The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-02

Bishop G. D. Smell and George W. Wilkins,
Esq. addressed the congregation.
Our leading mercantile institution, the
Coop. store, has lately taken stock and
| from what is learned, it is in fiourishing
condition. In addition to completing one
of the finest roller mills in the west, it has
| lately purchased one-half interest of Super
intendent Hughes of the Y. NJ Coop. in
the Hughes-Lawrence -four mill The
management of the entire concern is in the
hands of men of excellent business ability
which is a strong guarantee for its con-
| tinuous success.
Farming prospects look very gloomy.
The snow is fast disappearing, and the
river is lower than it has been for upwards
of twenty years. The east bench extension
of our city is deprived entirely of running
streams, and unless rain comes to its relief,
| the beautiful orchards and shade trees that
adOrn its brow must necessarily perish, to-
gether with all garden produce. Conflict
ing views concerning prior rights to water
are rife, and not many days will pass be-
fore the matter is again brought into
court of law for settlement. Salem who
draws water from Spanish Fork river, APP
pears to conclude that by virtue of a seven
years undisputed use to the waters of said
rivers, her rights cannot now be ques-
toned as being of as much value in law
ana equity as Quiet WuOSt CldlulS
run back i've times seven years. II such
proposition becomes a precedent in law,
then all the companies using water from
the river will have equal rights; and in
times of scarcity of water the stream will
be divided into such small streams that
none will be benefited, and all suffer in
common. 1t was believed at one time that
the numerous artesian wells here would
prove an auxiliary source of supply. So
for bpNI-aya1. haypn1 re for oacti
purposes, and in some rare instances the
watering of lawn or garden plot, the be-
lief has not materialized. Indeed num-
Der of wells, which year ago flowed copi
ously, are now dry or drying.
Several new stores have sprung into ex-
istence this spring, notable among which
are Prof. Rowe's musical and variety store,
Mr.. Warmers drug and notion establish
ment, and Mr.. Hills green grocery.
Liquor saloons are increasing here in
number. Prohibition is losing its grip; it
has made sad failure; it amounts almost
to protection. Its failure to accomplish
its purpose cannot be attributed to its en-
actors, nor to the officers entrusted with its
which detection is made almost impossible,
and the assistance of hired witnesses in an
emergency.
Some four years ago one could see on
the east side of Main street few almost
illegible letters on a single nailed to the
front of a dingy lumber room. They read:
soldering and mending tinware.n The
proprietor was one H. j. Mortensen. At
the same time his entire effects were worth
S2.65. To-day the same man carries on
big business in two different parts of this
city. Never was grit, grace and greenbacks
so well balanced in one person.
ora ori,-a,, o,ro1- nv tho ,r-oc,o,,
loads.
THE HERALD prizes are highly esteemed,
and appreciation for THE HERALD columns
is daily increasing.
HER. Cor.
SPANISH FORK, April go