Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-12
Presidents Report


one OF extreme disaster t1many inlns'
tries throughout the country. IA iacl
there has hosn no place that hos moi
felt the blight Ut hard times anu tht
whitening influence scarcity ol
money, caused by fuit Ols Legislation
tits well aud emiuuntly proper 10 Tear
In mind the extreme depression
throughout the county. the wrecks Ol
financial, industrial aud COMMERCIAL
Institutions In nearly every city VA tue
land. The civilized world has been
aud 10, passing through financial
and industrial depression Which ma,
seldom been visited upon an iniuhiRtn'
and enlightened race. For country
with fucc wonderful and uullmitoi
natural fesOurors, populated WIN "
race considered o. ~ tho most luteUi'
gent ana capable tho world has ever
known, TO be- subject ~ the oOndi'
lions existing In tho United States
today n most lumoniable, nud shows
either lack Of knowledge OF Of huu-
taty on the part oi the fupfeee Itatlves
who should icgislatu Tor the welfare 0i
the people. The people uro beginning
to think Tor Themselves, and the rom
edy for evils which we now EuiiCr viii
SOON be found. 10 Ia well 10 keep IN
mind the general condition VI the
county while reviewing the develop
mrnts and progress made IN this city
Rnd territory during the year Just
closed. The prosperity shown Nv thia
city, and the substantial manner IN
which we have wCatbcfcd the storm
Of distrtss anu ruin which has visited
10 many cities hns been the wonder
and admiration Of the people from tbs
Pacific 10 the Atlantic coasts, anu thVlr
surprise has been Increased by tupp0t.
ipg We were almost wholly dependent
upon silver mining, little dreaming OF
tho magnificent aud varied Industries
which we have To draw upon.
The bank cloafancta Tor lSg3amoun..
cd 10 SIS, $50, 10, although large de-
crease compared with the previous
year uut "a compared with other
cities throughout the county Ia highly
aatlsiaci0ry.
All the tanks, national, state and
favinga banks, thirteen In number,
have stood firm throughout tho trying
ordeal. over 900 new houses have been
luili anu occupied during the year.
The real estate sales amounted 10 nearly
s0,6JO 900, a. compared with ss,0OO,OOJ
the previous year.
Two hundred and seventeen thou6.
aud niue hundred and nincty.slx dol.
lags have teen expended In the erection
OF the public school buiidings, sumo
o. which were commenced Ia inp2 and
eompl,tng tho work al total cost
for the two yeAra Of over 5000 600. Ad.
dilional houds for i22j,OJ0 were sold
last month for 81 $4,000, aud that
amount VIII be expended this year In
ttlll additional public school buildings.
No true American eau ride through
our city, noting the beautiful and capa.
clous buildings of most approved
architecture, noting also their number,
anu fail 10 Ue Ellvd with Trido a. th,
opportunities afforded the young Of
this community, Tho Corps OF teacher
consist Of tho best native anu imported
talent, who have perfected system
ON muot approved nuu0, and uliy
abreast with the beet educational cen
tuin. Our school h0aTi deserves ~
lcclal communication for the iuinul,
attention given TO the details OF lights
heat and ventilation. The poor eau,
not plead inability TO educate tholl
cniiuten on account OF the expense vi
books anu supplies, for those are gem
efOuuly furnished them giats.
In addition % the public schools We
have series O'dtuominaliouals schools,
81. Mary'a Academy tor gifl., Row
land Han (EplrUOpalJ iot glglt, Ham.
moud Hail (CougregatiouaD, An Hal.
lows (CathUliC), Methodist Seminary
aud Presbyterian scnool, two busiuos.
colleges, also Tie LattuI-iay 5aintt
College, butt In 1903, aud the ulah
Uniyefsily, with their able faculties
urvolcd 10 higher education.
la music We are all familiar with
Tho general turprlse awakened at the
W1tid'H Fax contest BY lhr high order
OF work Of the Mormon chOlf, which
Tcluiled iu their being awarded second
place an a very clutU contest, la which
their wOTthinrss Tor fbi prise wac not
without competent alyyCalcs
Among tie nigh class exhibits uud,l
the great dome OF the Fine AXIS build,
ing was seen Mt. Dallinis Sioux Guifl
mounted upon an Indian pony, which
gained Tor him "a medal, twelve of
which were awarded among u Held
u seventy competitors IA Amuucai
fCulpt0r.
Tno city expended on city improve
mrnls $4,000, au increase over tlg
pgrvl0uu year Of s3il,b3T.
The city Anu county building, which
"a now UntllHod anu nearing compile
ton, bullI Of Utah sauIsiHu., tAa COS
u which viii be $4,000, b. lu1Ir
OF architecture anu does great croll
TO The ability Of our local architects
All our principal busiutE streets hay
been paved win Utah asphAlium Rnt
stone aud shows URh material TO b
equal 10 tho test,
Onu hundred uld tWeuty.eigh
thousnnl dollars has been expended oil
gglavliy sewer ana when completes
viii be q perfect anu model system
ana continue 10 keep our City On
hsalthl06i OF ITO population IN IA
Uuitud States, as the record iUr %
past Two years has shOwu II g. be-
twenty thousand dOllar' has been OK
Ienucl ou cement Bluewaiks $4,000
on water system, which BE- owned b.
the city and 30 valued At 81 $4,000.
Tue fore part VI the ear tue en- z-l
raised SlUO,uOO Gni 100 acres li land .
secure q copper refinery auJ tmsltrl
Three huaurrd anu HlEty-uvu tLgushl
collars has been tLpynltd 1u tuI
plant 40 lar, anu when e. ml.rlb EI
have cost not le,s than si 100000 Wi
turn out forty tons refined copper "a
day, Hmelt other ores % some extern
ana employ from -3I % $40 uuu. lht
Will ooyeiOp many copper nit,
Throughout the Territory aud AID mt
lcnally 10 our property
Several eastern capitalists, with
humber " local business uen, hay
butt Portland cement works, whic