Show aw C W f i lie A 7 vz tt wa 1 sf Mf i taa ta A 21 A 1 el lAfR ivIew establishment OF SALT LAKE HARDWARE CO THE SALT LAKE HARDWARE COMPANY the salt lake hardware company with its numerous departments is one of the largest establishments of this chara character acter to be found in the west As a matter of fact a lar larger largeroy geror or mo more re important concern concern is not to be found anywhere between chicago and san francisco the salt lake hardware company began business in a modest way in the year 1897 with B F bauer as manager and as tall oaks from little acorns grow such has been the growth and advancement of this now mammoth establishment from the very first the company carried mining supplies and the handling of mining machinery was begun in 1899 since which time the business of the company in this line has assumed splendid proportions this department being under the management of mr fred C richmond from time to time the salt lake hardware company has added to its business by the taking over of other lines of trade for six years it has been the sole manufacturer of the famous keller assay balance now sold the world over in 1904 it bought the assaying department and equipment of the nelden judson drug company in the same year it purchased the major portion of we the mining supply stock of the cunnington company and it is but a month or two ago that it bought outright the business and stock of the salt lake company moving these stocks to its mammoth establishment on west second south street in which the mining review is informed is the largest single sales room of this character to be found in the united states the dimension of this room embracing an area of 86 by feet the company occupies the basement and three floors of the building which although but two stories in front as shown by the halftone half tone accompanying this article is a three story structure in the rear the company has about employees on its payroll pay roll in the mining machinery line the com pany makes a specialty of boilers engines hoists pumps ore cars buckets and mining milling and smelting smelling sm elting plants complete it if also deals heavily in iron and steel pipe and fittings rubber goods paints oils and glass and sporting goods besides which it is a large manufacturer of sheet iron and metal wares the salt lake hardware company has four warehouses which are used in connection with its main establishment |