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Show Products Home. The Weather UTAH Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; poaelbly ehowen wet portion; cooler north centralportion tewlghfciL ' ,7" t - gYItJN03.:- 3 3 tflast l " Of t.... PROVO, UTAH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1922. t..,. u " Utah Business Men Urge Central Pacific Railroad Steel Promoter is Spoalioi Eurnace Experts be Grouped With Southern Pacific System at Meeting of United? Columbia Steel (Editor's Note: The resoloi-tion- g below were adopted unanimously Friday evening at a meeting of the United ClubrW Utaji County, including clubs of Ptoto, Springville, ; Spanish Fork, and Payson.) there is a contro- WHEREAS, rersy growing 'out of an attempt to upset the tentative plan of the Interstate' Commerce Commission. published on Aug. 3rd, 1921, which plan contemplates that the Central Pacific Raiiroaa shall be grouped with the Southern Pacific System, continuing the relation which has existed for more than halt a century hose. Coming to Provo tlBBOlf 21 ' -- 4 in c Readv For Furnace; Coal out by Next Spring and, WHEREAS, the Interstate Com merce Act now provides that the Interstate Commerce Commission In grouping the railroads, pursuant to the direction of Congress that existing, systems be consolidated into a lesser number of systems shall consider the public interest ).00 Executive and engineering heads of the Columbia Steel and to that provides that before any grouping shall become final .oo - mpany are expected in Provo this week, and will go over the Governor of the State and the S- e Sprjngville-Prov- o site in closest detail, especially from public generally shall be notified .oo an engineering standpoint, according to information re- of the time and place of hearings relating to such grouping and shall .00 ceived this morning Jfrom Salt Lake. be given opportunity to present its D. Botchf ...general manager of the Columbia Steel wishes in the matter. , H. A. of Brassert the by accompanied engineercorporation, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE and & Brassert of Chicago, and S. A. Kennedy, SOLVED that in the opinion of ing firm of Freyn. another Chicago engineer, arrived in Salt Lake Sunday to Provo Chamber of Commerce of the public of the undertake the investigation. Both Mr. Brassert and Mr. interests of Provo. of the State of Uta! furnace are blast experts. Kennedy of the surrounding section, wil The last of the big contracts in connection with the be served if the Central P k Jic opening of the coal , property of the Columbia in Carbon Railroad is grouped inwith the SfBth covered the erection of the ern Pacific System the final plan county was let a few days ago. of the Interstate Commerce Com Scamp buildings and the installation of the town water sys- ftem: The camp is? oe JOiown as v,oiumDia. a wo contracts E 3 represent a total taste would Indicate would not be bottled up within Utah Central Pacific Railroad, and therebut would have a western .outlet fore beTieves it to be the duty ot over the rails of a friendly system this body to the actively, support to the entire Pacific coast from tentative plan of the Interstate Portland, Oregon, to Los Angeles Commerce Commission and any California. other plan or program" calculated (4) The Southern Pacific Com- to maintain the Central Pacific Railpany is strong enough to carry road as a part ot the Southern (1) The pejrtral Pacific Rail- through a campaign of improve- Pacific System. road as a part of the Southern ment for the Central Pacific pro- 'BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED Pacific System now fsrnlshes a perty, whereas under independent that this resolution be tiled with competition in carriage and service operation the Central Pacific Rail- the Interstate Commerce Commisbetween Utah and Los Angeles and road would be too small and weak sion at the proper time, and that Utah and Portland in direct com- to formulate and maintain any copies be filed with the Governor petition with the Union Pacific worth while policy. of the State of Utah and with the lines to those territories. (5) Utah County in particular Public Utilities Commission of of great growth Utah, and that to effectively carry (2) The Central Pacific Rail- has promise road as a part of the Southern through development of iron and out the purpose of this resolution Pacific System, independent of any coal resourses of the state and in the President is hereby authorized line east of Utah, insures a com- aiding such development it is desir-abl- e to' make appearance for this organithat a large user of iron and zation before the Interstate Competition in markets at Utah bet- ween the east and the west because steel articles such as the Southern merce Commission by personal the Southern Pacific Syntem will Pacific Company be encouraged to representative, or representatives build-this in in in concerned his dicretion, such action is purchase supplies necessarily territory if, ing up western markets for Utah where it may haul them "over its necessaja., r nn na in encouraging thls ii,. W1T.NKSS TnTETSfttprouucis purcnase oi supplies lor Utah rromwwRsm. resolution signed by the Pre?!!' coast Pacific the and BUMffrtSster (6) Finally" tt must ho nnnnrnnt and attested by rhe Secretary for a scheme of rates. achieve this that the domination ot jthis State and behalf of the Provo Chamber and section by one transportation of Commerce, is adopted on thii 2 purpose againafcT a similar scheme no and the easti agency matter ho of rater Vn- (lay of September, 1922.- ust wh Provo Chamber of Commerce to Sees By Thomas F. Pierpont letely President. mar ATTEST: A fdelopE. S. Hinckley 1 n , . rr,h i fankl cofcm SoutherX the Cent only methow.r- Uinta Basin; 41nfttei PRODUCTS , dis-jth- e - - : e 1 I 1 - w .,i j i at) V rS.w' tl,9, BroT? li . ... pA.i . 1 lltii " 1..... . fir - - lh8mfnl.lta?ehtSe1 H. 1rnn tmm1 rrr Com-rineiht- j Over two hundred of Utah county's foremost citizens! and leading business men met Friday evening at HoteVftob-"- ' erts in the first gathering of the United Clubs of Utah E County. . v Springville was represented by her 84 ioremosi bust ness leaders. From Spanish Fork came 22 business men intent upon getting together with Springville and Provo to secure for "If they do." rM. aRins predicted. General McAlexander, In general this county the steel plant site. "Utah shippers will receive better command of the American forces Payson, notified at the last moment, hurried three rep-- f service, lower rates, and more cars, at the battle of the Marne will he resentatives to the meeting. in Provo than if the Southern Pafic is Friday. October 13, and From Provo came members of the Chamber of Comforced out of the state. Not only that evening will address a meeting at the stake tabernacle, accord- merce, the Rotary and the Kiwanis clubs. that, but if the Southern Pacific ing to an announcement made Oscar A. Spear presided as the joint meeting was held, la allowed to operate the Central this morning by Mart W. Roylance, Pacific into Ogden this county will commander of the Provo American under the auspices of the Provo Rotary club. Thomas W. be benefitted in a more direct manAshton acted as chairman of the music committee. Legion post. ner, for if the road through the The local American Legion has The musical program included two solos by Seymoui be a west coast outlet or by way of forthe meeting and Gen- Prows, and instrumental trios by Misses Alene Phillips and if a west coast outlet or it by way of arranged eral McAlexander will be their the Southern Pacific. If the South- guest while in the city. The Serv- Gertrude Olson, and Mr. Harvard Olson, all of whom were ern Pacific is kept out of Utah I ice Star Legion has been invited to heartily applauded for their contributions to a really remark-- " ' doubt if the Uinta road will be attend the meeting. able musical entertainment. built in years. is General McAlexander L. honor F. were of The of the guests "Xever hope toet another trans- touring the western states,jow addresscontinental railroad, or another ing meetings of patriotic citizens. Carbon Fuel company, and who was the original promoter oi outlet to the Pacific coast if the The American Legion, meeting f.the steel merger which is to develop the iron and fuel re-state Is bottled, up now. The iron October 13 will be one of the even- sources oi tne state ; uuncan ivic v lcnie, engineer:? ior ine and steel development of this state ing events of the Utah county Columbia Steel company, and Ross Beason, advyor:toJ,jkh and this county will be greater in Home Products Week and Fall ' railroad system. . Pacific Southern .; if more extent and done rapidly Festival. head Loose of Col. C. sat E. the atthe speakers' table therp is competitive transportation, and with Thomas F. Pierpont, president of the Provo Chamwhich, by the way. is exactly what ia needed for nil Industries of the ber of Commerce; John S. Smith, of the SpringvilleHoldin2 state, and by the farmers most of URGES SUPPORT FOR and Presiding Officer Spear did much toward concompany, alt." steel merger representatives that Utah "ct)unty the vincing T. F. Mr. Rains' speech Following will do its share for the development of the industry in this Pierpont, president rrovo Chamber of Commerce urged immediate acAPPLE CONTEST state. tion by the business interests of Jlr. Spear introduced Mr. Rains as the speaker of tht th.Is county in behalf of coin pet "? ?' ''. evening. tive transportation, i o m.. r. of hard work, much of whicr three tln taken "It has years r. o. ii in k i: u, ,Ci n.vdvertising Utah countv' apples read the Chamber ot Commerce tirnp vs snent in investigation of possible iron and stee draft of a set of resolutions ad-- : advertises the entire county and centers before the conviction was forced on me that this t dressd to the U. S. Interstate com-- j everything In it." declared can tc where it the develop the place for the industry, place j commission, asking thiit tary K. S. Hinckley, of the Provo its greatest height," began Mr. Rains. commission to group the Central chamber of Commerce today. "Anrl after arrivinc at this verdict it was necessary f oi v; Pacific win tne Southern raciuc "Every apple grower in to system as it now stands. me persuade the financiers of the west that we ourselvef'i ought to get behind W. R Mr. HincJiley moved its adoption in his apple publicity cam- must develop our own industry. Now It is apparent to m liutler j by the Trovo Chamber of Com- paign," Mr. added. Hinckley financiers of the coast that Utah is the destined sjee s biggest merce. "While this year the Jonathan convlc-- ' J ('. K. Loose moved that it be alone Is advertised, next year an- state of the west, and they are willing to back that Hut we.wht over. to it amended to Include the clubs of other tion with their money, enough put variety may be used, or sevSpanish Fork. Springville and eral, and several cities may be live in Utah must do our share. We cannot hope that coas f t weed as medium H :for men willcom in here and do '" Z. of Spanish Dr. Hughes Fork, Utah coutjty apples." 1 steel off been Mr. had said ered the Rains company ; thought each city act individually. Already a fair" percentage of the And then he made the first public announce'" !; Reynolds, carload has been subscribed, and or 12 sites. Messrs Mendenhall, Boyer and Crandall, of Springville there is no doubt but that the en- ment that so far has been made in reference to the location ' urged joint action and this tire 750 boxes wl)l be signed for of the Columbia Steel company's blast furnaces and stee, ' Col. adopted. finally a Growers 1922. , - ino-tn- - BUUI o o US. r. le "We have been offered ten or twelve-stee- l sites, "I suppose the other cities of this county will participate with Provo and Springville in the program of making this the steel industry center. "Competitive transportation is needed to develop the iron and steel to its utmost possibilities." r secretary sucn system uie,sept. zs, irom WEEK Spring-Ue-Prov- to Also endorsed and approved by of the Springville Kiwanis club, the to Spanish Fork Rotary club and the and the sur- - Spanish Fork Kiwanis club, bv their . 1 Provo-Springvil- - ioLVED, of the Iron "The development n Salt Lake City It is regarded ; nouncement in relation to Bite for and steel industry of this county practically settled that the the plant, as well as something and this state depends in a large iast furnaces and steel mills will concerning the size of the tnitial measure upon returning competi Se located here if Provo" "and and the aggregate expenditive transportation," declared L. F. 3pringville turns over the thousand plant ' Rains at the meeting of the United acres of land and the water rights ture entailed. , Clubs of Utah county Friday evento the Columbia Steel company. Although ih work preliminary to L'Ths Springvilie-Proving. HOME PRODUCTS WEEK AND Holding .com-to- the establishment of the steel inP .a . . m. M . rl . Mr. Rains urged the necessity of " FALL FESTIVAL pany oi wnicn r. as is neryvui in Utah pushed being dustry Utah's insistence upon the grouping THE PLACE Provo, Utah. president and John S. Smith, treas-ureconditlonsNrill as permit, of the Central Pacific railroad with will retain legal possession of rapidly THE TIME October Vtts land until it is needed for the the final steps in incorporating the THE PURPOSE Advocating ' the Southern Pacific system, rather steel plant, and will he turned over Columbia Steel corporation xhave than with the Union Pacific. He the injunction to buy products said it was his belief that the Cenin tots only as needed. produced in Utah county in pref- been delayed until the appraisal, of tral could not exist as an indepenerence to others. Mr, Botchford, general manager the Pacific coast properties indent line; that it would, if divorced of the Columbia Steel company, volved in the merger can be comThat the industrial concerns of from the Southern Pacific, fan to with L. F. Rains, steel merger pro- pleted. The company is to be inP. system. moter, visited the SpringviUe site corporated under the laws ot Dela- Utah county are going to take ad-- j the U. cnfiubikr Tho avnlalnptl that mr"i last winter. At that time the writer ware and probably will be capital- vantage of the opportunity of inf;ncy r the C- P- ,bll ;miJi accompanied the party as the only ized at. some figure between twenty thefr- goods at the coming spreading westwardly out oi Ogden Coming and forty million dollars. The capi playing newspaperman present. near the county infirmary. Messrs. talization probably will depend Utah County Products week to be has been leased, controlled, unu Rains and Botchtord walked ahead SOmewhat upon the result of the ap- - held" in Provo during October 9 to operated as a paU of tne Southern lie maintained b.vstem. 01 tne party, wnicn mciuoea rrovo 14, is evident from the response Pacific praisal of the coast properties. and Sprineville business men, pio At the rate the work is progress the committees are already receiv- that only in this way Utah was neers in the movement to bring the ing the coal .property should be in ing. Inquiries from every' part of given competitive tiansportation. "The Southern Pacific (lid not do steel industry here. shape t6 produce before spring. A the county concerning the iounty in to develop industry "What do you think of this for a number of tunnels and shafts have display are also pouring in daily anything Mr. Rains exsite " Mr. Rains asked Mr. Botch-for- been driven in the iron deposits in at the office of the Provo Chamber Utah in the past," ' plained. "That was due to an unconnection with exploratory work, of Commerce. The county commission has al written agreement between the Tfs the place!" declared Mr. but no systematic development has Botchford. adding: "But there isn't been undertaken.. It is .believed, ready decided to stand the expense Southern Pacific and the Union the latter which hy in advantage however, that a large tonnage of for the moving of the Utah county Pacific enough difference over some ot the. other sites to commercial ore can be mined from 'display at the state fair to the agreed to remam out ci nortn-thCalifornia if the Southern opening now in existence. The armory for the county exhibit. T'nis ern bring the plant here unless we are out of active of Pro- erection of the coke ovens and blast display will form the center of the Pacific stayed assured ot the Now that vo business interests." furnaces also is expected to be .county products exhibition and will competition in Utah. resi-made the Union Pacific 'has "They'll cooperate, I'm sure," under way before spring and it has attract the attention of many Mr. Rains exclaimed. been predicted by those closely as-- dents of the county who did not this attempt to get the Central Later, after a trip extending by sociated with the enterprise that! have the opportunity of seeing the Pacific from the Southrrn Pacific According to those the latter road proposes, to come foot half way back to Sorineville, pig iron from Utah raw materials state fair. .Mr. Botchford asked --Tbe Herald re- will be one of Utah's products be-- who have been in close touch with into Utah and do its utmost to de-ii and who velon industry in this state, so '.former county displays porter to make no mention of the LU1 p l tlC via mv wi nvr. tM sketch of this that it may create traffic for the seen the as rough haslhave work research such From time, that Tparty'snversation at and not to write a newspaper story been done tbere appears little year s exmoit, me preseni 1 ian uentrai raemc line out 01 ugaen. Mr. Rains said that at first he about the trip until the steel mer- - doubt but that Utah has sufficient county exhibit will far surpass anybeen undertaken favored the X;nin 'Pacific argu- has that world budoIv to the iron anli thing , ier plans had materialized. That - was why The jment, believing that this would best Herald did not then wlth steel for a century or longer, thus far. The Art Service club, under the!aid Utah's development, report the results of that site The Iron deposits have not been E. H. astmond.-- j Burwhon 1 stndicd tested sufficiently to" determine. uT.ecuon of Prof. trip. head of the department of art at nlore closely," he added. "1 found recent is undsrstnnd more Mr. the but extent hntl, ..... . their .WVU WUlll the tllat wnat tne Btate needs most of fcBrassert and Mr. Kennedy, who are estimates ra'nge from 400,000.000 to the Young university, 1? doing ...... aa la compeunvo uuiiiuiuuii, 89t isi lurnace experta, will spend 1 nnnnnnooo tons in iron ana wasn- duik oi me um m iuum.w.. rnere are ine uun cuumj "umu v v,, Ilne Dest lnul llJai wu iiiiy-- u iu counties alone, ineir Ume the ,uftlF fnn,ldV Therllinl uii. i,n.l.a (... IU OIIJ nt.tn" OiaiC. . ally COinilUllULJ', site, and that the test- - deposits of more or less conse- lUir WHICH UCftMlo Mr Ralng U)Ij ot the origin of ""M for fODtlHa tlnrta will Ko nn. quence In various other parts of the Is working out two topograpnicai In 'ze feet ducted under their direction. the present controversy, dating It state, but they have never been maps eight by ten of ' Wan al4 nu aar e'ningr by Duncan taken into consideration as yet as showing the irrigation systems are bac,k as H does ,0 t),e fiiing 0f an Utah mintv. The systems aftion in ,)e united States supreme MMvichie, steei plant engineer, that a commercial asset hoiiu worked out in pianyer anu r,mrt aab nr the nevfranrR or tne -.- 1 h nnaouhtoHu, mnche rtn.ifl. and Clni'thprn Popifl - . to conform to . the . "from DEMOCRATS MEET TONIGHT. actual conditions tnat prevail in me. f(mbll,at:on Tni8 mion WM anti Sherman the S. county. under . broueht Charles Senator Former norahig'i Salt Lake Tribune Miniature nouses, miun, law. After the suit was filed, of Colorado, who was to - trust Thomas landthe dot will and canals t and before the decision was an- poMible iltea to Salt open the Democratic political cam- r.ttln cape7 lust as they do in actuality. nounced, congress passed legisla-(.no- t fn and iTk ..11 v tabernacle In take the paign Streams of living water wm rumi tion which enables the Interstate ?JW conslderauon for th Mas Provo tomorrow evening, has canthe canyons and flow along Commerce commission to group rail ac--t down on h sentiment apparently celled hia Utah engagements intricate system of laterals and road lines into systems which will the ac at his home, ditches. wore adequate - water cording to advice reaching former provide transportation competition JnTT" gtoup of the club is working for tbe various sections of the Chairman J. w. KODinsou . One : : "ta u shorter haul lor the Countymnrnina. rrounds In Salt Lake h The Southern Pacific Is iwucts-co- al and thla ori.cokis preparing country. "" 'se oi'B," u is probauc that the in- " The Democratic county central while another group asKing me commiSBiun i oguon now to be undertaken .nmmitte will meet this evening Southern Pacifie- T1 MBR' Botchford and . b nVinpk in the basement of nl canned products ':lt ' HIGH SPOTS IN RAIN'S SPEECH. "This is the place where the iron and steel In dustry of the west must center. "The location of the steel plant is in the hands of the committee, and I have no; doubt they will be able to do.what is satisfactory.. V devr" COUP 111 exxpenditure of about $750,000. w,-n- 'm . ti the Clubs of County LF. Rains Makes First Public AnnouncemeM of Steel Plant Site ya - w Good and certainly justice and fairness demand, that sound reasons be given for the stand of any public body on a question of such public concern. This organization, after full consideration , has adopted this resolution tor these reasons' j It Breviottdy awarded provided for the grading of the line for xne VarDon MJunxy raiiroaa, a Buugiuwr y 'w my wwnwn, the tipple yarda and surface tramway, and for the necessary nnderground work to open the coal deposits. The three con-yc- fs mission. Je 7 J il PRICE TWO CENTS, j. ware : "1 - of the -- - , - Rins,-preside- nt , i ' - - .1.1,-..v. . . , ? , Secre-merc- e i Pay-so- - cliy n Looses amendment was favored un- animously, and each city then voted unaminousiy for the resolutions m an or tne cities are A copy of the resolutions printed in another column of to day's Herald. It wt explained by Mr. nerponi that the Union Pacific system hadmade any request for permlsslon to place its sloe ot me controversy until immediately before j j of few days. within prize Jonathans who wish to ad vertige their apples Bhould sign wlth tne company for their allotments as soon as possi- Die to insure their representation n the apple publicity campaign in Omaha. The growers will be palq the market price for toeir apples, and will receive the added benefit of Individual advertising in eastern . markets. wood-Clifto- LICENSED TO WED. Marriage licenses have been isclerk to Harry King Alphon of Spain recently sued by the county Bmlth and Ruby Wilson, both ot seven American-madpurchased ntnmnbilee. one ot which has a Ludlow. Colo.; Archie Milton Ruof Burley, Idaho, and Inez special armorjprotectea limousine dolph Perry of Mapleton. "Body. Friday's meeting. e mills. "I am certain your, committee will work out the problem satisfactorily to us,' Mr. Rains said. "And if thiis done you will have a steel and iron plant here.' Mr. Rains has said, unofficially, that the steel company would consider the problem worked put satisfactorily, whe the Holding company has, ready .to tun 900 acres, including :, th! over as needed, approximately 400 of about acres, and the Springvity pastures Springville ProVo-Springvil- le water rights. The holding company is now en- deavorlng to secure the acreage needed as outlined by Ira Browning tor the steel plant right of .way. Most of the land already has been optioned. Springville stands ready What land the holding compao. could not get m the west aide the state highway because of th high' price asked will be replac by so much land on .the east, t mountain aide ot the road, it it salT fvelwthnasturesanwateCo SHOPPING AT HOME BEFORE GOING TO SALT LAKE FOR CONFEEIVC 1 t t - - ' ' ... ... - .1 |