Show i i i PLANT TO BE REBUILT r Directors Not Disheartened On Account of Fire Loss 1 ni Watchman j hu 1 sadly I Narrowly Nar nr rot 1 y E apo Death In Its O er I ut Shanty 8 I 1 That Thal the thc Utah Ulah Packing company's R I fr plant will be bc r rebuilt as soon lIoon as arrangements ar nr- tn n-tn can call be he completed is the unanimous sentiment of or the officials an and directors 1 of ur the company who were verc Interviewed yesterday ye tel ny In regard a. a to the matter mattel The work of clearing away way the debris from Saturday nights night's fire will be commenced at nt once and J I everything will twill he be put In readiness for J active c building of operations m crr In thet the I t spring siring The Tho men non composing the company cum cum- not nol disheartened over 01 the tho 1 tans pany are alo situation bul but are arc determined to catty carry out out their original plans even cven though thou h thc they ma may be ht delayed a year L t The fhe Toss loss Is c estimated nt at about lut 65 r 1 with insurance Manager f J. J J JI W. W IVet West Vet Wc t visited 1 the thc svelte scene of ur the tire lire tad and made a yesterday cst morning thorough inspection Il lie says iy the ice te plant Plane Is In Inthe practically Intact and ami part pail o of tho the walls stabs of the main hUll building may 1111 be bl saved Part Pail of the llie walls wails which withstood withstood with with- of fire were toppled stood the ravages f over b by the fierce wind R j F t i y r Ji 1 j r 1 I 4 t J I t fI t U f I. I i. i I It r t 1 r t r iN n Narrow w The h lire fire originated in ht a shanty near the main pUnt ut as staled Mated In III The lie Ito publican yesterday ny morning The from the 1 chanty was wa fully Cully ten len yards main building and wo teas occupied by bythe bythe the watchman JOG Joe an and his family About bout 11 1 o'clock when the velocity of or the wind was greatest the shanty was Wai o overturned anti and au rolled rolle over o three times Mrs an and her two children in the cabinet the time Hmo the UtO watchman being outside out attending to his hilS duties dUllE but near at ut hand lum The fhe mc men front from the plant hastened to the re cuo of or the woman nu and children children chil chil- dren drell who wore won scratched and bruised CI but hut not seriously Injured Injure although 1 their from tom death or 01 fatal Injury seemed almost miraculous Th They y were of the packing packIng pack pack- taken lahen to the engine room Ing plant Half Hair wit Hn hour later ater the thc cJ engineer of the packing plant Daniel Danh 1 Ledyard went vent out of tho the engine c room oom room and an noticed that tho ruined shack was vas burning A All Ml II al ut once the blazing embers were cau caught ht up lIl In a swirl of wind and scattered high In ht the air nh falling on olt the tho roof of oC the tho main building building build build- ing of the packing plant Fin 11 o IIo-o O tY tr Used l' l Engineer hastened to uncouple un un- couple the lire fire hose and immediately started a II stream tream of water playing on Olt the building H He jie was wali as a assisted by Tm by 1 Win Burton Durton Mr Mr- who Is li superintending superintending tending the erection of lIC the Ice plant find and the two other men employed d atthe at atthe atthe the plant plant- Tile The plant was equipped l with a f tight cylindrical tank lank holding allons of water which was wa 2 2700 00 gallons located In the top lop story of the tho main maln bull building There Thele was a l. l pressure ure of u 01 on the fire lire hose but the rho sixty 1 t pounds stream of water outer was wu blown about at atthe atthe atthe and anti proved the mercy merc of the wind utterly Inadequate to check cl the spread ul o of tho the named In n a u few moments casements tic the men s a v that their efforts r were hopeless hopel'S an anthe and the tho fine new structure with Its valuable vale able machinery was ui abandoned to tim the o amm d roaring furnace The Tho woman 1 child children on were taken to the lute h house ulc of ofa I a family named Lucas Lucas- about aboul u a milo away where they spent me ate night All belongings belonging were blown ll lla away a when the house was overturned o I Ait Au 1 Optimistic I The executive xe e officers of the Utah Packing Co eo will meet today toda or 01 to- to o- o morrow mOlTow to tn discuss 4 plans for COI I ing iny Although facing a net loss s of f fi j i or fir more mOle the directors are aro C Very optimistic and express entire confidence con con- I in ht the ultimate outcome of tho the proposed ld enlargement which was WOI so o 0 I soon oon ti to In 1 hI c consummated con In Jim the thO meant lino the tho company will continue doing hut business lH- lH ut ot the the- stock yards and Js 11 fully ul i 1 Its its pres- pres pr ot UI Pd J l t Jo t w. w Ut it if 40 r t n. n 7 y u y 0 m- m 11 c S of J has Jias aM h leen het et 15 issued One plan Ulan tentatively suggested uG c yesterday el Is to 1 Is issue ue the remaining In A preferred 11 stock lock which would bo be sold Huld j Y to provide provide- funds for fOI immediate use Splendid Opportunity The TIle opportunity foe fou a large packIng packing pack- pack Ing In business N In Salt Lako is t too good bood to tu be permanently abandoned tl because c C Cof of this setback said J J. J H. H Moyle one CIne of the directors and th the attorney for forthe forthe 01 the com company pan last nl night ht The lire lite Is i C particularly unfortunate coming Just Justat justat at this lime as We we were all ready to C begin work worl on the first t of November r and were preparing t t- r invite th the public public pub pub- lic Hc to our om grand opening The fhe prospects pros pros- I could coula not have been brighter Of Or course the tho dead lad loss of oC or of out of a total capitalization of is rather a serious sellous matter mattor and Is ht hound bound to lu cripple us to some ome I extent but we are ale not going to become discouraged on nn that account or 01 abandon abandon aban aban- I don on any of our plans Ve We are arc doing a business now of I a n month u using the slaughterhouse slaughter I I house houx at the stock yards and anti this will willbe willbe be b of lour course coarse l' l We He c chad had demands demands de de- mands for sufficient product pro to tn have kept our now new plant running full tints linns an anti and l It will trill be bo a little difficult to nil Jill these with our I present e facilities facilities ties though w we shall shull do the ver very best we can cati In Ia the meantime we shall go right tight ahead with our om preparations to replace the burned plant No Question of Speaking for 01 m myself lf and amid I am ant sure ule some Home of the other men Interested agree agre with wilh me this is hi more thou limn merely ly a business venture Wo We are nearly all Utah men and UI we have hll wanted to lu see a plant plant- established which would be II a n cI credit to the slate stalo And wo Wl arc Ul going to do 1111 It II There is no nn other similar plant between Denver and Reno Hello an and with the bl stowing market market market mar mar- ket for food products caused b by the rapid settling up of oC the t western states which a adjoin Utah there Is nol not the slightest t question in lily mind that thata a great Industry can be bo e established and nd maintained here herC to the profit u of the owners and the benefit of Salt Lake and Utah Ulah generally The o of time Ihu company aro are Geo president Miland Mi- Mi IJ- IJ lund land Knight Salt SaIl Lake Luke vice l- l dent Charley Charles R. R Long Salt Lake Lako sec sec- rotary J J. J W. W West Vest Salt Lake treasurer treasurer treas treas- and mana manager er James II H. Moyle lole Salt Lake Lale attorney These with J. J J C C. Leal Leary salt bait alt Lake Lale D IX L L. Evans Malad James Eldredge Bountiful and W. W Crawford l constitute tho the bua board tl of directors |