Show n u U U U JJ UT CO PROVO b bi 6 3 I e i 1 H U 1 V I rn The Garden City Cily u n u rt n nn lt n flItt till nn Tiff u III I NI W Population 1900 3 4 Y Provo Clah Dec at the theat at bale 01 the grand rand old Wasatch dTP of mountains mountain where their peaks pierce the at an altitude ot of between t 1 1 and aDd O feet fHt and forty from It ike City the State p I the city t f Provo a of 01 hom homes and II ks I Provo POvo oUr wu waa first settled In 1141 by bya a hardy bend of plO lell len sent t from alt lAke City by Youn who after atter hard bip caused chiefly Indian brought the lend land Into Dub itch an excellent tate state ot of cultivation I ne tnt that Provo became Wem known the Oar den City IL a A more beautiful location would lit be lard hard Indeed to find even In this la f IJ I oNd Rocky Rock Mountain region relon Situated the air I 1 era at 1 an altitude of IMIO 1500 feel leet r tb bracing and exceedingly health beaith Ia tul ful The Th view to the west embraces embrace Utah Ulah lAke a magnifIcent body hody of fresh It ii water thirty miles mile Ion long by nine aW wid bounded on the western hor by bythe bythe the Oquirrh range e of mountains To th the south lOuth Mount Nebo Utah 11 mountain raises It Its peak nearly ft feet Into the clear clar blue TOll vault ot of heaven Fish and game are abundant In the mountain streams p anti and lake making the locality an Ideal for the sportsman The Provo or river the latter word wont signifying water In the Indian an rr abundant water supplY for tor Irrigation and manufacturing purposes purpose On It I is establIshed an electric power plant LV L V generating o horsepower Ing electricity for Provo city Mercur and am other dIstant towns This power company Is entitled to develop I additional horse power accord I log InK to the terms term of franchise and I Ii i the quantity and fall of Is ample for the purpose The Provo river offers TO T 0 splendid opportunities for tor furnIshing the motive power for tor 11 Its wat water water er power extending a distance of ly Iy seven mil miles without diminishing the I force ot of the tho stream or effectIng Its util utilIty Ity for tor purposes COUNTY SEAT Provo city Is the capital of at Utah county which Is Ii the peer of at any ony county In the State Slate for tor agricultural wealth Along the base of at the Wasatch range of at for man many miles are 10 some of at the most prosperous agri agricultural cultural and horticultural settlements j In the State Nature having bestowed upon Provo facilitIes somewhat superior I to the surrounding towns this city w has bas built up more rapIdly than the others and constitutes the radial poInt for a large Inre area arca As AI a renter of manu manua 20 10 a Its geographical situation Is II undeniably the best beet that could be us et In the for and of at nn an dispensing the the c railroad facilities beIng Ing equal to those ot of any other city In Utah TWO GIANT Two great grent railroad systems the Ore OreIon Oregon Ion gon Short Line and the Rio Grand th C Western pUt through the city the lAt 1st lAtter ter railroad having a branch line run sIng tram from Provo to 10 lieber Charles Charlea OTH town and other Wasatch towns thus thul It mn may bo be seen that mall and railway LIST service Is the ver very best that could hi be bet desired t rda M has nn an excellent s system tem ot of waterworks put In at nn an outlay of 1 I furnishing the pure mountain water from the Provo river near the 1 mouth ot of the canyon canon and owIng to Its Ils full and consequent pressure affording 13 means for tor firefighting Streams ot of clear water run down earh aile of the streets supplying nourish nourishment ii ment to the beautIful shade trees that fringe uio tho A sewerage e system has haa recently been n added to the cIty the central sad more densely populated districts district nt at an au outlay tin ot of I The city Is lighted by Incandescent I lamps on poles erected through the ceo cent ter of the principal streets STRONGLY EDUCATIONAL As an edu educational center Provo Is III In IER the tho front rank The Brigham Young Is located here about which more nore Is said on another page Several nII I very ery fine pUbliC schools ample for some time to come grace the city and reflect credit on the citizens one the It the I add addi II II 1111 UI UI II II I I H II 1111 II II II II U II II II II Franklin having been recently ot at a oat Olt of The en BUS returns for tor city It for tor 1900 are not y yc t available but the pop lOp I Ii at between and nd The city hal had a IlO of according to tb the census ot of lItO iSeO Houses HoUlle of public worship are plentiful ful The Stake Is Ia on one It cC the houses ot of In t th with a seating ot of It contains a tin fine organ Is III lighted b by electricity and Ie I nicely painted and decorated Provo Prove has hall two newspapers large woolen mills mille a modern foundry a awl the State insane asylum Th The latter ha has by purchase of land build building In ing operations supplies and other ex disbursed over a million dollars the loci Ion I is on the bench 1 of at the city Immediately at tIle the toot foot of the mountains BEAUTIFUL HOMI ml mlA A city efty of beautiful horn hom II Some of the wealthiest mine owners owner and promoters promoter In Utah have built buill COlt coat ly Iy and residences and these men Den Are recognized ns a being among th the most mOlt progressive cItizens In inthe the or Indeed the entire West evidences ot of these energy and liberal alt aid to pUblic enterprIses 01 may be seen IMn In various parts ot of th the city The country around Provo Is strongly mineralised and various companies have been organised for tor the develop development ment of gold silver lIver coi copper pe r Iron coal cOlli lead Iad asphaltum anti other mIneral properties In the manufacture ot of woolen g goods 11 hiu always led so 80 tar far LS as the In reI region Ion is III co concerned and the outlook I Is very ery flattering for tor more extensive operations In this branch ot of Industry 1 FRUIT INDUSTRY Considerable attention Is II now being devoted to the fruit Industry During the put past year rear th the shipments of at fruit and products from hors hor horh h has beell very large due In III a great measure meau to 10 the labors ot of the local commission agents allent A much larger acreage of at land I Is now being Ing planted with fruIt trees tre and bushes bushs than for formerly merl merly and the establishment of n a can canning ning factory here next year Is almost a Building has enjoyed n a boom during the year no less a sum than havIng been expended on new build logs and Improvements chIefly the former This sum Bum Is III exclusive ot of the cost coet ot of the sewerage system and the pavement a halt half mile ot of the latter averaging nineteen feet wide having Just been added to the business portion ot of Provo The city has haa also acquired by purchase a right of wa way for Cor a boule ard four miles long clear through train from the at the ext extreme rem eastern end endor endor or the city ity to the lake all on the wet west this Is II expected to be completed next Ear I is prosperous all and Progressive I v and nd is II worthilY h holding her rank QI as the third town of at Importance In the State Slat ot of Utah PROVO CITY Mayor Thomas N Taylor Talor I In n Recorder order J U t 1 C Newell Mary Irr Justice of at th the peace Alonzo A Noon City Cily Thomas John Councilors First ward D It H Dee Beebe Nels Johnson Second ward Alex Mec Wilkins Jas Gray Third ward Canby Scott 1 L I L Nelson NellOn Fourth ward A carter Oso Oeo I ward J II McEvan c Ian 0 S falor Superintendent waterworks J M E ArmIstead physician Dr F W Taylor and road supervisor Jorgen Hansen Sealer ot of and measures M I T r Pratt City SOX Sexton ton w J Taylor falor lre chief II I 16 Beebe DISTRICT COURT District judge John R E Booth District attorney S A ICing Court stenographer Mont Roberts OUTGOING COUNTY OFFICERS commissioners Joseph T Mo tc Ewan Provo WIlliam D B Hughes SpanIsh Fork A M Davis Lehi Iohl Clerk George Georg Provo Recorder May Brown Spencer Provo ed l a large portion ot of the work for the nut next two years earll The manager ever on the tho alert for tor nc has haa made several Meral trips east and ond visited man many large modern pub Itching houses with the result rosult that The Th Skelton Publishing Co Is noW wit with hit Its own on electrical motor and andI I plant fur propelling their machinery i Also AlBa provided with el 1 glue pots poLl poLlI lights and many oilier modern I I making It one of the largest large t and I most publishing In the West being the only ont Ins In the State outside of Salt Lake CIl City Th They employ from 16 to 16 printers a book 00 binders Authors or of manuscript will find e cv 11 V with this house houte for Cor toak mak 1 book that be fount foun I b 11 10 J I f TI T ning larlo arge Fh si t I T T lra r 5 R hoot nol IH The of oC the I II II II II II Jill I III 1111 II II II I III II I II II I II II It II II I I II I II Sheriff George Geore A Provo Prosecuting attorney J Provo otto 1110 Santaquin Assessor Royal T PYlon Surveyor Andrew Adamson Am m Fork SUI up Schools J 1 L 11 Grove County physician DrO INCOMING INO COUNTY COUNT OFFICIALS OFFICIAl County Stephen I Chipman George II H lilli John II 11 Dickson Clerk Recorder H 11 S Sheriff George A Stone I homey Joseph E I Page Treasurer JI II Assessor Bobert Thorns Thorn Surveyor Caleb Tanner STATiC STATE ASYLUM I ITh The Th State Insane InAne Asylum Is located at Provo just Jutt beneath Jeneath the hulL on 00 the bench east at ot of town It is II An imposing structure ot of striking architectural beauty aut The Institution II Abl ably super superIntended Intended by Dr M I II hardy liard a gentle loan well qualified for tor the tha arduous duties to which lie he has hall been appointed Mr If H S Ine a well known phar of oC has the position of steward Both gentlemen men II are ably assisted by a corps corp ot of kind but and intelligent attendants The normal capacity ot of the asylum Is but PatIents but at the time about I 20 I Is the average attendance al althou although thou though h patients Are coming and going All the time Ume The building grounds and all pertaining thereto Is III a model ot of cleanliness order and system re fleeting creditablY on those thOl In III charge On the building alone there has been expended over and a large um sum has also been spent for tor furnishing and expenses Th The convalescent patients are given employment either at fancy work housework or other labor adapted to women while the mn man mando do the farm tarm or garden work on about acres ot of ground contiguous to the buildings SPANISH Spanish Fork Forie Is one of at the strong cities of at resources arid advantages hao been voli In III the much remains that will yet et yield remunerative employment to toman man many Its dugouts dugout of at early settlement da lays have bloomed out Into solidly built and sub substantial homes Reinforced In 1863 1853 by n a large of oC people tram from the north It has steadily grown I until now Its population reaches nearly Its publIc and private buildings to together ther with Its wealth make It one ot of the cities of Importance In the county Among It its pUblic buildings IiI Its corn com district school to th the front It contains contain eight large class on each floor taking up Its lis space of feet teet This building which Is II ot of brick was put up h by home artisans at a cost COlt ot of which was Iid for tor torIn forin In t two o ears eama to the honor ot of SpanIsh I ork without an any lingering debt be behind Je hind The building known as alii the Spanish Fork FOlk Coop is II the next In III prominence It its I maI brick walls WAll catch time the eye at once This institution commands command the trade ot of tile ike town under the watchful care ot of Superintendent Johp Jones Jonell I Esq It h has II lived anti amI prospered for tor thirty years eau The lower stories fl are arc devoted to merchandIsing the upper Is used as I A shoe fActory employ employing Ing about eight hands they turn out quite II a superior ladles ladies line or of slices are In particular demand The Oem Gem Roller mills with I a capacity ot of pounds of flour In hours la is owned b by the Institution to gather with harness harnus and butcher shops Mr Jones JOlles with about thirty assistants keeps the varIous departments department ot of this mammoth establishment in good thrifty condition In support ot of Its strength and vitality as a business venture the stockholders last year car voted un no exten lIon of at Its business life for tor twenty years ars reincorporating for that period with the following officers Peter Niel Ron lIOn PresIdent Niel GArdner vice preal dent Directors A E Nielson August Swenson Bees nees fl D James John Moore Secretary John II 11 hayes treasurer John Jones superintendent The old solidly built muscling house houle comes comel next In size but hilI first t In anco ance for tor within Its walls the people have hae been admonished taught and 1 en encouraged b by the tho servants of at God and among them are Included some IOme of It the best beet business men ot of the town to put pur pursue sue such lIuch lives Iles that have led to the tho sue lIue b f m 4 di C a t th thit it C CAnt Ant e eI ea et a I t t Tj I IAtt Att C I H j orner In the and Manufacturing Department oF thc Skelton Publishing Provo Utah 7 The aboe alo refers fer to one ft ot of the forI foremost most industries ot of the sIs state of and was tab cM hiLled In 1002 u ii a wholesale book and nd Ills in stationery business with Robert Bbl reek too manager from which the no now to thriving Pub SI o 0 is th outgrowth The hl of legal blanks Is ts court blank 11 eto are lading specialties with th the above company t Fur For i e eaI al ears th have made madl sores the State rolls roll for all the counties In Utah tah ae a well as the tax Lad payers statements and II a considerable aMOUnt of oC the l Itu and nd e a The latter work is Ia the Lui order ever ver gives Ivell itt III Utah at one OM 1 I for tor bl blink books and the Ule Skelton mettle little company hiving made a excellent t record on oa the tbt hll hl f J I 9 P J a aI j 1 I I k Scofield Mine lIne Disaster Guide to Bookkeeping first rind second edl tion and several smaller books credit creditably abl ably printed and ald bound The policy of at the Skelton Publishing company is Ie and always has hns been to 10 adopt the most Improved machinery and to employ home labor They also retain a lAW of prom to edit their legal papers eS ha hay lag Ing orl tile the first and corn com set let of election supplies under the Australian ballot system In this State which tb they have furnished to most mOlt nil all ot of cities and sines UH Their line of legal lelal are reo to each meeting elf of the th State lature and is Ie tb the largest line for Cor die dla tt fr t ft justice ot of the Iro ir a een Denor and andri andI I ri 1 and nan nand r d pr r r I sn t t I 1 w 1 1 I easeful material prosperity ot of the coin residing here The dt ity hall hail th Ill f ft dious summer I k bli III t TI 11 t h property II a 1 lea 1 If it their youth home In their enjoy enjoyment ment and pleasures laure This L q 1 been n several times lime an arom arcoma i ito to the whole county serving to n n ii large lare gatherings In which al all u t Y Yh h been notably the gith gath ring firing the the tbt veterans or of tIme thE hawk war and nd tIt tle eons lona daughters ot of the Pioneers OUter Other houses In addition to 10 the large lup Central are dotted over nl the vast space pace covered 1 by the city for tor the convenience ot of the lar large numbers of children with which Spanish Is blessed henry Gardners model tacit log Ing hou house ot of red brick is II an ornament to the town and re reflects ecta K great 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