The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-12
PROVO'S INTERESTS.
How Her Business Men are FOrg-
ing Her to the Front.
THE PROVO WOODEN MILLS.
Important Moves in Contemplation-Na Names OF
Her Live Business Men-The
Lake Scheme.

The success of Provo is in great meas
ure due TO the push and enterprise OF ner
business men. New ideas when proposed
to them are carefully considered and IL
feasible are promptly pushed through. AT
present several of the leading men are
deeply considering the idea OF forming
stock company to run steamboat on Otan
lake The company will have erected
steamboat, modern in every particular, and
of a good size to circumnavigate the lake as
follows: Starting at Provo, she will run
around the lake to Pleasant Grove, Ameri-
can Fork, Lehi, Beck's Hot Springs (where
a bath house and summer resort will be
erected), and then on around to Payson,
Spanish Fork, Springville and back to
Provo. On the shore at the nearest point
to Tintic, directly across the lake from
Provo, it is proposed to erect pier and
from there to the town of Tintic distance
of about twenty miles, railroad. In con-
nection with the steamer it is proposed TO
have built two large railroad scows on
which the cars can be run and towed across
the lake, making it possible for the miners
at Tintic to ship their ore direct TO the
shelters without change of cars; and open
ing up to the world this rich-if not the
richest-mining camp in Utah. BY using
the boat instead of running around the lake
by rail saving in construction OF over
100000 is made. 1t is said that in con-
nection with the above MIR. Young
will build branch road from Provo up
the caflon to Park City. If this project
goes through it will be great thing Tor the
towns surrounding the lake, furnishing
them with cheap transportation to the
market and making a pleasant excursion
for travellers.
The Sun foundry has recently changed
hands, and company incorporated with
capital stock of 100000 almost all OF
which has been subscribed by leading
men in the town. About $780, 900 is still for
sale at soc on the dollar and parties look
ing for an investment will do well to bear il
in mind. New machinery will be put In
so as to manufacture all kinds of farm
implements, machinery etc. and the force
of men will be increased to about three
hundred. The plant will be on the line
of the Denver and Rio Grande Western
railroad, on the adjoining property known
as Hardie's subdivision of Provo, which is
controlled by j. II. Whalon, one of the
principal men interested in the above
foundry A street car line is now
being built to run to this subdivision and
the electric light plant will be EXTENDED
to where the Union depot is expected
to erect, which it adioins. a syudi
cate Will be erected on the SHORES oil the
lake Just west of the property fine wharf
pavilion and summer resort. The whole pro
perty consists of sixty acres of rich famr
ing land, plenty Of water can b.
had, four flowing artesians wells are al
ready sunk, and new ones are guarantee
by the company for SIS.
TEE PROVO WOODEN MILL
is the leading establishment Of this kind il
Utah and in fact in the west; to the prom
inence of this factory, and the enterpris
of its directors more than to any othe
single cause, the city of Provo owes it
prosperity today. The capacity is owe
1000 yards per day and the force of hand
averages over 100. The cut below convey
some idea of the size of the main building
1t is one of the sights of Provo, and visit
ors find a walk through its immense de
partments one of the most attractive feat
ures of their trip tc che Garden City.