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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
ONE OF THE SALT LAKE CITY coMPANY's NEW CARS

sented in the Salt Lake City company.
GperItes more than fOTty-seVen miles
of tracks tha cover practically all the
principal business and residence streets
of the city. A. W MCCune IS pfesl-
dent. X. c. Chambers, vice president;
Joseph :. Wells. secretary and treas
urer, and W. ?. Read, superintendent
Rapid Transit.
The RaDid Transit company made
some tremendous strides during 1900 IN
the matter of improving its service.
The Improvement is noticeable on all
the lines operated by the company, but
the officers say they are going 10 es-
tablish an even better record FOR the
first year OF b new century no \
tensions Of any moment We're made,
the following out a policy or
devotfng the results of Improvement IN
business 10 n Improvement OF Us
present lines in operation.
Two handsome modern cars were
purchased that are giving the patrons
of the Seventh South line much com
fort. These cars are VeSTlouled ana
fitted with every modern appliance cal
cuiated 10 produce convenience and
safety. The Rapid Transit people, too.
set the pace for the other company IN
reforming old equipment It's Shops
have already turned out one car which
/ was built from n and a half old ones
The work does great credit 10 the
s compauy's shop employees u 10 the
heads that planned the work. Other
3 cars similar to this, which is now in
the Murray service, are being made as
1 rapidly as possible under President
Cameron's eye. Five car were equip
I ped during the last yea with the new
est and most modern motors.
Superintendent Weber has been de-
voting much attention to improving his
service TO the highest possible stand
ard. IN this he has successful %
a marked degree. Heavier rails have
been purchased and the road has been
/ bettered until its condition is now such
as to afford high speed coupled with
perfect safety OF operation Many com
| pIiments have been paid Mr.. Webbel
for his work and those who are ac-
quainted with it say ne is justly emit
tied to them.
The Rapid Transit company is now
+ operating more than thirty-six miles d
tracks. It's payrOlls for maintenance
and IN the shops IS quite heavy am
many families IN Salt Lake owe sthei
living 10 1t. A large sum is also dis
! bursed monthly among the conductors
motormeu and other employees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

time between cars has been shortened
as a matter of pride by n companies
and an honest endeavOr has been made
to satisfy even the most chronic grum-
blers.
The Salt Lake City company during
1860 devoted more pains TO the unbulId-
ing anG improvement of its system
than in any year since h first rails
We're laid No great amount Of honey
was expended in track extensions, but
the amount of repairing done cOnsJl-
tuted rebuilding and relaying of road
bed and tracks Over many miles.
One notable Improvement was the
erection .: a car shed capable OF ac-
C-cnnodating ~thiTty-fiVe extra cars
This was found necessary on account
OF the rolling stock on hand. The new
shed is ola q commodious lot of ground
in tie rear of the old car quarters
Extensions.
In the matter Of extensions the COM
many has heightened its line on f1rSI
S1ufh street toward the new university
Luiidings and an extension has Deen
made between First n second oOuILl
streets on Thirteenth East street. Do1-
bic tracks have been put IN on ne
Waterloo line from Second East 20
Fifth East on Fifth South ana on lh1
Center street line from Warm Spr+oSs
to First West at the intersection OF
Center.
on south Temple the energies cf the
have been devoted to m2roF-
inc tie tracks. The light rails mrs
I nut down have been taken up and III
that xsigL dfty-tWo pounds 10 the yar1
substituted. All told, a sum IN th(
neiehbcrnood OF $4,000 was expended
during 1879 for improvements eXcIusI't
of the usual cost of maintenance su@-
[ as putting in new ties and such othel
/ Incidental repairs as all street railway
companies are Obliged TO figure on
TIE Improvement, though, that ma
most caught the public fancy, IS ta'
I rarchase Of a number Of handsome new
cars. Eve double truck Vesupule'
cars. which may be made oDserVa-loi
o. omen cars in sUmmer n closed II
winter. keated by electricity, were pur
[ chased and placed in operation PlV'
double motor equipments and a man
moth snovf pillow were also purchased
In addition, under the supervision Q
Superintendent Read, h shop force
nov at work making new cars out o
oil ones. That is. one and a half Of n
old short cars are used TO make On
large new one. This work viii occuD.
several months as yet, but it IS hope
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
SALT LAKERS' DEPOSITS
MORE THAN $2O,OOO,OOO
Healthy Tone of General Business Indicated By
the Bank Statements.
AS in Other Places ClearingS Were Less Than in 1899.
Owing, Here, to Lessened Activity in Mining Stocks.

The clearings for the last few days
Of the month of December are esti-
mated, but the total viii be found to
be approximately correct. This shows
a falling off in the clearings for the
year of s., 600, 600. and this falling off is
more than accounted for in the greater
activity in mining stocks in the year
1899.
The combined capital of the fifteen
banks of the city is $4,000, 600, and the
combined deposits are $50. 900. 600. COM
pared with $40 0 600 at this time last
year. The last reports of these banks
show them to be in first-cIass condition.
and never were they better prepared
to accommodate the people of the com
munity in all legitimate enterprises.
Money is cheap and can be had in any
required amount on approved security.
4 well conducted clearing house, of
which eleven of he fifteen banks Of the
city are members, adds greatly to the
facilities of the banks Of the city by
eXpediting the business that passes
through them 1t also strengthens the
banking power of the community. The
custom of closing at noon on Saturdays
has been in vogue throughout the year
and a been found to work we'll
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

that the cars will be in operation be-
fore spring.
The salt Lake City company has a
contract with the Utah Light & Power
comp51H by which the latter furnishes
a.; the motive power necessary In or
der u provide against all possible dan
ger OF a break down in this supply, the
street railway company has a steam
plant Of its own on Second East street.
where HE fires are kept banked under
the boilers and where owe can be
generated on a few minutes notice.
Throughout the sumner the company
kept a large force of men at work on
its various lines and distributed a tidy
sum in DayrOIls. The salary list footed
up S112.00G for shop and road better
meat labor. This of course is exclusive
of the haT dsOme amounts distributed
monthly TO the mOtOrmen, conductors
and Otners connected with the active
operation.
\ capitalization Of $3.50, 900 is repre-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM
EXCELLENT IN SALT LAKE
Clty'S Two Companies; Their Long Lines, Splendid Equip
ment and Excellent Service.

0F ALL the cities in the United
States Of proportionate population,
Salt Lake stands pre-eminent in the
matter of street car service. People
who don't know what kind of schedules
ears run on in other cities of $4,000 ard
90. COO and even 100000 population some
times remark unkindly ABOUT the local
systems, but those who are really post
ed are fully aware of the fact that in
no city of the size of Salt Lake can
anything like a good service be found-
Not content to rest on their excellent
records of past years, both the Salt
Lake City and Rapid Transit compan-
les bent every energy during the year
just ended toward lettering their
equipment, their miles Of tracks and
their time tables. Even in sections
where the traffic hardly justihes 1t, the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

THERE is no better index Of the con-
L -ditioa of a eo~mmunity's o and
act.-.- than the business that passes
through the p~ostofhce- Applying this test
to Salt Lake a most gratifying hoWins
is made. While the increase OF the busl-
ness done is not great il Is steady and
shows a healthy condition.
The cor4-aratfve figures speak well, not
only for SaI- axe, but also for the entire
territory ~ which Salt Lake is the nat
NAL center. There are forty-six other
rostoffces in Utah, Wyoming and Ne
vza- whose remittances TO Washington
2ags through the local office. Added to
this is the Tact thai salt lake Is the us
frfbufiug point for most or the mail that
r~c-ca-es these subordinate offices. This
naturally makes the local Office the pulse
OF - mail business of the entire terri
tory
A feature OF the postal improvement
here during the year that is highly graf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
business in 1000 Of Post Office.

flying IS the rapid increase in the rural
delivery system. Through this it is stat
ed that Of the 1900 people in Salt Lake
county. there are now over 40.000 who get
thar mail at least once q lay Carriers
now go out from central points over the
entire country distributing and collecting
the mail, and bringing the people into
daily communication with the entire
world
There are ninety-twO people on the pay
reu Of the local postOfice, including car
rfers, clerks and messengers This Is q
=oo6 increase over the force of the past
year, and il Is expected that this number
viii be increased TO at least a hundred
early in the new year. The receipts of
the local office Tor the four quarters OF
the year just closing, compared with the
previous year, are as follows:
Salt Lake City Postomce.
1889. 1890.
First quarter
Sales Of stamped paper SIS. sSs ~ s2s.ss %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
N THE YEAR JUST CLOSING tn

N THE YEAR JUST CLOSING the
L banking houses Of Salt Lake added
to their enviabIe reputation for
conservative methods and absolute
safety. OF the fifteen banks in the
city there is not one that does not en-
joy the confidence of the community,
not one that does not show increased
business over a year ago; and as the
century closes this city finds itself en-
trenched more firmly than ver as the
natural financial center Of h whole
region between Denver and the coast.
AS is the case in many other cities
of the country, the bank clearingS of
Salt Lake show a falling off this year
as compared with last. The compare
tive figures for the two years are as
follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
A HOME CITY.

DE fact that salt Lake is growing
I'D rapidly as a business center does
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oConunued on Page Is
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-04-14
BEAUTIFUL SILKS,

many city variety elegance and
" prices are Sca'cey more than half China silks coors very
w ' o"S 'o cents Is pieces heavy afetas fance the
S ~ our price ~ cents Newest things n erenodne
't ~ 'neoNS' "lack white and coors and 81 90
~ ' "n' soo Black Iatetas, all grades 67!, IS and
' " handsome black dress recommend the new popn
silks and all at bargain prices
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-04-14
FINE BLACK GOODS,

we struck bargain in black selling them ,t loss
!ha our competitors paid Fine Crepons worth 81 80 81 90
"l'1,, our bargain price $3.50 81 25 cents
Fast black figured Mohair cents worth AZ of. Eio
epon II cents worth so cts Plain Mohair ScIians fine
0erses n ana Henriettas little more than half price
s49 Bee this line by all means
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05

been spending the past two months at
Petoskey, returned home yesterday.
Mrs. w. T. Parry, of Kansas City.
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Reed
The Intempora club will have a picnic
at Garfield park Friday evening. The
ladies viii meet in the afternoon, and
the gentlemen will join them In the
evening, to go to the park.
Mr.. w. r. Carrie, of Springfield, Mo-,
spent Sunday and Monday here.
Mr. d. o. Crane left Tuesday noon
for Colorado Springs to visit his wife
and daughter.
Mrs. Geo. w. Reed. jr.. accompanied
by her sister, Miss Estella Hamilton,
left Tuesday for a two weeks outing in
Colorado.
Mrs. McDermott and daughter, Miss
Fannie Funk, and Mr.. and Mrs Chas.
weeks visit in Kansas City with Mrs
May Wiltshire.
DR. Dick leaves this evening for a
weeks outing in southern Missouri.
Mrs. Albert Checksfield is visiting
friends in Chicago
I.ottie Schley, have returned from Colo
RADIO, where they have been spending the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo wardall. of Kan
sas City, are spending q few days hero
with friends.
Miss Strausenback, who has been
spending the past two weeks in Chicago,
has returned.
Dr. c. E. Pritchard left yesterday for
St Joe.
Miss Emma White is expected the
last of the week from New York.
Miss Lugrace Whitmer is very sick
with typhoid malaria fever
Mr. Harry Hall, of Russell, arrived to-
day to enter Washburn college
Mrs. Steinberger went to Chicago yes
terday to spend a month.
Mrs. Donaldson, of Colorado Springs,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Elizabeth Cole, who has been WIS.,
iting in Fort Scott for the past month,
returns tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05

the g@neral revenue fund, fire depart
ment fund, police department fund, gem
eral Improvement fund, paving fund,
sidewalk fund.- city hall fund, Sheldon
fountain fund. Sheldon hospital fund and
water fund to pay claims against the
city and the city pay roll, the amount
being $50, 1856
SOUTHWESTERN GETS COAL con-
TRACT.
The Southwestern Fuel company was
given the contract for furnishing coal
for city for the ensuing year. The con-
tract price being: Weir City slack,
S1.75 per ton; Usage City lump, So 10 per
ton. The slack coal is used at the cleo
trio light plant and the price this year
is % cents less than last year.
BOND APPROVED.
The bond of H d. Smith as city jailer
was approved The bond is for $500 and
was signed by J. c. Sinner and W. G.
ALLEY TO BE OPENED.
Councilman Morgan introduced a reso-
luton opening the alley north of Sixth
streets and it was adopted.
The reports of the city officers for the
month of August were received The
Weighmaster on the North side weighed
23O loads and on this side 491 loads were
weighed. L. C. Bailey, license collector,
collected $345.75. The police judges re-
port showed $4,000 collected. The food
Inspector turned in $l95.64 fees collected.
The report of the city treasurer showed
a balance of $141. 999.63 on hand.
The council adjourned to meet Monday
evening September IT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
AROUND THE WORLD.
Christian Endeavor President Returns
From Long Journey.

Boston, Sept 5.-Rev. F. E. Clark. d.
d, president of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor, has reached Boston
ON the steamer Cestrian after an event.
ful journey around the world His pur-
pose in making the journey was to at
tend national Christian Endeavor con-
Tentons In Japan. China, France. Spafn
and Germany, which were all verv sue
cessful and also the great worlds con
Vention in London which was attended
by more than $4,000 people.
Dr.. Clark left North China only a
week before the trouble broke ont and
barely escaped being shut I'D in PelSin
with the other foreigners He declares
that the foreigners were living in utter
OBLIVION OF the coming disasters. Every
one OF course knew that the boxers We're
mastering and thought that the disturb
ances might mean the overthrow of the
present dynasty. But no one in the lega-
tons or among the merchants or mis-
sionar1es conceived that foreigners would
suffer severely, much less that the iega-
tons would be besieged. DR. clark
spoke in the highest terms Of Major
Conger, the American minister as a
man of great ability. courtesy and com
mon sense
DR.. Clark returned home bv vvav of
the TranSsiberian railway and the Arnur
river, being one of the first travellers fn
cross Siberia by the all steam route
which was only opened on the 18th Of
May last -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

J. c. Spreng has returned from Chicago.
Harry Bone raises pawpaws in his front
yard.
Morton Albaugh has returned from
Hay is bringing Sc per ton on the local
County Clerk John NJ. Wright is taking
No joints have been raided during the
past three days.
]. R Burton made a speech at Sedalia,
No, yesterday
Dave Mulvane Republican national COM
mitteeman, is in Chicago.
The work of moving to the new state
library rooms began today
John w. Breidenthal made a speech at
Phillipsburg last night
Topeka might get Bath House John"
from Chicago to be chief of police.
Work on the new macadan road on
Seventeenth street is in progress
Governor Stanley speaks at the Sedg-
wick county fair in Wichita today
A number of faces familiar in the police
court attended the council meeting last
A Topeka man is known as "Buttermilk
charlie, just because he sells that kind
of milk.
Quail are plentiful this year and the To-
peka hunters are patiently waiting to
look them up.
Colonel z. g. Little has rendered his
services for the campaign to the Populist
Maude Ernest. register clerk in the post
off1ce, has returned from her vacation and
is at her desk again
The force at Republican headquarters
has been increased and all hands are now
sending out literature.
The storm center of the Kansas politi-
cal contest seems to be at Ottawa The
contestants are H. J. Allen and P. P. FL
w. W. webb brought back from his va
cation spent at the northern lakes the
in Topeka
DR.. H. w. Hogeboom has returned from
on account of the sickness of his father
in-law, George Sheldon
A NJ. Reynolds. who has been at Winona
preach at the Westminster Presbyterian
church next Sunday.
The Republican COMMITTEES has placed
lican basket picnic at Wa-karusa Septem-
Der Il on sale at Is cents
William S. WEIGH son of R. B. WEIGH,
left today for the City of Mexico, where
ne has secured a position in the depot
service OF the Mexican Central railroad
Farmers on the Big Soldier report that
crowd of Topeka hunters has gone to the
ne1ghborhood to put the squirrels out
United States recruiting station has en-
listed men 50 far this month against
same time.
c. c. Clemens. who needs $500 names
the official ballot as the Socialist candi-
cate for governor, is now circulating the
document for the necessary signers-
Charles H Ridgway, assistant superin-
tendent of insurance. has returned from
ottawa where he has been attending his
son Wayne, who was seriously injured
by falling from a tree. The boy sustained
serious cut on the back of the head, but
Is now improving.
Miss Gracia Hart, secretary CT the Wo-
mans Bryan and Breidenthal club, says
that the resolution commencing the course
Of Mayor Drew was presented to the club,
but was not adopted, as stated. Miss Hart
says she read the resolution before the
club, but. it was considered outside the
province of the organization, it was not
even considered.
s4e2-w Wichita ana Return-$462
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
THINK WAR is OVER.
Annexation of Transvaal Thought to
Have Settled tt

New York, Sept 5.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
Lord Roberts annexation of the
Transvaal is generally regarded as proof
that in the opinion of the military auth
critics, both at home and in South Afri-
ca, the war is practically over. The stock
exchange takes this view and most KAT
FIR shares show a slight rise on the pros
pect of the speedy renewal of mining OPP
erationS- Nevertheless, there has been a
good deal of miscellaneous lighting in
various parts of the annexed republic
The war Office received a dispatch
from Lord Roberts giving an account of
a slight engagement north of Pretoria,
in which the Beers were driven off, los
ing hundred rifles and a large supply
OF ammunition and Few prisoners
About the same time a party of Beers
made an unsuccessful attack on the JO-
hannesburg wslterwOrks. More serious
fighting took place ON Monday in the
mountain passes near Gutenberg, where
Gen. Butler was fighting BOtha all day
The burghers were about 10000 strong
with several guns and they seem to have
held the British in check, since the posi-
ton was not carried by nightfaII and
column was sent by Gen. Roberts to as
sist Butler. 1t is thought, however, that
Botha is merely fighting to cover the re-
moval of his transport and supplies from
Gutenberg and that he will retire to the
mountains further north, where the next
stand will be made.
The effect of the proclamation will be
arms to be treated as rebels and forfeit
belligerent rights 1t is hoped by this
means the hopelessness of further resist
anee will be speedily brought home to
the Beers But the experience of the
Orange river colony is not altogether en-
couragiug. After six months annexation
the burgher's are still in arms in the
eastern Free State and in sufficient force
to put a British garrison in danger of
surrendering.
Dewet is said to be north of Middle
burg watching for an opportunity to in
tercept British communica tions.
Mr. Chamberlain, who has been at his
country house near Birmingham, for the
last few weeks, came to London yester-
day and was busily engaged with Off
Gals of the colonial office His visit Is
understood to be in connection with the
South African situation and the ap-
preaching conclusion of the war
Much activity is also exhibited at the
headquarters Of the party organization
where il is confidently expected that a
| general election will begin about six
weeks from the present time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
aEliiahn RehearsaIs.

The members of the Oratorio chorus
are hereby notified that commencing
next Tuesday evening, those who fail
to attend every Wednesday win not be
allowed to take part in the concert
Members will readily see the necessity
for this. Names of those attending Will
be checked and the rule rigidly enforced
Sickness or unavoidable absence from
the city will excuse the members. and
then only when well up in the music.
T. J. ANDERSON, Sec'y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
ROCK ISLAND EXCURSIONS
september 10th and o6th.

The Rock Island will on the above
dates sell round trip tickets to Chicago,
Peoria, ST. Louis, St. Paul. Minneapolis.
Milwaukee, Duluth, the Superiors and
intermediate points, at one fare plus 81
for the round trip; minimum rate 81.
For full information see your nearest
Rock Island agent or apply to A NJ
Fuller, c. p. & T. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
From 8 to II a. m.

Mems Unlaundered White Shirts.
reinforced back and front, set in
linen bosom-long OF short fronts
Our soc grade during these hours
at ......-..-. .......-.-..-.. oCo
Mems 75c White Night Shirts, en-
broidered fronts, full made-a splen-
did Night Shirt at 75c-During
Mems Fine Double Breasted
Worsted Serges, beautifully made
guaranteed fast colors-a great bar
gain at the marked price-During
these hours ...-....-.----S o.oO
Boys 75c Knee Pants. tapped seams
During these hours at---.--.. $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
KEENE is SILENT.
viii Not Discuss Proposition to Race
Tommy Atkins With Ballyhoo Bey.

New York. Sept 5.-Foxhall Keene abb
solutely refuses to discuss the PROPOSE
ton for a match race between w. c.
Whitney's Ballyhoo Bey and James r.
Keene's Tommy Atkins. Trainer Rowe,
who trained Tommy Atkins, the Keene
horse. and who talked of a match race
for $4,000 just after the Flatbush was
run, would only say that he did not
care to see a match made
It is probable that the Westchester
association viii offer sweepstalze with
conditions suitable for these horses. If
it does Ballyhoo Bey will be entered.
Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. Instant
relief. permanent cure DR.. Thomas, &c
lectrdc Oil At any drug store.