Show operations orations erat ions ot of morton salt company at burmester utah WRITTEN FOR THE MINING REVIEW although salt in one form or another is supposed to have been used by the human race since the earliest periods of man the earliest aate date we find it mentioned in history is acut 2250 B 0 and there is no authentic record of its origin the generally accepted theory is that salt deposits were formed as a result of ocean water although the presence of salt at locations thousands of feet above sea level indicates that its presence is due to volcanic action no fossils are found belief of the early christians of russia was that salt thrown to the four corners of a room and placed in childrens pockets will preserve the family from powers of evil location of salt beds mineral salt occurs in nature in large masses in galatia austria cardona spain Strass furt germany punjab india cheshire england barrick fergus ireland and in palestine and siberia asia in the united states salt mines are op Z Y 4 general view of the plant of the morton salt co salt lake chemical companas Comp anys potash plant to the right in salt deposits except in very rare instances which further serves to mystify the origin of salt and discredit the theory above stated attempts have been made by the egyptians chinese and hindus to establish the discovery and first use of salt but unsuccessfully and we must therefore conclude that salt has always been known and used salt has been used in a number of countries as to medium of exchange and even to a late day it was used in that way in parts of abyssinia a small salt bar being circulated in place of coin in ancient days it sacred being used in was looked upon as certain forms of sacrifice it was also offered as goodwill goodw good w will ii to guests A religious custom among the hebrews was to rub all new born babes with salt and and this custom is still in vogue in the far east an old in order to take care of the business developed throughout the intermountain northwest and coast region and realizing the general accepted idea that heavy articles such as salt should be supplied to the consumer from a nearby point of production in order to save long freight hauls and also to supply the salt to the consumer at the lowest possible price the morton salt company began several years ago making a careful study of all possible salt producing A X 7 it tm 1 7 1 L j J ir A loading salt from piles into tram cars at the burmester plant of the morton salt company with steam shovels aerated in new york louisiana michigan kansas texas ohio and utah the major portion of the salt of commerce is manufactured from rock salt deposits as previously outlined hut but during the last half century much salt has been produced from ocean waters and from lake deposits the ocean water containing about one fourth of a pound of salt to a gallon of water while the waters of the great salt lake located near salt lake city contain from one and one third to two pounds of salt per gallon the morton salt company the morton salt company has been manufacturing and marketing salt at various points in michigan kansas texas and louisiana for over half a century during which time its national advertising has made the word marions Mo Mor rions tons to become a household name 21 plants in the western part of the united states taking into consideration the quality possible to produce after this survey was completed it was determined to secure a location in utah where the product might be manufactured from the waters of the great salt lake which runs from 16 per cent to 22 per cent salt accordingly in august 1918 the company entered the utah field as one point of production taking over the salt operations which had recently been started of the salt lake chemical company located at burmester utah a little station just west of salt lake city opening sales offices at 1604 walker bank salt lake city how solar salt is made in utah the water from the great salt lake is drawn onto higher elevations where it is ac cumulated in large ponds of many acres in extent here the water is allowed to remain during the summer months where due to natural evaporation it drops a large percentage of its salt during the fall months the remaining water is drawn off and the deposit of salt which averages several inches in thickness is allowed to dry it is then loosened by gasoline tractors and harve harvested sied into piles of several hundred tons each the salt is allowed to remain and cure in these piles during the winter when desired to use it is lifted hy by huge steam shovels into trams by which it is conveyed to the salt mill and is here thoroughly kiln dried and milled into the various grades thousands of tons of the crude salt as it comes from the piles are loaded directly into open top gondolas and shipped to various smelters shelters sm elters and chemical plants thousands of tons throughout the country of this crude salt are also put into bags and used for general stock feeding refrigeration era tion hide curing and other purposes thousands of dollars and many years of experimental work in chemistry have been carried out and enormous amounts have been spent in perfecting high grade salt and I 1 1 1 war A 1 I 1 IN V 40 1 ak N loading salt from pile by hand morton salt co morton salt companas Comp anys operations is that it maintains a regularly established traffic department whose pleasure it is to aid the consuming public in securing equitable and just freight rates to see that all plants are supplied with cars for loading and to get them through to destination when shipped the company maintains in its salt lake A JA a 71 4 raised track for loading smelter salt morton salt co proper containers to keep it in ideal conditions and advertising same every department of the work of the morton salt company whether at its eastern southern or western plants is in the hands of experienced men men who have ben been in the business for many years ann ana know it from all angles careful records of all sales are maintained so that reorders orders re may be filled in a more intelligent manner another feature of importance in the city office a classified record of all salt users e throughout the intermountain northwest and coast regions together with delivered liver ed prices even including the war tax on all the various grades and sizes and is therefore ready at a moments notice to give exact prices and market information the many years of experience in manufacturing fac turing and marketing salt enables the morton salt com company P any to fulfill to the fullest extent its claim for real salt service and satisfaction |