The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-02
BLACK MARBLE: QuARRIES
WILL Be WORKED
Cedarstroms Have Decided to
Push the Work at Pelican
Point.

A recent issue of The Tribune con
tanned an illustrated article on the
subject of tho black marble deposits
near Pelican Point, on the western side
of Utah lake. At that time, and until
few days ago, the property was under
option 10 the Oquirrh Black Marble
company, tho personnel of which was
given with the article referred to. For
some reason not given to the public
the legal hold upon the property was
permitted to expire by limitation, dur
ing all of which time the work of eX-
traction and shipment, which, to make
good should have been going on ac-
lively and continuously, was not go
ing on at all.
The end of the Oquirrh company IS
option marks the beginning of a new
deal along different and more energetic
lines Those who hold the property in
tend to push it for all it is worth,
which is very large sum presently,
and. of course, a much larger one pros
pectively, these being the Cedarstrom
family consisting of Oliver. Thor, Cor
nelius Cedarstrom, Albert Eiseman
and Mrs, Ellen Ccdarstrom, the boys,
mother and widow OF the late Olaf
Cedarstrom. the original discovcrer and
deposits of which, located south and
west Of Pelican Point, remain In the
estate and will be offered for sale. The
black marble adjacent, however, will
be held by the family and an incor-
poration embracing it at once effected,
themselves constituting the governing
board, with officers to be chosen later.
The capitalization will be for 100000.
divided into 100000 shares at 10
Il. II III
the posseSsors of limited means to be"
come interested in what is undoubtedly
destined TO become one Of Utah s great
est wealth producers.
To begin with, there will be no
"slopping over' in the matter of ex-
travagant outlay, but the business will
be so managed as to be within imme-
diate control, industrially and financial
ly. The marble will he extracted from
It's native beds by the owners in per
son, with such assistance as may be
required and can be paid for, and the
product will be brought to Salt Lake,
or wherever else it may be necessary
to deliver it, primarily by wagon and
team; but, of course, rs circumstances
require it, tho method of transporta-
tion will be added to and improved
upon as rapidly as may be without in
curing responsibilities which cannot be
met when due. BY thus beginning at
the bottom and taking more advanced
steps only as circumstances warrant,
the outlook becomes very hopeful.
AS previously shown, the property is
practically inexhaustible; long after
the present generation has ceased to
draw upon it there will be abundance
for those who follow, if present dcvel-
opments and geological conditions so
far disclosed count for anything at all,
as undoubtedly they do. 1t is something
of reproach upon the community to
have such a source of prosperity in our
midst for so long time and let it lie
there unused, almost untouched, but
the reproach is no longer to be con.
tinued. and therein is cause for con-
graduation all around. There can be
but one expression regarding the Utah
Black Marble company, and that is the
best wishes of all hands for its Imme-
dlate and continued success,