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Show Utah Indus I trial Review I Pacific Conit Manufacturer U Indus tria Newa Bureau. W Nov 12 Eureka Utah Power & Light Co. building eight miles extension of its 11,000 volt line to serve the Tintic Drain Tunnel Company, which is driving a six-mile six-mile tunnel to drain water from existing mines and to open up new XM orft bodies. Twenty men arc cm- ployed on this extension, - Ogden Utah Canning Co. will enlarge plant one-third for 1918. Amalgamated Sugar Co. opcrat-ing opcrat-ing eight plants, in spite of labor shortage. Union Pacific gross earnings for September totaled $11,863,258, an increase of $878,-666, $878,-666, and net, after taxes, of $4,-277,550,- a decrease of $801,020. For the nine months gross earn-ings earn-ings increased $10,886,232, and net decreased $1,255,635. Centervtllc and Utah Lake Oil fields promise wide developments. Precious metals produced in Utah this year will aggregate $900,000,- . i XX). Pacific coast shipyards need 30,000 additional mechanics, prin-cipully prin-cipully wood aud steel workers, who will command good wages and steady work. Salt Lake In order to increase power facilities, Utah Power & Light Co. is installing an addi-tioual addi-tioual underground cable be-tweeu be-tweeu sub-stations for two miles. On account of the increased power load in the commercial district the company is arranging to in-stall in-stall a number of transformer MmM nults beneath the streets to be used in addition to those in the center of the blocks. The com-pany com-pany is building a new power line front West Jordan to Wclhy, to serve the latter town. Thirty men added to payrolls in past month. Canneries and growers have agreed on a profit-sharing basis for 1918. Fillmore has an oil boom with three standard rigs cm-ployed. cm-ployed. Utah sugar beet crop increased this year from 708,000 tons to 1,110,000 tons. The single tax feature of the Non-Partisan League to ex-empt ex-empt farm improvements from taxation is knocked in the head by their proposition to tax credits and mortgages. The farmer who makes improvements by using his credit would be taxed on them. ! Payson State Bank building here ncaring completion. Salt Lake $500,000 building permit let for new Dcseret Na- i tional bank. Will be 14 stories 1 Payson gets six blocks of street paving. Boston capital to establish wool (Continued on page 5) r . i n... -,IMJ , , . L . , . MIJ BI |
