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Show rs T" 'iP TAGE TWELVE-- i. 33 B.,HU.V, r. Tfd UVJT- THE PROVO POST "f Utah Valley Gas & Power Company Among all the new industries which have been established in the Utah Valley during the last . . : . . it would be difficult to find one which has Continued from page 9 of black horses to be found in the state. Hr. made so enviable a record for aggressive business methods and for honest, straight-forwar- d dealing Westrope is owner of Booker T. Washington, a Utah with the public, as has th Valley Gas & beautiful black stallion which he raised, an which Power Company. Coming into the field at a tulle has developed a wonderful amount of speed, eas- when an insistent demand had been created for ily making a mile in .2 ill, andin, a irial exhibit - this utility, the officers of the company were quick tioa last year made the last quarter of & mile in to take advantage of the situation, and by their 30 seconds. 1 Other horses owned by Mr. West-ro- p methods have developed the business at 2 Belle :16 and are W., with a record of a rate very much faster than is found in cities of - , Parnell, with a record of 2 :19. the size of Provo.-- . Their courteous treatment of Our Factories. thir patrons, coupled with an evident wish to ren' The chief manufacturing plant in our city is der the most satisfactory service to all, has found the Knight Woolen Mills. These are not only the for this company a warm place in the hearts of the largest mills in the West, hut have people of Provo which has beciLJSimply jreflected of turing out some of the best fabrics in the in the eagerness withwhieh they have tendred ' country and have the distinction of manufacturing their patronage. a number of the first, Machinaw coats in the. After a period of but ten months operation, United States. The establishing of this depart--men- t the Gaa Company now boasts a list of 384 satisbusig and of woolen shirts was a fied consumers, with more being added daily. Of made stroke and the ness this number, about ninety per cent,1 or something by Manager Stringham, over 350, art domestic consumers, all of .whom are : mills are now reaping the benefit of the venture, as the department is now receiving orders beyond using gas ranges, while many have in addition gas their capacity and it will only be a short time water heaters, flat Irons, room heatrs, laundrj unfit .they will be forced to double the capacity stoves, lights etc. The remaining ten per cent department In order to take care of their cover, business. and .industrial consumers, among trade- which. are found many of he most progressive of , The mills now run on full time, employ Provos stores, who hay found gaa the ideal mg 200 hands, which 'make their annual payroll medium of illumination.' - In addition to the use of $85,000. While up to the present time the East ' gas, Provo residents has been their principal market, Mr. Stringham1' are quickly becoming familiar with the many ad-i- a bending hia energies to get th Western trade, - vantages of coke for house heating. Genuine Gas - -which is the natural marked forthe mill. Their Coke, which is a in the manufacture Jblankets and Indian Robes have a national repu- - of gas , is a perfectly clean, hard fuel, guaranteed tatlon and they are finding a ready market; sk t(T be absolutely free from soot and stooke. It is - though their principal eall for these are from the ior use in furnaces, hot blast beaters and states of Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Utah ' other forms of heaters, and its use is a long step and California, where they have agents soliciting in the direction of a cleaner Provo. However, it for. the company. Mr. Stringham, In discussing is not only the eleanest hard fuel, but actual testa the outlook for the woolen business, said that the in Provo have shown il to be twenty-fiv- e per eent market was much better than a few months ago. ' cheaper than any other. Provo also has one of the largest candy fae- - is sold locally for , Tar, another tones in the state, that of the Startup Candy Com- - roofing and g purposes, and iff also pany, who employ 100 people, all local residents, being shipped out of the city in tank ears to tar to whom they pay $00,000 a year. - The company refineries. - j v : makes all kinds of candy and on a number of When interviewed several days ago, Mr. Fred its choice candies have the exclusive right to W. Freese, general manager of the company, manufacture The Startup factory is the only stated that during theconstruction and operation candy company in the state who have a chewing of the plant, covering a period of something over "gum department, arid "manufacture their " own ' "ayear "there had been' expended ferpayrells in - boxes and cartoons for their cancty. Its gum Provo the sura of $16,500.00. II stated further has a market extending all over the United States, that the company now had twelve miles pf gas but their drummers only work the states of Utah., street mains laid and a manufacturing plant wbvMi Idaho, Colorado,-- Nevada wnd Montana.' ' - would-b- e a credit to any community. -- For the Provos Big Business Today W-t&- L j. te 1-- 4, r Eat meat, live longer, Die happier, get your . the-reputa- tioa " - -- Steak while living, for you will find none in far-seern- ri - v Everything for that Christmas Dinner Sutton Market . ct Turkey, -- Cranberries,. Celery,MinccMcat, Lettuce, Nuts, Candy, in fact, 111 .Everything to Sait. -- . - -- water-proofin- A L1ERRY CIIRISTT.IAS AND s A HAPPY NEW' YEAR - D. D. - -- I V v xcmsREe Manager and year 1915 many main extensions will be made of it is intended to more tha ndoubl the number ' consumers during that year. Usttrcss!'aetory ' ' is an otehr manufacturing plant in our city that is rapidly" gaining interest becarise'of the beautiful Its trade is also mattresses they manufacture. growing, Manager Charles W. Burrows receiving -o- rders-dailyfrorn yarious parts of the stater - v Another manufacturing industry - which is pne of the most essential industries to the p'oplfi is that of the Provo Pressed Brick Company, who - have trie of the best pressed brick plants in the ' state. . , Messrs. Belmont and Boardman, the principal -- stock holders, have spent considerable "money in the establishment of this plant, so that they are prepared to" fill any "order, and give an Assurance of furnishing the best light colored brick to be procured in the state. Samuel Liddiarflt our cement tile manufacturer, has added the cement brick inthree colors to his business, and is now prepared to furnish . cement brick for dwelliftghouses. lie is equipped with the machinery to make 8,000 of these brick ' , daily. ijt assistant cashier. The bank is capitalized for The last statement made to the bank $100,000. commissioner" showed they were earrjing a sur- rcsoupoos. - ? monntiii g -- Send 50 pounds of Clean Rags of any kind, with buttons and buckles cut off, arid large clothes torn lipto the ' UTAH.COU-- - I . And have a gebd 45 to 50 pound mattress sent in return. $3.7 5 Common sTick$4. 00 MediumTick 4: 5 OBssir bnsnTick .... 1 Wholesale Corporations 'Pheichief wholesalehomw A small charge made for wrapper used in shipping. Old mattresses renovated and made new Prompt attention given all orders. Satisfaction guaranteed aM Factory SUTT ON, -- ' Office Z. C. M. I., located at the foot of Acadeiriy avenue, near the freight depots; the Utah County Whole- sale Grocery comany, located at the foot of Third West street, on a spnr of the ra'lway and the Provo Meat and Packing company, which has one of the largest cold storage plants in the state and i xf addition is equipped with all the latest conveniences for the curing end preservation of meat for the wholesale tradej, which Is located at 54 North Academy avenue. The dif- of the company are Under the direction of David Openshaw. John .T. Booth an'l John J Wilkins, three of our hustling Provo youngs men who have succeeded a splendid trade. The Utah County Whftlesale Meat company is also located at Provo with their storage and pasking house jrist south of the city. $1,019,783.41. ' . 181 West ' g . Second Wortli The bank is capitalized Phone 345 " at $50,000 and according-t- e t Ut-- h sources and cash on hand amoutns to $644,730.41. The Knight Trust and Savings bank, which is located on the corner of First North and Academy avenue, is a new bank, established last year. The interior of this bank is of wurte marble,, which adds greatly to the beauty, of the bank. Jesse Knight Is president, R. E. Allen, cashier and Frederick G.-- Warnick, assistant cashier. They are capitalized; at $300,00p arid their showed, their resources and cash om - . hand to he $800,906.87. The State Bank of Provo-i- s at 75 North Academy avenue. Wm, IT, Brereton Alva Nelson, cashier and Julian Greer, assistant- - cashier. Their . caitaliziitiau- - is' $25,000 and their statement, made the fore part of this montn, snowed their resources anu cash ou nand last-stateme- lo-u- ied to he $187,888.86. . , a Are You Seeing - Those Special PHOTO PLAYS at the T Columbia Provo, f v Ki r -- I the comer of Center .street and Acade-p- y United Stabs Senator Reed Smoot r lent. lion. C. E. Ivoose, i. Ferrer, twhier and Joseph E. Buttle,, or, nw. s h " 3 j vice-presiden- t, Jo-sei- o the last report made to the bank commissioner,.' they carry a surplus of $10,000, and their re- Provo hits four well established banks whose staii -- on the corner of Third West and Center streets. Hon. T. N. Taylor is president, John D. Dixon, cashier "and "Arnold - Dixon, assistant"' cashier. ferent-departme- nts H - ' The Farmers and Merchants bank is located Banks , .... Watch for them. They Are Worth While 'h r A nt |