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Show Mining-Utah's Major Basic Industry Last year Utah mining produced metallic minerals worth $242,800,000, mineral fuels worth $51,123,000 and non-metallics non-metallics worth $32,482,000 - a total market value of $326,412,000. Mining is the biggest basic industry in our state the number one contributor to our economy. A prosperous mining industry means a prosperous Utah. UTAH MINING ASSOCIATION "From the earth comes an abundant life tor all" LaAt l(e(W...Vlft "Began ')$) " &iuruj Ob Hm CuAtmm In 1955 we brought natural gas service to more than ' service is supremely important. Our pipeline crews, as 1 3,000 new customers. That's an average of one new always, were equal to the emergency. They rode customer every 40 minutes 24 hours a day, Satur- horses instead of jeeps through the snow and bitter days, Sundays and holidays included. (At 40 working cold, to patrol the lines and make sure no stoppage hours a week it figures one new customer every 9Vi occurred. minutes)! But now it's another year, and while wo note that it takes a sizeable organization to do a job like that, 1955 brou&ht us the lar&est years 8rowth in our and at the same time take care of the needs of all hisXo we Iook forward to the Jobs ahcad-thc con; customers, new and old, totaling now some 130,000 tinuin& and increasinS expansion of our facilities and , j , . service. Our steadfast purpose is to find and develop homes and businesses. r r , , . . new gas fields and to bring this modern fuel to the ln- Remember the unexpected subzero cold snap last creasing numbers of homes and businesses that want November? At a time like that, uninterrupted gas , and need it. n MOUNTAIN FUEL SUPPLY COMPANY Serving 68 Utah and Wyoming Communities' Ideal Business Offices FOR RENT In Heart of Progressive Sugar House GRANITE HOLDING CO. 21 14 South I Ith East Dial IN 7-4915 |