The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
HE CHRISTMAS HERALD.
1t Will be Boomer, and the Town Is
Warming to 1t In Fine Shane.

The first sixteen pages of The CHRISTMAS
HERALD will go 10 press tomorrow morn
ing, and thereafter until the binders take
mold OF the issue, about the 22d, the presses
Will be kept lively turning out the man.
moth edition.
| Inc autographed cover, which is being
executed by Kelly & Co. "a branch of Col
l1er and Observation-Disclosures company,
Denver), is almost completed 1t will be
done on MANILA paper of high finish, and
on the front cover will be Autographed the
SIX representative Industries and CONNER
clai Institutions of the territory, viz: the
board of trade, the exposition building. the
Ontario silver mill, the sugar works, the
Provo wooden mills, and z. G. M 1. shoe
factory.
WINNERS OF THE PRIZES.
About fifty articles and poems were SUBJ
mitted in answer to The HERALD's an
nouncement Of Sl25 for the best Christmas
story, the best poem, and the best article
on the subject: 'Things Most Needful to
Advance Utah's Prosperity"
The winners are as follows: Best
Christmas story: "a Christmas Com peti-
tion," by Ct" Prize of $50 "Gn is found
to be Miss Genevieve Lucille Browne, of
! Salt Lake.
Best Christmas poem, "Resurgam," by
Jeanne" Prize Of S25. On opening the
envelope identifying ''Jeanne's" poem, the
author was found to be the popular
poetess, Miss Josephine Spencer
Best article on ''The One Thing Most
| tn
Prize of $50 is awarded to ''W. w. Gu
who turns out to be Mr.. George Wallace
Williams, of Salt Lake, formerly a member
OF The HERALD staff of reporters.
Inere was great number of meritorious
articles in the list submitted, and THE
HERALD regrets not being able to publish
them all. Owners of manuscripts NAV
have them returned by calling in person, or
sending the necessary postage.
The names of the several society ladies
who have consented to write for THE
CHRISTMAS HERALD, with the subjects
chosen, will be announced during the
week.
| Great pains has been taken with the min
Ing article this year, and all our camps will
De exhaustiyely treated with the figures of
the years output from each. The article
Will be accompanied by several etching
sketches, including view of Park City.
Ministers of the various churches will
write on the Import of Christmas from
their respective points of view.
Professional subjects will be treated by
eminent gentlemen.
Leading members Of the various local
political parties will contribute articles on
the political future of the territory. Their
names will be announced later.
Nearly every town of prominence in the
territory will be represented in the issue
orders for copies have been received from
all over the west, and in Salt Lake CITY the
canvass has been very complete. Several
news boys and elevator boys have their
orders in already for from 200 to 300 COPIES
and they are still canvassing.
The advertising public will be rep-
resented in fine style, hardly representa-
tive institution in the city having failed to
give in orders. All advertisers are re-
quested to rush copy
A big feature of the number will be the
record of building and real estate for 1891 :.
every building erected in the city will be
named; the real estate transfers given bv
months, aud the developments and i'm
provements of the year, the stock wards
natural gas fields, sugar works, etc., being
exhaustively treated