Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-01
San Francisco Chronicle Out
lines Ambitious Projects of
Honolulu Corporation

Under the heading, Mineral Prod
rcts Company, Heads Important In
dustry," the San Francisco Chronicle
recently printed the following article
about the corporation, control Of
which rests with Honolulu investors:
What is essentially new industry
Of tremendous importance to Califor-
MIA commerce is that now being es-
tablished by the Miaeral Products
Company. This concern, which Is ii.
nanced by Hawaiian capital, has its
head offices in Honolulu, with
branch office at 334 Rialto building,
Sen Francisco. The president is Al
bert Judd Of the Guardian Trust Com
pany, Honolulu; the vice-president is
John Waterhouse, and the treasurer
John Guild, both of whom are of Al
exander & Baldwin of Honolulu; and
the secretary, c. G.. Bockus of Ho-
nolulu. The local maRager is; Henry
Y. Siinaca-f.z2e aarF tG~a : "
Owns 5000 Acres ~ . a.. T..
The Mineral Products Company
owns and controls in IStanislaus and
Santa Clara counties about 5000 acres
of land, on which are located large
deposits of manganese, chrome iron,
quartz crystal silica and hydrated
carbonate of magnesium, the latter
deposit being the only one OF CONNER
cal importance known to exist. The
manganese deposits contain many
hundred thousand tons Of ore avail
able for extraction, the ore being of
a very high grade. The chrome depos-
its have many thousands of tons in
sight, with possibilities of developing
large tonnage. The magnesia de-
posits contain several million tons of
commercial material, and the silica
deposits several hundred thousand
tons. s..,..>-''. H.. 80. ~ 5s... =.
There are also large deposits of
high-grade ochre said to be superior
to the imported French ochre, and in
addition large deposits OF high-grade
lime. ~. ...:~,s.
Many Valuable Products. n
The magnesia deposit provides a
lcng series of valuable products. II
Is natural hydrated carbonate Of
magnesium, and from It sulphate Of
magnesia Epson salts) and chloride
of magnesium are manufactured d.
rect without any previous treatment
OF the raw material. The Mineral
Products Company has here the only
material known from which these
products can be made in commercial
quantities without previous treatment
of the ore. The chloride OF mag
nesium Is technically pure and su-
perior in every way to the imported
foreign commercial product now in
use.
kigh-grade fire brick, and a fire and
waterproof plaster for exterior finish.
1t furnishes also flooring and artifi
cjal marble By reason of the peculi-
ar characteristics of the raw material
in this deposit, all these products are
superior to like manufactures made
from imported magnesite.
Pure Quartz Crystals.
The deposit of silica is in the form
of chemically pure quartz crystal,
known to the trade as flint. 1t is
used in the manufacture of paint,
wood filler, metal polish and in the
manufacture of magnesite flooring
and tile. This is the only known de-
posit on this coast from which this
high-grade material can be obtained.
At present almost the entire demand
on the coast, amounting annually to
many thousand tons, is supplied by
| importations. This deposit is capable
OF supplying the entire coast demand
band large quantities for export. The
crly equivalent material is imported
from Italy.
The chrome ore is of very high
grade, and can be used for the most
Part by the company in the manu-
facture of chrome green and Other
chemical products of chrome.
The deposits of manganese are the
largest on this hemisphere. and from
them will be manufactured man,
ganese dioxide for dry batteries and
for use in the glass and chemical
trades. .. .-.. .. .~ ..ss
/ The Mineral Products Company has
financed and now has under con
struction % miles of standard narrow.