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Show UTAH WEEKLY IN- DUSTRIAL REVIEW Utah stands out today as ono of tho states which would furnish Invaluable In-valuable supplies to our government If necessity demanded. No obstacles obsta-cles should bo laid In tho way of Industrial In-dustrial development. Feb. 19, Mldvalc Rig steel plant spending $300,000 building largest gas burning, open hearth furnace In lntermountaln country. Payrolls will bo $3G0,000 nnnually. Will uso 40,-000 40,-000 tons of Utah coal yearly. 800.-000 800.-000 Utah brick will bo laid this summer sum-mer In construction of warehouses, shops, boiler rooms and furnaces. Salt Lako Big dress goods manufacturing man-ufacturing firm of Clinton, la., may move to this city and employ 200. Murray $85,000 worth of Improvements Impro-vements to bo mado hero by Mountain Mount-ain States Telophono and Telegraph Co., Including their new $12,000 building now noarlng completion. Tho wonderful potential possibilities possibili-ties of western water powers still a-walt a-walt tho pleasure of eastern millionaire million-aire conservationist, (bo called) and log rolling politicians. Gnrland sugar factory closes seasons sea-sons run and starts preparations for coming crop which promises to be record breaker owing to Incrcaocd acreage. Loh! Utah Power and Light Co. thaws water pipos of cltlzons with electricity, an act much appreciated. Parowan $30,000 hotel plannod hero. Tho Mountain States Telephone Co. omploys 1000 people In Utah. Salt Lako Mutual Croamcrlos Co. biggest In tho world, Increases In-como In-como $1,100,000 In 101C. Mldvalc Utah Iron and Steel Co. work day and night on steel rail order or-der for Japan. Ogdon Reconstruction oT recently recent-ly burned bedding factory plannod. Unjust taxation of Industries Is tho ono act above all others that will frighten capital away from investments invest-ments In a stato and It Is to bo hoped that our legislature will do nothing at this tlmo to placo Utah In this position. po-sition. La Sal Several largo and rich coal deposits discovered horo. Utah Press Association objects to establishment of stato printing plant at cost of quarter million to only operate op-erate about two months of year. Nampa Oregon Short Lino will spend $50,000 hero this year,,mqst-ly year,,mqst-ly for sldo track facilities. Euroka to extend water works system. Salt Lake S. L. & Ogden Railway Rail-way construct over milo of temporary tempo-rary drift fenco of snow blocks. Many of tho 5,500 box cars being built In S. P. shops at Sacramento will bo sent to Salt Lake division for uso In lntermountaln region. Salt Lako Oregon Short Lino will spend $75,000 Improving local yards and enlarging roundhouse. Sprlngvlllo Capital assured for sugar factory. Ogden Employees of Salt Lako division of S. P. receive first bonus checks totaling $25,458.93. With the danger of war hanging over tho country, wo are brought faco to face with tho value of our industrial in-dustrial plants and' railroads to tho government. Conservative legislation legisla-tion for tholr protection should bo tho order of tho day. Juab County plans $2,000,000 Irrigation Ir-rigation project. Dragon Roflnlng plant to bo Installed In-stalled In Qulnta oil field. Mldvale Utah Iron nnd Steel Co. to erect $300,000 smoltor to handla crudo Iron ores. Will employ 100. For week ending January 25, Salt Lako shows Iargost Increaso In bank t ' " ' . clearing of any large city In U. S., 90 per cent over previous year. Hrlgham City Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. to mako somo figure for frozon beets In ground, though not obligated obliga-ted to do bo by their contracts with farmers. Provo Utah Hallway buys nearly 75 acres hero for terminal site and shops. Ogden Decker Prewlng plant to bo moved from this city to another state, taking with It a $10,000 monthly mon-thly payroll. Telephones aro to bo used by the Western Union In sending messages from Ogden to Salt Lako, hereafter. Tho rest of tho country Is watching watch-ing proposal of Utah politicians to regulate nil lines of lnditry under contomplnted public utll'ty bill and thoro will bo n marked tendency to withhold Investment) from tho atnto until effect of such drastic measures aro FfJii during which period Utah will bo the lqRer. Salt Lako Last quarter 19 1C shows output of 50,723,245 pounds for Utah Copper Co. Among more recent addition1) to Industries of tho stato Is that of manufacturing ma-nufacturing fast-color orgunlc dyo from coal tar products. |