The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-18

Years OF age on the 7th Of last December
She is TO remain in the institution until she
becomes Of age, unless she dies or is dis
charged
Chief Engineer Meade, of the Bear River
canal, has gone east. The engineer in
charge OF the Ogden water system is on
the ground and viii push the work ahead
as last as possible. The company will ad-
Vertlse for bids for contracts on the west
branch of the canal in few DAYS. Worl,
on the east branch will be commenced in
about month. Under the new regime the
ishing.
The real estate men in Ogden are agreed
that the recent election in Salt Lake city
VIII temporarily enhance values in that
city, but ;ls the prices of realty there are
SO eXorbitantly high now, IL will only be 4
snort time before a collapse occurs. In
the meantime, they say, Ogden will move
along in the even tenor of her way, and
when Salt Lakes boom bursts the juno
ton city viii come to the front and enjoy a
season of prosperity unparalleled in the
history OF western cities.
| Wheelbarrows play legitimate part in
American politics. AT least one wheelbar-
row did Saturday afternoon when w p.
Thompson was wheeled on gaily deco
rated vehicle by H. V. Shurtliff, a Peoples
party man, for having lost beto on the re-
cent municipal election in Salt Lake city.
The procession preceded by an impromptu
band and followed by too willing volun-
teer escort, started from the First National
bank and got down TO lower Twenty fifth
street, with an ardor worthy of better
| cause. The boys had their fun without in
curing too closely into each others poll
ties.
A waywardgirl created quite sensation
IN the city few nights ago, by DOMINIC
male attire and parading the streets. The
Union states that she was seen in the com
pany OF a madam CD and a gambler, that
beingin worse fix than Christ was when
crucified between two thieves. 1t is hoped
that there is no truth lin the story 1t is
alleged as fact that the girl went to the
Novelty theater. Afterwards she was run
in by the police, and 1T is stated that an
effort will be made to have her sent to the
reform school. There is evidently plenty
of room for reform, if all the stories told
about the girl are true
There are several words in the ordinance
relating to the sale of the southeast
corner of Union square to the chamber of
commerce that should be stricken out
They occur in section two and are as fol
lows: 'or such further time as may be
granted by the city council of Ogdenn If
Ogden city gives or sells to the chamber of
commerce Tor nominal price the valuable
land asked for, that organization should be
required TO erect the building thereon
within one year from the signing of the
ordinance. One year is time enough in
which to complete the building, and the
council should require a bond that the
work viii be done in that time.
In every community are found some
men whose living everyday acts are a
standing protest against public progress,
and Ogden furnishes an exception to the
rule. The present and past city govern
ments have experienced the baleful effects
of the hostility of this class, when they
have proposed or attempted to carry out
any improvement demanded by the general
public and which would be of universal
benefit. There is disposition at present
to sit down hard upon this class of OBJ
structionists, and give them to understand
that unless they get into the swim with
the tide they viii wish that they had. The
Ogden of to-day is not the Ogden of ten, OF
even five years ago. The Ogden of a year
hence viii be far in advance of the Ogden
of the present. Progressive men are at
the helm, and the ship Advance has a
crew of able bodied sailors to keep her
sails trimmed to catch every breeze of
prosperity that blows in their direction