Show UTAH PIG IRON IRONS S HAS PREFERENCE Chosen by Coast Steel Mills Mille Against That From Other Sections The Pacific coast steel rolling Industry will wUl take pig iron from Utah in preference to eastern and foreIgn products according to RD R R. D D. Sangster who has written an article in the October issue of ot Southern California Business the official organ of the Los Angeles chamber of ot commerce The Tha article analyzes various sources and qualities of ot iron ore coking coals and limestone western markets for byproducts ts from cokIng coking cok cok- ing processes and for pig iron and finished products Special Interest attaches to the Iron industry of the west because of a number number- of peculiar conditions Outside of the one blast furnace at Ironton near Provo Utah which was blown In in April 1924 there Is no of iron ore west of ot the Ro Roy mountains says Mr Sangster The Pacific coast is unique in that it is tl the e only part of continental continental continental conti conti- United States with Immediate immediate immediate imme Imme- diate access to the open sea where a large local market for for pig iron and rolled steel exist and the as assembling assembling as- as of raw material can be bedone bedone bedone done on a competitive basis yet where not a ton of pig iron is produced produced pro pro- FACTS OUTLINED The article represents a conscientious conscientious conscientious effort to set down the facts surrounding the pig iron industry industry indus indus- try from a coastwise standpoint and culminates in conclusions definitely definitely definitely based upon these facts with no effort to color the conclusions In this connection Mr Sangster says The west contains the main elements elements elements ele ele- ments of ot raw law materials and markets markets markets mar mar- for the production and consumption consumption con con- of pig iron That That the the field for expansion In the Industry industry industry indus Indus- try is o on op a firm economic foundation foundation tion without injury to the present unit or any fear of saturation is Indicated by several fundamental facts The Utah furnace operated continuously continuously continuously con con- producing about gross gross tons every 24 hours of foundry and basic Iron during 1925 The basic iron is mainly consumed consumed consumed con con- bv by the open hearth furnaces furnaces fur tur- naces of rolling mill mH plants lo located at Pacific coast ports about half halt haltof of which are owned by the blast furnace company The steel rolling industry of or the coast as a whole is largely confined confined confined con con- fined at present to the use of ot scrap material instead of pig iron PIG PREFERRED The coast will take local pig iron in preference to eastern and foreign products as indicated by bythe bythe the action of Los Angeles in shifting its source of supply 75 per cent to Utah within less than two years Within four years ending with 1925 the receipts of ot pig Iron at Los Angeles increased from 18 tons to tons If this date of ot increased increased in increased in- in creased consumption and the tendency tendency tendency ten ten- dency to favor local production continue for a similar period the tons deficit between the Utah furnace output and aid the Pacific coast ports' ports receipts of pig iron for 1925 will be increased to tons per annum I i This figure which considerably exceeds the 1925 output at Ironton will create a large deficit which can hardly be met by the time necessary necessary necessary essary to erect a 0 blast furnace In addition to tp this there is already a deficiency of ot pig Iron for the production of any part of the 1 tons of primary Iron and steel products received through PacIfic Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast ports in 1924 1 and the tons of steel exports by the United States In that year to countries countries countries coun coun- tries bordering the Pacific |