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Show y mp- - LLiUULLl .10.0 nsrns liivuy V CUP! NEI ESTABLISHED 1912. Alii I r will n2 f& I I Big Deal Which Will Ultimately Involve Many Millions 4s Ratified at Meeting of Stockholders Today. Transfer Said to be One of Several to be Merged Into One Large Concern k. VJl. w.V - DP ) r 11 , ii null ' , ', Jr J " f t REGULAR SESSION a resolution authorizing the 90 per cent of the stock issued, OF 1,200,0W) shares was represented and the-vt- e was .unanimously in 'favor of The stockholders will sale. the ceive ?1.40 a snare. The money will be paid October 15 less $50,000 which was paid on an option to buy July 1. The resolutions , adopted by the The Judges of the Juvenile Courts stockholders provide for the sale to F. L. Dame who represent ihe New of the First, Second, Third and York purchasers, who are believed to Fourth districts, Judge H. A.- Peder- be the Electric Bond & Share Com- - son of Logan, Judge V. C. Gunnell of About HM.M Tasker H Blres; who succeeds the late Gen. Fred D. Grant hi commander of the department of the east, is looked upon In army circles at a future chief of staff. He began his military career as an artilleryman anc the option to buy the Lake and Judge C. J. Wahlquist of plant has been operated for the new Provo, held regular quarterly meeting here yesterday, meeting in the office purchaser by the Knight people. The holdings of the Knight com- of the city commission. pany which have been transferred are Two sessions were held in which a the plants in Provo canyon, Santaquln, number of question connected with . Midvale and power rights elsewhere the work of the Juvenile Courts were and the plant of the Stab PowerTc0naidered,"witli a view1 unTrornl! Company in American Fork canyon, of procedure, and for the purpose of with the securing the best results for the dewhich, was consolidated some time ago. "Company Knight linquents. It is reported that this transfer is Some amendments to the Juvenile of thp in the opinion gne of several which will be merged into one large concern for the dis- Judges will make it more effective and tributing of electricity for light and reconcile apparent conflicts, were power purposes, and also that the new also discussed and will be further' company will- build and operate an considered, and finally submitted to electric railroad reaching from the legislature. The three visiting' to Logan. This railroad project Judges were the guests of Judge -- if -it, is consummated will probably Wahlquist at dinner at the Hotel involve thepurchase'of some electric Roberts. road now established, althougMr. After their business was finished ' Bamberger denies- that his road will they all visited the State Mental Hospass into the hands of the new com- pital, on invitation of Medical Supers 000 was paW on law,-whi- . ncic fci can tuici cotcu auu ko tally In theinspecUon of the chool for the feeble minded, which wiri en able the Juvenile Courts to disposeof a class of delinquents who can onty be helped or corrected In such an InMerchants Light and Power Com stitution. pany of Ogden; the Ogden Rapid Later a visit was made to tbe Transit Company and the Bamberger Knight Woolen Mills, from which the road, which, however, Mr. Bamberger Judges came out declaring" they would denies. hereafter be "boosters" for h ome emade cloth' and clothing, i Today they are visiting Heber City, and the visitors will leave for the OF HOI north this afternoon. The next meeting will be held In Logan In Septem- I0R TO 8E SELECTED El Paso, Texas, July 29. Abandoning all they have worked years to accumulate, some of them bringing a cooking utensils an hedding some escaping only with the clothing they wore,, nearly 1,000 American women and children, mostly Mormons, have poured into El Paso since midnight last "night. 1 uey are refugees from the rebels in Mexico, ;who were robbed of their means of when- the Red Flagged" confiscated their household firearms ami n -- " ammunition. ' Many of the refugees are driven and were frnm rnmfrvrthlo hrvmpd comeelled to live In tents on reach- - ing El- Pasoggome are forced into the tents because of their inabily,, to secure accommodations In theho; tels and (boarding houses, ajreadv overcrowded with refugees from the troubled zone, and some or lack of funds to secure anything better. Several hundreds more women and children, refugees from the war zone in northern Mexico, reached El Paso this morning (July 30), at two o'clock, swelling the colony now in El Paso to over 1200 women and children. Five hundred additional Mormons refugees are en route to the border '' ber. by wagon. from Colonia Diaz. These o Mormons are direotly south of the BROTHER OF MRS.WALTER 3 DIES international line At Hachita, N, M. Court Stenographer Mrs. B. H. Walt- I Officials of El Paso k Southwest-- , the advis- The board of County Commissioners ers received a telegram today have received a letter from the board ing her of the death by accidental of control of. the Irrigation Congress, drowning yesterday of her brother, which will be held In Salt Lake Sept Lee Muffley of Valparaiso, Indiana. 30 to October 1, inviting the commis- He was 27 years of age and is survivsioners to select a young lady from ed by his wife and one child. .... o Utah County for one of the maids of .honor to the queen. A plan will be TO QUIET TITLE. Suit has been commenced in the decided upon at a later date whereby " the young lady will be selected. It Fourth District Court by Lehl School District against Samuel Briggs and will probably be by popular vote. school many defendants to quiet title to real the The matter of changing " between districts boundary t Spanish estate in block 84. plat A, Lehl City -. Fork and Salem petitioned for by survey of building lots.. Salem citizens and objected to by matter, of befouling the water of the 'Spanish Fork. citizens, each represent-'e- d river by a mining company about fifby'thelr board of education, was teen miles tip the canyon be Investi present! and taken under advlse-- i gated. The petitioners claim that ment The proposed change will add some matter which colors the' wafer is . some six miles of Spanish Fork can- washed with it and thiS the petition-erbelieve to be injurious. No ac- yon country along the line of the D. - was taken.-- but t ; & R. G. to the Salem district' . Itldn the Detltloners I . T A number of icitlzens using the submit samples., of the water to ' - ters of AmaricaflJorkjlver state qhemlst and if the foreign matter Ii" Injurious ' the state-'- board of mouth the below ary purposes, j. American Fork canyon asked that the. of health.wlll be tasked td taKe action. - a' . - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 UUI1ILI1 f and which contem- plates the unprecedented development of eastern Utah and an adjoining - . 000,000 ' .r - If the vast undertaking . Is carried .. bB.0.1ftnnM...and:.Bet. forth, it will G. . a a a a a a a - I j 1 ,$d0,000,000, portion of Cojorad, was made known Monday through -- the filing of Jncor- poration articles for what Is to be known as the Provo & Eastern Utah Railway company, capitalized at $10,- - Rl II I illllllll v . N u r ni HUM 1 about Peterson, Who was" mean the building of a new railroadelected a delegate to the Progressive from Springville, TTtah, to Steamboat National Convention at the state con- Springs, Colorado, via Jensen, Ulatah vention of the Progressives held here county, forming a connecting link of 300 miles with the Moffat road; the Saturday, has, after mature considbuilding of a hugedam on tSe Oreea in eration, decided not to represent the river at Split mountain, northeast of ern railroad are makiniTarr iitST. tsTT party i a --Chicago- - John Itoundy, who Jensenr to Irrigate - 400,000 ereef. to employ many of the Mormon men was elected as alternate delegate will productive land, and the construction on its extension work between go In place of Mr. Peterson. of a big plant at "the sion and Tuscon, Ariz. When asked for a reasonfor fail- Udam to Jurnlsh alL klnd8grelectrlc Very few men are with theTefugees ing to go to Chicago, Mr. . Peterson power In (eastern Utah and contiguous in .El Pasoas yet, the men preferring 8tated that he objected to the plank territory. to remain with their homes. All fireThe plan, it is declared, Is being in th)e Progressive plajfform whici arms .have been taken "away from financed by eastern capitalists. These Mormon and other Americans, who provides for a complete state ticket Interests are represented by F. W. are at the mercy of attacking bands. to be put In the field; that he would Short of Chicago,. who was In Salt The refugees lhave been hfcused in do nothing to Injure the chances of Lake yesterday In connection with the w hich s h eds, lu ruber have been Governor Spry for or the vast project and who is staying Intransferred Into temporary dormitories success of the Republican state tick Ogden. ( a-The ,ritrhas put ln.wateir sewerage et- - ndthiB,of-eoursProgressive r. anorcs assqnioa do. and lights and the Mormon church ticket would the railroad undertaking will require He also believed that such a course i3 furnishing food to those unable to c The $16,000,000. prot will decrease the votes that will be buy it. Many of the refugees'are will cost $15,000,000, while the irject president In clothlngorutensil3foii --cooking cast ior. Roosevelt for and dam system will entail ; Mr. Peterson Is rigation fall. state this this but these are rapidily being prvided, an of $13,000,000, making a expense as strongly in favor W Mr. Roosevelt and JBhey are being made as comfortof total Other expendi$46,000,000. U In his power as ever and will do able as possible. tures as the required project is carvotes of for to secure a plurality With still another train of refugees Roosevelt ried out will bring the grand total to electors In Utah. from the Mormon colonies due here ... . approximately. $50,000,000, it is said. 1200 the tomorrow, refugees, early It is estimated that in case tbe promostly women and children, are none ALMA RICHARDS ARRIVED ject Is successfully worked out, the too well Ihoused here in spite of the Irrigation area' of Utah will be doubled efforts of city officials. IN NEW YORK TODAY the population of the state will be . Some 1500 more women and children greatly increased, a new direct transare due here within the next few days. continental railway line will enter Maiiy here are sheltered by the sheds Alma Richards, the ' big "Mormon Salt Lake and the Uintah basin counof a disused lumber yard. Little Giant" of the Brigham Young Univer- try, one of Utah's richest sections, cheer was produced by the news will begin a new area of development from Washington today that the sity of this city, arrived In New York and progression. It is conceded that government was to send tents from,, at 8 o'clock this morning on the liner the great benefits that would aocure St LoufS, which will require at least Vaderlln, on his return from the to Utah through these changes can ' three days. Olympic games at Stockholm, Swed- hardly- be estimated. While Mr. Short yesterday declared. t en, where he scored leading honors that the financial Interests behind the over in the fifty Jump high 10 running Richards will spend one railroad project were dn no way af competitors. ith Fred Grler under filiated with those that are conducting day in Chicago T BY L whose care Coach Roberts placed the destinies of the Maffat road, h Richards, and will then return direct said that when the line was completed to Provo. to Steamboat Springs It would conThe funeral services for Mrs. Mar- 'Upon his return to this city the vic- nect with the Moffat road at that, garet A. Billings, wife of W. W. Bill- torious young athlete will be given a point and also with & new line that ings, who died at her home, 627 N. warm welcome. Coach Roberts with will be conatructed by the Harrlmaa Fifth East Btreet, Saturday night members 6f the Commercial Club and Interests from, Laramie either1 to were held yesterday in the First ward hundreds of citizens will meet him Steamboat Springs "by way of Haha'a and he will be given a meeting house and were attended by at from Laram ulrect to Hay or Peak a large congregation of relatives and dinner at the Hotel Roberts. Rich- den. Thfls would form two eastern ; " ards will also be presented. with same friends. . ,' outlets from the road's terminal. The speakers were Bishop Albert valuable token. The Incorporators of the Provo &. Richards, who went east to Join the Manwaring, Elder Charles H. Hart, Utah Railway company, are. , Eastern of Salt Lake; President Joseph B. team. w with ah ordinary reputation, T. John Pope, formerly sheriff of won the high Jumps at the Olympics Keeler and Bishop O. H. Berg. and often titled "the Uintah county renwho were stars the were when Beautiful vocal, selections depended dered by the ward cnoir arid a duet upon to' score fell down. He returns father of Uintah," who isliow living .' by Mrs. Vm. Lefler and her son to Utah full of honors and the knowl- in Ogden; F. W. Short of Chicago, IL:. Lester. The floral offerings were edge that the , world knows him for hi. Pope of Ogden and S. A. Maginnl was a game and heady Jumper, who does of Ogden. John T. Pope Is president profuse and beautlful, Interment ' ' not know the meaning' of defeat in the city cemetery- (Continued on page-- 4- )' a Pitiable Plight Thousands of Refugees are - , a a . MAD vo Mormons are Driven From Homes Pay-so- n 1, the-I'ro- PETERSON HOT TO Preston ch -- JJ MaJ.-Ge- - - uf . JUVENILE pany. Among the companies for whose holdings, negotiations by the New York company are reported to be go- " ing on are the Davis and Weber County Canal Company's power plants and possibly its canal system and the TO SPRINGVILLE a OFFICERS r LINE ruu'te.tu be taken Uy and Eastern Utah from Sprini; i!lc to Jensen, l.'tali, were filed yesterday AT Magihnis, in the I". S. Land office at Salt Lakt by attorney r the promoters of the bii; project., Tlie promoters declare that the work will commence as soon aj possible. 'with a view of completing the new line in one year.. While the officials state that they are nutlat Jjlrcfty to divulge the ideiity of the interests really: bc- hind the liiLr enterprise, it is thought that either.-combine is on with the new control of the Moffat road or the larri-mainterests are backing the move.' lUith suggestions, however, are denied by th promoters. The map of the road were drawn by Scott. P. Stew' art of l'rovo. project, which.. involveB sale. f" ELECTRIC PLATS and-eprate- ' UDIIf 1 ONE A meeting of tbe Knight Company stockholders was held in the company's office this morning to vote; on IIWTM I Maps Showing Route Filed Yesterday. Road May Connect With Moffat Line at Steamboat Springs AN in Utah was of tbf biggest financial deals ever consummated ""of was It sale the the in Provo today. Krfight Power Com-- " pany's holdings to a New York syndicate for a sum that will approximate $1,680,000. On July 1 an option to buy was taken by the New York . Company, at which time $50,000 was paid the Knight people-.- It is reported att electric railroad will build reaching that the new company from Payson to Logan. Tilt I Will Begjn Work at Once and Endeavor to Have New Line Completed Within One Year. " ULTIMATE RAILROAD PROPOSED R 1 . ELECTRIC niimi nnniPTn Iff nuun uuiiiGin Tfl lff o -- 1885. IIE17 COHLLItlDEn OF THE EAST SIP t YORK QQQ-'Ntv- -b- usy-and-Jboost. BNlBL SELLS TO members for the Provo Commercial Club J is the This slogan. Get means a Greater Provo. Jy PROVO, UTAH, WEDNESDAY JULY 31, PIER - MJ LL VOL. XXVII, NO. 25. KNIGHT - TAX LEVY WILL BEHALF HILL LESS THAH LAST YEAR The board of county commissioners yesterday passed an ordinance levying a tai for 1912. The total is 1 mills, one-hamill less than last year. Tbe lf following are al purposes: . ' General purposes, for the the-levie- s sever- ' 4 mills. 0 School purposes, Poor and indigent purposes, 1 mill. Exhibition and publicity purposes, 2 0 .mills. mills. , . Total 7V4 mills. There Is a special road tax of 2V4 mills for the precincts , "of Colton, .' . Tucker and Thistle. ' The- - contract for building a cement bridge over Spanish, Fok river near Leland was, awarded to " the-Fefns- ten ft Wilcox CompanjUteL H04. : -- . Ben-fe- . hydro-electri- c . - . er , hydro-electri- with-ofl- . . - , . the-dep- . . - , : j..:-- 2L ,;: .,. ; " ' ' ' . r - - ' - K --X- |