Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-10-31
Means Heavy
Business For
zOnO1ite Co.
Deal Closed With Detroit
Capitalists by E. N. Alley
and G. L. Emmons.
TO TAKE BIG VOLUME
OF RAW ZONOLITE

Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Alley are ex-
pected to reach Libby tonight after
an absence of several weeks spent in
industrial centers of the East, where
Mr.. Alley has closed contracts with
large interests for heavy purchases
of zonolite. Mr.. and Mrs. Alley are
travelling west on the Empire Builder
and will be met at Troy by M. F.
Gay.
Mr.. Alley as vice president and gen.
eral manager of The Zonolite COM
pany and c. L. Emmons of Kalis-
pell, president of the company, went
east several weeks ago to confer with
several large prospective purchasers
OF zonolite on the request of the east
ern concerns. Mr.. Emmons returned to
kalispell last week and announced
that the trip had been successful in
every particular and that contracts
had been closed that will mean q
heavy output with very gratifying
profit to the company. Mr.. Alley
stopped at Minneapolis to confer with
ming to handle zonolite in large
way Ill ltlt provinces.
The interview with Mr. Emmons is
reported in the Flathead Monitor as
follows:
When the contract entered into at
Detroit last week by President G. l..
Emmons and Manager e. N Alley of
the Zonolite company is in full opera
tion, zonolite will become one Of the
Iar tIn4 fr %hn
country, according to Mr.. Enmons,
who arrived home from Detroit and
other eastern centers Tuesday after
noon.
Those who are interested in zonolite
will be pleased to know that con-
tract has been signed with group of
millionaires of Michigan and Ohio,
who have formed an organization to
be known as The Zonolite Products
company for the purpose Of immedi-
ately placing zonolte on the eastern
market on big scale. The zonolite
is to be furnished in its raw state
for $500 per ton. plus cost Of mining,
transportation and loading on cars,
according to the contract. In other
words, the Zonolite company is to
receive Sc per ton net for every ton
shipped over and above all expenses.
In turn, the Zonolte Products COM
pany is to have the exclusive right
to the sale of zonolite in the territory
lying east of the Missippi river, which
includes about rs per cent of the ter
ri.ory Of the United States from a
standpoint Of consumption. The men
who are in the eastern company al
ready have their sales organization
and plans are now being made to
push the sales Of their products on
a large scale. Within ten days their
mechanical engineer will come to Lib
by to investigate the plant there, with
view to Incorporating the best fea-
tures of the treating plant here.
Will Remodel Kilns
The new firm that will handle zon-
olite in the east has taken over IL
kilns for the treatment Of the prod
uct, but it will be necessary to re-
model these kilns and do considerable
building before they will be in posi-
tion to treat the raw material. Until
this can be accomplished the Libby
plant will furnish the finished product
lUF SucH 0TueFS Dis are required I'M
medately. 1t is planned to introduce
the zonolite products this winter, and
it is predicted that by next spring
the demand will come in earnest. A
trained sales force will be turned
loose and an extensive advertising
will be inaugurated, accord
ing to the plans outlined, Mr.. Emmons
said.
1t is planned to establish other
plants at key points in the east after
the central plant at Toledo is estab-
lished and in operation. Combinations
have been worked out with dehydrated
lime and zonolite, as we'll as other
that will greatly extend
the use for zonolite.
Others Interested
Mr.. Alley did not return with Mr..
Emmons, but will meet delegation
from Canada in Minneapolis this
week, who went to negotiate for
Canadian territory, with view to
plants in the Canadian prov
inces for the treatment of zonolite and
market it throughout Canada. Some
has already been had
with these capitalists and they are
anxious to secure contract for the
handling Of zonolite there
Cut Leg with Axe.
Homer Davis was brought to the
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