Show 236 It names was first 1889 under the name organized and commenced operations in of the Inland Salt Company with the plant site and evaporating ponds near Saltair pavillion The Intermountain Salt Company began operation the same year with its refinery located near the Jordan river In 1891 the Inland and Intermountain companies merged to form the Inland Crystal Salt Company The new film used the refining plant of the Inland Company and Intermountain’s evaporating ponds Inland Crystal Salt Company marketed its salt under the trade name of Royal Crystal Salt This dual identity The was somewhat confusing so the company name was changed to the Royal Crystal Salt Company its present name Since all the company’s records were lost in a fire that destroyed the plant in very little information concerning early of the companies is available except from in- 1925 activities direct sources® The main plant of the Morton Salt Company is lopated at Burmester Utah Salt is extracted from the lake water by allowing it to evaporate in specially constructed ponds By proper control of brine in these ponds practically all minerals except pure salt can be held in suspension and drawn off and returned to the lake This is possible because at a definite I 18 A Salt Clayton Lake Tribune October 4 1936 and October 24' 1946 letter from |