Show Pacific Trail Opens Plant At Richfield Pacific Trail Sportswear anticipating anticipating an an- a tremendous sales Increase for its fall line of mens men's and boys' boys jackets has started production at a new plant in Richfield Larry Mounger president has an an- Last year Pacific Trailed opened a plant in neighboring Manti ManU We are extremely pleased with the productivity and the quality of the work of our people at Manti ManU and it was wasa a contributing factor in our decision to establish another plant in Utah Mounger said Early fall bookings Indicate indicate indi Indi- cate that a huge sales increase is in the making which will keep all three of our oUI plants at near capacity for the remainder remainder re reo of the year he said Salesmen reporting bookIngs book book- bookings ings have posted increases rang ranging ng from 20 to per percent percent percent cent more than for the same period last year and the onrush onrush on on- rush of orders has been so heavy the company is unable to predict a final sales figure The new Richfield plant 40 miles south of Manti ManU will have square feet and will house from 80 to machines Mounger said the Richfield plant will increase the company's company's company's com com- pany's production capacity by approximately 20 per cent It will be managed in conjunction conjunction conjunction tion with the Manti ManU plant where all Utah Division cutting cutting cut cut- ting and shipping facilities will be maintained The Richfield factory building build ing lug was quickly acquired re reo re- re modeled and equipped pp d for inv im mediate production after er a re recap recap re- re cap of early fall bookings n s. s indicated in Iri a critical production tion situation might ensue sales increases in t Pacific Trail has reported report report- ed sales increases in excess of 30 per cent each year for several years It was founded as a four man four man company In Seattle Se Se- attle attic 16 years ago and now is the largest manufacturer of nj mehi and boys' boys jackets W West hest st of bf the Mississippi 1 Our new Richfield op operation opera opera- opera opera- ra tl tion n is concrete evidence of our confidence In Utah Mr Mounger said We have intended to to expand expand ex ex- and sales distribution further furth furth- er into the mid midwest west and east but our sales have Increased so rapidly in the West that we have had to hold back our territorial territorial ter ter- territorial expansion It appears very likely that we will need to expand our production U n fa facilities even more mor substantially lIy next year r he coh concluded |