Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-18
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY. OCTOBER ls,

tarys Office is pretty well covered with
applications.
Directors OF the ID. A. a NJ society
say five new buildings will be needed az
the fair grounds, the present one Tor the
department Of mechanics and the liber-
al arts, one for Horticulture. one Tor
Horticulture. one for agriculture, one Tor
poultry and fish and game, and q large
pavilion for cattle. The latter structure
especially would promote the scheme TO
establish at this point live stock ex-
change lasting the year round.
The Pacific Consolidated Mining and
Smelling company Of this city filed ar
ticles Of Incorporation In the county
clerks Office today The capital stock
is valued at Si.5Q0G0O, divided into SOO'-
600 shares Of the par value Of 50 each
w. Il. Snyder Is president. y. Nj Levy,
vice president and G. o. Ellingwood,
secretary and treasurer, The company
owns the Amy group Of 20 claims locat-
ed in the Merrlmac mining district,
Elko county, Nevada.
Real estate men say there Is little or
no inquiry from outside, and what there
Is comes from the city and vicinity.
During September, there was demand
for houses that was in instances fierce
but at this time, people have got set
tied for the winter, and the demand for
dwellings has subsidized During the
early fall many people from the mining
camps and ranches hasten into town to
secure homes for the season and to put
their children In the city schools.
The two automatic stokers lately
placed under the furnaces IN the u. G.
NJ. /. boiler house continue 20 give sat
lsfactlon. the only smoke coming from
the stack, being little when the fires
are banked for the night, and Col. Web
Der Is much pleased with the result.
The fire places under the other two
boilers are being dug out preparatory
TO placing automatic stokers UNDER
meath, Then both batteries Will be
equipped.
The Utah Light & Power company
VIII be able BY Wednesday next to con-
meet Its lines with those of the Telluride
Power company running west of the
town. so that the local power viii be in
creased by 1000 horse power. A big
transformer Is now being put In with
this end In view. The Utah company
has now received all of It's boiler house
plant, and the remainder of the ma
chinery Is being rapidly received and
unloaded at the site of the new power
house.
Fred Clark OF Cleveland, son of one
OF the directors OF the Spring Valley oil
company OF this city and Wyoming. Is
guest Of Col. Matt Dougherty. Mr.
Clark IL greatly pleased with the far
west In general and this city In partic-
ular and Is likely to remain here sew
eral weeks. He says there Is n fine
corn crop in Nebraska and great
grain crop so that there will be plenty
or feeding for western live stock
shipped In there the coming season.
Mr.. ]. IT, White who was recently on
Antelope ISLAND says that the isthmus
OF dry land between the mainland and
the island Is four miles wide in calm
weather, winds from the north or
southwest narrowing IL somewhat The
report from the official scale at Ca
urld just received places the lake level
at feet II Inches below the zero mark,
fall OF 3 inches In two weeks. The
reading year ago at this time was 1
foot below
The First infantry band, 30 musicians
strong, leave this midnight for Boise
w1ere II has weeks engagement at
the state fair The boys have beer
provided with new and bright uniforms,
rev instruments, and are feeling In en-
co.lent trim. They intend 10 give a
good account of themselves. The uni
forms are according to the new regula.
tons which replaces the old white in
tantry faclngs with bluel This latter
color was the infantry color years ago,
WREN Is was displaced by the white
Another feature of the uniform change
Is the substitution Of the IT, S. coat OF
arms on the collar for the "U. s." these
lcters appearing ON the coat collars
Of the enlisted men. The clothing Of
army chaplains In regulation stan at.
the Is also another marked and well
come change, and chaplains are no
longer made 10 wear n semi-medRyal
gnrb that has for years reused the ire
~ many good dominic in the SER
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