Show AN OUTLAY OF HALF A MILLION DOLLARS first payment on land fop cement words east of ogden mads yesterday from tuesdays standard A deal Is in part consummated whereby the colorado and cement works will erect a plant to tha east of ogdan at an outlay of over half a million dollars the initial move was made yesterday afternoon when the jerst payments on several options for land near croyden were ef fectea in this city the cement works will havo capacity of barrels a day and will employ men J V abboth is interested in the enterprise and will play an important part in developing this great industry the denver people have secured COO acres of land to the east of oneille ON eills quarry at croyden for which they are R H beasley john beasley and E E M several thousand dollars they have olzo purchased the grass creek coal mines also the coal properties of R H robinson six miles east of croyden the limestone quarries covered by the land purchases are eaid to be the finest portland cement rock coming within the investigations of the denver cement people on the ground will be built the most extensive cement works in the intermountain country completely eclipsing the salt lake concern in capacity and quality of product this is one of the industries lately under consideration by local interests and but for the unexpected appearance of denver men with ample capital a company would have been formed within a few days which J P has been promoting |