The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-29
SHELTER FOR
PELICAN POINT
Eehl Claims to Have 1t Straight
That Sam NeWhouSe,
Will Build 1t.
BUSINESS MEN HUSTLlNG
COMMITTEE NAMED TO SEE PRO-
MOTER AND REPORT.
BUSINESS MEN HUSTLlNG

Lehl. Jan. 2S.-Pellcan Point, just south
of Lehi, and located on the west shore
of Utah lake. the place where it was once
contemplated to erect the Boston CONSOLE
dated concentrating plant. now seems des-
tined TO be the home of one Of the big
gest smelling industries of the west.
Samuel Newhouse. the leading mining
magnate of the west. has given it out that
he viii build up big smelling industry
not far from Salt Lake City, and he has
further said that if the good people OF
Utah county were not averse to the in
dustry he would locate these big re-
filming works at Pelican Point. on the
west shores of Utah lake, just south of
Lehi.
Lehi Men Take Action.
Judge w. n. Dusenberry. of Provo. met
with the Lehi Commercial club Saturday
evening and conveyed the above informa-
tion in an authoritative way TO the club
members for their consideration The
club. after a thorough discussion. unani-
mOuSly passed a resolution of good will
towards Mr.. NewhOuse, and appointed DR..
r. F. Steele. s. w. Ross. s. j. Goodwin,
NJ w. ingalls, and David Smith as a COM
mittee TO make a thorough investigation
as to the probable results to Lehi If the
location of smelters at Pelican Point, and,
If this committees investigation Is favor
able, it will wait on Mr. Newhouse and
call a general mass meeting of the citi-
zens and discuss the propositions with
him.
1t is we'll known that two years ago Mr..
Newhouse purchased a large area of land
at Pelican Point ostensibly for the pur-
pose of locating the big Boston COnsoli
dated concentrating plant. now being built
at Garfield. 1t is also known that at that
time there was a fly i'm the ointment
of his purchases, in the nature of two
SOOnerS. who 'SQuatted' on two quar-
ter sections that were desired. II Is given
out that these ''sooners" have since dis
posed of their possessions TO Mr.. New
house. so that his holdings are now
rounded out satisfactorily and the good
news comes that if the people of this
vicinity are willing there will be erected
on this site model smelter and a model
city.
Advantages Pointed Out.
The rounding out of this enterprise
would probably double the real estate val
ues of Lehi and increase business gener-
ally in corresponding ratio all of which
is creating an enthusiasm among the peo-
pie here, and no doubt anything asked in
reason by Mr.. NewhouSe will be granted.
1t is pointed out that the prevailing
winds would carry the smoke from a
smelter located at the point off into tho
hills, and that the nearest farms i'm any
direction are about eight miles Distant
that there is an abundance of ideal lime
stone for smelling purposes a quarter OF
a mile away; that there are big veins of
iron ore a mile away, and that Pelican
Point is in the very center OF the pro-
ducing mining centers of the state.
other Enterprise Would Follow
The location of the smelters at Pelican
Point would mean. a railroad there. which
in turn would mean the development of
the big onyx quarries, gypsum beds and
clay deposits located there. The Pelican
Point Mining and Development company,
a recently organized corporation, is go
ing right ahead with their development OF
some big low-grade gold lodges. They
yesterday received a gasoline engine
weighing 1000 pounds. with which they
will conduct experiments while plans are
maturing for their large mill. This COM
pany also contemplates the manufacture
of Portland cement and plaster Of Paris
and several other industrial products.
though the latter will necessarily have
to await the advent of a railroad.