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Show Economic Development a. Existing Conditions The major source of income for Utah is the value added " by manufacturing which approaches $ 1 billion for the latest year of record. Next in magnitude is mineral production at $ 602 million in 1970. Of this amount, copper alone accounted for more than one- half the total. Farm income is third with $ 253 million for the same year. The 12- county area of the proposed Bonneville Unit contains about 83 percent of the State's total population; had an average work force of 285 » 520 people in 1970; and the total personal income, less Government transfer payments, amounted to nearly $ 2.2 billion. There were 1,015 manufacturing firms listed in 1970, which was nearly 75 percent of the total for the State. In this same year the annual industrial payroll amounted to about $ h billion. > Industrial development is related primarily to the processing of mineral and agricultural products of the region, and to National defense. A study prepared by the University of Utah's- Center for Economic and Community Development states: " Approximately 8 percent of the World's and 20 percent of the Nation's new copper is produced in the State. Utah is the Nation's largest producer of beryllium, ranks in the top four in the production of gold, silver, lead andQmolybdenum, and is an important producer of zinc and iron."-*-" Geneva Steel Plant of the United States Steel Corporation operates near Provo on the northeast corner of Utah Lake. The Geneva Plant is one of the largest fully integrated steel plants west of the Mississippi River. Several manufacturing plants using locally produced steel and copper are operating in the area. Other industrial enterprises include a number of processing plants for agricultural products including vegetable and fruit canneries, dairy- processing plants, flour and seed mills, packing plants, and saw mills. Plants for producing chemicals, stone, glass, paint, and clay products are also located in the area. Important defense and space exploration installations include plants of Hercules Incorporated, Sperry Rand Corporation, and Litton Industries Salt Lake City is a major commerce and trade center in the mountain west. The lack of water for agriculture severely limits the growth of this vital industry in Utah. In the 12- county area there are more than 800,000 acres presently being dry- farmed where the 167 |