The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-08-18

see Copper Company, whose plant Is
located at Copperhill, Tenn, one-hall
mile from the Georgia line, is do
ting all that it promised the state
Of Georgia that it would do, and
It has fulfilled every one Of those
promises, and more so.
Twenty-nine members Of the house
OF representatives went TO Copper
hill 70 investigate the plant OF unls
company, the trip being at the sug-
geston of the ottcials of the copper
company to investigate the conditions
existing at the plant.
This was not an official trip, for, on
Tuesday, the general judiciary com
mittee of the house Of representatives
killed all legislation against the Ten
nessee Copper Company, but, as The
"trip had been formulated before this
step was taken, it was decided to
carry it to completion.
The objection to the running Of the
tennessee Copper Company was that
the fumes generated by the refining
of copper were peryading the lands
OF Gilmer and Fannin counties, Geor.
gia, and spelling crops, vegetation and
foliage.
The trip showed conclusively TO the
minds of every one on the train that
the crops, vegetation and forests in
the district were in no way affected
by the fumes generated by this plant
TO be explicit, there are now No
euEles- These nave all been done
away with, and the only smoke escap-
ting from the stacks Of the company's
plant is steam and do not harm any.
ching.
Every member Of the legislature
was taken for tour of inspection
through the big plant, which is a won
derfl thing in itself. and could not
Be fifty described so that the reader
Dauld pick in his minds eye just the
enormous proportions of the wonder.
ful industry that is right in the heart
Sof the state.
No Objection Now.
The Objectionable fumes that caus.
Cd all the trouble previously are now
caught in chambers and condensed by
what Is known as the chamber q"
process, steam and water being added
80 the fumes as they pour into these
chambers, a condensing process then
STARTING and the fumes being convert.
ed into a liquid which is carried off
dbrotlSh several other processes until
q becomes the pure sulphuric acid as
marketed the country over.
Th9 Tennessee Copper Company
was the FIRST to originate the idea OF
holding the fumes from furnaces and
converting them into gases, and to
such an extent have they been sue.
Ssssful that they are now supplying
one-third Of the fertilizer trade of
the United States with the sulphuric
acid which 1t takes to make the fer.
'ttliZer.
This Is considered remarkable when
1T rs taken into liberation that the
refining Of copper is the main object
OF the plant and that the making OF
'Salphuric acid was only a secondary
consideration, and that this alone is
1sn~ turning into wonderful indus.
try
a Great Industry.
II h% been said that the citizens
oil the surrounding counties were the
ones wac were kicking the hardest
regarding this plant being in opera.
don. They we're few years ago.
Nheh the copper company officials
themselves admit that the fumes were
doing some damage. though not as
great as reported Several of the lead.
ing citizens Of the towns in the vicin
w OF Copper Hill, when talked TO-
were unanimous in stamping the in
"anstry as great thing, and that the
'osmpany was not doing any damage
tte crops, as has been stated.
THUS the company has lived up to
ialt tSs promises, the state of Georgia
has gained the end it has wished [,
gain and the citizens of the districts
who were most vitality interested are
now unanimously opposed to any leg
islation against the copper company
,eerming It an injustice.
To give one an idea of the vas
plant is at the best a hard job, but
roughly, tde following will tell it,
There are $500 men employed b,
both companies. These men supper
a population Of about $4,000 people
directly dependent on tina plants