| Show fi it f i i Jr i ri jl Open House Given For Fair Fairview view Firm Sanpete County extended the red carpet treatment to a anew anew anew new industry this week Scruggs Corp broke ground for a new plant which will manufacture pipe insulating insulating Insulating insulat insulat- ing machines and John D. D Scruggs and developer devel devell developer oper of the machine demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- a pilot model for visitors tors at an open house The privately-owned privately company company company com com- pany pany will build a plant for forthe forthe forthe the manufacture of the machine machine machine ma ma- chine chinen on n 26 acres of ground which it has purchased just north of Fairview and adjacent adjacent ad ad- jacent to the tracks About 45 people mainly men will be employed at the plant when it attains full production production pro pro- according to Warren Kimber company president The machine which has been developed by Mr Scruggs over a period of years and is patented will apply Insulating insulating in In- materials automatically automatically cally to pipe of various dimensions dimensions dimensions dimen dimen- used for heating air Ir conditioning conditioning con con- chemical processing and other industrial purposes In effect it will replace the human hands which for a half century have wrapped pipe with insulating material The Scruggs machine Installs installs in In- stalls various insulating materials materials ma ma- between the pipe and an outer membrane which acts as a form The effect is something like that of a sausage making machine except except except ex ex- ex- ex that the Scruggs device introduces the insulating material material ma ma- along the he length of the pipe rath rather r than from it to firms engaged in manufacturing ing insulated pipe Mr Kimber Kimber Kim Kim- ber said Speaking at a noon luncheon luncheon lunch lunch- eon sponsored by the Fairview city council Lenn Jensen executive ex ex- executive secretary Sanpete County Industrial Development Develop Development ment Committee Committed welcomed Scruggs to the area You are a welcome addition to the growing number of new firms which are helping us diversify divers fy what has been primarily primarily marily an agricultural county county coun coun- ty he said It is companies such as yours which are helping helping helping help help- ing us reverse the economic trend and even increase in population Ed Jenkins Salt Lake City a member of the new Utah Industrial Promotion Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion also welcomed Scruggs to Utah and praised the people of Fairview for their efforts in helping the company get underway More than people attended attended at at- tended the open house and ground breaking ceremonies Among those present from the Manti Manti-Ephraim Manti Ephraim area were Stanley Stanley Stan ley Voorhees and J. J Alton Nielson members of the Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete County Commission and Bob Jensen a member and Lenn Jensen executive secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary Sanpete County Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial Development Committee |
