Show n PRICE FIVE CENTS r FIRE COSTS SALT S WORKS IMMENSE PLANT IS ui BURNED URNE TO GROUND BATTLE I I BIfi ODDS I 1 I i N j T Plant and Contents of Ot Inland Eiland I J t t t c y 1 Crystal C rysta I Salt S I t Company C v a. a v 2 t. t Total T I 1 ota Loss Lo 58 f r vw o t I T ARE t i O S 1 bire Fire of unknown origin destroyed the e mill and I I t S. S warehouse of the Inland Crystal Salt SaIt company at Saltair I i beach last night resulting in u a loss of to buildings I and Ull contents The company carried ini in- in i i 1 furance on oil the mill the small amount being due di w to V n the J ii 1 S ion 1011 of the officers of the company that the buildings being h ing saturated with salt were practically impervious to lire lb 1 Aside Asi e from the loss to the buildings u and machinery the I 4 company lost 45 carloads of salt ready for shipment and the i figure of estimated ed by I. I A A. Clayton secretary of the I 4 dl company does not hot include the company s losses on account of being unable to fill fin its contracts until the plant is rebuilt i Mr rl said last Jast that S Clayton night the tIle plant 1 would o be rebuilt immediately and aUd operations will be e resumed as soon oon a as 18 possible pos JoS- l' l sible 81 hIe and probably on 01 a l larger scale eale than ever or before e TJI Ti tire fire was covered dis-covered nr at GO b by Whew names s' r y I e n oom which 55 5 J J tt d unia i ar tt h. h 5 l M with ith b buck iH h b U I Lt L- L t t- t n Dingle old Oh hose hOB ia I weller etc practically the only fire ai at hand A few ev ot or tho n. n. discarded b buckets th rui and an rw fire with the shovels sho fought th jh lt c J S From FlOm the moment the blaze baze was dl- dl i fi 4 covered cl t lo 10 ti tho dying 1 ll ing ers embers the little lIlUe 35 I colony of numbering tho thu command com com- under fought struggled snuggled The fhe mand tand o of Sillier r. r all hope hOlC flames s fiu such that ot or l and mafi ma- ma mat of savin saving th the mill building p fi t chinery Was a given up UI almost as soon t it to save have mado made i n aj attempt att was waa i. i as- as commenced lit vas I e c Goes roo was hoped that that- th tho It ft t a time 4 f For e located to the tho south ot of but separated only S the plant building would be bo saved roved s1 track by a u t railroad lost tho meager this too was WS but hut i Y despite heroic efforts proving V l HIJ apparatus ar tUR de Ineffectual tu l. l ing trag warehouse and Jr With the tho plant made mado to d the t stand land was 5 boarding houte and office 1 save the tIm ii- ii for the first l I t 1 and here 1 held hed back T at tho the thoI r the flames were saved ed Is due alon I two weN untiring work vork of the thc S to to thu brave Traye and lB t an and o i i u p pS a a. bucket brigade rOl S One carry salt to torn to lO the oth oilier l' l a line the ter- ter Through h uj S the O rn 4 cover t the men dense dente and ll heat th their thIc lr first save lve worked to I home tho the to siVO J I then a be lant ilant time hn fe the or l theirs Women I 1110 n nJ Nt ot alone th 3 11 r In r C dau uI S anil Wh 81 un Well their na dId IY by the tho night d is I I Th lil m. m at t. t 1 p. p I lire Ure C. C e I n C f lC l. bong I on the tho root r j His cry cn brought ht tS 5 pr of r the tho main fr om n the supper gut hut Aut the little they hey b ball bad j on where WI aN At table J meal rnea t e the thc not not t tUnit been Jon Ore t was Unit 1 rit the l spot pul or of AS A the thc rush r Vs U etiouS the looked olt d upon ma made e. e However fUr lor the hose yat ya wooden roo jc roof spread lY to the tho time tune the 1 lire lre h av und nd in Sn an l' I w At an ann full rull In r j the Uie situation of ot II f II th S admirably faced Il hut but It was hose hOC S S g see el when the 1110 wIthout camo vre uro anti S was J be be l to lo S the cl hall to from the the 1 pur- pur Lu UC n for tull n. n i water stored WS 8 OeS was ti th buckets t gOOl aU ck na e only of f Shifted to 1111 t the ot of con con- loD long lO 1 W the a salt alt warehouse al ot of carloads and o I 10 hoU 1 the wInd to 10 ta the H ht LUCkIlY be beuIl and r w salt ll the high arid and stopped the waR not RY vcr ver LU tue hold holl tr a nOW reached reachel froni S lIre Hall or of th the vod e to rhe ll ii h a. a t t companY this SLy city Sl PJ or Of Ir the tue saIl company com com- thC JC cr Iii alto alSO n 0 khOl B. B J J. J BenCh I hall hail SC n froll ITO Hc parY pany alair ond or of the tho 30 30 OClO j nt t phone the Uan's b bY th the LIL di wn to r S W S- S the thC but ut Mr lr lr- NiChI J a at tan with Iu wilh 1 A I. I L. L In the thc ua 01 In ul ils caned called i J. J I Lun then I concern Concer lr loll tn easier ater m had a tl F. F CI who A. A rood up UI rail 30 mm- mm o of the thC readY the f S d depOt p J. J the tho l ut I I. I oer o'er record ii the tho 1 Io I at B i F their Jnet i the line h t th that M I 0 ph II t hr tI J e rl viII iU c un it lS l'S y e U to one S a S. S 1 1 l i I. I but ruins waro to bo bu teen A uV large Jar pile pUo of ot coal conI In fn Inthey they t pot where e th tho j boiler r 7 11 nad 1 I f r Jut the 1 fun I f em uy hb li n but 10 theIr l On eH 1 J boon f weary eury l hut but ut sun still alert to tight 1 any that thol tight might I tuMa 1 I The officials of ot the company could coul could 1 I I do o nothing and after an on Inspection 0 of 01 f I t io wreck wrack the tho return trip wa ma made madet e The crew however returned again with a tank car cor or of water to l put out the burning coal oal pile As s to the cau cause UC c of the tire Ire nono none I could give a l satisfactory explanation Two T theories however howe w vero ro most conspicuous con on On Sl ono one that thal the rout roof became b IK- IK I from the that passed 1 through 1 It it and arid the thc other otier that a spark from the stack did ld the tho work Tho The cam company nn has been boen known as ono of the tho most progressive In Utah us as well as ono one of f the most interesting its Us plo product coming from the waters of the Great Salt Lake Every kind of salt snIt was manufactured from fine fino table variety to tock stock salt Adding Addingto to the loss of or the building and machinery machinery ma mn- chinery the delayed and unfulfilled contracts will figure largely larg ly Around the tho plant several 0 of or tho em em- had built homes homos and a 0 little UlUa s I-s ro settlement 09 nt l was In course nurse of or As the tho piani plant will b bo be r c rebuilt at f once I many of the present settlement will doubtless find led employment In the re reconstruction reconstruction ro- ro con construction and subsequent activities The officers of oC the company com any are Joseph 1 lf F. Smith president John II n. Winder er vice president 1 1 A. A Clayton secretary anI and treasurer and M. M Vf iS V. V I Clayton N. N W. W Clayton Claton Isnow Is Isnow now In the the- theE East E I I I I I SI YS Y'S Te SI J. J A. A sn Plant l Will IU lie He He- He Immediately Our Out los losa will roach In and properly declared Secretary Treasurer P 1 I. A. A Clayton after the UH Oro The Th mill was insured for tor or and Is Isa isa a a. total loss There were Wre from 26 25 26 to 40 41 cars of f salt ready fur tur shipment In lit the null mill was waa between at 1000 tons of salt HaH It Is all a n total loss lose Tho The amount I have stated will not I cover er all our loss by Ity any means as f ye are arc bound to lost loss much on contracts contract we we not bo able to take care curo or of p in will bo be rebuilt at al oneO No Notime o time will be lost in getting the tho plant plum Into operation aga again J. J 1 1 l. l The lire Oro I understand started In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Jailer holler rOom loom an and was discovered bythe by bythe the night watchman Just how tho the blaze originated we are arc unable lo to say euy It might aught have caught In tho the roof root where th the slack sl passes through but we wo are ore not sure eurO wh where re It had bath lt It Its orl origin ln declared de lle- dared clore J J. E. E Langford There Thero was could do lo to check el eck very little anybody the thc progress of 01 the thu because there thero was vas no way wa to light the tire Ore properly I There Thele was a pump In the pump house and It was to pump water on the blazO but butH when H n the t lC llames reached I that part of or tho the plant the pump or of no furth further r u use U e The entire plant I destroyed ulon along with tho the stock and machinery mL The Thc lUSH loss will aggregate aggregate gate considerably lons hI c I more mort than |