Show IRON FOUNDRIES what they are poil number of men employed etc prominent among provos industries are the iron foundries and machine shops with the object in view of as extent an idea of what advancement was being made in this line of industry in provo conr re thin culled upon the two leadir nr secured a hint in regard to their operations STO rOUS BRY mr devey of the firm of devay proprietors of the san foundry and machine shops was fondd busily engaged at the shops the gentleman consented to spend a few minutes in conversation with the reporter and the following information was elicited twenty seven men are nov employed at alie sun foundry and twenty more can be easily utilized aa soon as the requisite additional buildings can be erected the present buildings consist of a gouldine mo uldine room by 25 in size and three other smaller build ings two columns weighing 1200 pounds each have just been completed for chas smiths new building two cars one a hand car and the other a gravel car are being constructed for the street railway company mr devy feels quite confident in se curing the contract for furnishing the water works company with pipes and fittings it is expected that mr maxwell the omaha stove man will arrive today to day in which case arrangements will be made for the active prosecution of the manufacturing of stoves in conclusion mr devy stated that when the firm commenced business one and a half years ago he would not have be lieveld it had he been told that the business of the firm would be as great as it is at the present time the business is mere ine so rapidly that it will be nece rv to form an incorporated company fh a capital stock of FOUNDRY A MACHINE CO mr of pierpont sons fiovo foundry and machine found in hia office looking over his correspondence and attending to business matters generally in answer to the queries of the reporter the following items were volunteered the last of four seventy biye horse pow er boilers forTin tic has been completed the boilers proper weight pounds each and they are so constructed that provo need not be ashamed of the work the firm is making a large boiler for their own use the firm has secured the contract for doing all of the casting for the addition to the asylum over twenty men are constantly employed no trouble whatever is experienced in securing any amount of work the trouble is the limited capacity of the works it is expected that the capacity of the works will be greatly increased in the near future |