The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-09-06
NORTH CAROLINA MICA.
A Company Has Been Organized in Wash
ington with - 100000.
From THE GLOBE Correspondent.


From THE GLOBE Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-Miss Fannie
Scales, of Reidsville, has been appointed
a teacher in the Indian school and eastern
Cherokees in North Carolina
| was pleased this morning to see that
very handsome office of the Carolina
Mica company had been opened at 519
Twelfth street, this city. In large win
dow were displays of North Carolina
mica and kaolin. A company has been
organized representing 81 100000, The
president is Mr. G. F. Griffing, a western
man who went TO North Carolina and
bought land in Mitchell county about
thirteen years ago. Prof. Robert F. Hill,
of the United States geographical survey,
has recently written a pamphlet on the
clay materials of the United States, in
which these North Carolina kaolins are
mentioned. This publication is full of
interesting facts and, together with the
bulletin showing the production Of min
erals in the United States, can be obtained
by writing to the North Carolina Mica
company.
The North Carolina kaolin has at
tracted the attention of the japanese
| government, who are now negotiating
for some Of the properties owned by this
company. The demand for kaolin, or
China clay, in this country has increased
| from 25, 900 tons in 1880 to sc, 900 in 1898
| The discovery Of this fine kaolin in North
Carolina has been the means of reducing
imports to about 5000 tons annually.
About $160,000,OO0 worth of manufac
tured China ware, and raw kaolin have
been imported the past twenty five years
Among the stockholders are: J. II
Clark, postottice departments A. T
LoDgleY, E X. LoIgley, VIM NJ. Wager
525 Thirteenth street; O. NJ. Sutton, 519
Twelfth street; Dr.. II. H. Parcher, 500
Seventh street; G. F. Griffing, 529 Twelfth
street; George G. Bowers, 1, ,314 F street
Howard L. Culver, Glymont, Md =
DOnan, St. James hotel; D F. Merrill
|
well, known citizens.
AS is well-knoWn North Carolina fur
nishes more than 75 per cent of all the
mica used in America, and these proper.
ties are among the best. know nothing g
personally of the status of the Washing
ton stockholders of this company, except
Col. Patrick Donan You will remember
him as once the editor of the News al
Raleigh. He is a versatile writer and
pleasing talker. What his business abil
tiles are, remain to be seen. Colone
Gritting has gone to Massachusetts this
week to interest more capital in develop
ing the kaolin and mica mines of our sec
ton. [ sincerely hope he will be sue
cessful. This is the way to develop tht
south. It beats taking about it.
Senator Ransom it will be remembered
got 90 per cent put on mica during the
last days of the session Of congress.
! Rev.Mr. EdmOnstOn, chaplain the navy
and Heskiah Gudger, Esq, are here tC
take the oath of office.
Professor yelling, president of Colum
bian university, dice this morning. H'
had resigned the presidency of the uni
versity, to take effect October /, but in
tended to retain charge of one of the Law
departments. Professor Harper, of th,
University of Chicago, will be presiden
of Columbian, and discharge the dutie
bers of the faculty Of Columbian ar
North Carolinians, viz: Mr.. f p Lewis
professor Of physics; DR.. E. A
DeSchweinety, professor of chemistry
aud DR.. Sterling Ruttin, medical depart
ment