The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-08-30


tries Board In Very Near Future.
Thomas p. Kceley Of Chicago. who
owns large tracts OF coking coal lands
over In Horse Canyon south OF sun
nysidc. has been in Utah this week
looking into the promotion here Of
steel furnaces, the opening Of coal
mines and the building Of a great
coking plant, the construction OF TWEEN
~ miles of railroad In Southern Utah
and the development Of wonderful
beds of iron In that section OF the
state. lie b. making a study Of the
conditions surrounding his properties
and tho means necessary 90 the oper-
alton 81 his huge projects. The sun
two weeks ago told the story Of the
approval Of Secretary McAdoo. and Of
his decision 10 place the entire prof.
Get before the war industries board
with a recommendation that the board
act favorably In regard 10 financing
a. Kceley's visit 90 Utah II for the
purpose Of gathering data which will
be essential In solving the various
problems incident 20 the opening up
Of the great mines. and 90 subatantiate
the facts laid before the war indus.
tries board ~ 10 the availability Of
the Iron Tor war and Industrial pur-
poses. Ills visit viii conclude this
week. and on his return TO Chicago no
will be poasessed of data. which. II h
believed by Salt Lake city bankers.
will make financing 81 the new indus
ny n aucccrn. because Of the fact
that the coke output of Utah Fuel
at sunnysldc H. contracted
Tor ahead ~ production Tor a long
time to come. tho starting ~ steel
mills In Utah viii mean early develop
mont of Keclcy's cokinR coal deposits
IN Horse Canyon. Discussing his
project the first ~ this week the chi
cago capitalist said
ria Iron shortage.
There H. very marked shortage
OF pig Iron for Use In tho blast fur
naccs, foundriea and other Industries
the country. This dearth
OF iron has become 80 acute that the
government has 81 necessity limited
the use Of the material almost entire
~ 10 essential war industries. and this
curtaiiment H. becoming more and
moro severe. and II will not be Ions
before Industries not manufacturing
articles essential 10 winning the war
viii he entirely deprived % pig iron.
a great many non-esaentiai Industries
using pig iron have been virtually
closed down. This IL especially true
% the district surrounding Chicago.
while the demand for iron of all
sorts Il incredibly great now. II will
continue o. he much heavier than the
natural supply for many years after
tho close % the war. HhipbuiidinE II
going 10 be a permanent industry 81
prominence la the West az the pro.
gram OF the shipping board II carried
out. Even now great numbers Of
ships have been contracted for FAR
into the future. one great Seattle
wash. yard has contracts Tor n hun
drcd clEhty.ciEht hundred ton steel
steamshlps. which n going 10 create
great demand for steel on the Paci-
fic Coast.
The requirements Of the railroads
win he Immense after the war. Sec
Rotary McAdoo has already given his
approval Co the complete olectrifica-
ton Of the roads 81 the West. and this
work will entail the use 81 huge auan.
titles of iron and nteel. This scheme
at identification will. of course. be
worked out and put into practice
when the war has closed, and viii
provide another great outlet Tor Utah
iron. netterments. extensions. double
tracking and other work that win oh
Viously be necessary after the war.
win take further supplies of untold
volume. make mention OF these
things la order 20 illustrate the great
future that lies before the entire West
In the development of its wonderful
iron ore bodies In Southern Utah.
An Eno,unous nrmand