Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-10
.A.C.M. TO BUILD
BICLEADP PLANT
AT TIRE CENTER
Report of link Oxide Opera
tiOns at Akron by Lead
Concern Confirmed.

Confirmation Of the report recently
published in the Wall Street Journal o
the building of a branch plant Of th'
International Lead Refining company
a subsidiary of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, at Akron. o., 70 sup
ply zinc oxide to tire companies. Is
found in a recent issue of a bulletin o.
the Akron Chamber of Commerce.
The Wall Street Journal, in comment
ing upon the report that this PLAN
might be built. also made the prediction
that the American Brass company
would build a brass mill in Montana.
The report of the Akron Chamber OF
Commerce follows:
another concern of worldwide rep
utation has decided to build a plant il
Akron. The Anaconda Copper Mining
company, through one Of its subsidiar-
les. the International Lead Refining
company. has made the necessary none
tary appropriations to build the initia.
units for an important branch in this
city.
Seven acres O. land have been pur-
chase e at Bettes Corners with a front
age on Tallmadge avenue, just east of
the railroads. Arrangements have
been made with the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad for running a spur track to the
site 1000 feet in length, and about .
900 feet of inside track will be put in
to serve the buildings to be erected
by the company. Grading of the site
will be started at once and the erection
of the buildings is expected to
be started within 80 days. Four
buildings of structural steel and gaivan-
lied sheet iron covering will be erected,
contracts for which are expected to be
let within a short time. This will
mean quite a large expenditure of mon
ey in Akron for the buildings. and give
employment to a number of men in their
construction. Plans of the In~ternation-
al Lead Refining company are that the
buildings will be completed and ready to
operate with a good force of men short
Nv after the first of the year.
THE four buildings to be constructed
Will be the initial unit for this plant,
and sufficient land has been purchased
rapidly as the development of the com
pany's business will warrant. This
growth will depend quite largely on the
zinc oxide requirements of the rubber
factories in Akron and in the Akron
district.
The company manufactures zinc OK
ide for the paint trade, and this plant
will manufacture this product for the
paint trade in the eastern part of the
United States. The company has a sup
liar plant at Chicago. which is now sup
plying the paint trade all over the Unit
ed States. but the Akron plant will
provide for a more ready distribution.
after it is completed, for the eastern
part of the country.
After the preliminary work had been
done, William Wrath. president of the
international Lead Refining company,
accompanied by Z. H. Lang, the traffic
manager of the Anaconda company.
spent two days in Akron looking over
the city and holding business confer
ences. arranged by the industrial bureau
of the chamber. with the rubber Off
Gals.
Zine oxide is used in large quaint
ties in the rubber factories. and. with
sulphur, is an absolute essential in their
manufacturing processes. 1t is estimat-
ed that 60. 1000 pounds annually is
the local requirement and this mena
millions of dollars are spent by the Ak
ron factories for this material every