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Show i GENEVA IN PRODUCTION FOR U. S. STEEL : . 1 . X , " S-S- NX . . v - . . . - - " .- . . ; : : .:w L . . ., . .vv. . 'I -2 t 4 ' " v.C , - f s p " l ' , ' i ' . , X X v j I. v $v . k ' -''' N - - s vsA A ? ix, Geneva Steel Plant, war-built steel producing mill of th; West, has begun peacetime operation for United States Steel' Corporation. The mill was recently purchaseJ from the Government. Located near Provo, Utah, the Geneva plant will produce steel for western agricuki re and icJrsrn'. Another Furnace Starts At Geneva New Steel Plant New York, N. Y., July 11 "The effective post-war operation of the Geneva steel plant, recently purchased from the Government by the United States Steel Corporation, Cor-poration, came closer to realization realiza-tion today with the blowing in of an additional hlast furnace at this large Utah plant," Irving S. Olds, Chairman of the Board of Du-ectors of United States Steel Corporation, announced. Placing this blast furnace in operation is a part of United States Steel's program to get the Geneva plant back into production produc-tion of steel products as promptly as possible so as to aid in sup-playing, sup-playing, the heavy demands for steel in the Far West. For the time being, the plant at Geneva, Utah will be operated by Geneva Steel Company, the same subsidiary sub-sidiary of United States Steel Corporation, which operated the plant for the Government during the war. A strenuous effort is now being made by Geneva to quickly reassemble a competent operating organization. Steel-making at Geneva steel plant is scheduled to be resumed on July 22, when a portion of the open hearth department will be brought into production. This will enable the slabbing mill to begin producing formed steel so as to permit the finishing mills to turn out some finished steel products, commencing sometime in August, Mr. Olds stated. "For many years United States Steel, through the integrated operations op-erations of Columbia Steel Company Com-pany (, its West-coast subsidiary and the production of its othe'-companies, othe'-companies, has tried to keep pace with the growing demands in the West. When the Geneva mill has been equipped for peace time uses, which will be done as rapidly as existing conditions permit, we hope to be able to improve im-prove that service to customers in this fast growing section of America. "United States Steel is most appreciative of the enthusiastic welcome accorded to it generally by people in the West on its recent re-cent acquisition of the Geneva plant. We are also very grateful for the unsolicited support which counSless individuals, newspapers newspa-pers and organizations throughout through-out the Far West previously gave to our bid for the purchase of this ilant, especially as their backing back-ing of our proposal was evidence of their conviction that it would be in the public interest to have this plant owned and operated by us. We cherish the faith so expressed in United States Steel, which in turn reflects our own faith in the future of the country West of the Rocky Mountains. It is our hope and expectation that the operation of this modern steel mill in Utah by United States Steel will mark a further forward step in the industrial development of the West." |
