Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-09
LATE LOCALS.

Gordon academy has opened with 40
students, and more coming,
Warden Dow OF the state prison IL
improving, and able TO sit up. r.
J. c, Cutler Jr., Is spending 10 days
on trip through the Yellowstone.
President ]. A. Cunningham of the
Sank OF Commerce, has returned from
his trip to the Pacific coast.
Local implement houses report a live
~ trade In threshing machinery for this
state and Idaho. Farmers are prepar-
ing for big rush.
Inspector Plato Mountioy OF the gov
eminent service Is In Salt Lake on n
periodical visit of inspection of the
United States marshal's and other fed
eral offices. ~
The state street sidewalk of the Yer
mont building has been torn up, and
VIII be replaced by a prismatic light
sidewalk for the large cellar exoaya-
ton beneath.
The state board of equalization Is
meeting this afternoon, to transact
routine business, and to arrange for a
visitation of'the remainder of the coun-
ties not yet examined.
Summer campers at Brlghton's are
hurrylng down from the mountain 10
escape from the cold that Is becoming
decidedly intense. Ice one-half an inch
thlck formed there Monday night. and
snow storm was reported yesterday.
j II, White and j IA. Back have re-
burned from trip through Cache val
ieyEWhere they found sheep conditions
gtaYYfaDie hut cattle conditions not so
iaVprapie on.aoeount of the recent pro-
longed heated term. f
The deed to the site north of the
Home Telephone company's building
mas been placed In escrow, for transfer
to the y. NJ. c, A., as soon as the
purchase price has been raised In the
connection OF the subscriptions.
Prof, L. NJ, ,Giullan of the High
sch2ol mas been chosen general secre-
tary Of the State Sunday School asso-
cations, OF which DR.. Silver is the
presluent, and from the reorganization
good results are expected The next
state convention will be held IN This
clty durlns Thanksgiving.
An esteemed member of tho nation,
guard has been forced to resign through
prolonged Ill health, Major A. L. vii
llains, aide on the brigade staff. and his
RESIGNATION was accepted today. Major
Wilkins served as commlssary SER
seant With the Utah batteries. The ma
Jor VIII carry the best wishes OF many
friends with him IN his retirement.
The street railway periodicals print
the photographs Of the members of
the executive committee of The Amer
lean street Railway association of
which w, II. Read of this city h a
member. The annual convention of the
association has Just been concluded at
Saratoga Springs, where a suooessf,n
gathering was held Mr.. Read was un.
aple TO attend this year because OF
pressure Of duties at home
The Utah Light and Power COMPANY
management has ordered, and viii have
mere IN 80 days, 500, 900 motor-genere-
tof 81 100 kiloWatts, or 1000 horse power
when VIII be set up at the Central sth-
ton back Of the Tribune building and
ne used exclusively for supplvine the
street railway with power INC ma
chine win take 1000 volts Alternating
current and uanspose It in.o $50 Volts
direct current, Is Is Is the direct
current that Is used by the railroad
company This, with means already in
hand, VIII place the railway on fine
footing for motive power during the
coming winter sedspn. In times. of
heavy BUSINESS the streetcars require
as high ass S00O horse power current to
satisfactorily operate.