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Show THE CITIZEN 12 MINING NOTES. UNCLE SAM Full Information regarding the commodities manufactured from the products of the mines of Utah has been assembled by the industrial department of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, of which Charles Tyng is chairman. There are 210 mineral mines in this state and the number of commodities that can be made from each is surprising. This information shows something of the extent of the raw material of Utah that are available and awaiting development. Tintic Standard Mining company stockholders at their regular annual the incumbent meeting board and added to it Paul D. Durant of Milwaukee. The directors of the company now are E. J. Raddatz, W. I. Snyder, L. H. Stohr, Ira D. Travis, Willard Scowcroft, G. L. Becker and Mr. Durant. The directors Mr. Raddatz president, treasurer and general manager; Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Stohr, secretary. re-elect- ed .THE FRIEND OF ALL There are two things, says Hoover, for which a man is justified in going into debt his home and life insurance policy. The housing situation in America appeals to Mr. Hoover as needing help. America is a million houses behind in its building program, as a result of stopping construction during the war. I believe, said the Secretary, in every man owning his home. It makes for stability and thrift, and civic pride, and a more beautiful America. With this thought in mind, Secretary Hoover has set the wheels of the Department of Commerce in motion to see what could be done. Investigation was the first step and it has been taken. It revealed four courses of our retarded building program. They are: 3. Acute credit situation. 2. High prices of material and labor. Unsavory business ethics in certain localities. 4. Wasteful practices which add to costs. To the lay mind, all this is very gencomwere which recently Figures eral, but Secretary Hoover and his the average earnings piled show that corps of workers have them all spotthe of the men engaged in leasing in ted in detail, and are directing Jheir Iron Blossom mine have been running aid accordingly. Time and better busibetween $350 and $400 per month. ness confidence will take care of some men have of these Something like sixty-fivhandicaps. Many of them are been following the leasing game in being remedied by cooperation of all this property and as there have been parties concerned. no sensationally rich leases practicalThis cooperation is brought about by makbe must in the mine ly everyone a conference of all parties concerned; ing some money. builders, buyers of materials, labor, architects, and manufacturers. Around ' Items in the Provo papers indicate the council table they thresh out their that the Columbia Steel Corporation knotty problems. will be ready to commence breaking This is the Republican way, says We do not believe in ground for its new plant on March 1, Mr. Hoover. provided the site is ready to be conlaying an interfering hand on indusveyed to the company by that date.. It try and saying Thou shalt. is now up to the public spirited citizens A Housing Division has been creatover to turn of Provo and Springville ed in the Department of Commerce to the necessary ground, which they have stimulate activity among Chambers of promised to do and the money for the Commerce, Building and Loan Associapurchase of the large tract will be tions, and such other local bodies as raised by popular subscription. are trying to encourage home ownerOwn your Home campaigns ship. Review last of Salt Lakes Mining are being put on in many cities. AdFriday brings the information that vice, plans, information, and encourthe Utah Oil Refining company week agement is given to home builders. week before last paid A. G. (Doc) But the aim is to arouse cooperative Gutheill a bonus of $4,000 cash and is effort in each community and get citito turn over 9 per cent royalty for a zens to tackle these problems togethportion of his government permit if er for the good of the locality. hunoil is discovered of twenty-eigSimplified standards is a moveEmacres dred southeast of Price, in ment receiving special emphasis by The the Department of Commerce. It is a ery county. Says the Review: transaction covers ground adjoining long and enticing story of itself, bat the holdings of the Utah Oil Refining the crux of the thing is, that, by makand also is a part of the tract owned ing simpler standards, cutting out out Leonard the where by Petroleum, freak patterns and designs we can a deep well already has been put down save much expense. For instance, by the Utah Oil Refining company and .there is a large variation in the size which many people believe has develof window panes. Fewer sizes would oped a showing which is expected to meet every demand. It reduces costs prove that Utah has oil in commercial to make a large number of things by quantities at least in the Farnham the same pattern the long run as dome." manufacturers call it. You know how it is yourself, said For the first time in 105 years the Secretary Hoover kindly, if you were Planters hotel of St. Louis, Missouri, a seamstress and had 280 dresses to recently stopped receiving guests. The make, you could make them cheaper Old Planters House will be convertif they were all alike than if you had ed into an office building after New to make each one different. A woman mind grasps that readily. Years day. This old hostelry in the soWs and 50s was considered the By Simplified Standards the Departcial center of the Southland. ment of Commerce believes we can re-elect- ed vice-preside- 3. nt save from ten to twenty per cent of the cost of building a home and perhaps a third of the costs of living. But of course it will take time to bring all this about. It is gratifying to know that Hoover the great engineer is applying his brain to these practical problems of American welfare. Is all this something new? I asked the Secretary. The idea has been known to engineers for a long time, he answered, I NOT HOW LITTLE-H-OW MUCH 9 The only commodity this Company has to sell is Service. It wants to see how much, not how little, Service it can offer its patrons. Do you realize all the opportunities of Service you get with the telephone? For instance: The local manager is glad to make an emergency installation in cases of quarantined illness. An emergency call do to with sickness or death having will get preference over everything on the line. long-distan- ce e In an emergency the operator will put through a call for the police, the fire department or a doctor without you looking up the number. Just give your address and tell what the emergency is. i Particularly, do you know how much quicker and less expensive a n call is? Station-to-Statio- ASK OUR MANAGER ABOUT THESE SERVICE FEATURES We Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Go. h Beginning Now! With each new subscription to The Citizen, each renewal or payment of subscription account, an order will be given YOU, entitling you to one picture, 11x7 inches, Ivory Finish; a photo of superior quality, made by MONROE STUDIOS 267 8outh Main 8treet. the order and get your Picture Taken" and delivered to you without any charge or further obligation. You present |