The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-05-05
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The pr, -. used at the Louisa
Chemical plant 10 Atrictly the property
OF the company. II IL tolerably well
known. however. that one OF the main
ingredients, II we may 80 term II, used
In its production in chloride Of sodium.
This sounds tolerably scientific. but
when you get down 10 the analysis OF
Il many OF our readers will be surpris-
ed 70 learn that they eat II often three
times a day In pretty nearly every ar
tlcle OF the solid food OF which they
partake. This chemical reduced TO Eng
lish is nothing but salt Very large
quantities OF salt are daily used at the
Louisa Chemical plant in the prpdnc-
ton OF the chlorate Of sodium. or
course there are some other things be-
side hydrochloric which are used TO
convert the ''ite" into the 'ate" or In
other words changing the chloride into
the chlorate OF sodium. II Is no secret
that large quantities OF hydrochloric
are used In the production OF this val
uabIe chemical chiorate OF sodium,
we have learned OF late, enters largely
into the production OF manufactures OF
various high explosives now being used
IN the great game OF war now being
played over pretty nearly the entire
s.eivfllred" world. The NEWS has been
told, however, that much OF the pro-
due.Ion Of the Louisa Chemical plant
IL used In the manufacture OF safety
matches, but the quantity OF the ex-
pIosive thus used IL seems TO the NEWS
must be comparatively small. When
the Louisa Chemical plant gets fairly
NJ work. unhindered by the incidents
and accidents natural to the working
OF n comparatively new plant. It's out
nut win be very large. As II Is now
the output iB about 1900 pounds daily.
When the word daily Is used its full
meaning goes with it for like some big
iron furnaces they work night and day.
sundays included. for II the plant. or
nome OF it's machinery Is allowed TO
eet cold IL works much damage TO the
plant. Mr.. Fred s. Mcconnell. who Is
auperintendent OF the plant, Is some
what conscientious in the matter OF
working on Sunday and on that day
keeps retorts and other things just
warm enough 20 keep them from get
ting out OF working order.
few years ago chlorate OF sodium
was worth probably &c or &c pound.
but now, 30 we have been Informed, II
flnds n ready market at Toe and soc
Der pound. II is said that since the in
stalIatIon OF this plant the value OF the
product has raised In value at least 400
per cent II is said that the present
plant was built under the impression
that IL could be put up for about $4,000,
but has already cost very much more
The Louisa Chemical plant has de-
cideyi advantage ever the one at Bay
City, Mich. in the matter OF the cost
OF power. A short time ago IL cost the
Bay City plant $500 per day on trans
portation OF coal used in furnishing the
power. The plant under consideration.
however. has an abundance OF coal
right at its plant and this fact led to
the establishment OF the plant where
Il is. In the foregoing is said that the
plant could make many other things
besides chlorate OF sodium. We presume
this Is true. but they say II is proper to
make only one thing at n time
At this time the plant gives employ
ment to about 20 men.