Show the story of copper in utah ME 0 V 2 X r TEN 14 ZIFF X 17 afi M raw W ov otah dah coppers now power plant t at magna shown at right was placed in operation in february 1944 and Is an important addition to industry and demonstrates faith in the states future P part a rt of the Magna plant Is shown at the left minors Mi tors note I 1 this thin is 1 the eighth and concluding artl cli IQ in a series amod the i story of copper in utah mankind has benefited to a substantial degree i from ro m the operations of utah copper principally becat isu it has provided low pried copper that has deduced the cost coat ot of tile the multitude of products and services in which copper plays a part ind haa been responsible ji in largo large part tor for the Impett ui riven given to the tha electrical eta era which hns has helped to bring man particularly americans a higher plane piano of living the people of utah have benefit od particularly from t aiu utah copper operations because ot of the large purchases irmil in the state its ih payroll and the iho bill su part of 0 the load it carries of 0 iho cost of providing government agencies which other otherwise would have to be borne by remaining business and people of the state normally copper mining Is the also in the tha state in ti a year before the he war tile the assessed valuation on which the company paid property taxes was 15 per cent of the valuation or of the entaro state the tha bingha m mountain has haa en eft riched utah by many millions V since utah coppers inception has aas been paid aia it in wag wages ea for supplies for federal state and local taxes and for freight smelt ing and refilling and all except fed oral etal taxes has gone into trade dian chan nela of the tha state thus the dream of 0 a it ann I 1 q i n nearly a ar a 11 halt half centry ago has proved to be one of 0 the truly great dr dreams eallis of american industrial history an all achievement that has added much to the material economic and social wealth not only of utah but america as well butali Is ia proud of utah copper and of clinso choso who have kept hept it on oil its sturdy cour sotor sefor the past 40 years copper has been an important factor in flo destiny stiny and will continue to have important bearing upon tho the future of the state to encourage enco the tha development of 5 org ora utah coppers la Is a goal much worth while and accordingly the cooperation of every individual Is needed to provide the best possible Vell climate mate so that new industry cannot afford to overlook the opportunity port unity of co mingto utah to help further develop the states natural ta tural resources |