The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-29
NETALLURGISTS
HOLD Meeting
Second Convention of Western
Association Of Technical
Chemists.
INTERESTING PAPERS
UNDER DISCUSSION
arrangements Perfected for
Elaborate Banquet at Com
mercial Club Saturday.

The second general meeting OF the
Western Association OF Technical Chem
lists and Merai!urgists is in session in
Salt Lake. the meeting opening yester-
DAY afternoon with a visit 10y the dele
safes 10 the meya!lurglcal laboratory of
the University OF Utah AT the laboratory
'hey were received by several of the
professors. who conducted the visitors
about the place, the delegates express
ing themselves gratlfed with the com
pIete equipment and general interest that
is part of this portion OF the university
The evening business meetings are be-
Ing held at the chemical laboratory, Uni
ESrSIly c OF Ltah AZ O'Clock last night.
F. w Traphagen. president of the asso-
citation. gave highly Interesting address
on The Smelter Smoke Problem This
SUBJECT. which just al present is attract
ing so much attention., %os ably handled
ny Mr.. Traphagen who dealt with 1t in
lts different aspects and gave some care-
lqily thought out suggestions as 10 RENE
dies that might be used Not only was
the paper read by MIR. Traphagen. but II
was thoroughly discussed by all present
Mr.. Traphagen cited the fact that in
Montana, where he has conducted expert
ments regarding the smoke problem, that
that stock thrive and the best OF crops
are grown right under the shadow of
the smelters. During these experiments
arsenic was fed 10 cattle for n number
OF months, when the stock was killed
and microscopic examinations made for
arsencal LESSONS. but none were found
the stock being unusually healthy.
technical lecture was that OF Francis
a. Thomson, who spoke on ~ SamplIng
Experience with Metallics.' as was also
stephen Richards talk on Note on an
Electrical Method OF Preventing Boiler
Scale Both OF the addresses created
discussion and interest.
Today at o'clock the delegates will
visit the smelling plant OF the American
smelling and Refining company. and also
the plant Of the United States Smelling
Refining and Mining. company, where
notes Will be taken and obserya tions
made,
There will be no afternoon session to-
papers read and discussed Frank Leon
ards on Cyanide Practice on Boulder
County Colo. Ores" "V II. GottschaIk s
paper on Technical Volumetric Methods
in General and n discussion led by IL
G. Parmelee on the determination OF In
soluble Silicious Residue"
Saturday VIII be taken UP by visits to
different places. Among other points the
delegates Will go TO Saltalr. Saturday
evening the formal banquet will take
place AT the Commercial club.
The organization is designed for mu-
tual help. Very often a chemist desires
the assistance OF the metallurgist while
the metalurgist needs the chemist every
day. BY bringing the two In closer touch
by means OF these conventions, the de-
sired conditions II is hoped Will be
brought aboA. Most of the delegates are
from Colorado and from other points in
the West. Owing TO the holiday trips
and vacations. many Of the delegates are
not here, making this years meeting
smaller than before. a general invitation
Is extended to the public to attend