Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-25
BUSINESS And MINES.
Check for 81, 2sL73 School Funds
Handed 10 the Treasurer
FRUIT GROWERS TO ORGANIZE.


Today County Treasurer Lynn re.
Jrivod from Ex.Couuty Collector
Hardy check 'of S72li73 Tor the
salt Lake county school tax iund, the
questions relating 10 the retention Of
the amount by tho collector up to the
prosen, having been settled. About %
per cont OF the amount when the
check calls for will 20 to the city board
VI education.
FRUIT GROWERS ACTIVE.
The fruit growers Of Weber county
are getting down TO business. A call,
signed by the loAilng fruit rAisors OF
tho county, has been Issued, appointing
a meeting Tor SAiu rday February 3,
II the old federal court room at Ogden.
The meeting begins at pm, and all
Interested In fruit culture are invited
TO be present. The purpose Of the
meeting Is to organize county fruit
srowo,s' association.
THE POWER WORKS.
Frank J. Cannon returned home
from the East yesterday, says the
Ogden Sun, where he has been In the
Interest of the Pioneer Electric Power
company OF Ogden. Notwithstanding
the general financial depression Mr.
Cannon AMI G.. X. Bannistsr (tho
rOm!huy's engineer, who IL still In the
Eastl have succeeded Ia Rrousing in-
ietes, IN the great enterprise, anu
| iunue itial business men have pladgoi
themselves - support tho project
| iinancit lly. Mt. Cannon came home
on some important business aud will
leave shortly for Now York aud from
thence he aud Mt. Bannister will 20
10 London, where they have appoint.
monIs for neat month. Such prom
lnout gentlemen as Mr. George
/ Westinghouse, OF tho famous
Westinghouse company, have been
Interested 10 the protest; and the OK.
perts Of the General Electric COM
pany are studying the details Of the
scheme.
One great factor In the building Of
the power works here IL that a market
must be created for the power, and this
can only be- done by establishing great
Industries. Ono party In New York has
y
certain industry n certain conditions
arc fulfilled, and Mr.. Cannon IL conn.
dent that they eau be.
WOOL GROWERS.
An Interstate wool gf0wers' oOnven.
ton IL TO DO hold at Denver on Fobru-
aiy o. The governor OF each state and
territory IL requested 20 appoint ten
delegates % this congress. Each wool
growefs' association IL entitled to Ave
delegates and tno commissioners Of
every county In which there Ia no
wool growers association arc asked ~
appoint i've delegates.
MOTIFS.
A Prescott, Arizona, dispatch says:
| w. A. CLARK, millionaire mining man
Of Butte, Montana, AMI owner Of the
United Verde Copper oompany's mines
NJ Jerome IN thia county, has placed
corps OF engineers In the neld TO
survey a Hue for narrow gauge road
from point on tho Santa Re, Prescott
a PbmaiN railway 10 his mines, n dis.
lance or tweuty-oight miles. lilo OK.
psoIs 10 compleIS the ROAD during the
proseut year.
Riohheld advocate: Mr.. L.. Cudil.
back, Mf. Hyrum Colby and several
other sheepmen report their
their iiOeks In excellent condition, aud
much better Than nj this time last year.
Mr.. Cu.dlback says he will feed salt
aud sui phur 10 his sheep Ia the future,
which tnB experience OF shoepmen md
more effective than dipping aud much
less expensive; and that the Itch or
or scab ID caused by tape worms which
eat into tho liver and eventually
destroy the sheep. The sulphur and
salt destroys these worms.
Isaac Colby, OF Vermllllon, who
went 70 Kansas.Clty with a uAln OF
cattle about ten days ago, has returned,
says tho Richheld Advocate. He
says no has gained zeal " expert.
enee In that little trip that will be n
big advantage " him Ia the future.
lie found good sale for prime steers,
but poor or medium Hteers aud cows
were away down, being bought up for
canned beef. A man must employ .
licensed salesman 10 dispose OF his
cattle, AMI the possibilities are that
they are In with the eAnneries. Mi.
Colby came near having calamity,
an u train ran into his outfit when
he was unloading aud scared some OF
his stock 60 that It took three days