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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-24

Hon. S. b. Cooper has succeeded in OBJ
tanning free delivery for the city of Beau
mont. He has been at work on this mat
ter for long time and landed 1t at last
and the order has been signed.
Free delivery mail service will be estab-
lished at Beaumont, Texas, May |. with
four regular and two substitute carriers.
An inspection has been ordered there to
ascertain the number OF boxes and other
necessities 10 complete the service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04

Work is progressing rapidly in all
the Rio Grande Western shops. The
blaeksmiths are doing edo jobs and
giving a good deal Of attention 20 the
of the boiler recently re-
moved from locomotive No. 6. This
engine, like No. IS, which IS in the
shops undergoing a thorough over
hauling, necassitated by the landslide
al Ruby some weeks ago, is q Baldwin
compound.
1t is the intention Of Master Me-
chanic Hickey to change it into a
Richmond compound, with the high
LNsssure cylinder on one side and the
low pressure on the other The finish
ished castings for this variety OF cyl
inder and valve ports have arrived al
the shops from the Richmond works,
and are now being mounted on The old
engine frame. The Richmond COM
pound is a comparatively new type In
this part of the country.
A tramp locomotive from the works
has been operating on the valley dlVl-
sion for some time past; it was recent
~ turned over to the Oregon Short
Line to be tested. A thorough test viii
be given to the renovated locomotive
as soon as it is finished, and comDar-
is0fls win be made between II, the
work Of the tramp and the other en-
gines now being used on the road.
Engines Nos. 6, ia, Sc, al and 142
are over the engine pits snd under
going a complete ovzThauling. Out IN
the yards a new rim is being placed
around the turnstile to replace the old
one that has rotted away. In the car
penter Shops work is being pushed on
fs,a now cabOcSaS In addition TO this
there are a number of odd jobs in the
line of frame work for the new stations
along the Sunnyside and Scoheld
branches
In the paint shop. mail car No. 4
has been scraDed and repainted a dark
brown. Il leaves for g tour Of duty
tomorrow. Baggage car No. 3 ana
coaches Nos. los and EOS and mail car
No. . have entered the ways in the
past week and will be treated to new
coats Of paint ere they leave them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04

A farmers picnic" surprise paTty
was given on Mr.. w. II. Culver Thurs
day evening at his home in Darlington
and q most enjoyable time vas nac.
All were dressed representing diffeTen'
types Of farmers. At 1890 picnic was
served in a regular Old-time fashion.
pork and beans, corn bread. rice pud
ding, fruit, etc. after which some old
time songs were given Among those
present were 1Ir. and Mrs. Culver, EIr
and Mrs. 1. Harvey, Colonel and Mrs
Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, Mr. anC
Mrs. John Timms, Mr.. and Mrs. r. @
Holding, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W Timms
Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard, Mr.. and Mrs
r. n. Sadler. Mr. and Mrs. Peart, Mis-.
Timms and others.
q . 8
The May club was entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. z. c. Holding at their home
on Tuesday evening. High five wa!
played, the prize winners being Mrs
w. II. Culver and Mr.. John Timms
Mrs. ". Williams and Mr.. w. II. Gui
v-r. The consolation went to Mr.. Hold
ing, he having made the least numbe-
Of pTOgTessi0ns during the evening
The guests were all invited to the din
ing room, where refreshments were
served by the Misses Holding Mrs
Bench VIII be the hostess at the mex
meeting Of the club, which viii be held
Tuesday evening. Feb. 13
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
Now Has FineSt0ffcc
IN the IntefmOul-
tain Region
another trip Of a very heavy truck was
reoutred to carry them.

another trip Of a very heavy truck was
required to carry them
Moving the Press.
But the most important and most
difficult undertaking of All was the
transfer Of the large Goss perfeeting
press, which weighs a little more than
ten tons. Il was 50 heavy and cumDer-
some that many parts Of u were Ia
ken OF before there was even q pos
sibility of moving IL. But then, when
only the skeleton remained, there was
an aTcuous task, fer it was found thaU
the entrances to tie basement Of the
old Herald building were so small that
there was not room for the huge ma
chine to pass. A part of the wall was
taken out TO make room, and the seq
ments of che press were brought over
on several truck loads. Hardly q less
laborious effort was the removal Of two
steam engines.
During this work Of removal there
were two days during which the ma
ehinery Of The Herald could not be
used 10 print the paper, and the offer Of
the Deseret News plant was accepted.
On Wednesday and Thursday the press
of that paper was used to do the print
ing, while many mechanics worked
hard to again put together The Herald
press. On Friday everything was COM
piete, and Though there were minor in
conveniences the work of publishing
the best newspaper in Salt Lake went
ahead almost as if no machine had
been removed or touched And today.
with far superior advantages over the
old building, with everything in order,
news is gathered and handled with so
much less trouble and loss of time that
the same effort makes a far better pa
per. Perhaps there are many persons
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04


who would like to learn just how
modern newspaper office is arranged
There are alleged TO be such things as
'sanctum sanctoTium" in which the
public is not permitted 10 gaze, but 1t
viii not injure any editorial traditions
to raise the curtain for a moment.
A Lock Inside
The business Office and composing
rooms. which areilOcated en- the ground
floor, take Up half Of it. running from
Main street nearly $50 feet east. me
business Office, which has been ntted
up with modern appliances, is as hgnt
and convenient as any Office OF the
kind IN the west outside Of san Frsn-
cisco. in accord with the great doc
tTine of the Democratic party, the
lower part Of the walls have been Gov
cred with Colors of silver and gold, IN
the ratio Of is to I. In the main room
are the desks Of clerks, advertising so
licit6Fs, the circulation manager and
the manager OF the paper
Back Of these is the composing room,
where, against the south Well, there are
arranged the eight lnotypes, and scat
tered about are stones" and tables and
other parapheTnalia used in the work
basement below are set on the solid
concrete floor, so that during its most
rapid movement the building is not
shaken at all.
The editorial rooms are on the second
floor, occupying the south half OF 1t.
There are required eight large rooms
for the work of writing and editing.
The front part of the building is used
for Whist is technically known as the
local room, of which the city editor has
charge. The desks Of reporters, twelve
in al. take up three of these rooms.
Another is occupied by the telegraph
editor, while four Others in the rear
are used by the artists, managing edi-
tor. editor and dramatic critic.
With all these facilities ana Opportu-
mites which have been reflected at
once in the better news and better dis
play Of il. there could not but have
been immediate public appreciation.
The advertising and subscription de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
How the StupendOuS
Undertaking Was
Accomplished

The Herald is housed. homed and
settled in its new Offices. tAe must fin
isCaed and completely equipped Of al
the various newspaper offices between
Denver and san Francisco. IN that
area there are many newspapers but
there are none which can furnish so
much news and furnish il so quickly.
There has been introduced q feature
OF publishing the news instantly that
1t occurs. It IS not now necessary Tor
Salt Lake people 10 wait until the
morning 10 know the important hap
peniass Of the world. The Herald bull
letins coming from every part Of the
world. from South Africa, or Kentucky,
or anywhere else that news may be
found, viii supply the main facts at
once. The outlines of every important
event happening after 10 o'clock IN the
morning VIII be bulletined The Her
aid has not only the Associated Press
service, but hundreds Of special cor
respondents throughout the United
States. The large crowds in front Of
the windows each day from morning
GO midnight testify to tire interest and
appreciation Of salt Lake people They
want the news while it is news. and
they are now getting it right off the
wire.
The moving Of The Herald, the trans
fer Of twenty-six tons Of machinery,
records and Libraries has been accom-
pIished without missing a day Of pub
lcation and without a single ACCIDENT
more severe than the breaking Of a
wooden pulley. There has been no de-
lay and there has been no failure 10
get there. It has been no idle job to
handle this large amount OF nachin-
cry without delaying the publication
of the paper. One accident would have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
OF THE HKS
eBEsT PEOPLE ON EARTH" PRE-
PARE FOR FUN.
Initiation Of Candidates Wednesday
Night and the Social Session
Friday Night.

This week is going to be an exciting
and interesting one in the history OF
the Faks of Salt Lake. They have be
come. excited already and some OF them
are so busy that they are negleetins
their private business There = going
to be az initiation Of ten candiddtes
from Evanston. WyO. among Whom are
some Of the best know. business men
and most popular men Of the town
That viii take place on Wednesday
evening. But an even larger and more
important event VIII occur on trlday
night. Then il Is that Frederick W aFde
the traeedian. win be enter talned At q
ladies' social. WaTde viii be Chairman
of the session, ana q wlttler. more bill-
liant chairman Of Elk gatherings has
seldom been known
The Evanston gentlemen Who VIII DC
required to ride the goat and 10 those
ether alleged things which are the
awful secrets of IoGge rooms are ION
II. HoIHngswOrtb, ". J. Hills, Charles
T. Martin. William II. Miles, Tom
Painter, George Snyder. John H. Ward
1lr- Bradbury. Mr.. Pexton and Dr
Wernett. The names of these Sentte-
men were investigated some time age
and were faVCr6Gly passed upon
Evanston ig not fortunate enough tc
have a lodge of Elks. SO these gentle
men who are very anxious TO become
members of the order. are going 10 al
the trouble of coming here TO be MADE
members Of the salt Lake lodge
Whether their wives and families VIII
be able t. recognize them on their re-
turn home is questionable. They are
doubtless COINS to have the most SEN
sauoraI initiation known in Salt Lake.
Exalted Ruler NJ Z. Nulvey has been
practicing sunday and divers new
stunts TOR their eGlhcaticn.
Bul Il Is the entertainment Of AR.
81 TVarde which win be the signal event
OF the week. Mr. Mulvey has appointed
this committee to take charge. Otto
Sh8hlman. E.ward ". Duncan, J. Tod
Goodwin. JGsaph EnZensperger a1d D
J.. Nickum. These gentlemen VIII be
sin work at once TO provide an enter
tainment which viii surprise Mr.
TVarde and the members Of lodge No. 50
This viii not. however, be one Of the
famous stag socials. It VIII be q Ia
dies social. There viii be a literary
and musical entertainment TO be fol
lowed by a dance and banquet. All
the members VIE bring their wives
sisters CT sweethearts, and many 81
them will take part in the affair. NJ
Warde VIII play during the evening at
the Salt Lake theatre. ana az VIII no
be able to come 10 the hah until pos
sibIy after II O'Clock.
The committee is vet at sea Tt has
not been able 80 arrange even an out
line Of its programme, but there Is
much mJsiCal, literary and dramatic
talent in the order. SO that there Is a
wealth Of material from which to draw
There is likely to be quite a rush FOL
invitations by those who are not mem
bers and a very large crowd is eN
pected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
HOOPER ACTS AS SURGEON.
Denver & Rio Grands Man Helps
Wounded Brakeman

Denver & Rio Grande Nan Helps
Wounded Brakeman
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
S. K. Hooper Of the Denver & Rio
Grande and General Passenger and
Ticket Agent John Sebastian of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific passed
through town yesterday on their way
home from the san Francisco confer
ence. They We're delayed at keit0n
by an accident 10 & brakeman on a
freight train immediately preceding the
limited on the Southern Pacific. A
brakeman in trying to board the freight
slipped and went under the Wheels
the latter passing over and cutting on
both feet at the ankles.
Word was Immediately sent to the
passenger train, requesting the AID Of
4 surgeon; there was rome on the trsin,
and Mr.. Sebastian was. asked TO TEr-
DER. what assistance n could. me
Rock Island man replied that he knew
nothing Of such matters, and suggested
Mr. Hooper, q. veteran of the civil war
as probably being well SehOOled in the
method Of applying prompt aid to the
injured.
Mr. Hooper was awakened and re-
sponded TO the can at once. He dressed
the wounds. stopped the How OF blood
and made the unfortunate brakeman
as comfortable a. was possible under
the circumstances. At Ogden a sur
ge0n was summoned and after eXsm-
ming the bandagas, pronounced the
application to be in strict conformity
with modern requirements. and said
that nothing further could be done uu-
til the hospital was reached
Mr.. Hooper had 2, large and varied
experience in the matter Of attending
TO the wounded at the battle of the
Wilderness: he went into the war as a
private and was mustered out as a
major os Infantry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
HOTEL GOSSIP.

Utah is the only place that / know of
in the United States that raises its own
sugar beet seed, said F. B. Lewis of the
O7zEard Beet Sugar company Of New
york at the Walker last night The
rest &C the beet-raIsers import their own
seed from France and Germany. The
Gcrh.an beck. however. is The most p0pu-
lar SEED and is used exclusively in the
majority Of the states, with the eXcep-
ton. perhaps OF California The German
seed produces a much larger beet. al
though the bulb takes longer TO grow.
when matured produces a smaller
percentage Of Saccharlne matler than
does the French 1 have been down 20
Lehi, looking over the plant t1ere, and I
must say | was surprised at the output
of that Factory when its cramped quar-
ters are taken into consideration Their
run Of 13.5J9,0ge pounds last season is the
largest run OF any plant ia the United
States as yet From what ] can gather.
the Utah beets are as good as any grown
in America today and there are very rev
PAGES where the farmers generally IN
Cerstand the cultivation Of the sugar beet
Ss they DO in this state. That is the
trouble today and what was resDOnsi bic
for the light run at the Factory near
Grand Island last season Mr.. Lewis
states that the Lehi factory is at present
undergoing Improvements on "a large
scale, TO the extent that f. H. Dyer *
Co the Cleveland beet machinery COM
pany. is at present engaged in tearing
out the timber work IN the walls and
substituting in its stead steel beams TO
sIr6ug hen the structure This operation.
Lewis says, is a big undersa KING, and one
calculated 10 test the resources Of the
mechanics engaged upon the work. Con-
tnuing, he said. i am at present out
west on a holiday. and incidentally look
ing over the country for he Oxnard COM
pfany which is looking Tor further open
ings to erect sugar factories Ia this part
Of the country Some people imagine thIt
there is a huge profit attached to the
sugar industry Of course. every sack Of
sugar which goes out Of the factory rep
reSents a s. gold piece. but at the same
tine il must be taken into consideration
the amount Of capital invested liz the
machinery Of an average plant. winch is
only in operation from TWO 70 four months
of the year. and the fact that the major
ity % companies retain the services of
their SUPERINTENDENT. sugar boilers. chief
chemist, engineer and shift boss upon
yearly salaries. which run between 500
and $3.50 month per capita Mr. Lewis.
who Is a practical chemist. has followed
the sugar beet industry for some years
past
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
SHERMAN HILL TUNNEL.
Twelve Shafts VIII Be Sunk at DIFF
ferent Places Along the Line.

Cheyenne, Feb. SIN conversation
with one of the Union Pacific Construc-
ton ensiEeeIs, 1t is learned that the
great tunnel project on Sherman hill
viii be pushed with energy, and in
order 10 make room for q, large force Of
men and save time. the rock work Will
be begun at twelve different places
The construction win be carried on
by the shaft method, instead Of the Us
ual tunneling system. Twelve shafts
win be sunk, and when the bed Of the
tunnel is reached drifts viii be run on
that level in each direction until the
different gangs meet. In this way about
20 per cent viii be gained in time over
the cid tunneling method, ana the
shafts VIII also serve as ventilat1-s-
1t is the intention Of the contractors TO
begin work as soon as they can as
sembie the men and necessary C1ui0-
ment. 1t is simply a scientific uiuiu-
enterprise on a large scale, requiring
skilled miners ard expert mining engi-
neers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04

The accompanying cut represents the
first of the new buildings for the Shell
don Jackson college to be built this
year. This building viii be IL the Ro-
maneSque style; the first story is Of
red sandstone, the upper stories VIII
be of buff pressed brick, and the trim
mings throughout viii be Of red stand
stone. TIE dimensions of the building
are A7xi03 feet. The frst two floors VIII
be used for class ROOMS; the two upper
floors for dormitories. The building
wiz be finished throughout in natural
pine; steam heat and the most scientific
ventilation will be used.
The building viii cost not less than
$50, COO 1t viii be located on what i5
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04

known as College hill. the beautiful
forty acre tract set aside for the Shell
d0n-Jackson college near Eleventh
East and Eleventh South in this city.
The plan is 10 arrange the BUILDINGS
on three sides Of a -T5ctaugIe. with the
main or aGminisEra zion building in the
center.
Architect W. F. Ware IS ROW busy
getting out the working plans for the
above described building. The work Of
construction win begin about March
1. and viii be pushed Wlh all vigor
from that time on. When this building
is completed, the Collegiate Institute
on Second East street VIII be used
wholly a6 a preparatory school.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
HALL FILES COMPLAINT.
Wants Ownership Of 81, 900 Settled
Up.


William c. Han yesterday filed a
complaiIt in the Third district court
against John Mentally. Dan Harrington
and PhilO T. Farnsworth, asking that
the defendants be required to inter
plead together concerning their claim
TO the sum of $1,000, which the attor-
ney at the present time holds in his
possession.
THIS action arises from the lawsuit
which was settled by Judge Hilss some
three weeks ago, which involved the
ownership of the Antelope group of
mining claims in the West Mountain
mining district. In connection with the
sale OF the property by McNaiiy, Har-
ringtOn and II. d. Mcdonald to Farms
worth for the sum OF $4,000, II was
agreed between the contracting par
ties that the last installIlent q $1,000
should be paid to those selling. On Nov.
4. 1899, Hail 10 hold the deed to the
claims in escrow.
The complaint alleges that at the
time of entering into the contrast Of
sale. Harrington and McNaliy agreed
20 pay TO The defendant FarusWOrth.
and that he might retain out of the
last installmeut the sum Of Loco COM
missions ca The sale. In accordance
with this alleged agreement Farms
W "a +tar VA -fNfr tN--Ntt- NN- ~ EAe-a+Ae---
the sum OF $4,000 which he refused
TO receive, on the grounds that McNally
ana Harrington had not allowed tie
commission as alleged. Consequently
Farusworth paid over the fun INSTALL
nsent of $4,000 On Jan g plaintiff.
upon the demand Of the defendants,
paid TO each Of them the sum Of S4.599,
their proportion Of the last iLstallment
on the sale OF the mining property, and
vithkeid the sum of Si,G06 which was
cleilnBd by both AicNaily and Harring-
ton an one part. and Farnsworth on
the other. with the understanding that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
HURST THINKS HIS CHILD
HAS BEEN ABDUCTED

An l1-year-oId daughter Of James
Hurst. an express driver living on sew
eRfh south. between First and Second
West streets. has been missing from
her home since Thursday, and not
trace Of her can be found She came
I'D town with her father on his wagon
Thursday afternoon. and he purchased
several articles for her and for use IN
the household, then left her on Nam
street, with the admOnitiOn to take the
Second West street car home That Is
the last seen Of her.
The. car conductors have been inter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04
Railroad Notes.

r. f. Nevlns, general agent Of the
Denver e Rio Grande, has been at
Elko, New, for the past three days
Mayor Noon Of St Anthony. the man
who walked UD and down the streets
Of that town predicting the advent Of
G railroad while the 2opulace HoOl1ed on
ana said Tut tut, tut tut, was in town
yesterday.
+. 3. Choate. general agent Of the
passenger department Of the Union Pa
cific, received word Of hia mothers
death at Washington, D. c.. early. yes
teTday n ming. MT. CLoate It Tor the
east last evening 1he funeral services
viii be held from the Homestead at Es-
sex, Macs, Wednesday.
A practically new Office, that Of traf-
1ic manager, viii be created by the Chi
cagO & Northwestern railway on
Thursday. Marvin Hughitt. jr.. now
general freight agent, VIII be assigned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-04

viewed but say they do not remember
the girl getting on or of the car. and
g search among her acquaintance and
relatives has failed to reveal ANYTHING
that might lead to her being found.
Hurst is crazed with anxiety, and is
Of the opinion that his daughter has
been abducted for some purpose. he
cant say What, By somebody in town.
he reported his daughters disappear
ance to the police, and Officer Sperry
has spent The greater part Of two days
ia search for her. having been unsuc-
ceesful thus far.