The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-15
SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIGHBoRHooD.


This is genear7Iy supposed TO be the
/ dull season in the commercial world,
i but the hotel6eepers assert that an
average number Of commercial travel
4 ers are putting up at their respective
\ hOstelries.
The Rev. William H. Fish, Jr., pastor
of the First Unitarian church, has Sc
1 cured $1,000 from friends in Boston to
| go toward the. erection Of a new church
building in this city. Work has already
begun on the, structure, and quite a
sum has been raised by the local con-
/ gregafion 1t is understood the new
building viii tbe dedicated before win
ter.
The reports received by State Health
: Officer Dp. r. ,. Beatty show that
there is less contagion in Utah at the
present time than there has been at
any time 'sfnces the state board of
health was organized In fact, they
show that tlAe state is almost free Of
the various contagious diseases that
usually are so prevalent at this season
of the year.
The letting of the contract for con-
structing the San Pedro road from Call
ientes to the southwest is evidence
that the promises, made by the projec-
tors of the line to connect this city di-
rectly with Los Angeles viii be fulfilled.
Eighty-five miles of roadbed is a big
job. and the cost is placed approx
mately at $2,000,0O0. The Utah Con-
struction company has secured the |
contract and viii go at the work |
promptly and complete it as soon as
possible.
Glen Miller. president of the Home |
Investment company. returned Mon |
day from an extensive eastern trip. He. |
reports that business conditions in the !
east are not at present nearly so good |
as in the west. due TO the uneasiness
caused by the Wall street fiurries The
trouble there, however, was not felt
west of Cleveland, most of the pinch
coming on New York operators. Money
is cheaper in Salt Lake now, Mr. Miller
says. than in the East, loans on gilt
edge securities in New York being
made regularly at per cent. for six
months.
A glance at the assessment figures
just made public by the state board Of
equalization. viii convince the most
skeptical of the wonderful growth in
Utah's material wealth. The total val
uation for assessment purposes of rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone lines
and the net proceeds of mines is S25,-
1851. an increase Of $3,333, 1S1 over
that for 1902. This increase has not |
been brought aboat. the board states.
by the adoption Of any new basis of
valuation, but is due wholly to the nat
ural growth and advancement of these
interests.
Peter Mortensen, the slayer of James
II. Hay, has been denied a new trial by }
the supreme court of this state. The
opinion of the court is that
no error was committed at the trial Of
the case which would entitle Mortensen 7
to new trial, and the lower court is
Instructed to proceed in the case in
accordance with the law.
A News reporter saw Mortensen at >
he state prison at noon of the day the :
,ouru decision was given out He was
seated in his cell on "Murderer's Row."
lfter having partaken of hearty din
Ter. When told of what the supreme :
curt had done he turned his head in a .
emi-thoughtful way and then smiling
Y said, rs that SOP When asked r
What ne was going to do about it. he =
eplied: L don't know what ] will do '
ntil / see my attorneys. I suppose. l Il
fill have to try something else Then
e became on-communicative and re- p,
used TO talk further. Is
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