| Show BIG IRON WORKS r FOR SALT LAn LALE Western W stern Sheet Structural Iron Co Organized With Capital Stock HAS A SPLENDID FIELD PLANS TO FILL LARGE CONTRACTS CON CONTRACTS CONTRACTS TRACTS NOW SENT EAST EASTA A unique enterprise was set on foot toot yesterday by Charles H Hen Henderson Henderson ti derson Berson president pr of or the Salt Lake Construction company and several other business men They will or organize the Western rest ern Sheet Structural Structural Structural tural Iron Works company to do dothe tho the U worth w rth of work which now goes to eastern concerns every year The rhe company will manufacture f ture the material to be used In the construction of ot its plant and will also make nearly all of the needed machinery right hera hero In Salt Lake I Preparations were made yesterday afternoon at a conference In the office of oC Charles H Henderson president of the Salt Lake Construction company In the Atlas block for tor the making of an nn Important addition to the multiply multiplying ing Industries of Salt Lake Mr Hen Henderson Henderson derson derBon and his associates decided to organize the Western Sheet Structural Structural Structural tural Iron Works company with a cap capital capItal capital ital stock of ot Articles of or In Incorporation Incorporation Incorporation corporation will at once be prepared and flied filed with the secretary of state A site for the new plant has already i I been purchased In the southwestern i part of or Salt Lake At yesterdays conference Mr Hen Henderson Henderson derson acted as chairman the officers of ot the new corporation not yet having been chosen Others present were Frank Simmons an eastern Investor investor who will supply a portion of or the needed capital G S Barr a contractor for formerly formerly formerly merly with the tho Keystone Bridge company com company company pany and Frank A Fafek proprietor of or the Salt Lake Cornice 11 Roofing works At t the close of the conference It was announced that the work of oC construct constructing constructing ing In the new plant will probably commence com commence commence mence mence within forty fort days Orders Now Go East Mr Simmons stated that the Salt Lake Iron works would be the largest plant of the kind between Chicago and arid Salt Lake It Is the Intention of DC the business men back of or the enterprise to todo todo todo do much of oC the work which Is now be being beIn being ing In done by eastern concerns Every year said Mr Simmons or orders orders orders ders which aggregate more than 1800 are sent cast east which could be filled more quickly and more satisfactorily right here In Salt Lake as you have here the best workmen in the sheet metal and structural Iron line In the world When the plant is completed the men interested In the company propose to supply all the structural iron required by b builders in Salt Lake and through throughout out the regions surrounding the city and to furnish material for tor mining and power companies In the beginning between thirty and forty tort men will be e employed but this number will be Increased as the new Industry develops Will Make Its Own Plant One unique feature of or the Western Sheet Structural Iron Works Forks com company company company pany will be that the concern will man manufacture manufacture manufacture all of the material needed for forthe forthe forthe the construction of the building It Is to occupy and will also make nearly all of the machinery to be used Mr Simmons Is an inventor and owns several valuable patents As far faras faras faras as possible the machinery of the plant will be made according to Mr Sim Simmons Simmons N mons patents but as a few Cew machines of or other inventors will be needed these will still be purchased In the east eastBy eastBy eastBy By making its own machinery with witha a few unimportant exceptions the company com company company pany expects to save about The plant as planned will cost about If It the machinery and material for forthe forthe forthe the iron works building bull ln were purchased in the east it is said the cost would be at least Mr Henderson and his associates de de decided decided to organize the company comp ny after atter making a careful study of or the situation in Salt Lake They say that there is absolutely no doubt that there is at present an abundance of ot work in Salt Lake and in the surrounding mining and smelter towns to make the new in industry Industry Industry profitable from the start Recent Recent Large Orders Ordera In the course of oC their Investigations they learned that among the large or orders orders orders ders which have been sent cast east during the past few Cew months because Salt Lake lacked a plant equipped to do the tile work were the th following United States Smelting Refining company bag house at smelter smeller Telluride Power company com pan 4 Garfield Smelter and Utah Consoli Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated dated company 1 Yampa smelter United States Mining Dining company tram tramway tramway tramway way There were other large orders and numerous small orders orders ranging from downward all of which could be filled by a Salt Lake concern with the proper equipment according to Mr Henderson and his associates But the opening of our plant will do more than give work to the men we employ and bring profits to those in interested Interested interested in the enterprise said Mr Simmons There will be much inci incidental dental work for other Salt Lake con concerns concerns concerns cerns foundries machine shops and even blacksmiths blacksmith although we will of i course be prepared to do most of oC our own The eastern con concerns concerns concerns cerns which at present fill the orders in our line from Salt Lake Lal e give this Incidental work to concerns in the cities In which they are located We will give ghe all of it to local firms Allied Interests I Represented Among our stockholders will be the proprietors of or a machine shop of or a mining machinery supply house of or a hardware establishment and of other concerns who understand the great value our industry will prove to them theme themI We Ve e will make as much of our own machinery as we can without conflict conflictIng conflicting Ing with patents owned by other Con Concerns con concerns concerns cerns Right now there Is plenty plent of busi business business business ness to keep us profitably employed with the prospect of oC a vast increase In business as Salt Lake and the sur surrounding surrounding surrounding rounding country advance E Every Ettery ery year the large orders for sheet and structural structural structural tural iron and other material which we wIll be able le to supply aggregate and the small orders will ag aggregate aggregate aggregate more That makes make a total of oC We Ve propose to do that work here in Salt Lake II |
