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Jones 159 Bench and Bar of Odgen City 19S Provo City " 209 to 211 Logan City 2U to 215 Brigham City 220 to 221 Park City 227 Lehi 227 Nephi 228 Spanish Fork 228 GENBRAL INDKX TO PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES, CAPITALISTS, PROFESSIONALS AND OFFICIALS OF SALT LAKE CITY. American Natural Gas Company 55 Armstrong, T. C, Jr 69 Asper, Wm. S: Company 72 All Hallow's College 77 Arbogast Confectionery Company 81 Auerbach, F. Bros 98 Angell Lumber Company 99 Alliance Mining Company, The 108 Alama Mining and Milling Company 114 Anglo-American Shirt Factory 130 Armstrong & Denny, Attorneys 132 Anderson, Hon. Thos. J 133 Allen, C. E., County Clerk 138 Armstrong, S. P., Attorney 148 Burnham, Hanna, Munger & Company 45 Burton Gardner Company, The 56 Ball, S. F. & Company 58 Bowring, W. D 60 Barratt Bros 106 Bishop, F. M Ill Brown's Marble Works Ill Beck's Hot Springs 115 Buckhorn Gold and Silver Mining Company 115 Benson, 'Wendell 119 Bullion-Beck Mine 121 Bennett, Marshall & Bradley, Attorneys 132 Bartch, Hon. G. W 134 Booth, Hon. H. E 137 Brooks, Chas. P., Surveyor 140 Burt, Andrew J., Sheriff'. 140 Booth & Gray, Attorneys 148 Bailey, T. C.', Attorney 149 Clawson, Spencer & Company 47 52 56 57 58 66 66 70 74 93 Culmer, G. F. & Bros. CuUen Hotel Continental Hotel Clark, Henry F Clift House Clift House ■V\'me Room. Crow, C. H Chute & Hicks Commercial National Bank. Christy, Mrs. H 98 Cannon, Geo. M 99 Carthey & Dumbeck 99 Cutler, John C. & Bro 102 California Brewery 103 Chambers, R. C . .'. 117 Conway & Simmons 117 Chisholm, W. W 128 Caine, Hon. John T 135 (Jlute, E. R., city assessor and collector 141 Coad & Coad, attorneys 143 Cromer, W. H., attorney 148 Dinwoodey Furniture Company 45 Davis, Howe S: Company 57 Dunford Shoe Company — George, The 67 DeBruhl, W. | ." 68 Dunford & Ellerbeik. Doctors 80 DriscoU iS: Company 92 Dale, L. H 95 Dyer, Frank H 107 Dalton Gold Mining & Milling Company 119 Darmer, J. E., Attorney 144 Eichnor, D. C, Attorney 135 Empire Steam Laundry Company 79 Evans, S. D 81 Evans, M. R 81 Excelsior Bakery 84 Eardly, Jas. 'W.'. 113 Enterprise Hotel 123 Electric Ice Cream Parlors 126 Farrell, J. W. & Company 58 Fritz, ("Our Fritz") '. 72 Follett, Dr. C. A 83 Fuller & Young 102 Gasser & McQuarrie 78 Griswold, Dr. Hector 84 Garrick & Holmes 86 Gabel, The Tailor 88 Grant, Heber J. & Company 89 Grant Bros. Company 90 Greeley Mining Company, The 107 Groesbeck, Nicholas & Sons 124-25 Greenman, Hon. John W 138 Hughes, Fruit & Produce Company 59 Heesch & Ellerbeck 64 Hardy, Young & Company 72 Hospital of the Holy Cross, The 75 Happy Hour Dental Company 82 Harvey, W. J. & Company 82 Harrington, Donnelly & Newell 91 Hansen, J 92 Hanson Produce Company, The 103 Hampton & Jones 106 Harkness, Martin K 112 Hinman, J. H 113 Hunter, H 116 Hall. W. C, City Attorney 139 Hardy, O. H., Councilman 146 Haines, C. L., Chairman Board Public Works 147 Hardy, L. G., County Tax Collector 149 Inter-Mountain, Abstract Company, The 77 I. X, L. Stables 89 Jones, R. M 50 Jennings & Caine 54 VI INDEX. Jenkins, J. W. & Sons 63 lames David & Company 78 Joslin & Park H6 Jacobs, J. G 109 Judd, Hon. J. W US Knutsford Hotel 62 Klipple, Phil 74 Kevsor, Dr. |. B i?l Keiller, David T lO-i Kullak, Louis F 122 Lowe, Georee A 63 London Tailorins Company, The ol LvnberK, Fred G '^3 Leaver, Conrad & Compan v 91 Leeka, Dr. Daniel C 97 Livingston. Chas T 105 Lawrence, H. W Ill Lett, H.C. & Son 114 Lombard Investment Company 123 Lippman, loseph L., Librarian 138 Lee & Post, Attorneys 14.') Morgan Hotel 60 Model Steam Bakery, The 63 Mason S: Conipanv 72 Madsen, P. W . . . . '. 75 Morris, Elias '^2 McKinnon Horse Collar Manufacturing Company, The. S3 McCornick tt Company >! Mcrritt, S. A., Attorncv 14S Marshall & Royle, .Attorneys 149 Murphy, Walter, Attorney 150 Norrell. Hon. A. G 144 N'cdcr iv: Cleland 4S Natural Mineral Water Company, The 70 Olson's Bakery & Confectionery Store 127 PurscII's Livery 51 Parson's Hook Store 56 Pittman, E. I 60 Pacific Lumber & Building Company 61 Parker & Depue 97 Peoples' Eq. Co-op 106 Piatt. F. \- Company 112 Powers, Hon. Drlando W 145 Pendleton, A. J., Councilman 147 Roberts & Nclden 73 Kowe, Morris, Summerhays Company 90 Robinson, L. P 91 Rogers & Company 95 Reading, John 96 Rief, A 105 Rice, Geo. Arthur US Reillv & Kane 118 Rigby Bros 123 Rawlins & Critchlow, Attorneys 136 Richards & Moyle, Attorneys 142 Rhodes, L. R 149 Simon, Fred 120-21 Simon Bros 65 Solomon Bros 129 Salt Lake .-Xhstract, Title, Guaranty & Trust Company. . 6S Silver Bros 69 Scott, Geo. M. & Company 71 St. Elmo I lotcl 51 SpafTord, W. H. H 74 St. Mary's .Academy 76 Salt Lake Soap Company 77 Security .Abstract Company, The 7S Salt Lake City Brewing Company 79 Sorrenson & Carlquist >t) Sells & Company 80 Sherlock Knitting Company 84 Sadler, Henry 86 Salt Lake Business College 87 Salt Lake Silk Factory 87 Spencer-Bywater Company, The 87 Salt Lake Music Company 88 Salt Lake Dental Depot 88 Steele, E 89 Salt Lake City Foundry & Mannfacturing Companv 92 Shiplcr, J. W .' 94 Salt Lake E(|. Co-op. Institution 96 Salt Lake I lardware Company 96 Sierra Nevada Lumber Company 98 Shelly & Burckhartt 101 Scars & Jeremy Company 101 Salt Lake Phimbing Company 103 Salt Lake Stables .' 104 .Saratoga Farm 110 Spencer & Lynch 110 Salt Lake Meat Company 112 Sutherland, Hon. J. G l:« Sells, Hon. Elijah 186 Senior, Edwin W., Attorney 137 Scott, Geo. M., Mayor 1S9 Stephens & Schroeder, Attorneys 139 Templeton Hotel 61 Tavlor, Romncy & Armstrong Company 63 Toihurst, Dr. C. E SO Telephone Livery 88 Thomas, R. K 92 Tuckett, H. .A„ Candy Company 9S Tavlor, Joseph Wni 99 Teasdel, -S. P 112 Thompson Ot Wiegel 123 Treweek, Nicholas 126 Taylor Bros 126 Thomas, Gov. A. L 131 Utah Paint & Oil Company 67 L'tah Plumbing Supply Companv, The 6S I'nitah Hotel '. 77 I tab Crai kcr Factory 7S l'tah Book cV .Stationery Company 84 l'tah Nursery Company S4 L'tah Undertaking Company 85 Union Pacific Hotel 96 \'arian, Hon. C. S 182 \'allcy-Tan Laboratory, The 46 \'an Home. Wni. G., Attorney 147 Valentine, C. O. & Company 100 Valley House, The 129 Watson Bros 5,S White \ Sons Company .57 Walker House, The 59 Walker Bros. & Fyler Company 64 Wallace & Company 83 Warner M. Rush, Manager 85 Warren. F. E., Mercantile Company 86 Warm .Springs RQ West Lake iS: Midway Inprovement Company 97 Watts, I. H Ware, W. E 99 104 Whitehead, L. S 105 Williams, Geo. W 108 Wantland, C. E 109 Woodmansee, Joseph 109 Weeks, Charles B 122 White. Mathew 127 Woodman. James F 128 Williams, A. L LSO Walden, J. B., city treasurer 141 Williams, Jas. A., Attorney 143 Whittemore, C. O., Attorney 146 Young Bros. Companv 74 \'()ung. D. C '. 97 Young, II. & Company 103 Young, John M., City Marshal 140 Zion's Co-Operati vc Mercantile Instituion 49 Zion Savings Bank 94 Zane, Hon. Chas. S 131 Zane & Putnam, Attorneys 144 VII INDEX. PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES, PROFESSIONALS AND OFFICIALS OF OGDEN. Allen, Alvern 1S8 Allison, Edward M., Jr., Attorney 202 Broom Hotel 164 Becraft, L. H. & Company 181 Burt, S. J. & Bros 189 Bond, H. M. & Company 192 Belnap, G. R 194 Bishop, Hon. A. C 200 Barratt, Col. Perci val J 207 Corey Bros. & Company 159 Clark, W. M 180 Calvert, Jas. A 189 Condon. Dr. A. S 19H Chicago Meat Market 195 Collins, John H 196 Chapman House 196 Consolidated Lumber & Milling Company 197 Driver, Jesse J 169 Dovle & Halverson 172 Dee, Thos. D 184 Driver, Wm. tS: Son 190 Ellis, D. W 169 Eklund, C. A 173 Evans, David, Attorney 183 Farmers' <.S: Merchants' Bank 163 Fife, 'Wm. W 170 Felshaw, Dr. E. M 175 First National Bank 178 Farr, W. & Co 178 Fitzgerald, T. E 179 Gibson & Smurthwaite 181 Graham, J. M. & Son 195 Gilbert, Morton V 200 Hendershot, Abstract Company, The 159 Huffman, C. B 164 Hanson, 179 Hunter, Ralph P 183 Hotel Lincoln 195 Hoffman, Miss Edith 198 Henderson, H. P., Attorney 201 Idaho Lumber Company 170 Junction City Cornice Works 160 Jones & Lewis 167 Jones, R 167 Jenkins, 'Washington 181 Jones, Geo. W 193 Kay, W. & Company 179 Kelly, llle & Company 193 Kiihn & Bro 195 Kiesel, Fred 1. & Company 196 Klinkenbeard'. Miss E, 1. & Sister 198 Kimball, Jas. N., Attorney 205 Lundy, Robt. C 192 Ledwidge, Jos. P 197 Leonard, O. R., Attorney 205 Larkin Undertaking Company 181 Lichenf eld Bros 185 McNutt, J. 'W. & Company 164 Mahan, Mrs. L. B 169 McManis, John 185 Miner, Hon. Jas. A 199 Maginnis, W. L., Attorney 201 Newcomb, T.J 195 Ogden Abstract Company 159 Ogden Military Academy 168 Ogden Academy 168 Olsen, E. A 173 Ogden Milling & Elevator Company 179 Ogden Steam Laundry Company 188 Plymouth Rock Loan & Savings Association 163 Parker, Doxey & Eastman 168 Putnam, A. \V 174 Peyton, W. L. P., Attorney 204 Patton, A. B., Attorney 206 Reed, E. A 160 Reed Hotel 161 Reed Hotel Livery 188 Richards, Hon. C. C 203 Rolapp, H. H., Attorney 203 Sacred Heart Academy 172 Stephens. J. A 173 Stafford, Aliller & Company 178 Short, B. M 181 Shurtliff, H. 'W 186 Spencer. H. H 187 Smith, Ransford, Attorney 199 Smith, H. 'W., Attorney 206 Thomas Bros 176 Turner, Wm. H., Mayor 180 Tyler, John G '. 197 LUah Loan & Trust Company 177 Whitaker. S. T 165 Wedell. W. B 166 Watson, John 174 Wallace, L. H 175 Wallace, Joseph 178 Woodmansee, Chas 182 Williams, Wm R 194 Wollstein, T. & Co 196 PROVO CITY. Booth, John E., Mayor 213 Excelsior Roller Flour Mills 212 First National Bank 212 Havercamp & Clark 213 Hotel Roberts 213 Moore, Chas. D 213 Noon, A. A 214 Smoot, A. O 211 LOGAN CITY. Brigham City M. & M. Association 219 Cardon, Thos, B 218 Edwards, J. R 216 First National Bank 218 Logan House 216 Lang, Albert 220 Murdock, Robert 216 Rich, Rich & Warrum, Attorneys 219 Stewart, Hon. J. Z ' 217 Thacher Bros. Banking Company 217 BRIGHAM CITY. Brigham City Mercantile & Manufacturing Association . . 224 Box-Elder Stock & Mercantile Company 223 Box, E. A .' 225 Compton, A. W 223 Forest House 225 Horsley, Wm. & Sons 222 Jensen, Hon. J. M 226 Johnson, Hon. E. P 225 Jensen, Nels, Atty 226 Snow, Apostle Lorenzo 222 Snow, Alphonso H 223 VIII 1 Uta^h Territory. Its I^(?8oar(;e5, (JrovutI;, at^d prosperity. PROBABLY no western commonwealth affords such fascination to the traveler, such attrac- tion for the settler, such allurements for the investor, or such satisfaction to the health- seeker as Utah Territory. It has been, not inaptly, called the Switzerland of America, and while there are no Jungfraus or Mont Blancs whose brows are bathed in perpetual snow, there are, nevertheless peaks almost as lofty, whose abrupt ascendency from the valleys clothes them with a sphynx-like rug- gedness that makes them majestic in their grandeur. The area of Utah was aopiired by the United States from Mexico in 1848, under the provisions of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, althougli it was first settled up by Brigham Young, July 24, 1847. It was organized as a Territory by act of Congress in 1850, and at that period it comprised all that .section of country lying between the eastern boundary of California and the western border of the Great Plains. Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming were subsequently carved out of its area, reducing it to its present limits. It now has an area of 84,970 square miles, or 52,G0l,n00 acres. Geographic.Tlly, Utah is situated between the par- allels of 37 and 42 degrees north latitude, and the meridians of 109 and 1 14 degrees west of Greenwich. It is on the same parallels as Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Southern Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Corea. Utah belongs to the great plateau of the Rocky Mountains, its valleys being elevated from 2,700 to 7,000 feet above sea-level, while its mountain peaks reach a height of 12,000 to i:j,500 feet. One-half the Territory is on the western side of the Wasatch Mountains and within what is called the Great Basin. Most of the inhabited i)ortion of Utah lies at the western base of the Wasatch range and on the eastern side of the Great Basin. The Wasatch Mount- ains enter the Territory on the north at about the mid- dle, extend nearly due south, until near the southern boundary, where they turn to the westward and j)as8 out into Nevada, forming in Utah the letter "J." Their average height will not fall far below 10,000 feet above the sea. Nearly east of Salt Lake City the L^intah mounU ains, still loftier than the Wasatch, abut on them and run eastward until they pass out of the Territory. The eastern part of the Territory is drained by the Rio Colorado and its tributaries. West of the Wasatch the drainage is into the lakes and sinks which have no outlet, the largest of which is Great Salt Lake, with an elevation of 4,260 feet, a shore line of 350 miles, and an area of about 3,500 square miles. Three rivers, the Bear, Weber and Jordan, empty their waters into the Great Salt Sea. In Utah agriculture is dejiendent almost entirely upon irrigation. The system of cultivating the soil is to start canals at the mouths of the canons, where dams are built. These canals are run from the canons out upon the more level grounds of the valley.s, and there subdivided into branch canals, and these are again divid- ed into laterals leading to every farm, so long as there is water to be distributed. Each field has little furrows a foot or more apart and parallel with each other. Into these furrows the water is turned. Each farm has the right to use the water so many hours once a week or oftener, or less frequently, depending upon the season and the supply. Many large and expensive canals have been constructed in Utah for ilie purpose of redeeming the arid lands, tlie most recent ones being the Bear River Canal, in Northern Utah, and a canal in southern Utah. The latter was built by the enterprising citizen, William H. Rowe and his associates, and thereby they have successfully brought under cultivation a large sec- tion of Utah's most fertile land. During the year 1890 there were 423, .304 acres of land under cultivation in Utah, and there were 735, 226 acres under irrigating ditches. The larger part of the 52,001,000 acres in Utah is barren and mountainous and cannot be tilled. Nearly one-fourth of this area has been surveyed. The United States Laud office, since March, 1809, has disposed of 2 1,8b 7, 042 acres of public lands. It has been estimated by competent experts that by utilizing all the available streams during the irrigating season 2,304,000 acres can be redeemed. In September, 1890, an Irrigation Congress, at which delegates were present from all parts of the arid region, met in Salt Lake City. They memorialized Congress to give national assistance to the cause of irrigation. Should llieir petition be granted, a great impetus will be given the reclamation of these lands in LTtah, and many new settlements will spring into existence. There are twenty-five counties in the Territory. A brief descrijilion of them may not be out of place at this point. Beaver (!ounty, which has a population of 3,340, is located on the western side and a little south of the center of the Territory. It has 5,558 acres under cul- tivation. Box Elder County, with a population of 7,642, has 26,177 acres under cultivation. The county includes the greater portion of the Great Salt Lake and is located in the northwestern corner of the Territory. Dry farming is successful there because the soil retains the moisture for a long time. The Bear River Canal is in this county. Cache County has a population of 15,509. It is in the northern part of Utah. The general elevation of the land under cultivation is about 5,000 feet, and its wheat crop is the largest in the Territory. It cultivates 54,301 acres. Davis County has 6,409 inhabitants. It lies between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, and extends from the canon of the Weber River, on the north, nearly to Salt Lake City. It cultivates23,ieOacres. Emery County lies east of the center of the Territory. It has a population of 4,860 and cultivates 14,363 acres. (Tarfield County has a population of 2,457. It lies in the southern part of Utah and cultivates 1,716 acres. Grand County was carved out of Emery County and extends from the Colorado line to Green River, on the west. It has a population of 541, and has 1,401 acres under cultivation. Iron County has 2,083 inhabitants. It i.s located in the southwestern part of the Territory below Beaver County and cultivates 4,523 acres. Juab County, with a population of 5,582, is located in the center of the western side of the 'J^erritory. It cultivates 9,489 acres. Kane County is on the extreme southern border of the Territory adjoining Arizona. Its population is 1,085 and it has 1,087 acres under cultivation. ilillard County extends from the mountain ranges of the central part of the Territory westward to Nevada. It has 4,033 inhabitants and cultivates 8,152 acres. Morgan County is in northern LTtah, lying east of Davis County. It has 5,033 acres under cultivation and a population of 1,780. Piute County lies north of Garfield County. It has 2,842 inhabitants and cultivates 7,779 acres. Rich County is in the northeastern corner of Utah, adjoining Idaho and Wyoming. It has a population of 1,527, and cultivates 15,726 acres. Salt Lake County is southeast of the Great Salt Lake and lies between the summit of the Wasatch mountains, on the east, and the Oquirrh mountains, on the west. It has a population of 58,457 and a cultivated area of 30,555 acres. San Juan County lies adjacent to Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, in the southeastern corner of the Territory. Its population is 305, and it cultivates 809 acres. San Pete County, which is in the center of Utah, is the m( st southerly of the chain of thickly settled coun- ties which, beginning with Cache County on the north, extends in a generally northern and southern direction. It has a poiiulation of 13,140, and has under cultivation 47,113 acres. Only one county excels it in agricultural production. Sevier County is iu the central part of the Territory and has 8,118 acres under cultivation. Its population is 0,199. Summit County is in the northeastern part of Utah. Its population is 7,733, and it cultivates 14,508 acres. Tooele County, situated southwest of the Great Salt Lake, including the greater part of the desert of the l<^.i^ ) H^9wiis«!i« _ if if same name, has a jxjpulation of 3, TOO, and cultivates Silver was first found in Utah in ISoT, but little 7,524 acres. s^vstematic work was done in the way of mining until Uintah County is located in the northeastern corner after the advent of the Union Pacific Railway in 18G9. of the Territory, adjoining Wyoming and Colorado. It The deposits of the precious metals all belong to has a po]mlation of 2, '292, and cultivates 8,900 acres. the earlier geological ages, with the exception of a few Utah County is south of Salt Lake County and ex- small outcrops in southern Utah. tends from the summit of the Wasatch mountains One of the three most important mineral belts of westward to the Oi|uirrh range. It cultivates 40,195 Utah runs from the l^'intah mountains on the east, acres and has a population of 23,410. It is the leading through Park City and Alta, in the Wasatch, thence agricultural county in the Territory. crosses the Salt Lake Valley to the Orjuirrh mountains Wasatch County is east of Utah County. It culti- on the west at Bingham, the original point of discovery vates 10,824 acres and has a population of 4,027. of mines in LTtah, then turns a little northward, crossing Washington County is in the southwestern corner diagonally through the Aqui mountains and thence out of Utah and has a population of 4,009 and an area under on the desert. This belt contains the most productive cultivation of 4,203 acres. mines in Utah. The leading mines are the Ontario, Weber County is in northern Utah. It has a popu- Daly, Crescent, etc., of Park City, and the Old Tele- lation of 23,005 and a cultivated area of 2l',4.tO acres. graph, Jordan, Lead Mine. Yosemite, etc., of Bingham, whose total output runs far into many millions of dol" lars. The second mineral belt in Utah also begins in the Wasatch mountains, in the vicinity of ilt. Xebo, and runs a little north of west, reaching its climax in the extension of the ()((uirrh range at Tintic. Thence it passes through various ranges till it goes out of the Territory at Deep Creek, which is destined to be one of the greatest mining camps of Utah. In 1850 the total population of Utah was 11,380; The great mines at present in this belt are at Tintic. in 1S60, 40,273; in 1870,86,786; in 1880, 143,963; in The iMamraoth, Bullion-Beck, Eureka Hill, Centennial, 1890, 207,905; and in 1891, 215,000. The growth of etc., have jjroduced many millions, sthe past two years has been ver\' marked. The third belt is located some two hundred miles The assessed valuation of the taxable projjcrty of south of Salt Lake City, beginning at ]\Larysvale and the Territory in 1891 was §121,000,000, while the rev- Beaver, running a little north of west through various enue for all Territorial purposes was $600,000. ranges, reaching its climax at Frisco, where the Great There are thirty-eight cities incorporated under Horn Silver mine is located. The belt extends west- ward fidin there to the boundary of the Territory. Near the southern part of the Territory, on the rim of the Basin, is a very unique mineral dcjiosit in sand- UTE INDIAN CAMP ON THE KESERVATION NEAR SALT LAKE CITY. special laws, with an assessed value of taxable projjerty amounting to $84,476,000, and a municipal indebtedness of onlv $1,2 78,000. There are seven cities or towns incor])orated uiuler stone of the triassic or later date. The ore is chiefly the general law, with an assessed valuation of taxable property amounting to $1,088,000, and a municipal indebtedness of $16,000. Few States in the I''nion can show such a remarka- bly healthy condition of the finances of its cities. chloride of silver found in reefs of sandstone. The eastern part of the Territory, being of a very recent geological age, is almost destitute of precious metals. The region embraces one-third of the Terri- tory and includes all that part east of the Wasatch The principal industries of Utah are mining, agri- mountains, including the Uintah mountains. There is cidture, sheep and cattle raising, and manufacturing. a limited area near the eastern end of these latter The number of mining camps in the Territory is mountains where there are some valuable copper mines, large and the mineral found embraces almost every This great region of eastern Utah is pre-eminently a known variety. The chief mineral products are silver coal region, and lead, which are found associated in the same ores. The roinirg industry has taken on new life in Utah and many mines which had been abandoned are now being worked. New districts are being constantly dis- covered, the latest being those of Dugway and Fish Springs in the Deep Creek country and the La Plata, north of Ogden. Utah ranks third in the production of lead and fifth in silver in the United States. The total output of the mines from the beginning is about ?< 180,000,000. During the year 1891 the mines produced $10,198,- 0GG.81 in gold, silver, copper and lead, and ten mines paid dividends amounting to -?;3,048,.500. Elsewhere in this work the mines of Utah are dealt with more specifically. Utah is bountifully sujiplied with coal-fields. The coal belts enter Utah near Evanston, Wyoming, and run east and thence south for a distance of seven or eight hundred miles. It is estimated that there are 15,000 square miles of bituminous coal land in Utah and of such thickness as to supply the whole United States for centuries. A valuable feature of the coal- fields lies in their proximity to the mineral deposits, both iron and the precious metals. During 1890 the four coal mines of the Territory produced 355,000 tons of coal. Considerable "Wyoming coal is used in Utah. A fine quality of coke is manufactured from the Castle Gate coal, and is extensively used in the Utah smelters. The asphalts of Utah are not only the purest in the world but are found in magnificent abundance. As- phaltum, which takes the name of gilsonite and uintite in Utah, is found in the northeast part of the Territory just east of the Uintah Indian reservation. Other fine deposits exist in the Uncompahgre Ute reservation, a short distance from the Colorado state line. Ozokerite or mineral wax is found near Thistle, Utah. Gypsum is found in extensive quantities near Nephi, in Juab County, and is used largely in the manufacture of plaster. Cement is also manufactured on a large scale from native minerals. Lithographic stone is found near Santaquin, Utah County, and in other localities in the Territory. Of limestone Utah has a surfeit. Much of it is converted into lime, while some of it is used as flux for furnaces. Granite is hewn out of the large boulders at Wasatch, a station on the Rio Grande Western railroad, not far from Salt Lake City. It is used for building purposes and Belgian blocks for paving. iVhite, variegated and mottled marble has been found in many places, but, for lack of machinery, it has not been utilized to any extent. There is also much slate in the Territory. LTtah excels in the quality of her sandstone. It is found in inexhaustible quantities, and ranges from almost a blood-red to pure white. The sulphur deposits at Cove Creek extend over a large area, but the depth of the deposit is not known. The sulphur taken from the mines is 98 per cent. pure. There are also extensive deposits in Beaver County. These sulphur mines are the only ones in the United States, and when fully operated and developed will be able to supply a large extent of country. Ores of iron, magnetite, red, brown, ochrous and fibrous hematite ore, are found all over the Territory. The great deposits, however, are in Iron County, and occur thickly in the form of massive outbursts of fissures in granite, from Cedar City to the Santa Clara, a belt five to ten miles wide and sixty long. These ledges, which carry from sixty to seventy per cent, of metallic iron, very pure, are from twenty-five to seventy-five feet thick. Distance from rail and mar- ket, and the high price of labor, have prevented the utilization of this storehouse of iron. Near Salina, Sevier County, there are deposits of almost pure rock salt found in the mountains. The manufacture of salt around the Great Salt Lake has long been a great industry. During 1891 there were har- vested 104,000 tons, of which T 1,000 were sold. For many years the method of manufacture was simple. On the borders of the lake, the water of which contains 1 7 per cent, of salt, there are many lagoons. The rise of the water in the winter season filled these lagoons, the heat of the summer's sun evaporated the water, and the salt which remained was shoveled up and made ready for the market. Now these lagoons are filled by pumps, some of which raise a million gallons of the saline waters in ten hours. Much of this water is used by the silver mills, and for dairy and table purposes. Utah supplies the entire west with salt. In addition to the minerals named Utah has a salt- petre bed, antimony, quicksilver, arsenic, zinc, asbestos, and in fact every mineral found in the West except tin. Besides this it has quite a complement of gems, includ- ing topaz, garnets, chalcedony, amethyst, etc. In December, 1S91, natural gas was discovered in large quantities, within a few miles of Salt Lake City, on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Sufficient devel- opments have been made to insure its permanency, but within a short distance of where the gas was found it is known that gas from this same underground reservoir has been used for lighting and heating purposes for the past seven years. Three companies have already been organized to bore for gas, and their operation having already proved successful the result for Utah in the direction of material prosperity will equal, if it does not excel, what has happened in Eastern localities where similar discoveries have been made. The cheap fuel will tend to bring all western smelting and general manufacturing enterprises into the Territory, and pop- ulation and business will grow apace. While Utah's mineral product in 1890 averaged between $11,000,000 and $12,000,000, her agricultural S&lmS^'^^^m output amounted to 1(8,310,000. The proJucts included wheat, oats, corn, barley, rye, lucerne, hay, potatoes, beet.'s, cotton and fruits. The average yield per acre of the cereal.s, wiien com- pared with the other States and Territories, places Utah far in the lead, showing that better results can be obtained from the irrigation system than from depend- ing on rains, as the Eastern farmers do. For instance, there were 22 bushels of wlieat raised to the acre throughout tlie Territory, while the average througliout the United States was only 14 bushels. The following figures for the year 1890 are from the Territorial Statistician's report: PRODUCTS. ACRES. QCANTITY. AVERAaE TO ACRE. VALUE. Wheat Oats 110,114 32.7ti3 8,776 7,358 3,759 101,729 80.617 7,84.5 87 7 5,275 265 2,597 361,222 2,409,454 bu. 1.132.218 bu. 16.5,067 bu. 212,546 bu. 45,204 bu. 306,1(11) ton 120,572 ton 935,874 bu. 21,726 bu. 4,201) lbs. 8,246,062 lbs. 565,-560 lbs. 10,688,841 lbs. 22 bu. 34 bu. 19 bu. 29 bu. 12 bu. 3 ton i,,-;-: ton 119 bu. 248 bu. 600 lbs. 1..563 lb3. 2,1.34 lbs. 6,426 lb?. 81,927,563.20 532,142.46 Corn Barlev Rje 118,848.24 106,273.00 27,574 44 Lucerne Hay Potatoes Beets Cotton Orchards Vineyanis Other Products (Vegetable) .. 2,71,5,107.0(1 1,637.367.76 49(!,013.22 7,604.10 462.00 206.1.51.55 33,933.60 500,66.'>.23 Totals.... 98,300,705.80 The products of the farm for 1890 are given in the following table: PRODUCTS. Wine, gallons Cider, eallcns Vinegar, gallons Sorghum, giillous Butter, pounds Cheese, pounds Honey, pouuds Dried Apples, pounds. Dried Peaches, pounds Dried .Vpricote, pounds Dried Plums, pounds Dried Pears, pounds Wool, pouuds QUANTITY. 31,886 e 28,697.40 61,368 21,478.80 27,907 6,976.75 57,600 37,440.00 1,817,447 323,303.23 247,875 .37,181.25 854,387 76,894.83 197,167 11.830.02 178,.593 19,615.23 11,895 1,480.88 6.731 841.;i8 9,921 992.10 7,451,252 1,229,456.58 Total Value | ! $ 1,796,224.45 The quality and value of the wool clip are steadily improving. The cattle and slieep industries in Utah are in a thriving condition, ami the gr.izing ranges are covered with these valuable possessions. The following table gives the figures for 1890: KIND. NUMBER. VALUE. « 1 .ifii 9sn on Milch cows 52,066 Cattle 2:^7,4.58 :^.5t;i ktooo Horses . 80,602 ,571 318 1,310,021 1 508 4,0.30,100.00 192,82.5.00 12,720.00 2,947,547.25 a 770 on Mules Asses . Sheep Goats Swine, over 6 months old 20,411 1 163,288.00 Total Value 1 812,474,100.25 Utali ha.s always encouraged home manufactures, and almost every industrial concern that has been begun and operated on conservative business principles has been a success. In 1890 there were 310 industrial concerns in the Territory, ein]iloying 3,274 hands, and paiil *l,597,- 177 in wages during the year, with a plant valued at $3,215,511, an annual product valued at $5,836,103, and a capital investeil of ft4,405,88l. These 310 industrial concerns manufactured ale, beil springs, boilers, books, boots and shoes, beer, bricks, brooms, carj)ets, cheese, cement, cigars, clothes racks, crackers, cotton goods, flour, furniture, gas and electric light, harness, ice, iron cornice, iron moulding, knit goods, lumber, overalls, paper, j)aper boxes, refrigera- tors, rope, salt, soda water, leather, tinware, wagons, woolen goods, show cases, silk, soap, tents and awnings, trunks, confectionery, fruit canning, etc. In Utah County there has been recently erected one of the largest sugar manufactories in the United States, e;ir excellence among the business men of the country. The failures are few and far between and the merchants are looked upon as being careful, shrewd and conservative. There were in 1890 in the Territory 1,722 stores, with an invested capital of $20,000,000, making annual sales amounting to S45,000,000, and employing 8,000 men, who were paid $4,900,000. There are large co-operative stores in almost every county and the business they do annually goes up into the millions. There are thirty seven banks in the Territory. They had on June 30, 1891, a combined capital of $5,148,. 231.78 and deposits amounting to $8^:5.55^084.00. The Territory has 1,500 miles of broad and narrow gauge railroad tracks which reach all the cities of any size, run through the fertile valleys and ascend the lofty mountains to fetch the ores to market. Much valuable country has not yet been reached by the iron monster, especially in the southern and western portions of the Territory. There are many projected lines, and while some construction lias recently been done, it is as noth- ing to what the necessities and growlli of the Territory will demand in the next few years. A road from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, which "mf^ will go through the Deej) Creek country, has been talked of for several years, and the people of Utah generally predict an era of great prosperity whenever capital Hhall see fit to enter upon the project. The mines in the Deep Creek country are low grade and with present shipping facilities mining scarcely pays. Utah has an excellent free school law, and the seliool attendance is now so large as to crowd the buildings beyond their capacity. There are, besides the public schools, many excellent mission schools throughout the Territory, supported by the various denominations. The Territory supports a well-equipped institution of learning known as the Deseret University, and the standard of education is being yearly advanced. There are churches for all shades of religious belief, and nowhere in the country are they better attended. The Territory takes care of its deaf and dumb, its insane, and its wayward boys and girls, in buildings especially constructed and adapted for these purposes. An Agricultural College has also been established and a State Library organized. Capitol grounds have been chosen in Salt Lake City, which have already been beautified, and in the near future a building worthy of the Ten-itury will be erected. " In the Salt Lake basin the air is dry, pure, elastic, transparent and bracing; and the temperature compares favorably, in respect to eijuability, with that of any part of the LTiiited States. The climate maintains a happy medium between the rigors of the region of the great fresh water lakes of the northwest and the eternal sum- mer lieats of Florida and Southern California, and this fact makes it both healthy and agreeable. The normal winter has tliirty to forty days of moderately cold weather, with enough snow for a week or two of sleigh- ing. The planting season begiiis in February. There is comparative exemption from the changeable weather and raw winds of spring in the north and east. Only in one month out of five does the range in temperature exceed fifty degrees. The sun shines perpetually, the air is invigorating, the rapid radiation assures cool nights. But no words or meteorological statistics can convey an adequate idea of the charm of the climate, which con- tinues to grow upon one no matter how long a resident. Hardly any form of disease originates in Utah, while upon raanj' diseases contracted elsewhere simple residence and use of the thermal waters in Utah and Great Salt Lake in the bathing season, are more bene- ficial than ordinary medical treatment. There is no malaria; asthma is impossible." Utah, with its unparalleled climatic advantages, fer- tile valleys, weird, majestic, rugged canon scenery, its numerous chemical and thermal springs, its wonder- ful salt lake, its magnificent mineral wealth, and its boundless resources, is to-day the most prosper- ous and most noted section in the Rocky Mountain region. With a homogeneous j)eople all working to the same purpose, M'ith all her citizens inscril)ing on their banner: "Utah — our first and holiest love! '" the possibilities for this Territory are limitless, and the future briglit indeed. Utah Mining. OUTPUT TO DATE. rl\()M ilie beginning of mining in Utali in is7l t(i liie close of 1891, twenty years, the total outi)ut of silver, gold, lead and copper, rating silver at its coining value, as the U. S. Mint offi- cers do, and lead and copper at their average yearly price in New York, is in round numbers §i80, 000,000 in value. OUTPUT OF 1890-9 1. Tin- output of 1890, as ascertained and published by Mr. Dooly, agent of Wells, Fargo & Co., at Salt Lake is as follows, save that silver is here rated at its coining value, and the other metals at seaboard prices, and lead bullion counted as retined lead after deducting five )ier cent, for loss in refining: 956,708 IbF. copper, 14c. per lb. 8 i;!3,9.;9 65,1()5.5«7 lbs. retined lead, at 4ic. per lb 2,7(;H,9S7 8,l(l5,.58(;ozs. silver.at 81.'29. HK5:r^X>^):> 33,851 ozs. Kold, at S20.67 GU9,(;84 Total value 814.134,215 Statement for IMU is not yet made up, but the out- put being known to have increased considerably over that of the previous year, it is deemed safe to put it at 110,000,000. DIVIDENDS OF 1 890. Minea earned dividends in 1890 as follows: Bullion-Beck, at Tintic 8375,000 Eureka-Hill, •• 2.')0,000 Ceutemiial Kureka," 150,000 Mammoth, " ^ 560,000 Horn Silver, at Frisco 200,000 Jlayfield, at Big Cottonwood 18,000 Daly, at Park City 450,000 Ontario, " 900,000 Total $2,903,000 Dividends for 1891 will be at least $2,500,000. The first two mines in the table are owned by close corpora- tions whose earnings are not published. These are given upon the best information obtainable. Utah mines have paid in dividends to date about #22,500,000. WHERE THE MINES ARE. The mines wrought at ]iresenl are mainly in Beaver, Juab, Summit, Salt Lake, Tooele and Washington coun- ties. The northern mines lie on the same parallel in Tooele, Salt Lake and Summit counties. The mines of Juab County are eighty or ninety miles south of these. Beaver County is 200 miles and Washington County 300 miles south of Salt Lake City. Mines were wrought to some extent in Wasatch, Weber, Box Elder and Piute counties. There is, in fact, no county in the Territory where the prospector has not left his foot- prints. Wherever, in Utah, there are mountains, min- eral indications are not wanting, and valuable minerals are likely to be found in time in paying veins or depos- its. Ores of good (piality arc ktiown to e.\ist in many of the isolated ridges which break the face of the I'esert in Western Utah, but mining in that section still awaits the construction of railroads. The main producing dis- ',rict of the Wasatch Range lies on the heads of the Cot- tonwoods and of the American Fork, within sight of Salt Lake City, and over the ridge eastward, where the waters find their way into the Weber and Provo rivers. Northward from this locality no mines of importance had been found until within a few months, when a dis- trict called La Plata, on the summit of the Wasatch Range between Ogden and Logan, was organized, con- taining strong ledges of ores rich in lead, but rather low in .silver. Time will be required to demonstrate the importance of this new district. Southward, 200 miles, near the heads of the Sevier River, eastward of the town of Beaver, there is a dis- trict called Marysvale which has been almost abaiiiloned the past eighteen years. During the year 1891 promising veins of milling gold rock were opened in the district, a mill was erected and in November began to run. ^Meantime the Rio Grande Western has built a branch road from Thistle Station to Salina, about 87 miles. This will probably soon be continued to Joseph, above Monroe, the latter being about 20 miles below the Marysvale mines. The road spoken of leaves the Sevier and crosses the Pah- vant Range via Clear Creek and Cove Creek into the Basin. Mines are found on both slopes of the Oquirrh Range, from Great Salt Lake southward nearly 100 miles, as at Stockton, Dry Canon, Ophir, Bingham and Tintic. All these localities are connected with Salt Lake City by rail. The mines of Beaver County are at Frisco and about IMilford, the terminus at present of the U. P. Railw.ay. The mines of Washington County occur in a sandstone reef which extends along and near the base of the Wasatch for 100 miles. BEAVER COUNTY. Beaver County contains four or five parallel ranges or ridges, striking north and south, all of them mineral- bearing. A single chimney of ore in a contact along the east base of Grampian Mountain (Horn .Silver Mine) turned out 00 tons of ore a day for four years, realizing to its owners more than i^l 3,000,000, $4,000,000 of which was disbursed in dividends. After this enormoBs output the mine had three or four hard years, bat is again doing well. Ore bodies were opened in 1890 in new ground on different levels. Shi[>ment8 for that 8 year were 19,477 tons, which sold in the Salt Lake market for $335,069. Average value of the ore was $18.26 per ton; average cost per ton was, for extraction, $3.50; dead work, GO cents; surface work, 85 cents; sup- plies, $1.30; total cost per ton, $0.25. At the end of the year the mine had $269,787 in its treasury, and the own- ers expected a better year than last year, and in this they have not been disappointed. The product of the mines for 1891 has equaled that of 1890, and the profit, about $200,000, has been as great. There is not much doing around Frisco at pres- ent, aside from the operations of the Horn Silver. In Star District the Talisman and Stewart have been penetrated to a horizon below that of the pinches and faults which confound and discourage the miner in this district at a distance of about 100 feet from the surface of the ground. Between 300 and 400 feet down they have three or four feet of very good ore. From Mr. A. G Campbell's mines, and from several others, small ship- ments are occasionally made. The ores are generally of a rather high grade. The facilities for mining in Beaver County are very good. The country is dry in the summer, but there is sufficient water, wood and timber for mining pur poses, and operations are not obstructed by snow or cold in the winter. The ores are carried from the mine dumps by wagon and rail to the Salt Lake smelters at about $7 per ton. The mines are easy of access. Provisions and supplies are cheap and abundant, and good labor is obtainable at fair rates of compensation. There can be no doubt that extensive exploitation and operation in this county would very greatly increase its output. JUAB COUNTY, TINTIC. Tintic is the principal mining district of Juab County. It is in, or on, the western slope of the Oquirrh Range, which here rises perhaps 2,000 feet above the general level of the country, making the abso- lute altitude 6,000 to 7,000 feet. One goes there from Salt Lake, about seventy miles, via Lehi, on the U. P. Railway. The Rio Grande Western has just com- pleted a branch to Tintic from Springville, going in via Homansville to Eureka, swinging round Eureka Hill past the Mammoth shaft and the big iron mine back of Silver City. The district has been worked more or less for twenty years. Within the last year or two the impres- sion has grown steadily that there is no better mining district in the United States. The mines occur in a series of ore channels, with no defined boundaries, but following a generally definable course, striking north and south — in fact, in a belt of limestone about two miles wide, lying between quartzite on the west and eruptive rocks on the east. All the geological and min- eralogical features of the vicinity are well marked and clear for a distance of three or four miles along the strike of the belt, and here is where the great produc- tive mines are. North and south these guide posts of the miner are more or less masked, and there has been less encouragement to prospecting. There is little doubt, however, in the minds of good judges, that great mines Mill be found in this lime belt as far north and south as the quartzite and porphyry banks of the chan- nel extend. There is as little doubt that the ores will be found to extend a half mile or more in depth, at least down to the level of Utah Lake, perhaps 2,000 feet below, where water may be expected, and the ores likely change to sulphides. The ore deposits are as a rule large, easily mined, and of a high grade. The Bullion-Beck, Eureka-Hill, Cen- teunial-Eureka, Crismon-Mammoth, and a few others are the principal mines, all heavy producers and divi- dend-payers, but aside from these little prospecting has been done. A small number of claims have been pat- ented; a few more are held by location. For miles in each direction the country is practically virgin ground. Owing to the low altitude the winter snows depart early, leaving the ground parched and dry. Vegetation is very scant, and timber for mining purposes has to be brought from other parts. The mines are not troubled with water, but rather with the lack of it, for even those mines which have reached a depth of nearly a thousand feet have none excepting what is brought there by human eflFort and ingenuity. Most of the water for all kinds of uses is derived from springs, which seem to be quite numer- ous in certain places, but their flow is not strong, and they are already taxed to nearly their full capacity. As the population of Eureka and the various other camps is steadily increasing and more mines are being opened every year, the question of water supply can- not be far distant, for when the section receives the attention it surely meiits the few local springs will be far inadequate. But Utah Lake, being distant only a few miles, may be counted upon to supply the means; the end can be easily found. Output is all that counts in mining, and the leading mines can be detected by amount of ore shipped in 189C, given in the following table, to-wit: Mines. Tons. Bullion-Beck 29,509 Eureka-Hill 20,640 Mammoth 9,590 Dragon (iron) 6,050 Centennial-Eureka 3,668 Treasure 3,200 Keystone 1,700 .Julian Lane 798 Northern Spy 550 Teeora 259 Sioux group 221 Sunbeam group 198 Carriesa 1 15 Sunbeam group 106 9 Goyemor If ■' Undine ... 88 Ruby 21 North Star 10 Hungarian 18 Park 15 Rnst Dragon 15 South Mammoth 12 Diamond district 10 Martha Washington 10 Total 75,907 Shipments for 1891 are not yet made up, but it is known that they considerably exceed those for 1890, and more mines have had ores to ship. There is a chloridizing mill of ten stamps in the dis- trict, which is not much used, and a leaching mill of 30 or 60 stamps has been rigged up during tlie past year from old dismantled mills. This mill is mainly employed in working up old mine dumps. Most of the ores are dry ores — carrying not more than 12 or 15 per cent, of lead — and they are sold to the smelters and carried to Salt Lake or Denver for reduction. The Eureka-Hill and the Bullion-Beck are very well equipped for deep and heavy work. Both of these mines have reached their 11th or 12th level. The Mam- moth, Centenuial-Eureka, Keystone, German, Northern Spy, Eagle, and other groups have steam hoists, pumps, etc., and are fairly equipped. Most of them have had their years " in the wilderness." The Eureka-Hill has had eight years of steady production, in which it has sold about 100,000 tons of probably $50 ore. Its profits have not been far from $2,000,000. The Bullion-Beck has earned, net, in the past three years, probably more than $1,000,000. Neither of these companies publish their dividends. The Centenr.ial-Eureka has a long stretch of the mar- velous ore channe\ During the five years previous to 1 800 but 1,365 tons of ore were taken out. In 1890,- the output was 3,667 tons, which sold for about |550,- 000; and the past year, without pushing, the ore sales were about $400,000. The Mammoth had paid thirteen dividends, summing up $210,000, down to the first day of 1890. In that year they paid $560,000. The Genuine group, the Eagle group. Northern Spy, the Godiva group, the Yorkville, the Madera Consolid- ated, the Marion Consolidated, the Plutus, the Sioux group, the Snowflake, the Governor, the Iron Blossom, the Wolf, the Cave, the Hungarian, the British, Cop- peropolis, the Undine, the Sunbeam, the Treasure, the Tesora, the Turk, the Eastern and Daisy, the Hard Winter, the Belcher Consolidated, a group of eight claims, the Lucky Boy, the Alamo, the Golden Ray, a group of six claims, the Isona, the Retribution, and many more "too numerous to mention," are being brought forward year by year to the same stage as the foregoing. Many of these Tintic mines, and not the least, the mines about Diamond, have immense outcrops, nearly covering the full, surface area. The ore is found in bunches and chimneys; greater depth will surely show concentration in large bodies. Experience has demon- strated that these mines as a rule need only to be opened and wrought to become profitable. The Dragon or Tintic iron mine ships 6,050 tons of fluxing iron ore to the smelters near Salt Lake City every year. George Arthur Rice ' rich milling rock 3 to 8 feet wide. The absolute altitude of this mine is 9,000 feet above sea. Another one of these veins is white quartz, which will mill $20 per ton, 25 feet wide. The Homestake and Webster was the leading mine in the olden time. It is a very strong vein of low grade ore. Amongst the noted mines, old and new, are the Apex, the Angel, the Holder- man, the Star, the No You Don't, the Hidden Treasure, the Pearl and the Hard Cash, the Gold Belt, the Gold Belt Exten- sion, the Giles, the Giles Extension, the Alma, the Triangle, the Plata da Mina, the Deer Trail, the Crystal, the Clyde, the 18 H^^^iifci-ttwii^^ifiiiftt Copper Belt, the Crown Point. A good deal of work has been done on these mines through the years of waiting, and occas- ional shipments of ores show the latter to be of good quality. A writer on the ground has this to say: " The district needs mills, reduction works, and, more than all else, a railroad. Here are such facilities for development as are afforded by no other district in the Territory. Wood, not only firewood, but the best of timber and of nut pine and mahogany for charcoal, is on every claim. Wood for timber- ing is delivered at the mine for $2 a cord. Lumber is cheap, with a saw mill in every canon. Here is water and here are waterfalls furnishing a power that would turn every spindle in Lowell and Fall River, and this power is going to waste. Here, in the wide valley, are acres and acres of hay and grain that need a market. Here are vegetable gardens and young orchards, and the grassy hills are covered with live stock. The cost of living is a mere bagatelle compared with that in Tintic and Pioche. The winters are short and are much milder than in Salt Lake or Utah ^'a^cys. The deep, rugged and heavily-timbered canons, with roaring brooks and pictur- esque cascades, remind one of the beautiful California camps that lie high up in the Sierra, on the head-waters of the Ameri- can, Yuba and Feather Rivers. And the precious metals are here. Some of the prospects are certain to develop into rich mines, while other prospects are as sure to prove valueless. Prospecting is only in its infancy. Bullion and Cottonwood Caii- ons have been examined in a superficial manner, and the claims that have been located give every indication of vast mineral wealth, but Beaver Canon, just north of Bullion, and the rugged gulches of Baldy give the miner, who thoroughly understands his business, every inducement to prospect, and the lucky men who come first will do more than make a mere 'grub- stake.' With good ore in sight and the permanent character of a lode determined, capital will not need a second invitation to assist in developing the latent resources of the Marysvale mining camp." WASHINGTON COUNTY— SILVER REEF. The zone of silver-bearing sandstone which crops out in the reef in Washington County is from ten to one hundred feet thick; it conforms to the stratification, dips fifteen or twenty degrees from the horizontal, is overlaid by clay shale and red sandstone and underlaid by white sandstone. With- in this zone the pay-rock occurs in well-marked bodies of shoots, usually small in dimensions, but sometimes extend- ing from sixty to two hundred feet on the strike, and from one hundred to three hundred feet on the dip of the forma- tion. These bodies or shoots may be separated by barren ground; oftener they are connected by irregular stringers of pay-rock. With the exception of where it is associated with the silicified remains of organic matter — reeds, rushes, trunks and leaves of trees — the pay-rock is plain sand- stone, undistinguishable by the eye from the ordinary material of the reef. The silver is mainly in the form of chloride, and the rock contains on the average twenty ounces per ton, SO per cent, of which is obtained by wet crushing and pan amalgama- tion with salt and bluestone. It is easily crushed, a5-stamp mill reducing thirty to forty tons in twenty-four hours. Total cost of mining and milling is about SIH per ton. The Christy and the Stormont Companies, which divide between them the best of the ground so far as known, have with fifteen stamps and pans, in proportion, taken out •">,000,0()0 ounces of fine silver in the past twelve years. These companies both closed down a year or two since, and many of the miners left for other parts. Messrs. Woolley, Lund & Judd leased the properties, and the past year 60,000 ounces of silver were taken out. The condition of the mines is said to be improving. OVER THE LINES— PIOCHE. Pioche is reached to best advantage from the terminus of the LInion Pacific at Milford, and so is Osceola, the former south, the latter west, of Milford, in Nevada. At Pioche work on the mines during the past two or three years was more in the line of development — of opening ore bodies, and in other ways preparing for steady shipments, than in stoping or mak- ing a showing in the way of output. The Pioche and the Yuba Companies were consolidated, as the Pioche Consolidat- ed. Tliey own several large groups of mines, comprising most all the old producers of note — the Raymond & Ely, Meadow Valley, Mazeppa, Newark, American Flag, Hillside, and Day — together witli a number of newly discovered mines — Half Moon, Mendha, and Onondaga. The Company have expended half a million dollars in the purchase and develop- ment of mines, in surface improvement and reduction works, and in ore reduction. A second .50-ton furnace was built the past season and made a successful run. The ores are well adapted to smelting. With the Lhiion Pacific extended from Milford, the district would be as lively and populous as in the palmy days of the Raymond & Ely and the Meadow Valley. As soon as the railroad reaches Pioche the Salt Lake Smelt- ing interests will be greatly benefited by the superior fluxing ores of that region. The lime ores especially are an import- ant feature, as that is the character of flux in ores now lacking in Utah. A regular supply of this ore would save the quarry- ing and smelting of barren limestone in Salt Lake, and there- by cheapen smelting and help keep ores there for treatment that are at present being shipped east. This lime ore exists at Pioche in apparently inexhaustible quantities. ProL George W. Maynard estimates the reserves of the lime fluxing ore in the Day mine at 482,000 tons. The ore is a mineralized limestone, being about two-thirds carbonate of lime, with the remaining one-third made up mostly of oxides of iron and manganese. It contains only 3 per cent, silica, and carries about 3 per cent, lead and twenty ounces silver per ton. OSCEOLA. The Osceola Gravel Company early in 1890 completed their ditch. It is 183^ miles long, and has a capacity of 2,500 miners' inches, or 40,000,000 gallons per 24 hours. The ditch has a fall of 16 feet per mile. The old ditch, brought from the opposite side of Wheeler's Peak, is about 17 miles long, and has a capacity of about 2,000 inches. The two ditches delivering water in the same gulch furnish a great sup- ■^^^ #f'l^ 'rf "imM^^^ 19 ply. Washing begins in March and continues to December. In operation two monitors are run at a time, there being two nine-inch and one seven-inch. Fifteen men are employed during the season in the mine. This gravel bar has been pros- pected over hundreds of acres, and estimated to average 17 cents gold per cubic yard, but in operating it has run as high as "27. In starting, the gravel was thin, but going upward gained in depth until the face of the bank is now 92 feet high. Water is sent against this bank under a pressure of the mon- itors of 225 feet. The bed-rock flume or sluiceway is four feet wide and four feet deep, and runs full most of the time. This is about :W feet long. The old ditch supplies power for operating a 2,000-candle power electric dynamo to furnish light for the workmen at night, and then this water goes back into the ditch to help wash out the gold. The company does not give out the results of its work. A §2,000 nugget, recently unearthed, the Company was not disposed to hide under a bushel, and it was exhibited in Salt Lake. ORE PRODUCTS OF 1890. The output of ore and concentrates for the year, by counties, is as follows: Counties. Beaver.. Jnab _ Snmmit («,887 tons milled i Otah.... Sultl^ke Tooele (Thinl Term, Mine, l.UUUj . Washington (milled) ._ Toils, 21,10() .69,857 .76,516 .. 300 .36,062 .. 5,219 .. 1,600 Total. .... 210,654 Six thousand tons of iron were shipped from Tintic for flux- ing purposes. The output of 1891 is not yet made up, but it is estimated to considerablv exceed that of 1890. COST OF MINING AND MILLING. This varies greatly with circumstances. At the Ontario it is something less than s:W per ton; at the Daly it is given at $26; at the Horn Silver in 188;{-84 it was about S26. These figures in- clude all cost for the year, maintenance of plant, dead work, in- cidental expense, but not, of course, original cost of plant and opening of the mine. At Silver Reef, cost of mining and milling is §13 to $15. The mass of Utah low grade ores requires concen- tration, but this costs only about §1 per ton. For every ton of concentrates, however, three tons of ores must be mined and car- ried to the concentrator. Bingham and Stockton and Ophir are the low grade districts; Park city also in part. Part of the low grade ores have to be roasted, the lumps in out-of-door heaps, the fine in reverberatory or revolving roasters. The ores milled at the Ontario and Daly have to be roasted and chloridized, while the dry ores of Tintic must pay heavy working charges. The figures given are the cost figures of mines varying widely as to location, natural conditions- as dimensions of vein or ore bodies, water, distance from market, etc. — grade and nature of ores, appliances and processes of reduction. But doubtless s;iO per ton amply covers the cost of extraction and reduction of all Utah ores. SAMPLING AND SMELTING. There are 13 sampling mills in Utah— one at the Horn Sil- ver mine, one at Milford,one at Tintic, five at Sandy and vicin- ity, three at Park City, and one in Salt Lake. Together they sampled in 1891 about 150,fX)0 tons of ore. Ordinarily, only the fifth or tenth sack of a lot of ore is sampled, and the cost is §1 per ton for the whole of it. Where the whole is sampled, the charge is §4 per ton. The sampler crushes the ore to the size of peas, thoroughly mixes, and sends sealed packages to the assayers, upon whose certificates it is bought and sold. In the Jordan valley, six to twelve miles south of Salt Lake City, on the railroads, are the Utah smelters, four or five dif- ferent concerns, comprising about a dozen stacks. Those in blast at present are the Germania, three stacks, three revolving roasters and one large reverberatory; the Hanauer,4 stacks and 5 roasters; the Mingo, 4 stacks and 6 reverberatories; the three plants valued at §-500,000. Together they keep 7 or 8 stacks pretty steadily in blast, and employ about ;550 men at an aver- age wage of §65 per month. Their output for the year 1890 was as follows: Tons. OCNOES. WOUKS. Bullion. Kef. Lead. Cop. Jlatte. Gold. SUver. 4,120 3,612 5.037 397 sot 265 4,170 3.728 I2,{IS7 710.2.'iO 41S.526 1.2«l.SWi 2,941 Mingo. Totals 12.769 2,911 966 20.885 2,390,772 The Mingo used materials as follow: Ore, matte, flue-dust and slag smelted, 46,903 tons: Fluxes:— Iron ore, 3,874.4 tons, cost $17,434.«« Scrap iron, 639.7 " " ._ 8,9,V>.MI Limestone, 10,387 " " 18,177.25 Fuel:— Coke and charcoal, 10,781 tons, coi-t $116,748.29 Coal and slack, 4,973.5 " " 16,649.27 L.\BoR:— 65.000.00 $2(2,965.41 At the rate of §5.18 per ton of ores smelted, and §:l?.93 per ton of all the materials smelted, these figures in 1887 were respectively §8.70. and §5.70. There has consequently been a re- duction in cost of smelting, between 1887 and 1890, of :^0 to 40 per cent. Valuing the bullion at §50 a ton, the gold at §20 an ounce.the silver at §1.05 an ounce, and the copper matte at 10 cents per pound, the ore run through by the Mingo contained §40 a ton. About one-fourth of the LUah ores were shipped out of the Territory for reduction. There is a good opening at Salt Lake for a great smelting works. The output of these smelters has averaged about the same as above for the past 10 or 15 years. It will not vary greatly from it, either way, for 1891. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, 1891. For the first eleven months of 1891 receipts of ores and bul- lion at Salt Lake were: Of ores, §4,564,786; of bullion, §4,873,- 253; of both, §9,428,039. Shipments of minerals out from Salt 20 Lake were: of bullion, 698 cars, weight, "22,165,717 lbs.; of re- fined lead, 189 cars, weight, 5,238,655 lbs.; of copper matte, 68 cars, weight, 2,607,830 lbs.; of silver lead ores, 3,119 cars, weight, 123,649,574 lbs.; total, 4,074 cars, weight 153,656,7 lbs. The output of the Ontario for the eleven months was $1,556,- 565.94; of the Daly. §564,474.29. Mining in Q?neral. In the following statements of product, the year 1890 is necessarily considered, the figures for 1S91 not yet being made up. The output for 1891 will not materially differ from that of 1890, however. COAL. Utah contains a great variety of minerals besides those involved in silver mining, to-wit: Silver, gold, lead and copper. Coal occurs on both fronts of the Wasatch, and of the High Plateaus almost the entire length of the Territory. The coal measures underlie an area of many thousand square miles; probably 2,000 that are available. At all events, there is enough to meet any possible demand for generations. We should be mining four times as much as we are but that the Union Pacific largely supplies LTtah from Wyoming. The Pleasant Valley Company mined in 1890 at Scofield and at Castle Gate, both within 115 miles of Salt Lake City, on the line of the Rio Grande Western, 224,487 tons; and made at Castle Gate, where they have put in 80 coke ovens, 7,778 tons of coke. The latter is sold to the Salt Lake smelters at S8.50 per ton. This coke has not, as yet, quite the requisite tough- ness, at least for iron smelting; but they are studying it and experimenting with it, and will no doubt overcome this defect in time. The Union Pacific own coal mmes in Pleasant Valley (Sco- field), from which in 1890 they mined — of commercial coal, 88,000 tons, and probably as much more for their own use; making in all about 200,000 tons. The Home Coal Company raised and sold in 1890 from their own mines on the Weber, near Coalville, 35,206 tons, and the Chalk Creek Company, from mines also near Coalville, raised and sold 1,200 tons in 1890; making a total output of about 460,000 tons; worth, at the mines, $2 per ton. Salt Lake City consumed 88,400 tons. SUNDRY MINERALS. There are deposits of brimstone near the mouth of Cove Creek, about thirty miles east of Black Rock Station, on the LTnion Pacific Railway. This deposit is supposed to be practically inexhaustible. There is a deposit at Hilliard, another about twelve miles from Frisco, and still others. Ninety miles from Juab Station, on the LInion Pacific Rail- way, up the Sevier River, at a place called Antimony, deposits of antimony ores were formerly worked. Such as could be reduced without concentrating were exhausted; in the con- struction of concentrating works costly mistakes were made; the company's money gave out and work ceased. The anti- mony turned out was of extraordinary purity, and with railway facilities operations may be resumed. There are said to be available deposits of antimony ores in other parts of the Terri- tory, especially in Boxelder Canon. Quicksilver ores are found at Marysvale, and also at Lewis- ton. Bismuth occurs in Beaver County, east of Milford, and also in spots in some of the mines of Tintic. Copper ores are found at Bingham, at Tintic, in North Star, near Frisco, on the Cottonwoods, in Lucin District, Boxelder County, at Deep Creek, all over the Territory in fact. IRON ORES. Iron ores are found about Ogden, in Morgan, Boxelder, Cache, Salt Lake, Tooele, Juab, and Iron Counties. The iron mines above Willard furnished ores for fluxing purposes in early times. For many years 6,000 to 12,000 tons have been yearly drawn from Tintic by the smelters for fluxing silicious ores. The deposits in Iron County, about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City, are amongst the noted deposits of the world; at least, they are so considered by authorities on the subject. They are scattered about in a belt two miles wide by sixteen miles long, in number about .50, and with very little work done on them show about three million tons of ore in sight. Twenty- three samples taken by an iron expert, known to the writer, showed upon analysis an average of 65.98 per cent, metallic iron, .042 per cent, phosphorus, no trace of titanic acid, prac- tically no copper, and a residue, mostly silica, of 3.6 per cent. In some of the samples there was a little carbonate of lime and also manganese. Following are the best samples so far as absence of phosphorus is concerned: ORE IN SIGHT. Met. Iron. Phosphorus. Kesidne. 100x3S feet ... 67.2 63.8 68.8 69.1 62.3 68.9 69.5 69.0 67.2 .100 .016 .041 .044 .005 .055 .034 .011 .049 2.2 85,714 tons 4.5 20,857 tons 1.9 8,571 tons 1.1 41,428 tons 6.8 1,535,569 tons 2.8 31,546 tons . . . 2.2 71,471 tons 2.5 34,286 tons 4.3 These figures need no comment. SALT DEPOSITS. Deposits of rock salt, some of them quite pure, are found near Nephi, on Salt Creek, and also near Salina, and in other localities. It is useful in its crude state for feeding stock, chloro- dizing silver ores, and may be refined and put to all kinds of use. Great Salt Lake is an inexhaustible storehouse of com- mon salt, and, the chemists say, of a variety of sulphates, borates and bromides, from which may be manufactured salt cake, epsom and glauber salts, soda ash, bi-carbonate of soda, caustic soda, and sal-soda. HYDRO-CARBONS. Curious and valuable hydro-carbons are found in the L^intah-White Basin, and about the Pleasant Valley Divide. A company with headquarters at P. V. Junction is mining for ozokerite (paraffine). So far the mineral has not been found in large quantity. It occurs in seams, bunches and >^>^A p:ifSa«£.i ;-. -^»j.-V*-v ^-* Stringers, where the inateri;i! has been raii<;ht when in a voUi- tile state and held till it condensed into a solid. Gilsonite or Uintahite occurs in the bad lands of the lower Duchesne and the lower White, in veins or lodes strikinjj straight through the sandstone formation, standing vertically, thirty inches to twenty feet thick, clean, black, and. when lirst broken, lustrous as jet. It is 99^ per cent, asphalt, with the oils dried out. Most of the known veins are on the Indian Reservations, but one of them has been set off by .\ct of Congress, and is owned and w-rought by a St. Louis company. It is used, as yet mainly for varnishes, but it is expected that more extended use will be found for it. On the Green River and eastward, asphalt, and oil with an asphalt base, exude in places and form deposits said to be not unlike the asphalt lake at Trinidad. Prof. Newberry is of the opinion that this is a petroleum region. I'etroleum, he main- tains, is derived from the spontaneous distillation of hydro- carbons, and as the Colorado group east of the Wasatch con- sists of bituminous shales 1,500 to 2,500 feet thick, gas and oil springs are to be expected. The gilsonite and the ozokerite Prof. Xewberry refers to this distillation. It is probable, he says, that these residual products of the liquid hydro-carbons evolved from the shales, as well as petroleum, will become important items of export from this region. A kindred substance to these, which Prof. Blake, of New Haven, names ■' Wurtzilite," has been found about the divide between the Strawberry and the Price, close up to the Wasatch Range. Before it could be located, and its extent ascertained, it was discovered that it was mainly on the Indian Reservation, and prospectors were warned away. It is of no use to the Indians, neither is the extremely high and broken country where it is found. The latter should be restored to the public domain, so that the arts may have the benefit of this material if it can be used. Its mode of occurrence is somewhat like that of ozokerite, but is more plentiful. BUILDING STONE. Structural, fertilizing, and abrasive materials of every variety, and adapted to all uses, are found all over Utah, and generally convenient to the valleys where the people live. A number of stone quarries have recently been opened. The Diamond, Kyune and Castle Stone Company worked cjuarries of brown sandstone at Diamond, and of gray sandstone at Kyune, and at Castle Gate, all on the line of the Rio Grande Western. Their shipments for 1890 were 1,298 cars. Twenty cars went to Seattle, Wash., 20 cars to Logan, 15 cars%) Milford, 4 cars to Nephi, 1.54 cars to Ogden; Salt Lake City used the remainder, 1,080 cars. Cubes of these stones, tested at the Illinois State University, cracked — the gray Kyune stone under a ten-minute pressure of lfi,0<)() pounds per scpiare inch, and broke under the same of 20,800 pounds; the brown Diamond stone cracked under a pressure of 30,000 pounds, and broke under a pressure of :$4,.>j0 pounds. Twelve cubic feet of these two kinds of stone weigh one ton. Excel- lent foundation and dimension stone is brought into Salt Lake City from the adjoining cafions and from Parley's Park. All the larger towns of the Territory find the best of building 21 stone, and, it may be added, the best of clay, except kaolin, at their doors, so to speak. Lithographic stone of good quality, marbles, gypsum, slate, the materials for the manu- facture of glass and of Portland cement, rock rich in asphalt, limestone for building and for fluxing ores — these materials arc found in many places in the Territory. A gypsum mill near Nephi is sending plaster to various points on the Pacific Coast. Salt is made and gathered on the shelving shores of Great Salt Lake and supplies the chloridizing silver mills of I'tah, Montana, Idaho, and part of Nevada. Natural gas is struck by wells anywhere on the shores of Great Salt Lake; in Corinne, Ogden, Salt Lake City, and between them. Companies are boring to the deep at Ogden and Salt Lake City to find it under pressure and inexhaustible. A com- pany is boring for oil on Green River, and meeting with encouraging signs. Appendix to MiniiiJ!: in Vtali. I NiiTK. -The writer is indebted to the New Year's Salt Lake Tribune for the following statements.] Tiiitic Ore Sliipincnts for tSi»l. Mines. Tons. Bullion-Beck & Champion 23,885 Kun-ka Hill 19,400 CaroliiiP 7,600 MauHiioth, iirst-class 6,550 I^lainiiiolh, second-i'lass 3,000 ('cntKiiuial Kureka 3,473 I)r;iK()n Iron 13,000 (iiMiiini 3,000 'IVi-asuri' 570 Sioux yroup 500 Northern Spy 530 Suutli Swansea 190 Sunbeam 142 Swansea 117 Umiine 105 North Snir 82 (iuui Drop...,. 47 Brooklyn 40 Tesora ..... 39 Buloher Boy (lovernor . 3H 30 28 (iray ttoek . S3 28 Estella 17 Cleveland Uisiug Sun . . ,. 12 10 9 Eagle 7 Lucky Star 6 Amazon 4 Showers . ...... 3 3 .\laska ... . - ... .- ..... 3 Excelsior 3 Joe Daly ,.. 8 Park 2 Golden Star . .. ..... 1 Kini; Jamefl. , 1 Sundry lots . .. . ... 91 Total 82.400 Uin^liam Ore Shliiiiifnts, Year ls!M. Mines. Tumi. Old Jordan & South Galuua Mining Co 30,000 BnMiklyn Lead Company. 9,500 York 7,429 retro 5,984 Old Telegraph 4,729 Highland 3,127 SjunpHon 3,000 Vosemiie No. 2 2,S.'>8 Yowmite No. 1. 1,281 Benton 770 RouKli and Reedy 885 Spanish 879 Lucky Boy 500 Stewart 315 l^'iinifton 267 Tiawnukie 222 McAllister 210 Nnst 21.1 PealxKly li« Live Pine 160 Peterson 1.>I Niagara 182 29 Eckman 170 Ked Warrior -_ 106 M .— 102 North Last Chance Ill WeUa... 113 Saturn 109 Excelsior 98 Leonard 96 North Chief.. 91 Sundown 88 Alex 64 Neptune .^7 Last Chance 54 Ijive Yankee 54 .Vini'ricjiii Flag 55 TlioiiKis IVlls 55 Utali Concentrates 55 U &I 50 Burrows 43 W.Watson 43 Sappington.. 42 Castro 41 Hoadley 37 Vespasian 40 SUver Shield 37 Frisco 39 Aladdin 33 Pairview 30 Brink 27 Samples 25 Steamboat 27 Hart 28 Markham 29 Anderson 22 Morris 22 Hicks 22 Germania 20 Eagle Bird.... 21 Ashton 20 T. H. B 19 Eyer 18 Bullion 15 Bemis 15 H. &B 14 Delaware 14 Rippeto 13 Montezuma 18 Ripper 12 Miller _ 11 Diamond 10 Ophir 10 Idaho 9 Ashland 9 Harrison 8 Mayberry 7 Indiana 5 Sundry small lots and ores crushed... 266 Total tons 74,600 Ophir, Dry Canon, and Stockton Ore Shipments, 1S!>1, Mines. Tons. Op)iir Hill Mining Company 8,094 Northern Light.. 328 Bullion 218 liiuik.T Hill 250 Lrwil T.-iMlor 242 ( lilori.lr i'oint 125 Ulah (,liii.|.n 125 llin.i's II. -light (lease) 116 (iray l!.,i-k 101 Buckhurn 99 Alexander 87 Hidden Treasure 70 Tip Top 62 Eighth January 44 Chicago 44 Brooklyn 34 Hercules 20 Utah Gem 31 Gray Carbonate . 19 East Argent 18 Iron Slag 16 Ophir 14 Total .10,155 LITTLE COTTONWOOD ORE SHIPMENTS IN 1891. Mines. Tons. FlagBtaflf 650 Emma 350 Montezuma 2>0 City Rocks 170 Brant A Burmester 30 Toledo 25 Golconda 15 McKay and Revolution 15 Greeley 12 Peruvian 10 Johnson 7 Jack... 4 Moltke 4 SOver Cliff _ 3 Rough and Ready 2 Total _. 1,517 Big Cottonwood ore shipments for 1891, mainly from the Maxwell mine, were 1,200 tons. Parlv City Ore Outpnt, 1831. Ores shipped to smelters, tons, Ores milled by the Ontario and the Marsac mil 38,412 58,494 Total, --------- 96,906 Shipments of ore from Frisco and Milford, Beaver County, mainly from the Horn Silver mine, were -2,100 tons. At Silver Reef, the Barbeemill ran 50 days, and the Christie mill 40 days, 17 men employed at each. Three to four thous- and tons from the Thompson & McNally, California, Last Chance, Buckeye, Neutral. Tecumseh, Stormy King, and Leeds, were milled, producing 49,540 ounces of silver, and $4.50 worth of matte. The Dixie Mining Co. took out 350 tons of first-class copper ore from their property in the Beaver Dam Mountain, 18 miles southeast of St. George. They put up a small stack at St. George and ran out about 100 tons of bullion, 90 fine. The ore shipped sells for §1.75 per unit. Total Output of Ore, 1891. Districts. Tons. Park City 96,906 Tintic 82,400 Bingham 74,600 Frisco 22,100 Stockton 11,350 Silver Reef 3,500 Old Telegraph works. West Jordan, slimes and slag 3,400 Mercnr Company, Camp Floyd 3,000 Little Cottonwood 1,547 Big Cottonwood 1,5,50 Marysvale 975 Fish Sjirings 680 Dixie IMining Company 650 La Pl.ata... 280 Dugway 250 Victoria, Uintah County 150 American Fork,. 112 Grantsville - _. 50 Spring Creek 20 Total 303,520 WELLS, FARGO & CO.'S STATEMENT OF THE MINERAL PRODUCT OF UTAH IN 1891. Lbs. of Copper. Lbs. Lead Refined. Lbs. Lead Unrefined. Ozs. Silver in Bars. Ozs. Silver in Base Bullion & Ores. Ozs. Gold. in Bars. Ozs. Gold in Bullion & Ores. Germanifi Lead works 305,000 350,000 901,630 6,170,000 8,343,000 11,010,000 11,887,965 2,682,376 8,856,832 580,000 253,100 M.M.ino l,i>)2.774 397,551 949,415 2,089 4,135 " 7io """75 1,096 6,611 9,744 498 918 HaL'uuer Smelter Mingo Smelting Company Daly Mining Company rtntario Silver Mining Co Silver Heef District Other Mines and Placers 850,000 814,485 49,540 5,000 279,430 1,836,060 6,170,000 32,780.173 47.576,855 2,299.025 3,516,329 3,099,869 4,920 18,867 12,373 Contents Ores Shipped Totals 1,836,060 6,170,000 80,356,528 2,299,025 6,616,198 4,920 31,240 23 KKOAPITULATION. 1.83*>,060 pouudB Copper at 5',i conts por pound $ 100,1*^3.30 6.170,000 j>oud(1h UfiiiH'cl Ijoad at 4 rciitH per pooBd ' 246,800.Ui» 80,356,52^ pniiuds Unrefined Load at $60 per ton _, 2,410,695.84 8,915,223 onnceH fine Silver at $0.98!-4 per ounce """..".".'.".".".'.".".'.'."."."." 8,7.59i206..59 S6,160 ouuees Fine (fold at $20 per ounce 723.200.00 TotjU Export Value - - $12,240,885.73 Computing the Gold and Silver at tlieir Mint valnation, and other metals at their valne at the Beaboard, it woald increase the value of the product to $16,198,066.81. MINERAL SHIPMENTS, 1891. Month. Bullion. Ores. Lead. Matte. * No. Cars. Weight. No. Cars. Weight. No. Cars. Weight. No. Cars. Weight January February 62 iS 48 41 49 44 37 79 60 95 180 104 2,100,648 1,712,321 1,618,518 1,361,436 1,630,773 1,416,070 1,192,381 2,541,846 1,741,012 2,904,196 4,046,516 3,216,630 109 262 244 385 877 229 303 .374 233 309 244 250 4,3.57,140 10,4H6,1«4 11,471,976 14.-i67,.520 It.H'J^.^.Mi '.t, i7o.iisr> ii,7i;3,oi(i 14,697.091 9,IS6,110 12,Hr)6,635 10,274,280 9,916,178 20 15 11 32 20 14 16 18 26 20 2 1 540,453 405,816 270,445 876,797 539,i»73 376,195 435,826 851,383 824,493 558,613 54,580 26,888 11 16 227,8.50 212,100 310,730 431..5SO 71,900 25,750 248,800 168,700 138,840 .589,070 183,000 587,037 March April _ May June July .\u»iust September October November __. December Totals 802 25,412,827 3,819 138.565,848 190 5,261,484 82 3,294,857 MINING DIVIDENDS, lx!»l. Name of Company, Amount. Ontario $ 900,000 Daly Centennial-Eareka.. Mammoth Horn Silver Maxfield.. Yosomito No. 2 Petro Eureka Hill Bullion-Beclt. _ _ 450,00(1 330,000 'isO.IXW 200,000 36,000 30,000 17,000 250,1X)0 425.000 $2,918,000 The Tintic Range branch of the R. G. \V. Ry. from .Spring- villo on tlic main line, to Eureka, Tintic, 39.7 miles, was opened for business New Year's Dav, 1892. LA PLATA DISTRICT. H. V'. Westover, manager of the Red Jacket mine at La Plata, came in about the middle of December with a carload of Red Jacket ore. They have out L'OO tons on the dump. He says the outlook in general is encouraging. A new strike is reported from the Queen of the Hills, which consists of two feet of solid galena. A shipment will be made from this mine in a short time. The La Plata hoisting works are in place and the engines are at work. A shaft has been sunk on this property for a dis- tance of sixty feet, and now they are starting to drift for the vein. The vein of the Sundown mine is three feet wide and has been stripped for a long distance. The ore on an average runs 7f) per cent, in lead and about 10 ounces in silver to the ton. There are about 175 men in camp and about sixty log cabins. It is expected that both the road to Logan and the one to Og- den will be kept open. Two hundred and fifty tons of ore have been received from the district at the smelters. It will be noticed in above summary of ore output that Marysvale shipped or milled 97-5 tons; Fish Springs and Dugway, 680 and 2.50 tons respectively; and \'ictoria, Uintah county, 1.50 tons. These are practically new districts. There is every reason to suppose that IS92will see a score of ilistricts out in the Deep Creek country connected with Salt Lake City by railway. TWO TYPICAL UTAH MINES. The total output of the Ontario from the starting of the new mill, February 1, 1877, to the end of 1891— fifteen years— was 377,(j;37 tons (dry) of ore, out of which was obtained 26,162,379.99 ounces of fine silver; and for this silver the company received S26,268,.'W.5.88, a fraction of a cent over SI per ounce. As the bullion was sold as produced each month, this is as fair an average of the price obtainable for silver during the last fifteen years as it is possible to obtain. Out of the money received, the company paid up to January 1, 1892— this date— 187 monthly dividends of .50 cents per share aggregating 812,42.5,000. Of these 187 dividends, sixty-four were paid on 100,000 shares, 123 were paid on 1.50,000 shares. The stock was increased by 50,000 shares to pay for new ground in 1881 or 1880. The average yield per dr)- ton was §72.06. It would be hard to say correctly what percentage of moisture should be added to ascertain the number of tons of ore as raised out of the mines, but probably about 1.5. ONTARIO DIVIDENDS, No. 1 TO 187. 1877 No 1 to 18.- 900,000 1878 No. 19to39 1,030,000 1879 No. 40 to .51 600,000 I»iON-7 No. 128 to 139 900,000 I"'- No. llOto 151 „ 800.000 K-'.i No. 1.52 to 163 900,000 iv.m No. 164 to 175 900,000 Wl No. 176 to 187 900,000 Total $12,425,000 The total output of the Daly silver mine, an extension west- ward of the Ontario, from January 1, 1885, when it began to prodiuc, down to the end of 1891, was 1.50,194 net tons, from which was obtained 6,778,:i81 .87 ounces of fine silver. This sil- ver sold for §6,262,884.69, Out of this money fifty-eight div- 24 idends have been paid, aggregating S2,212,500. The average yield was $42.80 per dry ton. The Daly has produced to date t),60") ounces of gold, which was counted in the general product DALY DIVIDENDS Xo. 1 TO 58. 1887No. 1 to9.... % 37.1,000 I888N0. 10to22 _ 487, SOO 1889 No. 28 toil . 4r,i).l)lKl 1890 No. 3d to 46 4r>(l,0(Ki 1891 No. 47 to 58-. _. _ 450,IK»J Total. $2,212,500 REVIEW OF MIXING, isill. The year just closed marked a season of progress and unusual production in nearly all the mining districts of Utah. That great district surrounding Park City still keeps in the lead, not only in production, but also in the amount of im- provements made, the number of men employed, and all else which goes to build a\> a large, prosperous community. The year marked there more extensive development in the line of new works than ever before; new hoisting plants have been placed on the Daly and Anchor, both of which are of the largest and best class; a concentrator on theGlencoe, new hoists on the West Daly and Meers groups, along with very active work in developing the ground with shafts. Not only with these improvements already put in and the work commenced in the year 1891 were the mines unusually prosperous, but there were arrangements made which mean active work on some properties not mentioned in the general review of the district. Unusual interest was taken in the Tintic the past year. Although it is an old camp, its growth had not been commensu- rate with its merits. It took years to find that the rich surface deposits were not all that was good in the lodes. When these surface deposits were worked down to the pyrites or "white iron," further sinking w-as stopped, and it has been the work of the past year or two to demonstrate that there is mineral in pay- ing quantities and qualities below this iron stratum, and many old claims will soon become shippers. In the meantime, Tin- tic is spreading out, through having a new district called North Tintic joined to it. While the addition of machinery to Tintic was small during the year, the merits of the camp became so well weighed by expert examination as to cause the building of another railway into the camp, thus doubling up the ship- ping facilities and giving a healthy competition. The great number of people visiting the district and becoming interested in its properties is destined to make Tintic grow more rapidly this year than ever, and its towns of Eureka, Mammoth and Silver will increase in strength, while there may spring up one or two new places within the district. These scenes of prog- ress have inspired the rehabitation of West Tintic, which has lain dormant and deserted for tiftccn or more years. So it was with old Lewiston, or Camp Floyd, where the hills are made again to echo with the sound of pick and blast, and gold is being extracted and sent to market. It is much like a dream to enter old mines which have lain idle for a dozen or more years, clean out the debris, re-timber the tunnels and shafts, cautiously probe around old stopesand open up ores only hidden by the slimes and drippings incident to these underground workings. That kind of experience was entered into by many the past year in West Mountain (Bing- ham) district, until most of these old properties have either be- come producers or are in a fair way to become such within the next few months. Bingham was never more prosperous than it has been the past year, and the future is certainlv bright for the district. Deep mining has proved that the mineral holds its own with depth, and the companies are preparing to con- tinue downward. The most remarkable record of the year is in the large number of new mines developed and which have paid from the grass-roots down, especially at the head of Carr Fork, a part of the district long neglected. The general output of the district was considerably retarded by litigation, and yet it was greatly in excess of previous years. The situation in the two Cottonwoods has greatlv improved. There was some excitement last summer about mineral in the foothills between the two Cottonwoods, and quite a number of locations were made. Several open cuts and short tunnels tapped quartz ledges, but as yet not enough mineral has been found to warrant any excitement. It is thought, however, that when the ledges are cut deep enough to find them in place there may be gold and silver enough to pay for putting in reduction works. Stockton, Ophir, and Dry Canon quite doubled their output in 1891 as compared with that of the three or four next previous years. Among the most interesting discoveries of the year were those in the Onaqui range, where it is crossed by Johnson's Pass, and in some of the other ranges, on the way to the Deep Creek discoveries, made subsequent to those most exciting of all developments at Dugway and Fish .Springs. THE DEEP CREEK COUXTRY, Of which the last two named districts are a part, is so exten- sive, so rich in mineral and such an interesting and profit- able prospective field to be reached by a railway, that the proposed line thither has been the subject of great dis- cussion among the people of this city. It does seem as if the building of a railroad from here into that country cannot be long delayed, and that it must be one of the achievements of 1W2, for The Tribune to record m its next annual. That will give an impetus to mining, both in Utah and over the line into Nevada, such as we have not seen in the past. There is another interesting situation in the southern country. The developments made by the Dixie Mining Company down in Washington county opened up a great copper mine, which paid expenses in shipping copper ore of high percentage, and in smelting at St. George, and turning out ninety tons of copper bullion. A railroad down that way would open up large mines in that district, and if continued westward to the district in Nevada which Hon. A. G. Campbell is developing, there would be added a large tonage of ores which would come to this city. Then the iron mines on the route in Utah ought to have such a road reach them. The revival of Marysvale district and the organization of Gold Mountain district are two important events of the past year. Of course this happened too late in the season to admit of the output being very large, but there was enough prepar- ation to warrant lively times there next summer, and a heavy output of mineral for the present year. ^^wM-'^'a 25 I.a Plata, at the north, drew hundreds of prospactors after the finding of ore there in Aujjiist. and this led to important discoveries and the opening of quite a number of mines. The whole country, from Ogden, Brigham City and Logan clear over to the Bear Lake valley, is being prospected, and many ledges are found, chiefly of galena and carbonates, running low in silver, while on the east side of the range is copper galena and carbonates of lead. Utah iron deposits attract considerable attention and some of the big mines should form the basis for extensive iron man- ufactories. The coal output is all the time increasing, and new mines arc getting ready to open when the owners arc assured qf trans- portation. The coal measures are so great in Utah as to be practically unlimited. The mining, shipping and uses of asphaltum is growing into a large industry. New discoveries are being made, and mines opened to such an extent as to insure an almost inexhaustible supply, and tests are constantly being made to arrive at the best mixtures in processes for paving, and the various uses asphaltum can be put to. The reduction works for silver, lead and gold ores are keep- ing step with the progress of mining in Utah, and w-ill continue to do so. Certainly the mining situation is in a prosperous and hopeful condition in this Territorv. Th? Building Stones of Ut&K. MARBLES. The day will yet come when the native marbles of L'tah will be in popular use, and take their place among the principal structural materials of the Territory. Beds of marble of vastly different color and character exist in many parts of the Territory. .\ beautiful gray marble is found at a point remote from the railway in the southern part of Millard county, in the neighbor- hood of some of the large coal measures. This deposit is at a considerable altitude and approachable only by difficult roads, and it may perhaps be many years before it is developed and its product brought into market. NearNephi, in Juab county, is a very beautiful magnesian marble of purest white and crystalline luster; but it is only found in small pieces, the mass being badly fissured; otherwise, it is beau- tiful enough for sculptural purposes. An enormous bed of black and white marble has recently been developed in one of the side cafions of the American Fork. A comparatively small amount of work has revealed a reef loo feet wide and about 60 feet in height. For archi- tectural ()urposes, the appearance of this marble, as well as its strength, is well adapted. There is no limit to its cjuantity, and, although the point at which it is [)roduced is somewhat difficult of access at present, it may be m.ade nnich easier should this marble get into the market. Several buildings in Utah county have already been embellished with this stone. In Hobble-creek Canon, near Springville, in Utah county exists a deposit of exceedingly beautiful geodic marble of a soft and tender brown, susceptible of a fine polish and suitable for the highest offices to which marble is ever put, except that of sculpture. It is so handsome that it would be suitable for table ornaments and the finest inlaid work, the symmetrical curves of thegeodes forming beautiful concentric arcs and seg- ments throughout the mass. This deposit consists of a perpen- dicular clifif which has been cut through by the cafion stream, and enormous boulders of the marble have fallen from the face of the cliff and almost blocked the water-course. It is within four miles of the Union Pacific Railway, and will undoubtedly find its way into popular appreciation and com- plete development. The largest and most important marble deposit in the Ter- ritory is the great property of the Wasatch Marble Company, crossing a summit of the Wasatch Mountains between the head of Big Cottonwood and Provo Valley. This extraordinary deposit exceeds in size any other that has been worked in the United States. It is probably 400 feet thick, and several miles across, well bedded and of purest white. It will be brought to market down Snake Creek Canon, and at present would have to be carried by wagon ten miles to the nearest pro- jected railway, and about twenty miles to Park City, the near- est point to which a railway has yet been built. Even with this expense, it is quite feasible to load this marble and ship it east at the prices which marble brings there at present, and it will be possible in future years to land this marble in the city at so low a price by the carload, that it may be used for building purposes. This greatest marble field is owned by an incorporated company. A few thousand dollars have been spent in opening up the property, but the magnitude of the enterprise became so apparent with that expenditure, that it was thought best not to attempt the business of quarrying this marble until sufficient means had been accumulated by the owners to carry on the business on a large scale. Many other marble deposits exist in the Territory, some promising ones near Brigham City and some still better in Blacksmith's Fork Canon in Cache X'alley. The Logan Temple is built with handsome marble, mottled gray and brown, though being in the rough, its beauty is not revealed. l.IMK.STONKS. In San-pete county, there exists a magnificent deposit of a beautiful cream-white oolitic limestone. It ranges through the hills to the east of Manti and has been used in the con- struction of many buildings in the valley towns, a notable instance bemg the great Manti Temple with its enormous ter- races and stone barricades. .-V limited quantity of this stone has been brought to .Salt Lake City for the ornamentation of residences and business blocks. It is easy to the tool, espe- cially when first quarried, but becomes harder on exposure to the atmosphere. It is one of the most beautiful building stones in the Territory. .V stone resembling the oolite mentioned above in appear- ance, but really quite different in its nature, is quarried near Hovtsville in Summit county. It ulso is of a creamadith.wen- 26 presents a handsome appearance wherever used. Being nearer to Salt Lake City it can be brought there more economically than that from the South. Some twenty miles south of the lloytsville quarries there exists still another deposit of cream-white building stone, dif- fering, however, in its character, to any of the others. It is a travertine similar to the stone of which .Ancient Rome is built, and is formed by the deposition of calcareous matter from the waters of the mineral springs so abundant in Provo \'alley It is something in the nature of a geyserite, but is not so hard nor so crystalline in its texture. It ranges in color from snowy white in its largest masses to a brownish drab, which is the color that it takes in its shallower places. It is only the lighter colors that have sufficient strength to adapt them for building purposes. Limestone suitable for building purposes is to be found without great intervals along the entire Wasatch Range from one end of the Territory to the other, but it is not all equally desirable. One of the best deposits is in Dairy Fork near Spanish Fork Canon, consisting of a reef of the finest mag- nesian limestone, well adapted for trimmings of every kind of building. Another deposit of oolitic limestone exists in the Wasatch, north of Cache Valley. The beds are eleven miles in extent, and the stone ranges in color from white through various grays to blue. SLATES. Valuable slate beds have been found on the islands of the Great Salt Lake, and in several other places in Utah. Prob- ably the very best deposit is the serpentine in the hills back of Provo, which have been operated to some extent, and ship- ments have been made to the east. This stone is in quality suitable for the manufacture of table-tops, mantle-pieces, and nearly ever)' other purpose for which slate is used. It is quite handsome, of a rich dark-green, mottled with red, and in many other colors. GRANITE. Wherever the Wasatch Range reaches an elevation of over 11,000 feet, the summitsare almost invariablygranitic, and the canons that cut the range at these points almost invariably expose splendid masses of a species of granite, notably Little Cottonwood Canon, in the neighborhood of Mt. Nebo, and near Mt. Haldy at Marysvale. This stone contains a greater proportion of feldspar than belongs to pure granite, but while lacking the crushing strength of the true granites, it is yet exceedingly strong and suitable for the construction of the largest buildings in our midst. It also has the advantage of being extremely easy to cleave, following the chips and wedges with wonderful accuracy and answering truly to the blow of the hammer. For this reason, it has been found not so well adapted to the making of street blocking, because it proves softer than that used in eastern cities, and will not wear so well. It is of this granite that the famous Temple in Salt Lake City is constructed. PRECIOUS STONES. This topic would not be complete without reference to some of the more extraordinan,- deposits of stone which the Terri- tory possesses. In the neighborhood of Green River, a few miles south of the R. G. W. Railway, is found large boulders of chalcedony scattered over a plain of several thousand acres. These boulders when cut. are exceedingly beautiful, and some of them are so large that table-tops and mantle- pieces could be made from them without piecing. In variety and color they range from carnelian, which is bright red, through grays, and browns and greens and sometimes all colors mingled in one boulder. Some tifty miles south and west of this place is a reef of jasper variegated and beauti- fully marked, susceptible of a fine polish and promises to furnish the means for a lucrative industry. Some thirty miles west of Sevier Lake, in Millard County, have been found great quantities of " Rocky Mountain dia- monds" lying broadcast in a desert country of the most for- bidding appearance, and attracting attention, towards sunset, by their brilliant and dazzling reflection. It is by means of these reflections that they are found, as they are so pure and clear and white, that they are difficult to find when close by, and it is done by one person stopping when he sees a sparkle, and sending some one else to locate it and find the stone. In this way, two persons have filled a pint flask with these topazes in less than a dav. SANDSTONES. The sandstones of L'tah are held in great regard, not only by the people at home, who use them freely, but by builders thousands of miles away who are steady customers for the products of our quarries. A large proportion of the Rocky Mountains of Utah is composed of sandstone ranging from that of a soft and coarse texture, to a fine and exceedingly hard variety that is almost a quartzite. But although the sandstone area of the mountains aggregates probably hundreds of miles, it must not be supposed that it is all suitable for building purposes. On the contrary, it is only after considerable search that deposits have been discovered worthy of operation, and these have become, by this time, correspondingly valuable. One of the oldest and best known of these deposits, is that near Fort Douglas on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, which has been in operation for many years and has supplied a great part of the stone of which the city is built. It is a pink sand- stone, of good grain and quality but absolutely without natural cleavage, requiring to be cut on all six sides of each cube. It has, therefore, been largely replaced by the newly opened quarries of the Mountain Stone Company at Snyderville, near Park City, whose quarries produce stone of a similar appearance, but being self-bedded and in large masses, can be brought to market to better advantage than that of Red Butte, as the quarries near Fort Douglas are called. The Mountain Stone Company shipped, last season, stone from these quarries at the rate of about 40 carloads per week. fiS"ftW -11 -tf -^ -« 1 T -, ^1 11 J -li T 7 1 1 " "1 T 1* I) J •< NEW CITY AND C It was in July, 1847, that the pioneers of Utah first looked upon the valley which borders upon this great inland sea. Aside from the omnipresent grandeur of the mountain scenery there was little there to attract the eye or charm the senses On every side stretched a dreary waste of sage-brush and cacti, broiling beneath the rays of the summer's sun. But within a period comparatively brief. Salt Lake City has been transformed from ;i frontier settlement into a bustling, thriving village, into a prosperous progressive country town, into a magnificently appointed municipality, and that citv to-dav glorying in the sublime promise of its prophetic infancy, gives OUNTY BUILDING. directed industry and ceaseless labors of succeeding gener- ations, the wilderness has been made to blossom as the rose. .Situated in the heart of a valley, the beauty of which can only be compared to the thrift and hospitality of the people gathered there, prosperity has made the city an abiding place, and runs wild in the sunshine of a never ending season. Beneficent nature has crowded into this valley the most charm- ing and substantial of her contributions. Surrounded by mountains stored with exhaustless wealth, watered by rivers that run wanton to the sea, silvered over with streams and fountains that leap from their shady hiding-places and go <,-';' i^mm S,'-mM' f'-m -:-i=. ^S''--' 29 loitering along babbling sweet music, as they flow, gratefully shaded at convenient intervals and possessing manifold auxiliaries for development and progress, is the success of Salt Lake City to be wondered at? Would it not rather be surprising if the contrary were true? Would it not rather be surprising if the city, from its location and the character of its inhabitants, bad failed to become the base of operations for a complete and comprehensive system of industries, for efficient and invaluable svstems of transporation, for tinancial, commer- cial and manufacturing systems, and for scholastic, charitable and religious organizations inspired by emulative energy and sustained by their intrinsic worth as also by the substantial acknowledgments of an appreciating public? Standing u|)on llie capitol grounds, 150 feet above the city, immersed in its daily routine of business occupations, one gazes u[)on the fairest type of Alpine scenery, to be seen the city as one of the most artistically laid out and perman- ently constructed of any in the land. Nothing has been left undone in the behalf that will enhance the values of properties or add to the beauty of the landscape. In other departments of endeavor the situation is unchanged. Schools are liberally maintained, in which are provided courses of study adapted to the requirements of a service designed to furnish practical knowledge to the most humble of students. The curriculum embraces studies ranging from those of a primary character to the most advanced, attention being especially directed to mathematics, the sciences, etc., with other branches of equally inestimable value, preparatory to successful encounter in the varied walks of life. In addition to the public schools, estab- lished by an act of the Territorial legislature at the session of 1889-90, there are a large number of denominational schools, and othei institutions of learning which furnish adequate facili- JL_ TKMPLl!; SQUARE between Cape Cod and the Golden Gate. A dozen miles away the great Salt Lake glistens in the sunlight. At one's feet lie factories, smelters, foundries and other evidences of mechanical progress, numerously interspersed with banks, public buildings, hotels, places of amusement, [irivate resi- dences, churches, schools and other additional proofs of the wealth and relinement thereat centered. The city is laid out with an eye to beauty and originality of design, nowhere else duplicated west of the Missouri River. In the original survey "f the city, the streets were reckoned from Temple .Square, and save in names, have since conformed to pioneer metes and bounds, being live times the width, with the blocks cut thereby ten times the dimensions of those of modern cities. Recognizing the necessity of water-courses, the founders of Salt Lake City tapped the mountain streams, and through every thoroughfare, avenue and boulevard courses, the spark- ling waters of the Wasatch water-shed. Architecturally speaking, the improvements completed and in contemplation or progress, emphasize the claim made for LAKE SALT (JlTi. ties for similar purposes, and which will be mentioned further on. The cultivation of the religious system has ever been suc- cessfullv conducted in Salt Lake City, and the history of the .Man of Nazareth from the Manger to Gethsem..ne, to Calvary, has been rehearsed to communicants of every creed, while his teaching and his example have been inculcated from pulpits of nearly every Christian denomination. Socially, the city is pre- eminently fortunate, while the fields of art, literature, the press, finance, commerce, trade, manufactures, etc., ate assiduously cultivated in a spirit, emulative and progressive. That the climate of Salt Lake City is in many respects not surpassed by that of many inland localities, experience and scientific investigation have established. Both cast and west of the city the climate is said to be more severe. Extremes of heat and cold are rarely observable, and so equable is the tem- perature during nearly every month that the seasons seem to drift into one another imperceptibly. In summer the days are cool, and nowhere can be found a more delightfully pleasant evening in that season than at Salt Lake City. Indian sumiiicr 30 i»)is--'"'^s^efi V^i,' > - i - a ^ .^f2cSs: '-"■ is prolonged until late in \oveniber. and during the con- tinuance of the winter solstice there are never more than thirty or forty days of weather that might be described as moderately cold, the raw winds of spring, indigenous to the north and east, are of exceptional occurrences, while tornadoes, cyclones and other eruptions of nature, from which scarcely any portion of the country is entirely exempt, are unknown. The city is said to have an average of 277 fair days in the year. In the remaining eighty-eight days there are very few in which the sun does not shine a part of the day. The records of the signal service ofifice for fourteen years indicate the existence during that period of fifty full cloudy days per year, or about one day per week. This almost perpetual sunshine, the superb drives, inviting parks, delightful resorts and balmy air attract people out of doors, and in the enjoyment of such pleasures good health is insured. Hardlv anv form of disease, it maybe iar with tlie premises, that the natural resources available, are destined to make Salt Lake City the inter-mountain metropo- lis. Of minerals there are gold, silver, iron, lead, copper, sulphur, coal, mica, soda, plumbago, antimony, petroleum, graphite, salt, zinc and others, and where the same have been developed bounteous returns have resulted. The soil and climate are also adapted, specially so to the cultivation of fruits and cereals, while the cost of production is claimed to be materially less than in the states and territories adjoining. " In the matter of garden and field products and temperate clime fruits" declares a writer on the subject: " the productive- ness of the Salt Lake Valley is without a rival, and the demand for these products comes from every part of the United States." Continuing, he relates that: "The wheat of L^tah is admitted to be the best flour maker known. It has been shipped to California and sold at a good profit in the face of the recog- said, originates in L'tah, while upon many diseases originating elsewhere, residence is often more beneficial than ordinary med- ical treatment. Malaria is a stranger to the locality, and almost every complaint to which humanity is subject is reduced to a minimum by the climatic forces to be found here, and the city is rapidly acquiring an extended reputation as a health resort- According to late statistics the mean temperature is quoted at 51.5 degrees, the average maximum, 97.1 degrees, the average minimum, 1.7 degrees, and the average range, 96.6 degrees. The average rainfall is stated at 16.76 inches; average speed of the wind, 5.2 miles per hour; average humidity, 48.9 per cent; average monthly range of temperature, 47.5 degrees, and the average daily range, 20.1 degrees. Ji)e ^pvirorjmeQt of Salt Cal^ij e /T\ut)i(;ipal CiO\jerr)n\({r)t. Prior to the fifties the city prcsumal)lv was without any regularly constituted municipal government. During that de- cade, however, the growth of the present metropolis necessitated re-organization and the employment of means for the projier conduct of public affairs. In 1S.51, J. M. Grant was elected to the mayoralty, and since that date the executive authority of the city has been vested in a mayor, the 1 egislati ve department being within the juris- diction of a board of aldermen, chosen at stated periods, whose prerogatives include all i)owers necessary to the framing and enforcement of ordinances, the remaining city officials being either elective or appoint- ive, and charged with duties incident to the management of trusts committed to their care. 5lje police Di?part/r\(5r>t. The department of police embraces thirty-five men, twenty- five of whom officiate as patrolmen and maintain order over an area of more than ten square miles, a condition of affairs that speaks volumes for a city in which one policeman to every two thousand inhabitants, is deemed sufficient, Sl^e pir^ Departmeijt. Under the pioneer regime, fires were of rare occurrence outside their legitimate uses, and a few buckets of water is supplied with a full complement of apparatus embracing steam engines of the .Silsby pattern, chemical engines, hose carts, hook and ladder trucks, with hose and other appliances, indispensable to an adequate and efficient service. The depart- ment is also supplied with the Oaynor fire alarm system. E.\GLE G.\TE. The citv contains twenty-eight alarm boxes and the equipment is made up of all known means for successful operation, in addition to twenty-eight miles of wire, and 322 hydrants. In the year 1891, there occurred 102 fires in the city, entailing a total loss of S8o,175, upon which there was an insurance of about 873,000. The value of the department is attested by the low rate of insurance, and its running expenses do not exceed S35,000 per annum. Departm^Qt of Streets. An ordinance providing for the paving of streets took effect May 15, 1>*89, and the city now has nearly fifteen or twenty miles of well-paved thoroughfares, ten miles of which were completed in 1891, at a cost of S8,000 per mile. The work, which is con- structed either of stone, cement or asphal- tum large quantities of the latter material Ijcing found in the immediate vicinity, will be continued during the current year. liiaUH.AtM YOUNtrS GlUVt. Xf?e Seu/era(je Depart/nerjt. Three years ago arrangements were com- pleted for the introduction of a sewerage system. The preliminaries disposed of, work was commenced and prosecuted with such diligence, that thus far eighteen miles of sewer pipes from six inches to two feet in diameter have been laid according to the best approved scientific demand, and the expenditure made for this public improve- ment have met the approval of all classes of citizens. The system is the best obtain- able and further conduces to the good health for which the citv is famous. sufficed to extinguish the " incipient conflagration" before it had exceeded the limits usually accorded it by the busy housewife. The present department is described as "one of the most com- plete in the country." It includes twqnty-eight members, and Ci(}l?t arjd U/ater Suppli(?5. The claim is deservedly made that Salt Lake City is one of the best lighted cities in the countr)-. Gas and electric lights 32 i-^^ilits^^wwii""' are the agencies employed, each street intersection being ilhinii- nated with an electric light of two thousand candle power, elevated at a height of twenty feet above the ground; arc and incandescent lights are also used in the business houses and residences. The water supply is almost unlimited; reser- voirs are located at various eligible points fed from the City, Emigra- tion and Parleys creeks in phe- nomenal supply, from which clear sparkling water free from injurious impurities is distributed to con- sumers in all parts of the city through eighty-five miles of water mains. In addition to these sources of supply artesian wells have been or w'ill be sunk in the near future, flowing both salt and sulphur water, thus materially adding to the nat- ural water power that will be avail- able for various uses. The press of Salt Lake City indicates the enterprise and char- acter of the inhabitants. At the present date there are four papers issued daily: — the Tribune, Repub- lican; Net-aid, Democratic, both morning publications; the Times and \kie. Deseret EveningXews, both afternoon papers. The weeklies embrace the Utah Free Press, the Salt Lake ^(^z/ifr/wfr and Western Weekly, besides bi-monthlies, mon- thlies and quarterlies, chief among which are two papers published in the Swedish language, the Great Salt Laker, Juvenile Instructor, Irrigation Age, Woman' s Expon- ent, Voung Woman's Journal, Contractor, The Society and Dra- matic Reporter, Perry's Magazine, Tullidge's Western Galaxy, Hotel Reporter, the Sanitarium Histori- cal Record tswA the Advocate. The papers are well conducted by edit- ors who rank high in the profession and have proved potent factors in the promotion of the business, so- cial and moral interests of the city under the wise and discriminating influence exercised by Kyron Groo and William Hyde of the Herald. Judge C. C. Goodwin and Mr. Nelson of the Tribune, C. W. Penrose and Mr. Nicholson of the yews, Mr. Ifft of the Times, and others. The Fourth estate has succeeded to a position never pre- viously accorded journalists in the H^5 .iiggf «:fe^'^ifi 33 territory, and has given an additional and irresistible impulse to progress and development never before attempted. Eld {hospitals- Charities arc administered with a liberal hand in Salt Lake City, and besides the private beneticial organizations sustained by donations from church societies and private individuals, the city contains three hospitals, St. Mark's, Deseret and The Hospital of the HolyCross.all supported by public contributions. The Industrial Christian Home, recently opened under the auspices of the Women's Industrial Christian Home Associa- tion of Utah, is one of the latest acquisitions. It was organized under the provisions of an act of Congress, and is designed to assist women and their children of tender age, who feel them- selves wronged and oppressed by polygamy. A magnificent handled during the year. The gross receipts for the same period were $126,'2!)9.23. The force employed consists of 18 carriers in addition to the postmaster and his assistants. Ninety-two letter boxes are distributed about the city; mail is delivered in the business district four times and collected six limes per diem, and the service is efficient and prompt. Slje public^ Buildii5^5. The public buildings of Salt Lake City are many of them noted for the beauty and elegance of their architectural designs and proportions, as also for the high order of merit which has characterized their construction and equipment. In addition to the churches, hotels, exposition building, etc., brief mention of which has been made, there are the Tem])le, the Gardo House, tlie W. S. McCormick Bank building, the Dooley postoffice building has been erected, and besides affording a pleasant home, provides instruction in various branches of self-support- ing industry to those who avail themselves of the association's hospitalities. The secret societies consist of Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pithias, Elks, Ancient Order of L'nited Workingmen, Foresters, Grand Army of the Republic, railroad aid associ- ations and labor and building societies. Each controls a roster of membership exceptionally large, and the greatest good to the greatest number is the purpose kept steadily in view. post-Offiee. The post-office is located in the Dooley building, and the amount of business transacted for the year last past indicated a very considerable increase over that of 1890. In 1S91 there were S284,070.62 in money orders issued and S;ir)0.6(>:i.2;^ paid; 39,400 registered letters received and 19,000 dispatched, 19,200 pieces of mail matter in transit, or a total of lO^^-fKI pieces WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL CHRISTIAN HOME. block, the City Hall and County Court House, now in progress of erection, and a large number of private residences. The McCormick Rank building is constructed of dressed Kyune stone, and the Dooley block of red sandstone quarried in the vicinity of the city. The city and county building in Wash- ington Square, when completed.'will be one of the most elab- oratejstruclures in the West. The style of architecture is Romanesque. Its dimensions will be 272xl."i6 feet and four stories high. The four corner pavilions will each be 120 feet in height, while that of the center tower will be 250 feet. The lat- ter will be surmounted by a figure representing Columbia, the corner pavilions being decorated with figures representing Libertv, Justice, etc. Kyune stone and brick compose the materials of which it will be built, and the cost of same will approximate half a million of dollars. The Ontario hotel is to be completed during the current year. The foundations are laid and work upon the superstructure will soon be renewed. Its estimated cost is quoted at one million of dol- lars, and when readyfor occupation, it will excel in architec- 34 ■^■jpi-t^h ^^^^S''^00^K^^K&- tural attractions the famous Palace hotel of San Francisco. Edifices that are expected to materialize in a short time include the Capitol building, to cost three millions, the Kecley Institute, the Saltair Company's hotel at Garfield Beach, a large number of public buildings and jirivate homes, together with manufacturing and other establishments, involving the expenditure of millions of money and still further increasing the advancement of a city that is aheady in the van of ini|irovcment. public parKs. Salt I.ake City is well -.upplied witli [lubhc parks, complete in all their attractions and upon which improvements are con- stantly being made. These include Tenth Ward Square, Washington Square, f'ioneer Square, L'niversity Square and Liberty I'ark. The latter, consisting of a tract of 110 acres, handsomely landscaped and fitted up with an abundance of improvements that delight the eye and augment the value of the resort itself. St?<^ ^ity Selpools. The basis of the educational system of Salt Lake City is the public schools, graded from primary to high school, in which promotion from the subordinate to the superior depart- ments is dependent upon the proficiency of the candidate. L'p to a recent date there were twenty-two district schools in the city, each under separate management; latterly, however, they have been placed under the jurisdiction of a Board of Education composed of representative citizens, w-ho administer the trust with a fidelity born of determination to make them institutions in fact as well as in name. Notwithstanding diffi- culties encountered new buildings were obtained, and the results thus far attained have been gratifying in the last degree. As before stated, the course of instruction is that taught in cities where graded schools have been established, with the routine of which all are familiar. A high school department has also been inaugurated, which is on a par with the best academical institute in the country. It is provided with a corps of five teachers, and is cqui|)ped with all necessary apparatus, in addition to a complete and well selected library. The course occupies three years, and the enrollment is upward of one hundred students. In the schools proper there are T2(j teach- ers employed, with a total enrollment of about 7,100 pupils and a daily average attendance of say 5,000. The annual cost of maintaining the schools is about $150,000, including salaries, supplies, etc. Arrangements are now in progress for the enlargement of facilities in this department of public endeavor, and the sum of 8fi00,000, appropriated for the purpose, will be expended before the dawn of another year. The denominational schools embrace the University of Deseret incorporated in 1850 and accessible to matriculants of both sexes over fourteen years of age. The course is com- prehensive and thorough, and the different departments are well ecjuiiiped with apparatus for illustration and practical work. A department of mining has recently been added and it also contains a school for deaf mutes, a library of more than ten thousand volumes, an art gallery and other auxili- aries of substantial and invaluable merit. All Hallows ( ollege founded in 1886 is su[)portcd by the Catholics and has already attained to prominence not more sur- prising than deserved. The. course includes three departments, [ireparatory, commercial and col- legiate, and an cfiicient corps of sixteen teachers is emjjloyed. St. Mary's Academy for girls, to which l)oys between the ages of six and eight are likewise admitted, is also under the control of the Catholic de- nomination. It was opened in ISTfiand has been pros jiered abundantly. Twenty teachers are employed and special attention is devoted to music, the arts, .ind languages. A course of book-keeping, short- hand and stenography has been introduced into the ' urrirulum and gymnastics and calisthenics are im- portant features of the institution. .St. Josephs' school for boys is a valuable adjunct to the course iif education likewise maintained by the Catholics. Salt Lake .-Vcademy directed by the Congregational- ists was established in 187W, the purpose of the trustees being to found an academy after the |)lan of New England high schools. It is supported by Con- gregational churches all over the country and is free to all [nipils for a nominal consideration. The usual branches are taught here and a course of man- ual training has been recently introduced. Salt Lake Seminary represents the educational interests of the Methodist church. It was established in 1870 and its career has since shown a steady growth. The courses, five in number, are : College preparatory, scientific, academic, commercial and normal, together with grammar and ordinary grades. It is designed at an early day to add a department of stenography. Collegiate Institute, controlled by the Presbyterian church, supplysfour courses, viz: Academic, grammar, intermediate and primary, and no pains have been spared to maintain a high reputation for wholesome moral training, good discipline and thorough work. Among those remaining are St. Mark's school for boys, St. Mark's school for girls and Rowland Hall, a boarding school for girls, all con- trolled by the Episcopal faith, together with commercial col- leges, kindergarten schools, manual training schools, etc., etc., affording unsurpassed opportunities for the acquisition of an education in Salt Lake City. The city is also supplied with libraries, there being in addition to thtise cited, a circulating library managed by the Masonic order, that of the Odd Fel- lows, the Fireman's Library, Salt Lake Free Library, the Des- eret University Library, Law Library and a number of under- takings of a similar character under the direction of local organizations. ^9iiilli5^flW)S'"3£5 ?^3f ^ 33 7f?e 40,0(k;), and undi- vided prolits aggregating 81^7,000. The city has the American National, Deseret National, Commercial National, Bank of Commerce, Deseret Savings, National Bank Republic, State Bank of Utah, Union National, Utah Commercial and Savings, Utah National, Utah Title Insurance and Trust Company, Zion Savings and Trust Company, Wells, Fargo & Co., Mc- Cormick & Co., T. L. Jones & Co., and Cyrus L. Hawley, besides other institutions which enjoy an enviable reputation Tl?taJr> ar^d late? Side I^fesJ'' 37 of a siipeiior rharactcr. They enjoy a lar^c traik-, employ a correspondingly larfje force and arc operated by those for whose convenience and patronage they were established. Tlie Stock F.xchan<,'e organized in ISiKI, for the purpose of affording opportunities for the sale of mining and other stocks is in the enjoyment of a prosperous career. The sales for 1S91, aggregated 4,08:{,4ir> shares of a cash value of nearly one million dollars. The same may be said o[ the Chamber of Commerce established in April ISX". /T\ar)ufa<;turir)(}. .Manufacturing industries were established, lliougli to a limit- ed extent, in -Salt Lake City at an early day. With the progress of years this branch of the public service was annually ren- dered more important and self-sustaining, until now it lias hosiery, artilicial ice, dairy products, rough and smoothed lum- ber, leather, lime and cement, lead pipe, patent medicines, wrapping paper, i)aper bags, boxes and mailing tubes, pre- serves and pickles, rope, rubber stamps, table and fancy sails, beet sugar, ales and beer, soda and mineral waters, shoxvca.ses, galvanized iron and copper cornices, glass, hats and caps, iron and asplialtum, paints, soaj), shoe polish, tin-ware, trunks and traveling bags, vinegar, wash-boards, whips, wood carving, yeast powder and washing soda, land plaster and plaster paris, hats and straw goods, crockery, matches, nails, cutlery, pumps and one silk factory. Most of these are operated upon a small scale, and though prosperous, are in need of additional capital, thus offering inducements for men of wealth and enterprise to locate and make investments with assurances of almost immedi- ate and substanti.U returns. There is also a field here for skilled labor and as the compensation is liberal, while rents and the rosl of living are comparatively low, there can be no ques- ^^^^^^^^^SliS^ig^^llbHiSis^^ Photo by ShipJcr. become one of the most potent, if not indeed the most valuable of the ventures undertaken. The city's position, together with the fostering care of enterprising business men, have brought about such results, and the consensus of opinion is that within a comparatively brief period. Salt Lake City will take position of one of the most prosperous centers in the West. Statistics of a recent date are not available, but according to the reports of K. G. Dunn & Co. for Isillj, the capital invested that year in busi- ness, exclusive of banking, real estate and buildings, approxi- mated gll),(HlO,(i(Ml, of which, a by no means inconsiderable proportion was employed for manufacturing purposes, giving employment to an army of skilled workmen, to whom thousands of dollars were paid in wages, and producing an annual output approximating millions of dollars in value. These embrace every conceivable variety of productions which are distributed over the neighboring states and territories to the enrichment of both the factor and the consumer. Among the products for which Salt Lake City is specially noted, are boots and shoes, burned and pressed brick, carriages and wagons, carpets, cigars, burial cases, wire fences, harness, sadlery and collars. MK. HENKY S.\DLEK'S UESIUKNCK. tion that the accession of this class of artisans will be attended with profit to themselves, as also to the interests of the city and countrv. Jrai)8portati09 paqilltles. \o single agency has contributed more powerfully to the building up of Salt Lake City than the very complete and desirable transportation facilities at hand. Not only have they acccmpli^■hed much in the behalf mentioned, but for the future, in that they afford unequalled opportunities for expan- sion, for constant accessions to the population, improvements in the city and correspondingly low rents, invitations for the location of industries, mercantile undertakings, residents, etc. as persuasive as they are necessary. The city is connected with all parts of the United States by lines of railway that stretch out in every direction. New York and the East as also San Francisco and points on the Pacific coast are reached via the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Utah Central and Rio Grande Western systems, while the Utah & Northern and 38 »i«t^'"ii!f«Mi Oregon Sliurt Line roads furnish expeditious communication witli Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Besides these the Burhngton and Missouri, Chicago and Northwestern, Mil- waukee and St. Paul, Rock Island and Pacilic, Chicago and Al- ton, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe are extending their several fields of operation thitherward with the least possible delay. Branches of the roads centering in Salt Lake have been con- I'h. A. I.. I .Mil structed to Tintic. one of the most [irominent mining towns in the Territory; the LUah and Xevada has been extended to Gar- field Beach and Tooele, with a supplemental line known as the Hchii I'urk City branch running to the Park City mining district. Little Cottonwood cafion and the mines at Bingham canvon have been made tributary to the city by the Rio Cirande Western, and other points contiguous and remote will l)e drawn nearer to Salt Lake City in the near future, .\mong the prospects determined upon is a road to the Deep Creek country, one of the ri( 1r>i mineral districts in the world; the Utah, Xe- vada and California to run from Provo through the rich southern country to the borders of L'tah; a road is also to be built from Provo to Park City via Provo canon, connecting with lines for the city, also one from the city to .Sol- laire Beach on the Great .Salt Lake. The ( Ireat Salt Lake and Hot Springs road, in progress of construction, has been completed to Centerville and is now in operation to that point. In 1891 tlie average increase in the traffic of the roads running into Salt Lake City was about twenty per cent. In the month of April, 18!)0, the city granted fianchises for the construction of two lines of street railways to be operated by electricity. -Since then fifty miles of track have been com- pleted, and two electric systems with cars and ecjuipments of the most modern and luxurious pattern supply a service not surpassed by that of any city in the United .States. The city contains over one hundred miles of street railways, radiating in all direc- tions and furnished the very highest class of facilities for rapid transit. It might here be stated that the subject of intra- mural transportation has been widely discussed by capitalists and citizens of Salt Lake City, and every determination is mani- fested to meet all possible requirements of an expeditious and thorough service. Additions will be made to that at present in use, and improvements will be introduced as rapidly as needed. Ur)\or) StrocK Yardg. The L'nion .Stock Yards Company was organized ;ii()ctober, 1890, the stock being subscribed for by leading capitalists and citizens of Salt Lake City, Omaha and other western points. A tract of land containing 305 acres, being a portion of what is known as the old Cooper farm, was purchased and prepara- tions entered upon for improving the same. P~or some months subsequent, however, a com- lunation of causes prevented the inauguration of active operation, finally, it was decided to issue bonds to the extent of 850,000, to run five years with six per cent, interest, with the pro- ceeds of w-hich, work could be commenced. This was accordingly done, and on the first of last January, the bonds were disposed of to the Kansas City Stock Yards Company. Up to a iS •< ftte recent date the improvements were of limited II J-C'8j[^ dimensions, but work will be prosecuted to a successful finality without delay. Those con- templated embrace an exchange building, sta- bles for the accommodation of stock, railway tracks, hay and feed barns, cattle scales, water- works, etc., with every other known improve- ment requisite to a complete and satisfactory service. In addition to these, the handlers of tlressed meats at Salt Lake City and elsewhere, have made proposals to the stock yards com- pany for the building upon the grounds of extensive plants for the slaughter and packing of cattle, sheep and hogs; for the erection of tanneries and wool scouring establishments, and for the manufacture of leather from hides and skins of all sorts by chemical process .•\ large amount of capital is now being expended in the pre- liminary work and the satisfactory shape in which the project now is, is the subject of enthusiastic congratulation. The yards will be located in Davis county, in communication with ])oints Photo by Stiipler. MKS. JENNINGS' Kc;SlDENl-E. east and west by the Rio Grande Western, the Union Pacific, Great Salt Lake and Hot Springs roads, and their connecting lines. 5fje |Mat:ural Cjaj Di^ui?Iop/i\ei7ts. The .American Natural Gas Company was incorporated February 24, 1891, with a capital of §5,000,000, for the purpose of developing natural gas discovered in the regions north and 811 west of Salt Lake City. Preliminaries havin>j been considered for the lease of what is known as the "Great 15asin," an area of 1'2,000 acres, including the portion of the Great Lake between the Antelope. Otiuirrh, 1- arniington and Wasatch Faults. \\'ork was commenced near Farmington. and early in December, ISill, gas was tapped at a depth of r»0 feet. It l)inst fortli with such volume as to be heard for over a mile distant, and becoming- ignited, until extinguished thn)iit;li tlie combined labors of the residents of the neighborhood, burned with a degree of fury indescribable. Since that date two additional wells have been sunk with successful results, and more are in progress of construction. 'I'he company has obtained a franchise grant- ing it the right of way to construct gas main> through the streets of Salt Lake City for the purpose of supplying gas for heat, fuel and motive power. The future of natural gas in Salt Lake City is of course impossible of a sat- isfactory solution at this time. Those who an- versed in the sciences, however, and have de- voted no inconsiderable investigation to this recent outliurst of nature.so to speak, areof thr opinion that wherever it can be made availa l)le it will not only flow- for an indetiniti period, but with increasing volume. If sucli conclusions are realized this interest adds one more to the resources of Salt Lake, and will resolve the city into one of the greatest be- tween the oceans. JIpe put:ure. The city now contains a population of nearly sixty thousand. Its history has not been altogether free from \-icissitudes, nor fraught with experiences altogetlier sunny. Vet bright memo- ries blossom out of the shadowy past, glorifying and beautifying its dinniess, and tinting the years to come with colors of never ending fascination. Xo city in the United States possesses greater possibilities. The year 1S91 witnessed an improve- ment over the business of 1H9(). The total transactions of the clearing house aggregated more than §80,000,1 Mil). The volume of business in commercial, transportation, manufacturing. Jobbing and trade lines generally was gratifyingly encouraging, while the assessed valuation of jiroperty advanced from S.>i,3.5;i,000 to S.')7,9().5,(jG.S. The transfers of real estate lor the year repre- sented a total valuation of nearly twenty millions of dollars. In the matter of rents, there was an increasingly steady demand for residences, business blocks, manufactories and manufacturing sites at figures that assures to holders and investors a splendid interest on their money. The country tributary to the city has been prospered almost beyond prece- dent and llie benefit to the city has been corresjionding. The li.Mil) HOUSE, SALT LAKE CITV. assets of the city amount to S104,:W(i,ltKSL' witli liabilities aggregating Sl,O.")O,()00, borrowed on bonds in various sums, dating from IW.'^, for the purpose of permanent improvement and for which two per cent, per annum is jiaid. The future of Salt Lake City is no longer problematical. Taking the past as a criterion, the conclusion is irresistible that a greater growth and more perfect and general develop- ment is coming. What, if anything, is needed to promote their speedy arrival is capital. To those who contemplate a change of base, either for residence or business pur- poses, the city offers unsurpassed inducements. The monied man who seeks new fields of enterprise for the investment of his resources will be welcomed, and the householder, the laborer, the student, the professional man and the artist will be greeted with a hospitality as universal as it is sincere. 40 '■■^^^'^'^^ /^-r" 5^;,.;^ ■=«^:..^ .v_^--,,-r ^-^-^^^ _ .-.=!■■--'- ,_ -r^^.^ _ ._^-. .T^---'^-r.*, ^-^^ REAL KSTATK. A desert, region. A handful of religionists seeking a new home. An oasis in the "Great American Desert." A Trans- continental IJaihvay. An attractive stopping place for tourists — to investigate a peculiar region and the wonderful (ireat Salt Lake. .\ quiet city growing slowly. A few land specu- ators briugiug in neir monei/. A few strangers investigating and beginning to appreciate the wonderful advantages of the land-locked Empire, and the combination of resources and attractions of the peculiar city. A sudden, incveiisc in land values. A great awakening among home people and a great influx of live men from the surrounding States and Territories. A great city being built up with massive buildings, pjlectric cars, beautiful homes, new railroads, a new appreciation of great mineral springs, the Great Salt Lake, mountain resorts and the advantages of the city as a sanitarium. Splendid mineral developments in regions directly tributary to the city. Gradual extension of commercial relations. (Jreat stock yards and packing houses: natural gas — supplying light for the homes and fuel for hundreds of factories. Magnificent hotels. The tourist resort of the West. The most prosperous and attrHctive city of its size in the New World. Such is the story of Salt Lake City. Its real estate his- tnry is unique and surprising. The few tran.sactions in early days consisted chietly in trading cows or horses for city lots. Any- body could own almost a farm within the city limits. in 1887 a few speculators foreseeing a great future for the city, and realizing that prices were ridiculously low, began to invest in real estate. The first buyers came from Colorado and Iowa. Many came to investigate, but only a few had the nerve to invest — the few who had watched the growth of other Western cities not so favorably situated as Salt Lake City. il/oiici alone was needed to work the change. With 18M8 the great awakening came. The combination was too great to remain unappreciated longer. A Chamber of Commerce had been organized just before and its good work was quickly recognized. Southern California was enjoying its "boom." Pnget Sound cities were springing up at a lively rate. Spokane and Denver were prosperous. The conditions were right for Salt Lake City to advance, and a mighty step forward was taken. New men and new moiiii/ came from all directions. -\s before, many came to investigate. Some believed, but many who did not investigate fully were discouraged b\ the sneers of the bears and fossils, and passed on to other places. "None hut tlie brave deserve Ihe fair,'' and looking backward tol888 we are not surprised that many who came did not remain. Then our own Mining men— taking millions from Utah's hills — were sending their money to other points for investment. With only a partial acquaintance and friendship between the mer- chants and factional tights being the rule rather than the exception, business men did not impress strangers favor- ably. In other places politics and religion were kept away from business relations; here they seemed to be a part of the very existence of the people and entered into and sotired every relation in life. The progress and the changes since 1887 have been remark- able. A better feeling has grown up between the classes. A spirit of enterprise has taken the place of apathy. And our mining kings are keeping their money at home, developing home enterprises — new buildings, ear lines, factories, etc. Public improvements in the city have kept up with laud values and we have to-day a city of nearly 6(1,000 with a good sewerage system, a water system owned by the city, (and valuable enough to offset the entire bond indebtedness) OtiO miles of Electric car lines, paving well under way, many miles of good sidewalks, the best hotels between Omaha and San Francisco and in fact all the advantages and facilities of a Metropolitan city. With the remarkable advancement of the city, the region tributary has been enjoying a splendid growtb. The spirit of progress has taken hold of the people. Immense irrigating works and manufacturing institutions have been completed and many more are under way. Immense sums are being expended in the development of new mining districts and all classes are now engaged in the mining industry. A large amount is being expended in the improvement of the bathing resorts. Sulphur Springs, railroad work, etc., and, on every road we see the results of the splendid work started by the energy and money of a few speculators in 1887 in Salt Lake City. Money did it and money will continue to force progress in Utah with such rapidity that the " Utah problem" will soon be a thing of the past. The man who hesitates to invest now in Utah or to investigate the claims of Salt Lake City, should study the power of money as illustrated in the developments of the past three years. 5alt CaKe e85 property Is held at reasonable prices when compared with the values in other cities, where business diftricts are not necessarily con- fined as in Salt Lake City, with its wide streets (132 feet) and its large ten-acre blocks. Our best business property is worth from $.iOO to $1,-500 per front foot, second-clsss business locations being held at from S200 to 8.500 per foot. Many fine building sites, which will soon be valuable for retail business purposes, can be secured now at from $2.50 to 8400 per foot. Building lots, to accommodate factorv operatives, are worth 81(10 to 8 H( 1(1 each. Lands for manufacturing purposes, with railroad trackage facilities, can be supplied at reasonable prices, and manufac- turing institutions seeking new locations are able here to find favorable sites at very low prices, and oftentimt s free of charge. It is believed that at the present time Salt CaKe C;,ity Offers to tt^e Ir^uestor Home-seeker and invalid greater inducements than can be found elsewhere. Combinations win, and Salt Lake City pos- sesses the combination of Wealth and Health, which must be appreciated. For 1802 the progress of the city will be very great. The wonderful discovery recently of fJatural Qaj Is alone sufficient to double the population. The inducements to manufacturers are now so great that attention will be directed quickly and large plants located in the near future. 41 A uew field is now opeuto Mamifacturesanii the luter Mouutain reg- ion, so riclj iu raw mater- ials, will soon be noted for the variety of its factor- ies and tbe advantages of borne industries. Tf?i? Ur>ioQ 5t:o<;K Yards of the live and progressive men of Salt Lake t'ity. The chamber is the pride of all citi- zens, and its fame, like that of Salt Lake City, has exteixled far beyond the confines of its field of action. The recent hickii and all-important strike of natural gas, within twelve miles of the city, promising an inoxhanstible supply of cheap light, heat and power, establishes the fact beyond question, that Salt Lake City is about to enter upon a period of unparalleled prosperity. It is within the possibilities that such a growth will immediately begin as will place her, in a phenomenally short ti He, among the greatest cities in the United States. It is now held as a certainty, that tbe Chamber of Commerce will have its bands full during the coming summer in locating and providing for some of the largest manufacturers which have ever turned their eyes to the vast country west of the Mississippi river. Already, as this article is being written, tbe Secretary is besieged with a voluminous correspondence pertaining to these gas strikes, and strong prospecting companies are being organ- ized daily. Hxperts in gas are slipping in and out of the city, and the wires are kept hot between Salt Like City and points in Ohio, Indiana and I'ennsylvania. The work for the Chamber of Commerce for 1892 is con- templated on lines for the furtherance of new railroads, the estalilisbment of new freight rates and new factories, and the increase in home con8um|)tion of home productions. How important a part natural gas will play, in rendering easy this work, can scarcely he calculated. f\ T^c\?i^W o-f th^ (prrvm^rc? and Industries o-f Utah. From the very beginning of the settlement of this Territory, the conditions surrounding it, whether observed from a politi- cal or social standpoint, were difTerent from those which gener- ally connected themselves with the people who settled the other territories of this western country. Leaving their settlements in the East on account of real or imagined persecutions and sufferii gs endured, that state of affairs, which, for many years, existed and characterized the Mormon people as decidedly differing from the balance of the people of this country was bound to develop, and could not help but have its influence upon commercial and industrial pursuits. Indeed, so intense was the religious feeling of this people, that all other issues were either used as means of building up their religions power, or else relegated into the background as secondary considerations. Within a short time after the pioneers had settled in this valley, we find ttem engaged in various industrial pursuits, and while the products were more or less of a crude nature, they answered the purpose intended, and obviated the neces- sity of the importing of goods from either the eastern or western markets. Sugar was extracted from sorghum, woolen mills estab- lished, which produced clotl.s. blankets and knit goods. Wagons and plows of a fair make were manufactured, and many other articles were prc.Iuced. useful either on the farm or in the homes of the people. Where the means to purchase woolen cloths were lacking, the homespun product was con- sumed in the making up of clothing. The manufacture of boots and shoes became ([uite an industry at an early date, and many of our wealthiest men made their first start in life in the pursuit of these industries. .V number of mercantile houses established themselves, which, from time to time, brought train loads of goods across tbe plains and disposed of them to tbe people, taking in exchange such products of the farm as were raised by the people in the ditTerent valleys. l-'or many years monev was a scarce or unknown article, and not until the mines in Montana and Idaho were discovered, was there any visible increase noticeable in the wealth of tbe people of Utah. With the opening of these mines began an era of prosperity which laid the foundation of much of tbe wealth accumulated by the residents of this city and Territory. With all this, the starting of mercantile concerns was delayed, and only in exceptional instances was the contrary the rule. With the building, however, of tbe Union and Central Pacific roads, a change came over this Territory, which, begin- ning in \fW, rapidly changed the programme which had characterized its earlier hi.story. Mining industries were inaug- urated, and manufacturing and mercantile endeavors received a new impetus. One of tbe first mines developed was the Emma mine, which was sold for over S5,C00,0(if) in England, and from that moment on a steady iutiux of settlers took place, which has continued to this day. The commerce of this Territory was also retarded owing to the insufficient facilities, but after the coming of the railroads the population continueuriiey ivia I'ullmau palace sleeper)." He is thoroughly idenlitied with Utah in all its interests in a practical manner, and is a man of business abilities, is enterprising and liberal in all business matters, and is destined to rank among the most prominent commercial and manufacturing men of the country. In the establishment and operation of this industry he has con- tributed materially to the commercial and manufacturing prosperity of tlie city, as bis industry is especially a home one. The value of such a plant to the city cannot be computed in dollars and cents. .Mr. Johnson is a member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, is an e(iual partner with Mr. P, F. Pratt, Jr., in the successful lirm of druggists known at Johnson, I'ratt A- Co.. who have the largest wholesale and retai drug bouse in Sail Lake City, and also ;. partner with Mr. Hy rum Saiusbury ii the leading photo graphic Hrmof "S. A .). "iS a in s 1) u ry A Johnson ). Socially hf is recognized as » kindly spoken and cultured gentleman He is very fond tf music and a patroL of all 1 egi t i m a 1 1 amusements, and i.'- very popular in con- seipience therof. In all the walks of life he is the same genial gentleman, witli always a e ining lo- words "the under dog in the tight." With these charac- teristics tbeie is ni' reason to doubt that Mr. .Johnson will, in the near future, be numbered among the most honored and successful business men of the land. "There are seven .lohnson boys," say.^ .Mr. Johnson— "rang ing fn in my own age ilownward, so that there are strong chances that the Valley-Tan Kemedies for many years be manufactured by the Johnsons. arise again in brighter glory. Light and heat are LlFKj Darkness and cold — DE.VTH! The seed dies in the oold soil unless the sprout soon reaches the warmth and light of THE SUN! Kvery thought of it is sublimel The 0.\K WHE.VTH is an emblem of hmg life. The Oak tree is looked upon as attaining the greatest age of any- thing we speak of as being (dive. The L.\UUEL WRIC.VTH an emblem of victory. Man ob- tains a victory inexpressible when he has learned to "speak no ill, but lenient be to other's failings as his own." Are i/oii, reader, in possession of this wreath of laurelV The shield -an emblem of protection; its application as boundless as time and space. The KII5B0N OF LOVE which binds firmer than chains of steel. Dynasties are swayed b.v it. The MOTrO— virtus SEMI'KK WIRDIS "Virtue is ever-bright, or evei-green." The sound SYMISOLS, V. T. R. are the initials of the S1'1;N('EU, CI.AW: will ANALYSIS OS? THE "VALl^ET-TAN TKADK UAKK. The (IHCLE— when complete, represents the unending circle of time— without beginning or end. The circle is a symbol of beauty. It is a symbol of The Earth, and of everything above, below, aroiwul. about or upon it. The broken CIRCLE typifies the mortal existence. Man Cometh np in the morning and goeth down in the evening of life. Whence and where, who shall truly tell ? The SUX is the giver of all life. It is emblematic of every other thing that mankiml comprehends. Its glory typifies the Glory of Him we call God. Its daily appearance and disappearance illiietratfs the brevity of human life; and what more beautiful comparison than the one which leads to the thonght that we die and lay our bodies down to (IN A ( O.Mr.\N\, WlloLKSM.K llltV liOnDS. words Valley-Tax Remedies, CombinatioDB of the sub- lime and ridiculous are made from them in almost endless numbers. The TR.\1)E M.\RK in its entirety makes a neat and tasty design by which our friends may instantly recognize the preparations emanating from the "V.\LLEY-TAN" or "V. T. R." Laboratory. We shall never permit a poor article to go out. bearing the V. T. R. Trade mark. SPENCEK, CLAWSON & COMPANY. Salt Lake City naturally being a great distributing point for a larger and vast section of this western country, it is no wonder that she stands justly celebrated for the magnitude and e.xtent of her trade, and the enterprise of her merchants and busicess men. In every branch of trade the city can boast of Ili) i^^liiiS'»ttw^"Mfiif i 48 representative busiuess houses which will compare favorably with other cities having a much larger population. With reference to commercial affairs, however, it is the wholesale dry goods business which must always occupy the most promi- nent position as promoting most materially the mercantile importance of a community, and in our endeavor to make on these pages some lasting and historical record of those firms and commerical enterprises, which have mainly contributed to the importance and standing that Salt Lake City now holds iu the mercantile world, we find none more worthy of special consideration, than that which heads this article. This enter- prise was established over nine years ago by Spencer Clawson, and has had a remarkabl) successful trade since its inception. The house carries a S'jO,(100 stock of dry goods, the magnitude and excellence of which would be difficult to rival in any store in the country. The enterprise is located in a large and com- modious four-story building 75xl(:0 feet in dimensions, admira- bly arranged tor tie rapid transaction of its immense business. The first floor is devoted to staple goods, while fancy articles occupy the other three floors. Ten assis- tants are employed in the industry, and seveial traveling representa- tives, are constantly on the road. The trade of the firm covers the Ter- r i t o r y o f Utah and Southern Idaho and its annual sales foot up the handsome sum of $:3nO,- OOU. The stock is the most complete in all its lines that could be imagined, and the varied assorlment from which to select, leaves no doubt of the ability of the house to suit and ac- commodate the trade generally. The members of the flrm, Spencer Clawson and Orson Rogers, are among the best and most widely known men of the Territory. They "are natives to the manor born " and grew up with the country without having to emigrate, in order to follow Horace Greely's advice literally Mr. CI a w so n, the founder of this mam- moth enterprise, occu- pies a position in the commercial and finan- cial circles of Salt Lake, that reflects high honor upon his abilities and in- tegrity. He is a director in the State Bank of Utah, treasurer of the Brigham Young Trust Company, the combined capital of which amounts to one million dollars, and a director of the Chamber of Commerce. Also director in the Utah Sugar Co., a new and important concern in this Territory. In addition to these important trusts he ia largely interested and prominently iden- tified with many other industries that have a particular effect and bearing upon the growth and prosperity of his native city. Socially he en,ioys the esteem and confidence of the entire community. In all Salt Lake there is probably no man more univereally respected and more highly regarded than Spencer Clawson. At the last regular municipal election Mr. Clawson was elected a member of the board of public works. Mr. Rogers is also a gentleman of prominence in both the business and social spheres of life, and has a reputation for in- tegrity and honor that has never been tarnished by any act of hie. All in all, the firm is essentially a strong one, from the fact that its members possess a thorough knowledge of their busi- ness and are therefore able to euccessfully meet and overcome all competition from whatever source. As citizens, none. have or could occupy more prominent positions or have aided more to elevate and extend the trade and reputation of the city of Zion than Spencer Clawson and Orson Rogers. . l>y S. & .J . SPENCER CLAWSON. PHIL NEDER & GEO. M. CLELAND. This valuable and well equipped establishment plays a prom- inent part among the industrial forces of the city. The con- cern was originally established four years ago by Mr. Phil Neder. The present firm succeeded to the business in the beginning of the last year. The firm occupy a convenient and commodious two-story structure SSxloO feet dimensions in which are em- ployed twenty-five men engaged in the manufacture of wagons, carriages and other vehicles. The firm also build all kinds of vehicles to order and do a general blaeksmith- ing, trimming and paint- ing business at 1S!S W. Fust South St. The N. & C. carriage and wagon works have a large capital invested iu their business and enjoy an increasing annual trade, their custom being de- rived principally from Utah. Mr. Phil Neder is a practical mechanic in the line of iron work and devotes most of his attention to this branch of the business. Mr. Geo. M. Cleland is one of the finest carnage builders iu the land and personally superin- tends all work m that line. He is a native of New England while Mr. Neder hails from Ohio. The latter has been a resident of Salt Lake for twenty-one years, and is one of the best known business men in the city. The manu- facturing facilities of the firm are complete, em- bracing all the latest improvements applica- ble to the business, and every convenience that can be brought to bear to facilitate or improve productions. Skilful and experienced artisans only, are employed and the work turned out at this establishment com- mands a wide preference in trade, on account of its excellent character and reasonable prices. All orders are filled with promptness and despatch and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. The enterprise is one of considerable magnitude and exercises a most potent influence for good upon the general welfare and prosperity of the community. The proprietors are gentlemen of high reputation. Mr. Cleland was for many years connected with the Brewster Carriage Company who are manufacturers and builders of the finest carriages in the world, and was with this fiim when it received the gold medal at the Paris Exposition for the best display of goods. He was also with Hinks Ar Johnson for some time, who are known as the largest carriage builders in the New England States, and are successors to Woods Bros, who ranked among the greatest manufacturers in the country. With his practical knowledge and skill in the carriage-making line it may be predicted with a degree of certainity that the Union Carriage and Wagon Works will continue to grow and in the near future, be one of the largest and most successful institutions of the kind in the entire West. '- -*-;?!*?:*-■?. ;*-—"> '■•■fv.-: 49 ZION'S CO-OPEEATIVE MERCANTILE INSTITUTION. Staiulinf; prominently at the lieini of tlie frreat commerpial bouses of Salt Lake, is the Kxtensive and Veteran Establish- ment that forms tlie beadinjf of this sketch. This great insti- tution has ehiims upon the attention of the reviewer of the business interests of Suit Lake that are paramount to all others by reason of its magnituiie and the iutiuence it has bad and still has in developing the rescouroes of Utah and advaneing the oomnieroial interests of Salt Lake. The high charaiter earned l)y twenty years of honorable business enterprise, the great resources and facilities accumulated and acquired during that time, the experience of the wants of the trade, gained by a long observation of its requirements, and the energy, business ability and liberality, that characterize all oper- ations of the house, command for it the most conspicuous and honored position among all the mercantile institutions of X'tah. This great es- tablishment was founded on the plane of broad, liberal ideas with the view of bringing the cost of the necessities of life down to a basis of reasonable prices. There is an old maxim com- monly current in trade of " Live and Let Live." This corporation, how- ever, thought that they could improve upou this old saying and adopted the motto of '■ Live and Help to Live," and that the same has been a decided improvement thousands of the people of Utah testify to-day in broad and unmistaken terms. The institution to-day stands head and shoulders above every other line of business in the territory in magnitude and popu- larity. The organization was origin- ally etTected with a capital stock of S5(i(),(HH), the stock-holders comprising the most intlnential men of Salt Lake. The city was then nothing but a village but the wants of its people were many and the supply was limited. Money was scarce and articles of necessity were dear. These public spirited men realized that something had to be done to relieve the pressure upou the people. They banded themselves and their capital together and paid half-a- million dollars in cash to establish the enterprise and b>uy goods. Hy this means the necessities were pur- chased at a lower figure than could be obtained on the credit system, and the consumer received the benefit of low prices. Prior to the establishmejjt of this enterprise, the pioneers of '47 had blazed the way to civilization and progress to a large extent by the open- ing of stores and mercantile houses, some of which are institutions of con- siderable magnitude, and amply able to supply the people with all necessary goods ill time of fair crops and al- though there was at no time in the history of the settlement of Salt Lake," any immediate danger of a famine, the (-ountry was sparsely settle.l. Cultivation of the soil was limited, transiKjrtation facilities were of a primitive nature, and the vast house served to allay any arisen in the minds of the pople ity of the necessities of life and and life into the hearts of all eBtablishinent in Salt Lake the company has reached out the powerful arms and located branches at Ogden, Provo, Logan Utah and Idaho Falls, Id., all of whom transact an enormous bus- inessannnally. Theinstitutionis located in a large and magnifi- cent iron front, 3story and basement building, ]()l>x318 feet, and containing in all 12,(100 square feet. The factory is a four-story and basement structure ."0x105, and provided with four boilers of eighty-horse power each, and two engines of KlO-liorse power. The factory has a capacity of .^00 pair of boots and shoes, and fifty dozen overalls daily. The drug department is separate from the main establishment and is 30x120 feet in dimensions, and tilled with the largest and best selected stock to be found anywhere in the country. An elevator of the most modem construction, which costs $5,000, runs the main establishmeDt -X a j>r'sj £J rj- rj'J3Vi:Fi_;N.'-_r'r^^iy^: , street whii-h is recog- J"^T . iy \rtii, ■-iG.!'''.;-^ nized as an architectural „ ,owC»,*iV«'' rc«i!SSffil?^!«. ^^<-'->\'^r beaut V of the Huest va- <;i!r^"''"^tfi. hW-* ' ■' ' ' '"••'•'^''' ' '-'^^^^^^ "'"' ''l'* Thomas, while the ?^ ^ '"'^-^^ ninety-two offices above ',nr,^ ^^ J -t ' , , . _■ ;-. :,J. are occni-.ieil by lawyers, "',' Qt; 2__ , '■ •'_'/ doctors, and real estate i"'.*'^ -r^:- jiJjV-f-J men. This building is j|i ■!"?!»! '"I --llljlj," fitted np with steam '''■'i'WjS i-"'" '■' heaters of the most ■.'''•■''' 'i_? 1 . modern pattern, supplied !Br«il3ES|l : .issenger elevator, ^^^^n^^^—^" » '.vi-'x <•'" -^ > quipped with electric 1 f-^^=^< f^-^Si^-'"- >.: - <„- v,^ ■' — .•■ ijjrlits. and is in all re- spects a modern building. Tbey also own the Oulmer-Kenuett block a fine three-story structure ou 1st South near Main street. This budding is occupied by various lines of business and is a credit in its mode (jf construction and finish to the city, and a standing monument to the enterprise of its owners. .\moug the recent important and promising operati ins of the Culmer Bros, is tlie ilevelopment and energetic working of the pure gum asplialtuin mines at I'ariette in Eiistern Utah, owned and controlled fiy the Salt Lake (iilsonite Company, of which the Culmer Bros, are [iriueipal stockholders. The material as taken from these mines runs over 9!) per cent, pure, being the purest hydro-carbon produced in the world. .\u analy- sis shows it to contain elements as follows: Carbon 78.00 Hvdrogen 11.00 Oxygen S.OO Nitrogen 2.40 Ash.. ;^^^ M Total 99.80 The vein is several miles long, being a peipendicular tissure aljout two feet in width. The depth is unknown, but it cuts througli a countrv rock of dull yellow sandstone of horizontal stratihcatioii. The article is variously known in science as intahite, gilsouite and graliamite. but it is in reality simjily and absolutely pure asphaltum. jet black and brittle and wholly soluble in turpentine and benzine. The material is sliipp-'d from Prii'e Station on Kio I irande Western to all points in the Unitetl States where it is a staple in d»mand for the manufac- ture of black japans and asphaltum varnishes. Tlie Mountain Stone Company of which (i. F. Culmer is Pres- ident, and H. L. .\. Culmer. Secretary and Treasurer, o|ierates four cpiarries of sandstone, about thirty mdes from Salt Lake and on the line of the Utah Central Railway. The active management of this enterprise is in the hands of Mr. W. H. .Tf>nuings. The stone is of pink and white formation and is admirably adapted for flagging purposes, a large ipiautity of which has already been put down on the streets of Salt Lake. The product of the White stone i|Uarry resembles in a very great degree that of tlie Fort Collins, Colorado stone, but is superior in many respects to the same. All the stone pro- duced from these cpiarries is dense in character even in frac- ture, and exceedingly strong andkinil to the tool. The (lagging of the future, in Salt Lake will no doubt be largely composed of this material as the merits of these (piarries are coming into more favorable notice every day. The company employ from ninety to one hundred men in their various operations, and the output averages five cars per day. The Culmer Bros, and Mr. W. H. .Jennings are also operating a fjuarry of very line soft steel gray sandstone at Kyune on the K. (}. W. road which is said to be of excellent character by all who have examineil it. They are also engaged in developing and opera- ting coal mines, ami clay deposits, with good results. The brothers havesne'it agreat deal of time and money in develop- ing the poBsibilites for the manufacture of Carbonate of Soda, from the sulphatf s of soda deposited in large <|uantitie8 every winter ou the shores of the great Salt Lake. The results of theseexperiments have proven the entire feasibility of the enter- prise, but the magnitude of the undertaking is such that it will require the investment of several hundreil thousand dollars, anil they are not yit prepared to devote their time and means to the development of this one of Utah's most important resources. The Culmer Bros, are gentlemen of unusual business ability, possessed of characteristics of unquestionable honor and liber- ality, which coupled with thfir well kni^wn enterprise have gained for them the respect of the commuinty and confidence of the trade. Such establishments and such men give reputa- tion to a city, and add materially to her progress and pros- perity. Mr. Win. II. Culmer is a native of England and came to the United States in IHtiT and one year later landed in Salt Lake City, where he has ever since resided. Mr. Culmer served as an apprentice for five years in learning the carpenter and painters' trade and is a practical man in both lines. In 1878, he entered the service of G. F. Culmer Sc Co. wholesale grocers, as saleman, a position he held for six years, when he became a member of the present firm, taking the road in its interests. being the first traveling salesman that ever went out in the interests of a Salt Lake house. In I.SS5 he became manager of the several industrial enter- prises in which the tirm was interested, and is at present general manager of the paint, oil and window glass department and of the factory. He is a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce, and a director in the Wasatch Asphalt Company. He is a man of recognized business abilities and a gentleman, highly esteemeil and regarded in social circles. Mr. H. L. A. (Julmer was born near (Canterbury, England, and came to .Vmerica in ISOT, and in I SiiS arrived in Salt Lake, which he has ever since made his home. In 1872 he became connected with the wliolesale grocery tirm of Culmer & Com- pany, with whom he remained tive years. This line of business not being suited to his taste he left it and engaged in the print- ing and publishing business, pursuing the same for five years, louring this time he issued the Hrst Directory and (Jazetteer of I'tah ever published. an . ami is deserving of all the commendation we can give it. Mr. C. F. (Buhner, the head member of the tirm, is well known throughout Utah as an enterprising and go-a-head citi- zen as well as a sound and able business man. It is through his superior judgment and keen executive guidance that all the various interests ■■iiid departures of the tirm have been brought to a successful issue and established usiness and is also interested in mining. He has a herd of 4,000 head. He is a director in the Mammoth Mining C'o., of Tintic, and the Yampa at Bingham. He went into the cattle business at the age of fifteen years and has been in it for eighten years. His total shipments will hs about 6110 steers this year. Mr. Caine, though he does not pose as a capitalist, controls l4 7 1 'T T ' :=_ I ' 1 1X1 1 I - - ■ - ■ - ■ ■ . JENNINGS & CWNE, Hooper Block. pauies, the Palatine Fire Insurance Company, of Manchester, England, with a capital of $5,000,000; the Reading, of Pennsyl- vania, with a paid-up capital of $250,000 and assets .$640,919; the Western Assurance, of Toronto, with a paid-up capital of .$.500,- 0(10 and assets amounting to jEl..SOIl,(l()ll; the American, of New- ark, N. J., with cash assets of $2,(I4S,,584 and a surplus of $1,- 604,853 and the ^tna.of Hartford, a capital of 84,000,000 assets to the extent of $10,457,497, and a surplus of $3,842,776, and the and manages a number of the largest properties in Salt Lake City. He and his wife own a half interest in the Hooper Building and in the Dyer Ikiilding. and in addition to these Mr. Craiuehas the carte bl((nclie management of other proper- ties aggregating over half a million dollars in value. He is a son of Hon. John T. Caine, the present delegate to Congress from Utah. L J» 55 AMEEICAN NATURAL GAS COMPANY. In speiikiug of tlie early Moniion eettleis, aiul FpeculittiDg as to tlieir reaeous for selecting tliis particular Fpit out of the enilless stretch of country then uninhHbiter the purpo.se of getting control of the land and inakingf nrther investigations, and it was not long before the .\MKU1{ AN NATIONAL correctness of Professor I;ay's predictions was fully verified. This company, under the title, .\merican Natural Gas Com- pany, now owns and controls about 6,(0(1 acres of hiud tituated north and west of Salt Lake City, about eight miles distant, extending to the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and including that portion of the Lake between the .\ntelope, Oquirrh, Farm- ington and Wasatch Faults. The geological .structure is all that could be desired, and the surface indications show over twenty-five distinct flows of gas. .\ well nearly 6(li) feet in depth has already beeu liored. from which there is a free How of dry gas with a pressure of 150 pounds. This well has beeu sunk merely for the purpose of supplying sullicient fuel to operate the machinery used iu boring another large ten-inch well, to go down 2,01)0 feet, or whatever distance is required in order to strike the Trenton Rock. This new well will produce snfBcient gas to supply both Salt Lake City and Ogden with cheap litht and fuel for all purposes, and for many years to come. Besides the incalcu- lable benefit accruing to both cities consequent upon the introduction of light and fuel in such a cheap and convenient form a great stimulus will be given to the manufacturing in- dustry, olVering unexcelled ii]duc«ment8 to those wishing to engage in the manufacturing busiLess, pot only iu the cities above name Tvines, celebrated I uit packers, of River- f^ide, California, also sole agents for the PrussingVinegar Com- pany, of Chicago, for this territory, and agent of the Co- operative Fruit Com- pany, of New Castle, California. From these packers and dealers he receives the best line of fruits that the Golden State can produce. He makes a specialty of handling California and Utah fruits, vegetables, in carload lots. Mr. Hughes is a native of California but left there about eleven years ago. and went to St. Louis where he was employed two' ytars as United States Quartermaf-tei's agent, after which he went to Kansas as agent for the .Vdams Express Companv with whom he remaineil four years. After- wards he went to Trinidad, Colorado, as agent forfhe Denver* Rio tJrande Express Company, but owing to the altitude of that place, his health became impaired, and he resigned going to Kansas again, where he engaged for some time in Ihe whole- sale business of shipping eggs and poultry. He finally dis- posed of his business, however, and came to Ogden in May, 1890, and formed a copartnership in the Midland Produce Company of that city, and was manager of the same for one year when he came to Salt Lake and started his present enter- prise. ^^l^'itfsiifi E. I. PITTMAN. The jewelry business id Salt Lake City is admirably repre- sented by Mr. E. I. Pittman, located at 2'21 South Main Street. Mr. Pittmau is a highly proticient jeweler. He has every facility at his command for turning out the very best class of popular with the traveling public, enjoying a large patronage in consequence. The house is centrally located, contains 100 sleeping rooms with a capacity of 250 guests. The dining room is large and commodious, seating 100 people. The building proper is 58x130 feet, a five-story brick structure, lighted by electricity, steam heat and water on every floor, and electric bells connecting with every room. A tine large airy parlor af- fords much comfort and convenience for the guests. An ele- gant billiard parlor, bar, barber and bath rooms are attached to the hotel, and conducted under the management of the house. The hotel is supplied in a liberal and generous manner, with all the substantials, as well as the delicacies of the season being served up daily to its guests. The proprietor, Mr. J. H. Clark, is an old hotel man of twenty years' experience and is one of the most genial hosts to be met with from the .Vtlautic to the Pacific coast. The manager, Mr. E. Mulford, has also had a large and varied experience in the hotel business, and possesses the faculty of making all his guests feel perfectly at home. Under such management, the Morgan is very popular and gaining daily in favor with the public. •K. I.y .N.ctJ. E. L. PITTMAN. work. In his well appointed work-room, will be found every convenience and utensil known to the jewelry business. Watches, clocks and jewelry are repaired promptly and satis- factorily, special attention being paid to this branch of the business by Mr. Pittman in person. The store is handsomely furnished and fitted up with every modern appliance that can add to the at- tractiveness of the display of rare and costly goods with which it is replete. The stock is varied, comprehensive and carefully selected for its intrinsic value, and the beauty of its workmanship and finish. Mr. Pittman recently came from E^nnis, Texas, where lie has been engaged iu the jewelry business for several years. He served a long and thorough apprenticeship at the business, and has acquired a perfect knowl- edge of his trade through years of arduous practice and study, of the watch-maker's, jeweler's and engraver's art. Mr. Pittmau carries a S10,000 stock of diamonds, watches, clocks, jewelry, silver and plated ware, spectacles, etc., and can furnish any article or perform any class of work that comes within the province of the jeweler. He is also an expert engraver, and his work in this direction is noted for beauty of design and perfection of finish. Mr. Pittman has located in Salt Lake City within the past year, and has already established a desirable reputation as an ex- cellent business man and esteemed citizen. W. D. BOWRING. The business of a green grocer is one of considerable magni- tude in any large city, and is a very desirable enterprise to have in any community. Among those engaged in industries of this character in Salt Lake City, is W. D. Bowring, dealer in fruits, vegetables and poultry at 2C S. Main street. Although the gentleman has only been iu business in the city for five years he has already built up a large trade and num- bers his regular customers by the score. <-)ne reason of this is that he is a practical man in his line having had eight years experience in the same before starting, on his own hook. Another reason of his success is that he carries a fine and large stock of vegetables and fruits in season and makes a specialty of poultry. In addition to these articles, he carries a varied line of canned goods, and a fine stock of tobacco and cigars. Mr. Bowling is a native of Utah and has consequently grown up with the country, lie is well known in the country as an able business man and is highly esteemed and regarded by all. MORGAN HOTEL. A review of the most interesting features and enterprises of Salt Lake City wouh be incomplete without a description of her principal hotels, and among these, the Morgan, located at 141 W. First South St,, occupies one of the leading positions, being in all respects, among the most modern ant completely fitted up and best equipped in the Territory. This house was only opened May Ist, 1891, but has already become very MOH(iAN Ht)TEL. aS9»ti- - F^iftltes^- (;i HOTEL TEMPLETON. To properly couiluct a hotel is iiii art with which few are familiar. Its requiremeuts are far more exacting than those unfamiliar with the business are wont to suppose. No other calliug, we are bold to a.sEert, necessitates as broad an under- staiidint' of human nature. It administers to the susceptible side of humanity. It deals with the sordid, the acrimonious, the fastidious and the prudish. It caters to the interminable shades of tastes, and endeavors to gratify the palate.s of every individual who seeks its hospitality. In fact, it strives to pro- vide homes satisfactory to myriads of home seekers. Those who have the care of any single household, who are e.xpected merely to please and study the work of the family circle, do not, by any means, liud the task an easy one, but when they perform their work well they are always spoken of as excellent house-heepers. But if they were asked to preside over hun- dreds of homes, assume the culinary responsibilities, furnish airy and light sleeping rooms, as well as to look after the bag- gage and personal effects of each member, we are afraid the hampering burdens would well nigh distract their mind and exhaust their patience. But this is precisely what every good hotel is called upon to do. Who can estimate the breadth of conception or degree of executive ability, characteristic of the proprietor of a tirst-class hotel? Modern conveniences go far toward reducing labor and providing for the comfort of guests, but withal, the vital function of a hotel rests upon its management, and the public are to be congrat- ulated upon their good fortune in having at their disposal such a well kept and appointed hotel as the Hotel Templeton, of Salt Lake City. This popular hostelry was opened to the public in November, 1890, by the Central Hotel Company, a corporation composed of I). C. Young, President; G. M. Cannon. Vice-President ; \. < '. Young, secretary; .Monzo Young. Manager. The board of directors con- sists of the three first named gentlemen to- gether with L. G. Hardy, and Geo. H. Hardy. The lintel occupies a magnificent six-storv brick structure, centrally located just across the street from the famous TempleSiiuare,and guests are alforded grand views from all the windows. The hotel is of modern design and furnishings, the par lors especially beingsplen- did specimens of the up- holster's and decorator's handiwork. It has seventy roomswith accommodations forone hundred and twenly- tive guests if necessary. An elegant reading room, together with liarber shop and bath room are to be enjoyed at this hotel, while the rooms are provided with electric appliances and elec- tric lights, that add much to the comfort and convenience of the guests. The elevator is constructed u[i(m the most modern approved plan and is rapid and safe. The rooms are all models of elegance and good taste, elaborately furnished in new material of latest designs. The culinary department is pre- sided over by some of the finest cooks the continent can pro- duce, the table is supplied with the most choice via' ds that can be obtained ami every attention is paid to the comfort of guests. One important feature of this hotel and one most conducive to comfort and pleasure is the fact that the dining room is on the top floor, and the rooms, parlors, reading rooms, etc., are free from any odor that emanates from the culinery department. Another feature of this arrangement is the mag- nificent view that the guest h.ia while eating his meal. Prom the dining r(\ by 120 feet, where the manuf.icturing of .sash and doors is carried on daily on a large scale. The ollicers of the i-imipany .are ti. H. Taylor, president and Jissistant manager: K. Armstrong, vice-president; (leo. Komney, manager, and G. E. Homuey, secretary and treasurer. The directory board comprises the above gentlemen, with the addition of W. H. -Vrmstrong, and Heber .1. Romney. They are all men of com- mercial ability and very prominent in the mercantile commun- ity. The itiilustry they represent is of great value to the city, and is one that reflects credit upon the Lumerous manufactur- ing establishments with which Salt Lake City abounds. GEORGE A. LOWE. The irrigated farm lands of the .Jordan valley and of the other sections of I't ah produce al)undant crops. The farmers here are in a much more prosperous condition than those of the states lying to the east of the mountains, being independent of the climatic conditions so important in that region. .-Vccord- iugly they are in a position to ask for and get the best auxiliaries to the pursuit of their avocation. The farm machinery sold in this section is of the most improved pattern anil the demand being at all times especially brisk, the estab- lishment of a big business in agricultural implements in this quarter depends only on the merit of the goods offered. The house of George .\. Lowe has evidently succeeded in winning the confidence of the farming community, for the business car- ried on by it is heavy enough to call for the congratulations of any. This house was established in Corinue, Utah, in 1870 and removed to Salt Lake in 1874. The concern carries a full line of all kinds of farming machinery, wagons, carriages and buggies and caters to every branch of the trade. The amount of capital invested is about $200,0(10, and on this basis a business of 8-"iO0,(l(ln a year is easily transacted iu the territory alone. Thirty employes are kept busy at the Salt Lake and Ogden houses, and from this place a business is carried out over the boundaries of Utah and into Southern Idaho and adjacent states. In Salt Lake the plant occupies four buildings for offices, salesrooms and storage wth and develop- ment of Salt Lake, and this toRether with their hi-jh staudini;, loPK residence, anil larmier experience have placed them in the front ranks of commercial establi.shnients, where it is to be hoped they may loUf; coutinue iu their present prosperity. SIMON BROS. Ideas and customs which satisfied the tastes and require- ments of a century a<,'o. would appear incongruous in these days of progress and enlightenment. \'ast changes have taken place, and phenomenal improvements have been made. The heroic colonist of 1785, were he to be suddenly resurrected ' and placed in one of our met- ropolitan centers, would be as much dazed as was Rip Van Winkle when awaken- ing from his sleep in the Cat- skills. In the matter of changes and improvements, there is probably no more strikiag illustration than that produced among tlie votaries of fashion in the ranks of the fair sex of the world. The ladies in these modern times vie with each other in the niatterof elegant and tasty decorations, and strive to reach the acme of perfection in all that pertains to the beautifying of woman. .V beautiful woman is one of the prettiest sights of God's handiwork, and when adorned and beautified by the work of art. becomes one of those irresistible sweet creatures to whom man de- lights to render homage and devotion. A woman is never well dressed if the head orna ment be deficient, and to the milliner, as much, if not more, is due the credit when the verdict of the public is. that "there goes a well dressed woman." In this line of dress there are con- stant improvements being made, and as customs and fashions change, the mil- liner must keep i)ace with the spirit of the age and cater to the neeils and retpiiremeuts of the public demand. In order to lio this the milliner must possess good taste, a keen ili.scrim- inating taste in the selection of stock, and must also have an eye to the beautiful as well. A firm possessing these qualifica- tions in an eminent degree is doing business in Salt Lake City to-day. and its success mainly, has been due that the members thereof are men who understand their business. The Messrs. Simon Bros, have been engaged in the wholesale millinery and ladies' furnishings iu Salt Lake since ISfJo, and have built up one of tlie finest trades that seldom falls to the lot of a mer- chant. The average stock carried is •? 100.0110, and the volume of trade re.iches annually to the magnificent sum of S'.21lo,()0(i. The tirm employs twenty male and fifteen female assistants, making a grand total of thirty-five employes. The establish- ment has splendid quarters for its business, occupying a three- story brick structure 'iOxKtO feet in dimensions conveniently arranged for the requirements of trade. Steam power is used for beating and elevating purposes. The firm manufactures its own millinery, in which it employs from ten to fifteen skilled artists, and that the goods made are popular, is evident from the (act that its trade extends through Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Nevada and Wyoming, resulting in the large sales annually, as mentioned before in this sketch. One great specialty of the firm is its dressmaking depart- ment, where a large force of experienced cutters and titters are constantly at work in filling the orders that daily come in. This department is one of the most complete in its line in the country, and perfect work is the consequence. The proprietors of this mammoth establishment, Messrs. Fred aiul Louie Simon, are natives of (iermany, and have resided in Utah for the past twenty-two years. They are active, enterprising and energetic mercantile men, heartily and thor- oughly identified with the best interests of the city of their adoption, and stand high in the estimation of both the commer- cial and social world. .\s an evidence of such esteem it may be cited that Mr. Fred Simon is the President of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, for which position he was selected on account of his superior business qualifications, his sterling integrity and strict honesty of purpose in all the walks of life. Taking all these attributes into consideration, there is no doubt but that a bright and happy future awaits this firm in the com- mercial word, and that it will not be long until it has attained the highest iegree of success which it so justly merits. Pluito tiy ShipItT. SIMON HUOS.. WHOLES.\LE MILLINERY .\ND DKY HOODS. SOLOMON BROTHERS. Few of the business houses of Salt Lake can advance so manv claims to public notice and favor as the one whose name stands at the head of this article. The age of this, the high standing which it has always maintained in tlie^ mercantile world, the great reputation it bears all over the West, as well as the magnitude of its business operations, all unite to ren<]er it eminently deserving of the highest commendation in the pages of a work \i'W'^!^^>'«f '^ '^^''"' ?-^ii^ ]^m- - -' ■a '■':.-. '"' 67 THE GEORGE DUNFORD SHOE COMPANY. One of the olJeet and most importaut mercantile houses of Salt Lake City is the boot and shoe business founded in 1854 by Geo. Ounford, and certain it is that no house of like charac- ter is more favorably known or enjoys a more wide-spread rep- utation throufjhout Utah. Mr. Uunford came to Zion in 1854, and, with a small stock of merchandise, opened a general store, and beinK a careful, industrious busiuesa man, prospered as the city grew, until its population had multiplied several times, and the trade that he had acquired had increased to that extent which justifies a change from a stock of general mercliaudise to the exclusive line of boots and shoes, and for which Mr. Dunford was so admirably suited. From the time the change was made he became a leader in that particular branch of mer- chandise, carrying at all times a tine and varied assortment of boots, shoes, slippers and rubber goods of every grade, from the most popular and celebrated brands of foot-wear to the cheaper, so that it has been known far and near that the house of Oeo. Dun- ford was the place to get just what you want. Xo similar institution has maintained a better reputation for honor- able and square dealing, and no better testimon- ial of which fact can be offered to the public than that this house has nourished from its inception, and its busi- ness has not only stead- ily increased propor- tionately with the growth of the city, but has for its customers to- day, patrons who dealt with the house twenty- five years ago. -A. more complete line of every- thing known in ladies', men's or children's shoes, from the heaviest brogan for men, to the shoe that will tit the tiniest lady's foot, in all sizes of the best material and latest approved style, cannot be found outside of this well- known and reliable house. The Geo. Dunford Shoe Company was recently incorporated with a capital stock of $20,01)11, and its otticers are Ijorenzo Snow, Jr.. President: A. E. Snow, Vice-President; (Jeo. F. Gibbs. Secretary and Treasurer, and Eliza Snow Dunford, Super- intendent, and since which time, for the accommodation of which he thought would redound to the welfare of the city and Territory. We present on this page a very true likeness of Mr. r)unford as he usually appeared in every day life. GE(i. IJtM'OliO, Dkckasku. its large business, movt d to the elegant and commodious prtm- ises it now occupies at No. 14 East First Stieet, where every convenience and facility for the rapid transaction of business and the comfort of its customers are enjoyed. It is but bt til ting that due notice should be given in this sketch to the founder of the business we have just described. Mr. George Dunford, now deceased, having breathed his last on February 17, 1H91, the result of an accidental injury received at his place of busi- ness previously, was born December 1.°), IS'i'J, at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He was upwards of thirty years of age when he came to Salt Lake City, and since which time has ranked and been recognized as one of the country's most solid, enterpiising and worthy citizens. His friends were always numerous, and especially among the old-timers, who experi- enced, in common with him, the ups and downs incident to Western life in early days. He was always a prominent man in business affairs, taking great interest in any action UTAH PAINT AND OIL COMPANY. En writing a descriptive review of the commercial resources and advantages of Salt Lake, and in mentioning the various enterprises which have materially aided in building up a great city, and developing the resources of the territory, there is no establishment more deserving of mention and praise than the Utah Paint and Oil Company which was founded in \>*HH, by Coombs, Hamlin & Keate and succeeded and incorporated by the present firm in 188!). Guided by a business policy founded upon the most honorable basis of mercantile integrity, it is not surprising that they now occupy a position among the most prominent e s t a b 1 i sh- ments in the city and enjoy a custom and trade that extends throughout all the surrounding country. The Utah Paint and Oil Company is a wholesale and retail dealer in paints of all kinds, wall paper, oils of every de- scription, mouldings and painters' supplies. They are also house decorators in which line they have quite a repu- tation as artists of unex- ceptionable ability. They carry a stock of S6,(ilM) and do a business of 8;^(),f)(>ii per annum. They employ from twenty-fiTe to t h i rt y hands and have com- modious store and stock roomsseparate and apart from each other. The oflicers of the company are S. J. Coombs, mana- ger andsiiperintendent; W. J. Jones, cashier and secretary. The boanl of directors comprises these two gentlemen, and David and A. Coombs, Lorenzo Cracroft and J. H. Ham- lin. All of these gentle- men are well known business men of Salt Lake and are recognized as subtantial and enter- prising men who have the best interests of the city at heart and have done much to promote the same. The Mana- ger and Superintendent, Mr. S. J. Coombs is a gentleman of unusual always been a strong experience in his line, and has supporter of the commercial interests of Salt Lake, and practically and thoroughly identified with the same His experience and rare good judgment together with his high business qualifications aptly fit him for the position he holds. Mr. Jones, the cashier and secretary, is a native of England and came to the United States when he was only five years of age. He settled in Utah in 1 808 and has followed the painting business ever since. When the present organization was formed he was engaged in an enterprise of his own but went in with the company as cashier and secretary, a position he holds with honorto himself and a credit to the company. He is a man of large commercial abilities and a gentleman very highly regarded in the social walks of life. This honse is located at 111 East First South Street 08 •^ .^t^'- ■^Sfi^i: ii^'iiiiia>''ft»fe?iHSiII -^^JSS^i:-::^?^^^^^':^^^^ "j^i^-.;-^ jt; J^ij^ ■ '4l^v^.--j*,j.! THE UTAH PLUMBING SUPPLY CO. In connectiou with the building interests of this great sec- tion, there is no branoh of industry that exercises so potent an influence upon the general welfare of the community as that in which the above company is engaged. The great magni- tude, too, of this establisliment and its extensive ramifications is a great factor in the commercial prosperity of Salt Lake, and entitled to careful consideration in this work. This institu- tion commenced business on January let, of this year, with a grand capital of $U)U,(HIO. The company are jobbers and wholesele dealers in plumbing, gas fitting, and steam goods. They are also heavy manufacturers of lead pipe, having pur- chased the plant of the old Germania Smelting Company which has a large daily capacity. Owing to the great demand for lead pipes, on account of the water main extensions of the city, the company has been supplying a ton per day for sev- eral mouths. The business of the company since the start has increased wonderfully, or to be exact, at the rate of 50 per cent, per mouth. Tnis, however, is not to be wondered at when the fact is taken into consideration that they have the largest stock, and the best facilities for the rapid transaction of business of any firm, company or corpora- tion, in their line, west of the Mis- souri Kiver. The institution occu- pies an extensive building, 70 by 158 feet in dimensions, which is a model one for the purposes it is used, being conveniently arranged and ideal in all respects. A cement floor furnishes a solid receptacle for the heavy goods used by the firm. They keep staple goods only, and their stock of l^lumbers' and Steamfitters' supplies are complete from beginning to end. Tliey sell to the trade exclusively, and in addition to a heavy local trade send large quantities of goods tc Idaho, Wyoming and Western Colorado, and do an annual busi- ness of large proportions. The officers of this mammoth industry are David W. James, President; J. G. Midgeley, Vice-President; J. C Heesch, Treasurer, and J. W. Farrell, Secretary. The directory board comprises the above named gentlemen with the addition of Mr. R. Morrison. All are old resi- dents and prominent citizens of Utah with the exception of Mr. Morrison who recently came to the city from Colorado. The entire establishment is under the man- agement of Mr. E. B. Shoebridge who was selected for this important position on account of his superior qualifications pertaining to ail the details of the business. He is 8 thoroughly practical man in his line, a gentleman of acknow- ledged mercantile ability, and highlv esteemed in Eocial circles. The officers and manager being known as prompt and reliable mercantile men, no enterprise can offer better inducements or give closer attention to the accomplishment of any matters in their line entrusted to them. All occupy high social positions, and take an active part, both by word and deed, in all things pertaining to the best interests of the city and the Territory. he disposes ot to the trade only. His specialty is in storing goods from eastern houses and distributing them in carload lots. His territory covers Utah and Idaho, and he enjoys a large annual trade which is constantly increasing in extent and volume. He is a thoroughly practical man in his line, a man of splendid bu.'iness qualifications, broad and liberal in his views and transactions with his fellow men, and a pleasant gentleman socially. He is a representative commercial man in all respects, and has aided very materially during his six years of active business in Salt Lake jn building up and developing its commercial interests. THE SALT LAKE ABSTRACT, TITLE, GUARANTY AND TRUST COMPANY. The value of a reliable abstracting company toa community where so much real estate changes hands as in Salt Lake, can- not be over-estimated. The value also of such an enterprise is doubly assured when such a company guarantees and insures an abstract to be correct, holding itself liable for any and all mistakes that may be made by it. The Salt Lake Abstract Title Guaranty & Trust Co., 265 S. Main street, is one of this character and has an excellent reputation for correctness and reliability in all its transactions with the public. It was organized and began business in February, 1889, and was sub- sequentlv incorporated in September of the same year with Jos. H. Smith, Prest.,E. X. Genter, Secretary, and J. W. Nefl^, Man- ager and Treasurer. Then again at the annual meeting for 1891 the officers were re-elected as follows: Jos. H. Smith Pres. James I. Xeff, Vice-Pres. and Ed. K. (ienter. Secretary. The Company has elegant quarters, very handsomely fitted up and provided with one of the finest vaults in the country. The W. J. DeBRUHL. The value to a community of such an enterprise as the above cannot be over-estimated, and is certainly deserving of notice in an extended review of the commercial and mercantile indus- tries of Salt Lake City. Mr. W. J. PeBruhl started in business in this city in 1885 as a manufacturer's agent, shipping, storage and commission merchant. The gentleman represents some of the best firms in the East, among whom are Arbuckle Bros Coffee Company, New York ; Cereal Milling Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa ; United States Sugar Refinery, Waakegan, 111.; King A' Lamb, Chicago ; Church & Co., Xew York ; T. A. Snider Preserving Company, Cincinnati. Mr. DeBruhl has a large two-story warehouse, which is filled with choice goods from the various manufacturers which he represents and which THK S.\LT LAKE ABSTEACT, TITLE, GUAKANTY AND TRUST COMPANY. vaults are of the Diebold Safe Company construction and con- sists of two chambers in which there are .SIO boxes which rent from 85 to $25 per year. A visit to the office will at once dem- onstrate that the company is up to its eyes in businets, as fifteen skilled assistants are to be seen at their respective desks, all busily at work. The company has a cash capital of $100,000 and does a general abstracting business, furnishing and guar- anteeing titles, serves in the capacity of administrators, guar- dians, executors of wills and takes charge of papers in escrow. The members of the Company are all residents of Salt Lake with the exception of the president, Mr. -loseph II. Smith, who is the efficient and able county clerk and recorder of Arrapahoe County, Colorado. Mr. Genter, the Eecretary, is a native of Ohio and is a gentleman of experience in the line of his avoca- tion, and a man of recognized businees abilities. The manager and treasurer, Mr. X'eff, hails from Pennsylvania and was selected for his present position on account of his superior qualifications for the same. He is a gentleman also of high Eocial qualities and is universally esteemed by all who know him. By judicious management, strict attention to business, and undoubted integrity, the company has succeeded in build- ing up a business that is highly satisfactory to its members and their establishment ranks among the first in its line in the West. They are entirely worthy of public confidence and esteem, and merit the true measure of business success. ^^Ss^^TS. 69 T. C. ARMSTRONG, Jr. Numbered among the growing imliistries of Salt Lake City; those that are ahke importaut to the (MtyV growth and tlie set- tlement of the wide stretch of agriciiltiirnl laud for which it forms the dislrihuting point, will be found the hay, grain, seed and general commission t)nsine8P. II M nlii ■Mm T. ('. AKMSTHONG. Jr. (COMMISSION HOUSE. Utah is n wonderfully productive territory. Its fertile land is suitable for raising every farm product known to a temper- ate climate, and the iiuantity of hay, grain, and other feed raised within its borders is enormous. The establishment of T. C. Armstrong, Wholesale Jobber in bay, grain, seed. Hour, feed, etc., at 472 and 47-t W. Second South Strfet, is an institution well able to take care of this branch of Industry in Salt Lake City. Mr. Armstrong con- ducts the largest and most widely known business of this char- acter in the territory. He commenced business in 1S75, and now occupies a large three-story block, 7S by 8H, located in the lieart of the city, Mr. Armstrong handles his husiuetsonan immense scale, and has unrivaled facilities for the efficient handling and storage and heavy consignments. The extensive arrangements made by Mr. .\rmstrong with all the producers throughout the territory enables him to offer to the trade such advantages and inducements as few other houses can duplicate. Hay, grain. Hour, grass and garden seeds, feed, etc., are leading specialties, and immense quantities of these products pass through this establishment. i'v ^' Mr. .Vrmstrong's trade extends over a vast teriitory.and his plan of business is familiarly known to all the local merchants throughout Idaho, Wymning, Montana, Nevada and Utah. From the very start it acquired a widespread and enviable reputation, which has been maintained ever since. Mr. .\rniRtrong came to Salt Lake City in 1856, and has built himself up gradually to a position of inHuence and responsibility in the community. He is a straightforward business man, sagacious and enterprising. Independent of his business relations with the wholesale jobbing trade throughout the country, Mr. Armstrong is inter- ested in public and educational matteis in Salt Lake City, hav- ing been a member of the school board until his term expired in 18S)1. He is also a hearty supporter of fraternal organiza- tions, being Sr. Grand Chancelor of the Knights of Pythias, for the territory of Utah. He is regarded by every one who has the pleasure of his acquaintance, as a man of integrity and high business (lualificalions. He has been one of the most faithful and successful workers for I'ythiauism in this jurisdic- tion, l)Oth in the subordinate, grand and supreme lodges. Politically Mr. Armstrong has been a staunch member of the Liberal parly, and has been such for the past fifteen years. His effective work in all public spirited movements has been felt and acknowledged by the community, aud has invariably met with its hearty approbation. SILVER BROS. Of all the occupations engaging the industrious application of hnmaii thought, energy and endeavor, there is none of more imi)ortance than that of the scientifically skilled ma- chinist. The machinist is one, who, educated in the laws and principles of luechauice, has the genius and skill to apply them so as to produce practical results in the shape of machinery. Salt Lake hhs several Hourishing establishments in this line, and among the leading ones is the firm of Silver ISros., pro- prietors of machine shop, iron and brass foundry. Their plant occupies a space of ."ixKiJ rods, with an entrance to the premihes of lixG* rods. They manufacture castings of all kinds, and have facilities for turning out work weighing as high as seven tons. They transact a large business for the breweries and do a goodly portion of the work for the electric railway com- panies. They also make castings for buildings, and wrought iron work as well. They furnished all the iron work for tlie Hotel Templeton, iron and steel work of the Chamber of Commerce building, and the Morgan Hotel. They also sup- l)lied the Utah Loan and Trust ( ompany, building at Ogden with the iron aud steel work, the columns of which weighed four tons nine hundred pounds each, anil are now finishing the McCoruiick block, which will be the largest in the city when completed, with the necessary iron materials used in its construction. The plant is a very extensive one, employing tifty-two men. making the annual pay-roll of this enterprise one of the largest in the Territory. The amount of annual business transacted ranges from St;0,Oo() to S75,0(l(l, and is con- stantly increasing. The industry is one of the most important in Salt Lake, aiding largely and materially in the work of her development and growth, and the magnitude to which this enterprise will extend in the future and the value of the same to the city and Territory, is beyond the immeasurable fields of imagination. Within seven years it has grown from an es- tablishment that gave employment to eight men, to one that now furnishes work for hfty to sixty men the year round, and the means by which 2((l to 3tl(i people are annually siipporteears in the mines and on the rail- roads of Utah. John .\. Silver held the jjosition of .Vssistant Master Mechanic with the Union Pacitic road for nine years and during that period, Joseph and Hyrum were occupied as foreman in the machine shops of the same. It was after leav- ing the employ of the Union Pacitic. that they purchased their present business, then in its infancy, from their father, Wm. J. Silver, who founded it. The venerable gentleman is a native of London, still living at a hearty and ripe old age. He is one of the finest mechanical engineers in thecountiy, a number one draughtsman and a piominent member of the .\merican Me- chanical Engineers Society. The bo\8 have reason to be proud of their sire, and Ihe latter conlemplHtes with pride and gratifi- cation, the achievement of his sons, who have accomplished much. There are no more active business men iu the city, nor any imbued with a greater confidence in the future possibilities of the Territory. 70 iifiis»fwiii'""^sfiiftt THE NATURAL MINERAL WATER COMPANY. The works of nature are marvelous and Ijeyond the handi- work of man. The Great Creator of all things, when he formed this beautiful earth invested and adorned it with all the glory and magnificence that a master mind could suggest. The mountains, hills, valleys, dales, rivers, oceans and seas are per- petual reminders of the power of God and everlasting monu- ments of tlie skies and grandeur of our heavenly architect. Man with all his ingenuity, backed by the wonderful develop- ments of modern science and intellectual progress, has never been able to produce aiiything so beautiful as the natural wonders of the world. The physicians of modern times, rein- forced by all the paraphernalia of science, and the schools of learning have been taught lessons of wisdom from the healing streams of nature. The uncultured and untutored Indian, who, not many years ago, roamed over the broad domains of the West, with tierce and vindictive passions swaying his soul and mind, discovered and partook of the life-giving waters so boun- tifully provided by the Father of all things in the creation of the world. Way up in rugged Idaho, surrounded by mount- ains of perpetual snow, and yet where the wild flowers bloom and shed their fragrance in the bright golden summer days flows a spring that is an eternal reminder of the power of the -■Vlmighty Creator, and one of the beauties of nature. Over a mile above the level of the sea, the sparkling, gurgling waters of the "Idanha" flash and scintilate under the golden rays of a sun that shines out in all its gorgeous splendor from the cloudle.9s sky of Idaho. Here, surrounded by all the glories of nature, the aborigines quaffed the nectar of health-giving waters before the heel of the white man had ever trod the shores of the new world. Here the famous Ponce De Leon in his search, centuries ago, for the fountain of perpetual youth, might have exclaimed "Eureka," "'I've found it," had but his footsteps been guided in the right direction. For ages and centuries these springs remained m their mountain home un- known and undiscovered by civilized man. The great "Path- tinder," -lohn C. Fremont, was probably the first white man to taste the waters of these now celebrated Soda Springs, an account of which is given in his official reports. Then the great exodus of brave and hardy people from the east began in 18-15. They banded themselves together and like resistless torrent these brave pioneers passed over the West toward the land of the Set- ting Sun, and the development of the country was practically begun. When the band of brave men and women, worn and weary from their tramp through the miles of sandy and deso- late plains that span the distance from the Missouri River, on the '24th day of July, 1847, landed in the Jordan Valley, and founded the present great city of Salt Lake, the sun of civiliza- tion rose over the western hills never to again set except in a blaze of glory at the end of time. Some of these hardy men visited Idaho and discovered thf se now famous Soda Springs. They brought the news back to Brigham Young, the head of the Mormon church, and lie in company with a number of the chiefs and dignitaries of the church visited the springs to see for themselves of the wonderful properties of which they had been told the waters possessed. The great apostle was so impressed at what he witnessed and tasted that he called his fol- lowers around him, and there on bended knees and uncovered heads, he, in the name of God he invoked blessings for all time to come, upon its sparkling waters. Whether or not the invo- cation was heard, none but the All-Powerful one knows, but the words of Holy Writ teaches us that God answereth prayer, and certain it is that from that time down to the present day, thousands of people all over this broad land have had occasion to thank God for the miraculous relief and cures these waters have afl:orded them. These springs are in groups as the illustrations will show, are situated in Rrigham County, Idaho, in a depression of the Wasatch Mountains, sixty miles east of Pocadeta, and ten hours ride from Salt Lake City. An analysis of the waters re- veals its properties as follows: the presence of bi-carbonate of soda, bi-oarbonate of potash, chloride of sodium and potash, sulphate of magnesia, lime, alumina, silica, carbonate of iron, free carbonic acid gas, and a number of other health-giving ingre- dients. The waters are a sovereign remedy for all manner of indigestion, kidney trouble. Blight's disease, diabetes, dropsy, and a thousand kindred ills that the human flesh is heir to. Their continual use does away with the appetite for spirituous liquors, and the day is not probably far distant when they will prove a boon to the drunkard and a powerful factorin the cause of temperance throughout the breadth and length of the world. The climate where these springs are situated is delightful. The summer days are warm but not excessively so, but the nights are so cool that blankets are required the year round. The epot is a romantic one, and together with the healing waters, is a place that makes life worth living for. The Water Company have already erected a mammoth hotel there and are doing their utmost to make it the most famous summer resort in the world. With all the natural advantages it possesses the facili- ties for transportation, being reached by the Oregon Short Line and Utah i Northern railway companies, it is destined to be- come a rival to the great Spas of Europe. The present Soda Springs Company was organized January 6, 1887, and a series of scientific and mechanical tests were made with a view of ascertaining if the water could be bottled and still retain its excellence and medical properties. After an extensive and lengthy experiment the secret was discovered, and the water was soon on sale in all the towns of the surround- ing country, until it is sold from here to New York and British Columbia, and south to San Diego. The officers of the company are Fred Pabst of the famous Milwaukee brewing company. President; W. A. Clark, Vice-President; Theodore Schausen, Treasurer, and W. J. Mclntyre, Secretary and Manager. The directors consist of the above named gentlemen with the addition of Wm. M. Bradley, of the law firm of Bennett, Marshall & Bradley, and Fred J. Kiessell, a prominent merchant of the Territory. The capital stock of the organization is .SIOO.OOO, and the principal office is in this city. The officers and directors, with the exception of the president, are all prominent men of Salt Lake and Ogden, and comprise some of the wealthiest men in the Territory. The manager, Mclntyre, is a native of the Sunny South, having been born in Louisiana. He may, however, be considered a western man as he has been out in this region of the country for twenty years or more. He is a man of recognized business qualifications and is a typical type of the true southern gentleman in every re- spect. The company is to be congratulated on their acquisi- tion of Mr. Mclntyre as manager, as he is in every way fitted for the position, and is undoulitedly the right man in the right place. He is a firm and enthusiastic believer in the efficacies of the waters he represents, and takes great pleas- ure in showing and explaining the same to visitors. A call on him at the elegant quarters of the company in the Hooker Block, will be one of pleasure and interest to any one, as he will be pleased to see all who may desire to test for them- selves the many curative properties and advantages possessed by the waters of the celebrated " Ivanha " Soda Springs of Idaho. C. H. CROW. One of the industries of Salt Lake City which exercises a most favorable iijfluence upon her commercial prosperity is the harness business. Prominent among the firms engaged in the line of business is C. H. Crow who as a manufacturer of sad- dles and harness at 58 East First Street South, has a reputa- tion for excellency of work and material that cannot be sur- passed. Mr. Crow started in business in Salt Lake City in 1863, and has been in active mercantile life ever since. This enterprise was first started as SeeymiUer and Crow, and after- wards as Crow & Bowing. In 1879, Mr. Crow purchased the interest and goodwill of his partner, and has ever since run the business in his own name. The gentleman does both a job- bing and retail business and enjoys a large trade extending hrough Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Mr. Crow has three sons working with him and this in connection with his other employes gives him a competent force of practical workmen. The gentleman is a native of England but has been a resident of Utah since 1859. Mr. Crow is a practical man in his busi- ness, having learned his trade in England where he worked four years at the bench as an apprentice. His old indenture as an apprentice, written on parchment, and dating way back 1847 he has had framed and hung in his establishment as an evidence that he thoroughly learned his avocation. He is justly very proud of the same and would not part with it under any consideration. In 1851 he left home and went to Birmingham, P^lugland, where he first began his long and suc- cesful career as a harness maker. In 1859 he cast his for- tunes in Salt Lake and has been eminently succefsful ever since. In 1888 he received from the Deseit Agricultural and Manufacturing Society a diploma for the best heavy har- ness, which was a recognition of his merits as a practical man in his line. Mr. Crow has been prominently identified with all the com- mercial interests of Salt Lake for many years, and has been hon- ored by his fellow-citizens by a seat in the city council in the early history of the city. He is a self-made man, conscientious in all his dealings, and believes that a strict adherence to the golden rule is a good principle to follow in all the transac- tions of life. -.'^ -^..-,.\ l)-H^9'ffff? mm^'^'^ 71 GEO. M. SCOTT & CO. H-The hardware trade is confessedly one of the greatest fac- tors in the rapid and iistonlHliin^' development of this City and Territory, and thu K'rowlh and progress of the leadinn houses in tliat linn nrc of jjeueral interest. I'rominont amniifj the many inBtitutions for which 'Salt Lake is noted, stands the veteran estahlishment of Geo. M. Scott & Co. founded in 1R71 and which after twenty years of an honorable business career, stands out prominently as one of the best and most favorably known houses in the Western country. The establishment was originally operated, by Messrs. Scott it Dunham, but later, I .GEO.M. SCOTT A CO., HAUDW.\KK. on became incorporated with Geo. M. Scott, President; Jas. Boilers, Mack Injectors, Buffalo Scales and '.Jefferson Horse (ilendinnine. Vice President, .fe II. S. Knmfield, Secretary. It Whim, Blake Pumps— in fact the Company handle anythinir deals heavily in hardware metals, stoves, tinware, mill find- and everythint; in the line of Hardware and Carriages, a stock ings, miners' and blacksmiths' tools, etc., and is agent for the of mammoth proportions. The premises occupied consist of a Dodge Wood Pulley, Rjebling's Steel Wire Kope. Vacuum massive four-story brick and stone building 'J.'ixKHI feet in Cylinder and Eagine Oils, Hercules Powder, Atlas Engines ut there are now associated with these gentlemen. Messrs. Elias Morris and Alonzo Young, all of whom are na- tives of Utah, with the exception of Mr. Morris, who was born in Englaud but his been a resident of Salt Lake for a number of years. The firm carries a general stock of merchandise in: eluding a full line of dry goods, boots, shoes, and groceries, and its trade is chietty derived from the territory. The average amount of stock carried is .lfG.5,000 and an annual business of $80,000 is transacted. The firm occupies an elegant storeroom and basement in the new Constitution building and employ ten assistants. The store is centrally located, is large, commod- ious and well lighted and is neat and perfect in all its interior arrrngements. The basement is provided with cement floors, and is used for storing goods. The individual members of the firm are all prominent men in the commercial and social history of Utah. They are live business men, conducting their affairs on the most elevated plane of commercial honor and integrity, and are deservedly reckoned among the best representative business men of the whole community. Mr. L. G. Hardy is the present collector of Salt Lake City which position he has held for four years, with credit to himself and honor to the people who elected him. Mr. O. H. Hardy is a member of the city council, having been elected to that position at the last election, a good majority evidencing the popularity and esteem in which he is held by the people. i£l'1^^^■ 73 ROBERTS & NELDEN. From 11 (1 source cau clearer, more comprehensive or more reliable knowledge o f the country's development he obtained than from the record of business tran s a c t i o n s aud successes. This is especi- ally true with regard to the West, and there are many illus- trations of this to be found in Salt Lake. The retail houses have contribu- ted much to- ward the pros- perity of this city, and among them there is none more prominent i u this respect than the house of Hoberls >t Xelden, whole- sale aud retail dealersin drugs. This enterprise was eslalilished about ISSy by Messrs. Roberts A: Xelden, the latter however purchasing the interests of the former in March 18ill, though business is still continued un der the name of the ohl firm. This house car- ries a very large stock of drugs, chemicals etc., and transacts a heavy business, the trade, prin cipally whole- sale, being throughout Utah, Idaho. Montana, Wy- oming, Eastern Nevada and Western Color- ado, and footing up SliiiM"ii) an- nually. They occupy a large a n d commodi- ous three story a n d iiasemeut rear, brick building, together with a ware-house in tilled with one of the most extensive lines of drugs of purest nualities in the West. Mr. Xelden is a practical druggist of twenty-tive years experi- ence and has been a resident of Utah for twelve years. He devotes his personal attention to all the details of his immense business, and employs none but experienced and skillful phar- macists as assistants. lie is a native of Xew-lersey and for a UOBKRTS * NKLDEN. WHOLES.\LE AND KET.^IL DKUGGISTS. the the number of years was engaged in business at Phillipsburgb in that State. He is an active enterprising man, of recognized commercial abilities; is broad and liberal in his transactions, and has the contidence of all with whom he does business. He is highly e.steemed in social circle!? and his facilities for iloing business as also his superior qnaltications for its management are unsurpassed, while his experience and businees sagacity oannot be excelled. 74 ?!a^ W^^ s^SiBi^WlWfiiwfifp .rJf^j^-'^^S^'- YOUNG BROS. COMPANY. Great improve- ments have of late years been made in tbe construction of musical i n s t r u - ments, superior art, skill and science, h a v i n g been brought to bear in their manu- facture. Salt Lake City is liberally supplied with es- tablishments tor the sale of musical instruments and other accessories ot harmony, i n - eluding the latest CHASE PIANOS. yocal and instru- mental arrangements In this connection, the attention ot readers is directed to the firm of Young Bros. Co., at No. 3S Main street. This house was originally established in 1880, by Royal B. and J. O.Young, and M. W. Pratt, under the name of Young Bros. In ]88G, however, the firm was incorporated under the name of Youug Bros. Company, by Royal B. Youtig,Jos. O. Y'oung, M. W. Pratt, M. P. Young, E. Young, .1. F. Young and D. Youug. The company carries a large and varied stock of musical in- struments, of the best make and description, including the celebrated Chase Bros., Howard, and .Jacobs Bros, pianos; the Pacard and Cleugh, and the Warren make of organs. The Domestic and Wheeler ,\: Wilson sewing machines are kept in stock also. The company occupies two floors of a large and well arranged building; give employment to eight salesmen and assistants, and do a business annually increasing and ex- tending throughout Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. The members of the company are natives of Utah, having been born in Salt Lake City, well known in tbe commercial community, enjoying an enviable reputation for fair dealing and strict integrity, and much esteemed in mercantile and social circles. PHIL. KLIPPLE. The value of manufactories, especially to inland cities, can- not be over-estimated. In fact, no town situated away from navigable streams can ever hope to attain commercial greatness except through the aid of manufacturing enterprises. They are essential and important auxiliaries to the prosperity and growth of any city, and without them a town will never rise be- yond the dignity and importance of a second or third-class city. Happily for Salt Lake she has, within her limits, a large number of manufacturing plants, which are potent factors in her remarkable growth and progressive advancement. Promi- nent among such industries is that ot Phil. Klipple, manufac turer and repairer of wagons, carriages and vehicles of all de- scriptions, located at Nos. 141 to 148 West Second South street. He also makes mining cars and safety hooks and carries on a general blacksmithing business. He has a large local trade and also receives many orders from adjacent towns and cities. His enterprise is located in a large two-story brick structure 53x63 in dimensions, with an iron wing adjoining of three stories in height and 2.5x4 i feet in dimensions. He employs from fifteen to twenty hands and has a reputation for turning out some of the best and finest work in all the Territory. Mr. Klipple started his enterprise eight years ago and has been so successful that he contemplates in the near future the erection and operation of a plant that will be one of the largest of its character in the West. The industry he now presides over is essentially a home enterprise in every respect, and as such is receiving, and deserving of a most liberal patronage. Home plants should, above all others, be encouraged and supported, as every dollar, almost, expended with them is again placed in direct circulation among the merchants and business men.thuB keeping a large volume of money from being sent east. The owner and proprietor, of this plant, Mr. Klipple, is forty-one years of age and was born in Wisconsin and removed when very young with folks to California, and finally came to Utah in his early manhood eighteen years ago, settling in the beautiful and enterprising little town of Cerinne. In this place he resided some five or six years, where he was a prominent citizen and oflBcial. He was a member of the town council at Ceriune for several years, a position he filled with credit. He afterwards re- moved to this city where he has ever since resided. Mr. Klipple is an active, enterprising business man, thoroughly practical in all the details of his line, and fully identified with the interests of Utah and Salt Lake. He is a sociable and agreeable gentleman, and has the confidence and esteem of all who know him. CHUTE & HICKS. lu a review of the industries and enterprises of Salt Lake City, there are many branches of business that, while they are classified under no general head, yet are deserving ot mention from the fact they are im- portant factors in the material pros- perity of the city. The commission and brokerage business, in which Messrs. Chute & Hicks are en- gaged, is of this class of industries and plays an important part in the material growth and prosperity of the city. The gentlemen are also manufacturers agents for the cele- brated national cash register the sale of which has been almost un- precedented. The business was founded by James A. Chute and Wm. M. Hicks, and although confined to the Territory the transactions involve 84U,0UOper annum. Mr. .Tames A. Chute is a native of the Pine Tree State. and was educated in Xewbury- port, Mass., and has been a resi- dent of Salt Lake for the past five years. He came here from Lincoln, Nebraska, and has made an unexceptional record as abusi- ness man and social gentleman. Mr. W. M. Hicks has been a resident of Salt Lake tor about five years and in that time has developed business talents of a high order and is a valuable acquisition to the commercial interests of the city. The business that the gentlemen represent is an important one as regards the best interests of the city and Ter- ritory, and is largely instrumental in developing many of the prominent industries. W. H. H. SPAFFORD & CO. There are many large Real Estate, mine and property owners in Salt Lake City, that as enterprising men, are entitled to the high place they occupy in the esteem of their fellow citizens, on account of the work they have done toward advancing this City and Territory. Among those who occupy such a position there are none more deserving than the firm whose name appears at the head ot this sketch. The firm was established about two years ago. and is com- posed ot Hon. W. II. H. Spafford, and Mr. Chas. B. .Jack. The former is a Councilman of this City, and the latter a promiueot attorney. They have invested SIOO.OOO in their business and their trade extends throughout the entire City. County and Territory: while together with eastern capitalists they have large investments in mines throughout the southern part of the Territory and especially in Iron County where they have in one bed, fully 1,000,00(1 carloads of Magnetic Ore in eight, and in the same neighborhood they have a 70ft. vein of Red Hematite Ore which is used in the manufacture of Mineral paint. Mr. Spafford has travelled extensively through the Iron Ore pro- ducing countries, and says there is not a state or territory in the Union which produces Iron Ore equal in quality and quant- ity to Utah, and that as soon as the ore producing districts are supplied with some railroad facilities that there is no other country who can compete with the output of the Utah mines, and when this occurs, which will be ia the near future, there will be an investment of labor, a steady out-put of ore, and in return a stream of capital, pouring into the Territory. 75 p. W. MADSEN. Of successes in the business world earned by tlie exercise of sound judRment, thorough tact and indomitable energy, there is no more emiuent ex- ample in Salt Lake than I'. W. Madsen who is now at the head of one of the largest furniture establishments west of the Missouri liiver. The trade of this house of great magnitude has been built up within fifteen years. High commercial character, discriminating judgment and executive ability are possessed by Mr. Madsen in a marked degree, and coml)ined with a carefid consideration of the needs of the public, has made the establish- ment over which he presides a recognized synonym for all that is popular, progressive and honest. The house was established in 1877. He now owns and occupies a large three story and basement building, •t8.x20O feet; also utilizing premises 40x 100 feet in the Hooper block for the purposes of a warehouse. lie carries an extensive line of Moquet, Velvet, Brussels and Ingrain cari)et8, aggregating thousands of dollars in value; also every description of furniture in all grades, which he sells at prices within the reach of the most modest of patrons. In the matter of curtains and draperies he carries a superb stock, and his varie- ties of wall paper embrace the latest and most fashionable patterns. The amount of capital in- vested is quoted at $10,00(1 and over. He employs thirteen assistants; does both a wholesale and retail trade locally and in all the towns and cities of the Territorv, the business annually amountf ing to 8120,000." In the employ of Mr. Madsen are M. P. Mad- sen, head clerk, and K. Miclielsen, head book- keeper, bright and active employes, most highly esteemed by their employer on account of their ability and commercial worth. Mr. Madseu was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He settled in Salt Lake in 187.5, embarking in his present busi- ness two years later. He is one of the most prom- inent ami favoralily known men of the Territory, and hiis always participated in any worthy project formulated for the aiivancemeut of the mat<»ria" interests of the city. He is president of the Utah Stove & Hardware company; vice president of the Utah Commercial and Savings Bank; president of the Western Shoe & Dry Goods company, director in (irant Bros. Livery Co. and Heuetit Building society; also interested directly and in- directly in a number of other undertakings pro- motive of great good to the city. His honorable deportment in all the relations of life command the confidence and respect of all who know him His career furnishes one of the most noted ex- amples of success in the commercial history of Salt Lake, a .success, too, that is a triumphant demonstration of the opportunities offered by the city and Territory. THE HOSPITAL OF THE HOLY CROSS. This is one of Salt Ijake's grandest institutions. It is situ- ated on First S(mth between Tenth and Eleventh East streets. It is in charge of the Sister Superior. It was establishey Drs. Meechani and Meyer, as me(!ical staff. Sixteen Sisters of the Holy Cross, and five men as nurses, insuring moet skilled, kindly and effective service. Jlost of the patronage of this establishment comes from this Territory, though many patients come from the neighboring states. The ground occupied comprises 10 acres. The main building is 80x16.5 feet and tour stories high constructed of brick and containing 3-1 private rotims and 6 wards, 4 of these wards accommodate Ui patients each, the otlier two contain 5 beds each. Their office and operating rooms are complete and all the modern and most approved appliances, for comfort and convenience are found there. The private rooms are furnished elegantly and the larger ones have a cosy and handsome little parlor attached to them, which is a great thing for convalescents, or patients whose friends wish to spend some time with them. In fact this part of the hospital reminds one more of a first-class hotel than a public hospital. The institution can only take care of one hundred and fifty patients now but is to be greatly enlarged next year. These patient, toiling, holy, women are doing a great and noble work here, as elsewhere wherever they are, and many poor fellows from all over this country will rise up and call them bleesed. 76 ST. MARY'S ACADEMY. AmoDg the many educational establishments of Salt Lake City is St. Mary's Academy. Established in 187.5 and governed by a Lady Superior of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, owning for its parent the well-kuown St. Mary's Academy, of Notre Dame, Indiana, and is situated on First street West, be- tween First and Second South streets, thus being within an easy distance of the several railroad depots in the city. The buildings ot the academy are both large and commodious, and the sanitary arrangements perfect. They are ot brick 2O0.xlO0 feet, the main building three stories and basement; the the same number of day pupils, making a total ot 300, with ample accomodations for more. These pupils are taught by a very efficient staff of teachers, twenty in all. The course of study embraces all branches necessary to constitute a first-class education; including algebra, geometry, atsronomy, philosophy, logic, rhetoric, history and general literature. Bookkeeping and general busi- ness transactions are especially attended to. Students are expected when they enter the academy to take the regular academic musical and art courses, unless otherwise provided for by their parents. French and German are taught by Photo by Shipler. ST. M.\RYS ACADEMY. others, two stories, the ceilings running from sixteen to thirteen and one-half feet. Every provision is made for the protection of the health of the inmates, a large infirmary being upon the grounds, in which the patients obtain the best of care and attention. The resources of this establishment, however, are but seldom called upon. Good, healthy and substantial food, well prepared and regularly served, together with such invigor- ating exercises as calisthenics, games and country walks, go very tar toward preserving, if indeed, not enforcing good health. The precautions taken against fire are admirable. There is also an outside stairway to secure safe exit in case of accident. The academy, as its name implies, is principally intended for the instruction of Roman Catholic pupils, but pupils of all other denominations are received and taken care of equally as well, there being at present in the academy about 150 boarders and Sisters, natives of France and Germany, respectively, and I he department of music is exceedingly well adapted. It is in a separate building provided with pianos, double action harp, organs and other instruments. Students in vocal music are also given careful attention. In the art school, pupils are afforded every opportunity for displaying their talents. Sewing, both plam and fancy, is also taught in the Academy, and a feature of the routine is the weekly com- petitive examination at which prizes and medals are awarded. There are also annual and semi-annual examinations and many means successfully employed to promote a spirit of application and healthy emulation. The institution contains an excellent library of well selected books, and other features of superior excellence. Pupils are received at any time during the year, their term commencing with the date of their entrance, and half fare permits are secured for pupils inside the Territory. ._^-7P.-iiA, t iiii:/ Ht5iiiif*#»ft'"'^^if tt n ALL HALLOW'S COLLEGE. Utah's educational institutions are by no means be- hind the times, young as the dev»>lopment in other branphes may be in the Territory. Prominent amoni; these is .Ml Hallow'p College, established in IfWti, by Bishop Scanjun, of the Diocese of Halt Lake, who, how- ever, transferred the school to the Society of the Marist Fathers in 18."9. It has a capacity of one hund- red boarders ; many day pupils can likewise be accom- modated. The college occupies a lot of ground .'ilxlHl feet iu ilimensions, the buiUhngbeing a four-story edifice constructed of brick, with ground for recreation over '1' " feet sciuare, well equipped witb gymnasium appliances. The institution is provided with a faculty of compc tent instructors, and pUices within easy reach of [lar- enta in Utah the means of furnishing their chiKiren with a thorough practical and classical education, while keeping them at liome: nor is the religiouselement essen- tial to a proper education lacking. The academic year, beginning on the first Monday in September and clos- ing abo\it .June 20, is divided into two terms, the latter term beginning iu February, and the various depart- ments are under the immediate supervision of the fathers. Terms are reasonable and the results highly satisfactory. For further particulars call or send for the annual catalogue of this college which contains full information regarduig the studies, general regulations, terms, outfits required, course, etc., pursued by the same. UINTAH HOTEL. There is no snrer index of the business of a city than the extent and character of its hotel accommodations. Estimating Salt Lake City upon this basis one can arrive at some correct idea of her growth and progress. One of these in the van of popularity is the Uintah, presided over by French & Sow- ers. The Uintah is con- duct' d on the Euro- I'can plan, one of the fi nest restaurants in the Territory being con- nected tlierewith. The premi^^es occupied con- sist of a handsome four story brick structure conveniently located, cy Shipler. ARNOLD GIAUQUE. He is the possessor of a patent for a new pattern of mosaic, tile for flooring public buildings, wainscoting and ceilings etc., of which a fine line of goods are carried in stock. Under his able management the enterprise enjoys a trade that is annually increasing. In addition to the above he is the owner and proprietor of the Pioneer Patent Roller Mills, which have a reputation all over the Territory for the excellence of their flour, and as an institution that has aided very largely in develop- ing the wonderful resources of Utah. The manager for Mr. Morris, .Vrnold ( iiauque by name, has been iu the former's em- ploy for more than twenty years, and is a practical man in all the details of his business. Mr. Morris employs a large force of experienced hands in his several lines of production and pays a correspondingly large sum in wages each year. Mr. Morris is also one of the promoters of the sugar factory at Lehi and is doing much to foster that most valuable industry in that Territory. W. J. HARVEY & CO. The banking firm of W. .T. Harvey & Co., composed of W. J. Harvey and Dewitt B. Lowe was organized for the purpose of doing a general business iu real estate, mines, securities, banking and investment, with its office in the Knuts- ford Hotel. The gentlemen are supplied with ample capital and make a specialty of represeuting the investment of East- ern capital in Utah. The company occupies large and com- modious quarters as above designated, where every facility and all possible information regarding the business they represent, is afforded. Mr. Harvey was for a number of years, manager and trust officer of the Salt Lake Abstract Title (Uiarantee and Trust Company, and Mr. Lowe has been engaged in the real estate business in Salt Lake City for a number of years past. Both are gentlemen of much tincianeial ability, and eminent social qualifications, and though the firm has only been in existence but a comparative brief period it has built up an immense business. Possessing enviable qualities and neces- sary attributes, the gentlemen composing the firm are bound to attain a high rank in commercial and financial circles. ^^&m 83 THE McKINNON HORSE COLLAR MANU- FACTURING COMPANY. -^ -=^ Salt Lake within the last twelve mouths has aililed to its long listof eii- terprisinf; cit- izens a num- l)er of busi- u e s 8 men whose acqui- sition is a credit to any comraiini ty- These are of the people [■tf that give tlie i npbuihliug of — a city sub- stantial sup- port, anil make desirable citizens. Asatitting illustration of the foregoing sentiment, the proprietor of the McKiunon Horse Collar Manufacturing Co., of this city, may be cited. The company was organized in April. 18'J1, by M. 1). McKinnon, a man thoroughly experienced in the manufacturing of horse collars, having been in the business over twenty-five years. He oame to Salt Lake City from San Francisco, where he had charge at different times of the L. 1). Stone A- Co. manufactur- ing works, and Hart Saddlery Co., the latter being the largest and oldest estaljlished concern of the kind on the Pacific coast. The company's headiiuarters are located at Xo. 311 West Second street, occupying a large two-story brick building 24x.50 feet in dimensions, and the grades of goods turned out are superior to anything of the kind in this part of the cotintry. The first story of the factory building is occupied exclus- ively by the collar manufacturing department. The second story is devoted to the manufacture of sweat-pads and is quite an important part of the business. This department ak)ne gives employment to fifteen girls, and twenty-five horse collar hands, whose combined work resolves the establishment into a hive of industry. Mr. ]\IcKinnon came to Salt Lake City fully determined to take the lead in supplying the trade in his special line of business, and the active manner in which he has applied himself to his work, has caught the good will of the public, who are in turn showing their appreciation of a superior article by liberal patronage. DR. 0. A. FOLLETT. During recent years the various professional lines in Salt Lake City have received frequent additions, and no other one line has this fact become more noticeable than in that of Dentistry. Among those who have located in Salt Lake City in the practice of that profession no one has attained to more prominence, nor secured a more generous share of the public patronage tliau Dr. Follett. He is a native of Minnesota, and has been practicing tor about eight years with gratifying success, the unvarying reward of a complete knowledge of his profes- sion and diligence in securing its promotion. He first began to practice at San .lose, C'al., where he remained about six years. Prompted, however, by the reports of business, beautiful climate, and wonderful advantages possessed by Salt Lake City and T'tah, he decided to remove hither. After a careful inspec- tion of the advantages offered elsewhere he located in Salt Lake City early in January, 18i)], opening an ofKceat .'55! East Second Street South. Soon afterward he was joined by his family, and has since resided here, annually extending his tield of labor and annually growing more and more enthusiastic regarding the resources and advantages of the City and Territory. WALLACE & CO. It is conceded by everyone who has ever visited Salt Lake that the city can justly lay claim to some of the largest and beet equipped merchant tailoring houses in the country. Among these the Hrm of Wallace & Co. occupies a position of prominence second to none in the country. The business was established by Mr. Uob't Wallace in 1890, and the success at- tained has been of a most pleasing character, both in a finan- cial and fashionable point of view. He baa been connected with the fine tailoring trade of the east for a great many years and understands the business thoroughly, employing a cutter of marked ability and the best skilled workmen only, in his es- tablishment, of whom he has fifty constantly at work. His stock of goods is of the finest description and best grades, being a large importer and handling this character of goods only. He guarantees to give perfect satisfaction, and from the large trade that he now enjoys, which is constantly increasing, there is no doubt but that he succeeds to !in unlimited extent. Mr. Wallace is a native of Canada, where he learned his trade. He is an excellent business man, a gentleman of high social (lualities and greatly esteemed by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. McCORNICK & CO. One of the strongest and most prosperous private banks in the west, holding a high position in financial circles, and in the confidence of the pubHc, exercising a wholesome and valuable influence in all departments of business, and performing most useful and inportant functions in all matters of finance, is that of McCornick & Co. private bankers, founded in ISi:} by W. S. McCornick. The company is largely engaged in all trans- actions appertaining to a general banking business, such as discounts, deposits, loans, collections, the purchase and sale of domestic and foreign exchange, ores and bullions, and its busi- ness extends over all the civilized world. The bank has com- \V. S. McCUliNK K, ruEs. McCorsick B.^nkino Co. fortable quarters, the property of the company, employs a force of eleven assistants and the volume of its business is increasing so rapidly that they are now erecting one of the finest office buildings west of the Uocky Mountains, which the firm expect to occupy early next year. The long residence of Mr. McCornick in Salt Lake, and his successful financial career, together with his high character as an experienced financier at the head of the institution, com- mands the confidence of the public to snch an extent as to iucluhio and Mississippi river steamboat owner, who is known the world over, and is justly proud of so distin- guished a relative. As a business man the career of Mr. Sher- lock needs no comment from the editor of this work. His abilities and untarnished reputation are widely known and rec- ognized. His works, enterprise and general usefulness speak for him in teims sufliciently strong and convincing, and entitle him to the fullest esteem and consideration of the communilv. UTAH NURSERY CO. One of the largest enterprises, involving theoutlayof a large capital, is that of the Utah Nursery Company, which carrifs on a general nursery businefs. They employ from fifteen to thirty men in their buBlness. at a monthly expense for wages of 83,000, and sell goods throughout Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wa.shlngton, Nevada and Colorado. The company was incor- porated in June, 1887, with a capital of S50,tlO(i. The present officers are: J. A. Goohue, President; P. II. Dix, Treasurer; W. V. Eberly, Secretary; and A. Van Meter and E. J. Harness, Directors, all men of prominence and influence in the city and territory, and whose enter prise is exerting a great influence upon the city's growth and development. Such enterprises, when so properly managed as the Utah Nursery Company is, in the com- mercial world a source of great financial tenefit to the projectors and the public. 'WMS^f^W^'XMW^^^- 85 M. HUSH WABNER, Manager. In the compilation of a work of this eliiiracter the insurance interests of Salt LnUe deserve considerable altentiou. Anions the many a;,'euts en^raged in such enterprises in Salt Lake, none are more deservins; of an extended notice in tlie i)af,'es of this work than jSIr. Unsh Warner, the general manaser for I'tah of the lOqnitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, having his ottices in Progress liuildiut;. This agency was established in lH.sn, and in the two years that Mr. Warner, has been in control, has been remarkably successful. In 1890 Mr. manager of the (liinnison Improvement Company for three years, in the development of coal mines, and Bul)seqnently organized the (irand Kiver, Laud and Live Stock Company of which he was selected as president and general manager. He finally sold out his interest in this organization and came to Salt Lake, where for the first six mouths of his residence, he represented the New York Life. The Hquitable Life Company, however, recognizing in Mr. Warner a val- uable man, otTered:him a life contract with them on such advantageous terms, that he accepted the same and became their general manager for this Territory, and to whose inter- ,r- r . ^■- fe& v'f—'- '■■ '"■■"i^ "' ^-:. i*itji:iiiiiiiiii|l , -.. - iiiiiiittPriP- 35 t EQUITABLE LIFE ASBUIUN'CE BUILDliN(i, NEW YOHK. Warner's agency wrote up policies to the amount of Sl,'i')0,flfO, and from present indications it is expectf d that the amount for 1802 will leach S2,0()0,00(t. There are twelve agents in Utah for this company, under the control and direction of Mr. War- ner, all of whom are considered among the best insurance men in the West. The Equitable Life is one of the largest life insurance organizations iu the world, and has been doing bus- iness for thirty-one years,during which it has made phenomenal progress, the assets having increased from §162,(il8 iu 18C0 to Sllil.243,744 in 18'.l]. Few investors realize the fact that money deposited with a reliable and well managed life insurance company, in the pur- chase of insurance, is profitable from a Inieitees stand point; yet such a fact has been plainly demonstrated many times, aid examples might be mentioned if space permitted it. The com- pany thai Mr. Warner represents is too well known to ueed any eulogy, as it has a national and world wide reputation for relia- bility and strength. Mr. Warner was born in Pennsylvania, and has been engaged in the insurance business for twenty-live years. He was Presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Fire Ineurnnce Company for many years and in 1880 located in Colorado, where he engaged iu mining and stock operations in GnnniEon County. He was ests he devotes his entire time and attention. Mr. Warner is a reliable and energetic gentUman of maiked bufiness capacity and manages the atTairs of his company with ability and intelligence. UTAH UNDERTAKING CO. This undertaking company was incorporated on .June 22nd, 1891, with T. C. Armstrong. Jr.. President: C. W. Boyd. Vice- president; T. E. Harris, the present coroner, Treasurer, and J. C Pvosp, Secretary. The company is located at HIT South Main street, and carry a large and complete stock of the latest and most artistic designs in ca.ekets, cotlins and funeral requisites. The premises are provided with a spacious and richlv furnished funeral parlor arranged with special reference to the conduct of funeral services, etc. All the mf mhers of the company are well and favorably known, many of the stock- holders "being old residents in the city. They are leading and representative businessmen, masters of tie profession to which they are devoted, and citizens who enjoy the public confidence and esteem. 86 s^9 iilKi«w»»''^^il»fs HENRY SADLER.. It is with much pleasure that we call the attention of our readers to the well known, okl established and popular wholesale liquor house of Mr. Henry Sadler. Mr. Sadler occupies a substantial three-story brick building on South Main street, between 2nd and 3rd South street, the dimen- sions of which are '2tx lUO feet, the first ti lor being used as a sales- room, the second as a bottling room, and the third as store room. Mr. Sadler was born in England, and came to this country as a young man. He was en- gaged in the whole- sale dry goods business, in New York City for about four years, but being an energetic and pushing business man he soon saw the brilli- ant future tor the (ireat West and came hither. He has resided in Salt Lake City about thirty- two years where he has made a name for him- self as an industrious energetic honorable cit- izen, highly deserving of the success which has attended him throughout his busi- ness career. He car- ries a full line of the best brands of wines and liquors making a specialty of < )ld Crow, Hermitage, Oscar Pep- per and Yellowstone. His business represents an investment of S2.5,- 000 and he does an aver- age trade annually of about S150,00(i, extend- ing throughout the Ter- ritory of Utah and the States of Idaho, Colorado and Wyom- ing, requiring the employment of seven assistants. His cel- lars and wine vaults are stored with the choicest brands of Bourbon, rye and Monongahela whiskies and with wines of the most delicate shades, while his stocks of cigars, made up of imported, domestic and Key West, are unsurpassed in variety and quality. His terms are liberal and his transactions are noted for their equity and fair dealing. acterize their dealings with the public and the trade to which they cater. They give employment to a large force of skilled workmen and do a business steadily increasing in volume and importance. The enterprise is essentially a home industry, and receives the substantial recognition from citizens and residents merited by the public spirit dis- played in its establish- ment as also in the con- duct of its operations. Plioto tty Shipler. MR. HENRY S.\DLEU JOSLIN & PARK. Jervis Joslin and Boyd Park, composing jewelry firm of Joslin & Park formed a co-partnership twenty-nine years ago for the purpose of carrying on the business in which they have since been suc- cessfully engaged, and through all the ups and downs of a mercantile life have hehl fast together to finally emerge trium- phantly into the bright sunshine of financial prosperity. They began operating in Denver, and in 1871 opened a branch house in Salt Lake, and Mr. Boyd Park in charge. The success of the tirm has been remarkable and the present volume of business transacted is large. The firm carries a stock of diamonds, watclies, .jewelry, silver- ware, etc., ranging in value from S 75.01)0 to $100,0(10 and does an an- nual wholesale and re- tail business of $80,0(1(1, their trade being through- out the Northwest chiefly in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Montana. They occupy elegant and commodious accom- modations and employ eleven clerks, salesmen, etc., also traveling rep- resentatives. The junior member of the firm is a native of Scotland, but has been a resident of Utah for twenty years, and a practical mechanic, having learned his trade in Troy, New York, commencing at the bench in 1853. Both himself and partner have contnljuted very largely, by their push, enterprise and activity in developing the resources of Utah, and Salt Lake City in particular. GARRICK & HOLMES, Boiler Makers. No better evidence of the substantial prosperity of Salt Lake City is apparent than in the fact that her manufactures are successfully competing with those of the East in almost every line; hence, any review of the city's progress and indus- try, would be incomplete without making mention of the enter- prises and manufacturing establishments which are justly en- titled to mention. Of these the firm of Garrick it Holmes, at the rear of 149 West Temple street, although, but two years established, is conspicuously prominent in its special line of business. The lines of manufacture em- brace steam boilers, water jackets, iron water tanks, smoke stacks, etc.; also doing all kinds of sheet iron work and conduct- ing an extensive repair business. Their motto: "Reasonable prices and good work," has been closely adhered to, and has been the means of building up a trade that extends all over the Territory in every direction, throughout which Messrs. Alexander Garrick and Samuel Holmes, composing the firm, are well-known and highly esteemed, not alone for their artistic skill, but for the honorable business methods which cbar- r. E. WARREN MERCANTILE CO. Among the oldest and most reliable houses deserving of special mention in a work of this nature is the F. E. Warren Mercantile Co., located at No. 78 N. Second Street South. The company was incorporated in 1881, at Cheyenne, Wyo- ming, with a capital of $1.50,000, and now are the most exten- sive dealers in their line in this section of the country. They operate six houses in all, located at Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Ogden, Brigham, Logan and Boise City, and give employment to about 100 men to carry on their business, which will run over $250,000 per annum. In their stock will be found the cel- ebrated Steinway & Sons, Chickering & Sons, Decker & Son, Knabe A- Co., A. B. Chase & Co., Everett, and Fischer pianos, besides many others, and the Story A- Clark and A. B. Chase organs, all standard instruments. In fact, their stock is so complete that they are enabled to furnish a person with any musical instrument manufactured in this country or in Europe. The personnel of the firm is: President, F. E. Warren, present. United States Senator for Wyoming; E. M. Warren, vice presi- dent; W. P. Gannett, secretary and treasurer— gen- 87 tlemen too well and favorably kuown to require any extended notice, and who are esteemed among the most enterpris- ing and conservative business men whose names are linked iusei)- arably with those of the leading men of tliis Territory. The Salt Lake house is under the able management of Mr. 10. X. .leu- kins, a gentleman who has made legions of friends during his stay in this city. SALT LAKE BUSINESS COLLEGE. The cause of education has showu great progress through- out this vast country during the past i|uarter of a century. The different States have vied with each other in perfecting their systems in all the de- partments of learning, classical, scientific and bu.siness. The Salt Lake J5nsines8 Col- lege, under the control of Prof. J. W. Jameson and Nat. B. Johnston, was established dur- ing 1S89, under rules and reg- ulations especially adapted for the acquiring of a thorough and practical business education, and that have met with the full approbation of patrons. lOdu- cators are progressive men of intelligence. Having the ex- perience of the best of instruct- ors to study, and observant of the changes and wants of to- day, they adopt the best features of instruction of the past and embrace any new plan, principle or theory calculated to advance the interests of the pupil. Such has been and is the policy adopted by the Salt Lake Business College and its accomplished managers— a policy that has redounded to the advantage of all the leading busi- ness houses, banks, insurance companies, manufacturing establishments, railway offices and other avocations of life requiring the services of assistants, competent and reliable. The curriculum of the Salt Lake Business College embraces bookkeeping, commercial law, arithmetic, correspondence, pen- manship, business requirements and other branches required to battle with the practical side of life. Four teachers, among the best in the country, are employed and no pains are spared to completely and effectively equip the student with a comprehensive knowledge of his profession. The commercial room is '22x80 feet in dimensions and fitted Tip with all the appointments and appliances necessary for the requirements of the service, and the class room, lSx24, is equally as well arranged. The college can accomodate comfortably one hundred and twenty pupils. (Jraduates of this college since it was founded, evidence the high order of merit requisite to the securing of a diploma. The proprietors of the Salt Lake Business College entered their profession in California graduating from one of the finest instutions of learning in that State. Their system of instruc- tion is that known as the lOllis system, employed in the Eureka .Vcademy and Business College and the San Fran- cisco Business College, in which these gentlemen are in- terested. Professors Johnston and .lamesou are practical bookkeepers, having had several years experience as accountants before entering into business college work and are eminently qualified. The institution has gained an enviable reputation since its establishmsnt, and is in every respect deserving of the con- tinued patronage of the public. SALT LAKE SILK FACTORY. The value of manufactories to any city is difficult to esti- mate. Their influence is marked and should be appreciated in the highest degree. Salt Lake is the location of a number of industries that rank with the best in the land, and among them the Silk Manufacturing establishment of .lohn Lyle. located at hi S. West Temple St., stands preeminent. .1. L. Chalmers founded S.\LT L.\KK IITY BUSINESS COLLEGE. the enterprise in 1881, for the manufacture of silk products, such as handkerchiefs, ribbons, dress goods.etc. lie was succeeded by Mr. Lyle and the industry has had a remarkable run of suc- cesses since the latter took charge in IS!)]. His plant is the most perfect and complete of any in the West having one plain and three .lacquard looms, with approved working and winding appliances, together with all other necessary parapher- nalia for the successful carrying on of the business. Mr. Lyle manufactures several thousand handkerchiefs per year, and does a bu.siuess of some $.50(1 or SWO per month. The thread used in the factory was originally imported from China and ■lapan, but is now obtained from New York, .\mong the unique designs of handkerchiefs manufactured is one with the Temple, -Vssembly Hall and Taliernacle, woven in the corner, un- equalled as souvenirs with visitors to Salt Lake and the public. He also manufacfiires silk book-marks with a portrait of lirig- ham Young, likewise valuable as a memento of a visit to the City of Zion. Mr. Lyle has been a resident of Salt Lake for three years aad is one of its best and most favorably known business men. His establishment is a credit to the city it is aiding very materially in the development of, and is deserving of the most liberal patronage. THE SPENCER-BYWATER COMPANY. Few establishments in .Salt Lake City deserve more favor- able notice than the Spencer-Bywater company, manufacturers of cornices, tin, copper and sheet iron work of every descrip- tion, etc., and the most complete lines west of the Missouri river. The enterprise was inaugurated aliout three years ago by Messrs. Spencer and ISywater, and was incorporated in Jan- uary, 1H91. with M, Spencer, president. H. J. Bywater. treas- urer; F. W. Stair, secretary; and S. .\. Marks and Cliver Hodg- son, directors. Its trade is almost purely local, and when this fact is considered it will demonstrate to what a degree of pop- ularity the company has attained in the large annual showing of the business done. The premises occupied, at IT and 19 \Vest South Temple street, are large and conven- iently arranged, and the stock carried embraces a large line of "Peninsular" and "(iem City" stoves and ranges; also hot air furnaces of the "Peninsular" brand; the Richardson & 88 ^'iiliS Boynton furnace, gasoline stoves, and general house furnishing goods of every description in its line. The company makes a specialty of tin and sheet iron work, and does a wholesale job- bing trade in tin plate, galvanized sheet iron, etc. They give employment to fifteen hands, and do an annual business of $100,000. The members of the company aremen of push and enterprise, and have contributed very liberally of time, means and energy in advancing the commercial, mercantile and industrial interests of Salt Lake City. Mr. Mark Spencer, manager of the company, occupies a very prominent position in the ranks of the commercial men of the Great West. SALT LAKE MUSIC CO. We take pleasure in calling the attention of the public and especially the music loving portion of it, to the complete and elegant stock of musical instruments carried by the Salt Lake Music Co., located at 62 W. Second South St., where the Company occupies commodious premises for the accommo- dation of its large stock and the comfortable and easy trans- action of its rapidly increasing business. This house is the agent for the well and deservedly popular Shaw Piano and Newman IJros.' Organs for each of whichit enjoys a large trade. &■ SH.\W PL\NO. The house was established in Salt Lake City in 1889 and has succeeded not only in supplying a large number of the finest homes of the City with favorite brands of pianos and organs, but has placed them in cultured homes all over Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. This store is also the headquarters for all kinds of musical merchandise and keeps constantly on hand the largest stock and most popular make of pianos and organs in the City. In addition to those already mentioned, this Company is agent for the Schaefer Piano, an instrument noted for excellence of tone and finish, and which merits the universal praise accorded it. The Rice-Hinze Piano, also handled by this firm, will be found no less meritorious and is rapidly coming into favor in all parts of the country. The business of the Salt Lake Music Co. is under the management of Messrs. G. S. Smith and C W. Brown, both of whom have established a reputation for conducting the affairs of their house according to correct business principles. Cus- tomers never fail to receive every attention and the best of treatment. In consequence of their approved business methods they have built up a trade quoted at from 850,000 to $60,000 per annum. The well-merited success of this establishment is but the logical result of the indomitable energy and enterprise of the gentlemen who conduct it. SALT LAKE DENTAL DEPOT. The dental institutions in Salt Lake have always kept pace with the improvements of modern science. Conspicuous among these is the Salt Lake Dental Depot, originally founded by Drs. Chapman, Whytocker and Tripp. Dr. Whytocker, however, withdrew and Drs. Chapman and Tripp, the present proprietors, succeeded to the business. The institution occupies elegant quarters in the Opera House block, fitted up with all modern appliances for the rapid and convenient practice of the profession. They also contain a depot of supply of dental instruments and appliances in which the firm has a capital of .$7,000 invested, the annual trade of which amounts to S2o,000. They employ two skilled assistants, and their trade is large in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, and a portion of Colorado. Both of the gentlemen are practitioners of many years' e.xperience and include among their patrons the leading citizens of Salt Lake, to whom they refer with pride as to the character of work they perform. There are no more reliable and skilled professionals in the territory than Drs. Chapman and Tripp, and they are justly deserving of the large measure of success to which they have attained in the city. The assistants in the Dental Depot are Mr. Hugh A. Why- tocker, a native of Scotland and a practitioner of four years experience, and Mr. Lester Biggs, born in Utah, and in actual practice one year. Both gentlemen are skilled in their pro- fession and valuable assistants to the firm by which they are employed. GABEL THE TAILOR, SALT LAKE CITY. Success in any enterprise depends to a very large extent upon the intelligent proficiency, thorough understanding and practical knowledge of the undertaking. There is probably no branch of business that requires skill and general knowledge of all details than that of merchant tailoring of late years. The busi- ness has been practically reduced to a science, and many great improvements have been inaugurated, both in the style and cut of garments. Modern tailoring establishments of the country receive most liberal patronage from the fact that the American people know and believe that it pays to be "well dressed." Among the establishments in Salt Lake City that has gained an enviable reputation for the excellence of its materials and the superiority, its fits and make-ups, is that of (label, "the Tailor," at 6.') West Second South Street, a branch house of the well-known San Francisco enterprise bearing the same name. Mr. II. H. (iabel opened his main house in the latter city seven years ago, and since that time has established branch industries in Denver, Colorado: Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento, Port- land, Oregon, and Salt Lake City. The house here is in charge of Blr. S. T. Ferry, a practical man of many years experience. He carries one of the largest and most complete stocks ever seen in the West, and makes suits from .$1.5 up, guaranteeing satisfaction in every case. The enterprise is located in elegant and commodious quarters and gives employment to a force of sixteen experienced and accomplished operators. Mr. Ferry gives his special attention to the details of the business, and by his long experience is enabled to offer superior inducements to patrons, making it a point to not let a suit leave the establish- ment that is not satisfactory in all its details, and in consequence has among his patrons some of the best citizens. Those desir- ing stylish garments at reasonable prices will find at the house of Gabel, "the Tailor," all that can be required in this line. TELEPHONE LIVERY AND FEED STABLES. There are few living in this city who are not more or less familiar with the Telephone Livery and Feed Stables. Possi- bly there is not another source in the various walks of city life, from which there is drawn in the aggregate so much pleasure, comfort and convenience, as from the well equipped livery stable. And among this class of institutions, none are more deserving of prominent mentioning than the above, located at 157 State street, and owned by Sawyer and Kavauey. It was established a little over a year ago by Mr. William C. Sawyer, and is provided with all the modern conveniences. While in the matter of equipment, there can be found a stock of fine buggies and carriages, and elegant driving horses, as well as gaitted saddle animals, and all patronizing this establishment will find in attendance polite and attentive drivers, grooms, etc. Horses taken to board will receive the best of care. The proprietors, Mr. W. C. Sawyer and T. .J. Kavaney, who are courteous, genial gentlemen, honorable and fair in all their transactions, by close attention to the requirements of their special line of business, they have succeeded in building up the extensive patronage they now enjoy, and have gained the esteem and good will of the public. ^^--^:r-'-i 89 WARM SPRINGS. Of late years it has been demonstrated that among the great springs of the West there were some that possessed curative properties of a beiieficiiil order. Tradition has (T it that in the years agone wlien superstition enveloped the land, the aborigines of this country discovered and took of the medicinal quahties of the waters of which this sketch is the subject. The springs are located on the corner of 2d West and 7th Xortli, and easily accessible by electric cars which pass to and fro at brief intervals. The property covers ten acres of ground upon which there has been erected a two-story building 112x176 feet in dimen- sions, provided with a 40 horse-power engine, that supplies all the motive force necessary; also for heating the premises, and other pur- poses. Tbe Turkish baths, the main feat- ures of the enterprise, are of a character that on trial commend themselves to all. The old bath house is a one-story, concrete struc- ture, l()x7.'5 feet in dimensions, containing twenty tubs on the most approved modern pattern. Tlie swimming pool is in the main l)uilding, and covers an area of .')5xl'l:lN' > M I I, U\i ed in amount by any agency in the entire West. Their business is general insurance, the negotiation of loans of money for use in Utah, Idaho and elsewhere, etc. They represent the following standard companies: Insurance Company of North America, of Philadelphia, 88,731,2.50; Home Insurance Company of New York, $8,931,159; German Ameri- can Insurance Company of New York, 85,544,346; Hartford Fire Insurance Company, of Hartford, .$6,142,4.54; Phoenix Insur- ance Company, of Hartford, 15,305,004; Pennsylvania Fire Insur- ance Company, of Philadelphia, 83,320,935; .\merican Fire Insur. ance Company, of Philadel|)hia, 82,642,(i(19; Niagara Fire Insur- ance Company, of New York, .S2, 490,6.54; Westchester Fire Insur- ance Company, of New York, $1,. 521, 706; Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Company, of Brooklyn, .Sl,393,311; Liverpool & Lon- don & Globe Insurance Company, of Liverpool, $43,387,000; Home Fire Insurance Company of Utah, 8300,000. The latter company is essentially a home institution and one in which the people of Salt Lake City take a just pride. It is most liberally patronized on this account, as also on account of its reliability and liberal policy. The firm represents several large Eastern companies, and as already stated, loans money in large amounts throughout the Territory. The enterprise has been incorpo- rated with Heber J. Grant, president; Richard W. Y'ouug, vice- president, and Horace G. Whitney, secretary and treasurer. The directory consists of Heber J. Grant. .1. F. Grant, Wm. H. Rowe, Elias A. Smith, Richard W. Young, J. F. Wells, Leonard G. Hardy, Horace G. Whitney and Charles S. Burton, all prominent men in the social, political, commercial, and finan- cial history of Salt Lake City, and taking an active part in all matters pertaining to the best interests of the city and terri- tory. Mr. J. F. Grant, the general manager, possesses in an unusual degree all qualifications and characteristics requisite to successful conduct of affairs in this lineof business, combin- ing enterprise, activity, prudence, sound judgment, and keen business tact. The firm employs a large force of clerks and as- sistants, and the business is phenomenally prosperous. E. STEELE— L X L. STABLES. The I. X. L. Stables, owned and operated by Mr. H. Steele are widely known and as universally popular among admirers of blooded horses, high mettled racers, rapid roadsters, etc., as they are among citizens who exact elegant service and equip- age. They are located on South Main street, between Third and Fourth and are in all features exceptionally well appointed and equipped. The stock is of the best character and descrip- tion; the carriages, buggies and vehicles generally of the most fashionable pattern, and responses to the public ])rompt and reliable. Mr. Steele established the enterprise about three years ago, and by his attention to business, and honorable dealing, has secured to the same 9P ^Jpoet endlees patronegQ 90 i!^'iifil5^-#^^"°^§fiK^ with a stabling capacity for 300 head of horses. It is constructed of brick, is two stories high, and arranged with all the conveniences necessary to the easy and rapid transaction of the immense busi- ness carried on under its direction. The company has 125 head of horses, 28 carriages, 28 buggies, 9 transfer wagons and 8 omnibuses. To take care of so large an invoice of valuable properties and attend to the prompt transfer of baggage, requires a force of 43 men and a consequent pay-roll of large di- mensions. The company has some of the finest "rigs" in the West, and teams are furnished on short notice, while transfer business is carried on in a systematic man- ner with rarely a mistake ever being made in the smallest particular. In the conduct of this mammoth enterprise an enormous amount of capital is invested, and the daily expenses are heavy. Notwith- standing all this, however, the company is on a paying basis, due in a large manner to the able, popular and efficient manner in GRANT BROS. COMPANY. Equally important with the leading enterprises which give reputation to a city for progressive spirit, and commercial and manufacturingfacilities, are all establishments which conduce to the con- venience of the community. With the growth of population in Salt Lake, has come an increase in the demand for livery teams, carriages and transfer wagons, and the business has assumed great proportions in consequence. The (irant Bros. Transfer Company was founded in 1886, by a corporation under the name of Grant Bros. Company, for the purpose of transacting a general livery and transfer business. The officers are Heber .T.Grant, president; Elias A.Smith, secretary and treasurer, and B. F. Grant, manager. The establishment is the largest of its kind in the city, occupying a building 100x330 feet in dimension.s, HEBEK J. (iKANT. J. H. GRANT, ROWE, MORRIS, SUMMERHAYS COMPANY. One of the many institutions that contribute largely to the prosperity of Salt Lake is the Rowe, Morris, Summerhays Company. The corporation manufactures and handles leather, also dealing in hides, wool, deer and sheep pelts, furs, etc. They occupy a large four-story building at Nob. 61 and 63 South Third West street, one-half block south of U. P. depot, the tannery being situated on Fourth North, between First and Second West streets, and is a large and conveniently arranged structure. The enterprise is successor to .T. W. Summerhays & Company, and was originally founded in 1883. The business was incorporated JD May last, and has since largely increased- :M % ' r w «^ . .-> K. Sa ^j^L ^ |W\ >c^ J. M. i.i; \ \ which the manager. xUr. Graut_ conducts operations connected with the undertaking. He is a man of keen business abilities, fully qualified for the position he holds, and an affable, polite gen- tleman. The remaining officers of the company are prominent men in the city, and pioneers of Utah. The president, Heber J. Grant, has occupied the highest official position within the gift of the people of Salt Lake City, and is a gentleman universally esteemed and respected thoroughout the entire Territory. The secretary and treasurer, Mr. Elias A. Smith, is connected with a large number of commercial and financial in- stitutions; is amanot large capital, and practically identified with all the interests of Salt Lake City. The reader's attention is called to the fine engraving of the hand- some passenger "Raymond Coach" on the back cover of this publica- tion. It was built to accommodate large parties of excursionists and tourists, and is usually drawn by six to eight fine horses. J. !•'. (JKANT. H^9€)fT;'EG 91 'J'liey purchase hiileB, wool, pelts and fursthrounh Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada ami Arizona and dispose of tliem in all the i)rincipal markets of the country. They do a heavy busi- ness that is annually improvin;;, and employ a force of twenty-four hands. The officers of the corporation are: W. H. Kowe, president; K. Morris, vice- president and treasurer; Geo. R. Emery, secretary, and J \V. Summer- hays, manager. They are thorough business men and ])romineut in the Territory. Their enterprise is an im- portant one in the matter of de- veloping the resources of the country; also as regards the amount of money involved in the business. The value of such institutions to a community is difficult to compute, but is of a nature to be appreciated by all who have the interests of Salt Lake and Utah at heart. L. P. ROBINSON. Professional men above all classes of people are r€l) feet, and is prepared to do a larger busi- ness than ever before, to manufacture and handle work with a great deal more satisfaction and on much shorter notice. He is also well equipped with the most improved machinery requisite for his business in all the ditferent departments. .Judg- ing from the working of the machinery in the sheet metal works department, and the beautiful and dillicult hammered work in copper brass, zinc, and galvanised iron this establishment has turned out, he is prepared to make anything in sheet metal that may be needed for any building. On entering the commodious new building of Mr. Dale you first enter the exhibit and sales room, which is tastefully arranged with all manner of plumbing, gas and electric goods, with an elegant assortment of tixtures set up, showing the working of each of the many magnificent designs in bath tubs, water closets, open lavatories, etc.. with an endless stock of gas and electric fixtures. Next comes the L. H. DALE. large business in Salt Lake City and county, bnt throughout Utah, Wyommg and fdaho. Next comes the plumbing, steam and gas-fitting shop, with, seemingly, as conveniently arranged racks, bins, and benches, and the larger and well-stored decking, suspended from the ceilings, on the left, with a large and endless variety of earthen- ware, asone could wish to select from, well tilled to overflowing compartments with car loads of wrought and oast iron pipe in endless variety, sizes, shapes, etc. The two thousand dollar fitting bins are well filled with all kinds of fittings. Next to this shot) is the sheet metal works, with the necessary ma- chinery, and with many stacks of all kinds of sheet iron, copper, brass, zinc, and all grades of tin plate, from the 1. C. charcoal roofing up to and including the wellknown old method N.ii (i. Taylor and others just as good brands of old style terns. Mr. Dale is prepared and is making a more substantial work in the sheet metal line than has ever been built in this part of the country before. He will not turn out a job of work without it is well bossed ami anchored. He makes a specialty of skylight and ventilator work, as well as all kinds of tin work and hot air heating. Mr. Dale has l>uilt up and is maintaining a nice jobbing, or wholesale trade. This point being so far from the manufacturers of tbe various kinds of goods in his line, he buys all his goods in car lots, and is furnishing everything in his line to the trade at prices that they can afford to deal with him. The stock of HARVESTING MACHINEKV AND ('HAMPION REPAIRS is from the well-known firm of .'\mos Whiteley & Co., of Spring- field, Ohio, of which he is the sole western agent. He carries a full and complete stock of Whiteley solid steel mowers and binders ; also a full stock of Whiteley and Champion machine repairs. These machines, consisting of mowers and binders, have a world-wide reputation, and are known for their excel- lence to every farmer throughout the world, as thousands of them are sold annually. This company has more than S12,- O00,00n invested in the manufacture of their harvesting machin- ery at Springfield, Ohio. The above company is the only har- vesting machine company that build their entire machines from the ground up, viz : mining their own ore, shipping it on their own railroad to their own factories, and making everything for their own machine in every particular. This manufacturing establishment is the largest one of its kind in the world. Mr. Dale furnishes all necessary repairs for all their machines, and also for all the OLD CHAMPION MAOHINES, tor the western country, and being a thorough practical man in his business, has never failed to give satisfaction. Mr. Dale is a live, pushing and energetic business man, and deserves much credit for his enterprise and the trade he has established ; not only does he receive great credit, but the people of our city and tributary country fully realize and appreciate the importance of such a inauutacturing and wholesale establish- ment. 'jr.' 5^*»-^, WlllTKLEV bl>Lll> STEEL .MUWEi;. HMtVESTlNO MArniNE AND REPAIR ROOM, with a thirty thousand dollar stock, which is much larger and better arranged than has ever been in this country before. Mr. Dale has spared no pains or expense to make this part of the building conveuieDt and attractive. He not only does a ROGERS & COMPANY. In writing a review of the commercial in- terests of Salt Lake City, there are many en- terprises that come under notice at are speciahlly worthy of mention. In this con- nection it is proper to state that there is no more potent factor in the material aiivancement of the commercial interestsof a city than a "ell regulated and first-clas.i grocery house. The house of Rogers it Company is pre-eminently one of this class. These gentlemen are all bright, active, enterprising young men: and after seven years of a successful business career are in a position to understand the wants ■/■'"''■ of the trade. The establishment was originally founded in 1884. by .V. Rogers,.Tr.. and tlie firm was afterward suceeded by .\. Rogers. .Tr., .T. 15. Rogers, and .Tas. Rogers, the father, who had been in active business life in Salt Lake City for more than twenty-five years, retiring to enjoy in ease the fruits of a successful business career. Mr. Rogers, Sr., is a native of Scotland, and one of the "old timers," and, although retired from active participation in business life, is largely interested in a number of enterprises thatiaid very 'materially in the development of the resources of the territorv. A'- 96 j5^mA- ■*■— -^ ^ — ., '<■'> ©?ii5'»wwai''^'if ffif ^B His sons are worthy successors, and have demonstrated their ability as business men by the successful operation of one of the largest establishments of its character in the city. They are located in an elegant building in the business portion of the city, and in its arrangement is universally conceded to be handsome and adaptive. The firm carries an average stock, valued at $1.5,000, consisting of a general assortment of fancy groceries and table delicacies, etc., etc. This feature of their business is especially appreciated by the public, and has been the means of bringing Rogers & Company the best and finest trade in the citj-. Eight assistants are employed, from four to six wagons are constantly in operation, and they do an annual business of over $1.50,000. The members of all the firm are enterprising, liberal and progressive business men, gentlemen of unimpeachable character and worthy of all the pat- ronage they are receiving. In all the city of Salt Lake, there is no firm that stands higher in the estimation of the public than that of Bogers A: Company. UNION PACIFIC HOTEL. The City of Salt Lake certainly commands a po!5ition essen- tially calling for first-class hotel accommodations of large capacity and intelligent management. The house of which this article is the subject, the Union Pacific Hotel, was but recently opened to the public by Mr. B. F. Whittemore, an old hotel man of many years' experience. The house, situated opposite U. P. depot, is a four-story brick structure, 75x100 feet in dimensions, supplied with a 40-horse power engine used for heating and elevator purposes, and is conducted upon both UNION PACIFIC HOTEL. the American and European plans. It has ninety-four sleeping rooms with a capacity to accommodate two hundred people; the dining room seating one hundred and fifty guests, the entire establishment being lighted by electricity and gas, heated throughout by steam, and water on every fioor. The table is supplied with all the market afJords and the service is of the very best. In the construction of this edifice, the best architectural designs were employed, including the latest im- proved fashion in a cupola from which Salt Lake, the entire valley, etc , may be viewed. Another pleasing feature of the building is the different native woods used in its decoration the second floor especially being distinguished for its orna- mentations in Spanish cedar, the third floor in Oregon yellow pine, capable of a high polish, and the fourth floor in white pine with oil polish. The hotel floors are laid in California red-wood and the reception rooms, bar room, billiard room, etc., are works of art. Mr. Whittemore began the hotel busi- ess in San Francisco in 185(1, and has since been continually en- gaged in the same line. He is a popular landlord and is ably assisted by his wife, who takes it upon herself to see that all guests are made comfortable; and to her influence and ability is due much of the success that he has achieved. JOHN READING. In every city there are individual examples of men whose large connection with its business pursuits, whose prominence in all matters of public enterprise, and whose record for integ- rity, energy and industry, made them object of note, not alone in their homes, but wherever an exalted commercial reputation is recognized and respected. Few men at present engaged in business in Salt Lake City, have been longer associated with its mercantile interests than John Reading. Coming to the city from England thirty-seven years ago he can justly be considered, one of the pioneers of the Territory. In 1864 he embarked in his present occupation of florist and seedsman, and by diligence and perseverance, coupled with strict integrity of purpose, he has built up one of the largest trades in his line the western country can boast of. The buildings and grounds necessary to carry on his business occupy a space of 2'2x.50 rods, corner Second East and Second South streets, and include a large hot house, heated by steam and furnishing employment to fifteen hands, being also supplied with all modern appliances, including elec- tric light and other machinery necessary for the successful operation of the same. The grounds of Mr. Reading, laid out in elegant, symmetric design, are models of beauty and perfection in all the details to which they are adapted. All varieties of flowers and plants are propagated and seeds of every descirp- tion are kept constantly on hand to supply the trade. The con- cern also has a four acre block devoted to the cultivation of flowers and seeds, at Centerville, Davis County, thirteen miles north of the city, and one half miles east of the U. P. railroad. This is under the charge of his son, W. H. Reading, and is a model in beauty and design. The trade extends to Montana and Idaho, and is increasing in volume yearly. Mr. Reading has a branch salesroom under the Utah National bank, and is ably assisted in his business by his two sons, W. H. and C. J. Reading, both of whom are recognized as men of ability in their line. SALT LAKE EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE INSTITUTION. The Salt Lake Equitable Co-operative Institution, for the purpose of engaging in general merchandising, was incorporated in 1890, and began business in October of the same year, with Mr. Langton, president; Thomas H. Nott, vice-president, the directors being: Marcus Metz, Juo. Scofield Sr., and Francis T. Bailey, all old operators. The capital stock of the corporation is 8100,000. Tliey carry a general stock of merchandise, and the enterprise has already proved a boon to the people of Salt Lake and Utah. The institution operates by an original plan, that of selling goods at low prices and allowing a rebate of five ppr cent, on all cash purchases. This system was inaugurated with a view to benefit customers paying cash. It has proved to be very successful, and has saved the consumers many dollars. The company occupy a two-story building, 28x1-10 feet in dimensions, at 30 and 32 West First S^ South, and employ fourteen assist- ants. Their trade amounts from $12,000 to $14,000 per month, and extends pretty well through the entire Territory. Mr. Langton, the president and superintendent, came to Utah in 1881, and eight years ago founded the Zion's Benefit Building Society, a society that has prospered and thriven to a remarkable degree. He was also the first man to inaugurate the equitable co-operative system in this community. Mr. Lang- ton is a firm believer in the success and great future in store for Salt Lake, and is naturally interested in every good project for her benefit. He is broad and liberal in his views, a public- spirited business man, and has the confidence and esteem of the community. In his business lie is ably assisted by Mr. Nott, recognized as a man of large commercial abilities and an enter- prising citizen and gentleman. Mr. Nott is an experienced and thoroughly practical man in his line, having for nineteen years been in charge of the grocery department of S. P. Teasdell, the oldest house in the Territory, and consequently well and amply qualified for the position he now holds. SALT LAKE HARDWARE CO. There is probably no one branch of trade more important in its relations, influence and bearing upon the commerce of a city than the hardware business. The generic term hardware includes all the unclassified manufactures of iron and steel. There are no distinct specialties in this market and the various industries and demands of the trade are fully supplied by the enterprise of the Salt Lake Hardware Co., at 42 and 44 W. Second South Street. The stock carried is wonderful, com- plete, including every article entering into the general hard- ware trade, both heavy and shelf, made in the best Eastern and )^Hf9iiiii 97 foreign factories and sold at tlie lowest prices. Of the firms denliiifj in liardware in tins section none occupy a more promi- nent position or conduct their business witli more enterprise and intelligence. The present company is a successor to Jas. T. Glasby; it was incorporated in 1SS9, and with its ample facil- ities and resources, togetber with an excellent business capacity, had an immfdiate and marked success, resulting in a trade which is steadily iucreasiug each year. The comi)Hny's i>lace of business is conveniently located and consists of a building 30x217 feet in dimensions, containing l(!,0(1l) sriuare feet of tloor surface, filled with a stock valued at $()0,(X)(), embracing mis- cellaneous articles entering into the trade, general hardware for all purposes, builders' and mechanics' tools, miners' and contractors' supplies, guns, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle, sporting goods ami house furnishing hardware; also stoves, ranges, tin and granite ware. A specialty is made of tin, sheet iron and copper work, furnace work and sanitary plumbing. In the prosecution of the business of the company sixteen assist- ants are employed, including traveling salesman, who can serve a large and prosperous trade in I'tah. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado, amounting in the aggregate to nearly .?'2l10,0()ll per annum. The officers of the company are.T.T. Olasby, president, and B. F. Hauer, secretary, who represent and control not only one of the largest establishments of its character in the West, but one that compares favorably with any in the country; standing in the front rank of business houses in re- gard to the ([uantity of its stock, extent of its transactions, and in the enterprising, energetic and systematic business habits and capacity displayed in its management. The gentlemen comprising the companv are men of sterling integrity, noted for their business ijualittcations and for their unquestioned re- liability in all the walks of life. D. C. YOUNG. Greece and Home in their palmy days awarded the greatest dignities and honors to those who excelled in painting, sculpture and architecture. The Moors were credited with being a peo- ple of unusual refinement and specimens of tlieir architecture, which still exist, claim the admiration of lovers of the beautiful. The character of the public and private buildings of a city is a test of the civilization, refinement and enterprise of the people. Among the list of accomplished architects in Salt Lake, 1). C. Young occupies a leading position. He is an ex- perienced and able man in his line, having pursued his pro- fession for ten years. He graduated at the College of Engineer- ing, Troy, \. Y., in 1S71I, and followed civil engineering for two years, but abandoned it to engage in the profession of an archi- tect, and though but thirty-six years of age, he has designed a number of noted building in the city and Territory, among them being the Hotel Templeton, iiniversally recognized as an architectural beauty in every respect. He also designed the IJrigham Young academy at Prnvo, the Brigham Young college at l.ogan, and the church building at Paris, Idaho, in what is known as the Hear Lake Stake of Zion. At present he is the supervising architect of the magnificent temple building, which has occupied nearly all his attention during the past four years. He is the architect for the Mormon church, and devotes con- siderable time to the designing of churches, schools, and other buildings for the Mormon people. His biisiness extends all throughout the Territory of Idaho and elsewhere, and his rei)U- tation as au artist in his line is unexcelled in any porticm of the west. The very fact that he was selected to supervise the work of the grand and ma.ssive temple structure is public acknowl- edgement of his abilities, and a compliment to his integrity as a man. Those in need of the services of a first-class architect will find him in the person of Mr. Young, and they will also find a gentleman with whom it is a pleasure to transact busi- ness. WEST LAKE & MIDWAY IMPROVEMENT CO. .\mong the institutions that contribute in a large measure to the general prosperity of Salt Lake City there is none more worthy of notice than the West Lake .t Midway Improvement Company, of which E. L. Crow is president, and .\. M. Wood, secretary. The business of the enterprise is the investment in realty for non-residents, the buying and selling of real estate, bonds, securities and other first-class negotial)le paper. The company also handles large property interests of its own, among such being the West Lake and Midway additions, situ- ated on the lines of the Unid by former owners, from which ship- ments have been made, amounliiifj to 827,01)0 in value. The company has invested in a steam power hoist, and employs twenty to twouty-tive men. the average pay-roll being .S 2,000 a month. The character of the ore removed is porphyry which will assay 14.4.')0. A shipment was made in 1S90, to the Mingo smelter, which showed 8 per cent, lead and f)7.l ounces of silver, with A'.i ounces of gold. A second shipment showed 8..') percent, of lead, lllj.:i ounces of silver, and the same amount of gold as in the preceding consignment. This property is valuable for working and the company fluds it pays to keep things moving, the outi)Ut being abundantly commensurate with the cost of operation, leaving a handsome percentage for profit. Utah mines are good property and theTintic district is known to miners everywhere as particularly rich and consist- ent in its output with the number of good paying mines con- stantly increasing over those which have been worked out. It is a country where the investment of a very little money is bouuil to result well, if placed in the hands of au established industry. The grade of ore coming from the Tintic Mining and .Milling Company's property will be seen to be very good; in fact much superior to the majority of mines which are being operated as certain enrichers of stockholders, even now. T. J. ANGELL LUMBER COMPANY. In all cities noted for enterprise and progress in commercial affairs and growth in population, there are no more efficient and substantial contributors toward those desirable ends than branches of industry connected with the building interest. Through their enterprise, exertions and the practical knowledge of the proprietors, cities are built, adorned and made attractive. In growing cities like Salt Lake men who are conversant with lumber business, practically acciuainted with its details, and withal, energetic, determined and industrious, are valuable acquisitions to its trade and aids to its progress. Such men are the members of the T. J. Angell Lumber Company, possessing, as they do, a practical knowledge of the business in all its depart- ments, a knowledge acquired by long connection with the Lumber trade of Salt Lake City. The business was started in 1S89, by .\ngell Bros., the present firm succeeding them in September. IH'.tl. The grounds occupied at 62.^ State St., are 129x10.") feet in dimensions, on which are located their oflice and yards. The stock carried is valued about $20,000. and includes all kinds of lumber, laths, shingles, fence posts, etc. They also carry a full line of builders' hardware. Their trade extends all over L'tah. and foots up the handsome sum of SHO.OOO per annum, a good showing for a firm which has been in business but two years. Fifteen hands are kept constantly busy receiving, delivering and shipping. Socially and in busi- ness affairs these gentlemen well deserve the respect accorded them. Possessing the (lualities which go to make up cviltured intelligence and honorable business men — character and repu- tation — it could not be otherwise. GEO. M. CANNON. Among those operative industries which contribute most directly to the prosperity of growing cities and towns, there are none whose influence and energy are more worthy of recognition than those of the dealer iu real estate. Prominent among the businef s men of this class in Salt Lake stands Mr. Gf o. M. ( annon. who began operations in lt-8lj in company with his brother, John M. Cannon. The latter, however, shortly after the formation of the firm, entered the law depart- ment of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he graduated, and is now one of the rising young attorneys of Salt Lake, and interested with his brother in the ownership of some valuable realty in that city, Mr. (J. M. Cannon, in additiim to handling real estate on commission, being a large realty owner himself. He is the principal owner of Forest Dale additirm to Salt Lake, one of the finest suburb tracts of land in the West, and the largest addition southeast of Liberty Park. Together with his association, Mr. Cannon was instrumental in securing the extension of the lines of the rapid transit company to this addition, the contract with the railway company rei|uirii)g the latter to build their track to Mr. Cannon's property, and furnish a continuous service at a minumum rate of fare for twenty years, the latter |)ayiug therefor a bonus of 821,0011 to the railroad company. Northeast of this property and on the same line of railway lies the Perkins Hoiilevard addition, also owned by Mr. Cannon, and of which he has already disposed of a large numberof lots, thesalesfrom the same amountiugto 875,- 000 in six months. These additions are admirably located, and are among the most desirable properties in the city for residence purposes. They are situated high and dry above the level of the surrounding tracts, covered in many cases with beautiful shade trees,conveuient and accessible to business by means of the liapid Transit railway, and destined to be a favorite dwelling place for the home loving people of Salt Lake. He also loans eastern capital and is well known throughout the Territory as a safe reli- able man with whom to do business. He was County Recorder for six years and during his term of office acquainted himself with locations, titles and values, a knowledge of which has been very useful to him iu his present business. Mr. Cannon has the esteem and confidence of the business men and citizens of Salt Lake, and his judgment on real estate and other invest- ments, is considered sound. CARTHEY & DUMBECK. Simultaneous with the erection of many new and costly buildings now going up in Salt Lake City, the various lines of business brought into play in their construction and ecjuip- ment are being established and perfected. Asthis development continues and the buildings are constructed higher and hud- dled closer together, the necessity for improved sanitary arrangements, water supply, heating apparatus, etc., is redoubled. The past few years have witnessed wonderful strides in the direction of a better sanitary system for populous cities, and the men whose business it is to make provision for the removal of refuse in buildings constructed according to modern ideas must adopt and be prepared to include the latest improved arrangements for this purpose. Salt Lake City is building a splendid foundation in this respect. All of her largest and best buildings are being fitted with every available improvement designed for comfort or con- venience, and the plumber is an important factor in securing this end. The firm of Carthey A- Dumbeck is among the foremost in its line, and provided with plumbers and steam titters able to perform their work as thoroughly and satisfactorily as any concern of the kind in the United States. The firm, some time since, succeeded to the business of Igo A Carthey. long estab- lished in Salt Lake City, and maintain the highest reputation for skill and reliability. They are located at No. 302 South West Temple street, occupying a building ]Gx42. with a warehouse to the rear '20x25 feet in dimensions and well equijjped. The gentlemen composing the firm are skilled workmen, thoroughly experienced, and fully prepared to execute contracts re(iuiring the exercise of professional skill and first-class work. During the past year their business amounted to more than $25,000. emphasizing their reputation as faithful ard responsi- ble artisans, deserving of the full measure of confidence (hey enjoy, and their ability to respond to requisitions made upon their services promptly and satisfactorily. JOSEPH WM. TAYLOR. The natural desire is strong in the hearts of loving friends and relatives to pay the last sad tribute of love and respect to the dear departed in as gentle, appropriate and refined manner as possible, the final details of which are generally left to the un- dertaker. In the City of Salt Lake there is no man better qualitied to fill this position than Joseph Wm. Taylor, under- taker and embalmer. Mr. Taylor has had an experience of twenty-seven years in the business, and is therefore amply ssm0^ 100 if^^iwPWiiPW^iiii -".'f.'iSSK'*' qualified for all the peculiar requirements of the same. His establishment occupies a two-story brick building at 21 and 23 South West Temple Street, provided with all conveniences, including telephone service, and his business extends to all points in Utah and Idaho. His stock is large and varied, and his line of metallic caskets, burial cases, shrouds and robes is second to none in the West. His hearses are among the most elegant in the city; his assistants are well trained, polite and respectful, and the establishment is complete in all its details. and merit in the mercantile ranks, and is highly regarded and esteemed by an extensive circle of friends throughout the city and Territory. C. O. VALENTINE & CO. Prominent among the new enterprises of Salt Lake City the firm of Valentine & Co., wholesale and retail dealers in fish, oysters, fruits, game, etc., occupy a leading position. The firm has a convenient and well-equipped building, No. .54 Market WASATCH BUILDING, SALT LAKE CITY. Much of the success Mr. Taylor has acnieved is due to his estimable character, refined nature and courteous deportment, as also his business qualifications. As would naturally be inferred Mr. Taylor's refined tastes incline him to the selection and purchase of the highest grades of goods in his line, at the same time keeping cheaper but well-chosen goods for such of his patrons as cannot afford to indulge their more expensive tastes. No undertaker of the present day would think of asking the patronage of the public without the ability to serve them with the most approved and scientific process of embalming. Mr. Taylor having availed himself of every advantage in the acquisition of this difficult science is prepared to give the public the benefit of his skill with the assurance of satisfactory results. He was born in Salt Lake City, is a gentleman well and favor- ably known all over the Territory, a man of recognized worth Row, West First South Street, and keep a constant supply of fresh goods on hand. They receive daily fresh oysters from Baltimore and New York, extensively handling the celebrated "C'rowu" and "Shield" brands, pronounced by epicurfs to be of a very superior quality! They receive fish fresh from the lakes and streams of California and Wisconsin, and are in daily receipt of all kinds of game and fruit in season, a specialty being made of the best goods. By this means they have built up a large and increasing trade, and will, in the near future, open a branch establishment at Ogden. Mr. Valentine is from Wisconsin, while Mr. Sears claims Ohio as his native place. Both of these gentlemen are fine business men, posses- sing good judgment, and fully alive to the wants of the trade to which they minister. They are men of enterprise and energy, and possess all the qualifications indispensable to success in commercial life. SHELLEY & BUECKHARTT. The Messrs. Shelley Aliurckhartt have opened up one of the most unique show rooms in the country, at 221 South Main street. The apartment is 22.\(;o feet in size, with every con- venience and equipment for an advantageous display of their respective lines. Their business is collectinj; and disposinjj of the must beautiful, rare, and wonderful specimens of (luartz, mineral petrifactions, jewels, furs and curios ; also manutnctur- ing them into tasteful, and attractive articles. It has been tlitlicult at times to convince many visitors that gems and stones of variegated beauty and great value were indigenous to Utah. Hut this is being gradually overcome and not only do the gems and precious stones further on described astonish, but the birds, sknis, and furs, exhibited by the firm are sources of wonder and admiration. One of the wall adornments is said be among the huest specimens of grizzly bear skins ever exhib- ited. It measures nine feet by six one half feet and is in a state of perfect preservation, ft was taken from one of the largest bears ever killed in L'tah. lis dead weight was l,42ll !t)s., at the time of its capture in the l^iamoud mountains. Perhaps the most curious and uniciue as well as beautiful con- V)inations of art and nature in their collections, is a feather or bird-skin robe, the production of natives of Patagonia, South America, and containing in its wonderfnl make up, the skins of over three hundred birds. It was brought here at great expense and it is said to be the only one of the kind in the Uinted States. They also have a large display of beautiful and costly furs both native and imported, and their jewelry cases are replete with gems and jewels, the beauty of which together with tlie reasonable terms upon which they can be purchased are matters of surprise. The rocky mountain agate in every variety, highly polished and made into a thousand elegant and useful articles, the onyx with all its beautiful shade and lints, is found there, its highly polished faces resolved into things of beauty to prove a joy lo many forever. The Utah topaz may be found in many stores in the city but Messrs. Shelley .t IJurckhartt appear to have been for- tunate in obtaining a most beautiful assortment of these prec- ious gems. They are of unusual size and in every known tint. The ruby, another of Utah's gems, so plentiful that it is said '•they can beehoveled up out of the creekbeds," can be found possessing beautiful colors and well cut, in this house of gems. Garnets of great size and value are also kept in stock and although no pearls are known to have been grown in Utah, a fine quality of crystal, resembling the genuine diamond so nearly that only the experienced lapidary can distinguish them, is obtainable. In addition to these Shelley & Burckhartt, carry a superior collection of Utah diamonds and invoices of another gem beauty that the great " Rockies " boast of, emerald, aquamarine. This is prized very highly, especially by ladies,'ou account of its diamond-like quality of retaining its bril- liancy by lamp light; they are mostly iu green shades, but some times of a beautiful blue. The sapphire, the ancient name of which was "llyacintlius,"'on account of its resembling the beautiful blue of that tlower, is also to be found, together with the carbuncle, perhaps one of the most brilliant of gems, it belongs to the same family as the garnet, the "pyrope," and is found among the jewels of kings and queens. Their collections are very fascinating, not only naked gems but the ingenious work exhibited iu the very numerous vari- ety of articles they are worked into. One very pretty thing is the pure spar of carbonate or pure sulphite of lime, made up into necklaces, paper knives, jewel boxes, etc; the agate sar- donyx and onyx, made into jewel boxes, penholders and other beautiful and useful things that one must see to fully appre- ciate and believe. The -Messrs. Shelley & Burckhartt are gentlemen accomp- lished in the profession in which they have many years expe- rience. Their I'ollection is complete and their business methods inspire confidence and admiration. SEARS & JEREMY CO. With the rapid growth and increase of population in Utah, the business of Hour, produce and grain, has largely increased throughout the Territory, and the transactions of some firms engaged in this line of trade, are enormous in volume, especi- ally is this the case in Salt Lake, in proof of which it is only nec- essary to cite the public to the firm of Sears & Jeremy Com- pany, wholesale and retail dealers in Hour, produce, grain, seeds and provisions. The enterpriee is one of the oldest in its character in the city, having been founded fourteen years ago by Mr. Isaac Sears, becoming incorporated in 1891, with Isaac Seaars, president and manager; C. 11. Spencer vice-president ; Thos. E. Jeremy, treasurer, and C K. Silver- wood, secretary. The above gentlemen, together with Isaac M. Warded and Ethan J. Jeremy, comprise the board of direc- tors, all of whom are old residents, and well and favorably known throughout the Territory. The office and salesroom of the company are at Xo. Gd, First South West street, while their larger warehouse is located near the railroad track. The cor- poration, besides handling large shipments of grain, hay and gar- den seeds annually, are agents for the Ogden -Mill and Klevator tiour, said to be the finest in the market. The company has a capital stock of S50,0L:il and does an annual business of $250,- 000, which is an enormous sum for one firm, when the fact is taken into consideration that their trade is confined to Utah alone. All the officers and directors, are prominent men in the city, the treasurer, Mr. Thos. E. Jeremy, having formerly been a member of the city council. Both the latter and the presi- dent, Mr. Sears, are largely interested in sheep raising; also in other enterprises that tend to develop the country, and are thorough enterprising business men, having the welfare of their city always in view. In all respects the members of this corporation have achieved an elevated position and are worthy representatives of the commercial interests of Salt Lake. MeELWEE. PIERCE & GODDARD AND WEST- ERN SCHOOL FURNISHING CO. "Necessity," it is said, "is the mother of inveution," and "demand the regulator of trade." And when the Territory of Utah and the surrounding states and territories began to be thickly settled, the people, recognizing the value of fine educa- tional facilities, commenced at once to organize and equip with all the latest facilities numerous schools, until now, as will be seen by reference to the statistics on the schools of Utah, that it possesses the largest, most numerous, and successful schools of any State in the Union of equal size or number of inhabit- ants.' In 188(), A. M. NcElwee, realizing the demand and necessity of a business house which made a specialty of these lines, became the founder of the respective firms whose names head this article ; since that time the enterprise has steadily increased. The firm is at present composed of A. M.McElwee, W. S. Pierce and B. Goddard, and is located at .^lO and .511 Constitution building, where they occupy two large and com- modious rooms, one of which is used as an oflice and the other as a store and salesroom. They employ fiteen traveling sales- men, and do an annual business of S4(I.O0O throughout the Ter- ritories and States of Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Mon- tana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. The business represents an investment of S10,()flo, and the special lines are Yaggy's geographical and anatomical studies, object lessons, school desks and school ap|)urtenauces. The object lessons were first used in the instruction of the kindergarten and child's studies, but, after no inconsiderable discussion, they were adopted as the best and only true methods of learning by professors and teachers in public and private schools, and are now used in instructing all students, from the youngest lo the oldest. Mr. McElwee was formerly principal of the public schools of Montana, and for many years a leading merchant of that State. Mr. Pierce was formerly a mine owner, and is now largely interested in mining property of Utah, and Mr. God- dard, formerly connected with the Brigham Young .\cademy, of Provo, has been a school teacher for many years, in which profession he is a gentleman of acknowledged abilities. The Western School Furnishing Company is operated in connection with the business of McElwee, Pierce it Goddard under the direction of members of that firm, as also of Prof. G. M. -V. Parker, who has been in the business many years, during which he has been employed as salesman and manager for some of the largest furniture and school supply houses iu the country. The firm make a specialty of the Orion school desk and all kinds of school and church furniture, from the smallest to the largest and most commodious appurtenances, and the business extends throughout the same territory as that of McElwee, Pierce & Goddard. The firm, as a whole, is an exceptionally strong one, fully entitled to the public confidence and esteem its members enjoy in both their business and social life. The importance of a large commercial institution to any city cannot be over-estimated, and the industry under consid- eration is one valuable to the city in general, and a most potent factor in the development of the welfare and resources of Utah. ?a& _^ >--=«# ^^apia. JOHN C. CUTLER & BRO. Commerce, merchandiziug or trade, by whichever title cue may select tci desitjiiate it, is as old as the commeneemeut of civilizatioD. When it began is unknown. Trade was first divided into generic systems during the fifteenth cen- tury by the Venetians, whose commerce em- braced the whole world, as then known, and since that time com- mercial houses have [^ come to be divided into S' two great classes, those which deal in staples, and those which deal in mere luxuries. At the head of the former carried on, thirty skilled hands, all ladies, except the foreman, are employed. The gentlemen composing the firm have been residents of Utah since their youth, and are among the most prominent business men of the community, Mr. John C. Cutler CONSTlTUIIoN BUILDIXii class stand those" which provide and deal in arti- cles constantly used for public consumption. I'rominent among such dealers in 8alt Lake City, is the firm of John C. Cutler A- Bro., at No. 36 Old Constitution Huild- ing. These gentlemen have been agents for the Provo Woolen Mills for the past seventeen years, and in that time have built up a trade averag- ing 8200,000 to .^250,000 annually, extending throughout the entire country west of Chicago, and giving employment to a force of experienced and accomplished salesmen, clerks, etc. .\ stock valued at a tigure approximating S75,(lll0, is kept con- stantly on hand, including flannels, liudseys, yarns, cloths, repellents, hosiery, men's underwear, overshirts and other woolen goods, etc., products, as stated, of the celebrated •'^A» >„%-5 IN MILLS JOSEPH G. CUTLER. woolen'[mills of Provo. In connection with the agency, the firm carries on a large tailoring business, in which men's suits are made to order from Provo cloth exclusively. In this department twenty experienced operatives, all of them skilled artiste in their trade, are employed, and make up suits from the most elaborate designs known to the art of fashion. In the knittiBg department, in which the manufacture of hose is JOHN C. (TTLEli. being one of the directors of the Deseret National Bank. They are identified with the interests of Salt Lake City in a large degree, and universally recognized as men of superior ability and commercial worth. FULLER & YOUNG. The business of Real Estate and Insurance is an important factor in the material prosperity of any community and the trained and responsible agent occupies an important position. It is necessary to the safe and satisfactory transaction of busi- ness that he be a man of good judgment, liberal views, impreg- nable integrity and probity of character. The firm of Fuller & Young was organized in 1875, and is consequently the pioneer firm in its line in Salt Lake. Although there has been a number of changes in the firm since its inauguration, the senior member, Mr. Fuller, has always remained with it, and has been known prominently in many of the large realty trans- actions of the committee. The firm at present is composed of Wm. Fuller and Heber Young, the latter being a son of the late Brigham Young. They occupy convenient and comfort- i;ble quarters at 110 Main Street, where they employ a force of five assistants. Their business is principally of a local character and they handle some of the most available and desirable properties in Salt Lake, also representing a large number of insurance oompauies conspicuously celebrated for their solvency, liberal rates and the prompt adjuetment of losses, among which are the Manhattan Life, Svea. Palatine, Prussian National, Hamburg-Magdeburg, New Hampshire, Union, United States, Buffalo, German, Newark, Jersey City, Syndicate, Knoxville and British American Fire Companies. They do a large busine.'^s and enjoy a well-earned reputation in business, financial and insurance circles throughout the West. Mr. Fuller was born in London, England, but has virtually grown up with the city and territory, having resided here for forty-one years. He is one of the most prominent men in the city on all matters pertaining to the interests and welfare of Salt Lake, and a gentleman of sterling integrity and force of character. Mr. Young was born in Nauvoo. 111., but accom- panied his father to Utah in early life. He entered the firm in 1886, and by untiring energy and a steady application of bril- liant business talents he is known to possess, has increased the business to a large extent. He is a gentleman of many sterling qualities and universally respected and admired by a very large and influential circle of citizens and residents. The firm is one of the strongest and most reliable in the West, and prompt in all its engagements. 103 CALIFORNIA BREWERY. In this age of iidulterations, when, in almost everything one eats or drinks, or wears, there is a mixture of the pure with the impure, ami tlie genuine with the counterfeit, it is needless to say that good beer, made wholly from hops and free from every other foreign substanoe, is sometimes ditlioult to obtain. Hap- pily for the people of Salt Lake, there is an enterprise within her limits (the California Brewery, that, for more than a ijuar- ter of a century, lias supplied them with a healthful, pure beverage, manufactured principally from the products of Utah's fertile fields. Twenty-seven years ago Mr. Henry Wag- ener started the enterprise in this city, adopting a high standard of excellence in respect to his products, a standard he has constantly maintained and improved, anil which now enjoys a reputation for purity of ingredients (among which is the mountain water that tlows direct from the springs to the brew- ery laud health-giving propertiesextendingthroughout the West. The plant is located in Emigration Canon, occupying a tract of l.')2 acres, forty-two acres of which are taken up by the brewery proper and its reipiisite auxiliaries. The capacity of the plant is eighty barrels per day, and it turns out at present 8,000 bar- rels per annum. It is fully eipiipped with the latest approved machinery, |)rovided with the necessary appliances for the manufacture of pure, wholesome beer, and employs forty experienced assistants. .\ large trade is also supplied from the bottling department, and car load lots of export bottled beer are daily shipped to ditlerent points in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. The brewery proper is a solid, substantial four-story brick structure SOxKSO feet in dimensions. A forty-horse power eugine furnishes the motive power employed, and as stated, the other machinery is of the latest pattern, including improved mechanical devices for the manufacture of ice necessary to the business, the supply being stored in three ice houses, with a total capacity of !S,onO tons. The facilities for the rapid transportation of goods are also of the best character, the Utah Central railway having laid a track direct to its doors. In connection with this, it may be proper and interesting to st;ite that Mr. Wagener has, at great expense, fitted up a beautiful and pleasant resort, called " Wagener's Grove." where parties desiring to spend a few pleasant hours 'neath the cool shade of magnificent trees, or within cosy buildings, and sip the fresh and foaming nectar, or delight the appetite with delicious edibles amid delightful surroundings, can do so undisturbed and untrammeled by the dictates of fashionable society, or the noise and confusion inci- dent to large gatherings. Here, away from the heat and dust of the city, the good man of the house, surrounded by his family, can pass a pleasant and refreshing hour and thence return to his business duties invigorated. The trains of the Utah Central road run direct to the grounds, making four trips Sundays and holidays. Mr. Wagener, the propri- etor of this mammoth enterprise, is a native of (xermany, and has resided in Salt Lake since ISdl. He is prominent in com- mercial circles, and is recognized a3 a gentleman of high bus- iness (jualitications. He is also an honored member of the Knights Templar and the Odd Fellows organizations. Associated with Mr. Wagener as olKce manager, is Mr. Morris Sommer, formerly chief clerk of the House of Represen- tatives of Colorado, and for years connected with the Denver A Rio Grande Railway Company. The business offices of this institution are located at 04 East First South street, and 17 and li) Second South, where all orders should be addressed. SALT LAKE PLUMBING COMPANY. The business of plumbing is one of the industries without which no city could prosper to any extent. It is really one of the necessities of the hour, and a very important auxiliary to the successful growth and prosperity of any community, especially where the elements of progression prevail. .\n enter- prise, therefore, of the character of the Salt Lake Plumbing Company is one of the indispensable institutions of a great commercial city. The Company began business in November, hSilil, and has been very successful in building up a large trade. The Company makes a specialty of sanitary plumbing and gives prompt attention to all kinds of jobbing. The establishment is located at !} South West Temple Street. The company began operations in 1SS9, and has been very successful from its inception. It has a cap- ital amply sufficient for its umlertaking, and possessing a com- prehensive knowledge of the requirements and responsibilities, together with the straightforward manner of transacting busi- ness is a sufficient guarantee of continued success. The firm is composed of F. W. and H. B. Hanson, and the enterprise oc- cupies a large two-story and basement building, in a conven- ient location for its business. From eight to ten assistaots are employed and the trade extends through Utah, Idaho, Colo- rado and Wyoming, the annual sales amounting to au enor- mous sum. The firm also has a large house in Denver, whose office is at 1013 1G15 Market Street, which transacts annually a business that cannot be excelled in its line in the western country. The firm handles California and Utah fruits and vegetables in season, are agents for the celebrated ' Diamond " brand of creamery butter, owners of the popular brands of "Diadem," "Ayrshire" and " Cascade" creamery butter, and \A. and BB fruits; general western agents for the famous "Gold Xugget"oleo and " Crown " brand full cream cheese. They are wholesale dealecs in butter, eggs, cheese, salt, smoked fish, foreign and domestic fruits, and handle hams and other cured meats, for which they receive large orders almost daily. The Salt Lake house is in charge of Mr. F. W. Hanson, while his brotner manages the Denver establishment. Through long experience in the business in which they are engaged, a thor- ough knowledge of every detail and a high reputation for in- tegrity and fair dealing, this firm is justly entitled to the con- fidence in which it is held by the trade. H. YOUNG & CO. A first-class jewelry establishment is one of the most attrac- tive and elegant industries of a community. Especially is this the case when the parties conducting the same are known to be practical men in every respect. The institution that heads this article, the house of H. Young ,t Company, was founded in 18H0, and has enjoyed a successful career of eleven years. The company is composed of II. Young and W. C. Staines, both old citizens and favorably known as men of ability in their line. They occupy commodious premises at 110 Main street, and carry complete stocks, including a full invoice of jewelry and watches of the latest and most approved style, together with diamonds and other precious stones, ster- ling silverware, silver-plated ware, etc. The firm makes a specialty of repairing jewelry and watches, and, in this line, has gained a reputation for excellence fully attested by the large and growing business conducted, requiring the assistance of five experienced operatives, specially selected because of their superior skill. -Ml work and all goods offered by the house is warranted to be of the character and ijuality represented, and the high stand- ing of the gentlemen, both in business and social circles, is a conclusive guarantee of reliability in all matters pertaining to the business. 104 SALT LAKE STABLES. For tweuty-two years the property kuown as the Salt Lake Stables, No." 228 South Main street, has been known to every resident of Salt Lake as the leading place of business of its kind in this country. About a year ago, Henry and J. W. Carrigan, better known as Car- rigan Bros., took charge of the place and since that time have caused its reputation to become so extended that the common expression among those who want to hire a single horse or team is, " Let"s go down to t'arrigans'." The firm have about I. Jay. S. was sired by Tramp No. 308 (sire of 9 in 2:30 list), 1st dam Delaney, full sister to Bashaw, Jr., record 2:24J^ and to Yellow Bird, dam of Trampoline, 2:23, and to Flaxey, dam of Sunshine, 2:29-3, ^Y Green's Bashaw, sire of 16 in 2:3(1 list. Tramp No. 308, sired by Gage's Logan (son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian), 1st dam Elliott, mare (dam of Wild Bashaw, sire of Black Diamond, 2:28) by Abdallah, sire of Kysdyk's Hambletonian. (Sage's Logan (sire of Skinkles' Hambleton- ian, 2 :28''4 and the dam of Hambletonian Bashaw, 2:21 '4, and Diatonic, 3 years old, record 2:20), by Eysdyk's Hambletonian ; Ist dam Lady Wallace, by Ohio Chief. Green's Bashaw No. vcitf^^J 1. .JAY. S. thirty horses of their own and keep only the best stock. Every known conveyance from the dainty phaeton to the staple sur- rey, can be found there and the only aim of the owners is to please their patrons. They employ a large force of men and are amply prepared for any demands that may be made upon them. The premises are ample, the building being 90x1.50 feet and one and one half stories in height. They do a splendid business in boarding horses and at their stables all the best stock of the city can be found. The brothers are old residents of Utah Territory and are thorough horesmen. Mr. J. W. Carrigan is the owner of the celebrated horse I. .Jay S. with a record of 2:25i^ as a stallion, and is also the owner of several other tine animals. Both gentlemen are extensive real estate owners, and are gentlemen who have gain an eminence in the world of trade and credit only achieved upon a basis of strict integrity, and honest representation. They have the best turnout in the city, and present a picture of the famous I. Jay. S. with pedigree to patrons. !50(sireof 1(5 in 2:30 list, including Josephus, 2:19''4, and Fred Douglas, 2:2014). by Varnold's Blaekhawk ; 1st dam Belle, by Weber's Tom Thumlj ; 2ud dam, the Charles Kent mare, the dam of Rysdyk's Hambletonian. He is very stylish, very speedy, and a sure foal-getter ; has a three-year old record of 2-41 ; a four- year old record of 2:37i4, and a five-year old record of 2:30, in the fifth heat of a race, which is no measure of his speed, he having shown quarters in 34J.5 sec, a 2:18 gait, lie should trot in 2:20. His record for 1890 is 2:2514. He is a perfect-gaited trotter ; no race too long for him. I have the utmost confidence in his ability to sire speed, as all his colts are fine-gaited and handsome. None have yet been trained, but all show natural speed. W. E. WARE. Among the list of accomplished architects in Salt Lake, W. E. Ware stands as one of the most conspicuous. Although he has been a resident of the city for but two years, his ability ^j'lH^'ifMS 105 was soon reco^'iiized, ami his progress has been rapid and solid. Mr. Ware has made designs for residences a specialty, and some of the tiiiest houses in Salt Lake have been erected according to his formulated plans. He begau his career as an architect in Denver some four years ago, and, while a resident of that city, designed the St. tieorge Terrace, a building con- structed of red and gray sandstone, and declared to be one of the finest, architecturally and otherwise, in the West. He also superintended the construction of the Laramie, Wyoming, chemical works, a magnificent structure that cost over S15U,- 0(10. and other noted edifices. Mr. Ware is a native of Massa- chusetts, and is a young man of decided abilities in his profession, as also a gentleman of high social qualificationB, ami is known to be an important member of the community, not oidy as an artist, but as a citizen who has aided, in no small degree, the development and advancement of his adopted home. His ollice is in tha magNiflcent Hooper block, on East First South street. L. S. WHITEHEAD. Among the industries of Salt Lake that go to make up a sum total of the greatness to which she is rapidly approaching in the matter of commercial superiority, there are some, though not generally considered by the public as having any direct bearing on the prosperity of the city, that are nevertheless potent factors in fhe roles of convenience and general prosper- ity. Prominent among such establishments is the one owned and controlled by L. S. Whitehead, mattress manufacturer, etc. The business was founded by Mr. Whitehead to supply a long felt want, and that the public appreciates the convenience he has afforded by his enterprise and industiy is shown in the large and increasing patronage that he is enjoying. Mr. White- head does a general business of manufacturing mattresses, steam carpet cleaning and renovating feathers, etc. He occupies a large and commodious building provided with an engine of ten horse-power which operates the modern machin- ery necessary for the rapid transaction of his immense business He employs seven assistants and his payroll will amount toS3,00o annually. He is the proprietor of the only industry of its kind in Salt Lake and does a satisfactory business. Mr. Whitehead has been a resident of Utah for ten years and is one of Salt Lake's most representative business men, of broad and liberal views and fully indenfitied with the best interests of the city of his adoption. D A. REIF. It is gratifying to note the advancement made in modern architecture during the past century; to note the changes from the cumbersome old designs o' the 18th to the more ornate of the 19tb. And when one stops to consider the reasons why such conditions exist, the conclusion arrived at is similar to that reached in every other improvement. It is expressed in the word Education. There is in Salt Lake City a man, Mr. A. Reif, who is deserving of more than an ordinary amount of approval. Decided upon the position he would occupy at an early age and keeping that thought uppermost has devoted a lifetime of study to the profession, with the result that he is now at the head of the army of men who constitute his class. Professor Reif is 40 years of age and was bom iu Germany. He received his training in the Polytechnic Institute of the Empire and began his active career there H) years ago by accepting the position of teacher of Engineering and Architect- ural Drawing. After following thi.. important position for five years, during which time his time was divided between two of the leading academies, he went to IJelgium. He has since resided in ,\ew York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago, afterward going to San Diego, California, where he lived for five years. In 188!) he was attracted by the increase in build- ing in Salt Lake City and came hither. His record here has been a history of remarkable professional achievements, the Hooper Block, Clayton Block, Fair Building and the Anerbach Building having been erected under his supervision. He was superintendent for Architect Kletting for a year and some of the finest of that gentleman's work was done under hie man- agement. Prior to coming here he erected four of the finest business blocks in San Diego. Prominent builders, contrac- tors, artists, etc., commend his services in the declaration that Mr. Keif is one of the leading architects in the country. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and is married. In politics he is a democrat. His studio is at 69 West First South Street. DAVID T. KEILLER. Mr. David T. Keiller, architect and superintendent, is one of the leading men in his profession in Utah. He was educated to the profession of an architect, but recently ac- cepted the position of chief engineer of the dinirrh W'ater and Land Company, of Salt Lake, and is now giving that po- sition his exclusive attention. He was born in Scotland in 1848 and studied in an institu- tion in Perth. He practiced in his native country for a year and then came to America. This was 28 years ago. He began in New York City, but later moved to Cleveland; thence to ECansas City and Denver, coming to Salt Lake about two years ago. That he is a competent man is evidenced by the fact that for 10 years he held the position of chief draughtsman in the department of docks of New York City, and resigned to bet- ter his condition. Since that time he has erected some very fine structures, among them the David Dow warehouse in Brook- lyn, N. Y., a splendid structure, the residence of David Dow on the Hudson, and other Eastern houses of magnitude. He superintended the construction and also designed the plans of the mammoth sugar factory at Lehi, costing 8400,000, and as- sisted in the design of the successful plan of the new city and county building in Salt Lake City. In 188.3 he was chief engineer of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & St. Louis Hail- road, and in 1889 held a similar position with the Kansas, Texas .t Mexico, with headc^uarters at Lawrence, Kansas. He is a member of the Order of Elks, Masons, Scottish Clan, Odd Fellows and Koyal Arcanum. He is married, and with his family resides in this city. He built at one time and success- fully ran three theaters in Kansas City and Denver, the Mid- land of Kansas City and the Denver and Kansas City museums. Of late years he has devoted his time exclusively to the practice of his profession. He is greatly interested in Caledon- au matters, is a leading member of the Caledonian society, and while living in Kansas City was for four years president of the club of that place. MR. CHARLES LIVINGSTON. Probably no city of the United States, during its early growth, has been favored with such a sturdy, enterprising class of men as has Salt Lake City. The life of Mr. Charles Livingston, furnishes an eleoqnent illustration of what can be accomplished by the exercise of enterprise, energy and sterling integrity. He is fifty six years of age, and a native of Scotland. He came to America thirty-six years ago, and has since had au extremely eventful experience. Since taking up his abode in Salt Lake City. Mr. Livingston has risen high in the estima- tion and good will of his fellow citizens, making for himself an enviable record, as a philanthropic and public spirited man. For ten years he held the position of supervisor of public streets, in addition to which he has held at various times other important municipal offices, invariably acnuitting himself, in the performance of his duties, to the entire satisfaction of his electors and fellow associates. He has also figured prominently in the mining interests of this section, and has loaned valuable assistance in the developing and opening up of new and promi- sing mining districts, being a firm beliver in the unexcelled richness of Utah's mineral resources. Among other mining investments, he holds a large interest iu the famous Cotton- 106 H> ^^'viifiis«#>w^"-"^sfii wood mining district. He expresses liimself as being confi- dent that the greatest and most valuable mines of our Terri- tory are yet to be discovered, and his surpassing judgment in such matters gives a great deal of weight to the prediction. At present Mr. Livingston is superintendent of the Temple block, under the direction of D. C. Young, architect, having entire charge of the construction, and various other improve- ments. In this capacity Mr. Livingston succeeds Mr. James Moyle, now deceased. When completed the Temple block will be one of Salt Lake's largest and most magnificent struc- tures, one that will add greatly to the metropolitan appearance the city is fast gaining. Some idea of the important and res- ponsible position Mr. Livingston holds as superintendent of the Temple block may be formed, from the fact that one hundred and twenty-five men consisting of stone masons, stonecutters, carpent6rs,plumbere, plasterers and electricians, as well as a large number of common laborers, are regularly employed on the work. Altogether Mr. Livingston's career has been one of which he may justly pride himself, and feel that through all his sig- nal success and prosperity he can lay claim to the warm friend- ship of all whose respect and good will are worth having. PEOPLE'S EQUITABLE CO-OP. The comparatively brief period that an establishment will advance to a leading position, when backed by well-directed energy, combined with high character, is nowhere better illus- trated than in the history of The People's Equitable Co-oper- ative Institution. The enterprise was iacorporated and opened for business in 1888, with a stock of $40,000; to-day the annual business reaches to the sum of $100,000. The es- tablishment occupies a three-story building, 3.5 x 165 feet in dimensions, and employs from fifteen to twenty assistants. The officers of the company are : Oliver Hodgson, president; S. J. F. J. FOULRER, Supt. People's Equitable Co-Op. Sudberry, vice-president; Joseph Anderson, secretary and treasurer, and Herbert J. Foulger, manager. There is also a board of directors who are consulted on all matters of import- ance concerning the undertaking. The company carry on a gen- eral merchandise store, and the system of business is radically different from other commercial houses in that the patrons re- ceive one-third of the profits, the stockholders retaining the balance. Each purchaser is given a rebate check on every arti- cle bought, and at the end of the fiscal year when the dividends are declared, these tickets are presented and their holders receive, pro rata, one-third of the same. That the system is a popular one is demonstrated by the fact that the trade is constantly increasing, and that all patrons express them- selves as highly pleased with the result of the plan adopted. The president of the company is a prominent man in com- Ettercial circles, being a member of the ^alt Lake Building Com- pany, and a capitalist of note in the financial world. The manager, Mr. Foulger, is a gentleman of high business abilities, having formerly been connected with several large commercial houses in Salt Lake. He was first with Zion's Co-op. Mercan- tile Institution, afterwards taking charge of the Twentieth Ward Co-operative Store, and in November, 1890, assuming sole management of the People's Equitable, being selected on account of his eminent fitness for the position. His manage- ment of the business has been signally successful and his career has been marked by a quality of commercial and financial ad- ministration highly deserving of the universal commendation it receives. HAMPTON & JONES. This firm is located in the Constitution building, room 240, and, although organized only a short time ago, has been more than successful, and is accomplishing much good in the devel- opment of the city. It is composed of B. T. Hampton and N. V. Jones, and makes investments for non-residents, negotiates the sale of territorial, municipal, corporation and school bonds, besides transacting a general real estate and loan business, with results that were exceptionally large last year. They handle business, residence and acreage properties, in which, from their long residence in Salt Lake, and their thorough knowledge of values, acquaintance with the country, etc., they are prepared to oiler superior inducements to purchasers. Special mention must be made of their judgment in such matters, which, owing to their experience, is of inestimable value in the purchase of realty, not only to citizens, but to prospective investors from a distance. Mr. Hampton has been a resident of Salt Lake since 1855, and is one of the best known men in Utah. For a number of years he was license collector for the city, and also held the position of deputy sheriff. Indeed, he has, for the past twenty years, filled responsible official positions in the city and county to the satisfaction of large and exacting constituencies. He is a gentleman of superior business abilities, and regarded as a very able man by the commercial community. Mr. Jones has been a resident of Salt Lake for forty years, many years of which he served as tax collector, and is known and respected by the entire community. BARRATT BROTHERS. There can be no more unmistakable indication of the cul- ture of Salt Lake people than the way in which they combme good taste, comfort and elegance in the furnishing of their homes. In doing so, they have found ready assistance in the artistic and especially well selected stock of the Messrs. Barratt Brothers from which to make choice. This firm has been in business since 1S64, hence is classed among the pioneers. Pre- vious to the completion of the overland roads (the U. P and C. P.), they, like the other large concerns, carried a stock of merchandise, invoicing generally over 8100,000, and consisting largely of staple groceries and dry goods. After the comple- tion of the railroads, there was a disposition to classify busi- ness and this firm decided upon furniture as a specialty. Bus- iness ability, combined with their standing in the community and a thorough knowledge of its wants, has developed a suc- cessful business and a permanent lodgment in the confidence of the people. They are manufacturers and wholesale and re- tail dealers in all kinds of furniture, and carry a complete stock of some .540,000 and transact an annual business varying from $75,000 to 8100,000. Their trade extends through Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada. The front salesrooms of the firm, consisting of two stories, are 25x130 feet; are cen- trally located on the main street and in the handsomest block in the city, and although crowded to their utmost are rendered attractive by the artistic character of the goods and the taste displayed in their arrangement. They have in addition two buildings in the rear, one 30x100, two-story, and one 35x120. These are used tor storage, manufacturing and as show rooms for the more common and staple goods. Some fifteen men are employed and business is steadily increasing. The firm is composed of C. R. and I. M. Barratt, natives of Maryland. Necessarily their long residence and close connection with the commercial and general business of the city and Territory has made them prominent. Mr. C. K. Barratt was postmaster for three years under President Cleveland's administration. I. M. Barratt is the present Game and Fish Commissioner for Utah, !y^{i^ I > 107 and is highly esteemed as an able and efficient officer. Through- out their long residence and busiuess career, notwithstanding dark days and dull seasons, the brothers have never doubted the ultimate result. The location of the city, its surround- ings and the abundance of the resources of the immense terri- tory tributary, assured (they believed) not only a solid and considerable commercial center, but a beautiful city of most attractive homes. Their faith in the future, their consistent and honorable course, both as citizens and business men, is recognized and appreciated by the community in which they are so well and favorably known. F. H. DYER. A history ot Utah's representative men that would omit to review the business career and public services of Hon. Prank II. Dyer would be inadequate and in- complete. Whether as Marshall of the territory in the most trying times of its history; whether acting with the liberal party or enlisted in the cause of democracy; or whether engaged in bus- iness enterprises, he has always been a conspic- uous figure and ac- knowledged leader. With rare executive qualities and a genius for diplomacy he ap- proached every question with caution and courte- ous respect for the rights and feelings of others, but having once made up his mind he sup- ported his conclusions with unselfish fidelity and fearless courage. Born in Yazoo County, JNIiss., Sept. yth, 1854, he it still in his prime. His father died in the Civil War and his mother taught school for a liv- ing. When but a mere lad Frank Dyer was left on his own resources and worked on a farm to earn money to school himself. At sixteen years of age he was made Deputy Sheriff of this County, which office he filled three and one-half years. He next bought the Yazoo Democrat and fought a fearless and brilliautJIbattle for democracy, and being a high spirited son of the South, intrepid and impetuous, he conducted his newspaper in a way that left no question as to how he stood on any question, and the people never forgot the Y'azoo Democrat and ita dashing young editor. Arriving in Utah sixteen years ago he worked in a mine at $2 per day until he earned the means to engage in heavy freighting at which he made considerable money. At this time he built the Crescent mine tramway, a daring undertaking. He was appointed U. S. Marshall of the Territory by President Cleveland in April 1886, and as reliable an authority as the Salt Lake Tribune- said at that time that he went into the office without an enemy in the world. As soon as Mr. Harrison qualified, Mr. Dyer filed his letter of resignation, believing in the Jacksonian theory, "To the victor belongs the spoils." Hut the request was not acted upon until after he had served a term ot three years and one month. Notwithstanding that there were 1000 mormons con- victed of polygamy during his term, seven or eight times more than under all the Marshalls that preceded and followed him, yet he left the ollic* with the good will of every one. Under an act of Congress he was appointed Receiver of the chtuoh ot Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints and held property be- longing to that organization valued at over a million dollars. In December he was elected chairman of the Central Democratic Club, and was re-elected to the same position in 1801. When a member of the liberal party he was given the responsible position of chairman of the Territorial campaign committee which he held until he believed it had accomplished its work. In all the councils ot the democratic party, Mr. Dyer's judgment has had great weight. It was he who first saw that the time had come for a division on national party lines, and when the history ot the organization of the democratic party in Utah, and the disbandment of the people's party comes to be written, the fine diplomacy and poHtical sagacity ot Frank H. Dyer will be better understood and his great public service to the people ot this Territory more fully appreciated. Brilliant and efficient as has been his politi- cal career, his business ([ualities and hearty sup- port of public enterprise have also attracted to him the respect and con- fidence of his fellow- citizens and made him universally popular. When the city was poor ly lighted Mr. Dyer pur- chased a controlling in- terest in the Salt Lake Gas Company and since that time no less than $50,000 have been ex- pen ded in improve- ments. He is also at the head ot and one ot the principal owners of the Salt Lake Power Light and Heating Co., one ot the most enterprising and complete electric light plants in the west- ern country, over §300,- UUO having been expend- ed in equipping the works with the best modern dynamos and other apparatus and in the extension ot the sys- tem over the city. The plant now supplies 500 arc lamps and 6,000 in- candescent lights. Among the improve- ments of a public na- ture which reflect Mr. Dyer's enterprise is Com- mercial street, be hav- ing projected many of the finest business blocks on that avenue. It was to his push and untiring energy that this street was the first paved ot any in the city. Mr. Dyer's personality is a study, as his temperament is fiery and intrepid: yet he is genial and always considerate ot the rights of others and ever ready to extend a helping hand to any worthy enterprise. He is made of the quality ot men who make cities. FRANK H. DYER. THE GREELEY MINING COMPANY. The mining interests ot Utah are destined to be the most important factors in her material growth and development. Among the many substantial companies working the rich mineral deposits of Utah is the Greeley Mining Company, hav- ing a capital ot S-2,500,000, a stock company with five hundred thousand shares divided into 85 each. The officers are Edwin Uushton, president; A. F. Spayde, vice-president; J. C.Thom- son, treasurer, and C. B. Weeks, secretary. The directory board comprises the above named gentlemen with the addition of W. H. Thompson and E. J. Rushton. They are men of prominence and rate~ from (imaha, .\eb.. where he acted as chief clerk of the land oHice department of the U. P. railroad. Reaching this .city early in the mov-;meut which has in three ^ S"!)!^ ^^. 4f ■f^ rf .^ > :^ J. G. JACOBS. oroperty in all the city. They are beautifully located, easily reached and very popular with the building public. Mr. Jacobs will be pleased at any time to furnish any information desired in regard to these sites. He is thoroughly posted in real estate matters, and very pleasant to meet with, either in a social or business way. He is vice-president and general man- ager of the West Side Rapid Transit Railway Company, and handles the finances of the road. The lines of this company reach the suburban towns, and are of great value to the public, being first-class in every respect and, together with the rolling stock and cost of operation, represent an investment of a large amount of capital. The company has ten miles of road in active operation, and is now busily engaged in e.xtending its lines to the Great Salt Lake, which, when completed, will prove of great convenience and value to the public. The esti- mated cost of this extension is placed at S-il),lll)(1. Mr. Jacobs is also president of the Golden Rreeze Mining and Milling Company of Idaho, a corporation which has developed some rich properties, situated in the gold belt region of Logan county, Idaho, carrying immense bodies of quartz, upon which the most scientific assays have shown gold in paying iiuantities. lie is president of the Monte Christo Mining and Milling Com- pany in Beaver county, Utah, upon the property of which a five-stamp mill has been operating for three years. The assays from this mine show 320 ounces of silver to the ton. Mr. Jacobs is also a director and treasurer of the Salt Lake Pickle Company, a new organization recently perfected in this city, and composed entirely of its business men and supported by home cajntal. The gentleman occupies the position of director, and is largely intereste ; United Firemen's, assets Sl,(l72,*')l ; New York- Underwriter's, assets S3,72fi.:U4 ; Southern California, assets 8.'554,1H0; Denver, assets $3:<:5,:iH.'-); a grand total of over S30,- 000,(100 being represented by these companies, under one agency. Mr. Bishop has a high standing with all the companies that have wisely selected him as their representative and a well deserved reputation among the citizens of Salt Lake as a highly capable, straightforward business man. honorable in all his dealings and at once liberal and conservative in his busi- ness methods. The class of insurance he secures is the very best to be had and the policies issued are satisfactory both to the public and the companies whose interests he so ably sub- serves. P<>li<-ies are issued on all reasonable risks, and losses are adjusted and paid promptly. Mr. Bishop has made Salt Lake City his home for over twenty years and is regarded as one of its most active and bright business men. Of pleasant manners and amiable dispo- sition, he is respected and esteemed by all with whom becomes in contact. Independent of his insurance business, he is con- an assurance to the public that he is perfectly familiar with all matters pertaining to the real estate interests of Salt Lake City and of the Territory in general, and has accjuired the universal confidence of citizens and residents. In addition to the real estate business, Mr. Lawrence is agent for several well known fire insurance companies, among them being the " Hoyal," of Liverpool, England, one of the most substantial and reliable corporations of its kind in the world. He also deals extensively in mining property and stocks, buying and selling the same as opportunity occurs, giving employment to an adeipiate force of assistants, and dis- posing of a large, prosperous business annually. Mr. Lawrence began business thirty-one years ago, and, by a systematic course, iu which honesty and integrity, coupled with good judgment and pluck have been the most potent factors in his success, has scored a very pronounced victory in the confidence of the public, and elevated him to the position of one of the most intluential men iu the Territory. Such men as Mr. Lawrence are invaluable in the development and pros- perity of a new country. BROWN'S MARBLE WORKS. The Brown Marble Works were established along in 1891, and have experienced a remarkably successful career. The firm transacts a general business in the manufacture of com- modities of foreign and domestic marble and granite, including monuments, headstones, tablets, etc., ami carry a general stock, the esoellence of which is unequaled in the Territory. Four 112 skilled workman are employed, and the trade extends through- out Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyomintr. The proprietor, Mr. Brown, has resided in Salt Lake since 1878, coming here from Chicago. He learned his trade in Eng- land, and is fully competent to contract for, and perform all business in a satisfactory manner. The establishment that he represents is the only one in the city that transacts business of an exclusive monumental character, so to speak, and the de- signs and monuments executed under Mr. Brown's direction have been models of their kind. The establishment on account of the excellent work turned out, has secured the recognition and patronage of the leading and representative citizens of Utah and the States adjoining. SALT LAKE MEAT CO. In reviewing the commercial and manufacturing interests and advantages of the city of Salt Lake, one is confronted by many enterprises, especially worthy of extended notice and consideration. It is a fact, and one worthy of appreciation by readers, that in this, the thriving and progressive metropolis of the Territory, are located many establishments whose exten- sive proportions and large operations would reflect credit upon the large cities in the country. One of these representa- tive enterprises in its special line is the Salt Lake Meat Com- pany, at corner Third South and Fifth West streets, of which Messrs. August Roland and W. T Sampson, are the enterpris- ing proprietors. In 1890, these gentlemen began their busi- ness in Salt Lake, and the remarkable success that has attended their efforts is a most gratifying evidence of their wisdom and forethought. They have now as completely equipped and model an establishment of the kind as can be found on the entire coast. The salesrooms are large and commodious, being 100x100 feet in dimension and two-stories in height, in which they have a cold storage room 16x.50 feet, for the storage of their fresh meats, the temperature of which is kept at forty degrees Fahrenheit. The plant of the slaughter-house covers an area of five acres, where in addition to the slaughter-house, tenement houses, etc., they have a large cold storage ware- house, with a capacity of storing two hundred beeves and six hundred sheep daily, making it the largest in the Territory, and one of the largest in the western country. The capital invested in this gigantic enterprise is .SlOO.OdO while their annual sales reach the handsome sum of 8500,000, all of which is sold iu LTtah except the live stock, which is shipped to Kansas City and Omaha, in carload lots. Twenty five men are em- ployed iu the various branches of the business. Their trade is exclusively wholesale, and besides the large amount of fresh meat always on hand, they carry a heavy stock of all kinds of dried meats, pigs feet, and tripe in barrels, lialf barrels, quarter barrels and in tin cases of from thirty to fifty pounds, all of which are of the best brands known in the market. The pro- prietors of this important enterprise are gentlemen of unusual business ability and intelligence ; jast in the prime of vigorous manhood, and have proven themselves among the most enter- prising and substantial of the citizens of this community. Their establishment is a credit to the city, an honor to them- selves, and an important factor in the advancement and promo- tion of the trade and commerce of Salt Lake City. S. P. TEASDEL. In reviewing the commercial and manufacturing interests and advantages of Salt Lake City, one is confronted by many enterprises especially worthy of extended notice and consider- ation. It is a fact, and one worthy of appreciation by readers, that in this, the thriving and progressive metropolis of the Territory, are located many establishments whose extensive proportions and large operations, would reflect credit upon the largest cities in the country. One of these representative enterprises is that of S. P. Teasdel, importer, jobber and retail dealer ol dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, clothing, hats, caps, hardware and queensware. The industry is is a "Pioneer," having been inaugurated twenty-oue years ago. Mr. Teasdel occupies an elegant 'i-story building, 85x1.50 feet in dimensions admirably arranged in three dilferent departments of four stores, separate and distinct, but all under the same roof and conveniently connected with each other. One department is devoted exclusively to dry goods and notions; another to gro- ceries, hardware and queensware, and the third to clothing, boots and shoes. He carries an immense stock, varying from $75,000 to iflOO.OOO, and employs a force of thirty men. The amount of annual business tranacted is of great magnitude, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mr. Teasdel was born in England but has been a resident of Utah for thirty-five years and is one of the most prominent and highly respected citzens of Salt Lake. He was a member of the city council for two terms, a position he filled with great ability, with credit to himself, and hoijoi to the people of the ward he represented. He is thoroughly identified with the best inter- ests of the home of his adoption, and is recognized as a man of large and active business qualifications. His establishment is a credit to the city, an honor to himself, and an important fac- tor iu the advancement and promotion of the trade and com- merce of Salt Lake. Combiniog, as he does, all the depart- ments of his house with careful prudent and intelligent man- agement and fair and liberal dealing, he has a sure foundation laid for a success iu the future as great and enduring as has been achieved in the past, and is a worthy representative of of the important business interest to which his energies are devoted. MARTIN K. HARKNESS. The successful miner, meaning by that the man who not only understands the details of work at the mines, but who knows how to organize companies, interest capital, buy and sell meritorious mining properties, etc., is deserving of great credit and recognition as a man of talent and unrelenting per- severance. This principle is admirably exemplified in the life as Mr. M. K. Harkness, whose career from the very first has been marked by toil, capability and firm determination. He was born in 1830, in the state of Massachusetts, and when but nineteen years of age started West on his way to California, where he engaged in the mining business. He had by nature the quality of " perseverance" described as uncompromising, and when the storms of disappointment and adversity came upon him he was firm and unwavering. Mr. Harkness re- mained in California until 1870, at which date the mineral re- sources of Utah were coming to be generally known, and he moved hither. Since coming to Utah he has proved himself one of the most energetic and prosperous mining men of the Territory, having also superintended and been interested in many of the best mines of this section of the country. He is known as an experienced and sagacious mining expert, and many wealthy investors are indebted to Mr. Harkness for the thousands upon thousands of dollars they have made through his advice and superior judgment. Mr. Harkness is at present general manager of the Frederick and Crown Prince Mining and Tunneling Co., one of the largest corporations of the kind iu the Territory, with a capital stock of iSl,C00,0()0, or 100,000 shares at 810 per share. Its mines are situated in the Little Cottonwood mining district. Salt Lake county, Utah, the property consisting altogether of eighteen claims, some of which are patented. Above $300,000 have al- read}' been expended in development. S(iO,000 have been taken from one shaft of levels sunk 436 feet. From this shaft drifts have also been run, one 100 feet east and another 100 feet west, and from the base of the mountain a tunnel has been built cross-cutting the vein 1,900 feet from the mouth of the tunnel. Very little prospecting has been done at the cross-cut, the tunnel having been ruu 4,000 feet.together with laterals,a total distance of more than this amount. The immediate prospects are prom- ising beyond dispute, and under the management of Mr. Hark- ness will crystallize into substantial realities with the least pos- sible delay. r. PLATT CO. One of the industries of Salt Lake City that forms an impor- tant item in the sum total of her commerce is the manufacture of harness, saddlery, etc., and lines of goods therewith connected. There are but few branches of manufacture — especially in the western country — whose products are so universally used and, consequently, in such steady demand. The establishment of the F. Piatt Co., 147 and 149 First East State road, is one of the oldest and most complete to be found west of the Missouri river. It was founded in 18.52 by F. Piatt who began business on a small capital, but was prosperous from the first and has since increased his trade to such large proportions that it was found necessary early iu 1891 to merge the business into a cor- poration. This was accomplished and officers chosen as fol- lows: F. B. Piatt, president; O. P. Arnold, Jr., vice-president; J. C. Piatt, secretary and treasurer. The company owns and occupies its own building, a three- story brick store, with the varied and complete lines of goods to be seen only iu all first-class establishments. The company are manufacturers and jobbers of harness, saddlery, whips, and mske a specialty of stock saddles, of which they make and fii^^^ii^itt^'^ifci^ 113 haDdle the best lines iu the market. They ffive employment to fourteen operatives besides n liirge force of salesmen anil travelers, and do an im- mense busineKR annually in all parts of riali. ( 'olo rado, Wyoming, Montana and Nevada. The members of the company are natives of Salt Lake and identified with the interests of the city sinre early youth. The [>resi(lent. l'\B. I'latt, has been in the bnsiuei-s ever since he was sixteen years of age. He is the active manager, and a gentleman of marked ability in the commercial community. The vice- president, F. V. .\rnr>0 feet ; full dis- -*^ ' tance to be run, l."),()oO feet. The Ontario mine has already paid in divi- dends, S11,.'J2.5,0(K1, and the outlook is equally as fivorable for many years ' come. L'he Daly MiningCom- iny, of which Mr. ambers is president, is !i i\v operating the Daly Mine, and although it has been but a short time since ore was first taken • nt, .<1,T(;2,.")H0 has been d in dividends, and tlie mine promises to be- come fully as valuable as the Ontario. Besides these two com- panies, Mr. Chambers is prominently connected with other leading cor- porations of Utah, and is regarded by all asso- ciated in business, as a man of exceptionally broad and liberal ideas, and administrative abil- ity. His vigorous poli- cies in the prosecution of all work ilevolving upon him in the divers posi- tions he holds, has met theapprobation and sanc- tion of all directors and co-oflicials, and under his able and conscienticus manage mentthe interestsot each stock- holder is subseived faithfully and honorably. Public spirited movements are tendered his endorsement and support, and every new project and enterprise calculated to benefit the com- munity or prove conducive to the public welfare is aided and encouraged. CONWAY & SIMMONS. The firm of Conway i Simmons, dtaltrs in teas, coffees, fpicts, etc., Sonth Third near South Main street, is composfd of P. .1. Conway and W. S. Simmons, and was organized and began operations about the first of April, ISSIlt. They occupy premises 18x70 feet in dimensions, used as a sample room and for otBce purpcEep,al6o a commodiousand well eiinipped ware- house TOxPti feet, opposite the depot. They make a specialty of the manufacture of extracts, hnking powders, etc.. and carry large slocks of teas, mostly of their own importation ;also best grades of Mocha, .Java. Maracaihoaud Kiocoll'ees, green and browted.the browning being done upon the premises, under the supervision of the film, together wilh spices, delicaefs,ctc., in great vaiiely. They handle gocde of the best quality, fill ordera promptly and VMDliliS. 118 stand high with the trade to which they cater, pnucipally the retail jobbiug trade in Salt Lake City, and throughout Utah, Idaho, Montana and Colorado, aggregating more than 8150,000 annually. The firm also represent in the West the houses of D. P. Winnie, dealers in twine, rope, etc., New York; William Peck\.t Co., wholesale grocers, San Francisco; D. B. Scully, syrups, etc., Chicago; the Southern California Packing Co., Los Angeles; Robert Gary, molasses, rice, etc., New Orleans, and others. , Mr. P. J. Conway is a native of Wisconsin and well known iu all parts of the West. Previous to his removal to Salt Lake, he was an extensive dealer in furniture, hardware, etc., at Omaha and North Platte, Neb., also commercially interested at other points on the "thither side of the Range." Mr. Sim- mons, the junior partner, was for years traveling salesman for Beem, Moflitt & Co., Kansas City, Mo.; for Carter Howley& Co., and other coffee and spice houses, and is intimately famil- iar with the requirements of the trade. . Both gentlemen are merchants of the liberal, progressive type, and the phenomenally large demands of the trade sup- plied by them is an eloquent acknowledgment of the pre-emi- nent position they occupy in the mercantile world. GEORGE ARTHUR RICE. Tlie subject of this sketch was born in Knox County, Illinois, March ■24th. 1859. He accompanied his parents to Colorado in 1876, when his fatherengaged in mining atSuushine, in Boulder county. George Arthur soon after entered the State University, graduating from the Scientific department in 1882. His first engineering the Tintic branch of the Rio Grande Western railway was made possible, as it was through his personal efforts that the subscriptions were obtained necessary for its construction. The old adage that "Nothing succeeds like success," is veri- fied iu the past history of young Rice, and though the term "lucky" is frequently applied to his schemes; yet upon closer observation all his undertakings are thoroughly investigated from every possible standpoint before investing. Cool, calcu- lating and conservative, he from the beginningseems to forecast the hidden rocks, shoals and undercurrents that are likely to wreck a craft upon any "wild cat" scheme. Meeting his business engagements promptly, he is rather ex- acting in the obligations from others, yet he has great sympathy for those less fortunate in the race of life. In fact his nature is so confiding and sympathetic, like Horace Greeley, he is likely to be imposed upon sometimes. To the personal knowledge of the writer he gave away, quite recently, in various sums to parties "dead broke" and out of employment, what amounted to as much as the yearly salary of some men. A young man leaving college without a dollar, now only in his i3.3rd year proprietor of extensive sampling works, president of three banks and largely interested in several prominent mining properties, is certainly rather phenomenal. Who shall say, then, contemplating his past record, that he will not, at no very distant day, accomplish the enterprise that is the acme of his ambition, and to which his untiring energies are concen- trated; that is, the building of a railroad from this city to the Pacific Coast, and thus become one of the greatest benefactors to Salt Lake and the Territory of Utah? GEORGE ARTHUR RICE. employment was that of assayer and chemist for a mining com- pany operating a number of mines on Battle Mountain, in Eagle county, under the management of Judge I>. D. Belding. He afterwards opened an assay office in Leadville. In 1885 he located in Glenwood Springs, Colo., and established "Geo. Arthur Rice & Co.'s Bank," which afterwards culminated in the "Glenwood National Bank." His investments in real estate and the banks iu Glenwood were at the right time, and through his business sagacity he disposed of his real estate and banking in- terests at the height of the boom; hence seme of his friends, not so fortunate, called him "lucky George." In 1887, he with others established the First National Back at Grand Junction, and in 1889 the First National Bank at Ouray, Colo., of both of which banks he is still president, and they have m excellent financial leputation. In 1890 he established at Eureka, Utah, the "Geo. Arthur liice & Co.'s Bank," and he is also president of that institution, which is in a healthy condition and doing a splendid business. His latest venture, the sampling works at Eureka, with an average mcnthly capacity of 4,tll0 tons of ore, is an enterprise of pronounced success, and through his fine REILLY & KANE. The extent and value of Utah's coal deposits are not gen- erally known, but some of tLe discoveries already made, and the mines now in operation, prove conclusively that tbe Territory is abundantly supplied with this necessity. Messrs. Reilly & Kane, attorneys and counsellors at law, lOO and 101 Wasatch building, are attorneys and agents for the following named coal companies, a description of the mines and claims controlled by each being given in detail: The Bee Hive Coal and Reser- voir Company, is one of Utah's coal wonders, being situated in Emery county, forty miles from Price, a town on the R. G. W. li. H., and on the line of the new railroad survey. The coal property consists of eight claims of one hundred and sixty acres each. The coal does not appear to be in veins, but in "perfect mountains," and is practically inexhaustible. It is fine quality, also a good coking: coal, and will soon take the place of the Connersville coke in western markets. This pro- perty lies in the midst of a good grazing and farming country, with an abundance of fine timber for mining and all purposes required. The value of these mines may be estimated when the absence of coal in the adjoining states and teriitories is considered. The following gentlemen constitute the board of directors: H. W. Hooten, H. A. Ferguson, M. M. Busby, Thos. Kane and L. Cottrell. The Scandanavia Coal Company. This wonderful deposit of coal lies in Muddy Creek Canon, in Emery county, Utah, and comprises twelve claims of one hundred and sixty acres each, of fine hard coal. It is so situated in regard to lay of country, convenience to wood and water, that it can be worked cheaply, as the veins are continuous and thick, averaging twelve feet, also near the surface and easy of access to the R. G. W. R. R. This part of the Territory is one of the most wonderful coal regions in the world, being of vast extent near the surface, superior quality, convenient for all supplies, such as timber, water, food supplies and cheap labor. The coal is free from sulphur, being almost entirely consumfd, leaving but a very small per cent, of ash, and the deposits will make it possible to woik to advantage the exhaustless and wonderful mountains of iron and copper that now cannot be as profitably worked on account of the expense of coke for smelting purposes. The property is owned mostly by Salt Lake gentlemen, and the directors of the company are: Christopher O. Reynolds, Peter L. Johnson and Angus McKellar. The Emery County Coal Company. This is, perhaps, one of the largest holdings of coal in tbe country, consisting as it does of thirty-two claims of one hundred and sixty acres each, with an average depth of ten feet of cc al of the finest coking qual- ity, almost equal to that found at Conneisville, Pennsylvania. This immense tract of land, forming, as it does, one continuous coal bed, surrounded by hue timber, an abundance of water, the best of grazing land, and one of the richest agricultural sections of Utah, is well peopled with thrifty and industrious citizens. ^^■Sl^.-^r,^.^^'^- ^...j^^fj - •^-— . 119 Nature has do;ie everytliintr for this section. A railroHil has lately been surveyed to within twelve miles ot this coal vein, ami there is a good down grade from the coal beds to the railroad tracks. The oflicers and directors are: .Tohn Edwards, president; .Tohn O. Kobbins, vice-i)resident; Frank Moore, secretary; Geo. Busby, treasurer; H. i\I. Fusrate and I'rank llenrie. Messrs. Ueilly ^t Kane, attorneys for these mines, can be communicated with in reference to their value and output, ami will make proiujit reply. t;ivinff in detail facts and titjures in conuection therewith, and such other information as may be valuable and desirable to canitalists and others. WENDELL BENSON. A career that has been as hiiniiraliU' as it has l)een success- ful is that of Wendell Henson. No man has talked less and accom- plished more. His full, round face and beam- infT eyes bespeak perfect health and an amiable disposition. Hut there is back of this a staunch, resolute will, a self- mastery and manly courage, a cheerful hope, admirable traits of this quiet, genial and inval- uable citizen. Born on the rugged shores of Maine, at Fremont (Mt. Desert), Hancock countv, March '25, 1S,57, Mr. Benson is not yet thirty-tive years of age. lie is the de- scendant of a race of sea-faring men. and his jolly spirits and hearty nature come to bim naturally- as a cliild of the sea. Wlien but a lad he conducted a country store at his native town, but he soon tired of this and re- moved to Hostoii. where he engaged in the ship chandlery trade. In 1879 he liecarae connected with C. S. Hutchings ( f Chicago, and remained in the World's Fair city pi.\ years. Moving to Omaha in l.SH.'>, he open- ed a wholesale tish market, out of which he made considerable money, and, getting a littlealiead in the world, he embarked in the real estate business, turning several fortunate specu- lations. In November, 188!», he came to Salt Lake City, and, after looking over the town, he set his stakes to build a hotel. He went about his business so quietly that it was some time before the citizens fully cornpreliended the importance of the man or his project. It was not until the ground had b< en excavated and the walls began to go up that they comprehended the fact that Mr. Benson was building, for this city, one of the best hotels in the West. The majestic monument that now adorns one of the important cor- ners of State street, and which represents an investment of nearly lialf a million dollars, now known to the traveling public as the " Kuutsford Hotel," speaks higher praise to the originiitor of the project than words. The far- seeing business sagacity of Mr. Benson can in no better way be illustrated than in his selection of the site for tliis build- ing. At that time State street was without a single important building, except the old theatre, and its future quite uncertain anil undetermined. But time is rapidly vindicating the wis- dom of the choice. Mr. Benson and his partners received, as u bonus for the location of the hotel, ground valued at 884,000, and now worth not less than .'*l.'jn.()0O. Thimgh born in Maine, Mr. Benson is a staunch democrat. At the early age of twenty-one, his fellow townsmen recognized his worth as a citizen by electing him selectman and overseer of the poor. Since coming to Utah, Mr. Benson has been so engrossed with business, he having superintended the construc- tion of the hotel, that he had little time to devote to politics. The democratic convention, however, in casting about for the best men, honored Mr. Benson with a nomination to the upper house of the Territorial legislature upon a ticket, which, for the high integrity and sterling character of the candidates, has seldom, if ever been eiiualled by any convention. Mr. Benson takes a deep interest in the development of the city and Territory, and is now sts of any city conduce in the greatest degree to its material and per- manent welfare and Salt I iake is no exception to tins rule. As this city is the central point for trade of the Territory it is but natural that all I lie heavy mining com- [lanies should be con- lentrated here, .\mong those that bear a pro- minent part in the de- \flopment of the mining It-sources of Utah is the I lalton Gold Mining and Milling Oimpany, with a capital stock of $2,- nOO.ddO, divided into "iiio.OiiO shares of five dollars each. The ofhcers are: C. B. Weeks, president; Frank K. Kno.x, treasurer; G. I'. Dalton.vice president and superintendent, and ( . 11. Wilbur, secretary. The property owned by the company was dis- covered liy Mr. Geo. F. 1 >alton, after whom the mine was named, a native of Utah, where he was born in 1856. .\t the age of fourteen years he began to pro- spect and mine, and since that period has canvassed the entire Territory of Utah and Nevada, meeting with encouraging success and finally culminating in the discov- ery of the Dalton mine. The Dalton claim is l.().")llx L.'iOii feet in dimensions and consists of two claims, the " Hardcash " and the " Pearl," into which tunnels have been run, a vein devel- oped 300 feet in length, with a well-detined fissure, having strong crystallization. The vein rock is a lively clear quartz, showing much crystallization throughout and fissures of iron and talc. .\ shipment of ore was made recently that milled $4t)7.()llin gold perton: asecond shipment showed S'2,< '."w.CX) gold, and a third shipment -JtJoi.OO, a sure indication that the owners have "struck it rich." A Huntington mill with plates and con- centrators has been ere- iwSs^'^mlfiig'fi a^->a^- was employed, and, with such crude appliances, the output of the mine was valued at 8 500,000. Since the improvements were made, however, the output has largely increased, and the future prospects of this claim are very bright. The capital is 81,000,000, divided into 100,000 shares of $10 each, and the officers are: A. E. Hyde, president; John Beck, vice-president, and W. S. McCornick, treasurer. Another valuable property owned by Mr. Beck is the Gov- ernor mine, with an area 200x1,500 feet and valued at §150,000. The property has two shafts sunk on it of 175 and 132 feet respectively, and is supplied with all the necessary buildings, machinery, etc., for successful operations. Among other valuable interests for the development of which the public is indebted to Mr. Beck, is the Greaser, a mine adjoining the Northern Spy, the output of which, in gold, silver and copper, represents 8100,000 in value; the llammers- ville Water Company; the Utah Asphalt and Varnish Com- pany, with a capital stock of $2,500,000, and property consisting of 6,060 acres of land, located in Uintah county, by T. A. Walley in 1887, and containing a vein of aephaltum over fifty feet thick, extending nearly fourteen miles. The company, of which Mr. Beck is president, T. A. Walley, vice-president and general manager; Aurelius Miner, secretary, and A. E. Hyde, treasurer, proposes to manufacture varnish, the abundance of raw material, early completion of transportation facilities and her limits, and to himself and Mr. Hyde almost the entire credit of developing these properties are due. They are men of large and generous enterprise, and will still continue, in a greater measure than ever, to push forward to a successful issue those gigantic enterprises with which they are so closely connected, and which are valuable factors in the material growth and prosperity of the Territory. LOUIS FRANKLIN KULLAK was born of German and Irish parentage, on April 30, 1803, in Topeka, Kansas. His father, Hugo Kullak, was a carpenter and contractor. Louis F. is the eldest of three children ; went to the public schools of the then frontier town of Topeka until he was thirteen years of age, when his mother, his father hav- ing died when L. F. was only ten years old, with her family moved to California. Louis F. completed his education in the public schools and Sacred Heart College of San Francisco. After graduating, he clerked in various business houses until he entered the law office of Hon. Wm. L. Gill, of San Jose, Cal., where he studied law for a year and then entered the real estate and insurance business. For the past six years Mr. K. has been engaged in these lines with marked success, his opera- tions being characterized by shrewdness and good business judgment. Mr. Kullak has traveled all over the West from the T. A. WALLEY. unsurpassed quality of the asphaltum, justifying the conclu- sions of Mr. Beck and others as to the profit to be derived therefrom. The property contains 100 overfiowing wells, and the credit for the location and development of this property is also due to Messrs. Beck and Walley. The Ashley Coal Oil, Gilsonite and Mineral -Vgphalt Com- pany is still another enterprise conducted by the Bullion-Beck management, under the executive administration of Mr. Beck. The industry is also located in Uintah county, gives employ- ment to a force of fifty men and promise of results of the most substantial character and value to the Territory, as also to the company through whose enterprise its development is in progress. In addition to the above the company is heavily interested in deposits of porcelain clay and white fire clay. The latter, located in Utah county, is under the immediate control of Messrs. John Beck and A. E. Hyde, and a company is now in progress of organization for the manufacture of fire- brick on a large scale. A company has also been formed to manufacture chinaware from the porcelain clay. Mr. John Beck, by whom the Bullion-Beck property was discovered, is a native of Germany, having been born in 1843. He has resided in and been thoroughly identified with Utah for twenty-seven years, practically engaged in mining and pros- pecting. He is, perhaps, more largely interested in mining properties throughout the Territory than any other man within LEWIS F. KULLAK. Mexican line to the British possessions, and says Utah, with her untold resources, offers more inducements for the young man seeking a western home than any state or territory between the oceans. He has erected several business blocks in the city and has always had the interest and wellfare of Salt Lake at heart. He also owns valuable mining interests in Idaho and Big Cottonwood in Salt Lake county. Mr. Kullak is a repre- sentative young man of Utah, and all predict for him a bright future, for his iuHuence will yet be felt in the Territory. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Stock and Keal Estate Exchange. CHAS. B. WEEKS. Although Mr. Chas. B. Weeks has been in Utah a compara- tively brief while, evidences accumulate to prove that he is a valuable acquisition to the territory. He was born in Nile county. 111., during 1816, and received his education in the public schools of Chicago. Afterward he studied law with the well-known attorneys, Osborn & Thompson, of the latter city, and was admitted to the bar. For more than twenty years he practiced before the highest courts of Illinois, Kansas, Colorado and California, finally locating in Salt Lake, when his eminent qualifications soon secured for him a position of enviable prominence. Previous to locating in Utah (it might _-.-n'rri.>>i 123 here be interpolated), he was the attorney of Stafford county, Kansas, for four vearB, and during the civil war was a member of the union army, beinK captured at Harper's Ferry, but was paroled and sent to Camp Douglas until he could be exchanged. In May, 18(55, he resigned with the rank of second lieutenant and resumed the discharge of his duties as a citizen. The Mary Mining Company of Utah, with headquarters in Salt Lake, hasacapital of Sl,'25(),000 divided into shares of 'J.'JU,- 1100 at $5 each. The mines are situated in the Ohio mining district near Marysvale, and are among the richest in the world. Mr. Weeks was selected as the company's first secretary, and is also president of the Dalton (iold Mining Company mentioned at some length in another column of this work. The Mary mining claim is a silver bearing quartz lode, on which developments have been made that show ore of medium grades in large quantities for the reduction of which works have already been erected on the grounds and the process of active development has been commenced in a most practical manner. Mr. Weeks is a man of fertile resources with the capacity of adapting himself to all circumstances, and the com- pany which he represents is fortunate in having so able a man at its helm. The additional knowledge that he possesses on all law points enhances his value to the company, as also to those who are interested in the progress making in the mineral and other resources of the Territory. standing and marked reputation entitles them to mention is that Kigby lirothers, wliich was established a little over a year ago at 422 and 424 .South West Temple street. This institution is stocked to overtlowiug with all kinds and grades of staple and fancy groceries, including condiments of foreign importa- tion besides country produce, cigars, tobacco, wood and willow ware. Here you can also find the choicest steaks, juiciest roasts, sweetests cutlets at prices extremely low. Although the showing of this establishment is exceedingly creditable to the city of Salt Lake. Personally Messrs. C S. and .Tno. Rigby are gentlemen noted for their many sterling business qualities and gentlemen possessing a host of friends and patrons. THE ENTERPRISE HOTEL. Among the hotels in Salt Lake City that claim distinction in the matter of popularity, the Enterprise ranks as a general favorite. It w.is opened in March, 1890, by the present proprietor, who has been engaged in the business for many years; is situated in the heart of the business portion of the city, it occupies a three-story building, 85x85 feet in dimen- THOMl'SUN. THOMPSON AND WEIGEL. The doninuds of modern civilization have created a taste for the luxurious and beautiful, and in consequence, a higher grade of the works of art are required. In no particular class is this more noticeable, than in the science of architect- vire. The many handsome public buildings with which Salt Lake City is adorned, speak volumes for the men who drew the plans, and although the firm of Thompson it Weigel have been in Salt Lake but two years, it has been demonstrated J that the members are ' artists of splendid ability. The composition of the firm is C. S. Thompson and S. J. Weigel. Mr. Thompson is anative of Massachusetts, but has been in the West for some time, and came to the Territory from Garden City, Kansas, where he attained to distinguished prominence in his art. Mr. Wiegel was born in the State of Xew York, and came to Salt Lake from Hastings, Nebraska. His reputation as an architect of the modern school had preceded him to this city, and his services have been in constant demand ever since his advent into Utah. Among the large number of public buildings and private residences that have been erected on plans prepared by this firm are the Agricultural College at Logan, the Keed Hotel at Ogden; City Hall and Pyner, Mabien and Martin three-story block at Provo, and various others, including resi- dences and public buildings at Salt Lake. The Morlan block, Telleride building and the McKinin's block, all handsome structures that were built under their direction. They have also drawn designs for a four-story apartment house 75x90 feet, to be constructed east of the Knutsford hotel, also for a four- story structure, 70x90 feet, for E. M. Biggs, on State road, a terrace building for the same gentlemen on Main street and Sixth Street South, one for .1. A. Morlan, 66 feet front, and one for J. H. Baldwin, 161 feet front; all pressed brick fronts, in same neighborhood. They are adepts in their line and can be depended upon to furnish the most desirable plans for any and all buildings. Socially they are clever gentlemen and fully identified with the interests of the city and Territory. RIGBY BROS. There is no more important factor in the commercial and industrial growth of the city, and no more unerring inde.x or text by which to judge of its enterprise, than the grocery and meat trade. Among the houses whose extended trade, higli 4 ENTEHPIUSE HOTEL. sions and contains sixty-five rooms, which have been newly furnished throughout. The house is conducted on the Euro- pean plan, and supplied with all modern conveniences for the accomodation of the public. It is well ventilated, easy of access, and the sleeping rooms are light, airy and cheerful. A first-class restaurant is connected with the house which furnishes luxurious meals at the most reasonable rates. The proprietor, Mr.'.F. H. Kussell. has been in Utah ever since 1869, engaged in various enterprises, such as mining, lumber, etc. As a landlord, he is popular with the traveling public, and under his management the Enterprise is attaining a success that can only be measured by its capacity to accommo- date the public. LOMBARD INVESTMENT COMPANY. To an Eastern investor who desires a higher rate of interest than he can command on securities of a local nature, the West offers an attractive field. The Loml)ard Investment Company, whose office is in the Emporium Building, corner First South and Main streets, was organized ten years ago, and has recently increased its capital to 84,(100,000, realized the fact that it was to their interest to open an office in this country, and that Salt Lake City was the most desirable point. The company located here in May, 1889, readv for business. It is one of the strangest and most conservative in the United States, and since its advent into the city, it has aided materially in the development of both the Territory and Salt Lake. The Lombard Company, since it began operations here has placed a very considerable sum of money on realty, not only in the city, but on improved farms through Utah and Southern Idaho. The capital is ample; applications for loans are treat«►. /*v jr»v. *' '^ k. fZ >/V 't ^^^^^^^^^^^K ^^¥ .HlllN A. ia;oESliE( K. erected the Wasatch Bnilding and made other investments that added to the material resources and metropolitan appear- ance of the municipality. HYUUM GltOESBECK. respectively. Each has a predilection for mining industries and their ventures and speculations thus far have been attended with uniform success and prosperify. They are heavily inter- 8. S. GKOESBECK. Mr. (iroesbeck died .lune 29, 1884, his wife, Elizabeth Groes- beck dying on the '28th of the preceding December. His life was characterized by energy, perseverance, sterling integrity and unselfish charity; whose conduct in the relations of parent, husband and friend exemplified to the fullest limit, that touch of nature which makes the whole world kin. The surviving sons, who are now associated together in business, under the firm name of (iroesbeck Bros., are as fol- lows: Nicholas H. (iroesbeck, born at Springheld. 111., in 1842; William (Iroesbeck, born at Springfield, 111., in 1847; JOSEPH 8. GROESBECK. ested, in fact coutrol the Viclor Crold and Silver Mining Co., a corporation formed under the laws of Utah, in 1883, with a capital stock of S2,.50( 1,(101), consisting of 1 ,( K10,(X)0 shares, valued at S2..50 per share for the purpose of opening up and fully de- veloping what are known as the "Victor," " Ked Rose" and " Brazil" claims, situated in the Tintic mining district, now known the world over for its rich fields of mineral. Mr. Wm. Groesbeck is president of the company, John Groesbeck vice- president and Hiram (xroesbeck, secretary and treasurer, who with N. n. and Samuel Groesbeck form the board of directors. 126 H^'iiiii" " ttw*- ^-"^-T^. In the prospecting of these claims, they have sunk a shaft 350 feet and laid bare a vein of rich ore from 1 to 8 feet, an assay of which shows 2.5 per cent, lead and from 40 to .500 oz. of silver; also traces of gold. This discovery, it may be added, is an extension of the famous Mammoth mine that has yielded handsomely for years and on the same line with that of the Cen- tennial Eureka, a valuable producer. The Victor is near Silver City, and $40,000 have been expended in improving it with prospects for the future so promising, that no doubt exists but that it will become one of the richest in the territory. The York mine in the West Mountain mining district, is the proper- ty of John Groesbeck, D. H. McAllister and W. B. Andrews being also part owners. In area it is 600x1500 feet, and was discovered and patented in 1879 by James Chipman, Vho ex- tracted $80,000 worth of ore before parting witli it to the present owners. The latter have made improvements on the ground, including the sinking of a shaft to the depth of 500 feet, from which drifts have been run in dift'erent directions, amounting in all to 2,000 feet, exposing ore in a vein from 2 to 6 feet that assays 15 oz. silver, 50 per cent, lead and 1 per cent, gold. The mine is located within two miles of the railroad, with every facility for the convenient and rapid handling of large shipments of ore. The Messrs. Groesbeck are also officers and practically the sole owners of the mining property controlled by the Missoula Placer Mining Co., consisting of 240 acres of hydraulic placer mines, situated in Quartz Creek, Missoula County, Montana. It was discovered in 1870, and has since been constantly worked, yielding its owners more than 8500,000 in gold. The water for the successful working of the mine is con- veyed a distance of 1,400 feet, supplying two large Humes each 2,.50O feet long, 5 feet wide and proportionally deep, aft'ording great pressure tor washing the ore, as well as dumping the debris into the Missoula river near by. The mine grows richer as the work progresses and the opinion obtains that its equal as a producing placer mine has never been discovered in the mineral districts of the west. The country roundabout the mine is well watered and timbered. The company operates its own saw mill, manufacturing the lumber required for build- ings and other purposes at the mines. The development of this mine, as well as the " Victor,'' the "York," and several others not mentioned herein, are due di- rectly to the enterprising and speculative spirit of the Groes- beck Bros., who are the largest property and mine owners of Utah; men of the most solid and substantial character, and typical representatives of the class whose united work has made the West what it is today. work and control some of the greatest dividend paying shares owned in Utah, and all of which are growing in magnitude and importance daily under his able supervision, while as vice- president of the Salt Lake Stock Exchange his services are in- dispensable. In addition to his holdings in Utah, he is presi- NICHOLAS TREWEEK. Utah numbers among her men of wealth and prominence, many who once occupied positions in life comparatively obscure who are now at the head of her greatest financial institutions, and looked up to as eminent examples of what men of ability, integrity and reliability can accomplish. The life of Mr. Nich- olas Treweek, vice-president of the Salt Lake Stock Exchange, is an illustration, his remarkable career having placed him in the front ranks of self-made men. Early in life Mr. Treweek was thrown upon his own resources, and while yet a mere boy living in England, the land of his nativity, received his first experience as a miner. Tbe surroundings, however, were such as to inspire a desire for change, and he came to America to pursue his chosen life work, unrestrained, and unimpeded. Since his arrival, many of the experts connected with his devel- opment of mines and mining industries have oceured in Utah, and in Utah too has his success been secured and liis prosperity acquired. Mr. Treweek not only holds extensive individual possessions but is closely identified with the mining industry of Utah where he has for years held positions of trust and re- sponsibility in the management and sale of splendid mining properties, besides acting as expert for prospective purchasers who always placed implicit reliance upon his judgment in esti- mating claims, extent of deposits, etc. In litigation where questions connected on the running interests have arisen, his testimony has been accepted as conclusive, and in private deals his advice is rarely overruled. The universal confidence mani- fested in his business sagacity, judgment, abilities and methods has been frequently expressed in his promotion to official po- sition in control of very extensive'corporate interests. Foremost among these is that of vice-president and general manager of the Alliance mining company, president of the Modoc Chief mining company and president of the Congo mining company. He also holds large interests iu the Addenda, Crescent, Apex and Clara mining companies, representative corporations that NICHOLAS TREWEEK. dent of the Altures Irrigation company incorporated for the purpose of constructing a 600 foot dam on Snake river in Cassia and Logan counties, Dakota, by which that stream will be raised thirty-seven feet, thereby rendering 100,000 acres of land as homes for at laast 25,000 people. The company has a capital stock of S l,00O,(J0O, divided into 10,000 shares. Mr. Treweek is yet in the prime of life, with a full measure of vital force essential to the highest achievement. A man of unflinching determination, indefatigable, constant and self- reliant, he never doubts his ability to accomplish the task he undertakes. Independent of his relations to the mining indus- try of Utah, Mr. Treweek occupies an exalted position in all the departments of life, and is esteemed not more for the pos- session of splendid abilities, than for the kindly sympathy and generous nature he possesses and manifests. ELECTRIC ICE CREAM PARLORS. About one year ago two gentlemen and a lady conceived the idea of manufacturing ice cream by electricity. The result was the opening of the Electric Ice Cream Parlors at 64 South Main street. They employ electric power altogether in the manufacture, and do a general wholesale business, making a specialty of ice cream, also confections for private suppers, public banquets, etc., and the firm is quoted as among the most excellent caterers in the country. The firm occupies a large two-story and basement build- ing, supplied with all modern appliances necessary for the rapid work required, and a force of seven assistants. In ad- dition to the wholesale business, the firm has elegantly fitted up reception rooms, ice cream parlors, etc., for the conven- ience of the public, which are most fashionable resorts. The members of the firm, J. M. Easton, Mrs. M. E. Easton. and H. W. Brown, have resided in Utah from seven to fourteen years and are prominent business citizens. Mr. J. M. Easton is president of the Emery County Bank, at Price, Utah, and is also connected with many other enterprises throughout the Territory. The industry managed by Mr. Easton's asso- ciates, Mrs. M. E. Easton and H. W. Brown, is a remarkable one in many respects. ■■:r^--A-ih- ^^^m&^B'^^'''^^^^ 127 MATTHEW WHITE. Matthew White was born in Xew York, February 1(5, 1834. lie be^iin business for himself in Philadelphia when IG years old. In 1857 he constructed in New York city the lurfiest malt house tlien known in this country or Kurope, and continued in this business uninteruptedly for thirty-two years. He came to lireat Salt Lake City .VuRUst lio, 186G, as captain and sole owner, with a train of tweiity-eijfht waRons, thirty-four men and 109 animals, making the quickest trip known from the " River" to th« city, being only forty-six day.'*; and as (tovern- or Young said, as ho reviewed the train standing in Main street, "that is the best looking ontfit that ever came in this alley." Mr. White had eighty- four tons of general mer- chandise and opened a wholesale store on Sec- ond South, near Main street. Business was very much depressed, being just after the close of the war, and that season over thirty steamers with goods ar- rived at Fort Benton. Mr. White returned to New York, leaving his goods with Ross & Bar- rett, taking his train back to Nebraska where he sold it. During the years '66 and '67 he made five trips across the plains, meeting all kinds of adventure, having had both feet frozen and Bwiming Bitter creek. He came to Utah in the autumn of 1880, to reside permanently, lie purchased, from differ- ent sources over "on acres on the east shore (>f the (ireat Salt Lake, the property now known is Saltair Beach. Mr. White has designed and had built a " Marine Villa," the most unique and complete house ever seen: square outside, octagon inside; one- story outside, two and three inside. Here he resides, having fruit trees and vegetables within the reach of the spray of the briuest sheet of water in the known world. What "Tuxedo" is to New Jersey and New Y'ork, or " Lennox" to the New England States, "Saltair" will be to this inter-mountain region. During the summer of 18'.)1, "The Saltair Beach Company." was incorporated with a capital of $250,00(1, Hon. (Jeo. <^). Cannon, president. The development began with platting one tenth of the property on the north and connected by the Sal- tair boulevard with the city in a straight, level drive-way, 132 feet wide and only thirteen miles from the lake to Main street. The Saltair Beach property extends more than two miles along the shore, and with a steam railway and an electric car line now in process of construction the transportation will be convenient and continuous. The improvements contemplated at Saltair Beach are: a pier half a mile long, with bathing, boating and other facilities con- nected therewith: a club house and casino for resident prop- erty owners, open all the year; a hotel for tourists and sum- mer visitors, and a sanitarium, within forty acres, one third of which comprises a lake supplied by springs of hot sulphur and salt water. Invaliils will (ind the best climatic and sani- tary position in the world with a genial, buoyant atmosphere day and night, and the most pictures(iue views of mountain scenery, with the full extent of the grand Inland Sea and its magnificent sunsets. About three hundred acres of the Saltair Beach property will be set aside as a park, and lots of any size wanted will be sold for suburban residences with restriction that no fences be allowed. The Saltair property is situated on immense shale beds, and this material makes the most perfect roads and walks that can be imagined. The Beach at Saltair is pure white oolitic sand, so smooth and hard that driving on it makes but little impression. The managing director of the Saltair Beach Company is Matthew White. M.\TTIIE\V WHITE. TAYLOR BROTHEKS. In Salt Lake City one of the most trusted and highly respected tirms is that of Taylor Bros., at 66 S. Main street. The tirm was established in 1888, and is composed of Frank Y. and M. W. Taylor, both natives of Utah. They do a gen- eral real estate and loan business, in which they handle some of the fin- est property in the city, being also agents for the celebrated and at- tractive capitol hill property, situated around the capitol grounds, one of the most eligible building sites for residence purposes in the city. This fine body of ground occu- pies a high elevation, and has recently been granted water privileges by the extendsion of the mains thereto, .\nother inducement is offered by the extension of the tracks of the electric road to the property, a franchi.se having been ),'ranted for that pur- pose. In addition to these the lirni handle the Woodmausee and South-Belmont addi- tions, both within the city limits, near Lib- erty Park, also on the line of the electric rail- way. These properties ciimmaud a fine view of the city, and are very eligible and attractive, especially for residence sites. They also have listed an area of valua- ble inside business property, and make a specialty of hand- ling larger pieces of property than most agents are thereby able to furnish acreage lots when so desired. They can also supply property in any quantity and at all prices to suit the will, convenience and pocket-book of investors. Mr. M. W. Taylor was for many years city assessor and col- lector, a position he held until the election of the Liberal ticket. Conducted as the business of Taylor Bros, is, on the broad plane of business honor, its future is assured. The gentlemen are thoroughly reliable and all business entrusted to them will be treated with judgment and promptly attended to. CHARLES OLSEN'S BAKERY AND CONFEC- TIONERY STORE. If there is any one thing more than another that is of im- portance to the average citizen, it is to know where to get the best the bakery afTords and at moderate prices. The above is the most popular bakery in the city, where the hungry wayfarer may obtain the most wholesome of bread- stuff and delicate pastries. Mr. Olsen, the proprietor, also 128 i2>ri^ H^5c?)ifiiS"ftwi^'"§iffitfft^ caters to balls, banquets, etc., and supplies those delicious edibles always desirable on such oocasions. The department devoted to baking, where all the differ- ent kinds of bread and pastries are mixed and baked, is un- der the caroful personal supervision of the proprietor, Mr. Chas. Olseu, who is a gentleman that has gained an emi- nence in the mercantile arena only attained by the strictest adherence to honest business principles, coupled with enter- prising yet careful business methods. He is looked upon as one of our representatives merchants. Mr. Olsen also handles all kinds of tropical fruits and confections and soda water, etc. JAMES F. WOODMAN. In reviewing the lives of Utah's great men, es- pecially those who have achieved distinction as successful mining spe- culators, it is with pleas- ure that reference is made to the name of Mr. James F. Woodman, of Salt Lake City, and one of the wealthiest and most popular mining men in the Territory. He may well be called the pioneer miner of Utah, tor that industry was yet in its infancy when he reached the Territory early in the year 1865. His successful ventures and operations in almost every mining district of importance in the Territory since that time, are well known. Not only has he brought to light, by personal pro- specting, some of the richest and most exten- sive deposits, but has been instrumental to a large degree in further- ing the development, and intensifying the interest taken by capitalists in this Territory. Mr. Wood- man's mining career be- gan in 18(17, in the famous California gold field. He remained in that State for seven years, thence removing to Virginia City, Nevada, where he met Capt. J. M. Day, an explorer well known throughout the West. About 1864 the discovery of valuable oil wells near Bear River was reported, and Messrs. Woodman and Day left for Utah tc make investigations, but without success, and continued on to Pahranagate, then thought to be a part of Utah, where he took au active part in forming what is known as Lincoln county, Nevada, with Hiho as county seat. Mr. Woodman erected the second house ever built in the valley, following which time there has sprung up a well settled section of country. After remaining there for a time he came to Salt Lake City, but located in the Little Cot- tonwood mining district, where he discovered the famous Emma mine, a rich and extensive ledge of ore, from which millions of dollars have since been made. He immediately sold a small interest in the claim to Walker Bros,, of Salt Lake City, and work in the mine began. He retained control of the prop- erty until 1870, when he sold the balance of his interest to Warren Hussey for a large sum of money, and left Utah, only to return, however, in 187.5. to continue his mining exploits. From that time until now Mr. Woodman has been an active and vigorous operator in all that pertains to the mining inter- ests of Utah. He is not only a large stockholder in many of the richest and most extensively worked mines of the Territoryi but holds important offices in the corporations controlling them. Besides this, he is deeply interested in a large number of undeveloped claims in various prominent districts, which promise, when work is commenced and ore taken out, to yield vast mineral treasures and fully double the present produc- tion of the Territory. He is one of the directors of the Hot Springs Rapid Transit Co.; of the Centennial Eureka Mining Co.; of the Salt Laka City Loan & Trust Co.; of the Park City National Bank; also principal stockholder in the Cane Spring Gold Mining Co., and other leading enterprises which have been the means of elevating the City of Salt Lake and Territory of Utah to the advanced positions they now occupy. It is due to the meritorious work of such men as Mr. Wood- man that Utah is nov regarded by the country at large, as the most promising and pro- fitable place for the in- vestment of capital, and the most desirable place for settlers of all classes to locate That the im- mense and varied resour- ces known to exist within the Territory should be brought forth that their intrinsic value may be utilized, is of vital and essential importance to the public welfare. To inaugurate the stupen- dous projects and move- ments necessary to do this, requires the service and aid of men of iron energy, indomitable per- severance, sterling in- tegrity and strict busi- ness sagacity. These rare qualities have been bodied forth in the lives and efforts of the men who have accomplished the transformation the Territory has already undergone, and the men who'have faithfully stood by the Territory in the years of toil and adver- sity, are still in the ful vigor of manhood, pre- pared and willing to lead the way on to greater advancements. JAMi'S F. WOODM.\N W. W. CHISHOLM. Out of the heterogene- ous swarm that spread over the intermouutain country in search of wealth during the years following the gold excite- ment in California, few men have had a more successful career than W. W. Chisholm, treas- urer of the Centen- nial Eureka Mining Company. Born at Hazel Green, Grant county, Wisconsin, June '_'(i, 1842, he first came west in 1864, and, after a brief stay at Virginia City, removed to Utah, where he has since resided. One of the most active and energetic mining operators in the Territory, his practical experience as a trained miner enabled him to become one of the original owners of the Emma mine, a property that has attracted greater attention on the London Exchange than any mine in the western country, and which was afterward sold to an English syndicate for a fabulous sum. The same practical knowledge which turned a " big profit " out of t he Emma mine, led Mr. Chisholm to conclude that the Tintic mining district was destined to become one of the great mining camps of the West, and good judgment to direct his becoming a large owner in the Centeunial-Eureka mine, a property now consid- ered a veritable bonanza to its owners, and with but two rival in the Territory— the famous Ontario and the Bullion-Beck. Mr. Chisholm's success in all other ventures has prompts 129 him to develop new mines, and, to-d.iy, he is interested in every miuiiig camp of auy importance in Utiili, being siL-tively engaged in other enterprises as well, lie is president of the Cain Springs Mining Company, a director in the Sunset Mining Company, secretary and treasurer of Slaker Mining Company, and vice-president of one of Salt Lake City's most reliable banking houses — the Haok of Commerce; also a director iu the First National Bank of I'ark City, and director of the Salt Lake Valley Loan and I'rust Company. In this review of one of Utah's representative citizens, it is a pleasure to accord to \V. W. Chisliolm a place in the trout rank of the successful miners of the Creat West. He is thor- oughly informed on all points pertaining to the mining industry of the country; anxious to see the country's resourcen fully developed, and will gladly furnish any in- formation desired l>y prospective investors. THE VALLEY HOUSE. People traveling with their families andsolici tous to secure comforta- ble quarters, upon reaching the city are more than gratified when quiet accommodations and that freedom not to be found at the larger and more public hotels of a metropolis are placed at their disposal. Those visiting Salt Lake and desirous of quarters of this kind are recom- mended to register at the Valley House, of which Geo. W. Carter is proprietor, and in the management of which he is assisted by his estimable wife, a lady who makes it a rule to take special care of the lady and children guests. That she succeeds is evidenced by the fact that a number of the best families of the city have made the Valley House their home for years. The hotel is most conveniently situated on one of the best corners in the city, oppos- ite the celebrated Mormon Tabernacle and Temple Square and atrording a fine view of the magnificent buildings therein. Two lines of electric cars pass the doors and generally the house is first-class in every respect. The rooms are large and airy, well furnished and ventilated, and provided with every modern convenience, while the table furnishes the most toothsome of substantials and luxuries to be found in the mar- kets. The delightful situation, home-like location in the midst of a grove of trees, its charming surroundings, including well- kept lawns, cosy cottage attachments for the special conven- ience of families, and other attractive features have acquired for the Valley House an extended reputation and a patronage that is only limited by the capacity of the house itself. The clerks and attendants are polite and attentive to the wants of guests, and the genial landlord, assisted by his amiable and ac- complished wife, lend their presence and etforts to the enter- tainment and hospitality of those who are fortunate in becom- ing guests. SOLOMON BROTHERS. Few of the business houses of Salt Lake can advance so many claims to public notice and favor ;is the one whose name stands at the head of this article. The age of this, the high standing which it has always maintained iu the mercantile WILLIAM W. CH18H0LM world, the great reputation it bears all over the West, as well as the magnitude of its business operations, all unite to render it eminently deserving of the highest commendation in the pages as a work devoted to an impartial presentati(:() per acre for the same. They however refused the offer, believing that Salt Lake and I'tah have a wonderful future before them, and are therefore willing to trust for greater rewards when the development of ihe city and territory shall be more fully ac- complished. The Solomon brothers are public-spirited, liberal and enterprising men. standing deservedly high, both as mer- chants and citizens. .\8 a firm they add greatly to the building up of the city's interest and deserve classification Bmong the leading commercial and industrial enterprises of Salt Lake and Utah. 130 ?^^^isik----.- .:i:a^,^ _ m^m^m'"' .;;sS5*oi; A. L. WILLIAMS. The subject o£ this sketch, A. L. Williams, was recently made the central figure of a hotly contested political campaign, and, to his credit, be it said, he came out unscathed. While a democrat in national politics, Mr. Williams, in Utah, has acted with the liberals, and in his adherence to the party, he has been a steady and active leader. When the local democrats organ- .ized in 1890, they were anxious to secure his support, and tendered him the nomination of county collector. Here- fused the tender, how- ever, and was nominated by the liberals by ac- clamation. His popu- larity was so great that many proposed candi- dates withdrew from the field and allowed Mr. Williams the nomination for the best office at the disposal of the conven- tion, without an oppos- ing vote. The republi- cans nominated the most popular man in their party,and the democriits cast about for a strong man to beat Mr. Wil- liams, and after a bitter and exciting campaign, during which the char- acter of the liberal can- didate was attacked at every point, he amply vindicated himself by forcing his assailants to make ampleapology,and by a plurality of 1,U97 in the city, and 560 in the county. But after his splendid triumph at the polls, he was denied the office on a legal technic- ality. His popularity, however, will no doubt lead him forward to still further conquests. Born at^ Bangor, Wales, September 13, 18i9, he came to Utah in 1878, and has since been continually engaged in the coal business, in the pursuit of which he has built a trade that amounts to halt a million dollars annually. He has also given substantial support to mining industries, and is interested in the development of some valuable properties in Bingham, Dugway, and Clifton mining districts; president of the Union Pacific Mining Company, at Eureka, also of the Vispatian mine in the West Mountain mining district, at Bingham, and from which has been extracted ore of the value of 88,000 per month. This latter mine gives employment to fifteen men and the average pay-roll is i 3,000 per month. He is also largely interested in city and county real estate. Mr. Williams' fine social nature and hearty geniality make him a host of friends, and for his valuable party services while a resident of Illinois, he was selected as a delegate to the national convention which nominated Samuel J. Tilden for the presidency. The liberals of Utah appreciating these good qualities elected him to the Territorial legislature, and he par- ticipated in the debates upon many important bills passed by that body in the year 1890. In brief, Mr. Williams has the qualities of mind and heart which endear him to all that know him. Photo by Shipler. A. L. WILLIAMS. THE STORAGE MOUNTAIN ICE & COLD COMPANY. Within a comparatively recent period Mr. John Heil, Jr., a representative member of eomiDercial circles of Salt Lake City, laid the foundatiou for an euterpriee which has since been incorporated under the name and style of " The Mountain Ice k Cold Storage Company," with Mr. Heil as president and Will- iam E. Mesick, secretary and treasurer. The purposes of the company are fully set forth in its corporate title, and the facil- ities and equipments necessary to a successful and prosperous conduct of operations are complete and adapt- ive. The premises occupied consist of two commo- dious and comprehen- sively appointed build- ings, each 1.50x100 feet in dimensions, and in every particular speci- ally suited to the re- quirements of the ser- vice to which they are severally devoted. The buildings are located at86-t South Third St. West, convenient to business and supplied with unsurpassed ship- ping accommodations, the office being situa- ted at 56 East Second S o nth Street, hand- somely furnished and designed for the rapid transaction of business. The manufacturing plant is equipped with all modern machinery for the dispersion of cold air equally through- out the storage ware- house and for the man- ufacture of ice, with a capacity for the latter of 100 tons daily. This, with the natural ice ob- tained from Parley Canon, is sufficient to meet the present de- mands. A force of forty- five capable and exper- ienced operatives are kept steadily in the company's service, and a business of more than 3100,000 is annu- ally disposed of. The plant represents an in vestment approximating a quarter of a million dollars, and under the management of men BO universally known and esteemed as Messrs. Heil and Mesick, has attained to a fiont rank among the industries of Utah and the West. ANGLO-AMERICAN SHIRT FACTORY. ' The industries of Salt Lake City are fully as varied as in any city in the country, and many of them have attained a magni- tude far in excess of the most sanguine anticipations of their originators. Among these, which stand forth as illustrations of the foregoing statement, none are more prominent than the Anglo-American Shirt Manufactory, with office and factory at 62 and 63 Commercial block. The business was established by Mrs. G. W. Snell, Aug. 5th, 1890, and at once attracted the attention and patronage of the most prominent citizens and business men of Salt Lake and the Territory, not only retaining customers who first fav- ored the institution, butrapidly acquiring new patrons. The es- tablishment occupies four large rooms in the Commercial block, and employs twenty-one ladieB,who are kept constantly occupied Mrs. Snell manages the business with signal ability, giving close attention to the workmanship and fit of all articles which leave her factory. Her trade, which annually amounts to thousands of dollars, extends throughout Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Oregon. This is the only factory of this kind in the Territory, and the success with which it has met, and its large and rapidly growing patronage is an evidence of the character of its work, and the Batisfaction accorded it. t- J 131 OFFICIALS OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH, COUNTY AND CITY OF SALT LAKE AND PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE SALT LAKE CITY BAR. HON. A. L. THOMAS. The history of a nation is nothing more than a history of the indivireme Court of Utah. by all who have the honor of his acquaintanc. A bright example of well merited success in Utah is that of the law firm of Bennett, Marshall & Bradlev, founded in 1871, by Mr. C!. W. Bennett. The firm is well known to the business and professional men of the entire Territory. It is comprised of O. W. Bennett, Jno. A. Marshall and Mr, M. Bradley, and occupying the entire second floor of a handsome building on Main street, is provided with offices among the most elegant in Salt Lake. Their magnificent library is also one of the most complete and comprehensive in the West, being made up of text-books, authorities, State and National, reports and other publications rare and invaluable— almost indispensable, indeed, to the requirements of a service rendered iu every field of liti- gation in which large professional interests are involved, and the citation of applicable authorities essential to the success of forensic disputation. Mr. C. W. Bennett, the founder of the firm, is fifty-seven years of age, was born in New York State, graduated at the Albany law school and first began the practiceof his profession in Wisconsin. From there he removed to Chicago, and thence in 1871 to Salt Lake, where he has since been engaged in the practice. He is regarded as one of the most acute and clear-headed attorneys in the Territory, and is invariably retained as counsel in specially intricate causes. Mr. Jno. A. Blarshall is a Virginian by birth and a graduate ARMSTRONG & DENNY. The gentlemen composing the legal firm of Armstrong & Denny have acquired a reputation and influence extended and potent. The senior member is a native of Tennessee and prom- inently connected with distinguished residents of that State. He has been engaged in the active practice of his profession for sixteen years, a portion of which time he was a member of the bar of Denver, Col., thence removing to Salt Lake City in July, 1890. He is married and a liberal in politics. James M. Denny, the junior member, is a native of Pennsylvania, where he was also educated, reading law in the office of Fred Ruber, of Butler, in which city he was, in 1880, admitted to practice. After a successful career at the East, he removed to Saguache county. Col., where he remained for ten years, locating in Salt Lake City with his family about May, 1891. He has held sev- eral official positions and was at one time surveyor of Butler county. Pa. In politics he is a democrat. The firm is re- garded as exceptionally well equipped and has been retained by a large and growing clientele. They occupy offices 12 and 13 Culmer block, and command the confidence and respect of citi- zens and residents of Salt Lake and the surrounding territory. HON. THOMAS J. ANDERSON. Of the nittiiy prominent men in Salt Lake (-'ity and Utah generally, there is none that occupies a more exalted position of trust than Hon. Thomas J. Anderson, Associate Supremn .Tustice of the territory. The pentleman was born in Kulton ('onntv, Illinois, March 4, lH87,and isconseiniently in his tifty-fonrth yi>ar. In 18,53. wlieu sixteen years of a^'e, he re- moved with liis pareut.s to Iowa, and there received the benL-tits of a common school education. After that he taught school for some time and while engaged in this precarious means of a live- lihood was elected county surveyor. He was then only twenty- one years of age and the honor conferred upon him was a compliment to his abilities not usu- ally bestowed upon on so young. While pursu- ing his duties as sur- veyor, he occupied what spare time he had in reading law with Hon. .1. E. Neal, and was admitted to the bar in October, IHtld. He im- mediately entered upon the practice of his pro- fession in Knoxville, and has been very suc- cessful ever since. He also entered the held of journalism for a short time, and was one of the publi.'ihers and editors of the Diiimcrtitio Sttiiiil' iircl, published at Knox- ville. When the civil war broke out, he tend- ered his services to the United States (iovern- ment, and entered the army as first lieutenant of Company .\.. JoHi Iowa Infantry, Volun- teers and remained in active service until De- cember 2, ]Sti4, when he resigned with the rank of captain, and immedi- ately resumed the prac- tice of law, soon attain- ing a leading position among the intluental councillors of his state. In 1>S74 be headed the anti-monopoly ticket for jadgeof his district, and received more votes than any other candidate on the ticket. He was tendered the nomina- tion again in 1H7S and 1H.'S2, but declined the honor. He was nominated an; was elected a member of that body for the sessions 1S74-7G-8L) and 1882. In 1876, he was by a joint vote of the legislative assembly, elected a regent of the University of Desert, and re-elected in 1878-80-82-84-80; was elected recorder of Salt Lake City in 1870, and re-elected in 1878-8(1 and 82. He was a member of the constitutional con- ventions of Utah of 1872-82 and 87, and was the president of the latter convention, which adopted a clause punishing polygamy and bigamy, and asked admission to the U'nion as a State; he was elected to fill a vacancy in the 47th Congress, which was caused by the failure of Congress to eeat the Hon. (ieorge (^. Cannon, when he was elected in 1881. As there was no law at that time in Utah governing such a state ot affairs, and as the Utah commission failed to call an election to fill the vacancy, the matter was allowed to stand un- til the electi(m for the 48th Congress was held, when Mr. Caine was elected to fill the unex- pired term of the 47th Congress, anil also the full term of the 48th con- gress; he was re-elected to the 4i)th, 50th and 51 st Congresses and re- elected to 52d congress by a majority of very nearly 10,()U0 votes. FJuring his service in Congress he has been a member of the com- mittee on post othces and post roads, and has represented the territory of Utah upon the dem- ocratic congressional campaign committee. He was for a number of years intimately ac- quainted and connected with Brigham Young, the late president of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is a gentleman of superior mental endow- ments and high accom- ,..>x,... r. • . . f. " plishments, such as are CAINL, Delejate lo CoDg.ese. ^^,y f^,^^^^, ;,, ^^^^^ ^^^^ have seen much of the world in its poorest and best phases, and have profited by their experience. D. C. EICHNOR. Mr. T). C. Richnor is one of the leading young attorneys of Salt Lake, who is coming to the front very rapidly. He is a native of Pennsylvania where he was bom thirty-two years ago, of German parentage, and where he obtained his education, teach- ing meanwhile to pay his expenses, and finally graduating at the Millersville branch iif the State Norma) School. He studied law in the oflice of W. H. Dickson, of this city, and was admit- ted to practice during 1888. Soon after he became assistant city attorney under the administration of Mr. Merrill, a po- sition he still retains under Mr. Hall, also discharging the duties of BEsislant to county attorney Walter Murphy. In politics Mr. Kichiior is a liberal, on local issues, but a repub- lican on National questions. lie recently married a very charm- ing young lady of this city. Miss S. Li/zie Keim. He enjoys the esteem and respect of everyone with whom becomes in con- tact, and is one of the prominent young men cf Utah. Some day he will be heard frtm. He is a keen attorney, ever alive to the situations presented, and never miffesan cpj oil unity tf Bcoring a point He is a good speaker. 136 l^pfc^^-^-^r;^^ m^^^^^^^;W^^^ HON. ELIJAH SELLS. pjlijah Sells, secretary for the Territory of Utah, was born in Franklin county, Ohio, and received his early education in the public schools of that district. After entering active busi- ness life he was for a number of years engaged in mercantile enterprises, in all of which he met with admirable sueceiss. When still a young man he removed to the state of Iowa, and has the distinction of being a member of the first constitutional convention in that State. He was also a member of the First, Second and Third Sessions of the Iowa legislature, and in l!S.5(j he was elected Secretary of State, and twice re-elected. For three years he acted as Adjutant General of Iowa. Mr. Sells was appoint- ed revenue collector under the First U. S. Internal Revenue law, but did not accept the position. Early in 1863 he was appointed pay- master in the army with rank of major. Later in the same year he was urged by his friemls at home to accept the nomination of governor, and strongly requested to come home before the convention, but declined in favor Col. Wm. M. Stone, who was nominat- ed and elected. Shortly after this he secured and accepted an appointment in the Mississippi Squ- adron of the United States Navy, and was assigned to the com- mand of the U. S. Re- ceiving Ship"(irampus." UemHining in service in this important position for about a year he was tendered the position of Third Auditor of the Treasury Department, by ilon. Salmon P. Chase then Secretary of the Treasury. He re- signed his office in the navy to accept this posi- tion, and shortly sub- sequent he was trans- ferred to the otfice of Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Otfice De- partment. Later he was appoint- ed by the Secretary of the Interior to the office of Superintendent of Indian atlairs for the Southern superintend- ency, and was also ap- pointed one of the commigeioners to negotiate treaties of amity and peace with the Indians who had forfeited their treaty stipulations by joining the Confederate army. Mr. Sells has had an extremely eventful public career and his appointment to divers positions in the otlioes of the Gov- ernment gave him a wide experience as well as a host of friends and acquaintances among the head oHicials in the various departments. But during all his public life it may be said he never sacrificed his honor or principles for money or fame, though many times presented with opportunities for pecuniary gain by advocating principles and policies adverse to his own firm conviction and sincere beliefs. In 1867 be went to Lawrence, Kansas, and in 1869 was elected from _I)oug]as county to the legislature, being re- elected in 1870 and 1871. serving at ench session as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Sells first came to Utah in 1872, and at once engaged in the organization of a mining company, of which corporation he was president and general manager. In 1878 he engaged in the lumber business in this city, which enterprise he built up to a substantial and profitable basis. In 1889 he was appointed Secretary ot Utah Territory and ex-officio Secretary of the Utah Commission, in which capacities he is highly appreciated and looked up to by those who have placed him in office, and the efficient and satis- tory service he is rendering, forever insures for him the hearty support and good will of the people of this Territory. Mr. Sells has taken active part in many public-spirited movements, and has unlimited faith in the great possibilities for Salt Lake following the development of the endless resources tributary to the city. Ha is a thorough-going, public-spirited man, of broad and liberal views, and principles of the highest standard. He is genial and sociable and is well liked by all with whom he comes in contact. HON. ELI.J.\H SELLS, Secrefary of Utah EAWLINS & CBITCHLOW. The senior member of the firm of Rawlins & Critchlow is forty years of age and a native of Salt Lake county. He read law first in Indiana and completed the course in the office of Williams, Young & Sheeks. He began the practice of his profession in 1875 in Salt Lake City, where he has sine resided. He has been engaged in some very important litigation and appeared in the cele- brated case of the Coin heirs vs. Strongfellow and -lennings, a ques- tion arising under the law regarding the title to the Emporium cor- ner in Salt Lake City. The case went to the Supreme court of the United States and was won by Mr. Rawlins. The case of HoUister vs. the Zion Co-operative Mercantile Insttiution, a case in which the right of the government to tax extensive mercantile orders,commonly known as the script cases, was another important action which he carried to the Supreme court of the United States and won. He was counsel in the celebrated Rey- nolds polygamy case before the same court. He is regarded as one of the ablest men in the country. He has been en- gaged as counsel in all the great church cases and has a splendid record. In politics he is a democrat and was honored by his party with the nomina- tion for representative to the house at a recent election. E. B. Critchlow, the junior member, is a native of Missis- sippi, where he was born in IS.'jS and from which state he re- moved with his parents to Western Xew York, where he re- ceived his early education. In 1873 he came to Utah and was for a time on the Uintah Indian reservation. In 1876 he entered school in Salt Lake City, and in 1878 began a course at Prince- ton College N. .J., from which he graduated in 188'i with rank of sixth in a class of one hundred and twenty. After studying a year in the CoUimbia Law School, New York City, he came to Utah and began practicing. In 188-5 he was appointed as- sistant United States attorney for the second district of Utah, which he held for one year, resigning to accept the position ot first assistant United States attorney for the third district. He resigned this in April, 1891, to enter the present firm. Mr. Critchlow is married and is an infiuental man. He is director in the Bank of Commerce. In politics he is a republican. The partnership constitutes one ot the strongest law firms in the west, and is most prosperous. Office, 26-27 Hooper block. ^^9iijfe£S'^^fc(4^'^ 137 HON. GEO. W. MOYER. AmoDg the many self-made men of Salt Lake, there is none that occupy a more enviable position aud exerts a more power- ful iutlnenoe upon the welfare of the comraniiity, thau Hon. (leo W. Mover. He was born in Stevenson County, Illinois, in 18.')4. He studied for his profession in the ollice of Hon. Oeo. L. Hofif- man, at Mount Carrol. Illinois, teaching; school to pay the ex- pense incident thereto, and was admitted to practice by the Supreme court of that State in 1S84. He practiced law in Nebraska for some time before coming to Salt Lake, where he made a reputation as one of the ablest and most conscientious attorneys. He was appointed United States Commissioner for Pliiito. by Miiplfr. HON. GEORGE W. MOYER, U. S. Commissioner. Utah in .lune, 1S91, and has made a faithful and efficient official. Mr. Moyer, although a comparatively young man, is ranked among the best attorneys in the city and is in the enjoyment of a lucrative practice wliich is constantly increasing. He is a public-spirited citizen withal, and interested in all measures looking to the interests of Salt I^ake City, ani '^tk^.f- ^^ / ■^ Photo, by Shipler. ANDREW J. BURT, Sheriff o£ Salt Lake Connty. grounds of his boyhood. He was educated at the public schools of Salt Lake City, and when fifteen years of age he began work in the carpenter department of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, so continuing for eight and a half years. He was next employed as fireman on a locomotive engine, at which employment he remained for three and a half years. During that period he completely mastered the profession of railroad en- gineering, but resigned his position to accept an appointment as a patrolman on the police force of Salt Lake City, under City Slarshall Phillips. In August, 1886. he was elected sheriff of Salt Lake County, was re-elected in 1888 and again in 1890, a position he still holds. For the past eight years he has been an active and influential member of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen, in which fraternity he has been frequently of- cially honored. In 1888 he was married to Miss Helen M. Mor- gan, of this city, the issue of such marriage being a son. Mr. Burt is an ideal officer and amost successful sheriff. His father was a pioneer of this city, coming here in 1852, where he was highly respected and popular as a citizen, and for 25 years filled the several offices of chief of police and city marshall. In August, 1883, he was shot and fatally wounded, while in the r 141 discbarge of his duty, by a uegro he was attemptint; to arrest. The negro, however, was captured aud met with speedy justice. Sheriff Burt is an enthusiast on all matters pertaining to the advancement of Utah and her resources. He is a director of the Utah Stone aud Hardware Co., a stockliolder in the Utah Commercial Savings Bank, and interested in real estate and mining property. E. K. CLUTE. It is very doubtful if there is any city in America whose official representatives, as a class are constituted of so many self-made men as those of Salt Lake City. Mr. E. K. (^lute, city assessor and collector, is a native of Wisconsin aud 41 years of age. At nine years he was left an married and his family are valuable ac,~^!?^^- V^r -^--^ RICHARDS & MOYLE. Tlie Hoa. Frauklin S. Richards, a leading and representa- tive citizen of Salt Lake City, and a distinguished member of the bar, is a native of Utah, having been born at the city of Zion, forty-two years ago. He was admitted to practice in 1871, and began his professional career at Ogden, where he re- sided until 1884, during which period he served a large and influential constituency in the several capacities of county clerk and recorder, also as prosecuting attorney. Politically, Mr. Richards was an honored representative of the people's party, serving as chairman of the Territorial central committee and occupying posi- tions of honor and trust within the party's gift until the disband- ing of that organiza- tion, when he allied himself to the demo- cratic party, in which he has become an emi- nent leader and direc- tor. He has twice been elected to the legislative council of the Territory, at one session of which he was the presiding officer; was delegate to Con- gress in 1882 and chair- man of the delegation from Salt Lake City to the constitutional convention of 1887. In 1884 be removed to Salt Lake, where he has since been actively engaged in the prac- tice of law before both theTerritorial and Fed- eral courts, appearing in cases of National importance, from their inception to their final determination before the Supreme court of the United States, and in the management of which he displayed abilities of a character so superior, and fidelity to the interests of his clients so entirely be- yond criticism, as to at- tract universal atten- tion and applause. Among the more im- portant questions raised by Mr. Richards and adjudicated by the court of last resort in his favor was one relating to the disfranchisement of all persons who had ever practiced polygamy. The court held that snch action could only be had where defendants were in the actual practice of same. Another question involving the powers of the Utah Commission, "to disfranchise people without trial," raised in the case of Murphy vs. Ramsay, and in the case of Angus Can- non vs. the United States on the question of what constituted unlawful cohabitation, were also disposed of. In the latter case Mr. Richards appeared for plaintiff and prevailed, the court holding that it consisted of living with more than one woman as a wife, and not actual cohabitation with other women. Other notable cases in which he was attorney were Salt Lake City vs. O. J. HoUister, collector, in a suit to recover revenue tax from government on the part of the city, also that of Lo- renzo Snow, convicted and sentenced on three counts for unlaw- ful cohabitation. He was released under habeas corpus pro- ceedings on tlie ground that one conviction only for the same offense could be established. The case had been previously argui'd in the Supreme court and dismissed for want of juris- diction; in the case of Xielsen, convicted of unlawful cohabi- tation and adultery, a release was effected on the ground that one offense only was committed; in the matter of Samuel Davis vs. H. G. Beason, in regard to the validity of a" test oath" pro- HON. F. S. RICHARDS. hibiting members of the Mormon church from voting in Idaho, the court held the same valid. As the attorney of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints vs. United States, as to the power of Congress to divorce a corporation and confiscate its property, Mr. Richards has been indefatigable, having been detained in Washington during the greater part of the past ten years on behalf of the people of the church. The property in- volved amounts to more than two millions of dollars in value, and is now in the hands of a receiver appointed by the govern- ment, but Mr. Richards is confident that he will win the case, in which opinion he is sustained by the leading lawyers of the city. He has also appeared many times before the committees of Congress and submit- ted arguments and statements as to the condition of Utah, both in regard to its re- sources and its local and religious condi- tions. For twelve years he has been the chief attorney and lead- ing counsel of the Mor- mon church, has asso- ciated with men of na- tional repute in the trial of many cases, is one of the best known practitioners before the United States Supreme court, has an extensive acquaintance with the most prominent of law- yers and statesmen, and is regarded as one of the brightest men in the legal fraternity of Utah or the country. Socially, he is a pleas- ant and affable gentle- man, happily married, fond of his family, and a delightful compan- ion. J. II. Moyle, the jun- ior partner, is a bril- liant young man, born at Salt Lake City in 1858, and consequently in his thirty :third year. He graduated in the law department of the Michigan University with the class of 188.5, was admitted to the bar of that State on the nineteenth of the fol- lowing June, and lo the Utah bar Septem ber fourth of the same year. Prior to his em- bracing the profession, special course of science advantageous. In 18815 however, he availed himself of a with results that have proved he was elected county attorney, holding the position un- til 1890, and in 1888 became a member of the Terri- torial legislature, for two years was one of the board of trustees of the Territorial reform school, has been a director of the Des- eret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society for several years, also a director of the Utah Loan and Trust Company at Og- den since its organization, and with his associate lias been attorney for Z. C. M. I. of this city, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and other prominent institutions. Mr. Moyle is a democrat who has always taken an active part in politics and attended the Chicago-St.Louis conventions at which Grover Cleveland was nominated as an enthusiastic mem- berof his party to witness the proceedings. He is one of the pres- ent central committee of the democracy of Salt Lake county, and deeply interested in all that pertains to Jeffersonian doc- trines. In personal appearance Mr. Moyle is tall, dignified, with a graceful bearing, and perfectly self-possessed at all times. He is a married man, devoted to his family, an agreea- ble gentleman and a lawyer with a brilliant career before him. IThe firm occupy commodious and elegantly appointed offices in the Constitution building. ■i^0ff 143 JAMES ALLEN WILLIAMS. The subject of tbis sketch was born in Canuoueburg, IJoyJ county, Keutuoky, Nov. 30th, 1859. His father was of Irish- Welsh descent anil came to .\merica in the early colonial days. He was one of the solid, substantial citizens of (ireenup county, Kentucky, and the first sherilT of lioyd county after its organization. He died in 1H63, after havins ti(,'ured for a number of years in the politics of that State, leaving a consider- able fortune which was squandered through niismanagenient by the admiuistrafors of the estate. The early education of James A. Williams was limited to a large extent, on account of his being obliged to work in order to obtain the means to enable him to attend school. At sixteen years of age, however, he prepared himself for the position of teacher in the pul)lic schools, where he serv- ed five terms with suc- cess and credit to him- self. In this capacity and by performing od, removed to Denver, Colorado, where he remained one year, then locating at Salt Lake. Since his advent into this city he has been retained in some of the most important cases in the courts, Ijeing also attorney for some of the largest jobbing houses in Salt Lake, and has a practice that will bring him in an annual income of S.'),UOll. For a practice of less than two years this speaks well, and as an indication that Mr. Williams will, in the near future, have an enviable reputation in the ranks of the prominent practi- tioners of the country. Mr. Williams is a single man, a democrat in politics, and takes an active interest iu all that pertains to his parly. Me is the vice-president of the Wilson Democratic Club and promi- nent in all its councils. He is also a member of the MaFonic fraternity, a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 17 of I. (). (). F., and of the P. O. S. of A. of Washington Camp No. 6 of Salt Lake City. He occupies suite 514 and 515 in the Progress building, and those desiring the services of a reliable, safe and competent counselor can do no better than to consult him. He is a pleasant gentlemen in social converse, affable and polite to all, and one of the brainiest young men in the Territory. Photo, by Shipler. GOAD & GOAD. While the older members of the bench and bar of Utah are being reviewed in this work, those that have recently located here, and who have left a practice of equally large proportion and fully as lucrative as that possessed by some who have been here for years, must not be overlooked. Among those who have latterly located in Salt Lake City, there are none who stand higher and are more favorably known than the firm of Coad ,V Coad, composed of Messrs. J. C. and !■;. F. Coad, hav- ing offices in the Was- atch building. Mr. J. C. Coad is a native of Pennsylvania and forty- six years of age. He first read law at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was ad- mijted to the bar in 1870, and began to practice at Moulteu, in the same State, remain- ing there about seven- teen years, when he re- moved to Colorado, where he remained un- til about six months ago,when hecamehither and became the senior member in a partnership formed with his brother who had [jreceded him about two and a half years. During his life he has held several prominent positions of trust and respousibil- i*y, one of the latter be- ing the office of assist- ant district prosecuting attorney for Colorado, which he resigned upon coming to this city. During the late civil war he enlisted iu Iowa and served his country with honor and disliction for three years and three months. Fraternally he is a Mason of high standing, also a mem- ber of the G. A. K., and in National politics is an ardent republican. He is interested in Salt J. H. MOYLE, Attorney. Lake realty and mines, and after some months of active and personal examination of the mining interests declares that the resources of this Territory are far iu excess of those of the Dakotas and Colorado, which he also thorougly investigated. The junior member of the firm, Mr. Ed. F. Coad, is a native of Iowa and 35 years of age. He first read law in the office of his brother, ,T. C. C'oad, at Moulten, Iowa, was admitted in Jan- uary, 18S1, and began at once to practice in Seymour, Iowa; he remained there some time, when he removed to Lincoln county, Kas., where he located and soon secured a large patronage, but like many others, believing the far west offered better oppor- tunities to rise, he set his face in this direction, and after a brief sojourn in Colorado, arrived in Zion about two and a half years ago. During his residencein Lincoln county, Kas., he was prose- cuting attorney for that city and county, a position he filled with honor to himself and credit to the people who elected him. Mr. Coad is married and his wife and three children now call Salt Lake City home. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias. In National politics he is an ardent republican; locally he adheres to the liberals. The tirm is exceptionally strong and are deserving of their high class of patronage. They are both identified with the interests of the city and Territory, and are very confident of great prospects and growth in the future. 144 HON. A. G. NOEHELL. There are no more interesting and instructive studies than the life histories of men who have made their mark in life, and have attained a position of trust and honor. This is more especi- ally tlie case in the Western country where succe.S8 is gener- ally achieved only after a hard struggle Hgainst opposing cir- cumstances. An example of this is to be found in the life of the Hon. A. G. Norrell. This well-known and popular gentle- man was born in 18.59, at .Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated from the Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1876. In ISSI) he began the practice of law at Yazoo City, Mississippi. In lS81,he was elected to the legislature from Photo, by Shipler. HON. A. G. NORRELL, U. S. Commissioner. Yazoo county, Mississippi, and re-elected in 1883 and 1885 by the largest majorities on the democratic ticket. This fact alone, is an evidence of the high esteem in which he was held, as he had only been a resident of the oouuty a short time be- fore he was elected to represent its people in the halls of the legislature. After serving his constituents honorably and creditably, he decided that the West offered more fruitful fields for his ambition, and in .January, 1887, he landed in Salt Lake and began the practice of his profession. In .June, of the same year, he was appointed United States Commissioner and has ever since been prominently identified with the city and her interests. He is well-known in politics as an uncompromising democrat and regarded as one of the ablest speakers in the Territory. He is a gentleman of the true Southern type, and a brilliant man in the profession which he has chosen. ZANE & PUTNAM. There are a number of members of the legal fraternity in Salt Lake City specially deserving of notice in a work of this character on account of their ability and gentlemanly qualifica- tions in the profession which they have chosen. There are, per- haps, more young lawyers poEeessiug originaltalent for the prac- tice of their pursuit in Salt Lake City than iuany othercity of its size in the country, and prominent among these are Messrs. Zane A: Putnam, with oii'ces in the Progress building. .John M. Zane is a native of Springfield, 111., and twenty-eight years of age. He received a common school education in his native town, and afterwards graduated from the University of Michi- gan in 1884. He removed to Salt Lake in the same year, where lie began reading law with his father, Hon. C. S. Zane, and was admitted to practice in 1887. lie has been engaged in several important oases in the city, prominent among which was Coke vs. Coke, on a question of illegitimate Mormon children being entitled to inherit property. The question was decided by the United States Supreme court in the affirmative, and the manner in which Mr. Zane handled the case, added considerably to his prominence and standing in the profession. The gentle- man was clerk of the District court from 1884 to 1887, in which responsible position he acquitted himself with great ability and credit. He has also occupied the position of court inspector for the Supreme court of Utah since 1881) up to the present time, and has been assistant United States district at- torney since 1889. For so young a man, he has held a number of important positions, all of which he has filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to all. In politics, Mr. Zane is a re- publican, nationally and locally. He is a young man of unusual promise and destined to rank among the legal celebrities of the West at no distant day. Mr. Graham F. Putnam was born in the State of New York and graduated in the classical course of Columbia college, that State, in 1888. He began the practice of law in 1890, and has been very successful ever since. In national politics he is a democrat and locally a liberal. He is a young man of bright intellect, and has studied diligently to perfect himself in all the important points both of the common and statute law. The firm is a strong one, has a first-class library and is in the enjoy- ment of a lucrative and growing practice. They are entitled to the confidence of the public, and worthy of all patronage that may be accorded them. J. E. DAEMER. The practice of law is in the nature of things an accomplish- ment that is diliicult to acciuire, even by hard study. To be a successful lawyer, a man should possess those natural attri- bntes that entitle him a front rank in the profession. Salt Lake City has as excellent an aggregate of legal talent as can be found in any city, of much larger population. Many of the Photo, by Sliipler. J. E. DARMER, Attorney. fraternity are young men who came out here with a laudable ambition to carve a name for themselves, and hosts of them are succeeding. In the list of prominent young members of the bar of Salt Lake, Mr. J. E. Darmer occupies a prominent posi- tion. He was born at Decatur, 111., twenty-five years ago, and removed to Utah in 1890, and where by the exercise of his brilliant talents and a persevering character he has already secured a large and lucrative practice. He is a young gentle- man of fine address, well posted on all law points, and regarded as one of the ablest lawyers in the Territory. He is withal very sound in his judgment and conscientious on all matters, both of a private and public character, in the profession and as a layman. He has elegant apartments in the Central Block, where he can be consulted during business hours by all in need of the services of a first-class counselor. yi^•^,^^ p^ii^iPSS---^^f:r||^^iS5'^S 145 HON. ORLANDO W. POWERS. Judge Orlando W. Powers for mnny years has been one of the most conspiiMioiis figures in Utah. His brilliant leadership of the liberal party has made him the leader of the Oeutile people, while his \'raoefiil, picturesque and impassiouate oratory, both on the stump and at the bar, has won for him the admiration of all lovers of the rostrum. His life has been so busy, so eventful, so crowded willi iutere.sting incidents that it is impossible to but touch upon some of the most important data in this brief review. Born .Tune Ki, 18."jl on a farm at Pulkneyville, X. Y., Orlando W. I'owers started the battle of life with b>it a common school education as his capital. Before he was twenty-one he had (,'rad- uated from the law de- partment of the Michigan University. H i s first vote was cast for 1 lorace Greeley and the same year he was nominated by the democrats of the West Assembly district of Wayne county. New York, for the legislature, and defeated by a broth- er-in-law of Grover Cleve- land. In the spring of 187:^ he was admitted to the Supreme court prac- tice of Michigan and en- tered the law firm of May & Buck at Kalamazoo, where he worked three months for his board. His services proved so valuable that he became a member of the firm — his share of the business being Sl.^0 a year and board. I le afterward suc- ceeded to the firm's busi- ness. In 1878 he was nominated by the dem- ocrats of Kalamazoo for prosecuting attorney, and ran 12IW1 ahead of his ticket. In the spring of 1880 he was elected vil- lage attorney by the dem- ocratic council, and in the fall of the same year was nominated for Con- gress by the democrats of the Fourth Congress- ional District; .T. C. Bur- roughs, the present rep- resentative, being the re- publican candidate. In the convention, .Judge Powers received fifty- eight out of sixty votes, and in a hotly-contested campaign polled the largest democratic vote up to that time. He was made chairman of the democratic Committee in 1882 and carried the city. In 1882 he became an author by preparing a work on chancery proceedings ; which was followed in LH84 by " Power's Supreme Court Practice." In 1884 he was elected one of Michigan's four delegates-at- large to the National Convention and opposed the unit rule in an able and eloquent speech. This year he was made chairman of the Kalamazoo County Campaign Committee and carried the county for the democrats. He was a member of every State convention from 187r) to 1885. lie was appointed Associate .Justice of Utah by President Cleveland and sworn in on the Ist of May and assigned to the First District, with headquarters at Ogden, and tried the first of the Eleven .Vpostles ever convicted of polygamy. The great Bullion-Beok mining suit, which was one of the greatest mining trials ever known, was tried before Judge Powers, who held for the defendants. The agents of this powerful corpora- tion began a fight against his confirmation in the Senate and all adverse influences were brought to bear. Being satisfied that they would succeed in defeating his confirmation by a republican senate, Judge Powers placed his letter of resigna- tion in the hands of the President. Judge Henderson was ap- pointed to succeed him. .\t this time l3on Dickinson had a hard fight on hand in Michigan and he made Powers editor of the Grand Rapids Democrat, ami his brilliant pen did valiant work. .'Vfter six weeks he quit the editorial chair to accept an engagement from a lecture bureau, and is next found in Utah in a law office without a law practice, but with a few good friends, A year later he is next heard of in the harness with a luxurious practice and at the head of the liberal party. His distinguished services to his party and to his Territory during " times that tried men's souls" would make a volume of very interesting history. He was the idol of hie party and to bis dexterous leadership and political tact, was ac- knowledged the series of victories which hastened the abandonment of polygamy and the dis- solution of the peoples' party. During the excit- ing political campaigns in Utah .Judge Powers seemed ubiquitous, and like Napoleon, "flashed athwart the sky with me- teoric splendor, dazzling and astonishing the op- position by hip genius." HON. OKLANDO W. POWERli. LEE & POST. Among the bright lights of the legal fraternity in Salt Lake City, the firm of Lee & Post. 52 and 53 Commercial block, are shining examples of what industry and persever- ance, backed by a full knowledge of the pro- fession, can accomplish. The gentlemen who are associated together in the practice of law, have a very rapidly growing pat- ronage, and are consid- ered authority on all matters relating to the profession. Mr. E. O. Lee was born in Canada, some thirty-six years ago. When quite young he re- moved to Illinois, where he was educated, read- ing law with Hon. .Tae. Shaw, a prominent law- yer and politician of Mt. Carroll, that .State. He afterward emigrated to Nebraska, settling in Sid- ney, where his merits soon obtained for him the largest land and commercial practice in that section of the State, He was elected prosecuting attorney of .Sid- ney by the largest majority ever received in the county, and held this responsible position for two years. He also appeared in a number of cases before the U. .S. Federal court at Omaha, Neb., all of which he handled in such a masterly manner as to command the highest encomiums of praise from older mem- bers of the bar. In the order of secret societies. Mr. Lee is a prominent member of the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias societies. In National politics, he is an ardent, and active member of the great republican party. Mr. .Termain Post hails from the .State of New York, and is forty years of age. He is a graduate of the State University of Madison, Wisconsin, of the class of 1879, and practiced law in that State for many years. He is a member of the Mystic Order of Odd Fellows, a member of the Methodist Church, and a pleasant and agreeable gentleman socially. In National politics, he is an active republican, and a liberal, locally. He is an eloquent speaker, a man of brilliant attainments, with bright prospects before him. D^^cr:.^. 146 C. O. WHITTEMOBE. Among the prominent young members of the Salt Lake bar Mr. C. O. Whittemore is conspicuous for his ability and the valuable services that he has rendered the city. He is a native of Salt Lake, and thirty years of age. He read law in the office of Judge Van Zile, formerly United States Attorney for Utah, and for one year served as assistant city and county attorney, but resigned and finished his legal education at the Columbia Law School of New York, and began practicing the day he attained his majority, and has been employed as counsel in a number of important cases in the Territory, one of them. most valuable citizens. He is a member of the KoightB of Pythias, and in politics is a republican, Nationally and locally. He is married to a most estimable lady, formerly Miss Sarah L. Brown of this city, and has three children. O. H. HARDY. Among the representative men of Salt Lake, Mr. O. H. Hardy stands preeminent. He is a pioneer of Utah, and received his early education in the public schools of Salt Lake City. He is also thoroughly an American, tracing his ancestry C. O. WHITTEMORE. O. H. H.\KDY, CouncUman. the Cope case, being especially worthy of mention. The ques- tion at issue involving the rights of polygamous children to inherit the father's estate, and afpected property throughout the Territory to the amount of several millions of dollars. He enjoys the distinction of having been one of the first Gentiles to be elected to office in Salt Lake City, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Eighth School District. He is now attorney for the Brooklyn Real Estate and Loan Company, which holds property in the city to the value of over .f.^OCHOO, also for the Garden City Improvement Company, heavily interested in the city and vicinity. About 1889, Mr. Whittemore, in conjunction with W. H. Shearman, influenced investments by Eastern cap- italists in property and loans in the city. Thus far they have placed nearly .S1,000,000, and the gentlemen are still loaning large sums in response to demands made for same. While on an Eastern business trip Mr. Whittemore met Mr. Benson, and induced him to visit Salt Lake City, a visit that resulted in building of the Knutstord hotel. Mr. Whittemore will endeavor in the near future to influence the syndicate, for which he is the attorney, to erect several business blocks in this city, also to interest them in the building of the railroad to the Deep Creek Country, Pioche, Nevada, and thence to the coast. He has already secured the promise of a large amount of Eastern cap- ital, and it is well known there that the construction of this road would be a valuable factor in developing a rich mining and agricultural region, uever yet traversed by the wheels of the iron horse. Mr. Whittemore is a stockholder in the Times and one of the original founders of that paper, a republican organ, established for the purpose of representing the resources and advantages of the Territory in a proper light, and to repel the attacks published against the people and the Territory by irresponsible writerB,whieh service the paper has been the means of accomplishing. Mr. Whittemore, from a life-long residence in Salt Lake, and a thorough acquaintance, by personal observa- tion of the resources of Utah, thinks it is greater in valuable products and undeveloped riches, than any adjoining States and Territories, not even excepting Colorado. He has done as much as any one person for the best interests of Salt Lake and Utah, and is appreciated by all classes of people as one of her back to the landing of the "Mayflower" at Plymoutli Rock. His grandfather was active in the Revolutio i, being one of the first men to take up arms against the British. His father and mother were both natives of Massachusetts, and many of his relatives still reside in that State. Mr. Hardy began farming at the age of fifteen, following that occupation for several years, when he came to Salt Lake City where he engaged as clerk with Taylor & Cutler, remain- ing with that firm four years, during which time he acquired a thorough knowledge of merchandising. He then began busi- ness on his own account, associating himself with his brother, L. G. Hardy, under the firm name of Hardy Bros. They opened their establishment in 1882, but subsequently sold out to a stock company, retaining, however, the control of a large block of the stock. The venture prospered, and in 1891, when it again changed hands, and has since been conducted under the firm name of Hardy, Young & Co. Mr. Hardy has always retained a controlling interest in the concern, and under his able direction the business has increased to an aggregate of nearly 81011,000 per annum. His enterprise has been deserv- edly rewarded, and his keen business sagacity has invariably directed his money into profitable channels. Independent of strictly business pursuits he is an ardent admirer of fine-bred stock, and a few years ago purchased a ranch located in Utah county, containing some six hundred acres, which has since been made the home of a large number of horses and cattle of a very superior breed. He was married in 1878, to Miss Esther A. Margette, of this city, a lady of rare accomplishments, and his family now con- sists of father, mother and three children. Mr. Hardy is closely identified with a number of corporations in Salt Lake exclusive of those already mentioned, being director and stock- holder of the Utah Commercial and Savings Bank; director and stockholder of the Burton Gardner Company; also stock- holder in the Deseret National Bank. Although without polit- ical aspirations he waB,in 1890, elected councilman forthe Third precinct of Salt Lake City, by an overwhelmning majority. He represents the people of his precinct to their entire satis- faction, and is daily gaining in popularity and reputation. mm'^miwf^'^m U7 A. J. PENDLETON. A. J. Pendleton, eminent as a pioneer, h public spirited citizen and a mi ruber of the board of aldermen from the First precinct, is a native of New York State, where he was also eiluciited, and passed the earlier years of his life. At an early day he moved west and in 18)i.S was a resident of the present city of Chicago. In 1S4."), ht)wever, he bade adieu to the Indian tradiuK post with its whitewashed stockade, which has since been translated mto one of the larfjest and most populous cities in the United States, and removed to Iowa, locating at Council Bluffs. Three years later he again "started West" improvements to comport with the elegant bnildinge. In casting about for a man to fill this responsible position of chairman of the Board of Public Works, Mayor Scott fortun- nately selected C L. Haines. The wisdom of the selection has already been demonstrated by the careful attention and wise supervision e.xercised by that official over the construction of the Parley Creek conduit, a public work that will compare fa- vorably with the best masonry for like purposes to be seen in the East. Another public improvement of great importance under the control of the Board of Public Works is the paving of State Street, and the fine granite blocks already on the ground bespeak the high . merit of the material selected for A. .J. FENDLKTON, Coancilmim. and upon reaching Salt Lake city opened, in conjunction with his brother, one of the first blacksmith shops in the Territory. His line of production included almost every article known to the craft from heavy saw-mill machinery to a rivert, and he succeeded in building up a large trade, which he still caters to, his son meanwhile having become his partner. In 1851, Mr. Pendleton was married to Miss Mary Spiers a most amiable and estimable lady who has borne him two children, a sun and daughter, both of whom survive. In 18'J0 he received the nomination for .yderman of the First precinct at the hands of the liberal party and was one of the Dumber who were successful; since his election his ex- perience and ability have made him a most valuable represen- tative of his constituents. He has advocated some very im- portant measures among which was the establishment of a large public park in the beautiful spot known as City Creek Canon, which he conceived would be a mostimportant feature for the beautifying of the city. By his own individual efforts Mr. Pendleton has accumu- lated an independence and has shown his cot4 commissioner of enroUmeut for the 7th Indiana ilistrict. After the war he studied law under Hon. li. \V. Thompson, at Terra Haute, and was city engineer there for several years also. In 18tJ9 he located at Helena, Montana, as chief clerk of the sur- veyor general's office, remaining there until 1874, when he re- moved to Salt Lake, where he has since resided in the practice of his profession. He has handled successfully a large num- ber of land aud mineral claim cases, served one year as dep- uty collector of internal revenue and in 1885 was appointed school trustee,— the second gentile incumbent of thatofficein Salt Lake. In his profession the gentleman has nos.perior, his long experience having fitted him to cope successfully with the most intricate points that may arise in any case before the U. S. land department. He enjoys a large income from his practice, is prominent in social circles and an active and influ- ential member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. ts^'^. ? 'ir - f i.'s-'* 150 WALTER MURPHY. That the West is the region of country where the yonng men "get to the front," is evidenced by the fact that so many of them occupy responsible positions, both in business and otKcial capacity. This is especially the case with young lawyers who have small chance of rising over the beads of older members of the fraternity in a country where in the nature of things the same old policy of years gone by is pursued. Among the prominent young men of the legal fraternity in Salt Lake, the subject of this sketch, Mr. Walter Murphy, occupies a leading position. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1861, and in youth attended the academy at that place. He subsequently graduated from Yale College in 1882, and after- ward attended the law department of the University of Penn- sylvania, where he graduated in 1884, and the same year began the practice of the profession in his native city. Mr. Blurphy is the present able county attorney of Salt Lake county, having been elected on the liberal ticket in 1891. He has taken a leading part in all political matters of the Ter- ritory and has been an active supporter of the liberal party ever since he has been in Utah. Fraternally, he is a member of the P. O. S. of A., and is a married man. his family consisting of a wife, formerly Miss Emma B. Parves, and one child. Mr. Murphy has been a resident of Salt Lake since 1888, and is re- garded as one of the rising young attorneys of the city. Soci- ally, he is agentleman highly esteemed and regarded by all who know him. liwm'-iiffiifi 151 OGDEN CITY. T^^^Ocityin the United States of equal population, com- I M mercial importance and material wealth is more I I generally known, perhaps, to the world at large than the city of Ogden. And though her history is not altogether disassociated from romantic incident, her growth and development have been carried forward from their incep- tion with an energy and determination worthy of the suc- cess to which the city has since attained, as also in the nature of a guaranty of her future stability. Competition has always prevailed among western cities; but spite of this Ogden, or "Junction City," by which name she has also been known, has ever maintained her precedence, escaping the net of discour- agement, defeat and disaster into which contemporaries had been ensnared: because, like the net of Penelope, it was never woven. Who can tell? The story of the conception, birth and growth of the "Queen City of the Mountains" is so intricately associated with the history of Utah that it is difficult to determine where the line of demarkation begins or ends. The progress of the city has been rapid, however, during intervening years, and fortune has come laughing through the strife with all her gorgeous cheer. The early settlement of the present city's site was contem- poraneous with that of Salt Lake City. The hardy pioneers who came hither for the purpose of creating anew world, so to speak, laid a most substantial foundation, upon which has since been erected a superstructure embodying the most per- fect proportions, and giving promise of one of the grandest and most prosperous of cities within the limits of a Territorv that, within the near future, will be invested with the rights and priv- ileges of statehood. The geographical location of this city has unquestionably contributed to the growth of Ogden, and with the efforts of a population that have been as unceasing as they have been effective, has formed a combination against which no powers could successfully prevail. The city, it is said, was early deter- mined upon as the general distributing point of the Territor)-, 152 and the most desirable point from which to establish direct communications with other portions of the country, contiguous and remote. And when in 1869, though at that date Ogden was but a sparsely settled community, railroads halted at Junc- tion City, the foresight of the settlers was vindicated and con- confirmed — a fact more publicly and eloc|uently acknowledged in the prosperity apparent and the advance she is making in the direction of wealth and importance. True, the year last past was characterized by sluggishness in business lines; but the same conditions obtained in older and more experienced sections, and notwithstanding the embargoes referred to, Ogden continued to progress, to avail herself of opportunities, and to otherwise grow in strength and importance. endless varieties. A few miles distant the Ogden ard Weber canons divide the mountains, through which the OgJen and Weber Rivers flow perpetually, whence, uniting below the city, they empty into the lake. Extensive preparations are being made to utilize the water power to be obtained from these riv- ers, and the next few years will doubtless witness the erection of mills and manufactories for the appropriation of a motive power so inexpensive and simple. Wonderfully improved farms, some of them, however, of limited acreage, are located in the immediate vicinity of the city. The soil is of unexcelled fertility, and the thrifty and industrious class of citizens who occupy them gather bounteous harvests. An'imperfect idea of the fertility of the soil in the r WASHINGTON AVENUE, LOOKING NOKTH. The Location of the City. The city is delightfully sit- uated. Bounded on the one side by the Wasatch Mountains, and on the other side by the Weber River, the parallelogram thus described almost crowded with the highest order of im- provements, including massive buildings, in which the din of honest toil is heard; with commercial centers, private resi- dences, the homes of wealth, intelligence and liberality; with gardens, resorts and other sources of prosperity and content, completing a picture of felicity and exquisite perfection, riv- aling the masterpieces of artists who touched but to beautify, while in the distance can be seen the waters of the great Salt Lake sparkling in the sunlight. Exceptional care has been exercised in the laying out of the city to afford unsurpassed drainage and sanitary facilities, and all modern ec[uipments and appliances, such as water works, gas works, electric light plants, electric street cars, etc., provided. The public build- ings are models of architectural superiority, while the private residences are designed to supply the comforts of a home indeed, as also to exemplify the most recent developments of of artistic excellence. The landscape surrounding the city is dotted with beautifully arranged and highly cultivated coun- try seats, many of them devoted to fruit growing in almost valleys about Ogden can be formed from the productions of a single acre: either six tons of hay or three crops of Alfalfa hay, sixty bushels No. 1 wheat, sixty-five bushels of oats, six hun- dred bushels of potatoes, five hundred bushels of tomatoes or one thousand bushels of apples. There are at present 22,4.'')0 acres of land in Weber County under cultivation, 17,004 acres of which require irrigation (the water for which purpose com- ing from the Ogden and Weber Rivers), and 17,107 acres devoted to pasturage. From the lofty mountain heights to the east a matchless pan- orama of farms, gardens and gently rolling prairie is to be obtained. Below lies the city, quietly nestling amid the foliage of stately trees. To the west, the valley of the Weber and Ogden Rivers: in nearly every direction the mountains. The scene is grand beyond description, inspiring emotions of admi- ration and exciting feelings of reverence for nature and nature's God. Grand and impressive scenery is a feature of the city's sur- roundings. Ogden Canon is a glory and delight to residents and visitors, and Weber Canon, containing as beautiful and instructive combinations, affords more than abundant themes for speculation and admiring contemplation. It is through 153 ihe hitter mountain pass that the Union Pacific railroad enters the valley. Some of the most completely eciuipped bathinj; resorts to be foimd in the United States arc located upon the shores of the great Salt Lake, within easy distance of Ogden. Among the most popular of these is Lake Park, which is visited during the bathing season by residents from all parts of the world. Eight miles north of thecity are the celebrated Hot Springs, rising at the base of the Wasatch mountains. The waters have a temperature of 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit, and possess the winters genial, and the summers exempt from the exces- sive heat characteristic of this season further east and further west. As a business center there is little left to be desired, so hap- pily blended are the conditions promotive of success in the various walks of mercantile and productive industries. Com- plete facilities, an abundance of raw material, a comprehen- sive system of railroads, reliable and skilled labor, good wages, and other incidents essential to economic production make the city desirable for the location of manufacturing plants. The Photo, by Newcomb Bros. OGDEN CITV HALL. remedial qualities of the highest order. Salt, iron, nitre, mag- nesia, and soda are present in strong solution. They flow upward of l.'jfi.lK)!! gallons every twenty-four hours, and each gallon contains about :^00 grains solid matter. The improve- ments located here consist of a bath house with capacity to accommodate from three to four hundred patrons. The main pool is 166x204 feet in dimensions; there is also a private pool commodious and convenient for ladies, and individual bathing apartments for subscribing patrons. A fine hotel is enclosed in the grounds proper, affording genteel and and con- venient accommodations to guests, and many distinct features of excellence, such as drives, etc., are present in all directions. Ci.i.MATK. The delicious climate for which Utah is noted is a part of the daily life at Ogden. Pulmonary diseases are unknown and those suffering from their presence are almost immediately relieved, and in a majority of instances perma- nently cured. Humidity in the atmosphere is never percepti- ble; the weather is equable, extremes being scarcely known; banking capital is commensurate with the needs of the service, and is managed with a degree of ability that enlists universal commendation. Public improvements are constantly being made. Trade never languishes. The press is aggressively enterprising, society progressive, the hotels and places of public resort numerous and desirable. Taxes are nominal, and the government of the city is well administered. Wholesome police regulations are enforced as the statistics of crime dem- onstrate. The learned professions stand high. The sciences of law and medicine may boast of talent and skill, while the clergy is represented by men of learning and eloquence. In short, very little seems to be necessary to the rapid attainment of a position of prominence and prosperity little short of per- fection. The City Government. The affairs of the city arc under the direction of a mayor and subordinate officers, supplemented by a common council composed of ten members, or two mem- bers from each of the five wards. The city also maintains a 154 W^f^tiilfi!l&#Wi^^i^^ police and fire depart- ment, supplied with all requisite equipments and appliances essential to a successful administration of the affairs committed to the respective custody of each. The matters of sewerage, water works the schools, public parks libraries, street railways and other adjuncts of i well-regulated munici pality, are in competent hands, and the several duties are so discharged as to merit public ap proval. During the past year a substantial ad vance has been made m every department withm the jurisdiction of the city overnment. Pave ments have been made streets and avenues laid out and prepared for ser vice; provision for the ■support of the schools 1| has been perfected, many miles of electric || railway, costing nearly one million of dollars, have been put in opera- tion, and a vast number I of permanent improve-! ments of a miscellaneous ^- OKIGINAL DESIGI L. 4 T, By W. Fife, AucHiTtt i. character been inaugur- ated and completed. The City Schools. The residents and tax- payers of Ogden — those indeed who not only bear the heat and burden of the battle, but those also vho participate in and 'cnefit by the victory, so speak, take especial pride in the schools and ducational facilities pro- vided for the youth. The system which obtains there is simple, reliable, tffective and most bene- icial; its management liberal, enterprising and productive of results ad- antageous to the pupils lud to the public. Until I ^S9, according to an uthor on the subject, the < liools were maintained rtly by subscription ind partly by taxation. In the last named year, owever, the free school \ stem was adopted, and i.is met with a very pro- iiDunced success. Their :,'iadation and equipment have since been perfec- ted, and they now occu- py an enviable position ^ ■ ; I! 1. iUJ-LlJ I and reputation. Schools, twenty-five in number, are located in the various wards, in addition to a high school, and com- petent teachers have been employed who devote their entire time and attention to the cause. The branches taught em- brace all degrees, from primary to classical and advanced, and .. n f if fi f I, *M :j V V 1 ii 111 lljLiy ,~-~~''tiS7fj7\. j] r' *■' '■• U '■ 4,i \<, p — nr * HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, Designed ey W. W. Fife, Architect. DESIGN FOK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OPERA BUILDING. ;By W. W. Fife, Abohitect. ^^^f^'^N^S.-^,-.v«P:* . --r-^l fr-^ f^&i^fiM'^Mm^w^^wm 155 thoroughness in each inferior grade is made a condition precedent to advancement. The attendance for 1890 is stated to have been in the neighborhood of twenty-two hundred. That for the following year was measurably greater. In the latter year §100,000 worth of bonds were voted for and carried, with the proceeds of which larger and more conveniently appointed school houses will be erected, and the curriculum in each will be improved. The private schools available are not less important factors in the cause of education. They are of the highest order of merit, are admirably conducted and numerously patronized. priest and poet for nearly nineteen centuries, and each suc- ceeding year has witnessed its adoption and practice by increasing numbers. Almost every creed and sect is located in Ogden, including the Episcopalians, Roman Catholic, Presby- terian, Congregational, .Methodist, Baptist and Mormon, and all of these report steady additions to their respective rosters of membership. The houses of worship are commodious and convenient, and the improvements completed within a com- paratively brief period are notable, and embrace the Presby- terian church, erected at a cost of $:tt,000; the Baptist church, erected at a cost of SIO.OOO; Methodist Episcopal church, cost- -«K ■■nnD ' i IE wBBSBKimc "^Stwu n.*- '•s^iai^ i o*v'' RESIDENCE OF COL. PERCIVAL J. B.\RK.\TT. Photo By Newoomb Bbos. Among these are the Ogden Military Academy, opened Octo- ber 1, 1889, near Five Points. An able corps of teachers is employed, and the course of study is designed to fit students for college. The New West Academy, established in 1883, employes five or more teachers, while the range of studies is from primary to collegiate. Also the Sacred Heart Academy, Congregational Academy, Utah University, Weber Stake Aca- demy and a number of others, each of .superior merit. The enrollment is large and the average daily attendance corre- spondingly gratifying as to numbers. The schools in their entirely, both city and private, have earned for themselves a name for effectiveness, at home and abroad, which will be the pride of citizens to uphold when those who are now engaged in the work will have long passed from the stage of action. TiiK City CiifRCiiF.s. Like a heavenly vision the light of Christianity sheds its beneficent rays upon all orders and conditions of the human family. Time cannot mar its brilliancy, nor can its progress be limited or restrained. The Gospel of the Divine Nazarene who, far down in the vale of Gallilee, spake as never man spake, has been the theme of ing $50,000; Episcopal church, §10,000; Congregational church S7,000. The Roman Catholic society is now building a church edifice that, when completed ready for occupation, will repre- sent an outlay of between sixty and seventy-five thousand dollars. A statistical table recently published shows that there are seven religious denominationsdomiciled in Ogden, owning prop- erty estimated atS4f>-"),000 in value, and possessing a total mem- bership of 1890. The Mormon church owns property assessed at $36,000, and has a verj- large following. Tun City B.\nks. Ogden is supplied with very complete and admirably conducted banking facilities. The city now has eight banks with a total capital of more than one million dol. lars, and totals of surplus and undivided profits aggregating nearly one-half that amount. All of them are reliable in the highest degree and their clearings frequently reach five hun- dred thousand dollars per week. They are intimately associ- ated with the mercantile, productive and manufacturing interests of the city, and valuable and powerful allies in the building up and extending of every deserving enterprise. 156 Safety deposit vaults, provided with substantial and secure facilities for the storage of valuables, are also available. Wholesale and Jobbing Trade. The unsurpassed loca- tion of Ogden as a distributing point is nowhere more plainly demonstrated than in the magnitude of her wholesale and job- bing trade. Quoting from a late issue of the Joa7-nal of Com- merce: "The demand for supplies of various kinds from surrounding towns has been so healthy and |f grown so fast that these demands have been made on almost every leading mer- chant in the city for job lots. And in this way nearly every promi- nent dealer has been led into doing some wholesale business in connection with his retail transactions" The same authority announces that on January 1, 1891, there were eight houses in Ogden doing a jobbing trade at the rate of §7,181,049 the year. Of these, two sold at the rate of §7.50,000 per year; six at the rate of §300,000 and over, and the balance at lesser rates. Later advices indicate that the city's jobbing trade is nearly §9,000,000, "-onducted by about one hundred houses, each of which has ou annual trade of $90,000, the area covered by the trade comprising Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Montana and Idaho. The retail trade is flourish- ing, and each year witnesses a steady and permanent improve- ment in all its lines. The People's Life Associa- tion of LUah, organized during the present year, for the mutual benefit of members, is in active operation. The Chamber of Com- merce. The necessity of com- bined effort for the improve- ment of the city from an industrial standpoint, as also for the extension of its influence as a commercial metropolis, gave birth to the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Ogden. And although its organization is ofrecent date, the gentlemen who compose its membership, by their fidelity to the objects for which the association was created, have resolved it into a powerful factor. The city's present position is largely due to the unremitting and effective work of members, and many of the new commercial and indus- trial establishments which have located in Ogden, have been induced to make the venture through their influence. The officers and influential members of the organization are leading and influential citizens, men of wealth, influence and posi- RESIDKNCE OF WM. LUtlVEK. I'uoro by Nr.Wf.oir. linos. RESIDENCE OF U.WOU W. H. TURNER. Photo, by Newcomb Bros, tion; the .class of men with whose aid and encouragement no great undertaking ever lapses. The Produce Exchange and Real Estate Exchange, the objects of both of which are explained in th'eir respective titles, are equally important in their several fields of endeavor, and form a combination advantageous to the city in all its diverse relations. .: The City Manu- f.^CTURers. The im- portance of Ogden as a manufacturing city is too potent to require elaboration. Indeed, those even indifferent- ly acquainted with the subject concede that the city is destined to become one of the greatest industrial centers in the West. All that seems neces- sary to be done to hasten the desirable consummation is to direct the attention of capitalists and artisans to the sup- erior locality and in- finite resources to be utilized in the behalf indicated. The local supply of raw material is unlimited, fuel is cheap, means of carriage convenient, and accessibility to the markets of the world unrivaled. The very large number of manufacturing plants now operated in the city limits are daily growing in magnitude and importance, and the number is annually increasing. The total cost of manufacturing a ton of iron, for example, is even $13.00, it costing just double that figure to lay it down in Ogden from Birmingham, Ala., to say nothing of the advantages accruing from the working of home mines. The vicinity of Ogden also furnishes abun- dant material for the manufac- ture of glass. Sand of the proper consistency for this purpose costs from seventy- five cents to one dollar per yard, and coal from one to three dollars per ton. In this connection it may be stated that negotiations are now- pending between the Ogden Chamber of Commerce and New York capitalists for the location of glass works in the former city. The Utah Can- ning Company furnishes conclusive proof in the premises. It was organized in 1890, with a capital of §.500,000; but the increase of trade has been so rapid and profitable that the company has been compelled to add very materially to its facilities, and within the ensuing two or three years, the three-acre ti'act on which improvements have been made will be entirely^devoted to buildings for the accommodation of the •<"'-., 167 business. Another .addition to the industrial plants lately located is the Hall & Brown Wood Working Machine Com- pany, of St. Louis. The Chamber of Conmierce was instru- mental in securing this valuable acquisition, and when in full operation the business will require the services of several hun- dred experienced and accomplished mechanics, beside a numerous followinjj of subordinates and clerks. An enumeration of the lines of productive industry that could be located at Ogden with profit to "all concerned" would be a difficult task. In addition to those already established the following may be designated: The manufacture of iron ore into pig iron, and that of pig iron into wrought iron and steel; foundries, blast furnaces, stoves, barb wire, car wheels, leather and morocco, boots and shoes, saddlery and harness; sash, doors and blinds; hats and caps, cloths and flannels, fruit boxes, canned meats, soaps, glycerine, candles, etc., etc., and the thousand and one commodities used in daily consumption. All these and more are urgently needed. To the question "What is the extent of the market?" the reply is made: Ogden com- mands a section of the country not sup- plied by San Fran- cisco and Portland on the \vest, or by Den- ver, Kansas City and Chicago at the east. The facilities, trans- portation, resources, etc., of Ogden being unlimited, the city offers every induce- ment to establish- ments of this charac- ter, and the openings awaiting preemption are as promising as they are desirable. The capitalist desir- ous of investment, the mechanic of em- ploying skill, or the laborer ambitious of securing good wages and cozy homes will be benefited by making an investigation. Railroads. As already stated, Ogden possesses direct communication with all parts of the United States, in this respect occupying a position at once commanding and unap- proachable. The city has seven distinct lines of railway con- tributing to her progress and wealth. Three of these are trunk lines and four branch roads. New York, Chicago and other eastern points are reached by the Union Pacific, also points in Oregon and Washington; Montana and Wyoming by the Utah & Northern; California by the Southern Pacific; Eastern Utah and Colorado by the Rio Grande Western and Denver & Rio Grande; Southern Utah by the Utah Central and its branches. The total mileage of railroads having their termini at Ogden approximates five thousand miles. PiBLlc BviLDiNOs. Ogden is already noted for the num- ber and value of its public buildings. These embrace the Grand Opera House, which cost ?150,000, exclusive of the grounds; the building of the Utah Loan & Trust Company, costing a similar amount; the Reed hotel building, represent- ing a total outlay of S'20(),000; the Utah and Woodmansee block, §75,0001; the Boyle block, 550,000; Wright block, S40,- 000; Union depot over ^400,000, and a number of others. Within the two years last past more than three millions of dollars have been expended in buildings. Eighty-six business blocks and stores have been erected, at a cost of §656,895; eight hundred and twenty-three residences, at a cost of §1,113,- 314; the railroad companies having expended §4:?6,'200; and churches and school houses §320,000. Comment would be superfluous. Private Ri;siden-cf..s. The citizens of Ogden have erected private residences which, in nearly every instance, are the homes of luxury, refinement, and attractive surroundings. The material employed is of the best quality, the structures are architecturally handsome, and many imposing and costly. The interior decoration, furnishings and conveniences are both elegant and adaptive, and the equal in all respects to those of a similar character in the more populous and pretentious cities of the east and west. Society has passed the transition period, and is composed of educated and refined men and women. Secret societies also flourish, being com- posed of Masonic, odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Ancient Order of L'nited Workmen, Sons of St. George, Forresters, P.O. S. of A., National Union, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin- eers, Brotherhood of Firemen and Order of Railway Conduc- tors; thirteen lodges in all, holding regular -cssions in splendidly 1 quipped and cen- trally located quar- ters. Real Estate. The increase in val- ue of real estate in Ogden, during the year 1891, was sub- stantial and perma- nent. The aggregate of sales during the same period amounted to about ten millions of dollars, show- ing a marked increase. This was not the result of any special "boom," though due in a measure to investments made by new-comers. A significant feature of transactions in realty is the limited number of mortgages on file, and the further fact there are very few, if any, foreclosures. Title to Weber County lands was originally derived from the United States; the city lands being patented by the Mayor of Ogden under the "Town-site Act," owners obtained title from the mayor, and in the quarter of a century during which such action has been had, no question has ever been raised, involving titles thus obtained, legally or equitably. The Press. The press of Ogden has ever fulfilled its special province as the formulator of public opinion and the conservator of public morality and private rights. The S/and- ard, a daily and weekly, republican in politics, is conceded to be one of the leading puclications in the Territor)'. It is con- ducted in a manner to edify and instruct, upon the most liberal plane, and according to methods deserving of emulative imi- tation. The news of the day is ably presented; the issues of parties equitably treated and devoid of personalities, while its inakc-up and appearance is so attractive as to make it a pat- UESIDENCK .JUDliE .\. B. PATTON. Photo, by Newcomb Bbos. 158 ^ w^m. H^'flfllS«»l« -*^^, -.J»^ tern of typograpliical art. The S/andiird meets with substan- tial support from a large and discriminating constituency, and is growing steadily in circulation and influence. The U'l's/rrn K7tii;hf, the organ of the Knights of Pythias, and several other weeklies and monthlies, are also issued in the city, and furnish reliable intelligence on subjects to the discussion of which they are severally devoted. The Fut ;re. Until recently Ogdenhasnot been regarded as specially a mining city. But the opening of the La Plata mining district, and the almost daily discoveries of new and valuable ledges of ore, promise so much that the liveliest hopeg are entertained of Ogden becoming a mining center of very considerable importance in the near future. Thus is an addi- tional source of rapid growth and development is offered to a city the surroundings, resources, of which — present and ad- vanced — make certain a future wherein the arts, sciences, and material interests will be utilized successfully, and the pro- gress of the city and her people be as substantial and rich with blessings, as it hitherto has been wonderful. IM'^ltSi^lo-'^ ■ •=''*.— •^'-. *hP 7t ^ 159 MANUFACTURES IN UTAH. Utah is situated iu the ceuter of the States and Territories west of the Missouri river, aud has the advantage uf being within easy reach for manufactured goods of the markets of Nevada, Idaho, eastern Oregon, Wyoming, Colorado and Mon- tana. -New Mexico and Arizona. It is a certainty that mauufacturers iu Utah cau depend on a market for tlieir goods to a population of about two millions, aiul more than that amount in some manufactures. The population of newly set- tled countries has not had the time for more than the accumu- lation of labor to proviile themselves with homes and a few of the comforts of life, and the great wealth that is lying iu the undeveloped resources of Utah may be said to be untouched for the want of capital. It may be a work of time for Utah to accumulate enough of capital to partly manufacture for her people, leaving it open for capital to invest here at vast profits and ijuick returns. Iu Pittsburgh the manufacturer of iron is content with one to two dollars a ton proht, while iu Utah iron can be manufactured for §17 per ton, and the lowest price for the poorest pig iron now brought here is -S'-T per ton, leav- ing a clear profit of $10 per ton. In the manufacture of win- dow glass, good glass sand cau be hail at an expense of hauling, limestone the same, plenty of tire clay, aud soda from St) to § 10 per ton. Glass cau be manufactured here in Utah at the same price as in the Kast, with the advantage to the manufacturer that it can be sold for twenty-live per cent, more, or the expense of freighting it here. Utah produces double the products of the farm and range that she consumes, therefore the price of living is cheap, labor reasonable, and the present agricultural products of Utah would support double her present population. Manufacturing would benefit the farmer in that he would find a market for his crop, at home, instead of having to freight it 1000 miles to find sale for his surplus. There is a belt of coal running from the north of Utah to Castle Gate, in Emery county, and northern Utah has plenty of cheap fuel for manufacturing, besides natural gas that has been fouud on the borders of the Salt Lake. Utah being mountainous, all her rivers aud creeks have a fall of from 2,()UI) to 6,000 feet, and water power can be obtained in the distance of a mile on those rivers at a fall of 100 to 500 feet, generating a power on same of 100 horse, and on the largest of from 4,000 to 8,00j horse power. Utah produces gold, silver, lead, copper, iron, coal, clays of numerous kinds, wool, hides, etc., and all the products of farm- range aud dairy natural to same latitude; has a delightful cli- mate, and there is not over one month in the year that outdoor work has to be discontinued. Mauufacturers cau see the advantages of Utah, where with the raw material cheaper than in the Eastern States, labor at about the same price and a market of 2,000,000 people that at present pay a tariff of from ^f®W^§*"M9M9SB in 1888, and is now doing one of the largest lines of business of any company in the county, in searching records and furnish- ing abstracts of title to laud, as a steady application to the wants of patroDB, thorough acquaintance with the city and county, and a complete line of abstracts, enable them to ac- commodate all applicants with promptness. It is safe to say that hundreds of people in vestiog in Ogden realty are not per- sonally acquainted with any of its conveyancers. To such it can be said "you will make no mistake in committing your busi- ness to the Ogden i\.b- stract Company," which is thoroughly responsible for all its acts, officially or otherwise. The company owns as complete a set of abstract books as are to be found in the county, kept fully written up and compared, containing a chain of title to all tracts of land in Weber county, including all the latest divisions and subdivi- sions. The company keeps in its employ a full corps of expert abstract men, working continuously, making abstracts, writing up deeds, mortgages, bonds, etc., to be recorded with the register of deeds. The company is com- posed of the following- named gentlemen: C. C' Kicbards, president; R. Robinson, vice-president; W. R. Swan, secretary; Daniel Hamer, treasurer, and manager. They have large and commodious office rooms in the First National bank building, corner of Twenty-fourth street and Washington avenue, and any one de- siring to have any busi- ness transacted in their line will do well Ijy calling on them, with the full assurance that they will receive courteous and kind attention, and their work be honestly and faithfully done. Photo. Ijy Newcomb Bros. E. A. REED. E. A. The city of Ogden has furnished her full share of enterpris- ing men. Among them is Mr. B. A. Reed, founder of the Reed hotel. He is thirty-five years of age, was born in Lisle, Broom county, N. Y., graduated at Lisle Academy, and, at the early age of seventeen, engaged as clerk in one of the leading estab- lishments of that city. He followed this occupation for two years and then engaged in the book and stationery business for himself. At the age of twenty-one he accepted a position as traveling salesman for a prominent manufacturing concern of Syracuse, New York, in which capacity he continued for over a year, when he resigned the position and started for the Black Hills, Dak. There be followed ranching for a year and then removed to Leadville, Colorado, and re-engaged in the book business. Not content with ordinary success, however, he again shifted his occupation, and for two years traveled through Oregon and California buying sheep. There being no railroad facilities in Oregon at that time, many drawbacks and difficulties were encountered, but he succeeded in returning with some fifteen thousand head, disposing of a portion of the herd in the northern part of Wyoming and bringing the balance on to Cheyenne. While in the latter city, he started the Chey- enne Daily Leader, now one of the prominent journals of Wy- oming, but sold out and invested in the furniture and carpet business, there being a splendid opening for such an enterprise. Mr. Reed continued in that business for five years, establishing a large and extensive trade throughout the Territory, and mak- ing out of the venture quite a sum of money. His judgment and business ability are superior, and whenever a fair promise of building up a successful and profitable mercantile enterprise presented itself, he never hesitated in changing his avoca- tion and entering new fields of labor. To this fearless and courage- ous spirit may be at- tributed much of his success in life, and while most men can only achieve desirable ends through close ap- plication to some par- ticular branch of in- dustry, the versatile nature and varied abil- ities of others enables them to embark in any legitimate enterprise and feel assured of abundant success. From Cheyenne Mr. Reed came direct to Ogden, where all his interests and efforts have since been cen- tered. The enterpris- ing spirit and thor- ough-going business qualities he has exhib- ited, and the implicit confidence he places in the future of the city and Territory is clearly indicated in the costly buildings he has erec- ted, which are monu- ments of the city's growth and prosperity. Mr. Reed is the builder and owner of the Reed hotel, one of the finest and most magnificent structures of the kind in the West. He also erected the Vendome hotel building, and owns a large amount of KEED. valuable property in different parts of the city. In addition to this he owns 280 acres of land along the Union Pacific track near the city, also half interest in 610 acres on the bench directly north of Ogden. All this land is of great value, and as the city grows, will be utilized for residence purposes. Since first commencing to handle realty in this city, Mr. Reed has transferred over .S1,000,000 worth of property. It is through the instrumentality and meritorious work of such men as Mr. Reed that Ogden is what she is today, a met- ropolitan center of the intermountain region, and it would be, beyond question due to these same men of wealth, thrift and enterprise, that the city forges ahead still farther in the future, outstripping all competitors in the race for supremacy. JUNCTION CITY CORNICE WORKS. Among the industries devoted to the work of beautifying buildings, none have made more rapid advances or introduced a greater variety of new novel ideas, than those devoted to the mnnufacture of cornices, etc. In the Junction City Cornice Works, located opposite the city hall, Ogden, is specially pro- w^w^^ 161 vided with an institution of this character, as complete in all its liepartmentB and capable of turniuK out as fine and merito- rious work as any concern of the kind in the West. Tlie enter- prise was first established seven years a^o by II. J. Newman, who has since been succeeded by B. P. Newman, Wm. E. New- man and M. L. Newman all young men skilled aiid experienced iu the special lines of business to which they are devoted. The premises occupied consist of a buildinc 20xl(t0 feel in dimensions, provided with every arrangement and convenience for the promptexecutionof orders, for ornamental work, tin roof- ing, and eaves-spouting, all of which are made specialties. Tin, copper and sheet iron work of every description is also REED HOTEL. The magnificent caravansaries to be found in all large American centers of poptilation are subjects of universal com- ment and admiration. The territory west of the Missouri river especially, with its superb scenery, salubriousclimate, exhaust- Jess resources and unexcelled railway equipment, furnishes the greatest field in the world for all classes of tourists requiring unsurpassed accommodations. It matters not whether in search of nature's wonders, or the light and balmy air with its signal healing properties, both are present to a matchless de- gree, and the splendid hotels everywhere open, are regarded '■i Photo by Newonmb Bros. EEEt) HOTEL. ThompBon * Weidwl, Arehitecte. manufactured upon order, promptly and accurately. A force of twelve competent and experienced assistants is employed, and a trade representing 83.">,0('0 annually, and extending throughout, Utah, Idaho and parts of other adjoining States and Territories is supplied ; the natural reward of enterprise, per- fect familiarity with the details of the business, originality and elegance of design, and a faithful and conscientious perform- ance cf all work entrusted to the skill and judgment of the Messrs. Newman. They are courteous and iutelligent gentle- men always prepared to make estimates and impart any infor- mation in reference to the business, which, under the popular and able management of B. P. Newman, is extending in all directions. not only as "palaces of pleasure," but as material monumente to the enterprise and thrift characteristic of western citizens. The Reed Hotel of Ogden. Utah, so admirably illustrates the point in question, that one cannot refrain from giving the puli- lic a brief sketch of the "grandest hotel" of the intermountain region. The new'arrival, leaving the depot, passes up Twenty-fifth street but a block or two toward the central portion of the city, before the largest and most substantial buildings open to view. Among these the Reed Hotel stands out conspicuously. The building is a six-story stone and brick structure, strikingly handsome in architectural design and external finish. It is located at the comer of Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth 162 Btreet, in the heart of the city, and in the immediate vicinity of all the principal bueineES houBee, places of amiiEement, etc. A favorable impreBsion is at once formed upon entering the rotunda, opening from Twenty-tifth street. The ofBce first attracts the admiring gaze. It is a model of its kind, being spacious, nicely arranged, and provided with all conveniences usually found in first-class hotels. The finishings of the ro- tunda and writing and reading rooms, together with the furni- ture of each, are in oak. The grand stairway is broad and richly carpeted, the bannister, wainscoating, etc., also being in oak. After viewing the rotunda, the newly arrived guest takes a modern improved passenger elevator and quickly ascends to the fifth story. Stepping from the elevator he passes across a commodious, richly furnished reception room and enters a din- ing room, that, in its particular style and arrangement, is most delightful to the eye. Large, double plate-glass windows ad- mit an abundance of light, at the same time open to view the grandest panorama of nature one could wish to see. Guests seated at any of the tables during the service of meals, contemplate with wonder and admiration, a landscape made up of the great green valley, dotted here and there with beautiful, well- fenced farms, until it breaks upon the irreg- ular shores of the Great Salt Lake on the south, or is brought to an abrupt termination by the Wasatch range on the north. These win- dows are 14x18 feet in dimensions and so ad- justed that they can be easily adapted to pur- poses of ventilation. The room is 40x80 feet in dimensions, and the floor is covered with a moquette carpet of ex- quisite design. The finishings, tables, chairs and richly carved side- boards are all in oak. The ladies' ordinary is a small room 26x40 feet, separated from the main dining hall by silk draperies. The kitchen extends along the south side of this floor, and is equipped with every modern device and cook- ing apparatus calcu- lated to perform the work expeditiously and in the most delicious and inviting style. Passing through the reception room, which is carpeted and fur- nished in the same elegant manner, and descending to the floor below, one comes to the spacious, light, airy and splen- didly furnished sleeping apartments, all of uniform excellence. The second, third and fourth fioors and a portion of the fifth are also devoted to sleeping rooms that are, without exception, furnished and finished in the most elaborate fashion. The carpets are of velvet and body brussels. The furniture is in oak and cherry, sixteenth century and old English patterns. All the rooms have a commanding view of the city and surround- ing country, are arranged single or cii avitc, and furnished with every convenience, such as bath and toilet rocms, ward- robes, etc., connected. The corridors on each floor are bread, high and light, and carpeted and finished in harmony with the rest of the building. They pass around a court which, rising directly above the rotunda, extends to the top of the building, over which a sky- Photo by Newcomb Bros. W. A. McMILLEN. light is built to afford light and ventilation. Each of these corridors commands a full view of the rotunda and each suc- cessive floor. Many of the rooms are provided with open fire- places laid with terra cotta trimmings and decorations, adding beauty and cheerfulness to their interiors. The parlors on the second floor are large and magnificently fuinished with heavy mahogany and oak furniture, richly carved, and upholstered with the finest silk tapestry. The car- pets are of the most expensive Wilton's and the drapery and curtains the best that can be obtained. Each room is provided with steam heat, gas and incandes- cent electric lights, tlectrio call bells, etc., while the service is first-class in every particular, none but the most skilled and experienced help being employed in any of the departments. Altogether the house is a veritable palace of luxury and convenience, constructed on a plan of superior conception, and provided with every appliance and modern arrangement con- tributory to the comfort of guests. It is, in fact, the culmina- tion of refinement, ease and wholesome luxury, unsurpassed in any of its appointments by the leading hotels of the country. It should be added that the sixth floor is devoted to sam- ple rooms for commer- cial travelers, and con- tains nine commodious apartments fitted up expressly for the con- venient and proper dis- play of commodities in every line. The bar and billiard room open off from the office, but are separate. They are very attrac- tively furnished and equipped. The former is one of the largest and most elegant in the Territory, and the bar is stocked with the fin- est imported and do- mestic wines and liquors. The billiard hall is pro- vided with the very latest tables of the Brunswick, Balke, Col- lander Company pat- tern, and is a model in its appointments. The Keed Hotel is conducted by the Mc- Millen & Deming Hotel Company, composed of men of experience and a practical knowledge of the hotel business. Mr. W. A. McMillen, the principal projector, has for years directed the management of high class hotels, and is thoroughly conversant with all the phases of hotel life. His effi- cient work has contributed very' materially to the important position hotels occupy to-day, and the standard of excellence demanded in their mansgerttnt. A great hotel like the Iteed must needs be under the immediate supervision of an indefat- igable—thoroughly acccmplifhed gentleman, and the public is to be congratulated upon the happy circumstance that placed Mr. McMillen at the head of the Reed. Mr. Beming is also a practical hotel man and during his twenty odd years of experience has acquired a thorough con- ception of the business that enables him to direct the duties and offices of every department with unruffled precision. The hotel was opened on July 4th, 1891, and has beeri doing a choice and profitable business ever since. It enteitains the best class of people, and both travelers and tourists are loud in their praise of its unexcelled equipment and service. To operate this important public business a very large capital '0. 'imm^<^^-k 163 is required, and tifty-foiir polite and experienced assistants are employed. The Reed Hotel of O^den, Utah, with its perfect equipment and masrnidceut surrouudintis is meeting' with the success that was not only predicted, but was prepared for by the gentlemen to whom the oity.the territory and the ubiquitous and fastidious traveler or tourist, are indebted for its presence, its capacity for superb entertainment, and the delightful and liberal features which cUaraeterize its management. FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK. Among the responsible financial institutions of Utah to which business men can always look with confidence, is the Farmers & Merchants Hank of Ogden, located at 2438 Wash- ington avenue. The bank was organized in September, 1891, with Charles Woodmansee, president, and J. M. Langsdorf, cashier, both men of high financial qualirtca- tions. It has a paid up capital stock of $ir)0.(100, transacts a general banking business, and its career, though brief, has been made a suc- cess creditable to the executive ability ami conservative judgment of its management. Its policy is liberal and en- couraging; it affords substantial and valuable support to all classes of commercial and indus- trial enterprises, and the olficers and directors in- clude some of the most prudent, honorable and successful gentlemen in the business commu- nity. It receives de- posits, discounts first- class commercial paper, deals in e.xchange, etc., making a specialty of collections by means of its correspondents in all sections of the Unit- ed States, among whom are the leading institu- tions of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake (!ity, Corinne, San Francisco, Portland and elsewhere. The banking rooms are spacious, elegantly equipped, and possess every convenience for the prompt despatch t f business, and its aff.iirs are in a tlourishing con- dition with steadily in- creasing deposits, giving evidence of the confi- dence of the '"public Photo, by Newcomb Bro*.. A. N. DE.M1NG: and of the growth of the city and surrounding country. Mr. Woodmansee, the president, is one of the largest land owners in the county, and identified with several of the most important business enterprises of the city. He is a man thor- oughly acquainted with the citizens of Ogden, both in business and social relations, and enjoys the confidence and good will of the public. Mr. Langsdorf. the cashier, is a man of surpassing fitness for the responsible position he holds, being not only an expert accountant and financfer, but understanding all the details of the banking business. The directory is composed of men equally reliable and well-known, and the future of this monetary insti- tution is unclouded. PLYMOUTH ROCK: BUILDING, LOAN AND SAV- INGS ASSOCIATION. The modern loan and savings associations are presumably doing more for people of m iderate means than any other insti- tution in the country. Such associations are alike beneficial to the rich and to the poor. The principle of assigning a mul- titude of petty savings to the care and keeping of one general body, thoroughly organized and perfectly responsible, is a ver- itable " boom " to the wage earner. The Plymouth Rock Building, Loan and Savings Associa- tion of Ogden. is an ideal organization of this character, not only because its plan of operation is perfect, but because its ■ affairs are in the hands of competent, upright men, who repre- sent the responsible element of the community. It was incor- porated July 13, 1871, with a capital stock of $3,000,000, and is to-day placing many of the poorer people of Ogden into well to-do positions where they can enjoy the fruits of their labor, through its effective and judicious manipulation. The methods of the associa- tion are safe and liberal. Hard-working men who are required to be at their place of business from early morn till late at night, do not find time to look about for the safe and profitable investment of their earnings, and even if they had the time, the impossibility of doing so to advantage, indi- vidually, would make it impracticable. It is equally as desirable for merchants, clerks, book- keepers, etc., to be iden- tified with this associa- tion, as they are thereby enabled to obtain the highest rate of interest without sacrificing any of the privileges of di- rect investment. Stock is non-forfeit able. Members can sever their connection with the in- stitution at will, subject to by-laws, and take principal and interest, with the exception of one and one-half per cent, of the interest. No tine is imposed when a stockholder occasion- ally finds a month in which he cannot pay his dues. He simply extends the time bis stock matures, and three stock are carried for the accommodation of all series of members. The oflBcers and directors are numbered among the most reliable business men of Ogder, whose names alone are ample guarantee of the character and responsibility of the institution. The executive officers are : H. W. Ring, president and man- ager; J. M. Armstrong, M. D., vice-president; R. P. Hunter, secretary, and Wm. F. .\dams, treasurer. The main business of this association is carried on in Utah, and though it has been before the public but a short time, the vigorous manner in which the managers are pushing matters, and the implicit confidence of the public in the fidelity and in- tegrity of the officers and directors, together with the superior plan employed by the association in the transaction of its bus- iness have already caused many of the people in Ogden and the surrounding country to become active members. It is im- possible to give in this brief space any adequate discussion of the details, but a clear and concise explanation of the same 164 -•^^^^j >-- -_ ,ilf|li'';ftW»'"''gl»iBfl will be olieerfully fiiraished upon applicatiou to the officials, whose headquarters are located in the Citizens' Bank building, Ogden. Its affairs are conducted according to the latest and most ap- proved business vuethods— methods that have been tested to the fullest extent and found not only thoroughly reliable, but devoted to the best interests of each member. Through the association houses are built for those without them, lives are insured, and business men are protected and supported in times of adversity and depression " Margurette," etc. ^ He also carries'a full line ofjstationery and all the leading and latest periodicals. r-Mr. Huffman is a native of Iowa, from which State he moved o Butte, Montana, in 1880. In 1889 he settled in Ogden, when I le established himself in his present business, a business, too, ( hat is daily increasing, largely due to the courteous and kind treatment extended patrons, as also to the superior quality of the goods kept in stock. J. W. MoNlTTT & CO. No line ot business wherein the dealer must possess a great amount and variety ot information, coupled withja fine discrim- nating'taste, is that 'of pharmaceutist or druggist. Gentlemen possessing these qualitie.s in a marked degree are members of the firm of J. W. McNutt & Co., pro- prietors of the pharmacy, corner of Twenty-fifth street and Grant avenue. Mr. McNutt is one of the oldest, most experienced and most capable drug- gists in the city, having been for the past twelve years thus occupied in Ogden, during which he has built up a business of S25,000 per annum. Along in 1888, Mr. M. Allen was admitted into the partnership and the firm name became as above designated. They occupy a two-story brick structure, 25 x B.'i feet in dimensions, handsomely fitted up and provided with all conveniences and appointments for the transaction of business or the accommodation nf patrons. The stock car- ried is very large, and em- braces the finest and freshest lines of drugs, chemicals, toilet articles perfumeries, etc., also an excellent line of drug- gists' sundries, in fact, anything kept in a first- class establishment of the kind. They employ five assistants. The firm is well known as among the most con- spicuous chemists in the city, fully prepared to fill orders promptly and in the putting up of pre- scriptions, compounding of medicines, etc., to J. W. Photo, by Newcomb Bros. exercise extraordinary care and diligence. Mr. McNutt has served the city in the capacity of recorder, and has been otherwise made the recipient of public confidence. C. B. HUrFMAN. The cigar and tobacco trade of Ogden, which forms an important feature ot its commercial standing, is principally in the hands of business men who are thoroughly acquainted with their line, and whose constant aim is to produce and import a fine grade of goods and maintain the reputation of their brands. Among the establishments contributing to this important result is the firm of C. B. Huffman, located at No. 349 Twenty-fourth street. He carries a large line ot imported and domestic cigars, chewing and smoking tobacco and a full line of smokers' articles. Among the brands of cigars carried in atook by this firm can be found the noted " Vindex " and BROOM HOTEL. - Against the majority of cities that have witnessed a'rapid upbuilding no complaint can be made regarding the adequacy of hotel facilities. Especially is it true ot western cities, as some ot the greatest ho- tels in the world are found in the western part ot the United States. Ogden, Utah, is a repre- sentative city in this re- spect, being admirably supplied with public hos- telries of a high grade, both in equinage and management. The Broom Hotel, located at the cor- ner of Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth street, is an illustration. It was built by Mr. .John Broom in 1882, and opened under tie management ot Mr. Shakespeare, an expe- rienced hotel man. Since that time it has figured as the leading hotel of the city, especially so under the management ot the present proprietors. Mr. A. J. Heath and William Best, who took possession Ser.tember8d, 1891. The house contains sixty-two large, nicely furnished, and well ven- tilated sleeping rooms, with a capacity sufficient to accommodate one hun- dred guests. The dining room is elegant and spa- cious, capable of seating eighty people. The Iiarlors are furnished with the finest brnssels carpets, and rich hard- wood furniture heavily upholstered. A steam heating system apparatus conducts heat to all parts ot the building, and every room is lighted byelectricitv. Thebiilld- M^NUTT. i^^ itggif 'ig a three- story brick structure 99x160 feet, thickly studded with hand- somely shaped bay windows, that make all outside rooms on both streets especially desirable. The surroundings of the hotel are all that could be wished for, and a beautiful view is obtained from all parts of the house. The important acquisi- tions to a first-class hotel, such as bath rooms, billiard rooms, bar, etc., are in the building, and every department is main- tained on the highest scale. The Broom Hotel is now doing a thriving business, and will continue to do so as long as the present managers are in possession. Both, Messrs. Heath and Best are intelligent, wide-awake gentlemen — by nature adapted to the hotel business. Though they have been but a short time in charge, their effective work in supplying needed additions and making necessary changes, has already been felt in an increasing patronage. A brilliant future is predicted for this hotel. P^^5«ii:i-R^?l?^^^:^'^^^^ 16.- S. T. WHITAKER. The arcbitectural imiustry, without doubt, has a more im- portant bearing upon the beauty and attractiveness of a city than any other branch of industry oaloulated to attain that end. The handsome appearance and substantiaHty of modern con- structed buiUliugs, gives material evidence of the marked prog- ress made in recent years in this highly practical art. The achievements of architecture is the pride of all metropolitan cities, and the hitrh degree of proticienoy attained by those en- gaged in the business, points with unerring certainty to much greater advancement in the future. grounds, and other local structures. He has been particularly successful in modeling and drawing plans for special work, and the superior merit of his professional labors has acquired for its author a wide-spread and enviable reputation. Mr. Whitaker is but thirty-one years of age. He was born in Salt Lake City, where he was also educated, after which he made an extended trip to Europe, acquiring hia architectural educa- tion abroad, but upon returning to America located in Ogden and began the practice of his profession. He is now a member of the well-known tirm of Paulsen, Lavalle & Whitaker, located ,--»' ii'm Plioto. by Ncwctmib Uros. Biiil.liiiKa ilesiKued by S. T. WHlTAKKlt. .Vnliii.ct. One of the most capable, efKcient and enthusiastic devotees to the science of architecture in the city of Ogden is S. T, Whitaker whose spacioiis rooms are located in the Opera House building. He has been engaged in the profession in Ogden since 1890, and has designed and prepared plans for some of the most substantial buildings in the city and vicinity. .\moDg these are the Grand Opera House of Ogden, the State Academy, a large school building at Hunteville, another at llarrisville, the city school editice under course of coDStruction on the city in Hutte City and Helena, Montana, in Boston, Massachusetts, Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah. He has permanently identified himself with the Territory of Utah, however, making Ogden his future home, where he holds the important position of inspector of public buildings, and where he is fast gaining popularity for his thorough-going business methods, sterling integrity, and perfect familiarity with the details of his busi- ness. 166 iwii^^wi^'*'^i^*tt W. B. WEDELL. The real estate dealer is presumably the most important agent in the material and substantial upbuilding of a town or city. Notwithstanding the fact that a city may be located in the heart of a section of country fairly teeming with natural resources, it is essential for the progression of the community, that some one make it their business to inform the world at large of the wonderful opportunities offered, and to inaugurate enterprises for immediate development of its latent waalth. The real estate agent, more than auyother class of citizens is looked too for the performance of this duty, and the commend- able manner in which the dealers of Ogden have responded to thacall. reflects great credit ou their value as citizens. Mr. W. B. Wedell, a real estate owner and broker of this city, furnishes a fair illustration of the push and enterprise characteristic of our leading business m^n. where else in the city. Twenty-five families are already settled in comfortable homes on the tract, and new houses are con- stantly going up. Mr. Wedell has upward of $100,000 invested in Ogden re- alty, and his annual sales amount to over $300,000. In addi- tion to this splendid list of city property, he handles improved and unimproved acre property located in different parts of the Territory. Mr. Wedell has consumated some very large and desirable transfers since starting in business that have termin- ated to the financial benefit of both buyers and sellers. He is a gentleman of entire probity in his business relations, and of sound judgment in all that pertains to the handling and care of real estate. Prospective purchasers can safely rely upon his statements and representations regarding the value, location and desirability of the property he has for sale. He handles his own property principally, and has an abund- ance of capital at his disposal, which enables him to take ad- Photo b.v Newcomb Bros. W. B. WEDELL. Mr. Wedell opened his real estate o£Bce in 1889, and from the very start proved himself a working factor among the busi- ness interests of Ogden, and has already platted and sub- divided and disposed of a large portion of some of the moat de- sirable property, both for business and residential purposes, that has ever been placed upon the market. The following list of additions will serve to show that Mr. Wedell has the handling of some of the l)pst tracts in the city: Wedell's Monterey addition; Wedell's Terrace sub-division; Lund's Lynue addition; Sanford's Annex; Five Point Annex: South Ogden Heights, Five Point sub-division and Riverside Park. All these additions are admirably situated, and contain choice and sightly lots, unsurpassed as locations for beautiful homes. Monterey addition contains ten acres, located in the best part of the city, being well drained and commanding an elegant view. Terrace sub-division is the most desirable tract on the market. It contains tventy-one acres of fine residence property, and lots in this addition are selling faster^than any- vantage of every business exigency and secure control of the bargains that are to be had through cash transactions. His office is located at Xn. 321 Twenty-fourth street, over the postoffiee, and persons wishing to buy or sell real estate will do well to give him a call, and get acquainted with his su- perior methods of doing business. Though only twenty-eight years of age Mr. Wedell has had quite a varied experience during his business career. He was born in th9 state of Wisconsin, and came to Utah several years ago, and engaged in the restaurant business at Salt Lake City, running what is familarly known as the California restaurant. After remaining in Salt Lake for a time he came to Ogden and was proprietor at different times of both the Saddle Rock and the Elite restaurants. He soon saw, however, the wonderful opportunities afforded in the real estate business in Ogden and opened his present office in 1889. He is an enterprising, go-ahead citizen and a man of integrity, straightforward and conscientious in all his business relations, and has won the confidence and good will of the public. \cX^- 167 JONES & LEWIS. Tbe above is a proniineot atii] popular establiBbment in the grocery busiuees of OKilen. I I The geutlf men coniprieing the tirm are Edgar Jones and Robert B. Lewis. They formed a co-partnership under tbe present firm style in March 1HK7, and have since developed extensive connections, such as are usually accorded to houses in this brunch of industry. The premises occupied is a large two-story brick building 25x80, located at ^528 Twenty-tifth street. The store is well arranged and fitted up according to modern ideas of the busi- ness. The firm obtain supplies direct from nil the best produc ing sources, and carry an extensive assortment of everything in the line of imported and domestic staple and fancy groceries and family supplies. They have made it their aim from the start to keep on sale only such goods as are of a superior quality, and as a eousequence a trade has been btiilt up of a R. JONES. In reviewing the varied and important industrial enter- prises which go to make up the sum total of the city's wealth and prosperity, there are many deservirg of more space than can be extended them. Such an one is the Ogden Carriage and Wagon Works, owned and operated by Mr. K. Jones, at 'Mh-'Sil- 349 Washington avenue,bet\veen Washington and Grant avenues. There is no city in the northwest of the size of Ogden, where a better arranged and more complete erterpriee of this kind can be found. It was established by its present proprietor in 1889 and has steadily increased to its present large proportions. The jiremiEes occupied are located as above, and consists of a substantial two-story brick building :!8x80 feet, complete in every detail and arrangement, and (quipped with the most modern improvements known to Ibis branch of industrial pur- suit. Jn the manufacture of carriages, Mr. Jones is prepared to turn out hnytliing from a sulky lo the heaviest grade of transfer wagons, and his work is noted for the excellence of JOSK8 & LEW18. C. O. D. Grocers. most substantial character. Only the choicest of everything in their line is handled, and patrons can always feel assured that no inferior or adulterated goods will be sold to them. Lowest prices prevail, order, system and neatness are observ- able on all sides, polite attendance accorded, while orders are taken and delivered at residences free of extra charge. ;_ The firm have 316,000 invested in their large and complete stock, and their business reaches over 8100.0CO annually. The large and growing trade of this establishment is not confined to the city of Ogden, but extends all over Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. Both Mr. Jones and Mr. Lewis understand the grocery busi- ness thoroughly, and by pushing their interests energetically, and observing upright principlts in all their dealings, they have succeeded in building up the large and profitable trade they now enjoy. No effort on their part is spared to please and satisfy each and everj- one of their numerous patrons. material used, superior workmaiship displayed, and tbe beauty of design and finish. He employs six skillful and experienced workmen and gi%e6 his personal attention to all matters connected with bis establie hmeLt. His trade extends throughout the city and Territory and is steadily increasing. Special attention is also given to horse-shoeing, anchors for buildings, and repairing of all kinds. and all work is warranted. There is a paint shop connected with this enterprise in which all kinds of painting of carriages and wagons is done in an artistic manner. Mr. Jones is a practical and experienced business man and was eighteen years employed as blacksmith by tbe Union Pacific Kailroad. There exists iu this city no enterprise more worthy of mention than the Ogden Carriage and Wagon Works which to-day stands in the front ranks, and deserves tbe merited success they have achieved. OCDEN MILITARY ACADEMY. It was with a view of fultilliug, in a practical and compre- hensive manner, the requirements of a high grade military academy, where the citizens cf Utah and surrounding States and 'ierntories could etrd their boys, and feel they were attenoiug a praiseworlhy aid superior class institution, that a few of Ogden's leading men organized a stock company and constructed and equipped the splendid edifice known as the Ogden Military academy. Tbe academy and grounds are situated about three miles north of the business center of Og- den, on the line of the Hot Springs railway, occupying a high, well-drained quarter, and commanding a magniticeut view of the surrounding country, while an ample campus aflords every facility for drills, parades and athletic sports. The main building is 80x1.5(1 feet m dimensions, and four stories high. It is a brick structure, finely lurnished and especially arranged for the comfort, convenience and instruc- tion of pupils. Independent of the main academy building there is a gymnasium, and a wood and iron work-shop. In this latter department the boys are given an insight into practical mechanical work, as a part ot their course of instruction. The entire grounds covers about ten acres and the buildings and equipment have been provided at a cost of iSSO.OOO. Thorough academic courses are taught by which students are prepared for entrance into tirst-class colleges, scientific schools and for business life. The school is strictly military in char- acter and all the formal- ities of such an institu- tion are observed. It has capacity sufficient to accommodate sixty- tive boarders and tlfty- one are now in attend- ance. Appropriate rules and regulations have been instituted, and the officers and teachers always insist on their enforcement. Thorough discipline is also main- tained in every depart- ment, and of a character calculated to promote the moral, mental and physical well-being of the inmates. Capt. L. L. Howard, who has the manage- ment of the school, ably aided by six competent and experienced assist- ants, is presumably as capable and efficeut in his special capasity as any man in this country. He is the perfect embodiment of phys- ical manhood and possesses administrative ability of a superior order. He has had years of experience in the charge of just such institutions, is thoroughly conversant with all modern methods of recognized [merit, and is quick to apply every principal that promises to advance the best interests of all patrons. His creditable work supplemented by the valuable and painstaking efforts ot the corps of teachers now engaged is rapidly building up the school and giving it favorable and wide- spread popularity. The Board of Trustees are as follows : Reese Howell, president ; W. M. Shilling, vice-president ; C. L. Howard, secretary ; John A. Boyle, treasurer. Fred J. Iviesel, A. C. Newill and A. H. Nelson, all gentlemen of the highest standing and well-known to the people ot this section of the country. Their identification with the institution in iteelt is a sufficient guarantee of merit and effectually insures for it a long and pros- perous career. OGDEN ACADEMY. The thorough and efficient educational institutions located in the city of Ogden are among the most salient manifestations ot progression on a sound and substantial basis, and the ten- dency ot the people ot this community to keep abreast of mod- ern advancement and enlightenment. Thereis as much sterling enterprise exhibited in the construction and maintenance ot OGDEN MILIT.\RY ACADEMY. high class religious and educational schools, as there is in any sphere of commercial industry; and tbe simultaneous develop- ment of the mental faculties and tbe moral nature accomplishes an infinitely greater amount of good than either one tak«n separately. It is as much within the piovince of schools tor the education and training of the young to weave in the course of their instructions, proper lessons in tbe doctrines of religion and principles of molality, as any other branch of study. It was with a view of fulfilling and carrying out this necessi- ty that the New AVest C'cmmiteion foiinded the Ogden Academy, one of the most admirable and perfect institutions of the kind in this section of the country. Tbe excellent building which is located on the corner ot Twenty-sixtli street and Adams ave- nue, is spacious and substantial, and arranged especially for convenience and adaptability. Eveiy department is perfect in its equipment, and tbe corps of able teachers are highly quali- fied for the respective positions they occupy. Nearly all tbe teacbeis are graduates of excellent eastern colleges. Tbe school was first opened in 188.3, by Pi of. H. W. King with eleven pupils, and it has enjoyed a most successful and prosperous career from its very inception to the present time. About 8115,000 are invested in tbe premises, and the academy has a capacity sufficient to comfortably accommodate three hundred pupils. There are two hundred now in attendance, and the number is increasing each year. The building is 100x1.50 feet in dimensions, and three stories high. The arrangement is such that ample light and ventilation are se- cured, while the build- ing is heated through- out by steam. Every thing about the place has an air of attractive- ness, and it is altogether an ideal private school for both sexes. The usual English, scientific and classical, courses are taught, and all the various studies classed under these heads are included. Special attention is given to fitting for first- class eastern colleges. Nineteen students are now fitting for Vassar, Oberlin and Stanford. A choice library con- taining many valuable reference books, ency- clopedias, etc., has been provided for the use ot students and the school is particularly well pre- pared to give instruc- tion in the sciences by means of an extensive set of late improved apparatus of inestimable value for practical illus- tration. A first and second primary and an intermediate department are p'-ovided for the younger pupils, and a thor- ough commercial course is given tor those who wish to avail themselves of a complete business education. Prof. David A. Curry, the principal, is a man of superior ability in the efficient conduct of an institution of this charac- ter, and his untiring efforts to maintain a school of tbe highest order and carry out tbe fundamental principle upon which it is based, has been of such a satisfactory nature as to command the esteem and good will of tbe Commission, and the high re- gard of both pupils and co-instructors. He is ably assisted in the academic department by Mrs. Jennie Foster Curry, in lower departments by Miss Mary H. Nutting, Miss Mary McClelland, Miss Eva Roney and Miss Alice B. Hamlin. ^PARKER, DOXEY & EASTMAN. A distinguishing feature of the city of Ogden is the superior class of its buildings and private residences, the fine character of which reflect great credit on the skill and ability of the architects who designed them. Among the most prominent concerns engaged in this arduous profession none have prose- cuted their work with more skill or greater success than the firm of Parker, Doxey & Eastman, long and well known as i'^mf- -I " I .■> u^' #w^t3 '^''^iij V -'^:r?: : :c J 169 accompliehed artists ia some of the leading cities of the United States. Mr. .\. F. Parker, the senior member, is from the Kast, hav- ing uciiuired his professioa in Boston, Massachusetts, where he had H thoroiiiLTh training in all its details; while Mr. Samuel Doxey is a native of ()),'den, where he is intimately adiuaiuted with the best business men of llie city, by whom he is univer- sally esteemed. Mr. ('. IC. Eastman, who was educated at the University of Illinois, com^^s to ( >^;den from Chicago, where he was actively engaged at architectural work, in which he attained to distinguished prominence and reputation. The tirm is prepared at all tunes to promptly execute orders for plans and specifications, exercising extraordinary diligence and guaranteeing accuracy. The members also make a spec- ialty of superintending the construction of public buildings, private residences, etc., at the shortest notice and upon reason- able terms. They are expert designers of beautiful homes and high class private dwellings, and were the architects employed in the planning and erection of the follow- ing: The residences of A. Allen,.V. K.C.Smith, Dr. J. D. Carnahan. F. T. Sanford, W. .1. Hm- mett, and many others that speak very highly for their proficiency at the busineBS. The firm possess every facility for the success- ful completion of all work entrusted to its care, and is prompt in satisfying the wants of patrons. They oci upy suites 27 and 28, Kirst National Bank building. D. W. ELLIS. The profession of the civil engineer and sur- veyor is one of the most important, lie needs not only a thorough scientific training based upon the fundamentals that have always been a part of the profession, but possessing a capac- ity for the reception of new ideas and a readi- ness to adapt himself thereto. Mr. D. W. Ellis, civil engineer and surveyor, occupying offices 27 and 28 in the First National Bank building, is one of the best equipped and most widely known civil engineers in the city. He has had years of ex- perience in all its branches, and is thor- oughly educated in all the technical and s< ien- Mr. Ellis stands high in the community, not only as a pro- fessional, but as a citizen of enterprise and public spirit, executing all business entrusted to him in a thorough artistic manner, ami at prices that cannot fail to be satisfactory. JESSE J. DRIVER. Of all the various branches of mercantile industry, the drug business is beyond question the most important. There are concerns engaged in other lines, that may carry a larger stock, require greater capital, and trai sact a much more extensive business, but in the matter of importance and responsibility, the drug business, without doubt, stands at the head. The citizens of Ogden have in the establishment of Jesse .1. Driver located at 'I'i'il Washington avenue, a pharmacy from which they can purchase every line of meJicaments, drugs, etc., and feel assured of getting fresh and pure articles. This bouse was established by Mr. Driver in 1880. The store is handsomely fit- ted up and furnished, and contains a full and choice stock of drugs and chemicals, carefully selected for their purity and strength, also per- fumeries, soaps, toilet articles, fancy goods, etc. Prescriptions are compounded and family recipes prepared at low- est prices, every care being taken to guard against the possibilitv of error. About Sti.OOO is invested in the busi- ness and the annual re- ceipts amount to over 812,000. Mr. Driver devotes his personal attention to the business, and nothing but highly com- petent help has ever been employed. He has in consecjuence built up a very extensive patron- age, and his establish- ment is the popular pharmacy of the city. Mr. Driver is an old resident of Ogden, hav- ing lived in the city for the past sixteen years. During this time by straight-forward, hon- orable business methods he has won the confi- dence and esteem of all who know him, stand- ing high among the business men of the community and figuring prominently in many public enterprises. Photo by Newcomb Bros. JESSE J. DRIVER. titic departments of the business. Surveying of every descrip- tion is made a specialty, and plans, plats and maps are prepared expeditiously and accurately. Mr. Ellis was retained as one of the expert engineers on the new electric railway of Ogden, a model of its kind, and evidenc- ing in its plans and construction, exceptional skill on the part of those who formulated and provided the designs. He is also an expert in the department of mining engineering, in which he enjoys an established and well-deserved reputation. His master- piece, however, and that for which he has gained for himself an advanced position in the estimation of the citizens of Ogden, was in the draughting and gathering of data for the first litho- graphical map of the city, a professional achievement, pro- posed and concluded upon his own personal responsibility, and for which meritoriooa undertaking, Mr. Ellis received public applause and patronage from citizens and the daily prees. MRS. L. B. MAHAN. The existence of such tirst-clasis »'stablishments as that con- ducted by the lady whose name heads this article is the best indication possible of the metropolitan character of this city. Mrs. Mahan is a lady of cultured taste, moulded upon a thorough acquaintance with the best schools of artistic dress- making, and is prepared to create a new and superior style of dressmaking in Ogden. She is a lady of skilled judgment in all matters pertaining to her business. She has been a resident of Ogden for two years, coming to this city from Indianapolis, in which city she was engaged in the same line of business for eight years, and numbered among her customers some of the wealthiest ladies of the city. She is at present located in Wright Jc Sons' build- ing, Wafihington avenue, where she has four elegantly fur- 170 pfiHii- Wm'^WMmWsms- nisbed rooms: parlor, cloak, fitting and reception room, and is splendidly equipped to receive her patrons and execute their orders for dressmaking in the latest styles and most artistic manner. Mrs. M^ihan keeps constantly employed from twelve to fifteen skilled assistants, and supervises personally all work committed to her. which is of itself a sufficient guarantee that everything will be done in a satisfactory manner. IDAHO LUMBER COMPANY. The rapid and substantial growth of the City of Ogden has created a large field for the operations of lum- ber dealers, and the practicability of ship- ping an unlimited amount of all kinds to the points where build- ings are in progress of construction enables the lumber merchant to supply all demands at fair prices. The Idaho Lumber Company is recognized as an influ- ential factor in meeting the demand for first- class lumber, well sea- soned and adapted to immediate use. The company was formed eight years ago and has been since its organiza- tion under the control of its present able and efficient manager, D. 1). Jones, to whose untiring efforts and superior business ability is al- most wholly due the wonderful success achieved. It carries in stock a heavy line of lumber, lath, shingles, sash, doors, blinds, building material, etc., also Fay's manilla goods, for which it has the exclusive agency. In connection with the yards which are located on Twenty-fifth street, between Lincoln and Wall, the company operates a large and extensive planing mill. two stories high, and 50x100 feet in size, where it is prepared to supply every description of scroll sawing, turn- ing, etc. An average stock of forty-thousand dollars in value is car- ried and the average sales amount to one hundred thoTisand Photo by Newcomb Bros, dollars per annum — the trade extending throughout Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. By great care in purchasing and honorable methods in dealing tbe company has won ifs way among competitors to a success at once, gratifying and well deserved. Mr. D. ]-). Jones is a Welchman by birth, but has lived in Ogden for the past twenty years, lie is one of the most enter- prising of business men, always on the alert to advance any cause which has for its object the good of the city. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, also chairman of the committee on manufactures, and has the I'espect and confidence of all citizens. The Idaho Lumber Company ie to be congrat- ulated on securing the Scsrvicea of so popular a gentleman, and well deserves the coutidencs and patronage of the public. WILLIAM W. FIFE. There is no profession more arduous and intricate or that requires a deeper and more comprehensive study to approach perfection than that of architecture. The striking beauty and magnificence of any city depends principally upon the archi- tects who have designed and planned the buildings which adorn its streets and thoroughfares. The wonderful advancement which Ogden has made during the past few years and the great metropolitan appearance she has taken on, is due more to her elegant and modern structures than anything else. It is but fitting in a work of this character, containing engravings of her finest business blocks and private dwellirigs, that a brief sketch of the business and meritorious work executed by Mr. W. W. Fife, aprominent archi- tect of this city, be given. Mr. Fife is cer- tainly efficient and painstaking in the per- formance of his work, and that he has great original conceptions re- garding the line of en- terprise in which he is engaged is amply at- tested by the elegant structures for which he has made designs and drawn plans. The following brief list of buildings in this city speak more em- phatically for his abil- ity than could the most lucid writer: City Hall, Ogden; Utah Loan ..t Trust Co.'s bank and office building; fifth ward institute and thea- tre, Ogden; high school North Ogden; church, fifth ward, Ogden; church, fourth ward, Ogden; W. H. Wright & Sons Co.'s store and office building, Ogden; Hon. D. H. Peery's store and office building, Ogden; Jno. J. Cortez' block, Ogden; Union block stores and office building, Ogden; C. Woodmansee's store and office building, Og- den; B. White's store and office building, Og- den; .Ino. Scowcroft & Sons' store building, Ogden; J. H. Spargo's store and office build- ing, Ogden; Lincoln hotel, Ogden; grand pa- villion. Hot Springs, near < igden: residence, Hon. Lorin F a r r, < )gden ; residence, E. T. Wooley, Ogden; residence, E. T. Hulaniski, (.)gden; residence, J. G. Kennedy, Ogden; residence, I. L. Clark, Ogden; resi- dence, Hon. Jos. Stanford. Ogden; residence, B. G. Geddard, Ogden; residence, Thos. J. Stephens, Ogden; residence, F. W. Lafrentz, Ogden, and many other stores, office buildings, banks, churches and residences to which reference can be made. These are all representative buildings and we call special attention to the Utah Loan & Trust Company's building at the corner of Washington avenue and Twenty-fourth street, the finest and most handsome structure by all odds in the Terri- tory, and really unsurpassed in the West as an architectural creation. It is an ornament to the city, and Mr. Fife achieved for himself great credit, and established a lasting reputation for ability and competency in modeling such a grand and imposing structure. '^mw ^'W% A -. '^wm''m^''M^-'MSy^ 171 Mr. Fife is a native of Ogden aud thirty-five^years of age. He has been actively eugaged in the CDiilraeting and architec- tural pursuit for flfteen years, and for the last dve years has devoted himself exclusively to his large and growing business as an arcliitect. Mr. Fife's knowledge of the architectural profession was acquired in the best school of learning, viz.: practical experi- ence. His father was well known to the people of this community as a thorough-going, capable and highly ijualified builder and contractor, second to none iu this country. His education and knowledge of the rudiments, details and fundamental princi- ples of this department of industry was obtained under a seven years' apprenticeship in Edinburgh, Scotland, and iu the large cities of Englaml and Scotland, and upon coming to this of any similar tirm in the city, and we doubt if any young man in the country has manifested such superior capabilities and efliciency in so arduous an occupation. Mr. Fife has studied hard and earnestly to perfect himself in the details of architecture (iu which study he never tires), and in order to keep abreast of the times and give bis patrons the benefit of the latest and most approved productions of recognized authority and eminent draughtsmen and designers, subscribes to, and keeps constantly on file, the very l)est works and periodicals on architecture published in the United States, and is in communication with publishers in different parts of Europe to bring to his aid and to use in his work the finest and most magnificent and substantial class of work iu planning and construction of buildings. He subscribes regularly to such celebrated publications as s|iUj:r=:t:; N-fS'SSSMid (I hi. ), " BUILDINt+S DE8I(;NKI> BY W. W. FIFK, ARCHITECT. country iu the early settlement of I'tah, he was an active worker in the construction of buildings in Salt Lake City, Ogden and throughout the Territory; and established for him- self a reputation for the excellence of his work and the great skill he displayed. His son, the subject of our sketch, was an apprentice under bis father, and always exhibited the same natural aptitude for this class of work. At the early age of thirteen he started in to learn his chosen profession. He foiui became a partner, and when but fifteen years of age was iua N ilS 175 111;. E. M. FEL811A\V. DR. E. M. FELSHAW. Dentistry is coming to be one of tlie most important pro- fessions of modern times. Xot but that high class work in this line has always been appreciated and persistently sought after, but the marked advance and improvements in the methods and instrnments employed of late years require thorough discipline and practical experience. There are many able and skillful dentists in the city of Ogden prominent among whom is Dr. H. M. Felshaw. He first came to this city in 1882, with ripe experience and a thorough knowledge of all phases of the art. He opened an office, but after two years of prosperous business here, he removed to Park City, remaining there four years, thence returning to Ogden where he has established himself permanently. 1 le was born in Lewis county New York, thirty-tour years ago, was educated at Lee Center, Oneida county, and then entered the office of H. T. Pelshaw at Constableville, New York, to study this profession. He applied himself closely to his work for several years, and then came direct to Ogden, where he has proved himself a highly quali- fied dentist, well able to execute with perfect satisfaction the most difficult and complicated class of work, and where his conscientious, painstakiug efforts to please all patrons has gained for him confidence, esteem and good will of the people of this section. His parlors in the (iraod Dpera House build- ing are pleasant, handsomely fitted up and equipped with all conveniences aud appointments. Those entrusting their work with him can fael assured that they will receive careful atten- tion and be dealt with upon the most satisfactory terms. L. H. WALLACE. For several reasons the jewelry business may be regarded as the highest art conducted on the basis of a mercantile enterprise. Especi- ally is this true under the advanced degree of perfection it has attained in these modern times, and the jeweler and watchmaker who hopes to meet with gratifying success mu.'it be thorough- ly experienced and qualified in the details of all branches of the trade. The city of Ogden is supplied with several jewelry establishments which may be justly termed first-class, and which occupy positions in the front rank of that industry, among them being the jewelry store of Mr. L. H. Wallace, located at 421 Twenty-fifth street in the Keed 1 lotel building. The premises are conveniently and handsomely fitted up, and arranged with a special view to facilitate the proper transaction of business and the display of the costly and elaborate stock of goods carried, embracing all styles and classes of watches, clocks, jewelry, precious stones, etc. The assortment of dia- monds is especially complete and varied, also that of rubies, emeralds, sapphires, cameos, opals and other gems, which are set to order in the most elaborate and artistic styles. Watches of various makes both foreign and .\merican are always found in stock. Repairing is done promptly and neatly, and all work entrusted to Mr. Wallace is guaranteed to give entire satis- faction. He is also an expert optician, and car- ries a complete stock of optical goods. He employs three skilled and experienced assist- ants in the various departments, while Mr. Wallace is himself a practical jeweler aud scientific optician, thoroughly conversant with all phases of the business. Air. Wallace is a native of Clearfield, Penn- sylvania. He removed to Iowa in 187], and from there in lH,S:i to Ked Cloud, Neb. He has resided in Ogden for the past two years, during which time he has gained the confidence and good will of the public and established for himself a high reputation in his profession. He IS an honorable and upright business man, straightforward and reliable in all his dealings. Since locating here he has built up a large and sul)stantial patronage and executes work for the very best class of people in the city. TiioTo BY Newooxb Bbos. I>. H. WALLACE. 176 THOMAS BROS. Among the old established a n d successful busiuees tirms of this city, one that has gained a high reputation for excellence of goods car- ried, and straightforward and liberal methods of con- ducting their enterprise will be found the firm of Thomas Bros., grocers, located at tlie corner of Twenty - fourth street and Grant avenue. This leading concern was first established some fifteen years ago, under the title J. M. Thomas & Sods, which continued until about three years ago when the firm name was changed to its present style, Thomas Bros. Through years of careful and painstaking efforts to please the public, and con- stant endeavor to carry in stock at all times such a choice and comprehensive stock of staple and fancy groceries that customers can at all times find the articles they need and feel assured that nothing but pure and wholesome goods will be sold them, they have succeeded in building up an immense trade iu this line, numbering among their regular patrons, some of the very best fami- lies of the city. The premises consist of a large two-story brick build- Photo by Nowcomb Bros. THOMAS BROS. ing 34x60 feet in dimensions, fire proof and dtted up tastefully, with a special view to facilitate the con- venient and rapid transaction of the extensive business this firm now controls. Over 8 10,000 is invested in the enterprise, and the an- nual sales amount toS 70,000. Ten experienced hands are given emplo*uent and their trade is very extensive. The individual members of the firm are N. J. Thomas and M. H. Thomas, both gentlemen of high business qualifications and a thor- ough knowledge of the mer- cantile enterprise in which they are engaged. They are natives of Ogden, and their interests and in- vestments have been centered in this city. They are public spirited men and support many causes and efforts instituted for the general good of the city, and not only have im- plicit confidence in a won- derful growth and expansion of (Jgden in the future, but believe that such a condition should be brought about as speedily as possible by the united effort of all influential citizens in the adoption of any legitimate measure for the purpose. Photo by Newcomb. M. J. THOMAS. Photo by Newcomb. N. J. THOMAS. Mi^mM&-'^^^MM""^Mwm^ 17" PuoTo BY Nkwcomb_Bhos. UTAH LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. W. W. Fife, ABcmrEcr UTAH LOAN & TEUST COMPANY.^ Perhaps the slrougest eviiltuce of the mateiial hbiI suli- Elantial growth and pros] erily of a rising city, that lias gaiced a Buflicient degree of advaucement among the indnstiial and commercial centers of the country to claim distinction, as a metropolitan center of the locality in which it issituated, is the character and Eoundntss of its banking institutions. TLey form H reliable index in estimating the aggregate Hmount of financial and industrial transactioEs, and are fafe and sure in- dications of the actual progress being marie in all directions. The credible and substantial banking houees.and tiuancial and investment corporations, which are centered in the City of Ogden, and from which their extensive operations in improve- ments and developments radiates, are marked evidence s of the present advancement and future pofsibilitif s of the city. The Utah Loan k Trust Co. is one of the Territory's stauDchest and most reliable financial institutions. It has among its officers and directiors. some of the most prtminent citizens of the community, and who are universally recognized and appreciated, as men of the highest business qualificatiote as well as sound and able financiers. This leading banking corporation was first orgiinized in IS^P, with C.t". Richards president ; L. \V. ShurtlifT vice-presidf ut, and H. H. Kolapp, cashier, all men of superior ability and especially fitted for the respective positiots ILey occupy. Through their judicious executive guidance and soui.d financial policies, the inleiesis of the bank havebeen subserved to the fullest extent, and its bnsiness has steadily grown and prospered, until now it stands in all respects among the fore- most institutions of the kind in the country. The paid-up capital is S2(Kl,()0fl, surplus 812,000. A general banking business is conducted, receives deposits, discounts good commercial paper, loans on first-class security, corresponds with leading banks in the United States and Europe, is£ue8 letters of credit, etc. The new ancl elegant stracture in which the banking rooms are located is owned by the company and is, indeed, a model of its kind. No adequate description of the premises can be given in this limited space, but as regards substantiality and grandeur of architectural design, atd beauty and richness of finish, we doubt if it is surpassed by any similar structure in the West. The building is five stories high with basement, and is 75x122 feet in dimensions. The materal used in its construction is cream stone ai:d pressed brick, with redwood interior finish. It contains in all four concmcdious stores and the banking room on the ground floor and one hundred spacious and nicely arrang- ed cftices on the upper floors. The building is provided with all the modern improvements and cflice conveniences, snch as elevators, electric lights, gas, speaking tubes, etc., and is in all respects an ideal business and cflice building, and is not only a source of pride to the enterprising gentlemen who have erected it, bnt it is a marked credit to the City of Ogden. The interior arrangement is an especially fine piece of architectural work. A large open eijuare occupies the center of the build- ing, art nnd whidi a passage-way extends on each floor, atTording from any point an entire circumspect of the 178 interior. A mammoth skylight is constructed^overhead giving an abundance of light and ventilation. The finest passenger elevator made rises along one side of this court convenient to all parts of the building. The banking rooms are especially handsome and finely furnished. The finishing throughout is in mahogany, richly carved and artistically arrangea and with a special view to facilitate the convenient transaction of business. Immense plateglass are set on two sides throwing a profusion of light into all departments. The main entrance extends obliquely across the corner. Heavy stone steps, cut with a graceful surface-curve rises from the street to the floor of the banking room. The style of the building is modern romanesque. The stone comes from the celebrated Croydon quarries of this Territory, and which is now regarded as the best to be obtained in the intermountain region. The base- ment is divided up for storage, heating and elevator purposes. The ground floor is occupied by the banking rooms and four commodious store rooms. The main entrance on Twenty-fourth street, leading to the office and elevator hall is twelve feet wide. All glass in the windows on street fronts are plate and the sashes are so arranged that the lower forge light will slide up, and transom over same is pivoted so that the occupant or tenant can always have good, pure air circulating in his room. Leading from the mam entrance hall and circling the elevators is the main staircase, four feet wide, and con- structed of iron and slate. This stair continues to the fifth floor. After leaving the first story the stairs are built out in the large light well or open court. The second floor and floors above are divided into offices, averaging twenty-seven on each floor, with toilets, closets and all other modern conveniences. There is not a dark room in the building, all are desirable for the purposes for which they are intended. Most of the offices have direct sunlight in them while the others receive their light through the windows in partitions that divide front and private offices and from the large open court. The entire building is heated by steam and lit with gas or electric lights. The ceiling of offices is eleven and one-fourth feet high, and otherwise furnished and modeled in a rich and georgeous fashion. The building and bank are altogether the most mag- nificent in the city, and fur that matter equal if not superior to any in the Territory. It has been the purpose of the Utah Loan & Trust Co. to make their building a monument of the city's growth and enterprise for all time to come, and we may say without fear of committing ourselves, that no matter to what metropohtan proportions Ogden may expand in the future, this handsome and costly structure will ever be re- garded by the citizens of this community as a most highly prized acquisition, as well as an incalculable benefit to the city. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. The First National Bank of Ogden is one of the oldest established and most reliable banking houses of Utah. It has ever retained the entire confidence and good will of the public, and now stands as the leading financial institution of Ogden. It was duly organized in 1881 under the National banking laws, and its solid success and splendid financial condition reflects the highest credit upon all connected with its adminis- tration. The capital stock is «15U,00U, with a surplus of i$90,0U0, and the officers and directors are as follows: U. H. Peery, president; John Sharp, vice-president; James Pingree, cashier; D. II. Peery, R. J. Taylor, D. Eccles, Geo. W. Thatcher, John Sharp, Jaines Sharp, James T. Little, H. S. Young and Bar- nard White directors, all of whom are representative citizens and capitalists, men of sound judgment and superior financial methods, whose plan of operation has received the merited endorsement of the community at large. The bank occupies offices in its splendid five-story building, 78x9(1, situated at thecornerof Washington avenue and Twenty- fourth street, and fitted up in elegant and costly style, arranged with a special view to facilitate the proper and rapid trans- acti;,'(leirs prominent and inlliien oitizsna,' wnsborn at New Laxiufrtou. IVrry coiinfy, Ohio, aii.l is forty-four vears of age. He wa.s raised a farmer biy, and edu-ated in the schoils of his native town. M the age of tweiity-ttiree he learned the butclier l)a8ines^. and shortly after removed to Tole.Io, Ohio, whence althouRh he was successful in his und^rtakincr and made some money, lie removed to Louisville, Kentucky, and associated himself with the well- known lirm of Taylor >t Williams, in the capacity of traveling salesman. He is still connected with the same house. Mr Fitzgerald first settled in Utah during ISSO, and has resided in Ogden for the pnst twelve years, where he has not only gained the esteem and good will of the community, but has by his public spirit, liberal support and hearty endorse- ment of all efforts put forth for the advanoement of the city s material interests and general welfare, estab lished a deserved reputa- tion as a loyal and ster- liog citizen. He was elected to the imortant position he now holds, as police judge for the tust ward in February, 1H9\, because of his recognized ability, integrity, and wide-spread popularity, and his judicial career has been highly satisfac- tory to the public. He is a member of tlie Xorth- westen Conimerical Trav- elers Association, of Chi- cago, a member of the West Commercial Trav- elers Association, of St. Louis, and a member of No. Ifi. A. O. I'. W. He has a high standing in all of these organizations and takes an active part in their movements and workings. I'ersonally he is a man of prepossessing appearance, and his socia- ble nature and general manner creates for him a host of warm and cher- ished friends wherever he goes. riioTo DV Newcomb Hbos O. HANSON Among the leading tailoring establishments in the city of Ogden is that of Mr. O. Hanson, located at 2m Washing- ton avenue. The prem- ises occupy the ground floor of a substantial building l.'5x'25 feet in dimensions, the sales- room being handsomely fitted up and well ap- pointed. .\ branch establishment is located at 220 Twenty- fourth street. Mr. Hanson has been in business in Ogden for the past five and one-half years, and during that time by careful painstak- ing efforts has succeeded in Iniilding up a large and ever increasing patronage. A tine line of broadcloth, cassimeres, seasonable suitings in tweeds, meltons, cheviots, serges, diago- nals and vestings is carried in stock, from which the most fastidious cannot fail to make selections. Mr. Hanson is a practical cutter and fitter and personally superintends the make-up of every garment that leaves his establishment. Seven skilleil assistants are employed continuously in the various departments of work, and orders are promptly filled. Mr. Hanson is a native of Sweden, and came to this coun- try in 1K(V?. He is a proficient and experienced tailor, perfectly familiar with every phase of the business, and a genial, sociable gentleman who has popularized himself with all with whom he has dealings. W. KAY AND COMPANY. Tn writing of the advance and development of the city of Ogden with reference to commercial affairs, the wholesale pro- duce, fruit and grain business must always occupy a prominent position as a branch of mercantile pursuit, contributing in no small degree, to the commercial importance of the city. .Vmoug the houses whose extended transactions and high standing entitle them to special mention is that of W. Kay & Company, one of the largest establishments in the city. It was founded in 18M1, and has had a remarkably prosperous and successful career, its trade steadily increasing with each suc- ceeding year. The especial plan upon which this company operates, is to buy up produce from the farmers roundabout, load into cars and ship direct. Au immense amount of bus- iness is in this way carried on, which is by no means confined to Utah, but extends in its various relations all over Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado and California. The average sales per annum reach over 850,000, and four competent and experi- enced hands are con- stantly engaged in look- ing after the business of the house. The head- ijuarters of this concern are located at the corner of Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth street, where they have large and commodious office rooms, and through which the various operations of the company are carried on. Mr.Willard Kay is now the sole proprietor of this institution, and his untir- ing energy and thorough- going business c|ualitie8, together with a keen un- derstanding of the spe- cial requirements of the branch of enterprise in which he is engaged, has enabled him to gradually build up and enlarge his business, until now he is one of the largest prodnec dealers in this section of thecountry. He is one of Ogden's enterprising, go- a-head citizens, ever alive to the best interests of the city and Territory, a native of Utah, with an unwavering confidence in a wonderful growth and expansion of her commercial and indus- trial relations in the future. 1. I'.. lll/.i;i-;it.\I.l). OGDEN MILLING & ELEVATOR CO. The llDUring mill industrv of Utah is quite as important a branch of business, as any of the manifold interests to winch her varied resources give birth. The Odgen Milling & Elevator Co., is among the leading concerns in its line in the Territory. The company was incorporated in 1888, with James Mack, president ; .Joseph Clark, manager and S. H. Higginbotham, secretary and treasurer. It controls three large mills with a total capacity of five hundred barrels per day, and does a busi- ness extending all over Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Mon- tana and Texas. . . The Ph.cnix Mill, the largest of the plant, is a six-story building with facilities of the most expensive modem character for rapid and large production, which is operated by water power, is complete in the minutest detail. The two remaining mills, the "Advance," and the "Taylor." are respectively four and five-story buildings equally well equipped; also 180 i?^^ili(ii-ft»')^^'^]^sfiiSll operated by water-power. The Advance^ was the first mill in Xorthera Utah provided with the stone grinding process, the stoae used being quarried in the mountains of Utah. The compauy manufactures aud deals iu tiae grades of patent hour, bran, shorts, grain, rye-Hour, rolled oats, graham, hominy, corn meal, gerniade, cracked wheat, chicken teed, etc., particular attention being paid to special lines in which an extensive trade is done, and which are known under the follow- ing brands: "High Patent Victor," "Gilt Edge," "Hold Medal," "Good Luck," "Snow Ball." and "Fancy." Two hundred thousand dollars are invested in the business, sixteen experienced men are constantly employed. The members of the firm are all highly proficient in their line of business, aud thoroughly practical, occupying an envia- ble position among the business men of Odgen, and highly respected and esteemed as citizens. The officers are as follows: .lames Mack, who built aud owned several of the first mills erected in Northern Utah, is president; Joseph Clark who built the first steam Hour mill in the Terri- tory, is manager; and J. W. Abbott, secretary and treasurer, and the capi- tal stock is as above, the largest, part of which is held by these gentlemen. The Ogden Milling & Elevator Company is classed among the lead- ing concerns of Utah, aud the energetic push- ing disposition of its officers promises a main- tenence of its present advanced position. recognized as one of the best qualified men in the profession in this part of the country. He is a genial aud courteous gentleman, well liked by all with whom lie comes in contact, and respected and esteemed in both business and social circles. W. M. CLARK. It is of paramount concern to the public that those who are en- gaged iu the drug bus- iness should be highly qualiti-d in their pro- fession, and offer for sale nothing but the very pure.st and fresh- est medicines. Lives .)ften depend upon the virtues aud remedial properties (jf articles contained iu prescrip- tions which the drug- gist must fill, the bene- ficial effects of which depend largely upon the strength and purity of the ingredients. The citizens of Ogden have in the pharmacy of W. M. Clark, located at -242 Twenty-fifth street, an establishment that ful- fills all the requirements of a first-class service of its kind. Mr. Clark is a highly qualified pharmaceutist, and has had years of experience in the busmess. His present establishment was opened in August, 1891, and has since been the base of supplies tor a large and prosperous trade. The premises occupied consist of a large brick building, fitted up with every convenience and arrangement for ade- quately meeting the demands of the trade. Every article included in the stock of a first-class drag bouse will be found there, and patrons can always depend upou having their pre- scriptions filled promptly and accurately. Mr. Clark came to Ogden from Burlington, Iowa, aud was for four and one-half years engaged as manager at Wm. Driver ct Sons large establishment. He was also connected with the Godbie Pitts Drug Company, of Salt Lake City, tor five aud one-half years before engaging in business for liimselt. His schooling has been thorough and comprehensive, and he is W.M. H. TURNER, Jlnyor of O^'den HON. WM. H. TURNEH. The highest municipal office of the city, viz: the mayordlty is ably and satisfactorily filled by Hon. William H. Turner, a native of England, who came to this country in 1867. lie received his early education in the schools of England, and after coming to America remained at the city of New York about a year, then moved westward to Cheyenne,Wyoming, where he entered the employ of the Union Pacific railroad, con- tinning in the employ- ment of that corporation for a year or two. thence removing to Corinne, Utah, in the company of Geo. A. Lowe. He re- mained at the latter city from 1870 to 1879, when he came to the city of Ogden. This was about the time the Utah & Northern railroad was in course of construc- tion, and Ogden was the most prominent point on the lice. Fully rec- ognizing the possibili- ties of the city as a com- ing commercial and in- dustrial eeu'er of the West, Mr. Turner deter- mined to settle perman- ently in Ogden, and ac- cordingly engaged in the service of (ieo. A. Lowe, in the agricul- tural implement busi- ness, one of the largest concerns of the kind iu the Territory, of which he soon became mana- ger. This important position he continued to fill until April, 1891, when he was elected to the office of mavor of the city, which office he now fills, with a quality of ability and fidelity not only acceptable to his constituents, but such as to insure for him a high place in the esteem and good will of all worthy citi-.ens. Since Mr. Turner has assumed the grave re- sponsibility of his pres- ent incumbency, the city hap undergone ben- eficial changes that may be attributed to the wise policy he has inaugurated. Mr. Turner is a firm believer in the virtues and advantages of fraternal organizations, and lends his sanction and support to as many as his limited time will permit. He is Past Grand Warden of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, Grand Treasurer ot the Grand Lodge of Utah, also (i rand Treasurer ot the Grand Encamnment of Utah. He has also been an active member of A. O. U. W., for the past ten years, having rilled every office iu the subordinate lodge, aud is present chairman ot the finance committee ot the (Irand Lodge. For ten years he has been an active and valuable member of the K. ot P., during which time he has filled every office in the subordinate lodge. He has also lieen a member of common council, to which he has been repeatedly returned; is a republican in national politics, and was elected to the office of mayor of the city, on the Citizens ticket. *: ImH^'"' ^]i0' p.jfj'^-'r 'Till V'H ■■■r7f^ 181 WASHINGTON JENKINS. Mr. Washington Jenkins, located at Koom 68, First National Hank building, is conceded to be one of the most accomplished of surveyors. He is the successor to Uavid ■Jenkins, who estab- lished the business in 1850. The present incumbent began operations in 1H81, though engaged in the practice of his pro- fession several years i)revious, and has, since succeeding to his father's patronage, maintained the reputation the latter ac- quired. Mr. Jenkins has had a large experience in laying out and subdividing town sites, in draw- ing plans for their improvement, also plans and speoitieatious for water works, sewerage, foundations, and other descriptions of engineering work for patrons located all over the Territory of I'tah, also for some in Idaho and Wyoming. He makes a specialty of land surveying, examining titles, etc., and is prepared to execute promptly and satisfac- torily all work of this character entrusted to him. Mr. Jenkins tilled the important ollice of county surveyor of Weber county from 1882 to 188'.), and discharged the duties in a thorough and systematic manner, and to the entire satisfac- tion of the public and county officials. He is well and favorably known throughout this part of the country, and has succeeded in building up a substantial and desirable business. In the city of Ogden he stands high in business and social circles, and has gained the good will of all with whom he has come in con- tact. L. H. BECRAPT & COMPANY. Among the live, wide-awake and enterprising real estate firms of Ogden, is that of L. II. Becraft it Co., located at 2tU Washington avenue, in the Citizens' bank building. This firm is composed of L. H. Becraft and .1. C. Xye, and is probably the most extensive handlers of choice local and suburban property in Ogden, having listed on their books three of the best addi- tions to the city, besides numerous odd pieces of business and residence property. They operate principally in Oirden and Weber county (though they have for sale some excellent farms both improved and unimproved in various other parts of the Territory, and make a specialty of Lake View. Nob Hill and University Place additions, all located in sightly and well- drained districts: doing an extensive advertising business, and enjoying a well-deserved reputation for making quick sales for those desiring an immediate disposition of property. They also negotiate loans on mortgages, make collections and transact a general business in their lines. Mr. Becraft and ^Ir. Nye are both enterprising and go-ahead citizens, instituting and aiding all efforts to build up the city. They have eifected some very large and important deals, aud now have on hand prospective sales which, if consummated, will terminate to the financial benefit of both buyer and seller, as well as promote the interests of the city in general. Their contracts for handling property are both explicit, and liberal, and are conscientiously lived up to. GIBSON & SMUBTHWAITE. Of the many commercial aud mercantile enterprises forming the channel thraugh which the trade of cities Hows there are few if any having capacity for a wider scope and range than the general merchandise and produce business. ( )f those en- gaged in this line in this city one of the most prominent and influential establishments is that of (iibson & Smurthwaite. The enterprise was first established five years ago by Mr. n. E. (libsoD and on February first, 189u, Mr. C. .\. Smurth- waite was admitted into the business as co-partner. The com- prehensive knowledge of the requirements and responsibilities connected with this branch of commercial endeavor possessed by this firm, together with iheir straightforward manner of transacting business, has steadily increased their trade until it now amounts to one i|uart«r of a million dollars yearly, and extends throughout Idaho, Nevada, Washington, California, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico. Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. The business is wholesale produce, groceries, grain, seam- less burlap bags, twine, kerosene, linseed and machine oils, etc., at the same time making a specialty of alfalfa seed, grain, and all kinds of produce, in car-load lots, necessitating an average investment of thirty thousand dollars and requiring the assist- ance of five employees. The premises occupied by this firm consists of a three story brick building 5Usl50 feet in size, with a large and commo- dious basement all of which is admirably adapted to their needs. Mr, ( iibson ha.s been a resident of Ogden for twenty years, and stands high in the community, having served the city as a member of council and as a justice of the peace. Prior to removing to Ogden Mr. Smurthwaite was in the wholesale grocery business at Salt Lake. No firm in this Territory stands higher, aud none is more favorably known than Gibson A- Smurthwaite. THE LARKIN UNDERTAKING COMPANY. Among the undertakers and funeral directors of this city, the Larkin Undertaking Company will be found occupying a foremost position. The corporate members of the company have had a long and varied experience in their line of business, and understand perfectly the proper mode of directing funerals, according to the wishes of those who seek their services. The company was established in May 1887, and by close attention to the recjuire- ments of the service the company has become universally known and esteemed. A full and complete line of metallic, cement and hardwood caskets, and burial-cases, coffins, etc., are carried in stock, also uudertakers trimmings, artificial flowers, etc. Embalming and preparing bodies for shipment are made specialties, and every facility is at hand for the proper and appropriate execution of orders, etc. The premises occupied consist of a substantial brick build- ing 25x6.5 feet in dimension, and conveniently arranged and appointed. Three experienced assistants are employed, and orders are received from all portions of Utah, Idaho and Nevada. The individual members of the company G. W. Larkin and Chas. ,T. \. Lindquist, are intelligent and energetic gentle- men, courteous, attentive and polite, and independent of their business relations, are social and public spirited, taking a deep interest in Ogden and its present and future welfare, and ready to encourage any plan whereby its interests may be promoted. Mr. Larkin the senior member is forty-four years of age and a native of Cambridge. Eng. He came" to this country in 1863, is a graduate of the I'nited States College of Embalming, of New York, and has a wide practical experience. B. M. SHORT. Of the various enterprises that give character and standing to the metropolitan pretensions of the city of Ogden, there are none more worthy of favorable consideration at the hands of the public than the real-estate business; and the interests of that line of business in the city are in the hands of competent, thorough-going business men, who are energetic in their efforts to promote the city's welfare. Foremost among them will be found Mr. B. M. Short, investment banker andattorney-at-law, located at '2404 Washington avenue. Mr. Short opened his present office in .\pril, lS8I1,when the time was ripe for the city of Ogden to spring forward to a place of prominence among the rival mountain cities, and he has aided very materially in effecting the wonderful growth and prosperity which she has undergone during the past few years. He is a man of means himself, and has a confidential standing and wide acquaintance among the leading inve.stors of the East. This has enabled him to direct large amounts of outside capital to the city, as well as to induce Bottlers and newcomers to locate here. Mr. Short handles West Ogden addition, a spendid residence tract, situated in a high and sightly portion of the city, makiugit especially desira- ble for beautiful and comfortable homes. Besides this he has for sale other choice property in various parts of the city, as well as throughout Weber county. Having ing ample capital at his command he is enabled to take advan- tage of special offers, the benefit of which he in turn gives to his patrons, by at once replacing them upon the market at a small margiu. believing as he does in a rapid disposition of property at a reasonable profit. Mr. Short was director of the Chamber of Commerce, of Ogden, for over a year, and is now a director in the Real Estate Exchange, fast becoming an institution of importance. He is also prominently connected with other leading public-spirited enterprises designed to build up the city and promote the general welfare of its citizens. Mr. Short is not only a thoroughly conscientious business min, but courteous and affable in all relations, both business and social, and well deserving of the confidence and esteem the pnblic repose in him. £^S¥^' ' - 182 E&'^Him^'MSM g_ m DJ^ ® 0) (D S " 3 ti 1J O ^ t . ci m It O -J (_, _ ^ ■*t; o o) o) 9 ^ a -i^ >rA:s^^^ ■-^SK^^^^jgSli-'^^^i*-'*'*^ 183 he made exteusive improvements and enlargeil the hiiililing, tittiut; it up for mercantile purposes, since when it has been leased to a leading business interest of this city. From tliat time until the present Mr. Woodmaneee has de- voted hit^ time almiist e.xclusively to the improvement of his farms, culture of fruits, etc., an industry, wliich under his ssillful care and management, have ^ro^^'" *" he hi^jlily remu- nerative and a source of inestiuuihle pride and satisfaction. Mr. VVooilmansee owns considerable valuable city property, both business and residence, and his great faith in the future possibilities of Utah and especially ();jden City, has been made apparent in his willingness to aid such piiblic spirited movements as are likely to bring about the material growth and prosperity to which the vigorous development of the sur- rounding country unquestionably points. In the past as in the present Mr. \Vot)duuiusee has ever exhibited a progressive spirit, and broad and liberal views, with whatever enterprise or project he identities him- self. As a citizen he is loyal, sterling and public spiriteil, and withal a thorough-going business man, sagacious and yet fair and upright in all transactions. To the integrity and honest purpose of such men Ogden owes her pres- ent advanced position of wealth, population and in- telligence, and it will be due to this same enter- prising and go-ahead class of citizens that she forges ahead in the future to the high position she right- fully deserves, anujng the metropolitan cities of the country. RALPH P. HUNTER. ADyone taking into consideration the im- mense transactions be- tween buyers and sellers of real estate in this city cannot question the im- portance of the agent. One of the most reliable gentlemen engaged in this line of enterprise is Kalph P. Hunter, of 24U Washington avenue, who established himself in this city in 1S88, and by his fair dealings and strict business integrity he has placed himself iu the front rank, lie makes a spec- ialty of loaning money on all kinds of real estate security, and is doing a large business iu this line. He also has the exclusive sale of a very large number of choice pieces of inside properties; also in a number of highly improved farms situated iu Weber, Davis, lioxelder, ^lorgan and Rich counties. Mr. Hunter is secretary of the Plymouth Kock Building, Loan .t Savings Association of Ogden, and of the People's Uuildiug, Loan it Savings Association of ( lenf-va. New Yoik. He is also agent for some of the most reliable insurance com- panies in the East, among which may be mentioned the Mer- chanls, Newark, New Hampshire; Jersey City ITnion, United States, etc., and local agent for the Lombard Investment Com- pany, of Kansas City, Missouri, through all of which he has facilities for furnishing money iu large or email amounts at short notice. In both social and business affairs Mr. Hunter well deserves the honor and respect accorded him, possessing, as be does, those qualities which go to make up a cultured, intelligent and boDorable busineBS man. HON.'DAVIU.KVANB, Pr«s"t Ogden Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Newcouib Bros. DAVID EVANS. Mr. David Evans, the subject of this sketch, furnishes an em- inent example of the thoroughgoing and progressive class of men who have tigured prominently in Utah's jirogress f rom a primitive, undeveloped Territory into a modern and highly or- ganized modernized community. Mr. Kvans was born in the city of Lehi, Utah county, Utah, and is thirty-nine years old. The city was then scarcely a vil- lage—only a hamlet. Mr. Kvans was in fact the first boy born to that vicinity. He was raised on a farm and received his early education in the district schools, the educational facilities of the county then being, as may well be imagined, crude and imperfect. Jiut they were the best to be had in those days and were really as good as in most other portions of the Territory. He worked on his father's farm during farming season and at tended school during the winter, following this plan until seventeen years of age. -About this time many promising mineral dis- coveries were being made at Tintic, and Mr. Kvans, though but a mere boy, concluded to visit the Tintic district and "try his luck." He first visited Ilomansville, Tintic, where he hired out as a laborer in the construc- tion of a large smelter then in progrees of build- ing at that place. Re- maining at such employ- ment tor a time, he next commenced prospecting and general mining on his own hook. He located and worked a number of good mining claims, but owing to his inexperience and lack of means it nec- essarily proved up hill work. Being ambitious and persistent by nature however, he never lost courage, and after two years of unrewarded exer- tion, shifted his occupa- tion with the intention of returning to his claims as soon as he had aojuired sutlicient funds for the purpose. For the follow- ing two years he had charge of a saw and shin- gle mill in Southern Utah, at the same time burning charcoal for smelting purposes. A noteworthy incident oc- curring to him while en- gaged in these capacities, was the capture of .John U. Lee, leader of the as- sailing party at Mountain Meadows. 1 laving saved some little money out of his earnings while in Southern Utah, he made a trip through the Eastern and Southern States, ^-isiting the principal citits of the country on his way, and arriv- ing in Philadelphia during the great Centennial. He soon returned to Utah, however, and engaged for a time in the fornariiirg and t(nmifti(n busineis. iu the town of York, at that timethe ttimiLusof the old Utah Central Railway. Never satielied with ordinary success, however, and having long been pcesesfed of a desire to gain a more thorough eduiatiin, with the special view of at quiriig a kLowledge of law, he went out of the commission business, and frcm that time until 18711 at- tended the Brgham Young Academy at Provo, part of the year, teaching school .lud studying law the balance,fin8lly obtaining admisEicn to the bar. In IbbO and '81 he studied law in Judge lloge's cflice at Salt Lake City, and succeeded in building up quite a practice. Ou December 1, IfcSl, be was united in maiiiege to Mise 184 Leah Naegle of Lehi, and shortly afterward moved with his wife to Provo, where he opened a law office, and built up a large practice. He continued in business in Provo until 1884 when being desirous of acquiring a more thorough and com- prehensive knowledge of his chosen profession he spent two years in the law department of Ann Arbor College at Ann Arbor, Michigan, returning to Provo in 1886, where be im- mediately formed a law partnership with S. B. Thurman, and so continued until 1890, when realizing greater pos- sibilities for the exercise of his legal talents Mr. Evans removed to Ogden, and formed a law partnership with L. R- Rogers, under the firm name of Evans & Rogers, which already commands as large and profitable a practice as any law firm in the Territory. While at Provo in 1888 Mr. Evans was tendered the position of probate judge under President Cleveland, but owing to his large interests in private practice he declined the position, yet for four years he held the position of U. S. Attorney for Utah, and his surpassing com- petency as an able and efiicient lawyer was es- pecially manifest during bis term of office in that capacity. The coiifts were full of important and arduous cases and the work which fell upon Mr. Evans' shoul- ders was infinitely re- sponsible, but the thor- ough and satisfactory manner in which he discharged the duties of the office, established for him a widespread reputation among the people of the Territory. Among the important and intricate cases in which he was retained as counsel while prac- ticing at Provo, mention must be made of the celebrated Bullion- Beck, Eureka mining case wherein he ap- peared as one of the attorneys for the defen- dant. The case was tried at Provo and Og- den in 1885, and in- volved property valued at millions, the trial ex- tending over a period of three months. He was also associated with the prosecution in the case of the People vs. Pierce, tried at Provo on a charge of murder. Mr. Evans tells as an amusing incident of his public career, that his first fee as an attorney amounted to twenty-five upright principles, ever ready and willing to aid and encourage all meritorious efforts put forth to further and promote the in- terests of his chosen city. Mr. Evans is now President of the Ogden Chamber" of Commerce and one of the most active workers and valuable members of that important body. He takes a deep interest in all that pertains to the worthy objects for which the Chamber was designed, and is untiring in his efforts to carry them out to the fullest extent. Photo by Newcomb Bros. cents, not payable incoin,but placed to his credit in a water ditch company. The case involved the title of a cow and terminated in his client's favor. It was in Mr. Evans' eyes at that time quite a victory. His second fee was from a merchant for collecting an important account, and the remuneration for hie valuable services was a pair of suspenders valued at seventy-five cents. The following two years witnessed a remarkable transition in Mr. Evans life, for he was then connected with some of the mo.st weighty cases ever brought into the courts of Utah. Ilis public career has been marked by increased aetivitj'. There is probably no man of his age who has tried more law suits, and acquitted himself with greater honor and success. He is a member of the Legislative Council and hastaken active part in most every public spirited movement, which has for its object the development and advancement of the city of Ogden and the Territory of Utah. He is an enterprising go-a-bead citizen and a man of sound. THOS. D. DEE. Thomas Dnncombe Dee was born in Llanelly, South Wales, November 10, 1844. He migrated to Utah iu 18G0, and settled in Ogden, where all his interest.^ and business ventures have since been centered, where after reaching maturity, he became prominently identified with commercial enter- prises, and met with gratifying and abun- dant success. In 1S70 he was elected school trustee for the third school district of Ogden city and served for six years, when the district was consolidat- ed with the other Og- den districts. In 1877 he was appointed by the city council assessor and collector of Ogden city, and reappointed in 1878. In t'eb., '79, elected as- Fessor for two years, the law having been amend- ed, making the office elective, and again in 1881 and 1883, filling the position in all eight years. Iu the latter year Ogden purchased a con- trolling interest in tbe Ogden Water Co., and appointed Thomas I). Dee, one of its repre- sentatives iu the board of directors of tbe com- pany, E. H. Orth.W. N. Orton and Joseph Stan- ford, representing tbe company interests; Messrs. Dee and Orth having charge of tbe practical operations of the company. In a year the company established a water sys- tem at a cost of about 8 6.^,000, laid eleven miles of mains, con- structed two reservoirs, the water from which supplies two hundred and fifteen taps, three motors, two railways, thirty-four fire hydrants, five drinking fountains and (wo horse troughs, producing a revenue of S8,0C0 per annum. At the August election 1883, Mr. Dee was elected juttice of the peace of Ogden precinct, re-elected in 1885, also in 1887, at the same time serving as aldeiman for the fourth municipal ward of Ogden. During these four years he cfficiated as police judge. He was also a member of the committees of the council on munic- ipal laws, water supply, fire depaitment and public land, and a mf mber of the building conmittee under whcse direction the present magnificent city hall was erected and furnished. In 1890 the legislature of the Territory amended the echcoi law so that cities of the second class ccnetitntf d respectively one school district to be controllfd by a boaid of education, consisting of the mayor and five trustees to be elected by the voters of each city. L Ogden city, beiDg of the second class, held THOMAS D. DEE. 185 its'eleotiou in July, 1S90, and Mr. Dd9 was eleoteJ a msmbsr of eaid board, wliicli position he still oocnpies. In February 1891, Mr. Dee was elected a member of the city council for the ensuing two years. He is chairman of the oouioiitte on streets, member of the ooinmittee on municipal laws and chairman on the committee of sewers. The discharge of all duties devolviun upin Mr. Dse in his respective official po3itions has been characterized by marked executive ability and conscientious unbiased judgment. Dur- ing his public career, which necessarily brought him in close contact with nearly all the citizens of this community, he acquired a host of warm and cherished friends and intimate acquaintances, and is looked up to as a man of sterling integrity, possessed of broad and liberal ideas. He is connected with several leading private corporations, being secretary and treasurer of the Eccles Lumber Co., director of the Oregon Lumber Co., vice-president of the Equitable Co- operative Association, and director of the Utah Loan & Trust Co. In each of these industrial enterprises lie has been instrumental in build- ing them up to the ad- vanced position they now sustain among the commercial institutions of the city. He is also one of the founders of that substantial and magniticeut structure, the L'tah Loan & Trust Co. building, erected by the Ogden Investment Co. Mr.Dee is the possessor of B rare combination of admirable character- istics and a well-bal- anced mind. He com- menced his public life with self-reliance, eageroess of purpose and a determination to succeed. He thinks with thoroughness and rapidity, and assures himself that the ground IS tirm before he will put a foot down upon and trust himself to it, then he acts with de- cision and promptness. He IS reliable and thor- ough, and a man whose opinion can be trusted iu critical cases, for he thinks before he speaks. Yet there is life and sparkle and tire about bim;and he delights in a good joke, and to tell a good story. He is kind, affectionate, generous and whole-souled, very companionable and, posessed of a large fund msat are a standinir proof of their excellent taste, sound judg ment, and conscientious care. Their average business is quoted at 82.5,01)0 annually. The firm consists of Herman and Max Lichenfield, both born in Uermany. Herman having been in this country eight years, and Max twelve years. They are men of long ex- perience, coming from Omaha, Nebraska, to this city and where they have built up a large trade. Their place of business is situated at No. 2H5(; Grant avenue in a two-story brick, twenty- five feet iu width by sixty feet in depth. Personally they are modest unassuming gentlemen, possess- ing that push and energy characteristic of saocessful Western merchants. JOHN McMANIS. It was the sixth day of July, 1851, Photo by Newcomb Brofl. of information which makes his society always pleasant and profitable. Such a man is the subjest of this sketch — one of the founders of this beautiful city, and of this rich and growing common- wealth. TOUN McM.\NIS, Coancilman. in the old Connecticut town of Bridgeport, that the Hon. John McManis first gazed upon the beauties of this world. Although born a gen- uine blue-blooded Yan- kee, he is of Irish line- age, and it is to this combination, probably, that he owes those qual- ities which have made his life so successful — perservance, indomita- ble energy, business integrity and strict honor. At the age of four years Mr. McManis' parents moved from the place of his birth to Illi- nois, and settled in the little town of Dunleith, Jo Daviess county. The boy attended the public schools of the village until he was fifteen years old, when he re- solved to strike out for himself and make his own way in the world. He chose to take up railroading, and was fortunate enough very soon to secure a position as brakeman on a Du- buque & Sioux City freight train, which po- sition he held until 1870 — four years — when the great possibilities of life in the far West at- tracted him strongly and he resolved to take HoraceGreeley's advice. Acting upon this deter- mination, he soon found himself west of the Mis- souri river, and it was not long thereafter until he secured a position as LICHENFIELD BROS. Liohenfield Bros, the popular tailors comaisnasd business in this city in IMi aal have ttlr3ady besoms the rapresantative head quarters for the finest class of custom m'ide garments. Tue parlors are elegantly stosSed with an endless variety of impjrted and domestic fabrics of every possible design which are made up in the most fashionable styles. Their skill as oorreot and stylish designers is proverbial, and they employ ten of the mjstoonpetent aud experienoei workman, ao that in fit, fiaiah and workmanship all Karmaata leaving their establish- brakeman on the Union Pacific'' Railroad, his run being from North Platte to Cheyenne. In 1871 he went to Denverand took a similar position on the Denver & Rio Grande, running be- tween Denver and Colorado Springs. In June, 1872, Mr. McManis determined to cross the Rocky Mountains, and, consequently, a few days afterward found him in Ogden, where his life in the real West began. He remained here in Ogden for some time, and just as he had made up his mind to go to California, the position of fireman on the Central Pacific Railroad was offered him which he accepted, retaining his run between 0(?den and Terrace until the fall of 1872. He then went to braking on a Union Pacific passenger train between Ogddu aud Green river. Eirly in 187-} he was promoted to train baggageman with a run between Ogden and Cheyenne. In October, 1874, he was placed in charge ofa freight train running between O^deu and Green river which position ho held until November, 18S2, when he was transferred 186 ^■-^i^i^ to the Oregon Short Line in the same capacity. la 1883 his steady and faithful services won him another promotion, and he was tandered the position of passenger conductor to run between Green river and Hautiugtou, one of the longest and most responsible runs in the West. This position he held without interruption until he resigned, March 27, 1890, to engage in mercantile business. He especially prides himself upon his record as a railroad man, he never having had the slightest accident to a train under his charge, and having always been in gO)d sta'idiaj. His record is registered as .11 with the company in whose employ he remained for so many years. In 1879, whilaa freight conductor on the Oregon Short Line, and living at Evanston, Wyoming, Mr. M'3Manis was elected a member of the Territorial legislature on the democratic ticket from Uintah couoty, receiving a majority of 350 votes of a total vote of 900. He served through his term with distinction, having advocated and voted for many of the most important measures of that ses- sion. In 1882 he was the democratic candidate for sheriff of Uintah county, but was defeated by a majority of about fifty in a total vote of 900. In the fall of 1882 Mr. MoManis moved to Og- den, and made this city his headquarters, where he has resided ever since. On February 7, 1890, even before his resignation as railway conductor had been ac- cepted by the company, Mr. McManis, in com- pany with his brother, Joseph McManis, and B. F. Livingston, both former Union Pacific conductors, engaged in the wholesale and retail liquor and oigar busi- ness. The business prospered, and early in the spring of 1891 the McManis Bros, bought the entire business, and since then it has grown to large proportions. Wishing toeularge their business the brothers openeil, ou October 1(1, 1891, the bar in the New Reed hotel, and placed in it the finest furniture and fixtures to be found anywhere West of tbe Missouri river. The place is an airy dream of beauty, and the pro- prietors can well feel proud of it. On September 2. 1878, Mr. McManis married Miss Mary A. Whalen, the daughter of a wealthy Wyoming ranchman, and a most estimable lady. Two beautiful children have blessed their union, one, a girl that has most remarkable musical talent, which tbe parents take pride in cultivating ; the other, a boy of bright promise. In the municipal election of the spring of 1891, Mr. McManis was elected councilman from the first ward, and in that body has made for himself a record as a progressive, far-seeing city legislator second to none. He is a member of the sanitary, water and fire committees, and also of tlie police commission, and in all his work, either in committee or in council, seems to be only guided by the one idea of doing what is for the best interests of the city. He is slow and careful in making up his mind, but when once he settles a question to his own satisfac- tion he makes a strong fight for what he believes to be right. In all his work he has represented the most intelligent and pro- gressive thought of the people. Photo by Newcomb Bros. H. W. SHURTLIFF, Councilman HASKELL W. SHURTLIFF. The youngest member of the city council, and one of its most active and influential workers, is Haskell W. Shurtliif, who was birn in this city October 27, 1862. His father, Haskell E. Shurtliff, is one of the oldest pioneers of Utah, and up to 1876 one of the wealthiest and most prosperous merchants of the Territory. At that time, business reverses came and as a consequence the young man was thrown entirely upon his own resourc?s at the age of fourteen. Up to that time he had at- tended school for several years, acquiring as full a knowledge of the branches usually taught in public schools as the length of time would permit. Even at that early age the boy grasped the full meaning of the changed conditions surrounding him and bravely started out for himself. He engaged as a grocery clerk first, then as a drug clerk, and later engaged in several other lines of mercantile business. He saved his earnings and by judicious investments he counted his wealth by the thousands before he had attained the age of twenty -one. At about this time Mr. ShurtUff's natural liking for fine animals led him to purchase a ranch and stock it with blooded animals — horses, .Jersey cattle and fancy poultry — and as a breeder of thor- oughbred stock has he made the greater part of his fortune, and through this has he be- come widely known among thoroughbred stock men. Mr. Shurt- lifl's ranch has had a number of fast trotters and pacers with records down as low as 2:27, and he has now a num- ber of colts of exceed- ingly fine promise. He takes great pride in his stock, and his ranch is a model in its appoint- ments. Mr. ShurtlilV has also engaged to some extent in railroad con- tracting, he having built the whole of the Ogden and Hot Springs railroad. His business ventures have nearly all proven remarkably suc- c?ssful and to-day Mr. Shurtliff owns valu- able properties all over the city. September 22, 1886, Mr. Shurtliff married a San Francisco lady, Miss Emily Medina, a thoroughly educated, highly accomplished, talented and beautiful woman, and ever since, their home has been a place where cultured and especially musical people, find delightful entertainment. Mrs. Shurtliil is possessed of musical talent of a high order, is an expert performer upon several instruments and has a voice of wonderful sweetness and power. In February, 1891, the subject of this sketch was elected a member of the city council froa" the third ward. He was made chairman of the committee on lire department and it has been in his work on this committee that he has made his busi- ness ability and his appreciation of the needs of the city felt. When his term of office began, the fire department was a small, incomplete affair, with a very limited amount of apparatus, to- tally inadequate to the proper protection of the city. By his hard and persistent work in council, Mr. Shurtliff's recommenda- tions were adopted one by one, until now no city in the West has a more complete fire department than Ogden, as will be ^^9C;T; 1S7 seen by rending its despription on anotber pace. Mr. ShurtlitT is also a member of the committee on public buildintis and (jrounds. As ft councilman, Mr. Shurtliff is liberal, progressive and broad minded, yet careful and conscientious, doing every- tliintr be can to advance the material interests of the city. In liim the people have a most valual)le guardian of their in- terests, and tbecity an otlicial who looks to the future and has the courage to champion measures which tend toward building up of a coining metropolis. the HIRAM H. SPENCER. Hiram II. Spencer is one of the present members of the city coimcil, elected from the Second ward of Ogden, and of him it can be most truthfully said that he is en rapport with the most progressive and advanced thought as applied tothegoveru- meut of the city, and that his only object in accepting the nomina- tion to the office he now occupies was that he might advance the city's material interests by his influence and vote in passing much needed measures, and in counteracting the influ- ence of Mossbackism, which is the bane of any yonngand growing city. As occupying such an important place in the city government, a short sketch of his career will not be considered out of place and hence it is given below. Mr. Spencer was born at Hockingsport, Athens county, Ohio, Nov. '.25, 1851, where he passed the Hrst five years of bis life. His father was a general merchant, and also en- gaged extensively in the lumber business, and the boy was practically raised in a lumber office from the time he could walk. In 1857 bis par- ents moved to Meigs county, Ohio. The boy was precocious in his stndies and when his parents moved to Meigs county he entered the public schools of Keeds- ville, that county, and for nine years attended school at Keedeville and at Belleville, West Virginia, at the end of that time being a member of the high school grade. In ISCtj the family moved to C'attlets- burg. Kentucky, where young Spencer attended the Powell academy at that place for four years. Powell academy was considered at that time, and very justly too, the beet school in all that region. In ]87li. the young man grew weary of the parental restraint and of the close application of study, and ran away, when eighteen years of age. He engaged as clerk on a Kanawha river steamboat, but one year in that capacity was enough for him and he returned to his home and resumed his studies in the school which lie had deserted a year before. He remained in school for one year and left the institution six months before time for his gratluation in the classical course. When a little past twenty years of age, Mr. Spencer went into the lumber business on his own account, and was doing a line businets besides being engaged extensively in lumber spe<-ulation, when the great financial panic of 1878 came and he lost everything. Soon after this, on January 28, 187-}, he Photo by N«.'\vc»=■■''■'- ■ ■:''^-^ j^^y -v- ^ ?V^T3f^^h»y'T^r-;:a -,.«*-*>'■■.-* » . 191 Tlie line carried by tbis house embraues American auj roreiKD cliemiciils, proprietary aad patent medicines, pharma- ceutical preparations, together with the largest and most complete stock of druijs and drujj^iats" siiodries to be found in the Territory. Special attention is piid to prescriptions, none but highly proSjieit assistants being admitted to this depart- ment. aMt. (i. W. Driver, the business manager, is thirty-two years of age and was born in England. He came to this country early in life with his fatfier. He has grown up and been schooled in a thorough business alucatiou, and is highly qaalided aa a druggist. His personal time and attention is devoted to the enterprise, with which he is so pr<)minently identitied, and super- vises its affairs in a highly creditable manner. Mr. Wm. Driver, the senior member of the firm, is a man of m-itnre years and highly respected and esteemed in the business community. He was a member of the city council and is promi- nently conne3ted with sevenil public enterprises, devoted to the city's welfare. Both father and son are sterling citizens, and huve the future interests of the city of Ogden and Territory of Utah at heart, and are ever ready to support and encourage all pabliC'Spirited movamenta. -'^'i^^!^^. »«^ ^r 192 ROBERT C. liUNDY. Oae of the yoiiug, stirring-, active, level headed business mea whom the people of O^ien elected as their oonQoilmea in the spring of 1891, is Robert C. Liiiidy, who at that time had been identified prominently with O^den's business interests for.four years previous. Mr. Lundy was born on a farm near the little town of Nashville, Washington county, III., on Sep- tember 5, 18G0, where his parents lived until the boy was two and a half years old. At that time his father enlisted in the Thirteenth Illinois cavalry and was at the front battling tor the union, until the close of the war. During his absence the fam- ily resided inthetownof Nashville. In 1837 the family moved to Eist Tennessee, near Knoxville, where the boy lived with his grandfather on a farm for seven months. From there his parents moved back to Nashville, 111., and shortly afterward to Oakdale in the same county, where they lived until 1871, when they came West and settled in Denver. Before hav- ing moved to the West, youDg Lundy went to school a short time in Oakdale, 111., and later spent two years attend- ing the school at Evans, Colorado, a school then with considerable repu- tation for excellence. After this schooling, at the age of thirteen, Mr. Lundy had his first introduction to busi- ness, going into a gro- cery store in Denver, where he remained for a year, changing from there to Gallup's whole- sale and retail establish- ment, which handled millinery, toys, fancy goods, jewelry, show eases, etc., and also pic- ture frames. After be- ing with Gallup for four years, Mr. Lundy went to Fort Collins where he took charge of his father's store at that point. Remaining there only six months, he re- turned to Denver, and went into the picture frame business. In 1878 when only eighteen years of age he, formed a partnership with Dr. Strohm in the furniture business. Trade increas- ed, and business pros- pered, so that in a few months Mr. Lundy was able to buy out his part- ner. Mr. Lundy remain- ed in this business, sometimes alone and sometimes with different and concluded to try the On Thanksgiving evening, 1881, Mr. Lundy was most hap- pily married to Miss Hilda Hanson of Denver, the result of the union being two boys, sis and four years of age, and a daughter aged two years. Mr. Lundy is member of the council from the First ward and the people of that ward have every reason to be proud of their choice. From the moment he took his seat, he entered upon his councilmanic duties with the determination to under- stand them most thoroughly. He put into the performance of his duties all the energy of his nature and has made a splendid record for shrewdness, business ability, strict integrity, public spirit, and devotion to the interests of his constituents and of the whole city. He is a strong and earnest advocate of every measure which will tend toward the advancement of the city, and on the floor of the council urges his views with sharp, strong arguments. He is chairman of the license committee and member of the san- itary and fire commit- tees, and in all these committees makes his influence strongly felt. Plioto by Newcomb Bros. partners, uatil 1885, when he sjld out farther West. He decided to locate in Ojden,andin the spring of 1887 mived here and started the Utah Ginning Company of which he is president. He has re- mained in that business, together with the real estate business, at times, ever since. Tue canning business has grown from a small start in a little frame building, to large proportions, the great planS, consisting of fine brick buildings and long sheds covering several aores of ground. The business amounts to over .$150,03;) per year. During the season of 1891, a daily averasje of twenty-five thousand cans of canned goods— corn, tomatoes, etc., were put up. Tae plant also embraces machinery and faiilities for making vinegar, pickles, jellies preserves, etc. The product tiais year has been over two hundred and thirty oar loads. The success of this institution, under Mr. Lundy's mmagament, has been phenomenal and speaks loudly regard- ing his business sagacity and ability. H. M. BOND & CO. Among the represent- ative commercial enter- prises of the city of Ogden is that of the well-known firm of H. M. Bond & Co., of 353 Twenty-fourth st., and 2111 Washington aven- ue, occupy a position of conspicuous and deserv- ed prominence. Identi- fied with the trade and commerce of the city for a period of over fifteen years, it has gained a commercial standing second to none, and shared by few in its line of trade in any part of the United States. The business was es- tablished in 1876 by H. M. Bond & Co., and their line includes the business of wholesale and retail groceries and shippers of fruit and produce, being also the sole agents for " The King of Soaps." Their trade extends through- out Utah, Idaho, Neva- da and Wyoming, and the yearly sales aver- age forty thousand dol- lars, necessitating the employment of seven assistants. The firm is deservedly esteemed among the best representative business men of this community, and Mr. Bond has honored the position of director of the O^den Chamber of Commerce; he has also been commander of the Grand Army post here, and at one time, in partnership with L. R. Freeman, published the first Gentile paper ever is- sued in this city. At that time owing to the opposition mani- fested by the Latter Day saints it required a man of nerve and courage to engage in such an enterprise, the Gentiles being so largely in the minority. Mr. Bond was born in Galveston, Texas, and lived there until 185C. In the latter year he moved to Kentucky and lived there until the breaking out of the rebellion when he enlisted in company O, Fourteenth Ken- tucky infantry. After the war he published The Big Saudi/ Herald at Oatlettsburg, Kentucky, coming from there to Utah, where he has resided for eighteen years and is well and favorably known throughout the Territory. R. C. LUNDY, Councilman. rt^^9ilfi(ii-|i«lii^^^S^^:*> -'::^S-?B 193 DH. AMASA S. CONDON. It is most pleasing to the publisliers of this work to be able to include amoDg the biographical sketches of prominent and enterprising men who go to make up the leading citizens of the Territorry .those who have achieved success in the literary Held in both prose and poetical composition. If there is one class of men whose records and attainments are more interesting than another it is those who have made the success of their lives in the realms of literature, whose genius and painstaking etTorts as exhiliited in the clever and meritorious work evolved, have been commented upon in com- meniling terms by the illustrious writers of the age. A splendid work, especially from a literary point of view, entitled "J'oets of Maine," which accidentally fell into our hands, fur- nishes us with information regarding Dr. Amasa S. Condon of the city of Ogden. Dr. Condon was born at I'enobscot, Maine, December22, 1816. His early education was actjuired inthedis- trict schools, which possessed at that time as may be imagined, primitive educational facilities, and young Condon was compelled to walk each day two miles through the woods on his way to school. At the age of fifteen he en- tered the east Maine conference seminary at Buchsport of that state, where he applied himself diligently to his studies until the war broke out in April, IHtil, when he enlisted in company E, Sixth regiment of volunteers, made up chiefly of the students of the seminary. At the battle of Williamsburg he received in- juries which compelled him to withdraw from active service, and from which he never fully recovered. After regaining his health in a meaBure,he returned to the seminary, to conipletehis academic education, having selected medicine as a profession, lie removed to Iowa, and after three years diligent preparation with Dr. Marcus D. Sheldon, of that state, entered the Univer- sity of Michigan where he remained two years and passed suc- cessful examinations. He returned to Iowa opened an office and continued to practice until Jan. 187.'), when he was appoint- ed surgeon of the U. P. R. R., with headquarters at Ogden. Ab a literary man he has achieved marked success. His first poem written when but a child, was published in the Times-Hek.ah) of Boston, Mass., and JDr. Haven, the prince of critics, wrote him a letter, complementing him on his ability. In 1886 Dr. Condon visited the Hawaian Islands to gather information. He wrote several very graphic and interesting papers regarding the Kilama volcano then in erruption. Be- fore leaving he was tendered a banquet at Honolulu, by one of the royal princes, which the king himself attended. In 1887 Dr. Condon visited his old home in Maine. While in the East he visited the famous poet .lohn G. Whittier, who is a personal friend of the doctor. He also visited the old Webster home- stead, scene of the "Old Oaken Bucket," ''Miles Standish Mon- ument," at Plymouth, and then went to Quebec on his return our. Climbing the heights of Abraham to look upon the mon- uments of Wolf and Montcalm. We understand he is going to publish the many poemS he has written, in book form, which judging from the high character of those which have already appeared in print, will make a valuable accjuisition to the libraries of all lovers of poetry and admirers of the true poetical spirit. He made a careful tour of Yellowstone park and minutely described all he there saw. The above extract from an eastern publication containing biographical shetchee of many noted men who have achieved fame and success in di- verse avenues of human aspiration, while of great interest to the citizens of Maine, Dr. Condon's native state, is of even greater interest to the people of Ogden, for this city has been the doctor s home since 1874. The ripe experience of mature years always gives a classic t;ht, 4()x()0 feet in dimensions, and contains twenty-six sleeping apartments with a capacity for the accommodation of tifty people. .\11 modern improvements and conveniences usually found in a tirst-class hotel, such as hot-water heating apparatus, (,'as, bath rooms, electric call-bells, etc., have been introduced, making it, in all respects, a public hostelry of the highest onlor. The hotel building itself is a handsome and substantial structure, costing, together with fixtures, over §17,000, but owing to its great popularity and conseciuent inadequacy to accommo- date the large number of permanent and transient guests, who appreciate the excellent service afforded, an ample and com- modious house adjoining has been secured, richly furnished and made a part of the hot«l. The dining-room, with capacity to seat sixty guests, is one of the special features, as the house has a reputation for superb cooking and a quality of service not excelled by any similar in- stitution in the city. Odell & Wright are proprietors, while Mrs. Wright, a lady of practical experience and intelligent understanding of the demands of an unsurpassed service, is conspicuous in her appre- ciation of its requirement*!. .\s a convenient and desirable stopping-place for permanent boarders Hotel Lincoln has no superior in the city. It is located in a quiet, pleasant district, surrounded by beautiful residences, at the same time as central to the business portion of the city as other leading hotels. Everything about the place has an air of quiet elegance that is persuasively refreshing, and nothing that can in any way add to the comfort or pleasure of guests, is ever omitted. CHICAGO MEAT MARKET. It can be said with great assurance and strict adherence to the truth, that no line of business, in any city, needs to be con- ducted with as much care and cleanliness as that connected with the handling of choice lines of meat. In this particular, mention of the Chicago Meat Market, "ii'ii Washington avenue, as among the popular and enterprising establishments engaged in this line, must not be omitted. It is one of the best equipped and most centrally located markets in the city. The individ- ual members of the firm are F. Loewenstein, W. Beckman and Henry Linderman, gentlemen familiar with the details of the business and the requirements of the trade. They carry full lines of meats, and game and fish in season, and are prepared to furnish the householder, the f/ounnet and the public with the fioe.-t roasts, juiciest steaks and most delicious chops and cutlets to be found in the market. The establishment is located at the cor. Twenty-third street and Washington avenue, occupy- ing a large frame building 24x50 feet in dimensions, especially ar- ranged for the convenient transaction of business, and provided with refrigerators, ice chests, etc.. for the proper preservation of meats. The capital stock invested is S2,O0O, and the annual sales amount to over S3(i,0C0. Three experienced assistants are employed and goods are delivered to customers in any part of the city, many of whom are among the leading and wealthy citizens of Ogden, who do their trading at the Chicago Meat Market. The gentlemen conducting the enterprise have resided in the city for several years, and are well-known as honorable, up- right men, whose methods are such as meet with co-operation from a large and exacting trade. They "push" their business energetically and are ever on the alert to furnish patrons the best the market affords. T. J. NEWCOMB. The progress made within recent years in the art of photog- raphy is nothing short of marvelous. The methods are virtually revolutionized by the march of progress and improvements closely .ipproaeliing perfection are now employed. In no photo- graphing establishment is this more strikingly illustrated than in the gallery of T. .J. Xewcomb of this city. Coining here but a year ago Mr. Newconib has built up a business already ac- knowledged to be among the finest in it8 line of any in Utah and the high order of work done, the uniform satisfaction rendered to his patrons together with the unmistakable busi- ness capacity, energy and sound judgment, which characterize the management of this deservedly popular establishment, have been the chief features contributing to the positive and perma- nent success that he to-day enjoys. His gallery is pleasantly located in the elegantly furnished rooms 2."j--2(!- 27, Wright block, and it is safe to say that no more thoroughly equipped establishment can be found in any city in the west. ' Mr. Newcomb has had a long experience in his line of busi- ness, having conducted for fourteen years photograph galleries in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas and at Los .Vngeles, California, and is an artist in his line excelled by none as his work will testify. He employs three skilled artists who are proficient in the enlargement of pictures, the e.xecution of crayons, water colors etc.. and all commissions committed to him will receive his per- sonal and careful attention. His work isnot confined to the city, but extends throughout the country, and a visit to his studio will amply repay the admirer of fine ai-tistic features which he has on exhibition. His orders are promptly filled, and his terms most reasonable. A. KUHN & BRO. Occupying a conspicuous position as the leading establish- ment in their particular line of mercantile activity in the West, Messrs .\. Kuhu & Brother have been prominent sir'oe 18C8. The tirm are admirably located for business at Xo. 23G5 Wash- ington avenue, the premisos being a large three-story brick building, double front, 2Kxl00 feet in dimensions, which build- ing is owned by the firm and is cipiipped and appointed in a chaste and elegant manner. This tirm undoubtedly carry at all times the most fashionable assortment of all descriptions of gentlemen's furnishing goods in this city, their patrons being drawn from the most fastidious people of Ogden and vicinity in their local trade, while their wholesale trade extends throughout Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Nevada, and their annual sales average 1150,000, with a capital invested of .? ".'i.OOO. They have in their employ seven skilled assistants who are thoroughly and well informed in their different branches of business. This firm has in connection with their gents furnish- ing business a ware-room in the rear of 2'.M'u) Washington avenue, where they deal extensively in hides, fur and wool, and contemplate, in the near future, building a large and commodious wareroom for this branch of their business, as the one they now occupy is inadequate to their large and con- stantly increasing trade. The firm of A. Kuhn A- Brother was established in Virginia City, Mont., in 18i'5: from there they removed to Corinne, Utah, then came to Ogden twelve years ago and established themselves in busine.'ss in this city at that time, and have by pluck and perseverance built up a large and flourishing trade, and to-dav no firm in the Northwest is more widely and favorably known than that of A. Kuhn ,<• Bro. J. M. GRAHAM & SON. One of the most extensive and largely patronized livery stables in the City of Ogden is that of .1. M. Graham & Son located at 'iHO, Twenty-fifth street. It was first opened to the public in IS^i'.*. and has through the excellent service af- forded, together with the liberal and courteous treatment extended, built up a large and constantly growing patronage. The building occupied is 40x100 feet in dimensions, adaptively arranged, and provided with every modern appointment of value for the conduct of an enterprise of this character. The undertaking represents a large investment, and the annual business amounts to over S12.000. A full and complete supply of buggies, carriages, surries, phaetons, hacks, etc.. are always to be had together with a choioe selection of well broke and desirable driving and saddle horses. The utmost care and attention are paid to customers, and every effort is enlisted to retain the large patronage now enjoyed. Mr. J. M. Graham, the senior member of the firm is at present in Bueno Vista, Colorado, where he is conducting a large livery establishment, .J. W. Graham jr., bis son, having entire charge of the Ogden concern. He is an enterprising young man of sound judgment and keen business sagacity, with a natural aptitude for the special branch of industry in which he is engaped. He is a genial and social gentleman, honorable and upright in all his dealings, and well liked by the people of this community. 196 i^«U&"W^im>£°f^^WS& FRED. J. KIESEL & CO. Ojjden has long been regarded as the central point from which the commercial and industrial trade of the intermoiin- tain region radiates. The great and unwavering faith men of thrift and of judgment have for years had in Ogden's prosper- ous future, is clearly indicated in the protracted length of time they have been engaged in general meroautile enterprises in the city. Prominent among the firms to whom reference may be made as eminent illustrations of the point in question is the old established and well-known house of Fred. J. Kiesel & Co., wholesale dealers in groceries, liquors, tobacco and cigars, located at 333-337 Twenty-fourth street. This substantial and enterprising company was organized in 1873 with F. J. Kiesel president and Theo Schausenbach secretary and treas- urer. The business was commenced at a time when Ogden was still in her infancy, when, in fact, the commercial trade through- out the West was unsettled and inadequately provided for. These gentlemen, however, realized and clearly foresaw the wonderful and rapid upbuilding of the entire West, and so "cast their lines" in the city of Ocrtjen with full confidence in the large and young trade they have since developed. The premises occupied are a two-story brick building and base- ment 36x175 feet in dimensions, also a mammoth warehouse along the railroad tracks in the lower part of the city. All goods are handled on an extensive scale and procured from first hands direct thereby being able to supply the trade of this section with fresh, pure and high-class goods at the lowest market prices. Their line of groceries is full and complete embracing every article of commerce usually found in an establishment of this character, while the very latest and best brands of liquors, tobaccos and cigars will always be found in stock. The average capital invested in the business being iS100,0i)0, while the annual sales amounts to over $700,000. Fifteen hands are constantly employed, and the trade extends all over Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Washington. Xevada, Oregon and Colorado. The company is also sole agents in this section for Pabst's celebrated beer, of which they annually dis- poTO of immense invoices. Both members of the company are etlicieut business men, and this, together with their honorable, straightforward and liberal methods has enabled them to build up the large and growing trade they now enjoy. Mr. Fred. J. Kiesel, the president of the concern, is a man long and favorably known in Ogden, and the high regard in which he is held as a loyal, trustworthy and upright man, by the citizens, has been repeatedly demonstrated in his election to the highest positions of public trust. He has served as mayor of the city, elected thereto by the liberal party, his term having expired last February, and is now commissioner of Utah to the World's Fair. He is fifty years of age, a native of Germany, and received his early education in that country. He came to America thirty -five years ago, first locating at Memphis, Tenn, but removing to Utah in 1863 where he has gradually built himself up in business and public favor until now he stands as one of the most prominent men of the Ter- ritory. He holds large interests in leading enterprises such as mining, real estate, etc., that have proved profitable, as well as beneficial to the growth and advancement of the Territory, and he is known throughout Utah as a liberal, public-spirited man, ever ready and willing to aid and support movements calcu- lated to promote the city's welfare and prosperity. T. WOIiLSTEIN & CO. July, 11, 1891, was a memorable day in the annals of Ogden, it being the opening day of the magnificent liquor house of T. Wollstein ctCo at 2106 Washington avenue. The establishment is appointed and equipped in the best of style, is an honor and credit to the city, and a monument to the pluok, energy and enterprise of its founders. The firm located here recently, and though in business in Ogden but a few months, are to-day recognized as a representative and leading house in their line of business in the West. With abundant means, and un- equaled facilities at their command, they are enabled to sup- ply their customers with the purest qualities of foreign and domestic liquors at prices that defy competition, and will as cheerfully and as liberally effect the sale of a quart, gallon, or barrel as a car load. They will also deliver goods in any quantity free of charge to all parts of the city, and orders from the country wdl receive prompt aud conscientious attention. The business of this firm is far-reaching and influential, aud owning, in addition to the Ogden house, the following extensive branches: 1070 Union avenue, 301 Main street, 1629 West Ninth street, 1420 East Eighteenth street in Kansas City, also Btores in Nebraska City and South Omaha — also at 422 South Thirteenth street, 2'22 North Sixteenth street, and 2224 Cum- ming street, Omaha, at 710 Main street, corner of Elm aud Preston streets, Dallas, Texas, and at 108 and 141.5 Main street, Port Worth, Texas. Their average sales at this place are stated at fifty thousand dollars per annum, and they carry an average stock valued at from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars. They employ five men one of whom is on the road constantly, selling goods through Utah and Idaho, where they have built up a large and increasing trade, aud enjoy a reputation of unqualified excel- lence both as to the quality of their goods and the honorable methods which characterize their operations. JOHN H. COLLINS. The growing demand for new and improved designs, and convenient arrangements in the construction of buildings in all active and enterprising cities, has been fully met, and it may be added, led by the architectural profession of the present day. The new and growing cities of the west are pre-eminent in their advancement. Ogden probably has as perfectly qualified aud efhcient men engaged in the pursuit of this artistic line of professional endeavor as any sister city, and among those of whom special mention should be made is Mr. John H. Collins. Mr. Collins came to Ogden in 1S89, and from the uniform excellence of his work and his repeated demonstration of sur- passing ability in all departments, he at once sprang into popu- lar favor. He has prepared the plan for and superintended the erection of the following well-known buildings, all of which are models of grandeur and beauty: Fitzgerald block on Twenty- fifth street, St. .Joseph's new Catholic church, corner Twenty- fourth and Adams streets; the new Sacred Heart Academy, corner Twenty-fifth and (^)uincy streets, and many other struct- ures whose complete arrangement and invitingly attractive appearance speak well for his native ability and perfect con- ception of the requirements of the most exacting service. He removed hither from the State of Connecticut, where he also followed the practice of his profession for seventeen years, dur- ing which time he designed and constructed many costly and substantial buildings, and acquired a thorough knowledge of the business. He is accurate and painstaking in the formulation of his plans, estimates, etc., and especially equipped in respect to assistants and facilities for prompt and satisfactory service. His offices are at 2670 Jackson street. CHAPMAN HOUSE. Au important item of information for the visitor to Ogden, whether he comes from adjoining parts of the county and Terri- tory or from abroad, is where he can find comfortable accom- modations during his sojourn in the city, where, in fact, he will be made to feel most at home. Ogden lias no lack of comfort- alile hostelries, where he will find excellent quarters, and the Chapman Hotel occupies a place among the leading. It is eon- ducted on the American plan and is situated on Twenty-fifth street, within one block of the Union depot, making it the most convenient hotel in the city for transient guests. The build- ing is two-stories high, 50x60 feet in dimensions, and contains thirty sleeping apartments, all nicely furnished and provided with every couvenience necessary for the comfort of its guests. The house was opened in 1874, by its present proprietor, Mr. W. M. Chapman, a most estimable and genial landlord, who has had many years experience in the business, and every effort is made by him to please guests and make them feel at home. His charges are as rea.sonable as those of any first-class hotel, and all who have occasion to visit Ogden should not fail to give this hotel a call. Mr. Chapman is a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania; moved from there to Quiucy, Illinois, where he engaged ill the liotel business. In the year 1871, he located in the city of Ogden, and has lived here continuously since, aiding mate- riidly in promoting the wonderful growth and advancement the city has made in the last four years. He has served the citizens of Ogden for two years as a member of the city council, and in the war of the rebellion served for three years in tlie Union Army. His reputation for reliability and integrity is as perfect as it is general, and he is ever ready to aid in any enterprise which has for its object the advancement of the city. .-■r.x'^f ■^^SstVi^W^liM^' 197 JOS. p. LEDWIDGE. One of the most notiemiblp differences between the western part of the Uniteil States iiud the older inhal)ited sections of the East, is the class of men who occupy positions of promi- nence and public trust. In the West young men, if they be qiialiKed have every opportunity to work their way up into important and responsible positions, not only in the offices of the people, but in priv.ite enterprises and corporations. The fact that youuK men are able to assume such {jrave responsi- bilities and discharge the duties devolviuK upon them, efficiently and satisfactorily, is fully proven by the lar},'e number that have been admitted to, and now hold important public incumbencies. The possibility of reaching places of power and influence, is the greatest stimulus to zealous effort, and the benefits to modern civilization and advancement are apparent. The city of Ogdeu, Utah, has in the occu- pants of her municijial offices many salient il- lustrations indicatory of this point, and among them we take special pleasure in mentioning the name of Josepli P. Ledwidge, county clerk for Weber county. Mr. Ledwidge is but twenty-six years of age, and was born in Santa Rosa, ("al. He was ed- ucated at the Sacred Heart College in San Francisco, and then re- mained in that city and engaged in the book publishing business with the well-known firm of .v. L. Bancroft A- Co. He remained with this establishment from 1882 until ISS.i when ho severed his connection to join the wholeside stationery enterprise of Stevinsou A- Longville. He continued with tins concern until November 188(i, and then, realizing the wonderf.d opportu- nities fcr young men in the Territory of Utah, he cnm« to Ogden. While here he has held several positions of public trust, invaria- bly acquitting himself honorablv and meiitori onsly. He was deputy cle'-k of the I'nited States district court for some time, then resign- ed to accept a position as railroad postal clerk, remaining in the service until August, 1890,when he was appointed dep- uty county clerk, serving in such capacity until December 1st, 1890, when he was promoteil to the important position of county clerk for Weber county, which position he now holds. Mr. Ledwidge is a bright, energetic and intelligent young man, ever ready to enlist his services wherever there is a fair promise of advancement and higher achievement. This, active, go-ahead spirit has always been characteristic of him, and has not only gained for him the high and responsible position he now occupies, but has widened his circle of friends and acquaintances, and increased his p ipularity with all associates. His work as county recorder has been ably and satisfac- torily performed, and insures for him the permanent abiding ifoaJ will and esteem of the citizens of this city and county. Plioto l)y Nuwoomb Bros. J. P. LEDWIDGE, Connty Clerk. CONSOLIDATED LUMBER AND MILLING CO. In all cities noted for enterprise, for progress in commercial atTairs and growth in population, there are no more efficient and Bubslautial contributors toward those desirable ends than the branches of industry connected with the building interest. Among the establishments that daily enhance the value of the standing Ogden now holds in the mercantile world, there are none more worthy of notice or special consideration than the Consolidated Lumber and Milling Company. The enter- prise was established some ten years ago by W. f i. Child. It has since extended its influence and to-day is known as above; the individual members of the corporation and the officers being W. G. Child, president; M. L. Causey, vice-president; Cieo. W. Carr, manager, and Mr. Stevens, secretary, all of whom have a thorough practical knowledge of the business in all its various departments, Mr. (ieorge \V. Carr, the manager, being specially informed from a mechanical and scientific point of view. The lumber yard and planing mills of the company are located at the corner of Twenty-sixth street and Grant av- enue, and extensive and first-clasB lines of stock are carried, including hard woods, pine, red- wood, cedar, etc., sold at retail or in car-load lots; also manufactur- ing door and winilow frames, mouldings, brackets and all kinds of wood work at short notice, employing a force of twenty-live as- sistants and supplying a trade throughout Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming, with av- erage sales of seventy- five thousand dollars annually. The company also operate two large sawmills, located twen- ty-eight miles east of OijdMn, where are man- ufactured all kinds of lumber products, em- bracing ties, electric poles, etc., and is now filling large contracts for these specialties with the Ogden .Street Railway Company and other corporations. The individual rep- resei.tatives of tln> eom- piiny are too well known to need special mention. Tliey are enterprising citizens and their thor- ough practical know- lei :ge and experience coupled with energy and legitimate business principles, have gained for them an honorable position among the man- ufacturing and prom- inent business men of the growing city of Ogden. JOHN G. TYLER. Among the men of Ogden whose standing and record as citizens has gained for them important positions in the offices of the people, and who have since their installation proven themselves competent and efficient in the discharge of the varied and responsible duties devolving iipon them, we are pleased to speak of Mr. John l>. Tyler, the present recorder of Weber county. Mr. Tyler has served the people of this county in his present capacity since .Vugust, ISfld, and we feel that we but rellect the sentiments of those who liave placed him in office, when we say that the position has never in the history of the city been tilled more satisfactorily. The last two years has 198 •^^^iiili^^w^^j^^i^ii© greatly multiplied work in this official department, and the able and faithful manner in which Mr. Tyler has kept pace with the ever-increasing call, is highly creditable. Mr. Tyler is but forty years of age, and was born in Rock- ford, 111. He received his early education in that city, and in 1863 left home for Chicago, where he engaged in a mercantile house as cashier. This responsible position he filled for six years, and then came to Salt Lake City. From 1871 until 187.5 he followed the mercantile business in that city and met with very creditable success, but Ogden appeared to him at the time to be a coming center of importance, and withal a specially desirable place to locate for future advancement. From 1875 to 1887 he conducted a profitable hotel enterprise, following which time he was appointed postmaster for the Ogden office, which position he filled satisfactorily to the people of this community until August, 1890, when he was elected to his present official position. Ever since taking up his abode in Ogden he has taken active part and been deeply interested in the city's growth and welfare, and has aided and encouraged as far as consistent with ills station in life, all enterprises and public spirited move- ments calculated to ensure a steady and solid advancement of the city toward the important and vital position she rightfully deserves among the metropolitan centers of the country. It is through the substantial support and personal efforts, as well as the widespread popularity of such men, that Ogden has built up so rapidly, and gained the distinguished position she occupies as a commercial and industrial center of ioiportauce in the Inter-mountain region. MISS E. J. KLINKENBEARD & SISTER. One of the most elegant of the new establishments which mark Ogden's advance in culture and refinement, are the mil- linery parlors of MissE. .1. Kliukenbeard & Sister, lately opened in Wright's new building. Washington avenue, where they oc- cupy the most elegantly furnished apartments of any firm in their line of business in this city or Territory. The Misses Klinkeubeard are recently from the East, where they have been engaged for many years in catering to the best trade of the wealthier clashes, and are consequently able to offer the people of the city and vicinity the latest styles in every class of goods carrieJ by the trade. They keep in stock a full line of imported hats, feathers and fancy articles equal to any that can be found in the leading millinery establishments of the East, constantly employing four ladies skilled and experienced in the art of mil- linery, and are prepared to execute all work in their line in an artistic manner and at short notice. The Misses Kliukenbeard came direct from St. Joseph, Mis- souri, about eighteen months ago, and although but compara- tively a short time iu Ogden they have, by strict attention to business and the excellent taste displayed in their work, estab- lished themselves in a business that is daily increasing and ex- tending, ULitil to-day they are regarded as leaders in their line. Their millinery parlors are a credit to the city, but owing to the large and ever increasing patronage the ladies are acquiring they have found it necessary to obtain more commodious quar- ters. They have accordingly secured delightfully appomted parlors on the ground floor of a Washington avenue budding in the central part of the city where, with increased facilities, they will be enabled to conduct their business on a more exten- sive and satisfactory scale. MISS EDITH HOFFMAN, La Mode. There is not perhaps, among the various departments of art and industry in the United States, any branch in which such remarkable improvements have been effected as in the millin- ery tra le; indeed the function of the strictly first-class milliner has steadily revolutionized the plane of fancy millinery. Among those who have attained distinction, as well as merited recogni- tion in Ogden City in this line, is Miss Edith Hoffman, located at 2429 Washington avenue, and established for more than two years, with an average of 85,000 capital. The dimensions of premises are 20 feet in width by 70 feet iu length, one story brick, where she carries on an annual business of $33,000. She employs five ladies who stylishly trim the numerous shapes of this season. She keeps on hand not only the finest but largest line of hats, bonnets, flowers, feathers, plumes, tips, ribbons, laces, silks, satins, ornaments, frames, millinery, etc. A more complete line cannot be found in the city. Miss Hoffman is a thoroughly competent milliner, who fully understands the needs of her many patrons, and her class of goods is kept up to the highest standard of excellence. Her store is handsomely fitted up, and ranks first among the many. A more pleasing lady of culture and refinement does not live in the city. BENCH AND BAR OF OGDEN CITY. Ogden has just cause to be proud of the array of legal talent which constitutes her bench and bar. Probably in no city of its size in the country can there be fonnd such a large number of attorneys who have made, each for himself, a repu- tation for ability and legal skill extending over several states and territories. Ogden being the natural center in so many lines of business for such a great scope of country, and being also the seat of the First District Court of the Fnited States for the Territory of Utah, she has attracted many men who have attained eminence in the West in their profession and as United States .iudges, supreme and district jvidges of states and territories, together with many young, shrewd men from the East who have come to Ogden as the most inviting field of operation in the \\'est. The United States laws governing this Territory provide for the appointment of the judge of the district court and the probate court by the president ; and the district judges sitting together as the territorial supreme court, appoint the commissioners of the United States Supreme Court, who have jurisdiction similar to that of justices ofthe peace under the laws of many of the states with this addition: That they have juris- diction as a court of preliminary inquiry in criminal offences against laws of the United States, as well as of those against the Territorial laws. The j tidge of the First District Court, the Hon. James A. Miner, was appointed to his present position by President Harrison, and took his seat upon the bench July 22, 189(1. .Judge Miner is a Michigan man and before coming to Utah followed the profession of the law tor many years. He served as district attorney of his judicial district and also as repre- sentative and senator in the State Legislature of Michigan. His reputation is that of an able lawyer and careful, conscien- tious judge. Judge A. C Bishop was appointed probate judge of Weber county in February, 1891, by President Harrison, and has filled his office very aoceptably to the people. This position also makes him the presiding officer of the county court, or board of commissioners for the county, and these two positions, together with that of United States Commissioner keep his time well occupied. There are eight United States Commissioners in Ogden. They are: H. C. Wardleigh, A. C. Bishop, R. W. Cross. A. J. Weber, A. Perrin, E. T. Hulaniski, M. A. Breeden and V. Gideon, all selected for their especial adaptability for the position. The bar consists of forty-nine members, among the number being several of National reputation. Considered as a whole the bar of Ogden is an eminent one for its ability and legal learn- ing, and will compare very favorably with any in the country. ^#©iPIB-wii|::"i§!iMP 199 HON. JAMES A MINER. It cau be said with every assurance ami due regard for the truth, that Utah has been mo.st highly favored by the Federal goverument iu its appointment of James .\. Miner as associate justice of the supreme court for this Territory. Mr. Miner came to Utah in .\unust, 189(1, and has already made a record as an able, sound and highly iiualilied judge, as well as an honorable, loyal and sterling citizen. His life throughout has been marked by grand successes in whatever capacity he was called upon to exercise his varied abilities. As a lawyer he has been retained in many important and intricate cases, and his forcible character aud perfect mastery of the law have invariably led liim to ultimate triumph and success. Mr. Miner was born at Marshall, Mich., September il, 1842. His pareuts emigrated from t!onnecticut iu 1832 and settled on a farm in Marshall township, where his father died iu 18fi4. For a number of years he worked on the farm in the summer, and attended school in the winter. After graduating from Lyons institute, he com- menced the study of law in the olhce of Governor Baker, of Clinton. Iowa, but at the lireaking out of the war, he returned to Lyons, and assisted in raising the Ninth regi- ment of Michigan volun- teer infantry, remaining in the service nntil the death of his father, when he returned to Marshall aud resumed his law studies. He was admitted to the bar Ijy Judge B. F. Greaves in 18(!;i, follow- ing which time he prac- ticed in Marshall for several years. Iu 1808 he was admitted to practice in the United States t'ourt, and in the same year appointed United States Commissioner for the eastern district of Michigan. He also held several muncipal offices aud positions of trust iu his native city and coun- ty, and for several years Mr. Miner acted as prose- cuting atttorney for Cal- houn county, having lieen elected to that ollice by a larger majority than any other candidate on the ticket. In January. ISTl), he formed a law partner- ship with F. A. Stace. un- der thetirm name of .Miner & Stace, continuing in business under that title until 18,87 when Mr. Stace "<>N- 'Af^- A. MlNEK, .\^M,riait resigned and Geo. S.. Southworth joined Mr. Miner in the practice of his profession. This latter lirm continued for two years, when Mr. Miner decided to remove to Utah, acting on which he had long before determined to take as soon as his extensive and press- ing business could be satisfactorily arranged. After remaining in Salt Lake City for a time, iluring which brief observations convinced him that there were wonderful possiblities awaiting the development of the Territory's resources, he returned to Michigan, receiveil his appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for I'tah, and has since resided in the city of Ogden. Politically Mr. Miner has ever been a staunch liepubli- can, an eloquent and forcible public speaker, he has faithfully supported his party by voice and action in many hard fought campaigns. .\8 a judge Mr. Miner has superior intellectual and executive ability. Through the accuracy of bis decisions and the soundness of his judgment in all cases that have come up before him, he has gaited the esteem of the people of the Terri- tory, aud is looked upon as one of the ablest and most learned judges on the supreme bench to-day. RANSFORD SMITH. Among the prominent attorneys of this city, one who has not only distinguished himself as an able and highly qualified lawyer, but who stands high in the popular eeteem and good will of the people of the Territory, will be found Mr. Kansfoid Smith, of the law tirm of Smith A: Smith. He is fifty seven years of age, aud is a native of Oxford, Ohio, where he was also educated, graduating at Miami University at the age of twenty- one. He immediately entered his father's law-f flice, and after a course of study was admitted to the bar at Dayton, Ohio, in IS."")*), being admitted to the United States Circuit Court at Cin- cinnati three years later. In 18.")9 he was elected mayor of Hamilton, Ohio, filling that oflicial position until 18t51, when he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-fifth Ohio volunteers, and for the marked ability he ex- hibited as a military man, was soon promoted to the captaincy of his company. Mr. Smith's war experience was an extremely active one. He was engaged in fifteen battles alto- gether, among the most important of which, was the engagements at Mill Springs and Shiloh. He was mustered out in 18(;a, and returned to Hamil- ton, where he resumed the practice of law, and so continued until 187!), when he removed to Cin- cinnati, where he con- ducted a large aud suc- cessful business. He hiid always displayed re- markable legal talent and attainments, and the sound and vigorous man- ner in which he prose- cuted a number of im- portant and complicated cases while practicing in the state of Ohio, gained for himself the abiding good will of all citizens, as well as the esteem and high opinion of the judi- ciary ami associate attor- neys. Whileat Hamilton, Mr. Smith was engaged as special prosecuting attorney in the murder case. State of Ohio vs. John Griffin. The case WHS a difficult one, and lasted over an extended peiiod. The prisoter was convicted and hanged. Since coming to < igden, he has not only built up a large aud growing prac- tice, and taken charge of many importsnt and ardu- ous suits at law, but has figured quite prominently Justice Siiitn-iiif Citiirt, L tali. in the politics of the Territory. In '884 was a candidate on the Liberal ticket as a delegate to Congress, but was defeated by Hon. John T. Caine, the present incumbent. Mr. Smith, how- ever, is a highly popular man, aud his great ability aud signal oratorical powers, together with his sterling qualities as an uji- right and loyal citizen, forever insures for him a warm place in the hearts of the people. Mr. Smith was retained by the people of Oneida county, Idaho, as prosecuting attorney iu the noted murder case of the People vs. Mooney and Hanks. The trial was exciting, and when the verdict was rendered banging Moouey, and sending Banks to prison for a lengthy term of years, Mr. Smith at once came into popular favor, and established for himself a tlatteriug reputation in that Territory as an able lawyer. His life has been eventful. He has been presidfnt of the Alumni of Miami University, and orator of the society, orator of the Phi Delta Tbeta Society atitsconventicn held at Atheis Univeisity, in 1S72, and iras chcE«D for tbese positicns in im- 200 *^^iliil«#«)l^?*sf^ portant college societies, because of his marked ability and forceful manner as a public speaker. Mr. Smith was married in 1857, to Mary I). Daly, of Hamil- ton, Ohio, a lady of rare accomplishments and marked literary talent. She was well known as a magazine writer, her articles appearing under the 11011 de phime, " Daisy Dale." As a result of this union three children have been born, two daughters and one son. The son, Wm. H. Smith, is twenty-three years of age and a graduate of Yale College. He is now engaged with his father. In 1887 Mr. Smith formed a law partnership with H. W. Smith, a leading attorney of this city, under the firm name of Smith & Smith. This firm is one of the strongest and most favorably known, and enjoys an extensive and successful practice. He has been for years an active member of the G. A. R., and commander of that important body. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W. and the Royal Ar- canum, and takes a deep interest and active part in all their movements and workings. As a resident of this city, he stands high in both business and social circles, and his genial manner and afl'able dis- position has surrounded him with a host of friends aad acquaint- ances. He is decidedly public spirited and lends his endorsement and support to such movements and enter- prises as are calculated to advance the city's interests, and promote the welfare and pros- perity of all citizens. A. C. BISHOP. In writing the biog- raphies of Utah's lead- ing men. those who figure prominently in her public offices, as well as those who have, by thrift aud enterprise, gained positions of power and influence, we take particular pleasure in iucluding that of Hon. A. C. Bishop. Pro- bate Judge of Weber county. The busy career through which Mr. Bishop has passed, the marked successes he has attained and the universal high esteem in which he is held, makes a record of his lite both iateresting and instructive. Born of parents whose worldly possessions was limited, and the quiet retreats of a rural domicile, he braced the storms of human existence with no opportunities or advantages, save the inherent capabilities of a bright and active mind, that rests only with the reward of high achievement. After attending the common schools of his native town, Mr. Bishop began teaching, this being his first step toward acquiring the thorough education it was his ambition to gain. He taught six months in the year, thereby earning sufficient money to attend school the balance of the year. Following this plan until twenty-four years of age he entered the law ofiice of H. McNeil at Indianola, Iowa, applying himself dili- gently to the study of law for three years when he was ad- mitted to the bar, and entered upon the practice of his pro- fession. This was 1877 and he continued the practice of law in the same town until 1885, during which time he was retained as couQsel in many important cases. In the murder trial, State of Iowa vs. W. H. A. Williams and six others, which lasted from 1881 to 1884, Mr. Bishop appeared as of counsel for the defense. This case was tried nine different times, each trial requiring nine days, there being over one hundred witnesses. It was brought before the Supreme Court three times, terminating in the conviction of two men with lowest penalty, who admitted the killing and plead self-defence, and acquital of the balance. During this trial Mr. Bishop's reputation as an able and efficient lawyer became known and he established for himself a fine reputation among the judiciary and legal fraternity. In the year 1885 he removed to Kansas City, Mo., where he remained until the latter part of 1888, when he was compelled on account of the climate to seek a new location, whereupon he came West, stopping at Denver a short time, and early in 18S9 came on to Ogden. Soon after reaching this city he pur- chased the Daily Vommercial and conducted that paper as general manager tor over a year, when he sold out, and in Febru- ary, 1891. was appointed Probate Judgeof Weber county. The wisdom of this appointment has been repeatedly demonstrat- ed ever since Mr. Bishop entered upon his public duties, iu the justice of his decisions, the ac- curacy of his judgment and perfect familiarity with the law. He is a straightforward and un- assuming gentleman, possessing a magnetic force which makes him always recognized as a power by his associates. Cautious, careful and methodical, he is yet a man of despatch. He has been peculiarly sac- cessful as a judge. He is firm, self-reliant, and withal, a man of con- scientious, unbiased principles. The resi- dents of Weber county are to be congratulated upon their good fortune iu having as Probate Judge such a reliable and highly qualified man as Mr. Bishop. MORTON V. BERT. GIL- HON. A. C. BISHOP, Probate Judge. Among the rising young lawyers of this city, one that has not only exhibited marked ability and high legal attainments in the prac- tice of his profession, but has by his courtesy and honor- able characteristics won the favor and high regard of the judiciary and his fellow practitioners of Ogden and Territory will be found Mr. Morton V. Gilbert, a native of Crystal Lake, Illinois, where he was born February 14, 1864. His early educa- tion was in part acquired in the academy at Elgin, Illinois, aud partly at the Michigan University. He remained at the latter institution for two years, after which he entered the law de- partment of the University of Minnesota. In March, 1889, he was admitted to the bar and at once began the practice of law in conjunction with a firm of prominent attorneys at Chicago, where he remained for six months, thence coming direct to Ogden. Since opening an office in this city Mr. Gilbert has been very successful. He has had charge of a number of important and diificult cases, wherein he acquitted himself with great credit and displayed remarkable legal talents and attainments. He is careful and painstaking in his work, and seems to regard his Ghent's interests as his own. li^'i^Siil^iliSs '"'items'?! 201 W. L. MAGINNIS. Judge W. L. Maginnis, is one of the ablest counselors of Utah, and although he has been in the Territory but little over two years is highly esteemed among the very popular members of the profession in this city to-day. He was born in Perry county, Ohio, and is thirty-three years of age. His early edu- cation was acquired in the district schools of his native state, but later he attended college at Latrobe, Peun., gradu- ating when but eighteen years old. He first went to Zanesville, Ohio, where he conducted a daily paper, at the same time study- His faithful and con- scientious efforts, his retentive memory and quick conception of the exigencies of a case, constitute an admirable combination which bids fair to lift him into the front ranks or among the distinguished law- yersofUtah. In giving legal advice, draughting important documents 5 and looking after the ^ general interests of his Z2 clients, Mr. Gilbert is :< especially careful, ^ methodical and system- _; atic. His extended .J knowledge of the law, '' keen perception, and ^' the accuracy of his ^ judgment is recognized and duly appreciated by all who seek his services, J and is destined to bring ^ him a widespread repu- "2 tation in this section. S He is a thorough gen- ^ tleman and consequent- 's ly a loyal and enterpris- ■^ ing citizen, who has ■^ permanently taken up ■§ his abode in Ogden with ■? faith in her brilliant " future. ing law. He continued in this pursuit until he was admitted to practice, and in 1886 received an appointment as Chief Jus- tice of Wyoming from President Cleveland, a position he tilled until October, 1890, when he became a citizen of Ogden. Judge Maginnis has met with great success as a wy having been retained as counsel in many important and diificult cases. His work as chief justice of Wyoming was most satis- factory to the people of that territory, where his great ability and the justice of his decisions won for him the lasting esteem and good will of the inhabitants. Since opening a law office in Ogden he has enjoyed an active and successful practice, and his high legal at- tainments have been recognized and duly ap- preciated by the citizens of this community. Independent of his law practice Judge Magin- nis is decidedly a public spirited man of enter- prise and progressive ideas. He lends his • endorsement and sup- O port to all meritorious £ projects, and having S permanently cast his § interests in this city w takes an active part in p such movements as are ^ wholesome and benefi- ^ cial to the piiblic wel- fare. He occupies Q oflScee in the Btayner 3 building. JUDGE HENRY P. HENDERSON. Judge Henry V. Hen- derson, attorney at law, Ogden, Utah, was born in Onondaga, county. New York in 1842. When but a child his father removed to Lan- 202 ^^^ i}i^^M sing Michigan, where he remained for a time and then went into 'the new county of Ingham and settled on a farm. In 1854 his father was elected county sheriff, and thereupon removed to Mason, the county seat. Mr. Henderson attended school at Mason and afterward re- ceived an academic education at Lansing, Michigan. In 1862 he was appointed deputy clerk of lugham county and as such had entire charge of the office. In 1864 he was elected county clerk, and also appointed clerk of the supreme court of Michigan. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and at once formed a law partnership with Judge Huntington, locating at Mason. This tirm continued for years when .Judge Huntington was elected circuit judge of Michigan. In 1874 Mr. Henderson was elected prosecuting attorney for Ingham county, in which cap- acity his faithful and meritorious work, gained for him the confidence and esteem of the people of that county. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Mich- igan House of Repre- sentatives, and in 1880 nominated Attorney- General of Michigan on the democratic ticket, but owing to the pre- dominancy of republi- canism in that state, was defeated. In 1880 he opened a law office and built up a very extensive and suc- cessful practice. He maintained the business until 1886, when upon receiving an appoint- ment as associated jus- tice for Utah, he came to this Territory. During his law prac- tice Mr. Henderson has exhibited remarkable force and ability, his perfect familiarity with the law, force of speech and penetrating nature has won for him many signal successes, and his honorable and sin- cere efforts have brought him the esteem of both the judiciary and asso- ciate attorneys. In the celebrated Marble mur- der case, wherein charges of murder were preferred against a Mrs. Marble, her son, and a Mr. Martin, which took place in 1875; Mr. Hen- derson was employed by the county to assist in the prosecution. Gov. Blair, Dark and Shields and S. S. Kil- boiirne, all learned and able lawyers, appeared for the defense. The Plioto by Newcomb Hrot HON. E. M. ALLISON, Jr. case was tried several times in different courts and excited great attention and interest. It was tried before the supreme court of Michigan and Mr. Henderson prepared the indictment against Mrs. Marble, aod the protracted trial resulted in con- viction. In the famous "Lansing Conspiracy Cases" against Monroe and Dayton, Mr. Henderson was retained as attorney for the plaintitf, and, as is well known, the case resulted in the establishment of conspiracy. While at Mason, Mich., Mr. Henderson was prominently identified with public institutions and private enterprises, independent of his law business. For 12 years he was a member of the Board of Trustees and vice president and director of the First National Bank of that city. Since taking up his abode in this city, he has repeatedly proven himself a highly qualified legal advisor, as well as a loyal and sterling citizen. He has located permanently in Utah and takes great interest in her progress. EDWARD MARTIN ALLISON, JR. One of the most popular and successful young attorneys of Ogdeu is Hon. Edward Martin Allison, who was elected a member of the city council in the spring of 1891 from the Fourth Ward. Mr. Allison is a native of Utah, having been born in Lehi, Utah county, this Territory, Decemlaer 13, 1863, being now a little past twenty-eight years of age. His father was a farmer by occupation and was engaged in this business near Lehi at the time of the birth of the subject of this sketch. When the boy was two years old, his parents moved to Coal- ville, Summit county, Utah. There young Allison lived with his parents, attending school part of the time until 1880, when he went to Salt Lake City and entered the University of Deseret, taking a three and a half years oour.se at that institu- tion of learning. He then returned to Coalville and taught district school during two years, at the same time reading law under the direction of J. L. Rawlins, of Salt Lake city. In 1884 he was elected county at- torney of Summit coun- ty, the duties of which office he filled with honor to himself for the period of two years. In 1886 he again received the nomination for the same office but was de- feated. In February, 1887, Mr. Allison's real career as an attorney com- menced, he being at that time admitted to the bar by the supreme court of Utah Territory. Just one year later, in February, 1888, became to Ogden determined to make this city his home and the field of his legal operations. He soon formed a partnership with Judge P. II. Emerson that continued until March, 1889, when Judge Emerson died. In July nf the same year, Mr. Allison formed a partnership with Hon. James N. Kimball, which partnership still exists. Since coming to Ogden and entering upon the practice of his chosen profession, Mr. Allison has made a great reputation for himself as a careful, conscien- tious and able lawyer and has achieved a suc- cess that few young men of his age obtain. He has been engaged in a number of the most important criminal cases that have come before the First District court of Utah dur- ing the past three years, prominent among which may be men- tioned the Mark Hall, Griffin and Dillon murder cases, all long and hard-fought trials and all noted cases. In the first two cases mentioned he was for the defense, and in the latter he had entire charge of the prosecution. In his legal work he is a close student, methodical and strong pleader and before a jury is distinguished for the soundness and force of his argument. These qualities are so marked that on August 1, 1891, he was appointed assistant United States district attorney, having in charge the work coming before the First District court. November 13, 1890, Mr. Allison, having become weary of single blessedness, married Miss Rowene Cook of Ogden, a young lady of engaging presence and estimable worth. Of Mr. Allison's record as a city councilman, much can be said in earnest, true praise and commendation. As would be naturally supposed he is chairman of the committee on laws and also a member of the claims committee, two of the most Hf9C;T; f <5.* 203 important committees of tliat body. In all liis work be is care- ful anp was assistant prosecut ing attorney of Bear Lake county. Idaho, and also engaged in active general practice in that county, he leaving there to take advantage of a thorough law course at one of the best institu- tions in the country. In .Vugust. 188,5, Mr. Rolapp was elected the connty assessor of this (Weber) county, which position he held for two j ears. In 1887 he was the assistant prosecuting attorney of the county, and this office he held until I8O11. In the same year, ]8.'i7, he was appointed secretary of the board of directors of the Terri- torial Reform School, which be still holds. He was also in 188!) appointed by the legislature court commissioner of Northern Utah. .\t the present time he is cashier of the Utah Loan -. ^J*ri^^^>P.^-^-^-' character of which any man might well be proud. As a lawyer he is keen, shrewd and successful, a broad thinker and close stu- dent with a peculiar faculty of applying principles to situations, and in the possession of these qualifications his success has lain. As a business man the same qualities have been shown, together with that careful conserva- tism which marks the successful man. Mr. Eolapp is still young, and the future for him is bright- division at the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Peyton was born Sep- tember 28, 1868 at Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe county, West Virginia. He received instruction under a private tutor until fourteen years of age, and then attended the public schools of his native district, for two years when he entered Captain Cables Male Academy, at Staunton, Virginia. He studied diligently for a year and then began reading law in the office of Judge Homer A. Holt, at Louisburg, West Virginia, now one of the associate justices supreme court of that State. and his forceful manner of address, and sound and ready argu- ment at once carries conviction to the minds of his hearers. Mr. Peyton has certainly compassed the art of oratory. His great command of language supplemented by the southern fire of his nature, and the happy manner in which he blends the figures of rhetoric with dry statistics, and wit and humor with logical argument brings to bear a combination of more than ordinary power. z g W. L. PICKETT PEYTON. W. L. Pickett Peyton, one of the bright and promising attorneys of S. this city, is an admirable ■g illustration of the class o of young men practic- 'i ing before the bar of •^ Utah to-day. He comes >. from an old and hon- "X ored Virginia family. 2 His father. Col. Chas. S. K. Peyton was a colonel in the charge of Pickett's Here he applied himself diligently to his studies and entered the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville. His ability as a student and speaker soon become apparent. The legal profes- sion not only proved a delight to bis natural talent, but untir- ing devotion to the arduous calling he had set out to master, carried him through with marked rapidity. He attended the University of West Virginia, at Morgantown, that State for one year, graduating in June, 1889 with the degree L. L., B. This he accomplished in one session, and at the age of twenty. In November, 1890 be re- moved to Hutchinson, Kansas, and was ad- mitted to the bar in that city, January, 1890. After an extended trip through Oklahoma, Indian Territory. Texas and Missouri. Mr. Pey- ton located in Ogden, where he found a con- genial, field for the ex- ercise of his energies and abilities. Since >■ taking up his perma- ~, nent abode in this city, he has forged rapidly to 5 the front, and is already H oneof the most popular a and highly esteemed of ^ the younger members &-' of the Utah bar. He is j not only thorough and capable as a lawyer, but ■' possesses to an eminent degree the rare qualities that go to make up a J successful and effective £ public speaker. Being .o a staunch democrat, and § perfectly familiar with I local and national poli- ^ tics, he has naturally >, directed his attention ■^ to that sphere of activ- o ity, has stumped the £ county and Territory in the interests of his party, He was sent as a delegate to the Territorial convention held at Salt Lake City, for the purpose of organizing a permanent Territorial democratic party, was also a delegate from the fourth precinct to the first democratic convention,held in Ogden to nominate candidates, and has been otherwise honored. He has the reputation of a brilliant man, and predictions as to his future, indicate the high estimation in which the possession of exceptional talents is held by all classes and conditions of ,^^^-}^<*. mm^'m^^ 205 -^ ,*v-.>j,>^^. O. R. LEONARD Was the youngest of six children, whose parents resided on a farm in Gaysville, Windsor county, Vermont. After arriving iit the requisite age his time was divided between the solioolhouse and work upon the farm, iiiitil lie was sixteen years old, when he commenced fitting himself for college by teaching school in the winter and attemling the Ivandolph Academy during the summer. Eventually he entered Dartmouth College, helping to pay his way by the continuance of those winter terms of school teaching, where he remained until his senior year. After leaving Dartmouth he removed to California and entered the ollice of IJelclier \- Helcher, at Marysville, for the purpose of studving law, and was admitted to the bar in .\pril, 1863. On the"2;id day of the following May, he arriv- ed at Star City, in 1 1 iim- boldt county, Nevada. No laggard could have succeeded in the active regions and brill- iant surroundings in which he found himself when, as a young law- yer, he entered upon the scene cif his future trials and triumphs. At the period when he en- tered upon the practice of law the bar of Hum- boldt County was one that emliraced among its members many of the legal lights of tbat territory. It was a high order of legal talent, and for a young man and practitioner to gain recognition among such Titans of the bar re- quired ability, know- ledge of the law, nerve and perseverance far in excess of the average. Within a few months after his arrival he was elected District Attor- ney, and held that posi- tion by re-election for five years, when he re- moved from Star City to I'uionville, and be- came the law partner of Judge 10. F. Dunn. lu 18CS he was a repub- lican delegate to the Chicago convention that nominated General Grant for President, and always having been a Union man was married while East to Miss Eliza Sylvester, of West New- berry, Massachusetts. The practice of law was continued by him until 1872, when he became Judge of the Fourth .Tudicial District. In 1874, at Winnemucca, he resumed the law practice again and continued it at that place until elected in 1876 to the Supreme Hench of Nevada. Tliis important ju'— *^^-''afitw'^ 207 COL. PERCIVAL J. BARRATT. Colonel Barratt was born in Devonshire, EnglauJ, not far from the catheilral city ot Exeter and close to tbe estuary of the Exe, mid wooded parks and rugsjed hills. His playcround the grand old ocean and his lullaby the dash of its restless waves. In oldeu times smagglers had their hidius places amid the rocks on which, boy-like, the subject of our sketch hunted nests and lay in summer sunshine upon the green turf, watching the navies of the world go to and fro bent on commerce or warlike missions. There, too, when the fierce wintry winds sang reqniems over the sailors' graves and stilled the voices of drowning men, would he and his school- mates watch the ves- sels drifting to their doom, hear the signal guns and pray with bated breath for the success of the lifeboat and its crew as they strove to the rescue. Scarce a cottage for miles around the col- onel's birthplace but had offered up some member of its family to the fury of the sea. Here the boy read legends of the adven- turous lives of those, who like himself first saw the light on fair Devonia's soil or list- ened to the old salt's tales of naval battles, pirates, slavers and of travels in unknown seas. No wonder then that after a careful, classical education and seven years of study in legal lore, the colonel longed for change, and when the tidings of the new Eldorado reached his island home he was one of the fever (gold) stricken ones and sailed away to Mel- bourne in search of the yellow metal, where like many others he passed through the vicissitudes of life, full of 'scapes by laud and sea and asei.sted iu building up a greater Britain in the south- ern hemisphere of his Btniggles,travels,hard- ships, history of suc- cesses in the southern seas, extending from torrid heats to the fri- gid zoneof the Anartic regions. Space is too limited in this brief Photo bj Nc-wcoml, Bn.e.. sketch to portray — sufficient it is to say, thousands of those who took part with him therein, now sleep the sleep that knows no waking, under the golden wattle or 'neath the sunlit sea. VVnilst the colonel being of more stubborn make, lives to-day full of pluck, energy and endurance, with a prospect of for a long time enjoyinst the harvest snatched from the fickle goddess. But while a man may "laugh at fortune and grapple with his evil star" and bid defiance to his enemies, there is a subtle foe which the strongest arm cannot drive or best defended home repel. Thus in the early '70's when everything bid fair, death came and stole away the colonel's richest treasure, his son and only child. This, followed by the sickness of his wife, induced him to say farewell to the Sunny South and turn his face to the Ian 1 of freedom, there to be^in afresh life's battles. Arriving in San Francisco, the cjluuel, COL. l'EK( IVAL .J. BAI(K.\Tr. like a good general, looked around, to select the best field finally out of the then wild and woolly west he chose the peace- ful valleys of Utah, where as a stranger, alien and gentile, he arrived in 1870. With a prophetic judgment, which has cosmo- politan training and had matured, he threw his lot in with the then small town of Ogden. Six weeks after he was admitted by examination, to the Utah bar; hanging out his shingle, he ever since has practiced law in this city. Shortly afterwards he was appointed U. S. Assistant District Attorney under the then U. S. District .Vttorney Van Zile, which office he held for several years until his private practice rendered it necessary to resign his public appointment. To show what this city then was we have only to say there were but three attorneys at law in Ogden at the time of Colonel Barratt's arrival, of whom the colonel alone remains. The number increased and a bar association was formed, to whose efforts are mainly to be attributed the sep- aration of < igden in 18.S8 from the Third district, and the estab- lishment of a district court in this city. Prior to this every case above that triable in a justice's court and all appeals from jus- tices had to be heard in Salt Lake City from the Nevada.Idaho and Wyoming lines, caus- ing witnesses and suit- ors to travel hundreds of miles, in days, too, when stage coaches and buckboards were the principal means of transportation. Now properly, cases arising in Weber, Box Elder, Cache, Rich and Mor- gan counties, are tried in Ogden. In 1880, associated with a few other gentlemen. Col- onel Barratt bought a tract of forty acres of land adjoining the city and had it surveyed and laid out as "The Mountain View Ceme- tery Association," the only private cemetery association iu Ogden, and became and ever since has been a direc- tor thereof and on its board of management, holding to-day over one-sixth of its valu- able stock. In mining the col- onel has liberally spent much in de- veloping Utah claims as one of the greatest mining centers of the world. For some two years Colonel Barratt owned and edited the Oi/ilcn Anjiis newspaper and, unlike the experience of most newspaper proprietors who ceiise the publication of such, made it pav. In 1889 finding that the labor of newspaper vork encroached too much upon his time, he sold out the plant and gave increased attention to his professional duties. Like all old settlers, regardless of creed or politics, of the "(^ueen City of the Mountains," he is intensely loyal to the city of his adoption and has aided and taken an active part in every enterprise designed to develop the resources of Utah aud the up-building of Ogden. In ISS'.I, considering that the time had arrived wheu a militia should be organized. Colonel Barratt at great expense to himself, there being uo Territorial funds for that purpose, sQCoeoded in orgaaizing the uucleus uf the lat 208 regiment Utah Xatioual Guard iu Ogdeu, and was elected colonel tliereot, and during the carnival our citizen soldiers did much towards making that event the greatest that the West ever saw. During the Indian outbreak at Pine Ridge, Mayor Kiesel received a message from Salt Lake, inquiring in case of need how many of the guards would go to the front. He immediately called on Colonel Barratt and asked him the question. It was a bitter cold day, the snow was falling and winter was in its severest mood. The colonel was seated at his desk in his warm and cozy office. L3oking up from his work he said: "Telephone back, '200 in two hours." Sometime after report was received that Pocatello was in danger of an Indian raid. With promptness which showed that he believed business comfort and every other consideration had to give way to what he considered his duty, Colonel Barratt tele- graphed Governor Thomas that "the guards were ready when- ever called upon to proceed to that point." Fortunately in neither case were their services required, but the office of Colonel Barratt was during the whole of this period crowded with volunteers who were willing to proceed to the scene of action. In fraternal matters Colonel Barratt has few peers. Many of the local lodges bear his uame upon their charters. and nearly all his name on their roll of officers past or present. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a K. of P., P. D. G. M. of A. O. U. W., P. G. of I. O. O. F., P. D. C. R. of A. O. F., P. G. M. of I. O. O. F. (Manchester Unity), P. V. G. Incohonee of I. O. R. M., P. D. C. G. of Chosen Friends, Assistant Grand Secretary O. S. S. G. Pacific Coast Jurisdiction, P. of B. A. A. and belongs to a number of other societies and organizations in various parts of the world, in all of which none take a greater interest, his motto being "The brotherhood of God and the brotherhood of man." The social gatherings and the hospi- tality of the colonel and his estimable wife at their residence "up the hill" is proverbial. He is a fluent speaker and an able writer in National politics. He is a Republican and although the snows of fifty winters have tinged the colonel's hair with silver, yet he is ever ready to work indefatigably for whatever cause he thinks is right. The colonel has only one child living, a daughter, Miss Ada, now just budding into womenhood, preparing under the fostering care of the Sisters of the Holy Cross for gradua- tion. Everybody who enjoys Colonel Barratt's acquaintance wishes that he may live long and still work for Ogden's advancement. HON. DAVID EVANS. (See Bketch and article on page 183.) ■H''ilfilS«#iWiS^'"^i<^ftt ■%^ 209 PROVO CITY. rhoUi by Aoderbuu. FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND VIEW OF SEVENTH AND J STHEETS. Not only is Provo the l:ir<;est and most attractive center of Utah county, but one of the very best cities in the Territory. The city is most admirably located, surrounded by a populous and prosperous area of country, possessing all the appur- tenances and ap|)ointments that can in any way add to the wealth and importance attained since the first settlement made in that vicinity, more than half a century ago. The amount of land under cultivation in Utah county ap- proximates 42,000 acres, of this, something like ;^7 ,000 require irrigation, about 16,000 acres are enclosed. The valley is watered by the Tinipangus river, American Fork, Spanish Fork, and Hobble and Salt creeks, all of which originate in the Wasatch mountains, and empty into Utah Lake, furnishing enroutc thither a motive power of surpassing value. Utah Lake lies west of the city, and is described as " the most charm- ing body of fresh water in the Intcr-Mountain region." -Vgri- cullure rules in the county, a source of wealth steadily appre- ciating, and mining though in its infancy, holds out induce- ments as glittering as they are conclusive. Within but a short distance from Provo, some of the largest and richest deposits of iron ore are known to exist in the United States, are to be found. A company, "The Utah X'alley Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company," has been organized for their devel- opment and the working of the product into marketable com- modities. And while mining has thus far formed no important part of the active and substantial industries which contribute to the city's advancement, there are deposits of mineral that must in the near future be utilized with profit. The coal sup- ply available is equally inexhaustible, and the remaining natural advantages, a perfect climate, magnificent scenery, pure and bracing air, etc., for which the Territory is famed the world over, are never absent. For all of this cultivatableand productive area, Provo is the central market and shipping point- the base of supplies for a section of the country thickly settled with a people whose in- dustry and consequent independence are topics of universal commendation. The city's growth was comparatively slow until the con- struction of the Rio Grande Western into her environs, after which new comers began to flock into the valley, and indus- tries other than the tillage of the soil became established. Educational facilities improved, numerous lines of professional business were opened, and mercantile endeavor was greeted with welcome returns. The city, according to recent data, con- tains a population of more than fi,(KKl, and property, the assessed valuation of which is not far from $.5.1 K K l,( K>(. The taste evinced in laying out the city is the frequent subject of complimintary remarks, and the beauty of design displayed in the homes which embellish the avenues as also the public buildings, and buildings devoted to commercial and other pursuits arc the subjects of unstinted admiration. The streets are broad and smooth and clean, almost hidden from view in the foliage of trees that line their sides, and streams of sparkling, babbling water, fresh from the mountain 210 ilis^ttwii^''i^ff^ii fastness flow merrily along, giving additional spice to the endless variety of at- tractions one sees on every side. In all the rec[uisites essential to good govern- ment, tlie city is fully equipped, having officials of large experience and acknowledged capacity as administrators of the will of constituencies not more distinguished for their law- abiding character than for their punctuality and good faith, in the transaction of business affairs. Efficient police and fire departments are maintained; the sew- erage system is thorough and complete, and a water works system representing an outlay of Sl.JO.OOO, and having more than twenty miles of distribution is em- ployed. Electric lights have been substituted for illuminating purposes in business houses and resi- dences, while telephonic communication is enjoyed by citizens with their neigh- bors at home, as also with those in Salt Lake City, Ogden and elsewhere. A complete line of street railway service is also in operation. Churches open their doors to devout communicants of nearly every denomination, and both public and private schools of superior excellence are located at convenient and available points. Among the latter are the B. Y. Academy, a model in- stitution; the Proctor Academy having an enrollment of loO pupils; the Baptist Home Mission school. East Ohio Mission school, and others departmented from primary to collegiate, and most ably managed. The press of the city is of the high- Photo by Anderson. Photo by Anderson. COURT HOUSE AT PBOVO. TERRITORIAL INSANE ASYLUM AT PKOVO. est type, represented by the Daily Enquirer, republican, and the Morning Dispatch, democratic, together with two semi- weeklies and one paper issued weekly. The banks are " solid financial institutions," under the direction of men of enterprise, character and splendid abilities. They include the First Na- tional, the National Bank of Commerce, the Prove Commercial and Savings bank, and the Utah County Savings bank, with an aggregate capital close on to S-50,000, and surplus to a large amount. In addition to the above there are fifteen corpora- tions domiciled and doing business in Provo, requiring an im- mense capital, and productive of advantageous results. Facil- ities for rapid transit of both passengers and freight are complete and satisfactory. The railroads include the Utah Central, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Union Pa- cific and the Utah, Nevada & California systems. The Utah Central makes Provo its supply station. Other railroads will be constructed as soon as their presence be- comes necessary, and no lack of enterprise on the part of citizens need be apprehended. There are a number of first-class hotels, and the public buildings are among the handsomest and most admired of any w-est of the Missouri river. The Territorial In- sane Asylum two miles east of the city, "stands pre-eminently at the head." The structure is 400 feet in length and 130 feet in height. It is provided with all modern conveniences, and when fully completed, (during 189^,) accommodations can be fur- nished for nearly SOO inmates. The Taber- nacle, a commodious and costly house of worship, occupies a plat of ground near the city's center; the Provo Opera House, cost- ing S?iO,0(.lO, and having a seating capacity 211 of !)0U; the acadtmies, cluirclics, bank buildinj,'^, private residences, etc., make up a complement of improvements that are typical of the genius of tlieir desijjncrs, and of the public spirit of those tlirough wliosc liberality they were made possible. Th3 commercial business of the city is repre- sented hv men wliosc unflinching industry, nat- ural abilities, infinite tact, wonderful resources, and superb courage, are always enlisted when great interests are at stake, and critical enter- l)rises are involved. The successes scored in this Held of usefulness attest the character and in- fluence possessed by those who have been instru- mental in accomplishing such results. Every line of trade is ably presented, and the houses thus employed represent millions of dollars invested. The Chamber of Commerce, an organization of immense value to the trade and manufacturers of the city, is an active and powerful adjunct. Of manufactures, what has been said else- where may be said with reference to those located at Provo. With the I'rovo Woolen Mill, as a nucleus, so to speak, there has centered in this city and vicinity every description of pro- ductive undertakings. Foundries and machine shops, lumber and lumber products, furniture, flour and meal, cigars, candy, spices, preserves, soaps and pickles, with other commodities in constant demand. PKOVO WOOLEN MILLS. The future of I'rovo is bright with promise. .An admirable location, superior conditions, limitless resources, and character of the people, make up a combination that is simply irresis- tible. No city in the Territory can present a greater range of attractions, or offers a wider scope of opportunities for the safe and judicious investment of capital, or the display of energetic enterprise. IMioto by Autlf>r8()ii. \. O SMOOT, Prctidenl First Nutional Bauk, ABRAHAM OWEN SMOOT. In writing up the commercial interests of the city of Provo, as well as biographies of her prom- inent citizens we take the liberty of sayingr, and confidently believe our statement will be heartily corroborated by all the members of this thriving community, that Mr. Abraham Owen Smoot, president of the First National Bank is, as a matter of fact, foremost among the leading men of Provo, in point of enterprise and public spirit as well as a man of allhience and liberal business methods. Taking active part as he has in the diverse interests of Utah, from its earliest his- tory until the present time, it should be said, not only in justice to himself, but as a necessary record to be included in a comprehensive and authentic review of the Territory, that be has done as much as any other one man towards bringing about the wonderful transition in mate- rial progress and modern advancement through which Utah has passed from a primitive un- developed state to its present advanced pnsiUon among the centers of wealth, population and enlightenment of the great commonwealth, in which it figures as an important factor. This being true it will, no doubt, be of inter- est to all readers to peruse a brief sketch of his life, and note the essential place he has taken in the past as well as the distinguished position he now occupies in the industrial affairs of the city of Provo and Territory of Utah. Mr. Smoot is a native of Kentucky, and re- ceived his efirly education in the schools of Paris, Henry county, of that State. He was raised a farmer boy and followed that occupation until twenty-one years of age, when he joined the Mor- mon church, and has ever been a faithful adher- ent and ardent supporter of that religious body. .\s a noteworthy fact in the initiatory settle- ment of Utah, we may mention that Mr. Smoot conducted the second pioneer train that entered the Great Salt Lake valley in the year 1H47. That memorable event is one of the cherished incidents in the history of the Territory, being the first important move toward the actual set- tlement, development and populization of this richly endowed and highly favored region. 212 The hardships aud the privations that were undergone, the determined struggle tor success and the establishment of a new and promising empire, is not only permanently enshrined within the memory of the closely banded people who were courageously battling tor the main tainance of the sacred institu- tion they had espoused, but is commendably regarded by all noble admirers of human persistency and unflagging determina- tion in whatever cause is believed to be right. Mr. Smoot was mayor of Salt Lake City, holding that high position in the office of the people, from 1856 to 1SG6. He was a member of the first Territorial Legislature and has been a member for twelve years. He has been prominently identified with many large corporations and enterprises, both in com- mercial life and the development and active working of the various resources ot the Territory. Since coming to Provo, February 25, 1878, he has been deeply interested in the progress ot the city and has been a leader iu all movements and efforts designed to build up and expand its interests, and has aided and encouraged in every feasible way all industrial enterprises calculated to promote prosperity and develop the great re- sources ot the surrounding country. For nine years he has been at the head of the First Xational bank of this city, aud its present sound and substantial condi- tion and uniform success, ever since first established, has been due, largely to his keen financial policies aud j iidicious execu- tive guidance. Through all its career the conservative, yet lib- eral course followed out, has not only gained for it widespread popularity, as a safe banking institution, but has inspired con- fidence in the people of this community, who now regard it as Uie most solid and well managed bank of the city. Indepen- dent of his interests at the bank, Mr. Smoot is connected as a stockholder and officer in many other corporations among which we may mention the following: President Z. O. M. I., of Provo, president of the Provo Woolen Mills and president Utah County Savings bank; was one of the founders of the Brigham Young Academy, and is one of its board ot trustees. He also owns and controls a large amount of real estate in this city and has erected many of its handsome and substantial buildings, which are very creditable to a growing city of its size. Mr Smoot is an enterprising and public spirited citizen and is really doing more for the progress and growth of Provo than any other man to-day. He is ever on the alert tor opportuni- ties to present the merits of this promisiugcenter of importance aud has by his personal endeavors, induced many of the in- dustrial and manufacturing concerns now in operation to locate here, and is using his influBuce in every way possible to apprise the country at large, of the merits ot this flourishing locality and ot the superior conditions and advantages here presented for the establishment of profitable and successful commercial enterprises devoted to the working of the inex- haustible resources yet undeveloped. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. One of the chief evidences of thrift and growing prosperity in the City of Provo is the high character and sound condition of its banks, and foremost among them will be found the First National Bank which was organized nine years ago, and has a present capital stock of .S§0,000 and a surplus of 312,500. Through all the years this financial enterprise has been conducted it has been attended with signal success and prosperity. Its policies have been ot the highest order and its management has been careful and conservative. A general banking business is carried on, receives de- posits, discounts good commercial paper, issues letters of credit and corresponds with the leading banks of the coun- try. The premises occupied consists of a large and handsome two-story brick building, 25x70 feet in dimensions, and fur- nished and fitted up with a special view to facilitate the con- venient and proper transaction of a large businees. The building is owned by the association and is a model of its kind. The officers and directors are numbered among the leading citizens of Provo, and their connection with the institution is alone a sufficient guarantee of its solid condition and judici- ous financial policies. The following well-known business men are the officials: A. O. Smoot, president; F. H. Cutler, vice-president; C. A. Glazier, cashier; H. H. Cluff, S. S. Jones, -lohn C. Graham, Reed Smoot and Walter R. Pike, directors, all men of the highest standing in the community and well qualified for the respective positions they occupy. It has ever been the purpose of its directors to conduct affairs along liberal lines, but within the boundary of safety for the bank and its patrons, always enterprising and progressive, but never reckless or imprudent. It thus wields a great in- fluence on the finances of this section, and influence ot a healthy, beneficial and generous character, so far as consis- tent, of course, with wise and cautious management. The of- ficers are too widely known throughout the Territory, to need any special introduction to the public. Their standing and re- putations forever insures a successful continuation ot its pres- ent importance and prosperity. EXCELSIOR ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. The Excelsior Roller Flour Mills of Provo is a most im- portant and extensive enterprise, provided as it is with every facility and convenience for the prosecution of the business on a grand scale. The mill was first erected in 1877, and has passed through a most successful and prosperous career. By the enterprising disposition of its owners and the ener- getic and painstaking efforts of the managers to give perfect satisfaction to all patrons and produce nothing but high grade flour, a large and substantial trade has been built up throughout this section of the Territory. An average capital of 815,000 is invested in the business and three skilled and experienced hands are given constant employment in the various departments. Wheat is brought to this mill from sections within a radius of one hundred miles from the city. It has a capacity ot fifty barrels of flour per day and five stands have been put in, making it altogether the most extensive flouring mill in Utah county. The individual members of the firm are John E. Booth, John W. Hoover and John W. Hoover, Jr. Mr. Hoover super- intends operations at the mill and he is a thorough and prac- tical miller and perfectly familiar with all phases of this branch EKCELSIOR ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. of industry. He was born at Bridgeport, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and is fifty-seven years of age. He came to Utah in 1854 and has been a resident of the Territory ever since. He is a practical miller and most of his active life has been de- voted to that business. He is a a man of sterling integrity and sound, judicious principles, aud of a sociable and generous nature, and withal a progressive aud public spirited citizen. Mr. Miller came over the plains with an ox team on his way to this country, aud his life has been marked by vivid and inter- esting incidents aud experiences of pioneer days. He mar- ried in Utah, aud has twelve children, ten of which are now living. The eldest son John W. Hoover is now associated with him in business and is also a practical miller. He was born in Utah county and is thirty-four years of age. He received his early educatiou iu the schools of this city and has since been engaged in the flouring mill business. He is a bright young man of keen business ability and attends strictly to the inter- ests of the growing enterprise, in which he is a partner, lie is a man of broad and liberal views and progressive ideas, and takes an active part in the political and social affairs of the commiinity. "m Sii r' el 213 JOHN E. BOOTH. This is true the world over nud especially in oiir western country, where resources are apparently unlimited and where development isfjoingon with siu'h woniierful rapidity. Utah now seems to be in the ascendency as an aJvancin){ and pro- gressive section, and there is probably no center of population lookinR more bright, or that promises greater achievements for the future than tlie City of Provo. Its present importance and essential bearing; in the general advancement of the Territory is due to the tliorough-goiiig and enterprising class of men that control its l)usiuess interests and municipal affairs. Included among this class of citizens and one that has the welfare of the city at heart, will be found Mr. John E. iiooth, now mayor of Provo. Mr. Booth has had a remark- ably eventful and successful career. Probal)ly no citizen of Provo to-day can look back to passed struggles and ultimate achievements with more justitiable pride and satisfaction. Like most men of his stamp, Mr. jjooth gained the prominent position he now sustains through his own endeavors and untiring zeal, supplemented by strong, inborn capabilities. He began, a poor boy, with no start in life save alone sterling iiualities, and has by their persistent exercise gradually forged his way onward and upward, until now he is one of the most popular and wealthy citizens of this thriving and intelligent community. He was born in lOngland forty-four years ago. He went to Salt Lake City in 18.")7 and from that city to Provo in 1871, and received his education in the University of Heseret. From the time he came to Provo he has been prominently identified with its commercial interests and various muuicipial ollices ever since. He was elected a member of the city council in 187."), and has served almost without cessation since that time, being out but two terms while absent from the country. He has been a member of the Territorial Legislature for two terms, one in the House and one in the Council. He has practiced law in this city for a number of years, and during 1880-81 was .\s8istsnt United States dis- trict attorney. He was also Territorial court commissioner from 1878 to 1882, and is now mayor of the city, at the same time maintaining a large private law practice. We may say without fear of contradiction from any source that through all his public career, Mr. liooth has acted with honor and sincerity, and has exhibited superior judgment and executive ability. He has ever advocated and supported wise and beneficial public policies, and has given his aid and en- couragement to all public spirited movements and projects of an enterprising character. Mr. Booth aided in the establish ment of the celebrated woolen mills of Provo. He with others established an extensive foundry and lumber yards. Kaeh one of these enterprises is a grand success and is now in a flour- ishing condition. Besides those mentioned he is a stockholder and director in several other corporations of magnitude and importance. Mr. Booth ha8 great confidence in a brilliant future for this city, and having lived here for so many years and taken such an active part in the various interests, much weight necessarily attaches to his opinion. HAVERCAMP & CLARK. The citizens of Prove and Utah county are especially fortunate in having among them the highly qualified and thoroughly experienced firm of Messrs. Ilavercamp & Clark, abstracters of titles, whose commodious offices are located in the First National Bank building. This tirm first opened their otfice in Provo in tlune, 1880, at a time when there was considerable activity in real estate circles, and large numbers of transfers were being made, and by faith- ful and conscientious work, it was not long before they established a wide-spread reputation among the people of this community, as thorough-going, upright business men, well fitted for the special line of enterprise in which they were engaged. They issue deeds of conveyance, examine titles, and, in fact, execute promptly and satisfactorily every class of work that comes within the province of the abstracter. Since locating here their business has constantly increased and ex- panded, until now they have something over SlO,O0() invested, and employ four skilled and experienced assistants to aid in taking care of the large amount of work entrusted to them. The individual members of the firm are Mr. ( ieorge Haver- camp and Clayton A. Clark. Mr. Ilavercamp is but thirty years of age, and hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. His early education was received in the schools of that city, where he passed through a thorough academic course of instruction. After leaving school heentered an abstracter's office for the purpose of acquiring a comprehen- sive knowledge of the profession. He came to Salt Lake City in 1887, and removed to Provo the following year. Mr. Clayton .V. Clark is a native of Franklin county, Ver- mont, and is twenty-nine years of age. He was educated in the schools of liarre, Vermont. He came to Utah in 1888 and has been actively engaged in business from that time until the present. He has held the important position of secretary of the Territorial Insane Asylum at Provo, one of the largest institu- tions of the kind in the west. He is veil-known to the people of this community as an honorable, U|)right man and a loyal and sterling citizen. Both gentlemen are enterprising and public spirited and believe in aiding and encouraging every commendable move- ment designed to upbuild and promote the interests and welfare of the C^ity and Territory. The firm effects loans for the Lombard Investment Com- pany and Eastern capitalists, and also represents a number of the best insurance companies such as the California and the Continental. CHARLES DEFOREST MOORE. Mr. Charles DeForest Moore, superintendent of the Sun Foundry and Machine Company, of Provo, is an able and thor- oughly practical man in the important position he occupies and is well versed in the special line of enterprise in which he is engaged. He has made a deep study of the subject in all its various aspects, and it may be said, without fear of contradic- tion that he is as proficient and well versed in this department of industry as any man in this part of the country. The great success which has attended the institution, over which he presides, is due in a large measure to his thorough knowledge of the business and the vigorous manner in which it has been prosecuted. Mr. Moore has had an eventful career, and is also a practical civil engineer, to which profession much of his life has been devoted. Besides superintending affairs at the Sun Foundry and Machine Company works, he has been retained by the Utah, Nevada & California railroad, as chief engineer. For thirty-four years he has followed this profession, and he has held m;iny important and responsible positions in that capacity. Mr. Moore traveled on horseback from Denver, Colorado, to the Pacific coast, in the interests of the Chicago, Burlington A- Quincy railroad, locating a route for the extension of their system to the coast. Many other interesting incidents has occurred in Mr. Moore's career as a civil engineer, which we have not space to record in these pages, Ijut he has filled many important and arduous positions and is well known throughout the West .ns a thorough and practical engineer. Mr. Moore is but forty-one years of age and is a native of Boston, Mass. He attended the Columbia Institution, and also the Dartmouth College, where he received his pro- fessional education. Since locating in Provo he has proved himself an enterprising and public spirited citizen, and uses his inlluence wherever possible to advance the city's interests and increase it growth and prosperity. HOTEL ROBERTS. In speaking of the progress and advantages of Provo the fact that her hotel accommodations are in perfect keeping with theenterprise, exhibited in other respects, shoidd notbeomitted. The Hotel Roberts is not only one of the best and most desira- ble houses in the city, but is also one of the most popular and ex- tensively patnmized. I'irst-class in its appointment and main- taining the best of service guests are invariably well pleased and made to feel delightfully at home. The sleeping apartments are light and airy,commodious and finely finished while the dining room, reception rooms, parlors etc., are neat and inviting in appearance, and the tables are supplied with the best the markets atTord. The hotel occupies a substantial three-story brick structure of handsome architectural design and finish containing about fifty well furnisheil rooms and all modern luxuries such as baths, electric call bells, steaiii heat, hot and cold water, etc., making the hotel altogether, a model of its kind and requiring the constant attendance of twelve experienced and capable 2U •^ assistants to meet the demands of the patronage which has been attracted. Mr. L. Holbrook, the able and efficient manager and prop- rietor, who thoroughly understands the requirments of an institution ot this character, sees to it that they are pro- vided and carried out to the letter. Mr. Holbrook has resided in Provo for about two years, com- ing liither from the City of Logan, where for more than a year he had charge of the Consolidated Implement Company's branch es- tablishment in that city. Since locating in Provo be has interested himself as an officer and stockholder in several leading corpora- tions and is now vice-president of Provo City Lumber Company, director in the Provo Commercial & Saving bank, and pre- sident of the Provo City Railway Company, also a real estate owner in the city. He is an enterprising go ahead businessman and a public spirited citizen of great value to Provo. A. A. NOON. The life of A. A. Noon has been one of many strange scenes and circumstances. He was born in Middlesex, England, on the "iSth of June, 1837. His father was a professor of lan- guages in London, was educated in Guttenberg, Germany, served in the Prussian navy and finally settled in London, where he practiced his profession. A. A. Noon left London for Xew Orleans, when but a boy, in 18.51 at the time of the great excitement in California. From America be went to Australia at the time of the great rush to the gold fields, and with that wave went to Ballarat Beudigo, and other noted mining sections. There he prospected and worked in the mines, and was reasonably successtal. He went from Australia to India and was at Calcutta at the time of the excitement beoause of the massacre of Belli. From India he went to England again, thence to Africa, where in connection with his brother, Adolphus H. Noon, he helped to establish among the first, the sugar enterprise of Port Natal, and owned, by rental, Ispingo estate, a farm of one thousand acres, from which, under their management, were shipped large quantities of sugar, and placed the estate in a position to ship hundreds of tons per year, so that it is to-day one of the great sugar estates of Natal. While in Natal he was appointed quarter- master of a volunteer company for the protection ot the colony against the savages— Kaffirs. He visited the Grequas soon after they first crossed the mountains to No Man's Land, and had some business with them, and by some suggestions, which they acted upon, averted trouble between them and the sur- rounding tribes of savages. From this country he emigrated to America, married in Nebraska to the oldest daughter ot Henry and Martha Smith, who emigrated to this country from Africa. He was one of the oimtractors in Echo Canon, on the U. P. railroad, under Brigham Young's contract, went to Tintic, Utah, in 1870, at the opening of that mining district and assist- ed in laying off and locating, with A. H. Noon, the present site of Eureka City. He always took much interest in the great iron deposits in that region and, with A. H. Noon, was among the early looaters there. Since 1876 he became more and more interested in those great iron deposits and by his continued perseverance succeeded in getting an incorporation organizing with the leading men of Utah county, which was accomplished September 2, 1884. These iron fields bid fair to make of Provo a Pittsburg, for they are inexhaustible and are referred to in this pamphlet elsewhere. Under his management the first iron plant was made in Utah in commercial quantities and he took the first into market and sold it. The enterprise is still under his management, as is the Utah Valley Iron Mining and Man- ufacturing C'ompany's properties. LOGAN CITY. Logan, the county seat of Cache county, is said by those who are in a position to speak intelligently on the subject, to be one of the most promising it not, in fact, the most promising city in the Territory. The center of an agricultural region of unsurpassed fertility as also the distributing point, within short distance of mineral discoveries of wonderful richness, possessing an inexhaustible water-power, improving and im- proved railway facilities, numerous and well sustained manu- factures, together with other aids essential to rapid and per- manent growth, the outlook for Logan is radiant with the brightest growth. There is a total of 54,301 acres of land in Cache county under cultivation. Of this number 30,951 acres are under irrigation, the water for such purpose being obtained in un- limited quantity from the mountain streams adjacent, and the system employed being more thorough and effective than else- where in Utah. Indeed, as has been said, no county in the Territory possesses a wider range ot superior conditions than Cache, and no portion of the Inter-Mountain region can boast greater fertility or greater adaptability for the cultivation of products peculiar to a mild, genial climate. Not only is Logan the source of supplies and the distributing point of the neigh- boring country, but of the many thriving villages and hamlets of the county itself. The mineral discoveries are of recent date. Six months ago the existence of precious metals in the valley was not altogether unsuspected. Since the summer of 1891, however, indications have been such as to conclusively demonstrate the presence of mineral resources.valuable beyond estimate- Later in the season, a syndicate, composed chiefly of residents and citizens of Logan was organized and purchased a number ot claims including the Sundown and La Plata. Work was at once commenced and has since been continuously carried on. Ore has been dis- covered in both of the above mines as also in claims contiguous, chiefly in the Sunrise, North Star, Red Jacket, Last Dollar, Last Dime and Queen of the Hills — the assays from which show a paying average. Discoveries have also been made in the mountains east west aud north of the La Plata mines, the ownership of many of which is vested in residents of Logan. The ore found and shipped has " panned out " so satisfactorily as to attract foreign capital and, in other respects, assures Logan as a mining center of conspicuous importance. The present population of Logan is stated at 6,000 ; and the assessed valuation of property at $2,400,000. The highest quality of taste is displayed in the laying out and platting of the city. The streets and avenues are wide and straight, either side ornamented with shade trees, and built up with residences, commercial houses, public edifices, etc., presenting in their entirety an ensemble in the last degree attractive. Residences as a rule are owned by their occupants. They are built according to approved plans, many of them surrounded by well-kept lawns, planted with forest trees, and decorated with beds of flowers, grateful to the eye and distilling a most ex- quisite fragrance. The business edifices, a number of which have been erected within the past year, are notable for their beauty of design and the durability of materials employed in their construction. Among the structures lately added to the number are the Thatcher Bros, bank building and opera house, a handsome three-story edifice built of brick and stone, the Murdoch store and office building, the Campbell & Morris block, the Union Depot, the Agricultural College building, the Co-Operative Wagon and Machine company's block, two saw and planing mills, a district school building and many residences. A large number of buildings will be erected in the spring of 1892, embracing, among others, a bank building to be put up for the accommodation of Ogden capitalists. 21-) It is no exaggeration to say that Logan is the " Ath- ens " of the Territory. The public school system is be- yond criticism, while the private institutions of learn- ing are numerous and of the highest order of merit — specially so is the Agricul- tural College, a Territorial institution, deriving its sup- port in part from thegener government. In addition to a wide range of study adap- tive to academies and col- leges, thorough instruction is given in the science of agriculture and horticulture. Mechanical training is made a feature, and a workshop fully equipped are among the auxilliaries provided. The mstitution contains a museum, library, laboratory and other adjuncts, besides the government experiment station. The matriculants number 275, in regular at- tendance. The Brigham Voung College, named after the founder, by whom it was most liberally endowed, is equally prominent. It is open to the admission of students of both sexes, and the curriculum is limited to the higher branches, sup- plemented by a course of in- struction in theology as un- derstood by the church of Latter Day Saints. The regular course of study ex- cornxnocsE. AGBICrLTFRAL COLLI-GE. BRIGBAM YOrSO COLLEGE. V. P. DEPOT. ill] 11 tends through four years, and the instruction given is thorough. Two hundred and fifty students are at present in attendance. The city government is entrusted to men, many of whom have been tried in high offices and critical enterprises and been found faithful in all. A new water system will be put in opera- tion before the summer of 1892, as most likely will a street rail- way and additional facilities to the electric plants now employed for lighting the streets, buildings and residences. There are two banking houses in the city carrying abundant capital, doing a large business, and exercising a wide-spread influence ; the dissemination of news is well provided for, and the investments made in commercial and miscellaneous industries represents hundreds of thousands of dollars. The hotels of the city enjoy an extended reputation for the perfection of their equipments and appointments, while the accommodations and service are fully up to the most exacting retpiirements. The Thatcher opera house, said by connoisseurs to be "one of the finest" will accommodate an audience of nearly one thousand, and is in constant requisition by com- panies and combinations of superior order. There are between fifty and sixty manufacturing establish- ments and almost an equal number of those of a lesser grade, besides depots for the sale of products of a mechanical and general character, manufactured elsewhere. The lines domiciled in Logan, include lumber, flour, lime, brooms, beer and ale, sash, doors and blinds, brick, iron and machine foundries, furniture cheese and butter, soda-water, hose, book binderies, plumbing and carding machine establishments, etc., etc., producing a total output annually of phenomenal propor- tions, and meeting the demands of a trade in all parts of L tah and the Territory adjoining. Those who have been prominent in their contributions to enhance the value of Logan as a commercial, financial and productive center, declare that there is abundant room for investment, and those who will make the venture will be met l)y a hospitable wclccme and the assistance experience and capital everywhere commands. IXKSAN TEMPLK. 216 !?>.— K«5.C!flli" tt>wSi'-#iffiifi shop. The second floor is set apart for offices, and as the building is provided with steara heat, electric lights and the other modern improvements, it is the most desir- able office building in Logan. The entire third floor is used for a music hall, fitted up ia elegant style, and efficiently provides a place for lectures, entertainments, etc., that take place in the city. The building has a costly and substantial appearance through- out. Mr. Murdock is decidedly enterprising and public spirited in all he undertakes. He is a man of progressive ideas and liberal business methods and highly respected and esteemed by the people of this community. J. R. EUWAIIU8' KESIDENCE. J. R. EDWARDS. Among the long time residents of this city will be found Mr. J. R. "Edwards, who first came to Utah iu 18.51. Mr. Ed- wards was born in Pennsylvania and is forty-two years of age. lie remained a resident of his native state until his parents removed to Utah. Upon reaching the Territory, the family located at Smithfield, following the agricultural industry. Here Mr. Edwards contiuued until 18511 when he came to Logan where all of his active business undertakings have siuce transpired. For years back he has been interested more or less in the mining pursuit of the West and now stands at the head of several companies that own and control some of the best and most promising mining property in this section. Mr. Edwards is also senior member of the firm of Edwards, Evans A Ed- wards, which conducts an extensive brick establishment in this city. The enterprise was first established in the spring of 1891, and has already built up a large and substantial busi- ness. The premises consist of a complete plant for the manu- facture of brick on an extensive scale, including every appliance and facility of value in an enterprise of this character. The company also control HiO acres of land from which the necessary material is obtained. Over $3000 is invested in the business and eighteen hands are given constant employment. The daily capacity is (50,000 brick, which finds a ready market all throughout Cache county and Southern Idaho. Besides his regular business and mining investments, Mr. Edwards owns considerable valuable real estate in Logan, among which are two store buildings in the heart of the city. His residence is one of the handsomest in Logan, and is a veri- table beauty in finish and design. As a citizen Mr. Edwards is decidedly public spirited and lends substantial encouragement to all progressive movements for the benefit of Logan. LOGAN HOUSE. The Logan House, conducted by J. TJ. Ulanchard, is the most desirable hotel in the city of Logan, and decidedly the most pop- ular with commercial men and theatrical companies. Its equipment is good and an excellent bill of fare is provided. The build- ing is a substantial three-story structure about -50x70 feet in dimensions and contains some fifty light, airy and well furnished sleep- ing apartments. The dining room is cozy and inviting. Skilled and experienced cooks and waiters are employed and the service throughout is admir- able. Mr. Blanchard has conducted the hotel ever since it was first opened and by maintaining his hotel in keeping with the requirements of a high class public hostelry, has suc- ceed in establishing a good reputation for it. When but ten ROBERT MURDOCK. Mr. Murdock came to Logan in 1863. 1 le is a native of Dundee, Scotland, and is thirty -eight years of age. He removed to America with his parents when seven yearsof age andfirstlocated in Salt Lake City. He remained there for two years when the family moved to Farmington, bis father building the first rock house ever erected in that city. After remaining there for a time be came to Logan, where all his interests and business movements have since taken place. Mr. Murdock was for many years a successful stock raiser which pursuit he followed till a few years ago. Following this he settled in Logan and in 1890 erected the handsome three-story brick and stone build- ing, now known as the Murdock block. It is by far the most magnificent and substantial store and office structure in Logan to-day. The building is four stories high with base- ment. The ground floor is occupied by two spacious store rooms, and the basement contains a restaurant and barber MURDOCK BLOCK. years of age he came West with his parents, and lived in different localities of the Middle States until September, 1851, when he moved to Utah, locating in Logan iu 1859. He is now sixty-two years of age, and has by energy and thrift suc- ceeded in accumulating considerable means. He owns the hotel premise.s and a large amount of other real estate in the city, valued at something over S> 40,000. As a citizen he takes a deep interest in the growth and progress of Logan. y^€\7\ t^w i_ -» •217 HON. J. Z. STEWART. Judge J. Z. Stewart, the subject of our sketch, is a native of Illinois, anJ is forty-seven years of age. lie came to Utah iu 1852 ami located in Salt Lake county. His early eiluca- tion was acquireil in the schools of that county, including two years at the University of Des- eret. Since coming here iu 1S80 he has held prominent positions. He was president of the Brigham Young College for a number of years, Bud for five years held the important position of probate judge of Cache county. He served in this latter capacity ably and satisfactorily. Judge Stewart was also a member of the city council for six years and by his vote and in- tlueuce has aided and encouraged all public policies that his superior judgment determined to be right and to the best interests of the city. There is probably no man in Logan to-day do- ing more for the material prosperity aud growth of the city than .Judge Stewart. He has been instrumental in organizing several enterprising corporations devoted to the development of the resourcps of this section. He is now president of the First National Bank of Logan, president of the Cache Valley Mining Company, vice president of the Rich Cache Valley Mining Company, aud cashier of the Mineral Point Mining Company, all leading corporations of this city. .Judge Stewart has great faith in the future of Logan and believes it is destined to expand at no distant day into an important business center. The mining companies in which .Judge Stewart is interested own and control some of the best mining i)roperty in the Territory aud their active development is now going on. The property is located but a short distance from Logan. When the mines are in vigorous oper- ation, great benefit will accrue to Logan. As a citizen .Judge Stewart is loyal and sterling and willingly aids and supports such public- spirited movements as he believes to be to the general welfare and prosperity of the city and Territory. HON. J. Z. STEWAllT. THATCHER BROS. BANKING CO. Thatcher Bros.' banking house of Logan, is an institution which from its very inception has exercised a wholesome and beneficial influence over the material prosperity of Cache THATCHEK BROS. BANK AND OPERA HOUSE. county. It has ever aided and supported such projeots and public spirited enterprises as gave promise of success and the advancement of Logan's interests in point of wealth, popula- tion and intelligence. The officers and directors are all men of the highest business ciualiflcations, and able financiers. The bank is now regarded as one of the most solid and ably managed in the Terri- tory. It was founded in January, 18Ki. and incorporated in December, 18KS, with a cap- ital stock of S100,0tK). In July, 1S90, the capital stock was increased to ^150.000, with surplus of §18,000. The handsome build- ing iu which their banking rooms are now located, was erected by the company in l.'*8!) at a cost of .^."K^Oi 0. The building is a sub- stantial three-story brick structure. The ground floor contains two large stores, be- sides the spacious banking rooms. The Logan Opera House, which is one of the finest in the Territory, occupies the upper portion of the building. The interior of the banking room is richly and costly decorated, and equipped with a special view to the rapid transaction of business. The officers and directors of the company are as follows: George \V. Thatcher, presi- dent ; I,. S. Hills, vice-president: H. K. Hatch, cashier; directors: Moses Thatcher, James Sharp, W. W. Biter. George Homney, David H. Peery, James .Mack, \Vm. D. Hen- dricks, L. n. Martineau, H. E. Hatch, all gentlemen of the highest standing among the busine.=8 men of the Territory. .\ gen- eral banking business is conducted, receives deposits, discounts, notes, loans money on first-class security, issues lett«r8 of credit 218 .-^f,:. ■''^^c. P^^^K^^^^^P and corresponds with the leadiDg banks of the country. Mr. George W. Thatcher, the president, has been for many years closely identified with the busineea interests of Logan, and he together with his brother, Moses Thatcher, have been in- strumental in founding and maintaining more commercial and industrial enterprises, contributing to the growth and advance- mut of Logan, than any other residents of Cache county. Mr. Thatcher is now president of the Sundown & La Plata Mining Company, president of the Thatcher Milling and Ele- vator Company, president of the board of trustees of the Brigham Young College, president of the Logan Light and Power Company, and president of the Bevans Mining Company, besides being interested as stockholder and director in other corporations and enterprises of magnitude and impor- Mr.' H. E. Hatch, the cashier, is an able and efficient man in that capacity. He is a thor- ough financier, and in his hands the affairs of the bank are subserved faithfully and satisfac- torily. cantile business at different points in the East until 1867 when he returned to Utah and at once located at Logan. Having previously acquired a knowledge of the jewelry business he opened an enterprise of that character in this city, and has continued with signal success ever since. For a number of years he held the position of city recorder, and has also been alderman for a term of years. He has by thrift and enter- prise accumulated considerable means and now owns valuable real estate in this city. He is a stockholder and director in the Logan Light & Power & Heating Company; stockholder in the U. O. Building Manufacturing Company; stockholder in Jour- nal Publishing Company; stockholder in Irrigation Age, and a number of other leading enterprises, devoted to the building up and advancement of the Territory. Mr. Cardon's honorable business methods and sterling qualities as a citizen have won tor him the respect and good will of all who know him. THOS. B. CARDON. Mr. Thomas B. Car- don's establishment, lo- cated in the heart of the business portion of the city of Logan, is with- out doubt the largest and most extensive of its kind in Cache county. Mr. Cardon's handsome new three- story brick building is divided into two dis- tinct departments, one carrying a large and comprehensive stock of jewelry, and the other an extensive and varied line of turniture.oarpets, wall paper, etc. Mr. Car- don conducts both en- terprises, and is the leading dealer of the city in these respective branches of business. A complete stock of watches, clocks, jewel- ry, silverware, precious stones, etc., is always kept on hand and skill- ed and experienced as- sistants are employed in the manufacture and repairing of all work entrusted to him. In the furniture and carpet department all classes of goods usually found at iirst-class establish- ments of this kind are carried, and patrons are able to make as satisfactory selections as could be obtained in the larger cities of the Territory. Mr. Cardon has about 8300,00 invested in his store and transacts over $60,000 worth of business an- nually. Thirteen salesmen are given constant employment in the various departments and his trade extends throughout Cache county and reaches into Southern Idaho and 'Wyoming. Mr. Cardon's business block, which is one of the best in Logan, was erected at a cost of S 15,000. It is located directly opposite the Tabernacle on the main business thoroughfare, and is alto- gether a marked acquisition to the city. Mr. Cardon is a native of Piedmont, Italy, and is forty- nine years of age. He emigrated to this country with his parents when but ten years old, and came direct to Ogden City where he remained from 1851 until 1858, and then returned to the Eastern states. He served in the late war of the rebellion for four and 3 half years, after which he engaged in the mer- FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOGAN. The First National Bank of this city was first opened for busi- ness on January 4th, 1892, with the following well-known and highly esteemed business men of this Territory, as offi- cersand directors: J. Z. ^tewart, president; J as. Quayle, vice-president; Geo. A. Percival, cash- ier; Allan M. Fleming, assistant cashier. Direc- tors: John H. Davis, L. ^\ Snow, W. S. McCor- mick, G. Lombard and C. C. Goodwin. With such a list of highly qualified and generally recognized and able financiers, the substantial character and sound condition of this new banking insti- tution, is conclusively established and from its very inception sprang into popular favor, ar d has since met with uni- form success and pros- perity. This is a marked indication of the present fiourishing condition of Logan and tUe general thrift and go-ahead dis- position of its citizens. The bank has a capital stock of $50,000. A gen- eral banking business is conducted, notes are discounted, collections made, deposits received, letters of credit issued and corresponds with the lead- ing banks of the country. The First National Bank of Logan, is probably as well man- aged as any other bank of the Territory. The banking rooms are elegantly fitted up and richly and costly furnished. Every convenience and facility of value in an institution of this char- acter has been provided, and it is altogether one of the most popular and desirable banks of the city. Mr. J. Z. Stewart, the president, has been for years, one of the prominent and active business men of Logan. Mr. Geo. A. Percival, the cashier, is an able and efficient man in that capacity. He is genial and courteous, and exercises great care and pre- cision in all transactions and methods. THOMAS B. CAKDON. Wi^^^S^^mW^WWss^ ■■/-«-•"-- 21 It RICH. RICH & WARRUM. The activity and enterprise of auy growiuj; center of popu- lation is perhaps as clearly indicated in tlie classof professional men who are looking after its legal interests, as iu any other respect, and it is with pleasure that we are able to include among our biographical sketches of prominent citizensof Logan, HON, H. C. C. RICH.r several members of the legal fraternity who are not only wide- awake to the best interests of the city, but are 'classed among the leading attorneys of the Territory. The well-known law firm of Rich, Rich A- Warnim is not only regarded as the foremost firm practicing law in Cook County to-day, but its individual members are able and highly qualified gentlemen OEO. Q. RICH, Att'y. well versed in all the details of their profession. The co-partner- ship was first established some two years ago under the firm name of Rich & Rich, and in June, 1811, was re-organized under its present title Rich, Rich &. Warrum, siaae which time they have met with uniform success, and built up a large and grow- ing law practice. They are now attorneys for soma of the lead- ing oarparatioQS of this city, amoag whiob we miy mantion the following, Thatcher Bros. Banking Co., Logan Branch Consoli- dated Implement Co., Logan Branch, Studabaker Bros.' establish- ment and also Sidney Stevens Carriage and Implement bouse. They have been retaineii as counsel in many important cases in all of which they have acquitted themselves with great credit, and built up a well-deserved reputation for painstaking efforts and a conscientious subservance of their clients interests. Aside from their extensive law practice a general real estate and loan business is conducted, and the firm is prepared to place loans on mostly any amount on first-class security. Mr. (ieo. Q. Rich was born at Bear Lake county, Idaho, and is twenty-three years of age. His early education was acquired in the district schools of his native county, and later he attended the Brigham Young .Vcademy at I'rovo. He continued here for a time and then entered the Deseret University at Salt Lake City to complete his general education. While attending this latter institution, he decided to follow the legal profession and thereupon went East to the University of Michigan at .Vnn Arbor, and took a thorough law course. He graduated in the class of 18'J0 and immediately returned to Logan and began to practice. Since locating in this city Mr. Rich has exhibited marked ability as a lawyer, and his familarity with the law and keen perception of exigencies of a*case have brought him the respect and good will of the judiciary and all fellow counselors, .\dmitted to Supreme ('ourt of Michigan 1800, Supreme Courts, Utah and Idaho, 1891. Taught school threeyears,prior to going J'^ast, one year in Utah, two years in Idaho. Mr. Heber C. C. Rich is also a native of Idaho and is twenty-eight years of age. He attended the Brigham NOBLE WOKliUM. Jr., .\tfy. Young Academy at Prove for two years and at the age of twenty-three began reading law iu tlieollice of Captain Ransford Smith at Ogden. He applied himself diligently to hisstudies for two years, and then came to Logan and formed a law partnership with his brother Geo. Q. Rich. Mr. Heber Rich is now city attorney for Logan, and is a highly qualified attorney, careful and methodical iu his work, and has contributed very materially toward the success of the firm. Mr. Noble Warrum, jr, is also a man of high legal talents and attainments. He was born at Greenfield, Indiana, and is twenty-seven years of ago. He was educated at the Depauw University and then entered the law-school at Ann .\rbor. Mr. Warrum in the class of >9 returned to his native city and practiceil for one year, lie was first admitted to practice before the bar of the Supreme Court of Utah, and then traveled extensively as a result of which he decided to locate in Utah and was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Utah in ,\pril, IS'.tl. Soon after he entered the law firm of Rich A Rich at Logan as an equal partner, and has since been actively devoted to the interests of the concern. As citizens they are all public spirited, loyal and enterprising and aid and encourage all progressive movements designed to upbuild the city and promote its general welfare. Mr. Warnim takes a lively interest in politics and assisted iu the organization of the Democratic party in Cache and Rich counties, is a member of Democratic Territorial ('entral Committee, vice-president of Coauty Central and member of County Executive Committeee 220 ALBERT LANG. The photographic gallery of Albert Lang is equipped with all devices and appliances of value in an institution of this character and the uniform excellence of all work entrusted to him, has established a well deserved reputation in this section of the country. As an illustration of the character of the work turned out at Mr. Lang's gallery we may mention that the photos from which the views of Logan in this work were made were taken by Mr. Lang. In addition to his photograph business, a general line of picture frames, wall paper, glass, etc. is carried, and customers can be supplied promptly. Mr. Lang is a native of Bavaria, South Germany, and is forty-one years of age. He came to this country in October, 1871, and first located at Chicago shortly after the great fire which almost wholly destroyed the business portion of the city. Mr. Lang came to Utah in 1881, and first located at Salt Lake City. After remaining there a short time he came to Logan, and has been an active and enterprising business man of this city ever since. BRIGHAM CITY. The apostrophy of Oliver Goldsmith to "Sweet Auburn, lovliest village of the plain," is recalled by visitors to Brigham city ' the county seat of Box-Elder county, one of the most populous and otherwise flourishing counties in the Territory, has already acquired the name "Beautiful," by which name it is known from the pine clad hills of Maine, to the orange A. H. SNOW'S RESIDENCE. groves of the South; and from the boisterous Atlantic to the blue waters of that tide which flows outward from the Golden Gate to the Pacific. Nestling close up to the loftiest peaks of the great Wasatch range, which at this point, presents an ex- ceedingly rugged, yet picturesque outline, the city occupies a low mesa, commanding a magnificent view of the Great Salt Lake valley, with its wealth of verdure for a distance of many miles, while in opposite directions are scenes of natural beauty that charm the eye and captivate the senses. The city is hand- somely laid out, and the improvements completed, more espe- cially in the residence portions, are in harmony with the most exacting requirements of the modem school, exhibiting exqui- site taste in their designs and refinement in their location, decoration and ornamentations, artistic and exceptional. The public buildings and "marts of trade" are substantial and at- tractive, while the avenues and promenades shaded by a pro- fuse J rowth of forest trees, present a scene inviting and re- freshing. l^^^^r^ In JSKI^^Sk ^^C^' ^ ^ U A,:^ Q l-H QQ « >< o Box-Elder county is without a rival for purposes of farming and stock raising. Nature is prolific of her gifts on every side. Immigration has been introduced and in addition to the Terri- tory, including within its present scope, a wide area of country to be embraced by its extension, will be brought under cultiva- tion, and not only build up the immediate vicinity, but extend the influence and enhance the value of Brigham City, as a trade center. Grains and fruits of every description are indige- nous to the soil, and the prospects for an early development of the mining resources of Box-Elder county are encouraging in the last degree. The discovery recently of rich mineral deposits has served to emphasize the confidence felt in the 221 city's future, and the working of mines will 1h- energetically car- ried forward. Gas wells, the discovery of which was made about three years ago, are in successful operation, and the product is now used for purposes of il- lumination and fuel, with the most grati- fying success. Sur- rounded by such aids, peopled by a rustling, pushing, ac- tive population, the possibilities of l'>rig- luun City, all will agree, are inninner- ablc. there are a number of other leading commercial ventures, all of which are doing a thriving business, and enjoying uni- versal public confidence. During the year past, a large number of improvements, both of a public character, as also by private individuals, were projected and completed. Notwithstanding it was an off year, the sum of S:!0(),O()il, was expended in this field of usefulness and enterprise. Among the public buildings that command special attention, are the County Court House, the Hrighani Opera House, the Hrigham City Manufacturing Company's building, etc., with private halls and residences embodying the latest achievements in the lines of architecture and construc- tion. .\lthough Brighani City is more than liberally supplied with material advantages, there is room for additions in every department of trade, manufactures and conmierce. Banks would certainly prosper, hotels could be made profitable in- vestments, and manufactures will meet with immediate suc- cess. Canning factories, preserving plants, salt works, and other establishments of a productive character, would pay handsomely. It is unnecessary to add that not only would all these be welcomed, but under proper conditions, substantial iiKluccnuiits would be employed to hasten their coiiiiiig. COUKr HOUSK OF BOX-ELDEK OOUNTY. By the most recent census the city is credited with a population of between four and (wc thousand. Its location is unusually well adap- ted to superior drainage facilities, and no re- quisite has been omitted that will contribute a desideratum so indisjiensable to good health and corresponding well-being of citizens and residents. In this connection as will be expect- ed, the delightful climate proverbial of Utah is at its best, and throughout the year brings fresh charms and good cheer to energies may hap imperiled by arduous exertions. Arrange- ments have been concluded for the introduction of and immediate construction of a water-works system of approved design, and abundant ca- pacity. The city has been bonded for a sum sufficient for this purpose and active operations will be commenced before the dawn of the sum- mer, of 1892. The city is lighted by gas and electricity, and the departments of fire and police are efficient and objects of comnienda. tory admiration. Railroad facilities are good, but improvements now contemplated, if carried out will bring the city into closer communion with the outside world, and thus necessitate an increase of hotel accommodations, which at present, though comprehensive and attractive are hardly adequate to meet the needs of an unexpected influx of visitors. The school system is that employed in all progressive cities and superior opportunities are available to a school population, estimated at between eight and nine hundred. To accom- modate an increasing demand, however, addi- tional facilities will be provided, including the building of an institution of learning, that is advertised to cost S:^0, and it was in- corporated as a city, February 4, 1S.V2. Such, in brief, is the history of the "Banner City" of Utah, from her inception to the day when she was permitted to assume municipal prominence. Her career since then has been character- ized by a steady pro- gression that has not only merited recogni- tion, but conmiended her citizens and their methods to the favor and confidence of the public in all portions of the West. The pop- ulation approximates 2,000 in number, and the establishment of enterprises at Lehi, in addition to those al- ready there, must in a very brief period, augment that number many fold. Through- out the years that have been associated with the historv of the citv, UTAH SUGAR FACTOHY improvements of all kinds have been constant and unin- terupted. Chief among these is the LUah Sugar Works; an- other is the Leaching Works. The former was erected by a company incorporated in 1W9. The works were commenced in November. 1890, and were completed and in operation Oc- tober 12,1891. 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ItrorLS'X^tJii^. quent (Evacuations of the bladder, often accompanied by a slight smart- ing or burnini; sensation and weakening of the system in a manner tlie patient cannot account for. There are many men who die of this ditfl- culty. isnorant of tlie cause, which is the second stage of seminal weak- ness. The doctor will t;uarantee a perfect cure in all such cases, and a healthy restoration of the geuito-nrinary organs. Consuitation free. Send for Qaestion List, free. All Classes ol Fits Cored. Tapeworms removed with head or no pay. The Salt Lake Keeley Institute FOR THE ABSOLUTE CURE OF LIQUOR OPIUM AND TOBHCCO. CHLORAL COCAINE HABITS • • ^pcatrncnt Idei7tieal \Vitl] t\)at at l*)\Viol7t, Illinois. NERVOUS DISEASES SPECIALLY TREATED. >«-^ -^•-' Opened Jan. 10, 1892 at the Gardo House Salt Lake City ■^.•-^ -^.a-^. -^.s-^- ELECTRIC CARS FOR BECK'S HOT SPRINGS PASS THE DOOR TEMPERATURE 132 WATERS INFALLIBLE FOR GOUT, RHEUMATISM, CATARRH LEAD POISONING, AND ALL BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS KEKL-EY INSTITUTE ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONFIDENTIAL Salt Ir.iUc City, Utab > < m o rn a U) ^ "D m m O) 25 > H r I H ^ o H rn '-' m W) TQ H men z — m ill m O 5° rr, O 0) O H > I- o - o 3) > Z D O c 0) ■< o y ^i V 3 -< O m o TJ 5 Im ' \ A r- ^, m c Ss