| Show COUNTY munty ITEMS OGDEN CITY utah october 23 1885 editor deseret netos motos I 1 it has been some time since anything has appeared in the NEWS in the shape of correspondence from this place man many y circumstances have intervened to prevent my ray communicating items which doubtless would have been of interest to the thousands of readers of your valuable journal eighteen hundred and eighty five nive has certainly thus far been buen A VERY eve YEAR in this as well as many other parts of our litile lilile liti ie mundane speriere ere Andas and as the course of empire has bended wended its way w westwards eastward s it lias brought with it and introduced among us many of the I 1 of modern civilization hence we have had our quota of murders suicides seductions arsons arfons robberies burglaries iu in the various degrees besides THE SEXUAL dixs which v inch are winked at by the powers that be because they nourish flourish I 1 luse use the word advisedly outside the inari marriage ra go relation legation while men mea honest virtuous aitos upright true pien dien men a and u d loyal and useful citizens are incarcerated in filthy dun dungeons geons because they dare to fear god and keep ills his commandments and raise up support and educate a numerous offspring INSIDE THE MARRIAGE RELATION what a contrast and what a comment on the boasted civilization enlightenment liberty and freedom ot of the thy most favored nation on the footstool of ot the creators erea Crea torl terl the thle secret organizations or at least some of them have created considerable excitement in the town of late they issued orders boycotting all white men who dared in any form to patronize the heathen chinese declaring that I 1 john must go I 1 by means peaceable if he will but otherwise if lie he must and go in a hurry thus far however the subject of tiie the celestial empire does not go but remains and pursues burgues the even tenor of his way ped peddling dlin out his cabbage and onions carrots and turnips and other products to all who will come buy of me thus for the time being 11 at least THE TEA porte potte raised by the gai gal galant ant kni knights gats has suo subsided sided and we a are re looking for what will come next from the society disintegrators one good thing has s resulted from the white mans mana observations of the china cilina mans nuns method of cultivating the numerous lots and the success he has met with as os the results of his patient toil and aud the white man has studied the thy he athens tactics and some are arc now endeavoring to compete with and supersede or supplant him by adopting his modus operand ope randl rande time will develop the success or failure of their attempts to night fight it out on this line realizing that johnny is monopolizing the local trade in early mar gar parden garden en sauce etc the agriculturists df if weber county have been awakened to the necessity of competing with him in this matterand of emancipating themselves from the grasp of the i middle middie nieu men 71 who have fur some home time past monopolized and manipulated nearly all the snip plug business leaving the gr angers out in the 06 cold to protect themselves in the future the agriculturists have organized A UNION they have held several conven conventi conventions tl oils and have appointed committees who have drafted a constitution and bylaws by laws for th thi i government ot ol the union the farmers now seem beem to he in earn estand at present each ond one is laboring to promote the interests of the whole broil but they must not forget that eternal vl vio vid liance lance and constant constants persistent adherence to their principles and unflinching g determination to stand by each other in all their dealings and as 11 c i i r are the terms which will secure them success but if has been the case with same organizations eions the members disunited and negligent and feel it is evry man roan lor himself and devil for them all 11 their efforts will be futile their will become dilapidated fall into decay and like the man spoken of in houses granaries will be emptied clean and garnished I 1 and their future condition will be far worse than their past or present I 1 sincerely hope that wisdom will be justified in all their business transactions and thattie thau thai the union may be a grand success the opportunity is offered them and in my opinion it is with them now or never succeed THE CROPS of the fara farra field garden and orchard have been unusual un usually iv good the present year ilay hay of all kinds kindi was never so abundant before the yields were very heavy and as a sequence nce it is exceedingly cee cheap the market with this thit article is completely stocked I 1 regret to say that many of the apples p les ies are much n uch worm eaten also some of 0 athe the pears p e rs and plums still we have a ir large q quantity of as line sound health healthy ples apples p pies and pears as I 1 have ever seen in this part of the county the yield leid of wheat and all other kinds of grain equals that of any other year in the past for a long iong time it has also been a grand treat and much appreciated by our people to enjoy once more a plentiful crop of peaches rich rare in in size quantity and quality this luscious truit in the spring aprim was th threatened reat ehi efi edwith with destruction by LICE UCE AND asb OTHER VERMIN but timely and drenching showers of rain cleared the peach orchards of these land other destructive pests for all of which the people now feel truly grateful grat elul elui the yield of vegetables has been immense this year especially THE POTATO CROP in size some of them have been monsters but the quality is equal to that of any former productions product lons iong A good outlet t is found for them and immense shipments are baini being madee madri ayery day gay barley and oats also find good sale saie there have aiso aiho also alio been prolific X yields elds of aroun ground fruit notably of t the tho water in melon elon eion the the crop has been the largest I 1 have seen for many jears years years large shipments of them have been madeko made to distant stations alon aion along the lines ot railroads commercial ACTIVITY has revived a little luring during the last two months th and the mercantile houses both wholesale and retail have been well bell patronized anich causes broad pleasant P beasant smiles to ornament the coun te penances en ances of the merchants I 1 hope this chan chane change e for the this better will continue and be permanent other places besides ane merchants rendezvous are much frequented during these warm days da s for foras as man roan Is notto to live by bread alone 11 he requires a beverage to accommodate the thirsty souls in thi this I 1 re rc sctt smet there are in this vicinity three t ree breweries re ve ries rles and about twenty other places where the liquids can bebb be obtained in KINDS KINUS QUANTITY ani AND QUALITY to suit the purchaser for the care the soul wo we have about 4 a doz dozen en places of worship the latter day saints have six and the catholics episcopalians Episcopal ians method and presbyterians rians each have one and all of these denominations have their day and sabbath school all of which I 1 understand are in full session they engage in the work of and especially are all the others assiduous orington to convert the 1151 mormon ormon it youth from the faith of their rathers fathers and to attach them to their several sectarian denominations THE CITY FATHERS are doing a good work in improving the condition of our streets bridges etca etc finding employment for fora forn a considerable erable number of those who would otherwise still be wandering about begging of their fellow worm to give them leave to toil they are thereby creating a feeling feelings gaining the confidence of constituents constituents and and furnishing them means to meet obligations that otherwise remain ua liquidated hes bes putting patting our town and suburbs in respectable condition I 1 am sorry to have to state that HOME industries with few exceptions still remain in abeyance yet some few of the citizens are straining every nerve to establish works that will sive give employment to the people and do much to build ap the homes and country of the bon bona f nide fide residents among the these ze I 1 must not lot omit to menton mention the ogden d en 1 MINING mixing AND WORKING MENS association the members of which at athe the present time number forty A brief mention at ti this fl time is all that I 1 make of this truly deserving company of real workers f for r ameliorating 11 tile the condition of lows the tho company own a number of valuable iron mines in various localities in the north northeast southeast etc abo ako al 0 o some valuable coal lands all of which will as early as practicable be put in active operation for fully developing ve the true wealth that I 1 jq con cc celled lied beneath iad eart cart earths hs tennor vast quantities of excel lenC iron ore lie in sight at their mines and fair quantities of silver are found some of the LIMESTONE QUARRIES are also among the possessions possessions of this company As ever yours WEBER |
