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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Clubs and Societies.

The Weber club is primarily a bust
ness mems organization with a hand
some suite of rooms on the fifth floor
of the EccleS building. Its officers are
NJ. :. Browning, president; 1. I. Clark.
vice president; Charles r. Hollings-
worth, secretary; James Pingree, treas
uTer.
The Columbia club is a social organi-
cation of the younger men of ogden. It's
rooms are on the second floor of the
Eccles building and the officers are F.
a. Burt, president; +. NJ. Whipple.
vice president: Fred Massa, recording
secretary; John Gully, financial secre-
tary; John Pierce, treasurer. The gov
eminent of the club is vested in an eX-
ecutive committee of seven. The mem
bership is about fOrty-five.
Among the best known of the ladies'
clubs fiOuriShing in the city are La
Coterie, The Aglaia, Child Culture CLUB.
Historical society, Home Culture club,
Free Kindergarten society.
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Baggage and Transfer.

The baggage rooms in the Union de-
pot are one Of the busiest and most
important places in the city. Estimat-
ing only the business for the past week.
it is seen that 392, 5I5 pieces of baggage
were handled. OF these the business
in and out was about equally divided.
and IS about the same as last year. The
collections and excess baggage amount
ed to S1O,50O and on storage about 81
900. This is an increase of about $1,000
over last years collections. II. A Code
IS the general baggage agent in charge
of this important branch of railroad
activity in the Junction City.
In addition to baggage, about two
cars Of mail were transferred each
G2N-
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aGrcat era 81 Railroad Development Dow at Ddnd,

n HE year just drawing to a close is
notable for the great promise OF
railroad development in Utah held
out by its events. One project that
uver~hadows all, and in which every
thing else pertaining to railroads is al
most forgotten. is the building Of a line
from Salt Lake 20 Los Angeles, which
has taken definite shape after number
Jess failures in the past score Of years.
Millions are behind the project and its
promoters manifest a determination 10
push it to completion.
t. is largely due to the efforts of L.
L. Gibbon that this gigantic undertake
-- assumed such promising shape dur
-- the latter part OF the year Mr.
aehru is vice president of the Los An
-a.-~ Terminal. a road that viii be alb
s.raeI as a part of the line 10 the coast
I. succeeded in interesting Senator w
s.. Clark OF Montana in the enterprise,
ether with St Louis capitalists, ana
after number of preliminary confer
err.s between the promoters, d final
meeting was held in salt Lake on Nov
- last and the articles OF Incorporation
were drawn up and signed. The cap
'...Elariau Of the company was placed
a- E-.u#U.ugU. and it was called the san
q
.r.. rgmFany. The lncOTpOrators are
FL. a. Clark. president. r. G. kerenS,
..-. vice president, II. +. Miller score
'...- George r. Leighton, David Keith,
Thomas EeaTus. Reed SmOOt w y.
-.. H.uirk. Perry :. Heath. @. .. Whit
..rr. W. B. Clark $. A Bemls. f.
.- Clark. A. r. Handlan, Charles W.
..r. and Charles Clark.
..- directors were named, and at
.. same time two auxiliary companies
..". formed 20 be known as the En-
... Construction company and the
..0-" aIf0ruia Exploration & Deyel-
.".-El company. These organizations
-.- .apitaIized at 81 G00. 600 and $1,000,
respectively. The construction
company VIII have all contracts for the
...tIng and equipment of the road.
..H the development company VIII
handle mining and other enterprises
...a viii be made possible by the
.lalLlE of the line Thomas keaFns
.. his city is president of the latter
.--auIzation.
Ar the present time the indications
a.- hat the line will run west from
..- city to a point near Garfield Beach
ana then south, opening d country al
most without a semblanCe Of develop
..-Ht but capable Of supporting big
INNING and farming population. 1t is for
me exploration company TO determine
nat particular region viii be favored
.- me way a Development The belief
~ mat this company and eastern cap
.'t VIII invest largely in iron proper
,.-7 ln iron county, through which
branch ~ the road will run. The de-
.-I'ument of these properties viii be
- Utah about the most important
event 'n connection with the project.
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a Nice Place to Visit
NV Ynrk MnrIdl


There is luxury unprecedented in the
house of q Mr.. Price i'm Wales
Guests find stamped envelopes. teIe-
graph forms and receipted bills up to 81,
four or five different kinds Of soap on the
washstands and scents of several sorts
on the dressing table.
In the ladies' room there is every con
cefvabIe kind Of hairpin, while pins 10
match every coIOTed dress are III lhe pm
cushions. -.-,- o~,,7
At night it is said. sandwiches ana
whisky and brandies and SOFA. are p- L1Sl.L
on one side of the bed, while on me OthbI
are a black draught Of pills ana several
Variolis Carriages are placed at the dis
posaI CT the guests, and servant IS KEEP
up an night in case any one ai-oU-0 tS
An this sounds like a fairy tale buJ
I one must remember that here IN england
. neoulp of wealth are becoming Wealthlet
each day Just rs they are elseWhefe5 anu
{ beiue more accustomed 90 The luNufles OF
4 life. they snatch at every novelty OF SUE
] ges ton
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Churches and Secret Societies.

churches in ogden. The Latter-day
Saints have a meeting house in each
city ward and each county precinct,
while all its auxiliary societies flourish.
The presidency of Weber stake is L. W.
Shurtliff, Charles T. Middleton and n.
G. Flygare.
Some of the other churches represent
ed are here given with the names Of
their representative in charge:
Catholic, Rev, 2. NJ. Cushnahan.
Methodist, Rev. John W. Taylor
Baptist, Rev. W. @. Evans.
congregational, Rev. +. I. Goshen.
Presbyterian, Rev John +. Carver.
EpiscOpalian, Rev. w. Z. AIaisOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

Utah already leads the west in the pro-
ducUiOn of beet sugar and even with the
drOuth last seasons harvest was as
west of the Rockies.
The possibilities of the sugar indus
try, according to men who make d
study of the markets of the world are
more promising today than ever before.
Last year the worlds crop of sugar
amounted to 9,112, 900 tons, $500, 900 be
ing from beets and 3322, 600 from cane
This is S84 314 in excess of the crop Of
1899, but as the crop Of that year was
short most Of the increase will go to
make up the deficiency. The cOnsump-
ton of sugar Is rapidly increasing and
there is a strong probability that the
export bOunties and sugar taxes of Eu-
rope Will either be abolished or greatly
reduced. This would, undoubtedly
enormously increase the consumption
Of sugar, since with the price at cents
a pound in New York il means under
the present system cents a pound in
Berlin and 10 cents a pound in Paris.
prices that are prOhibitive to the
masses.
Bingham Junction Crusher.
Tine completion of the Bingham juno
ton crusher by the Utah Sugar com
Dany marks the accomplishments of
one of the greatest undertakings
in the history of the sugar in
dustry in this country. Previous
to the erection of the Spring
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
OGDEN Railroad Town and Industrial Centre

.-..z YEAR. Multiplying the number
'-'- thus transferred by forty-a
OF climate of the length in feet of
o' .s. and il is seen that the cars,
e. --,,rnfad I'M one continuous train,
Iii reach 2.324 miles-nearly across
W. continent. These figures have 70
me -,-ifb through car business, and
do r- - -r, other cars could be added to
J. an rain. the globe would be half
iA-l For the position on joint car
.s..l.rsr-aT. it viii be seen that man hav-
lHfl .rs confidence of every ROAD of
iu- -r.nre i'm the country is required.
., b. man is A. J. Gibson, joint car
7o-..l.ra- and I'm charge of the twelve
-..l.f,,ars of the ogden Office.
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twelve people. ". W. Cnossman is the
local manager.
ne western Union Telegraph COM
pdny made many improvements dur
ing the year. among them the estab-
Hshment of a box alarm messenger
service system, which IS now in prac-
teal working order. The principal re-
lay offices Of the mountain and coast
system Is in Ogden, where there are
about thirty-f1ve employees, under J.
b. Twiford, manager
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Bees, Poultry. Etc.

The honey output of Weber county
Appropriated $4,000 in value. Official
inspection resulted in the destruction
of many SwaTms, and foul brood is
about eradicated. There are about 1000
sWaTms in the county The honey pro
duced is of high grade. and marketable
anywhere
POultry-raising is an important and
growing industry in Weber. The State
Poultry association held its annual ~
hibitiOn in ogden the past year and p
Creditable showing was made by home
exhibitors.
The Belgian hare industry has Sc
cured a strong start during the year
in this county.
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Irrigation Enterprise.

The improvements now under way at
the reservoir in East canyon. Morgan
county, of the Weber and Davis County
Canal company. viii bring about 1000
acres more land in Weber county and
the northern part of Davis county uu-
der irrigation. The company increased
its capital stock by $4,000, and con-
tTacted for raising the dam twenty-five
feet at an expense Of SO, 00O. This Will
insure an ample flow the year round,
and is an achievement of the greatest
importance to Weber and Davis cOUn-
ties
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
OGDEN PLEASURE RESORTS.
New Resort in Heart of City, and Old
Ones Improved.

Ones Improved.
Few cities of the size and commercial
Importance of Ogden have so many
famed resorts for health and recrea-
ton. Situated at the very base of the
Wasatch mountains, in the delta Of
two rivers and within an hours drive
of famed Great Salt lake, the lover of
nature may readily leave the comforts
and cares of the city for life in the
open air amongst the marvels of nature.
GlenwOOd Park.-One of the most i'm
pOrtant improvements during the year
1900 is GlenwOOd Park, a new and up
tO-date resort established within little
more than a mile from the commercial
center of the city, easily accessible, by
street cars, and affOrding a means for
recreation readily within reach of all.
The association has ten acres of park
and grove, with lawns, landscape gar
dens. artificial lake and the like. There
IS also a baseball park IN conjunction
with the resort, and street cars run 20
both Up Seventeenth street from Wash
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

younger organization, but it has met
with phenomenal success. The Ogden
plant has been in operation scarcely
more than three years. When it opened
the stock of the company was selling
below par. Now il is quoted at heavy
premium. Even in 1898 when the works
were still in the experimental stage the
company declared a dividend, and al
though expenditures have been repeat
edly made for Improvements and in
creasing the capacity OF the plant the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Sect Sugar Industry Produces 100000 Each Year

The officers Of the Utah Sugar COM
pan are George Q. Cannon, president;
H. @. Whitney, secretary and treas
urer, and Thomas r. Cutler, vice presi-
dent and general manager. Mr.. Cutler
is the pioneer in this industry in Utah.
Much of the success of the industry and
its splendid growth has been due to his
efforts.
The Ogden Company.
The Ogden Sugar company is a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Street Car System.

Ogden's street car system also passed
to local control during the year. Snd
the new concern. known as the ogden
City Rapid Transit company, has built
q bout a mile of new track, equipped
the line with new cars, and within a
month viii have made an outlay all
told of about $4,000 in improvements.
Thomas u. Dee heads the local corpOr-
alton owning the system, which is cap
like amount
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

cOons, which, if of good quality. are
worth $500 at once. if they can be
reeled by the same people the silk VIII
be worth 81 200.
The expenses of cUItivating two
acres in trees feeding the worms, etc,
may be stated as follows.
1 grown person, first ten days at
SI50 per day --.-----..----.....-E1 l. 90
boys or girls. first ten days, at
p cents per day Observation-Disclosures. 90
grown persons, second ten days.
at $50 per day .-......-...--.... 80 90
> boys or girls. second ten days,
at p cents per day .-.---.-..-.. y 50
3 grown persons. third ten days,
at $1.50 per day .-..---.-----.... - 90
Is boys or girls, third ten days,
at % cents per day ............ 40 90
During the last year many hundreds
Of eggs have been distributed and the
commission has done much in the way
of instrUctinS the producers in the art
of reeling their own silk and in getting
them interested in egg culture. The
eggs have a market value of 50 an
ounce and are easily disposed Of Tt
is also the eudeavOr of the commission
to market all of the product at home,
rather than send it out of the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

Christian Scientist, VI. H. Lincicome.
Colored People (AIission), E. Herboth.
The principal secret societies have
strong lodges in Ogden, notably the
MasOns. Odd Fellows, a o. L. w,
Woodmen, F0resters, Maccabees, Royal
Arcanum, FrateTnal Union, Knights of
Pythias.
All the railroaders naturally have
strong lodges maintained 10y the en-
plOyees here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Merchandising.

Naturally mercantile pursuits are of
great Importance in ogden. There are
about twenty wholesale houses whose
statesmen travel over Utah and neigh
boring states. The business approx
mates $4,000 600 for the year and en-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
,E ss1i OF COLONIZATION.

Formerly Bingham, changed 1928.
as Formerly Alturas and Logan.
@aH Formerly Ada.
In connection with the colonization
movement in Idaho, the Short Line has
through its agents, brought into that
state about 800 colonists during the
year 1900. and they have purchased
the figures being based on reports from
eighteen land agents, about 10000 acres
of land in tracts ranging from three to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Banking Business.

Ogden has five banking institutions.
capitalized at 1926, GOO These banks
are the First National ogden Savings.
Utah National, Commercial National.
and Ogden State bank. The combined
deposits are over So, 900 GOO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
NEW EQUIPMENT ORDERED.

The Short Line has ordered in the
way of equipment since Jan. 1 the fol-
lowing: Twenty seven locomotives, 300
steel dump cars. 100 steel fat cars 127
steel ballast cars, all of 100000 pounds
capacity; two distributing cars, $50
single-deck stock cars of $4,000 pounds
capacity; four baggage cars and one
dining ear. This equipment will cost
IN the neighborhOOd Of 100000. Most of
it has been delivered. Altogether the
Short Line has expended approximate
~ S1,S00000 during the year in better
ments. This is exclusive Of the S55O,OOO
in Wyoming referred to heretofore.
While the appropriations for the COM
ing year have not YET been made, it
is probable that twice the amount given
above VIII be expended. Among the
first improvements contemplated is the
erection of about twelve new depots at
various points along the line. The bal
lasting of 100 miles Of track viii fol-
low.
The passenger department of the ore
gon Short Line, which is under the
master direction of d. Z. Buriey, is en-
gagged in d gigantic colonization scheme
Tor Idaho Following is table showing
to what extent the efforts in this dtrec-
ton have already succeeded. The pop
ulation OF counties In Idaho on the line
of the Short Line railroad only are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
RIO GRANDE PLACES ORDERS.

Large orders for new equipment
have been placed by the Rio Grande
Western during the year. Twenty-one
locomotives. several of them being Of
the largest type, intended to haul the
immense coal trains from the com
pany's various properties, and 15O~new
cars of several descriptions have been
ordered. at a cost of nearly 5000, O00
But the company's financial conditio-
iustifies enormous expenditures in bet
terments. The earnings from this 63
miles of road during the last fisca
year amounted to S4.5f0. sos, exceeding
by more than million dollars the
earnings for any other year ia the his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
NEW BUILDINGS.
Nearly 100000 Expended in Resi-
dences and Business Blocks.

OenceS ana BUSINESS BLOCKS.
one hundred thousand dollars in new
buildings is approximately Ogden's rec
ord for the closing year. Since June
thirty building permits have been is
sued, half being for business houses
valued at $55,0U0, and half for resi-
dences, valued at $26. 600. The other
permits not reported before June would
swell the total to about $780, 0G0. Much
building begun the previous year has
bec-l completed OF continued during the
year just closed, so that the figures
probably represent the outlay for the
year in new buildings.
Judiciaily, Weber county forms, with
Davis and Morgan, the Second district
of Utah Henry h Rolapp is judge. and
was elected for four years at last cleo
ton. y. b. Hayes is the newly elected
district attorney. During the year $50
civil actions, thirty-siX criminal and
seventy eight probate were filed with
County Clerk Holdings worth. There
were S35 marriage licenses issued in
Weber county, an increase of eighty
over the year 1899.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

The Salt Lake Herald has branch
office in ogden and delivers papers
every morning in all parts of the city.
All the news of ogden and Weber coun-
ty is collected by its own staff and
handled as fully as are Salt Lake hap
pcninES.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

ploys about 200 people. The increase
this season was about 20 per cent.
The retail merchants of ogden en-
ploy about >, 000 clerks und other help.
All lines are represented, heavy trade
coming from towns in Wyoming Idaho
and Nevada as well as from local pat
rOSs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
ExpreSs Bushes.

The WelIs-Fargo and Rio Grande ex-
press offices have headquarters I'm the
Union depot. They employ forty-fiye
men. and did $3.50, 600 worth of business
in the year jUsC closed.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Good Showing Made for the Year
1900.

Good Showing IAaue III IuS 4 cal
1900.
,-r- ogden fire department maintain
49,. .a-.-fuE the year its record as one Of
,-.. hest little departments in the coun-
.'. n WAS maintained at cost to the
,.-,- nr SHIPS and answered during the
NAV. months ninety-tWO alarms
,~l-ara we're no disastrous cOnfiagra-
-=.n- although property valued al
ab.r- 81 500. 600 was involved and al
-Farrn insurance Was placed amount
me- F., about S204 900 only $5,314 was
Md TIE net losses amounted to Sill
Iras- Besides the central fire station
--sr,. is an excellent volunteer depart
Nom ut Five Points, OF which James
I4.--ar is captain. OF the central de-
-.4r-uanr the employees are: Orson Ri
81 chief. n J. Hewitt. assistant
chief. A. Rogers, captain; n r. More,
ID l.. Lee. q. NJ. Dee, +. G. Ives. Z. T.
Rarrun. George 3. WardlOw, A. T.
gyaIfram, =. A. Lowe, 2. Herrick, J. A.
Morrison
The police department has maintain
cd ii good record for efficiency under
John Conlisk chief of police and 7. Z.
Browning. captain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
OGDEN wATERWoRKs.

Passed Into Hands of Ogden Capital
lists.
The year 1900 saw the Ogden City
waterworks system pass from foreign
control to the hands of local capitalists.
The city claims the system, and the
matter is being adjusted in the courts
The new company is capitalized for
S10O, 600, and bonded for 100000 max
ing it's value $4,000 The water sup
ply is from ogden river and the mains
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
About $4,000 Outlay by Each Com
pany During Year.

~
pany During Year.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company made many ogden improve
ments during the year. extending the
lines as far as Cheyenne on the east.
To Montpelier, Ida, on the north, to
MaIad on the northwest, and to Butte
Uu the north. Additional circuits have
been put in between Salt Lake and
Brigham, and a line run TO Huntsville,
in Weber county
Five carloads of copper wire nave
been distributed from ogden, and one
carload of iron wire.
New switch boards have been put in,
and new pole lines with four heavy
cables. containing 400 wires. About
$4,000 all told was spent in Weber
county improvements.
The regular working force includes
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tory of the road. More than Sl000,000
has been spent in improvements IN
1900, divided as follows:
Ogden o-oo,
New sldeJracks ana lcehouSe'----.S -''9VV
OSueit 10 odlL ID -
A' 80 'i0ii VI 7i'',1O " % eOO
Salt Lake
New sifIetTacxs. Twelfth South St.
line. Changing gauge of Utah
Central r. r., etc......-........-- go. 451,40O
Changing line and raising grade, 900,
main line ;-----------: --,--------, oo'0v0
New slaeIrdckS on ILi 5lIi LLllS 1 NJ
pIaI1eIlG3 en- e. ~ lis 11S -Oo
station bI1iIdinEs section and
punk houses. turn tables, fenc-
ms. right of way. etc........-... 50 SO
Iron bridges and masonry CUIverts 10 40
New equipment locomotives and $500,
cars -------- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES z'9'St7
q 600 40
50tat - t,,iIJi,1~
ne l 10 vi 9tITe " =, ~, ot1+.rsiI.7
eIle CpppeL r,iTlllt,,T1' dae-
tined to reach the principal mines Of
the Bingham tramway in hauling ores.
zrAvpE LEASED
y. q < MA DE 1-1-HAN0AD-
The Utah & Pacific railroad extends
between Milford, on the Oregon Short
Line. and Uvada, a point on the
boundary line between Utah and
Nevada. The company operates over
seventy-five miles of track. This line
occupies the original survey for the
road to Los Angeles and it is possible
that the San Pedro, Los Angeles x
Salt Lake will lease or purchase It's