Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-30
letter THAN
A GOLD MINE
cannon Sage Brush Has Com
merciaI Values Heretofore
Undreamed OF.
s DEMONSTRATED TODAY.
mr. Talmagc Asked to Take Charge OF
The Plant Now In Operation
on West Temple.

,..r,,ipe with improved apparatus an
principle IN wood distillatloh,
~ .arstration is being made in this
=, 9st south West Temple OF a
.,..ss BIZ which sagebrush, for many
regarded almost ms a curse nv
,esteaders. is forced to yield in
.,ous chemicals value OF SS0.s6 for
.cn 900 pounds. The products OF this
s,,nlation are: Charcoal. 81 bushels.
- alcohol. II gallons; acetic acid.
a. mounds; acetone. s6 pounds; wood
N 40 pounds: creosote oil. 6i.6 pounds:
.rch e pounds; calcium carbonate. ~
,,ds The commercial value OF the
- Weld. the charcoal being figured
,,s mel value of ~ cents per bushel.
"a the prices being all wholesale ig-
- is as stated $50. &C. When II Is
.ssldered that the charcoal will be
" yreat demand for uses in the arts
"a medicine as a superior grade of
es.reoal this figure must be enlarged.
n, h calculated that IL requires 40C0
a.,nds OF sagebrush 60 equal one cord
IA an calculations have been based
On this figure.
THE PROCESS.
AZ 10 the process, a retort Of n pc
,nlisr three sided design with each Of
nj sides concave, a sectional view OF II
snpearing pear shaped. receives the
~sebrush without special preparation.
mis- retort IS subjected to a heat in
creased gradually from the tempera-
,rre on the air 10 $50 degrees cent?
s-ade for 70 hours. one-half the timo
smnloved In wood distillation by other
r,etho5s The distillate Is carried away
through a tube passing through a con-
aenser which Is merely many turns OF
me tube passing through running
wafer. This distillate is received In n
conner vessel and by chemical treat
me1t forced to yield its several COM
ponenis which are listed in quantities
rroduced ~ above. The residue in the
retort Is the charcoal. II IL removed
rom the retOrt and confined in
vacuum. thus preventing complete oxi-
daion which would result we're II per-
rtted 10 remain in the air while at
The intense heat resulting from the
rrocess. And In addition 10 the prod
nets mentioned above gas which may
10 used for fuel or light In the guam
iitv Of 10000 cubic feet 10 the ton ~
sagebrush subjected TO the process, is
produced.
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.
The commercial uses 10 which the
wnous products may be put are: The
setic acid for use In the manufacture
q acetates for use In calico printing.
Usierproohng wooden goods. manufac-
taIe OF artificial fiavors and pigments.
az acid In the manufacture OF varnish.
uhft Nar ovFNAafxsa1
and vinegar: the acetone in the man
uiscture Of chloroform. iodoform.
smokeless powder. varnish and as a
solvent for gums In the arts; wood al
c0hol IN the manufacture OF varnish.
coal tar dyes and shinge stains; the
cre0sote oil in wood preservation; pot
assum carbonate for use as a fsrtil-
izer IN the glass industry, in the man
wacture Of soap and washing powder,
oaustic potash dyes, and for bleach
ing. calcium carbonate as n metallur-
gcal fux, IN the manufacture or glass
and In the manufacture OF carbon d.
oxide FOR use I'm soda water; the pit n
for use In weatherproohng roofs. the
charcoal as fuel. IN the arts and IN
The profession Of medicine.
DR.. TALMAGE INVESTIGATING.
Or James f. Taimage OF this city
has been asked by the company owning
the letters patent protecting the proc
@s 20 assume charge OF the demon
sratlon plant erected In this city and
he viii probably do so The purpose
u having DR. Talmage accept this
commission Is to acquaint pros pectiVe
investors with the merits OF the prop
ositon The ability OF DR.. Talmage,
a man so Wen and favorably known
here 70 show that all claims made
BY the promoters OF the process are
honest and true. Il Is believed By these
men al the head Of the company, will
establish fully their claims OF the vlr-
lues ana the commercial values OF the
Process
Yesterday the retort was charged
WIN TOO pounds Of sagebrush and tho
nie VAS lgated AZ ? O'Clock Last eve
ahg az o'clock the process ended .
ls morning the charcoal was with
drawn and the distillate IN the copper
vessel examined by DR.. Talmage. Of
hcefs Of the company Sylvester Spar
ing the inventor 81 the process. ard
hummer of prominent business and
PROFESSIONAL men and capitalists
THOSE INTERESTED.
The purpose Of the demonstration IN
.hs city Is 10 acquaint investors with
lne merits of the proposition. II Is ths
nlehiiCn or the promoters 10 have d
t~toly In tine west where sagebrush
as nourished Tor ages and where II
S-s neen particularly obstinate hin
.an'e 10 humesteaders. Ia this citS
ar inc representatives OF the Chemica
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