The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
lin, N. G., With Immense
Hater Power Possibilities,
Has Great Future.
ELIoNS OF DOLLARS
BEHIND ENTERPRISE
Rrations of Aluminium Com
Rny of America Going On
Large Scale; Mammoth
[achinery Used.

the Yadkin River. in Nof'h
lima, not far from Aibemarle'
city Is being built around one OF
largest industrial plants in the
h--tha new Southern operations
lie Aluminium Company of Amer
one of the greatest corporations
he United States The new city
adm, and the operations there
being undertaken on a mammoth
[dtn will he built up on one OF
greatest of recent scienuflc dls-
ries, the birth of the aluminium
stry having been bat th4riy-three
ago. Since then the new light
yi-about two and a half times
Ter than water-has become
commercial necessity. In the
year of its production, 1889. IT
regarded as chemical curiosity.
ng the years in which this
re has come about the produe-
OF the metal has grown from
bounds TO 1929. goo pounds IN
as shown by the records OF the
Id States Geological Survey. The
production. according to these
IDS, has been ass. ss6.779 POUNDS,
the aluminium industry and the
lopment of the great plant in the
of Badin. James Preston Porter
IS as follows:
Aluminium Many Uses.
aminum. is being utilized IN
red different ways, which &C
IS for the enormous demands tor
metal It's greatest -uSe Is prob
for kitchen and cooking utensils,
III is being more and more en-
ID for surgical appliances, jewel
fancy articles. bearings for ma
rev. piston rods for automobiles,
for automobile bodies, etc, The
hered metal, known as aluminium
re powder. Is used in printing,
era phing, and in the manufac-
Of explosives Aluminium foil IS
being ased 10 replace tin foil in
eases. As an alloy ef certain
l Of steel il ts almost indispensa-
Is used for vessels in varnish and
factories, soap and candle plants.
is largely employed in dye works
explosive plants. where *esse IL
required OF metal that viii not
|bde nor tarnish nor become af-
! By certain acids employed in
] industries 1t is also used in
ectior with the production Of
kxfde Of hydrogen, citric acid. gly-
La and n number of less known
hicals. 1t is the liahtest metal
I'm, being only a little over two
a half times as heavy as water.
) its admirable physical proper
In many respects make ii exceed
valua bic for various uses.
lie Aluminium Company OF Ameri-
As large plants scattered ell over
country, and even in Canada. II
cked by some OF the largest ffnan-
Interests in Pittsburg. including
n c. Frick. the famous coke king
millionaire, the Mellon banking
{esfs and others II Is considered
| Of the most efficient and richest
prations in the entire country,
capital stock Is twenty million
.rs. all of which has been issued
10 closely held. At the last sale
! several months ago the QUOTA
was $4e5 per share, on a par
kt!on OF 800.
| Cheap Power Chief Factor.
h largest factor In the produc-
3of metallic aluminium Ia cheap
kic current which can only be
Hoped where there is large water
kr.
Ter In Canada, in the Province of
bee. and at Shawenegan Falls,
Re there Ia very large water
kr, this same corporation has a
plant which has been turning
millions Of pounds of aluminium.
1.-THE tire output for 1915 and
has been Communicated by the
'sh government, so none of 1t Will
Ised In thiA country. At Niagara
1, where the industry thrives, they
tremendous Hants. and the pro-
Ion Is enormons. In East st.
j also they have; plants and the
kfacture of alu1,inum there is
! on steadily. Al Messena, n,
here Is still anotheS plant where
linum plates. bars, Wire. ETC.. are
hfactured. AT Salint. Ark, and
kuxite. Ark. are located the mines
his corporation. whilc at Edge
!, N. j.. is the rolling mill. it Is
where aluminium Shgots are
2d anu IilLo a Skfcl
q large part of which is shipped
he immense stamping plants OF
at New kensington.
where they are manufactured
booking utensils and other wares.
Maryyille, Tenn. Is located a
i plant. where power developed
the Tennessee Eiver is utilized
melting aluminium At this point
10 horsepower In utilized and coo
| are employed.
Is Biggest Development.
kt the biggest development of all
come at Badin. n. c., which is
tied only six miles from Abe
|e, ". c., on the Norwood branch
le Southern Railway. running out
Salisbury. Near this point. at
|Narrows on the Yadkin River,
IL being constructed tremen-
dam 220 feet high, 1900 feet
$50 feet thick at the bottom
20 feet wide at the top. which
be completed early in next De-
Der and will represent an outlay
|iilions Of dollars. IT Is estimated
The power developed at this point
amount to 100. 000-horsepower.
) IN additional SO o00- horsepower,
no doubt be developed at the
. three miles below this point,
iettll another so. 900 horsepower
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