The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-02-25
Materials Delivered to Lewis
ton For Less Than to Kam-
iah; Power Also Item.
MACHINERY ON WAY
Railroad Frontage of 200 Feet
To Be Leased by City; Kam-
iah Benefited by Mine.

An ordinance providing for q lease
OF city property with a frontage OF
200 feet on the railroad track to the
Idaho Asbestos company passed first
and second reading at the council last
evening and win pass third reading
at the meeting to be held Monday
evening. City Attorney Fred e. Butler
was instructed to have the lease pre-
pared and ready for signature at that
time
The passing OF this ordinance means
the bringing of the manufacturing
plant Of the Idaho Asbestos company
to Lewiston and 1t was stated yester-
day by ]. r. Snyder. president OF the
company, that the machinery Is now
all ordered and on the way here and
that building now being taken down
at Kamiah win be removed to Lewis
ton during the week. 1t was explained
the quarters to be provided now are
OF a temporary character as the COM
pany desires to manufacture the ma
terials to be used in the permanent
plant. 1t is expected the plant will
be in operation in about As days.
1--WE expected to locate the plant at
Kamiah but conditions encountered
made such a plan tmpracticable. We
/
iah uncertain and to guard ourselves
against expensive delays. it would have
been necessary to have installed a
boiler and engine. The cost of fuel and
a fireman would have been greater than
the cost of electrical power secured in
Lewiston.
Another factor entering into con-
sideration of the location of the plant
is that it is necessary to bring In
materials in considerable quantities
and we found these materials could be
delivered at Lewiston much cheaper
than at Kamiah, this being due to the
water competition enjoyed by Lewiston.
1.-THE Idaho Asbestos company is be-
ing encouraged by local capital and
among those who are interested in
the project are DR.. J. B. Morris. w. e.
Howard of Charleston. ]. A. Ferris of
Lewiston, George, H. Waterman OF Kam-
iah and Herman Mangold Of Portland.
1t Is our plan TO begin in a modest
way and enlarge our plant as the busi-
ness Is developed and We firmly be-
lieve we have the beginning Of a big
industry that will furnish a product
to all parts of the United States and
perhaps to foreign countries. We will
have a plant that manufactures its
product entirely out of materials secur-
ed in the United States. There are
other asbestos factories but the bulk
of their asbestos Is imported from
Canada.
1--WE have the advantage Of these
companies in that for every 100 tons
We take from the mine we will have
100 tons of material for manufacture
while the Canadian product is 30 per
cent waste at the mine and not more
} than 10 per cent of the fibre asbestos
, is of a quality that can be worked
into building materials.
} "The deposit near Kamiah Is pc
culiaIy adapted to the making of
| building materials and with no loss
In the material as 1t comes from the
/ mine, we expect to be able to put a
superior product on the market at
cost much below that of any other
. concern. We win grow as we develop
5 assist us in making the plant a valu-
able asset to the city from the stand
point of employment to men.
''It is a matter of deep regret that
we are unable to carry out our plans
of locating the plant in Kamiah but
Kamiah will be the headquarters fol-
the mining operations and all the as
bestos will be delivered there for ship
ment. In this way Kamiah will re-
ceive even more benefit from the op-
erations than does Lewiston"
Mr.. Snyder came to Lewiston from
Denver He is experienced in handl-
ing asbestos and has full confidence
that the deposit near Kamiah viii
provide a material for the manufacture
of a building material that will be uni
versally used He states the produc
will be placed on the market at a
price that will permit of its most com
mon use.-Tribune.