The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-30
HOTEL AND CORRIDOR.
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George w. Cook, general western man.
ager of the Illinois Steel works. was an
arrival from British Columbia yesterday
where he has been taking some heavy
orders for steel rails TO be delivered to
the CrowSnest railway, in course of con-
Struction from Victoria into the kOotenai
district Mr.. Cook was not at liberty
to give the amount of the contract, but
said that Il was a very large order. He
was impressed with the Importance of the
British Columbia mining district. and
predicted an immense influx of visitors
to those sections after the railways were
completed Another interesting statistical
fact noted by the traveller was the
enormous daily coal consumption of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company. which
is larger than that of all the mines of
Utah and Colorado combined, even when
it is considered that the consumption of
the Butte. Anaconda Pacific railway is
now 200 tons That was astonishing to
Mr.. Cook. who has an eagerness for such
figures of commerce.
While yet on the topic of figures he
mentioned = marvellous trial run of steel
made by his concern last Seoteclbe~,
when the company decided TO test the ca
pacity of all its furnaces in Chicago. The
result was 5.6C0 tons of steel in q hours.
The company does not deal with con-
sumers, but only trades with large inter
mediate concerns. who place she orders
for railways and other buyers. Ii is not
generally known that the great steel pip
ing of the Ogden water power plant was
cast by the Illinois Steel company. nor
that the iron ore from which this steel
was produced all came from Mr. Cooks
property at Leadville, which is capable of
shipping 100 tons a day.
Aside from his experience as a business
man, Mr.. Cook has a military history.
He entered the Union army in 1864. when
a boy. and arose from a drummer to the
position OF major. His military relish
coming q citizen of Colorado the George
w. Cook Drum corps of Leadville became
the object of his own creation and adora-
ton. 1t has stormed the east on se-eral
occasions and never failed to carry off
the honorS.
E. C. Irwin. of PHILADELPHIA. president
of the Fire Association of PENNSYLVANIA
one of the wealthiest insurance corpora
lions of the country, was a Knutsford
arrival yesterday. He is accompanied by
general western manager at Chicago
and Frank NJ. Avery, the travelling
special agent President Irwin was in
consultation Toae6 Yesterday with the local
Whittemore. He will leave for the Pa
cific coast today. Mr.. Irwin points proud
ly to the fact. that the Fire Association
was founded in 1877. and pays annually
40 per cent in dividends.
Blair Boyd, a prominent capitalist of
Cincinnati, and Miss Helen BOYD.
daughter of the largest bell caster in the
United States. were arrivals at the
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Harry G. Stewart. formerly clerk at
the Templeton, has been appointed the
Salt Lake representative of the Albany
hotel of Denver and the Alamo OF
Springs. A beautiful souvenir of
the city of Denver. issued by the Albany
hotel is being circulated by Mr.. Stewart
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E D. Kenna, an attorney of consider
able note in Chicago. is stopping at the
Knutsford, with Mrs. Kenna and maid.
two children and nurse.
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]. M. White and wife, E. Namcam, Mr.
and Mrs C. Andrews Mrs. James and
daughter, all of Wauseka, Wis, are in
the city.
Mrs. Libby Boyd of Hissboro, o., and
Mrs. Rising and Miss Mary Rising of
Winona. Mimi, are Knutsford guests.
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Mrs. Lancey, Petroles. Canada. is a
Knutsford arrival.
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A party of Toronto people made the