Show I Where Utah Doesn't Come In By Ira C. C Tichenor Tichenor- UPON LJ PON the United States rests the responsibility of making up the thc tremendous worldwide shortage of iron and steel caused by bp the war says s 's Herbert P P. e 11 vice ice president of the National Bank Dank of r Commerce in n New NewYork York in an article on The International Market for tor Iron and Steel which appears In the Jul July Issue of ot Commerce Monthly that banks bank's magazine lne of oC commerce and finance Mr 11 HoWell voll points out that the tho vast quantities of oC Iron and steel used In tho making of oC war munitions have left Jett the world with a four years years years' accumulation of oC needs for such uch metals for tor Industrial uses Great Britain of t the an producing countries today Is capable of ot competition I with Ui this tills count country In supplying this demand r The world is short of at Iron and steel Mr 11 howell says The United States Stales Great and Germany German produce produce SO 80 per cent or more of at the tho total l Iron find nd steel output of ot the world while Belgium Dellum Is a considerable factor In Inthe inthe the tho f International t market The war had varying effects on the Industries of at three these hec three European countries The case of ot Germany Is 18 clear As n a producer cr of ot Iron and steel for the tho International market that country countr need not nol be reckoned with at pr present ent French production is dependent on German coal conI arid and lack of Jf fuel and nd Industrial disorganization have thus far kept It much b below low the prewar level Jevel The Belgian Delilan industry shows encouraging feature features and e exports ports arc RIO increasing but domestic demand Is heavy y and tho the amount Belgium can t will not greatly affect the International market In Jn the Immediate future Jf Is 15 declared that the arrears caused roused by br four tour years' years destruction of oC steel by reduced output after the tho armistice cannot be made m up In the near future by an any except the United States St Yet In the first calendar year Scar car after the war American pig iron output dropped to tons below that of ot InS 1015 and practically the level leval of 1913 Th ch was as tons Industrial disturbance disturbance dis dis- occurred without financial or The he fact tact that this reduction Is a 0 matter for Cor congratulation but In view of ot tho the five years cars the world It Is a calamity accumulated nc ned d of ot steel throughout This however C r. r is not the tho only ony calamity In connection with tho the steel lt atlon Another one ono and nd which ha hns' hns an Important bearing upon the first Js ts the tho fact tact that Utah's Immense deposits of ot Iron declared to bo be the greatest nd richest of or any known deposits In existence have been permitted to remain dormant There Is 15 n no nJ good and sufficient reason although undoubtedly there thero Is la lak k 1 cause why hy Utah iron mines and Utah blast furnaces and steel mills mitis of ot the United States hould should not now bo be all the Western section and the orient with pig Iron and steel products thus far tar to develop the Utah Iron failure The possible cause of oC the steel mills Is the and furnaces deposits and tho the construction of oC blast steel Interests to permit of ot competition of oC Eastern disinclination on an the part lart the nice long Jong haul of ot Eastern steel products Ud ind nd of ot railroad interests to losing the Iron of Utah to points further west wesl and to the orient will witt bo be when conditions However the time certainly Is drawing near different and Utah will become a great reM steel state |