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Show F&g-- e Four THE VOICE OF SIIARON n Friday, February 4, 1933 r A u EDITORS NOTE This is the second of a series of arti cles on Utah Valleys leading industrial concerns- The fir st one presented salient facts about1 the Utah Oil Refining company. This one deals with the Utah Power and Light company. The third article about another important industry will appear in an early issue of the Utah Valley News. Watclufor -- it. - DEPENDS CITY UPON FOR PAYROLLS E ml Induslri GROWTH Surrounding Area Makes Provo Wide Trade Center Believe it or not, but 50,000 people more than times as many as live in Provo shop in Provo. WHY? Because Provo is the hub of a vast industrial, mining and three agricultural area, which contributes substantially through Its payrolls to the growth and progress of the city. Just as the surrounding area Is dependent upon Provo as trading center so Is Provo dependent to a large extent for Its advancement upon the payrolls, development and prosperity of the surrounding area. This is more apparent when one realizes the many Industries In the Provo area which are vital, not only to the upbuilding of the entire area, but to the growth of Provo. Among the group are: 1. Agriculture Poultry raising Sugar Refining Metal Kilning Mining and refining of iron ores. Development of natural aluminum products. Power Production and distribution. Coal mining 9. - production of asphalt 10. Development of natural phosphate deposits Livestock raising Manufacturing of cast Iron products 18. Creasote manufacturing 14. Steel fabrication 18. Canning 15. Tourist trade 17. Water development 18. Railroads KEY TO PICTUREGRAPH Provo can be the hub of Industrial development. The chart shows the great diversification of industries in the Provo area, nearly all dependent upon power from the Utah Power and Light company, which feed purchasing power into Provo and make this a trade center of outstanding importance. What makes the area outside Provo makes Provo. Provo is Center Of Population The reason that these Industries grow and Provo is in a position to attract new industries with ad- ditional payrolls Is because the city Is: 1. The center of population of a large area of which Provo Is the hub. 2. Rail and highway transportation Is adequate. 3. Water Supplies are ample. 4. Labor Is available. 5. Power supply Is unlim'ted and dependable. 6. The city Is the center of an area offering vast stores of raw mnterlaU. 7. And Provo has cultural and educational advantages to offer an Increasing population. A glance at the chart graphic-- , sllv shows the strategic position of Provo Jn this vast Industrial area and the interrelation and of the whole lnterdependanoe population In the section. More industries and bigger payrolls and the growth of those already in existence is the only hope for the employment of on youth, the return to steady Jobs of those nnemployed. Increased security and wages for wage earners, more shopping in Provo and more taxable wealth to sap-- , port government and schools. FOR UNEMPLOYED Possibility of steady job on a PAYROLL FOR BUSINESS 1. Greater purchasing power in Provo 2. Reduction of Average tax. m U FOR WAGE EARNERS Increased Wages and Security FOR SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT J 1. More taxable wealth 2. Reduction of average tax per capita UTAH POWER CO. TO' AREA VITAL The Utah Power and Light company contributes both directly and indirectly many fold to the development of the Provo are. Of Immense importance to continued prosperity In Provo and employment In the area Is the distribution of a $215,000 annual payroll In the Provo division. In addition, it furnishes adequate and low cost service to nearly all the industries, whose payrolls go to make Provo. It also extends Its service to the surrounding smaller centera and rural communities at city prices, thereby stimulating activity, which Is directly reflected In benefits to business and employment Jn Provo. Company Employs 125 Men In Its entire Provo Division territory the company maintains employment for 125 people, la addition to about 35 at Its Olmsted hydro-plaand steam plant. The company distributes an annual payroll of $215,000 In Its entire Provo division, of which $153,000 goes to Provo. This payroll is Bpent In Provo wher local channels of trade derive tremendous benefits. The city of Provo Is division headquarters of the company, where 54 of the 80 local employes own their own homes. Practically all of the company's local employes are heads of families. Provo merchants also receive about $26,500 a year through the medium of local purchases of materials and supplies by the power company. The Company operates 104 automobiles and trucks in its Provo division territory, which operation alone necessitates the purchase of stout 52,000 galluu of gasoline and 1800 gallons of oil annually. The Provo steam electric plant consumes approximately 75,000 tons of Utah coal per year, which is an important contribution toward furnishing employment for Carbon County's coal miners and railroad workers. nt New Power Rates Help Provo Area Under the new electric service rates effective April 1 the actual dollar of the average Utah residential and farm consumer's annual bill will purchase 109 per cent more service in 1938 than in 1924, thereby stimulating greater use of electric service. Based upon .the new schedule the average cost per kilowatt hour delivered to all home consumers will be 8.48 cents compared with a present national average of 4.43 cents per kilowatt hour, a difference of 21 percent in favor of the Utah consumer. All 80,000 Utah residential and farm consumers will be billed on the same simplified schedule. Support For Industries Already Here The first thing to be accompby any community desiring new industries is to establish and maintain Its support and appreciation for its existing enterprises. Such a reputation wyi be a foundation which will be attractive to new concerns and promote the growth of those already under lished way. Provo Favorably Bltuated Provo and the Provo area has many of the ranking requirements that bring about growth. It is centrally located within proximity of markets. It has abundant water supplies, adequate transportation, cheap power, labor, available raw materials and a rich cultural background. If we are to seek new industries, then, and continue to grow, we should give our support to existing Industries. It is wise to remember that Industries are not brought in; they come In when conditions are Industrial |
