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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

hibitions This year the crop was very
light owing TO the late spring frosts.
but the fruit brought returns Of about
81 800, and next year barring frosts.
should net the owner $1,000. That he
might take hold OF "a larger fruit prop
osition, Mr.. Kraack sold his orchard
near sandy which, by his industry. ne
wrested from the barren sand dunes,
for a consideration Of $500 During
the time Mr. kraack has occupied his
holding near Sandy he has built him
self a fine residence, commodious
packing house. and a large stone poul-
try house, constructing them himself
He has also constructed fish pond,
which is well stocked. His orchard is
q model of neatness. the trees are neat
ly trimmed and clearly cultivated, and
the place looks like a veritable garden.
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Successful fruit growing is a bust
ness proposition pure and simple. and
the farmer who would readjust his ag-
ricultural practise and leave the beat
en- paths OF general farming, and 20
INTO frult growing, must make up HIS
mind 10 adopt systematic business
methods In following out the details OF
tho work OF caring for the fruit plants
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out ~ tho factories.
Tho csnuerles iu and about Ogden
employ on am average of o5 persons.
ana th0 same may no said ~ apply
t0 the other Institutions Tine daus
payroll OF AN tho factories during DO
busy season Is more than $1,000
or course the number u employcs
and the amount paid ont Tor labor
skilled and otherwise. varies accord
lng 90 The amount of business done.
Hut as before stated this year will
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while others can the various kinds OF
fruit IN addition 20 tomatoes. Tho
work cf putting up the latter lasts on
ly about two months in tho year. but
the season for other products "a much
longer.
The factories have had but little
trouble IN getting material 90 work
upon and the output has Increased
steadily each year This year 70 WIN
bo much larger than usual. and there
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from those uNtNilb aafolldAtu
with &c. but ono nevertheless OF great
Importance 10 the promoters, tho farm-
en-. the merchant and the family man,
is the canning industry.
A few years ago Utah products such
az tomatoes, beans, peas and fruit
products ranking with the best an tho
country. were shipped out of tho state
for canning. Then they were shipped
back 10 the wholesalers. jobbers and
retail dealers and each had 90 make a
profit On tho handling OF the products.
This necessarily entailed considerable
expense. which was reduced when h0ma
canneries were constructed and put
into operation.
PIONEER FACTORIES.
The idea of establishing "a Utah can-
merry WAS thought of IS or i6 years ago.
ANA two were bunt and pat into opera
ton al about the same time one was
nj Woods cross aud tho other at Og-
den. They have been iu commission
ever since The success m these ln-
stitutious Induced other promoters 90
invest in The business, and year after
year the industry glow uAui today
there are 20 canning factories ln tNis
state, There are ls ln Weber and Iet-
tls counties, and two in Utah county
a fow years ago a Canning association
was formed. hut thf organization last-
"a only about one year.
There ore n factories IN operation
in and adjacent 30 ogden ma Davis
county there are aN and two Ia Utah
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prove 20 be banner one in this great
Industry. 10 i8 estimated that more than
$500 acres OF tomatoes alone were
planted for tho present year. Tho
yield VIII DO approximately ten tons
t0 the acre The factories ln ogden
city THIS year paid 81 per ton 10 tho
farmers. Those operating an the couu-
try districts. paid the farmers $40 por
ton.
during tho busy season orch factory
employees about 100 persons but thia
number a. an work only during mo
rush The average payroll for the year
for nl tho Victories IS estimated az
100000
OUTPUT GREATER THAN EVER.
According 90 the beet information OBJ
tdnahle tho output this year g. great
'r thgu ever before Those Boz a position
To- know state that fully 10000 cases
of tomatoes were pIt up and every case
WiI Dee easily disposed Oh Ua price
being $3.50 per case Chen there were
100000 cases of peas. 10000 uaFoa of
beams ana 10000 cases 1f tho various
kinds of fruits. For these products
Ono factories win have paid Out about
tt1O.nO0. This makes the output af TO-
mHt0as 100000 ana mo other products
100000. making "a total uf $4,000 cases
nf home products THE construction
M other cauueries Oh contemplated.
ana ~ win not be- surprising 10 mo oud
of next year secs ono or two more in
this state The business is profitable
ana ia growing each year. When The
matter of freight and OF handling the
products several times mo chipping
cast and thou back again. are taken INTO
Confederation lt can readily DO seen
what "a great saving OF time. labor ana
expense iH made. and shows tho great
Importance 20 this Industry.
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WELL CULTIVATED ORCHARD.

vidual trees nor yet tho varied beauty
of landscape scenery, but profit.
we come now TO the third and last
period. The remaining 30 trees 20 the
aero ought Co live ten years eyes,
twenty longer, and produce an aver
age Of 25 bushels 20 the tree per year.
Tor 10 years as follows.
Trees, 1000, $50 bu. each in 10 years,
25O.Ou0
sold at 30 cents bushel on trees,
500. 900.
Or about as much during the 10 years
as tho rejected trees earned during the
preceding 10 years.
"rhe total product. and the estimate
is a conservative one, will be for the
30 years, $4,000 bushels. 1924. 900. or an
income Of 5000 a year for every year
that the orchard was planted.
while these results are fairly at
tainable II a high state of the art Is
practised. they can never be reached
by man who never cultivateH his trees
IN their early life, or never wages war
on insect enemies, or who pastures his
orchard at an times with heavy stock.
or permits tho ground 20 become COM
pactly sodded, or takes annual crops OF
hay therefrom. His orchard must re-
ceivo his first and constant care In or
der 70 meet just expectations.
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worth ~ apples Commenting ON tho
value OF such on orchard tho editor
says.
'Do you expect people to- believe any
such storics' Yes. aud very likely YOU
would eay that the half he'd not been
told ~ YOU could 30 to these orchards
and see for yourself Realize what 10
means 20 "a man of middle yc0rs Co
have such am orchard at his back
There isn't any $4,000 block of stock
in Wall street that can match d. Au-
other thiug-n you could study these
orchards you would also realize. por-
haps for the FIRST time. what DO means
in the way of skill aud energy 90 han-
die "a good commercial orchard
PROFITS OF AN APPLE ORCHARD
The following extracts are taken
from % paper read before the Mills
county, Iowa, horticultural society by
Judge John y. Stone. am experienced
and practical oren1rjlst. who bias ll5.-
900 trees Boo one solid orchard. The
figures are based urou the actual nee
suits of his own experience, Ile says.
"This paper may bo taken as 90 buei-
ness suggestion to the wau who cam
plant 2n acres in apple trees Having
broken tla land CD lo would hra. k il
for corn, hC should plant hcayy-bagr-
ing, winter varieties tested and proven
to Do valuable Plant the louE-lived
varieties 80 COR 2D fcot by go feet apart
Thcn double this. ty planting che short
lived early-hearIng. heavy producing
varieties midway. trees wIl then stand
1879 COR I'D by 2j feet Then plant OF
tho lGst named varieties one tree In the
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A'.'I I"| anu
End periods ...... 800. 900 Sifi 900
"It IS now t.no that half the remain
ing trees-oU the short-lived varieties
should come out. The orchardist must
now got along with 90 trees 90 the acre
the number which nine-tenths OF east
oru horUcultJrigts start with. Up Co
this time the trees that have been roe
moved win havo yielded $4,000 BUSH
els and Melted On cash $4,000. or $4,000
per year proht The advocates OF wide
planting say these 90 trees To- the acre
win not be as fine en- form or quite as
fine Ga vigor as n no other trees had
been planted among them. This may
Doe true. but what figure win 80 cut
when standing against the unasssilahlc
logic of ninety-four thousand dollars
Tho object OF n commercial orchard is
uat The symmetrical growth OF mLi-
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county. According 20 reliable inform
alton, they have an done a thriving
business during tho canning season
This year.
ANOTHER THIS YEAR.
ono new cannery was built this year.
u u the Clearheld Canning co. factory
ln Davis county, 70 was completed al
"a cost ot about $780, 900. and % now On
operation. Some OF the factories han
de practically nothing but tomatoes.
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Total End period 100. 900
First period ......220.O00
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Utah Canning Factories Of Prime Home Products

NE OF tho many Utah industries.
one that has not received a
great deal OF attention except
from those directly associated
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Total for istperlod 100000 $4,000
1.-TWO thousand trees (haf tho or
charO must now be removed. and tho
present productive capacity OF the orr
chard reduced onc-hnlf with tho fol-
lowing results.
18th tr4r 90 HIf each % 600 NJ f0r-g e0u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
I'VE HomleWood Pottery 90.

This is the largest manufactur-
ing plant in the city and EN-
ploys about one hundred and
twenty-five men all the year round
and pays out annually more than
one hundred thousand dollars in
wages.
They manufacture sanitary
ware exclusively for which there
is a steady demand. Almost the
entire output Of the plant is ship
ned to the eastern markets and
is high grade ware. Most of the
employees of this company arc
skilled workmen and command
high wages. The plant is ettnip-
ped with all modern machinery
and is protected by an automatic
fire protector known as the sprink-
ling system. The president of the
company is George W. Bowers
who gives the business ms entlre
attention. The clay from which
all pottery ware is manufactured
lis brought from England as there
is no potters' clay in this country
so far as known. This is the rea-
son why all ware was formerly
manufactured in England and
shipped to this country and our
forefathers for more than one
hundred years said grace over the
lion and the unicorn, but through
the policy Of protection to Ameri-
can industries this has all been.
changed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27

Warrington seems to have been
a trading center at a very early
day as there seems to have been
several houses here as early as
1910. James G. Beatty owned all
the land where south Manning
ton now is and Oliver Nay owned
the land where Clayton addition
now is and James Furbee, ST..
owned the land along the railroad
now occupied by the business Sec
ton of the city. One Of the old
est houses in the city is the old
Clayton Homestead on Buffalo
which was built by Oliver Nay
prior to 1910. The Davises were
some of the first settlers here and
lived on the south side Of Buffalo
creek along where Pleasant street
now is and Uncle Squire Davis
seems to have been one OF the
first poStmasters.
A little later than this George
and Samuel Koon built a large
house near where the Modi store
now is and moved here from Flag
gy Meadow and opened tavern
and raCidad there md kont a store
for many years. Samuel Koon
was the father Of 0. N. and j. j,
Koen of this city. After this date
the tavern was still kept by a man
by the name of 1'robridee and la.
ter by man by the name Of Floyd
and was then purchased by ]. B.
Motter.
Before 1910 there seems to have
been no church in all this section
but about 1871 a log church was
built at the mouth Of Dents run
one mile from this city and was
known as Buffalo Chapel. It was
there that many stirring old time
revivals were held and they wcrS
attended by the people for many
miles around. Rev. Burkett seems
to have been one Of the first
preachers in charge and Rev. Moses
Ticllinel was the first presiding
elder. There was no school house
in all this section at this time AMI
the school was taught in Buffalo
Chapel and the children from this
town went there to school at that
time. They also had "a school
about that time on Dents run and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
West Virginia Boiler and Ma
chine Co.

This is one Of the oldest manu-
featuring plants in the city and
has always done a thriving bust
ness. The plant manufacturers
all kinds of boilers but makes 9
speciality Of those used in the oil
country. They ship boilers all
over the oil country and. have u
large trade in Texas and Illinois
and ship many boilers to Indian
Territory. The demand for boil
ers is much greater than they can
supply. U. II. Debendarfer has al.
ways been very largely interest
ed in the boiler works and has
given it much Of his time and al.
tention. It is one Of the suEstar.
tial institutions Of the city and
furnishes employment to- many
men all the year round.
J.E. Carnahan. of Canton, Ohio.
is the president Of the concern
and is largely interested in the
manufacture Of steel, and tin
plate in the city Of Canton, Ohio
and Greencastle, Ind.
TTIT
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Isaac Hibbs who is still living,
,,,a : ana of tho first teachers.

Isaac Hibbs who is still living,
was one Of the first teachers.
Thornton Cartwright, who Is
still living, was Manning ton 8 first
blacksmith and wagon maker and
lived and had a shop at the east
.ern end Of Water street and work,
led there for many years.
Warrington seems to have been
known as Koontown until about
the year 1852 when the B. and Q.
railroad was competed wien the
name seemed to have been chang
ed. to Warrington. Up to this
time the railroad gave new life to
the town and it has been a great
trading center from that time to
this. at this early day there were
no bridges in all this section Of
the country and the pike crossed
The creek at about where the Koen
building now stands between-thc
Clarksburg and Pyles fork bride
es and the section along the creek
was law and easily flooded, but
all this section has been gradually
raised until now it is above most
floods of recent years. The first
church built here was built at the
South end of the Clarksburg street
bridge and was used as a church
and school house for many years
until a new school house was built
on part Of the same lot now occu-
pied by the present school build.
ing. Prior to this time, however.
there seems to have been a school
taught in a building which stood
on part Of the lot now owned by
Mrs. Zana Blackstone on Main
street. Mountain Smith was one
of the first school masters. Hor
B. F. Charlton was the first prin-
cipal of the schools under the free
school system and was interested
in the schools as long as he lived.
To him more than to any one man
is due the great interest that has
always been taken in the schools
of this district. Many of the city
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
MAIY NAMES FAMILIAR
10 All OUR READERS

NGT0N, July q.
Warrington and vicinity is one
sc tile Oldest settlements in this
part of est. Virginia and as early
As 1856 there were many settlers
on Buffalo creek as shown by the
early history of this section. In
fhis year John Ice and James
Snodgrass were killed by the In
dams while hunting buffalos on
Fisfing Creek and Mrs. Dragoo
and son were captured and Mrs.
Drag was afterwards murdered
her son married an Indian and
lived with them for twenty years
and then returned. Jacob Strait
and Nicholas Wood, knowing Of
lie capture Of Mrs. Dragoo and
son followed and were both kill
ed Mrs Strait and daughter
were pursued by the Indians but
ESCAPED IheEnext year Levi Nor
81 attacked by three Indians
while skinning a wolf. He shot
and killed one, Of the Indians but
having spilled his powder. while
slsinning the wolf he was obliged
To escape by running. He threw
away his gun and many years aft
er atthe treaty Of AuGlaize it was
returned to him by the Indian who
had tried to, kill him. a little Ia
fer than this SOME Cunninghams
were murdered by the Indians a
little south Of here so that at that
date this section was being con.
tended for by both the Indians
and The white people and the PEG.
spleEwho took part in that early
struggle have numerous descend
ents ia. this county and the names
Dragoo, Strait, Wood, lee,
Snodgress and Cunningham are
allS familiar names. Just west Of
Manning onswas the great Indian
trail leading from the Mononga-
hela river to the Ohio. All this
Territory was the home Of the In
dian and the buffalo. Hence the
name of the creek.
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Plant Of the HomewoOd Pottery Company.

remember him as their first teach
er. The real growth of Manning
ton has been in the last fifteen
years, since the oil development
began in earnest. Before that
time it, was simply small conn
try town. Fifteen years ago there
was not a paved street, stone. side.
walk, electric light, telephone nor
public sewer in the city. Now we
have all the modem conveniences
of an up-to-date city.
There are many beautiful homes
in the city and as the streets arr
all lined with beautiful shade
trees, with well kept lawns around
the homes we have a beautiful and
attractive city.
Some of the old settlers are still
living in this community and
have a very good recollection Of
the times long gone by. George
L. Furbee and Mrs. Hannah Nay:
of Brookside, and Alpheus Clay.
ton and wife, of Buffalo creek.
and Isaac IIibbs, of Dents run.
are some Of the old people still liv.
ing. Mr.. Clayton and wife have
a very vivid recollection OF the
past and talk very interestingly
of the long ago when all this sec
ton was in woods and homes were
few and far between.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
Warrington School Building.

Mannington's fine school build.
ing and well kept grounds go to
show the school sentiment in the
city. Everybody is proud OF the
school and the building! The
school has taken first rank under
the superintendent Of 7. G. Nc
Bee and o corps Of sixteen teach .l5lr
ers who give their undivided tlns
to the school. The influence OF
the school is felt all over the dis
trict and pupils from the country
schools enter the High School AMI
take high rank in their classes
because there is a course Of study
in all the country schools that
leads to the high school and from
the High School to Normal School
or the University.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
Nice Public Buildings.

This city is well supplied with
churches all beautifully and con.
veniently located with splendid
buildings all recently built. Pc
haps no town in the State is bet
ter supplied with public build
ings. Our hearts have always
been set on a beautiful Court
house centrally located with beau
tiful colonial pillars in front and
over the doorway thereof inscrib-
ed in golden letters, "The Temple
of Justice, loved and honored l,y
a happy and contented people. \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
Warrington Glass WorlEs Co.

This is one of the largest man
of milk bottles in the
United States. The capacity of
the plant is about eight ears of
bottles per week which are ship
ped all over the United States,
South America and Cam
ada. F. w. Bartlett is president
and E. j. Thomas, secretary and
treasurer Of the company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27

Warrington has reason to b.
proud Of her retail stores, than
which there are none better out.
side Of the large cities. The cloth.
ing and gents furnishing bust
ness is well looked after by 81. r.
& F. E. Furbee, H. B. Beatty &
Co., Fl. Kaplan and K. Joseph &
Brothers. They all carry full
line of up-to.date goods.
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The chas. Phillips Tool Go.
sporting goods,

This business was started at the
beginning Of the oil business by
Potts g. Lane and was conducted
by this firm some time, but they
were interested in the oil produc-
ton on the R Floyr farm and
having sold oft for a large sum
ofmoney retired from the business
which was purchased by Chas
Phillips. The business was later
formed into a corporation and is
principally owned by Chas. Phil.
lips and his two sons, Chas. R. and
James I. Phillips. The shop is
also run to some extent on the CO.
operative plan as most of the me.
chanics are interested in the bust
ness. They manufacture all kinds
of oil well drilling and fishing
tools and the Phillips tools are the
standard of excellence all over
the oil country.
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There is but one wholesale
house in this city and that is the
wholesale department Of Dancer
& Burgess. 1t is a new concern
and have already established a.
large business all over the State.
They handle carpets, rugs, wall
paner and other household fur.
nishings. They carry a large stock
and occupy three large rooms ~
the Snodgrass Block.
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The Warrington Light and Power
Company.

This company owns the street
car line and the electric light
plant Of the city. The plant was
originally built by A. L. Prichard
and was, run by him for long
time but in the last few years tie
plant was purchased by the Light
and Power Company and has been
enlarged end now furnishes the
light for the city and also the
power for the street car line. 'ilit
plant is now being enlarged and
oyerhauled and when completed
will be one Of the best plants III
the country. G. w. Bowers is
president and j. NJ. Barracll gen.
eral manager Of the company.
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T. W. Beall Makes Of Wagons and
Buggies.
Buggles.

One Of the busiest places in the
city is the plant Of T. W. Bcall.
Besides doing a general black
smithing business he n:anufae-
lures wagons and buggies Of a
very high grade and persons want,
ing a particularly good, strong
wagon are sure to look him mp.
He is a young man but has been
identified with the business. inter-
ests Of the city for many years.
He has always taken an active
part in the fire department Of The
city, and has given 1t much tine
and attention.
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Egg Factory.

It is not generally known, but
it is a fact nevertheless, that we
have an egg factory in This city.
It has been here for some time aud
is running full time and cannot
supply the demand for its prod
uct. They manufacture glass
nest eggs which are now used all
over the country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
Jas. S. Furbee.

]. S. Furbee, proprietor Of the
Buffalo Mills. does a large busl-
ness in flour, grain and feed be-
sides commercial milling busi-
ness. He has been identified with
this business for many years and
has a large trade all over the dis.
trict.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27
Boor g Davis.

Boor & Davis are the principal
grain men Of the city. They be,
gan in a small way several years
ago and by close application to
business and fair dealing have
now a flourshing business and
have recently moved into their
new building, built especially for
their business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27

The wants of the ladies'
carefully looked after By tie ips
to.date stores Of D. G. Martin
;The Bon IoD) and tho Busy Bee
of Hawkins Millson, H: r. Jones
and Modi Brothers, Yeach, Van:
zant & Hawkins also carry aline
Of dry goods as well as groceries