The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-05-06
TO INCREASE THE USE OF ZINC,
COPPER AND BRASS

The large producers and distribut-
ors of zinc and copper are giving
much attention to increasing the use
Of these metals, particularly for pur-
poses to which they are better adapt
ed than other metals now in use The
pioneer in this educational work was
the New Jersey Zinc company This
company built handsome office
building in New York in which is ex-
empihed the many uses to be made
Of zinc in modern building constitute
ton. The roof. cornice and all inter
ior and exterior metal decorations,
door knobs and lock plates, electric
fixtures. in fact practically everything
in the way Of metal, except the grid
ers. that entered into the construction
of the building, were made of zinc.
The lead taken by the New Jersey
company has been followed by many
other zinc producers and rehners for
the purpose of developing new uses
of zinc and in educating the people
upon the merits of the metal These
efforts are meeting with much sue
cess, and in common with all other
zinc producing districts. the Occur
d'Alene district win share in the BEN
ehts of the wider use of the metal 1t
is probable that the prospect of Gre
ating larger demand for zinc
through the systematic campaign that
is being made with that end in view
is responsible to a considerable ex-
tent for the activity of the Bunker |
Hill sullivan company in develop /
ing IA process for the treatment of the |
complex zinc ores of Pine creek. Zinc |
is already an important product OF /
this district, but the output would |
Immediately show large increase |
following a wider market for the met
al The outlook is most encouraging
in this respect, and it is not improb-
able that before the present year is
out the zinc situation will be much
improved on this subject the cur
rent issue of the Mining Congress
journal has this to say:
For years, in fact until quite
recently the zinc business has
' been largely dependent upon the
demand for galvanized iron The
zinc producer talked i'm terms OF
Jack and took whatever the
smelters offered, being prosperous
or broke as the price rose or fell.
The New Jersey Zinc company
and other far sighted manufact- O
urers have spent vast sums i'm the /
development of uses for zinc and
today your collar button your au-
tomobile tire and a long list of
other articles either does or might
contain a large percentage of the fl
metal once looked upon as of In
value only in a few Industrial
developments Zinc is shown TO
be a desirable substitute for many re-
other substances. and while not a
destined to play the big part q
played by copper in the worlds
reconstruction. it is commanding
increasing recognition as most
important commercial ele-1ent" "
Along with the campaign for in- T
leasing the use of zinc is another g
being organized by the "
irge copper producers to increase the ii
Sc Of copper and brass. a movement NJ
hat is also of much interest to the ei
inc miners. since zinc is an import ST
mt element in the manufacture OF
rass the ordinary brass being COM
osed of copper and zinc at the ratio
t about to /. This campaign is be
lg organized by the Copper and
rass Research committee. of which
alter Douglas. president Of the
helps-Dodge corporation. is chair
an. This committee is considering
lie ACCESSIBILITY of undertaking an adj
srtising campaign as means or
'inging to public attention the value
copper and brass products. As a.
eliminary step the committee has
ldertaken a widespread investiga
IN of the present uses of copper and
ass and their possible adoption to
her uses. q
These movements i'm behalf Of
rger use Of these metals. in the
nds Of men who represent the larg-
{ producing companies, are highly
They mean that zinc s