The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-08-26
No FUMES NOW
AT DUCkTOWN
Enormous Su|phuric Acid Plant Completed
tennessee Copper Company Has Fulfilled Promises
lAade to State--Crops, Vegetation and Forests
Are Found to Be in Good Condition,

Na'J July H. l. he lenueS
see Copper Company, whose plant is
located at Copperhill, Tenn, one-half
mile from the Georgia line, is do
Ing all that it promised the state
OF Georgia that it would do, and
1t has fulfilled every one of those
promises, and more so.
Twenty-Five members of the house
OF representatives went to Copper.
Mill to investigate the plant OF this
company, the trip being at the sug-
gestlon OF the officials 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 pervading the lands
of Gilmer and Fannin counties, Geor
Sio, anu opoiilh6 ClOpSs fe6SldIiOu dLu
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
fumes. These nave all been done
away with, and the only smoke escap-
ing from the stacks of the company's
plant is steam, and do not harm any
thing.
Every member of the legislature
was taken for a tour of inspection
through the big plant. which is a won
derful thing in itself, and could not
be fifty described SO that the reader
could pick in his minds eye just the
enormous proportions of the wonder
full industry that is right in the heart
OF the state.
No Objection Now.
The Objectionable fumes that caus-
ed all the trouble previously are now
caught in chambers and condensed by
what is known as the " chamber d"
process, steam and water being added
to 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
through several other processes until
it becomes the pure sulphuric acid as
marketed the country over.
The 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
cessful that they are now supplying
one-third of the fertilizer trade of
the United States with the sulphuric
acid which it takes to make the fer.
tilizer.
This is considered remarkable when
it is taken into consideration that the
refining of copper is the main object
of the plant, and that the making OF
sulphuric acid was only a secondary
consideration, and that this alone is
now turning into wonderful indus
try.
A Great Industry.
1t has been said that the citizens
of the surrounding counties were the
ones VINO were kicking the hardest
regarding this plant being in opera
ton. They were a few years ago
Wn9n the copper COllpany oiiSiois
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
ity of Copper Hill, when talked to
were unanimous in stamping the in
dustry as great thing, and that tnt
company was not doing any damage
to crops, as has been stated.
Thus the company has lived up t.
all its promises. the state OF Georgia
has gained the end it has wished Il
gain and the citizens of the district
who were most vitality interested ar
now unanimously opposed to any leg
aslation against the copper company
terming it an injustice.
TO give one an idea of the vas
nlant is at the best hard job, but
roughly, the following will tell 1t.
There are $500 men employed b.
both companies. These men supper
a population of about $4,000 people
s;uao+Iy denendent on tha plants