Show UTAH'S PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY IS GIVEN IMPETUS BY JAPAN 4 Representatives of Tokio Chemical Concern View rests West's Deposits Utah m may y develop a new Indus Industry tn that of or mining phosphate rock on a commercial scale scale scale-as as the result of oC a visit to Salt Lake b by four representatives enta- enta tives tI of ot the Japanese chemical producing pro pro- dueing firm Mitsui Co Lt Ltd Tokio The Mitsui party consists of ot Y Sa- Sa kata chemical en engineer ineer with residence at al Tokio and T. T Su ekuni S. S and Y the firms firm's New York San Francisco and Portland agents re ro re- 8 cl POC t I V ci 3 The four Japanese ace acc by byE E E. J. J Hanke local head of the est cst estern em ern Phosphate company were vero In Paris Idaho last night to inspect a a. phosphate phosphate phosphate phate mine This morning their pl plan n nIs is to look over o phosphate mines at Border V Wyo o to 10 Belief Local mining mining- men predict that tho the party's next move will he bo to return to Utah where It is thought the they will wll endeavor to obtain rock from tho the Uintah and Sanpete mountains which I have not been mined State mineral experts exports declared yesterday yesterday yes yes- that Utah is rich in deposits of oC phosphate rock but lack of oC railroad facilities to sections of tho the state te in which tho the deposits are arc located has preVented prevented prevented pre pre- vented development of oC the vast re re- re sources It I Is said there there- Is 15 but out ono phosphate rock mine mimic now In Utah that heln the Peter B B. and Robert Bradley Bradley Brad Brad- ley hey property near Randolph in Cache Co count county U fl ty High Percentage Phosphate Tho percentage of phosphate found foun In Utah rock ran ranges es from 70 to 76 76 ac according according ac- ac c- c cording to state tate officials who recently conducted an investigation This tends to range better even cven than the output of oC Florida mines s which heretofore have been considered best in tho the production production pro pro- lUctiOn of ot phosphate in this country that state producing producing- a phosphate which runs approximately 70 per cent Japan normally uses tons of oC phosphate annual annually Most of It is shipped just as it comes from the mines to Portland Ore where It Is loaded aboard ship for the Nipponese empire Utah's proximity to Portland as compared compared com corn pared with Florida Is considered a bl big tIg asset for promoting the industry here mining experts say Used for Fertilizer The products of this precious stone are varied but Japan is using thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of tons each month for fertilizer The necessity for increasing the annual Importation of this rock caused Japan n to send Mr 11 here to locate a addi additional di- di sources Mr 11 Hanke Mr r. r and others who are on the inspection trip to Idaho and Wyoming return to tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow their business acquaintances here hero stated last night All were regIstered registered reg reg- at the tho Hotel Utah which they are using as headquarters |