Show Ogden Leads I Al Area ea as Industrial Center Payrolls Reach High Marks Marl s By E. E J. J r FJELDSTED Secretary Ogden Chamber of Commerce Ogden is recognized as the in industrial In- In 1 lE rit r of th the territory territory a reputation gained as a result of oi many factors Possibly the first contributing factor is its geographical location and the type of citizenry that have chosen Ogden as os their place of residence The location of Ogden at the mouth of Weber River pass through the Wasatch range made possible the thc entrance into this valley of the railroad systems of the eastern dis dis- dis- dis As a result of the entrance of the Union Pacific through this pass north south connections connections have been established makIng making making mak mak- ing this point a railroad junction of transcontinental railroads as aswell aswell aswell well as north and and- i south Int intermountain tain thin and western coast connecting lines Jines Amo Among g the established manufacturing manufacturing turing activities in Ogden are the flour milling Billing industries Nationally recognized companies have have built big mills at this point for the manufacture manu manu- I facture from the high grade that arc are grown throughout the entIre region Distribute Products In addition to these na national org organizations or or- g many local plants are aren in n operation distributing their pr products products prod prod- d- d not only In the intermountain district but butin in many other states Ogden flour mill mm products reach practically state in iii the Union and into f foreign r countries There Thero has been Invested in this i industry over overt with an an anan annu annu annual an an- nu nual l volume of ot business of more than 16 Flour milling organizations organizations or or- hero here employ between tOO and persons with payrolls approaching annual annually Utah is far famed for the quality of her agricultural products In recognition n of of at this quality this community has has' become the center of a great canning industry There are located in this immediate terni- terni tory ory 13 modern up-to-date up canning factories During the packing season season sea sen- son more than 2500 are are areat at ut work making the annual pack pa k The value o of the products packed in inthis inthis this his area area e exceeds annually Major products pack packed d include peas string beans tomatoes beets pumpkin lima beans beans- and carrots carrota In n th the vegetable line and peaches cherries plums apricots apples and berries berries' representing tho the fruit fam tam U Sly ily In addition to these p pla a ts there is one can manufacturing plant th that t produces moro more than 10 ca cans UI annually These cans arc are dis dis distributed throughout the entire intermountain country The average citizen clUzen of the Intermountain intermountain intermountain inter inter- mountain territory seldom thinks thinks' of Ogden without a remembrance of the great livestock industries that center here The Ogden Union Stock Yards the greatest livestock yards west of Denver give service to more tha than animals an an- The major portion of the livestock in the intermountain country and the Pacific coast either en route to market or to feed lots stop at Ogden for feed and rest and add to the importance at this of-this this center as a great livestock feeding and marketing point f Coupled closely with th the th stock S' S i 1 yards is the packing plants and their allied institution the meat processing establishment Then establishment There are arc areat areat at least two major maior institutions inthis in inthis this community handling an average average aver aver- age employment of over ver Individuals and slaughtering over head of animals ann annually from these plants are snot only p cons consumed med locally but find ready market throughout the entire intermountain intermountain inter inter- mountain area and at many many Pacific coast points Allied industries of the stockyards and packing plant are are the livestock feeding feeding- institutions Institutions' s' s located in Weber c county F Facilities exist for f feeding head of cattle and 50 head nead of at sheep in the tho various feeding yards yards' ards' ards of this vicinity The supplemental service of thes yards these yards makes it possible for the producer to torca reach h Ogden and if the market does docs not not justify selling he may transfer r Ita to the yards for additional nal feed waiting for normalcy Lin in the then n national and local livestock mar mar- Dairy alry PJ Products O Ogden also alsol Is outstanding in t the e intermountain territory ry in the production pro pro- of hig high grade grae dairy products products prod prod- quality and quantity compared with our lour our population In In this Ind In In- in d sCry alone alon there is is ismore more than I invested in Inthe the processing and manufacturing pl plants which deal with the preparing of dairy products for final consumption The annual vol volume me of of business is ap approximately ap- ap proximately Ogden is fast last becoming a clothing manufacturing center the community community com corn serving as headquarters headquarter for five clothing lothing manufacturing than DO with an annual more than n Investments in these exceed The baking industry of Ogden is of great importance to this com com- State and nationally known Institutions have established plants here and their products are being consumed in Utah and adjoining states There Th re are four manufacturing ing ng plants at this point that employ more than Individuals The investment in In- vestment is approximately and the annual output is 1 Many lUany Other Plants There are many other i industrial plants that classify this community as the diversified industrial center of f this intermountain district These include ice plants fact factories rles canvas and leather goods institutions sheet metal brick printing sign manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- etc Transportation lon facilities in the community are in a large measure responsible industrial growth It t follows follow logically and is commerCially commercially commercially commer commer- sound that the institutions that are in a position to use use th the raw raw materials of this area for manufacturing turing purposes purposes are vitally Interested interested interested inter Inter- ested in facilities for transports transports- tion The fact that Ogden is the railroad center of this district has aided materially in the phenomenal Industrial growth of this country |