Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-20
LOGAN.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT.
Splendid outlook for Sugar Beet
Crop - LA Plata Mining Co.


Special Correspondence.
Logan, Cache Co., Aug 1s.-Mayor
Hansen and President Robinson Of the
city council. spent the past few days in
Salt Lake looking up facts and igures
connected with the proposed electric
light plant They state that they are
highly gratifed with the information
they obtained, as the original estimates
on the cost OF the proposed plant are
extremely conservative.
Bids have been called for on the city
bonds, and replies are being awaited
from The money centers.
II Is proposed 10 take the water from
Logan river through the Crowther
oaral. six miles from town In Logan
canyon. A short distance below the
mill the water will be fiumed across
the canyon, and taken down on the
north side to point just above the
Hercules dam, where the city power
house will be located The canal win
be Iiped all the way and Will be mile
and an eighth long Mayor HanHin
states that bids for the laying Of the
pipe viii be called for as soon as the
bonds are 1oated. He and Council
man Robinson have consulted with the
Bell Telephone company officers and
found that they are very friendly to the
proposition for the city to Use the tele-
phone poles for lighting wires.
Tho exerCires al the Presbyterian
educational convention today included
addresses by DR.. Paden, Mr.. Caskey,
Mr.. Sweazey and Miss Ella Heron.
SPLENDID SUGAR OUTLOOK.
orson Smith, agent of the Logan SUI
gar factory, reports that the sugar
beets are In splendid condition through
out the valley. He estimates that the
yield will average between 10 and II
tons to the acre, and In some instances
II will go as high as 30 or 40 toes.
There are 100 men now employed at the
factory, enlarging It's capacity for the
coming run. The beets will begin to
arrive about Sept. Is, and the factory
will move on or soon after that date.
The farmers Of the county are jubilant
over the prospect, as many OF them will
receive from $40 to 500 per acre from
the product OF their land.
LA PLATA MINING co.
Articles Of incorporation Of the La
Plata Mining compatr were filed with
County Clerk Farrell today. The cap
ital stock is 1000 900 shares OF 81 each,
subscribed as follows:
M. G. Harrington. =. 80. .... 100000
w. V. Withee, ...,.,,.,, =, e, ..250,OVO
Howard carpenter. -. 49, ,...Sov,V0V
Joseph n, Head. 49,, lVO,uuU
A. w. Mansur.. e. -, ...., ,.. 90. 900
John Bradbury. .,. :. 90. ,.. -. 10000
VIM, Paisley. -" -. 80. 80. 00'VOO
Mr. Carpenter is president, Mr.. Har-
rlngton vice president, Mr.. Bradbury
second vice president, Mr., Mansur sec
rotary and Mr. Wlthee treasurer. The
stockholders are residents OF Salt Lake,
Park City and Boston. and all contrib
ute half Of their stock 70 the treasury
to be sold for development uses. The
company owns number Of claims In
the La Plata district east Of Paradise,
Cache county, where some excitement
was caused few years ago by the find
ing Of heavy galena cropping by
sheep herder The company proposes
TO proceed actively with development
work in that region, and the new move
ment promises 70 stimplate interest in
mining affairs hereabouts
MI a NJ fleWlHB, Tue pOpuldI LIZ
gan banker, Is another old time ac-
quaiutance Of Buffalo Bins, he hav-
ing been associated with that gentleman
in entertaining Grand Duke Alexis of
Russia In the early seventies
Miss Kate Dwyer Of Salt Lake Is WIS.,
iting with Mrs. A, II. Thompson.
Charles f. Hurst and Miss Caroline s
Larsen, two popular school teachers OF
this valley. were TO be married today
in Salt Lake City.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Lundquist OF
Ogden are visiting relatives in this city
Mr., l.. r. Martineau Will leave for
Chicago on business tomorrow.