Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-07
LET Us MAKE IRON.


than IL evidently did was recently
tr,n.mittei all over the country. III
was 10 the EFT, ct that orders had been
placed In ir and steel mills for 3O,Oo
tone OF plate and structural iron ana
general material for a New York pipe
line. An order was also placed u"
Chicago for $500 tons OF plate iron Tor
ship building on the Pacific coast anu
others we're comiog along anu peipg
placed quite rapidly. Several elevator
railway schemes nre TO DO consu'"'
mated 10 the i'm mediate future, anu we
are nd yissi that It will require the pest
and most constant efforts OF al 'he
iron mills to k,epu with these orders;
and altogether 1t looks as though
verltable b ION In the iron trade were
upon the land.
suoh iu formation whom properly
considered iiords genera, Interest TO
everybody; but here In Utah 1t has
special significance, and this
should be grasped aud applied
by all who have the x enuine welfare
Of tho Territory 1t heart. Wo have
some OF the finest and most extensive
Iron deposits to be found on tho globe.
Suppose, for instance, the magnificent
fields Of Iron county were In any part
Of Illinois, or Iowa, or even Nebraska,
would they bs simply lying there I'M
DISTURBED by tho hand OF mani Or
would the nights In such neighborhoods
be red with the glare Of furnaces and
the days made musical with the sound
Of Changing hammers and the rush Of
escaping steam? Would the people Of
either Of those communities be sending
to England or Pennsylvan 10 or any
other foreign or domestic Iron producers
for what they require In that line, or
would they bo giving omployment to
Thousands who would otherwise be
idle. and shipping ironwares to every
point Of tho compass? These ques-
tions cirry their answers with them.
It lisa workable fact that the expon.
diture ofsay paltry 100000 In the
erection OF the necessary works
in Iron county, or any one
OF several other points In Utah.
would be the means OF ultimately
bringing to and keeping In tins Terri
tory more wen It'll within q given time
than could DO derived from any gold or
silver district In our mi list, unless
something strictly phenomenal were
uncovered In the meantime. The
promise Of renewed activity In the iron
trade gives smphasis 10 tue sltua,ion
and makes It more than ever worthy
our careful consideration. II 10 more
than probable that every pound Of
manufactured iron AMI every bar OF
pig iron that could be produced
would DO demanded beforehand,
and how much could be pro-
duced? The amount Ia altogether In.
computable. Tho ores In places are rs
nearly pure iron rs they can be and
retain any portion Of their present
surroundings, and there Is more OF
them than could ever be extracted by
the hand Of man, while their present
accessibility 10 a matter involving out
little means and little effort In
tho way of exploitation. IL only
needs proper start after which
such an industry would run by its own
momentum. Tho cost Of production
would DO less than In many places,
and with an unfailing supply and
strong aud steady market what more
should DO asked? Those who control
the deposits or any considerable por-
ton Of them, should bestir them
selves and take advantage OF the favor.
able opportunity for n commencement
now presented.
Iron is the most useful Of all the
motals. Ills, we may say, the only
absolutely Indispensable metal; yet 1t Is
known that vast lodges Of ore us heavy
In percentage OF yield and rs nne In
quality as any In Pennsylvania, Ohio,
or any other place In the world outside
Of Utah exist In abundance In the
mountains OF Sanpele aud many other
places In tho Wasatch range, that have
never been worked on for day,
that have been walked over by pros
pectors in quest OF gold, silver and
copper and are still utterly ignored.
Why? Because ut present they are
not worth tho trouble OF locating them.
They must DO worth II some time,
however.
To rest our material prosperity, 30 far
rs the mineral resources OF our Terri.
tory are concerned, upon what are
recognized az the precious metals
alone, Is n repronch to Providence,
which has so richly endowed us In
nearly oil other respects. To see train.
load after trainload OF manufactured
Iron coming In from abroad while our
mountains arc filled with the raw
materials nececessaiy for making II at
home, while thousands OF men wanting
work are living In enforced idleuess,
while hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
capital 10 Iusling In strong vaults aud
all the skill needed IL In our midst, /.
another reproach, and the sooner 1t ID
wiped out the better for all concerned.
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