Show trade notes the mining review is advised that J F detwiler of oceanside california has taken over the business of robert burns company producers of and dealers in tube mill pebbles this product is justly noted for its excellence and is very largely used in milling plants throughout the west the walter A supply company of st louis missouri announces the appointment of joseph as secretary to the president of the company mr until recently was secretary to P F A leland for a period of ten years he was associated with the southwestern traffic bureau mr kottsieper has recently joined the traveling force of the walter A heinicker Zei nicker supply company of st louis and will make southwestern territory for many years mr kottsieper traveled tor for the st louis screw company prior to which time he was connected with E F linley supply company and the western iron supply company superintendent tillotson of the bon ton mine near pitkin colorado and a force of men have unloaded two carloads of machinery at quartz a few miles northeast of that place for the companas comp anys mill the equipment includes a ball mill dorr thickener dorr classifier and four delster deister tables george gallagher is the millwright in charge of the installation the thomas electric repair company of salt lake formerly located on west broadway has removed its offices to south state street the new quarters give much more room for the companas comp anys growing business occupying about three times the space of the old location greatly increased business during the past year made the change to larger quarters absolutely imperative the link belt company of chicago has issued book no entitled economical handling of coal and ashes and reserve coal storage that is very interesting and which contains much information of practical value the work contains fifty two pages and is handsomely printed and profusely illustrated it will be sent free upon application to the company or to its denver branch office the werrett hanson company manufacturers representatives has established an office at south west temple salt lake city for the purpose of distributing flotation creosotes in utah and oils and coal tar creo attention to orders adjoining territory prompt is the policy of the company the company ships directly from manufacturers but contemplates putting in a stock in salt lake in the near future that the second it has become known intended for use by the salt lot of motors lake garfield western railroad was commandeered mande ered by the government before reaching the car manufacturers it is thought that the ending of the war will enable the company to complete electrification of its line between salt lake saltair and garfield before next summer however the motors are being manufactured by the general electric company of schenectady new york with salt lake offices in the newhouse building ground has been broken for salt lakes new theatre building to be constructed for the pantages circuit frank R newman manager and the work of excavation is now well under way it is to be of structural steel with reinforced concrete and brick and will cost it is to be completed by next august the steel was furnished by the minneapolis steel machinery company of minneapolis with salt lake branch at west south temple street and has been on the ground for some time the excavation is being done by P J moran prominent contractor of salt lake B marcus architect designed the new building all is in readiness at the victor shaft of the tonopah extension mining company at tonopah To nevada for installation of the big nordberg hoist ordered about ten months ago from the nordberg manufacturing company of milwaukee delivery was delayed by action of the federal government in ordering the latter company to sidetrack all business for private concerns and to devote its ener energies gies to the manufacture of marine engines it is thought that the hoist will soon be forthcoming it will be the largest ever installed in southern nevada it will be capable of lifting two and a half tons of ore from a depth of feet the loaded cage weighing about pounds the rocky mountain news denver states that the midwest refining company with main offices in denver and big refineries fin eries in casper and greybull wyoming has acquired a substantial interest in the utah oil refining company which owns and operates a refining plant at salt lake city according to those well informed the midwest company now owns approximately 50 per cent of the stock of the utah company the latter has a capital stock of and since it was formed in 1909 it has steadily grown until now it has about invested in its plant and is doing an aggregate business of a year its refinery has a capacity of 1000 barrels a day which is being increased to 1800 barrels announcement is made that the shaw motor company of salt lake is again in position to supply the famous F W D truck to the intermountain trade it has been off the market since the opening of the war due to the number required by the government in france the great power of the F W D accounts for the fact that it was the truck selected to do the work in the actual danger zone for all the armies said manager A W shaw of the local distributing branch bad roads mud or sand hub deep shell holes or trenches do not stop the F W D it is designed on a mechanical ch anical principle that equally divides the load 50 per cent to the front and 50 per cent to the rear and this coupled with the fact that the truck is equipped with a fifty six inch tread the same as the standard road wagon permits it to go any place a wagon will go with a team we are able to announce that from now on the supply of F W D trucks will be ample for all requirements quire ments of this territory |