The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-20

The City in Brief.


he is interested.
The question of water supply for the
present is already serious matter. The
trouble seems to be getting no better very
\ fast.
The Weber river is rising fast. The first
of June will probably be the date of the
maximum. The weather is growing
warmer up at the sources of the rivers
where the snow is piled up.
The Commercial has a new reporter to
take the place of Mr.. Caples, who resigned
his position last week. This gentleman's
name is X. l.. Rowe. Colonel Hayes. editor
OF the Commercial, was yesterday introduc-
ing Mr.. Rowe to the business men of the
city.
Yesterday the Utah Loan and Trust COM
pany executed contract with Mr.. Patter-
son for eXcavating for the foundation of
their proposed new business block on the
corner of Washington avenue and Twenty
fourth street. The directors thought that
they would last evening meet and decide
upon the plan which they would adopt.
A movement is on the tapis to form COM
pany to build a road, or trail, up Waterfall
canon from its mouth to the falls. The dis
lance is not great and the expense of max
ing passable trail would be light. The
magnificent falls, as well as the grand pan
oramlc view to be obtained from the noun
tam heights would prove great attraction
TO visitors.
Scores Of people are arriving in this city
every day, among them very disorderly
and dangerous lot of men, upon whose &C
tons the police keep sharp lookout. This
element always floats in with the crowd
who come to prosperous places for legiti-
mate purposes. They will not be permit
ted to get the upper hand of the law and
order element of this city.
1t is said that Ogden newspapers are not
carried for sale Oh the trains of the South
ern Pacific that run over the tracks of the
central Pacific. Why this is so is not
stated: and unless therei is some good reason
Tor 1t, 1t would be stroke of good policy to
nave Ogden represented through her local
press west of here. 1t might be the means
OF inducing people to stop over and look
into the resources and advantages of orr
city is place for residence and the invest
ment OF capital in business and manufac-
turing pursuits.
1t is absolutely certain that if one tenth
OF the people who are expected shall be
here during carnival week they will have
to be lodged in tents, for it will be an utter
lmposslbility TO build and furnish houses
enough for the purpose during the limited
time between now and the Both of June
The war department. is being applied to for
theloan of several thousand tents
Professor j. h. Weigand, who has some
line appearing mining prospects about
three miles from Brigham city and less
than mile and a half from the Utah 81
Northern railway. has been endeavoring
10 enlist Philadelphia capitalists in the de-
Velopment OF his claims. By a letter re-
ceived yesterday he learned of the intention
OF moneyed friend to come from the east
next month and make a careful investiga-
tlon with view TO investment If the out
look is satisfactory.
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from semi-tropical Southern California.
where he was called by business about ten
days ago. Mr.. Reed plucked oranges from
trees In his own orchard near San Diego,
which was a pleasure which he had not an
tlclpated. He made a flying trip to the
land OF the Aztecs crossing the line at Tia
Juana AUNT Jane), where is erected the
monument which marks the boundary line
between the two republics. During the
fgentleman's absence from home the walls
( OF his fine hotel went upward at a lively
rate. Mr.. Reed was greatly pleased with
ms trip, but declares that he saw no such
flourishing place as Ogden, which he was
delighte to get back to.
The Ogden Street Railway company are
contemplating the extension of their line
on the bench east to Mountain View. one of
the finest additions to the city. Ogdep's
system of street railway is slowly but
surely being advanced to points remote
sSom the city centre. and when good facili
Ses for travel are given the people they
will go out from the heart of the city to
the close in additions and make homes for
themselves.
Sam Small it is expected will reach this
city tomorrow, and series of revival
meetings will be held under the auspices of
the Methodist society. Sam has great
reputation as gospel talker and bangs a
bible like prize fighter. He will prove a
drawing card and full houses will greet
him every night. No one will raise anv
objections to Sans attempt to elevate the
morals of the community by his peculiar
methods of exhortation. Everything that
tends TO elevate and refine should be en-
couraged, though it may well be doubted
whether the methods employed to accom-
plish the ends are always the best.
The bridge over the Weber river at the
foot of Thirtieth street has been com
pleted. as well as the eastern and western
approaches to it. The next thing in order
is for the city council to grade and improve
the grand boulevard according to the plans
adopted some time ago. This work should
be commenced at once and completed
speedily, if possible before the arrival of
the carnival crowds 1t will be an une-
qualed drive, charming to every visitor
1t is understood that our city solons will
tackle the subject in earnest at their next
meeting.
If the Pacific Short line is anxious to
reach Ogden via the Ogden canon route, it
can do so over better grade than that Of
the Union Pacific via Echo and Weber
caflons. The degrees of curvature are less,
and the maximum grade, as shown by the
surveys, is ninety feet per mile from Wash
ington avenue to the summit beyond Ogden
valley. The distance is so inconsiderable
that it would not be an expensive piece of
road to operate. If the road goes to Salt
Lake city it will also come to Ogden. and
vice versa. The only thing that now both
ers the people is, when viii there be some
visible evidence that the company mean
businesss
1t is intimated that should the Pacific
Short Line persist in fighting its way into
Ogden through Weber cailon and succeed
In making an entrance by that route, the
Union Pacific magnates would hold the
Ogden people responsible for the extern
sion, and to punish them for their pre-
sumptuous interference, might possibly
conclude to leave this city out in the cold
running around it and into Salt Lake city
via Emigration CANON. OF course the Union
Pacific might make such an attempt, and
II ii did it might-fail. Great is the Union
Pacific, but there is an impression abroad
in the land that just at present it is not in
q position to punish anybody
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Sanitary Subjects.