, locomotive shop and other miscellaneous buildings usedfor maintenance and repair operations on the project. Thebuildings in this area are of wood frame construction and areserved by rail connections and trucking roads.The explosives storage, magazine area contains 101 magazinebuildings (igloos) for storage of high explosives. All maga-zines are served by trucking roads. The buildings are of con-crete (barrel type), are widely separated and are suitable forstorage.The water supply areas and equipment include the pumpingstations at the lake and rights-of-way and casements withpipe lines leading to the project area. Raw water is deliveredto two reservoirs on the project area from which it is distrib-uted to the purification and treating plants and the plant dis-tributing system serving all areas. The structures on the watersupply system are of permanent construction.The main sewage treatment plant receives sewage from theproject. The treatment plant has a capacity for handling150,000 gallons per day. Process wastes are handled in threeplants located adjacent to each of the three acid areas.There are three steam power plants, one located adjacentto each of the three acid areas. These plants are of permanentconstruction with masonry buildings. There is a total installedboiler capacity for generating 600,000 lbs. of steam per hourat 250 lbs. per square inch using powdered coaL. The boilersare also equipped to burn oiL.There are three acid areas serving the different explosivesmanufacturing areas. While interconnected, each acid areais served with steam by the power house located adjacent to it.The acid areas contain the equipment for production recoveryconcentration and handling of nitric and sulphuric acids,SeIlte, etc., required in operation of the explosives manufac-turing. The structures in these areas and the equipment areof special design.Explosives manufacturing areas: There are four explosivesmanufacturing areas, or groups of lines.The buildings and equipment in all of the TNT areas are simi-lar. The buildings are relatively small, special in design andwidely dispersed to provide a measure of safety.The Pentolite area contains three lines of specially designedand constructed buildings all relatively small, widely separated.The buildings in each line are connected by walkways or ramps.The box factory area has timber sheds, box shock, storagewarehouse, box factory and warehouse buildings. All buildingsare of wood frame construction and are served by railroad andtrucking roads.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Units incorporating nec-essary equipment are TNT Plant, DNT Plant, Box Factory,Anhydrous Ammonia, Ammonia Oxidation Plant, Sulphuric

Acid, Acid Areas, Sellte Plant, Waste Disposal, PentolitePlant.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently,. however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: See description of areas. Other servces fromlocal utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: About 32 miles of rail line in plantand classification yard for 170 cars. Served by B. & O. R. R.About 80 miles improved roads in plant. U. S. No. 250 andOhio No. 13 bound plant on east.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-8l).

Foundry Equipment Plant16,40 sq. ft.

Wiliam B. Pollock Co.Youngstown, Ohio.-Plancor 604.

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Precision Parts Plant Surplus6S,000 sq. ft.

Wiliam Powell Company,Colerain and Alabama A venues,

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Nobs-154.Designed for manufacture, assembly, and storage of heavymetal valves.LAND: About 0.6 acre (26,700 sq. ft.).BUILDINGS: Main Factory Building. Two stories and fullbasement of reinforced concrete; frame and brick curtainwalls. Fla;t slab design; all floor loadings of 500 lb. per sq.ft. L. L.. with concrete roof designed for 250 lb. per sq. ft. L. L.to provide for a third story addition, if and when requiredThe floor area is three floors at 20,336 sq. ft. each totaling61,008 sq. ft. with clearances of 12' in basement and i3' on thefirst and second floors. The window sash are of wood. Thebuilding is equipped. with 0!1e 12,000 lb. capacity, automatic,elevator. BUlldmg is provided throughout with fluorescentli~hting, sp~inkl~rs, an? electrical bus-duct systems, and con-tams one mterior remforced concrete truck-loading dock.Locker and washroom areas, dispensary, and offce areas areprovided. This building is a self-contained unit.Heat Treat Building. One story clear-span steel frame leantowith two concrete block walls; precast concrete roof slab con-crete floor throughout. Building is framed into and utilze's twoexisting walls of lessee building. Total floor area, 4,750 sq. ft.,clearance 14'6".MACHr~ERY A~D EQUIPME~T: Miling machines, shap-ers, drill~ng m.achines, lathes, grmd~rs, radial drils, boringand turiing mills, cutter and tool grmders, sawing machineswerders, hY:draulic. presses (50 and 25 ton), dust-collectingunits, centrifugal oil extractor, degreaser, hardness testers aircompressors, tanks, scales, lift trucks, tempering furn~ceshydryzing furnaces, horizontal muffle type superheat atmos~phere furnaces, hydryzing hardening furnace, etc.Cranes. Thirty-two special I-ton cranes (19 electrified) six2-tòn cranes (5 electrified), numerous hoists. 'UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-9).

Ammunition Loading Plant2,483,000 sq. ft.

Ravenna Ordnance Plant,Atlas Powder Company,Apco, between Ravenna & Warren, Ohio.

Designed for ammunition loading and for crystallzingammonium nitrate from solution.LAND: About 14,627 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 2,483,000 sq. ft.Plant has the following areas and facilties:Ad~i~istration . (Containing Hospital, Ca~eteria, Laundry,Training Dormitory, Staff Quarters, Administration Bldg.,

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Service Building, Dormitories, Recreation Bldg., Shoe Repair,General Store, and Library), Transportation, Load Lines Nos.1, 2, 3, and 4, Ammonium Nitrate Plant, Fuze Line No.1,Fuze Line No.2, Booster Line No.1, Booster Line No.2,Detonator Line, Percussion Element, Artilery Primer Line,Inert Storage, Area 6, and Sand Creek Sewage TreatmentPlant.Some of the larger units are briefly described as follows:Administration (2-story), 24,000 sq. ft., wood.Hospital, 16,000 sq. ft., wood.Cafeteria, 20,000 sq. ft., masonry and wood.Dormitory & School (Basement & 2-story), 16,000 sq. ft., wood.Garage & Repair, 22,000 sq. ft., concrete, steel, brick.Maintenance, 18,000 sq. ft., concrete, steel, brick.Locomotive Repair, 8,000 sq. ft., concrete, steel, brick.2 Receiving & Painting, 17,000 sq. ft. ea., masonry and steel.25 Change Houses (2-story), 6,300 sq. ft. more or less ea.,masonry and steel.Dril & Boostering, 15,000 sq. ft., masonry and steel.2 Driling & Boostering, 10,000 sq. ft. ea., masonry and steel.Assembling & Shipping, 26,000 sq. ft., masonry and steel.2 Assembling & Shipping, 8,000 sq. ft. ea., masonry and steel.2 Inert Storage & Truck Repair, 24,400 sq. ft. ea., wood, sheetasbestos.Receiving & Painting, 17,000 sq. ft., wood, sheet asbestos.Assembly, Pack, Ship, 7,100 sq. ft., wood, sheet asbestos.Neutral Liquor Storage, 16,100 sq. ft., concrete, brick, wood.Neutral Liquor Storage, 20,100 sq. ft., concrete, brick, wood.Fuze Assembly, 32,000 sq. ft., masonry and steel.Metal Parts, 40,000 sq. ft., concrete, steel, brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Blenders, mixing kettles,tanks, pumps and motors, rotary pelleting presses, evap-orating pans with coils, screens, mixing kettles with agitators,steam jacketed kettles, blending kettles, hammermils, pre~heaters, melt units, heavy duty vacuum cleaners, etc.Accessory items include paint spray booths, paint spray ma-chine, air compressors, electric lift trucks, scales, conveyors,

baling presses, portable elevators, etc.Complete complement of maintenance items including machinetools, hoists, etc., and also hospital equipment, offce furniture,offce equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Two interconnected sewage treatment plantsand sewage systems. Well water and treatment plants in area.Electric power and light from local utilty company.Electric Power: From Ohio Public Service Company.

TRANSPORTATION: Plant railroad trackage, 109 miles.Classification Yard has 300 car capacity. Connections toB. & O. R. R., P. R. R. and Erie R. R.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-161).

Coke and Iron Ore Sinter Plant Surplus392,000 Ions sinlered concenlrales and 32S,00 Ions coke per

year.Republic Steel CorporationWarren, Ohio.-Plancor 259- W.

LAND: 17.7 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 34,000 sq. ft. Sevenlarger and number of minor buildings, including By-Productsand Sulphate Building, 13,300 sq. ft., clearances 32' to 45',steel framing and brick.Sinter Plant, 9,000 sq. ft., clearances 9' to 26', steel framingwith corrugated steel siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 61 Wilputte coke ovens,pusher machine, quenching car and locomotive, reversing ma-chine, coal and coke handling equipment, coke quenching sta-tion, by-products and purification equipment, sulphate equip-ment, sintering plant complete, and many miscellaneous items.

UTILITIES: Lessee, city and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of B. & O. Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Iron and Coke Plant Surplus4S0,ooO Ions pig iron per year.

39S,OOO Ions coke per year.

Republic Steel CorporationCleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 257.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of pigiron, coke, by-products (gas, light oil, benzol, toluol, etc.) andblast furnace coke.

LAND: 38 acres.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Total floor area 110,000sq. ft. Thirty buildings, the larger ones of fire-proof construc-tion. Smaller buildings of masonry construction. Power House,26,000 sq. ft., has clearance of 85'. Warehouse & MachineShops, 17,000 sq. ft. Boiler House, 9,500 sq. ft., clearance 70'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Battery 75 Koppers cokeovens, 1,300 tons blast furnace, pusher machine, quenching carand locomotive, ore unloader, ore bridge, Dorr thickener, hotladle cars, diesel locomotive, gondola cars,. hopper cars, etc.Two 5 ton, one 15 ton and one 25 ton cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Water also pumped from river.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings on site.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Tin Plating Plant

150,000 Ions per year.

Republic Steel Corporation,Niles, Ohio.-Plancor 817.

Designed for the electrolytic application of tin to continuousstrip of thin sheet metal. Plant is within lessee's plant andoperates in conjunction with lessee's system.LAND: About 1 %, acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 67,000 sq. ft.Tin Plating Building, one-story, part basement; steel framing,corrugated protected metal siding; 47,000 sq. ft., clearance 32'.Four other buildings of brick masonry construction total 20,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Consists of a special pro-duction line of equipment utilzing the electrolytic process fortin plating on strip steel. Also one 10-ton and one 15-tontraveling cranes.

UTILITIES: Lessee, city and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad sidings serve plant.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant318,000 Ions E. F. Ingols per year.

Republic Steel CorporationCanton, Ohio.-Plancor 284.

Designed for production of steel ingots, in conjunction. withlessee's plant.LAND: About 8% acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 132,000 sq. ft.Electric Furnace Building, one story, basement under charg-ing floor, steel mil framed building with walls of corrugatedsiding. Area 85,000 sq. ft. Clearances 44', 57'.Pit Cooling Building, 31,400 sq. ft.; clearance 37'.Stripper Building, 15,800 sq. ft., clearance 50'; of constructionsimilar to Electric Furnace Building.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five 70-ton electric meltfurnaces and substation transformers.UTILITIES: Lessee, city and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Pennsylvania Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Iron and Iron Ore Sinter Plant Surplus392,000 nel Ions pig iron and 3S0,OOO Ions sinlered concenlrales

per year.

Republic Steel CorporationYoùngstown, Ohio.-Plancor 259 Y.

LAND: About 5.85 acres.BUILDING AND STRUCTURES: Blast Furnace togetherwith Hoist House, Control Houses, etc. Also Sintering Plant,in floor area 21,760 sq. ft., steel framing, corrugated steelsiding.Power House, 3 story and basement, steel framing with brickmasonry walls. Total floor area 41,000 sq. ft. Operating floorclearance 70'. Contains 2 steam generating units.Car Dumper, steel framed structure several stories high, usedto faciltate ore handling.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Blast furnace andstoves, gas washing and cleaning equipment, iron ladles andcars, Cottrell precipitators, sintering machine, pug mils, syna-tron feeders, water conditioning equipment, etc.

UTILITIES: City, local utilty companies and lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Three sidings connect with major rail-roads.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Forging and Heat Treating Plant Surplus31,0 Ions forgings per year.

Republic Steel Corporation,Canton, Ohio.-Plancor 421.

Designed to produce forgings and for heat treating of metals.LAND: Approximately 17.2 acres.BUILDINGS: Twelve major and minor buildings. Total floorarea approximately 168,000 sq. ft.Factory Building of steel frame construction, steel trusses andcolumns; floor area 153,000 sq. ft.; ceilng heights 54' and 20'.Eleven minor buildings, combined floor area 15,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Various types of fur-naces, including heating, reheating, cooling, etc.Miscellaneous items including 3,000 ton press, vertical saw,cold saws, grinder, dril presses, etc.Two 30'/10-ton, one 50'/10-ton and one 15-ton traveling cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from city, auxilary supply by wells onsite.Sanitary sewers discharge into septic tank.Gas, electric power and light, local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Three sidings of Pennsylvania Rail-road.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Annealing Facilties120,000 Ions per year.

Republic Steel CorporationMassilon, Ohio.-Plancor 2207.

Designed to increase lessee's production of annealed products.LAND: About % acre, leased.BUILDING: Lean-to addition to lessee's building, area 6,200sq. ft., steel with corrugated iron siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Six annealing furnaces,gas fired, with complete accessories.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Sponge Iron Plant Surplus3S,00 Ions per year.

Republic Steel Corporation,Warren, Ohio.-Plancor 1514.

Designed for manufacture of charge metal (sponge iron) forelectric furnaces. Plant is experimental and is of "outdoor"type.LAND: About 1.29 acres.BUILDINGS: Five small structures totallng about 3,000 sq.ft., one story, masonry and wood construction.EQUIPMENT: Herreshoff furnace, preheater, gas washerCottrell precipitator, gas holder, desulphurizer, ore dryer'briquetting machine, piping, etc. 'UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Three sidings connect with major rail-roads.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Tubing Plant7,800 Ions per year.

Republic Steel Corporation,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 1147.

Designed to augment lessee's production of welded steel air-craft tubing.LAND: About % acre.BUILDING: Addition to lessee's plant, 20,000 sq. ft. Onestory, steel framing, steel sash; monitor type. Clearance 23'to underside truss.MACH;INERY AND EQllIPMENT: Roller hearth; brightannealing furnace and miscellaneous items, annealer rackstube cleaning machines, belt polishing machines, etc. '

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central R. R.Also covered loading dock for Lake freighters.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Scrap Baling Plant Surplus4,000 Ions briquettes per monih.

Republic Steel Corporation,Canton, Ohio.-Plancor 1351.

Designed for briquetting steel turnings from machine shopoperations.LAND: Plot 73' by 173' in lessee's steel plant.BUILDING: Area 8,800 sq. ft., clearance 45', steel framingmonitor type roof, galvanized iron siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lifting magnet, crush-ers, bucket elevators and conveyors, rotary kiln, chutes, apronfeeders, briquetting presses, etc.UTILITIES: Water from City and well.Power and light from Plancor 284.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Forging Plant357,0 sq. ft.

Ridgewood Steel Company,W. 71st Street,Carthage,Cincinnati, Ohio.-Army

Plant acquired by the government for the manufacture of guntube forgings and shells. The plant was reconditioned, build-ing added, and equipment installed.LAND: About 125 acres.BUILDINGS: Thirty-eigoht buildings with a total floor areaof about 357,000 sq. ft. The principal units are:Forge Shop A: 1 floor; 32,300 sq. ft.; height 18' and 21'; con-crete, cinders floor construction; struct. steel framing; corr.galv. iron siding walls.Forge Shop B: 1 floor; 37,400 sq. ft.; height 18' and 37'; con-

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crete, cinders floor construction; struct. steel framing; corr.galv. iron siding walls.Machine Shop D: 1 floor; 39,900 sq. ft.; concrete floor con-struction; struct. steel framing; corr. galv. iron and brickwalls.Machine Shop F: 1 floor; 46,600 sq. ft.; height 24'5"; concretefloor construction; struct. steel framing; corr. asbestos walls.Forge Shop: 1 floor; 54,900 sq. ft.; concrete and cinders floorconstruction; struct. steel framing; corr. galv. iron walls.Heat Treat Bldg. H: 1 floor; 20,600 sq. ft.; concrete floor con-struction; struct. steel; corr. galv. iron walls.Heat Treat Bldg. J: 1 floor; 33,500 sq. ft.; height 54'; earthand cinders floor construction; struct. steel framing; corr. galv.iron walls.Forge Shop T: 1 floor; 32,300 sq. ft.; height, See Sect.; con-crete and cinders floor construction; struct. steel framing; corr.galv. iron walls.Administration Bldg.: 1st floor; 8,400 sq. ft.; height 13'; woodfloor construction; wood framing; brick walls; 2nd floor; 6,200sq. ft.; height 11'; wood floor construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One 3,000 ton forgingpress, and two 1,000 ton forging presses, and presses of lessercapacity, varied type large furnaces, bilet breaking press, com-plete chip handling and oil extracting system, one 1,000 tonand three 500 ton straightening presses, heavy duty hydraulicsaw machines, one 1,040 ton piercing press, one 340 ton drawbench, bilet feeders, loading devices, conveyor systems, etc.,complete complement of heavy machine tools, some 20 cranesup to 25 ton capacity, and laboratory and testing equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: B & 0 switch track into plant.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-HS)

Aircraft Parts Plant (Fuel Pumps)36,000 sq. ft.

Romec Pump Company,Abbe Road and Taylor Street,Elyria, Ohio.-Plancor 231.

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Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus1,4,000 sq. ft.

Scioto Ordnance Plant,U. S. Rubber Company and Permanente Metals Corpora-tion, one mile north of Marion, Ohio.-Army.

LAND: About 12,452 acres.BUILDINGS: The Administrative area has a total of 15 build-ings. The Administration Building, "E" shaped, has a floorspace of 21,452 sq. ft. of each of two floors. In addition tothe Administration Building there are six dormitories, a cafe-teria, employment and hospital building under one roof, tele-phone offce, fire and police station, control laboratory, and tworecreation buildings. All the buildings in this area are offrame construction with asphalt shingle roofs.The Staff area consists of 10 buildings, for housing key staffpersonneL. These buildings are of frame construction withasphalt shingle roofs.The Storage area has 10 main buildings, along with a few mis-cellaneous small buildings. The 10 main storage buildings areeach 50' by 512', 25,600 sq. ft. floor area, of wood constructionwith asbestos siding and roof.The Shop area consists of the following main buildings: Mainte-nance and Repair Building 26,000 sq. ft., Laundry 8,700 sq.ft.. Woodworking Building 10,700 sq. ft., General Warehouse10:700 sq. ft., Garage Building 5,100 sq. ft., Boiler House 5,000sq. ft. All of the above buildings have walls of concrete blockor poured concrete, plain or reinforced, with asbestos shingleroofing on wood roof decks. There are also several smallbuildings in this area. . ..The Magazine area has 177 standard type maga~Itle buildingshaving 1192 sq. ft. floor space each. These buildings are ofwood co~struction with asbestos siding and roof. Have noheating, lighting or plumbing.Igloo area. There are fiv~ igl~os of the standard type.Nine Fuze and Booster Loading Lines. These Iines are sepa-rated from each other by prescribed safety distances, as arethe buildings in each line.

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In the nine lines there are a total of 168 buildings. Of these168 buildings, there are 16 main buildings, each line contain-ing one or two main buildings. These 16 buildings vary insize from approximately 15,000 to 26,000 sq. ft. of floor space.The majority of the buildings in the lines have walls of con-crete block or poured concrete, plain or reinforced withasbestos shingle roofing on wood roof decks. 'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Conveyors, staking ma-chines, marking machines, pneumatic presses, spinning ma-chines, arbor presses, assembling machines, dryers, powderscreening machines, blending machines, charging machines~praying and drying booths, 50-ton refrigeration unit, charg~ing machines, washer and dryer machines, swedging machines,m~chanical. handling systems, draw presses, tumbling barrel,trim machines, dryers, powder blender, screening machine,jolt machines, jumble machines, staking machines, spinningmachines, conveyor sections, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: 11.2 miles of railroad track withinproject, served by Pennsylvania R. R., New York Central R. R.,Erie R. R.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-88)

Electroplating Plant Sold141,0 sq. ft.

Searchlight Mirror Plant No.1,Mariemont, Ohio.-Army.

Paper Products Plant74,600 sq. ft.

Searchlight Mirror Plant No.2,Cincinnati Industries, Inc.,Cincinnati, Ohio.-Army.

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Butadiene Plant1S,OOO short Ions per year.

Sun Oil Company,Toledo, Ohio.-Plancor 1365.

Designed for production of butadiene from petroleum feedstock.LAND: 4.34 acres, leased, located in lessee's refinery plant.

"BUILDINGS: Functional buildings of reinforced concretebrick masonry and timber wood framing. 'Six buildings total area about 37,000 sq. ft., viz: Gas Com-pressor Building, Refrigeration Compressor Building ControlBuilding, Water Pump House, Boiler House, Control Room.MACHIN~R~ ANp EQUIPMENT: Special process equip-ment consisting chiefly of towers, pressure vessels, reboilerspreheaters, heat exc~a~ger~, water cooling towers, pumps:compressors, valves, pIping, instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee, city and local utilty companies.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Plant Surplus49,100 sq. ft.

Timken Ordnance Plant,Timken Ordnance Company,1639 Barth Court, S.W.,

Canton, Ohio.-Army.Used for production of upset seamless gun tubes.LAND: About 6.15 acres.BUILDINGS: Plant acquired by government, rehabiltatedand altered, combining Buildings Nos. 1, 2, 2A, and 4 underone roof.Building: No.1, Toilet and Locker, one story, area 1,000 sq. ft.,clear height 14'. Concrete floor, brick walls.Building No. 2, Gen~ral Offce and Machine Shop, one story,7,200 sq. ft. and attic 3,000 sq. ft. Clear height 14' in offcearea, 18' in shop. Wood floors, brick walls.Building No. 2A, Stress Relieving Furnace Bldg., one story,

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5,550 sq. ft., clearance 20'. Concrete floor, structural steelframing, galvanized corrugated steel siding and deck.Building No.3, Time Offce, area 400 sq. ft., brick construction.Buildings No. 4 and No.5, Main Shop, area 29,600 sq. ft.,clearance 35'. Building is 360' long, consisting of 18 bays at20' centers. Structural steel framing and trusses, galvanizedcorrugated steel siding and deck. Floors brick on earth, gravelon earth, steel plate, concrete slab. Contains one 10-ton travel-ling- crane; two 2-ton electric monorail cranes; one 5-ton elec-tric crane. (Building No.5 is a new extension 100' in length.)Building No.6, First Aid and Guard Offces, basement, firstfloor and attic, area 1,550 sq. ft. Wood construction.Building No.7, Oil House, 216 sq. ft., concrete floor, hollowtile walls.

Building No.8, Garage, 520 sq. ft., gravel floor, wood con-struction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Forging machine, 300-tonstraightening press, 500-ton straightening press, welding ma-chine, gas-fired continuous stress relieving furnace, electricnormalizing furnace, electric hardening furnace, electric tem-pering furnace, seven feeder tables, four feed and dischargetables, three quench tanks, conveyors, tanks, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Wheeling and Lake ErieRailroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-1l~).

Bearing Plant

clearance 9'6", First floor, 90,400 sq. ft., clearance 13', Secondfloor, 77,800 sq. ft., clearance 10'8", Third floor, 77,800 sq. ft.,clearance 13'. Frame of building is reinforced concrete onspread footings. Concrete slab floors on which is laid a woodsubfloor topped by asphalt treated flooring. The largest por-tion of the walls consists of horizontal pivoted sash and theremaining is brick and concrete. Concrete roof deck withbuilt up roofing. Concrete loading dock on south side of build-ing covered by cantilever canopy. Four freight elevators inbuildings, two of 3,000 lb. capacity, one of 6,000 lbs. and oneof 10,000 lbs. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Automatic screw ma-chines, centerless grinders, electric eye machines, electric heattreating furnaces, draw furnaces, quench oil tanks, cuttingoil tanks, oilng system, coolant tank, washing machines, in-spection conveyors and hoppers, monorail system on secondfloor, feeder machines, grinding machines, various type fac-tory trucks; machine tools; lathes, miling machines, surfacegrinding machines, grinding machine, and miscellaneous itemsfor machine and maintenance shops.UTILITIES: City and local utilties and through the facil-ties of the lessee.

TRANSPORTATION: Switch tracks from N. Y. C. R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-82).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold1,090,000 sq. ft.

Thompson Aircraft Products,23555 Euclid Avenue,

Euclid, Ohi()Plancor 57.

276,000 sq. fi.Timken Roller Bearing Company,Newton Falls, Ohio.-Plancor 1788.

Sold Industrial Equipment Plant23,200 sq. ft.

Towmotor Corporation,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 670.

Precision Parts Plant Surplus207,000 sq. ft.

Timken Roller Bearing Company,Cleveland Avenue,

Columbus, Ohio.-Plancor 920.Designed for production of tapered roller bearings.LAND: Approximately 9 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building A (Offce, Canteen andShop), one story, timber construction, exterior walls of con-crete block, 242' by 402', ground floor area 96,000 sq. ft., mez-zanine area 4,000 sq. ft.; ceilng heights 14' and 19'.Manufacturing Building B (Machine Shop, Storage, HeatTreating), 272' by 382', floor area 104,000 sq. ft.; 90' crane bay;ceilng heights 25' and 16' except in crane bay where heightis 49' and 31'. Building is one story, steel framing, concreteblock walls and sheet iron siding.Boiler House Building C, brick walls, are 3,444 sq. ft., clearance30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Honing, lapping, milingmachines, lathes, presses, demagnetizers, furnaces, washers,one 5-ton crane, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania R. R.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Parts Plant (Bullet Cores) Surplus3S0,OOO sq. ft.

Toledo Core Plant,Wilys-Overland Motors, Inc.,Yost Street,Toledo, Ohio.-Army.

LAND: About 3% acres.BUILDING: Total area about 350,000 sq. ft. Building con-structed about 1911 and was thoroughly rehabiltated in 1942.Three story and basement structure: Basement, 104,000 sq. ft.,

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold48,000 sq. ft.

Transue & Wiliams Steel Forging Company,

Allance, Ohio.-Plancor 551.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant30,700 sq. fi.

Tyson Bearing Corporation,Sixth Avenue, S. W.,

Massilon, Ohio.-Plancor 401.

Sold

Steel Foundry Surplus20,000 Ions per year.

Unitcast Corporation,

1414 E. Broadway,Toledo, Ohio.-Plancor 646.

LAND: Approximately 24%, acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 220,000 sq. ft.Plant, rehabiltated and remodeled, consists of interconnectedunits of old and new sections. Foundry Unit is a one storysteel mil building with walls of brick masonry.The Machine and Core Room Units and Sand Storage Areasare partly two story in height with construction similar toFoundry Unit. Clearances 22' and 27'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Wheelabrator tablastsand tumblasts, blow guns, core ovens, core blowing machines,core mold sprayers, heat treating furnaces, three electric steelfurnaces, ladles, moulding machines, sand handling system,electric lift trucks, Kuhlman tower (capacity 28,000 lbs. steelcastings). Moulding Department has 36 Osborn mouldingmachines, four turnover pattern drawing machines, two roll-over pattern drawing machines, two sandslingers. FifteenI-ton hand-pushed overhead cranes; eight overhead electrictraveling cranes from 5- to 15-ton capacity; crane magnet;clamshell crane; 28 hoists % ton and l%-ton; seven mono-

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rail systems; various sets of conveyors. Also grinding, milingmachines, lathes, wire machines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Wheeling & Lake Erie R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Research Laboratory3S,8S0 sq. fi.

University of Akron,

alsoStone and Webster Engineering Corporation,Akron, Ohio.-Plancor 1891.

Designed as a laboratory and pilot plant for research in syn-thetic rubber.

LAND: Approximately 5.82 acres.BUILDINGS: Pilot Plant Building, part one and two story,steel framing and reinforced concrete framing, corrugatedasbestos siding; floor area 14,260 sq. ft., ceilng 14'.Laboratory Building, two-story, reinforced concrete with brickmasonry walls; area 20,000 sq. ft., ceilng 14'.Dryer Building, wood frame, area 1,200 sq. ft.Tank Farm, six steel pressure storage tanks.EQUIPMENT: Reactors and strippers; coagulation tanks;necessary recording instruments, compressors, refrigerators,water treatment equipment, heat exchangers, tanks, etc. Labo-ratory has five laboratory test mils, Banbury mixer; threeplastometers, tear testers, pump units, rubber buffng machine,torsion tester, abradors, precision viscorimeter, and miscel-laneous items for rubber testing and research.

UTILITIES: City and lessee.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Plant Sold70,00 sq. fi.

Van Der Horst Corporation,Lakewood, Ohio.-Nobs-730.

Service Building10,800 sq. ft.

Victoreen Instrument Company,Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 1975.

Designed for laboratory research.LAND: 175' by 180' containing approximately 0.72 acre.BUILDING: One story, 90' by 121', brick walls, structural steelframing and reinforced concrete framing. Glass block windows,roof partially sawtooth. Clearance 15'.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus131,200 sq. fi.

Waco Aircraft Company,Troy, Ohio.-Plancor 398.

LAND: Approximately 7 acres.BUILDING: Steel frame building with corrugated asbestossiding, steel sash, clearance 32'. Airplane entrance doors tobuilding are steel and motor operated. Boiler Room and fire-proof vault included in building. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, miling machines,shaping machines, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of N. Y. C.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the termsof the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Engine Parts Plant

382,00 sq. ft.Warren City Manufacturing Company,379 Griswold Street,Warren, Ohio.-Nobs-1536.

Used for manufacture of steel products such as oil pans fordiesel engines, crankcase weldments, drives, etc. An existingplant was altered, rehabiltated and extended.

LAND: About 19.13 acres.BUILDINGS: Engineering and Administration, Building No.1.. .Two s~ories, and basement. The first story is 50' by 425',ceiling height 9 and 12'. The second story is 50' by 270', ceil-ing height 8'9". The basement is approximately 50' by 76'ceiling. height 11'1". The total floor area, including the base~ment, is 36,538 sq. ft. Frame is wall bearing with clear-spansteel trusses, brick and tie walls, linoleum and asphalt tieflooring on reinforced concrete floors.Manuf~ct~rintt and Fabrication Areas, Building No.6. Origi-nal bUllding is one-story, structural steel frame, continuoussteel factory sash with stucco on metal lath comprise the wallsurfaces. It is 150' by 532' with north lean-to 9'2" by 532'and south lean-to 41' by 532', total size 200'2" by 532', clearanc~in center section is 37'11", noi:th lean-to 15'7%", and southlean-to 24', total floor area is 106,576 sq. ft. The roof is high-low bay, monitor type.The new west addition has one story, 150' by 371'44", floor areais 68,240 sq. ft., clearances 37'11", structural steel frame brickwalls up to sil height, continuous steel sash, protected metalsiding. The roof is high-low bay, monitor type.The ne.w east ad~ition is, irregular in shape, has one story,approximately 271 by 400 , floor area, 94,507 sq. ft., structural-steel frame. North side has brick wall up to sil height andcontinuous steel factory sash complete the wall surfaces. Theeast and south sides are brick walls with steel factory sash.Clearance in center section B, C, and D bays is 37'11", northsection A bay is 24', and south lean-to E bay is 24'. The roofis high-low bay, monitor type. The original building, Eastand West additions, have reinforced concrete floors.Some twenty other units total about 36,000 sq. ft., mostly ofbrick and wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied machine toolsheat treat furnaces, welding equipment, etc. 'Some thirty-two traveling cranes from 2- to 20-ton capacity.About forty-five 3-ton jib cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from Erie Railroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-54).

Machine Tool Plant Sold101,00 sq. ft.

Warner & Swasey Company,5701 Carnegie Avenue,

Cleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 522.

Magnesium Foundry Surplus;1,08,000 Ibs. per year.

Wellman Bronze & Aluminum Company,2525 East 93rd StreetCleveland, Ohio.-Plancor 106.

Designed for production of magnesium sand castings.LAND: Approximately 4 acres.BUILDINGS: Main building 121' by 334', total floor area45,300 sq. ft. Consists of an original building, remodeled andexpanded. One-story brick and steel, sawtooth roof, steel win-dows, monitor sash. Several additions and mezzanines total2,320 sq. ft. Clearance 14'. Sprinklered. New pattern Stor-age Building, new Boiler House and new Guard House total4,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Core ovens, furnacesmolding machines, sand handling equipment, melting crucibles:turbo blowers, etc. Also presses, contour, sawing machinesX-ray equipment, hardness testers, and strength machines:

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etc. Four 1 ton and one 2 ton cranes, four conveyor systems;15 hoists 1 to 2 ton.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of N. Y., C., & St. L. Railroad~Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus467,000 sq. fi.

Wilys Overland Motors, Inc.,Toledo, Ohio.-Plancor 883.

LAND: Approximately 6.25 acres.BUILDING: Four stories and basement, irregular in shape,total floor area 467,000 sq. ft.; clearances first story 16', otherfloors 13'; reinforced concrete, flat slab construction; designpermits addition of fifth story. Each floor designed to carry250 pounds per square foot. Sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, grinding, mil-ing machines, bending, contour machines, shapers, anodizingequipment, plating equipment, furnaces, etc. Also one 2-toncrane, three 74 -ton cranes, three monorail systems, twenty-sixhoists of various capacities.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartimeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus".Subsequently, however, the independent disposal of the ma-chinery and equipment has been authorized, and it is possiblethat all or part of the original machinery and equipment hasbeen removed.

UTILITIES: City ànd local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: New York Central and Toledo Ter-minal sidings.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Plànt SurplusS,600,ooO sq. ft.-ll,OO,ooO pounds aluminum casilngs per monih.

Wright Aeronautical CorporationLockland, Ohio.-Plancor 10.

LAND: Approximately 217 acres, about 12 miles from down-town Cincinnati.BUILDINGS: There are some 40 buildings and structures.

The buildings are in general of structural steel framing withtie walls, with provisions for complete ventilation and air con-ditioning. Machine and Assembly Building: one story, partbasement, mezzanines, 1,065' by 1,320'. Area 1,800,000 sq. ft.Clearance 18'. North Shop: one story, part basement; area520,000 sq. ft. Clearance 25'. South Shop: one story, base-ment, mezzanine; area 1,478,000 sq. ft. Clearances 18'; con-tains 2 cafeterias and auditorium. Magnesium Foundry: onestory, basement, mezzanine; area 491,000 sq. ft.; clearance 18'.Capacity 2,500,000 pounds of castings per month. AluminumFoundries No. 1 and No.2; total combined areas 556,000 sq.ft.; clearance 18'. Combined capacity 11,000,000 pounds ofcastings per month. Test Cells: one story, part basement;area 200,000 sq. ft. Remaining buildings total 550,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools includelapping, shaping and screw machines, radial drils, thread ma-chines, "ut-off machines, etc. Numerous items of functionalshop equipment include air compressors, arbor presses, flexibleshaft equipment, miscellaneous machine equipment, etc.Foundry equipment includes autoclaves, cleaning machines,core blower machines, forming machine and rolls, 300 furnaces,ladle heaters, 65 ovens, sand handling equipment, speed-milers,vibrators, wheelabators, and miscellaneous degreasers, dustcollectors,/scrub machines, etc. Numerous items of portabletools, numerous items of carburetor testing equipment, andnumerous items of test cell equipment. About 20 cranes, 520hoists and 90,000 lin. ft. of roller conveyors.

Laboratory and testing equipment includes X-Ray units, test-ing machines, and many items for magnesium and aluminumlaboratories and metal testing requirements.

Ample offce furniture and equipment, cafeteria and kitchenequipment.UTILITIE S : Water: six wells on site. Elevated and under-ground storage tanks of large capacity.Sewers: 50,000 lin. ft. of pipeline with final disposal by countysystem.Gas-Power-Light: from local utilty company.Steam: 7 boilers in Boiler House. Cap. 424,000 # per hour.TRANSPQRTATION: Direct railroad switches at pointsthroughout the plant connect with N. Y. C. and PennsylvaniaRailroads.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

OKLAHOMA

Chemical Plant-Butane

320 barrels per day.Anderson-Prichard Refining Corporation,Cyril, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1036.

Designed for the production of butane for the aviation gasolineprogram.LAND: About 0.6 acre within lessee's plant, leased.BUILDING: Compressor House extension to lessee's building.Area 1,560 sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Hortonsphere tanks, cooling tower, pumps,compressors, drums, engines, driers, accumulators, condensers,instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Extended from lessee's services.Tulsa O. R. P. D.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane SurplusS,100 barrels per day.

Associated Refineries, Inc.Duncan, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1059.

LAND: About 80 acres.BUILDINGS: About 96,000 sq. ft. in some forty utilty andfunctional units, steel framing on brick and concrete. Also 17dwellings, 5 and 6 rooms, and g-arages.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major functional unitsare two stage fluid catalytic cracking and gas concentrationunit, HF alkylation unit and isomerization unit. Accessoryfacilties, inclucle Ethyl blending plant, cooling towers, loadingracks, transport fleet and garage, and chemical handling equip-

ment. Tankage capacity-atmospheric 580,000 barrels; pres-sure: 27,000 barrels.

UTILITIES: Water pumped from Lake Duncan by pumpingstation at lake and piped to plant.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light, from local utilty company.Steam from plant Boiler House, containing five boilers ratedat 65,000 lb. steam per hour each.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Carbon Black Plant1S,OOO,ooo Ibs. per year.

Cabot Carbon Company,Guymon,Texas County, Oklahoma.-Plancor 2317.

Designed for the manufacture of carbon black. There is alsoa permanent housing development for plant personneL.

LAND: 59.29 acres, and easement for water and power line.BUILDINGS: 192 burner buildings, each 13' by 124', concretefoundations, steel frame, sheet iron siding and roof.Shops Building, 30' by 105', ................. .3,150 sq. ft.;concrete floor, steel frames and sash, sheet iron siding androof.Warehouse Building, 75' by 120', .............. .9,000 sq. ft.;concrete floor, steel frame and sash, sheet iron siding and roof.Other units total some 6,000 sq. ft.Also ten 2 bedrooin and ten 3 bedroom houses with hardwoodfloors and rolled slate roofs.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 96 channel type carbon

Surplus

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black machines, four pulverizing machines, conveyoi: systems,Berquist tank three pelletizing drums, scales, magnetic separa-tor, rotex sc:een, bucket elevators, lift trucks, electric totetruck, etc.UTILITIES: Water from well on adjacent property, septictank on site. Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Chicago, Rock Island andPacific Railroad.

Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Potassium Perchlorate Surplus200 Ions per monih.

Cardox Corporation,Claremore, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1048.

Designed for production of potassium perchlorate by an elec-tolytic process.

LAND: Area 2.15 acres.BUILDING: 135' by 194'; one story; area 26,700 sq. ft.;reinforced concrete framing; hollow tile walls; clearances 14',20',38'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Chlorate and per-chlorate cells, evaporators, crystallzers, centrifuges, dryer,pulverizer, pumps, tanks, electrodes, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartimeuse of the property prior to its designation as "Surplus".Subsequently, however, the independent disposal. or the ~a-chinery and equipment has been authorized, and it. is possiblethat all or part of the original machinery and equipment hasbeen removed.

UTILITIES: City, local utilty company, and U. S. PowerAdministration.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on lessee's property adjacentto plancor site.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus6,000 barrels per day.

Continental Oil Company,Ponca City, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1042.

LAND: About 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 50,000 sq. ft. About36 buildings and miscellaneous small units on. the site. Con-struction generally reinforced concrete and brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes a thermoforcatalytic cracking and retreatin~ unit,. HF al.kylati~n u?it, fe~dpreparation and gas concentration unit and isomeriza.tion unit.Accessory facilties include cooling tower, Ethyl blending plant,and truck and railroad loading racks.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies. Steam planton site, rated capacity 240,000 lbs. steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Three spur tracks.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Toluene Surplus140,000, barrels per year.

Continental Oil Company,Ponca City, Oklahoma.-Plancor 882.

Designed for extracting nitration grade toluene from hydro-formed gasoline of others.LAND: Approximately 4.78 acres.BUILDINGS: Three buildings with a total floor area of2,400 sq. ft. General construction features: reinforced con-crete frame, floors, and roof slab; and brick filler walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Facilties consists of aseparation and extraction unit, oil heater and acce~sories.Storage tankage includes nine cone roof tanks, with a totalcapacity of 38,000 barrels; four horizontal tanks, 10' by 40';and two horizontal tanks, 10' by 12'.UTILITIES: From adjacent Plancor 1042, and local utiltycompany.TRANSPORTATION: Santa Fe R. R.

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Aircraft Plant2,400,000 sq. ft.

Aircraft Assembly Plant No.5,Douglas Aircraft Company,

8 miles southeast ofOklahoma City, Oklahoma.-Army.

LAND: About 334 acres.BUILDINGS: Assembly No.1, area 1,654,400 sq. ft., clear-ance 25' and 35', one story with mezzanine of 42,500 sq. ft. andfan deck 28,400 sq. ft. Air Conditioned. Sprinklered. Rail-road spur through building.Hangar No.2, area 169,000 sq. ft., clearance 45', (leanto 23').Sprinklered.Paint Building, area 61,600 sq. ft., clearance 35', one story.Offce, area 256,000 sq. ft. (128,000 sq. ft. in each of two floors).Clearance 11'.Boiler House, 42,000 sq. ft., clearance 40'. All of structuralsteel framing and trusses with brick walls and metal deckexcept Offce Building which is of reinforced concrete andbrick.Mil Building, 20,000 sq. ft., clearance 16', masonry.Garage, 20,000 sq. ft., clearance 16', masonry.Thirteen Warehouses, 140,000 sq. ft., classroom, 28,000 sq. ft.wood timber construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dril presses, milingmachines, broaching machines, borers, grinders, lathes, honingmachines, planers, crimpers, brakes, benders, drop hammers,hydraulic power machine, arbor presses by hydraulic press,heat treating furnaces, tempering furnaces, hardening fur-nace, bath salt furnace, punching and riveting machines, metalcutting saws, paint spray booths, welding equipment, degreas-ers, lead melting pots, pumps, electric plating equipment,sewing machines, lift trucks, tanks, etc.UTILITIES: Water from 9 wells on site. Storage reservoir.Sewage disposal plant on site.Gas, power, and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track connects with major lines.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-l0).

Aircraft Plant2,080,000 sq. ft.

Aircraft Assembly Plant No.3.Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.,2000 North Memorial Drive,Tulsa, Oklahoma.-Army.

LAND: 332 acres owned, and 752 acres leased.BUILDINGS: Assembly Building No.1, three story and fandeck, 1,553,000 sq. ft., concrete floor, concrete finish, frameof steel columns, trusses and purlins, brick walls and metalsiding on balance, ceilng height 40', built-up asbestos feltand gravel roof, bays generally 25' by 200', 25' by 100'.Drop Hammer Building No.2, three story, 40,800 sq. ft., con-crete floors, concrete frame, brick walls and concrete blockwalls, ceilng height 30', built-up roof, bays generally 25' by41', 19' by 25'.Paint Shop No.3, one story, 55,780 sq. ft., construction fea-tures same as Assembly Bldg., above except ceilng height is35', bays generally 24' by 150'.Hangar Building No.4, two-story, 175,000 sq. ft., same con-struction features as Assembly Bldg.Offce Building No.5, two story, 88,000 sq. ft., concrete floors,asphalt tile finish, frame of concrete columns, steel columns,trusses and purlins above, brick and metal siding walls, ceilngheight 11'. Both floors. Maintenance Building No.6, twostory, 56,600 sq. ft., same construction details as AssemblyBuilding except ceilng heights are 14' 6", 1st floor, 12' 2ndfloor.Boilerhouse Building No.7, three story, 32,400 sq. ft., sameconstruction detail exactly as Assembly Building. Twenty-fiveadditional minor buildings of miscellaneous nature, totalingsome 80,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Plating, sewing, swag-ing, bending, boring, stamping, crowning, cut-off, forming,honing, and miling machines; compressors, coolers, corers, diemaking equipment, drils and dril presses, dryers, flangers andflarers, heat treatment furnaces, grinders, power hammers,

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headers, lathes, arbor, punch and embossing presses, riveters,metal and wood saws, shapers, shears, welding equipment,plating pressure, storage and cooling tanks, cranes and hoists,locomotives and automotive equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of St. Louis, San Fran-cisco Railroad.

This plant is available for lease only.

Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-18).

Zinc Plant Surplus13,000 Ions per year.

Eagle-Picher Mining & Smelting Company,Henryetta, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1023.

Designed for production of metallc zinc.LAND: Approximately 20 acres.BUILDINGS: Eleven buildings, total area about 46,000 sq. ft.Three Furnace Buildings, structural steel frame, wood siding,corrugated steel roof; one-story, 60' by 182' each, 10,920 sq.ft. each; clearance 9'.Waelz Feed Preparation and Kiln Feed Building, timber frameand trusses, timber and steel beams; corrugated steel sidingand roof; irregular shape building with ground floor 2,680 sq.ft., 440 sq. ft. intermediate platforms, 800 sq. ft. top floor;varied height 15' to 56'.Other units total about 9,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items includ-ing three zinc block furnaces complete, 800 retorts each; blastgates, blower fans, retort preheating furnaces, zinc molds,mold cars, draw cars, charge cars, scoops, screens, crushers,cooling towers, rotary kiln 10' by 135' long, dust separators,scales, pumps, motors, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of St. Louis and San Fran-cisco R. R.

Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus660,000 sq. ft.

Modification Center No. 16.Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.,Mingo Station, 10 miles northeast ofTulsa, Oklahoma.-Army.

LAND: About 112 acres owned and about 21 acres leased.BUILDINGS: North Building, area 326,400 sq. ft., (basement6,800 sq. ft.; first floor 259,500 sq. ft.; second floor, 60,100 sq.

ft.). Clearance in hangar, 35'; center area, first floor, 17';second floor, 11'. Concrete floors. Structural frame is rein-forced concrete columns and beams. Steel trusses and bar joistpurlins for hangar area. Walls are concrete for the first fourfeet and concrete blocks above. Roof deck gypsum plank inhangar area and reinforced concrete over center area. Sprink-ler system. Cafeteria with seating capacity of 400.South Building, area, 326,600 sq. ft., (basement, 6,800 sq. ft.;first floor, 259,500 sq. ft.; second floor, 60,100 sq. ft.; tower, 200sq. ft.). Clearances, construction, and details' same except nocafeteria.Field offce, one story, 4,200 sq. ft., wood construction. Otherbuildings total about 2,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, drilpresses, sanders, heat treat furnace, squaring power shear,tube machines, drils, riveters, sandblast cabinet, power brake,quench tank, compressors, portable generator, scales, handhoists, painting equipment, degreaser unit, jacks, pumps, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus." Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of A.T. & Santa Fe. R. R.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-14)

Aircraft Modification Plant6S6,OOO sq. ft.

Modification Center No. 17

About 12 miles southeast ofOklahoma City, Oklahoma.

LAND: About 149 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1, Total area about 323,000 sq.ft. as follows: First floor 262,000 sq. ft.; second floor, 61,000sq. ft., clearance: Hangar area, 35'; center area, first floor,12'-6"; second floor, 12'. Concrete floors, structural frame ofreinforced concrete columns and beams, steel trusses and barjoist purlins for hangar area. Walls of concrete. Roof overhangar area of gypsum plank, over center area of concrete.Sprinklered. Cafeteria to seat 300.Building No.2, total area about 323,000 sq. ft., construction anddetails same as No.1, except cafeteria to seat 200.Warehouse: area, 8,000 sq. ft., one story, wood construction,clearance, 8'.Pump House: area, 2,000 sq. ft., concrete and masonry.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, drilpresses, saws, heat treat furnace, squaring power shear, tubemachine, drils, riveters, sandblast cabinet, power brake, quenchtank (heat treat), compressors, portble generators, scales,hand hoists, painting equipment, degreaser unit, jacks, pumps,etc.UTILITIES: Water from water wells.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track on site.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-15).

Explosives Plant Surplus2,S30,OOO sq. fi.

Oklahoma Ordnance Works,E. i. duPont deNemours and Company,Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma.-Army.

LAND: About 15,845 acres.BUILDINGS: Some 720 structures, with a total floor areaof about 2,530,000 sq. ft.The Staff Residence area, on the banks of the Grand (Neosha)River, contains twenty-five residences of one-story frame con-struction, garage building and storehouse. All buildings havecomplete service facilties.The Dormitory area contains seventy-one dormitory buildings,together with general service buildings, etc. This area iscompletely supplied with service facilties and vehicle parkingareas, and served by cafeteria, warehouse buildings, unloadingplatforms and rail connections.The Administration area (main area) contains the Main OffceBuilding with 76,000 sq. ft. of floor space on two floors, Super-visor's Offce with approximately 3,000 sq. ft. of floor space,Telephone Exchange Building, Change House, Cafeteria (11,100sq. ft.), Fire House, Hospital Building, Guard Quarters, andother miscellaneous buildings. There is a smaller Adminis-tration Area west of the main area containing an Offce Build-ing with 18,230 sq. ft. floor area, two story, Medical ServiceBuilding, Cafeteria, 10,180 sq. ft. floor area, and miscellaneoussmall buildings. All buildings in the Administration Areasother than the telephone building, which is masonry, are ofwood frame construction.The Service Areas are divided into two sections: (a) adjacentto the Acid Area at the Smokeless Powder Plant, and (b)adjacent to the Acid Area at the T.N.T. and Tetryl Plants.In area (a) are the combined shops with 33,655 sq. ft. of floorarea; Maintenance Offce Building, 10,180 sq. ft.; LocomotiveHouse; two Storehouse Buildings with a total of approximately28,500 sq. ft.; Automotive Storage Building, 11,020 sq. ft.;and other miscellaneous buildings.In area (b) are the Box Factory, 18,280 sq. ft., General Store-house, 10,420 sq. ft.; Combined Shops, 20,670 sq. ft.; ParkingGarage, 11,440 sq. ft.; machinery and other storage and mis-cellaneous buildings.All buildings in the Service Area are of wood frame construc-tion. The major buildings in both areas are served by railand trucking roads.The Explosives Storage and Shipping area (Magazine areas)contain forty-eight Shipping Buildings, twenty-four of whichhave 3,240 sq. ft. floor area, and twenty-four 1,845 sq. ft. floor

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area, each. These buildings are of wood frame construction.There are other miscellaneous buildings in the area, all servedby trucking roads. The magazine area near the T.N.T. Plantcontains forty-eight beehive type magazines, all widely sepa-rated and served by trucking roads. Rail connections serve theloading platform at the area.The Smokeless Powder Plant comprises the following areas:The Acid area contains ammonia oxidation units, nitric andsulphuric acid concentrating buildings, and equipment for sup-plying the smokeless powder plant, and certain requirementsof the T.N.T. Plant. The structures in this area are of perma-nent type, steel frame and concrete, the buildings generallyhaving side walls and roofing of corrugated asbestos. Build-ings and much of the equipment are of special design and con-struction.The Cotton area contains one wood pulp and three cottonstorehouses, each with 23,040 sq. ft. floor area; also cotton andpulp dry houses. All buildings in this area are of wood frameconstruction.The Nitrating area contains buildings and equipment for thenitration of cotton and wood pulp, nitrating houses, of specialdesign with steel frames and corrugated asbestos walls androofs; boilng tub houses, pulping houses, poacher tub houses,blending tub and wringer houses, all of wood frame construc-tion, as well as miscellaneous smaller buildings and connectingstructures.The Powder manufacturing area is immediately adjacent tothe nitrating area and contains buildings and equipment forforming, manufacturing, processing, and packing the smoke-less powder.The T.N.T. Plant comprises these areas:The Acid area is somewhat similar to that of the smokelesspowder plant, and is adjacent to the T.N.T. and tetryl areaswhich it serves. It contains åmmonia oxidation, and ammoniaand acid storage facilties, nitric and sulphuric acid concen-trating facilties, and the sellte plant, change house, and labo-ratory of special permanent design.The T.N.T.manufacturing area contains buildings and equip-ment for nitrating toluene, and the manufacturing and packingof T.N.T. The buildings are relatively small, of special designand construction, and widely separated to comply with safetyrequirements.The Tetryl area is somewhat similar to the T.N.T. manufac-turing area in the design and construction of its special-purpose buildings, which are small, widely separated, and con-nected by covered walkways or ramps.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Some principal items areautoclaves, absorption columns, A.O.P. units complete, com-pressors, condensers, coolers, filters, separators, tanks, motors,pumps, instruments, bleaching columns, nitric acid concen-trating units, sulphuric acid concentrating units, crystallzingkettles, powder mixers, preheaters, furnaces, gassifiers, heaterunits, hoppers, nitrators, blocking presses, dehydrating presses,vertical finishing block presses, solvent recovery units, etherand alcohol recovery units, refrigeration systems, sellte plant,scales, conveyors, handling equipment, storage tank farms, etc.Numerous items of laboratory and testing equipment includingbalances, calibration baths, bomb test equipment, oscilagraph,chronographs, electric furnaces, ovens, microscopes, pulsom-eters, receiver, rotameters, scleroscope, recording thermom-eters, etc. Also offce furniture and equipment, hospital equip-ment, cafeteria equipment and a complete complement of shopand maintenance equipment, including machine tools.UTILITIES: Water from two raw water reservoirs, a filterplant, water treatment and softening plant, and pumping unitswith distributing system to all parts of the developed areasof the project. Water supply is obtained by pumping fromthe Grand River. These installations are of permanent designand construction.Sewage and waste disposal facilties are ample. General andsanitary wastes are treated in two project disposal plants, onelocated in the Tetryl area and the other located in the Smoke-less Powder Area. Septic tanks are installed to handle wastesfrom outlying buildings. Acid wastes are treated in an acidneutralizing plant.Power is supplied by the project Power Plant, a well designed,permanent structure of steel and concrete with corrugatedasbestos walls and roof. It has six boilers with a total ratedcapacity of 960,000 pounds of steam per hour, and four 5,000kw. steam turbo-generating units. There is a 28,000 k.v.a.

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plant substation connected with the plant's electrical distribu-tion system and served by the Grand River Dam Authority.TRANSPORTATION: 47.7 miles of railroad and sidings onthe site, served by the M. K. & T. R. R. and the Kansas, Okla-homa and Gulf R. R.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-185).

Chemical Plant, Oleum Surplus320 Ions oleum per day (Capacity expressed in lerms of

100% sulphuric acid)Ozark Chemical Defense Corporation,Tulsa, Oklahoma.-Plancor 742.

LAND: Area 3.4 acres, leased, and on easement.BUILDINGS: Total area about 16,335 sq. ft.Six principal buildings, three minor buildings and severalmiscellaneous structures; brick, concrete, steel and timber con-struction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Sulphur melters, hoppers,agitators, sulphur burners, drying towers, gas filters, con-verters, water softening plant, gas coolers, tanks, pumps, in-struments, cooling tower, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Two sidings on site.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal Mine Surplus21S,OOO Ions per year.

Sheffeld Steel Corporation,also .Lone Star Steel Company,

McAlester, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1507, Carbon No.5.Designed for the production of coal for metallurgical coke.The development consists of four portals, one haulage slope,one manway and two airways.LAND: Approximately 176 acres of surface land, and 1,585acres of mineral rights of coal land.

BUILDINGS: Twenty structures, including Tipple, Washer,Boiler House, Warehouse, Hoist House, Pump Houses, Garage,etc. Total area about 16,000 sq. ft., with construction generallyof brick and timber and corrugated iron.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mining hoists, locomo-tives, coal loaders, conveyors, mine cars, coal drils, rock drils,mining machines and complete equipment for the coal washingplant. Auxilary equipment such as boilers, air compressors,rock dusting machines, etc.UTILITIES: Domestic water supply from wells on mine site.Process water supply from 2,000,000-gallon storage pond aug-mented by wells.Sewage disposal plant consists of one 5,000-gallon septic tankwith tile laterals in disposal field.Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Kansas City Southern R. R. loading,unloading and storage tracks.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal Mine Surplus215,000 Ions per year.

Sheffeld Steel Corporation,

alsoLone Star Steel Company,

McAlester, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1507, Carbon No.4.Designed for the production of coal suitable for metallurgicalcoke.LAND: Approximately 146 acres of surface land, and approxi-mately 2,336 acres of coal lands.BUILDINGS: Fourteen structures, including Hoist House,Boiler House, Wash House, Oil House, Pump Houses, Shop, SubStation, etc. Total area about 11,000 sq. ft. Construction ofbrick, timber, corrugated iron.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mining hoists, locomo-

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tives, coal loaders, conveyors, mine cars, coal drils, rock drils,mining machines. Auxilary equipment such as boilers, aircompressors, rock dusting machines, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well, stored in pond reservoirholding 15,000,000 gallons. Sewage disposal facilties on site.TRANSPORTATION: Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroadruns through the site.Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal Mine Surplus43S,OOO Ions per year.

Sheffeld Steel Corporation,

alsoLone Star Steel Company,McAlester, Oklahoma.-Plancor 1507, (McCurtain).

Designed for the production of coal suitable for metallurgicalcoke.LAND: Approximately 461 acres of surface land and approxi-

mat ely 2,938 acres of coal land. (Surface lands owned byothers.)BUILDINGS: Plant consists of a rotary dump, washer, BoilerHouse, Shop, Garage, Offces and Warehouse, and other facil-ties necessary for the independent functioning of the mine.Total floor area of buildings about 17,000 sq. ft. Constructionof concrete, brick, timber, corrugated iron.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mining hoists, locomo-tives, coal loaders, conveyors, mine cars, coal drils, rock drils,

mining machines and complete equipment for the coal wash-ing plant. Auxilary equipment such as boilers, air compres-sors, rock dusting machines, etc.UTILITIES: Domestic water from San Bois Lake. Industrialand fire water is pumped from 2,000,000 gallon storage pond.Sewage disposal facilties on site. Power and light from localutilty company.

Tulsa O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

OREGON

Acetylene Plant1,200,00 cu. ft. per monih.

Air Reduction Sales Company,Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 1373.

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Aluminum Plant Surplus128,0,00 pounds' of aluminum per year.

Aluminum Company of America,Troutdale, Oregon.-Plancor 226-0.

Designed for production of aluminum ingot and carb9n elec-trodes used in the reduction process.

LAND: 590 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 825,000 sq. ft.Approximately sixty different buildings,. inclu~in~ RectifierStation Pot Rooms, Transformer Service Buildmg, PumpHouses' General Offce, Boiler House, Laboratories, VariousShops ~nd Storage Buildings.Pot Rooms, 8 buildings each 34,000 sq. ft. Structural steelframing with protected metal siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Process equipment in-cludes 48 Westinghouse Ignition Rectifiers, 512 reduction pots,electric furnaces and equipment for casting alloyed ingots,carbon mixers, carbon presses, carbon bake unit. Numerousmiscellaneous items. Silver bus bars must be removed.

UTILITIES: Water wells and sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light, Bonnevile Power Administration.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings by Union Pacific R. R.

This plant has been l~ased for. a period of 5 y,ears. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-viions of the lease in effect.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Flax Processing Plant Surplus33,600 sq. fi.

Approved Flax Company,About nine miles north and west of Eugene, Oregon.-Plan cor 1855.

Designed for production of flax fibre and semi-finished yarn.LAND: Approximately 30 acres.BUILDINGS: Spinning Mil and Offce Building, overall dimen-sions 120' by 80/; area 9,600 sq. ft.; mil type wood frameconst~uction, rustic siding; clearance 18' in center bay, 8' to 14'in outside bays.Shed for Storage, 300' by 80'; height 9' at eaves; all frameconstruction; without side walls.Six Retting Tanks, reinforced concrete; each tank 60' by 20'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Scutcher, exhaust fan and

piping, electric tow cleaner, dehydrators, straw elevator, jackframes with spindles, gauge slaubers, wet twister machine.UTILITIES: Well on site, also small clear lake on adjacentproperty. Power and light from local utilty company.Portion of this plant classified "Agricultural" and so assignedfor disposal. .Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alumina Plant (Experimental)36,000,000 Ibs. per year.

Columbia Metal Corporation,alsoChemical Construction Corporation,Salem, Oregon.-Plancor 1865.

Designed to produce alumina from clay on an experimentalbasis.LAND: 100 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 208,000 sq. ft.Process building, Administration and Service Buildings of con-crete, steel and brick construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Highly specialized equip-ment designed to produce alumina from clay by a methodknown as the aqueous bisulphate alumina process.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site and Wiliamette River.Power and light from Bonnevile Power Administration.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from Oregon Electric Rail-way Company.

Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus12,000 Ions caslings per year.

Columbia Steel Castings Company,Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 1617.

Designed to augment lessee's production of steel castings foruse in ship construction.

LAND: 4% acres.BUILDINGS: Six buildings, total area 76,000 sq. ft.; struc-tural steel and wood framing, sheet metal siding. Main Foun-dry, 82' by 740'; 60,700 sq. ft. plus balcony 5,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 25-ton lectromelt steelfurnace, annealing ovens, core drying oven, mixing mils, sandcleaning, molding and handling machines, etc. Also three 20-ton bridge cranes.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

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or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Union Pacific Railroad.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusCommercial Iron Works,On West bank of the Wilamette River,At the foot of S. W. Gibbs Street,Portland, Oregon.-Nobs-75 & 489.

Consists of four covered shipways for new construction, anoutfitting dock, a conversion and repair dock, and a side haulmarine railway. Yard is complete with the necessary admin-istration buildings, shops, warehouses, assembly slabs, storageareas and utilties. Marine railway is a sidehaul ship railwayof 3,000 ton nominal capacity.LAND: About 43 acres, with frontage of 3,600' on river. Landis leased.

BUILDINGS: Mold Loft (19,500 sq. ft.), 2 Ship sheds, each20,000 sq. ft., Warehouse and Offce, 24,500 sq. ft., OutfittingShop Building, 18,000 sq. ft., and numerous shops, maintenanceand utilty units. Mostly of frame construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, air com-pressors, bending slabs, motor generator sets, welding equip-ment, acetylene generators, metal cutting saws, pipe bendingmachines. Also crawler crane, one 25-ton bridge crane, flatcars, one 40-ton, one 36-ton, and one 20-ton gantry crane, jibcranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Southern Pacific Rail-road.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-57).

Machine Assembly Plant Surplus36,000 sq. ft.

Hyster Company,alsoWilamette-Hyster Company,Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 2126.

Designed to augment lessee's space for assembly of lift trucks,etc.LAND: About 0.835 acre. .BUILDING: 125' by 288', wood frame construction; clearance31' to bottom chord of center span, 17' in side spans. Containsone 10-ton overhead traveling crane, 50' span.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Union Pacific R. R.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusKaiser Company,Swan Island Yard,Portland, Oregon.-Maritime.

LAND: About 239 acres.BUILDING AND STRUCTURES: Administration (79,000 sq.ft.), General Stores (216,000 sq. ft.), Machine Shop (35,000 sq.ft.), Mold Loft (91,000 sq. ft.), Storage Warehouse (106,000sq. ft.), of wood construction.Assembly (210,000 sq. ft.), Machine Storage (38,000 sq. ft.),Plate Shop (172,000 sq. ft.), of structural steel with plywoodsiding.Shipways (eight), 550'.Marginal Wharf, 3,932'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Derricks, hoists, gantrycranes, O.H. cranes, jib cranes, locomotives, crawler and mobilecranes, machine tools, welding equipment, ben,ding equipment,electrical shop and sheet metal shop equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty.This plant has been leased for a period of years. Negotiationsmay be entm'ed into for its purchase subject to the provisionsof the lease in effect.Portland O. R. P. D.

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Cold Storage Plant200,0 sq. fi.

Northwestern Ice and Cold Storage Company,Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 2145.

Designed to provide facilities for quick freezing and coldstorage.LAND: City block of 0.92 acres.BUILDING: An existing building of four stories and base-ment, 200' by 200', brick walls, timber wood framing. Sprin-klered. Three 8,000 lb. capacity elevators.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five ammonia compres-sors, with required accessory equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ice Plant2S0 Ion. per day.

Northwestern Ice and Cold Storage Company,68 S. E. Washington Street,Portland, Orègon.-Plancor 1812.

LAND: Lot 100' by 200' or nearly % acre.BUILDING: Total area 30,200 sq. ft., 100'by 200' with partbasement and part second floor. First floor area 16,700 sq. ft.;second floor 3,900 sq. ft.; basement 9,600 sq. ft.; wood framestructure, cement stucco outside walls. Contains two 8-tonbridge cranes and one 2-ton elevator.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Consists of two completeice plants: one 200 hp and one 100 hp motors, York compressor,two ammonia condensers, ammonia receiver, tanks and acces-sories; one double acting "Ball" ice machine, consisting of com-pressors, motors, ammonia receiver, brine coolers and allaccessories.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusOregon Shipbuilding Company,Portland, Oregon.-Maritime.

LAND: 330 acres (33 acres under water included).BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Plate Shop (142,000 sq.ft.), Assembly Building (273,000 sq. ft.), Steel and corrugatediron. Machine Shop (21,000 sq. ft.) Mold Loft (67,000 sq. ft.),Administration (95,000 sq. ft.), Dock Shop No.1 (95,000 sq.ft.), Dock Shop No.2 (54,000 sq. ft.), New Pipe Shop (45,000sq. ft.), New Warehouse (217,000 sq. ft.) all wood construc-tion.Shipways (11), 473'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Derricks, hoists, gantrycranes, O.H. cranes, jib cranes, locomotives, crawler and mobilecranes, machine tools, welding equipment, bending machines,electrical equipment, sheet metal working equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Power and Light, local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: 10 miles trackage on site.Portland O. R. P. D.

Foundry SurplusPacific Chain and Manufacturing Company,N. W. Vaughn Street and N. W. 20th Avenue,Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 1752.

Designed for the production of anchor chains.LAND: Plot 230' by 230', comprising 1.21 acres.BUILDING: 200' by 100', central craneway 35' clear heightand 40' wide, central ventilating monitor 154' long; timberwood frame, wood sash; floor area 20,610 sq. ft. Sand binbunkers, concrete loading platform, and a group of wood framesheds, floor area of sheds 11,709 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Annealing furnaces, ladles,molding machines, belt conveyors, dust collector, grinders, etc.

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Two 10-ton, two 3-ton travellng cranes, two 2-ton jib cranes;one %-ton chain hoist; eight lengths of conveyors.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Northern Pacific Termi-nal Railway.

Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Parts Plant Sold1S,OOO sq. fi.

Radio Specialty Manufacturing Company,403 N. W. Ninth Avenue,

Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 1034.

Flax Processing Plant Surplus81,SSO sq. ft.

Santi am Flax Growers.About three miles northwest of Jefferson Vilage,Marion County, Oregon.-Plancor 1847.

Designed for processing flax for production of flax fiber.LAND: Approximately 120 acres; part of which is flax acre-age supplying pull flax for plant.BUILDINGS: Group of buildings, total area 81,550 st¡. ft.,frame construction, wood siding, wood sash.Flax Storage Sheds, four sheds, dimensions 240' by 56' by 25'high, area of each 13,450 sq. ft.Scutching Building, 105' by 45'; two-story; clearance each floor10'; area 9,450 sq. ft.Deseeding Building, 80' by 80'; clearance 16'; area 6,400 sq. ft.Boiler House, Garaire, Fuel and Service Building, approxi-mately 143' by 51'; average clear height 23'; floor area 5,560sq. ft.Retting Tanks, two reinforced concrete units 120' long by 35'wide by 7' deep. Each unit is divided to form six tanks.Offce and Warehouse, 77' by 30'; ceilng 12'.Fibre Storage, concrete, 12' by 30'.Pump House, 13' by 13' by 10' high.Tow Cleaning Building, 73' by 48' by 12' high, area 3,504 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Truck scale, binding units,deseeder equipment, scutching machine, pumps, hoppers, pres-sure tank, electric motors, flax wagons, platform scale, handtruck, air compressor, etc.UTILITIES: Water obtained from Santiam River throughcanal and pond on the site.Sewage disposal by septic tank on site.Power and light from local utilty company.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplusl,SOO Ions caslings per year.

Shofner Iron & Steel Works,

Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 1477.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of steelcastings.LAND: About 0.9 acre.BUILDINGS: Total area 14,000 sq. ft.Main Foundry, 8,000 sq. ft.; clearances 20' to 28'; frame con-struction, sides galvanized corrugated steel. Outside crane-way trestle.Various extensions to lessee's buildings and other units total6,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: "Lectromelt" furnace, two4-ton ladles, magnet, core machine, molding machines andflasks, compressors, scales, conveyors, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utiity companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track connects with NorthernPacific.

Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Silca Plant Surplus1,500 sq. ft.

Silca Products Oregon, Ltd.,Eugene, Oregon.-Plancor 2078.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for furnishing silcasand.LAND: Ten acres.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Offce, 400 sq. ft., BoilerHouse 1,100 sq. ft., frame and tin construction. Also, twotimber bins, each 100-ton capacity, railroad car unloadinghopper, elevated conveyor structure 160' long, steel and tilesand drier 10' by 37' long.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Bucket elevators, washers,screens, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: Water on site, ground water flow.Light and power from municipality.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Southern Pacific Railroad.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Reduction Plant, Chromium Surplus400 Ions per day.

Southwestern Engineering Company,

alsoKrome Corporation,15 miles southeast of

Marshfield, Oregon.-Plancor 1501.

Designed as magnetic separator plant for treatment of chromeconcentrates to segregate the oxide for incorporation in steelalloy elsewhere.LAND: Approximately 60 acres.BUILDINGS: Four main buildings having a total floor areaof 13,500 sq. ft. Also sixteen small frame structures.Main Separator Building, concrete foundations; 8,740 sq. ft.ground floor area; wood superstructure; corrugated steel sidingand roofing.Laboratory Building, Offce Building, Warehouse and otherstructures total 4,760 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Feeders, magnetic sepa-rators, flotation machine, Dorr classifiers, concentration tables,dryers, pumps, tanks, generators, etc. Numerous conveyorsand bucket elevators.UTILITIES: Water obtained from natural canal and pumpedup to a reservoir tank. .Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Two spur tracks from Southern PacificRailway.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Flax Processing Plant Surplus67,300 sq. fi.

Washington County Flax Growers,

Cornelius Oregon.-Plancor 1856.Designed for processing flax for production of flax fibre.LAND: Approximately 134 acres.BUILDINGS: Four Flax Straw Sheds, 245' by 56'; frame con-struction; height to eaves 20'.Deseeding Building, 80' by 60'; frame construction; height toeaves 20'.Scutching Building, 105' by 32' by 22' high; two-story, frameconstruction.Offce and Service Building, 60' by 41'; loading shelter 17' by41'; covered driveoay 23' by 44'; one-story, frame construction.Boiler House, 40' by 45'; fuel shed 40' by 30'; frame super-structure; steel stack; clearance to bottom chord of trusses inboiler room 23'.Two Retting Tanks, reinforced concrete units 120' by 35' by 7'deep.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Flax scutchers, deseeders,binding units, pumps, scales, motors, baler, combine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from city. Water for retting pumpedfrom Tualatin River.Sanitary sewage disposal by septic tank on site.Power and light from local utiity company.

Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Shipyard Facilties27,400 sq. ft.

Wilamette Iron & Steel Corporation,Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 772.

Designed to supplement facilties of Plancor 50 for shipbuild-ing and outfitting.LAND: 12% acres owned, 20 acres leased.BUILDINGS: Total area 27,400 sq. ft.Utilty Building, extension to building of plancor 50, two story,wood frame; area 16,800 sq. ft.Two other buildings, 7,400 sq. ft. Two boathouses on logfloats, 3,200 sq. ft. Two piers, 50' by 550' and 85' by 450'.Three docks, 80' to 110' wide by 720' long.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Flat cars, compressors,metal saws, three Gantry cranes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

locomotive Assembly Plant Surplus14,600 sq. ft.

Wilamette Iron and Steel Corporation,3050 N. W. Front Avenue,

Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 1956.

LAND: Approximately 13.9 acrès.BUILDINGS: Assembly Shop, 134' by 109'; frame construc-tion with timber truss roof; floor area 14,600 sq. ft.; clearanceto craneway 24', to bottom of trusses 40'.Transfer Table, 60' by 170'; permits transfer of locomotiveequipment from thirteen storage tracks to any of five railroadlines servicing property.Timber Trestle, 18' by 690'; extends to the harbor line of theWilamette River where a stiff-leg derrick provides loadingfacilties for transoceanic shipping. Coal Bunker is providedfor storage of coal for use in transfer of equipment.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes a stiff-leg der-rick of lOO-ton, 125-foot boom, 75-foot mast, with a 3-drumelectric hoist. 70-ton, 81-ft. span traveling crane; three 1:1-ton and two 2-ton chain hoists.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Plant served by major railroads. Dock-ing and loading facilties on Wilamette River, at plant site.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alcohol Plant4,100,000 gallons per y_r.

Wilamette Valley Wood Chemical Company,Eugene, Oregon.-Plancor 2179.

LAND: About 12 acres.BUILDINGS: Some twenty units with total area about 60,000sq. ft. Largest is Stil and Yeast Bldg. of 36,100 sq. ft. Boiler

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House, 5,700 sq. ft. Constructed generally of steel frame orwood frame, concrete floors and corrugated iron siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special process equipmentfor production of alcohol and alcohol by-products known asthe Wood Hydrolysis Plant.UTILITIES: Water from well on site and nearby mil-race.Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Southern Pacific R. R.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard267,0 sq. ft., and three shipways.

Wilamette Iron & Steel Corporation,Portland, Oregon.-Plancor 50.

Supplemental facilties to lessee for outfitting and repair ofships. Three ship ways have capacity of 1,400 tons of smallcraft and 2,100 tons larger craft per month.

LAND: About 3.17 acres owned and 22 acres leased.BUILDINGS: 18 buildings, total area 267,000 sq. ft.Main Industrial Building, 81,600 sq. ft.; timber framing, woodsiding; clearance 18'. Other units of wood construction withwood or galvanized iron siding. Also 3 shipways and fourattendant craneways. Shipways 85' wide by 680' and 97' wideby 720' long.Outfitting dock 125' wide by 920' long, about half of which ison lessee's land. Another dock 80' by 325'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes machine tools,metal forming tools, other equipment, cranes, and also furi-ture and fixtures.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of major railroads.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Lumber Mil102,000 sq. ft.

Youngs Bay Lumber Company, Inc.,Roseburg, Oregon.-Plancor 1862.

Designed to increase lessee's facilties for production of struc-tural timber.

LAND: About 45 acres, part of which is leased.BUILDINGS: Sawmil, Sorting Shed, Planing Mil, BoilerRoom, Shop and Offce Building. Total area 102,000 sq. ft.;general construction of timber, heavy mil type, lumber or opensiding. Sawmil, 50,000 sq. ft.; Planing Mil, 25,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Principal items are asaw mil and planing mil complete. Also included are chains,rolls, sprockets, conveyors, dust collector, pumps, motors, saws,lathes, grinders and portable tools.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.Portland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Oxygen Plant

, PENNSYLVANIA

SurplusSurplus Aluminum Extrusion Plant29,500,000 Ibs. shapes, rods and bars, and14,700,000 Ibs. tubing per year.

Aluminum Company of America,Cressona, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 773-1.

LAND: 116 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 1,474,000 sq. ft., 33 buildings.Main Building consists of 14 interconnecting units, one story,steel frame superstructure, sawtooth trusses, exterior walls ofbrick masonry. Miscellaneous appended structures. Totalarea 1,214,000 sq. ft. Clearances from 19' to 68'. Detachedbuildings total 260,000 sq. ft., generally of brick masonry con-struction.

5,00,000 cu. ft. per month.Air Reduction Sales Company,Reading, Pennsylv'ania.-Plancor 1835.

PLANT: Land, building and equipment for production ofoxygen.LAND: 0.08 acre.BUILDING: One story and part basement, 44' by 52'. Southwall against lessee's building. Brick walls, steel framing.Floor area 2,300 sq. ft. Clearance high bay 26', low section 17'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Oxygen fractionatingcolumn with all accessories, oxygen compressor, two sodatowers with pumps and tanks, etc.; air compressor, fillngequipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Terminal facilties in city.Philaelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Twelve remelt furnaces,fifteen extrusion presses 1,600 to 2,500 tons; fifteen stretchers;drawbenches; twelve tube reducers. Also lathes, grinders,

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planers, etc., comprising a complete machine and die shop;and forty cranes.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Reading Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Forging Plant21,000,000 Ibs. per year.

Aluminum Company of America,New Castle, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1148.-1 (F9).

LAND: About 45 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 625,000 sq. ft.Some fifty-nine existing buildings on site formerly used byCarnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation and constructed between1899 and 1918. Extensive rehabiltation and reconstructionwork was done, additions built, etc.Most structures one story, exterior walls of brick masonry.Press Room Building, 170,900 sq. ft., is largest unit, size 109'by 1,570' and clearance main portion 31'. Another structure118' by 1,242' has area of 142,400 sq. ft. Most buildings sprin-klered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Forging presses from700 to 2,500 tons; trim and blanking presses; pre-heatingovens; heat-treat and aging ovens. Also sanding, polishing,grinding machines, milers, planers, arbor presses, wood work-ing machinery, etc., comprising a complete machine and dieshop. Two 5-ton, one 10-ton, and two-15-ton cranes.UTILITIES: Water from city and pumped from river.Plant has own generating equipment to produce 1,500 kw at250 volts DC. Added current by local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Pennsylvania Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Forging Plant Surplus75,000,000 Ibs. per year.

Aluminum Company of America,Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1148-2.

LAND: Approximately 215 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 816,000 sq. ft. in 19 majorbuildings. Metal Building, Hammer Building, Heat TreatBuilding, Shipping Building, Hydraulic Press Building, andMachine Shop account for 595,000 sq. ft. and are structuralsteel framing with either brick or corrugated asbestos sidingexcept Shipping and Heat Treat, which is reinforced concreteframing and wood trusses.Offce Building, 58,800 sq. ft., of reinforced concrete construc-tion with brick walls.Other buildings total 162,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: furnaces, steam ham-mers, hydraulic forging presses, lift trucks, etc. Also milingmachines, lathes and grinding machines, comprising a completemachine and die shop.One 25, two 20, six 10 and six 5-ton cranes, four I-ton mono-rails.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property, prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Plant has its own water supply from dam andreservoir, as well as its own sanitary and storm sewage system.Gas, power and light from local utiity companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from the PennsylvaniaR. R.

Parts of this plant have been leased for varied periods. Nego-tiations may be entered into for the purchase or lease of all orpart of the remaind61', or for the purchase of the entire projectsubject to the provisions of the leases in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Powder Plant Surplus29,300 sq. ft.

Aluminum Company of America,Glassmére, Pennsylvania.-Nord-1244.

LAND: About 33 acres.BUILDINGS: Atomizer Building, one story 42' by 287', floorarea about 9,300 sq. ft., ceilngs 20'7", concrete floor, brickwalls, steel sash, pouiied-in-place gypsum deck on steel framing.Divided into seven furnace rooms, two pig-storage rooms andone compressor room.Offce Building, one story, 31'4" by 70'6", floor area 2,000 sq. ft.,ceilng 13', asphalt tie floor on concrete slab, brick walls withwood sash.Wash-Locker Building, one story, 27'4" by 81'4", floor area2,160 sq. ft., ceilng 11', concrete floor, brick walls with steelsash, poured-in-place gypsum deck on steel framing.Boiler house, one story, 20' by 30', floor area about 400 sq. ft.,ceiling 17', concrete floor, brick walls, steel framing.Drum-Storage Building, one story, 79' by 94', floor area, 7,200sq. ft., ceiling 13', concrete floor, brick walls with steel sash,steel framing.Tool Shed, one story, 20' by 28', area 560 sq. ft., ceilng 9',wood frame building.Sifter Building, two story, 35' by 83', total floor area, 5,650 sq.ft., ceilng first floor, 11'9"; second floor, 9'11". First floor isasphalt plank on concrete slab, second floor is wood on steelframing. Steel framing, brick walls with steel sash. Twofreight elevators.Collector Buildings (seven), each building is one-story, 13'7"by 23'8", area 300 sq. ft., ceilng 10'4", concrete floor and deck,steel framing, corrugated asbestos-covered steel siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production equipmentincludes: air compressor, complete, powder-sifting units withall accessories and controls, 5,000 lb. capacity remelting atom-izer furnaces, air preheat furnaces, dust-collector units com-plete with all necessary equipment.Floor scales, aluminum hopper buggies, storeroom equipment,maintenance equipment, lift trucks, steel platforms, etc.UTILITIES: Water from township supply system.Sewage disposal through septic tanks.Other services from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site connects with Pennsyl-vania Railroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-1).

Aluminum Forging Plant Surplus15,600,000 Ibs. per year.

Aluminum Forgings, Inc.,Erie, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1395.

Designed for the production of aluminum or magnesium forg-ings.LAND: 57.16 acres.BUILDINGS: Tòtal area 321,000 sq. ft.Main Manufacturing, extensively rehabiltated, brick construc-tion with steel frame, floor area approximately 129,000 sq. ft.Ceilng heights 21' and 31'.Etching and Cleaning Building, new structure, brick walls,steel trusses, floor area 15,000 sq. ft., clearance 20'. HeavyHammer Shop, new structure, steel frame construction withbrick walls, floor area 27,200 sq. ft., clearance 30'.Repair and Maintenance Building, rehabiltated, brick walls,wood roof trusses, floor area 70,000 sq. ft., clearance 17'.Laboratory Building No. 13, two story offce type brick struc-ture, floor area 5,500 sq. ft.Offce Building No. 14, 200' by 40', new structure, two storymasonry building, area 16,000 sq. ft.Boiler Plant No. 15, new two-story concrete and brick, 14,000sq. ft., clearance in boiler room 38'.Cafeteria Building, No.1, steel frame construction, brick walls,floor area 17,600 sq. ft., clearance 29'.Employees Service Building, No.2, one story, brick, floor area26,500 sq. ft., ceilng height 13'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Forge Shop: hammersfrom 750 lbs. to 20,000 Ibs., gas furnaces from 500 lbs. to 4,500lbs. per hour, hot trim presses, five forging presses. HeatTreat: six 1,000 lb. per hour aging and heat treating furnaces,two car bottom furnaces, three electric tool hardening furnaces.

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Also cold trim presses, high speed metal cutting band saws,etching tanks, cut-off saws, etc.Plant contains seventeen cranes of various capacities: one Y2ton, three I-ton, six 10-ton, four 15-ton, and one 20-ton; alsothree I-ton jib cranes; four Y2-ton electric hoists and a coalconveyor.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Three spur tracks of NYC Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard SurplusAmerican Bridge Company,

Ambridge, Pennsylvania.-N obs-464.Designed to augment lessee's shipyard facilties.LAND: About 63lf acres together with all accretion land andriparian rights.BUILDINGS: Offce Building No.1, 36' by 100', two-story,frame building with asphalt shingle siding and roofing. Hard-wood finish floor, total area, 7,200 sq. ft., ceilng height 12'.Offce Building No.2, 48' by 93', two-story frame building sim-ilar to Building No.1, 9,000 sq. ft.Plate Shop No.3, consists of three aisles and two lean-tos, twoaisles, each 64' by 1,200' by 32', to bottom chord; one aisle,64'8" by 1,200' by 53', to bottom chord; one lean-to 30' by 288',other lean-to 30' by 144'.Assembly area approximately 242,000 sq. ft. Construction,steel columns supporting steel trusses, exterior walls concreteto 6" above floor level, corrugated siding, 2 lines steel sash.Floor concrete (152,000 sq. ft.) and blacktop (90,000 sq. ft.),roof of corrugated steel sash, four lines of skylights. Largemotor-operated sliding doors. Incandescent and mercury-vaporlighting.South Lean-to, (30' by 288') . North end (30' by 50') is twostory; first floor concrete; second floor asphalt on steel plate.North Lean-to (30' by 144'), one story, concrete floor.Warehouse No.4, 84' by 528' by 39'6" to underside truss, con-sists of two sections with 12" tile fire wall between, south endof three-story 84' by 288', and north end of one story 84'6" by240'. Three story section of reinforced concrete floors andcolumns; one story section structural steel framing and trusses,exterior of corrugated siding and glazed steel sash. Sprin-klered.Two 5-ton freight elevators in three story section.Sheet Metal, Pipe, and Carpenter Shop No.5, 62' wide (27'center monitor and 2 lean-tos, each 19') by 252' (14 bays at18'). Clearance 28' to underside truss in monitor bay and 19'in lean-to bays, steel columns and trusses, exterior walls ofconcrete block and wood sash, concrete floor, corrugated sheath-ing deck.Some twenty-five other units total 53,000 sq. ft., mostly onestory of either masonry or frame construction.STRUCTURES: Berth Area, consists of North Berth Area,South Berth Area, and Transfer Track Area. Each berth areacomprised of five open ship berths and one transfer gantry.Size of Areas: Over-all dimensions, 1,220' by 370', North BerthArea, 430' by 370', South Berth Area, 430' by 370', TransferTrack Area 360' by 370', Individual Ship berths 400' long and60' wide, c. to c. of crane rails.Crane Runways; North and South Berth Areas each comprisedof six crane runways. Each runway is 400' long by 50' high totop of crane rails.Scaffolding; Each berth has six wood scaffolds, three on eachside of ship.Launchways; consist of twelve launching skids, each 136' long.Outfitting Dock; Dock is 1,630' long and 35' wide over-all, pro-vided with four access trestles, and designed to accommodatethe outfitting of five LST craft at one time.Dock construction; Construction of pilng and heavy timber.Access Trestles; Four access trestles are provided.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: and Cranes: Plate ShopNo.3; Two 10-ton, six 15-ton, four 25-ton cranes, three jibcranes, one 500-ton Birdsbow crimper, one 104" multiple punch,one intensifier, one plate-burning table, one 20' Alliance bend-ing roll.Building No.4, one 15-ton crane.Building No.5, one 15-ton crane, machine tools, maintenanceequipment.

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Berth Area, twenty-eight 100-ton hydraulic jacking buggies;twelve 25-ton cranes.Other equipment includes welding equipment, gas cutting equip-ment, hoists, industrial trucks, shop buggies (10-ton) etc.UTILITIES: Drinking water from local utilty company.Service supply from wells on plant site.Power and light from local utilty companies.Steam, boilerhouse, two stoker-fired 250 hp. vertical-tube boil-ers with accessories.

TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania R. R. serves plant. OhioRiver frontage.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-99).

Ordnance Paint Shop10,000 sq. f.t.

American Car and Foundry Company,

Berwick, Pennsylvania.-Army.Government-owned building on leased land designed for wash-ing and painting tanks.LAND: 0.35 acres land owned by the operator and leased tothe Government.BUILDING: One story, wood frame building with celotexsiding, arched roof with 1" gypsum and built-up roofing, con-crete floor.'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Washing and paintspraying booths.

UTILITIES: Furnished by the American Car and FoundryCompany from their own plant.TRANSPORTATION: D. L. & W. and Pennsylvania Rail-roads.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-151).

Welding Electrode Plant33,000 sq. ft.

Arcos Corporation,50th and Paschall Avenue,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1453.

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold89,000 sq. ft.

Armstrong Cork Company,Lancaster, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1315.

Steel Foundry Surplus6,000 tons castings per year.

Atlantic Steel Castings Company,Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 573.

LAND: Approximately 15. acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 82,000 sq. ft.Main Foundry, area 33,600 sq. ft., 106' by 320', with cleaningwing, 17,000 sq. ft., 85' by 200'. Steel framing, concrete blockwalls. Clearances 14' to 35'.Twelve other units total about 31,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Flask equipment, coredrying ovens, rotoblast furnaces, cupolas, sand handling sys-tem, sand mixers, turnover machines, power saws, planer,grinder, vises, air tools, molders, drils, rammers, reamers, etc.Two 7Y2-ton and two 5-ton cranes; four jib cranes; six elec-tric hoists.

UTILITIES: Bol'O and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Two sidings of Pennsylvania R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego.tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Engine Test Buildings22,0 sq. ft.

Aviation Corporation,

Lycoming Division,Park Avenue and High Street,Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2212.

Designed for testing and experimental development of aircraftengines.LAND: 43,000 sq. ft.BUILDING: The building is built in a T-shape, one leg of theT comprising 19,008 sq. ft. of the main engine laboratoryproper, and the other leg of the T comprising 2,990 sq. ft. fortwo engine flight test cells. The main engine laboratory con-sists of a steel framework, concrete floor, brick side walls, con-tinuous steel sash glazed with heat absorbing glass. Clearheight under the beams is 22'. Within the shell of this build-ing there are constructed nine dynamometer rooms of rein-forced concrete, three special test rooms of reinforced concrete,and four special test rooms of cinder block. The test cells areequipped with automatic motor-driven, horizontal doors on topof the intake and exhaust stacks.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Testing equipment in-cludes tanks, motors, dynamometers, regulators, engine bases,electrical equipment, etc. Also ten I-ton manually-operatedchain hoists and one 5-ton manually-operated crane.UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania Railroad.Philadelphia 0.. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant Surplus161,4 sq. ft.

Aviation Corporation,

Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 162.

LAND: Total area 5.87 acres.BUILDING: One story main manufacturing; brick walls,steel frame, steel deck. Ceilng height 15'. Floor area 161,430sq. ft. Sprinklered. Contains 2 traveling cranes.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, broaching, dril-ing, grnding, miling and shaping machines, furnaces, ovens,demagnetizer, testing machines, welding machine.Laboratory and testing equipment: Starters and switches, filmequipment, generator set, metallographic equipment, heaters,testing machine, and X-ray units.Furniture and fixtures: 2,870 items.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Two sidings of Pennsylvania Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Parts Plant Sold30,300 ii. ft.

Aviation Corporation,

Lycoming Division,South Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania.-Army.

boilers, normal rating 400 hp; each complete, including breh.ing, piping, regulators, etc. Also two steam turbines, turbineblowers with other accessory equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant Facilties Sold18,0 tons eledric steel ingots per year.

Babcock & Wilcox Tube Company,Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 361.

Steel Tubing Plant7,800 tons per year.

Babcock & Wilcox Tube Company,Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 360.

Sold

Ship Accessories Plant Surplus24,400 sq. ft.

M. L. Bayard and Company,Twentieth and Cambria Streets,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Nobs-677.

Used for manufacture of cranes, winches, etc.LAND: About 1.61 acres.BUILDING: 87' by 270', one story, clearance to undersidetruss 23', structural steel framing and trusses and includes a5-ton craneway spanning building width, brick walls with tilecapped parapets, steel sash above craneway level extend lengthof each side of building, gypsum slab deck, concrete floor (sec-tion of floor in northwest corner 13' by 32' is constructed ofrailroad rails and concrete for test floor). Electrically oper-ated steel roll-up doors on east end across railroad track enter-ing building. Boiler room addition attached to south side isof same construction structurally. Reinforced concrete coalbunker is adjacent to boiler room. Tunnel 8' wide by 8' high isconstructed transversely beneath middle of building with 4storage rooms opening off the tunnel. All of reinforced con-crete construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring machine, lathes,radial dril, grinders, woodworking machine, electrc welders,arbor press, drill press, hoists, jib cranes, one 5-ton travellngcrane and one 2-ton gantry crane.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur into property served by Pennsyl-vania Railroad.

Philaelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure availabl6(NP-l).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold197,0 sq. ft.

Bendix Aviation Corporation,Broad Street and Park Avenue,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 8-2.

Steam Plant Surplus Aircraft Parts Plant Sold56,00 Ibs. steam per hour.

Babcock & Wilcox Tube CompanyBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1866.

Boiler house to supply lessee with steam.LAND: Suffcient land for boiler house site is leased fromlessee.BUILDING: Two story fireproof structure with concrete andbrick masonry walls, steel framing. Floor area 2,400 sq. ft.Clearance from operating floor to underside truss 32'. Alsoconcrete silo 15' diameter for coal storage.EQUIPMENT: Two water tube high pressure, stoker fired

654,0 sq. ft.Bendix Aviation Corporation,4700 Wissahickon Avenue,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 8-1.

Beryllum Plant Sold73,500 sq. ft.

Beryllum Corporation of Pennsylvania,Temple, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 695.

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Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus77,000 sq. ft.

Bethlehem-Lebanon Forge Company,Lebanon, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 400.

Designed for the production of forged, heat treated and roughmachined steel parts.LAND: Approximately six acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, one-story masonry structure160' by 432', brick walls. Floor area 76,000 sq. ft.; clearances12' to 40'; steel framing. Several crane runways extend thelength of the Shop and Bilet Yard. Sprinklered.Pump House, one-story, steel and brick; floor area 890 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, crane bale,pickle tanks, quenching machines, quenching oil system, scales,wash tank, lathes, grinding, boring and driling machines,planers, shapers, presses, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Sewage disposal plant on site.Water, gas, power and light supplied by local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding from Philadelphia and ReadingRailroad.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel PlantBethlehem Steel Company,Steelton, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 288.

Sold

Steel PlantBethlehem Steel Company,Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 287.

Sold

Ordnance Foundry Surplus109,00 sq. ft.

Blaw-Knox Company,62nd and Butler Streets,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 352.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of armorsteel castings. Designed capacity 6,000 tons per year.

LAND: Two parcels totaling about 2 acres in lessee's plant.BUILDINGS: Mil Building (addition to lessee's): 172' by199'; area 32,900 sq. ft., clearances 24' to 37'. One story struc-tural steel standard mil building.Wash House: 36' by 150'; three story; area 12,000 sq. ft.,ceilngs 9'6". Reinforced concrete and structural steel.East Pattern Storage: 47,000 sq. ft., two story, ceilngs 14'and 15'. Structural steel framing, asbestos protected metalsiding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ladle cars, buckets,transfer cars, ovens, pumps, sand handling equipment, speed-mullers, speeds lingers, metal machines, flasks, furnaces, etc.Also ten bridge cranes from 10- to 35-ton capacity.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from Pennsylvania R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal BriqueHing Plant Surplus31,00 sq. ft.

Blaw-Knox Company,17th Street and Sedgley Avenue,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2264.

Designed for manufacture of packaged fueL.

LAND: About 2:1 acres.BUILDINGS: Screen Dryer and Boiler Building, 32' by 102',clearance 16'; Mixer and Press Building, 30' by 60', clearance20'; and Main Storage and Offce Building, L-shaped, 82' by

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63' and 80' by 160', clearance 16'. All of similar construction;one story, hipped-roof fireproof structures, with steel framingand trusses, conci:ete floor, cinder block walls, metal deck, 3-plyimpregnated asbestos roofing on insulation.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Rotary dryer, stoker, dustcollectors, coal crusher, paddle mixer, press feeders, two blockpresses, two packaging machines, numerous hoppers and con-veyors, storage bins and tanks, pumps, scales, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding and spur from PennsylvaniaR.R., and interchange track between Pennsylvania R.R. andReading R.R.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Parts Plant Sold36,700 sq. ft.

Bliey Manufacturing Corporation,Erie, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 850.

Truck Terminal Sold29,0 sq. ft.

Branch Motor Express Company,Allentown, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1715.

Aircraft Plant959,000 sq. ft.

Brewster Aeronautical Corporation,Johnsville, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 60.

LAND: Two adjacent tracts: One of approximately 72 acreson which are the factory buildings, the other of approximately17 acres contains the hangar.BUILDINGS: Assembly Plant Unit No.1: One story 502' by602' with partial basement approximately 165' by 200' andbasement boiler room 40' by 80'. The building is divided intoassembly and sub assembly sections. The assembly section(north side of building) has sawtooth roof over three 100'bays, trusses 40' on centers and 26' clearance to underside oftruss. The sub assembly section has flat roof with monitors,bays 40' by 40' with 14' clearance. Basement clearance 9'10".Cafeteria, anodic room, and small parts paint shop are attachedto south side of building, overall dimensions about 75' by 375'.A Final Paint Shop extends out at northeast corner, about100' by 100'. First floor concrete on ground and flat slab con-struction over basement. Structural steel framing and trusses.Brick exterior walls. Continuous steel sash in walls and moni-tors. Total floor areas approximately 373,800 sq. ft. includingbasement, boiler room, tunnels.Assembly Plant Unit No.2: 400' by 500' with a basementapproximately 280' by 400'. Between Unit 1 and Unit 2 is con-necting annex, approximately 120' wide by 400' long. Totalarea approximately 360,000 sq. ft. Main portion of construc-tion similar to Unit No.1, with bays of same dimensions andclearances. The annex portion is of timber construction withwood trusses and columns.Offce Building Unit No.1: Two story, 75' by 340'. Total areaapproximately 52,000 sq. ft. Structural steel framing. Con-crete floors, buff tapestry brick exterior walls.Offce Building Unit No.2: Two story and basement, 92' by180'. Concrete and steel construction with brick exterior.Total area approximately 50,000 sq. ft.Personnel Building: One story 50' by 92'.Paint Storage Building: 85' by 100'.Hangar: 280' by 360'. Cinder block walls divide the build-ing into 3 sections, each 120' wide. East and west sides havelarge hangar doors. Concrete floor on ground, brick exteriorwalls, prefabricated bowstring . wood trusses. Fluorescentlighting. Total area main building approximately 100,000 sq.ft., lean-tos 9,000 sq. ft., clearance hangar 22', lean-tos 10'.Minor units have total floor area approximately 1,900 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items includinganodizing equipment, tumbling barrels, cadmium plating equip-ment, demagnetizers, degreasers, leverage presses, meltingpots, paint spray booths, sanders, furnaces, spot welding ma-chines, etc. Also metal presses, power saws, riveting machines,drop hammers, mand,els, drill presses, grinders, miling ma-

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chines, lathes, etc.; and accessory laboratory and testing equip-ment, furniture and fixtures.UTILITIES: Water furnished by 4 wells; Modern sewagedisposal plant on site. Power and light furnished by Philadel-phia Electric Company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Reading Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Surplus1,133,90 sq. ft.

Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company,Red Lion and Verree Roads,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 927.

LAND: About 563 acres including an airfield consisting oftwo crossed runways each 200' by 4,000'.BUILDINGS: Assembly Plant, one story 568' by 1,800' withfour leantos and Drum Storage area attached. Compriseseight bays 1,800' long, of which two large bays are 125' wideand six smaller bays about 47' wide. Brick walls; roof mono-lithic concrete arches. Floor area 1,063,000 sq. ft. Clearancein high bays 58' (to crane rails 38'), clearance in low bays 32'.Administration Building, two story, 91' by 250'. Ceilng clear-ance 10'. Slow burning type construction wood floors and roof.Contains cafeteria and hospitaL.Compressor House and Sub Station, Boiler House, Garage,Pump House and Guard Houses, combined area 25,400 sq. ft.Sewage Disposal Plant, complete two-stage biofiltration treat-ment system.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Drils, grinders, lathes,presses, metal cutting saws, welders, welding equipment, bead-ing machines, form rollers, etc. Also nine 10-ton and two5-ton electric cranes, two floor type conveyors, each 1,200' long.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings from Philadelphia & ReadingRailroad.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-vions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant Sold165,000 N tons per year.

Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation,

Duquesne, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 186 D.

Steel Plant Sold1,700,000 tons per year.

Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation,

Homestead, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 186H.

Blast Furnace Sold860,0 tons per year.

Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation,

Braddock, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 202.

Steel Foundry Facilties Surplus33,500 sq. ft.

Chambersburg Engineering Company,Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 934.

Designed to provide supplemental facilties for production offorging equipment.

LAND: Consists of two parcels, leased; Approximately 25,000sq. ft. occupied by Machine Shop Extension and approximately8,700 sq. ft. occupied by Foundry Building Extension.BUILDINGS: Machine Shop Extension is addition to buildingof others. Area 25,000 sq. ft. including lean-tos; structural

steel framing, brick walls, corrugated asbestos siding; clear-ance 57'. Foundry Extensions is also addition to building ofothers; one story, structural steel framing, steel trusses, cor-rugated asbestos siding; area 8,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two air compressors;cupola, 84"; electric truck, 4,000 pound capacity; sand mixer,6' by 3' by 11'; sand reclaiming unit, complete; platformscale; two 60-ton bridge cranes, span 52', equipped with 10-tonauxilary hoists; 60-ton bridge crane, span 80'.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Pennsylvania Railroad.Part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may be enteredinto for the sale or lease of all or parts of the remainder.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant-Formaldehyde Surplus200 tons per day.

Cherokee Ordnance Works,Heyden Chemical Corporation,About one mile west ofDanvile, Pennsylvania.-Army.

LAND: About 93 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 400,000 sq. ft.Process Buildings Nos. 101, 102, 103, each four story, 47,800sq. ft., reinforced concrete construction throughout with brickwalls and steel sash. Elevator. Methanol recovery process inBuilding No. 102.Shop No. 106, area 11,700 sq. ft., one story, concrete floor,brick walls, timber truss roof framing, wood deck, asphaltshingle roofing.Power House No. 107, area 45,300 sq. ft. (Basement 21,500sq. ft., first floor 23,800 sq. ft.). Clear heights are variable(basement about 17', first floor about 21'). Reinforced concreteand steel construction with brick and tile walls and steel sash,precast deck. Contains coal bunkers, track hopper, coal, ashhandling equipment, water treatment equipment, etc.Laboratory No. 108, area 6,700 sq. ft. (First floor 3,360 sq. ft.,second floor 3,360 sq. ft.). Clearance 11', reinforced concrete,brick and tile.Offce No. 112, area 18,800 sq. ft., two story, clearance 9', woodframe construction.Storage Warehouse No. 158, area 61,400 sq. ft. (First floor34,800 sq. ft., mezzanine 26,600 sq. ft.), clearances 10', firstfloor, concrete, mezzanine wood, wood timber framing, corru-gated cement asbestos siding and roof.Process Building No. 160, area 47,800 sq. ft., construction anddetails similar to Building No. 103.Maintenance No. 161, area 11,400 sq. ft., one story, concretefloor, wood frame with cemesto siding.Some seventeen other small units total 35,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Chemical process equip-ment incorporating tanks, columns, condensers, evaporators,agitators, filters, pumps, piping, instruments, controls, etc.Also numerous items of a well-equipped chemical laboratory.UTILITIES: Industrial water pumped from SusquehannaRiver. Drinking water, etc., furnished by City.Sewage system consists of about 5,000 lin. ft. of collectionmains, an Imhoff Tank for primary treatment, pumping sta-tion, sludge beds and chlorine chamber. Effluent dischargedinto Susquehanna River.Power and light from local utilty companies.Steam, 125,000 Ibs. per hour from (5 stoker-fired boilers at650 hp. each, 2 stoker-fired boilers at 1,150 hp. each).

TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania R. R. (Sunbury Division).

This project is available for lease in whole or part, subject topossible restrictions as to its proposed use.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-~7).

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Diesel Engine Plant Surplus52,000 sq. ft.

Cooper Bessemer Corporation,Grove City, Pennsylvania.-Nobs-66.

Used to augment lessee's facilties for production of dieselengines, propulsion machinery, etc.LAND: Approximately 1 acre, under option. Site of StockStorage Building.BUILDINGS: Stock Storage Building: One story, about 40,000sq. ft., including mezzanine of about 6,000 sq. ft., clearance.main bay 29', leanto 18'. Steel framing including craneway,brick walls with steel sash, concrete floor. Sprinklered. Westside uses wall in common with lessee's building. Standardgauge track runs into building.Pattern Storage Building; On lessee's land about one milefrom main plant. Area 11,900 sq. ft., clearance 20', one story,structural steel framing and craneway, corrugated metal sid-ing. Uses two sides of adjoining lessee building.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Varied machine tools, fur-naces, welders, electric induction hardening unit; one 10-toncrane, etc.UTILITIES: By and through lessee's facilties.TRANSPORTATION: Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroadsiding.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-58).

Aircraft Plant Surplus228,0 sq. ft.

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

Allentown, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 16,44.LAND: Two parcels connected by a two acre strip. Total215 acres.BUILDINGS: Administration Building, two story frame struc-ture, walls covered with asbestos board. Floor area 82,390sq. ft., ceilng 10'.Hangar Building, one story, 200' by 256'; reinforced concretecolumns supporting wood roof trusses, frame walls coveredwith asbestos board. Floor area 73,000 sq. ft., ceilng 28'.American Armament Building, one story, brick walls, struc-tural steel framing. Floor area 57,970 sq. ft., ceilng height15', sprinklered.Also Garage, Plant Protection, and Crash Garage, total about15,000 sq. ft., frame and masonry construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, boring machines,driling machines, planers, presses, anodic and plating equip-ment, compressors, tanks, heat treat furnace equipment, de-

greasers, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the propert prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.A part of this plant has been sold. Negotiations may be en-tered into for the purchase or lease of all or part of the re-mainder.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus19,200 tons castIngs per year.

Continental Foundry & Machine Company,Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 294.

Designed for production of steel castings.LAND: Approximately 2% acres.BUILDINGS: Foundry Building, 353' by 244'; clearance 35';steel roof trusses, metal sash; overhead traveling cranes inall aisles; total area 82,370 sq. ft.Locker Room Building, three-story, 102' by 33'; brick walls,concrete floors and roof deck. Total area 10,230 sq. ft., clear-ance 14'.Offce and Tool Room, two-story, 52' by 33'. Total floor area

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3,496 sq. ft., ceilng heights 9', brick and wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items includingsand handling system, flasks and core plates, shop blast equip-ment, scales, core and mold ovens, heat treat furnaces andaccessories, transfer cars, etc., also driling, grinding, forging,and bending machines, lathes, rammel'S, grinders, etc., one 40-ton, two 30-ton and four 15-ton overhead bridge cranes.

UTILITIES: Drinking water by others from wells. Processwater from intake from Ohio River to elevated tank. Sanitarydisposal to septic tanks of others.Gas, power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Switching facilties by New YorkCentral and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Grain Salvage Plant24,200 sq. ft.

Continental Distiling Corporation,

Snyder Avenue and Vandalia Street,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2009.

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Bar Drawing Mil48,000 tons bars per year.

Crucible Steel Company of America,Midland, Pennsylvani~.-Plancor 466.

Designed for heat-treating and cold-drawing of alloy steelbars.LAND: Approximately 7 acres.BUILDING: One large building formed of several sections.Total floor area approximately 232,000 sq. ft. Mil type con-struction, one story, steel frame; walls of corrugated siding.Clearances from 20' to 47'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, chipping ham-mers, hardness testing machines, bar pickling machines, lathes,hacksaws, grinders and eight overhead traveling cranes.UTILITIES: Boro and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Surplus

Aircraft Parts Plant443,0 sq. ft.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 45.

Used for machine shop work.

LAND: Approximately 31 % acres.BUILDINGS: Factory, one story, 601' by 601', with extension40' by 223'. Steel frame throughout, with monitor roof trusses,brick walls. Clearance 15'.Administration Building, three stories; total area 30,000 sq. ft.Reinforced concrete frame, brick walls. Personnel Building,Boiler House, Utilty Building and minor buildings total 17,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding and milingmachines, presses, sanders, hoists, furnaces, gas plant equip-ment, etc. One 5-ton overhead crane. Great number small hoistsinstalled throughout factory.Laboratory and testing equipment and furniture and fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of N. Y. C. R. R.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Phthalic Anhydride Plant SurplusEmpire Chemical Company,Nevile Island,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2376.

Project was authorized for production of phthalic anhydride,but was not completed.

LAND: About 2.3 acres.BUILDINGS: Four units, total area 11,600 sq. ft.Warehouse, 7,000 sq. ft., is one story, brick, steel and concrete.Clearance 16'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Salt heater and stack, in-cluding boilers, roaster, dryers, etc.; Dowtherm heating unit;Naphthalene, scrubber, crude stil, and refining towers; heatexchange equipment; vacuum equipment; storage and processtanks; pumps, compressors, mixers, piping, instruments, etc.UTILITIES: Water from two wells off leasehold. Other serv-ices through lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Pittsburgh & Ohio Valley R. R.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Parts Plant Sold35,000 sq. ft.

Erie Resistor Corporation,

Erie, Pennsylvania.'~Plancor 1540.

Chemical Plant-Lithium Salts1,500,000 Ibs. per year.

Foote Mineral Company,Exton, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1297.

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Graphite Mine and Miling Plant Surplus5 10 8 Ions per day.

Benjamin Franklin Graphite Company,

Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1254.

LAND: Approximately seventy acres of graphite deposits.BUILDINGS: Mil Building, 10,300 sq. ft., concrete blockwalls, brick pilasters, wood roof trusses.Rolls Building and Garage, total 4,630 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes power shovel,bulldozer, power loaders, crushers, ball mils, crushing rolls,screens, flotation machines, wilfley tables, power conveyors,pumps, motors, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Power and light from local utilty company.This plant has been leased for a period of ten years. Nego-tiations may be ente1'ed into for its purchase subject to the

provisions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alcohol Plant Sold1,300,000 gallons per year.

Frantz Distilers, Inc.,Berlin, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1635.

Electroplating Plant Sold3,400 sq. ft.

Garnet Chemical Company,Allentown, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1978.

Turbine Plant Sold258,000 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,2901 East Lake Road,

Erie, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 356.

Turbine Plant Sold228,000 sq. ft.

General Electric Company,Erie, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 153 T.

Steel Forging Plant Surplus335,000 sq. ft.

Harrisburg Steel Corporation,Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 502.

Designed for production of high pressure gas cylinders.LAND: Contains about 24 acres in two tracts separated byPoxton Creek.BUILDINGS: Main Manufacturing Building, semi-fireproof,monitor type; one story; structural steel frame and trusses;225' wide by 1,000' long; cinder block wall dividing Forge Shopfrom Finishing Department; reinforced concrete foundation;side walls brick, steel sash and corrugated asbestos siding;roof of corrugated asbestos, monitor sidewalls are fixed steelsash and asbestos sheets; clearance 27'.Administration Building; two-story and basement, 23,700sq. ft.; concrete foundations, brick walls; wood sash; woodfloors; wood roof, composition covered.Twelve auxilary minor structures with combined floor area ofapproximately 86,000 sq. ft., in general have concrete founda-tions, brick walls, wood roofs with composition roofing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One 60-ton hydraulicpress, one 75-ton hydrovertical press, sand blast machines,welders, conveyors, six preheat, forging and electric furnaces;spraying equipment, shop locomotive; flat cars; also boring,grinding, tapping, miling machines, lathes, presses,. shears,etc. Also four 7%-ton girder type cranes, three 1 Y2-ton single-leg gantry cranes, fifty-nine motor operated hoists up to ih ton,and twenty-six hand operated hoists.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and public utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding from Pennsylvania Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Bearing Plant Sold55,000 sq. fi.

Howarth Pivoted Bearings Company,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-N obs-670.

Electrical Equipment Plant308,000 sq. ft.

i. T. E. Circuit Breaker Company,19th and Hamilton Streets,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Nobs-158.

Used in the manufacture of switchgear and related equipment.Machinery and equipment is government owned under Plancor2239.LAND: About 1.87 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building: Constructed about 1916 andtaken over by the Navy in 1942 when considerable rehabilta-tion work was done. It is an 8-story reinforced-concrete struc-ture. Dimensions, 98'6" by 395'. About 36,750 sq. ft. of eachfloor, or a total of about 300,000 sq. ft.

Story heights: First floor, 12'6" and 17'10", 2nd to 7th floors,inclusive, 12'6", 8th floor, 12'2". Exterior walls of brick andsteel sash, framing of reinforced-concrete flat slab and roundcolumns with mushroom top and dropheads.Columns 36" diameter and spaced 20' by 20'.Floor is 8" reinforced concrete throughout. Flooring on 5th,6th, and 7th floors is wood on sleepers embedded in cinder-concrete fill. On the 1st to 4th floors, inclusive, and 8th floor,the main manufacturing areas are laid with creosoted wood

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block. Asphalt tile floors in locker rooms, rest rooms, cafeteria,dispensary, etc. Sprinklered.Roof is reinforced-concrete slab with tar-and-slag roofing. Twoskylights, each 15' by 150', are set in the roof.Loading platforms and enclosed loading area are provided.There are two 20,000 lb. duty and two 6,000 lb. elevators withoperating machinery located in penthouses on roof.Masonry walls enclose a 40' by 40' boiler room at southeastcorner of first floor.Cafeteria has a capacity of 250.Storage Building. A one-story structure, area 7,875 sq. ft. Clearheight, 18' to underside truss. Construction is wall bearingbrick with timber trusses. East wall is of frame construction.Concrete floor.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Owned by governmentunder Plancor 2239.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad runs along south side ofproperty but no spur is provided.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-88).

Radio Parts Plant120,000 sq. ft.

International Resistance Company10th and Somervile AvenuePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1666.

Aircraft Engine Plant Surplus1,120,0 sq. ft.

Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company and alsoFirestone Tire and Rubber CompanyPottstown, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 164.

LAND: Three separate parcels containing total of 256 acres.BUILDINGS: Factory, one story, mezzanine, basement andsub-basement. Reinforced concrete construction. Floor area938,000 sq. ft. Maximum clearance 18'. Contains cafeteria.Offce Building, three story and basement; masonry, blackout,windowless, industrial type structure; floor area 62,400 sq. ft.Framing floor and roof slabs are concrete; walls are brick.Personnel Building, garage and minor buildings total 120,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding, miling, bor-ing, gear cutting machines, lathes, benches, trucks, degreasers,etc. Laboratory and testing equipment and furniture and fix-tures, cafeteria, dispensary and blueprint equipment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from 6 driled steel cased wells with wellturbine pumps electrically driven. Two elevated steel tanks,one of 50,000 gallon capacity for drinking, and one of 150,000gallon for factory purposes.Sewage disposal by city.Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of three years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theproviions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant Surplus25,200 tons per year.

Jessop Steel Company,Washington, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 411.

Designed to augment lessee's production of electric steel suchas high-speed tool steel, steel for propeller blades, etc.LAND: Three acres owned, one-third acre leased.BUILDINGS: Seventeen structures, total area 113,500 sq. ft.Some are extensions to lessee's buildings. Mostly steel framemil type with corrugated protected metal siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lectromelt furnaces, in-

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duction melting equipment, charging machines, bar mil andaccessories, heating and annealing furnaces, pickling tanks,sand blasting machines, heating and hardening furnaces, draw-ing bench, motor generator, lathes, cut-off machines, shears,bending and straightening machine, etc. Also two 3 ton andone 5 ton floor operated cranes; one 3 ton, ten 5 ton, one 7%ton, one 10 ton, three 15 ton, three 20 ton overhead travelingcranes.UTILITIES: Boro and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Pennsylvania and B. & O.R.R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for ita purchae subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Ordnance Forging Plant125,600 sq. ft.

Johnstown Forging Plant,Bethlehem Steel Corporation,Johnstown, Pennsylvania.-Army.

LAND: About 14 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Forging Building, area 124,700 sq. ft.,consisting of main floor 112,400 sq. ft., mezzanine 11,300 sq.ft., main section consists of 3 wide, high bays with cranes ineach bay, clearances 33' and 44', concrete floor, structural steelframing, corrugated asbestos and brick masonry walls. Corru-gated asbestos and corrugated reinforced glass roof deck. Con-tains 1 25-ton, 3 10-ton, 1 5-ton cranes. There is a crane run-way in the yard with 2 15-ton cranes for handling bilets.Two minor buildings, area 900 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Building contains twocomplete shell forging units, together with the required heattreating unit. Included are furnace charging machines, liftingmagnets, quenching equipment, gas converter, blast cabinets,two 600-ton presses, two 800-ton piercing presses, and fourteenvaried furnaces. Also included are, 2 draw benches, lathes,grinders, miling machines, hack saws, contour machines, drils,gondola cars, hardness testers, conveyor units, jib cranes andhoists, gas converter, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has ben

. removed.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Conemaugh and Black Lick R. R. (op-erated by Bethlehem Steel Company) connects with Pennsyl-vania Railroad at Johnstown.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-15S).

Tin Plating Plant Facilties150,000 tons tin plate per y_r.

Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation,Bol'O of Aliquippa,

Beaver County, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1132.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for bonderizing of steeblack plate and to produce terne plate thru an electrolytcprocess.LAND: One acre, seven separate parcels located in lessee'splant.BUILDING: Special building with substructure 19' belowgrade and incorporating eight water process filtering beds.EQUIPMENT: Two electrolytic tuning lines, two brighteninglines, one shearing and classifying line, one side trimming line,two assorting lines, anode mold and furnace; all complete withaccessories.UTILITIES: Lessee.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Plant184,000 sq. ft.

Kaiser Cargo, Inc.Bristol, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 80.

LAND: 14.6 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, one story and mez-zanine, masonry structure, 218' by 576'; floor area 139,200 sq.ft. Clearance 25'. Steel frame, steel trusses, brick walls.Sprinklered.Offce Building, two story masonry structure; floor area 41,000sq. ft., clearance 12'.Industrial Relations Building and Primary Switch House, totalarea 4,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Metal forming machinesand tools, sheet metal working equipment, standard types ofmachine tools, portable tools, mobile handling equipment, lab.oratory and testing equipment, and furniture and fixtures.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Precision Parts Plant Surplus'33,500 sq.' ft.

Kerotest Company,2525 Liberty Avenue,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Nobs 42.Used for production of steel valves.LAND: About 1 acre owned by Lessee, Navy option to pur-chase.BUILDING: 100' by 284'6". One and two-story, clearancesfrom 10' to 22', structural steel framing, walls of brick andblass block, concrete floors with wood-block finish in shop andoak flooring in offces. Deck of 2" gypsum plank.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, dril presses,grinders, milers, driling machines, air compressors, skid plat-forms, scales, push cars, miscellaneous small tools and equip-ment, etc.Cranes. One 5-ton, span 30'8". Jib cranes and hoists.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORT ATION: Pennsylvania R. R. is about 100' away.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-24).

Chemical Plant, Oleum26,760 tons per month.

Keystone Ordnance Works, Oleum Plant,General Chemical Meadvile Corporation,Geneva, Pennsylvania.

Designed for production of sulphuric acid in the form of 40%oleum. The plant is a combination two- and three-unit plantwith some single auxilaries. Plant is located within the siteof the Explosives plant and utilzes the utilties of that plant.LAND: About 22 acres.BUILDINGS: 14 buildings. Total area about 75,000 sq. ft.Principal units are: Administration M-11, one story; area4,000 sq. ft., clearance 9', concrete floor, asphalt tile finish,wood frame construction, corrugated asbestos siding.Change House M-12-A, one story, 2,200 sq. ft., concrete floor,tie walls.Machine Shop and Storehouse M-12-B, one story, 4,600 sq. ft.,clearance 9'-5", concrete floor, wood framing, tile walls, wooddeck.Raw Materials and Storage M-13, one story, area 3,900 sq. ft.,construction similar to M-12-6.Burner Building M-14-A, one story, 9,000 sq. ft., clearance34'6", concrete, structural steel, tile walls, concrete deck, as-bestos roofing.Contact Building M-15, one story, 14,600 sq. ft., clearances 27',10', and 14'. Construction similar to M-14-A except wood deck.Filters Buildings, M-110-A, M-110-B, M-110-C, one story area3,800 sq. ft. clearance 16', all wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Sulphur melters, sub.limers, combustion chambers, hot gas filters, cooling towers,acid coolers, gas coolers, filters, drying towers, drying acid

coolers, converters, 40% oleum coolers, intermediate coolers,varied tanks, pumps, motors, conveyors, elevators, instruments,heat exchangers, piping, controls, etc.UTILITIES: From TNT plant.TRANSPORTATION: Spur into plant from TNT plant rail-road system.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-rOb).

Explosives Plant

987,000 sq. ft.Keystone Ordnance Works, Explosives Plant,Fraser-Brace Engineering Company,

Geneva Pennsylvania.LAND: About 14,421 acres.BUILDINGS: 506 buildings.The staff residence area contains 10 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom, single family residences, one story; also garages. Thearea is supplied with service facilties from the main plantservices.The administration area includes the main administrationbuilding, hospital, cafeteria, guard headquarters, garage, threeoffce buildings, the telephone exchange and several small mis-cellaneous buildings. All buildings are one story and of woodframe construction except the telephone exchange which is ofpermanent design and masonry construction. The barracksbuildings, seven in number, with their four mess halls are ona tract adjacent to the administration area. These buildingswere constructed with reinforced floors. The buildings are allone story wood frame construction in this area. Boiler planthas capacity of 16,500 lbs. of steam per hour.The shop and maintenance area is served both by railroad andtrucking roads. The main buildings in this area, some 17 innumber together with other miscellaneous small buildings areall of wood frame construction. The main buildings range fromapproximately 3,000 sq. ft. to approximately 14,000 sq~ ft.floor area.The explosives storage (magazine area) is located at somedistance from the other developed areas of the project. In thisarea there are 100 magazines for storage of TNT and otherexplosives all served by a network of trucking roads.The well area is located on the low ground in the valley north-east of the main project area. There are 17 driven wells to-gether with pumps, reservoir, water treatment plant, etc., sup-plying water for all purposes through the plant distributionsystem on the project.The plant sewage system serves all buildings on the projectexcept a few outlying change houses which have small septictank installations. A treatment plant of the biofiltration typeis provided.The power house is of permanent èonstruction with steelframe, concrete and masonry walls. There are installed sixboilers each with a capacity of 100,000 Ibs. per hour burningpulverized coaL. Complete coal and ash handling is provided.A steam turbine driven emergency unit of 1,250 kva capacityis installed. The substations for receiving and distributingelectric power for the project are adjacent to the power houseand have an installed capacity of 45,000 kva.The acid area contains the acid handling, producing and con-centrating equipment and structures necessary for storage andsupply of the sulphuric and nitric acid requirements of theplant. The construction in this area is of permanent deslgn,steel frame and concrete structures. .The TNT manufacturing area consists of twelve lines for ni-tration of toluene and production of TNT. The buildings arespecially designed frame structures with their manufacturingequipment, mainly tanks and piping. The buildings in this areaare relatively small.The Sellte plant is a complete manufacturing unit locatedwithin the acid area. This plant is of special design. The boxfactory with the shook storage and box store house buildings,together with the adjacent garage and locomotive house, are ofwood frame construction. The box factory is a complete unitfor manufacturing boxes.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Acid Area, Absorptioncolumns, cyclone acid separator, cooler condenser, exchangers,converters, gas mixer, ammonia filters, ammonia gasifiers,boilers, mixers, precipitators, air compressors, concentrators,tanks, pumps, scales, motors, instruments, controls, etc.

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T. N. T. Area, Tanks, pumps, scales, steam engine, motors,mixers, nitrator, flakers, kettles, exchangers, conveyors, etc.Waste Disposal, Long tube evaporators, forced circulatoryevaporators, exchangers, deaerators, agitators, tanks, separa-tors, float chambers, rotary incinerators, pumps, motors, in-struments, controls, etc.Laboratory and Testing, includes analytical balances, colori-meters, laboratory furnaces and ovens, varied instruments, etc.Furniture and Fixtures, includes offce furniture, offce equip-ment, hospital equipment, cafeteria equipment, etc.Machine Tools, maintenance equipment, including lathes, drils,grinders, shears, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Sewage disposal plant (bio-filtration type) on site.Power and light from local utility company.Steam from Power House, 600,000 Ibs./hr.TRANSPORTATION: Erie R. R. serves plant.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-70a).

Butadiene and Styrene Plant7,000 tons Butadiene and 3,000 tons Styrene per month.

Koppers Company, Inc.,Kobuba, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 483.

Designed for production of butadiene from ethyl alcohol andproduction of styrene.LAND: 346 acres.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Total floor area about440,000 sq. ft.Some 78 buildings and a number of other structures.Power Plant is the largest, six story, 133,000 sq. ft. reinforcedconcrete construction. All buildings of modern construction,mostly reinforced concrete. Also a concrete reservoir, 3,000,000gallon capacity, and other special structures.Steam-Boiler House contains four water tube boilers with mostmodern accessory equipment. Total capacity 1,400,000 lbs.steam per hour.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special piicess for mak-ing butadiene from alcohol, utilzes pressure vessels, com-pressors, piping, heat exchanger, instruments and controls.Also styrene, cracking equipment, purification equipment andnumerous vessels, towers, pumps, piping, instruments, con-trols, etc.

UTILITIES: Water pumped from river and by wells on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from generating station on site. Turbo gen-erator 35,000 kw capacity.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Docks on river bounding plant.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry68,000 sq. ft.

Lehigh Foundries, Inc.,Easton, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2354.

LAND: About 2Y: acres.BUILDING: Foundry Building; an irregularly shaped build-ing with the main section 100' by 275', housing melting, sandpreparing, molding and cleaning areas. The shipping and fin-ishing area is 100' by 100'; scrap storage area, 50' by 125';service area, 70' by 125'; annealing area, 75' by 28'. Totalentire first floor about 62,600 sq. ft. Mezzanine area of about5,800 sq. ft.Structural steel framework, concrete block curtain walls,steel sash, asbestos-protected metal and precast concrete roof.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric melting fur-naces, electric annealing furnaces, sand-handling equipment,rotoclones, air compressors, foundry machines, core ovens,presses, miling machines, grinders, lathes, three cranes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utility company.TRANSPORTATION: L. & S. Division of C. R. R. of N. J.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Oxygen Plant200,00,0 cubic feet per month.

Linde Air Products Company,Essington, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1223.

Engine Parts Plant207,000 sq. ft.

Lukenweld, Inc.,Coatesvile, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 55.

LAND: 10.9 acres.BUILDINGS: Welded Motor Frame Building; section 199' by700', one story. Service wing 60' by 300', two story, area 36,000sq. ft. Total floor area 177,000 sq. ft.Clearances in factory area 24' to 40'. Structural steel framing,brick and corrugated siding.Engineering Building: two story and basement. Reinforcedconcrete construction throughout. Total floor area 27,000 sq. ft.Gate House: 3,000 sq. ft. floor area.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One complete bar milwith auxiliary equipment, one 500-ton straightener press, airhammer, bending and straightening rolls and bed and uni-shear; boring machines, contour machines, miling machines,camographs, cutting off spindles, furnaces, oxygraph equip-ment, sand blast units and welding equipment.Twelve 10-ton electrically operated bridge cranes. Thirty2Y2-ton movable jib cranes attached to building columns.Twenty-two 2%-ton electric hoists with hand operated trolleysfor use with jib cranes.Laboratory and testing equipment including pyrometer, darkroom equipment and X-ray equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Two sidings from the Reading Rail-road Company.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Parts Plant Facilties

6,600 sq. ft.Lukenweld, Inc.,First Avenue,

South Coatesvile, Pennsylvania.-N obs-766.

Used for Diesel motor subassembly and flash-welding experi-mentation.LAND: Owned by Government under Plancor 55.BUILDINGS: Flashweld Building, one story, 46/ by 94'8",area 4,354 sq. ft., clearance 30' to underside truss. Walls are12" concrete block from ground level to roof truss seat. Aboutone-half of floor area consists of 2" Amesite laid on 6" crushedstone. No other flooring except wood in offce area. Woodtimber clear-span trusses.NOTE: Certain alterations involving added structural-steelframing were made by the lessee.Substation, 14'11" by 11'3", concrete block and concrete floorshed.Furnace Leanto, 31' by 58', area 1,800 sq. ft. This is an ex-tension to Plancor 55 Building. It is of steel framing withwalls and roof of asbestos-protected corrugated metal. Con-crete floor.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special welding equip-ment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Pennsylvania R. R. servesPlancor 55.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-51).

Ordnance Plant Surplus32,800 sq. ft.

Mack Manufacturing CompanyFullerton, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1592.

LAND: Approximately 23.2 acres.BUILDING: Thoroughly rehabiltated building with overhead

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crane tracks. Brick walls, steel roof trusses, steel columns,average clearance 30'; sprinklered.UTILITIES: Borough and local utilty company. Sanitarysewage discharged into septic tanks on property.TRANSPORTATION: Several sidings of Lehigh Valley Rail-road.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochúre available.

Ordnance Plant Surplus21,0 sq. ft.

Mack Manufacturing CompanyFullerton, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1592.

LAND: Approximately 17.7 acres.BUILDING: Rehabiltated one-story structure with boilerroom addition. Concrete foundation, brick walls, wood trusses.Clearances 32' and 15'. Sprinklered.UTILITIES: Borough and local utilty company. Sanitarysewers discharge into septic tanks on site.TRANSPORTATION: Several sidings of Lehigh Valley Rail-road.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Plant Surplus200,700 sq. ft.

Mack Manufacturing CompanySouth 8th Street and Harrison Street,Allentown, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1592.

LAND: 5.77..cres.BUILDINGS: Main Building, reinforced concrete construc-tion, four and five story ; brick walls, steel sash; ceilng heights14'. Sprinklered. Five elevators. Dye and Finishing Houseconnected to Main Building, one story, brick, monitor type roof.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Reading Railroad.This plant has been leaBed for a period of one year. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-vison of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant Facilties Surplus108,0 iq. ft.

Midvale Company,Bristol Street, west of Wissahickon Avenue,Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Nord 1329.-Nord-1044.

LAND: About 4.7 acres.BUILDINGS: B-1, Machine Shop Building; A leanto on eastside of Intermediate Machine Shop, utilzing the structuralwalls of Intermediate Machine Shop and Boilerhouse. Onestory, 25' by 176', 4,400 sq. ft. floor area. Ceilng height 10'6"at eaves. Steel columns on east side and brick pilasters ofIntermediate Machine Shop on west side carry steel roof beams.Floor is 4" reinforced concrete.B-1 (b) Intermediate Machine Shop, one story, 80' by 176',floor area 14,080 sq. ft., ceilng height 20' to bottm chord ofroof truss. Frame is brick pilastered walls supporting woodroof trusses 20' on centers. 4" reinforced concrete floors mini-mum.B-1 (c) Plug Shop. A combination building consisting of aone-story section and a two-story section, with common wallsto the Intermediate Machine Shop and the Assembly and Ship-ping Building. The south end of building is of two-story con-struction, balance of building, one story. Dimensions: 30' by176', first floor; 28' by 31.5' second floor. Floor area, 5,280 sq.ft., first floor; 882 sq. ft., second floor. Ceilng heights, 14',11'2". Brick pilastered walls with steel beams and monitor-roof trusses.B-1 (d), Assembly and Shipping Buildings, one story, over-alldimensions: Main building, 80' by 150', leanto 15'5" by 101'.

Floor area Main Building, 12,000 sq. ft., leanto 1,559 sq. ft.,ceilng heights and clearance: Main Building 20' to bottomchord of truss, lean-to 11' to bottom of beams. Brick pilasteredwalls support wood roof trusses. Leanto has an independentframe of structural steel columns and roof beams.B-1 (e), Machine Shop, one story, 25' by 75' with 1,875 sq. ft.floor area, clearance 15' to bottom of roof beam. Brick pilas-tered walls with steel roof girders and beams.Boilerhouse and Lean-to. One story, 31' by 40', 1,102 sq. ft.floor area. 15'6" to bottom of truss. Brick walls 13" thicksupport wood trusses.B-1 (g) Fire Station, Hot Water Generator Room. One story,19' by 31', 589 sq. ft., floor area, clearance 12'.B-2, Storage Shop: One story, 17'6" by 18', 315 sq. ft. floorarea, clearance 10'.B-3, Gas Booster Building. One story, 14' by 17', 238 sq. ft.floor area, clearance 8' to underside of roof beam.B-4, Offce Building. Two story and part basement building.Dimensions: First and second floors, 73' by 36'2", basement,23'6" by 36'2". Floor area: First and second floors total 5,277sq. ft., basement, 731 sq. ft.; ceilng heights, basement, 6'10",first floor 11'2", second floor, 10'. Wood joist floor and roofframing on brick walls, with interior brick columns and lallycolumns.B-5 (a) Heat Treatment Shop. One story, 139' by 197'4",floor area 27,428 sq. ft., clearances, 28.5' to top of crane rails,35' to bottom chord of trusses. Two bay wide by nine bay long,steel column and truss frame, with crane runways in eachaisle designed for a loading of two 10-ton capacity cranes of66'10%" span constructed as an integral part of the frame.North and east walls are 8" brick. South and west sides openwithout closure into Annealing Shop and Roughing MachineShop, respectively, with corrugated asbestos siding installedabove the adjoining roof levels. Floors are 6" reinforced con-crete.B-5 (b). Annealing Shop: One story, 74'6" by 158'6", floorarea 11,808 sq. ft., clearance 20' to top crane beam, 26.5' tobottom chord of roof truss. Steel columns and roof trusses,with crane runway designed for a crane of 72' span construct-ed as an integral part of the frame. All walls are of corru-gated iron. Building has dirt floor and concrete floor.B-5 (c), Roughing Machine Shop and Lean-to. One story, 94'7"by 165', area 11,820 sq. ft., with lean-to 16' by 125', area 2,000sq. ft. Clearance, 15' to bottom of roof trusses. Lean-to clear-.ance, 11'6" to bottom of roof beams. Three lines of steel col-umns carry roof trusses over Roughing Machine Shop androof beams over lean-to. East and. west walls are 8" hollowtile except for the two southerly bays of east wall, which are8" brick. North wall and northerly two bays of wes wall are8" brick. The north, west, and south walls of lean-to are cor-rugated metal siding on steel girt framing. Reinforce con-crete floors.B-6 (a) Transformer House. One story, 13' by 26', 338 sq.ft. floor area, clearance 10' to underside of roof bems.B-6 (b) Storage Building; One story, 57'8" by 13', floor area750 sq. ft., clearance 11' to underside of roof beams.B-7, Warehouse and Lean-to. One story, 63' by 94', area 5,932sq. ft. Lean-to is 18' by 65', area 1,170 sq. ft. Clearance:Warehouse, 12' to bottom chord of roof truss; lean-to, 14' tolow point of roof beam. Three lines of steel columns with steltrusses in Warehouse and steel roof beams in lean-to. Floorsof 8" reinforced concrete, walls of corrugated galvanized ironfastened to steel girt framing.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tols, heattreating and annealing equipment, and numerous other produc-tion items.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Plant trackage connects with Penn-sylvania R. R.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-l9).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold471,0 sq. ft.

Murray Corporation of America,1900 South Washington Avenue,Scranton, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 54.

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Ordnance Foundry Surplus35,0 sq. ft.

McConway & Torley Corporation,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 688.

Designed for heat treating of castings.BUILDINGS: Main Mil Building, 75' by 354'; area 26,000sq. ft.; clearance 35'; mil type construction; steel framing,brick walls, corrugated asbestos siding and roof.Connecting Building between Main Mil Building and FoundryBuilding of others, area 7,700 sq. ft., clearance 25'.Metallurgical Laboratory Building and X-Ray Laboratory,1,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Molding machines, roto-blast, arc welders, nineteen furnaces, hydraulic presses (500-ton and 200-ton), flask sections, welding booths, sand handlingsystems, core ovens, dust system, etc. Also two 10 tonoverhead traveling cranes; one 7 ton gantry crane; one 5 toncrane car with telescopic boom; five 2 ton electric hoists.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Tire Plant46,700 sq. ft.

McCreary Tire and Rubber Company,Indiana, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1936.

Designed to augment lessee's production of truck and pas-senger tires.LAND: One acre.BUILDINGS: Three additions abutting lessee's building. Twostory units of structural steel framing with brick and corru-gated asbestos siding; ceilng heights average about 12',sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Air bag extractor, airbag puller mechanism, press cradles, bale cutter, mixers, sheet-ing mils, molds, tire curing presses, tire building machines,tire drums, tubing machines, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on lessee's site and localutilty company. Power and light from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Under interim lease. Negotiations may be entered subject toterms of lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal Calcining Plant Surplus11,000 sq. ft.

National Carbon Company, Inc.,Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 942-2.

Designed for calcining coal for manufacture of electrodes else-where.LAND: Approximately 3.4 acres.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building, 9,700 sq. ft.; onestory, structural steel framing, 81' by 120', brick walls andconcrete block, steel sash; clearances 33', 29'.Offce Building, one story frame, 1,450 sq. ft. Four silos ofconcrete stave construction with roof of reinforced concrete.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four coal calcining unitscomplete with all necessary electrical equipment, clamshellbucket, calcining shells, bucket elevators, track hopper, load-ing hopper, 7Y2-ton overhead traveling crane.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus10,200 tons castings per year.

National Erie Corporation,

1516 Cascade Street,Erie, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1418.

Designed for making cast steel parts of various machines.LAND: 0.632 acre, leased for thirty years.BUILDING: Extension to building of others, is 168' by 169',

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area 27,500 sq. ft. Clearances 58' and 47'. Structural steelframe carries steel roof trusses and overhead traveling cranes.Brick walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Molding machines, roto-clone, acetylene generators, shakeout machine and sand re-clamation system, grit blast rooms, rotoblast and dust collec-tor, annealing furnaces, electric welders, swing grinders, forgefurnace, etc. One 30-ton, one 10-ton and three 71h-ton cab oper-ated cranes.

UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Tube Plant Sold79,00 sq. ft.

National Union Radio Corporation,Lansdale, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 578.

Chemical Plant, Clothing Impregnation58,000 sq. ft.

New Cumberland CWS Plant,Within New Cumberland A. S. F. Depot,New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.-Army.

LAND: Site of building in reservation.BUILDINGS: Clothing Renovation Plant. Two story, about27,900 sq. ft. each, total area 55,800 sq. ft., clearances 14' and13', structural steel framing, reinforced concrete floors, corru-gated asbestos siding, concrete deck. Contains 2 elevators,monorail conveyor, exhaust systems.Boiler House, one story, 2,200 sq. ft., clearance 24', wood framewith corrugated metal over. Contains 3-stoker-fired 250 hp.boilers.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Impregnators, washers,dryers, extractors, pumps, motors, tanks, etc.UTILITIES: Furnished through A. S. F. Post System.Available for lease in whole or in part, subject to possiblerestrictions as to its proposed use. .Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure (AP-183).

Glass Thread Plant Sold135,000 sq. ft.

Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation,Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1760.

.Explosives Plant

808,000 sq. ft.Pennsylvania Ordnance Works,Allenwood, Union and Lycoming Counties,Pennsylvania.-Army.

The plaut has twelve TNT lines, of which six are only partiallycompleted.LAND: About 8,645 acres.BUILDINGS: About 380 constructed buildings and about 200existing farm buildings and sheds are in the project area.Total floor area is about 808,000 sq. ft. The principal units arethe Main Offce Building, two story, wood frame, 46,400 sq. ft.;the Power House, one story and basement, concrete, steel, andcorrugated asbestos, 38,000 sq. ft.; the Box Factory, one story,wood, 38,000 sq. ft.; and the Combined Shops, one story, con-crete and wood construction, 32,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, pumps, motors,instrument controls, piping, ammonia compressors, ammoniacondensers, Hortonspheres, heat exchangers, cyclone acid sep-arators, cyclone mist separator, converters, bleaching columns,aftercoolers, absorption columns, air receivers, converters,pauling towers, surge pots, preheaters, agitator unit, furnaces,rotary blowers, concentrating drums, nitrator tanks, flakingmachines, conveyor systems, pulsometers, water stils, stirringmachines, analytical balances, etc.UTILITIES: Water from River.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from local utilty company. Also installed

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standby, generating capacity two 625 kva turbo generators,in Boiler House.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Reading Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-120).

Chemical PlantHydrofluoric Acid, Sulphuric Acid, Synthetic Cryolite,

Aluminum Fluoride.Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company,

Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 423.

Sold

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus2,300 barrels per day.

Pennzoil Company,Oil City, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1044.

Designed for production of 100 octane gasoline from basestocks furnished by lessee.LAND: About 8.86 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 31,900 sq. ft. Twelvestructures including control houses, pump houses, compressorhouse, boiler house, etc. Construction, brick and concrete.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Chief processing unitsare HF alkylation unit. Necessary facilties include coolingtower, Ethyl blending plant and loading rack. Tankage capac-ity-atmospheric: 123,000 barrels; pressure: 13,000 barrels.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Steam supplied by 3 coal fired boilers on plant site.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plate Mil Sold2,0 tons per month.

Philadelphia Armor Plate Plant No.1,Henry Disston and Sons, Inc.,Wissinoming and Disston Streets,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Army.

Steel Plant Facilties Surplus. 265,00 sq. ft.

Philadelphia Armor Plate Plant No.2.Henry Disston and Sons, Inc.,Wissinoming and Princeton Streets,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Army.

Project designed for manufacture of armor plate and alledproducts. Processes included are flattening, cutting, welding,painting and heat treating of steel plates. The process is com-plete from rolled steel to finished product ready for assembly.Armor up to 3" may be handled.LAND: Total of about 19:1 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.5, total area about 237,400 sq. ft.,divided as follows: Basement 34,400 sq. ft., first floor 203,000sq. ft., clear height 32' to trusses, 23' to cranes; construction,concrete floors, structural steel framing; walls, hollow tile andcorrugated asbestos. Complete coverage by 5 and 10 ton cranes.Building No.6, Offce. Total area 17,700 sq. ft. First floor12,300 sq. ft., second floor 5,400 sq. ft., clearance first floor 12',second floor 10', wood construction. Dry pipe sprinkler system.Building No.7, Boiler House. Total area 10,700 sq. ft. (groundfloor 6,000 sq. ft., boiler room floor 4,700 sq. ft.) Clearancevaries, concrete floors, brick walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Portable grinders, bend-ing brakes, roller hearth and other type furnaces, straighten-ing presses, steel melting ladles, gravity roller conveyors, wash-ing machines, transfer tables, lift trucks, water spray quenchunits, oil quench units, sand blast room, lifting magnets, weld-ing equipment, wheelabrator tumblast, steel mil trucks, cuttingtables, skid platforms, scales, hardness testing machines, etc.Ten 5-ton cranes, six 10-ton cranes.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Philadel~hia Belt Line R. R.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-24).

Foundry Surplus2,400 iq. ft.

Philadelphia Non-Ferrous Foundry, Inc.Fairmount Avenue and North Eight Street,Philadelphia, Pa.-Nobs-798.

Project used for the production of nonferrous castings.LAND: About 0.055 acre-under option to purchase.BUILDING: Foundry-(Navy Building N-1). An extensionto an existing building. Irregular size, varying from 29' to 32'wide, and from 72' to 78' deep. Floor area is approximately2,400 sq. ft. Ceilng, 12'6". Structural-steel framing. Eachwall facing Eight Street is 13" brick with parapet capped withterra cotta tile. Walls of adjoining buildings close the buildingon three other sides (these are not party walls except for 30feet on south elevation). Concrete floor on ground.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production Equipment.-Includes core machine, pattern-molding machine, core ovenand racks, flask equipment, sand-blast facilties, two Fisher-type stationary oil-fired crucible melting furnaces, etc.Cranes: One hand-operated 3-ton crane, one hand-operatedI-ton crane, one jib crane (I-ton, wall-type), two jib cranes

(I-ton Budgit), one I-ton electric hoist, one I-ton hand-oper-ated hoist, tramrails, etc.UTILITIES: Furnished by city and local utilties throughfacilties of lessee.

TRANSPORTATION: Railroad-Freight yard of ReadingRailroad within 14 mile.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-12).

Coke Oven Gas PlantPittsburgh Coke & Chemièal CompanyNevile IslandPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2468.

LAND: Consists of an irregular plot containing about one-half acre, bounded on all sides by lessee-owned land, and allnecessary easements.

BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Producer Building, 20,by 90' by 67', structural steel, with steel bins lined with brick.Roofing and siding of corrugated asbestos.Booster and Fan Building, 27' by 100/ by 22', structural steelwith corrugated asbestos roofing and siding.Gas Holder, 40' diameter by 40' high.Rectifier Building, 14' by 12' by 12'. Brick .and concrete.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four 10-foot gas pro-ducers complete with all accessories; two gas booster and airfans With controls, accessories, etc.; two gas coolers; tar pre-cipitator, with rectifying apparatus; feeder conveyor; piping,valves, fittings, instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee.This plant has been leased for a period of 9 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro-visions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steam Plant Surplus150,000 Ibs. steam per hour.

Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Company,

Nevile Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1022.

Designed to generate steam for lessee's plant.LAND: About 14 acre in lessee's plant.BUILDING: Boiler Plant, 10,800 sq. ft., ground floor and

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operating floor. Construction reinforced concrete, structuralsteel, exterior brick walls. Clearance main section 42'.EQUIPMENT: Two 75,000# per hour bent tube water tubeboilers with coal pulverizers, soot blowers, ash handling sys-tem, controls, motors, etc. Burners for either pulverized coalor blast furnace gas.UTILITIES: From lessee.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Iron Plant Surplus127,000 tons pig iron per year.

Pittsburgh Ferromanganese Company,Chester, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 345.

Designed for production of pig iron and ferro-manganese.

LAND: Approximately 11"h acres.BUILDINGS: Some 14 structures, total area 28,000 sq. ft.,mostly altered and reconditioned but some new; of steel, brickor wood. Cast House, 7,700 sq. ft., clearance 25', is largest.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Blast furnace, blowingengines, gas washer, locomotives, electric cars, electric magnet,pig casting machine, ladle, new boilers, locomotive cranes,pumps, turbo-blower, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad sidings on site.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Plant Facilties Surplus1,400 sq. ft.

Pittsburgh Forgings Company,

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 824.Power house addition, and miscellaneous equipment to aug-ment lessee's forging plant facilties.LAND: Leased, site of Power House Addition.BUILDING: Boiler House addition to lessee's power plant,1,400 sq. ft., structural steel and corrugated iron siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Stoker fired boiler com-plete with accessory handling equipment, etc. Also welding ma-chine, rotoblast machine, Pangborn dust collector, grinders,broachers, etc.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Blast Furnace Surplus432,000 tons pig iron per year.

Pittsburgh Steel Company,Monessen, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 541.

LAND: Approximately 5.94 acres.BUILDINGS: Various functional units such as BlowerEngine House, Cast House, Hoist House, Pump House, etc.Total area about 35,000 sq. ft. Generally structural steelframing with corrugated metal siding or brick walls.Ore Storage Yard and Stock Trough. Area Ore Yard 73,500sq. ft., Stock Trough 6,420 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Blast Furnace, capacityof approximately 1,300 tons of hot iron per 24 hours.Accessory items include: Two 175' long ton Treadwell mixertype hot metal ladle cars; dust catcher; wet washer; electricalprecipitator; Dorr-Thickener and filter system. The blast isprovided by a De Laval turbo blower located in the BlowerHouse. Car dumper with capacity of 150 tons; one transfer carand two scale cars, etc.Ore Yard has one 10-ton ore bridge crane; Blower EngineHouse has one 30-ton overhead crane, 53 ft. span; Cast Househas one 15-ton crane, 60 ft. span and one 10-ton crane, 48 ft.span.UTILITIES: Drinking water by City, process water takenfrom Monongahela River.Power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of NYC RR.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Steel Foundry Surplus18,0 tons per year.

Pittsburgh Steel Foundry Corporation,

Glassport, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 659.

Designed for producing cast armor for one piece hulls and tur-rets for army tanks.LAND: About 6:1 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 176,500 sq. ft.Foundry extension, one story 96' by 700' with brick leantos,36' clearance, steel framing, corrugated metal siding, 88,000sq. ft.Shop, one story 83,000 sq. ft., timber framing, brick and corru-gated metal walls, clearance 40'.Eight minor buildings, total area 5,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Annealing ovens, fur-naces, sand handling, sand slingers, shakeout machine, shotblasts, core drying ovens, etc. Also machine tools and three10 ton, five 15 ton, one 40 ton and four 50 ton cranes.UTILITIES: Water by bol'O and wells on site.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of N.Y.C. RR.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

General Manufacturing Plant Surplus128,700 sq. ft.

Portable Products Corporation,

Eighteenth and Courtland Streets,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-N ord-1137.

Used for production of metal stampings.LAND: About 2% acres.BUILDINGS: Plant consists essentially of a main sectionbuilt in 1910 to which several wings and leantos were addedprior to 1916.Main Plant, three stories.Building No.1, 64' by 344', 66,048 sq. ft.Building No.2, 62' by 103', 19,158 sq. ft.Building No. 11, 64' by 103', 19,776 sq. ft. Clearance on eachfloor, 12'. All columns, beams, girders, and floor slabs are re-inforced concrete. Entire third floor is wood flooring finish.Roof trusses are full-span structural steel. Brick curtain wallssupported by reinforced concrete spandrel beams, wood sash.An elevator, 4,000 lb. capacity, is installed on west side.Building has 2 light courts. There are 4 conveniently locatedfire towers serving the building at all floors.Overhead wet-pipe sprinkler system throughout.Heavy Press Shop. One story, 50' by 55', area 2,800 sq. ft.,clearance 18' to underside truss, concrete floor, brick wall bear-ing with wood trusses, monitor-type roof. Sprinklered.Inspection and Shipping. Two story, 50' by 115', total area,11,500 sq. ft., clearances from 11'4" to 13'10".Reinforced concrete columns, girders, beams, floors, and roofslab. Brick curtain walls on reinforced concrete spandrelbeams. Sprinklered throughout. A 4,000 lb. freight elevator isinstalled.Boiler Room and Powerhouse. One story, irregular 50' by 80'by 46' by 92', total floor area, 3,350 sq. ft., clearance, 20', re-inforced concrete construction throughout with brick spandrelwalls and monitor-type roof.Die Storage Building. One story, 40' by 65', area 2,600 sq. ft.,clearance 16'. Plastered brick walls, wood trusses, wood deck,concrete floor. Sprinklered.Locker Room Building. Two story, 20' by 44', total area, 1,760sq. ft.Personnel Building. One story, 17'6" by 103', total area, 1,800sq. ft., ceilng height, minimum, 7', brick bearing walls, con-crete floor.Crane Runways. 38' span, 92'6" long, clearance, 24' to topcrane rail. 3-ton overhead crane.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: None.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Reading Railroad.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-26).

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Grain Salvage Plant Sold70,0 sq. ft.

Publicker Commercial Alcohol Company,Delaware and Packer Avenues,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2098.

Alcohol .Plant Sold55,000,000 gallons per year.

Publicker Commercial Alcohol Company,Delaware and Packer Avenues,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1334.

Coal Briquetting Plant21,0 sq. ft.

Reading Briquet Company,

St. Nickolas, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2312.

LAND: About six acres.BUILDINGS: Process Building, 200' by 52', with two storylean-to 30' by 134', area approximately 20,000 sq. ft. Ceilngheight in main area 60', in lean-to 15' and 10'. Steel frame,steel sash, corrugated asbestos siding and roof. Several minorstructures with combined floor area of approximately 1,000sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Saw-tooth crushers; ro-tary dryers, screens, feeder mixers, vertical fluxers, presses,pulverizers, coal crushers, conveyors, pumps, elevators, tanks,fans, etc.Also two 200hp. stoker-fired steam boilers.UTILITIES: On site and from local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Philadelphia and Reading Coal andIron Co.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal Briquetting Plant21,000 sq. ft.

Reading Briquet Company,

Locust Summit, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2312.

LAND: About 7.8 acres.BUILDINGS: Process Building, 200' by 52' with two storylean-to 30' by 134', area approximately 20,000 sq. ft.Ceilng height of main area 60', lean-to 15' and 10'. Steel frame,steel sash, corrugated asbestos siding and roof. Minor buildingsand sheds have over 1,000 sq. ft. additional floor area.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Saw-tooth crushers, ro-tary dryers, screens, feeder mixers, vertical fluxers, pressers,pulverizers, coal crushers, conveyors, pumps, elevators, tanks,fans, etc. Also two 200hp. stoker-fired steam boilers.UTILITIES: On site and from local utiliy company.TRANSPORTATION: Reading R.R.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Warehouse8,00 sq. ft.

Republic Steel Corporation,Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 518-B.

Building (an extension to lessee building) for stocking roughbars and a thermostatic heating furnace for heat treating barsbefore drawing (installed in lessee building).LAND: Building extension erected on lessee land.BUILDING: Rough Stock Building. An extension to lesseestructure.Standard mil building of one story. 80' x 100'. Clear height,37' to underside truss. Floor area, 8,000 sq. ft. Building is ofconcrete foundation, 8" concrete floor, brick walls, and steelsash (two sides and one end), structural steel framing andtrusses, insulated metal deck roof with 20-year roofing. Thereis a tile shop offce enclosure. Building has two 15-ton cranerunways each 80' long.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One continuous rollerhearth annealing furnace with charging and discharging rollertables, motors, blowers, kick-off mechanism, water cooling sys-

tem, temperature controls, etc. Rated capacity of furnace, 1,000N.T. bars per month, but has produced in excess of thiscapacity.UTILITIES: Water - Power - Light. Furnished throughexisting facilties of lessee.

TRANSPORTATION: Railroad. Lessee plant served byPennsylvania Railroad and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Coal Mine1,760,000 tons coal per year.

Republic Steel CorporationClyde Mine at Fredericktown, Pennsylvania.-Plancor258.

LAND: About 5,045 acres leased for 20 years.BUILDINGS: Coal Washer Building, Coal Bin, Rotary Dump.All are of structural steel and total floor area is about 21,000sq. ft.EQUIPMENT: Includes 14 conveyor systems, 10 hoists, 6portable coal drils, 3 coal cutting machines, 6 coal loadingmachines, 12 shuttle cars and other items.UTILITIES: Water for coal cleaning taken from Mononga-hela River. Power and light by local utilty company.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Machine Shop Sold81,300 sq. ft.

Rheem Manufacturing Company,Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania.-Army.

Forge and Machine Shop147,6 sq. ft.

Rheem Manufacturing Company,Danvile, Pennsylvania.-Army.

Sold

Iron Mine and Ore Reduction Plant Surplus25,000 tons per year.

Scotia Mining Company,Scotia, near State College, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2113.

LAND: 406 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Total area 19,600 sq. ft.Primary Crushing, 3,800 sq. ft.; Washing and Screening Plant,5,200 sq. ft., Cone Plant 3,660 sq. ft, combination structuralsteel and timber, generally with corrugated metal siding.Five utiity units total about 7,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Primary Crushing: rollcrushers, screens, apron feeders, conveyors, etc.Washing and Screening: scrubber screen, cone crushers, logwashers, all with motors, controls, etc.Cone Plant: heavy media separation plant equipment, wèighto-meters, densifiers, pumps, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Power and light from local utiity companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad siding.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant (Anti.Friction Bearings) Surplus400,000 sq. ft.

SKF Industries, Inc.,Lansdale, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 755..

LAND: Approximately 72 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Building 280' by 1,080' with extension80' by 963', total area 380,000 sq. ft.; one story, clearance 14'.Brick walls, concrete columns, wood trusses, air conditioned,sprinklered.Employment Offce, Power Building, Truck Garage and minorbuildings total 20,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, screw machines,grinding, driling, filing machines, etc. Also five cranes, 1 to

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3-ton capacity; four chain hoists, :1 ton; six electric hoists,% ton; one electric hoist, 1 ton.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and- it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Bol'o and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Reading Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Dry Cell Baffery Parts Plant64,0 sq. ft.

Speer Carbon Company,Punxutawney, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2189.

Designed for production of carbon electrodes for dry cell bat-teries.LAND: About 10:1 acres.BUILDINGS: Finishing Building, 122' by 233', one story withmonitor, structural steel framing, sidewalls of concrete blockand continuous steel sash, concrete floor. Area 28,600 sq. ft.,clearance 20'.Furnace Building 122' by 233', one story with two supJlortedfloors at one end, concrete foundations, structural steel fram-ing, corrugated siding with continuous sidewall sash, concretefloor, freight elevator to supported floors. Has two 3 ton girdercranes.Floor area 34,060 sq. ft., ceilng height main floor 20'. Hastwo 3-ton girder cranes.Boiler House, 40' by 40', one story, cinder block walls, concretefloor, 1,600 sq. ft., clearance 20'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Carbon furnaces, carscoop, centerless grinders and accessories, conditioned sand bin,gang saws, horizontal extrusion presses, hydraulic sluggerpresses, mixers, paraffn tanks, pitch kettle, rotary dryers,soaking oven, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: B. & O. R. R.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Rodio Parts Plant Sold59,200 ... ft.

Stupakoff Ceramic and Manufacturing CompanyLatrobe, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 149.

Ordnance Forging PlantStruthers-Wells Corporation,

Perry and Mechanic Streets,Titusville, Pennsylvania.-Army.

LAND: Aboüt 2% acres.BUILDINGS: Perry Forge Building No.1, one story, area66,300 sq. ft.; clearance 43', concrete and earth floor, struc-tural steel framing, galvanized sheet steel siding, corrugatedste roof. Railroad sidings enter building.Ofce Building No.2, two-story, area 2,700 sq. ft.; brick walls,woo floors and roof.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four steam hammers upto 10,000 lbs., ten forging furnaces, three preheat furnaces,seventeen heat treat furnaces, two oil quench tanks and equip-ment, two straightening presses, threading machines, honingmachine, lathes, saws, etc. Also nine 2-ton jib cranes, twelveI-ton jib cranes, and two 5-ton, two 15-ton, one 20-ton, andtwo 2-ton traveling bridge cranes.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Pennsylvania Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-101).

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Steel Annealing Plant Surplus30,0 tons per y_r.

Superior Drawn Steel Company,Monaca, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 325.

Designed for annealing and stress treating steel bars.LAND: Approximately 0.82 acre.BUILDING: The manufacturing area, 60' clear span by 300'with a wing 60' by 100' has a total floor area of 24,000 sq. ft.Clearance in main portion is 27' and 14' in wing. Steel columns,steel trusses, brick walls. Crane supports extend full length of300 ft. section with 57 ft. span. One 5-ton crane.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Press, annealing fur-naces, draw bench, straightening machine, bar pointer, etc.UTILITIES: Bol'O and public utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Track into building from P. & L. E.Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Nickel Tubing Plant Sold50,0 sq. ft.

Superior Tube Company,Norristown, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2471.

Radio Tube Plant Sold40,200 sq. ft.

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.,Brookvile, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1479.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Parts Plant Sold19,260 sq. ft.

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.,Towanda, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1479.

Radio Tube Plant Sold77,700 sq. ft.

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.,Montoursvile, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 399.

Brass Rod Mil Surplus44,250 sq. ft.

Titan Metal Manufacturing Company,Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2167.

Designed to provide lessee with additional facilties for manu-facturing brass rods.

LAND: About 4% acres, leased.BUILDING: Steel framed mil building with monitor run-ning full length; exterior walls of brick masonry, steel sash,cement asbestos siding. Clearance to underside truss 34'.UTILITIES: Borough and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Pennsylvania R. R.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiation may be entered into for its purchase subject to th,proviions of the lease in effect.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Explosives Plant Sold19,500 sq. ft.

Trojan Powder Company,Seiple Station, 7 miles north ofAllentown, Pennsylvania.-Army.

Radio Tube Plant Sold83,00 sq. ft.

Tung-Sol Lamp Works, Inc.,Weatherly, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2191.

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Steel Foundry Surplus36,0 tons castings per year.

United Engineering & Foundry Company,New Castle, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 765.

PLANT: Land, buildings, machinery and equipment designedfor the production of rollng mil equipment and heavy machinetools. Steel castings up to 200 tons can be produced in Foundryand the Machine Shop is equipped to machine and finish suchcastings.LAND: Approximately 50 acres made up of five adjacentparcels. .BUILDINGS: Fifteen buildings, total floor area approxi-mately 875,000 sq. ft., of which Machine Shop, Foundry, BoilerHouse, Administration, Cafeteria and Electric Power Build-ings account for 850,000 sq. ft.; the remaining nine buildingsaccount for 25,000 sq. ft.Machine Shop, one story and mezzanine, steel frame carryingcrane runways full length of building. Exterior walls of brickwith continuous wood sash.Foundry Building, one story and mezzanine; steel frame carry-ing crane runways and steel roof trusses. Exterior walls ofbrick with mostly steel sash. Other biiildings mostly of con-crete and brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Foundry and Forge Shopcontains 50-ton and 100-ton ladles; 12 Gathmann molds; one100-ton open hearth furnace; three 50-ton open hearth fur-naces; five car-type annealing furnaces; two Pitt-tye an-nealing furnaces; furnace pits, linestarters, push cars, platesfor core room equipment, brass foundry equipment, etc.; one1,500-ton forging press; one 300-ton forging press; three forg-ing hammers, 250 lbs., 800 Ibs., 1,000 lbs.; salt bath furnace;electric bath furnace; Pitt-type quenching furnace; draw fur-nace. Miscellaneous items including heat-treating equipment,sand handling equipment, Pangborn shot blast cleaning sys-tem, etc. Outside Crane Run-Ways: two runways constructedof structural steel frame, one equipped with 75-ton overheadcrane and the other equipped with one 15-ton overhead craneand one 25-ton overhead crane. 19 in Machine Shop; 31 inFoundry Building; capacities 10 to 125 tons. 33 boom jibcranes, 32 electric lifts and hoists, four 10-ton wall cranes.UTILITIES: City and public utilty company.Water supply for process pumped from Shenango River.TRANSPORTATION: Complete plant trackage systemserved by three major railroads.This plant has been leased for a period of three years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ball Bearings Plant Sold29,60 sq. ft.

Vulcanite Portland Cement Company,Wilow Grove, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 732.

Ore Reduction Plant (Magnesite) Surplus50 tons per day.

Warner Company,Devault, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1238.

Designed for the production of dead burnt magnesite, a re-covery from dolomitic lime stone, which is first processed intolime by others. This plant processes the lime to produce mag-nesite and also a by-product in the form of high-calcium lime.

LAND: Approximately 9.12 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 35,000 sq. ft. Includes com-pressor house, shaker house, main process building, stores,boiler house, lime and magnesium storage, pump house. Con-struction generally steel framing, cinder block walls. Mainprocess building 18,700 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Vertical spray tower ofspecial design; five 60" turbo-gas absorbers, two 5h.p. verticaltop entry agitators; 250h.p. 180 pound steam boilers; fifty footcooler; two 160' Alls-Chalmers kilns; multiclone; six satu-rators, Dorrco slaker, etc.

UTILITIES: Artesian well on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Reading R.R. and Pennsyl-vania R.R.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Field Wire Plant Sold98,0 sq. ft.

Western Electric Company, Inc.,Scranton, Pennsylvania.-PlancoI' 2162.

Electrical Equipment Plant (Turbo-generators) Surplus8,600 sq. ft.

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company543 North Lang Avenue,Homewood, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1603.

Designed to augment lessee facilties.LAND: About:1 acre, leased.BUILDING: Warehouse, one story and lean-to, frame con-struction with walls of hollow tile and Celo siding. Clearance25', fluorescent lighting, sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric brazing units,sandblast room, degreaser, coil winder, spot welder, arc weld-ers, machine tools, etc.Also twelve bridge cranes up to 2 ton capacity; sixteen jibcranes up to 2:1 ton; and twenty-eight hoists up to 2 ton.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.Cleveland O. R. P. D.

Marine Turbine Plant Surplus650,000 sq. ft.

Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company,Lester, Pennsylvania-Plancor 181.

LAND: Approximately 23 acres.BUILDINGS: Main Factory, structural steel and masonry,total floor area 556,000 sq. ft., sprinklered.Offce Building, five story, no basement, reinforced concreteand masonry, total area 45,300 sq. ft. Accoustical tile ceilngs,asphalt tile finished floors. Sprinklered, air conditoned.Power House, Jitney Storage, Garage, Acetylene StorageBuilding, and minor buildings total 49,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, grinders, planers,miling machines, woodworking machines, track scales, weldingmachines, and pneumatic tools, 22 electric overhead cranes upto 50 tons.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Public utilty company and township.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of two railroads.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Turbine Test Building50,700 sq. ft.

Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company,Lester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 2061.

Designed for development and study of pressure gas turbines.LAND: About 1.6 acres.

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BUILDING: Engineering Research and Laboratory Building,146' by 175', ground floor, first floor and mezzanine. Structuralsteel framing, exterior walls of brick with back up tie. Spe-cial inside construction to meet testing study requirements.Clearances 14' to 19'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine Tools: Lathes,presses, Wemco testing equipment, steam turbines, waterbrakes, condensers, pumps, air coolers, instruments, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty company and adjacent Plancor 281.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Pennsylvania R. R. andPhila. and Reading R. R.

Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant (Piston rings)94,100 sq. ft.

Wilkening Manufacturing Company,Winfield Avenue,Scranton, Pennsylvania.-Plancor 1496.

LAND: Approximately 14 acres.BUILDING: Cinder block and brick walls, steel sash; timbertrusses support roof of saw tooth type in manufacturing area;clearances 10' to 16'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Gas-fired furnaces,gaging systems, platform trucks, turning arbors, tool holders,boring bars, lathes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Philadelphia O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Machine Shop

RHODE ISLAND

Sold ShipyardWalsh-Kaiser CompanyProvidence, R. I.-Maritime.

LAND: About 143 acres plus 38 acres under water.:iWILDINGS ANI? STRUCTURES: Shop and Utilty build-ings, 6 end launching ways (480' long), 2 Finger Piers (500'long).Boston O. R. P. D.

68,0 sq. ft.Taft-Pierce Manufacturing Company,Woonsocket, Rhode Island.-Army.

Alumina Plant

SOUTH CAROLINA

36,500,000 Ibs. per year.Ancor CorporationHarleyvile, South Carolina.-Plancor 1831.

Designed for production of alumina from clay through a sinterprocess, on an experimental basis.LAND: 195 acres at plant site and 137 acres some ninetymiles away in Aiken County for clay mining.BUILDINGS: Sixteen buildings, total area 63,000 sq. ft.Five utilty buildings, 17,200 sq. ft., one story, cement tileblock masonry.Seven process structures, 43,000 sq. ft., structural steel fram-ing, corrugated asbestos siding.Boiler House, 2,000 sq. ft., masonry.Three minor units, area 2,800 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete equipment forclay treatment, crushing and miling equipment, sinteringtreatment, leaching system, dissilcation, pumps, filters, kilns,towers, tanks, compressors, ball mils, hammer mil, conveyors,vibrators, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Modern sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORT A TION: Spur track of Southern Railway.Charlotte O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ferro-Silcon Plant40,000 tons per year.

Pittsburgh Metallurgical Co., Inc.,Charleston, South Carolina.-Plancor 641.

LAND: About 1.1 acres owned and 0.3 acres leased.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 56,500 sq. ft.Main Building, 50,500 sq. ft., clearances 43' and 36'. ContainsFurnace Room and Shipping Room. Steel framing with corru-gated metal siding.Machine Shop, Storage Room, Ferro-Silcon Building, MarleyTower Building have combined area of 6,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three reduction furnacescasting machine, crushing and screening plant, ladles scales'skip hoist, 25-ton diesel locomotive, hoppers, electric lift trucks:etc. Two 10-ton (57' span) one 15-ton (57' span), one 10-ton

(34' span), electrically operated overhead cranes. Six Conveyorsystems.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Seaboard Railroad andAtlantic Coast Line Railroad.

Charlotte O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Industrial Equipment Plant89,700 sq. ft.

Air Products, Inc.,Chattanooga, Tennessee.-Plancor 1837.

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TENNESSEE

Coal Mine Surplus300,00 tons per year.

Brimestone Coal Corporation,New River,Scott County, Tennessee.-Plancor 2104.

LAND: The Government holds a lease unti 1969 upon theplant site and has an option to take over a similar lease on

some 1,400 acres of coal lands, estimated by the lessee to havecoal reserves of approximately 6,000,000 net tons at 85% re-covery.BUILDINGS: Offce and Storehouse, Machine shop, BoardingHouse, Bath House, Supply House and five miner's dwellngs.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hoists conveyorsmining machines, mine cars, drils, rotary conve;ters 7JA to~crane, lathe, dril press, etc. ' ~UTILITIES: Light and power from local utilty. Water fromwells on site.TRANSPORTATION: Brimstone R.R. Connects with South-ern R.R. at New River.Nashville O. R. P. D.

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Explosives Plant Surplus1,040,000 sq. ft.

Chickasaw Ordnance Works.E. i. duPont deN em ours and Company,llh miles west of Milington, Tennessee.-Army.

LAND: About 5,531 acres.BUILDINGS: A total of 226 buildings with an area of about1,040,000 sq. ft.The buildings in the administration area are of wood frameconstruction with wood siding, wood floors, and roofs with rollroofing.The Shop and Maintenance Area contains warehouse building,maintenance and repair shops, locomotive round house, and cer-tain small miscellaneous structures, all of "temporary" woodframe construction with wood or corrugated side walls androofs.The Inert Storage and Shipping Area or buildings, framestructures with corrugated walls and roofs, are adjacent toand included with the buildings in the shop and cotton areas.The Explosive Storage Areas are divided into two sections, thepowder storage and shipping area, containing 24 storage ware-house buildings and two shipping buildings, all of light woodframe construction with corrugated siding and roofs, and thehigh explosives storage area, containing seven rectangularigloos of timber construction and eight rectangular igloos withconcrete walls and wood roofs.The Power Plant is of permanent construction, well designedand economical in operation. Area 117,000 sq. ft.Some of the larger buildings are, Boilng Tub House, No. 108,two story, 74,600 sq. ft., 13' and 16' ceilng heights.Pulping House, No. 109, two story, 22,500 sq. ft., 16' and 19'ceilng heights.Poacher Tub House, No. 112, two story, 46,500 sq. ft., 15' and16' ceilng heights.Main Offce No. 703, one story, 28,200 sq. ft. 10' ceilng.Administration Building No. 703A, one story, 18,200 sq. ft.,ceiling height 10'.Combined Shops No. 717, one story, 23,700 sq. ft., 10' to 18'ceiling heights.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Autoclaves, absorptioncolumns, A.O.P. units complete, compressors, condensers, cool-ers, filters, separators, tanks, motors, pumps, instruments,bleaching columns, nitric acid concentrating units, sulphuricacid concentrating units, preheaters, furnaces, gassifiers,heater units, crystallzing kettles, powder mixers, hoppers, ni-trators, blocking presses, dehydrating presses, vertical finish-ing block presses, recovery units (solvent), recovery units(ether and alcohol), refrigeration systems, sellte plant, scales,conveyors, handling equipment, storage tank farms, etc. Com-plete complement of shop and maintenance equipment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: Water from one deep well and 12 shallow wells.Water treatment and filtering provided.Sewage disposal facilties on site.Power and light from the project power plant in which areinstalled 6 steam turbine driven units of 3,125 kva capacityeach, and from local utilty companies.Steam supplied by six boilers, pulverized coal fired, each witha capacity of 90,000 lbs. of steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Ilinois Central Railroad. A com-plete system of railroad tracks and sidings serves the variousplant areas.

Nashvile O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-198).

Aircraft Service Building Surplus49,000 sq. ft.

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

Nashvile, Tennessee.-Plancor 1314.

Building has been used as Offce and Cafeteria.LAND: 19-acre leasehold and 3.9 acre parcel under lease fromcity of Nashvile.BUILDINGS: Offce and Cafeteria Building, 202' by 84', two

and three stories and basement with concrete basement walls,brick bearing walls for first and second floors, wood framepenthouse for third story. Interior columns are wood. Ceil-ings 12'.Control House, Machine Gun Range, Target Butt, a group ofstructures to test machine-gun fire.UTILITIES: City and local utiity companies.Nashville O. R. P. D.~Brochure available.

Chemical Plant (C.G.)36 tons per day.

Duck River CWS Plant,Monsanto Chemical Company,About 5:1 miles northwest ofColumbia, Tennessee.-Army.

Project consists of a carbon monoxide cleaning plant and aCG manufacturing Plant.LAND: About 11 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Catalyst Yard: An open structural steel five-story high structure.Change House: One story, 6,150 sq. ft., clearance 10'3" and12'9", wood construction, asbestos sheet siding.CWS Offce: One story, 1,200 sq. ft, clearance 10', wood con-struction.Manufacturing Building: Total area 6,700 sq. ft, one story,clearance 16', reinforced concrete, steel and brick construction.Storage Building: Total area 54,000 sq. ft, clearance 12'4" and15', concrete floor, wood timber framing, gypsum plank deck.Filing Building: Total area 30,500 sq. ft., clearance 15', con-crete floor, structural steel framing, corrugated cement asbes-tos siding and deck, steam unit heaters and radiators.CO Cleaning Plant, Control House. Total area about 1,300sq. ft., clearance 12'6", concrete floor, steel framing, tile walls,gypsum block deck.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes ammonia com-pressors, ammonia condensers, ammonia receivers, acid towers,electro-static precipitator, rectifiers, caustic tower, acid treaterand cooler, pumps, tanks, piping, controls, instruments, etc.Also fillng equipment including scales, hoists, conveyor sys-tem, truck crane, automatic lift trucks, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad yards serve entire plant.Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-9l).

Chemical Plant, Oleum410 tons oleum per day.

East Tennessee Ordnance Works,

Tennessee Copper Company,Copper Hil, Tennessee.-Army.

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Aircraft Parts Plant Sold700,0 sq. ft.

General Motors Corporation,Memphis, Tennessee.-Plancor 124.

Chemical Plant, Acetic Acid and Acetic AnhydrideAcetic Anhydrlde-1,4,OO pounds per day.Concentrated acetic acld-3,2oo,OO pounds per day.New glacial acetic acid-2oo,000 pounds per day.Holston Ordnance Works, Plant A,Tennessee Eastman Corporation,Kingsport, Tennessee.-Army.

The Holston Ordnance Works consists of two plants about fourair liRe miles apart connected by an interplant railroad. PlantA produces glacial acetic acid and acetic anhydride for use asraw materials at Plant B. Plant A also has extensive faciltiesfor the refining and concentrating of weak acetic acid returnedfrom Plant B.LAND: About 135 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area about 540,000 sq. ft. (Tank

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farms not included). Consist of special process structures,steam plant, and various utilty structures. Process build-ings generally of reinforced concrete and brick; utilty build-ings generally of brick and wood.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ball mil, columns, con-densers, coolers, decanters and overflows, exchangers, heaters,receivers, fans, motors, tanks, instruments, dephlegmator,evaporators, preheaters, desuperheaters, refrigeration machines,turbines, scrubbers, 12 gas producers, coal handling equipment,ash handling equipment, etc.Tank Farm: 30 tanks, aluminum, 20' by 20'.

20 tanks, wood, 20' by 20'.gages, instruments, etc.

UTILITIES: Domestic water from City of Kingsport.Filtered water pumped from river and treated at Filter PlantBuilding No.9.Raw water pumped from river.Sewer: Disposal into river.Power and light from local utilty company.Steam: 970,000 Ibs. per hour.Refrigeration: 3,550 tons per day.

TRANSPORTATION: Plant system connects to ClinchfieldRailroad via interplant Railroad.

This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-141).

Explosives Plant2,280,000 sq. ft.

Holston Ordnance Works, Plant BTennessee Eastman CorporationAbout 4:1 miles west of Kingsport, Tennessee.-Army.

This project consists of explosives producing, storing and ship-ping facilties, including nitric acid plant as well as main ad-ministration offces and shops and magazine area.LAND: About 6,412 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 2,280,000 sq. ft. (tank farmsnot included). Consist of special process structures, steamplant, and various utilty structures. Process buildings gen-erally of reinforced concrete and brick; utilty buildings gen-erally of brick and wood.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Columns, pots, pumps,motors, scales, tanks, instruments, coolers, exchangers, filters,vapor units, condensers, hoppers, separators, dewatering sys-tems, colloid mils, conveyors, kettles, packers, steam engines,etc. Complete complement of machine tools for shops andmaintenance.UTILITIES: Water: Drinking from City of Kingsport. Fil-tered, Holston River (Filer Plant Bldg. No. 203). Raw, Hol-ston River.Complete sewer system with final disposal in Holston River.Power and light from local utilty company.Steam: 1,010,000 Ibs. per hour.Refrigeration: 3,000 tons per day. (ten 300 ton units in DBuildings) .Acetylene: Acetylene Gas generated on site.TRANSPORTATION: Direct communication to SouthernRailway. Also connection to Clinchfield R. R. via the inter-plant railroad.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use. .Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-141 a).

Chemical Plant-Activated Carbon Surplus101,000 sq. ft.

Maury C. W. S. Plant,National Carbon Company,2:1 miles north of Columbia, Tennessee.

LAND: About 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Building No.1, one story and part two story,area 78,000 sq. ft., clearances 11' to 27', structural steel fram-ing, walls of brick and tile and asbestos metal.

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Building No.3, one story, 6,000 sq. ft., clearance 13'. Concretefloor, wood construction.Build.ng No.5, one story, 4,000 sq. ft., clearance 38'. Rein-forced concrete, structural steel; walls of brick and tile andasbestos metal.Fourteen other minor buildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Pug mil, mixers, dryingand roasting ovens, oxidizer with accessories, screeners, sepa-rators, shakers, tanks, extractors, columns, feeders, compres-sors, conveyors, elevators, hoists, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand équipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies and T. V. A.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of L. & N. R. R.Nashvile O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-l9).

Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus103,500 sq. ft.

McDonnell Aircraft Corporation,Memphis Municipal Airport,Memphis, Tennessee.-Plancor 813.

LAND: 10 acres in the southeast corner of Memphis Munici-pal Airport. Land leased from City of Memphis.

BUILDINGS: Factory and Offce Building, Cafeteria Building,Employment Offce, Boiler Plant, Sewage Disposal Plant, Ma-chine Shop, Storage Shed, two Gate Houses and two FirePump Houses.Factory and Offce Building, one-story and mezzanine, 203' by328'. Ground floor area 65,000 sq. ft., mezzanine area 6,000sq. ft. Steel columns and 100 ft. span steel roof trusses. Ex-terior walls of concrete and asbestos siding. Clearance 22'.Cafeteria Building, one-story wood frame; area 3,700 sq. ft.Other buildings total 28,700 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Bending, driling, grind-ing, miling machines, lathes, shearing machines, crimpingmachines, lift trucks, welding machines, plating equipment,foundry machines, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has been re-moved.UTILITIES: City and land utilty companies.Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Carbon Electrode Plant Surplus155,000 sq. ft.

National Carbon Company, Inc.,Columbia, Tennessee.-Plancor 942-1.

LAND: Approximately 21:1 acres.BUILDINGS: Eight buildings on site with total floor areaapproximately 155,000 sq. ft.Mil Building, 35,600 sq. ft.; is six story of reinforced concreteconstruction with brick walls.Ring Furnace Building, 80,000 sq. ft., is structural steel andcorrugated asbestos siding.Other buildings mostly wood timber framing and brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Mixing and formingequipment, conveyors, electrode baking equipment, pack con-ditioning equipment, air compressor, etc., and one 10-ton andtwo 7:1-ton bridge cranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty servces.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of L. & N. R. R.Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Cold Storage Plant122,0 sq. ft.

Polar Cold Storage, Inc.,Nashvile, Tennessee.-Plancor 2182.

Designed as a sub-zero freezing plant and warehouse for per-ishable commodities. Capacity 7,000 railroad cars per year.LAND: Approximately 4.2 acres.BUILDING: One story, brick and reinforced concrete, 160'by 800', ceilng height 12'. Twelve storage rooms 52' by 182'fully insulated with 8" cork.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three York Improvedvertical single acting enclosed type refrigerating machines;two York Improved ammonia condensers each 26" diameter by14' high; two 1,000 G.P.M. centrifugal pumps; 36" by 16' am-monia receiver; 42" by 10' diameter York separator, two plat-form scales.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Tennessee Central R. R.Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant-Funural24,000,000 pounds per year.

Q. O. Chemical Company,Memphis, Tennessee.-Plancor 1233.

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Warehouse Sold21,600 sq. ft.

Reynolds Metals Company,Memphis, Tennessee.-Plancor 1790.

Chemical Plant, Methacrylate217,00 sq. ft.

Rohm & Haas Company,730 Dale Avenue,

Knoxvile, Tennessee.-Plancor 1288.

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Ferro-Silcon Plant Surplus13,440 tons per year.

Southern Ferro Alloys Company,

Chattanooga, Tennessee.-Plancor 1703.

Designed for the manufacture of electric furnace ferro-silicon.LAND: About 14,000 sq. ft.BUILDING: Furnace Building, one story steel frame withmonitor running full length of building. Building is an ex-tension of lessee's plant. Total floor area 11,300 sq. ft.Clearance 21'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two 6,000 kva electricfurnaces, including transformers, oil switch, regulator, contol-lers, etc.

UTILITIES: City and local utiity companies.This plant has been leased for a period of two years. Negotia.tions may be entered into for its sale, subject to the terms ofthe lease in effect.Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant-Synthetic Phenol14,000,000 pounds per year.

Southern Acid & Sulphur Company, Inc.,Memphis, Tennessee.-Plancor 986.

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Ferro-Manganese Plant Sold45,000 tons per year.

Tennessee Products Corporation,Rockwood, Tennessee; inMorgan, Cumberland and Roane Counties.-Plancor 100.

Coke Plant Sold128,000 tons/year.

Tennessee Products Corporation

4800 Central AvenueChattanooga, Tennessee.-Plancor 79.

Ammunition Loading Plant3,859,000 sq. ft.

Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant,Milan Arsenal,:1 mile southeast ofMilan, Tennessee.-Army.

Contains an ammonium nitrate crystalizing unit.LAND: About 30,793 acres (including easement of 1,810 acresfor power line).BUILDINGS: Two staff and residential areas (32 buildingsin the Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant and 10 in the Milan Ord-nance Depot), and four well constructed dormitories adjacentto the administration area.Two administration areas, one in the Wolf Creek OrdnancePlant, and one in the Milan Ordnance Depot. The employmentoffce, cafeteria, and hospital are also located in this area.There are three modern, well-equipped fire stations, two atthe Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant, and one at the Milan Ord-nance Depot.The shop and maintenance area is a group of buildings equip-ped for building and maintaining manufacturing equipment.In this area there is a modern laundry (J-4).The Inert Storage and Shipping Areas consist of storagebuildings of the standard type, most of which are approxi-mately 50' by 200', with good roads and in some cases railroadsidings. In these areas there are. 24 buildings at Wolf CreekOrdnance Plant and 3 buildings at the Milan Ordnance Depot.Ammunition (Explosive) Storage and Shipping Area. Theseareas consist of igloos and storage buildings of standard type.In these areas there are 185 buildings at Wolf Creek OrdnancePlant and 712 buildings at the Milan Ordnance Depot. Am-monium nitrate area. The ammonium nitrate R.rea, or plant,contains in addition to change house facilties, a building fortank and bulk storage of materials, a boiler house, also thebuildings, equipment and facilties for evaporating and crystal-lizing ammonium nitrate. This is a small section of the plant.It is fenced, and fertilzer has been produced in this area. Thisarea contains a total of 11 buildings.The loading lines are modern and conventional type for thepurpose for which they are being used, and located away fromother areas, separated from each other by the standard safetydistance. The loading lines are arranged with change housefacilties, an "inert" building for the receiving and handlingof inert materials used in the operations in the line, one ormore loading buildings, and an assembly building, which maycombine assembly, packing and shipping. Each line includesvarious miscellaneous and auxilary buildings in which specialloading or sub-assembly operations are carried on; also certainsmall service buildings and magazines, or rest houses, for ma-terials in process. The buildings in the loading lines are con-nected by walkways or ramps, the majority of which arecovered for weather protection. There is a total of 217 build-ings in the loading lines.The majority of the buildings are of permanent type construc-tion. Residential buildings, dormitories, cafeteria, fire houses,are of wood construction. The administràtive building is brickand wood construction. The inert storage buildings, shops,and loading lines are of steel and tile construction. The igloosare of standard concrete construction. The magazine buildingsof tile, brick and steel construction. There are ample waterand sewage systems. Steam required for heating and foroperation of the ammonium nitrate plant is provided by aseries of conveniently located boiler plants.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Blenders, crimping ma-chinery, disassembly machines, assembly machines, granu-lators, dryers, fuse making and removal machines, rotary as-sembling machines, sifting screening staking machines, paintingsystem various type scales, including various type presses,Colton press, stamping presses, sifters, tanks, hoppers, etc.Railroad Equipment includes railroad box cars, flat cars, dump

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cars, gondola flat bottom cars, diesel electric locomotives (45-ton to 100-ton) diesel crane locomotive (25-ton), etc.Maintenance equipment, including lathes, grinders, milers,shapers.UTILITIES: Water from deep wells.Plant has complete sanitary sewer system with disposal planton site. Power and light from Tennessee Valley Authority.

TRANSPORTATION: Main line of L. & N. R. R. and theIlinois Central R. R.

A vailable for lease in whole or in part, subject to possiblerestrictions as to its proposed use.Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-105).

Explosives Plant1,281,700 sq. ft.

Volunteer Ordnance Works,12 miles northeast of

Chattanooga, Tennessee.-Army.LAND: About 8,500 acres..óUILDINGS: There are 479 buildings of all types on theproject, including 200 magazines.The administration area contains the three main offce or ad-ministration buildings, one story, wood frame buildings of14,728 sq. ft. of floor area each, mess hall with 1,625 sq. ft. offloor area, fire house, telephone exchange, dispensary, staffgarage and administration boiler house.The service or shop area consists of general repair, paint andlocomotive shops combined tool house, gas cylinder store, boxand shook factory, general warehouse, gasoline station andgarage, laundry and change houses, all of wood frame con-struction. The shop area is adequately served by roads andrailroad sidings.There are two explosive storage and shipping areas (magazineareas). Magazine Area 1io. 1 contains 100 concrete barrel-type magazines having approximately 1,600 sq. ft. of floorspace each. Magazine Area NO.2 contains 100 Corbetta BeeHive type concrete magazines each having a floor space ofapproximately 1,600 sq. ft. Both areas are served by anadequate system of roads and railroad shipping facilties.The water supply system consists of two river pump houses,two raw water storage reservoirs, and two water treatmentplants. Equipment consists of two coal-fired boilers. ThePower Houses are well designed and constructed of corrugated

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus8,500 barrels per day.

J. S. Abercrombie Company andHarrison Oil Company,

Sweeny, Texas.-Plancor 880.

A completely new refinery designed especially for the produc-tion of 100 octane aviation gasoline.

LOCATION: Project consists of a refinery, tank farms,San Bernard River Terminal, Freeport Terminal, and inter-connecting pipe lines. The refinery and tank farms are lo-cated about 4:1 miles northwest of the city of Sweeny, Texas.The terminal on San Bernard River is about three miles north-east of Sweeny. The terminal at Freeport, Texas is locatedon the Ship Channel about a mile southeast of the City.LAND: Seven tracts of land totallng approximately 508acres and forming the Refinery and Tank Farm, and SanBernard TerminaL.

BUILDINGS: About 30 buildings at the refinery with atotal area about 73,000 sq. ft. construction-brick and tile orcorrugated transite walls, concrete or steel framing. Threesimilar buildings at Freeport Terminal and 9 temporary wood-en buildings at refinery.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Principal operatingunits are crude topping unit, thermal reforming" unit, fluidcatalytic cracking unit, gas concentration unit, HF alkylationunit. isomerization unit, and acid treating unit. Accessoryfacilties include cooling tower. Ethyl blending plant, tankcar loading rack and loading facilities at the water terminals.

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sheet metal on steel framework.There are three acid areas. Each of the acid areas containsall of the equipment required for the production, recovery,concentration and handling of nitric and sulphuric acids andsellte required in operation of the explosives manufacture.The structures in these areas and the equipment are of specialdesign and construction.The TNT manufacturing area. There were 16 productionlines proposed for construction in this area. Of these lines,NO.1 to No. 12, inclusive, were completed and placed in opera-tion. Lines No. 13 to No. 16 were completed only partially.The buildings and equipment in this area are similar. Thebuildings are relatively small, special in design and widelydispersed to provide a measure of safety.The Oleum plant is a complete manufacturing unit for theproduction of 400/ Oleum. Designed capacity of 200 tons perday. The buildings and equipment are of most modern designand of permanent construction.Three complete Sellte manufacturing plants having a com-bined capacity of 100 tons per day. The plants are all ofspecial design.The box factory with the shook storage and box store housebuildings, together with the adjacent garage and locomotivehouse, are of wood frame asbestos concrete siding construction.The factory is a complete unit for manufacturing boxes.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Compressors, variedstorage and process tanks, weigh tanks, filters, gas mixers,vaporizers, converters, reheaters, air preheaters, cooler con-densers, absorption towers, bleachers, denitrating towers, sul-phuric acid concentrating plants, Cottrell precipitators, nitricacid circulators, carbon mist precipitators, pumps, motors, in-struments, controls, piping, etc. Complete complement of shopand maintenance tools.UTILITIES: Water from Tennessee River. Two pump housesto individual water reservoirs.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from T. V. W. and Chattanooga ElectricPower Board.Steam-Seven boilers, 900,000 pounds per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Southern Railway and N. C. & St. L.Railroad. About 16% miles of trackage on site. Also 65 milessurfaced roads on site.

A vailable for lease in whole or in part, subject to possiblerestrictions as to its proposed use.

Nashville O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-1H).

TEXAS

Tankage capacity-atmospheric: 2,096,000 barrels; pressure118,000 barrels.

UTILITIES: Water from wells on site and lake on adjacentsite. Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from two gas engine driven generators on site,total capacity 1,500 kw.Steam from three gas fired boilers, total capacity 750,000pounds steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of St. Louis B. & M. RailwayCompany. River terminal connects with Intracoastal CanaL.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant3,68,760 sq. ft.

Aircraft Assembly Plant No.4.Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,

About 6:1 miles west ofFort Worth, Texas.-Army.

LAND: 432.26 acres.BUILDINGS: "A" Assembly Building: 3-story, 2,954,000 sq.ft., concrete floor; steel frame, walls; Qrick, concrete block andtile; roof, ribbed metal on purlins with built-up felt, pitch, andgravel roof; bays 25' by 25'.

."B" Boiler House: 1 story, 28,720 sq. ft., floor, reinforcedconcrete; steel frame; walls, brick, concrete block and tile to12', balance metal siding and 3" glass wool insulation; partof east wall and west wall is brick fire wall; bays 25' by 16';

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roof, ribbed metal on purlins with built-up felt; pitch andgravel, insulated."E" Engineering Building: 2 story, 167,660 sq. ft., floors,reinforced concrete; frame, reinforced concrete and structuralsteel; walls, north and south, brick and tile; roof, built-upfelt, pitch and gravel."0" Administration Building: 2 story, 89,660 sq. ft., floorsreinforced concrete; frame, reinforced concrete to 2nd floor,structural steel above; walls, masonry for 12' then insulatedmetal; roof, ribbed metal and purlins with built-up felt, pitchand gravel."c" Cafeteria: 1 story, 25,850 sq. ft., floor, reinforced con-crete; steel frame; walls, masonry to 12' then insulated metal,roof, ribbed metal and purlins with built-up felt, pitch andg:ravel."H" Hangar Building: 3 story, 180,470 sq. ft.; floor, rein-forced concrete; steel frame; walls, masonry to 12' theninsulated metal; roof, ribbed metal and purlins with built-up felt, pitch and gravel."X" Experimental Building: 1 story, 161,670 sq. ft., floors,concrete; steel frame, walls, masonry to 12'; then insulatedmetal siding and corrugated cement asbestos; roof, pouredgypsum and ribbed metal on purlins with built-up felt, pitchand gravel."w" Warehouse: 1 story, 19,540 sq. ft.; floor, concrete; woodframe; walls, brick and tie; roof, wood deck with built-up felt,pitch and gravel. 14 Minor buildings, total area 20,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Bending, boring, broach-ing, cut-off, die-making, driling, grinding, miling, punchingand riveting, sanding, screw, sewing, spraying, testing andmeasuring machines, sand blasters, welding and cutting equip-ment, heat treating furnaces, stamping hammers, joiners,lathes, planers, presses, saws, shapers, shearers, slitters, slot-tel's, threaders, swagers, coolers, cranes, refrigeration units,automotive equipment, administrative offce equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Texas and Pacific Railroad.This plant is leased.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-28).

SurplusSteel Plant

178,000 tons of O. H. Ingots per month.

American Rollng Mil Company,

Houston, Texas.-Plancor 346.

Designed for the mining of iron ore and the production of pigiron and steel ingots, blooms and plate.LAND: 245 acres in plant site. 64 acres near Lynden and284 acres near Jacksonvile for mining operations.BUILDINGS: Total area 591,850 sq. ft. 59 buildings on theplant site and intermingled with lessee owned buildings. Mostbuildings structural steel framing with single span roof trussesand corrugated asbestos protected metal siding. The largerbuildings are the Blooming Mil (54,000 sq. ft., clearance 52').Plate Mil Building (110,000 sq. ft., clearance 43'), Bilet YardBuilding (58,000 sq. ft.).MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Blast furnace, capacity274,000 net tons per year, complete with 3 stoves and accessoryequipment; battery of 47 Koppers ovens, quenching car andlocomotive, turbo exhausters and blowers, pneumatic airveyor,stil water cooling equipment, reflux chambers, diesel poweredshovels and draglines, stock house and equipment, hoist houseand equipment, cast house and equipment, gas cleaning equip-ment, pig casting machine, clay and lime mixing equipment,steam boilers, air compressors, tracks, locomotives, steamshovels, two lOO-ton open hearth furnaces, mil tables, runouttables, transfer tables, manipulators, crushing and screenmachinery. Laboratory and testing equipment consists ofmicroscopes, camera and accessories, micrometers, metallo-graphic polishing machines, testing machines, hydraulic sur-facing machines, 400,000 pound tensile testing machines, etc.,28 cranes in the various buildings, from 5 tons to 200 tonscapacity.UTILITIES: Water from deep wells and by pumping fromShip ChanneL.Power, light and gas by local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: 22 miles of railroad trackage on site.This plant has been leased for a period of six months. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant-Catalyst Surplus28,000,000 pounds per year.

American Cyanamid & Chemical Corporation,Fort Worth, Texas.-Plancor 1258.

Designed for production of synthetic cracking catalyst for usein manufacture of 100 octane aviation gasoline.LAND: Approximately 41.8 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 50,000 sq. ft., fifteen buildingsand structures. Process Buildings mostly reinforced concreteframing with tile walls; some of wood construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Agitators, bag machines,ball mil, conveyor systems, vibrating feeders, filters, gas com-bustion furnaces, rotary kilns, tanks, tower, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track on site.This plant has been leased for 4- periods of 6 months. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Aluminum Chloride Surplus7,700,000 Ibs. per year.

American Cyanamid and Chemical Corporation,Corpus Christi, Texas.-Plancor 1117.

Designed for manufacture of anhydrous aluminum chloride.LAND: About 5lh acres.BUILDINGS: - Total area 25,500 sq. ft. Process Building10,000 sq. ft., wood frame construction. Warehouse 8,000 sq.ft., hollow tile walls. Four smaller units 6,000 sq. ft., foursheds 1,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Burners, chlorinators, con-densers, air compressors, melting furnaces, magnetic separa-tors, pumps, screens, sublimer units and shells, tanks, motors,etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Missouri Pacific R. R.San Antonio O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Zinc Plant Facilties136,0 sq. ft.

American Zinc Company of Ilinois,Dumas, Texas.-Plancor 1251.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of retortslab zinc. Combined capacity approximately 3,800 tons zincslab per month.LAND: About 160 acres, leased and located in aBd by lessee'splant.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Total floor area 136,000sq. ft. Fifteen major buildings, three extensions to lessee'sbuildings, ore bins, five sets of kilns. Construction either allwood, wood with tile walls, or structural steel with corrugatedgalvanized sidings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Three horizontal retortfurnaces, two Rupp. roaster units, a Dwight Lloyd sinteringmachine, also auxilary equipment such as conveyors, chargecars, crushers, bucket elevators, pug mils, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks connect with Santa FeR.R.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Chemical Plant, Toluene6,0,000 barrels per month.

Baytown Ordnance Works,Humble Oil & Refining Company, Inc.,Baytown, Texas.-Army.

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Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus1,299,400 sq. ft.

Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant,National Gypsum Company,McGregor, Texas.-Army.

Designed for specific purpose of ammunition loading and forcrystallzing ammonium nitrate from solution.LAND: 18,151.32 acres.BUILDINGS: 453 buildings. Administration Bldg. No.1, 2story, area 42,973 sq. ft., floor and structural frame of wood,walls of drop siding on insulation board, ceilng height 9'10",asbestos composition roofing, bays 8'6" by 5'.3 Inert Storage Bldgs. (Nos. 107, 207, 307): 1 story, area150,165 sq. ft., concrete floor, float finish, frame of wood, wallsasbestos shingles and wood sheathing, ceilng height 16',asbestos roofing, bays 16' by 16'5".3 Receiving and Painting Bldgs. (Nos. 109-209, 309). Totalarea 54,033 sq. ft., same construction features as Inert Storageexcept ceilng height is 17'4".3 Amatol Screen Bldgs. (112, 212, 312), area 15,420 sq. ft.ceilng height 10'.3 Amatol Melt and Pour Bldgs. (Nos. 113, 213, 313), area27,948 sq. ft., same construction features as above except wallsof tile, ceiling height of 16'.6 Cooling Bldgs. (Nos. 114, 115, 214, 215, 314, 315), area 35,520sq. ft., same construction as features above except ceilngheight 17'. .3 Assembly Loading and Shipping Bldgs. (Nos. 120, 220, 320),area 33,303 sq. ft., same construction features.6 Nose and T.N.T. Pour Bldgs. (Nos. 126, 226, 326, 117, 217,317), area 41,568 sq. ft., ceiling height is 19'.Bulk Storage Bldg. (No. 505), one story, area 33,744 sq. ft.,ceilng height 28'5".Maintenance and Repair Bldg. (No. 1301), one story, area25,941 sq. ft., ceilng height 16'.Balance of space consists of miscellaneous bldgs., 220 storageigloos, etc.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: General purpose machinetools, compressors, mixing kettles, processing and storagetanks, pumps, rectifiers, preheaters, screws, presses, othergeneral and specialized portable tools, dies, jigs, fixtures,chemical processing equipment, railroad repair and mainte-nance equipment, construction equipment, materials handlingequipment, automotive equipment, offce furniture, equipmentand fixtures.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the propery prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Other services from local utilty companies.Complete sewage disposal plant.TRANSPORT ATION: Spurs to St. Louis & SouthwesternR. R. and Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe R. R.

Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-60).

Forge and Machine Shop

210,00 sq. ft.

Brown and Root, Inc.,.Houston, Texas.-Plancor 2352.

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Chemical Plant, (Anhydrous Ammonia andGasoline Component)

55,000 tons anhydrous ammonia, and 10,000,000

bbls. of gasoline component per year.Cactus Ordnance Works,

Shell Union Oil Corporation,Moore and Sherman Counties, nearEtter, Texas.-Army.

LAND: 8,325 acres.BUILDINGS: Total number 369, total area 844,170 sq. ft.Loading, Storage and Shipping Bldg., one story, area 7,000sq. ft., concrete slab floor, wood frame, corrugated sheetingwalls, ceilng height 15', corrugated sheeting for roofing.Synthesis Bldg., basement and one story, area 68,930 sq. ft.,same construction as above except ceiling height is 20' to 33'.Maintenance Shops and Store Bldg., one story, area 35,500 sq.ft., concrete slab floor, concrete reinforced frame, glazed tilewalls, ceilng height 18', built-up roofing.Refrigeration Bldg., similar to Maintenance Bldg., area 4,228sq. ft.Purification and Regeneration Bldg., one story, area 37,000sq. ft., same construction as Loading Bldg., ceilng height 24'.Compressor Bldg., basement and one story, area 66,000 sq. ft.,construction features identical to Synthesis Bldg.Plant Bldg., basement and one story, area 41,000 sq. ft., con-crete slab floor, structural steel frame, corrugated sheet walls,ceilng height 8' to 25', sheeting roof.Steam and Power House, basement and one story, area 75,000sq. ft., same construction as Plant Bldg.Warehouses (7 in number), one story, area of each 3,000 sq.ft., same construction as Loading Bldg.The balance of the buildings are small or are of temporaryconstruction with light floor loads.5 barracks, 30 two-room cottages and 121 four-family houses.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Fans, pumps, blowers,compressors, heat exchangers, refrigeration equipment, cool-ing towers, ammonia towers, pressure storage tanks, and gen-eral chemical processing equipment, instruments, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from 8 deep wells on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.Electricity from steam powered generators, 14,060 kva.Gas from 12 wells on site.Local utilty company as standby.

TRANSPORTATION: 5.75 miles spur track on site withclassification yard and three track scales. Spur track fromSanta Fe Railroad.

This plant has been withdrawn from Surplus for the Armyfertilizer program but should become available some 12 -18months hence. Negotiation may therefore be carried on look-ing to ultimate disposal. Certain equipment is immediatelyavailable.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-125).

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Carbon Black Plant Surplus13,0,00 lb.. per year.

Columbian Carbon Company,Near Seagraves, Texas.-Plancor 2316.

Project consists of channel type carbon black plant, gas de-sulphurization plant, gas supply line, railroad trackage, anddwellngs for workmen.Carbon black plant consists of 180 burner buildings, three refin-ing buildings, one bead building, four warehouses, three air ventbuildings and one berquist bin. Also included are machineshop, offce, change house, pump house.Treater or gas desulphurization plant consists of a gas puri-fication plant, steam generator equipment, etc.Gas supply line is about 12:1 miles of 20" pipe line convey-ing gas from the treater plant to the carbon black plant.Railroad comprises about three miles of railroad spur from

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Seagrave to plant site and about 1,000-foot switch track atsite.LAND: Carbon Plant, near Seagrave, about 160 acres.Treater Plant, near Seminole, about 24 acres.

BUILDINGS: 180 Burner Buildings, each 1,392 sq. ft., clear-ance 9'. Light steel framing with sides and roof of black steelsheets.Three Refining Buildings, concrete floor, steel framing, sidesand roof corrugated cement asbestos. Area of each, 583 sq. ft.,cleàrance 21'. .Bead Building, similar to Refining Building, area 2,717 sq. ft.,clearance 28'. .Four Warehouses, wood floor, steel framing, sffes and roof ofcorrugated cement asbestos. Area of each 3,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 17'.Other units total some 5,000 sq. ft.There are also nineteen 4 room houses of frame constructionwith asbestos shingle siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Channel tables, channelscraper assemblies, carbon collecting hoppers, collecting heli-coid screw conveyors, three Mikro pulverizers, revolving beadmachine, motors, tanks, separators, bucket elevators, berquistbin, pumps, etc. Also, at the Treater Plant, three Fluor gascleaners, absorber, stil, heat exchangers, boilers, tanks, pumps,cooling tower, instruments, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on sites.Septic tanks on sites.Power and light.TRANSPORTATION: Three miles of spur track from plantto Seagraves, Texas, to Panhandle and Sante Fe Railroad.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Carbon Black Plant Surplus20,000,000 Ibs. per year.

Continental Carbon Company,Sunray, Texas.-Plancor 2277.

Designed to produce channel type carbon black. Also includedare twenty workmen's dwellngs.LAND: Plant site 149.4 acres, and Housing site 5.51 acres,totaling 154.91 acres. Also a leased right-of-way of over twomiles for feeder gas pipe line.BUILDINGS: 228 Burner Buildings, each 160' by 12', concretefoundations, steel frame, crimped sheet iron sides and roof.Two Processing Buildings and Bag Storage Warehouse, com-bined area approximately 16,000 sq. ft. Five auxiliary utiltyand service buildings comprise 8,000 sq. ft.; and the twentyframe dwellngs, each one-story, account for approximately14,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Conveyors, channel drives,air separators, settling tanks, micro-pulverizers, pelletizingdrums, bucket elevators, vibrating screws, dump scales, storagetanks, etc.UTILITIES: Water from well. Sewage disposal by filter bedson site.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of C.R.I. & P. Ry.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Tank Engine Plant Surplus242,800 sq. ft.

Continental Motors Corporation,Garland, Texas.-Plancor 1504.

LAND: 104.2 acres.BUILDINGS: Main "Factory, one-story with mezzanine; 527'by 350'; mezzanine 28' by 350'; total floor area approximately193,000 sq. ft. Sidewalls of protected metal siding with nowindows; clearances 16' and 22'.Air conditioned.Administration Building, Engine Test Cells, and minor build-ings total 49,800 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling, boring, broachingand driling machines, presses, grinders, lathes, furnace, tem-perature regulators, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-

quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Missouri-Kansas & TexasRailroad and Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Rice Processing Plant42,800 sq. ft.

Converted Rice,5610 Clinton Drive,Houstòn, Texas.-Plancor 2256.

Designed for processing and miling of rice.LAND: About 2lh acres.BUILDING: Offce and Plant Building. Plant and Warehouseportion of the structure has five floors, 133' by 212', with atioor area of about 35,000 sq. ft. Clearances 14' to 21'. Re-inforced concrete framework with exterior walls of hollow tie;concrete floors and deck. All grain storage bins are reinforcedconcrete. Sprinkler in warehouse section.Offce Wing .Portion is one-story structure, 6,800 sq. ft., clear-ance 9'. Reinforced concrete construction with brick exteriorwalls.M~~ntenance Shop, one-story frame building; area 1,000 sq. ft.,ceihng 8'.MAG~UNERY AND EQPIPMENT: Accumulator, aspirators,attrition mill, bag closing machines, chemical feeders, ricecleaners, conveyors, dust collectors, hullers, elevators scalesscale feeders, steamers, separators, shellng stones ' sifters'piping, instruments, pumps, etc. "UTILITIES: City and local utiities.TRANSPORTATION: H.B. & T. R.R.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus3,910 barrels per day.

Crown Central Petroleum Corporation,Pasadena, Texas.-Plancor 1068.

LAND: Approximately 8% acres.BUILDINGS: About 25 temporary and permanent buildingswith a total floor area of 40,000 sq. ft., general features ofconstruction are reinforced concrete or structural steel framewith brick walls and partitions, concrete floors and corrugatedtransite or concrete roofs.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major process units areThermofor catalytic cracking and retreating units and feedpreparation unit, HF alkylation unit, and isomerization unitAccessory facilties include cooling tower, Ethyl blending plantdye house, and hydro carbons and chemicals loading racks'Tankage capacity-atmospheric: 525,000 barrels; pressure;40,000 barrels.UT~LITIES: Gas, power, and light from local utilty com-panies.Steam supplies by thrée boilers with a total capacity of 225,000pounds of steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Switch tracks on site.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Foundry597,00 sq. ft.

Dickson Gun Plant,Hughes Tool Company,9640 Clinton Drive,

Houston, Texas.-Army.Designed for production of centrifugally cast, rough machined,heat-treated gun tubes.LAND: About 124 acres.

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BUILDINGS: Total area about 597,000 sq. ft. Principal unitsare:Steel Foundry No. 50, one story, with basement at west end.Total area 208,800 sq. ft., basement (Motor Generator Room)21,600 sq. ft. First floor, 187,200 sq. ft., clearance 45'. Con-crete floor, structural steel framing, galvanized corrugatedmetal siding and deck. Mercury vapor and incandescent light-ing. Unit gas fired air circulators.Machine Shop No. 51, one story, area 162,000 sq. ft., clearance35', construction similar to No. 50.Heat Treat Building No. 52, one story, area 86,400 sq. ft.,clearance 60', construction similar to No. 50.Administration Building No.1, two story. Each floor 15,500sq. ft., clearance 10'3" and 9'6". Total area 31,000 sq. ft. Allwood construction. Steam boiler and duct system. Sprin-klered. Fluorescent lighting.Personnel No.3, one story, area 24,000 sq. ft., clearance 14',concrete floor, wood construction, central steam heating withradiators.Laboratory No.5, one story, 17,000 sq. ft., clearance 12', con-struction similar to No.3. Fluorescent lighting.Fire Station No.6, one story, 4,400 sq. ft., clearance 12', con-struction similar to No.3.Warehouse No. 17, one story, 31,300 sq. ft., clearance 14', con-crete floor, timber framing, corrugated metal siding and deck.Gas unit heaters, incandescent lighting.Paint and Oil Storage No. 18, one story, 2,500 sq. ft., clearance14', construction similar to No. 17.Maintenance Building No. 53, one story, 13,800 sq. ft., clearance35', construction similar to No. 50.Briquetting Building No. 55, two story, first floor 6,400 sq. ft.,concrete. Second floor 2,000 sq. ft., wood. Timber framing,galvanized corrugated metal siding and deck. Clearance, mainfloor to under side of truss, 35'.Forge Shop No. 56, one story, 2,400 sq. ft., wood and galvan-ized corrugated metal.Compressor Building No. 57, one story, 1,000 sq. ft., concretefloor, wood.Rectifier Room No. 59, one story, 1,500 sq. ft., concrete floor,concrete block walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Centrifugal casting ma-chines, driling and boring machines, boring mils,. bo!ing andmiling machines, forging hammer (4,000 Ibs.), chippmg ham-mers, shapers, hack saws, metal saws, bilet shears, 20 hydrau-lic presses (400 tons), planers, lathes, turret lathes, surfacegrinders, grinders, and preheat, forging, induction, normalizingand annealing furnaces. Also pouring cars, flat cars (40 ton),dust collectors, locomotive crane (25 ton), diesel locomotive

(20 ton), compressor units, hoists, ignition rectifiers, quenchtanks welding equipment, sand mixers, magnets. 13 10-ton,6 25-ton, 7 20-ton overhead traveling cranes.UTILITIES: Water from 2 wells on site.Sewerage treatment plant.Power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Port Terminal R. R. connecting withSouthern Pacific R. R.Available for lease in whole or in part subject to possiblerestrictions as to its proposed use.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-112).

Synthetic Rubber Plant Surplus33,000 long tons per year.

Dow Chemical Company,Velasco, Texas.-Plancor 1491.

Designed for manufacture of Thiokol, type N, synthetic rubber.LAND: About 391h acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 63,000 sq. ft.Warehouse, 30,000 sq. ft., brick walls, welded pipe strusses.Six other buildings total 33,000 sq. ft., generally wood con-struction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Tanks, filters, heat ex-changers, agitators, Dorr tanks, motors, conveyors, bucketelevators, vibrators, air blowers, packing press, etc.UTILITIES: From adjacent Plancor 243, and lessee.Boiler Plant on site contains five 100 hp boilers and four 150hp boilers.TRANSPORTATION: Four spur tracks on site.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Styrene Plant50,00 short tons per year.

Dow Chemical Company,Velasco, Texas.-Plancor 930.

Toluene is produced as a by-product. Plant manufactures fin-ished styrene to be used by others for the manufacture ofBuna-S synthetic rubber.LAND: Approximately 23712 acres.BUILDINGS: Fifty buildings and structures. Total floorarea about 140,000 sq. ft.; twelve utilty buildings account for85,000 sq. ft., the largest being a warehouse of 22,000 sq. ft.Most construction is of brick load-bearing walls and wood.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Fractionating towers,pressure vessels, heat exchangers, compressors, pumps, etc.Each process unit is designed for full automatic operation, us-ing mechanical instruments, meters and controls. Many ofthe pipes and fittings are of chrome alloy or stainless steel.Storage Facilties, five steel tanks, total capacity 57,550 barrelstogether with pumps, compressors, etc. Refrigeration consistsof 380,000 BTU per hour refrigeration unit.UTILITIES: Water obtained from wells and reservoir in con-nection with adjacent Plancors. Gas, power and light, steamfrom adjacent Plancor No. 243.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Plant Surplus.157,000 sq. ft.

Dow Chemical Company,Freeport, Texas.-Plancor 81.

Supplemental facilities to lessee for production of magnesiumingots from sea-water, by the Dow electrolytic process.LAND: 71h acres, leased, in lessee's plant area.BUILDINGS: Total area 157,000 sq. ft. Nine buildings andthree extensions to lessee's buildings. Included are two 2-storyMagnesium Cell Buildings with total floor area of 102,400 sq.ft., of structural steel, concrete and brick. Cell Rectifier Build-ing (11,300 sq. ft.), steel, concrete and brick. Extensions tolessee's buildings total 15,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes electrolytic cells,filter tanks, lime kiln, Dorr clarifiers, evaporator units, HCLfurnace, mercury arc rectifier bank, transformers, pumps,motors, etc. .UTILITIES: Power plant on site and local utilty company.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Plant Surplus72,000,000 Ibs. per year.

Dow Magnesium Corporation,Velasco, Texas.-Plancor 243.

Designed to produce magnesium metal from sea water, oystershell and salt brine, by the Dow electrolytic process.Facilties are as follows:A barge canal connecting the plant with the Freeport Harbor,serving also as a source of sea water. Sea water intake andflume. Power House for the generation of steam and elec-tricity.Lime Kilns where oyster shells are converted to calcium oxide,to slaked milk of lime.Dorr tanks and f1occulators concentrate the milk of lime, pre-cipitate magnesium hydroxide from sea water containing 0.127per cent of magnesium. The magnesium hydroxide slurry isthen concentrated.Moore Filters, neutralizers, and evaporators, serve to filterthe magnesium hydroxide, neutralize it to magnesium chloride,and to take out the calcium as calcium sulphate. The sub-merged combustion evaporators concentrate the purified mag-nesium chloride.Shelf dryers produce magnesium chloride crystals of 72% to800/ purity. These flakes or crystals serve as the feed stockfor the mag cells.Mag Cells (in conjunction with the rectifiers) electrolytically

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produce magnesium metal and chlorine from the magnesiumchloride.HCL Furnaces produce hydrochloric acid which is used inpreparation of the magnesium chloride.Brine wells, cell brine plant, and chlorine cells serve to pro-duce chlorine.Alloy Plant produces alloys of magnesium alloyed with alumi-num, zinc, and manganese.Completely equipped hospitaL.There are also the various utilties and service buildings neces-sary for the operation of the plant.

LAND: About 875 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 925,000 sq. ft. 73 buildingsin the plant, including eight Magnesium Cell buildin.gs, ea.ch41,500 sq. ft. Buildings include following groups: . Lime KilnPlant, Magnesium Hydrate Pump Houses, Moore Filters, S:telfDryer Plant Magnesium, HCL Furnaces, Sulphur Burning,Misc. Production Buildings, Plant Utiities, Plant MaintenanceBuildings, Plant Administration Builaings. Construction ofreinforced concrete, structural steel, brick and wood.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete and modernequipment to carry out the various process steps outlined.Magnesium Cells total 216 units, capacity 1,200 Ibs. of mag-nesium metRl each per day.UTILITIES: Water from wells and by pumping from canaL.Power plant on site contains two 35,000 KW and one 45,000KW turbo generators.Steam boiler rated at 1,900,000 Ibs. steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Seven miles of trackage on plant site

. served by Houston and Brazos Valley R. R.

Houton O. R. P. D.-Brochure availa.ble.

Butadiene Plant12,800 short tons per year.

Eastern States Petroleum Company, Inc.,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 1534.

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Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus3,100 barrels per day.

Eastern States Petroleum Company of Texas,Manchester District of the City ofHouston, Texas.-Plancor 911.

LAND: 33 acres.BUILDINGS: Eighteen buildings with total floor area about41,000 sq. ft. General constructi0I! features: concrete founda-tions and floors, wood or steel pipe trusses, and corrugatedtransite or mineral surfaced roofs.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major functional unitsare fluid catalytic cracking unit, HF alkylation unit, gas con-centration unit butane isomerization unit, and hydrogen sulfideremoval unit. Accessory facilties include Ethyl blending plant,cooling tower, and railroad sl?ur with 20 spot loading rack.Tankage capacity-atmospheric: 270,000 barrels; pressure:19,000 barrels.

UTILITIES: Water from wells on site. Gas, po~er lInd lightfrom local utilty companies. Steam from five boilers installedin Boiler plant, with a total capacity of 325,000 pounds of steamper hour.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks on site.Houton O. R. P. D.-Brochure a.vailble.

Tire Plant68,0 sq. ft.

General Tire and Rubber Company,Waco, Texas.-Plancor 2240.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of tires.LAND: Leased.BUILDING: An extension to manufacturing building of lessee.Concrete floor, closed title wall on north. side serve~ as ,?allof lessee portion, other walls are hollow tile, faced. with J;rick.Structural-steel framing, precast concrete deck with ?Ullt-u~roofing. On the roof there are three fan houses (41 by 41each) and an electrical substation 21' by 31'.

Overhead wet-pipe sprinkler system throughout.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Banbury mixers, dippingand drying fabric machine, varièd molds, tire-building ma-chines, expanders, cutters, batch conveyors,. bead-windingmachines, tube-splicing machines, band-building machines, tire-curing presses, tube-curing presses, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Local utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: St. L. S. W. R. R. and 1. G. N. R. R.Parts of this plant have been sold and leased. Negotiationsmay be entered into for the purchase or lease of all or part ofthe remainder, or for purchase of the part leased subject tothe provisions of the lease in effect.Dallas O. R. P. D-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant30,000 long tons per year.

General Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.,Baytown, Texas.-Plancor 877.

Designed for production of Buna-S synthetic rubber usingbutadiene and styrene and other ingredients furnished byothers.LAND: About 47.8 acres.BUILDINGS: Twenty-two buildings and structures with totalfloor area of about 159,000 sq. ft. Process buildings generallyof structural concrete framing with brick and hollow tile walls.Utilty buildings of brick and tile walls with wooden trusses.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special process equipmentto carry out butadiene purification, pigment preparation,copolymerization, rubber processing, and final drying and bal-ing. Principal items in the various processes are, reactors withaccessories, fiters, dryers, balers, numerous tanks, piping, cõm-pressors, pumps, stripper columns, weighers, conveyors, latexstrainers, rubber fines recovery unit, condenser units, ex-changer, instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track on site.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant Sold82,000 sq. ft.

Globe Aircraft Corporation,

Blue Mound Road,North Fort Worth, Texas.-Plancor 898.

Synthetic Rubber Plant45,0 long tons per year.

B. F. Goodrich Company,Borger, Texas.-Plancor 982.

Designed to manufacture synthetic rubber, Buna-S type. Proc-ess uses Butadiene and Styrene furnished by others as thebasic raw materials.LAND: Approximately 81 acres.BUILDINGS: Twenty structures, with total floor area ofabout 215,000 sq. ft. Utilty buildings generally of masonrywalls, wood columns and trusses. Process structures generallyof reinforced concrete construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: This process consists ofthe purification and polymerization of butadiene and styreneand the processing of the resulting latex. Typical equipmentfor various areas handling raw materials; styrene strippingcolumns, condensers, various type process tanks, decanters,coolers, compressors, pumps, instruments and controls, coagu-lating, creaming and soap tanks, various other types processtanks, mixers, revolvator, latex tearing rolls, disintegrators,

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filters, dryers, baler presses, compressors, pumps, conveyors,scales, latex strainers, instruments and controls, etc.UTILITIES: From adjacent Plancor 484.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Panhandle and Santa FeRailway.

Dallas O. R. P. D-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant120,000 long tons per year.

B. F. Goodrich Company, also

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company,Port Neches, Texas.-Plancor 983.

Designed to produce synthetic rubber, Buna S type, from basicraw materials of butadiene and styrene furnished by others.The entire plant consists of four units, each of. which is a com-plete processing unit for the manufacture of synthetic rubber.Each unit has two production (or processing) lines.LAND: Approximately 124 acres.BUILDINGS: Forty-five buildings and structures with totalfloor area of about 560,000 sq. ft. Most process buildingsof reinforced concrete construction. Utilty buildings generallyof brick masonry construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Process consists of thepurification and polymerization of butadiene and styrene andthe processing of the resulting latex. Typical equipment forvarious areas handling raw materials: styrene stripping col-umns, condensers, various type process tanks, decanters,coolers, compressors, pumps, instruments and controls, coagu-lating creaming and soap tanks, various other type processtanks, mixers, revolvator, latex tearing rolls, disintegrators,filters, dryers, baler presses, conveyors, scales, latex strainers,instruments and controls, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Steam Boiler Plant on site, six boilers, rated capacity 280,000pounds steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Kansas City Southern.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant60,000 long tons per year.

Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Corporation,About 5 miles fromHouston, Texas.-Plancor 956.

A copolymer plant for the production of Buna-S syntheticrubber.BUILDINGS: Service buildings, consisting of Administra-tion, Machine Shop, Laboratory, Cafeteria, Utilty, Garage,Fire House. Brick construction with concrete floors. Combinedfloor areas total about 30,000 sq. ft. Functional buildingsconsist of seventeen structures generally of concrete and brickand totallng some 190,000 sq. ft. of floor area.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special process plant andequipment is designed for carrying out the copolymer processof combining styrene and butadiene (furnished by others) tomake synthetic rubber (Buna-S type). Equipment includesnumerous varied type tanks, reactors, baling presses, con-veyors, weighing apparatus, compressors, strainers, instru-ments and controls. Complete laboratory for testing rubberingredients and products.

UTILITIES: Water from adjacent Plancor 1063. In additionthere are three wells on site.Sewage collected by soil lines leading to disposal plant.Power and light from Plancor 1063 Power House; standbyconnection with local utiity company.Natural gas through Plancor 1063.Steam at rate of 1,500,000 pounds per day from Plancor 1063.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Southern Pacific R~ R.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Chemical Plant, Butanes780 barrels per day.

Great Southern Corporation,Driscoll, Nueces County, Texas.-Plancor 638.

Designed for the production of butanes used in the productionof 100 octane gasoline components.LAND: Approximately 40 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: One new water treating building and severalextensions to lessee's building, all totaling 5,700 sq. ft. Con-struction of prefabricated steel, with galvanized corrugatediron roof and sides.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Absorption, stabilzing,and distilation equipment, boilers, compressors, cooling tower,and accessories. Plant has 2 5,000-barrel Horton spheres.

UTILITIES: From lessee.San Antonio O. R. P. D.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane6,000 barrels per day.

Great Southern Corporation,Corpus Christi, Texas.-Plancor 638.

LAND: About 30 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 31,000 sq. ft.Three principal and fourteen minor buildings. Constructiongenerally of reinforced concrete, structural steel, or timberframe, with brick walls and reinforced concrete floors.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Principal functional unitsare Catalytic Dehydrogenation, HF Alkylation, Prefraction-ating, and Reforming and Gas Recovery. Accessory faciltiesinclude cooling tower, Ethyl blending plant, cumene blendingplant, and loading rack. Tankage capacity-atmospheric:270,000 barrels; pressure: 28,500 barrels.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies. Steam from 4plant boilers with total capacity of 200,000 pounds of steamper hour.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Missouri Pacific R.R.San Antonio O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant-Butanes780 barrels per day.

Great Southern Corporation,Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas.-Plancor 638.

Designed to furnish additional facilties for the production ofiso and normal butane which are components in the manu-facture of 100 octane aviation gasoline.

LAND: Approximately 29 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: One new water treating building and severalextensions to lessee's building, all totallng 6,400 sq. ft. Con-struction of prefabricated steel and timber, with galvanizedcorrugated iron roof and sides.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Absorption, stabilzing,and distilation equipment; compressors, cooling towers, 3150 H.P. boilers, and accessories. Plant has 2 5,000-barrelHorton spheres.UTILITIES: From lessee.San Antonio O. R. P. D.

Ordnance Plant Surplus410,00 sq. ft.

, Hughes Tool Company,7700 Wallsvile Rd.,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 143.

Designed to produce landing gear struts for airplanes, laterconverted to production of 105 and 155 MM. shells.LAND: 60 acres.BUILDINGS: Some 42 structures. Larger units are-Machine Shop Building No. 11. One-story steel frame building,brick walls, steel roof trusses, saw-tooth type roof. Concretefloor on grade. Floor dimensions, 402' x 122'3" j clearanceheight floor to bottom chord, 14'2".Heat Treat Building No. 12. A steel mil-type building, 205' x

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98'9" floor area including lean-to on sides and one end. Con-crete floor on grade. Center section equipped with 50' span, 3-ton electric-driven crane; clearance floor to bottom chord lean-to, 20', center section clearance floor to crane 25', and to bottomchord, 32'. Siding and roof corrugated galvanized iron.Hanger Building No. 32. One-story building, 195' x 100'6".Steel frame, corrugated iron siding and roof. Concrete flooron grade. Steel hanger doors fully open south end of building.Heat Treat Building No. 34. One-story steel mil-type building,252'6" x 146'; clearance floor to bottom chord, 22'10". Concretefloor on grade, corrugated asbestos siding and roof.Machine Shop NO.2-No. 35. One-story building, 362'2" x 142'2",with clear height floor to roof structures, 15'2". Steel columnsand frame, concrete and brick walls, saw-tooth roof.Forge Shop No. 38. One-story steel mil-type building, 553'6"x 104'7" with clearance height floor to bottom chord of 45'10".Equiped with 25-ton 100-ft. span overhead crane full lengthof building. Steel frame, corrugated galvanized steel sidingand roof, concrete floor on grade. On north side of buildingwith one-side columns common to the building, is a structuralsteel crane runway for 90'-span, 25-ton crane.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes Pangborn shot-blasts, draw furnaces, hardening furnaces, Lindberg furnaces,quench tanks, dust collectors, washers, Tocco high-frequencyindustrial heating units, varied presses (200-ton to 1,000-ton)shell-turning machines, conveyor systems, bilet descalers, de-greasers, demagnetizers, spray units, welding machines, boring,driling, threading machines; lathes; grinders; etc. Also lab-oratory and testing equipment, furniture and fixtures, portabletools and cranes, (twenty-six electric cranes, 1 to 10 tons.)NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Two spur tracks from the HoustonBelt and Terminal Railroad Company.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant1,040 short tons per month.

Humble Oil and Refining Company,Ingleside, Texas.-Plancor 1518.

Designed to supply supplemental facilties to the lessee forproduction of butadiene.

LAND: 1.10 acres in lessee's plant site.BUILDINGS: Nine buildings, total area 19,000 sq. ft., con-sisting of compressor houses, control houses, and laboratory.Varied construction of either concrete and brick, steel withmetal siding, or wood.

EQUIPMENT: Extraction Unit, Gas Recovery Unit. Typicalequipment consisting of towers, pressure vessels, heat ex-changers, pumps, compressors, instruments, piping, controls,etc.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utility companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Southern Pacific R. R.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant30,000 tons per year.

Humble Oil and Refining Company,Baytown, Texas.-Plancor 485.

Designed for production of butadiene from a petroleum basefeed stock.LAND: About 81 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 91,000 sq. ft. Forty utiltyand functional buildings, wood frame construction with somefunctional units of reinforced concrete.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Functional units include

extraction unit, dehydrogenation unit, purification unit, stor-age and accessory steps. Equipment includes towers, pressurevessels, heat exchangers, reactors, pumps, compressors, tank-age, instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Water supplied through lessee.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power Plant on site contains 3,000 kw turbo generator.Steam boiler plant on site contains five stoker fired boilers,capacity 850,000 lbs. steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings by Missouri-Pacific R. R.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Synthetic Rubber Plant30,000 long tons per year.

Humble Oil and Refining Company,Baytown, Texas.-Plancor 1082.

Designed for the production of synthetic rubber, butyl type.LAND: 58 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area, 165,000 sq. ft. Forty-one func-tional and utilty buildings, either wood frame or concrete andbrick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special process equip-ment designed to produce butyl synthetic rubber, finished incakes, and ready for shipment to tire manufacturers and others.UTILITIES: Water by lessee.Power and light from generating plant on site, containing twosteam turbine driven generators; total capacity 9,000 kw.Steam from eighteen gas-fired boilers rated at 30,000 Ibs. ofsteam per hr.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of the Missouri-Pacific R. R.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane8,000 barrels per day.

Humble Oil and Refining Company,Baytown, Texas.-Plancor 1909.

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Magnesium Plant Surplus24,000,000 Ibs. per year.

International Minerals & Chemical Corporation,

Austin, Texas.-Plancor 265.

Designed for the production of magnesium from dolomitemined at Carlsbad, N. M.LAND: 382 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 550,000 sq. ft. 77 buildingsand structures.Four Magnesium Cell Buildings and two Magnesium Cell Serv-ice Buildings account for about 300,000 sq. ft. General con-struction is structural steel framing, brick curtain walls orcorrugated asbestos siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: (a) Raw material (dolo-mite) passes thru the track hoppers, crushers, kiln, surgetanks, carbonators, centrifuges, etc., to the reaction tanks.(b) Carbon dioxide is produced and drawn from the kiln thruthe dust collector, thru the carbonators to the reaction tanks.(c) HCL is drawn from the reaction tanks and piped to themixed acid tanks.(d) Weak HCL (22%) is obtained from the furnaces thrutowers and piped to storage tanks.(e) Magnesium chloride (solids and solutions) are drawn fromthe reaction tanks, thru surge tanks, Dorr thickeners, scrub-bers, filters, repulpers, kettle, hoppers, to the magnesium cells,where it is reduced by the Dow electrolytic process.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that all

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or part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utiity companies.Water supply augmented by well on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.Boiler Plant supplies steam. Contains two 500 HP gas-firedboilers.TRANSPORTATION: Five spur tracks of Missouri PacificRailroad.

A part of this plant has been leased for a period of threeyears. Negotiations may be entered into for the purchase orlease of all or part of the remainder, or for purchase of theentire project subject to the provision of the lease in effect.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Explosives Plant Surplus580,000 sq. ft.

Longhorn Ordnance Works,

Karnack, Texas.

LAND: About 18,500 acres.BUILDINGS: The Staff Residence Area is about three-fourths mile northwest of the Administration Area. Thereare ten staff residences of one story, frame construction withdrop siding and asbestos shingles. Four of the houses havefloor area of 1,517 sq. ft. each and six have 1,222 sq. ft. each.All residences are completely supplied with utilty services.The administrative area contains the following buildings withthe respective floor areas: Administration Building, twostories 38,186 sq. ft.; administration building annex, twostories, 14,814 sq. ft.; cafeteria, 9,520 sq. ft.; employment,8,707 sq. ft.; medical service, 6,379 sq. ft.; telephone building(brick), 1,015 sq. ft.; six dormitories, two stories, 6,240 sq. ft.each; two recreation buildings, 1,440 sq. ft. each; garage,2,560 sq. ft.; and other minor buildings. All buildings, exceptas otherwise noted, are one story, wood frame construction.The shop and maintenance area is one-half mile north of theT. N. T. manufacturing area. The principal buildings in thisarea, together with their respective floor areas, are as follows:Combined shops, 32,060 sq. ft.; garage and repair shop, 4,200sq. ft.; bus parking garage, 12,516 sq. ft.; locomotive house,3,389 sq. ft.; storehouse, 10,508 sq. ft.; material shed, 4,110sq. ft.; laundry, 1,281 sq. ft.; six change houses, cafeteria;and other minor buildings. All buildings are of wood frameconstruction.Explosive Storage (magazine) Area has 58 magazines, each1,620 sq. ft. areas. The magazines have concrete side and rearwalls, earth barricaded to top of wall, with wood constructionfor front wall and roof. The magazines are at the usual dis-tances from each other and from other structures as a safe-guard against explosive hazards.Water Supply and Treatment: The plant raw water pumpingstation is located at and draws its water from Black CypressBayou at the northwestern corner of the project. It has apumping capacity of approximately 25,000,000 gallons per daythrough a 30-inch raw water supply main, 1:1 miles to thewater treatment facilties located immediately north of thepower plant. The water treating plant has a capacity of4,000,000 gallons per day potable water. There is a largepotential supply of soft water available from adjoining CaddoLake.Sewage and Waste Disposal: The plant sewage system servesall developed areas of the plant except for a few minor iso-lated buildings. Plant sewage is treated by Imhoff tanks,filtration and sludge beds. Effluent is chlorinated. Tradewastes are evaporated and incinerated in a plant with a ca-pacity of 18,000 gallons of waste liquor per hour. TheEvaporator Building is four story, timber frame, with partbasement, with a total floor area of 26,161 sq. ft., and housesthree quadruple effect evaporator installations with accessories.The incinerator building, 3,612 sq. ft. of floor area, houses thefiring end of four gas-fired rotary furnaces.The Power House has steel framing and corrugated blacksteel siding and roofing. Its ground area is 23,873 sq. ft. Ithas four water-tube, gas-fired boilers of a capacity of 100,000pounds of steam per hour each and Qle standby steam turbo-generator set of 625 kva capacity for emergency service.Acid Area: Consists of five ammonia oxidation units for themanufacture of nitric acid, of seven nitric acid concentrators

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and of six sulphuric acid concentrators, together with labora-tory and administration facilties. Contiguous to the acidfacilties is the usual acid tank farm for the storage of an-hydrous ammonia, oleum and other acids.T. N. T. Manufacturing Area consists of six typical lines forthe manufacture of T. N. T. by the nitration of toluene. Thebuildings in this area are specially designed, generally smallin ground area but two and three stories high, with mainstructural members of steel.The Sellte Plant is a complete plant, with sulphur and fueloil storage, for the production of 21 tons of sellte per day.The Box Factory is a one-story timber frame building, withbrick fire walls, 17,558 sq. ft. of floor area.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special equipment forthe following principal units:anhydrous ammonia; ammonia oxidation; nitric acid concen-trator plant; acid area tank farm; sellte manufacturing;sulphuric acid concentrating plant; nitrating houses; bi-forti-fier houses; wash houses; acid and fume recovery.Complete complement of shop and maintenance equipment, andlaboratory and testing equipment.

UTILITIES: Mostly on site. Electric power from localutilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Rail-road.

This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-137).

Ammunition Loading Plant2,633,000 sq. ft.

Lone Star Ordnance Plant,Red River Arsenal,10 miles west ofTexarkana, Texas.

Contains an ammonium nitrate unit with capacity of 120 tonsper day.

LAND: About 18,500 acres.BUILDINGS: Staff and residence area, contain 30 goodframe residences with garages.Administration area, contain sixteen permanent buildings, in-cluding Administration, Cafeteria and Recreation, Dormitories,Employment, Fire-Guard-Communications, Hospital, ChemicalLaboratory, Gate House, Central Heating Plant, and otherminor buildings. Administration Building has a floor area of86,000 sq. ft. Buildings in this area are in general of frameconstruction with wood siding.Shop and maintenance area, containing 21 buildings, includ-ing carpenter shop, paint shop, pipe shop, electrical shop, ma-chine shop, tin shop, warehouses, garage, repair shops forrailway and automotive equipment and other miscellaneousfacilties. Buildings in this area are in general wood frameconstruction, with wood siding and composition roof on woodsheathing. Floors are concrete. Total floor area is about 112,000sq. ft.Inert storage and shipping arelt, actually two separate areas,containing 20 warehouses 100' by 221', total floor area 442,000sq. ft. These have concrete floors, tile walls, composition roofon wood sheathing. Floors are at car floor leveL. All areserved by railroad.Ammunition (Explosive) storage and shipping area, contain-ing 3 5ieparate groups of igloos and a group of warehouses.There are 138 igloos 26' by 60', 59 igloos 26' by 40'. These arethe standard concrete type. There are 38 warehouses 51' by218', total floor area about 420,000 sq. ft. These are steelframe buildings with tile walls and corrugated iron roofs.Ammonium Nitrate area, consisting of three standard evapo-rating and crystallzing units.Loading lines, typical of loading plants in which widely sepa-rated lines consist of a few main buildings with numeroussmall detached buildings, generally connected by ramps. Thereare about 300 buildings in the loading lines, which can beclassified as follows: 17 buildings ranging in size from 10,000to 18,000 sq. ft. suitable for ordinary industry. Total area ofthis class about 234,000 sq. ft. 34 buildings ranging in sizefrom 8,000 to 25,000 sq. ft., divided into rooms by concretebarrier walls. Total area of this class about 447,000 sq. ft.

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6 boiler houses. 14 change houses with cafeterias. 231 minorbuildings, including small magazines, small buildings of spe-cialized nature, and detached buildings housing hazardousoperations. Principal buildings in loading lines have tilewalls, concrete floors, built-up roofs on wood sheathing. Somehave steel frames, others wood. Many of the larger buildingsare served by railroads.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Crystallzing kettles,screen machines, bricket elevators, evaporating pans, motors,scales, tanks, paint spray booths, pre-heaters, melt units, wash-ing and drying machine, dipping machines, staking machines,screening machines, preheaters, crimping presses, ejectingpresses, shell washer, assembling machines, thread-cleaningmachines, marking machines, dial presses, hydraulic presses,pelleting presses, dryers, hoppers, fuze assembly machines, as-sembly and crimping machines, gage machines, screening ma-chines, drying presses, primer inserting presses, pelletingpresses, blenders, conveyors, hoppers, primer loading machines.UTILITIES: Water from two impounding reservoirs, eachwith a treatment plant and pump station and a standby supplyfrom Bringle Lake.Plant has its own sewage disposal facilties.Power and light from local utility company.TRANSPORTATION: Plant has 42 miles of railroad con-necting to T. & P. R. R. and St. L. & S. W. R. R.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-124).

Iron Mine, Iron and Coke Plant400,000 tons pig iron per year

375,000 tons coke per year.

Lone Star Steel Company,Daingerfield, Texas.-Plancor 763.

Designed for the production of pig iron and coke and by-product items.LAND: Main plant site 799.03 acres. In addition, the Plancorincludes Reservoir Site 2,345.46 acres; Ore Beneficiation PlantSite, 1,221.33 acres; Railroad Right of Way, 61.87 acres; OreLands purchased in Fee, 7,350.74 acres: Ore Rights only, 21,-765.57 acres; Total, 33,544.00 acres. Power Line easement,50.83 acres. Pipe Line easement, 3.24 acres.

BUILDINGS: Total area about 158,600 sq. ft. There arethree principal buildings, thirty-six minor buildings, andtwelve dwellngs. Twenty-eight structures in addition tofunctional units such as cooling towers, coke ovens, blastfurnace and auxilaries, bin system, filters, rectifiers. Hammer-mil and Mixer Building, Screen and Crushing Building, WaterTreating Plant, transformer racks, Sintering and CalciningBuildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boiler units, chlorina-tors, compressors, condensers, controllers, conveyors, cranes,crushers, elevators, hydrators, locomotives, lifting magnets,electric motors, precipitators, rectifiers, turbines, vibrators,circuit breakers, railroad cars and hot metal cars. Fourcranes from 5 to 50 tons.UTILITIES: Water from wells and reservoirs.Power and light from plant power units which consist of twosteam driven generators, total rated capacity 17,500 k.w.Steam from boiler plant on site which contains three tubulartype boilers.TRANSPORTATION: Plant has its own service tracks andclassification yards, and has a nine mile branch connection tomain line on the Louisiana-Arkansas Railroad.

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Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Oxygen Plant Sold5,600,00 cu. ft. per month.

Magnolia Airco Gas Products Company,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 1660.

Chemical Plant, Toluene Surplus800 barrels per day.

Magnolia Petroleum Company,

S. E. Beaumont City limits,Jefferson County, Texas.-Plancor 938.

LAND: 18% acres.BUILDINGS: Fifteen buildings with a total area 22 000sq. ft. Principal features of construction are brick struct~ralst~el frame with concrete foundations and floors, a~d asbestosshingle, slate surfaced felt, or metal roofing.M~CHINERY AND ~QUIPMENT: Principal operatingumts ~re fee~ preparation unit, azeotropic distilation unit,and acid treating and rerun unit. Accessory facilties includecooling tower and loading rack. There are. 23" storage tankswith a total capacity of 228,250 barrels.

UTILITIES: Power and Light from local company gas fromlessee, water via lessee's lines, steam from two 150 HP boilers.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings by major railroad.Houston O. R. P. 'D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus364,000 sq. ft.

Modification Center No.3.Lockheed Aircraft Corporation,Love Field, 3214 Gilford Avenue,

Dallas 9, Texas.-Army.LAND: 48.24 acres.BUILDINGS: Hangar T-3, one story and mezzanine; 161,000sq. ft.; concrete floors, wood frame and walls; ceilng height35', bays 20' by 80', 20' by 120'.Hangar T-6, one story and mezzanine; 124,000 sq. ft. bays20' by 40', 20' by 160'. Same construction. .,Warehouse T-7, one story and mezzanine' 26010 sq. ft.' sameconstruction, ceilng height 20'. " ,Warehouse T-4, one story and mezzanine, 8,068 sq. ft.; sameconstruction.Balance of twenty-two buildings consist of paint house cafe-teria, flight line service shed, equipment shed and miscell~neousbuildings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Vertical press brakestube benders, air compressors, contour machines, grinding:miling, shearing, welding and cutting machines complementof portable tools, automotive equipment, etc. '

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from M K & T Railroad.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-4).

Styrene Plant50,000 tons per year.

Monsanto Chemical Company,

Texas City, Texas.-Plancor 214.

LAND: About 27% acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 135,000 sq. ft. Some 35buildings and structures. Construction of brick or steel eitherfireproof or fire resistant. 'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Process units consistof Alkylation Unit, Dehydrogenation Unit, Cracking Unit(E. B.), H. C. L. Generation Unit, Propane Cracking Unit andauxilary steps. The equipment includes towers, pressure ves-sels, tanks, heat exchanger, pumps, piping, furnaces, instru-ments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep wells and pumped from bay.Power and Light from generating station of nearby Plancor1129. Outdoor type steam plant, 16 oil field type boilers.TRANSPORTATION: Seven sidings on site.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Power Plant, Electric and Steam225,000 Ibs. of steam per hour. 2,000 kw per hour.Monsanto Chemical Company,Texas City, Texas.-Plancor 1129.

Project consists of a boiler house and electric generating plantto supply steam and power to others.LAND: Approximately 1.15 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area, 16,000 sq. ft. Five one storybuildings of brick with steel framing or frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Five Edgemoor 619 hpboilers produce 225,000 Ibs. per hour of 215# p.s.i. gao steam;two 1,000 kw electric generators, 3,690 rpm steam turbine typegenerators designed for 225# p.s.i. gao steam, 100 degrees Fsuperheated and 25# back-pressure; air compressor; electricwelder, etc.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

SurplusCharcoal Blast Furnace36,000 tons of charcoal pig iron per year.

McCrossin Engineering Company,Two miles west of Rusk,Cherokee County, Texas.-Plancor 1069.

Designed to produce charcoal pig iron and chemicals derivedfrom hardwood, such as caustic acid, methanol, and wood tar.LAND: 103 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 15,000 sq. ft., Offce Building, Ware-house, Laboratory, Gate House. Brick and tie walls andwood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items to carryout the special process.

UTILITIES: Water from wells and sewage disposal systemon site. Power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Five sidings of major railroad.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Optical Elements Plant18,000 sq. ft.

National Instrument Corporation,

Houston, Texas.-Nobs 681.

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Butadiene Plant Surplus100,0 short tons per year.

Neches Butane Products Company,Port Neches, Texas.-Plancor 933.

Designed to produce butadiene from petroleum products.LAND: Approximately 317.6 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area approximately 142,000 sq. ft. Six-teen utilty buildings generally of brick load bearing walls andwood. Also twenty small functional units, mostly controlhouses, pump houses, and compressor houses.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Feed Preparation in-cludes four Carrier air conditioning refrigeration units with atotal rated capacity of 1,500 tons per day of twenty-fourhours; Dehydrogenation, Butadiene Purification; Furural Re-run, Absorption Oil Rerun, Butadiene Rerun (Styrene). In-cluded in. these units is special equipment such as towers,pressure vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors,instrument, controls, and numerous miscellaneous items usedin the special processes.

UTILITIES: The plant has its own filter plant in operation,capacity 8,500,000 GPD. Raw boiler water is secured fromlower Neches Valley Authority and is stored in a reservoir of112,000,000 gallons capacity on plant-site.Complete sanitary sewer system and Imhoff disposal plant onsite.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies. SteamBoiler Plant, five Stirling type boilers, each designed to gener-ate 525,000 pounds per hour of saturated steam at 500 poundspressure. Each boiler is equipped with all accessories.TRANSPORTATION: Spur of Kansas City Southern Rail-road.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Plant Surplus2,985,000 sq. ft.

North American Aviation, Inc.,Grand Prairie, Texas.-Plancor 25.

LAND: Approximately 272 acres.BUILDINGS: 85 buildings consisting of 17 major, 16 minorand 52 miscellaneous small units.Manufacturing Building (Plant A): One story and mezzanine,blackout type. Overall size 900' by 950'. High bay 150' by600', clearance 25', other clearances 16'. Structural steel con-struction. Total area 900,000 sq. ft. Air conditioned.Manufacturing Building (Plant B): Two story with addedone story portions and part basement. Blackout type. Mainportion reinforced concrete and structural steel construction,additions are steel and wood. Total area 1,368,700 sq. ft.includes high bay area 200' by 1,150' with 200' clear span andclearance 30'. Air conditioned. Sprinklered. Offce Buildings(Plant A, 15,000 sq. ft.) (Plant B, 210,000 sq. .ft.): 2 and 3story. Structural steel and reinforced concrete. Other largerbuildings (13) total about 450,000 sq. ft. and include PowerPlant, Cafeterias, Storage, Foundry, Shops, etc. Mostly struc-tural steel construction.Minor buildings total about 41,000 sq. ft.Miscellaneous units include hose houses, guard houses, etc.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding, miling ma-chines, shapers, hones and lap pel'S, polishers, cut-off machines,screw and threading machines, etc. Miscellaneous Metal Form-ing Tools, several hundred items including one 35-ton st~aight-ening press, eleven 4-ton punch presses, five 3-ton drop ham-mers, 14 power hammers, 5 hydro presses, 300 ton to 5,000ton, 18 drop hammers, etc. Other Production Equipment,numerous items of wood working machines, wire marking ma-chines, motorized handling equipment, welding equipment, wirestitchers, cleaning equipment, including 7 Pangborn sand blastcleaners; foundry equipment including sand separators, screen-ing units, sand mixers, furnaces, ovens and quenchers, etc.Laboratory and Testing Equipment, 60 items. Furniture andFixtures, 13,000 items including offce machines, offce equip-ment, cafeteria equipment, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water supplied by deep wells on site; thereis also a sewage disposal plant on site. Gas, power and lightare provided by local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Texas & Pacific R. R.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Hydrofluoric Acid Surplus3,600 short tons per year.

Nyotex Chemicals, Inc.,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 2315.

LAND: Three tracts comprising 1.29 acres, leased.BUILDING: 91' by 108' extension to lessee's plant in whichfour additional units for producing hydrofluoric acid havebeen installed. Foundations and main floor concrete, sidewalls brick, steel framing. Main process room is 69' by 107',has clearance of 36'. There is a one-story section, 22' by 107',along the full length of the main room, used for machine shop,offce, and refrigeration. Total area 18,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four rotary retorts andaccessories; conveyor and accessories; four anhydrous hydro-fluoric absorption systems, refrigerating system; dust-collect-ing equipment; acid storage tank, pumps, air compressors,control equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from well on site.Gas, power, and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur of lessee to Port Terminal Rail-road Association.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Chemical Plant, Isopentane Surplus2,540 barrels per day.

Pan American Refining Corporation,Texas City, Texas.-Plancor 1871.

Designed for production of iso-pentane, a blending agent usedin the production of 100 octane gasoline.

LAND: About 7~ acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Three functional buildings, total floor area5,800 sq. ft. of brick, reinforced concrete and wood construc-tion.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special productionequipment to manufacture iso-pentane, incorporating towers,pressure vessels, tanks, pumps, compressors, pipes, instru-ments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty companies.Steam-Boiler plant on site.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ammunition Loading Plant Surplus1,428,000 sq. ft.

Pantex Ordnance Plant,Certain-Teed Products Corporation,St. Frances, about 17 miles east' ofAmarilo, Texas.-Army.

Also iiicludes an Ammonium Nitrate Plant designed for pro-duction of 266 tons of crystalline ammonium nitrate per day.LAND: About 16,094 acres.BUILDINGS: 414, with a total area of about 1,428,000 sq. ft.Staff and residence area contains nineteen frame single homes,each with garage.Administration area contains thirteen buildings, includingAdministration Building (43,775 sq. ft.), Telephone Building,Hospital (12,000 sq. ft.), Cafeteria (16,320 sq. ft.), Employ-ment Building (8,459 sq. ft.), two dormitories (combined area65,888 sq. ft.) and other small service buildings. All areframe buildings.Shop and maintenance area contains twelve buildings, includ-ing machine shop, carpenter shop, laundry and dry cleaningshop, garage, locomotive repair shop, warehouses and miscel-laneous maintenance facilities. Combined floor area is 50,200sq. ft. Construction is generally wood trusses on masonrywalls, concrete floors, composition roof on wood sheathing.Inert storage and shipping area contains five warehouses 51'by 218', combined area 55,000 sq. ft., wood trusses, masonrywalls, concrete floors, composition roofing on wood sheathing.Ammunition (explosive) storage and shipping facilties aredivided into three separate areas containing a total of 217igloos. These have concrete walls, wood roof decks with built-up roofing.Ammonium nitrate area contains six evaporator buildings andsix crystallzer buildings.Loading lines consist of three typical bomb loading lines andone booster line. Each bomb loading line has about thirtybuildings with a combined floor area of about 150,000 sq. ft.per line, exclusive of ramps. This area includes the boilerhouse serving each line. Layout conforms to the typical load-ing plant. Principal buildings in each bomb loading line arean Inert Storage Warehouse, 50,000 sq. ft. floor area, Receivingand Painting Building, 18,000 sq. ft., Assembly, Packing andShipping Building, 11,000 sq. ft., Booster line contains tenbuildings having a combined floor area of about 31,000 sq, ft.Principal buildings are the Inert Storage Warehouse, about11,000 sq. ft., and the Assembly Building, 5,500 sq. ft.These buildings in general have wood frames, masonry walls,composition roof on wood deck. A few have asbestos protectedmetal roofs.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Screening machines,evaporating pans, mixing kettles, crystallzing kettles, pre-heaters, processing storage tanks, pulverizing hammer mils,inspection tables, melt units (TNT), pelleting presses, stencilcutting machines, scales, lift trucks, telescopic electric trucks,powder buggies, printing and striping machines, etc. Alsooffce furniture and equipment, cafeteria equipment, hospitalequipment, laundry equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from five wells on the site. Project has

Water Softener Plant and its own sewage and disposal facil-ties.Power and light from local utilty company.Boiler Plants, included in the project have a total capacityof 3,150 hp. and 840,000 Ibs. of steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: About 29:1 miles of track on site, byPanhandle and Santa Fe R. R. and Rock Island R. R.

Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure (AP-91).

Shipyard SurplusPennsylvania Shipyard, Incorporated,Beaumont, Texas.-Maritime.

BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Facilties include aboutsixty buildings and building additions with approximately160,000 sq. ft.; structures including shipways, outfitting docks,steel racks, platforms, etc., also water, sewage, transportationand general utilties installations.No real estate and property is included and items purchasedmust be dismantled and removed to other sites.EQUIPMENT: Includes welding equipment, machine tools,lathes, furnaces, compressor pumps, offce furniture, etc.Houston O. R. P. D.

Copper Refining Facilties227,400 sq. ft.

Phelps Dodge Corporation,El Paso, Texas.-Plancor 434 E.

Extensions to lessee's buildings and machinery and equipmentfor ~lectrolytic refining of anode copper.LAND: Site of buildings leased.BUILDINGS: Total area 227,400 sq. ft.Tank House, extension to lessee's building, 195,000 sq. ft.,clearances 8' to 23', steel framing, tile walls.Furnace Refinery, extension to lessee's building, area 23,000sq. ft., clearances 29' to 32', steel framing, corrugated metalsiding.Ten minor units, total area 9,400 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Air hoists, looping andslitting machines, motors, tanks, anode cars, gasoline locomo-tive, drils, air hammers, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty company.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant45,000 tons annually.

Philips Petroleum Company,

Borger, Texas.-Plancor 484.

Designed for production of butadiene for use in syntheticrubber manufacture. The basic raw material for manufactur-ing butadiene at this project is butenes furnished by others.

LAND: Approximately 486 acres.BUILDINGS: 48 buildings on site with total floor area about198,400 sq. ft. Construction of utilty buildings (36,000 sq. ft.)of brick, tile and concrete. Functional units generally struc-tural steel framing with concrete, cement, asbestos siding orwood frame.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Included are preheatingfurnaces, heat exchangers, towers, pressure vessels, pumps,compressors, piping, instrument, controls, tanks, cooling towers,refrigeration units, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on another site and pumpedto the plant site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from generating power plant on site, contain-ing eighteen 850 kva units, connected to gas engines usingnatural gas for fueL.Steam by boiler plant on site containing five 2,508 hp boilers.Boilers are supplemented by waste heat exchange boilers, cap-able of producing 146,000 Ibs. of steam per hour.TRANSPORTATION: Santa Fe R. R.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Refinery-Aviation Alkylate

1,200 barrels of Alkylate per day.Pure Oil Company,

Smith's Bluf, Texas.-Plancor 562.

LAND: About 4.5 acres, DPC-owned.BUILDINGS: Total area about 18,000 sq. ft. Twelve build-ings, largest Alkylation Unit Pump House (9,500 sq. ft.). Con-struction generally of reinforced concrete, brick, or wood;concrete floors; and wood or transite sidings.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Principal functional unitsare Feed Preparation Unit and Sulfuric Acid Alkylation Unit.Tankage capacity-atmospheric: 50,000 barrels.UTILITIES: Sewage disposal, gas, water (portion), and powerand light from Lessee. Water (portion) from well on site.Steam supplied by two Erie boilers.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

E~gine Parts Plant (Gears, transmissions) Surplus664,000 sq. ft.

Reed-Roller Bit Company,4600 block Clinton Drive on Buffalo Bayou,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 537.

LAND: Approximately 52 acres.BUILDINGS: Plant consists of a group of original buildingsrehabiltated and altered. The buildings connect with each()ther. 25 buildings, floor areas from 14,000 sq. ft. to 75,000sq. ft. All one story. Construction generally timber woodframing with either hollow tie walls or walls of wood andcorrugated iron. Also Blacksmith Shop, Guards Offce, GuardHouse, School, of combined area 16,000 sq. ft. included in,above total. All buildings sprinklered.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, boring, grinding,miling machines, presses, woodworking tools, factory trucks,hoists, etc. Four bridge cranes from lh to 5-ton capacity, 32jib cranes and 30 monorail lh ton cranes.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime -use()f the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machinery.and equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Southern Pacific has one spur track and3 sidings into plant.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

SurplusGasoline Refinery-IOO Octane3,600 barrels per day.

Republic Oil Refining Company,Texas City, Texas, onState Highway 146.-Plancor 718.

LAND: About 15% acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 5'1,600 sq. ft. Thirty buildings, con-struction is generally steel, brick, and concrete.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: The principal functionalunits are (1) Fluid Catalytic Cracking and Gas ConcentrationUnit, (2) HF Alkylation Unit, and (3) Thermal ReformingUnit. Accessory structures and equipment include coolingtowers, acid blow down pit; machine shop, laboratory, andpipeline connections with other refineries, docks, and war emer-gency pipeline. Tankage capacity: atmospheric 253,700 barrels;pressure 24,000 barrels.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.Steam from four boilers installed in the boiler house.TRANSPORTATION: Three sidings of Texas City TerminalR. R.

Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Ordnance Plant Sold178,800 sq. ft.

Rheem Manufacturing Company,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 2375.

ShipyardSan Jacinto Shipbuilding Company,(McCloskey & Company)Houston, Texas.-Maritime.

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Ordnance Plant (Shells) Surplus100,00 sq. ft.

Sheffeld Steel Corporation of Texas,Industrial Road,

Houston, Texas.-Plancor 2157.

LAND: Approximately 4% acres.BUILDINGS: Offce Building, 30' by 76' with extension 15' by16', floor area approximately 2,400 sq. ft., ceilng height 8'4".Wood frame, wood trussed roof, drop siding exterior.Shell Building, 214' by 450', approximately 98,000 iiq. ft., includ-ing attached Acetylene Generator House and fan room. Two66' bays run 450' length of building, each with crane runway.Reinforced concrete construction, steel trusses, corrugatedsheet siding and roofing. Clearances 36' in bays, and 18'.

UTILITIES: Water from well OK adjacent Plancor. Powerand light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Depressed spur track in shell buildingfrom Houston Port Terminal R. R.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant50,000 short tons per year.

Sinclair Rubber, Inc.,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 1063.

Designed for production of butadiene from a petroleum basefeedstock furnished by lessee.LAND: About 272 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 160,000 sq. ft.57 utilty and functional buildings.General utilty buildings (thirteen, 58,000 sq. ft.) are brick andwood.Functional buildings (twenty, 100,000 sq. ft.) are reinforcedconcrete. Minor buildings twenty-four, total 2,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Feed Stock Preparationconsisting of towers, vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, andtankage. Butylene Dehydrogenation consisting of steam sepa-rators, heaters, reactors, heat exchangers, coolers, pumps, com-pressors and tanks. Butadiene Purification, involving extrac-tive distilation towers, heat exchangers, pumps and tanks.Solvent Purification consisting of towers and accessory equip-ment.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site and pumping fromriver. Plant has own turbo generators, 35,000 kw, and fiveplant boilers, rated at 300,000 Ibs. steam per hour.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Southern Pacific R. R.Houston O~ R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Welding Electrode Plant71,700 sq. ft.

A. O. Smith Corporation,Houston, Tex.-Nobs-656.

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Aircraft Parts Plant Surplus104,000 sq. ft.

Southern Aircraft Corporation,

Garland, Texas.-Plancor 251.

LAND: Approximately 9% acres.BUILDINGS: Factory Units, buil as addition to building ofothers; floor area approximately 58,000 sq. ft., clearance 14'.

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Walls of brick, steel sash, metal siding above sash, steel fram-ing, steel roof trusses.Foundry and Pattern Shop, 7,240 sq. ft., clearance 13'. Steeltrusses, hollow tile walls.Process and Painting, and Jigs and Fixtures, each 40' clearspan by 181', 7,240 sq. ft., clearance 13'.Power House and Maintenance, 6,100 sq. ft., clearance 13'.Shipping Bldg., 5,600 sq. ft., clearance 13'.Warehouse, 12,800 sq. ft., clearance 14'.Reservoir of reinforced concrete, capacity 250,000 gallons.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Beading machines, bend-ers, contour machines, drilers, grinders, lathes, milers, presses,shapers, sanders, heat-treating furnace, gas-fired ovens, blastcleaner cabinet, paint spray booths, melting pots, process andpressure tanks, etc.Laboratory and testing equipment includes 60,000 lb. testingmachine.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.This plant has been leased for a period of 5 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovis of the lease in effect.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Fertilzer Plant

170,000 tons per year.

Southern Acid and Sulphur Company, Inc.,On the Houston Ship Channel, approximately five mileseast of Houston, Texas and about 3.8 miles fromPasadena, Texas.-Plancor 2100.

Designed for the manufactures of normal and triple superphosphate.LAND: 16 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area, 86,000 sq. ft. Platforms inPhosphate Storage bldg., 17,700 sq. ft. Ten buildings of eitherstructural steel frame and trusses and asbestos protected metalsides, or concrete brick walls and wood.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Conveyors, feeders, grind-ing mils, separators, hoppers, condensers, compressors, vari-ous chutes, transformers, etc.UTILITIES: Water pumped from Ship Channel for processsupply. Domestic supply from wells on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Gas, power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Sulphuric Acid Surplus87Y2 tons of 100% acid per day.

Southern Acid and Sulphur Company, Inc.,Chaison Siding, adjoining the southern city limits ofBeaumont, Texas.-Plancor 1711.

Designed for the regeneration of spent sulphuric acid intofresh sulphuric acid. .LAND: About 1 ¥. acres, leased.BUILDING: Brick, 32' by 46', one story and mezzanine 1,900sq. ft., total area, height 31'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Sulphur melting pot,combustion furnace, recuperator, scrubbing tower, coolers, andtowers, precipitator, blowers, convertors, heat exchangers, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Railroad sidings.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Gasoline Refinery-100 Octane3,300 barrels per day.

Southport Petroleum Company of Delaware,Texas State Highway No. 146 nearTexas City, Texas.-Plancor 591.

LAND: About 35 acres.BUILDINGS: 19 buildings from 100 sq. ft. to 7,500 sq. ft.,individually, with combined total area of 28,000 sq. ft. Con-

struction of reinforced concrete with either corrugated asbestossiding, brick or steel walls.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major functional unitsare: (1) Houdry Catalytic Cracking and Gas ConcentrationUnit, and (2) HF Alkylation Unit. Accessory facilties includecooling tower, Ethyl blending plant, loading rack, and machineshop. Tankage capacity-atmospheric: 892,000 barrels; Pres-sure: 29,000 barrels.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Sewage disposal by system on site.Power, light and gas by local utilty companies.Steam boiler house contains 4 boilers, capacity 47,000 lbs. ofsteam per hour per boiler.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Texas City Terminal Rail-road.Plant connected with War Emergency Pipeline System.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Pipe Line

Southwest Emergency Pipeline,alsoHumble Pipe Line Company,

Refugio to Houston, Texas.-Plancor 1537.

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Butadiene Feed Stock PlantTaylor Refining Company,Corpus Christi, Texas.-Plancor 1571.

Designed to produce feed stock (B B cut) for use in manu-facture of butadiene elsewhere.

LAND: 1% acres leased, located in lessee's plant.BUILDINGS: Total area 13,300 sq. ft. Seven buildings suchas pump house, compressor house, laboratory, instrument house,etc. Construction either hollow tile, wood or steel framing.

EQUIPMENT: Process units incorporate towers, pressurevessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, piping, instru-ments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: City, lessee, and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Missouri-Pacific R. R.

Dallas O. R. P. D.

Gas Transmission LineTennessee Gas and Transmission Company,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 2392.

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Steel Foundry Facilties14,800 sq. ft.

Texas Electric Steel Casting Company,Hare and Capron Streets,Houston, Texas.-Army.

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Ordnance Plant Surplus55,00 sq. ft.

Texasteel Manufacturing Company,Steeltown, Port Arthur, Texas.-Nord-2350.

Used for manufacture of antiaircraft projectiles.LAND: The tract contains 250 acres of land owned by theTexasteel Manufacturing Company and leased to the Navy.The actual plant site consists of approximately 23 acres ofland.BUILDINGS: Personnel Building, Flood Control Buildingand Pump House, Fabricating and Machine Shop, Garage andOil Storage Building, Tool Grinding Building, CompressorBuilding.Fabricating and Machine Shop, one story, 36,000 sq. ft., 27'5"to trusses, 86' by 425', 10" concrete floor slab, wood framingwith wood trusses, siding and roof of corrugated sheet iron.Building complete with all services.Additions to Fabricating and Machine Shop, one story, 6,450sq. ft., 18'5" clearance, 86' by 75' of same type construction as

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main building except clearance between floor slab and trusses18'5". Building complete with all services.Other buildings total about 12,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, presses, milingmachines, draw furnace, pusher-type hardening furnace, closed-end shell mil, 2 double-chamber gas-fired press furnaces, 2100-ton sizing presses, 1 25-ton diesel electric locomotive, aircompressor, conveyors, lift trucks, midget electric hoists, lUt-ing magnets, flatcars, descalers, sandblast machine, paintingequipment, quench tank, de greaser, gage blocks, etc. Alsohoist locomotive crane, 5-ton overhead bridge-type crane.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Kansas City and Southern Railroadspur track.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-f9).

Steel Scrap Baling Plant1,00 tons per month.

Texas Shredding Company,Houston, Texas.-Plancor 385.

Designed for producing shredded steel from tin cans.LAND: About 1.2 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Total area 3,850 sq. ft.Can Shredding Plant, 2,800 sq. ft.; Service Building, 880 sq. ft.;Guard House, three Fire Hose Houses. Wood frame construc-tion.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Items for cutting, han-dling, baling tin cans, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Houton O. R. P. D.

Yin SmelterRated Capacity: 96,000 tons of pig tin per year.

Tin Processing Corporation,

Near Grant Avenue and County Road,Texas City, Harris County, Texas.-Plancor 64.

LAND: 50 acres.BUILDINGS: 17 buildings with a total area 274,000 sq. ft.The two largest are the ore storage structure (84,000 sq. ft.)and the furnace building (76,000 sq. ft.). Most buildings areone story of steel frame with corrugated asbestos siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Weighing equipment, orecrushing machines, bag cleaning, bailng and sorting machines,gravitation, flotation, filtering magnetic separating and laun-dry machines, storage and measuring tanks, furnaces, castingequipment, slag and metal handling equipment, coal and slagequipment, kiln storage kettle, dust collecting equipment, cot-trells equipment, diesel generators, boilers and stacks, batterycharging equipment, air compressors, cranes, etc. Laboratoryand Testing Equipment: 1,900 items. Furniture and Fixtures:3,500 items.

UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Gas, power and light by local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: 6 spur tracks on site connect with majorrailroads.Houston O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ore Reduction Plant Surplus600 tons of ore per month.

Blanding Mines Company,Blanding, Utah.-Plancor 1353.

Designed to treat vanadium to produce vanadium oxide. De-signed to treat 600 tons of ore per month with 70 to 80%vanadium recovery.LAND: 5 acres leased.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 10,700 sq.. ft. Ten buildingsvarying from 168 sq. ft. to 3,800 sq. ft. All construction woodframe.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Crusher, six 'roasters, two

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ShipyardTodd-Houston Shipbuilding Corporation,Houston, Texas.-Maritime.

LAND: About 342 acres.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Main Shop (185,000 sq.ft.) Group Shop (33,000 sq. ft.) corrugated transite on steelframing. Sheet Metal Shop (21,000 sq. ft.), steel frame. OffceBuilding (43,000 sq. ft.). Plate Shop (30,000 sq. ft.). MainWarehouse (120,000 sq. ft.). Joiner Shop (21,000 sq. ft.), andothers, all of wood construction. Shipways (9), 440'. Margi-nal Pier, 2,833'.

UTILITIES: Water by wells on site.Gas, Power, Light by local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: About 9% miles of trackage in yard,served by Port Terminal Association.Houston O. R. P. D.

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Pipe Line, Natural GasUnited Carbon Company,From La Rosa Field toMcCampbell Field, Texas.-Plancor 2319.

Approximately 98,700 linear feet of eight-inch pipe line, fullydoped and wrapped in accordance with standard pipe line prac-tice. Equipment for recording flow of natural gas throughline is installed at McCampbell end.Thirty-foot right of way included.

Information from Utilties Branch, Industrial Division, Wash-ington, D. C.

Carbon Black Plant Surplus45,000,000 Ibs. per year.

United Carbon Company, Inc.,Odessa, Texas.-Plancor 2279.

Designed for the manufacture of channel type carbon black.There are also fifty miles of feeder pipe line, three de sulphur-izing plants, and housing developments for employees.LAND: 425.79 acres, approximately 395 acres of which is atthe Carbon Black Plant site and the balance in ten small tracts,sites of other installations. There are also extensive right-of-ways leased for the pipe lines.BUILDINGS: 416 Burner Buildings, each approximately 144'by 12', of structural steel frame with V -crimp sheet ironcovering. Also ten warehouses, combined floor area 32,000sq. ft., and eighteen other structures totallng approximately20 000 sq. ft. All are of structural steel with corrugated sheetir¿n covering. The housing facilties comprise a total of

, eighty-four one-story frame dwellngs, 720 sq. ft. each.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Burners, scrapers, con-veyors, pulverizers, loading and bagging equipment, machineshop equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells and other sources.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Texas & Pacific Railroad.Dallas O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

UTAH

agitators, sixteen tanks, a boiler plant, eight pumps, nine con-veyors, ann. various bins, process piping and miscellaneousequipment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the war-time useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from well on site.Power and light provided by a 75 h.p. diesel engine belted toan electric generator.Salt Lake City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Steel Plant, Mines, Quarry700,00 tons steel plant per year.250,000 tons structural shapes per year.

Columbi' Steel Company,Geneva, Utah.-Plancor 301.

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Radio Tube Plant106,200 sq. ft.

Eitel-McCullough, Inc.,525 West 13th South Street,Salt Lake City, Utah.-Plancor 636.

Designed for the manufacture of various types of radio trans-mitting tubes.

LAND: 10 acres.BUILDINGS: Main building, two stories, 200' by 260', floorarea 104,000 sq. ft. Light structural steel and wood construc-tion, three of the enclosing walls are corrugated galvanizediron; the front wall is stucco. Sprinklered. Four small build-ings total area 2,200 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Annealing ovens, cutters,presses, arc and spot welders, drils, glass lathes, grinders,etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Salt Lake City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Iron and Coke Plant300,000 tons pig iron per year.

Geneva Steel Company,

Ironton, Utah and Carbon County, Utah.-Plancor 687.Designed for the production of pig iron, coke and by-products.LAND: Project located on two properties. Blast Furnace andSintering Plant are located on a parcel of approximately 11.62acres at Ironton, Utah.Coke Plant is located on a parcel of approximately 265 acresin Carbon County, Utah, approximately 100 miles from theBlast Furnace Plant.BUILDINGS: Blast Furnace and Sintering Plant consists ofmain building 158' by 29' and various accessory units. Build-ings have reinforced concrete frames, brick walls, wood sash.Total area 6,000 sq. ft.Pig Casting Building, steel frame, corrugated metal siding,floor area 8,250 sq. ft., ceilng height 52'.Brick and Pattern Storage, wood frame, floor area 6,240 sq. ft.Coke Plant has 500 beehive coke ovens, capacity about 800 tonsof coke per day, two batteries 32' by 906/, two batteries 32' by926'.Coal Storage Bins, 36' by 610', 3,550 tons capacity, timber con-struction, corrugated metal siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Ladle cars, gondola cars,locomotives, scale cars, loading machines and hopper cars, etc.UTILITIES: Water at the blast furnace is supplied by ProvoCity artesian wells, Spring Creek Canal, and others. Water atthe coke ovens is supplied from Grassy Trail Creek.Current for the blast furnace and coke ovens is supplied bylocal utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Sidings on the blast furnace plant siteconnect to the U.P.R.R., and the coke plant is served by theDenver & Rio Grande Western.

Salt Lake City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Fire Brick Plant4,000,000 silca bricks per year.

Gladding, McBean & Company, Assignee ofEmsco Refractories Company,Lehi, Utah.-Plancor 855.

Designed for production of silca brick.LAND: Site consists of approximately 14%, acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 25,800 sq. ft.Main Manufacturing building is all frame structure 86' by

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227'; area 19,522 sq. ft.; main part of building has 40' ceilngheight and remainder 18' ceilng height..Four additional wood frame buildings, total area 6,300 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Six kilns and numerousitems of brickmaking equipment, including crushing and grind-ing equipment, dryer equipment, elevating and conveying equip-ment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Union Pacific R. R.Salt Lake City O. R. P. D.-:Brochure available.

Alumina Plant72,000,000 Ibs. per year (designed capacity).

Kalunite, Inc.,Salt Lake City, Utah (processing),Marysvale, Utah (mining).-Plancor 291.

Designed for production of alumina on an experimental basis.Potassium sulphate is produced as a by-product. Alunite ore.the raw material, is mined at Marysvale, Utah.

LAND: At Salt Lake City approximately 79 acres. At Marys-vale, Utah, four parcels totallng approximately 7 acres.

BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: SaitLake City: Thirteenbuildings, total area 82,000 sq. ft., includingFurnace Building, 42,000 sq. ft., structural steel and corru-gated sidings.Twelve other buildings, 40,000 sq. ft., wood frame. Also sub-stations, precast concrete stave storage bins, 75-ton capacitytrack scale, elevated water tank 60,000 gal. capacity, coolingwater reservoir 325,000 gal. capacity, tailngs pond approxi-mately 13 acres, steel fuel oil storage tank 101,600 galloncapacity, wet salt storage pit 4 tons capacity, acid plant forrecovery of dilute sulfuric acid from furnace gases, and wasteliquor treatment plant.At Marysvale, Utah, site there are 7 structures, all wood frameconstruction with total of approximately 13,000 sq. ft. Thelargest is one building with an area of 8,700 sq. ft. housingOffce, Warehouse, Laboratory, Garage and Repair Shop.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Car pullers, track hop-pers, vibrating feeders, multiple hearth Skinner type furnaces,jaw crushers, hammermils, crystallzers, disintegrator, rotarydryer, filters, pumps, tanks, conveyors, elevators, Dorr classi-fiers, etc.

UTILITIES: Water by wells on site.Power, light and gas by local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of D. & R. G. W.

Part of this plant has been leased for one year. Negotiatiomrmay be entered for its purchase subject to provisions of thelease in effect.Salt Lake City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Surplus

Chemical Plant, Calcium TungstateU. S. Vanadium Corporation,Salt Lake City, Utah.-Plancor 921.

Designed to produce synthetic calcium tungstate.LAND: Approximately 2.92 acres.BUILDINGS: Two manufacturing buildings, a change room.a laboratory and offce building, a warehouse and two smallbuildings. All are one story and total about 20,000 sq. ft.Chemical Plant, Main Building, steel trusses on wood columns.area 12,576 sq. ft., ceilng clearance 18'.Other buildings total 7,500 sq. ft. of frame construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Agitators, digesters.filters, presses, tanks, cooling coils, filters, pumps, roaster.crushing machine, etc.UTILITIES: City. and local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.Salt Lake City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Ammunition Plant1,378,000 sq. ft.

Utah Ordnance Plant,Remington Arms,

Redwood Road,Salt Lake City, Utah.-Army.

LAND: About 5,000 acres.BUILDINGS: The various areas are briefly described as fol-lows:The Administration Building, which houses the administrativeoffces and hospital, two-story, wood frame construction, ap-proximately 478' by 182' (61,252 sq. ft. floor area) with con-crete foundations and floors, 'walls of brick or masonry, andbuil-up roofings. It has its own heating plant.The Manufacturing Area contains three large buildings, withconcrete foundations, structural steel framing, concrete walls,and concrete or timber built-up roofing as follows:30-Calibre Shop Building No.1, contains 296,489 sq. ft. offloor space, including mezzanines, offces, and locker rooms.30-Calibre Shop Building No.2, contains 270,898 sq. ft. offloor space, including mezzanines, offces, and locker rooms.50-Calibre Shop Building No.3, contains 395,397 sq. ft. offloor space, including mezzanine, cafeteria, offces, and lockerrooms.Administration and Servce Buildings: Garage Shop, forrepair and maintenance of locomotives, trucks, and automo-biles, approximately 155' by 78'.Tool and Gage Shop, approximately 303' by 143', 42,476 sq. ft.of floor space.Forge Shop, 31' by 64', 1,979 sq. ft. of floor space.Lead Shop, 182' by 81', 13,558 sq. ft. of floor space.Boiler House, 107' by 102', used for heating and for processsteam for the manufacturing area. Five coal-fired stokerboilers, total of 3,200 h.p.Salvage Building, 181' by 91', 17,277 sq. ft. of floor space.Two steel water tanks, one with a capacity of 150,000 gallons,and the other with a capacity of 500,000 gallons. In additionto the above, there are several other small auxilary buildings.This area is served by two railroad spurs, and good roads.Four wood frame buildings adjacent to the railroad siding atthe north end of the Administration Area, used for storagepurposes. These buildings are approximately 265' by 40'. Aboiler house serves this area.The hazardous manufacturing area is composed of the fol-lowing:Primer Mixing Group, consisting of Primer Pre-Dry Houses,Primer Pre-Mix Houses, Tracer Compo Mfg. Buildings, etc.These are small, special-purpose buildings.Primer Manufacturing Building, approximately 323' by 323',with approximately 38,381 sq. ft of floor space, of steel frameconstruction.Powder Canning Group, consisting of numerous small special-purpose buildings of various sizes. These buildings are ofwood construction.Tracer Manufacturing Group, also containing numerous smallspecial-purpose buildings ranging in size from 3' by 3' to 52'by 86 ft.Ballstics Building adjacent to the Manufacturing Area is 265'by 426'. This building is used for testing Small Arms Ammu-nition.Primer Storehouse Area, with 19 storehouses ranging in sizefrom 15' by 29' to 20' by 36', all of wood frame construction.Powder Magazines, with 21 buildings, each 45' by 25', a total of

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21,420 sq. ft. of floor space, are of wood frame construction,and have no heating,' lighting, or plumbing.There are 10 buildings of temporary construction at the north-western end of the Administration Area, ranging in size from7,000 sq. ft. to 9,000 sq. ft. .MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Screw machines, spindlemachines, rotary cutter machines, toggles and crank pressesfor pocketing, toggles and crank presses for bumping, variedpresses, annealing units, trimming machines, draw machines,tracer charging units, primer inserting machines, clip loading-machines, gage and weigh machines, cannelure machines,sieve powder machines, dryers, feed hoppers, continuous wash,rinse and drying machines, loading machines, annealing fur-naces, wash barrels, carton dryers, head turn machines, primerassembly, factory handling equipment, conveyors, wellequipped maintenance and machine shop, etc. Also offce fur-niture, offce equipment, cafeteria equipment, hospital equip-ment, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Plant served by M. K. & T. R. R. andthe Frisco Line.

Salt Lake City O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-130).

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane5,500 barrels per day.

Utah Oil & Refining Company,Salt Lake City, Utah.-Plancor 1164.

Sold

SurplusVanadium Oxide Plant100 tons ore per day.

Vanadium Corporation of America,Monticello, Utah.-Plancor 293.

Designed for the production of vanadium oxide from ores bythe chemical roast-leach process.LAND: Site consists of about 186 acres in three contiguousparcels separated only by a state highway. In addition there isa leased parcel at Thompson, Utah, on which a warehouse islocated.BUILDINGS: Total area buildings 53,000 sq. ft.Total area housing 12,000 sq. ft.Included are housing facilties consisting of 32 two-room houses,14 four-room houses, 1 five-room house, and bunk house, board-ing house and a staff house.Among plant buildings are complete machine shop, blacksmithshop, garage with warehouse, carpenter shop, change room withshowers, a storage garage, an offce building and a chemicallaboratory, leaching building, crushing building. Most con-struction is wood frame.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: The mil bin is equippedwith a 10 inch Grizzly and has capacity of 200 tons. Containsa No. 46 Marcy rod mil, an eight-hearth Skinner roaster, etc.The leach plant consists of six 20' diameter by 9' leachingtanks, steam-heated agitating tanks, filter tanks, an oil-firedfurnace to give black cake, etc.Power Plant contains two 350 hp steam boilers which are firedby oil; two 500 kva Alls-Chalmers steam turbines.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: P. & R. G. R.R. at Thompson, Utah.Salt Lake City-Brochure available.

VERMONT

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold Machine Tool Plant Surplus274,00 sq. ft.

Bell Aircraft Corporation,

Burlington, Vermont.-Plancor 1879.

54,000 sq. ft.Bryant Chucking Grinder Company,

Springfield, Vermont.-Army.LAND: Owned by operator.BUILDINGS: At north end of lessee building is an extensionof 160' by 149', area 22,500 sq. ft., clearances 13' and 20' struc-tural steel, concrete and brick. At south end of lessee build-

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ing is an extension 89' by 200', area 15,000 sq. ft., clearances13' and 20', structural steel, concrete and brick.An independent one story, offce building 54' by 222', area 12,300sq. ft., structural steel, cinder block, asphalt tile floor on con-crete base.Three minor structures of wood construction total area, 4,500sq. ft.Buildings contain 14 cranes from 1 to 10 ton.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Turrel lathes, milers,planers, boring machines, etc. Drafting room equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilties. Steam by lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Springfield ElectricRailway.Boston O. R. P. D.

Machine Tool Plant Sold55,00 sq. ft.

Jones & Lamson Machine Company,Springfield, Vermont.-Army.

VIRGINIA

Alcohol Plant Facilties 'Belle Meade Distiling Corporation,

Belle Meade, Virginia.-Plancor 1465.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of 190proof alcohoL.

LAND: Leased.BUILDINGS: Bonded Warehouse, masonry construction, 26'by 46', 1,000 sq. ft.Pump House, 12' by 20'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Dephlegmotor, condens-ers, coolers, stil, tanks, pumps, truck scales, motors, etc.Richmond O. R. P. D.

Chemical Plant-Sulphuric Acid160,000 tons per year.

General Chemical Company,Front Royal, Virginia.-Plancor 2092.

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Ammunition Loading Plant962,000 sq. ft.

New River Ordnance Plant,Hercules Powder Company,Pulaski, Virginia.-Army.

D~signed as a bag loading plant.LAND: About 3,845 acres.BUILDINGS: 364 buildings.The staff and residence area contains 15 single homes of from6 to 8 rooms each. These are well built and equipped framehouses. Each has a two-car garage. They are heated from acentral plant.Administration area contains 13 buildings including 2 adminis-tration buildings, employment offce, garages, hospital, canteen,cafeteria, bath house, recreation building, laboratory and boilerhouse. Principal buildings 3reof frame construction. Totalfloor space in offce buildings is about 70,000 sq. ft.Shop and maintenance area contains a total of 16 buildings,not including the bag manufacturing building which is locatedin this area. Principal buildings are shops, including machineshop, blacksmith and welding shop, electrical shop, wood-working shop. Included also are storage facilties for main-tenance materials, automobile and tractor storage and repairfacilties, paint and oil storage building, boiler house, coal andfuel oil storage, laundry, men's change house, women's changehouse. Shop buildings are, in general, of wood frame withcorrugated iron roof and walls. Maintenance shops proper havea total floor area of about 22,500 sq. ft.Inert storage and shipping area contains 13 warehouses havinga total area of about 135,000 sq. ft. Construction is wood framewith corrugated iron roof and side walls. All are served byrailroad sidings. Floors are at car floor leveL.Ammunition (explosive) storage and shipping area contains 50high explosive magazines of the above ground tvpe. These areof masonry construction with mineral-surfaced roofing on gyp_sum deck. In addition there are 89 igloos of the standard type.This area is not served by railway.Bag manufacturing area consists of one building 240' by 280'.This is a well constructed building with steel frame, cinderblock walls, wood deck roof, wood floor over concrete sub-floor.It has good natural light and ventilation. It is provided withsteam heat, automatic sprinklers, fluorescent lighting.

Bag loading area consists of four complete bag loading linesfor loading smokeless powder and two complete igniter lines forloading black powder. Smokeless powder lines each consistof the following principal buildings: canteen, boiler house, twoduplicate bag loading buildings, magazines, container and ship-ping building, a small warehouse and other small auxilarybuildings. The principal units are connected by covered pas-sageways of wood construction. Buildings are widely separatedand of. specialized design. Loading passageways of wood con-struction. Loading buildings are of steel frame and masonryconstruction and are divided into small areas by heavy concretewalls.Igniter lines are similar to the smokeless powder loading lines,but on a much smaller scale.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boilers, battery charg-ers, air compressors, washing and drying machines, hydraulicrotary lift, scales, powder sifters, threading and sewing ma-chines. Maintenance equipment including grinders, lathes,presses, etc.UTILITIES: Water pumped from Clayton Lake, fed by NewRiver. Adequate sanitary sewer system and sewage disposalplant on site. Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spurs to Norfolk and Western Rail.road.

Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-68).

Ore Reduction Plant Surplus36,000 tons per year.

Panaminas, Inc.,Paytes, Virginia.-Plancor 1033.

Designed to produce zinc, lead, and copper sulphide concen-trates.LAND: About 9 acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Total area 7,200 sq. ft.Mil Building, Crusher House, Machine Shop, Change Room,Powder Magazine, frame construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Pumps, compressors,hoists, crushers, flotation machines, classifier, ore feeder, filter,Dorr thickener, tanks, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Power and light from local utility companies.Richmond O. R. P. D.

Explosives Plant

2,800,000 sq. ft.Radford Arsenal, orRadford Ordnance Works,

Radford, Virginia.-Army.LAND: Ordnance Works about 4,120 acres; Radford Vilageabout 99 acres.BUILDINGS: There are 1,145 buildings of all types with atotal of about 2,800,000 sq. ft. of floor space. The variousareas are briefly described as follows:Staff and Residence Areas. There are 12 single family and4 two-family, two-story, frame staff residences, plastered walls,asbestos shingles, each with basement and oil burning heatingplant. The single family residences have attached garages.The two-family residences have detached two-car garages.Radford Vilage occupies 15 acres of a Government-owned 99-

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acre tract of land in the southwestern portion of the City ofRadford. It consists of 43 Colonial type, single family, two-story fr;ime dwellngs, all with basement and hot water heat-ing facilties. Eighteen of the dwellngs have buil-in garageswith detached garages for the other dwellngs. Water, elec-tricity and sewerage are furnished by public utilties throughfacilties constructed as part of the project.Dormitory Area is located at the southeastern portion of thedeveloped area and consists of cinder block, barracks buildings,one of which is for women. These buildings were originallyone-story but a second story has been added to six buildings.The dormitories have approximately 12,600 sq. ft. per floor.This are.a also contains a cafeteria and a two-story recreationbuilding, steel frame, concrete block exterior walls, 22,510 sq.ft. floor area.Administration Area. It consists, principally, of the follow-ing buildings: Administration, 50,644 sq. ft.; cafeteria, 3,714sq. ft.; employment, 7,299 sq. ft.; hospital, 8,583 sq. ft.; mainte-nance offce, 6,495 sq. ft.; laboratory, 6,036 sq. ft.; road depart-ment offce, 7,100 sq. ft.; and several buildings of lesser areas.The construction is generally concrete block exterior wallsand asbestos shingles.Shop and Maintenance Area. It includes a locomotive shop,forge and welding shop, garage, tool house and minor build-ings. There are also several shop and maintenance faciltieslocated at convenient points in manufacturing areas. Thesebuildings generally have steel or reinforced concrete framesand concrete floors on earth.Inert Storage and Shipping Areas are dispersed about theproject at convenient locations. These facilties aggregateapproximately 263,000 sq. ft. of floor space, included in whichare seven warehouses of 2,500 to 5,000 sq. ft. floor space,aggregating about 24,500 sq. ft. and thirteen larger ware-houses aggregating about 216,000 sq. ft. floor area. The majorbuildings are generally of timber framing with corrugatedgalvanized steel siding. The floors are concrete on earth.Explosives Storage and Shipping Areas: Storage buildingsare the above-ground magazine type generally with tile walls,wood floors, and corrugated galvanized steel roofing.Power Plant Areas: Steam for the main manufacturing areas(located south of New River) is produced by a power plantwith five coal-fired boilers, each with a continuous capacity of175,000 pounds of steam per hour.Steam for the Magazine and Pilot Plants areas is produced bya power plant located northwest of the Pilot Plants Area. Ithas six coal-fired boilers, each with a continuous capacity of33,000 pounds of steam per hour.The power houses are well designed with structural steel fram-ing with concrete block walls and concrete floors.Electric power for the project is generated by four turbo-generators, 7,500 lea each.Water Supply Areas and Facilties: The main supply ofwater for the project is pumped from New River at a wingdiversion dam by a pumping station.Sewage and Waste Disposal Areas and Facilties: Stormsewers discharge directly into New River.Sanitary sewage from the main area south of New River istreated at a sewage disposal plant which has a capacity of1,500,000 gallons per day.Acid wastes are neutralized by two acid waste neutralizingplants following which they are discharged into New River.Cotton Area or Wood Pulp Areas: They contain three ware-houses, 13,800 sq. ft. each, for cotton linter or wood pulpstorage and three dry-houses aggregating 15,560 sq. ft. Thesebuildings are of wood frame construction, with concrete floors,heated and lighted.Acid Area: Contains six ammonia oxidation units, togetherwith recovery units and compressors, for the manufacture ofnitric acid, nitric and sulphuric acid ooncentrators (eight unitseach), and acid storage and handling equipment. As part ofthe acid facilties, but located alongside the TNT area, is a70-ton oleum plant. Most buildings in the acid area have struc-tural steel framing with masonry or corrugated transite exte-rior siding.

Nitro-cellulose Powder Manufacturing Area embraces the fol-lowing facilties: Nitrating Area contains the buildings andequipment for the nitration of cotton linters, and wood pulp.The principal buildings are, for each of three powder lines,a nitrating house, boilng tub house, beater house, poacher andblending house, and wringer house. The nitrating houses arefour stories high with brick load bearing exterior walls- andinterior steel framing, each covering about 34,000 sq. ft.

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ground area. The boilng tub house and poacher and blendinghouse are of heavy timber frames with high clearances toroof system and cover approximately 17,500 and 29,800 sq.ft. ground area respectively. There are numerous other lesserstructures, including acid storage and weigh houses, the fumeexhaust and acid recovery systems, and change houses. Ex-cepting as mentioned, and the change houses which are brick,manufacturing buildings in this area are of timber construc-tion.Powder Manufacturing and Processing. Facilties for manu-facturing nitrocellulose smokeless powders, consist of threelines and contain buildings and equipment for dehydrating,mixing, drying, coating, blending and packing small arms andcannon powders. Buildings in these lines are generally woodframe construction with corrugated galvanized steel siding androofing.Pentolite Area contains' two lines for the production of pento-lite. Each line contains a nitration house, neutralizing house,pentolite house and dry houses. The area also contains acetonestorage and recovery facilties. The line buildings are timberconstruction, three and four stories high, most less than 740sq. ft. ground area.TNT Area contains two lines for the manufacture of TNT.This area contains sulphuric and nitric acid concentrationfacilties and the oleum plant. All buildings in this area aretimber framed and mostly with transite siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Oleum manufacturingplant complete; acetone concentrating unit; activated carbonrecovery system; agitators; alcohol rectifying unit; compres-SOl'S; denitrating towers; condensers; cotton pickers anddryers; dipping pots; evaporators; filters; Jordan engines;mils; powder mixers; presses-hydraulic blocking, dehydratingfinishing; varied storage and process tanks including weightanks; pumps; motors; scales; screen assemblies; shreddingmachines; ether unit complete; boilng tubs; wringers, etc.UTILITIES: See description of Power Plant, Water Supplyand Sewage Areas.TRANSPORTATION: The Virginian Railroad and the BristolDivision of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, sub;ectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-l0B).

Steel Fabricating Plant Surplus36,000 sq. ft.

Snead & Company,Orange, Virginia.-Plancor 2350.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for manufacture ofmetal partitions.LAND: About two acres, leased.BUILDING: Connected to lessee's plant, 150' by 240', steelframing, concrete block walls, steel sash. Sprinklered. Has50-ton crane.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Located in lessee's plant,includes paint spraying machine, conveyor system, oven, 750-ton hydraulic press, turret press, metal working machine, etc.UTILITIES: Lessee.TRANSPORTATION: Siding on site.This plant has been leased for a period of 10 years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to the provi-sions of the lease in effect.Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold120,800 sq. ft.

Universal Molded Products Corporation,Bristol, Virginia.-Plancor 1158.

Tire Cord Plant Sold125,500 sq. ft.

U. S. Rubber Company,Scottsville, Virginia.-Plancor 2136.

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Aluminum Sheet Mil

WASHINGTON

Surplus Power Plant288,000,000 pounds aluminum sheet per year.

Aluminum Company of America, alsoUnited Engineering and Foundry Company,

Trentwood, Washington.-Plancors 524 and 1061.

Designed for production of high strength aluminum alloysheets.LAND: 525 acres.BUILDINGS: Total floor area 2,263,000 sq. ft.65 buildings of various types: Remelt-Melting, Casting, SlabReheating, Furnaces, Shearing and Storage, General Offce,Boiler House, Cafeteria, Stores, Tanks, etc.The Remelt-Melting Building is 80' by 1,420', brick floor ontop of concrete sub-floor, steel frame work, reinforced concreteside walls. Clearance to underside of trusses 33'. Floor areais 112,600 sq. ft.The Shearing and Storage Building is 80' by 1,600' with 33'clearance to underside of trusses. Steel framework, reinforcedconcrete walls. Floor area 128,000 sq. ft.The approximate total floor area of the remaining buildings is2,023,000 sq. ft. 'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Specialized equipmentincluding hot and cold rollng mils, furnaces, ovens, pouringstations, ball mil, scalper, soaking pits, scrap charging ma-chine, metal saw grinders, shears, trimmers, trucks, a 65-tondiesel electric locomotive, cranes, etc.

UTILITIES: Water by wells on site and pumping from river.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from Bonnevile Power Admn.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Northern Pacific R. R. andSpokane International Railways.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. N egotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Spokane O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aluminum Plant Surplus192,000,000 Ibs. of aluminum per year.

Aluminum Company of America,Spokane, Washington.-Plancor 226-S.

Designed for production of aluminum ingots. Also faciltiesfor production of carbons used in the reduction process.

LAND: 254 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 1,000,000 sq. ft.Some 103 different types of buildings such as Rectifier, PotRooms, Service Building, General Offces, Pump Houses, BoilerHouse, Laboratory, various Carbon buildings, Shops, Ware-houses, etc. Generally structural steel framing with protectedmetal siding.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 1,750 items of produc-tion equipment for the production of carbon electrodes, carbonrodding department, a complete rectifier station, a reductionplant consisting of six pot lines, and miscellaneous equipment,such as furnaces, pumps, mixers, crushers, batching unit, car-bon presses, trailers, screens, dryers, transformers, circuitbreakers, rectifiers, switchboards, reduction pots, pig moulds,crucibles, boilers, compressors, generator sets, tractors, trucks,etc.Also 40 cranes from 3% ton to 10 ton capacity, one 75 toncapacity.UTILITIES: Water wells and Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light, Bonnevile Power Administration.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Great Northern Railway.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotia-tions may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions 0/ the lease in effect.Spokane O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Surplus720 kw.

American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company,Metaline Falls, Washington.-Plancor 1761.

Designed to provide power facilties at mines of lessee.LAND: About 7,500 sq. ft., leased.BUILDING: Power House, 40' by 40', 1,600 sq. ft. Woodframe with corrugated sheet iron siding.EQUIPMENT: Two diesel engine driven electric generatorsrated at 720 K.W. total.

Spokane O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Plant416,000 sq. ft.

Boeing Aircraft Company,

adjacent to King County Airport,Seattle, Washington.-Army.

LAND: Owned by Boeing and is not under lease.BUILDINGS: Unit A, Warehouse: 200' by 380', area 76,000sq. ft., one story wooden frame warehouse-type building, cor-rugated galvanized iron roof and side walls, sliding doors andconcrete floor, sprinkler system, heated and ventilated.Building Unit B, Warehouse: 200' by 380', same as Unit A.Unit C, Warehouse: 200' by 280', area 56,000 sq. ft., type ofconstruction same as Unit A.Unit D, Warehouse: 180' by 620', area 111,600 sq. ft., type ofconstruction same as Unit A.Unit E., Foundry Building: 77' by 220', area 16,940 sq. ft.,construction, wood columns, wood trusses, composition roof,homasote side walls, concrete floor.Unit F, G, F. E. Storage Building: 60' by 80', 480 sq. ft., vaulttype reinforced concrete building with composition built-uproof and concrete floor slab.Unit G, Salvage Shelter: 59' by 120', area 7,080 sq. ft., con-struction, wood frame shelter with south and west walls ofdrop siding.Camouflage Paint Building: 104' by 402', area 41,808 sq. ft.,steel truss frame, transite walls, steel sash, concrete floor,sprinkler system, heating by extension of steam lines fromadjacent building.4 miscellaneous buildings totallng 11,262 sq. ft., 3 of whichare of wood construction and one steel frame with corrugatedsteel walls and roof.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: General purpose aircraftmanufacturing equipment.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Union Pacific Railroad.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-180).

Office Building

82,500 sq. ft.Boeing Aircraft CompanySeattle, Washington.-Plancor 1577.

LAND: About 39 acres in three parcels, leased.BUILDINGS: Offce Building, 100' by 375', two story frameconstruction, area 82,500 sq. ft., ceilng heights 11' and 10'.

Bus Terminal, four unloading platforms, covered by composi-tion roof supported by wood posts.EQUIPMENT: Numerous items of offce equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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Aircraft Plant (Heav Planes)1,83,0 sq. ft.

Boeing Aircraft CompanyRenton, Washington.-Plancor 156.

LAND: Building site 93.7 acres, and tract of 107 acres usedas flying field.BUILDINGS: Main Assembly Building, one story strcturewith a floor area of nearly 1,000,000 sq. ft. Overall size 900' by1,100'. Balcony of approximately 400,000 sq. ft. Structuralsteel framing and trusses, protected metal siding, sawtoothroof with built up roofing on stel deck. Main assembly areahas three bays each 300' clear. Overhead clearance main bar43', under balcony clearance is 15', clearance in balcony 20.Canopy type steel doors close each 300' bay.Seven other buildings total 403,000 sq. ft. Either strcturalstel or wood timber construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Production equipmentincludes degreasers, furnaces, motor generator sets, dryngovens, arbor presses, power and hand roll forming machines,disc and belt sanders, band saws, table saws, cut-off saws,shears, arc and spot welders, wire stretchers, etc. Also nu-merous standard machine tols, portble tols, riveting andwelding equipment. Twelve 10-ton bridge cranes of 150' span.UTILITIES: Water by City of Renton. Dep well pump andsewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks of Pacific Coast R. R. andNorthern Pacific R. R..This plant ha been leased for a per of three years. Nego-tiatio may be entered into for its purchae subject to thepr0'io of the lease in effect.Seattl O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Magnesium Plant and Ferro-Silcon Plant Surplus

48,0,0 pounds ferrosilcon and

48,00,0 pounds magnesium per year.

Electro Metallurgical CompanySpokane, Washingtn.-Plancor 571.

Includes dolomite quarry.

LAND: Plant site 440 acres. Quarry site 300 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 350,000 sq. ft. at Pl¡int, 21,500 sq.ft. at Quarry.Two Magnesium Furnace Buildings, steel framing, corrgatedasbestos siding; 170,000 sq. ft., clearance to truss 60'.Ferrosilcon Furnace Building, steel framing, corrugated as-bestos siding; 66,000 sq. ft.; clearance 43'.Magnesium Alloying Building, reinforced concrete; 32,000 sq.ft.; clearance 22'.

Calcining Building, 16,200 sq. ft., Boiler House, 8,500 sq. ft.,of reinforced concrete.Five utilty buildings, total 50,000 sq. ft., of woo frame.Six buildings at Quarry, total 21,500 sq. ft., of wood frame.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Two 80-ton diesel elec-tric locomotives, one 30-ton diesel locomotive crane, one 30-tousteam locomotive crane, seventeen overhead electric cranes,fiften 30-ton capacity, electric welding machines, rivet heaterforgers, portable fiter dryng ovens, saws, hoists, jacks, pumps,etc., laboratory muffle and combination furnaces.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light by locl utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Gret Nortern R. R.Spokane O. R. P. D.-Brochure availcble.

Chemical Plant, Aluminum Chloride225 tons per month.

Hooker Electrhemica Company,Tacoma, Washington.-Plancor 1560.

Sold

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ShipyardKaiser CompanyVancouver ShipyardVancouver, Washingtn.-Maritime.

LAND: About 334 acres (14 acres under water).BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Assembly Building(270,000 sq. ft.), Deck House Erection (95,000 sq. ft.), Propulsion Storage (32,000 sq. ft.), of steel and timber.Electric Warehouse (62,000 sq. ft.), Offces, two (each 20,000sq. ft.), General Stores (216,000 sq. ft.), Mold Loft (85,000sq. ft.), Outfitting Service (73,000 sq. ft.), Reserve Warehouse(132,000 sq. ft.) of wood construction. Plate Shop (175,000sq. ft.), of steel construction.Shipways, twelve, 555'.Marginal Wharf, 3150'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Derrcks, hoists, gantrcranes, OH cranes, jib cranes, locmotives, crawler and mobilecranes, machine tools, welding equipment, bending machines,electrical equipment, sheet metal shop equipment, etc.UTILITIES: City and locl utilty company.Seattle O. R. P. D.

Shipyard Facilties Surplus4,6 sq. ft.

Lake Washingtn Shipyards,Houghton, Washingtn.-Plancor 369.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for repair of navalcraft.LAND: Located on land of Plancor 34.BUILDINGS: Four portble buildings, woo frame construc-tion, total area 4,600 sq. ft. 'MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 45 ton crane, 360 cu. ft.air compressor, acetylene generators, pipe bending machines,miling machine, lathes, band saw, punch press.Seattle O. R. P. D.

Shipyard Surplus96,800 sq. ft.

Lake Washington Shipyards,Houghton, Washington.-Plancor 34.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for repair and construc-tion of naval craft.LAND: Two separate parcels, total 10% acres.BUILDINGS: One story Pattern Shop (6,670 sq. ft.), a twostory and basement Offce Building (11,800 sq. ft.), one storyFabricating Shop (27,000 sq. ft. 30' clearance), one storyWarehouse (50,400 sq. ft., clearance 15'). Three small unitstotal 1,000 sq. ft. All construction wood frame. All buildingssprinkleréd.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Jogging presses,straightening rolls, air compressrs, acetylene generators,shears, punches, forges, etc. Also furniture and fiure andportable tools.Two 65' gantry cranes 45 ton cap., three bridge cranes 7% to15 ton capacity.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Nortern Pacific R. R.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure avciilble.

Aluminum Plant Surplus41,500,0 Ib.. of aluminum per year.

Olin Industries, Inc.,Tacoma, Washington.-Plancor 245.

Plant is an aluminum reduction works proucing aluminumingot from alumina furnished by others.LAND: About 99% acres.BUILDINGS: Total area, 233,000 sq. ft.Two Pot Room Buildings, 161,000 sq. ft., and Casting Build-ing, 23~000 sq. ft. All strctural steel framing with protete

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metal siding. 15 other buildings of either steel framing orwood construction, with combined area 49,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 240 electric furnaces ofcontinuous electrode type, together with necessary accessoryequipment such as ball mils, paste mixers, trucks, scales,rotary kiln, etc., five 5-ton traveling cranes.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site.Power and light furnished by Bonnevile Power Administra-tion.TRANSPORTATION: Six railroad spur tracks connectingwith transcontinental lines.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Facilities23,837 sq. ft.

Pacific Car and Foundry Company,Renton, Washington, seven miles southeast of Seattle.-

Army.War Department-owned portion of the plant is used solely fortesting steel castings and contains only nonproductive build-ings on leased land. Main manufacturing facilities are locatedadjacent to this installation and are owned separately by gov-ernment under Plancor 303 and by operating company.

LAND: Leased, approximately one acre.BUILDINGS: Three, with combined area of 23,837 sq. ft.Ordnance Offce Building, two story, 10,450 sq. ft., all woodconstruction, asphalt, shingle roof.Cafeteria Building, one story, 7,167 sq. ft., concrete floor, woodframe, drop siding walls, wood shingle roof.Proof Firing Range Building, one story, 6,220 sq. ft., all con-crete, built up roof.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Offce furniture andcafeteria equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Northern Pacific and Chicago, Milwau-kee, St. Paul & Pacific R. R.'s.

Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure (AP-28).

Chemical Plant, Calcium Carbide SurplusRated Capacity: 1,000 tons per month.

Pacific Carbide and Alloys Company,2301 Taylor Way,Tacoma, Washington.-Plancor 1157.

LAND: 1514 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 142,800 sq. ft.Furnace Building, four story, steel and reinforced concrete,tile walls, area 83,200 sq. ft.Packing Building, three story, wood-frame, tile walls, area25,400 sq. ft.Warehouse, one story, wood frame, tile walls, 14,'¡:O sq. ft.Five other buildings, 19,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Power grinders; electricfurnace, 6,000 kw; coke dryer furnace; conveyors, crushers.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty services.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track on site.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry SurplusPacific Car & Foundry Company,Renton, Washington.-Plancor 303.

Designed to produce miscellaneous steel castings.LAND: Approximately 5.1 acres.BUILDINGS: Foundry, area 140,000 sq. ft., one-story 50' toroof peak, clearance 35'. Steel framing with tile walls, metalsash and protected metal siding. Steel trusses.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Includes pattern shopequipment with complete blower and dust collecting system,electric furnaces, core sand handling system, core ovep.s, core

drying trays, mold drying ovens, molding machines, push cars,annealing furnaces, rotoblast, cleaning machines, 350-ton hy-draulic straightening press, and eleven cranes from 5 to 20 toncapacity.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Spur tracks and sidings on site.This plant has been leased for a term of one year. Negotia-tions may be entered for its purchase subject to the terms ofthe lease in effect.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Alcohol Plant Surplus6,140 gallons per day.

Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Company,Bellngham, Washington.-Plancor 2112.

Designed for production of ethyl alcohol from waste sulphiteliquor.LAND: About 1:1 acres leased and within lessee's plant.BUILDING: Process Building, 42,300 sq. ft., one and twostory, steel frame construction with brick walls.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special equipment suchas purifying columns, coolers, rectifying columns, varied tanks,numerous other items.UTILITIES: Through lessee's facilties.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Activated Carbon150 tons per month.

Seattle CWS Plant,5900 West Marginal Way,Seattle, Washington.-Army.

Designed for production of activated and impregnated char-coaL.LAND: About 15.6 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 47,500 sq. ft.Building No.1, one story, 1,720 sq. ft.; clearance 14/. Woodframe, galvanized iron siding and deck.Building No.2, one story, 12,300 sq. ft.; clearance 20'. Con-crete floor, steel framing, corrugated galvanized iron sidingand deck.Building No.3, first floor 4,350 sq. ft.; second floor 1,150 sq.ft. Total 5,500 sq. ft.; clearance 20'. Concrete floor, steelframing, corrugated galvanized iron siding and deck.Building No. '4, one story, 4,350 sq. ft.; clearance 9' to 14'lean-to. Concrete floor, timber framing, corrugated galvanizediron siding and deck.Building No.5, one story, 1,100 sq. ft.; clearance 8'. Concretefloor, wood construction.Building No.6, one story, 1,650 sq. ft.; clearance 9'6". Concretefloor, masonry walls, wood deck.Building No.8, one story, 1,800 sq. ft.; clearance 9'. Concretefloor, wood construction.Building No.9, one story, 9,250 sq. ft.; clearance 10'5" to 11'1".Building No. 10, one story, 3,000 sq. ft; clearance 7'6". Con-crete floor, asphalt tie finished, wood construction, acousticalceilng.Building No. 11, one story, 2,750 sq. ft.; clearance height 18'.Concrete floor, steel framing, corrugated galvanized iron sid-ing and deck. Contains 2 converted donkey engine boilers pro-viding steam for plant.Building No. 12, 160 sq. ft. FrameBuilding No. 13, 500 sq. ft. Frame.Building No. 14, one story, area 1,800 sq. ft.; clearance 9'.Wood floor and framing, with corrugated galvanized iron sid-ing and deck.Platform and Shed No. 15, area 1,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Power conveyor for han-dling bulk deliveries of raw materials, 2 charring furnaces,magnetic separator, calciner (65-ft. rotary kiln), rotary cooler(30 ft. length), activator (60-ft. rotary kiln), rotary dryer,tanks, motors, elevator.Complete Whetlerite Charcoal treating system, composed ofvaried tanks and equipment involving special process. (prob-ably not disposable.)Miscellaneous items, including rotex screens, magnetic sepa-

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rators, roll crushers, jaw crushers, tanks, motors, pumps,scales, bag-closing machines, conveyors, elevators,. chutes,hoists, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track from N. P. Ry.

. This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.Seatte O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-90).

Machine Shop Sold13,600 sq. ft.

Stetson-Ross Machine Company,Seattle, Washington.-Plancor 1521.

Coke Plant Surplus75,000 tons per year.

Wilkeson Products CompanyTacoma, Washington.-Plancor 602.

Designed to produce coke and by-products from coaL.

LAND: Approximately 6:1 acres.BUILDINGS: Total are¡i 6,000 sq. ft.Control and By-Product Building, one story, steel frame, steelsash, and terra-cotta exterior walls, area 2,496 sq. ft.Six other small buildings, wood frame, total area 3,500 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: One unit of seventeenregenerative type coke ovens, brick construction, electricallydriven. Has collector main, charging car and pusher machines,etc. Also coal and coke handling machinery including hoppers,conveyors, elevators, etc.By product equipment includes desu1ferizer, lamp black drier,10,000 cu. ft. gas holder and tar flushing and settling tank, etc.UTILITIES: Water, power and light from city.TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of Northern Pacific R. R.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Coal Mine Surplus100,000 tons per year.

Wilkeson Products CompanyWilkeson, Washington.-Plancor 603.

Estimated to produce approximately 100,000 tons of cokingcoal per year. The reserve coal supply in the mine has beenestimated variously from 18,000,000 to 100,000,000 tons.

LAND: Mine site comprises some 2,080 açres. Surface andmining rights are assigned.

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BUILDINGS: Washery Building, two story frame, wood floorsand roof, area 8,000 sq. ft. Also six Loading Out Bins, HoistHouse, Bath House, Shop, Mine Tipple, Cone Settling Tank,etc.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Complete mining equip-ment including two Goodman conveyors, one slope sinking ma-chine, two mucking machines, two slushers, mine hoist, West-inghouse 8-ton storage battery locomotive, twenty steel minecars each 5-ton capacity, wire cables, pumps, air compressor,generators, transformers, ventilating fan, etc.Washing and cleaning equipment includes raw coal feeder,Bradford breaker, raw coal settling tank, two Vissac coalwashing jigs, six Deister coal washing tables, one Deister tablefeeder, one washed coal settling tank, one Jeffery 24" x 24"coal crusher, elevators, conveyors, pumps, flumes, screens,switchgear, etc.UTILITIES: Water pipe line from Gale Creek, two-thirds ofmile from site.Septic tank on site.Power and light from Puget Sound Power and Light Co.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Northern Pacific Railroad.Seattle O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ferro Silcon Plant Surplus16,200 tons per year.

Wenatchee Alloys, Inc.,Rock Island, Washington.-Plancor 747.

LAND: Approximately 39.3 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 41,000 sq. ft.Furnace Building, 265' x 49', structural steel frame, steel cladsides; floor area 12,000 sq. ft., clearance 40'.Nine other buildings, 29,000 sq. ft., of structural steel or woodconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Eight reduction furnaces,cooling system, scales, conveyors, crushers, Jeffrey feeder,transport cars, dust collector system, etc. Also three 5-ton over-head traveling cranes, one 5-ton hand-operated crane.

UTILITIES: Water from two wells on site.Sanitary disposal by septic tanks with subsoil effluent dispo-siton.Power and light from public utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Great Northern Railroad.Spokane O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Styrene Plant

WEST VIRGINIA

25,000 tons per year.Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation,Institute, West Virginia.-Plancor 1055.

Designed for production of styrene from benzene and ethylene.Plan cor 1055 is so constructed and operated in connection withPlancor 229 that they function together to furnish butadiene

(229) and styrene (1055) to the adjoining copolymer plant,Plancor 980.

LAND: Approximately 6.47 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 43,000 sq. ft.Four functional structures of reinforced concrete construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Conversion system,twelve reactors with all accessories such as compressors, filters,heat exchangers, etc.Distilation system, calandrias, condensers, separators, evapo-rators, columns, etc.Refrigeration system, compressors, condensers, coolers, etc.Tetralin system, four Dowtherm vaporizers rated at 6,000,000btu/hr.Catalyst Manufacturing Unit, driers, filter, hoppers, oven, etc.UTILITIES: Thru Plancor 229.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of New York Central Railroad.Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Butadiene Plant80,000 short tons per year.

Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corporation,Institute, West Virginia.-Plancor 229.

Designed for production of butadiene from alcohoL. Consistsof four 20,000-ton independent production lines. Actual pro-duction has been 150% rated capacity.LAND: About 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 300,000 sq. ft.Steam Plant, brick, steel, concrete, 48,000 sq. ftDistilation and Conversion Structures, four, of reinforced con-crete with brick and tile walls; total area 212,000 sq. ft.Twelve utilty buildings, 70,000 sq. ft., and five Foam houses,1,500 sq. ft., of structural steel or reinforced concrete framingwith brick and tie walls.

Miscellaneous structures, 16,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Functional units includedistilation system, chemical unit system, Dowtherm heatingsystem, catalyst manufacturing, steam plant, water treatment,field storage, unloading and shipping. Items of equipment com-

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prise pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors,piping, instruments, controls, etc.UTILITIES: Process water pumped from river. Domesticwater and gas, power and light by local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Plant served by branch line of NYC.Richmon O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus13,500 tons castings per year.

Continental Foundry & Machine CompanyWheeling, West Virginia.-Plancor 272 CWo

Designed to augment lessee's production of steel castings.LAND: Approximately 1.15 acres.BUILDINGS: Two buildings, total floor area 48,600 sq. ft.Foundry and Machine Shop Addition, extension to existingbuilding of others; structural steel frame, brick walls to under-side steel sash and asbestos siding above, steel roof trusses;44,600 sq. ft.; clearance in Foundry 35', in Machine Shop 22'.Shower and Locker Room Building; two stories and basement;reinforced concrete construction, brick walls; 4,035 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND' EQUIPMENT: Annealing furnaces,quench cooling system, sand handling system, speed slinger,shot blast cleaning room, dust exhaust system, flask equipment.Also four cranes 10 to 40 tons. Foundry also has 50-ton trolleytype hoist.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Wheeling Terminal Railroad.Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Optical Glass Plant Sold225,00 sq. ft.

Corning Glass Works,Parkersburg, West Virginia.-Plancor 519.

Glass Tubing Plant Surplus37,800 sq. ft.

Demuth Glass Works, Inc.,Parkersburg, West Virginia.-Plancor 996.

Designed for production of glass tubing and ampules.

LAND: Approximately 12.6 acres.BUILDING: One story, brick walls, steel framing; clearances15' and 29'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Glass melting furnaces,batch charger, mandrel machines, tube alleys, tube drawingand tube sorting machines, platform scales, etc.UTILITIES: Municipality and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of B. & O. Railroad.This plant has been leased for a period of six months. Nego-tiations may be entered into for its purchae subject to theprovisions of the lease in effect.Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Chemical Plant, Chlorine ProductsKanawha CWS PlantWestvaco Chlorine Products Corporation11th Avenue and Ashby StreetCharleston, West Virginia.-Army.

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Chemical Plant, Chlorine Products110,00 sq. ft.

Marshall CWS PlantNew Martinsville, West Virginia.-Army.

LAND: About 84.4 acres.BUILDINGS: Warehouse 9,800 sq. ft., Administration Bldg.7,200 sq. ft.; Shops 17,000 sq. ft.; change house 7,000 sq. ft.and five proess buildings about 70,000 sq. ft. Buildings gen-erally of concrete floor and wood timber constrction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Four acetlene genera-

tors, two overhead cranes (8 'ton) , 2 refrigeration units, 3compressors, Steel Gas Holder, sixteen chlorination reactors,five brick lined steel conversion kettles, four steel. strippingand purification columns, rotary coolers, glass lined reactors,cyclones, coolers, elevators, conveyors, scales, motors, tanks,pumps, etc.UTILITIES: Water from Ohio River.Adequate sewer system.Power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.This project is available for lease in whole or in part, subjectto possible restrictions as to its proposed use.

Cleveland O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-l03).

Chemical Plant, Ammonia18,000 tons per month.

Morgantown Ordinance Works,Morgantown, West Virginia.

The plant is substantially an ammonia or methanol plant; coaltar and coal tar light oils are by-products.

LAND: About 826 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 478,600 sq. ft.Gas Generator House Building No. 120. Four story structurewith total area about 54,000 sq. ft., clearances from 13' to 28'.Floors of reinforced concrete and steel grating. Structuralsteel framing, walls of asbestos corrugated metal.Factory Building No. 140. Total area about 132,700 sq. ft.Building has six stories with major area (95,000 sq. ft.) onfirst floor, clearances first floor 17' and 32'. Upper floor clear-ances from 7' to 46', floors of reinforced concrete and steel,structural steel framing, walls of brick and asbestos corru-gated metal.Catalyst Building No. 170. Total area about 15,600 sq. ft.(First floor 7,600, second floor 6,500, third floor 1,500 sq. ft.).Clearances 13' and 14', reinforced concrete floors, structuralsteel framing, brick and tile walls.Caustic Plant No. 171. Three story, total area 10,200 sq. ft.,construction similar to No. 170.Formaldehyde Plant No. 174. Total area 12,000 sq. ft., fourstory, construction similar to No. 170.Hexamine and Bag Storage No. 175. Basement and five floors.Total area 34,300 sq. ft.Boiler House No. 201. Total area about 98,000 sq. ft. Sixfloors with clearances from 9' to 30'. Construction similar toNo. 170, built-up roofing.Main Offce No. 400. Basement and two story, total area about15,700 sq. ft., reinforced concrete floors, asphalt tile finish,structural steel framing, brick walls.Service Building No. 401. Total 7,900 sq. ft., first floor 7,300sq. ft., second floor 600 sq. ft., construction similar to No. 400.Maintenance Shop and Stores No. 403. Total area 33,000 sq.ft. First floor 25,700 sq. ft., clearance 16' and 10', second floor7,300 sq. ft., clearance 10', concrete floor, structural steel fram-ing, brick walls.Works Laboratory No. 406. Basement and one story, total5,000 sq. ft. Construction similar to No. 403.Maintenance Shop and Stores No. 407. Total area 19,000 sq.ft., first floor 11,400 sq. ft., clearances 23' and 10', second floor7,600 sq. ft., clearance 11', concrete floor on first, woo second,timber framing, brick walls.Cafeteria No. 411, one story, 3,000 sq. ft., clearance 10', woodconstruction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Storage tanks, tankfarm distilation equipment, final coolers on absorbers, cokeconveyors and hoppers, coal unloading equipment, 2 batteries,74 Wilputte by-product ovens, complete, quenching station,two Cottrell precipitators, etc., 1-5,000 cu. ft. expanding typegas holders, two banks of cooling coils, steel decanting tank,2 coke cars, 1-20 ton electric locomotive, 1-150,000 cu. ft. watersealed gas holder, 2 ammonia stils, 13 gas generator sets,2 gas blowers, 3 gas exhausters, 6 scrubber towers, 3 gasboster fans, steam turbine, 6 scrubbing units, 10 absorp-tion refrigeration units, 6 steam recovery units, 10 electricdriven gas compressors, (gas compressor section). 11 elec-tric driven compressors, etc. (Hyper compressor section),5 absorption refrigeration units, 8 ammonia absorption units,ammonia stil, 5 electric driven compressors, etc. (Refrig-eration and Circulating Pump Section), 5 sythesis units

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and 4 synthesis purification units (Purifier Section), pumps,controls, instruments, piping, etc., 6,200,000 gal. Hortonspheres, 4 Power recovery units, 6 aeration towers, one fusedcatalyst unit incorporating electric furnaces, oxide burner,scrubber, crusher, screen, etc., and 2 precipitated catalyst unitsincorporating drying ovens, mixers, filter presses, etc. Causticplant equipment of 2 caustic regenerating units incorporatingfurnaces, bins, elevators, blowers, rotary filters, condensers,exchangers, classifier, thickeners, etc. Methanol Stil House,2 refining units consisting of refining columns, product coolers,decanters, etc. Formaldehyde equipment, 4 units incorporatingsteam engines, exhausters, converters, scrubbers, dryers, Dow-therm system, vaporizers, etc. Hexamine equipment, 2 units in-corporating filters, reactors, crystallzers, centrifuges, rotarydryers, heaters, coolers, condensers, etc. Chlorination appara-tus includes 2 chlorinators, filter strainer, scales, distributionsystem, etc.UTILITIES: Water pumped from Monongahela River. Filterplant on site.Sewage disposal plant on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.Steam, 820,000 Ibs. per hour.TRANSPORTATION: About 16,800 ft. of standard gaugetrack on site, served by Baltimore and Ohio R. R.Available for lease in whole or in part subject to possiblerestrition as to its proposed use.

Richmon O. R. P. D.

Chemical Plant Sold200 tons chlorine per day.

Pittsburg Plate Glass Company,

New Martinsvile, West Virginia.-Plancor 394.

Synthetic Rubber Plant90,0 long tons per year.

United States Rubber Company,Institute, West Virginia.-Plancor 980.

Desgned for production of Buna-S synthetic rubber. The prin-cipal raw materials are butadiene and styrene, furnished byothers. Plant composed of three 30,000-ton units, identical,with par interchangeable.

LAND: Approximately 36.3 acres.BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Total area 170,000 sq. ft.Twenty-five units including an Administration Building, 17,200

sq. ft., Machine Shop 23,000 sq. ft., Laboratory 14,700 sq. ft.,Locer House 12,300 sq. ft., various process buildings 82,000 sq.ft., and miscellaneous pump houses, switch houses, garage,etc., about 21,000 sq. ft. Process buildings of reinforced con-crte and brick. Machine Shop of wood timber construction.Other buildings of brick masonry or wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Pressure vessels, tanks,instruments, columns, heat exchangers, filters, disintegrators,driers, etc. Auxilary equipment includes items for water treat-ment, air for instrument operations, inert gas for cleaningoperations, refrigerating operations, etc.UTILITIES: All utilties furnished by adjacent Plancor 229.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of N. Y. C. Railroad.Richmon O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Tube Plant (Transmitting tubes) Surplus108,0 sq. ft.

Westinghouse Elecric and Manufacturing Company

Fairmount, West Virginia.-Plancor 314.

LAND: Approximately 20 acres.BUILDINGS: Tube Plant, one-story with mezznine, overall

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243' by 360'; factory area 86,500 sq. ft., mezzanine area 16,400sq. ft. Wood columns, trusses; exterior walls of tile with woosash. Factory area clearance 18'; sprinklered.Hydrogen and Nitrogen Storage, Alcohol and Acid Storage andOxygen Buildings total 5,000 sq. ft.Cooling Tower of wood construction has 100,000 galloncapacity~MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Numerous items of spe-cialized equipment for making radio tubes including glasslathes, glass tubing cutter, flare machines, bulb washing andannealing equipment, single and double ovens, oxygen removaltowers, vacuum carbonizing equipment, static seasoning sets,sandblast equipment, filament spray equipment, oscilation sea-soning sets, annealers, furnaces, hydrogen cylinders, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings by Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road.

Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Explosives Plant Surplus965,000 sq. ft.

West Virginia Ordnance Plant,about 6 miles north ofPoint Pleasant, West Virginia.-Army.

LAND: About 8,325 acres.BUILDINGS: Administration Area: Main offce, 47,000 sq.ft., Employment 8,000 sq. ft., Laboratory 8,000 sq. ft., Cafe-teria 10,000 sq. ft., are included. Buildings of wood construc-tion.Shops Area: The buildings in this area, save for the twopower houses, are of timber construction. Most of them haveconcrete floors.Acid Areas: The buildings in the acid areas are of a perm-nent type, being mainly corrugated asbestos-cement siding onsteel frames.T. N. T. Area: The manufacturing buildings are of a perma-Ilent type consisting of steel frames with asbestos-cementsiding.Magazine Area: The 100 beehive tye igloos are constrctof reinforced concrete and covered with earth.River Terminal: The river terminal is of temporary construc-tion. The piping and tanks are permanent.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Special production equip-ment for manufacturing T. N. T. Complete complement of ma-chine tools. . Also dormitory equipment, offce furniture andequipment, cafeteria equipment, hospital equipment, etc.UTILITIES: Water: Six Ranney radial water collector unitslocated in two separate well fields, the well fields being about5 miles apart and interconnected.Sanitary disposal through Sewage Treatment Plant on site.Power and light from local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Some twenty miles of standard gaugetrack on site, served by Baltimore and Ohio R. R. Classifica-tion Yard has capacity of 100 cars.Richmond O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-117).

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold83,500 sq. ft.

Wheeling Bronze Casting Company,

Glendale, West Virginia.-Plancor 1398.

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Oxygen Plant3,600,000 cubic feet per month.

Air Reduction Sales Company,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1338.

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Aircraft Engine Parts Plant (Super chargers) Surplus932,000 sq. ft.

Alls Chalmers Manufacturing Company

4855 West McGeoch StreetMilwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 185.

LAND: About 83 acres.BUILDINGS: Two principal groups known as Plant No.1 andPlant No.2, and connected by covered passageway 645' long.Shop area in the two buildings totals 760,000 sq. ft., clearance18'. Balance of area includes Offce, Forge Shop, Passageway,Boiler Room and Miscellaneous. Factory buildings are one andpart two story masonry structures (windowless) with steelframing throughout. Air conditioned.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Grinding, hobbing, lap-ping, miling and tapping machines, lathes, planers, furnaces,forging machines, presses, spray booths, plating equipment,balancing machines, welding machines, dust and fume collec-tors, etc. Also testing machines, Magnaflux units, microscope,measuring machines, controls, etc.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: Two sidings of Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul Railroad.

Parts of this plant have been sold and leased. Negotiationsmay be entered into for the purchase or lease of all or part ofthe remainder, or for purchase of the part leased subject tothe provisions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Engine Plant219,000 sq. ft.

Alls Chalmers Manufacturing Company,

West Alls, Wisconsin.-Nobs-593.

LAND: About 9lf acres adjacent to main plant of lessee.BUILDINGS: Manufacturing Building. About 215,000 sq.ft. Has two 50' wide bays served by overhead cranes. Firstfloor 250' wide, and a mezzanine 150' wide. Wood timber fram-ing with exterior walls of brick and steel sash.Boiler House, 3,200 sq. ft., brick and concrete.Oil House, 900 sq. ft., masonry.Gate House, 500 sq. ft., brick.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Machine tools, fabricat-ing and finishing equipment, test and inspection equipment andmiscellaneous tools and plant equipment.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Ample railroad and highway facilties.Chicago O. R. P. D.

Aircraft Parts Plant109,100 sq. ft.

Ampco Metals, Inc.Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 733.

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Explosives Plant

4,796,000 sq. ft.Badger Ordnance Works,Hercules Powder Company,Baraboo, Wisconsin.-Army.

LAND: 10,580 acres.BUILDINGS: There are approximately 1,970 buildings of alltypes on the project (including 582 hose houses), with a totalfloor area of approximately 4,796,000 sq. ft.The Staff Residence Area has 10 one-story bungalow-typedwellngs and 5 two-story dwellngs, each complete with allservice facilties. Five community type garages serve the staffresidence area. The buildings are well designed, wood framestructures. In addition to the staff houses, there are severalsubstantial dwellngs on the project area which were thereat the time the property was acquired.The Administration Area contains the main' offce or admin-istration building, a two-story wood frame building of 49,000sq. ft. of floor area, the Government offce building with 26,000sq. ft. of floor area, mess hall with 6,170 sq. ft. of floor area,guard headquarters and four 10-car garages.The Service Area contains the combined shops, 38,000 sq. ft.,the main storehouse, 26,000 sq. ft., combined tool house, 6,000sq. ft., forge and weld shop, 4,500 sq. ft. and other smallermiscellaneous buildings, all of wood frame construction. Theservice area is served by trucking roads and railroad sidings.There are two railroad classification yards serving the plant.The Explosive Storage and Shipping Area contains 98 woodframe storage and shipping houses. Sixty-four of these housesare 34' by 58' each, and are barricaded, 34 structures are 34'by 98' with no barricades, also 22 modified igloo type rocketpowder magazines 26' by 61'. All buildings in this area areserved by trucking roads.The River Pump House, the pump houses at the various wells,the storage reservoir, and fitration plant are of permanentconstruction. The water distribution system adequately servesthe entire developed area of the project.The Power House is located adjacent to and to the north ofthe service area. The equipment consists of five coal-firedboilers, each having a capacity of 175,000 pounds of steamper hour. The power house is a well designed structure withsteel frame and masonry walls. Power House proposed forconstruction adjacent to the Oleum plant was not completed.An additional power house equipped with four 100,000 lb. boil-ers was constructed as a portion of the rocket powder addition.The building is constructed of structural steel with masonrywalls.The Acid Area contains the acid producing and concentratingbuildings and equipment. Construction in this area is generallyof a permanent type steel frame and concrete. The structuresare all of special design.The Cotton Area contains five single story wood frame, cottonand pulp warehouses each having 19,850 sq. ft. of floor area,the cotton and wood pulp dry houses and other miscellaneouswood frame buildings.The Nitrating Area contains the buildings and equipment forthe nitration of cotton and wood pulp. The five nitratingbuildings are of special design with steel frames and brickwalls containing 11,820 sq. ft. of floor area each. The fiveboilng tub houses each with 44,700 sq. ft. of floor area, fourpoach and blend houses each with 50,500 sq. ft. of floor area,five beater houses each with 6,100 sq. ft. of floor area, the fivewringer houses each with 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area, togetherwith other miscellaneous buildings in this area, are all of woodframe construction.The Single Base Powder Manufacturing Area is located imme-diately adjacent to and east of the nitrating area for cottonlinters and wood pulp. The rocket powder manufacturing areais located to the south of the single base manufacturing area.The Recovery Area, in which are located the buildings andequipment required for fume and solvent recovery, forms apart of the single base powder manufacturing area. Imme-diately adjacent thereto are located the dry houses, blendingtowers, packing houses and other miscellaneous buildings. Allof the buildings in the powder manufacturing recovery andprocessing areas are of special design and construction. Inaddition to their special design and construction, the buildings

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in these areas are widely separated one from another as asafety measure from the hazards of fires and explosions.The 20o-ton Oleum Plant located northeast of the smokelesspowder manufacturing area is of modern design and perma-nent type of construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: 200-ton Oleum plantcomplete, alcohol and ether plants, varied storage and processtanks and weigh tanks, pumps, motors, compressors, after-coolers, filters, reheaters, absorption towers, screens, pulp dry-ers, dehydrating presses, macerators, mixing and kneadingmachines, blocking presses, macaroni presses, powder cuttingmachines, wringers, shredding machines, finishing presses,beaters, agitators, shaker screen assemblies, hoppers, scales,fume recovery system assemblies, washers, etc. Complete com-plement of machine tools and maintenance equipment.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: Water from the Wisconsin River and 5 wellsfor plant use.Sewage and waste disposal is handled through a complete sys-tem of sanitary and general purpose sewers.Power and light from local utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION:. Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago,Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific and Pennsylvania Railroads.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-150).

Industrial Building Sold20,600 sq. ft.

Bell Machine CompanyOshkosh, Wisconsin.-Plancor 2414.

ShipyardWalter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc.,Superior, Wisconsin.-Maritime.

LAND: About 221, acres. LeasedBUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: Total area 72,300 sq. ft.Included is a Fabricating Shop (14,000 sq. ft.), and anotherof (12,900 sq. ft.), Mold Loft (10,000 sq. ft.), Machine Shop(20,600 sq. ft.). All of concrete floors and stel framing. AWarehouse (8,200 sq. ft.) is of brick.Shipways (3), 875', 800' and 575' long.Marginal Wharfs (2), 330' and 370'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Material handling equip-ment, gantry, locomotive and crawler cranes, two 10 ton andone 5-ton overhead cranes, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilties.TRANSPORTATION: About a mile standard gauge track onsite.

Chicago O. R. P. D.

Shipyard Facilties27,000 sq. ft.

Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc.,Superior, Wisconsin.-Plancor 381.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for assembling prefabri-cated sections and outfitting of seagoing ships.

LAND: About 811l¡ acres, leased.BUILDINGS: Total area 27,000 sq. ft.Fabricating Shop, Offce, Stores, two Wash Room Buildings,Transformer House.Fabricating Shop, 13,000 sq. ft., steel framing, corrugated metalsiding, clearance 32'.Other buildings wood construction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Flat cars, locomotivecrane, gantry cranes, air compressors, welding machines, ped-estal grinders, etc.UTILITIES: Local utilty companies.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

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Machine Shop Sold316,0 sq. ft.

Chain Belt Company,West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 390.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Darien, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1531-38.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 54 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Ripon, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1531-24.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 61 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gath-ering binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units,baling press, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,000 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,DeForest, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1531-7.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft.,clearance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck divided

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into three spaces to serve as air ducts for drers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.:Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvester,i, gather-ing binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units, balingpress, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from"deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.Chicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Hartford, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1531-5.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 50 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gather-ing binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units, balingpress, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.This plant has been leased for a period of five years. N egotiation may be entered into for its purchase subject to the pro11sion of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availabl6.

Hem~Mm Sold31,0 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Cuba City, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1531-4.

Hemp Mil Surplus31,00 sq. ft.

Commodity Credit Corporation,Union Grove, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1531-3.

Designed for producing and rough processing hemp fibre andtow.LAND: 51 acres.BUILDINGS: Straw Storage Building, area 5,880 sq. ft., clear-ance 15'6"; block walls, gravel floor, clear span wood bow-string roof trusses.Dryer Building, double deck construction, each deck dividedinto three spaces to serve as air ducts for dryers; concreteblock walls; area 7,480 sq. ft.Mil Building, floor area 7,200 sq. ft., concrete block walls andfloor, wood bowstring trusses.Bale Storage Building, floor area 5,376 sq. ft., similar to MilBuilding.Boiler House, Shop Building, Locker, and Offce Building, totalfloor area 5,470 sq. ft. Clearances 9', 10', 30'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Hemp harvesters, gather-

ing binders, scutchers, hemp breakers, hemp dryer units, baliipress, trucks and trailers, steam engine, etc.

UTILITIES: Water from deep well on site.Sewage disposal system on site.Power and light from local utilty.This plant has been leased for ci period of 9 mot1i. Negotitio may be entered into for ita purchase Ilbjeot to the prnon of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Steel Foundry Surplus9,0 tons castings per y_r.

Crucible Steel Castings Company,South 20th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1122.

Designed as a complete electric steel foundry for production ofsteel castings.

LAND: Two parcels, approximately 7.15 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 137,800 sq. ft.Foundry Building, one-story, part basement, floor area 132,660sq. ft. Construction in melting areas, brick masonry, stelstructure; in other areas, brick masonry, concrete column,wood trusses. Ceilng heights 9' to 35'.Offce Building, one-story and part basement, frame andmasonry structure, area 5,140 sq. ft. Ceilng height, 8' to 10'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Electric and annealingfurnaces, cut-off machines, core jolt machines, acetylene genera-tor, sand mixers, core ovens, sand handling equipment, rostraightening and shearing machines, welding units, wheelaba.tors, blast rooms. Also one 5-ton overhead traveling craneoutside; one 10-ton, three 5-ton traveling cranes and two 10-ton electric floor operated cranes in production area. 48 hoistsand trolleys, sand handling and roller conveyor.UTILITIES: Water from well on site and from city.Power and light from local utilty company.

TRANSPORTATION: Spur track of C. & N. W. R. R.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ammunition Plant Surplus244,0 sq. ft.

Eau Claire Ordnance Plant,Western Electric Company, Inc.,Eau Claire, Wisconsin.-Army.

Plant consists primarily of the hazardous elements of a typicalsmall arms ammunition plant.LAND: About 614 acres.BUILDINGS: Receiving, Storage and Shipping area containsfive small warehouses having combined floor area of 9,180 sq.ft., wood frame construction, and tile walls. All are serveddirectly by railroad sidings.Hazardous manufacturing area contains: Special ChargingBuilding No. 104: Concrete floor, wood timber fraing, 8"tile walls to second floor, wood above, wood deck, built-up rof-ing. First floor area 128,000 sq. ft., clearance 10' to 12'5",second floor 6,000 sq. ft., clearance 10'. Steam unit heaters,radiators, and convectors, cold water air conditioning system.Primer Manufacturing Building No. 135: One story, clearance12', concrete floor, wood timber framing, tile walls, woo deck,built-up roofing, floor area 28,000 sq. ft., steam unit heatersand radiators. In addition there are a number of small unitsof wood construction for especially hazardous operations.Explosive storage area contains about six small wooden struc-tures.Ballstics area contains the Ballstics Building No. 108. Onestory, 20,000 sq. ft., concrete on ground, and small secndfloor of 1,300 sq. ft. of reinforced concrete. Clearance 11'4"first floor. Walls of 12" tie, wood timber framing, wood deck,built-up roofing. Steam unit heaters and radiators.Power Plant area contains the Boiler Plant, which bas thre250 bhp boilers, wood frame construction with tile walls, areaabout 2,000 sq. ft.In addition to the facilties described there are such servce

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facilities as gate houses, garage, fire station, gas station anda small field hospital. These are of wood construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Assembly machines, in-spection units, polishing barrels, primer inspection machines,primer charging machines, washing machines, dryers, etc.Also maintenance equipment including lathes, grinders, drilpresses, saws, etc., and offce furniture and equipment andcafeteria equipment.UTILITIES: Water from 2 deep wells on site. Concrete reser-voir 160,000 gal. capacity.Oter facilties from local and city utilty companies.

TRANSPORTATION: Spurs connecting to Omaha, Milwaukeeand Soo R. R.

Cliicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-97)

FoundryGeneral Malleable Corporation,Waukesha, Wisconsin.-Plancor 2000.

Sold

Machine Tool Plant Surplus50,700 sq. ft.

Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool Company,Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.-Plancor 860.

LAND: Area 1.5 acres.BUILDING: One story, brick, reinforced concrete and steelconstruction. Large area steel sash and glass. Ceilng clear-ances in manufacturing areas, 46' and 36'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Boring, driling, miling,grnding and hobbing machines, lathes, presses, saws, electricfurnaces, etc. Also two 20-ton overhead traveling cranes, two10-ton cranes, 24 jib cranes or hoists.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery, and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track from C. & N. W. R. R.

Chicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Shipyard Facilties Surplus15,6 sq. ft.

Globe Shipbuilding Company,Superior Bay, Wisconsin.-Plancor.358.

Shop and equipment to augment lessee's facilties for outfittingships.BUILDING: Prefabricated, removable building, 79' by 197';steel frame corrugated steel sheeting. Area 15,600 sq. ft.,clearance 31'.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, drils, grinders,planers, steam hammer, bending slabs and pegs, lifting ma-chines, welding machines and accessories, etc.Chicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure avaüable.

Radio Parts Plant Surplus63,0 sq. ft.

Globe Union, Inc.,3238 North Bremen Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Nobs-892.

LAND: About 2.8 acres.BUILDING: A one-story building approximately 135' by, 475'.There is a basement boiler room approximately 35' by 65'.A brick substation on roof is 14' by 20'. Total area about63,000 sq. ft. Clearance under truss 12'. Brick bearing walls,

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metal sash, steel trusses, wood roof, metal saw-tooth skylightsPart concrete floor, part wood floor on concrete subfioor.Sprinklered. ,Contains 4,000 sq. ft. of locker space and about 3,800 sq. ft. ofcafeteria space. Alterations and improvements to the build-ing were made after acquisition.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Vacuum dryers, pebblemil, comminuting machines, filters, blenders, jar mils, mixers,steam-jacketed kettles, ovens, scales, storage bins, magneticseparators, extruding press, table presses, two 75-ton hydraulicpresses, one 28' tunnel kiln with kiln cars, one 28' drying room,cutting tables, sanding tables, lens polishing machines, etcAlso high-frequency test units.UTILITIES: Furnished by local public utilties and city.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (NP-80).

Machine Tool Plant Surplus163,60 sq. ft.

Kearney & Trecker Corporation,6784 West National Avenue,

Milwaukee, Wiscopsin.-Plancor 623.

LAND: Area 2.83 acres.BUILDING: One story with mezzanine, brick and concretewalls, steel and wood sash, wood insulated roof deck on woodtrusses, steel columns and girders. Mezzanine floor, reinforcedconcrete joists. Machine Shop floor area 121,000 sq. ft., mez-zanine 42,600 sq. ft. Two high bays, 27' clearance undertrusses; three low bays 15'4" clearance. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes; presses; boring,driling, miling, broaching, gear hobbing, shaping and grind-ing machines; hydraulic and electric lift trucks; spray andsand' blast cleaning equipment; gas furnace; welding ma-chines; transformer and generator sets; etc. Twenty-two elec-tric overhead traveling cranes of one to ten-ton capacity.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Sidings of Northwestern and Milwau-kee Railroads.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Ordnance Plant (Brass strip, etc.) Surplus280,00 sq. ft.

Kenosha Brass Company,Kenosha, Wisconsin.-Plancor 66.

LAND: 6 Y. acres.BUILDINGS: Cold Rollng and Annealing Building: 2 storysteel frame, brick walls. 222' by 480' with 60' loft wing andmezzanine floor. Floor area 174,900 sq. ft. with ceilng clear-ance o.f 190' on first floor and 14' on second floor. Threefreight elevators in building.Press Building: I-story, steel frame, brick and transite walls.100' by 258' with two wings. Floor area 27,000 sq. ft. with 34'ceilng clearance.Hot Rollng Mil: Construction similar to Casting Shop, 85'by 257'. Floor area 21,500 sq. ft. with 26' ceilng clearance.5 other buildings and structures, one story, frame, total area56,660 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, heat-treatingequipment, molds, vises, etc.Machine Tools: Drils, grinders, lathes, milers, shapers, etc.Cranes: Five 5-ton, three 10-ton.

. Furniture and Fixtures: 8,720 items.

NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machinery'and equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Service by Chicago & Northwestern,Ry. Co.

Chicgo O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

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AI.rcraft Parts Plant Surplus484,0 sq. ft.

Ladish Drop Forge Company,Cudahy, Wisconsin.-Plancor 280.

Designed to augment lessee's facilties for production of forg-ings.LAND: 15.2 acres.BUILDINGS: Six buildings, five of which are interconnectedwith lessee's buildings.Construction generally brick masonry with wood or steeltrusses; some sections of reinforced concrete framing.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Furnaces, magnifluxunits, pickling machines, lathes, driling and grinding machines,metal saws, hoists, lifting magnets, conveyors, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Chicago and NorthwesternRailroad.

This plant has been leased for a period of five years. Negotiations may be entered into for its purchase subject to the provi-sions of the lease in effect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Radio Battery Plant Sold30,00 sq. ft.

Marathon Battery Company,Wausau, Wisconsin.-Plancor 2001.

Steel Foundry Facilties Surplus6,600 sq. ft.

Marathon Foundry & Machine Company,Wausau, Wisconsin.-Plancor 2367.

Used for the production of cores for gray iron castings.LAND: About 1/10 acre.BUILDING: Two story masonry structure 55' by 60'. Exteriorwalls of concrete block and steel sash. First floor 5" concreteon ground. Wood second floor and roof çarried on steel joistand structural steel framing. Contains 'a vertical core ovenextending into a penthouse or monitor on roof.Total area 6,600 sq. ft. Clearance first floor 12'; second floor10' to 11'.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Coleman Tower core oven,and six molding machines.

UTILITIES: City and local utilty company.TRANSPORTATION: C. & N. W. Railway Co.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Magnesium Foundry2,232,000 Ibs. per year.

Metal-Mold Magnesium Corporation,Cedarburg,. Wisconsin.-Plancor 1792.

Sold

Ammunition Plant Surplus1,168,000 sq. ft.

Milwaukee Ordnance Plant,U. S. Rubber Company,4650 North Port Washington Road,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Army.Used for production of armor piercing ammunition and load-ing.LAND: About 148 acres.BUILDINGS: This plant, prior to its acquisition by the Gov-ernment, consisted of three principal manufacturing units,known as No.3, No. 10, No. 11, including one five-story andone four-story reinforced concrete building with combined areasof about 525,000 sq. ft., and one steel framed one-story manu-facturing building with area of about 97,000 sq. ft. With thesewere such auxilaries as Administration Building, Boiler Plantand the usual service buildings, all of permanent construction.

Since 1942 the Government has built the other facilties, con-sisting mainly of small special purpose buildings but includingone manufacturing building (No. 101) of approximately 300,000sq. ft. of wood and masonry construction.Manufacturing Building No. 3 is a five-story and basementstructure with a total area of about 444,000 sq. ft. Clearances11' and 13'. Reinforced concrete construction throughout.Floors wood finish. Brick spandrel walls. Sprinklered. Cafe-teria seating 1,000. Building was renovated, strengthened, etc.,in 1942.Building No. 10, total area 81,000 sq. ft., four stories, clearances11' to 14'. Reinforced concrete construction throughout. Con-crete floor finish. Brick spandrel walls. Sprinklered. Re-habiltated in 1942.Building No. 11, total area 97,200 sq. ft. One story. Clear-ance 12' to 20'. Wood and concrete floor. Structural steel

. framing, brick walls. Sprinklered. Rehabiltated in 1942.Building No. 101, total area about 290,000 sq. ft. One story.Clearance 12'3". Built in 1942. Floor about If concrete and% gravel. Wood timber framing, concrete block walls. Lockersfor 3,000.Building No. 135, one story. Total area 35,100 sq. ft. Woodand concrete block.Building No. 108, total area 26,500 sq. ft. (Basement 11,100sq. ft., first floor 15,400 sq. ft.) Clearances 9' to 13'. Reinforcedconcrete with concrete block walls.Building No. 113, total area about 16,500 sq. ft. Clearance 12'.One story. Concrete floor, wood timber framing, concreteblock walls.Power House No. 15, Basement and one story. Total area45,200 sq. ft. Reinforced concrete and brick.Administration No.5, basement and 3 story. Total area47,700 sq. ft. Reinforced concrete and brick.Other units total some 58,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Arbor presses, boringmils, dril presses, grinders, honing machines, lapping ma-chines, lathes, shapers, sanders, metal cutting saws, super fin-ishers, miling machines, draw machines, heading machines,head turns, body annealing, trimming machines, pocketing ma-chines, taper and plug machines, inspection units, bullet drawmachines, jacket trim machines, assembly machines, primermachines, primer insert machines, cartridge loading machines,gage and weigh machines, wash and dry machines, anneal,pickle, rinse and dry units, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding connecting with Chicago, Mil-waukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. R.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-100).

Steel Foundry Sold36,700 sq. ft.

Motor Castings Company,

West Dickinsan Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 941.

Aircraft Engine Parts Plant365,000 sq. ft.

Nash-Kelvinator Corporation,Kenosha, Wisconsin.-Plancor 719.

Sqld

Ordnance Plant Sold118,000 sq. ft.

Orlgear Company,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1462.

Optical Elements Manufacturing Plant63,000 sq. ft.

Perfex Corporation,

710 South 3rd Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Army.

Sold

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Ordnance Parts Plant (Steel casings) Surplus52,600 sq. ft.

Pressed Steel Tank Company, alsoFirestone Steel Products,

W. Lincoln Avenue and South 43rd Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 550.

LAND: About 11.8 acres.BUILDING: 142' by 320', structural steel framing, brickwalls, steel sash, two story reinforced concrete offce wing.Factory clearance 29' in high bay. 17'6" side bays.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, borers, shapers,presses, electric saws, metal heating furnaces, welders, blastcleaning and wåshing machines, etc.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch track from Chicago and North-western R. R.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Battery Manufacturing Plant51,000 sq. ft.

R. M. R. Corporation,

Madison, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1979.

Sold

Aircraft Parts Plant (Landing gear) Surplus405,100 sq. ft.

A. O. Smith Corporation,Prospect Avenue,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Plancor 220.

LAND: 2 1/16 acres.BUILDING: Consists of original section and new sectionforming one building of same construction. Basement andfive floors. Reinforced concrete framing, flat slab type, withmushroom type columns. Brick curtain walls. Clearancesfrom 13' to 26'. Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Miling, driling, grind-ing and boring machines; lathes, heat treating equipment,welding machines, lift trucks, plating and rinsing tanks, etc.Also twenty-five :J- to lh-ton independent transfer cranes, onehundred thirty-one :J- to lh-ton jib cranes, thirty-one :J- to3-ton electric hoists, twenty-four :1- to I-ton monorail systems.NOTE: This plant description is based upon the wartime useof the property prior to its designation as "Surplus". Subse-quently, however, the independent disposal of the machineryand equipment has been authorized, and it is possible that allor part of the original machinery and equipment has beenremoved.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Two sidings of Chicago NorthwesternRailroad.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Parts Plant Sold269,00 sq. ft;

A. O. Smith Corporation,Butler, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1647.

ShipyardLeatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Company,

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.-Plancor 239.

Used by lessee in connection with shipbuilding.LAND: Land area 1:1 acres, (land and water in use underriparian rights about 7:1 acres).BUILDING: Fabricating Shop, 40,000 sq. ft., structural steelframing, monitor type brick walls to eaves, corrugated sidingabove. Ground floor 19,000 sq. ft., upper floor areas total21,000 sq. ft. Main bay clearance to crane 36', to ceilng 44'.Side bay clearances 20' and 10'6".UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: Switch tracks of Ahnapee & WesternR. R.

Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

(Wiscnsin) 201

ShipyardLeatham D. Smith,Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.-Maritime.

Sold

Ore Reduction Plant450,000 tons per year.

United Miling and Mining Company,Near Plattevile, Wisconsin.-Plancor 1906.

Designed for production of lead and zinc concentrates by flota-tion. ..LAND: About 4:1 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 6,700 sq. ft.Mil Building, 50' by 90' with a lean-to 19' by 90'; structuralsteel frame; outside walls of celo siding; floor area 6,100 sq.ft.; height to underside truss 18'.Offce and Laboratory Building, area 600 sq. ft., frame con-struction.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Vertical bucket eleva.tors, hoppers, ore storage tank, power driven screen, spiral rakehydro-classifier, ball mil, classifiers and conditioners, vacuumfiter, pumps, reagent feeders, magnet, agitator, process piping,etc.UTILITIES: Water from well on site.Two septic tanks on site.Power and light from local utilty company.

This plant has been leased for a period of one year. Negotia-tions may be entered into subject to the term of the lease lneffect.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Surplus

Ordnance Plant Surplus24,800 sq. ft.

Vilter Manufacturing Company,East Beecher Street and South First Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Army.

LAND: About 0.43 acres, leased.B1lILDINGS: Buildi~g is an extension to an existing factorybuilding of lessee. First floor, 16,700 sq. ft., mezzanine 8,100sq. ft., clearance, main high bay 34'3", below mezzanine 13'10"mezzanine 13'10". First floor is concrete, finished with 2,icreosoted wood block, mezzanine, wood, structural steel fram-ing, brick walls (face brick with common brick backing).Sprinklered.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Lathes, boring, driling,and miling machines, shapers, gun boring lathes, plane milingmachines, hydraulic rifling machine, grinders, gun groovingmachines, broaching machines, slotter machines, thread milermachines, etc. Also one 20-ton electric crane, ten 2-ton mono-rail cranes, overhead traveling crane, four 2-ton mono-rail jibcranes.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.TRANSPORTATION: C. & N. W. Ry.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure availble (AP-78).

Service Building Surplus9,40 sq. ft.

Wehr Steel Company,South 54th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Army.

LAND: About 0.83 acres, leased.BUILDING: Total area 9,400 sq. ft., basement, 1,500 sq. ft.clearance 11'7", ground or first floor 3,950 sq. ft., clearance 10"second floor 3,950 sq. ft., clearance 10', basement and first f100:are reinforced concrete, second floor wood. Structural fram-ing of wood and cement block, walls are face brick with con-crete block backing, wood deck.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Kitchen equipment coun-ter electric range, refrigerator, offce equipment, compto~eterstypewriters, etc. 'UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Chicago O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-79).

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WYOMING

Gasoline Refinery, 100 Octane Surplus1,650 barrels per day.

Frontier Refining Corporation,

Cheyenne, Wyoming.-Plancor 1146.LAND: Approximately 25 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area about 67,000 sq. ft. About 35 utiltyand functional structures. Most construction reinforced con-crete and brick. Some wood frame.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Major functional unitsare crude unit, reforming unit, fluid catalytic cracking unit,isomerization, HF alkylation unit, and gas concentration unit.Accessory facilties include motor gasoline sweetening plant,Ethyl Blending Plant, cooling tower, and truck and railroadloading racks, tankage capacity-atmospheric: 250,000 barrels;pressure: 16,000 barrels.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Union Pacific R. R.UTILITIES: City and local utilty companies.Steam Boiler Plant contains six boilers.

Omha O. R. P. D.-Brochure available.

Aircraft Modification Plant Surplus375,000 sq. ft.

Modification Center No. 10,United Airlines Transport Corporation,

Cheyenne, Wyoming.-Army.LAND: 38.2 acres, plus 97.84 acres on twenty-five year leaseto Government, and 363 acres on which Government has cer-tain rights of use, making a total of 499.04 acres.

BUILDINGS: Hangar, two center areas of one-story with twostory wings on each side, total area 194,000 sq. ft. High bays30' clear, wings 16' clear on first floor, 10' clear on second floor;reinforced concrete floors, reinforced concrete columns, woodroof trusses, bays 20' by 160' in centers, 20' by 20' and 20' by 22'in wings.Hangar, 136,064 sq. ft., one story, center area 30' clear with160' span and one two-story wing with four 20' bays. Firststory is 17' clear, reinforced concrete floor, reinforced concrete

frame with wood trusses and gyp plank roof. Wing is allreinforced concrete construction.Balance of nine buildings vary from 384 to 12,000 sq. ft.MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Stamping machines, paintsprays, electric furnaces, lathes, grinders, punch presses, mil-ing machines, presses, drils, saws, bending machines, rolls,hammers, shears, portable tools, and dies, jigs, and fixtures.UTILITIES: Electricity from Bureau of Reclamation.Water from City of Cheyenne.

Omaha O. R. P. D.-Brochure available (AP-1~).

Alumina Plant36,0,0 Ib.. per y_r.

Monolith Portland Midwest Company,Laramie, Wyoming.-Plancor 1844.

Designed to produce alumina on an experimental basis by theprocessing of a mineral known as Amorthosite. Residualmaterial stated as suitable for manufacture of improved typof Portland cement.

LAND: 40 acres.BUILDINGS: Total area 142,000 sq. ft.Processing Building B-1; area 60,000 sq. ft., clearances 10' to54'.Processing Building B"2; area 63,000 sq. ft., clearances 16' to49'.Warehouse; 12,600 sq. ft., clearances 9' to 20'.Offce; 6,400 sq. ft., clearance 10'.All reinforced concrete construction.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Rotary kilns, ball mills,evaporator, pumps, air compressors, dorr thickeners, hydroseparator, classifiers, hydrotreater, dry chemical feeders, con-veyors, elevators, etc.UTILITIES: Water from wells on site and pumping fromriver. ,Sewage disposal systems on site.Power and light from local public companies.TRANSPORTATION: Siding of Union Pacific Railroad.Omaha O. R. P. D.-Brochure a1Jaiùble.

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NUMERICAL INDEX OF PLANCORS

Plancor State Pal'e Plancor State Pal'e Plancor State P.l'e PI.ncor State Pal'e4 Mich. ... 80 226-A4 CaL. . . . . 10 397 Mass. 77 664 Ohio 1338-113 N.J.... . . . .103 226 K Ark. 6 398 Ohio .... . 141 665 Col. .. . . .. 22

10 Ohio 142 226 A3 N.J. 102 400 Pai ..... . 153 667 La....... . 6511-3 N.J... .... 107 226 LA CaL. 10 402 Nev. 101 669 Ohio . -... 13311-4 N.J...... . 107 226 NY N.Y. 109 407 CaL. . . . . . . 20 672 Ohio .... . 12514 Mich. ... . 79 226-0 Ore. 146 411 Pa. 157 678 Mich. ... . 8614 Ind. . . . 45 226-S Wash. 190 42Ù Mass. 0" . 73 680 N.Y. .... . 12117 Mo. .. . 94 226-X Ark. 6 421 Ohio .... . 138 686 Minn. 8918 Ohio 127 229 W.Va. .. . 193 422 IlL. . . 40 687 Utah.... . 18620 CaL. . ... . 11 236 CaL. ..... . 15 434 Ariz. 6 688 Pai ..... . 16125 Tex. 181 239 Wisc. 201 434 E Tex.. . 182 689 Ark. 927 Cal. .. . . .. 17 242 IlL. 32 438 Il. . . . . . . . 39 697 CaL. . . . . . . 1330 Md. 68 243 Tex.. . ... . 175 446 Mich. 84 706 La. 6334 Wash.... . 191 244 CH Ohio . . 128 447 Mich. ... . 78 707 CaL. .... .. 1835 N.Y. .... . 115 244 Ohio 128 449 Mich. ... . 82 711 Il. . . . . . . . 3240 Il. 42 245 Wash. ... 191 466 Pa. ..... . 155 713 N.J...... . 10740 Ind. ...... 51 246 Mich. 78 472 N.Y. 115 717 DeL. ...... 2741 Mich. ... . 88 247 N.J...... . 106 473 Ohio .... . 135 718 Tex. .... . 18343 N.J. .... . 103 250 Ohio .... . 123 474 Md. 71 731 Ohio 12645 Pa. 155 251 Tex. .... . 183 477 Mich. ... . 81 742 Okl. ..... . 14546 Mass. ... . 74 253 Ohio .... . 125 483 Pa. 0.... . 159 746 N.Y. 11347 Ky. ..... . 62 254 Mich. ..' . 83 484 Tex. .... . 182 747 Wash.... . 19350 Ore. 149 256 Ala. 4 485 Tex. 178 754 Del. ...... 2755 Pa. 159 257 Ohio 137 495 IlL. . . . . . . . 43 755 Pai ..... . 16459 Ind. . ... .. 45 258 Pai 164 502 Pa. 156 759. Ohio .... . 12360 Pai ..... . 153 259 W Ohio 137 506 N.Car.... . 121 763 Texas ... . 18064 Tex. .... . 185 259 Y Ohio 138 507 Ind. .. . .. . 45 765 Pai ..... . 16666 Wis. .... . 199 260 Ala. 4 509 Mich. 85 767 N.Y. .... . 11867 IlL. 31 261 Ala. 4 512 Ohio .... . 131 769 Mich. 8474-2 Conn. 25 262 N.Y. 118 515 Mass. 72 772 Ore...... . 14975 Conn. ... . 25 263 Mass. 0.. . 77 516 CaL. . . . . .. 11 773-1 Pa....... . 14976 Mich. ... . 78 264 La. 65 518-B Pa. 164 773-F2 Ariz. 580 Pa. 158 265 Tex. ...... 178 524 Wash. .. . 190 783 Il. .. . . . . . 3881 Tex. 175 265 N.Mex. 108 536 Ohio .... . 130 787 Mich. ... . 8189 IlL. . . . . . . . 44 266 Ind. .. .. .. 49 537 Tex. 183 792 Il. 3391 Il. .., . . . 41 269 Ind. ... . .. 44 541 Pa....... . 163 795 CaL. ... ... 1299 N.Y. ... . 109 272 CH Ind. 46 542 N.Y. .... . 121 800 Ohio .... . 128

101 Ohio 130 272 CW W.Va. 194 543 Conn. ... . 26 813 Tenn. ... . 169104 Il. . . . . . . . 40 275 Ariz. .. ... 5 546 N.Y. .... . 109 817 Ohio .... . 137106 Ohio 141 278 Ohio .... . 124 547 Conn. '.' . 25 824 Pai 163114 Ohio .... . 132 279 Mich. 82 548-3 Ind. ..... . 47 828 CaL. . .. . . . 18126 Ohio 131 280 Wisc. 200 548-5 Ind. 47 839 Mich. ... . 84127 Ohio 129 281 Mass. ... . 73 550 Wisc. ... . 201 845 Mich. 82129 Conn. ... . 26 283 N.Y. 120 557 Kans. ... . 57 852 Il. .. . . . . . 31131 N.Y. 112 284 Ohio .... . 137 559 N.Y. .... . 114 855 Utah.... . 186132 N.J.. ..... 103 285 Ohio 123 562 Tex. 183 856 Ohio .... . 133133 Mont. 98 291 Utah.... . 186 569 N.J..... .. 104 857 Conn. 26136 Ind. ...... 44 293 Utah.... . 187 571 Wash. .... 191 860 Wise. 199139 Kans. ... . 57 294 Pa. 155 .572 La. 0.... . 66 864 Mass. 0.. . 73143 Tex. .... . 177 297 Minn. ... . 89 573 Pa. 151 871 Mich- ... . 87145 Ohio .... . 124 299 Mo. 96 581 N.J...... . 106 875 Ohio .... . 135146 N.Y. .... . 119 303 Wash... ., 192 582 Mieh. ... . 88 876 La. 0.... . 64151 Mieh. ... . 83 308 CaL. ...... 17 583 Ky. ..... . 62 877 Tex. .... . 176152 La 66 310 Mich. 88 586 N.J. .... . 104 880 Tex. 171153 G Mass. 73 312 Il. . . . . . . . 36 587 Mont. '" . 98 882 Okl...... . 1431.6 Wash.... . 191 314 W.Va. .... 195 591 Tex. .... . 184 883 Ohio 142161 Mo. ..... . 94 316 Md. 68 592 La. 66 890 Cal. ...... 12162 Pai ..... . 152 317 Mich. 83 602 Wash. .... 193 907 Conn. ... . 25164 Pai 157 324 Mich. ... . 79 603 Wash... .. 193 911 Tex. .... . 176166 Mich. ... . 80 325 Pai 165 604 Ohio 136 920 Ohio 140168 N.Y. 111 326 CaL. . . .. . . 10 611 CaL. ...... 14 921 Utah.... . 186171 Ind. ...... 45 327 Il. ....... 31 612 M Mass. ..... 76 927 Pai 154173 CaL. .... . 19 328 Ind. ...... 52 619 N.J...... . 107 929 CaL. .. . . . . 13174 N.Y. ..' . 114 332 Ariz. ..... 5 622 N.Y. 114 930 Tex. .... . 175178 Mich. ... . 84 333 Ohio .... . 127 623 Wisc..... . 199 933 Tex. .... . 181181 Pai 166 334 Ohio .... . 127 625 Ky. 60 934 Pa. 0.... . 154183 Cal. ..... 16 335 Ohio 127 628 Del. ...... 27 936-F3 Ohio .... . 122185 Wisc. ... . 196 338 Ind. .. ... . 46 631 IlL. .. ..... 39 938 Tex. .... . 180195 Ohio .... . 135 345 Pai ..... . 163 636 Utah.... . 186 942-1 Tenn. ... . 169199 Mich. ... . 84 346 Tex. .... . 172 638 Tex. 177 942-2 Pa. 161201 Nev. .... . 101 352 Pai 153 639 CaL. . . . . . . 14 954 Mich. ... . 82209 Md. ..... . 70 353 N.J.. ..... 104 641 S.Car. .... 167 956 Tex. .... . 177214 Tex. .... . 180 358 Wise. ..... 199 646 Ohio . _... 140 957 Iowa .... . 56215 CaL. .... . 12 369 Wash.... . 191 652 Il. 81 959 Kans. 57220 Wisc. 201 372 N.Y. .... . 108 655 Mich. ... . 80 963 Cal. ...... 20222 N.J. .. . 105 381 Wisc. ... . 197 659 Pa. 163 971 IlL. . . . . . . . 87226AO La. . . 63 383 Ohio 127 662 N.J. ..... 107 978 Mich..... . 86226-A1 N.Y. .. . 109 385 Tex. .... . 185 663 Ohio 128 980 W.Va. .... 195

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NUMERICAL INDEX TO PLANCORB-ContinuedPlancor Stat. Paire Plancor State Paire Plancor State Paire Plancor State Pan982 Tex. 176 1283 IlL. . . . . . . . 40 1562 N.Y. 110 1989 Ohio 133983 Tex. 177 1293 II 39 1567 Cal. ...... 18 1992 Ariz. .. ... 6988 Mich..... . 81 1295 CaL. . . .. .. 21 1569 La. 0.... . 64 1997 CaL. .. .. . . 16993 CaL. . . .. . . 19 1300 N.Y. .... . 120 1570 Md. ..... . 68 1998 Mo. 96996 W.Va. .... 194 1308 Md. 68 1571 Tex. 184 2003 Mich. ... . 86997 Ohio 133 1311 Mich..... . 87 1577 Wash.... . 190 2009 Pa. 155

1009 Mich..... . 80 1312 Kans. 58 1580 CaL. . . . . . . 11 2010 Mich. . 85... .

1022 Pa. 162 1314 Tenn. ... . 168 1582 Il. . . . . . . . 32 2014 Mich. ... . 781023 Okl. ...... 144 1324 N.J. .... . 105 1588 N.Y. .... . 119 2015 Mich. ... . 791024 Ohio .... . 135 1327 Ky. 60 1589 Il .... .. . 43 2022 Ohio 1321033 Va. 188 1335 N.J..... .. 106 1592 Pa. . . .159-160 2027 CaL. . . . . . . 141036 Oklo ...... 142 1338 Wisc. 196 1593 CaL. . . . . . 20 2028 Mich. 791041 CaL. .... .. 17 1340 Miss. ..... 93 1595 A-B Fla. .... .27-28 2032 Il .. .... . 421042 Okl. ..... . 143 1351 Ohio 138 1603 Pai ..... . 166 2039 Ala. ...... 41044 Pa. ..... . 162 1353 Utah.... . 185 1607 Ky. ..... . 61 2060 Iowa .... . 521045 N.Y. 117 1360 N.Y. 119 1608 Neb. 99 2061 Pa. 1661048 Oklo ...... 143 1362 Ohio .... . 128 1617 Ore. ...... 146 2070 Mass. 711053 Ohio 125 1365 Ohio .... . 139 1629 N.Y. .... . 110 2078 Ore. ...... 148"1055 W.Va. .... 193 1372 IlL. ..... . 35 1634 Ohio .... . 125 2080 Mass. 0" . 751056 La. 64 1373 Ore. .... . 146 1642 Mo. 95 2083 N.Y. .... . 1181059 Oklo ...... 142 1383 Conn. ... . 25 1643 Ind. .. ... . 48 2087 CaL. ..... . 151060 N.Mex. . . 108 1386 Md. 71 1644 Pa. ..... . 155 2097 La. 0.... . 631063 Tex. .... . 183 1390 Il. . . . . . . . 39 1648 N.Y. 116 2097 Ohio .... . 1291065 La. 66 1394 No.Car. . . 122 1663 Col. . . . . .. 23 2097 Ky. 611066 N.Car. .. . 121 1395 Pai ..... . 150 1664 Mich. 87 2097 Conn. ... . 261067 Ky. ..... . 59 1399 Iowa .... . 52 1668 Ind. ...... 49 2100 Tex. .... . 1841068 Tex. 174 1400 Md. ..... . 67 1672 Mo. 96 2103 Mass. 751069 Tex. .... . 181 1401 Md. ..... . 67 1680 Tex.-N.J. 103 2104 Tenn. ... . 1671073 Ohio .... . 129 1402 Neb. 101 1684 Iowa 55 2107 Conn. 241075 Ohio .... . 135 1407 IlL. . . . . . . . 36 1686 ~ Ind. ...... 51.. 2109 CaL. . .. . . . 161082 Tex. .... . 178 1409 Mass. 0.. . 76 1690 Il. . . . . . . . 40 2112 Wash.... . 1921087 La. 0.... . 63 1418 Pai ..... . 161 1694 Ky. 59 2113 Pai 1641089 Ohio .... . 134 1420 Iowa 56 1698 CaL. .. .... 10 2118 Ind. .... .. 511091 Ohio 126 1435 Mich..... . 81 1703 Tenn. .. .. 170 2126 Ore. .... . 1471098 Il. .... ... 43 1458 Ohio .... . 128 1711 Texas ... . 184 2145 Ore. .... . 1471114 Ky. ..... . 59 1465 Va. . ...... 188 1716 Ohio 126 2151 Mich. ... . 851117 Tex. .... . 172 1469 Cal. .. .... 17 1718 CaL. .. . . .. 9 2157 Tex. .... . 1831118 La. 67 1477 Ore. ..... .148 1722 N.Y. .... . 110 2167 Pa. 1651122 Wisc. 198 1479 Mass. 0.. . 76 1724 Mo. 96 2171 Mich. ... . 851123 Ind. ...... 44 1491 Tex. .... . 175 1752 Ore. ...... 147 2175 N.Y. 1131129 Tex. .... . 181 1496 Pa. 167 1761 Wash.... . 190 2179 Ore. ...... 1491130 Ohio .... . 127 1498 Ala...... . '3 1773 N.Y. .... . 112 2182 Tenn. 1701132 Pai ..... . 157 1501 Ore...... . 148 1778 Md. 70 2188 Ind. .. . . .. 481133 N.Y. 118 1504 Tex. 174 1789 Ind. .. .... 51 2189 Pai 1651146 Wyo. ..... 202 1507 Okl. ...... 145 1798 Md. 69 2190 La....... . 631147 Ohio .0.. . 138 1514 Ohio .... . 138 1804 Mont. ... . 99 2207 Ohio .... . 1381148-1 Pai ..... . 150 1518 Tex. .... . 178 1805 Ohio .... . 127 2212 Pa. 1521148-2 Pai ..... . 150 1522 Ky. ..... . 61 1812 Ore. .... . 147 2218 Fla. ...... 281149 Ohio 130 1526 La. 0.... . 66 1831 S.Car. 167 2240 Texas ... . 1761157 Wash... .. 192 1530 Ark. .... . 7 1833 Cal. .. .... 20 2249 CaL. 151160 Il. .... . . . 38 1531-3 Wisc. ... . 198 1835 Pai ..... . 149 2253 N.Mex. 1081166 Ohio 134 1531-5 Wisc. ... . 198 1840 Ga. ..... . 30 2254 N.Mex. ... 1081167 Cal. ...... 20 1531-7 Wisc. ... . 197 1842 Ark. 9 2255 Md. ..... . 711170 Il. ....... 38 1531-8 Iowa 54 1844 Wyo... ... 202 2256 Tex. .... . 1741184 N.Y. .... . 120 1531-9 Iowa 54 1847 Ore...... . 148 2261 Ky. ..... . 621188 Ohio 131 1531-10 Iowa .... . 54 1855 Ore...... . 146 2264 Pai 1531193 Cal. ...... 15 1531-13 Iowa .... . 54 1856 Ore...... . 148 2268 Minn. ... . 891196 N.Y. 121 1531-14 Iowa .... . 53 1862 Ore...... . 149 2277 Tex. .... . 1741201 Cal. ...... 20 1531-16 Minn. 89 1863 Mich..... . 79 2279 Tex. .... . 1851207 Ky. ..... . 59 1531-18 Il. . . . . . . . 33 1865 Ore. .... . 146 2294 Mich. 861213 Mo. ..... . 96 1531-19 Il. . . . . . . . 33 1866 Pai ..... . 152 2299 Kans. ... . 591214 Mo. 94 1531-22 IlL. . . . . . . . 34 1868 La. ..... . 66 2304 Mass. .., . 771222 Ariz. ..... 5 1531-23 IlL. 34 1871 Tex. 182 2309 Ky. ..... . 621226 Tex.-N.J. 103 1531-24 Wisc. ... . 197 1873 CaL. .. .. .. 21 2312 Pai ..... . 1641231 N.Y. .... . 119 1531-25 Iowa 53 1888 Md. ..... . 69 2315 Tex. .... . 1811238 Pai ..... . 166 1531-26 Il. . . . . . . . 34 1891 Ohio .... . 141 2316 Tex. 1731239 Md. ..... . 67 1531-27 Iowa .... . 53 1902 Ky. 62 2317 Okl. . ... .. 1421245 N.Y. 116 1531-28 Iowa .... . 53 1906 Wisc. ... . 201 2319 Tex. 1851248 Fla. ...... 27 1531-31 Minn. 89 1911 Ohio .... . 126 2325 Fla. ...... 281251 Tex. .... . 172 1531-32 Minn. 90 1914 Md. 71 2334 Ga. ..... . 301254 Pai ..... . 156 1531-33 Minn. .90 1926 CaL. . . .. . . 12 2350 Va. ..... . 1891255 Ohio .... . 124 1531-34 Minn. 90 1931 Minn. ... . 92 2351 N.Y. 1201256 Md. ..... . 68 1531-35 Minn. 90 1936 Pai 161 2354 Pa....... . 1591258 Tex. .... . 172 1531-36 Minn. 90 1953 Mass. ... . 73 2357 N.J.. ..... 1051259 Ohio 123 1531-38 Wisc. 197 1956 Ore. 149 2359 Iowa .... . 561262 Mich..... . 86 1531-39 Iowa 53 1973 Ohio .... . 134 2367 Wis. 2001266 N.Y. 112 1531-40 Il. . . . . . . . 34 1975 Ohio .... . 141 2376 Pa....... . 1561272 IlL. . . . . . . . 31 1543 N.Y. 117 1976 CaL. 18 2386 N.Y. 1211273 Mass. . 73 1548 Ala. 2 1985 Cal. .... . . 11 2465 Il. . . . . . . . 371277 Mich..... . 78 1558 CaL. . . . . . . 11 1986 Cal. .. 17 2468 Pai ..... . 1621278 Ky. ..... . 61

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ALPHABETICALName Place PageAbercrombie, J. S. ................................... . Sweeney, Texas 171Acro Corp. ................................... .Pittsburg, California 9Adirondack Foundries & Ste, Inc............... Watervliet, New York 108Aerojack Engineering Corp. ........................ Azusa, California 9Aircooled Motors Corp. ............................ .Salina, New York 109Air Reuction Sales Co. ...................... Beth-Fairfeld, Maryland 67

Sparrows Point, Maryland 67Pascagoula, Mississippi 93Gloucester. New Jersey 102Reading, Pennsylvania 149

Alabama Drydock & Shipbuildiii Co.................. .Mobile, Alabama 1Alabama Ordnance Works ...................... .Sylacauga. Alabama 1Aln Woo Ste Co........................ ....Ringwood. New Jersey 107Albion Malleable Iron Co............................ . Albion, Michigan 78Aleghany Ordnance Plant...... . . . . . Frankfort District. West Virginia 68Allegheny Ludlum Stee Corp..................... . Dunkirk, New York 109Alis Chalmers Mfg. Co......................... .Milwaukee, Wisconsin 196

West Alls. Wisconsin 196Alison Diviion, General Motors Corp........... Speedway 'City, Indiana 44.Aluminum Co. of America........................... Phoenix. Arizona 5

Beauxite. Arkansas 6Jones Mils, Arkansas 6Torrance, California 10

Riverbank, California 10McCook, Ilinois 31

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 63Monroe, Michigan 78

Kansas City. Missouri 94Burlington. New Jersey 102

Maspeth. New York 109Massena, New York 109

Newark, Ohio 122Troutdale. Oregon 146

Cressona. Pennsylvania 149New Castle, Pennsylvania 150Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 150Glassmere. Pennsylvania 160Trentwood, Washington 190Spokane, Washingtn 190

Aluminum Forgngs, Inc........................... Erie, Pennsylvania 150Amco Magnesium Co............................. Wingdale, New York 109American Aviation Corp....................... . Jamestown, New York 110American Bosch Corp......................... Chicopee. Massachusetts 71American Bridge Co.......................... . Ambridge. Pennsylvania 151American Car & Foundry Co................... .Berwick. Pennsylvania 151American Cyanamid & Chemica Corp............... Fort Worth, Texas 172

Corpus Christi, Texas 172American Distiling Co.. Inc............................ Perkin. Ilinois 31American Export Airlines. Inc.................. .New York. New York 110American Locomotive Gun Plant.............. . Schenectady, New York 110American Locomotive Tank Plant............. .Schenectady, New York 110American Rollng Mil Co......................... ..Ashland. Kentucky 59

Middletown. Ohio 123Middletown, Ohio 123Hamilton. Ohio 123Houston, Texas 172

American Steel & Wire Co. of N. J................. .Duluth, Minnesota 89American Steel Foundries....................... East Chicago, Indiana 44American Tool Works Co............................ . Cincinnati. Ohio 123American Type Founders, Inc................. Fitchburg, Massachusetts 72American Welding & Mfg. Co............................ Warren, Ohio 123American Zinc Co. of Ilinois................... Fairmont City, Ilinois 81

Monsanto, Illinois 31Dumas. Texas 172

American Zinc. Lead & Smelting Co........ . Metaline Falls, Washington 190Anaconda Copper Mining Co...................... .Columbus. Montana 98

Columbus, Montana 98Anaconda Wire & Cable Co......................... .Sycamore. Ilinois 81

Marion, Indiana 44Ancor Corp. ............................. . Harleyvile, South Carolina 167Anderson-Prichard Refining Corp...................... Cyril, Oklahoma 142Andrews Ste Defense Corp....................... Newport, Kentucky 59Approved Flax Co..................................... Eugene, Oregon 146Arg, Inc..................................... ..Ann Arbor, Michigan 78Arkansas Ordnance Plant..................... .Jacksonvile, Arkansas 7Asbesto Limite, Inc......................... ..Milington, New Jersey 102Ashland Oil & Refining Co..................... . Catlettsburg, Kentucky 59Associate Iron & Metal Co........................ Oakland, California 10Ai0ciated Refineries. Inc........................... Duncan. Oklahoma 142Athetic Mining & Smelting Co................... Fort Smith. Arkans~ 9Atlantic Ste Castings Co................. .Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania 151Atlas Powder Co............ .. . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . Kevil, Kentucky 60

Apco, Ohio 136Atmospheric Nitrogen Corp...................... . Henderson, Kentucky 61Atwood & Morrill Co............................ .Salem, Massachusetts 72Auto Specialties Mfg. Co................... . Benton Harbor, Michigan 78Aviation Corp...................................... .Detroit, Michigan 78

Wiliamsport. Pennsylvania 152Wiliamsport. Pennsylvania 152

Babcock & Wilcox Tube Co................ . Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 162Badger Ordnance Works.......................... . Baraboo. Wisconsin 196Barnes Co., W. F. & John.......................... .Rockford. Ilinois 31

Rockford, Ilinois 32Rockford, Ilinois 32

Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co..................... .Duluth, Minnesota 89Barr Mfg. Co................................... Weedsport, New York 110Barrett & Hilp............................. .San Francisco, California 10Bartlett-Hayward Div.. Koppers Co................ Baltimore, Maryland 69Basic Magnesium. Inc.................. . Henderson and Gabbs. Nevada 101Bausch & Lomb Optica Co...................... . Rochester. New York 110Bayard. M. L. & Co........................ .Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 152Beird. J. B. Co., Inc............................ Shreveport, Louisiana 63Betel-McCone Corp............................ Birmingham. Alabama 2Bech Aircraft Corp.................................. Wichita, Kansas 57

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LISTING OF LESSEESName Place PageBelair Shipyard............................. .San Francisco, California 10Bell Aircrat Corp................................. .Marietta. Gergia 29

Wheatfield, New York 111Niagara, New York 116

Bell and Howell Co.............................. . Lincolnwood, Ilinois 32Ballanca Aircraft Corp.......................... .New Castle. Delaware 27

New Castle, Delaware 27Belle Meade Distiling Corp... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .Belle Meade, Virginia 188Bendix Aviation Corp............................ . South Bend, Indiana 46

South Bend, Indiana 45Baltimore, Maryland 68

Towson. Maryland 68Norwood, Massachusetts 72

Owosso, Michigan 79Wayne, Michigan 79

Tetersboro. New Jersey 103Tetersboro. New Jersey 103

Elmira. New York 111Bethlehem-Alameda.............................. . Alameda, California 10Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard..................... .Baltimore, Maryland 68Bethlehem-Lebanon Forge Co.................. . Lebanon. Pennsylvania 153Bethlehem Stee Corp........................ . Johnstown, Pennsylvania 157Bettendorf Co....................................... . Bettendorf, Iowa 52Big Inch Pipe Line.............................. .Linden, New Jersey 108Bison Castings. Inc............................... ..Buffalo. New York 111Blanding Mines Co..................................... Blanding, Utah 185Blaw-Knox Co................................... . Martins Ferry. Ohio 124

Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania 158Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 163

Bluebonnnet Ordnance Plant........................ .McGregor, Texas 178Boeing Aircraft Co............................... . Seattle. Washingtn 190

Seattle. Washington 190Renton. Washington 191

Boeing Airplane Co................................... Wichita, Kansas 57Boekeler Associates ............................... Trenton, Michigan 79Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp................ . Los Angeles. California 10

Adrian. Michigan 79Borg-Warner Corp................................... .Muncie. Indiana 46Brewster Aeronautica Corp................... . Johnsvile, Pennsylvania .153Bridgeport Brass Co............................. Indianapolis. Indiana 46Brimstone Coal Corp.......................... ..New River. Tennessee 167Bruening Products Corp......................... . Rochester, New York 112Bruening-Winans Corp.......................... . Rochester, New York 112Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.................... .Muskegon, Michigan 79Brush Beryllum Co...................................... Lorain. Ohio 124Bryant Chucking Grinder Co..................... Springfield. Vermont 187Budd. Edward G., Mfg. Co................. .Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 164Buffalo Brake Beam Co............................ . Buffalo, New York 112Bullard Co.................................... Bridgeport, Connecticut 24Butler, Walter, Shipbuilders, Inc.................. . Superior. Wisconsin 197

Superior. Wisconsin 197

Cabot Carbon Co.................................. .Guymon, Oklahoma ,142Cactus Ordnance Works................................. . Etter, Texas 178California Rock Salt Co.............................. Saltus, California 11California Scrap Iron Corp...................... . Pittsburg, California 11Campbell. Wyant & Cannon Foundry Co........... . . . . Bettendorf. Iowa 56

Muskegon Heights. Michigan 79Canton Drop Forging & Mfg. Co......................... Canton, Ohio 124Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp................. Louisvile. Kentucky 59

Institute. West Virginia 193Institute. West Virginia 193

Carbon No.4 Mine............................. ..McAlester. Oklahoma 145Carbon No.6 Mine.............................. .McAlester, Oklahoma 145Ca rdox Corp..................................... Claremore, Oklahoma 148Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp............................. .Gary, Indiana 45

Gary. Indiana 46Castle Dome Copper Co............................... .Miami. Arizona 5Caterpilar Military Engine Co......................... Decatur, Ilinois 43Certain-Teed Products Corp........................ .St. France. Texas 182Chambersburg Engineering Co............ . Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 164Champion Machine & Forging Co...................... . Cleveland. Ohio 124Chapman Valve Co......................... . Springfield. Massachusetts 72Char-Gale Mfg. Co............................... .St. Cloud, Minnesota 89Chemical Construction Corp........................... ..Salem, Oregon 146Cherokee Ordnance Works..................... .Danvile. Pennsylvania 164Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corp............ .Anderson, Indiana 48

St. Louis, Missouri 97Chicago Bridge & Iron Co............................. .Seneca. Ilinois 32Chicago Vitreous Enamel Products Co.............. . . . . Chicago. Ilinois 39Chickasaw Ordnance Works..............:...... .Milington. Tennessee 168Chrysler Corp......................................... Chicago. Ilinois 33

Evansvile, Indiana 46Detroit, Michigan 80

Utica. Michigan 88Cincinnati Shaper Co................................ .Cincinnati, Ohio 126Cities Service Refining Corp................... . Lake Charles, Louisiana 63Cleveland Automatic Machine Co...................... . Cleveland. Ohio 125Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co.......................... Cleveland, Ohio 126Cleveland Pneumatic Aerol. Inc........................ Cleveland. Ohio 126Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co......................... . Cleveland, Ohio 125Clifford Mfg. Co............................... Waltham. Massachusetts 72Clifton Products, Inc................................. Painesvile, Ohio 126

Painesvile, Ohio 126Clinton Product Co.................................... . Clinton. Iowa 52Clyde Mine.............................. . Fredericktown, Pennsylvania 164Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp......................... Minnegua, Colorado 22Columbia Aircraft Corp...................... Valley Stream. New York 112Columbia Broadcasting System..................... . Delano, California 11Colum bia Metal Corp................................... Salem. Oregon 146Columbian Bronze Corp.......................... . Freeport, New York 112

Freeport. New York 112Columbian Carbon Co............................... . Seagraves. Texas 173Columbia Steel Castings Co.......................... . Portland. Oregon 146Columbia Ste Co................................ Pittsburg. California 11

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Pace NlUe Place PaceDow Chemica Co..............................Lo Angeles, California 18

Bay City, Michigan 81Velasco, Texas 175Velasco, Texa 175

Freport. Texas 175Dow Magnesium Corp........................... . Ludingtn, Michigan 81

Maryvile, Michigan 81Velasco. Texas 175

Duck River CWS Plant... ....................... .Columbia, Tennessee 168Dulaney, John H., & Son........................ ..Fruitland, Maryland 69Dumont, Allen B.. Laboratones. Inc............... . Passaic, New Jersey 104

E. i. duPont de Nemours '" Co.................... . Sylacauga, Alabama 1Charlestown, Indiana 49Louisvile, Kentucky 60

Leominster, Massachusetts 73St. Paul, Minnesota 91

Niagara Falls, New York 116Pryor, Oklahoma 144

Milingtn, Tennessee 168Eagle-Picher Mining'" Smeltinc Co.............. . Henryetta. Oklahoma 144East Boston Bomb Plant.................. . East Boston, Massachusetts 73Eastern Aircraft Division, General Motors Corp.... . Linden, New Jersey 104Eastern States Petroleum Co. of Texas................. Houston, Texas 176Eastman Kodak Co............................. .Rochester, New York 113

Rochester, New York 113Eaton Mfg. Co................................ .Battle Creek, Michigan 81

Saginaw, Michigan 81Cleveland, Ohio 128

Eau Claire Ordnance Plant..................... .Eau Claire, Wisconsin 198Eitel-McCullough, Inc............................ . Salt Lake City, Utah 186Electro Metallurgical Co......................... . Spokane, Washingtn 191Elwoo Ordnance Plant................................ .Joliet. Ilinois 85Emerson Electric Mfg. Co........................ ..St. Louis, Missoun 94Empire Chemical Co......................... . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 156Emsco Refractones Co.................................... . Lehi, Utah 186Endicott Johnson Co........................ ..Johnson City. New York 113Escanaba By-Pass Projec........................ . Escanaba, Michigan 81Evansvile Ordnance Plant......................... Evansvile, Indiana 46Eversharp, Inc....................................... .Chicago, Ilinois 85Extruded Metals Defense Corp................. Grand Rapids, Michigan 82

Fairbanks Morse'" Co.............................. ..Freport Ilinois 35Fairchild Aircraft Div......................... . Hagerstown, Maryland 69Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp.............. . Hagerstown, Maryland 69

Jamestown, New York 110Farmingdale, New York 113

Burlington, North Carolina 121Fall Crek Ordnance Plant...................... . Indianapolis, Indiana 46Fargo Motors Corp.............................. . Centerline, Michigan 85Farm Crops Processing Corp........................ . Omaha, Nebraka 99Farrell-Cheek Steel Co............................... ..Sandusky, Ohio 128Fawick Airfex Co.................................... . Cleveland, Ohio 129Federal Cartndge Corp........................ . Minneapolis, Minnesota 92Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.. .'........... .Kearney, New Jersey 104Ferro Enamel Supply Co.............................. . Cleveland, Ohio 129Firestone Ste Product........................ . Milwaukee, Wisconsin 201Firetone Tire & Rubber Co................... . Lake Charles, Louisiana 64

Burlington. North Carolina 121Akron. Ohio 129Akron, Ohio 129

Potttown, Pennsylvania 157Port Neches. Texas 177

Firetone Truck Rim Plant........................... Cambndge, Ohio 129Fisher Body Division. Genera Motors.................. Cleveland. Ohio 122Fitchburg Engineenng Corp................. . Fitchburg, Massachusetts 73Flonda Emergency Pipeline Co................... . Jacksonvile, Flonda 27Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc...................... .Jacksonvile, Arkansas 7Ford Motor Co................................... . Dearborn, Michigan 82

Dearborn, Michigan 82Dearborn, Michigan 82Dearborn, Michigan 82Dearborn, Michigan 83Ypsilanti, Michigan 83

Detroit, Michigan 83Fostona CWS Plant............... .................... .Fostona, Ohio 129Franklin, Benjamin, Graphite Co........ . Chester Spnngs, Pennsylvania 156Fraer-Brace Engineenng Co.................... .Geneva, Pennsylvania 158Fnes & Sons.................................... . Baltimore, Maryland 68Frontier Refining Corp............................ Cheyenne. Wyoming 202

Columbus Clothing Renovation Plant.................. . Columbus, OhioCommercial Iron Works............................. .Portand, OreonCommercial Sheannc '" Staplq Co................ Youngstown, OhioCommercial Solvents Corp...................... .Sterlingtn. LouisianaCommodity Creit Corp............................ .Shebbona, Ilinois

Lexington, IlinoisEarlvile, Ilinois

Wyoming, IllinoisGalva, Ilinois

Galesburg, IlinoisGrundy Center, Iowa

Bntt, IowaIowa Falls, IowaHampton, IowaRockford, Iowa

Traer, IowaHumboldt. Iowa

Algona, IowaMason City, Iowa

Hutchinson, MinnesotaSherburn, Minnesota

Wells, MinnesotaMapleton, Minnesota

Blooming Prairie, MinnesotaNew Richland, Minnesota

Jackson, MinnesotaDarien, WisconsinRipon, Wisconsin

DeForest. WisconsinHartford, Wisconsin

Union Grove, WisconsinConsolidated Distllenes. Inc.............. . East Taunton. MassachusettsConslidate Vulte Aircrt Corp..................... Tucson, Arizona

San Diego, CaliforniaDowney, California

Louisvile, KentuckyNew Orleans. LouisianaAllentown, Pennsylvania

Nashville, TennesseeFort Worth. Texas

Continental Airlines................................ . Denver, ColoradoContinenta Aviation'" Enclneenq Corp............ .Detroit. Michigan

Muskegon, MichiganContinental Carbon Co................................. . Sunray, TexasContinenta Foundry & Macne Co............. . East Chicago. Indiana

East Chicago, IndianaCoraopolis, PennsylvaniaWheeling, West Virginia

Continenta Motrs Corp............................ .Detroit, MichiganGarland, Texas

Continenta Oil Co...... ...... ......... ....... ..Ponca City, OklahomaPonca City, Oklahoma

Converted Rice....................................... . Houston. TexasCoper-Bessemer Corp........................... .Mount Vernon, Ohio

Grove City. PennsylvaniaCooperative Refinery Association................... . Coffeyvile, KansasCopolymer Corp.............................. . Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge. LouisianaCopperweld Ste Co..................................... Warren, Ohio

Warren, OhioWarren. OhioWarren, OhioWarren. Ohio

Cornhusker Ordnance Plant................... . Grand Island, NebraskaCoro Minerals Corp................................ .Manon, KentuckyCowdry Machine Div.. American Type Founders. Inc.................

Fitchburg, MassachusettsCroley Corp............................................ .Mason, OhioCro Co............................................ Detroit, MichiganCrown Central Petroleum Corp........................ Pasadena, TexasCrucible Stel Castin.. Co...................... .Milwaukee, WisconsinCrucible Ste Co........ .... ...... ............ ..Harnson, New Jersey

Midland, PennsylvaniaCurt88-Wnght Corp............................... .St. Louis. Missoun

Caldwell. New JerseyKenmore. New York

Columbus, OhioBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Cuttr Laboratories. Inc.......................... . Berkeley, California

Davison Chemica Corp........................... Curtis Bay, Maryland. Baltimore, MarylandDay and Night Flare Corp................ ..San Bernardino, CaliforniaDay & Zimmerman, Ine.............................. .Burlingtn, IowaDaybrok Hydraulic Corp........................ . Bowling Green, OhioDelta Chemical Mfg. Co........................... Baltimore, MarylandDelta Shipbuilding Co......................... . New Orleans, LouisianaDemuth Glass Works. Inc.................. . Parkersburg, West VirginiaDes Moines Ordnance Plant........................ .Des Moines, IowaDiakel Corp......................................... .Cincinnati, OhioDiamond Alkali Co.................................. . Painesvile, OhioDiamond Magnesium Co............................. . Painesvile, OhioDickson Gun Plant................................... . Houston. TexasDisston, Henl", & Sons, Inc................ .Philadelphia. PennsylvaniaDixie Ordnance Plant.......................... . Sterlington, LouisianaDomestic Manganese & Development Co................ .Butte, MontanaDouglas Aircraft Co.. Inc.................... . Santa Monica, California

Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California

Santa Monica. CaliforniaLong Beach. California

Park Ridge. IlinoisOklahoma City, Oklahoma

Tulsa, OklahomaMingo Station, Oklhoma

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Gadsden Ordnance Plant........................... . Gadsden, AlabamaGary Armor Plate Plant.............................. ..Gary, IndianaGeis, J. R.. Co.............................. _.... . Baltimore, MarylandGeneral Alloys Co......................... South Boston, MassachusettsGeneral Amencan Transporttion Co............. . Jacksonvile, FJonda

Panama City, FlondaGeneral Ceramics & Steatite Corp....;........... . Keasbey. New JerseyGenera Chemical Meadville Corp................. Geneva, PennsylvaniaGeneral Electric Co.................................. Kokomo, Indiana

Tell City, IndianaWest Lynn, MassachusettsWest Lynn, Massachusetts

Everett, MassachusettsEast Syracus., New York

Schenectady. New YorkGeneral Fiber Product Corp...................... .McConnico, AnzonaGenera Machinery Corp............................... Hamilton. Ohio

Hamilton, OhioGeneral Metals Corp.............................. .Oakland, CaliforniaGeneral Motors Corp.............................. Bnstol, Connecticut

Spedway City, IndianaSpeedway City, Indiana

Indianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis. Indiana

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N... Plac. PageGeneral Motors Corp.-Continued.................. . Anderson, Indiana 48

Grand Blanc, Michigan 83Saginaw, Michigan 84St. Loui., Mi.souri 97Linden, New Jersey 104Trenton. New Jersey 104

Cleveland, Ohio 122Genera Tire " Rubber Co................................ Waco, Texa. 176

Baytwn. Texas 176Genera Tire Enineering Co........................ . Flora, Mi.sis.ippi 93

Geneva Ste Co........................................ .Ironton. Utah 186Gibbs Gas Engine Co....................... . South Jacksonvile, Florida 28Giddings" Lewis Machine Tool Co.......... ...Fond du Lac, Wi.consin 199Gilbert A. C.. Co............................ .New Haven, Connecticut 24Gilbert Cummins " Co............................ Baltimore. Maryland 69Gladding, McBean" Co.................... ........ ........ . Leh). U~h 186Globe Shipbuilding Co......................,. .Supenor Bay, Wiscon.in 199Globe Union Inc............................... . Milwaukee, Wi.con.in 199Godfield Co';solidate Mines Co.................. ..Berkeley. California 14Gorich. B. F.. Co..................................... . Borger, Texas 176

Port Neches. Texas 177

Goyear Aircrat Corp...................... .Litchfield Park, Arizona 6Akron, Ohio 130Akron, Ohio 130Akron. Ohio 131

Gooyear Engineering Corp....................... Charlestown, I!'diaI!a 48Gooyear Synthetic Rubber Corp................Lo Angeles. California 14

Akron. Ohio 131Akron, Ohio 131

Houston. Texas 177

Goear Tire " Rubber Co.. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. Lo Angeles. California 14Gopher Ordnance Works.......................... ..St. Paul, Minnesota 91Goslin-Birminghalp Manufacturinir C.... Inc....... Birmingham, Alabama 2Grain Procesing Corp............................... .~us~tine. low.a 66Granite City Ste Co............................ . Granite City. Ilinoi. 36

Great Lakes Carbn Corp............................ . Chicago, Ilinois 36Great Lakes Engineering Works...................... . Ashtabula. Ohio 131

Gret Southern Corp................................... Driscoll, Texas 177Corpus Christi. Texas 177Agua Duke, Texa. 177

Grenfield Tap" Die Corp.................... . Grenfield. ~assachu~etts 74Green River Ordnance Plant........................... .Dixon. Ilinoi. 37Grumman Aircrat Engineering Corp............... . Syosset. New Yo~k 114Gun Breh Ring Project................................. . Lima. Ohio 131

Hanchett Mfg. Co.............................. .Big Rapid.. Michigan 84Harrburg Ste Corp........................ Harrisburg. Penn.ylvania 166Harr.on Oil Co....................................... .Sweeny, Texas 171Hakelite Mfir. Co............................. Grand Rapid.. Michigan 84Hegeler Zinc Co..................................... . Hegeler, Ilinois 37

Danvile. Ilinois 37

Herees Manufacturing Co.......................... . Centervile, Iowa 66Herees Powder Co................................. .Pulaski. Virginia 188

Baraboo. Wisconsin 196Heyden Chemica Corp......................... . Danvile. Pennsylvania 164Higgina Aircrat, Ine......................... .New Orlean.. Louisiana 64Holley Carburetor Co............................... . Detroit, Michigan 84Holston' Ordnance Works....................... .Kingsport. Tennessee 168

King.port. Tennes.ee 169Hooker Point Shipyard................................ Tampa, Florida 28Hooier Ordnance Plant........................ . Charlestown. Indiana 48Houdry Proes Corp.......................... . Paulsboro, New J~rs"y 106Howard Aircraft Corp............................. .St. Charles, Illinoi. 38Howard Foundry Co.. Inc.............................. Chicago. Ilinoi. 38Huck Mfg. Co...................................... . Detroit, Michigan 84Hughes Tool Co...................................... . Houston. Texas 174

Hou.ton, Texas 177

Humble Oil " Refining Co............................ .Ingleside. Texas 178Baytwn, Texas 178Baytown. Texas 178

Huntsville Arsenal............................... . Huntsvile. Alabama 3Hyde Wlndlas Co....................................... .Bath. Maine 67Hyter Co.......................................... .

Portand. Oregon 147

ilinois Ordnance Plant.. .. . . '. . ... .. .... .. . .. . ... . . . Carbondale. l1inois 38Indiana Ordnance Works........................ . Charlestown. Indiana 49Ingal Shipbuilding Corp...................... . Pascagoula, Mi.si.sippi 93Inland Ste Company......................... . East Chicago. Indiana 49International Minera" Chemica Corp......... . Carlsbad. New Mexico 108

Au.tin. Texas 178Interstate Aircrat " Engineerinir Corp................ DeKalb. Ilinois 38Iowa Ordnance Plant............................... . Burlingtn, Iowa 661slantite Inc.................................. . Bellevile, New Jersey 105I.T.E. Circut Breer Co.................. . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 166

Jack" Heintz. Inc................. ................. ....Bedford. Ohio 131Bedford, Ohio 132

Jaco Airerat Engine Co...,............... . Pottstown, Penn.ylvania 157Jayhawk Ordnance Works............................ . Galena, Kan.a. 57Jeffersonvile Boat" Machine Co.............. ..Jeffersonvile. Indiana 49Jenkins Brothers............... .............. . Bridgeport. Connecticut 24Jesp Ste Co............................. Washington. Pennsylvania 157J. M. Service Corp................................... Parson., Kansa. 68Johnson. Charles Enen. " Co................. ..Monument. New Mexico 108Johnston" Jennings Co....................... . Birmingham. Alabama 3Johnstown Forging Plant................... . Johnstown, Pennsylvania 167Joliet Arsenal......................................... .Joliet. l1inois 36Joliet. l1inoi. 38Jones. J. A.. Con.truction Co..................... . Brun.wick, Georgia 30Jones" Laughlin Steel Corp.................. .Aliquippa. Pennsylvania 167Joshua Hendy Iron Works....................... .Berkeley, California 14

East Orange. New Jersey 106

Kaer Carg, Inc............................... .Richmond, California 14Britol. Pennsylvania 168

Name Place PaceKai.er Co........................................ Richmond. CalifornIa 14

Portand. Oregon 147Vancouver. Washingtn 191

Kai.er Indu.tries.................................. Fontana, California 111Kalunite, Inc................................... ..Salt Lake City. Uta 188Maryvale, Uta 188Kankakee Ordnance Works............................. . Joliet l1inols 88Kansas City CWS Plant....................... ..Kan.as City. Mi..ouri 94Kan.a. Ordnance Plant.............................. .Parsona, Kana liKaydon Engineering Corp.............. ...Muskegon Heights Michigan 86Kearney" Trecker Corp........................ . Milwaukee. Wi.consin 199Kenosha Bra.. Co................................ . Kenosha. Wi.consin 199Ken-Rad Tube & Lamp Division. Genera Electric Co.. . Tell City. Indiana 49Kentucky Ordnance Plant............................. Kevil. Kentucky 80Kerotet Co. ................................ .Pittshurgh. Penn.ylvs.nia 1118Keuffel" E.ser Co................. ............ ..Hoboken, New Jersey LOLLKey Company................................. .East St. Louis. Ilinois 89Keystone Ordnance Works...................... .Geneva. Pennsylvania 168

Geneva, Pennsylvania 168King Machine Tool Co............................... . Cincinnati. Ohio 132Kings Mils Ordnance Plant....... .............. ....Kings Mil.. Ohio 182Kingsbury Ordnance Plant.......................... .LaPort. Indiana 110Kinney Aluminum Co........ .... .................. .Vernon. California 111Kobe. Inc................................ .Huntington Park, California 11Kodak Optical Works........................... .Rochester, New York 118

Rochester. New York 113Koppers Co., Inc............................... ..Granite City. Ilinoi. 89

Baltimore, Maryland 69Kobuba. Pennsylvania 169

Krome Corp........................................ Marshfield. Oregon 148Kropp Forge Co....................................... Cicero. Ilinois 89Kuder Citrus Products Co............................. Bartw, Florida 28

Lac Chemical................................. .Culver City. CaliforniaLadi.h Drop Forge Co............................. . Cudahy, Wi.con.inLake City Malleable. Inc............................. . Ashtabula. OhioLake City Ordnance Plant..................... .Independence. Mis.ouriLake Ontario Ordnance Work................. .Young.town. New YorkLake Shore Tire" Rubber Co....................... .Des Moines. IowaLake Washington Shipyard.................... . Houghton. Washingtn

Houghton, WashingtonLakey Foundry " Machine Co................... .Mu.kegon, MichiganLansdowne Steel" Iron Co.......................... Gad.den, AlabamaLee" Beiln................................ ....Carl.tadt. New JerseyLehigh Foundries. Inc........................... .Easton. PennsylvaniaLeland-Gifford Co............................ Worcester, Massachu.ettsLiberty Aircraft Product Corp.............. ..Farmingdale, New YorkLima Locomotive Works. Inc.............................. . Lima. OhioLima Tank Arsenal...................................... . Lima, OhioLink Aviation Devices, Inc...... 0.. ... ............. . Fenton, New YorkLion Chemical Corp.............................. .EI Dorado, ArkansasLipe-Rol1way Corp............................... .Syracu.e. New YorkLittle Big Inch Pipe Line....................... ..Linden, New JerseyLockhee Aircraft Corp.......................... .Burbank, California

Van NuYB. CaliforniaDallas, Texas

Lombard Governor Corp....................... .A.hland. Ma.sachu.ettsLone Star Ordnance Plant:. . . . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . . . . Texarkana. TexasLone Star Stel Co.............................. .McAlester. Oklahoma

McAlester. OklahomaMcAlester. OklahomaDaingerfeld, Texas

Longhorn Ordnance Work............................ .Karnack, TexasLouisiana Ordnance Works......................... . Minden, LouisianaLowell Ordnance Plant No. 1............. .North Lowell, Ma..achusettLowell Ordnance Plant No.2............. .South Lowell. Ma.sachu.ettsLuken weld. Inc.............................. .Coatevile. Penn.ylvanla

South Coate. vile, PennsylvaniaLu.combe Airplane Corp.................... West Trenton, New JerseyLycoming Division, Aviation Corp........... Wiliam. port Penn.ylvania

Mack Mfg. Co................................ .Fullertn. PennsylvaniaFullerton, PennsylvaniaAllentown, Pennsylvania

Magnesium Reduction Co................................ .Luckey. OhioMagnolia Petroleum Co............................... Beaumont, TexasMajestic Radio" Televi.ion Corp.................. .St. Charle., IlinoisManganese Ore Co................................ .La. Vega.. NevadaMarathon Foundry" Machine Co................... Wau.an, Wi.consinMarinship Corp.................................. . Sausalito. CaliforniaMarquette Metal Product Co.......................... . Cleveland. OhioMarshall CWS Plant................. .New Martin.ville. West VirginiaMartin, Glenn L.. Co.......................... .Middle River, Maryland

Fort Crook, NebrakaFort Crok, Nebraka

Silas Mason Co.................................... .Minden, Loui.ianaMathieson Alkali Works. Inc.................. .Lake Charles. Loui.iana

Lake Charles, LouisianaMaumelle Ordnance Works......................... . Marche, Arkan.asMaury CWS Plant............................... . Columbia. Tennes.eeMaxim Silencer Co............................. .Hartford. ConnecticutM. B. Manufacturing Co., Inc................ .Ea.t Haven. ConnecticutMcAleer Mfg. Co................................ .Rochester, MichiganMcCloskey " Co...................................... Tampa. FloridaMcConway " Torley Corp.................... .Pittsburgh. PennsylvaniaMcCreary Tire & Rubber Co.................... .Indiana. Penn.ylvaniaMcCrossin Engineering Co............................... .Rusk. TexasMcCurtain Mine....... ........................ .McAlester, OklahomaMcDonnell Aircraft Corp......................... . Memphi.. Tenne..eeMcLain Fire Brick Co................................. Well.vile, OhioMenasco Manufacturing Co....................... .Burbank, CaliforniaMergenthaler Linotype Co........................ . Brooklyn. New YorkMerrill Products Co............................. . Emeryile, CaliforniaMetal. Disintegrating Co........................ . Shrewsbury. MissouriMidland Machine Corp................................ Chicao. mlnoli

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ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF LESSEES-ContinuedName Place PalleMidvale Co................................ . Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 160Midwest Solvents Co................................ .Atchison, Kansas 68Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co...................... . Chicago, Ilinois 39Milan Arsenal...................................... . Milan, Tennessee 170Miltary Chemical Works, Inc.......................... . Galena, Kansas 67Milwaukee Ordnance Plant..................... .Milwaukee, Wisconsin 200Minerva Oil Co................................. .Cave-In-Rock, Illinois 40Mississippi Ordnance Plant.........,................ Flora, Mississippi 93Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.................. . Evansvile. Indiana 60Modification Center No. 1........................ ..Daggett. California 16

No.2............................ .Tucson. Arizona 6No.3............................... . Dallas, Texas 180No.4....................... . Kansas City. Kansas 68No.6......................... . Evansvile. Indiana 61No.7........................ .Niagara, New York 116No.8..................... ..Fort Crook. Nebraska 100No.9........................ . Louisvile. Kentucky 61No. 10....................... . Cheyenne. Wyoming 202No. 12..... ........ ......... ..St. Paul, Minnesota 91No. 13......................... ..Denver, Colorado 22No. 16.................. .Mingo Station. Oklahoma 144No. 17.................. Oklahoma City. Oklahoma 144

Mohawk Petroleum Corp... . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . Bakersfield. California 17Monolith Portland Midwest Co..................... . Laramie, Wyoming 202Monsanto Chemical Co...................... .Springfield. Massachusetts 76

Columbia, Tennessee 168Texas City, Texas 180Texas City. Texas 181

Morgantown Ordnance Works............. .Morgantown, West Virginia 194Morton Mfg. Co....................... ....Muskegon Heights, Michigan 86Mound Road Boxing Plant....................... . Centerline, Michigan 86Muskegon Motor Specialties Co................... .Muskegon, Michigan 86

Nash-Kelvinator Corp............................... .Detroit, MichiganNational Aluminum Cylinder Head Co................. . Cleveland. OhioNational Anilne Defense Corp.............. ..Baldwinsvile, New YorkNational Broadcasting Co........................... . Dixon. CaliforniaNational Bronze & Aluminum Foundry Co............. . Cleveland, OhioNational Carbide Corp........................... .!Jouisvile. Kentucky

Louisvile. KentuckyAshtabula. Ohio

National Carbon Co........................... .Binghamton. New YorkMorganton, North Carolina

Fostoria, OhioWilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Columbia. TeJlnesseeColumbia. Tennessee

National Cylinder Gas Corp....................... . Stockton. CaliforniaNational Distillers Products Corp................ Kansas City. MissouriNational Erie Corp................................ .Erie. PennsylvaniaNational Gypsum Co................................. McGregor, TexasNational Lead Co................................ . Tahawus. New York

Tahawus, New YorkNational Smelting Co................................. . Cleveland, OhioNational Supply Co............................... Torrance. California

Toledo, OhioNational Synthetic Rubber Corp.................. .Louisvile. Kentucky

Louisvile. KentuckyNebraska Ordnance Plant......................... . Fremont, NebraskaNeches Butane Product Co....................... ..Port Neches. TexasNew Cumberland CWS Plant.......... .New Cumberland. PennsylvaniaNew Departure Division, General Motors Corp..... . Bristol, ConnecticutNew England Lime Co........................... . Canaan. ConnecticutNew River Ordnance Plant......................... . Pulaski. VirginiaNew York Air Brake Co........................ Watertown, New YorkNew York Ordnance Works.................. .Baldwinsvile, New YorkNiagara Falls CWS Plant................... .Niagara Falls. New YorkNicaro Nickel Co............................... Wilmington, DelawareN odulite Nickel Co................................... Ellenton, FloridaNorth American Aviation. Inc................... .Inglewood, California

Kansas ,City, KansasKansas City. Kansas

Grand Prairie. TexasNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Co............ Wilmington, North CarolinaNorthrop Aircraft, Inc......................... . Hawthorne. CaliforniaNorthwest Airlines, Inc............... ........... ..St. Paul, MinnesotaNorthwestern Aeronautical Corp.................. .St. Paul. MinnesotaNorthwestern Ice & Cold Storage Co................. . Portland, Oregon

. Portland, OregonNyotex Chemicals, Inc................................ . Houston. Texas

Oak Ordnance Plant................................. Iliopolis, IlinoisOdenbach Shipbuilding Corp........................ . Greece, New YorkOhio Crankshaft, Inc................................. . Cleveland, OhioOhio River Ordnance Works.................... . Henderson. KentuckyOhio Ste Foundry Co................................... . Lima. Ohio

Lima. OhioLima; OhioLima. Ohio

Springfield. OhioOklahoma Ordnance Works.......................... .Pryor, OklahomaOlin Industries, Inc............................... Tacoma, WashingtonOmaha Steel Works................................ .Omaha. Nebr"§kaOrdnance Steel Foundry Co.......................... . Bettendorf. IowaOregon Shipbuilding Co............................. . Portland. OregonOtis Elevator Co................................. ..Buffalo, New YorkOzark Chemical Defense Corp......................... Tulsa, OklahomaOzark Ordnance Works.......................... .EI Dorado. ArkansasOzark Ore Co................................ . Iron Mountain, Missouri

Pacific Aviation, Inc.......................... .Los Angeles, CaliforniaPacific Car & Foundry Co........................ . Renton, Washington

Renton, WashingtonPacific Carbide & Alloys Co....................... Tacoma. WashingtonPacific Chain & Mfg. Co............................. . Portland. Oregon

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Willow Run, MichiganPanama City Shipyard.......................... .Panama City. FloridaPan-American Airways, Inc..................... .New York. New YorkPan American Refining Corp........................ Texas City, TexasPanamina.. Inc...................................... .Payt, VirginiaPanhandle Carbon Co............................. Eunice. New MexicoPantex Ordnance Plant............................ .St. France, TexasPark & Tilford Distilers. Inc..................... ..Midway, Kentucky

Louisvile, KentuckyPendleton Shipyards Co., Inc................. . New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans. LouisianaPenn-Jersey Shipbuilding Corp................... . Camden. New JerseyPennsylvania Ordnance Works............... . Allenwood. PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Shipyard, Inc.......................... .Beaumont. TexasPennzoil Co................................... .Oil City, PennsylvaniaPerkin-Elmer Corp............................. Glenbrok. ConnecticutPermanente Metas Corp........................ . Richmond, California

Richmond. CaliforniaMante. California

Marion, OhioPesco Products Co..................................... Cleveland. OhioPhelps-Dodge Copper Products Corp........... . Los Angeles, California

Hammond, IndianaYonkers. New York

Phelps-Dodge Corp.................................. .Morenci, Arizona

EI Paso. TexasPhiladelphia Armor Plate Plant............ . Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Non-Ferrous Foundry. Inc..... . Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhilips Petroleum Co.................................. .Borger, TexasPilgrim Ordnance Works................. West Hanover, MassachusettsPine Bluff Arsenal.............................. .Pine Bluff. ArkansasPine Top Asbestos Mine.............................. ..Globe, ArizonaPipe Machinery Co................................... . Cleveland, OhioPittsburgh Coke & Chemical Co.............. . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh. PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Ferromanganese Co.................. . Chester. PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Forgings Co...................... . Coraopolis, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Metallurgical Co;. Inc............ .eharleston, South CarolinaPittsburgh Steel Co............................ Monessen, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Steel Foundry Corp................ . Glassport, PennsylvaniaPlantation Co., Inc.................................... Vienna, GeorgiaPlantation Pipe Line Co................... . Greensboro. North CarolinaPlum Brook Ordnance Works......................... . Sandusky. OhioPlymouth Rubber Co., Inc...................... .Canton, MassachusettsPolar Cold Storage. Inc......................... ..Nashvile, TennesseePollock Stockton Shipbuilding Co............... . . . . Stockton, CaliforniaPortable Products Corp..................... . Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPortland Bomb Plant................................ . Portland. MainePowell, Wiliam, Co.................................. . Cincinnati, OhioPratt & Whitney Aircraft Corp. of Missouri..... . Kansas City. MissouriPratt & Whitney Div.. United Aircraft Corp.. . .. . . . . .. . ... .. ... . .. . .

East Longmeadow, MassachusettsPrecision Castings Co.......................... . Fayettevile. New YorkPremier Oil Refining Co..................... . Cotton Valley. LouisianaPressed Steel Car Co.................................. Chicago, IlinoisPressed Steel Tank Co.......................... . Milwaukee. WisconsinPuget Sound Pulp & Timber Co............... . Bellngham. WashingtnPullman-Standard Car Mfg. Co....................... . Chicago, IlinoisPure Oil Co.. . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . Smith's Bluff, TexasPutnam Tool Co..................................... Detroit, Michigan

Quaker Oats Ordnance Corp.................. . Grand Island, Nebraka 99Quimby Pump Co., Inc................... .New Brunswick, -New Jersey 106

Radford Arsenal................................... . Radford. Virginia 188Radford Ordnance Works.......................... . Radford Virginia 188Ranger Aircraft Engines Diyision, Fairchild... . Farmingdale. 'New York 113Ravenna Ordnance Plant................................. .Apco, Ohio 136Raytheon Mfg. Co............................. Waltham Massachusetts 76Reading Briquet Co........................ .St. Nichola~. Pennsylvania 164

Locust Summit, Pennsylvania 164Red River Arsenal.................................. Texarkana. Texas 179Redstone Arsenal................................ . Huntsvile Alabama 3Reed-Martin Laboratories.......................... Fort Mye;". Florida 29Reed-Roller Bit Co................................... . Houston Texas 183Reid. Avery Co................................. ..Baltimore. Maryland 70Remington Arms Co.. Inc...................... .Independence. Missouri 96Remington Ann Corp................... .North Lowell, Massachusetts 74

South Lowell, Massachusetts 76Salt Lake City. Utah 187

Remington-Rand. Inc................................ .Iliopolis. Ilinois 41Republic Aviation Corp............................ . Evansvile, Indiana 51

Farmingdale. New York 118Republic Oil Refining Co............................. Texas City. Texas 183Republic Steel Corp................................. Gadsden. Alabama 4

Spaulding, Alabama 4Sayre. Alabama 4

Virginia City. Alabama 4East Hartford, Connecticut 26

South Chicago, Ilinois 40South Chicago, Ilinois 40

Gary, Indiana 51Pikevile. Kentucky 62

Brooklyn, New York 118Port Henry, New York 118

Cleveland. Ohio 137Cleveland. Ohio 138Warren, Ohio 137Warren, Ohio 138Canton. Ohio 137Canton. Ohio 138

Niles, Ohio 137

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Name Place PalleRepublic Steel Corp.-Continued.......................... Canton Ohio 138

Youngstown. Ohio 138Massilon. Ohio 138

Beaver Falls. Pennsylvania 164Fredericktown, Pennsylvania 164

Residue Co...................................... Fort Smith. Arkansas 9Revere Copper & Brass. Inc........................... Chicago. Ilinois 41

Halethorpe, Maryland 70Baltimore, Maryland 70

Rome, New York 119Reynolds Metal Co............................... . Louisvile, Kentucky 62

Springfield, Massachusetts 76Kearney, New Jersey 104

Ridgewood Steel Co................................. ..Cincinnati. Ohio 138Rigid-Tex Corp.................................... . Buffalo, New York 119Rocky Mountain Arsenal............................ . Denver. Colorado 22

Denver, Colorado 23Rohr Aircraft Corp........................... .Chula Vista, California 19Root Petroleum Corp............................. EI Dorado, Arkansas 9Rotary Electric Stee Co............................ .Detroit, Michigan 87Ryan Aeronautical Corp......................... .San Diego, California 19

St. Louis CWS Plant............................... .Monsanto, IlinoisSt. Louis Ordnance Plant......................... .St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis Smelting & Refining Co............. . Fredericktown. MissouriSan Bernardino CWS Plant................ .San Bernardino, CaliforniaSangamon Ordnance Plant.......................... .Iliopolis, IlinoisSanham Flax Growers...................... . Jefferson Vilage, OregonSchweizer Aircraft Corp........................... . Elmira, New YorkScioto Ordnance Plant.................................. . Marion. OhioScotia Mining Co................................ .Scotia, PennsylvaniaScripto Manufacturing Co............................ . Atlanta, GeorgiaSculln Steel Co................................... .St. Louis. Missouri

St. Louis, MissouriSealed Power Corp...................... . Muskegon Heights, MichiganSeattle CWS Plant............................... .Seattle, WashingtonShasta Coal Corp.................................... Bicknell. IndianaShefeld Ste Corp............................. . McAlester, Oklahoma

McAlester, OklahomaMcAlester, Oklahoma

Houston. TexasShel Union Oil Co............................ . Los Angeles, California

Etter, TexasSherwn. Wiliams Defense Corp.................... .Carbondale. IlinoisShofner Iron & Steel Works......................... .Portland, OregonSilca Products Oregon, Ltd............................ Eugene, OregonSinclair. Rub'br. Inc................................... Houston, TexasSKF Industries. Inc........................... . Lansdale, PennsylvaniaSmith. A. 0., Corp.............................. Milwaukee, WisconsinSmith. Leatham D.. Shipbuilding Co.......... . Sturgeon Bay, Wis.co~s~nSnead & Co..................... ...... ..... ......... . Orange, VirginiaSolar Aircraft Co................................... .Des Moines, IowaSoutheatern Shipbuilding Co....................... . Savannah, GeorgiaSouthern Acid & Sulphur Co.. Inc................... ..Pasadena, Texas

Beaumont, TexasSouthern Aircraft Corp................................ Garland. TexasSouthern California Gas Co.....................Lo Angeles, CaliforniaSouthern Detinning Co.......................... Birmingham, AlabamaSouthern Ferr Alloys Co...................... Chattanooga, TennesseeSouth Lowell Ordnance Plant No.2....... . South Lowell. MassachusettsSouthport Petroleum Co. of Delaware................ Texas City. TexasSouthwestern Engineering Co...................... .Marshfield. OregonSouthwesternProvilig Ground......................... Hope. ArkansasSper Carbon Co......................... .Punxutawney. PennsylvaniaSperry Gyroscope Co.. Inc..................... . Great Neck, New YorkStandard Oil Co. of California................. .EI Segundo, California

Richmond, CaliforniaStandard Oil Co. of New Jersey............. ..Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge. LouisianaBaton Rouge. LouisianaBaton Rouge. Louisiana

Nort Baton Rouge, LouisianaStandard Stel Spring Co............................ . Madison. IlinoisStewartWarner Corp.................................. . Dixon, IlinoisStone & Webster Engineering Corp...................... ..Akron, OhioStruthers-Wells Corp........................... Titusvile, PennsylvaniaStuart Oxygen Co................:.......... .San Francisco, CaliforniaStudebaker Corp..................................... . Chicago, Ilinois

South Bend, IndianaSun Oil Co............................... .". . .. . .. . . . . . . . . Toledo, OhioSundstrand Machine Tool Co......................... Rockford. IlinoisSuperior Drawn Steel CO.............o.......... . Monaca, PennsylvaniaSylvania Electric Product Co., Inc.............. Ipswich. Massachusetts

Wakefield, MassachusettsDover, New Hampshire

Symingtn-Gould Corp......... ..... ............... . Depew. New YorkRochester, New York

Tantalum Defense Corp........................ .North Chicago. IlinoisTavares Construction Co., Inc................ . National City. CaliforniaTaylor Refining Co............................ .Corpus Christie, TexasTennessee Eastman Corp........................ . Kingsport, Tennessee

Kingsport. TennesseeTexas Shredding Co................................... Houston, TexasTexasteel Mfg. Co............................... ..Por Arthur. TexasTimbeam. Inc...................................... . Detroit, MichiganTimken-Detroit Axle Co......................... .Melvindale, Michigan

Detroit. MichiganTimken Ordnance Co.................................... . Canton. OhioTimken Ordnance Plant................................. . Canton. OhioTimken Roller Bearing Co:............................ .Columbus. OhioTin Processing Corp................................ Texas City. TexaaTitan Metal Mfg. Co........................ ..Bellefonte, PennsylvaniaTodd-Houston Shipbuilding Corp....................... Houston, TexasTokheim Engineering Co........................ .Indianapolis, Indiana

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Name Place PageToledo Core Plant........................................ Toledo. Ohio 140Trojan Powder Co.................................... . Sandusky, Ohio 136Tung-Sol Lamp Works. Inc..................... ..Newark, New Jersey 106Turbo-Engineering Corp.......................... Trenton, New Jersey 107Twin Cities Ordnance Plant................... .Minneapolis. Minnesota 92

Uebelhoer Bros.. Inc.............................. ..Buffalo. New York 120Union Sulphur Co............................ . Lake Charles, Louisiana 67Unitcast Corp............................................ Toledo, Ohio 140United Aircraft Corp............................ Stratford. Connecticut 26

Bridgeport, Connecticut 26East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 76

United Airlines Transport Corp................... . Cheyenne. Wyoming 202United Carbon Co........................... .McCampbell Field, Texas 186

Odessa, Texas 186United Distilers. Ltd............................ .Baltimore, Maryland 71United Electronics Co........................... .Newark, New Jersey 107United Engineering & Foundry Co........... .New Castle, Pennsylvania 166

Trentwood. Washington 190United Engineering Co.. Ltd................ ..San Francisco, California 21United Miling & Mining Co..................... . Plattevile, Wisconsin 201U. S. Hoffman Machine Corp................ . Poughkeepsie. New York 120U. S. Industrial Chemical. Inc................... . Baltimore. Maryland 71

Baltimore. Maryland 71Yonkers, New York 120

U. S. Rubber Co.............................. .Los Angeles, California 14Naugatuck, Connecticut 26Naugatuck. Connecticut 26Naugatuck, Connecticut 26

Des Moines, Iowa 54Marion, Ohio 139

Institute, West Virginia 196Milwaukee. Wisconsin 200

U. S. Vanadium Corp........................... . Salt Lake City. Utah 186University of Akron............. ....................... .Akron, Ohio 141Utah Ordnance Plant............ ............... . Salt Lake City. Utah 187Utica Drop Forge & Tool Corp....................... .Utica, New York 121Utica Proving Ground................................ Utica. Michigan 88

Vanadium Corp. of America......................... . Monticello Utah 187Vickers, Inc................................... Waterbury, Con.,ecticut 26

Royal Oak, Michigan 88Detroit, Michigan 88

V!ctor Adding Machine Co............................ . Chicago. Ilinois 43Victoreen Instrument Co............................. ..Cleveland. Ohio 141Victory Ordnance Plant.............................. .Decatur. Ilinois 43Vilter Mfg. Co................................. . Milwaukee. Wisconsin 201Volunteer Ordnance Works................... . Chattanooga. Tennessee 171

Wabash River Ordnance Works..................... . Newport. Indiana 62Waco Aircraft Co........................................... Troy Ohio 141Wah Chang Trading Corp...................... ..Glen Cove, Ne"; York 121Walsh.Kaiser Co.............................. Providence, Rhode Island 167Walworth Co................................ Washington Park Ilinois 43War Emergency Pipelines....................... ..Linden, Ne": Jersey 103War Foods Administration.......................... .Atchison. Kansas 59Warner Co..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..... ............. .Devault. Pennsylvania 166Warner Gear Division. Borg.Warner Corp............. .Muncie, Indiana 45Warren City Mfg. Co.................................... Warren. Ohio 141Washington County Flax Growers................... . Cornelius, Oregon 148Wathen Brothers Distilers...................... .Greenbrier, Kentucky 62Wehr Steel Co................................. ..Milwaukee, Wisconsin 201Weldon Springs Ordnance Plant.............. Weldon Springs. Missouri 97Wellman Bronze & Aluminum Co...................... . Cleveland, Ohio 141Wenatchee Alloys, Inc....................... . Rock Island, Washington 193Western Airlines. Inc............................. .Burbank, California 21Western Electric Co.. Inc...................... .Eau Claire, Wisconsin 198Western Electrochemical Co................... .Los Angeles, California 21Western Fluorspar Corp......................... ..Northgate. Colorado 23Western Pipe & Steel Co................... ..San Francisco. California 21Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co................. .Baltimore. Maryland 71

Homewood. Pennsylvania 166Lester. Pennsylvania 166Lester. Pennsylvania 166

Fairmount. West Virginia 195Westvaco Chlorine Product Co.................... .Newark. California 21West Virginia Ordnance Plant......... . Point Pleaant, West Virgnia 195Wickes Brothers.................................. . Saginaw, Michigan 88Wilkening Mig. Co........................... ..Scranton, Pennsylvania 167Wilkeson Product Co............................ Tacoma. Washington 193

Wilkeson. Washingtn 193Wilamette.Hyster Co............................... . Portland. Oregon 147Wilamette Iron & Stee Corp........................ .Portland, Oregon 149

Portland. Oregon 149Portland. Oregon 149

Wilamette Valley Wood Chemical Co...1............. ..Eugene, Oregon 149Wilow Springs Distileries, Inc.................. . Greenbrier. Kentucky 62Wilys-Overiand Motors. Inc.............................. Toledo. Ohio 140

Toledo, Ohio 142Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant......................... . Milan. Tennessee 170Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.............. . Buffalo. New York 121

Buffalo. New York 121Wrentham Products Co...................... Wrentham, Massachusetts 77

Wrentham, Massachusetts 77Wright Aeronautical Corp...................... . Fairlawn. New Jersey 107

East Paterson. New Jersey 107Lockland. Ohio 142

Wurlitzer, Rudolph. Co................................ .DeKalb. Ilinois 38Wyman-Gordon Co.................................... .Harvey. Ilinois 44

Worcester, Massachusetts 77Wyman.Gordon Product Corp........... .North Grafton. Massachusetts '17Youngs Bay Lumber Co.. Inc....................... . Roseburg. Oregon 149Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co................. ..East Chicago, Indiana 61Yuba Manufacturing Co........................... .Benicia. Calit'ornia 22

Zuni Miling Co................ ...............Lo Lunas. New Mexico 108

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CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS BY PRODUCTS OR FUNCTIONS

ACETYLENECity and StateLouisvile, KentuckyBeth-Fairfield, Maryland

AIRCRAnYpsilanti, MichiganMarietta, GeorgiaFort Worth, TexasGrand Prairie, TexasMiddle River, MarylandLong Beach, CaliforniaWichita, KansasCleveland, OhioOklahoma City, OklahomaColumbus, OhioNew Orleans, LouisianaPark Ridge, IlinoisTulsa, OklahomaFort Crook, NebraskaSan Diego, CaliforniaRenton, WashingtonKansas City, KansasSt. Louis, Missouri

~.. Farmingdale, L.I., New York--heatfield, New York

Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAkron, OhioInglewoo, CaliforniaSanta Monica, CaliforniaJohnsvile, PennsylvaniaNew Orleans, LouisianaHagerstown, MarylandDowney, CaliforniaTrenton, New JerseySeattle, WashingtonKenmore, New YorkSanta Monica, CaliforniaSan Diego, CaliforniaBurlington, North CarolinaAkron, OhioBridgeport, ConnecticutAllentown, PennsylvaniaStratford, Connecticut

--', Fenton, N ew York -DeKalb, IlinoisBristol, PennsylvaniaSt. Charles, IlinoisSt. Paul, MinnesotaTroy, OhioNew Castle, DelawareMuskegon, MichiganWichita, Kansas

AIRCRAFT ENGINESChicago, IlinoisLockland, OhioKansas City, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDearborn, MichiganSouth Bend, IndianaPottstown, PennsylvaniaEast Patterson, New JerseyChicago, IlinoisMuskegon, MichiganFairlawn, New JerseyEast Longmeadow, Mass.Speedway City, Indiana

-- Salina, N. Y.Farmingdale, N. Y.

AIRCRAn ENGINE PARTSMilwaukee, WisconsinEverett, MassachusettsBattle Creek, MichiganWayne, MichiganCleveland, OhioSaginaw, MichiganWiliamsport, Pennsylvania

Area or Capacity Pase No.600,040,000 cu. ft./yr. . . .. 6124,000,000 cu. ft./yr. . . .. 67

5,000,000 sq. ft......... 833,950,000 sq. ft......... 293,648,760 sq. ft......... 1712,985,000 sq. ft......... 1812,950,000 sq. ft......... 692,900,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 132,898,000 sq. ft......... 572,560,000 sq. ft......... 1222,400,000 sq. ft......... 1432,373,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 1272,324,000 sq. ft......... 642,250,000 sq. ft......... 352,080,000 sq. ft......... 1431,835,000 sq. ft......... 1001,833,000 sq. ft......... 111,803,000 sq. ft...,..... 1911,750,000 sq. ft......... 571,571,000 sq. ft......... 941,366,000 sq. ft......... 1181,250,000 sq. ft......... 1111,133,900 sq. ft.... . . . .. 1541,041,000 sq. ft......... 1301,000,000 sq. ft......... 17982,000 sq. ft......... 13959,000 sq. ft......... 163749,000 sq. ft......... 63646,000 sq. ft......... 69608,800 sq. ft........ 12480,000 sq. ft......... 104416,000 sq. ft......... 191402,000 sq. ft......... 113332,000 sq. ft......... 12292,000 sq. ft......... 19287,000 sq. ft......... 121237,000 sq. ft......... 131230,000 sq. ft........ .26228,000 sq. ft......... 155200,000 sq. ft......... 25192,100 sq. ft......... 115190,000 sq. ft......... 38184,000 sq. ft......... 158170,000 sq. ft......... 38149,200 sq. ft......... 92131,200 sq. ft......... 141122,000 sq. ft......... 2753,400 sq. ft......... 7946,600 sq. ft......... 57

6,430,000 sq. ft......... 336,600,000 sq. ft......... 1423,492,000 sq. ft......... 961,619,000 sq. ft......... 471,573,900 sq. ft......... 821,560,000 sq. ft......... - 511,120,000 sq. ft......... 1571,022,600 sq. ft......... 107850,000 sq. ft......... 42843,000 sq. ft......... 80605,000 sq. ft......... 107365,700 sq. ft......... 76229,400 sq. ft......... 4755,900 sq. ft......... 10933,488 sq. ft......... 113

932,000 sq. ft......... 196361,000 sq. ft......... 74350,000 sq. ft......... 81299,000 sq. ft......... 79269,000 sq. ft......... 134201,500 sq. ft......... 81161,400 sq. ft......... 152

AIRCRAFT ENGINE PARTS-ContinuedCity and StateCleveland, OhioOwosso, MichiganTrenton, N. J.Muskegon Heights, MichiganScranton, PensylvaniaDetroit, MichiganWaltham, MassachusettsChicopee, MassachusettsDetroit, MichiganWorcester, MassachusettEast Haven, ConnecticutWrentham, MassachusettsWeedsport, New York

AIRCRAFT ENGINE RESEARCHWilow Run, MichiganIndianapolis, IndianaSpeed:way City, IndianaWiliamsport, Pennsylvania

AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONBirmingham, AlabamaTuscon, ArizonaFort Crook, NebraskaMingo Station, OklahomaOklahoma City, OklahomaDaggett, CaliforniaDenver, ColoradoCheyenne, WyomingDallas, TexasLouisvile, KentuckyKansas City, KansasSt. Paul, MinnesotaNiagara Falls, New YorkEvansvile, Indiana

AIRCRAFT PARTSGreat Neck, New YorkCleveland, OhioChicago, IlinoisAkron, OhioSt. Louis, MissouriLitchfield Park, ArizonaCudahy, WisconsinRoyal Oak, MichiganToledo, OhioBeaver Falls, PennsylvaniaMilwaukee, WisconsinLansdale, PennsylvaniaChula Vista, CaliforniaHawthorne, CaliforniaElmira, New YorkCleveland, OhioDes Moines, IowaTowson, MarylandCaldwell, New JerseyCleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioLinden, New JerseySouth Bend, IndianaCanton, OhioValley Stream, New York

-Farmingdale, New YorkSouth Bend, IndianaRockford, IlinoisTeterboro, New JerseyGarland, TexasMemphis, TennesseeBurbank, CaliforniaJamestown, New YorkDetroit, MichiganBedford, OhioLebanon, PennsylvaniaWorcester, MassachusettsBedford, OhioDetroit, MichiganSyosset, New York

Area or Capacity Pa.. No.153,800 sq. ft......... 128153,000 sq. ft......... 79119,000 sq. ft......... 107102,700 sq. ft......... 8794,100 sq. ft......... 16784,880 sq. ft......... 7875,900 sq. ft......... 7245,000 sq. ft......... 7134,000 sq. ft......... 8431,000 sq. ft......... 7725,200 sq. ft......... 2512,000 sq. ft......... 779,450 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 110

50,000 sq. ft......... 8646,000 sq. ft...... . .. 4828,500 sq. ft......... 4422,000 sq. ft......... 162

1,678,500 sq. ft......... 2813,000 sq. ft......... 6747,689 sq. ft......... 100660,000 sq. ft......... 144656,000 sq. ft......... 144498,600 sq. ft......... 16450,000 sq. ft......... 22375,000 sq. ft......... 202364,000 sq. ft......... 180364,000 sq. ft......... 61355,235 sq. ft......... 58297,000 sq. ft......... 91150,000 sq. ft......... 116122,350 sq. ft......... 51

2,210,800 sq. ft......... 119800,000 sq. ft......... 126795,000 sq. ft......... 40751,000 sq. ft......... 130618,000 sq. ft......... 94536,000 sq. ft......... 5484,000 sq. ft......... 200482,000 sq. ft......... 88467,000 sq. ft......... 142443,000 sq. ft......... 155405,100 sq. ft......... 201400,000 sq. ft......... 164398,000 sq. ft......... 19397,000 sq. ft......... 17365,000 sq. ft......... 111320,000 sq. ft......... 125312,000 sq. ft......... 66238,600 sq. ft......... 68221,600 sq. ft......... 103191,300 sq. ft......... 125186,500 sq. ft......... 135176,000 sq. ft......... 104160,000 sq. ft......... 45158,000 sq. ft......... 124158,000 sq. ft......... 112151,900 sq. ft......... 115141,480 sq. ft......... 45123,300 sq. ft......... 43109,000 sq. ft......... 103104,000 sq. ft......... 183103,500 sq. ft......... 169100,000 sq. ft......... 1691,200 sq. ft......... 11090,000 sq. ft......... 8885,000 sq. ft......... 13277 ,000 sq. ft......... 15352,000 sq. ft......... 7451,000 sq. ft......... 13149,600 sq. ft......... 8445,000 sq. ft......... 114

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AIRCRAFT PARTS-ContinuedCity and StateCleveland, OhioElmira, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkChicago, IlinoisHuntington Park, CaliforniaRochester, New YorkWest Trenton, New JerseySouth Boston, Mass.

AIRCRAFT RESEARCH

Caldwell, New JerseyAIRCRAFT SERVICING

Van Nuys, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaNew York, New YorkNew York, New YorkNashville, TennesseeBurbank, California

AIRPORT FACILITIESLong Beach, CaliforniaCleveland, OhioInglewood, CaliforniaTuscon, ArizonaMingo Station, OklahomaOklahoma City, OklahomaDowney, CaliforniaDaggett, CaliforniaDenver, ColoradoSeattle, WashingtonCheyenne, WyomingLouisville, KentuckyDallas, Texas .Kansas City, KansasVan Nuys, CaliforniaSt. Paul, MinnesotaNiagara Falls, New YorkEvansvile, IndianaNew York, New YorkMemphis, TennesseeNew York, New YorkWilow Run, MichiganIndianapolis, IndianaBurbank, CaliforniaMuskegon Heights, Michigan

Area or Capacity Paire No.

36,450 sq. ft......... 13331,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 11927,300 sq. ft......... 12022,600 sq. ft......... 3519,300 sq. ft......... 1516,000 sq. ft......... 11215,800 sq. ft... . . . . .. 10615,200 sq. ft......... 73

221,600 sq. ft......... 103

328,300 sq. ft......... 16142,000 sq. ft......... 12128,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 12112,000 sq. ft......... 11790,000 sq. ft......... 11049,000 sq. ft......... 16813,355 sq. ft......... 21

2,900,000 sq. ft......... 132,560,000 sq. ft......... 1221,000,000 sq. ft......... 17813,000 sq. ft......... 5660,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 144656,000 sq. ft......... 144608,800 sq. ft......... 12498,600 sq. ft........ 16450,000 sq. ft......... 22416,000 sq. ft......... 190375,000 sq. ft......... 202364,000 sq. ft......... 61364,000 sq. ft......... 180355,235 sq. ft......... 58328,300 sq. ft......... 16297,000 sq. ft......... 91150,000 sq. ft......... 116122,350 sq. ft........ 51112,000 sq. ft......... 117103,500 sq. ft......... 16990,000 sq. ft......... 11050,000 sq. ft......... 8645,000 sq. ft......... 4813,355 sq. ft......... 211,474 sq. ft......... 85

ALCOHOL

Omaha, Nebraska 17,500,000 gals./yr....... 99Kansas City, Missouri 15,000,000 gals./yr....... 95Baltimore, Maryland 11,000,000 gals./yr....... 71MU9catine, Iowa 10,200,000 gals./yr....... 55Yonkers, New York 4,500,000 gals./yr....... 120Eugene, Oregon 4,100,000 gals./yr....... 149Atchison, Kansas 3,400,000 gals./yr....... 58Bellngham, Washington 2,000,000 gals./yr....... 192

ALCOHOL BY.PRODUCTS-5ee GRAIN SALVAGE

ALCOHO PLANT FACILITIESBelle Meade, Virginia

AUOY STEEL-See STEEL

ALUMINABauxite, ArkansasBaton Rouge, LouisianaSalt Lake City, UtahHarleyvile, South CarolinaSalem, OregonLaramie, Wyoming

ALUMINUM

Queens, New YorkSpokane, VVashingtonTorrance, CaliforniaJ ones Mils, Arkansas

1,000 sq. ft......... 188

1,555,000,000 Ibs./yr........1,000,000,000 Ibs./yr........

72,000,000 Ibs./yr........36,500,000 Ibs./yr........36,000,000 Ibs./yr........36,000,000 Ibs./yr........

256,000,000 Ibs./yr........192,000,000 Ibs./yr........160,000,000 Ibs./yr...... . .128,000,000 Ibs./yr........

ALUMINUM-ContinuedCity and StateTroutdale, OregonRiverbank, CaliforniaBurlington, New JerseyMassena, New YorkTacoma, Washington

ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONPhoenix, ArizonaLouisvile, KentuckyAdrian, MichiganCressona, PennsylvaniaHalethorpe, MarylandLos Angeles, CaliforniaGrand Rapids, Michigan

ALUMINUM FORGINGSaginaw, MichiganC~nonsburg, PennsylvaniaMonroe, MichiganAnderson, IndianaNew Castle, PennsylvaniaErie, PennsylvaniaHalethorpe, Maryland

ALUMINUM FOUNDRYLockland, OhioKansas City, MissouriDearborn, MichiganChicago, IlinoisCleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioSpringfield, Massachusetts

ALUMINUM POWDERCleveland, OhioRochester, MichiganEmeryvile, CaliforniaShrewsbury, MifisouriGlassmere, Pennsylvania

ALUMINUM ROLLINGNewark, Ohio

ALUMINUM SHEETTrentwood, WashingtonMcCook, !Ilinois

ALUMINUM TUBINGPhoenix, ArizonaLouisvile, KentuckyCressona, Pennsylvania

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AMMUNITONSt. Louis, MissouriMinneapolis, MinnesotaDes Moines, IowaIndependence, MissouriSalt Lake City, UtahHuntsville, AlabamaMilwaukee, WisconsinNorth Lowell, MassachusettsSouth Lowell, MassachusettsEau Claire, WisconsinKings Mils, Ohio

AMUNITON LOADINGIndianapolis, IndianaMilan, TennesseeJoliet, IlinoisBurlington, IowaLa Porte, IndianaTexarkana, TexasApco, OhioFremont, NebraskaCarbondale, IlinoisParsons, KansasMinden, Louisiana

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Area or Capacity Paire No.128,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 14696,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 1096,000,000 Ibs./yr.. . . . . .. 10296,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 10941,500,000 Ibs./yr........ 191

48,600,000 Ibs.jyr........45,500,000 Ibs./yr........36,000,000 Ibs./yr........29,500,000 Ibs./yr........16,000,000 Ibs./yr........11,700,000 Ibs./yr........10,800,000 Ibs./yr........

113,000,000 Ibs./yr........75,000,000 Ibs./yr........42,000,000 Ibs./yr........37,500,000 Ibs./yr........21,000,000 Ibs./yr........15,600,000 Ibs./yr........1,000,000 Ibs./yr........

132,000,000 Ibs./yr........42,000,000 Ibs./yr........30,000,000 Ibs./yr........24,000,000 Ibs./yr........14,400,000 Ibs./yr........13,200,000 Ibs./yr........9,600,000 Ibs./yr........

36,000,000 Ibs./yr........27,120,000 Ibs./yr........3,600,000 Ibs./yr........

Not available.......Not available.......

180,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 122

288,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 190280,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 31

48,600,000 Ibs./yr........ 545,500,000 Ibs./yr........ 6214,700,000 Ibs./yr........ 149

4,700,000 sq. ft......... 973,876,000 sq. ft......... 922,134,000 sq. ft......... 542,115,000 sq. ft......... 951,378,000 sq. ft......... 1871,260,000 sq. ft......... 31,168,000 sq. ft......... 200480,000 sq. ft......... 74367,500 sq. ft......... 75244,000 sq. ft......... 198190,000 sq. ft......... 132

3,900,100 sq. ft.........3,859,000 sq. ft.........3,442,000 sq. ft.........3,235,000 sq. ft.........2,986,000 sq. ft.........2,633,000 sq. ft.........2,483,000 sq. ft.........2,212,000 sq. ft.........2,201,000 sq. ft.........1,752,000 sq. ft.........1,690,000 sq. ft.........

211

56279

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84150

7848

15015070

1429482 .33

133133

76

134851695

150

41170

355559

179136100

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AMMUNITON LOADING-ContinuedCity and StateFlora, MississippiCharlestown, IndianaJacksonvile, ArkansasGrand Island, NebraskaMarion, OhioSt. Frances, TexasMcGregor, TexasDixon, IlinoisPulaski, VirginiaSan Bernadino, California'West Hanover, Massachusetts

ARMOR PLATE-See STEEL

ARMORED CABLEYonkers, New York

ASBESTOS PROCESSING

Globe, Arizona

ASBESTOS PRODUCTS

Milington, New JerseyBAR DRAWING MILL

Midland, Pennsylvania

BEARINGS

Columbus, OhioBristol, Connecticut

BERYLLIUM

Lorain, OhioPainesvile, Ohio

BRASS PRODUCTSIndianapolis, IndianaChicago, IlinoisKenosha, WisconsinBellefonte, Pennsylvania

BUTADIENE

Port Neches, TexasKobuba, PennsylvaniaInstitute, West VirginiaLouisvile, KentuckyLake Charles, LouisianaHouston, TexasBorger, TexasLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaBaytown, TexasEl Segundo, CaliforniaBaton Rouge, LouisianaToledo, OhioIngleside, Texas

BUTADIENE FEED STOCK

Corpus Christi, Texas

CAFETERIAS

New York, New YorkN ashvile, TennesseeMuskegon, MichiganMuskegon, Heights, MichiganMuskegon Heights, Michigan

CARBON BLACKOdessa, TexasSunray, TexasEunice, New MexicoGuymon, OklahomaSeagraves, TexasMonument, New Mexico

CARBON ELECTRODESColumbia, Tennessee

Area or Capacity Page No.1,685,000 sq. ft......... 931,667,000 sq. ft......... 481,635,186 sq. ft......... 71,505,336 sq. ft......... 991,460,000 sq. ft......... 1391,428,000 sq. ft......... 1821,299,400 sq. ft......... 1731,269,000 sq. ft......... 37962,000 sq. ft......... 188107,862 sq. ft......... 2038,000 sq. ft......... 75

20,200 sq. ft......... 118

3,000 sq. ft.........

28,000 sq. ft......... 102

48,000 tons/yr....... 155

207,000 sq. ft......... 140196,000 sq. ft......... 24

sq. ft......... 124sq. ft......... 126

679,000 sq. ft......... 45377,000 sq. ft......... 41280,000 sq. ft......... 19944,250 sq. ft......... 165

100,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 18184,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 15980,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 19360,000 tons/yr. . . . ... 5955,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 6350,000 tons/yr. . . ... .. 18345,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 18235,000 tons/yr. . .. . .. 2030,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 2030,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 17815,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 2015,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 6615,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 13912,500 tons/yr. . . . . .. 178

sq. ft......... 184

90,000 sq. ft......... 11049,000 sq. ft......... 16820,960 sq. ft......... 8518,800 sq. ft......... 791,474 sq. ft......... 85

45,000,000 Ibs.¡yr........ 18520,000,000 lbs.¡yr...... .. 17415,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 10815,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 14213,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 1739,200,000 Ibs.¡yr........ 108

155,000 sq. ft......... 169

CARBON PROCESSINGCity and StatePunxutawney, Pennsylvania

Area or Capacity Page No.64,000 sq. ft......... 165

CATTLE FEED-See GRAIN SALVAGE

CHARCOAL BLAST FURNACE

Cherokee County, Texas 36,000 tons/yr. ... . .. 181

CHEMICALS-See also ACETYLENE, ALCOHOL, BUTADIENE, EXPLO-SIVES, OXYGEN, STYRENE, SYNTHETIC RUBBER

ACETIC ACIDKingsport, Tennessee 200,000 Ibs./day . . . . .. 168

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ACTIVATED CARBONColumbia, Tennessee 300 tons/mo....... 169Fostoria, Ohio 150 tons/mo....... 129Seattle, Washington 150 tons/mo....... 192

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE

Corpus Christi, Texas 7,700,000 Ibs.¡yr........ 172

ALUMINUM-SILICA CATALYSTPaulsboro, New Jersey 195 tons/mo....... 105

AMMONIAMorgantown, West Virginia 18,000 tons/mo....... 194Galena, Kansas 11,000 tons/mo....... 57El Dorado, Arkansas 9,000 tons/mo....... 7Henderson, Kentucky 6,080 tons/mo....... 61Sterlington, Louisiana 5,000 tons/mo....... 64Etter, Texas 5,000 tons/mo....... 173Lake Charles, Louisiana 4,500 tons/mo....... 65Apco, Ohio 280 tons/day..... 136St. Frances, Texas 266 tons/day ..... 182Texarkana, Texas 120 tons/day..... 179

AMMONIUM PICRATEMarche, Arkansas No capacity or area.... 7Baldwinsvile, New York No capacity or area.... 117

BUTANE

Agua Dulce, Texas 780 bbls./day . . . . . 177Driscoll, Texas 780 bbls'¡day . . . . . 177Cyril, Oklahoma 320 bbls./day . . . . . 142

CALCIUM CARBIDE

Ashtabula, Ohio 70,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 134Tacoma, Washington 12,000 tons/yr. . .. . .. 192

CALCIUM FLUORIDE

Cave-In-Rock, Ilinois 17,800 tons/yr. ...... 40

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITEPainesvile, Ohio 45,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 128

CALCIUM TUNGSTATESalt Lake City, Utah No capacity or area.... 186

CATALYST

Fort Worth, Texas 28,000,000 Ibs.¡yr........ 172Cincinnati, Ohio 21,600,000 Ibs./yr........ 128

CATALYST "1707"Baton Rouge, Louisiana 42,000 tons/yr. . .. ... 66Newark, California 5,100 tons/day..... 21

CAUSTIC SODADenver, Colorado 56 tons/day..... 22Huntsvile, Alabama 28 tons/day..... 3Pine Bluff, Arkansas 25 tons/day..... 8

CERIUM OXIDERockford, Ilinois No area or capacity.... 32

C. G.Columbia, Tennessee 36 tons/day . . . . . 168

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CHLORIDE OF LIMECity and State

Baltimore, Maryland

CHLORINEHuntsvile, AlabamaPine Bluff, ArkansasDenver, Colorado

Area or Capacity Paire No.2,400 tons/yr. . . . .,. 68

75 tons/day.....50 tons/day.....20 tons/day.....

CHLORINE PRODUCTSNew Martinsvile, W. Virginia 110,000 sq. ft.........

CLOTHING IMPREGNATIONEast St. Louis, Ilinois 169,700 sq. ft.........Columbus, Ohio 62,750 sq. ft.........New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 58,000 sq. ft.........Kansas City, Missouri 55,400 sq. ft.........

C.W.5. PRODUCTS

Huntsvile, AlabamaDenver, ColoradoEast St. Louis, IlinoisNiagara Falls, New YorkCleveland, .Ohio

ETHYLENE

Denver, Colorado

FORMALDEHYDE

Danvile, PennsylvaniaMorgantown, West Virginia

GLYCERINBaltimore, Maryland

HYDROFLUORIC ACIDHouston, Texas

150PENTANETexas City, Texas

METHYL METHACRYLATELeominster, Massachusetts

NITRIC ACIDLake Charles, Louisiana

O.E.I. CHEMICAL MODIFIERNangatuck, Connecticut

OLEUM

Tulsa, OklahomaJoliet, IlinoisRadford, VirginiaGeneva, Pennsylvania

PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDEPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

POL YDICHLOROSTYRENE

Springfield, Massachusetts

POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE

Los Angeles, CaliforniaClaremore, Oklahoma

SILICA GEL

Baltimore, MarylandCurtis Bay, Maryland

SULPHURIC ACIDBeaumont, Texas

TOLUENE

Beaumont, TexasNorth Baton Rouge, LouisianaPonca City, Oklahoma

No area or capacity....No area or capacity....No area or capacity....No area or capacity....No area or capacity....

No area or capacity....

200 tons/day..... 15460 tons/day..... 194

4,665,000 Ibs./yr........ 71

3,600 tons/yr. . . . . .. 181

2,540 bbls./day . . . .. 182

500,000 sq. ft./mo..... 73

200 tons/day..... 65

900 tons/yr. . . .... 26

320 tons/day..... 145200 tons/day..... 3870 tons/day..... 18830 tons/day..... 158

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CHROMIUM MINECity and StateColumbus, Montana

CITRUS PRODUCTSBartow, Florida

COAL BRIQUETS

Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLocust Summit, PennsylvaniaSt. Nicholas, Pennsylvania

COAL CALCINING

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

COAL MINEFredericktown, PennsylvaniaBicknell, IndianaPikevile, KentuckyMcAlister, OklahomaSayre, AlabamaNew River, TennesseeMcAlister, OklahomaWilkeson, Washington

COAL WASHINGVirginia City, Alabama

COKE-See also IRON AND COKE

Gary, IndianaMinnequa, ColoradoWarren, OhioTacoma, Washington

COKE CALCININGChicago, Ilinois

COKE OVEN GASPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

COLD STORAGEAtchison, KansasPortland, OregonN ashvile, Tennessee

COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTTawson, MarylandBellevile, New Jersey

COPPER MINING FACILITESMiami, Arizona

194

42126161

94

32342

116129

23

COPPER PRODUCTION FACILITIESMorenci, Arizona

COPPER REFINING FACILITIESEl Paso, Texas

COPPER TUBINGNo area or capacity.... 156 Los Angeles, California

Area or Capacity Paire No.

1000 tons/day..... 98

3,750,000 gals./yr. . . . .. 28

31,000 sq. ft........: 15321,000 sq. ft......... 16421,000 sq. ft..... . . .. 164

11,000 sq. ft........ 161

1,760,000 tons/yr....... 164840,000 tons/yr....... 51600,000 tons/yr....... 62435,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 146420,000 tons/yr....... 4300,000 tons/yr....... 167215,000 tons/yr....... 145100,000 tons/yr....... 193

48,000 tons/yr....... 4

400,000 tons/yr....... 45327,000 tons/yr....... 22325,000 tons/yr....... 13775,000 tons/yr....... 193

9,000 tons/mo....... 36

No area or capacity. . .. 162

621,000 sq. ft......... 59200,000 sq. ft......... 147122,000 sq. ft......... 170

238,600 sq. ft.... . . . .. 6879,600 sq. ft.... . . . .. 105

12,000 tons/day..... 5

295,000 sq. ft........ . 6

227,400 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 182

DEHYDRATION-See FISH DEHYDRATION and VEGETABLE DE HYDRA.15,000 Ibs.jmo. . . . . ., 75 TlON

187,500 sq. ft......... 19

230 tons/Ino....... 21200 tons/Ino....... 143

1,152 tons/yr....... 68Not available.... 68

87 tons/day..... 184

800 bbls./day . . . .. 180475 bbls./day . . . ., 66400 bbls./day . . . .. 143

DRY CELL BATTERY PARTS

Punxutawney, Pennsylvania

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTEast Syracuse, New YorkKokomo, IndianaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaWest Lynn, MassachusettsEast Orange, New JerseyHomewood, Pennsylvania

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Dover, New HampshireIpswich, MassachusettsPassaic, New Jersey

64,000 sq. ft......... 165

660,000 sq. ft......... 114350,000 sq. ft......... 47308,000 sq. ft......... 156143,700 sq. ft......... 7334,250 sq. ft......... 1058,600 sq. ft..... . . .. 166

245,000 sq. ft......... 10154,000 sq. ft......... 7630,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 104

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ELECTRO.PLATINGCity and StateBaltimore, Maryland

ENGINES (Other than AIRCRAFT ENGINES)

Area or Capaeity Paire No.

9,600 sq. ft......... 69

Garland, TexasWest Alls, WisconsinHamilton, OhioGrove City, PennsylvaniaHouston, TexasWest Lynn, MassachusettsWarren, OhioFreeport, IlinoisCoatesvile, PennsylvaniaToledo, OhioBufalo, New YorkMuncie, IndianaBuffalo, New YorkAshland, MassachusettsHamilton, OhioBerkeley, CaliforniaS. Coatesvile, Pennsylvania

ENGINE REBUILDING

Detroit, Michigan

ENGINE TESTING

Dearborn, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDearborn, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan

242,800 sq. ft......... 174219,000 sq. ft......... 19675,000 sq. ft......... 13052,000 sq. ft......... 155

664,000 sq. ft......... 183387,250 sq. ft......... 73382,000 sq. ft......... 141330,000 sq. ft......... 35207,000 sq. ft......... 159178,000 sq. ft......... 134122,800 sq. ft......... 121114,000 sq. ft......... 4598,000 sq. ft......... 12137,500 sq. ft......... 7435,800 sq. ft......... 13028,000 sq. ft......... 146,600 sq. ft......... 159

32,400 sq. ft......... 80

120,000 sq. ft....... '.. 8382,000 sq. ft......... 8638,500 sq. ft......... 8233,400 sq. ft......... 8327,000 sq. ft......... 80

EXPLOSIVES

Baraboo, Wisconsin 4,796,000 sq. ft......... 196Pine Bluff, Arkansas 3,885,000 sq. ft......... 8Charlestown, Indiana 3,060,000 sq. ft......... 49Radford, Virginia 2,800,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 188St. Paul, Minnesota 2,684,000 sq. ft......... 91Pryor, Oklahoma 2,530,000 sq. ft......... 144Sylacanga, Alabama 2,500,000 sq. ft......... 1Kingsport, Tennessee 2,280,000 sq. ft......... 169Joliet, Ilinois 1,520,000 sq. ft......... 38Weldon Spring, Missouri 1,342,000 sq. ft......... 97Chattanooga, Tennessee 1,281,700 sq. ft......... 171Newport, Indiana 1,250,000 sq. ft......... 52Sandusky, Ohio 1,055,000 sq. ft......... 136Milington, Tennessee 1,040,000 sq. ft......... 168Geneva, Pennsylvania 987,000 sq. ft......... 158Point Pleasant, West Virginia 965,000 sq. ft......... 195Allenwood, Pennsylvania 808,000 sq: ft.... . . . .. 161Paducah, Kentucky 620,000 sq. ft......... 60Karnack, Texas 580,000 sq. ft......... 179Youngstown, New York 564,000 sq. ft......... 115Baldwinsvile, New York 380,393 sq. ft......... 117Frankfort District, W. Virginia 103,300 sq. ft......... 68

FERRO-MANGANESE

Chester, Pennsylvania (No area or capacity) . . . . . . .. 163FERRO-SILICON

Charleston, South CarolinaSpokane, WashingtonRock Island, WashingtonChattanooga, Tennessee

FERTILIZER

Pasadena, Texas

FIRE BRICKWellsvile, OhioLehi, Utah

FISH DEHYDRATIONFort Myers, Florida

FLAX PROCESSINGJefferson Vilage, OregonCornelius, OregonEugene, Oregon

40,000 tons/yr. . ..... 16724,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 19116,200 tons/yr. . . . . .. 19313,440 tons/yr. ...... 170

170,000 tons/yr. ...... 184

12,000,000 bricks/yr. . . .. 1334,000,000 bricks/yr. . . .. 186

11,200 sq. ft......... 29

81,550 sq. ft......... 14867,300 sq. ft......... 14833,600 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 146

FOUNDRY-See also ALUMINUM FOUNDRY, MAGNESIUM FOUNDRY,STEEL FOUNDRYCity and StateVernon, CaliforniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Are or Capadty Pap No.74,530 sq. ft......... 152,4~0 sq. ft........ 162

GASOLINE-lOG OCTANESweeney, Texas 8,500 bbls./day . . . . . 171Richmond, California 8,000 bbls./day . . . . . 20Ponca City, Oklahoma 6,000 bbls./day . . . . . 143Corpus Christi, Texas 6,000 bbls./day . . . . . 177Catlettsburg, Kentucky 5,300 bbls./day . . . . . 59Duncan, Oklahoma 5,100 bbls./day . . . . . 142Pasadena, Texas 3,910 bbls./day . . . . . 174Texas City, Texas 3,600 bbls./day . . . . . 183Texas City, Texas 3,300 bbls./day . . . . . 184Houston, Texas 3,100 bbls./day ..... 176Oil City, Pennsylvania 2,300 bbls./day . . . . . 162Bakersfield, California 2,000 bbls./day . . . . . 17El Dorado, Arkansas 1,990 bbls./day . . . . . 9Coffeyvile, Kansas 1,665 bbls./day .. ... 57Cheyenne, Wyoming 1,650 bbls./day . . . . . 202

GASOLINE COMPONENTS

ALUMINA.SILICA CATALYST

Paulsboro, New Jersey 195 tons/mo....... 105

AVIATION ALKYLATE

Cotton Valley, Louisiana 2,400 bbls./day . . . . . 66Smith's Bluff, Texas 1,200 bbls./day . . . . . 183

BUTANE

Driscoll, Texas 780 bbls./day . . . . . 177Agua Dulce, Texas 780 bbls./day . . . . . 177

CATALYST

Fort Worth, Texas 28,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 172Cincinnati, Ohio 21,600,000 Ibs./yr........ 128

150 PENTANE

Texas City, Texas 2,540 bbls./day . . . . . 182

TOLUENE

Beaumont, TexasNorth Baton Rouge, LouisianaPonca City, Oklahoma

800 bbls./day . . . .. 180475 bbls./day . .. .. 66400 bbls./day . . . .. 143

NOT SPECIFIEDEtter, Texas (No area or capacity) . .. .. 173Baton Rouge, Louisiana (No area or capacity)..... 66Greenbrier, Kentucky 2,000 tons/yr. ...... 62Louisvile, Kentucky (Not available) 62Midway, Kentucky (Not available) ...... 62East Taunton, Massachusetts (Not available) ...... 73

GRAPHITE ELECTRODES

Morganton, North Carolina 344,000 sq. ft......... 121

GRAPHITE MINEChester Springs, Pennsylvania 5 to 8 tons/day..... 156

HEMP MILLSShebbona, IlinoisLexington, IllinoisEarlvile, IlinoisWyoming, IlinoisGalva, IlinoisGalesburg, IllinoisRockford, IowaHampton, IowaIowa Falls, IowaBritt, IowaGrundy Center, IowaAlgona, IowaMason City, IowaTraer, IowaHumboldt, Iowa

31,000 sq. ft......... 3331,000 sq. ft......... 3331,000 sq. ft... . . . .. 3431,000 sq. ft......... 3431,000 sq. ft......... 3431,000 sq. ft......... 3431,000 sq. ft......... 5331,000 sq. ft......... 5331,000 sq. ft......... 5331,000 sq. ft......... 5331,000 sq. ft......... 5331,000 sq. ft......... 5431,000 sq. ft......... 5431,000 sq. ft......... 5431,000 sq. ft......... 54

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HEMP MILLSContinuedCity and StateHutchinson, MinnesotaSherburn, MinnesotaWells, MinnesotaMapleton, MinnesotaBlooming Prairie, MinnesotaNew Richland, MinnesotaJackson, MinnesotaDarien, WisconsinRipan, WisconsinDeForest, WisconsinHartford, WisconsinUnion Grove, Wisconsin

GENERAL MANUFACTURINGChicago, IlinoisLokland, OhioYpsilanti, MichiganMarietta, GeorgiaFort Worth, TexasHenderson, NevadaKansas City, MissouriGrand Prairie, TexasMiddle River, MarylandLong Beach, CaliforniaWichita, KansasCleveland, OhioOklahoma City, OklahomaColumbus, OhioNew Orleans, LouisianaPark Ridge, IlinoisGreat Neck, New YorkIndependence, MissouriTulsa, OklahomaFort Crook, NebraskaSan Diego, CaliforniaRenton, WashingtonKansas City, KansasBirmingham, AlabamaIndianapolis, IndianaDearborn, MichiganSt. Louis, MissouriSouth Bend, IndianaDecatur, IllinoisFarmingdale, New YorkWheatfield, New YorkMilwaukee, WisconsinPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPottstown, PennsylvaniaAkron, OhioEast Paterson, New JerseyInglewood, CaliforniaSanta Monica, CaliforniaJohnsvile, PennsylvaniaMilwaukee, WisconsinChicago, IlinoisMuskegon, MichiganCanonsburg, PennsylvaniaCleveland, OhioChicago, IlinoisAkron, OhioNew Orleans, LouisianaFort Crook, NebraskaHouston, TexasEast Syracuse, New YorkTulsa, OklahomaOklahoma City, OklahomaLester, PennsylvaniaBurlington, New JerseyHagerstown, MarylandSt. Louis, MissouriDowney, CaliforniaFairlawn, New JerseyGrand Blanc, MichiganAustin, TexasLitchfield Park, ArizonaDaggett, CaliforniaRoyal Oak, Michigan

Are or Capacity Paire No.31,000 sq. ft......... 8931,000 sq. ft......... 8931,000 sq. ft......... 9031,000 sq. ft......... 9031,000 sq. ft......... 9031,000 sq. ft......... 9031,000 sq. ft......... 9031,000 sq. ft......... 19731,000 sq. ft......... 19731,000 sq. ft...... . .. 19731,000 sq. ft.......... 19831,000 sq. ft......... 198

6,430,000 sq. ft......... 335,600,000 sq. ft......... 1425,000,000 sq. ft......... 833,950,000 sq. ft:........ 293,648,760 sq. ft......... 1713,540,000 sq. ft......... 1013,492,000 sq. ft......... 962,985,000 sq. ft......... 1812,950,000 sq. ft...... . .. 692,900,000 sq. ft......... 132,898,000 sq. ft......... 572,560,000 sq. ft......... 1222,400,000 sq. ft......... 1432,373,000 sq. ft......... 1272,324,000 sq. ft......... 6,42,250,000 sq. ft......... 352,210,800 sq. ft......... 1192,115,000 sq. ft......... 952,080,000 sq. ft......... 1431,835,000 sq. ft...... . .. 1001,833,000 sq. ft......... 111,803,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 1911,750,000 sq. ft......... 571,678,500 sq. ft.;....... 21,619,000 sq. ft......... 471,573,900 sq. ft......... 821,571,000 sq. ft......... 941,560,000 sq. ft......... 511,540,060 sq. ft......... 431,366,000 sq. ft......... 1181,250,000 sq. ft......... 1111,168,000 sq. ft......... 2001,133,900 sq. ft......... 1541,120,000 sq. ft......... 1571,041,000 sq. ft......... 1301,022,600 sq. ft......... 1071,000,000 sq. ft......... 17982,000 sq. ft......... 13959,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 153932,000 sq. ft......... 196850,000 sq. ft......... 42843,000 sq. ft......... 80811,000 sq. ft......... 150800,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 125795,000 sq. ft......... 40751,000 sq. ft......... 120749,000 sq. ft......... 63747,689 sq. ft......... 100664,000 sq. ft......... 183660,000 sq. ft......... 114660,000 sq. ft......... 144656,000 sq. ft......... 144650,000 sq. ft...... ~ .. 166640,000 sq. ft......... 102645,000 sq. ft......... 69618,000 sq. ft......... 94608,800 sq. ft......... 12605,000 sq. ft......... 107563,000 sq. ft......... 83550,000 sq. ft......... 178536,000 sq. ft......... 5498,600 sq. ft......... 16482,000 sq. ft......... 88

GENERAL MANUFACTURING-ContinuedCity and StateLake Charles, LouisianaNorth Lowell, MassachusettsTrenton, New JerseyToledo, OhioBeaver Falls, PennsylvaniaSeattle, WashingtonHouston, TexasMilwaukee, WisconsinRochester, New YorkKenmore, New YorkLansdale, PennsylvaniaChula Vista, CaliforniaHawthorne, CaliforniaKansas City, MissouriWest Lynn, MassachusettsBurbank, CaliforniaWarren, OhioSouth Lowell, MassachusettsEast Longmeadow, Mass.Elmira, New YorkEverett, MassachusettsEvansvile, IndianaKansas City, KansasKokomo, IndianaBattle Creek, MichiganToledo, OhioSanta Monica, CaliforniaFreeport, IllinoisVan Nuys, CaliforniaCleveland, OhioMartins Ferry, OhioHammond, IndianaDes Moines, IowaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSchenectady, New YorkWayne, MichiganDetroit, MichiganSan Diego, CaliforniaAnderson, IndianaBurlington, North CarolinaAzusa, CaliforniaBrooklyn, New YorkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaCleveland, OhioNorth Chicago, IlinoisDover, New HampshireGarland, TexasChicago, IlinoisTowson, MarylandAkron, OhioBridgeport, ConnecticutSpeedway City, IndianaAllentown, PennsylvaniaLincolnwood, IlinoisCaldwell, New JerseyBaltimore, MarylandWest Alls, WisconsinCleveland, OhioSaginaw, MichiganAllentown, PennsylvaniaStratford, ConnecticutBaltimore, MarylandBristol, ConnecticutSpringfield, MassachusettsTrenton, New YorkCleveland, OhioDeKalb, IlinoisKings Mils, OhioCleveland, OhioBristol, PennsylvaniaBaltimore, MarylandToledo, OhioLinden, New JerseySt. Charles, IlinoisMilwaukee, WisconsinWiliamsport, PennsylvaniaWashington Park, Ilinois

Area or Capacity Paae No.480,000 sq. ft......... 65480,000 sq. ft......... 74480,000 sq. ft......... 104467,000 sq. ft......... 142443,000 sq. ft......... 155416,000 sq. ft......... 190410,000 sq. ft......... 177405,100 sq. ft......... 201404,500 sq. ft......... 113402,000 sq. ft......... 113400,000 sq. ft......... 64398,000 sq. ft......... 19397,000 sq. ft......... 17395,000 sq. ft......... 94387,250 sq. ft......... 73386,000 sq. ft......... 15382,000 sq. ft......... 141367,500 sq. ft......... 75365,700 sq. ft......... 76365,000 sq. ft...... . ., 111361,000 sq. ft......... 74358,140 sq. ft......... 46355,235 sq. ft......... 58350,000 sq. ft......... 47350,000 sq. ft......... 81350,000 sq. ft......... 140332,000 sq. ft......... 12330,000 sq. ft......... 35328,300 sq. ft......... 16320,000 sq. ft......... 125315,300 sq. ft......... 124313,600 sq. ft......... 51312,000 sq. ft......... 56308,000 sq. ft......... 156300,000 sq. ft......... 114299,000 sq. ft......... 79293,800 sq. ft......... 88292,000 sq. ft......... 19291,000 sq. ft......... 48287,000 sq. ft......... 121275,000 sq. ft......... 9267,600 sq. ft......... 115265,000 sq. ft......... 162259,000 sq. ft......... 134258,000 sq. ft......... 43245,000 sq. ft.... . . . .. 101242,800 sq. ft...,..... 174238,800 sq. ft......... 40238,600 sq. ft......... 68237,000 sq. ft......... 131230,000 sq. ft......... 26229,400 sq. ft......... 47228,000 sq. ft......... 155223,000 sq. ft......... 32221,600 sq. ft......... 103219,800 sq. ft......... 69219,000 sq. ft......... 196207,000 sq. ft......... 140201,500 sq. ft......... 81200,700 sq. ft......... 160200,000 sq. ft......... 26199,000 sq. ft......... 70196,000 sq. ft......... 24195,000 sq. ft......... 76192,000 sq. ft......... 116191,300 sq. ft......... 125190,000 sq. ft......... 38190,000 sq. ft......... 132186,500 sq. ft......... 136184,000 sq. ft......... 158179,000 sq. ft......... 71178,000 sq. ft......... 134176,000 sq. ft......... 104170,000 sq. ft......... 38163,600 sq. ft......... 199161,400 sq. ft......... 162160,000 sq. ft......... 43

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CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS BY PRODUCTS OR FUNCTIONS-Continued

City and StateSouth Bend, IndianaValley Stream, New YorkCleveland, OhioOwosso, Michig-anFarmingdale, New YorkSt. Paul, MinnesotaWest Lynn, MassachusettsLos Angeles, CaliforniaSouth Bend, IndianaBridgeport, ConnecticutTroy, OhioPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaRockford, IlinoisBuffalo, New YorkNew Castle, DelawareCincinnati, OhioDearborn, MichiganTrenton, New JerseyBettendorf, IowaMuncie, IndianaBridgeport, ConnecticutFostoria, OhioChicago, IlinoisTeterboro, New JerseyBinghampton, New YorkGarland, TexasMemphis, TennesseeWatertown, New YorkMuskegon Heights, MichiganBurbank, CaliforniaHouston, TexasBuffalo, New YorkPainesvile, OhioScranton, PennsylvaniaSyracuse, New YorkJamestown, New YorkDetroit, MichiganNorwood, MassachusettsEast Boston, MassachusettsHoboken, New JerseyBedford, OhioLima, OhioDetroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganWaterbury, ConnecticutBellevile, New JerseyCarlsbad, New MexicoCincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioLebanon, PennsylvaniaCenter Line, MichiganWaltham, MassachusettsHamilton, OhioLos Angeles, CaliforniaBath, MaineWaco, TexasCincinnati, OhioCleveland, OhioWarren, OhioSalina, New YorkKansas City, MissouriPort Arthur, TexasSpringfield, VermontMuskegon, MichiganChicago, IlinoisMilwaukee, Wisconsin

. Worcester, MassachusettsGrove City, PennsylvaniaBedford, OhioFond du Lac, WisconsinBirmingham, AlabamaDetroit, MichiganRockford, IlinoisWichita, KansasRockford, IllinoisChicopee, Massachusetts

Area or Capacity Page No.160,000 sq. ft......... 45158,000 sq. ft......... 112153,800 sq. ft......... 128153,000 sq. ft......... 79151,900 sq. ft......... 115149,200 sq. ft......... 92143,700 sq. ft......... 73142,000 sq. ft........ 12141,480 sq. ft......... 45140,000 sq. ft......... 24131,200 sq. ft......... 141128,700 sq. ft......... 163128,000 sq. ft........ 12123,300 sq. ft......... 43122,800 sq. ft......... 121122,000 sq. ft......... 27121,000 sq. ft......... 132120,000 sq. ft......... 83119,000 sq. ft......... 107117,000 sq. ft......... 52114,000 sq. ft......... 45110,000 sq. ft......... 24109,600 sq. ft......... 129109,000 sq. ft......... 39109,000 sq. ft......... 103108,600 sq. ft......... 116104,000 sq. ft......... 183103,500 sq. ft......... 169102,920 sq. ft......... 116102,700 sq. ft......... 87100,000 sq. ft......... 16100,000 sq. ft......... 18398,000 sq. ft......... 12194,000 sq. ft......... 12894,000 sq. ft......... 16793,310 sq. ft......... 11592,200 sq. ft......... 11090,000 sq. ft......... 8889,000 sq. ft......... 7288,400 sq. ft......... 7386,800 sq. ft......... 10585,000 sq. ft......... 13285,000 sq. ft......... 13384,880 sq. ft......... 7882,000 sq. ft......... 8681,600 sq. ft......... 2679,600 sq. ft......... 10578,300 sq. ft......... 10878,000 sq. ft........ 12377,400 sq. ft......... 12577,000 sq. ft......... 15376,161 sq. ft......... 8575,900 sq. ft........ 7275,000 sq. ft......... 13074,500 sq. ft......... 1870,000 sq. ft......... 6768,000 sq. ft......... 17665,000 sq. ft......... 13661,000 sq. ft......... 12956,000 sq. ft......... 12355,900 sq. ft......... 10955,400 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 9455,000 sq. ft......... 18454,000 sq. ft......... 18753,400 sq. ft......... 7952,725 sq. ft......... 3952,600 sq. ft......... 20152,000 sq. ft......... 7452,000 sq. ft......... 15551,000 sq. ft......... 13150,700 sq. ft........ 19950,000 sq. ft......... 249,600 sq. ft......... 8448,500 sq. ft......... 3146,600 sq. ft......... 5745,000 sq. ft......... 3245,000 sq. ft......... 71

GENERAL MANUFACTURING-ContinuedCity and State Area or Capacity Pace No.Syasset, Long Island, New York 45,000 sq. ft......... 114Fitchburg, Massachusetts 43,707 sq. ft......... 72Detroit, Michigan 43,300 sq. ft......... 87Benicia, California 43,000 sq. ft......... 22New Haven, Connecticut 41,300 sq. ft......... 24Saginaw, Michigan 41,000 sq. ft......... 88Greenfield, Massachusetts 39,000 sq. ft........ .74Newark, New Jersey 39,000 sq. ft......... 106Ashland, Massachusetts 37,500 sq. ft......... 74Rochester, New York 37,000 sq. ft......... 113Ciiveland, Ohio 36,840 sq. ft......... 125Shreveport, Louisiana 36,800 sq. ft......... 63Cleveland, Ohio 36,450 sq. ft......... 133Portland, Oregon 36,000 sq. ft......... 147Orange, Virginia 36,000 sq. ft......... 189Hamilton, Ohio 35,800 sq. ft......... 130East Orange, New Jersey 34,250 sq. ft......... 105Detroit, Michigan 34,000 sq. ft......... 84Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 33,500 sq. ft......... 158Farmingdale, New York 33,488 sq. ft......... 113Fullerton, Pennsylvania 32,800 sq. ft......... 159Detroit, Michigan 32,700 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 80Detroit, Michigan 32,400 sq. ft......... 80. Shebbona, Ilinois 31,000 sq. ft......... 33Lexington, Ilinois 31,000 sq. ft......... 33Galesburg, Ilinois 31,000 sq. ft......... 34Galva, Ilinois 31,000 sq. ft......... 34Earlvile, Ilinois 31,000 sq. ft......... 34. Wyoming, Ilinois 31,000 sq. ft......... 34Grundy, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft......... 53Britt, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 63Iowa Falls, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft......... 63Hampton, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft......... 53Rockford, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft......... 53Humboldt, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft......... 54Traer, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft......... 54Mason City, Iowa 31,000 eq. ft......... 64Algona, Iowa 31,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 54Sherburn, Minnesota 31,000 sq. ft......... 89Hutchinson, Minnesota 31,000 sq. ft......... 89Wells, Minnesota 31,000 sq. ft......... 90Mapleton, Minnesota 31,000 sq. ft......... 90Blooming Prairie, Minnesota 31,000 sq. ft......... 90New Richland, Minnesota 31,000 sq. ft......... 90Jackson, Minnesota 31,000 sq. ft........ 90Keasbey, New Jersey 31,000 sq. ft......... 104Elmira, New York 31,000 sq. ft......... 119Darien, Wisconsin 31,000 sq. ft......... 197Ripon, Wisconsin 31,000 sq. ft......... 197DeForest, Wisconsin 31,000 sq. ft......... 197Hartford, Wisconsin 31,000 sq. ft......... 198Union Grove, Wisconsin 31,000 sq. ft.. . . . . ... 198Big Rapids, Michigan 28,200 sq. ft......... 84Berkeley, California 28,000 sq. ft......... 14Buffalo, New York 27,300 sq. ft......... 120Detroit, Michigan 27,000 sq. ft......... 80New Brunswick, New Jersey 26,400 sq. ft........ 106Ann Arbor, Michigan 26,000 sq. ft......... 78San Francisco, California 25,500 sq. ft......... 21East Haven, Connecticut 25,200 sq. ft......... 25Stockton, California 25,000 sq. ft......... 17Milwaukee, Wisconsin 24,800 sq. ft......... 201Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 24,400 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 152Chicago, Ilinois 24,000 sq. ft......... 43Fitchburg, Massachusetts 23,460 sq. ft... . . . . .. 73Bowling Green, Ohio 23,400 sq. ft......... 128Chicago, Ilinois 22,600 sq. ft......... 35Fullerton, Pennsylvania 21,000 sq. ft... . . .. .. 160Muskegon, Michigan 20,960 sq. ft......... 85Painesvile, Ohio 20,700 sq. ft......... 126Yonkers, New York 20,200 sq. ft......... 118Salem, Massachusetts 20,000 sq. ft......... 72Wrentham, Massachusetts 20,000 sq. ft... . . . . '.' 77Freeport, New York 19,400 sq. ft......... 112Huntington Park, California 19,300 sq. ft......... 15Detroit, Michigan 19,200 sq. ft......... 80Marion, Indiana 18,400 sq. ft......... 44

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GENERAL MANUFACTURING-ContinuedCity and StateMount Vernon, OhioRochester, New YorkWest Trenton, New JerseyGlenbrook, ConnecticutHartford, ConnecticutPortland, OregonFreeport, New YorkDetroit, MichiganMuskegon, MichiganWrentham, MassachusettsMuskegon Heights, MichiganNewark, New JerseyCarlstado, New JerseyCleveland, OhioBerwick, PennsylvaniaWeedsport, New YorkMilwaukee, WisconsinAtlanta, GeorgiaHammenroad, PennsylvaniaDetroit, MichiganNew Castle, DelawareAlbion, Michigan

GLASS TUBINGParkersburg, West Virginia

GRAIN SALVAGECulver City, CaliforniaTrenton, MichiganBaltimore, MarylandClinton, Iowa

ICE

Portland, Oregon

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENTBuffalo, New YorkLima, OhioMount Vernon, Ohio

IRON AND COKEEast Chicago,' IndianaGranite City, IlinoisCleveland, OhioDaingerfield, TexasYoungstown, OhioIronton, UtahGadsden, AlabamaChester, PennsylvaniaRusk, Texas

IRON FOUNDRYAshtabula, Ohio

IRON MINEPort Henry, New YorkDaingerfield, TexasRingwood, New JerseyScotia, PennsylvaniaHouston, Texas

Area or Capacity Page No.17,000 sq. ft......... 12616,000 sq. ft......... 11215,800 sq. ft.... . . . .. 10615,100 sq. it......... 2514,700 sq. ft......... 2414,600 sq. ft......... 14914,000 sq. ft......... 11213,700 sq. ft......... 8612,700 sq. it... . . . . .. 8612,000 sq. ft......... 7711,800 sq. ft......... 8511,400 sq. ft........ 10711,000 sq. ft......... 10510,800 sq. ft......... 14110,000 sq. ft......... 1519,450 sq. ft......... 1109,400 sq. ft......... 2019,000 sq. ft......... 308,600 sq. ft......... 1665,200 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 865,000 sq. ft......... 274,000 sq. ft......... 78

37,800 sq. ft......... 194

18,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1512,500 tons/yr. . . . . .. 799,240 tons/yr. ... . ., 715,200 tons/yr. . . . . .. 52

250 tons/day..... 147

122,800 sq. ft......... 12185,000 sq. ft......... 13317,000 sq. ft......... 126

854,000 tns pg. iron/yr. 49465,000 tns pg. iron/yr. 39450,000 t'ns pg. iron/yr. 137400,000 t'ns pg. iron/yr. 180392,000 t'ns pg. iron/yr. 138300,000 t'ns pg. iron/yr. 186280,000 t'ns pg. iron/yr. 4127,000 t'ns pg. iron/yr. 16336,000 tns pg. iron/yr. 181

24,000 tons/mo....... 132

1,120,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 118438,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 180418,400 tons/yr. . . . . .. 10725,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 164Not available.... . . .. 172

IRON MINING FACILITES

Iron Mountain, Missouri (No area or capacity) . . . . . . . .

IRON ORE REDUCTION

Hamilton, Ohio

Spaulding, AlabamaRingwood, New JerseyWarren, OhioYoungstown, Ohio

540,000 tons/yr. . . . . . .420,000 tons/yr. . . . . . .418,400 tons/yr. . . . . . .392~00 tons/y~ . . . . . .350,000 tons/yr. . . . . . .

MAGNESIUM EXTRUSIONHalethorpe, Maryland 16,000,000 lbs. mg. chL./yr. 70

MAGNESIUM FORGINGSNorth Grafton, Massachusetts 72,000 sq. ft......... 77

MAGNESIUM FOUNDRYLockland, OhioChicago, IlinoisChicago, IlinoisCleveland, OhioFayettevile, New YorkTeterboro, New JerseyBay City, MichiganVernon, CaliforniaFairlawn, New Jersey

LUMBER MILLCity and StateRoseburg, Oregon

MACHINE ASSEMBLYChicago, IlinoisPortland, Oregon

MACHINE SHOPSGadsden, AlabamaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaFitchburg, MassachusettsRochester, New YorkSan Francisco, CaliforniaMuskegon, MichiganNew Castle, Delaware

MACHINE TOOLSMilwaukee, WisconsinBridgeport, ConnecticutCincinnati, OhioSyracuse, New YorkCincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioSpringfield, VermontFond du Lac, WisconsinRockford, IlinoisRockford, IlinoisSaginaw, MichiganCleveland, OhioBig Rapids, MichiganFitchburg, MassachusettsWrentham, MassachusettsDetroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganMuskegon Heights, Michigan

MAGNESIUMHenderson, NevadaMarysvile, MichiganVelasco, TexasLake Charles, LouisianaSpokane, WashingtonDearborn, MichiganPainesvile, OhioAustin, TexasMonteco, CaliforniaCanaan, ConnecticutWingdale, New YorkLuckey, Ohio

MAGNESIUM CELL FEEDLudington, MichiganCarlsbad, New Mexico

96

1234

107137138

LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATEEllenton, Florida

MAGNESIUM PLANT FACILITIES

(No area or capacity) . . . . . . .. 28 Freeport, Texas

LOCOMOTIVE ASSEMBLYPortland, Oregon

Area or Capacity Page No.

102,000 sq. ft......... 149

52,725 sq. ft........ . 3936,000 sq. ft........ . 147

353,000 sq. ft........ . 2108,000 sq. ft........ . 16043,707 sq. ft...... . . . 7237,000 sq. ft.. . . .. ... 11325,500 sq. ft........ . 2112,700 sq. ft........ . 86

5,000 sq. ft... . . . . . . 27

163,600 sq. ft......... 199140,000 sq. ft......... 24121,000 sq. ft......... 13293,310 sq. ft......... 11578,000 sq. ft......... 12377,400 sq. ft......... 12554,000 sq. ft......... 18750,700 sq. ft......... 19948,500 sq. ft......... 3145,000 sq. ft......... 3241,000 sq. ft......... 8836,840 sq. ft......... 12528,200 sq. ft......... 8423,460 sq. ft......... 7320,000 sq. ft......... 7719,200 sq. ft......... 8013,700 sq. ft......... 8611,800 sq. ft......... 85

112,000,000 Ibs./yr.. . . . . .. 10172,000,000 Ibs.;yr........ 8172,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 17554,000,000 Ibs./yr.. . . . . .. 6548,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 19140,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 8236,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 12824,000,000 Ibs';yr.. . . . . .. 17820,000,000 Ibs.;yr........ 1810,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 2510,000,000 Ibs./yr........ 10910,000,000 lbs.;yr.... . . .. 133

380,000,000 Ibs. mg. chL./yr. 8161,800,000 Ibs. mg. chL./yr. 108

30,000,000 Ibs./yr........18,000,000 Ibs.;yr.... . . . .7,200,000 Ibs.;yr........3,048,000 Ibs.;yr........2,400,000 Ibs.;yr........1,920,000 Ibs./yr........1,560,000 Ibs./yr........

Not available........Not available........

1423338

141118103

8115

107

157,000 sq. ft......... 175

MAGNESIUM POWDER

14,600 sq. ft......... 149 West Hanover, Massachusetts 38,000 sq. .it.. . . . . . .. 75

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MAGNESIUM RECLAMATIONCity and StateCleveland, Ohio

MARINE EQUIPMENT

Lester, PennsylvaniaBridgeport, ConnecticutWaterbury, Connecticut

METAL RECLAMATION

Rome, New YorkPainesvile, Ohio

MULTIPLE TENANCY PROJECTBaraboo, WisconsinSt. Louis, MissouriHuntsvile, AlabamaMarietta, GeorgiaIliopolis, IlinoisPine Bluff, ArkansasMinneapolis, MinnesotaMilan, TennesseeHenderson, NevadaJoliet, IlinoisBurlington, IowaCharlestown, IndianaLa Porte, IndianaMiddle River, MarylandRadford, VirginiaSt. Paul, MinnesotaTexarkana, TexasPryor, OklahomaSylacange, AlabamaApes, OhioOklahoma City, OklahomaKingsport, TennesseeFremont, NebraskaCarbondale, IlinoisDes Moines, IowaIndependence, MissouriSan Diego, CaliforniaFort Cook, NebraskaParsons, KansasMinden, LouisianaFlora, MississippiBirmingham, AlabamaCharlestown, IndianaJacksonvile, ArkansasDecatur, IllinoisJoliet, IlinoisGrand Island, NebraskaMarion, OhioSt. Frances, TexasSalt Lake City, UtahWeldon Spring, MissouriMcGregor, TexasChattanooga, TennesseeDixon, IlinoisHuntsvile, AlabamaNewport, IndianaMilwaukee, WisconsinSandusky, OhioMilington, TennesseeGeneva, PennsylvaniaPulaska, VirginiaEtter, TexasCanonsburg, PennsylvaniaNew Orleans, LouisianaDenver, ColoradoYoungstown, New York

NICKEL

Wilmington, Delaware

NITROGENLouisvile, Kentucky

OFFICE BUILDINGSeattle, Washington

Area or Capacity Page No.30,000,000 Ibs. recl./yr. .. 134

650,000 sq. ft......... 166110,000 sq. ft......... 2481,600 sq. ft......... 26

(No area or capacity) . . . . . . .. 119(No area or capacity) . . . . . ... 126

4,796,000 sq. ft......... 1964,700,000 sq. ft......... 974,000,000 sq. ft......... 33,950,000 sq. ft......... 293,900,000 sq. ft......... 413,885,000 sq. ft......... 83,876,000 sq. ft......... 923,859,000 sq. ft......... 1703,540,000 sq. ft......... 1013,442,000 sq. ft......... 353,235,000 sq. ft......... 553,060,000 sq. ft......... 492,986,000 sq. ft......... 502,950,000 sq. ft......... 692,800,000 sq. ft......... 1882,684,000 sq. ft......... 912,633,000 sq. ft......... 1792,530,000 sq. ft......... 1442,500,000 sq. ft......... 12,483,000 sq. ft......... 1362,400,000 sq. ft......... 1432,280,000 sq. ft......... 1692,212,000 sq. ft......... 1002,201,000 sq. ft......... 382,134,000 sq. ft......... 542,115,000 sq. ft......... 951,833,000 sq. ft......... 111,835,000 sq. ft......... 1001,752,000 sq. ft......... 581,690,000 sq. ft......... 651,685,000 sq. ft......... 931,678,500 sq. ft......... 21,667,000 sq. ft......... 481,635,186 sq. ft......... 71,540,060 sq. ft......... 431,520,000 sq. ft......... 381,505,336 sq. ft......... 991,460,000 sq. ft......... 1391,428,000 sq. ft......... 1821,378,000 sq. ft......... 1871,342,000 sq. ft......... 971,299,400 sq. ft......... 1731,281,700 sq. ft......... 1711,269,000 sq. ft......... 371,260,000 sq. ft......... 31,250,000 sq. ft......... 521,168,000 sq. ft......... 2001,055,000 sq. ft......... 1361,040,000 sq. ft......... 168987,000 sq. ft......... 158962,000 sq. ft......... 188844,170 sq. ft......... 173811,000 sq. ft......... 150749,000 sq. ft......... 63734,500 sq. ft......... 23564,000 sq. ft......... 115

136,000 sq. ft......... 27

4,480,000 cu. ft./mo..... 61

82,500 sq. ft......... 190

OIL TERMINAL FACILITIESCity and StatePanama City, FloridaJacksonvile, Florida

OPTICAL DEVICES

Lincolnwood, Ilinois

OPTICAL ELEMENTS

Ann Arbor, MichiganGlenbrook, Connecticut

OPTICAL EQUIPMENTRochester, New YorkRochester, New York

OPTICAL PARTS

Hoboken, New Jersey

ORDNANCEGrand Blanc, MichiganHouston, TexasEvansvile, IndianaSchenectady, New YorkKenosha, WisconsinChicago, IlinoisAllentown, PennsylvaniaPoughkeepsie, New YorkBinghampton, New YorkHouston, TexasEast Boston, MassachusettsPort Arthur, TexasCanton, OhioBenicia, CaliforniaFullerton, PennsylvaniaMilwaukee, WisconsinFullerton, PennsylvaniaHarrison, New Jersey

ORDNANCE FORGINGS

Cincinnati, OhioFontana, CaliforniaJohnstown, PennsylvaniaSchenectady, New YorkTitusvile, PennsylvaniaPortland, MaineWatervliet, New York

ORDNAlICE FOUNDRYHouston, TexasBenton Harbor, MichiganPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ORDNANCE PAINT SHOPBerwick, Pennsylvania

ORDNANCE PARTSDecatur, IllinoisToledo, OhioDetroit, MichiganBrooklyn, New YorkBaltimore, MarylandChicago, IlinoisWaterbury, ConnecticutWarren, OhioMilwaukee, WisconsinFitchburg, MassachusettsNew Haven, ConnecticutShreveport, LouisianaLima, OhioLima, OhioHartford, Connecticut

ORDNANCE PROVING GROUNDHope, ArkansasUtica, Michigan

Area er Capacity

(No area or capacity)(No area or capacity)

Page No.2728

223,000 sq. ft......... 32

26,000 sq. ft.........15,100 sq. ft.........

7825

404,500 sq. ft...... . .. 113157,000 sq. ft......... 110

86,800 sq. ft......... 105

563,000 sq. ft........ 83410,000 sq. ft......... 177358,140 sq. ft......... 46288,000 sq. ft......... 110280,000 sq. ft......... 199238,800 sq. ft......... 40200,700 sq. ft......... 160118,000 sq. ft......... 120108,600 sq. ft......... 116100,000 sq. ft......... 18388,400 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 7355,000 sq. ft......... 18449,100 sq. ft......... 13943,000 sq. ft......... 2232,800 sq. ft......... 15924,800 sq. ft......... 20121,000 sq. ft......... 1608,400 sq. ft......... 103

357,000 sq. ft......... 138207,500 sq.' ft.. . . . . . .. 15125,600 sq. ft......... 157121,000 sq. ft......... 11069,000 sq. ft......... 16568,200 sq. ft......... 6761,000 sq. ft......... 108

597,000 sq. ft......... 174153,000 sq. ft......... 78

6,000 tons/yr. . .. ... 15335,000 sq. ft......... 161

10,000 sq. ft......... 151

1,540,060 sq. ft......... 43350,000 sq. ft......... 140293,800 sq. ft......... 88267,600 sq. ft......... 115219,800 sq. ft......... 69109,000 sq. ft......... 3981,600 sq. ft......... 2656,000 sq. ft......... 12352,600 sq. ft......... 20143,707 sq. ft......... 7241,300 sq. ft......,.. 2436,800 sq. ft......... 6319,231 sq. ft......... 13119,231 sq. ft......... 13514,700 sq. ft......... 24

438,207 sq. ft......... 915,300 sq. ft......... sa

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ORDNANCE ROCKETSCity and StateAzusa, California

ORE CONCENTRATES (IRON)Port Henry, New York

ORE LOADING FACILITIESEscanaba, Michigan

Area or Capacity Page No.275,000 sq. ft......... 9

784,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 118

(No area or capacity) . . . . . . .. 81

ORE REDUCTION-See also IRON ORE REDUCTION

CHROMIUMColumbus, MontanaColumbus, MontanaMarshfield, Oregon

COPPERMiami, Arizona

FLUORSPARNorthgate, ColoradoLos Lunas, New Mexico

MAGNESITE

Tahawus, New YorkDevault, Pennsylvania

MAGANESEButte, Montana

MANGANESE OXIDELas Vegas, Nevada

MISCELLANEOUS MINERALSPlattevile, WisconsinFrederickstown, MissouriPaytes, VirginiaScotia, PennsylvaniaCave-In-Rock, Ilinois

2,000 tons/day..... 981,000 tons/day..... 98400 tons/day..... 148

12,000 tons/day.....

400 to 500 tons/day..... 23100 tons/day... ., 108

1,600 tons/day..... 11650 tons/day. . . .. 166

100-125 tons/day... ," 99

90,000 tons/yr. . . . . :. 101

450,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 201200,000 tons/yr. . .. . .. 9636,000 tons/yr...... 18825,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 16424,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 40

TUNSTENGlen Cove, Long Island 10,000-15,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 121

VANADIUMBlanding, Utah 600 tons/mo...... . 185

OXYGENSparrows Point, Maryland 67,200,000 cu. ft'/yr. . . . . 67Pascagoula, Mississippi 67,200,000 cu. ft./yr. . . . . 93Gloucester, New Jersey 64,000,000 cu. ft'/yr. . . . . 102Reading, Pennsylvania 60,000,000 cu. ft./yr. . . . . 149San Francisco, California 46,OgO,000 cu. ft./yr. . .. . 20

PENICILLINBerkeley, California 19,840 sq. ft......... 12

PIPE L1NE-GASLake Charles, Louisiana 102 miles......... 67McCampbell Field, Texas 18.7 miles......... 185

PIPE LINE-OILLinden, New JerseyLinden, New JerseyCarrabella, FloridaGreensboro, North CarolinaSweeney, Texas

PLANT SITEBaltimore, MarylandBaltimore, Maryland

PLASTIC-SHEETLeominster, Massachusetts

PLYWOODGrand Rapids, MichiganDetroit, Michigan

1,477 miles......... 1031,840 miles..... . . .. 103198.7 miles......... 27179 miles......... 122

Not available........ 171

32.6 acres......... 683.89 acres......... 69

500,000 sq. ft./mo..... 73

277,000 sq. ft......... 8443,300 sq. ft......... 87

POWER PLANT-ELECTRIC AND STEAMCity and StateTexas City, TexasPekin, IlinoisMetaline Falls, Washington

PRECISION INSTRUMENTSGreat Neck, New YorkFarmingdale, New YorkBedford, OhioBedford, OhioBaltimore, MarylandChicago, Ilinois

5

PRECISION PARTS

Rochester, New YorkElmira, New YorkDover, New HampshireLincolnwood, IlinoisColumbus, OhioBristol, ConnecticutMuskegon Heights, MichiganScranton, PennsylvaniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaCincinnati, OhioIpswich, MassachusettsRochester, New YorkPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFitchburg, MassachusettsSalem, MassachusettsHuntington Park, CaliforniaGlenbrook, Connecticut

PRECISION TOOLSMilwaukee, WisconsinBridgeport, ConnecticutCincinnati, OhioSpringfield, VermontGreenfield, Massachusetts

QUARRY-LIMESTONESpokane, Washington

RADAR EQUIPMENTWaltham, Massachusetts

RADIO EQUIPMENT

Schenectady, New YorkBaltimore, Maryland

RADIO PARTS

Milwaukee, WisconsinKeashey, New JerseyWakefield, Massachusetts

RADIO STATION

Mason, OhioDixon, CaliforniaDelano, California

RADIO TUBES

Waltham, MassachusettsFairmont, West VirginiaSalt Lake City, UtahNewark, New JerseyPassaic, 'New JerseyNewark, New Jersey

RADIO TUBE MACHINERYTell City, Indiana

RAILROADTahawus, New York

REFINERIES-See GASOLINE

RICE PROCESSINGHouston, Texas

Area or Capacity Page No.2,000 kw..... . . . . .. 1811,000 kw........... 31720 kw........... 190

2,210,800 sq. ft......... 119151,900 sq. ft......... 11585,000 sq. ft......... 13251,000 sq. ft......... 13146,000 sq. ft......... 6824,000 sq. ft......... 43

404,500 sq. ft......... 113365,000 sq. ft......... 111245,000 sq. ft......... 101223,000 sq. ft......... 32207,000 sq. ft......... 140196,000 sq. ft......... 24102,700 sq. ft......... 8794,100 sq. ft......... 16774,500 sq. ft.. . . . . ... 1865,000 sq. ft......... 13654,000 sq. ft......... 7637,000 sq. ft......... 11333,500 sq. ft......... 15823,460 sq. ft......... 7320,000 sq. ft......... 7219,300 sq. ft......... 1515,100 sq. ft......... 25

163,600 sq. ft.... . . . .. 199140,000 sq. ft......... 2477,400 sq. ft......... 12554,000 sq. ft......... 18739,000 sq. ft......... 74

300 acres......... 191

402,000 sq. ft......... 76

300,000 sq. ft......... 114179,000 sq. ft......... 71

63,000 sq. ft.... . . . .. 19931,000 sq. ft......... 10426,000 sq. ft......... 76

29,000 sq. ft........ 12716,740 sq. ft......... 1716,730 sq. ft......... 11

402,000 sq. ft......... 76108,000 sq. ft......... 195106,200 sq. ft........ 18639,000 sq. ft......... 10630,000 sq. ft......... 10411,400 sq. ft......... 107

83,000 sq. ft......... 49

29.7 mI. .......... 116

42,800 sq. ft......... 174

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ROCK SALTCity and StateSaltus, California

ROTOR TEST BUILDINGDetroit, Michigan

RUBBER-See SYNTHETIC RUBBER

RUBBER PRODUCTS

Johnson City, New YorkCanton, Massachusetts

SCRAP METAL BALING

Oakland, CaliforniaCanton, OhioHouston, Texas

SERVICE BUILDINGSLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaSeattle, WashingtonLester, PennsylvaniaDearborn, MichiganMuskegon, MichiganBurbank, CaliforniaCleveland, OhioBerwick, PennsylvaniaMilwaukee, WisconsinAlbion, MichiganCleveland, Ohio

SHEET METAL SHOPBuffalo, New York

SHIP ACCESSORIES

Washington Park, IlinoisBettendorf, IowaNorwood, MassachusettsBath, MaineEast Orange, New JerseyNew Brunswick, New JerseyPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaFreeport, New YorkFreeport, New York

Area or Capacity Page No.60 tons/hr....... 11

5,200 sq. ft......... 86

125,700 sq. ft......... 11325,000 sq. ft......... 75

(No area or capacity) . . . . . . .. 10(No area or capacity) . . . . . . .. 138(No area or capacity) .. . . . . .. 185

142,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 12128,000 sq. ft......... 1282,500 sq. ft......... 19050,700 sq. ft......... 16638,500 sq. ft......... 8220,960 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 8513,355 sq. ft......... 2110,800 sq. ft......... 14110,000 sq. ft.... . . . .. 1519,400 sq. ft......... 2014,000 sq. ft......... 781,600 sq. ft......... 135

11,600 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 119

160,000 sq. ft... . . . . .. 4311 7 ,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 5289,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 7270,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 6734,250 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 10526,400 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 10624,400 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 15219,400 sq. ft...... . .. 11214,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 112

SHIP REPAIR FACILITES

San Francisco, California (No area or capacity) . .. . .. 21South Jacksonville, Florida (No area or capacity) . . . . . . 28

SHIPYARDMobile, AlabamaSan Francisco, CaliforniaAlameda, CaliforniaRichmond, CaliforniaRichmond, CaliforniaSausalito, CaliforniaRichmond, CaliforniaRichmond, CaliforniaStockton, CaliforniaNational City, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaTampa, FloridaPanama City, FloridaBrunswick, GeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaSeneca, IllinoisJeffersonvile, IndianaEvansvile, IndianaNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, LouisianaDuluth, MinnesotaPascagoula, MississippiCamden, New JerseyGreece, New YorkWilmington, North CarolinaAshtubula, OhioPortland, Oregon

151,800 sq. ft.. . . . . . . .

.SHIPYARD-ContinuedCity and StatePortland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland, OregonAmbridge, PennsylvaniaProvidence, Rhode IslandBeaumont, TexasHouston, TexasVancouver, WashingtonHoughton, WashingtonSuperior, Wisconsin.Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

SHIPYARD FACILITIESPortland, OregonSuperior, WisconsinSuperior Bay, WisconsinHoughton, WashingtonNew Orleans, Louisiana

1101014141618181920212829303032495064668993

106117122131147

SILICA

Eugene, Oregon

SPONGE IRONWarren, Ohio

STEAM PLANTTexas City, TexasPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania

STEEL .

South Chicago, IlinoisGranite City, IlinoisCanton, OhioNewport, KentuckyHouston, TexasWarren, OhioEast Chicago, IndianaMiddletown, OhioWashington, PennsylvaniaDunkirk, New York

STEEL FABRICATINGHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaDunkirk, New YorkCoatesvile, PennsylvaniaBettendorf, IowaCambridge, OhioYoungstown, OhioOrange, Virginia

STEEL FORGINGCudahy, WisconsinCincinnati, OhioGadsden, AlabamaHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarvey, IllnoisFontana, CaliforniaCanton, OhioCanton, OhioMelvindale, MichiganJohnstown, PennsylvaniaSchenectady, New YorkPoughkeepsie, New YorkCleveland, OhioCicero, IllnoisTitusvile, PennsylvaniaPortland, MaineWatervliet, New YorkWorcester, MassachusettsUtica, New York

STEEL FOUNDRYMadison, IllinoisEast Chicago, IndianaSt. Louis, MissouriBettendorf, Iowa

Area or Capacity Page No.

........ 147

........ 147267,000 sq. ft......... 149

........ 151

........ 167

........ 182

........ 185

........ 19196,800 sq. ft......... 191

........ 197

........ 201

27,400 sq. ft......... 14927,000 sq. ft......... 19715,600 sq. ft......... 1994,600 sq. ft......... 191

Not available. ....... 66

1,500 sq. ft......... 148

35,000 tons/yr. ... ... 138

225,000 Ibs. steam/hr.. 181150,000 Ibs. steam/hr.. 16256,000 Ibs. steam/hr.. 152

750,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 40390,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 36.318,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 137190,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 59178,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 172141,800 tons/yr. ...... 127120,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 5243,200 tons/yr. . . . . .. 12325,200 tons/yr. ...... 15718,000 tons/yr. . . . ... 109

335,000 sq. ft......... 156210,000 sq. ft......... 109207,000 sq. ft......... 159117,000 sq. ft......... 52111,000 sq. ft......... 12944,000 sq. ft......... 12636,000 sq. ft......... 189

484,000 sq. ft......... 200357,000 sq. ft......... 138353,000 sq. ft......... 2335,000 sq. ft......... 156277,000 sq. ft......... 44207,500 sq. ft......... 15168,000 sq. ft......... 138158,600 sq. ft......... 124148,000 sq. ft......... 87125,600 sq. ft......... 157121,000 sq. ft......... 110118,000 sq. ft......... 12011 7 ,000 sq. ft......... 12480,000 sq. ft......... 3969,000 sq. ft......... 16568,200 sq. ft......... 6761,000 sq. ft......... 10831,000 sq. ft......... 7719,000 sq. ft......... 121

2,700,000 tons/yr. . . .. .. 42108,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 4472,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 9636,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 56

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CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS BY PRODUCTS OR FUNCTIONS-ontinued

STEEL FOUNDRY-ContinuedCity and StateNew Castle, PennsylvaniaPittsburg, CaliforniaEast Chicago, IndianaSt. Louis, MissouriLima, OhioToledo, OhioCoraopolis, PennsylvaniaGlassport, PennsylvaniaEast Chicago, IndianaWheeling, West VirginiaOakland, CaliforniaPortland, OregonErie, PennsylvaniaMiddletown, OhioBuffalo, New YorkMilwaukee, WisconsinLima, OhioCrum Lynne, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaEast St. Louis, IlinoisRochester, New YorkSpringfield, OhioIndian Orchard, MassachusettsSandusky, OhioOmaha, NebraskaCentervile, IowaPortland, OregonBuffalo, New YorkDepew, New YorkSouth Boston, MassachusettsWashington Park, IlinoisBenton Harbor, MichiganBuffalo, New YorkEaston, PennsylvaniaHouston, TexasRenton, Washington

STEEL FOUNDRY FACILITIESChambersburg, PennsylvaniaPortland, OregonRenton, WashingtonLima, OhioLima, OhioWausau, Wisconsin

Area or Capacity Page No.36,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 16630,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1130,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 4621,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 9620,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 13520,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 14019,200 tons/yr. . . . . .. 15518,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 16313,500 tons/yr. . . . . .. 4613,500 tons/yr. . . . . .. 19412,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1412,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 14610,200 tons/yr. . . . . .. 16110,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1239,600 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1179,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1987,200 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1356,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1516,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1535,400 tons/yr. . . . . .. 395,400 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1205,400 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1355,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 724,380 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1284,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1012,400 tons/yr. . . . . . . 561,500 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1481,380 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1121,250 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1191,200 tons/yr. . . . . .. 73

(No area or capacity) . . .. 43(No area or capacity) .. . . 78(No area or capacity) . . .. 111(No area or capacity) . . .. 159(No area or capacity) . . .. 174(No area or capacity) . . .. 192

33,500 sq. ft......... 15432,300 sq. ft......... 14723,837 sq. ft......... 19219,231 sq. ft......... 13119,231 sq. ft......... 1356,600 sq. ft......... 200

STEEL PLANT FACILITES-See also IRON AND COKE, IRON MINES,IRON ORE REDUCTION, ETC.

ANNEALINGMassilon, Ohio 120,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 138Warren, Ohio 45,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 127Monaca, Pennsylvania 30,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 165

ARMOR PLATEGary, Indiana 324,000 tons/yr. ... . . . 46Indianapolis, Indiana 24,000 tons/yr. . . ... . 46

BAR MILL " .Midland, Pennsylvania 48,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 155East Hartford, Connecticut 30,000 tons/yr. . ., .. . 25

BLAST FURNACE

Monessen, Pennsylvania 432,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 163Youngstown, Ohio 392,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 138Gadsden, Alabama 280,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 4Duluth, Minnesota 266,000 tons/ýr. . . . . . . 89

HEAT TREATING. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (No area or capacity) . . . . 160Warren, Ohio (No area or capacity) . . . . 127

MISCELLANEOUS FACILITIESSt. Louis, Missouri 304,000 sq. ft......... 96Schenectady, New York 288,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 110Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 265,000 sq. ft......... 162Midland, Pennsylvania 232,000 sq. ft......... 155Canton, Ohio 168,000 sq. ft......... 138

MISCELLANEOUS FACILITIES-ContinuedCity and State Area or Capacity Page No.Warren, Ohio 150,000 sq. ft......... 127Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 108,000 sq. ft......... 160Muskegon Heights, Michigan 78,000 sq. ft......... 79Detroit, Michigan 75,000 sq. ft......... 87East Hartford, Connecticut 64,170 sq. ft......... 25Birmingham, Alabama 50,000 sq. ft......... 2Canton, Ohio 49,100 sq. ft......... 139Duluth, Minnesota 40,000 sq. ft......... 89Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 35,000 sq. ft......... 161Monessen, Pennsylvania 35,000 sq. ft......... 163Monaca, Pennsylvania 24,000 sq. ft......... 165Buffalo, New York 11,600 sq. ft......... 119Berwick, Pennsylvania 10,000 sq. ft......... 151Harrison, New Jersey 8,400 sq. ft......... 103Beaver Falls, PeI\sylvania 8,000 sq. ft......... 164South Chicago, Ilinois 7,700 sq. ft......... 40Warren,Ohio 7,000 sq. ft......,.. 127Torrance, California 6,840 sq. ft.... . . . .. 17Massilon, Ohio 6,200 sq. ft......... 138Warren, Ohio 3,000 sq. ft......... 138Gary, Indiana 1,800 sq. ft......... 51Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 1,400 sq. ft......... 163Ashland, Kentucky (No area or capacity) . . .. 59

SCRAP BAILING

Pittsburg, CaliforniaCanton, OhioHouston, Texas

TIN PLATING

Niles, OhioAliquippa, Pennsylvania

TUBING

Brooklyn, New YorkLos Angeles, CaliforniaCleveland, Ohio

STYRENE

Velasco, TexasTexas City, TexasLos Angeles, CaliforniaInstitute, West VirginiaKobuba, Pennsylvania

SYNTHETIC RUBBER

Port Neches, TexasLos Angeles, CaliforniaInstitute, West VirginiaLake Charles, LouisianaHouston, TexasBorger, TexasLouisvile, KentuckyBaton Rouge, LouisianaVelasco, TexasNaugatuck, ConnecticutLouisvile, KentuckyBaton Rouge, LouisianaAkron, OhioAkron, OhioBaytown, TexasBaytown, Texas

SYNTHETIC RUBBER RESEARCH

Akron, OhioNaugatuck, ConnecticutLouisvile, KentuckyBaton Rouge, LouisianaAkron, OhioAkron, Ohio

TANTALUM

North Chicago, IlinoisTAPE

Carlstadt, New Jersey

7,000 tons/mo....... 114,000 tons/mo....... 1381,000 tons/mo....... 185

150,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 137150,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 157

36,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 11824,100 tons/yr. . . . . .. 187,800 tons/yr. . . . . .. 138

50,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 17550,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 18025,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1325,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1933,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 159

120,000 tons/yr. ...... 17790,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 1490,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 19560,000 tons/yr. . .. . .. 6460,000 tons/yr....... 17745,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 17640,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 6038,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 6633,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 17530,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 2630,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 6130,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 6430,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 12930,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 13130,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. i 7630,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. 178

35,850 sq. ft......... 1416,000 sq. ft......... 266,000 sq. ft......... 616,000 sq: ft......... 636,000 sq. ft......... 1296,000 sq. ft......... 131

71,000 Ibs./y,r...... . . 43

11,000 sq. ft......... 105

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CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS BY PRODUCTS OR FUNCTION8-ntiued

TIN PLATE WAREHOUSES-ContinuedCIl7 and State A.rea or Capaelt,. Pace No. City and State A.re or Capaell7 Pac No.

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 150,000 tons/yr. . . . . .. .157 Atlanta, Georgia 9,000 sq. ft.. .'. . . . . .' 30Niles, Ohio 150,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 137 Baltimore, Maryland 8,744 sq. ft... . . . . . . 68

St. Cloud, Minnesota 8,700 sq. ft......... 89TIN SALVAGE Homewood, Pennsylvania 8,600 sq. ft......... 166

Birmingham, Alabama 40,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 3 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 8,000 sq. ft......... 164Belle Meade, Virginia 1,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . .. 188

TIN SMELTER WELDING RODSTexas City, Texas 96,000 tons/yr. . . . . . . 185 Pittsburg, California 47,200 sq. ft......... 9

TIRES Baltimore, Maryland 45,000 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 70Stockton, California 25,000 sq. ft......... 17

Des Moines, Iowa 180,000 sq. ft......... 56Waco, Texas 68,000 sq. ft......... 176 WIREIndiana, Pennsylvania 46,700 sq. ft......... 161 Sycamore, Illnois 115,000 sq. ft......... 31Oakland, California 17,700 sq. ft......... 18 Marion, Indiana 18,400 sq. ft.. . . . . . . . 44

TUBE AND PIPE (COPPER) WOOD PRODUCTSBaltimore, Maryland 199,000 sq. ft......... 70 Grand Rapids, Michigan 277,000 sq. ft.... . . . . . 84Los Angeles, California 187,500 sq. ft......... 19

YUCCA PROCESSINGTURBINE TESTING McConnico, Arizona 9,000 sq. ft........ . 6

Lester, Pennsylvania 50,700 sq. ft......... 166ZINC

VANADIUM OXIDE Monsanto, Illinois 17,000 tons/yr. ...... 31Monticello, Utah 100 tons/day..... 187 Henryetta, Oklahoma 13,000 tons/yr. ...... 144

Fairmont City, Ilinois 7,200 tons/yr. . . . . . . 31VEGETABLE DEHYDRATION

Vienna, Georgia 40,500 sq. ft.......,. 30 ZINC CONCENTRATESFuitland, Maryland 27,250 sq. ft......... 69 Cave-In-Rock, Ilinois 4,650 tons/yr. ..... . 40

WAREHOUSES ZINC PLANT FACILITIESBurbank, California 386,000 sq. ft......... 15 Dumas, Texas 136,000 sq. ft......... 172Hammond, Indiana 313,600 sq. ft......... 51 Marion, Kentucky 11,000 sq. ft......... 60Watertown, New York 102,920 sq. ft......... 116 Hegeler, Ilinois 12,880 tons/yr. ...... 37Kearney, New Jersey 82,000 sq. ft......... 104 Danville, Ilinois 2,600 tons/yr. . ..... 37Center Line, Michigan 76,161 sq. ft......... 85Detroit, Michigan 32,700 sq. ft......... 80 ZINC RECLAMATIONBurbank, California 13,355 sq. ft......... 21 Fort Smith, Arkansas 75,000 tons processe/yr. 9

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LOCATION OF WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION FIELD OFFICESWHERE INFORMATION ON INDUSTRIAL REAL PROPERTY MAY BE OBTAINED

War Assets Administration has 33 field offces conveniently located for your use in finding the industrial facilties you need.See the nearest of these offces for general information about plants and negotiation procedures. For detailed informationregarding a specific plant, contact the offce identified in the descriptive listing of that plant.

BOSTON

NEW YORK

PHILADELPHIA

RICHMOND

BALTIMORE

CHARLOTTE

BIRMINGHAM

ATLANTA

JACKSONVILLE

NEW ORLEANS

CLEVELAND

DETROIT

CHICAGO

MINNEAPOLIS

ST. LOUIS

LITTLE ROCK

LOUISVILLE

War Assets Administration11 A very Street

Boston, Massachusetts

War Assets Administration40 Wall Street, 17th FloorNew York 5, New York

War .ts Administration

~~~a~~~~p '~ils:ivania

~:~ ~~;~Z t'l4:ionRichmond ~ tfii,'

War Assets A cbnistrati on8-10 South CaIv~I't StreetBaltimore 2, ~r~tidWar Assets Admtniiiì-tion317 South Tryon StreetCharlotte, North CarolinaWar Assets AdministrationPost Offce Box 2090

Birmingham, Alaba'1a

War Assets Adminis~ion699 Ponce de Leon A~~ue, N. E. ¡Atlanta, Georgi. "War Assetii AdmitlstrationSt. John's Ship'Ya~. . '"

Administration Bir~g,J acksonvilIe, Florida ',:,;~ '; ..~

War Assets Administra~n7020 Franklin Avenue,New Orleans, Louisian'\ 0(

War Assets Administrfion1740 East 12th Street.

Cleveland, Ohio'

War Assets Adndi:stration500 Griswold StreDetroit, Michigln .

War Assets Administratiou209 South LaSalle 'Ueet .

Chicago, Ilinois

War Assets Administration419 Metropolitan Life Building

Minneapolis, Minnesota

War Assets Administration505 North 7th StreetSt. Louis, Missouri

War Assets AdministrationWallace BuildingLittle Rock, ArkansasWar Assets Administration429 South Fifth StreetLouisvíle, Kentucky

NASHVILLE War Assets AdministrationConsolidated Vultee BuildingNashvíle, Tennessee

KANSAS OITY War Assets AdministrationTroost & Bannister Road (95th

Street) P. O. Box 1037

Kansas City, Missouri

DENVElt War Assets Administration417 Boston BuildingDenver 2, Colorado

War Assets Administration601 W. O. W. BuildingOmaha, Nebraska

War Assets AdministrationPost Offce Box 1409

Douglas Bomber PlantTulsa, Oklahoma

'. DALLAS War Assets Administration',.: 2001 McKinney Avenue

Dallas, Texas

HOUSTON War Assets AdministrationHughes Street Plant7700 Wallsvile Road

Houston, Texas

A,Ñ ANTONIO War Assets Administration3rd Floor, Transit TowerSan Antonio, Texas

P. O. Box 1407

Fort Worth, Texas

LOS ANGELES Bendix Building1206 South Maple A venue

Los Angeles, California

SAN FRANCISCO War Assets Administration30 Van. Ness AvenueSan Francisco 2, California

SALT LAKE CITY War Assets Administration222 South West TempleSalt Lake City, Utah

PORTLAND War Assets AdministrationSwan Island, P.O. Box 4062Portland 8, Oregon

HELENA War Assets AdministrationPower Block, Main & 6th A venueHelena, Montana

SEATTLE War Assets Administration1409 Second AvenueSeattle, Washington

SPOKANE War Assets Administration500 Welch BuildingSpokane, Washington

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