The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
ADDING TO THE oITY's WEALTH.
Tho Savannah Guano Company Put
ting $50, 900 in New Factory.

| Tho Savannah Guano Company Put
ting $50, 900 in New Factory.
The Savannah Guano Company is build
| ing extensive works for the handling OF
acid phosphates, and the manufacture OF
ammoniated fertilizers and fartillzing
material generally, at a cost Of from $780,
coo to 100000. 1t is modelling the
works after the latest and most
practical improvements III Europe by
! which fertilizers of excellent quality can
be manufactured here with such economy
as to virtually shut out the northern pro-
| duct in this market.
Fertilizers have heretofore been expen-
sive, because sulphur hadto DO uSod In the
new process, pyrites are used from which
| sdlphuric acid is obtained at minimum
cost The Savannah Guano Company Is
now unloading a ships cargo OF
pyrites from Virginia. They are iron and
copper pyrites The residue is oxide of
iron and is said to be an excellent dlsn-
| fectant. The company, after extracting
the sulphur from the pyrites, VIII distribute
| about z, 900 tons of the oxide in the vicinity
of their works annually, aud President
| Wilcox says that section Of the city will be
| the healthiest place in this section. All the
| latest improvements in the Glover and the
Gay Luschee tower for the successful con-
| version of the fumes from the pyrites into
| acid, are being adopted.
Work on the additions and new buildings
of the company, which are located in the
eastern part OF the city, Oh the line OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
began in June, and by Oct. hoy expect to
be able to complete their sulphurlc acid
works and by Nov. l to have
the works in general operation.
The outlay will probably be not less thsn
100000, the sheet lead used in toe acid
chamber building alone costing Si5,00J
This building, which is nearly completed, is
800 feet long by As feet wide. The mill
building proper is 165 feet long and 50 feet
wide, and the works will have a capacity
for turning out from 5000 to $1,000 tons of
fertilizers annually. There are to be two
warehouses-one 300 feet by 100 feet and The
other 200 feet by 70 feet. The works are to
be supplied with the most powerful ma
chinery, among which are engines from so
to 100 horse power. An elevated tramway
1000 feet long is already in operation for
conveying cargoes TO and from tie works.
A complete fire service IS provided. Sub
terrenean pipes 700 feet long will convey the
acid from the chemical works to the mill
building
The construction of the works is undsr
the immediate supervision of a Mr..
Waters, who has had twelve years ey-
perience in fertilizer manufacture. When
the works are completed, they will afford
| employment for about forty men. Piesl-
| dent Wilcox, himself planter and with
an experience in both the manufacture and
use of fertilizers, has given the question
much study, and as result the large and
extensive plant is going up. There are is
feet of water at the landing and below, and
with inland and marine facilities for the
receipt of the material entering into the
manufacture of their fertilizers, and for
the shipment of the latter, the Savannah
Guano Company expect to very largely in
crease the assumption of homemade fer
| tilizers in the south and stop the carrying
of Goals to Newcastle Their works
| will be the second in the south Using
the English Spence furnace for utilizing
the pyrites for conversion into sulphuric
acid and getting rid of the expensive use of
| sulphur, and such fertilizer works are said
| to have great advan age over those which,
| owing to their construction, must use sui
phur. Their pyrites are being drawn by
shiploads from Virginia, their potash from
Germany, their phosphate rock from South
Carolina, and other supplies of various
kinds from contiguous southern states.