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Show THE DAILY HERALD SEVENTH SECTION SEVENTH SECTION THE HERALD NOW GOES TO ALL FORMER SUBSCRIBERS TO THE PROVO POST am THE PROVO HERALD ill n ftetik Slope Gaining: Industrial Indepen-dence; Deposits in This State Compare - ; r C '" T; C.J"7"' With Lake Superior Region. ? i if vmm stem urn i u STEEL DAY EDITION. v-- ,vj?rrri v v ' v n v yv rif - ' s Juv VX 0 I I fo)V7 u Ln) win the lruu ore and coal and limestone fields serve this section cual betUR 100 miles and the iron ore 220 miles distant, limestone being loeated lii the range surround-iuthe lake. This jlxtapusitiun of ruw materials awtures low aMuibly costs and will permit to be produced at lower costs than can be accomplished at auy other iwlnt iu the lilted Htates, not excepting Birmingham, Ala., whieh has long ueen uie lowest-eos- i producer. The freight rate on Iron ore from mines to Utah lake it $2 blaek coal jier gross ton and from mines to same point $1.40 per short ton, the rate ou limestone being 40 cents per ton. Transportation charges on raw materials entering iuto one gross ton of are approximately $7 In Utah as compared with approximately $10.60 tor rtttsburgn, Pa., district ; and at Chicago, oungstown, Ohio; Sparrow Point, Md., the cost la higher than - Strong g f following summarisation of Utah In (to Konomlc possibilities wpe a- tn the Pacific CUtUw " A. i&pment was prepared by cor. Kilner of the president 3 a Kflner, uitlon of Bait umL owner I exiron ore deposit! and coal - ijl,, ropertiei , s tat. In tblf By A. C. MILKER. It bai been estimated that, the nniuf will show that the ooaUtion of the Pacific coaet D canal, which have absorbed a large proportion of the lone haul., or which previously made np an impor tant proportion of the total volume of Western rail traffic and earnings. It is therefore necessary to develop new sources of traffic and revenue, and with such object in visw the western rail executives and western financial Interests have dur ing tne past three rears given deeD consideration to the possibilities for industrial expansion on the Pacific '' ': fi::' f:'CCVt''v will 'T- - rt pig-Iro- n l uiu pig-iro- n unoM r n pro-iurto- one-ha- lf wage-earne- n pig-iro- wage-earne- r, pig-iro- Miiniaiiciii On Holeproof Hosiery June ; ---i- 2 Prices P pig-iro- approximate 10,00,000 resuIt of tne raPld ln" slope. Oreeon of people from ell eectlona of 'California. Washington. to country to the coast, due to liv-t- o Utah, Idaho. Montana. Nevada and and climate conditions, these Wyoming comprise about SO per cent in any of the entire area of the United being more attractive than Der otter aectlon of the country. When States and contain about 7 de- - cent of the population of the entire npld increase in population Is inim It carries wim u ine iiruu-I- country. A study of the consuming of how to find employment for power or me sdovb states ln iron flute whose Incomes do not place and steel products indicates that are &em beyond the necessity of earn- approximately 8,000,000 tons lot' a living. Agriculture ana rot- consumed annually as represented ated industries, mercantile pursuits, oy roiiowing products Steel Tons red estate, oil, transportation by 400,000 till tod water, the moving picture Bars and rods 600,000 Industry, have all absorbed tneir Sheets and tin plate oou tod no doubt will continue to Wire and nails., 400,000 to k, but it is becoming Increasi225,000 Pipe and tubes 350,000 ngly apparent that room for more Rails and fastenings 300,000 employment must be created to keep Plates 200,000 pact with tne constantly increasing Structural 60,000 Hoops, bands and ties population. Iro-nIn this connection the opportunity 400,000 tftered through the manufacture of Cast pipe 250,000 products of iron and steel is worthy Foundry products & consideration. For the years Total annual consumption the gross business of the The above plant capacity is only g of nine states United States Steel corporation, 3,075,000 22 per cent of the market consump SEVEN COAST PLANTS. counabout of this To meet the above requirements tion ln these nine states. These try! steel, totaled $2,840,000,000, or about $950,000,000 per annum, of there are only seven open hearth plants, to operate at capacity, how which 43.5 per cent, or 1413,000,000, steel plants on the Pacific slope, ever, must have raw material in west to and 87.7 per such plants having a capacity to the form of scrap-iroand scrap-cent, or $354,000,000, went for genproduce 606,000 tons of steel Ingots or both. The amount eral eipense, raw material ' and per annum and located as follows : steel, Canacltv of scrap-iro- n freight, 60 per cent of which also and steel available found Its way into the pockets of Tons. from western sources of Plants. supply tne through production San Francisco bay amounts to only 250,000 tons per of in average of 806,000 district tons of 12,349,500 Keel Ingots for the three-yea- r per cent of the 150,000 annum, or 37 pe Seattle riod. 42,000 plant capacities, leaving 416,606 Portland ...... 100,000 tons, or 62' During the last few years the Los Angeles .. per cent of capacity, western carries hare lost mlliiong Midvale, Utah. 60,000 upon eastern sources for dependent of tons of water car-- l freight to the at prices rangsupply, for . Wam .1 658,000 Total virrnmiK .1 mrongn rue ranama ing from $32 to $45 per ton; 250,-00- 0 tons of scrap, however, is only an approximate 8 per eehr-o- f the estimated market consumption for the Pacific slope territory. The production on basis of competition with eastern producers Is therefore limited to available scrap supply. The range of products made on the coast is confined to narrow limits, chiefly merchant bats, concrete reinforcing material and small structural shapes. The mills altogether have capacity for producing more of such products than can be absorbed by the market In developing the general field of diversified steel products, to bring coast mills up to their furnace capacity and to further expand until the market demands of the Pacific slope can be met, brings up fortirst consideration where to obtain the raw materials, coal. Iron ore and limestone, the three essential factors required ln the production of which in turn furnishes the basic material for steel production. Iron ore of varying quantity and quality exists at numerous points upon the coast from British Columbia to Mexico, and limestone also; re-duc- ed Effective 7, coal, however, seems to have con fined itself to the territory rrom the state of Washington northward as far as Alaska. Experts have given careful consideration to various combinations of iron ore and No. 870 coal from coast sources, and $1.00 case there exists some undesirable element, such as high mining cost, No. 590-- Pure quality of raw materials or exces. . .$1.25 sive transportation cost, that elimi nates serious consideration. The de No. 990-- Plre velopment of iron ore deposits of $1.50 southern California would entail the construction of railroads to connect with available coal fields at distance No. 580-E- xtra . . .$1.50 involving prohibitive transportation n in turn woum costs, and have rail or water freights to abNo. 2475-- Chif on $135 sorb in delivery to steel mills in San Francisco. Portland and Seattle. PUGET SOUND REGION. No. 2200-- FI1 .$1.95 Puget sound region would be handicapped by high ash content of its coals and excessive mining costs of both coal and iron ore, which last is magnetite and not comparable with the herniate ores customarily used, in the production of Jutes T' : : 4 -- 5 ; feisfer3 w V!-- The above picture of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. plant at Pueblo is reprinted now as a possible even probable picture of how Ironton may look a few years hence, when several units have been added to the first now finished and today dedicated to the development of Utah's iron and steel industry. tity. 'quality, productive costs and transportation facilities and charges to point of assebly, covering and oerative extending over a period of fifty years, during which time the production of 60.000,000 tons of steel would require 100,000,000 tons of Iron ore, 100,000,000 tons of coal and 25,000,000 tons of limestone. Many prominent engineers and steel men, familiar with the factors necessary ln the profitable production of iron and steel, have studied the possibilities of the Pacific slope and seem agreed that the state of Utah is the one locality that offers all the factors necessary to support iron and steel operations of proportions large enough to meet the continued market demands of the west. The iron deposits of Iron and Washington counties, in southwestern Utah, 205 miles from Salt Lake, and located upon the Union Pacific Railroad company's lines, compare favorably with the deposits of the Lake Superior region. The Utah deposits are of primary origin, while the lake ores are of secondary origin. The ores occur largely in great contact formations as a Limestone also Is available near to economic assembly poinst in great quantities and is of high grade. I tis being mined by open quarry methods very cheaply, one property alone measuring up over 20,000,000 tons. Climatic conditions in Utah are such as to permit uninterrupted mining operations the year round, making unnecessary the carrying at assembly points of great stockpiles of ore, coal and limestone, thus insuring employment to the workers employed in producing them. Plants dependent upon Lake Superior ore are compelled to carry at Pittsburgh, Pa. Railroads radiate from Utah eastward through Wyoming folorado, northwest to Iduho Montana, and went ward to lake and and Los Angeles (740 miles), Ran Francisco, (WiO miles), Portland (925 miles,) and Seattle (1100 miles,) an average distance of IX i5 miles to all coast n polntn. The freight rate upon to all such points It $5.25 per cent per gross gross ton, or ton mile, a freight rate that, coupled n with low production costs for in Utah, should do much toward development of industries producing fabricated steel products on the Pacific coast. These freight rates have been put Into operation for the purpose of carrying out the desires of and policies adopted by western rail lines to encourage Industrial activities in iron and steel on the coast, using the extensive iron ore, coal and limestone resources of Utah as an ussured base of supply for production of the steel plants now In operation, new ones in process of development and some 185 foundry plants located htroughout the Pacific slope district, which obtain from the enstern or foreign sources of supply. One Important steel compauy, controlled yb Paclfle coast Interests, is now building a modern pig-iro- plg-Iro- stockpiles at lower luke points or to have furnaces to carry them through the winter, as the lakes are closed to transportation from four toflve months during each year. A very large capital Investment ln are, steamers, docks and ore handling equipment is necessary under such conditions, which are being avoided in Utah. LAKE WATER SUPPLY. pig-iro- n Thirty miles south of Salt Lake lies Utah lake, in Utah county, having an area of 129 square miles. This lake drains thousands of coksquare miles of mountain watershed blast furnace and and assures ample water supply for ing plant and opening up coal and industrial purposes. Railroads from Iron ore proiiertles at a cost of ap-- ' If you get real m3 at the phone operator, you can tear up the telephone book thnt is. If you have the strength of Lueile Kaswell. one of the world's stronsest women' who Is shown hen taking a IM.U exercise. proximately $5,000,000 and has additional furnaces and ovens ln contemplation, this after full investigation and analysis of all available western sources of supply. So the Industrial Independencies of the Pacific coast is now ln the making. Grandvlew Ward. The Orandvlew ward of this city will serve cafeteria dinner all during Steel day in North park for the acomodation of the many visitors that will be in Provo. Prices wll be reasonable and the food will be good. re- placement between limestone and andesite. Over 2000 shafts, Vits, tunnels, drill holes and trendies e have disclosed large areas of ore, much of which is entirely of detritus free from overburden and can therefore be mined from the surface with steam shovels, the cheapest known mining method. In some of the large Lake Superior mines great quantities of overburden, running as deep as eighty feet, must be removed before ore can be extracted by shovel. Therefore important savings will be made in mining Utah iron ore as compared to Lake Superior ores. 40,000,000 TONS. The United States geological survey has made careful study of the Utah ore deposits and estimated that the then demonstrated average feet depth attained, of thirty-thre- e from the surface, disclosed 40,000,-00- 0 tons of merchantable ore. Subsequently prominent iron ore engineers, after long study, based upon further developments in the field, estimated positive ore above 100 feet in depth from surface at tons; probable ore at 200 feet depth 300,000,000 tons, and possible ore, as indicated by geological conditions, 1,000,000,000 tons. To demonstrate the ultimate tonnage posslbiUtles of the field will necessitate diamond or churn drlU exploration to giater depth. However, the positive ore available fully Justifies iron and steel operations of marcapacity to fully serve western kets for a long terms of years. Utah contains known workaDJe coal areas aggregating 13,130 square miles, estimated by United Statesemloeical survey to contain 196,tons (2000 Short 458,000,000 pounds). The state nas prouuceo to date 73,000,000 tons of coal, pro To build and develop blast ,WA mills, coke ovens and mines duction for 1922 being regu for production of 1,000,000 tons of hnrt tons. Utah coal mines larlv emolor about 4600 workers. annum about finished steel Up-to-Da- te high-grad- 1 Hos pital Ambulance Service pig-iro- the following prices will go into effect: Silk and Fibre. Thread Silk. Thread Silk Stretch Top. pig-iro- f Fashioned ..... Hatch Funeral Home pig-iro- Holeproof For fur-name-s, Men P r Best to Wear. r lf lf 50c Silk 75c, 85c, $1.00 to ssovtn ajNivcsrxTV anmit r Perfect in Appointment Of Beautiful Dignity $50,-000,0- Dressy and Inexpensive, Lisle per of capital is required. For each ton of steel the foUowing raw material of iron ore, two tons of ton of limestone, coal and one-hatons of raw maor four and one-haterials, are required. Therefore the production of 1,000,000 tons of steel wr annum would require 2,000,000 tons of iron ore, 2,000,000 tons of coal and 600,000 tons of limestone each year, if plants to meet the entire market demands are developed: then 6.000.000 tons of iron ore. 6,000,000 tons of coal and 1,600,000 tons of limestone wouia De requirea pAch vear. As the plants must be operated many years to liquidate the capital investment and taxes, depreciation and depletion in the properties in volved. It wiU be plain that the supply of raw materinls becomes the Positive paramount consideration. assurance must be had as to quan- - the annual pay roll running about Much of Utah's coal. tft oooooo. being bltumlnons in character, is of cnkln auaUtr. rrobaDiy me larg est Beehive oven coking plant ln the United States (819 ovens) is located A service marked with decorum and tranquility, with ceremony yet with understanding: of the situation. With modern equipment, with fairness always In Carbon county. Beehive ovens save none of the such as tar, ammonium ammonium, sulphate, linnnr. bpniol. clycerlne. dyes, etc. coke ovens which wiU save there various products are now constructed by one steel company Provo. Utah, coal to be de rived from the company's mines In f.nrhon countV. The coals of Utah are high in votatile content and low ln ash, sulin gas phur and moisture ; are rich low in and and, being sulpher and ash content, all mine slack is available for coking pur poses. valuable Telephone 532. DAY AND NIGHT. 160 North University Ave. PROVO, UTAH. - |