Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-14
PROSPEROUS SPANISH FORK
4 Correspondent Tells Of lis Enter
prise and Economy.
New District school House Built ut a
Cost of SIl,eJ7-Evii Effects
of strong Drink.
SPANISH FORK, Jan. o, 1897.


course during the boom, AMI the pos
session OF fine district school house,
minus the encumbrancs OF bonded
debi, allows his pc n to run 10 very
iorcible but philosophical manner, on
the downward trend OF the Influence
Of strong drink, and the saloon element
in general, with its moral diseases OF
drunkenness, hoodlumism and di ere
gard OF law and order.
Yes, 1 saw that evll--nt an early
hour this morning It was abroad; In
carnate in the person of young fellow
who no doubt had been drinking all
night-there was nothing of ths Jolly
rollicking siyle in his endeavor to
please tina email audience he had on
Main street at that carly hour, but his
staggering step ana maudlin drunken
song produ ced q eickening sensation,
ut the thought, that the object before
us may have onco been the Joy and
pride OF one of Spanish Fork's good
strong men, q mothers hope, a sistet'8
love, but now alas as uncle George
graphically describes 1t, q sickening
spectacle indeed.
A police officer, who witnessed the
scene and could have stopped the per-
formRnce, failed to do so; but we
rather think the good psople of Span
ish Fork will not allow many ouch
performances In the future, but will
emulate the example OF their neigh.
boring city of Payson, with monster
petition for prohibition.
Spanish Fork ia one of the strong
towns OF the State, made 80 by ths
good sound sense OF ils inhabi.
tants, In proof Of which they
have built during the past year
district school house, by direct
school tax, at a cost OF about Sll ,267
contract price. 1t is oredilable bulid-
ing, 60x70 feet, SO feet TO the square.
The rising young architect, TT. Dsvis
OF Provo, has won the esteem OF the
contractor, and the people OF spanish
Fork generally, for his plan emu over.
sight OF the building. There are eight
large class rooms, two Of which, with
the Partition doors thrown open viii
make ap audience chamber 2lzBs feet;
six cloak rooms, with 10 feet Railways.
O. A. Marcusen's contract was 9,832,
while the heating apparatus OF two
furnaces ia contracted ~ Blumenthal
OF Provo at 81, 200.
The principal carpenter, Eric Han
sen, Is of spanish Fork, as also the
painter, James Hulch, and the pias-
terer, Ben Isascs. Tho building is
being finisnet In good style, ana PREF
emily the children's eyes, When
they raise tntm from their books,
will gaze through It's large windows
upon a glorious view Of valley and
lakel with the fertile farms OF their
fathers, stretching away toward Utah
lake on the west, ana to the foot OF the
mountain . on the east. The school
trustees, Oscar Greer, William J'x
and David Lewis, under whom the
enterprise was inauguraied, mpy well
be proud OF their tssk--and tho aolid
support OF their fellow tow nsmeu.
Spanish Fork stands solid on coop.
Grafton, and Jack Jones, the superin.
tendent proves himself John OF many
trades and master OF all he attempts.
Under his management the co.opsra.
tive interest OF Spanish Fork 10 sue
cessfnl and on solid basis.
The mercantile department ia a de-
cideI success, and this large milling
interest known as the Gem Roller mill,
with capacity OF 10000 pounds per
twenty.fOur hours, Ia running full
time with elk men employed. Mr..
George W. Robinson 10 in charge.
The shoe department with Thomas
G. Holding superintendent, and his
eight associates have turned cut the
past season about eleven thousand dol.
lars worth OF shoes. The demand for
their goods is increasing; their Iadies'
machinery OF this depsrtme 1t 10 all OF
the newest style, but to stand by the
eide OF their chief operative and watch
the continuous flow Of nails and bTads
Issuing like stream from his mouth,
which, persuaded by tho rapid anu
vigorous application OF ans old rasp
dexterously welded by the hand OF
the enid operative, take their exact
portions In the sole of the shoe with
the rapidly and precision OF soldiers
on dress parade and bear witness that
the mechanism of the human frame is
yet in the ascendant OF cold iron,
A meat market and harness shop
near by are also under the control
of Jack Jones, Esq, who, with
his corps OF near upon thirty MS |
aistants, keep oil theIafiairs Of this large |
business in successful running order, |
and as we glance back upon the great
walls OF this cooperative institution, |
VIC wish continued SUCCESS TO Supt. |
Jones and his assistants, and pass on,
wondering wherein the source OF the |
great strength lies that keeps his CO.
operative concern running success |
fully when 80 many Of Its fellows
have succumbed. 1t may be perhaps |
in the fact that the capita! stock Ia
distributed more equally among the
citizens, thus binding their interest to
its support. May their great bins grtnn
under the weight OF the grain they |
hold until relieved from their burdens
by good and fa,r market price; and
be filled from year to year ~ the boun-
teous hsrvests, that their broad acres
shall yield to the industry end ss!ll Of
their agriculturisls.
William Tex has been furnishing
the people OF this city with home
made brooms for the past thirty years,
and now with the united efforts o
his sone, has turned out about 5000
brooms the past season. After
nlling the home demand, Provo
wooden mills and Psyson have
taken the balance. The handles
are bought OF Eccles OF Ogden; u
great portion OF the broom corn IL
home raised this past season. Az high
as $40 pounds can bs ptoduccd per
acre, and commands from 2H to
cents per pound.