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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
LIVESTOCK BUSINESS.
Eight Hundred Thousand Sheep
Owned by Weber Residents.

Eight Hundred Thousand Sheep
Owned by Weber Residents.
The livestock business in all its
branches is Of great Importance TO
Weber county. This is chiefly due TO
its location, rather than its area for
most of the stock owned in this county
is ranged and taxed elsewhere. The
business in sheep, cattle and horses
has had an almost phenomenal devel-
Opment during the year, though 1t has
been of a character that is not readily
expressed in statistics. Scientific breed
ing and systematic, energetic work is
raising the grade of stock, while -l.
numbers and value are being greatly
increased. The number of sheep owned
by Weber county 1OckmaSteTs approx
mates 500, 600, many being Of inc
grade-Merino, COtswOiG. Lincoln,
Shropshire breeds. They range through
out Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Ne
vada. Large and convenient STOCK
yards in the railroad district are mann
tanned, and Ogden City is not only an
important shipping point, but q -----t'5
place for stock in transit
The beet pulp from the Ogden l7.-
tory, with Iucern hay. IS eNteLSlEeis
used for fattening cattle, and forms FA-
basis Of a large branch OF that IAl-l-
try. Buyers of wool and hides a.7-
make their general headquarters 5l -7-
den.
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ated about three miles north the Og-
den city hall, in the building formerly
occupied by the military academy, and
was purchased by the governor and
board OF directors, who rcmOdled the
building suitable for cOuVeniences of
the school. The building is d three
story brick, with basement consisting
also of forty rooms, which are divided
as follows: Two large dormitories for
the boys; the larger boys sleep in one
and the smaller boys sleep in the
other; the schOolTOOm, also used for
chapel, play room, laundry and
plunge, which holds 5000 gallons of
water. The boys are bathed once a
week.
The girls apartments consist of
dining room, kitchen, sewing and
reading room and a separate bedroom
for each, in which they are securely
locked at night, The matrOn's room
is adjoining the girls rooms.
The farm of the school consists Of
twenty-six acres and a good barn is
on the grounds. The room in the barn
is sufficient to hold fifty tons of hay,
horses, COWS and machinery. The
farm produces all the vegetables ne
cessary for the present use Of the
school. Four hundred choice fruit
trees are commencing to bear.
The board of trustees are: a. T.
Wright, president; Thomas Maloney,
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7 IS WE'LL with Weber county. The
past year has seen a continued steady
advance in material welfare not only
of Ogden but also of the surrounding
country, and the new century opens
with the brightest prospects for the de-
Velopment Of the great resources of the
loHality. New factories and other en-
terprises have come. The fertile val
leyS and hills Under the influence of
scientific cultivation are Welding great
er treasures then ever before. and this
TACT of itself stimulates DEVELOPMENT of
transportation and of manufacturing
aHSlrS- Each of the four railroads in
augurated extensive DEVELOPMENT work
all having direct bearing on this local
1ty. The construction of a cutoff across
the lake by the Southern Pacific now
positively assured, settles the status of
ogden as ITS railroad terminal and the
survey of the Burlington to Salt Lake
valley gives the locality an added i'm
portance in the commercial and indus
trial world.
irrigation enterprises of considerable
magnitude are under way and the de-
Neiopmeht of the latent mineral wealth
OF the region is being carried on stead
lily and surely.
All these things are but the natural
ana inevitable result Of conditions long
n Ms mn diluNldl SOIL OF the
Valleys and the grazing lands of the
nliS would OF themselves be sufficient
70 justify a prosperous city on the ma
Jurai site of Ogden. When to these
Iacts are added advantages Of position
which place the city in the great high
way across the continent and made il
the distributing center for an extern
SlVe trade region: when as the west
develops lust SO surely and proportion
ately VIII the city and surrounding
country develop and just so has Ogden
and Weber county. developed.
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are given practical lessons in farm
ing dairy work, horticulture and are
taught useful trades to make them
self-sUpporting. Last season over 1000
quarts of fruit were bottled, and LOCO
quarts Of tomatoes. Much fruit was
also sold and dried. Improvements
during the year include the finishing
of a model hospital building, con-
struCtiOn of an ice house and tool
house. The number of pupils is six
teen, including several from Idaho,
Wyoming and Arizona. OF the num-
Der eleven are in the department for
the blind. Frank ". Metcalf is SUI
perintendent of the institution. The
trustees are John Watson, Z. H. An
derson and Mrs. Eva F. Corey of Og-
den, Judge NJ. L. Ritchie and Miss
Maud May Babcock of Salt Lake. The
teachers are: Department for deaf, F.
NJ. briggs. William Marshall, NJ
Francis Walker, Mrs. Florence c. Met
calf, Francis y. Eddy, Clara V. Eddy.
Blind department Miss Sara Whafen,
Mrs. Belle Salmon. Ross physical Gull
ture); Joseph Ballantyne, music.
Trades departments: William Nc
CIeery, Surroundings II. NJ. Bond,
printing; Nephi Larson, carpentry; T.
b Grundy, blacksmithing; Mrs Mar
tina Shields, sewing
STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
The State Industrial school is stu
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vice president; n. c. FlygaTe, treas
urer; Charles r. HOllingwOrth is sec
rotary, f. NJ. Allison, ST., superintend-
ent; Mrs. Z. Madison, ST., matrOn.
There are in the school twenty-SeVen
inmates, sixteen males and eleven fe-
males. The inmates are given a COM
mon school education. The boys are
also instructed in carpentering and
ShOemaking; One-half the time in
school and the other half in shops.
They are also taught to do farm and
garden work, painting, plastering, ce-
ment work, calcimintng, laying water
and sewer pipe, do theil' own washing
and keep their dOrmitOries clean.
The girls learn to knit, darn and
sew; also all kinds of lace and fancy
needlework. They attend school one
half their time and have two lessons
per week in vocal music.
Sunday school is held every Sunday
afternoon, with Earnest HerbOth as
superintendent and Mr.. and Mrs.
-vt as his assistants.
IMPROVEMENTS IN 1900.
a two-story brick cottage has been
built exclusively for the girls; it is 40X
40 feet, with fifteen rooms. The water
and sewer mains have also been eX-
tended.
The land and dairy products for the
past year are estimated as follows:
Lucern, 45 bushels; oats 135 bushels;
potatoes, 500 bushels; COW beets, $50
bushels, table beets, 80 bushels; car
rots, % bushels, cabbage, 1000 head;
tomatoes, so boxes; pork, 1000 pounds;
veal, 120 pounds; butter, $50 pounds;
eggs, sufficient for daily use
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Cross, but patronized literally by peo-
pie of all creedS. Many Of its pupils
come from neighbOring states and
Utah cities outside Ogden.
St JOseph's school for boys is To-
cateds on Twenty-siXth street opposite
the city hail, and is under the same
management.
The Weber Stake academy is q sec
tartan school maintained chiefly by
the Latter-day Saints. 1t is abreast
Of the times in educational matters,
with strong faculty, Of which l.. f.
MOench is principal.
The IntermOuntain Business college
is a private school. It's proprietor is
Professor J. a. Smith.
kindergarten work is also receiving
much attention of late in ogden.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Two of the principal state institu-
tiOns are located in Ogden. These are
the state school for the deaf and the
blind and the state industrial school.
The state school for the deaf is on a
commanding elevation overlooking the
city. II has fifty-seYen acres of land,
eight acres being devoted to a model
orchard, conducted in accordance
with the ideas of the state board of
horticulture. There are also about
thirty-five acres of hay and small
model stock farm is operated in con-
nection with the institution. Pupils
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
CANNING INDUSTRY.
Output for Weber County Doubled
This Season.

This Season.
No industry in Weber county has
mad a more vigorous development dur
ing the year 1900 than the canning bust
ness. The net output shows an increase
of fully 30 per cent over the previous
year This increase is, in part, due TO
the heavy crop OF fruit &lnd tomatoes,
but in a still greater degree to new
factories. the two princi al ones being
that of The Adams Nursery company
and the Plain City factory. The Adams
Nursery company includes not only a
canning factory. but a can factory also.
It's works were started IN February ana
completed in July It comprises four
buildings. can factory, canning factory,
warehouse and greenhouse, with shoes
and platforms about s. 400 square feet,
all being located at the Adams farm
lust west of the city. on the line Of both
the Oregon Short Line and the Rlo
Gr2nde Western.
In the canning season II employs 355
people. and the can factory has ca
pacity of 400 tin cans per day ana
i'm 1900 used 3,0J9 boxes OF sheet tln.
The output Of the season in canned TO-
matoes was 5000 cases, LOU beng gdl-
lon cans The factory also put OUT 800
cases of assorted fruits. The company
had ffty acres of tomatoes raised on
its farm. and had contracts Tor the
crop of go acres from various farmers
The officers of this company are; W
J. Nenzies. London. president; j. u.
DOoiv. salt Lake, vice president, W
F. Adams. ogden, treasurer, ana l. -
Adams. ogden. general manager
me Plain city factory opened ITS
season with an output Of 1890 cases or
tomatoes and 5000 cases of fruit. II
FURNISHED employment TO fifty people
The Five Points factory. owned ana
operated by William Cralg. pHl oIC
- 600 [<,ses Of tomatoes and 10000 cases
of fruf{. employing 100 people
The ogden Canning company ou. s
nllt was 81. goo cases of tomatoes anu
he number of its employees nifty.
Tire Utah Canning company tIoIIll ne
- T,,st- ont $1,000 cases, employing
sixty-five people. ms
The Hooper company's output Ma s
.t,o,-4 M 400 cases Of tomatoes, ana
endowed about twenty people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
ELECTRIC POWER.
New Reservoir System Of Vast Mag
nitude.

The waters of Ogden river generate
electric power which, trausmlrt-- =.
Salt Lake, furnishes in part me .---
and mechanical energy for the a. .t.a.
The power plant at the m"--- E..
ogden canyon is part of the system -
the Utah Light & Power romFa-s ---..-
its pipe line down Ogden cals OH
famed the country over The I'.g-
house has a capacity of l0g9 --E
power, half Of when is installed
company furnishes electric HE-- .
Ogden City and also power for -'---
Of its mills.
Within the past month the ,9L,l.a-.-
has disclosed a gigantic l---- 800.
scheme and filed notices of lg.a ....- ...
five sites in Ogden valley. ll Is
posed to construct five reservoirs -...
ing about 5000. 900, 900 gallons "l
for power and iTTigaung pufp'7- III
of the reservoirs may be cgl~-- --..
this season. The scheme Wou-l ...
ample water power for the erJf- i-
and reclaim all the arid land -t .----.-
ern Weber and southern bon
counties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
CARS TRANSFERRED.
Through Cars in One Year "o'-'
Stretch Across Continent

Nothing shows more clearly the
importance of Ogdeu's railroad '-a...-
than the records Of the joint ear Int
spectOr's Office. These records 81 m rs
with minute accuracy, when .--l7
every wheel OF every car JId--7-. $50
from one road to another. t'-- --s5a
records various settlements are IIa 5ss
between the roads, each one pay M =, t-
other according to the number '- ing
of trucks on the cars o1 the P-' ~
road carried by the one receI t--7 Isl
payments Estimating only '-7 .-s.-
five days of the year, and WIN .55l
data for all the other days ID ID .,---
that 356. S19 through cars were '.-t-r
ferred from one road 10 SON. aver
road This is an increase oil ~. show
ed an increase of $1,000 over the -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
WEBER COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Resume of Administrative and Fin
ancial Affairs.


ancial Affairs.
Over two-thirds of the assessed valu-
alton of Weber county property is IN
Ogden City, the total being SIC, 726, 438.
The tax levy for 1900 was 211R mills for
the county property, and for the city
81 mills. The Indebtedness of the cOun-
ty includes $150, 600 bonds, $37, 900 notes
and about $4,000 in warrants. The
actual bonded debt is being gradually
decreased by sinking fund, and the
county has S20,543 loaned out at inter-
est.
The officers of the county for 1899
1900 were:
commissioners. B. Adams, Lyman
Skeen and W. G. Smith.
Clerk and auditor-Charles +. HoI-
lingSworth.
Treasurer-Aima D. Chambers.
Assessor-John W. Gibson.
Sherif-CharIes z. Layne.
Recorder. J. Henderson,.
AttOrney-GeOrge HalverSOn.
Mr.. Skeen was reelected as commits
sioner, and will serve for two years
more. with Joseph Stanford and W. G..
Wilson as associates. Recorder Hen
dershot is succeeded by D. W. Ellis,
and the other officers are to be the
same for two years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Financial.
OGDEN PoSToFFICE.
Heavy Increase of Facilities and
Business.


The gross receipts Of the ogden post
office for the year just closed show an
increase Of about $500 over the pre-
viOus year, when they were $25.6l54,.
The issuance Of money orders WaS
within a few dollars of $4,000. and
the sums paid on money orders was
about $169, 900, leaving the city 1880
ahead on money order business. Of
registered mail there was also heavy
increase, and of other letters there
were an average Of LOO per day
handled in the ogden office. One new
clerk and one new carrier were added
during the ear to the office force. There
are now seven clerks. nine carriers, be
sides Charles Meighan, postmaster, and
George J. Kelly, assistant, and all told
twenty-five persons are on the payroll
which averages monthly 81 $50. An in
crease of 50, 100 was made during the
year.
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EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES
Ogden and Weber County School Fa-
cilities Excellent

cll1L1eS Excellent
Weber county has always been a
leader in educational affairs and the
wear 1900 has witnessed steady ad-
vance in the school system of county
and city. each having separate school
systems. w b. Wilson was chosen
unanimously as county superlntend-
ent at the election last July. Ihere
are fifty teachers employed, and dur
ing the wear two new buildings have
been erected, one at Marriott and one
at Warren. Extensive improvements
have been made in other buildings
and a number of new ones may be
erected this season.
CITY SCHOOLS.
ogden City has under normal con-
ditiOns about 1900 school children IN
regular attendance at the public
schools. The city system IS apart
from the county school system and IS
managed by q board Of education
chosen. one member for each ward.
The members during the past four
years have been Thomas D. Dee, +. ,.
Joyce. J. G. Ellis, Valentine Gideon
and John ScowcrOft. The latter re-
signed in May. and the vacancy was
not filed until the recent election,
when the following board was chosen
TO serve four years: Thomas d. Dee,
R s Joyce, H. W. Civilian, f. N
Conroy and q. II. Islaub. William Al
lisOn is superintendent Of schools, t.
:. RoIapp is clerk and James Burton
is treasurer. There are fifteen build
ings in use as school buildings, and
building is constantly in progress.
During the year much has been done
i'm the way of perfecting sanitary
plants at some of the schools. A
splendid building site and conve-
uient building was acquired in the
old Union Pacific hospital property.
The few changes in curriculum OF the
High school have been to lay more
stress in English and laboratory work
There are over 300 High school pu-
nils. and the faculty of this school is
as follows,
HIGH SCHOOL.
A. I. Wilson, principal: Mamie 7.
NToffetr. w. G. Crandall, Edith GOur-
Law. O. J. Stillwen. Margaret b. Mar
tin. II. H. Severn, Carl r. Moench, H.
:. Cooley. Mrs. Isabelle s. Ross
other buildings and principals are:
Washington. J. u. Bishop
Franklin, A. II. Rogers
Central. K. y. Ames-
Grant. +. r Christensen.
Mount Fort, Georse L. Wade
Five Points, r. W. Quinn
Twenty-second Street, Laura Kirk
patrick.
Emerson. Joel J. Harris
Pfngree. Frank Evans
BroOm's Bench, Emily Brown.
West ogden. Louise NJ. Irvine.
Chip. NaOme Tracy.
OTHER SCHOOLS.
The Sacred Heart academy is a
bfgh-grade institution. located in
splendid building IN The eastern part
of the city. 1t is Tor young ladies' and
conducted by Sisters OF the Holy
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as railroad and business center H.,
figures give but a vague idea of rs
Importance commercially, as is .-rrr
by reports on railroads, the livestock
Industries and the like
The city government is vested .r .
mayor and city council Tie ....r.F
officers for 190O-19OI are.
Mayor-M. \. BROWNING.
Au1ltor-Mrs. LizetJe T.. Miller.
RecoUdeC-John Y Bluth
TreasuTeT-RObeTt A Moye-
Police justice-JOseph Hall
II. II. Thomas is president of tho CITY
council, and the standing committees
are:
On laws-Thomas, Jones, Brown.
on HcenSe-JOneS Cross, Emmett.
On claims-CdrT, Parry, Abbott.
On finance-CrOss, Abbott Brown
On streets-Emmett Parry. Thomas
On sanitary-POwers, Parry. Carr
On sewerag e-Carr, Parry, Powers.
On public buildings and grounds
Brown, F'lygare, Jones.
On water sUpply-ParTy, Cross. Carr
On engrOssing-FIy gdTe. Abbott.
Jones.
On fire-Flygare, Cross, Powers
On pOlice-Abb Ott, Cross, Thomas.
On taXes-Brown, Emmett, Carr.
Financial.
During the year 1900 the city made a
gain financially of about $4,000. 10 De
applied to the debt which a year EGO
was $569, 221.73. The city expenses We're
about the same as the year before. but
receipts were heavier, owing To increase
of tax levy from s to 1912 mills. The
assessed valuation of property is 81
654 900, an increase of about $1,000 over
the preceding year Many substantial
improvements in street grading and
sanitary work have been accomplished
during the year Progress has beer
made on the whole favorable to the
city in the suit for the possession of the
waterworks system and for damages
against its former opera tors.
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SOME THINGS IN STORE FOR 1901.

lake at un s
o
power andir irrigated
ne of Tn Pacifc
New Rio freight depot
mil new
an Glory, North
canning factory
icat of church.
nc n
Olocal improvements by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
OGDEN CITY GOVERNMENT.
Administrative Affairs Of City Nov
ing Smoothly.

Ogden City, the second largest of
Utah's cities, is the only incorporated
town in Weber county. 1t has, accord
ing to the last census, about II 600 in
habitants, but by reason Of its position
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
RAILROADS

uo,,s of About 800 Railroad Men
Paid 81, 100000 Annually.
rrbrsa great railroad systems have
teas- terminals in the city, namely, the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
NEW ENTERPRISES STOCKED.
One and One Half Million Dollars
Represented.

Enterprises stocked al nearly 81. 5OO.-
0oO are represented by the capital stock
OF corporations organized in Weber
county during the closing year of the
nineteenth century. The actual value
of the stock would probably be in ex-
cess OF the total sum. for while some
OF the smaller corporations may have
stocks below par. it is. on the other
hand, true that others are above par.
The NaterWorks company, though IN
c0rDoraJed for 500, 900, is bonded for
$i00 600 more, and valued at $500 600. a
list OF the interpretations organized
since Jan. I, 1900, with their capital
stock, follows.
Titan CDsssfg.77rtio,r, -or,,,,o,- = N ooo
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S1,000,000 increase in banking business.
$15,O00,0O0 in new corporations.
$4,000 in new building.
$50 weddings.
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HIGH SCHOOL
OTHER SCHOOLS.

The Sacred Heart academy is
bigh-grade institution. located in
splendid building ~ the eastern part
of the city. 1t is for young ladies' and
conducted by Sisters OF the Holy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

The State Industrial school is stu
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-13
TELEGRAM NAS BOGUS
That Made Mrs. Hardy of
Chicago Suicide.
HER HUSBAND SENT 1T
1t Bore the False News of His
Self-Destruction.

Chicago, Oct. 12-Mrs. Philip Hardy,
wife of former ondon business man,
was found dead in her apartments at 1920
Wabash avenue, today with bullet hole
in her heart. On the floor near heE was
a magnifcently chased dueling pistol,
with which she had shot herself. Let
tiers written by the dead woman showed
that she had committed suicide under
the belief that her husband had COM
mitted suicide In New York city follow
ing recent quarrel with his wife. Mrs.
Hardy had made careful preparations for
her death, and even the letters she left
to her mother and others were written
on mourning paper.
The telegram which announced the sui
eide of her husband in New York and
which resulted in Mrs. Hardy's taking
her own life, was a bogus one. Hardy
appeared at the morgue today and adj
mitted to the police that he had caused
the telegram to be sent to his wife, who
he understood had secured warrants for
the arrest of himself and a woman.
Hardy, dreading court proceedings, caus-
ed the telegram to be sent in the hope
that his wife would take no further ac-
ton in the matter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-13
BUSHWHACKERS IN LEYTE
Pretty Hard to Catch at 1t but are
Only Robbers. Not Patriots.

Manila, Oct. 1.-THE west coast of the
island of Leyte is in state of turmoil,
the rebel Ladrones are actively plumber
ing. raiding and attacking and then re-
turning to the garrison towns, while the
Americans persue in the mountains
General Mojica's officers are surrender
ing and his soldiers attempting to escape
TO Samar. in boats. are being captured
and his organization broken up
The captured gucrillas and Ladrones,
whenquestioned. stated that on the 9Th
instant, thirty Americans attacked forty
five rebels, rihed their stronghold in the
Camarine province and routed them. kill
ing ten. Two Americans were killed and
three wounded.
Twenty men OF the Thirty in
fantry, in a management on the 10th in
slant IN Batan proince had one man
killed and four wounded. The Philippine
commission, of which Judge Taft is the
president. today passed eight bills Of
minor Importance, including one for an in
crease of civil salaries of several OF the
municipal departments, including the
navy school teachers, for the organiza-
ton OF the mining and forestry bureaus;
appropriating $3.50 in gold for the con-
struction OF q garbage crockerv at
Manila; and for the reorganization OF
the insular auditors Office.
Wrisht's bill. asking for a million dol
lars in gold for the completion Ct
SPANS plans for Manila harbo7 improve
NESTS ELECTED comment from the represen
tatives 81 Manila's international chamber
OF commerce to the effect that. as mer-
cfihants had been long paying a special
impost fund 10 this end. the merchants
should belong 70 the board controlling
the construction; and that as the United
States collected ss.0p50oo in gold since the
occupation by imposts for harbor i'm
provements. he failed to see the necessity
for the appropriation % insutar funds,
and suggested the use OF special fund
Thea di,cussio1 was deferred until Fri
-