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

cured recently by that company for
the building of about 800 miles of the
Western Pacific railroad, calls for the
| expenditure of 100000.
Good Building Record.
In Ogden City a new 5000, 600 federal
building is being erected by the gov
eminent. and when completed will be
one of the hondsomest and best build
ingS in the place. The exterior of the
building is to be of granite, and it is
expected that the structure will be
completed by 1908. The Masonic tenn
pie. now nearing completion, is a build
ing that will be a credit to the city as
we'll as to the organization. This
building is classic in design and the
exterior is constructed of Oolitic lime
stone. When completed the approx
mate cost will be $50, 900. The Simmons
Hardware company of st. Louis, that
uses Ogden for its distributing point
for the northwest, has Just completed
an immense warehouse at a cost of
$40. 900. The Becker Brewing & Malt
ing company is completing large ex-
tension to its plant at a cost of from
$4,000 to $4,000. making 1t one of the
largest breWeries in the west. Max
Davidson is erecting a new cigar fac
which he will occupy within a short
time with an increased force of en-
plOyes. The Utah National bank has
placed an addition to its building at a
cost Of $4,000. The ST. Louis building,
owned by the Commercial National
bank, is being remOdeled and an addi-
tional story built upon 1t. The depart
ment store OF Last & Thomas has been
increased by the addition of another
cfn rTrEf Nl,s.
amount of space used previously and
the entire front of the structure has
been remodeled. The Utahna drug
store building has been practically re-
built, making il one of the handsomest
corners in the city. The Elite and
Falstaff cafe buildings and the Badcon
drug store building have also been re-
modelled extensively. whic. make them
almost new structures. A number of
other smaller improvements have been
made. all of which have been brought
about by the increase along the differ
ent branches of business throughout
the city.
Future Outlook Bright.
Looking toward the future, there is
much to strengthen the belief that the
rapid strides made during the past
will continue during the new year.
John Scowcroft e Sons company that
controls the largest wholesale business
in the city, has plans ready for the
building Of an additional large ware
house. The work upon this will COM
mence in the spring. It will mean the
outlay of many thousand dollars.
1t IS definitely stated that a company
headed by David Eccles VIII erect a
smelter near the ogden Hot Springs,
about hVe miles from the city. The
plans call for an expenditure of over
H.O0O,OOO. Thi@ proposition, If carried
out, will alone mean much prosperity
for Ogden, as It is expected that much
OF the ore from the Nevada mines Will
then come to Ogden. The smelter is to
have a capacity of over 100 tons of ore
per day.
Big Reservoir Scheme.
Another project that means much for
Ogden and Weber county is the build
ing of an immense storage reservoir
at the head of the Ogden canyon, by
the Utah Light & Railway company,
which has been laboring with the prop
osition for the past ten years. This
year, however, bids fair to see the COM
pletion Of this great undertaking and
the outlaying Of over $500 900. With
the completion of this great reservoir
many hundreds OF acres OF arid land
in the Salt Lake valley and Weber
county viii be irrigated. thus largely
Increasing the agricultural and horti-
cultural interests of the county. The
plans for the building of this dam,
which win store the waters OF the three
forks of the Ogden river. show that the
reservoir will be a three-pronged af-
fair, with the waters backing up for
a distance of three miles on either Of
the forks of the river. The intention
is not alone to furnish water for the
irrigation of land, but also to furnish
power for all purposes in Ogden City
and elsewhere. The proposed dam will
cover $500 acres of land, the greater
portion of which is now under culti-