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Show 'High Geneva Prod uction Forecast Copper Still Leads All J- - mmmi m ft 0. C? Picture -2 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1351 UUh County. Utah 1MI imp; M SUNDAY HERALD u it ! . u , plain that hei feels the record production at Geneva Works has been in: no small measure due to the high intellect and above average education of the people who have come to work ' in the plant. "We've been fortunate to have Utah County was prophesied here! a good market for these flat-rollproducts," Mr. itoach said, jrccenuy by two top officials of the U. S. Steel CorporaUon. Ben "but we've also been very forjamin Fairless, chairman of. the tunate having a top flight quality board of directors of U. S. Steel, of workmen to produce ' those and Alden G. .Roach, president products." He went on to - ex of the Columbia-Genev- a Division, in a visit at the Geneva. Works last month said they expect Utah's operations of U. S. Steel to continue at a high rate for the balance of 1954. i "While ve will "not attempt to forecast trend of the steel industry or the national economy past the first quarter of this year," Mr. Fairless said, ;'the Geneva Total state tax collections n e Works has operated at a higher 1953 hit an peak ! $10 -500,000,000, according to Compercentage of capacity than the merce rest of the Industry in the United Clearing House, a;privae States and we feel it will continue organization that reports tax vid j to do so." business; law. The per average capita stae Demand in West a high of $68, tax burden reached Mr. Roach explained that Ge- the reported added, ? j neva Works produced a record Legislative sessions in 45 states 1.875,000 tons of steel in 1953 and made more tax changes in 1353 that, he felt operations of the than in any previous 'year. ; Columbia-Genev- a Steel Division Oregon and Washington comwould be affected less than those rewrote their income tax in other, areas because of the pletely laws. Delaware increased personstrong demand in the west for al Income tax rates land Mass? -the products rolled1 at the plant. chusetsl extended a surtax on inIn discussing the ouUook for come taxes for two 'years. j steel products in the west, Mr. Personal income taces were'i jt to be in Idaho, Iowa and North Dakota, Roach said there appears a very high- - demand for flat-roll- CCH reported. Temporary tax products, the principal rate cuts Were extended in C6U- New York. product of the Geneva Works. rado, Maryland- and . ed I- dropped from 1720 at the start Bj MURRAY M. MOLER United Press Staff Correspondent of the year to 1572 in SeptemUtah now has three king-size- d ber, but the average monthly steel, wage was still a total of $659,000. metal mining Industries Iron miners increased from 573 ctpper and uranium,- to 793 and they earned an avers Which Is the largest? Which the most important to Utah's age of $309,000. start Gt 1953. there were economy? Which means the most At the 578 miners digging for urain and in war to the nation only In the "gopher hole" de nium in clouded now the and pcace posits in the colorful mountains unknown of the future? deserts around .The answer you'll get to these and Moab. in Utah, questions depends where, By September, this force had they are asked. Cedar City for increased Each section according to Har to 849. Their Iron mining. Provo for iron ore ding's statistics was for $241,000. average payroll processing. Salt Lake valley copper mining and milling ana Since last September, though, has its fa- the uranium mining business has 'Moab for uranium v grown by leaps and bounds. Ber vorite. Until recent months, a fourth cause of the vital, secret nature metal mining industry was al- of the production of the mines. ways proud to raise its head as definite figures are difficult to beinj; among the leaders In Utah. obtain. 500 Properties However, price drops and labor difficulties have plagued the However, experts agree that lead-zin- c mines until they paint more than 500 uranium properonly dark pictures of their future. ties In 'the Moab and Marysvale Uranium,the youngest in districts qfUtah are now being Utah's mining family,- - doesn't mined. Seme have not produced have the statistics yet to support pay dirt. But with others, the it contention that it Is enitled production has been spectacular. to a major role in the scheme of The entire, Colorado Plateau things. But there are many ex uranium district mostly in Utah perts In the state who say "It and western Colorado now prowon't be long now until uranium, duces more fissionable fuel for 'in, many ways, is just as big as warfare and possible Industrial use than any other section of its older brothers." the ' free world except the Bel-- ! Copper on Top Congo. Figures compiled by Curtis P. gian In the "Big Indian Mining dis Harding and his staff at the Utah trict" about 40 miles southeast Department of Employment Se- of Moab, geologists those who in r show 1952, that curity coppf can speak without "government mining was by far, the leader restriction estimate that 2.125,-00- 0 with 4931 average workers per tons of uranium ore have .month making an annual payroll been blocked out and that the Of $24,764,831 Coal mining, although not in production potential is at least the metal field, has 378Q workers 1,000 tons daily. who made $17,778,830 inx1952. In This is the section where the lead and zinc mines, 2187 Charlie Steenj until 18 months . miners geologist, earned $10,359,061. The ago a 523 Iron miners In the Cedar City made his spectular find that has area not counting the thousands brought him hundreds of thou of men around Provo who pro sands of dollars in return. He cessed the metal made $2, has been offered millions for his claims, which he staked out de 432.820. government predictions In 52, there were only 540 uranium miners working, on an there was no uranium in that average, each month, and they particular area. earned but $2,020,697. Steen, how 34, started with a However, in 1953, the picture capital - of $50. An engineering with uranium publication has estimated that changed rapidly Steen's find may eventually be mining "coming up on the Last year, fast, although it still had worth $490,000,000. a long way togo to catch up this same publication said, the v.ith copper, still the official yield was about $2,500,000. Rich Strike king" of Utah mining. Vernon Pick, 50, who had $6,000 Harding's statistics, now available, cover only the first nine In savings left when fire demonths of 1953. They show that stroyed his Minneapolis motor ai average of about 5,000 copper shop, made a rich miners earned about $2,275,000 strike near Green River, Utali, each month. Coal miners dropped alter reading a handbook on from 4232 to 4073 during thoseluranium mining. His find Is also nine months they have hadjeonsidered worth even stiff er layoffs since andfprices. averaged $1,716,000 a month. ' ' Ore from the Moab and Marys-Lea- d and zinc employment (Continued on Page sage-cover- ed - - f v "K : ' i ,i : Business generally was taxed at higher rates, CCH said. Michigan, threatened, with bankruptcy, levied a new type of mil's all-tim- j 3 1 'Tt i : i:. XN PROSPERITY ': :.y':j WILL CONTINUE' Alden G. Roach, the Mr. Steel" of the West, who predicts continued high prosperity for Utah County, president of the Columbia-Genev- a Division of U.S. Steel, Mr. Roach reports that the Geneva Works in Utah Valley has operated at a higher percentage of capacity than the rest of the industry in the United States. Continued high production Is anticipated. - J ,:: ,.- t , . - $10,000 salaries. : grrs -- ; - Connecticut increased cerporv tion income taxes for a two-yeperiod, and Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wash ington extended their emergency corporate income tax rates. Reduced rates for corporation taxes were extended in Colora.io and made permanent in Idaho. Pennsylvania, with a one ter cent levy, became the 33rd staie to adopt a sales tax. Such taxes constituted the major revenue source in 23 states, CCH reported. ar i ... . receipts over 1 ed i ur annually .n for any activity gain. It does :ot apply to income from wages ind , ; ....... tax-fo- on the dollar of all adjusted - L - $30,-000,0- TREE HOLDS LUCK OF IRISH KENT, O. (UP)-F- or good luck on St. Patrick's Day a hawthorn tree rates with the shamrock, according to a tree expert, Martin L. Davey, Jr. Irish legend holds the hawthorn sacred, for the "wee folk are said to. dance beneath its boughs at night. St. Patrick's Stone, on an island in the River Shannon, is shaded by a hawthorn tree, Water that collects in the hollow of the stoue is believed to be. medicinal. . - . i near-pennile- ' ' ' ' ''' ' ' j i " ' j" f j issrsr ss ' ' ''". ' : i spite out-aid- e" v ng six-figu- re 6-- Sfp i the value s. ' ; .' ' ' : . with i . i. Hi :!;?! ';'. : MY m v of your " - - ul - Vi - .. ' w 0J8frUS. vVvvVvivivv , wUk. " GOD D )) y -'.- i;.rv cw-iz- ; k I ' I !SS Ik i. - L J. " ' PAY j When you light your stove or furnace, all you need to do is turn a valve MM, and the gas is there, ready to use. You don't bave to order it ahead of time. You don't have to have tanks or bins to sfore it in. To help provide you with a plentiful supply of fuel the employees of Utah; Natural Gas . Your food dollar goes twice as far when you eat good, nourishing dairy foods. Dairy foods provide approximately 30& of all America's food, yet they cost only about 15 of the average American family's food " Company are at work 24 good weather and bad. hoiirs around th ; clock, winter and Rummer, in . ! :.-..-budget. So for better looks, better eating and better health at less cost, eat more 'dairy foods milk . butter . cream cheese . evaporated milk. I In Utah, dairy foods are among America's finest. j Put some on your shopping list today. ! ' j j AMERICAN DAIRY. ASSOCIATION OF UTAH 00 n, State's Tax Collections Hii NeW Peak for State '': $30,000,000 Payroll Operations of U. S. Steel in Utah employ mor than 7.003 people with a payroll over annually. This includes the Columbia and Geneva coal mines located near Price, Utah; the. Keigley quarries near' Pay-soand the iron mines of the Columbia Iron Mining Division ot U-- . S. Steel near Cedar City. During 1953 the Geneva Works produced 1,128,295 tons of furnace coke; 1.399,332 .tons of iron; and 1,853,118 tons of 'steel ingots. The Ironton Works which was placed on stanby duty in January produced 243,971 tens of furnace coke and 284,106 tons of iron. The Columbia Iron Mining Division produced 3.319,045 tons of iron ore while 1.715,302 tons of col were mined. Better than 501,416 tons5 of limestone 'and dolomite were produced at the quarries. UTAH MAT1JRAL GAsmICbiMT?ANY : - : ; f . - |