Show THE RON SMELTER chamber of refused a plant and it aoe to box elder county the following a copy of a proposition which was presented to the chamber of po mm erce by mr avans t the request ot judge but after he proposition was made mr livens war informed that unless be took his filing off ol 01 liver could be done for him and accordingly mr evans hunted up a location in aux kider county and it beems now lejat city bag lost a plant which will employ CO men N tuia utah oct 20 sa s1 alie chamber of commerce ogdan utah chave been abe deneuf the oregon iron bacel company furnace at oregon up to they down summer ity product water and gas pipe anil other castings for california oregon and washington billos wishing to bold much of this as possible which Is abe only demand of any amount west of ane mountains I 1 began looking around or a demand to furnish 1 lie apply to with this in view 1 dropped into your valley and afier a careful inspection of your resources have concluded salla factory arrangements range ments can be made to build nia borka here tefie works completed will consist of a GO ton blast furnace with first class equipment a charcoal plant of 8 kalns kilns aada pipe ald floor with full for too s to the out pat these works will cost in round flu gres furnace foundry and tool charcoal plant total in all for the works complete does not include any estimate for site nor the cost of ft dinies and track connections to railroad lines if will require a force to start these works and that number I 1 hope to see increased one half within a short i time the pay roll will vary according to the character of the output but will op proximate per month at start and increase as my market ie insured ins I 1 hava iny location of supplies that all of amount of outlay which will all be labor will be tributary to my ores lima rock and charcoal will be mined quarried and made here a t ogden or so near the city that it wilt be expended here vive years 1 new town oregon had but four liousme lio today it about then a population of 1 than ten thereby tho iron plant erected there I 1 anve not yet decided on a bite for the works arounds have been altered at wallard Wll lard hot on road arar hot spring in ogden canyon and olber places none of there offers have been accepted as I 1 consider tt belter to let abe business men professional men and citizens generally know of the magnitude of 1 ho work projected and to give t hem an idea of the immense it will be to the community not only merchants but to I 1 producers generally and tu ask their to abe extent of fur not only acres of land necessary to build the origin plant but eatHl clent to provide apace for succeeding enterprises that are sure to follow and to furnish houfe room for the employed emp loyes of the works toe land adjacent to the bite selected will be enhanced in value that any bolder can afford to devole one fourth of hie property to the enterprise and realize handsomely on thu balance the street car lines the hot springs railroad the hot corn and every producer farmer ao 10 the valley could well afford to contribute as I 1 believed fully that I 1 am speaking conservatively ively when I 1 say I 1 expect the furnace and foundry to be the means 01 a population new population of men women and children within two years starting I 1 respectfully present this statement to your honorable body with the request that you may give consideration and act as you think to the benefit ot your town I 1 to locate near a and he nearer your limits I 1 do locate J tiling vill be to your nd as a city any reference te ability integ rity etc that may be required will be cheerfully furnished very respectful yours J R |