The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-07-18
SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIGHRoRHooD.


The San Pedro Los Angeles & Sal
Lake Railroad company is apparentl
not letting the grass grow under it
feet, judging from a letter that ha
been addressed to every big railroad
contractor in the west. The letter calls
for bids for 100 miles of construction
with the intimation that as soon a:
the water problem on the desert has
been solved that there will be zoe
more miles of construction work tc
bid ON.
Editors from all parts of the east
and south, to the number of about 140,
enjoyed the many interesting and
pleasing sights of Zion this week. The
visitors are members of the National
Editorial association, which recently
held its annual convention at Omaha,
Neb.
Senator Kearns returned home Mon
day night from a trip of about three
weeks duration at various points
east. The senator said that his trip
was of a business nature entirely, in
the interest of the San Pedro road,
and had no political significance what
ever.
Work on the new shops for the
Rio Grande Western is to be COM
menced in this city in few weeks
The shops at Denver are in about the
same condition as those in this city, |
and will also be enlarged. The only |
question is whether work will be COM
menced first on the shops at Denver
or here.
Fort Douglas will be one of the
largest and prettiest posts in the west
when the construction work now I'M
der way on the reservation is com
pleted. Not only does it contemplate
making the fort sufficiently large to
accommodate regiment of infantry,
but provisions are made for the en-
larging of the quarters of the cavalry
and battery. Besides all that, the
government has just begun the expen-
diture of thousands of dollars on the
improvement of the streets in the
reservation.
AhV NOlAA441ANlCC vi wv HITS
having in charge the proposition to
pave Brigham street have finally
agreed upon a plan for the improve S
ment Of that thoroughfare, which they d
think will be satisfactory to all of the
abutting owners. In the new plan,
which was largely suggested by City b
Engineer L. c. Kelsey, there are re- "
aimed many of the best features of n
both the J. ]. DAILY and the Colonel
Wall schemes of improvement.
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Considerable enthusiasm was awak- V
med in st. George, Utah, on the sub bl
ect of growing raisin grapes as
pecialty. This industry, if systemat-
ally followed, it is said, promises til
he quickest apd best returns of any to
nat now offer in Dixie" Much land
here, well adapted for grape grow
lg, is now occupied with alfalfa, pro- 10
ucing maximum annual cash return
$35 to $40 per acre. The same land
| grapes, with half the water used TO
q alfalfa, will bring in returns, after de
lree years planting, of 800 and more nj
9r acre. to
Six ministers from eastern states.
six different denomina- Kr
Ons, have located in Lehi and are de
trying on a vigorous campaign of at
'nverting the Mormons. They de- of
are their mission is not to tear down civ
~ religion, but their sermons are P.
subjects upon which the Mormons the
Id non-Mormons differ. st;
Henry Wagner, an old resident of
-ah and for many years president of ing
e Wagner Brewing company of this
", died at his home Sunday evening '
om complication of dropsy and sid
lights disease. Mr.. Wagner was 65 she
ars of age and leaves a wife and !
ven children, all of whom were pres lin
t when he passed away. Wi