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Show I!; . FERDINAND ERICKSi IIS JOB 01 HMDS ! I ,j I Mfc. 'Pleasant Mayor Discusses Plaster Mill Operations, ' . and Other Affairs, r Ferdinand Erlckson, . mayor of ML Pleasant unci vice president of the Jumbo Plaster company, received word In 'Snlt Lake yesterday Jo the effocL that tho break In the canal at tho company's plant, whloh occurred Wednesday, would be repaired by Saturday night :md that ' theio would be little Interruption In the I operation of tho mill nt SIkuivI. j i "Wc havo water power rights that are oasily wortJr $50,000 and tho company has assets of 3100,000 more, so that perma- j nent repairs will be made as soon as possible." pos-sible." said Mr. Erlckson at iho Cullcn i hotel Friday. "Wo have a warehoilso full of piaster on hand, but to offset this wo havo a stack of ordors, some as high i as olghtocn rarlonds, so the shutting I down of the mill for any length of time c would be a serious loss, Temporary ro- i pairs will be effected Immediately. though, and wo expect to fill our orders 1 , without delay." t Tho company has a thirty-foot canal. which brings tho water of Sevier river to tho plant with a fall of about ten foot, furnishing ample power for the operation opera-tion of the mill at all soasons. Moreover, More-over, tho Intake of this canal is situated near a warm sprlnc which prevents difficulty dif-ficulty from Ice in the wlnror getting Into the canal and stopping tho flow. j Mr, Erlckson will leave Saturday morning morn-ing for Mt Pleasant, where he will resume re-sume iho perplexing problem of administering admin-istering the offers of the city which elected him on a high license and strict regulation platform, while those opposed to him politically are seeking to em-barnss em-barnss the administration by demanding that tho council pass a strict prohibition ordinance. |