Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-21
SEEKS TO ERECT
L|NDLEUM Mill
John II. Riley SAYS Flax Can Be
Ga Grown On Dry Farms for Is
Enterprise.

i The News received today with the
A request that it be published the follow
4 lowing communication from John H.
Riley on the subject of starting mil
4 in this city for the manufacture of lin-
oleurn and oil cloth:
ITO the Public of Salt Lake and Dis
trict:
81 have been trying my best. for8the
i last four or five years, to get some IN :
dustrial works put up in Salt Lake City
4 In the shape of a Slnoleums and oilcloth
1 MIL.
l.'I have succeeded in growing flaxseed
which we will have by next year. We
hope to have d mn put Up by the old
copper plant. w. E. Hubbard has Civ
en- a site of 10 acres near Ninth West
and Tenth North streets, e.usr to the
copper plant. for the mill. We eX-
| pect to organize by the end OF the
month a company. sH!
have some friends who have prom
ised to lease me $50 acres OF land fort
| five years to grow the lax. Anyone
who wishes to lease land for such use
can do 50 on the san,e terms.
Flax can be grown OIL dry land as
well as irrigated land. and il is prov
ing a success. This will give employ
ment to a few hundred peopla in .:ie
near future
Any persons who have been connect
ed With the making of oil and oil cake,
or with any kind Of oilcotnainlls can
communicate with me IN the matter.AI L;
shall be pleased To have an interview
with them. i find through my study for
the welfare of the community and home
Industry, I am prepared to%lneet any
persons, financially or otherwise, on
these matters.
nave letters from men Of Utah and
It's district and also from the different
parts of the United States on this sub
ject. which l can show to anyone. Dr.
wishes me. to get the farmers to grow
as much flaXseed as possible in these
valleys. as there is great profit in IT.
II also have a letter from linen firm
in Duluth, Mimi, with view to put
up linen mill here within four or
five Years, provided the farmers grow
the fiaxseed to get the fiber. 1t will be
9 great benefit to Utah, Idaho. Mon
tana, and IN fact, this whole inter
mountain region.
friend of mine, n Mr.. Cox. grew
&tiaxseed and run an oil mill and made
oil and oil-calSe some 10 years ago in
TINS city, which was very profitable at
that time. There is no waste from the
stiaxseed or its straw It is all used for
MAKING linen and burlap in making
loilc1oth.
hope those interested In home III
sdustry will rally around me with a de-
termination to help this enterprise
along, as it Is high time we had some
Kind of mills here for the working class
of people. am we'll acquainted with
friends from the old country, who made
this kind Of goods and some OF my
friends are varnish makers There are
many emigrants from the old country
Who come here and are at a loss abou1
getting employment and could find po-
Esitions more readily If mills were erect
ed, and there is plenty Of room for
them. Most of them are used to this
kind of work
Il have other matters to put before
You In my next letter, which will show
more clearly the plans of this enter
prise. hope the public will take an
Interest for the welfare of the people
and help promote this home industry
for the benefit of the state at large"
JOHN III. RILEY.
5s42 North Ninth West st. Bell phone,
32991-y. I'm {iS5