Show New Bureau of Mines Station li II 1 Adds Materially To State I O t o 4 II Ig Assay Allay Plant at New Intermountain Experiment Station U U. U S. S Bureau of Mines Miner near University of Utah In to winning the west mining generally preceded agriculture the railroads and manufacture The lure of the underground and the swirling swirl fog ing gold pan brought thousands across the desolate plains to settle seUle the western country Salt Lake Valley In the last 90 odd years ears has grown to be the nations nation's leading mining and smelt Ing log center This has haa attracted many dependent and many other non nondependent non non-de de dependent pendent Industries to the valley which have lave helped to richen the theat at state ate The latest building of Importance attracted to Salt Lake valley as the he direct result of ot the Importance of mining Is la the new Intermountain Experiment Station of ot the United States Bureau Dureau of mines Department Depart ment of Interior Establishment at Salt Lake Jake City of ot this department has added a new half a million dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar Industry to Salt Bait Lake City which will undoubtedly Increase In InUs its Us Industrial commercial and cultural cub cul tural Importance to the city and the western territory In the future The new structure is located at 1000 East First South just east of ot 4 the University of ot Utah campus U tt Uv v x ti i. i Is fl the first time in history that the 5 I metallurgical division has left Washington D. D C. C and takes Its rightful place In the heart of ot the mining Industry where It can better bet ter serve the mines and the na ion tion The building cost approximately and in It Is equipment cost coat tag lag In the neighborhood of A staff of ot 40 persons has been added add ed to 10 the station which will swell the payrolls of ot Salt Lake City by approximately per year The station Is under the direction of Dr R II n. S. S Dean chief of ot the metallurgical metal division who has enlisted a group of technical experts to conduct con conn duct research and work out various problems that confront t the large and small mining operator The objective of the station fl is not only to assist the tile mining Industry Indus try as It is today with Its multiple problems but Is III alsa aisa to conduct research research re reo search In Into 10 and non nonmetal non metal tics lies which exist here but are not now produced commercially From rom this station and Its capable staff may mal come developments upon whIch new industries and new wealth for forthe forthe forthe the state and the nation nallon cnn can be established Work of the bureau will not be confined to Utah but to the west and to the nation nallon as a whole |