The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-27

ness was finished and miscellaneous
business came up, DR.. Belts arose tc
a question or personal privilege
| He stated that he had received a let
ter from the management of the COM
pany owning the mill, asking him to
call at the local Office and hear their
side of the question. He did so, and
| conVersed with them regarding their
efforts to control the dust of the mill
DR.. Belts stated that his reason for in
Vestigating the matter was purely a
scientific one, and that he did not de-
sire to place the company or any indi-
Viduals on trial before the medical as
ISOLATION.
Efforts of Management.
The local management of the mill
told DR.. Belts that every effort has
been made to eliminate the danger,
though it has not been effectual Dur
ing the last three months, however a
better condition has existed than ever
before. and it is hoped that in a short
time the company will be able to en-
| tirely overcome the evil. The manage
ment also invited DR.. Belts to take a
| trip to the mines in Nevada to thor
oughly investigate the matter in a
scientific manner. They will place the
heads of the departments at the dis
posal of the doctor, and offered to pay
his expenses for such a trip.
After DR.. Belts had finished, DR..
Hough, president of the association,
said that the matter had assumed a
phase which was entirely unWarranted
THE association must be allowed 20
discuss scientific questions from a
scientific standpoint" he said, and we
should not be curtailed in our efforts >
DIR. Hall of Denver then arose and
said that he was willing to give the
devil his due" and that since the De
Lamar company had taken such a fay
attitude, he would retract the scathing
arraignment that he made of them at
Tuesdays meeting.
The Doctor Is Diplomatic.
DIR. Belts, when seen last evening,
was asked whether the dust of the De
Lamar mills was worse than that of
other dry process mills. He stated
that in his opinion the De Lamar dust
was no more conducive to intersticial
pneumonia than the same character of
dust in mills where its density is the
same.
He was also asked: I'm view of the
fact that there have been criticisms of
the De Lamar mill because of your
paper, is it not a fact that the COM
pany was ignorant of its dangers?" He
cred in my paper, wherein l stated that
neither the company nor the men re
allied the dangers until deaths began
to occur"
DR.. Belts will accept the invitation of
the De Lamar company and Will visit
the mill as soon as convenient.
A representative of The Herald was
told at the local offices of Captain De
Lamar yesterday that every possible
q iG n
evil.
1t was not until after several deaths
had occurred that Captain De Lamar
and his assistants became aware what
the trouble was he was told. But
as soon as it became known, everything
was done that ingenuity and money
could accomplish.
The first move made by Captain De
Lamar was to supply the employees of
the mill with nasal sDonges and re-
spiratoTs. These have been kept con-
stantly on hand, and every man work
ing in the mill is urged to make use
of them. These representatives. have been
furnished without charge to the men.
Some found them cumbersome to get
accustomed to- and no matter how
much they were warned of the danger
they were taking, they would cast
them aside.
Canvas hoods were put over the
Griffin mills to keep the dust down.
These We're kept dampened, likewise
the floors in the mill. This did consid
cradle good, and to further eliminate
the trouble, exhaust fans were put IN,
in order to force the flying particles in
the air into a vast dust chamber, where
it is collected and saved, as it contains
some of the best values.
Search For Preventative.
From time to time improvements
have been suggested and made. regard
less of the cost. Experts have been
sent to the ground to look over the
situation and suggest a plan to solve
the problem, and one of these gentle
men sent out by Captain De Lamar a
few months ago has prepared an ar
for the plant which is ex-
pected almost any day, and which he
believes will add greatly towards al
laying the evil entirely.
Thousands of dollars have been ex-
pended by the captain in making eX-
periments, and at the company's offices
il is learned, so, far, they have proved
to be successful. and the mill is free
Of dust. except in the tank room, and
il is expected the trouble there Will De
overcome soon.
THE company invites plans, and will
not consider the cost to overcome the /
Evil III - -
question of money with the captain, |
as he desires to do everything possible |
FOR the protection of his men,.
The dust at the De Lamar mill is |
not as injurious as in some other plants; /
he ores contain no bases or poisonous /
substances. but by breathing the little |
PARTICLES of sand into the lungs contin- !
lously, an irritation is caused, which /
eventually develops into lung trouble
In letter received from Superintend- |
mt f. B. Swindler yesterday, he stated |
hat Eat the present time the mill is |
he freest from dust that any dry pro- /
,ess mill he has ever seem"
Foreman Jim Donaldson has been in |
he mill ever since ii started, and was !
never more healthful in his life than |
low, it was stated.
DR.. Belts considerably over-estimated |
he amount of casualties. according to |
he company's record of them. The |
,ayrolls show that over 5000 people |
nave been employed in the mill in the |
asst five years, and that the total num- |
Der of deaths from all causes was |
An analysis of lung tissue from one |
If the ST. George victims was made 4
yesterday. It showed the presence of /
IS per cent silica in the lung tissue, and |
per cent in the bronchial tract.
WITH CRACKED ICE