The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31

& T THE CLOSE of The year 1905,
"A Ogden City can point with pride
to many things accomplished,
looking toward the future interests of
the place. The year has carried with
it prosperity and progress of a sub
stantial nature. This is perhaps best
shown by the increase in the business
handled by the banking institutions,
OF which there are six. The deposits
aggregate $6e00,000, with resources and
liabilities in the aggregate Of 1890 O0O
Real estate has been both active and
staple. The city's population has in
creased materially during the year. It
is estimated at between $4,000 and d.
OOe.
From a real estate mans point of
view the year has been a decidedly
prosperous one. To more clearly I'M
deFstand this statement, attention is
called to the fact that the Gould rail-
road interests alone have expended
100000 for real estate IN Ogden, and if
the present plans are carried out their
holdings will probably be doubled dur
ing the year 1906. In addition to the
completion OF extensive plans for i'm
provements, actual work has been COM
menced on the enlargement of the
Hartman and Gould properties. TIE
year 1906 should, however, develop
railroad improvements that viii easily
exceed the Ogden-Lucin cutoff propo-
sition In regard TO benefiting the city.
City Makes a Good Record.
Municipal improvements have been
pushed forward during the year. with
the result that most creditable show
ing has been made. The total number
\ of paved blocks in the city now are
fen. all Of which are paved with as
phalt ten additional blocks have been
macadamiZed, making a total of thir-
ty now i'm Ogden The number Of
blocks of curbing and gutterinG have
been increased from seventy-two 70
100. There are now 1o9 blocks Of ce-
Inent sidewalks. against fOrty-seVen i'm
1904 Street intersections made of ce-
ment have been increased by four. One
eighth of a mile of sewer was built
during 1905. making q total of nineteen
and one-eighth miles of sewer now In
the city. The approximate cost of city
improvements during 1905 is $4,000
An estimate of the new buildings erect
ed during the past year is placed at
S5S0.0OO. The business interests have
increased to such an extent that many
concerns have been forced to enlarge
their houses. New warehouses and fac
tories have been built and others are
under contemplation. In addition to
the large number of new and handsome
residences that have been erected,
many others are now under course Of
construction. with an increased demand
for dwellings.
The street car lines Of the city have
been extended. Both the Independent
and Bell Telephone companies have
largely increased their service and ter
ritory. The latter company has COM
pleted a new addition its main Office in
which II has installed an entirely new
operating apparatus. The lines of the
two companies have been extended TO
outlying districts bringing the resi-
dents of the county in closer and more
direct communication with the bust
ness interests of the city. The Postal
and Western Union Telegraph compa-
MES have also improved their service.
the latter having removed into larger
and more commOdiOus quarters. where
they have established one of the larg-
est dynamo systems in the intermoun-
tain country.
Havoc on the Farms.
Although it has truly been a prosper
Gus year for the city OF Ogden, the
same cannot be said of the farming dis
trict of Weber county. The year has
not been a prosperous one for the
farmers and horticulturists. Different
kinds of blight and in some instances
- drouth affected the output materially,
Especially the tomato sugar beet and
fruit output, which were considerably
less than the year previous.
The loss in money to the farming
and horticultural interests, however. is
I'm a large measure overcome by the
money brought TO the city and the
county by the Utah Construction COM
pany. which during 1905 developed into
one Of the largest concerns of its kind
in the west. One single contract, Sc