The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-09-06
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: SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIGHBoRHooD.

The tomato canning season has com
menced ana Il is probable that with
the closing Of me season no less than
100000 cases Of tomatoes will have beer
prepared TO- northwestern trade. The
new factory ct Kaysville has been
opened, making ten plants in all that
are operating in Utah. The Kaysville
plant has a capacity of $4,000 cases.
On the rentals now being paid for
houses, residence property is paying
handsomely as an investment; and
there is every prospect for a continued
demand much in excess of the sup
ply of houses for some time to come.
All Of which shows that Salt Lake is
growing very fast and is fast becom-
ing one of the big centers of the west.
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Work is progressing at a rapid rate
on the additional two stories to the
Wilson block, formerly the Harmon
block, opposite the foot of Commercial
street. When completed the building
will be five stories in height and will
have 175 rooms. all specially arranged
for hotel purposes. Proprietor Wey of
the Windsor has taken a ten wears
lease on the Wilson building and, with
the beginning of the new year, will
open first-class hotel there. The fin
fishing will be done deliberately, ac-
cording to modern ideas in hotel ar
rangements, and not less than $35. 600
will be expended in the furnishings.
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Rapid work is now going on at the
David Keith building, on the site of
the old Walker house. The construc-
ton is such that the building can be
run UP to six stories, and 1t is not at
oil v-r,l,, ~,
soon be reached to go above the three
story limit.
Finishing Of the interior of the annex
to q. c. NJ. /, on Main street, is pro-
crossing rapidly, and the hope is that
it will be ready for occupancy before
Dec. /.
The building contractors are making
fast progress with the wing and chapel
of the Holy Cross hospital, and the
date of completion will be early in the
winter
Excavating will commence on Tues
day for the new church edifice of the
First Presbyterian church on the cor
ner of South Temple and c streets.
A forest fire which burned all night
on the mountain side above Farming
ton threatened the whole town and but
for the brave act of a rescuing party
of Pennington citizens would have cost
the life of Patsey Marley. an aged
miner, who was surrounded by the
flames.
Cut off on all sides from an avenue
of escape, Marley was engaged in try
ing to beat down the flames. almost
ready to drop to the ground exhausted.
when, with a mighty shout, a dozen or
more men broke through the circle of
flame of which the miners cabin was
the center. and brought succor to the
desperate man.
In one of the cabins near the top of
the mountain near Pennington were
several kegs of giant powder and five
cases Of dynamite. When the owner.
who was in Pennington, saw the
names approach his cabin. he called
Tor volunteers to go with him to re-
move the powder. A rush was made
UP the mountain. When the cabin
was reached 1t was surrounded by fire.
The rescuers rushed through the wall
Of flame and soon got the explosives
out of danger. The kegs of powder
were so hot that the rescuers' hands
were blistered. Five minutes more and
the powder, dynamite and all would
have exploded. The rescue was dar-
inc ono