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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

ness takes a turn Of three months act
ing as a clearing house for the bust
ness.
The banks, with figures to indicate
the volume Of their business, are: First
National. David Eccles, president.
James Pingree, cashier; capital stock,
$4,000; loans and discounts, S506 1854;
deposits, S557. SO.
Ogden Savings Bank-David EccleS.
president: James Pingree, cashier; cap
ital stock. $4,000: deposits, 1861, $40:
loans and discounts. 1921, 443
Utah National Bank-John r. DOoly.
president; r. z. Hoag, cashier; capital
stock. 5000 loans and discounts.
S276.099; deposits, subject to check.
S251. SIS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
RECORD OF OGDEV--The Gatewag CtQ

Terminal Southern Pacific railroad, with machine shops
Terminal Union Pacific railroad, with machine shops.
Terminal Rio Grande Western with machine shops.
Oregon Short and traffic connections
Eight canning factories.
Headquarters Utah Construction with monthly
y oil of $4,000
Thirty well established manufactures.
A 10000 horsepower electric power plant
Five banks with nearly 100000 in bank deposits.
Telegraph facilities equal o any city n country.
Four celebrated health and pleasure resorts.
Nine million sheer
Two hundred and fifty thousand cattle.
Forty church buildings.
A $4,000 free library.
A 100000 Catholic church
A $4,000 tabernacle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Telephone connection with Wyoming Colorado Idaho
ities
modern general hospital
A $4,000 school for girls.
Five hundred model orchards
A fruit evaporating plant.
The finest canyon driveway outside Yellowstone park
A daily mail for each
Nine thousand school children
The finest depot between Denver and
Five excellent
Ample pure supply
Railroad monthly payrols approxmating 100000
A 100000 factory.
Five beautiful city parks
Eighteen hotels
Thirty jobbing houses.
Wooden mill and knitting factory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Commercial National Bank W.
Guthrie. president; T. D. Ryan, cash
Ter. capital stock, S10o, 900; deposits,
subject to check. $3.50 49,; loans and
discounts, $3.50, IA.
Ogden State Bank-H.. c. Bigelow.
president: A. P. Bigelow. cashier; cap
ital stock, 500. 600; loans and discounts.
S3S5,000; deposits, 100000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
FRUIT EVAPORATION
New and Valuable Enterprise Estab
lished During Year.

New and Valuable Enterprise Estab-
lished During Year.
An industry entirely new to Weber
county, yet one capable of great deve:-
opment, was commenced this year by
r. G. LamOreaux, VINO started a fruit
evaporating plant, erecting a fine new
building at the corner of Fourteenth
street and Grant aveneue costing So
500. and with a capacity of evapOrating
400, 600 pounds Of fruit in one season.
During the past season Mr.. Lam
OreaUx has used a total ~ :02 E60
pounds of fruit in his evaporation, di-
vided among the different kiads #
fruit as follows; Peaches, $4,000
pounds: prunes. $4,000 pOuals; pears,
IS. 900 pounds: apples 5000 pounds;
apricots 1,500 pounds The cono3uy
has on hand 80, 600 pounds of dried
fruits. 100 barrels of fruit vinegar, AMI
1,5OO pounds Of peach, prune AMI apple
butter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
MANY FINE HOUSES
BUILT BY OGDEN PEOPLE
Remarkable Period Of Construction of Homes by
Men of Moderate Means.
Probably $2750O0 Expended in New Structures None of Which
Was the Costly Mansion of Rich Man.

In the industrial history Of Ogden
the year 1901 viii go on record as
home building year. The scarcity of
dwelling houses and the general i'm
provement in business caused by tx
natural resources in and about the
state stimulated the construction of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

homes, and scattered all over the fair
city may be seen neat, cosy, substantial
homes erected during the year and
owned by those who win occupy them.
In all the permits for building issued
by F. A. Parker, the city building in
spectOr, were, for buildings within the
fire limits, to the amount of S116,690,
but it is well known that many Of the
buildings cost more than the permits
We're issued for, and at least S240, 900
worth of new buildings We're erected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
FIouv Mills

The Touring mills of ogden have
fetal capacity of $50 barrels per day
The large mill of Peery Bros. and the
Riverside mill were each badly dam
aged by fires during the year. but each
was restored and considerably i'm
proved after the burning. The River
side was enlarged from thirty barrel
mill TO fifty barrels capacity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
ICE BUSINESS.
Product of Past Year Was Valued al
$4,000.


The purity Of Ogden's water supply
and the central location of the city has
created a great demand for Ogden ice.
and each year sees new facilities for
storing the product of the ice ponds.
BY city ordinance all ice ponds are in
spected to insure sanitary regulations
being carried out. During 1901 about
twenty-five men We're steadily en-
ployed in handling the product For
one month of the year about 100 find
employment in harvesting the local
crop. This applies only TO the ice put
up by seven local firms, amounting in
1901 to $4,000 tons, amounting in value
to about $4,000. In addition to this
the Union Pacific and the Rio Grande
Western ship in about $4,000 tons from
Evanston and Park City for the use
of refrigerator cars in trains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
Honey OUTPUT.

The past year has Witnessed a ten
dency toward Capitalization in the bee
business, large concerns acquiring the
hives of small owners. conducting the
business systematically and with profit
The output this past year aggregated
il vaue about S11.000.
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month. About $50 tons Of beets per
day were worked up, Five million
pounds of sugar viii be turned out in
this campaign, which is to close about
Jan. 10. Forty thousand tons Of pulp
are produced as a by-product, and is
used as a fattening food for cattle. Re
pairs to the amount Of about $4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Mrs. Phillip Kohn, frame cot
age ---...-----... .-............
Ogden Imp. Co., brick ware
muse .r..rs---. .---..s.. $500.
Elizabeth SERVER, brick cottage
o. NJ. Runyon. brick residence
Frank J. Stevens. brick resi-
denCe.... ~. .... =. ........
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wsge-earner and mis- employer. The
prosperity is shown in the new indus
tries and in the greatly increased vol
ume Of business in old industries, as
well as by the great demand for labor,
skilled and unskiued. There has been
a great demand for new homes and
rev places Of business, ana The year
closes with not an untenanted build
ing anywhere in that portion of the
city known as the business district,
while residence houses have been in
such demand that the building of new
dwellings has gone on at rate never
surpassed. A healthful sign is the
great prepOnderance of small new
homes amongst the houses erected. The
railroads report heavy increase in bust
ness for the year banks have growing
der osi5s, and, better still, growing
lists of small depositors.
New Enterprises.
The great industries, the making of
sugar, raising of stock, the growing
and canning OF fruits and vegetables,
the generation of electric power, have
all advanced steadily, and their sue
cess IS responsible for other enterprises
in The same line, either in this county
- in adjacent counties The railroads
always the CHIEF factors in the affairs
o. Ogd u, have had q NEST prosperous
yer and the prospects for 1y02 are for
STIR brighter and srander era of de-
Ne'opmeut. Each trade and each in
dustry is telling its story of progress.
aud year by year the great resources
OF Is cher county are brought forth By
development, and are ADDED to the
wealth of ,bc city and st'te.
Each enterprise, each class Of labor.
each source OF wealth may best tell It's
own story. and for this purpose some
OF the eloquent facts and figures are
selected from Jheir records and here
presented
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
LIVESTOCK INTERESTS.
They Are Steadily Advancing in
Importance.

They are Steadily ADVANCING IN
Importance.
The livestock and its kindred indus
tries are Of the greatest Importance TO
ogden. Al the great cattle and sheep
ranges o. the intermouutain country
have representative owners in Ogden.
which is the natural business center Of
the trade. All the great wool buyers
have agencies here and probably 300, 600
sheep are owner by Weber county
fockmasters though ranged elsewhere.
The cattle business 5 90 similar in-
portance and under similar circum-
stances. the number of cattle owned
here being approximately 1000 Of
late the great packing concerns Of the
east are giving attention to Ogden aud
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
STEADY AND GENERAL
WAS OGDEN'S ADVANCE
Poor and Rich Shared Alike in the Benefits Of
the Year.
New Industries and Od Established Businesses Contributed the
Progress of the City and County

THE advance Of Ogden and Weber
county for the initial year of
the twentieth century has been
steady and general There have
been no backward steps and no sudden
leaps forward.
The benefits have come alike to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
OGDEN BANKING INSTITUTIONS.

Heavy Increase Over Last Years
Business.
Ogden has five banking institutions,
and their total deposits for 1901 approx
innate $S,S000OO. There being no off,
cial clearing house in the city, each Of
the five institutions doing general bust
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

were made during the year 1901. The
success Of this factory is responsible
for the establishment Of one in Logan.
owned largely by Ogden residents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Five hundred thousand dollars In public school buildings
Four ereameries.
Ten brick yards.
One broom factory.
The largest -four concern In the west.
Ten miles railroads.
Thirty secret and fraterna societies.
Largest theatre in Utah
Facilities for pure ice supply.
Champion baseball team
State school for deaf and blind.
State industrial school
Less than twenty uoccupied houses in Ogden.
Sanitary regulations enforced in country as well as city
Death rate of only thirteen for each 1000 population.
Nineteen thousand people in cy-9OOO in county
Best irrigation facilities in state.
Bright prospects for continued advance prosperity an lines
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

The combined number of employees
during the busiest season is 755. The
Adams company also manufactures
cans for the trade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
CANNINe FAcToRfEs.
Produce Annually S7so,oOo Worth
of Goods.

The canning industry in Weber coun-
ty has advanced with great strides dur
ing the past year. Heretofore the out
put has been confined principally to to-
matoes, but of late fruits, pumpkins.
beans, peas, beets and corn are being
put up. Two new factories, costing So
900 each, were erected during the year
one at Uintah and one at North Og-
den. The value of the output of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Arranging to Move Into the S25. 900
Building.

The Ogden Public Library associa-
ton prospered during the year, not
Withstanding the near advent of a
change to the free membership system
tends to defer the increase in member
ship. The association has now about
5000 volumes conveniently ranged in
the large. wei lighted room on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

outside the fire limits for which per-
mitS were not required. Furthermore,
building done under permits issued IN
1890 swell the grand total to at least
S275. coo The character of the buildings
is shown by the following from the
city records:
Cha rles NNnndr1nansee ranairs 100
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
S1A6eO
Conspicuous by Absence

Conspicuous by Absence.
(Yonkers Statesman.)
when the young man surveys that
recently constructed Hall of Fame in
New York" remarked the Observer OF
Events and Things, che can't for the life
of him understand why there is no foot
bail player there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
OGDEN PosToFFICE.
$4,000 Increase Of Revenue in the
Year 1901.

GdL A0Ol-
The most important fact in the rec
ord Of postal business in ogden for
1901 was the location in that city Of
about forty-five employees. mostly pos
tai clerks, removed here by making the
city a division point for the railway
mail service. This added at least 4,5o0
to the monthly payroIls of a city al
ready notable for its quota Of high sal
aried learners.
The local postoffice, too, made an ex-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-17
NO WOLCOTT.
H. W. Camp is in very poor health.

H. W. Camp is in very poor health.
Fred Churchill was at home over Sunday.
Mr. Potter was calling on friends here re-
Gently.
The ladies meet this week with Mrs Kate
Franklin.
Oscar Slayton was at home from Barre over
Sunday.
Miss Elsie Cowles was calling in the place
recently.
Mrs. Ernest Udall is visiting her parents in
Stowe this week.
W. l.. Farrar and son we're in Walden a
part of last week on business.
Mrs Ednah Pike is stopping with her
daughter, Mrs. W. l.. Farrar.
Mrs Fay of Long Meadow, Mass, is visit.
ing at the home of Mrs. Gallup.
William Sheldons family are visiting at the
home OF his brother F. P. Sheldon.
Elmer Franklin has hired out for a month
to work Oh the Wallace Spaulding place.
William Kipp and family of Newhart are
guests at the home of his brother, Fred.
James Davis and wife and Mrs. Nancy An.
drews called on friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Taylor OF Stowe were in
the place last week visiting among relatives
Mrs Charles Hart of Stowe has been visit.
her daughter, Mrs. Anna Udall, for the past
week.
Ed. Nourse and son, Allie, of Woodbury.
were in the place Saturday, calling on old
friends and neighbors
Mr.. Ferguson of Burlington gave a very
able discourse last Sunday on temperance
The house was filled to overlooking.
ID
had twenty.six blossoms and FIVE buds at
one time, and she also has currauts that
measure over one half inch in diameter.
Miss Lillian Smith of Stowe closed very
successful term of school in the Gallup dis.
trict last Friday with picnic in Mr.. Wikip.
sons grove. There were about As present
and all reported pleasant time Much credit
is due Miss Smith for her untiring efforts to
make her school and picnic a success.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-17
WOLCOTT.

Hobert Folsom has a new horse.
Ethel Carroll is working at R. NJ Hubbell's.
Miss Gertrude Fife has returned from Buffa-
10.
C. C. Fisher is convalescing from his recent
illness.
Bernice Whitney is visiting friends in Bur
lingtOn.
Miss Anna Junkins is working for Mrs T.
c. Arbuckle.
Levi Taylor and wife of Stowe were recent
visitors in town.
Harrison George of Morrisville was here on
business Monday.
Amos Boardman and family spent Sunday
with friends in Walden.
E. A. Gray and wife spent Sunday with rel
atives in Wells River.
Alice Alger of MOrrisviIe is visiting at her
uncle's in Bear Swamp.
n. G. Wood and family were here from
Hyde Park last Sunday.
B. L. Jennings will occupy the Methodist
pulpit next Sunday morning
Mrs Harrison of MorrisvilIe is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Luther Bedell.
Leon and Charles King of Calais visited
their parents here the past week.
Several of the s. of V. and L. A. S. had a
picnic at Sabin's pond on Tuesday.
Geo. McKenty and wife, accompanied by
Mrs. 5. Wells, were in Montpelier Tuesday.
william Tracy of Johnson is taking care Of
George Folsom, who is a little better at pres
emit.
Walter Whelan of Boston is spending his
vacation with his aunt, Mrs. Charles Cleve-
land.
Adelbert Warren and wife of Hard wick, Wis
tied their parents, MIR. and Mrs. II. Folsom,
July 4.
Edward Harris has Cancelled his engagement
at the station here and returned to his home
in MorrisviIle.
c. J. Ferguson of Burlington. gave very
interesting temperance address here last Sun
day evening 1t was a union service and the
attendance was good.
Fife is right in it now in summer bargains,
which he is making n special offer on. His
stock of goods is complete in all departments.
Read his advertisement.
The c. E. society will hold a social at the
: home of Rev. g. &. Iunkius on Thursday eve
ming of this week Ice cream and cake will be
served. Everybody made welcome.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-17
LEFFERSONViLLE.

Jessie Buker is at work at Hotel Melendy.
H. W. Varnum of Maine was in town over
Sunday.
Mrs NJ. Tinker of Morrisvile spent Monday
in town.
Mrs. James Kelley of Morrisville was in
town Thursday.
Mrs. Emma wilkins visited in Morrisvle a
part of last week.
Mrs. Savonia Thomas is working in Henry
Labounty's family.
Mrs W. H. Griswold was in Burlington last
week for treatment.
David and George Griswold returned last
week from their lake trip.
Mrs. Lottie Page and daughter Laura snent
Sunday in Essex Junction.
Mrs. o. P. Hayes visits in Milton and st..
Adams the last of the week
Miss Grace Hodgkins of johnson was the
guest of Sara Leland recently.
F. E. Smith is in Morrsvlle acting as sta.
ton agent in the absence of James Kelley.
Prof Chas. Cornell and family of Bolvoke
Mass, are visiting at FL. NJ. CornelPs.
Mrs. Clara Howe OF Concord. Mass. who hos
been visiting at her fathers, A. c. Griswold
returned home Saturday.
The Junior society will hold a lawn party
with Mrs. G. j. Thomas Thursday evening
Ice cream and cake will be served
b. G. Hawley and wife start on their vaca.
ton this week visiting in New Hampshire. and
they expect to visit Old Orchard Beach before
their return.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-17
VAUDEVILLE.

Miss Mary Wilbur is in Burlington.
DR.. Fosburgh was in Burlington last week
Ed Culver and family of Franklin are in
town.
C. Hutehins of Montgomery was in town
last week.
David Holdridge of johnson was in town
on Sunday.
Miss Sadie Maurice is writing in the office
of. Y. Stevens.
Mrs. Mitchell Johnson and children are
visiting in Montreal, P. Q.
Mr. Trimmings has moved into H. NJ. Nc
Farland's house on Olive hill.
Mrs. Martha Russell is visiting her grand.
daughter Mrs. Arthur Howe.
Mr. and Mrs L. T. Greene of st. Adams
are visiting his sister, Mrs. A. l.. Laraway.
Mrs Burton Wiley and son of Greensboro
have been visiting Mr.. Willey's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R A. Wiley.
J. II. McKannon and wife, W. H. Davis and
wife and Charlie Davis are the guests at the
Mountain Spring House.
George Keller, foreman at the Laraway
mills for the past two years, has finished his
work in town and moved to Barton Landing
where he has job
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-17
EDEN.

Jennie Emery closed her school Friday.
Several from johnson spent Sunday in
town.
Sadie Emery is visiting her sister in Mont
gomery.
E g. Darling of Morrisville was in town
the first OF the week.
The boarding house at the mines is ap-
preaching completion.
Myra Blake visited her uncle, W S. New
comb, at Cady rs, Falls the past week.
Mrs Katie Parkhurst spent several days
with friends in Cambridge the past week.
Y. p S. c. L. service was we'll attended
Sunday evening and was led by Miss Jessie
Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs W. L. Wilcox Of Fall River,
W. Atwells.
Next Sunday evening evangelistic services
will be led by Miss H. NJ Jones. A large at
tendance is desired.
Alton O Brien, who has been in Worcester,
Mass, is at home, being called here by the
illness of hIs father, A, w. O'Brien.
DR.. Bates of Morrisville was called here
Friday as council with Dr.. l.. l.. Eastman
and Dr. Bacon in the case of A. W. O'Brien.
Eddie Gore, who several years ago lived in
this town with Mr.. Buxton, but recently at
Worcester, Mass, is visiting friends in this
vicinity.
Haying has been going on with break-neck
speed for several days. A heavy crop is re-
ported, but all agree that rain is needed at
this time.
Chas. Rogers Of Springfield, Mass, is visit
ing his father and brothers in town. He has
been in poor health for several months and it
is hoped that the Green Mountain air will act
as restorative.
Rev. S. F. Goodhart from Lowell will oc-
cupy the desk at the Corners church next
Sunday D. N. Sunday school at 2 80 sharp
and preaching at 3, after which will be com
munioD service. Service at the Mills at IL
a. m, to be followed by Sunday school,
The ice cream social last Saturday evening
under the direction of the W. r. C. was a sue
cess E Wedge gave a good entertainment
with the graphophone for which he is entitled
to many thanks from the ladies of the corps
and its friends Receipts of evening, S6.70.
DISCOVERIES of minerals are plenty. At this
time several varieties of minerals are re.
ported. Almost everything from asbestos to
gold Is found. Slate, graphite and lead are
all in sight. 1t is fun to prospect and almost
every rock Of any size shows signs of testing.
Visitors are almost every day at the mines.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-17

wood went on TO her former home in
Wisconsin where Mr.. Atwood and
Mrs. Charlotte Mcfarland will join
her later.
Joseph Scott of Concord enter
tanned a party of friends from here
last Sunday, consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. harrington, Mrs. Riddle and
sons and Dan Scott and family, at
his summer home in Eden. Mr..
Scott is gaining quite a widespread
fame for his excellent dinners. None
go away from his table hungry.
The Kickapoo's have departed at
last and the populace can resume
their usual occupations, which, judg-
ing from the crowds around the hall,
must have been somewhat suspended
during the past two weeks. The
committee for the lecture course will
do we'll to notice the class of enter
tainments the public seem to prefer.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Ithiel Falls Union Campmeeting as
ISOLATION will be held on their
grounds Aug. 2 to II. Rev, J.. 7.
Johnson will have charge, assisted
by Rev. D. F. Brooks of Troy, N. Y,
DR.. VIM. D. Gentry of Chicago, ILL.,,
Rev. N. H. Washburn of Portland,
Maine, Rev. Fl. P. Smith of Boston,
Mass, and Deacon Geo. Morse OF
Putnam, Conn. Besides these are
many other good workers of the Yer
mont conference. Mrs. A. j. Law
renee will have charge of the singing.