Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-23
OUR UTAH WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Continued strikes and labor agita-
tions are adding steadily to the all
ready "high cost of loafing" How
long before we will see this? II takes
operating industries TO fill the dinner
pail and dining table.
April 19-Ogden is planning a new
$425,000 sewer system.
Logan roads are to be repaired.
Ogden-200, 900 pounds of TINT is
en- route for state road construction.
Salt Lake--Utah Light a. Power
Co. has asked permission to extend
lines into Juab County.
Ogden Wireless phones are to be
installed at points in district No. 4
where fire hazard is greatest.
Ar,algamated Sugar Company
secures enough beets to operate fac
tory west of Ogden.
Salt Lake-Western Union pre-
pairing to expend over 100000 in To-
cal improvements.
Ogden--A concrete lining is to be
placed in the Davis and Weber coun-
ties canal to prevent seepage. Cost
$4,000
After reading that a $70,O00,000
government powder plant was sold
for $8,500,000 with $9,000,000 worth
of materials thrown in for good mea-
sure taxpayers begin to see where
their money is going.
Eureka--Good progress is being
made with sinking at East Tintic
acknowledgement plans are ar
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to include the installation of credit
rating bureau, organization of traf-
fc bureau and the installation of
publicity man at the Union Depot.
Salt Lake-$6O,O0 contract let to
drain zoos acres of land in Davis
county.
A flying school is promised Ogden.
Alta-Pumping operations resumed
at Emma Mine.
IL the farmers of the country do
not secure common labor soon to
help till the soil, we will face food
famine in the not far distant future.
Ogden Packing and Provision Co.
increased capitalization from $4,000
900 to $3,450,000.
Salt Lake-Granite Furniture Co.
increases capital stock from $4,000
to 100000.
Gateway-Union Pacific R. r. pro-
poses to build double track through
Weber Canyon.
The Cache Valley canned milk out
put was valued at $4,000.000 in 1919.
Weber County has best outlook for
good beet season in years.
There seems to be a nation wide
demand in the interest of industry
that so-called excess profits tax be
removed.
Ogden-Paving of Ogden canyon
contemplated at cost Of $250.000.
Garland is to have new water sys-
tenn.
Ogden-New flour mill nears com
pletion.
With the world wide demand and
shortage of crude oil the wonder is
that gasoline is not higher priced.
The state paid S69, 914.80 in animal
bounty in 1919.
800 army trucks are to be furnished
the state for road work.
Ogden-Sperry Flour Co. is to
build new Offices.
Beaver City-Propose to bond Bea- !
YER county for $125,000 for roads. !
Will give $780, 900 in all.
Price city limits are to be extended.
Salt Lake-Prince consolidated
shaft is going down rapidly. I
Ogden-New box factory starts OPP
erations.
Provo-Work resumed on new
building Of state insane asylum.
Eureka-Tintic Standard mill con-
struction under way.
Eureka--Lehi-Ti ntic to install ven
tilating equipment
Logan-Work resumed on canning
plants which was stopped by strikes. |
Provo-Site for new armory has
been chosen.
Banks are doing more than ever
before to cooperate with communi-
ties in encouraging industrial devel-
Dpment.
One hundred forty-fve thousand !
horsepower is undeveloped in Utah.
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