The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-07

al BOlnB into ueNelOpmenI OF coal
mines in Carbon county. Forty
thousand dollars put into one tract
It s125 an acre.
Moab-Contracts let for $4,000
lew buildings here.
Provo-Springville-M pleton Sugar
company has filed its articles of in
Corporation.
Salina gets cheese factory with
|apacity of 1000 to 5000 milk daily.
Salt Lake-Public Service commits
lion asks d. & r. G.. railroad for
more coal cars.
Ogden - Hot Springs. nine miles
borth, to have $250.000 canatorium.
State proud that Utah Copper COM
pany profits were s16.OOO.OOO for
|irst half Of 1917.
Leonard mine in Beaver county has
made new ore discovery.
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Utah have combined to curb l. w. w.
activities, protect industries and har-
Vest hands from violence.
Weber county board let contracts
for heating plants in three county
schools.
Roosevelt plans to secure new
municipal water supply.
i Nz-Xona D;,.l,o,,, NINA i,,.y
work on second 100-ton unit of new
mill.
Railroads urged to suspend unnec-
essary work and help labor famine
over harvest.
Western railroads have been AZ
lowed to raise rates on coal and coke,
and eastern railroads yere granted
fifteen per cent increase.
Delta has let contract for concrete
sidewalks and crosswalks.
Garfield Chemical company has
added plant to increase acid output
l1N tons daily.
BIT Lake City commission will
| spend $1,000 probing coal problem.
At the present time some coal Is sell
as high as $500 the ton in Salt Lake
and Ogden. Despite the fact that
the railroad reduced the freight rate
from April / to August ! twenty-five
cents the ton, the dealers have not
made any reduction in the price OF
coal, in fact they have steadily ad-
yanced the price to the consumer.
Tremonton will have 65xs5 bust
ness block.
Before placing more orders for
bodybuilding at Portland ship yards,
government demands that 5000 ad-
ditonal laborers be secured for steel
ships, and 5000 for. work on wooden
ships. II plans are carried out to
rush building, $4,000 men will be
worked.
Moab-Fourteen miles of road to
Blue Hill to be improved at once.
Home guards being organized In
cities and counties to deal with
l. W. w.
State Utilities commission laying
plans to prevent coal famine next
winter.
Bear River spur Of Ogden. Logan
Z Idaho railroad to be built at once.
Samuel Singleton of Ferron has
built first concrete silo in Carbon
eounty.
Railroad extension is being built
on the Delta project.
Strike on old Miller mine. Ameri'
can Fork canyon. richer than ex-
pected. There are twenty inches OF
ore that will average in lead and sill
YER values from $50 to $3.50 per
ton, Shipping will be begun without
delay.
Salt Lake-Work started on new
Wasatch war chapel to cost 10000
ttdn loi ioi ooSN5S
nent shows gain OF s53,0OO,OOO.
Dam for Farley Conyon reservoir
Is completed.
Pvada-Douglas mine yielding
copper cement. Ore worth $500
ton, and a lot Of 51,794 dry pounds
brought $74O6.56 net smelter re
turns. The smelter charge was IS
The company made total gross pro
auction last month OF $16S,375.
Salt Lake-Becker Brewing q
Mating company will manufacture
soft drinks.
Walker Mining company will dou
Vie capacity Of plant in Pluna'
county.
Paysen, Salem and BENJAMIN farm
e's plan to reclaim 10000 acres o