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Show 0N FEATURE OF THE MIING INDUSTRY. IN-DUSTRY. in tlid early days In tho Salt Lake , valley, whert thd energy of tho plo A nedrs was rdqillrOd to conserve a ' -water supply arid reclaim tho desert, I malting thd fertllo farms arid orchards orch-ards that pleaso thd eyo today, whert thb energy was required to provide for tho actual necessities of life, mining min-ing received no encouragomdnt. Tho great mineral wealth of tho hills siir- rounding tho valley was unknown, and It is related that when a party of miners on their way to tho now gold fields in Idaho with, among other things In their outfit, a saw mill, they ( woro entreated and offered big in- Iducemcnts to remain and work tho forest wealth for the settlors. But they passed on, and out of history. w Later, with tho settlers more comfor tably fixed, mineral was discovered, miners began to flock In and with tho latter camo machinery for working work-ing tho mines and rteatlng tho ores. Tho machinery, what thero was of it, camo from a long distance; when an accident occurred, it was a long wait ' to get tho repair part, or a case of repairing with tho tools at hand, oft-on oft-on rough and crude, and usually unsatisfactory. un-satisfactory. Being up against it, thoy wero forced to uso ingenious methods and to adapt much of their machinery to their location, and to the necessities of their methods. As was usual In now commulntles with large natural resources, and a goodly good-ly amount of brains, much that was good was developed, and with tho latter lat-ter camo tho call for tho local machinery ma-chinery and supply house, small at first, gradually expanding to thr needs of tho Industry. In somo Instances, In-stances, leading In improvements, de veloping devices for the man in the field, modifying to suit the needs and ideas of tho latter, In close touch with tho Industry and ever allvo to Itf necessities. In tho . early eighties there stood in Salt Lake City, or Main street, a modest place of busi ness for the convenience of the mines mill3 nnd smelters, the Utah and Montana Machinery Co., with a joint store In Butte, Montana. After serving serv-ing tho mining interests of the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain country for a number of years, it was absorbed Into the Mine & Smelter Supply , Co., of Denver, Colorado, a young, vigorous and conservative con-servative corporation which, as Its name Indicates, caters to the necessities neces-sities of tho mining Industry. With general ofilcos at 42 Broadway, New York City, stores and ofllces In Den ver, Colorado; El Paso, Texas; Sail Lake City, Utah, and tho City of Mexico, Mex-ico, where It is known as tho Mexlcc Mine & Smelter Supply Co., local of-flpna of-flpna nt. Douclas. Arizona, and Nam- pa, Idaho, it is known as tho largest mining machinery house In tho world. It Is agent for tho International Pump Co., which manufactures tho well 1 known Knowles, Blake, Snow, Dean, Worthlngton, Laldlaw-Dunn-Gordon, and Clayton pumps and compressors; tho Atlas Engine Works,, makers of tho Atlas Water Tube and Fire Tubo Boilers, and tho Atlas Engine; tho "Dodgo Lino" of Power Transmission Machinery; tho Buffalo Forgo Co.; tho McKIernan Drill; Hoyt's Bolting; tho Itevero Rubber Co.; tho American Tool Works, and many other prom- inent machinery and supply manufac turer of tho world. Its name is connected directly as owner and manufacturer of the Wil-iloy Wil-iloy Concentrating Tablo and Sllmer which aro such an Important factor 1 In tho ore dressing operations of tho world. About nlno thousand Wllfley tables have been sold and are In use In all mining camps of tho World. It Is tho manufacturer also of tho Do Renter Water Wheel, tho Durkeo Electric Drill, as well as tho strong lino of mining and milling machinery that boars its namo. Tho Salt Lake ' Branch has an ospeclally strong as- ' say and chemical supply department, I doveloped under tho ablo direction of Mr Frank Hinton, whoso untortunato ' death occured last Christmas. Direct importers from celebrated manufactures manufac-tures of Europe, handling In largo quantities, and carrying a big stock, this department Is In a position to best servo tho Interests of its friends In tho Intermountaln country. Connoctod with tho Salt Lako hoitso at ono time dr another have been tho following: Mr. C. N. Tib-bltts, Tib-bltts, gonernl manager, Mlno & Smelter Smel-ter Supply Co., at tho general ofilco In NdW York City; Mr. Warron C. Boguo, Until recently managor of tho Salt Lake house, now local manager In Denver, Colo.; Mr. David C. Gregg, local manager of tho El Paso, Texas, house, and Mr. J. W. Gates, local man-ager, man-ager, Salt Lako City. In tho City of Mexico, tho company Is known ns tho Mexican Mlno and Smelter Supply Co. As mentioned almvo the company is strong and conservative. It alms at all times to caro for and protect its customers' Interests and upon such its business has been developed. It keeps a force of trained engineers, whose services aro at all times at tho command of its customers. Its interests inter-ests have been closely connected with the Interests of tho mining communities commu-nities of our great west, and It has received re-ceived and appreciated a goodly share of tho business as well as tho friendship friend-ship of tho people it caters to. |