Show d THE SALT LAKE MORNING JANUARY TRIBUNE-SATURDA- 13 1934 Brick Industry Employes Boost Cigar Makers Utah Products Dates From 1895 Provide Aid for Wielding a powerful influence in Skilled Labor increasing the use of Utah products Million Mark Commercial manufacture of bricks Eleven Foundries Utah’s Poultry Business Near Hundreds Supply 10 Of Utahns Work Demand for Casting Varied Products Vaue Exceeds Million If one could take a trip through one of the larger foundry and machine he would be shown a great storage plant where hundreds of thousands of wooden patterns are ' catalogued and stored Some of these More than 1500000 pounds of patterns have been held for years in poultry or 100 carloads were by the same association anticipation of repeat orderg others returning some $J75000 to proare in frequent pse ducers This is with In all there are 11 such foundries the shipment of compared about 1000000 In Utah all prepared to do most com- pounds worth about $140000 in mercial casting 'The plants in 1931 1932 employed 261 persons who were paid $254396 in wages The value of the products of the plants in that year was reported by the government as $1278786 and the costs for operation exclusive of the wages and a number of other items $557276 The executives of the blanket facIn addition to the foundries and tories in Utah are enthusiastic over the possibilities of the manufacture larger machine shops a large number of smaller shops are engaged in mak- of blankets of Much and steel products ing iron With their modern the this work is conducted in connection factories are working equipment to develop the automobiles and of the with repairing blanket industry to meet the needs gas engines Structural and ornamental Iron so far as possible of Utah and the surand steel come under a somewhat rounding states different classification because the This seems to be a valuable indusmaterials and processes are different try for the reason among others that This grouping Includes the iabrTea-tio- it uses home wooL The blankets manof steel for buildings the making ufactured are of good quality All the of all kinds of boiler and sheet steel machinery is of the latest type thus products and the making o$ orna- making possible an' excellent prodmental castings monuments name uct During the year 1931 about 210000 plates and the like In this second group the govern- pounds of raw wool in the grease ment records show the value of the were used in making blankets in the products in 1931 as $268911 Wages Utah millL paid to 49 workmen amounted to shops in - The future of the Utah poultry - - -"Industry is bright Commercial poultry Interest ' have proved their strength by successfully weathering the depression The industry’s business volume in 1933 neared the $10000000" mark The sale of eggs represent-- ' ed the bulk of the business A large association reported that more than 1000 carloads or some 4050004ases of eggs were shipped to markets They sold for around $3000000 and netted the producers more than Utjih Blanket Industry Uses Utali Wool began in Utah about 1890 The first brick plant to Operate on an extensive scale was established in Salt Lake in 1895 Since then the number has Increased to eight Involving an investment of $3000000 In addition there are numerous small plants scattered over the state Besides making brick the larger plants manufacture vitrified salt glazed sewer pipe and fittings1 farm drain tile different kinds of crucibles hollow building and partition blocks wall coping flue lining flower pots and similar clay products The latest value reported by the government on the products of the Utah Clay products companies was The firms paid out $165398 $357014 in wages in 1931 to 216 employes and otherwise contributed to the general wealth of the state OPTICIANS IMPORTANT One of Utah’s smaller but important industries is that of the optl cian A number of these concerns specialize in the grinding of lenses and in the manufacture of eyeglasses and spectacles And a large number of persons are engaged in the prepa ration and sale of their products Utah Manufacturers’ Employes’ league organized in March 1930 for the purpose of aiding the manufactur' S ing Industry The organization which now rep10000 of resents upward persons is headed by the following officers: J T Holding of Salt Lake president Reese of Provo first vice president Ben F Crltchlow of Ogden second vice president J S Adams of Layton third vice president and treasurer and Lon W Reese of Salt Lake is the Utah’s cigar factories produced 2222222 cigars in 1930 They were valued at $148306 ’ A few years ago it seemed that the cigar making industry would be dominated by the machine made cigars which would mean the virtual discharge of thousands of highly skilled workers However during the last two years it has been realized that the machines offer technical difficulties that at the present time are impossible of solution Foreseeing the trend a Salt Lake cigar manufacturer has long since discarded machines and has been and is now using skilled hand labor thereby producing cigars that are uniform in every respect offering full flavor and i even draft Ar-vi- d secretary MAKE ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS Salt Lake is rapidly becoming a cen- ter for the manufacture of artificial " flowers floats booths decorations and displays This business has been greatly augmented in the past few years by such presentations as the famous Covered Wagon Days parade a few years ago DRIFTED LEATHER BUSINESS GAINS SNOW That Utah intends to pick herself up figuratively by the bootstraps and hop off to better days is seen in the splendid increase in the manufacture of leather goods in the past few years This includes the manufacture of Home belts boots purses saddles and harnesses trunks and luggage Perfected n COMPANY Manufacturers - trical energy There also is a large tin can menu facturing plant at Ogden which uses the labor of a large group of men in making containers fer the preserve-- ' tion of milk fruits pickles jams and - Save your battery and future repair bills by having balky starters Inspected new ' 49-5- 7 kitchens - z and Modern Beer Equipment FREE INSPECTION Starter and Flywheel Tested for your protection in representative throughout the entire west- Soda Fountains $53770 A third variation in the metal working field is the fabrication of copper tin and other sheet iron In addition to a number of small tin shops in Utah there are 11 plants manufae The turing sheet metal products value of the products in this category 1931 was and a total of In $475393 $81172 was paid out in wages to 66 workers The companies expended $250131 for materials fuel and elec FLOUR Ii MOSER-UARTMA- SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY Postoffice Place Salt Lake City tStarter teeth replaced withAll out removing flywheel work guaranteed 12 months WtUlsmua Hethed MACK’S WELDING WORKS tomatoes 460 SOUTH STATE oney in your pocket The prosperity of a community doesn’t self-contain- depend upon one class of people It is brought about only when there is money in your pocket — the doctor the factory worker the merchant the landlord And it Manufacturers of Utah We Congratulate You! depends primarily upon the success of local industry The North Salt Lake Plant of The Cudahy Packing Company pays hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to local labor— money that is spent for food cloth- ing housing and other needs in this We Are Glad to Co-opera- v J With Your Fine te Organization When in Ogden Visit Our Grill Room " and Coffee Shop HOTEL BEN LOMOND community Obviously you are contributing to your own welfare and that of your neighbors when you insist upon your dealer supplying you with meats and meat products bearing the Cudahy label and prepared in this local packing plant Furthermore you are assuring yourself of the finest most wholesome meats obtainable PRODUCERS OF “PURITAN” Ham i Bacm Lard Btif Lamb meats that will be enjoyed by you and yout family and that will safeguard yout health with their purity and quality THE CUDAHY PACKING COMPANY -- NORTH SALT LAKE UTAH Ogden Utah T’THE TASTE TELLS’T “SNNLI8NT’ Efgi Pnltrj Bnlltr “MIADOWCim’’ Cbtm |