The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-11-02

,he C0aSlI A0s
- rsse,able Stain in waters
aor, the creeks and rivers OF
.,n,b Atlantic scaboard has
!: scicntists for years. This
,,rss frdn the dark, juicy
.; the juniper and cypress
abcr growing vegetation and
rrsat deposits of decaying
.,,s,e matter in our vast swamps
minor wafer courses.
.,p Is nothing particularly
.-nI in thisNegetable colorins in
. hi, il odendS the sight and
-sr,ctlr the cause OF a higher
y rate in towns and cities that
~ their ya;er supplies from
), and rivers fed by SwampS.
natter how pure the stained
r NAV be. millions of people re-
u drink it on account of its
y and drink the uncolored water
qriace pumps and well that
be yeekinS with pollution.
Industries Shy OF
ne stain in these coastal plain
ms has turned many great in
Tiss svay from the coastal cities
ssk sites far inland where they
draw clear water from mountain
Fans The wood pulp and rayon
tx;ries are notable examples.
Hons Of gallons Of water are
iai in the manufacture Of paper
b and rayon. The water must be
ss!caIly colorleSS or the color of
product Of the pulp or rayon
l IS seriously affected.
mtheaStsn North Carolina Of
the greatest raw material pos
kEtes for wood pulp and paper
ruiacturs Of any section in
krcs. ID northern and noun
tnE regions where most of the
pulp and paper mills are. the
rsS denQded by them take so
hs to grow up again. Here IN
rhesSten North Carolina re-
rS.Cs.lon for the purposes of
m pulp manufacture is possible
len ycarS. Unlimited supplies of
y wood are available for pulp
fGper mills here in Northeastern
Th Carolina. But pulp and paper
Is require clear water in un-
F'ed quantities and our stained
rsS have kept them away.
sG OUT al the beautiful and thoro-
1oden pumping and publication
NJ 0! Elizabeth City. a State
-age graduate tackled the prob
0, removing the vegetable
10 rom or swamp waters and
'n the problem. His expert
MS have attracted the attention
ne scientific world. have been
subject Of editorials and special
-cS IN technical journals and
<noe'S Of industrial experts from
paris Of tn" country have come
aAlaoeln City within recent
AnS 10 see what Hedgepeth hath
'0snI Elizabeth City people have
~"A4ng TINS practically color
dAd delightfully."- potable city
va ior many months without
-.1as that a near miracle
oeen wrought in their midst.
tailed for New Formulae
vs. noT young Hedgcpeth work
sNe trick Of taking the stain out
'Anal Swamp water is a subject
q technical writer. Newspaper
l1T'S mist be content with a
general statement that
sSpe'n worked away from the
sp'eo formulas for treating
:" and worked out a formula of
oTp.
the beginning of his expert
~ he recognized the fact that
\ ese'able stain in our swamp
Y
h 81 mas nothing in common with
\. %at'S that comes from the red
H., 'el'o" GAYS of the interior. All
!, ''aS oi treating city water sup
\, " remove stains and impuri-
H., "ao been developed in expert
-. S With clay waters. Alum and
!. 'I'eMGa!S that would coagu-
H.. 1'u p'ecIpitate the clay sedi-
b, N culinary river and lake
-, w mad little effect on the vege-
a.. ''''l N Iowland water sources.
S,r peln tackled the vegetable
sss,. "OoIen and very soon sue
b. - N removing most of the
n - 7lt these swamp waters have
~ 5s-a'l.IeS% acid and alkaline, and
n CdI treatment that works in
b.. ID SIate fails in the alkaline
ss r-t 'ir Hedgepeth got around
! y. r.'''em BY SubJecting the water
d., 'eatments. one relating to
h. ~ me other to alkalinity,
Z, ' HAPPY result is the conver-
= oi he dark brou,, u,atars
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