The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-10
UTAH IRON ORES
EQUAL THE NEEDS
China Is Drawn On for What
This State Can
Supply.

"hen there are known mountains of
almost pure iron ore in the southern
part Of Utah. the tonnage in sight
Squa4lng the needs of the world for the
pest part OF a century TO come. with
vast deposits in the northern T,arF Of
the state, long since proven to be CON
feftlDle into the finest of bessemer
steer IN 1act, practically every charac-
sseI OF IRON ores required in the manu-
laclure OF articles from q steel case
knife up TO an SO-pOund rail. or the
heaviest Kinds of machinery it is rather
surprising that the conditions set forth
IN the Following dispatch from Port
land, ore, to the GlObe-D Democrat would
exist To-Day IN the western part of the
United States:
There is promise of a revolution in
me pig iron trade which means big
lhlhgs Tor the Pacific coast China
sent 10 New York last year between
bO,OOO and 10000 tons of pig iron. which
sold in the open market in cOmDefifion
win the American product. after pay-
ing the tariff duties and freight charges
nall around the world. A Puget So1nd
concern has contracted to take $4,000
tons OF the same metal in tba first
twelve months of its fifteen-vear CON
tract and reach the minimum Of 200 O0O
tons annually by the end of that period.
Inc latter contracting concern will also
begin at once importing 1000 tOns of
Chinese iron ore annually ana Increase
the tonnage annually
Ihese developments fOreteu new in
dustflal conditions on the Pacific coast.
metal manufactures are made nOssihIa
mere. With large and steady tonnage
IL Is possible that this iron could be
Drought IN raw state from China 10
portland for freight charge of 81 a
ton, certainly for 81. The Pacific coast
has been paying on its steel and iron
needs from SIS to $50 a ton in the ma ST
and has found the carload and less
thanTcarload adjustments and the raw
material and manufactured products
ulIIerentlals so adjusted that competi-
tIon with the eastern manufacturer was
impossible. In the matter of structural
materials, which are easily made and
occupy about the same space as the raw
material, although having a different
value, the coast is prevented from man
ufacturing by discriminatory rates
Many other articles could be mentioned
China viii make possible a new or
der. importation OF raw material for
iron and steel manufactures does not
yet meet any prohibitive tariff. SO long
as the west can prevent the east from
barring the door in this manner. the
west has in state of rapid develop-
ment out here on the shore of the Pa
cific metal supply which is destined
to become a vastly important world
factor, and which viii make iron and
on the Pacific possible
In competition with the east.
In the gigantic industry and trade
prospects opening, Portland is taking
no part. These are the DAYS of COM
when the greatest advan-
tage is won Around the nucleus now
being fOstered on Puget Sound and san
Francisco will surely grow great iron
plants, drawing all the
have been attracted by like industries
In the Atlantic region. Unless Portland
gets a safe hold early her loss will later
be irreparable.