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Show sltion. These gentlemen will oversee the surveying of the site and the staking stak-ing out of the foundation of the building build-ing so that the construction of the latter may be started at once. The Ogden Portland Cement com; pany was recently capitalized at $500,-000 $500,-000 with 5,000 r-hares at $100 each. The plant is to have a dally capacity of 500 barrels of cement. In 1907, Mr. Baker organized what was to be known as the Wahsatch Portland Cement company, which Included In-cluded among its officers and stockholders stock-holders Chapm A. Day, treasurer of Marshall Field & Co., for 33 years, and a number of the latter's associates. The financial panic of 1907, however, delayed the consummation of the elaborate elab-orate plans lor exploiting the mail beds of Box Elder county and the erection erec-tion of the big plant. In 190S the financial recuperation of the country lent new vigor to the enterprise en-terprise and finally resulted in the organization or-ganization of the present company. The property, which Is located at a point where tho O. S. L. crosses what is called Box Elder lake, about five miles north of Brigham City, was exported ex-ported by Wlllard J. Bell, general superintendent su-perintendent of the Newaygo Portland Cement company of Newago, Michigan, Michi-gan, In October, 1906, and was found to be an extremely valuable holding. Mr. Bell is president and general manager of the new company. Harold Day, son of Chapin A. Day, is ice president, and Ralph E. Bristol, of New York, son in-law of Chapin A. Day, is secretary and treasurer. These three officers, with Harry C. Baker of Ogden, and Alvln T. Tholts of Grand Rapids. Michigan, form the board of five directors. The plant will cost $300,000, fully equipped, and will employ alout 33 men when running at capacity. The modern machinery with which the mill is to be equipped1 will reduce tho working force more than one-half that necessary to cperat the older plants of a similar capacity. The marl bds of Box Elder county were formally termed alkali flats and were thought to be useless until their true character and value were discovered discov-ered and exploited by Harry C. Baker Bak-er and his experts. HEAD OF THE CEMENT PLANT HAROLD DAY OF CHICAGO STARTS WORK ON PLANT. Accompanied by an Engineer and H. C. Baker, Mr. Day Goes to Brig-ham Brig-ham City. Active operations were commenced today In connection with the erection of the big $300,000 cement plaut to bo built nar Brigham City by tho Ogden Og-den Portland Cement company. Harold Har-old Day. vies president of the company, com-pany, and Engineer E. N. Hanlon. arrived ar-rived in this city and were taken to the. proposed site of the factory by Harry' C. Dakcr, director of the company com-pany and the Ogden man who has practically promoted the entire propo- |