Show Jf baroz 2 aab machine shops i TiT T Is an old sayin that great oaks f from rom little acorns grow many years agro ago when mani N iron was a scarcity in af pf j the young youn commonwealth of iff i utah W J silver now one of the veteran iron workers of the state started a foundry and machine shop in this city at the outset the establishment was an humble one in its way but it was a new enterprise fur this section and cas castings tinas for vario various us uses were in such growing demand that a steady increase in business was recorded additions addition to the capacity capacio y of the plant were almost yearly made until the business soon became an important factor in the growth of the industrial interests of the state in course of time after several years of successful operation mr silver sold out his es t and for a time it was conducted under another name and under the management of other people in company is located at west north temple street this city originally the business of the firm was transacted in a small building keeping pace with the growth of salt lak lake e city with the constantly increasing demand from our leadin leading mining camps for mining supplies and machinery with the increased demand for rails for railroad construction for structural steel and columns for use in the erection of business blocks and for material 11 J xi fri 7 4 BROS IRON WORKS FROM THE NORTHEAST met fact several changes marked the history of this important enterprise before it reverted back again to its originator to be by him transferred into the hands of his sons who of late years have witnessed a growth in the business that has been truly remarkable and also very agrati dying ing a growth that has now given the institution ution a name as being one of the leading foundry and machine shops in this intermountain region the pal plant ant of the silver bros iron works to be used for a diversity of other purposes the company was obliged to enlarge its plant and to put in additional machinery for the manufacture of castings and machinery of almost every description additional ground was purchased new buildings erected and improvements were made until today the buildings and plant of silver bros with its department its pattern rooms its machinery shops and other necessary buildings occupy a ground around space of over an acre in extent and such is the rush of business at the present time that the company is now giving employment to a force of men it is hardly moye more than six months ago ago that the company completed the erection of its newest building an immense room and today the value of the machinery equipment of the establishment is placed at one of the latest acquisitions in the machinery line beino being ore one of mercers patent corrugating 11 machines for cor ru iron rolls for flour mills huge auoe lathes and other ponderous machinery are employed the manufacture of steel ore cars boilers hoisting engines buckets skips s mining mining machinery machi nerv of all kinds and railto railroad ad equipment columns and structural steel for building purposes and for all E 0 it everything to which manufactured iron and steel can be utilized in tiling ming and industrial enterprises the jm members embers of the firm are all master mechanics and thoroughly lil y understand every phase and detail of the foundry and machine budness bu inesS and the marvelous success which has attended their efforts in this line is an endur enduring in monument to their ability perse perseverance verane e I 1 industry and business st standing andinor andi ncr for it takes all of these requisites to build up such a m mammoth ammoth business from such a small beginning 11 john A silver is president of the company hyrum A silver is vice president and joseph A silver is s secretary 1 ecret ary treasurer and manager all three of gentlemen st standing anding hi high fi in business and commercial circles in this city and elsewhere and they are accounted as being foremost among the substantial and enterprising citizens of our oui beautiful city the silver bros are well known in nearly all of the mining camps of this intermountain re region in 1 and there is hardly a section of the great west where specimens of their handiwork are not to be found many of the big 11 reduction works in our mining n districts were equipped by this firm mills and factories include in their construction machinery manufactured by the company and many of the f finer ine 1 business houses and residences of salt lak obtained their iron columns sleepers and structural steel from this house many inventions of merit have emanated from the shops of silver bros one of the latest and most useful of these being a steam or electric saw for the cutting and dressing of stone this is the invention of joseph A silver and its successful operation can be witnessed at hon thos reams kearns new dew residence on brigham street the plant having a capacity of handling a carload of stone every fifteen hours the photo photograph graph which illustrates this brief sketch was taken from the northeast of the silver silve r bros works and shows but a small portion of the companas comp anys immense establishment |