The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
HYDRATED LIME TO
BEPUT ON MARKET
AT CHEAPER RATE
Capitalists More Enthusias-
tic Over Cement Plant
i'm BlOunt
PROMOTERS SPEND
DAY IN BIRMINGHAM
L. & n. Officials Conferred With in
Reference to Spur Track-Hydrated
Lime Plant Will Be in Operation
Within Next Six Months

Some of the others of the party re-
turned yesterday to Village Spring in
Blount county. just across the northern
border of Jefferson, where the plants OF
the company are to be located. Another
trip will be made to Village Springs
today.
President McGinns and some of the
party who remained in Birmingham yes
erday also lad conference with some
Louisville and Nashville officials in re-
gard to the spur which that company
has been asked to construct for about
three quarters of mile to the top of
Blount mountain, where the plants of the
company are to be in operation It was
stated last night that the stone crushing
plant of the company is expected to he
running inside of the next three months
and that the hydrated lime plant will pc
operating by the next six or seven
months.
Established Local Offices Here
The party will leave Sunday morning
at 6 o'clock for Chattanooga where they
will spend the day sightseeing and will
then return TO their homes in Pennsyl-
vania and other northern states. Local
offices will be established here before
they leave C. f. Wittichen, well known
birmingham cement man, being left in
charge as local representative. A force
OF engineers win also remain here and
under the supervision of Consulting En-
gineer Richard X. Meade and the personal
supervision of Engineer Tompkins, the
preliminary surveys will begin at once.
The hydra ted lime plant is what ia
realty might be called a by-product plant
Of the cement Industry. The lime and
the cement is secured from the same
rock and the same crushing answers for
both purposes The hydrated lime manu-
facture requires a very expensive equip
ment however. it is stated and this is
where it differs from the ordinary slack
lime. The difference to the farmer IT is
said Is that the slack lime dissolves the
first rain after 1t is put on the land and
is liable to get so hot that it will burn
up the plant, while the hydrated lime
is not so souable and does not get hot
when it dissolves, the rains pounding 1t
down into the ground where the roots of
the plant can feed on It gradually for
months.
That the hydrated lime output of the
immense plants. 70 he constructed within
the next few months by the Blount Noun
tain Cement. Coal and Lime company,
would be of great Importance TO the agri-
cultural development of the south, was
a new feature developed yesterday. The
party of northern capitalists aud business
men who are now in Birmingham looking
over the property of this company AT
Village Springs were more enthusiastic
over their negotiations last night than
they have been at any time since their ar
rival here.
Hydrated lime 1t Is stated, Is fast be-
coming one of the most important land
fertilizers In the world. Contrary 10 gem
eral belief it was stated by members Of
the party yesterday there is very little
If any genuine hydrated lime now manu-
factured in tho south. This grade Of lime
IS confused with ordinary slack lime.
but is entirely different in MANUFACTURES
and the results obtained. Genuine hy-
drafted lime cannot be secured in Bir-
mir CHAM at present, 1t is claimed. for
less than about $40, while the new COM
pany now being formed can place II on
tire market much cheaper by reason Of
their location right here in the center OF
The south, thereby benefftting the south
ern farmer and developing southern agri-
cultural pursuits.
Promoters Spend Day Here
President J. c. McGinnis and General
Manager I G Ma2inuis. who bN the wav