Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-05-23
THE UTAH WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW


Salt Lake City for the next conven-
ton June ~. Sheriff Corless says,
1--WE can arrange to accommodate
about 1000 prisoners and will not
hesitate to act if convention is held
here preaching lawlessness."
While extreme economy must be
practiced by copper producers of the
United States and Of the world for a
period of several months, in order to
keep the mines in operation, by the
end of the present year, consumption
should have caught up with the sur
plus stocks now on hand throughout
the world and brisk demand be Gre
ated for the metal. This, in brief,
is the personal view of Walter Doug
las, president of the Phelps Didge
corporations.
Western states as sugar producers
come next in Importance to their rank
as grain and meat producers. In fact
the three great industries are closely
allied and on the future of the sugar
industry hangs the livestock industry.
Poiche-Combined Metals to erect
a 100000 metalurgical plant.
Eureka-East Tintic district is en-
tering period Of great activity New
Hoist being installed at Standard;
output to be doubled.
Salt Lake-$1OO, 900 pumping plant
in Cache Valley to lift water from Lo-
gan and Bear rivers about rs #. for
irrigation proposes planned by the
company now being organized. It
will involve 9440 acres.
With the lifting of the ban on sill
yer it would not be surprising with
the expansion of commerce and re-
building of Europe to see silver go to
$1.20 an ounce.
The copper situation is so disourag-
ing that big companies are expected
to announce further curtailment in
production soon.
Fountain Green---Weight of wool
taken from sheep sheared here aver
ages 0 pounds per head.
Delta-Eastern capitalists to erect
a plant to manufacture salt, soda,
chlorine and by-products here.
The American ideals Of individual
initiative individual enterprise, ac-
cumulative Of property and homes is
the opposite Of Bolshevism.
Salt Lake-Spanish Fork Building
and Loan Association Incorporated
for $25O,00O.
Drilling resumed at Virgin Dome
Oil Company's well on Purgatory
Flat.
Senator B. c. White Of Buffalo, one
of the pioneer wool men Of Montana,
says: "The whole tone of the wool
market, both foreign and domestic
combed from the Commercial Bulletin
of April 81, indicates that the market
is strong and advancing, especially on
fine staple wools."
Eureka-Gustaveson Oil Co. begins
drilling for oil on it's property in
Diamond Fork canyon.
Ogden--Thirteent ward plans con-
struction of $4,000 meeting house.
There are two measures which will
be before the coming Congress, on
which passage has been delayed for
ten years by socialistic politicians,
namely, oil and waterpower legisla-
ton. Each measure means millions in
new capital spent in these western
states and passage should be consul
mated at this time when development
measures employing labor are so i'm
portant.
Utah favored over other states of
intermountain region for the location
of big government hospital
More than 100000 lbs. of wool
will be offered for sale at the different
shipping points in Utah during the
present season. The average price is
from so to 55 cents.
Salt Lake-The Hyland apartments
have been sold to an Idaho man for
$4,000.
Milford-A new hotel is planned
here.
Mount Pleasant is TO have the fin
est garage in the southern part of
the state.
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY
The mineral industry is still in the
stages of readjustment Markets are
quiet and production is still largely
curtailed. The various industries are
gradually using up accumulated
stocks while the government has been
disposing of its supplies. Prices are
reaching lower and more stable levels
and it is expected that conditions and
production will improve. Building
ativity is being resumed. While pros
poets for foreign trade are improving
and opann rotac ara daclipipo tho