The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06
zinc SMELTER TO
BE LOCATED HERE
in NEAR FUTURE
ESTABLISHMENT WILL COST $780,
600 AND WILL GIVE EMPLOY
MENT TO LARGE NUMBER OF
MEN.

Only few minor details remain to
be worked out TO secure the establish
ment here of an important industrial
plant. which il is expeced. will ulti-
mateiy give employment: &c large
number OF men Thru the efforts of
Zinc company has practically decided
to locate a smelter here for the eN-
traction OF zinc oxide rom ores OBJ
tanned at Leadville and other mining
camps in central and western Coiora-
do. The product OF the company will
for the manufacture OF automobile
tires There is a great demand for it
for both purposes at good prices and
no difficulty is anticipated in dispos-
ing of the output of the proposed
smeiter. however extensive its opera
tions may become.
- fAOAAudI-H- faf~lbftlA. anu
b. augustine. chief engineer of the
Ohio Zinc company. We're in Canon
City on Thursday Of this week and ex-
pressed themselves as being very fav-
orably impressed with the community
and its advantages in the way of rail
road facilities. etc. for such plant
as they have in mind. In company
with repres entatives of the chamber
of thirty acres of land on the mesa
between Prospect Heights and the
western terminus of Elm avenue. Lin
coin Park. as probable site for their
mill and steps have been taken TO Sc
cure for them quit claim deed 10 the
property for that purpose
Messrs. Holibaugh and Augustine
left Thursday night for Denver and
win return to Canon City next Mon
day 10 complete the necessary prelim-
inaries before breaking ground for the
construction of the contemplated
plant The buildings will be erected
in four ui;s and the finished estab-
iishment is expected TO result in the
expenditure of 100000.
Building operations it is understood.
Will commence at once and the first
unit will be finished by December
first. when milling work will be begun
with something like one hundred en-
ployes on the pay roll. The other units
will be built as rapidly as the neces-
siiy for them arises.
The process used by the company
in the extraction of zinc oxide from
the ores Will obviate all disagreeabIe
fumes as the smoke and gases de
veloped by the smelter will pass thru
a series of canvas bags. which will
eliminate all OF their objectionable
qualities. The company Will use an
thracite coal in its furnaces. and, al
ready. negotiations are in progress
with the operators OF the mines at
Crested Butte. Colorado. for supplies
Of that kind of fuel.
The Ohio Zinc company. i, is re-
ported. has contracted its entire out
out 10 firm of eastern automobile
tire manufacturers for period of five
years and is anxious to get to work
with as little delay as possible. Rep
cesentatives of the company have al.
ready made inquiry among local mer-
chants as TO the prices Of such build
ms material as may be purchased for
the construction Of the plant here and
II will be their policy TO utilize the
Canon City market as much as pos
sible in that respect
While there are a few matters 10 be
cleared away before the smelter is an
assured fact il is believed that a So
luton will be found for all of them
and that work on the proposed plant
will be started in the near future.
Other officers of the company, be-
sides those already mentioned are F.
D. Thomas of Mattoon. Illinois, vice
president: II. +. Reynolds. secretary
treasurer and j. ]. Reynolds mem
ber of the board of directors both
Ohio men. Mr.. Kolihaugh the presi-
dent. resides at Ravenna. Ohio. II is
said that most Of the officers and their
families will make their home in Can
on City.