Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

any other kind of husbandry, there Is
every reason to believe that the in
crease In population win be mueh
more rapid in the next few years IMAM
I'm any period in the past Tho seven
leading towns I'm the county have
banks. Provo, the county seat, with
a population OF 5000, has two banks,
and another will be opened early In
January.
All lines OF business are well repre-
scented and manufacturing enterprises
are encouraged and growing The Provo
WOODEN mills, with a capacity requiring
the employment OF 200 people, which
was compelled to close year ago on
account OF the decrease in the demand
for wool goods Is expected TO begin
work again In the spring.
CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.
While the majority of the people are
members Of the Mormon Church, the
Protestant Evangelical churches are
represented by one or more denomlha-
tions IN the larger towns. In Provo
there are Congregational. Methodist
Lutheran and Baptist churches. An
Eplscopalian church and the Catholics
have church. but no resident priest
There Is also "A branch of the Reorgan-
ized church and a Seyenth-day Advent
list church and a Christian Science con-
gregation,
The fraternal orders are well repre-
scented and the leading organizations
have lodges with growing membership.
EDUCATION.
Internationally the people Of Utah
county enjoy most favorable oppur-
-l.s. Ia, cob
system is abreast of the more adj
vanced communities IN the state and
elsewhere, the school population OF the
county exclusive of Provo city Is
1855. The school authorities and
teachers are energetic and competent,
and are sparing no effort to advance
the schools and create more favorable
educational conditions each year, The
following new school buildings have
been erected during the past year;
One at I,ehi, costing $2l,O00 one az
springville, costing $1,000, one at
Thistle, costing $500 and two addi-
tlons have been made to school build
ings In the Lincoln district at cost
Of $4,000 There are six high schools
with $50 pupils, one in each OF the
following towns: Lohi American
Fork. Pleasant Grove. Springvillc
Spanish Fork and Payson,
Provo City has a school population
OF $500, a corps Of 40 teachers, and
four large. modern school buildings,
The school accommodations would
however, be inadequate were 1t not fol
the fact that many Of the children at.
tend the preparatory departments oil
the Brigham Young university and tn
Proctor academy The locations %
these two institutions here have alsC
had something to do with the Prove
school district not yet having a higl
school; but the establishment OF
high school and additional room fo
the lower grades are two Of the de
mands that confront the people, and tn
board OF education is considering way
and means Tor these improvements
Both the county and city schools hay
been most successful In compettiy
exhibitions Of school work in the stat
and the oxposltons at Chicago an
Portland.
UNCONVENTIONAL SCHOOLS.
The denomiuational schools are IN
Brigham Young university QLattel
day Saints and the Proctor academ
tunder the auspices OF the Congrega
tional Educational society In Prov
and the Hungerford academy (Pre,