[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E234]
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                          HONORING NORM HARTY

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                          HON. JASON T. SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 2014

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri.  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Norm 
Harty, who nearly 50 years ago pioneered the technique of using 
dynamite to clean the inside of a power plant boiler, in order to 
remove slag deposit. Power plants burning any type of fuel, except 
natural gas, eventually build ash that creates slag deposits on the 
tubes running through boilers. This build up can create inefficiency in 
the operation of a power plant, requiring more fuel to be used to reach 
the same output a clean boiler could produce, not to mention being a 
safety hazard as well. The advances Norm and his company helped create 
in boiler cleaning technology have made their mark.
  In 1964 Norm started his own business, N. B. Harty, and hired his 
first employee. Now 50 years and more than 4,500 jobs later Harty is 
still running his company which is regarded as the number one explosive 
cleaning company in the world. Norm has done business in all 50 states 
in the United States and in Canada, Mexico and Korea.
  In addition to his business achievements, Norm and his late wife 
Billie, have contributed much to their community of Dexter, Missouri.
  For the advances Norm and his company helped create in boiler 
cleaning technology, and his many other contributions to the community, 
it is my pleasure to recognize his efforts and achievements before the 
House of Representatives.

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