Show POTASH FOR fertilizer I 1 howard F chappelle president ent of the mineral products company of marysvale Marys vale utah was in salt lake the first of the month accompanied by frederick W jackson B E the new superintendent of the company and his consulting engineer mr hornsey who has been with the american trona corporation of los angeles for some time past and who is entitled to some of tile the honor connected with the successful operation of the companas comp anys searles lake potash industry the mineral products company has been engaged for the past few years in the manu facture of potash from the alunite deposits existing 0 near edna crater a few miles out of marysvale Marys vale and has invested a large amount of money in the equipment and development of its property the equipment consisting of reduction plants and an aerial tramway last fall the works of tile the company were destroyed by fire and ana it was riot noi until the of december last that the plant was again placed in commission and tile the mining review is informed by manager chappelle that it is his intention to materially teri ally increase tile the volume of output and to round out this policy lie he has been adding a number of technical men and engineers engineer s to his staff mr chappelle Chapp eHe also states that an erroneous idea prevails regarding the uses to which potash is employed and that contrary to prevailing belief only an all exceedingly small percentage is used in the manufacture of explosives and munitions the great bulk of potash produced being used for fertilizing purposes so greatly needed in agricultural regions in certain portions of the united states mr chapelle also states that while the quotation on oil potash looks abnormally high being above per ton that it is not expensive for the use above outlined as a small amount of pot isal is necessary in the preparation of the fertilizer amounting in quality and value to less th than an 1 per acre this is one of the important new enterprises of the state of utah and the company which is putting forth every energy to make of it a big as well beneficial as success deserves the hearty support and operation cooperation co of every utah citizen |