Show Indus industry tTy 0 1 IA N jwj et Z R M ar 4 4 I 1 qt industry would be a fitting title tor for this picture it Is an air view of 0 the united states smelt ing in refining and mining companas Comp anys midvale plant at midvale utah within its scope we find nearly everything that depends in whole or in part upon the mines tor for support mills smelters shelters sm elters refineries railroads farms homes schools churches and people the city ot of midvale grew up and exists in its present thriving state slate largely as a result ot of this industry the mining ro resources sources of 0 the state coupled with tremendous capital expenditures and engineering skill and courage have made this industrial development possible ores irom from practically every western state are received at this plant for or treatment the adoption ot of the latest scientific developments in the metallurgy ot of ores and metals has done much to extend the economic boundaries ot of ore deposits into the low grade zones that twenty years ago had bad no value thus greatly lengthening the life 0 of the mineral industry and with it the economic development of 0 the state the midvale plant provides employment for over men and ehtle minor fluctuations in em cm have followed in the wake of 0 construction programs and changes in III plant operation it has nevertheless a remarkable record of 0 steady employment this Is particularly reflected in the large percentage of 0 employees who boast ot of their ton ten twenty and thirty years of 0 continuous employment in the plant the united states stales smelting smelling Sm elting refining and mining company had its inception in utah in 1905 from a small beginning it has grown into one of 0 the important industrial enterprises ot of the state and through its own and its controlled operations now provides employ ment tor for more than 1800 persons the activities ot of the compan not only contribute directly to the welfare of 0 tho the communities IT in which the individual plants and mines are located but air aleo 0 o to th the welfare ot of the state slate as a whole due to the needs of 0 the employees and of 0 their dependents tota to talin ing probably between and persons which are supplied large ly by the agricultural ing and merchandising groups with in the state the importance ot of fostering such industries in this state must be self evident to all |