The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

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kraut, cider and table delicacies. Ed
ward Bichsel is proprietor OF the con-
Germ, which employs twelve men.
The Enterprise Clay company is at
present installing a lot of new machin-
cry at its plant, corner of Twenty
ninth street and Pacific avenue. The
capital stock was increased from $4,000
to $4,000 two months ago. and a new
kiln, heating plant. clay shed and coal
house, with other Improvements. aggre-
eating with the machinery about $4,000
were put in during the year.
The company manufactures sewer
pipe and other clay products. The ca
pacity of the plant has been trebled for
next seasons run. John Smith is pres
ident and r. B. Lewis, secretary.
During the year the Ogden Pottery
company was organized with John S.
Smith president and r. P. Hunter sec
rotary. The company manufactures all
kinds of common pottery and is
equipped for making the finer grades as
the trade warrants.
Its plant is located at 232- Twenty
first street.
There are three canning factories in
Ogden besides one at Hooper. The sea-
sons output was about 100000 cases.
With one execution the factories put
up only tomatoes
The Utah Canning company produced
about $4,000 cases. using about 100000
tons OF tomatoes, for which thew paid
81 per ton. About 600 acres of tomatoes
were contracted for, but owing 10 a
short crop and scarcity of cans the out
put was light, but still one-third greater
than last year.
The Utah Canning company employs
$50 hands. and markets it's product in
Utah and adjoining states. About $1,000
in improvements were put in during the
year. Thomas D. Dee is president, and
f. w. Matson secretary of the COM
pany.
The Salt Lake Valley Canning COM
pany has a capacity of about 20. 900
cases yearly. This factory also puts up
fruits. William Craig is manager of
this factory
A. c. McKinney's factory puts out
about 10000 yearly.
WESTERN UNION.
The Western Union has a relay office
in Ogden all messages between San
Francisco and Omaha being repeated
here. All Salt Lake messages are re
layed here. also northern business and
southern business as far as Frisco,
Utah.
During 1899 three wires were added
TO the Salt Lake service, making eight
in ALL The office is in charge of ]. B.
Twiford. and employs twenty-seven
hands. nineteen being operators.
TELEPHONE.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has an Office in Ogden, con-
Meeting with the principal cities Of
Utah and Idaho. During the year an en-
tireiy new system of Instruments and
new switch board, the latter alone
costing s., coo, were put in. w. c. Cross
man is in charge of the local office,
which has about twelve employees.
The Ogden Messenger company has
just established a system in the city
under a franchise granted by the city
council. Alex Leatham is manager of
the company.
The Western Union company is also
about to put in a system.
OGDEN SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The public schools of ogden are quiet
ly but surely improving from every
standpoint. The curriculum has been
revised from year to year until today
the essentials" are being pushed clear
ly and strongly to the front with the
incidental work grouped under a few
heads. The routine of the school is
being simplified and the work of the
children is being improved. The theory
being put in practice by the board and
superintendent Allison is that a child
needs the opportunity and training that
will give him poise, skill, strength.
The courses in the High school have
been changed and improved. AS the
curriculum now stands it presents
classical, a scientific, an English, a
commercial and an English commercial
course; all four year courses with the
of the commercial course,
which is two years course. Professor
George A. Eaton, \. B. Pa. d. liar
vardD, succeeded Professor T. B. Lewis,
deceased, as principal. Mr. Clarence
Crandall, b. A. (Stanford), has charge
of the work in physics and chemistry,
Miss Emile Bannister was engaged as
instructor in German and Mrs. Belle
Salmon Ross instructs in elocution and
culture. The people of Ogden
enjoy the reputation that this school
has established. Its faculty is made up
of graduates from the best institutions
of learning in the land.
Nearly every year the board of educa-
ton has erected new buildings to ac-
commodate increased attendance. Dur
ing the past year an addition of four
rooms was added to the Mound Fort
High school was remodeled to accom-
mOdate the large number of new pupils.
Out of graduating class of $50 from
the grammar schools 135 entered as
freshmen in the High school.
A new sanitary plant was placed in
the Grant school, in fact all of the
buildings received a general overhaul
Ing and repairing during the year. They
are today in excellent condition.
There are $3.50 children in Ogden be-
tween the ages of and IS. OF this
number 4,212 are enrolled. There is an
at the High school of 300.
The cost per capita is slightly over SIS.
A large number of children come into
the schools from railroad towns and
from towns adjacent. People move into
the city and claim a residence in order
to partake of the excellent school ad-
The board of education and its Off
GERS feel encouraged and satisfied with
the work of the schools in general. The
personnel of the board and officers is
as follows:
Thomas D. Dee. president: DR.. r. s.
Joyce, vice president; John Scowcroft,
Valentine Gideon and John G. Ellis;
Allison, superintendent; E. S.
Rolapp. clerk, and James F. Burton.
treasurer.
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The school system of Ogden is sepa-
rate from that of the rest of the coun-
". The progress of this outside school |
system has been uniformly upward. |
and higher professional training is
being constantly required of teachers. |
Leading educators of the state address
he instructors frequently in connec- |
ion with the institute work. Institute |