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About The Bartow tribune. The Cartersville news. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1917-1924 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1923)
MICA MAY BE ADDED TOCOUNTY:S MINERAL OUTPUT Bell Bayless Tells of Some Romances, and Suggests Possibilities For Future Develop ment. By> BELL BAYLESS Twenty or more years .ijjo. a toll. I b'aok-1...iie.l Tennessee newspaper man ! wrote a book that, while high-brow ! eritirs might bar it from the classics, sheer human qualities placed it among the best sellers,'’ caused it to be dram n!i;<d ;.mi given a long run on the stc e, and quite recently placed it upon tbc silver screen. “The .TuekUn.s" was the t tie. Of course there was a hero, or why a and a heroine? The third point of the triangle was financial disaster “binney's" fathec, the villain threaten ing to foreclose a mortgage on the old home farm. Naturally, the easiest so lution was to find something l the ground to pay the debt, but Opie Reade would have nothing so banal as buried treasure or a gold mine. Instead, the hero found MICA. Fever at Kingston. The story fired quite a train of ambi tion in Kingston. One man fronv Jas per declared he'd seen lumps of mica as big as h a head in Pickens county, so somebody “grub-staked"' him to explore. Edgar Griffin heard Capt. A. P. Woolley say he'd seen plenty of mica when he was young and went deer hunting in a certain part of White county, and started secretly to beat the rest of the boys to it. Both adventurers returned disap pointed. They found mica, to be sure, but in small flakes, no bigger than their thumb nail, and at that t'm e the de mand was for large pieces, as it was used for glazing purposes windows in oral stoves and furnaces and divers' * * helmets. Great Progress, •Nowadays, however since electricity has been developed to such a great ex tent, the uses for mica are many and varied especially since no satisfactory substitute has been found. A high grade of mica is required for spark plugs, particularly those used in air plane and automobile truck engines Thin Aims are use in condensers for magnetos and wireless apparatus, as an Insulator in dynamos and various fittings and appl'anees, in fuse boxes, sockets, electric heaters and flat-irons telephones, phonographs; and its abil ity to withstand shocks and strains, cqmbit ed with its transparency led to "wide use in motor goggles, spectacles, smoke helmets, compass cards, and windows in the conning towers of war sh ps. Many arid Varied Uses. Mica trimmings and materials that cannot be utilized for sheet mica or splittings age ground and put to a va riety of uses; fire-proof paint, tiles, and concrete, tar roofing and some pat ent roofing papers; on account of its beat-resisting propert'es it is used in railroad car axle packings, in pipe and boiler coverings, and rubber tires; in annealing steel, as an absorbent in cer tain explosives; in calico printing; for decoration, as “Santa Claus ’ snow, lamps, ppttery, and the manufacture of wall paper; as a lubricant for wooden bearings, and mixed with oil as a lu bricant for metal bearings. According to a report of the Bureau of Mines, by Oliver Bowles, although there are many varieties of mica, only three have been widely used in the in dustries, muscovite, phlogopite and le. pidollte. Except the phlogopite from Canada, nearly all the mica produced in the world is muscovite. The properties which make these almost indispensable are perfect c’eavage, flexibility, elas ticity, transparency, non-conductivity of heat and electricity. Where Found. Deposits of mica of economic value may be found in many parts of the world, but India. th e United States and Canada produce 97 per cent; India 65 per cent, and the United States 15 per cent, although she uses 45 per cent of the entire output. In 1919 this country produced 1,- 515,709 pounds of sheet mica. Valued at *483,567, and 3,258 tons of “scrap," worth *58.984, or about 49 per cent of the domestic requirement, the rest be ing imported from India and Canada. The average price per pound for mica in sheets 2x2 inches in 1913 was about 12 cents but in 1919 it brought 95 cents Some Found in Georgia, Muscovite is a silicate of aluminum and potassium. Pegmatic dykes in wh'ch mica of commercial importance occurs may be found in the eastern Ap palachian, from Alabama lo New York and New England. The first mica was mined in Grafton county New Hamp sluifc in 1803, an . prior to lSe 7 all came from that state. Tnen Noth Can.linn began and Is stil; the leading producer, although deposits are now worked in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and South Carolina, as mell as several Western states. In fact, there is scarcely a county in the Piedmont plateau that has not one or more prospects, aril it has been worked to a limited degree in the fol lowing Georgia counties- Cherokee Lumpkin, Union all. Kabun, Monroe. Habersham, Pickens. Gw nnett. al although in 1920 only, ihree tons were mined in the state. Primitive methods are used. oper. cut or pit, with the simplest o' too’s M'-ny farmers work at this at cfC seasons or when the demand Is strong. Blocks if mica as they come from the mine, with the adhering rock removed, ate known as mine-run, or “book ’ mica. “JTruinb tripimed,” “knife trimmed.” split and cut into sheets from 1 1-2 incite- and upward are the kinds mostly sold front | the South, a.great part of the premira. j tion being done by girls Large Deposits Possible. As Bartow is right In the midst of this mica-benriiig r egioh, with praeti i rally the same rock formation, it is quite probable that large deposits exi inear at hand, and as this is a substance that may be mined without elaborate machinery, another source of wealth way be found almost any day by some one who travels over the land, keeping his eyes open for the shining particles of rock lying exposed on mountain or field , It may take another romance to open people's eyes to the fact that mica is something the world must have in ever-increasing quantities; and there is no reason why Bartow county should not make the most of its mineral re sources. NITRATE OF SODA NOW AVAILABLE LOCAL FARMERS Commissioner Brown Announces Readiness to Serve Those, Want ing Nitrate. Since the war department has post poned the date of the nitrate of soda sale to February 15, and has reduced the minimum to be sold from 100 to 20 tons, the dejiartmer.t of agriculture is anxious for Georgia farmers to take full advantage of the sab and go. u large quantity of this nitrate for use in producing the 1923 cotton crop, it was announced Monday by Commis sioner I. J. Brown. “I am writing Secretary of War Weeks a lqtter thanking him most gratefully for the manner in which he handled this matter,” said Commission er Brown. “Several senators and representa tives had requested the war depart ment to postpone the sale date and re duce the minimum, so that farmers could bid. They did not, however, pre sent the request to Secretary Weeks They were npt successful, apd had about given up. But the co-opi rat o.i of the two Georg a senators and a large number of lhe Georgia representatives was of Inestimable value>to Mr. Bridges in finally getting this plan through. Sends Representatives. “Mr. Bridges, assistant commissioner of agriculture, went to Washington with instructions from me to get the thing done if he had to go to the pres ident. Ho organized a large party of Senators and congressmen from South ern states, anil they went to Secretary Weeks Saturday morning. After hear ing them less than ten minutes, ho stopped the interview by saying he would order the minimum reduced to 20 tons and the sale date postponed. “He saw the merit of our request and acted on it immed ately, and without red tape We feel very grateful to him. “In the previous sale, practically none of the nitrate went to farmers, because the maximum of 100 tons, or the equiv alent of five carloads, excluded the far mers from bidding. Fertilizer manu facturers and dealers got virtually all of it. Now that the minimum has been reduced to 20 tons, farmers can bid." Blanks on which to make bids can be obtained from the department of agriculture after Tuesday. In addition to supplying these blanks, the depart ment will supply interested farmers with the freight rate quotation from Old Hickory Powder Plant. Tennessee, to their shipping point, so that each farmer will know just what his bid plus freight will make the nitrate of soda cost him. "Nitrate of soda is the most valuable of all nitrates to push cotton to early maturity,” said Commiss oner Brown. “Therefore, it is vitally Important that we all of it possible at the lowest possible prices.’’ Analyses of Samples Taken. The department of agriculture sev eral days ago, realizing that the farm ers would not be able to send personal representatives there to inspect th.s soda and to take samples to be an alysed for thejr information, the Geor gia Department of Agriculture then sent representatives to visit the Old Hickory Powder Plant, at Hermitage, Tenn., and took several samples and found as a result of these analyses that this government soda runs about 1 per cent higher in nitrogen than the aver age commercial soda sold in Georgia last season. The time of placing these bids has been extended to February 15, in order that the Georgia farmers might have an opportunity to place the'r bid. This was in addition to lowering th e min imum from 100 tons to 20 tons. All parties interested in placing a bid on or.e or more cars of this soda can get detailed information from the Georgia Department of Agriculture that will be worth much to them in making an intelligent bid on these ni trates. as well as the freight rate from Hermitage, Tenn., to their loading point All communications addressed to J. J. Brown, Commissioner of Agriculture. State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. will be giv en infmedlete at’ention upon receipt THE TRIBCJNE-NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GA.. FEBRUARY 8, 1923 IF YOU KNOW THE VALUE of a SI.OO Read this Advertisment With CARE! 3 lintire Days Rapid Shoe Selling ODE ENTIRE STOOD OF IMF SHOES BARRY SHOES “For Men who Care to Dress Well.” Values $7.00 to SIO.OO. Sale, $3.85 to $5.85 This is a Sale that will create interest where others have failed, because the people know it to be a Real Bona-Fide Bargain Feat. c - 'v;. •r. y, February 9th, a 9 s. m. It i3 really impossible for rs to quote the many bargains that await you here. It is a sale that must be attend ed to be appreciated. To try to explain to you the mag nitude and importance of such a salein so small a space would be folly, for it is positively beyond the power of the press. We can only say, come with great expectations and great enthusiasm and you will not be disappointed, for you will have a chance to participate in the grandest bargain feat that mortal man ever witnessed. You will see a vast stream of humanity pouring in and cut of our doors and every face beaming with a smile of absolute contentment and satisfation. Come one and all. Join the happy throng! ! 3,000 People Expected to Attend FRIDAY, Many More Saturday Only a few Prices Quoted here—Just enough to give you the savings to be made Misses’ Button Shoes, in gunmetal; $5.00 val ues $2.85 Children’s Red Seal Shoes; $3.00 values; at $1.85 A Shoe Sale That Will Go Down in History—“ The Greatest In Cartersville” It is a Feat to Fit Feet—Let Us show You!!! During This Sale you men may have an • Overcoat or Sweater at HALF PRICE ' OUR MAMMOTH Shoe Sale Comes just in the neek of time—To save your from the bite of Winter. Begins Friday at 9 a. m. Closes 6 p. m. Monday. QUEEN QUALITY SHOES “For Ladies Who Want a Fit” Shoes for dress and comfort; values $5.50 to $9.00. Sale $3.85 to $5.85 Gotshall Shoes, patent leather with kid tops, at $2.85 Boys’ Educator Shoes; $5.00 values; sizes 9 to 11, at $2.85 J. W. Vaughan & Cos. “A BUSINESS BUIII ON GOOD COODS” QUALITY FIRST SINCE 1890 •■va ., . 4 . , *vk i Cartersville, Georgia Growing Girls’ Gotshall Shoes, mahogany brown $6.00 values $3.85 Boys’ Scuffler Shoes; $4.50 values; sizes 11-2 to 5 1-2, at. _ $2.85 THIS SALE is the result of the early Arrival of Spring SLIPPIRS and pumps W e must make more space for them WORK SHOES “For Men Who Work” $4.50 Endicott Johnson Shoes— Sale, $2.95 Endicott-Johnson Dress Shoes for boys; $3.50 value, at $1.85 Bin Shoes, for every body 29c to 89c Ladies can also buy dur ing this sale, p| Coats and Coat Suits at $2.75 to $24.75
