Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-23
CEMENT MANUFACTURES.

Pocatello possesses immense beds of rock, within
short distance Of the city that scientific analysis shows
be highly adapted to the manufacture OF cement OF
superior quality.
A large company has already been organized to de-
veOp certain of these deposits but both the supply and
outlet for the product practically unlimited there Is
ampe room for other manufactures This is age of
construction-for DAMS building foundations,
sidewalks blocks for building purposes irrigation
and power pantsand the rpdty of growth OF this part
of the country making tremendous demand for cement
Owing the isolation of the intermounan region from
established cement centers the cost of bringing it In Is
large which gives great advantage to the home product
According to the Cement Age there Is at the present
time shortage supply of Of fifteen million bar
rels This general shortage has the effect Of enhancing
prices according the estimate of Mr. B. B. Lathbg,
the eminent cement engineer, the Pocaello
produced at cost Of $11O per BARREL which, with the
advantage Of cheap distributing freight rates puts it out
| of competition with other manufacturers.
Pocatelo enjoys another great advantage In the pro-
ducton of By using the wet of manufac
ture, the waste lime from factorieswhich abound
in this district, may be automatically decreasing it's
cost of production Or if the ordinary process is used
there abundance of calcium carbonate to be obtained
within very short distance The principal cement clay
deposits located within three miles of the city
Comparative analyses by competent cement engineer
with the best known cements places the Pocateo product
above the others IN richness.
vITRIFIED BRICK, oRooKERY, CALCIUM CARBIDE
The manufacture of vitred brick would undoubtedly
be extraordinarily profitable business all the
materials needed for its production here extensive
Large deposits Of clay suitable for the manufacture
of crockery of the better grades drain pipes etc.,
within a short distance of the city.
Calcium carbide manufacture for the production Of
acetey gas would make profitable industry both
limestone and electricity abundant and cheap.
MINING INDUSTRIES.
The development In mining industries the last three
years has suggested remarkable prospects, especially
noticeable In the Moonlight mine, the Hovey group and
the Fort Hall MINES An immense amount Of development
work has been done these properties and all indca
tons point to profitable shipping of good grade in the
very near futures and abundant quantities already In
sight, which indicates that Pocatelo likely become
of the great mining centes Of the ntemountain
try smeer here would add immeasurably to mining
development
/ WHOLESALlNG ENTERPRISES
! In addition to these possible industries Pocatslo
oilers exceptional attractions in many lines of mercantile
business especially jobbing, in whoesaing and when
wooden mills are established clothing manufacture. Pocar
eo beng situated at the radatng point for vast ber
tor bound to attract the attention of large producers
who will establish branch houses here
/ MANUFACTURE
Pocateo offers unparalleled opportunities for the estab
snment OF WOODEN factories the product being pro-
Idueed In immense quantities. Ultimately the extensive
raising In this district will lead the installation
OF packing houses tanneres shoe factories the mannfac
tnre OF leather goods and by-prOducts.
EVERY ONE OF THESE INDUSTRIES WILL ADD
~ POCATELLO'S WEALTH AS DISTRIBUTING
POINT, AND TIE COMMERCIAL CENTER on THIS
lGMkAT hTkRM0UNTAM COUNTRY.