The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-11-26
An ASBESTOS NINE
NEW IDAHO ENTERPRISE
LEWISTON PEOPLE HAVE ORGAN
lied coMPANY-PLANr
TO BE BUILT.
(Lewlston Trlbunel

As the result of the Organizations =.
a company composed of Lewiston ana
Charleston people, the asbestos denos,ta
located at Glenwood, ~ miles from 10
miah, are to be placed upon the mar
ket. The initial plant, costing ahon.
$4,000 will be erected at Kamiah ana
work on the building will immediately
receive attention, while work is also f.
be pursued on wagon road construction
that will enable the more convenian4
delivery of the raw material to tho
plant.
The company has been organized hv
J. e. Schneider, formerly identified
with the army engineering corps, and
who is an expert in the line of work
the company is undertaking. The com.
pany has secured long lease on 1920
acres Of state land, embracing the a..
bestos deposits, and Mr.. Schnelders
investigations and tests have shown
wide range of use to which the product
can be devoted. He will leave tbis
morning for eastern points in the in.
terest of the company.
Uses OF Asbestos.
In speaking last evening of the new
enterprise, Mr.. Schneider said:
",rhe machinery to be ised In max.
ing the process under the 'Mangold
patent is being purchased in different
parts of the United States and Cam
ada. 1t is expected that this process
will supply the missing link in shin
building At the present time the
decks Of a sea going vessel, as well as
all the fighting ships Of the world are
utilizing hardwood flooring on account
of the various elements to be met; for
instance a ship is liable to sail in the
frozen north, and may at any time be
in the hot tropical zones, and wood so
far is the only thing that seems to
answer the purpose 1t is thought by
the company that ship covering or
decking made Of asbestos under the
Mangold patent will answer all pur-
poses and practically last as long as
the ship itself. On my trip will call
lat the government navy yard at
Brooklyn and will very likely interest
the government in the process. So
many things can be made out Of as
bestos that we fully expect the COM
pany to grow into a very large con-
Germ. However, we should not expect
too much at the start as the company
Is feeling its way to success by first in
stalling small plant and will put 300
to 400 tons on the market.
Largest Deposit on Continent.
Il wish to thank the people of Lew
iston and Charleston for taking hold Of
the proposition in such a short time
Practically all the stock was bought
by local people, which tends to show
that our own people are not slow in
Identifying themselves with a worthy
industrial enterprise. That we should
expect the company to come to the
front is due to the fact that we have
the largest and best deposit Of asbestos
in the United States or on the entire
American continent"
Mr.. Schneider was in the govern
ment service for several years and is
confident that the asbestos is to be-
come a large factor in the ship build
ing line, while the product will also be
used for general purposes in shingling,
flooring, siding and plaster at but
slight advance In cost over the other
materials now used for those purposes.
He expects the Kamiah plant to be
ready for operation in 60 to 80 days