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Show PAGE TWO UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION SUPPLEMENT ustries Serve Ogd en Ogden Is Utahs cause they are alone in their field: Candy, bedding, salad dressing, honey and bee supplies, cans, sugar and Territory is on the lines of th n Line and the Lo- , p both ; Uke, boxes. Union Pacific JTOt Syl Due to the great number of prodBy E. R. BURKE railroads, By F. C. SMITH By MARSHALL CRABB ucts manufactured and the wide and and others. touch with the east thi . . Buffalo, Manager Industrial Division. Ogden Co. Co. Flour Union Depot SupL Railway Sperry Ogden varied interests in Ogdens industrial California was originally a wheatThe growth of the grain and milling Chamber of Commerce Ogden owes much to the railroads thf outh and the field it would be impossible to go into - Part, .of in the intermountain terri- raising state, with mills located in which since their advent have been The wisdom of the ancient adage, detail in covering each of the plants industry been a challenge to any other country points, but with the discon- constant contributors to the growth transportation is availaS U has tory unwise to place all of your egga or even each of the major classifica almost . of in the wheat of that increased tinuing raising From the and of welfare their having during region. in one basket, M has long been unques- tions. By way of indicating the vast industry, last ten to the extent of 900 state it became necessary to establish the time the last spike was driven at ThorichycuHu'eS8'- tioned; and had the city of Ogden had volume, however, we can enumerate per cent years In 1920 Ogden had a scat- mills at points where wheat could be Promontory Point, establishing the Ogden is H the opportunity to select any indus- a few of the commodities and the obtained. The value of the in- Transcontinental railroad to the pres- by fast electric lines, th of small mills which easily a had tering tries it desired, the result could not quantity in which they were turned milling termountain wheat was soon recog- ent, Electric to the south , based on opOgden has ever held a commandpossibly have followed this injunction out in 1929: Cans, 125,000,000; sugar, erations,capacity, 500 barrels. Today, nized, and mills were established at not over to th, nonh its with transportation Id Ttnnwt more closely. Ogden haa not only di- 17.500.000 pounds; salad dressing, 78,-7- our mills ing position the source of production. Ogden was facilities. a of to the east 5,000 represent made capacity natural The progress 7 versification of industry, but of subcases; honey, cars; soda water, barrels. During the past ten selected on account of its locality. In den direct in has years each contact with tk year stantial industry not given to spas- 157.000 cases; near beer, 25,000 bar- our payrolls have increased from $75,-00-0 fact, Ogden is now called the "Gate- by the various roads added not only to the extent of rail- portant areas. modic periods of wild prosperity only rels; bread, 5,757,000 loaves, cakes, to half a million dollars. The way of the West" Each day a total of no trm. road operations here, but through the to be followed by longer periods of 2,587,725; artificial ice (not including storage The flour mills in Ogden draw the advantages capacity of Ogden was posate through Ogden on offered converging by thiS' depression, but enjoying a steady, Pacific Fruit Express), 29,900 tons; sibly 100,000 1 bushels in 1920, while larger portion of their wheat through well defined flow of business. Periods butter, 2,702,700 pounds; milk powder, of important railroad lines, many lm? train is it all 5,000,000. Summing it chains of elevators they maintain in to. when business is a little Above or a 1.825.000 pounds; Ice cream, 283,700 today industries have established here adily by the up, we are able to say that according Idaho and Utah, through which they great to little below normal are, of course, no gallons, market milk, 1,705,610 to this This accessability ready companies. enjoy total to statistics, no other in the purchase wheat direct from the farmmost equally divided 1 trw ii more than natural, but Ogdens inall markets. eggs, 55,201 cases; live poultry, United States has shown city mill- er. These elevators such a Mn P in range dustries run consistently close to the 250,000 pounds; dressed poultry, 500,-00- 0 Ogden is now the eastern terminus ger and freight. over this period of time. from 5,000 to 75,000 bushels capacity ing growth each. normal line so vital to a healthy of the Southern Pacific, the Western pounds; canned foods, 1,264,362 The direct benefit Ogdens growth, as a milling cenThe investment of the Ogden plants terminus cases. and the Pacific Union the of from the railroads is readilXSf been has not subter, only runs of course into the millions and Denver and Dio Grande Western and rapid, but These figures represent the produc- stantial, which is evidenced by the the Three major items have contributed ed the fact that the hy of the mills represent fabto the establishment of industry in tion of only part of the manufacturing fact that, while many centers were ulousoutput roundhouses amounts. Their total capacity first of the great steps in the develop- crews located etc., together Ogden, namely, geographic location, plants in Ogden and deal only with here during the war and of 5,000 barrels daily permits them to ment of flour milling. There is good with a transportation facilities, and, agricul- production. The other articles on this since have curtailed their operations, produce in excess of 1,500,000 barrels reason to believe pie payroll of teJB-yearl- y. that the saddle stone tural wealth in the surrounding terri- page were designed to explain in the progress of the milling Industry of flour yearly, which would fill 7,500 This in itself goes back some 4,000 years before the ful to tory. The first item, that of location, greater detail the operations of indus- in this city has been steady and con- - cars, and is sufficient to feed any city, to say nothbiT of the Christian period. The va.t every is more or less interwoven with the try under several classifications. The in the state of Utah on the beginning expenditure, made heiefa 1768 person and the period between years other two. The second, that of trans- lines of industry covered by these ar- $600,000.00; ice basis of a little less than a barrel cream, of $500,000.00; real the 1829 marked per beginning portation, for which the first is par- ticles were not selected with any idea milk powder, $150,000.00; casein, Because of the terminal person per year for almost four years. modern flour milling. The roller proc-e- s tially responsible, is directly beneficial of priority through comparative imnow in Ogden, it has been Feed In addition to these from these mills in the products scame strictly into 60s, prominence and has done more perhaps than any- portance, but merely to give, so far as dairy products, some of the plants do would also fill another 5,000 cars and both in Europe and the United States. to construct huge yards which!? thing else towards the encouragement possible, a representative picture of a large volume in poultry, and time composed in 1929 with a valuation of $6,000,000. The 20 or 30 years following 1850 j.fL of industry in Ogden. Through the Ogden's industrial development. some 16,760 cases of eggs which were The flour milling industry is, with- made greater changes in milling than different tracks, totaling 85 mL great converging of railroad facilities Ogden's industrial development has in this vicinity were candled, out a doubt, a very desirable asset for had been witnessed by all the cen- which twelve miles are switch! in Ogden not only is it possible for been based on sound economic demand gatheredand packed for sale and ship- any community on account of its op- turies before. However, improvements year the Ogden Union Railway graded, Ogden to buy raw materiala through- throughout. In few cases has it been ment. erations not being seasonal. There are are continually being made, and the company handled 1,487,000 out a wide area but the finished prod- necessary to increase consumption to The plants in Ogden handling 'this some months, however, when they are milling business is being established through these yards, which if fflw, ucts may be readily shipped to any de- equal production, but rather it has vital division of food products are all busier than others, which is during the on a real scientific basis. Organiza- capacity at any one time, would sired market Markets are vital to been necessary to increase production modern, and sanitation is a grain season; otherwise, they operate tions, such as the National Association commodate 12,000 cars. strictly industry; And, when the comperAtive to meet consumer demand created. byword in each of them. Experiment- continuously throughout the Ogdens importance as a nib year, day of Operative Millers, whose president sparse population of this territory ia Building on this basis, business is cer- al work is constantly being done, new and night, in excess of 300 days per this year ia one of our Ogden men, is center has given rise to the w considered, it is not difficult to see the tain to be successful, and the individ- machines are being added, new methfur- doing much to further the interests of Iishment here of a large keinr w year. These continuous importance of railroads. The third ual firm as well as the community as ods of handling the products are re- nish steady employmentoperations bread-earnefor the for refrigeration cars. This pUr good milling. item, that of agriculture, is also di- a whole will progress and prosper, placing old; in fact, nothing is overof Ogden, many of whom own in this in- capable of producing 400 tons d is The wheat that grown rectly important, for many of our imperceptably at times perhaps, but looked in keeping these plants abreast their own homes. termountain territory is as good, if daily, and has a storage capacity plants are devoted to the manufacture none the less substantially. Gener- of the times. This industry has also resulted in not better, than wheat produced in 2,000 tons. At the iceing platfon of food products. Not only are the ally, industrially and every other way, The general lines of products, milk, establishing a Grain Exchange here, any other state. We have at our dis- of which there are two, 272 can canning and dairy products of this vi- Ogdens future is bright; business is butter, cream and ice cream are sold which a particular kind of wheat be completely iced in one hour places Ogden on the map as an' cinity used, but vast amounts of grain good! in the city, a portion of Utah, Idaho, inspection point, and the certificates posal known as Dicklow which produces a year a total of 82,302 cars re drawn from the great farms to wenj Wyoming, Nevada, and Colorado, with issued by the Ogden Grain Exchange flour excellent for biscuit purposes, at this the north. plant. a deal of butter are great the in all of the reaching recognized us and wonderful ' milling affording opportunities Value Los Angeles market The milk pow- grain centers. The railroads in Ogden hart s Many interesting facts were learned to invade the southern territory. This been from an industrial survey recently der, however, is more far reaching in The mills here are also the center territory in the south has contributed U. responsible for the growth d Up $2,500,000.00 its S. Railway Mail Service. Is L completed, and it is thought that a in used of market, being attraction and bring many visitors a great deal to the prosperity of the baking plants the terminal offices of the servict more graphic conception will result and' cafes over a wide territory. The to Ogden. There is hardly a day Ogden mills. By JAMES R. BEUS in Ogden handled 102j. from the use of a few of the figures cated entire of casein is output shipped out passes but what there is some visitor Since the there has been a deWeber Central Dairy than could be otherwise obtained. items of mail, each item hi of the state to the great manufactur- here to have dealings with our mills. crease in thewar, single per capita consumption handled of the U. S. de- ing centers, mostly east, where it is Secretary llyde, separately in the lor At this there is under con- of bread stuffs, due principally, we There are now in Ogden eighty-nin- e partment of agriculture, said that used as a raw material in the produc- struction intime, process. Ogden an additional mill. believe, to people getting away from manufacturing establishments employ- dairying is Americas greatest Indus tion of other commodities. It is now This is a new five-stofeed mill, beTransportation is vital to all h; bread rather than eat the subing 3,278 people with an annual pay- try. Last year the dairy cows of the heralded as a base for the making ing erected by the Sperry Flour com- eating and as the service is exter, ness, roll of $3,934,498.00. This figure United States were stitutes them which forced upon produced three billions of the highest possible quality of glue pany, representing an investment in during the war period. The fact that to meet growing needs, it ii log covers manufacturing plants only; of dollars or about 16 of the gross which is being used and when we add to this total the em- income of all extensively for the neighborhood of $125,000. With so many other food products are also to suppose that Ogden will enjoy agricultural pursuits, other prodairplane building. Many 5,000,000 chickens, 98,-0- being advertised has had its effect on share of this important develops ployes of the government, state, city, both crops and livestock. ucts as well are made from this im approximately and 97,000 hogs, schools, railroads, etc., in fact everydairy cows in the the bread product. The milling indusWeber county is making vast deportant dairy state of Utah alone, representing an try has joined together now to inCEMENT thing except professional men and velopments in the dairying industry; Theoutlook for the future develop- increase of 100 per cent in the last six crease the wholesale and retail store employes, its If Ogden has been selected as the consumption. capita per all in con- ment in conditions superiority dairying is very bright. The years, and with the growing realiza- this could be brought about, if each ter of business for two we find that there are 8,427 employes ducive to successful large ten dairying has been coast markets are close and there is tion of the Utah farmers of the value person in the United States could be factories operating in Morgan i of ,with $12,590,580.00 year- realized, and the natural increase that no doubt that PyroH the demand for high of scientifically processed commercial induced to eat from 30 to 50 pounds Box ly. The approximate investment in has followed has been more than subElder counties, with s prodnr grade dairy products will continue to mixed feeds in increasing farm profit, more per year of flour, the American these 89 plants is nearly $19,000,000.00 stantial. A recent of the survey dairy increase. A attractive premium the Sperry officials foresee a rapidly farm situation would be relieved and capacity of approximatelyat 900.: and their total volume of business in Ogden show- haa been paid very lifr manufacturing plants for 93 score sweet cream increasing demand for their feeds in the government would have no farm barrels annually, valued reached the figure of $38,181,091.00 ed that the 000.00. In addition to the manufaCL gross production of this butter in the past two years, and the the in 1929.' The principal classifications line totals intermountain territory. Erection relief measures to worry about. lf of cement,1 large quantities of cone approximately two and best of this commodity is being pro- of the Sperry Feed into which our industries fall are as In closing, keep this in mind: Ogden drain mill points conmillion dollars. and equipsi tile are in duced Weber follows: county. vincingly to increasing prosperity for is in the center of the last big grain is maintained produced Milling, dairy, clothing, There are eight manufacturing com for The making cone: Weber County Farm bureau has farmers in Utah. frontier of the United States. We stave silos and bottling, artificial ice, wholebaking, panics operating in Ogden at the bins. established a grain The growth of the milling industry are building up all around us, particprogram of foundry, canvas and leather, sheet present time in addition to thirteen The on dairy development. in is projects on metal, poultry, brick, meat packing, small whole milk distributors. The the Pacific coast, a large general very remarkable. The ularly planing mills, printing, canning, and total employment of this industry in disease control aim to eliminate tuber- origin of milling goes back uncounted consuming population which must be Tomatoes, tomato products, dr contagious abortion and black- centuries beyond the reach of written fed. We, in Ogden, with our raw ma- beans, peas, kraut, beets, pumpk advertising, all of which are repre- Ogden ia approximately 209 people culosis, sented in their field by two or more with a payroll of $290,037.00. The leg' from the herds of Weber county. or pictured records, for grain was un- terial and our plants are most advan- peaches apricots cherries, apple i This bureau is also to in- questionably used for human food in tageously situated to serve that popu- berries are among the products p establishments. In addition to these values of the various are: crease' the production striving of the cows by prehistoric times, and wherever the following individuals, so called bc- - Butter, $1,200,000.00;commodities grain lation, and as this population grows, ed locally which are shipped to market milk, the elimination of poor producers and was so used, there also was the germ we are sure to grow also. parts of the United States. the use of better sires. Constant study 'f flour 1 is interesting to Globe Mills. It milling. and research is being carried on by lot the evolution of the mechanics 5 Sperry Flour Mills. 2 Utah Facking Corp. this association for the purpose of f flour milling and the 6 Scowcrofts. giving dairymen the very latest meth- Ranges from the small stone general mill to 3 Amalgamated Sugar ods in scientific handling of dairy 'he complicated and perfectly 7 American Can herds. Company. mill of today. In general, preIn an effort to further insure the historic man 4 pounded his grain and future held for this industry, did not rub or roll it. The bright Cement saddle 8 Utah-Idah- o Candy Co. boys Dairy Calf clubs and Future stone, the earliest form of real grindCompany. Farmer clubs are doing much toward ing mill, belongs to the earliest dawn the training of farm youths for the of recorded history. The transition responsibility of managing profitable from the pounding process to one of dairy herds. grinding by friction represents the Industrial Center Ogden Is Tenth in Milling Cities of U. S. stant This growth since 1920 has placed Ogden as the tenth milling city in the United States, and it is exceeded centers only by such as Minneapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis, ed Ogden Important Railway Center 1 CaiifJ.a. a-- 24-ho- ur &tr.i 50 . 2 bS gal-on- s; 5 over-expand- S1 ed $30,-000.0- S 0. rs Dairy Products to I ry i ! 00 one-ha- well-defin- ed con-roll- ed Shupe-Willia- 4-- II AIRPLANE VIEW OF OGDEN'S RAILROADS YARDS AND A PORTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTION. m u coi farcin atjr, lipou t itn ibj ioui it au ubce in roe The i pden Ttoi (ills inti dr in (COB ads cm d fori vit entn KictTO ted hi lenn unit Wort tod d |