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

10 convey the water TO more than 3D.
OOO acres Of land heretofore lying
arched and fruitless.
GIGANTIC STRIDES.
L this last season be taken as a
eterion by which TO gage the future
q this city, the title taken by your
correspondent is not only timely, but
decidedly .germane--busy Preston, the
Queen Of upper Cache. One hundred
md twenty-nne private homes and
public buildings have been erected, or
Use are now building. since April l, 1906
Not a bad advertisement itself, Is 1t?
L we turn to the advance In real estate
values the stride is almost as phenome-
nal. Within the last three years land
within the city limits has increased In
value more than 200 per cent. Resi-
tsnce lots are selling for 500 per front
iod Among the public buildings erect
Cd within the last decade of months
are two opera houses-the McQueens
hall and the Preston Opera House-two
hotels, a seven-room addition to the
Oneida Stake academy, a new bank,
capitalized at $4,000, First ward chapel
$4,000 and numerous business houses
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
Educatlonally, the advancement has
| been as rapid as the real estate values
have been prodigious. With her own
Independent public school district, the
public schools have risen to a prom
lnence Of very commendable proper
IONS. For the past two years, Prof.
John w. Condie, and alumnus Of the
University Of Utah. has had the SUI
peryslOn OF our schools. He has been
and is being ably assisted by the fol-
loving Beginners grade, Mrs. Mary
Daley; nrst, Miss Nellie Thomas; Sec
ond A, Miss Eva Vaughan; second r,
Nae Ecmes; third. Mary Thomas,
fourth, Edna Johnson: fifth, Lizzie
Thomas. sixth, Olive Hanson; seventh
and eighth, Rufus Leigh.
ONEIDA STAKE ACADEMY.
This Institution of learning Ia doing
excellent work, under the gifted guild
ahee OF Prof. Jno. Johnson. Three
!sdS ago Prof. johnson assumed
Vhsrge Of the Oneida Stake academy,
ing under his regime the institution has
uAeh on new life. Today more than 300
students assemble beneath its sacred
putals. President George c. Parkinson
ail MS aids on the stake board of edu-
Suoh are to be congratulated on the
s~elleAt showing, commendable spirit.
aaa phehomenal growth of this temple
eaInng-they are arduous workers
cS'Iy ohs of them. President George
rsih ION Is also n member OF the
TTyard Of regents Of the state university,
ssnM ls the personnel of the Oneida
, ,.l academy faculty; John Johnson,
W~vipal pedagogics and psychology
", N, Barton. mathematics and his
~ N Z. Henderson, secretary, nat
ga. science and theology; George d
Hsso librarian, English and theology
W. Ut.e, principal of music depart
Eau ,''' Mrs Eve Johnson, piano and or
A. Miss Eiffel Napier. piano. Mise
A., "a rtuSt' sewing department and
W.. NViki oswald Christensen, carpen
NM' Ella Vaughan. domestic sci
I'M. iMaoel Wilcox, Ella Kofed anC
NJ" n Naugren, assistant instructors
a,.ies'on people In general and thu
y4r,, nt nody In particular are growing
mix enthusiastic over the fact thai
css, Vuent to thte Christmas holidays
nov, VA Ieclte In the new building
rearing completion. The peopl,
ma hs .a stake are loyal to this school
Ia sn usVe supported. and still continu,
enligS,port the academy IN It's work o
ment, 'p'osress ana ADVANCE
A PARTING WORD.
~ asle are grand opportunities In stor
prs, .ne man who Is dissatisfied with hi
ns,sa snvlrons, II he will come to tn
Inc c,ips OF Oneida county, the thirty
snt ,h y OF upper Cache valley. AT pres
bslr. .t IS dearth OF labor, ground
s ue,es broken daily for new homes. an
S"a Hc buildings, thousands of acres @
prtc. can be had et very REASONABLE
corr. skilled mechanics, artisans an
cI,nn9n laborers are In big demand
ha,h.c conditions are ideal, we suffe
from the long winters whic