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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II. 1890. 5 mmm prdvo. A General Description of Provo City, one of the Hustlers that Abound in' Wide Awake Utah. MANUFACTURING POINT OF THE TERRITORY. The Third Citv of Utah Has Made Astonishing Advance-ment This Year and Bids Fair to Outstrip Ogden in the Race. A Place that Possesses a Wealth of Water Power Grand Oppo-rtunities for the Capitalist and Investor Utah Valley's Eich Eesources. sportsman, and lover of nature, Trovo ffori man; attractions. To drive) along th good street and roads la pleasure, and the observing traveler ia charmed by tbe sight in summer of so many bom") balf hiddea by the weatta of trees. Out in the rural region tber are farm that produce crops of vege-tables and frui: that are not harsh to the rye. The tine fresh water lake la '''n is a aplendid bathing place, and la aw ay from tbe noise and buttle of th city. Her the angler can una bis rod. line and reel with effect, m the time is not long between "bite." Just now the duck shooting U roply great. A trip up the aide of the sleep mountain I an experience not to bj forgotten by the adventuring tourist. Not far dis-tant there are a number of can von, and some of them have l.-- tif ul waterfalls of no mean Ui. Should th visitor possess tome knowledg of min-eralogy, be can ttand in I'ron and la the dii.ince we the locat.on of tm of the richest ramp ia the world, and b can visit each. THE TERItlTOHlAt. insask ASTIX. This important institution U located on the east side of Provo city and ia at the bat of the Wasatch mountaiu. Th) asylum wa opened fur the Reception of patlenta on July W. At tb present time there are sixtyons female, and seventy one mate under treatment. The building contain two ward. th Brit itory occupied by the female aad the second by the male. The rapacity of the building la taxed to the nt-mo-at and a new addition i uudi-- r court of construction gn the north end. The audition wiil t of tone and brick and alxtut MO f.ft ia lenjjih. and when completed the entire bui Ulm will hate a front of about 409 feet. A viait through the different and ward enabled In writer to aee that the asylum i man-aged with a view to economy. hyxit n and sanitary. The patient are Ueateil with kindnea bv the medical urin tendent. Dr. U . K. Tike, and hi at auu. The "Ulcer of the are: axylunt President, t;. Sutherland, wo. rrtarv. Mr. CUrk; treasurer, Wil-son X. Dusenberry; dirrctor. V", N. Dusenberry, i. Carnahsn, 0. E Alien. I. L. Jam. worth. L. W. ShiirtlltT. Hugh liongali. A. L Thorn ex otIlrl medical superintendent. Dr. V. It. I'iko; steward, Jame lune, rtNt. The people of l'rovo are to be con gratulated on their sociability, com fortable home, bosiiie enterprise, and patronage of dervlng cause. Tha opportunities in l'rovo for the Investor and rapitalUt are worthy of ttilf in. pectlon. Provo need a number of tranche of buniiie In her mbltl and th men who angina now will mt regret mttii the venture. My Prove coulimi In her court of progress aud ventu-all- y rank amount the large eltie touched by the two great transconti-nental railroad, the Itlo Grand West-ern and t'ulon Pacini. Tin Tinr reporter desire to thank the peopl) who furnished him point for this paper. Ho regrett that limited lima prevented him from Halting ail of lb place of pulillo business ainl tbr ar several that deters mention. Provo City lies in Utah valley and is the county seat of Utah county, the leading supplier of produce in the ter-ritory. The surrounding lake, river and mountain scenery is line and makes a natural picture of unusual attractive-ness. Provo is the manufacturing cen-ter of the torritory and ranks third in importance in Utah. Other cities may boast of water power but few can sur-pass Provo in this respect. The im-mense supply of water from Provo river affords suporior advantages for fac-tories . and industries that utilize such power. - Provo is the outfit-ting point for the tourist and prospector, and is the distributor of supplies for the camps which lie within reasonable distance. The mountains are rich in extensive depos-its of valuable minerals and useful raw materials. The city is regularly laid out, and judiciously governed: water runs along the sides of the wide streets, which are fringed with trees; the place is one of the most desirable residence cities to be found anywhere. In brief, Provo is an inviting and desirable field for capitalists, business men, workers, and all who wish to prosper. Provo is not a "boom" city, but it will always be a progressive place of substantiality i and enterprise. The population of tbe city is about 5500. A Times reporter paid an unsolicited visit to Provo City the other day, and lie saw that progress has pitched her The building is to be of brick with stone front and will stand just west of the court house. If the hall is not erected this fall it will be early next spring when the tire laddies will have a nice home. , , THE CHCHCHES. In the matter of churches Provo is better supplied than most cities of her size in the west. ' The Mormon church building , is a large edifice of brick and stands at the corner of J and Sixth streets. A. O. Smoot is president of this stake and he is now occupying this office for the twenty-thir- d year. Rev. G. M. Jeffrey is pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, the present being the third year of his pas-torate. Through the efforts of the pas-tor, who was assisted by friouds of the denomination, a nice brick church was erected last year on H street near Cen-ter street at a cost of about $3000. About 250 people can be comfortably seated in the audience room, and since Mr. Jeffrey's pastorate the membership of the church has been more than doubled. The parsonage on Sixth, be-tween 6 and H streets, was erected this year. The building is frame, contains six rooms, is conveniently arranged and cost about $1450. The official board, which tucets on the lirst Monday of each month, is composed of llev. W. J. Bonhfun, Thomas Beeslev, A. A. Noon. M. M. Kellogg, C. S. Thomson, J. A. De Valey and W. W. Babcock. The Ladies' Aid society has for its ofB- - Cutler, J. C. Graham, Peter Stubbs, George Taylor, Benjamin Bachman and W. If. King. THE CITT PARK. The Provo City park will be a beauti-ful spot within a few years. It con-tains eleven acres and joins the city on the north. The park was laid off about a year and a half since and is planted with several hundred imported hard wood trees. The ground is under-going cultivation and renovation in ac-cordance with the views of a committee who are desirous that the place shall be a popular resort. A fence encloses the park and in about three or four years it will be throwu open to the public. Such a spot in this enterpris-ing city will certiiinly be appreciated by the present generation and their posterity. The city owns forty acre of land at the northeast side oi the town. A move-ment is afoot to convert a portion of the land into a public park, and as soon as this is done the street railway will touch it. Standing on the site of the proposed park which is elevated, the eye looks for miles across a lovely view, diversified by mountain and luke. First seen is the busy city with its smoke columns from manufactories, then the Utah lake, and finally the towering mountains. To the east the base of the overshadowing Wasatch mountain is soon reached. Surely of all spots this is the one for a park. THE WOOLEN WILLS. The Provo Woolen Miliscompany has the most extensive plaut of its kind west of the Missouri river. Tbe im-provements are four buildings which occupy considerable ground. This is an eight set mill and has all necessary machinery. The company emplnyes about 150 hauds and pays in wages about $.'0,000 per year. They use about GOO.000 pounds of wool every twelve months (no shoddy i touched) and manufacture about $225,000 worth of goods pHryear. Their sales extend from Sun Francisco to Chicago. J. C. Cutler & Brother of Salt Lake are the selling agents for the company.. The mills are at present operated by water power but the steam engine plant can be used in less than half an hour if necessary. The orlicors of tho company are: President, A. O. Smoot; t, W. 1J. Preston; secretary and treasurer, J. W. Dunn; superintendent, C. F. Underhill; directors II. J. Grant, W. H. Howe, C. S. Burton, T. R. Cutler, Myron Tan-ner, J. P. R. Johnson, Joseph S. Tan-ner. At a meeting of the stockholders held Monday it was decided to recapi-talize and issue paid up stock and the .capital was placed at $300,000. Three carloads of improved machinery for the mills arrived on Tuesday. ELECTRIC LIGHT FLANT. The Provo Woolen Mills company has the franchise for the electrio light. The plant is in a building at the mills and is run until midnight. : The system is that of tho United States Alternating Electric light and is very satisfactory. The light is a good as can be found anywhere. Nearly 800 incandescent and twenty arc lights are in use. THE LUMBER TARDS. The Provo Lumber, Manufacturing and Building company's establishment is at the southern portion of the city. This company has been in existence for several years and the present year has been the busiest in its history. Not only do they manufacture different kinds of mill work but contract and erect buildings. The com-pany has this year erected about seventy-fiv- e buildings in Provo and during the summer had about 150 men employed, the present number being about 185. The company has the contract for the new addition to the territorial insane asylum and ex-pect to have It completed by September 1st, 1891. This improvement will cost $130,000. The oiiicors of the company are: President, A. O. Smoot; vice- - resident, H. H. Cluff; secretary, W. H. B iiisenberry; superintendent, W. R. H. Paxman; directors, J. W. Turner, J. C. Graham and A. O. Smoot, jr. The Provo City Lumber company have their yard and office at the corner of Third and I streets. The company was incorporated last April and the sales for the last six months amount to about $50,000. A meeting of the stock-holders will be held at 7 o'clock on the evening of November 24th with the view of increasing the capital stock from $15,000 to $25,000. The officers are: President. James Thomson; t, L. Holbrook; secretary and treasurer, E. L. Jones; manager, II. H. Bean; directors, James Thomson, L. Holbrook, R. H. Dodd, P. Stubbs, B. R. Eldredge, E. L. Jones. THE CITY' FINANCES. The assessment of Provo City includ-ing the town site for 1800 is $3,200,000. The rate of tax is three mills per dollar; one mill for street improvements and two mills for contingent purposes. During the last three year the receipts of the citv have about doubled them- - Proctor academy, under the control of the New West commission, is located at the corner of Sixth and I streets. The school has four departments and about 150 pupil are in attendance. The principal is Prof. F. E. Merrill, who is assisted by Miss M. F. French. Miss S. C. Hervey and Miss M. I. French. The county superintendent of the public schools is E. A. Wilson., The board of school examiners are E. A. Wilson. Joseph A. Rees and F. E. Mer-rill. There aro five public schools in Provo which are in charge of a corps of fifteen excellent teachers besides the superintendent. The attendance is very large at present, the directors are wondering what to do as tho increasing army of knowledge seekers are taxing the school accommodntions to their fullest capacity. THE HEAL ESTATE. Messrs. Dodd & Coray. the repre-sentative real estate men, havo, during the year, sold over $1,000,000 worth of property. The desirable building lots are now selling from $500 to $1000, and the demand la brisk. From preseut In-dications the growth of the city Is ex-tending to the northeast. In this direc-tion there is considerable building ground, and the time will soon come when tho finest residence part of the city will be along the benches at the base of the Wasatch range. THE RAILROADS. Two of the greatest transcontinental lines of travel, the Rio Grande Western and the Union Pacific, pass through Provo, where eauh road has a station. It is expected that work on the Utah, Nevada & California, which is to ex-tend from Provo to Los Angeles, will be eommeneed soon. Major C. 1). Moore, chief engineer of the road, is waiting the arrival of London parlies who are interested in the line. Other railroads are projected, and Provo will, in this respect, bo fully supplied before she is a great deal older. THE LAKE. The people of Provo point with pride to Utah lake, a beautiful body of. freih water on the west side of the city. This sheet of water is fourteen miles wide and forty miles long and affords tine fishing. During the summer It Is a pop-ular bathing resort and the bottom be-ing of fine sand bathers delight to en-ter the water aud hare tl no. sport. The lake is the home of large numbers of ducks in season and sportsmen do not return empty handed after shooting. There is a dancing pavilion that is well patronized iu the summer, as also are the bath houses, of which Joseph Thomson Is the proprietor. The pretty steam yacht seen on the lake was by Major Moore, and Is owned by a number of young men in the city. There is some talk of establishing a steamer line from the east to the west shores of the lake, that the journey to Tintio may be made in loss time tnaa at present. In the winter the lake is frozen and is a vast skating park. The reporter heard a whisper to tho effect that the Salt Lake people would prob-ably be invited down-t- o skate during the coming winter and ride in the ico yachts if constructed by" that timo, THE STREET BAILWAY. The construction of . the Provo street railway was commenced lust May aud by the middle of July five miles of track had been lai4 and operations began. Three more miles of road are now under construction, the intention being to run north to Fourteenth street and thence east to 4 gravql bed at the base of the mountain, and also reach the proposed park spoken of elsewhere in this article. The road now runs CMt four miles from the corner of Centre and J streets to Utah lako. For throe months during the bathing season the road made about thirty per cent, on tbe investment, or at the rate of three per cent, for the entire year. The Improve-ments of the line are one steam motor and five cars. Within a fow days four gravel cars will arrive and another motor the first week of December and before long a roundhouse will be built on the west side. The officers are: President, R. II. Dodd; treasurer, G.A. Dusenberry; secretary, U. Bachman, jr.; directors S. 8. Jones, J. F. Gates, Peter Stubbs, William Probert, L. Hol-brook; superintendent, William Pro-bert, a hustler. SOME BUILDING STATEMENTS. President Smoot laid: "This year there has been more substantial im-provement made In Provo than during tbe last five years." Mr. Dodd of tbe real estate firm of Dodd & Coray, said: "The improvements this year will amount to $1,000,000, and so far as we calculate about 250substantlal buildings have been erected. An examination around the city shows that these state-ments are correct. Scores and scorot of new residences completed and others in course of erection are seen on all sides. Some of these are handsome, and all are comfortable and neat. But East Center street will aoon be ready for occupancy. This attractive edifice is three storie high, of brick, and has an iron front finished in imitation of Kyune stone. The main room is seven-ty- live feet deep and forty-fiv- e feet front, and the company will occupy all of the building, except three suit of offices on the aecond floor. Messrs. Culnier Bros, are the architect of the frout, aud Messrs. Fletcher Alexan-der the contractors of the building. The officers of the company are: Pres-ident. J. F. Gates; vice" president, Morfjni Snow, secretary and treasurer, V. L. ilallidav; directors L. Holbrook; S. It. Thnrman. J. L. Robinson. W. F. (Sates, J. F. Gates, M. Snow and V. L. Halliday. Taylor Bros. & Co., furniture dealers, have just moved into their fine new brick building on Center street. The house is three stories high, and the front is broken from the inual plain style by the artistic arrangement of the bricks. The building has a depth of seventy-nin- e feet and a front of twenty-nin- e feet. Besides furniture of all kiuds, the company sells organs, pinnos and musical goods. The company will be incorporated hv the following people: George Taylor, jr., Eliza Taylor. T. M. Taylor. J. 1). Dixon, and Arthur Tay-lor. Capital, $40, 000. MtSICAl. The people of Provo are fond of vocal and instrumental music and so mo good musicians are to be found la the city. Not only is the musio confined to organ and piano harmony but there are a number of melodious voealbua among the ladies and gentlemen composing the social circles. The young men have glee clubs and In the stilly nights of aummar they wander through tho beautiful citv serenading the fair ladies. Prof. II. E. Giles is the leader of the Opera House band, an excellent musi-cal organization of about fifteen pieces. The first Provo brass band wa organi-sed about 1858 and Professor Balio of Salt Lake was the instructor. THE HOUSE. Provo playgoers have a nice large opera house in whloh to eujoy the drama. The walla of this brick build-ing are thirty-fiv- foot high, the depth is 110 feet, and the frout Is fifty feet. The stage has a depth of forty-si- feet, and Is sixty feet wide. The interior la nicely arranged aud finished, and about 800 pooplo can bo acntod iu the dress circle, parquet, lirst balcony and gal-lor- The opera houso is owned bv an Incorporation and Is managed by John C. Graham. THK IKItIO ATtON COMPANIES. Tho irrigating companies around Provo are by no means a dry portion of the industry of the city. Tho l'rovo Bench A Irrigation company owns one-eight-of the Timpanoga river and waters about 0000 acres of laud. Their canal is about two miles long, fourteen feet wide, and tho average flow is about fourteen inches deep. The officer of the company are: President, John E. Hills; vice president, John Jones; secretary and treasurer, Peter M. Wentz; superintendent. James A. Loveless; trustees, J. E. Hills, J, A. Loveless, John J nes, Henry Stratton, Robert Thot ne, H. W. Walker and Elliott Newol. Capital stock $00,000. The Enterprise Canal company'! ditch is about seven miles long and the average width Is about six feet and the average How about fourteen Inches deep with good fall. Tho company owns of Provo river and waters about 2000 acres of land. This Is an In-corporated company with John E. Booth president and W. D. Alexander secretary. The Hooper canal runs parallel with the Enterprise and a little above it and waters about half tho land as does the Enterprise. Iu addition to the foregoing there aro a number of wator course through tbe city which are owned by It. THE DRUG HOUSE. Tito Smoot Drug company, which was Incorporated about four month ago, have their headquarters in a sub-stantial building on Center street. Since tbe deep store room has been im-proved with decorated paper and paint it is one of tbe finest In the city. The introduction of steam heat will add to tho oomfort of the customers and employees of the establishment. Tb principal business of the bouse li wholesale and their trade not only ex-tends into various sections of Utah, but also reaches Into part of Colorado and Nevada. Dr. G. W. Shores is the man-ager; president, Rood Smoot; t, W. R. Pike; secretary, M. II. Hardy. The Edcolsior Pharmacy In the Ex-celsior block ou Co 11 tor street would be a credit to any city. Tbe proprietors, Messrs. Pyne & Maiben, are up with the times and they claim to bave the finest drug store in Utah. The large main store room is finished in Imitation and hoy ia giving employment te the. peoplo of tbe city. EAST PKOVO CO-O-The East Provo mercan-tile Institution i at the corner, of Cen-ter and J streets. This i the first co-operative institution organised in Utah. The trade of the season ha been better than any for some time past. This store was the first to abolish the scrip system and to inaugurate the plan of selling for cash. A stock of merchandise of about MO, OKJ U carried from year to year. Eleven hand ar employed la the different departments. J be officer are: President, A. O. Smoot, t, J. P. K. Johnson, suporintoudent, S. L. Chipman; directors John V. Graham. Albert Singleton. II. 11. Cliff, V. L. Halllday. . PROVO WEST co-o- The Provo West Institu-tion changed hands about month ago and now is an Independent (tore from the Provo East Co op. The Provo West Co op is nicely housed in a large brit k building on Centre (tree!. Tbe capital of HO.tKK) is fully paid and the business It In a flouriihinff condition. The off-icers are: President, W. II. Brown, S. P. Eggertson; super-intendent and treasurer, Andrew Kg- - 5erton; secretary and director. J. M. director, Maud Kirk wood. SOME Of Till Bl'SINKS HOUSeE. Messrs. Irvine A Barney have been occupying their store building on Cen-tre street about fourteen months. They deal iu dry goods, gentlemen's furnish-ings, etc.. and have a clothing depart-ment on the tecoud floor. Tbe building is of brick, two stories, and has adeiun of 70 feet aud a front of S3 feet. Sir. Irvine formerly held a position In the ion store in Salt Luke, and Mr. Barney clerked for year In Auerbaeh Brother' store In the same citv. The Runnel-Eggertso- company have their headquarter for wagous and funning implement on Centre street. They began business Inst spring and now have a good trade In different part of the territory. For several month the firm ha done a big busmen In well pipe and they sell more of them than any other house' in the county. Tb well established dry good and provision house of S. 8. Joan & Com-pany on J street Is oue of the most reli-able stores in Proro. Mr. Jone ia one of the most successful business men cf Provo and he 1 known all ever tbe ter-ritory. Among the other prominent bouse may lie mentioned that of Jame Thoin son & Company, dry good; Dunn A Company, general merchandise; Jame Thomson, agricultural Implements; Joseph A. Harris, general merchandise; Anderson A Crandall, photographers; Withers & Clark, harness: Donaldson A Smith, coutraetor A builder; H. R. Eldredge, stove aud hardware; Felt, Olson & Company, books and station-ery, Juliu Jensen, watches and Jew-elry; Provo Bonk St Stationary Cow-pun- How fc Taft, groceries; Haihen-brin- k & Company, dry goods; Frd Kitlibcr, meat market; II. J. Maiben, pnlnter and paper hanger; II E. Osier-loh- . baker; G. W. Mlekel. planing mill ami lumber yard; Kerihaw A Malm-quls- t, painters and papr banger; Nell-so- & Taylor, watehe ami jewelry; Samuel Liddlard & Company, contrac-tor and builder; Nichols k Gray, sheet Iron rootling, Johuson Hrolhei aro tho proprietor of the Excelsior stable on I street and can accommocata forty head of horses. C. C. FrUbey I maunger of the Provo Marble work on Coiitru ctroot. Aadrew J. Stewart was the first merchant of Provo. MACHINE SHOP. Tho Sun foundry and machine shop are at the corner of Center and E streets. J. It. Kundbnry Is the master mcchanlo and John Dover the superin-tendent. They make a specialty of bras and Iron castings, steam fitting, building column, sto. The firm ba cast some stoves aud are preparing to manufacture them on an extensive scale. Messrs. Plerpont A Sons are ! of the Piovo foundry and machin shops., corner of Ninth and L street. Their 'specialty Is boiler nisking, al-though they do general repair work. They do some casting. THE COCMTT COURT HorSR. The county court house I s large square brick building standing la a well-kep- t lawn on Centre street. It Is said to be the finest in tbe territory. Here It Is that the first district conrt I held, Judge J, W. Blackburn presiding sinoe October lft, 1889. B Bachtnn Jr.. Is the clerk of th court and J. W. Pike I the stenogrspher. During the September term two year ago 18 United State Indictment war re-turned by the grand jury. Durlug tbe present term the grand jury Investlgatad sixty-tw- United State rase, fifty-seve-territorial eaae. examined 8.1H witnesses and returned eighty-seve-ignored thirty and laid over cers: resident, Mrs. 11. S. limes; Mrs. M. M. Kellogg, Mrs. G. M. Jeffrey; secretary, Miss Dottie Noon; treasurer, Miss Hattie Noon. The congregation of the Scandina-vian Methodist Episcopal church wor-ship for the present in their school-bous- e on Ninth near Fourth stroet. Rev. E. Mark is the pastor. At present the Congregational con-gregation has no pastor. Services were formerly held in the Procter academy building at Sixth and I streets. Rev. II. B. Turner has had charge of the Baptist congregation for about six months. The church has not yet been organized, but this may be effected be-fore long. At present the Baptists wor-ship in the Swedish Lutheran church building on G street. The Baptists are arranging to erect a church building, but as yet are undecided where it shall stand. The edifice will cost about $3000, exclusive of the site, and it is expected that it will be ready for occupancy by May 1, 1891. This mission is considered to be the most promising ever started in the territory by the Baptist people. The pastor, Rev. A. P. Martin, of the Swedish Lutheran church, has been in Provo about one month. As yet the congregation has not been organized, but will be in the near future when the brick church building on G street will be turned over to them by the board of church extension. Mr. Martin goes twice each month to Mt. Pleasaut, where he conducts a mission.. This reverend gentleman came from Sioux city, Ia., where through his efforts the new Swedish Lutheran Augustana church building was erected at a cost of $25,000, and he preached on Sundays to a congregation of 1200 people. THE BANKS. There are four banks in Provo, all of which do a good business and are ju- - . , j tent there. Within the last few months astonishing developments and renova-tions have been made in the city. Tbe I darkness has been dispelled by electrio light, a street railway carries passen-gers; handsome business blocks, store buildings and residences are to be seen; new edifices aro being erected, and, in a general way,, $he former drowsiness of the place is lost in the spirit of enter-prise. All this and more means that Provo City is steadily advanc-ing and assuming metropoli-tan ways, which will make her a noted piace in the restless west. The Mormons and Liberals are working for tho common good and in this the most conservative citizen sees features that are refreshing. The possibilities of Provo are great and the present oppor-tunity for development is in the hands of men of judgment who are untiring in their efforts to advance the interests of the place. Surely no city was ever better located in a county of vast natu-ral resources than is Provo. THE CITT COUNCIL. The thoughtful people of any town realize that with their city council rests the welfare, of the place and Provo is ' possessed of a council that satisfactorily executes its duty. John E. Booth is the respected mayor, and the councilmen are: L. 8. Glaysor, D, C. Hendriek-son- , R. H. Thomas, J. F. Dunn, Henry Maben, Samuel Liddiard and John Dixon. The. council is grading- - the streets and preparing to lay asphalt pavements along the principal business thoroughfares. Regular meetings are held in the coucil chamber in the court house the lirst Monday of each month. THE WATER SUPPLY. Provo proudly claims she has the best water supply of any city in Utah. The Provo river is a magnificent body f water, with sufficient fall to furnish power to many factories. At present the city is supplied with water taken from the river by canals, and water Bsed for culinary purposes is obtained from wells, a number of which are ar-tesian. Realizing the necessity of complete system of water works in a growing city like Provo, the council has granted to Witcher Jones of Salt Lake the franchise for such a system-- . The contract calls for the completion of the works by June 1st, 1891, and the estimated cost will be about $192,000. The water will be carried in mains from the Provo river to the city at a distance of about three miles. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. Law and order is one of the principal atures of Provo and the police force I on the alert to suppress all obnoxious people.. In ' the person of John A. Brown, Provo has a just and fearless ity marshal, The policemen are Wil-liam Strong, Alexander Wilkins, Wil-liam Hill aud James White who by turns are on active duty day and night. Judge A. A. Noon, who by the way is a Liberal, presides over the police court nd renders excellent decisions. The 'ty jail is a substantial building and contains four cells on each of the two floors. It has on an average of from ix to eight inmates per week. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Provo, like all progressire cities, is provided with a fire department. The Provo Engine company. No. 1, was or-ganized about June 1st, 1890, and twenty-fiv- e active members are enrolled a the list of this volunteer association. The rflicers are: Chief, John A. Brown; Joreman, Joseph Cheaver; assistant foreman, Charles Dorris; secretary, Jelix Bachman. The company has a oilsby steamer, hose cart and 1250 leet hose and the men are fully equipped. Although the apparatus is owned by city the company is supported by from the citizens. The plans for the erection Intributiona hail to cost about $5400. selves and the balances have not varied much. The total receipts for 1887 were $1,808.07; total disbursements $5,112.14; total receipts for 1888, $8,983.78; dis-bursements, $7,216.10, total receipts for 1889, $13,180.00 disbursements total receipts for 1890, $25,220;21 disbursements $23,452.11; the balance in tbe treasury for this-yea- is about $1,875.24. THE SCHOOLS. Provo enjoys the distinction of being an educational center and there are students in the schools in the city from each state and territory adjoining Utah. The Brighara Young academy stu-dents at present occupy the socond floor of the Zion Mercan-tile Institution in the southern portion of the city. Some years ago the acad-emy building was burned and next year a new edifice for this purpose will likely be erected. There are about 270 students attending the academy and they are cramped for want of more commodious quarters. The principal is Dr. Karl J. Maeser; assistant, U. Cluff, jr. Mr. Cluff has charge of the normal department which consists of junior and senior classes and also a post graduating class. Joseph Keeler conducts the commercial department. The courses in this department are thorough. Efforts are being made to establish a commercial collcire in con-nection with the academy. Mr. Keeler also teaches the academic students. N. L Nelson is department teacher of the intermediate section and also instruc-tor in the modern languages. The pre-paratory department is under the charge of II. Anderson who also gives j instruction in typo writing and steno-graphy. Mr. Isgreen has charge of the scientific department. In connection with the normal section a model pri-mary school is conducted by Miss Amy Brown. The establishing of a kinder-garten in connection with the normal department is nnder considera-tion. Mrs. Hannah Sorenson is en-gaged to give special instruction in morals and those branches pertaining to ladies health. There is no distinc-tion made In the attendance of Mormon and Gentile student as each are wel-comed. ,1 the building business is by no means at an end and the mechanics are all work-ing on and they will continue until com-pelled to stop by unfavorable weather. The demand for lemement houses is great, and Propeller Davis said that he could rent 200 such buildings If he had them. Messrs. Fletcher & Alexander the other day contracted to build twenty-tw- o tenement bouses for one party. John Grier has contracted for over 80,000 yards of plaster which is yet unlaid. THE HOTEL. L. Holbrook is proprietor of tbe hotel Roberts on J street and also the Excel-sior house on the same street, the latter being conducted in connection with the former. Hotel Robert has been re-modeled aod improved and steam heat will be introduced soon. Mr. Holbrook can accommodate about seventy-fiv- e guests. The terms are $2.50 per day. the table excellent and guests receive polite attention. Tbe Cosmopolitan hotel I located at the corner of Centre and I streets and can accommodate about one hundred people. W. A. Pitt is the proprietor and the rates are $2 to $2.50 per day. This hotel has six sample rooms. The table is good and the host sees that bis guests are well cared for. THE POSTOFFICE. The postoffice was recently moved from West Main to the Taylor building on Centre street. Tbe business men near the office recently raised with which tbe room will be Improved land electric lights introduced. Uncle jSaru will not have to pay rent for the hpartment for a year, as this item ba rieen settled by the bnsioes men. J. B. MeCaniin ba 87fl lock Boxes in the office, fourteen drawers, aid an additional 100 lock boxes will bp put in. He has two assistants, but siys there is enough work for four clerks. Tbe increase to tbe govern-ment for the year UI50 per month. Tbe Plovo mail for Salt Lake via the Union Pkcific closes at 4 p. m., and via tbe Kio Grande Western at 5:50 p. m. - THE mWITCM HOUSES. t The handsome store building of tbe Gates-Sno- Furniture company, on of cherry, and the wall and ceilings are decorated with artistic paper. The firm does a wholesale aud retail busi-ness in drugs, and deals in paint, oils, glass wall paper, etc. THE NEWSPAPER. Tbe Daily Enquirer is published by tho Enquirer company, of which H. II. Cluff is president, D. John L. A. Wilson secretary and John C. Graham manager and editor. The paper I devoted to the Interests ol Provo City and enjoys a large circula-tion. Charles W. Hemon way edits the Utah Valley Gazette, a weekly sheet. There are a number of job printing offices In the city. CHAMBER Of COMMERCE. As is well known a chamber of com-merce Is a necessity to any city whose cry is excelsior. Provo I supplied In this way and although the organization is about two years of age it is doing what it can for the advancement of the place. About sixty wideawake men are members of the chamber of com-merce and tbey are working to have various enterprise locate in their midst. The officer are: President, George Sutherland; first Ice president, W. N. Dusenberry; second t, J. D. Jones; secretary, B. Bach-man, jr.; treasurer, E. L. Jone-- , di-rector. Reed Smoot. R. li. Dodd, Will-iam Probert, S. 8. Jones, William H. King, A. D. Holdaway, A. A. Noon. There are nine standing committees composed of live men wbo are worker. Success and long life gentlemen. CO-O- CLOTHUK HOUSE. Tbe clothing depart-ment bave their headquarters at the corner of Centre and II streets. Th superintendent is A. Singleton, aud tbe director are the same wbo are associa-ted with tbe Provo Eaat store. Mr. Singleton bas conducted the buticea since the clothing department was established, sixteen year ago. It is paying nice dividend to th stock-holders and ba a good reserve fund on hand. Last year the capital stock was turned over six time. The specialty of manufacturing garments for int-n-, seven case for the next grand jury. Thacontit comprised In the first district court ar: Utah, WaRtcb, Uin-tah. Juab, San Pete, Emory, Grand, Sevier and Milliard. The United States commissioner located In th district ar: J K II. lis ' of Provo, J. W. Mnrbon of N'ephl, William Zabriski of Mt. Pleasant, Jaeob Johnson of Spring City, Walter Joar of Kicbnold. F. G. Leonard of Salina. John Klrgan of Filloior. The deputy Marshal in the district r- - li"njmln Bachman, C. N. lUdlield. W II. Mnu-ban- . W. W. Kandon, W. P. Bennett. K. Clawson, H, F. Mount, O. Cuddeback, J. It. Bush. The county official ar: Selectmen, Amos D. Huldsway, John June, h. P. Lund; county clerk, Vernwe L. Halll-day; county recorder, James E. Daniel; prow-eutin- attorney, William 11. King; herlff. Thorns Fowler: or, James K. Hall; collector William H. Brown; treasurer, diaries AUx-r-t Glazier; enrvevor. Alfred L. Booth; coroner, John It. Twelves; uperinten-den- t of public schools, K. Wl'son; fish and game commissioner, John A. Brown. Provo city Jutiee of the peace John E. Booth and William If. Brown; constables, William Strong and Joseph S. Pansett. THE CUUSTT JAIL. " Tb county jail, a strong brick build-ing, was bnllt about thre years ago and stand in tb rear of th court bouse. The Jail complete cost about $14,000. Tbe cage contain three cell and will accommodate about tixteea prisoner. Th building i beatd by team and ba tb comfort to b ex-pected by tboM wbo ar so unfortunate as to put tbenjtelve in the place. There are few prisoners in th jal this tine weather. The Tine man was in-side but tb sbentl let bins out THE BAE. Tb bar of Provo city Is composed of some vary able lawyer, among w bom ar George Sutherland, W. II. King. S. B. Tburman. A. Saxy. J. W. N.Wbit-eotto- M. M. Kellogg, D. V. Honu aod J. E. Booth. PKOVO AS A RESORT. To tb tonrut. pleasure seeker. aiciousiy managou. The First National bank, at the cor-ner of Center and J streets, was estab-lished in 1882, and has a capital of $50,-00- The officers are: President, A. O. Smoot; t, T. R. Cutler; cashier, W. H. Dusenberry; as-sistant cashier, C. A. Glazier; direct-ors, A, O. Smoot, T. R. Cutler, H. H. Cluff, W. R. Tike, J. P. R. Johuson. J. C. Graham and S. S. Jones. This bank has a surplus of $20,000. The Bank of Commerce was started a year ago last spring by J. A. De Valey and C. S. Thompson, and is located in in the Smith building on J street. This institution is about to be reorganized, and will be known as the National Bank of Commerce. It will have a capital of $50,000, and about December 1st will do business in the Hines block, at the corner of Center and I streets. The officers of the National Bank of Commerce are: President, Elmer B. Jones; vice president, R. S. Hines; cashier, C. S. Thompson; directors-Rich- ard Brereton, E. B. Jones, Thomas Beesley, Joseph Chamberlain, C. N. Redfield, R. S. Hines andC. S. Thomp-son. The incorporators are: R. S. Hines, E. B. Jones, C. S. Thompson, JohnSapev, Richard Brereton, Thomas Beesley, J". M. Daley, Joseph Chamber-lain, J. A. De Valey, II. K. Ebert, C. N. Redfield, Abraham Halladay, Josiah Beck, George E. Howe, all of Provo and Frank Knox of the National Bank of the Republic of Salt Lake. Tbe Provo Commercial and Savings bank was established about April 1, 18D0. It has a capital of $75,000. and is located near the corner of Center and J streets. The officers are: P""1. Reed Smoot; vice president, L. S. Hills; cashier, J. R. Twelves; directors-Re- ed Smoot, B. R. Eldredge L. Holbrook, L. S. Hills, S. R- - lhurman, James Sharp, W.H.King. The Utah County Savings bank was established a little over a year ago, and has a capital of $50,000. The business of this institution is done at the rirst National bank building. The officers are: President, A. O. Smoot; vice pres-ident, T. R. Cutler; cashier. W. li. Dusenberry; assistant cashier, L. A. Glazier; directors-- A. O. Smoot, T. K- - Premature baldnes ran h avr4 by using Skookum Knot Hair Grower. Skookum Knot Hair Grower will oleanse your ralp and develop a new growth of hair. For sat by druggist aitas, Peterson A II row n e.1 Wet Firi South street. Price In quaotitte very low. 1 ..I. I... I isir ra Dr. Jaegar's Sanitary woolen under wear of which we have a full line 8ond for catalogue, Uast-Temm- Mr( Am Co, Hatter and Furnisher. IU Mainstreul lr. C. W. MifsiM. the well known rnreallskla disease, moth patches, wart, pimple, black head; red. rough and oilr skin, freckles, tan, snuloirii, and In fact ail blemlshe of the skin. Office) St. Elmo hotel, rooms 1? and H. Office hour from 10 a. m, to 4 p, m. and from t to 8 p. m. Cat Hofal. New and elegant; choice wine sn-- liquor; Anheuser beer on draught. Commercial avenue leading off t'otn. tuercial street. Aiken's dining parlors, 17 W. 2nd 80. Your hair I full of dandruff, which can only be removed without Injury to the scalp by SkookumKoottlalrGrower. It, If tnrHIt t:. Depot Summit Vlnyard Nap Co., California. Ill Main, next to poatuffk Book opened, elowd or audStl la th most approved manner; also books written up by th month practically, accurately ana satisfaetorialiy kt rate. Call on (it address !!! Lak huslne College. Hav placed la line largo lussortsntm of fall nwkwear. lUsr T"r MfNi'AWTU.1 Co. 11 tlrs and Furnisher. t Hi Main tlreet. Think of it. Lots In South Iloulevrt on West and South Drivw and Statu Koad from i'.'K3 to $V) per lot. K.asy terms, iitnar J. Dttrtu. IV Main street. LU mt iMtallSMtti flsus. Oil block wt Of D-- A It- - d W, track on Eighth South term, 1 Albert Usee, lot thr are only I.'."A and ar told ' n monthly parmenu, IU3) a month It na good scbovI. good water and only one bltx-- from ear line. E. B. Wm m. Main tt. mi . But w will cur yoq if you will pay ns. Our oie-g- i to th Weak. Ner-vous and Debilitated who, by early LvU lUhite, or Indiscretion, hav trifled away their vigor of Body, Mind aod Manhood, and who sutTr ait thos effert which lead to Prmat'ir Decay, Coiisampuon or lnsaoiiy. If this means you. tend Ur aod read our IUhjk or Lire, written by tb greatest Spswtalbt of th day, ana sect, fsealed). by Dr. Parker's Medical and Stir-gie- al Institute, 153 North Sprue street, Naahviu., Tena. Gentlemen w:btrj2 clean and spott tinea tboutd patroniu tb etebrat4 Taor Steam LArjroar,- ItiMaia strMt. Miliar' aniei!ed New York Si! and IKerby hats will arriv tomorrow. Baat Tekst Meotantilsi Co. Hatters acd Furniabar. 143 Maio trl Have yonr preamptioo prepared at Earl D. Gray Opera Hoot pharmacy. Sixteen year eiperieoc ia aruf buat net. |