Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-10-12

I states are taking an importan. posi-
ton in the high-grade oil production
of the nation. Statistics for July show
that Wyoming and other nearby states
produced a total of 722,S17 barrels of
oil, or about 30,000,000 gallons.
Salt Lake City.-Utah lake and 9th
err important waters in the state are
to be stocked with channel cat fish.
A law limiting tax increases to 5
per cent of total amount levied for
preceding biennial period, as adopted
in Oregon and California, would be a
great thing for Utah.
Northumberland sugar fac
tory to open here.
Ogden.-The California Packing
Corporation is to construct modern
fruit canning factory next year.
Eureka, Utah.-A mill may be built
to extract values from Eureka Hill
tailings
Salt Lake City.-$l0,000,000 is the
Tintic output for the past 8 months.
1t amounted to 365,00O tons o: orc.
September production was $950,0J0.
Three Utah camps yield 100000
tons of ore a month.
Salt Lake City.-Lime and Stone
Co. is to open immense holdings at
Timpie. Utah Iron & Steel Co has
applied to the Utilities Commission
for sufficient supply of cars to CON
vey 5000 tons of gas al TO its plant
each month.
Salt Lake Cty.-The Big + our may
resume activity.
Brigham City.-Tnc Utah Fower
and Light Company is putting stock
on the market to afford general pub
lie opportunity to become stochhold-
ers. For twelve months ended July,
1917 the company expended for CON
struction and operating wages only, ~
the territory served, $2,399, 062. rhe
company's taxes for the year of 1916
amounted to $262,l26.
Parowan.--New $4,000 tabernacle
nearing completion.
Salmon, Utah.-Drilling Develop.
p,apt con,pan,, l. 20 lou;n ,,o,,.;,,,.,
with approximately 100000 tons Of
ore in sight and the erection of -
O00-ton capacity mill at their prop
erty
Bingham may have another paper.
Midvale.- Utah Iron & Steel Co. to
double output of plant. Extensions
for steel mill will give it $4,000 tons
yearly capacity. Will employ $50
men.
Brigham City.-Several new sios
in Bear Valley,
Garland bank nearly completed.
Utah is fourth in production of cop
per, having produced 232,0O0,0OO lbs.
in 1916.
acknowledgement at Glenwood
Park making Roadway. Grading of
hollows nearing completion; start on
boating pool in spring.
Salt Lake City.-Utah county road
contract let for $39,013.
The on-Partisan League is using
large paid advertisements in the big
dailies of defend itself for unpatriotic
utterances at st, Paul convention, A
new political party mobilizing ele-
ments of discomfort is not looked up
on with favor at present and the
League is on the defensive.
Salt Lake City.-New ballast cars
for d. & II. c. have been received at
this place. Owing TO increased cost
of materials cars cost $4,000 each, or
total Of $l,8OO,OOO,
Moab, Utah.-The Big Indian mill
is nearly ready to start work. 100
tons of ore per day is to be the out
put at first, which will later be in
creased to 300.
Saint George New -four mill to be
erected here.
Salt Lake City,-Big improvements
are promised in the local Western I'M
ion telegraph office.
Provo,-Iron King Consolidated
Mining Company has increased it's
capitalization from $1,0OO,OOO to So
100000 shares.
The cost Of grain has increased 26O
per cent over the average price for
20 years. Freight rates have adj