Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
OGDEN, UTAH'S MAIN RAILROAD CITY

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z. c. NJ I. (remodellng) NAM. 1000
G. II. Tribe, remodellng store .. 500
c. A. smurthwait, brick ware
Total ..... zee. .... ......SH,2O 200
Following is a list Of buildings erect
ed under the supervision Of Architect
j, A. Smith:
II. White. two-story brick bust.
ness block go. ...., ....,.,S 5000
Ogden Steam Laundry, one-story
Drlek .'''. .u.. ..',.,., .....' s'oOO
State School for Deaf and Bind
brick hospital ....... ........ 5000
State School for Deaf and Blind
closet building ..... ...,......, 1920
Addition 10 Mound Fort public
school building, brick 49,. .". $500
Brick addition to residence Of
Hon. T. ID. Dee ............ 200
Brick addition to residence OF
T.. hastings 80. ,,., ....,,..., 1'OVO
Residence for j. T. Ritter ..... 5000
Business building for ogden Saw
ings bank 49,. $50. ......., 1'500
Business block for Geo. Matson
and Chas. II. Kircher go. go. 1000
lotal .'''. '.,,,, ...,' ......SS5loVO
One Of the principal building con-
structions OF the year has been the
remodeling Of the ogden Tabernacle.
The work on the remodeling was com
menced over three years ago. w. W.
Fife drew the plans and a speolal ccm-
mlttee was appointed by the presidency
OF the Stake to take charge Of the work,
and during this year the construction
committee. consisting Of +. T. Woolley,
John Watson. S. T. Whitaker and C.. A.
Smurthwait. had the entire work COM
pleted at cost Of $40, 1856 Is. The build
ing is now one OF the most beautiful
structures in the city; It is finished M
In white on the exterior and the interior
has been beautifully decorated and oil
painted, and grandly lighted by several
hundred incandescent lights. There
has also been a very fine pipe organ
placed In the building and today II Is
completed after the very latest styles
with a fine steam heating apparatus.
UTAH LOAN & TRUST co.
The Utah Loan g. Trust company, the
picture Of whose building is shown on
this page, is directed by the following
officers
n. c. Flygare, president; NJ. s.
Browning, John Watson S. +. Mid
dleton, Thomas ]. Stevens, Joseph f.
Smith and +, NJ. Lyman, directors. 7.
j. stevens, cashier
The prominence and reliability Of
those gentlemen are sufficient index Of
the character OF the institution
The Utah Loan & Trust Companys
bank end other prominent business
houses occupy the ground floor 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 and Elevator Company has
shipped 10000 pounds Of -four TO Homo
lulu and $4,000 pounds to Hong Kong,
China.
THE STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
This institution has under its cultiva-
ton thirty acres OF land, with a three
story brick building 6Oxl0O feet In size
including the basement; II has forty
rooms IN all. There are two large dor.
mitories capable Of sleeping twenty
Ave in each room. The dormitories are
well ventilated, and each boy has q
separate cot to sleep In which are al
ways kept very neat and clean. The
/ smaller boys are slept In one OF the
large dormitories and 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
weather, where all kinds Of games are
enjoyed one apartment is fitted up
for school room where the various
branches Of a common scholastic edu-
cation are taught the inmates. another
room Is prepared for reading and
amusement where all the inmates OF
the school are required TO spend their
evenings after supper until bed time.
Another part OF the building is arranged
for an ONCE dIrectOrs room, ana slX
rooms for the family Of the superinten-
dent In the basement there Is car
penter's shop, q shoemaker's shop, a
bakery, a milk room and cell for un-
ruly students.
During the past summer an annex
has been built 10 the building 30 by 90
feet, 1t consists OF kitchen and dining
room with capacity of seating fifty peO-
pie. The basement Of the annex is fixed
up with laundry plunge bath room,
boiler room and coal house. The prin-
cipal work on the erecting Of the annex
was performed by the inmates and the
teachers Of thte school, they having
done the eXcavating. rock quarrylng,
hauling OF the rock, sand and lime,
the boys also attended the masons,
plasterers and carpenters and assisted
in the painting, oalcimining. etc. The
annex is completed with the exception
OF basemment being plastered. a new
boiler being set In place, and the steam
heating plant being overhauled 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
Grains 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 mas produced ~ luns OF llCrl II
hay; 1880 pounds Of sugar beets 200
pounds Of table beets, $50 bushels Of
potatoes, 100 bushels OF carrots, 25 BUSH
els Of turnips, 1900 pounds Of cabbage.
10 bushels OF onions, 20 bushels Of sweet
corn, 20 bushels Of wheat. 1000 pounds
Of pork and all the butter and milk
the school has needed, also great deal
OF small vegetables, such as 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 enlarging on the manual train
ing department during The coming year;
at present only the shoe and carpenter
shop are running. the boys are Ia the
shops half the day and the other halt
al the inmates attend school, where oil
the branches OF education are taught
the same as In the district schools. The
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
az tha institution are mechanics, as well