Carey Salt Mining Hutchinson KS History Brochure Evaporating Plant Factory 1930s

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Estate sale find, vintage original brochure The Evaporation and Mining of Salt by The Carey Salt Company, Hutchinson, Kansas, and Winnfield, Louisiana, no date, circa 1930's.
In 1923, Kansas governor Johnathan Davis traveled to Hutchinson to dedicate Emerson Carey's new rock salt mine whose shaft provided access to an ancient salt bed 650 feet under the earth's surface.
The Carey Salt Mine, advertised as "the most modern in the world," served as a companion to Carey's already-existing evaporation plants. Miners used the newest technology to blast and crush the mineral into gravel and haul it to the surface to provide rock salt for livestock, industries, and roads.
Throughout the 20th century, thousands visited Carey's mining operations. Ever since the day Governor Davis presided over the opening ceremony, the Carey Salt Mine has served as a landmark for Hutchinson and helped shape its identity as "the Salt City."
Measures approximately 8.25" X 11", shipping weight approximately 5 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - AS IS - The brochure is  in overall Poor to Good Minus used condition, moisture damage to back cover, signs of wear, age toning, sun fading, no writing, no odors, please see images.
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