| Show I r J r oo II e Offers erg Ideal Living for Workers H f r 4 j q r i r ss i Li if M r c I 4 4 I j t k y Lii ff r 4 Y Y 0 h ry r 4 q f. f 1 Y ICY o I 1 Top Interior view of housing unit built for mine and smelter workers at Tooele Utah Below i. i a view M nf of new n w office and recreation center I Tooele Utah which has had the largest population increase of or any small community In lu the state is ia rapidly absorbing absorbIng- the newcomers and reaching out for additional l workers and their families Workers are arc needed at the smelt smelt- smelter er and at mines which have outlets are In the valley vaHey and there Is plenty plenty plenty plen plen- ty of or housing for tor them and their families The housing problem was solved with completion of or the new federal public housing program for tor the mining mIning- Industry of or orthe the valley which Is 18 so vital to the war t I The new housing project is kno known n as aa E and was erected with funds furnished by the Federal Public Housing Authority Apartments are designed l to accommodate accommodate accommodate workers and their families at low rentals ranging from 25 to 29 per month Electricity gas and water costs are Included In the rental Each unit Is equipped with cooking stove water heater icebox icebox ice icebox box and furnace These living quarters have been boon set aside for tor workers in the metal industry and some are still available available ble according to W W. P P. P Monson manager of ot the project for tor the Federal Public Housing Authority A feature of ot the project is a ne new w recreation center which has just been completed It Is provided with rooms for tor all types of or recreation recreation tion for tor workers and their families Childrens Children's rooms and day nurseries for tor youngsters of ot pre school preschool school ago will willbe willbe willbe be provided e Outdoor playgrounds have also be added Tooele valley offers Its residents room for expansion and opportunity for tor those who desire to delve Into agriculture on a small or even a largo scale Driving of ot the Elton tunnel made available water for tor hundreds of ot acres aeres of or fertile but previously semi semiarid semi arid lands of or the valley |
