Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-26
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st George-Water bonds, for inn
proving city water supply, win by big
majority.
Storms hinder harvest of potatoes
and beets on Minidoka project.
The closed shop idea has been sup
erseded in San Francisco by the Amer
ican Plan or open shop idea and the
California Metal Trades Association
hires union or non-union men on equal
terms.
Salt Lake--Highway between Moab
and La Sal Junction to be completed.
Work started on highway from Du-
chesne to Vernal.
| Tcoele may have motorized Fire de-
partment,
Gunnison Valley disburses 100000
for 22,500 tons of beets to November
LIST.
Salt Lake-Amount of food in cold
shortage shows decline.
Work on Price Castle Dale Highway
will soon be completed.
The nation has a vital interest in
fair treatment of the ex-service men.
There are five million Of them and
with their families they are easily
one-tenth of our population. They
are bulwark against unpatriotic or
disintegrating forces. Give them a
chance to get homes, to have employ
ment, or to secure land.
Ogden-Beet digging completed in
Amalgamated territory; farmers in
Utah and Idaho to receive $4,000, 900
from company for beets.
Total assessed valuation of Utah
for the year 1920 is $716,401 ,559; in
crease in valuation during year was
$19,SS2, sos.
1t is estimated that in Utah, idaho
h and Washington, the combined sugar
factory payroll for November will
amount to $10,O00,OOO. OF this a.
mount the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
u will pay one-half or $5,000,000, the
Amalgamated Sugar Company, 49,,
: 1000, the balance divided among the
smaller companies.
Salt Lake City-Tintic mines ma
terially increasing ore shipments al
result of big improvement in thu
labor situation.
Enterprise-Construction begins OF
dam which will cost $4,000.
Utah deeply interested in western
member OF Harding cabinet. Prefers
Secretary of Interior as having con
troll of public lands, oil and minera
development, as well as reclamation
and irrigation projects.
levels of the Iron King property OF
East Tintic being steadily carried
along.
Eureka-Power line to the South
transformers installed. All machinery
moved over to the new shaft and the
material for the foundations on tn,
ground.
Cement pavement from Hot Springs
to Brigham City completed.
Evansville enjoying oil boom.
Brigham City making good Roadway
on new power plant.
Monticello-Five foot vein coal dis
covered near here.
Payson citizens vote municipal bond
to put city on sound financial basis.
Park City-New Quincy Mining
Company preparing to install new
mine machinery plant.
The general public including state
and government officials, does not re-
alize the Importance to the national
welfare Of the metalliferous mining
industry of the state of Arizona, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Ne
vada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Wyoming, Washington, South Dakota
and Texas. These states in 1918 pro-
duced 80 per cent Of the gold and
nearly 100 per cent of the silver and
a large percent of the copper, lead
and zinc of the United States. During
the past year falling off in production
has been enormous and conditions
must be stabilized and tax laws re-
vised to put the mining industry on
its feet
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