Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-30
PEOPLE VINO ARE PASSING

j, G, Spence, OF White oaks, N. NJ.
was q guest over Sunday at the Ken.
yon hotel Mr. Spence has a large
ranch TO the north of the town where
he has lived FOR the last twenty years.
He says the lIl Paso & Northeastern
company are closing un the zap be-
tween Carlz0sa and Santa Rosa 30 fast
that by the middle OF January the last
rail viii be laid. and as the Rock
Island has completed rs line from Lib
cral, Kansas to Santa Rosa, the latter
road win then have cloar line straight
through from Chicago TO lll Paso With
out a single range to cross, and then
the promised through service to CALI
fOrnla viii be naugurated. via the Gate
city on the Rio Grande. Finely equip
itd Pullman trains, including diners
WI be handled between Chicago and I'll
Paso by the Rock Island and between
M Poso and Los Angeles by the South
ctn Pacific The Hat country north and
east Of ri Posa VIII give the Rock ISL
ana an immense leverage In It's Pacific
coast business, Mr.. spence says that
the recent railroad developments in
New Mexico have glyen great i'm
pctus to the building up OF the east
Cld southeastern part of the territory,
and II now the proposed great dam
above El Paso on the Rio Grande river
con only be- built that part Of the Union
win blossom like the rose.
Mr. o. u. Bean read his play of
"Corianton' to n select assemblage at
the residence Of Hon, Moses Thatcher
on Friday evening last, A number Of
ladies and gentlemen were invited to
the reading, and all were greatly inter-
ested in the story
NJ. j. Gray, Of st. Anthony, Is at the
Kenyon lie says the past year has
been one Of remarkable prosperity In
his part Of the state and the farmers
are all rejoicing over their rood for
TUNA The irmio~qfion movoweuf cHll
Keeps M. and the Snake river valley
Is rapidly nlling up, The weather
up there Is good deal as II Is In tmJ
part OF the country.
j. H. Kirkpatrick has returned from
q trip to Ohio, and Is at the Cullen. He
says central Ohio Is going into the
feeding business, the live stock being
cattle from the west, Ohio farmers and
cattle r0lsers are finding that It pays
them better TO raise less stock of their
own, and to get their cattle supplies
from the West for feeding purposes.
This, Mir Kirkpatrick thinks means the
opening of another outlet for western
range cattle. lie also said that Ohio
and western Pennsylvania wool still
holds its own for It's fine staple, bring
ing prices varying from 20 TO 25 cents.
The mercury In Ohio has been on the
downward path, going az low as 70
degrees below zero the present month.
Surveyor General Ellsworth Dag
gett remarked today Of his European
trip, that In England, the United
states stands a great deal higher In the
public estimation than ever before, and
the present status of the feeling over
there Is q vast Improvement on twenty
five years ago. The English are also
realizing that American trade Is cut
ting great Inroads into the markets
heretofore held exclusively by the Eng
lish manufacturer, and that a great
commercial struggle is on. The Brit
ish, however, are beginning to get used
10 seeing Americans come over there
and buy up great blocks of their steam
ship and other stocks while the street
railways OF London are now virtually
by the enterprlsng Yankees
Mr.. Daggett had no difficulty In find
Ing his way about Russia, and other
parts Of Europe where the United
States Is now held in such esteem that
TO be an American means open Sc
same to most any where's"