Show Mines of Utah Yield Total of Two Billions a Ma Many y Dollars Paid Out in hi Dividends to Stockholders What the mining industry has meant and means to Utah and her people cannot be bo better expressed than in the tho plain and figures figures figure These two billions of ot dollars represent represent represent rep rep- resent approximately the tho actual figures are tho tho the value of or the metals gold silver copper lead and zinc from Utah mines since sinco the tho extraction of ore began in tine the pioneer days There have been good years and comparatively lean ones onca in the thebus business business business bus bus- iness of oC extracting metals from Mother Earth but since the tho first firs t mining records were made 72 years ago the miners of Utah have recovered recovered recovered ered metals averaging nearly 26 26 in value each year The biggest biggest biggest big big- gest 12 months' months period was VaS was in 1917 when values total totaled d Earlier Earlier Ear Ear- lier years of ot course recorded no such totals Dividends Paid The mines of ot Utah have paid out millions upon millions in dividends to stockholders and wages wages' to em em- The record making dividend paying year ear was in 1929 when 38 found their to the way coffers coffers coffers cof cof- fers of thousands of ot stockholders Depression years were leaner only being paid as dividends in 1934 The 1935 figure is estimated at a a. considerable increase over the previous year As employers the mines of Utah have have- played a most prominent role rolo They have havo paid o out t to cs during the past 17 years including 1934 an average annual payroll of oC OO This is money paid to day labor only only the the miners who extract the ore It docs does not include in include include in- in clude salaries of executives and clerical clerical clerical cler cler- ical workers It docs does however in include include in- in clude elude smelter workers workers men men on day wages only l Ia Many Employed There are at present between and mines shipping ore In 1935 these active mines gave employment employment employ employ- ment to approximately men The Tho smelters employed an additional additional addi addi- additional 1500 This total of oC em cm employers em employers represents an increase of approximately 1500 over 1934 93 employment employment employment em em- figures In 1934 Utah ranked second among the states of the union in production production production tion of copper second in sliver silver third in lead fifth in n zinc and seventh in gold Experts say the tho same ranking will be maln maintained in 1935 Leading producing states are Arizona for copper Idaho for silver sliver Missouri for lead Oklahoma for Cor zinc and California for gold Utah metal mine operators and point with pride to the fact tact that the states state's metal mines safety code is conceded to be bo the most advanced in the country It embodies all aU the tho recommendations of ot the tho model mines safety code codo adopted by the United States bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau of ot mines As a result of ot its rigid use uso Utah mines have havo been remark remarkably bly free tree from major accidents accidents acci acci- accidents dents during past years Of interest in connection with safety In mining mining- operations is the annual first aid and mine rescue contests and exhibits conducted at atthe atthe atthe the Utah state fair These were much In evidence when the tho fair lair was resumed last year the tho contests attracting attracting at at- record-breaking record entries and providing one of the fairs fair's major attractions AH AU the larger mining companies maintain their own first aid and mine mino rescue teams Of note noto also are the cordial re relations relations re- re lations existing between Utah mine operators and their workmen There was a total absence of labor disturbances disturbances disturbances dis dis- In 1935 a n. condition which has hns been notable throughout aUthe all aU the years of oC metal mining operations opera opera- in tho the state Tho The average period period period pe pe- of ot employment in Utah metal mines is 12 J years A considerable impetus was given to metal mining operations in Utah during tho the last half halt of ot 1935 through the tho increased prices paid for silver sll copper lead and zinc |