Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

|, The present number of teachers is "
! with salaries ranging from $40 to sls5.
| Henry w. Soules is principal OF the
| high school; Osmond Justinson is DIS
trtct supervisor; Miss Lottie Owens is
| supervisor of music; and Miss Ciar1ce
Arnold OF Van Wood, Ohio, is super
| visor of the primary department.
MUNICIPAL ROSTER.
American Fork ranks high among the
| cities of Utah when one considers only
| the general progressiveness of It's Oh
fcials The officers are as follows:
James Gardner Mayor; b. Y. Green
| wood, ELI j. Clayson, Lafayette Parker,
John Hunter, A. x. Thornton, councll'
John B. Forbes, recorder; J. NJ. Thorn
ton, treasurer; S. p. Logsden, marshall
George Cunningham, justice or the
peace. These are all men of patriotism,
push and ability--characteristi found
in the administration of every leaalng
city. There is no graft, no quarrel
ing, no Jealousy here; everyone Is WORK
ing for American Fork.
The city enjoys nearly all of the mod
ern improvements and conveniences. IL
has an electric light system which is
owned, partly by individuals and part
~ by American Fork, Pleasant Grove
and Lehi--the three sister cities, me
service ut present comes from two
plants WHICH COSl lDpuL S-uV,OVv' NY
are both situated in American Fork
canyon. A third power plant is about
to be built at Alpine in Dry creek,
The power coming from these plants
is used for various purposes in ana
about the three cities above named.
It Is carried even as far us Mann
moth. where 1t is used in the mines
and at times it is utilized in pumping
water from Utah lake into the Salt
Lake canal.
The people pay a reasonable rate for
their light service, receiving three 10
candle power lights per month for 81.
The city itself receives enough from
its interest in the company to light the
streets.
PURE WATER SUPPLY.
From the bed of American Fork
creek at q point just above the city,
town, in a system that has cost, to
date. $4,000. A tract has just been
purchased Immediately above the city,
In order to tap some springs there.
This new supply viii make the total /,
water sufficient for a population of 49,
600; and, besides, tho springs are of
such height that so feet more pressure
viii be added, making the total water
pressure 1875 feet. Thu one sees that
III many ways American Fork Is pre-
pairing for that greater future which
wise and obseryant citizens have long
foreseen.
Many Of the larger business houses
i'll American Fork have paved tho
walks in front; also some of tho side
walks on the side streets arc paved.
The school district alone spent $1,000
in this direction last year; and I'M
douhtedly the city will soon give the
matter serious consideration. When Il
town has a population of the size OF
American Fork, 1t invariably begins to
present a metropolitan air.
Already American Fork has two city
parks, one of 80 acres on tho east side.
and another Of II acres on the west
side
1t is not unlikely that in the near
future railroad will be constructed
from American Fork up the canyon,
the matter already having been con-
sidered by Mr. Jacobs and others of |
Salt Lake, who have already secured |
options on the old wagon road. Years |
ago, in 1870, there gas a railroad up |
the canyon, but with he decline OF |
mining activity the road was aban-
doned, torn up and sold for old iron.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
The resources about American Fork !
consist molly of farming products, such :
as sugar beets, hay, potatoes, peaches
and apples. There are not many big /,
farms in tho community, but most OF
the people seem to be prosperous
Land Is selling fast In this vicinity, |
the reviving of the mines leading many |
to believe that American Fork will be-
come one of the principal business
CT lies of the state. I
ACTIVITY IN MINING.
u
Very little has been said OF late years
OF American Forks mines-tfat is.
which is about 90 miles from the city:
but the termination taking place there
makes the subject OF special interest.
In fact the general public has never
become sufficiently interested to make
a thorough investigation OF the neigh
borhood. and this of course is the secret
of tho immensa wealth amaSsed by a [