MAGNESIUM PLANT WINGDALE, NEW YORK
available 4 ways . . . T h i s large, fully-equipped plant was designed for m a g n e s i u m metals p r o d u c t i o n from dolomite by the Ferro Silicon P r o c e s s . Furnaces, kilns a n d processing equipment are in place, ready n o w for full-scale production. Its o w n r a w material ( d o l o m i t e ) quarry site lies two miles S. E. of the plant. An overhead t r a m is installed which operates on a right-of-way between the plant and quarrv. A self-contained unit, it's complete to the last detail. T h e buildings and structures of this plant are readily adaptable for use in a variety of light metal manufacturing p u r p o s e s . R e d u c tions of such light metals as calcium and barium can be m a d e by the thermal vacuum method, the smelting process of this plant. LOCATION: T h e 2 0 3 - a c r e plant site and its 10 5-acre d o l o m i t e quarry are strategically located within 100 miles of such d i s t r i b u t i o n p o i n t s as: N e w Y o r k City ( 6 0 m i l e s ) ; Hartford, C o n n . (50 miles); B r i d g e p o r t , Conn. (45 m i l e s ) ; P o u g h k e e p s i e (20 miles). M o s t n o r t h e r n N e w Jersey cities are within 60 or 70 miles. T h e plant is served by three branch sidings of the N e w Y o r k Central Railroad; inner plant r o a d s c o n n e c t with N e w Y o r k State H i g h w a y N o . 2 2. All utilities are available. BUILDINGS: At the plant site are 20 b u i l d i n g s and structures, largest of w h i c h is the R e t o r t Furnace Building, a 2-story, fully fireproof structure of reinforced c o n c r e t e construction, with cinder b l o c k walls, steel truss roof framing a n d c o r r u g a t e d asbestos roof. It has 1 0 ' to 14' h e a d r o o m on 1st floor and 2 3' clearance to truss o n 2 n d floor. T h e s e c o n d floor con sists of t w o 5 0 ' bays with a designed floor l o a d of 120 l b s . p e r sq. ft. It is p r o v i d e d with 4 o n e - t o n overhead traveling cranes a n d all necessary utilities. O t h e r structures include office, laboratory, s h o p s , s h i p p i n g and miscellaneous p r o c e s s space. Total floor area all buildings—ap
WAR ASSETS OFFICE OF
REAL
proximately 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 sq. ft. At q u a r r y site are t h e f o l l o w i n g structures: s t o r a g e , c r u s h e r building, s h o p s , p u m p h o u s e , c o m p r e s s o r h o u s e , field office. EQUIPMENT: Q u a r r y i n g , lime calcin ing, thermal reduction, melting and alloying functional items, c r u s h e r s , g r i n d e r s , pulverizers, rotary l i m e kilns, 20 r e t o r t r e d u c t i o n furnaces, 6 m e l t i n g a n d alloying furnaces, 3 b r i q u e t t i n g m a c h i n e s , 5 gas p r o ducers, vacuum p u m p s , various belt a n d bucket elevators and c o n v e y o r s , a n d o n e 2-mile o v e r h e a d t r a m . A l s o included a r e various m a i n t e n a n c e m a c h i n e t o o l s , stationary a n d p o r t able; l a b o r a t o r y a n d office furniture a n d fixtures. SEALED BIDS: Y o u r sealed b i d s , o n tHe Standard Bid F o r m s p r o v i d e d , must b e received not later t h a n 3:00 P . M . , E.S.T., O c t o b e r 1, 1 9 4 7 . Bids are t o b e a d d r e s s e d : W a r Assets A d m i n i s tration, Office of R e a l P r o p e r t y D i s posal, P . O . Box 22 5, W a l l Street Station, N e w Y o r k 5, N e w Y o r k . Credit t e r m s will b e given qualifying small b u s i n e s s . Standard Bid F o r m s and c o m p l e t e p r o p e r t v d e s c r i p t i o n s are available. Write:
ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY
DISPOSAL 1311-T
6 7 B R O A D STREET, 10th FLOOR V O L U M E
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SEPTEMBER
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1947
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