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Show CHAPTER I THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF STEEL-MAKING IN UTAH Home Industry The pioneer founders of Utah and industrial independence for aspired lutely great and freight .so expensive necessary, for the settlers to of hom.e supply from other settled tain chains in North America, and ing through them, state of mind the intelligent to appreciate all of their needs areas having and bold by the two had the confronted with the alternative of means were in moun- a purchasing new or going proper The indutry. producing Moreover, this highest early power, without country offered un opportunities for development of old, and experimentation numerous and by experience of climb pioneers the benefits of home much-needed commodities. ship, was desirable, if not abso was settlers, desperately poor in worldly goods and limited hope Dratance s expensive markets. that it economic industry. Separated were complete Their fe ...·vent their followers'. to avoid subservience to distant and were to establish the new, industries. pioneers faced the Confident in their own economic future with strength in and leader buoyant expectations great courage. The founders of Utah also realized that if numerous industries and keep them.selves from. 1 they were to develop perishing, they would |