trying the local materials. By grinding English clinker we would be enabled to make a profit owing to the cheaper transport of clinker instead of barrels of cement and thus would be enabled to pay expenses of trials of materials but the chief advantage would have been the command of a Mill and working staff working independently of the products of the Wilde. The obtaining of clinker was a temporary measure till by proper mixing and trials local materials could be used as raw materials; naturally having the materials it would pay better to use them than to import clinker.
It is obvious that this would have taken some considerable time and that therefore there was no immediate likelihood of imported cement being superseded.
I am convinced that the proper raw materials for making a high-class cement exists here and that it is only a matter of time when it will be produced in large quantities. My scheme of importing Clinker when brought before the Directors did not meet with favour and I was informed after receipt of the Secretary of State's despatch I withdrew the scheme.
It is difficult for me to imagine where the impropriety of helping a local Company exists; there was no question of clashing with the local firms of civil Engineers here, as I talked over the whole matter and worked in conjunction
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trying the local materials. By grinding English clinker we
ت.
would be enabled to make a profit owing to the cheaper transport of clinker instead of barrels of cement and thus would be enabled to pay expenses of trials of materials but the chief advantage
local
would have been the command
of a Mill and working staff working independently of the prodhots of the Wilde. The obtaining of clinker was a _ temporary
measure till by proper mixing and trials local materials could be used as
raw
naturally having the materials it would pay better to use them than to import
clinker.
It is obvious that this
would have taken some
very considerable
considerable time and that.
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therefore there was no immediate likelihood of imported cement being superseded.
I am convinced that the proper raw materials for - making a high class cement. exists here and that it is only
time when it will
a matter
of be produced in large quantities. My scheme of importing Clinker when brought before the Directors did not meet with favour and I was informed after
as soon-
of the Scoretary of State's despatch I withdrew the scheme.
It is difficult for me
to imagine where the impropriety of helping
a local Company exists; there was no question of clashing with the local firms of civil Engineers here, as I talked over the whole matter and worked in
conjunction
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