The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-13
IRON WORKS FOR OGDEN.
The Southern Pacific May Move
It's Sacramento Shops.
IRON EXPERTS ARE COMING.
Deed for the Site of the Rio Grande
Western Shops.
The Grand Opera House Casa Waiter
Pauns His GirI's Jewelry and Is
Arrested Notes from the
junction city.

OGDEN, Dec. 13.-Judge Patton re-
turned from California on Sunday night
and says the reports sent from San Fran
cisco regarding the signing of the con-
tract for the removal of the Southern Pa
cifc shops to Ogden and the provisions of
the agreement, are correct in nearly
every detail.
Work on The shops viii commence
early in February and by the end of July
the company agrees to have the ma
chinery of the plant in operation The
contracts for the material and labor ne
cessary in the construction of the build
ings viii be let as far as possible to Og-
den men ana the supplies will be pur-
chased from Ogden merchants.
IRON EXPERTS COMING.
The Southern Pacific viii send experts
to Ogden within a few weeks to make
full and complete investigation of the
iron deposits near the city in order to OBJ
tain Information upon which to base
report to the board of directors OF the
company of the amount which would be
annually saved by the removal
OF the Sacramento car and locomotive
shops to Ogden. General Manager ToWne
OF the Southern Pacific has figured that
the saving on coal and iron would be fully
members OF the board are highly in ia or
OF making the change, and several have
made known their willingness to take
stock IN company to be organized for
the purpose OF erecting shelters in Ogden
to reduce to pigs the iron ore so abundant
near Willard City and in Ogden canyon.
THE RIO GRANDE SHOPS.
The deed to the site OF the proposed Rio
Grande Western Shops is in the hands of
the company's attorney and Immediately
upon its approval the transfer viii be
made and work on the buildings viii be
commenced.
The land is located at the foot OF
Twenty-first street and comprises level
nine-acro tract. 1t was formerly occu-
pied by the Ogden Iron Works company's
smelJer. and was purchased by the Col
orado Coke, Coal q Iron company in or
der to close down the smelters which were
threatening the company's works at
Pueblo. The case instituted by the Rio
Grande Western for the condemnation of
the property, now pending in the fourth
district court, will be dismissed upon the
final signing of the contract.
Ogden city has appropriated SO, ZOO to
purchase the land, and will give it as a
bonus to the company, in return for
which the Western has contracted to erect
shops and round houses on the site and
Judge Patton was banQueted at the
Columbus club last night by the enthusi-
astic citizens of Ogden, who by that
means attempted to show their great ap-
probation of the splendid work done BY
the judge in San Francisco.
PAwNED HIS GIRL JEwELRY.
On Saturday night w. E. Moore,
waiter at the Enterprise hotel, was ar
rested for obtaining money under false
pretenses. He paWned some iewelry.
worth $50, the property of Florence /
Selma. a chambermaid with whom he
was intimate, and the girl had the prop
erty replevined. Yesterday Florence was
arrested on complaint of the pawn broker,
charged with conspiracy to defraud. The |
case VIII be ventilated in police court this /
mording.
THE OPERA HOUSE CASE.
The hearing in the case of David Eccles. /
Joseph Clark, Mat 5. Browning and j. |
M. Browning, owners OF the Grand opera
house, against w. J. BoWes and J. NJ. 4
Phillips, manager and lessee, occupied (
the entire day in Judge Miners court {
yesterday and will be resumed this morn
ing. The plaintiffs brought suit /
for S2,975 back rent and $500
damages for unlawful detainer and
the defendants counterclaimed for
81, rs damages alleged to have
been sustained by them through the fail
ure of the owners of the theatre to fulfill I
heir contract by completing and furnish
. lg the house. They claim that no first
class company will make a second book
ing in Ogden. One taste of the miserable
stage accommodations is enough.
The plaintiffs are very anxious to get
rid of their tenants and take this means
Of doing SO legally.
HOPS AND HORSES.
The third consignment of California
hops for the English market passed
through Ogden yesterday routed over the
Union Pacific.
Eight cars Of thoroughbreds, eighty-six
head, from the stables CT the Hobart es-
tate, near san Francisco, went east yes
terday over the Union Pacific The ami
mails VIII be sold at auction in New York
during the holidays.