Show 235 operations that year harvesting 3000 tons In 1941 the company harvested 10000 tons7 Both the Ritz and Solar companies chose sites immediately west of the old Syracuse Resort location Hampered during World Var II because of labor shortages the Solar company made little progress However at the time of this writing the company is still in operation and promises to become an important producer Various other small companies operate on a very limited scale along the south east and north shores of the lake However their output is not great and they produce only raw Obviously the rise and fall of the lake has a great influence on such companies low cycles leave the ponds high and dry and necessitate the construction of ex- coarse salt t pensive canals and pumping stations to bring water into the On the other hand if the lake rises ponds for evaporation a few inches or a strong wind blows from the lake waters overrun the low dikes and do great damage to the salt ponds Only one Utah concern the Royal Crystal Salt Company it is on has been able to develop since pioneer times until a par vith the Morton Company which is an eastern firm great deal of confusion created by various mention the Royal Crystal company under various There has been a writers who 17 Yfestenskow County Utah" 170 "The Economic Development of Davis |