| Show SIGURD WILL GET BIG MILL another big plaster industry to be started near the jumbo plant another on to the producing indu triet t of st seller ier 1 lo 10 is promie sd at sigurd J M birkel Bi ikel the gentleman cent leman nho mho has s si materially aided in making the immense gypsum deposits of this county an available lash asset has turned his hla attention to the building of another farge plaster mill he spent dirt of the summer on the pacific coast in the interests of his deeni lement cement and marble industries and prior to leaving for fo the coast inquiries had been started by the he franklin and blom interests in philadelphia as to the possibilities of gypsum considerable correspondence passed parsed on the matter and as soon as mr bickel returned from the coast boast he started for philadelphia to complete for carrying carr on tile the gypsum products on a larger scale than has ever been attempted in the west i while no complete statement of the extent of the plans has beba given out it is known that a site for a large mill has been secured across the river from the present jumbo plant and the capacity capi city of the proposed mill will be enormous the philadelphia men are the ones onea interested in th gold development pm nt company at marysvale Marys vale and they have the money behind the plaster enterprise to make it win they have investigated vesti gated the possibilities and tire are sure of their ground J M bickel is ona of the most experienced perien ced plaster makers in ill the country in addition to his practical experience peri ence of sears bears he brings to the peaster making a knowledge of the chemical properties and possibilities of gypsum recently his investigations have led tu to the discovery of the formula for a agite portland cement mide made from gyp suma cement thit his greater tensile strength than portland cemen tand greater resistance to moisture the color of portland cement has alwaes been one of its draw hicks backs but this new cement different in every particular f from om keenes cement vi will ill be of dazzling whiteness and strong enough for any u uses sea to which cement is 13 put it is not definitely definite iv known whether this new plaster company will be given the formula for the white cement and will manufacture it or whether their efforts will be confined to the manufacture mani of the different gr gnipa 1 I jp of plaster I 1 but it is known that binim will hi have ve J I 1 new mill in a very few bevi month sand tint that strong fin ancial backing has been secured for the criter prise |
