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

the start from Denver TO SaltsLake OF
the Postal Telegraph company.
The absorption OF the DeSeret com
paay was completed in April and IN the
deal the Western Union became pcs
sessed Of LOCO miles of lines reaching
from Franklin. Ida. in the north, 10
Phoebe, New. in the south, and nclud-
ing double lines for a good portion OF
the way.
The Postal Telegraph, although 1t dld
not begin building during the year, dld
much to clear the ground IN the way
of condemnation suits along the routes
it purposes to follow through TINS ter
ritory. The suits are still pending IN
the local courts and if decided in favor
of the compauyftfs predicted that this
line wiz run into Salt Lake beIore tne
close Of the year 1901. Ultimately II Is
the intention OF this company TO cover
this entire western country with a net
work of wires.
The Western Union has done a very
good business during the year now
closing, much better than the business
of the year before, although ii Is
against the policy of that company 70
give out anything in regard 30 tne con-
ditiOn of its business. It's buildlnS II
this city is being thoroughly
ed al an expense of $4,000; an ADDITION
is being built in the rear Of the pres
ent building. and the business Once IS
to be greatly enlarged II b~eautihec-
There are forty employees in TINS OK
fee. under the management OF AiDeFt
NJ. Fisher, an expert and a~cconnlCo1t-
ing telegraph man, who was transfer
red TO this Office from Denver carry
in the year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

by the fact that the farmers ran VERY.
heavily into debt in the year hef1ra
and shut down in their buying to some
extent in the year just closed.
Among the other items lumber shows
a gratifying increase, while LIQUOR ana
cigars just about held their own. In
almost every other branch Of the f1h-
bling business there was q gain OF from
10 to Is per cent, bringing the grand
total up to S23, 600, 600 in round mum
bers.
There has been no gain i'm territory
during the year to speak of. and The
gain in the business of the CITY is ar-
counted for by the fact that the local
merchants are each year securing bet
ter control Of the local field. shutting
out each year more Of the goods thar
were formerly shipped in by fobbars
from the outside. The field that nat
urally belongs to the Salt Lake job
bers includes all of Utah and portions
Of Idaho, Nevada. Montana. Wyoming
Colorado and Oregon It viii be diff
cult to add to this territory uutI other
railroads center in Salt Lake. and NOT
only give the local merchants better
shipping rates from the east. but give
them also better facilities for distrfbu-
ting their goods after they get them
here.
But even with conditions as they now
are, the jObbers of the city look for
ward to the coming year with absolute
confidence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
ASSESSMENT SHOWS
GROWTH OF WEALTH
Increase Is General and Includes Every Form OF
Property.
If Divided Among Them It is Enough to Give Every Inhabl
tant of Utah $50.

IT HE assessed valuation of Utah was
increased during 1899 so much that
if the money could be distributed
it would. roughly speaking, give $50 to
every man, woman and child in the
state. 1t is not likely, however, that
the money viii be handed around. so
nobody need expect to receive it in The
next mail. In 1899 the total valuation
placed on every kind Of property in
Utah by the state board OF equalization
was Sgy, 1l3, 49g. In 1900 ii is $105,629, 041.
1t win be seen that the Increase is
slightly less han So. coo, coo. This means
that the wealth of the state has been
augmented by nearly $50 per capita. In
other words, although many of them
haV no tangible evidence OF it, Utahns
are $50 richer each at the beginning Of
1901 than they were at the beginning
of 1900. The Sc, 600, GOO increase Is quite
evenly distributed through all classes
Of property.
For instance, there is a gain Of 81. 206.-
coo in the value of rea estate, 81, 400, 600
IN Improvements, $1.500, 600 in personal
property and 81, 500, 900 in all other
classes of property such as railroads.
telephone and telegraph companies, car
companies and ret proceeds of mines.
Livestock Figures.
The livestock statistics show some
interesting h5uLCS as tAipdAGQ Win
1899. in 1900 there were 20, 050 horses
and mules in Utah. In 1899 there were
~. In ~uite of his decrease of
more thar. 2.0D-, however, the assess
ment of horses n Mules shows a gain
0f nearly $500. 900 for 1900. In 1899 this
class OF personal property was valued
at S1.255.10S. while in 1900 the valuation
.f1f goo
An increase is SHOWN in the number
of cattle. In 1899 thore were 1891 cat
tie in the state. In 1900. 1926 were
assessed, The valuations were s., I43, %
-s---- -.-.-,.o, -Cr IJyU.
Ealing Oft in the number of sheep
j. shown. 1t Must be understood.
though, that the figures given below dc
not Y all the sheep owned in Utah.
Tt Is estimated that fully 1900. coo sheep
that Craze in Idaho, Colorado. Wyoming
and Montana are owned by Utah men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Utah'S Salt
Production

TTTAH'S SALT HARVEST for the
\ last year has been a very heavy
one. over 1000 pounds ave been
shipped away and 100000 pounds are
still in the hands of the Inland Crys-
tai Salt company. With his enormous
supply on hand, Manager Clayton says
that unless new markets can be found
there may be no salt harvested next
year.
In no other state can salt be pro-
duced so cheaply as in Utah. In many
parts Of the state are to be found
mountains of rock salt. The Great
Salt lake contains 20 per cent salt. On
the eastern side this can be drained
into the lOwland and the sun and air
produce the finished product by evap-
Grating the water.
Two thousand acres along the lake
shore are owned by the Inland Crystal
Salt company, and in act ali the salt
plains of any consequence nave been
absorbed by this corporation. It owns
the most complete salt refneTies in the
world, more han $500. 600 having been
spent in buildings and machinery. The
cOmpany'S works are situated on the
shore Of the Great Salt lake at the
point where the Salt Lake < Los An
geleS trains glide to the t~restles on their
way to The Saltair pavilion.
The product is manufactured in five
different forms. These are known to
the trade as the Royal Crystal. for ia
BILE and dairy use; the No. /, for meat
curing JOS the stock salt. for
sheep and cattle; the Royal Crystal
Hide. for curing hides, and a special
hay salt. This salt finds a market as
far east as Denver, to Los Angeles in
the southwest and to Seattle in the
northwest. Within this territory il is
sold in large quantities. Orders have
been received from 81 remote a point
as Paris and there are frequent calls
for it from New York. where it is in
high Tepute as a bathing salt.
N w. Clayton. manager of the com
pany, is me Of the pioneers of the salt
industry in this state, having built the
first salt refinery ever erected in Utah.
Up to the time the local company
started in. Liverpool salt held sway all
over the west. In order to drive the
Englishmen out the local people were
compelled TO sell at a very low margin
of profit, and Mr.. Clayton argues that
any boosting of prices would result in
Liverpool again securing control of the
market.
Er. Clayton is not one of those who
believe that the Great Salt lake is
slowly drying up. he says the waters
are no lower than they have been be
fore. and is confident they Will rise
again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

TT HE volume of the jObbing business
of Salt Lake was greater in 1870
by S. coo than it was in 1892.
This is a gratifying surprise to all
friends of the city, and is the best
demonstration that can be given of the
growing Importance of Salt Lake as a
distributing center. The year 1899 was
a phenomenal one in the local j0bbing
business, the volume that year being
80 per cent better than in the year that
preceded it. Last year the boom was
at fiOOd-tide. and it was feared hat
many merchants had overloaded with
~high-priced goods. The fact that the
amount of business this year is y per
cent, or s.. 500, coo, greater than it was in
that great year is proof that ,he bust
ness growth of the community is steady
and not sDasmOdic.
AS in former years the great staple,
groceries. stands at the head of the list
and shows an increase of 10 per cent.
This is partly accounted for by the
establishment in the city of another
important wholesale house. The item
second in Importance is dry goods,
showing an increase of s per cent. Close
on the heels of dry goods is the item
Of hardware, which includes of course
mining machinery. This shows an in
crease of 20 per cent, the increase in
h last two months being sensational
Farm implements show 10 increase
over the previous year., accounted for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Splendid
New
Library.
30 900
THE POPULARITY of Salt Lakes

THE POPULARITY of Salt Lakes
1 free public library has been put to
a certain test again the past year. the
third of its existence, n n verdict
is as before. that the people could NOT
very we'll get along without its wide
spread benefits. Deducting the nine
teen days the library was closed last
January and February for fumigatinS
the books, the circulating department
was open 216 days and the reading
rooms 299 days, but within the year
there were nearly 10. 600 visitors to this
popular stOrehOuSe of knowledge and
mental recreation. Both in point of
circulation of o loaned for nome
reading and consultation of books in
the reference department, the patron
age was larger than in the preceding
year.
Bows. girls. men and women, repre-
senting students. professional and bust
ness persons. mechanics, labOrers, rich
and door. make UP the cosmopolitan
10000 who p-atronized the library.
Knowing the needs of he library for
more room and better facilities for sat
isfying the bOO wants of the public,
it fell to the lot of John q Packard,
the wealthy mining man. himself a
egula patron of this great public in
stitution. to make a munificent dona-
ton to the city of a most desirable site
on State street, adjoining the Alta
club on the south, for a new library
building and $75,0 GOO in cash for its cree
ton. The gift was made last October
and it is not doubted that the library
Will be ia its new home by the end Of
the new year. The people viii ever
hold in grateful remembrance the gen
crosby of Mr.. Packard.
Starting with the 1910 volumes of
the old Masonic library, in February,
1898. the size of the library has grown
20 14.515. a net gain of zoos volumes
was made last year. BY necessity
from 200 to 300 old and WOrnout books
are discarded every year. The acces-
sions are choice selections and in them
are all of the standard magazines and
illustrated periodicals, bound.
Nearly 1900 borrowers cards are out
and the number is increasing every
month.
The books loaned for home reading
during the year numbered 81, I42. and
for the same period Al .957 volumes were
passed out in the reading or reference
TOOmS-
Sixty per cent of the circulation is
of books of fiction and p per cent rep
TeSeHtS juvenile subjects. The remain
der of the circulation is Of works de-
voted to general literature. biography,
history. travel. art, science, etc.
The library is maintained by a levy
of taxes at a fraction of a mill on all
taxable property in the city. 1t re-
CURES ABOUT S0sJUU yearly 20 meet GA-
penses, and no more than this sum is
available at the present rate of Feve-
nues for making accessiOns to the
growing collection Of books. Once es-
tabIished in the Packard building,
means will probably be found for
speedily increasing the number of vol
umes to 25,00G, which the city should
have to make its library take rank as
a standard library for a city the size
of salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
MARVELLOUS PROMISE
OF SALT LAKE CITY
Continued from Page ~

that was shown by the government
census TO be $1,000 viii double in a very
short time if these expectations are
carried out. With improved railroad
facilities viii come also great mining
development in the state, great i'm
prOvement in the city along all the
lines Of human endeavOr. and a great
concentration here Of the wealth that
is to come from the mines.
But progress dOe not depend entire
" upon the coming in Of new railroads.
Those hat now enter the city are
branching out and improving right
along and are even low furnishing
splendid facilities for the shipping in
and shipping out of merchandise, while
few people who wish 30 visit the city
are now deprived of that pleasure. In
the near future d fine new federal
building is to be erected. the magnih-
cent Catholic cathedral is to be finish
ed. many beautiful homes now in the
course of construction are to be finish
ed, a union railroad depot is to be built
and many fine business blocks that
have been planned viii be made reali-
ties in brick. iron and stone. Taking a
comprehensive view OF the entire stu
alton q person is forced to the conclu-
sion that salt Lake as a city has a
great future and is destined to make
a deep impress on a vast extent of ter
Titory reaching a thousand miles in
each direction from her gates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

Ohio and Illinois all have laFgea well
lighted livestock class rooms.
The samme is the farmers harvest
time; the winter is the time of college
sessions. Tne station or college farm
cannot, therefore, afford field ill9stTa-.
tons of the crops grown hi difficulty
was overcome by well equipped mu-
seums and seed, grain and grass Ia
boratories.
At every college visited the handling
Of milk and the manufacture of dairy
products was recognized as an import
ant part of the work of the college Of
agriculture. Some three or four of the
colleges visited have invested from
$40. 600 to 5000 in a special dairy
building and its equipment, n others
are planning for large investments in
this Gi~eCt:on--
Soil Physics and Farm Mechanics.
The Investigations of scientific agri-
culturists. both IN Europe and America,
have, within recent years, created a
new field of agricultural science, a field
that is most interesting and very valu-
able to the agricultural student. l refer
to the subjects Of agricultural and soil
physics and to farm mechanics. Soil
physics is the study of the relation one
to another. and of the effect one upon
the other. of soil and water. Agricul-
tural physics is the application and ex-
emplificatiOn of physics to the machin-
cry n power used on the farm. Farm
mechanics is the study Of farm machin-
cry, agriculturally considered. For in
stance. a plOW may be built strongly.
J but it does not turn The fUrrOw right,
and so is no good to the farmer. Agri-
cultural mechanics tells US why and
how it might be corrected. 1t seeks TO
make the farmer al intelligent buyer
Of machinery.
The Wisconsin college has been the
pioneer in the study of soil and agricul-
tural physics in America, and no man
can visit Professor Kings laboratory
! at Madison, Wis, without being inn
pressed with the value of the subject
and its great promise TO n agricuItur-
list as the various problems are worked
out. Several other colleges AVE taken
up the work and provided 10 laboratories
for student work and for S2vestiga-
ton.
In the agricultural course, veterinary
science is an adjunct to animal indus
try. It may be. however. and in some
colleges is also given.as an independent
course. Working laboratories for the
study of anatomy and animal diseases
are provided for this work, and in the
museum abnormal and diseased specl-
mems are preserved for student study
Fruit-growing and gardening are
other parts of farm work which have
to be illustrated in many of its phases
by laboratory study. The harvesting OF
the fruit and vegetables is practically
the only part of the work that can be
illustrated from the field during the
/ school year. Illustrative material is
| collected and laboratories are provided
so that the students may have a thor
ough understanding of the work even
in the winter season
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Hazing in Ye Long Ago

Hazing at colleges and EoE..
schools seems to be attracting t--.-
interest Just now. which makes
esting this account Of hazln2
in 1915, taken from a freshman
written at hat time and now '-
ed in the Harvard Gradual
zine: law
I had a letter from " the '.- Val.
they are having great times
DIaguing the fresh. etc. Thai ''7
is carried on to d great extent ..r
Many of the POOR devils han. ,-.r
ducked under the windows d Is
times. etc. etc. The greatest
to break into their rooms at n---E,
Ca whole party of sophs al d Unit
make the scarf fellow get up -
the table in his shirt sleeves, a
questions in geography, afl-nLnrszr
Latin. grammar, etc. tthe lE.sr-
possible. so as 70 be suited 10 d L-rs--rp
mans comprehension, read d+ss-
Greek and then. what is the 5l-,rrv
trial. declaim. If he refuses 10 Ss-
he receives a shower from MS ,-srs
pail until he submits. II ne d5 and
well ne is highly compliment
battered and politely bid goodHi7"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

gical staff, and the graduates rank as
high as any in the United States.
Holy Cross Hospital.
This hospital was founded in I>-s
and received the first patient Oh Oct.
70 OF that year. 1t was then located al
Fifth East street, between South
Temple and First South streets. Ire
Sisters of the Holy Cross have always
managed this institution. and have de-
voted their lives to caring for the at-
ficted.
In the year 1882 the accommodations
were found insufficient. and the build
ing now situated on the block bounded
by South Temple, Tenth East. Fi--t
South and Eleventh East, WaI-er-etei
It is still recognized as one of the large
buildings of this city.
There are tWenty-Six sisters. under
the leadership of d mother FUDerIHT.
who take constant care of the patients.
In the last year between 500 and 5000
patients were received. The staff rs
made up of Dr.. Fowler. who has been
the medical director since the opening
of h hospital. d ~. Joseph y t,.a-
ards, Dr.. Root. DIT. Hughes. DR. Mo-
Kenna, DR.. Whitney. Dr. NrEIrnE.~- AL
Baldwin, Dr.. Kerr, Dr. Wilcox and DT.
Mills.
IN the UfSl UDof are tA- -A-
laboratory and private rooms
Keogh-HOsmer.
The KeOgh-HOsmer hospital .h7
West Second North. has been e-ta0-
lished three years There have been H.
additions other than the HttinE Hu 3D..
a cottage on the west side of the nos
pital for use when the main building
is crowded. The accommodations nave
been enlarged to thirty beds.
There are four doctors i'm attanaaa
-DTs. KeOgh. HOsmer. Sn'" anu
Stewart. Between 900 and 80 patients
have been treated in the past year
Salt Lake Private Hospital
A little over two years ago Dr.. AVIAN
J Lewis opened a hospital 81 -- EaS
First South street. Sinca~the- '---
have been constant changes anu .-
provements. It Is now know as
I Salt Lake Private hospital I.- .
ical staff is composed of DTS .
Anderson and Hughes. In the las. s.-
there have been about Zoo person
! treated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Dec. Dec.
1850. 1899.
FUND
TELEGRAPHS.

THERE HAS BEEN a forward,move-
1 ment during the year in the matter
OF Geographic facilities Tor h people
Of salt Lake. and the indications at
the close of the year are that there will
be a still radical movement in the
same direction in the year 10 I'M The
most notable thing in this field in the
year 1900 was the purchase by the
Western Union or the outfit and lines
of the Deseret Telegraph company, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
A Chamberlain Yarn.
Toulouse Expressly

On the Quai des Fleurs in Paris Mr..
Chamberlain saw one day a rare orchid.
"Hcw much?- asked the future minister.
Twenty pounds. monsieur; it is the only
specimen in France" Here IS the
money" replied Chamberlain. and draw
ing the notes from his pocket, he took
the flower. tore il TO pieces. and trampled
il under foot. saying L have il in ms.
own collection. but / object to a French
har having a duplicate" Viola ifhomme.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

although they are assessed in the states
in which they Tange. IN 1890 Loot, 10t
sheep were assessed mere. In 1899 the
number was 1921, 1913. Still the valua-
tNOn THIS year was more than 100000
hisNer than last year, the figures being
1888, 952 for the former and $3,329,682
for the latter.
Utah farmers haven't gone into the
hog raising industry very largely. The
statistics show that only 15,S45 swine
were owned in the state in 1900 as
against 1881 in 1899, The valuation
for 1900 was S45,5 $50 and for 1899 S44, 617.
On the whole there was a gain of
more han $780, 900 in h valuation of
livestock in the state The total in
1899 was 1888, zoe. and in 1900 it was
IS. 500, ego. The tables which are given
below show the student of statistics
accurately the valuation of all classes
Of property. They were furnished by
Secretary Thomas of the state board
of equalization from figures prepared
by him after the board had carefully
gone over the situation.
The following table shows the live
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Revenues f ON Sales.

All of the revenues from sales and
leases of state lands are held in the
state treasury in separate funds. and
whenever opportunity offers invest
ments are made in government. NUM-
cipal, county and school district bonds
and in mortgages on farms. Only the
earnings from these investments are
available for the educational institu-
tions Of the state made beneficiaries by
the states enabling act. In the cases
of land revenues going to the establish
meEt of institutions and other public
undertakings, the interest is added to
the principal. and this operation will
continue until each particular fund is
of a size sufficient to commence build
ing.
AS a matter of fact, the total selling
price of the lands contracted to p sold
and the tracts leased represents the
gross amount the state noW has out at
interest, the principal and interest in
creaSinE in volume every wear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Getting Pretty Hot for Them.

(Memphis Commerctai-ADDealD
The Mckinley cabinet is in danger of
melting away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Needs a Divining Red.

Detroit Tribune
General Kitchener aopedfs
dfafcIITfv in locating The enemy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
Amounts 81 Funds.

Exclusive of the small -uninvested
balances in the treasury. the state of
Utah has the following amounts out
drawing interest at from 3 to : per
cent yearly. compared with a year ago:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

Summary showing the valuation Of
the property in the state:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30

Sical staff, and the graduates rank as
LIEh As any in the Lli--L S-----
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