Show SALT INDUSTRY FORGES TO THE FRONT Production Prod Last Year Shows Steady Increase In Preceding Twelve Month Tonnage Large in 1901 But Ten Times as Much be Turned Out Income From Industry T the year yer Just closed the suit salt It I I 1 industry has hu taken a decided im impetus Impetus Impetus I petus and is m forging to the front frontas as on one of ot the big bis industries of the state With all aU the firms making a specialty of handling this staple bus business mess iness during 1901 has been unusually good g ed According to the statements of those these in a position to be most thor thoroughly ou acquainted with the business there are no indications pointing to even a slight cessation ce during the com coming comIng coming ing year Prom From the meagre reports which have so far been bean made out it is impossible to give the exact output of ot all the firms doing business in the state during d the year but conservative estimates place the total tonnage in the neighbor neighborhood neighborhood hood of which is a decided in increase Increase increase crease over the output of ot last year and nd in fact tact is the largest amount which has been shipped for a 8 number of oY years and shows a steady and con continuous continuous continuous grov growth th This years production of ot tons is an increase of about 80 30 O per per cent over the amount produced last year Of this amount it is esti estimated estimated estimated mated that tons dohs had been subjected sub subjected to the refining re process before shipment and the remaining was seat out in its crude state It is i not known k ow the exact percentage of this amount that was shipped in sack or orin orIn orin in bulk It is claimed and is very likely true that 90 per cent of the total business busine s of ot the state was done by one company doing business in the city of ot Salt Lake The balance was distributed distributed distributed among a number of smaller con concerns concerns concerns cerns operating throughout the state A large portion of the crude article was of course cour e used for and nd for chlorination purposes in reduction reduction reduction tion mills Nearly 1000 1060 tons of red led rock salt were shipped from Salina SaUna Utah or front from that neighborhood during the toe year just closed The quarries at Nephi are at present idle as is also the refinery at that place About 1500 tons of crude salt was made near Brigham City from froma a hot salt spring near that city The Utah production was shipped to various points in the states of Colorado Ne Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska braska Wyoming Nevada Idaho Mon Montana Montana Montana tana Oregon Washington and Utah It is stated on competent authority that th t ten years ago the consumption of foreign salt by the people of Utah was greater than the amount of the home production used This may be ac accounted accounted accounted counted for by the fact that the refining ing mill is a comparatively recent inno innovation innovation in this state and the article pro produced produced produced before the refinery was established established established was not as desirable for food purposes as that produced today On account of freight rates which are now lin in force on the various railroads the Utah production cannot be shipped east I of or Colorado It is not claimed by the salt people however that the rail railroads railroads railroads roads are in any way interfering with their business It is Ia simply a business proposition with them For this reason rt uon the crude salt industry has haM decreased materially WhIle white the income accruing accreting from rom the total business has remained almost stationary during the past ten tea t ft years While the Income remains finally the same the tonnage has fallen off oft v is la fact tact to such an ex extent extent extent tent that at the tH present time tune the total tons than age ige Is only OnI about 75 per r rent PDt orthe or off ore the e production for the years 1 91 and 1893 1898 In 1892 1895 1 tens of salt sa It was waa tVa made malle In la the state of ot Utah but a large e part of ot that amount remained unsold At that time salt was used to a large extent in chlorination mills b bat it lt that method having been practical aban abandoned abandoned dotted in favor of more advanced d methods meth methods methods of milling the crude salt industry has consequently oon suffered It is stated that at the present pr nt time the equipment for tor the production of salt in the state of Utah are sufficient tor to turn out tons of crude crud salt sa It per year While it is iii not no likely that the different plans will win be taxed to the limit of ot their capacity this year years s I business bus bu business iness lne s is I a clear Indication that the salt industry in Utah is 18 on the increase The T e past season eason was one of the most pros prosperous prosperous prosperous and profitable in the history of the industry locally It is estimated that the gross Income derived from the salt It Industry for the past put year will wID approximate and the amount expended in salaries office rent and local supplies will be in the neighborhood of ot |