| Show had bad is saner nn 61 of of shutting ehst ehg smelter still work over saca since the lie tio coners filled tho the trado trade through fi days mr jones reported report d alin beon been exceedingly abrisz brisk apas I 1 his sanguine expectations Bs be ing asked as to how tho the railroad i had treated his business busine ho he replied very well but bat there had been a lack of cars on the tha D vz B R G and in caaso conso qu quance nee the tha usual delays the outlook for 1889 mr jones ro regarded as encouraging ir ia tho the extreme adding the truism however that business is make it as in ih all oth things BUILDING TRADE sal thero hero has dot bean any ally tery tery extensive building done for 1888 but a steady nad and a gradual improvement in in that line it can be safely said how however ever that thero there has boon baen spent in building done in provo during the past year tho the provo B co having haring had contracts on awen ty si six x jobs among the tha prominent buildings erected and in course of erection aro are the tha first ward assembly ALs rooms room methodist Ileth odist chapel swedish lutheran Ch chapel chabol apol F P F boos beas hardware j store taylora hensens jensens Jen sens jewelry store EL Ostor lohs bakery tho the residences of IL E rawlings john strong gaias scott W IL duson berry barry and othor besides a great amount of custom and jobbing work with tho the s it can safely bo ba said eaid that tho the year now s upon will see sea more build cig than even tho the year of 1884 the assertion w sert ioa is not maro in ra gues guesswork but tho result of interviews with tho joacin leading contractors and builders buil dars of prova REAL in summing up the me roa estate transactions of the year we hay hat come to tha following conclusion provo proto did not boom property orty she advanced xoma soma iu in pric pricia banot but not so atch as same of tho the oi of realty ailed r ined I 1 many places wars ware off trel fa for r I 1 ON rc iricea that will hardly hardia bo be reached the boxt two pars while some T was put gathe marke barkai at a fair baluan ailsa and vaa nag sold thero there was about ab out on I 1 nu hundred arc thousand dollars of castor mont moa left hors hora during the year in L ra xe c for provo pro property rt bastidos the tha lo 10 loca 0 f transactions which 71 amounted ted to t twenty y tims tim s that amount all sales were bonafide no options being bought ur or forfeited thero there is not one single instance wherein a purchaser of provo proper 1 ty is willing to tako take less for his realty than he ha paid all soom to think there is an outcome for provo in the near it future iture as any wall posted man is obliged to think when ho he fully realizes tho the natural jia tural advant advantages advantage ag ei of d this lis city provos advance will be steady arid aad gradual oil bat it ih will advance without a question and tho the careful investor iny ostor in in real estate will never ha havo haio io causa to regret lis his investment ho he will not become rich in ten days or poor in in live but hu he will make moro out of the same amount of capital than if it in any other legitimate business and ho will trill tako no chances wha whatever tover DISTRICT SCHOOLS although this important branch of ou on commonwealth commonweal tk has for years past sast boon in a prosperous cond condition aitio ua during ur in IM it has moro rapid strides in advancement under tho the direction of an interested te to board of trustees the grounds have boon boca improved and tho the most of them with an ornamental orna montal yet durbane iron fence and some two hui hundred adred shade treis sot setout out new now brick schoolhouse has boon been completed and furnished in tho northern part of the district now graded rad school furniture put pat in the central building build ing and the northeast loom room of this hole house furnished thus increasing the seating capacity about two hun hundred drad gilded steam radiate rs havo have taken the place of stoves and a partial supply of the most improved apparatus furnished the schools haya have boon been graded under the supervision of district sup r george H brimhall aad taught by bi arr professional fes sidnal teachers teacher iwho who lev since I 1 bei be li israel while this is r matt e r lation to prof maeser beg begue gues it is no less les a in IE that this stake can pol po ea e t ane limits and if accordi nc cordia to tho the oft repeated truism theat the is nothing more mora successful than luc lucress cess we predict another very f ery pr i berous ou 9 term for this institution ditl the OP opening enin of a new year PROVO WOOLEN tho the provo prevo woolen X S Is s ha have e dono done an unprecedented bo ba ass aasa during the year that has haa just jast p aed cc and this fact is is mors mora when it 1 is 18 understood that a gre amount of f goods and clot clatl haye have found their way into markets 7 oth east and where compa rely ely nothing has been known in rel ref d t 3 0 kanuf manufactures ac the manufacture of bolen goods by tho factory commer comme id d on president brigham young s 1 ia i june fifteen years ago go finco unco which time the excellent qu ties of tko ako mat orial manufactured these mills babo universally grown 2 popularity tho buildings co cora rising ising these mills ci agist of three in n structures uros a dyo house bleach use duse black smith slop shop and boiler ouse ions the maiya ohof these theme built build ks is ia whore the eard 90 0 spinning Z I 1 weaving is is done ilis a four asfor sacr stone tro taro long leng ca j at yide wide and 50 feet ligh to the si lare with a tower 20 feet fast 5 feet high the next birge argest t of the three main buildings building ss a A two stor cudoba ture lal ft fet lon ion 33 et wide 30 foot 10 et high the upper is used for for isto storing rill 1 ff lloyl ool the I 1 lo 10 or r floor being do devoted ad to tho ar 0 alice sales salesroom mona carpe boar chop and drying room tho the las iasi three main building is also als two story idabo abobo build building iii 72 foo foe ion long by 33 jeet feet wide bah BA abary are 0 used ased for athe he finia hiag athe tile gods manu manukas ag y red ared at the these fiille he ie dyo dyehouse houie I 1 a build building ing r ica foa used for tho the dying of wool ind cl and the scouring of woo tho tha motye pr acter these mills is derived from 0 fayo o idbell efell turbino turbine wheels one 41 44 inh theoter 30 10 inch to bet the seamons then ibea is necessarily scarce a 3 30 0 horse borso power engine was this hi latt last rummer cummer and andu laced 1 J tl bof position on the north onlo f the raia building there are eight ets of af cards card in tha buildings three cada to a set four largo mules males of 0 les each one improved selfa self acetic a I 1 moulton mule of spindles on hand mule of mailla ai total of ca the mills mill furnish employment to hands hande xen ten antl and women the pay roll roli showing wn wages 03 paid th the e last year amounting t to 0 the iho nulls mills turn out oat ba a on 1111 averalle average hundred yaris of material al por day this year anut forty thousand pounds pound of yarn have been manufactured 1 the amount of boolton woolton hand and purchased by the factory durin 1888 lisa lias reach iad IQ reached nearly a mation pounds 1 fourth ono ona of which tm amo aai has bea r hippeau to ea aern martato mar lats tats up to november mah tb the silo rid book ook showed worth or of manufactured goods shipped fron from tho factory to various vanous r markets tho earnt goods gooda turned out by these have found their way into Il blino linof wisconsin navada ovada michigan ouri a Kanian 1 olora towa jowa montana ont aria ariada tk ri ew Af mexico exico I 1 idaho d aho wyoming Wyo mind binal zinal evan u into cana canada d a that the tha factory is Ls or on a pod oj foot in in and in m a flourishing 4 edition dj iod i is evidenced on ced from the fact tva rom a paid up capital fit f it has bas paid to the stockholders I 1 ac ot liu j ii a inena to ra nan ah and poor alike during daring the past two or three years the attaching to the location of the houss house of worship viz viz tho the canter of population havo have been far removed leaving za it almost in ID one comer of the city this chisin in a large in measure 0 asure militated against the growth and advance worthy of her as a church achurch tho the present year however a mr marks a now new era in her history during darin the past pas summer a lot lct was purchased in tho the central part of the city la july ROY G M jeffa jeffrey was placed in charge chang 9 of the work when no he entered upon his labors thoro thera was nv as but little to encourage a theao who had been earnest and faithful while yot yet they stood true could not but feel discouraged inspired by tho the dauntless courage of the pastor and aad under his bis efficient leadership the force rallied and notwithstanding tho the difficulties tell t advance was begun one lot of the ie old property was sold to pay for 0 tio the now tho the church Ext extension enmon board made a grant of one nd ud dollars to bo be applied in the erection of a now new building on october 10 1888 work was begun in down down the old building A week later the foundation for tho now nev donowa one was commenced and in loss lesa than two months under the management of Contrad contractor tor Hickl there othere stood a brick lure 8 0 with a vestibule all well enclosed ed the coa of property pio perty porty when tho tha buil building ching is completed will reach thousand dollars it is a neat turo adding much to the substantial improvements of this city reflecting much credit upon its friends and for which they may justly be pr proud 0 id it is expect expected od that the new building bu i ain will be ba occupied probably before february 1 1889 du during r in g the process of vices hay have e been held in a rented hall A I 1 marked increase in creaso of attendance both at sunday school and public worship has been manifested the day school opened november ath with miss gordon of illinois as teacher this depart department of the work though begun lato is very encouraging cot cou all in in all the past year has been ono one of tho the best in the history of this denomination A man who had bad foolishly ventured upon a verbal contest with his wife wa met as he was retiring from the scene by his little son who had just begun to study grammar taia papa 77 maid gaid the child what part of speech is is woman to which tho the father ro re eliod she any part of speech at all georgey sho is i the whole hol lo 10 of it W an american and an irishman were once riding to together tog fe ethar or and co coming MID across an ri old ga gallows Ns by tho the wa wayside asid 01 jonathan thought ho he would haye have a quiet laugh at paddys gaddys exl expense pense you sep seo that I 1 calculate said he pointing to the gallows alloys now where would you be it the gallows gallows had its due IP paddy replied riding biding alone mana mine was operated days ays tho coal bosl boil bod is 11 feet in thi thickness chaess the following recent analysis of tho the coal ii ie given by mr W F cotton colton the soe detary of the tha company percent pere ash a fixed c carben rvin volatile Vol atila matter water later total the utah central railway Rai lOsy com banys mine at scofield emery boua 1 ty produced in 1887 a total of tons of coal which was shipped principally to salt lake city and on the line of the utah central railway this coal commanded a price of 52 2 per ton at tho mines in sul sura mar 41 men are employed and in in IV winter i r tr 85 men the mines mines wor ars ol cp berated days in 1887 tho the wages paid at this mine are tho same as those these paid at tho pleasant valley coal companas Comp anys mine tho coal bed at tho utah central railway com banys mino miao is 28 foot feet thick thick the hom honra i coal company now operates two mines in tho the vicinity of Coal Cc alville villo in 1887 these mines produced about tons of coal about two thirds of tho entire product is consumed it at park city tho the mines havu have hitherto been connected by narrow gauge track with tho the railroad thus necessitating a trans transfer for of the coal from the narrow to the broad nuge gauge g cars but with the third rail making broad brad grange gauge connections with the mines mines the tha output in id 1888 has doubtless been very much increased tho the coal bad is 12 feet thick tho the coal is tender and makes 40 to 50 per cent of slack it is used principally for steam purposes aad for domestic furl au an analysis of this coal is as Tol follows lows 1 percent eer cent ash fixed carbon volatile matter water 1082 1032 total j 1 thu tho grass crook mines near coal ville were lve only worked to a limited extent during 0 1887 only tons of coid coal being mined hill snyder a er are ara drawing the pillars of these mines having a lease from the grass creole creek coal company the coal badi bad worked at the grass creek mines is about 10 feet in thickness the tot total l production of the territory including that given above and that from small mines from which no direct returns were obtained is estimated at short tons distributed as shown in the following table short tons to 1221 pleasant vaclev coal co utah central coal co coal and coke co grass coal co home coal company small mines total ISO LEAD L tho the growing interchange of ores I 1 between the different diC erent states and tor i ri xi tories of the rocky mountains has haa t rend rendered ored it practically impossible to distribute tho lead product territorially idaho smelts but little or ri hipping to utah smolders sm M utah ro ore from othor other sources and ships blips part of bf the product prod act afta of i a G own i mines with without 0 ut a far I 1 hz ing jn mj into tho the private ba business siness 01 0 1 sine shelters smelters sm elters n 0 r producing 2 u shipments t AS yo yet oat bat hoa u this thin industry it is trus trao that thai in the year 1880 one thousand tons ious of coke cok 0 wore p produced reduced rod and two hundred and fifty tons in 1882 but since those years nothing of a material nature has been accomplished experiments experiment have been made tho past year in emery county which were satisfactory and encouraging in every respect and which loads us to tho the op opinion 1111 on that 1889 will fee a great stride taken iu in tho the manufacture of this important factor BUtr KUR utah should be proud to io know that the only source from which sulphur is ia produced in the united states is at present from ker her cove creek sulphur works in beavor beaver county operated by tho the dickert Dicker fc myers sulphur company the production amounted to tons valued I 1 at the entire product was marketed ia california P oregon and tho territories improvements Improvement sin in transportation are much needed as the refined sulphur is still hauled in wagons a distance of twenty five miles to the railroad there are ard indications that the proposed ox tension of the utah central cantral will bill cross that portion so soon on this would of courso course materially aid in in the successful development of these vast sulphur deposits da posits As nearly one hundred thousand tons oj 0 this mineral aro are imported importe devery every year into the tha united states there is a great fu future alture for the cove creek sulphur works work as aliey aro are as yet tho only mines in in the country this company put a t in an increased plant for the production of chiq thi article b but at litigation pro vented its use structural MATERIAL considerable hasteen has been done during the year in the way of discoveries of new sources of supply and of now new developments bevolo ments for fer the quarrying of natural material 0 rial 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