The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-19

J. NJ. Caboon, at Second East and Sixth
South streets. The estimated cost of
the new building is approximately $12,-
GOO. The accompanying illustration is
mayor, and upheld the peoples inter
ests for two years During the time Of
| the town's infancy Mike Mauss was
sheriff, but later was elected marshal,
and has held the position ever since.
Active City Council.
| The city is now represented by an
active councilmanlc body, composed of
well.known business men of the town,
Five wards comprise the city. Two
| city councilmen have been elected from
each ward. and these. together with the
other officials, make up the govern.
ing board of the town. In speaking
about the Murray fire department, too
much stress cannot be laid upon the
fact that this department was practi
cally the first one of its kind to be
organized in the state of Utah. 1t was
Con Gallagher, successful business
man at Murray. who first conceived the
idea of Installing a volunteer fire fight
ing establishment Mt the smclter city,
and it was principally through his
efforts that the department has forged
to the front and become such q byword
among all other departments.
- The department started on a small
scale. The city council under the re
gime of Mayor Charles Brown assisted
in the purchase of hose cart and hook
and ladder truck. A short time after,
ward, public sentiment demanded
suitable building for the housing of the
fast growing fire department equip
ment- The question was finally
thrashed out vigorously and Just now
the wo-story fire station al Murray is
an imposing structure which attracts
considerable attention, Two hose cars,
Il hook and ladder truck, and other fire
fighting equipment now comprise the
department. During competition events,
when the annual tournaments of FIRE de.
partments are held, the Murray boys
have always been successful in holding
their own with other contesting teams
entered. This year the tournament viii
be held at Sandy This was made pos,
sible by the excellent boosting quail.
Ties demonstrated by the Murray team
New Hall Completed.
During the fore part of last year the
new city hall at Murray was completed.
When the corner stone Of the new cdi.
Ace was laid, Mayor John Bransford
and other city officials from Salt Lake
were present and helped to make the
occasion a memorable one. The work
gan during the first term Of Mayor
Charles Brown, and was completed at
the end of his second term OF office.
The new building is two stories high.
contains moro than a dozen spacious
rooms, each being fitted up in an up
todate fashion. The mayor, city re
corder. Justice of the peace and city ut.
torney have private Offices in the build,
ing.
During the past year a number of
valuable improvements have taken
place in the town Noteworthy among
these is the paving Of all the sidewalks
ON the principal streets Of tho city.
This has been done ut a large expense,
and the city now presents clean and
attractive appearance with its new side.
walks and the excellent condition in
which the streets arc kept, Through
the efforts of the city council the Utah
its line towards tho southern city
limits, and also is now well on the way
to Sandy and MidVale. II is said that
a double track is to be installed from
Ninth South TO Murray next year. Fif
teen minute service is tho present
schedule.
Factory Is Opened,
Last week the new canning factor,
Of the Utah Products company wa.
thrown open for business This is Tia
only industry of It's kind in Salt Lake
and that the one down at Murray will
be success is assured, The factory
is now taking care Of the strawberry
crop, and when this season is over II
Will turn its attention TO tho tomato
crop. which Will also add materially TO
place the new institution upon Il more
firm basis.
The big American smelter still plugs
away night and day. More than 600
men arc now on the payroll of the com
pany, and during the past winter the
company has met with excellent success,
Notwithstanding the fact that tho re.
cent strike did much To retard the
progress of the company. A new bag
house has been erected at the plant for
the consummation of the fumes from
the furnaces, All experiments, hereto.
fore. have been quite successful. BY
next year the company will increase
ITS working force by at least 150 en-
poyccs.
Not very much is known about the
present population Of Murray. Despite
the leak IN the census office, there are
a number Of people at Murray who are
firm IN the belief that when the figures
are finally given out there will bo a !
big surprise. In speaking about the I
city in general. improvements toward |
the future advancement of the little |
town are manifest. Everyone apparent !
~ is imbued with the idea of helping |
advance the interests of the town TO the |
utmost, and each Of the majority Of the
citizens has taken upon himself the hon.
or OF being boosting committee Of one,
and rs working earnestly with tho 49,. .
officials toward future nrogre~-