Sulphur Thousands of ions mined daily, but where does it all go? L ^ i d you ever have the misfortune on a steaming, sticky, sultry d a y to sit it out on a c r o w d e d p a r k w a y , bumper to bumper, w a i t i n g for traffic to clear? No d o u b t your thoughts w e r e plenty sulphurous but p r o b a b l y not a l o n g the lines we have in mind. W e ' r e thinking o f the m i n e r a l Sulphur a n d its link w i t h the a u t o m o b i l e . Each car accounts for a substantial p o u n d a g e of Sulphur, some estimates put it at a r o u n d 25 pounds f o r t h e average car. G i v e or take 5 pounds, it shows that a tremendous tonnage o f Sulphur is n e e d e d e a c h year to put cars, buses a n d trucks on the r o a d r e a d y t o o p e r a t e . A n d d o n ' t f o r g e t the tire a n d battery replacements g o i n g on every d a y . Φ"
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Sulphur enters the a u t o m o b i l e picture t h r o u g h the tires, steel sheets, p l a t e d and plastic fittings, glass, battery acid and parts, copper tubing and wiring . . . all of which call for the use of Sulphur or its compounds in connection with their manufacture. Can you wonder that Sulphur goes into industry just about as fast as the sulphur producers of the Gulf Coast Region can get it above ground and cooled preparatory to shipment?
Texas Gulf S u l p h u r Co. 75 East 45th Street, New York 17, Ν. Υ. Sulphur Producing Units: N e w g u l f , Texas
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