Show GYPSUM CO GETS BUSY two well known firms organize locate property at lost creek and prepare for erection of big mill A G buntt r representing tile the national gypsum company spent a few hours in richfield last week aeck after lie he had examined the gilum deposits it at lost creek near salina salim mr burritt burntt said that his company compan hid secured control contro I 1 of some lz easum hsum property at lost creek and would begin the rec tion of a big mill as soon as the nee dec asbary arrangements could be mide made ile he asserted tint that tile the gypsum supply at lost creek is practically illy unlimited and the deposit here is second to none in the world in discussing his pans mr burritt burntt slid said that the mountain on the property which he located is 13 practically a mountain of as there are several ledges 40 and 50 feet wide he thinks that his company will be able to mill the gypsum and put it on the cars tor for IS cents per ton according to plans the national company any will erect a mill with a daily capacity of tons which will give ernp employment loment to at leist least fifty men it will be located near the railroad rail ruid and will be connected with ith the mines by a tramway mr burritt burntt is on his way nilly to the east where abere he be will examine several g gypsum hsum mills and after he has finished his inspection he will place an order for machinery there are arc two methods of treatment and mr burritt burntt will be expected to decide which is the better adapted for the companas comp anys business in the kettle process the gypsum is ground and placed in a large tank which contains an agitator and it is heated like a boiler it is kept at a temperature of about decree the product is then dumped into the mixture from which it is carried into sa sacks acks and packed shipment the difference bet between cen the kettle and dumerer processes is that in the latter the gpo gypsum sum is heated and is later run through the grinders tho the stockholders of the national gypsum company are members of the george Q cannon association and the law firm of king burton liing king of salt alt lake city |