The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-28
THE WAY Il IS MADE
A Description Of a Small Ed
ton Of the Immense
Works lola is Going
to Have.
From the Marble and Granite Reporter Of Chi
CaRO.

tlOnlZe matters IN the Portland Oe-
ment line, and supply not only the
state, but the United States and
foreign countries as well, with an
article the use of which is very rapid
ly increasing, bIth in Europe and
America Ia the near future this
country wtll require many millions of
barrels annually to supply the
demand.
Other countries, particularly Ger
many and England, use u far larger
amount in proportion than we do.
Were we using Portland cement to-
day as freely as the Germans do, it
would require about 10 900, 600 barrels
to supply the deman'
The Increase in the use of Portland
cement in the past decade was 200
per cent. The increase ia the produce
tion in this country in 1897 over that
of 1896 was AZ per cent, and yet with
that enormous increase we manufac-
tured but little over two and one
fourth million barrels.
Heretofore the greater portion of
Portland cement used in this country
came from Europe. England and
Germany furnished the largest
amount. Owing to the increased con-
sumption in those countries, howev-
er, it is now difficult for our importers
TO secure supplies as needed, as the
English and German manufacturers
have contracted their entire output
in advance for home consumption.
The outlook would be dark, indeed
for this country If it were not for the
fact that Michigan is coming to the
front rapidly i'm the production of the
article that enters so largely into the
modern pavements and sidewalks of
our cities, besides having thousand
other uses. The industry is only in
its infancy nov, but il is vigorous
infant and promises to becUme a
giant.
In 1896 the production of cement
in Michigan aggregated only 1900
barrels, valued at $1,000. The heXt
year the production rose to l5,OOC
barrels, an increase ofnearly 800 pei
cent, with value of over SIG 900. The
growth OF the industry for the entire
country in 1897 was only about 70 pei
cent, so that it can he seen how rapid.
~ Michigan is forging ahead in it,
production. The figures for the yeal
1895 will undoubtedly show muct
greater growth OF the business in thu
same state.
The three articles necessary for thu
production of cement are mari, clay
AID capital. The last is 10y no mean
the least important of the three. Al
up-to.date cement plant.is expensive
There are many beds of clay in thu
country, and mari is also found il
larger or smaller quantities, bu
practically inexhaustible quantitie
of both are not often found togethe
aud they are never mixed by nature
hence, it is here the capital must b
mixed with the mari and clay befor
inc liulenth pl'NNNN Noh bb iihN
ready for the use OF man.
At present Branch is the banne
county of Michigan, if not of tn
world, in the production of the hes
grade of cement. \ factory at Ur
ion City was started on a small sea-
about two years ago, then was reOl
ginized as stock company late
and enlarged the past season to
half million barrel capacity. Th
enlarged factory had just resume
operations when ii was burned lat
October, entailing "A loss to the con
pany of SIS, GOO, with no Insurance
But the company pluckily decided
rebuild at once. In 1898 factor
was built near Bronson, with CT
pacity of 500 barrels per day, whic
during the past season was enlarged
1t is expected that the factory wi
now turn out 400, 600 barrels per yea
But the Jumbo of them all so far
the factory of the Michigan Portlan
Cement Co., at Coldwater, with q
annual capacity of a million barrel
The com pany has capital of 81 500
600, and it's plant was erected Il
past season, starting work in Mover
Der. The company has purchase
several hundred acres Of mari lsnt
on the chain of lakes south OF Quinc
and expects to erect there this seas'
the largest factory in the world.
the near future factories may be p
up in Sherwood and Batavia tow
ships, fine beds of mari having be'
located there.
A recent newspaper parAgTaI
states that one Of the richest ms
deposits as yet found in Michigan
believed to be the beds Y mil