Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-14
CHROME ORE IS
IS NOW PLENTIFUL
sufficient D,,o'ercd in .'.n the un'''
states - Warrant Releasing
CnIedonian Ships.

fhere will be sufficient chrome
steel for 1918 TO meet all requHo,
ments both for war ana lhouS'' 10,
purposes. Chrome ore mas 80
found In sufficient quantities lh t9
country to warrant an order 'aN,S
from their usual channels OF VIZ
the many boats hauling CHROME W"
from New Caledonia TO lhe "''''
States. ,.-,.,. ,,,tc
ESTIMATED literally officials s'".S
that $4,000 tons Of all E'aueS
chrome ore will be required ,h l'to
to IN the demand. Reduced W Nv
per cent chrome grade average ",'s
means 100000 tons are neeueu'
Automotive Industries stated '
week, 10000 tons OF bO per ~,
chrome has been located In h'pIe
houses throughout the country go
years total production was 49,
tons. including $4,000 tons OF 20 poc po
cent grade from Brazil ana if.ovo
tons OF 30 per cent grace iion , ~"
with the balance from New Ia'o'
donia -, ,t,,
Nth Tho new supply OF chrome ore
found In California, Delaware, ore
son and other states only equals the
'l,qt wears Caledonian shipment, there
will be 10000 tons, which maNeS
the required amount.
officials are sanguine, however OF
securing far more chrome ore IN
this country than has ever peeh
brouRht from New Caledonia.
one remaining problem is that
of sufficient electrodes FOR, smclting
in the
yny OF solution. one California
companv claims to have discovered
n satisfactory method for making
eloctrodes and has already a num-
her of smelling furnaces with others
en- routp. In addition there are the
hlr furnaces OF the carbon combine
and the electrode producing facilities
OF the electro o-metallurgical com
NAMES at Niagara Fails. which can
be used to augment production.
The uncovering OF the present
chrome ore in quantities came about
through two separate Investigations,
coming Mt the same time. The ship
ping board. anxious 10 use the Gale
donian ships for other purposes, com
menced an investigation. and Call-
fornia, interesting in exploiting Its
chrome ore uAai wv "a nAAi'iA"A
investigation
The California investigation was
due primarily TO inability to secure
priority for electrodes from Mag
arn Falls. w. T. Moreland, of the
Moreland Motor Truck company OF
Los Angeles. and +. \. BiackaH OF
the Taft-Plerce company. Woonsock-
ct. n. J., were called TO Washington
4. l.4 -. wI
ferred with shipping officials and
the war board. Mr.. Blaekall entered
into the conference because he made
an investigation OF the chrome ore
situation for ths Motor and Access
sorry Manufacturer association. MIR.
Moreland was In the conference be-
cause of his interest in the chrome
ore mines,
The result of the conference was
satisfaction on the part OF all that
the chrome ore in this country Is
ample for all needs, and as n result
the Caledonia ships we're released.
California chrome, II is said. is Of
lower quality than Caledonia ore.
having more impurities. but II can
be used TO produce the same result
as Caledorian chrome by calcula-
tions on the part OF the steel indus-
try OF the foreign substances which
are the same and are found IN Cal.
edonia steel but are In greater guam
titles.
There is also an investigation at
this time because OF the difference
IN price between ferro- manganese
ana ferro-chrome. The manganese
~ selling at t250 per ton while the
CHROME Is s427. and there is no ap-
parent cause for this difference
Ihere are rumors OF monopoly be
hind The electrode supplv OF which
II Is said that rs per cent is made
by one concern.