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l , Byy Southed Nlvada Industries | Las Vegas Building Materials L today announced the purchase [ of Southern Nevada Industries, j t Ltd. ready-mix equipment on \ Charleston and South Mam j streets in Las Vegas and the rock j> plant at Pittman effective | Wednesday, May 22. During the transfer there will 3 be a slight delay in production, j i but the new company expects to ! [ deliveitajready-mix concrete, hy I Mond.^May 27, ah<h|will coni’ tinue o&rations there until the } new '? ffgfi of the fiiin at: 601 ? West SBnanza Road is finished, i probably in about 45 days. \ The new company is headed by i L. Glen Switzer and J. R. Hen- ? derson with the latter acting as: j general manager. He was for-1 I merly associated with the South- ! era' Nevada plant and served as | • manager there during the operation of the BMI job,- June 1942 to September 1945. The Bonanza road project will j be an all; steel plant ’with 1200 ton overhead storage capacity. ' It will-have a railroad spur facil- j.- ity, and equipment, for speedier t local deliveries. ? Dust will be 1 eliminated through improved , methods. The plant will manufacture . ready-mix concrete, : pumice .‘ insulation blfjfck, and I will carry a complete - line of ;; building materials. j! • , .-----—----0-----1-------