Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23


one OF the principal building con-
structlons OF the year has been the
rcmodeling OF the ogden Tabernacle.
The work on the remodcling was COM
menced over three years ago. ". W.
Fife drew the plans and spe1lal ccm-
nittee was appointed by the presidency
OF the stake to take charge OF the work.
and during this year the construction
committed. consisting OF Y. T. WOollcy.
John Watson. s. 4. Whitaker and {. 4.
Smurthwait, had the entire work COM
pleted at n cost OF SIS. $50 10. The build
Ing Il now one OF the most beautiful
structures In the city; II IL finished m
In white on the exterior and the Interior
has been beautifully decorated and oil
painted, and grandly lighted by several
hundred incnndcscent lights. There
has also been a very fine pipe organ
placed In the building. and today II IL
completed after the very latest styles
with hne steam heating apparatus.
UTAH LOAN & TRUST CO.
The Utah Loan & Trust company. the
picture OF whose building Is shown on
this page. Is directed by the following
officers:
n. c. Flygare. president: NJ $.
browning. John Watson. ). +. Mid
dleton, Thomas J. Stevens. Joseph T..
Smith ana +. NJ. Lyman. directors. I.
j. stevens. cashier.
The prominence and reliability of
those gentlemen are sufficient index VI
the character OF the Institution.
ihc Utah Loan a Trust Company's
bank and other prominent business
houses occupy the ground Moor OF the
building shown In the picture. while the
upper rooms are rented out for Offices.
suites OF rooms. etc.
BIG FOREIGN SHIPMENTS.
During the year OF 1899 the ogden
Milling ana Elevator Company has
shipped 10000 pounds OF flour to Homo
lulu and $4,000 pounds TO Hong Kong.
China.
THE STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
This institution has under lts cultiva-
ton thirty acres OF land. with "a three
story brick building C0NiO0 feet Ia size
Including the basement. II has forty
rooms In ALL There are two large dor
mitories capable Of sleeping twenty
hve In each room. The dormitories are
well ventilated. and each boy has n
separate cot to sleep In which are al
ways kept very neat and clean. The
smaller boys are slept In one OF the
large dormitorles ana the larger boys
In the other. with a nightwatchman In
charge In case OF sickness or fire. there
are also play-rooms provided for stormy
enjoyed. one apartment Is fitted up
for school room where the various
branches OF n common scholastic cdu-
cation are taught the inmates. another
room IN prepared for reading and
amusement. whore all the inmates OF
the school are required to spend their
evenings after supper until bed time.
Another part OF the building IL arranged
for an ONCE. a directors room. ana slN
rooms Tor the family OF the superinten-
dent In the basement there il n car
| penter's shop, "A shoemulter's shop.
bakery. milk room and a cell for I'M
ruly studcnta.
During the past summer an annex
has been built to the building 30 by 90
feet, II connlats OF kitchen and dining
room with capacity OF seating nifty peo-
| pie. The basement OF the annex ls fixed
up with laundry. plunge bath room,
/ boiler room and coal house. The prin-
| clpnl work on the erecting OF the annex
was performed by the inmates and the
| teachers OF thte school. they having
| done the eNcavatlng, rock quarrying.
hauling or the rock. sand and lime.
the boys also attended the masons.
| plosterers and carpenters and assisted
In the painting, calciminlng, etc. The
annex is completed with the exception
Of baseinment being plastered. "A new
/ boiler being set In place. and the steam
heating plant being overhaulcd In the
large building.
Under the supervision Of the officers
/ the boys have extended the school sew
or about one mile west OF the building
/ they have also dug a drain ditch that
drains the entire grounds II Is 600 feet
long and twelve feet deep: also built
large barn for hay, stock, wagons
and farm implements belonging to the
school. During this year the school
! farm has produced 10 tons OF luceFu
hay. 1880 pounds OF sugar beets. 200
pounds OF table beets. $50 bushels OF
| potatoes, 100 bushels OF carrots, % BUSH
els OF turnips. 1000 pounds OF cabbage.
10 bushels OF onions, 90 bushels OF sweet
corn. ~ bushels OF wheat, 1000 pounds
| OF pork and all the butter and milk
tho school has needed. also u great deal
OF small vegetables, such IA peas, beans.
radishes etc. The teams are kept busy
! during the winter months hauling
manure on the farm and gravel on
the roads. The trustees are contem-
| plating enlaiglng on the manual train
Ing department during the coming year;
at present only the shoe and carpenter
shop are running. the boys are In the
shops half the day and the other half
all the inmates attend school, where all
the branches OF education are taught
the same as In the district schools. Tho
shoe shop makes all the shoes and does
all the repairing tney need for
themselves and during the past year
they have sold some shoes. The officers
OF the Institution are mechanics, as well
as farmers and gardeners, so that the
boys can be properly instructed In the
various kinds OF labor.
The girls have apartments In the
building similar to those described for
the boys. They are also under the SUI
pervision OF able teachers, and are
taught all kinds OF house work. sew
Ing. darnlng, knitting. crochettlns
cooking and everything necessary 10
prepare them for good and useful
housewife. The girls make their own
dresses. do all the mendlng, darning
and othsr repairing, also the cook
ing for the Institution.
Superintendent II, NJ. Allison, Sr., Ii
very able gentleman to have charge
OF this school, his kind fathcrly, ways
seem TO have a great Impression upon
the most OF the inmates and they learn
to respect him as though he were theli
father, and II II on this account he
with the rest Of the teachers, are en-
abled to keep the school under such
good control, and have reformed SO
many from their ways OF wrong doing
The monthly pay roll OF the school
amounts to about $500.
The school In visited regularly by thu