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Industrial boom for Southwest Arkansas from gas cleaning plant
The LaFayette-Columbia county sour gas fields are transformed into a valuable asset by McKamie Gas Cleaning Co and Arkansas Power & Light Co. Their work turns a dangerous public liability into fuel and electric power, boosting America’s wartime needs and promising an industrial boom in the region after the war.
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Stamps
Arkansas
LaFayette
Columbia County
McKamie Gas Cleaning Co
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Southwest