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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-21
Indigestion Causes
Catarrh Of the
Stomach.

pes many years u has been supposed that
Cs,arrh Of the Stomach caused Indigestion
and dyspepsia. but the truth 10 exactly the
opposite. indIgestion causes cssarrh. Re-
pestsd attacks 81 Indigestion ,nflamss the
mucous msmbranss lining the stomach and
elpesss us nerves Of the stomach. thus csus-
Ing the glands 70 secress mucin instead Of
the juices d natural digestion. This .
called Casauh Of the Stomach.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

From these there exudes the vscuous
asphaltum, similar TO what ] had seen
az the Irrigation congress In Ogden
Wading, with my assistants Tor some
hundreds Of yards into the lake, care
fully examined a number Of these small
lslets, none Of which are wider than
100 feet In diameter and neither Is
there )ne Of them that is more than
two ard half feet above the water
These slets are wholly formed Of the
outlloWs Of asphaltum, and they rise as
vents from the lake bottom The
weather, az the time OF our visit, was
cold, and yet there was a great out
flow from each OF these cones I'm the
Islands. Around each small cone there
lies circular, solIdlned sheet Of stlll
but half-drled asphaltum, resembling
a huge pancake, And these Issues, for
generations, have been washed out TO
deep water by the strong waves, and
lie In undetermined quantities as huge
boles NJ sand-mixed asphaltum at the
lake bottom.
The rock formation that reaches up
to the base Of these small islands is
what we know as rock usphaltum,"
and treated for the asphaltum contain
ed therein, would return a distlllation
OF about 40 per cent asphaltlim. Upon
carefully exam ming the little vents
NJ the summit OF each cone,
we discover oil issuing forth
with the flow OF asphaltum. This
is soon wasted away by the waves and
at many points along the southeast
shore we find traces Of where this black
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

the several railroads that run out Of
Ogden II has always taken good care
of lis jobbng trade, and given excel
lent satisfaction to It's wholesale GUS
toners
As a retail drug store It has always
been reliable, and very popular with
the people Of ogden and Weber county,
IL carries everything that can be found
I'm any first class drug store. II mum.
bers a host Of patrons among the old
residents Of ogden, and vicinity The
proprletors appreciate the patronage
extended TO them, and invite custom
from all classes, They insure good
goods, the best treatment, and prices
that will not admit az competition.
Few men IN Ogden are more popular
or have a firmer hold upon the conf
dence OF their fellow townsmen, than
the veteran founder Of this establish
ment He has been honored at the
polls many times by his fellow citl-
zens, who have elected him TO various
Offices, and much OF the time for many
years his excellent Judgment, public
spirit and strong personal Influence
have been felt In the municipal affairs
OF the city.
This house bears an enyiahle repu-
tation for integrity and business honor
and the future promises Tor Il long
continued career Of success and pros
perity,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

OF this asphalt has been laid In many
places where the traffic is heaviest, and
the contractor who laid II pronounces II
the best asphalt pavement he ever saw.
In process Of refining the asphalt
Yields a heavy percentage Of lubrlcat.
ing oil OF the finest quality, worth from
IS to $40 per barrel Of 50 gallons.
Al that is required to enable this
company 20 put asphalt and oil on the
market and begin the payment OF diyi-
deuds, is a small amount OF surface de-
yelopment work and a plant that Will
cost no more than a fC'y thousand doll
lars, with which TO refine the asphalt
separate the oil, etc. Under present
conditions and on o small scale the ex-
cayaton and reduction OF the raw ma
torlals can De made profitable with
only the crudest tools and apparatus,
thus showing that the wealth produce
Ing substances are there and easily ao'
Cesslblc
As soon as operations are begun on
commercial scale, dividends on the
stock VIII certainly be large.
Unquestlonably now Ia the time to
buy stock, The company has great
amount Of proof, In the way OF scientific
reports. chemical analyses. ETC., con-
flrming all that Is here said, and the
secretary win be pleased 70 commune
cate the fullest information
Address w. b. Wilson, secretary,
Courthouse, ogden, Utah,
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western country. The business referred
TO is that OF making collections from
those who have received credit and for
some reason have not paid for the
goods bought. II would seem that coll
lection Office should not be q necessity
IN any community, but II certainly Is,
and We're Il not for collections being
made by this method many thousands
Of dollars entrusted to the people would
never find their way to the business
house that had extended the credit
Wearying Of waiting for pay day to
arrive the merchant decides TO place his
account with an attorney or a collel'
ton agent with instructions 10 force
collection OF the account and II impossl-
bic 70 collect II by any other method.
Delinquent debtors have a horror
OF collection Offices and agents who con-
duct this sort OF a business, when they
are the ones who have made II possible
for such an institution to thrive, Every
merchant who does a credit business
has hundreds and often thousands Of
dollars on his books that he Is doubtful
whether he viii ever be able to collect
or not This Is the class OF accounts
the collector is particularly interested
in
There is an office IN ogden where this
class Of accounts is handled II Is at
room A First National Bank building,
and all those who owe bills that usually
go 10 a collector, know who operates IL.
Merchants who want 20 realize some-
thing from their hard and dllaiory debt
ors would do we'll 10 consult r. A.
Stafford He gets the money when
others fail Try him. He is liked by
everybody"
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visited this locality, but, owing 10 In
clement weather aud the lack of a pro-
per guide. they did not reach the
ground that would have disclosed to
them the importance Of this discovery
and they went away In almost total
ignorance OF IT'S value AZ the time
of my visit, however / examined "A
number Of the largest OF the islands and
secured about 400 pounds Of asphaltum
and asphaltum rock
The present owners Of this property
known as the "Seepage' have organ
lied company. and shortly after my
visit began to sink an oblong, vertical
shaft which was carried down 70 a
depth OF about 80 feet, and timbered.
When the warm weather Of summer
comes the now sluggish asphaltum viii
mn this shaft. but far more vigorous
work than this must be done 10 de-
velop this splendid showing on the
north shore.
The area IN which this asphaltum and
oil exists IS found here TO be about
10 miles IN length and from three TO
four miles into the lake II Is wholly
on the west side Of the great promon-
tory, ana u Is but little wonder that II
has been so long unknown to the people
Of Utah Upon leaving the spot ! felt
that this was one Of the greatest dis
coverles ever made within the confines
OF the great basin Here whore the
surface cap is thin. the upward pres
sure made by gasses that overlle the oil
and asphaltum measures that doubtless
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TO come from the north shore OF the
lake, Upon examination ! found II Of
high purity and much resembed Trinl-
did or California asphaltum. Very lit
tie attention was given the exhibit,
Many who saw It believed the entire
story of It's discovery a fake and per-
sonally ] gave but little attention 10 It.,
However 10 settle IN my mind the
truth or falslty of statements made, 1
planned an expedition 20 the reputed
place Of discovery, which lies at a
point 10 miles southwest Of Promontory
station on the Southern Pacific rail-
road The stretch OF country that one
has to travel over between the lake
shore and this station is level but OF
a desert nature. Grease wood and sage
brush cover most OF the country. The
day Of our Journey to the spot was
cold and bleak, and as we neared II [
saw that the shore line had changed,
leaving the present meander line far
away TO the southwark. and upon
reaching the hasaltic or igueOus reef
OF rock that formed q rampant against
the waves In the old days. l found con-
dltlons existing that upset my former
opinion based on conditions as they
appeared % years ago A short dis
lance from the base OF the igneous
measure there shows the 0utcrOps Of
the green sandstone, and farther out
where the thin sheet Of salt water
touches the sandy shore, scores OF
small islands; ] might say hundreds
rise out OF the lake, and each Of these
are Ike cones resembling ant his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

Capital stock fully paid up and non
accessible.
A limited amount Of treasury stock
for sale Cor development purposes al
10 cents per share.
The following extracts are taken
from q report written for the Salt
Lake Mining Review by Don Mcguire,
a mining engineer Of high reputation
and a recognized expert His state
ments are entirely disinterested'
The year 1908 witnessed the greatest
discovery ever made In Utah. This Is
nothing less than the certainty that
both oil and asphaltum underlie the
great basin Of salt Lake In quantities
commensurate with the magnitude OF
the vast area covered by the former
bed OF old Lake Bonneville
For several months past ! have made
this subject Il study During the month
OF June 1903, | took M this question,
confronted by hard problems, the solu-
ton Of which was difficult, inasmuch
az there was hardly a thread to lead
me into the field Of true discovery |
admit that the presence OF natural gas
az many points between Salt Lake aud
Ogden, and also as far north as Brig
ham city, IN BoXelder county gave
reason Tor belief IN the existence OF oil
and asphaltum throughout the region
mentloned but direct evidence OF the
presence of either had not been found,
TO my knowledge,
IN the autumn Of 1908 / saw an ex-
hlbit Of asphaltum at the National IT.
rIgatl0n congress In Ogden, purporting
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
OGDEN CANNING
FACTORIES.

All the canning factories IN ogden
CITY, Weber, Davis and Boxelder coun-
ties excepting the Utah Canning COM
pany Of ogden combined this year into
one large corporation, known as The
Utah Selling & Storage company All
the products OF those 10 factories are
placed under the control Of the new
corporation, who negotiate for the sale
OF the same to the wholesalers and mer-
chants Through the combining OF
these factories under one selling man
agement. The owners OF the different
factories all get the same price for their
goods and by having such large
quantity OF manufactured goods they
can get better shipping rates, ship IN
much larger quantities and thereby
compete 10 better advantage with the
eastern markets. Under the one man
agement they can have their statesmen
watching the markets, and when the
prices are up they can sell their pro-
ducts, getting better prices, All OF these
advantages go 20 make the canning
Industry IN these counties much more
profitable The Office Of the large cor
poratlon is IN the Eccles building, Og-
den City,
During the year 1904 the various fac
tories have manufactured 3j5ji5 cases
Of various kinds OF fruits and yegeta.
bles, or 6,5jLO00 pounds valued at over
a half million of dollars.
The Utah Selling & Storage Co., con-
sists OF the following factories en-.
braced In Weber, Davis and BoXoder
counties as follows,
Salt Lake Valley Canning co., Five
Points Wasatch Orchard company
ogden Banner Canning company Og-
den Hooper Canning company Hooper,
Rlvcrdale Canning company. Riverdale;
Willard Canning company, Willard.
Clntah Canning company, Cintah,
North Ogden Canning company North
ogden, KaysvIlle Canning company
Kaysvllle Layton Canning company
Layton; Woods Cross Canning COM
pany Woods Cross. Hardy Canning
Roy. Star Canning company
Roy; Syracuse Canning company, syra-
cuse; Chief Canning company Plain
city,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
TROUBLE OF AN HEIR.

Charles Il. Aycock governor OF North
Carolina. Illustrated a point he wished to
make In political speech by telling a
story Of o young man he knew whose
father died leaving considerable property
There were other sons and daughters OF
the man. and contest over his estate
followed
The dispute reached the courts and
dragged along for several months Finally
a friend met the young man, and spoke
abou, the suit and the consequent Ill
feeling.
eyes" assentcd the youn man, 1--WE
certainly are having a heap Of trouble
over fathers property Brother John
wants more than his share, sister Lucy
hasn't spoken 70 me for year. brother
George Is throatenn. tr DO some shoOtn
and / don't know where the thing VIII
cnd % You know sometimes | almost
wish the old man hadn't dledP-Wash'
ingtOn Times
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GREAT SALT LIKE
Nh W. B. wilson, secretary.

Mr. w. y, Wilson. secretary.
These with the following gentlemen,
comprise the hoard OF directors r. T..
Black, Dr. ], S. Gordon, Jesse j. Drly-
en- and G, J. Difenbaugh.
An the officers are men OF high
standing 600 the community and the
affairs Of the company wil De con-
Quoted along the most economical lines
possible consistent with successful
business management
OUR PLAN.
In order TO purchase a standard rig
with which TO develop the property,
the company has placed a small allot-
ment OF stock available Go investors az
10 cents per share the stock being nom
o'scsslblc Is 20 feature to be deeply
considered
To offset the possibility Of assess
ments, one half of the entire capital
stock has been placed IN The treasury
OF the company
OUR STOCK AS AN INVESTMENT
The Great Salt Lake & Promoutory
OIL and Asphalt company IN presenting
It's stock TO the public aa an invests
menL believes that the wonderful sur.
face indications fully warrant the eX-
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CUT IT DOWN TO A STICK.

Congressman Stephenson told this onei
Wille Sunson while editor Of a paper
at Ashland WIS., fell IN love with tho
step-daughthor OF the publisher The old
man tried In vain TO get rid of Stlnson,
and finally discharged him. Stlnson went
10 Milwaukee and worked there for about
three months. The young woman ex-
planned to all friends that the engage
ment was dissolved,
Finally Stlnson went back TO Ashland
by a country road on horseback He drove
10 the Congregational o. % en- rr 10
pretty step-daughter Of the publisher met
him. She was surrounded by numerous
gr friends Stinson had been recognized
by several people as he rode TO tho
church and he was In a hurry TO have
the ceremony performed.
do you want the complete serVlceF
Inquired the minister
"Cut IT down TO a stick, replied stin'
son. I'm printers English The preacher
was amazed but he understood and
soon the knot was tied. Washington
Times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
J o. WOODY
PRINTING COMPANY

It Is a matter Of interest to the busl-
ness community and general public Of
ogden and Weber county, and Of the
entire region which Is tributary 70 og-
den IN commercial way to know that
the city has a first class Job printing
establishment and book bIndey,
The j. o, Woody Printing CO. owns
one Of the best equipped Job printing
plants in the state II is provided
with all the latest appliances ana re-
Qulrements Of modern, up-to-date job
printing office, and its principal owner
Mr. j o, Woody, has a widespread
reputation as one Of the most skillful
and artistic Job printers In the state.
Located IN the same building, Is n
well equipped bookbndeyy, possessing
every facility for the manufacture Of
blank books, book and pamphlet bind
ing, paper ruling, and all kinds Of work
usually done In such an establish
ment.
Mr.. Woody Is manager Of the PRINT
ing establishment and owns an inter-
est In the bookbindery, which Is under
the lIlhNuktllltuA vi hA NlNl glAl W ~
cox, who has a well established repu-
tatlon for the high class work he turns
out. lie is a thoroughly competent
and sklllful bookbinder and UNDER
stands every branch Of the business
perfectly
The alliance which exists between
these two establishments increases the
strength Of both,and In combination
they are IN every way, and In the null
est sense. provided with the best IA
cllitles for filing orders for every de-
scrlption of job printing bookblndlng
blank books, paper ruling. etc.
Parties living In Ogden Weber coun-
", or along the lines Of railroads run
ming out OF ogden, who need anything
In the above lines, may entrust their
orders to these establishments with
the fullest confidence that they VIII be
filed satisfactorily and that the
charges for the work Will always be
fair and reasonable.
Both Mr.. Woody and Mr. Wilcox are
long residents of Ogden where they
have been engaged IN business for
many years. and each has an envlable
reputation for fair and honorable deal
ing ,
An orders for either printing or
bookbindlng should be addressed 70
Wilcox & Woody, 2Si6 Washington
avenue, Ogden,
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pense Of development work anticipated.
From similar surface indications the
great Coallnga and Los Angeles oil
fields Of California were developed,
WHEN TO BUY STOCK
Buy stock now II you desire the best
result from your Investment You may
purchase stock In a producing COM
pany II YOU are satisfied with very
small margins, You can buy gold dol
lars for 100 cents each, but there Is
no profit In the Investment.
The people who make the big money
are those who come In pt the begin
ming. Ten cents win buy a share Of
stock today, but IN a few months II
may be worth many times that amount.
WHAT WE HAVE.
No salarled officers
100000 shares treasury stock.
Some Of the first oil lands located in
the field,
Conservative and responsible man
agement
Excellent indications Of great quanti-
ties OF fuel oil with an asphalt base.
More than 1900 acres Of carefully Sc
lected oil lands.
The Southern Pacific railroad within
eight miles with an easy grade thereto
Water transportation from our pro-
perty to a railroad station on the Og-
den-Lucin cutoff, about IS miles dis
tant,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
HOW TO MAKE A sAVoRY FRENCH
DISH

Liver buildings well trurned and
plentlfplly seasoned with ga!ll' -
gether with the national "poulet.' are
seen on every Christmas table In
France accompanied especially In the
south by the celebrated languedoe,
stew, which IS composed according to
NJ. Colombo, Of the following materi-
oils: Beef lean bacon, a Glove, garlic.
n small onion IN which Is inserted
Glove. the third o, a quart Of wine.
q small glass OF cognac and some
salt Cut the beef into square pieces,
very small, and put the whole into a
small earthen pot, the bottom OF which
is lined with thin slices Of bacon, Cow
er the pot with thick paper, closed at
the edges by -four paste made OF cold
water, put plate over all, and let Ii
simmer for six hours.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
SIMMONS HARDWARE co.

This famous ST. Louis house the
largest hardware concern In the world.
displayed the business enterprise and
judgment which have secured this dis.
tinctIon when It decided to locate a
branch house In ogden, This move
was made about two years ago and
Mr. Edward Il, Stewart was placed IN
charge a location at 2,liO Wall ave-
nue. was selected, and a large ware.
house was erected with trackage fa-
cllties.
Here Is carried an enormous stock OF
the goods dealt In by this house. the
design being to have here a depot from
which the hardware trade OF the entire
lntermountaln region could be supplied
quickly and without awaiting ship
mcnis from the east.
The hardware trader OF tAe inter.
mountain states Is too familiar with
the lines carried by the simmons
Hardware Co. 10 render necessary
description OF them here. Suffice II 20
say that they embrace all descriptions
OF shelf, heavy and builders hardware,
mechanics tools. and implements, con.
tractors supplies, table and pocket cut
tlery, kitchen utensils, wooden ware,
stamped ware, tin ware, etc. etc.
During Mr. stewards administration
as manager OF the ogden branch OF this
mammoth concern, he has steadily in
creased rs trade and has made himself
very popular among rs patrons. He
has built up for himself an enviabe
reputation for fair and honorable deal
Ing, and In point Of business energy
activity and good judgment has shown
himself worthy OF and well qualified
for the important trust reposed In him.
Retail dealers who handle hardware
would do well 10 get quotations from
the simmons Hardware Co., Ogden
branch, before placing their orders.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

y-N HE property OF this company
presents by far the most pro-
missing prospects for oil and as
4 phalt yet discovered In this
sate. Development work to prove this
has been unnecessary The proof APP
pcars In abundance right on the sur
face,
OUR PROPERTY.
The company has already acquired.
nv location and otherwise, over 1900
acres Of oil lands carefully selected.
covering ground within about 200 feet
NJ the wonderful oil and asphalt
sprlngs which were recently exposed
BY the recession Of the waters Of the
Great salt Lake, These springs or
seepages arc located about six miles
west Of the Promontory Mountains and
ON the North shore Of the Great Salt
Lake,
VALUE or PRODUCT.
Analysis OF the crude material by
number OF noted chemists give the
same general results, showing high
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
w. o. KAY, PRODUCE
DEALER.

Mr. VIII o, Kay may be said to be
an excellent type Of the bright, pucky
and successful young business men for
whom the city Of ogden is noted, lie
comes OF an old Utah family. ana Is
the son Of David Kay. who. twenty
years ago, was a leading business man
OF Ogden and one OF the heaviest pro.
duce dealers In the lntermountaIn
country
Young Mr. Kay acquired thorough
knowledge Of and experience In the
produce business while In the employ
OF a leading house IN that line. and
about three years ago he set UP In
business on his own account. lie owns
the premises which he occupies al No
24Si Washington avenue.
He does a heavy business In buying
and shipping wheat, oats and barley
and his trade Is rapidly Increasing He
makes a speciality OF buying and ship
ping hogs, wheat, oats. alfalfa seed
ana grain bags IN car lots,
He has business connections on the
coast that are OF great advantage 10
him, and they enable him TO find a
ready market at the best prices for the
lines he handles,
Mr.. Kay has already made for him
self an enviabe reputation for enter
prise, business ability and fair and
honorable dealing His commercial
credit IS excellent, and he Ia rapidly
coming TO the front as a prominent
and successful business man
He Is prepared 10 OIL orders IN his
line from all points east, west. north
or south, throughout the region which
Is tributary TO ogden as a shipping or
commercial center lie Is also pre-
pared TO pay the highest prices for
wheat, oats, barley and hogs.
lie has branches at Collnston, Cache
Junction, Logan, West Portage and