Show News From Salt Lake Neighboring Communities I ROBERT H. H PAGE VISITS TOOELE Has Cone From Africa to in His Work as Engineer 5 IF TOOELE March 12 12 From From the native na na- na tiye tive mud hull hute of northern Rhodesia I in fri Africa to a modern modem English home In lri a a modern English toWnsite to in Jugo Jugo- Juga slavia lavia has ha been ben the trail trai followed since e 1927 by Robert H. H Page formerly former former- ly li metallurgical engineer engineer for lor the International In In- lY Smelting company here who paid Tooele a brief visit vii from Thursday night to Saturday morn morn- mor ig ing This This' Ti Is I his hi first fi visit to t the United Unite States State In i f live five ve years and he remarked he was wa happily surprised at the spirit of optimism shown hown from New York to Los Ls Angeles Angele which he has found lound foud since sice coming back to the States State Mr Page left lef here in i 1927 to act actIs ac 15 Is metallurgical engineer for the theRoa theRoan theRoan Roan Roa I Antelope mining interests of ol London in their pioneering the mining min mm- mi ing possibilities of ot o northern Rhodesia two years ears in Africa he was wa transferred to London where he designed designed de de- de signed numerous plants plat and mills mil for his hi company and ad three years ago went to for lor the subsidiary of the Roan Mines Mine Ltd Ltd a Antelope Mines Mie where he is i in charge ol of metallurgical operations He designed de cc- e signed the plant plat where he now is i stationed The Te properties properties- are located in ilL i southern which W was lS formerly known kown as a Turkish Macedo Macedo- nip nia The plant plat Is i about miles mie lo th of Belgrade Their zinc lead-zinc technical operations are arc so well welli wel i out he says that his hi company is 1 the only one in the world he knows ol of which has ha consistently shown a profit in i its operations It I has ha paid dividends dividend all the te way from 6 to 16 per cent et in i the past pat few lew years of ot the thed d depression pr ion The Te plant treats treat tons ton of ol ore annually he says 1 I Conditions Concion More Settled While WIe there tere is i some ome financial stress Etress In the Balkans Balkan he says he does docs dos not believe beleve it i is i as a acute as a it is i here her and looks look bright for lor the thc future Conditions arc are far more settled than a year ago he says 5 and through peace pacts pact and treaties treaties- the Balkans are areal all al in friendly attitudes toward each other Metal Met conditions look better than for lor a long time lime tn The Te colony where he is I now located Is distinctly English in design deign and at at- He and Mrs P Page and small amal son are arc the only onh Americans living there tere all al the other department and office oHie heads head being beig either English or cr Scotch Their relations are always most m cordial he says as He states the high leigh class ca of ol labor they have over there tee is i largely responsible for lor the splendid results reut of ol the company in irs i its Jt Oper operations When Mr Page first went to Rhodesia Rhodesia Rho Rho- desia deia he says the only shelter sheler to tobe tobe t be had was wa the th mud houses hou of the te ne- ne ne' ne firo gre ito Now the Roan Antelope company com corn pany py has h constructed a modern city with wih housing food and health conditions condi condi- as a good goo as we have here in inthe i tIp the te west No construction of ol any ay kind kid a arrived ived had been started when he first fist Big Game Gme Hunting Big game gae hunting was one of ol the theLris thrills he enjoyed m in iii Africa but he never never bagged a lion lon or elephant elephant He has ha numerous antelope antelop hippopotamuses muses mue and ad other African jungle game to his hl credit cedit Mr P Page ge was wa metallurgical engineer engi engi- n fleer neer er the International and Anaconda Anaconda Ana Ana- conda people here and ad at other west western wet ern er properties for lor several years He Hewa was wa with wIh the Toole plant for lor 12 years coming here herein in 1915 While in Tooele he and Mrs Page whom he Carried In London in 1930 and their small smal ion Son have been the th guests of ol Mr and Mrs J. J T. T Russell Russel Mr Russell is i mechanical superintendent for lor the International In In- Smelting company Mr and Mrs Page were kept busy during durig their short hort stay sty receiving their many friends frIend here herein In in Tooele T They y left leU for lor Minneapolis Saturday morning for lor a short visit and will wi sail BaU from New York for lor on April 14 Mr Page said J 1 isa a nice place in itt i. i which to t lv live but not one where he would care to make makeS S his h permanent home |