The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-14
PROYO'S DELEGATES
Five Appointed to the Irriga-
ton Convention.
STAMP MILL AND ENGINE COMING
briggs in Provo-The Bathing Resort-A
Neat o-Waterworks-Pers0n
and Miscellany.

There was meeting of the chamber OF
commerce yesterday afternoon at which
the following gentlemen were appointed to
attend the irrigation convention in Salt
Lake city on September Is, 16 and Il, 1891:
w. II. Brown, w. II. King, j. A. Loveless,
Walter Scott and Roger Farrer. A letter
was prepared addressed 10 the mayors of
the several towns in the county and presi-
dents Of town boards advising them TO
have delegation appointed to represent
and look after their interests at the con-
gress.
The smelter stamp mill and sixty five
horse power engine, which were purchased
sometime ago from w. w. Ritter, Of Salt
Lake city. by the Sun Foundry and Ma
chine company, OF Provo, are expected TO
arrive here to-day. The machinery has
been employed in working the ore from q
mine which has been exhausted ana thus
rendering the mills useless. There was
considerable difficulty experienced in haul
ing the machinery from the mine to the
cars and required the services Of heavy
force OF men. Two cars were loaded and
Will be run into the shops of the purchas-
ing company sometime to- day. The plant
IS said TO be comparatively new and Will
be brought into service Immediately by
Mr.. Z. u. Moore, of the foundry.
Is. w. briggs, sr., father of Is. w.
briggs, about whom sensational reports
were circulated in different papers in the
territory, was visiting Provo yesterday.
DE was very much shocked at what had
been said OF MS son, and was confident that
thorough refutation of the charges would
be made public before his son returned to
the territory.
II Ssayans hos raturpa1 Tro-,, On iaupt
through the north counties. He has worn
out seven picks and large quantity of
patience In prospecting for gold, and now
returns TO Provo to recupeTate before en-
tering upon the labor of developing what
he fondly hopes Is a rich deposit in Rock
canon.
A mirthful company Of school teachers
from American Fork and vicinity passed
through Provo to-day on their way for a
festive outing at Castelia Springs.
j. II. WhaloR returned from the capital
to-day, and states that he can place all the
stock that the new bathing resort CON-
pany will care TO dispose of as soon as the
officers have been sworn in and the papers
completed and filed in the office of the sec
Rotary. Mr.. Whalon will hustle around
today and see TO it that all these matters
are attended so.
Three frail specimens OF Gods noble
work, Pagan, Phillips and Monroe, who
pilfered Rio Grande Western railway car
aCd stole &onductor Vinceat's valise were
found sleeping under a willow down on
lake bottoms by Officers Wilkins and
White. Some OF the buds belonging to the
conductor were adjoining the persons of
the tramps, who were brought to town anu
lodged in the city Jail. They are bound to
be the same trio who escaped from the
officers last Tuesday night after being ar
rested for opening box car. They were
arralgned this morning on q charge of
burglary and pleaded not guilty. The case
was set for trial Tuesday morning, when
witnesses will be brought 10 identify them.
A Jolly riding club has been formed by
number Of the popular young people Of this
town, who will appear on the drives and on
the streets IN costume. DIR. HUFF, lover
of this nealthful exercise is foremost in
the organization.
The firemens' excursion to Csstella has
been postponed until August 10.
The band contest has been set for August
%. Castella will be alive with humanity
on this occasion to witness the battle
among musicians.
j. Z. Rhodes, OF Denver. Colo, arrived in
Provo to-day, and at once called upon
Mayor Booth to consult with him in refer
cree 10 waterworks. He is q gentleman
who has hadIa practical experiences of many
years In the business, and has proposition
TO make that it will be well for our city
fathers to consider. According to his esti-
mate twenty miles of distributing power
can be put in for s120. 200, or in the event
of the city requiring smaller range, il
will cost in the neighborhood of s., 500 per
mile for fou- inch main. He has been
the feasibility of building
reservoir, aud finds that it can be accom-
plishsd 10 good advantage. In return for
the work of establishing waterworks, Mr..
Rhodes states that twenty year bonds at
per cent. will be accepted. His propo-
sition will probably be considered at the
next session of the city council. The force
of men employed by Mr.. Rhodes is now at
work on a system OF waterworks which
are being put in at South Denver, aud they
will be ready to begin work in Provo, pro-
vided terms can be made, about August -.
w. II. Dusenberry has resigned his posi-
ton Rs cashier of the First National bank,
and G. A Glasier has been appointed to
succeed him.