Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

manufacturing interests ha'e wv"
go,orouslv rewarded than for some
yoars past Larger areas have peei ue-
yotod 10 beet ana fruit culture, these
Industries becoming recognized as the
most profitable for the land owners
The fine climate, the fertility OF 'he
soil and the opportunities for ensas'
inc in profitable agricultural and nor
tioultural pursuits, are attracting many
p,ople from other states, and the popu-
lston is rapidly increasing by the ~
r1voi ~ n very desirable class OF people
NIanv neople are also moving 10 froVo
for The purpose of taking advantage VI
the excellent educational faclnties ~
forded here.
A NEW INDUSTRY
A new industry for this county , nno
hren started by the Garden CITY Sali-
ming company, organized Ny tiS w.
bench fruit growers. The company nus
huilt n fruit canning and drying eslap-
iIshment M cost of about $6'VOO' lIls
nlant has turned out a large quaiility
~ canned fruits and tomatoes, al OF
eyoellent auality, and viii Increase ~
aanoc,tv az the demand increases, winch
c,yee The fruit growers additional ad-
Snntapes In disposng OF thelr crops
and The prospects are very iaVolaulo
Tor other similar establishments III Wy
county for the coming year, espeCiauy
40 the farmers are finding fruit culture
a nrofitable branch OF husbandry anu
are engaging in II more extensiYeiy'
AN ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
THE creates, enterprise that has been
s,arted in the county during the year
q the building of an electric railwnG
which will connect all the towns ~ p ons
county. The promoters are nev W.
Smoot Jesse Knight Z. ~ ~ Loos ,,
George Havercamp and . n lhursi,am,
They have already securcu Hah.nas ,,s
from the various cities anu .own5
through which the road VIII pass ant
are developing an electric power p,ans
Az cars They expect to incorporate
carly IN the coming year, ana WORK
wnl be commenced on the road sooli
hereafter, II Is expected to cost ABOUT
100000 when completed.
ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC POWER
The Telluride Power TRANSMISSION
comnany have commenced preparations
Nor an additional plant OF SOU morse
mower capacity about three miles peloW
The present plant In Provo canyon
which has a capacity OF 1000 morse
mower. II Is expected that this new
plant will be completed In lsV6'
wATERwoRKs IMPROVEMENT
Provo City has under way an I'M
nrovement In It's waterworks system
by which pure spring water VIII be iuf :
njshed Ire citizens This water VIII DC
obtained from springs in the canyon,
In connection Herewith Is plan iot
thn generation OF electric power when
may result In the city operating US own
electric light system. Springvllle ana
other cities are also considering the
building OF waterworks systems.
MINERAL WAX INDUSTRY.
AT the mineral wax mines at Soldier
Summit an industry has been starle,
that may develop into one OF grea'
magnitude. Mr.. r. j. krupa' oi ffoNo
has owned the mines for some time i.nu
has had great faith In their value, pu'
only recently has he been able 70 IN
terest capital sufficient 10 develop lne,n
This ID now being done with eastern
canitaI. and machinery has been put u
FOR refining the wax, which Is shipped
10 Germany. There are about 70 mer
employed, and greater bodies OF WaN
are uncovered as the mines are pelnt
worked, giving grounds for the pehe
that fhe supply Is sufficient for eSten
siye mining and refining. The post
office department has been peuuone'
10 establish o postoiiice at the utt'
town that has grown up at the Mines
or at Soldier Summit, which Is only
short distance from the mines
NEW BUILDINGS.
Many fine buildings have been erect
ed during the past year IN the county
comprising schoolhouses. westinghouse
and business blocks. The Loose bloci
and the Holbrook block, the latter II
course of erection. both In Provo, ar
the most important business structures
The new tabernacle In Lehl now near
Ing completion will cost about NgvV
and is beautiful structure IN
Provo Third ward is building ware
house 10 cost about $4,000 which WA
be finished early next year Alpine ma
Iemodeled, enlarged and reiufhlshe'
Its westinghouse, and now mas one
the most cosy and Wei appointed meet
Inphouses in the county The Brigham
Young Academy building for the prep
ayatorv department will be built mex
wear and will cost about $4,000. Prov
has also been promised new depot b.
the oregon Short Line Railway com
many I'm the event that union depot J
not decided upon by the two railwa'
companies,
EDUCATIONAL.
Provo has become noted as an educa
uonal center principally through IN
establishment OF the Brigham founl
academy. one OF the features OF tni
great school OF which less has bee
Written than OF curriculum. building
number Of students, etc. Is the domes
lis organization. This method o. iooh
ing after the students from other town
has been productive OF great good an
has been one OF the incentives that ha
caused parents to send their children
the academy In preference to man
other institutions 81 learning.
Twenty-seVen years ago, When III
Kari q. Maeser first made lectur
tour through Utah, trying 10 awake a
interest IN higher education, the proc
lem OF what would become, socially an
morally, OF the young men ana WOme
sent to Provo, came before him inroug
the Inquiries Of anxious parents 10
Provo presented temptations that wel
absent from many OF the little namiel
where boys and girls resided, d. Mae
ser found II necessary TO pledge NJ
word that the students under iis tuiuo
should be looked after as anxiously a
ii they were in their fathers house
II was this thought and anxiety ina
led 10 the domestic organization IN IN
academy. From the FIRST II has bee
one OF the strongest safeguards IN 10
life OF the student, surrounding hli
with Influences that serve TO counter
act temptations OF all kinds.
70 give the reader some idea OF "a
methods adopted IN those earlier day
as well as the methods now In vogue
brief history OF this organization ma
not be out OF order.
In the first place Dr. Maeser too
great care TO get on his list OF boaf-ig
places the names OF the most respecta
bic people IN the city. Next, he lnsisi
ed that students should consult hiH
both before selecting a boarding pla,
and also In case there was 10 be
change made from one ulafa 10 auOt nc