Show hae prevailed The light grain crop Is attributed to the drought in the early part of the year The creamery Industry which Is recognized as one of the foremost in the State has not proven BO good as was expected Mainly attributed to short hay crop caused by the drought However higher prices have prevailed and during the year four new crcam crIbs were erected this making all told sixtyone plants In operation I Cache valley Is one section which has fully held Its own In the creamery business and the output from that quarter is fully up to the average Capital Invested has been Increased and the output for 1902 Is deemed encouraging I en-couraging The canning Industry has also shown I a falling off as 1119 output t for the year was 150000 cases of canned fruits and tomatoes while In 1900 the output was 250000 cases Cause of decrease Is attributed lo the closing down of ono of the large factories The outlook for 1902 Is deemed more favorable as two new canneries am to bo erected and preparations have been made tQ FIRE DEPARTMENT The Fire department of the city has seen considerable active service during the past year Their efforto havo re suited in the saving of thousands or dollars worth of valuable property and on more than one occasion several ot the firemen have risked their lives in tho performance of their duties During lost year n number of valuable additions in the way of lire apparatus were made to the department and these additions have proven an excellent pro caution as every piece of apparatus has been needed Innumerable times since It was secured The only changes In the force this year consists of seven additional firemen who have been stationed sta-tioned with the various companies at tho four stations The new men are George H Brown Amos Moreton Harry Har-ry Robbins Harry Coleman Otto f > 11 1 I 5 H II I I I tt 41 I I 1 f < > I 5 g F jo i r f o 1 j i I 4 N f j I t t i i t 7 I VfIm i u1 M 1L Main Street North from Third South as a guide busIness was much larger for during the past eleven months ending November 30 IDOl the total bank clearings amounted to 1CCOS3 107 while for the same months In 1900 they were only 100731504 In stock speculations a much larger business was done although at the olose of the season mining stocks havo reacted from their high point and the decline has been considerable Mercantile stocks have Increased In value which adds greatly to the confidence placed In mercantile houses Mercantile fallucrs mercante fnluets during the past eleven months in Utah number frt Tho actual assets being 107330 and the liabilities being 197855 During the sumo period In 1900 failures numbered fortynine total assets being 19965 and the liabilities lia-bilities 192SG2 In comparing same It will be seen that but very little change of importance has taken place In number and size of failures The prices lln clothing dry goods produce lumber and hardware ctchavo advanced ad-vanced during the year and there has been a steady demand for sold goods Both wholesale and retail merchantu I Wltbeck Bufus Smith and John Carlos Many have been the compliments paid the fire department for the record they have mndo this year After every fire of any consequence compliments ments havo come to headquarters In the substantial form of money and presents And it may be said that there Is not a blemish on their record Up to December 1st 149 alarms of fire have been responded to as against 145 for last year The total loss on In fliirod and uninsured property sums up to 30176832 Insurance paid 19040787 Total loss over and above Insurance 11130015 The loss by the biggest fro of tho year that at the Short Line building on September 10th amounted to 81127 above tho Insurance carried on the structure The loss lq on the Rapid Transit powerhouse above Insurance In-surance amounted to lfi153 Tho lOGS by tho recent fire at the University amounts to 70000 of which 29000 is cov red by insurance It has cost up to December 1st a toted to-ted of 1062596 to maintain the depart xnOt of jwhlch ainouut 546531 has I been paid out for general 1 expenses and 32C062 for salary a smaller amount than for last year The department has opent 171 hours In actual service has tiaveled 228 miles In responding to alarms han laid 35300 feet of hose and has used 1315 gallons of chemical The viluo of property exposed by fire reaches a total of 2261219 and the amount of insurance involved reaches J975000 The total membership of the department depart-ment In charge of Chief Devine Is 3S men of which the greater number ire married men The total number of persons depending on the salary received re-ceived by the firemen for support Is los |