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Show Monday, October 1 2, 1970 RememberOld Mill Race? It Once Provided Powerfor Provo Plants THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 5 (Continued From Page 1) pany’s utility center is now located on the block where the mill once stood. Woolen Milis The next iarge business located on Second West which used the Mill Race was the woolen mill, originally a cooperative started by Brigham Young and church ieaders as part of the home industry program. The Timpanogos Manufac- turing Company, as the mill was originally known, was started June1, 1869, and abo:xt $1 million was invested. Some difficulty was encountered getting machinery to Provo, but the plant was in operation producing yarn in 1872, and the following year produced its first cloth. The quality, historians tell us, was not the best at first, but as better machinery was employed, the products of the mill were equal to the best imported from the East. THE PROVO BRICK AND TILE COMPANY is shown here as it appeared in 1921. In the foreground are members of the Kiwanis Club of Provo. The yard produced bricks for many local buildings, cad used water and power supplied by the Mill R: in the process. The square smoke stack is still visible today. (Photo loaned by Sidney Belmont.) The company was renamed the Provo Manufacturing Companyin 1873. In 1913 the mills were bought by Jesse Knight, who added a number of new products to the line THE PROVO WOOLEN MILLS were well-known throughout Utah. They were Provo’s largest industry for many years. Originally built ir 1869 as part of the home industries Company. While only one third continued to operate until 1932. of it was used locally, the rest Further to the south, at Second was sold in the East. Scope Extensive South, the E. J. Ward and Sons An indication of the scope of In July 1918 the Woolen Mills Planning Mill was located. the operation may be obtained were destroyed by fire. The According to a 1902 description from looking at the wool pur- blaze started in a wool dryer of the businesses of Provo, the chased by the company’s agents from spontaneous combustion. mill “handled a completeline of builders hardware and sunin 1883. Over one third of the The mills never completely dries,” and was equipped to “do wool crop that year was bought by the Provo Manufacturing recovered from the fire, but first class mill work in all its produced bythe mill. program by Brigham Young andleaders of the LDS Church, the mills were later sold to Jesse Knight, They were gutted by fire in July 1918. of the railroad tracks branches.” ‘The Mill Raceran southto the Smoot Lumber Company at Sixth South. This was the last company to derive power from the Mill Race before it was diverted to the First Ward Pasture, partof which is now the city golf course, With plans under wayfor the ee Second West and downtown Provo, it appears that the street may again soon become one of the more important streets in Provo, figuring heavily in the development of thecity. Old Crow begins with men who love to work with their hands. THIS GRIST MILL was located at the corner of Second West and 1230 North. It wasbuilt in 1857 by John Mills, but later sold to James Smith. On the samesite, the Provo Ice and Storage was sce located. (Photo loaned by Mrs, Elmer Biird.) mentwasinstalled andthe business became a THIS PICTURE SHOWSthe Excelsior Roller family concern. This picture, loaned by Mill,owned by the Hoover Brothers, and wellElaine Hoover Clark, apparently was of known in the county during its operation. The earlier vintage than the one shown on Page 1. mill was first leased by John W. HooverSr.in n in the meantime, _1878, and.bought by himwhen roller equip:The mill had expanded Hilbert Elected Vice Chairman Of Central Utah WaterDistrict OREM — Robert B. Hilbert, with a bid of $9,873,924. Eight general manager of the Salt firms bid on the project. Lake County Water ConWork Completed servancy District, was elected Mr. DeLongalso reported that vice-president of the Central the Bottle Hollow Damsanddike Utah Water Conservancy have been completed, and that Districtat the district’s monthly the contractor has completed meeting Friday. concrete placement in the Mr.Hilbert, a resident of Salt bottom part of the 4.1 mile Water Lake City, has beena director of Hollow Tunnel. He said the the Central Utah Water Con- contractfor the tunnelprojectis servancyDistrictsince 1964. For now 76 percent complete. the past 16 years, he has been the The bid openings for the general manager of the Salt construction of Layout and Lake County Water District. Curraat Tunnels will be held October 15 in Duchesne He succeeds Leo L. Brady, Say School, Mr. DeLong Duchesne, who recently submitted his resignation from the he board also approved an board. He will serve with board of directors president Clyde Ritchie, Wasatch County. Report Given The board also heard a report from Lynn S. Ludlow, general manager of the CUWCD on the problem of increased salinity in the Colorado River and the need for controlling it. He cited a recent study which indicated there has been a generalrise in salinity in the river since the early 1950's. In a report to the board, Palmer DeLong, U.S. Bureau of Chemical Unit Nominations Announced The Central Utah Section of the American Chemical Society has twooffices open for election this year, chairman-elect (to become chairman in 1972) and The formulathat gives Old Crowits special character begins with Robert Landon Curry. It’s up to himto mix the exact messuresofcorn, barley and rye that go into each batch of our country Bourbon. Thefirst scientific way of distilling Bourbon was invented by Dr. James Crow back in 1835. But giving our Bourbon ahandcrafted taste is still an art. “Between myjob at Old Crow and my woodshop at horne,” says Curry, “there’s hardlya time in the day when In not working with my hands.” secretary-treasurer. The nominees are N. Kent Dalley and J. Bevan Ott for chairman-elect and Marvin A. Smith and Earl M. Woolley for secretary-treasurer. All are on the Brigham Young University faculty in the chemistry department. They wii be elected bysecret mail ballot, and the votes will be tabulated on Oct. 20, according to James L. Bills, chairman of the election committee. Bob Currycalls on the same craftsmanship making this sailing ship-weathervane as he does mixing grainat our distillery. Overthe years, craftsmanship like this has made Success Story Reclamation Project Manager for the Central Utah Project, said a contract should be awarded in the near future for constructionof the Soldier Creek Dam.The low bidder on the job was Burgess Construction Company, Fairbanks, Alaska, aerial tour of the Central Utah Project Oct. 19. Governor Calvin L. Rampton and legislative leaders will be hosted on the inspection flight by Mr. Ludlow and Mr, DeLong. ROBERT B. HILLIARD PLACERVILLE, Caiif. (UPI) —Working as a wheelwrightin a blacksmith shop here at the turn of the century, John Studebaker accumulated enough capital to establish an automobile factory in South Bend, Ind. | Old Crow America’s best-tasting Bourbon. Sailing shipweathervanehull is s| made by gluing y J = 3 2 3 pieces of woodin a“sandwich.” Cut sail from sheet copper. Paint or let it weather naturally. Make wind direction letters, yw And nowit’s getting on toward Old Crow time ‘Old Crow Handcrafted Bourbon Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. 86 Pra y the Famo the construction of a four-lane artierial highway leading to |