Show cement company plans making of potash the ogden portland cement company will manufacture potash if the results of the experiments now being made prove satisfactory the experiments are being conducted at the plant by manager H C day and chemical experts who have abeen been brought here from california A definite announcement of 0 the com banys plans will probably not be made until the return from california of chapin A day resident of the company before leaving tor for san Frandis frandisco ro president day advised that experiments tor for making potash from cement dust were under way at the plant while lit in california president day will investigate the work of at cement companies of the southern part of that state now engaged in the manufacture of potash from cement dust precipitation ot of the cement dust in the stack by passing art an electric current through it was found to yield aboaf 10 per cent pot potash asli which was derived from the feldspar used in the making of the cement the potash Is extracted from the dust duat by means of water it is stated that at the present price of potash the cement companies are finding it profitable to recover tills this element clement the principal uses of potash are as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of patas potassium salts the nitrate and chlo rate are used in explosives and matches before the war germany controlled the worlds supply of potash which then sold tor for tle 10 per ton it is now selling at per ton it Is said the ogden portland cement company and the salt lake cement company are the only two concerns in utah which bo be able to manufacture potash from cement dust in their factories |