Show MORE THA THAN 1000 tONS OF SULPHURIC I ACID IS LOST EACH DAY IN SALT LAKE VALLEY VALEY When it l i Is realized d that tho the smelters smelter of oC Salt Lako valc valley aro are throwing throwing off ort Into tho the air 1000 to 2000 tons of sulphuric sul sul- acid every ery twenty four hours tho matter of oC manufacture of this acid In tho the United States will bo be general local Interest This Immense quantity of oC sulphuric acid Is churned around In Inho Inthe the tho basin like leo Salt Lake Lako vale valley until thero la Is a wind of ot fifteen to twenty miles an nn hour velocity when tho the fumes and smoke are arc swept out as with wih a a great broom Usually this Is a south wind and it It sends tho the as twice air as as- as fumes kiting over o er the tho I lako lake and beyond At present a a little sulphuric plant Is operating at Garfield Garfield Gar- Gar field It catches about l O tons of oC the sulphuric acid a a da day which Is about tenth one-tenth of ot the tho dally daily daly outpouring outpour outpour- In ing Into the tho air The quantity quan quart tt of ot sulphuric a acid ld Is released from tho the dally daily daly treatment of or thousands of tons of sulphide ores at the tho several 1 S smelters m ci t ers It I Is stated by authorities and proven by tho the United States meteorological records that one year car after the es establishment es- es of ot smelters In Salt Sal Lake vale valley the cloudy days Increased 1000 per c cent nt Tho The reason renson is IH given that th the tho smelter fumes ures hang hanl over o cr tho the ale valley like a 1 blanket and being an at heavy y an as air tho carbon from soft sor coal smoke chimneys Issuing Into the air comes In contact with wih this blanket and antI Is thrown back bacle to tho the earth Natural Naturally much of or It should float noat away avay This state gives sl Salt Lako Lake Its Is cognomen of ot tho time second Pittsburgh of ot America America Tho Timo smoke nuisance of oC Salt Lake Lako Is doub doubly bad In winter timo for forI several reasons reasons Thero There are aro ro long I periods when there Is not sufficient air movement mo to drive tho the heavy fumes from chimney chim I the valo valley alloy Every ne ney In cold coll weather Is pumping the carbon Into tho the air at maximum In summer the natural diurnal air drain drain- Iraln- Iraln ago of oC tho the vale valley reduces the thc smoke noke nuisance and again tho the consumption tion ton of ot soft soc coal Is at the minimum Relative lo to tho the production of or sulphuric sul sul- acid in tho the nation naton A. A I E. E Wills of tho the Unie United States bureau of ot mines says In part I I On January Januar 1 1 InS 1913 the tho total manufacturing manu manu- capacity of or the tho country fo for acid was wa tons per pcr month o or 8 tons per pcr year car of which 2 29 per cent was at contract acid plants plant On November ember 1 I 1918 the total tola manufacturing manufacturIng- capacity of the country countr was tons per pcr month or tons per year Of Ot this total capa capa- cl city Ity 40 p per r cent was as at contract aid acid plants plant This capacity was as divided ed among amon government go explosive companies all 11 others Including commercial manufacturers manu- manu etc as Vt At t government g Capacity cd Expressed as tons tons' per as tons per month year ear 50 deper de de- per cent grees grecs lie Be At t government plants At plants of ot Explosives Ex- Ex plosives manu- manu J All Al others O OTho Tho total capacity east of oC the river and also including tl the plant at Argentine Kansas and th the plants slants In Louisiana Luisiana and Arkansas is as s follows Tons per pepin per pep in month on Ut n an as per cent At government o plants G At plants of oC explosive e companies All 11 others Total During the tho months of Juno June July uly and August 1918 1913 the tho fono following ln Industries IndustriA In tho the eastern part lart of tho the Unit United d States con consumed sum el approximately the tho t foj foI l lowing tonnage of acid Tons per pcr per month basis per percent cent Industries 1 Domestic c explosives 2 Fertilizers 3 Chemicals and ami drugs IncludIng IncludIng including Ing nitric acid acil hydrochloric acid ammonium sulphate 4 4 Oil 01 refining 5 3 Steel pickling and galvanizing galvaniz ing C. C Fabrics te textiles tanning rubber rubber rubber rub rub- ber pap paper r bleaching bleaching 7 Paints s dyes dyc glue gluc glycerine alcohol 8 3 Storage batteries metallurgical cal work ork r. r 9 9 Miscellaneous and unknown Total or tons per year car Tho The production and consumption of acid In the western half hal of the tho United States State will wi probably be about tons per year so that the tho total production pro pro- for the tue whole holo country will wil be beabout beabout about tons in 1919 |