Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-10-06 | Page 33 | Fuller's Earth 1917 Production Larger

Fullers Fuller's Fuler's Earth 1917 i Production Larger I Fullers Fuller's earth production In 1917 as shown by a a. n report published el by tho the United States geological sune survey de department department do- do of ot the time Interior was 7 short tons valued at the mine at G 77 or 1066 a a ton The hc Increase over O 19 16 C was tons or 7 i per cent and or nearly nearh 10 per cent Since Sinco Its Is beginning In 10 this Industry has almost steadily Increased until In 1917 its Hs output and tho value and average price p per per r ton of ot Its Is product were tho the hl highest hest yet attained Tho output In In 1917 was nearl nearly cloven times greater than In and tho value alue was nearly nineteen times greater Fullers Fuller's Fuler's earth is found In many man states but In 1917 It was mined milled and marketed In only six Florida was the tho leading producer In 1917 having ha been credited with wih moro more than three fourths of or the total output and value alue The Theother other states named in order of ot production production pro pro- pro pro- were Georgia Texas Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- Arkansas and California The southern states produced produce 08 OS S per cent COlt of oC the domestic fullers fuller's earth marketed In 1917 The Imports of or fullers fuller's tuler's earth I 1699 1 short hort tons tons also I Increased In 1917 but hut they formed only 19 per cent cont of ot the consumption