Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-12
GATHERED FROM THE PARK.
A Newsy budget of Events Picked
Up by Our Park Correspondents.

Marsac mill. Every one asks his neigh
Dor how high he thinks il is? how many
bricks were used? and numerous other
questions concerning it. To settle the
matter once for all, your correspondent
has ascertained the true figures in regard
to il, which are as follows: The founda-
ton is 6 feet, the base 16 feet, and the
brick-work ITO feet, 6 inches in hight,
thus the actual hight OF the stack is 1872
feet 6 inches, and the hight from the
foundation, 126 feet, G inches-the highest
stack in the Territory. The base is TO
feet square, and the cap 10 feet inches
square. In its construction 100, 900 bricks
were used and 5000 feet OF lumber were
necessary to erect the scaffolding for the
builders. Much interest is taken in the
relative hight of this stack to adjacent
objects. Many bets have been made,
and many lost and won on assertions
and comparisons. As is well known,
there is no level ground in Park City.
1t is all uphill, and at q steep grade too,
everywhere, except where it is down-hill.
Houses in the city are all perched on the
sides of the hill, and the whole surround
ing to the business centre is like an am
phitheatre in elevation and sightliness.
One man bets that the new stack is not
as high as his doorstep, another, that
the peak OF his cabin is higher than the
top OF the stack. Jim Lawrence bet that
the top of Joe Dudler's smoke-stack, on
the brewery at the head Of Main street,
was ten feet higher, and when the level
was brought out, and tho test made he
lost his little twenty-dollar gold piece.
However, no one dares bet that Dix, the
foreman, was not high on the completion
OF the job. The relative measurements
could not be taken that night, but
although the grand and beautiful stack
was very high, and it maintains its alti-
tude continuously, said Dix and some
others have not been rs high since, as
they were the night of its completion.
The miserable Accommodations that the
Union Pacific Railway furnish the Park
people and the general travelling public,
in the depot line, are causing much talk
and bringing down much wrath upon the
officials OF the road. The depot (upper)
merely large enough to hold the ticket
agent and the ticket buyer. The lower
depot, mile from town, is good, sub
stantial building, with all the necessaries
for Il depot, and in justice to the people OF
the Park, the company should move this
building to where it belongs or build a
new one. Something should be done be-
fore the winter comes on.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
new City Hall, the foundation being
nearly completed. A few facts concern.
ing this building will be of interest. II
will be two-story, with basement, brick
building; cut stone and pressed brick
front. The basement will be the Jail, and
will be provided with "drunk" room, q
place for common "drunks," and two
iron cages, each having two cells, intend
ed for criminals more advanced in the
business. On the first floor will be the
MarshaPs office, a room for fire apparatus
and u Firemen's assembly room. The
council and courtroom, the recorders
office and the jury room will occupy the
second floor. The building is to cos
$4,000, and is expected to be finished and
occupied by Christmas. 1t will be fine
addition to the Park, and speaks well for
the enterprise of the citizens.
The constant increase in business has
compelled some OF the merchants to en-
large their stores. Ascheim has Just oc
cupied the fine new addition to his store
This is fine store and would do credit Il
a much larger place than Park City
Ottenheimer is rettting the store formerly
occupied by him, and intends TO stock /
and run it in connection with his presen
store. Schwartz, also, has had to spreat
out and secure more room. Verify, Parl
City boometh.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Nj. r. Church OF this place, was hell
yesterday. Full boards of stewards ant
trustees for the coming year were elected
and the finances were found to be in goot
condition. The congregation of thi
church since Rev. q. NJ. Jeffrey ha
taken charge has increased steadily. 81.
members have been received during tn,
last two months. All the prospects ar
encouraging TO the friends Of the church
The Sunday school has an average attend
ance OF seventy-six.
The funeral OF little Nettie, the onl
child OF Frank and Ida James, took plac
last Tuesday, and was largely attended
The death OF their only child has been
severe blow TO Mr.. and Mrs. james, an
the sympathy OF the entire community
theirs. death comes to the young an
aged" Why to the young, when all tn
brightest hopes and fondest anticipation
OF loving parents are centered in thei
little ones, no one can tell. We can on
weep for them and with the comfortin
assurance that, ale doeth all thing
WELL" let time heal the broken hearts.
"There is no flock however watched IN
tended,
But one dead lamb il there,
There is no fireside, howsoever defended,
I But has one vacant chair.
She is not dead-the child of our affection
, But gone unto that school
Where she no longer needs our protection,
| And Christ himself doth rule
Day after day, we think what she il doinl
In those bright realms of air;
Year after year her tender steps pursuing
, Behold her grown more fair.
! Thus do we walk with her and keep uu
| broken,
G The bond which nature gives,
: Thinking that our remembrance, though un
spoken,
, May reach her where she lives.
Let us be patient These severe Affections
Not from the ground arise,
But oftimes celestial benedictons,
, Assume this dark disguise"
NOTES.
The weather is not delightful.
Saturday was payday at the Crescent
Mr., A, NJ. Grant is back from Bullion
Vile, New.
j. H. Dooley and r. Macintosh hay,
been up from the city this week.
Mr.. Chambers will arrive with Tin
sack and pay off the Ontario boys thi
week