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Show UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION SUPPLEMENT PAGE TWO Ogden Industries Serve Vast Ogden Is T- Utahs - ' 'strial Center R. BURKE trial Division, Ogden of Comroereei of the ancient adage, o place all of your eggs has long been unques- i had the city of Ogden had tunity to select any 'y indua-- v desired, the result could ' not have followed this injunction Ogden has not only di- gestion of industry, but of sub-l- al industry not given to spas-i-c periods of wild prosperity only followed by longer periods of presrion, but enjoying a steady, well defined flow of business. Periods when business is a little above'Tit a little below normal are, of course, no more than natural, but Ogdens industries run consistently close to the normal line so vital to a healthy con- dition. Three major items have contributed to the establishment of industry in Ogden, namely, geographic location, transportation facilities, and agricultural wealth in the surrounding territory. The first item, that of location, is more or less interwoven with the other two. The second, that of transportation, for which the first is partially responsible, is directly beneficial and has done more perhaps than anything else towards the encouragement of industry in Ogden. Through the great converging of railroad facilities in Ogden not only is it possible for Ogden to buy raw materials throughout a wide area but the finished products may be readily shipped to any desired market. Markets are vital to industry; and, when the comparative sparse population of this territory is considered, it is not difficult to see the importance of railroads. The third item, that of agriculture. Is also directly important, for many of our plants are devoted to the manufacture of food products. Not only are the canning and dairy products of this vicinity used, but vast amounts of grain are drawn frfim the great farms to the north. Many interesting facts were learned from an industrial survey recently completed, and it is thought that a more graphic conception will result from the use of a few of the figures than could be otherwise obtained. There are now in Ogden eighty-nin- e manufacturing establishments employ, ing 3,278 people with an annual payroll of 33,934,498.00. This figure covers manufacturing plants only; and when we add to this total the employes of the government, state, city, schools, railroads, etc, in fact everything . except -- professional men and wholesale and retail store employes, we find that there are 8,427 employes with a payroll of $12,590,580.00 year- -' ly. The approximate investment in these 89 plants is nearly $19,000,000.00 and their total volume of business reached the figure of $38,181,091.00 in 1929. The principal classifications into which our industries fall are as follows: Milling, dairy, clothing, bottling, artificial ice, wholebaking, foundry, canvas and leather, sheet metal, poultry, brick, meat packing, planing mills, printing, canning, and advertising, al&of which are represented in their field by two or more establishments. In addition to these the following individuals, so called be -- cause they are alone in their field: Candy, bedding, salad dressing, honey and bee supplies, cans, sugar and boxes, Due to the great number of products manufactured and the wide and varied interests in Ogdens industrial field it would be impossible to go into detail in covering each of the plants or even each of the major classifications. By way of indicating the vast volume, however, we can enumerate a few of the commodities and the quantity in which they were turned out in 1929: Cans, 125100,000; sugar, 0 17.500.000 pounds; salad dressing, cases; honey, 7 cai4; soda water, 157.000 cases; near beer, 25,000 barrels; bread, 5,757,000- - loaves, cakes, 2,687,725; artificial ice (not including Pacific Fruit Express), 29,900 tons; butter, 2,702,700 pounds; milk powder, 1.825.00Q pounds; Ice cream, 283,700 gallons, market milk, 1,705,610 gallons; eggs, 55,201 cases; live poultry, 250.000 pounds; dressed poultry, 0 pounds; canned fowls, 1,264,362 cases. These figures represent the production of only part of the manufacturing plants in Ogden and deal only with production. The other articles on this page were designed to explain in 78,-75- 500,-00- greater detail the operations of industry under several classifications. The lines of industry covered by these articles were not selected with any idea of priority through comparative importance, but merely to give, so far as possible, a representative picture of Ogdens industrial development Ogdens industrial development has been based on sound economio demand throughout In few cases has it been necessary to increase consumption to equal production, but rather it has been necessary to increase production to meet consumer demand created. Building on this basis, business is certain to be successful, and the individual firm as well as the community as a whole will progress and prosper, imperceptably at times perhaps, but none the less substantially. Generally, industrially and every other way, Ogdens future ia bright; business is good! Dairy Products Value Up to $2,500,000.00 By JAMES R. BEUS Weber Central Dairy Secretary Hyde, of the U. S. department of agriculture, said that dairying is Americas greatest industry. Last year the dairy cows of the United States produced three billions of dollars or about 16 of the gross income of all agricultural pursuits, both crops and livestock. Weber -- county is making vast developments m the- - dairying Industry; its superiority in all conditions conducive to successful dairying has been realized, and the natural increase that has followed has been more than substantial. A recent survey of the dairy manufacturing plants in Ogden showed that the gross production of this line totals approximately two and lf million dollars.,. There are eight manufacturing companies .operating in Ogden at the present time in addition to thirteen small whole milk distributors. The total employment of this industry in is Ogden approximately 209 people with a payroll of $290,037.00. The values of the various commodities are: Butter, $1,200,000.00; market milk, one-ha- 1 Globe Mills. 2 Utah. Packing Corp. Ogden Is Tenth in Milling Cities of U.S. . CRABB Sperry Flour Co. The growth of the grain and milling industry in the intermountain territory h&a been a challenge to any other industry, having increased during the last ten years to the extent of 900 per cent In 1920 Ogden had a scattering of small mills which had a opmilling capacity, based on erations, not over 600 barrels. Today, our mills represent a capacity of 5,000 By MARSHALL t barrels. During the past ten years our payrolls have increased from $75,-00- 0 to half a million dollar. The storage capacity of Ogden was possibly 100,000 bushels in 1920, while today it i 5,000,000. Sumtfiing it all up, we are able to say that according to statistics, no other city in the United States has shown such a milling growth over this period of time. Ogdens growth, as a milling center, has not only been rapid, but substantial, which is evidenced by the fact that, while many centers were during the war and since, have curtailed their operations, the progress of the milling industry in this city has been Steady and con- over-expand- $600,000.00; ice cream, $500,000.00; milk powder, $150,000.00; casein, $30,-000.0- 0. slant This growth aince 1920 has placej Ogden aa the tenth milling city in the United States, and it is exceeded only by such ai Minneapolis, centers Kansas City, Buffalo, and others. St Louis, California was originally a wheatraising state, with mills located in country points, but with the discontinuing of the raising of wheat In that state & became necessary to establish mills at points where wheat could be easily obtained. The value of the wheat was soon recognized.' and mills were established at the soarce of production. Ogden was selected on account of Its locality. In fact, Ogden is now called the Gate, way of the West." The flour mills in Ogden draw the larger portion of their wheat through chains of elevators they maintain in Idaho and Utah, through which they purchase wheat direct from the farmer. These elevators range in capacity from 6,000 to 75,000 bushels each. The investment of the Ogden plants runs of course into the millions and the output of the mill represent fabulous amounts. Their total capacity of 5,000 barrels daily permits them to produce in excess of 1,500,000 barrels of flour yearly, which would fill 7,500 cars, and is sufficient to feed every person in the state of Utah on the basis of a little less than a barrel per person per year for almost four years. Feed products from these mills would also fill another 6,000 cars and with a valuation of $6,000,000. The flour milling industry is, without a doubt, a very desirable asset for any community on account of its operations not being seasonal. There are some months, however, when they are busier than others, which is during the grain season; otherwise, they operate continuously throughout the year, day and night, in excess of 300 days per the lines of the Oregon Short. Line and the Los Angeles and Sait- Lake, both of which are part of the great Union Pacific System. Through these railroads, Ogden is in direct SMITH By F. touch with the east, the northwest, Co. Union Railway Depot Supt Ogden the south and the northern and southrailroads to much the Ogden owes ern parts of California. In fact, which aince their advent have been is available directly to constant contributors to the growth transportation almost fo the United States. any part and welfare of their region. From The rich agricultural country surthe time the last spike wa driven at rounding Ogden is adequately served Point, establishing the Promontory fast electric lii&es, the Bamberger Transcontinental railroad to the pres- by Electric to the south, the Utah Idaho ent, Ogden has ever held a command- Central to the north and he Utah Rapita with transportation ing position id Transit to the east all keep Ogfacilities. The natural progress made den in direct contact with these imhas each roads year ' by the various areas. portant railof extent to the added not only 119 Each trains of a total operthe day road operation here, but through ate through Ogden on the great steam advantages offered by this converging of important railroad lines, many lines, and 58 trains and buses are operated adily by the electric railroad great industries have established here This total of trains is alto enjoy thi ready accessability to companies. most equally divided between passenall markets. and freight. Ogden ia now the eastern terminus ger The direct benefit derived by Ogden of the Southern Pacific, the Western terminus of the Union Pacific and the from the railroads is readily indicatDenver and Dio Grande Western and ed by the fact that the offices, shops, roundhouses, etc., together with train first of the great steps in the develop- crews located here employ 8,360 peoment of flour milling. There is good ple with a payroll of $5,610,257.00 reason to believe that the saddle atone yearly. This in itself would be helpgoes back some 4,000 years before the ful to any city, to say nothing of the beginning of the Christian period. The vast expenditures made here for supperiod between the years 1768 and plies. 1829 marked the real beginning of Because of the terminal operations modern flour milling. The roller proe-e- a now in Ogden, it has been necessary scame into prominence in the 60s, to construct- - huge- which are at both in Europe and the United States. the present time yards composed of 609 1850 following 30 20 or The years different tracks, totaling 85 miles, of made greater changes in milling than which twelve lhiles are switches. Last centhe all witnessed had been by Union Railway Depot the Ogden year turies before. However, improvements company handled cars 1,487,000 the and made, are continually being which if filled to these through yards, established milling business is being capacity at any one time, would acon a real scientific basis. Organiza- commodate 12,000 cars. Association tions, such as the National Ogdens importance as a railroad of Operative Millers, whose president center given rise to the estabthis year ia one of our Ogden men, is lishmenthashere of a large iceing plant doing much to further the interests of for refrigeration cars. This plant ia good milling. The wheat that is grown in this in- capable of producing 400 tons of ice termountain territory is as good, if daily, and has a storage capacity of not bettei, than wheat produced in 2,000 tona. At the iceing platforms, dis- of which there are two, 272 ears can any other state. We have at our posal a particular kind of wheat be completely iced in one hour. Last known as Didklow which produce a year a total of 82,302 cars were iced flour excellent for biscuit purposes, at this plant. The railroads in Ogden have also affording us wonderful opportunities to invade the southern territdry. This been responsible for the growth of the territory in the south has contributed U. S. Railway Mail Service. In 1929 a great deal to the prosperity of the the terminal offices of the service loOgden mills. cated in Ogden handled 102,948,760 Since the war, there ha been a de- single items of mail, each item being crease in the per capita consumption handled separately in the sorting of bread stuffs, due principally, we process. believe, to people getting away from Transportation is Vital to all busieating bread rather than eat the sub- ness, and as the service is extended them were forced which upon stitutes meet growing needs, it is , logical to The that fact war period. during the so many other food product are also to suppose that Ogden will enjoy ita share of this important development. being advertised has had its effect on the bread product. The milling indusCEMENT try has joined together now to crease the per capita consumption. If - Ogden has been- - selected as the centhis could be brought about, if each ter of business for two large cement person in the United States50could be factories operating in Morgan and pounds Box Elder counties, with a production indoe ed to eat from 30 to more per year of flour, the American capacity of approximately 900,000 farm situation would be relieved and barrels annually, valued at $2,000,-000.0- 0. the government would have no farm In addition to the manufacture relief measures to worry about. of cement, large quantities of concrete In closing, keep this in mind: Ogden drain tile are produced and equipment is in the center of the last big grain is maintained for making concrete frontier of the United States. We stave silos and grain bins. are building up all around us, particularly on the Pacific coast, a large Tomatoes, tomato products, atrirg consuming population which must be fed. We, in Ogden, with our raw ma- beans, peas, kraut, beets, pumpkins, terial and our plants are most advan- peaches apricots cherries, apples and packtageously situated to serve that popu- berries are among the products to all lation, and as this population grows, ed locally which are shipped we are sure to grow also. parts of the United Stales. -Ogden Important Railway Center a In addition to these strictly dairy products, 'some of the plants do a large volume in poultry, and In 1929 some 16,760 cases of eggs which were gathered in this vicinity were candled, graded, and packed for sale and shipment. The plants in Ogden handling this vital division of food products are all strictly modern, and sanitation ia a byword in each of them. Experimental work ia constantly being done, new machines are being added, new meth- year. These continuous operations furods of handling the products are re- nish steady employment for the of Ogden, many of whom own placing old; in fact, nothing is overlooked in keeping these plants abreast their own homes. This industry has also resulted in of the times. The general lines of products, milk, establishing a Grain Exchange here, butter, cream and ice cream are sold which places Ogden on the map as an in the city, a portion of Utah, Idaho, inspection point, and the certificates Wyoming, Nevada, and Colorado, with issued by the Ogden Grain Exchange a great deal of butter reaching the are recognized in all of the milling and Los Angeles market. The milk pow- grain centers. The milts here are also the center der, however, is more far reaching in its market, being used in baking plants of attraction and bring many visitors and cafes over a wide territory. The to' Ogden. There is hardly a day entire output of casein is shipped out passes but what there is some visitor of the state to the great manufactur- here to have dealings with our mills. At thjs time, there is under coning centers, mostly east, where it ia used as a raw material in the produc- struction in Ogden an additional mill. tion of other commodities.. It ia now This is a new y feed mill, beheralded as a base for the making ing erected by the Sperry Flour comof the highest possible quality of glue pany, representing an investment in which la being used extensively for the neighborhood of $125,000. With airplane building. Many other prod- - approximately 6,000,000 chickens, 98,- im- jOOQ hugs, ancf 97.000 dairy cows in the ucts as well are made from this state of Utah alone, representing an portant dairy The outlook for the future develop-me- increase of 100 per cent in the last six in dairying is very bright .The years, and with the growing realizacoast markets are close and there is tion of the Utah fanners of the value no donbt that the demand for high of scwatificaTly processed commercial grade dairy products will continue to mixed feeds In increasing farm profit, increase."" very attractive premium the Sperry officials foresee a rapidly has been paid for 93 score sweet cream increasing demand for their feeds in butter in the past two years, and the the intermountain territory. Erection best of this commodity is being pro- of the Sperry Feed mill points conduced in Weber county. vincingly to increasing prosperity for The Webcr County Farm bureau has farmer in Utah. . established a program of The growth of the milling industry dairy development The projects on in general is very remarkable. The disease control aim to eliminate tuber- origin of milling goes back uncounted culosis, contagious abortion and black- centuries beyond the reach of written leg from the herds of Weber county. or pictured records, for grain wa unThis bureau is also striving to in- questionably used for human food in crease the production of the cows by prehistoric times, and wherever grain the elimination of poor producers and was so used, there also was the germ the use of better-eireConstant study of flour milling. It is interesting te Flour Mills. and research i being carried on by note the evolution of the mechanics this association for .the purpose of of - fkiur- - mining - and the - general 6- Seowcrofts. " ' givirg dairymen the very latest meth- changes from the small stone mill to ods in scientific handling of dairy the complicated and perfectly eon 7 American Can Comherds. trolled mill of today. In general, pany. , In an effort to further insure the man pounded his grain and o Cement 8 or roll it The saddle bright futufr.held for khis industry, did not-ru- bj Company. boys Dairy Ca'f clubs and Future stoni, theeartiest form of real grindFanner clubs ate doing much toward ing mill, belongs to the eariiert dawn the training of farm youths for the of recorded history. 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