Carey Salt Company records, 1927-1933, 1939 (bulk 1930-1933).

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Carey Salt Company. Carey Salt Company records, 1927-1933, 1939 (bulk 1930-1933).

Carey Salt Company records, 1927-1933, 1939 (bulk 1930-1933).

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Papers are comprised chiefly of correspondence between Howard J. Carey (Vice President of Operations of Carey Salt Company) and various other business associates located in Louisiana, mainly Winnfield and New Orleans. Papers pertain to the development of the Louisiana Development Company and the startup of mining operations in Winnfield. Attached to some correspondence are referenced reports, drafts of contracts, and newspaper clippings. Sketches that were attached to correspondence have been separated and placed in a folder titled "Sketches." These consist of sketches made of the interior of the mine and roads leading to the mine. Correspondence addresses the leasing of railroad tracks for shipping freight from the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad Company (B.S. Atkinson, Senior Vice-President) and the Southern Mineral Company (I.L. Lyons, Jr., President). The exchange of letters between Lyons and Carey reflects Lyons' attempts to influence Carey's business partnerships (including the loaning of money). Correspondence with representatives at the Louisiana Power and Light Company includes discussion of the amount of electricity needed for operation of the mine and unpaid bills. Correspondence with the general manager of operations, Charles Walters, includes topics such as the progress (or lack of) in the mine, the pricing and preparation of equipment made for mining, discussion of the negotiations with the railroads, and the reaction of the town of Winnfield to the mine. Additional topics include the rapid turnover of foremen on the project, minority labor, and other aspects of employee relations. In a letter dated January 28, 1932, Carey discusses with John Stewart (a chemist hired by Carey Salt to analyze and report on the quality and grade of salt) the grade of the salt produced from the Winnfield mine versus the salt produced by other companies. In another letter dated October 24, 1932 to Walters, Carey encourages him to compare their product samples to their rival Morton Salt Company's samples.

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