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Show Make Cans in Salt Lake. Salt Lake's payroll will be materially swelled in a short time when a now can factory, just purchased by Hewlett brothers, is put in operation in connection with thoir establishment on South State street. Orson H, Hewlett announced yesterday tho closing of negotiations with an Omaha concern for tho purchase pur-chase of all tho machinory and equipment of a big can factory. Tho material will bo shipped to Salt Lako at once. Tho deal involves in-volves about 925,000. Mr. Hewlett stated lat night that tho factory will employ at loast fifty mon and women and that it will supply cans and tins for tho entire intermountain rc- jjiuu. x, ta nut uiuy 10 uu uiu first can factory in Salt Lake, but it will bo the only one between be-tween Denver and the canst. Hewlett brothers are now building build-ing an addition to their factory which will house the new adjunct to their business. The factor has been making cans, but only on a small scale, nnd the purchase pur-chase of tho Omaha plant will givo a big equipment with which to do business. -Herald-Republican. |