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Show ! UTAH'S INDUSTRIES PRODUCE " 1 ! MANY MILLIONS DURING YEAR ! Dairying Along we come again with the reminds re-minds that the milk industry produces pro-duces 20 per cent of the food used by man. A substantial part of this 20 per cent conies in the commodities of butter, cheese, skim milk, dried ; milk and casein. There are 42 churning plants and cheese factories in Utah. The output I for 1929 approximated in value ten million dollars. Fortunately Utah is known for the fine quality of her dairy products. Utah butter and cheese are shipped over most parts of Western America and are in constant demand. Metal Mines ( An appreciation of the worth of the metal mining industry in Utah is gotten from the value of its metal mines during the past sixty years. This value is estimated at $1,500,-000,00. $1,500,-000,00. There are approximately 311 metal mines in the state with 10,872 employees. The annual payrolls aggregated ag-gregated $18,213,841.00 Utah has paid in dividends from metal mines, $18,630,000. In 1930 Utah was first in silver, second in zinc, third in gold, third in lead and third in copper production. Coal Production In 1930 Utah mines produced 4,-220,020 4,-220,020 tons of coal, which was valued valu-ed at $11,500,000. This production came from 24 coal mines in the state, employing 5,000 men on payrolls aggregating ag-gregating upwards of $7,000,000. Steel and Iron Potentially and actually steel and iron are great leaders in the field of industry in Utah. As manufacturing increases, steel made in Utah will come to its own. $17,500,000 worth of the finished product found its way into the market mar-ket last year. Milling Flou' milling dates back to the pioneer days in Utah. An early start may have set the pace for the magnificent magni-ficent quality of today's output. At the present time, there are numerous modern mills in Utah. These plants are producing a flour that is known throughout America and the Orient for its splendid quality. In 1930 Utah produced 6,990,000 bushels of wheat. This and a vast amount from surrounding states, was levied upon for the flour manufacture. manufac-ture. The last government reports has 55 flour mills, which employ 600 (1929) show that the State of Utah men and women at wages amounting to $777,134. Woolens Manufactured woolens in Utah are estimated at over $2,000,000 a year. From the smallest beginnings of the industry it has grown in Utah to become one of the most important. Sheep were brought across the plains by the pioneers as early as 1847. By 1851 John Taylor had brought machinery ma-chinery in from France for the manufacture manu-facture of wool and worsteds. In pioneer times woolen mills were started in Provo, Beaver and Brig-ham Brig-ham City. Today wool growing and woolen manufacture forms one of the basic industries of the state. In 1931 there were 2,800,000 sheep in Utah, producing 24,000,000 pounds of wool Utah wool and Utah Rambouillet sheep are the finest in the world. There are now approximately 800 people employed in woolen and knitting knit-ting mills at payrolls amounting to over $100,000 annually. Meat Packing The packing of meat products has shown steady increase in Utah for the past decade. There are nine large packing i plants in the state identified with the meat industry. Utah's meat packing plants produced pro-duced $8,935,640 worth of products in 1929. The number of animals handled at these plants during 1930 was: cattle 174,455; sheep, 1,783,671; hogs, 431,194. Utah packing plants are shipping to all points in western America. Nearly 400 Utahns are employed in the packing plants and they are paid annually, approximately $562,-724 $562,-724 in wages. $7,531,531 was spent for materials, containers and products pro-ducts in this industry in 1929. Beverages As a great western state where our summers are delightfully warm. Utah is a lover of good beverages, and spent $5,000,000 for the output' of the local beverage factories. These include such commodities as cider, fruit juices, ginger ale, neer beer, and soda water. In 1929, eighteen Utah beverage plants employed close to one hundred workmen, the combined payrolls being be-ing $139,700. Bakeries Fifty establishments in Utah are busy supplying bread and . the other bakery products for the intermoun-tain intermoun-tain food demand. In 1929, 750 Utahs turned out over $5,000,000 worth of breads, cakes and pastries, for which work they received $3,204,-236 $3,204,-236 as salaries. Printing Industry There are 140 printing establishments establish-ments in Utah, employing over 1,500 of our citizens. The annual salary list approximates $2,770,000. The total value of printed matter annually annual-ly runs over seven millions of dollars. Utah absorbs 86 per cent of this outlay. The remaining 14 per cent goes out of this State. Few enterprises enter-prises are more important than the printing industry. It is the great intermediary through which intelligence intelli-gence is spread. Confections How many Utahn's realize that only on-ly 36 per cent of the candy used in Utah is manufactured here? What reason is there that this figure is not 100 per cent? Two thousand people are employed annually in the Utah candy business. These firms pay these employees approximately ap-proximately $900,000 each year. They purchase supplies at a cost of $1,500,-000 $1,500,-000 a year and pay one-half million dollars in freight. |
