The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-12
UTAH COUNTY.
Her Industrial and CONNER
cial Business.
The Statistics Gathered by Assessor Jos.
E. Hall for the Year Ending December
81, seo-Interest1ng Data for Future
Reference.

/ county Assessor Jas. L. I1dl, vi
SpringvIlle, has completed his indus
trial and commercial statement OF
Utah county, for the year ending De
cember 81, 1890, and has forwarded II
to the territorial statislician, in ac-
c0rdamce with the provisions of SEC
tiou 8, OF AN act creating Il Bureau
OF Stalist cs." passed March l3. 1890.
From the report We Gull the following
interesting statistics:
No. OF acres under cultivation during
1890. 40, 1875 No. Of acres irrigated, 50.
/ $50; No of acres under enclosure for
pasture, l6.00S.
Eight thousand seven hundred and
sevent y-seyen acres of wheat produced.
l ,240. $50 pounds; 3,ll0 acres Of oats
produced, 4,649,, Il pounds; 2.E73
acres OF corn produced, 2,6l2, ,S67
pounds; l,22l acres ot barley produced,
2 $50, 200 pounds; 2O3 acres OF rye pro
duced, 3,215,10 prunds; l4,32O acres OF
ucerene produced, 90,042, $50 pounds;
539 acres of hay produced. % .321 .5OU
pounds; 1858 acres OF potatoes pro-
uced, Il ,027 ,040 pounds; 224 acres Of
Oeejs produced ll0,990 pounds; ,299
.cres OF orchards produced, 3 004 500
pounds; III acres of vineyards pro-
duced, 1913 400 pounds: 800 acres OF other
products produced 3,782 ,405 pounds.
There had been produced in Utah
county for 1890, $500 gallons of wine,
10, ,657 gallons OF cider 1858 gallons ot
vinegar, 6,470 gallons OF sorghum, 206.-
l49 pounds OF butter. 1882 pounds OF
cheese, 81 900 pounds of honey, 6S,-
922 pounds of apples, 1858 pounds OF
peaches, 50 pounds OF aprico $, 757
pounds of plums, 292 pounds of pears,
1859 hives OF bees. There had also
been shorn DDS, sos pounds of wool.
On December 3lst, 1891 there were in
the county 4 100 milch COWS. 6643 cat
tie, $3.50 horses, 105 mules, 2 asses,
81 ,547 sheep, goats, 1858 swine over
months old.
american F0rt-Expended in pri-
vate buildings, Sl7 900; expended in
public buildings, 81 500; number OF in
dastries, 2; employing hands, with an
amount of wages paid out OF 900;
value of plant, S2,600; the amount of
the annual product was 1860, 400 pounds
valued at S72 ,2S2; value of the raw ma
terial used In this production f57 ,760;
horse power employed, 69; capital in
vested, $37 900. Number Jf stores s;
with capital invested of $37 600. The
amount OF the annual sales for 1890
were $l65, 100. Twenty hands were
employed to whom $500 were paid
out for wages. The population of
American Fork is 2.300.
AIpine-The amount of g 200 was eX-
pended in private buildings at this
place. There is one store in Alpine
Of - lie,
were employed; wages paid 500. The
population of the town 220.
BeJGmjn-He the enterprising peO-
pie spent $4,000 in private buildings,
and 5000 in public buildings There
are two stores here. which has com
blned capital of $1,000. The sales of
these stores amount to $l5, 900. Popu-
lation of Benjamin, 800.
Cedar Fort-EXpended $4,000 in pri-
vate buildings Population, $50.
ClintOn-With population II 1S0 per-
sons, laid out 81 800 III private build
ings.
F'dTfeid-No Improvements of any
mention We're made here last year
The little place has a population OF l2O,
Goshen-EXpended in private build
ings, So 900, and $500 IN public build
ings. There is orre store here, having
a capital OF s., 800, whose sales amount
ed to $1,000. One hand was employed,
to whom $500 was paid i'll wages. The
population of Goshen is $50.
Lehi-Spent $4,000 in private and
81 800 in public buildings last year.
There were four industrial concerns
operating there, with sixteen hands
employed, to whom 1850 in wages
were paid. The value of tie plants
were s., ,15O. The value of raw mate
rial was 81. .4S0, amounting to $3.50
pounds. The value of the annual pro-
duct was S4,0S0. Number of horse pow
er employed i'll running the plants of
three industries was three and a capt.
tai invested OF $3,l0O. There were five
stores in Lehi, with capital of 274 800.
The amount of sales fur the year were
Sl52, 100. Thirty hands were employed,
to whom $17 .422 We're paid. Tie pupu-
iatinn of Lehi is 1850.
Lake Sh0re-Expended $4,000 in
private buildings. and - 900 in public
buildings. She has only one store,
doing business with capt. | ut
il 100. Two hands sold $4,000 of
goods and received $720 i'll wages, !
Population. 600.
Lake Vie1c-Here the people spent
Sc, 900 in private and $1,000 in pablo
Population, 30.
Pleasant GrOce-Expendrd in private
buildings, $l1, $50. In public build
ingS there was $1,000 outlayed. Three
stores were operated with capital
Of $lS,5 800. Amount of annual sales,
$4,000. Thirteen hands were en-
ploYed to whom $500 was Yaii in
wages. Population, $500.
Pr0Uo Beach-WIth a population of
Of only 300 laid out $4,000 in private
and $4,000 in public buildings last
year
Progo Chy-Here 5000, ,991was spent in
private buildings above last year and
;l39, 800 in public improvements The
lumber of industrial concerns Operat-
ng in 1890 were Z, employing 25S r
lands, wi,h an outlay OF 500 500 in
wages, value of plant S22S,000. The
,alue of raw material consumed in
hese industries reached $1S4.OO0, of
49, 900 pounds. The value of the an Z
lual product of these industries was
256 500. The horsepow employed was
+. Capitnl invested, $44l 900 The
lumber of stores doing business were
7, with capital of 1890, 400. Amount I
f annual sales reached the sum of
793, 400; 1873 hands were required to a
andle this trade. to whom IS, 80 was Fl
aid in wages. Population OF Provo, c
800. k
'orth $1,000. Horse power employed o
D run these industries, %; capital in
ested, 81, 400. The number Of stores I
perated last year amounted to u; h
presenting a capital, $1l4.O50. The h
iles reached $419, 500; 80 persons ham fl
lie this business receiveing for wages a
10000 Population, $3.50. s.
PqySon-Here $50, 900 was spent in
rivale and % 800 in public buildings.
hree industries running here in 1880. :,
npoying 10 hands, and paying ont +,
O9S in wages. Value of plant $4,73O, "
lumber Of horse power, %. The annual n
roduct of these industries amounted -.
} $4,000 pounds, worth $4,000 The "
IVY material used was 10000 worth
200. Capital invested in these in w
Istries, $1,000. There were 10 stores v
ling business, with capital OF {65, ,750. :,
he annual sales amounted toSl4l, 500.
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