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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
PONY EXPRESS IS
FASTER THAN PHONE
Superintendent OF Schools
Finds Use of Messengers
Saves so Monthly.

For Az average OF SEQ a moath the
Salt Lake public school system Is main
taininS q pony express service that has
completely supplanted the telephone as q
means Of INSTRUMENTATION between
the schools and the office OF the super
intendent.
Two months ago the board OF educs :
non at the suggestion OF Superintendent
D, II. Christensen, ordered all phones
taken out of the public schools because
OF the refusal OF the telephone company
20 make satisfactory ratio, This wa s
the principal reason, though various
forms OF Inconvenience arising from hay
Ing telephones in the school buildings
contributed TO the sweeping ruling.
The cost OF telephones was approx
messenger service has been approximate
ly $40 a month so far. and, according
to superintendent Christensen, the lat
ter service actually saves time and
boys OF little means with q slight source
OF income that helps them through
school.
Now when the superintendent desires &c
communicate certain order or any spe-
citc Information to the various school
principals, he calls two or three messen-
downtown. Each OF these is given car
bon copy OF the message and is dis
patched to 4 school nearby. Under al
ARA ngement with the principals. as soor
as the message is received ii Is signed
by the first principal and relayed TO the
next nearest school by one OF the schoo
boys who keeps his bicycle at Tho
school. This boy, who is selected fro.,
among those who are not engaged in any
class at the particular time that the
message arrives. receives slight com
pensariou authorized by tine board o
education And so the message goes. re.
lAyed from the several schools TO whicf
IL has been taken by the original mes.
sengers, until it has reached every schoo
in the system. According TO Superin.
tendent Christensen, message can bt
transmitted in this manner within thirty
or forty minutes 20 every school IN th.
city and he declares that more time thar
that would be necessary TO telcphon,
from his office 10 each OF the schools
So satiSfac ctorv has the ''pony express
revival proven that there is little prob.
ability OF the school authorities reiDstat.
ing the telephones at least until sat.
iSfactorl. "a tc Is offered
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
EMPLOYEES
OF WAGON COMPANY

George r. odell. manager OF the Con-
solidated Wagon & Machine company, en-
resentatives OF that company and the
International Harvester company OF Chi
cago, at an elaborate banquet at the
Commercial club yesterday afternoon.
The eastern representatives are experts
who are here demonstrating farming i'm
pcments and machinery for the branch
managers OF the Consolidate Wagon &
Machine company. Following the banquet.
II general discussion Of the business took
place at the offices OF the Consolidated
Wagon & Machine company on state
street.
The demonstra tions OF the eastern ex-
perts began two days ago snd will con-
tnue until tonight, The feature OF yes
terday forenoons demonstration pro-
gramme was a lecture on gasoline trac-
tion engines by G. ~ Aspenwali OF the
harvester company
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
Vast Area Involved.

Cnder the enabling act and other
acts since then the state of Utah has
four sections out Of every township
TO be set aside as school lands in lieu
Of aid TO public schools the revenue
from these lands goes TO the various
schools participating ip the lands,
Without the federal interference and
with clear title the state land board
will be able to make these lands, which
total many hundreds of thousands Of
acres III cxtcut. pay crcstiy increased
revenues for the schools and the work
OF development of the lands by recls-
nation and cultivation viii 90 forward
at a much greater rate than hereto
fore.
II is expected that the proposed law
which has passed the senate win also
settle the long standing controversy be.
tween the state and the forest ser
vice as 10 what school lands IN the
forest reserves belong to the state
The state won back 1000 acres OF dis
puted forest lands by decision % the
forest service only last week. With
the new law IN effect il IL believed that
q total OF 10000 acres of the same
classification will be restored TO the
state beyond aoy question of disputed
title
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
ONE FALL TREADS
ON ANOTHER'S HEELS
Five Men Victims of Separate
Accidents in Single Day
in Salt Lake City.

Five accidents, none of which have
as yet resulted fatally, followed swift,
" one after another yesterday. In at
least four instances, the force of gray"
itv was the nemesis that inflicted bat
tered heads and broken bones upon
the victims, all Of whom wero men.
While descending the stairs Of the
South street, Harvey Sanders, 40 years
of age, steam shovel engineer, STUN
bled and pitched headlong to lower
landing, crashing through glass door.
He was badly cut about about tho
head He was taken to the emer-
gency hospital at police headquarters
aud attended by DR.. H. B. .Sprague.
Holy Cross hospital. where he was re-
ported at an early hour this morning
as resting as wei as his decorations
would permit.
". j. Connell. 2s years Of age, jani,
tor for the Auerbacb company, fell
ten feet from a scaffold in the rear
of the old Auerhach building snd SUI,
fered a compound fracture OF the right
leg Just above the ankle. He was
police headquarters, and later to st
Marks hospital, after being first at
tended by DR.. Sprague.
Ralph French. while cleaning wlp'
dows at the Shelton hotel, 129 South
West Temple street. fell from the sec
opd story TO the ground at 3:15 clock
Yesterday afternoon, suffering bro
ken arm and slight concusslon OF the
brain. After first being attended al
the emergency hospital at police head
quarters by DR.. Sprague, he was taker
to his home, 175 North Main street
W. S. Skaggs, 40 years OF age, al
employee OF The Utah CONSTRUCTION
company, pitched head-foremost dowr
stairway leading to the lmperla
barber shop in the basement, Of the
corner OF First South and MaiI
streets, MT ) O'Clock yesterday after
noon. He escaped with broken n3st 2st
and minor bruises After DIR. r. "
Ashley had attended him, Skaggs va!
lodged in the city Jail to sober up,
L. L. Shepherd, an employee or the
Salt Lake Ornamental Iron Works
company, while riding motorcycle
ran into horse hitched to q delivery
wagon and driven BY John Carter, a
Fourth South and Ninth East streets
Yesterday afternoon. Shepherd ant
his motorcycle stopped under the horse
Shepherd was painfully but not Sc
riously hurt, and was taken to bi
home, SIS Eighth East street. by hi:
friends
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
INAUGURAL BALL is !
BIG EVENT TD|NGHI
Committees in Charge Han
Carefully Worked Out Ds..
tails of Function.
ALL UTAH INTEREsTEr
Record-breaking Attendant
and Exceptional Brillianc,,|
Assured for Occasion.
ALL UTAH INTERESTEr

Practically all arrangement, o.
NTH state inaugural grand bal, a., u
ception, which will take plac.
Hotel Utah tonight, have been comv,ss
ed, The reception COMMITTEES '
night al the hotel, and Tn.
committee. OF which Adjutant o,r.-
a. Wedgwood is chairman. ,sm
with the chalrmen OF all otb.r 60
tees at the Commercial club ,os.-
1870 o'clock 20 take care Of ,ha
last details 'sf
The efforts that have been and a.,
Ing put forth by all committee r..,
aud the state wide interest srts.
promise not only one OF the no,, ~
liant functions the city has .vcr ~
but also the most successful ,na,r.-
grand ball In the history of the ~
The event takes place but oncs n ,.s
years aud neither time nor sn.r..-
have been spared TO insure ,o,,..v
ceremonies tIiumph 'o7*
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
GAS COMPANY
WILL IMPROVE
General Manager Clark Returns
From East With Plans for
Extension.

That extensive Improvements will be
made IN the Salt Lake plant of the Utah
Gas and Coke company is the assurance
brought back from Grand Rapids by J..
g, u. Clark. general manager of the COM
pany here. Mr. Clark went TO Grand
Rapids for the purpose OF laying before
the officials Of the American Public
Utilities company the improvements
needed in Salt Lake Sity. This is the
largest Of the nine gas plants controlled
by that company
a report recently issued by tre Ameri-
can Public Utilities company asserte ed
that the plant and distribution system OF
the Salt Lake plant Is the most modern
OF its size in the United States. II added :.
salt Lake City, by reg son of itz favor
able location and It's industries. has in
creased 10 per cent in population during
the last ten years. The business DIS
trict OF the city presents metropolitan
appearance far beyond older eastern
cities Of similar size
Frederick :. Park who has been en-
gineer in charge OF the Detroit City Gas
company Of Dertoit for eight years is
already here and will have charge OF the
improvement work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
NO ACTION ON BONDS
UNTIL MAYOR RETURNS
Commission Discusses Inn
provernents and Engineers
Preliminary Report.

Pending the return OF Mayor Samuel G.
Park toward the end OF the week. Il is
not likely that the city commissioners
will take any actual step towards calling
a special election for Il vote OF the peo-
pie on the proposed 100000 bond issue
for water improvements.
The commissioners in regular session
yesterday discussed The matter AZ con-
siderable length, Tables OF figures pre-
pared by the city Wa tor engineer show
Ing the exact amount OF water Salt Lake
has and uses at the varying seasons Of
would be necessary for q popula tion or
200, 900, were gone over In detail. Pre-
liminary plans OF how the proposed $780,
600 could be spent 10 the best advantage
were taken UP.
In making up the statistical table conf
prlslng the preliminary report OF the en-
glneertng department In Its water inyes~
tigation, the actual available flow dur
Ing the months OF 1905 was taken 9s q
basis That year Was used because at
that time the flow from several streams
was the lowest which II has been in the
past seven years. Hence il was consid-
cred the most conservative basis OF cs-
tlmate.
The table shows the average daily dow
during the several months varying from
II ,69l 900 gallons average during NO
veuber TO 40 100000 gallons average dur
ing June, The total actual flow during
the entire year was S,52I.302. 600 gallons
A second set OF figures shows the &C
tual number OF gallons OF water whics
Is necessary TO furnish a per capita sup
ply Of average amount 10 a total popu-
latlon or 100, 00O This supply would to-
tai 1850. 900. 900. and indicates that m
| the present time, when the actual flo"
is known to be greater, then In 1905. al
| least LII 302, 900 gallons are being
wasted or lost during each year
| Another tabulation indicates The
| amount which would oe needed FOR :
population of 200. 900. The total aggre.
Gate 1900 900, 900 gallons, or on a con
servative basis 6,1726 900 gallons NOR,
| than the actual 0oW.
The figures are all based on an aver
age daily consumption OF 100 gallons pc
CAP pita during the months OF January
February. March, November and Decem
ber: 200 gallons per capita during Apri
and October, and 200 gallons per capita
during May. June. July, August and Sep
| tember.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
DAVID KEITH BACK
FROM CALIFORNIA
Impressed With Conditions
There; Main Street Terminal
Site Story News TO Him.

David Keith has returned from trip
20 Tonopah New. and California coast
cities. Mr. Keith is Impressed with con-
ditions in Tonopah, where. ne says, a
large quantity Of high grade ore Is be-
ing produced, Conditions on the coast
said Mr Keith, also arc good, except IN
the citrus belt near Riverside, where the
extensive orange groves apparently sur
fered great damage from the recent
frosLs.
Concerning the report that the build
ing formerly occupied by the Keith
. BrIep company on Main street, In TINS
city Is to be converted into a terminal
Tor interurban lines now protected. Mr..
Keith said The first l heard OF it was
when I found newspaper clippings relat-
ing TO the proposition on my desk
few moments ago. Until the negotiations
now pending are concluded. 7 do not
know what use vii! 6e made Of the
building
Building activity and progress in gen
eral in Los Angeles particularly I'M
pressed Mr. Keith. "Oi course. there
was considerable building in San Fran
cisco and San Diego lie said, but a
large part Of that can be attributed TO
the forthcoming expeditions. The
growth in Los Angeles, however seems
entirely natural / don't know where
so many people come from"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
Reception Arrangements.

The reception will be held an !,
SOUTH side OF toe mczzanlne, which
particularly adapted 10 a function ~ !.
chara The committee on recsr,a
viii be composed OF prominent msn
this city and other cities OF The i,
who viii be headed by Arthur l. Thon.
who WAS n territorial governor: HsS
NJ. Wells and John c. Cutler, toth Ia
merly governors OF the state. +
In tho receiving line will be Govs,r.
William Spry. Mrs. Spry, state ofscis,
legislature members, staff Officers !,
others. accompanied by their wives n
reception committee will othcjaie md
the termination of the reception n
grand march. shortly after $50 o'cloof
Arrangements have been made vhI'
should avoid ali congestion and con}'
sion. at the same time permitting l'
reception 10 be held In the view of 4
The ballroom and rneZzanine floor am u
such attractive design and 80 benutif,d
decorated that farther decoration a a
most impractlcable. but the national "a
org will he draped back OF the receh
ing line and will be much In eyideno
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
Prizes Offered.

The prizes offered by the Pcrche-on
society are:
Special A--stslliou years old aud ore- bred
aud owned b. exhibitor; hEBt prize. $40 and gold
medal; second prize. IS and silver medal: third
prize ribbon.
Special B-stall!on under 5. bred and owned
SECOND prizo. SO end silver medal thlrd prize.
reserve ribbon.
Special c-chnnplon stallion. bred and owned
by exhibitor open only 70 hrst and second prize
w!naers in specials 4 and L. Champion gold
medal; reserve champion silver medal.
oraes sDss BY 1SsioT or o ssd s"s soS %S
medal; second prize. SO and silver medal: third
prize ribbon.
exhibitor; srst prize, so and gold medal; second
prize. 50 and silver medal; third PRICE reserve
ribbon.
Special T-ohanpiou irare bred ard owned hy
winners ia specials y and L. Champioo. gold
medal -essTTe champion silver medal
sex. get OF rsme stallion: bred and owned b.
exhibitor shoen With stallion: drst prize. sls
and gold medal second prize. $40 and silver
medal third prize, ribbon.
Special H-PFoduce OF loaro. two col,s. either
sex, American bred produce Of same marc. bred
aad owned by exhibitor: nrst prizo 80 ana
third prize reserve ribbon.
Special I-chsmplon stud. consisting OF stallion
owned by exhibitor; srst prize. champion. trophy
of sterling silver and $50; second prize oliver
medal and SO cash; third prize. reserve ribbon
hrst prEe, champion trophy o. sterinE silver:
second prize. silver medal: third prize. reserve
ribbon.
spscis, K-champiop stallion open cla.s cham
pion. gold medal: champion, silver medal
Special L~chsmpion mare. open clsa. cham
In champion elasse-. tpecials a5d L. com
petition ir not limited TO the winners n spe
eisls 70 j. ioelg,iyc Specials and L are
open only N the dTst and second prise vlnnsy
In tho regular open clssscS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
Conditions Prescribed.

No medals OF prizes will be forwarded
by the society until the information is
received IN proper form by the secretary
OF the society and names and numbers
OF the animals found to be correct, ac-
cordlnv TO the records OF his office.
When such information is there received
the medals will he properly engraved
and forwarded TO the owner.
Horace :. Ensign, secretary of the
state fair associs lion who Yesterday re-
ceived notice that the Percheron society
would Offer prizes at the Utah tair, also
received TWO letters OF a resssuring ma
ture regarding the proposed livestock
coliseum for the fair. One OF the let
icrs IL from c. @. Adney. superintendent
OF livestock department OF the fair. and
the other is from i. l. Atkinson. a promi-
nent Ca attleman OF Woods Cross. Both
expressed the opinion that tho requlsi-
ton for q $4,000 coliseum for the state
fair would be well supported in the leg
isIdture
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
PRINCE
IS A VISITOR
Prince Schoenburg Of Rumania
and Russian Baron Compli-
ment City and State

Prince Scnoenburg OF Waldenburg. Ru-
mania, and Baron Uxkul, Russian vice
consul at Chicago. were visitors at the
Hotel Utah I'm this city yesterday. They
have been touring the country and leave
TODAY FOR the Pacific coast. When seer
yesterday At the hotel Baron Uakul
said:
have had the office that / oc-
cupy in Chicago for but a few
months. but have been In this COIN
try several years. This Is Prince
Schoe enburg's second visit to AmerI-
ca and 7 came with him from CTi-
cs go because he was travelling alone
and had not visited this part OF the
country, We are much pleased with
this country. although il Is hard 70
draw a comparison between Russia
and the United States. Everything
Ia democratic here and there every
thing is autocratic.
We have a great many tourists in
Russia now. although II 4. rather
difficult for foreigners to get along IN
zome places there. The well 10 do
people speak English. French or Ger
man. but In some OF the poorer dis
tricts only Russian language is
spoken and it ~ Impossible for for
eigner 70 learn the language on short
notice.
Tomorrow we shall go 70 San Fran
cisco and then down the coast to
Los Angeles and San Diego. After a
tour along the coast we shall go back
10 CHICAGO.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
Hour for Reception.

The reception will commence pronr
" at $50 and terminate az 900, In
msdiately thereafter the grand msr
Will ne formed. With the uniforms
the army and the guard, coupled With 4
usual social excellence Of slmiar anal
n dazzling military and social special
is promised.
General Wedswood, the members
the floor committee, and officers Of 4
Utah national guard will have acif
charge Of the grand ball, In continued
with general committee members.
Following tho grand march. the su
nented orchestra viii be divided, y,
going 10 the ballroom and part 10
grillrooGn, where refreshments WIN
served after 70 o'clock. This feature
in charge OF a committee composed,
Col Rodney T. Badger and Dana
Smith. Tickets for the gril!room viii
given ont upon presentation OF senH
admission tickets. They are Included
the admission fee.
w. II. POLAND, secretary Of the 81
ersl committee, IS making his headqu1
ters at the Druohl G. Fronken drug SO
on the Walker Bank building com.
Those holding invitations may oot>
tickets for the inaugural grand ball te1
or at the Alta club, the Commerclsl o1
or the University club.
The attendance from other eiues
the state promises 20 be larger
upon any other similar occasion.
arrangements COR the entire analr
elaborate ana nothing stands IN ths
OF its complete SUCCESS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
American Society Gives
Breeders Opportunity for
Trophies al State Fair.
CASH AND GOLD MEDALS
Secretary Ensign Receives
Encouragement in Work
for Livestock Coliseum.

The Pcrcberon Society OF America.
which has iSs headquarters in the Union
stock yards, Chicago, has offered prizes
for Percheron stations and mares shown
at the Utah state fair this season. The
prizes amount to $3.50 in cash and ten
gold medals, two champion trophies OF
sterling silver and twelve silver medals.
The money and medals are divided
among twelve classes. go thai all eX-
hibttors may have a chance for a prize.
Conditions specified regarding the
prizes offered are that all animals COM
peting must be recorded in the Percher-
on stud book OF America and the owner
must be a member OF the Percheron So
cIety of America. All animals must be
regularly entered on the books of the
secretary Of the fair when lie shows his
stock and the correct name and number
OF each animal must be given.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
MERGING OF LAND
OFFICES POSTPONED

The consolidation OF the United states
land office at Vernal and that nj Salt
Lake has again been postponed. accord
Ing 10 notice received here from the
United states land commissioner at
Washington, d G. The date now set
for the consolidation Is February H. 1919
This makes the third date set Tor the
merging Of the two offices. with head
date set was January Is. 1918. and the
second wss February Il. 1919. Now the
date is set one year ahead.
The residents Of Nernal who do nor
wish the discontinUsp OF the land
office In that town. appca led 70 United
States SENATOR Reed Smoot and George
Sutherland, as a result OF which the
years postponement comes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
Clearwater Range.

The unused range on the Clear
water Is located on the north side
OF The North Fork Of the Clearwater
river. and has a carrying capacity OF
about $4,000 head the nearest rail-
road points being Orofino and Trum-
bull on the Northern Pacific rail
road,
The unused range in the Occur
d'Alcne and Pend Oreille national
forests Hes along the divide between
the Clark's Fork and Occur d'Alene
watershed. and has 3 carrying ca
pacity of about $4,000 head of sheep.
The nearest railroad point Is Cabi-
net, Mont, on the Northern Pacific
railroad, from which this area can
ne reached by a five or six-mile drive
On the Pend Oreille forest the area
Of unused range at the head of Light
ming and Calhoun creeks has car
r'ylng capacity OF about 10000 head
OF sheep, and can he most easily
reached from some point on the
Northern Pacific railroad between
Hone and ClarE's Fork.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
Nez Perce Forest Range.

The unused range on the Nez Pecce
forest lies Just west of the boundary
line between Idaho and Montana. and
can be reached from the east or west.
For sheep shipped in transit from
Washington or Oregon. the best way
to utilize this range would proba bly,
DE 10 snip TO Sites or GrangeVille.
Ida, the nearest railroad points on
the west side. and from there trail
eastward through the Fuffalo Hump
country TO this range. At the end
or the season the sheep could be
taken eastward by an easy route to
Darby. Mont, located ola the Bitter
Root branch of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
The unused range on the Selway
forest hes along the divide between
the Selway and the Middle Fork Of
the Clearwater river. It has a carry
Ing capacity OF about 5000 head OF
sheep, The nearest railroad point is
ISooskia, Ida, from which place tho
sheep can easily be driven to the
range
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-12
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
CAMPAIGN CONTINUES

The sixth in the series OF basebs II
games being conducted by the Manufac-
turers Association Of Utah resulted yes-
Jerday IN victory OF 10 : Tor the Red
Sox. This makes three games for tho
Red Sox and two for the Giants, enc
game being tic. SiXty-flve new mem
bers have been added TO the roll of the
association since the campaign was
started.
Among the new members are the Black
Hawk Coal company. Portland Cement
company. Burton Manufacturing COM
pany, Salt Lake Costume company. Cen
tury Printing company, and the Salt
Lake Sash Weight foundry.
Ella borate preparations arc being made
for the annual banquet of the assoca-
tlon. and L. r. Collett, secretary OF the
association. said yesterday that the ine
dicatlons are that IL would be the most
successful banquet ever given by the
association. The menu VIII consist en-
tirciy OF Utah products.