Show Value of Utah's Industries Million 0 Dollar r r. r 0 j Natural Resources Great l fr 4 Aid to All Manufacturing a O 4 4 4 Products Feed World By Major ajor John S. S Farley Elcy Earle S Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers Association Executive Secretary rp rr HE writer is indebted to Prof Levi Edgar Edg-ar Young professor of American Ameri- Ameri can h history isto University of Utah for the information in respect to Utah's Utah s pioneer industries Manufacturing in the early carly days of our state was domestic Lamed Carried on in the homes b by b every very family homespun industries were an integral part partin in in the life o of the the pioneer communities and every ery company of immigrants was encouraged to brin bring sheep and ana seeds for the growth of f flex flax L LEnch Each Ench family was a unit of government and industry and while in 1819 18 eastern castern goods gds were sold in Salt Lake by the merchants Livingston and Kinkead e every ery new company of colonizers as it went watt out from Salt SnIt Lake to settle some part of the territory was totally dependent on its own resources and knowledge of manufacturing Our grandmothers all understood understood understood under under- stood the art of weaving ng and in some homes rooms were specially set aside for weaving b for the looms took up much space Wool was clipped from the sheep which was cleaned and carded After the combing it was spun into skeins of yarn and then woven into cloth by members of the family In some of the warns wards war s prizes were offered for both spinning g and 1 weaving The rhe materials were Tere well made and dresses were were sewed by hand The rho bo boys s 's wore deer skin breeches My father wore a 1 buckskin for three I winters after niter he came to the valley in 1850 breeches and deerskin deer deerskin skin jackets were ere commonly worn by men The constant industry of women manifested itself always in these home bome products But each colony was aggressive and resourceful and it was not long tong before every community was manufacturing clothing in small smaIl factories as well as tanning tannin b leather and makin making shoes When the colonists settled Provo Pro they experienced many hardships and were compelled at times to live on roots and the flesh of wild animals Yet they were alert to progress and soon made of their town an independent supporting self-supporting community In ln 1855 Shadrach Holdaway and James Simpkins erected a blacksmith shop and commenced makin making threshing machines and other farming ments The They Y made several looms and a spinning jenny together with th large carding machines and opened a mill for tho the manufacture of cloth and yarn yam In a few years factories were run on the operative co-operative plan and much skilled work was furnished at times With the increase of population population tion from the eastern states as ns well Tell as European countries Utah in her bel early carly days developed virile economic centers and the people became self- self sustaining in so far as the rugged rigged parched soil could be conquered The towns became thriving civic civie communities with all the characteristics of good government and the people were free and liberty Utah Has 1200 Industries From 1855 1555 when Utah's industries were represented by a n two-man two blacksmith and machine shop with tb a valuation on of or to the close of the year 1918 our indu industrial trial pros J progress ess has increased gradually until we now v have e more than 1200 industries with a valuation of more than and our manufactured products include nearly everything from addin adding machines to zinc zine etchings Utah has in the past been known wn as a minin mining and agricultural state and nd it no doubt will be a n surprise to the people of of the state to know that that in m the y years rs 1917 and 1918 Utah's manufactured articles exceeded in value the agricultural products If Ut Utah b had not sent sent one of her sons to assist st in stopping the world conflagration she could still feel she had contributed her share towards the halting of of the Hun I 1 mean by furnishing th the tho one thing g that really did halt him L L e e. metal Uncle Sam designated thirty nine mineral and mineral mineral mineral min min- eral substances which necessary for the winning of the war Utah can nn and did furnish a portion of more than one-half one of the above n number of minerals and their products Copper and lead were pre Immense quantities being used by the government In the thc manufacture of ot shell cases ammunition and hundreds of ot other articles necessary to equip a victorious victorious victorious vic vic- army Up to December 31 31 1918 1018 Utah's metal mines had yielded more than and had paid In divi divi- dividends dividends mor more than Tho The famous fa famous ta- ta Utah Copper mine at Bingham Utah during the years 1917 and 1918 produced the almost unbelievable amount of or tons of or copper oro ore per day Utah has hns the tho largest known tonnage of ot undeveloped Iron oro ore In the world a a. broad assertion but bat nevertheless n a atrue truo true one Charles II GIbbs geologist for the Utah Fuel company who In n the tho past year has mado a a. very extensive examination of at tho the Iron county fields deems them tho the worlds world's master base metal supply It Is estimated that there thero Is moro more than tons of ot Iron oro ore within feet of or tho the surface In this field alone approximately 40 of at which 9 can bo be handled by steam shovel without stripping As n n. means of at comparison the tho avern average c content of ot the Lako Lake Superior ore Is 50 per por cent Alabama ore 37 per cent wh while e tho the content of ot tho the Utah oro is la 58 per cent cont I i Coal Cool Tonnage Utah's vast vast coal beds the extent o of at f which has never ne never been fully tully determined contains square miles of ot workable workable work work- able ablo beds as JS estimated by the United Unite d States geological sune survey with an estimated estimated esti esti- mated content of ot tons Less than one half of at 1 per cent has s been extracted Utah's coal fields I In n addition to practically supplying SUfI all states tates west es of ot Col Colorado arc are rapidly J ly Iy supplanting coal from British Columbia Co Co- lumbia Japan and Australia in Hawaii Ha JIa- wail and tho the Pacific steamship trade Utah's soil and climate are particularly particularly particularly adapted to the culture of C sugar suga r beets The Tho Industry la Ls growing by leaps and bounds In Utah and the Intermountain In In- states the yield per acre e will compare favorably with the mos most et t favored beet growing areas aroas anywhere e and the tho saccharine content is exceptionally exceptionally exception exception- ally Hy good Approximately f is a invested In tho the sugar Industry in Utah Tho The value of ot tho the 1918 output Ica was waa a close to of ot which about 3 30 0 0 per por cent was consumed in the state Utah's per capita consumption of at sugar suga u ar arIs r Is g greater ater than anywhere else In th the e world Candy tor for Whole ole World orld This Thit fact naturally brings to minone mind min d one of ot Utah's large industries I 1 a e. cnn candy y and bo w it said that Utah's Utah s handsome dau daughters are arc by no means mean s the largest consumers of or candy In th the e state In fact tho manufacturer o of f candy Is Just coming into his own With the tho advent of or national prohibition prohibition tion on July 1 I it is estimated that th the consumption of ot candy will steadily In In- In crease creaCo Utah's candies are not only Y to be second to none from fro m Alaska to Australia but It Is ma a known fact that wo feed reed the world wort I chocolate Moro More than a million and a t half halt of ot dollars are Invested in th the e cand candy Industry In to the state st The val val- of at the 1918 product was more tha th than n a n little more than 50 SO pe percent per percent r cent of which was consumed in th the e state Following our sugar and md candy ou our r thoughts naturally turn to somethinG else that else that is Good baker bakery y products product Utah now is sending he her r biscuits and crackers to all points was west t of ot the Missouri river There la is more inor e I I that Invested In tho the bal baking business and during 1918 the value placed on the tho production was waa considerably considerably consider consider- r- r ably more than To get right down to hard facts we must give brief mention to Utah's Iron and steel products During tho the past two years some of ot our plants have hare been turning out hugo huge steel propellers propellers pro pro- for monster ships to aid Uncle Sam In rushing our boys bOs overseas 0 Utah's machinery can now be found In Canada Mexico China Japan Australia Australla Aus Aus- South America and In practically practically cally every country where theres there's mining min mm- In lag ing of at any character or where sugar is manufactured Tho The sheet metal and can ron Industries are Increasing very gory cry rapidly and are producing everything from a small one one- half halt pint can to large largo steam boilers More ore than Is now invested In these industries and the value of their 1918 product was close to Cement ment Industry Growing With the spending of millions of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars for hard surfaced roads Utah's cement industry will come Into Its own on The Tho federal and state governments to toGether together to- to gether gather with county and municipal governments governments governments gov gov- will spend d several million dollars in tho the next two years cars for hard surfaced roads and streets To make them permanent permanent n anent the they must he be constructed constructed con con- of ot cement The cement indus Indus- tr try in has haa to in invested invested In- In vested in plants The output for 1918 was far tar below normal l. only pounds having been heen produced If Ie tho the plants can be kept on a capacity basis for tho next two years ears close to 2000 pounds of ot an Utah all product can be manufactured and placed on tho the markets Road nOad building Is only one field Held wherein thousands of or barrels of cement will wm be used Irrigation It Is In Us Its Infancy and the use of ot cement for tor the tho constructing of ot dams tunnels ca canals ca- ca nals gals and laterals is a 1 virtual necessity Canning n fi An Another ther of ot Utah's Industries that Is advancing by leaps and bounds is the canning business ss With close to 1500 Invested the 1918 1913 output was valued val vel- at moro mOre than Canned vegetables and fruits bearing Utah la labels la- la bels Deis can c bo be found from Siberia to the Soudan Your Undo Samuel having baring purchased vast cast amounts of ot them for his nis and other armies a Utah Doughboy Doughboy Dough- Dough boy y told me that when ho he and his came camo back from the front line line lineIn in the Argonne after having been there for tor more than a week he was handed a 1 can or of f tomatoes with a well known Utah label on It it H. lie Ho was waa so homerick home- home sick rick and interested studying the label n h he nearly missed d the gas alarm that was sounded when whon tho the Boches Roches started to sprinkle n. n little tittle mustard around to go with the boys' boys lunch Another Another- of ot Utah's products that has hns reached International fame tame is the contents contents con con- tents of at the little can cnn which carried curled the legend end from contented cows feet teel above the sea I 1 e. e condensed con con- milk Near Nearly Y pounds or of evaporated milk was produced In 1918 with a valuation n close to 2000 if Ie the cans cane were wera placed end to end they would make mak a line reaching from Salt Lake City to London Utah's flour Clour made from tho the famous Utah Rod Red Turkey and Spring Marquis wheat cannot c bo bG beaten They have already already al al- al ready brought premium prices In tho the eastern markets markot t. t In addition to our R lour Mour mills we now nOT have havo a 1 cereal mill which Is consuming largo large quantities atour of at our grain and keeping thousands of at dollars in tho the home market Another industry which is using thousands of ot bushels of ot Utah's grains JT is tho the nonalcoholic beverage Utah is 16 producing near beer that Is th thi equal of ot any In tho the United States In fact It t has ev every r thing but tho the conversation Salt wo havo It In all known forms in Utah from tho the heavy heay waters of oC Great Salt LIt lake where 9 you ou float on top of or tho the water like a patent soap floating In a bath th tub to mountains of at rock salt which only fait the miner to place It on the market In addition to tho the solar evaporation plant at Saltair Saltair Saltair Salt- Salt air Utah which was the tho original salt plant In the state and which produced table and coarse salts only we no now have numerous plants which produce potash In large quantities from the water water wa wa- ter of ot Great Salt Snit lake The a aggregate reGato output for tor 1919 based on present quotations quotations quo QUo- for potash will have havo a valuation valuation alua tion don of ot 1 JI for tor the Rhine When you ou think of shoes or leather leathor goods you ou Just naturally think of ot the outside or tho the hide or maybe you could call caB It the tho rind anyway that Is what wo we think of at when Utah's shoes are mentioned for the reason that large numbers of ot them reached reached tho the Rhine on tho the feet teet of ot our boys when they drove the Hun back home When tho the Quartermaster general was looking for shoes with whicH to outfit our boys boy he figured that If It Utah could produce shoes that Would up under such work vork as mountain climbing mining etc they theO must bo be good so ho told Utah to forward all aU sho she could spare to the nearest seap scap seaport rt for our boys boS who were In the tho front line Une as tho they needed the best bost Utah's meat packing industry Is Increasing In Increasing In- In creasing rapidly Three million and antI I seventy five thousand dollars ref rc the c capital invested and the theal theLl al Ll ll- ll aluc uc ue of ot the product In 1918 reached nearly nearly near near- ly ly- The capacity of ot several of ot tho plants will bo be materially In Increased Increased increased In- In creased In the n near ar future Work ork Clothing Made Inde Here nere The manufacture of at clothing In the state Is in Its infancy Practically the entire output of or the factories Is confided confided con con- to work clothing Lar Large e quantities quantities I ties Ue of ot work shirts overalls sweaters and mackinaws are manufactured and andare aro are be being n marketed as a far east cast n as Minnesota Min Un- and north to Alaska The InS production was pas as valued at moro more than Utah's electrical equipment is be beIng being being be- be ing shipped to South America China Japan and Australia in addition to our own island possessions Utah's boxes both paper and wood find n. n market from the tho Missouri url riser ri to tho the Pacific coast Utah's oils are finding a ready read market market market mar mar- ket throughout the Intermountain countr coun coun- tr try Utah's coffees teas extracts and spices aro are favorably known an and used from Canada to tp the gulf gult and from the river to the Pacific Utah's artificial limbs are of or such sueh a l high class that th they are now taking the tho I place of or numerous arms and legs which were ucro left at tho the Marne Argonne Ar onne woods Chateau Thierry and on Flanders Flan Flan- Flanders Flanders ders ders' ders fields |