Show the story of copper in utah N a k tests at hopperton copperton Cop led to of hugs mills at arthur and magna women employees are now relieving a serious manpower shortage at the mills editors Edi torl note I 1 this Is the fifth of a series erle of eight articles article titled the story t f C copper in uth utah first tests nt at the hopperton copperton Cop mill arved successful but despite this colonel Jac klings troubles were not entirely over to carry forward the ambitious plan of erecting hugs huge reduction works at magna and prepare the mine tor for stripping operations a new source of capital was needed many rs and mining groups were approached but all after more or less careful examination declined to become connected with the venturo venture despite the favorable figures of the first years operations they still did not believe that jackling could do something that had never been done before here Jac klings stole determination con confidence confided fiden an and d ability had to show itself ag again alii he persisted and finally succeeded in interesting daniel guggenheim Gugg smelting smelling sm elting executive la in the enterprise the guggenheim exploration company un der wrote a bond issue which gave the new company part of 0 the capital needed to start placing the mine on a mass production basis considerably more capital was needed and stock was ped died to anyone who would buy not only in utah but throughout the united states some work done at bingham was even paid for in stock at the same time an agreement bement was entered into for the smelting smelling sm elting ot of the concentrates at garfield which resulted in the erection of the huge garfield smelter two miles west of 0 the concentrator thun much mach industry was started stalled for or utah industry that was destined to breathe ufa life into the industrial structure of 0 utah virtually each year since that time utah copper has gradually expanded its operations its purchases and its employment in utah until today it Is not only the largest cop per producer in north america but the greatest stimulant to economy the sixth article in this series will appear in these columns column soon |