1974 Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, Utah) Directory: including: South Salt Lake City

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IN T R O D U C T IO N XI a tin g o r c o n s ig n in g in te r n a tio n a l s h ip m e n ts fo r S a lt L a k e, e lim in a tin g c u s to m s c le a r a n c e a t c r o w d e d c o a s t a l p o r ts w h e r e w h a r fa g e an d la b o r c o s t s o fte n p o s e p r o b le m s , G O V E R N M E N T A N D B U S IN E S S --A C L IM A T E O F P A R T N E R S H IP W ith in S a lt L ak e C ou n ty a r e a n u m b e r o f in c o r p o r a te d c i t i e s w ith th e M ayor and C ity C o m m is s io n fo r m o f g o v e r n m e n t. T h e in c o r p o r a te d c i t i e s in Sh it L ake C o u n ty in c lu d e S a lt L ak e C ity , South S a lt L ak e, M u rray, M id v a le , W e st J o r d a n , South J o r d a n , R iv e r to n and S an d y. P r e s e n t ly , S a lt L ak e C ou n ty i s g o v e r n e d b y a t h r e e - m a n C o m m is s io n . H is t o r ic a lly , both c ity an d c o u n ty g o v e r n m e n ts so u g h t to a id b u s in e s s , k e e p in g s e r v i c e s and t a x e s in b a la n c e . W ith su b u r b s p r o life r a tin g , new f o r m s o f m e tr o p o lita n g o v e r n m e n t to b e t t e r s e r v e both in c o r p o r a te d an d u n in c o r p o r a te d c o m m u n itie s a r e u n d er n o n -p a r tis a n stu d y . T he n e x t few y e a r s a r e e x p e c te d to b r in g a c o n s o lid a te d c ity -c o u n ty g o v e r n m e n t, but it s a im , a s in th e p a st, w i l l b e to s e r v e c o m m e r c e and in d u str y and f o s t e r t h e ir w e ll- b e in g . E Q U IT A B L E TA X A TIO N FOR IN D U ST R Y S ta te tables in U tah a r e d e lib e r a t e ly b r o a d -b a s e d , d is tr ib u tin g g o v e r n m e n ta l c o s t s w ith o u t h a r d sh ip o r d is ­ c r im in a tio n to a n y s e g m e n t o f th e e c o n o m y . S tu d ie s ap p en d ed w ill sh o w th a t in p r o p e r ty , s a l e s , c o r p o r a te in ­ c o m e an d u n e m p lo y m e n t c o m p e n s a tio n t a x e s - - a l l v it a lly a ffe c tin g b u s in e s s and in d u str y — U tah c o m p a r e s v e r y fa v o r a b le w ith w e s t e r n s t a t e s and th e n a tio n a l a v e r a g e . U ta h ’s p r o s p e r it y and g o v e r n m e n ta l e f f ic ie n c y a r e r e f le c t e d in th e r e p e a l o f p r o p e r ty and in v e n to r y t a x e s t h e s e p a st th r e e y e a r s , and th e fa c t no s ta te ta x i n c r e a s e s h a v e b e e n le v ie d s in c e 1 9 6 9 . E X PA N SIO N R E A D IN E SS G row th in S a lt L a k e i s m a d e p o s s ib le b y a n u n u su a lly a m p le , d e p e n d a b le e l e c t r i c su p p ly b a s e d upon U ta h 's abundan t c o a l d e p o s its ; th e la r g e r e s e r v e - t o - c o n s u m p t io n r a tio of ou r n a tu r a l g a s s u p p lie r s ; an d th e a s s u r a n c e , th ro u g h th e on g o in g C e n tr a l U tah P r o j e c t , o f ab u n d an t, d ep e n d a b le w a te r su p p lie s.,. W ith u t ilit ie s an d e n e r g y a v a ila b le , p r im e s i t e s r a n g in g fr o m la r g e in d u s tr ia l p a r k s to s m a lle r in d u s­ t r i a l s i t e s a r e fu lly r e a d y to m e e t th e n e e d s o f c o m m e r c e and in d u s tr y . T h e S a lt L ak e A r e a C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e m a in ta in s a c o m p r e h e n s iv e , s i t e an d b u ild in g in v e n to r y and a c o n fid e n tia l s it e lo c a tio n s e r v i c e r a n g in g o v e r a c o m p le te s p e c tr u m of c it y an d su r b u r b a n lo c a le s * Y ou a r e in v ite d to m a k e fu ll u s e o f its s e r v ic e s . Q U A L IT Y O F L IF E L o c a tin g th e ty p ic a l S a lt L a k e r is d iffic u lt in a v a lle y th a t h a s d raw n p e o p le fr o m a l l th e w o r ld . S o m e, a ttr a c te d b y o u r m e d ic a l s c h o o l, h a v e s ta y e d to found r e s e a r c h f i r m s . S o m e c a m e to s k i, re m a in e d ' to m an c o m p u te r c e n t e r s . O th e r s - - lo v e ly to lo o k a t - - w e r e a ttr a c te d b y o u r b a lle t , r e m a in e d to te a c h . M any w ho c a m e to w o r k fo r m in in g , o il, tr a n s p o r ta tio n o r m a n u fa c tu r in g in d u s t r ie s at th e e x e c u tiv e le v e l, h a v e sta y e d d e s p ite o f f e r s of t r a n s f e r to h ig h e r p o s ts e l s e w h e r e . W h ile th e L a t t e r - D a y S a in ts C h u rch c o n tin u e s to a ttr a c t m e m b e r s to th is m e c c a o f M o r m o n s, th e b r o a d s p e c tr u m o f n e w c o m e r s e m p lo y e d in th e v a l l e y ’s h o s t o f in -H | d u s t r ie s a r e o f a n y and e v e r y fa ith . J u s t a s t h e r e i s no ty p ic a l U tah , t h e r e i s no b u s in e s s o r in d u str y w e ca n p r o p e r ly la b e l d o m in a n t. O nce in d u s tr y m e a n t c o p p e r , s i l v e r , le a d , z in c , g o ld , and la t t e r ly , u r a n iu m , s t e e l and c o a l. Our S to ck E x ch a n g e w a s c h ie f ly a M in in g E x c h a n g e . R a ilr o a d s s t i l l sh ip m e t a ls , a s w e ll a s fa r m , r a n c h and r a n g e p r o d u c ts . But n o w a d a y s c o m p u te r te c h n o ­ lo g y , s p a c e e n g in e e r in g , p h a r m a c e u tic a ls , h e a v y e q u ip m e n t m a n u fa c tu r in g an d p e tr o le u m p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y a s m a n y a s m in in g , a lth o u g h th e w o r ld 's la r g e s t c o p p e r m in e c o n tin u e s to o p e r a te ju s t o u ts id e to w n . B r o k e r s now d e a l in lo c a l r e c r e a t io n and e l e c t r o n ic s c o m m u n ic a tio n s i s s u e s a s o fte n a s in m in in g s t o c k s . G ood s m o v in g fr o m th e c i t y ’s r a il, tr u c k o r a ir t e r m in a ls m a y w e ll h a v e b e e n h a n d led a t o u r F r e e p o r t , c le a r e d b y ou r U . S. C u s to m s O ffic e , p r in te d on l o c a l p r e s s e s , p a c k a g e d b y S a lt L ake fo o d p r o c e s s o r s o r a s s e m b le d in lo c a l elec^V; t r o n ic s p la n ts fo r p r e c is io n in d u s t r ie s ..^ S a lt L ak e is o ld , a s w e s t e r n c i t i e s g o , w ith a b a ck g ro u n d of p io n e e r y e a r s .o v e r la id b y th e v is i b l e r e s u lt s o f h a r d - s t r iv in g n e w c o m e r s o f e v e r y fa ith , h o n ie la n d and p u r s u it. On a n y g iv e n day, v i s i t o r s and r e s id e n t s m ig h t h e a r th e c e n t u r y - o ld M o rm o n C h o ir o r th e U tah S ym p h on y in th e h is t o r ic T a b e r n a c le , o r h e a r a r o c k band p lu s a s s o r t e d m o d v o c a l i s t s in th e g lea rn in g new S a lt P a la c e . T h e y m ig h t l i s t e n to C h a m b er m u s ic c l a s ­ s i c s a t th e U n iv e r s it y o f U tah F in e A r t s C e n te r , v ie w a f ilm f e s t i v a l sh o w in g a t th e h a n d so m e new P u b lic Lip b r a r y , o r s e e an e x c itin g B a lle t W e st p e r fo r m a n c e a t c l a s s i c K in g sb u r y H a ll. T h e a tr e r a n g e s fr o m g u e s t - s t a r stu d d ed S h a k e s p e a r e , m u s ic a ls o r m o d e r n d ra m a a t P io n e e r M e m o r ia l T h e a tr e to o u r o ff-B r o a d w a y th e s p ia n s . Our R e p e r to r y D a n ce T h e a tr e i s a s m o d e r n a s th e la t e s t e x h ib it a t o u r A r t C e n te r . W e’v e a fin e P la n e ta r iu m , M u seu m o f N a tu r a l H is to r y , P io n e e r M u seu m and V illa g e , a fin e P u b lic L ib r a r y s y s t e m w ith c o n v e n ie n c e b r a n c h e s a n d an o u tsta n d in g z o o . W e o ffe r a b r o a d s p o r t s and r e c r e a t io n f ie ld - - w h e r e e l s e ca n you s k i on a p o w d er p eak , g o lf on a s c e n ­ ic p u b lic o r p r iv a te c o u r s e , s a i l on a s a lt y in la n d s e a and p la y te n n is o r w a tc h a b a ll g a m e , a ll in a s in g le d a y ? T he s p e c t a t o r is o ffe r e d p r o b a s k e tb a ll, h o c k e y and b a s e b a ll, p lu s e x c e lle n t c o lle g ia t e s p o r ts and t e l e ­ v is e d s p o r t s c a s t s a r e a s c o m m o n h e r e a s e ls e w h e r e if you t i r e o f g a r d e n in g c h o r e s . R im m e d b y th e 1 1 ,0 0 0 fo o t p e a k s of th e W a sa tc h N a tio n a l F o r e s t , S a lt L ak e is c l o s e to a l l m a n n er of o u td o o r r e c r e a t io n . F is h in g , h u n tin g, h ik in g , c a m p in g and s k iin g abound in th e h a lf-d o z e n s p e c ta c u la r ca n y o n s