The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-11
PROGRESS OF PROVO.
The Street Railway Now Under
Construction.
THE MINING EXCITEMENT.
The Chamber of Commerce Wrestling With
the Loan and Building Associations
Other General News.

The street railway is now a tangib BILE
reality Last Monday morning work begar
at the union depot grounds and a half mile
of track has been laid to date. This bring:
1t to the bank corner and now the work
men are heading westward A brief hall
was called yesterday noon while the di
rectors of the road Wrestled with the cues
ton whether to build to the asylum on Cen
ter street or to the lake. 1t appears there
was division of opinion among the direct
ors, some holding that the heaviest traffic
would be toward the institution for the
insane, while others contended that the
lake would be the greatest attraction
NOW, whether this discussion reflected on
the compos mentisness of all who expected
TO Visit Provo. or whether it referred solely
10 our own citizens is conundrum. At all
events 1t seems to have been decided
to steer for the lake, which will be reached
before the bathing season sets in, at the
present rate OF construction. We cannot
help but think it is mistake for the home
company, with its limited capital, to build
to the lake at this time, before the main
thoroughfares of the city are covered. No
doubt, during the bathing season this line
VIII be well patronized, but that will not
pc more than three or four months of the
year, while during the remaining eight OF
nine months it viii be absolutely s'dea6
weight' on the company's hands. 1t would
be lar better to stop at "West End,n anc
then run spurs radiating from the corner
OF j and Center streets northward anC
eastward, to the limits of the populated
part of the city.
THE MINING EXCITEMENT.
The mining excitement is but little
abated. A dozen to twenty claims have
lately been entered on the records of the
provo Mining District" The mines are
but about three miles from the heart of the
city and should they prove to be as valu-
able as reported it will elevate Provo ever
above her present high plane.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The chamber of commerce called a meet
ing last evening to consider the advisability
OF organizing building and loan associa
ton.
Mr.. Grange representing the Salt Lake
National Building and Loan association
showed the advantages of an invest
ment IN his company and went int
the details of the workings of such
associations. A Mr.. Bumpus, agent fol
the Washington National Building anC
Loan association of Seattle, followed
showing up the superiority of his company
over others. A large number of citizen:
heard the statements of these gentlemen
and 1t Is quite probable that one if not TIVE
local associations will be organized.
The chamber of commerce has done anG
is doing good work in the interest of oul
Provo.
A SOCIAL EVENT.
The next social event will prohablv h,
the Excelsior club ball to be given on Dec
| Grafton day. At the last meeting of tn,
club, held Tuesday evening, it was resolved
to discontinue the regular weekly meeting
| till September. In the interim special pro
grammes will be rendered in some public
place. w
Provo CRY. Nav 10 1900