Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-15
WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW FOR UTAH


shortage in harvesting.
Utah mines suffering from labor
shortage, and 500 TO 1000 men leaving
the state per week
Tax increases are shown in every
classification Of property except 3, in
report Of assessed valuation Of entire
state.
Copper Zone reports strike Of rich
ore at Bullion Canyon, Iron County.
Ogden.--The Hooper road is to be
improved at once at cost of SCI $40.
The National Woolgrowers Assn
is attempting to reduce shipping rates.
Salt Lake.---Dcspite labor shortage
tomato pack is a record-breaker. Many
new canneries are planned for next
year.
Provo.--Sugar factory running to
capacity; 375 tons of beets used daily.
Ogden.-Labor shortage stops work
on retaining wall in Weber canyon.
Wool growers favor federal control
Of industry and elimination of specula-
ton. Losses of sheep in mountain
states not as large as reported.
Spanish Fork.-Utah-I Idaho Sugar
company short 90 employees. Thirty
per cent of employed are girls and
women.
Salt Lake.--Knights of Columbus
will erect $4,000 hut at University.
Gold producers will ask relief cores
ponding to increased cost Of produc-
ton.
Ogden Extensive improvements
are to be made at Union depot.
Park City.-Output of mines of this
place for week ending Nov. totals
$4,000.
Utah spent over 100000 in Octob-
err for state road work.
Salt Lake City.--Big companies
working in Uintah Basin. Two reduc
ton plants beinp built
Big demand for labor in beet
section and wages high.
Big factories have set the price of
sugar beets at $i2 per ton.
The West is vitality interested in a
national war tax measure which will
encourage rather than discourage ex-
ploitation and development Of new
mining and oil properties and which
will give new companies chance to
become producers along with the old
established ones.
Salt Lake City.--Western sugar
firms are to pay upwards of s6.000,-
600 for this years crop of sugar heets.
In the United States Utah stood
second in silver production in 1917.
Nitro, Utah.-Milk making plant
erected here furnishes substitute for
fresh milk.
Salt Lake.-Boys' working reserve
earning $500 daily harvesting crops.
Eureka.--Ore shipments for week
ending Nov. from Tintic mines val
ued at 100000.
Park City.-Electrical plant costing
10000 installed in Morgan mining
district.
Salt Lake-October production of
Utah Copper reached about 10000, 600
pounds.
Phoebe, Nev.-Prince Consolidated
ships 40 carloads Of ore for week end
ing Nov. l.
Fort Douglas. - Subquartermaster
supply depot established to purchase
all Of the Forts supplies.
People who are interested in the
sheep and wool industry, whether as
producers, manufacturers or consum.
ers, are mistifed by the order made
few days ago by the War Indus.
tries Board precluding the allotment
Of wool to manufacturers for civilian
purposes. The announcement ISSUED
from the offices of the board said
AFTER considering every pertinent
fact and reasonable probability, tn,
woolens section is obliged to conclud,
that stock Of wool in the possession o,
the quartermaster-general, after tn,
immediate needs of the government
have been provided for, will leave I
surplus so small as to preclude an,
allotment for civilian purposes in tn,
near future, Additional supplies O
wool for the Army ana for civilian
purposes are entirely dependent upoi
future importations untn the domesti
clip of 1919 is available for USE"
Reports from different sections o
the west indicate favorable reaction
towards sugar beet growing as exDer
fence of many farmers this year witt
wheat, bean and potato growing di
not come up to expectations.
Salt Lake.-National Woolgrower
Association expects to secure bette
facilities for moving livestock
Home market products only are +
be used on Thanksgiving Day,
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Quite number of Cedar boys wen