Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 2 | Mines Building Dedicated

MINES BUILDING DEDICATED I tY t. t Y f 4 i V I I r r 4 ha j. j I Leaders of the mining industry In Utah gathered at the University of Utah Thursday and dedicated the new mines building of the Utah engin engineering d department nt station The photograph ph shows a group of the persons per sons who took part in n th the exercises standing at the we west at entrance of the b building They rhey are left to right L. L S S. S Cates Gates Dr Dorsey A. A L Lyon on George W W. Lam Lambourne Lambour bourne ne Dr H. H T. T Plumb John E. E Carver Dr Clarence Sn Snow w Dr J. J J. J F F. F Merrill James W. W WWade Wade James H. H Wo Wolfe Ife Dr George Thomas W W. Mont Ferry and Mrs Dan B. B Shields A Utah Leaders Attend Exercises on University University sity Campus ampus By LEE WILLIAMS Wh What t is hailed as is s a a significant milestone In Utah's mining and metallurgical development was wa's passed assed Thursday afternoon with the dedication of ot the new Mines building of the Utah engineering experiment station on the campus campus' of the University of Utah More than leaders of the minIng mining min mm- ing Industry attended d the exercises s which were heidin held in the lecture Jecture room of the new ne new structure The beginning beginning begin begin- ning of a w r new era in mining and metallurgical growth for Ut Utah h was as by the several speakers as the result of the added facilities for research provided by the new new laboratories lab lab- oratories Dr George Thomas president of ot the university presided at th the dedication dedication dedication ded ded- and after welcoming after welcoming the as assembled assembled assembled as- as mining men paid tribute to the men in the past wh who who- were in instrumental instrumental in- in in building up the In Industry industry industry in- in mind and nd introduced the speakers J. J W. W W. W WADE TALKS Jam James s W. W Vade Wade representing the un university t boa board oard- d. d of ot regents dared that thai the future growth of Utah lay in the mining industry lIe He d deplored the fact that Utah last Jast year ear was was' the largest pro pro- ducer in th the thEt country of silver sliver second sec see ond nd in lead third in copper copper and andr among the ranking sections in the production of zinc did not ha e a single metal within its bor bor- ders It sh should uM be the business of or themen the themen themen men who work In this building he said to give aid in the development develop ment of the mineral Industry and see that efforts are expended In the right directions This work worle would promote the founding of refineries ries here in the center cepter of the largest nonferrous ici- ici mining center n re II in gf the Continued on page 3 r r INES BUILDING DEDICATED AT UTAH UNIVERSITY Continued from page Jage 1 t 1 i and such refineries would j 11 Innumerable new J enterprises to the state help- help Jall fall other industries particular- particular the agricultural b by giving the theer theer iner er an immediate immediato market for products RRY PAYS TRIBUTE iW Mont Mont Ferry president of the Silver Producers' Producers and chairman of f Ute the mining of the chamber of com coin ice declared that the erection of or new building is evidence of fact that the people are begin begin- g to appreciate the value of the industry to the state He Het t Sl Id tribute d-tribute tribute to Colonel Enos A A. fell 1 early pioneer in Utah min min- gave gMe a large part of his If th th to further the Industry r. r J J. F. F Merrill commissioner of I cation of o the L. L D. D S. S church Ster er pronouncing the Invocation In liMer lared that he believed Utah was tined to have the greatest metal- metal cal research plant in the world the importance of the Indus- Indus S just beginning to be realized by peoPle of the state I believe at ti the idea of establishing a cent cen- cen t research station in Utah is wing owing In Washington he said believe that within live five years we a federal appropriation to ter ster this work PLAINS LAINS METHOD ong the other speakers were III T. T Plumb of the General company who explained the and value of scientific retch re- re and Dr Dorsey A. A Lyon suS su- su S engineer of the t iU of the U. U S. S bureau of fines nes nes and head of the department mining and metallurgical reat re- re arch at the university Others on the speakers' speakers stand In- In ded L L. S S. S Cates vice president presidentS S SC id d' general gene l manager of the tho Utah company George W W. Lam Lam- urne urne president of the Park Utah Mines company Dr IJ rence Snow Mrs Irs Dan B. B Shields r f dJohn m E E. E Carver members of the Diversity board of regents The h building which has just been at a cost of Is realization of plans laid in 1925 1923 Jhen en the state legislature 1 for the work Adl Ad- Ad l lonal ional laboratory space is provid- provid m U tand allows for expansion of ex- ex at the school BOUSES LIBRARY y f to the various labora- labora is ies es the building houses a la already looked upon as asi J i lof of the most complete In the ther ite te Additions to it are constants constant- constant r s being made from the Income of h fund an endowment il left to the university by byes es McGregor a late lat Park City ti fining ning operator It is planned toa to ling II a ke ake the library available to the theIre theire Ire mining industry as well as to toI IIII I dents fellows and staff members B III university Music at the exercises was fur- fur x s. s hed under direction of ProfesS S r Thomas Giles head bead of the mui mu- mu i ip 1 p department of the school ml ter completion of the program I e visitors were taken on a tour of S. S e building and its workshops by byI tr r. r Lyon which included a visit I the health and safety section of Hj df m. m J l which is housed in the i rm building 5 IL m. m