New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-26
CANADA NOW IN
CONTROL OF HER
NICKEL WEATH
A Result fastened by the
Observation-Disclosures
Refining Perfected.
BY 8. ROY WEAVER.

The Deutschland brought the nickel
question again to the fore In Canada.
The statement was made broadcast that
Canadian nickel in great quantity was
being loaded on the merchant submar-
Inc. The Canadian authorities declare
that they know exactly how much
nickel was obtained by the Deutsch-
land, and they are emphatic in the
statement that it was only between
twenty-five and thirty tons. Moreover,
both tho Federal and the Provincial
gov, rnments deny that the Deutsch-
land secured any Canadian nickel.
Asemi- Official statement from Ottawa
saysi -1hs government has positive
assurance, not from the Nickel Com
pany, but from It's own officials on the
grounds, who have from the beginning
followed to its destination every order
and every shipment, that not . pound
of nickel refined from Canadian ore
has reached Germany since the out
break Of the war"
Presumably the nickel In the
Deutschland's cargo was part Of the
1000 or 1000 tons refined in the
United States annually from scrap, or
the by-product Of copper refining.
Enough for the Empire.
Months before the Deutschland was
heard of the Canadian government
opened negotiations with the Interna-
tional Nickel Company with view TO
securing the establishment in Canada
Of refining plant capable of meeting
all the requirements of the British
empire. A definite promise was given
by the company and announcement was
made of the latter's intention to locate
the plant in the maritime provinces.
The refining process used by the COM
pany required the plant to be on the
seaboard. Demands were also made
for action by the Ontario Nickel, with
the result that Nickel Commission
was appointed to consider the situation
and report on what should be DONE
The Deutschland and the Nickel Com
mission are jointly responsible for
securing for Ontario the new refinery
OF the International Nickel Company.
The Deutschland caused popular de-
mand for immediate action, and the
Nickel Commission opportunity an
nounced the discovery of new cleo
trical process Of refining. This made
possible the location of the lnterna-
tional company's refinery in Ontario,
instead of at Sydney, Nova Scotia. The
international company has incorpor-
ated the Canadian Refining Company,
with a capitalization of s5,00o,OOO, and
has secured an option on certain prop
erty at Port Colborne, on Lake Erie,
as site for the new refinery on Can
adam soil. Construction will be com
menced almost Immediately, and the
plant built in units, the first OF these
providing for q production Of from
100000 to 100000 pounds per
annum. This will be sufficient to sup
ply the requirements of the empire,
and units will be added to as needed.
incidentally, and as further result
of the recommendation OF the Ontario
Nickel Commission, the international
Nickel Company will henceforth pay a
considerably higher tax, upon the basis
of its profits. Announcement has just
been made that legislation to this
effect will be introduced in the Ontario
Legislature next year and that such
increased taxation will be retroactive.
1t will apply to all three nickel com
panies operating in the province. They
will also be charged royalty in con-
nection with the Ontario governments
new electrical refining process.
Electrical Refining.