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UNITED STATES : — UTAH

Production and Industry.— The area of appropriated land within the State on June 30, 1910, was 56,74,608 acres ; reserved, 8,735,046 acres ; In 1910, unappropriated and unreserved, 35,955,554 acres, of which 11,766,486 acres were surveyed and 24,189,068 acres unsurveyed. The State contains 52,597,760 acres, of which 1,795,840 acres are water. In 1910 it had 21,676 farms with a total area of 3,397,699 acres, of which 1,368,211 acres were improved land.

In 1911 there were 386 incorporated irrigation companies in the State, and the Federal Government has under way an immense irrigation j)roject for the reclamation of a vast arid region. In 1911 Avorks for the reclamation of 328,000 acres were in progress, the cost estimated at 6,953,000 dollars. In 1912 tlie chief crops were wheat, 6,059,000 bushels ; oats, 4,222,000 bushels ; potatoes, 3,515,000 bushels ; ha}'- (chiefly alfalfa), 1,023,000 tons. Maize, barley, and rye are also grown. The production of beet sugar in 1910 amounted to 319,588 short tons. Much attention is j^aid to vegetables and fruit trees. There is a considerable live-stock industry. In 1910 the numbers were: horses and mules 133,000, milk cows 88,000, other cattle 327,000, sheep 3,177,000, swine 61,000. The avooI clip (1911) yielded 19,451,000 pounds of wool, valued at 3,395,690 dollars.

The State has valuable mines, chiefly gold, silver, copper, and coal. The output of gold in 1911 was 217,020 line ounces, valued at 4,486,200 dollars ; silver, 11,630,600 fine ounces (6,280,500 dollars); copper 142,340,215 pounds (17,792,527 dollars) ; lead, 55,198 short tons (4,967,820 dollars). Other products are manganese ores, gypsum, petroleum, sulphur. Zinc was obtained in 1911 to the amount of 7,004 short tons (798,456 dollars). Salt was collected, 236,178 barrels (157,024 dollars). The total value of the mineral output in 1911 was 41,139,075 dollars.

In 1910 there were 749 manufacturing establishments employing 1,660 salaried officials and 11,785 wage earners. Their aggregate capital amounted to 52,627,000 dollars ; cost of material in a year 41,266,000 dollars ; value of output 61,989,000 dollars. The following are the statistics of the more important industries in 1910 : —

Industries

Capital

Wage Earners

Cost of Material

Value of Output

Flour and grist mills

Railway cars .....

Lumber. . • ..

Printing

Salt

2,042,000 959,000 915,000

2,022,000 838,000

184

1,731

431

967

56

2,511,000

1,225,000

435,000

223,000

53,000

3,131,000 2,740,000

977,000 2,405,000

184,000

There are no navigable streams, but singularly good facilities for trans- portation. The State has for years encouraged the construction of good roads, and in 1910 the State legislature appropriated 393,000 dollars to road-making and bridge-building. The counties also devote large sums out of county taxes to similar purposes. In 1910 the State had 2,045 miles of main line, the principal railways being the Denver and Rio Grande (737 miles), the Oregon Short Line (278), the Central Pacific (252), the Union Pacific (75), the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railway (481).

There are also about 230 miles of electric railway. •

Books of Reference.

Revised Statutes of the State of Utah. Utah Legislature, 1897.

Reports of the various Administrative Departments of the State.

Annual Report of the Bureau of Statistics. Salt Lake City, 1901-1906.

U. S. Census Bureau, Bulletin 37, Census of Manufactui-es, 1905. Washington, 1906.