Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-11
THEY WILL UTILIZE
ANOTHER bY-PRODUC1
New Kind Of Asphalt Paving Will
be Manufactured from the
Lime Waste.
PLANT To Be ERECTED
IN ALMA At ONCE
Stock Company Organized with A. w
Wright as President. and Capital
lied at Sis 900.

One by one the by-products, or waste
caused by the manufacture Of sugar from
the beet, are being utilized and in short
time it is predicted that there will not
forming of some new process for COM
modities of commercial value. The
waste molasses is now turned into
alcohol, and beet pulp is dried and Put
upon market as stock food Of no un-
certain worth and the residue lime has
been used as fertilizer. Now comes a
man with new process asphalt, called
asphalt-mastic, and she lime forms one
Of the basic principles Of the manu-
faotured article. The process is the
invention Of Henry f. Williams, of San
Francisco, GAL, who is president OF the
Williams Asphalt-Mastic Co., which
owns the only plant manufacturing the
article at present.
Previous TO the discovery OF the new
process, most Of the asphalt used for
paving in this country came from the
Trinidad Islands, and as they are a part
OF King Edwards possessions it is very
evident that the American people have
been paying direct tax TO Great Britain
for nearly oil the asphalt pavement
used in our cities.
| The base OF the asphalt-mastic is
asphaltum, and II is extracted from the
crude petroleum found in California.
The petroleum there is different from
the eastern oil in this respect as that
found east Of the Mississippi river has
parafine for its base. In the manufactur c
Of the asphalt -mastic in Michigan, this
asphaltum will be shipped here from
California and put through the process
necessary 10 make the article ready for
market. The waste lime from the sugar
factories is first dried and then when in
that state pulverized and screened to a
fine dust. Then the decrystalized lime
is mixed with asphaltum and it il
claimed makes an asphalt that is more
lasting than the ordinary kind by large
margin.
Last week articles Of incorporation
were filed with the secretary OF state al
Lansing for a $4,000 stock company
known as the American Asphalt Mastic
Co., with A. w. Wright, president; VIM
| II Worswick vice-president and mana
ger; r. Il. Hathaway, secretary and
treasurer. DR. J. II. Lancashire is one
OF the directors, while the stockholders
are A. w. Wright, who has 400 shares
Of preferred stock; +. r. Hathaway, l0O
shares Of preferred stock Roderick A.
Gurley, OF Denver. Col. 5000 shares of
common stock, and VIM. A. Worswick
OF San Francisco, who has 5000 shares
| Of common stock. Mr.. Worswick is the
chief engineer Of the Williams Asphalt
Mastic Co., but will give his personal
attention to the new corporation and
make Alma his home.
| The first factory to be erected will be
at Alma, although IL is intended 30 build
in other places as soon as possible. This
company has the sole right to manu-.
facture the asphalt-mastic in the United
States, with the exception Of the Pacific
coast states where the Williams Asphalt
Mastic Co., in control.
The factory at Alma will undoubtedly
be located between the beet sheds and
the factory, just south Of the tare house
The building will be 60xl20 feet and 9
portion Of it will be three stories high.
The machinery and equipment, with
the building. will cost in she neighbor
hood OF 5000. and IL is expected thai
an average of 20 men will be furnished
employment steady.
Mr.. Worswick has samples Of th,
article with him and also pieces of roof
ing made with il. Judging from appear
ances il Is far superior to the ordinar!
kind and ready sale will be found To-
all that can be made.