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Show UTAH WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Utah has escaped many of the recent re-cent labor troubles of others western states and its citizens should set their stamp of disapproval on any interruption inter-ruption of industrial activity. August 27. Hooper 9.6 miles of state-government road from here to Ogden to be built at cost of $3-1,300. Park City Much good road work will be done in Summit county in the next few weeks. Ogden Owing to the unsettled condition of things in general and to food-control law, the sugar companies com-panies of the intermountain country and of the west generally will go slow during the coming year in the matter of building new factories, according ac-cording to Fred G. Taylor, secretary of the Amalgamated Sugar company, and J. M. Eccles, president of . the Wyoming Sugar company. Salt Lake Preliminary work on improvements to property in Salt Lake, representing expenditures aggregating ag-gregating more than $300,000, have been begun by the Denver & Rio Grande railroad. Approximately $250,000 of the amount to be expended ex-pended will be used" in construction of new freight station and new freight terminals. Sixty thousand dollars will be expended in construction construc-tion of six new tracks, each one mile long, at the Church farm. Many tax levying bodies are now figuring on future expenditures. Hold them to a minimum and make every public official give strict account. ac-count. Lehi- New sugar plant here is being be-ing rapidly completed by 225 workmen. work-men. Bingham Fortuna output for August Au-gust will reach $90,000. Delta Two story building 30x60 to be built at once. " . Eureka Pumping equipment Is being installed for- deep mining at Cief. Fort Douglas Large airdome to be built here. Salt Lake Utah Consolidated declares de-clares $300,000 dividends. Salt Lake New Carbon county coal mine to open. Rise in silver makes Utah's annual output worth $11,500,000. Ogden Crystal Coal company sold its property near Helper, Utah, for $300,000. ., Ogden Local corporation to manufacture equipment for drying food in homes. Salt Lake Utah artillery builds modern bath house. The mining industry should be encouraged en-couraged and not discouraged by too much tax, labor and price regulation. regula-tion. Too much regulation and taxation taxa-tion will prevent development of properties which would be a calamity calam-ity at this time. Logan Big paving contract let here; cost $53,000. , Provo Canyon road work is planned here. Salt Lake Copper Ranch mine sells for $57,000. Lehi Utah County Commission voted a 2-mill tax levy to build permanent per-manent roads in county. Salt Lake Western Foundry in new $18,000 home. Good Springs mines employing 1000 men: Output 3000 tons. To relieve the labor situation an effort is being made in western states to repeal the working of the "full crew" law which necessitates the hauling of several thousand unnecessary unneces-sary employes. Pennsylvania has suspended sus-pended the act and several thousand men have been released for useful work. Vernal By vote of the people Uinta county is to be divided. The new county will be known as Daggett and comprises about 750 square miles. Ogden Uinta Basin line may be a reality. Pleasant Grove Cannery booming boom-ing here. Bunmester $50,000 salt refinery being erected here. Salt Lake Alta-Utah Mining Co. formed with $100,000 capital. Logan City Milford Copper Co. pays first dividend. Stockton Mine operators combine com-bine to build new road in Dry Canyon Can-yon district to connect with sw-itch on Ophir and St. Johns R. R. and make big saving in hauling cost. The oil famine is growing more serious each day and yet congress ; fails to act on legislation permitting' ; work on rich " undeveloped oil fields ! in the west. , . |
