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Show 182 normal annual estimated an 2,474,000 consumption 65,286 net of steel in Utah tons, which approximated 2.64 per net tons consumed in the el even Western States The 1951 market for steel in Utah has been 1/2 3 times greater ever, it appears that 6,000,000 placed at period.22 than in the prewar in the eleven Western States sumption the years during during 1951 net tons would 1936-1940 totaled cent of the those years. during 234,000 Figures net tons, about for steel not available. are represent a 21 con- How- conservative estimate, of which the 1951 Utah figure would approximate four per cent. 23 The 1951 and coils) at Geneva totaled total 1, 103,238 net tons 150,441 an were and excluding 'consumed small net tons wel"e consumed in struction steel, In addition and the to the products (plates, estimated tons in the Mountain States respectively, 112,831 of steel production 1,253,679 in the (based net tons.24 Pacific. Coast upon alripment s structural shapes States and percentages of to other states). Utah, of which 95,000 Of this tons 88 and 12, An estimated were con- balance, 17, .831 tons, hot-rolled coils. 25 consumption of steel products, 21 . was Supra, Table 25. estimated on The amount of rails and rail accessories consumed the basis of that percentage (2.64). 22 Alden G. Roach, President, Columbia-Geneva Division of U. S. "Steel andRelated Industries in the Economy of the West," A Steel, Speech Presented for Mr. Roach by J. B. Duprau, V. P. -Administration at The October 15, 'Wrtgham Young 6. 195Z, University, 23Based p. upon material presented by the writer, 24 supra, pp. 145-147. Table 24, supra, p. 99. It has been estimated by Mr. Paul Sullivan, OPe cit., that 88 per cent of such production is consumed on the Pacific Coast, and the balance in the eight Intermountain States from time to time small . 25lt shipments (principally Utah), although are made to Midwestern and Eastern States. Mountain States arbitrarily assumed by the writer figure was consumed in Utah. The is from OPe . was Roach, cit., p. 5. that 75 per cent of the construction steel figure |
