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Show THE UTAH WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW It is estimated that the Utah Copper Cop-per Co. will be obliged to pay an excess ex-cess profits tax for 1917 of more than $13,000,000, or about $S per share on the 1,624.490 shares outstanding. out-standing. Western railroads show a falling off in net revenue frgm operation in the month of August' compared with August last year, according to preliminary pre-liminary figures made public by inj terstate commerce commission. Garland Oregon Short Line authorizes au-thorizes construction of branch line 9.65 miles from here to Bear River City at cost of $178,400. Cornish Strong flow of gas struck here. Reports show labor shortage has seriously affected crop harvests and is reducing running operations. The people of the entire west feel outraged at the strikes conducted by organized labor to cripple the shipbuilding ship-building industry on the Pacific coast. Provo Coal terminals' nearing completion. Two coaling trestles, water tank, 90-foot turntable, round house, machine shops, oil storage tanks and railroad equipment are being be-ing erected. Utah-Idaho subscribes for $325,-000 $325,-000 of second Lihertv Loan, dividing credit between states $200,000 for Utah. Giant warehouse is planned for Salt Lake.- Ogden Tomato pack will, be heavy this year. Wilson Amalgamated Sugar Co.'s mill starts run. Salt Lake Western Oil Co. strike new well in Spring Valley. Simple legislation permitting development de-velopment of waterpowers and protecting pro-tecting public interest is a national necessity? It is no advantage to the public to tie the power up so it cannot can-not be used when we have state and federal bodies fully protecting cona, sumers in the matter of rates and service. September dividends disbursed by mining companies fall under 1916 record. Salt Lake & Utah road opens its new Magna branch of 14.8 miles. : Salt Lake Price-Myton highway, which will tap the Uinta basin, will be completed soon. Copper shortage caused by labor troubles; production loss in metals aggregates 100,000,000 pounds. Provo Contract let for two miles of paved highway here. The Little Cottonwood Transportation Transpor-tation Co. will improve and make passaDie part oi tne nignway in ijit-tle ijit-tle Cottonwood canyon. Grantsville Utah Lime & Stone Co. to open holdings at Timpie. Parowan may have sugar factory. Lehi Beet cutting begun at Lehi factory. Spanish Fork Heavy yield of beets for plant here. Kaysville seeking improved highways. high-ways. Midvale system to be finished October Oc-tober 15. |
