The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17
MINING COMPANY
 ORDERS OaE MILL
Manganese Mining and Milling Com pany of Mena Has Ordered Cont pIete Outfit for Crushing and
 Reducing Their Ores.

Announcement was made Wednes- aav by President s. F. Novotny of the Manganese Mining & Milling companv of Mena that the contract had been signed for the purchase of 15O-ton mill. President Novotny and Director Colp will leave at once for Morrow, Ark, to superintend the loading of the mill on the cars pre- paratory to bringing it to Mena.
 The mill purchased by the local company may be the first to be in stalled in the local field. Others are in contemplation but President Mo- votny's company has the advantage over rivals in that it is prepared to act at once.
 According to the contract the mill purchased is complete and the list of parts purchased includes the fol- lowing: crusher, 8 rolls, 2 boilers, one so hp., one 35 hp., engine; three drills; 2 jigs; one 6-cell, one 5-cell; one table, two pumps, one 4-inch, one s-inch: a Freeman geared hoist; mine track; ore cars and electric blasting machine.
 The property was purchased from the Morrow Mining company. formerly engaged in mining zinc at Morrow.
 Expert workers from Mena and Joplin will dismantle the mill proper tv and prepare it for shipment. It is the intention of the company to ship the blasting machine, the boilers and drilling outfit as soon as it can be loaded. These will be put in opera tion just as soon as they can be brought to Mena and it is hoped work of drilling and blasting can be start ed within the next few weeks.
 It is planned to have the mill in actual service inst as soon as possible, and. President Novotny hopes to have the first ore crushed by Thanks giving day. The mill and it's equip ment will have an estimated value of S15,O00 when in running order.
 Mena Will Be Center of Industry.
 L. J. Mountz, field representative for a group of Fordyce capitalists re- turned to Mena Tuesday after fortnight's stay in. the wilds. MT. Mountz declares that Mena will most certainly be the center of the mining industry of this sections His state ment should carry weight as he has made careful survey of the entire district between Mena and Hot Springs. The Fordyce company that Moutz represents is preparing to open up some promising manganese hold ings near Potter.
 Has Fighters and Manganese.
 W. c. Benson, the poineer prospec- tor and mining magnate of the Big Fork district, while in Mena Tuesday revealed that he has not only man ganese but also a fine showing of fighting men,. His eight sons are all drafted and ready to enter Uncle Sam's service. He also has four sons-iii- law iii the draft. Benson de- clared he is Republican but he says: "Hurrah for President Wilson"
 Separates Ore by Centrifugal Force.
 R. L. Smith of Batesville, who is familiar with manganese operations in that field, aroused interest in To- cal mining circles Wednesday by his description of an ingenious machine used there for separating ore. Gen. trifugal force is the method devised by the inventor of the contrivance and according to Mir. Smith it is suc- SesSfS5l ri'ha i=;l-- o..4s,.sf from, tha Batesville field is about 15 carloads, which is considered small to what the Mena field will produce when the manganese mines here get on a work ing basis.