The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
DEVELOPMENT IS
NEED, SAYS BANK
Trade Letter Points Out That
Factories Can Not Precede
Industrial Work.
GIVES STATISTICS ON
UTAH MANUFACTURING
Declares Land Fever From
Speculative Standpoint Is
on Wane.


Of Utah as one of the greatest benefits
to the state. the monthly trade letter Is
sued by the National Copper bank in its
issue OF February 90. has brought To-
eeIher some facts and figures OF the In
vestments in the state represented IN lac-
tories of different kinds
Commenting on the growth of the in
dustry IN Utah and that sure 10 come
from the rapid development OF the state
IN other lines, the letter has this TO say:
"We have not failed to note the great
call that has gone out roi' more rae %
tories Factories follow industrial de
rclopmcnt-the% cannot preceae IL we
must people these broad valleys. till the
soil. develop our natural resources ana
the factories Will follow as the DAY iot-
lows the night.
move was the organization in ls9g OF
the Manufacturers Association OF utah.
IL marks the start OF organized effort on
the psrt OF these interests. The associ,
alton has 20 members, Is we'll orsanizsd
and is working assiduously toward Inc
extension OF present factories and the Sc
curing OF new ones. lis policy is TO en-
courage the addition OF industries IN
measure commensurate with the patron
age bestowed upon existing ones. The
associations maintains "A bureau OF in1or-
nation and statistics in charge OF sec
retary y. F. Ccllett, who invites corre-
spondence about anything pertaining to
Utah industries,
las an auxiliary to the Manufacturers
association. the Utah Home INDUSTRY as rs
ISOLATION has just been born. IL has tor
lis purpose the fostering of sentiment IN
favor Of horne industries and the use OF
home made goods The women OF I tan
are back OF this movement. Ii must
succeed.
692 Factories in State.
statistics which we have been gath
erng hle us Ia state with some degree
oI accuracy that there are al present IN
L,ah 6s2 manufacturing establishments; IS;
These represent an investment oi
S36 00o. 600 Annually they employ lO.29O
people and pay them in wages Sl,2oO.ooo;
fey pay en6 If dos Ta% az" od eypsnd
$50. 900 for fuel and rent OF power and
heat. and s.. 100000 for taxes and miscei-
laneous charges. and every twelve
months turn out finished products ready
for the retail market Of the enormous
value OF si5ooo.oo About one-third of
all tins is done in Salt Lake City.
u very large part OF the manufactures
of our neighboring states. Nevada has
1875 manufacturing establishments. put
ting out. products annually worth Si.-
o30. 600. Idaho has i06 establishments.
producing $ll 900 900 worth: Wyoming mas
195 plants and makes goods valued at
out products worth $4,000, 600 from $50
establishments. in the five states there
is total OF 1918 manufacturing estab-
lishments. and the value OF their annual
output is placed al sl3o. 500. 900
Utah has thlrty-three cannerics show
ing an investment OF 1850, 600 and pro-
ducing annually 19,ooo,oOo cans Of toma-
pork and beans. peaches. pears, apples.
apTicots and cherries. They carry an
annual payroll Of 100000 employ 2O0o|
people, and yearly pay 10 the farmers of
Utah $1,210000.
Sugar Plants,
There are five sugar factories. located
at Lehi. Garland. Logan, Ogden and Lew
iston- These factories annually put out
sugar valued at Si.4I7.50o. distribute ST.
100000 among 5000 farmers OF Utah. and
pay 1890 factory employees sG9i, 900.
Utah stands fourth in the United States
- ugar-producIng state. new fac
lry Is in course OF erection near Elsi-
ore. in Sewer county. The factories In
southern Idaho increase the total OF all
these figures for this section by one
There are seventysix flour and grist
mills in the state, with a daily capacity
OF 5000 barrels. These mills represent
an investment of S2.0o0.00o. and their an
nual output has been estimated at above
sS.0oo.oo0. They employ 425 men and
pay them an annual wage of $4,000.
ment There are three large plants in
the state. located at Devils Slide. in
Weber canyon. Brigham City and Salt
Lake City. These plants represent to-
they employ $50 men. The Union plant
at Devils Slide has a daily capacity OF
ZoUu naTTelS lne OSCen cement company
at Brigham $50 barrels. and the Portland
Cement company at Salt Lake City 100U
barrels
Gone and one-quarter millions nf dol
lars have been invested in the Ave salt
rcfineries and plants in Utah. which an
nually produce T0.000,000 pounds of crude
and l5.000.000 pounds of refined salt"
Back to the Soil.
The farmers special trains sent to all
parts OF Utah over the various railroad
lines, TO which growing interest alta ches.
has called forth favorable comment In
the letter. On this subject. the following
Is said
AS one Of the signs OF the times we
note the 'back-to the-soiI' movement.
which is the most talked OF subject In
America today. The land fever, from a
speculative standpoint. is on the wane,
and Is being rapidly replaced by whole
some interest In the actual tiIling OF the
soil by improved methods, and the scien-
tiic raising OF all farm products. The
educational work that has been carried
on among the farmers OF this section by
The agricultural college, the experiment
farms and By the railroads in sending
exhibition trains over their lines has
taken tremendous hold on the minds
Of the people and they have come To re-
alize the possibility OF making two blades
OF grass grow where only one has growr
before"