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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
UTAH CHAUTAUQUA is
AN EDUCATIONAL BOON

As a means OF advertising Ogden and
Weber county the Utah Chautauqua as
scmbly, Instituted two years ago, has
been an important factor.
IL has also provided thousands of pco-
pie with wholesome and educational en-
tertatnment during ten days OF the year,
The second annual assembly or lgl2
WAS an Improvement over the first meet
ing from the standpoints OF public In
terest and excellence Of programme. The
added interest produced more success
ful assembly financially.
The deficit Of $500 on the first meeting
was reduced TO $500 this year and it Is
sincerely believed BY those interested
that the 1915 chautaudua assembly WI!
be sel(-sus talninS.
The work OF securing talent for the
1913 programme has already progressed
TO an advanced stage and the contracts
which have been closed insure an I'M
provelnent in every department OF CGau
tauqua work for the coming year.
The present officers of the Utah Cnau-
tauoua association are; Or, :. w.
Wherry, president: John s. Lewis, first
Vice president; D. O. Mckay. EccoDd vice
president. John NJ. Mills. secretary; o. a.
Parmley, treasurer; chalrmen OF general
committees: +. NJ. briggs, programme:
the Rev. +. G.. Braincrd. buildings and
grounds, Heber Scowcroft, advertising.
The president and secretary, together
with the chairmen Of the general com
mittces, form the executive board foT
the coming wear.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Ogden's Railroads and Banks Make Great Pros

OF improvements for the Union Facific
In 1918. Unforeseen conditions interlcred
with tho contemplated double ira cking
and line cha anging through Weber can"
yon during the past year and d rush or
der ynuy be executed at any time for
this work. The rlghts-of for the
line between the local yards and mouth
or the canyon were purchased many
months ago and everything IS ready for
actual construction operations Tho
heavy construction necessary on this pro-
posed change means much 10 ogden, for
hundreds OF men must be employed, not
only laborers but high-class engineers
for constructing bridges and driving
tunnels. Other than this contemplated
work, about seventy miles Of additional
track has been proposed for the coming
year.
Some estimate Of what the Denver s.
Rio Grande means tor ogden In a year
may be gained from the fact that three
through trains daily arc operated be-
tween this city and the cast. employing
fourteen passenger crews, all OF whom
live In Ogden. Thousands OF dollars are
paid out in the operation of a city ticket
office. freight depot and repair shops.
In the past twelve months the Rio
Grando handled 152.SSS tons Of Ogden
freight, Bn average OF ai5 tons daily.
During the same period the road dcllv-
cred TO connecting lines 1890 carloads
OF freight destined TO points In the west
and northwest, and received from con-
meeting lines 1905 carloads of cast
bound freight,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
SPENDS LARGE SUM

III accordance with AN extensive pro-
gramme OF improvements including both
the gas and electric system of this city.
the Utah Light &c Power company q few
months ago entered upon the expendi-
tuFe OF 1888. 900 on the installatio OF a
new gas holder. extension OF the gas
mains throughout the city and the re-
habilitatlon Of the Twelfth street hydro
electric plant and ogden canyon reser-
vo!r and conduit. This work has now
progressed TO an advanced stage but
several months OF 1913 will be required
to complete il,
The new gas holder alone Will repre-
sent an outlay OF s1j0.000- II is Of the
latest model. having two lifts and con-
structed in such q manner that other
lifts may be added The capacity OF the
holder as u Is being constructed at this
time will be 100000 cubic feet and viii
be ready for service about March l. The
installation OF another unit at the P!o-
neer electric plant on Twelfth street
will double the capacity OF the general
Ing station. To provide an adequate
water supply for this increased capacity
the reservoir I'm Ogden canyon Is being
dredgcd. -Four feet have been added 70
tbs height OF the dam and this. together
with the deepening of the reservoir, Will
permit the impoundinS OF more than
twice the amount of water which has
been stored heretofore Other improve
ments in tho system. include the re-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
HEAVY SHIPMENT OF
FRUIT IS REPORTED

With the exception OF peaches and TO-
matoes. there was normal crop OF fruit
and vegetables in Weber county during
the 1912 season. The annual report OF
r ". Rasmussen, county horticultural
inspector. shows that there were shipped
10 outside markets a total OF 5f6 cars
OF fruit and vegetables. proportioned as
follows; Green fruit, 5S3 cars: apples.
80 ca-s; miscellaneous fruit. l5g cars:
potatoes. 81 cars: vegetables. 6s cars.
The report on express shipments
ii0s cases: apricots. 500 cases: prunes
and plurns. 60 cases: apples. 1916 cases:
raspberrIes, trawoerries and gooseber-
ries. 26iS cases. That portion OF the
eason's fruit crop canned In the We
Der county factories or sold bv local
merchants and venders ls shown by the
following figures: Peaches. $4,000 BUSH
els: cherries, 400 bushels. apTicots. 5000
bushels: apples. 10 .o09 bushels.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Banks Expand and Thei
Deposits Grow Rapil

"HB business conditions in ogdon
City during 1912 show j most re-
markable Improvement when the
Il local banking institutions are con-
sidored.
Nothing indicates moro correctly the
actual conditions existing In a city than
the enterprise and stability OF It's bank
Ing concerns.
Not less than s235 900 has been invested
during the past twelve months In new
bank buildings and moro commodious
quarters while the one private banking
concern has made preparations to expand
into national bank early In the year-
According 10 the statements OF ak OF
the seven Ogden banks including the Og-
den Savings bank, on December OF this
year. the total deposits were not less
than sI5 900. 900, OF which amount about
one third Is subject TO check
The material increase IN individual de-
poslts over 1911 Is one OF the surest In
dcation5 OF the general prosperity OF IN
The clearIngs az shown by the books
Of tho Ogden Clearing House association
for nine months OF 1912 are as follows
March, 2,460, ,e69: April, Ss.l55 .95S: May
s2.isI, a9S, June: s2.d7o,6ss; July; $?,stsl'.
$50: August, So.336, 4oi; September. 81
797,o66, October, S3.5ot.5a7; November
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

building OF the six-foot wood stave con-
duit between the dam and mouth ot the
canyon.
The city commissioners recently Ersnt-
ed q forty-yeer franchise, Which means
the construction Of another gas plent
and distributing system in Ogden. De
tails OF the proposed plan have not been
made public because o. the pending AZ &C,
ton of the commissioners and official
acceptance OF the grant by the capital
lists. The promise has been given, how
ever, that material Will be ordered at
once and that actual construction work
will be started as early as possible In the
spring. the initial expenditure TO be not
less than $4,000 The franchise pro-
vides that work shalt be started not later
than Nav l. 1918.
Throughout the progress Of nesot!a-
t!ons up 10 the time the franchise was
granted the local and eastern capitalists
Interested in the project We're REPRESENT
ed solely by Attorney <. 4. Boyd and the
Identity OF those who propose 70 make
the Investment Is not known, IN pre-
senting his case TO the commissioners.
Mr. BOYD promised that his company
would furnish gas to Ogden consumers
at the rate OF 81 per 1000 cubic feet and,
as this is a material reduction OF the
present rate, this feature alone means
much TO the city.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Means Much to City.

The extensive programme OF im-
proyements throughout the Rio Grande
system VIII mean much TO this city In
the coming year. 1t 10 certain at this
time that a new freight depot for which
plans have already been approved. will
be built on Twenty fourth street between
Wall and Lincoln avenues. During tho
past few months much valua ole proper
~ in this locality has been purchased
and a new Rio Grande terminal has been
the general suppositon. The positive
announcement from reliable sources that
the new freight depot will be erected in
the coming twelve months shows this
supposiuon 10 be largely correct.
The Importance OF Ogden as q jobblng
center can be no better illustrated than
by the fact that approximately twenty
four million t6ns ol freight are handled
the three Hartman lines. There has
been a very material increase In the
freight business OF these lines during
crease in 1913. with the $4,000 modern
freight depot In use little more than
year, this point had become one OF I'M
portance In the freight department sec
ond TO none on the Hartman system.
The latest methods In operation through
out every department OF the big depot
makes il possible 10 handle an enormous
volume OF freight transferring and cleri-
cal work every twenty-four hours. In
the Offices there arc day aud night
shift Of clerks,
From forty to nifty cars OF freight are
the local freight terminal. In addition
to this there are approximately 400 tons
daily Of less-than- carload lots, together
with 80 tons or small outgoing ship
ments and 100 tons of incoming ship
ments. This local business alone rep
resents an average OF 10000 tons eNery
month. The amount of money paid out
in wages for the efficient handling OF
this mass OF business represents no
small item in the list OF ogden pay
rolls. About twenty gangs, OF from
twelve to fourteen men each work on
the freight platform, while the office
force numbers almost one hundred men,
who are paid good salaries.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Work Being Pushed.

The completion OF the branch lines
and the progress of work on others
has not been an uDimportant feature
of the Southern Pacific development in
1912. The Metropolis line was placed in
operation and 1A0 miles of the branch
from Ternley to Lsssen has been turned
over. Tho Utah Construction company
has the contract and is pushing the re-
mainder OF the work as rapidly as
possible. II will require another twelve
months to complete the line to Vale. Or,
At cost Of about 100000 thirty miles
OF line on the California & Nevada
branch has been changed over from mar
row guage to broad Puage.
In June OF this year the Southern
Pacific company entered upon the con-
struction of q new automatic block
signal system on the OgdeD-Lucin cut
off When completed about April l
of the coming year it is expected that
sl5O.000 will have been expended, the
Improvement representing the most ex-
pensivc piece of work Of block signal
system in the world. After thorough
test of the ordinary apparatus used for
block signals it was found that the
atcion of tho salt water OF the inland
sea necessitates an independent system
entirely on the thirty-sevep miles of
IOIO. nc Dl@u AOH bSlh6 Nol
out has called for the erection of an
independent pole line along the fills
and will mean the establishment of
power plants at Ogden and Leray. In
stead of operating the system by the
usual direct current electricity from
storage batteries, it will be operated by
an alternating current of 1000 volts
pressure. Every semiphore and switch
stand will be lighted with electricity.
For 1913 the prospect OF Increased
deed bright. Up to the, present time
a total Of Ss.ooo,ooo have been approprL-
ated for the double tracking OF the Salt
Lake division. which represents dis
tance OF so miles. The efforts TO COM
pete the work before 1915 will he dou
bled during the coming twelve months
and II Is estimated that $4,000. 900 Will
be expended in the year. Construction
will progress at MANY points between
Ogden and Sparks. New. according TO
local officials. OGDEN will be the head
quarters for practically all OF this work.
meaning that thousands OF men will our-
1T here and be employed by the con-
struction companies and sub contractors
OF The city.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
CONCRETE MILLS GIVE
EMPLOYMENT TO $50

The extensive and rapidly increa sing
use Of concrete in all forms OF modern
construction has brought thousands of
dollars TO Ogden. The industry iz well
represented here, With two firms operat-
Ing plants OF n combined capacity %
more than 5000 barrels OF cement daily
While the factories are not located IN
Weber county, all OF the business Of both
companies is transacted here. compelling
tho maintenance OF large office forces
The mills employ $50 men. with
monthly payroll Of $4,000. much OF this
money being spent In this city. The
product, which is considered among the
very best grades produced anywhere In
the country, finds It's principal market In
Wyoming. Utah. Nevada. Oregon end
Idaho.
During the past year the plant OF the
Ogden Portland Cement company pro-
duced f15.0O0 barrels. operating about ten
and q. half months OF the year. Although
only three years. the federal government
has recognized the quality OF The product
by using $1,000 barrels during the past
twelve months In the construction Of Ar
rowhead dam near Boise. Ida Contracts
were closed recently for an additional
10000 barrels. TO be delivered during the
coming four years, starting next March.
Tho first $4,000 barrels OF cement FUR
nshed by the local company has been
and IS 10 be used IN constructing the base
OF the great dam, which, when completed
five years hence. Will be the largest In the
world.
The Devils Slide mill OF the Union
Portland Cement company produced In
1912 approximately 600 900 barrels OF ce-
rnent. with the plant in operation about
nine and hal! months OF the year. This
plant has an average capacity OF $500
barrels daily. While 1912 was not as
prosperous q year In the cement industry
as 1911 the prospects for 1912 are most
encouraging The manufacture OF con-
crete enamel bricks and concrete drain
tile are two of the many developments
which mean much TO the future OF the
cement industry.
There IS stil another and greater fea-
tu.e connected with the manufacture OF
cement. This Is the nausoleum project
which is rapidly gaining in favor through
out the west. These structures, which
are dedicated 10 the humane burial OF the
dead, are constructed largely OF con-
crete, reinforced and faced with marble
4 number OF Titan CAPITALISTS have
formed the Utoh-Jdaho NausolAum com
many ard projected the erection in Ogden
CITY cemetery of n 5oO.crvnt nnnusoleum.
costing approximately $4,000 While suf-
ficIent interest has not yet been aroused
10 insure the erection of the structure.
there are good Indications that the COM
pauv will eventually extend its on"ratlons
10 other sections or the state sd inter
moBntaiU country.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Short Line Is Active.

The passing year has brought a very
important development for tho Oregon
Short Line In that the double tracking
of the line between Salt Lake and og-
den has been completed- IL has been
three years IN building and cost no less
than st.500.00o. The stretch between
Pennington and this city was completed
within the past few months and marked
some OF the most rapid railroad construc-
ton ever accomplished in the state. This
Improvement brought not only the plac-
straigateniuS OF the original linc and
much Teconstruction. affording faster
time and more efficient handling o.
traffic between the two principal cities
Of the state. The last twenty-one miles
Of the additional track was placed IN
service during the first six months Of
the year,
North OF Ogden the Oregon Short Line
ment by the completion OF the line from
Burley 10 StreveN. n portion OF the line
known as the Eurley cutoff and which
Will eventually connect with the South
eru Pacific main line at Saline. While
the work is at present abandoned be-
cause OF legal complications Instituted
q tentative agreement has been indorsed
b. the legal department Of the Hartman
system with good prospects OF final
settlement being reached soon. In the
event OF 4 settlement IL Is the intention
Of the railroad compaus 10 complete the
new line az the earliest possible time.
Notable improvements have been made
AZ the local terminal this wear. At a cost
df approximately 5000. n concrete sub
wnv. umbrella sheds between the tracks
and other modern features were con-
structed al the union passenger station.
The big tunnel under the passenger
ira cks now makes lt possible TO handle
with the greatest convenience and least
possible danger the thousands OF psssen-
gers who pass through this terminal
monthly In tho past few weeks con-
siructiou was started on new heating
ulaut. which will cost $40. mo under the
present plans and on additional amount
for work contemplated during the com
ing year. This Dlant Will he located
west OF the Messenger tracks across from
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

81 isS;25S; q grand total for NJ.
The rapid growth OF tb. r..
National bank during the 70 sc7
was best indicated In the p1s. Y
The erection Of n modern ypast
on Twenty-fourth street -,
$4,000. The Pingrco Neijona,
moved from its old quarters ~
ton avenue and Twcnl3- -fifth
a new building costing ann,
Although the location nas ~.
the Utab State bank Is now ,m ,n"s
quarters which arc amon- ~
banking rooms In the civ In.
ennd dollars were eXpendca ~
the. Improvement. A
Very early In the year. ana
not later than the time wh.s
klesel building has been oo,nra.
Security Trust and Savings MI
has been a private concer1, sIrr
tablishment about two wears az
come a national hank, probabis
tho Hudson National. and WITH ~
stock increased TO $3.50. 900, -
More than ION prominent n,on,
den and the states OF Utah II
Wyoming are interested IN ihe
The new Kiesel building wl,'
home OF the new bank, the ,n,,,
ment facing on Twenty iourt5'
be fltted up as modern banklnr
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
More Work Outlined.

An electric pneumatic and automatic
intcrlocking plant for tie local terminal
- one Of the principal improvements OUT
lined for 1913. There will be two urir-
ctual stations, one located az TWENTY
first street and the other at Twenty
ninth street. Each viii cost no loss than
S15. 600 which. with The additional track
turc 81 fully $50. 600 within the terminal
The iuterloching plants viii be so ar
ranged that the Twenty first street sta
ton VIII govern all Southern Pacific
and oregon Short line trains entering
and leaving the Yards. The entire In
terloclSlng system VIII be one OF the very
latest design.
There Is much speculation even among
the roads officials a. 10 the progra mu1e
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
SHEEP INDUSTRY I'M
THRIVING COND]

Although the improved land d
county IL too valuable io- I'D
poses TO devote much OF Il 10
this adjunct 20 agricultural
means much TO the county al
creasing gtaadily each year. h
OF sheep arc owned b. Wete
residents and, while the h
gra5ed on lands IN adjoining
and states. large amount OF q
celved for wool en6 mutton d
recJly 20 this city and Ogden
the big dement's.
The past year has been I
ono for the sheepmen. attn
market for mutton has no, b,
gether favorable The ABSENCE
tenn in making shipments d
prominent sheep owners TO wvf
orsbly FOR all concerned n n
market remains as saiislactor
the coming year as II VAS in
sea son should provo a very FEW
for the sheepmen. according
catlons AT this time.
(Continued OIL Following
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Railroads Are Making
Record Expenditures

IL is desired TO have the road complete.
" double tracked between Ogden and
San Francisco before the opening OF
the Panama Pacific exposition in 1919;
second, the Salt Lake division OF ehe
road, that portion OF il between this
city and Sparks, New. was regarded by
he late L. n. Hartman as the 'speed
way OF the entire system, and the
views OF the great maguate arc shared
by those who succeeded him in au'
thority, Trains are operated over this
division on faster schedules than on
any other portion Of the two Pacifics,
and il is the desire Of the officials 70
provide operating facilities which will
permit even faster time being made.
The reconstruction of The main line
track, replacing light rails with the
standard uinety-pound grade, has been
carried On very extensively on the Salt
Lake division during the year. The
eighty-pound rail is now the hghtest
in use and work has been started on
sixty miles of track and rail changing
which will represent an OUTLAY of ap
proximately s300.000. Seventeen aud a
half miles of line changes have been
turned over in the past few months and
a stretch Of twenty miles between Lu.
cin and Montello, which also includes
double track changes arc under con.
struction.
Perhaps the most important stretch
OF double track constructed on the
Southern Pacific during the year now
closing is the line between Ogden and
West Weber. a distance of seven and
six.tenths miles. This stretch has been
completed with exception Of the ballast
ing, which is now progressing rapidly.
The additional line between these two
points will greatly relieve the pressure
OF traffic ON the local Yards
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Great Activity Shown.

OF the six railroads and electric
lines, the Union Pacific, Southern Pa
ci6e, Oregon Short Line, compris-
ing the Hartman system; the
Denver & Bio Grande, Salt Lake
& Ogden railway and the Og
den Rapid Transit interurban lines,
the Southern Pacific and Oregon Short
Line have shown the greatest activi.
ties along the line Of 1912 improve
ments. The amount expended for
double tracking and line changes on
these two roads during the past year
would be hard 20 estimate, bat il would
represent sum between $l,500000 and
s2,000000. The desire of the Harri
man system directorate for line com
pletely doublc tracked between Chi
cago and San Francisco is fast becom-
ing realization While il may be
several years before this great under.
taking is completed, the increase or the
annual appropriations and the steady
growth of the work all along the line
indicate that the Hartman system
probably will be the first 10 operate q
double-track line for the whole dis
tance between the Missouri river and
Pacific coast.
The plan which has been followed in
this work and which Is significant by
the 1912 operations i 10 double track
and division points. This. Of course.
means where the traffic is heaviest. By
following this plan the terminal and
division yards are greatly relieved aud
the congestion between prominent
points is lessened There is one form
OF improycmcnt which preeedcs double
tracking and that is known as line
changing. Original lines are often
placed where early operation NAV be
gained az n minimum OF construction
labor This occasions later changes. IN
which the chief object is "a reduce
operating expenses by Strengthening
the track anil reducing grades. Thou.
sands Of dollars are spent every year
by the railroads IN this work. and the
Hartman system has been csrcciaIlv
active in this regard. In every in
stance whore this work is carried on
the grades, BRIDGES aud tunnels arc
constructed for the accommodation oi
an additional track