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Show FOR KNOCKERS TO CONSIDER. As a small bit of matter for some of tho knockers to consider, Truth horowlth quotes somo of tho statements state-ments sent out this month by the board of health of this city. Surely tho knockorB will havo causo to howl because tho figures and statomonts rtro of a naturo calculated to boost, in-1 in-1 ntcad of rotarding tho growth of tho town. Hero thoy nro: Latltudo, 40 deg. 4G mln.; longitude, W. of Q., Ill dog. B4 mln.; elevation above sea lovol, foot, 4,354; population, popula-tion, U. S. consus, 1900, 53,531; population,-U. S. consus, 1890, 44,843; area (if city (Including reservation) square miles, 51.4; miles of streetB, 275; num-bor num-bor of stroots graded and paved, 130.7; number of railroads entering city, 1; JB miles electric street railway, 77; miles H public Bowers, 45.57; miles gas mains, 22; miles water mains laid, 153; cn-pacity cn-pacity of water supply per day (aver-HHgK! (aver-HHgK! ago) gallons, 15,000,000; number of HBjf i electric strcot lights, 507; number or Hl$ j, tolophonos used in city, 9,538; number nl r of newspapers, dally, 4; number of BVfii newspapers, weekly, 9; number JKf church bodies, 15; number of church- Bn os, 44; number of volumes in Free HM Public library, January, 1905, 25,431; 11H number of acres in Liberty park, 100; HE numbor thermal and mineral springs, BHn 1; number public schools, 27; numbor Hljl teachers in public schools, 349; num- HEl bor of pupils attending public schools, HI l 13,742; school population, 10,849; per Mnl cont in attendance, .94; valuo of HH school property, ?1,218,C04.80; cost or HBffil city and county building, $955,000; HflHji cost of Mormon tomplo, ?3,500,000; D " tax rate, state, 4.8; tax rate, city, B mills, 9; tax rato, city schools, mills, 8.4; tax rato, stato, city and county, total mills, 31.9; aBsesscd value real .md norsonal property, $3(5,873,045. It Salt Lako City is especially noted $ J for its divorsiilod attractions, being i ndjacont to Groat Salt Lako, and sur- I I rounded by a largo numbor of valuable I r mines and industries. Its beautiful i j drives and parks making It ono of the . most attractive and healthful cities in ' , tho United States. ; i It has tho highest birth rato and I ( lowest death rato of any city of lm- I portnnco in tho United States. |