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Show ' " '!.-. -- :--' " L .. '.' . 4 i i SUNDAY. MARCH 16, 1952 Prm. UUh Coantft Utah ' ( j 1 : rare 1 SUNDAY HERALD MIirsidls piyirIIls I M IPirmd!3 ditq Railroads are responsible for aj crews maintenance, station ana car inspectors. large segment of the industrial section forces, and have Altogether, the Union Pacific paypayroll; of Utah County, andindustroll runs about 5230,000 per month. figured: prominently in the The Utah Kauway company rial expansion of this area. , Hub jof the railroad activity of .which transports coal to Provo the county are the, joint Union Pa- from the mines in Carbon County, cific - Utah Railway shops, where employs 108 men ..in this county, train, office. trains of the two companies are including engine, maintenance ana weign departoverhauled and repaired. . ment forces. . La re Payroll At irovo the coal cars from the The Union Pacific- - employes as Utah Railway go out via Union high as 300 and '400 in the loco- Pacific or Denver Jc Rio Grande motive! and car departments. In Western Railroad. ' addition, there are 18 in the Provo The n&RGW employs 99 persons office plus 65 switchmen, relief in Provo. and in the remainder - , - of the county there ployes. In the county- are 112 em- at a - whole the annual navroll totals SI. 003. 000 according to company officials. . Geneva Butaees A larve Dercentase of the bus iness of both the Union Pacific and D&RGW Railroads has to Co with the Geneva and Ironton Steel Plants. Tnpg in raw materials and transporting the finished products Co their destination. The railroads also . serve the other industrial plants of the area, and.! foresee more growth and prosperity as the Central Utah region continues Its expansion. -- - - Continued Labor .Supply Steel Users Say Utah Is Forecast Tightening Taxes High A . continued gradual tightening waa less labor turnover and un-- of the! Utah County labor supply employment during 1951. The 1951 several thousand is forecast by Arthur during-195were who seeking um- pft'studeati D. Coleman, manager of the mer hxrvttt work. branch of the Utah Employ--i Screening' Impreyes ment Security. A. Anderson, employer James ir rnipmin id the labor sudfl!-tclu- j 1 des J attitude expressed ' by 57 firms in relation Utah steel-usin-g to taxes is that there are too many and the amounts paid are too high according to a survey mad In The 1951. ; . EST. SI 68. ' Mlevi 0ess 2llJiiDtie . . New Use With fields opening up for ex pansion in shipping areas, and Recently a new use 'for flboa-new uses for gllsonlte being dis Ite was developed la the Insula covered, the Castle Peak Gllsonlte tion field. GOsonite. because It li Company, owned and operated by a dry oil and Is rather sticky, is now being placed around pipes Ray Davis and Sons, is moving used the ground to protect them ahead in Its 13th year of mining. from larust and decay. Mr. Davis Gllsonlte. a heavy, black oil sub believes that during the next few stance which Is very high in car- years gllsonlte will be used more bon content, played a vital "part extensively In insulation. He also ,uM has in the" last war In the manufac- stated that so far the new use Is and very proved satisfactory fH ture of ammunition, as well as often being used In this locality. many other<ems used In wartime. Besides being used for insulaThe headquarters of the com tion and ammunition, is pany Is in Provo. with mines in used for arater proofinggllsonlte oa ships, warethe Uintah Mountains, and a for floor tiles, synthetic rubber, house and processng plant locatrubber asphalt. ed at Seventh South and Univer paints, varnishes, Avenue. sity Now the second largest gllson lte producing plant in the world. an approximate carload per-dais taken from the mines. , Mr. Davis reports that be start ed oust with one mine located near Myton in Duchesne County, prior to World War II and then expan ded into three mines. The third mine was later given up for the further development of the other two. Recently the growth of the com 1951 1939 1946 1942 1944 1950 1943 1949 pany has necessitated the opening of a third shaft. Shaft No. L ts 1150 a of at depth operated LatesfCpcnmerce Department statistics reveal that each person in being with 300 or 400 more feet to the U. S. should have more "dough In his pocket this year than at feet 2 No. been sunk has do. Shaft any time since 1939. This, however. Is theoretical, as it assumes deeper now being and' is this year that total annual income for the year would be divided equally at the level of 1100 feet among the total population. Above Newschart shows bow per operated with about 500 more feet to go. capita Income has skyrocketed since 1939. The newest shaft is being operat ed at a 100 foot depth. vJn l fj I! 1 H j m S'.:f g j4 -- i i Found ; materials, printers t phonograph records, linoleum, road materials and floor compositions. t War Para sees During the past war the company ahipped a great deal of its product to defense plants for war purposes, and at the present tt ts doing much of the same business. In aiding in the Korean situation. Ia the past. Mr. Davis reports." of the gllsonlte miaed by the company was shipped overseas to such points as Brazil. England. France and Belgium. During' the past year they have increased thel export business to Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark. pat-tent- ed ooe-four-th 1 11 1 1 :B all-tim- e, - UTAH COUmv MADE report - ...... 1 You Should Choose a..- - . Per Capita Income In Utah Hits New High Of $1271- - 5 " roofing , Asmall minority however, in '" be-- dicated taxes ? were no particular Iservice division e employ-ilievply can be augmented hy Icreenwg of and deemed the tax sys lent In industry of more women. applicants and matching their ex problem tem equitable. abilities, . interests and Strong, criticisms were leveled BIG MARKET FOR BOSTON greatef utilization of older workers perlence, with the employers job against the sales tax. and an "ex andphysically handicapped peo- education eventual BOSTON (UP)-Bo- ston specifications has developed a high" state "tax Many ple, and wider use of minors to greater confidence on the part of cessively will have a new $25,500,000 mar 'would not felt that ly companies they agriculture. The importation otj employers toward the advantages be so severely taxed if 'their com ket center to replace crowded maintains facilities at historic Faeull Hall. Per capita Income of the peo- Prudential's foreign workers also eould be ar- of utilizing the services of the pub- pany were situated In another employment agency. This be state rather than Utah. that during the year 1951 person- The Massachusetts market authorof Utah reached a new ranged ifconditions warrant, he lic lie? is substantiated in the record Other objections were raised to ple al Incomes In both the United ity said the huge market center In and was 1950 In statedi of high $1,271 of 2,464 orders from employers the inventory tax on property InSouth Bay AREA will cover 198 Provo the one-ha-lf times States and In the West were wall the and Job j placements by received by the Provo Employ asmuch as some companies can more thanastwo acres. It was designed to handle 1951 to The above levels. in 1940, being up 166 'office were up4l per cent'in Utah ment Security office during 195L fluctuate inventories to their ad- as large to 4,000 tuuckloads of pro to tal be is up daily expected significantly of to a cent, study according per County for 1951over the previous Some of the orders were for one vantage, whereas others are not western duce. 1950. than Pruhigher income payments by v worker, and others for varying able to do so. Co.year, Mr. Coleman said in an numbers 100. During as at ex- dential Insurance Some felt the high that companies annual report.1 shows that the total The 1950. were 1.881 orders cessive taxes took away needed there study 13.338 Place tents The gain In volume of. number investment capital from industry, income figure for Utah in 1950 was orders received was' a 24 and slowed down. Industrial expan- $883,000,000. as compared with m. Three thousand sever hundred of job cent $265,000,000 In 1940. a gain of 233 Increase. per sion; in the lntermountaln area. and .eighty-tw- o per cent over the ten year period. 9,556 agricultural placements were This rate of gain exceeded the made (for a total of 17.338 job national average of 188 per cent ColeMr. 1951, placements during and was higher than all other wesN This revealed. man's' report tern states except New Mexico compares to 3,360 and Washington. 1 and 4.565 agricultural job Plce-Production of copper in Utah increased In 1951 over the output Arizona, Oregon of the greatest mentsi totaling 7.925 for 1950. Thisf i 1Ml, but production of lead and zinc decreased. Here are the The Income was recorded 1951 gain in capita of 5,413 placements gain the 1931 production given as an unofficial estimate: during the World War' II period over 1950 represents a 41 per cent figures, 1951 1941 from 1940 to 1945. but nevertheof increase in the volume activity. Copper, pounds ... ... 581,000,000 less the annual, figure has forged 533,678,000 The local labor market data shows Lead, pounds . .... 108,000,000 ahead to reach a new high level. ,...139,202,000 ' a record peak Was reached in Zinc, pounds 34,098,000 71,000,000 tember 1951, of 28,580 persons in Silver, . . 11,395,000 fine ounces 7,300,000 The home of the .Marine Corps the Utah County labor force. Gold,Nfine ounces 358,500 450,000 commandant, built in 1803. Is said The Employment Security officrl The value. of total mine production rose sharply during the to. be, the oldest building in Washwas contacted 61,103 times decade, reaching $159,415,431 in 1950 compared with $86,585,499 ington, ' D. C. em 1951, by persons seeking ing ? in 1940. vV, This or is services. other ployment 23.068 fewer contacts than the ' 84.171 which 'were made In 1950. r Miss Lucille Haws, applicant ser vice division supervisor, states that with increased job opportunities, more applicants were served on their first visit to the office and that there were fewer initial unemployment claims filed in 63 compared to 5,069 in 1950. Farm Placements A comparison, of the placement activity by industrial groups Indicates that .the greatest number For a progress' report we might cite the value 'of the ore of placements were made in agri culture. One thousand nine hun-- j mined at New rark the past year we could tell of the thousands were made by the dred sixty-nin- e 2.150 American ' Fork of dollars that have been channeledinto our cities and counties were made by the Spanish Fork and 5,437 at the Provo by the way of wages and dividends and purchases and taxes; office for a total vof 9.556 agrlcul- -' tural placements in 1951. a 52 per cent increase when compared to We can point to improvement in safety measures and em4.565 in 1950, when frost damage: caused considerable crop drainage ployees benefits; to a wise extension of holdings and developand lessoned the need for harvest next! workers. Manufacturing came ment work. We might even consider the success that was ours with 1,500 in 1951. and in 1950 it in obtaining substantial aid from the Government to expand this CARRY EVERYTHING FOR was 1.457. The retail and whole--1 sale trade 'industry used the emdevelopment work. All this and much more could be set down ployment security office in Provo to locate 771 workers in 1951, with as important factors in New Park's "Progress-- Report"; and they HOME AND FARM BUILDING the number being 513 .In- 1950.; The labor demands of would add up to a total in which we could justifiably take much area military preparedness con-- i pride. struction projects were mainly re--' ' .. ... : Build or remodel now! We have a complete ' 637 of for the sponsible placement as construction .workers compar-- l Stock of all the needed supplies in the finest ed to 250 the year before. , Our progress, however, is . not measured f in material, ac- t Aptitude Tests complishment, alone; but, rather by the quality of our relation- today's most reaquality available - - - and j Increased use of aptitude test-- j with our ship you, neighbors. New Park, while a community in ing both by workers seeking vo- -j sonable prices! Come in and discuss your . cational guidance and on the part Its self,- is only a port of a larger community. '.Those-o- f who you of employers to find the best suit--' building needs. Easy payment terms arranged. ed applicant for their job open--j supply us with materials, services and equipment are also intoA 1951. in has occurred ings ' cluded in this relationship . t tal ofj 1.457 tes$s were administer-- ; T. I ed including general and specif-- 1 LUMBER ic aptitudes, also performance and 1950. tests. In Each one New Park in working at proficiency any capacity whatever there were 559 such tests given. HARDWARE more more and feel to s, 1951. that 9.023 filed he, and each of his (scorning During persons an application for .employment is an important individual unit unit compared to 9,712 the - previous ROOFING year.i another indication that there . in the harmonious operation of the whole. J ' MATTRESS: . the-195- JAODERN , m I . 2 ral Copper Output Upped ral In '51 part T J4 "j. I The mostnodern mochinery mokes Construction work: Our "us thoroughly equipped for "all 'YyP skilled steff are local people your money stays in eUtoh County. ' 3 .We use only the best grade materials. RENOVATING ...W make your old bedding comfort" able and sanitary. SERVICE Over 39 years of service to Utah County Is your guarantee. MATERIALS. . -- . ... We make the best spring f illed mattresses for the price. - 4 5 . . ... . WE CALL AND DELIVER ANYWHERE IN UTAH COUNTY;.. WITHOUT. EXTRA CHARGE -- . j : ,. , progress 1951-3,5- UTAH COUNTY MATTRESS FACTORY C J. Anderson, , . j. Mgr. Ph. 345, 661 W. 2nd No., Provo, Utah : . v I f ' ' - . I sub-offic- , sub-offic-e; WL . - out-of-this- j ; ... j j . at - - taste better, cost lei, and help yox .live better . . when you scrur more dairy . r fOOdS. McaIji '. . , . j - ,'''. . No man can live or work to himself alone. : i Sugar beets, once a thriving and profitable segment of the farming industry in Utah County has declined to only a shadow of its former stature. La?t year only . 2500 acres of betsj were grown in the county. The ear before, there were only 1570 acres. Contrasted to" these figures was 1920 when 20,152 acres -- ( were) grown. The acreage declined sharply to 6377 in 1930. 5205 in 1940 and and 2955 in 1945. What caused this of sugar beets? The answer seems to be largely the lack of farm labor. Farmers .have found, in many instances, that they can growf other crops with much' less labor at a greater vnet Income. Whether the crop will make a comeback in county remains to, be seen but indications are that it will never reach" the heights of harmony and ' well-bein' g ' improve. DOORS We can all join in anticipating continuing progress at CEMENT I' : Serve more delicious New at 1" - - UTAH TIMBER AND. COAL CO. UTAH . W,H. H. Cranmer, President and Generat Manager ' EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER Fork. 164 WEST 5th NORTH, PROVO, UTAH Phone 272 - I 's " dairy. foods at every meat For . breakfast fresh, nourishing cream . . and . golden smooth, milk. For lunch flavored butter. matchless PLYWOOD it once knew. ' . PAINT In this respect we have made progress, during the past year. There is much, yet to be done bringing all New Park employees into a higher sense of community responsibility but the experience of the past brightens the hope .of the future. KEETLEY, the-family- WINDOWS ;- . great Orinoco River in Venezuela that its main channel has been scoured out over the centuries to a depth of 262 feet below sea level. .3 ' '. 4 , So forceful isQfee Dairy foods make up 30 per cent of the food the Average American family eats. ajM yet cost only 15 per rent of food dollar. INSULATION - Everything Ke does has its effect on those who wdrk or live with him. As he considers others his own work and sense Crop Declines -- , !. f fellow-worker- : Importance Of Sugar Beet - . tempting, tender, cottage cheese . . njilk. butter, and good, wholesome cheese aged for delicats dairy foods. And for dessert or" refreshment anytime, there, is nothing like creamy, satiny smooth! Ice cream. Around the clock, dairy .'foods help you lire at lower cost. better t -- DAIRYASSOCIATION OF UTAH |