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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26

Notwithstanding that it has been repeat
eddy written W in different newspapers.
No description of it that has yet APP
peared in PRINT has done it justice. In
holiness and originality OF conception,
in the engineering difficulties 10 be over
come, in the enormous cost, and in the
benefits promising TO result, this enter
prise takes a front rank among the
greatest industrial schemes ever set on
foot in this lntermountain region.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26
AyAAr ENrnKPRINE.

works and PInut ar Ihs Pionosr Elso-
'ric Fewer Company Of oSo"n
The magnitude OF the enterprise IN
auguraled by the above company is
comprehended by very few persons,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26

west about the same distance where it
terminates Tor the present.
Besides lhese two main branches OF
the canal system, there are several later
al canals branching out from them, and
others will be constructed as needed,
making complete the network OF streams
that will feItiize in the highest degree
this whole region.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26
AGENTS ror tn -rIp Of Lands

Messrs, Hunter & Kennedy, room S,
FIRST National Bank building, Ogden,
Utah, are the agents who control the
sale of these lands. They will be
pleased to furnish iull information to all
inquirers. and cordially invite cores
pondence from persons WHO are seeking
homes
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26

Potatoes, average yield per acre, $685. bushels.
Beets, average yield per acre, 1873 tons.
FRUITS.
Apples. average yield per acre, as high as 1000
bushels.
Pears, average yield per acre, as high as GOO
bushels.
Peaches, average yield per acre. 700 bushels.
Piumbs, average yield per acre, GOO bushels.
Aprcots, average yield per acre, as bushels.
Grapes, S rawberries Raspberries and other
small fruits pay from saoo to $500 per acre
The land in the vicinity OF Ogden has
a record tor producliveness not excelled
under the sun. On many farms eighty
bi shells OF uheat to the acre have been
raised. 1t is common thing Tor oats
and barley 10 run Ioo bushels 10 the
acre. In other grains it is equal y fruit
iul; while the garden and vegetab, e crop
is something enormous. -Four and hve
cross OF radishes are grown in season;
two and three crops OF peas succeed
each other on the same land; late melons
and corn are grown on the soil that has
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26

For the purpose of showing what
crops are being produced on these
lands, the following statistics OF fair
average yields have been prepared:
GRAIN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26

The plan was to Utilize the waters Of
Ogden river Tor the production oil cleo
tricity, and incidentally ior the reclama-
lion OF the lands tlat have been de-
scFibed in the !,rsgol0g. The electricity
would furnish power Tor vast amount
oi machinery oil al kinds; for an electric
road in the stests Of Ogden, anu branch
ing outthence 10 the neignboring iowus,
and as far as Salt Like City. Inc cleo
triclty created by such q plant would
ligh; vast area. including Ogden and
Salt Lake cities AND Intervening towns;
and il would propel machlnery In all oil
them.
SDacs will not admit OF full account
OF ali the difllcu ties that have been met
and overcome or OF the work that has
BEEN done. OILY u bhei description OF
the plant as It now stands will be a..
tempted
Ne1r the head Ct Ogden canyon and
about eight nj Is irom Ogden city, u
dam diverts the waters OF Ogden river
from their natural channel into cyiin-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26

gated farms goes to show that small
holdings are more profitable than large
ones in proportion to the capital invest
ed in them, and the labor and expense
bestowed upon them, and this is pre-
em;nently true of the lands here spoken
of.
Good building material OF different
kinds is easily ob,ainable. In different
places on or near the lands offered for
sale are deposits Of clay suitable for
making brick and adobies, while on
what is called Little Mountain, less than
two miles west of Fremont Park town
site, good lime stone and building stone
may be easily obtained in any quantities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26
GRAIN.
itAY.

Lueern. average yield per acre, 4, q tons.
Timothy and Red Top, average yield per acre,
az tons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26
VEGETABLES.

Potatoes. average yield per acre. 1885, bushels.
Beets, average yield per acre, 1873 tons.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
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The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02

There Is very little encouraging in the
commercial history of the past year. Ao
cording to r. G. Dun's Weekly Review
the failures have exceeded in number
and mount those of any year in the his.
tory of the country except 1893. In
number there were IA, 800 against IS, 1871
in.1S95; and the liabilities were 1926, 600,
600 against S173, 46, 900 in 1895. Never
theless the close of the year saw more
confident feeli ng prevailing among bust
ness men and more hopefulness as to the
future. The western bank failures were
a disquietinz feature, but an analysis Of
the facts seems to show that they were
due more to the reoklessness and bad
Judgment of their managers, than to bad
general business conditions, though il
good times the mistakes Of the managers
would not probably have teen SO disas
trous.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02

Mr.. Il. V. Smalley of Minneapolis,
who has recently had an interview with
President-elect Nc K inley outlines as fol-
lows the chief features of the incoming
administration programmes:
l. An immediate revision of the tariff
on moderate protection lines. No ex-
tremely high duties that might foster
trusts or defeat the purpose Of obtaining
adequate revenue to pay the excuses OF
the government
g The restoration of the reciprocity
treaties Of the Harrison administration.
8. The maintenance of all kinds of
money at parity with gold.
4. Efforts toward international hi
metalism, in fulflment of the pledge of
the St. Louis platform.
8. Gradual retiI ement of the green
backs as soon MS the government has q
surplus of revenue to apply to this pur-
pose and some other form of currency,
bank or metallic can be substituted for
them. No new issue of bonds will be
favored for the purpose ofstaking up the
gree n backs.
g. An enlargement of the national
banking system to enable independent
banks or branches of city banks to lie
carried on in small towns This might
lower the interest rate in the country
districts AND tend TO lessen the present
centFipetal tendency of money toward the
large CITIES.
z. Economy in government expen6i-
enforced in all other lines of business by
the condition CT the times.
This is all good, but some of it will be
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
He Wants Pie.

The prisoners at the jail-25 in number
were RECALLED with roast chicken and
mince pie OF Christmas day. 1t was
doubtless the best Christmas dinner that
many of them had ever eaton.
Speaking Of prison fare Sheriff Kay
tells the story of d man who was given
into his charge by the unctuous tales OF
q friend who represented to him that
apple pie every day and mince pie on
sunday were the regular fare at the
Houlton Jail, while Oh special occasion
quail on toast and ice cream were pressed
upon the guests of theinstitution. With
visions of these luxuries in his mind-anc
tomach-the would be -epicuse hastenet
to Houlton, and sOon found the proper
means for satisfying his ambitions. Tht
first morning of his incarceration he wa:
served with a very wholesome article Of
SOUP. He was then led out ard intro
dEced to a substantial pile Of stone nnd
urged to make strong effort to reduce
its size.
article of soup was served-but no apple
pie. Day after day the disappointed maj
labored at the pile of stone and day after
day the sun went down upon his h0pe'
for pie. At the expiration of TWEEN y
seven days he could restrain himself ne
longer. "Oi've been here now twinty
SEWN days. he cried bitterly "and niver
a piece Of pie have OF seen the whole
time olive been cruelty desayved.
Finally his term expired and he left in
great haste for the genial chimes where
the stones are softer and pies more plen.
tjfully abound. He will hereafter avoid
Houlton Jail -Aroostook Times.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02

United States Consul Muth, Of Meek
lenburg, reports to the State department
a novelty in farm work as carried on by
a progressive German agriculturist al
that place. 1t relates to the general use
of electricity and the Consul says in con
neotion Herewith. ga turbine drives q
dynamo, which lights the barns, yards
and dwelling and furnishes current
of low tension to work pumps, run straw
cutter, lathe, grindstone, large bandsaw,
and threshing machine. One nlHohinist
attends to the entire plant, which ex.
of the farm in a considerable degree. Z"
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02

Senator R0lcott is going abroad with
the approval of Mr. Mckinley, if not at
his request, to sse what the prospect is
for an international agreement for %
larger use of silver. 1t will he the duty
of the incoming administration. in view
of the pledge of the St Louis platform.
to do what it can to bring about inter-
national bimetallism, ami as a prelini-
nary step the sounding of foreign ma
lions is natural and proper enough. 1t
is not difficult to guess, however. what
Senator Wolcott will discover i'll his for
eign tour. He will beTold probably by
all the continental Statesmen and flnan-
ciers that they have no objections to an
international agreement, that they
would, indeed, favor such an agree
ment, but he will also be informed that
the. cooperation OF England is absolute
ly necessary That hos been the posi-
ton of Germany and France for years
past and there is no reason to believe
that it has undergone any change. In
England, how ever, he is sure to get cold
comfort There are bimetallists in Eng
land. many of them men Of indusnce.
but the government has shown no dispo-
sition hitherto to depart from the gold
standard, and there is small reason to
believe that it is on the eve of CONVEX
sion to the silver standard. MIR. VOL
colt may get encouragement from 1ndi-
viduals, but he will get none from the
governments, aud he will come back,
VIC have littlo doubt, convinced that an
International conference at this time
would be productive of nothing more
valuable than a long discussion.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
"
CURRENT COMMENT.
MAINE is GOING AHEAD.
(Boston Journal.

Maine keeps on going ahoad in spite OF
the hard times. An increase OF four
million dollars in the valuation OF the
state last year is rather creditable
one, all things considered. and 1t does
not tell the whole story either, for a
large part of the Important shipping in
terests il now specifically relieved from
taxation. and personal property evades
assessors in Maine as it does in Massa-
chusetts. Maine has lsarned the wisdom
of diversified industries, and has sue
cassfully applied this sound ssecoL omlc
principle. Maine men are no longer
all either farmers or fishermen or sailors
or lumberlneE.
THEY WON'T CATCH ANY WHALES.
(Hartford Courant.)
1t is unofficiallv announced that Gen.
Francis A. Walker OF the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, and Sena-
tor Wolcott of Colorado will soon cross
the Atlantic TO confer with the leading
European bimetallists, feel the pub
lie pulse in Great Britain, France and
Germany, and talk up another lnterna-
tional conference about silver. Also that
President-elect Mckinley approves OF
their (informal) mission, and that they
are authorized, lin measure, to
''represent his views.
If these gentlemen really desire TO Visit
Europe on such an erranE, and have the
timo to spare from the duties education
al ard senatorial, let them go In peace.
It's their own affair. no great harm
will be done by their colloguing to their
hearts content with the foreign theu-
rists, and nothing beyond more or less
serious waste of time and money, Will
come from it. Simple Simon's historic
fishing expedition was not more hope.
less. The great commercial nations OF
Europe have learned thing or TWO in
the school of experience. The gold stan
dard is good enough for them. 1t is
also, we may remark, good enough for
the United States Of America.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2.

The cry for free lumber appears to have
disappeared almost completely. Expert
ence has shown that free lumber profits
the consumer very little, while it paralyz-
es the lumber business and either throws
out of employment a great many men or
cuts down their wages. The experiments
tried under tho Wilson tariff have burst
a good many free trade bubbles.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
CUMBERLAND NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Cumberland National Bank of Portland
will be held at their banking rooms ON Tues
day the 18TH day of January, 1897, at 10
O'Clock a. M, for the choice of directors for
the ensuing year and the transaction of any
other business that may legally come before
hem. W. IL. SOULE Cashier.
Portland Dec 10, 1896. dec10dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
PORTLAND NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting Of the STOCKHOLDERS Of Che
Portland National bank of Portland for the
election of directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction of any other business
that may legally be presented will be held
at their banking house on Tuesday the 18th
day of January, 1897, at IL O'Clock o. NJ.
CHARLES G.. ALLEN, Cashier.
Portland. December 10, 1896. dec10dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
"ALTHENE SKIN SOAP"

ry Lehman Chemist says; II hare had
occasion to examine the general quality
Of toilet soaps, and an .fa1fy Of the opin-
on that Atthene Skin Soap has dtrdyS
maintained an unsurpassed excellence 10
for purity and freedom from irritating
qualities"
For sale by all druggists and Fl. II. HAY &
Son, Middle st.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02

difficult Of accomplishment The very
first paragraph which suggests the avoid
ance Of extreme duties will fail unless a
very eaf ear is turned to the representa-
tives of the various industies who are
now presenting their demands to the
ways and means committee. The res
toration of the reciprocity treaties is not
going to be an easy matter, because we
eau not afford to sacrifice much revenue.
Any considerable economy in expendi-
lures is going to be hard to attain, too,
for while all the people are theoretically
in favor Of economy none OF them want
economy practiced in the particular mat
ter in which they are Interested. Mr..
D1ngley, who is certainly a foe to extrava-
gance, can see no way in which expendl-
lures can be greatly reduced unless pen
sions be out down, or the work Of increas-
ing the navy and fortifying TIE coast
be suspended; but it is quite evident
that the people will not favor retrench-
ment in either of these directions. !.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
ANNUAL MEETING.

TIME annual meeting of the Stockholders
for the election of Directors for the ensuing
year, and the transaction of any other bust
ness that may legally be presented, will be
10Th day of January, 1897, at 10 o'clock a.
m. j. E. WENGREN, Cashier.
dec2dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02

Mr. William NJ. Wood, treasurer of the
Washington Mills Company, publishes
in the Boston H erald an open letter to
the Hon. Nelson Dingley Jr.s protest ing
against the imposition of n specific duty
on foreign wool He says specific duty
prevents the manufacturer, who is COM
PEELED to follow the demands of the con-
sumner, from securing more completely
the domestic market, inasmuch as 1t
comrels him to import only such woods
as contain the least amount of grease,
leaving the balance. probably 95
cent uncompeted for, and ena bling the
foreign manufacturer to buy it at very
low price and hence to sell his flushed
product at figure to compete with the
finished product of the American manu-
facturer. Mr.. Wood is satisfied with the
present wooden schedules, but If duty
is to be put Oh raw wool he wants it
made adj vaioren, with a compromising
duty on wooden manufactures. But this is
not what Judge Lawrence, the head of
the Wool Growers Association, wants at
all. He insists upon specific duties and
pretty high ones
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
ByF.O. BAILEY Il Co. Auctioneers
Wreckage From Schooner Robert I. Car
ter at Auction.

Wreckage From Schooner Robert L. Car
ter at Auction.
IN Thursday, January 18th, at 10 o'clock A..
" M. we shall sell, for the benefit of whom
it NAV concern, at No. "a and 90 Commercial
Wharf, Portland, Maine. all the material and
fixtmres from wrecked Schooner Robert l. Car
ter. consisting in part of spars, standing and
running rigging sails. blocks. chains. $50 faith
oms Of "a incn chains nearly, sew; one en-
zine o horse power, 6 years old: one boiler
ii,eaTlv new. built by Wells & Watson of Boston;
/ Wrecking pump. 8 inch delivery: oneIlron wind
lass, nearly new. built by Hyde; patent steer
< ' n inch, part nearly new;2 large anchors;
one kedge anchor, together with all material,
fnrnitnre and fixtures saved from said vessel.
For full particulars and Information Inquire
9 Nickerson. jan2dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

rE,ne animal meeting. Of the stockholders OF
Me-, for the election Of seven directors for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of any other
business that may legally be presented, Will be
held at their bank ing mouse on TUESDAY. the
10Th day Of January. 1897, at 10 O'Clock a. m,
G. o. BANCROFT, Cashier.
dec11. dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
The Chapman National Bank.

rE,HE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
Il OF The Chapman National Bank Of
Portland, Maine. will be held at its Banking
Rooms on Tuesday the 18th day OF January,
1897 at 10 o'clock q. M, for the election
Of Directors for the ensuing year, and the
transaction of any other business that may
legally come before the meeting.
CHESTER H. PEASE. Cashier.
Portland, December 10, 1895. dec12dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-02
FINANCIAL.
SWAN & BARRETT,
BA-NKERS
lS6 Middle Street,
Portland, Mafnc.

Accounts of Banks, Corporations,
Firms, Individuals and Trusts received,
subject to check, and interest allowed on
deposits.
Investment Securities, suitable for Sa-
wings Banks, and other Trust Funds,
constantly on hand.
Foreign money bought and sold,
Collections made on all parts OF this
Country and Europe.
Foreign Drafts issued upon all Euro
pean countries.
Letters of Credit and every facility
furnished to travellers for obtaining
Funds in allparts of the world.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10
PLEASURES OF THE BLIND.
More JOY Than SORROW in Their
Lives, Says One of Them.
From the New York sun.

From the New York sun.
A blind mans life is by no means with
out its joys. His days are not spent in
sightless sorrow He has his pleasures,
all the keener, perhaps, because he is de-
prived of the great one of looking at peo-
pie and things. Marvin R. Clark who is
known among his friends as the blind
journalist, believes that the joys far out
weigh the sorrows in the lives of those
born blind or deprived of sight.
"A general opinion prevails among peo-
pie who can See" he said. chat when a
person becomes blind he becomes helpless.
That idea is the greatest handicap a blind
man has 10 contend against and his great
est task is to veal III away. Blind people
are just as self reliant and just as brave
as people who can see. As a class they
work just as hard and enjoy themselves
just as keenly There is a work for every
human being to do, il matters not what
sense he lacks and I wish that il could
be brought 20 the mind of everybody that
the blind are helpful, not helpless
You ask me how a blind man amuses
himself, what JOY he finds in life. A blind
man amuses himself just like one who
can see--according TO his tastes, provided
he has the money 1t will be nine years
this coming Thanksgiving since / became
totally Dlnd ana IN All Jndl Time nave
found my greatest source of recreation
in my literary work. ] have continued to
write fiction and special stories for pa
pers in and out of town. Since 1 returned
from the Bermudas last November I've
written two comedies and novel Of $780,
900 words and in all Of this work I've
found the keenest pleasure Another blind
man might have found 1t irksome and
have been compelled TO turn TO other
things to rest his mind and amuse
him. and 1 don't pretend TO say that
don't enjoy other things.
Many blind men are very fond of the
theater. / seldom go on account of my
i'll health but when I do / enjoy 1t thor
oughly. OF course, / can't see the beautb-
full scenery and costumes or watch the
facial expressions of the players but l get
much pleasure from the play just the
same, though l wouldn't If ] went alone.
/ always go with a friend, and obtain my
enjoyment almost entirely through him,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10

--Irate Patron--"You advertise to cure
consumption, don't your" Doctor Quack-
Eyes, sir; never fail when my instructions
ore followed" Irate Patron-"My son
took your medicine for a year. and died
an hour after the last dose" Doctor
Quack-''My instructions were not follow
ed. j told him to take 1t two years.
New York Weekly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10

One of the most interesting figures
among the Maoris of New Zealand, the
famous chief, Mai Roysala Waharsah
died at the beginning Of July at the age
of 80. He rendered gallant service on be-
half of the Europeans in the early days
of the colony. In return he had the New
Zealand cross conferred upon him. and
he received handsome sword from the
queen. a liberal pension and seat in the
legislative council 4au