Show STAC STACKS rf OF INDUSTRY LOOM UP AT GENEVA 4 q 0 T 4 a 1 A N wi I 1 K wk ia on oil tho th basis of 0 lust last information available the united states steel corporation plants in various parts of tho the united states had before tho the war a capacity in excess ot of the combined units of germany italy and japan yet the company aided by tho the federal government has launched a expansion program which together hor with other steel companies in america should meet tiny demand placed upon them by the allied nations most alost ol of the now units now under construction by tile the united states company should be ready for operation during the first halt half of 1943 one of the major units now under construction Is located at geneva utah near provo the plant when completed will ro represent present an investment of approximately iron oro ore and coal to supply the plant will be mined in southern and eastern utah th the e expansion program la Is being carried on la in with tho wishes of the federal government with the view ot of supplying enough steel to meet the requirement Fi on all the fronts mining of the coal and iron to toed the now geneva plant will naturally bring much industry into the state possibly after the war fabricating plants may spring up near the source of this now supply the pacific coast in the past has been forced to reach into eastern and southern states for much of its stoel steel requirements a large percentage of which could be supplied by tile the geneva plant with a much shorter haul it Is interesting Inter eatIng to speculate on the future possibilities of enlarged amoel industry and one could easily vision utah as another pittsburg br or birmingham it will only como come however if utah seeks the industry and if tho the state makes ita laws conducive conf luciro and attractive to industry |