| Show U OF U MINES AND engineering department NATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE that the mines and engineering department of the university of utah is reaching a wide national scope is is evidenced by the great number of applications which have been received for mining fellowships and graduate study according to dr D A lyon superintend superintendent ten dent of the bureau of mines graduates from every first class institution in the country have applied for fellowships and from this group five will be selected to carry on the research and development work now in progress at the station this work is of interest to the citizens of the state especially the farmers and the operators of mines the experiment of chief significance in this connection is of economic importance in that an attempt is being made to find a practical fertilizer which can be formed from the castings of the large mines of the state the farmers will then be able to obtain an excellent fertilizer at a comparatively low cost the results so far are very encouraging said dr lyon and we should have something definite to offer at an early date the university of utah is supporting the chief industries dus tries of the state and through its research departments it is finding an opportunity to be of genuine service to the people |
