Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16

| books and other assistance has spread
| through the city. AS Il result societies,
clubs, schools and individual are vieing
with one another in helping the library
movement along Temporary quarters
have been given by the city In the
court house. These are being fitted UP
by the library commission, and by the
first OF the year a free reading room
will be opened and the privilege Of a
free circulating library extended to the
citizens.
Electric Transmission,
Provo Is the home OF the Telluride
Power company, capitalized for s2,0O0-
600. This company was the first to
transmit electrical power for long
distances and still holds the record for
long distance transmission. lts field of
operation In the state is from Logan to
Eureka, and currents ar transmitted on
its circuit for a distance OF 800 miles.
The offices In the city are a model OF
elegence and convenience, and the
beautiful village OF Olmsted at the COM
pany's works at the mouth of Provo
canyon is, without ny doubt, the model
Industrial village Of the world. The
word "villnge' Is used only for the
reason that the collection OF buildings
Ia too small to make the word "city"
appropriate and the density Of business
connected with city Is not there. But
the elegant buildings containing and
surrounded with all modern improve
ments and conveniences would be an
ornament to any city.
Hustling Commercial Club.
Tho Provo Commercial club composed
OF over hundred representative citl-
gems, has worked energetloally for the
advancement NJ the city during the past
year and much of its present and pros
pective progress r. attributable 20 the
labors Of th, club. The club has
worked earnestly for securing the erec-
tlcn OF the experiment station Of the
Agricultural college on some Of the de-
sirable lands near the city, and has
nearly completed arrangements for Sc
curing land for permanent county fair
grounds. During the registration and
drawing for the Indian reservation
lands. the club I'm connection with the
city authorities, contributed largely
towards making the stay Of the many
visitors to the city a pleasant one
A Modern Waicrworks System.
The present waterworks system COM
.eted In 1898 Is Inadequate TO supply
the demand OF the city, and at the mouth
Of the canyon the quality Is not always
good. Three years ago the city coun-
ell decided that an Improvement must
be made and secured by appropriation
and purchase springs situated about six
miles up the canyon from which the
future supply viii be obtained. This |
watcr 70 not subject TO contamination |
from various causes, as Is the river |
water, and being originally pure and |
cold il will be delivered to the water |
users in the city IN that condition. |
Work was commanced on a pipe line |
from the springs to the Intake OF the |
present system and $4,000 has been |
expended on this project, $4,000 this |
year. II became evident to the citizens |
that the completion OF this work would |
be too long deferred II only such an
amount OF money rs could be raised
from direct taxation for this purpose
each year was applied. and last summer
citizens meetings were held, and the
question Of bonding to obtain money to
complete the waterworks extension was
considered. At the same time the adj