Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16
Mines and Dividends
Output Of Utah
Mines, 1905. S29,S08.565,23
Dividends 3,94S,OOOOO
Complete Particulars on Page 6s,


dered immedia tely. The plans FOR the
plant have been drawn and they will
probably need few alterations IN them
on account OF the adoption of any
methods other than planned. The Bos-
ton plant VIII be built to handle n ton
mage equal to that Of the Utah Copper
and will be constructed IN two units,
The original intention OF Managing
Director NeWhousc was to build the
mill on a site selected for II along the
west shores OF the Utah lake in Utah
county; but afterwards, when a closer
alliance was made with the builders OF
the Garfield smelter, a site prolfered by
the smelling company near the new
town OF Garfield WAS accepted, The To-
cation Of the Garfield townsitc Will h1
central for the smelter and mills, where
employees Of either may make their
homes ana have an the comforts and
conyeniences enjoyed by citizens of a
modern city by the end of another
year Garfield should contain a popula-
ton Of 10000 people
The astonishing rapidity with which
development I'm the mining camps has
progressed made the construction OF
the Garfield smelter necessity. This
fact WAS realized by officials Of the
y
pany as far back as two years ago; but
since the revelations made in Bng-
hams porphyry belt, aud elsewhere,
through systematic mine development
made It also apparent that plant
much larger than the one originally
considered necessity. The Bingham
developments, in particular, changed
things, and as the big mines OF the dis
trict became better explored the smelt-
ing people sought to get control OF
some of them, either directly. or
or Indirectly and they have succeeded
quite wen i'm the attempt The Unit
ed States Smelling company had be-
come q dangerous competitor In the
field by this time and both companies
began to expand by the purchase OF
mining property as well as to provide
more extensive facilities for ore treat
ment.
The Garfield site.
The agitation over the smoke"
question came up and the multiplicity
OF damage suits instituted by the farm
ers OF the Salt Lake valley made II
naGvlsable TO continue to tight them,
so il was decided TO look NJ another
location than the one at Murray for the
proposed copper Snelter.
lIt ighlltld Sllt HdN many duNdn-
tageous features. II was believed that
the wind currents were such at the
point OF the mountain that II a few OF
the farmers In the vicinity of Black
Rock and this side Of there could be
induced 20 part with their lands. the
chances OF any damage being done TO
vegetation was remote Accordingly,
agents OF the smelling people were in
structed to proceed with the task OF
securing options On the ground and tho
water sites needed IL was necessary
10 work quietly; It therefore, con-
sumcd whole lot OF time 10 round
out the 10 sections Of ground required
before the enterprise could go ahead.
Another favorable feature was the
abundance Of water IN the vicinity VI
Black Rock the close proximity to the
mines ~ Bingham and TO Salt Lake
civ. whore all the railroads In the
state center. carried with II advau-
tagcs which other sites that had been
considered did not have.
Awarding of Contracts.
Practically all the options required