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AMERICANS BUILD PLANT IN FRANCE A recent issue of Le Matin the Parisian news ¬ paper gives an interesting example of characteris ¬ tic American energy and speed In a certain spot in central France where last December stood a thick forest there has sprung up under tho hands of American engineers and workmen a huge meat re ¬ frigerating plant The elicainpnicnt which has for its special object the provisioning of American soldiers in France covers a space of 10000 acres The refrigerating plant holds 10JOO000 pounds of meat which is equivalent to 15000 cattle weighing on the average of 700 pounds apiece It produces r 00 tons of ice per day in excess of that used at the plant which is used in the transHtrtation of meat in the refrigerator cars and also for the con ¬ servation of other perishable foodstuffs especially margariii
