The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28
\ CORNER COMPRISES ABOUT

will this season consist of about $4,000
TONS All ice ponds are inspected with
view to perfect sanitary regulations
About 10 men find employment during
one month of the year in putting up the
local pack alone.
Weber Club.
The Weber club of Ogden is the bust
ness mems association, with luxurious
quarters, comprising the entire fifth
floor of the Eccles building. The club
is presided over by F. ]. Kiesel and
numbers among its honorary members
such men as f. II. Hartman, William
Hood H S. Burt and julius Kruit-
schnitt. great railway magnates. who
had the ultimate decision resulting in
the building of the Ogden-Lucin line,
which means so much TO Ogden
Postofiee.
The receipts of the Ogden postoffice
viii this fiscal year pass $4,000 put
/ ting it in the first class and bringing
/ a raise in salary to its chief employees.
/ The Importance of the Office has great
/ ly increased in other lines as it is
a terminal and check Office for much
| through registered mail and the pay
for about fifty clerks in the railway
mail service is disbursed directly from
there, under direction of the Office ar
/ Washington.
Rural free delivery, predicted a year
/ ago. has become an accomplished fact,
and three routes are now well estab-
lished. Thus every town in Weber
county has a daily mail-Sun-
days excepted-while about eight
ninths of the families have the mail
/ delivered at their doors or in their
offices.
| rTto +L,.ao f,ao Ee1i,,ar.x- ,.o,1+es ooxer
all the country districts of the county,
excepting ogden valley. where there
are three towns. and excepting Burch
Creek and RiverdaIe, which are close
to ogden. and also Uintah, which has
a semi-daily mail. 1t would be hard
to find q community better served in
the matter of postal facilities than Is
Weber county and its environs. Thorn
as H Davis is the postmaster and
Rufus Garner, assistant.
Much Building Done.
The volume Of building accomplished
during the year 1902 has been the
greatest in Ogden's history The work
has been along all lines-businesS
blocks. warehouses and homes. There
have been many homes erected of {
more pretentious appearance than il
former years-homes costing from 5000
TO 100000 But the greatest activit.
has been in the building Of homes FOL
wage earners. Small but comfortable
cottages, the building of which unde
: the direction Of those who are to owl
; and occupy them is the surest sigl
: of a splendid and lasting prosperity
{ The thew Catholic church. cOstin;
; about $50, 900, was completed; also
fine new stake house for the relic
society of Weber stake. While ney
Presbyterian church has been starte'
: and is being pushed rapidly towar'
completion. The appropriation of S225,
600 for a government building in Os
! den is alone sufficient guarantee tina
| the activity viii continue. The cos
of actual building done during tn
year. in the city alone, viii approx
mate sSOO,0O0
Property Valuations.
= The assessed valuation Of Webe
= county is 81. 1862. S13. OF this, $4,7S6.6(
? was in real estate and 1910, 635 in Ian
: i improvements Cattle, horses, hog
: etc, are valued at $3.50, 526; merchandis
! at 1885,, 176:. machinery, tools. etc. q
: S215,391; money and solvent credits 9
# 5000. g39. and miscellaneous persons
. property at $f.076. 6S4
- Railroads. feIpgranh and teleDhOT