Show JAMES ALLEN considering the comparative youth of the city the hardships of its set flament and the difficulty hamper ing its early development the junction city has been moat most favored by fortune in producing a number of business men who starting with little littie more capital than judgment en ergy and honesty succeeded succeeded is gaining a firm foothold lengthening their cords and strengthening their stakes among these we are pleased to r fer ter to mr james alien allen one of our most wideawake enterprising and lve merchants and an energetic public spirited citizen ilehr served from the pike commencing on the lower rounds of i the commercial ladder climbing up gradually rAdu alls ba by the strength of hia his industry ability I y and application mr alien allen came to utah as A young man of 17 he ile first entered the employ of lion hon wm jennings and served faithfully in salt lake city and logan rapidly acquiring that thorough understanding of the necessity of western trade which bus his ever since since been A source and a guarantee of his success in commercial in he lie was engaged in the wholesale hole sale department of Z C 31 I ogden branch which servi service c e ho he ex x changed for a position po in walker bro bros the following year where he stayed four years until on aug 20 1874 he opened out lor for himself in his present quarters on the west aide side of main street between the peery block and drivers building mr alien allen display dise lays a stock of general merchandise ample in quality the proprietor of this ea e knows that the secret good trade and steady custom consists in good merchandise and reasonable term terms go through any of bis his departments and you will be convinced of that take mr aliens allens stock of dry goods and dress goods and one will encounter serious difficulty to find a belter better in town he has served served long enough in this line of business to th oron rou ehly ma master it now in a silks alks satins gatins velvets velvety vel vets blashe plus hes s a and ad other elegant materials mr A alien allea is well provided his taste proving itself both is the purchase and d display lay oenone of none but the mot moot fashion able b patterns at terne in eis his establishment be he can dress ft a man youth or boy cap eap boona a aple from the bof sole of a warranted arran ted boot of solid manufacture to the crown of an ele gant hat of best beat material he is equally prepared in fitting ladies out with the t e most distinguished distin and a nd elegant fancy goods hosiery under weir e ar laces ruffles ruf lles and whatever tends to adorn the human form divine mr alien allen makes specialty of the celebrated philadel lit and boston manufactures of abia idles dies and inIs misses ses childrens and babies shoes of most elegant make his supply of groceries both staple and fancy including ft a large line of canned goods is as comprehensive in quantity BJ as it is reliable in quality dont fail fall to give mr alien allen a call before par purchasing chasing elsewhere and 11 if you cant call on him ld in person be assured that all orders by mail mall will be promptly attended to it has his been found by mons J T B dumas that saturated wilh with alum is remarkably effi bent in extinguishing gui shing ires fires this y is is I sup posed to be due io to the c coating it gh gs to to objects wet with it which prevents contact wih with the oxygen of the air and thus retards regards combustion it is reported that as an experiment french firemen are to be quite extensively exten ten supplied with instruments for throwing such solutions of ofal nna M |