Show THE STORY OF TOOELE T r rA A A AAn An industrial magnet looking down canyon on the smelting works of the International Smelting and Refining Co at Tooele Utah where copper ores and lead zinc lead ores from many western states are treated Editors Editor's Note This This is the first of ot a R eerie of ot eight articles article titled The Story of ot Tooele Tooele m an Interesting story of ot ono one of ot Utah's major industrial communities Tooele a beautiful and modern community situated about 35 miles west and south of Salt Lake City could be likened to an industrial magnet net due to the industry the community generates throughout the State of ot Utah Tooele wAs was settled origInally as asa asa asa a farming community While agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural possibilities were restricted restrict restrict- ed somewhat by the semi arid condition condition condition con con- the valley nevertheless was destined to grow Industrially and become one of the important smelting smelting smelting smelt smelt- ing centers in the world The industrialization of Tooele began in 1908 with the entrance of ot otI I the International Smelting and Refining Refining Re Re- fining Company a subsidiary of Anaconda Copper Into the valley with the erection of copper and lead smelting plants Keeping pace with smelting developments and often orten pioneering in to them Tooele today offers Western United States facilities facilities facio for tor treatment of virtually any kind ot of copper lead zinc or silver sUver and gold ore This then is the reason It is sometimes called an Industrial Ia 1 Magnet Magnet because because nel because of ot the Industry it draws from all over the West Vest here to Utah Ores originating in company mines and ond independent producers scattered in many states are shipped to the valley for tor treat treat- ment In addition to the lead and copper copper cop cop- per plants the company operates a copper concentrate selective flotation plant for tor lead and zinc and a slag sIng zinc fuming plant Since Sinco its entrance Into the state International International Inter Inter- national has been a leader in the mining and smelting industry and its contributions have done much toward the growth of ot mining within this state and the West Aggressive policies ot of the company in regard to development work have resulted In the opening of ot several new mines not only n tn Utah but oth other r western states thereby contributing contributing ing much to Utah Industry Ores brought to Tooele for milling smelting or both add to tho the states state's transportation business employment employment employment em em- and commerce generally This is the first of ot a series of eight articles the second will appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear in these columns soon Boon |