Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-20


pang n reported IS - wofklnr on
aatIalont b llh Ne~ Ynfk. pfnneyl.
al a I|fiho|e rlenle
fss,l A. aiApiie ~ Alelallle
a|Nntlsnfn
A feeenlIt aee4Ihned branch ~ the
tlnmInum lH0nnifs Is she manufacture
~ tHe pa#atfed meta1. which j. used
C4ien1lftIy a. paint tI4ment. ia ts-
nleHFt In Iliboafanhine. and
In nflnHnN the material feels
tsYF much lIkn powdered Fraph.
ltt Alnwihum fon. though not exact
lv 3 nem product n now being used
~ a lArner ntair THAN ever neynfe. ow-
ing 70 Improved n4tnofa which have
lowered itf toss ~ making a appfe-
ti4lifeis. ri - nnw reported ~ be
dinnlsclne tan foii for wrapping such
articles a. tobacco and candy.
Tns employment ~ metalIc alumf-
num tn the manufacture Of cooking
tiea&iis - nt~ being extended 80 the
cunetrnclion 81 tauiA cooNinE watts.
and FeasHin employed rs breweries.
preserve uenufacloFies and similar in-
oneiriea whore heat Induction. non-
eorroNlon. and a non-poisonoua ma
fufe are essential.
The expansion IN the use ~ extrud-
ed forms and tubing made of alumni
NUN has been great during The last
few years The difficulties encount-
cred N such use have heen largely
snFmounfed and these articles are NOW
being turned out with high tensile
alfonfih and with very compact ssruc-
iufn Ia almost any form called for.
Wlrr for lang DISTANCE Transmission.
The une az aluminium wire ns a con-
d1ctor IN lonh-eialance pewer-trans-
mission schemes a. not new. bus re-
cent departures from tbs ordinary
practices bid fair 20 enlarge this appfl-
cation ~ tho metal. n 81 reported
that steel reinforced aluminium ca
hle. consisting IN al 81 seven strands.
has been placed upon the market. The
ttg outer strands are made Of alumni
mum and the inner strand ia made Of
ftees Of very hish tensile strength.
II u asserted that this conductor both
transmits the electrical current and
has the requisite strength for use on
towers which are rapidly dlsplacing
pcles N transmission lines. The Pa
ciflc Light and Power company. Of
Isos Angeles Cal. has adopted this
product Tor ~ new transmission line.
The employment 81 metallic alusni-
mum IN the manufacture Of articles
OF everyday nse has become 40 COM
mon that such articles fail 70 attract
attention ns novelties. The present
demnnd IN .this.fdsrection seems 10
be for sklllfui originality IN designing
new forms amd application.
pruiuctlon ~ Bamzite Holds Steady.
The domestic production OF bauxlte,
the Gro from which aluminium Is de-
rived. during 1912 was 1885 long
iona valued az t7eS.s32. Compared
with the output in the preceding year.
these fignres represent an increase
IN quantity Of f.2f7 long tons. and in
value. sis.2sS. Il = significant. how
ever. thai tho importation ~ metallic
aluminium Of different grades increas-
81 enormously IN 1912. fact which
may probably account for the small
increase IN the production and the
decrease IN the imports OF bauxite.
1 Sourccs ~ Aluminium Are Many.
Though bauxife deposits are being
/ found from time 20 time and though
the present demand does not appear
10 tax unduly the known supply Of
the lower grade OF material, the IN
terest now being taken in the prepare
lion 81 pure aiumine front clay or
other siiicaie minerals Is worthy Of
note. As soon as a process for the
extraction OF aluminium from clay IL
put on a commercial basis the large
quantities 81 low grade bauxlte cone
tanning considerable admixtnres 81
clay viii become available. There "
large tonnage Of such material assoc
ciated with most Of the southern Ap-
palachlan oauxite deposits. This ma.
teriai should first be tested before tbs
4 nonbuuxiiic elHyR containing the
smallest amount 81 aluInina are utll-
ixed. Two processes have recently
been patented for the extraction ol
alumina from clay. and other patents
having for their object the extraction
Of potash salts and alumina from sill