The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-10-18

The grounds 81 the soda ash company.
The hole will bc caSrd with iron pipe
and the boring continued To Il greater
depth. when it i expected that
thicker layer of salt will be emcOun-
tered Prom The Herald of Janu-
AIRY -. lS91
AT the salt well the drill il stuck
wOrkmcn are experiencing much diff
Guilty in getting ii out. From The
Herald Of January 10 1891
THE SALT OF TIE EARTH
j. Il. Ford x co. Have Found
Ii In Abundance
a New Vein Was Struck This
Week and Boring Has Ceased
The drillerS ut the salt well struck
a second vein of salt the fore part of
this week aS expected. and boring has
ceased. The drill has penetrated only
Il few feet into this second vein. hut
the company is satisfied with the
quantity encountered The deposit is
one Of the richest yet found in the
state
j L. Ford uf Creighton Pa, the
head uf the Soda ash company. arrived
in Wyandutte Tuesday morning He
was accompanied by his son. j. Il.
Ford. Jr.. and +. =. Ford and John
WuynEIm. Ford perc waS highly pleas
I'll with the work done thus far. An
analysis of the salt will be made in Il
few days Mr. Ford tells orr reporter
that If the salt was found To contain
a p, rcentaG, uf gypsum hc would not
he abb. - IL" it,. and operations would
lave Ia stop. But il seems Ia be the
same SILT r~k H. that at -. Clair.
md if 80 viii answer our purpose
The reason We selected WyIuduttr ~
'i.r site 70 DIR mauufactury il on ac-
count ~ There being plenty OF good
..mc>t"nr c.u>r at haud. Suda ash l.
made Of SAT-. lime ana ammonia. The
salt is USED in solution. Ii would not
Uay to- maxi. salt. transport il any dis
C;Ince and reduce ii to Il solution. We
expect To run the natural brine right
from the we'll To the. lime and ammOn
ash at profit About 30 per cent of
the soda ash used in this country is
imported; the other 10 per cent Is
made at Syracuse. " Y. and the
works there are very successful
MIR. Ford said further that if ev-
-rytlGing turned out aS expected. the
company would inside uf year and
half be giving employment To 500
men From The Herald of February
20. 1871
City Council Pays Tribute
At it, meeting Tuesday night, the
city Council passed unanimously, the
following resolution, rega riding the
golden jubilee celebration of the Mich
iSan Alkali Company:
Whereas. two score and ten years
lave elapsed since the founding in the
City of WyandOtte of the Michigan
Ah1ai Company. it is entirely fitting
that We pause To pay tribute TO the
owners. management and personnel Of
an industry in which we take justi-
fable pride. Dedicated to the prOduc
ton OF merchandise honestly made
and honestly sold, the Michigan AL
Kali Company, for nearly half-cen
fury has made the name Uf WyandOtte
a household word in practically every
civilized land.
The older citizens of WyandOtte will
remember the CONSERVATION of our
people when the Eureka Iron and
Steel Company decided to leave the
pal industry and everyone felt that
dark days were ahead. Then came the
news that new industry was coming
and when plant No. l of the Michigan
Akali took shape. and operations were
begun in the fall of 1890, joy was un-
bounded Just emerging from pre-
yiOlrs depression, the people had great
expectations of the new enterprise,
and lin that hope they were not dis !
appointed. Down through the years the
company has kept the faith-a living
example Of the biblical apOthegm by
their fruits We shall know them" Not
only has ii been a steady employer of
a la rye number OF our people, but ii
has contributed much To the general
welfare and happiness Of the cOmmun
ity WyandOtte has had practically no
labor troubles. minimum Of unem
plOyment and no internal strife, but
has enjoyed stable. consistent
growth. with a happy and contented
Iupulslce Relieving the Michigan AL
kali Company To be responsible in a
generous measure for these conditions,
therefore be it
Resolved. by the City Council Of the
City Of WyandOtte, in regular session
assembled this fifteenth day u Octo
her. nineteen hundred and forty. that
the citizens OF WyandOtte, through US,
their representatives, do hereby salute
the Michigan AlkaIi Company in this.
their Golden Jubilee year. and join in
wishing both management and en-
ployes continued happiness, peace and
for years without number.
And he it further
Resolved. that this resolution be
spread at length upon the journal OF
this days proceedings, and that the