| Show 1 t 1 j MANUFACTURING M l TG IN T UTAH I Ii i BY DY ROSCOE EARDLEY I Moro w 1 Moro OIO big biff factories havo begun operations or ha have vc been planned In Utah this year car than In any Oy other year of ot tho the states state's history Scores of ot factories fac fac- added to their equipment tortes tories have C extended enlarged their plants and their territory Many Ian Improvements looking to the welfare of ot employees s shao Concerns doing doln a a. have o been made national business have located largo large branch factories In the state The people people people peo peo- have tol taken en a n. greater renter Interest inthe In Inthe the tho Utah factories and have been more mor liberal with their patronage These things have havo all nU been strong stron factors in maintaining maintaining- ft n. good measure of ot prosperity prosperity pros pros- perIt In Utah during the present year earTheY ear TheY also alo Indicate the faith and confidence confidence dence which manufacturers have In and loyalty loyally Utah and tho the confidence of or Utah people in Utah made Roods goods Utah should become the big factory west and prosperous state of ot the new V Salt Lake City and Ogden Og are arc b by location loca loca- tion tho the Ideal manufacturing and jobbing Jobbing Job job- bing centers Tho The number of ban banks Its aril arid tho the capital Invested In them to together together to- to gether with their deposits reveals tho the financial strength of this community and the strong Influence It wields upon non the development de and prosperity to five hundred hundred hun hun- of ot time the territory from Crom three dred miles In either direction A part of the campaign campal n of the Manufacturers Association o of Utah consists In educating educating ing tho the people In tho the territory j contiguous contiguous contiguous con con- to Salt Lake and Ogden to buy their supplies from rom these jobbing fobbing centers and in placing their orders to request Utah Utah-mado goods The advantage ad advantage ad- ad vantage to merchants of ot buying as near home home- as possible must be evident to every e keen business man For the tile first time In our history t the he pack of Utah vegetables and ana fruits Is being put Into Utah made cans the product of ot tho now can cm factory at atO O Ogden den which commenced operations last spring sprinT This factory factor Is now over the rough spots of or beginning and next season Utah made cans will bo used not only In our state but In Colorado as well Tho The can factory which was In operation and which specialized on special orders has clone done a bigger business business business busi busi- ness than ever eer and added to its equipment equip equip- ment installing a new department for tor forthe forthe the manufacture of era tors Tho The powder plant at Baccus began operations during the tho month of t April Th 1 industry supplying chiefly the mining s in t trade d will i keep p tens tens tens- tenso o of thousands thousands thou thou- sands s of or dollars a n. year in the state and provide pro employment for a a. large number of people The Tho meat packing business has re received received re- re a a. decided boost this year Encouraged Encouraged En En- b by the demand for Utah meats in the state and on the coast one of ot the largest concerns Increased its capital fourfold and became the thear largest ar est company compan operating with western Western western west west- ern capital between the Missouri river and ind the coast Tho stock yards ards which are soon to be opened should also stimulate the raising raising- of ot live stock throughout hout the west and add to the prosperity of the community No interests have havo shown greater confidence in Utah than the sugar people Owing O chiefly to tho the war a splendid opportunity has been offered for increasing this Industry Utah is naturally a sugar state The deep rich la lands ds and modern irrigation en- en ahle the tho farmers to raise moro more beets lu to the acre than nn any other state Utah beet hect lands will aver average e 10 per acre I more per year ear than our nearest com com- r tor We e also have o an abundance of Or ilme lime rock rook nearby large quantities quantifies of which are tre used by the toe factories DurIn During Dur Dur- ing In- 1315 1915 one new now factory has been started at L. Layton ton and another at SpanIsh Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish Fork and because of ot the untiring work of ot such men as J. J W. W McHenry we e shall have ha a sugar factory in Salt Lake county which it is now reported i wilt will 11 be larger larSer than any now in operation opera opera- tion Salt Lake L. county could easily support three factories and maybe more and it Is not impossible that the they will be built in the not far distant distant distant dis dis- tant future Utah has supported one large biscuit factory for years However the Increasing in increasing increasing In- In creasing population and the bigger demand demand de- de mand for Utah-made Utah goods has opened th ilia wa way for another mother factory factor of this kind nm and a 0 splendid story six factory is no now in course of or erection and will operate this fall faU Another nother Industry that will prove of ot great value Is the tho evaporating Ung of fruits find end vegetables A factory factor to follow this line has commenced to operate Itis It ItIs ItIs Is using a patented process and is proving pro some some- wonderful results and this year ear will handle hun hundreds reds of ot tons of ot produce opening a new market to the farmer that has heretofore been I closed to him and taking care In a a large measure of the tho surplus fruits and arid ve vegetables The cereal plant for tor manufacturing br breakfast foods and similar lines has gone steadily forward x and actual operation is Boon soon to commence The creameries of t the state te have ha had hadan hadan hadan an unusually good year The fair treatment of or the farmers b by the men who head hend tho creamery creamer industries has hns encouraged the tho production of greater quantities s of milk and in man many cases milk of a n. better quality and during a period of seven years ears Utah has grown from an nn importer of or dairy products to toan toan toan an exporter of dairy products It is very conservatively eh estimated year over o a half million dollars dollars' worth of r goods will leave the state for eastern eastern eastern east east- ern and western markets The cann canneries will not pack as heavily heavily heavily ly this year as in 1914 There Thero arc two t reasons for this The first is that the unusually largo pack of at J 1914 amounting amountIng amounting amount- amount Ing to cases left a 0 surplus on hand and the tho farmers were cautioned not to plant certain crops BO so heavy this year car but to turn their acres Into those things that could bo be old cold without without with with- out canning The second reason Is that the late frosts of at spring havo have cut down eown the fruit crop somewhat and the prolonged prolonged pro pro- longed dr dry season has affected somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what the tomato crop However Howe Utah canners have taken one big stride this year that Is of ot great Importance and will wll mean more moro ane and more in tn th the thA fu tu- tu ture Through the efforts of H. H L. L and other canners a n. b big concession In freight rates has been secured Into the northwestern territory territory terri terri- tor tory especially into Oregon Oree-on ane and Washington Washington Wash ash ington and Into Montana as far as Billings This reduction In freight rates i will HI J widen the Utah market material materially I I ly 13 will help to reduce The he surplus stock and prepare to take talce care of ot the In Increased Increased In- In creased business Th Tho I knitting Industry has been augmented augmented augmented aug aug- with two new factories and at least ono one of or the factories already es established established es- es was compelled to move into larger and more commodious quarters The manufacture of or harness and leather goods has kept up to the hl high h record of or 1914 In spite of ot the wider use of ot automobiles there is no falling off oCt In the demand for tor harness from Utah factories The candy Industry has also prospered pros pros- One factory has Increased Its capacity materially and added man many Improvements for the welfare of Its em em- Shipments to the tho far east and tho the far Car west have havo continued throughout the tho year and one ono new market mar mar- ket has ket Australia has been heen opened to Utah candy and chocolates In connection connection connection I tion with the candy cand- industry there has been boen a n. decided Increase In the manu manu- of or paper boxes In tho the spring we wo had a n. brilliant example of the power of oC a Utah factory to recuperate from a serious drawback A J. large fire Piro entirely entirely en en- gutted one of or the paper box factories factories factories fac fac- tories but the company compan fired freel with the spirit of at the west Immediately set about to repair the damage and make the tho factory actor larger than ever It Is a 0 happy fact tact that while white their friends were sr sympathizing with them In n their loss they were busily engaged engar-ed In gettinG getting getting get get- ting things under wn way and before the public realized It had things going better better better bet bet- ter than than usual not only filling local orders but exporting their goods s Into neighboring states Other Othel Industries too numerous to mention have ha shown a n. steady growth In their respective lines In tho the buildIng building build build- Ing line lino there has hns been somewhat less activity than usual on account of oC practically prat no skyscrapers being built i iSalt in Salt Lake or O Ogden l n However er there has lias b been en considerable home building In Utah's cities and towns and this has helped th the producers of or building supplies supplies sup sup- plies JIles to keep busy bus Tho The slate capitol has been practically finished but the qu quarries at Cottonwood and th th stone tone stonecutting stonecutting cutting plants plant at It ole Ud and Salt SnIt Lako Lake have had a n largo order for tor the church administration building as well as ns a number of smaller contracts and the tho I marble people were fortunate in securing securing I cr ing InS n an order for marble for tor the Missouri state capitol There Ther has been a n. stead steady use of ce cement cement ce- ce e- e ment during the tho last decade If It la is finding findIng finding find find- ing a wider range e than ever Er In building building build build- ing and Is being used extensively l. l el on j h the I farms arms and In road making ml The action I of or Salt Lake county In relation to the road between Murray and Salt Bait Lake I and other road contracts that have been I let will tend to stimulate this Industry industry Indus indus- tr try considerably InduS InduS-I I II Generally speaking things have havo been satisfactory l with Utah factories during dur- dur dur 1 I Ing tho first el eight ht months of 1915 The II i people are IC realizing more moro fully the lavishness with which nature has bestowed be- be stowed wed natural resources es upon th the state In which the they lire lice A spirit of ot loyal 10 operation co on the part of or all allIs allIs allIs Is helping to develop the latent resources re resources re- re sources o of Utah and this development will win continue continues as s each one ODe puts forth his efforts cHarts to build up his home to town n his community and his state This loyalty must mURt extend to tho the home merchant the homo home Jobber and tho homo er cr Such a 0 spirit of loyalty will keep dollars at nt home where the they can circulate circulate circulate cir cir- and ma make e good times and prosperity prosperity pros pros- perit and not send them away unnecessarily to points far distant whore they the find their way a into coffers whoso hose o owners ors rs have no l Immediate Interest In building up the state It Is perfectly plain that by nIl all pulling together wo we I can develop Utah's Industries very en I rapidly in the future and help to fulfill fulfill ful ful- fill the saying of or former Governor William Sulzer of New ew York who de declared le- le that he knew Utah and ond her possibilities pos possibilities pos pos- and some day dRY she would bethe be bethe betho the tho home of at a million of whom would live In Salt Lake City |
