Show THE UNION PORTLAND CEMENT CO A LEADING INDUSTRY 1 this foremost concern with offices ces in ogden and plant at devils slide in morgan county is an outstanding institution playing a very important part in the commercial and industrial life of this district it would be difficult for the people of the present day to imagine a civilization without cement of what would we build highways buildings dams sidewalks side walks irrigation and water systems and the thousand and one other things in the construction of which cement plays a major part the manufacture of cement c can n in no way be termed a new industry ry as the SL secret ret of its manufacture was well known and employed by the romans in the headey of their civilization and the art of manufacturing manefa hydraulic cement was lost to the world in hi the down downa fall of that empire the process was rediscovered by an english bricklayer in the early part of the nineteenth century and has been developed and perfected many many times during the intervening years until it has reached the high standard of perfection and production as is exemplified by the union portland land cement co and its man argement this plant with capacity of 2200 barrells a day represents eserts an investment of over a million dollars it is one of the major indus tries of this district and we take pleasure in this review in giving it full credit for the very important position it maintains in the community |