Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-06-13
OUR UTAH WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
Industrial and Mining Activity,
and Other Developments
Briefly Chronicled.

Much agitation is on for the remov
al of the governments set price o.
$1.01M on silver as it is claimed with
present world demand that silver
would climb to $1.5O. Anyway Il
would be big help to the mining in
dustry at this time.
Utah has approximately 10000, OOC
of undeveloped public land awaiting
water and labor.
Ogden.-The Weber normal school
is to have 100000 gymnasium.
Mining is one of Utah's great in
dustries. AS taxpayers and employ
ers Of labor the mines are Utah's
greatest asset, and prosperity in the
mines means prosperity for the state.
Work is to begin soon on the Rich
field-Fish Lake road.
Expansion of the Uintah Basi~ pro-
ject to $4,000 acres will be mad this
year
Prospecting for minerals in Utah,
which has been practically eliminated
during the war, has begun again with
renewed activity, according to |. C.
Thoreson, United States surveyor gen.
eral for this division.
Ogden.-Farmers of Hooper district
are signing large sugar beet acreage
contracts.
Junction City.-A large hotel is be-
ing planned here.
Salt Lake City is to have its third
annual fat stock show.
Cedar City.-According to officials
of Capitol Petroleum, Fuel and Iron
Company, $1,500,OO0 of bonds have
been placed in the eastern market, in
securing funds with which to build 80
miles Of railroad from Lund station on
Salt Lake Route to Cedar City.
Work is to start soon in American
Fork Canyon.
Recent political control of utilities
has proved beyond question that pri-
vate management is the more econom-
ical, efficient, courteous and progress
i've in it's dealings with the public.
With living rates it will give far the
best service, in the opinion Of those in
direct touch with such affairs.
DEMONSTRATING plant for Uin-
tab basin is being incorporated here.
Green River.-There is much activ-
ity in real estate here.
Work starts on we'll o. / of Gustav
eson Oil Co. in Diamond Fork Canyon.
A prominent Nevada wool grower
says: ave have had fair winter in
Nevada and our sheep are in good
shape. To me they seem to be carry
ing the best crop of wool we have
ever grown. Tho wool is long and
clean but will weigh less than last
year"
According to estimates, the divi-
dends paid in March, 1919, by 90 u.
S. mining and metallurgical companies
making public reports amounted to
$12,O50, ABB, as compared with $27.-
240,5l1 paid by 35 companies in
March, 1918.
The Congress of Mexico is in spec
ial session to take up problems con-
nected with oil production. 1t is to be
feared that If the American Congress
is taken as an example Of what may be
expected it BODIES no good for the oil
industry to have the Mexican poll.
ticians wrestling with the subject
The oil industry has been developed
in spite of politics.
Salt Lake.-Three contracts aggre-
eating 1913, 769.97 have been awarded
for Utah highways.
Myton.-It is estimated that out Of
the entire Uintah basin last yea,
about $4,000 fat hogs were shipped
to Salt Lake.
The greatly increased contracte,
beet acreage for this year and thu
large cash revenue to be derived there
from by the agricultural territory o
the mountain states and the genera
impetus inspired thereby is an inter
esting contrast to the industrial ap
athy prevailing in other parts of tn
nation at this time.
Vernal--Meat packing plant to b
established here
ROOSEVELT is planned to heat tn
school building here by electricity.
Provo.-This place is working t
obtain cement plant
Gunnison.- Sugar plant here nearl
completed.
Untah county votes $4,000 bond
to complete highway system.
Fifty years ago the 10th OF Ma,
the last spike was driven, at Promor
tory, Utah, in the first trans-contineI
tai railroad 1t was a famous ever
in Pacific coast history.
Salt Lake.-Employees of sire
railway system are asking increase
pay and five and one-half day wee
Tho mast week for the first time