Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-03
A PROSPECTIVE BOOM.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
ZINC FURNACE In MN
ERAL POINT.
Liberal Encouragement will be Extern
ded to the Project by Our
Citizens.

furnace for the manufacture of zinc
white is to be established in this CITY
in the near future. and that negotia-
tions are now pending between the
projectors of the enterprise and the
c. NJ. 4 st. ?. R'y company, for the
cheap transportation Of coal from the
coal beds Of Illinois to this place. 1t
is said that the rail road company
enters heartily into the project ana
manifests willingness TO reduce their
freights for this purpose to the lowest
possible point. Heretofore the chief
objection has been the cost Of bringing
cots to the ores in making spelter.
In the manufacture of zinc white.
we underestimate takes but about one
third of ton of coal to a ton of ore:
whereas in making spelter. or metal.
it takes two tons, or more, of coal for
the smelling of one ton of ore. And
until late years the profitable manu-
facture of zinc white, has been an eX-
pertinent, and Il very large amount of
money has been spent in this city in
experimenting in this direction. Now
practical men can be found to build
and run zinc factory, and who
know that the manufacture of zinc
white can be very protitably carried on.
Since the report Of the scheme men
toned has been in circulation, our
citizens have become deeply interested
in the matter, knowing as they do, the
great benefits which would result from
the establishment of zinc company
in our midst One of our citizens who
is thoroughly posted in all the details
OF the manufacture of zinc white.
has stated that he will willingly
invest four thousand dollars to estab-
lish home company. should the COM
pany above reported full to carry out
t e projected plans; and there are
others who express themselves as
ready to invest literally for this pur-
pose.
1t is hardly necessary to enumerate
the natural advantages which we pos
>ess for profitahly engaging in the man
ufactwe Of zinc white. Our ores are
Carried to Pennsylvania and Missouri
at Il great cost for freight, and are
manufactured into zinc white, yielding
very large returns to the manufac-
turers. If these ores can be carried
such distances and 50 proftably used,
cannot they be proftably manufac-
tured into zinc white here! This is
a question which can be easily an
answered
There is undoubtedly enough ore
here at the present time to warrant
the building of a zinc factory, and
with the objections removed which
have heretofore existed there is no
doubt that it would yield an immense
profit to its stockholders.
Every citizen who owns property
here, and every person engaged in
must at once see what great
benefits would accrue from such an
a
Let our citizens consider this matter
and give all necessary en-
couragtment to either foreign or home
We have faith to believe |
that something in this direction will |
be done in the immediate future, and |
that our city will not only maintain its |
present prosperity. but that it will expe-
'ience an unexpected manufacturing /
boom. And this faith Is founded upon /
he facts that the dry bone mines of I
Mineral Point and vicinity are the
'ichest and most productive in this |
and that we possess the cap
tai which will seek investment in any
which is as sure 10 give
profitable return as the one to which
We have above alluded Mineral Point
will then become, what she ought
0 have become long ago manufac-
uring city. The establishment of one
actory here, will draw others, and we
viii enter upon an era of prosperity
of in the past.
We would suggest that meeting Of
ur people be called at an early day for
he purpose of taking this matter into
and that the views
eld By our citizens generally upon this
Gbject may be freely and fully ex-
ressed.
Worth a Dozen Dead Men.
RICHMOND, VA, May 20. 1881.
My physician. after exhausting me
nancially, cody informed me that my