Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

private Improvements. Several
business houses have been
erected and many beautiful
dwellings, have taken the places
n Of older structures, or been
built on vacant lots enhancing tho APP
rearance of the city and testifYng TO
the prosperity Of the people
The Third ward has completed me
ward Westinghouse at cost OF about
$4,000, containing an addition to the
general assembly room, the necessary
rooms for Sunday school purposes and
for meetings of other religious assoc
Citations. II Is situated on the lot on
which the old seminary" for many
years used as a ward meetinghouSe'
was erected 45 years ago or longer
This building was commenced as res
idence for the late President George A.
Smith but he decided It was too large
for his family and so turned ii into a
schoolhouse under the name OF sem
mary. II was quite an imposing strut-
ttire for that day, but looks very IN
significant In comparison with the new
westinghouse standing by its side.
The Fifth ward, one of the new wards
organized about IS months ago, also
has a beautiful warehouse IN course
of erection and nearly completed. This
building will contain rooms for sun
day school and all ward society pur-
poses,
The Sixth ward, another of the new
wards, has a new warehouse under way
utthpunh moi far advanced,
The frultgrowers In the county lrlbu-
tary TO Provo have marketed more
fruit of n better quality towing TO the
good effect of spraying than hereto
fore, and have received good prices.
The beet crop has been about the av-
erage. and the acreage somewhat great
or than In past years, ana the eHcep-
tlonally fine weather has given the
beet grower the opportunity to market
the crop without any loss or extra Ia
Dor and cost Other farm products are
bringing good prices and the produce
zion averages well with other years
Wool In bringing a better price than
las year and the nockmasters are cor
rcspondngly happy.
All farm and kindred industries are
being carried on with additional energy
and intelligence, resulting from ex-
perience and study, and the conse-
quence Is better returns for the time
and labor expended
Several new mercantile establish
ments have started. and all seem to be
doing a good business. The manufac-
turing enterprises have Increased their
output, and reached into new territory
with their products. The Startup
Candy company, which commenced u
few years ago with little or practically
no capital. Is now occupying large
three-story brick building. employing
50 people, and this year has extended
its market into California and Ore
gon, and its territory now covers all
the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast
states.
The Provo Soda Water company
managed by j. n. Denhalter. has
greatly enlarged It's trade during tn,
year. and new thirst quenchlng enter
prise, the Nestler Brewing company
has commenced business. the first es
tabllshment of the kind in Provo foI
rs years The business seems to NEE
with success.
PROVO WOODEN MILLS co.
The Provo Wooden Mills company
owning and conducting the largest ant
oldest manufacturing establishment II
the state, is keeping pace with the ad
NanceIhent nlaue ~ Wy o.. a.
WOODEN gopus ~ .ne 'n,eS 80, NJ, Lno ~.
coinpa,y nes peyoinu ," $50, "''O"
througnout tne ullised nsa" S,vo hoo,
oe,elna ny ", ~, 'r n",,, ,,ea,,
room, containing so looms, and full,
equipped TOT turning ouI S, t. H."
men sul'ilss. mas peen Dun,, 20,
onetstory s.ru,'"r nj 'or 49, 10 ., ,n,,,
area OF grouna' lne roor 20 ", ~ !" y
tooth shape anu psruany V" n,,,,,i,n ~