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Show t Lying near the foot of the 'snow-capped Wasatch Mountains, U. S. Steel's Geneva Works brought a new kind of steelmaker to an industry whose skills have been traditionally tradi-tionally handed down from father to son. Thanks to modern science and technology, this new western man of steel is now turn ing out more products of steel than his predecessors pre-decessors ever dreamed of. Now boasting a rated ingot producing capacity of some 2,300,000 tons annually Geneva was completed complet-ed in 1944 to meet steel demands of a booming wartime economy. Geneva - Utah's fop sight; 57,000 visitors since 1950 Every year, with the coming of spring, Utah steelmakers at U. S. Steel's Geneva Works begin brushing up for another heavy flow of visitors. And, each year often brings a new record for the number touring the big plant. ! Since 1950, more than 57,000 visitors from every state in the nation and more than 40 foreign countries have seen Utah's men of steel in action. These totals point up Geneva as among the state's top attractions. at-tractions. Already this year, about 4,000 guests have toured Geneva's Gen-eva's steelmaking operations and, by late December, 1957's record total of more than 7,000 could to toppled. Students normally comprise the largest visitor group, with over half of all guests each year listed within this category. cate-gory. While most of these come from Utah schools, engineering engineer-ing students annually visit Geneva from all parts of the western United States. Included in each year's totals to-tals are usually several hundred hund-red foreign visitors from all parts of the world who come to learn about the latest techniques tech-niques and sciences in steel-making steel-making from Geneva's men of steel. Any individual, party or group wishing to see steel's story unfold firsthand can make arrangements for a Geneva Gen-eva tour by phoning or sending send-ing a letter to the Training Division, Industrial Relations Department, Geneva Works, P. O. Box 510, Provo. Because of the number of visitors each month, Geneva tour officials prefer to schedule such trips through the plant on a Tues- -day, the regular tour day. Also, as transportation thru the vast plant area is not available, small parties should come in private cars and groups of ten or more should arrange for a private bus to transport them through the plant. General regulations for Geneva Gen-eva tours require that visitors be at least 14 years of age, must wear a hat or some form of head covering, and follow established safety rules and procedures. Cameras are not allowed in the plant area. Schools close Schools of SpringA'ille and Nebo district will be closed Thursday and Friday while teachers attend institute in Salt Lake City. |
