Newport Iron Works Moves Into a Concrete Palace of Machines

The Newport Iron Works has been very busy moving their machinery from the old frame building that they have occupied during the past few years to the handsome new concrete block building constructed by Mr. Miner during the past year.

The removal was completed on Wednesday morning and before night Mr. Miner had a small engine and lathe set up and was doing business as usual.

Considerable new machinery has been added to the plant, which is now one of the best equipped machine shops in the Inland Empire and which is housed in one of the most modern manufacturing plants in the district. One of the new machines installed is a lathe that is handier than a pocket in a shirt as regards its adaptability in being changed from one speed to another and for turning a piece of iron from one diameter to another.

The plant is located alongside the tracks of the Great Northern and heavy machinery can be loaded from the plant directly on board the cars of that road. Large doors admit of the loading of the largest machines either from the cars or from the highway.

Most of the heavy machines used in the plant were moved on trucks hauled by Williams' logging engine.

Newport people are pleased with the success Mr. Miner has had in building up the splendid business and building that he has and hope that the fates may continue to favor him and that the business of the concern increase in the future.