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

out the country during the past year is
nowhere better eXemplified than in the
office of the county recorder, where the
records show real estate transfers ag-
gregating, according TO the stated con
sidera TONS which were never too hlSh
and often too low. $l9S,622.36. Mort
cages to the amount of S552, Az were
recorded, while liens and mortgages
have been released amounting TO S4IS,-
O31. or difference to the good OF about
$4,000 In all 1851 papers were hled tor
record.
Ogden has an excellent police depart
ment with T. Z. Browning, chief of
police. There are fifteen other regular
officers.
The city has an up-to-date fire de-
partment with a full line of apparatus
I for fighting fire and saving life. George
{ A. Graves is chief. In the year just
closed 104 fires were attended.
Great Supply Point.
Naturally the Junction City is a CEN
I tral point for the great enterprises IN
/ railroad and canal building which has
] for the past few years been rehablll-
tatfng the west Aside from the great
: Ogden-Lucin line. which is being con-
structed across the Great Salt lake by
/ the Southern Pacific itself, the city Is
/ the general headquarters and supply
point for much of the other work being
! done on all the roads throughout the
Rocky mountain country
/ The Utah Construction company Is an
] Ogden corporation. and has an average
monthly payroll of about $4,000.
Corey Bros. & Alden. another large
firm. is composed mainly OF Ogden
men and has its offices there
Fitzpatrick Bros & Collins. great
/ Nebraska concern have established
headquarters in this city and have an
immense storage camp and repair
shops established here.
Five Touring mills in ogden have a
total capacity of $50 barrels per day,
and the product commands the hlgheSi
figures in the markets of the west, the
-four being shipped to China. Japan
the Philippines and Hawaii in years
when it is not needed for local con-
sumption
Weber county honey always COM
mands the highest market price. Oh
late years the business of bee keeping
has made great advance, rev inNes-
tors going at the business in q scientific
manner. The value of the product II
1902 was about $4,000.
Irrigation Enterprises.
The DEVELOPMENT of irrigation facili
ties bids fair to be an important subjec
in and about the Junction City this
year. The Weber & Davis Canal com
pany. which waters an immense trac
of fine land just west and sOuthwes
Of Ogden, is already charging its res
ervoir in East canyon so as TO provid'
water the year round for all the land
which it waters. as well as bringing
other land into cultivation. The resul
will be a greater diversity of product
in the sections watered, giving tn
I farmers water for all kinds of crops
where in the past only certain kind
. could be depended on because of searcl
. | ty OF water during July and August
| Other reservoirs and irrigation enter
; prises are projected. including system
; | of water storage in ogden valley TO
. the purpose of utilizing the fall 70
. power purposes and the water for irri
!. CATION.
, Storage of Ice.
The storage of Ice is an importan
industry at Ogden because of the grea
, amount of perishable freight whic
? passes through Ogden. the cars havin
, to be iced here. Most of the railroad
, have ice houses and bring in hundred
, of tons by freight from colder local
= ties to store here for use. The Unto
, Pacific has three large houses and
? soon 10 erect another. The supply {
ice is brought in from Wyoming. II
= Rio Grande bringing most of its suppl
= from Summit county. The local pac