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________________FgM -AMt tft-1844. inclusive At the tiao of Mr, Padgett's writings oa Osark Smelting 4 Mining Compos?'* history, fU T. Broun nt tho local superintoadOmt, too plant, aa an auxiliary ws atill young, raring at tho tlao only too block* of oxide furnaces, and, during his incunbasoy tho only expansion in aanafaeture belt tie Installation of the Has Fnlftir pint, toenaieal guidance for which can* froa Mr, Bolton at Cleveland. In 1911 Mr, Brown was called to Chicago and tie responsibility of a&a&gsmoat became the duty of Mr, *. I, Oorts, For the next fee years there followed a period of profitable expansion, both in the a&terlals production and technical refinenent in the leaded-sine oxide department. Throughout the years and up to the present tine the handling of the plant personnel, selection and allocations of non and labor prob lems is all department# of this auxiliary has been under the able guidance of ose general foreman, Mr, FU t. Fitspatrick, Technical guidance has varied through thee* years and for tho nost part, boss a responsibility of the superintendent in charge. Tine and experience in the paint manufacture!* field had established the necessity for low and controlled sine sulfate content of our pro uefc, and, to oaka this possible, a washing and drying unit was built to main tain this control, operation beginning in ISIS, This new unit was en gineered by Mr, Maoklind end fabricated through the supervision of Mr, Book, The leaded-slnc oxide, washed and dried, continued to bo as ac tive department unit for several years, an s 'ditioual dryer having been added in 1924, and, it wae not until 1950 that other refinement* in toe pigment manufacture sad# It unnecessary to further operate, Tho demand in the pigs.eat trade for more and more of our ex cellent product, made it imperative that the factory be enlarged to satisfy the demand. Accordingly, Block *C* was built Is 191$, and, to supply the necessary roasted or* for those additions, Cappoau kiln Mo, 1 was built and put Into operation the following year. The multiple hearth McDougall kilns, iaeds uate in tonnage, costly to operate and hits old and expesslvaly maintained, were dismantled and Cappesul Bo. 2 kiln built, operation beginning in 1918, * In 1916, a fir*, unknown in origin, destroyed tho LimeSulphur department. Subsequent production of this insecticide was es tablished elsewhere in the East, Throughout the years, th trend of tbs paint formulator was toward x- sded-zino oxide saving appreciable aaounts of basic lead sulfate, and, to ^satisfy these demands and to el&ulianeou&ly reduce the formation of sine sulfate in our pro uet, a gradual evaluation of fum~ce design ensued. Even before the erection of block *C", in 1315, tho long, msssive brick trails leading froa the original furnsce" installations were dismantled, tfcie to lessen the zinc sulfate produced, to sore quickly dissipate the heat, to favor the formation of basic lead sul fate and to extend the operative period of toe furnaces, which /hereto fore nod been shortened by the erosive action of lead compounds on the brick work of the furnace#. N15900 The Osarfc tealting ft Elalng Oe. lagdalana, lew leriee Sealter Department Oeffeyvilie# (iu< December t$t 1985 im Dec. 28 1899 36 TEARS IS SEH7ICI Dee. 28 1*35 PREFACE Recently while managing through sane of ny old papers, I found the following diary, written fro* 1897 to 1909 Inclusive, covering tee uistory of saat xater beceae tee present Osark Saelting ft lining Co* These notes have been nispiaeed for nany years* For fear they night be lost again and lnaenueh as I as the only one now with tee Sherwin-Iillians Company that started with the original Zinc Oxide Company -- the only one, therefore, that If in it position to write the early history of this businere -- I shall endeavor to do so, thinking teat perhaps it nay be of interest to sene who are now with the Coepony. However, to keep the article fron being too rolnainous and due to the fast teat this writer ~as been eo closely identified witu tee progress of tee business -- 1897 to 1909 , including its nany "ups" sad "downs* -- I 'feel there would be so neny I*s in the story that it would sound as though I were eitear very such conceited or nereiy trying to advertise ayselfj therefore, I sat omitting neny, nany of the sore or leee interesting details* Fron 1897 to 1955 is quite span of years la anybody* a language; nevertheless, this article brings back to ay Bind quite vividly the aaay things teat r.uve taken place as aentioned la tee narra tive. It will be noticed that tee narrative brings the story down only to 1909. however, It Is ay present intention to bring it on down to date at eoae future tine* Just wc.en depends largely on circunstaseee over *hich I have no control* JsBPirk l*.L E.,.,B* Pndggtt N15900.01 ? SUP 652156