| Show I l G L' L STEEL ony Y CELEB HAltON oo 00 IRONTON mONTON UTAH HOME OF TH THE THECO E I CO COLUMBIA U BI STEEL WORKS FLOODED FLOOD D BY THOUSANDS 0 OF F PEOPLE FROM EVERY WESTERN WEST WEST- TERN ERN STATE STATE PROMINENT PROMINENT OFFICIALS OFFICIALS OF OF- DELIVER INSPIRING G TALKS RAINS EULOGIZED FOR OR HIS WO WOIN WORK RK IN BRINGING TO PASS THE D DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT DE DE- E OF IRON INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUS INDUS- TR TRY IN UTAH reporter Our special reporter was on the th ground round at Ironton Utah the home o othe of f the Columbia Steel works Saturday J June m 7 to attend the celebration o of f t Utah Steel Day which marked th the e dawn of a great industry in lathe inthe the richest richest rich est st of natural resources in the world and was agreeably delighted to note Dote that there were thousands of people h in attendance from all parts of Uta Utah and adjoining states and a number numbe r from several middle west and easte eastern rn 1 states who had come to the ne new w steel plant to hear about the wonderful wonder ful development made in the iron industry industry in in the past year and to se sethe see seethe seethe e the great reat works erected by the Columbia Columbia Co l lumbia Steel Steel- company y one one of f th the e richest steel corporations in the United United Unit ed States State The opening of this plant marks mark s the first great development of th the e coal deposits in Carbon County an anthe and d the unlimited iron deposits of Iro Iron County brought together at the junction junction junc tion of Utah County After allowing the thousands of visitors vis hors to view the plant from a rope roped d safety zone giving them thema a good conception conception conception con con- of the workings a meeting g was held on the side hill east of th the e plant To the inspiring music of th the e hum of machinery of Utah's first firs t steel plant the visitors heard prominent prominent prominent pro pro- State and nationally kno known cove industrial men give the history o othe of f the development of the iron industry n r rin in Ut Utah h and its growing intone into int one of the greatest industries in th the e United States States Exhibited on the stand was an old of d iron bell the first fint product of the iro iron n industry in Iron County made ade in 1855 by the pioneers sent to Cedar b by t Brigham Young to develop the iron fio n resources Mr Hinckley Hinckle Secretary of th the S Provo Chamber of Commerce an and d chairman of the meeting gave a brief brie f outline of f the history of the development development development develop develop- ment ment of the industry in Utah from the time of the first plant at Cedar City in 1855 up to the present stage Thomas E. E McKay president of the State Utilities Commission representing represent ing Governor Charles R. R Mabey congratulated congratulated con the leaders in this development development development devel devel- and the people for supporting them in such a way as as to make this development possible Mr McKay dwelt upon the history of the industry indus indus- try fry and uc- uc n tr- tr th th- foresight of 01 Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Y Young oune and the pioneers One third of the industries of the world or either directly or indirectly dependent upon the iron industry and Utah with every natural res resource forthe for forthe forthe the development of f this gre great t Industry industry indus Indus- try the coal and iron ore and all raw materials and industrial leaders prophesying pro that the steel ind industry stry willbe will willbe willbe be centered here and that the great teat plants will be located on our lake lakeshores lakeshores lakeshores shores Utah bids fare to become one of the leading industrial states of the he nation In the words of Wigginton E. E Creed President of the Columbia Steel Co we will not have a hot hothouse hothouse hothouse house growth but it will be a sturdy development that n nothing thing can tear tea r down Capital follows character as readily readi readi- ly as it does r resources sol s says Mr Creed and as the character built up in Utah by the pioneers is rea really UY greater than our unlimited natural resources resource we need have no fear that Utah's Utah industries will grow roW to to Im Immensity fm m and capital will flow freely In speaking of bringing capital to Utah Mr Creed said that the Ca Cs Cas lumbia Steel Corporation had not come to Utah just to show appreciation tion of the invitation but that we had Laid before them the natural resources and ended a long search for the combination com corn of materials to continue their great development work Mr Creed says that it will not be just a Utah industry but one of the whole West That with That with the development develop ment of the Pacific slope and nd the outlet through the Pacific harbors our resources will be developed to to such an extent as to make mak the West economically independent meaning the well we'll have everything to make this an an n independent industrial empire We must a sprit of corporation corporation corporation cor cor- said Mr Creed With the tho splendid co corporation oration that has already been manifested sted by Utah people we have havo but to continue continue sa we have in inthe the past to make this this the leading steel I producing state in the United States Mr Creed congratulated the pioneers pio plo Deena and early leaders on laying the foundation for a great industrial empire em em- pire pare by first rooting the population solidly and developing the state state agri agri- culturally The music mush for the meeting was furnished by the Murray and Payson bands and by Mrs Thora Thorn Thorn Bird soloist of Springville Mayor E E. E C. C of Salt Lake City as did all the other speakers speaker lauded L. L F. F Rains for his part in the development of Utah's Steel industry Mr stated that to Mr 1 Rains should go more credit than to any other oth er er person as it was his untiring ef ef- forts that brought capital to Utah to develop our natural resources Mr said in speaking of Mr Rains I I dont don't know what the L. L F. F of his name is for I used to think it it meant Long later I concluded con cone eluded it meant Legitimate Finance but at last I have decided that it means Loyal Loal Friend With this development Utah will become the leader in two distinct lines scenic and industrial said Mr Utah's spirit of corporation could be expressed in the phrase Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man Pres Heber J. J Grant of the L. L D. D D i S S. S church spoke a few words of congratulation conn con I to the Columbia Steel Corporation Cor Cor- I potation officials and to the people of I Utah and also thanked the speakers speakers' for the tributes paid to the pioneers and character builders of our state In the afternoon there were sports in both Springville and Provo consisting con silting of a wild west show ball games boxing and wrestling bouts etc Springville held its annual Strawberry Straw berry Festival on that day and a free barbecue was given by the Columbia Steel corporation at both Provo nad nod Springville |
