Show NEW INDUSTRY Sandstone Rock Quarrying by the Wholesale On Saturday the Salt Lake Rock Company was organized and the articles of association filed The I officers are Le Grand Young President Pres-ident P L Williams VicePres ident W W Eiter Superintendent Alfeles Young secretary and treasurer These four gentlemen together with James Sharp and S B Young constitute the board of directors The company iij organized organ-ized with a capital stock of 100000 divided into 1080 shares ol100 each and 75 per cent of the capital stock has Been paid up As stated in the heading the object ob-ject is to quarry rock literally by wholesale Heretofore all the sandstone sand-stone which without exception is the only rock used in this locality for foundation purposeshas been taken from the most accessible places by teamsters who not only hauled but also quarred what they supplied The sandstone which is mainly located in Red Butte Emigration Emi-gration Spring and Georges canyons can-yons has been free to all who i desired to go after it Some time ago the gentlemen constituting the officers and directors of this company com-pany took into consideration the visibilIty of purchasing the sandstone sand-stone quarries in the canyons referred re-ferred to and going at the work in a systematic and organized manner After mature deliberation the proposition pro-position took tangible shape The land enclosing the quarries was surveyed during the winter at a great expense and at a still greater expense was purchased from the government and the Union Pacific Railroad company The arrangements being completed and the company organized the work under the direction of the superintendent Mr W W Riter will commence immediately While the company owns all the land containing I con-taining sandstone in any quantities within twelve miles east of the city the intention is not as many may suppose to create a corner in foundation foun-dation rock Such an intention is emphatically denied by the company com-pany the object being to faciliate rather than to retard the securing of a greater supply As an earnest of this determination a good wagon road will be built forthwith up Red Butte Canyon The company will quarry tile root ana deliver it or sell on the ground as is desired that persons engaged in hauling twill t-will have as profitable if not a more profitable business than they hjjye now It stands to reason that by an organized or systematic quarrying of the stone it can be done infinitely cheaper and that it will pay the hauler better to buy it as quarried by the company than it would be for him to quarry it himself with his meagre and crude facilities It is certain that the rock will not be any dearer while it may be cheaper There is a very imminent prospect pros-pect that in the near future a branch railroad from the Utah Central Cen-tral Depot will be constructed to the quarries in Red Butte probably in Emigration Canyon also This will bring the price of the stone down and more than likely give an impetus im-petus to building and admit of the stone being shipped away at profit to all |