Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-14 | Page 5 | Utah Rich in Material for U. S. Preparedness

UTAH RICH IN MATERIAl FOR U. U S. S PREPAREDNESS State Directors of National Naval Consulting Board Submit Report to to Body The Tho state directors of the naval m consulting con con- suiting board of the United States submitted submitted submitted sub sub- yesterday e their findings for Utah to tho the national board of or directors In the report which was made under tho the direction of or Dr W. W V. V C. C J Ebaugh baugh chemist for tOl the United States Smelting company it was as pointed out that Utah was not a u manufacturing state te but that it could furnish to th United States In time line of or war nil all of ot tho ho minerals minerals min mm- needed in th the manufacture of weapons of or war The Tho reports contain contain con con- tam tain much data on the time amount of oC copper copper cop cop- per Iron coal potash gold silver vanadium uranium and other metals which are needed In the defense of the country The state directors for tor are Dr Ebaugh A J A. A K F Parker Lafa Lafayette ette Hanchett Han- Han chott cimett William Wraith and amid Markham Cheever On behalf of the time board Dr Ebaugh yesterday Issued the following statement concerning the report In nil ih more than ono one hundred establishments have been Inventoried In Inthis Inthis Inthis this report It Is la pointed out that Utah l Is e essentially a nonmanufacturing state slate but ut I is abundantly antly ablo able to supply supply sup sup- ply ph raw materials In In Immense ti ties s. s This I is especially true truo of ot metals fuel foodstuffs livo live stock and canned go goods oth s. s The Time directors for tor Utah want to ex express express ex- ex press publicly their appreciation of tho time ho ho have o aided efforts erfort of or all persons w s them in this movement The Time amount of ef work worl Involved ha has been immense and the fact that it has all been done b by volunteers speaks well for the unselfish unselfish un un- un- un selfish patriotic spirit of or the persons concerned