Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-02-24
WILL OPEN QUARRY
IN OR0F|N0
crystalline LIME co. TO BEGIN
WORKING ASSET TO OROFIN0
MACHINERY ORDERED

That the manufacture of fertiliz-
er and chicken grit will begin on
the property of the Crystalline Lime
Company at Orofino within 60 days
is now definitely decided.
Financial, org n liz q tt n d
equipment details were discussed at
considerable length at q meeting in
the Orofino Club rooms Saturday
evening. F. e. Schooler and E. e.
Eastwood, both Of Lewiston. were
present and. advised the Orofino
subscribers what progress had
been made since the meeting here
February 10th. It is estimated that
about $1,000 initial investment in
machinery and installation is nee
essary and there should be $4,000
additional capital to start opera
tions. Funds and machinery to
this amount are available, about
20 per cent of which will be sub
scribed by Orofino business men.
The company will be under diff
ferent management than 1t was dur
ing previous unsuccessful attempts
at operation. r. s. Erb Of Lewis
ton is President and e. e. East
wood, Secretary. One or two OF
the directors will be local men and
the prospects for economical and
business-like management are good
A 40 ton capacity pulverizer wal
ordered by wire last week to bt
shipped direct to Orofino. Thi'
machine, together with motors
crusher. etc., will be assembled II
- n {~kv Anu a
that these can be installed in an
other thirty days. Sufficient bon,
fide orders have been secured t.
keep the plant running for SOM
time.
The Importance Of this enterpris
to this community. II successfully
operated even on . small scale
10 now planned, can hardly be over
estimated. It means that we will
have . local industry sending on
manufactured product to all part
Of thts and adjoining states. tha
we will have steady payroll
which. even though small. Will b
great asset to tho village.
II tho volume Of raw material
anywhere near what experts believ
J and II the demand for the manu-
featured products 10 "a great ~ th
. hackers Of this company believe
to be the business can be built u
4 to enormous proportions with CO.
: responding development Of Orofin
It appears that there IL . numb'
OF products that can be manufa'
9 tured from this deposit Of limestol
Investigation and soil surveys
. the Bureau of Soils disclose the IA
that . large proportion OF o.
. neighboring counties need fertiliz
4 for their wheat fields. It has BET
demonstrated that lime fertilix
t increases yields from to 10 bus
n els per acre and the benefit remat
u from s to Z years. About twoto'
are ordinarily used per acre. tn
II product has been extensively n
n successfully used in other parts
u the U. 8. and there should be
u large and steady demand in this
ID Gion.
Chicken grit ia another produ
resulting from the operations
this company for which there Is
r substantial demand thruout I
O. country, and which Ii shipped 10
~ distances.
st The Cherry Growers associate
to the Fruit Growers association, .
Lewiston Orchards represent 10
Oh markets for fertiliser.
adj The Utah-ldaho Sugar CO
ng pany's factories at Sunnyside q
t. Toppenish', WASH. use from 10
1t. l5 thousand tons of lime per "
he in the manufacture and refining
ne sugar. It Ii thot that the Orof
nrnd,,ct ran comuete for their bV