The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
Enterprising Citizens Enthusiast
tic About the Copper Plant.
THE GOOD WORK PUSHED.
A ROusing Meeting Tomorrow Night
at the Theatre.
Review of Some of the Considerations
That Should Operate Towards Civ
ing Material announcement
to the Enterprise.

many OF the reasons That Should acbuaUe
all citizens, whether property owners or
not, who feel an interest in the prosperity
Of Salt Lake, in giving helping hand tc
the establishment here of the proposed
copper smelling and refining works. But
there are many more such reasons.
THE MONEY INVESTED.
The establishing of the refinery here
means a great deal for this city. Pri-
narily, the sum of 5000, 900 or 100000
Will be expended in the building and fit
ting up of the works. And this vast
amount will be disbursed in a very short
time. Those who have the matter in hand
assert that it is their desire to have the
plant in running order by June OF this
| year, as they are obliged to handle theil
Durango product at that time by the
terms of contract with eastern firms. As
the buildings are all of first class char
acter, built of brick and iron, it viii
readily be seen that the market for labor,
both skilled and unskilled, will at once
become active, while material will at once
be in demand. The management promise
if the citizens respond to the call, as they
expect they viii, that work will begin in
t1teen days from tomorrow.
The distribution Of this vast sum Of
money at this time would do much toward
relieving the financial difficulties that be-
fset the business men of the city.
EMPLOYMENT FOR MANY MEN.
However, it was not Tor the purpose OF
showing the temporary benefits that will
accrue that this article is prepared, but Io
illustrate the lasting gains that will be
realized. The completion of this enter
prise means the steady employment o.
300 to 400 men at wages that will aggre-
from $500, 600 to 500, 600 per year.
WHAT IT MEANS BESIDES.
It means that from 800 to 1900 people
will be added to the population of the
city.
1t means that as all these will have tc
be provided with homes, the real estate
men OF the city will be benefited thereby
1t means that they will require cloth
ing, SHOES. hats and caps, and that the
home NJ snufactures of the territory
which are being built up by the efforts Of
the enterprising men of the city, will
reap rich harvest from this addition.
1t means that the farmers of the coun-
try will have better market for their
produce; that the merchants of the city
Will sell more dry goods and groceries
| that there will be more Utah sugar used
that more Utah beef, pork and mutton
will be consumed.
In short, it means that all the men who
live by providing others with the neces-
saries and comforts of life will be enriched
in proportion to the numbers that will
come here as q result.
OTHER MANUFACTURES.
It is not the copper refining alone that
the building of this plant win secure to
Salt Lake. With it viii come the manu-
featuring Of blue v1triol and sulphuriC
acid; the refining of gold and silver to
the perfection that is required in the arts
plant for turning out the matte from
the northern country will be added; with
! the development of the mines will also
come the machinery for making sheet
copper and copper wire, and in time, anc
not so very long either, all the home pro-
duct, meaning Utah and the country con.
tinguous, viii be treated here.
FIVE MILLIONS a YEAR.
When one considers that the output O
! this manufacturing industry, the frs
real good thing that has ever knocked al
the door, will be not less than 50, 900, OOC
per year, the benefits can be imagined
but imperfectly. Think for one moment
what disaster ii would be to withdraw
that amount from the business of the ter.
ritory, and then compute the advantage
OF adding that much TO it. And it can b.
done if the people will take hold and aiC
and assist in making this enterprise
success.
AMOUNT OF FUEL CONSUMED.
There is another point that must not b,
allowed to escape notice-the vast amour
of fuel that will be consumed. The hors,
power employed is 1000. This, added tx
| the amount OF coal that will be used il
the dwellings Of the artisans and laborer
would almost justify the building of
line to Coalville, If for nothing besid,
supplying the refinery alone.
AFALLACIoUs OBJECTION.
There is still another point that TIL
HERALD wishes to mention, in orde
that proper understanding of the sub
ject may be had. A great many peopl
incline to the belief that the location O
this plant would be injurious to tn
health of the city, by reason Of the fume,
that are supposed to arise. This is all ;
mistake. The smoke is, by means of
mechanical arrangement, carried off from
stacks at the height of 100 feet, purifie,
and made absolutely harmless. AS al
illustration OF the matter we cite that tn
city of Brooklyn, n. Y, has a refner,
in the very heart of the town, Just such
one as it is proposed shall be erected here
There is no danger whatsoever on tina
score.
CONCERTED EFFORT.
Tomorrow committees will wait upol
the people canvassing to ascertain tn
amount of aid that can be had for this en-
terprise, and Tuesday evening mass
meeting will be held in the theatre unde
the auspices of the chamber of commerce
and Business Mems association for tn
same purpose. Following is the call TO
the meeting at the theatre:
UNION MEETING.
There will be union meeting of tn
chamber OF commerce and Business Mem
association at the Salt Lake theatre Tues
day evening, Feb. z, at p. M, for tn
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