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UTAH
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COMMERCIAL, MANUFACTURING, MINING AND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES.
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Utah Territory 1 to 6
Utah Mining, etc 7 to _':.
The Building Stones of Utah, by H. L. A. Culmer. 25 to 27
Salt Lake City 2* m ::
Real Estate, by C. E. Wantland 40 to 41
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, by H. V. Meloy 41 to 4:t
A Review of the Commerce and Industries of
Utah, by Fred Simon 43 to 44
Sketches of prominent Business Houses, Capitalists,
Professionals and Officials of Salt Lake City . 4.5 to 150
Odgen City i:.l to i:>x
Manufactures in Utah, by D. I). Jones l.Vt
Bench and Bar of Odgen City 198
Provo City 209 to 21 1
Logan City 214 to 21">
Brigham City 22" i to 221
Park City 227
Lehi 227
Nephi
Spanish Fork 228
GBNERAL INDBX
TO PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES, CAPITALISTS, PROFESSIONALS AND
OFFICIALS OF SALT LAKE CITY.
American Natural Gas Company 55
Armstrong, T. C., Jr f,9
Asper, Win. & Company 72
All Hallow's College 77
Arbogast Confectionery Company 81
Auerbach, F. Bros 98
Angell Lumber Company 99
Alliance Mining Company, The 108
Alama Mining and Milling Company 114
Anglo-American Shirt Factory 1:10
Armstrong & Denny, Attorneys 132
Anderson, Hon. Thos. 1 1:1:',
Allen. C. E., County Clerk i:'.s
Armstrong, S. P., Attorney 148
Burnham, Hanna, Munger & Company 45
Burton Gardner Company. The 56
Ball. S. F. & Company 58
Bowring, W. D 60
Barratt Bros 106
Bishop, F. M Ill
Brown's Marble Works Ill
Beck's Hot Springs 1 1:,
Buckhorn Gold and Silver Mining Compaiu 1 15
Benson, Wendell '. ll'.i
Bullion-Beck Mine 121
Bennett, Marshall & Bradley, Attorneys 1:12
Han. h. Hon. G. \V l:(4
i:..oth. Hon. 11. F 1:!7
I'.i'.oks, Chas. P., Surveyor ...
Hurt, Andrew J., Sheriff
Booth & Gray. Attorneys
Bailey, T. C., Attorney
140
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149
Clawson, Spencer & Company 47
Culmer, G. K. & Bros
Cullen Hotel 56
Continental Hotel .77
Clark. Henry F
Clift House
Clift House Wine Room.
Crow. C. H
Chute & Hicks.
66
70
71
Commercial National Bank 98
Christy, Mrs. H 98
Cannon, Geo. M 99
Carthey & Dumbeck
Cutler, John C. & IJro in'
California Brewery
Chambers, R. C
Con way & Simmons
Chisholm. W. W
Caine. Hon. John I
(-'lute, F.. K.. i ity assessor and collector
Coad & Coad, attorneys . .
Cromer. W. H., attorney
117
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Dinwoodey Furniture Company t".
Davis, Howe & Company .".7
Dunford Shoe Company George, The 67
DeBruhl, W. J .' n*
Dunford & Ellerbeck, Doctors 80
Driscoll & Company H2
Dale. L. H 95
Dyer, Frank H 107
Dahon Gold Mining & Milling Company 119
Danner, J. K., Attorney 144
Eichnot. D. C., Attorney 1:15
Empire Steam Laundry Company 79
EVWU.& D ' 81
Evans. M. R 81
Excelsior Bakei \ 84
Eardly, J.i-. \V II::
Enterprise Hotel 12.:
Electric Ice Cream Parlors 126
Farrell. J. \V. & Company 68
Fritz, ("Our Frit/") ' 72
Folletl, Dr. C. A
Fuller & Young 102
i & McQuarrie 7*
i inswold. Dr. Hector 84
(,ainck \ Holmes
(label, The Tailor 88
( leant, I leber J. \ Company
Grant Bros. Company 90
Greeley Mining Company. The In;
Groesbeck. Nicholas \ S.m 1
Greenman, I Ion. John \V l.'tM
Hughes, Fruit & Produce Comp.mx '<'.>
Hees.h \ Fllerbc.U ... .... 64
II. mix , Vomit; ..V Company 72
Hospital of the Holy Cross, The 7.'.
Happx Hour Dental Companx ... ~-2
Hai VIA . \V. |. \ Coinpaiix
Harrington, 1 lonnelly & Newell !'l
Hanson, I
Hanson Produce Company, The Ift't
Hampton \ Jones 106
Harkncss. Martin K 112
Hinman. |. H ll.'l
Hunter. II .... Mil
Hall. W. C.. City Attorney |:W
Hai. Ix. ( I. II.. i , ,1,11. ilman 146
Haim samnan I'.o.u.l 1'ulilic Works. . 147
Hardy. L. (',.. Cmintv Tax Collector.... 149
Inter Mountain. Abstract Company, The 77
I. \. L. Stables
(ones, R. M
Jennings & Caine.
50
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INDEX.
Jenkins,]. W. & Sons....
James Uavid & Company.
Joslin & Park
Jacobs, J. G
Judd, Hon. J. W
Knutsford Hotel
Klipple, Phil
Keysor, Dr. J. B
Keiller, David T
Kullak, Louis F
Lowe, George A
London Tailoring Company, The.
Lynberg, Fred G
Leaver, Conrad & Company
Leeka, Dr. Daniel C
Livingston, Chas T
Lawrence, H. W
Lett, H.C. & Son
Lombard Investment Company...
Lippman, Joseph L., Librarian
Lee & Post, Attorneys
63
78
86
109
148
62
74
' 81
105
122
63
51
as
91
97
105
111
114
123
188
145
60
63
72
75
82
83
83
101
108
110
116
130
137
148
148
149
150
144
48
70
Olson's Bakery & Confectionery Store 127
51
56
60
61
97
106
112
145
147
Morgan Hotel
Model Steam Bakery, The
Mason & Company
Madsen, P. W
Morris, Elias
McKinnon Horse Collar Manufacturing Company, The.
McCornick & Company
McElwee, Pierce & Goddard Western School Furnish-
ing Company
Mingo Smelting Company
McAllister, D. H
Midland Investment Company, The
Mountain Ice & Cold Storage Company, The
Moyer, Hon. Geo. W
Markham, S. S., Attorney
Merritt, S. A., Attorney
Marshall & Royle, Attorneys
Murphy, Walter, Attorney
Norrell, Hon. A. G
Neder & Cleland
Natural Mineral Water Company, The
Pursell's Livery
Parson's Book Store
Pittman, E.I
Pacific Lumber & Building Company .
Parker Depue
Peoples' Eq. Co-op
Platt, F. & Company
Powers, Hon. Orlando W
Pendleton, A. J., Councilman
Roberts & Nelden 73
Rowe, Morris, Sumrnerhays Company 90
Robinson, L. P 91
Rogers & Company 95
Reading, John 96
Rief, A .- 105
Rice, Geo. Arthur 118
Reilly & Kane 118
Rigby Bros 123
Rawlins Critchlow, Attorneys 136
Richards & Moyle, Attorneys 142
Rhodes, L. R 149
Simon, Fred 120-21
Simon Bros 65
Solomon Bros 129
Salt Lake Abstract, Title, Guaranty Trust Company. . 68
Silver Bros 69
Scott, Geo. M. & Company 71
St. Elmo Hotel 51
Spafford, W. H. H 74
St. Mary's Academy 76
Salt Lake Soap Company 77
Security Abstract Company, The 78
Salt Lake City Brewing Company 79
Sorrcnson Carlquist 80
Sells & Company 80
Sherlock Knitting Company i. . 84
Sadler, Henry 86
Salt Lake Business College 87
Salt Lake Silk Factory 87
Spencer-Bywater Company, The 87
Salt Lake Music Company 88
Salt Lake Dental Depot , 88
Steele, E 89
Salt Lake City Foundry & Manufacturing Company 92
Shipler, J. W 94
Salt Lake Eq. Co-op. Institution 96
Salt Lake Hardware Company 96
Sierra Nevada Lumber Company 98
Shelly & Burckhartt 101
Sears & Jeremy Company 101
Salt Lake Plumbing Company 103
Salt Lake Stables 104
Saratoga Farm 110
Spencer & Lynch 110
Salt Lake Meat Company 112
Sutherland, Hon. J. G 133
Sells, Hon. Elijah 136
Senior, Edwin W., Attorney 137
Scott, Geo. M., Mayor 139
Stephens Schroeder, Attorneys.. .'. 139
Templeton Hotel 61
Taylor, Romney Armstrong Company 63
Tolhtirst, Dr. C. E 80
Telephone Livery 88
Thomas, R. K 92
Tuckett, H. A,, Candy Company 98
Taylor, Joseph Wm 99
Teasdel, S. P... 112
Thompson Wiegel 123
Treweek, Nicholas 126
Taylor Bros 126
Thomas, Gov. A. L 131
Utah Paint & Oil Company 67
Utah Plumbing Supply Company, The 68
Unitah Hotel 77
LTtah Cracker Factory 78
LItah Book Stationery Company 84
Utah Nursery Company 84
Utah Undertaking Company 85
Union Pacific Hotel 96
Varian, Hon. C. S 132
Valley-Tan Laboratory, The 46
Van Home, Wm. G., Attorney 147
Valentine,-C. O. & Company 100
Valley House, The 129
Watson Bros 55
White & Sons Company 57
Walker House, The 59
Walker Bros. Fyler Company , 64
Wallace Company 83
Warner M. Rush, Manager 85
Warren, F. E., Mercantile Company 86
Warm Springs 89
West Lake & Midway Inprovement Company 97
Watts, J. H 99
Ware, W. E 104
Whitehead, L. S 105
Williams, Geo. W 108
Wantland, C. E 109
Woodmansee, Joseph 109
Weeks, Charles B 122
White, Mathew 127
Woodman, James F 128
Williams, A. L 130
Walden, J. B., city treasurer , 141
Williams, Jas. A., Attorney 143
Whittemore, C. O., Attorney 146
Young Bros. Company 74
Young, D. C 97
Young, H. & Company 103
Young, John M., City Marshal 140
Zion's Co-Operative Mercantile Instituion 49
Zion Savings Bank 94
Zane, Hon. Chas. S 131
Zane Putnam, Attorneys 144
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INDEX.
PROMINENT BUSINESS HOUSES, PROFESSIONALS AND
OFFICIALS OF OGDEN.
Allen. Alvern MB
Allison, Edward M.. Jr., Attorney 202
Broom Hotel 164
Becraft, L. H. & Company 181
Hurt. S. J. & Bros 189
Bond, H . M. & Company 192
Belnap, <;. R 194
Hi-hop. Hon. A. C 200
Barratt, Col. Percival J 207
Corey Bros. & Company 159
Clark, VV. M .' 180
Calvert, Jas. A 189
Condon. Dr. A. S 193
Chicago Meat Market 19ft
Collins, John H 196
Chapman House 1!">
Consolidated Lumber & Milling Company 197
Driver, Jesse J 169
Doyle & Halverson 1 7 J
Dee, Thos. D 184
Driver, Wm. & Son 190
Ellis, D. W.. 169
Eklund.C. A 17:;
Evans. David, Attorney I-::
Fanner-' .\ Mrrchants' Hank 168
Fife. Win. \V 170
Felshaw, Dr. K. M 17.'.
Kir-i National Hank 17*
Farr. W. & Co 178
Fitzgerald. T. 1C 179
Gibson & Smurthwaite M
Graham, |. M. \ Son 195
Gilbert. Morton V 2i>o
Hendcrshot, Abstract Company, The 159
Huffman. C. H 164
H.ni-on, 17'.
Hunter. Ralph I' I*.
HotH Lincoln 195
Hoffman. Miss Edith I'.t*
Henderson, H. I'., Attorney 201
Idaho Lumber Company 170
lunc lion City Cornice Works IWI
(ones & Lewis 167
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cnkins, Washington I -I
ones, r.i-o. W 1*{
Kay, W. & Company I7'.i
Kelly, Ille & Company I!)::
Kuhn & Bro 195
Kiesel, Fred J. it Company P.;
Klinkenbeard, Miss E, J. & Sister r>-
Kiinhall, Jas. N.. Attorney 205
.undy. Roht. C Ml
,edwidec. Jos. I 1 197
.eonard, <). R ., Attorney
.arkin Undertaking Company I -I
.ichcnfeld Bros l*'>
MI Null, J. W. \ Company.
Man...,. Mr- I .11 ..........
Mi Mam-, John ............
Miner, Hon. Ja-. \
W. I.., Attorney.
till), T. J
( l^-ilrn Ali-trai I < outturn
o^den Miln.irv Academy.
( >Kden Academy ..........
164
160
188
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Olsen, E. A
Ogden Milling & Elevator Company.
Ogdcn Steam Laundry Company
Plymouth Rock Loan \ Saving- A n< iation.
Parker, Doxey \ Eastman
Putnam, A. W
Peyton. W. L. P., Attorney
Patton, A. B., Attorney
Reed, E. A..
Reed Hotel
Reed Hotel Livery
Richards, Hon. C. C
Rolapp, H. H., Attorney
Sacred Heart Academy
Stephens. J. A
Stafford. Miller & Company
Short, B. M :
Shurtliff. H. W
Spencer, H. H
Smith, Ransford, Attorney
Smith, H. W., Attorney. .'.
Thomas Bros
Turner, Wm. H., Mayor
Tyler, John G
Utah Loan & Trust Company
Whitaker, S. T..
Wi-dcll, W. B
Watson, John
Wallace, L. H
Wallace, Joseph
Woodmansce, Chas
Williams. Wm K
Wollstcin, T. & Co
PROVO CITY
Booth. |ohn E., Mayor
mi Roller Flour Mills. . . .
Kirsi National Bank
Haven aiiip A Clark
Hotel Roberts
M-iiiir. I 'lia^. D
Noon, A. A
Smoot, A. O
LOGAN CITY.
n City M. \ M. Association
I a i tlr MI. Tim-. B
I .luards, J. R
I 1 1 -I National Bank
Lo^an Hniisr
l.anjj. Albert
Murdi k. Rolirrt
Rub, Rich .K Wairiim. Alton.
sit wart, Hon. |. /
'I'll. ii her lirn-. Hanking Coinpam
BRIGIIAM CITY.
HriKham ( it\ Mrr< anlili- \ Maniit.i' liiiin^ A - " i.ilnin
i iiin Sim k \ Mercantile Compwi)
Hr.x. K \
Compton, A. W . .
llnr-li-v. Win. .\ Son-
|i ii-cn. linn. |. M
Johnson, I Inn I . P
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Snow, Aptwue Locenn
Slum. AlphOBM M . . . . ...
L79
188
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174
206
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186
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191
177
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818
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VIII
Utah Tcrri-tbr^.
Its resources,
, ai?d prosperity.
PROBABLY no western commonwealth affords
such fascination to the traveler, such attrac-
tion for the settler, such allurements for the
investor, or such satisfaction to the health-
seeker as Utah Territory. It has been, not inaptly,
called the Switzerland of America, and while there
are no Jungfraus or Mont Blancs whose brows are
bathed in perpetual snow, there are, nevertheless
]ic;iks almost as lofty, whose abrupt ascendency
from the valleys clothes them with a sphynx-like rug-
gedness that makes them majestic in their grandeur.
The area of Utah was acquired by the United States
from Mexico in 1848, under the provisions of the treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo, although it was first settled up
by Brigham Young, July 24, 1847. It was organized
as a Territory by act of Congress in 1850, and at that
period it comprised all that section of country lying
between the eastern boundary of California and the
western border of the Great Plains. Nevada, Colorado,
and Wyoming were subsequently carved out of its area,
reducing it to its present limits. It now has an area of
84,870 square miles, or 52,601,600 acres.
Geographically, Utah is situated between the par-
allels of 37 and 42 degrees north latitude, and the
meridians of 109 and 114 degrees west of Greenwich. It,
is on the same parallels as Colorado, Kansas, Missouri,
Southern Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Spain, Italy,
Greece, Turkey, and Corea.
Utah belongs to the great plateau of the Rocky
Mountains, its valleys being elevated from 2, TOO to
7,000 feet above sea-level, while its mountain peaks
reach a height of 12,000 to 13,500 feet.
One-half the Territory is on the western side of the
Wasatch Mountains and within what is called the Great
Basin. Most of the inhabited portion of Utah lies at
the western base of the Wasatch range and on the
eastern side of the Great Basin. The Wasatch Mount-
ains enter the Territory on the north at about the mid-
dle, extend nearly due south, until near the southern
boundary, where they turn to the westward and pass
out into Nevada, forming in Utah the letter ".I." Their
average height will not fall far below 10,000 feet above
the sea.
Nearly east of Salt Lake City the Uintah mount-
ains, still loftier than the Wasatch, abut on them and
run eastward until they pass out of the Territory.
The eastern part of the Territory is drained by the
Rio Colorado and its tributaries.
West of the Wasatch the drainage is into the lakes
and sinks which have no outlet, the largest of which is
Great Salt Lake, with an elevation of 4,260 feet, a shore
line of 350 miles, and an area of about 3,500 square
O r r C '^ n - r
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miles. Three rivers, the Bear, Weber and Jordan,
empty their waters into the Great Salt Sea.
In Utah agriculture is dependent almost entirely
upon irrigation. The system of cultivating the soil is
to start canals at the mouths of the canons, where dams
are built. These canals are run from the canons out
upon the more level grounds of the valleys, and there
subdivided into branch canals, and these are again divid-
ed into laterals leading to every farm, so long as there is
water to be distributed. Each field has little furrows
a foot or more apart and parallel with each other. Into
these furrows the water is turned. Each farm has the
right to use the water so many hours once a week or
oftencr, or less frequently, depending upon the season
and the supply. Many large and expensive canals have
been constructed in Utah for the purpose of redeeming
the arid lands, the most recent ones being the Bear
River Canal, in Northern Utah, and a canal in southern
Utah. The latter was built by the enterprising citi/m,
William II. Rowe and his associates, and thereby they
have successfully brought under cultivation a large sec-
tion of Utah's most fertile land.
During the year 1890 there were 423,364 acres of
land under cultivation in Utah, and there were 735,226
acres under irrigating ditches.
The larger part of the 52,601,000 acres in Utah is
barren and mountainous and cannot be tilled. Nearly
one-fourth of this area has been surveyed. The United
States Land office, since March, 1869, has disposed of
21,887,642 acres of public lands.
It has been estimated by competent experts that by
utilizing all the available streams during the irrigating
season 2,304,000 acres can be redeemed.
In September, 1890, an Irrigation Congress, at which
delegates were present from all parts of the arid region,
met in Salt Lake City. They memorialized Congress
to give national assistance to the cause of irrigation.
Should their petition be granted, a great impetus will
be given the reclamation of these lands in Utah, and
many new settlements will spring into existence.
There are twenty-five counties in the Territory. A
brief description of them may not be out of place at
thin point.
Beaver County, which has a population of 3,340, is
located on the western side and a little south of the
r of the Territory. It has 6,558 acres under cul-
tivation.
Box Elder County, with a population of 7,642, has
96,177 acres under cultivation. The county includes the
greater portion of the Great Salt Lake and is located in
the northwestern corner of the Territory. Dry farming
is successful there because the soil retains the moisture
for a long time. The Bear River Canal ii in this
county.
Cache County has a population of 16,600. It is in
the northern part of Utah. The general elevation of the
land under cultivation u about 6,000 feet, and iu wheat
crop is the largest in the Territory. It cultivates 54,301
acres.
Davis County has 6,469 inhabitants. It lies between
the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, and
extends from the canon of the Weber River, on the
north, nearly to Salt Lake City. It cultivates 23, 1 60 acres.
Emery County lies east of tin- center of the Territory.
It has a population of 4,866 and cultivates 14,363 acres.
<;.-irfield County has a population of 2,457. It lies
in the southern part of Utah and cultivates 1,716 acres.
<ir:ind County was carved out of Emery County and
extends from the Colorado line to Green River, on the
west. It has a population of .~>41, and lias 1,461 acres
under cultivation.
Iron County has 2,68:i inhabitants. It is located in
the southwestern part of the Territory below Heaver
County and cultivates l.v_'3 acres.
Juab County, with a population of 5,582, is located
in the center of the western side of the Territory. It
cultivates !>,489 acres.
Kane County is on the extreme southern border of
the Territory adjoining Arizona. Its population is 1,685
and it has 1,087 acres under cultivation.
Millard County extends from the mountain ranges
of the central part of the Territory westward to Nevada.
It has 4,033 inhabitants and cultivates 8,l;Vj n
Morgan County is in northern Utah, lying east of
Davis County. It has 5,fi:;:t acres under cultivation and
a population of 1,780.
Piute County lies north of Garfield County. It has
2,842 inhabitants and cultivates 7,779 acres.
Rich County is in the northeastern corner of Utah,
adjoining Idaho and Wyoming. It has a population of
1,627, and cultivates 16,726 acres.
Salt Lake County is southeast of the Great Salt Lake
and lies between the summit of the Wasatch mountains,
on the east, and theOquirrh mountains, on the west. It
has a population of 58,457 and a cultivated area of
80,665 acres.
San Juan County lies adjacent to Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona, in the southeastern corner of the
Territory. Its population is 3<!5, and it cultivates 809
acres.
San Pete County, which is in the center of Utah, is
the nu M MMitherly of the chain of thickly settled coun-
ties which, beginning with Cache Cnunty on the north,
extends in a generally northern and southern direction.
It ha- a population of i:t,l 10, and has under cultivation
47,li:i acn-c. Only one county excels it in agricultural
production.
. ier County is in the central part of the Territory
and has 8,1 18 acres under cultivation. Its population
ii 6,199.
Summit County is in the northeastern part of Utah.
It* population is 7,733, and it cultivate* 14,508 a.
Tooele County, situated southwest of the Great Salt
Lake, including the greater part of the desert of the
same name, has a population of 3,700, and cultivates
7,524 acres.
Uintah County is located in the northeastern corner
of the Territory, adjoining Wyoming and Colorado. It
has a population of 2,292, and cultivates 8,960 acres.
Utah County is south of Salt Lake County and ex-
tends from the summit of the Wasatch mountains
westward to the Oquirrh range. It cultivates 40,195
acres and has a population of 23,416. It is the leading
agricultural county in the Territory.
Wasatch County is east of Utah County. It culti-
vates 10,824 acres and has a population of 4,627.
Washington County is in the southwestern corner
of Utah and has a population of 4,009 and an area under
cultivation of 4,203 acres.
Weber County is in northern Utah. It has a popu-
lation of 23,005 and a cultivated area of 22,450 acres.
UTK INDIAN CAMP ON TIIK IIKSKKVATION NEAR SALT LAKE CITY.
In 1850 the total population of Utah was 11,380;
in 1860, 40,273; in 1870, 86,786; in 1880, 143,963; in
1890, 207,905; and in 1891, 215,000. The growth of
the past two years has been very marked.
The assessed valuation of the taxable property of
the Territory in 1891 was $121,000,000, while the rev-
enue for all Territorial purposes was $600,000.
There are thirty-eight cities incorporated under
special laws, with an assessed value of taxable property
amounting to $84,476,000, and a municipal indebtedness
of only $1,278,000.
There are seven cities or towns incorporated under
the general law, with an assessed valuation of taxable
property amounting to $1,088,000, and a municipal
indebtedness of $16,000.
Few States in the Union can show such a remarka-
bly healthy condition of the finances of its cities.
The principal industries of Utah are mining, agri-
culture, sheep and cattle raising, and manufacturing.
The number of mining camps in the Territory is
large and the mineral found embraces almost every
known variety. The chief mineral products are silver
and lead, which are found associated in the same ores.
Silver was first found in Utah in 1857, but little
systematic work was done in the way of mining until
after the advent of the Union Pacific Railway in 1869.
The deposits of the precious metals all belong to
the earlier geological ages, with the exception of a few
small outcrops in southern Utah.
One of the three most important mineral belts of
Utah runs from the Uintah mountains on the east,
through Park City and Alta, in the Wasatch, thence
crosses the Salt Lake Valley to the Oquirrh mountains
on the west at Bingham, the original point of discovery
of mines in Utah, then turns a little northward, crossing
diagonally through the Aqui mountains and thence out
on the desert. This belt contains the most productive
mines in Utah. The leading mines are the Ontario,
Daly, Crescent, etc., of Park City, and the Old Tele-
graph, Jordan, Lead Mine, Yosemite, etc., of Bingham,
whose total output runs far
into many millions of dol'
lars.
The second mineral belt
in Utah also begins in the
Wasatch mountains, in the
vicinity of Mt. Nebo, and
runs a little north of west,
reaching its climax in the
extension of the Oquirrh
range at Tintic. Thence it
passes through various
ranges till it goes out of
the Territory at Deep
Creek, which is destined
to be one of the greatest
mining camps of Utah.
The great mines at present in this belt are at Tintic.
The Mammoth, Bullion-Beok, Eureka Hill, Centennial,
etc., have produced many millions.
The third belt is located some two hundred miles
south of Salt Lake City, beginning at Marysvale and
Beaver, running a little north of west through various
ranges, reaching its climax at Frisco, where the Great
Horn Silver mine is located. The belt extends west-
ward from there to the boundary of the Territory.
Near the southern part of the Territory, on the rim
of the Basin, is a very unique mineral deposit in sand-
stone of the triassic or later date. The ore is chiefly
chloride of silver found in reefs of sandstone.
The eastern part of the Territory, being of a very
recent geological age, is almost destitute of precious
metals. The region embraces one-third of the Terri-
tory and includes all that part east of the Wasatch
mountains, including the Uintah mountains. There is
a limited area near the eastern end of these latter
mountains where there are some valuable copper mines.
This great region of eastern Utah is pre-eminently a
coal region.
The mining industry has taken on new life in Utah
and many mines wliich had been abandoned are now
being worked. New districts are being constantly dis-
covered, the latest being those of Dugway and Fish
Springs in the Deep Creek country and the La Plata,
north of Ogden.
Utah ranks third in the production of lead and fifth
in silver in the United States.
The total output of the mines from the beginning is
about $180,000,000.
During the year 1891 the mines produced $16,198,-
066.81 in gold, silver, copper and lead, and ten mines
paid dividends amounting to $3," 18,
Elsewhere in this work the mines of 1'tah are dealt
with more specifically.
t'tali is bountifully supplied with coal-fields. The
coal belts enter Utah near Kvunston, Wyoming, and
run east and thence south for a distance of seven or
eight hundred miles. It is estimated that there are
15,000 square miles of bituminous coal land in I'tah
and of such thickness as to supply the whole United
States for centuries. A valuable feature of the coal-
fields lies in their proximity to the mineral deposits,
both iron and the precious metals.
During 1890 the four coal mines of the Territory
produced 355,000 tons of coal.
Considerable Wyoming coal is used in Utah. A tine
quality of coke is manufactured from the Castle Kale
coal, and is extensively used in the Utah smelters.
The asphalts of Utah are not only the purest in the
world but are found in magnificent abundance. As-
phaltum, which takes tin- name of gilsonite and uintite
in I 'tah, is found in the northeast part of the Territory
just east of the Uintah Indian reservation. Other fine
deposits exist in the I'ncompahgre Ute reservation, a
short distance fn>m the Colorado state line.
< >/okeritc or mineral wax-is found near Thistle, Utah.
(iyp-um i- found in extensive <|iiantities near Nephi,
in .lu. ili County, and i- used largely in the manufacture
of plaster.
:i' nt is also manufactured on a large scale from
native minerals.
Lithographic stone is found near Santaqtiin, Utah
County, and in other localities in the Territory.
Of liinc-tniic I'tah has a surfeit. Much of it is
converted into lime, while some of it is used as flux for
hfBMM.
(Jr.inite is hewn out of the large boulders at
Wasatch, a station on the KiolJrande \\i--t.-rn railroad,
not far from Salt Lake City. It is used fm- building
purpo-es and Hclgian block* for paving.
A'hite, variegated and mottled marble has been
found in many place*, but. for lack of machinery, it has
not lii-eii ulili/ed to :my extent.
There i- alo much -late in the Territory.
Utah excel* in the quality of her Hand-tune. It in
found in inexhaustible quantities, and ranges from
almost a blood-red to pure white.
The sulphur deposits at Cove Creek extend over a
large area, but the depth of the deposit is not known.
The sulphur taken from the mines is 98 per cent. pure.
There are also extensive deposits in Beaver County.
These sulphur mines are the only ones in the United
States, and when fully operated and developed will be
able to supply a large extent of country.
Ores of iron, magnetite, red, brown, ochrous and
fibrous hematite ore, arc found all over the Territory.
The great deposits, however, are in Iron County,
and occur thickly in the form of massive outbur-
fissures in granite, from Cedar City to the Santa Clara.
a belt five to ten miles wide and sixty long. These
ledges, which carry from sixty to seventy per cent, of
metallic iron, very pure, are from twenty-five to
seventy-five feet thick. Distance from rail and mar-
ket, and the high price of labor, have prevented the
iitili/ation of this storehouse of iron.
Near Salina, Sevier County, there are deposits of
almost pure rock salt found in the mountains. The
manufacture of salt around the (Jreat Salt Lake has long
been a great industry. During 1S01 there were har-
voted 104,000 tons, of which 71,000 were sold. For
many years the method of manufacture was simple. On
the borders of the lake, the water of which contains 17
per cent, of salt, there are many lagoons. The rise of
the water in the winter season filled these lagoons, tin-
heat of the summer's sun evaporated the water, and tin-
salt which remained was shoveled up and made ready
for the market. Now these lagoons an- tilled by pumps.
some of which raise a million gallons of the saline
waters in ten hours. Much of this water is used by tin-
silver mills, and for dairy and table purpo-c-. Utah
supplies the entire west with salt.
In addition to the minerals named 1'tah has a salt-
petre bed, antimony, quicksilver, arsenic, /.inc. asbcsto-,
and in fact every mineral found in the West except tin.
Besides this it has quite a complement of gems, includ-
ing topaz, garnets, chalcedony, amethyst, etc.
In December, 1391, natural gas was discovered in
large quantities, within a few miles of Salt Lake City,
on the -hores of the Cn-at Salt Lake. Sufficient devel-
opments have been made to insure it- permanency, but
within a short distance of win-re the gas was found it
is known that gas from this same underground reservoir
has been used for lighting ami heal ing purpose- fur the
pait seven years. Three OOBlpaaia* hart i'iii.-1-lv I-,,,,
organized to bore for gas, and their operation having
already proved successful the result for I'tah in (In-
direction of material pro-pciity will equal, if it doc- not
what has happened in Ka-l-ni localities where
similar <i I have been made. The cheap fuel
will tend to bring all wc-lcrn -melting and general
manufacturing enterprise- into tin- Territory, and pop
illation and bu-inesft will grow apace.
While I'tah's mineral product in 1800 averaged
between $11,000,000 and $18,000,000, her agricultural
i
output amounted to $8,310,000. The products included
wheat, oats, corn, barley, rye, lucerne, hay, potatoes,
beets, cotton and fruits.
The average yield per acre of the cereals, when com-
pared with the other States and Territories, places Utah
far in the lead, showing that better results can be
obtained from the irrigation system than from depend-
ing on rains, as the Eastern farmers do.
For instance, there were 22 bushels of wheat raised
to the acre throughout the Territory, while the average
throughout the United States was only 14 bushels.
The following figures for the year 1890 are from
the Territorial Statistician's report:
PRODUCTS.
ACRES.
QUANTITY.
AVERAGE
TO ACRE.
VALUE.
Wheat
110,114
2,409,451 bu.
22 bu.
81,927,563.20
Oats
32,763
1 132,218 bu.
34 bu.
532,142.46
Corn
8,776
165,067 bu.
19 bu.
118,848.24
Barley
7,358
212,546 bu.
29 bu.
106,273.00
Rye
3,759
45,204 bu.
12 bu.
27,574.44
Lucerne
101,729
306,100 ton
3 ton
2,715,107.00
Hay
80,647
12(1,572 ton
liS?, ton
1,637,367.76
Potatoes ..
7,S45
935,874 bu.
119 bu.
496,013.22
Beets
87
21,726 bu.
248 bu.
7,604.10
Cotton
7
4,200 Ibs.
600 Ibs.
462.00
Orchards
5,275
8,246,062 Ibs.
1.563 Ibs.
206,151.55
Vineyards
Other Products
( Vegetable) . .
265
2,597
565,560 Ibs.
16,688,841 Ibs.
2,134 Ibe.
6,426 Ibs.
33,933.60
500,665.23
Totals...,
361,222
88,300,705.80
The products of the farm for 1890 are given in the
following table:
PRODUCTS.
QUANTITY.
VALUE.
Wine, gallons
31,886
$ 28,697.40
Cider, gallons
61,368
21,478.80
Vinegar, gallons
27,907
6,976.75
Sorghum, gallons
57,600
37,440.00
Butter, pounds
1,817,447
323,303.23
Cheese, pounds
247,875
37,181.25
Honey, pounds
854,387
76,894.83
Dried Apples, pounds
197,167
11,830.02
Dried Peaches, pounds
178,593
19,645.23
Dried Apricots, pounds
11,895
1,486.88
Dried Plume, pounds
6,731
841.38
Dried Pears, pounds
9,921
992.10
Wool, pounds
7,451,252
1,229,456.58
Total Value
81,796,224.45
The quality and value of the wool clip are steadily
improving.
The cattle and sheep industries in Utah are in a
thriving condition, and the grazing ranges are covered
with thcso valuable possessions.
The following table gives the figures for 1890:
KIND.
NUMBER.
VALUE.
Milch cows
52,066
8 1,561.980.00
Cattle
237,458
3,561,870.00
Horses .
80,602
4,030,100.00
Mules
2,571
192,825.00
Asses
Ml S
12,720.00
Sheep
1.310,021
2,947,547.25
Goats
1,508
3,770.00
Swine, over 6 months old
20,411
163,288.00
Total Value
812,474,100.25
Utah has always encouraged home manufactures,
and almost every industrial concern that has been begun
and operated on conservative business principles has
been a success.
In 1890 there were 310 industrial concerns in the
Territory, employing 3,274 hands, and paid $1,597,-
177 in wages during the year, with a plant valued at
$3,215,511, an annual product valued at $5,836,103, and
a capital invested of $4,405,881.
These 310 industrial concerns manufactured ale, bed
springs, boilers, books, boots and shoes, beer, bricks,
brooms, carpets, cheese, cement, cigars, clothes racks,
crackers, cotton goods, flour, furniture, gas and electric
light, harness, ice, iron cornice, iron moulding, knit
goods, lumber, overalls, paper, paper boxes, refrigera-
tors, rope, salt, soda water, leather, tinware, wagons,
woolen goods, show cases, silk, soap, tents and awnings,
trunks, confectionery, fruit canning, etc.
In Utah County there has been recently erected one
of the largest sugar manufactories in the United States,
equipped with machinery of American manufacture
costing $500,000. Sugar is now being made there from
the beet root and a ready market is found for the entire
product.
Extensive stock yards are now being erected a few
miles north of Salt Lake City, and packing houses and
preserved meat establishments are promised industries
of the near future.
Glass works, large potteries, potato starch factories,
evaporating establishments and many other industries
that would pay large returns on the investment are only
awaiting capital.
Commercially Utah stands par excellence among
the business men of the country. The failures are few
and far between and the merchants are looked upon as
being careful, shrewd and conservative.
There were in 1890 in the Territory 1,722 stores,
with an invested capital of $20,000,000, making annual
sales amounting to $45,600,000, and employing 8,000
men, who were paid $4,900,000.
There are large co-operative stores in almost every
county and the business they do annually goes up into
the millions.
There are thirty-seven banks in the Territory. They
had on June 30, 1891, a combined capital of $5,148,-
231.78 and deposits amounting to $8,355,684.00.
The Territory has 1,500 miles of broad and narrow
gauge railroad tracks which reach all the cities of any
size, run through the fertile valleys and ascend the lofty
mountains to fetch the ores to market. Much valuable
country has not yet been reached by the iron monster,
especially in the southern and western portions of the
Territory. There are many projected lines, and while
some construction has recently been done, it is as noth-
ing to what the necessities and growth of the Territory
will demand in the next few years.
A road from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, which
6
will go through the Deep Creek country, has been talked
of for several years, and the people of Utah generally
predict an era of great prosperity whenever capital shall
see fit to enter upon the project. The mines in the
Deep Creek country are low grade and with present
shipping facilities mining scarcely pay^.
Utah has an excellent free school law, and the school
attendance is now so large as to crowd the buildings
beyond their capacity. There are, besides the public
schools, many excellent mission schools throughout the
Territory, supported by the various denominations.
The Territory supports a well-equipped institution of
learning known as the Deseret University, and the
standard of education is being yearly advanced.
There are churches for all shades of religious belief,
and nowhere in the country are they better attended.
The Territory takes care of its deaf and dumb, its
MI-. mi-, and its wayward boys and girls, in buildings
especially constructed and adapted for these purposes.
An Agricultural College has also been established
and a State Library organized.
Capitol grounds have been chosen in Salt Lake City,
which have already been beautified, and in the near
future a building worthy of the Territory will be
erected.
" In the Salt Lake basin the air is dry, pure, elastic,
transparent and bracing; and the temperature compares
favorably, in respect to equability, with that of any part
of the Unitec) States. The climate maintains a happy
medium between the rigors of the region of the great
fresh water lakes of the northwest and the eternal sum-
mer heats of Florida and Southern California, and this
fact makes it both healthy and agreeable. The normal
winter has thirty to forty days of moderately cold
weather, with enough snow for a week or two of sleigh-
ing. The planting season begins in February. Then-
is comparative exemption from the changeable weather
and raw winds of spring in the mirth and east. Only
in one month out of five does the range in temperature
exceed fifty degrees. The sun shines perpetually, the air
is invigorating, the rapid radiation assures cool nights.
But no words or meteorological statistics can convey an
adequate idea of the charm of the climate, which con-
tinues to grow upon one no matter how long a resident.
Hardly any form of disease originates in Utah,
while upon many diseases contracted elsewhere simple
residence and use of the thermal waters in Utah and
Great Salt Lake in the bathing season, are more bene-
ficial than ordinary medical treatment. There is no
malaria; asthma is impossible."
Utah, with its unparalleled climatic advantages, fer-
tile valleys, weird, majestic, rugged canon scenery, its
numerous chemical and thermal springs, its wonder-
ful salt lake, its magnificent mineral wealth, and
its boundless resources, is to-day the most prosper-
ous and most noted section in the Rocky Mountain
region.
With a homogeneous people all working to the same
purpose, with all her citizens inscribing on their banner:
" Utah our first and holiest love! " the possibilities for
this Territory are limitless, and the future bright
indeed.
Utah Mining.
OUTPUT TO DATE.
FROM the beginning of mining in Utah in 1871
to the close of 1891, twenty years, the total
output of silver, gold, lead and copper, rating
silver at its coining value, as the U. S. Mint offi-
cers do, and lead and copper at their average yearly
price in New York, is in round numbers $180,000,000
in value.
OUTPUT OF 189O-91.
The output of 1890, as ascertained and published by
Mr. Dooly, agent of Wells, Fargo & Co., at Salt Lake
is as follows, save that silver is here rated at its coining
value, and the other metals at seaboard prices, and lead
bullion counted as refined lead after deducting five per
cent, for loss in refining:
966,708 Ibs. copper, He. per Ib. .. .. $ 133,939
65,105,587 Ibs. refined lead, at 4ic. per Ib -.. 2,766,987
8,105,586 ozs. silver, at 81.29. 10,533,605
33,851 ozs. gold, at 820.67.. 699,684
Total value - - 814,134,215
Statement for 1891 is not yet made up, but the out-
put being known to have increased considei'ably over
that of the previous year, it is deemed safe to put it at
$16,000,000.
DIVIDENDS OF 1 89O.
Mines earned dividends in 1890 as follows:
Bullion-Beck, at Tintic 8375,000
Eureka-Hill, " 250,000
Centennial-Eureka," - 150,000
Mammoth, " 560,000
Horn Silver, at Frieco - 200,000
Mayfleld, at Big Cottonwood 18,001)
Daly, at Park City - 450,000
Ontario, " ..900,000
Total $2,903,000
Dividends for 1891 will be at least $2,500,000. The
first two mines in the table are owned by close corpora-
tions whose earnings are not published. These are
given upon the best information obtainable. Utah mines
have paid in dividends to date about $22,500,000.
Piute counties. There is, in fact, no county in the
Territory where the prospector has not left his foot-
prints. Wherever, in Utah, there are mountains, min-
eral indications are not wanting, and valuable minerals
are likely to be found in time in paying veins or depos-
its. Ores of good quality are known to exist in many
of the isolated ridges which break the face of the desert
in Western Utah, but mining in that section still awaits
the construction of railroads. The main producing dis-
"rict of the Wasatch Range lies on the heads of the Cot-
tonwoods and of the American Fork, within sight of
Salt Lake City, and over the ridge eastward, where the
waters find their way into the Weber and Provo rivers.
Northward from this locality no mine* of importance
had been found until within a few months, when a dis-
trict called La Plata, on the summit of the Wasatch
Range between Ogden and Logan, was organized, con-
taining strong ledges of ores rich in lead, but rather low
in silver. Time will be required to demonstrate the
importance of this new district.
Southward, 200 miles, near the heads of the Sevier
River, eastward of the town of Beaver, there is a dis-
trict called Marysvale which has been almost abandoned
the past eighteen years.
During the year 1891 promising veins of milling
gold rock were opened in the district, a mill was erected
and in November began to run. Meantime the Rio
Grande Western has built a branch road from Thistle
Station to Salina, about 87 miles. This will probably
soon be continued to Joseph, above Monroe, the latter
being about 20 miles below the Marysvale mines. The
road spoken of leaves the Sevier and crosses the Pah-
vant Range via Clear Creek and Cove Creek into the
Basin.
Mines are found on both slopes of the Oquirrh
Range, from Great Salt Lake southward nearly 100
miles, as at Stockton, Dry Canon, Ophir, Bingham and
Tintic. All these localities are connected with Salt
Lake City by rail. The mines of Beaver County are at
Frisco and about Milford, the terminus at present of
the U. P. Railway. The mines of Washington County
occur in a sandstone reef which extends along and near
the base of the Wasatch for 100 miles.
WHERE THE MINES ARE.
The mines wrought at present are mainly in Beaver,
Juab, Summit, Salt Lake, Tooele and Washington coun-
ties. The northern mines lie on the same parallel in
Tooele, Salt Lake and Summit counties. The mines of
Juab County are eighty or ninety miles south of these.
Beaver County is 200 miles and Washington County
300 miles south of Salt Lake City. Mines were wrought
to some extent in Wasatch, Weber, Box Elder and
BEAVER COUNTY.
Beaver County contains four or five parallel ranges
or ridges, striking north and south, all of them mineral-
bearing. A single chimney of ore in a contact along
the east base of Grampian Mountain (Horn Silver Mine)
turned out 90 tons of ore a day for four years, realizing
to its owners more than $13,000,000, $4,000,000 of
which was disbursed in dividends. After this enormons
output the mine had three or four hard years, bat is
again doing well. Ore bodies were opened in 1890
in new ground on different levels. Shipments for that
s
year were 19,477 tons, which sold in the Salt Lake
market for $335,009. Average value of the ore was
$18.26 per ton; average cost per ton was, for extraction,
$3.50; dead work, CO cento; surface work, 85 cents; sup-
plies, $1.30; total cost per ton, $6.25. At the end of the
year the mine had $269,787 in its treasury, and the own-
ers expected a better year than last year, and in this
they have not been disappointed.
The product of the mines for 1891 has equaled that
of 1890, and the profit, about $200,000, has been as
great. There is not much doing around Frisco at pres-
ent, aside from the operations of the Horn Silver.
In Star District tlie Talisman and Stewart have been
penetrated to a horizon below that of the pinches and
faults which confound and discourage the miner in this
district at a distance of about 100 feet from the surface of
the ground. Between 300 and 400 feet down they have
three or four feet of very good ore. From Mr. A. G
Campbell's mines, and from several others^ small ship-
ments are occasionally made. The ores are generally
of a rather high grade.
The facilities for mining in Heaver County are very
good. The country is dry in the summer, but there
is -utticient water, wood and timber for mining pur
poses, and operations are not obstructed by snow or
cold in the winter. The ores are carried from the
mine dumps by wagon and rail to the Salt Lake smelters
at about $7 per ton. The mines are easy of access.
Provisions and supplies are cheap and abundant, and
good labor is obtainable at fair rates of compensation.
There can be no doubt that extensive exploitation and
operation in this county would very greatly increase
its output.
JUAB COUNTY, T1NTIC.
Tintic is the principal mining district of Juab
('..iinty. It is in, or on, the western slope of the
<>>|iiirrh Range, which here rises perhaps 2,000 feet
.il...\c the general level of the country, making the abso-
lute altitude 0,000 to 7,000 feet. One goes there from
Salt Lake, about seventy miles, via Lehi, on the U. P.
Railway. The Rio (Jrande Western has just com-
pleted a branch to Tinlie from Springville, going in via
IInm:ins\ ille to Kunka, swinging round Eureka Hill
past the Man >th shaft and tlie hi-; in.n mine back of
Silver City.
The district has been worked more or less for
twenty yean. Within the last year or two the impres-
sion has grown steadily that there in no better mining
district in the Tinted Slates. The mines occur in a
series of ore channels, with n<> defined l...im.l.m. -. hut
following a generally definable course, striking north
and south in fact, in a belt of limestone about two
miles wide, lyin-_' between i|iiarl/ite on the west and
erupthe ro.ks on tlie east. AlltkgMlOgittlM<l min-
rralogic.tl feature* of the vicinity are well marked and
clear for a distance of three or four miles along the
strike of the belt, and here is where the great produc-
tive mines -.in-. North and south these guide posts of
the miner are more or less masked, and there has been
less encouragement to prospecting. There is little
doubt, however, in the minds of good judges, that iriv.u
mines will be found in this lime bell :is far north and
south as the quartzite and porphyry banks of the chan-
nel extend. There is as little doubt that the ores will
be found to extend a half mile or more in depth, at
least down to the level of I" tali Lake, perhaps 2,000
feet below, where water may be expected, and the ores
likely change to sulphides.
The ore deposits are as a rule large, easily mined, and
of a high grade. The Hullion.He.-k, Kureka-Hill, Cen-
tennial-Eiiri'ka, ('risinon-.Manimoth, and a few others
are the principal mines, all heavy producers and divi-
dend-payers, but aside from these little prospecting has
been done. A small number of claims have been pat-
ented; a few more are held by location. For miles in
each direction the country is practically virgin ground.
Owing to the low altitude the winter snows depart
early, leaving the ground parched and dry. Vegetation
is very scant, and timber for mining purposes has
to be brought from other parls.
The mines are not troubled with water, but rather
with the lack of it, for even those mines which have
reached a depth of nearly a thousand feet have none
excepting what is brought there by human effort and
ingenuity. Most of the water for all kinds of uses is
derived from springs, which seem to be <juite numer-
ous in certain places, but their flow is not strong, and
they are already taxed to nearly their full capacity.
As the population of Eureka and the various other
camps is steadily increasing and more mines are being
opened every year, the question of water supply can-
not be far distant, for when the section receives the
attention it surely merits the few local springs will
be far inadequate. I'.ut t'tah Lake, being distant only
a few miles, maybe counted upon to supply the mean-:
the end can be easily found.
t'utput is all that counts in mining, and the leading
mines can he delected by amount of on- *hippc<l in ism-,
given in the following table, to. wit.
.I//.
I'.ulli'in IWk
Kureku-llill
Mammoth
Dragon (iron)
Centennial- Kur*k
ure
Keystone
.Itilinn Lane
Northern Spy
Tecora
.v group.. .
Sm>lm group
w ............
7 - .....
,.39,500
i;,iirio
group
1,700
7:-
550
M
21
I'.W
116
100
Governor 103
Undine 88
21
Ruby
North Star.
Hungarian .
Park . .
Rust Dragon
South Mammoth
Diamond district
Martha Washington.
19
18
15
15
12
10
10
Total 75,907
Shipments for 1891 are not yet made up, but it is
known that they considerably exceed those for 1890,
and more mines have had ores to ship.
There is a chloridizing mill of ten stamps in the dis-
trict, which is not much used, and a leaching mill of 30
or 60 stamps has been rigged up during the past year from
old dismantled mills. This mill is mainly employed in
working up old mine dumps. Most of the ores are dry
ores carrying not more than 12 or 15 per cent, of lead
and they are sold to the smelters and carried to Salt
Lake or Denver for reduction.
The Eureka-Hill and the Bullion-Beck are very well
equipped for deep and heavy work. Both of these
mines have reached their llth or 12th level. The Mam-
moth, Centennial-Eureka, Keystone, German, Northern
Spy, Eagle, and other groups have steam hoists, pumps,
etc., and are fairly equipped. Most of them have had their
years " in the wilderness." The Eureka-Hill has had
eight years of steady production, in which it has sold
about 100,000 tons of probably $50 ore. Its profits
have not been far from $2,000,000. The Bullion-Beck
has earned, net, in the past three years, probably more
than $1,000,000. Neither of these companies publish
their dividends.
The Centennial-Eureka has a long stretch of the mar-
velous ore channel. Oaring the five years previous to
1890 but 1,365 tons of ore were taken out. In 1890,
the output was 3,667 tons, which sold for about $550,-
.000; and the past year, without pushing, the ore sales
were about $400,000.
The Mammoth had paid thirteen dividends, summing
up $210,000, down to the first day of 1890. In that
year they paid $560,000.
The Genuine group, the Eagle group, Northern Spy,
the Godiva group, the Yorkville, the Madera Consolid-
ated, the Marion Consolidated, the Plutus, the Sioux
group, the Snowflake, the Governor, the Iron Blossom,
the Wolf, the Cave, the Hungarian, the British, Cop-
peropolis, the Undine, the Sunbeam, the Treasure, the
Tesora, the Turk, the Eastern and Daisy, the Hard
Winter, the Belcher Consolidated, a group of eight
claims, the Lucky Boy, the Alamo, the Golden Ray, a
group of six claims, the Isona, the Retribution, and
many more "too numerous to mention," are being
brought forward year by year to the same stage as the
foregoing.
Many of these Tintic mines, and not the least, the
mines about Diamond, have immense outcrops, nearly
covering the full surface area. The ore is found [in
bunches and chimneys; greater depth will surely show
concentration in large bodies. Experience has demon-
strated that these mines as a rule need only to be opened
and wrought to become profitable.
The Dragon or Tintic iron mine ships 6,050 tons of
fluxing iron ore to the smelters near Salt Lake City
every year.
George Arthur Rice & Co. operate a sampling mill at
Eureka.
DEL MONTE DISTRICT.
This district is four miles north of Eureka. The
railroad passes within four miles of the mines, which
are immense bodies of lead ore, carrying about three
ounces of silver per ton and a large percentage of iron.
The more these mines are exploited the larger and
cleaner appears to be the ore; 1,200 feet of openings
have been made in ore which is from 10 to 45 feet in
thickness.
WEST TINTIC.
This district is in Tooele County, but one goes
there from Eureka, the capital town of the Tintic
mines, and hence mention of it is made here. It is a
twenty-eight mile drive from Eureka to Rockwell's
ranch on Cherry Creek, and about five miles farther to
the mines. The mineral belt is very wide, the country
low, smooth hills. Amongst the mines of consequence
are the Silver Star, the Scotia, the Midgley, the North-
western, the Little Chief, the Stonewall Jackson, the 88,
the Virginia, the Brunswick, the Grand Cross, the Trib-
une, the Flying Dutchman, and many others.
THE DESERT.
Fifteen miles west of Rockwell's (on Cherry Creek)
a bold and rugged granite mountain rises out of the
desert, and this is called Desert Mining District. On
the west end of this mountain occur valuable copper
mines, the ores, rich in copper, carrying gold and silver
also.
There is Desert Mountain, fourteen miles north of
the granite mountain spoken of, and the Oasis, the
Columbia and the Drumm mining districts in the
same region. "There is ore enough here in sight now,"
says an intelligent correspondent, "to tax the carrying
capacity of any single-track railroad. A road could be
run out here from Salt Lake via Ophir, Eureka, West
Tintic and the districts mentioned to North Dugway,
Clifton and on to Deep Creek, passing through mines
for nearly every mile of the way, and with sufficient
water; mines that will never make much stir in the min-
ing world, either,' until such a railroad sha,ll be run."
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SUMMIT COUNTY.
The mining field which begins on the heads of the
Cottonwoods and of American Fork, within sight of
Salt Lake City, and extends ten miles over the first
ridge of the Wasatch, eastward, is thrown by the wind-
ing mountain crests which culminate in that vicinity
into four counties. The more important, however, are
known as Uintah Mining District, in Summit County,
and as Blue Ledge Mining District, in Wasatch County.
These are in reality one district divided by a geograph-
ical county line to which mineral veins pay no attention.
PARK CITY.
A town of 5,000 inhabitants, connected with Salt
Lake by the Union Pacific, and also by the Utah Cen-
tral, is the mining town of the district. It is an incor-
porated town, has a city government, fire department,
watei works and all the appurtenances, jail, bank, hotel,
churches, schools, opera house, Masons, Oddfellows, etc.,
of a city. The streets have been worked and graded
and drained till they are very good. The absolnte'alti-
tude of Main street at the hotel is about 7,500 feet above
the sea.
Three or four gulches join each other at the head of
Main street, and a little above, and up these, rising in
two miles 2,000 feet, are the mines. The Mackintosh
sampling mill is at the lower end of this street, near the
depots. The Crescent concentrating and sampling mill
and smelter, and the Marsac (Daly) thirty-stamp chlor-
idizing mill, are in the town, while the Ontario forty-
stamp chloridizing mill stands at the head of the main
street. The Ontario mine is a mile and a half up
Ontario Gulch, south of the mill.
THE ONTARIO AND OTHER GREAT MINI
The Ontario vein for 4,600 feet on its course is owned
by the Ontario Silver Mining Company; for 1,500 feet
next westward by the Daly Mining Company; the
next 2,800 feet, going westward, is owned by men inter-
ested in these two companies. Here the Anchor Min-
ing Company takes the vein for 12,688 feet. From tli<>
Ontario, westward, the ground gains in altitude, so that
the sixth Ontario level is the Daly eighth, and t)u>
Anchor seventeenth. The Anchor Company sank a
shaft to its twelfth level, cross-cutting the vein, and
drove in a drain tunnel 6,600 feet, intersecting the shaft
on the twelfth level. The Ontario sixth level drain
tunnel isextended through the Ontario and Daly ground.
an<l it* fifteenth level drain tunnel, three miles long
from Proso Valley to Ontario Shaft No. 2, is about half
completed. Extended along the vein to the Anchor it
would be nearly five miles long, and take the Ain-li" 1 '
water to the twenty-seventh level. If the Anchor ha*
the Ontario or an equivalent parallel vein, then tin- vein
is about 9,000 feet long; and if the vein extends through
the Anchor ground it is 20,000 feet long. There is
good reason to suppose that it continues westward to the
Cottonwood mines, and that it strikes eastward throutrh
Blue Ledge District via McIIenry Gulch for about two
miles, making in all six or seven miles, throughout
which, with intervals of barren ground, of course, it may
reasonably be Expected to be fertile. It is now claimed
that the district has four or five parallel veins.
The Ontario mine is the leading mine in extent of
operations, in cost of plant, in output and dividends.
There are upwards of thirty miles of openings in the
mine, and about 160,600 cubic yards have been sloped
out to get the (in round numbers) $27,000,000 which
the mine has produced. The mill and mine plant cost
2,700,000, and mine and mill give direct employment
PAKK 1 1 1 v -i IM-.KI sonra, BHOwnra owTABto MHU.
to between 400 and 500 men at an average wage of
$100 per month, and indirect employment to a great
many more. During the year 1 800 the output was 36,-
985 tons of (dry) ore.of which 23,892 tons were milled,
and 12,093 tons sold to smelters. The gross sura re-
ceived for the product of this ore was $1,742,084, out
of which $900,000 was paid in dividends, making the
total monthly dividends paid, to the end of 1890, 1,75;
aggregating $1 1,525,000.
Disbursements of 1890 were as follows:
Pay roll and aalarie*... $686.000.00
Cordwood 84,180.75
Lumberaml timber . ... 86,649.50
Coal (from Ooalnlle) 81,794.22
Salt 29,682.83
Carting (Salt Lake foundries) 12,867.10
lieef and vegetable*
Hauling and sampling ore ... 66,868.10
Sundries, r><>wd.r, nil, machinery, oandlea, groceries,
N. Y A S. F. office. 810,828.64
Dividends (12, of $75,000 each) 900,000.00
Total .
.$'2.017,066.06
This will give an idea of the cost of mining, and
how distributed.
The exoMfl of dislmrsemenU above receipt* is drawn,
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of course, from surplus account. Of these items, the
first eight, amounting to $806,731.52, and part of the
ninth and tenth items, were expended in Utah. Of the
$12,000,000, Salt Lake value, produced in 1890 by the
mines of Utah, it is safe to say that three-fourths were
expended in Utah.
The Ontario kept up its usual rate of production in
1891; and the dividends paid carry the number to 187,
aggregating $12,425,000. The mine has still a great
amount of opened but unstoped ground above the 10th
level. The selling price of the shares is from $40 to
'$44; there are 150,000 shares, par $100: holders have
come to repose trust in them as if they were United
States bonds. The mine has passed the monthly divi-
dend of 50 cents a share but about six months, when
No. 2 hoist was burned down, in fourteen years. No
one familiar with it doubts that this will continue fif-
teen or twenty years longer.
The Daly mine raised 23,870 tons of (dry) ore in
UALY MILLING AND HOISTING WORKS.
1890, 20,795 tons of which were milled by the Russell
process of leaching, and 2,351 tons were sold to the
smelters. Sale of the proceeds of this ore brought the
company $834,818, of which $450,000 was paid in divi-
dends, making 46 dividends pail by the mine since
the mill started in February, 1886, aggregating $1,762,-
500. During the year the working shaft was sunk to
the 10th level, and a second working shaft was started
east of the old one, which has been sunk to the Ontario
6th level drain tunnel. The Russell leaching process
has been substituted in the Marsac (Daly) mill for the
amalgamating process, it having been established that
it does better work at less cost and with a much less
expensive plant, both in first cost and maintenance.
The usual rate of production was maintained during
1891, and $450,000 was paid in dividends.
The Anchor property is a group of claims 1,200 feet
in width by 12,538 feet long, beginning near the west
end of the Daly and running west, comprising the old
Utah and White Pine properties, and many other con-
tiguous claims. The drain tunnel above mentioned cut
a vein 18 to 70 feet in thickness of (mainly) concen-
trating ore. The company have a mill which will dress
130 tons of crude ore down into about 40 tons of con-
centrates per day. The mill cost nearly $40,000. The
mine output in nine months of 1891 was 26,860 tons
crude ore, which made 7,686 tons of concentrates. Con-
centrating costs 93 cents per ton; hauling, 78 cents; aver-
age wages, $2.61 per day; total cost of mining, concentrat-
ing, sampling, and delivering on cars, $7.08 per ton of
crude ore. Large chambers have been cut out, the
openings exposing more and more ore.
The Daly West ground is a group of claims about
2,000 feet wide by 3,000 feet long, joining the Daly on
the west and the Anchor ground in part on the north.
Tt belongs to the owners of the Ontario and the Daly,
and to John J. Daly, and can be cheaply drained and
exploited and laid off properly for ore extraction
through or by means of the workings in
those mines. A working shaft was start-
ed upon the property in 1891, and it is
understood to be the intention of the
owners to proceed to the opening and
working of the mine.
The Woodside Company own eight
claims in Woodside Gulch, out of which
they took $444,000 in 1889. In 1890 a
working shaft was sunk 500 feet, a good
hoist put on, and the second and fifth
levels opened; enough ore was extracted
about 670 tons to pay expenses. Dur-
ing the past season the vein was cut at
still greater depth by a tunnel, and the
output, while not so great as in 1889, was
satisfactory.
The Northland Nevada, or the May-
flower, according as pending litigation
shall be decided comprises a group of claims near
the Woodside, out of which, in a contact between lime
and quartzite, the owners extracted 1,560 tons of ore in
1889, and 2,629 tons in 1890, when they were enjoined
pending the settlement of title, and obliged to close
down. The body of ore in dispute is regarded as one
of the best and most promising in the district.
The Massachusetts (old Empire), comprising twenty
claims, lies about one mile west of the original Ontario
ground. It is well equipped, and_ the main working
shaft has reached the sixth level. A fork, at least, of
the Ontario vein is believed to run through this
ground.
The Alliance (old Sampson) is a group of eight
claims, immediately east of Pinyon Hill, on a line west
with the original Ontario and Massachusetts; the Daly
and Anchor diverge to the southwest. It is at the
head of Webster and Walker Gulch, and much higher
in altitude than the Massachusetts. The vein is in
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limestone, is 15 feet thick, and strikes through Pinyon
Hill southwesterly a mile or more, the Crescent and the
Apex each owning a part of it. The working shaft is
intersected by the Hanauer tunnel at a depth of 520
feet. This tnnnel has been extended beyond the shaft
on the vein (as a level) to the end line of the property
and to a connection with the Crescent working incline
for the benefit of the Crescent Company. Meantime a
drain tunnel has been driven into the vein at a point
1,002 feet below the Hanauer tunnel. This, called the
Alliance tunnel, is 5,37*2 feet long to the point where
it strikes the vein, 830 feet west of the east end line
of the property. Crosscutting and running west in the
vein shows the vein to vary in width from 20 to 40 feet;
to pitch about 15 degrees from the vertical; to be in
limestone still; and to be filled with quartz, brecciated
lime, clay, talc, iron, and manganese, with occasional
bunches of ore. The tunnel has been driven west on
the vein several hundred feet. It was excavated on
contract at $18 a foot. The property is a steady though
not (as yet) heavy shipper.
The Crescent property comprises about 90 acres, the
ore occurring in a channel 30 rods wide and a quarter of
a mile long, falling off to the northwest with the face of
the hill and about 100 feet below the surface. This ore
sheet crops out in the eastern face of Pinyon Hill,
which is on that side a ledge about 400 feet high, and
thin veins or fissures come occasionally to the surface
from the ore body on the northwestern slope of the hill.
Probably 100,000 tons of ore have been extracted and
sold from this ore body, realizing to mine and smelter
$1,500,000 $15 per ton and many thousands of tons
of concentrating ore yet remain in the mine and on the
various dumps. Dividends amounting to $228,020 have
been paid.
The Sampson (or Alliance) vein cuts across the head
of the property, and is reached at a depth of about 400
feet by a 1,700-foot tunnel run in from the northwest.
Upon this vein, which is here 50 feet wide, at the inner
end of the tunnel, machinery has been placed, and a
working incline sunk to the Hanauer tunnel, 400 feet.
This saves pumping and gives 400 feet of dry sloping
back. The ore in this vein is scattered; f i\ tons are
concentrated into one. The output of the mine in
firit-class ore and concentrates is about 6,000 tons a
year, the grots value of which is not far from
$40 a ton. The company have a concentrating
and sampling mill, 5 miles of tramway between mine
and mill, with an average grade of 400 feet per mile,
boarding and lodging houses, etc. The property is
regarded ax in bettt-r r<>ii<liti<>ti than ever before.
Amongst propertied upon which a good deal of
work ha* been done with more or less encouraging
result*, but which have not M yet become steady and
large producer*, may be mentioned the Apex, the Creole,
the Deer Valley Consolidated, the Constellation,
the < {olden Eagle, the Whitehead, the Putnam, the
Meears Consolidated, the Roaring Lion, the Jupiter, the
Silver Key, the Silver King, the New York, the Lucky
Bill, the Comstock, the Xiem, the Steele, the Dolberg,
the West Ontario, the Black Diamond and Nimrod, the
Rosebud, the Reed, the Kerr, the Hoyt, the Park City,
the Lundin and Anderson, the Roseamp and Glen, the
Denhuff, the Creole No. 2, the Typo, the Kentucky,
and the Hughes and Bogan. To these and many others
the Park City Record calls attention as offering induce-
ments to would-be investors in mining.
Besides these there are hundreds of promising pros-
pects scattered all over these hills from the Cotton-
woods to Provo River, and from Deer Valley nearly to
Midway, a district containing fifty square miles. The
country is wet and the drift heavy, making the devel-
opment of prospects into paying mines slow work.
Very little capital on the outside has ever gone into the
district. It has had to depend upon its output for the
means of increasing its output. Yet it may be truly said
that there is no district in the entire mining section
which offers greater inducements to capital to engage in
mining than this.
The Park City Sampling Mill, owned by Mr. Rich-
ard Mackintosh, of Salt Lake, samples about 30,000 tons
of ore yearly from these mines.
The yearly output of the district is about 75,000 tons
of ore, worth something like $4,000,000 at Salt Lake.
About 45,000 tons of ore are milled yearly by the Ontario
and the Daly (Marsac) Mills.
WA8ATCH COUNTY.
Blue Ledge District lies on the eastern slope of the div-
ide between the Provo and the Weber, and is in Wasatch
County. The Glencoe is at present the leading or most
promising mine in the district. It consists of a group
of six or eight claims. In the old workings there was a
strong continuous vein for 300 feet, but the ore was of
low grade and carried too much zinc. An adit tunnel
has been driven in 150 feet below the old workings,
proving the vein to be much stronger and the ores
richer and less base than on the level above. The com-
pany have the past season constructed a large concen-
trating mill, and tin- mine lias become a regular shipper
of ore. The properly is about two miles a little south
of east of the Ontario.
Tliere is valuable property in M. Henry <4uloh to-
wit, the Wilson & Barrett, the Lowell, the Mr Henry, the
Hawkeye, the Moulder; and southward of the gulch the
Free Silver, the Wasateh, and many others. All these
are groups of from two to a dozen claims, and on some
of them much heavy and expensive development work
has been done. The McIIenry was worked under lease
the past season, and several small shipment* of high
grade ore were made.
Work in tins vicinity is for the most part suspended,
however, pending the excavation of a drain tunnel, the
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superabundance of water in the ground having ex-
hausted the operators. The 15th-level Ontario drain
tunnel is well abreast of these properties now, and
a thousand feet below them. A branch 2,000 feet long
would drain them and permit their exploitation. Good
judges do not doubt that there are great mines on
McHenry Gulch, but the ground is broken and thrown
about by eruptive dykes, and ore in paying bodies, if it
exists, probably lies deep like the Consolidated Virginia
bonanza.
UTAH COUNTY
A spur of the Wasatch striking eastwaroi and then
northward forms the line in this locality between Sum-
mit, Wagatch and Utah Counties, and also between
Uintah, Snake Creek, and Blue Ledge districts, the
latter in Wasatch, Snake Creek in Utah County
Headquarters of all these districts, it will be un-
derstood, is Park City. The mines in Snake Creek
are about eight miles from Park City over a high
divide, yet it is the best way out at present.
The Southern Tier has been opened to a depth of 500
feet, and some shipments of 150-ounce ore have been
made. Amongst other groups of claims upon which
considerable work has been done are the Newell, the
Steamboat, and the Levigneur claims. The formation
is mixed and pretty badly broken and tumbled up on
the surface. Nevertheless the miners are developing
regular and continuous veins, which produce very good
ore. There are copper lodes and ledges of marble; and
at Midway, on the Provo River, in plain sight from the
mines and not far away, there are hot springs and quite
an area of the "formation" which in many places these
hot springs deposit. With a railroad on the Provo
River, Snake Creek will be heard of to some purpose in
the mining world.
A GREAT MINING FIELD.
Before completing the review of Utah County mines,
the reader may as well return to Salt Lake City, and
take a general glimpse of the field. About thirty miles
east of Salt Lake City, the counties of Salt Lake,
Utah, Wasatch and Summit corner at the apex
of Clayton's peak, in the heart of one of Utah's
great mining fields. This field is from fifty to one
hundred square miles in area; its absolute altitude is
from 7,000 to 11,000 feet, and, it is extremely rugged.
It is here that the Wasatch range is the highest and
most massive. The formation is quartzite and lime,
held up on granite shoulders. Much of it has been
gouged and worn away by erosive agencies. From its
culmination the water flows in all directions Ameri-
can Fork, Little and Big Cottonwood, and Mill Creek
westward, and small unnamed streams south, north and
east, into the Provo and the Weber. The western
limb of it is accessible only via the streams named from
Salt Lake Valley. The eastern limb is reached by the
Union Pacific from Echo on the Weber, and also by the
Utah Central, directly over the Wasatch, through Par-
ley's Canon and Parley's Park. A rail and tramway
run to Alta at the head of Little Cottonwood from
Brigham Junction, which is ten miles south of Salt Lake
City. A good wagon road runs up American Fork,
starting from the town of American Fork, which is
about thirty miles south of Salt Lake City, to the Miller
mine, probably 11,000 feet above the sea; and a wagon
road also runs up Big Cottonwood to the lakes, and,
crossing the divide, down Thayne's Canon to Parley's
Park and Park City. The mines pay no attention to
divides, although these are the boundary lines of
counties and mining districts.
The palmy days of the Cottonwoods and of Ameri-
can Fork passed away a decade since, with the exhaus-
tion of the surface bonanzas of such famous mines as
the Emma, Flagstaff, Joab Lawrence, Miller, Prince of
Wales, Reed <fc Benson, etc. Work has never ceased
altogether, however, although it has ceased on hundreds
of prospects, and on scores of mines. This is due to
the same incidents that everywhere embarrass mining
lack of means being the principal. It takes a mine
to make a mine, the Spaniards say, and it is true. Some
of our greatest mines would be as dead and unknown
as any of the 1,500 patented mines of Utah had they
not at an early stage passed into the hands of men of
ample means, men able to put in a good deal of money
before they took any out. There ought to be 200 pro-
ducing mines on the Cottonwoods and American Fork,
and some day there will be. Some accidental strike
will recall attention to this mining ground, so accessible
from the valley; men will again flock in there; work
will be resumed on properties partially developed by
men full of pluck and with means, and also on the
merest prospect holes; and more money will, in the
future, come down these streams in a year than is taken
at present from all the mines of Utah. Fifty mines
might be named in the district that need nothing but
exploitation to become profitable producers. And there
are four times fifty more, probably equally meritorious,
which were never worked enough to be known. There
are about a dozen which are worked in a small way, and
send out a little ore every season.
On the eastern side of the field a rich company early
became engaged in mining, and so there has been no
abandonment, although this company's was for years
the only productive property in Summit County. The
Ontario mine was discovered by the merest accident,
the turning of a loose cobble-stone of ore in the bushes
on the side of Ontario Gulch. A narrow little trench a
few feet long was found to be full of rich ore, and the
"find" was sold to Hearst, Chambers & Haggin for
$30,000. The Ontario Silver Mining Company was
organized and a great deal of money expended in mill
and mining plant and development before any ore of
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consequence was taken out. The reader of these pages has
already some idea of what has been done since. If, as we are
assured by the superintendent, the mill has three more years'
work above the tenth level, it will have been seventeen years
exhausting the mine to that level. At the same rate, with the
long drain tunnel completed and taking the water from the
fifteenth level, there are eight and a half years' work between
the tenth and fifteenth levels; and, if the formation continues
and the vein retains sufficient fertility, it may be worked by
pumps to the twenty-fifth level seventeen years more, or in all
forty-two and a half years. Dividends of $900,000 a year
have been so long paid, that, as has been said, they are looked
for as confidently as the payment of interest on Govern-
ment bonds. Forty years of life for such a mine means the
wresting from that fissure of $75,000,000, and the payment of
$40,000,000 in dividends. Yet one year the ore ran down to
$67 per ton, and one-fourth of the mine was offered for $1175,000
and after examination declined. And yet again, notwith-
standing the fact that the first ore taken from the little trench
spoken of sold in Salt Lake for $245 a ton, the chances are ten
to one that if the owners had not had unlimited means, this
unequaled mine, which was naturally a water geyser, would
have been abandoned the same as the Davenport, or the
Wellington, or the McHenry, or the Hawkeye, or the Lowell
were, and as the Crescent, the Woodside, the Wasatch, and a
hundred other Utah mines at one time or other have been.
The Daly is a continuation of the Ontario westward, and it
took four years of outlay to work this mine up to the dividend-
-;.i.. Blind tunnels were run into the banks of the
gulches, and a shaft put down 500 feet, and levels and cross-
drifts run, pumps set and compressors and hoisting plant put
on, and a mill built; and long after that, when dividends had
begun, a considerable interest in it was offered for sale at the
rate of $200,000 for the whole. Its total dividends are now
nearly ten times $200,000, and its life bids fair to extend side by
side with that of its foster father, the Ontario.
There are mines still west of the Daly and east of the
Ontario, and alongside of both, doubtless as good as they are
It is a wonderful district, full of prospect holes, of tunnels and
adits and shafts stopped just short of fruition. There was the
Woodside, abandoned for eight years, then taken up .mil
proved a bonanza, and that has revived a whole group ol mine-
in the vicinity, and in other localities, and thoroughly broken
up the superstition that there was but one mine or ore vein in
the district. The Anchor, the Alliance, the Crescent, the Apex,
and at least a score of groups within three miles of Park < it\ .
need nothing but judicious working to make great mines of
them.
AMERICAN FORK.
With all the other mining districts of Utah. Aim-in an Fork,
ha* experienced a resurrection within the past two years. I In
i anon road, cut out by the breaking of a reservoir d.un and
generally out of rrp.ur from long disuse, has been thoroughly
reconstructed. From 100 to 200 men have been kept busy in
he m ines cleaning out and re-timbering old shafts, tunnels
rifts and winzes, preparatory to further exploitation or the
extraction of ore. . Arrangements have been made to establish
a very large ore-leaching works at American Fork town, at the
mouth of the stream and also on the Union Pacific Railway.
Amongst the mines on which work has been resumed are the
North Star; the mines of the American Fork Company, known
as the Flora, New Idea, Osborn, Osborn No. 2, Wild Dutch-
man, Wild Dutchman Extension, Security; the mines of the
Treasure Consolidated Company, to-wit: Treasure, N't-mo.
Dolphin, Oliver; the Milkmaid, the Kalamazoo, the Pittsburgh,
the Chicago, the Superior, and the Silver Bell group. All
these and many others make a good showing. From most of
them shipments are occasionally made during the progress of
mere development work. With the whole creek from Deer
Creek to Miller Hill, one hive of humming industry, scores of
mines, whose names are forgotten, and hundreds of discoveries
will be brought under tribute.
SALT LAKE COUNTY BIG COTTONWOOD.
The mines of Salt Lake County are at Bingham Canon in the
( )i|iiirrh, and on the Cottonwoods in the Wasatch, both connect-
ed with the Jordan smelters and with Salt Lake City by rail and
trainway. Concerning the mines of Little Cottonwood, it may
be said that the output of the past season was considerably in
excess of that of the last few years. The developments in the
Kinnia and the Flagstaff are more encouraging than at any-
time in the past decade. As much can be said of the City
Rock, of the Chicago and Superior, of the Montezuma, of the
Jack Mines; other shippers are the Highland Chief, the Toledo
dump, the Golconda, the Hoboken, the Toledo, the Vallejo, the
Peruvian, and the King. Some work is going on in the
Wellington, the Oxford and Geneva, and a number of new
prospects have been opened up, which are very promising.
LITTLE COTTONWOOD.
This district has a number of good mines, while there are
many prospects that would become paying properties if suf-
ficient capital and energy were applied to their development.
The Maxfield is the leading mine in the matter of output .nut
dividends.
The Reed and Benson in early times turned out $300,000, but
the ore pipes, which were followed, made such labyrinthine
workings that at a depth of about 'tOQ feet work ceased in the
mine, and a tunnel was driven 2,200 feet on a level 500 feet be-
low the lowest of the old workings. In this tunnel the old high
grade ore has been recently struck in -.mall quantity, and it is
believed that this will lead to the ore pipes abandoned 500
cet above, when the prosperous days of old, like health after
long illness, if not like youth after it is passed, w ill return to
the mine and its persevering o
' Mlicr mines of the distrii t. lm h an- being developed, are
the Congo, the (juccn ltes~. thciiip-v I'.l.iu. the old St. Louis
Tunnel propertv. the I'IIIH e of W.ilc "lie milling was
done on Ke -it < I', .ik ami on S< ott Hill.
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BINGHAM CANYON.
We are now through with our review of the great min-
eral field east of Salt Lake City in the tops of the Wasatch.
The scene is transferred to the Oquirrh Range west of Jordan
Valley, or to that part of it known either as Bingham Canon
or West Mountain District, being so much of the eastern
face of the range as has been cut into a fan-shaped series
of ravines and ridges by the melting snows which find
their way out through Bingham Creek. The town of Bing-
ham, strung along the gulch at the entrance of Carr Fork,
where the gorge is deepest, is about 26 miles southwest
of Salt Lake City by rail. In the seventies the bed and sides
of the gulch were burrowed, tunneled and sluiced in many
places as gold placers, and the end of gold placer mining in
the gulch has not yet come, if, indeed, the beginning has. The
great stream of lead silver ores which has flowed out of the
canon to the Jordan smelters for 20 years, and which is now
swelling in volume, will be our first theme. In the earlier
years the output was extraordinary, but when the oxidized ores
of the surface had been mainly used up, the output fell off to
a point much below what it is at present, and for the past few-
years it has steadily 'ncreased. The great ore channel of the
district strikes northeasterly from the summit of the range
(Oquirrh) about three miles to the valley, crossing upper Bing-
ham, Bear, Yosemite, and Copper Gulches. Below Bear
Gulch its course is cut off from the range by Bingham Cafton;
the exposure is to the south, and the ground is comparatively
dry. The Brooklyn, the Yosemite, the Yosemite No. 2, the
Miner's Dream, the Wasatch, and the Lead mines are on this
part of the great ledge or zone.
The Brooklyn comprises several locations adjoining the Old
Telegraph on the northeast. The hoisting works and concen-
trating mill are in Yosemite Gulch, 300 to 400 feet lower than
the divide between it and Bear Gulch. The main incline is on
the quartzite footwall, and pitches northwesterly at an angle of
45 degrees. Fifteen levels have been opened along the foot,
aggregating in length about four miles. The ore makes in
pipes or chimneys 100 to 150 feet long on the course of the
ledge, and from 2 to 12 and 20 feet thick. These chimneys or
pipes go down with slight change on the whole, either in
dimensions or character of contents. The ores are galena,
carbonates, and sulphates, 60 per cent, requiring concentration
to bring it to shipping grade, to-wit 10 ounces silver and 50
per cent lead. Concentration is by jigs and tables, and costs
75 cents to $1 per ton. Three hundred to 600 tons are shipped
per month by the Brooklyn, and have been the past seven
years. The vein is regular and well defined on the footwall
side. The hanging wall, a lime shale, is much less easily lo-
cated, and is believed to be 400 feet from the footwall.
The formation is complicated by the existence of the Yosem-
ite, comprising several locations, on a vein very like the
Brooklyn, parallel, pitching perhaps 20 per cent, less, and
400 to 500 feet toward the hanging country, on which the
winkings are extensive both in depth and lineally, although
leM i \irnsive than the workings of the Brooklyn. The works
are in Yosemite Gulch; the concentrating mill three miles below,
in Butterfield Canon. The ground rises each way from Yosem-
ite Gulch, and a great deal of it is still unexploited. Water
was struck in the working incline on the 6th level, and the ore
became pyritous, but down near the 8th level it changed to
galena carrying 16 ounces and upwards of silver. The Brook-
lyn also struck water in one of its ore pipes on the 12th level,
but the lean iron pyrites which came in thereupon gave place
to galena between the 13th and 14th levels. The Brooklyn
and Yosemite are now owned by the Lead Co., and their ores
are run down to the Lead Concentrating Mill on the railway,
near the mouth of the canon, over a gravity tramway about
five miles in length.
In Copper Gulch, half a mile further east, and 200 or
HOO feet lower, these two veins are known and worked as the
Lead and the Yosemite No. 2, and as the Wasatch and the
Miner's Dream, respectively. They have the same general
characteristics and yield the same kind and quality of ores
as the Yosemite and the Brooklyn. The workings in the Lead
have reached a depth of 1,000 feet. The Wasatch and the
Miner's Dream are opened by an incline to the depth of 600
feet, the Yosemite No. 2 by a shaft to the thirteenth level.
West of the Brooklyn and the Yosemite, in the Old Tele-
graph on Bear Gulch, where the exposure is to the northward,
these two veins, if such they are, seem to have become one.
The clean marketable ore on this property, which is a consoli-
dation of twenty one locations, reached in places a width of
nearly 200 feet, and the lean iron pyrites upon which the oxi-
dized ores bottomed at the level of the bed of the gulch here
and above the true water level is estimated at three millions
to five millions of tons. Out of the ridges bordering Bear Gulch
60,000 to 70,000 tons of oxidized ores, which sold for $1,5000,00,
have been taken.
Still west of the Old Telegraph, in the Spanish, the mineral-
ized zone is 600 feet wide, the ore making in pipes and kidneys
of all shapes and dimensions, but with a certain regularity of
strike and dip. On the surface there was a vast body of oxi-
dized ores.
The Jordan lies next west. At its intersection with the
South Galena and the Utah the oxidized ores of the surface
worked out a hundred thousand tons, worth $2,000,000, and
there now lies in the same vicinity a million tons of $20 quartz,
in which gold and silver are so combined that no way has yet
been found to work it without a loss of most of the one or the
other metal. Four hundred thousand tons of similar material,
bearing $8 and upwards per ton in gold and about the same in
silver, constitute a hillside above the bed of Carr Fork on the
Stewart property, half or three-fourths of a mile north of the
Jordan, believed by competent geologists to be part of the
same deposit. On all this upper part of the mineral belt the
snow-fall is heavy, it melts slowly, sinking instead of running
off, and the ground appears to be full of water clear up to the
surface drainage. At all events, the surface drainage is the
line of division between oxidized and base ores.
The Jordan, the Spanish and the Old Telegraph, were par-
alyzed for years by the exhaustion of their oxidized ores; but
as methods have improved work has been resumed, and their
output is yearly increasing, shipments comprising remnants of
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surface carbonates, generally, requiring concentration, and
galena, more or less mixed with iron pyrites, which has to be
roasted and in much of it the pyrites dressed out. All these
mines have concentrating mills, in which, by a careful adjust-
ment of jigs, screens and tables, determined or regulated by
experimenting, galena and iron pyrites are obtained as sep-
arate products, cheaply and without great loss. The latter
generally carries a fair proportion of the silver and has a
value as fluxing material.
As has been stated, the deepest workings in the Brooklyn
and the Yosemite seem to indicate that the pyritous zone is
less than 200 feet thick, galena predominating below, a galena
twice as rich in silver as the surface carbonates and sulphates.
If this prove to be the fact it will lead to deeper workings on
the upper part of the belt, where the ores appear to be in
practically unlimited quantity. Hut if the pyrites persist to the
deep, the future of the district must mainly depend upon the
utilization in some manner of the low grade pyritous ores. To
accomplish this, cheap and perfect ore-dressing, saving of all
the contents of value, cheaper transportation, cheaper fuel,
and cheaper labor than are available at present, are indispen-
sable conditions.
During the past year the district shared with other Utah
districts the new activity in mining. More prospecting was
done than usual, and a number of good "finds" were made in
hitherto unopened claims. About 200 new locations were
made.
A number of groups of claims in Upper Bingham was pur-
chased by the Niagara Company, organized and managed by-
Mr. P. A. H. Franklin. These purchases include the following:
namely, the Indiana, the Miller, Idaho, Accident, Silver Plume,
Red Cloud, Dead Thing, the Utah group of five claims, the
Spanish, Black Hawk, Bonnie Blue Flag, Murphy. Crescent.
Canby, Climax, Ajax, Defiance, Union, Lady Franklin, Quaker
City, Live Pine, St. Marks, Mack S., Alameda, Austin Ray,
Red Cap, Henrietta, Red Warrior, Portland, Sturgis. Safe-
Guard. Rupert, Oquillc, Dartmouth, Bullion, Ben Bolt, Nia-
gara, Palon, Dickerman, Ohio, and perhaps half a dozen
more. Many of these claims have given up great quantities
of ore, and in many of them there are large bodies of ore in
sight. Old openings have been cleared out and re-timbered
and new works begun, notably a new working shaft in the
heart of the ground, and a tunnel for drainage and working
purpose* under-running the property for half a mile, from
350 to 1,300 below the surface. A concentrating mill, capacity
120 tons per day, has been got together and is in operation. A
very [large hoarding and lodging house has been built, and
other J D supplied. In pur-
chasing th. .md initiating the new work. jj!nn.mi t
MOO.OOO has been expended. Altogether, it is a vast mining
property, containing, no doubt, millions nf ton- ot ore- that
with means and skill and pluck maybe profitably exit
and rcdiicrcl. Hut the . .. TI i(..in\ m.i\ h.nc-to put in a
ilr.il more- moricx in preparatory work before- tin \ . .in take
out the ores to the best advantage, and it will not do for them
to cut off the supply because of every' flurry in the -to. k .-\
changes. This enterprise i- bn -peculation. It .in
be made, according to its management, one of the most profit-
able mines in the world, and of very great benefit to the dis-
trict and the Territory, or one of the most noted failures
amongst mining enterprises.
Amongst other mines in Bingham which are now worked
under lease or by their owners are the Old Telegraph,
the Jordan, the South Galena, the Winamuck & Dixon, the
Buckeye, the Lucky Boy, the Silver Gauntlet, the Neptune, the
Live Yankee, the Monitor, the Highland, the York, the Petro,
the Minnie, the Leonard, the Agnes, the Pisa, the Mary, the
Morning Star, the Last Chance, the Frisco, the Nast, the Stew-
arts 1 and 2, the Big Giant, the Little Cottonwood, the Samp-
son, etc. It is not worth while to try and give an idea of the
amount and nature of the openings on these mines, or of their
conditions and prospects. It would but confuse the reader.
The total output of the district is between 85,000 and 40,000
tons of ore per year.
The mines of the district seem, in general, to be steadily
' improving, both in product and promise. None of them has
been explored to any depth below water level. Most of them
are worked by lessees, depend upon their product for develop-
ment, and even for plant, and are necessarily worked with the
greatest care and economy. Could this district and this is
equally true of all our mining district- command means by
assessment to outfit and open their mines systematically, a- the
Comstock mines could and did for tweni tah mining
would enter upon a new era, and our output would be doubled
twice over.
TOOELE COUNTY RUSH YAI l.I.Y DIVISION.
A stub railway, part of the Union Pacific -system, runs from
Salt Lake City west, passing round the end of theOquirrh I
via the lake shore, and bearing southward to within a mile or two
of Stockton, so far the only mining town of Tooele County. It is
10 or 12 miles south of Great Salt Lake, and about 4<> miles
from Salt Lake City. The mineral belt, beginning at Stock-
ton, strikes southerly along the foothills of the western slope
of the Oquirrh Range, a little diagonally with the range it-elf,
throwing it up toward the summit further south, as at Dry-
Canon, Ophir and I.ewiston. The belt is a mile or more in
width. There appear to be two -\-ietn- of veins .it Stockton.
one striking east and west, in which the main ore bodies make,
the other north and south, thinner, less persistent, and appar-
ently feeders. The formation is <|iiart/ite and lime, underlaid
b\ svenitc. Granitic porphyrv dikes cross and disturb the
veins. The gangue is oxide of iron. ( |ii.im. -path ami
The ore is galena and carbonate free from base HIM..
very desirable as a flux for dryer ores. I In on- m.ikr- m well-
defined pipes or chimneys, of which there may he five or six
in the i thousand Inn VvelisTOO
Si-low the surf :lie mines appi
have gone below
LIN. I i ninp.iiiic- and -\mdr\ individuals are
Hoiking and developing U-ss promising |>io|
.iboiil Stni kton. and the bu-inc and its returns are -teadilv
. I IK output from these mines ,md limn ;i
Ophir and I>r\ (anon, lying along the range a little south, is
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from 5,000 to 10,000 tons a year. Most of the mines are worked
under lease. The Honerine is perhaps the leading mine at
Stockton. Formerly it earned dividends, but in the past year
work upon it was slack. An adit tunnel, 3,000
feet long, was deemed necessary to its further economical
working; the company started this tunnel in 1888,
but soon ceased work. Lately the work has been resumed.
The mine is a bedded vein in magnesian limestone, crossed by
dikes of porphyry and a series of thin fissure veins. It is
equipped with steam hoist and is opened to the water level,
about 800 feet, by working incline and levels 100 feet apart.
Only 3 per cent, of the ore is shipped as mined; this is 64 per
cent, lead and contains 34 ounces silver per ton and a little
gold. Ninety-seven tons out of a hundred are run through jigs
at a cost of one dollar per ton, and dressed down to 26 tons of
concentrates, which is 53 per cent, lead and contains 23 ounces
silver per ton and one dollar in gold.
DRY CANON.
At Dry Canon leasers and part owners are exploiting and
extracting ore of good quality from a group of claims con-
sisting of the Brooklyn, Elgin, Belfast, and Trade Wind.
The owner of Mono has a tunnel which will strike the
ledge at the depth of 1,200 feet, driven in 1,750 feet, nearly
to its objective point. The Mono turned out a good deal of
exceedingly rich ore from its surface bonanza, but it has long
laid idle. The owners of the Hoistead, having settled some
questions as to title, have resumed work on that valuable
property.
OPHIR.
At Ophir there is a resurrection from the dead. The
Ophir Hill mining Company own the Miners' Delight,
literally a mountain of low grade ore, to concentrate which
they have completed a mill capable of handling 150 tons a
day. A hoist has been put up on the mine, operated by com-
pressed air from the mill, which is 650 feet below the mill.
The air is carried up in pipes and the ore dropped down on a
tramway, a distance of 2,300 feet. The mine is an old one; it
has long been worked under lease, and is not in very good
shape. Righted up, it is expected to last the life of a gener-
ation.
The Utah Gem is a contact between lime and slate shale,
about 12 feet ' thick, fed by a series of stringers from the
footwall country. The ore makes in pipes, and can be selected
to a very high grade. Mr. L. E. Holden, the owner, has put on
a 10-stamp mill, and the last year milled 1,000 tons, saving 70
per cent, of the 25 ounces of silver in the rock; and shipped to
market 150 tons of 140-ounce ore. There will be increased
activity this year and a much larger output.
The Monarch and Northern Light, long dormant on account of
litigation, have become regular shippers of high-grade ore.
The vein is large, dips to the southwest about 30 degrees, and
is opened to a depth of 900 feet. The ore in the Monarch is a
milling ore; in the Northern Light, a lead carbonate contain-
ing chloride.
The Buckhorn group has passed into the hands of a com-
pany, and is to be systematically worked. It shipped about
1,000 tons of ore the past year. The company intend to erect
a new concentrating mill near the town of Ophir, the old mill
on the hill being no good.
Besides these properties there are the North Star, with a 12-
foot vein of ore; the Gladstone, the Chance, the Forest Group,
all eligibly located, and, with scores and hundreds of others,
awaiting the application of capital to make them contributors
to the wealth of the whole country.
The lack of railway transportation is the only drawback to
the prosperity of Ophir, and south along the range through
either Boulder or Twelve-mile Pass, to Eureka, Silver City
and then due west through West Tintic, Desert, Death Canon,
Dugway, Fish Springs, Clifton and Deep Creek, there are
mines to be served (at intervals) the entire distance. These
mines will remain dead as they are now until money can be
obtained to open them. The money will come with the rail-
way, and it will not go far in advance of the railway after low
grade ores.
Undoubtedly the Union Pacific Co. should extend the Stockton
line along the west base of the Oquirrh to the vicinity of
Tintic, and then build west as per above itinerary. Should
they do so they would have all the business between Salt Lake
City .and Deep Creek within a year or two that a first-class
line could do. Beyond Deep Creek, the Union Pacific Com-
pany is aware, from its own investigation, that a railway would
have all it could do, almost from the day of its opening. It is
the stretch between Salt Lake City and Nevada of which the
Company is doubtful. The capacity of this stretch of country
to develop railroad business, if the route above suggested be
taken, has no doubt been underestimated by even the most
persistent promoters of a railway to the Deep Creek border.
PIUTE COUNTY MARYSVALE.
This is the mining town of Piute County. It is 17 miles
above Monroe, on the Sevier, about 30 miles from Salina,
the nearest railway station. This was one of the first min-
ing districts organized in Utah, and nearly 20 years ago
wagon trains of Marysvale ores were not an unusual sight
in Salt Lake City. Distance from railroads proved too much
for it, however, and for many years the district was all but
abandoned. A few persevering men stuck through lone-
some times, and now are receiving their reward. Within the
past year two or three gold mines have been opened and
mills put on, and at this writing they are making their first
trial runs on the quartz. One of the veins is described as
porphyritic granite, very large, and having a stratum of very
rich milling rock 3 to 8 feet wide. The absolute altitude of
this mine is 9,000 feet above sea. Another one of. these veins
is white quartz, which will mill $20 per ton, 25 feet wide. The
Homestake and Webster was the leading mine in the olden
time. It is a very strong vein of low grade ore. Amongst the
noted mines, old and new, are the Apex, the Angel, the Holder-
man, the Star, the No You Don't, the Hidden Treasure, the
Pearl and the Hard Cash, the Gold Belt, the Gold Belt Exten-
sion, the Giles, the Giles Extension, the Alma, the Triangle,
the Plata da Mina, the Deer Trail, the Crystal, the Clyde, the
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Copper Belt, the Crown Point. A good deal of work has been
done on these mines through the years of waiting, and occas-
ional shipments of ores show the latter to be of good quality.
A writer on the ground has this to say:
" The district needs mills, reduction works, and, more than
all else, a railroad. Here are such facilities for development
as are afforded by no other district in the Territory. Wood,
not only firewood, but the best of timber and of nut pine and
mahogany for charcoal, is on every claim. Wood for timber-
ing is delivered at the mine for $2 a cord. Lumber is cheap,
with a saw mill in every canon. Here is water and here are
waterfalls furnishing a power that would turn every spindle in
Lowell and Fall River, and this power is going to waste.
Here, in the wide valley, are acres and acres of hay and grain
that need a market. Here are vegetable gardens and young
orchards, and the grassy hills are covered with live stock.
The cost of living is a mere bagatelle compared with that in
Tintic and Pioche. The winters are short and are much
milder than in Salt Lake or Utah Valleys. The deep, rugged
and heavily-timbered cafions, with roaring brooks and pictur-
esque cascades, remind one of the beautiful California camps
that lie high up in the Sierra, on the head-waters of the Ameri-
can, Yuba and Feather Rivers. And the precious metals are
here. Some of the prospects are certain to develop into rich
mines, while other prospects are as sure to prove valueless.
Prospecting is only in its infancy. Bullion and Cottonwood Cart-
ons have been examined in a superficial manner, and the claims
that have been located give every indication of vast mineral
wealth, but Beaver Canon, just north of Bullion, and the nigged
gulches of Baldy give the miner, who thoroughly understands
his business, every inducement to prospect, and the lucky
men who come first will do more than make a mere 'grub-
stake.' With good ore in sight and the permanent character
of a lode determined, capital will not need a second invitation
to assist in developing the latent resources of the Marysvalc
mining ramp."
WASHINGTON COUNTY- SILVER RF.KF.
The zone of silver-bearing sandstone which crops out in
the reef in Washington County is from ten to one hundred
feet thick; it conforms to the stratification, dips fifteen or
twenty degrees from the horizontal, is overlaid by day shale
and red sandstone and underlaid by white sandstone. With-
in this zone the pay-rock occurs in well-marked bodies
of shoots, usually small in dimensions, but sometimes extend-
ing from sixty to two hundred feet on the strike, and from
one hundred to three hundred feet on the dip of the forma
lion. These bodies may be separated by barren
ground; oftcncr they arc connected by irregular stringers
of pay-rork. With the exception of where it is associated
with the silicified remains of organii matter reeds, rushes,
trunks and leaves of trees (he pay-rock is plain sand-
unilistingiiishahle by the eye from tin- i>rdin.ir\ in
of the reef. The silver is mainly in the form of . h!rnlr. .mil
the rork contains on the average twenty oun< cs per ton, HO per
rent, of whii h is obtained by wet crushing and pan amalgam. i
lion with salt and bliicstonc. It iseasily crushed, aS-stamp mill
reducing thirty to forty tons in twenty-four hours. Total cost
of mining and milling is about #l:i per ton. The Christy and
the Stormont Companies, which divide between them the best
of the ground so far as known, have with fifteen stain;
pans, in proportion, taken out 5,000,000 ounces of fine silver in
the past twelve years.
These companies both closed down a year or two since, and
many of the miners left for other parts. Messrs. \\"oolle\,
Lund & Judd leased the properties, and the past veai IK i.l K N I
ounces of silver were taken out. The condition of the mines
is said to be improving.
OVER THE LINES PIOCHE.
Pioche is reached to best advantage from the terminus of
the Union Pacific at Milford, and so is Osceola, the former
south, the latter west, of Milford, in Nevada. At Pioche work
on the mines during the past two or three years was more in
the line of development of opening ore bodies, and in other
ways preparing for steady shipments, than in sloping or mak-
ing a showing in the way of output. The Pioche and the
Yuba Companies were consolidated, as the Pioche Consolidat-
ed. They own several large groups of mines, comprising
most all the old producers of note- the Raymond & l-.K.
Meadow Valley, Maieppa, Newark, American Flag, Hillside,
and Day- together with a number of newly dis. mercd mines
Half Moon. Mendha, and Onondaga. The Company have
expended half a million dollars in the purchase ami dc\elop-
ment of mines, in surface improvement and reduction winks.
and in ore reduction. A second 50-ton furnace was built the
past season and made a successful run. The ores are well
adapted to smelting. With the Union Pacific extended from
Milford, the district would be as livclv and populous as in the
palmy days of the Raymond \ Kly and the Meadow Valley.
As soon as the railroad reaches 1'ioche the Salt Lake Smelt-
ing interests will be greatly benefited by the superior fluxing
ores of that region. The lime ores especially are an import-
ant feature, as that is the character of flux in ores now lacking
in Utah. A regular supply of this ore would avc the quarry-
ing and smelting of barren limestone in Salt Lake, and then'
by cheapen smelting and help keep nrcs there for treatment
that are at present being shipped east. This lime ore exists
at I'ini he in apparently inexhaustible quantities. Prof. < ..
\V. Mavnard estimates tl '.I the lime fluxing ore
in the Day mine .it -I *_'.( * I tons. The ore is a minerali/ed
limestone, being about two-thirds carbonate of lime, with the
remaining one-third made up mostly of oxides of iron and
manganese. It contains only :t per .int. -ilu a, and < amcs
about '': prr i i MI. lead and twenty ounces silver per ton.
OSCEOLA.
The Osceola Gravel Company early in 190 completed their
ditch. It is l**f miles long, anil has a i apa. it\ <.| -J^m mmcis
MI. he-., or 40,000,000 gallons per Jl hours. The ditch has a
fall of Ifi feet per mile. The old did h. brought from tin-
opposite side of Wheeler's Peak, is about 17 miles long,
and has a capacity of about 2,000 inches. The twodidlic-
ring water in the same gulch furnish a great sup
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ply. Washing begins in March and continues to December.
In operation two monitors are run at a time, there being two
nine-inch and one seven-inch. Fifteen men are employed
during the season in the mine. This gravel bar has been pros-
pected over hundreds of acres, and estimated to average 17
cents gold per cubic yard, but in operating it has run as high
as 27. In starting, the gravel was thin, but going upward
gained in depth until the face of the bank is now 92 feet high.
Water is sent against this bank under a pressure of the mon-
itors of 225 feet. The bed-rock flume or sluiceway is four feet
wide and four feet deep, and runs full most of the time. This
is about 300 feet long. The old ditch supplies power for
operating a 2,000-candle power electric dynamo to furnish
light for the workmen at night, and then this water goes back
into the ditch to help wash out the gold. The company does
not give out the results of its work. A $2,000 nugget, recently
unearthed, the Company was not disposed to hide under a
bushel, and it was exhibited in Salt Lake.
ORE PRODUCTS OF 1890.
The output of ore and concentrates for the year, by counties,
is as follows:
Counties. Tons.
Beaver.. 21,100
Jaab - - 89,857
Summit (44,867 tons milled) 76,518
Utah 300
SaltLako . - 36,062
Tooele (Third Term, Mine, 1,000) 5,219
Washington (milled)... -- 1,600
Total 210,654
Six thousand tons of iron were shipped from Tintic for flux-
ing purposes.
The output of 1891 is not yet made up, but it is estimated to
considerably exceed that of 1890.
COST OF MINING AND MILLING.
This varies greatly with circumstances. At the Ontario it is
something less than $30 per ton; at the Daly it is given at 26; at
the Horn Silver in 1883-84 it was about $26. These figures in-
clude all cost for the year, maintenance of plant, dead work, in-
cidental expense, but not, of course, original cost of plant and
opening of the mine. At Silver Reef, cost of mining and milling
is jU.'i to $15. The mass of Utah low grade ores requires concen-
tration, but this costs only about $1 per ton. For every ton of
concentrates, however, three tons of ores must be mined and car-
ried to the concentrator. Bingham and Stockton and Ophir are
the low grade districts; Park city also in part. Part of the low
grade ores have to be roasted, the lumps in out-of-door heaps, the
line in rcverberatory or revolving roasters. The ores milled
at the Ontario and Daly have to be roasted and chloridized,
while the dry ores of Tintic must pay heavy working charges.
The figures given are the cost figures of mines varying widely
as to location, natural conditions as dimensions of vein or ore
bodies, water, distance from market, etc. grade and nature of
ores, appliances and processes of reduction. But doubtless $30
per ton amply covers the cost of extraction and reduction of
all Utah ores.
SAMPLING AND SMELTING.
There are 13 sampling mills in Utah one at the Horn Sil-
ver mine, one at Milford, one at Tintic, five at Sandy and vicin-
ity, three at Park City, and one in Salt Lake. Together they
sampled in 1891 about 150,000 tons of ore. Ordinarily, only the
fifth or tenth sack of a lot of ore is sampled, and the cost is $1
per ton for the whole of it. Where the whole is sampled, the
charge is $4 per ton. The sampler crushes the ore to the size
of peas, thoroughly mixes, and sends sealed packages to the
assayers, upon whose certificates it is bought and sold.
In the Jordan valley, six to twelve miles south of Salt Lake
City, on the railroads, are the Utah smelters, four or five dif-
ferent concerns, comprising about a dozen stacks. Those in
blast at present are the Germania, three stacks, three revolving
roasters and one large reverberatory ; the Hanauer,4 stacks and 5
roasters; the Mingo, 4 stacks and 5 reverberatories; the three
plants valued at $500,000. Together they keep 7 or 8 stacks
pretty steadily in blast, and employ about 350 men at an aver-
age wage of $65 per month. Their output for the year 1890
was as follows:
WORKS.
TONS.
OUICOKS.
Bullion.
Kef. Lead.
Cop. Matte.
Gold.
Silver.
Hummer
4,120
3,612
5,037
'"2,941 '
397
30t
265
4,170
8,728
12,881
710,250
418,526
1,261,986
Mingo
Totals
12,769
2,941
966
20,885
2,390,772
The Mingo used materials as follow: Ore, matte, flue-dust
and slag smelted, 46,903 tons:
Iron ore, 3,874.4 tons, cost _______ ...................... .... $17.434.80
Scrap iron, 639.7 " " .. ..... . ...................... 8,955.80
Limestone, 10,387 " " ..... . ................... --- 18,177.25
FUEL:
Coke and charcoal, 10,784 tons, cost ......................... $116,748.29
Coal and slack, 4,73.5 " " ....... .... 16,649.27
LABOR:
................................................ . .......... .. 65,000.00
$242,965.41
At the rate of $5.18 per ton of ores smelted, and $3.93 per
ton of all the materials smelted, these figures in 1887 were
respectively $8.70. and $5.70. There has consequently been a re-
duction in cost of smelting, between 1887 and 1890, of 30 to 40 per
cent. Valuing the bullion at $50 a ton, the gold at $20 an ounce.the
silver at $1.05 an ounce, and the copper matte at 10 cents per
pound, the ore run through by the Mingo contained $40 a
ton.
About one-fourth of the Utah ores were shipped out of the
Territory for reduction. There is a good opening at Salt Lake
for a great smelting works.
The output of these smelters has averaged about the same
as above for the past 10 or 15 years. It will not vary greatly
from it, either way, for 1891.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, 1891,
For the first eleven months of 1891 receipts of ores and bul-
lion at Salt Lake were: Of ores, $4,554,786; of bullion, $4,873,-
253; of both, $9,428,039. Shipments of minerals out from Salt
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,0v* ^>jg^^H
Ng^ *-M;?
Lake were: of bullion, 698 cars, weight, 22,165,717 Ibs.; of re-
lined lead, 189 cars, weight, 5,233,665 Ibs.; of copper matte, 68
<.ir-. weight, -..',607,830 Ibs.; of silver lead ores, 3,119 cars,
weight, 123.649,574 Ibs.; total, 4,074 cars, weight 153,656,7 Ibs.
The output of the Ontario for the eleven months was $1,556,-
556.94; of the Daly, $564,474.29.
Mining in Qntr&l.
In the following statements of product, the year 1890 is
necessarily considered, the figures for 1891 not yet being made
up. The output for 1891 will not materially differ from that of
1890, however.
COAL.
Utah contains a great variety of minerals besides those
involved in silver mining, to-wit: Silver, gold, lead and
copper. Coal occurs on both fronts of the Wasatch, and of
the High Plateaus almost the entire length of the Territory.
The coal measures underlie an area of many thousand square
miles; probably 2,000 that are available. At all events, there
is enough to meet any possible demand for generations. We
should be mining four times as much as we are but that the
Union Pacific largely supplies Utah from Wyoming.
The Pleasant Valley Company mined in 1890 at Scofield and
at Castle Gate, both within 115 miles of Salt Lake City, on the
line of the Rio Grande Western, 224,487 tons; and made at
Castle Gate, where they have put in 80 coke ovens, 7,778 tons
of coke. The latter is sold to the Salt Lake smelters at $8.60
per ton. This coke has not, as yet, quite the requisite tough-
ness, at least for iron smelting; but they are studying it and
experimenting with it, and will no doubt overcome this defect
in time.
The Union Pacific own coal mines in Pleasant Valley (Sco-
field), from which in 1890 they mined- of commercial coal,
88,000 tons, and probably as much more for their own use;
making in all about 200,000 tons.
The Home Coal Company raised and sold in 1890 from
their own mines on the Weber, near Coalville, 35,206 tons, and
the Chalk Creek Company, from mines also near Coalville,
raised and sold 1,200 tons in 1890; making a total output of
about 460,000 tons; worth, at the mines, $2 per ton. Salt Lake
City consumed 88,400 tons.
SUNDRY MINERALS.
There are deposits of brimstone near the mouth of Cove
Creek, about thirlv mile* cast of Black Rock Station, on
the Union Pacific Railway. This deposit is supposed to be
pr.n tu-ally inexhaustible. There is a deposit at Milliard,
another about twelve miles from Frisco, and still other*.
Ninety miles from Juab Station, on the I'nion I'ncihi Kail
way, up the Sevier River, at a place called Antimony, deposit-,
of antimony ores were formerly worked. Such as could be
reduced without i <>m ciiirnting were exhausted, in the con-
strurtion of rum minting works costly mistakes were made;
the company's money gave out and work ceased. The anti-
mony turned out was of extraordinary purity, and with railway
facilities operations may be resumed. There are said to be
available deposits of antimony ores in other parts of the Terri-
tory, especially in Boxclder Canon.
Quicksilver ores are found at Marysvale, and also at Lewis-
ton. Bismuth occurs in Beaver County, east of Milford, and
also in spots in some of the mines of Tintic. Copper ores are
found at Bingham, at Tintic, in North Star, near Frisco, on the
Cottonwoods, in Lucin District. Boxelder County, at Deep
Creek, all over the Territory in fact.
IKON ORES.
Iron ores are found about Ogden, in Morgan, Boxelder,
Cache, Salt Lake, Tooele, Juab, and Iron Counties. The iron
mines above VVillard furnished ores for fluxing purposes in
early times. For many years 6,000 to 12,000 tons have been
vearly drawn from Tintic by the smelters for fluxing silicious
ores. The deposits in Iron County, about 300 miles south of
Salt Lake City, are amongst the noted deposits of the world ;
at least, they are so considered by authorities on the subject.
They are scattered about irt a belt two miles wide by sixteen
miles long, in number about 50, and with very little work done
on them show about three million tons of ore in sight. Twenty-
three samples taken by an iron expert, known to the writer,
showed upon analysis an average of 65.98 per rent, metallic
iron, .042 per cent, phosphorus, no trace of titanic acid, prac-
tically no copper, and a residue, mostly silica, of 3.6 per cent.
In some of the samples there was a little carbonate of lime and
also manganese. Following are the best samples so far as
absence of phosphorus is concerned:
ORE IN 8IOBT.
Met Iron.
Phocphonu.
ll.-i.ill...
lOOxH feet
7.2
.too
2.1
85,714 ton* .
J
.01*
45
U'K-M tnll-
BJ
.041
u
- Ml t.. ti-
M.1
.044
I.I
ll. IJ- I.-TI-
R2.S
.005
6.8
1.5K.MV toni
J
.OSS
M
S1.MA ton*
..'...-,
.OH
U
71.471 I..H-
B2
.011
p
34.246 tool
87.1
JM
4.1
These figures need no comment.
SALT DEPOSITS.
Deposits of rock salt, some of them quite pure, are found
N'ephi, on Salt t'ieek,.ind also near S.ilm.i. and in other
localities. It is useful in its crude state for feeding slock, chloro-
diiing silver ores, and may be refined and put to all kinds of
use. Great Salt Lake is an inexhaustible storehouse of . t.m
mon salt, and, the chemists say. of a variety of sulphates,
berates and bromides, from which may IK- manufactured salt
cake, epsom and glauhrr salts, soda ash. bi-carbonate of soda,
caustic soda, and sal-soda.
HYDRO-CARBONS
'MIIOIIS and \.ilu.ilile hydro-carbons arc found in the
I mtati -White Basin, anil about the Pleasant V.illev Divide.
\ ipanv nh he.il.|n.irters at I 1 . V. Junction is mining
for ozokerite (paraffinc). So far the mineral has not been
found in large quantity. U occur* in seams, bunches and
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stringers, where the material has been caught when in a vola-
tile state and held till it condensed into a solid.
Gilsonite or Uintahite occurs in the bad lands of the lower
Duchesne and the lower White, in veins or lodes striking straight
through the sandstone formation, standing vertically, thirty
inches to twenty feet thick, clean, black, and, when first broken,
lustrous as jet. It is 99^ per cent, asphalt, with the oils dried
out. Most of the known veins are on the Indian Reservations,
but one of them has been set off by Act of Congress, and is
owned and wrought by a St. Louis company. It is used, as yet
mainly for varnishes, but it is expected that more extended
use will be found for it.
On the Green River and eastward, asphalt, and oil with an
asphalt base, exude in places and form deposits said to be not
unlike the asphalt lake at Trinidad. Prof. Newberry is of the
opinion that this is a petroleum region. Petroleum, he main-
tains, is derived from the spontaneous distillation of hydro-
carbons, and as the Colorado group east of the Wasatch con-
sists of bituminous shales 1,500 to 2,500 feet thick, gas and oil
springs are to be expected. The gilsonite and the ozokerite
Prof. Newberry refers to this distillation. It is probable, he
says, that these residual products of the liquid hydro-carbons
evolved from the shales, as well as petroleum, will become
important items of export from this region.
A kindred substance to these, which Prof. Blake, of New
Haven, names " Wurtzilite," has been found about the divide
between the Strawberry and the Price, close up to the Wasatch
Range. Before it could be located, and its extent ascertained,
it was discovered that it was mainly on the Indian Reservation,
and prospectors were warned away. It is of no use to the
Indians, neither is the extremely high and broken country
where it is found. The latter should be restored to the public
domain, so that the arts may have the benefit of this material
if it can be used. Its mode of occurrence is somewhat like
that of ozokerite, but is more plentiful.
stone, and, it may be added, the best of clay, except kaolin,
at their doors, so to speak. Lithographic stone of good
quality, marbles, gypsum, slate, the materials for the manu-
facture of glass and of Portland cement, rock rich in asphalt,
limestone for building and for fluxing ores these materials
are found in many places in the Territory. A gypsum mill near
Nephi is sending plaster to various points on the Pacific
Coast. Salt is made and gathered on the shelving shores of
Great Salt Lake and supplies the chloridizing silver mills of
Utah, Montana, Idaho, and part of Nevada. Natural
gas is struck by wells anywhere on the shores of Great Salt
Lake; in Corinne, Ogden, Salt Lake City, and between them.
Companies are boring to the deep at Ogden and Salt Lake
City to find it under pressure and inexhaustible. A com-
pany is boring for oil on Green River, and meeting with
encouraging signs.
BUILDING STONE.
Structural, fertilizing, and abrasive materials of every
variety, and adapted to all uses, are found all over Utah,
and generally convenient to the valleys where the people
live. A number of stone quafries have recently been
opened. The Diamond, Kyune and Castle Stone Company
worked quarries of brown sandstone at Diamond, and of gray
sandstone at Kyune, and at Castle Gate, all on the line of the
Rio Grande Western. Their shipments for 1890 were 1,293
cars. Twenty cars went to Seattle, Wash., 20 cars to Logan,
15 cars to Milford, 4 cars to Nephi, 154 cars to Ogden; Salt
Lake City used the remainder, 1,080 cars. Cubes of these
stones, tested at the Illinois State University, cracked -the
gray Kyune stone under a ten-minute pressure of 16,000 pounds
per square inch, and broke under the same of 20,800 pounds;
the brown Diamond stone cracked under a pressure of 30,000
pounds, and broke under a pressure of 34,550 pounds. Twelve
cubic feet of these two kinds of stone weigh one ton. Excel-
lent foundation and dimension stone is brought into Salt Lake
City from the adjoining canons and from Parley's Park. All
the larger towns of the Territory find the best of building
Appendix to Mining in Utah.
[NOTE. The writer is indebted to the New Year's Salt Lake
Tribune for the following statements.]
Tintic Ore Shipments for 1891.
Mines. Tons.
Bullion-Beck & Champion 28,85
Eureka Hill.__ 19,400
Caroline 7,00
Mammoth, first-class. __ tt,550
Mammoth, second-class 8,000
Centennial Enreka 8,478
Dragon Iron _ . 18,000
Gemini 8,000
Treasure 570
Sioux gronp 500
Northern Spy - 530
South Swansea 190
Sunbeam 142
Swansea.. ._ 117
Undine .. 105
North Star 82
Gum Drop 47
Brooklyn 40
Tesora 39
Butcher Boy ._ 8
Governor 80
Martha Washington 28
Gray Bock... 88
Silver Spar 28
Estella... 17
Cleveland 12
Rising Sun 10
Primrose
Eagle 7
Lucky Star 6
Amazon _ 4
Showers 8
Silver Moon 8
Alaska 8
Excelsior 8
Joe Daly 8
Park... 2
Golden Star 1
King James _ 1
Sundry lots 91
Total 82,400
Kinghain Ore Shipments, Tear 1891.
Mines. Tons.
Old Jordan & South Galena Mining Co 80,000
Brooklyn Lead Company... 9,500
York... 7,429
Petro___ 5,984
Old Telegraph 4,729
Highland _ 8,127
Sampson 8,000
Yosemite No. 2__ 2,358
Yosemit* No. 1 .1,281
Benton 770
Rough and Ready... 685
Spanish 679
Lucky Boy __ _ 500
Stewart 315
Lexington 267
Tiawankie 222
McAllister 210
Nast 215
Peabody 186
Live Pine 180
Peterson 154
Niagara 182
22
Krkman 170
H! Warrior... 1W
M 102
h LartChanoe ill
Wella.... ll.i
Hatnro .. 108
Kxcelrior 98
tfcatn 98
North Chief W
Sundown... 88
AlBX
me 57
Lat Chance 44
Live Yankee 54
American Flag .... M
Thonua PelU 55
I th Concentrate ... 95
U 41 50
Burrowe 41
W.Wataon 4t
u
41
SI
Vespmoan . ^ 40
Shield 37
89
AiuMin .;.............; n
KKirriew 10
Brink.
27
22
li.-rmania ....................................... 20
Kal" Bird ...................................... 21
Ashton ..........................................
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KMT IS
'
Harnplea....
Steamboat.
Hart
Markham
Anderson..
M..rn-
Hick..
li'u Hi. .11
H.-IIM- '
H. A B:::::::
IVUware...
l.ippoto
Montfzuroa
Kip
15
15
14
11
18
12
10
9
9
llpllHI.il
Him.lr) Hiimll lot* and oreo rruhxl
Total ton* 74,800
Ophir, Hi\ Canon, and Storkton Ore Shipments, 1M)1.
u.,.. .. Tons.
r),.l,ir Hill Mining Company 8.094
Sorth-rn I.ihl
Bullion
Bunkfr Hill
Kat Argent ............................. 18
Iron 8Uw ............. .. ........................ 18
Ophir ............................................ 14
Total ........................................ 10.145
LITTLE OOTTOMWOOD OBI SHIPMENTS IK 1891.
.Win**.
Klaicstaff
Kmma
'ii> Rock.
HrantA
Toledo
TOM.
(150
(50
.. 2V)
170
SO
25
15
_________ ............ ______
M.-Kny and Revolution ...................... 15
....T. .......................... 12
Peruvian ................ .' ........................ 10
Johniion ... 7
......... 4
.
M..!tke ........................................... 4
-ih.-rCliff ............... .......... S
Rough and Beady ................................. 2
Total ......................................... 1,547
Big Cottonwood ore shipments for 1891, mainly from the
Maxwell mine, were 1,200 tons.
I'ark City Ore Output, 1H91.
Ores shipped to smelters, tons,
Ores Drilled l>y the Ontario and the Marsac mills
Total, ......... 96,906
Shipments of ore from Frisco and Milford, Beaver County,
mainly from the Horn Silver mini', were __', 1 IK) ton-.
At Silver Reef, the Barhee mill ran 50 days, and the Christie
mill 40 days, IT men employed at each. Three to four them s-
and tons from tlte Thompson & McNally, California, I.a-t
Chance, Buckeye, Neutral, Tecumseh, Stormy King, and
I . c il>. were milled, producing 49,540 ounces of >ilver, and $450
worth of matte.
The Dixie Mining Co. took out .'{."ill ton* of lii-t i'l.t-> rosier
ore from their property in the Heaver Dam Mountain, IS mile--
southeast of St. < leorge. They put up a Mnall >ta< k at St.
('corge and ran out alxnit 100 tons of bullion, 90 fine. The ore
shipped sells for #1.75 per unit.
Total Output of Ore, 1S91.
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Bnckhom
MciHii.lcr
Ili.l.l.MiTn
Tip I ..p
Kiithih Janoarr.
IHtlricU.
ParkCitj
Tintio 8X.400
Binicluun .
Prince
Slorkton
>ilv.-r 11.^'f ' - "
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ss
Hprrul
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44
IliK CotU.nw.Kid 1,550
MarynTale 975
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WELLS, FARGO & CO.'S STATEMENT OF THE MINERAL PRODUCT OF UTAH IN 1891.
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land Plaom
N Pmdoet Hun. and IU~ Hollion
CaalMM Orai 8blppd
ToUto
LU.of
;-per.
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RECAPITULATION.
1,836,080 pound B Copper at 5VJ cents per pound ...$ 100,983.30
6,170,000 pounds Refined Lead at 4 cents per pound ____ 248,800.00
80,856,528 pounds Unrefined Lead at $60 per ton 2,410 64)5 84
8,915,228 ounces fine Silver at $0.9854 per ounce 8,759,208.59
96,160 ounces Fine Gold at $20 per ounce _ 723,200.00
Total Export Value 1... __ f 12,240,885.78
Computing the Gold and Silver at their Mint valuation, and other metals at their value at the seaboard, it would increase the value of th
product to $16,198,086.81.
MINERAL SHIPMENTS, 1891.
MONTH.
Bullion.
Ores.
Lead.
Matte.
No.
Oars.
Weight
No.
Cars.
Weight.
No.
Cars.
Weight.
No.
Cars.
Weight.
January
62
53
48
41
49
44
37
79
60
95
ISO
104
2,100,648
1,712,321
1,618,518
1,361,436
1,630,773
1,416,070
1.192,381
2,541,848
1,741,012
2,904,196
4,046,516
3,216,630
109
262
244
385
377
229
303
374
233
309
244
250
4,357,440
10,466,984
11,471,976
14,267,520
14,823,556
9,470,085
11,763,010
14,697,094
9,189,110
12,868,635
10,274,280
9,916,178
20
15
11
32
20
14
16
IS
26
20
2
1
540,458
405,846
270,445
878,797
539,973
376,195
435,826
351,383
824,493
558,613
54,580
26,888
7
5
8
11
2
1
6
4
4
16
4
14
227,850
212,100
310,780
431,580
71,900
25,750
248,800
168,700
138,340
589,070
183.000
587,037
February .
March
April ..
May
June
July
August ... ...
September.
November
December
Totals
802
25,412,327
3,319
133,565,848
190
5,261,484
82
3,294,857
MINING DIVIDENDS, 1891.
flame of Company. Amount.
Ontario $ 900,000
Duly 450,00(1
Centennial-Enreka 330.000
Mammoth 280,000
The Tintic Range branch of the R. G. W. Ry. from Spring-
ville on the main line, to Eureka, Tintic.39.7 miles, was opened
for business New Year's Day, 1892.
Horn Silver
Maxfield _
Yosemite No. 2 .
Fetro . . .
Eureka Hill...
Hnllion-Beck...
200,000
311,000
30,000
17,000
250,000
425,000
$2.918,000
LA PLATA DISTRICT.
H. V. Westover, manager of the Red Jacket mine at La
Plata, came in about the middle of December with a carload
of Red Jacket ore. They have out 200 tons on the dump. He
says the outlook in general is encouraging.
A new strike is reported from the Queen of the Hills, which
consists of two feet of solid galena. A shipment will be
made from this mine in a short time.
The La Plata hoisting works are in place and the engines
are at work. A shaft has been sunk on this property for a dis-
tance of sixty feet, and now they are starting to drift for the
vein.
The vein of the Sundown mine is three feet wide and has
been stripped for a long distance. The ore on an average
runs 70 per cent, in lead and about 10 ounces in silver to the
ton.
There are about 175 men in camp and about sixty log cabins.
It is expected that both the road to Logan and the one to Og-
den will be kept open.
Two hundred and fifty tons of ore have been received
from the district at the smelters.
It will be noticed in above summary of ore output
that Marysvale shipped or milled 975 tons; Fish Springs and
Dugway, 680 and 250 tons respectively; and Victoria, Uintah
county, 150 tons. These are practically new districts.
There is every reason to suppose that 1892 will see a score of
districts out in the Deep Creek country connected with Suit
Lake City by railway.
TWO TYPICAL UTAH MINES.
The total output of the Ontario from the starting of the new
mill, February 1, 1877, to the end of 1891 fifteen years was
377,637 tons (dry) of ore, out of which was obtained 26,162,379.99
ounces of fine silver; and for this silver the company received
26,268,345.88, a fraction of a cent over SI per ounce. As the
bullion was sold as produced each month, this is as fair an
average of the price obtainable for silver during the last fifteen
years as it is possible to obtain. Out of the money received,
the company paid up to January 1, 1892 this date 187 monthly
dividends of 50 cents per share aggregating 12,425,000. Of
these 187 dividends, sixty-four were paid on 100,000
shares, 123 were paid on 150,000 shares. The
stock was increased by 50,000 shares to pay for new ground
in 1881 or 1880. The average yield per dry ton was $72.06. It
would be hard to say correctly what percentage of moisture
should be added to ascertain the number of tons of ore as raised
out of the mines, but probably about 15.
ONTARIO DIVIDENDS, No. 1 TO 187.
1877 No 1 to 18... 900,000
1878 No. 19 to 39... 1050000
1879 No. 40 to 51 600000
1880 No. 52 to 63 600,000
1881 No; 64 to 75... 875000
1882 No. 76 to 87... 900000
1883 No. 88 to 90.... " 225,000
1884 No. 91 to 102. 900,000
1885 No. 103 to 115... 975000
1886 No. 116 to 127 .. 900 000
1887 No. 128 to 139 900,000
1888 No. 140to 151 900000
1889 No. 152 to 163 . 900 000
18110 No. 164 to 175 900 000
1891 No. 176 to 187 '""".'"".. 900,000
Total ...$12,425,000
The total output of the Daly silver mine, an extension west-
ward of the Ontario, from January 1, 1885, when it began to
produce, down to the end of 1891, was 150,194 net tons, from
which was obtained 6,778,381.87 ounces of fine silver. This sil-
ver sold for $6,262,884.69. Out of this money fifty-eight div-
idends have been paid, aggregating $2,212,500. The average
yield was $42.:<0 per dry ton. The Daly has produced to date
li.Mi:, ounces of gold, which was counted in the general product
DALY DIVIDENDS No. 1 TO
1887 No. 1 to... ...$ 175,000
1888 No. 10 to 22... .... 487.900
ue0No. atoM 490,000
WWNo. ttto48.... 450.000
WWNo. 47U.58 490.000
Total .t2.H2.500
REVIEW OF MINING, 1891.
The year just closed marked a season of progress and unusual
production in nearly all the mining districts of Utah. That
great district surrounding Park City still keeps in the lead, not
only in production, but also in the amount of im-
provements made, the number of men employed,
and all else which goes to build up a large, prosperous
community. The year marked there more extensive
development in the line of new works than ever before;
new hoisting plants have been placed on the Daly and Anchor,
both of which are of the largest and best class; a concentrator
on theGlencoe, new hoists on the West Daly and Meers groups,
along with very active work in developing the ground with
-.hafts. Not only with these improvements already put in
and the work commenced in the year 1891 were the
mines unusually prosperous, but there were arrangements
made which mean active work on some properties
not mentioned in the general review of the district.
Unusual interest was taken in the Tintic the past year.
Although it is an old camp, its growth had not been commensu-
rate with its merits. It took years to find that the rich surface
deposits were not all that was good in the lodes. When these
surface deposits were worked down to the pyrites or "white
iron," further sinking was stopped, and it has been the work of
the past year or two to demonstrate that there is mineral in pay-
ing quantities and qualities below this iron stratum, and many-
old claims will soon become shippers. In the meantime, Tin-
tic is" spreading out, through having a new district called
North Tintic joined to it. While the addition of machinery to
Tintic was small during the year, the meritsof the camp became
so well weighed by expert examination as to cause the building
of another railway into the camp, thus doubling up the ship-
ping facilities and giving a healthy competition. The great
number of people visiting the district and becoming interested
in it~ properties is destined to make Tintu grow more rapidly
this year than ever, and its towns of Kurcka. Mammoth and
Silver will increase in strength, while there may spring up one
or two new places within the district. These sicnes of prog-
ress have inspired the rchabitation of West Tintic. which has
lain dormant and deserted for fifteen or more years. So it
was with old Lewiston. or < '.imp Floyd, where the hills arc
made again tocrho with the sound of pick and I. last, .md gold
is being extracted and sent to market.
Itismmri like a dream to enter old mines win. h h.uclam
idle for a do/en or more years, clean out the debris, re timln-r
the tunnels and shafts, cautiously probe around old stopcs-and
up ores only hidden by the slimes and drippings in. iilent
to these underground workings. That kind of experience wa*
entered into by many the past year in West Mountain (Hing-
ham) district, until most of these old properties have either be-
come producers or are in a fair way to become such w ithin the
next few months. Hingham was never more prosperous than
it has been the past year, and the future is certainly bright for
the district. Deep mining has proved that the mineral holds
UN own with depth, and the companies are preparing to con-
tinue downward. The most remarkable record of the year is in
the large number of new mines developed and which have paid
from the grass-roots down, especially at the head of Carr Fork,
a part of the district long neglected. The general output of
the district was considerably retarded by litigation, and yet it
.i- greatly in excess of previous years.
The situation in the two Cottonwoods has greatly improved.
There was some excitement last summer about mineral in the
foothills between the two Cottonwoods, and quite a number of
locations were made. Several open cuts and short tunnels
tapped quartz ledges, but as yet not enough mineral has been
found to warrant any excitement. It is thought, however, that
when the ledges are cut deep enough to find them in plare
there may be gold and silver enough to pay for putting in
reduction works.
Stockton, Ophir, and Dry Canon quite doubled their output
in 1891 as compared with that of the three or four next previous
years.
Among the most interesting discoveries of the year were
those in the Onaqui range, where it is crossed by Johnson's
Pass, and in some of the other ranges, on the way to the I u < |>
Creek discoveries, made subsequent to those most exciting of
all developments at Dugway and Fish Springs.
THE DEEP CREEK COUNTRY.
Of which the last two named districts are a part, is so exten-
sive, so rich in mineral and such an interesting and profit-
able prospective field to be reached by a railway, that
the proposed line thither has been the subject of great dis-
i ussion among the people of this < itv. It docs seem as it
the building of a railroad from here into that country cannot
be long delayed, and that it must be one of the achievements
.if !-!_'. for The Tribune to record in its next annual. That
will give an impetus to mining, both in Utah and over the line
into Nevada, such as we have not seen in the past.
There is another interesting situation in the southern country.
The developments made by the Dixie Mining Company down
in Washington county opened up a great copper mine, which
paid expenses in shipping copper ore of high percentage, ami
in smelting at St. George, and turning out ninety tons of <
bullion. A railroad down that wav would open up large
mines in that distrn t. and if < ontinucd westward to the ili-m. t
in Nevada which Hon. A. G. Campbell is developing, there
would he added a large tonagc of ores which would come to
this cm. Then the iron mines on the route in I'tiih ought to
h.ur -H. h a road reach them.
The revival of Marysvalc distm t and lite organi/atum .,(
Gold Mountain distrii t are two important events of the p.iM
year. Of course this happened too late in the season to admit
of the output being very large, but there was enough pn p.n
atmn to warrant lively times there next summer, ami a In .n y
..input of mineral for the present year.
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La Plata, at the north, drew hundreds of prospectors after
the finding of ore there in August, and this led to important
discoveries and the opening of quite a number of mines. The
whole country, from Ogden, Brigham City and Logan clear
over to the Rear Lake valley, is being prospected, and many
ledges are found, chiefly of galena and carbonates, running
low in silver, while on the east side of the range is copper
galena and carbonates of lead.
Utah iron deposits attract considerable attention and some
of the big mines should form the basis for extensive iron man-
ufactories.
The coal output is all the time increasing, and new mines are
getting ready to open when the owners are assured of trans-
portation. The coal measures are so great in Utah as to be
practically unlimited.
The mining, shipping and uses of asphaltum is growing into
a large industry. New discoveries are being made, and mines
opened to such an extent as to insure an almost inexhaustible
supply, and tests are constantly being made to arrive at the
best mixtures in processes for paving, and the various uses
asphaltum can be put to.
The reduction works for silver, lead and gold ores are keep-
ing step with the progress of mining in Utah, and will continue
to do so. Certainly the mining situation is in a prosperous and
hopeful condition in this Territory.
THt Building Stones of Utah.
MARBLES.
The day will yet come when the native marbles of Utah will '
be in popular use, and take their f place among the principal
structural materials of the Territory. Beds of marble of vastly
different color and character exist in many parts of the Territory.
A beautiful gray marble is found at a point remote from the
railway in the southern part of Millard county, in the neighbor-
hood of some of the large coal measures. This deposit is at a
considerable altitude and approachable only by difficult
roads, and it may perhaps be many years before it is
developed and its product brought into market. Near Nephi, in
lu.ib county, is a very beautiful magnesian marble of purest
white and crystalline luster; but it is only found in small
pieces, the mass being badly fissured; otherwise, it is beau-
tiful enough for sculptural purposes.
An enormous bed of black and white marble has recently
been developed in one of the side cafions of the American
Fork. A comparatively small amount of work has revealed
a reef 100 feet wide and about 60 feet in height. For archi-
tectural purposes, the appearance of this marble, as well as its
strength, is well adapted. There is no limit to its quantity,
and, although the point at which it is produced is somewhat
difficult of access at present, it may be made much easier
should this marble get into the market. Several buildings in
Utah county have already been embellished with this stone.
In Hobble-creek Canon, near Springville, in Utah county
exists a deposit of exceedingly beautiful geodic marble of a
soft and tender brown, susceptible of a fine polish and suitable
for the highest offices to which marble is ever put, except that
of sculpture. It is so handsome that it would be suitable for
table ornaments and the finest inlaid work, the symmetrical
curves of the geodes forming beautiful concentric arcs and seg-
ments throughout the mass. This deposit consists of a perpen-
dicular cliff which has been cut through by the canon stream,
and enormous boulders of the marble have fallen from the
face of the cliff and almost blocked the water-course. It
is within four miles of the Union, Pacific Railway, and will
undoubtedly find its way into popular appreciation and com-
plete development.
The largest and most important marble deposit in the Ter-
ritory is the great property of the Wasatch Marble Company,
crossing a summit of the Wasatch Mountains between the head
of Big Cottonwood and Provo Valley. This extraordinary
deposit exceeds in size any other that has been worked in the
United States. It is probably 400 feet thick, and several miles
across, well bedded and of purest white. It will be brought
to market down Snake Creek Canon, and at present would
have to be carried by wagon ten miles to the nearest pro-
jected railway, and about twenty miles to Park City, the near-
est point to which a railway has yet been built. Even with
this expense, it is quite feasible to load this marble and ship it
east at the prices which marble brings there at present, and
it will be possible in future years to land this marble in the
city at so low a price by the carload, that it may be used for
building purposes. This greatest marble field is owned by an
incorporated company. A few thousand dollars have been
spent in opening up the property, but the magnitude of the
enterprise became so apparent with that expenditure, that it
was thought best not to attempt the business of quarrying this
marble until sufficient means had been accumulated by the
owners to carry on the business on a large scale.
Many other marble deposits exist in the Territory, some
promising ones near Brigham City and some still better in
Blacksmith's Fork Canon in Cache Valley.
The Logan Temple is built with handsome marble, mottled
gray and brown, though being in the rough, its beauty is not
revealed.
LIMESTONES.
In San-pete county, there exists a magnificent deposit of
a beautiful cream-white oolitic limestone. It ranges through
the hills to the east of Manti and has been used in the con-
struction of many buildings in the valley towns, a notable
instance being the great Manti Temple with its enormous ter-
races and stone barricades. A limited quantity of this stone
has been brought to Salt Lake City for the ornamentation of
residences and business blocks. It is easy to the tool, espe-
cially when first quarried, but becomes harder on exposure to
the atmosphere. It is one of the most beautiful building stones
in the Territory.
A stone resembling the oolite mentioned above in appear-
ance, but really quite different in its nature, is quarried near
Hoytsville in Summit county. It also is of a creamadithMen.-
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is ;i handsome appearance wherever used. Itcing nearer
to Salt Lake City it ran be brought tliere more economii ally
than that from the South.
Some twenty miles south of the Hoytsville quarries there
exists >till another deposit of < ream-white building stone, dif-
fering, however, in its character, to any of the others. It is a
tra\ertme similar to the stone of whirh Anrient Rome is built,
:.nd is formed by the deposition of calcareous matter from
:tets of the mineral springs so abundant in 1'rovo Valley
K i- -omething in the nature of a geyserite, but is not so hard
nor so crystalline in its texture. It ranges in color from snowy
vhite in its largest masses to a brownish drab, which is the color
that it takes in its shallower places. It is only the lighter
colors that have sufficient strength to adapt them for building
purpo
Limestone suitable for building purposes is to be found
without great intervals along the entire \Vasatch Range from
one end of the Territory to the other, but it is not all equally
.!>Ie. One of the best deposits is m Dairy Fork near
Spanish Fork Canon, consisting of a reef of the finest mag-
nesian limestone, well adapted for trimmings of every kind
of building.
Another deposit of oolitic limestone exists in the \Vasatrh.
north of Cache Valley. The beds are eleven miles in extent.
and the stone ranges in color from white through various
- to blue.
SLATES.
Valuable slate beds have been found on the islands of the
< "treat Salt Lake, and in several other places in Utah. Prob-
nbly the very best deposit is the serpentine in the hills back of
Provo, which have been operated to some extent, and ship-
ments have been made to the east. This stone is in quality
suitable for the manufacture of table-tops, mantle-pieces, and
nearly every other purpose for which slate is used. It is quite
handsome, of a rich dark-green, mottled with red, and in many
other
GRANITE.
Wherever the \Vaat< h Range rca. he- .in elevation of
1 1,000 feet, the summit- are almost invariably gran it ii , and the
< anons that < lit the range at these points almost mvan.ililv
expose splendid MI.I--CS .if a -pi-< ic- of granite, notablv Little
CottnnwrMid Canon, in the ncighliorhood of Mt. \ebo. .mil
Ml. Italdv al Marvs\ale. Tin ntams a ;
proportion of feldspar than belongs to pure granite, but while
I. ii king the crushing strength of the true gr.iii
exceedingly strong and suitable for the < onstrui turn of the
largest buildings in our midst. It also \\.t- the advam
being extremely << following Ihr chips .mil
wedge- with wondcrfi:! .i< nr.n \ anil . inhering triilv to tin-
blow of the hammer. I- or this reason, it has been found not
v) well adapted to the making of street blocking, bc< .-
proves softer than that used in eastern ritics.aml will n>^
o well. It is of this granite that the famous Temple in Salt
Lake City it convructcd.
1'RF.ciors STON
This topic would not be complete without referen
of the more extraordinary deposits of stone which the Terri-
torv | esSCS. In the neighborhood of (Ireen River, a few-
miles south of the K. < ',. \V. Railwav, is found large Imulders
of chalcedony scattered over a plain of several thousand
hen cut. are exceedingly beautiful.
and some of them are so large that table-tops and mantle-
pieces- could be made from them without piecing. In variety
and color they range from carnelian. which is bright red,
through grays, and browns and greens and sometim<
colors mingled in one boulder. Some fifty miles south and
west of this place is a reef of jasper variegated and beauti-
fully marked, susceptible of a tine polish and promises to
furnish the means for a lucrative industry.
Some thirty miles west of Sevier Lake, in Millard County,
have been found great quantities of " Rocky Mountain dia-
monds "lying broadcast in a desert country of the most for-
bidding appearance, and attracting attention, towards sunset,
by their brilliant and dazzling reflection. It is by me.
these reflections that they are found, as they are so pure and
clear and white, that they are difficult to find when close by.
and it is done by one person stopping when he sees a sparkle,
and sending some one else to locate it and tind the stone. In
this way, two persons have filled a pint flask with these t.
in less than a day.
SANDSTONES.
The sandstones of L T tah are held in great regard, not only by
the people at home, who use them freely, but by builders
thousands of miles away who are steady customers for the
products of our quarries.
A large proportion of the Rocky Mountains of Utah is
composed of sandstone ranging from that of a soft and '
texture, to a tine and exceedingly hard variety that is almo-t a
quartzitc. But although the sandstone area of the mountains
probably hundreds of miles, it must not In-
supposed that it is all suitable for building purposes. ( In the
inntr.iry.it is only after i .nisi, I, t.ilili -e.in h that deposits
have been discovered worthy ot operation, and these have
bci ome. by this tin,. nidinglv valu.i'
Due of the oldest and best known of llie-e deposits, is that
iii.ii lott llougl.is on the outskirts of Salt Lake Cilv. u hn h
has been in operation for manv ve.iis .mil lias supplied ,
p. in of the Mime of which the ntv is built. It is ;i pink -.mil
stone, of good grain and quality bin absolutely without natural
i Ic.ivagc, requiring to lie i ut on all six - -. h < ubc. It
has, then-fore, been largely rcplai cd In the newly
quarries of the Mountain Stone Ci.mp.mv at Simlcrville.
I'.irk City, whose i|ii,irric- produi e stone of a similar
appearan. e. but being self bedded and in larg.
brought to market to better advantage than that of Red Untie.
ilcd.
The Mountan mpanv shipped, la
from these .manic.- at the rate of about 40 carloads per week.
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They are splendid ^quarries, of a kind to produce dimension
stone of any size. Were it required.they could take out stones 100
feet long by 20 feet wide, and two feet thick, without a flaw.
The stone is extremely strong, and though kind to the tools is
quite hard. It is excellently adapted for foundation work,
heavy piers and culverts, but not so well suited for ornament-
ing fronts of buildings because of its hardness in carving or
cutting.
Three or four miles north of these quarries are some others
being operated by the Metropolitan Stone Company, whose
products are something similiar but somewhat lamified, and
of a lighter color. There are other sandstone quarries in
Parley's Canon, and in Weber Canon near Croydon, besides
deposits of more or less importance in Provo Valley, in Santa-
quin Canon, and in several of the southern counties.
One of the most magnificent sandstones to be found in any
country, and one which has been greatly admired in our public
and private buildings, is the free Diamond sandstone, of a
rich dark-red, quarried on an extensive scale near Thistle in
Spanish Fork Canon. This stone can be cut and carved with
great ease, and always with a rich and beautiful effect.
There is a steady demand for it as far east as Kansas City and
Chicago, and to the northwest as far as Portland and Wash-
ington Territory. Some of the finest buildings in Helena,
Mont., have been constructed of it. Although so handsome
for the fronts of buildings, its crushing resistance is not suffi-
cient to recommend it for foundations, 'as it loses a portion of
its strength when wet or moist; but it is nevertheless, one of
the most serviceable sandstones that any country can produce.
Another stone having much the same texture as the Dia-
mond but of a steel-gray hue, is the very popular Kyune,
quarried on the line of the R. G. W. Railway, near the head
of Price River, about twenty miles east of the summit of the
Wasatch Mountains. When first quarried, this stone has a
faint heliotrope tinge, which it soon loses and becomes a deli-
cate gray. It also increases in hardness, and after a short
time, resists the weather very well. It takes the most delicate
carving very easily, and taken all together, is the most popu-
lar sandstone that we have. It is complementary in color to
the diamond stone, and the two work together with splendid
effect. These two quarries are operated by one company,
who keep them going nearly all the year round, employing a
force of men, and doing a great swinging business.
Parties identified with the Mountain Stone Company are
opening up a quarry adjoining that of the Kyune, which
promises to equal it in every respect. At the latest report this
company was purchasing improved machinery for the system-
atic development of these new quarries with a view to large
export business.
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Salt Lake City.
The Capital and Metropolis of Utah.
KALK a century is but a short time in the life of a
common-wealth, and yet within that period won-
derful changes have been made. Nowhere in
this broad land is this fact more wonderfully im-
pressed upon one, than when standing upon the ridges of
the magnificent \Va-ati h Range, he looks down upon the
beautiful city which has risen beside the great Salt Lake.
,i--urance of an importance conspicuous and potential, to
which the efforts of contemporaries have been unceasingly
directed for many decail.
Only forty-live years ;i-o. the entire counm wa- an
unopened and almost ina< ce-sihle wildcrne , thousands of
miles from c ivili/ation. Hut through the indomitable pei se-
verance of the hardy pioneer-, supplemented by the well-
M-W i m VM. < ol MV III II. HIM,,
It was in July. 1*47. that the pioneers of I'lah first looked
upon the valley which border- upon this great inland sea.
Aside from the omnipresent grandeur of the mountain scenery
there was little there to attract the eye or charm the senses]
On every side stretched a drc.irv waste of sage-brush and
cacti, broiling beneath the rays of the -ummer's -tin Hut
within a pcrnxl ompar.itivcK brief, Salt l.akc( itv has been
transformed from .1 front > nl into a bustling, thriving
village, into a prosperous pro^n --n e < onntry town, into a
magnificently appointed munu ip.ility. and tli.it city to-day
glorying in the sublime promise of it- propheln mfan< y. gncs
directed industry and ceaseless labors of -u> ceding gener
atiiMi-. the wilderneM has been made to blossom as the rose.
Situated in tin- heart of a vallc\ . the beauty of which can only
n|>.ircil to the thrift and ho-pitahty of the people
gathered there, pm-pi nt\ ha- made the < it\ an abiding place,
and run- wild in the -un-hinc of a never ending season.
: iture has i m wiled iiitu ttn~ x alley the most charm-
ing and -ub-t.iiiiial of In r nntnliutions. Surrounded by
mountain- -tmeil witli i-\li.ni-tle-s wealth, watered by rivers
tli.it run uantiiri in ihe ns and
fountains that leap (mm their shady hiding-places and go
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loitering along babbling sweet music, as they flow, gratefully
shaded at convenient intervals and possessing manifold
auxiliaries for development and progress, is the success of
Salt Lake City to be wondered at? Would it not rather be
surprising if the contrary were true? Would it not rather be
surprising if the city, from its location and the character of its
inhabitants, had failed to become the base of operations for a
complete and comprehensive system of industries, for efficient
and invaluable systems of transporation, for financial, commer-
cial and manufacturing systems, and for scholastic, charitable
and religious organizations inspired by emulative energy and
sustained by their intrinsic worth as also by the substantial
acknowledgments of an appreciating public?
Standing upon the capital grounds, 150 feet above the city,
immersed in its daily routine of business occupations, one
gazes upon the fairest type of Alpine scenery, to be seen
the city as one of the most artistically laid out and perman-
ently constructed of any in the land. Nothing has been left
undone in the behalf that will enhance the values of properties
or add to the beauty of the landscape. In other departments
of endeavor the situation is unchanged. Schools are liberally
maintained, in which are provided courses of study adapted to
the requirements of a service designed to furnish practical
knowledge to the most humble of students. The curriculum
embraces studies ranging from those of a primary character to
the most advanced, attention being especially directed to
mathematics, the sciences, etc., with other branches of equally
inestimable value, preparatory to successful encounter in the
varied walks of life. In addition to the public schools, estab-
lished by an act of the Territorial legislature at the session of
1889-90, there are a large number of denominational schools,
and other-jnstitutions of learning which furnish adequate facili-
TEMPLE 8QUAKE LAKE SALT CITY.
between Cape Cod and the Golden Gate. A dozen miles
away the great Salt Lake glistens in the sunlight. At one's
feet lie factories, smelters, foundries and other evidences of
mechanical progress, numerously interspersed with banks,
public 'buildings, hotels, places of amusement, private resi-
dences, churches, schools and other additional proofs of the
wealth and refinement thereat centered. The city is laid out
with an eye to beauty and originality of design, nowhere else
duplicated west of the Missouri River. In the original survey
of the city, the streets were reckoned from Temple Square,
and save in names, have since conformed to pioneer metes
and bounds, being five times the width, with the blocks cut
thereby ten times the dimensions of those of modern cities.
Recognizing the necessity of water-courses, the founders of
Salt Lake City tapped the mountain streams, and through
every thoroughfare, avenue and boulevard courses, the spark-
ling waters of the Wasatch water-shed.
Architecturally speaking, the improvements completed and
in contemplation or progress, emphasize the claim made for
ties for similar purposes, and which will be mentioned further
on. The cultivation of the religious system has ever been suc-
cessfully conducted in Salt Lake City, and the history of the
Man of Nazareth from the Manger to Gethsemune, to Calvary,
has been rehearsed to communicants of every creed, while his
teaching and his example have been inculcated from pulpits of
nearly every Christian denomination. Socially, the city is pre-
eminently fortunate, while the fields of art, literature, the press,
finance, commerce, trade, manufactures, etc., are assiduously
cultivated in a spirit, emulative and progressive.
That the climate of Salt Lake City is in many respects not
surpassed by that of many inland localities, experience and
scientific investigation have established. Both east and west
of the city the climate is said to be more severe. Extremes,of
heat and cold are rarely observable, and so equable is the tem-
perature during nearly every month that the seasons seem to
drift into one another imperceptibly. In summer the days are
cool, and nowhere can be found a more delightfully pleasant
evening in that season than at Salt Lake City. Indian summer
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i- prolonged until late in November, and during tin-
tinuance of the w inter solstice there arc never more than thirty
or forty days of weather that might be described as moderately
cold, the raw winds of spring, indigenous to the north and
east, are of exceptional occurrences, while tornadoes, cyclones
and other eruptions of nature, from which scarcely any portion
of the country is entirely exempt, are unknown. The cits i-
said to have an average of 277 fair days in the year. In the
remaining eighty-eight days there are verv lew in which the
sun does not shine a part of the day. The records of the signal
service office for fourteen years indicate the existence during
that period of fifty full cloudy days per year, or about one
.lav per week. This almost perpetual sunshine, the superb
drive-, inviting parks, delightful resorts and balmy air attract
people out of doors, and in the enjoyment of such plea-uic-
good health is injured. Hardly any form of disease, it maybe
iar with tli' - that the natural resources availal.
ile-tineil to make Salt Lake I'ity the inter-mountain metropo-
lis, < If minerals there are gold, siKer. iron. lead, copper,
sulphur, coal, mica, soda, plumbago, antimony, petroleum,
graphite, salt, /inc and others, and where the same have Keen
developed bounteous returns have resulted. The soil and
climate aie aUn adapted, specially >o to the cultivation of
fruits and cereal-, while the cost of production is claimed to
be materially less than in the states and territories adjoining.
" In the matter of garden and tield products anil ten:;
clime fruits " ded.ncs a w liter on the subject: " the productix c-
t the Salt Lake Valley is without a rival, and the demand
for these products < omcs from every part of the I'nued S-
Continuing, he relates that: "The wheat of I'tah is admitted
to be the best Hour maker known. It has been shipped to
California and sold at a good piotit in the face of the
LION \\\> IIKMIIM H"l SI s. S\l I l.\h) (in.
>aid. originates in I'tah. while upon m.inv diseases originating
elsewhere, re-iden. e is often ni" d than ordinary med
i. al tr.-atmi-nt. \lal.ir ,i,gcr to the locality, and almost
, omplaiiit to which humamtv is sub|e( t is icdiiccd to a
imnimiiin In the < lunatic foN < s in In- loiind here, and n
i- i.ipidlv ar<|umng an extended reputation as a health
\. . nrding ! late statist,. - the mean temperature is (|ti.
III.IMIIIIIIII. '.IT. I
m.ioiiiiiin. 1.7 dl i.ingc. '.Hl.C. d.
in fall is slated .il !
of the wind. -V.! miles per hour ; average humid r< cnl;
. e monthU range of temperature. -47..'' degrees, and the
average daily range. 'Jo i
Jr> i>v/iror)mer)t of Salt CaK? <?ity.
;si,l,|v lends I,, the promotion of tin
growth, to the be.mlN of its lo. alion. to the enri. hment of its
inhabitant- and m the inspiring of unlH.undcd onliiletii e in
its future. In fa- I. it i-unnii de.l b\ those f.imil
evcelleiK ' as a wheat I torn
another ai ( omit it is learned that in tin \(,n I--'.' .William
( ,il,bv. w ho then ( onducled a farm on the outskirts of the city
i. used a crop of wheat averaging eighty bushels p.
Imeril an \-IK iiltural National pn
|,,, ,|,e I.,, med Slates. Oihel
I art ci|uall\ piodui live, while vegetables and tniits ol
the nio-l ili-bi ions and dchi ate chaiaitei glow almost spoil
i-lv. Of late ve.iis sto, k raising has cea-ed to bean
expeiimcnt and bei nine an e-i.iblishcd I.K t. Hois, - |,.t diati.
all stand. lid bred, through whose
.1 dams ,,( .i( know
siipenoiitv arc num. -o are il"
le. swine and -heep. The latter mi-
ni more than ten millions of dollars and the \ alue of the annual
wool i lip mllliglv K'
.-e.l. tin- i.iuscof Salt I aki < lt\ pios|,eiit\ is
dm- in the main to the abiindani e of nalni.il in the
< mint r \ adiai cut whn h h.ne alli.n t(d not alone the "I"--
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and speculator, but the merchant, the manufacturer and the
investor. To these should be added its importance as a health
resort to which come the geologist, the botanist and the army of
tourists which annually gather here, and to other causes as
potent as they are interesting.
Jf?e /T\ur?icjpal Qouerr;mi?r)t.
Prior to the fifties the city presumably
was without any regularly constituted
municipal government. During that de-
cade, however, the growth of the present
metropolis necessitated re-organization and
the employment of means for the proper
conduct of public affairs. In 1851, J. M.
Grant was elected to the mayoralty, and
since that date the executive authority of
the city has been vested in a mayor, the
legislative department being within the juris-
diction of a board of aldermen, chosen at
stated periods, whose prerogatives include
all powers necessary to the framing and
enforcement of ordinances, the remaining
city officials being either elective or appoint-
ive, and charged with duties incident to the
management of trusts committed to then-
is supplied with a full complement of apparatus embracing
steam engines of the Silsby pattern, chemical engines, hose
carts, hook and ladder trucks, with hose and other appliances,
indispensable to an adequate and efficient service. The depart-
ment is also supplied with the Gaynor fire alarm system.
5t?e police D(?part/i\^rpt.
The department of police embraces thirty-five men, twenty-
five of whom officiate as patrolmen and maintain order over an
area of more than ten square miles, a condition of affairs that
speaks volumes for a city in which one policeman to every two
thousand inhabitants, is deemed sufficient,
5f?e pin? Department.
Under the pioneer regime, fires were of rare occurrence
outside their legitimate uses, and a few buckets of water
r.. -
'
EAGLE GATE.
The city contains twenty-eight alarm boxes and the equipment
is made up of all known means for successful operation,
in addition to twenty-eight miles of wire, and 322 hydrants.
In the year 1891, there occurred 102 fires in the city, entailing
a total loss of 885,175, upon which there was an insurance of
about 873,000. The value of the department is attested by the
low rate of insurance, and its running expenses do not exceed
835,000 per annum.
Departm^rpt of Streets.
An ordinance providing for the paving
of streets took effect May 15, 1889, and the
city now has nearly fifteen or twenty miles
of well-paved thoroughfares, ten' miles of
which were completed in 1891, at a cost of
SN'HX) per mile. The work, which is con-
structed either of stone, cement or asphal-
tum large quantities .of the latter material
being found in the immediate vicinity,
will be continued during the current year.
r.
BRIG HAM YOUNG ' GRAVE.
sufficed to extinguish the " incipient conflagration" before it had
exceeded the limits usually accorded it by the busy housewife.
The present department is described as "one of the most com-
plete in the country. " It includes twenty-eight members, and
Seu;erac}e Depart/r\er;t.
Three years ago arrangements were com-
pleted for the introduction of a sewerage
system. The preliminaries disposed of,
work was commenced and prosecuted with
such diligence, that thus far eighteen miles
of sewer pipes from six inches to two feet
in diameter have been laid according to the
best approved scientific demand, and the
expenditure made for this public improve-
ment have met the approval of all classes
of citizens. The system is the best obtain-
able and further conduces to the good
health for which the city is famous.
U/ater
The claim is deservedly made that Salt Lake City is one of
the bestjighted cities in the country. Gas and electric lights
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are the agencies employed. <
-treel intersection being illumi-
nated with an electric light of two
thousand candle power, elevated
at a height of twenty feet above
the ground; arc and incandescent
lights are also used in the business
houses and residences. The water
supply is almost unlimited; reser-
voirs are located at various eligible
points fed from the City, Kmigra-
tion and Parleys creeks in phe-
nomenal supply, from whirl) clear
sparkling water free from injurious
impurities is distributed to con-
sumers in all parts of the city
through eighty-five miles of water
mains. In addition to these sources
of supply artesian wells have been
or will be sunk in the near future,
flowing both salt and sulphur water,
thus materially adding to the nat-
ural water power that will be avail-
able for various uses.
The press of Salt Lake City-
indicates the enterprise and char-
acter of the inhabitants. At the
present date there are four papers
issued daily: the Tribune, Repub-
lican; Herald, Democratic, both
morning publications; the Times
and the DeseretEvening\ews, both
afternoon papers. The weeklies
embrace the Utah Frer Press, the
Salt Lake . /rftrr/VVrand Western
\\'ffkl\, besides bi-monthlies, mon-
thlies and i|iiarterlies, chief among
which are two papers published
in the Swedish language, the tir<;it
Salt l.akfr, Juvenile /natnifti'r,
./.<.''' ll'i'itiiin'f A.i/V/;-
ll'i'unin'x Journal,
Ih, .V,>, ;,/r ,;<//'>./
mat it' Reporter. /'errv'a .\tiigazimf.
7i////V/i.'. ' < (I,-////; tiii l,i n , Hotel
Kf/ti<iter. the Sanitarium ///
, <// l\f>t(/:\M\ the .!</-'<<, <iff.
papeis .ue \\i-ll i ondui leil li\ edi!
ho rank high in the profession
and have proved pntent far tors m
the promotion of the bn-
i i.d and moral mterests of the i itv
uni'.er the wise and diseriminating
mriuem e even ised by lUron
and William llvdf of the
//,/,!///. Judge -.Iwm and
Mr. Nelson of the I iihnn,-. (.' . \\ .
I'enrose and Mi. Ni< hoNon ol the
. Mr. Iffl of the />,.. and
other-. The lointh estate h.is
! to .1 position IH M i |ii<-
vioiis|\ .n < oided journalists in the
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territory, and has given an additional and irresistible impulse
to progress and development never before attempted.
El^mosypary Institutions ar>d J-lospitals.
Charities are administered with a liberal hand in Salt Lake
City, and besides the private beneficial organizations sustained
by donations from church societies and private individuals,
the city contains three hospitals, St. Mark's, Deseret and The
Hospital of the HolyCross.all supported by public contributions.
The Industrial Christian Home, recently opened under the
auspices of the Women's Industrial Christian Home Associa-
tion of Utah, is one of the latest acquisitions. It was organized
under the provisions of an act of Congress, and is designed to
assist women and their children of tender age, who feel them-
selves'vvronged'and 'oppressed by polygamy. A magnificent
handled during the year. The gross receipts for the same
period were $126,299.23. The force employed consists of 18
carriers in addition to the postmaster and his assistants.
Xinety-two letter boxes are distributed about the city; mail is
delivered in the business district four times and collected six
times per diem, and the service is efficient and prompt.
5t?e public; Buildir?$s.
The public buildings of Salt Lake City are many of them
noted for the beauty and elegance of their architectural designs
and proportions, as also for the high order of merit which has
characterized their construction and equipment. In addition to
the churches, hotels, exposition building, etc., brief mention of
which has been made, there are the Temple, the Gardo House,
the W. S. McCormick Bank building, the Dooley postoffice
WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL CHRISTIAN HOME.
building has been erected, and besides affording a pleasant
home, provides instruction in various branches of self-support-
ing industry to those who avail themselves of the association's
hospitalities.
The secret societies consist of Masons, Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pithias, Elks, Ancient Order of United Workingmen,
Foresters, Grand Army of the Republic, railroad aid associ-
ations and labor and building societies. Each controls a roster
of membership exceptionally large, and the greatest good to
the greatest number is the purpose kept steadily in view.
post-Office.
The post-office is located in the Dooley building, and the
amount of business transacted for the year last past indicated
a very considerable increase over that of 1890. In 1891 there
were $284,070.62 in money orders issued and $850,66:123 paid;
39,400 registered letters received and 19,000 dispatched, 19,200
pieces of mail matter in transit, or a total of 103,400 pieces
block, the City Hall and County Court House, now in progress
of erection, and a large number of private residences. The
McCormick Bank building is constructed of dressed Kyune
stone, and the Dooley block of red sandstone quarried in the
vicinity of the city. The city and county building in Wash-
ington Square, when completed,"will be one of the most elab-
orate 7 structures in the West. The style of architecture is
Romanesque. Its dimensions will be 272x156 feet and four
stories high. The four corner pavilions will each be 120 feet
in height, while that of the center tower will be 250 feet. The lat-
ter will be surmounted by a figure representing Columbia, the
corner pavilions being decorated with figures representing
Liberty, Justice, etc. Kyune stone and brick compose the
materials of which it will be built, and the cost of same will
approximate half a million of dollars. The Ontario hotel is
to be completed during the current year. The foundations
are laid and work upon the superstructure will soon be
renewed. Its estimated cost is quoted at one million of dol-
lars, and when ready for occupation, it will excel in architec-
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tural attractions the- famous Palace hotel of San Francisco.
Edifices that an expected to materialize in a short time
include the Capitol building, to cost three millions, the Keeley
Institute, the Saltair Company's hotel at 'Jarhcld Beach, a
large number of public buildings and private homes, together
with manufacturing and other establishments, involving the
expenditure of million* of money and still further increasing
the advancement of a city that is already in the van of
improvement.
Public
Salt Lake City is well supplied with public parks, complete
in all their attractions and upon which improvements are con-
stantly being made. These include Tenth Ward Square,
Washington Square, Pioneer Square, 1'niversity Square and
HON. F. 8. HICHAKDS' KK.HIDK.Ni I
Liberty Park. The latter, i onsisting of a tract of 110
handsomely landscaped and tilted up with an abundance of
improvements that delight the eve and augment the value of
the resort itself.
Schools.
The basis of the educational system of Salt Lake City is
the pubhi si hools, graded from primary to high school, in
which promotion from the sulmrdinate to the superior depart-
ments is dependent upon the pioin lenry of the candidate.
I'p to a re< i-nt date then- wire twenty-two district schools in
the i ity. e.n h under separate management; latterly, ho
they have been plac ed under the jurisdn lion of a Board of
I'.ilin ation i omposed nt.iiivc cm/ens. wlio ailmmister
the trust with a lidebt\ tMirn of deleiinin.ition to make them
institutions in fai t as well .1^ m name. Notwithstanding diffi-
i ulties em ountered new biiililings w en nbt.nni-d. and the re MI Its
thus far attained have Ix-cn gratifying ill the ' -. A
si. tied, : "t instriii lion is that taught in cities
hiHils II.M- -blished, with the routine
of whi< h all arc familiar. A high s< hool dcp.irtnicnl has .dsn
i.iiigur.ilc'l. whi< h is on a par with .i-li inn .il
institute in the iountr\. Il i- provided with .1 i orps of fixe
lipped with all mic--ai\ apparatus, in
addition to a complete and well sele< ted library. The course
occupies three years, and the enrollment is upward of one
hundred students. In the schools proper there are p.ti teach-
ers employed, with a total enrollment of about 7,100 pupils and
a daily a\crage attendance of say 5,000. The annual cost of
maintaining the schools is about $150,000, including salaries,
supplies, etc. Arrangements are now in pro- 1 ess f,, r the
enlargement of facilities in this department of public endcaxot .
and the sum of $600,000, appropriated for the purpose, will be
expended before the dawn of another year.
The denominational schools embrace the 1'niversity of
I )eseret incorporated in ISM* and accessible to matriculants
of both sexes over fourteen \earsof age. The course is com-
prehensive and thorough, and the different departments are
well equipped with apparatus for illustration and practical
work. A department of mining has recently been added and it
also contains a school for deaf mutes, a library of more than
ten thousand volumes, an art gallery and other auxili-
aries of substantial and invaluable merit. All Hallows
college founded in l*xi is supported by the Catholics
and has alreaiK attained to prominence not mote -m
prising than deserved. The course includes three
departments, preparatory, commercial and
legiate. and an efficient corps of sixteen teachers is
employed. St. Mary's Academy for girls, to which
l>o\s between the ages of six and eight are likewise
admitted, is also under the control of the Catholic de-
nomination. It was opened in Is7(>and has been pios
pered abundantly. Twenty teachers are employed
.ind spei ial attention is devoted to music, the arts,
and languages. A course of book-keeping, short-
hand and stenogiaplu has been introduced into the
curriculum and gymnastics and calisthenics, are im-
portant features of the institution. St. Josephs'
school for boys is a valuable adjunct to the course
nl education likewise maintained by the Catholics.
Salt Lake Academy dirci ted by the Congrcgational-
ists was established in 1*7*, the purpose of the
trustees being to found an academy after the plan of
New Kngland high schools. It is supported by Con-
gregational churches all over the country and is
free to all pupils for a nominal consideration.
The usual bram lies are taught here and a course of man-
ual training has been recently introduced. Salt Lake
Seminary represents the educational inteiests of the
Methodist church. It was established in l s '7n and its
career lias sin, e shown a steady growth. The ionises.
five in number, are: College prepar.itmx. scientific,
academic, commercial and normal, together with grammar
and ordinary grades. It is designed at an early day to add a
department of stenography. Collegiate Institute, controlled by
tin Ptcshx Iciian i him h. -uppK s four i ouisi-s, vj/ : AI ademii .
grammar, intermediate and primary, and no pains have been
spared to maintain a high reputation for wholesome moral
training, good discipline and thorough work. Among those
remaining an- St. Mark ss, hool for boys. St. Mark's school for
girls and Rowland Hall, a hoarding s, hool for gnK. a!
trolled b\ the 1 pi-, opal faith, together w ith i oinnien ial i ol
leges, kmdergatten si hools. manual training s, hools. et-
affording unsurpassed opportunities for the acquisition of an
education in Salt Lai I he iit\ is also supplied with
libraries, there being in addition to those i ited. a i in ulatinj;
hhi.iM managed b\ the M.ISOIIH older, (hat of the Odd
lows, the 1 irem.in s I ihrar\. Salt l.aki In- libraiv. tin
.netsitv I ibr.iM. law Libr.it> and a number of under
takings nf a similar < liar.u tei under the dim lion of lo< a I
organizati"
In addition to the Mormon Temple and the twenty-two
ward churches of that sect, nearly every religious denomination
is represented, and many are provided with houses of worship.
These include St. Mark's and St. Paul, Episcopal, both of which
are fine structures, the same society conducting services in St.
Peter's church, near Warm Springs; three Methodist-Episco-
pal churches; the First Presbyterian and Westminster Presby-
terian churches, the First Baptist, the Swedish Lutheran
church, the Scandinavian church, the First Congregational
church, the African M. E. church, the Christian church, the
Catholic cathedral and the Josephites, a congregation reorgan-
ized by members of the Mormon faith. The Hebrew society
possesses a large congregation, for the accommodation of
which, a fine synagogue is nearing completion, and the Y. M.
C.'A. and Salvation Army each control a numerous following
engaged in effective work.
Annually is Salt Lake City attaining to more conspicuous
importance as a financial center. Its location, the site of the
city as an industrial and commercial emporium, the facilities
afforded by the banks for business transactions, the ready aid
furnished by them in times of extraordinary demand and other
causes conspire to make the city all that is claimed for it in
this connection. The total banking capital is, in round num-
bers, $3,500,000.00, with a total surplus of $640,000, and undi-
vided profits aggregating $187,000. The city has the American
National, Deseret National, Commercial National, Bank of
Commerce, Deseret Savings, National Bank Republic, State
Bank of Utah, Union National, Utah Commercial and Savings,
Utah National, Utah Title Insurance and Trust Company,
/ion Savings and Trust Company, Wells, Fargo & Co., Mc-
Cormick & Co., T. L. Jones & Co., and Cyrus L. Hawley,
besides other institutions which enjoy an enviable reputation
This historic structure, so intimately asso-
ciated with the earliest settlement and subse-
quent history of Utah, is rapidly approaching
completion, the ceremonies of laying the cap-
stone having been arranged for April 6, IS'.CJ,
just thirty-nine years from the date of the
equally impressive ceremony of laying the
corner stone. The temple is built entirely of
granite obtained in the quarries of Little
Cottonwood canon, the interior being finished
according to ornate designs. The top floor is set
apart for thi j purpose of an assembly room with
a rapacity of seating an audience of about one
thousand. The three floors remaining are di-
vided into rooms of varying sizes. Five of
the towers will be surmounted by spires, while
the sixth, the central eastern tower, will be.
crowned with a bronze figure of the angel
Gabriel, the east and west central tower spires
with small horizontal figures of angels. The
building will be perfectly heated and venti-
lated, lighted by electricity and supplied with
elevators and all modern conveniences. When
completed the structure will represent an outlay approximating
thtvr million five hundred thousand dollars.
Paolo by Shipler.
private
The superb climate and advantages of soil and produc-
tions render Salt Lake City one of the most delightful points
for residence purposes to be found in the West, a fact con-
clusively demonstrated by the number and elegance of the
private residences distributed throughout the city. No special
style of architecture has been observed in their erection and
ii !( nation, nor has any special portion of the city been appro-
priated to their occupation. But the streets are at intervals
lined with handsome homes, situated in the midst of lawns,
surrounded by the foliage of trees, the air redolent with the
perfume of the choicest exotics and with many other attrac-
tions that speak of the taste and refinement, as also of the
wealth and enterprise of residents. The conformation of the
territory upon which the city has been built is peculiarly
adapted to the location of residences which rise one above
the other upon terraces, thus furnishing an unobstructed view
to occupants.
MB. W. S. MoCOKMlCK'S RESIDENCE.
in the monetary world. They are members of the clearing
house, and several of the banks are equipped with safety
deposit vaults.
<?a/np Dowflaj.
To the east, a distance of about three miles, and overlook-
ing the capital city of Utah, (soon to be a state) is Camp Doug-
las, the representative of the United States in the west. Situated
in the midst of fields and orchards, Camp Douglas, wiht its
orderly and soldierly arrangements, is of itself an attraction.
Trains and street cars run frequently between the city and the
post, and a birds-eye view of the former from the latter is
almost unequaled. The quarters are built of red sandstone,
quarried in Red Butte Canon, near by, and the grounds are
planted with trees, vines, etc., giving to the scene an appear-
ance both beautiful and picturesquely rural. Efforts are being
made to secure an appropriation from congress for the purpose
of beautifying that portion of the reservation lying between the
fort proper, and the city. If such action is favorably deter,
mined upon, a park of 1,000 acres will he laid out, one of the
most beautiful in the United States, and commanding a view
which for grandeur cannot be excelled at home or abroad.
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/I\oui)taio ar>d
Side resorts.
The city and vicinityjis unsurpassed as a health resort, and
a rich field is furnished for the seeker after pleasure in the
abundance of mountain and bathing places easily accessible.
Among the former are City Creek Canon, seven miles above
the city; Ensign Peak, directly to the rear of the city, from the
summit of which an unobstructed view of Salt Lake City and
the surrounding country for miles in every direction can be
obtained; Emigration and Parley's Canons, lately coming into
prominence, the resort at the head of Big Cottonwood, 8,000
feet above the level of the sea; American Fork Canon, which
opens into Utah Valley, and a number of others equally attrac-
tive and efficacious from a sanitary standpoint. (iartield
Beach, eighteen miles west of the city on the shores of the
Great Salt Lake, is reached by the Union Pacific railroad, and
is becoming one of the most noted bathing resorts in the
world. The improvements consist of a hotel, bathing houses,
a dancing pavilion, restaurants and private club houses.
During the season a grand concert is given every afternoon in
|'l .,'., I.', |U| .. r
OAKKIKLI) HKACH "N THK (iKKVT 8AI.T LAKK
the pavilion, a sacred concert Sunday evening and a reception
and ball Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Beck's
Hot Springs, three miles from the center of the city in a
northerly direction, accessible by electric and railway cars, is
admitted to be one of the finest bathing resorts in Utah, pos-
sessing all necessary accommodations for the convenience of
patrons, im hiding hotels, private baths, swimming pools for
gentlemen and ladies, and other equipments comprehi
and elegant. The new Kcclcy Institute is to be built at the
Springs, and plans for a large hotel .in no under i onsidera-
tinn. White Sulphur Springs are situated one mile from the
Temple and ran be reached by street cars. It has ten private
plunges for ladies and gentlemen. The springs flow in a
sirring stream from beneath a perpendicular rock and have a
temperature of \'& degrees r ahrenheit. Bathing at White
Sulphur has been found to he benefit tal to vie tuns of < atarrh.
rheumatism and other diseases. The diversity ami excellence
of the resorts and baths in and about Salt Lake City, in short,
beggar description. Their real value to the city can not be
iicd as sources of attraction to strangers, of benefit to
invalids and of wealth to those by whom they arc owned and
operated. The resorts about Salt Lake City will annually be-
come more and more valuable.
fHotels arjd places of /Imujemept.
The lintels and places of amusement of Salt Lake City are
well known and popular because of their absolute merit.
Many of the former, in respect to their accommodations,
appointments, luxurious furnishings, adequate conveniences
i ui.fint- and service are not surpassed by any of a similar char-
acter in cities of more indentions and greater opportunities.
To use :i well-worn aphorism the hoteN arc well kept, and add
to the reputation and attractions of the city as elegant homes
for tourists and travelers. Among these are the Knutsford,
one of the most magnificent in all respects west of New York
or Chicago, completed and opened last spring, at the corner
of State and Third South streets; Continental, corner of
I'emple and Kirst South; Cullen, on West Second South
near Main; Templeton, corner of Main and Brigham; Metro-
politan, West Temple and Third South; Walker House, Main
street; Union Pacific, near I'nion Pacific Depot: C.'lift House,
Main and Third South; St. Klmo, third South and Main,
and many others. To these should be added a number of
European hotels and elegant boarding houses all of which are
handsomely maintained.
Salt Lake City has been declared to be one of the most
desirable amusement centers between the Missouri and the
Pacific, in some respects rivaling Omaha and San Kran-
ciseo. As a consequence, this city is continually entertained by
musical, operatic or dramatic combinations of the superior
order, an eloquent and conclusive acknowledgment of the
taste and refinement of the citi/etis. At present, accommo-
dations are not sufficient in volume to meet the requirements
of OCCMions, bill their absence will be supplied in improve-
ments now in progress and within a Comparatively brief peiiod,
temples devoted to the displav s of histiionic and lyric art will
be among the most splendidly designed and magnificently
appointed and decorated of any in the land. Salt
Lake Theater, eie< ted by the late Brigham Young
about l-i'.'.i 7" i- .1 nodious structure, conveniently
arranged and rich and attractive in make-up and appe.uam c.
It's the resort of a most aristocratic patronage and has a M-.U
ing capaeitv of I. sou and upward; Wonderland, a unique and
original medley of light acts. etc.. the Dc~cicl Museum having
mi exhibitnn a tine c ollec tion of minerals, ores and fossils tic. in
I 'lah. stuffed birds and animals, native and foreign, curiosities
and curios, relics of the early occupation of t'tah. ci
with other resorts highly reputable and much in favor. At the
i.ic le. music ales are given at brief intervals. The organ,
which erijovs a national reputation, and a chorus ot from :'im
to ."IK i Miues.iie paitiiiilai objei ts of admiration.
U/tjolejale ar>d Jobblr><} Jrade.
The wholesale and jobbing trade of Salt Lake City is yet in
its infancy. In ice ent years .1 tapid ad\ am c has been made
in both dirce nuns, anil to el.iv the demands levied upon mer-
chants and jobbers ate only equalled 1>\ their capac it\ to supply-
Sonic c I. inn, even now, that the largest jobbing trade between
Denver .end San r i.mc isc o is clone at Sail lake I Uv. w hem c
dealers and consumers in Southern Idaho. Northern A
I tab. Ncv.nl.i. \Y\niinng. Northern Colorado, Montana and
point-, more lemote obtain their sloe Us .met supplies. The
biisinc " in \~\i\ .1 that of the M'. n pie v mns by about
ntnctv live pei c i nt. and amounted in v allies to figures approx-
imating two millions of dollars.
Ihi rettil ttOltl "I the MM me hide every line of c ommi r
cial business, and many of them in sue. architecturally, cap.u itv
for the < ai- :.i. k. c qiiipim lit-, c onveniene cs and qual
ity of wares, merit the encomiums passed upon them as being
of a superior character. They enjoy a large trade, employ a
correspondingly large force and are operated by those for
whose convenience and patronage they were established.
The Stock Exchange organized in 1890, for the purpose of
affording opportunities for the sale of mining and other stocks
is in the enjoyment of a prosperous career. The sales
for 1891, aggregated 4,083,415 shares of a cash value of
nearly one million dollars. The same may be said of the
Chamber of Commerce established in April 18S7.
/T\arjufac,turii7$.
Manufacturing industries we,re established, though to a limit-
ed extent, in Salt Lake City at an early day. With the progress
of years this branch of the public service was annually ren-
dered more important and self-sustaining, until now it has
hosiery, artificial ice, dairy products, rough and smoothed lum-
ber, leather, lime and cement, lead pipe, patent medicines,
wrapping paper, paper bags, boxes and mailing tubes, pre-
serves and pickles, rope, rubber stamps, table and fancy salts,
beet sugar, ales and beer, soda and mineral waters, show rases,
galvanized iron and copper cornices, glass, hats and caps, iron
and asphaltum, paints, soap, shoe polish, tin-ware, trunks and
traveling bags, vinegar, wash-boards, whips, wood carving, yeast
powder and washing soda, land plaster and plaster paris, hats
and straw goods, crockery, matches, nails, cutlery, pumps and
one silk factory. Most of these are operated upon a small
scale, and though prosperous, are in need of additional capital,
thus offering inducements for men of wealth and enterprise to
locate and make investments with assurances of almost immedi-
ate and substantial returns. There is also a field here for
skilled labor and as the compensation is liberal, while rents and
the cost of living are comparatively low, there can be no ques-
1'hoto by Bhipler.
become one of the most potent, if not indeed the most valuable
of the ventures undertaken. The city's position, together with
the fostering care of enterprising business men, have brought
about such results, and the consensus of opinion is that within a
comparatively brief period, Salt Lake City will take position of
one of the most prosperous centers in the West. Statistics of a
recent date are not available, but according to the reports of
R.Ci. Dunn & Co. for 1890, the capital invested that year in busi-
ness, exclusive of banking, real estate and buildings, approxi-
mated $10,1 KM 1,00(1, of which, a by no means inconsiderable
proportion was employed for manufacturing purposes, giving
employment to an army of skilled workmen, to whom thousands
of dollars were paid in wages, and producing an annual output
approximating millions of dollars in value. These embrace
every conceivable variety of productions which are distributed
over the neighboring states and territories to the enrichment of
both the factor and the consumer. Among the products for
which Salt Lake City is specially noted, are boots and shoes,
burned and pressed brick, carriages and wagons, carpets,
cigars, burial cases, wire fences, harness, sadlery and collars,
MR. HENRY SADLER'S RESIDENCE.
tion that the accession of this class of artisans will be attended
with profit to themselves, as also to the interests of the city and
country.
Jraosportatior)
No single agency has contributed more powerfully to the
building up of Salt Lake City than the very complete and
desirable transportation facilities at hand. Not only have
they accomplished much in the behalf mentioned, but for the
future, in that they afford unequalled opportunities for expan-
sion, for constant accessions to the population, improvements
in the city and correspondingly low rents, invitations for the
location of industries, mercantile undertakings, residents, etc.
as persuasive as they are necessary. The city is connected
with all parts of the United States by lines of railway that
stretch out in every direction. New York and the East as also
San Francisco and points on the Pacific coast are reached via
the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Utah Central and Rio
Grande Western systems, while the Utah & Northern and
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<- V ?',/., l-^'
.11 Short Line roads furnish expeditious communication
with Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Montana. llc-idcs these
tin- Burlington and Missouri. Chicago and Northwestern, Mil-
waukee and St. 1'aul, Rock Island and 1'acitic, Chicago and Al-
. :rhi>on, Topeka ami Santa Fe are extending their m
fields of operation thitherward with the Iea-t possible delay,
tranches of the roads centering in Salt Lake have been con-
I'riniii 1.) Shiplcr. KisiuicNctH or OUT. A. L. THOJUX AMU MB. <'L IWM .
structed to Tintir. one of the most prominent mining towns m
rritory; the Utah and Nevada has been extended to (iar-
tielil I'.eai-h and Tooelc. with a supplemental line known as the
l.ilin 1'ark I ilv branch running to the 1'ark Citv mining
di-tili t. Little I ottonwood canon and the mines at Cingham
i.mvon have been made tributary to the city by the Km
(irande Western, and cither points contiguous and remote will
be drawn nearer to Salt Lake ("itv in the near future. Among
the prnspei ts determined upon is a road to
the 1 ' - (ountiv. one of the rii liest
mineral distric Is in the world; the I'tah. Ne
vada and California to run from I'rovo through
the rich southern country to the borders of
I tali; a road is also to be built from I'rovo to
1'ark (itv M.I I'rovo canon, connecting with
lines for the cii from the citv lo Sol
laire Beach on the Great Salt Lake. Tin
Salt Lake and Hot Springs road, in
i (instruction, has been completed to ( i ntcrvillc
and i- now in operation to that point. In !-''!
the avcra. I in the tt.iltii of the roads
running into Salt Lake (itv was about twentv
pi-i <
In the month of April. l'.i. the ( ilv granted
(or thc< (instruction of two lines of
'.. In- opci.itcd bv elei Iru itv.
Siri( e then tiflv miles ol track hav i bi en i inn
plelcd. and tw. I with < .11
r.piipiiieiit, of tin mo-t m. lt in and liiMirious
-upplv a serin e not surpassed l>\ thai
of an\ i it\ in the Uinti d xt.iies "I he .it\ . ont.nii
one hundred miles of street railway, radiating in all
lions and furm-hcd the \erv higl .if l.i. ilit
rapid transit. It might h. ) that the Mibje. t of infra-
mural transport. ilion h.is IM-I-II ttidclv disi iissril bv . apitahsts
and i Hi/ens of Sail Lake ( ilv. and every determination is mam
to meet all |Mis-ihle requirements of an cxpcdilin'
thorough s( rv H e. Additions will IK- made to that at present in
use, and improvements Mill IK- inlrodui id as rapidly as needed.
Uijior) Stock Yards.
The Union Stock Yards C omp.inv was organised n October,
1890, the stock being subscribed for by leading capitalists and
< iti/ens of Salt Lake City, ( Imaha and other western points.
A tract of land containing being a portion of what
is known as the old Cooper farm, was purchased and prepara-
tions entered upon for improving the same.
For some months subsequent, however, a com-
bination of cause- prevented the inauguration
of .u live operation, finally, it was decided to
issue bonds to the extent of jCid.lnKI, to run live
\ears with six per cent, interest, with the pro-
. eeds of which, work could be comment ed.
This was accordingly done, and OB the first of
last January, the bonds were disposed of to the
Kansas (itv Stock Yards ( 'oinpany. Up to a
date the improvements were of limited
dimensions, but work will be prosecuted to a
siiecessful finality without delay. Tlio-c con-
templated embrace an exchange building, M.I
bles for the accMiimodation of stock, railway
tracks, hay and feed barns, cattle scales, water-
works, etc.. with even other known impmve
ment requisite to a complete and -ati-f.u liny
. In addition to these, the handlci- of
dressed meats at Salt Lake I ity and elsewhere,
have made proposals to the stock \ard . "in
pan\ for the building upon the grounds of
extensive plant- for the slaughter and packing of cattle,
sheep and hogs; for the erection of tanneries and wool
semiring establishments, and for the manufacture of leather
from hides and skins of all -oils bv chemical process
A large amount of capital is now being expended in the pre-
liminary work and the sati-fai ton shape in which the project
now i-. is the subject of enthusia-tic congratulation. The v. mi-
will be located in I )av is county, in communication with point-
MIIS .11 NMM N, I
.1 VM--I bv the Km (,r.mdi \\e-tetn.the Inioi. I'.i. itn .
.mil Hot Spring- loads, and their connecting
lines.
t omp.inv was iiu orporated
I. with a . apilal ol *.\IHMI. for the purpose
of dev eloping natural gas dis< overed in the regions north and
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west of Salt Lake City. Preliminaries having been considered
for the lease of what is known as the "Great Basin," an area
of 12,000 acres, including the portion of the Great Lake
between the Antelope, Oquirrh, Farmington and Wasatch
Faults. Work was commenced near Farmington, and early in
December, 1891, gas was tapped at a depth of 550 feet. It
burst forth with such volume as to be heard for over a mile
distant, and becoming ignited, until extinguished through
the combined labors of the residents of the
neighborhood, burned with a degree of fury
indescribable. Since that date two additional
wells have been sunk with successful results,
and more are in progress of construction.
The company has obtained a franchise grant-
ing it the right of way to construct gas mains
through the streets of Salt Lake City for the
purpose of supplying gas for heat, fuel and
motive power. The future of natural gas in
Salt Lake City is of course impossible of a sat-
isfactory solution at this time. Those who are
versed in the sciences, however, and have dr-
voted no inconsiderable investigation to this
recent outburst of nature.so to speak, are of the
opinion that wherever it can be made availa-
ble it will not only flow for an indefinite
period, but with increasing volume. If such
conclusions are realized this interest adds one
more to the resources of Salt Lake, and will
resolve the city into one of the greatest be-
tween the oceans.
to 857,965,668. The transfers of real estate for the year repre-
sented a total valuation of nearly twenty millions of dollars.
In the matter of rents, there was an increasingly steady
demand for residences, business blocks, manufactories and
manufacturing sites at figures that assures to holders and
investors a splendid interest on their money. The country
tributary to the city has been prospered almost beyond prece-
dent and the benefit to the city has been corresponding. The
Jl?e puture.
The city now contains a population of nearly sixty thousand.
Its history ha-, not been altogether free from vicissitudes, nor
fraught with experiences altogether sunny. Yet bright memo-
ries blossom out of the shadowy past, glorifying and beautifying
its dimness, and tinting the years to come with colors of never
ending fascination. No city in the United States possesses
greater possibilities. The year l*!ll witnessed an improve-
ment over the business of 1*90. The total transactions of the
clearinghouse aggregated more than 180,000,000. The volume of
business in commercial, transportation, manufacturing, jobbing
and trade lines generally was gratifyingly encouraging, while
the assessed valuation of property advanced from 854,353,000
GABD HOUSE, SALT LAKE CITY.
assets of the city amount to 8104,396,198.82 with liabilities
aggregating 81,050,000, borrowed on bonds in various sums,
dating from 1888, for the purpose of permanent improvement
and for which two per cent, per annum is paid.
The future of Salt Lake City is no longer problematical.
Taking the past as a criterion, the conclusion is irresistible
that a greater growth and more perfect and general develop-
ment is coming. What, if anything, is needed to promote
their speedy arrival is capital. To those who contemplate
a change of base, either for residence or business pur-
poses, the city offers unsurpassed inducements. The monied
man who seeks new fields of enterprise for the investment of
his resources will be welcomed, and the householder, the
laborer, the student, the professional man and the artist will
be greeted with a hospitality as universal as it is sincere.
REAL, ESTATE.
A desert region. A handful of religionists seeking 11 new
home. An oasis in the "Great American Desert." A Trans-
continental Railway. An attractive stopping place for tourists
tn investigate a peculiar region and the wonderful (ireat
Salt Lake. A quiet city growing slowly. A few land specu-
atore bringing in new minify. A few strangers investigating
HIH! l>eginning to appreciate the wonderful advantages of the
land-locked Empire, and the combination of resources and
attractions of the peculiar city. .1 xmtden increase in land
values. A great awakening among home people and a great
influx of live men from the surrounding States and Territories.
A great city being built up with massive buildings, Klectric
cars, beautiful homes, new railroads, a new appreciation of
great mineral springs, the Great Salt Lake, mountain resorts
and the advantages of the city as a sanitarium. Splendid
mineral developments in regions directly tributary to the
city. Gradual extension of commercial relations, (ireat
stock yards and packing houses; natural gas- supplying
light for the homes and fuel for hundreds of factories.
Magnificent hotels. The tourist resort of the West. The
most prosperous and attractive city of its size in the New
World. Such is the story of Salt Lake City. Its real estate his-
uni'iue and surprising. The few transactions in early days
consisted chiefly in trading cows or horses for city lots. Any-
body could own almost a farm within the city limit'*.
In 1887 a few speculators foreseeing a great future for the
city, and realizing that prices were ridiculously low, began to
invest in real estate. The first buyers came from ( 'olorado
and Iowa.
Many came to investigate, but only a few had the nerve
to invest the few who had watched the growth of other
rn cities not so favorably situated as Bait Lake City.
J/V/. i alone was needed to work the change.
With 18K8 the great awakening came. The combination
was too great to remain unappreciated longer. A Chamber of
Commerce bad been organized just before and itx good work
was quickly recognized. Southern California WBS enjoying its
"boom." I'uget Sound cities were springing up at a lively rate.
Spokane ami Denver were prosperous. The conditions were
right for Salt Lake City to advance, and a mighty step forward
was taken. New men and new mum ;/ came from all directions.
An before, many came to investigate. Some believed, but
many who did not investigate fully were discouraged b\ tin*
sneers of the bears and fossils, and passed on to other placer.
You. hut tin I, run -iii-.tn > II:' /dir,"and looking backward
to 1888 we are not surprised that many who came did not remain.
Then our own Mining men Inking millions from 1'tah's hills -
were Bend ing their money toother points for investment. With
only a partial accp-iiiiiitiince and friendship between the mer-
chant* and factional tight* being the rale rather than the
exception, business men did not impress strangers favor-
ably.
In other places politics and religion were kept away from
H relations; here they seemed to be a part of the very
existence of (be people and entered into and soured every
in life.
The progren* and the changes linoe 1887 have been remark-
able. A better feeling has grown up between the classes. A
Hpirit of enterprise ba* taken the place of apathy. Ami our
mining king* are keeping their money at home. ilev. .loping
dome enterpriser new building*, car linen, fiictoricM, etc.
Public- improvement in the i-ity haw- kept up with hind values
and we have to-dny a I* t'.'MHio with a good sewerage
,. H water synleiu owned by the .-it>. and valuable
onough t<> offnet the en' ' ndehtedness) OW mile* of
ur line, paving well under way, many mile* of
mdewalk*. the Ixwt hotels tietween Omaha and San Kran.-is-co
and in fart nil the advantages an. I facilities of a Metropolitan
With the remarkable advancement of the city, tin- region
tributary ha* been enjoying a splendid growth. The spirit (
progre** ha* taken hold of the people. Immense irrigHting
work* and manufacturing institutions have been complete!
mid many more are under way. Immense sums are being
expended in the development of new mining districts and all
classes arc now engaged in the mining industry. A large
amount i* being expended in the improvement of the bathing
resorts, Sulphur Springs, railroad work, etc., and, on every road
we see the results of the splendid work started by the energy
and money of a few speculators in 1887 in Salt Lake City. Money
did it and money will continue to force progress in t'tah with such
rapidity that the" Utah problem" will soon be a thing of the
past. The man who hesitates to invest now in Utah or to
investigate the claims of Salt Lake City, should study the
power of money as illustrated in the developments of the
past three years.
5alt Cak,e (?ity F^eal Estate
Is on a solid basis. The panic which has, during the past
twelve months, prostrated all business, has had a less depress-
ing effect here than in other western cities. This statement
is verified often by the investigations of investors who are
interested in many of the western cities. A good portion of
our unimproved city land is owned by non-residents men
abundantly able to hold and improve Iheir property, many of
whom intend to close out their business at other" places "and
make their permanent homes here. The whole town, there-
fore, is not " for sale " as has been said of so many western
cities. Salt Lake City is both an "Old" and "New" town.
with the advantages of both.
In comparing prices of particular classes of property in
different cities, it in difficult, of course, to state values with
absolute fairness and accuracy as circumstances and conditions
vary to such a great extent. It is safe to claim as true the
statements of the many who investigate and who assert
tluit. considering the present conditions, and the pros-
pects for the future, real estate valuations in Salt Lake
City are very much tm</< r the ruling prices in other
western cities. Many western cities being built upon
the plains, or upon low hills, all directions are available for
building sites. In Salt Lake City the area is not so great.
Only two directions are available for desirable residence pur-
poses, and from one to two and a half miles from the centre
the mountains interfere with the street extensions. Choice
residence property in the older portions of the city, within H
few minutes' ride from the centre, is worth from $50 to $150 per
front foot. Splendid building lots, with advantages of city
water and electric car service (and suburban lots within Bftoeo
minutes' ride), can be secured at prices ranging from $200 to
* 1,500 per lot.
Business property
Is held at reasonable prices when compared with the values in
other cities, wlieie lniMiiefs districts aie not necessarily con-
titie.1 UK in Salt Lake City, with it* wide streets (132 feet) and
its large ten-acre blocks.
( )ur b**t luiNiness property is worth from $.">00 to 31,500 per
front foot, second-class business locations being held at from
$200 to $fiOO per foot. Many fine building sites, which will
soon be valuable for retail business purposes, can be secured
now at from $250 to $400 per foot.
Ituilding lots, to accommodate factory operatives, are worth
1 100 to MOO Mk
I.andH for manufacturing purposes, with railroad trackage
facilities-, can lie suppli.-d at reasonable prict s. and manufac-
turing Institution* seeking new I. .cations ar-> able here to
find favorable sites at very low prices, and oftentimes free of
chn .
It IH believed that at the present time
Salt CaKe <;ity Offers to tl>e Ipueator
Home seeker and invalid great, r inducements than can be
found elsewhere. Combinations win. and Si.lt Luke City pos-
MSM the combination of Wealth and Health, which in list be
appreciated lor IS''J the progress of the city will be very
groat. The wonderful discovery recently of
Datura! Qaj
I* alone infflcient to double the population. The inducements
to manufacturers are now *o great that attention will be directed
quickly and large plant* located in the near future.
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A new field is now
open to Man ufactures and
the luter Mountain reg-
ion, so rich in raw mater-
ials, will soon be noted for
the variety of its factor-
ies and the advantages
of home industries.
UQior? 5to<;K Yards
Qompapy,
In which Omaha and
Kansas City Capitalists
are interested, has ex-
pended large sums and
the results of the opera-
tions of this company are
not appreciated yet. Per-
sons acquainted with the
growth of cities in In-
diana and Ohio due solely
to Natural Gas, and to
the growth of Omaha
and other cities owing to
the Stock Yards and
Packing houses, will real-
ize that this combination
must surely force Salt
Lake City ahead rapidly
in 1892 and 1893.
PIS a gty of Hm<?5
Salt Lake is gaining in
population rapidly. Here
are the homes of the men
who direct the mining.
stock and commercial en-
terprises of the great
Basin region between tht
Rocky Mountains and thf
Sierra Nevada. Many per
sons from the surround-
ing states are securing
their home sites as Salt
Lake City is the place
where they will finalh
live and educate their
children.
CHAMBKK OF COMMERCE: BUILDING.
f\s a Summer
As the objective point for
all new railroads pushing
to the West, it merits the
attention of enterprising
people who may be look-
ing for new locations. It
is the Metropolis of a re-
gion the resources of
which are just beginning
to be appreciated and
which will surely surprise
the inquirer. In Utah
alone the resources are
sufficient, when fairly de-
veloped, to support many
good cities.
The progress of Utah
for 1892, must be rapid.
The wonderful strikes in
the Mining Camps, the
extension of irrigating
systems, the increase of
the products of the ran-
ges, the new railroad
building now assured, to
open a new Transcontin-
ental route, and the ef-
forts now being made to
spread to the world the
advantages of the cli-
mate, will certainly repro-
duce here the great ex-
pansion so noticeable in
Colorado during 1889,
1890 and 1891.
Utal? U/ar>t8 (i\opey
To assist in developing
her wonderful resources.
Profitable investments
can be made in many
branches of business as
well an in City Real Es-
tate and Range lands.
Our own people have
not sufficient capital to
engage in thework of de-
velopment to the extent
resources warrant.
It will be safe, and with
Thousands are attracted to Salt Lake. Many come to see and
decide to remain.
'The climate suits us," they say. Salt Lake City with its
wonderful lake and mountain's is the natural
Money is wanted from the outside,
ordinary oare in placing capital, large profits can be secured.
Our prospects are bright, we ask a careful investigation of
our claims, feeling sure that the attractions which have drawn
so many new people to Zion since 1887 are great enough to draw
many more during 1892.
5um.rn.er
of
U/i?8t.
Its climate and attractions now are sufficient to justify a
population of 100,000.
As the great Commercial Center between Denver and Sau
Francisco, its business must increase gradually and rapidly.
Tt)e
Was organized April 6th, 1887, by the election of tbe following
officers: President, W. S. McCornick; First Vice-President,
S. I'. Teasdel; Second Vice- President. F. W. Jennings; Secre-
tary, Hugh Wallace; Treasurer, T. R. Jones. Directors: W.
H. Remington, W. S. McComick, S. P. Teasdel, F. W.Jennings,
Jas. Glendenning, J. C. Conklin, Fred. Auerbacb, H. L. A.
Culmer, M. H. Wiilker, A. Hanauer, Geo. A. Lowe.
At the close of the year 1891, tbe Chamber was officered as
follows: President, Fred. Simon; First Vice-President, Jno.
W. Donnellan; Second Vice-President, Heber M. Wells; Treas-
urer, Geo. M. Downey; Secretary, H. V. Meloy. Directors:
Fred. Simon, Jno. W. Donuellan, Heber M. Welle, C. E. Want-
of (pmm^rcc
land, Spencer Clawson, Harvey Hardy, David James, S. W
Morrison, Wm. H. Shearman, W. H. Irvine, T. G. Webber
At the annual election held in January, 1892, Col. Jno. W. Don-
nellan was elected president and 8. W. bears was chosen its
secretary.
To those who are unacquainted with tbe history and growth
of Salt Lake City it may be well to say, that at the time of the
organization of tbe Chamber of Commerce there was great
need for its existence. It is a coincidence worthy of note,
that contemporaneously with its existence (from 1887 to 1891),
Salt Lake City enjoyed her greatest growth. For the first time
in the city's history under the benign influence of the Cham-
her the hitherto cross-purposes of the pnblic-
spirited and progressive business men were re-
conciled, united and concentrated, to do service
for the general good.
Whenever the good and true men of any com-
munity forget petty personal differences, and
throw their combined strength into measures and
schemes for the general advancement, fortune
seems to smile on their endeavors.
The pluck and energy of the live men of
Chicngo have made the World's Colnmbiim K\
position on the Lake shore a possibility. Who
will say at this time, that Chicago will Dot reap a
most bountiful harvest as a result of her inde-
fatigable zeal for the success of this gigantic un-
faftaUag ? Who will say that she will not add
largely to her accumulated wealth for every dollar
expended in its interest ': A conservative esti-
mate will readily place the ratio of Salt Lake
City's benefit for every dollar expended by the
Chamber since its organization, as twenty to
one; and that as a direct result of the efforts of
that organization.
It is true that the work of the Chamber, in
the past, has been seen most in the channels of
advertising. Through its efforts some few facts
and figures relative to the mining and agricul-
tural achievements in these mountains and
valleys, or some pen or brush paintings descrip-
tive of their wealth and beauty, have found their
way into almost every hamlet throughout the
length and breadth <>f this broad land. The
fame of Utah and the Valley of the Jordan, the
fertility of her soil, and the great mineral wealth
of her mighty mountains, only partly concealed
by their overshadowing grandeur, have now be-
come proverbial.
This advertising was necessary, and it has been
most fruitful. Up to the time of the commence-
ment of the work of the Chamber, nothing was
known of this vast region aside from the fnct
that it was the stronghold of Mormonism. At
the present time information concerning Halt Lake
City in particular, and Utah in general, is sought
after from every purt of the United States.
Those who are seeking new places in which to
recuperate their failing health or shattered
fortune*, or to invest their surplus capital, turn
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toward tin* niot promising vtllty. To the mind
of the I I i.iiil . r it ttretmnif I hut the not Id rhonld
know K.nwlhing of tie great ailvantiigra of this great
iuter-monutain country. What they have written has been well \viit
ten; but every day the country unfolds new and grander attraction*,
anil greater resources thun the most enthusiastic ever dreamed of.
iiml they U-gm to see how feeble and inadf<|iiate were their most glow-
ing contributions. In conjunction with this extrtiMve advertising, iind
following closely upon its heels, has come the more substantial
work of the Chamber. AH jet, to n great extent, tin* city i- in the
formative state, iind new ijupHtionH of public policy are constantly
taken up and ably handled l.y the Chuinlier. The detail work is there-
fore very extensive, and can scarcely lie appreciated by the commun-
ity. Th ('hnmlxT has !>een slow in encouraging .|uestional.l.- tnanu
farturing enterprises, and IIKB thus navfd the public much money
in ill advised honuM**. from which other Western cities have suffered
greatly. To Ixma tide and reputable manufHctiiring enterprise*, how-
ever, the Chamber IIIIH given MihMnntial and valuable aid.
It may be said of HUH coiuimiinty. that t i o manufacturing
enterprises appem ing within its bolder* that i.re not pnj 11 g and grow
ing into permanent instil utioim. Among the movements now on foot,
mid largely throng), the ii'Hiicncc of Ihe CliHiiiter. are the I '. . i
Creek railway project, the Union Sdx'U Yards and I'arking Mouse
project, a HjNteiniitic contioversy with Hit railri'ads looking to HII nd-
jiiHlnient of the freight ami trmif| orlation rati s to HI .1 fn in Salt Lake
1'ny.Bnd the prepatation of a bill for pn henlalimi to t he next legis
bit ii re. rout em | >li> ting a n-Msioii if (he Suit l.i.ki- Cii\ Charter.
Of the I rmlwiij projei-t tl e Clu.i ; . cinllj solicit
oils, MS to its inn.. I therein IN to I.e found the key which will unlock
the iieoret of Halt Lake City's future mid r>-rta n mpn mncy an the
,. n-inl cei, ler of thin entire iiiter-iiioniiliiiri regn n \ committee
has now in hand meatnres for rawing $HiO,0()0 or fctTO.lCO to aid in the
...ni-tnicln.il of the n a.l. with .leci. Lilly gin'.] f nucreos.
The I'm. n si. . . \: .t.U i.nil Packing lloiife linihlings ure DOW
under count ruction, mid only matters of detail are delaying their early
opening for tmsinets.
The freight and transportation omlr aliio asmiming
definite iihspe, and pfimanent rrsnlls ire expected to follow in
tbo early part of Vi liefor* promodiDg in this important
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work, the Chamber thought it advisable to procure the sub-
scription of enough money monthly to cover the expense of
employing a competent and able commissioner to direct the
movements of the Transportation Bureau, and to provide for
all incidental expenses. This has been accomplished and the
work will begin after January 1st, 1892. Many more effective
measures, of more or less importance, have been diligently
prosecuted by this organization, and it is now looked upon as
the best institution for general good in the city. It has a mem-
bership of over three hundred, comprising the most active and
influential business men of the city, and the handsome build-
ing, a cut of which appears in this work, is an enduring monu-
ment to the push and enterprise of the live and progressive
men of Salt Lake City. The chamber is the pride of all citi-
zens, and its fame, like that of Salt Lake City, has extended
far beyond the confines of its field of action. The recent lucky
and all-important strike of natural gas, withiu twelve miles of
the city, promising an inexhaustible supply of cheap light,
heat and power, establishes the fact beyond question, that Salt
Lake City is about to enter upon a period of unparalleled
prosperity. It is within the possibilities that such a growth
will immediately begin as will place her, in a phenomenally
short ti 3 e, among the greatest cities in the United States. It
is now held as a certainty, that the Chamber of Commerce will
have its bands full during the coming summer in locating and
providing for some of the .largest manufacturers which have
ever turned their eyes to the vast country west of the Mississippi
river. Already, as this article is being written, the Secretary is
besieged with a voluminous correspondence pertaining to these
gas strikes, and strong prospecting companies are being organ-
ized daily. Experts in gas are slipping in and out of the city,
and the wires are kept; hot between Salt Lake City and points
in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
The work for the Chamber of Commerce for 1892 is con-
templated on lines for the furtherance of new railroads, the
establishment of new freight rates and new factories, and the
increase in home consumption of home productions. How
important a part natural gas will play, in rendering easy this
work, can scarcely be calculated.
of th? (pmm?rc? and Industries of Utah.
From the very beginning of the settlement of this Territory,
the conditions surrounding it, whether observed from a politi-
cal or social standpoint, were different from those which gener-
ally connected themselves with the people who settled the
other territories of this western country.
Leaving their settlements in the East on account of real or
imagined persecutions and sufferings endured, that state of
affairs, which, for many years, existed and characterized the
Mormon people as decidedly differing from the balance of the
people of this country was bound to develop, and could not
help but have its influence upon commercial and industrial
pursuits.
Indeed, so intense was the religious feeling of this people,
(hat all other issues were either used as means of building up
their religious power, or else relegated into the background as
secondary considerations.
Within a short time after the pioneers had settled in this
valley, we find them engaged in various industrial pursuits,
and while the products were more or less of a crude nature,
they answered the purpose intended, and obviated the neces-
sity of the importing of goods from either the eastern or western
markets.
Sugar was extracted from sorghum, woolen mills estab-
lished, which produced cloths, blankets and knit goods.
Wagons and plows of a fair make were manufactured, and
many other articles were prc.l need, useful either on the farm
or in the homes of the people. Where the means to purchase
woolen cloths were lacking, the homespun product was con-
sumed in the making up of clothing. The manufacture of
boots and shoes became quite an industry at an early date,
and many of our wealthiest men made their first start in life
in the pursuit of these industries.
A Dumber of mercantile houses established themselves,
which, from time to time, brought train loads of goods across
the plains and disposed of them to the people, taking in
exchange such products of the farm as were raised by the
people in the different valleys.
For many years money was a scarce or unknown article,
and not until the mines iu Montana and Idaho were discovered,
was there any visible increase noticeable in the wealth of the
people of Utah.
With the opening of these mines began an era of prosperity
which laid the foundation of much of the wealth accumulated
by the residents of this city and Territory.
With all this, the starting of mercantile concerns was
delayed, and only in exceptional instances was the contrary the
rule.
With the bviilding, however, of the Union and Central
Pacific roads, a change came over this Territory, which, begin-
ning in 18f>!t, rapidly changed the programme which had
characterized its earlier history. Mining industries were inaug-
urated, and manufacturing and mercantile endeavors received
a new impetus.
One of the first mines developed was the Emma mine,
which was sold for over $5,000,000 in England, and from that
moment on n steady influx of settlers took place, which has
continued to this day.
The commerce of this Territory was also retarded owing to
the insufficient facilities, but after the coming of the railroads
the population continued to increase, and a number of wealth-
producing mines were developed. Commerce and manufactur-
ing industries did not, however, progress in the same propor-
tion, and we find the city, while surrounded by unlimited
resources, making but little progress, resulting in a stagnation
of business, which reached its climax iu 1886. Keal estate
depreciated from twenty-five to fifty per cent., until a sale,
whenever it was consumated, was looked upon as an extraor-
dinary event, to be recorded by the different papers of the city.
A large commercial company had been organized, called the
Z. C. M. I., at the head of which was placed the President of
the Mormon church.
This institution absorbed, to a great extent, the small estab-
lishments, and for many years supplied the outside settlements
with such wares and merchandise as were consumed by the
people. Under such conditions smaller business houses found
it up-hill work to gain a foot-hold in this city, and we therefore
find but few new firms starting up during the succeeding years.
Such firms as made the attempt from time to time, found them-
selves obliged to discontinue after a trial of a shorter or longer
period. While the Z. C. M. I. is still a powerful organization,
presided over by the President of the Mormon church, it has,
to the greatest possible extent, fallen in line with the balance
of the business houses established here, and can to-day be
ranked amongst the largest conservative houses of the country.
Under the management of Mr. T. G. Webber, as superinten-
dent of the business part, and Mr. W. H. Rowe, superintending
the manufacturing plant, a model business is carried on,
aggregating over $6,000,000 annually, and giving employment
to many hundreds of people.
A number of thinking men, realizing that something had to
be done to change the prevailing depression, conceived the
idea of starting the Chamber of Commerce, which should have
for its prime and main object the developing of trade, and
the establishing of various industries for the manufacture of
articles wanted by the people. In the constitution and by-laws
of the organization, an article was inserted prohibiting the dis-
cussion of politics or religion in the Chamber of Commerce.
The intention was to unite all factions, irrespective of creed or
party, for the common good, and a special committee was
appointed for the purpose of obtaining members. The movement
was at first regarded by many of the leading Mormons with
considerable suspicion. But as soon as a number of liberal-
minded Mormons realized that the Chamber of Commerce had
been started in good faith, with but that one aim in view to
develop the commercial resources of the Territory these men
became the most ardent and zealous workers, and are to-day to
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be found among the most energetic members of the Chamber
of Commerce.
One of the first to grasp the situation, was the late Francis
Cope 1 (ieneral Freight and Passenger Agent of the Utah Cen-
tral rnilro-i.1. who, himself, worked day anil night to accomplish
iU establishment. He made the remark to the writer of this
article, thai he fully realized what this work meant, but if the
Mormon church could not continue to grow and prosper in the
same manner as other churches advanced, he was satisfied to
see it go down, as it could not then be recognized as a church
containing the principles necessary for its future prosperity.
Within a year after the Chamber of Commerce was started
an exposition oar was sent out containing an exhibit of the
mining and industrial products of this Territory. The car was
sent all over the country, as far eastward as Syracuse, N. Y.,
and was the means of attracting thousands of people, who
became investors and residents of this city and Territory.
The city doubled its population in three years, and in the
last city election, two years ago, gave the gentiles complete
control of the municipal government The same result had
been achieved in the city of Ogden about one year earlier,
and the masses of the Mormon people fell into line and joined
in the march of progress; and, let it be said to their credit, that
once this policy was adopted, it was carried out with a zeal and
energy noticeable in various directions.
M;,ny industries have been established within the past
three years. In a pamphlet just issued by the Chamber of
Commerce, dwelling upon the industries of Salt Liake City, we
find the following manufactories represented: Boiler and
machine shops: manufactories of engines and locomotives;
mining and milling machines; brass foundry; three extensive
brewery plants; the Z. C. M. I. factory, which produced during
the year 1891 114,000 pair of boots and shoes and 10.0(10 dozen
overalls: a large plant for the manufacture of fire-brick, water
and sewer-pipe, grates and mantels; a large pressed-brick
plant; a plant producing all grades of brooms, whisk-brooms
and brushes; carriage anil wagon works; three large candy fac-
tories; four cigar factories; two cracker factories, producing
eighty-two varieties of crackers; five stone-cutting plants; three
large flouring mills; several large plants manufacturing sad-
dles and harness; two ice and cold-storage plants; six plat ing
mills and ten lumber yards; three tanneries; one large cement
plant; lead pipe and tinware manufactories; mineral paints; a
large plant manufacturing wire, hair and wool mattresses; a
paper mill; canning and pickle factories; paper boxes and paper
bags. Doe of the largest industries just developed is the salt
industry, receiving its inexhaustible supply from the Great
Halt Lake. The product is now shipped in car and train loads
all over the United States.
The Lehi Sugar Works deserve more than a passing men-
tion. The works have a capacity for crushing :f.n tons of beeta
per day, and produced in one run, over a million pounds of
IBM
Two soda and mineral water plants; a large show-case and
cornice factory; two soap factories, producing both common
and toilet soaps; a weaving establishment, producing table-
cloths, towels, etc.; three tent and awning factories; three
trunk factories; a wash-board manufacturing establishment.
which produced 1.000 dozen in 18111; two vinegar plants; a
manufactory of yeast powder and washing soda. The I leseret
and Provo Woolen Mills produce a very superior grade of
blankets, flannels, dress goods, cassimeres ami knit goods.
The product of these two mills aggregates $250,000 annually.
The goods are shipped all over the United States, and have an
established reputation for superior quality and honesty of
make. Various other industries have been started in other
parts of the Territory, of which the writer has no record.
The general depression of the money market during the
past year, left its impression upon the city and Territory; as it
occurred at a time when large sums of money were being
required for building and manufacturing purposes. With all
these drawbacks, very few failures have occurred, and real
rst.'ite maintained its valuation in spite of the depression.
With the beginning of this year, this city is entering upon a
new era of prosperity of which the signs are apparent in many
different directions. The discovery of natural gas within a few
miles of this city, and possibly right in the very heart of it.
suggests thoughts of almost illimitable scope. With such
resources at onr very doors, what can prevent making this city
the largest commercial and industrial center in the Wet-tV
Surrounded by smelting and manufacturing plants, giving
employment to many thousands of people, new outlets will be
found for commerce in a northward and southward direction
for a distance of many hundreds of miles.
It must be conceded that what political agitation and strife
was not able to accomplish, was achieved by peaceful and
progressive measures. The barriers, which, for many years.
divided the people, are disappearing. Rapidly the people of
Utah are recognizing the fact that if they wish to enjoy happi-
ness, pence and prosperity, they must fall in line with the bal-
ance of the sixty-five millions of people who make up this great
and glorious nation. When this is accomplished, it will again
have been demonstrated that commerce is the strongest revolu-
tionary power, that it accomplishes by peaceful conquest and
by peaceful means, what neither the dungeon, the fagot ,.r
the sword is able to achieve.
\OTI-:
I In- accompanying p.i'^i ^ .in- devoted to l>rirf, but reliable and complete ( -MI far .1-. tin ^.iiuc lias IK-CD
), sketches of tlic industries and agenda tc. \\hich tin- prosperity, shown t<> -.lay aCTOH tin-
femtoiy of Utah, and the progresdve cities within her jurisdiction is in measure ,i lu 1 h< tacts
nnd figures cited li.iv I,, , -n obtained from sources presumably correit. .m<l neither desire nor diligciu e h.is
been spared to make them acceptable to those for whose information they ha\e been nnl I.M \\h-is,
indulgence and liberality the publisher of'feis Ins ^ratelul acknowledgments.
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Hauna, Hunger & Co. of Kansas City, Mo., have a reputation
of long standing all over this western country, but not until
recently have they given Utah special attention. Their repre-
sentative S.V. Shelp came out here November,1890,and soon after
opened offices and sample rooms in the Constitution building.
They have since been enjoying a largely increased business.
Mr. Shelp continues to study the wants and pleasure of the
HENRY DINWOODEY FURNITURE COMPANY.
The commercial history of Salt Lake City discloses no bus-
iness house which can advance so many claims to public favor
and notice as that of the Henry Dinwoodey Furniture Company,
located 37, 39, 41 and 43 W. First South Street, occupying as it
does to-day, the most con-
spicuous position among the
best and strongest establish-
ments in every branch of
trade in the city, not only on
account of the magnitude of
ita business and the far-
reaching influence of its tran-
sactions, but for its honor-
able record throughout
thirty-four years of the city's
history.
The founder of this mam-
moth establishment is Mr.
Henry Dinwoodey, who
began business on a very
small scale in 1857, prob-
ably never hoping to re-
alize the extent of the op-
erations that now character-
ize the firm. In the early
history of his business career
Mr. Dinwoodey made his
own chairs, hauling the tim-
ber from the mountains for
the purpose. His trade was
then, of course, confined to
Salt Lake, but it now ex-
tends throughout Utah,
Idaho, Nevada, and Wyo-
ming, with an annual busi-
ness of half a million. The
average amount of stock car-
ried is $200,000, and embraces
some of the most elegant and
costly goods ever seen in
Eastern emporiums of like
character.
The building and grounds
occupy a space 62x115 feet,
six stories in height, with a
warehouse 40xlOU in the rear,
three stories high. Hands to
the numb er of seventy-five
are constantly employed in
the establishment, and the
pay-roll is one of the largest
in the city. The firm has re-
cently been incorporated un-
der the laws of the Territory,
with Henry Diuwoodey,
President; J. A. Jennings,
Vice-President; H. M. Din-
woodey, Manager, and Wm.
R. Wallace, Secretary and
Treasurer. The members of
this firm are old residents of
Utah, some of them haying
resided here for over thirty-
five years, and are among
the most respected and sub-
stantial citizens and busi-
ness men of the entire Terri-
tory. The phenomenal suc-
cess of the firm is certainly
an indication of what pluck
and perseverance, backed by
integrity and honor, can ac-
complish in this modern age.
HENRY DINWOODEY FURNITURE [.COMPANY.
BUBNHAM, HANNA, HUNGER & COMPANY.
One by one the large eastern establishments are realizing
that Salt Lake City is rapidly becoming a most important cen-
ter for commercial operations. In view of this fact, and (he
unquestionable future of Utah and her surroundings, many of
them have opened branch offices in her limits. Burnham,
trade. In addition to the extensive line of dry goods and
notions carried by Burnham, Hanna, Munger & Co., they show
a very complete line of furnishing goods, shirts, pants,overall6,
etc., of their own manufacture. Tnis department has received
special attention, and is deserving a well earned reputation, its
business operations being especially large, extending_to West-
ern Colorado and far north as Montana.
THE VALLEY-TAN LABORATORY.
The history of proprietary or
patent medicines, as they are
termed, discloses a wonderful
number of different brands
throughout the world. Many
of these preparations possess
valuable medical qualities, while
other*, arc worthless, if not pos-
itively detrimental. A good
patent medicine or family rem-
edy, however, is deserving of
mention, and the editors of this
work fe-l inclined, from the
well-known merit and excel-
lence of its preparations, to give
the Valley Tan or V. T. R. Lalioratory of Mr. ( '. K. Johnson,
located at ">4 and .">> S. Went Temple, an extended notice in
theee paves. This enterprising manufactory is essentially a
home institution in every sense of the word. It deals in and
manufactures bome-rnade medicines for family use. taking
advantage of the many valuable remedies growing at our
very doors, and combining them all with the good rem-
edies of the known world, to pro-
duce an effective and useful whole.
The composition of the various
.remedies was chietly the result of
the life-long labors of Mr. Joseph
K. Johnson, the father of the pre-
ent proprietor. The Laboratory
was put in operation some six
years ago. l>y ('. K. Johnson, ami
its success has been a phenomena!
one in the history of enterprises of
this clnss.
The preparations of the La I >ora-
tnry are designated as "Valley-Tan
Remedies." and the "V. T. K."
trade mark which appear- at Die
head of this article IN very familiar
throughout the west. An analysis
of the V.T. H. trade mark appearsat
the bottom of this article, and will
be found well worth a perusal, from
the fact that it IB unique and shows
! nceof much thought nnd care
for detail, which in a marked fea-
ture in all Mr. Johnson's affaire.
The principal preparation* of the
Laboratory at the pr.-sent writing
are:
JobMon'a Oil of Science. V T.
K I oiigli < ordiil. Jofaovoo'l <iin-
Lr. Kol-Kura V T. I!.
,.er S\riip, V T. K. Kye 8
( ..mpoun.l ll.meset |']||H.'\ . T I. 1
Liniiiipnt. Johnson's Kssenoe f
Life, Johnson's Pea-
Corn '
Tunic, \ 'I'. 1:. Worii nria. (JoHNHON), Jobnuo-D'i
Wm i if Wormwood. Johnson's Juniper Tonic. Johnson's 1'ills.
V. T. I: Lun,: Troches and other articles such as Elixirs,
*. Tinctures. .
The excellence of these medicines are amply eiompliti-
the iiiiineriitu Uwtimonialn that Mr Johneon has received and
nh*i by the gold medal*, diploiiiH*, etc., awarded him at the
ili.rnil Fairs.
Joaeph }'.. Johnson. the di- ] inventor of these
vultintile remedied, wan born i -k State in ]H17. \t
very early age he manifested a di-.p... iti,,,i t<, f.illow th>-
and l>egn to study the nature of rei
mid theory of disease* as well as he could in so early
I ''nllciwing thin up, he gathered herlis, roots and barks and c, ,m
pounded them fur Deighbor* and friends, and waa among the
flrnt to ir-tethe evil enWt of minernl poisons and endeavor to
find vegetable xubntanreB po*iM>ming the benefits without the
damage* attending them
II- wa paaaionately fund of pi. ml* and (lower*, both for
I remedial qualities l!y hm discovery some ton
or twehe new varieties <if plants have been added to thel.
of the I rated Mat. M. four of which were named after him b>
-.merit Cntiiiiihl- .l,....| many
rmpwtii a remarkable roan. Ho was of a niving di~|xnition
I. ut nlway* ha<l an object in . deeert
bloMom M the roae." Me sought always to develop new terri-
tory, and was ever among the advance guard of the Daniel
Koone type of pioneers, who set their faces toward the lam) of
the Betting Bun. Whenever a railroad caught up with him
he pulled np stakes and moved forward.
In 1H48 he emigrated to Nebraska, where he established
large supply stores for furnishing and outfitting the overland
emigrants to California. He also embarked on the sea of jour-
nalism and was editor and proprietor ,,f the first paper printed
on Nebraska soil. Heedited and published the Oni'ilm Amur.
Ill it fix l!in/li,\! ' I 'il;t Oriirli-. the 11".
Hinjli and the Uuntmtan'i AVAo. He was also postmaster at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, for -everal years and assisted largely in
the development of that State as well as Nebraska, lie made
a visit to this territory in lH."il and was very much impressed
with the future prospects of Utah, and returned home with the
intention of moving tint as soon a.s circumstances would per-
mit. Me returned in isill and established a home at Spring
Lake Villa when Utah was still "Deseret" ami published the
'rucle. He moved on vard to St. George in
where he remained until 1H82. He here published th
, Tim' x and Ctl< I'uiiiiilui/ixt, during all of which time
he commmded the confidence and respect of all. lu IKS-J. in
company with other members of bis family, he removed to
Temple, Arizona, at which place he died the same year. Before
his death he gave to his sou. Mr. ( '.
E. Johnson, who had been his con-
stant companion and co-laborer all
bis life until within a few months
of his death, all his recipes, formu-
las, etc.. with the desire that they
should be manufactured and placed
upon the market in proper shape.
With t he establishment of the V.
T. K. Laboratory. Mr. C. K. Johnson
infused uew life, and inaugurated
many changes in the method of pre-
paring the medicines by which
more elegant preparations reunited.
The labels, wrappers, circulars,
etc.. were all made in uew and
neat designs, the printing being
done in Mr. Johnson's own V.T.
K. printing oth'ce wheretwo presses
are kept busy all the time, the
otlice being uder the more immedi-
ate oare of Mr. (!. W. Johnson, a
brother tit the. proprietor. New
moulds for the special V. T. I;,
bottles were made, new engravings,
e c..wereohtained,and a uniformity
never before alt. lined in the history
of the remedies is the result.
There is one thing which Mr.
Johnson desires especially to in-
form the public, and that is the
fact that the Valley-Tan Remedies
are not intended to take the place
of a physician, but rather as
an aid to him. For inst.-ince.
take lh.> V. T. K. Cough Cor-
dial. If there is any need of a preparation to eae a rough
in connection with nui/ disease, instead of writing a preset i p.
lion for a s|iecial mixture, tin- cough cordial is already pre
pared, is always the same, and. being sold at all stores, is easily
obtained It 0*11 I. e In ken at the same time with other medicines
.-.nd does not interfere with its action. All the V. T. K. prepar-
arethe same. They will never do any harm under any
circiimstanoea. .It is a sad fm-t that human nature is BO
suspicious of any thing produced at home, and mm y people are
-11 not give home piodticcd articles a
Irixl. For this reaium many pet- n s have hesitated to test the
virluewof the Valley Tan- . w ho have
tried them have been So pica-cd ith the result that they
them always at hand thereafter. Should any of the
H of this book who lime not already done BO. feel like
trying any of the remtxlies, Mr. Johns. m will lie pleased to fur-
nish them free samples for the pur|M*e To use Mr. Johnson's
own words: "If I can only get | p!e to try them, or even to look
ut them, they will bi< pMMM I m sure, and feel like eticour
aging a home enterp: -\ aie put up in an good style
and a- m-ciasiiof imported artioMa,
are mu- 1. heller adapted ' -f the various disease* aa
u the mountain regions Ihan those lirnnght from
urn.
iluatedin a large building HIM-"
where a numU'rof |>nion are I putting up the reme-
41
ilies, the preparing of the same being done by Mr. Johnson
only.
Mr. Charles E. Johnson, better known as "Charlie" Johnson,
the proprietor of this interesting and valuable home industry,
was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but has resided in Utah prac-
tically all his life. "My dear little mother walked across the
plains from Omaha to Utah" says Mr. Johnson, "and I often
contrast her dreary and perilous journey with the journeys
over the same ground to-day, especially when I hear some lady
friend remark "we had a dreadfully tiresome journey (via
1'iilliuan palace sleeper)." He is thoroughly identified with
Utah in all its interests in a practical manner, and is a man of
business abilities, is enterprising and liberal in all business
mutters, and is destined to rank among the most proiuiuent
commercial aud manufacturing men of the country. In the
establishment and operation of this industry he has con-
tributed materially to the commercial and manufacturing
prosperity of tbe city, as his industry is especially a home one.
The value of such a plant to the city cannot be computed in
dollars and cents.
Mr. Johnson is a
member of the Salt
Lake Chamber of
Com merce, is an
equal partner with
Mr. P." P. Piatt, Jr.,
in the successful firm
of druggists known at-
Johnson, Pratt & Co..
who have the largest
wholesale mid retail
drug house m Salt
Lake City, and also ;>
partner with Mr. Hy
rum Saiusbury in
the leiuliug photo-
graphic firm of "S. A
J. "(S a i u 8 b u r y i
Johnson). Socially he
is recognized as a
kindly spoken and
cultured gentleman.
He is very fond of
music and a patron
of ill I legitimate
amusements, and is
very popular in con-
sequence therof. In
all the walks of life
he is the same genial
gentleman, with
always a emiug to-
words "the under
dog in the tight."
With these charac-
teristics there is no
reason to doubt that
Mr. Johnson will, in
the near future, be
numbered among the
most honored and
successful business
men of tbe land.
"There are seven
Johnson boys," says
Mr. Johnson "rang-
ing fmm my own age
downward, so that
there are strong chances that the Valley-Tan Remedies will
for many years be manufactured by tin 1 Johnsons, _
arise again in brighter glory. Light and heat are LIFE;
Darkness and cold DEATH! The seed dies in the cold
soil unless the sprout soon reaches the warmth and light of
THE SUN! Every thought of it is sublime!
THE OAK WREATH is an emblem of long life. The Oak
tree is looked upon as attaining the greatest age of any-
thing we speak of as being alive.
THE LAUREL WREATH an emblem of victory. Man ob-
tains a victory inexpressible when he has learned to "speak
no ill, but lenient be to other's failings as his own." Are
you, reader, in possession of this wreath of laurel?
THE SHIELD an emblem of protection; its application as
boundless as time and space.
THE RIBBON OF LOVE which binds firmer than chains of
steel. Dynasties are swayed by it.
THE MOTTO VIRTUS SEMPER VIRDIS "Virtue is
ever-bright, or ever-green."
THE SOUND SYMBOLS, V. T. R. are the initials of, the
ANALYSIS OF THE "VALLEY-TAN" TBADK MARK.
'I'M K ( 1 1 ;( !LK when complete, represents the unending circle
of time without beginning or end. Tbe circle is a symbol
of beauty. It is a symbol of The Earth, and of everything
above, below, around, about or upon it.
lin I!K()KK\ CIRCLE typifies the mortal existence. Man
cometh up in the morning and goeth down in the evening
of life. Whence and where, who shall truly tell ?
Tin. Sl'X is the giver of all life. It is emblematic of every
other thing that mankind comprehends. Its glory typifies
the Glory of Him we call God. Its daily appearance and
disappearance illustrates the brevity of human life; and
8PENCKU, CLAWSON & COMPANY, WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
words VALLEY-TAN REMEDIES. Combinations of the sub-
lime and ridiculous are made from them iu almost endless
numbers.
THE TRADE MARK in its entirety makes a neat and tasty
design by which our friends may instantly recognize the
preparations emanating from the "VALLEY-TAN" or "V.
T. li." Laboratory. We shall never permit a poor article to
go out, bearing the V. T. R. Trade mark.
SPENCER, CLAWSON & COMPANY.
Salt Lake City naturally being a great distributing point
for a larger and vast section of this western country, it is no
wonder that she stands justly celebrated for the magnitude and
disappearance illustrates me urevuy m miujtiu m<r, ouu - r, " . u i . .... i
what more beautiful comparison than the one which leads extent of her trade, and the enterprise of her merchants and
to the thought that we die and lay our bodies down to bnsitess men. In every branch of trade the city can boast of
representative business houses which will compare favorably
with other cities having a mnch larger population. With
reference to commercial affairs, however, it is the wholesale
dry goods business which mnst always occupy the most promi-
nent position as promoting moat materially the mercantile
importance of a community, ami in our endeavor to make on
these pagee some lasting and historical record of those firms
and commerical enterprises, which have mainly contributed to
the importance and standing that Salt Lake City now holds in
the mercantile world, we find none more worthy of special
consider.. in. n. than that which beads this article. This enter-
prise was established over bine years ago by Spencer Clawaon,
and has had a remarkabl) inccessful trade since its inception.
The house carries a $.>0,000 stock of dry goods, the magnitude.
and excellence of which would be difficult to rival in any store
in the country. The enterprise is located in a large and com-
modious four-story building 75x100 feet in dimensions, admira-
bly arranged for tte
rapid transaction of its
immense businee*. The
tirht Moor is devoted to
staple goods, while fancy
articles occupy the other
three floors. Ten assis-
tants are employed in
the industry, and several
traveling representa-
tives, are constantly on
the road, Tho trade of
the firm covers the Ter-
ritoryof Utah and
Soiitlie'rn Idaho ami its
annual sales foot up the
handsome sum of 4)0,-
<m The stock is the
ii.o-t complete in all its
linen that could be
imagined, and tii.' varied
assortment from which
to select, leaves nodoiiM
of . the ability of the
bouse to suit ami ac-
commodate the trade
generally.
The members of the
tinu. Spencer Claweon
and Orson Rogers, are
among the best and most
widely known men of
theTeiritory. They "are
native* to the manor
lx>rn " ami grew up with
the country without
having to emigrate, in
order to follow Horin-e
!> Hihice literally
M (' I a wso n, the
f.. under of this mum
moth enterprise, IK-CU-
pi**> a pontii-n in the
commercial and finan-
cial circles of Suit Lake,
that reHects high honor
ii|ion hi* abilities and in
tegrity lie in a director
in the State Itank of
l'th. treasurer of the
Bngham Young Trust Company, the combined capital of which
1,1,,, .'int. to i. UK million dollars, mid n director ,,f the Chamber
nmerc*. Aim director in the I'tah Sugar Co., a new and
important concern in this Territory. In addition to these
important trm<tn he is largely interested and prominently iden-
Aith many other industries that have a particular effect
nnd U-iiring upon the growth and pr.t-p.-nty of his native city
Socially he enjoy* the esteem and eoiitldenre nf tl ntir.-
mity. In all Salt I^ake there IH probably no man more
nnuerrally res|*cted and nmre highly regarded limn S|-i r
ClawsoD. At the last regular ninnii-ipal election Mr. Clnwuon
wa* elecUd a member of the board of public work*.
Mr. lingers in iilwi a gentleman of prominence in both the
MS unit sorisl spheres of life, and baa a reputation for in-
tegrity and honor that hus never been tarnubed by any act "f hin.
All in all, tbe firm is essentially strong one. from tl
have or could occupy more prominent positions or have aided
more to elevate and extend the trade and reputation of the city
of Zion than Spencer Clawson and Orson Rogers.
. I i; ,
that lU members po*MM a thorough knowledge of their busi
i and are therefore able to tnoMMfallv meet ami
all compMition from whatever nmro*. A*
PHIL NEDER & GEO. M. CLELAND.
This valuable and well equipped establishment plays a prom-
inent part among the industrial forces of the city. The con-
cern wasorigmally established four years ago by Mr. Phil Neder.
The present firm succeeded to the business in tbe beginning of
tbe last year. The firm occupy a convenient and commodious
two-story structure 88x1(10 feet dimensions in which are em-
ployed twenty-five men engaged in the manufacture of wagon*.
carriages and other vehicles. The firm also build all kinds
of vehicles to order and
do a general blacksmith-
ing, trimming and paint-
ing business at 158 \V.
First SonthSt.TheN. A
(.'. carriage and wagon
works have a lart, r e
capital invested in tin ir
business and enjoy an
increasing annual trade,
their custom being de-
rived principally from
Utah. Mr. Phil Neder
is a practical mechanic
in the line of iron work
and devotes most of his
attention to this branch
of tbe business. Mr.
Geo. M. Cleland is one
of the finest carriage
builders iu the land
and personally superin-
tends all work in that
line. He is a native of
New England while Mr.
Neder bails from Ohio.
Tbe latter has been a
resident of Salt Lake
for twenty-one years,
and is one of tbe beat
known business men
in the city. The manu-
facturing facilities of the
firm are complete, em-
bracing all tbe latest
improvements applica-
ble to tbe business, and
every convenience that
can be brought to bear
to facilitate or improve
productions. Skilful ami
experienced artisan*
only, are employed and
the work turned out at
this establishment com-
mands a wide preference
in trade, on account of
it* excellent character
snd reasonable priced.
All orders are tilled with
promptness, and despatch and satisfaction guaranteed in all
cases. Tbe enterprise M one of considerable magnitude and
exercises a moat potent influence for good upon the general
welfare and prosperity of the community. The proprietors are
gentlemen of high reputation. Mr. Cleland was for many
yean connected with tbe Rrewster Carriage Company who are
manufacturer* and builders of the finest carriage* in the
w.,rld. and was with this film when it received the gold medal
at tbe Paris Kxpocition for the U Ht diwplny of gocds. He w**
also with Minks * Johnson for home tune, who are known a*
the largest carriai:>' ImilderH in (he New Kiiglaml States, and
are successor* to \\'O.H|H Uros. who ranked among the greatest
manufacturer* in the country. With In- practical knowledge
and skill in the carriage- making line it may U- predicted itn n
degree of oertaiiuty that the I'nion Carnage and Wagon Works
will continue to grow and in tbe near future, be one of the
Urgent nnd most mi corns fill institutions of tbe kind in tbe
49
ZION'S CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE
INSTITUTION.
Standing prominently at the head of the great commercial
houses of Salt Lake, is the Extensive and Veteran Establish-
ment that forms the heading of this sketch. This great insti-
tution has claims upon the attention of the reviewer of the
business interests of Salt Lake that are paramount to all others
by reason of its magnitude and the influence it has had and
still has in developing the rescources of Utah and advancing
the commercial interests of Salt Lake. The high character
earned by twenty years of honorable business enterprise, the
great resources and facilities accumulated and acquired during
that time, the experience of the wants of the trade, gained by
a long observation of its requirements,
and the energy, business ability and
liberality, that characterize all oper-
ations of the house, command for it
the most conspicuous and honored
position among all the mercantile
institutions of Utah. This great es-
tablishment was founded on the plane
of broad, liberal ideas with the view
of bringing the cost of the necessities
of life down to a basis of reasonable
prices. There is an old maxim com-
monly current in trade of " Live and
Let Live." This corporation, how-
ever, thought that they could improve
upon this old saying and adopted the
motto of " Live and Help to Live,"
and that the same has been a decided
improvement thousands of the people
of Utah testify to-day in broad and
uumistaken terms. The institution
to-day stands head and shoulders
above every other line of business in
the territory in magnitude and popu-
larity. The organization was origin-
ally effected with a capital stock of
1500,000, the stock-holders comprising
the most influential men of Salt Lake.
The city was then nothing but a village
but the wants of its people were many
and the supply was limited. Money
was scarce and articles of necessity
were dear. These public spirited men
realized that something had to be
done to relieve the pressure upon the
people. They banded themselves and
their capital together and paid half-a-
million dollars in cash to establish
the enterprise and buy goods. By
this means the necessities were pur-
chased at a lower figure than could be
obtained on the credit system, and the
consumer received the benefit of low
prices. I'rior to the establishment of
this enterprise, the pioneers of '47 had
blazed the way to civilization and
progress to a large extent by the open-
ing of stores and mercantile houses,
some of which are institutions of con-
siderable magnitude, and amply able
to supply the people with all necessary
goods in time of fair crops and al-
though there was at no time in the
history of the settlement of Salt
Lake, any immexliate danger of a
famine, the country was sparsely
settled. Cultivation of the soil
was limited, transportation facilities
were of a primitive nature, and the
vast house served to allay any
arisen in the minds of the pople
ity of the necessities of life and
establishment in Salt Lake the company has reached out the
powerful arms and located branches at Ogden, Provo, Logan
Utah and Idaho Falls, Id., all of whom transact an enormous bus-
iness annually. The institution is located in a large and magnifi-
cent iron front, 3-story and basement building, 100x318 feet, and
containing in all 12,000 square feet. The factory is a four-story
and basement structure 50x165, and provided with four boilers
of eighty-horse power each, and two engines of 100-horse power.
The factory has a capacity of 500 pair of boots and shoes, and
fifty dozen overalls daily. The drug department is separate
from the main establishment and is 30x120 feet in dimensions,
and filled with the largest and best selected stock to be found
anywhere in the country. An elevator of the most modern
construction, which costs $5,000, runs the main establishment
/ION'S CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE INSTITUTION.
establishment of this
fears that may have
regarding the scare-
infused new vigor
ItV %JL I in- JJ^UOOOIUIWSJ "* .~ . aJMW~ J 1
and life into the hearts of all by plaacing Salt Lake and her
population beyond the possibilities of want. The progress (
this institutionhas been remarkable. Inch by inch, and step
by step, it has ascended the ladder of commercial fame until
now with a stock of one million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, and with annual sales of over four million dollars, its
stockholders can look down from the high pedestals of mercan-
tile Superiority upon the grand and beautiful work which their
great enterprise has accomplished. In addition to the 1
huge
and runs to all departments except the drug store, thus facili-
tating the transaction of business, and providing for the com-
fort of patrons. The establishment supplies nearly, if not all
the necessities of life, and a majority of the luxuries also, and
is the most complete in all its details and arrangements that
could be conceived. Every department is perfect in itself and
presided over by competent chiefs with an able corps of assis-
tants. In this vast institution is employed three hundred men
and women, and the pay-roll amounts annually to nearly two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The (twenty-second) an-
nual statement of April 1, 1891, set forth by this corporation
shows the resources of the earne to be $2.311.940.78, with
total cash receipts for the year of $4,688,E93.E9. Adividtndof
50
three per cent, is [declared quarterly and paid.'to tbe^stock-
holders.
The officers of the corporation are: Wilford Woodruff,
President; Motes Thatcher, Vice- President; T. O. Webber,
Secretary, and A. W. Carlson, Treasurer, all of whom are
among the most prominent and best known men in the Terri-
tory. The Board of Directors consists of such n.tluential men
as Oeo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith. II. .1. Grand, John Sharp,
Oeo. Romney, J. It. Winder, H. Pinwoodey, P. T. Farnsworth,
.1 K. Barnes, W. H. Rowe, and John II. Smith. Several of
these gentlemen have held the highest positions within the gift
of the people of the city, and one of them has represented for
many years the people of Utah in the halls of the National
The General Superintendent of this vast business, Mr. T. O.
Webber, is a quiet, unassuming gentleman, calm and placid
amid all tie bnstle and excitement incident to the daily trans-
action of such an enormous business, is polite alike to patrons
and his subordinates, and possesses all the characteristics that
distinguish a real gentle-
man from the ordinary
class of men. That he
is a man of marked abil-
ity in the commercial and
financial community is
plainly attested by the
successful management
of this immense corpor-
ation. Mr. Webber is also
prominently identified
with a number of other
substantial institutions in
the city, being a director
of the /ion Savings Hank
and Trust Company,
Home Life, and Home
l-'ire Insurance Com-
panies, and President of
the Benefit Building
Society. In the manage-
ment of the business Mr.
Webber is ably assisted
by Mr. W. H. Howe, who
is a man of great com-
mercial ability, promi-
nently and well-known
all over the Territory, and
ia a director in the State
Hank, and ISeuelit lluild-
ing Society.
Taken in its entirety
the /. C. M . I- presents a
combination of capital
and stock, and a galaxy
of such prominent officers
and directors, as to place
it upon the highest ped-
estal of commercial fame,
entitling it to rank among
the highest and wealt h 11*1
organizations that exist
ii [H>n the broad face of the
Globe. Its Stockholders
are to be found all
through ('tali, Nevada,
and other Western States
and Territories. Some
are also to be found in
New York ami the New
England States, and its fame as a great institution baa gone
abroad in all ths land.
. H. & J.
I IHiMXS i. \\t l:Hr II - ; /. ( . M.I.
B. M . JONES.
Among the practical inventions of the age and second in
importance rs are those known a Kleclric Light-
ing, the Klerlnc Railway and Klwtrio Tranmniision of Power.
These stand side by side among scientific improvements and
discoveries with the Electric Telegraph, the Klectric Tele-
phone, the Osnerating and Application of Steam and other
great trophies which genius has wrested from nature's store*
bowk
Without going into detail* as to the peculiarities of these to every branch of human industry will mark Jones I-
useful systems, the editor of this work beg* leave to submit. Supply Hour* as on* snotigtbe leading commercial enterprises
Jones, to whom Salt Lake City is largely indebted for her local
passenger traffic over the systems of electric railways through
the various streets of the city, aggregating more than sixty
miles.
1 Mr. Jones is the leading contractor for the construction of
electric street railways, electric light and power plants, com-
plete in all departments.
To him is due the credit for the excellent workings of the
Central Edison Station lit Laramie, Wyoming ; also at Evim-
ston, Wyoming; at -Park City, Utah; tin- Kdison Light at Salt
Lake City; the Isolated Edit-on Station in the Union Depot
at Ogden, and other small installations, together with the
Electric Railway at But te City, Montana, and a portion of the
Klectric Railway at Helena, Montana.
All of the above electrical installations, including the roads
of both Salt Lake Street Railway Companies, have been done
under R. M. Jones' personal directions, and under contracts
from the several local companies directly with him.
Mr. Jones has been in Salt Lake only about two years, but
is a thoroughly west-
ern man, and ia re-
cognized as a practical
mechanic of su perior abi 1-
ity, the successful work-
ing of all the fore-meu-
1 plants furnishing
BullK'ient evidence of the
(Statement.
His field of operations
covers a large territory
and is constantly extend-
ing. In addition to his
business as contractor for
construction and as a
necessary adjunct there
to he has installed him-
self in the massive Hooper
Block,. 25 East First
Smith street, where, in a
room 30x100 feet, with
basement, he is carrying
the most completedisplsy
of electrical supplies west
of Chicago, and is fully
prepared to meet all de-
mands upon him at rut,
more favorable than can
be had elsewhere. His
stock of motors ami gen-
erators, from twent> -live
down to quarter horse
power ia ample for all
current demands; and his
stock of bare copper and
insulated wire of all sizes
iiinl kinds required in
railway and electric light
c:inst diction and repairs
i wires of
high iiiFiilation for hoiise-
wiring purposes. His dis-
play of electroliers and
combination fixtures,
also the finest glass-
waref or lixt lire trimmings
ie of the best, and
in complete variety.
He also carries in Mock a
complete line of bouse
supplies and electrical test instruments of the highest grade
manufactured.
He has in the last few months obtained U. S. patents
.'s' InMilating Crossing, Junes' Trolley Line nml Feed
Wire, Circuit Breaker, and Jones' Trolley, all of which inven-
tions were necesritim fiiggtsted in the sucreuful prorrrutit n
of his work, no like appliances liavii g been furmrheil l.y other
inventors that fully met the requirements of the service.
success of the venture in a general electric lupply estab
lishment of such pro) ortions in Salt Luke to m< el the demands
of tlie wide range tributary to this gteat inter mountain, mid
continent city, in already (insured.
Tbs evergrowing demand for applications of electric
to everv branch of human industry will mark Jones' Electric
tor the information of its readers,
to Mr. R. M. of SaJt LakeC.u
51
THE LONDON TAILORING COMPANY.
The special branches of commercial industry pursued by
the dealers in merchant tailoring goods and kindred supplies
are of such importance, and withal, are BO conducive and neces-
sary to the industrial advancement of the community as to be
deserving of special mention. Among the firms prominently
engaged in this line of trade is the London Tailoring Company,
located in elegant and commodious quarters at 53 West Second
South Street. They occupy as a sales and show-room a space
18x60, and have five rooms as a work-shop, in which twenty-two
skilled workmen are constantly employed. The company is an
incorporated one with a capital of $15,000. The officers are:
M. M. Allan, President and Treasurer; A. E. Bean, Vice-Pres-
ident and Manager, and J. W. Heywood, Secretary. The bus-
iness of the company has prospered to such a large extent that
it will soon be necessary to increase the capital stock and em-
ploy additional workmen. The company has a patronage all
over Utah and Idaho, and the work turned out has a just and
enviable reputation for
excellence. They carry a
fine line of domestic and
imported goods, which
they make up at very
reasonable prices. Mr.
M. M. Allan, President
and Treasurer, is an ex-
pert in the merchant
tailoring business. He
became one of the part-
ners of this concern in
August, 1891, and his ex-
perience in the clothing
business makes him a
valuable acquisition to
the company.
Mr. Allan was born in
Texas, and removed in
early life to Kentucky.
From thence he went to
Kansas City and conduc-
ted a collection agency,
known as the H. H. Craig
Law A Collection Agency,
of which he was manager
and proprietor.
Under his able super-
vision the business
rapidly increased to such
proportions that it was
soon necessary to estab-
lish branch offices in St.
Joe, Omaha and Denver.
Mr. Allan remained at the
head of the above institu-
tion for six years, when
he became identified with
larg wholesale clothing
houses of Chicago, and
was, for a longtime, their
representative in various
parts of the West. He
came to Salt Lake City
in the spring of 1891.
During Mr. Allan's
sojourn in Kansas City
he formed a wide circle of
friends and acquaintances
and pained a very popular place auiong them.
Mr. Bean, the manager and vice-president, is also a skilled
man in his profession, and for many, years carried on a large
establishment of his own in Kansas City. He is thoroughly
practical and devotes his personal attention to all the details
of the business.
The secretary, Mr. Heywood, is an active business man, of
good address, intelligent, and easy in conversation, both of a
business and social nature.
guests can live at a moderate expense is the St. Elmo, 271 to
279 Maine St. Cor. Third South. The house was founded in
1884, the present proprietors taking charge in 1889. It has
had a remarkable run of success ever since its opening. The
hotel is a three story brick structure 100x75 feet in dimension.
All their rooms are large and well ventilated and iupplied with
all the modern conveniences for comfort. The house has also one
large parlor which was fitted up with a special adaption to the
wants of guests. The hostelry is conducted on the European
plan, a large restaurant being one of the important auxili-
aries of the same, where the public can be supplied with choice
edibles at reasonable rates. The proprietors of this establish-
ment, Messrs. P. Elmendorff & Co. hail from Colorado and
have been residents of Utah for two years. They are thoroughly
practical men in all the duties that pertain to their avocation,
and enjoy in consequence the full confidence and esteem of
the traveling public. In all the public places of entertainment
in Salt Lake, where generous accommodations are afforded
the St. Elmo Hotel occupies a leading position and is justly
entitled to the partronage
which is so liberally be-
stowed upon it. The
genial landlords are ever
ready to welcome those
lesiring to stop with them
and always take great
pleasure in supplying the
wants of patrons.
Photo by 8. & 3.
WM. H. HOWE, Asst. Supt. Z. C. M. I.
ST. ELMO HOTEL.
The hotel business of any city is in a large measure depend-
ent upon the traveling public for success and good hotel accom-
modations are therefore in great demand in consequence.
Among a number of good hotels in Salt Lake City at which
PURSELL'S
LIVERY & BOARD-
ING STABLES.
There is no class of
business in which the
people of a city take more
pride than a first-class
livery stable, where, when-
ever their friends come to
visit them, thev can find
a suitable outfit that for
style, safety and speed
is not surpassed any-
where. Such a place is
the one under discussion,
located at 39 W. Second
South street, or telephone
No. 39. It is in the busi-
ness portion of the city, is
well arranged and first-
class in every respect.
Horses, carriages, bug-
gies, and saddle horses
are ready day and night
for the service of its pat-
rons. The enterprise was
inaugurated three years
ago by Mr. J. N. Pursell,
and has had a very liberal
patronage since its incep-
tion. He occupies a large
and commodious build-
ing 30x200 feet in dimen-
sions, with a capacity of
stabling one hundred
head of horses. He keeps
some of the finest drivers
and saddle horses that
ever cut dirt on the soil of Utah, and no better horses are to be
found in any other livery establishment in the Territory. His
buggies and carriages are of the best make and modern con-
struction, and he has them in abundance. He makes a specialty
of keeping fine drivers and saddle horses, while his turnouts
are acknowledged to be equal to any in the city, and in many
cases superior. Mr. Pursell is an lowan by birth, and in 1866
went to Montana where for two years he was engaged in min-
ing and ranching with various success. Subsequently he re-
moved to Utah and settled at Corrinne where he engaged in the
livery business for several years. Afterwards he returned to his
native state where he remained until 1888, when he came to
Salt Lake and embarked in his present business, in which he
has been very successful. Mr. Pursell is an industrious, enter-
prising citizen. Those desiring good rigs should not fail to
visit his stables, where they will meet with courteous attention
and reasonable rates.
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.
G F. CULMER & BROS
The growth of any city depends in a large degree upon the
character and extent of her business houses, and the quality
and amount of energy and vitality of the men controlling the
same. No city in the world ever rose to a position of commer-
cial superiority that did not owe the credit of such position to
the men within her limits. A broad and liberal use of the
talent that God has so generously vouchsafed to man is the
1'i.i.r., li> Shil'liT.
(iKl). K. CI I.MKK
only way in which a city ran ever Attain to mercantile pros-
perity and greatness. Narrow minded men never accomplished
anything for the good of a country. A ten cent piece is so big
with them that they cannot see a dollar behind it. It is the
grand, noble i thought ful business mao, with a full sense of the
powers within him and a trusting confidence in the future of the
city of hid choice, that pushes her onward ami upward the ladder
of fame and grandeur until the top round i reached. Success is
the guerdon for which all men toil, and although they often labor
on, comparatively in the dark, without one ray of light to illu-
minate the semi-darkness of commercial poverty; yet to men
who have the pluck and pertinacity to hold on, there will come
ere long, the bright golden sunshine of prosperity and they
will gather a harvest of shining dollars and better still, per-
petuate a monnmeut of honorable enterprise and gratitude in t lie
hearts of mankind. There are some grand enterprises in Salt
Luke. Enterprises that reflect credit upon tli>' city, and that
redound to the honor of the originators and projectors. There
are bright intelligent business men within her territory that
have, with a full faith in her future, not only invested their
money in commercial pursuits, but iu addition, have erected
costly and magnificent blocks which stand as a substantial
guarantee of their confidence in the community which they
have selected as a home. Such men as these, are the ones
who Imilii up a city. They exemplify the old adage that
"actions speak louder than words" to its fullest extent and
are the most influential factors, in all combinations that go to
make up a great city. The gentlemen composing the firm,
which beads this article, are men that Salt Lake City nun
well be proud of, and are types of the order that we have des-
cribed above. Their business is one of the largest and most
extensive of any character whatever in all the city. In addi-
tion to being wholesale and retail dealers in paints, oils, var-
nishes, window glass, and art glass, they are manufacturers of
Photo br HM|.I>T.
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mirrors and show case*, and workers in art and stained glass.
They carry a stock of ftJO.OOO and send goods to Malm. \V\in-
ing, Colorado, Montana and Nevada, their annual sales amount -
ing to fliOO.OOO. They have a large three-story Imck factor}
and store on Commercial avenue where sixteen skilled workmen
are constantly employed in t urningont goods.the excellent i|iuili-
tie* of which, lilLVelMM.n pul>licl\ ncknowled all over the wect-
t-rii coiintr}. in a solid and nulwtantial manner. The}
nunilwr of traveling men on the road, and the firm transm-tn
the largest nnsincsH in its line of any other enterprise in t lie
Territory. In addition to the alxne liiisines the Culmer Hn*.
are owners and prnpni'torsof the \Veotern ' * .rks.uliich
manufacture galvanized iron work of . T\ description. One
special feature of thin manilfncture U-mg improved metallic
sky-lights, which are taking the lead above all others in Salt
Lake I 'it\. In this <!; art input they employ twent} -fix* work-
man and do the Urgent IHIMIU-M. of tins character in all the
WMt They are mlso inter. *(..! in and are tlw practical o IHTK
of "The WamUih Asphaltiiin Compny's" mines sitiiHtc.1 in
tht Wamtrli .MoiintniiiH. the deposits of which are tli ih
<inmin America that are cnmponxd of Anplialtii- I. in..
II others being Bituminous v nn.l-i. .lr|-*it closely
rCiniblnlhnonli lirnt I \ ..I.I.. Travprn and SeyKW>l, of S->
1 in. I, and are said Ux b* prmctically inexhaiiHtilile. Krom otd.-t
. furnish the material for supplying the
paving not only for the inter-mountain country, luit. iiirwt of thr
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Western States and Territories, and are engaged at present
in filling extensive contracts for paving the streets of Salt
Lake City.
They are also the principal owners in the Wasatch Marble
Quarries, which comprise a phenomenal deposit of excellent
white marble, but which is at present top remote from trans-
portation to be utilized, though it will in the near future be
placed upon the market. They are also editors and proprietors
of "The Journal of Commerce" a publication devoted to the
mining, wholesale, financial and manufacturing interests of
Utah. This paper is regularly mailed to the Boards of Trade
and financial institutions throughout the United States, and
has accomplished a wonderful powpr of good in showing the
advantages possessed by this great Territory. The brothers
are the owners of the handsome Calmer Block on 1st South
street which is recog-
nized as an architectural
beauty of the finest va-
riety. It is a massive
and elaborate structure
five stories in height, and
built of brick and stone.
The elegant store room
of this building is oc-
cupied by the great dry
goods house of K. K.
Thomas, while the
ninety-two offices above
are occupied by lawyers,
doctors, and real estate
men. This building is
fitted up with steam
heaters of the most
modern pattern, supplied
with a safe and rapid
passenger elevator,
equipped with electric
lights, and is in all re-
spects a modern building. They also own the Culmer- Ken nett
block a flue three-story structure on 1st South near Main
street. This building is occupied by various lines of business
and is a credit in its mode of construction and finish to the
city, and a standing monument to the enterprise of its owners.
Among the recent important and promising operations of the
Culmer Bros, is the development and energetic working of the
pure gum asphaltuni mines at 1'ariette in Eastern Utah,
owned and controlled by tbe.Salt Lake Gilsonite Company, of
which the Culmer Bros, are principal stockholders. The
material as taken from these mines runs over 99 per cent, pure,
being the purest hydro-carbon produced in the world. An analy-
sis shows it to contain elements as follows:
Carbon 78.00
Hydrogen - 11.00
Oxygen... 8.00
Nitrogen.. - 2.40
Ash.. .40
Total r 99-80
The vein is several miles long, being a perpendicular fissure
about two feet in width. The depth is unknown, but it cuts
through a country rock of dull yellow sandstone of horizontal
stratification. The article is variously known in science as
intahite, gilsonite and grahamite. but it is in reality simply
and absolutely pure asphaltum, jet black and brittle and wholly
soluble in turpentine and benzine. The material is shipped
from Price Station on Rio Grande Western to all points in the
United States where it is a staple in demand for the manufac-
ture of black japans and asphaltum varnishes.
The Mountain Stone Company of which G. F. Culmer is Pres-
ident, and H. L. A. Culmer, Secretary and Treasurer, operates
four quarries of sandstone, about thirty miles from Salt Lake
mid on the line of the Utah Central Railway. The active
management of this enterprise is in the hands of Mr. W. H.
Jonnings. The stone is of pink and white formation and is
admirably adapted for flagging purposes, a large quantity of
which has already been put down on the streets of Salt Lake.
The product of the White stone quarry resembles in a very-
great degree that of the Fort Collins. Colorado stone, but is
superior in many respects to the same. All the stone pro-
duced from these quarries is dense in character even in frac-
ture, and exceedingly strong and kind to the tool. The flagging
of the future, in Salt Lake will no doubt be largely composed
of this material as the merits of these quarries are coming
into more favorable notice every day. The company employ
from ninety to one hundred men in their various^ operations,
and the output averages five cars per day. The Culmer
Bros, and M,r. W. H. Jennings are also operating a quarry of
very fine soft steel gray sandstone at Kyune on the R. G. W.
road which is said to be of excellent character by all who have
examined it. They are also engaged in developing and opera-
ting coal mines, and clay deposits, with good results. The
brothers have spent a great deal of time and money in develop-
ing the possibilites for the manufacture of Carbonate of Soda,
from the sulphates of soda deposited in large quantities every
winter on the shores of the great Salt Lake. The results of
theseexperiments have proven the entire feasibility of the enter-
prise, but the magnitude of the undertaking is such that it will
require the investment of several hundred thousand dollars,
and they are not yi-t prepared to devote their time and means to
the development of this one of Utah's most important resources.
The Ciilmer Bros, are gentlemen of unusual business ability,
possessed of characteristics of unquestionable honor and liber-
ality, which coupled with their well known enterprise have
gained for them the respect of the community and confidence
of the trade. Such establishments and such men give reputa-
tion to a city, and add materially to her progress and pros-
perity. Mr. Wm. H. Culmer is a native of England and came
to the United States in 1867 and one year later landed in Salt
Lake City, where he has ever since resided. Mr. Culmer served
as an apprentice for five years in learning the carpenter and
painters' trade and is a practical man in both lines. In 1878,
he entered the service of G. F. Culmer & Co. wholesale grocers,
as saleman, a position he held for six years, when he became a
member of the present firm, taking the road in its interests,
being the first traveling salesman that ever went out in the
interests of a Salt Lake house.
In 1885 he became manager of the several industrial enter-
prises in which the firm was interested, and is at present general
manager of the paint, oil and window glass department and of
the factory. He is a prominent member of the Chamber of
Commerce, and a director in the Wasatoh Asphalt Company.
He is a man of recognized business abilities and a gentleman,
highly esteemed and regarded in social circles.
Mr. H. L. A. Culmer was born near Canterbury, England,
and came to America in 1867, and in 1868 arrived in Salt Lake,
which he has ever since made his home. In 1872 he became
connected with the wholesale grocery firm of Culmer & Com-
pany, with whom be remained five years. This line of business
not being suited to his taste he left it and engaged in the print-
ing and publishing business, pursuing the same for five years.
During this time be issued the first Directory and Gazetteer of
Utah ever published, and which proved of great benefit to the
entire Territory. He also edited and published the Utah
Miner, a journal devoted to the mining interests of the Terri-
tory, and subsequently started the Journal of Commerce, of
which he is still the editor. In 1881 he was admitted into part-
nership with the present firm, of which he has been one of its
most active members ever since. Mr. Culmer is also an artist
of some reputation, having several times taken the first prize at
the Territorial Fair for best painting in oil of Utah scenery,
and also first prize in water colors. He aleo has a fine reputa-
tion as a descriptive writer, and is highly thought of in the
social spheres of life. Mr. Culmer is now a director in the
National Bank of the Republic.
Taken in all its entirety, individually and collectively, the
firm is one of the strongest in the West, and has done as much,
if not more than any other concern in all Salt Lake in advanc-
ing her interests and in developing the resources of the Terri-
tory, and is deserving of all the commendation we can give it.
Mr. G. P. Culmer,. the head member of the firm, is well
known throughout Utah as an enterprising and go-a-head citi-
zen as well as a sound and able business man. It is through
his superior judgment and keen executive guidance that all the
various interests and departures of the firm have been brought
to a successful issue and established on a firm and profitable
bssis. Mr. G. F. Cnlmer has been prominently identified with
the commercial and industrial development of Utah for the past
twenty-five years, and has aided very materially in the general
work of advancement.
He is president of the Wasatch Asphaltum Company ; pres-
ident of the Mountain Stone Company and director in the Salt
Lake Foundry and Manufacturing Company; also director in
the Salt Lake Soap Company. In all of these large and impor-
tant companies he takes an active part, and his valuable service
and counsel, in their proper direction and manipulation, is
esteemed and appreciated by all co-officials.
Mr. Culmer also has a thorough knowledge of both .the prac-
tical and scientific principles entering into the mechanical arts.
He is an expert on steam power and appliances, and also elec-
tricity, and his advice and suggestions are widely sought after
and relied upon by the people of this community.
JENNINGS & CAINE.
Kire insurance is one of the industries carefully looked
after in Salt Lake and vicinity. Competition has estab-
lished favorable rates, and the leading companies
of the Union and of Knglaud, as well, are repre-
sented here. A large share of these have as agents, Jennings
A Came, whose insurance of fire is a strong factor in local
business affairs. The agency was established in 1890 by Isaac
Jennings and Joseph E. Caine. The firm represents six corn-
California, with a capital of $600,000, assets of 81,284,679. A
very large insurance business has been done in the few montlis
in which the new agency has been in operation. Mr. Jen-
nings is in the stock raising business and is also interested in
mining. He has a herd of 4.0110 head. He is a director in the
Mammoth Mining Co., of Tintic, and the Yampa at ]iiiii;hiim.
He went into the cattle business at the age of fifteen years and
has been in it for eighten years. His total shipments will IM
about 6dO steers this year.
Mr. C'aine, though he does not pose as a capitalist, controls
' \M ll.-irni Hi.* k.
p*oim,tl> I'alatint- Kir.- limuraoc* Company. of MancbMtor,
Kngland, with capital of $".,' Itaiding. of I'ennnyl-
Mth ii pm,|ii|, capital of ftfjO.OOO and ameU ?
WMtorn Ainnru-. of I ..rout... with n |.i-i.l u|, eapitul of ('<i*i.-
iNOand aaM>ta amounting to fl.Mni.nui; i),.. Anirm'an. of New-
ark. V .1 . with mMi amta of WWfM and rarplun of SI.
>4.HM and the K.fna.f.f Iltirtford, n mpitalof 40,000 MMU
to th xtnt of $lf),4.'.7,4!>7. and a urpliu of H.ma,77f.,and the
mi. I nmniignfl a niimlmr of tho Inrgmt |>r<i|xTtieH in Kail Lake
!! anil IIIH wife own it half interiHt in tin- Hooper
Kiiilding anil in tin- 1 >yr HuiMing. HII,| in addition to theM
Mr. Crniiie luui tin. i-tirti- './.in. /,. nianaueiniMit i.f otln-r proper-
tiMaggregHtint; over half a million dollar* in vain*. He in anon
of II..., .l..|,n T. Caine, the present delegate to CongreM from
I 'I,,!,.
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AMERICAN NATURAL GAS COMPANY.
In speaking of the early Mormon settlers, and speculating
as to their reasons for selecting this particular spot out of the
endless stretch of country then uninhabited and at their com-
mand, it has often been remarked, that here, they found
gathered together within one small radius, a combination of
resources and latent wealth, embracing almost everything of
value, contributory to the requirements and sustenance of man.
That this supposition is well founded is conclusively authen-
ticated by the fact that the Tenitory of Utah does contain
almost every element of intrinsic worth that is universally
sought after.
Recent discoveries and developments, however, establish
the existence of certain natural resources, located contiguous
to our largest centers of population that were never thought of,
or even suggested to thote early pioneers. Tbeee new discov-
eries consist in a natural production of such vast importance to
our growth and welfare as to practically revolutionize the
source of supply of an indispensable adjunct to the advance-
ment of civilization,
viz.: light and fuel;
and this promised
revolution comes to us
in the form of natural
gas. which exists at a
reasonable depth in
inexhaustible quanti-
ties midway between
Ogdeu and Salt Lake
City. The tests, ex-
periments and develop-
ments are thus far most
gratifying, and make
the appropriation of
the gas for practical
use in both cities a
feasible undertaking.
Kvidences of the
existence of natural gas
in the vicinity have
been noticed for a long
time, and it has even
been used in a small way
by near-by residents,
but not until Prof. VVrn.
Lay, a geological ex-
pert from Oil City,
Penn., visited this sec-
tion and pronounced,
after making careful
observations, the lay of
the country and the
iudicatious to be almost
identical with the
famous oil and gas
fields of Pennsylvania
had any serious interest
been taken.
Following this re-
port, however, a com-
pany was organized and
incorporated under the
laws of the Territory of
Utali for the purpose of
getting control of the
iaad and makiugf urther
investigations, and it
was not long before the AMERICAN NATIONAL
correctness of Professor Lay's predictions was fully verified.
This company, under the title, American Natural Gas Com-
pany, now owns and controls about 6,tOO seres of land situated
north and west of Salt Lake City, about eight miles distant,
extending to the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and including
that portion of the Lake between the Antelope, Oquirrh, Farm-
iogton and Wasatch Faults.
The geological structure is all that could be desired, and the
surface indications show over twenty-five distinct flows of gas.
A well nearly 600 feet in depth has already been bored,
from which there is a free flow of dry gas with a pressure of
150 pounds. This well has been sunk merely for the purpose
of supplying sufficient fuel to operate the machinery used in
boring another large ten-inch well, to go down 2,000 feet, or
whatever distance is required in order to strike the Trenton
This new well will produce sufficient gas to supply both
Salt Lake City and Ogdeu with cheap lisht and fuel for all
purposes, and for many years to come. Besides the incalcu-
lable benefit accruing to both cities consequent upon the
introduction of light and fuel in such a cheap and convenient
form a great stimulus will be given to the manufacturing in-
dustry, offering unexcelled induct ments to those wishing to
engage in the manufacturing busiresp, not only in the cities
above named, but at any point along the pipe line conducting
the gas to them. What, a boom this new and valuable agent
for the supply of fuel in any quantity will be to the Territory
of Utah, with her immense and varied stores of wealth, it seems
impossible to estimate. She is uoted for the extent and rich-
ness of her deposits of gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, iron and
other precious metals, to say nothing of the exhaustless quan-
tity of sulphur, alum, borax, arsenic, titanium, alabaster, onyx
and other valuable stones. The immense iron deposits alone
demand a cheap fuel. Iron can here be delivered at the reduc-
tion works for at least twenty per cent, less than in most sec-
tions of the East, and an analysis shows it to be a superior
quality.
The American Nat-
ural Gas Company
itself, proposes erecting
a large chemical works
in the near future to
supply cheap chemicals
for the refining of bul-
lion, and with the
advent of this new in-
stitution the refining of
all the bullion in the in-
termountain country is
destened to take place
in this vicinity, where
cheap chemicals and
fuel are to be had.
It will probably be a
question of but a few
months, judging from
the vigorous and
energetic manner in
which the company is
at present pushing oper-
ations, before the citi-
zens of Salt Lake City
will know of the merits
of natural gas as a fuel
product by actual test
and usage.
The company is com-
posed of some of our
wealthiest and most en-
terprising men, aud no
time or money will be
spared in the prosecu-
tion of the work. Mr.
James F. Woodman, the
President, is well-known
as a man who never de-
lays in the carrying out
of his undertakings,and >
is quick to invest capital
when his superior jndg
ment tells him that
the project is a feasible
one. Mr. Henry L.
Driver is also a desira-
OA8 COMPANY WELL. ble man to have con-
nected with such an important and vital enterprise. He is
known to the people of Salt Lake as one of our leading and
prosperous business men. He is energetic and well-to-do, and
has at heart the interests of what he believes will be the great-
est lift the Territory has ever had, and devotes much of his
personal attention to the work, watching its progress with
keenest interest.
Mr. P. L. Schmidt, Superintendent and Manager, is a most
valuable man to thia enterprise, having formerly had much
experience in other gas-fields.
WATSON BROTHERS.
No place of any size is fully supplied with the necessities of
civilization without such works as the above, and in the com-
pilation of this work the editors would have been derelict in
their duty, bad they neglected or omitted to mention the same.
To build np a great city re<|iiiree enterprises of every legiti-
mate nature. Each and every one has a bearing in the shaping
and building up of great interests. None of them is without
inrlueuce ami prestige. ' >f the numerous enterprises in the
west, engaged in business as the above, none has obtained a
wider rangeof usefulness and higher reputation than the estab-
lishment of the Watson Bros. The business was inaugurated
nearly a quarter of a century ago. and step by step has climbed
up the ladder of prosperity until Uje top round is almost in
wight. The enterprise occupies three large yards where from
fifty to eighty men are employed, while traveling representa-
tives bring in large orders from I'tnu, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming. The firm are builders and contractors ; dealer* in
tombstones, monuments, plaster, center pieces, and wholesale
marble dealers, and make a specialty of marble, iron and slate
mantels, marble, sandstone and tile hearths. A visit to the
yards of this firm revealed a ecene of busy activity that is diffi-
cult to describe. Scores of busy and skilled mechanics were
applying the chisel, hammer and other tools in shaping the
rough stone into beautiful and costly monuments to the
memory of dear loved ones who had crossed the river Styx and
are now waiting upon the other shore for those they left
behind. Monuments large and small, monuments costly, and
others at moderate cost, were seen in endless profusion.
Many of them were finished and were fine specimens of the
handiwork of man and a tribute to the skill and progress of the
artist in this modern age of advancement. The manager of
this enterprise, Mr. Joe. M. Watson, is a practical mechanic-, a
thorough master of the art and avocation he follows, ami by
many years experience has fully qualified himself for all th
duties and details of the business. The marble and stone work
is under the management of Mr. S. M. Barrett, who is also a
practical man and skilled mechanic. He personally superin-
tends all the details of the work and has demonstrated bis effi-
lency by the excellence of the work turned out. The archi-
tectural department is under the direction of that young and
rising artist, Mr. I;. Bowman, who is also in charge of the
extensive stoueyards on the line of the Hio Grande Western
Itailway. He is an energetic young gentleman, prompt and
reliable in all his business transactions, and highly esteemed
in social circles.
The firm of Watson Bros, has the confidence of the public
to an unlimited extent and is deserving of the large patronage
so generously accorded it.
THE BURTON-GARDNER COMPANY.
In H r-a reful review of each important branch of trade in the
<-it> of Halt Lake,* none will lx found to be of more importance
than the lumber business. In a populous and growing section
of tin- country snob as this city is, there are no branches of
trade that command more attention, and patronage than that of
the company which heads this article. The lumber industry
offers to the pa blio such articles as are iudit-pensibl.-, an.! >ii
consequence meets with a ready rmtronnge. The Burton
(iardner Company WHS incorporated on Felmrirv I, Ixs7. with
11 capital Mock ,f $21 H 1,0111) for the purpose of dealing in lumber
and the manufacture of combination fence, SBH!I. doom. blimlH
and nil kimlii of mill work. The officers are \V S liurton,
President; W.C. Burton. Manager, and Oeo. K. IV.lt. Secretary.
r'tor> IxMird comprises W. S. Burton, I. <J llr.lv. ( ).
II ll.,r,l>. I. \V Weil-r. IMiiu. Morrm. H . I >inwiN,dey nnd W.C.
I'.iirtnn Tl ompany does business through I'tah. Montana.
Idaho and Colorado, and transacts an annual business of
$280,000. I >eH of this plant niimU-r sixty, and tlie
pay-roll is very large in consequence. The factorv and yards
and main office are located on the corner of Kighth South im.l
State Koid and are very commodious an. I convenient. Ti,..
plant covers two and one-half acres of ground, and the planing
mill in a large structure of two stories, portion of which is of
frame JiixU) f.j ,,, dimensions, while another part
of the building in a brick structure 40xfiO feet in dimensions,
thus making the largest Moor surface of any similar institution
in UM Territory
The mill is supplied with all the modern machinery neoes-
Mry for the rapid transaction of th>- immense business enjoyed
by the company. The corporation in noted for the eioelient
management with which it is conduct*. I. and has a refutation
for honesty and integrity of purpose that is not excelled by any
oilier similar institution of it* kind in the country The com-
pany exercises a powerful inHuenoe for gixnl upon the ootnmu-
i tin- matter of pitwperily and general welfare
I erntory, and m an industry that in justly deserving of all the
patronage that can be ooordsd it.
HOTEL CULLEN.
Among the many fine hotels in Salt Lake which, by a career
of popularity and generous patronage, have become part and
parcel of the city itself, the "Cullen" is well worthy of an
extended notice in the pages of this work. The present host,
Mr.S. C. Kwing, opened the house to the public in Octolier.
1887, and by his uniform courtesy and attention to guests has
made the "Cullen" a favorite with the traveling public. This
popular hostelry is a magnificent five-story brick building.
T.'ix'JiK) feet dimensions, and provided with all the modern appli-
ances for safety and comfort. It has one hundred sleeping
rooms with a capacity of one hundred and fifty guests, a dining
room capable of seating one hundred and twenty-live people,
and two large elegant parlors. Iuaddition.it has a splendid
bar, bath and reading rooms, and in fact all the conveniences
in keeping with the first-class character of the modern hotel.
The entire building is heated by steam and lighted by electric-
ity A forty-horse power engine furnishes the power for eleva-
tor, beating and laundry purposes, and there is water on every
floor. All of the rooms are in direct communication with the
oflice by means of electric wires and buttons, thus insuring
HtrTKI. ( t l.l.l S.
prompt attention to calls and rapid fulfillment thereof. The
menu of the house is unsurpassed by any hotel west of the
Missouri river and this side of the Pacific rout. The table is
constantly supplied with all of the best substantial in the
market, and all the delicacies and luxuries in their respective
seasons. The culinary department is presided over by some of
the best chefs in the country, while the dining room attendants
are trained and practiced employes, who are very polite and
attentive to the wants and comfort of guests. The hotel
employs a force of forty-eight persons, all of whom, from clerk
down to bell-boy, are courteous and obliging to all who are
fortunate enough to be domiciled beneath its roof. The land-
lord, Mr. Kwing, is an old experienced hotel man, having been
in the business in Salt Lake'for eighteen years, and is known
from Maine to California ax one of the most genial, pleasant
and iiecomodating hosts in all the limd. Possessing a large
experience he is thoroughly practical in his line, ami can
always be found in perfect accord with the wants nn.l demands
of the traveling public. Under his proprietorship the Cullen"
is recognized as a favorite stopping place by all who \isit Salt
Lake, either on business or pleasure, as they are always made
to feel at home within its walls. Taken in its entirety, th-re is
no better place at which to put up in Salt Luke than the.
"Cullen."
C. H. PARSONS' BOOK STORE.
In every community there are men whose iictmlj , enterprise
and strong business talents bring them into prominence men
in whose hands a branch of business, is built up and manNged
with such skill that it assume* a prominent position in the
mercantile affairs of acity. Hnch a gentleman and such bus -
DM* M that of Mr. C. H. Parsons at I'.i S. Mam St. II.. estab
Imbed bis present enterprise in Salt Lake in I 1 -*! an. I by pru.l
ent management, ami a thorough and practical koOWMdfVof
the business, the same has Iteen brought to its present large
Hii.l growing proportions. Mr. Parsons occupies two Moors of
nt building where I arnes stock of an average of
<.-k embraces books, stationery, fanrv .
and all articles usually found in a first .'Imw store of this char
acter. lie also keeps on hand the latest standard periodicals
and newspapers. He transacts both a wholesale ami retail
trade and doe* an annual business of $<'i(l,l<Kl. He sells gixxls
throughout Washington. Nevada, I'tah. Idaho. Wyoming. MOD-
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tana, Arizona and New Mexico and is gradually pushing his
operations into other fields and pastures new. Mr. Parsons is
& native of Iowa, but has been a resident of Utah for ten years
and is thoroughly identified with the interests of the city he
hi\8 chosen for his home and the pursuit of his business. He
is an active business man of high standing in commercial
circles and a gentleman of sterling worth. Promptness and
reliability are leading characteristics and he is deserving
of unlimited patronage.
Mr. Parsons has been very active in all work for the advance-
ment of Utah, a worker in the liberal party from the first aud
rejoices in the progress due to its efforts. He has been one of
the It aders in church, Sunday school, Y. M. C. A. and Y. P. S.
C. E. work. The success of the Y. M. C. A. is due to his efforts
more than to any other one man. He was its secretary the
first year and labored constantly for its upbuilding. He is
the secretary of the Utah Y. P. S. C. E. Union, and of the Utah
S. S. Association and the rapid advancement of these causes is
also largely due to his untiring activity.
He is ever ready to assist by personal effort and financial
aid, whatever tends to upbuild, uplift, and advance the best
interests of the city and territory.
THE CONTINENTAL.
An important item of information for the visitor to Salt
Lake City, whether he comes from adjoining parts of the
country or Territory, or from a farther field, is where he
can find comfortable accommodations during his sojourn in
the city where, in short, he will be made to feel most at
home. Salt Lake City has no lack of first-class holsteries,
where the visitor, tourist or business man can find comfortable
accommodations, and among these are the Continental Hotel ,
which is first-class
in all its arrange-
ments and appoint-
ments. It is cen-
trally located, be-
ing within one
block of the post-
office, and main
business center of
the city, one block
from the Taber-
nacle and Temple
Square, and with
electric lines pass-
ing it in all direct-
ions. This hotel
has lately been re-
fitted throughout
by the present pro-
prietor, Mr. M. H.
lieardsley, who has
taken great pains to ensure the highest degree of comfort for his
guests. The hotel is a large brick structure, 75x200 feet in di-
mensions, has 115 sleeping rooms and a capacity of 150 people.
The dining room is large, airy and light, and seats 135 persons.
A large and elegant parlor furnishes additional pleasure to
patrons, and a fine bar and billiard room is attached to the
house where the thirsty can regale themselves with choice li-
quid refreshments, and where lovers of the scientific game of
billiards can handle the cue and punch the ivory to their hearts'
content. The house is lighted by gas and electricity. Water
on every floor, and all the rooms provided with the most ap-
proved modern electrical appliances conducive to convenience
and comfort. The hotel has a force of forty-five employes who
are trained hands in the business, and attentive to the patrons
in all their various departments. The proprietor, Mr. M. H.
Beardsley, is an old and popular hotel man, being formerly of
the Palmer House at Green River, Utah. He is regarded by
the traveling men who have been so fortunate as to partake of his
hospitality, as one of the most genial, pleasant and accommo-
dating landlords in the country. Under his able management,
the Continental is receiving a large share of the public patron-
age, and as long as he remains at the head of it, will continue
to be a favorite hostelry with ' the visitor to Salt Lake
City.
Another feature of the hotel is the admirable arrangement
for families, of which a large number have taken up regular
homes there. Special rates are made for this class of patrons,
and that such rates are satisfactory, is evidenced from the num-
ber who call the Continental their home.
WHITE & SONS COMPANY.
Among the representative commercial enterprises of Salt Lake,
that of the well known firm of White & Sons Company occupy a
position of deserved prominence, and is entitled by
reason of its magnitude, and the great part it has
played in the commercial progress of the city, no less than by
its extensive operations, to a prominent position in this volume.
Identified with the trade and commerce of the city for a period
of fifteen years it has gained a commercial standing second to
none.
The business was founded in 1876 by Wm. White and has
had a successful trade ever since its inception. The enterprise
was incorporated in 1889 with a capital stock of $ 100,000 with
Wm. White, president; J. C. Heywood, secretary, and John H.
White, general manager, who, together with' the following
named gentlemen, Wm. L. White, David H. White, and Ben-
jamin B. Heywood, make the board of directors. The company
are wholesale butchers and cattle dealers and the enterprise is
the largest of its character in the territory. To give the public
an idea of the magnitude of the trade of this concern it is
only necessary to state that they have 1250,000 invested in the
same and nearly one hundred men on its pay roll. The com-
pany owns its own ranches, one of which comprises 80,000 acres
and raises its own cattle for the markets. Last year they
slaughtered the enormous number of 10,000 head of cattle,
25,000 sheep, and 5,000 hogs, and the annual sales reached the
princely sum of a million and a quarter dollars. They are also
heavy shippers of live stock and annually send train loads of
choice cattle and sheep to the Omaha and Chicago markets.
Out on the range their interests are upwards of 10,000 cattle
and 40,000 sheep, to take care of same a large number of men
receive constant employment. The excellent quality of the
meat furnished by this establishment is testified to by all of the
local butchers and thousands of people of Salt Lake City and
Utah generally.
The company in
addition to the
larger capital in-
vested in its
ranches and cattle
are, heavy owners
of realty in Salt
Lake and have
deeds on record
calling for some
of the finest busi-
ness and residence
property within her
limits. The enter-
prise taken in its
entirely is one of
the wealthiest cor-
porations in Utah
and the advantages
that Salt Lake has
THE CONTINENTAL,
derived from this remarkable industry are many in character,
wonderful in extentand powerful factors in the advancement of
its growth, and the development of its resources. The officers and
directors of the company are all prominent men in the com-
mercial and social circles of Utah gentlemen of noted
integrity, and liberal in all their transactions with the world.
The manager, Mr. John H. White, a son of the founder of this
great industry, is a young man, comparatively, in the prime of
vigorous manhood and possesses commercial abilities of a very
high order. Under his able management the concern is rapidly
increasing its business, and the amount of the annual sale this
year will be largely in excess of that of 1890. Mr. White haa a
thorough practical knowledge of his pursuit, is a gentlemen of
broad business views, liberal and charitable to a fault.
DAVIS, HOWE & CO.
This extensive and long established industry has made its
mark on the progressive growth of the city to a greater extent,
perhaps, than any other manufacturing establishment in Salt
[jake. It was inaugurated in 1871 by Nathan Davis and sons,
and succeeded two years after by the present company. Ever
since the enterprise was established it has been regarded as one
of the most important of the territory. The works
are located on First West Street and occupy a space of ground,
212 feet front and running back to a distance of six to ten rods.
The building, occupied as the new chair shop, is a substantial
two-story structure, 40 by 80 feet in dimensions, and fitted up
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with the beet machinery that modem invention can supply.
The products of the works embrace wrought and cast-iron
work, machinery, water jackets, slag pots and carriages, bullion
mi >ulils, tuyeres, car wheels, axles and brass work of every
description. The work of mining machinery is made a spe-
cialty by the company, and its reputation for excellence in this
line, and all other manufactures, is one of the most enviable
in all the territory. Many of the most successful mining enter-
prises of the country use the hoisting works, mills and other
products of this plant, which have established each a reputation,
as to secure, unsolicited extensive orders for machinery from
the mining camps all over the western country. The proprie-
tors of this important industry are A. \V. Davis, A. Howe and
John K. Miller, all old residents nf I 'tali, iiml thoroughly iden-
tified with the interests of the city and territory. All of the
gentlemen have untarnished records as manufacturers and citi-
zens, and are recognized as progressive, public-spirited men,
and are very popular in the community. They have a large
and long experience in their business and give its smallest
details their careful attention. The works have au immense
trade, built up upon the merits of their production. They are
deserving of the success that has attended their efforts, and
worthy of all the patronage that may be accorded them in the
future.
J. W. FARRELL & CO.
The commercial and mercantile industries of Salt Lake
City as they are presented to our view at present show in many
lines of trade and departments of manufacture a growth and
development that must necessarily be very gratifying to her
bnsi ness men. This growth means an increase of the city'*
population, the building of new residences and magnificent
PtoU. bj Hl.ii.l.-r
J. W. KAKKKI.I..
tore house* and a more active trade in supplying the every day
wants of additional people. And it also means new and in-
creased wealth to plumbers and gas fitter*. The name of a
representative bouse in thin line heads this sketoh. and we pro-
pose to give a brief account of its hii<try in . .,i,i,.-.-ti..n with the
indimtriMi ..f II,- ' ! was founded in IHHIl t,y .F. \V Karrell
in, -I rapidly developed into on. of the leading establish menU of
I'tab. The firm does a general gns fitting, plumbing, steam
ln-atitig and ventilating business and make a a|M<riiilt\ -if dme
well* pany in also agent- for the celebrated !(
hot water beaters which DM a material for giving
perfect satisfaction. The comfort and happineMtand th- health
al*> in niHny casee depend Upon its heating, drainage Mini ven-
tilating qualities, and if tleM are perfect exorbitant d>-t..r
l.ill are avoided. The lloynlon heater in perfect in tta work-
ings ami given up by the moot competent judges to be the best
in the Und. It lias been tried and tested for years and ac-
knowlrdffed to lead them all in superiority. The firm carries
an average stock of 116.1100 and does an annual business of
1100,000. Tbe immense bosinesn requires force of thirty em-
ployes who are kept constantly busy. The enterprise was
established by Mr. Parrel! who is a native of New Jersey.
Mr. Farrell emigrated to California twenty years ago where he
remained about eight years and from thence went to Salt Lake
City where he has since continuously reside.!. The premises
occupied by the plant is a large and commodious building
and in all respects well arranged for the purpose.
Mr. Furrell is a thoroughly practical man, with a full know]
edge i if the various details of tin- liiiKiness, superintending all
its minnti:r. He possesses all the characteristics of au Eastern
man, thrift, energy determination and enterprise, and is
i.li-ntilie.l in a most positive manner with all the interests of
Salt Lake City.
8. F. BALL & CO.
The iiiiijority.of the human race are fond of the sweet things
of this life. This aptly applies not only to the young but to all
ages and sexes. This taste for sweet things also extends to all
nations, and the manufacture of candies and confections has in
consequence assumed large proportions. A number of enter-
prises of this character are in operation in Salt Lake, promi-
nent among them being the firm of Mall & Co. who run the
popular Globe Cafe at 24 Main Street. These gentlemen are
refreshment contractors, and pastry cooks of a high reputation.
They are dealers and manufacturers of ice cream, candies and
cakes, furnish every description of confectionery on short
notice, get up suppers to order, and furnish ornamented wedding
cakes in any style. The establishment was started in 1889, and
the gentleman have had a very successful run of business ever
since. In addition to the stock mentioned they have a large
and varied assortment of wedding ornaments for rental purposes
in connection with wedding suppers and banquets. The firm
occupies the first story ami ImseiiMiit of acommodious building
J'J\l~i<i feet in dimensions, in which is employed H force of twenty
assistants. A large engine and boiler supply the necessary
power for operating tin- plant. The firm has already built up
an annual trade of $5(i.(HK) and sells goods throughout Utah,
Idaho and Wyoming. The members of the firm. Messrs. x K
Hall and H. A. Tucket are prominent and able business men and
stand high in the commercial community. The later has been
a candidate for councilman and is well known in politics He
is also highly esteemed in social circles, being an accomplished
music-inn, and occasionally leads the great Tabernacle choir.
M r. Ball is an accomplished exponent of the culinary art and
ranks as the peer of any in the country in the profession. He
has been instructor of the t'nity Chili cooking school, composed
of the leading soc-iety ladies of Salt Lake. His services in this
direction have been highly complimented and as a caterer he
has few equals and no superiors in the country.
HENRY F. CLARK.
Among the many industries that contribute to tint advance
ment and development of the commercial interests of Salt Lake
City, in a very marked and material degree, is the merchant
tailoring establishment of Mr. ll.-nry !'. Clark, at No (','" State
Street, which was founded in 1SNO. A steady application to
the business, together with a thorough knowledge t-f all its
details baa brought Mr. Clark many customers who are his
patron* still, and will, in all probability, remain such for an
indefinite period. Mr. Clark has always pursued a liberal
policy with customers, and by this means has made many
friends who patroiii/e him to a large extent. At IHK house will
be found all styles of the very U--t foreign and domestic (.-nods,
which he makes up at reasonable prices, and in the very latest
-Ule Mr Clark is a practical and skilled artist in his line,
mid in order to secure the best fits, he personally takes all
measures, and gives the details of the work his direct supervis-
ion and attention. HIM advantages and experience enable him
to offer inducement* to i-imtoiiierH that cannot be excelled by
her eshiMiHhment in the cit>, and he numbers, in oonse-
que a" hi- patron-, some of the lending business men and
prominent citizens of Salt Lake. His word can always In-
implicitly -i-hed upon an to the quality of goods, but his large
and increiu-ing trade in sufficient ami stronger eviden.
we could give us to the merit and popularity of hi e nterpriFe.
The gentleman makes Hints from Si~> to #"."> acconimg to qual-
ity and IrimingH and guarantee* HHlinfartioii in e\ery caw. He
is a native of Kngland but has reside. I in 1'tah for eighteen
years, and mav. therefore, lie ranked among the old settlers.
tegarded as an honorable, enterprising and liberal nier
ohant, who has prosecuted a sueeesufnl business through the.
,ate channel* of ct r 'd is fully entitled to the
confidence and esteem in which he is held by the public.
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THE WALKER HOUSE.
AB the main commercial point in the Territory, Salt Lake City
commands a position that imperatively calls for first-class
accommodations of large capacity, and under able management.
IL this regard the city will be found in all respects capable of
maintaining a reputation equal to that of any leading city of the
country, being in the possession of several houses unsurpassed
in their appointments and the excellence of their supervision;
all of which tends greatly to increase the comfort of guests
and visitors. In confirmation of these assertions, it is only
necessary to refer to the well known Walker House, under the
management of that prince of hotel keepers, the genial and
accommodating Major Erb. This popular hostelry was refitted
and reopened by the Major in 1877 at a cost of 8 13,000, and
from the fact that the Walker House is known from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, and from the great Northern
Lakes to the Quit of Mexico, deserves extended recognition in
this work. The hotel is a handsome four-story brick edifice,
is conducted on the European plan, contains 110 sleeping
rooms, with a capacity
of 130 guests, two large
parlors, diningroom,
reading, bath, bar and
billiard rooms and all
the necessary appur-
tenances and conven-
iences tending to the
comfort of patrons.
The rooms are sup-
plied with all the
latest electrical appli-
ances, thus insuring
quick communication
with the office, and
therefore the rapid
supplying of the wants
of guests. The entire
building, which is
85x131) feet in dimen-
sions, is lighted by >
gas and electricity anil '
heated by steam. An
improved modern
hydraulic elevator fur-
nishes the power to I
carry guests to and .
from their rooms, with :
ease, safety and dis- i
patch, and fifty-rive
employes minister to
their wants. The
features of this hotel
which go to make up
its high reputation fire
not of a fastidious
character, catering ex-
clusively to the simu-
lated taste, but
everything in hotel life
essential to comfort
and Inxuryhas been
employed in its equip-
ment And Arrangement.
Major Erb, the pro-
prietor, is a represen-
tative specimen of the
traditional, "mine host." lie is oneof the most pleasant and
accommodating hotel men in the United States, and those who
stop with him once never fail to patronize him again when
visiting Salt Lake City. The Major has been in the hotel busi-
ness ever since he reached the age of twenty-four years and is
therefore a practical man in all respects. Twenty-three ago
he ran a hotel in Quincy, 111., coming from there to Utah two
years later and taking charge of the depot hotel in Ogden,
which he ran successfully for six years. That life as a hotel-
keeper is made pleasant and "something worth living for " to
the Major is evidenced from the fact that when he began the
business he weighed only 145 pounds, but now pulls down the
scales to the 245-pound notch. The Major is an ideal land-
lord and deserving of the popularity and patronage that is so
freely and liberally accorded him. During the past season the
house has been completely renovated, and on October 1st, 1891,
was opened as a first-class European hotel. Two large, fine
restaurants are run in connection with the hotel. The table
and cuisine is the very best the market affords, and the trade
is of the very highest class people among the citizens of Salt
Lake and traveling public.
The Walker House is at present altogether the most popular
and desirable stopping place in the city, and under Major Erb's
able and efficient management is destined to remain so.
THE WALKEK HOUSE.
HUGHES FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.
The fruit, produce and commission business has, of late years,
assumed large proportions throughout the entire country and
is now, in fact, one of the most important industries in the
land. The dealer in this line of commodities supplies the peo-
ple with many of the necessities of life, and therefore occupies
a prominent position in the busy marts of trade. Salt Lake
has several houses of this character, among which, that are
deserving of mention in this work is that of the Hughes Fruit
and Produce Co.,whose office and warehouse is located at 114
W. First South Street, or telephone 542. It was inaugurated
by Messrs. Hughes & Carpenter, in the beginning of the pres-
ent year. S u b a e -
quently, Mr. Hughes
purchased the interest
of Mr. Carpenter and
succeeded to the entire
business. Mr. Hughes
is an extensive, strictly
wholesale, dealer in
fruits, produce and
game, and makes a
specialty of handling
fine creamery butter,
eggs, poultry, Cali-
fornia and Utah fruits
and vegetables, of
which he has always
on hand a fresh and
bountiful supply. The
enterprise is conveni-
ently located in a large
commodious building
wnd basement, 25 by
1 20 feet in dimensions,
with a large warehouse
on the railroad tracks
for the storage of
goods. Mr. Hughes
in the short time that
he has been engaged
in business in Salt
Lake has built up a
very large trade, which
extends through Utah,
Montana, Idaho and
Colorado. Mr. Hughes
is agent for Boyd <fe
Der vines, celebrated
fruit packers, of River-
side, California, also
sole agents for the
Prussing Vinegar Com-
pany, of Chicago, for
this territory, and
agent of the Co-
operative Fruit Com-
pany, of New Castle,
California. From
these packers and dealers he receives the best line
of fruits that the Golden State can produce. He makes a
specialty of handling California and Utah fruits, vegetables, in
car-load lots. Mr. Hughes is a native of California but left
there about eleven years ago, and went to St. Louis where he
was employed two ytars as United States Quartermaster's
agent, after which he went to Kansas as agent for the Adams
Express Company with whom he remained four years. After-
wards he went to Trinidad, Colorado, as agent forthe Denver &
Rio Grande Express Company, but owing to the altitude of
that place, his health became impaired, and he resigned going
to Kansas again, where he engaged for some time in the whole-
sale business of shipping eggs and poultry. He finally dis-
posed of his business, however, and came to Ogden in May,
1890, and formed a co-partnership in the Midland Produce
Company of that city, and was manager of the same for one
year when he came to Salt Lake and started his present enter-
prise.
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E. I. PITTMAN.
The jewelry business in Salt Lake City is admirably repre-
sented by Mr. K. I. Pittman, located at 221 South Main Street.
Mr. I'ittmiiii is a highly proficient jeweler. He has every
facility at his command for turning out the very best class of
popular with the traveling public, enjoying a large patronage in
consequence. The house is centrally located, contains 100
sleeping rooms with a capacity of 250 guests. The dining room
is large and commodious, seating 100 people. The building
proper is 58x130 feet, a five-story brick structure, lighted by
electricity, steam beat and water on every floor, and electric
bells connecting with every room. A fine large airy parlor af-
fords much comfort and convenience for the guests. An ele-
gant billiard parlor, bar, barber and bath rooms are attached to
the hotel, and conducted under the management of the house.
The hotel is supplied in a liberal and generous manner, with
all the substantial, as well as the delicacies of the season being
served up daily to its guests.
The proprietor, Mr. J. H. Clark, is an old hotel man of twenty
years' experience and is one of the most genial hosts to be met
with from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
The manager, Mr. K. Mulford, has also bad a large and
viirii-d experience in the hotel business, and possesses the
faculty of making all his guests feel perfectly at home. Under
such management, the Morgan is very popular and gaining
daily in favor with the public.
K. L. I'lTTMAN.
work.
In his well appointed work-room, will be found every
convenience and utensil known to the jewelry business.
Watches, clocks and jewelry are repaired promptly and satis-
factorily, special attention being paid to this branch of the
business by Mr. Pittman in person.
The store is handsomely furnished and fitted np with every
modern appliance that can add to the at-
tractiveness of the display of rare and costly
goods with which it is replete. The stock
is varied, comprehensive and carefully
selected for it* intrinsic viilue, and the
beauty of its workmanship and liniHli.
Mr. Pittman recently came from l-'.nms.
Texas, where he has been engaged in the
jewelry business forseveral years. He served
H long und thorough apprenticeship at the
basiness, and has acquired a perfect knowl-
edge of his trade through years of arduous
practice and study, of the watch-maker's,
jeweler's and engraver's art.
Mr. Pitt man carries a $10,000 stock of
.li.inr.ii.l-. watches, clocks, jewelry, silver
itn. I plated ware, spectacles, eta, and can
furnish any article or perform any class of
work that comes within the province of the
jeweler. He is also an expert engraver,
and his work in thin cli;,-.-ti.,n is noted for
beauty of design and perfection of tininh.
Mr. rittmari has located in Salt Lake
City within the past year, and has already
established a desirable reputation as an ex-
cellent business man and esteemed
MORGAN HOTEL.
I lew of thu mewl intermit ing feature*
aod enterprise* of Suit Iwike City ,,ni,|
be incomplete witlimil n dewrii>tin f her
principal hot* In, and among thene. the
Morgan, located at 141 W. Kirrt South Ht.
one of the leading positions, being
in all rrsuvcU. among the most modern nnd
BpleLely fitted up and brst equipped in
nii.M. Tli IN house was ooljr opened
May 1st, 18U1 . but has already become very
W. D. BOWRING.
The business of a green grocer is one of considerable magni-
tnde in any large city, and is a very desirable enterprise to
have in any community. Among those engaged in industries
of this character in Salt Lake City, is W. D. liowring,
dealer in fruits, vegetables and poultry lit '2>'< S. Main street.
Although the <^entleman has only been in business in the city
for five years he has already built up a large trade and num-
bers his regular customers by the score. One reason of this is
t hut he is a practical man in his line having bad eight years
experience in the same before starting, on his own hook.
Another reason of his success is that he carries a tine and large
stock of vegetables and fruits in season and makes a specialty
of poultry. In addition to these articles, he carries a varied
line of canned goods, and a fine stock of tobacco and cigars.
Mr. Itowringisa native of Utah and has consequently grown
np with the country. He is well known in the country ns an
able business man and is highly esteemed and regarded by all.
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HOTEL TEMPLETON.
To properly conduct a hotel is an art with which few are
familiar. Its requirements are far more exacting than those
unfamiliar with the business are wont to suppose. No other
calling, we are bold to assert, necessitates as broad an under-
standing of human nature. It administers to the susceptible
side of humanity. It deals with the sordid, the acrimonious,
the fastidious and the prudish. It caters to the interminable
shades of tastes, and endeavors to gratify the palates of every
individual who seeks its hospitality. In fact, it strives to pro-
vide homes satisfactory to myriads of home seekers. Those
who have the care of any single household, who are expected
merely to please and study the work of the family circle, do
not, by any means, rind the task an easy one, but when they
perform their work well they are always spoken of as excellent
house-heepers. But if they were asked to preside over hun-
dreds of homes, assume the culinary responsibilities, furnish
airy and light sleeping rooms, as well as to look after the bag-
gage and personal effects of each member, we are afraid the
hampering burdens would well nigh distract their mind and
exhaust their patience. But this is precisely what every good
hotel is called upon to do. Who can estimate the breadth of
conception or degree of executive ability, characteristic of the
proprietor of a first-class hotel? Modern conveniences go far
toward reducing labor
and providing for the
comfort of guests, but
withal, the vital function
of a hotel rests upon its
management, and the
public are to be congrat-
ulated upon their good
fortune in having at their
disposal such a well kept
and appointed hotel as the
Hotel Templeton, of Salt
Lake City. This popular
hostelry was opened to
the public in November,
1890, by the Central Hotel
Company, a corporation
composed of D. C. Young,
President; G. M. Cannon,
Vice-President ; A. C.
Young, secretary; Alonzo
Young, Manager. The
board of directors con-
sists of the three first
named gentlemen to-
gether with L. G. Hardy,
and Geo. H. Hardy.
The hotel occupies a
magnificent six-story
brick structure, centrally
located just across the
street from the famous
TempleSquare.and guests
are afforded grand views
from all the windows. The
hotel is of modern design
and furnishings, the par-
lors especially beingsplen-
did specimens of the up-
holster's and decorator's
handiwork. It has
seventy rooms with accommodations foroue hundred and twenty-
five guests if necessary. An elegant reading room, together with
barber shop and bath room are to be enjoyed at this hotel,
while the rooms are provided with electric appliances and elec-
tric lights, that add much to the comfort and convenience of
the guests. The elevator is constructed upon the most modern
approved plan and is rapid and safe. The rooms are all models
of elegance and good taste, elaborately furnished in new
material of latest designs. The culinary department is pre-
sided over by some of the finest cooks the continent can pro-
duce, the table is supplied with the most choice via' ds
that can be obtained and every attention is paid to the comfort
of guests. One important feature of this hotel and one most
conducive to comfort and pleasure is the fact that the dining
room is on the top Moor, and the rooms, parlors, reading rooms,
etc., are free from any odor that emanates from the culinery
department. Another feature of this arrangement is the mag-
nificent view that the guest has while eating his meal. Prom
the dining room of the Templeton, one of the most grand views
ot the city and valley can be obtained, thus combining the pic-
turesque with the substantial at one and the same time. This
fact occasions food for conversation among guests thus pro-
longing the time for meals and giving a greater zest thereto in
the enjoyment of the same and greatly aiding nature in its
work of digestion. This hotel is patronized by the best class
of people from all over the world, and many expressions of
praise of the hotel and its management have been heard from
travelers who were so fortunate as to be entertained beneath its
roof. The management of this hotel is very popular with the
traveling public and exceedingly courteous and attentive to the
wants and comforts of guests.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
THE PACIFIC LUMBER & BUILDING COMPANY.
The lumber and building interests of any community occupy
a prominent position in the rank of important factors that go
to make up the commercial supremacy of a city. The interests
mentioned involve the investment of a large amount of capital
and the consequent employment of a great many men and the
involving of a large pay-roll, the proceeds of which are largely
distributed among families, and in turn, circulated among
the merchants and business men of the community in which
the industry is located. The Pacific Lumber & Building Com-
pany is one of the most valuable industries of Salt Lake, and
adds very largely to her
material prosperity. The
company is an incorpora-
ted one,with Martin Qarn,
President; Joseph Jensen,
Vice-President, and W.
L. Hansen, Secretary and
Treasurer. The business
of the company is: whole-
sale and retail dealers in
lumber, coal, contractors'
supplies, and manufac-
turers of doors, windows,
sash, blinds, wood-carv-
ing and architects' mater-
ials. That the institution
is a solid one may be in-
ferred from the following
list of directors, com-
prising some of the best
and most favorably known
business men in the Ter-
ritory: George Crismon,
Hyrum Jensen, Christo-
pher Alston, N. J.Hansen,
J. R. Wilson, W. O. Ell-
ridge, Owen S. Hardy,
Lorenzo S. Clark and
Jacob Garn.
The plant of the cor-
poration covers four acres
of ground, with a planing-
mill two stories in height
and 70x90 feet in dimen-
sions. The company has
recently placed in their
planing-mill the latest
improved Dr. Goehr-
iuggo geometrical mould-
ing machine 6x18 feet,
weighing 18,000 pounds,
being the only machine of its kind in use in the western country,
and is in consequence, prepared to furnish geometrical mould-
ings, carved mouldings, etc., for banks, hotels, public buildings
and private residences in any quantity and variety. The motive
power of this mill is two boilers of 50-horse-power each, driven by
a Corliss engine of the most approved modern construction.
The coal office, general office, lecture rooms, library and
tenements occupy 500 feet frontage on Eleventh East Street,
and 157 feet on Twelfth South Street.
The company carries an average stock of 875,000, and is
transacting an annual business of about the same amount,
which, however, has lately been steadily increasing. In the
transaction of this vast business twenty- five men are employed
and the industry thus affords support to a large number of
people. The trade of this firm extends throughout Utah, and
the transactions in consequence will compnre favorably with
any institution in the Territory. The Pacific Lumber & Build-
ing Company, together with the officers and directors, make a
strong combination, and one that competitors will find difficult
to emulate.
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THE KNUTSFOHD HOTEL.
Although Salt Lake City is yet in its infancy the impor-
tance ami magnitude of some of her institutions and building.
exceed by far, some of her older and more pretentious
rivals. In one respect, at Iwst, she is the superior even of
Huch rivals, and that is in the character and nature of her
hotels. Perhaps no better ill nut rat ion of Utah enterprise,
opulence and genius, is afforded than by an inspection r the
new magnificent structure which was opened to the public,
June, 1891. It is undoubtedly the finest, largest nod most
elegantly appointed hotel of any city between the Missouri
Kiver and the 1'iicilic Ocean, and it may truthfully be said that
the height of human ingenuity and skill in this particular line
of enterprise was reached when the Knutsford Motel was com-
pleted. The poet says "A thing of beanty is a joy forever."
and this saying can never be better exempiititd than in view-
ing this massive and elegant structure, towering to a height of
main entrance that leads from the office to the second
floor where are situated the reading and writing rooms,
parlors, banquet, ordinaries, and dining rooms. On this floor
is a broad promenade extending around the interior of the
building, and being under the same sky-light as the office it
commands a full view of the rotunda. The ordinaries are
striking illustrations of what beautiful things nrt can produce.
being large, airy rooms and finished np in the nkill and perfec-
tion of the modern artist. The building itself is practically fire-
proof, and thoroughly ventilated throughout the entire ntnic
lure. The sanitary features are perfect, special attention hav-
ing been directed to this important matter. The dining room
is a model of beauty in elegance, being finished in white with
terra cotta decorations, while the floor is laid in mosaic tilings.
The ceiling is very high, extending the depth of two floors,
while the windows re unique in design and elegant in their
appointments, consisting of stained cathedral glass which gives
a tne of beauty and richness to the appiirtmeut that would be
ditllcnlt to excel. The hotel is supplied with three engines.
Tfc $*&?.
even ntoriea, with iU beautiful walls of grey granit.
in the golden untight of the garden spot of the world. Tin-
mammoth hotel paJaoe waa erected by a stock company at a
coat of $7tt).<m It i. }:\2 by !.!_ r....i. six .tones and baae-
BBeot, with a four lory annex, !& l>> liXI feet. It is const rm-ted
of irniy granite and contain* 2WI room* fur gnenU, either single
or etmnite. of whirh eveiity-rlve are furni- .egaiit
bath room*. In ihlitum i ihm, every Moor i* provided will,
bath rooms, a convenience DO modern hotel ahonld lie
withont Tin- building him four ptibln- ar.d fifty private parlorc,
iMmat dining rooflM, ordinance, l>Hi,<|iiet, bar, reading aud
.' room, aim barber abop and newa room, anil in fact.
II IheonoTMiiMioM that modem ioino> and meohmiical (kill
oonld iDTent and onn- office I* a beautiful wurk !
art, beiog flniched in wbiU nn.l adorned with Urra-cottn
ration* and oxMuiic tiling of the latMt denign* and pat-
ttrna in modrrn art. The great atair-uape in a maa
ive and impoviiig v\i.rk of man'* skill and ing.
oonatructnl of the flnet marble, and facing tbe
one fnr eluctrii 1 |nir|ioseH, one for elevators, and the other for
the laundry.
I'liM kili'hen, Mining rcMinm, pantrieB, help's dining rxKima
and sleeping ii|>iirtnienlN. and all the heat and lighting appli
aDOM. are attnatod in the foiir-htory annex, separate from Ilie
buililing lint i-.iii!:fi-trd by a ooverecf paaenge-wiiy.
All the furnii*liingH of I he hotel are rich and in keeping with
the character "f Hie Htrnctim*. The furniture, niherware,
carpeU, etc., are elegant in det-igu. rirh u m-tnn-i n-:, and
rrprewnt an outlay of 1100,000, The Kuutuford throughout IK
veritable palace and it would aeem thea<Mi>or |,. ir,.,-i,nn ha
lieen reached in iU conttii<-tion nud rurniKhincN The leaaei
OdpnprMof of the hotel is Mr. <i S llolmo*. the former
proprietor of the Continental. HIM! one of the most widely
m d (Nipuhir hotel men in the entir nintrj. The trav-
eling men nil nenr by him nnd under such favoriihle manage-
ogether with the grard chari'ter . f the h..fel. it hna and
will donbtlefw continue to have the cream of public patronage
in Shit l M k.. (
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J. W. JENKINS & SONS.
The immense quantities of harness and saddlery goods used
in the United States invest the industry of manufacturing
these products with an importance that places it at once
among the great branches of trade and commerce. An enter-
prising and reliable institution engaged in this line of busi-
ness is the establishment of J. W. Jenkins & Sons, located at
76 East Second South street, which was founded in 1855 by
J. W. Jenkins, Sr., now deceased, and was succeeded by J. W.,
C. 1L, and S. J. Jenkins. This is the largest house in its line
in Salt Lake City, and we presume the oldest in this section of
the country. Their trade extends throughout Utah, Idaho,
ii SKINS A SONS.
Wyoming, Montana, etc. They occupy a building 47x60 feet,
arranged with due regard to the convenience of their cus-
tomers as well as the eighteen men whom they employ. They
are manufacturers and wholesale and retail dealers in harness
and saddlery hardware. The grade of goods turned from this
establishment maintains a high reputation for general excel-
lence, and in consequence there is a steady demand throughout
the entire West for its products. The trade of this house
today will run over $50,000 per annum and is constantly in-
creasing.
The personnel of the firm, J. W., C. H., and S. J. Jenkins, are
gentlemen who have followed this business all their lives, and
of courpe are thoroughly conversant with it, and are held iu
high esteem by the community for their sterling business
methods and many social qualities. They are gentlemen whose
names are linked inseparably with Salt Lake City and her future
greatness. The cut shown above gives some idea of the
premises occupied. All grades and styles of articles pertaining
to horse equipments are manufactured to order.
They also make tents, awnings and wagon covers, etc.,
which are made by hand, all work guaranteed to be durable
and give entire satisfaction. Strong material and thorough
workmanship are always embodied in the work turned out by
this concern, and a trial will convince patrons that they are
skilled and reliable manufacturers.
TAYLOR, ROMNEY, ARMSTRONG CO.
In a write-up of the industries of the city, it is the object
and aim of the editors of this work, to incorporate all those
establishments that contribute in a material way to the pros-
perity of Salt Lake. Standing conspicuously in the ranks of
the old pioneer firms that have aided to such a wonderful
degree in the development of the city, is the one that heads this
article. The industry was founded in 1869, and incorporated in
1887. The firm are manufacturers, contractors and builders,
also dealers in all kinds of building material and building
hardware. The plant occupies two acres of ground, which is
the property of the company, and employs sixty men in the
transaction of its immense business. A forty-horsepower
engine, of the most approved modern pattern, is used in the
planing mills and sash and door factory, which is a two-story
structure, 50 by 120 feet, where the manufacturing of sash and
doors is carried on daily on a large scale. The officers of the
company are (!. H. Taylor, president and assistant manager;
K. Armstrong, vice-president; Qeo. Bomney, manager, and G.
E. Romney, secretary and treasurer. The directory board
comprises the above gentlemen, with the addition of W. H.
Armstrong, and Heber J. Bomuey. They are all men of com-
mercial ability and very prominent in the mercantile commun-
ity. The industry they represent is of great value to the city,
and is one that reflects credit upon the numerous manufactur-
ing establishments with which Salt Lake City abounds.
GEORGE A. LOWE.
The irrigated farm lands of the Jordan valley and of the
other sections of Utah produce abundant crops. The farmers
here are iu a much more prosperous condition than those of
the states lying to the east of the mountains, being independent
of the climatic conditions so important in that region. Accord-
ingly they are in a position to ask for and get the best
auxiliaries to the pursuit of their avocation. The farm
machinery sold in this section is of the most improved pattern
and the demand being at all times especially brisk, the estab-
lishment of a big business in agricultural implements iu this
quarter depends only on the merit of the goods offered. The
house of George A. Lowe has evidently succeeded in winning
the confidence of the farming community, for the business car-
ried on by it is heavy enough to call for the congratulations of
any. This house was established in Corinne, Utah, in 1870
and removed to Salt Lake in 1874. The concern carries a full
line of all kinds of farming machinery, wagons, carriages and
buggies and caters to every branch of the trade. The
amount of capital invested is about 8200,000, and on this
basis a business .of .$500,000 a year is easily transacted in
the territory alone. Thirty employes are kept busy at the
Salt Lake and Ogden houses, and from this place a business
is carried out over the boundaries of Utah and into Southern
Idaho and adjacent states. In Salt Lake the plant occupies
four buildings for offices, salesrooms and storage quarters, the
ground area being 125 by 350 feet. On this ground sheds are
maintained for wagons and other stock, and the finest display
of carriages and buggies that could be desired is to be found.
Aside from the business of dealer in agricultural implements
Mr. Lowe carries a heavy realty traffic, and owns and occupies
one of the most attractive residences in the city. His business
relations are with the heaviest financiers in the territory, and
he is generally looked upon as a solid citizen and an acquisi-
tion to the city's traffic promotion. He has, amoug the other
special lines represented, the general agency for Peter Schutt-
ler's wagons, which from certain especial points are better
adapted to the peculiar conditions of inter-mountain farming
than most of those offered for the approval of the agriculturist
in this section. The houses which he represents here with
wares are of established reputation in the east, and he is doing
a great deal to extend that high consideration in this region.
THE MODEL STEAM BAKERY.
Within the past five years a most important revelation in
the details of modern science has been the means of opening up
and developing resources that are of incomparable value to the
growth and prosperity of any new community. The establish-
ment that heads this article is the only steam bakery in the
Territory, and is of great benefit to the city from many points of
view. The institution, though only founded in January last,
already transacts a business at the rate of $50,000 per annum.
The trade of the concern already extends to the adjoining
cities and towns and is increasing in volume daily. The plant
occupies a space 100x150 feet in dimensions, and is supplied with
the most approved machinery, the boilers and engines especially
being adapted to a heavy run of business, and the transaction
of the same with ease, rapidity and dispatch. The capacity of
the bakery is five tons of flour, or 1,100 loaves of bread daily.
They also do an extensive business in the manufacture of pastry,
the reputation of which has attained such an excellent charac-
ter that many new orders are constantly being sent in for their
choice brands in this line. The proprietors, Messrs. John P.
Meyer and Leo Eardman, are both natives of Germany, and have
only resided in Utah a little less than one year. They are men
of enterprise and great integrity of character, and will doubtless
erelong attain a high rank in the manufacturing industries of
of Salt Lake and the Territory of Utah. Their establishment
is located on Ninth East, between Fifth and Sixth South streets,
where the owners will be pleased to see any one desiring to be
shown one of the most complete plants in the West. In order
to obtain and hold the trade of the country, they use none but
the finest of high grade flour, which is of itself a guarantee of
the pre-eminent excellence of their manufactures. In the bus-
iness they employ continuously from eight to ten skilled
bakers who are thorough adepts in their profession and posted
in all its details.
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Mr. Hughes is a good business man in every respect, bnt is
especially adapted to the line he has chosen on account of bin
excellent judgment and thorough knowledge of the wants of
the trade. That he is a man held in high esteem in commer-
cial and financial circles, it is only necessary to say that his
business card bears on its face as references, the American
National Bank and Express companies of Salt Lake: C. M.
Condon, banker. Oswego, Kansas; K. ' >. Deming. president
First National Bank, < Mwego; Terrell Bros., Chit-ago; \VellB
Bros., Coffeyville, Kansas. In addition to his high business
qualifications and financial standing, he is a gentleman of
excellent social qualities and is liked and respected by all who
have the pleasure of his acquaintance.
WALKER BROS. AND FYLER COMPANY.
The business enterprise, prosperity and solidity of a eit > . are
in a large measure indicated by the extent and character of its
eommerical houses. The great dry-gooda houses of the country
with their co-relative
branches of trade, have
exercised a powerful in
Hnence upon the welfare
f the communities in
which they ure situated.
and the old. wealthy, and
successful establishments
have became familiar, bv
trade and repntation in
all sections of the land.
The history of Salt Lake
( 'it y, though she is still in
her youth presents many
facts of great interest to
the student of mercantile
history. While its posi-
tion in one of the richest
fertile valleysof the world
gave it iinuHiial inkim
tages, men of ability were
needed to promote and
accelerate development of
its resources. Theordin
ary merchant develops
talents ami '{Utilities in
the lint- of his own trade.
but the requirements of
grow ink' cities fortunately
bring to the front men
of himineM genius, who
not only evidence abili-
ties in their own business
I iy that supreme test suc-
cess, but aid by th.-
wide range of their
capacity and mental <-ali-
ber the general prosperity
ami success of tln>ir f.-l
Iowa, and the wealth ami
reputation of their city
.It Lake has been cm
inently fortunate in the
possession of citizenx of
this elevated stamp, hut
to no i*t of imlivnluals
doe* thisapply with morn
force or distinguish with
more unassuming men thiin tli m.-ml>enof the grout .lr> i."""l-
housetbesnbjeotof this article. I h>- Wnlk.-r I iro' hers started
their present enterpriseon asnm -ind that thebosi-
DMC has grown to snch enormous pto|M>rtioaa axil now possesses,
IK .In.- to the enterprise, push and activity of the... .
resent firm eoDninling of M. II. \Valk-r, President: I. I;
Walker. Vice-Prssident;.l. I: Walker, Jr., Secretary and H \
Manager, was organized an. I im-orp"ru'.'.l in I-.M. Th,.
average mount of stork rarrn-l IH j?jm.iiiHl. with an minimi
Illinium* of g.VKi.K"! The company sm ploy fore* of forty
male and fort) live female clerk* and assistant*, and it trade
IH throughout I'tah. Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wom
ing ami Nevada. The company ooctlpie* an elegant i.ew liri.-k
i.nil.liiik.-. Mom- r., ..',,. - ,x|i;:, feet, winch was erected especially
for the aconmmoiUtion and convenience of its large trad,
trnctnre i handsome one, and a finer or moreoomraodioim
bnsineM borne especially adapted to the dry goods trnde would
be difBclnt to find in all the land. The buildiug is heated by
steam from an engine and boilers of the most approved mod-
ern construction, while the entire edifice from cellar to dome is
lighted by electricity. The building is literally a veritable dry-
goods palace and well worth a visit of inspection by those
who love to view an extensive and first-class dry-goods house.
While it is not the province of this work to indulge in exces-
sive praise of any single establishment, in this instance we feel
that we are not deviating from our rule by asserting, that while
no establishment in the city has achieved a more respectable
position commercially, not one has been conducted upon a
basis more conservative, honorable and liberal, or managed
with a more enterprising and progressive policy than the
Walker Bros, and Fyler Company and that no men stand
higher in the estimation of their fellow men than the members
of the same.
HEESCH & ELLERBECK.
It <s our intention to incorporate in onr review of the imlust
ries and progress of Salt Lake, notices of those business
houses and enterprises
which by reason of their
long duration and the
scale and magnitude of
their transactions are
termed "representative;"
hence in this con nee
tion. the staunch old firm
of Heesch .V Ellerbeek
whose office and business
is on E*st First South
St. between Main and
State, deserves special at-
tention. Established in
1875 it has by pluck,
energy and enterprise,
coupled with fair and
honorable dealing, ob-
tained a front rank among
the commercial inetitu
tions of the city. The
business of the firm is
that of Plumbers, < !as.
Steam Fitter* and dealers
in Steam Heaters, (ias
fixtures and Plumber's
Supplies. They also
Immlle Annunciators,
Burglar Alarms and Elec-
trical Lighting Appli-
ances. They carry one
of the largest stocks in
the West ami employ a
for.v of forty men. Their
annual sales amount to
Hland are constantly
increasing in volumes'
very year. They occupy
an elegant two-story
building which in i.lmii ;i
lily arrange.! for Hie busi-
ness and filled with the
Ix-Nt and most approved
modern htyle of Design
and make Forty fet of
the front part of the I. nild-
ing in reserved for the of
flee and display room.
u.hM: 111:1 K \ i M.H: i i>Mr\Nv inn HIS
where rome of the most handsome andelegantgoo.1- in theline of
plumbing fixtures and electrical appliances, ever seen in any
house greet the eye on every -1.1.- Th- exhibit of this nrra
has attracted universal attention in the city, and is well worth a
vinit hy those who have not lieen fortunate enough to Me It.
The basement is used for machinery and the storage of heavy
Timeas. the firm makes a specialty
of fine plnmhiMk- HI all its details and -MM.- of th.ir work cn
beceen in the tlnewt residence* of the city. Among tliewlH-ing
the Mansions of Itoy.l Park, the ji-wnli-r. VT. S. McCornick,
th- l;.,i,k.-r. P. I. William*, rapt. Paul ami T. <. Webbers of
the / < ' W I . and iimny others, they also did the work in the
Pr.^r-tw building, winch is considered bj experts to be a
remarkable pi.-< f mechanical skill and perfect in all its
magnitude. Mr. lleenoh was the first mechanic to do Military
plumbing in Salt Lake, and no little credit IH due him there-
fore M good work in tin* line contributes largely to the health.
and prosperity of the people of any city, and at the time he
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introduced the same, Salt Lake City was woefully in need of
just such work. He is one of the most experienced and
practical men in this line that could be found in all the
land and is constantly studying the health with a view to
practical and substantial improvements. Both Mr. Heesch and
Ellerbeck are old residents of the city, and are deeply inter-
ested in the prosperity of thecity of their adoption. The magni-
tude of their business operations and the character of the
Washington, Nevada and Wyoming, resulting in the large sales
annually, as mentioned before in this sketch.
One great specialty of the firm is its dressmaking depart-
ment, where a large force of experienced cutters and fitters are
constantly at work in filling the orders that daily come in. This
department is one of the most complete in its line in the
country, and perfect work is the consequence.
The proprietors of this mammoth establishment, Messrs.
same have been substantial factors in the growth and develop- j 6 P r Petors of th
merit of Salt Lake, and this together with their hiuh standing red and kouis Simon, are natives of Germany, and have
! 3 1 ""' ru^iild, I in TTfol* f^. *!* r*n, ' ' ' '
long residence, and larger experience have placed them in the
front ranks of commercial establishments, where it is to be
hoped they may long continue in their present prosperity.
SIMON BKOS.
Ideas and customs which satisfied the tastes and require-
ments of a century ago, would appear incongruous in these
days of progress and enlightenment. Vast changes have taken
place, and phenomenal improvements have been made. The
heroic colonist of 1785, were
he to be suddenly resurrected '
and placed in one of our met-
ropolitan centers, would be
as much dazed as was Rip
Van Winkle when awaken-
ing from his sleep in the Cat-
skills. In the matter of
changes and improvements,
there is probably no more
striking illustration than
that produced among the
votaries of fashion in the
ranks of the fair sex of the
world. The ladies in these
modern times vie with each
other in the matter of elegant
and tasty decorations, and
strive to reach the acme of
perfection in all that pertains
to the beautifying of woman.
A beautiful woman is one
of the prettiest sights of
God's handiwork, and when
adorned and beautified by
the work of art, becomes
one of those irresistible sweet
creatures to whom man de-
lights to render homage and
devotion. A woman is never
well dressed if the head orna-
ment bo deficient, and to the
milliner, as much, if not
more, is due the credit when
the verdict of the public is.
that "there goes a well
dressed woman." In this
line of dress there are con-
stant improvements beine
made, and as customs and
fashions change, the mil-
resided in Utah for the past twenty-two years. They are active,
enterprising and energetic mercantile men, heartily and thor-
oughly identified, with the best interests of the city of their
adoption, and stand high in the estimation of both the commer-
cial and social world. As an evidence of such esteem it may be
cited that Mr. Fred Simon is the President of the Salt Lake
Chamber of Commerce, for which position he was selected on
account of his superior business qualifications, his sterling
integrity and strict honesty of purpose in all the walks of life.
Taking all these attributes into consideration, there is no doubt
but that a bright and happy future awaits this firm in the com-
mercial word, and that it will not be long until it has attained
the highest degree of success which it so justly merits.
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SIMON BliOS.. WHOLE8ALE;MILLINKRY AND DRY GOODS.
liner must keep pace with the spirit of the age and cater
to the needs and requirements of the public demand. In order
to do this the milliner must possess good taste, a keen discrim-
inating taste in the selection of stock, and must also have an
eye 1o the beautiful as well. A firm possessing these qualifica-
tions in an eminent degree is doing business in Salt Lake City
to-day, and its success mainly, has been due that the members
thereof are men who understand their business. The Messrs.
Simon Bros, have been engaged in the wholesale millinery and
ladies' furnishings in Salt Lake since 1880, and have built up
one of the finest trades that seldom falls to the lot of a mer-
chant. The average stock carried is $100,000, and the volume
of trade reaches annually to the magnificent sum of $'20(1,000.
The firm employs twenty male and fifteen female assistants,
making a grand total of thirty-five employes. The establish-
ment has splendid quarters for its business, occupying a three-
story brick structure 60x100 feet in dimensions conveniently
arranged for the requirements of trade. Steam power is used
for heating and elevating purposes. The firm manufactures its
own millinery, in which it employs from ten to fifteen skilled
SOLOMON BROTHERS.
Few of the business houses of Salt Lake can advance PO
many claims to public notice and favor as the one whose name
stands at the head of this article. The age of this, the high
standing which it has always maintained in the mercantile
world, the great reputation it bears all over the West, as well
as the magnitude of its business operations.all unite to render
it eminently deserving of the highest commendation in the pages
of a work devoted to an impartial presentation of the advant-
ages of Salt Lake in a commercial and industrial point of view.
This house has had a most creditable history and prosperous
career. For more than twenty years the Solomon Bros.,
Alfred and James, have been engaged in the business of whole-
sale dealers and manufacturers of boots and shoes at 70 S.
East Temple street. In that time they have built up one of
the finest trades of any house in the city. They occupy a
commodious two-story building for a factory and sale-room
which is filled with choice goods in their line. The factory
gives to forty hands who are constantly employed. Their
artists, and that the goods made are popular, is evident from pay-roll in consequence amounts to a large sum annually and
the fact that its trade extends through Utah, Idaho, Montana, is one of the largest of any house in the city. They carry ail
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average stock of $25,000 and their annual sales ranee from
$60,000 to $75.000. They sell goods throughout Utah, Nevada.
Idaho, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, ami Arizona, and
their trade is constantly increasing, as the character of the
goods turned oat by the firm is of such an excellent quality
as to be constantly in demand all over the wide range of ter-
ritory in which they are sold. The Solomon Brothers came to
s ilt Lake with the pioneers of 1847, and have been continuous
residents ever since. When they landed on the present site of
Salt Lake City, Mr. James Solomon bad wealth to the amount
of just one penny, which he still retains in memory of old times.
He says, to use his own language, "I rub it when I get short
and my courage comes back again." He can now however
count bis dollars instead of pennies all of which he has earned
by hard labor and diligence through thirty-four years of steady
application to business. Alfred Solomon is a Bishop of the
Mormon church in the twenty-second ward, and has always
been one of the most prominent members of the same. The
youngest of the brothers was marshal and chief of police of the
city for four years. Up to the advent of the Liberal party
into power, last year, and during all his official career he was an
honest conscientious man, and a gallant officer. He is uni-
versally esteemed and respected by all who have the pleasure
of his acquaintance, and recognized as a man of ability in
commercial circles. Both the brothers are largely interested
in readily consisting of business property in the city and farms
adjacent thereto. Most of these farms are worth large sums of
money, the brothers having been offered from $500 to 81,000
per acre for the same. They however refused the offer, believ-
ing that Salt Lake and Utah has a wonderful future before
them,* and are therefore willing to trust for greater rewards
when the development of
the city and Territory
shall be more fully accom-
plished. The Solomon
brothers are public-
spirited, liberal and enter-
prising gentlemen, stand-
ing deservedly high, both
as merchants and citizens.
Asa firm they add greatly
to the building up of the
city's interest and deserve
classification among the
leading commercial and
industrial enterprises of
Salt Lake and Utah.
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CLIFT HOUSE.
(n enumerating the
business enterprises of
cities due attention must,
of course.be given to thoce
establishments which
IH for the comfort ami MDnoiMUM of the public, mid to no
class of instill lions does this apply more forcibly than hotels
iiml tii.-ir proprietor*. All cities pride themselves on having
popular hostelries where visitors can be entertained with com
fort and made to feel at home. There is no city probably in the
entire west that has so many favorite hotels and landlords as
Salt Lake. Among these popular institutions the ('lift House
take* rank with them nil. Although onlv a two dollar-a -day
house, itaappertainments, conveniences and menu are first -clam
in all respects. The house was newly furniiihed nml reopened
in ls7 by the present proprietor, Andrew ('. liriien, of whom
it can I* said, he IH among the nxwt popular landlord* to !>
friurnl in the whole country. The h;>tel i* centrally located,
ainl conilii"tn.l on the American plan. Hi* a three-story brick
building, nil tinted on the corner of Main ami Third South
-. and impraatM the beln.l.i.-r at once with its neat and
home-like appearance. It ban *i\ty-two sleeping rooms and IIHH
a capacity for accommodating 150 guest*. The dining room is
large, seating one hundred |...|.l.- and presided over by atten-
tiv.. an. I obliging waiter*. A line bar-roorn i* also connected
with the hoiiM>, also an elegant .m.l cnmraodioii* parlor and
numerous adjuncts for the convenience of patrons.
hoiine in hghUxl by gas ami electricity, wit'
'I.H.r. and all the room* are supplied with electric anniincm
torn inHtiring prompt attention to call*. The hotel has n force
of men anil women who are attentive to their duties, and
obliging uriil p<ihte to gfieMN. The proprietor ha* aimed to
- his hon*e a plennant one at which to stop by providing
his patrons with all the comforts of a home-like nature, and baa
succeeded admirably as a glance at the hotel register will show
A large number of families have their homes at this house,
many of whom have been there for years, thus proving ((inclu-
sively that the untiring efforts of the proprietor to please are
duly appreciated. The Clift is a strong favorite with all classes
of the traveling public and especially n> with the traveling
salesmen and theatrical people who patronize the house to ;i
greater extent than any other in Salt Lake City, which fact is
due to the abundantly supplied table, the cleanly kept rooms
and the uniformly kind and courteous treatment they enjoy
while stopping at this house. Mr. Brixen is deservedly popular
with the actor's profession, which he so admires, as is attested
by the fact that the office and reading room of the Clift are
adorned with large pictures of many of the great celebrities
nicely framed. In conclusion it is but justly meet and proper,
that a fair share of praise be awarded to the estimable wife of
Mr. Hrixen who is a lady of tine business sagacity and excellent
social and intellectual qualifications. To her advice and
judgment Mr. Brixeu has often deferred, the wisdom of such a
course being developed in the events that followed. The world
would be much better off if men possessing companions of such
abilities as Mrs. Brixen has developed would consult with them
oftener on business affairs. A woman is naturally of a quick
and perceptive nature, and many a man might have prospered
and been saved from financial ruin had he placed confidence in
his wife's judgment and confided his troubles to her before it
was too late. Be it said that Mr. Brixen with the aid of his ex-
cellent wife who has been as devoted to their interests as be
himself, is at this early day the proud possessor of a fortune
which does not fall short of 3 100,000. Not a bad showing from
a start made on a borrowed capital of 8200 eleven years ago.
CLIFT HOUSE
WINE ROOM.
A neat and attractive
w me room in not only an
ornament to any city, but
au absolute necessity in
any community that pre
tends to metropolitan
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A well regulated resort
of this character isalways
certain to be liberally
ronized from the fact that
gentlemen always c"
where they are well
treated. Amcng the many
sample rooms in the
country, the subject of
this sketch is undoubtedly
the finest in all Sal't
Lake. Mr. C II I
halter, the proprietor,
carries in stock none but the best brands of wines, liquors and
cigars, the variety of which is of a very extensive character.
The room occupied is large and commodious and fitted up with
all the modern elegance of metropolitan style. The establish-
ment although only inaugurated by Mr. Deuhalter in IS.HI, has
become very popular with the public, and the business will
compare very favorably with that of any in its line in Utah.
One reason for this is the excellent quality of the goods carried
and an ither is that the treatment a >rded all patrons i* of the
nt lem inly character. Mr. Denballor is formerly from
^ I. mi-. Mi iri.andhas been a resident ofS.lt Lake for
thirt-en years. He is also largely intre*t.-.l in the s H lt Lake
S , la Water Company, one of the largest concern* lietween
Chicago and San Francisco. Hois a practical man m all lu-
business affairs ami a ,!. d-mm, with whom it i* a pleasure to
meet. Mea*rs. Wm. Beat and Wm. Orey. the two gentlemen
who cater to the want* of the public, are men who thoroughly
understand their busmen* and are always polite an. I attentive
to all patrons. They are skilful mixers of all these delicious
drinks which the human anatomy craves, and ran be depended
upon to give you just what you call Tor. The ('lift II
wme ro .m is in all reapsota a novel one, and deserving of the
large popularity it enjoys.
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THE GEORGE DUNFORD SHOE COMPANY.
One of the oldest and most important mercantile houses of
Salt Lake City is the boot and shoe business founded in 1854
by Geo. Dunford, and certain it is that no house of like charac-
ter is more favorably known or enjoys a more wide-spread rep-
utation throughout Utah. Mr. Dunford came to Zion in 1854,
and, with a small stock of merchandise, opened a general store,
and being a careful, industrious business man, prospered as the
city grew, until its population had multiplied several times,
and the trade that he had acquired had increased to that extent
which justifies a change from a stock of general merchandise
to the exclusive line of boots and shoes, and for which Mr.
I )nnf ord was so admirably suited. From the time the change
was made he became a leader in that particular branch of mer-
chandise, carrying at all times a fine and varied assortment of
boots, shoes, slippers and rubber goods of every grade, from the
most popular and celebrated brands of foot-wear to the cheaper,
so that it has been
known far and near that
the house of Geo. Dun-
ford was the place to
get just what you want.
No similar institution
has maintained a better
reputation for honor-
able and square dealing,
and no better testimon-
ial of which fact can be
offered to the public
than that this house
has flourished from ite
inception, and its busi-
ness has not only stead-
ily increased propor-
tionately with the
growth of the city, but
has for its customers to-
day, patrons who dealt
with the house twenty-
rive years ago. A more
complete .line of every-
thing known in ladies',
men's or children's
shoes, from the heaviest
brogan for men, to the
shoe that will tit the
tiniest lady's foot, in all
sizes of the best material
and latest approved
style, cannot be found
outside of this well-
known and reliable
house.
The Geo. Dunford
Shoe Company was
recently incorporated
with a capital stock of
$20,000, and its ollicers
are .Lorenzo Snow, Jr.,
President; A. K. Snow,
Vice- President; (ieo. F.
(iibbs, Secretary and
Treasurer, and 101 iza
Snow Dunford, Super-
intendent, and since
which time, for the
accommodation of
which he thought would redound to the welfare of the city and
Territory. We present on this page a very true likeness of Mr.
Dunford as he usually appeared in every day life.
OEO. DUNFOKD, DECEASED.
its large business, moved to the elegant and commodious prem-
ises it now occupies at No. 14 East First Stieet, where every
convenience and facility for the rapid transaction of business
and the comfort of its customers are enjoyed. It is but befitting
that due notice should be given in this sketch to the founder of
the business we have just described. Mr. George Dunford,
now deceased, having breathed his last on February 17, 1891,
the result of an accidental injury received at his place of busi-
ness previously, was born December 15, 1822, at Trowbridge,
Wiltshire, England. He was upwards of thirty yars of age
when he came to Salt Lake City, and since which time has
ranked and been recognized as one of the country's most solid,
enterprising and worthy citizens. His friends were always
numerous, and especially among the old-timers, who experi-
enced, in common with him, the ups and downs incident to
Western life in early days. He was always a prominent
man in business affairs, taking great interest in any action
UTAH PAINT AND OIL COMPANY.
In writing a descriptive review of the commercial resources
and advantages of Salt Lake, and in mentioning the various
enterprises which have materially aided in building up a great
city, and developing the resources of the territory, there is no
establishment more deserving of mention and praise than the
Utah Paint and Oil Company which was founded in 1888, by
Coombs, Hamlin & Keate and succeeded and incorporated by
the present firm in 1889. Guided by a business policy founded
upon the most honorable basis of mercantile integrity, it is
not surprising that they now occupy a position among the most
prominent e s t a b 1 i sh-
ments in the city and
enjoy a custom and
trade that extends
throughout all the
surrounding country.
The Utah Paint and Oil
Company is a wholesale
and retail dealer in
paints of all kinds, wall
paper, oils of every de-
scription, mouldings and
painters' supplies.
They are also house
decorators in which line
they have quite a repu-
tation as artists of unex-
ceptionable ability,
They carry a stock of
86,000 and do a business
of 830,000 per annum.
They employ from
twenty-five to thirty
hands and have com-
modious store and stock
rooms separate and aparo
from each other. The
officers of the company
are S. J. Coombs, mana-
ger and superintendent;
W. J. Jones, cashier and
secretary. The board
of directors comprises
these two gentlemen,
and David and A.
Coombs, Lorenzo
Cracroft and J. H. Ham-
lin. All of these gentle-
men are well known
business men of Salt
Lake and are recognized
as subtantial and enter-
prising men who have
the best interests of the
city at heart and have
done much to promote
the same. The Mana-
ger and Superintendent,
Mr. S. J. Coombs is a
gentleman of unusual
always been a strong
of Salt Lake, and
with the same
together with
experience in his line, and has
supporter of the commercial interests
practically and thoroughly identified
His experience and rare good judgment
his high business qualifications aptly fit him for the position
he holds. Mr. Jones, the cashier and secretary, is a native of
England and came to the United States when he was only five
years of age. He settled in Utah in 1868 and has followed the
painting business ever since. When the present organization
was formed he was engaged in an enterprise of his own but went
in with the company as cashier and secretary, a position he holds
with honor to himself an d a credit to the company. He is a man of
large commercial abilities and a gentleman very highly
regarded in the social walks of life. This house is located at
111 East First South Street.
THE UTAH PLUMBING SUPPLY CO.
In connection with the building interests of this great sec-
tion, there is no branch of industry that exercises so potent an
influence upon the general welfare of the community as that in
which the above company is engpged. The great magni-
tude, too, of this establishment and its extensive ramifications
is a great factor in the commercial prosperity of Salt Lake, and
entitled to careful consideration in this work. This institu-
tion commenced business on January 1st, of this year, with a
grand capital of $11)0,000. The company are jobbers and
wholesale dealers in plumbing, gas fitting, and steam goods.
They are also heavy manufacturers of lead pipe, having pur-
chased the plant of the old Germania Smelting Company
which has a large daily capacity. Owing to the great demand
for lead pipes, on account of the water main extensions of the
city, the company has been supplying a ton per day for sev-
eral months. The business of the company since the start has
increased wonderfully, or to be exact, at the rate of 50 per
cent, per mouth. This, however, in nut to be wondered at
when the fact is taken into consideration that they have the
largest stock, and the beet facilities
for the rapid transaction of business
of any firm, company or corpora-
tion, in their line, west of the Mis-
souri River. The institution occu-
pies an extensive building, 70 by
15H feet in dimensions, which is a
model one for the purposes it is
used, being conveniently arranged
and ideal in all respects. A cement
Hour furnishes a solid receptacle
for the heavy goods used by the
firm. They keep staple goods only,
and their stock of Plumbers' and
Stearafltters' supplies are complete
from beginning to end. They sell
to the trade exclusively, and in
addition to a heavy local trade
send Urge quantities of goods to
Idaho, Wyoming and Western
Colorado, and do an annual busi-
ness of large proportions. The
officers of this mammoth industry
are David \V. James, President;
.!.(. Midgeley, Vioe-President; J.
< '. Heescb, Treasurer, and J. \V.
Karrell, Secretary. The directory
Ixmrd comprises the above named
gentlemen with the addition of
Mr. It. Morrison. All are old resi-
dents HIM) prominent citizens of
Utah with the exception of Mr.
.Morrison who recently came to the
city from Colorado. The entire
establishment is under the man-
agement of Mr. K. U. Slim-limit,"-
who wan selected for this
important position on account
of his superior qualification
pertaining to all the details of
he disposes of to the trade only. His specialty is in storing
goods from eastern bouses and distributing them in carload
lota. His territory covers Utah and Idaho, and he enjoys a
large annual trade which is constantly increasing in extent and
volume. He is a thoroughly practical man in his line, a man
of splendid business qualifications, broad and liberal in his
views and transactions with his fellow men, and a pleasant
gentleman socially. He is a representative commercial man m
all respects, and has aided very materially during his six years
of active business in Salt Lake in building up and developing
its commercial interests.
THE SALT LAKE ABSTRACT, TITLE, GUARANTY
AND TRUST COMPANY.
The value of a reliable abstracting company to a community
where so much real estate changes hands as in Salt Lake, can-
not be over-estimated. The value also of such an enterprise is
doubly assured when such a company guarantees and insures
an abstract to be correct, holding itself liable for any and all
mistakes that may be made by it. The Salt Lake Abstract
Title Guaranty k Trust Co., '2.<'i~> S. Main street, is one of this
character and has an excellent reputation for correctness and
reliability in all its transactions with the public. It was
organized and began business in February, 1889, and was sub-
sequently incorporated in September of the same year with Jos.
H. Smith, Prest., E. X. (tenter, Secretary, and J. \V. Neff, Man-
and Treasurer. Then again at the annual meeting for
IH'Jl the officers were re-elected as follows: Joe. H. Smith 1'res.
James I. Xeff, Vice- Pres. and Ed. K. ( ientar. Secretary. The
pany has elegant quarters, very handsomely titted up and
provided with one of the finest vaults in the country. The
IIIKSU/r LAKK AI'.M KM I llll. I '.I \K\NM AND TKUHT COMPANY.
the business. He is a
thoroughly practical man in his line, a gentleman of acknow-
ledged mercantile ability, and highly esteemed in social circles.
The officers and manager Iwing known as prompt and relinl.le
mercantile men, no enterprise can offer better inducements or
give closer attention to the accomplishment of any matters in
their line entrusted to them. All occupy high social positions,
and take an active part, both by word and deed, in ill thing*
pertaining t/> the best interest* of il,.. city and the Territory.
W. J. DeBRUHL.
The value to community of mich an enterprise as the above
cnnnot be over-estimated, and is certainly deserving of notice
in mi xtei,dei| review of t ml iiml mercantile- indiis-
trieeof Salt Lake City. Mr. W. .1. DrHrulilrtarted in business
in tins.-,:, n I ->H6 an a manufacturer's agent, shipping, storage
an<l MBBMoB merchant. The gentleman represents Home of
the I*-*! flrnm in thr Kurt, unong whom are Arlmrkle Itro*
w York ; (Vrl Milling Company. '
;>. Iowa ; United SUtrH Sugar H^Huery, \Ynukrgan. III.;
King A l,nnil>. Chicago, Church A Co.. New York: T \
snider l>reeerTing Company, Cincinnati. Mr Ivltnihl has a
large two-dory warrhoiiiu-. which in tilled with choice good*
from the varion* manufacturers which h represents and which
vaults are of the IMelu.ld Safe i ompany construction and con-
sists of two chambers in which there me HID boxes which rent
from $T> to *ii5 per year. A visit to tin. otlice will at once dem-
onstrate that the company is up to itseyen in Uiisinefx. RB fifteen
skilled assistants are U> be seen nt their respective de*kn, all
busily at work. The company has a cash capital of SKm.iXM)
mnl OOM ft general abstracting business, furnishing and guar-
anteeing titles, eerves in the capacity of nilministrators, guar-
dians, executors of wills and takes charge of papers in , -.-r, .
The im-nilx-rii of HIP ( ompany are all resident* of Salt Luke
with the exception of the president. Mr. .loHpph II. Smith, who
is theellicient anil able county clerk and recorder of Arrapahoe
County. ( 'nlonnlo. Mr. < ipnter, the necretary, is a native of
Ohio and in a gentleman of ex| i- Hie lino of his a voca-
tion, and u man of rerognizt .1 lun-inwn abilities. The maiiiiger
anil treasurer. Mr. N'i-tT, hulls from I 'eniisv Ivania and WHS
d for his present position on ncrount of his Mipen..r
i|unlilIcatioiiH for the nie. He is * gentlemnn almi of high
nifinl qunlitien and in nnivenmlly esteemed liy all who know
him. By jmlicioim management, strict attention to l.nsiriewi.
allll nlnl'illlite.l llltei;ilt\. t he Cl Ullpnil J hits HliTi eiied 111 Illllhl-
ing up a I>ii8inei that IH highly Hatinfurtory to its im-mlx-m
and their entHbliHhment ranks among lhi> tirst in itn line in the
Wrat. Tb'> iir tirel> worthy of public confidence and
atoem. and merit the trim measure of bnnneaa OOOMB.
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T. C. ARMSTRONG, Jr.
Numbered among the growing industries of Salt Lake City;
those that are alike important to the city's growth and the set-
tlement of the wide stretch of agricultural land for which it
forms the distributing point, will be found the hay, grain, seed
and general commission business.
T. C. ARMSTRONG, JH , COMMISSION HOUSE.
Utah is a wonderfully productive teirilory. Its fertile land
is suitable for raising every farm product known to a temper-
ate climate, and the quantity of hay, grain, and other feed
raised within its borders is enormous.
The establishment of T. C. Armstrong, Wholesale Jobber in
hay, grain, seed, flour, feed, etc., at 472 and 474 W. Second
South Street, is an institution well able to take care of this
branch of Industry in Salt Lake City. Mr. Armstrong con-
ducts the largest and most widely known business of this char-
acter in the territory. He commenced business in 1875, and
now occupies a large three-story block, 78 by 33, located in the
heart of the city, Mr. Armstrong handles his business on an
immense scale, and has unrivaled facilities for the efficient
handling and storage and heavy consignments.
The extensive arrangements made by Mr. Armstrong with
all the producers throughout the territory enables him to offer
to the trade such advantages and inducements as few other
houses can duplicate.
Hay, grain, flour, grass and garden seeds, feed, etc., are
leading specialties, and immense quantities of these products
pass through this establishment.
T. C. ARMSTRONG, JK.
Mr. Armstrong's trade extends over a vast territory, and his
plan of business is familiarly known to all the local merchants
throughout Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada and Utah.
From the very start it acquired a widespread and enviable
reputation, which has been maintained ever since.
Mr. Armstrong came to Salt Lake City in 1856, and has
built himself up gradually to a position of influence and
responsibility in the community. He is a straightforward
business man, sagacious and enterprising.
Independent of his business relations with the wholesale
jobbing trade throughout the country, Mr. Armstrong is inter-
ested in public and educational matters in Salt Lake City, hav-
ing been a member of the school board until his term expired
in 1891. He is also a hearty supporter of fraternal organiza-
tions, being Sr. Grand Chancelor of the Knights of Pythias,
for the territory of Utah. He is regarded by every one who
has the pleasure of his acquaintance, as a man of integrity and
high business qualifications. He has been one of the most
faithful and successful workers for Pythianism in this jurisdic-
tion, both in the subordinate, grand and supreme lodges.
Politically Mr. Armstrong has been a staunch member of
the Liberal party, and has been such for the past fifteen years.
His effective work in all public spirited movements has been
felt and acknowledged by the community, and has invariably
met with its hearty approbation.
SILVER BROS.
Of all the occupations engaging the industrious application
of human thought, energy and endeavor, there is none of
more importance than that of the scientifically skilled ma-
chinist. The machinist is one, who, educated in the laws and
principles of mechanics, has the genius and skill to apply them
so as to produce practical results in the shape of machinery.
Salt Lake has several flourishing establishments in this line,
and among the leading ones is the firm of Silver Bros., pro-
prietors of machine shop, iron and brass foundry. Their plant
occupies a space of 5x13} rods, with an entrance to the premises
of Hx6i rods. They manufacture castings of all kinds, and
have facilities for turning out work weighing as high as seven
tons. They transact a large business for the breweries and do
a goodly portion of the work for the electric railway com-
panies. They also make castings for buildings, and wrought
iron work as well. They furnished all the iron work for the
Hotel Templeton, iron and steel work of the Chamber of
Commerce building, and the Morgan Hotel. They also sup-
plied the Utah Loan and Trust Company, building at Ogden
with the iron and steel work, the columns of which weighed
four tons nine hundred pounds each, and are now finishing
the McCormick block, which will be the largest in the city
when completed, with the necessary iron materials used in its
construction. The plant is a very extensive one, employing
fifty-two men, making the annual pay-roll of this enterprise
one of the largest in the Territory. The amount of annual
business transacted ranges from $(>U,000 to $75,000, and is con-
stantly increasing. The industry is one of the most important
in Salt Lake, aiding largely and materially in the work of her
development and growth, and the magnitude to which this
enterprise will extend in the future and the value of the same to
the city and Territory, is beyond the immeasurable fields of
imagination. Within seven years it has grown from an es-
tablishment that gave employment to eight men, to one that
now furnishes work for fifty to sixty men the year round, and
the means by which 200 to 300 people are annually supported
The plant is essentially a home industry, whose value to this
community cannot be estimated; it should be fostered and
encouraged to the fullest extent.
Builders and contractors should never send a dollar abroad
for material or work so long as there is an iron foundry in Salt
Lake, possessing the facilities for executing good work that this
does. Joseph A., Hyrum A. and John A. Silver ere the proprie-
tors and owners of this great plant, and are all active, energetic
men in the prime of life.
We do not consider it amiss to state in this connection, that
the early life of these gentlemen was one beset with adversity,
for when they arrived in this couutry, they were in modest cir-
cumstances and by a system of proper economy, only were they
enabled to supply themselves with the necessary capital to
commence their present business and to accomplish which they
labored for fifteen years in the mines and on the rail-
roads of Utah. John A. Silver held the position of Assistant
Master Mechanic with the Union Pacific road for nine years
and during that period, Joseph and Hyrum were occupied as
foreman in the machine shops of the same. It was after leav-
ing the employ of the Union Pacific, that they purchased their
present business, then in its infancy, from their father, Wm. .T.
Silver, who founded it. The venerable gentleman is a native
of London, still living at a hearty and ripe old age. He is one
of the finest mechanical engineers in the country, a number one
draughtsman and a prominent member of the American Me-
chanical Engineers Society. The boys have reason to be proud
of their sire, and the latter contemplates with pride and gratifi-
cation, the achievement of his sons, who have accomplished
much. There are no more active business men in the city, nor
any imbued with a greater confidence in the future possibilities
of the Territory.
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THE NATURAL MINERAL WATER COMPANY.
The works of nature are marvelous and beyond the handi-
work of man. The Great Creator of all things, when he formed
this beautiful earth invested and adorned it with all the glory
and magnificence that a master mind could suggest. The
mountain*, hills, valleys, dales, rivers, oceans and seas are per-
petual reminders of the power of God and everlasting monu-
ments of the skies and grandeur of our heavenly architect.
Man with all his ingenuity, backed l>y the wonderful develop-
ments of modern science and intellectual progress, has never
been able to produce anything so beautiful as the natural
wonders of the world. The physicians of modern times, rein-
forced by all the paraphernalia of science, and the schools of
learning have been taught lessons of wisdom from the healing
streams of nature. The uncultured and untutored Indian,
who, Dot many years ago, roamed over the broad domains of the
West, with tierce and vindictive passions swaying bis soul and
mind, discovered and partook of the life-giving waters to boun-
tifully provided by the Father of all things in the creation of
the world. Way up in ragged Idaho, surrounded by mount-
ain- < if perpetual snow, and yet where the wild flowers bloom
and shed their fragrance iu the bright golden summer days
flows a spring that is an eternal reminder of the power of the
Almighty Creator, and one of the beauties of nature. Over a
mile above the level of the sea, the sparkling, gurgling waters
of the " Idanha " Hash and scintilate under the golden rays of
a sun that shines out iu all its gorgeous splendor from the
cloudless sky of Idaho. Here, surrounded by all the glories of
nature, the aborigines quaffed the nectar of health-giving
waters before the heel of the white man had ever trod the shores
of the new world. Here the famous I 'once De Leon in his
search, centuries ago, for the fountain of perpetual youth,
might have exclaimed " Eureka," " I've found it," had but his
footsteps been guided in the right direction. For ages and
centimes these springs remained in their mountain home un-
known mid undiscovered by civilized man. The great "Path
tinder," John C. Fremont, was probably the first white man to
taste the waters of these now celebrated Soda Springs, an
account of which is given in his ollicial reports. Then the great
exodus of brave and hardy people from the east began in 1845.
They banded themselves together and like resistless torrent these
brave pioneers passed over the West toward the land of the Set-
ling Sun. and the development of the country was practically
begnn. When the hand of brave men and women, worn and
weary from their tramp through the miles of sandy and deso-
l.ii.- plains that span the distance from the Missouri I liver, on
the '24th day of .IuU. IxlT. landed in the . I ordan Valley, and
founded the present great citv of Salt Lake, the sun of civiliza
tn. n roe over the western hills never to again set except iu a
blaze of glory at the end of time. Some of these hardy men
visited Idaho and discovered these now famous Soda Springs.
-"light the news back to Brigham Young, the heail of
the Mormon church, and he in company with a number of the
inn! ilignitaries of the church visited the springs to tee
for themselves of the wonderful properties of which they had
been told the waters possessed. The great apostle was so
impressed at what he witnessed and tasted that be called hisfol-
IHWITH around him, and thereon bended knees and unco\ered
heads, In*, in the nain- of I iod he invoked blessings for all time
DM, ii|nin its sparkling waters. Whether or nottheinvo-
catioii was heard, none but the All-l'owcrfiil one knows, but
the wor.lM df llul; Writ tend,..* UN that < Jod aniwereth prayer,
and certain it is that from that time down to the present day,
thousands of people all over this broad land have had occasion
t. . thank <' for the miraculous relief and cures these waters
have afforded them.
These springs are in groups as the illustrations will show,
are situated in I'rigliHin C<mnt\. Idaho, in a depression of the
Wasalch Mountain-, sixty miles east n i. and U-n
hours rule from Salt Lake ('it v An analysis of the wutrre re-
veals its properties as follows: the presence of In rarlxmat* of
l>i-arbi>nate of potath, ohlondl ' - hum ami potash,
sulphate of magnesia, lime, alumina, silica, carbonate of iron,
free carbonic acid gas, and a number of other health-giving ingre-
dient*. The water* are a sovereign remedy for nil imn
indigestion, kidney trouble. Itright'a disease, diabetes, dropsy,
and a thousand kindred ills that tbe human flesh is heir In
nual use doe* away with the appetite for spiritu..ux
-, and the day is not probably far distant when 1 1,.
.t boon to the drunkard and a powerful f .. cause
.rougbout the breadth anil length of themorld.
n. at where these springs are situated is delightful. The
summer days are warm but not excessively so, but the nights
are so cool that blanket* are required the year mm.. I I '.
sp..t is a romantic one, and together with the healing waters,
is a place that makes life worth living for. The Water Company
have already erected a mammoth hotel there and are doing
their utmost to make it the most famous summer resort in the
world. With all the natural advantages it possesses the facili-
ties for transportation, being reached by the Oregon Short Line
and Utah A Northern railway companies, it is destined to be-
come a rival to the great Spas of Europe.
The present Soda Springs Company was organized January
G, 1887, and a series of scientific and mechanical tests were
made with a view of ascertaining if the water could be bottled
and still retain itsexcellence and medical properties. After an
extensive and lengthy experiment the secret was discovered,
and the water was soon on sale in all the towns of the surround-
ing country, until it is sold from here to New York and British
Columbia, and south to San Diego. The officers of the company
are Fred Pabst of the famous Milwaukee brewing company,
President; W. A. Clark, Vice- President; Theodore Schausen,
Treasurer, and W. ,T. Mclutyre, Secretary and Manager. The
directors consist of the above named gentlemen with the addition
of \\'m. M. Bradley, of the law firm of Bennett, Marshall <fr
Bradley, and Fred J. Kieesell, a prominent merchant of the
Territory. The capital stock of the organization is JH 1
inn I the principal office is in this city. The officers and
directors, with the exception of the president, are all prominent
men of Salt Lake and Ogden, and comprise some of the
wealthiest men in the Territory. The manager. M duty re, is
a native of the Sunny South, having been born iu Louisiana.
He may, however, be considered a western man as be has
been out in this region of the country for twenty years or
more. He is a man of recognized business qualifications and
is a typical type of the true southern gentleman in every re-
spect. The company is to be congratulated on their acquisi-
tion of Mr. Mclntyre as manager, as he is in every way fitted
for the position, and is undoubtedly the right man iu the
right place. He is a firm and enthusiastic believer in the
efficacies of the waters he represents, and takes great pleas-
ure in showing and explaining the same to visitors. A call
on him at the elegant quarters of the company in the Hooker
Block, will be one of pleasure and interest to any one, as he
will be pleased to see all who may desire to test for them-
selves the many curative properties and advantages possessed
by the waters of the celebrated " Ivanha" Soda Springs of
Idaho.
C. H. CROW.
One of the industries of Salt Lake City which exercises a
most favorable influence upon her commercial prosperity is the
1 mini-SB business. Prominent among the firms engaged in Ihe
line of business is C. !!'''. nlmaaa manufacturer of sad-
dles and harness at .">* Kast First Street South, has a reputa-
tion for excellency of work and material that cannot be sur-
passed. Mr. Crow started iu business in Salt Lake Citv in
1 SCI, ami has been inactive mercantile life ever since. This
enterprise was first started as Seeyrniller and Crow, and afler-
wardsas Crow A- Bowing. In IMT'.I, Mr. Crow purchased the
interest and goodwill of his partner, and has ever since run the
business in his own name. The gentleman does both a job-
bing and retail business and enjoys a large trade extending
hroiigh I 'tah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Mr. Crow has three
sons working with him and this in connection with his other
employes gives him a competent force of practical workmen.
The gentleman is a imtive of Kngland but has been a resident
of I'tah since IM.V.'. Mr. Crow is a practical man in his traai-
neas, having learned bis trade in England where he worked
four \earx at the I tench as an apprentice. His old indenture
as an apprentice, written on parchment, and dating way back
1*17 he him had framed and hung in his establishment as an
evidence that he thoroughly learned lux avocation. He in
jnxtlj very proud of the xiime and would not part with it
under liny consideration. In 1 S M he left home and went to
Birmingham. Knglnnd, where he first IH-K.-UI his long and mic
r as a harness maker. In IK".'.' he cast his for-
tunes in Salt Lake and ha* Iwen rmineiitly succe+sfnl ever
i from the Dweit Agricultural and
Manufacturing Society a diploma for the iMfst heavy har-
ness, which was a recognition of his merits as a practical man in
bislr
Mr. Crow has been prominently identified with all the oom-
il interest x of Salt Lake for many years, and has been hon-
ored by his fellow-citirens by a seat in the dtj com.cii in the
early lnxtoi\ of the citv He IHB i-elf-made man, conscientious in
all in* denting*, and believes that a strict ndherei
golden rule is a good principle to follow in all the transac-
tions of life.
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GEO. M. SCOTT & CO.
many institutions for which 'Salt Lake is noted, stands the
veteran establishment of Geo. M. Scott & Co. founded in 1871
nfThe hardware trade is confessedly one of the greatest fac- and which after twenty years of an honorable business career,
tors in the rapid and astonishing development of this City and stands out prominently as one of the best and most favorably
Territory, and the growth and progress of the leading houses known houses in the Western country. The establishment
in that line are of general interest. Prominent among the was originally operated, by Messrs. Scott & Dunham, but later,
.GEO.M. SCOTT & CO., HAKDWAKK.
on became incorporated with Geo. M. Scott, President; Jas.
I ilendinning, Vice President, & II. 8. Rumfield, Secretary. It
deals heavily in hardware metals, stoves, tinware, mill find-
ings, miners' and blacksmiths' tools, etc.. and is agent for the
J)odge Wood Pulley, Roebling's Steel Wire Rope, Vacuum
Cylinder and Engine Oils, Hercules Powder, Atlas Engines &
Boilers, Mack Injectors, Buffalo Scales and ''Jefferson Horse
Whim, Blake Pumps in fact the Company handle anything
and everything in the line of Hardware and Carriages, a stock
of mammoth proportions. The premises occupied consist of a
massive four-story brick and stone building 25x100 feet in
dimensions, admirably arranged for the business, which furn-
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ishes employment to twenty five people and supplies the
demands of a trade extending throughout I'tah. Idaho, Wyom-
ing and Montana, with annual sales amounting to a large sum.
The officers of the Company are men of prominence in the
commercial world and indentitied with the interests of Salt
Lake. The President, Mr. Qeo. M. Scott, is one of the most
active and enterprising of men a man withal of the most
sterling integrity, and personally popular. He is the present
Mayor, having been selected as the standard bearer of the
Liberal party, and a gentleman held in high public and social
esteem by the people.
"OUR FRITZ."
It requires a variety of enterprises and different industries,
to make up a metropolitan city, ami nowhere on the face of the
globe is this more thoroughly demonstrated, than in Salt Lake.
Four years ago, an honeet ( ierman, possessing all the natural
characteristics of the thrift of his nation, landed in the city and
immediately began to cast around for something to engage in
that would not only be of pecuniary advantage to himself but
also to supply a long- felt waut. The name of this gentle-
man is Kritz 1 In pen or as he is commonly known in Salt Lake
"Our Fritz." Twenty years ago Frit/ left his native laud and
emigrated to the United States, settling in Wjoniing where
be engaged in the hotel business, in which he was very suc-
cessful. Fritz however was of a roving disposition and in foil-
sequence of this he decided to view more of the wild and wooly
West, las the eastern press has been in the habit of terming the
Itocky Mountain Region), and he therefore pulled up the tent
pins of his hostelry :iiul n tin- wings of the iron horse Hew
towards the land of the Setting Sun, with the result that he
alighted in Salt Lake and thankful that his lines has been cast
in such a pleasant place. His establishment on Commercial
avenue comprises a sample wine room and restaurant which is
conducted upon the most approved plan of security, comfort
and reasonable rates. Fritz is an ideal landlord and to this
end has fitted up as an auxiliary to his house, a Ladies' dining
ami wine room, where the fair sex can he refreshed with the
snbstuntialH ami luxuries of life free from the gaze of the
sterner sex. Tliis department of his establishment is conducted
in tirst-class style, and ie strictly in accordance with the rules
of propriety that govern the entire business. In the transac-
tion of his vast patronage. " Frit/. " employs twelve assistants,
and does an annual business of 86<>,UOO. He thoroughly
understands the art of catering to the public, and is highly
deserving of the popular esteem in which he is regarded by all
who have patronized his houw.
MASON & CO.
Any thing that pertains to the building interestsare necoes-
Biinly potent factors in the growth and prosperity of auy com-
munity and well worth being mentioned at considerable length
in a work of this character. The enterprise that heads tins
article is one of the largest of its nature in the western country.
<i incorporated institution and carries an average stock
of from SH.-I.IK m to $!Ni,iuo. The company wan originally
fiiiiTi.ii-. I in IH7H hy II. P Mason, who is the Manager and
Treasurer of tin- industry. The other otlicers are IJoyd I'ark,
President; Frank L. King. Secretary. The business of the
company is that of wholesale and retail dealers in lumlier.
doors, windows, blinds, glass, nails, rustic ceiling T and 1 1
Mooring. liitliH, shingles, F.ast liiko doorn and finish, cherry,
Mack ualnut, butternut, liinlseye maple and sycamore. They
also saw ami dress lumber to order, and carry on an immense
buftinew in the line of goods enumerated. The office and yards
on Temple street cover an area of lit I rods. They nlno have
a large planing mill with another lumln>r yard connected there-
with near the union depot where, a .Hi-horse jiower engine
furnishes the motive power for running the improved modern
machinery with which the null is supplied. The entire husi
ness of the company necessitates the employment f forty
assistants and a consequent large pay-roll annually. Their
trade covers and extends over the states and territories of
Utah, Idahn. \V\oming mid Nevada and reaches the enormous
um of $I.V'.' INI annually 'I'd- active mciulirs of the firm are
Messrs. MSMMI * King who am sntisti. ! that the* are conduct-
ing one of the heaviest industries of the Territory um I that
is of great value in the opening ami developing of the territor-
ial reaoouroes. It is junt mich enterprises as these that are
worth in the expanding, and aiding in the material growth
. than can I- computed in round dollars and
cents ana the city and Territory generally are to congratulated
mi the acquisition of such a valuable plant and extension
industry.
WILLIAM ASPER & CO.
The lumber business is one of the many industries that con-
tribute in no small degree to the prosperity and welfare of
any city, and especially is this case in Salt Lake where so
many public and private buildings are constantly in process of
erection. The firm that heads this article inaugurated their
lumber enterprise only two years ago, but have been en.
in contracting and building for thirteen years in the city, and
have probably erected as many houses in Salt Lake as any set
of men within her limits. It was this firm that executed the
carpenter and wood work of Ziou's Savings Itauk building.
Constitution building. Deaf and Mute Institute, the.lnven-
ile Instruction building, as well as many_ other promi-
nent public and business structures and line residences.
They carry a large stock of lumber of all descriptions,
including sash, doors, frames and building material geuer
ally, and do an immense business. They sell lumber all
over the Territory and have a large contract business in the
city. They have a sash, door and frame factory located in a
two-story brick structure 54x60 feet in dimensions at 1.11 \V.
North Temple street, where skilled workmen are constantly
turning out fine work, with the aid of the most modern
machinery. Their yards occupy a space of 5x20 rods, with an
entrance to the same of three to six rods. They employ from
forty to fifty men in their vast business and their pay-roll is in
consequence one of large dimensions. The factory has a
splendid reputation for the excellence of the work turned out,
and a great demand for its material is the result. The firm
consists of William Asper and William and Mathew Noald, all
prominent and well known citizens of the city. Mr. Asper
hails from Pennsylvania but has resided here for twenty-five
years. The Messrs. Noald are natives to the manor born and
fully identified with all the interests of I'tah. The gentlemen
are all comparatively young and possess all those keen, resolute
business qualifications that stamp the successful commercial
man of the period. They have an unblemished reputation for
honesty and fair dealing, and are highly esteemed by all who
know them.
HARDY, YOUNG & CO
One of the great institutions in every fity is the general
mere-hunts' store where all aud sundry of the necessaries, con-
veniences and comforts of life, are to be had under the same
roof. Indeed, measured by the proportion of the population
which it reaches, and whose wants are supplied from its varied
stock, one might say without fear of successful contradiction,
that the store where general merchandise is sold, " Leads them
all." Certainly no other branch of basiness has so many or so
ciiiistanl patrons. Staples or articles of necessity control the
markets of the world, other commodities are merely auxiliar-
ies, simply incidental, while the staples are the essentials. ( >ne
of the most prominent firms engaged in this line of business in
Salt Lake City is that of Hardy. Young A Co.. in
South Main St.. who Matted in the general merchandise busi-
ness in 188 I he enterprise was first started by L. C.. .V ( >. II
Hardy, but there are now associated with these gentlemen
Messrs. F.lins Morris and Alon/.o Young, all of whom are na-
tives of I'tah. with the exception of Mr. Morris, who was boru
in Ki. gland hut hs been a resident of Salt Lake for a nnnilier
of years. The tirni carries a general stock of merchandise in:
eluding a full line of dry goods, boots, shoes, and groceries,
ami its trade iflchietlv derived fr.-m the territory. The average
amount ,.f stock carried is S4I.1.IMNI H nd an annual business of
SHO.IHMI is transacted. The Mini occupies an elegant storeroom
and basement in the new Constitution building anil employ ten
assistants. The store is centrally located, in large, comniod
ions and well lightc d and is neat and perfect in all ita interior
arrnigements. The basement is provided with cement Moor*,
and is used fm Muring gooils.
The individual members of the firm are all prominent men
in the commercial and social hisd r> of I tali. They Hie li\e
business men, conducting their attain* on the most elevated
plane of commercial honor and integrity, ami are deservedly
reckoned among the best representative hiiHimws m if the
whole community Mr. L<t. Hardy is the present collector
of Salt Lake City which jiosition he has held fin four years,
w ith cn-dit l<i himself and honor to the people who elected him.
Mr. (>. II. Hardy is a memlx-r of the city council, Imving been
I to that position at the last election, a good nuijority
evidencing the popularity and esteem in which he is held !>
UM people.
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ROBERTS &
NELDEN.
From no
Bource can
clearer, more
comprehensive
or more reliable
knowledge o f
the country's
development be
obtained than
from the record
of business
tran sactions
and successes.
This is especi-
ally true with
regard to the
West, and there
are many illus-
trations of this
to be found in
Salt Lake. The
retail houses
have contribu-
ted much to-
ward the pros-
perity of this
city, and among
them there is
none more
prominent in
this respect
than the house
of Roberts &
Nelden, whole-
sale and retail
dealersin drugs.
This enterprise
was established
about 1883 by
Messrs. Roberts
& Neldeu, the
latter however
purchasing the
interests of the
former in March
1891, though
business is still
continued un-
der the name of
the old firm.
This house car-
ries a very large
stock of drugs,
chemicals etc.,
and transacts a
heavy business,
the trade, prin-
cipally whole-
sale , being
throughout
Utah, Idaho,
Montana, Wy-
oming, Eastern
Nevada and
Western Color-
ado, and footing
up $10(1,0(10 an-
nually. They
occupy a large
and commodi-
ous three story
and basement
rear, brick building, together with a ware-house in the
filled with one of the most extensive lines of drugs of the
purest qualities in the West.
Mr. Nelden is a practical druggist of twenty-rive years experi-
ence and has been a resident of Utah for twelve years. He
devotee his personal attention to all the details of his immense
business, and employs none but experienced and skillful phar-
macists as assistants. He is a native of New Jersey and for a
ROBERTS * NELDEN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DKUGGIST8.
number of years was engaged in business at Phillipsburgh in
that State. He is an active enterprising man, of recognized
commercial abilities; is broad and liberal in his transactions,
and has the confidence of all with whom he does business. He
is highly esteemed in social circles and his facilities for doing
business as also his superior qualifications for its management
are unsurpassed, while hie experience and business sagacity
cannot be excelled.
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YOUNG BROS. COMPANY.
^^^^iBBBBBBm* Great improve-
ments hare of late
years been made in
the construction of
musical i n a t r u -
mente, superior
art, skill and
science, b a v i n g
been brought to
bear in their manu-
facture. Salt Lake
City is liberally
supplied with es-
tablishments for
the sale of musical
instruments and
other accessor! e s
of harmony, i n -
eluding the latest
CHASE PIANOS. vooal and instru-
mental arrangements I n this connection, the attention of readers
is directed to the firm of Young Bros. Co., at No. 38 Main street.
This house was originally established in 1880, by Royal B. and
J. O. Young, and M. W. I'riitt, under the name of You ng Bros. I n
1886, however, the firm was incorporated under the name of
Young Bros. Company, by Royal B. Yonng,Joe. O. Young, M.
W. Pratt, M. P. Young, K. Young, J. F. Young and U. Young.
The company carries a large and varied stock of musical in-
struments, of the best make and description, including the
celebrated Chase Bros., Howard, and Jacobs Bros, pianos; the
I'acard and Clengh, and the Warren make of organs. The
Domestic and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines are kept
in stock also. The company occupies two floors of a large and
well arranged building; give employment to eight salesmen
and assistants, and do a business annually increasing and ex-
tending throughout I 'tah, Idaho and Wyoming. The members
of the company are natives of Utah, having been born in Salt
Lake City, well known in the commercial community, enjoying
an enviable reputation for fair dealing and strict integrity, and
much esteemed in mercantile and social circles.
moved to this city where he has ever since resided. Mr.
Klipple is an active, enterprising business' man, thoroughly
practical in all the details of his line, and fully identified with
the interests of Utah and Salt Luke. He in a sociable and
agreeable gentleman, and has the confidence and esteem of all
who know him.
PHIL. KLIPPLE.
The value of manufactories, especially to inland cities, can-
not be over-estimated. In fact, no town situated away from
navigable streams can ever hope to attain commercial greatness
except through the aid of manufacturing enterprises. They
are essential and important auxiliaries to the prosperity and
growth of any city, anil without them a town will never rise be-
yond the dignity and importance of a second or third-class
city. Happily for Halt Lake she has, within her limits, a large
nnmber of manufacturing plants, which are potent factors in
her remarkable growth and progressive advancement. Promi-
nent among such industries is that of Phil. Klipple, manufac
turer and repairer of wagons, carriages and vehicles of all de-
scriptions, located at NOB. 144 to 148 West Second South street.
He also makes mining can and safety hooks and carries on 8
general blacksmithing business. He has a large local trade
and also receives many orders from adjacent towns and cities.
His enterprise u located in a large two-story brick structure
53x63 in dimensions, with an iron wing adjoining of three stories
in height and 25x4 > feet in dimensions. He employs from
fifteen to twenty bauds and has a reputation for turning ont
some of the beet and finest work in all the Territory. Mr.
Klipple started his enterprise eight years ago and has been so
successful that he contemplates in the near future the erection
mud operation of a plant that wilt be one of the largest of its
character in the West. The industry lie now presides over is
essentially a home enterprise in every respect, and a* such is
receiving, and deserving of a most liberal patronage. Home
plants should, above all others, be encouraged and supported,
as every dollar, almost, expended with them in again placed in
direct circulation among the merchants and busine** im-n. tlnm
keeping a large volume of money from (wing sent east.
The owner and proprietor, of this plant, Mr Khpplr.
is forty-one years of age and was born in \Viwnnsin
nii<l removed when very young with folks to California,
and finally came to Utah in hi* early manhood eighteen
yean ago, settling in the beautiful and enterprising little
town of Online. In this place he resided aome five or
six yeara, when- he was a prominent citizen and ollicml.
He was a member of the town council at Orinne for several
yearn, a position be filled with credit. He afterwards re-
CHUTE & HICKS.
In a review of the industries and
enterprises of Salt Lake City, there
are many brain-lies of business that,
while they are classified under no
general head, yet are deserving of
mention from the fact they are im-
portant factors in the material pros-
perity of the city-. The commission
and brokerage business, in which
Messrs. Chute & Hicks are en-
gaged, is of this class of Industrie-
and plays an important part in the
material growth ami prosperity of
the city. The gentlemen are also
manufacturers agents for the cele-
brated national cash register the
sale of which has been almost un-
precedented. The business was
founded by James A. Chute and Wm. M. Hicks, and although
confined to the Territory the transactions involve $40,000 per
annum. Mr. James A. Chute is
a native of the Pine Tree State,
and was educated in Xewbnry-
port, Mass., and has been a resi-
dent of Salt Lake for the past
five years. He came here from
Lincoln, Nebraska, and hns made
an unexceptional record as abui-
ness man and social gentleman.
Mr. W. M. Hicks has been a resident of Salt Lake for about live
years and in that time has developed business talents of a high
order and is a valuable acquisition to the commercial interests
of the city. The business that the gentlemen represent is an
important one as regards the best interests of the city and Ter-
ritory, and is largely instrumental in developing many of the
prominent industries.
W. H. H. SPAFPORD & CO.
There are many large Real Kstate. mine and property owners
in Salt Lake City, that as enterprising men, are eutitled to the
high place they occupy in the esteem of their fellow cili/ens,
on account of the work they have done toward advancing this
City and Territory. Among those who occupy such a position
there are none more deserving than the firm whose name
appears at the head of this sketch.
The firm was established about two years ago. and is com-
posed of Hon. W. II. II. Spafford, and Mr. ('has. B. Jack. The
former is a Councilman of this City, and the latter a prominent
attorney. They have invested $100,000 in their business and
their trade extends throughout the entire City. < .unity and
Territory: while together with eastern capitalists they have
large investments in mines throughout the southern part of the
Territory and especially in Iron County where they have in one
bed. fully l,(HK1,(KHi carloads of Magnetic Ore in tight, ami in
the aame neighborhood they have a 70ft. vein of Red Hematite
Ore which is used in tin- manufacture of Mineral paint. Mr.
Spafford has travelled extensively through the Iron Ore pro-
ducing countries, and says there is not a state or territory in
the Union which produce* Iron Ore equal in quality and quant-
ity to Utah, and that as soon an the ore producing district* are
supplied with some railroad facilities that there is no other
country who oan compete with the output of the Utah mines,
anil when this occurs, which will be in the near future, there
will be an investment of labor, a sternly out-put of i.rc, and in
return a stream of capital, pouring into the Territory.
P. W. MADSEN.
Of successes in the business world earned by
the exercise of sound judgment, thorough tact and
indomitable energy, there is no more eminent ex-
ample in Salt Lake than P. W. Madsen who is
now at the head of one of the largest furniture
establishments west of the Missouri River. The
trade of this house of great magnitude has been
built up within fifteen yeare. High commercial
character, discriminating judgment and executive
ability are possessed by Mr. Madsen in a marked
degree, and combined with a careful consideration
of the needs of the public, has made the establish-
ment over which he presides a recognized synonym
for all that is popular, progressive and honest.
The house was established in 1877. He now owns
and* occupies a large three story and basement
building, 48x200 feet; also utilizing premises 40x
100 feet in the Hooper block for the purposes
of a warehouse. 1 le carries an extensive line of
Moquet, Velvet, Brussels and Ingrain carpets,
aggregating thousands of dollars in value; also
every description of furniture in all grades, which
he sells at prices within the reach of the most
modest of patrons. In the matter of curtains and
draperies he carries a superb stock, and his varie-
ties of wall paper embrace the latest and most
fashionable patterns. The amount of capital in-
vested is quoted at 840.00(1 and over. 1 le employs
thirteen assistants; does both a wholesale and
retail trade locally and in all the towns and citjies
of the Territory, the business annually amonntf
ing to * 120,000.
lu the employ of Mr. Madsen are M. P. Mad-
sen, head clerk, and R. Michelsen, head book-
keeper, bright and active employes, most highly
psteemed by their employer on account of their
ability and commercial worth. Mr. Madsen was
born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He settled in
Salt Lake in 1875, embarking in his present busi-
ness two years later. He is one of the most prom-
inent and favorably known men of the Territory,
and has always participated in any worthy project
formulated for the advancement of the material
interests of the city. He is president of the Utah
Stove & Hardware company; vice president of
the Utah Commercial and Savings Bank; president
of the Western Shoe & Dry Goods company;
director in <!rant Bros. Livery Co. and Benefit
Building society; also interested directly and in-
directly in a number of other undertakings pro-
motive of great good to the city. His honorable
deportment in all the relations of life command
the confidence and respect of all who know him. <
His career furnishes one of the most noted ex-
amples of success in the commercial history of
Salt Lake, a success, too, that is a triumphant
demonstration of the opportunities offered by the _
city and Territory.
THE HOSPITAL OF THE HOLY CROSS.
This is one of Salt Lake's grandest institutions. It is situ-
ated on First South between Tenth and Eleventh East streets.
It is in charge of the Sister Superior.
It was established in Oct. 1875, under the supervision of the
Right Rev. Bishop Scanlan. The present building which was
erected for them was completed and occupied by them in 1882.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross instituted this establishment and
it is now managed by them. The hospital corps consists of
Sister Superior, Managing Director; Drs. Fowler and Pinker-
ton, physicians and surgeons, assisted by Drs. Meecham and
Meyer, as medical staff. Sixteen Sisters of the Holy Cross,
and five men as nurses, insuring moet skilled, kindly and
effective service. Most of the patronage of this establishment
comes from this Territory, though many patients come
from the neighboring states. The ground occupied comprises
10 acres. The main building is 80x165 feet and four stories
high constructed of brick and containing 34 private rooms and
6 wards, 4 of these wards accommodate 16 patients each, the
other two contain 5 beds each. Their office and operating
rooms are complete and all the modern and most approved
appliances, for comfort and convenience are found there. The
private rooms are furnished elegantly and the larger ones have
a cosy and handsome little parlor attached to them, which is a
great thing for convalescents, or patients whose friends wish to
spend some time with them. In fact this part of the hospital
reminds one more of a first-class hotel than a public hospital.
The institution can only take care of one hundred and fifty
patients now but is to be greatly enlarged next year. These
patient, toiling, holy, women are doing a great and noble work
here, as elsewhere wherever they are, and many poor fellows
from all over this country will rise up and call them blessed.
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY.
Among the many educational establishments of Salt Lake
City is St. Mary's Academy. Established in 1875 and
governed by a Lady Superior of the Sisters of the Holy Cross,
owning for its parent the well-known St. Mary's Academy, of
Notre Dame, Indiana, and is situated on First street West, be-
tween First and Second South streets, thus being within an
easy distance of the several railroad depots in the city.
The buildings of the academy are both large and commodious,
and the sanitary arrangements perfect They are of brick
200x100 feet, the main building three stories and basement; the
the same number of day pupils, making a total of 300, with
ample accomodntions for more.
These pupils are taught by a very efficient staff of teachers,
twenty in all. The course of study embraces all branches
necessary to constitute a first-class education; including
algebra, geometry, atsronomy, philosophy, lo^c, rhetoric,
history and general literature. Bookkeeping and general busi-
ness transactions are especially attended to. Students are
expected when they enter the academy to take the regular
academic musical and art courses, unless otherwise provided
for by their parents. French and (terman are taught by
Photo b> Hhlpler.
8T. MAKYH ACADKMY.
others, two stories, the ceilings running from sixteen to
thirteen and one-half feet. Every provision is made for the
protection of the health of the inmate*, a large infirmary being
upon the grounds, in which the patients obtain the best of care
and attention. The resource* of this establishment, however,
are but seldom called upon. I iood, healthy and substantial food,
well prepared and regularly served, together with snch invigor-
ating exercise* as calisthenics, game* and country walks, go
very 'ar toward preserving, if indeed, not enforcing good
health. The precautions taken against fire are admirable.
There is also an outside stairway to seonre safe exit in case of
accident
The academy, as its name implies, is principally intended for
the instruction of Roman Catholic pupil*, but pupils of all other
denominations are received and token care of equally as well,
there being at present in the academy about 160 boarder* and
Sisters, natives of France and ( iermany, respectively, and (lie
department of music is exceedingly well adapted. It in in a
separate building provided with pianos, double net ion luirp.
organs and other instruments. Students in vocal music
are also given careful attention. In the art school, pupils are
afforded every opportunity for displaying their talents.
Sewing, both plain and fancy, is also taught in the
Academy, and a feature of the routine is the weekly com-
petitive examination at which prices and medals are awarded.
There are also annual and semi-annual examinations and many
means successfully employed to promote a spirit of application
and healthy emulation. The institution contains an excellent
library of well selected books, and other features of superior
rxcullemw. Pupils are received at any time during the year,
tti>-ir term commencing with the date of their entrance, and
half fare permiU are secured for pupils inside the Territory.
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ALL HALLOW'S COLLEGE.
Utah's educational institutions are by no means be-
hind the times, young as the development in other
branches may be in the Territory. Prominent among
these is All Hallow'p College, established in 1886, by
Bishop Scanlan, of the Diocese of Salt Lake, who, how-
ever, transferred the school to the Society of the Marist
Fathers in 1889. It has a capacity of one hund-
red boarders ; many day pupils can likewise be accom-
modated. The college occupies a lot of ground 54x110
feet in dimensions, the building being a four- story edifice
constructed of brick, with ground for recreation over 2(iO
feet square, well equipped with gymnasium appliances.
The institution is provided with a faculty of compe-
tent instructors, and places within easy reach of par-
ents in Utah the means of furnishing their children
with a thorough practical and classical education, while
keeping them at home; nor is the religious element essen-
tial to a proper education lacking. The academic year,
beginning on the first Monday in September and clos-
ing about June 20, is divided into two terms, the latter
term beginning in February, and the various depart-
ments are under the immediate supervision of the
fathers. Terms are reasonable and the results highly
satisfactory. For further particulars call or send for
the annual catalogue of this college which contains full
information regarding the studies, general regulations,
terms, outfits required, course, etc., pursued by the same.
UINTAH HOTEL.
There is no surer index of the business of a city than the
extent and character of its hotel accommodations. Estimating
Halt Luke City upon this basis one can arrive at some correct
idea of her growth and
progress. One of these
in the van of popularity
is the Uintah, presided
over by French & Sow-
ers. The Uintah is cou-
ductid on the Euro-
pean plan, one of the
finest restaurants in the
Territory being con-
nected therewith. The
premises occupied con-
sist of a handsome four
story brick structure
conveniently located,
containing fifty sleep-
ing rooms, furnished in
the most elegant and
recherche style, sup-
plied with electric
lights and all the mod-
ern conveniences for
the comfort of guests.
The furnishings are en-
tirely new, and one fea-
ture that commends
itself is the elegant
suites of rooms p r o -
vided especially for the
class of patronage to
which it caters. The hotel is specially for families who prefer
boarding to keeping house, and seven of the best families in
the city are domiciled beneath its roof.
Mr. E. E. French, one of the proprietors, was formerly a trav-
eling man, representing a large house in St. Joseph, Missouri,
for thirteen years. He is well known to the traveling public,
with whom he is a universal favorite. His partner, Mr. Or. L>.
Sowers, is one of the oldest and most popular landlords in the
west, being the former proprietor of the McOlure ttoui
Canon City, Colorado. Both gentlemen may be described as
ideal " Mine host," and will make the Uintah one of the most
popular hostelries in the west. The Uintah is located at 18th
and Commercial streets. ___
SALT LAKE SOAP CO.
Particularly deserving of favorable mention, not only for its
enterprise, but also for the importance of the business in which
it is engaged and for the volume of trade which it commands, is
the large and enterprising soap manufacturing establishment
of the Salt Lake Soap Co., the largest of the kind in the terri-
tory. The enterprise was inaugurated a little over two yea
I 1 VI All
ALL HALLOW8 COLLEGE.
ago, but so immediate was the recognition extended it by the
public, and so rapid was the consequent increase of its trade,
that now the establishment is recognized as a representative
concern all through the west, and enjoys a prominence shared
by few, if any, of its kind in the country. The transactions
show a uniform gain each year over those of the year previous,
and amounts at present to $75,000 per annum, the trade cover-
ing the territories of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.
The manufactory is located in North Salt Lake in a two-story
structure especially adapted for the business. The appliances,
apparatus and machinery in use are all of the latest and most
improved pattern, and twelve handb are employed in the works.
The company manufactures the celebrated brands of " White
Rose," "Olive Queen," "Nickle Ous" and "Hard Water"
soaps, and such favorites are these brands with the public, that
nearly every grocery store in the west handles the same. The
factory turns out large quantities daily and increased capacity
will soon be necessary to supply the demand. The company
is an incorporated one with W. H. Kemiugton, president; Jno.
H. White, vice-president; G. F. Culmer, treasurer; Ansel N.
Badger, secretary and virtual manager of the business. All of
the gentlemen are men of prominence in the city, thoroughly
identified wilh the interests of Salt Lake and recognized as
gentlemen of ability in the mercantile community.
THE INTER-MOUNTAIN ABSTRACT COMPANY.
When an investor desires to put money in real estate there
are two things to be considered. First, the money; second, he
must be assured that the title to the property is perfect. The
Inter- Mountain Abstract Company, occupying rooms 55, 56 and
57, Commercial Block, was formed in 1889, by J. T. Stringer,
one of the best known business men in the city, and Mr.
Atterbury, for the protection of investors. Mr. Stringer is still
connected with the firm in the capacity of president, with L. C.
Grossman, vice president and manager, and A. J . Van Anda, sec-
retary and treasurer. All are gentlemen of business ability,
experience and integrity, and the firm's approval of title is a
guaranty of its condition for purposes of investment or pur-
chase. They do an immense business throughout Salt Lake
City and county, as also in the Territory; employ three experts,
and large force of clerks, and their dealings are characterized
by promptness and reasonable charges. The individual mem-
bers of this firm are too well known to need any special men-
tion, but incidentally it may be said that Mr. Stringer is one of
the foremost real estate men in Salt Lake City, while Mr.
Grossman, the vice president, is connected with a number of
the leading financial institutions of the Territory, and Mr. Van
Anda, one of the best known men of Utah, is also identified with
the leading interests of the city and county. The firm, in
addition to abstracts, do a general real estate business and en-
joy a large clientage. They own and control several of the val-
uable city additions, h ave plenty of acreage, and a large list of city
properties, being also interested in mining, and possessing unsur-
passed facilities for obtaining bargains in that line. As a firm
they are rated high, and hare the reputation of doing everything
on strictly business principles.
T.s
DAVID JAMES & CO.
One bright example of
marked and well merited suc-
cess in any important line of
business is furnished l>y t In-
firm of David James A Co.,
its name being a synonym
throughout the Territory
for reliability, thorough ac-
i|uuintauce with the busi-
ness, and every quality cat-
ciliated to commend it to
public favor.
The enterprise was
founded in lH7:t by David
James and F. A. Mitchell.
In 1*76, Mr. James pur-
chased the interest of M i t c 1 1
ell and was sole proprietor
until 1884, when he ad-
mitted as partners, D. W.
and H. G. James, and W. H.
Schluter. In January, 1891,
it was incorporated, with David James. President; I). W.
James, Vice-president, and Wm. H. Schlnter, Secretary and
Treasurer. The Board of Directory consists of 1 >avid James,
II. ' James, Wm. H. Schluter, I). W. James, William .lames,
< .1. Higson and C. J. I >angerfield. The company carries an
average stock of 850,000, and the annual business transacted is
of great magnitude. In addition to the business of plumbers.
tinners, gas and steam fitters, the company is an importer and
dealer in gas chandeliers, plumbing materials, pipe and fitting,
hot water and steam heating supplies, tin and iron roofing,
galvanized iron cornice, guttering, and rubber hose, being also
agents for the celebrated Kumsey force and lift pumps, and
make a specialty of drive well supplier Special attention is
also given to defective plumbing. The establishment is well
located in a large two-story and basement building, at C>7 S.
Main street, and fifty-four hands are employed, making its
pay roll one of the largest in the city, while the com-
pany's trade extends throughout 'Utah and Idaho,
mid is increasing in volume rapidly. The gentlemen com-
prising the company are men of large and varied experience in
the commercial world, largely identified with the interests of
I'tab, and among its most active, enterprising and brainy busi-
ness men, of large social qualities and held in high rcnra iind
esteem by the many friends and acquaintances made during
tlifir long resilience in Stilt Luke City. Competent, reliable
and trustworthy in all business matters, the enterprise is
worthy of the large patronage it enjoys.
OA8SER Si M'QUARRIE
Among toe
many establish-
ments in this
city that take
the rank of lead-
ers in their re-
spective lines is
the one whose
name brads this
article. They
do a general liv
erv anil feed bus-
inetsat IBKStiit.-
street, and keep
in their house a
ompleto and
Uvuit line cf
hnggics. < a r
riagra Mid flu* driving Ix.rre*, M well as gmtfd naddle animal*.
I i -. al* receive bnrw* lo board and take the best of care of
The personnel of tbe firm, Meisrs. O. (lasser A W Me
</unrrie. are keen, UMUVM men, enjoying tbe confl-
dooce and rm| ect of tu community, and have gained an en-
viable utanding in the world of trad* and cr. .lit. a position only
. rd on a basis of ulrict integrity and bonet rt-p.
They furnish tbe people of thin vicinity with un* xrell. .1 liver;
ccotnn.'li.ti..iiK. mid are prepared to respond to calls at any
boar of tbe day <>r night. Tlwjr have an especially flu* line ..f
gentl* borani for ladi*, as well M spirited animals for those
who wish tbOTQ.
UTAH CRACKER FACTORY.
In the history of all cities of any magnitude, the manufac-
turing industries have formed an important factor in the
development and prosperity of the same. In a review, there-
fore, of any city a large share of attention should be paid to
this branch of industry by historical writers. To this end, the
editors of this work have devoted considerable time and space,
believing that these institu-
tions well merit such treat-
ment. Among the many and
numerous manufactories in
Salt Lake City, the Utah
( 'packer Factory takesafront
rank, both as to the quality
of goods turned out and in
the volume of its business
transactions. It commenced
operations seventeen years
ago, but in 1886 the plant
was purchased by the pres-
ent owners, Geo. lluslerand
Henry and \V. It. Wallace,
by whom it has since been
operated. Tbe premises oc-
cupied comprise a large building, Hxl'l'i feet in dimensions,
fitted up with all the conveniences necessary for its work, and
supplied with modern machinery of the most approved pattern.
It has a capacity of thirty barrels per day, and employs fourteen
men and eight women and girls. The manufactures include all
all kinds of cakes and crackers, the reputation of which for ex-
cellence extends throughout I'tah, Idaho. Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado and Nevada, and at the late Utah Territorial Fair
these goods were awarded the highest premium for excel-
lence and quality. A specialty is made of t he celebrated " Silver
Brand" of crackers and biscuits, which are considered house-
bold necessities in every place they have been introduced.
Another specialty is the system and style of packing goods,
when requested by patrons, in square, glass-front cans, nicely
painted in different colors, or in handsome, oval plate glass
front, beautifully japanned in colors and lettered. A large
stock of glass show tops for cracker boxes is carried by the
firm, which are desirable articles for the retailer to have, as
they show off the goods to great ad vantage and at the same time
keep tbem moist and fresh. Mr. Hnsler is a native of (iermany,
but has resided in Salt Lake for twenty-nine years. The mem
bers of the Company are all prominent in tbe commercial and
mercantile community of Utah and Salt Lake, and well and
favorably known throughout the Territory. They have con-
tributed largely of their time and means and been instrumental
to a considerable extent in materially advancing the prosperity
of tbe city. They are sociable and pleasant gentlemen in the
walks of private life and number their friends by tin- hundred.
Tbe manager of the plant, Mr. Henry Wallace, is an able In mi
ness man, and to bis energy and discretion and fine commercial
qualifications is due much the success that the factory has
commanded.
THE SECURITY ABSTRACT COMPANY.
One of the leading and most thoroughly reliable firms
enagaged in the real estate business is the Security Alwtract
Company of Salt Lake City, occupying office.* in the Deseret
National Bank building. Tbe firm began operations in 1889,
and conducts a general abstract business that to-day average!
more than fJn.iMi a year. The officers of tbe company are:
K. S. Kicharda, president ; Tho*. (J. Webber, vice-president,
and .1. C. Jensen, secretary and treasurer, prominent men of
the city. President Kichards held the position of Speaker of
tin- last General Assembly of the Territorial Legislature.
He IH a lawyer, capitalist and nmn of large ability in
the commercial and financial community. The directory con
silt* , -hard*. Tli.*. li. \VebU-r. X. W. Clayton, Klinx
A Smith. M I I'nmmingK, Daniel Hamer. James H. Moyle,
('has. C. Uicharda and A. W. Carlson. The secretary and
treasurer, Mr. Jensen, has been engaged in the alwtract bum-
nemi for a number of ;eiu, m which he acquired an .-\peri. nee
admirably qualifying him for the duties of hi* responsible
position M.-a.l; application to business, thorough acquaint-
ance with the city and county, and their complete line of
abstract records, enable them to accommodate all applicant*
with promptness, r.-liubilitv and at a moderate cost The
abstracts furnished are guaranteed and certified to as being
correct in every particular, and therefore to lie relied upon in
the pun-hating of real i
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SALT LAKE CITY BREWING CO.
The great popularity of the amber-hued beverage of the
" Faderland " among all classes and nationalities, is the best
evidence of its generous appreciation and its ability to fill the
wants of the public for a health-giving and invigorating drink.
In Germany, where for centuries the knowledge and practice of
brewing beer has descended from generation to generation, it
is held in the highest estimation by the people, and is regarded
as an indispensable adjunct to the every day wants of all classes
of society. Notwithstanding the fact that the first knowledge
of the brewing of beer had its inception in the principalities of
the old world, the honor of having perfected and improved its
standard to the present high grade of excellence has been
ness air such as is seldom witnessed in the west. The capacity
of the plant is three hundred barrels per day, and the present
amount of the annual business is 25,000 barrels, the trade
extending through Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada. One
of the two ice machines, of seventy ton capacity per twenty-
four hours, is used for the special purpose of frosting the pipes
in the cellar, thus keeping the same perfectly cool and the beer
stowed in the cellars is in consequence kept almost to the freez-
ing point. The plant also manufactures its own electric lights,
every house on the premises being brilliantly illuminated by the
powerful dynamos with which the same is supplied. The
bottling works are contained in a huge two-story structure con-
structed of rock and brick and supplied with all the conven-
iences for the rapid facilitation of business. In this great
SALT LAKK CITY HHKWINO CO.
reserved to America. There iifb many mammoth brewing
establishments throughout the country, but Salt Lake has one
that is a pride to any city. We refer to the Salt Lake City
Brewing Company, the immense plant of which, at 471 to 481
l()th East street, was founded in 1871, and incorporated July,
1884. The plant covers rive acres of ground and consists of the
main building, a substantial four-story brick and stone struc-
ture, 108x150 feet in dimensions, with a brew house 42x96 feet,
two-stories and iron clad. The plant also embraces an ice
house 25x80 feet, two-stories in height, and a burn 33x56 feet,
also two one half stories, with a capacity of stabling fifteen head
of horses. The entire plant is run by a battery of powerful
engines, aggregating one hundred horse-power capacity, while
the neccessary appliances for conducting this mammoth indus-
tery is of the most approved modern construction, and the
entire establishment is a model of neatness, presenting a bnsi-
enterprise there are employed thirty-rive men, and a large pay-
roll is the consequence. The institution is the largest of its
kind in the Territory and is of great value to the city from a
commercial point of view. The officers are : M. Cullen, presi-
dent ; Jacob Uloritz, vice-president, treasurer and general man-
ager and Robert J. Deighton, secretary. They are all solid sub-
stantial citizens of Salt Lake and deeply interested in every
thing that pertains to the welfare of the city and Territory.
They are men of wealth and influence and deserving of all the
prosperity that can attend them.
EMPIRE STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY.
An enterprise, though of recent origin in Salt Lake, has
already assumed unusual prominence in the general make-up
of the commercial industries of the city. The Empire Steam
Laundry, which heads this article, was formed by the selection
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of Henry W. Uoscber, president; Don Ferguson, vioe-president;
with II. V. Utto, secretary and treasurer, and does a large bus-
iness. The establishment occupies a three-story building,
-J-'ixHK) feet in dimensions, fully and handsomely equipped, in
which thirty or more assistants find employment, and by their
exercise of care and skill, have extended the reputation of the
enterprise for the excellence of work turned out, pay ing special
attention to hotel and restaurant supplies, of which they have
a large patronage. The proprietors are natives of Nt-w York
and Ohio, and possess not only thrift, push and enterprise, but
an intimate acquaintance with all the details of their line of
business. They are recognized as enterprising and public
spirited citizens of extended influence and high standing in the
community.
SORENSEN & CARLQUIST.
A great commercial house doing business over an extended
territory belongs quite as much to its thousands of patrons as
to the city where it may chance to be located. The natural
inference following the assumption is, that the patrons of the
house which beads this article would like to know something
of its history. It is surprising, even in the light of the rapid
growth of Salt Lake and
the development, of its
trade, that a house of so
large interests and con-
trolling so important and
extended a trade, could
have grown up within the
comparative brief space
of ten years, but such is
the fact. The firm of
Sorensen & Carlquist was
founded in 1881 by John
P. Sorensen and C. A.
Carlquist. They carry
on a general furniture
, business, keeping in stock
a tine line of carpets, cur-
tains, spring beds, mir-
rors, pictures, baby car-
riages, and all other
tablishmeut. They occupy neat aud commodious quarters at
No. 'it West First S.mth Street, their building Iwing a three
story and basement structure, admirably arranged for the
rapid transaction of the large business which the firm enjoys.
They carry a complete
took and do an annual
bimineM of 980,000, em-
ploving twelve assistants,
ana consequently have a
heavy pay roll, thereby
furnishing many people
with the means of sup-
port The trade of the
firm extend* throughout
I tali and Idaho, and new
field, will probably be
enterrd in the near future
The hone* ha* had a
remarkably successful
career ever since it* inoep-
and is deservedly
popular with the public. "^SiC"^"
awm for this i-
tbe busim-. 1ST.
upon strictly legitimate commercial principle*, and the pro-
prietors are thoroughly experienced men in their line of bnsi
pen*. They believe in the old motto of live HIM! let In -
in ooDMqarnov. put no fancy prices upon their goods. Mr
HoreMen i* native of Denmark, coming h>-re from Australia
twenty yer* ago. He is a man of excellent business talent*.
and i* thoroughly practical in all hi* undertakings. He i* a
ntan withal in all the essential* ntoeseary in tbesnooeae-
.nduct of hu.ineMi affair*, nnd i* very greatly e*temed
by a large nii.l-r of personal friends
Curl jiiist was born in Sweden, but has bwil a rmident
of Salt Lake for fourteen years, and i* a very able commercial
man. He i* regarded very highly in mercantile circle*, and i*
H prominent man in all matter* pertaining to the interest* of
Hdtr
DUNFORD & ELLERBECK.
The dental firm of Dnuford .t Ellerbeck is composed of A.
H. Dunford and Geo. Kllerljeck, both of whom are thoroughly
practical in all the details of the profession. Dr. Dunford is
forty -two years of age, a native of England, and for over a quar-
ter of a century has practiced dentistry in Suit Lake
<'it\. He is in fact the pioneer dentist of Salt Lake,
having crossed the plains with his porents to this <-ity
in 1856, returning the year following to St. Louis,
where he remained until 1864, when he again came to Salt
Lake, and where he has since resided. The doctor is largely
interested in enterprises that go to make up the substantial
growth and prosperity of the city, and a large owner of im-
proved nnd unimproved city and country properties.
I >r. Geo. Ellerbeck, his partner, is a young man, twenty-four
years of age and a native of Salt Lake. He graduated at the
Philadelphia Dental College, with the honors of his class,
aud has been in active practice for eight years. He is a
well-known member of the Phienix Club of Salt Lake, largely
interested in her realty, and also has valuable interests in the
Deep Creek mines.
In the transaction of the large business naturally accruing
to so popular a tirm, the employment of assistance is necessary.
Drs. H. W. Richards and Thatcher, officiate in that capacity.
and are invaluable on account of their skill aud knowledge of
the business.
The firm is among the best in the West. They occupy three
rooms fitted up with all the modern appliances for the speedy
transaction of business, but as rapid increase of patronage
necessitates more and commodious quarters, the firm will in the
near future move into the new McCornick block, corner I ir-t
South and Main streets, where all the necessary conveniences
incident to the business can be secured.
SELLS & COMPANY.
Among the business establishments which have done much
to advance the material wealth, the prosperity aud repu-
tation of Salt Lake, and which, therefore, are eminently deserv-
ing of particular mention in a work of this character, few stand
higher than that of Sells A- Co., wholesale and retail dealers in
all kinds of lumber, with office, and yards at Inland I.VJW. Firft
street. The enterprise was started in 1881 by Hon. Klijah Sells,
who was formerly connected with the tirm of Mat-on A Sells.
Subsequently Mr. Tucker was taken into the tirm. The otlire
of the company is a commodious structure. ISxl'Ml feet in
dimensions, while the yards cover a space of thirty rods
square. They carry a stock ranging from $'25,00(1 to SNI.IHNI,
composing cedar, redwood, pine, shingles, doors, blinds, mould
HIITS. T. V (i. flooring, rustic siding, laths and windows. They
employ eight men and do an annual business of 87.1.11 it i. The
individual members of the firm are Jnmes Tucker, H. M. Sells
nnd Klijah Sells. The latter, Hon. Elijah Sells, is Secretary of
the Territory and one of the most popular men in the entire
West. Mr. Tucket is a heavy capitalist, and largely interested
in cattle, saw-mills, stores ami mines throughout the Territory.
Mr. A.Johnson, the foreman, is a practical man in the business,
and a faithful and industrionsemploye. Tin- gem-nil character-
istics of this establishment for financial solvency ami a thor
oiigh conception of the business in which the firm is engaged,
together with a high standard of commercial honor, would
credit upon any community, and makes the untar-
nished record of over thirteen years a source of private an.)
public satisfaction.
DR. C. E. TOLHURST.
In the human anatomy there are no parts of it whir)
greater oomfoi I or cause nmreii nvem e and pain than the
teeth. Kvery person's teeth should have constant attention, not
only li> t hone claiming to be dentists, but In flu >se known to he
accomplished and who enjoy the contid-n ',f t he public. Such
a gentleman i* l>r. ('. I-'.. Tolhur-t. lie is a native of < Miio. a
graduate of the Western IVntial t ollege of St. l^ollis. Missouri,
HII. I first liegaii the priirti .f his profession in 1*7*. remain-
ing thus oc.-upi.-d in St. Louis for nbout live \ear8, thence
removing to Salt Lake about 1883. He was Secretary of the
IIH liental Society, and is a member an. I one of the
ablest omcidld in the Dental Society of Salt Luke. II.- i_
active in politic*, and has been snrr.ful in his practice m
suit Idtke, due absolutely to bis professional skill and also to
his excellent qualities as a social factor.
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S. D. EVANS.
S. D. Evans, undertaker
and embalmer, owes his suc-
cess in business quite as much
to his estimable character, re-
fined nature and the court-
eous deportment of his man-
ners, as to the more com-
monly accepted business
qualities supposed to assure
success in life. His line of
metallic caskets, burial
cases, and rates are selected
with K rent care, and are
among the largest and most
complete of any similar
house in the country. He
occupies two floors of a com-
modious building at 214
State street and employs two
assistants. There is prob-
ably no undertaker of the
present day that would have
the audacity to ask the pat-
ronage of the public without
thoroughly understanding the art of embalming. In this Mr.
Kvans, having availed himself of every advantage in the acqui-
sition of this difficult science, is prepared to furnish the bene-
fits of his skill with the assurance of the same being satisfact-
ory in every respect. He is a graduate of the United States
college of embalming of New York City, the most modern and
thorough institution of its character in the United States, and
the only undertaker in the city who has attended a regular
college, or can exhibit his diploma in proof thereof. His
hearses are among the finest in Salt Lake and his assistants
are all trained men. Altogether, Mr. Evans may be said to be,
by character, attaininents, and in his well-ordered establish-
ment, exceptionally well calculated to serve the public in the
line he has chosen.
M. R. EVANS.
Salt Like City shows numerous instances of successful
men because of their enterprising and progressive mercantile
ability. Prominent among these and worthy of special mention,
is the house of M. R. Kvans, dealers in guns, sporting goods,
etc. Mr. Evans established himself in business here several
years ago, and has thriven in a remarkable manner; in fact to
such an extent as to rank him among the foremost merchants
in his line in the Territory. He carries a very large line of fine
goods, of superior make and quality, consisting of guns, pistols,
ammunition, fishing tackle, sporting goods, cutlery and notions,
caligraph writing machines, paper, ribbons and carbons; also
handling cigars and tobaccos of the best brands. The estab-
lishment occupies commodious and comfortable quarters, em-
ploys a number of assistants, and is in the receipt of a most
healthy and continuous trade. Mr. Evans is a New Yorker by
birth, but has resided in Utah for twenty years and is favorably
known throughout the territory; is one of the most enterprising
citizens, with a thorough practical knowledge and experience,
coupled with energy and legitimate business principles, a com-
bination that has gained for him an honorable position among
the mercantile and commercial men throughout the entire
West.
DR. J. B. KEYSOR.
I >r. J. 15. Keysor, whose operating parlors occupy suites two
iiiul three, Auerbach building, enjoys a widespread and invalu-
able reputation in the line of dentistry, both for his professional
achievements and his personal worth. He is a native of Utah,
and. upon the completion of his collegiate career, began a
study of the art in which he has since become an accomplished
master. He makes a specialty of filling, the designing and
fitting of false teeth and othe- features of the science, and now
enjoyH a practice so large and constantly increasing in- extent
and importance, as to necessitate the employment of skilled
and experienced assistants in bis management. Ladies and
gentlemen in need of the services of an expert and conscieu-
tioiiH practitioner are recommended to advise with Dr. Keysor.
His charges are as reasonable as they can be made consistent
with first-class work, and his work is always of the very best
character and description.
ARBOGAST CONFECTIONERY COMPANY.
The Arbogast Confectionery Company, started in 1873 for
the manufacture of ice-cream and confections, has been a suc-
cess from its inception, the business increasing so rapidly that
in the beginning of 1891, it was deemed to incorporate the
same, with George Arbogast, President and Treasurer; and
L. L. Baumgarten, Secretary. The company has a large and
ample capital with which to carry on its vast and extensive
operations, and employs the same to the fullest advantage.
In connection with the main office, at 108 Main street, the
company has a large and commodious ice-cream parlor, occu-
pying two floors, the first being used for the serving of the
delicacy and confections to the numerous customers; the sec-
ond floor as a dining ordinary. Both are fitted up in modern
style, with elegant furniture and draperies, where one can
enjoy a delicious plate of ice-cream and other delicacies amid
pleasant surroundings. The factory, situated at 48 East First
South St., is a two story and basement building, 20x100 feet di-
GEO. AUHOGAST
mensions. The basement is used as the location of the bake
ovens, where the fancy cakes are made; also as an engine
and boiler room, and for the manufacture of candy. On the
first floor is an ice-cream and coffee parlor, elegantly fitted up,
a novel feature being the Dayton fan, pendant from the ceil-
ing, driven by electricity. When in motion the room is
kept perfectly cool and otherwise insuring comfort to pat-
rons. The second story is devoted entirely to the manufact-
ure of candy. The enterprise employs twenty-five people, and
the monthly pay-roll is one of the largest in the city. The
firm does a large annual trade, sending goods to Idaho, Colo-
rado and Wyoming, in addition to its equally large local trade.
Mr. Arbogast is a native of Massachusetts, having been born
in Boston, but has resided in Salt Lake City for twenty-one
years; is thoroughly identified with the best interests of his
adopted home, and is ever ready to do anything in his power
to advance its welfare. He is one of the best known men in
and out of business circles, and under such favorable auspices
as he now enjoys, a brilliant commercial future is predicted
for him. He is the owner of a ranch seven miles from the city,
on the road to Ogden, consisting of 120 acres, which he is pre-
paring to use for purposes of a vineyard, being satisfied
that Utah can raise as many pounds of grapes to the acre as Cali-
fornia and of a superior flavor. Mr. Arbogast has done more to
build up Salt Lake, according to his means, than any man
within her limits, and is in all respects an active, enterprising
" hustler," who believes in making hay while the sun shines.
He is, in short, a man in every respect entitled to, and com-
mands the admiration of the men who love to see pluck and en-
terprise meet its just reward.
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HAPPY HOUR DENTAL PARLORS
Among the first-class dental establishments in Salt Lake
City where the pnbliccan be assured of good work, is the Happy
Hour Dental I'arlors at No. 2124 State Street. They are under
the management of Dr. M. X. Back, who is a native of Mich-
igan, forty-five years of age, and who has been seventeen years
in active practice. He first located in Charles City, Iowa,
thence removing to Kansas, whence after remaining some time
he decided to settle in Salt Lake City. In his practice Dr.
Buck is ably assisted by his wife and Miss Nettie Weaverling,
both of whom are not only thorough adepts in the profession,
but are among the limited number of lady practitioners under-
standing the details of the art. Mrs. Buck is a native of Wis-
consin. She began the practice in Kansas ten >ears ago, and is
regarded as a skillful and experienced operator. Miss \\Vav
erling also began her practical experience in dentistry in
Kansas about the same time, and is very proficient in the
in the business. She is a native of the State of Pennsylvania.
The Doctor also has an able and valuable assistant in the person
of D. R. Romani, of the city laboratory operated in connection
with the parlors, and although a separate institution is of well-
known importance. Dr. Romami is a native of Ohio, and has
been practicing dentistry for the past fifteen years. About one
year ago he located his laboratory in this city, and employs an
able corps of assistants. He makes a specialty of crown and
bridge work, and directs the only industry of its kind between
Chicago and San Francisco.
Among the successful operations practiced at these parlors
is that known to the profession as "Implantation," otherwise
replacement of a tooth, one of the most difficult operations
known to modern dentistry. Dr. Buck has built up a large
patronage. The parlors are deserving of all that can be said of
them, and the efficiency of the work is beyond question.
ELIA3 MORRIS.
In the advantages possessed by a city, there are certainly
none of more importance than establishments connected
with the building interests. In this line of manufac-
ture, Mr. Elian Morris has no superior, as his yards
turn ont a ijiiality of lire brick that cannot be excelled.
He started his enterprise in 1H69 and has built np a very
large and successful business. In addition to the manu-
facture of fire brick, abeetine stone and water pipes are in-
cluded in the output of the plant, in large quantities. Mr.
KLIA8 MORRIS.
Morris if also heavy dmler in Portland cement, mantels,
grata and monumental work, which can be seen at his largo
and commodious store room. v. -Jl and 23 West South
Tempi* street. The brick yards are located in the southern
part of, the city, where about 400,000 fire brick and large
quantities of abestine stone and water pipes are annually
manufactured.
Mr. Morris has resided in Salt Lake for forty years and is
widely known all over the Territory. He is a thorough busi-
ness man. fully alive to the interests of the city, an.l m.U all in
his power to advance the general welfare and prosperity of the
same. He is a man of spotless integrity, a cultured gentleman,
and has been a member of the city council, where he served
the people as a faithful, honest and conscientious official.
I'liotobyBliipl.T.
ARNOLD OIAUQUE.
He is the possessor of a patent for a new pattern of mosaic,
tile for flooring public buildings, wainscoting and ceilings
etc., of which a fine line of goods are carried in stock. I n.li-r
his able management the enterprise enjoys a trade that is
annually increasing. In addition to the above he is the owner
and proprietor of the Pioneer Patent Roller Mills, which have
a reputation all over the Territory for the excellence of their
Hour, and as an institution that has aided very largely in <le\ ,-lnp
ing the wonderful resources of Utah. The manager for Mr.
Morris. . \rnol, 1 ( ;iaii'|iie by name, has been in the former's em-
ploy for more than twenty years, and is a practical man in all
the details of bin business. Mr. Morris employs large force
of experienced hands in hi* several lines of production and
pays a correspondingly large sum in wages each year. Mr.
Morns is also one of the promoters of the sugar factory at
lyvhi and is doing much to foster that most valuable industry
in that Territory.
W. J. HARVEY & CO.
The banking firm of W. J. Harvey & Co., composed of
\\ '. Harvey and Hewitt B. Lowe was organized for <he
l>iir|MMM> of lining a general business in real estate, mines,
WMMiritie*, banking and investment, with its office in tln-Knuti-
for. I II.. (..] Tin. gentlemen are supplied with ample capita!
and make a specially of repmMitiiig the investment nf
era capital in Utah. The company oocnpies large and com-
modious qusrters as above designated, where every facility an. I
all pomihle information regarding the business they represent, is
H (Ton led. Mr. Harvey wan for a iinniW of > ear*, manager
and trust officer of the Salt I*ke Abstra. I I ill.. ( Miarantee
and Trim! < oiupiuiv. and Mr. Lowe baa been engaged in the
real estate business in Salt I ...''< < ily for H niimU'r of years
pant. Both are gentlemen of much finciancial ability, and
eminent uncial i|iiahncHlioiiN. and though thetirni IIHN only been
in existence but a comparative brief (.. i.l it hnx built up an
immense business. Possessing enviable qualities and neces-
sary attributes, the gentlemen composing the firm are bound to
attain a high rank in commercial and financial circle*.
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THE McKINNON HOUSE COLLAR MANU-
FACTURING COMPANY.
Salt Lake
within the
last twelve
months has
added to its
long list of en-
terprising cit-
izens a num-
ber of busi-
n e s s men
whose acqui-
sition is a
credit to any
commu n i t y-
These are of
the people
that give the
upbuilding of
a city sub-
stantial sup-
port, and make desirable citizens. As a fitting illustration of the
foregoing sentiment, the proprietor of the McKinnon Horse
Collar Manufacturing Co., of this city, may be cited. The
company was organized in April, 1891, by M. D. McKinnon, a
man thoroughly experienced iu the manufacturing of horse
collars, having been in the business over twenty-five years.
He came to Salt Lake City from San Francisco, where he had
charge at different times of the L. D. Stone & Co. manufactur-
ing works, and Hart Saddlery Co., the latter being the largest
and oldest established concern of the kind on the Pacific
coast.
The company's headquarters are located at No. 311 West
Sscond street, occupying a large two-story brick building 24x50
feet in dimensions, and the grades of goods turned out are
superior to anything of the kind in this part of the country.
The first Btory of the factory building is occupied exclus-
ively by the collar manufacturing department. The second
story is devoted to the manufacture of sweat-pads and is quite
an important part of the business. This department alone
gives employment to fifteen girls, and twenty-five horse collar
hands, whose combined work resolves the establishment
into a hive of industry. Mr. McKinnon came to Salt Lake
City fully determined to take the lead in supplying the trade
in his special line of business, and the active manner in which
he has applied himself to his work, has caught the good will of
the public, who are in turn showing their appreciation of a
superior article by liberal patronage.
DR. C. A. FOLLETT.
During recent years the various professional lines in Salt
Lake City have received frequent additions, and no other one
line has this fact become more noticeable than in that of
Dentistry. Among those who have located in Salt Lake City
in the practice of that profession no one has attained to more
prominence, nor secured a more generous share of the public
patronage than Dr. Follett. He is a native of Minnesota, and has
been practicing for about eight years with gratifying success,
the unvarying reward of a complete knowledge of his profes-
sion and diligence in securing its promotion. He first began to
practice at San Jose, Cal., where he remained about six years.
Prompted, however, by the reports of business, beautiful climate,
and wonderful advantages possessed by Salt Lake City and
Ctah, he decided to remove hither. After a careful inspec-
tion of the ad vantages offered else where he located in Salt Lake
City earlyin January, 1891, opening an office at 554 East Second
Street South. Soon afterward he was joined by his family, and
has since resided here, annually extending his field of labor and
annually growing more and more enthusiastic regarding the
resources and advantages of the City and Territory.
WALLACE & CO.
It is conceded by everyone who has ever visited Salt Lake
that the city can justly lay claim to some of the largest and
best equipped merchant tailoring houses in the 'country.
Among these the firm of Wallace & Co. occupies a position of
prominence second to none in the country. The business was
established by Mr. Kob't Wallace in 1890, and the success at-
tained has been of a most pleasing character, both in a finan-
cial and fashionable point of view. He has been connected
with the fine tailoring trade of the east for a great many years
and understands the business thoroughly, employing a cutter
of marked ability and the best skilled workmen only, in his es-
tablishment, of whom he has fifty constantly at work. His
stock of goods is of the finest description and best grades, being
a large importer and handling this character of goods only.
He guarantees to give perfect satisfaction, and from the large
trade that he now enjoys, which is constantly increasing, there
is no doubt but that he succeeds to an unlimited extent.
Mr. Wallace is a native of Canada, where he learned his trade.
He is an excellent business man, a gentleman of high social
qualities and greatly esteemed by all who have the pleasure of
his acquaintance.
McCORNICK & CO.
One of the strongest and most prosperous private banks in
the west, holding a high position in financial circles, and in the
confidence of the public, exercising a wholesome and valuable
influence in all departments of business, and performing most
useful and inportant functions in all matters of finance, is that
of McCornick & Co. private bankers, founded in 1873 by W.
S. McCornick. The company is largely engaged in all trans-
actions appertaining to a general banking business, such as
discounts, deposits, loans, collections, the purchase and sale of
domestic and foreign exchange, ores and bullions, and its busi-
ness extends over all the civilized world. The bank has com-
W. S. MoCOHNICK, PEKS. MCOBNICK BANKING Co.
fortable quarters, the property of the company, employs a force
of eleven assistants and the volume of its business is increasing
so rapidly that they are now erecting one of the finest office
buildings west of the Rocky Mountains, which the firm expect
to occupy early next year.
The long residence of Mr. McCornick in Salt Lake, and hie
successful financial career, together with his high character as
an experienced financier at the head of the institution, com-
mands the confidence of the public to such an extent as to
include as clients of the bank, some of the heaviest firms in
Salt Lake City. Of his enterprise it is not necessary for us to
speak, as he is so well and most favorably known and spoken of
throughout financial circles, and has been, and still is practi-
cally identified with the best interests of the city of his adop-
tion.
FRED G. LYNGBERG.
In a history of the growth and prosperity of Salt Lake City
the retail grocery trade, must, in commercial affairs, always
occupy a prominent position as a branch of mercantile pursuit,
and contributes in no small degree to the commercial impor-
tance of the city. ID connection with this line of business the
bouse of Fred O. Lyngberg deserves especial mention, not only
on account of tbe age of the enterprise, but of its high stand-
ing in the business community. It was founded by Mr. Lyng-
berg in 1873, and by a systematic course of honorable and fair
dealings with the public, he is now in the enjoyment of an
extensive profitable trade. He occupies a commodious and
conveniently arranged two-story building at 56 Hast First
Street South, equipped with all modern facilities, including
telephone service, and carries a large stock of staple and fancy
groceries. He also bandies a most desirable line of fruits, veg-
etables etc., and game, fish and oysters in season. He supplies
many of the leading families of the city, and has a very exten-
sive and liberal patronage. Mr. Lyngberg is an "old timer" of
Utah, having resided here for thirty years, and is consequently
well known throughout the Territory, having formerly been
engaged in the mining bnsines. He is an honorable, straight-
forward business man, of recognized commercial abilities, and
a pleasant and agreeable gentleman in both the business and
social spheres of life.
EXCELSIOR BAKERY.
A well regulated bakery is a desirable industry to have in
any community. In fact it is one of those indispensable enter-
prises of public necessity. The people must have bread, and
when they can get a good wholesome article without the
trouble of preparing it themselves they are fortunate indeed.
Among the establishments of Salt Lake that makes a feature
of superior skill in this line the Excelsior liakery takes the
lead. It was founded eighteen years ago by Mr. Kdward
Scrace, and has always been a favorite with the public of Salt
Lake. The manufacturer makes bread, cakes, and crackers,
carrying also a full line of can goods, teas, coffees, nuts, bot-
tled champagne cider, candies, soda water and root beer. The
industry occupies a commodious two-story building, at No. In
Main street, employs five operators and assistants, carries a
large stock and does an extensive toml boriness. Mr. Scrace
is a native of England and learned his trade in New York ( 'ity.
many years ago. He has been a resident of Utah for thirty
years, is a thoroughly practical man in his line, and fully iden-
tified with the best interests of Salt Lake.
UTAH BOOK AND STATIONERY COMPANY.
Such enterprise as characterizes some of the business
bouses of the city of Bait Lake is not exceeded by those of any
other city in tbe Union. Conspicuous among these public
spirited and enterprising firms, whose efforts to secure and
retain trade have been rewarded l>y gratifying success, may l>e
mentioned the Utah Book and Stationery Company, and under
that name incorporated, with I >. M McAllister, president;
Hon. S. V. ItirhardH. vice-president, and J. L. Perkes, secret nry
and treasurer. The directors' iKiurd comprises Hun. Klias \.
Smith,.). L. Harrows. l>. \V. and (i. S. McAllister, natives of
Utah, with tbe exception of the president, who was born in
Scotland, but has resided in Salt Lake for twenty-eight years.
The establishment carries a large and varied stock of I oiks,
stationary, periodicals, toys, dolls, novelties, for schools,
students, architects, and type-writers. Globe tiling cabinets.
Mormon chnrcli works, albums and school books. Tl
{Miration occupy a large and commodious salesroom lit T'J Minn
*trett, employing ten assistants, and do a business extending
throughout I 'tab and a portion of Idaho, the annual sales
amounting to between $60,iKI and ?7. r >,IN. The firm is con-
1 on of the most reliable and solvent in tin untry. it*
officer* urn! directors being well known in the commercial and
professional circles of the Territory
HECTOR ORI8WOLD.
Dr. Hector Oriswold, one of the leading dentists of Salt
Lake City, highly merits the high clax* of patronage be receives*
He is S native of Winroiimn iiml during Ins professional <
i K ' ..-.. a period of 15 yearn, has demonstrated fully I i
claim* to the confidence repoted in hi* ability by a constantly
increasing clientele. He nrt *ln<lil medicir.e after leaving
College, bat soon took a fane; to dentistry and devoir. I lux
energies in that dirtction. I'pi.n receiving hi* diploma be
located at St. I 'mi I. where he met with gratifying luccee*. The
inhospitable climate of that tection. hots ever, persuaded him to
remove elsewhere, sad be finally decult.1 to locate, in thin city.
lie took up his residence 8J yesrs ago, sod bss sine* Identified
himself with Salt Lake City and Utah Territory including
among his patrons and friends the best people, among whom
himself and wife are esteemed as a valuable acquisition to the
society of /ion. He makes a specialty of dentistry in all its
branches, and his work is of a superior order, always giving
satisfaction.
SHERLOCK KNITTING CO.
Improved facilities are the true indices of progress, and the
most intelligent manifestation of the onward march of civiliza-
tion. Evidences of enterprise by a com-
munity in projecting modern improve-
ments, and carrying them out, are the best
criterioim by which to estimate the enter-
prise of its citizens and their appreciation
of the modern ideas of progress. The in-
stitution whose name appears at the head
of this sketch is located at 25 W. I'nst
South Street, and is of the character just
enumerated and one of the most enterpris-
ing of its kind in the Territory. It was
founded in lK7i>, by Geo. A. Luke, who
was succeeded by J no. K. Sherlock the present
proprietor, in 1880. The plant has twenty ma-
chines, with a capacity of twenty dozen hosiery
daily. Sixteen experienced hands are employed
and the minimi business transacted reaches the
ueatsumof from $15,( KH) t.. .-ji I.IK ,11. The estab-
lisbment occupies a commodious three-story building, conven-
iently fitted up for the immense business of the same, and manu-
factnresa complete Hue of ladies', gents' and children's hosiery,
in silk, wool and cotton. All of tbe goods are made of the l*-st
yarns and are fur superior to any goods of this character in the
market. They are guaranteed to be equal to hand knitting, and
for wearing qualities, they have no equal, a trial of 'the. same
only being necessary to a conviction of tliisfact. The company
also manufactures a full line of ladies' hand crochet skirts,
children's machine skirts, ladies' jackets, wool mitts, silk mit-
tens, children's wool mitts, ladies' wool vests ami pants, men's
vests and pants, mitts and gloves, men's Imckskin gloves, kid
iiml dogskin gloves, ladies' and children's knit leggings, boys'
wool mitts, silk and wool wristlets or culTs. They also keep
on hand a full line of yarns, consisting of ini|M>rted and .;
tic Saxony, split zephyr, four-fold zephyr, eight-fold zephyr.
Angora, Saxons, ( iermantown. Shetland wool. Shetlaini
(ierman knitting worsted. Knglish fanoy mixed. Spanish and
I tah yarns of all grades and best makes, which the proprietor
guarantees to sell cheaper than any house in the West. Mr.
Sherlock is also agent for the celebrated I. amb family knitting
machines, tbe only machine in the world that will knit all kimls
and si/.es of hosiery, mittens, glove*, etc.
Mr. Sherlock is a i. alive ,,f < )| MI >, but has been a continuous
resident of I'tah since iNi'.i. He is a civil and mechanical en-
gineer by profession ami for two years was chief ngii..
the I tn h A Northern railroad. He is a nephew of 'I
lock, the great Ohio and Mississippi riser steamboat
who is known the world over, and is justly proud of so distin-
guished a relative. As a business man the career of Mr. Sher-
lock needs no comment from the editor of this woik. His
abilities and untarnished reputation are widely known mid tec
ognized. His works, enterprise and general usefulness speak
for him in teims xnllicientis stroi g and convincing, and entitle
him to the fullest esteem and consideration of the commiiinls.
UTAH NURSERY CO.
< >i ..... f the largtf.1 enterprise*, invoking tin-outlay i f a large
capital,!* that of the 1'liih Nuts, rs ( . n puns . winch can
a general nms- > implos fn m liflun i..
thirty mm in their business, at a monthly expense for wages
of IB.iHio. and sell gocxls through, ut I ti.b. Mai o, Montunn,
\Vnshiiigf< n, Nevada aid I'oli puny was incor-
ponted ID June, 1887, with a capital of r.'niro tie present
are: J. A. (iiohue, I'residint; I'. II .surer;
is, Secretary : and ^ ' Harnes*,
tors, all men of pic mit.ei . . ai.d n tii.i i . m the city and
ten id try. ni.d whon' i ntet prin- isejertil g a gt at n II in lire ii| i n
'owth ai. 1 1 i s, when 10
insged ss the Utso Num \ - . m ti.ecom-
mernal twcrid soiree of giest financial li.< tit to II piojectois
and th- public.
85
M. BUSH WARNER, Manager.
In the compilation of a work of this character the insurance
interests of Salt Lake deserve considerable attention. Among
the many agents engaged in such enterprises in Salt Lake,
none are more deserving of an extended notice in the pages of
tl'is work than Mr. Rush Warner, the general manager for Utah
ot the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States,
having his offices in Progress Building. This agency was
established in 1889, and in the two years that Mr. Warner, has
been in control, has' been remarkably successful. In 1890 Mr.
manager of the Gunnison Improvement Company for three
years, in the development of coal mines, and subsequently
organized the Grand Kiver, Land and Live Stock Company of
which he was selected as president and general manager.
He finally sold out his interest in this organization and came
to Salt Lake, where for the first six months of his residence, he
represented the New York Life. The Equitable Life
Company, however, recognizing in Mr. Warner a val-
uable man, offered.rhim a life contract with them on such
advantageous terms, that he accepted the same and became
their general manager for this Territory, and to whose inter-
EQU1TABLE LIFE ASSURANCE BUILDING, NEW YORK.
Warner's agency wrote up policies to the Bmountof $1,'2GO,OCO,
and from present indications it is expected that the amount for
IH1C2 will reach 12,000,000. There are twelve agents in Utah
for this company, under the control and direction of Mr. War-
ner, all of whom are considered among the best insurance men
in the West. The Equitable Life is one of the largest life
inBurance organizations in the world, and has been doing bus-
innHH for thirty one years.during which it bas made phenomenal
progress, the iiBfwts having increased from $162,618 in 1860 to
81Ht,'24:VM4in ]].
Few investors realize the fact that money deposited with a
reliable and well managed life insurance company, in the pur-
chase of insurance, is profitable from a business stnud point;
yet such a fact bus been plainly demonstrated many times, atd
examples might be mentioned if space permitted it. The com-
pany that Mr. Warner represents is too well known to need any
eulogy, as it lias a national and world wide reputation for relia-
bility and strength.
Mr. Warner was born in Pennsylvania, and has been engaged
in the insurance business for twenty-five years. He was Presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company for many
years and in 1880 located in Colorado, where he engaged in
mining and stock operations in Gunnieon County. He was
ests he devotes his entire time and attention. Mr. Warner is a
reliable and energetic gentleman of maiked business capacity
and manages the affairs of his company with ability and
intelligence.
UTAH UNDERTAKING CO.
This undertaking company was incorporated on June 22nd,
1891, with T. C. Armstrong, Jr., President; C. W. Boyd, Vice-
president; T. E. Harris, the present coroner, Treasurer, and J.
C. Boss, Secretary. The company is located at 317 South
Main street, and carry a large and complete stock of the latest
and most artistic designs in caskets, coffins and funeral
requisites. The premises are provided with a spacious and
richly furnished funeral parlor arranged with special reference
to the conduct of funeral services, etc. All the members of the
company are well and favorably known, many of the stock-
holders being old residents in the city. They are leading and
representative business men, masters of the profession to which
they are devoted, and citizens who enjoy the public confidence
and esteem.
86
HENRY SADLER .
It \a with much pleasure that we call the attention of our
readers to the well known, old established and popular wholesale
liqnor bouse of Mr. Henry Sadler.
Mr. Sadler occupies a substantial three-story brick building
on South Main street,
between 2nd and 3rd
Sooth street, the dimen-
sions of which are -l\
lint feet, the first II >r
being used as a Bales-
room, the second as a
bottling room, and the
third as store room.
Mr. Sadler was born
in Kiigliind. uud came
to this country as a
young man. He was en-
gaged in the whole-
sale dry goods business,
in New York C'ity for
about four years, but
being an energetic and
pushing business man
he soon saw the brilli-
ant future for the Great
West and came hither.
He has resided in Salt
Lake City Hb.mt thirty-
two years where lit* 1ms
made a name for him-
self as an industrious
energetic honorable cit-
izen, highly deserving
of the success which
ha attended him
throughout his busi-
ness career. He car-
ries a full line of the
best brands of wines
and liquors making a
specialty of <>ldCn>w,
Hermitage, Oscar Pep-
per and Yellowstone.
His business represent*
mi investment of 3V
000 and be does an aver-
age trails iinmiiilly of
alxuit SlfiO.OOO, extend
ing throughout the Ter-
ritory of t'tah mid
the States of Idaho.
Colorado and Wyom-
ing, re , ( u i i i n g the
employment of seven
assistants. Hiscel-
lars and wine vault* fre stored with the choicest brands
of linurlioii. rye and Monongahela whiskieB nnd with w
the most delicate shades, while his stocks of cigars. nm.li> up of
impor'e.l, ooniestic mill Key West, are unnurpasi>eil in
iin. I .|ualit\. Mm terms are libers! and his transactions are
noted for their i-.jiiity and fair dealing.
ucterize their dealings with the public and the trade to which
they cater. They give employment to a large force of skilled
workmen and do a business steadily increasing in volume and
importance.
The enterprise is essentially a home industry, and receives
the substantial recognition from citizens and residents merited
by the public spirit dis-
played in its establish-
ment as also in the con-
duct of. its operations.
I.) -Shi|.|..r.
Mil. IIK.Ml^ SM'I.I I:
JOSLIN & PARK.
lervis Joel in and lioyd
Park, composing jewelry
firm of Joslin & Park
formed a co-partnership
twenty-nine years ago for
the purpose of carrying
on the business in which
they have since been suc-
cessfully engaged, and
through all the nps and
downs of a mercantile life
have held fast together
to finally emerge trium-
phantly into the bright
sunshine of financial
prosperity. They began
operating in Denver, and
in 1871 opened a branch
house in Salt Lake, and
Mr. Boyd 1'ark in charge.
The success of the linn
has been remarkable ami
the present volume of
business transacted is
large. The firm carries a
stock of diamonds,
watches, jewelry, silver-
war.-, etc.. ranging in
value from $7, r >.0(Ml to
S100,(HK) and does an an-
nual wholesale nnd re-
tail business of gSO.t.iNi.
theirtrade being through-
out the Northwest chiefly
in ("tab. Wyoming. Idaho.
Nevada and Montana.
They occupy elegant
and commodious accom-
modations nnd employ
eleven clerks, salesmen.
etc., also traveling rep-
resentatives. The junior
member of the firm is a
native of Scotland, but has been a resident of I'tah for twenty
years, and u practical mechanic, having learned his trade
in Tio\. New York, commencing lit the l>ench in IK.*:!. Both
himself and partner liav ntrihilted very largely, by their
push, enterprise ami activity in developing the resources of
Utah, and Salt Lake City in particular.
OARRICK & HOLMES, Boiler Makers.
Iwtter evidence of the substantial prosperity of Salt
I .*k* City is apparent than in the fact that her manufactures
are mteoMMfnUjr competing with thof e of the Kast in almost
very line; hence, any review of the city's progress and indns
try, would be incomplete without making mention of the enter-
prises and manufacturing establishments which are justly en-
litle.l to mention. Of three the tirm of (iarnck.v Holme*,
nt the rear of 149 West Temple stre.-t. although,
but two years established, in conspicuously prominent
in iU special line of Immnrm. The liiifx of manufacture em-
brace toteam boilers, water jackets, iron water links, smoke
stack*, etc.; also doing all kinds of sheet iron work and conduct-
ing sn extensive repair busmen* Their motto '({rasoniihlc
price* mid good work." has been closely adhered to. nnd has
been the mean* of building up a trade that extends all over the
Territory in every direction, throughout which Messrs.
Alexander (lurrick nnd Hmiinel Holme*, cotnpnNing the tirm.
are well known nnd highly mtveancd, Dot alow fi>r their urlintic
skill, but for toe honorable bosiMM methods which char-
F. E. WARREN MERCANTILE CO.
Among the .,l,lest nnd most reliable hoaxes deserving of
Rpeuinl mention in a u..rl< of this nature is the I'. K. W.irren
Mercant.l. ',! at N, s ,, n d Street South
Tbeoompany was in. -.,rp.. rated in 1H81, at Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming, uith a' capital of 91. MM NX >, and now are the most ex ten -
Hive dealers in their line in this section of the country They
operate six honse* in all, located at Halt l.nke City. Cheyenne,
. I'.righam. I>gan nnd I. -nd give employment
to aboii- li> men to carry on th.-ir business, which will run
over SiV'.UM) per annum In their stock will be found thecel-
I Steinwnv \ Sons. ' Inckering * Sons, Decker * Son,
Kmib. ha*ACo.. I'.ver-tt. ami Kischer piauoK.
beddea many others, and )) Stor> A Clark and A. II. Chase
organs, all standard instruments. In fact, their stock is so
complete that tl .,i>le.l to furnish a person with any
musical iiistrumei.i inanufacturfil in this c..untry or in Kunipe.
' the tirm m Preside'! I I U ,-n. present,
I nite.1 State* Senator for Wyoming: K M. Warren, vice presi-
dent; W. P. Gannett, secretary and treasurer gen
tlemen too well and favorably known to require any
extended notice, and who are esteemed among the most enterpris-
ing and conservative business men whose names are linked insep-
arably with those of the leading men of this Territory. The Salt
-bake house is under the able management of Mr E N Jen-
sta 8 'in thfs i - an Wh ^ ^^ ie g'ns of friends during his
SALT LAKE BUSINESS
COLLEGE.
The cause of education has
shown great progress through-
out this vast country during
the past quarter of a century.
The different States have vied
with each other in perfecting
their systems in all the de-
partments of learning, classical,
scientific and business.
The Salt Lake Business Col-
lege, under the control of Prof.
J. W. Jameson and Nat. B.
Johnston, was established dur-
ing 1889, under rules and reg-
ulations especially adapted for
the acquiringof a thorough and
practical business education,
and that have met with the full
approbation of patrons. Edu-
cators are progressive men of
intelligence. Having the ex-
perience of the best of instruct-
ors to study, and observant of
the changes and wants of to-
day, they adopt the best features
of instruction of the past and
embrace any new plan, principle
or theory calculated to advance
the interests of the pupil. Such
has been and is the policy
adopted by the Salt Lake
Business College and its accomplished managersa policy
that has redounded to the advantage of all the leading busi-
ness houses, banks, insurance companies, manufacturing
establishments, 'railway offices and other avocations of life
requiring the services of assistants, competent and reliable.
The curriculum of the Salt Lake Business College embraces
bookkeeping, commercial law, arithmetic, correspondence, pen-
manship, business requirements and other branches required
to battle with the practical side ot iife. Four teachers,
among the best in the country, are employed and no
pains are spared to completely and effectively equip
the student with a comprehensive knowledge of his
profession. The commercial room is 22x80 feet in
dimensions and fitted up with all the appointments and
appliances necessary for the requirements of the service, and
the class room, 18x24, is equally as well arranged.
The college can accomodate comfortably one hundred and
twenty pupils. Graduates of this college since it was founded,
evidence the high order of merit requisite to the securing of a
diploma.
The proprietors of the Salt Lake Business College entered
their profession in California graduating from one of the finest
instutions of learning in that State. Their system of instruc-
tion is that known as the Ellis system, employed in the
Eureka Academy aud Business College and the San Fran-
cisco Business College, in which these gentlemen are in-
terested.
Professors Johnston uud Jameson are practical bookkeepers,
having had several years experience as accountants before
entering into business college work and are eminently qualified.
The institution has gained an enviable reputation since its
establishment, and is in every respect deserving of the con-
tinued patronage of the public.
SALT LAKE SILK FACTORY.
The value of manufactories to any city is difficult to esti-
mate. Their inliuence is marked and should be appreciated in
the highest degree. Salt Lake is the location of a number of
industries that rank with the best in the land, and among them
the Silk Manufacturingestablishment of John Lyle, located at 54
S. West Temple St., stands preeminent. J.L.Chalmers founded
SALT LAKE CITY BUSINESS COLLKCK.
the enterprise in 1881, for the manufacture of silk products, such
as handkerchiefs, ribbons, dress goods.etc. He was succeeded by
Mr. Lyle and the industry has had a remarkable run of suc-
cesses since the latter took charge in 1891. His plant is the
most perfect and complete of any in the West having one
plain and three Jacquard looms, with approved working and
winding appliances, together with all other necessary parapher-
nalia for the successful carrying on of the business. Mr. Lyle
manufactures several thousand handkerchiefs per year, and
does a business of some $500 or StiOO per month. The thread
used in the factory was originally imported from China and
Japan, but is now obtained from New York. Among the unique
designs of handkerchiefs manufactured is one with the Temple,
Assembly Hall and Tabernacle, woven in the corner, un-
equalled as souvenirs with visitors to Salt Lake and the public.
He also manufactures silk book-marks with a portrait of Brig-
ham Young, likewise valuable as a memento of a visit to the
City of Zion. Mr. Lyle has been a resident of Salt Lake for
three years and is one of its best and most favorably known
business men. His establishment is a credit to the city it is
aiding very materially in the development of, and is deserving
of the most liberal patronage.
THE SPENCEB-BYWATEE COMPANY.
Few establishments in Salt Lake City deserve more favor-
able notice than the Spencer-Bywater company, manufacturers
of cornices, tin, copper and sheet iron work of every descrip-
tion, etc., and the most complete lines west of the Missouri river.
The enterprise was inaugurated about three years ago by
Messrs. Spencer aud Bywater, and was incorporated in Jan-
uary, 1891, with M. Spencer, president, H. J. Bywater, treas-
urer; F. W. Stair; secretary; and 8. A. Marks and Oliver Hodg-
son, directors. Its trade is almost purely local, and when this
fact is considered it will demonstrate to what a degree of pop-
ularity the company has attained in the large annual showing
of the business done. The premises occupied, at 17 and
19 West South Temple street, are large and conven-
iently arranged, and the stock carried embraces a large
line of "Peninsular" and "Gem City" stoves and ranges; also
hot air furnaces of the "Peninsular" brand; the Richardson &
Boy n km furnace, gasoline stoves, and general house furnishing
goods of every description in its line. The company makes a
specialty of tin aud sheet iron work, and does a wholesale job-
bing trade in tin plate, galvanized sheet iron, etc. They give
employment to fifteen bands, and do an annual business of
? 1<N),IN)0. The members of the company aremen of push and
enterprise, and have contributed very liberally of time,
means and energy io advancing the commercial, mercantile
ami industrial interests of Halt Lake City. Mr. Murk Spencer,
manager of the company, occupies a very prominent position
in the ranks of the commercial men of the t ireat West.
SALT LAKE MUSIC CO.
We take pleasure in calling the attention of the public and
especially the music loving portion of it. to the complete and
elegant stock of musical instruments parried by tin- Salt Lake
Music Co., located at >_' W. Second South St., where the
Company occupies commodious premises for the accommo-
dation ofits large stock aud the comfortable and easy trans-
action of its rapidly increasing business. This house is the
agent for the well and deservedly popular Shaw Piano and
Newman ISroa' Organs for each of which it enjoys a large trade.
SHAW I'l \N
The DOOM was established in Salt IjikeCit;. in IHS; mm hit*
Miiececded not only in supplying a large number of the finest
homes of the City with favorite brands of pianos and organs,
but DM placed tli>-m in cultured homes all over Utah, Mali<>
and Wyoming. Thin store is also the headquarters for all kinds
of musical merchandise and keep* constantly on hand the
largest stock and numt popular make of pianos aud organs in
theCity.
In addition to thoMi already mentioned. I his ( 'ompany is
'or the Si-liai-fer I'lnnii, an itmtrument noted fur excellence
ii.l tlnixli. ami which nieritH the universal praise
H| it The Kice Hm/.e I'liiiio, al"o hniiilled by thin firm,
will be foiiii.l no less meritorious ami i rapidly i*oming into
favor in nil parts of the coi
The tiiiNinenH of the Halt Lake Music Co. in umler the
management of Mmsni.ii. M. Smith and < \V r,r,.Ai, both of
whom hare established a reputation for conducting the affairs
of their house according lumimw* principle*. Cus-
tomers never fail to r*omv* every attention and the beet of
treatment In consequent* of tb4r approved bnainea* method*
they have built up a trade quotod at from .10.iti to &
|wr annum.
The well-merited saoomw of this establishment IN hut the
. intuit of the indomitable energy and enterprise of the
gentlemea who conduct it
SALT LAKE DENTAL DEPOT.
The dental institutions in Salt Lake have always kept
pace with the improvements of modern science. Conspicuous
among these is the Suit Lake Dental Depot. oriciualK f
by Drs. Chapman, Whytocker and Tripp. Dr. Whytocker,
however, withdrew and Drs. Chapman and Tripp, the present
proprietors, succeeded to the business. The institution ore.
elegant quarters in the Opera House block, fitted up with all
modern appliances for the rapid and convenient practice of
the profession. They also contain a depot of supp]\ of dental
instruments and appliances in which the firm has a capital of
$7.< M)O invested, the annual trade of which amounts to Sil.imn.
They employ two skilled assistants, and their trade is lar^'i- in
I'taii, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, and a portion of
Colorado. Both of the gentlemen are practitioners of many-
years' experience and include among their patrons the leading
citizens of Salt Lake, to whom they refer with prido as to the
character of work they perform. There are no more reliable
and skilled professionals in the territory' than Drs. Chapman
and Tripp, and they are justly deserving of the large measure
of success to which they have attained in the city.
The assistants in the Dental Depot are Mr. Hugh A. Why-
tocker, a native of Scotland and a practitioner of four yeare
experience, and Mr. Lester Kiggs, born in t'tah, and in actual
practice one year. Both gentlemen are skilled in tln-ir pro-
fession and valuable assistants to the firm by which they are
employed. '
GABEL THE TAILOR, SALT LAKE CITY.
Success in any enterprise depends to a very large extent upon
the intelligent proficiency, thorough understanding and practical
knowledge of the undertaking. There is probably no brauch
of business that requires skill and general knowledge of all
details than that of merchant tailoring of late years. The busi-
ness has been practically reduced to a science, and many great
improvements have been inaugurated, both in the style ami cut
of garments. Modern tailoring establishments of the country
receive most liberal patronage from the fact that the American
people know and believe that it pays to be "well dressed."
Among the establishments in Salt Lake City that has gained
an enviable reputation for the excellence of it materials and
the superiority, its fits and make-ups, is that of (ialiel, "the
Tailor," at 65 West Second South Street, a branch house of the
well-known San Francisco enterprise bearing the same name.
Mr. II. H. (iabel opened his main house in the latter city seven
years ago, aud since that time has established branch industries
in Denver, Colorado: Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento. Port-
land. Oregon, and Salt Lake City. The house here is in charge
of Mr. S. T. Ferry, a practical man of many years experience.
He carries one of the largest and most complete stocks ever
seen in the West, and makes suits from $15 up, guaranteeing
satisfaction in every case. The enterprise in located in elegant
and commodious quarters and given employment to a force of
sixteen experienced and accomplished operators. Mr.
gives his special attention to the details of the Imsinew, and by
bis long experience is enabled to offer superior inducements to
patrons, making it a point to not let a suit leave the establish-
ment that is not satisfactory in all its details, and in consequence
has among his patrons some of the best citizens. Those dmr-
ing stylish garments at reasonable prices will find at the house
of ( label, "the Tailor," all that can be required in this line.
TELEPHONE LIVERY AND FEED STABLES.
There are few living in this city who are not more or lees
familiar with the Telephone l.nery and Feed Stables. Poasi-
I'ly there is not another source in the various walks of ,-n\ life,
from winch there is drawn in the aggregate so much pleasure,
comfort and convenience, as from the well equipped livery
stable. And among this class of institutions, none nre moi,.
deserving of prominent mentioning tlmn the alive. located at
167 SI . .ml owned h\ Sawyer and Kavaney. It was
established a little over a year ago by Mr. William C. Sawyer,
an. I i provided with all the modern com enien, -en. While in
the matter of e.|uipuient, there can bo found a stock of fine
I uiggicH mid carriage, and elegant driving homes, as well a*
i -a. Idle animals, and all patron me this establishment
will find in attendance polite and attentive driven, grooms, etc.
llonw>i taken to board will receive the beat of care. The
propnetom. Mr. W. C. Sawyer ami I .nney, who are
i rteoim, genial gentlemen, honorable and fair in nil their
tranMction. l,y clew attention to the requirement* of
their Mperial line of business, they have saoosedrd in huililinu
up the extensive patronage they now enjoy, and have gained
toe esteem and good will of the public.
89
WABM SPRINGS.
Of late years it has been demonstrated that among the great
springs of the West there were some that possessed curative
p roperties of a beneficial order. Tradition has
it that in the years agone when superstition
enveloped the land, the aborigines
of this country discovered and took of
the medicinal qualities of the waters
of which this sketch is the subject. The
springs are located on the corner of 2d West
and 7th North, and easily accessible by
electric cars which pass to and fro at brief
intervals. The property covers ten acres of
ground upon which there has been erected a
two-story building 112x176 feet in dimen-
sions; provided with a 40 horse-power engine,
that supplies all the motive force necessary;
also for heating the premises, and other pur-
poses. The Turkish baths, the main feat-
ures of the enterprise, are of a character that
on trial commend themselves to all. The
old bath house is a one-story, concrete struc-
ture, 40x75 feet in dimensions, containing
twenty tubs on the most approved modern
pattern. The swimming pool ie in the main
building, and covers an area of 55x60 feet,
the average depth of which is five and one-
half feet. There is also a bath house espec-
ially reserved as a swimming pool for boys,
which has a depth of four feet only, thus
insuring against ordinary accidents. In addition to these
there are ten private plunge rooms for ladies, each 12x12 feet,
with pools having a depth of four feet, and five private plunge
rooms for gentlemen, 12x12 feet, and four and one-half feet in
depth. The waters are naturally warm, and, as before stated,
celebrated for their curative properties when applied to such
cases as rheumatism, gout, dyspepsia, indigestion, catarrh of
the stomache and head, etc. An analysis by Dr. Chas. T.
Jackson, of Boston, shows:
Carbonate of lime ..... 0.2401280
Peroxide of iron... - 00406208
Chlorine - 345418421
Zinc - 0545-2907
Soda"."." - - 2877-15344
Magnesia - 03702073
Sulphuric acid - 0703-3748
Three fluid ounces of the water, on an evaporation of entire
dryness in a platina capsule, give 8.25 grains of solid, dry
saline matter. The waters of the springs are slightly charged
with hydro-sulphuric acid gas, and possess the valuable prop-
erties belonging to saline sulphur springs. The average tem-
perature of the springs is laid down at 110 F.. while the
temperature of the baths is from 100 to 108 F., and are
considered a great beautifier of the complexion; also a
sovereign remedy for the removal of tan, freckles, etc., the
curative properties, imparting to the skin a bright and smooth
surface, give a white and velvety appearance, thus making
them a favorite resort for ladies.
The proprietors, Henry Barnes and Edward Byrne, are
both gentlemen of high business qualifications, and men of
excellent judgment in the pursuit in which they are engaged.
Mr. Barnes is a native of New York, but has been a resident
of Utah for twenty years, and is one of her prominent and
respected citizens, fully alive to the best interests of Salt
Lake City and Utah. Col. Byrne is a native of Ireland, but
came to Utah as an officer of the United States army over
twenty years ago. Upward of a year since he became a
citizen and located permanently in Salt Lake. He is an
accomplished gentleman, commercially and socially, and
is highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. The indus-
try that these gentlemen represent is among the most potent
factors in the development of Utah, and exercises an influence
important and far reaching.
r HEBER J. GRANT & CO.
Regarding the importance and amount of the insurance
business transacted in Salt Lake City, but few outside of the
general agency offices have the slightest idea of the rapid ad-
vancement and progress made by and in the insurance busi-
ness carried on here. The numerous different branches of this
important business and the reasonable rates charged for first-
class protection both of life and property affords advantages
not only invaluable, but within the reach of all. The agency of
Heber J. Grant &Co.,60 Main St., dates its establishment back
fifteen years, and the ability of the gentlemen composing the com-
pany, not less than the solvency and reliability of the companies
they represent b ave secured for the firm n line of risks not Riirnnss-
ed in amount by any agency in the entire West. Their business
is general insurance, the negotiation of loans of money for
use in Utah, Idaho and elsewhere, etc.
They represent the following standard companies: Insurance
Company of North America, of Philadelphia, $8,731,250; Home
Insurance Company of New York, $8,931,159; German Ameri-
can Insurance Company of New York, $5,544,346; Hartford
Fire Insurance Company, of Hartford, $6,142,454; Phoenix Insur-
ance Company, of Hartford, $5,305,004; Pennsylvania Fire Insur-
ance Company, of Philadelphia, $ 3,329,935; American Fire Insur.
ance Company, of Philadelphia, $2,642,669; Niagara Fire Insur-
ance Company, of New York, $2,490,654 ; Westchester Fire Insur-
ance Company, of New York, 81,521,706; Williamsburgh City Fire
Insurance Company, of Brooklyn, $1,393,311; Liverpool & Lon-
don & Globe Insurance Company, of Liverpool, $43,387,000;
Home Fire Insurance Company of Utah, $300,000. The latter
company is essentially a home institution and one in which the
people of Salt Lake City take a just pride. It is most liberally
patronized on this account, as also on account of its reliability
and liberal policy. The firm represents several large Eastern
companies, and as already stated, loans money in large amounts
throughout the Territory. The enterprise has been incorpo-
rated with Heber J. Grant, president; Richard W. Young, vice-
president, and Horace G. Whitney, secretary and treasurer.
The directory consists of Heber J. Grant, J. F. Grant, Wm. H.
Rowe, Elias A. Smith, Richard W. Young, J. F. Wells, Leonard
G. Hardy, Horace G. Whitney and Charles S. Burton, all
prominent men in the social, political, commercial, and finan-
cial history of Salt Lake City, and taking an active part in all
matters pertaining to the best interests of the city and terri-
tory. Mr. J. F. Grant, the general manager, possesses in an
unusual degree all qualifications and characteristics requisite
to successful conduct of affairs in this line of business, combin-
ing enterprise, activity, prudence, sound judgment, and keen
business tact. The firm employs a large force of clerks and as-
sistants, and the business is phenomenally prosperous.
E. STEELE I. X. L. STABLES.
The I. X. L. Stables, owned and operated by Mr. E. Steele
are widely known and as universally popular among admirers
of blooded horses, high mettled racers, rapid roadsters, etc., as
they are among citizens who exact elegant service and equip-
age. They are located on South Main street, between Third
and Fourth and are in all features exceptionally well appointed
and equipped. The stock is of the best character and descrip-
tion; the carriages, buggies and vehicles generally of the most
fashionable pattern, and responses to the public prompt and
reliable. Mr. Steele established the enterprise about three
years ago, and by his attention to business, and honorable
dealing, has secured to the Fame an almpst endlef s patronage
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B. F. GUAM
with a stabling capacity for 300
head of horses. It is constructed
of brick, is two stories high, and
arranged with all the conveniences
necessary to the easy and rapid
transaction of the immense busi-
ness carried on under its direction.
The company has 125 head of
horses, 28 carriages, 28 baggies,
9 transfer wagons and 8 omnibuses.
To take care of so large an invoice
of valuable properties and attend
to the prompt transfer of baggage,
requires a force of 43 men and a
consequent pay-roll of large di-
mensions. The company has some
of the finest "rigs" in the West,
and teams are furnished on short
notice, while transfer business is
carried on in a systematic man-
ner with rarely a mistake ever being
made in the smallest particular.
In the conduct of this mammoth
enterprise an enormous amount of
capital is invested, and the daily
expenses are heavy. Notwith-
standing all this, however, the
company is on a paying basis, due
in a large manner to the able,
|H,|,tilar and efficient manner in
GRANT BROS. COMPANY.
Equally important with the leading enterprises
which give reputation to a city for progressive
spirit, and commercial and manufacturing facilities,
are all establishments which conduce to the con-
venience of the community. With the growth
of population in Salt Lake, has come an increase
in the demand for livery teams, carriages and
transfer wagons, and the business has assume^
great proportions in consequence. The (Irani
Bros. Transfer Company was founded in
by a corporation under the name of (irant Bros.
Company, for the purpose of transacting a general
livery and transfer business. The ollicere are Heber
.1. (inint, president; Elias A. Smith, secretary iiuil
treasurer, and li. F. Grant, manager. The
establishment is the largest of its kind in the cil.v,
occupying a building 100x330 feet in dimensions,
.1 II <!RA!T.
IIHIKIt .1. liKAS I
ROWE. MORRIS, SUMMERHAY8
COMPANY.
of the many institutions that contribute
to the prosperity of Salt I jtk. is the Uowe,
Morris, Summerhays Company. The corporation
manufactures and handles leather, also dealing in
hides, wool, deer and sheep pelts, furs, etc. Th-\
occupy a large four-story Imildini; at Noa. HI und
8 South Third \Vt*t street, one-half block south
of I'. I'. d|Mit, Hit- tannery I icing nitimti>d mi
Fourth North, between First and Hecon.l \V,t
streets, and is a large and conveniently arranged
structure. The mUrpriae ia successor to .1. W.
Snmmernays It Company, and was originally
founded in 1888. Th bnamess was incorporated
in May last, and baa sine* largely increased-
J. M. c, I:\NI.
which the manager, Mr. Grant
conducts operations connected
with the undertaking. He is a
man of keen business abilities,
fully qualified for the position he
linh's. and an affable, polite gen-
tleman. The remaining officers of
the company are prominent men
in the city, and pioneers of Utah.
The president, Heber J. Grant.
has occupied the highest official
position within the gift of the
people of Salt Lake City, and
is a gentleman universally esteemed
and respected thoroughout the
entire Territory. The secretary
and treasurer, Mr. Elias A. Smith,
is connected with a large number
of commercial and financial in-
stitutidiiH; is amanof large capital,
and practically identified with all
the interests of Salt Lake City.
The reader's attention is called to
the fine engraving of the hand-
some passenger "Raymond Coach"
on the back cover of this publica-
tion. It was built to accommodate
large parties of excursionists and
tourists, and is usually drawn by
nix to eight fine horses.
J. F. GRANT.
They purchase hides, wool, pelts and
furs through Utah, Idaho, Wyoming,
Nevada aud Arizona and dispose of
them in all the principal markets of
the country. They do a heavy busi-
ness that is annually improving, and
employ a force of twenty-four hands.
The officers of the corporation are:
W. H. Bowe, president; R. Morris, vice-
president and treasurer; Geo. R.
Emery, secretary, and J W. Summer-
hays, manager. They are thorough
business men and prominent in the
Territory. Their enterprise is an im-
portant one in the matter of de-
veloping the resources of the country;
also as regards the amount of money
involved in the business. The value
of such institutions to a community
is difiicult to compute, but is of a
nature to be appreciated by all who
have the interests of Salt Lake and
Utah at heart.
L. P. ROBINSON.
Professional men above all classes
of people are required to perfect them-
selves in order to meet that success
which all men strive to attain. This
is as true in the practice of law as in
the practice of medicine, but there is
another agent in administering to the
sick that is quite as important as the
physician himself, the druggist, who
must be equally if not more careful,
aud thoroughly understand his busi-
ness. The druggists of Salt Lake in
this connection are beyond criticism.
Prominent among them is the well-
known pharmacy of L. P. Robinson,
located at number 347 Southwest
Temple St. Mr. Robinson began busi-
ness in his present location in January
1891 , and the large trade he has already
established speaks well for his popu-
larity and the confidence the public
place in him as a reliable and trust-
worthy chemist. His stock is new,
and constantly replenished, when nec-
essary, in order to keep on hand drugs
of the highest virtue. The premises
occupied consist of a building 18x45
feet in dimensions, constructed of
brick, and presents altogether a
very handsome appearance. Mr. Rob-
GKANT BKO8. CO. TKAN8FER AND LIVEKY.
inson is a graduate of the Ontario College of Pharmacy, also
Trustee Fidelity Lodge of Odd Fellows. His annual business
foots up fifteen thousand dollars and over.
HARRINGTON, DONNELLY & NEWELL.
The steady advance in values in Salt Lake property has
resulted in showing the city what an active and energetic
coterie of real estate men can do to develop a country hereto-
fore unknown to land buyers for speculation. Among the most
actively employed in this field of usefulness have been the
members of the firm of Harrington, Donnelly & Newell, located
at 9 West Second South street. Aside from a general real
estate business these gentlemen have several special induce-
ments for investment, among which rises prominently an
addition to the city bearing the firm name. "Harrington, Don-
nelly & Xewell's Addition," lies on Second West street; and
Hellevue Park addition, another held by the firm, is located on
Tenth South and Ninth lOast streets. Electric lines pass both
additions, bringing the property into almost immediate con-
nection with the city proper. The lots offered in these two
tracts are especially desirable for residence purposes, all being
high, sightly and well drained. The streets are already graded,
and a number of healthy trees are growing along the thorough-
fares, having been set aa a promotion of the other natural
beauties of the land. Already a number of home-seekers have
availed themselves of the especial inducements offered to build
houses on the lots they have purchased, and many very invit-
ing structures have been erected for the owners' occupancy.
The firm also holds a large amount of first-class mining prop-
erty, situated in the rich Fish Springs and Cotton wood dis-
tricts. There are three claims in the former district which are
known to be valuable, but which have not yet been developed.
The assay shows six ounces of silver and a small percentage of
lead. The ore from which this assay was made was taken
from the surface with a hammer. In Mill Creek the company
owns the "Huron," and in Cottonwood, the "Rex" and
" Indus." The " Huron " has a tunnel in 200 feet, and a shaft
seventy-rive feet down. Its assays vary from six to forty
ounces of silver, and has a well developed vein six feet wide,
which is growing richer as the work progresses. On the
" Indus," assays show 150 ounces of silver and sixty per cent, of
lead. The " Rex " shows forty ounces of silver and fifty per
cent, of lead. All these claims are especially promising, and
a very slight outlay for development will make good money for
a speculator.
LEAVER, CONRAD & CO.
Among the many industries for which Salt Lake is noted the
lumber interests occupy a foremost position. One of the lead-
ing enterprises of this character in Salt Lake City is that
owned, and operated by Leaver, Conrad & Co., located at 255
West South Temple Street, and though but recently established
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carries one of the largest and most complete lines of^rough and
planed Inmber in the country, and does an annual business
quoted at 8100,000 in value. The trade of the firm extends
through Utah and Idaho, requiring the expenditure of large
sums and the employment of ten assistants. The members of
the firm are natives of Utah. Mr. Leaver was for a number of
years connected with Mason & Co., in the same business, bis
partner, Mr. H. S. Young, being at present the assistant cashier
of the Deseret Bank. The firm is an exceptionally strong one,
and entitled to the fullest confidence of the public.
R. K. THOMAS, DRY GOODS.
R. K. THOMAS.
In every city, aa a rule, the dry goods business holds ttie
ranking poeitio i in mercantile affairs. Of the houses thus
engaged in Salt Lake City none
occupy a more prominent posi-
tion, with reference to the
amount of stock carried, extent
of business transacted or con-
venience of premises occupied,
and none is superior in the high
standard of commercial honor
i upon which its operations are
I based, than the retail dry goods,
S boot and shoe establishments
I of H. K. Thomas, founded in
1886. Throughout the history
of this well-known and popular
house it has ever maintained the
characteristics of energy, mer-
cantile integrity and enterpris-
ing and intelligent ability man-
ifested at its inception, and as
the years have passed it has
gained added value for the lib-
eral and enlightened policy tbat
has always made it prominent.
If The building occupied by Mr.
Thomas is 44x86 feet in dimen-
sions, with a large basement for
the storage of goods, and the
store is a model of perfection in its interior arrangements, the
various lines of go..ds carried by the bouse having departments
of themselves, presided over by affable and polite assistants. In
addition to the stock of dry-goods, boots and shoes, Mr. Thomas
carries a full and assorted lin of children's clothing and gents'
furnishings, both of which are considered by competent judges
as among the best in the city. It may be added that all these
departments of the house are heavily stocked and ably directed,
while the trade, which annually amounts to thousands of dol-
lars in value, is steadily extending and increasing, requiring the
employment of a force of twenty clerks, subordinates and sales-
men to successfully handle. Mr. Thomas is a native of England,
but has resided in Salt Lake City ever since 18C3. He is one of
the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of the Territory,
and the ability be has displayed in the building up of his
immense business is the subject of frequent remark.
DRI8COLL & CO.
Messrs. Driscoll & Co., real estate and loan agtnts at 43
K. Second South Street, began operations in Salt Lake in 1887,
and by successfully placing risks and loans have become a rep-
resentative firm in these Hoes. They do a very large business,
tbeirsalesof realty last year amounting to over 8100,000,nudthey
probably placed loans equal in volume to that of any other firm.
They are dealers in city, farm, ranch and mining properties and
loan agents for Kastern capitalists. The members of the firm
are Con. Driscoll unit ('apt. A. T Kiley. Ixith well known bus-
iness men. Mr. Drisooll came to Salt Lake eighteen years
ago and engaged in the mining and milling industry. He was
also the amalgamator of the Ontario and Madonna \ alley mini H
at Piocbe, Nevada, for a number of years, and is interested in
a number of promising mines throughout the Weet. His trans-
actions are characterized by energy, ability and liberality.
Captain Kiley was born in Ilirmingham. Knglnnd, and
immigrated with IMH parents to the United States in 1H40, set-
tling in St. I -mis. Mo., where his father engsged in the busi-
ness of furnishing supplier for the river steamers, Captain
Kiley commencing bis biuineas career at tbat time. In the
big tire" of 1849 their establishment was totally destroyed,
entailing a lose of over $K>U,000 and virtually brenking them
np in busineM. In 1866, the Captain came to t'Ub, remaining
two years, thenoe removing to St. Jo, MiMonri, where he re-
mained until 1861, when he became a resident of Omaha and
embarked in the furniture business, in which he was engaged
successfully for eight years. In 1869 he started for Utah as a
passenger on the first through train to Taylor's Mills, thence by
stage the balance of the journey. He immediately opened np
a large furniture establishment in Salt Lake City, which he
conducted very successfully until 1888-9, when he sold out and
engaged in the real estate and loan business. In 1870 Captain
Kiley was superintendent of the St. Mark's cathedral, an edi-
fice that will cost $100,000 when completed. He is a man of
recognized ability in the mercantile world, and his long resi-
dence of twenty-two years in Salt Lake has given him an
experience that aptly fits him for the business he is now en-
gaged in. His knowledge of real estate values is very exten-
sive and he has aided vary materially in building up the city
in which he is ranked among the most enterprising public
men. He is a typical gentleman of the old school and highly
esteemed by his hundreds of friends.
SALT LAKE CITY FOUNDRY AND MANUFAC
TURING COMPANY.
The manufacturing interests of Salt Lake, while being
exceedingly diversified in character, are of far greater magni-
tude than is generally supposed by a majority of its people.
The enterprise of the Salt Lake Foundry and Manufacturing
Company, located at 133 S. West Third street, is an illustration
in point, and as one of the most extensive establishments in its
line of operations in this section of the West, is a particularly
apt subject for comment. The company was organized in 1879
and incorporated in 1885, with D. L. Davis, president ; .). 11.
White, secretary and treasurer, and Eli A. Folland, superin-
tendent. They are manufacturers of engines, boilers, mining
and milling machinery, iron and brass castings, the last two
articles being made to order in any desired style and shape.
They are also sole manufacturers for the celebrated Horse's
Friend sulky plow, which has a wide reputation for excellence
all over the country. The foundry occupies a large building
G(ix2()0 feet in dimensions, and the machinery, consisting of an
engine of fifteen horse-power and other necessary 1 appliances, is
all of the latest and most improved pattern. From thirty to
forty hands are constantly employed, making the pay-roll one
of no inconsiderable proportions. The company sells goods
principally in Utah and Idaho, but expect in the near future to
cover more territory. The superintendent, Mr. Follaud, is an
active, energetic business man, thoroughly conversant with all
the details and requirements of the business. With facilities
of the best possible character and extensive in detail and
arrangement, they are prepared to supply the trade promptly
with goods in their line of the best quality and on most
reasonable terms. With a stainless business policy, of the
most liberal and enterprising character, they deservedly hold
the high position accorded them in commercial and manufac-
turing circles, and a continuation of a prosperity so well
merited.
J. HANSEN.
In the various professional lines Salt Lake City bis an
ample share of the best in the land. In the list of architects
that add to the honor and glory of her world-wide fame are
many who would reflect credit upon any country. Conspicuous
among these is the gentleman of whom this article is the sub-
ject. Mr. Hanseu is n young man, thirty-two years of nge, and
is a native of Copenhagen, Denmark. He received a classical
inn! |iriietirul education in the art aead- llerlin and
Vienna, where be learned all the rudiments of architecture and
of the principles that insure success. For twelve years be
practiced his avocation in the old country, and then, believing
tlmt the New World offered more sulwtnntial inducements to
the nnibitioiiH young man, he emigrated to the United States.
landing iu New York, thence removing to Chicago, and finally
t.. Salt Idike, where he arrived'flve >eara ago and where be has
enjoyed a remarkable success. Among the many buildings and
residences which have been constructed according to IUH plan*
anil under his supervision, are the Culnier block, the Wilson
and Busby building, the K. K. Thomim Ihrw-Mory terrace
I. uil. ling, No. 40 School Hixtriot e.liti.-e, Cnliner .V Kennett
block, and the residence* of 8. H. Cannon, one of the linestin
the city; K. O. Jonrn. C. II. I/en/e, M. S. CuniiuiiiKK
Brown and others. Mr. llnnsen is one of the Imglitei.! young
young men in his profession in rtidi.und is withnl n gentleman
of sterling qualities. In politico of a nntioiml order he ii a
prominent democrat, but a liberal, lonilly. He in married, bu
mi intereiiliiig family, and is a valuable acquisition to the city,
I .th socially and in other particulars.
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK.
The Commercial National is one of the most important
financial institutions in Salt Lake City. It has been in opera-
tion two years, yet has met with uniform success and prosper-
ity, and has the reputation of being one of the best managed
monetary concerns in the western part of the United States,
commanding an extensive line of deposits and doing a large
discount business. It occupies g ro .'i nd fl or f an elegant six-
sto-y stone building, the most mag n ' fice t . an d costly structure
in the city. The interior of the bank ls fitted U P m 8 rand
style, the appointments and ar-
rangements being exceptionally
convenient, attractive and sub-
stantial. The officers and direc-
tors of the Commercial National
Bank are men that in some ca-
pacity are connected with almost
every extensive enterprise that
has grown up in the city. The
following well known gentlemen
are the present officers of the in-
stitution : Geo. M. Downey, presi-
dent; W. P. Noble, vice-president;
Thos. Marshall, 2d vice-president
John W. Donnellan, cashier. A
general banking business is con-
ducted in loans, discounts, deposits
and exchanges on all the important
points in the United States and
Europe. All departments of the
business is carried upon a policy
of the highest commercial stand-
ing. Its liberal, yet conservative,
methods are such as to merit the
confidence, esteem and considera-
tion of the public. It would be
difficult to select a more desirable
set of officials than those now at
the head of this bank. In influ-
ence, judgment and manipulation
of financial affairs they are all that
their patrons could wish for. The
president of the institution, Mr.
Geo.M. Downey, is a gentleman of
unusual experience in such mat-
ters, and stands at the head of
the banking business in Salt Lake
City. Col. John W. Dounellan,
cashier, is well fitted for his posi-
tion. Independent of his duties
as cashier of so important a con-
cern as the Commercial National
Bank, he is infiuentially identi-
fied with several leading business
enterprises and public move-
ments, vice-president of the
Chamber of Commerce of Sail
Lake City, treasurer of the
Stock Exchange, regent of the
University of Deseret and presi-
dent of the Salt Lake Rapid
Transit Co. He is also treasurer of the f Pacific Invest-
ment Co., secretary and treasurer of the Bock Spring Coal Co.,
treasurer and director of the World's Fair Transit Co., and sec-
retary and treasurer of the Commercial Block Association.
Col. Uonnellan came to Wyoming in 1867, and in 1869 was
elected Territorial Treasurer. Subsequently he engaged in
the banking business in Wyoming and tbe State of Colorado,
having been Cashier of the Laramie National Bank at Lara-
mie, Wyoming, and vice-president of the First National Bank
at Rock Springs.
Col. Donnellan acquired his title by serving three and one-
half years as Colonel in the United States Volunteers. Alto-
gether his career has been a remarkable one, fraught with
valuable experience, which preeminently fits him for the posi-
tion he now occupies as cashier of the Commercial National
Bank of Salt Lake City.
Col. Donnellan is a public spirited man, always ready and
willing to encourage and support every project of importance
to the city's welfare and those with whom he is associated.
Under his able management the interests of the bank and its
patrons are carefully looked after, and his judgment and supe-
rior executive ability give him the support of all who are inter-
ested in the bank's future prosperity.
Col. Donnellan is to be congratulated upon his great success
so honorably achieved and so permanently retained.
The following is a statement of the affairs of this bank at
the close of business July 9, 1891:
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE COMMERCIAL
NATIONAL BANK, OF SALT LAKE CITY.
At Salt Lake City, in the Territory of Utah, at the close of business, July
9th, 1891.
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK.
HESOrjHCES.
Loans and discounts .
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured...
U. 8. bonds to secure circulation
Stocks, securities, claims, etc
Due from approved reserve egentfr f 4f,;r_'2.1 ( .t
Due from other National banks 45,412.11
Banking house, furniture and natures
Current expenses and taxes paid
Premiums on U. 8. bends
Checks and other cash items l,24o.4h
Exchanjies for clearinghouse . - 4,, r i:c.7 i 2
Billsof other banks 2 ' 6 ?-
Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents. . h4.'J)
Specie .-.. - -- 58,936.70
Redemption fund with U. 8. treasurer (5 per
cent, of circulation) --
$415,561.08
22,5111.91
60,000.00
14,6BB.fi9
91,934.30
69,225.73
250.85
10.COO.OO
65,449.08
2,250.00
Total ........... ..... ............... . 1771,858.24
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in -------
Surplus fund ..... . ................ - ............
Undivided profits __________ ........... - ..... ...
National bank notes outstanding... ...........
Dividends unpaid ..... . ........ . ...............
Individual deposits subject tocheck.. ......... fa,BZ!>.0G
Demand certificates of deposit ................ 10,279.W)
Time certificates of deposit ------ ....... ------- Sb,b4b.37
.
,W.UU
12,000.00
94
Certified rluvk*
Cashier*! cherke <>ut*tan< i
Due to ortier national banks
Doe to KUU> bank* and bankt>n>
Total iic|><it -
Notaeand billTe-iliwoiinted....
4.047.05
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J. W. SHIPLER.
The progress that has been made within recent years ID the
art of photography is nothing short of marvelous. The meth-
ods, the apparatus, and even the manner of posing, nil are vir-
tually revolutionized by (he march of progress, and methods
ami improvements closely approaching perfection are now
employed. In no photographing establishment is this more strik-
ingly illustrated than in the gallery of Mr. J. W.Shipler, in the
Hooper Block, this city. Coming here from Montana about one
.1. W. Mlll'l I l:.
year ago, Mr. Hbipler has built up a business already acknowl-
edged to be one of the finest in the territory. The high order of
work done, the uniform satisfaction rendered to his patrons,
together with the unmistakable business capacity, energy and
sound judgment which characterize* the management of his de-
servedly popular establishment, have been the chief featnres
contributing to the positive and permanent success that he en-
joys to day. Mr. Slnpler lias elegant rooms in the magnificent
Hooper Block, which are swiftly and easily accessible by the
fine elevator in the building. Ilia rooms and studio are fitted
np expressly for the business, and are models of beauty and ele-
gaooe. .Mr. Shi pier was the first artist to introduce into Hull
Lake what is known ss the satin finish on photograph* This
process make* picture perfect in every respect, and i-
cided improvement upon the old albumen method. Mr. Ship-
W has s beautiful souvenir of Salt Lake City, consisting "'
twelve favorite scenes exeonted in blue tint and which are sim-
ply perfect in their line. The gentleman is a native of Penn-
sylvania, but has been in the western country for seventeen
years or more, and i* therefore no tenderfoot. He IH very much
of a gentleman in all his business as well as social walks, and
is very popular witb all who have the pleasure of his oquaint-
ZION'S SAVINGS BANK.
N financial institution in the hintory of this city bus been
more intimately connected with tl.. <>f thin commit
r has had a more uniformly uticoemfiil or |.r. .-.(... ,n..
career than the one which stands at the bead of this article.
It has a large capital and commands an extensive line of deposit*.
Thin great financial enterprise wasestahlishrd in 1-7 . by Itng-
ham Young, on capital of SM),0(>n, which has now increased to
i K), and during the entire period of its existence has been
regarded as one of the best managed monetary concerns in the
United States. It does a general banking business and has
correspondents all over the world. The bunk has elegant quar-
ters in a magnificent six-story aud basement stone and brick
structures, situated on the corner of Main and Hrigham
streets, one of the best business corners in the city.
The first story of the building occupied by the bank is of
gray stone, while the remaining stories are of a tine ijimlity f
brick appropriately trimmed with stone. The entire structure
is nn architectural beauty, both in desigu and finish. * >ver the
entrance to the institution which presents a massive and
substantial appeii ranee, the words "/ion's Savings Bank aud
Trust Co." is artistically cut in the solid stone. The interior
arrangements and appointments are exceptionally convenient,
attractive and substantial. Among the officers and directors
at the present time will be found names closely identified with
the history of Salt Lake in her progress and prosperity and
the advancement aud development of her business interests,
and manufacturing and commercial resources.
In connection with a general banking business the institu-
tion has a savings department the feature of which is both
uni'ine and novel, and commends itself to the public at once
upon a lucid explanation. Many people are Iwkward in the
matter of bringing small deposits to a bank, and to obviate this
dilticnlty, 1 1 le officials of /ion's Savings Hank, have hail a number
of miniature savings banks const ructed which theyloan todeposi
tors to take home with them. These banks are nickel-plated
on brass, provided with combination locks, aud are highly
ornamental and convenient. They lend you one of these
auxiliary bank* on depositing three dollars for insuring its
return, for which they give v" " passbook, crediting you with
the amount and allowing interest on the same. T!i>-\ k.-ptl..-
key to the combination of the auxiliary bank, an that it can
only be opened bv taking it to olliriiils. when the amount it
contains is credited to you on your pass-book. By this means
small deposits are encouraged at home, as the little bank is
convenient ami the 1 mud and backward need have no hesitancy
in dropping their small change into it Ml si/es coin or paper
money ,-;m be placed in the auxiliary bank. By this arrange-
ment many a person has been induced to save, and habits of
economy and thrift formal and encouraged. The officers of
Zion's Savings Bank and Trust i ompain are Wilford Wood-
ruff, president ; Oeo. ,. Cannon, vice-president: Thus. (.
Wwblwr. cashier ; and It. II. S.-hettler, assistant cashier The
board of director* consists of \Viir..rd Woodruff . Qw. (1 Os*.
no,,. .1.*. K. Smith. .Tame* luck. Tin*, li Wel.U.r. August
M ' ;,i,ii..n. l,e,-rmidc Young, George Reynolds and 11. It.
Clawson, presenting some of the brightest name* in the gnlaxy
In concluding this sketch of 01 f Suit Lake's
greatest financial institutions, no higher or greater tribute can
be paid to it, and the officers and management, than the fact
that it does an annual hiiwnessofoTerf3.lMHl<i, demonstrating
(inclusively the great confidence in which it is regarded by the
the public.
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L. H. DALE.
Salt Lake City is
the happy possessor of
one of that class of en-
terprises that must
needs have a thinking
and enterpr ising peo-
ple to cater to, and a
populous community
as a mart
AN ARCHITECTURAL
SHEET METAL WORKS,
with all its branches;
with sanitary plumb-
ing, steam, hot water
and hot-air beating,
ventilation , gas fittin g,
brass goods, supplies,
gas and combination
fixtures, electric wir-
ing, pumps and pump-
sinking material, etc.,
etc. :
The well-known
house of L. H. Dale
has been established
in this city for several
years; while it is com-
paratively new yet
it is a popular institution. Mr. Dale is but thirty years of age,
and is thoroughly conversant with his business, having been
in business and contracting work since nineteen years of
age. The magnitude of his business can be understood when
the reader is informed of the fact that during the past season
he furnished employment to thirty or forty men in its different
branches. Mr. Dale has just moved his stock into his large
new building, 35x150 feet, and is prepared to do a larger busi-
ness than ever before, to manufacture and handle work with a
great deal more satisfaction and on much shorter notice.
He is also well equipped with the most improved machinery
requisite for his business in all the different departments. Judg-
ing from the working of the machinery in the sheet metal works
department, and the beautiful and difficult hammered work in
copper braes, zinc, and galvanised iron this establishment has
turned out, he is prepared to make anything in sheet metal that
may be needed for any building.
On entering the commodious new building of Mr. Dale you
first enter the exhibit and sales room, which is tastefully
arranged with all manner of plumbing, gas and electric goods,
with an elegant assortment of fixtures set up, showing the
working of each of the many magnificent designs in bath tubs,
water-closets, open lavatories, etc., with an endless stock of gas
and electric fixtures. Next comes the
L. H. DALE.
large business in Salt Lake City and county, but throughout
Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.
Next comes the plumbing, steam and gas-fitting shop, with,
seemingly, as conveniently arranged racks, bins, and benches,
and the larger and well-stored decking, suspended from the
ceilings, on the left, with a large and endless variety of earthen-
ware, asonecould wish toselect from, well filled to overflowing
compartments with car loads of wrought and oast iron pipe in
endless variety, sizes, shapes, etc. The two thousand dollar
fitting bins are well filled with all kinds of fittings. Next to
this shop is the sheet metal works, with the necessary ma-
chinery, and with many stacks of all kinds of sheet iron, copper,
brass, zinc, and all grades of tin plate, from the I. C. charcoal
roofing up to and including the wellknown old method N.& G.
Taylor and others just as good brands of old style terns.
Mr. Dale is prepared and is making a more substantial
work in the sheet metal line than has ever been built
in this part of the country before. He will not turn out
a job of work without it is well bossed and anchored. He
makes a specialty of skylight and ventilator work, as well as
all kinds of tin work and hot air heating. Mr. Dale has built
up and is maintaining a nice jobbing, or wholesale trade. This
point being so far from the manufacturers of the various kinds
of goods in his line, he buys all his goods in car lots, and is
furnishing everything in his line to the trade at prices that they
can afford to deal with him. The stock of
HARVESTING MACHINERY AND CHAMPION REPAIRS
is from the well-known firm of Amos Whiteley & Co., of Spring-
field, Ohio, of which he is the sole western agent. He carries
a full and complete stock of Whiteley solid steel mowers and
binders ; also a full stock of Whiteley and Champion machine
repairs. These machines, consisting. of mowers and binders,
have a world- wide reputation, and are known for their excel-
lence to every farmer throughout the world, as thousands of
them are sold annually. This company has more than $ 12,-
000,000 invested in the manufacture of their harvesting machin-
ery at Springfield, Ohio. The above company is the only har-
vesting machine company that build their entire machines
from the ground up, viz : mining, their own ore, shipping it on
their own railroad to their own factories, and making everything
for their own machine in every particular. This manufacturing
establishment is the largest one of its kind in the world. Mr.
Dale furnishes all necessary repairs for all their machines, and
also for all the
OLD CHAMPION MACHINES,
for the western country, and being a thorough practical man
in his business, has never failed to give satisfaction. Mr. Dale
is a live, pushing and energetic business man, and deserves
much credit for his enterprise and the trade he has established ;
not only does he receive great credit, but the people of our
city and tributary country fully realize and appreciate the
importance of such a manufacturing and wholesale establish-
ment.
WHITELEY HOLIDISTEEL MOWER.
HARVESTING MACHINE AND REPAIR ROOM,
with a thirty thousand dollar stock, which is much larger and
better arranged than has ever been in this country before.
* Mr. Dale has spared no pains or expense to make this part
of the building convenient and attractive. He not only does a
ROGERS & COMPANY.
In writing a review of the commercial in-
terests of Salt Lake City, there are many en-
terprises that come under notice at are
speciahlly worthy of mention. In this con-
nection it is proper to state that there is no
more potent factor in the material advancement
of the commercial interests of a city than a well
regulated and first-class grocery house. The
house of Rogers & Company is pre-eminently
one of this class. These gentlemen are all
bright, active, enterprising young men ; and
after seven years of a successful business
career are in a position to understand the wants
of the trade. The establishment was originally
founded in 1884, by A. Rogers, Jr.. and the firm
was afterward succeded by A. Rogers, Jr., J.
B. Rogers, and Jas. Rogers, the father, who had
been in active business life in Salt Lake City
for more than twenty-five years, retiring
to enjoy in ease the fruits of a successful business career.
Mr. Rogers, Sr., is a native of Scotland, and one of the "old
timers," and, although retired from active participation in
business life, is largely interested in a number of enterprises
that; aid very materially in the development of the resources
of the territory.
.- ' ". '
His BODS are worthy successors, and have demonstrated
their ability as business men by the successful operation of one of
the largest establishments of its character in the city. They
are located in an elegant building in the business portion of
the city, and in its arrangement is universally conceded to be
handsome and adaptive. The firm carries an average stock,
valued at $15,01)0, consisting of a general assortment of fancy
groceries and table delicacies, etc., etc. This feature
of their business is especially appreciated by the public, and
has been the means of bringing Rogers A Company the best
and finest trade in the city. Kight assistants are employed,
from four to six wagons are constantly in operation, and they
do an annual business of over $150,000. The members of all the
tirra ore enterprising, liberal and progressive business men,
gentlemen of unimpeachable character and worthy of all the pat-
ronage they are receiving. In all the city of Salt Lak e. there
is no firm that stands higher in the estimation of the public
than that of Rogers A- Company.
UNION PACIFIC HOTEL.
The City of Suit Lake certainly commands a position essen-
tially calling for first-class hotel accommodations of large
capacity and intelligent management. The house of which
this article is the subject, the Union Pacific Hotel, was but
recently opened to the public by Mr. B. F. Wbittemore, an old
hotel man of many years' experience. The house, situated
opposite U. P. depot, is a four-story brick structure, 75x100
feet in dimensions, supplied with a 40-borse power engine used
for heating and elevator purposes, and is conducted upon both
UNION I'M II H- Mull I.
the American and Knropean plans. It has ninety-four sl< -eping
room* with a capacity to accommodate two hundred i
the dining room Mating one hundred and fifty guests, the
entire establishment being Intnl... I by .],-,( ri.-ily and gas,
heated throughout )>y steam, and water on every floor. Th-
table is supplied with all the market affords and the service is
of the very best. In the *mntrnrtiiMi of this edifice, the best
architectural designs were employed, including the latest im-
proved fashion in a eii|x>la from which Salt Lake, the entire
valley. eU>, may be viewed. Another pleasing feature of the
Imilii. .live woods used in its decoration
ttMMCond tl"<>r wipially being tUHff&tH& for its orna-
m-ntHtiotiH in Spanish omlar, Ihe third floor in Oregon yellow
' high |M>liHh, anil the fourth floor in white
nth oil pfiliitli. Tli" ln.tt>| floor* are laid in ("ftliforniit
red-wood and the reception rooma, bar room, billiard p>m.
.rksofart. Mr. Wliitlemore liegan the Imtfl I.IIM
em in Kan Fran ''. and ha* nine* ben continually en-
gaged in the name line. He i* a j>opuhir Innillnril nntl in ably
assisted by hto wife. i... laic..* it ui-.ii hunwlf to Me that all
guests are made comfortable; nn.l her influence and ability
to due much of the success that be has achieve<L
JOHN READING.
In every city there are individual examples of men whose
large connection with its business pursuits, whose prominence
in all matters of public enterprise, and whose record for integ-
rity, energy and industry, made them object of note, not alone
in their homes, but wherever an exalted commercial reputation
is recognized and respected.
Few men at present engaged in business in Salt Lake City,
have been longer associated with its mercantile interests than
John Reading. Coming to the city from England thirty-seven
years ago he can justly l>e considered, one of the pioneers of
the Territory. In 18(54 he embarked in his present occupation
of florist and seedsman, and by diligence and perseverance,
coupled with strict integrity of purpose, he has built up one of
the largest trades in his line the western country can boast of.
The buildings and grounds necessary to carry on his business
occupy a space of 22x50 rods, corner Second East and
Second South streets, and include a large hot house,
heated by steam and furnishing employment to fifteen hands,
being also supplied with all modern appliances, including elec-
tric light and other machinery necessary for the successful
operation of the same. The grounds of Mr. Reading, laid out in
elegant, symmetric design, are models of beauty and perfection
in all the details to which they are adapted. All varieties of
flowers and plants are propagated and seeds of every descirp-
tion are kept constantly on hand to supply the trade. The con-
cern also has a four acre block devoted to the cultivation of
flowers and eeeds, at Centerville, Davis County, thirteen miles
north of the city, and one half miles east of the U. 1'. railroad.
This is under the charge of his son, W. H. Reading, and is a
model in beauty and design. The trade extends to Montana
and Idaho, and is increasing in volume yearly. Mr. Reading
has a branch salesroom under the Utah National bank, and is
ably assisted in his business by his two sons, \V. H. and C. J.
Reading, both of whom are recognized as men of ability in
their line.
SALT LAKE EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE
INSTITUTION.
The Salt Lake Equitable Co-operative Institution, for the
purpose of engaging in general merchandising, was incorporated
in IS'.HI, and began business in October of the same year, with
Mr. Langton, president; Thomas H. Nott, vice-president, the
directors being: Marcus Metz, Juo. Scofield Sr.. and Francis T.
Bailey, all old operators. The capital stock of the corporation
is $ 100,000. They carry a general stock of merchandise, and
the enterprise has already proved a b*on to the people of Salt
Lake and Utah. The institution operates by an original plan,
that of selling goods at low prices and allowing a rebate of five
per cent, on all cash purchases. This system was inaugurated
with a view to benefit customers paying cash. It has proved to be
very successful, and has saved the consumers many dollars. The
pnmpanv occupy a two-story Imilding, 2fxl40 feet in dimeiimous,
atSOana '-V West First S\ South, ami employ fourteen assist-
ants. Their trade amounts from $12,000 to $14,000 per month,
and extends pretty well through the entire Territory.
Mr. Lnngton, the president and superintendent, came to
I 'tul. in 1881, and eight years ago founded the /ion's Benefit
Building Society, a society that has prospered and thriven to a
n-miirkable degree. He was also the first man to inaugurate
I 1 iff. | ni table co-operative system in this community. Mr. Kiing
Ion m a firm believer in the success and great future in store for
Salt l,kf. and is naturally interested in every good project Tor
her benefit. He is broad and liberal in bis views, a public-
spirited business man, and has the confidence and esteem of the
community. In hia business he is ably assist*-.! l>y Mr. N..tt,
recognized as a man of large commercial iil.ilitn-t. and an enter-
prising citizen and gentleman. Mr. Nott IK an experienced ami
thoroughly practical mini in Inn line, having for nineteen years
Ixwn iu charge of the grocery department of S I'. Teandell, the
oldest honM in the Territory, and consequently well ant) amply
qualified for the position he now holds.
SALT LAKE HARDWARE CO.
There is probably no one branch of trade more important
in its relation*, influence and bearing upon the commerce of a
city than the hardware bintinras. The generic term hardware
includes all the unclassified nianufnctnreH of iron ami
There are no distinct specialties in thin market and the van. .11-
imliiHtrieH and ilcmHndit of thf trade are fully supplied by the
pnt.-rpnw of the Sail Luke Hardware Co..' at VJ and 41 \V
Second South Street. 'The Mo<-k carried is wonderfiil.com-
plete, including every article entering into the general hard-
wan trade, both heavy and shelf, made in the beet Eastern and
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foreign factories and sold at the lowest prices. Of the firms
dealing in hardware in this section none occupy a more promi-
nent position or conduct their business with more enterprise
and intelligence. The present company is a successor to Jas.
T. Clasby; it was incorporated in 1889, and with its ample facil-
ities and resources, together with an excellent business capacity,
hiid an immediate and marked success, resulting in a trade
wiiich is steadily increasing each year. The company's place
of business is conveniently located and consists of a building
30x247 feet in dimensions, containing 16,000 square feet of floor
surface, filled with a stock valued at $60,000, embracing mis-
cellaneous articles entering into the trade, general hardware
for all purposes, builders' and mechanics' tools, miners' and
contractors' supplies, guns, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle,
sporting goods and house furnishing hardware; also stoves,
ranges, tin and granite ware. A specialty is made of tin, sheet
iron und copper work, furnace work and sanitary plumbing. In
the prosecution of the business of the company sixteen assist-
ants are employed, including traveling salesman, who can serve
a large and prosperous trade in Utah, Idaho, Montana.Wyoming,
Nevada and Colorado, amounting in the aggregate to nearly
3 200,000 per annum. The officers of the company are J.T. Clasby,
president, and B. F. ISauer, secretary, who represent and control
not only one of the largest establishments of its character in
the West, but one that compares favorably with any in the
country; standing in the front rank of business houses in re-
gard to the quantity of its stock, extent of its transactions, and
in the enterprising, energetic and systematic business habits
and capacity displayed in its management. The gentlemen
comprising the company are men of sterling integrity, noted
for their business qualifications and for their unquestioned re-
liability in all the walks of life.
D. C. YOUNG.
Greece and Home in their palmy days awarded the greatest
dignities and honors to those who excelled in painting, sculpture
and architecture. The Moors were credited with being a peo-
ple of unusual refinement and specimens of their architecture,
which etill exist, claim the admiration of lovers of the
beautiful.
The character of the public and private buildings of a city
is a test of the civilization, refinement and enterprise of the
people. Among the list of accomplished architects in Salt
Lake, I). C. Youug occupies a leading position. He is an ex-
perienced and able man in his line, having pursued his pro-
fession for ten years. He graduated at the College of Engineer-
ing, Troy, X. Y.. in 1879, and followed civil engineering for two
years, but abandoned it to engage in the profession of an archi-
tect, and though but thirty-six years of age, he has designed a
number of noted building in the city and Territory, among
them being the Hotel Templeton, universally recognized as an
architectural beauty in every respect. He also designed the
lirigham Young academy at Provo, the Brigham Young college
at Logan, and the church building at Paris, Idaho, in what is
known as the Hear Lake Stake of Zion. At present he is the
supervising architect of the magnificent temple building, which
has occupied nearly all his attention during the past four years.
He is the architect for the Mormon church, and devotes con-
siderable time to the designing of churches, schools, and other
buildings for the Mormon people. His business extends all
throughout the Territory of Idaho and elsewhere, and his repu-
tation as ao artist in his line is unexcelled in any portion of the
west. The very fact that he was selected to supervise the work
of the grand and massive temple structure is public acknowl-
edgement of his abilities, and a compliment to his integrity as
a man. Those in need of the services of a first-class architect
will find him in the person of Mr. Young, and they will also
find a gentleman with whom it is a pleasure to transact busi-
ness.
WEST LAKH & MIDWAY IMPROVEMENT CO.
Among the institutions that contribute in a large measure to
the general prosperity of Salt Lake City there is none more
worthy of notice than the West Lake & Midway Improvement
Company, of which E. L. Crow is president, and A. M. Wood,
secretary. The business of the enterprise is the investment in
realty for non-residents, the buying and selling of real estate,
bonds, securities and other first-class negotiable paper. The
company also handles large property interests of its own,
among such being the West Lake and Midway additions, situ-
ated on the Hues of the Union Pacific and Motor railway com-
panies, and containing 340 acres. Many modern improvements
have been made on this desirable property, such as the sinking
of artesian wells, graded boulevards, streets and alleys, eto.
The additions are building up rapidly on account of the value
of the property, the same being within easy reaching distance of
the business portion of the city, with two lines of railway
passing the same, the cars of which are run at short intervals,
two electric car lines building through these properties, and
to the further fact that the tract is in every way very choice
property as residence sites. Over 2,500 lots have been sold the
past year, on the majority of which buildings have been erect-
ed or planned'for construction. The company offers most lib-
eral and advantageous inducements and guarantee to make
terms satisfactory to all who may call on them with a desire to
invest. The gentlemen at the head of the company are men
of broad, comprehensive views, at the same time having the
interests of the city and territory at heart. The company is a
strong one and fully entitled to the confidence of the public.
PARKER & DEPUE.
The lumber business as much if not more than any other,
admits of limitless opportunities for the exercise of judgment
in buying, and as close buying enables a dealer to meet cur-
rent prices and still retain a margin of profit, the merchant
that is on the alert in this respect is bound to gain and hold
his full share of patronage. Salt Lake City has in the firm of
Parker & Depne, with office and yard at corner of Second
South and Third West streets, lumber dealers who are not only
highly successful in business, and keep in stock all kinds and
grades of lumber, but are prompt in filling orders. Their long
and diversified experience enables them to take advantage of
the rise and fall in prices and supply the lumber demand of
this city and territory with dispatch and satisfaction.
Parker & Depue is an incorporated company, with F.
L. Parker, president, and D. A. Depue, secretary and
treasurer. The capital stock is stated at 836,000, and
annual business, which amounts to over 8100,000, is
constantly increasing. The trade in all parts of Utah is sup-
plied from their yards, where may be found a complete stock
of hard woods such as walnut, oak, ash, cherry, gum, sycamore
ete., as well as a large quantity of common lumber, and a full
stock of rustic siding, T. and G. flooring, lath, shingles, East,
lake doors and finish, blocks, etc. Imported and Ameri can
cements and building papers may also be procured of this
firm; in fact every thing that comes within the province of the
lumber dealer is always in stock. Mr. Parker is originally
from Abilene, Kan., and familiar with the business in detail,
while Mr. Depue has had five years' experience in the handling
of lumber and lumber products, and is a young man, enterpris-
ing and of progressive ideas, with a thorough business edu-
cation.
Mr. Kelsey.the senior member of the firm, has been engaged
in the lumbering trade for the past ten years, and ranks high in
the estimation of all who know him.
The firm is noted for its liberal terms, low prices and hon-
orable business methods.
DR. DANIEL C. LEEKA.
The practitioners of the city in their character reflect the
general worth of the community. Salt Lake City may lay
claim to being fortune and merited deserts in this respect, as
the professions are represented by energetic, able and con-
scientious men of the younger school. In the dental field a
name prominently identified with success is that of Dr. D. C.
Leeka, who has made wonderful progress in the practice of his
chosen profession. Dr. Leeka was born in Indiana, twenty-three
years ago. His early education was derived from a preceptor in
Cincinnati, after which he studied dentistry and was admit-
ted to practice in 1885. During his career he has been associated
with Dr. De Johns, of Cincinnati, and with Dr. D wight Danville,
Illinois, and has during the term of his service in Salt Lake
City been in a general dental practice, and receiving the full-
est recognition and patronage. His parlors are conveniently
located at 26 West Second South street, and are tastefully fur-
nished, while his work is and has been uniformly satisfactory.
The gentleman is still unmarried and in the practice of his pro-
fession has thus far found it unnecessary to appeal to political
or fraternal affiliation to aid him in furthering the business in
which merit has already firmly established. He is thoroughly
acquainted with all branches of his chosen art, from the lowest
to the highest, and the hosts of friends he has made since com-
ing here rsjoice at his success.
H. A. TUCKETT.
The manufacture of candies and confections has in the
past few years assumed wonderful proportions; in fact, has
become one of the chief industries of the nation. In Suit
Lake there are several industries of this kind, but the 11. A
Tucket t Candy Co. is the largest in the territory. It was in-
corporated in 1889, although the house has been in operation
for ten years, and deals in candies, nuts, figs, dates, confec-
tions, paper bags, twine, etc., also being sole
agents for Fritz Brae, fine cigars. The
establishment manufactures for the trade
only, and does a business covering
the Territories and States of t'tuli,
Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and
Colorado. The machinery of the plant is
driven by an engine of 20- horse power,
while the equipments and appointments of
the plant itself are full, complete and appli-
cable. The premises occupied at 850 E.
1st South, are 30x100 feet in dimensions,
and with improvements completed will cover
an area of 10x20 rods. A force of forty-two
experienced and expert operatives are em-
ployed and the annual business is quoted at
$150,000. The officers are: H. A. Tuckett,
president; Bird Murphy, vice president, and
Chas. Livingston, secretary and treasurer,
all men of acknowledged business abil-
ity and prominent in the City. Mr. Tnckett,
originally from St. Louis, has resided in
Utah for thirty-seven years and may there-
fore be justly regarded as one of Salt Lake's
pioneers. Messrs. Livingston and Murphy
were born in Salt Lake City and are
deeply interested in all that appertains to
her welfare.
The company has secured a tract of land
near the P. K. K. depot, upon which it is
erecting a new five story brick factory, a
portion of which is already completed. This
improvement on the part of the company
is made necessary by the steady increase of
business, and will prove an ornament to that
portion of the city, as also a monument to the enterprise of
its promoters and builders.
F. AUERBACH BROS.
The establishment of K. Auerbach Bros, is a leading one in the
dry-goods trade, and has been brought to a high standard in
all its departments. It was founded in 1864, by Messrs. I H
& S. H. Auerbach, the present proprietors, on a comparatively
small scale, which has increased to such an extent that the
house at the present time handles an average stock of $!2>">o,()0o,
and does an annual business of over $500,000, their trade cov-
TIII-: H. ATU
O.Ml'AM
SIERRA NEVADA LUMBER CO.
The lumber industries of Utah, and especially of Salt Lake
City, are among the many influential factors that go to make
up it* progress and development. The Sierra Nevada Lumber
Company is one of the "pioneer" industries in Salt Lake, having
been established in 1871, and incorporated in 1887 with the
present management. The average amount of stock carried
range* from $50,000 to $75,000 and the annual amount of busi-
ness transacted toots up the enormous sum of $350,000. The
number of men employed is thirty-five and the trade of the
company extends through Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming.
The plant occupies three hundred and fifty square rods, and is
opposite the U. P. freight depot. The office and lumber yard
face the depot, with the planing mill and another yard in rear
facing on West South Temple street, thereby making an "L."
A forty hone-power engine furnishes the motive power for run-
ning the mill, which ia supplied with all the most modern
approved machinery. The company carries a large and com-
plete line of lumber, laths, shingles, doors, windows, blinds,
mouldings, frames, wood pumps; walnut, oak, aah. cherry and
Spanish cedar woods. They also make a specialty of stair luul. 1-
ing, mantels, store fronts, counters in hard or soft woods, and
do mill work to order in all its branches. The officers <>f the
corporation are: T U Jones, president, and S. .1. Lynn, superin-
tendent, secretary and treasurer. The president, Mr. Jones, in
one of the most prominent financial and commercial men in
the city, being the well-known banker and connected with
various enterprise* of a character to promote the beet interests
of the city. Theraperiiitenileut, Mr. Lynn, is a man occupying
a leading position among the ImnneM men of Utah and :
nected with a number of imluMtrien that are of much influence
in promoting and building up the country. He is a practical
man in the line of hm avocation and thoroughly understands all
the details of the same. He is highly esteemed Mid regarded
by all who know him; is a silent partner in Jnnen A- ( o.'s bank,
iin. I. in connection with Mr. .loin*, proprietor of the Nevada
Lumber Company, also the property on which it is situated.
eriug the territories of Utah, Idaho, and parts of Montana,
Wyoming and Nevada. The establishment is located at 1 It to
148 Main St., in a large three-story brick structure, 44xl!K) feet,
and is occupied entirely by the firm for the transaction of its
enormous trade. In the prosecution of the business fifty em-
ployes are constantly engaged.
The Auerbach Bros, are natives of Germany, but have been
citizens of this country for many years, and are men of great
business ability and force of character. Mr. F. II Auerbach is
one of the regents of the Deseret University, and one of the
best known men in the Territory. The Anerbach Bros.,
although yet in the prime of vigorous manhood, have made a
record of business success, and gained a position second to
none among the men of commerce in the city of their adoption,
iiml who furnish an encouraging example to those who are but
entering on the straggle of life. The commercial history of
Salt Lake has produced but few examples of success so marked
and substantial as that furnished by their career, ami among
the enterprises representing the vigor ami life of t'tah's com-
mercial industries this one is of the most distinctive character.
MBS. H. CHRISTY.
For the benefit of our lady readers, we will introduce this
estimable lady, who occupies an important position in her pro-
fession, being riH-ngnized as tin* leading fashionable milliner of
this city, located at 81 West First South street. Her
patronage is very extensive among the wealthy class of the
city, who are not slow to recognize true merit She sees to it
that the ladies of Salt Lake are enabled to dress in the latest
styles which appear in the fashionable centers of the Kast
Her stock also comprises a line of less e\i- -IIM\ goods, yet
Hiich IIH are in perfect tasU, and which are demanded liy those
who do not wish the more costly iim>orte<l goods. She also
carnei a tine line of rihltons. feathers, flowers, shapes and trim-
mings of all kinds at prices that make eren her competitor*
marvel.
I'.nongh has been said to convince our lady readers that i:
they are in need of fashionable wearing apparel they should
ceJl upon Mrs. Christy. They will find her a lady of culture
and refinement, whose every effort is directed toward the main-
taining for her establishment the reputation as leader.
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J. H. WATTS.
Utah is preeminently a mining country. Agriculture is an
established industry, but it is from mining that the most speedy
und substantial returns are expected. In such a state of
affairs, it is wise to consider the facilities employed in the
development of mining and mining industries. Among the
enterprises organized for the purposes indicated is the Tintic
Mining and Milling Company, represented in Salt Lake by the
gentleman whose name heads this sketch, located at 9 West
2ad South street. The company was incorporated in 1890,
with the following officers : President, 0. N. Kae ; Vice-Presi-
dent, J. P. Sears ; Treasurer, J. H. Watts ; Secretary, J. H.
Bowdle, and who, with J. H. McGhan, from the board of direc-
tors. Tne capital stock was fixed at 700,000 shares of 81 each.
The property owned and operated by the company is situated
in Silver City, Juab county, in the Tmtic mining district, and
has been worked for a dozen years. Since the company took
possession it has sunk a shaft 117 feet ; another shaft fifty feet
down has been worked by former owners, from which ship-
ments have been made, amounting to $27,000 in value. The
company has invested in a steam power hoist, and employs
twenty to twenty-five men, the average pay-roll being $2,000 a
month. The character of the ore removed is porphyry which
will assay 14.450. A shipment was made in 1890, to the Mingo
smelter, which showed 8 per cent, lead and 67.1 ounces of
silver, with .13 ounces of gold. A second shipment showed
3.5 per cent, of lead, 96.3 ounces of silver, and the same amount
of gold as in the preceding consignment. This property is
valuable for working and the company finds it pays to keep
things moving, the output being abundantly commensurate
with the cost of operation, leaving a handsome percentage for
profit. Utah mines are good property and the Tintic district is
known to miners everywhere as particularly rich and consist-
ent in its output with the number of good paying mines con-
stantly increasing over those which have been worked out. It
is a country where the investment of a very little money is
bound to result well, if placed in the hands of an established
industry. The grade of ore coming from the Tintic Mining and
Milling Company's property will be seen to be very good; in
fact much superior to the majority of mines which are being
operated as certain enrichers of stockholders, even now.
T. J. ANGELL LUMBER COMPANY.
In all cities noted for enterprise and progress in commercial
affairs and growth in population, there are no more efficient and
substantial contributors toward those desirable ends than
branches of industry connected with the building interest.
Through their enterprise, exertions and the practical knowledge
of the proprietors, cities are built, adorned and made attractive.
In growing cities like Salt Lake men who are conversant with
lumber business, practically acquainted with its details, and
withal, energetic, determined and industrious, are valuable
acquisitions to its trade and aids to its progress. Such men are
the members of the T. J. Angell Lumber Company, possessing, as
they do, a practical knowledge of the business in all its depart-
ments, a knowledge acquired by long connection with the
Lumber trade of Salt Lake City. The business was started in
1889, by A ngell Bros., the present firm succeeding them in
September, 1891. The grounds occupied at 625 State St., are
129x165 feet in dimensions, on which are located their office and
yards. The stock carried is valued about $20,000, and includes
all kinds of lumber, laths, shingles, fence posts, etc. They
also carry a full line of builders' hardware. Their trade
extends all over Utah, and foots up the handsome sum of
880,000 per annum, a good showing for a firm which has been
in business but two years. Fifteen hands are kept constantly
busy receiving, delivering and shipping. Socially and in busi-
ness affairs these gentlemen well deserve the respect accorded
them. Possessing the qualities which go to make up cultured
intelligence and honorable business men character and repu-
tation it could not be otherwise.
GEO. M. CANNON.
Among those operative industries which contribute most
directly to the prosperity of growing cities and towns, there
are none whose influence and energy are more worthy of
recognition than those of the dealer in real estate. Prominent
among the busir.ees men of this class in Salt Lake stands Mr.
Geo. M. Cannon, who began operations in 1886 in company
with his brother, John M. Cannon. The latter, however,
shortly after the formation of the firm, entered the law depart-
ment of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he
graduated, and is now one of the rising young attorneys of bait
Lake, and interested with his brother in the ownership of some
valuable realty in that city, Mr. G. M. Cannon, in addition to
handling real estate on commission, being a large realty owner
himself. He is the principal owner of Forest Dale addition to
Salt Lake, one of the finest suburb tracts of land in the West,
and the largest addition southeast of Liberty Park. Together
with his association, Mr. Cannon was instrumental in securing
the extension of the lines of the rapid transit company to tl
addition, the contract with the railway company requiring the
latter to build their track to Mr. Cannon's property, and furnish
a continuous service at a minumum rate of fare for twenty
years, the latter paying therefor a bonus of $21,000 to the
railroad company. Northeast of this property and on the same
line of railway lies the Perkins Boulevard addition, also owned
by Mr. Cannon, and of which he has already disposed of
a large number of lots, the sales from the same amounting to 875,-
000 in six months. These additions are admirably located, and
are among the most desirable properties in the city for residence
purposes. They are situated high and dry above the level of the
surrounding tracts, covered in many cases with beautiful shad<
trees convenient and accessible to business by means of the Kapid
Transit railway, and destined to be a favorite dwelling place for
the home loving people of Salt Lake. He also loans eastern
capital and is well known throughout the Territory as a safe reli-
able man with whom to do business. He was County Recorder
for six years and during his term of office acquainted himself
with locations, titles and values, a knowledge of which has been
very useful to him in his present business. Mr. Cannon has
the esteem and confidence of the business men and citizens o
Salt Lake, and his judgment on real estate and other invest
ments, is considered sound.
CABTHEY & DUMBECK.
Simultaneous with the erection of many new and costly
buildings now going up in Salt Lake City, the various lines of
business brought into play in their construction and equip-
ment are being established and perfected. As this development
continues and the buildings are constructed higher and hud-
dled closer together, the necessity for improved sanitary
arrangements, water supply, heating apparatus, etc., is
redoubled. The past few years have witnessed wonderful
strides in the direction of a better sanitary system for populous
cities, and the men whose business it is to make provision for
the removal of refuse in buildings constructed according to
modern ideas must adopt and be prepared to include the latest
improved arrangements for this purpose.
Salt Lake City is building a splendid foundation in this
respect. All of her largest and best buildings are being fitted
with every available improvement designed for comfort or con-
venience, and the plumber is an important factor in securing
this end.
The firm of Carthey & Dumbeck is among the foremost in
its line, and provided with plumbers and steam-fitters able to
perform their work as thoroughly and satisfactorily as any
concern of the kind in the United States. The firm, some time
since succeeded to the business of Igo & Carthey, long estab-
lished in Salt Lake City, and maintain the highest reputation
for skill and reliability.
They are located at No. 302 South West Temple street,
occupying a building 16x42, with a warehouse to the rear 20x25
feet in dimensions and well equipped.
The gentlemen composing the firm are skilled workmen,
thoroughly experienced, and fully prepared to execute contracts
requiring the exercise of professional skill and first-class work.
During the past year their business amounted to more than
$25,000, emphasizing their reputation as faithful and responsi-
ble artisans, deserving of the full measure of confidence they
enjoy, and their ability to respond to requisitions made upon
their services promptly and satisfactorily.
JOSEPH WM. TAYLOR. .
The natural desire is strong in the hearts of loving friends
and relatives to pay the last sad tribute of love and respect to the
dear departed in as gentle, appropriate and refined manner as
possible, the final details of which are generally left to the un-
dertaker. In the City of Salt Lake there is no man better
qualified to fill this position than Joseph Wm. Taylor, under-
taker and embalmer. Mr. Taylor has had an experience of
twenty-seven years in the business, and is therefore amply
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qualified for all the peculiar requirements of the same. His
stablishnient occupies a two-story brick building at 21 and 23
South West Temple Street, provided with all conveniences,
including telephone service, and his business extends to all
points in Utah and Idaho. His stock is large and varied, and
his line of metallic caskets, burial cases, shrouds and robes is
second to none in the West. His hearses are among the most
elegant in the city; his assistants are well trained, polite and
respectful, and the establishment is complete in all its details
and merit in the mercantile ranks, and is highly regarded and
esteemed by an extensive circle of friends -throughout the city
and Territory.
C. O. VALENTINE & CO.
Prominent among the new enterprises of Salt Lake C'itv the
irm of \ Hlentine A Co., wholesale and retail dealers in'lish
oysters, fruits, game, etc., occupy a leading position. The firm
has a convenient and well-equipped building, No. 54 Market
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WAHATTII
of the sucee** Mr. Taylor ha* achieved is due to hi*
estimable character, refine*! nature and oourteoui deportment
a* also hi* bnsine** qualification*. As wonld naturally be
inferred Mr. Taylor'* refined ta*te* incline him to the *el
and purchase of the highest grade* of good* in hi* line, at the
*am time keeping cheaper bnt well-chosen good* for *nch of
patron* a* cannot afford to indulge their more expensive
No undertaker of the present day would flunk of Hiking the
patronage of the puhlir without the ability to nerve them with
It '* f P pr " T<%<1 ' cientiflc prooM* of embalming.
Mr. Taylor having availed himself of every advantage in the
aoquiMtion of thin ditlicHlt science in prepared to give the public
tbe benefit of hm (kill with the a**uranoe of nalmfurtory result*.
H* WM horn in Halt Lake City. i. . gentleman well and faror-
bly known all over lit* Territory, a man of recognized worth
. SAI.r I.VKK CITY.
Row, West First South Street, and keep a constant supply of
fresh good* on hand. They receive daily fresh oysters from
Baltimore and New York, extensively handling the celebrated
"Crown" mill "Slnel.r brand*, pronounced by epicure* to be
of a very sujHTior quality 1 They receive flab fresh from the
lake* and *t reams of California and Wi*oon*in, and are in daily
receipt c.f all kinds of game and fruit in season, a specialty
iwing made of the beet good*. Hy this means they bare Imilt
up a large and inoifMing trade, and will, in lhc'ner future,
o|wn H bnaoh fUbliabBMOl at UK-li-n. Mr. Valentine is
from WIM -onwn. while Mr. Sears claims Ohio as hi* native
I' 1 ' """' "f these gentlemen refine business men, poenes-
>> j'"in t. an. I fully alive to the ; .i,- ..r the trade to
which they minister. They are men of enterprise and energy,
and po*ee**all tbe qualification* indispensable to success in
ooounercuu life.
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SHELLEY & BURCKHARTT.
The Messrs. Shelley ABurckhartt have opened up one of the
most unique show rooms in the country, at 221 South Main
sfreet. The apartment is 22x60 feet in size, with every con-
venience and equipment for an advantageous display ot their
respective lines. Their business is collecting and disposing of
the most beautiful, rare, and wonderful specimens of quartz,
mineral petrifactions, jewels, furs and curios ; also manufactur-
ing them into tasteful, and attractive articles. 1 1 has been difficult
at times to convince many visitors that gems and stones of
variegated beauty and great value were indigenous to Utah.
But this is being gradually overcome and not only do the
gems and precious stones further on described astonish, but
the birds, skins, and furs, exhibited by the firm are sources of
wonder and admiration. One of the wall adornments is said
be among the finest specimens of grizzly bear skins ever exhib-
ited. It measures nine feet by six one half feet and is in a
state of perfect preservation. It was taken from one of the
largest bears ever killed in Utah. Its dead weight was 1,420
lt)s., at the time of its capture in the Diamond mountains.
Perhaps the most curious and unique as well as beautiful con-
binations of art and nature in their collections, is a feather
or bird-skin robe, the production of natives of Patagonia,
South America, and containing in its wonderful make up, the
skius of over three hundred birds. It was brought here at
great expense and it is said to be the only one of the kind in
the United States. They also have a large display of beautiful
and costly furs both native and imported, and their jewelry
cases are replete with gems and jewels, the beauty of which
together with the reasonable terms upon which they can be
purchased are matters of surprise. The rocky mountain agate
in every variety, highly polished and made into a thousand
elegant and useful articles, the onyx with all its beautiful
shade and tints, is found there, its highly polished faces resolved
into things of beauty to prove a joy to many forever.
The Utah topaz may be found in many stores in the city
but Messrs. Shelley & Burckhartt appear to have been for-
tunate in obtaining a most beautiful assortment of these prec-
ious gems. They are of unusual size and in every known tint.
The ruby, another of Utah's gems, so plentiful that it is said
" they can be shoveled up out of the creekbeds," can be found
possessing beautiful colors and well cut, in this house of gems .
Garnets of great size and value are also kept in stock and
although no pearls are known to have been grown in Utah, a fine
quality of crystal, resembling the genuine diamond so nearly
that only the experienced lapidary can distinguish them, is
obtainable. In addition to these Shelley & Burckhartt, carry
a superior collection of Utah diamonds and invoices of
another gem beauty that the great " Rockies " boast of,
emerald, aquamarine. This is prized very highly, especially by
ladies,|on account of its diamond-like quality of retaining its bril-
liancy by lamp light; they are mostly in green shades, but
some times of a beautiful blue. The sapphire, the ancient name
of which was "llyacinthus,"on account of its resembling the
beautiful blue of that Hower, is also to be found, together
with the carbuncle, perhaps one of the most brilliant of
gems, it belongs to the same family as the garnet, the
"pyrope," and is found among the jewels of kings and queens.
Their collections are very fascinating, not only naked gems
but the ingenious work exhibited in the very numerous vari-
ety of articles they are worked into. One very pretty thing is
the pure spar of carbonate or pure sulphite of lime, made up
into necklaces, paper knives, jewel boxes, etc; the agate sar-
donyx and onyx, made into jewel boxes, penholders and other
beautiful and useful things that one must see to fully appre-
ciate and believe.
The Messrs. Shelley & Burckhartt are gentlemen accomp-
lished in the profession in which they have many years expe-
rience. Their collection is complete and their business methods
inspire confidence and admiration.
SEARS & JEREMY CO.
With the rapid growth and increase of population in Utah,
the business of flour, produce and grain, has largely increased
throughout the Territory, and the transactions of some firms
engaged in this line of trade, are enormous in volume, especi-
ally is this the case in Salt Lake, in proof of which it is only nec-
essary to cite the public to the firm of Sears & Jeremy Com-
pany, wholesale and retail dealers in flour, produce, grain, seeds
and provisions. The enterprise is one of the oldest in its
character in the city, having been founded fourteen years
ago by Mr. Isaac Sears, becoming incorporated in 1891,
with Isaac Seaars, president and manager ; C. H. Spence r
vice-president ; Thos. E. Jeremy, treasurer, and O. E. Silver-
wood, secretary. The above gentlemen, together with Isaac
M. Wardell and Ethan J. Jeremy, comprise the board of direc-
tors, all of whom are old residents, and well and favorably
known throughout the Territory. The office and salesroom of
the company are at No. 60, First South West street, while their
larger warehouse is located near the railroad track. The cor-
poration, besides handling large shipments of grain, hay and gar-
den seeds annually, are agents for the Ogden Mill and Elevator
flour, said to be the finest in the market. The company has a
capital stock of 850,000 and does an annual business of $250,-
000, which is an enormous sum for one firm, when the fact is
taken into consideration that their trade is confined to Utah
alone. All the officers and directors, are prominent men in the
city, the treasurer, Mr. Thos. E. Jeremy, having formerly been
a member of the city council. Both the latter and the presi-
dent, Mr. Sears, are largely interested in sheep raising; also in
other enterprises that tend to develop the country, and are
thorough enterprising business men, having the welfare of their
city always in view. In all respects the members of this
corporation have achieved an elevated position and are worthy
representatives of the commercial interests of Salt Lake.
MeELWEE, PIERCE & GODDARD AND WEST-
ERN SCHOOL FURNISHING CO.
" Necessity," it is said, " is the mother of invention," and
"demand the regulator of trade." And when the Territory of
Utah and the surrounding states and territories began to be
thickly settled, the people, recognizing the value of fine educa-
tional facilities, commenced at once to organize and equip with
all the latest facilities numerous schools, until now, as will be
seen by reference to the statistics on the schools of Utah, that it
possesses the largest, most numerous, and successful schools
of any State in the Union of equal size or number of inhabit-
ants. In 1880, A. M. NcElwee, realizing the demand and
necessity of a business house which made a specialty of these
lines, became the founder of the respective firms whose names
head this article ; since that time the enterprise has steadily
increased. The firm is at present composed of A. M. McElwee,
W. S. Pierce and B. Goddard, and is located at 510 and 511
Constitution building, where they occupy two large and com-
modious rooms, one of which is used as an office and the other
as a store and salesroom. They employ fiteen traveling sales-
men, and do an annual business of 840,000 throughout the Ter-
ritories and States of Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Men
tana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. The business
represents an investment of $10,000, and the special lines are
Yaggy's geographical and anatomical studies, object lessons,
school desks and school appurtenances. The object lessons
were first used in the instruction of the kindergarten and
child's studies, but, after no inconsiderable discussion, they
were adopted as the best and only true methods of learning by
professors and teachers in public and private schools, and are
now used in instructing all students, from the youngest to the
oldest.
Mr. McElwee was formerly principal of the public schools
of Montana, and for many years a leading merchant of that
State. Mr. Pierce was formerly a mine owner, and is now
largely interested in mining property of Utah, and Mr. God-
dard, formerly connected with the Brigham Young Academy,
of Provo, has been a school teacher for many years, in which
profession he is a gentleman of acknowledged abilities.
The Western School Furnishing Company is operated in
connection with the business of McElwee, Pierce & Goddard,
under the direction of members of that firm, as also of Prof.
G. M. A. Parker, who has been in the business many years,
during which he has been employed as salesman and manager
for some of the largest furniture and school supply houses in
the country. The firm make a specialty of the Orion school
desk and all kinds of school and church furniture, from the
smallest to the largest and most commodious appurtenances,
and the business extends throughout the same territory as that
of McElwee, Pierce & Goddard.
The firm, as a whole, is an exceptionally strong one, fully
entitled to the public confidence and esteem its members enjoy
in both their business and social life.
The importance of a large commercial institution to any
city cannot be'bver-estimated, and the industry under consid-
eration is one valuable to the city in general, and a most
potent factor in the development of the welfare and resources
of Utah.
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COWHTlTI'TlnN HI II.l'IV*.
JOHN C. CUTLER & BRO.
Commerce, merchandizing or trade, by whichever title c oe
may Beleot to designate it, is as old us the commencement of
civilization. When it
began is unknown:
Trade was first divided
into generic systems
during the fifteenth oen-
tury by the Venetians,
whose commerce em-
! braced the whole world,
as then known, and
, since that time com-
mercial houses have
come to be divided into
I two great classes, those
which deal in staples,
and those which deal
in mere luxuries. .\t
the head of the former
class stand those which
provide and deal in arti-
cles constantly used for
public consumption.
I'rominent among such
dealers in Halt Lake ( 'it> .
is the firm of .lohn C.
Cutler A- Bro., at No. :i
Old Constitution Build-
ing. These gentlemen
have been agents for the
Provo Woolen Mills for
the past seventeen years,
and in that time have
built up a trade averag-
ing $200,000 to 9250,000 annually, extending throughout the
entire country west of Chicago, and giving employment to a
force of experienced and accomplished salesmen, clerks, etc.
A stock valued at a figure approximating #75,000, is kept con-
stantly n hand, including flannels, liudseys, yarns, cloths,
repellents, hosiery, men's underwear, overshirts and other
woolen goods, etc., products, as stated, of the celebrated
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woolen"! mills of ProVO. I :n n uiti, ll,,. ak'>'iic\. II..-
firm eaniM on a large tailoring bnmnM, in wnJefa men's suits
are made to order frum I'rovo cloth eirhmively. In thm
department twenty experienced operative*, all of them skilled
artist* in their trade, are employed, *nd make np suit* from
the meet elaborate design* known to the art of fa*hioi> In
the knitting department, in which the manufacture of boee ia
carried on. thirty skilled hands, all ladies, except the foreman,
are employed. The gentlemen composing the tirm have been
residents of Utah since their youth, and are among the most
prominent business men of the community, Mr. John C. Cutler
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being one of the directors of the Deseret National Bank.
They are identified with the interests of Salt Lake City in a
large degree, and universally recognized as men of superior
ability and commercial worth.
FULLER & YOUNG.
The business of Real Estate and Insurance is an important
factor in the material prosperity of any community ami the
trained and responsible agent occupies an important position.
It is necessary to the safe and satisfactory transaction of busi-
ness that he be a man of good judgment, liberal views, impreg-
nable integrity and probity of character. The firm of Fuller
& Young was organized in INT.'i. ami is consequently the
pioneer tirm in its line in Salt Lake. Although there has been
a number of changes in the firm since its inauguration, the
senior member, Mr. Fuller, has alwuys remained with it, and
has been known prominently in inany'of the large realty trans-
notions of the committee. The firm at present is com posed of
Wm. Kuller and Heber Young, the latter being a son of the
IU Brifhaai Young. They occupy convenient and comfort-
. !>le quarters at 110 Main Street, where they employ a force of
five assistants Their business is principally of a local
character and they handle some of the most available and
desirable propertifi in Salt l>ake, also representing a large
Dumber Of insurance oompanies conspicuously celebrated fur
their solvency. lil>ernl rates and the prompt adjustment of
lOMM. among which are the Manhattan I,ife. Hvea. Palatine.
. ,. . .
IniHmiin National, Hamburg-Magdeburg, New Hampshire.
*, Buffalo, German, Newark, Jersey City,
,
I ni ted State*, , , , erey y,
ate, Knoxville and Hritish American lire r.,mpmn.*.
They 00 a large I,UMIII*H and eiijm a well-earned reputation in
businewi, flnancinl and insurance circles throughout the \\ .
Mr. Fuller was born in London, Kngland, but has virtually
grown up with the city and territory, having resided here for
"ne yearn. II. the moet prominent men in the
it\ on all matters pertaining to the interest* and welfare of
Salt Lake, and gentleman of sterling integrity and furos of
ehara.-t.T. Mr. Young was lx>rn in XIIUV.H,. I'll., (ml accom-
panied bis father to t'tah in early life II ! he firm in
WO. and by untiring energy and a steady application of |,ril-
hant liiiHineM talenti be is known to potato*, IIHS inrreurd the
DMUMM to a large extent, lie i* a gentleman of many sterling
qtultUM an.l umvernally rwpeotfd and admiml by a very
large and kaOMOtU] circle of citi/^ns and residents.
The firm ia one of the strongest and most reliable in the
Wet, and prompt in all it* engagMnenU.
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CALIFORNIA BREWERY.
In this age of adulterations, when, in almost everything one
eats or drinks, or wears, there is a mixture of the pure with the
impure, and the genuine with the counterfeit, it is needless to
say that good beer, made wholly from hops and free from every
other foreign substance, is sometimes difficult to obtain. Hap-
pily for the people of Salt Lake, there is an enterprise within
her limits (the California Brewery) that, for more than a quar-
ter of a century, has supplied them with a healthful, pure
beverage, manufactured principally from the products of
Utah's fertile fields. Twenty-seven years ago Mr. Henry Wag-
ener started the enterprise in this city, adopting a high
standard of excellence in respect to his products, a standard he
has constantly maintained and improved, and which now enjoys
a reputation for purity of ingredients (among which is the
mountain water that flows direct from the springs to the brew-
ery)and health-giving properties extending throughout the West.
The plant is located in Emigration Canon, occupying a tract of
152 acres, forty-two acres of which are taken up by the brewery
proper and its requisite auxiliaries. The capacity of the plant
is eighty barrels per day, and it turns out at present 8,000 bar-
rels per annum. It is fully equipped with the latest approved
machinery, provided with the necessary appliances for the
manufacture of pure, wholesome beer, and employs forty
experienced assistants. A large trade is also supplied from
the bottling department, and car load lots of export bottled
beer are daily shipped to different points in Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming.
The brewery proper is a solid, substantial four-story brick
structure 80x180 feet in dimensions. A forty-horse power
engine furnishes the motive power employed, and aa stated,
the other machinery is of the latest pattern, including improved
mechanical devices for the manufacture of ice necessary to the
business, the supply being stored in three ice houses, with a
total capacity of 8,000 tons.
The facilities for the rapid transportation of goods are also
of the best character, the Utah Central railway having laid a
track direct to its doors. In connection with this, it may be
proper and interesting to state that Mr. Wagener has, at great
expense, fitted up a beautiful and pleasant resort, called
" Wagoner's Grove," where parties desiring to spend a few
pleasant hours 'neath the cool shade of magnificent trees, or
within cosy buildings, and sip the fresh and foaming nectar, or
delight the appetite with delicious edibles amid delightful
surroundings, can do so undisturbed and untrammeled by the
dictates of fashionable society, or the noise and confusion inci-
dent to large gatherings. Here, away from the heat and dust
of the city, the good man of the house, surrounded by his
family, can pass a pleasant and refreshing hour and thence
return to his business duties invigorated. The trains of the
Utah Central road run direct to the grounds, making four
trips Sundays and holidays. Mr. Wagener, the propri-
etor of this mammoth enterprise, is a native of Germany, and
has resided in Salt Lake since 1864. He is prominent in com-
mercial circles, and is recognized as a gentleman of high bus-
iness qualifications. He is also an honored member of the
Knights Templar and the Odd Fellows organizations.
Associated with Mr. Wagener as office manager, is Mr.
Morris Sommer, formerly chief clerk of the I louse of Represen-
tatives of Colorado, and for years connected with the Denver &
Rio Grande Railway Company.
The business offices of this institution are located at G4 East
First South street, and 17 and 19 Second South, where all
orders should be addressed.
SALT LAKE PLUMBING COMPANY.
The business of plumbing is one of the industries without
which no city could prosper to any extent. It is really one of
the necessities of the hour, and a very important auxiliary to
the successful growth and prosperity of any community,
especially where the elements of progression prevail. An enter-
prise, therefore, of the character of the Salt Lake Plumbing
Company is one of the indispensable institutions of a great
commercial city. The Company began business in November,
1890, and has been very successful in building up a large trade. '
The Company makes a specialty of sanitary plumbingand gives
prompt attention to all kinds of jobbing. The establishment is
located at <>6 East Second South Street, iu a commodious two-
story building 15x1*1 feet in dimensions, carries a stock
valued at $4,000; employs fifty assistants, and does an annual
business of $40,000. The field of operation covers Utah only,
and when this fact is taken into consideration the volume of
trade that they enjoy is consequently more than creditable to
the enterprise and workmanship displayed. The Company
carries none but the best goods of modern style and employs
the most experienced workmen only, which in a large measure
accounts for the excellent reputation it bears. The members
' of the Company are W. G. Collett, C. M. Freer and W.
p'Merrill, all young men and prominent in the commercial
circles of the city. Mr. W. G. Collett, the business manager of
the enterprise, is prominently identified with the political inter-
ests of the Territory, and for two years ending in August, 1891,
was a member of the Legislature. He is a man of remarkable
executive ability, and a gentleman withal who is esteemed and
honored in all the business, social and political walks of life.
The industry is one of the most reliable and responsible of
its nature in the Territory, and the reputation of its members
for strict integrity and liberal ideas is not only proverbial, but
a source of great pride and satisfaction to the gentlemen and
their friends.
THE HANSON PRODUCE CO.
There are few business enterprises that have the capacity
for wider range and scope than the produce and commission
business. Few persons are aware of the fact that to carry on
this line of trade with success a higher amount of business
knowledge is more essential than in the ordinary branches of
trade. Success in the commission business requires activity
and energy, and keen business tact. Among the firms in Salt
Lake City that are considered the most prominent and influ-
ential in this trade is The Hanson Produce Company, which
does a general commission and produce business at 65 South
West Temple Street. The company began operations in 1889,
and has been very successful from its inception. It has a cap-
ital amply sufficient for its undertaking, and possessing a com-
prehensive knowledge of the requirements and responsibilities,
together with the straightforward manner of transacting busi-
ness is a sufficient guarantee of continued success. The firm
is composed of F. W. and E. B. Hanson, and the enterprise oc-
cupies a large two-story and basement building, in a conven-
ient location for its business. From eight to ten assistants are
employed and the trade extends through Utah, Idaho, Colo-
rado and Wyoming, the annual sales amounting to an enor-
mons sum. The firm also has a large house in Denver, whose
office is at 1613 1615 Market Street, which transacts annually a
business that cannot be excelled in its line in the western
country. The firm handles California and Utah fruits and
vegetables in season, are agents for the celebrated " Diamond "
brand of creamery butter, owners of the popular brands of
" Diadem," " Ayrshire " and " Cascade " creamery butter, and
AA and BB fruits; general western agents for the famous
"Gold Nugget "oleo and " Crown " brand full cream cheese.
They are wholesale dealers in butter, eggs, cheese, salt, smoked
fish, foreign and domestic fruits, and handle hams and other
cured meats, for which they receive large orders almost daily.
The Salt Lake house is in charge of Mr. F. W. Hanson, while
his brother manages the Denver establishment. Through long
experience in the business in which they are engaged, a thor-
ough knowledge of every detail and a high reputation for in-
tegrity and fair dealing, this firm is justly entitled to the con-
fidence in which it is held by the trade.
H. YOUNG & CO.
A first-class jewelry establishment is one of the most attrac-
tive and elegant industries of a community. Especially is this
the case when the parties conducting the same are known
to be practical men in every respect. The institution that
heads this article, the house of H. Young & Company, was
founded in 1880, and has enjoyed a successful career of eleven
years. The company is composed of H. Young and W. C.
Staines, both old citizens and favorably known as men of
ability in their line. They occupy commodious premises at
110 Main street, and carry complete stocks, including a full
invoice of jewelry and watches of the latest and most approved
style, together with diamonds and other precious stones, ster-
ling silverware, silver-plated ware, etc. The firm makes a
specialty of repairing jewelry and watches, and, in this line,
has gained a reputation for excellence fully attested by the
large and growing business conducted, requiring the assistance
of five experienced operatives, specially selected because of
their superior skill.
All work and all goods offered by the house is warranted to
be of the character and quality represented, and the high stand-
ing of the gentlemen, both iu business and social circles, is a
conclusive guarantee of reliability in all matters pertaining to
the business.
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SALT LAKE STABLES.
For twenty-two years the property known as the Salt Lake
Stables, No. 226 South Main street, has been known to
every resident of Salt Lake as the leading place of .
business of its kind in this country. Abrmt a year ago,
Henry and .1. W. Carrigan, better known as Car-
rigan Bros., took charge of the place and since that time have
caused its reputation to become so extended that the common
expression among those who want to hire a single horse or
team is, " Let's go down to Carrigans'." The firm have about
I. Jay. S. was sired by Tramp Xo. 308 (sire of 9 in 2:30 list),
1st dam Delauey, full sister to Bashaw, Jr., record 2:24% and to
Yellow Bird, dam of Trampoline, l! :'.!'!, and to Flaxey,
dam of Sunshine, 2:29 8 :1 , by Green's Bashaw, sin- of It! in 2::in
list. Tramp No. 308, sired by Gage's Logan (son of Hysdyk's
l.l.,*j.i.iit I 1 f> . 1 . . .. . I/ 1 K . t . . .< M":ill> !_"___
iau, 2:2* >, and the dam of Hambletonian Bashaw, 2:21 '.j, and
Diatonic, 3 years old, record 2:2!,\ by Kysdyk's Hambletoniiiu ;
1st dam Lady Wallace, by Ohio Chief. Green's Bashaw No.
I I \\. S.
thirty horses of their own and keep only the best stock. I
known conveyance from the dainty plmetnn to the staple Mir
rey, can be found there and the only mm of the owners is to
please their patrons. They employ a large force of men un.i
re amply prepared for any demands that may be made upon
them. The premises are ampl-. tin- buUdingbeinf[ 90x150 feet
and one and one half stories in luight. I h.-> .lo n Hpleudid
business in boarding borne* and at their stables all the best
t.N-k nf no be found. Tin- brothers are old
residents of Utah Territory and nn- thorough horramen. Mr.
.1. \V. Ciirngan is the owner of the celebrated horse I. Jay H.
with a record of 2:25i as a stallion, and is also the owner of
several other tine animals.
I'.nth gentlemen are extensive real eotnt. OWIHTH, and are
gentlemen who have train an eminence in tin- world of trade
ami credit only achieved upon a basis of -IM.-I integrity, and
honest representation. They have the b>- n tli- i-it\,
and present a picture of the famons I. Jay. S. with pedigree to
It'. 111 J :;o hut. including .loBephiiw, 2:1'.' ',, and Fre<!
,2:2(i',i. In Varnnld'B Blarkhawk ; 1st .lm ltelle,by
Weber's Tom 1'lniml.: 2nd dam, tin- ('lmrlrn Ki>nt mare, the
dam of Kysdyk's Hambletonian. lli> IH vor\ HtyliHh, very
psadjr, nd a sure foal-getter; has a three-year old record of
2-41 ; a four-year old record of 2:.'!7 ' ,, and a five-year old record
of2:.'>. in the tiTHi heat of a race, which in no mensnr.- of Inn
speed, he having Hhowii .|imrtern in 34JV sec., 11 2:1* gnit. Me
nhoulil tn.t in ."Jo. ||J N rix-ord for l-'.M i-. 2 JV ,. He is a
perfect k'" ; no race I. MI l-.ni; for him. I have the
utmcmt .onti.l.-ii.'e in l.i- alulity to Hire speed, ss all his colts
are flne-gaited ant! handsome. None have yet been trained,
but all show natural speed.
W. E. WARE.
<MI; th<- list of accomplished architects in Snlt Lake,
Ware stands as one of the most conspicuous. Although
he has been a resident of th>- i > for but two years, his ability
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was soon recognized, and his progress has been rapid and solid.
Mr. Ware has made designs for residences a specialty, and
some of the finest houses in Salt Lake have been erected
according to his formulated plans. He began his career as an
architect in Denver some four years ago, and, while a resident
of that city, designed the St. George Terrace, a building con-
structed of red and gray sandstone, and declared to be one
of the finest, architecturally and otherwise, in the West. He
also superintended the construction of the Laramie, Wyoming,
chemical works, a magnificent structure that cost over S150,-
000, and other noted edifices. Mr. Ware is a native of Massa-
chusetts, and is a young man of decided abilities in his
profession, as also a gentleman of high social qualifications,
and is known to be an important member of the community,
not only as an, artist, but as a citizen who has aided, in no small
degree, the development and advancement of his adopted
home. His office is in tha magnificent Hooper block, on East
First South street.
L. S. WHITEHEAD.
Among the industries of Salt Lake that go to make up a
sum total of the greatness to which she is rapidly approaching
in the matter of commercial superiority, there are some, though
not generally considered by the public as having any direct
bearing on the prosperity of the city, that are nevertheless
potent factors in the roles of convenience and general prosper-
ity. Prominent among such establishments is the one owned
and controlled by L. S. Whitehead, mattress manufacturer, etc.
The business was founded by Mr. Whitehead to supply a long
felt want, and that the public appreciates the convenience he
has afforded by his enterprise and industry is shown in the
large and increasing patronage that he is enjoying. Mr. White-
head does a general business of manufacturing mattresses,
steam carpet cleaning and renovating feathers, etc. He
occupies a large and commodious building provided with an
engine of ten horse-power which operates the modern machin-
ery necessary for the rapid transaction of his immense business.
He employs seven assistants and his payroll will amount to 83,000
annually. He is the proprietor of the only industry of its kind
in Salt Lake and does a satisfactory business. Mr. Whitehead
has been a resident of Utah for ten years and is one of Salt
Lake's most representative business men, of broad and liberal
views and fully indentified with the best interests of the city of
his adoption. J
A. REIF.
It is gratifying to note the advancement made in modern
architecture during the past century; to note the changes from
the cumbersome old designs of the 18th to the more ornate of
the 19th. And when one stops to consider the reasons why such
conditions exist, the conclusion arrived at is similar to that
reached in every other improvement. It is expressed in the
word Education. There is in Salt Lake City a man, Mr. A.
Keif, who is deserving of more than an ordinary amount of
approval. Decided upon the position he would occupy at an
early age and keeping that thought uppermost has devoted a
lifetime of study to the profession, with the result that he is
now at the head of the army of men who constitute his class.
Professor Reif is 40 years of age and was born in Germany.
He received his training in the Polytechnic Institute of the
Empire and began his active career there 19 years ago by
accepting the position of teacher of Engineering and Architect-
ural Drawing. After following this important position for five
years, during which time his time was divided between two of
the leading academies, he went to Belgium. He has since
resided in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago,
afterward going to San Diego, California, where he lived for
five years. In 1889 he was attracted by the increase in build-
ing in Salt Lake City and came hither. His record here has
been a history of remarkable professional achievements, the
Hopper Block, Clayton Block, Fair Building and the Auerbach
Building having been erected under his supervision. He was
superintendent for Architect Kletting for a year and some of
the finest of that gentleman's work was done under his man-
agement. Prior to coming here he erected four of the finest
business blocks in San Diego. Prominent builders, contrac-
tors, artists, etc., commend his services in the declaration that
Mr. Reif is one of the leading architects in the country. He ie
a member of the Odd Fellows and is married. In politics he is
a democrat. His studio is at 69 West First South Street.
DAVID^T. KEILLEB.
Mr. David T. Keiller, architect and superintendent, is
one of the leading men in his profession in Utah. He was
educated to the profession of an architect, but recently ac-
cepted the position of chief engineer of the Oquirrh Water
and Land Company, of Salt Lake, and is now giving that po-
sition his exclusive attention.
He was born in Scotland in 1848 and studied in an institu-
tion in Perth. He practiced in his native country for a year
and then came to America. This was 28 years ago. He began
in New York City, but later moved to Cleveland; thence to
Kansas City and Denver, coming to Salt Lake about two years
ago. That he is a competent man is evidenced by the fact that
for 10 years he held the position of chief draughtsman in the
department of docks of New York City, and resigned to bet-
ter his condition. Since that time he has erected some very fine
structures, among them the David Dow warehouse in Brook-
lyn, N. Y., a splendid structure, the residence of David Dow
on the Hudapn, and other Eastern houses of magnitude. He
superintended the construction and also designed the plans of
the mammoth sugar factory at Lehi, costing $400,000, and as-
sisted in the design of the successful plan of the new
city and county building in Salt Lake City. In 1883 he was
chief engineer of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & St. Louis Rail-
road, and in 1889 held a similar position with the Kansas, Texas
& Mexico, with headquarters at Lawrence, Kansas. He is a
member of the Order of Elks, Masons, Scottish Clan, Odd
Fellows and Royal Arcanum. He is married, and with his
family resides in this city. He built at one time and success-
fully ran three theaters in Kansas City and Denver, the Mid-
land of Kansas City and the Denver and Kansas City museums,
Of late years he has devoted his time exclusively to the
practice of his profession. He is greatly interested in Caledon-
an matters, is a leading member of the Caledonian society,
and while living in Kansas City was for four years president of
the club of that place.
MR. CHARLES LIVINGSTON.
Probably no city of the United States, during its early
growth, has been favored with such a sturdy, enterprising
class of men as has Salt Lake City. The life of Mr. Charles
Livingston, furnishes an eleoquent illustration of what can be
accomplished by the exercise of enterprise, energy and sterling
integrity. He is fifty-six years of age, and a native of Scotland.
He came to America thirty-six years ago, and has since had an
extremely eventful experience. Since taking up his abode in
Salt Lake City, Mr. Livingston has risen high in the estima-
tion and good will of his fellow citizens, making for himself an
enviable record, as a philanthropic and public spirited man.
For ten years he held the position of supervisor of public
streets, in addition to which he has held at various times other
important municipal offices, invariably acquitting himself, in
the performance of his duties, to the entire satisfaction of his
electors and fellow associates. He has also figured prominently
in the mining interests of this section, and has loaned valuable
assistance in the developing and opening up of new and promi-
sing mining districts, being a firm beliver in the unexcelled
richness of Utah's mineral resources. Among other mining
investments, he holds a large interest in the famous Cotton-
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wood mining district. He expresses himself as being confi-
v dent that the greatest and most valuable mines of our Terri-
tory are yet to be discovered, and his surpassing judgment in
such matters gives a great deal of weight to the prediction.
At present Mr. Livingston is superintendent of the Temple
block, under the direction of D. C. Young, architect, having
entire charge of the construction, and various other improve-
ments. In this capacity Mr. Livingston succeeds Mr. James
Movie, now deceased. When completed the Temple block
will be one of Salt Lake's largest and most magnificent struc-
tures, one that will add greatly to the metropolitan appearance
the city is fast gaining. Some idea of the important and res-
ponsible position Mr. Livingston holds as superintendent of the
Temple block may be formed, from the fact that one hundred
and twenty- five men consisting of stone masons, stonecutters,
carpenters,plnmbers, plasterers and electricians, as well as a large
number of common laborers, are regularly employed on the
work.
Altogether Mr. Livingston's career has been one of which
he may justly pride himself, and feel that through all his sig-
nal success and prosperity he can lay claim to the warm friend-
ship of all whose respect and good will are worth having.
PEOPLE'S EQUITABLE CO-OP.
The comparatively brief period that an establishment will
advance to a leading position, when backed by well-directed
energy, combined with high character, is nowhere better illus-
trated than in the history of The People's Equitable Co-oper-
ative Institution. The enterprise was incorporated and
opened for business in 1888, with a stock of $40,000; to-day
the annual business reaches to the sum of $100,000. The es-
tablishment occupies a three-story building, 35 x 165 feet in
dimensions, and employs from fifteen to twenty assistants. The
officers of the company are : Oliver Hodgson, president; S. J.
9. 3. rOt'l/IKH. H.,,,t IVopI,.-, K.|mt.l.],.(o-0p.
Hndberry, vice-president; Joseph Anderson, secretary and
treasurer, and Herbert J. Foulger, manager. There is also a
board of directors who are consulted (in all matters of import-
nos concerning the undertaking. The company carry on a gen-
eral merchandise store, and the system of business is radically
different from other commercial nouses in that the patrons r-
oeive one-thinl ..f the profit*, the stockholder* retaining the
balance. Each purchaser in given rebate check on every arti-
cle bought, and at the end of the fiscal year when the dividend*
are declared, these tickets are presented and their holder-
rsoeive, pro rat*, one-third of the snme. That the system
is a popular on* is demonstrated by the fact that the trade
is constantly increasing, and that all patrons express them-
selves as highly plnwisd with the result of the plan adopted.
The president of the company is a prominent man in com-
mercial circles, being a msmbsr of the HsJt Lake Building Com-
pany, and a capitalist of note in the financial world. The
manager, Mr. Foulger, is a gentleman of high business abilities,
having formerly been connected with several large commercial
houses in Salt Lake. He was first with Ziou's Co-op. Mercan-
tile Institution, afterwards taking charge of the Twentieth
Ward Co-operative Store, and in November, 1890, assuming
sole management of the People's Equitable, being selected on
account of his eminent fitness for the position. His manage-
ment of the business has been signally successful and his career
has been marked by a quality of commercial and financial ad-
ministration highly deserving of the universal commendation
it receives.
HAMPTON & JONES.
This firm is located in the Constitution building, room 240,
and, although organized only a short time ago, has been more
than successful, and is accomplishing much good in the devel-
opment of the city. It is composed of B. Y. Hampton and N. Y.
Jones, and makes investments for non-residents, negotiates the
sale of territorial, municipal, corporation and school bonds,
besides transacting a general real estate and loan business, with
results that were exceptionally large last year. They handle
business, residence and acreage properties, in which, from their
long residence in Salt Lake, and their thorough knowledge of
values, acquaintance with the country, etc., they are prepared
to offer superior inducements to purchasers. Special mention
must be made of their judgment in such matters, which, owing
to their experience, is of inestimable value in the purchase of
realty, not only to citizens, but to prospective investors from a
distance.
Mr. Hampton has been a resident of Salt Lake since 1855,
and is one of the best known men in Utah. For a number of
years he was license collector for the city, and also held the
position of deputy sheriff. Indeed, he has, for the past twenty
years, filled reRponsible official positions iu the city and county
to the satisfaction of large and exacting constituencies. He is
a gentleman of superior business abilities, and regarded as a
very able man by the commercial community.
Mr. Jones has been a resident of Salt Lake for forty years,
many years of which he served as tax collector, and is known
and respected by the entire community.
BARHATT BROTHERS.
There can be no more unmistakable indication of the cul-
ture of Salt Lake people than the way in which they combine
good taste, comfort and elegance iu the fnrnimbinff of their
homes. In doing so, they have found ready assistance in the
art intic and especially well selected stock of the Messrs. Barratt
Brothers from which to make choice. This firm has been in
oneness since 1864, hence is classed among the pioneers. Pre-
vious to the completion of the overland roads (the U. P and C.
1'. i, they, like the other large concerns, carried a stock of
merchandise, invoicing generally over $100,01X1, and consisting
largely of staple groceries and dry goods. After the comple-
tion of the railroads, there was a disposition to elimsify l>nsi
ness and this firm decided upon furniture an a specialty. Bus-
iness ability, combined with their standing in the community
mid a thorough knowledge of its wants, has developed 11 mir-
oessful business and a permanent lodgment in the confidence
if the people. They are manufacturers and wholesale and re-
tail dealers in all kinds of furniture, and carry a complete
stock of some $40,600 and transact an annual business varying
from $75,000 to 100,000. Their trade extends through Utah,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada. The front salesrooms
of the firm, consisting of two stories, are 2. F ixi:) feet; are cen-
trally located on the main street and in the handsomest block
in the city, and although crowded to their utmost are rendered
uve by the artistic character of the goods and the taste
displayed in their arrangement. They have in addition two
buQdingl in the rear, one 80x100, two-story, and one :
These are used for storage, nuuinfa'-timiig '""' M show rooms
fr Die more common and staple goods. Home fifteen men are
employed and business is steadily increasing. The firm is
ompoWd of C. It. ami I. M. Harratt, natives of Maryland.
Necessarily their long residence and close connection with the
commercial and general business of the city an<! Territory has
made them prominent Mr. C. R. Barratt was postmaster for
three years under President Cleveland's administration. I M
Harratt is the present (lame and Fish Commissioner for IT tab,
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and is highly esteemed as an able and efficient officer. Through-
out their long residence and business career, notwithstanding
dark days and dull seasons, the brothers have never doubted
the ultimate result. The location of the city, its surround- 1 '
ings and the abundance of the resources of the immense terri-
tory tributary, assured (they believed) not only a solid and
considerable commercial center, but a beautiful city of most
attractive homes. Their faith in the future, their consistent
and honorable course, both as citizens and business men, is
recognized and appreciated by the community in which they
are so well and favorably known.
F. H. DYER.
A history of Utah's
representative men that
would omit to review
the business career and
public services of Hon.
Frank H. Dyer would
be inadequate and in-
complete. Whether as
Marshall of the territory
in the most trying times
of its history; whether
acting with the liberal
party or enlisted in the
cause of democracy; or
whether engaged in bus-
iness enterprises, he has
always been a conspic-
uous figure and ac-
knowledged leader.
With rare executive
qualities and a genius
for diplomacy he ap-
proached every question
with caution and courte-
ous respect for the rights
and feelings of others,
but having once made
up his mind he sup-
ported his conclusions
with unselfish fidelity
and fearless courage.
Born in Yazoo County,
Miss., Sept. 5th, 1854, he
it still in his prime. His
father died in the Civil
War and his mother
taught school for a liv-
ing. When but a mere
lad Frank Dyer was left
on his own resources and
worked on a farm to earn
money to school himself.
At sixteen years of age
he was made Deputy
Sheriff of this County,
which office he filled
three and one-half years.
He next bought the
Yazoo Democrat and
fought a fearless and brilliant Jbattle for democracy, and
being a high spirited son of the South, intrepid and impetuous,
he conducted his newspaper in a way that left no question as to
how he stood on any question, and the people never forgot the
Yazoo Democrat and its dashing young editor. Arriving in
Utah sixteen years ago he worked in a mine at $2 per day until
he earned the means to engage in heavy freighting at which he
made considerable money. At this time he built the Crescent
mine tramway, a daring undertaking. He was appointed U. S.
Marshall of the Territory by President Cleveland in April 1886,
and as reliable an authority as the Salt Lake Tribune said at
that time that he went into the office without an enemy in the
world. As soon as Mr. Harrison qualified, Mr. Dyer filed his
letter of resignation, believing in the Jacksonian theory, "To
the victor belongs the spoils." But the request was not acted
upon until after he had served a term of three years and one
month. Notwithstanding that there were 1000 mormons con-
victed of polygamy during his term, seven or eight times more
than under all the Marshalls that preceded and followed him,
yet he left the office with the good will of every one.
Under an act of Congress he was appointed Receiver of the
church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints and held property be-
FBANK H. DYEK.
longing to that organization valued at over a million dollars. In
December he was elected chairman of the Central Democratic
Club, and was re-elected to the same position in 1891. When a
member of the liberal party he was given the responsible
position of chairman of the Territorial campaign committee
which he held until he believed it had accomplished its work.
In all the councils of the democratic party, Mr. Dyer's judgment
has had great weight. It was he who first saw that the time
had come for a division on national party lines, and when the
history of the organization of the democratic party hi Utah, and
the disbandment of the people's party comes to be written, the
fine diplomacy and political sagacity of Frank H. Dyer will be
better understood and his great public service to the people of
this Territory more fully
appreciated.
Brilliant and efficient
as has been his politi-
cal career, his business
qualities and hearty sup-
port of public enterprise
have also attracted to
him the respect and con-
fidence of his fellow-
citizens and made him
universally popular.
When the city was poor
ly lighted Mr. Dyer pur-
chased a controlling in-
terest in the Salt Lake
Gas Company and since
that time no less than
$50,000 have been ex-
p e n d e d in improve-
ments. He is also at the
head of and one of the
principal owners of the
Salt Lake Power Light
and Heating Co., one of
the most enterprising
and complete electric
light plants in the west-
ern country, over $300,-
000 having been expend-
ed in equipping the
works with the best
modern dynamos and
other apparatus and in
the extension of the sys-
tem over the city. The
plant now supplies 500
arc lamps and 6,000 in-
candescent lights.
Among the improve-
ments of a public na-
ture which reflect Mr.
Dyer's enterprise is Com-
mercial street, he hav-
ing projected many of
the finest business
blocks on that avenue.
. It was to his push and
untiring energy that
this street was the first
paved of any in the city.
Mr. Dyer's personality is a study, as his temperament is fiery
and intrepid; yet he is genial and always considerate of the
rights of others and ever ready to extend a helping hand to
any worthy enterprise. He is made of the quality of men who
make cities.
THE GREELEY MINING COMPANY.
The mining interests of Utah are destined to be the most
important factors in her material growth and development.
Among the many substantial companies working the rich
mineral deposits of Utah is the Greeley Mining Company, hav-
ing a capital of $2,500,000, a stock company with five hundred
thousand shares divided into $5 each. The officers are Edwin
Rush ton, president; A. F. Spayde, vice-president; J. C. Thom-
son, treasurer, and 0. B. Weeks, secretary. The directory
board comprises the above named gentlemen with the addition
of W. H. Thompson and E. J. Rushton. They are men of
prominence and rated among the most enterprising and pro-
gressive in the Territory. They are all more or less connected
with other mining companies of Utah, and some of them are
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officials of similar organizations of which Salt Lake is the head-
quarters. The property of the company is situated in the south
fork of the Little Cot ton wood Mining District and is 1300x1500
feet in size. A tunnel 72 feet in length, with cross cuts of 60
and 12 feet each, has been run in the mine, developing a vein of
four feet, which assays 17 per cent lead, 241 6-KK) silver and
$31.00 in gold to the ton. The company proposes to fully
develop the claim, and to this end will spare no time or means
in the accomplishment thereof. The mine is contiguous to
large sampling and reduction works, with an abundance of
fuel near by, and all indications are, therefore, favorable for the
rapid developing of claims that promise to be of the best
paying description in the West. The president, Mr. Rushton,
has been in Utah since 1852, and during that time has prin-
cipally been engaged in railroad construction. He is now in-
his 67th year, but is hale, hearty and vigorous, and regarded as
one of her most enterprising citizens. Mr. C. B. Weeks, the
active secretary of the company, is connected with the Dalton,
the Mary and Galena companies in an ofllcial capacity, and is
also deeply interested in a financial way in their success. He
is regarded as one of the brightest men in Utah on mining
matters and his opinion on the same is eagerly sought after.
GEORGE W. WILLIAMS.
Born on a farm, near Kbensburg, Pa., Qeo. Wallace Williams,
spent the earlier years of his life in plowing stone, cutting
briars and killing black snakes. He received a fair education
at the ' Little Bed School House," always standing at the head
of his classes. At eighteen he taught the school from which he
had graduated, and during the following year attended a
private school conducted by a Mr. Chapman, a man standing in
UKOKOK WALLACE WILLIAMH.
the first rank of Pennsylvania edncatore of his day. The next
year be went to Kansas and after teaching school for a term,
returned to Ohio, to accept the position of chief bookkeeper and
aMUrtant cannier in the Partner*' Saving Bank, at Lima. In
187H, he was elected City Civil Kngineer of Dint city, which
position IIB creditably filled for two terms. During this time,
nis HtndioiiH habit* led him to read law and be was admitted to
tliH bar in a claa* of which Mini. M.-l. Slmw, Ntnte Senator, in
Ohio, and Mr. W. K. Hackedorn, chief attorney of the Lake
Kn A Western railway company, were member*. During IIJH
rwktonoe at Lima, he filled tin- position of l)<>puty Probate
Judge to Judge I/. M M>-ily, a brother-in-law of Calvin H. Brio*.
Krom Lima, Mr. William* went to Chicago and became a mem-
ber of the firm of W. It William* A Co., stock broken, and
member* of the Hoard of Trade. We next find the Rnhieot of
our sketch In New York city, manager of th Bryant Literary
I'nion, with an nffloe in tht Krening ',1'nnt building, and later
on, the editor of the platform department of tlit. linily Slur.
lin again returned to ( 'hi<-ng and became the t raveling onrrw-
pondaot of the Trtiwne. Later he become the city editor of
the Toledo Evening Newt, during which period he led the fight
against the Standard Oil Company. It was largely through nis
efforts that the city was authorized to construct an independent
pipe line. Two years ago he came to Salt Lake City, as the
special correspondent of the Chicago Tribune and Omaha Bee,
arriving at Salt Lake City in the exciting times of the February
1890, election. Liking the climate and the people, Mr. Williams
concluded to remain in Utah and accepted a position in the
Salt Lake Herald. For a brief season he filled the chair of city
editor, of the Evening Times. On the sale of the Logan Jour-
nal to a stock company Mr. Williams was made its editor. Al-
ways an original thinker and quick to grasp the right side of
every question, on the passage of the Teller bill, Mr. Williams
got out an extra edition of the Journal giving its enthusiastic
support to the Statehood bill, claiming it a democratic victory
and thus stealing a march on the Republican press. The Jour-
nal, under his direction, has attracted considerable attention
from the press and politicians of the territory.
MINGO SMELTING COMPANY.
The marvelous growth and increasing prosperity of the Terri-
tory of Utah during the past few years have been of snch a nature
as to excite the admiration and attention not only of the United
States, but of all that portion of the land across the sea which
maintains business relations with this republic. The "cattle
on a thousand hills," vast tracts of timber, healthful resorts,
unexcelled agricultural resources, salubrity of the climate, etc.,
combine to make Utah a leader in the ranks of the States and
Territories, but there is one point that should not be overlooked,
and that is the fact that her commercial standing is due to the
advancement and development of her mining industry. The
hardy miner is of the men who have assisted in accomplishing
the grand result, while the men who by judicious investment
of capital in smelting works, made it possible for the producer
to market the otherwise useless ores. Thirteen years ago the
Mingo Smelting Works was inaugurated, and it is due to the
men who embarked in the movement that the minee of Utah
are enabled to produce as they do, and that Salt Lake City is
enabled to occupy the position she does at this time. President
J. E. Schwartz, Vice-President Robert Wardrop of Pittsburgh,
William Reid, secretary, F. H. Officer, treasurer, and W. J. B.
Walker, superintendent, are the men to whom Salt Lake, as a
city, and the miners of Utah; yes, Nevada also, owe so much.
With confidence in the future they invested, and now the
smoke of the furnaces at Sandy, south of the city, marks the
spot where each year $ 1,800,000 worth of minerals are produced
from clay and rock and resolved into bricks of yellow gold and
ban of silver. They have 8500,000 invested and handle 200
tons of ores each day, a task requiring the constant employ-
ment of 175 men. The bullion produced is shipped to Pitte-
hurg where it is disposed of. Their great mill has a capacity of
200 tons per day, and in a very short time, it is expected, it will
be running at it's full capacity, the business of smelting being
steadily on the increase. The smelter is one of the chief
sources of revenue for Utah. In payment for the precious
metals shipped daily from it there returns from the East a
steady stream of bright dollars, all of which are added to
the wealth of common people. Too much cannot ! said
regarding the importance of this industry, but the reader will
readily glean fromwhat has been said the magnitude of that
branch of the interest which has made I'tnh truly great. The
offices of the firm are in Rooms 5, 6 and 7 Commercial lilock,
Salt Lake.
THE ALLIANCE MINING COMPANY.
This company, incorporated in 1889, is a re-incorporation of
the old and well-known Sampson Company of 1874. The pro-
|M>rty comprise* nine claims with a surface or area of 22 acres.
It is situated contiguous to Park Oity, in the Uintah mining
district, Summit County, Utah, near that wonderful producer
tli- "Ontario" and "Daley" mines. The company baa ex-
pended alxuit $68,0011 on th pro|n<rty in Hit- construction of
tunnel*, the sinking of shaft*, etc. The longest tunnel i*
M.lMMi feet in, and cut* the vein at a depth <>f l.'jno r, M >t from the
surface. The tunnel measure* 7 fent in height. 4 fis-t in the
clear at cup, and f> feet at sill. A llume has also been cut in
1 (MI, i, .-I rj inche*depby 24 inched wide, ami a 17 inch gauge
iron track ran* the full length; the flow of water in tin- flume
measure* 12,000 gallons per minute. Tin- company operates
power derricks throughout the mine*, and employ* 4.1 men on
an average, with a monthly expenditure of $10,000. The .lirec
ton and offioen are a* follows: A. Hammer, President; N.
Treweek, rice- president; Jaa.Glendenning, treasurer and *nn-
erint." < '. Chamber*, J. O. Daily, M. K. I'arsona, D.
C. MoLanghlan, director*.
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J. G. JACOBS.
Transactions in realty are growing in importance all over
the western country, and shrewd, intelligent men are at the
head of the business. The necessity of having a man that is
capable in the negotiations between buyers and sellers of real
estate is obvious. Of this type are those engaged in the bus-
iness in Salt Lake, and among them is J. G. Jacobs. Although
a comparatively recent arrival, Mr. Jacobs having been a res-
ident of Utah for about two years, he has, by strict attention
to his avocation, attracted a profitable and lucrative patronage.
He has property on his books valued at 8205,000, and the
annual sales foot up somewhere from $ 75,000 to 880,000. His
specialty is the buying and selling real estate, and making
investments for eastern buyers, and he has handled a great
amount of Utah property very successfully. Among some of
the many properties that he controls are, the Garden City,
Plat "C," Westlaketown, Peach Grove, Arcadia, Wahoo and
Grand View additions. Street car lines lead to all these, and
the latter are considered; among the most desirable residence
C. E. WANTLAND.
A casual observer can form no adequate conception of the
important part the active, reliable and enterprising real estate
dealer performs in the growth and development of a city or
country. No city or territory, however rich in natural re
sources, ever augmented its wealth or increased its population
to any considerable extent, unaided by the effective and valua-
ble services of enterprising, go-ahead men devoted to the spe-
cial work of buying and selling real estate, establishing values
and otherwise stimulating and arousing citizens to the great
improvements it lays within their power to make.
Salt Lake City has enjoyed this healthy growth perhaps
more than any other town or city in the Territory, and among
those who have taken a prominent and active part in its re-
cent affairs is Mr. C. E. Wantland, land agent of the Union
Pacific railroad for Utah and Wyoming. Mr. Wantland came
to Salt Lake City in 1867 from Omaha, Neb., where he acted as
chief clerk of the land office department of the U. P. railroad.
Beaching this t city early in the moviment which has in three
J. G. JACOBS.
property in all the city. They are beautifully located, easily
reached and very popular with the building public. Mr.
Jacobs will be pleased at any time to furnish any information
desired in regard to these sites. He is thoroughly posted in
real estate matters, and very pleasant to meet with, either in a
social or business way. He is vice-president and general man-
ager of the West Side Rapid Transit Railway Company, and
handles the finances of the road. The lines of this company
reach the suburban towns, and are of great value to the public,
being first-class in every respect and, together with the rolling
stock and cost of operation, represent an investment of a large
amount of capital. The company has ten miles of road m
active operation, and is now busily engaged in extending its
lines to the Great Salt Lake, which, when completed, will
prove of great convenience and value to the public. The esti-
mated cost of this extension is placed at $'250,000. Mr. Jacobs
is also president of the Golden Breeze Mining and Milling
Company of Idaho, a corporation which has developed some
rich properties, situated in the gold belt region of Logan
county, Idaho, carrying immense bodies of quartz, upon which
the most scientific assays have shown gold in paying quantities.
He is president of the Moute Christo Mining and Milling Com-
pany in Beaver county, Utah, upon the property of which a
five-stamp mill has been operating for three years. The assays
from this mine show 320 ounces of silver to the ton. Mr.
Jacobs is also a director and treasurer of the Salt Lake Pickle
Company, a new organization recently perfected in this city,
and composed entirely of its business men and supported by
home capital. The gentleman occupies the position of director,
and is largely interested in the Salt Lake City West Side
Association, an organization formed for dealing in realty.
C. E. WANTLAND.
years transformed Salt Lake from a place of a few thousand
inhabitants to a metropolitan center of 55,000 people, he at
once began operations and has been actively engaged in hand-
ling real estate during that period. In addition to a large
amount of city property, Mr. Wantland deals in acre property
on a very large scale. All the Union Pacific railroad lands in
Utah and Wyoming are iu his charge and this in itself is a
large and important branch of his business. Besides this, he is
an influential director and energetic worker in the Salt Lake
Chamber of Commerce and aids and supports all movements of
that enterprising body calculated to upbuild the city and ad-
vance its best interests. He is an enthusiastic believer in the
great future of Salt Lake City as a commercial and industrial
center of vast importance, as well as the leading health resort
of the West. In short, he is confident that the entire
inter-mountain region is yet to pass through its greatest period
of development and prosperity.
JOSEPH WOODMANSEE.
Mr. Joseph Woodmansee came to Utah in pioneer days,
locating in what has since become the future metropolis of the
Territory thirty-eight years ago, and from that date has been
one of the most powerful and unselfish factors in promoting the
growth of the city, as also the development of the resources of
Utah. He has long 'been one of the leading dealers in real
estate, owner of mines, mining claims, etc., and enjoys an envi-
able reputation for reliability and sterling integrity in all the
relations of life. Many of the wealthiest men of the city have
profited by investments made at his suggestion and upon
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whose judgment and familiar knowledge of values they relied.
For years he has bandied city, residence and suburban prop-
erties, owning a list of the prettieet and most convenient and
desirable locations in the city. Among these may be mentioned
the beautiful " Bellmont," " Windsor Place," and " Kast Lawn"
sob-divisions, situated within the corporate limits and within
a short ride of the central portion of the city. All these tracts
are located on street-car lines in active and successful opera-
tion. He also handles business property and his opinion in re-
spect to the purchase of that character of property is accepted
as final. Mr. VYoodmansee has given much time to prospecting
and developing the mineral resources of Utah, in which he is
largely interested, being one of the principal owners of a num-
ber of valuable mines and claims, in many of the important
mining districts. He is also president of the Zion Hill Mining
Company, a corporation with $ 1,500,000 capital stock, divided
into one hundred thousand shares. The company's mines are
located in the Ophir district. They were discovered in the
early days, and their development first directed the attention
of the outside world to the rich mineral deposits of this section.
They are very valuable aud a source of unceasing revenue to
their owners. Within a short time, or since these claims were
acquired by the Xiou Hill Company, the shipments of ore ob-
tained therefrom approximated $75,000 in value. In the
discharge of his duties as president and manager, Mr. Woodman-
see is assisted by Edward Daggett, vice-president; J. Wood-
mansee, jr., treasurer, and L. U. Hills, secretary.
Mr. Woodmansee is largely interested in other mining prop-
erties, being half-owner of the famous " Sun Beam " mine
located in the productive Tintic district of Utah, and is closely
identified with the advancement and welfare of the city and
Territory he has been so largely instrumental in the develop-
ment of.
D. H. MCALLISTER.
D. H. McAllister was born and educated in this city and
was engaged for several years in the carriage manufacturing
business, making it a great success. Latterly he has devoted
most of bis time to mining and real estate with gratifying
l> II M. M.l.l-i
HUM loaded at 206 s ,.iti, Maine street, whew he
occupies commodkms offioM and own* and control* floe bum-
MM, M well a* Roma of the most beautiful residence, proper-
tie* in Salt Lake. In addition to this he is owner of u product-
ive mine situated in W*t Mountain .Mining; I'
on which he has expended large amount H in develop-
ing, and which has panned oat . MtinfacWily. II-
has sunk a shaft 3S feet, and has completed about 75
feot of tunnel, from which ore has been obtained in places ex-
hibiting gold and silver, bearing |iinrt/, averaging in value
boat $160 per too. This property is situated only two mile*
from a railroad, with down haul, and owing to its freedom from
overflow, can be operated at very low cost. This mine prom-
ises large returns on further development. The McAllister
& Lilley is another property he owns in Tooela Co., on which
has been expended some S'2,000 in development of a cross-cut
exposing the ledge which shows up a fine character of ore, car-
rying gold and silver and averaging $300 per ton. There has
been a number of rich strikes in this section and the property
promisee to be one of the "great discoveries." It is some nine
miles from railroad and otherwise situated so that the expense
of working it is comparably small. Mr. McAllister is also a
large owner in the famous York Mine of liiugham, one of the
heavy producers of that wonderful mining section of the West,
that has been paying now steadily for thirty years; but the
"York" will be mentioned on another page.
SARATOGA FARM.
Almost every man has a keen liking for some particular
business, which, being a favorite, engages his time and atten-
tion without growing tedious or irksome. But as a rule a cer-
tain amount of wealth must be acquired in the laborious walks
of life, before any special enterprise can be carried on, combin-
ing profit with pleasure.
The celebrated Saratoga Farm, located on the west side
of Utah Lake, and directly west of the Jordan river, is not
only a model institution of its kind, but is a source of much
pride and satisfaction to its owner, Mr. John Beck, of Salt
Lake City. From any standpoint there is probably no tract of
land in the entire Territory of such intrinsic value. The Tin-
tic branch of the Union Pacific railroad runs within one mile of
the farm, and Lehi City, Utah county, is but five miles distant.
From the admirable location of this land, its proximity to the
great Utah Lake and the fact that over twenty warm springs
well up in various places, together with the beautiful and une-
qualled mountain scenery ptretching away in every direction,
some idea of its inestimable value as a coming sanitarium and
summer resort may be formed. It ie now used for stock rais-
ing and general fanning, but its multitudinous advantages for
a popular resort make it preeminently desirable for such a pur-
pose, and Mr. lleck has decided to organize a stock company
for the purpose of making extensive improvements and con-
verting it into a great sanitarium and mountain home, where
the wealthy traveler, the tourist and the health seeker can come
and find every feature contributory to comfort and pleasure.
The water from these numerous warm springs is now util-
ized for irrigating the land, which is capable of raising almost
any product known to a temperate climate. Fruit in endleos
variety is grown on the place, and a large number of fine stock
cattle find abundant nourishment in the rich and nutritious
grasses that grow in profusion on every hand. An incubator
of sufficient capacity to hatch 6,000 eggs, and supplied with heat
from the boiling spring, has been constructed, and it has
proved an important and profitable undertaking.
The farm contains in all 1,000 acres. It will soon be con-
nected with Lehi and also by steamer with Provo and sur-
rounding settlements, furnishing an unequalled opportunity
for investment. The water from the numerous warm springs
is unexcelled tor bathing and contains remedial properties of a
high order. It is located in the heart of u well settled fanning
section and is easy of access, r.uildinn material is close at
hand and fuel and water can be obtained in abundance.
Mr. Heck showed great foresight and judgment in securing
po*oe**iqn of this piece of land, aud is in consequence able to
offer capitalists who may wish to join him in his proposed en-
terprise, a safe and profitable venture.
SPENCER & LYNCH.
Among the many house* in the city engaged in the retail
iMNit mill shoe trade, the firm of Spencer A Lynch, 160 South
Main street, stands as a representative one. These gentlemen
U-gan l>!iHineM in 1H83, and by strict attention to the same,
couple.! with an excellent stock of goods, have built up a large
MI.. I profitable trade. The firm occupies two floors of a com-
modious building i"i \1IHI feet, aud employ a force of fifteen
AMisUnta. The stock of good* carried is large and van. .1 in
it character and tln> ciintonicr has in consequence a Urge vnri-
eelect from. The average amount of Mock carried is
1 and the annual sale* reach the handsome sum of $75,-
000, although their trade is largely local, ling confined almost
excliiHively t.. S;,lt Luke and it* *urroundingH. The (inn is
composed of Jno. D. Spencer and H. H. Lynch, and both of
tbe*e gentlemen have developed great burin*** ability in the
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building up of so extensive and prosperous a trade as they now
enjoy. Thoroughly identified with the progressive spirit of the
day, and possessed of the essential requisites of sound judg-
ment and prudence in all business transactions, they present
the strongest claims to popular favor in the department of
trade in which they are engaged. The gentlemen occupy a front
rank in the commercial community, and in the near future will
be numbered among the foremost merchants of the west.
F. M. BISHOP.
Insurance, no matter of what class, has become a necessary
part of the expenses to be yearly met by men in all lines of
business, and he who neglects to properly protect his property
has no adequate conception of judicious business principles.
This universal necessity has created substantial corporations,
backed by the wealthiest and most responsible men of the
country, to make provision for this department of commercial
enterprise. All the leading companies have local agents es-
tMished in Salt Lake City, and those that have chosen Mr. F.
nected with several important corporations, foremost among
which is the Midland Investment Co., in which he was an
officer and took an active part until recently, when hie growing
insurance enterprise demanded his entire time and attention.
H. W. LAWRENCE.
" Realty is the basis of all security," and the basis of
security in real estate transactions is found in the knowledge
and probity of those through whom they are conducted. In
the purchase of real estate or the taking of a mortgage, all
prudent men secure the services of an agent who is competent
to investigate and decide upon questions connected therewith,
as also a man who enjoys an established reputation for honesty
and integrity.
In view of these facts there is probably no man in the Ter-
ritory possessing more of these attributes and qualifications
than H. W. Lawrence, whose office is at the corner of West
South First and South West Temple streets. The gentleman
has been a continuous resident of Utah for thirty-seven years,
F. M. BISHOP.
H. W. LA WHENCE.
M. Bishop as their representative are numbered among the
principal companies of the world. Each has been long estab-
lished and is on a sound and substantial basis, having assets
reaching up into the millions.
Mr. Bishop is general agent in this section for the following
well known companies : Manhattan Life Ins. Co., N. Y., assets
$12,318,935.46 ; Standard Accident Ins. Co., Detroit, assets 89,-
000,000 ; Pacific Coast Live Stock Owners Mutual Protective
Association; Insurance Company of North America, assets 88,
951,518 ; Traders, assets $1,406,406 ; Spring Garden, assets
81,361,275 ; United Firemen's, assets $1,072,351 ; New York-
Underwriter's, assets $3,726,344; Southern California, assets
$354,189 ; Denver, assets 8333,385; a grand total of over $30,-
000,000 being represented by these companies, under one
agency.
Mr. Bishop has a high standing with all the companies
that have wisely selected him as their representative and a
well deserved reputation among the citizens of Salt Lake as a
highly capable, straightforward business man, honorable in all
his dealings and at once liberal and conservative in his busi-
ness methods. The class of insurance he secures is the very
best to be had and the policies issued are satisfactory both to
the public and the companies whose interests he so ably sub-
serves. Policies are issued on all reasonable risks, and losses
are adjusted and paid promptly.
Mr. Bishop has made Salt Lake City his home for over
twenty years and is regarded as one of its most active and
bright business men. Of pleasant manners and amiable dispo-
sition, he is respected and esteemed by all with whom he comes
in contact. Independent of his insurance business, he is con-
an assurance to the public that he is perfectly familiar with all
matters pertaining to the real estate interests of Salt Lake City
and of the Territory in general, and has acquired the universal
confidence of citizens and residents.
In addition to the real estate business, Mr. Lawrence is
agent for several well known fire insurance companies, among
them being the " Royal," of Liverpool, England, one of the
most substantial and reliable corporations of its kind in the
world. He also deals extensively in mining property and
stocks, buying and selling the same as opportunity occurs,
giving employment to an adequate force of assistants, and dis-
posing of a large, prosperous business annually.
Mr. Lawrence began business thirty-one years ago, and, by
a systematic course, in which honesty and integrity, coupled
with good judgment and pluck have been the most potent
factors in his success, has scored a very pronounced victory in
the confidence of the public, and elevated him to the position
of one of the most influential men in the Territory. Such men
as Mr. Lawrence are invaluable in the development and pros-
perity of a new country.
BROWN'S MARBLE WORKS.
The Brown Marble Works were established along in 1891,
and have experienced a remarkably successful career. The
firm transacts a general business in the manufacture of com-
modities of foreign and domestic marble and granite, including
monuments, headstones, tablets, etc., and carry a general stock,
the excellence of which is unequaled in the Territory. Four
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skilled workman are employed, and the trade extends through-
out Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming.
The proprietor, Mr. Brown, has resided in Salt Lake nines
1878, coming here from Chicago. He learned his trade in Kng-
lami, and is folly competent to contract for, and perform all
business in a satisfactory manner. The establishment that he
represents is the only one in the city that transacts business of
an exclusive monumental character, so to speak, and the de-
signs and monuments executed under Mr. Brown's direction
have been models of their kind. The establishment on account
of the excellent work tamed out, has secured the recognition
and patronage of the leading and representative citizens of
Utah and the States adjoining.
SALT LAKE MEAT CO.
In reviewing the commercial and manufacturing interests'
and advantages of the city of Salt Lake, one is confronted by
many enterprises, especially worthy of extended notice and
consideration. It is a fact, and one worthy of appreciation by
readers, that in this, the thriving and progressive metropolis of
the Territory, are located many establishments whose exten-
sive proportions and large operations would reflect credit
upon the large cities in the country. One of these representa-
tive enterprises in its special line is the Salt Lake Meat Com-
pany, at corner Third South and Fifth West streets, of which
Messrs. August Boland and W. T Satnpwn, are the enterpris-
ing proprietors. In 1890, these gentlemen began their busi-
ness in Halt Lake, and the remarkable success that has attended
their efforts is a most gratifying evidence of their wisdom and
forethought. They have now as completely equipped and model
an establishment of the kind as can be found on the entire
coast The salesrooms are large and commodious, being
100x100 feet in dimension and two-stories in height, in which
they have a cold storage room 16x50 feet, for the storage of
their fresh meats, the temperature of which is kept at forty
degrees Fahrenheit. The plant of the slaughter-house covers
an area of five acres, where in addition to the slaughter-house,
tenement houses, etc., they have a large cold storage ware-
house, with a capacity of storing two hundred beeves and six
hundred sheep daily, making it the largest in the Territory,
and one of the largest in the western country. The capital
invested in this gigantic enterprise is $100.000 while their
annual sales reach the handsome sum of #500,000, all of which
is sold in Utah except the live stock, which is shipped to Kansas
City and Omaha, in carload lots. Twenty five men are em-
ployed in the various branches of the business. Their trade is
exclusively wholesale, and besides the large amount of fresh
meat always on hand, they carry a heavy stock of all kinds of
dried meats, pigs feet, and tripe in barrels, half barrels, quarter
barrels and in tin canes of from thirty to fifty pounds, all of
which are of the best brands known in the market. The pro-
prietors of this important enterprise are gentlemen of unusual
buiiness ability and intelligence ; just in the prime of vigorous
manhood, and have proven themselves among the most enter-
prising and substantial of the citizens of this community.
Their establishment is a credit to the city, an honor to them-
selves, and an important factor in the advancement and promo-
tion of the trade and commerce of Salt Lake City.
S. P. TEASDEL.
In reviewing the commercial and manufacturing interests
and advantages of Salt Lake City, one is confronted by many
enterprises especially worthy of extended notice and oonsider-
utiori. It i* a fact, and one worthy of appreciation by readers,
that in this, the thriving and progressive metropolis of ti,..
'IVrntory, are located many establishments whose extensive
i and large operations, would reflect credit upon
the largest citiee in the country. One of these representative
enterprise* is that of S. I'. Teaadel, importer, jobber and retail
dealer of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, clothing, hata,
caps, hardware and ijneensware. The industry is isa"l'K>ner,"
liuving ii-.'ii iimiiKurnled twenty-one years ago. Mr. Teaadel
occupies an elegant 'i -story building, H6xl&0 feet in dimensions
admirably arranged in throo different departments of four
tores, separate and ilmtinct. but all under the same roof and
conveniently connoted with each other. On* dfJMttBMOlil
devoted exclusively to dry goods and notionx; another to gro-
ceries, hardware and queenaware, and the third to clothing,
boots and shoes. He carries an immense stock, varying from
175,000 to $100,000, and employs a force of thirty men. The
..i.. .,M,' f annual hiuineea tranacted is of great magnitude,
amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mr. Teaadel
was born in England but has been a resident of Utah for
thirty-five years and is one of the most prominent and highly
respected citzens of Salt Lake. He was a member of the city
council for two terms, a position he filled with great ability,
with credit to himself, and honoi to the people of the ward he
represented. He is thoroughly identified with the beat inter-
ests of the home of his adoption, and is recognized as a man of
large and active business qualifications. His establishment is
a credit to the city, an honor to himself, and an important fac-
tor in the advancement and promotion of the trade and com-
merce of Salt Lake. Combining, as he does, all the depart-
ments of his house with careful prudent and intelligent man-
agement and fair and liberal dealing, he has a sure foundation
laid for a success in the future as great and enduring as has
been achieved in the past, and is a worthy representative of
of the important business interest to which his energies are
devoted.
MARTIN K. HARKNESS.
The successful miner, meaning by that the man who not
only understands the details of work at the mines, but who
knows how to organize companies, interest capital, buy and
sell meritorious mining properties, etc., is deserving of great
credit and recognition as a man of talent and unrelenting per-
severance. This principle is admirably exemplified in the life
as Mr. M. K. Harkness, whose career from the very first has
been marked by toil, capability and firm determination. He
was born in 1830, in the state of Massachusetts, and when but
nineteen years of age started West on his way to California,
where he engaged in the mining business. He had by nature
the quality of " perseverance" described as uncompromising,
and when the storms of disappointment and adversity came
upon him he was firm and unwavering. Mr. Harkness re-
mained in California until 1870, at which date the mineral re-
sources of Utah were coming to be generally known, and he
moved hither. Since coming to Utah he has proved himself
one of the most energetic and prosperous mining men of the
Territory, having also superintended and been interested in
many of the best mines of this section of the country. II. is
known as an experienced and sagacious mining expert, and
many wealthy investors are indebted to Mr. Harkness for the
thousands upon thousands of dollars they have made through
his advice and superior judgment.
Mr. Harknees is at present general manager of the Frederick
and Crown I'rinoe Mining and Tunneling Co., one of the largest
corporations of the kind in the Territory, with a capital stock
of $1,000,000, or 100,000 shares at $10 per share. Ita mines are
situated in the Little Cottonwood mining district, Salt Lake
county, Utah, the property consisting altogether of eighteen
claims, some of which are patented. Above $300,000 have al-
ready been expended in development. $(10,000 have been taken
from one shaft of levels sunk 436 feet. From this shaft drifts
have also been run, one 100 feet east and another 100 feet west,
iiinl from the base of the mountain a tunnel has been built
cross-cutting the vein 1,900 feet from the mouth of the tunnel.
Very little prospecting has been done at the cross-cut, the tunnel
having U-en run 4,000 feet.together with ilaterals.a total distance
of more than this amount The immediate prospecte are prom-
ising beyond dispute, and under the management of Mr. Hark-
neas will crystallize into substantial realities with the least pos-
sible delay.
F. PLATT CO.
Oneof the industries of Salt Lake City that forms an impor-
tant item in the sum total of her commerce is the manufacture
of harness, saddlery, etc., and lines of goods therewith connected.
There are but few branches of manufacture -especially in the
western country whose product* are so universally used and,
consequently, in such stead v demand. The establishment of the
I . I Matt Co., 147 and 149 First Bast State road, is one of the
oldest and most complete to be found west of the Missouri
river. It \riu< founded in 1852 by F. Platt who began business
on a small capital, but was prosperous from the Bret and has
since increased his trade to such large proportions Unit it v
found necessary early in 1801 to merge the business into a cor-
iMirntion. Tlmi waa accomplished and officers chosen as fol-
lows: F. B. I'latt. president; O. I 1 . Arnold, Jr., vice-president;
.1. i ' I Matt, secretary and treasurer.
The company owns and occupies its own building, a three-
story brick store, with the varied and complete lines of gnoda}
to b seen only in nil first clans establishment*. The company
are manufacturer* and joblwrsof harness, saddlery, whip.
mike a specialty of stock saddle*, of which they make aud
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handle the best lines in
the market. They give
employment to fourteen
Operatives besides a large
force of salesmen and
travelers, and do an im- ,
mense business annually J
in all parts of Utah, Colo-
rado, Wjoming, Montana |
and Nevada.
The members of the
company are natives of
Salt Lake and identified
with the interests of the
city since early youth.
The president, F. B. Platt,
has been in the business
ever since he was sixteen
years of age. He is the
active manager, and a
gentleman of marked
ability in the commercial
community. The vice-
president, F. P. Arnold, is
also a prominent man in
mercantile circles, and tbe
assistant superintendent
of the Salt Lake City
Railroad C'ompany, while
the secretary and treasurer, J. C. Platt, is a young man of
developed business talents.
Ued by courtesy of A. F. Kisser 4 Co., Chicago.
JAMES W. EARDLY.
Occupying a leading and important position as an influen-
tial representative of the lumber interests of Salt Lake City
and Utah Territory, James W. Eardly is not only esteemed by
the ^rade to which he ministers, but by the commercial, finan-
cial and manufacturing circles in all portions of the West.
His remarkable and deserved success is due to the patient, un-
tiring, personal attention he gave to the details of his business,
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JAMES W. EABDLY.
as also to the sterling integrity and liberal methods he has
always manifested in its administratioo.
His yards occupy an extended area of territory, located at
44 East South Fourth Street, between Main and State Streets,
and are stored with the largest lines and best qualities of lum-
ber and lumber products. The premises also contain a sub-
stantially built and well-equipped workshop, in which all
patterns of combination fence are manufactured, Mr. Eardly
making a specialty of these appliances, in which he does a
large trade. He carries complete stocks of hard and soft lum-
ber, including selected grades of Truckee, California, redwood,
also handling wooden building materials, embracing joists,
flooring, sills, doors, sash and blinds, with other articles
adapted to the trade and all its requirements.
Mr. Eardly was married early in life to Miss Adella W., the
accomplished daughter of Bishop Woolley of Salt Lake, tbe
fruit of which union is four children. He is a gentleman of do-
mestic tastes, and his home circle has been deecribed as " the
abode of endless happiness."
In addition to his lumber interests, Mr. Eardly is the owner
of a stock farm in the Cache valley. In his business and social
relations he is most delightfully situated, and in the varied
walks of life an object of universal respect and commendable
comment.
MR. J. H. HINMAN.
Among the prominent citizens of Salt Lake who have gained
popularity as enterprising and public-spirited men will be found
Mr. J. H. Hinman, superintendent of the County Infirmary.
Mr. Hinman has made this city his home for the past ten years
and has been actively engaged in many of the important enter-
prises and public movements since that time. He was appointed
to fill the position he now occupies in October 1891 , previous
to which he was an officeHn the Midland Investment Company,
and still retains an interest in the extensive mining and real
estate properties it owns and controls. While acting in the
capacity of treasurer for the company^he took ai.leading part
J. H. HINMiN, Supt. County Infirmary.
and deep interest in all its various projects. He was one of tbe
most energetic workers in this important corporation and aided
very materially in advancing it to the high position it occupies
among the many real estate and investment companies of the
city.
Since entering upon the grave duties of his present incum-
bency, his superior fitness for such a position and the persever-
ing manner in which he endeavors to meet the requirements of
the place, has been repeatedly demonstrated and felt to the
general good.
The superintendence of this institution has never been filled
more ably or more satisfactorily, and in consequence Mr. Hin-
man will, no doubt, be retained to watch over the interests of
the County Infirmary for many years to come, or until his faith-
fulness and ability call him to a higher position in the affairs
of the people.
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H. C. LETT & SON.
Among the new men and firms engaged in real estate business
in Salt Lake, there are none more deserving of attention than
that of H. C. Lett & Son. This firm has been extensive opera-
tors since 1889. It is pre-eminently representative in Salt Luke
where it is considered authority on real estate matters in the
Territory. The members] are earnest, persistent workers in the
development of the resources of the country, and enjoy the
unbounded confidence and esteem of a very extended and in-
fluential constituency. As financiers they are cautious and
conservative, and their business has grown to be one of the
most extensive in Utah, their transactions during the past
two years, involving more than a half million dollars, of which
large investments of capital from the East were made by them
in Salt Lake City and vicinity. They occupy a suite of ele-
gant offices in the Commercial National Hank building, that
(through the courtesy of the firm) are also used by the
H. C. MOT, President the Krai Ett Exchange.
Iteal Estate Exchange as a place of meeting. Mr. 11. C.
Ltt, the head of the enterprise, was born in eastern Ohio,
near Cleveland, in 1834. When fifteen years of age be removed
to Illinois, where he taught school and alternately clerked in
a store for several years. From there he emigrated to Lavette
county, Kansas, and engaged in the merchandise business un-
til the breaking out of the civil war, when he removed to
Nebraska, settling in Brownsville and dividing his time be-
tween mercantile pursuits and the construction of railroad*.
While a r.*ident there he was elected premdent of the Midland
A Pacific, and tin- Brownsville. Kearney A Pacific railroad".
holding these positions for six years with credit to himself and
profit to the company, lie subsequently removed to Lincoln;
thence to Denver to accept the position of superintendent of
the (tone department of the Union Pacific road, the duties of
which important position he discharged to the entire satisfac-
tion of the company for over six years. Mr. Lett was the first
man to start what in known as the "Great Stone Industry of
the liocky .Mountains."
In the development of this industry he em ployed fromfiOOto
I.KIO men and turned out stonn from the quarries of < 'oloradn
amounting in value to one million of dollars that was sold nil
over the Western States. About three years ago he visited
Salt Lake, and invested heavily in real estate. After a brief
visit to Denver be finally returned to thin i-ity. where be settled
permanently, established himwlf in the renl estate and loan
biminnw, ami was an important factor in organ i -neent
Bait Lke H-al Kstate Exchange, serving as president of that
body for two terms, I lei* also an honored and pron
member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, a mem i
the Board of Education and together with his son proprietor of
the Deep Creek Stag" Line Company, the only line in existence
in the West since the demise of the old "Overland" Stage Com-
puny. The firm is sole agent for "Lehman Place,' 1 a suburb of
the city, also for the "Dehorn, Black and Holmes," in addition
which they are half owners. The firm holds titles to most o/
the properties handled by it and is prepared to offer substantial
inducements to purchasers.
Mr. W. H. Lett, the junior member of the firm, was born in
Kansas twenty-nine years ago. When quite young he removed
with hie parents to Nebraska. He attended school at the State
University in Lincoln for a number of years and began his
business career in that city as paying teller of the Lincoln
National Bank. He occupied that position for three years,
when he resigned to accept that of assistant superintendent of
the stone department of the Union Pacific Road at Denver,
under his father, and remained with the company until his
removal to this city. He is an active member of the Real
Estate Exchange, attends to the otlice details of the firm's busi-
ness, and is manager of the stage line, the sole line conveying
passengers and freight into the Deep C'reek country. The
Messrs. Lett are self-made men in every respect, gentlemen of
undoubted business abilities, unquestioned integrity and deeply
and practically interested in the welfare of Salt Lake.
ALAMA MINING AND MILLING CO.
Among the many mining companies engaged in the de-
velopment of the great mineral resources of I'tah, the
A lama Mining and Milling Company is prominent. It was in-
corporated in 1891 with a capital stock of 81.000,000, divided
into 500,000 shares, valued at 82 per share, with officers as fol
lows: C. A. Ames, president; P., I. Parker, vice-president; Willis
M. Ames, treasurer, and F. T. Taylor, secretary, who. together
with E. L. Carpenter and W. H. Donnell, J. A. Chute, W.
M. Hicks and David A. Giles, form the board of directors.
The Alama mine is situated in the Mount Baldy mining
district of Utah. The surface area of the claim is 1200x1500
c \ AMKH.
feet, bounded on the Sooth by the Deer Tail mine that has pro-
duced to its owners over $H()0,flOO. The latter is nix mile* from
Marysyale, a rich gold mining cnmp on I In- line of the
extension of tln> IJ. ( . Western Railway now in process of
construction, ami which, when completed, will mnke the trans-
portation facilities superior, and lessen and cheapen the coat of
Hhipping the products of the mine to such an extent as to
greatly increase ita value
The ore extracted from tin- Mama mine IN in character a
free milling quart?., containing gold, silver and galena in g'>d
paying quantities, making a fine concentrating "re. and the
company will, for the purpose of concentrating its own ores,
erect suitable machinery in the near future.
The development of the mine baa been carried on to such
an extent as to establish the value of the same beyond any per-
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adventure. Some S 8,000 have been expended in tunnels,
drifts, etc., by which to determine the course and strength of
veins as well as the location of deposits. A tunnel now being
worked has been run in 400 feet, and it is estimated within 75
feet further they will strike the main veins at a perpendicular
point of just 500 feet from its croppings. There is but little
doubt that this mine will prove a great producer and one of the
richest of Utah. Upon the completion of R. G. Western Bail-
way's extension from Salina, there is no doubt but that mills,
reduction works and other improvements will follow of such a
character as not only to greatly aid in the development of the
mines of this section, but have a tendency to improve and benefit
that entire portion of Utah. It is a section greatly favored
with a variety of the most valuable resources.
There are to be found wood and timber in abundance for
fuel, charcoal; lumber for building and other purposes, conven-
ient for shipping and to saw-mills. Water is plentiful and
water-power abundant, and easily utilized. The valleys are
wide and productive, affording the finest grazing in the world,
while the acres and acres of hay and grain annually produced
go without a market. This is pre-eminently the land of oppor-
tunities and investment.
Among those who are thoroughly acquainted with the vast
resources and mineral deposits of this country, none are better
informed than Mr. C. A. Ames, the president of the Alama
Mining Company. He was born in Peterborough, N. H., in
1839, fitted for college at Phillips Exeter Academy, and entered
Amherst College in 1861, but in the following year he en-
listed in the 13th N. H. Rg. of Volunteers, from which he was
honorably mustered out of service at the close of the Rebellion
as Quartermaster Sergeant. He engaged in business at his old
home in N. H. at the close of hostilities and so continued for a
few years, representing prominent Life and Fire Insurance
Go's, as General Agent for New Hampshire, but in the spring
of 1870 he removed with his family to Bay City, Mich., to en-
gage in the lumber and salt business with two younger brothers
who had preceded him thither. He suffered severe losses by
fire and thence removed to Leavenworth, Kan., where he re-
mained for a number of years. During his residence there Mr.
Ames became imbued with " the mining fever" then prevalent
consequent upon the great finds made in Colorado, and removed
to Denver. He soon became identified with the mining indus-
tries in that city and did much toward the development of the
" Centennial State," acquiring for himself in the meantime, .val-
uable mining properties which he still owns. Prom Denver
Mr. Ames came to Salt Lake City, and since "pitching his tent
in Zion," has interested himself largely in mines and real estate,
as well as in many other enterprises, prominent among which
are the Col., Utah & Pacific Railway, of which projected line he
is secretary and treasurer. Another projected line of road
with which he is connected is one to run from Boise City,
Idaho, to Butte, Montana. He is one of the largest owners in
the Dalton Mine of this territory, and business manager in the
Gold Belt Mining and Milling Co. Both these companies are
incorporated. He has ever distinguished himself as a thorough
business man, perfectly reliable in all his transactions and its
hard to find a man more enterprising and public spirited than
Mr. Ames.
ranging from two and half to seven feet. Contiguous to those
pools are large and neatly fitted up dressing and suit rooms
which command the admiration of all visitors on account of
their comfort and convenience. The present hotel has sixteen
large and elegant rooms for invalids who flock to these health-
giving waters in large numbers, and who in the majority of
CBt.es are greatly benefited, and in many instances cured
entirely. A new hotel, however, is now in process of erection
which will be ready for occupancy in a short time and which
will be of ample proportions to accommodate two hundred or
more guests.
The natural temperature of the waters is from 140 to 150
Fahrenheit, and before being used in the baths has to pass
through a large reservoir in order to make the temperature low
enough for comfort. An analysis of the waters from these
Springs made by the Chief Government Chemist at Washington
gave the following result:
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR, }
DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, [
WASHINGTON, D. C. )
Chloride of Potassium 3761 grammes
Chloride of Sodium 9.5506
Chloride of Magnesium ... 1.4334
Chloride of Calcium 6957
Sulphate of Calcium 1907
Carbonate of Calcium 1262
Bi-Carbonate of Calcium 1739
Alumina .- 0090
Silica.. 0315
BECK'S HOT SPRINGS.
Among the great Sanitariums that abound in Utah, there
are none, perhaps, that commands more attention from the
general public, not only on account of their healing qualities,
lout also by reason of the accommodations afforded visitors and
invalids, than Heck's Hot Springs. The medical properties of
the waters of these Springs were known to the Indiana long
before the foot of the white man trod the soil of Utah, and ac-
cording to history were freely indulged in by the aborigines for
the cure of almost all diseases that flesh is heir to. The
springs are situated in a northerly direction, three miles from
the Temple and on the line of the Union Pacific. Denver & Rio
Grande, and Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railroads, easily
accessible from Salt Luke City. The property is owned by Mr.
John Beck, who first opened the Springs to the public in 1885,
and was succeeded in February, 1891, by the present proprietor,
Mr. Lee Pratt, who makes a most successful caterer to the
wants of the public. The main bath house is a commodious
1-story structure", 70x100 feet in dimensions, in which are two
plunge rooms for ladies', each 14x14 feet, the gentlemen's
plunge room being 80x50 feet. The new bath houee is 40x80
feet, one-story, containing twelve private plunge rocms 10x10
feet, and the average depth of the entire bath houses is four
feet. Another pleasing feature of this resort is the public
bathing pool for both sexes, which is 50x250 feet, with a depth
12.5871
Traces of Boric Acid and Lithia.
F. W. CLARKE,
Chief Chemist.
February 24th, 1386.
The waters, beyond any question, posssess 'great medical
properties and can safely be called one of the wonderful freaks
of nature. That they are utilized daily by scopes of invalids
and visitors is an evidence of their medical qualities and a
sufficient recommendation of their great benefit.
BUCKKHORN GOLD AND SILVER MINING
COMPANY.
The new miningcountry in the Dugway district, Tooele county,
is of great value to Salt Lake and the Territory generally, as
forming a new and powerful auxiliary in the matter of develop-
ment. It is rapidly becoming apparent to the minds of every
citizen having the interests of Utah at heart, that the mining
properties are destined to cut and important figure in her
future history, and that the greater speed with which the
development of the same progresses, the more rapidly will the
Territory assume her place in the commercial ranks of the
great States of the Union. The company of which this sub-
ject is the sketch was incorporated June 2, 1891, with a capital
of $1,000,000, divided into 100,000 shares of $10 each. The offi-
cers are S. H. Gilson, president ; J. J. Gilson, vice-president ;
W. S. McCornick, treasurer, and F. W. Cleghorn, secretary.
The organization was formed for the purpose of working
the Buckhorn claim in the Dugway district, which was discov-
ered by Mr. F. W. Cleghorn, and is a combination property of
15x1,800 feet. The work of developing the eame has been pro-
gressing very satisfactorily ever since the discovery, and ship-
ments of ore amounting to one hundred and fifty tons, have
been made which returned in gross value the sum of 828.COO,
the expense incurred on the Eame being lees than $5,000. The
company has erected a forty, ton smelter which can be increased
to an eighty ton capacity, and have at work seventy-five min-
ers. The character of the ore extracted frcm the mine is chlc-
orides and native silver in lime and porpyhry formation; also
showing a email per cent, of lead.
In addition to the Buckhorn claim, the company have
twenty-eight other claims situated in the eame district which
show assays at grass mots running from 20 per cent, to CO per
cent, lead, and from 10 to 75 ounces silver, and which will be
developed as rapidly as time and means will accomplish. These
properties are considered very valuable and will no doubt prove
of immense benefit to the Territory.
The secretary of the company and the discoverer of thp
" Buckhorn," Mr. Clephorn, is a practical aeeayer, and although
a young man, has had a large experience in mining, and is fully
alive to the wants and needs of the mining world. The Com-
pany office is rooms 45 and 46 Wasatch building.
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THE MIDLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Choice and eligibly located properties in Utah are more
than ever sought after by conservative capitalists, who, in mak-
ing their investments, rely in a large measure upon the advice,
assistance, and superior knowledge of the leading brokers and
agents. Prominent among the substantial companies domiciled
in Salt Lake, the Midland Investment Company stands pre-
eminent.
The company does a general real estate business, makes in-
vestments for non-residents and eastern capitalists; places
loans to any amount, and of the hundreds of thousands of
dollars thus placed not one foreclosure has ever been made,
promising mining camps within a radius of thirty miles, and
more constantly springing up. In addition, there is an abun-
dance of grass, water ami wood in this section, and the soil is
well adapted to agricultural purposes. Two lines of railway
are now beading for this section of the country, and when com-
pleted will settle the question of cheap transportation in such
a manner as to build up that section at a rapid and progressive
rate. The company has expended considerable time and means
in developing the mineral resources of this great mining region
and there is no doubt a brilliant future in store for it. The
following properties are handled exclusively by this company:
West Salt Lake addition: Garden City original plat one; Cham-
berlain's addition; first addition to West Salt Lake; Salt Lake
HAKVKY
showing that they exercise the best of judgment in all cases in
handling money for others. A specialty of the company is the
buying and handling of property, and the making of loans for
non-residents; the rule being to recommend investments only
which are known to be good and are profitable. In the negotia
tion of loans to any amount on real estate and improved city
property extraordinary diligence is exercised, and approved
aeonritiea only are accepted.
One of the large properties owned by the company is UNI
acres of land, divide.i into five-acre plats, situated between the
Jordan river and the Hot Springs Lake and covering the entire
lake front on the west, which is detitined to tieoome valuable
property in the near future. The company is also heavily in-
toreated in very promising mining properties in the I >>>]<
Creek country, and a galena and carbonate claim in Dugway,
Tooele county, that assays HO per cent, lead, and from 15 to 26
ounce* in silver, averaging 20punceft of the latter. These pro-
pertie* are considered exceptionally valuable, and when fully
developed will doubtleM prove far richer in extent than at
present claimed. In addition to these the company is vested
with title to a group of ten claims in White Pine ( 'onnty, Ne-
vada, known as tin- "Itlark Mountain District," the away* of
the ore from which show from 7n i.. I.NCII MIUK'.'M of silver and
gold. They have expended about tf,(KX) in developing them
mine* and will be rewarded with rich returns In in them in the
near future, i >ther mining clmniH in which the company isin-
terevted in various sections of I 'tali and Nevada give promise
of greet value when they shall be fully developed. Mr. Harvey
Hardy, the manager, who has bun a mining man all bis life,
traveling at intervals all over this western country pn*i
the mineral r*gion, is competent to speak on nil mining mat-
ter*, and as an evidence of hi* faith in the future development
of that district ha* invested largely in various , HP
predict* that the I>*ep Crrck country and especially that por-
tion of it located in the Illark Mountain district, will, in the
near future, be one of the greatest mining camp* in An
Taking Ibapah aa a center, there are no lew than twenty
J. M. KKNNKHV.
Park; Ninth East Street; Temple View;. Jefferson Street; < >regon
Kace and Le Mar's additions. All of these are inside proper-
ties, situated on electric car lines and considered among the
most valuable and desirable tracts in the entire oity. They
also make a specialty of handling business property and are
prepared to make leases on some very desirable sites for build-
ing purposes.
Mr. Hardy has resided in Utah for over 25 years, and is at
present largely identified with all her bent interests, being an
expert on mining property, his advice and judgment are
aought for and appreciated by many of the large mine owners
of the territory.
Mr. .1. M. Kennedy, the junior member of the firm, is an
active, go. ahead young man of Salt Lake, who has raised him-
self to a position of prominence in the commercial world
through Ins own zealous efforts and keen businees faculties.
He is a native of Pittsburgh. Penn., was educated in Itethany
College and is well known in this city as a man of upright
principals and sterling integrity.
H. HUNTER, M. D.
\mongthewell known ladMtefplMBgcMMM "' Salt I^ake
1 it>. distinguished alike for Ins professional achievements and
hi* eminence in the field of metallurgy, is l>r. II. Hunter, lie
studied medicine in Philadelphia, Pa., later matriculating at
the University of Toronto i Canada', whence he tube<iuent)y
graduated and entered upon the practice of his piofepsion.
I or the pat fourteen rear* be has given special attention to the
mineral resources of Michigan. Idaho. Colorado. Arizona, and
t'tidi, urn! in pursuit of scientific investigation paiaed six years
in th I '.lack Hills. Ho is a recognized expert in the premises
and Ins judgment in that connection is regarded us conclusive.
He has been a resident of Salt I Jike < it> for the past seven
year*, engaged in the examination of mining proper! is. the
ptirchi-Heand rale of name. etc.. in which lie ha* scored anucoea*
pronounced and highly deaerved.
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H. C. CHAMBERS.
What the successful miner must pass through during his
years of toil and travel from the bottom to the top, the world
at large, devoted to other pursuits, will forever remain in
ignorance.
It is only men possessed of great executive ability and
superior judgment, that can take the undeveloped claim, usu-
ally inaccessible, and convert it into a dividend-paying mine.
least. He has today the same true heart, frank, open nature
and approachable manner that was typical of him in the years
of unsuccessful ventures.
Since the discovery of the Ontario, other rich claims have
been located in the same vicinity, and many splendid mines
put in vigorous operation. Park City has sprung up in this
raining district and is now a flourishing town of some 6,000
inhabitants, devoted exclusively to working the mines in the
vicinity. The Ontario alone is sufficient to support a city of
To interest capital, conduct the preliminaries and engineer this size, and with the development of other rich claims, Park
" demonstrated City is destined to grow in population and importance to
the work, requires a man of long experience and
ability. The western country has many men of this stamp,
who are veterans at the
business and recognized
as leaders and projectors
of all gigantic enterprises
growing out of the won-
derful discoveries that
have been made within
the past twenty years.
Probably no one among
them has had a more re-
markable career, or ex-
hibited greater ability
as a practical miner,
than Mr. R. C. Chamber?,
whose picture graces this
page of our book. He
is what may be termed
an astute mine manipu-
lator, for he is not only
possessed of a thorough
knowledge of the details
of work at the mines, but
has been the means of
interesting more capital
and establishing a greater
and more widespread rep-
utation for our Territory
as a mineral producing
country, than any other
one man. He stands at
the head of the corpora-
tions that are uow operat-
ing the largest and most
profitable mines of Utah.
He was prominently iden-
tified with them from the
start, and has proved an
indispensable working
factor in all their exten-
sions and movements
ever since. Among these
are the Ontario and Daly
mines at Park City, of
which Mr. Chambers is
general manager, the
greatest mines of Utah,
both in regard to the
amount of ore taken out,
the number of men em-
ployed and the amount
of capital expended in
getting the mines into
condition for extensive
operations. He had faced the blunt of a miner's life for years,
both in California and Utah, prior to the discovery of the
Ontario, on June 19th, 1872, though he was known among
wealthy mine speculators, as a man of sound judgment and
practical understanding, and to his advice and counsel was at-
tached a great deal of importance.
The discovery of the famous Ontario, however, by one
Herman liudden, was a turning point in Mr. Chambers' life. At
the time he was in Southern Utah, managing the Webster and
Bully Boy mines, and when the story of this new find reached
his ears, he at once visited the place, took important observa-
tions, and immediately associated himself with the late Senator
George Hearst, of California, and other prominent capitalists,
purchased the claim and commenced operations. Mr. Cham-
bers' career as a wealthy man of Utah dates from that time. He
made the Ontario what it is by persistent hard work and care-
ful management, and it has in consequence yielded both him-
self and associates millions of money.
A fact about Mr. Chambers that is worthy of note is, that
his sudden accession to a place of power and influence has not
changed his sterling character or generous disposition in the
a much greater city than it is at present. Some idea of the
magnitude of the Ontario
mine may be formed from
the fact that the monthly
pay-roll amounts to 850,-
000, and that 2,000 people
are supported by work at
the mine and mill. In
1888, an immense drain
tunnel was commenced
for the purpose of tap-
ping the mine at a depth
of 1,500 feet, and work on
this tunnel has contin-
ued almost uninterrupt-
edly ever since. It is
now in 8,650 feet;full dis-
tance to be run, 15,000
feet. The Ontario mine
has already paid in divi-
dends, $11,525,000, and
the outlook is equally as
favorable for many years
to come.
The l)aly Mining Com-
pany, of which Mr.
Chambers is president, is
now operating the Daly
mine, and although it
has been but a short time
since ore was first taken
out, $1,762,500 has been
paid in dividends, and
the iniue promises to be-
come fully as valuable
as the Ontario.
Besides these two com-
panies, Mr. Chambers is
prominently connected
with other leading cor-
porations of Utah, and
is regarded by all asso-
ciated in business, as a
man of exceptionally
broad and liberal ideas,
and administrative abil-
ity. His vigorous poli-
cies in the prosecution of
all work devolving upon
him in the divers posi-
tions he holds, has met
the approbation and sanc-
li. c. ( HAMliKliS. tion of all directors and
co-officials, and under his
able and conscientious management the interests of each stock-
holder is subserved faithfully and honorably. Public spirited
movements are tendered his endorsement and support, and
every new project and enterprise calculated to benefit the com-
munity or prove conducive to the public welfare is aided and
encouraged.
CONWAY & SIMMONS.
The firm of Conway & Simmons, dealers in teas, coffees,
f pices, etc., South Third near South Main street, is composed
of P. J. Conway and W. S. Simmons, and was organized and
began operations about the first of April, 1890. They occupy
premises 18x70 feet in dimensions, used as a sample room and
for office purposes, also a commodiousand well equipped ware-
house 70x96 feet, opposite the depot. They make a specialty of the
manufacture of extracts, baking powders, etc., and carry large
stocks of teas, mostly of their own importation ;also best grades of
Mocha, Java, Maracaibo and Rio coffees, green and browned, the
browning being done upon the premises, under the supervision
of the firm, together with spices, delicaces, etc., in great vaiiety.
They handle goods of the best quality, fill orders promptly and
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stand high with the trade to which they cater, principally the
retail jobbing trade in Salt Lake City, and throughout Utah,
Idaho, Montana and Colorado, aggregating more than $150,000
annually. The firm also represent in the West the houses of
D. P. Winnie, dealers in twine, rope, etc., New York ; William
Peck 4 Co., wholesale grocers, San Francisco; I). B. Scully,
syrups, etc., Chicago; the Southern California Packing Co.,
lx>e Angeles; Robert Gary, molasses, rice, etc., New Orleans,
and others.
Mr. P. J. Con way is a native of Wisconsin and well known
in all parts of the West. Previous to his removal to Salt
Lake, he was an extensive dealer in furniture, hardware, etc.,
at t )niaha ami North Platte, Neb., also commercially interested
at other points on the "thither side of the Range." Mr. Sim-
mons, the junior partner, was for years traveling salesman for
Beem, Moffitt Ac Co., Kansas City, Mo.; for Carter Howley &
Co., and other coffee and spice houses, and is intimately famil-
iar with the requirements of the trade.
.Both gentlemen are merchants of the liberal, progressive
type, and the phenomenally large demands of the trade sup-
plied by them is an eloqnent acknowledgment of the pre-emi-
nent position they occupy in the mercantile world.
GEORGE ARTHUR RICE.
The subject of this sketch was born in Knox County. Illinois,
M an-h '24th. 1859. He accompanied his parents to Colorado in
1876, when his father engaged in mining atSunshine, in Boulder
county. George A rtbnr soon after entered theState University,
graduating from the Scientific department in 1882. His first
SBORGK AIM Hi li III. i
employment was that of assayer and chemist for a mining com-
pany operating a number of mine* on Battle Mountain, in Kitirle
MUM?, Minler the management of Judge I). D. Holding. He
afterwards opened an assay office in Leadville. In 1886 he
located in (Uenwood SpringH. Colo., and established "Geo.
Arthur Kirn .V < 'O.'H I'.nnk." winch afterwards culminated in the
"(ilcnwixxl National Hank." His investments in real estate and
the banks in Glen wood were at the nnht time, and through In-
business ragacity he disposed of his real estate and banking in-
terest* at the height of the doom; hence come of hisfriemlH. not
no fort litiHte, railed him "lucky George." In 1SK7, he with
other* >.!iil>ii>l,. .1 the Firiit National I'.nnk at Grand Jni
nri'l in I**'' the l'ir*t Niitional Bank at Onray, Colo., of IM>||I of
which bank* be is Mill president, nl they have in excellent
flimnrinl tej.iiliition. In 1HOO he established it Kureks, I'tah.
the ' . ir Itii A Co 'H Hank," and he is also prrnni>-nt
of that n Mil ut,'. ii. whn h in in a healthy rntdition and doing H
splendid ImsinetH HIM latent venture, the sampling works at
Knrekn. with an average monthly rapacity of 4.IK.O ton* of ore, IB
ao enterprise of pronounced snceeM, and through his fine
engineering the Tintie branch of the Kio Grande Western
railway was made possible, as it was through his personal
efforts that the subscriptions were obtained necessary for its
construction.
The old adage that "Nothing succeeds like succees," is veri-
fied in the past history of young Rice, and though the term
"lucky" is frequently applied to his schemes; yet upon closer
observation all his undertakings are thoroughly investigated
from every possible standpoint before investing. Cool, calcu-
lating and conservative, he from the beginning seems to forecast
the hidden rocks, shoals and undercurrents that are likely to
wreck a craft upon any "wild cat" scheme.
Meeting his business engagements promptly, he is rather ex-
acting in the obligations from others, yet he has great sympathy
for those less fortunate in the race of life. In fact bis nature is
BO confiding and sympathetic, like HoraceGreeley.heis likely to
be imposed upon sometimes. To the personal knowledge of the
writer he gave away, quite recently, in various sums to parties
"dead broke" and out of employment, what amounted to as
much as the yearly snlitry of some men.
A young man leaving college without a dollar, now only in
his 33rd year proprietor of extensive sampling works, president
of three banks aud largely interested in several prominent
mining properties, is certainly rather phenomenal. Who shall
say, then, contemplating his past record, that he will not, at no
very distant day, accomplish the enterprise that is the acme of
his ambition, and to which his untiring energies are concen-
trated; that is, the building of a railroad from this city to the
Pacific ( 'oast, and thus become one of the greatest benefactor?
to Suit Lake and the Territory of Utah?
HEILLY & KANE.
The extent and value of Utah's coal deposits are not gen-
erally known, but some of the discoveries already made, and the
mines now in operation, prove conclusively that the Territory
is abundantly supplied with this necessity. Messrs. Keilly -V
Kane, attorneys and counsellors at law, 100 and 101 Wasatch
building, are attorneys and agents for the following named
coal companies, a description of the mines and claims controlled
by each being given in detail: The Bee Hire Coal and Reser-
voir Company, is one of Utah's ooal wonders, being situated in
Kmery county, forty miles from Price, a town on the R. (). \V.
I U I !., and on the line of the new. railroad survey. The ooal
pro|>erty consists of eight claims of one hundred and sixty
acres each. The coal does not appear to be in veina, but in
"perfect mountains," and is practically inexhaustible. It is
fine quality, also a good coking coal, and will soon take the
place of the Connersville coke in western markets. This pro-
perty lies in the midst of a good grazing and farming country,
with an abundance of fine timber for mining and all purpose*
required. The value of these mines may be estimated when
the absence of ooal in the adjoining states and territories is
considered.
The following gentlemen constitute the hoard of directors:
H \V. llooten, H. A. Ferguson, M. M. Busby, Thos. Kane and
L. i-ottri.ll.
The Scandanavia Coal Company. This wonderful deposit
of coal lies in Muddy Creek Canon, in Emery county, Utah,
ami comprises twelve claims of one hundred and sixty acres
.a.-li.of tine hard coal. It is so situated in regard to lay of
country, convenience to wood and water, that it can be worked
cheaply, as the veins are continuous aud thick, averaging twelve
feet, also near the surface and easy of access to the R. G. \V
K. R. This part of the Territory is one of the most wonderful
coal regions in the world, being of vast extent near the surface,
-upi-rior quality, convenient for all supplies, such as timber,
water, food supplies and cheap labor. The roal is free from
sulphur, lining almost entirely consumed, leaving but a very
small p. r cent, of ash, and the deposits will make it possible ti.
work to advantage the exhanstlefs and wonderful mountains
of iron aud copper that now cannot be a* profitably worked on
account of the expense of coke for smelting purposes.
The properly is owned in. -tl\ l.y Salt Lake gentlemen, sod
the directors of the company are: Christopher C. Reynolds.
Peter U Johnson and Angus MrKellar.
The Kmery County Coal Company. This is, perhaps, one of
(he Urge*! holdings of coal in the country, consisting as it does
of thirty-two rliiiniH of one hundred and sixty acres each, with
an avenge depth of ten fe. t of ci a! of the finent coking qual-
;'>'' I to that found at ConnerKville, Pennsylvania.
'I hm iiiiineiiHe tr.o-t of Ininl, forming, as it does, one oontinuoui
col U'll. Hiirrounded by line tiiulxT.Hii abundance of water, the
best of grazing land, in.. I one of the richwit agricultural sections
of Utah, is well peopled with thrifty and industrious citizens.
ll'J
Nature has done everything for this section. A railroad has
lately been surveyed to within twelve miles of this coal vein, and
there is a good down grade from the coal beds to the railroad
tracks.
The officers and directors are: John Edwards, president;
John C. Robbins, -vice-president; Frank Moore, secretary; Geo.
Bushy, treasurer; H. M. Fugate and Frank Henrie.
Messrs. Reilly & Kane, attorneys for these mines, can be
communicated with in reference to their value and output, and
will make prompt reply, giving in detail facts and figures in
connection therewith, and such other information as may be
valuable and desirable to capitalists and others.
WENDELL BENSON.
A career that has been as honorable as it has been success-
ful is that of Wendell
Benson. No man has
talked less and accom-
plished more. His full,
round face and beam-
ing eyes bespeak perfect
health and an amiable
disposition. But there
is back of this a staunch,
resolute will, a self-
mastery and manly
courage, a cheerful hope,
admirable traits of this
quiet, genial and inval-
uable citizen.
Born on the rugged
shores of Maine, at
Fremont (Mt. Desert),
Hancock county, March
25, 1857, Mr. Benson is
not yet thirty-five years
of age. He is the de-
scendant of a race of
sea-faring men, and his
jolly spirits and hearty
nature come to him
naturally as a child of
the sea. When but a
lad he conducted a
country store at bis
native town, but be soon
tired of this and re-
moved to Boston, where
he engaged in the ship
chandlery trade. In 1879
he became connected
with C. S. Hutchings of
Chicago, and remained
in the World's Fnir city
six years. Moving to
Omaha in 1885, he open-
ed a wholesale fish
market, out of which
he made considerable
money, and, getting a
little ahead in the world,
he embarked in the real
estate business, turning
several fortunate specu-
lations. In November,
1889, he came to Salt
Lake City, and, after looking over the town, he set his stakes
to build a hotel. He went about bis business so quietly that
it was some time before the citizens fully comprehended the
importance of the man or his project. It was not until the
ground had bten excavated and the walls began to go up that
they comprehended the fact that Mr. Benson was building, for
this city, one of the best hotels in the West. The majestic
monument that now adorns one of the important cor-
ners of State street, and which represents an investment
of nearly half a million dollars, now known to the
traveling public as the " Kuutsfprd Hotel," speaks higher
praise to the originator of the project than words. The far-
seeing business sagacity of Mr. Benson can in no better way
be illustrated than in his selection of the site for this build-
ing. At that time State street was without a single important
building, except the old theatre, and its future quite uncertain
and undetermined. But time is rapidly vindicating the wis-
dom of the choice. Mr. Benson and his partners received, as a
bonus for the location of the hotel, ground valued at $84,000,
and now worth not less than $150,000.
Though born in Maine, Mr. Benson is a staunch democrat.
At the early age of twenty-one, his fellow townsmen recognized
his worth as a citizen by electing him selectman and overseer
of the poor. Since coming to Utah, Mr. Benson has been so
engrossed with business, he having superintended the construc-
tion of the hotel, that he had little time to devote to politics.
The democratic convention, however, in casting about for the
best men, honored Mr. Benson with a nomination to the upper
house of the Territorial legislature upon a ticket, which, for
the high integrity and sterling character of the candidates, has
seldom, if ever been equalled by any convention.
Mr. Benson takes a deep interest in the development of the
city and Territory, and is now quietly promoting new enter-
prises that promise as much as the Knutsford hotel, which is a
credit to its builders and
an- ornament to the city.
WENDELL BENSON.
THE DALTON
GOLD MINING
AND MILLING
COMPANY.
It is an accepted fact
that the mining inter-
ests of any city conduce
in the greatest degree
to its material and per-
manent welfare and Salt
Lake is no exception to
this rule. As this city
is the central point for
trade of the Territory it
is but natural that all
the heavy mining com-
panies should be con-
centrated here. Among
those that bear a pro-
minent part in the de-
velopment of the mining
resources of Utah is the
Dalton Gold Mining and
Milling Company, with
a capital stock of $2,-
500,000, divided into
500,000 shares of five
dollars each. The
o ffi c e r s are: C. B.
Weeks, president ; Frank
K. Knox, treasurer; G.
F. Dalton.vice-president
ond superintendent, and
(-. II. Wilbur, secretary.
The property owned by
the company was dis-
covered by Mr. Geo. F.
Dalton, after whom the
mine was named, a
native of Utah, where
he was born in 1856.
At the age of fourteen
years he began to pro-
spect and mine, and
since that period has
canvassed the entire Territory of Utah and Nevada, meeting
with encouraging success and finally culminating in the discov-
ery of the Dalton mine. The Dalton claim is 1,050 x 1,500 feet
in dimensions and consists of two claims, the " Hardcash" and
the " Pearl," into which tunnels have been run, a vein devel-
oped 300 feet in length, with a well-defined fissure, having
strong crystallization. The vein rock is a lively clear quartz,
showing much crystallization throughout and fissures of iron
and 'talc. A shipment of ore was made recently that milled
$467.00 in gold per ton ; a second shipment showed 82,055.00 gold,
and a third shipment $602.00, a sure indication that the owners
have "struck it rich." A Huntington mill with plates and con-
centrators has been erected near the property, and is now in suc-
cessful operation. These claims are situated in Bullion Canyon,
close to Marysvale, and are reputed the largest gold mines in
the world, and the company will spare no pains nor expense to
develop this fact. Although a young man, Mr. Dalton has fully
demonstrated his ability in the successes he has hitherto achieved.
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F. SIMON.
The career of Mr. F. Simon, whether reference is made to
the gentleman in his capacity of private citizen, public bene-
factor or business man, enthusiastic in the creation and pro-
motion of means having for their object the growth and de-
velopment of the city and Territory he has adopted as his
home, is too well known to require exhaustive elaboration.
Mr. Simon is a practical man of the world, it might be added,
of the orthodox school, who was born thirty-nine years ago in
the village of Thorn, and kingdom of Prussia. As he grew in
years and observation, he acquired the rudiments of an educa-
tion, and secured an experience that probably, more than all
else, especially equipped him for the duties of life. Hejwas suc-
cessful as a pupil. A student by nature, he never reached
that point where he could learn no more, and his classical
course at college was begun under auspices singularly feli-
citous and promising. Financial reverses, however, put a per-
iod to designs fond parents are wont to indulge for ambitious
sons, and when but fifteen years of age young Simon landed
at Castle Garden, New York, a stranger without friends and
withbut little means. For two months he was subjected to
hardships and privations, at the expiration of which time he
obtained employment in the office of a German journalist. The
work there was hard, but he never allowed the severity of
the service to affect the faithful discharge of his duties and
he constantly grew in favor with his employer. As a result, he
soon laid by sufficient means to pay for his transportation to
the West, and in 1876, he first arrived in Salt Lake City.
At that date the present municipality was pretentious only to
a small degree, and the surrounding country but sparsely
settled. The conditions were new to Simon, and though anx-
ious to accommodate himself to the circumstances, was doubt-
less, not slow to realize that desideratum. He was im-
pressed with the advantages apparent, and his study then
was, as it has since been, how the situation could be im-
proved, a problem the solution of which Mr. Simon has
been largely instrumental in securing a problem involv-
ing the assimilation of business and social interests
throughout the Territory has been brought to a successful
issue through the employment of agencies Mr. Simon and
others suggested and urged, whereby friction was avoided
and harmony was promoted. It might here be stated
that he has ever been opposed to the inauguration or con-
tinuance of violent measures advocated from time to
time by radical elements in various parts of the Terri-
tory, and when a move was made to disfranchise the Mor-
mon people, he opposed it with all the power at his command,
and succeeded in throttling a measure that would have worked
irreparable damage to the people and the Territory.
In all particulars and in all respects connected with the
welfare of Utah and her people, Mr. Simon has always been
one of the most influential of the pioneers in that behalf.
A generous man, he has never grown rich, and though
scarcely more than independent, he has been not only the in-
spiration to great enterprises, but the man through whoee
liberality and public spirit they have been made to crystallize
into being. The Chamber of Commerce, indeed, is said to have
been of his creation, and each day since its organization has he
given the undertaking a large measure of his personal at-
tention.
The Utah Loan and Building Association, to-day controlling
more than a quarter of a million of dollars capital, is indebted to
Mr. Simon for its conception, birth and subsequent growth.
For two years he filled the chair of president of the asso-
ciation with results advantageous to the trust, and is at
present the treasurer of what is "recognized as one of the model
organizations of the country." He is also vice-president and
one of the stockholders of the Salt Lake Lithographing Com-
pany, and head of the firm of Simon Bros., extensive dealers in
millinery goods, silks, satins, laces, bijouterie, etc.. also general
agents for the Deseret Woolen Mills, and potent factors in the
introduction and distribution of their products. In this field
of usefulness the Simon Bros, have built up a trade BO large
and extended that the capacity of the mills has been enlarged
to meet the growing demands.
For a number of years Mr. Simon served as an officer of the
Chamber of Commerce, but at the lest election absolutely
declined a re-nomination to the presidency, consenting, how-
ever, to the universal demand that he retain the chairmanship
of the Bureau of Transportation to the end that the work in
that direction, already begun, might be continued without
interruption. The city press, at his retirement from the
presidency, editorially expatiated upon his work, his official
acts that were of value to the city, and eloquently voiced the
public regret manifested upon Mr. Simon's withdrawal from
active participation in the affairs of the chamber. One of the
first acts of the new board, upon being inducted into office, was
to order the portrait of Mr. Simon to be hung in a conspic-
uous place in the Exchange room of the Chamber.
The most eloquent tribute that admirers and a grateful pub-
lic can address to Mr. Simon is, that he is a " self-made man, a
suave, dignified and courteous gentleman, typical of the highest
form of American citizenship."
BULLION-BECK MINE.
Although the mining interests of Utah, and the West gen-
erally, are yet in their infancy, some valuable claims have been
discovered and developed of late years, which, from the extreme
richness of the ore produced, is a sure indication that the hills
and mountains of Utah are teeming with precious metals, and
that the day is not far distant when this Territory will be one
of the grandest mining camps in all the world. Among the
many valuable properties in Utah, there is none, perhaps, of
greater importance to the development of the country than the
Bullion-Beck mines. They are located in the Tintic mining
district, where they were discovered by Mr. John Beck over
twenty years ago. The products are gold, silver and lead pro-
ducing ore, and have paid ten per cent, on a capital of $4,000,000
for the year 1890. The mines give employment to 500 men,
and, in the latter year, the shipments from same amounted to
23,000 tons of ore. The company is provided with all conven-
iences necessary to a successful operation of the property,
including hoisting works, stores, boarding houses, machine
shops, railroad tracks, etc., including an engine of 500-horse
power capacity, and machinery and equipments of the most
JOHN BECK.
approved design and construction. The officers of the com-
pany are: M. T. Thatcher, president; John Beck, vice-presi-
dent; W. P. Preston, treasurer, and W. J. Bailey, secretary.
Adjoining and contiguous to the Bullion-Beck property,
are a number of other rich claims, in which the same company
is interested. These include the Caroline, 200 feet square,
while to the north of the Beck is the claim of the Crown Point
Mining Company, 1,500x200 feet in size, of which John Beck is
president, and from which good paying ore is taken in large
quantities. The Bullion-Beck Company also own the " Solid
Muldoon Group," consisting of eight claims in the same dis-
trict. The " Northern Spy " comprising six claims, is another
rich property the company is interested in. Hoisting and
other necessary machinery have been erected on the latter, and
a large number of men are employed. Prior to the erection of
the works and the placing of machinery therein, horse power
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was employed, and, with encb crude appliances, the output of
the mine was valued at ? 500,000. Since the improvements were
made, however, the output has largely increased, and the
future prospects of this claim are very bright. The capital is
$1,000,000, divided into 100,000 shares of 810 each, and the
officers are: A. . Hyde, president; John Beck, vice-president,
and W. S. McCornick, treasurer.
Another valuable property owned by Mr. Beck is the Gov-
ernor mine, with an area 200xl,rXK) feet and valued at $ 150,000.
The property has two shafts sunk on it of 175 and 132 feet
respectively, and is supplied with all the necessary buildings,
machinery, etc., for successful operations.
Among other valuable interests for the development of
which the public is indebted to Mr. Beck, is the Greaser, a
mine adjoining the Northern Spy, the output of which, in gold,
silver and copper, represents 8100,000 in value; the Hammers-
ville Water Company; the Utah Asphalt and Varnish Com-
pany, with a capital stock of 8*2,500,000, and property consisting
of 6,060 acres of land, located in Uintah county, by T. A.
Walley in 1887, and containing a vein of asphaltum over fifty feet
thick, extending nearly fourteen miles. The company, of
which Mr. Beck is president, T. A. Walley, vice-president and
general manager; Anrelius Miner, secretary, and A. E. Hyde,
treasurer, proposes to manufacture varnish, the abundance of
raw material, early completion of transportation facilities and
her limits, and to himself and Mr. Hyde almost the entire
credit of developing these properties are due. They are men
of large and generous enterprise, and will still continue, in a
greater measure than ever, to push forward to a successful
issue those gigantic enterprises with which they are so
closely connected, and which are valuable factors in the
material growth and prosperity of the Territory.
LOUIS FRANKLIN KULLAK
was born of German and Irish parentage, on April 30, 1863, in
Topeka, Kansas. His father, Hugo Knllak, WHS a carpenter
and contractor. Louis F. is the eldest of three children ; went
to the public schools of the then frontier town of Topeka until
he was thirteen years of age, when his mother, his father hav-
ing died when L. F. was only ten years old, with her family
moved to California. Louis F. completed his education in the
public schools and Sacred Heart College of San Francisco.
After graduating, be clerked in various business houses until
he entered the law office of Hon. Wm. L. Gill, of San Jose, Cal.,
where he ntudied law for a year and then entered the real estate
and insurance business. For the past six years Mr. K. has
been engaged in these lines with marked success, his opera-
tions being characterized by shrewdness and good business
judgment. Mr. Kullak has traveled all over the West from the
T. A. WAM.Kt.
unsurpassed quality of the asphaltum, justifying the oonclu-
HIMIIH of Mr. Heck and others as to the profit to be derived
therefrom. The property contains 100 overflowing wells, and
the credit for the location and development of thin property IB
also due to MeMn. Beck and Walley.
The Ashley Coal Oil, Qilsonite and Mineral Asphalt Com-
pany ii (till another enterprise conducted by the Bullion-Beck
management, under the executive administration of Mr. Beok.
The industry is also located in Uintah county, gives employ-
ment to a fore* of fifty men and promise of results of the most
ubiiUntial character and value to the Territory, M also to the
company through whom enterprise Urn development it in
Rrogreaa. In addition to the above the company is heavily
iterated in deposits of porcelain clay and white fire clay.
The latter. located in Utah county, in under the immediate
control of MfAxrH. John Beck and A. K. Hyde, and a company
i* now ID progress of organization for the manufacture of fire-
brick on a large scale. A company ha* also been formed to
manufacture (-(unaware from the porcelain clay.
Mr. John Beok. by whom the Hullion-lWk property was
discovered, is a native of Germany, having been born in~l-l<
He has resided in and been thoroughly idnntifiml with Utah
for t wenty even yearn, practically engaged in mining and proe-
pecting. He is, perhaps, more largely interested in mining
proper! if* throughout the Territory than any other man within
l.KWIS K. Kl'I.UAK.
Mexican line to the British possessions, and says Utah, with
her untold resources, offers more inducements for the young
man seeking a western home than any state or territory between
the oceans. He baa erected several business blocks in the city
and has always bad the interest and wellfare of Salt Lake at
heart. He also owns valuable mining interests in Idaho and
Big Cottonwooil in Suit Luke county. Mr. Kullak is a repre-
sentative young man of I 'tali, and nil predict for him a bright
future, for his influence will yet be felt in the Territory. 1 ! m
a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Stock and iieal Estate
Exchange.
CHA8. B. WEEKS.
Although Mr. Chan. II. Weeks baa been in Utah a compara-
tively brief while, evidences accumulate to prove that he is a
valuable acquisition to the territory. He was born in Nile
roimly, III., during IHifl. and received hi* education in the
public schools of Chicago. Afterward he studied law with
the well-known attorneys, Osborn A Thompson, of the latter
city, and was admitted to the bar. For mor.. than twenty
yean he practiced before the highest courts of Illinois, Kansas,
Colorado and California, finally locating in Salt Lake, when
his eminent qualifications soon secured for him a position of
enviable prominence. Previous to locating in Utah (it might
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here be interpolated), he was the attorney of Stafford county,
Kanaas, for four years, and during the civil war was a member
of the union army, being captured at Harper's Ferry, but was
paroled and sent to Camp Douglas until he could be exchanged.
In May, 1865, he resigned with the rank of second lieutenant
and resumed the discharge of his duties as a citizen.
The Mary Mining Company of Utah, with headquarters in
Salt Lake, has a capital of 81,250,000 divided into shares of 250,-
000 at $5 each. The mines are situated in the Ohio mining
district near Marysvale, and are among the richest in the world.
Mr. Weeks was selected as the company's first secretary, and is
also president of the Dalton Gold Mining Company mentioned
at some length in another column of this work.
The Mary mining claim is a silver bearing quartz lode, on
which developments have been made that show ore of medium
grades in large quantities for the reduction of which works
have already been erected on the grounds and the process of
active development has been commenced in a most practical
manner. Mr. Weeks is a man of fertile resources with the
capacity of adapting himself to all circumstances, and the com-
pany which h represents is fortunate in having so able a man
at its helm. The additional knowledge that he possesses on
all law points enhances his value to the company, as also to
those who are interested in the progress making in the mineral
and other resources of the Territory.
THOMPSON AND WEIGEL.
The demands of modern civilization have created a taste for
the luxurious and beautiful, and in consequence, a higher grade
of fhe works of art are required. In no particular class is this
more'noticeable, than in
the science of architect-
ure. The many handsome
public buildings with
which Salt Lake City is
adorned, speak volumes
for the men who drew
the plans, and although
the firm of Thompson &
Weigel have been in Salt
Lake but two years, it
has been demonstrated
Jthat the members are
' artists of splendid ability.
The composition of the
firm is C. 8. Thompson
and S. J. Weigel. Mr.
Thompson is anative of
C. 8. THOMPSON. Massachusetts, but has
been in the West for some
time, and came to the Territory from Garden City, Kansas,
where he attained to distinguished prominence in his art. Mr.
Wiegel was born in the State of New York, and came to Salt
Lake from Hastings, Nebraska. His reputation as an architect
of the modern school had preceded him to this city, and his
services have been in constant demand ever since his advent
into Utah. Among the large number of public buildings and
private residences that have been erected on plans prepared by
this firm are the Agricultural College at Logan, the Reed
Hotel at Ogden; City Hall and Pyner, Mabien and Martin
three-story block at Provo, and various others, including resi-
dences and public buildings at Salt Lake. The Morlan block,
Telleride building and the McKinin's block, all handsome
structures that were built under their direction. They have
also drawn designs for a four-story apartment house 75x90 feet,
to be constructed east of the Knutsford hotel, also for a four-
story structure, 70x90 feet, for E. M. Biggs, on State road, a
terrace building for the same gentlemen on Main street and
Sixth Street South, one for J. A. Morlan, 66 feet front, and
one for J. H. Baldwin, 161 feet front; all pressed brick fronts,
in same neighborhood. They are adepts in their line and can
be depended upon to furnish the most desirable plans for any
and all buildings. Socially they are clever gentlemen and
fully identified with the interests of the city and Territory.
standing and marked reputation entitles them to mention is
that Rigby Brothers, which was established a little over a year
ago at 422 and 424 South West Temple street. This institution
is stocked to overflowing with all kinds and grades of staple
and fancy groceries, including condiments of foreign importa-
tion besides country produce, cigars, tobacco, wood and willow
ware. Here you can also find the choicest steaks, juiciest
roasts, sweetests cutlets at prices extremely low.
Although the showing of this establishment is exceedingly
creditable to the city of Salt Lake. Personally Messrs. C. 8.
and Jno. Rigby are gentlemen noted for their many sterling
business qualities and gentlemen possessing a host of friends
and patrons.
THE ENTERPRISE HOTEL.
Among the hotels in Salt Lake City that claim distinction
in the matter of popularity, the Enterprise ranks as a general
favorite. It was opened in March, 1890, by the present
proprietor, who has been engaged in the business for many
years; is situated in the heart of the business portion of the
city, it occupies a three-story building, 85x85 feet in dimen-
RIGBY BROS.
There is no more important factor in the commercial and
industrial growth of the city, and no more unerring index or
text by which to judge of its enterprise, than the grocery and
meat trade. Among the houses whose extended trade, high
ENTERPRISE HOTEL.
sions and contains sixty-five rooms, which have been newly
furnished throughout. The house is conducted on the Euro-
pean plan, and supplied with all modern conveniences for the
accomodation of the public. It is well ventilated, easy of
access, and the sleeping rooms are light, airy and cheerful. A
first-class restaurant is connected with the house which
furnishes luxurious meals at the most reasonable rates. The
proprietor, Mr.^F. If. Russell, has been in Utah ever since 1869,
engaged in various enterprises, such as mining, lumber,
etc. As a landlord, he is popular with the traveling public,
and under his management the ENTERPRISE is attaining a
success that can only be measured by its capacity to accommo-
date the public.
LOMBARD INVESTMENT COMPANY.
To an Eastern investor who desires a higher rate of interest
than he can command on securities of a local nature, the West
offers an attractive field. The Lombard Investment Company,
whose office is in the Emporium Building, corner First South
and Main streets, was organized ten years ago, and has recently
increased its capital to $4,000,000, realized the fact that it was to
their interest to open an office in this country, and that Salt Lake
City was the most desirable point. The company located here in
May, 1889, readv for business. It is one of the strangest and
most conservative in the United States, and since its advent
into the city, it has aided materially in the development of
both the Territory and Salt Lake. The Lombard Company,
since it began operations here has placed a very considerable
sum of money on realty, not only in the city, but on improved
farms through Utah and Southern Idaho. The capital is ample;
applications for loans are treated with prompt attention, and
money is loaned without any unnecessary" red tape" delay.
The manager of the Utah branch, Mr. W. H. Dais, has been
with the company for several years.
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NICHOLAS GROESBECK AND SONS.
Among the earliest
and most distinguished
of the pioneers who lo-
cated in Utah, and was
identified with its sub-
sequent progress and
prosperity, was Nicholas
(i. Groesbeck, deceased.
Mr. Oroesbeck was born
in Rensselaer Connty, N.
Y., Sept. 5, 1819. In 1839
be migrated to Spring-
Held, 111., where he mar-
ried Miss E i z a b e t h
Thompson and engaged
in a general speculating
business, in which he
accumulated quite a
snug little fortune. Feel-
ing confident at this time
of greater possibilities in
the West, he joined a
large train and party
leaving Springfield, 111.,
for Utah, and after weary
days of travel and threat-
ening dangers, they
reached the town of Flor-
ence, Neb., whence after
a fortnights sojonrn.they
again proceeded on their
way, arriving safely at
their destination in Oc-
tober, and encamping
nponthe very spot where
the magnificant and
costly strncture built by
Mr. Oroesbeck, and
known as the Wasatch
block, now stands. After
taking up his abode in
his new and beautiful
land, i Mr. Groeebeck
soon became deeply in-
terested and took an
active part in many
movements and enter-
prises designed to build
up the country. During
the winter of 1856 and
Ml II01AH GKOKSI1KCK.
1857 a large company
was formed known as the
/,. X. Co., iu the organ-
isation of which Mr.
Orosbeck was promin-
ent, and on March *>,
1857, he started east for
the purpose of making
purchases for the com-
pany. Upon his return
in the fall of 1H57. with a
heavy stock of merchan-
dise, he enconntered op-
position from Gen. John-
ston, commanding the
Nut i< mill troops at Platt's
bridge. The goods were
temporarily detained
and iu the following
spring Mr. Grpesbeck
with others residing at
a point north of 1'tnli
county removed to the
present site of Spring
ville. Soon after the
merchandise detained at
Flatt's bridge was re-
stored and Mr. Groes-
beek opened a general
merchandise store at
Springville, which busi-
ness he maintained until
the spring of 1863, when
he sold out his interest
to N. H. Oroesbeck. his
eldest son. Following its
disposition, he left Utah
on a specific mission t
Knrope.where he remain-
ed for over a year, when
he was forced to return
on account of failing
health, and in 1869 and
l-Oi furnished capital
for the development and
opening up of the fam-
ous Flag Staff mine,
which afterwards proved
to be one of the greatest
producers in the Terri-
'
N. II. imoKSBICK.
WM. <il:i'h*HH h
.
.
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tory, and which was sold to an English company in 1871 for
half a million dollars, Mr. Groesbeck going to Europe to com-
plete the negotiations. Upon his return to Salt Lake City, he
John A. Groesbeck, born at Springfield, in 1849; Hynim Groes-
beck, born at Springfield, in 1850, and Samuel and Joseph S.
Groesbeck, born at Salt Lake City in the yaars 1860 and 1866
I
JOHN A. GKOESBECK.
erected the Wasatch Building and made other investments
that added to the material resources and metropolitan appear-
ance of the municipality.
HYUUM UKOESHECK.
respectively. Each has a predilection for mining industries
and their ventures and speculations thus far have been attended
with uniform success and prosperity. They are heavily inter-
S. 8. (iKOESHEOK.
Mr. Groesbeck died June 29, 1884, his wife, Elizabeth Groes-
beck dying on the 28th of the preceding December. His life
was characterized by energy, perseverance, sterling integrity
and unselfish charity; whose conduct in the relations of parent,
husband and friend exemplified to the fullest limit, that touch
of nature which makes the whole world kin.
The surviving eons, who are now associated together in
business, under the firm name of Groesbeck Bros., are as fol-
lows: Nicholas II. Groesbeck, born at Springfield, 111., in
1842; William Groesbeck, born at Springfield, 111., in 1847;
JOSEPH 8. GUOESBECK.
ested, in fact control the Victor Gold and Silver Mining Co., a
corporation formed under the laws of Utah, in 1883, with a
capital stock of $2,500,000, aonsistingof 1,000,000 shares, valued
at $2.50 per share for the purpose of opening up and fully de-
veloping what are known as the " Victor," " Red Rose" and
" Brazil" claims, situated in the Tintic mining district, now
known the world over for its rich fields of mineral. Mr. Wm.
Groesbeck is president of the company, John Groesbeck vice-
president and Hiram Groesbeck, secretary and treasurer, who
with N. H. and Samuel Groesbeck form the board of directors.
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In the prospecting of these claims, they have sunk a shaft :i.~>n
feet anil laid bare a vein of rich ore from 1 to 8 feet, an assay of
which shows 25 per cent, lead and from 40 to 500 oz. of
silver; also traces of gold. This discovery, it may be added, is
an extension of the famous Mammoth mine that has yielded
handsomely for years and on the same line with that of the Cen-
tennial Kureka, a valuable producer. The Victor is near
Silver City, and 840,000 have been expended in improving it
with prospects for the future so promising, that no doubt exists
bat that it will become one of the richest in the territory. The
York mine in the West Mountain mining district, is the proper-
ty of John Groeabeck, D. H. McAllister and W. li. Andrews
being also part owners. In area it is liiHixl.xxi feet, and was
discovered and patented in 1879 by James Chipman, who ex-
tracted $80,000 worth of ore before parting with it to the
present owners. The latter have made improvements on the
ground, including the sinking of a shaft to the depth of 500
feet, from which drifts have been run in different directions,
amounting in all to 2,000 feet, exposing ore in a vein from 2 to
6 feet that assays 15 oz. silver, 50 per cent, lead and 1 per cent,
gold. The mine is located within two miles of the railroad,
with every facility for the convenient and rapid handling of
large shipments of ore.
The Messrs. Groesbeck are also officers and practically the
sole owners of the mining property controlled by the Missoula
Placer Mining Co., consisting of 240 acres of hydraulic placer
mines, situated in (Juartz Creek, Missoula County, Montana. It
was discovered in 1870, and has since been constantly worked,
yielding its owners more than $500,000 in gold.
The water for the successful working of the mine is con-
veyed a distance of 1,400 feet, supplying two large Humes each
2,500 feet long, 5 feet wide and proportionally deep, affording
great pressure for washing the ore, as well as dumping the
debris into the Missoula river near by. The mine grows
richer as the work progresses and the opinion obtains that its
equal as a producing placer mine has never been discovered in
the mineral districts of the west. The country roundabout
the mine is well watered and timbered. The company operates
its own saw mill, manufacturing the lumber required for build-
ings and other purposes at the mines.
The development of this mine, as well as the " Victor," the
" York," and several others not mentioned herein, are due di-
rectly to the enterpruing and speculative spirit of the Groes-
beok Bros., who are the largest property and mine owners of
Utah; men of the most solid and substantial character, and
typical representatives of the class whose united work has
made the West what it is today.
work and control some of the greatest dividend paying shares
owned in Utah, and all of which are growing in magnitude and
importance daily under his able supervision, while as vice-
president of the Salt Lake Stock Exchange his services are in-
dispensable. In addition to his holdings in Utah, he is preei-
NICHOLAS TREWEEK.
Utah numbers among her men of wealth and prominence,
many who once occupied positions in life comparatively obscure
who are now at the head of her greatest financial institutions,
iiml looked up to as eminent examples of what men of ability,
integrity and reliability can accompliHli. The life of Mr. Nich-
olii* Treweek, vice-president of the Halt Lake Stock Exchange,
is an illustration, his remarkable career having placed him in
the front ranks of self-made men. Karly in life Mr. Treweek
was thrown upon his own resources, and while yet a mere boy
living in England, the land of his nativity, received his first
experience as a miner. The surroundings, however, were such
as to iiiHpirn a desire for change, and he came to America to
pursue bis chosen life work, unrestrained, ami unimpeded.
Since his arrival, many of the experts connected with Ins ,\.-\.-\
"pint-tit of NiiiiuN and mining industries have ooonred in Utah,
l in I tah too has his suooeM been secured and his prosperity
ed Mr. Treweek not only holds extensive individual
rions but is closely identified with tin- mining imliiHtry
of Utah where he has for years held positions of trust mid re-
sponsibility in the management and wile of xplendid mining
properties, besides acting as expert for prospective purchasers
who always placed implicit reliance upon lux judgment in esti-
mating ciainiH. extant of deposits, etc. In litigation where
inmtions connected on the running interests have arisen. IUH
testimony has been accepted as conclusive, and in private deals
his Bilricf in rarely overruled. The universal confidence mani-
fested in bis business aagacity. judgment, abilities and methodH
has bean frequently exprnscd in his promotion to otlicial po-
sition in control of very extensive'oorporate intercut*. Foremost
among these ia that of vice president and general manner of
:iiance mining company, president of tl M i ' ' i.-f
mining company and president of the Congo mining company.
lie Kino hold* Inrge interests in the Addenda, Crescent, Apex
and Clara mining companies, representative corporations that
NICHOLAS TBKWEEK.
dent of the Altures Irrigation company incorporated for the
purpose of constructing a 600 foot dam on Snake river in Cassia
and Logan counties, Dakota, by which that stream will be
raised thirty-seven feet, thereby rendering 100,000 acres of
land as homes for at least 25,000 people. The company has a
capital stock of $ 1,000,000, divided into 10,000 shares.
Mr. Treweek is yet in the prime of life, with a full measure
of vital force essential to the highest achievement. A man of
untlinching determination, indefatigable, constant and self-
reliant, he never doubts his ability to accomplish the task be
undertakes. Independent of his relations to the mining indus-
try of Utah, Mr. Treweek occupies an exalted position in all
the departments of life, and is esteemed not more for the pos-
session of splendid abilities, than for the kindly sympathy and
generous nature he possesses and manifests.
ELECTRIC ICE CREAM PARLORS.
\liout one year ago two gentlemen and a lady conceived the
id.-,-, "f manufacturing ice cream by electricity. The result was
the opening of the Electric Ice Cream Parlors at 64 South
Main street. They employ electric power altogether in the
manufacture, and do a general wholesale business, making n
specialty of ice cream, also confection* for private suppers,
P nl. lie banquets, etc., and the firm is quoted as among the
most excellent caterers in the country.
The firm occupies a large two-story and basement build-
ing, supplied with all modern appliances necessary for the
rapid work required, nnd a force of seven assistants. In ad-
dition to the wholesale business, the firm has elegantly fitted
up reception rooms, ice cream parlors, etc., (or the conven-
ience of tin- puliln-. which are most fashionable resorts. The
ineinberH of the linn. .1. M. Kxntnn, Mrs. M. K. Knslon. and H.
\V. llrown, have resided in Utah from seven to fourteen
years and are prominent business citiiens. Mr. .1. M. Kasttin
is president c.f the Kmery County Hank, at Price, Utah, and
is also connected with many other enterprises throughout
the Territory The indimtry managed by Mr. Eaaton's aa*o-
ciates, Mrs. M. K. Kaston and H. W, Brown, is a remarkable
one in many respect*.
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MATTHEW WHITE.
Matthew White was born in New York, February 16, 1834.
He began business for himself in Philadelphia when 16 years
old. In 1857 he constructed in New York city the largest malt
house then known in this country or Europe, and continued in
this business uninteruptedly for thirty-two years. He came to
Great Salt Lake City August 30, 1866, as captain and sole
owner, with a train of twenty-eight wagons, thirty-four men
and 109 animals, making the quickest trip known from the
"River" to the city, being only forty-six days; and as Govern-
or Young said, as he reviewed the train standing in Main
street, "that is the best
looking outfit that ever
came in this alley."
Mr. White had eighty-
four tons of general mer-
chandise and opened a
wholesale store on Sec-
ond South, near Main
street. Business was
very much depressed,
being just after the close
of the war, and that
season over thirty
steamers with goods ar-
rived at Fort Benton.
Mr. White returned to
New York, leaving his
goods with Ross & Bar-
rett, taking his train
back to Nebraska where
he sold it. During the
years '66 and '67 he made
five trips across the
plains, meeting all kinds
of adventure, having
had both feet frozen and
swiming Bitter creek.
He came to Utah in
the autumn of 1889, to
reside permanently. He
purchased, from differ-
ent sources over 700
acres on the east shore
of the Great Salt Lake,
the property now known
is Saltair Beach. Mr.
White has designed and
had built a " Marine
Villa," the most unique
and complete house ever
seen : square outside,
octagon inside; one-
story outside, two and
three inside. Here he
resides, having fruit
trees and vegetables
within the reach of the
spray of the brinest
sheet of water in the
known world.
What "Tuxedo" is to
New Jersey and New York, or " Lennox" to the New England
States, " Saltair" will be to this inter-mountain region.
During the summer of 1891, "The Saltair Beach Company."
was incorporated with a capital of $260,000, Hon. Geo. Q.
Cannon, president. The development began with platting one
tenth of the property on the north and connected by the Sal-
tair boulevard with the city in a straight, level drive-way,
132 feet wide and only thirteen miles from the lake
to Main street. The Saltair Beach property extends
more than two miles along the shore, and with a steam railway
and an electric car line now in process of construction the
transportation will be convenient and continuous.
The improvements contemplated at Saltair Beach are: a pier
half a mile long, with bathing, boating and other facilities con-
nected therewith; a club house and casino for resident prop-
erty owners, open all the year; a hotel for tourists and sum-
mer visitors, and a sanitarium, within forty acres, one third of
which comprises a lake supplied by springs of hot sulphur and
salt water. Invalids will find the best climatic and sani-
tary position in the world with a genial, buoyant atmosphere
day and night, and the most picturesque views of mountain
scenery, with the full extent of the grand Inland Sea and its
magnificent sunsets.
About three hundred acres of the Saltair Beach property
will be set aside as a park, and lots of any size wanted will be
sold for suburban residences with restriction that no fences be
allowed. The Saltair property is situated on immense shale
beds, and this material makes the" most perfect roads and walks
that can be imagined. The Beach at Saltair is pure white
oolitic sand, so smooth and hard that driving on it makes but
little impression. The managing director of the Saltair Beach
Company is Matthew White.
MATTHEW WHITE.
TAYLOR BROTHERS.
In Salt Lake City one
of the most trusted and
highly respected firms is
that of Taylor Bros., at
66 S. Main street. The
firm was established in
1888, and is composed of
Frank Y. and M. W.
Taylor, both natives of
Utah. They do a gen-
eral real estate and loan
business, in which they
handle some of the fin-
est property in the city,
being also agents for
the celebrated and at-
tractive capitol hill
property, situated
around the capitol
grounds, one of the most
eligible building sites
for residence purposes
in the city. This fine
body of ground occu-
pies a high elevation,
and has recently been
granted water privileges
by the extendsion of the
mains thereto. Another
inducement is offered
by the extension of the
t r acks of the electric
road to the property, a
franchise having been
granted for that pur,-
pose. In addition to
these the firm handle
the Woodmausee and
South-Belmont addi-
tions, both within the
city limits, near Lib-
erty Park, also on the
line of the electric rail-
way. These properties
command a fine view of
the city, and are very
eligible and attractive,
aspecially for residence
sites. They also have
listed an area of valua-
ble inside business property, and make a specialty of hand-
ling larger pieces of property than most agents are thereby
able to furnish acreage lots when so desired. They can also
supply property in any quantity and at all prices to suit the
will, convenience and pocket-book of investors.
Mr. M. W. Taylor was for many years city assessor and col-
lector, a position he held until the election of the Liberal
ticket.
Conducted as the business of Taylor Bros, is, on the broad
plane of business honor, its future is assured. The gentlemen are
thoroughly reliable and all business entrusted to them will be
treated with judgment and promptly attended to.
CHARLES OLSEN'S BAKERY AND CONFEC-
TIONERY STORE.
If there is any one thing more than another that is of im-
portance to the average citizen, it is to know where to get
the best the bakery affords and at moderate prices. The
above is the most popular bakery in the city, where the
hungry wayfarer may obtain the most wholesome of bread-
stuff and delicate pastries. Mr. Olsen, the proprietor, also
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caters to balls, banquets, etc., and supplies those delicious
edibles always desirable on snch occasions.
The department devoted to baking, where all the differ-
ent kinds of bread and pastries are mixed and baked, is un-
der the careful personal supervision of the proprietor, Mr.
Chas. Olsen, who is a gentleman that has gained an emi-
nence in the mercantile arena only attained by the strictest
adherence to honest business principles, coupled with enter-
prising yet careful business methods. He is looked upon as
one of our representatives merchants.
Mr. Olsen also handles all kinds of tropical fruits and
confections and soda water, etc.
JAMES F. WOODMAN
In reviewing the lives
of Utah's great men, es-
pecially those who have
achieved distinction as
successful mining spe-
culators, it is with pleas-
are that reference is made
to the name of Mr. James
F. Woodman, of Salt
Lake City, and one of
the wealthiest and most
popular mining men in
the Territory. He may
well be called the pioneer
miner of Utah, for that
industry was yet in its
infancy when he reached
the Territory early in the
year 1865. His successful
ventures and operations
in almost every mining
district of importance in
the Territory since that
time, are well known. Not
only has he brought to
light, by personal pro-
peoting, some of the
nchest and most exten-
sive deposits, but ban
been instrumental to a
large degree in further-
ing the development, and
intensifying the interest
taken by capitalists in
this Territory. Mr. Wood-
man's mining career be-
gan in 1HU7, in the famous
California gold field. 1 1
remained in that State
for fteven years, thence
removing to Virginia
City, Nevada, where he
met Capt J. M. Day, an
explorer well known
throughout the West.
About 1H64 the discovery
of valuable oil wells near
Bear Kiver WM reported,
and Mewrs. Woodman
and Day left for Utah tc
make investigations, but
without success, and continued on to 1'iihranagate, then
thought to be a part of Utah, where betook an active pxrt in
forming what ii known as Lincoln count). Neva.la, with Ililm
on comity seat. Mr. WoodoUB WMted the wcon.! |iom.e ever
)>uilt in the valley, following which time there has sprung up
a well settled section of country. After remaining there for a
time he came to Bait Lake City, but located in the Little Cot-
tonwiNHl mining ilititrict, where be discovered the fan H
Kinina mill-. rich and extensive lodge of ore, from which
million* of Collars have since been made, lie immediately sold
a small interest in the cliiini to Walker Uroe., of Halt Lake City,
mnl work in the mine began. He retained control of the prop
wty until 1*7", when he sold the balance of his internet to
Warren Hnwey for a large sum of money, and left I 'tali, only
.rn, howevr, in 1*7:.. to continue hi* mining exploit^
From tliHt tune until now Mr. Woodman has been an active
and vigorous operator in all that pertains to the mining inter-
act* of UUb. He is not only a large stockholder in many of the
richest and most extensively worked mines of the Territory,
but holds important offices in the corporations controlling
them. Besides this, be is deeply interested in a large number
of undeveloped claims in various prominent districts, which
promise, when work is commenced and ore taken out, to yield
vast mineral treasures and fully double the present produc-
tion of the Territory. He is one of the directors of the Hot
Springs Kapid Transit Co.; of the Centennial Eureka Mining
Co.; of the Salt Laka City Loan & Trust Co.; of the 1'ark City
National Bank; also principal stockholder in the Cane Spring
Gold Mining Co., and other leading enterprises which have been
the means of elevating the City of Salt Lake and Territory of
Utah to the advanced positions they now occupy.
It is due to the meritorious work of such men as Mr. Wood-
man that Utah is no regarded by the country at large, as the
most promising and pro-
fitable place for the in-
vestment of capital, and
the most desirable place
for settlers of all classes
to locate That the im-
mense and varied resour-
ces known to exist within
the Territory should be
brought forth that their
intrinsic value may be
utilixed, is of vital and
essential importance to
the public welfare. To
inaugurate the ctupeu-
dotis projects and move-
ments necessary to do
this, requires the service
and aid of men of iron
energy, indomitable per-
severance, sterling in-
tegrity and strict busi-
ness sagacity. These
rare qualities have been
bodied forth in the lives
and efforts of the men
who have accomplished
the transformation the
Territory has already
undergone, and the men
who have faithfully stood
liy the Territory in the
years of toil and adver-
sity, are still in the fill
vigor of manhood, pre-
pared and willing to lead
the way on to greater
advancements.
W. W. CHISHOLM.
Oat of the heterogene-
ous swarm that spread
over the intermountain
country in search of
wealth during the yesrs
following the gold excite-
ment in California, few
men have had a more
successful career than
W. W. Chisholm. treas-
urer of the Centen-
nial Ktireka Mining Company. Morn at Hazel Green, (irant
county, Wisconsin, June -'<>. 1842, he first came west in 1864,
and. after a brief stay at Virginin City, removed to Utah, where
IIP has since resided. One of the most active and energetic
mining operator* in the Territory, hie practical experience as
a trained miner enabled him to become one of the original
owners of the Emma mine, a property that has attracted
greater attention on the I/on. Ion Exchange than any mine in
the western country, and which was afterward sold to an
English syndicate for a fabulous sum. The same practical
knowledge which turned a " big profit " out of t he Kmma mine,
U.l Mr Climholm to conclude that tlie Tintie mining district
wae destined to become one of the great mining ramps of the
Weet, and good judgment to direct hi* becoming a large
owner in the Centennial Kureka mine, a pro|*rty now oonHid-
erd a veritable bonanza to itn owner*, and with hut two rival
in the Territory the famous Ontario and the I'.ullion P.. ck.
Mr. Chisholra's SUCMM in all other ventures has prompte
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him to develop new mines, and, to-day, he is interested in every
mining camp of any importance in Utah, being actively engaged
in other enterprises as well. He is president of the Cain
Springs Mining Company, a director in the Sunset Mining
Company, secretary and treasurer of Staker Mining Company,
and vice-president of one of Salt Lake City's most reliable
banking houses the Bank of Commerce; also a director in the
First National Bank of Park City, and director of the Salt
Lake Valley Loan and Trust Company.
In this review of one of Utah's representative citizens, it
is a pleasure to accord to W. W. Chisholm a place in the front
rank of the successful miners of the (Ireat West. He is thor-
oughly informed on all
points pertaining to the
mining industry of the
country; anxious to see
the country's resources
fully developed, and will
gladly furnish any in-
formation desired by
prospective investors.
THE VALLEY
HOUSE.
People traveling with
their families and solici-
tous to secure comforta-
ble quarters, upon
reaching the city are
more than gratified when
quiet accommodations
and that freedom not to
be found at the larger
and more public hotels
of a metropolis are
placed at their disposal.
Those visiting Salt Lake
and desirous of quarters
of this kind are recom-
mended to register at
the Valley House, of
which Geo. W. Carter is
proprietor, and in the
management of which
he is assisted by his
estimable wife, a lady
who makes it a rule to
take special care of the
lady and children guests.
That she succeeds is
evidenced by the fact
that a number of the
best families of the city
have made the Valley
House their home for
years. The hotel is most
conveniently situated on
one of the best corners
in the city, oppos-
ite the celebrated Mormon Tabernacle and Temple Square
and affording a fine view of the magnificent buildings therein.
Two lines of electric cars pass the doors and generally the
bouse is first-class in every respect. The rooms are large and
airy, well furnished and ventilated, and provided with every
modern convenience, while the table furnishes the most
toothsome of substantial and luxuries to be found in the mar-
kets. The delightful situation, home-like location in the midst
of a grove of trees, its charming surroundings, including well-
kept lawns, cosy cottage attachments for the special conven-
ience of families, and other attractive features have acquired
for the Valley House an extended reputation and a patronage
that is only limited by the capacity of the house itself. The
clerks and attendants are polite and attentive to the wants of
guests, and the genial landlord, assisted by his amiable and ac-
complished wife, lend their presence and efforts to the enter-
tainment and hospitality of those who are fortunate in becom-
ing guests.
SOLOMON BHOTHEES.
Few of the business houses of Salt Lake can advance so
many claims to public notice and favor as the one whose name
stands at the head of this article. The age of this, the high
standing which it has always maintained in the mercantile
WILLIAM W. CHISHOLM
world, the great reputation it bears all over the West, as well as
the magnitude of its business operations, all unite to render it
eminently deserving of the highest commendation in the pages
as a work devoted to an impartial presentation of the advanf-
tages of Salt Lake in a commercial and industrial point of view.
This house has had a most creditable history and prosperous
career. For more than twenty years the Solomon Bros, Alfred
and James, have been engaged in the business of wholesale
dealers and manufacturers of boots and shoes at 70 South
East Street. In that time they have built up one of the finest
trades of any house of the city. They occupy a commodious
two story building for a factory and salesroom, which is filled
with choice goods in
their line. The factory
gives employment to
forty hands, who are
constantly employed.
Their pay-roll will in
consequence amount to
a large sum annually and
is one of the largest of
any house in the city.
They carry an average
stock of 825,000 and
their annual sales range
from 860,000 to $75,000.
They sell goods through-
out Utah, Nevada, Idaho,
New Mexico, Wyoming,
Colorado and Arizona,
and their trade is con-
stantly increasing, as
the character of the
goods turned out by the
firm are of such an ex-
cellent quality as to
be constantly in demand
all over the wide ranches
of the territory in which
they are sold. The Sol-
omon brothers came to
Salt Lake with th pion-
eers of 1847, and have
been continuous resi-
dents ever since. When
they landed on the pres-
ent site of Salt Lake
City, Mr. James Solomon
had wealth to the
amount of just one pen-
ny, which he still retains
in memory of old times.
He says, to use his own
language, "I rub it when
I get short and my
courage comes back
again." He can now,
however, count his dol-
lars instead of pennies,
all of which he has
earned by hard labor
and diligence through thirty-four years of steady applica-
tion to business. Alfred Solomon is a Bishop of the Mormon
church in the twenty-second ward, and has always been one of
the most prominent members of the same. Alfred, who is the
youngest of the brothers, was marshall and chief of police of
the city for four years, up to the advent of the liberal party
into power, last year, and during all his official career was an
honest, conscientious man, and a gallant officer. He is uni-
versally esteemed and respected by all who have the pleasure
of his acquaintance, and recognized as a man of ability in com-
mercial circles. Both the brothers are largely interested in
realty, consisting of business property in the city and farms
adjacent thereto. Some of these farms are worth large sums of
money, the brothers having been offered from $500 to $1000 per
acre for the same. They however refused the offer, believing
that Salt Lake and Utah have a wonderful future before them,
and are therefore willing to trust for greater rewards when the
development of the city and territory shall be more fully ac-
complished. The Solomon brothers are public-spirited, liberal
and enterprising men, standing deservedly high, both as mer-
chants and citizens. As a firm they add greatly to the building
up of the city's interest and deserve classification among the
leading commercial and industrial enterprises of Salt Lake and
Utah.
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A. L. WILLIAMS.
The subject of this sketch, A. L. Williams, was recently
made the central figure of a hotly contested political campaign,
and, to his credit, be it said, he came oat unscathed. While a
democrat in national
politics, Mr. Williams,
in Utah, has acted with
the liberals, ami in his
adherence to the party,
he has been a steady and
active leader. When the
local democrats organ-
-zd in IN'JO, they were
anxious to secure his
support, and tendered
him the nomination of
county collector. He re-
fused the tender, how-
ever, and was nominated
by the liberals by ac-
clamation. His popu-
larity was so great that
many proposed candi-
dates withdrew from the
field and allowed Mr.
Williams the nomination
for the best office at the
disposal of the conven-
tion, without an oppos-
ing vote. The republi-
cans nominated the most
popular man in their
party.and theMeruocrate
cast about for a strong
man to beat Mr. Wil-
liams, and after a bitter
and exciting campaign,
during which the char-
acter of the liberal can-
didate was attacked at
every point, he amply
vindicated himself by
forcing his assailants to
make ample apology .anil
by a plurality of l,Ut7 in
the city, and 560 in the
county. But after his
splendid triumph at the
polls, he was denied the
office on a legal technic-
ality. His popularity,
however, will no doubt
lead him forward to still
further conquests.
Born at Bangor, Wales, September 13, 184'.), he came to
Utah in 1878, and has since been continually engaged in the
coal business, in the pursuit of which he has built a trade that
amounts to half a million dollars annually. He has also given
substantial support to mining industries, and is interested in the
development "f some valuable properties in Bingham, Dngway,
an. I Clifton mining districts; president of the Union Pacific
Mining Company, nt Knreka. also of the Vispatian mine in the
West Mountain mining district, at Hingham. and from which
has been extracted ore of the value of $8,000 per month. This
latter mine gives employment to fifteen men and the average
pay-roll is |:i,(Hl per month. He is also largely interested in
city and county real estate.
Mr. Williams' fine social nature and hearty geniality make
him a host of friends, and for his valuable party services while
a resident of Illinois, he was selected as a delegate to the
national convention which nominated Samuel J. Tilden for the
presidency. The liberals of Utah appreciating these good
qualities elected htm to the Territorial legislature, and he par-
ticipated in th debate* upon many important bills passed by
that body in the year 1800;
In bnef, Mr. Williams has the qualities of mind and heart
which endear him to all that know him.
Photo by Hhipl.T.
A. L. WILLIAMS.
THE MOUNTAIN ICE 8t COLD STORAGE
COMPANY.
Within a comparatively recent period Mr. John Heil, Jr., a
representative member of commercial circles of Salt Lake
City , laid the foundation for an enterprise which has sine* been
incorporated under the name and style of " The Mountain Ice
.\ Cold Storage Company," with Mr. Heil as president and Will-
iam K. Mesick, secretary and treasurer. The purposes of the
company are fully set forth in its corporate title, and the facil-
ities and equipments necessary to a successful and prosperous
conduct of operations
are complete and adapt-
ive.
The premises occupied
consist of two commo-
dious and comprehen-
sively appointed build-
ings," each 150x100 feet
in dimensions, and in
every particular speci-
ally suited to the re-
quirements of the ser-
vice to which they are
severally devoted. The
buildings are located
at 864 South Third St.
West, convenient to
business and supplied
with unsurpassed ship-
ping accommodations,
the office being situa-
ted at 56 East Second
South Street, hand-
somely furnished and
designed for the rapid
transaction of business.
The manufacturing
plant is equipped with
all modern machinery
for the dispersion of
cold.air equally through-
out the storage ware-
house and for the man-
ufacture of ice, with a
capacity for the latter of
100 tons daily. This,
with the natural ice ob-
tained from Parley
Canon, is suflicient to
meet the present de-
mands. A forceof forty-
five capable and exper-
ienced operatives are
kept steadily in the
company's service, and
a business of more
than $100,000 is annu-
ally disposed of. The
plant repn'st'iits an in
vestment approximating
a quarter of a million dollars, and under the management of
men so universally known and esteemed as Messrs. Heil and
Mveick, has attained to a ftoiit rank among the industries of
rtah and the West.
ANGLO- AMERICAN SHIRT FACTORY.
The industries of Salt Lake City are fully as varied as in any
city in the country, and many of them have attaint- il a magni-
tude far in excess of the most sanguine anticipations of their
originators. Among these, which stand forth as illustration*
of ih- foregoing statement, none are more prominent tlinn the
Anglo-American Shirt Manufactory, with office and factory at
ti'2 and i'.:i Commercial block.
The business was establilipd by Mrs. (>. W. Snell. Aug.
""tli. 1H90, and at onoe attracted the attention and patronage of
the most prominent citizens and business men of Salt 1 jike
and the Territory, not only retaining rm-tomers who first fav-
ored the institution, but rapidly acquiring new patrons. The es-
tablishment occnpiesfonr large rooms in the Commercial block,
and employs twenty-one ladies.who are kept constantly oecu pied
Mrs. Soell manage* the business with signal ability, giving
cloee attention to the workmanship an. I lit of all articles which
leave her factory. Her trade, which annually amounts to
thousands of dollars, extends throughout Idaho, Colorado,
Wyoming, Nebraska and Oregon.
This is the only f.ictorj (.f tins kind in the Territory, ami
the success with which it has met. and its Urge and rapidly
growing patronage is an evidence of the character of it* work,
and the sutwfactioii accorded it
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OFFICIALS OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH, COUNTY AND CITY OF SALT LAKE
AND PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE SALT LAKE CITY BAR.
HON. A. L. THOMAS.
The history of a nation is nothing more than a history of
the individuals composing it, and as they are characterized by
loftier or lower ideals, or actuated by the spirit of ambition or
indifference, so it is with the State. The history of the West is
the best illustration of
this fact that can be
There is no man who bears a higher or better name, and as
a supporter of and contributor to the wealth and prosperity of
Salt Lake and Utah, there is no one who is doing more than
Governor Thomas.
HON. CHAS. S. ZANE.
can
asked for. It is univer-
sally acknowledged that
nowhere in the world
has greater, or more
substantial progress
been made than in the
mountain region, of
which Salt Lake City
is the commercial and
intellectual center. Her
leading citizens are, for
the most part, men of
unequalled force of
character and ability,
and it is due to the sen-
timent and concentra-
tion here of their ener-
gies, that her proud lead
has been achieved and
IH now maintained. We
refer to Hon. A. L.
Thomas, Governor of
Utah, as the best in-
stance of a true leader
in the West that can
be chosen. Governor
Thomas was born in
Chicago, Illinois, thirty-
nine years ago, and re-
ceived his education in
the public schools of
Pittsburg, Pennsylva-
nia. He has been ident-
ified with the public in-
terests of Utah and oc-
cupied positions of offi-
cial trust ever since
1879. In that year he
was chosen Secretary of
the Territory and held
the position for eight
years. From 1887 to
1889 he was a member
of the Utah Commission,
and was appointed Gov-
ernor in the latter year
by President Harrison.
Prior to this, in 1880, he was acting-Governor during one-half
the term of the session of 1882. He was also Supervisor of the
Census of Utah in 1880, and has, in consequence, been con-
nected with the Territory in some official position for twelve
years or more. Governor Thomas, in local politics, is a prom-
inent Liberal, and was the leader of that great movement in
1879 when the Liberal ticket was carried by a majority of only
forty-one votes. He is a man of strong force of character, firm
in his convictions of right and wrong, and it is generally con-
ceded that no occupant of the Governor's chair has filled it
with more ability and honor to himself and advantage to the
Territory than Hon. A. L. Thomas. He is largely interested in
the mining industries of Utah, and is expending thousands of
dollars in the development of claims in which he has heavy
interests. Governor Thomas is not yet in the prime of his life,
but has developed wonderful business and executive talent,
and is considered one of the most astute politicians in the
country. His long years of official service in the Territory,
and his untiring devotion to her interests, have made him very
justly popular with the masses. As the chief executive of the
same he has always been honorable and conscientious in his
duties, and it highly esteemed for his many sterling qualities of
heart and head.
Hon. Charles S. Zane
was born in Morris River
Township, Cumberland
County, New Jersey, in
the year 1831, and re-
moved to Sangamon
County, 111., in 1850. He
was educated at Mc-
Kendry College.St. Clair
County, and was admit-
ted to the bar in the
spring of 1857, by the
Supreme Court of 111.
In 1858, he was elected
city attorney of Spring-
fied, 111., and re-elected
in 1860. He was also
chosen for the same pos-
ition in 1865. In the
spring of 1861, he formed
a co-partnership with
that brilliant Illinois
attorney, W. H. Hern-
don, with whom the
martyred Lincoln was
associated in the law
practice for many years.
This partnership was
continued for eight years
with great success, when
the firm was dissolved,
and Mr. Zane entered
into partnership with
Hon. Shelby M. Cullom,
United States Senator
from Illinois, which con-
tinued until 1873, when
he was elected Circuit
.1 udge of the Springfield,
111., Circuit, a position
he filled for six years,
when he was elected Cir-
cuit Judge of the fifth
district, that state. This
position he held until
1884, when he was ap-
pointed Chief Justice of
the Territory of Utah by
President Arthur, filling that office with great credit until
1888, when Chief Justice Sanford became the incumbent and
so continued until 1889, when he was in turn succeeded by
Judge Zane, under appointment of President Harrison. He is
still serving as Chief Justice of the territory, and by virtue of
this office, Judge of the 3rd judicial district of Utah.
Many of the decisions made by Judge Zane during his judi-
cial career, have became national in their character, among
them being the celebrated case of the State of Illinois, vs. the
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company. In the trial of this case
before Judge Zane, a writ was issued removing the same to the
United States District Court. The removal of the case was
denied by Judge Zane, in which decision he was sustained by
the United States Supreme Judge, thereby establishing a pre-
cedent in the disposition of similar questions. Other noted
cases, wherein he greatly distinguished himself, were the cele-
brated injunction suits against the St. Louis Bridge Company,
the Madison County Ferry Company and the Wiggins Ferry
Company. The nature of these suits was an injunction issued
by the Judge, enjoining them from executing a contract where-
by the ferry companies would refrain from exercising the rights
provided in their several charters, whereby travel would be
diverted to the bridge, the various transportation companies to
HON. A. L. THOMAS, Territorial Governor.
132
receive a percentage of the bridge company's profits. His
action in these matters gave evidence of his pre-eminent fitness
for the "equity and good conscience" inseparable from judicial
position.
When Judge Zane arrived in Utah, during 1884, he found
that, although there had been a law in force for twenty-two
years against polygamy and bigamy, there had only been one
person punished for a violation of its provisions within that
time. He held court in September of that year and a large
number of convictions for polygamy followed, a result that WHS
succeeded by a rigid
enforcement of the law
thereafter, in which the
president of the Mor-
mon church aided by the
issuance of his manifesto
declaring the law bind-
ing and advising his peo-
ple to abide by it. Judge
Zane took this as an
evidence of good faith,
governing himself ac-
cordingly, and when the
people's party disbanded
he at the same time ad-
vising the democrats and
republicans to organize,
the people to join one
or the other, according
to their political procliv-
ities.
.1 udge Zane is 60 years
old, tall and dignified in
appearance, and is the
ideal gentleman in every
respect. His decisions
on the bench of I "tali,
although they have been
made with due regard for
the law and the uphold-
ing of the same, have al-
ways been tempered
with leniency as far as
practicable, and he has
a host of warm per-
sonal friends, even
among those who are
politically opposed to
him. He is a strong
power in the party to
which he belongs, and
his able voice is ever
heard in theadvocacy of
its principles whenever
the occasion demands.
Mi- m strongly identified
with the interests of Halt
l^ake and has interests
within her limits.
of one of the leading institutions of learning at the South. II e
too, is an old resident of Utah, and a man of marked ability in
his profession.
Mr. Bradley is a native of Wisconsin, a graduate of the Stat.-
University, and first practiced law in Salt Lake in 1882. He is
a wonderfully bright man and is regarded as one of the leading
attorneys in the city and Territory. Taken as a whole, the firm
is so constituted as to be exceptionally powerful before a jury
in the courts of common law, as also in the courts of equity
jurisdiction.
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BENNETT, MARSHALL & BRADLEY.
A bright example of well merited snooese in Utah is that of
the law firm of Uennett. Marshall A Bradley, founded in 1^71.
by Mr. ( '. W. Uennett. The firm is well known to the business
and professional men of the entire Territory. It is comprised
..f c W. Mennett. .In.,. A. Marshall and Mr. M. Bradley, and
occupying the entire second floor of a handsome building on
Main street, is provided with offices among the most elegant
in Salt Lake. Their magnificent library is also one of the most
complete and comprehensive in the West, being made up of
text books, authorities. State and National, reports and other
publications rare and invaluable almoot indiH|MiiHal>li-. ind I.
to the requirements of a service rendered in every field of liti-
gation in winch large profexiiional interests are involved,
he citation of applicable authorities essential to the
successor roriihic deputation. Mr. C \V. lt..|inett.th founder
>f the firm, is fifty seven years of age, was torn in New York
State, graduated at the Albany law school and first began the
practiceof his profession in Wisconsin From t here he removed
In C|,i, 'ago. and thence in 1K7I U.Halt Uike, where he has since
been engaged in the practice. He IN regard.*! HH one of :!,..
most acute and clear-headed attorneys in th.- Territory, and is
im ariably retained m. counsel in specially intricate causes.
Mr. JDO. A. Marshall is a Virginian by birth and a graduate
The subject of this
sketch is a native of
Ohio, having been born
in Dayton forty - five
years ago. He was edu-
cated in the Wurtem-
burg ('ollege at Spring-
field, iiiul the Urbana
University of Ohio. He
has been a practicing
lawyer for twenty years,
autl is at present United
States district attorney
for this district, having
been appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison in 1889.
In 1NGH Mr. Varian was
elected county treasu
rerof Hnmboldtconnty.
Nevada, and was sub-
sequently county clerk.
From 1K7'2 to 1875 be
was a member of the
State senate of Nevada
from 1 1 unil >uli It county;
also United States dis-
trict attorney for that
State for six years, and
speaker of the honse
from the same State.
Mr. \nrian came here
in 188'2, when be was
appointed assistant Un-
ited States attorney .suc-
ceeding to the position
of United States attor-
ney in l*S'.i. Frater-
nally Mr. Variau is a
member of the Knights
I 'lar and of the
Uiiitiiriiiii church. He
is a man of talentn,
recognized as possess-
ing great abilities, and
enjoys a reputation as a
lawyer aiming the best.
He is highly regarded
by all who have the honor of his aeqnaintanc.
HON. C.S. VARIAN
Siii-ri'iin- 1'oiirt nf I till..
ARMSTRONG & DENNY.
The gentlemen composing the legal firm of Armstrong .V
Denny have acquired a reputation and influence extended and
potent The senior member is a nathe of Tennessee and prom-
inently connected with distinguished residents of that
He has been engaged in the active practice of his profession
for sixteen years, a portion of which time he was a member of
the bar of D I, tlience removing to Salt Lake Oily in
till), |sn<>. Me in married and a lilteral in politico. James M,
I >enny, the jnnior member, IH a native of I'ennRylvania. where
he wua also educated, rending law in the nllice of Kn-d Kulier,
of Uutler. in which city lie wn, in 1H80. admitted to pr ,
After a successful career at the Host, he remove,! to Saffnaohe
count). Col., where he remained for ten jeam. locating in Salt
Lake Git] with his family about M;.>.I~-1 He has held sev-
eral ollicial pomtioiiN und was at one time surveyor of Uutler
county. I'a. In politics he is a democrat. The firm is re-
garded as exceptionally well equipped and has l>een retained
by a large and growing clientele. They occupy oflloes 1*2 and 13
Ciilmer block, and command tlu confidence and n-npect of citi-
sens and resident* of Salt Lake and the surmnnding territory .
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HON. THOMAS J. ANDERSON.
Of the many prominent men in Salt Lake City and Utah
generally, there is none that occupies a more exalted
position of trust than Hon. Thomas J. Anderson, Associate
Supreme Justice of the territory. The gentleman was born in
Fulton County, Illinois, March 4, 1837, and is consequently in his
fifty-fourth year. In 1853, when sixteen years of age, he re-
moved with his parents to Iowa, and there received the benefits
of a common school education. After that he taught school for
some time and while engaged in this precarious means of a live-
lihood was elected county surveyor. He was then only twenty-
one years of age and the
honor conferred upon
him was a compliment
to his abilities not usu-
ally bestowed upon on
so young. While pursu-
ing his duties as sur-
veyor, he occupied what
spare time he had in
reading law with Hon.
J. E. Neal, and was
admitted to the bar in
October, 1860. He im-
mediately entered upon
the practice of his pro-
fession in Knoxvilie,
and has been very suc-
cessful ever since. He
also entered the field of
journalism for a short
time, and was one of the
publishers and editors of
the Democratic Stand-
ard, published at Knpx-
ville. When the civil
war broke out, he tend-
ered his services to the
United States Govern-
ment, and entered the
army as first lieutenant
of Company A.. 40th
Iowa Infantry, Volun-
teers and remained in
active service until De-
cember '2, 1864, when he
resigned with the rank
of captain, and immedi-
ately resumed the prac-
tice of law, soon attain-
ing a leading position
among the influental
councillors of his state.
In 1874 he headed the
anti-monopoly ticket for
judge of his district, and
received more votes than
any other candidate on
the ticket. lie was
tendered the nomina-
tion again in 1878
and 18H2, but declined
the honor. He was nominated and elected court-attorney by
his party in 188fi by a large majority, and in 1887, contrary to
his wishes, was unanimously chosen as their standard-bearer
for governor, and although defeated, led the ticket by over two
thousand votes. In January, 1888, he was the caucus nominee of
his party for United States Senator, receiving the entire vote
thereof. He was recommended for the position of assistant
commissioner of the general laud office by every democratic
member of the Iowa legislature, and when the same was made,
the general public was more than satisfied with the choice.
His appointment as associate justice the the Supreme Court of
Utah two years ago was a glowing tribute to his professional
talents, and a just recogiiition of the many sterling qualities
that characterize him as a man and lawyer. Since Judge An-
derson has won the judicial ermine in this Territory, he has
made many decisions that have attracted universal comment
throughout the length and breadth of the land, but there
are none of them but what have been sustained by the higher
tribunals, as also endorsed by the intelligent people of the
country. One of his decisions that became noted was, that a
member of the church of J. C. of Latter Day Saints in good
standing in the church was not entitled to his naturalization
papers, from the very fact that he acknowledged as his first and
highest duty, his obligation to the laws of his church. In this
he was concurred in by his associate judges until after the
manifesto was issued by the leaders of the Mormon church,
when they overruled their objection. Another decision that
he holds to, is that no polygamist should be naturalized on the
ground that he ha not a good moral character.
In personal appearance Judge Anderson is a man of noble
physique, standing over six feet in his Blockings, and weighing
225 pounds. He bears a striking resemblance to the deceased
vice-president Hendricks, and is a thorough gentleman, both
on the bench and in the social walks of life. His administra-
tion of duties in Utah,
has been of an unmis-
takable character as to
the force of his con-
victions in the matter
of justice.
HON. THOMAS J. ANDKKSON, AsBociutc Justice Supreme Conrl of Utali.
HON. J. G. SUTH-
ERLAND.
An able lawyer, per-
suasive pleader, emin-
ent counsel and dis-
tinguished representa-
tive of the judiciary, is
the reputation enjoyed
by the Hon. J. G. Suth-
erland, rooms 54, 57, 58,
Hooper block, Salt Lake
City. He is a native
of the state of New
York, where he was born
in 1827, thence remov-
ing to Michigan where
he read law and was
admitted to practice.
His success was instant
and complete, and his
election to the circuit
bench of Saginaw coun-
ty was a deserved
tribute to his profes-
sional worth and hon-
orable career; a tribute
that was etill further
emphasized by his elec-
tion to Congress later
on. Ac the close of bis
Congressional teim he
visited Utah for his
health and after a brief
sojourn in Salt Lake
City, became a perman-
ent resident. He resum-
ed the practice of law,
and in 1889, formed a
partnership with the
Hon. J. W. Judd,
also devoting consider-
able attention to literary pursuits, the results of his labor in
that field being a work on damages in three volumes, and a
work on statutory construction. Both of these publications
commanded the attention of the bar throughout the United
States, and have since been made standards of authority on the
subjects respectively noted. During his residence in Salt Lake
City, Judge Sutherland has been distinguished for the number
and importance of the causes in which he has been retained and
has managed, for the scrupulous fidelity he pays to the interests
of his large clientele, for the erudition he displays in the man-
agement of a cause and for his superiority as a trial lawyer.
He was the pioneer president of the Salt Lake Bar Association,
a position which he filled with honor to himself and the profes-
sion, and to which has since been re-elected, is a member of the
Masonic and Odd Fellow fraternities, besides other organiza-
tions of a social and beneficial character, and is most happy in
his domestic circle. In politics he is a democrat, his son-in-law
being editor of The Herald, the leading democratic paper of
the territory.
HON. Q. W. BARTCH.
In writing of the bench and bar of Utah, there is none who
deserve a more conspicuous place and prominent im-ntum, than
Judge G. W. Bartch, of the Probate court. He was born in
Snllivau county, Pennsylvania, forty-two years ago, and spent
the early part of his life in that State, where, like BO many of
the great men of our country, he first began teaching school.
He subsequently located at Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, where
he was for ten years superintendent of the city schools. Sbeu-
andoah is located in the con) regions, and, when Judge Bartch
first began his labors as instructor it was the seat of operation
and tinder the rule of the "Mollie McGniree."
To fill the position at the time that Judge Bartch began,
required a man of indomnitable will, fearless courage and that
exemplary and determined character possessed by few. The
schools had been under the rule of this terrorizing body of out
laws until nearly all semblanceof their original purpose had been
:,) Hbipler.
IIV I. U I'.Ulli II. l-r..!-.!.- .1
lost. Immediately after Prof. B.irtob began to lav before the
better class of citizens his plans for a new system of .Im-atum
and with their endorsement and assistance began at MUCH to
introduce it into the schools of that city and section. This of
course did not meet with the approval of the Mollie MoGnires.
lint be continued to improve hit methods and schools, until
they stood forth among the best in the state.
Daring the time Judge Bartch was oocuping this position.
be promoted and bad the satisfaction of seeing a large |>ul>lic
library established. In I 1 -"-' he began the study of law and
i In ring the time he served in theoffioe of superintendent of schools
. Miitmued his reading, and after his first re-election was of the
opinion that he would only serve out that term and then
resign, bnt each time the board of directors of the Sbenandoah
district. )>> their unanimous "lection and urgent request, so
.lily iin-i.-iit.-l their claims that In- continued to serve
until ten years had passed by and when he finally did lt>av. h
wan favored with the highest tributes of praise by the iMiunl,
waitn| ti|>on by a committee from the convention, with
a r>-|iie*t that if he iv.nl, I not accept the position to come Ix-fun-
the board and name his successor, which he did, and who was
unanimously elected and continues to serve to the present
As a further mark of appreciation tin- t>oar<l passed
resolutions of respect and oxtoein for the ailvai m.-nt he hail
:he sohiiolH and regret at hi departure from the manage
moot thereof l November 1879, the /'' v/r,ini<i
Jtrurti'il. the ollloial organ of the school of that great fxlnca-
tional state spoke very highly of the advancement of th
-.of the Hhenaii'loah district, nnd the marked advance-
ment the pnpils bad made, (wing then enabled to recon.. the
preparatory college studies at home, and it also published a
very comprehensive and entertaining article on the subject of
"Language Lessons," of which Prof, liartch was the author
Again in July 1884, the same journal devoted a pleasing an.l
complimentary editorial to the same schools, and especially to
Prof. Bartch, giving him the honor due, of increasing the
schools, in ten years time, to more than double their capaeit\
and efficiency. In 1874 the schools were small and inefficient,
while in 18H4 they had been improved until they took rank as be-
ing among the best iu the State. Prof. Kartell was very promin-
ently connected with the advancement of educational institu-
tion and was one of the most prominent ami favorably known
men of his profession in that State. Friends were innumera-
ble; in fact everybody was his friend, and he was frequently
honored with complimentary positions among which was that
of a state delegate to nrge the adoption of the Blair educa
tional bill. After leaving the schools Judge Bartch was admit-
ted to the bar as a practitioner in 1884, at Bloonisburg, Penn-
sylvania, where he at once established himself in the practice,
with good success; but on account of sickness in bis family be
removed to Canon City, Colorado, where he soon established
a very successful practice. During the time he practiced then .
he met Judge lilackburn, now associate justice of the Supreme
court of this Territory, and they together decided to come t>
this city and form a partnership for the practice of law, which
they did, arriving here in March, 1888. The business was a
decided success, bnt was interrupted one Friday in ( >ctober,
1889, by President Harrison appointing Judge lilackburn to the
position of Associate Justice of Supreme Court of Territory,
and the following Tuesday Judge Bartch was honored from the
same official with the Judgeship of the Probate Court of Salt
Lake county, which in this Territory, is considered almost prom-
inent and important office, the court being constantly in ses-
sion.
During their practice they successfully conducted some
very important cases, one of which was a case wherein the ques-
tion arose as to title of riparian owners to the bottom of a
Inke, as the water recedes. The case was Heard vs. Folson.et al.
Since Judge Bartch has been upon the bench, he has' won for
himself a very enviable reputation for the clear, just, and
in pn rtii.l manner in which he lias decided the numerous import-
ant cases which have been heard in his court.
Some of his decisions have been very important, and have
been spoken of very highly at home and abroad. Among these
cases was that known as "Pratt" heirs case, where the rights
of polygamous children to inherit were decided favorably and
correctly being sustained by the Supreme court of the United
Stairs : another noted one, was that known as the "Sharpe
Walker will case," nnder which the question arose as to the
point of giving notice of the sale of real estate, nnder the will.
This was a case of technicalities, and affected the title of a
large amount of city oroperty. An appeal was taken from the
.l.-ci.sinn bnt Judge llarlch was sustained throughout. The
" Kramer Will," which was refused to probate on account of
the testator Samuel Kramer, having been "nou compos mentis,"
at the time the will was made and signed by another. The
facts were published and largely commented upon throughout
the eastern states. Another very important question came up
on demurrer in the McKihben will rase, as to whether subse-
quent marriage would annul the will of a " femme sole." The
brightest lawyers in the country were retained upon both widen,
and the decision of Judge I'artch wan very full and comprelx'ii
sive. showing the result of a very clone study ami application
of the statutes and common law, on this question and siis-
tained the right of the "femme sole." The property involved in
this case, amounted to over one million dollars.
.Imlge Kartell by virtue of his office is chairman of the
County Court, and this together with large probate business
of the office keeps constantly busy.
\t the early age of eight years, he was left an orphan, and
l-gan IMB studies in twiyhood while working on a farm.
Mi- then showed a very studious disposition, ami studied and
read whenever the opportunity presented itself. At the age of
sixteen be started in life for himself, teaching his first school
ami thereafter by teaching in winter and by working during
Miml IT n. he obtained the means for attending higher institn-
tiiiiiB. without assistance from the resources <if the estate left
by his father. \i,.| l.y clone application to his studies be suc-
ceeded in graduating with the class of 1S7I, at the Pennsylva-
nia State Niirmal School, at IHoonmlHirg, and continued his
HtndieHat the name institution 'where he graduated with the
cUtw. 'I,., scientific courw U.fore the SI ute examin
ing com nnttx>, passing a very creditable examination, winning
high honors for himself and receiving the degree of M. S., at
IMooinxImrg.
In 1*71. he \\-i- united in marriage with Miss Amanda A.
linild. lady of high family and accomplishments. As a result
of this union their family now consist of two daughters, who
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are very highly accomplished, and soon to become valuable
acquisitions to the social world of this city. Fraternally, he is
a member of the Masons, and a member of the Alto Club, and
politically is an ardent republican in both national and local
questions. While living in Pennsylvania, he was a successful
political worker and made many warm friends among all
classes, and especially the brainy, and bright politicans, lawyers
and doctors, of the state who when the opportunity presented,
endorsed him to our leading official of the United States with
the finest letters of praise and recommendation; among them
being the honorables D. J. Waller, Jr., Henry Houck, J. B.
Davis, M. D., and Ex.-U. 8. Minister, Hon. J. P. Wickersham,
L.L.D., and many others
of equal national repu-
tation.
Judge Bartch thinks
well of the prospects and
outlook for this city and
Territory and has shown
his confidence in the best
way, by his real estate
investments. During
his life he has accumu-
lated an independence,
in a financial way, and is
an ideal example of the
highest class of self-
made men.
It is such men as this
of whom the citizens of
this Territory are justly
proud, who are represen-
tatives of her citizens,
and who are in turn at-
tached to their adopted
home.
HON. J. T. CAINE.
John T. Came, Utah's
delegate to Congress is
one of the best known
men in the Territory, and
among the ablest repre-
sentatives at Washing-
ton, I). C. He was born
in the "Isle of Man,"
January 8th, 1829, and
removed to the United
States in the spring of
1846, settling in New
York City, where he be-
came identified with the
Mormon Church. He
left New York in the
fall of 1848, for the West,
traveling by boat from
New York City to Perth
f;
xuui*, u, D .,,Jer. HON. JOHN T.
there by rail to Harris-
burg, Pa., then the western terminus of railroad facilities.
From there on the journey was continued by canal boats to
Pittsburgh, Pa. From Pittsburgh the journey west was made
down the Ohio and up the Mississippi to St. Louis, by steamboat.
Mr. Caine remained in St. Louis for a time and was actively
engaged in matters pertaining the welfare of the people of his
adopted faith, and assisted large numbers of them who passed
through St. Louis, bound for Salt Lake, during the years from
1849 to 1852. In 1850, he was united in marriage at St. Louis,
Mo., to Miss Margaret Nightengale, a lady of the same family
as the philanthropist, Florence Nightengale, and this union
has been blessed with a large and very interesting family of
children, eight of whom are still living.
In May, 1852, he started with his wife and one child, for Salt
Lake, and arrived here the following September, having made
the trip from St. Louis to Council Bluffs by steamboat, and
from there across the plains by an ox train. In the spring of
1854, he made a trip to the Sandwich Islands as a missionary,
from which he returned in the winter of 1856. On his return
trip he stopped for some time in California, and while there cast
his first presidential vote, which WHS for James Buchanan.
Mr. Caiue was manager of the Salt Lake theatre from 1861
to 1882, and entered the field of journalism, together with two
associates founding the Salt Lake Berald and was for a long
time managing editor and president, until the paper was sold
to a new company. He is now a director in the new company.
He served as secretary of the legislative council during the
sessions of 1856-57-59 and '60; was elected a member of that
body for the sessions 1874-76-80 and 1882. In 1876, he was by a
joint vote of the legislative assembly, elected a regent of the
University of Desert, and re-elected in 1878-80-82-84-86; was
elected recorder of Salt Lake City in 1876, and re-elected in
1878-80 and 82. He was a member of the constitutional con-
ventions of Utah of 1872-82 and 87, and was the president of
the latter convention, which adopted a clause punishing
polygamy and bigamy, and asked admission to the Union as a
State; he was elected to
fill a vacancy in the
47th Congres?,which was
caused by the failure of
Congress to seat the
Hon. George Q. Cannon,
when he was elected in
1881. As there was no
law at that time in Utah
governing such a state
of affairs, and as the
Utah commission failed
to call an election to fill
the vacancy, the matter
was allowed to stand un-
til the election for the
48th Congress was held,
when Mr. Caine was
elected to fill the unex-
pired term of the 47th
Congress, and also the
full term of the 48th con-
gress; he was re-elected
to the 49th, 50th and
51st Congresses and re-
elected to 52d congress
! by a majority of very
nearly 10,000 votes.
During his service in
Congress he has been
a member of the com-
mittee on post offices
and post roads, and has
represented the territory
of Utah upon the dem-
o c r a t i c congressional
campaign committee.
He was for a number
of years intimately ac-
quainted and connected
with Brigham Young,
the late president of the
church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints.
He is a gentleman of
superior mental endow-
ments and high accom-
' plishments, such as are
only found in those who
CA1NK, Delegate to Congress.
have seen much of tjhe world in its poorest and best phases, and
have profited by their experience.
D. C. EICHNOR.
Mr. D. C. Eichnor is one of the leading young attorneys of
Salt Lake, who is coming to the front very rapidly. He is a
native of Pennsylvania where he was born thirty-two years ago, of
German parentage, and where he obtained his education, teach-
ing meanwhile to pay his expenses, and finally graduating at the
Millersville branch of the State Normal School. He studied
law in the office of W. H. Dickson, of this city, and was admit-
ted to practice during 1888. Soon after he became assistant
city attorney under the administration of Mr. Merrill, a po-
sition he still retains under Mr. Hall, also discharging the
duties of assistant to county attorney Walter Murphy. In
politics Mr. Eiobiior is a liberal, on local issues, but a repub-
lican on National questions. He recently married a very charm-
ing young lady of this city. Miss S. Lizzie Keim. He enjoys
the esteem and respect of everyone with whcm becomes in con-
tact, and is one of the prominent young men cf Utah. Seme
day he will be heard frcm. He is a keen attorney, ever alive
to the situations presented, and never miscesen opportunity cf
scoring a point. He is a good speaker.
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HON. ELIJAH SELLS.
Klijab Sells, secretary for the Territory of Utah, was born
in Franklin county, Ohio, and received his early educatioi in
the public schools of that district. After entering active busi-
ness life he was fora number of years engaged in mercantile
enterprises, in all of which be met with admirable success.
When still a young man he removed to the state of Iowa, and
has the distinction of being a member of the first constitutional
convention in that State. He was also a member of the First.
.<! and Third .Sessions of the Iowa legislature, and in
IST.I; he was elected Secretary of State, and twice re-elected.
For three years he acted as Adjutant General of Iowa.
Air. Sells was appoint-
ed revenue collector
under the Fiist U. S.
Internal Revenue law,
but did not accept the
position. Early in IN'.:;
he was appointed pay-
master in the army with
rank of major. Later
in the same year he was
urged by his friends at
home to accept the
nomination of governor,
and strongly requested
to come home before the
convention, but declined
in favor Col. Wm. M.
Stone, who was nominat-
ed and elected. Shortly
after this he secured and
accepted an appointment
in the Mississippi S<ju
d nm of the United
States Navy, and was
assigned to the com-
mand of the U. S. lie
ceiviiiirShip''(lrampus."
lU-iimiriing in service in
this important position
for about a year he was
tendered the position of
Third Auditor of the
.miry Department,
by i Inn. Salmon I 1 .
Chase then Secretary of
the Treasury. Me re-
signed his office in the
navy to accept this posi-
tion, and shortly sub-
sequent he . was trans-
ferred to the office of
\uditor of t lie Treasury
for the I'ont Dili.-.. De-
partment
Later he was appoint-
ed by the Secretary of
the Interior to tlie otlire
of Superintendent of
Imlian attain for the
Southern Huperintend-
. and was also ap-
[H.inie.l one <>f thn commissioners to negotiate treaties of amity
and peace with the Indians who had forfeited their treaty
stipulations by joining the ( '..n federate army.
Mr. Sells baa bad an extremely eventful public career and
his appointment to divert positions in the otlioes of the Qor-
eminent. gave him a wide experience an well as a boat of
friendB MM iic M iiamtanoes raving the head officials in the
various department*. luit during all bis public life it may be
Md he never sacrificed his honor or principles for money or
fame, though many times presented with opportunities for
pecuniary gain by advocating principles and policies adverse
to bis own tlnn c r( . l>elit>fs.
In 1W7 be went to Lawrence. Kansas, and in 18fl9 was
elected from HOUGHS county to the legislature. l,emif re-
elected in ISTII BI1 ,| i HT I. serving at each session as chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Sells first came to
it.,i, . 1*72, and at once engaged in toe organ i /.at ion of a
mining company, of winch corporation be was president and
general manager. In 1878 be eonnd in the lumber business
in this city, which enterprise he bnill up to a siilMUntial and
profitable bam*. In 1H80 be wan api-omted Secretary of I'Uh
HON. i 1.1.1 MI si i.i.
Territory and ex-officio Secretary of the Utah Commission, in
which capacities be is highly appreciated and looked up to by
those who have placed him in office, and the efficient and satis-
tory service he is rendering, forever insures for him the hearty
support and good will of the people of this Territory. Mr.
Sells has taken active part in many public-spirited movements,
and has unlimited faith in the great possibilities for Salt Lake
following the development of the endless resources tributary to
the city. He is a thorough-going, public-spirited man, of
broad and liberal views, and principles of the highest standard.
He is genial and sociable and is well liked by all with whom
he comes in contact.
RAWLINS
& CBITCHLOW.
The senior member of
the firm of Haw tins A
Critchlow is forty years
of age and a native of
Suit Lake county. He
read law first in Indiana
and completed the
course in the office of
Williams, Young A
Sheeks. He began the
practice of his profession
in is?-, in Salt Lake
I ity. where he has sine
resided, lie has been
engaged in some very
important litigation and
appeared in the cele-
brated case of the Coin
heirs vs. Strongfellow
anil -lennings, a ques-
tion arising under the
law regarding the title
to the Emporium cor-
ner in Salt Lake City.
The case went to the
Supreme court of the
United States and was
won by Mr. Ivawlins.
The case of llollister vs.
the /ion (V>-o|'rativ.-
Mercantile Institution, a
case in which the right
of the government to
tax extensive mercantile
orders.commonly known
as the script cases, was
another important
action which he carried
to the Supreme court of
the United States and
won. He was counsel
in the celebrated Rey-
nolds polygamy case
before the same court.
He is regarded as one
',f the iilOest men in the
country. HP baa been en-
gaged as counsel in nil
the great church oases and has a splendid record. In politics he
is a democrat and was honored by bis party with the nomina-
tion for representative to the house at a recent election.
I 11 Critchlow, the junior mnmber, is a native of Missis-
Hippi. where he was lx>rn in isus nud from which state he re-
moved with his parents to Western New York, where be re-
ceive, I his early education. In is?:! he came to Utah and was
for a time on the I'nitiili Indian reservation. In 1K70 he entered
sohoo! in Salt Luke ( 'ity. and in IMTS began a course at Prince-
ton College N..I.. froin'whicli he graduated in 1K8 1 .' with rank
of sixth in a class of one hundred and twentv. \fler Blinking
a year in the Columbia Law School, New York City, he came
to Utah and began prucimiig. In IH.-G he wan appointed as-
sistant United States attorney for the w.md dmtrict of Utah.
which he held for one year, resigning to accept the position of
first assistant United s'ut.-w attorney for the third .liHtrict. II.-
resigned this in April. 1*:H. to enter the present firm. Mr.
< 'ntchlow is married and is an inlluental man. He IH dp
in the Hank of (Vimmerce. In polities be is a republican
The partnership constitute* on* of the strongest law firms
in the went, and is moat prosperous. Ofioe, 26-27 Hooper block.
t i tab
137
HON. GEO. W. MOYER.
Among the many self-made men of Salt Lake, there is none
that occupy a more enviable position and exerts a more power-
ful influence upon the welfare of the community, than Hon. Geo
W. Moyer. He was born in Stevenson County, Illinois, in 1854.
He studied for his profession in the office of Hon. Geo. L. Hoff-
man, at Mount Carrol, Illinois, teaching school to pay the ex-
pense incident thereto, and was admitted to practice by the
Supreme court of that State in 1884. He practiced law in
Nebraska for some time before coming to Salt Lake, where he
made a reputation as one of the ablest and most conscientious
attorneys. He was appointed United States Commissioner for
Photo, by hhiplnr.
HON. GEORGE W. MOYKK, U. 8. Commissioner.
Utah in June, 1891, and has made a faithful and efficient official.
Mr. Moyer, although a comparatively young man, is ranked
aniong the beat attorneys in the city and is in the enjoyment of
a lucrative practice which is constantly increasing. He is a
public-spirited citizen withal, and interested in all measures
looking to the interests of Salt Lake City, and the Territory of
Utah. He is a gentleman deservedly high in the confidence
and esteem of citizens, and entitled to the regard of the public.
Although he has only been a resident of Salt Lake for a short
time, he has made many warm personal friends who delight to
honor him. He is also quite prominent in politics, and take a
great interest in all matters pertaining to his party.
EDWIN W. SENIOB.
In cities of any commercial importance there are men in
the professions and walks of business, who, by reason of their
superior abilities, stand at the head of their avocation or
chosen line of pursuit. The city of Salt Lake is no exception
to this rule, and Mr. E. W. Senior, the gentleman whose -name
heads this sketch, is pre-eminently one of this class. He is a
native of England, aged thirty years, and has been a distin-
guished land attorney of this city for six years. He was admit-
ted to practice before the United States land courts of the
Territory, in 1885, and has since been prominent in some of the
most important land cases before that tribunal. He has resided
in the city since 1868, and has been a "rustler" on the rough
sea of life ever since he was sixteen years of age. Among the
many enterprises he has been connected with in Utah was the
platting and laying out of the town of Brighton, a suburb of
Salt Lake, and a thriving little town supplied with churches,
schools, business houses, ball grounds, etc., with a population
of two hundred. Thirty artesian wells give a bountiful supply
of pure water, streets have been graded to a proper level, a
large number of shade trees set out, and a park established
which give Brighton an almost metropolitan appearance. Mr.
Senior was one of the organizers, and the largest subscriber to
the stock of the West Side Rapid Transit Railway Company,
which has eight miles now in operation, and expects in a short
time to have the line running to the Great Salt Lake, striking
the same at a point two miles this side of Garfleld Beach.
This will give the road twenty more miles of track, and prove
of great benefit and convenience to the public, as it will provide
rapid transit and reduce the cost of transportation. Mr. Sen-
ior also has large investments in realty in and adjoining the city,
bis residence alone costing 810,000. In addition he is essentially
a self-made man in every respect, and has accumulated this vast
property by his own individual efforts and labors. He is of
that class of men who "never give up," is ambitions and enter-
prising, and has the utmost faith and confidence in the future
prosperity and welfare not only of Salt Lake City, but of the
Territory in general. Socially he is a most pleasant gentleman,
highly esteemed and regarded in the private spheres of life.
HIRAM E. BOOTH.
It is always a pleasure to chronicle the history of a self"
made man. There is no more glowing tribute that can be paid
to a popular and rising man than that he has risen to eminence
by his own exertions. Hiram E. Booth is conspicuously
one of this class. He was born in Postville, Iowa, thirty years
ago. He read law with Hon. Frank Shinn, of Pottowattomie
county, and was admitted to the practice by the Supreme court
of Iowa in 1885. The gentleman oame to Salt Lake in 1890,
and in June 1891, was appointed United States Commissioner.
Before coming to Utah, Mr. Booth was engaged in journalism
Photo, by Shipler.
HON. HIRAM E. BOOTH, U. 8. Commissioner.
in Iowa, being editor and proprietor of the Critic at Carson.
He was also the founder of the Pottowatiamie School Journal,
a publication of considerable prominence in the State. In the
time that he has been in this city, he has made the record of a
very able and brilliant lawyer and demonstrated that he pos-
sesses talents of a superior order in bis profession. He is very
prominent in politics, and takes a lively interest in all matters
relative to the political complexion of the Territory. He is
also largely indentified with the best interests of Utah, and is a
man in every way desirable as a citizen and official. He has
acquired a very liberal and profitable practice, and has acheived
a position in the western world which comes to none but those
posessing superior talents. Hishigh business ability coupled
with intense energy and brilliant attainments, has made him,
and deservedly so, a leader in thought, action and in the con-
duct of public affairs.
138
JNO. W. GREENMAN.
The name of this gentleman is familiar to all who have re-
sided in Salt Lake for any length of time. For several years
he has figured as a prominent official and successful lawyer
throughout the Territory. John W. Greenman, now in the
prime of life, was born fifty years ago in Washington, Illinois.
His education was obtained at the common schools and he
availed himself of every opportunity to increase the volume of
information he had acquired. He holds at present the respon-
sible position of United States Commissioner, and is also a
Justice of the Peace for Salt Lake county. At the breaking
out of the civil war, he enlisted as a private in Company F,
Kighth Wisconsin Infantry, and emerged at the end of the con-
flict with the rank of Captain. He saw active service through-
out the long and bloody strife, and received a severe wound at
the battle of Nashville, Tennessee. In 1867 he was elected a
MHIN W. HKKKNMAN. I . 8. C,,n.mi*.i.,n.T.
member of the Legislature of Wisconsin; subsequently chair-
man of the board of supervisors of his county for four years,
and county treasurer of Vernon county for two years. Throe
positions' he filled with the greatest credit to himself and with
honor to the people that elected him. In National politics Mr.
Oreenman ia an active and progressive Republican, doing all
that he can to uphold and carry out the principles of his party.
In local attain he sides with the Liberals and is an earnest ad-
vocate of their doctrine and purposes. In the order of mystic
societies h is an honored Mason, Odd Fellow and member of
the P. O. 8. of A., and (irand Army of the Republic. He was
united in marriage in 1866 to Miss A. J. Stevenson, of Spring-
ville, Wisconsin, a sister of the noted legislator of that State,
with whom be has passed many years of happy domestic lift*.
M r i i reraman ia a gentleman who enjoys the esteem and regard
of a large following of personal friends, is conscientious and
reliable in all transactions, and a man that can I* trusted under
any and all circumstances.
C. E ALLKN.
No one of the city or county officers is more popular,
among the members of his own party and of tin- opposition,
than is Profeiwnr C. E. Allen, who in the summer of 1890 was
eUcted clerk of the county of .Salt Lake. Th.nw who voted
against him, did soon party line* for it was an established fact
that the friendly feeling for the man was as sincere and in
flnsntisl as was the universality of opinion in respect to his
psnooal worth. 1'rofrwr Alien was born in (Heard. F.rie
county, Pennsylvania. He was fitted for college at Grand
River Institute, AuitinlmrK. Ohio, and graduated at the
Western lUwrv* College, llnilwui. in the name State. t'p to
the >par !*'', be taught m-hool, since that date however b* baa
been engaged in mining adventures. His election to the coun-
ty clerkship was not the first recognition by the people of his
ability to properly represent them in public office; he served
two terms in the Territorial legislature where he introduced
and secured the adoption of several measures which have re-
sulted in much good to his constituency. Professor Allen
came to the territory ten years ago and has been connected
with several prominent undertakings since he began his residence
here. As a public speaker be is popular and successful, his style
oforatory being of a simple but persuasive character which
holds tln> attention of his audience. To his efforts in this
capacity is largely due the success of his party at the recent
election which placed him in the position he now holds.
JOSEPH UPPMAN.
Mr. Joseph Lippman is one of the leading and progressive
citizens of the growing West. A representative man in the
broadest and truest sense, devoted to the upbuilding of Utah
Territory, a citizen enterprising and intelligent, a student, a
statistician, and a courteous, hospitable gentleman, is the
expression regarding him universally heard in Salt Lake, the
city of his residence. He has been identified with the advance-
ment and prosperity of the territorial metropolis a number of
years, and the instrumentality through which the advantages
and opportunities available in the Territory have been pro-
l-hi.l... h> HhiphT.
ic isiTII I .UM'M \ Y Ti-mtorinl l.ilirnrinn unit HUtintiriin..
mitigated. A journalist by profession he was for a contum. ,1
period a member of the correspondent's bureau of the Salt
Lake Tnlnit\ where his labors were prompted by motives that
inspire modest worth to noble i-n.U. An accomplished, even
distinguished representative of the "Fourth Estate," his influ-
ence was pronounced, and his counsels were accepted and
adopted. 1 Miring recent years he has occupied the position of
Territorial librarian and statistician, and in the discharge of
duties incident to the trust he has still further commended
himself to public confidence. In I -'.'I. the tlrst volume of
Matistice of the Territory, containing data in rr the agnctil
turn! and mineral resource* of I 'tali, the volume of business
transacted in the departments of commerce, trade, manufact-
ures and finance was issued, and met with a reception gratifying
and highly deserved. It ia an unimpeachable record of facts
in respect to matter* therein detailed beyond the domain of
controversy.
Politically, Mr I.ippmsn is an unswerving republican upon
all National i|iiestions, and alioftnl upm loMlMMMft In the
mi-mi .mil IIIIHIIIIPH circled of Salt take and elsewhere the
esteem in which he is held i* proverbial. He has earned sue-
re** in bis struggle for hoi.i.n i,li. precedence, and is of the
character of men who ever maintain an ascendancy in life'
nigged content.
139
GEOBGE M. SCOTT, Mayor.
When on that February day two years ago the announce-
ment was made that a new party had secured the ascendancy
in Utah politics, the name of the man who bore the standard in
the front ranks was telegraphed throughout the country, and
thus George M. Scott.who was already well known to his towns-
men as a man of sterling honor and a business worker of un-
qualified success, became universally known. He is a native of
Chazy, Clinton county New York, was educated in the Clinton
county schools and his boyhood days were by no means un-
attended by those little circumstances which, by opposition
bring out the best qual-
ities of manhood. Later
his education was finish-
ed at the Troy Academy
in Troy, New York.
Early in life he came
west and for the past
twenty years has been
engaged in mercantile
pursuits in Salt Lake
city. Here his business
has by careful and hon-
orable dealings grown
to be one of the heaviest
in the Territory. In
February, 1890, he was
elected by a majority of
800 as mayor of the city
of Salt Lake, being the
first mayor ever elect-
ed by the so - called
Gentile vote. Mayor
Scott has during the
term of his incumbency
made an exceptionally
good officer and has
instituted civic move-
ments which have re-
sulted in great good to
the community gener-
ally. His term expires
in 1892.
ciates in the highest degree the standing and rank that he has
attained to among the legal fraternity and the people of Salt
Lake City. He is an ideal lawyer and an honor to his profess-
ion. Fraternally, he is a prominent member of the Masonic
order, and socially, is highly esteemed and regarded by a large
following of personal friends.
W. C. HALL.
The practice of law
is a profession involv-
ing the utmost care,
integrity and attention,
and demanding the best
talent as a measure of
success. It is a well
known fact that the
West has some of the
ablest members of the
legal fraternity in the
United States, and Salt
Lake, in particular, has
her full quota. Mr.
Photo, by Shipler.
GEOKGE M. SCOTT,
W. C. Hall is in every way worthy of mention in a work
of this character as a lawyer of eminent ability and high
qualifications for the profession he has chosen. Mr. Hall
is a native of Kentucky, aged 45 years, and read law with
lion. John. W. Stevenson of Covington. The latter was for-
merly a member of the House of Representatives, also U. S.
Senator from that State, and afterward became its Governor.
He was considered one of the most brilliant lawyers of that
grand old commonwealth, and Mr. Hall, under his special care
and direction, received a thorough and practical education on
all law points. He began the practice of his profession in Lex-
ington, Mo., in 1868, and four years later removed to this city,
where he has ever since made his home. He has occupied sev-
eral positions of trust before attaining the office he now holds,
among which were a member of the Territorial Senate, and
Secretary of Utah, under ex-President Cleveland's administra-
tion. These positions of trust he filled with great ability, and
with honor to the Territory. He is now the efficient city attor-
ney of Salt Lake and has discharged the duties of his office
with satisfaction. Politically, Mr. Hall is an ardent democrat
and thoroughly posted on all matters pertaining to the science
of politics. He, however, devotes most of his time to his pro-
fession and makes a specialty of mining litigation, and appre-
STEPHENS1& SCHROEDEB.
Salt Lake possesses an array of legal talent practicing at
the bar or its courts and in the courts of the Territory, of
which any city would justly be proud. Prominent among the
leaders of the legal fra-
ternity is the well
known firm of Steph-
ens & Schroeder Frank
B. Stephens and Albert
T. Schroeder. Mr.
Stephens is a native of
Maine, and is about
thirty-five years of age.
He graduated at one
of the leading western
colleges, studied the
profession with his
cousin, Hon. Leonard
Swett, of Chicago, and
graduated at the Union
College of Law in the
same city, and was] ad-
mitted to the bar in
1883. He practiced law
in Nebraska for six
years, coming to Utah
in 1888. Upon the resig-
nation of E. B. Critch-
low, assistant United
States attorney for Utah
Territory, Mr. Stephens
was appointed to that
position, which he yet
holds, with honor to
himself and credit to
the government. He is
a shrewd, able and cons-
cientious lawyer, and
one that is destined to
rank among the most
talented and successful
attorneys in the West.
In politics he is an
ardent republican of the
uncompromising type.
He is athoroughgentle-
manand has many
friends.
Mr. Schroeder is
wenty-seven years old,
and hails originally from
Wisconsin. He was
,., v .. educated at the Uni-
Mayor. Salt Lake City. versit y Qf WieconBin)
at Madison, that State, both as a. civil engineer and in the
law department, graduating from the latter in 1888. When
he first came to Salt Lake he practiced law for about one year
by himself, but on January 1, 1890, formed a co-partnership
with Mr. Stephens. In politics Mr. Schroeder is the direct
opposite of hie partner, being a pronounced democrat of the
old Jeffersonial school. He is a cultured gentleman, highly
esteemed by all who have the honor of his acquaintance, and
a man of talent, possessing, in a marked degree, the qualifica-
tions necessary to success in the profession. While attending
the university at Madison, he met and has since married Miss
Parkinson, daughter of Prof. Parkinson, vice-president of the
university and professor of political economy, a lady of high
culture and excellent social attainments.
As one of the leading law firms of Utah, they have handled
a large number of important cases, and their practice is
increasing rapidly. They were attorneys for the eleventh
school district in the noted school 'tax cases; are also attorneys
for the B. G. Dun mercantile agency, and represent some of the
best business houses in the city. They have commodious and
elegant offices in the opera house block, and possess one of the
finest libraries in the West. They are in the enjoyment of a
large and lucrative practice.
140
JOHN M. YOUNG.
John M. Young, City Marshall of Salt Lake City, is a native
of this territory and city, where he was born in 1856. He is a
BOD of the eldest brother of Brigham Young, the late President
of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Litter Day Saints, of
which institution his parents were firm believers and members.
His boyhood life was devoted to obtaining an education in all
respects substantial and practical. While yet a boy he entered
the composing room of the Deseret Newt as an apprentice,
where be remained some time, and then accepted a position in
the Z. C. M. J. At the expiration of two years he resigned to
do service as a missionary in Australia, whither he was sent by
Photo, by 8. A J.
JOHN M. YOUNG, City Manball.
his uncle Brigbam Young and where he remained twenty
months. Upon hi* return to Salt Lake he entered the Univer-
sity of Deseret, where he remained for six months, at the ex-
piration of which time he received the normal appointment
and in this manner succeeded in graduating. He taught schoo,
one year, when he was appointed to the position of book-keeper
in large wholesale house in Salt Lake City, but soon after
succeeded to the management of the Salt Lake Democrat, and
later still was nominated to the upper house of the legislature
by the liberal party. He dissolved his connection with the
Democrat and entering vigorously into the campaign, was suc-
OMgfnL Immediately after his election, he removed to Park
City, where he was employed in the Daly mine. After resid-
ing in I'ark City some time be was nominated city marshal 1 by
the liberal party and was again successful, being elected by a
large majority. He in prominently identified with the Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias and other beneficiary organiza-
tions and is a member of the Liberal party. He has done
much for the success of that organization, having also in turn
bean honored with many positions of trust and responsibility
at the hands of bis friend*.
I (in term of office as city marshal has been very successful
and he is daily receiving the approval and congratulations of
the beet citizens of Halt Lake City.
CH AS P. BROOKS.
The subject of this sketch, Mr. Chas. P. Brooks, was elected
surveyor of Salt Lake county in August, 1890. He is a native
of tl-e State of New York, forty yean of age and a graduate of
Yale college. He oommenotd the practice of his profession
twenty vears ago in New Haven. Conn., where he WAS employed
in the City Engineer's offloe. At the expiration of two years
he accepted a position on the Texas & Pacific railroad, where
he continued until 1874. when be removed to Halt Lake City.
Since taking up his residence here be has been constantly
occupied. His professional achievement* nave been notable,
including, among others, the system of sewage now in opera-
tion, the work on'which was carried forward under his personal
supervision. In addition to filling the office of county sur-
veyor, he is a member of the firm of Brown & Brooks, builders
of the Crescent tramway at Park City, Utah, a narrow-gauge
railroad which, at the time of its construction, was character-
ized by the steepest grades and sharpest curves of any road in
the world. The firm is also emloyed in the construction of
other railways, besides considerable canal and drainage work.
The firm makes a specialty of engineering, in which the mem-
bers have had a wide experience, and have for seven years filled
the position of U. S. Mineral Surveyor.
Politically Mr. Brooks is a republican in National affairs
while looal|y, he adheres to the liberal party. II. IK
interested in both real estate and mine investments in
the Territory, thus manifesting his faith in the great
future of Utah, and is identified with many enter-
prises promotire of the growth of the city. He is
esteemed as a gentleman of superior skill in the line of his pro-
fession and of potent influence in his capacity of citizen.
A. J. BURT.
Among the many Territorial officials who have become emi-
nent and popular, A. J. Burt. the present sheriff of Salt l.nke
county, is distinguished. Mr. Burt is of Scotch-English descent,
his father having been a native of Fifeshire, Scotland, and his
mother a native of England. He was born in Salt Lake City
32 years ago, and the beautiful valleys, rivers, lakes <ind moun-
tains of the Territory are today remembered as the play
I'hoto.
\M>KI VV .1. IICHT. Sli.-riff of thdt lake Cooiitj.
grounds of his boyhood. He was educated at the public
schools of Salt Lake City, and when fifteen years of age he
)>egan work in the carpenter department of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, so continuing (<>r eight and a half years.
He was next employed as fireman on a locomotive engine, at
which employment he remainc, I fur t liree and a half years. I hiring
Id ut peril l lie completely miixtere.! the profession of mi In >ml en-
gineering, but resigned his position to accept an appointment
M a patrolman on the police force of Halt Lake City, under
City Marshall Phillips. In August, 1880. he was elected sheriff
of Salt Lake County, was re-elected in 188H and again in 1890,
position he still holds. For the past eight years be baa been
an active and influential memlier of the Brotherhood of Loco-
motive Firemen, in which fraternity he him been frequently of-
cially honored. In 1888 he was married to Mins Helen M. Mor-
gan. r.f i In* city, the issue of such marriage being a son.
Mr. Hurt is an ideal officer and amostsuaosesful sheriff. His
father was a pioneer of thin city, coming here in l-sV2, where be
highly respected and popular an a citizen, anil for i"> veers
was
,
filled the several offices of chief of (xilioe and city marshal). In
August, 1888, he was shot and fatally wounded, while in the
discharge of his duty, by a negro he was attempting to arrest.
The negro, however, was captured and met with speedy
justice.
Sheriff Hurt is an enthusiast on all matters pertaining to
the advancement of Utah and her resources. He is a director
of the Utah Stone and Hardware Co., a stockholder in the
Utah Commercial Savings Bank, and interested in real estate
and mining property.
E. B. CLUTE.
It is very doubtful if there is any city in America whose
official representatives, as a class are constituted of so many
self-made men as those of Salt Lake City.
Mr. E. R. Clute, city assessor and collector, is a native of
Wisconsin and 41 years of age. At nine years he was left an
t
Photo, by Shipler.
E. B. CLUTE, City Assessor and Collector.
orphan and removed with relatives to the State of California,
where he attended the public schools, completing his education
at Heald's business college in San Francisco. At the age of
fifteen years he was employed in a mercantile business in Cali-
fornia, where he remained for two years, and then removed to
Nevada, where he was interested in the mine milling business,
but afterward entered a mercantile establishment. In 1882, he
arrived in Salt Lake City and established himself in the trans-
fer business. This he carried on successfully for some time,
after which he disposed of the enterprise and began contracting
with the quartermasters department of U. S. army, in which
he has been successful.
Politically, Mr. Clute is a republican on National questions,
while locally he affiliates with the liberal party, and his party
in recognition of his services has several times chosen him to
fill positions of public trust. While residing in Nevada he was
for several years a member of the State republican central com-
mittee. In 1889, he was appointed by the Utah Commission
deputy register for the second precint of Salt Lake City, and in
1890 he was elected city assessor and collector by a very large
majority. He is the first liberal official who was ever elected
to fill this important position, and since entering upon this
official duty, he has made some very beneficial changes for the
advancement of public interest, though, owing to the unjust
discrimination which had formerly been practiced in this office,
he encountered a very difficult undertaking. He materially in-
creased the valuation of some real estate assessments, and by
other reforms tending to equalize such assessments he relieved
the owners of personal property who formerly paid an uniust
proportion. For his equitable action in this matter he received
the approval of a large majority of the best citizens of Salt
Lake.
Fraternally he is a member of Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights
of Pythias, Patriotic Sons of America, Chosen Friends and
Forresters, in all of which he is of high standing. Mr. Clute is
married and his family are valuable acquisitions to the social
world of Zion. He is interested in real estate to a large extent
in the city, and is regarded as a progressive and enterprising
business man. He considers the prospects very bright and has
evidenced his convictions by his investments.
It is of such citizens as this to whom the people point with
pride, as those who have done so much to advance the intereste
of the city, and place her wonderful resources before the peopls
of the world.
J. B. WALDEN.
The population of the Territory of Utah has shown a won-
derful increase during the past few years and among those
who have located Salt Lake City are to be found many of
superior ability, character and integrity. This statement is
Photo, by Shipler.
J. B. WALDEN, City Treasurer.
fully confirmed in the career of Mr. J. B. Walden, the present
incumbent of the city treasurer's office. Mr. Walden is n
native of Kentucky, having been born at New Liberty, in that
state twenty-eight years ago. During his youth he removed
with his parents to Cynthiana at which place he attended the
public schools, graduating from the high school in the class of
1877. After leaving school he was employed as a travelling
salesman for a St. Louis house. He came to Salt Lake City in
1881, and established himself in the wooden and willow- ware
business as a member of the firm of Pavey, Walden <fc Co.,
the largest jobbing house in their line in this section. In
1890 he wus the candidate of the liberal party for city treasurer
and made a successful campaign. He at once retired from the
active mercantile life in order to give his entire attention to
the duties of his office, retaining, however, an interest in some
very important mercantile institutions, and at present is the
vice-president of the Salt Lake Hardware Company.
Mr. Walden is a descendant of a noted family, being a
direct relative of the noted statesman, Patrick Henry. In 1884
he was united in marriage, in this city, with Miss Augusta
Baker, a lady of fine family and many accomplishments, and as
a result of this union he is now the father of three handsome
children.
In politics he is a democrat of _ the staunch old Kentucky
kind and stands today upon the ground that the time is at
hand for a strict party division in Utah.
Mr. Walden is interested in real estate and mining proper-
ties in this Territory and in this manner has manifested his con-
viction that Utah is one of the best, and soon to become one of
the largest States in the Union.
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RICHARDS & MOYLE.
The HOD. Franklin S. Richards, a leading and representa-
tive eitizen of Salt Lake City, and a distinguished member of
the bar, ie a native of Utah, having been born at the city of
/ion, forty-two years ago. He was admitted to practice in
1874, and began his professional career at Ogden, where he re-
sided until 1884, daring which period he served a large and
influential constituency in the several capacities of county
clerk and recorder, also as prosecuting attorney. Politically,
Mr. Kichards was an honored representative of the people's
imrty, serving as chairman of the Territorial central committee
and occupying posi-
tions of honor and
trust within the party's
gift until the disband-
ing of that organiza-
tion. when he allied
himself to the demo-
cratic party, in which
he has become an emi-
nent leader and direc-
tor. He has twice
been elected to the
legislative council of
the Territory, at one
session of which he was
the presiding officer;
was delegate to Con-
gress in 1882 and chair-
man of the delegation
from Salt Lake City
to the constitutional
convention of 1887.
In 1884 he removed
to Salt Lake, where be
has since been actively
engaged in the prac-
tice of law before both
theTerritorial and Fed-
eral courts, appearing
in cases of National
importance, from their
inception to their final
determination before
the Supreme court of
the United States, and
in the management of
which he displayed
abilities of a character
so superior, and fidelity
to the interests of bis
clients so entirely be-
yond criticism, as to at-
tract universal atten-
tion and applanse.
Among the more im-
portant (pies lions
raised by .Mr. Kichards
and- adjudicated by
the court of last resort
in his favor was one
relating to the disfranchiHment of all persons who had ever
practiced polygamy. The court held that snob action could
only be had where defendants were in the actual prart
same. Another question involving the powers of the Utah
Commission. " to disfranchise people without trial," raised in
the case of Murphy vs. Ramsay, and io the can* of Angus Can-
non vs. the United States f>n the question of what constituted
unlawful cohabitation, were also disposed of. In the Utter
oaae Mr. Richards appeared for plaintiff and prevailed, the
court holding that it consisted of living with more tlinn one
woman as a wife, and not act iml cohabitation wit hot her women.
notable cases in which be was attorney were Salt Lake
i. O. J. HollisUr, collector, in a suit to recover revenue
tax from government on the part of the city, also Hint of !.>
rwioo Snow, convicted and sentenced on three counts for unlaw-
ful oohabit HI ion. He was released under habeas corpus pro-
ceedings on the ground that one conviction only for the same
offense could he established. The case had IM-I. previously
argil .1 in the Supremo court and dismixard for want of juris
diction; in the cano of Nielseo, convicted of unlawful cohahi-
(jii ion and adultery, a reUase was effected on the ground that
one offense only was committed; in the matter of Samuel
vs. H. U. Beason, in regard to the validity of a" teat oath" pro-
hibiting members of the Mormon church from voting in Idaho,
the court held the same valid. As the attorney of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints vs. United States, as to
the power of Congress to divorce a corporation and confiscate
its property, Mr. Kirhards has been indefatigable, having been
detained in Washington during the greater part of the past ten
years on behalf of the people of the church. The property in-
volved amounts to more than two millions of dollars in value,
and is now in the hands of a receiver appointed by the govern-
ment, but Mr. Richards is confident that he will win the case, in
which opinion he is sustained by the leading lawyers of the city.
He has also appeared many times before the committees of
Congress and submit-
ted arguments and
statements as to the
condition of ("tali, both
in regard to its re-
sources and its local
and religions condi-
tions. For twelve
years he has been the
chief attorney and lead-
ing counsel of the Mor-
mon church, has asso-
ciated with men of na-
tional repute in the
trial of many cases, is
one of the bent known
practitioners before the
I'nited States Supreme
court, has an extensive
acquaintance with the
most prominent of law-
yers and statesmen,
and is regarded as one
of the brightest men in
the legal fraternity of
Utah or the country.
Socially, be is a pleas-
ant and affable gentle-
man, happily married.
fond of his family, inul
a delightful compan-
ion.
J. II. Movie, the jun-
ior partner, is a bril-
liant young man. U>rn
at Salt Lake City in
1858, and consequently
in bis thirty :third year.
He graduated in the
law department of the
Michigan I'nivemty
with the class of ]->:,.
was admitted to the bar
of that State on the
nineteenth of the fol-
lowing June, and to
the I 'tab Imr Septem
IMT fourth of the same
year. Prior to his em-
bracing the profession,
however, he availed himself of a special course of science
with results that have proved advantageous. In 1886
he was elected county attorney, holding the position un-
til 18SKI, and in 1*88 became a meml>er of the Terri-
torial legislature, for two years waa one of the board of trustees
of the Territorial reform BflbooL baa been a director of the Dee-
eret Agrinilturiil and Manufacturing Society for several years,
also a director of the I'tah Loan and Trust Company at Og.
den since its organization, and with Inn associate has been
attorney for '/.. ('. M. I. of HUH city, the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter PavSuints, and other prominent institutions. Mr.
Moyle is a democrat who has always taken an active part in
politic* ami attended the Chicago St. l*uns convention* at
which drover i 'leveland waa nominated as an enthusiastic mem-
berofhis party to witness the proceedings. He is one of the pres-
ent central coimmttwof the democracy of Salt Lake county,
and deeply interested in all that pertains to Jeffeionian d,,c-
trinen. lii personal appearance Mr. Moyle is tall, dignified.
with a graceful bearing, and perfectly self-possessed at all
limes. He is a married man, devoted to his family, an agreea-
bl gentleman and a lawyer with a brilliant career l>efore him.
The firm occupy commodious and elegantly appointed offices
111 the ( ^institution huildilli;.
K. s. mm
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JAMES ALLEN WILLIAMS.
The subject of this sketch was born in Cannonsburg, Boyd
county, Kentucky, Nov. 30th, 1859. His father was of Irish-
Welsh descent and came to America in the early colonial days.
He was one of the solid, substantial citizens of Greenup
county, Kentucky, and the first sheriff of Boyd county after
its organization. He died in 1863, after having figured for a
number of years in the politics of that State, leaving a consider-
able fortune which was squandered through mismanagement
by the administrators of the estate. The early education of
James A. Williams was limited to a large extent, on account of
his being obliged to
work in order to obtain
the means to enable
him to attend school.
At sixteen years of age,
however, he prepared
himself for the position
of teacher in the public
schools, where he serv-
ed five terms with suc-
cess and credit to him-
self. In this capacity
and by performing odd
jobs in his leisure, he
secured sufficient means
in January, 1881,to enter
the preparatory depart-
ment of Center college
of Kentucky. In Sep-
tember of the same
year, he matriculated in
the collegiate depart-
ment of the same in-
stitution and graduated
in Jane, 1885, with the
degree of A. B. As a
student he manifested
great zeal and energy in
whatever he undertook
and carried off many of
the prizes that were
offered. While at both
Center college and' the
University of Virginia,
he was an enthusiastic
member of the Kappa
Alpha, a college frater-
nity, for four years hold-
ing the office of Grand
Purser of the order,
during which period he
was instrumental in
spreading the order
throughout the South.
He continues to be an
active member of that
organization. On leav-
ing college he was
elected principal of the
is a pleasant gentlemen in social converse, affable and polite to
all, and one of the brainiest young men in the Territory.
Photo, by
J. H. MOYLE, Attorney.
Catlettsburg, Kentucky, graded schools, a position he held for
one year, when he resigned to begin the study of law at the
University of Virginia, whence he graduated with high honors
in 1888.
He began the practice of law in Catlettsburg during the
same year, and in January, 1889, removed to Denver, Colorado,
where he remained one year, then locating at Salt Lake. Since
his advent into this city he has been retained in some of the
most important cases in the courts, being also attorney for
some of the largest jobbing houses in Salt Lake, and has a
practice that will bring him in an annual income of 85,000.
For a practice of less than two years this speaks well, and as
an indication that Mr. Williams will, in the near future, have
an enviable reputation in the ranks of the prominent practi-
tioners of the country.
Mr. Williams is a single man, a democrat in politics, and
takes an active interest in all that pertains to his party. He is
the vice-president of the Wilson Democratic Club and promi-
nent in all its councils. He is also a member of the Masonic
fraternity, a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 17 of I. O. O. F.,
and of the P. O. 8. of A. of Washington Camp No. 6 of Salt
Lake City. He occupies suite 514 and 515 in the Progress
building, and those desiring the services of a reliable, safe and
competent counselor can do 110 better than to consult him. He
COAD & GOAD.
While the older members of the bench and bar of Utah are
being reviewed in this work, those that have recently located
here, and who have left a practice of equally large proportion
and fully as lucrative as that possessed by some who have been
here for years, must not be overlooked. Among those who have
latterly located in Salt Lake City, there are none who stand
higher and are more
favorably known than
the firm of Coad & Coad,
composed of Messrs. J.
C. and E. F. Coad, hav-
ing offices in the Was-
atch building. Mr. J.
C. Coad is a native of
Pennsylvania and forty-
six years of age. He
first read law at Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, was ad-
mitted to the bar in
1870, and began to
practice at Monlten, in
the same State, remain-
ing there about seven-
teen years, when he re-
mo v e d to Colorado,
where he remained un-
til about six months
ago, when he came hither
and became the senior
member in a partnership
formed with his brother
who had preceded him
about two and a half
years. During his life
he has held several
prominent positions of
trust and responsibil-
i*y, one of the latter be-
ing the office of assist-
ant district prosecuting
attorney for Colorado,
which he resigned upon
coming to this city.
During the late civil war
he enlisted in Iowa and
served his country with
honor and distiction for
three years and three
months. Fraternally he
is a Mason of high
standing, also a mem-
ber of the G. A. E., and
in National politics is
an ardent republican.
He is interested in Salt
Lake realty and mines, and after some months of active
and personal examination of the mining interests declares that
the resources of this Territory are far in excess of those of the
Dakotas and Colorado, which he also thorougly investigated.
The junior member of the firm, Mr. Ed. F. Coad, is a native
of Iowa and 35 years of age. He first read law in the office of
his brother, J. C. Coad, at Moulten, Iowa, was admitted in Jan-
uary, 1881, and began at once to practice in Seymour, Iowa; he
remained there some time, when he removed to Lincoln county,
Kas., where he located and soon secured a large patronage, but
like many others, believing the far west offered better oppor-
tunities to rise, he set his face in this direction, and after a brief
sojourn in Colorado, arrived in Zion about two and a half years
ago. During his residence in Lincoln county, Kas., he was prose-
cuting attorney for that city and county, a position he filled
with honor to himself and credit to the people who elected him.
Mr. Coad is married and his wife and three children now
call Salt Lake City home. Fraternally he is a member of the
Knights of Pythias. In National politics he is an ardent
republican; locally he adheres to the liberals.
The firm is exceptionally strong and are deserving of
their high class of patronage. They are both identified with
the interests of the city and Territory, and are very confident
of great prospects and growth in the future.
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HON. A. G. NORRELL.
There are no more interesting and instructive studies than
the life histories of men who have made their mark in life, and
have attained a position of trust and honor. This is more especi-
ally the case in the Western country where success is gener-
ally achieved only after a hard struggle ngainst opposing cir-
cumstances. An example of this is to be found in the life of
the Hon. A. Q. Norrell. This well-known and popular gentle-
man was born in 185'J, at Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated
from the Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tennessee, in
1876. In 1880 be began the practice of law at Yazoo City.
Mississippi. In 1881, he was elected to the legislature from
Photo, bjr Shipl'T.
llnY \. i.. NOKKKM,, V. S. Cominuicm.T.
Yazoo county, Mississippi, and re-elected in 1883 and 1885 by
the largest majorities on the democratic ticket. This fact
alone, is an evidence of the high esteem in which he was held,
as he bad only been a resident of the county a short time be-
fore he was elected to represent its people in the halls of the
legislature. After serving his constituents honorably and
r-.i.t;tlily. he decided that the West offered more fruitful fields
for his ambition, and In January, \M<, De landed in Salt Lake
and began the practice of his profession. In June, of the same
year, be was appointed United States Commissioner and has
ever since been prominently identified with the city and her
interests. He is well-known in politics as an uncompromising
democrat and regarded as one of the ablest speakers in the
Territory. He is a gentleman of the true Southern type, and a
brilliant man in the profession which he has chosen.
ZANE & PUTNAM.
There are a number of members of the legal fraternity in
Bait Unkn City specially deservim; ..r notir.. in a work of tlim
character on account <>f their ability HIM! gentlemanly <|tialiflca-
tions in the profusion which they have chosen. There are, |*r-
haps, more yonng lawyers possessing onginHltalent for tlie prac-
tx-Hiif their pursuit in Stilt I^ikeCity than in any other city f tin
siz in the country, and prominent among the** are Messrs.
Zane A Putnam, with offices in the ProgrtM building. John
M. /line is a native <>f Springfield, III., and twenty-eight years
of age. He received a common school f ducat ion in his unlive
town, *nd afterwards graduated from t)><> I un.TMty <>f Michi-
gan in 18H4. He removed to Salt Ixtke in the name year, where
he began reading law willi hm father, Hon. < S. /.ime, and was
:i.|n..itf.l in [.riii-i . < in ;-.' He has been engaged in several
ini[Mirtant CMSTII in tin- city, prominent among which was Coke
ke, on a question of illegitimate Mormon children N-iug
entitled to inherit property. The question was decided by the
United States Supreme court in the affirmative, and the manner
in which Mr. Zane handled the case, added considerably to liis
prominence and standing in the profession. The gentle-
man was clerk of the District court from 1884 to 1SST. u
which responsible position he acquitted himself with great
ability and credit. He has also occupied the position of court
inspector for the Supreme court of Utah since 1889 up to the
present time, ami has' been assistant United States district at-
torney since 1889. For so young a man, he has held a number
of important positions, all of which he has filled with credit to
himself and satisfaction to all. In politics, Mr. Xane is a re-
publican, nationally and locally. He in a young man of unusual
promise and destined to rank among the legal celebrities of the
West at no distant day.
Mr. Graham F. Putnam was born in the State of New York
and graduated in the classical course of Columbia college, that
State, in 1888. He began the practice of law in 1890, and has
been very successful ever since. In national politics he is a
democrat and locally a liberal. He is a young man of bright
intellect, and has studied diligently to perfect himself in all the
important points both of the common and statute law. The
firm is a strong one, has a first-class library and is in the enjoy-
ment of a lucrative and growing practice. They are entitled
to the confidence of the public, and worthy of all patronage
that may be accorded them.
J. E. DARMER.
The practice of law is in the natureof things an accomplish-
ment that if chilli-nit to acquire, even by bard study. To be a
successful lawyer, a man should possess those natural attri-
butes that entitle him a front rank in the profession. Salt
Lake City has as excellent an aggregate of legal talent as can
be found in any city, of much larger population. Many of the
l'l,..ln. I,) Shil.l.T.
I'MIMKK. Attorn*?.
fraternity are young men who came out here with a laudable
mbitkm to carve a name for themselves, and boats of them are
succeeding. In the list of prominent young members of tin-
bar of Salt l.nkf. Mr. .1. K. I tanner occupies a prominent posi-
tion. He was born lit IWatnr. III., twenty five jears ago. and
removed to Utah in 1890, and when- !> tin- exercise of bis
brilliant talents and a persevering character he has already
secured a large and lucrative practice. He is a young gentle-
man of fine address, well posted on all law points, and regarded
as one of the ablest lawyer* in tl><> Territory. He i withal very
t-i'iiinl in his judgment and conscientious on all matters, both
of a private and public character, in the profession and SB a
layman. He baa elegant npartments in the Central Block,
where be can be consulted during business hours by all in
nwd of the services of a first class counselor.
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HON. ORLANDO W. POWERS.
Judge Orlando W. Powers "for many years has been one of
the most conspicuous figures in Utah. His brilliant leadership
of the liberal party has made him the leader of the Gentile
people, while his graceful, picturesque and impassionate
oratory, both on the stump and at the bar, has won for him the
admiration of all lovers of the rostrum. His life has been so
busy, so eventful, so crowded with interesting incidents that it
is impossible to but touch upon some of the most important
data in this brief review. Born June 16, 1851 on a farm at
Pulkneyville, N. T., Orlando W. Powers started th battle of
life with but a common
school education as his
capital. Before he was
twenty-one he had grad-
uated from the law de-
partment of the Michigan
University. H i s first
vote was cast for Horace
Qreeley and the same
year he was nominated
by the democrats of the
West Assembly district
of Wayne county, New
York, for the legislature,
and defeated by a broth-
er-in-law of Grover Cleve-
land. In the spring of
1873 he was admitted to
the Supreme court prac-
tice of Michigan and en-
tered the law firm of May
<fe Buck at Kalamazoo,
where he worked three
months for his board.
His services proved so
valuable that he became
a member of the firm
his share of the business
being 8150 a year and
"board, lie afterward suc-
ceeded to the firm's busi-
ness. In 1878 he was
nominated by the dem-
ocrats of Kalamazoo for
prosecuting attorney, and
ran 1200 ahead of his
ticket. In the spring of
1880 he was elected vil-
lage attorney by the dem-
ocratic council, and in
the fall of the same year
was nominated for Con-
gress by the democrats
of the Fourth Congress-
ional District; J. C. Bur-
roughs, the present rep-
resentative, being the re-
publican candidate. In
the convention, Judge
Powers received fifty-
eight out of sixty votes,
and in a hotly-contested campaign polled the largest democratic
vote up to that time. He was made chairman of the democratic
Committee in 1882 and carried the city. In 1882 he became an
author by preparing a work on chancery proceedings ; which
was followed in 1884 by " Power's Supreme Court Practice."
In 1884 he was elected one of Michigan's four delegates-at-
large to the National Convention and opposed the unit rule in
an ablaand eloquent speech. This year he was made chairman
of the Kalaina zoo County Campaign Committee and carried the
county for the democrats. He was a member of every State
convention from 1876 to 1885.
He was appointed Associate Justice of Utah by President
Cleveland and sworn in on the 1st of May and assigned to the
First District, with headquarters at Ogden, and tried the first
of the Eleven Apostles ever convicted of polygamy. The
great Bullion-Beck mining suit, which was one of the greatest
mining trials ever known, was tried before Judge Powers, who
held for the defendants. The agents of this powerful corpora-
tion began a fight against his confirmation in the Senate and
all adverse influences were brought to bear. Being satisfied
that they would succeed in defeating his confirmation by a
republican senate, Judge Powers placed his letter of resigna-
tion in the hands of the President. Judge Henderson was ap-
pointed to succeed him. At this time Don Dickinson had a
hard fight on hand in Michigan and he made Powers editor of
the Grand Rapids Democrat, and his brilliant pen did valiant
work. After six weeks he quit the editorial chair to accept an
engagement from a lecture bureau, and is next found in
Utah in a law office without a law practice, but with a few good
friends. A year later he is next heard of in the harness with
a luxurious practice and at the head of the liberal party. His
distinguished services to his party and to his Territory during
" times that tried men's souls " would make a volume of very
interesting history. He was the idol of his party and to his
dexterous leadership and
political tact, was ac-
knowledged the series of
victories which hastened
the abandonment of
polygamy and the dis-
solution of the peoples'
party. During the excit-
ing political campaigns
in Utah Judge Powers
seemed ubiquitous, and
like Napoleon, "flashed
athwart the sky with me-
teoric splendor, dazzling
and astonishing the op-
position by hip genius."
HON. ORLANDO W. POWERS.
LEE & POST.
Among the bright lights
of the legal fraternity in
Salt Lake City, the firm
of Lee & Post, 52 and 53
Commercial block, are
shining examples of what
industry and persever-
ance, backed by a full
knowledge of the pro-
fession, can accomplish.
The gentlemen who are
associated together in the
practice of law, have a
very rapidly growing pat-
ronage, and are consid-
ered authority on all
matters relating to the
profession. Mr. E. O.
Lee was born in Canada,
some thirty-six years ago.
When quite young he re-
moved to Illinois, where
he was educated, read-
ing law with Hon. Jas.
Shaw, a prominent law-
yer and politician of Mt.
Carroll, that State. He
afterward emigrated to
Nebraska, settling in Sid-
ney, where his merits soon
obtained for him the largest land and commercial practice in that
'section of the State. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Sid-
ney by the largest majority ever received in the county, and
held this responsible position for two years. He also appeared
in a number of cases before the U. 8. Federal court at Omaha,
Neb., all of which he handled in such a masterly manner as to
command the highest encomiums of praise from older mem-
bers of the bar. In the order of secret societies, Mr. Lee is a
prominent member of the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias
societies. In National politics, he is an ardent, and active
member of the great republican party.
Mr. Jermain Post hails from the State of New York, and is
forty years of age. He is a graduate of the State University of
Madison, Wisconsin, of the class of 1879, and practiced law in
that State for many years. He is a member of the Mystic
Order of Odd Fellows, a member of the Methodist Church, and
a pleasant and agreeable gentleman socially. In National
politics, he is an active republican, and a liberal, locally. He
is an eloquent speaker, a man of brilliant attainments, with
bright prospects before him.
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C. O. WHITTEMOBE.
Among the prominent young members of the Salt Lake
bar Mr. C. O. Whittemore is conspicuous for his ability and
the valuable services that he has rendered the city. He is a
native of Salt Lake, and thirty years of age. He read law in
the office of Judge Van Zile, formerly United States Attorney
for Utah, and for one year served as assistant city and county
attorney, but resigned and finished his legal education at the
Columbia Law School of New York, and began practicing the
day he attained his majority, and has been employed as counsel
in a number of important cases in the Territory, one of them,
most valuable citizens. He is a member of the Knights of
Pythias, and in politics is a republican. Nationally and locally.
He is married to a most estimable lady, formerly Miss Sarah
L. Brown of this city, and has three children.
r. o. WIUTTEMOKE.
the Cope case, being especially worthy of mention. The ques-
tion at issue involving the rights of polygamous children to
inherit the father's estate, and affected property throughout the
Territory to the amount of several millions of dollars. He
enjoys the distinction of having been one of the first Gentiles to
be elected to office in Halt Lake City, a member of the Board
of Trustees of the Eighth School District. He is now attorney
for the Brooklyn Real Kstnte and Loan Company, which holds
property in the city to the value of over (500,000, also for the
Garden City Improvement Company, heavily interested in the
city and vicinity. About 1889. Mr. Whittemore, in conjunction
with W. H. Shearman, influenced investments by Eastern cap-
italists in property and loans in the city. Thus far they have
placed nearly $1,000,000, and the gentlemen are still loaning
Urge sums in response to demands made for same. While on
an Eastern business trip Mr? Whittemore met Mr. Benson, and
induced him to visit Salt Lake City, a visit that resulted in
bmlilingof the Knutaford hot.-i. Mr. \Vhittemore will endeavor
in the near future to influence the syndicate, for which be is the
attorney, to erect several business blocks in this city, also to
interest them in the building of the railroad to the Deep Creek
Country, Pioohe, Nevada, and thence to the coast He has
already secured the promise of a large amount of Eastern cap-
ital, and it is well known there that the construction of tin*
road would be a valuable factor in developing a rich mining
and agricultural region, never yet traversed by the wheels of
the iron horse. Mr. Whittemore is a stockholder in the Time*
and one of the original founders of that paper, a republican
organ, etahlihed for the purpose of representing the resources
and advantages of the Territory in a proper light, and to repel
the attacks published against the people and the Territory by
irresponsible writem.whieh M>nric the paper has been the means
of aoeotnplifthtng. Mr. Whittemore, from a life-long residence in
Salt Luke, and a thorough acquaintance, by personal observa-
tion of the resources of I'tnh, thinks it is greater in valuable
products and undeveloped riches, than any adjoining States
and Territories, not even excepting Colorado. He has done as
Tini.-ti as *ny one person for the bust interests of Salt Lake and
Utah, and is appreciated by all classes of people as one of her
O. H. HARDY.
Among the representative men of Salt Lake, Mr. O. H.
Hardy stands preeminent. He is a pioneer of rtiih. ami
received his early education in the public schools of Salt Lake
City. He is also thoroughly an American, tracing his ancestry
O. II. II AliHY. ( mim-ilnuui.
back to the landing of the "Mayflower" at Plymouth Kix-k.
His tfrnndfather wan active in the Revolution, being one of the
first men to take up arms against the British. His father and
mother were both natives of Massachusetts, and many of his
relatives still reside in that State.
Mr. Hardy began farming at the age of fifteen, following
that occupation for several years, when he oame to Salt Lake
City where be engaged as clerk with Taylor A- Cutler, remain-
ing with that firm four years, during which time he acquired a
thorough knowledge of merchiiiuliHiiig. He then began busi-
ness on his own account, associating himself with his brother,
L. ' i . Hardy, under the flrm name of Hardy Bros. They opened
their establishment in 1882, but subsequently sold out to a
stock comp.iny, retaining, however, the control of a large block
of the stock. The venture prospered, and in 1891, when it
again changed hands, and has since been conducted under the
linn iiHiiif of Hardy, Young A Co. Mr. Hardy has always
retained a controlling interest in the concern, and under his
able direction the business has increased to an aggregate of
nearly $100,000 per annum. His enterprise has been deserv-
edly rewarded, and his keen business sagacity has invariably
directed his money into profitable channels. Independent of
Mtri<-th business pursuits be is an ardent admirer of fine-bred
stock, and a few years ago purchased a ranch local*! in Utah
county, containing some six hundred acres, which has since
been mail.- l)i.< home of a large number of bones and cattle of
a very superior breed.
He wan married in 1*7*. t" MINK K.Kther A. Marg*tt<>. of thin
city, a lady of rare araunpliKliment*. and IIIH family now con-
sists of father, mother and three children. Mr. Hardy is
I'lowly i<lentiti.l with a niiinlHT of .-.ir[... ran. .us in Salt Lake
exclusive of thcwe already mentioned, being .liroctor BIH! Mock-
hoMer f the I'tiih Commercial ami Savings Bank: director
anil stockholder of the Burton < innlner ( '<>m|mny; also ntock-
hol.ler in (he Deseret VitMtial Hank. Although without polit-
ic*! aspiration* be was, in I880.i.|.'l...| councilman for the Thin)
precinct of Salt Lake <'ity. l.y an overwhelming majority.
He represents the people of hi*' precinct to their entire satis-
. and is daily gaining in popularity and reputation.
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A. J. PENDLETON.
A. J. Pendieton, eminent as a pioneer, a public spirited
citizen and a member of the board of aldermen from the First
precinct, is a native of New York State, where he was also
educated, and passed the earlier years of his life. At an early
day he moved west and in 1838 was a resident of the present
city of Chicago. In 1845, however, he bade adieu to the Indian
trading post with its whitewashed stockade, which has since
been translated into one of the largest and most populous
cities in the United States, and removed to Iowa, locating at
Council Bluffs. Three years later he again "started West"
improvements to comport with the elegant buildings. In
casting about for a man to fill this responsible position of
chairman of the Board of Public Works, Mayor Scott fortnn-
nately selected C. L. Haines. The wisdom of the selection has
already been demonstrated by the careful attention and wise
supervision exercised by that official over the construction of
the Parley Creek conduit, a public work that will compare fa-
vorably with the best masonry for like purposes to be seen in
the East. Another public improvement of great importance
under the control of the Board of Public Works is the paving
of State Street, and the fine granite blocks already on the
ground bespeak the high ^merit of the material selected for
A. J. PENDLETON, Conucilman.
and upon reaching Salt Lake city opened, in conjunction with
his brother, one of the first blacksmith shops in the Territory.
His line of production included almost every article known to
the craft from heavy saw-mill machinery to a rivert, and he
succeeded in building up a large trade, which he still caters to,
his son meanwhile having become his partner. In 1851, Mr.
Pendieton was married to Miss Mary Spiers a most amiable
and estimable lady who has borne him two children, a son and
daughter, both of whom survive.
In 1890 he received the nomination for Alderman of the
First precinct at the hands of the liberal party and was one of
the number who were successful; since his election his ex-
perience and ability have made him a most valuable represen-
tative of his constituents. He has advocated some very im-
portant measures among which was the establishment of a
large public park in the beautiful spot known as City Creek
Canon, which he conceived would be a most important feature
for the beautifying of the city.
'By his own individual efforts Mr. Pendieton has accumu-
lated an independence and has shown his confidence in the
future of this city and Territory by investments and otherwise.
He has not only the credit of being one of the pioneers but in
addition, one of the city's most progressive and popular
citizens.
C. L. HAINES.
In the building of American cities there are eras of great ac-
tivity, during which time a large portion of the municipal im-
provements are projected and constructed. In a few years
vast gums of money are expended in improving streets, con-
structing sewers and building a system of water works. For-
tunate is the city that selects the right heads to manage its
public works at these times, for through incompetent officials
and bad construction millions of dollars of the tax-payers'
money is wasted, and the public works, instead of reflecting
credit to the city, will compromise its honor and pride. Salt
Lake City has just entered upon an era of city building. The
millions of dollars expended by the enterprising private citi-
zens in massive business blocks and handsome private resi-
dences has made a demand upon the city government for street
C. L. HAINES, Chairman Board of Public Works.
this work. During the paet year over eleven miles of sidewalk
were built under the direction of the board, and the large side-
walk districts already created indicates that during the coming
year this good work will be prosecuted with even greater vigor
than during the preceeding season.
Mr. Haines was born in New Jersey, January 17th, 1832, in
which State he received his early education. When eighteen
years of age his parents moved to Philadelphia and young
Haines worked for many years in the coasting trade. He came
to Utah in 1865 and worked for a mining company, but soon
became connected with the Gilmer & Saulsberry Stage Com-
pany, with which he remained for several years. lake moet of
Salt Lake's enterprising citizens, Mr. Haines invested in va-
rious mining enterprises and is now connected with the Yosem-
ite No. 2. located in Bingham, in the West Mountain mining
district. Mr. Haines is a man of dignified appearance, as his
portrait indicates, and his generous sympathies have attached
to him a wide circle of friends among the best business men of
the city.
WM. G. VAN HORNE.
Among the prominent members of the Utah bar that com-
mand the confidence and respect of the community of Salt Lake,
there is none, perhaps, that occupy a higher position in this re-
gard than Wm. G. Van Home. The gentleman was born in
Fayeteville, Arkansas, and although but thirty-five years of age,
possesses a knowledge of the law that very few men of hig age
can lay claim to. He graduated at Brown University, Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, in the class of 1877, and afterward read
law with Bennett & Harkness of this city. He has been in
actual practice for the past thirteen years and enjoys a lucra-
tive and rapidly increasing patronage.
Mr. Van Home is a prominent member of the Masonic fra-
ternity, and Grand Master Mason of the Territory. He is
largely interested in the mines of the Territory. He occupies
an elegant suite of rooms at 172 Main Street and possesses one
of the finest libraries in Salt Lake. He is the legal advisor of
many prominent commercial firms and mercantile houses of
the city, and bis counsel is eagerly sought after by those need-
ing legal advice and assistance.
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a P. ABMSTEONG.
B r. S. P. Armstrong is another of the younger mem-
bers of the Salt Lake bar who, during his three years' residence
in the city, has made himself prominent through the cases he
has been engaged in. He is a native of Pennsylvania, and is
now in his thirty-first year. His education was received in
Ohio University and the Cincinnati Law School, from which
institutions he graduated. lie began the practice of law in
Newcastle, Pa., in 1887, and from that place removed to Seattle.
Salt Lake offering better inducements he decided to change
and came to Utah, in the courts of which he appeared as coun-
sel in several important oases, lie was one of the attorneys in
the case of the estate of Thomas Cope on appeal from the
Probate court to the Third District court, Utah Supreme court
and finally to the United States Supreme court. He appeared
on the side for the polygamous child who won the case, which
has been regarded as one of the most important ever tried in
Utah, as it established a very important precedent. Mr. Arm-
strong is single. He is a republican in National politics, a
member of Phi Delta Phi of the law fraternity, and other socie-
ties. He is regarded as one of the leading young men of the
Salt Lake bar, and enjoys the confidence of all who have had
business relations with him.
W. H. CROMER.
Mr. W. H. Cromer, the subject of this sketch, is a native of
Pennsylvania, thirty-six years of age, a graduate in the class of
1883, of the National Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio, in the
scientific and law departments, in both of which he distin-
guished himself by the possession of the highest order of learn-
ing. For fourteen years prior to his graduation he was a
teacher of Latin and Greek; he subsequently retired from that
position, however, and after some years passed in travel, in
1888 located at Denver, Col., where he was connected with C.
T. Richardson, in the practice of the law, so continuing with
good success, until attracted by the reports of Salt Lake City,
he removed hither, arriving in this city about 1889. Upon lo-
cating in Utah he found himself with a very small capital upon
which to begin, but by judicious investment and close atten-
tion to business he has come into possession of a large amount
of real estate, and now pays taxes on $30,000 worth of prop-
erty, being also interested in mines. He is an enthusiast on
all subjects connected with the wonderful resources of this
Territory and the future prospects of the city. His clientage
is large and rapidly increasing, and he now ranks among the
leaders of his profession.
HON. S. S. MARKHAM.
The subject of this sketch was born in Rochester, New
York, thirty-three years ago. At an early age he decided to
adopt the legal profession, and after completing a course at the
Rochester University, entered the office of Danforth & Shep-
pard of that city. After the expiration of the usual period re-
quired, he was admitted to the bar of that city in ,.1884, and at
once took rank with the leading attorneys. In this connectioa
it may be stated that the senior member of the firm, when he
received his legal education, was for along time associate judge
of the court of appeals of the State of New York, and that he
was considered one of the ablest jurists in the State. After a
time Mr. Markham decided to follow the course of empire and
turned his face toward the setting sun, settling in Dakota
where he stood at the head of bis profession. , The fame of Salt
Lake attracted his attention and be decided to locate here,
coming hither about 1891, and since his arrival he has pros-
pered, having built up a good success and a large clientage.
ID politics he is a democrat nationally and a liberal in local is-
sues. He is a benedict and has a very interesting family. Mr.
Markham is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows and is esteemed highly by all who know him. He occupies
offices 82 and 88 Soott-Auerbach block. He has charge of a
very large number of important cases involving money and
property to a large amount.
HON. S. A. MERHITT.
Among the prominent attorneys of Salt Lake City, there is
none that occupies a more favorable position or commands
more respect in the legal world than Hon. H. A. Merritt. The
gentleman was born in Augusta county, Virginia, August 15,
1828, and graduated from Washington College, (now \\ ashiug-
ton and Lee University) in June, 1848. In 1H4!) he emigrated
to California and settled in Mariposa county, of which he was
elected clerk in 1H50. He resigned, however, in the fall, and
was the same year elected a member of the general assembly
and was re-elected in 1852. In 1858 he was admitted to prac-
tice in the California courts, and in 1866 was elected senator
from the sixth district, a position he held with honor to himself
and credit to his constituanta for six years. A few years later he
moved to Idaho, from which Territory he, in 1870, was selected
M a member to the 42d Congress, where he served his conslit-
uant faithfully and acceptably for two yeara. Upon the
expiration of Inn term of office, he came to Bait Lake, where
he, resumed the practice of law with snob good effect that be
soon became recognized as one of its most brilliant and accom-
plished attorneys. With the advent of the liberal party into
power in IKKI. he was appointed city attorney, a position In-
held until the spring of 1802, when ill health compelled him I"
resign and take a trip t<> tin- I'acitic coast, whence he returned
much improved. Mr. Merritt is a man of wealth, a gentleman
of honest convictions, a lawyer of remarkable force of charac-
ter, and highly esteemed by all who have the honor of his ac-
quaintance. He is a steadfast friend, an unmmprimng foe to
all but honorable intentions, and a stern enemy of unscrapu
Inns politician*.
BOOTH & GRAY..
Among the eminent army of legal talent that adorns the bar
of Salt Lake, there is no more conspicuous firm of lawyers
than Hiram K. Booth and J. G. Gray, the gentlemen of whom
this sketch is the subject. The former is one of the United
States commissioners for Utah, and whose biography in connec-
tion with his official associates will be found in another column
of this work. The firm make a specialty of commercial litiga-
tion, including collections, and transact a large business. They
are recognized as one of the strongest and ablest combinations
in the ranks of the legal fraternity of the city, and have the
unlimited confidence and respect of all who know them. Mr.
Gray, the junior member of the firm, began the study of law in
1884 and was admitted to practice in 1887. He has resided in
Utah for three years and has been actively engaged in the
practice of his profession during that time. The co-partner-
ship was formed. March 1st, 1891. Their offices are eligibly
located in the magnificent Commercial Bank building where
they occupy rooms 64 and 65. Both these gentlemen are com-
paratively young and are recognized as men who are thorough-
ly identified with the best interests of the city and territory.
They handle all legal matters entrusted to them with great
skill and consequently their business has increased very rapid-
ly since they came to Salt Lake Cit\ .
HON. J. W. JUDD.
Tin- Hon. .1. \\ . Jndd was born on a plantation in Simmer
county, Tennessee, September 6, 1889. Upon the completion
of his academic course he began the study of law in the office
of his uncle, the Hon. J. C. Stark, an eminent advocate of
Springfield. At the close of the war, during which Judge Judd
served in the Confederate army, he was admitted to prnctice,
and in May, 1H65, opened an office at Springfield, whence he
was frequently summoned to Nashville in his professional ca-
pacity and as counsel in rases involving the mont intricate ques-
tions of law and equity. His learning, ability, eloquence, inti-
mate familiarity with the disposition of mooted point* in the
Courts of Chancery and common law throughout the United
States, as also abroad, brought him into special prominence at
the Tennessee bar, and he was appointed to the Circuit Bench
of his native State, subsequently being made a Justice of the
Supreme court. The decisions rendered in his judicial capaci-
ties were models of elegant diction and legal acumen, hpcuring
for their author an extended reputation, and establishing prec-
edents in respect to legal principles that have since remained
n n reversed. He has always been prominent in Masonic circle*.
be-ing a Knight Templar, also a member of the Knights of
I'ytliuiH and of the KnighUof Honor. Politically he is a dem-
ocrat, ninl in 1HH4 served as an elector on the National demo-
cnitic ticket. In 1888 he was apiiomted Chief Justice of the
Territorial Supreme court of 1 "tali, where IIIH administration
of the trust was characterized by profound legal learning and
judicial abilities of exceptional scope and rtwouine. !! re-
signed his position in 1889 to resume the practice of law, to
which be has since devoted his attention .fudge Judd is mar
m- 1 . and his wife, a most charming woman with four children,
complete his household.
MARSHALL & BOYLE.
The firm of Marshall & Boyle is composed of the best and
most favorablyknown councillors at law in the Territory of Utah.
The individual members are Thomas Marshall and Jonathan
O. Royle, both natives of Kentucky. Mr. Marshall is fifty-six
years of age, and has been a prominent attorney for thirty-four
years. He has practiced before the courts of Montana and Utah,
being a member of the bar of the latter for twenty-five years, with
residence in Bait Lake City, and is universally esteemed as an
able and fearless expounder of the law, a conscientious and skill-
ful attorney, and one in whom the utmost confidence can be
placed. In all the years that he has been in public life in Utah,
there is no man that can say aught against the character and in-
tegrity of Thomas Marshall. He has been employed in the most
important cases that ever came before the Territorial courts and
the skillful and successful manner evinced in handling the
same, has won for him the highest encomiums of praise. As
a citizen he is very highly esteemed and regarded, and numbers
his friends by the score.
His partner Mr. Jonathan C. Royle is sixty-three years of age
and has been in actual law practice for thirty-five years, and
during that period in his capacity of an attorney, he has ap-
peared before the courts of Wisconsin, Colorado, California, etc.
For twenty-one years, Mr. Royle has been a prominent attor-
ney in all the courts of Utah, and in that time has acquired a
reputation as a law counselor, that reflects credit upon his
abilities and talents, and renders him a conspicuous man among
the legal fraternity of the West. He is liberal in all his busi-
ness transactions, an untiring worker in behalf of his client,
and conscientious withal in regard to the methods by which he
may bring all his cases to a successful issue. In all the walks
of private life, he is an exemplary citizen, and has a large fol-
lowing of personal friends who are proud of his acquaintance.
The firm of Marshall & Royle is exceptionally strong, and
those desiring the services of able counselors, can do no better
than consult them. They are thoroughly reliable, and their
advice apd judgment can be depended upon in all cases.
party and defended its principles zealously and effectively, and
we look forward to the time in the near future, when his
voice and influence shall be heard and felt in this commu-
nity advocating and upholding the same true cause.
HON. L. H. EHODES.
Hon. L. R. Rhodes, the subject of this sketch, is probably
one of the most distinguished lawyers practicing before the
bar of Utah. His career in the legal profession has been a
long and highly successful one, not only in the responsible
official positions he has occupied, but in his record as a prac-
ticing attorney. He was born in Licking county, Ohio, and is
forty-three years of age. He commenced the study of law in 1868,
in the office of Henipen Murphy, at Maringo, Iowa, studiously ap-
plying himself to his work for three years, when he was admitted
to the bar. In the same year he removed to Colorado and lo-
cated at Fort Collins, where he continued the practice of law
for eleven years, building up an extensive business and estab-
lishing a well deserved reputation as an efficient and highly
capable lawyer.
In the fall of '78 he was elected a member of the Colorado
State senate. After serving iu that capacity for four years,
he in 1883 removed to Denver, where, two years subsequently,
he was elected district attorney on the democratic ticket. As
a noteworthy fact in this connection, and to show Mr. Rhodes'
exceeding popularity in Colorado, it may be mentioned that
that district^ usually went^ three thousand; republican ma-
jority.
During his term of office he tried many important and
arduous cases, and among other things distinguished himself
by convicting and executing the only man ever hung in the
city of Denver. While engaged in private practice in Colo-
rado he acted as attorney for the Cattegrowers Association of
Denver, and also for the Colorado Mortgage Investment Co., of
London, limited, besides many other leading corporations of
that State. Mr. Rhodes remained in Denver until July, 1890,
when he removed to Utah, and located first at Ogden. His
superior legal talents and attainments at once brought him
into prominence. While practicing in that city, he was re-
tained as attorney for the Ogden Street Railway Co., the Ogden
Waterworks Co., and Jarvis, Conklin Co., besides conducting
an extensive general law business. In February, 1892, having
been tendered several new and larger interests which necessi-
tated his establishing headquarters at Salt Lake, he located
in this city, and is now one of our most active and highly
esteemed legal lights.
Independent of his law business, Mr. Rhodes takes a deep
interest in politics, and being a staunch democrat and an
eloquent and forcible public speaker, he has supported his
LEONABD G. HARDY.
Of the many public officials of this Territory there are noLe
who are more prominent than Leonard O. Hardy, a nutive of
Salt Lake City, thirty-nine years of age. His boyhood was
passed amid the pleasant scenes which surround the beautiful
city of his birth and education, and where he is well known as
an enterprising business man. In 1880 he engaged in mercan-
tile business, a"s one of the firm of Hardy Bros., which is now
known under the name of Hardy, Young & Co., and whch now
does an annual trade of nearly $100,000 in value. In 1887 he was
elected to the office of Tax Collector of Salt Lake county, was
re-elected in 1889, and is still serving the public in that capac-
ity, performing his duties in a manner satisfactory to a large
and exacting constituency. He is the son of Leonard W.
Hardy, deceased, the first counselor to Bishop Edwin Hunter,
the presiding bishop of the church of J. C. of Latter Day
Saints, and in 1878 was united in marriage to Miss Marian
Young, daughter of Brigham Young, late president of the
church J. C. of L. D. S. As a result of this union they now
have six bright children.
Mr. Hardy is one of the most prominent business men of
Salt Lake City, being interested in several enterprises in addi-
tion to the one already named. He has valuable real estate
and mining properties in the city and Territory, and is also
engaged in the breeding of standard trotting horses, and Jersey
and Galloway cattle. This latter business has been in opera-
tion for about three years. His ranch, located in the west side
of the county, in the Hunter precinct, is finely equipped and
represents an investment of about $'25,000. The stock has the
best of care, and strict attention is paid to the breeding. He is
also a stockholder in the Utah Sugar Company, of Lehi, one of
the largest corporations of its kind in the United States, having
in cultivation 2,300 acres of sugar beets. It is needless to say
that Mr. Hardy is interested in the advancement of this city
and territory; his investments above noted speak his confi-
dence in the future prospects of Salt Lake City and Utah.
T. C. BAILEY.
For over thirteen years the name of Mr. T. C. Bailey,
whose office is at 74 E. Fiist South street, has been
a familiar one to the people of Salt Lake and Utah as a
land and mining attorney. Mr. Bailey is fifty-five years of age
and was born in Indiana, but has resided in Utah since 1874.
He first became prominent as a real estate lawyer in Minnesota
about 1856, where he remained until 1858, when he returned to
his native state, settling at Yincennes, where he was elected
city engineer, a position he held until the breaking out of the
civil war, and serving throughout the entire struggle as a mem-
ber of the 14th Indiana Infantry, of which he was adjutant,
later the deputy provost marshal of Terra Haute, and in 1864
commissioner of enrollment for the 7th Indiana district. After
the war he studied law under Hon. B. W. Thompson, at Terra
Haute, and was city engineer there for several years also. In
1869 he located at Helena, Montana, as chief clerk of the sur-
veyor general's office, remaining there until 1874, when he re-
moved to Salt Lake, where he has since resided in the practice
of his profession. He has handled successfully a large num-
ber of land and mineral claim cases, served one year as dep-
uty collector of internal revenue and in 1885 was appointed
school trustee, the second gentile incumbent of that office in
Salt Lake. In his profession the gentleman has no superior,
his long experience having fitted him to cope successfully with
the most intricate points that may arise in any case before the
U. S. land department. He enjoys a large income from hie
practice, is prominent in social circles and an active and influ-
ential member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce.
WALTER MUHPHY.
That the Weet is the region of country where the young
men "get to the front," is evidenced by the fact that so many of
them occupy responsible positions, both in business and official
capacity. This is especially the case with young lawyers who
have small chance of rising over the heads of older members of
the fraternity in a country where in the nature of things
the same old policy of years gone by is pursued. Among the
prominent young men of the legal fraternity in Salt Lake,
the subject of this sketch, Mr. Walter Murphy, occupies a
leading position. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
in 1861. an.1 in youth attended the academy at that place. He
subsequently graduated from Yale College in 1882, and after-
ward attended the law department of the University of Penn-
sylvania, where he graduated in 1884, and the same year began
the practice of the profession in his native city.
Mr. Murphy is the present able county attorney of Siilt
Lake county, having been elected on the liberal ticket in 1891.
He has taken a leading part in all political matters of the Ter-
ritory and has been an active supporter of the liberal party ever
since he has been in Utah. Fraternally, he is a member of the
P. O. 8. of A., and is a married man, his family consisting of a
wife, formerly Miss Emma B. Parves, and one child. Mr.
Murphy has been a resident of Salt Lake since 1888, and is re-
garded as one of the rising young attorneys of the city. Soci-
ally, be is agentleman highly esteemed and regarded by all
who know him.
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OGDEN CITY
|^^^O city in the United States of equal population, com-
fc ^ mercial importance and material wealth is more
I f generally known, perhaps, to the world at large than
the city of Ogden. And though her history is not
altogether disassociated from romantic incident, her growth
and development have been carried forward from their incep-
tion with an energy and determination worthy of the suc-
cess to which the city has since attained, as also in the nature
of a guaranty of her future stability. Competition has always
prevailed among western cities; but spite of this Ogden, or
"Junction City," by which name she has also been known, has
evei maintained her precedence, escaping the net of discour-
:i;'.i -merit, defeat and disaster into which contemporaries had
been ensnared: because, like the net of Penelope, it was never
woven. Who can tell?
The story of the conception, birth and growth of the "Queen
City of the Mountains" is so intricately associated with the
history of Utah that it is difficult to determine where the line
of dernarkation begins or ends. The progress of the city has
been rapid, however, during intervening years, and fortune has
come laughing through the strife with all her gorgeous cheer.
The early settlement of the present city's site was contem-
poraneous with that of Salt Lake City. The hardy pioneers
who came hither for the purpose of creating anew world, so to
speak, laid a most substantial foundation, upon which has
since been erected a superstructure embodying the most per-
fect proportions, and giving promise of one of the grandest and
most prosperous of cities within the limits of a Territory that,
within the near future, will be invested with the rights and priv-
ileges of statehood.
The geographical location of this city has unquestionably
contributed to the growth of Ogden, and with the efforts of a
population that have been as unceasing as they have been
effective, has formed a combination against which no powers
could successfully prevail. The city, it is said, was early deter-
mined upon as the general distributing point of the Territory,
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and the most desirable point from which to establish direct
communications with other portions of the country, contiguous
and remote. And when in H',!t, though at that date Ogden
wa- Imt a sparsely settled community, railroads halted at Junc-
tion City, the foresight of the settlers was vindicated and con-
confirmed a fact more publicly and eloquently acknowledged
in the prosperity apparent and the advance she is making in
the direction of wealth and importance. True, the year last
past was characterized by sluggishness in busine.-s lines; but
the same conditions obtained in older and more experienced
-ei tinns, and notwithstanding the embargoes referred to, Ogden
continued to progress, to avail herself of opportunities, and to
otherwise grow in strength and importance.
endless varieties. A few miles distant the Ogden and Weber
canons divide the mountains, through which the Ogden and
Weber Rivers flow perpetually, whence, uniting below the city,
they empty into the lake. Extensive preparations are being
made to utilize the water power to be obtained from the-e riv-
ers, and the next few years will doubtless witness the erection
of mills and manufactories for the appropriation of a motive
power so inexpensive and simple.
Wonderfully improved farms, some of them, however, of
limited acreage, are located in the immediate vicinity of the
city. The soil is of unexcelled fertility, and the thrifty anil
industrious class of citizens who occupy them gather bounteous
harvests. An imperfect idea of the fertility of the soil in the
\v\sntv
\u M i . I.OOKIMI NOUTII.
THI-. I'" MM IN "i mi I'm. Thr i it> i- delightfully sit-
uated. Bounded on the one -nle In the Wa-atrh Mountains,
anil on the other side by the Weber River, the parallelogram
ihii- dtrsi ribed almost i rnudi-d with the highest order of im
nent-. inrluding massive buildings, in which the din of
: toil is heard; with oinmert ial i enters, privali
dem e-. the home- ol Health, intvlligeiire and liberality ; with
mil other sonn e- of prosperity and i ontent,
i itiiiplclmg a piiturc of feli. n\ and i Aipii-ite petfei turn, riv-
aling the ma-terpii ' a of artists who tourhed but to beautify,
while in the di-tam e i an be -een the water- of the grr.it Salt
-parklmg in (lie sunlight. l-.\< fplion.il i ate ha- Keen
the laving out of the i ilv to afford unsurpassed
itar\ f.n ilitie-.and all modern ri|liipiiiciits anil
appli.i- water works, gas work-, eln trn light
plant- provided. The publir build-
in 1 model- of .in hitei tural Miperiontv. while the private
nl to Mipplv the comforts of a home
i No to exemplify the mo-i rerent ilevelopments of
of arti-tH The I. ii rrounding the t it\ i-
'. with bi-.nitifiilly arranged and highlv < ultivati-d < oun
.its, many of (htm devoted to fruit growing in, almost
valleys about Ogden can be formed from the productions of a
single acre: either six tons of hay or three crops of Alfalfa ha\ .
-i\tv bushels No. 1 wheat, -ixtv live tni-hel- of oat-. -i\ hun-
dred bushels of potatoes, five hundred bushel- of tomaim - ..t
one thousand bushel- of appl> - K ..I.Vi
at it-- ol land in Weber ("ounlv under t ultivation. IT.'*' 1 .
of whit h reipiire irrigation (the water for which purpo-e torn
ing from the Ogden ami Weber Rivers), and IT.l'l? acres
devoted to pasturage.
From the lofty mountain height- to tin- east a inatrhle pan
orania of farms, garden- ami gentl\ rolling prairie i- to !>e
obtained. Helow lie- the i il\.i|iiictl\ nestling amid the foliage
l\ tree-. To the we-t, the \alle\ of the Webei ami
Ogden Rivers: in ncarU e\n\ duet lion the mountains. The
is gi.ind l.evonil tle-t riptmn. m-pirini; emotion- ol atlini
ration and exeiting feeling- of reit -rein e tin natiin
nature's C.otl.
Grand and imprcssiM- *
rounding-. ( tgdi n I anon is a glor\ and delight to n -itleiit-
and Visitor-, and \\'i - beautiful and
instruitut i ointiin.ition-. atfoitl- mine than abundant theme 1 -
lor -pe< ulation and admiring i ontcmplation. It is through
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the latter mountain pass that the Union Pacific railroad enters
the valley.
Some of the most completely equipped bathing resorts to
be found in the United States are located upon the shores of
the great Salt Lake, within easy distance of Ogden. Among
the most popular of these is Lake Park, which is visited during
the bathing season by residents from all parts of the world.
Eight miles north of the city are the celebrated Hot Springs,
rising at the base of the Wasatch mountains. The waters
have a temperature of 131 degrees Fahrenheit, and possess
the winters genial, and the summers exempt from the exces-
sive heat characteristic of this season further east and further
west.
As a business center there is little left to be desired, so hap-
pily blended are the conditions promotive of success in the
various walks of mercantile and productive industries. Com-
plete facilities, an abundance of raw material, a comprehen-
sive system of railroads, reliable and skilled labor, good wages,
and other incidents essential to economic production make the
city desirable for the location of manufacturing plants. The
Photo, by Newcomb Bros.
OGDEN CITY HALL.
remedial qualities of the highest order. Salt, iron, nitre, mag-
nesia, and soda are present in strong solution. They flow
upward of 156,000 gallons every twenty-four hours, and each
gallon contains about 300 grains solid matter. The improve-
ments located here consist of a bath house with capacity
to accommodate from three to four hundred patrons. The
main pool is 166x204 feet in dimensions; there is also a private
pool commodious and convenient for ladies, and individual
bathing apartments for subscribing patrons. A fine hotel is
enriched in the grounds proper, affording genteel and and con-
venient accommodations to guests, and many distinct features
of excellence, such as drives, etc., are present in all directions.
CLIMATE. The delicious climate for which Utah is noted
is a part of the daily life at Ogden. Pulmonary diseases are
unknown and those suffering from their presence are almost
immediately relieved, and in a majority of instances perma-
nently cured. Humidity in the atmosphere is never percepti-
ble; the weather is equable, extremes being scarcely known;
banking capital is commensurate with the needs of the service,
and is managed with a degree of ability that enlists universal
commendation. Public improvements are constantly being
made. Trade never languishes. The press is aggressively
enterprising, society progressive, the hotels and places of
public resort numerous and desirable. Taxes are nominal, and
the government of the city is well administered. Wholesome
police regulations are enforced as the statistics of crime dem-
onstrate. The learned professions stand high. The sciences
of law and medicine may boast of talent and skill, while the
clergy is represented by men of learning and eloquence. In
short, very little seems to be necessary to the rapid attainment
of a position of prominence and prosperity little short of per-
fection,
THE CITY GOVERNMENT. The affairs of the city are under
the direction of a mayor and subordinate officers, supplemented
by a common council composed of ten members, or two mem-
bers from each of the five wards. The city also maintains a
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police and fire depart-
ment, supplied with all
requisite equipments and
appliances essential to a
successful administration
of the affairs committed
to the respective custody
of each. The matters of
sewerage, water works,
the schools, public parks,
libraries, street railways.
and other adjuncts of a
well-regulated munici-
pality, arc in competent
hands, and the several
duties are so discharged
as to merit public ap-
proval. During the past
year a substantial ad-
vance has been made in
every department within
the jurisdiction of the
city overnment. Pave-
ments have been made,
streets and avenues laid
out and prepared for ser-
vice; provision for the
support of the schools
has been perfected;
many miles of electric
railway, costing nearly
one million of dollars,
have been put in o|-ta
tion, and a vast number
of permanent improve-
ments of a miscellaneous
.
<>l:n. IN \l. HI SHIN N. ,v r. I.. I'd.. Hv \V. \V. Kitr. AKCHM
character been inaugur-
ated ami completed.
Tur c'm SCHOOLS.
The residents and tax-
payers of i (gden those
indeed who not only bear
the heat and burden of
the battle, but those also
who participate in and
IICIH 'lit bv the victory, so
to speak, take espe< ial
pride in the schools and
educational facilities pro-
vided for the youth.
llu -vstem which obtains
there is simple, reliable.
v< and most bene-
ticial; its management
liberal, enterprising and
productive of results ad-
vantageous to the pupils
and to the public. I'ntil
according to an
author on the subject, the
schools were maintained
partly by subscription
and partly by taxation.
In the last named yi-ai.
however, the free school
system was adopted, and
lias met with a very pro-
nouncrd -n, c ess. Their
gradation and equipment
have since been perfec-
ted, and they now occu-
py an enviable position
and reputation. School* twenty-five in number, are located
in the various wards, in addition to a high school, and com-
petent teachers have been emploved who devote their entire
time and attention to the cause. The branches taught em-
brace all degrees, from primary to classical and advanced, and
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mo IT W. W. Kir*. An
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thoroughness in each inferior grade is made a condition
precedent to advancement. The attendance for 1890 is stated
to have been in the neighborhood of twenty-two hundred.
That for the following year was measurably greater. In the
latter year $100,000 worth of bonds were voted for and carried,
with the proceeds of which larger and more conveniently
appointed school houses will be erected, and the curriculum
in each will be improved.
The private schools available are not less important factors
in the cause of education. They are of the highest order of
merit, are admirably conducted and numerously patronized.
priest and poet for nearly nineteen centuries, and each suc-
ceeding year has witnessed its adoption and practice by
increasing numbers. Almost every creed and sect is located in
Ogden, including the Episcopalians, Roman Catholic, Presby-
terian, Congregational, Methodist, Baptist and Mormon, and
all of these report steady additions to their respective rosters
of membership. The houses of worship are commodious and
convenient, and the improvements completed within a com-
paratively brief period are notable, and embrace the Presby-
terian church, erected at a cost of $35,000; the Baptist church,
erected at a cost of $10,000; Methodist Episcopal church, cost-
BESIDENCE OF COL. PEBCIVAL J. BABBATT. PHOTO BY NEWOOMB BEOS.
Among these are the Ogden Military Academy, opened Octo-
ber 1, 1889, near Five Points. An able corps of teachers is
employed, and the course of study is designed to fit students
for college. The New West Academy, established in 1883,
employes five or more teachers, while the range of studies is
from primary to collegiate. Also the Sacred Heart Academy,
Congregational Academy, Utah University, Weber Stake Aca-
demy and a number of others, each of superior merit. The
enrollment is large and the average daily attendance corre-
>|i(ni(liiigly gratifying as to numbers.
The schools in their entirety, both city and private, have
earned for themselves a name for effectiveness, at home and
abmad, which will be the pride of citizens to uphold when
those who are now engaged in the work will have long passed
from the stage of action.
Tnu'CiTY CHURCHES. Like a heavenly vision the
liL'ln l cftristianity sheds its beneficent rays upon all orders
;inl conditions of the human family. Time cannot mar its
brilliancy, nor can its progress be limited or restrained. The
Go |n-l of the Divine Nazarene who, far down in the vale of
liallikr, ^pukc as never man spake, has been the theme of
ing $50,000; Episcopal church, $10,000; Congregational church
$7,000. The Roman Catholic society is now building a church
edifice that, when completed ready for occupation, will repre-
sent an outlay of between sixty and seventy-five thousand
dollars.
A statistical table recently published shows that there are
seven religious denominations domiciled in Ogden, owning prop-
erty estimated at $465, 000 in value, and possessing a total mem-
bership of 1890. The Mormon church owns property assessed
at $36,000, and has a very large following.
THE CITY BANKS. Ogden is supplied with very complete
and admirably conducted banking facilities. The city now has
eight banks with a total capital of more than one million dol.
lars, and totals of surplus and undivided profits aggregating
nearly one-half that amount. All of them are reliable in the
highest degree and their clearings frequently reach five hun-
dred thousand dollars per week. They are intimately associ-
ated with the mercantile, productive and manufacturing interests
of the city, and valuable and powerful allies in the building
up and extending of every deserving enterprise.
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been so healthy
grown so fast
Safety deposit vaults, provided with substantial and secure
facilities for the storage of valuables, are also available.
WHOLESALE AND JOBBING TRADE. The unsurpassed loca-
tion of Ogden as a distributing point is nowhere more plainly
demonstrated than in the magnitude of her wholesale and job-
bing trade. Quoting from a late issue of the Joarnal of Com-
merce: "The demand for supplies of various kinds from
surrounding towns has
and
that
these demands have
been made on almost
every leading mer-
chant in the city for job
lots. And in this way
nearly every promi-
nent dealer has been
led into doing some
wholesale business in
connection with his
retail transactions"
The same authoriu
announces that on
January 1, 1K91, there
were eight houses in
Ogden doing a jobbing
trade at the rate of
$7.181,049 the year.
( )f these, two sold at
the rate of $7.50,000
per year; six al the
rate of $300,000 and
over, and the balance
at lesser rates. Later advices indicate that the city's jobbing
trade is nearly $9,000.000, Conducted by about one hundred
houses, each of which has :" annual trade of $90,000, the .m-.i
covered by the trade comprising Utah, Wyoming, Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Montana and Idaho.
The retail trade is flourish-
ing, and each year witnc
steady and permanent improve-
ment in all its lines.
The Tcoplc's Life Associa-
tion of Utah, organized during
the present year, for the mutual
tit of members, is in active
operation.
liu CMAMBEK
MERGE. The necessity of com-
bined effort for the improve-
ment of the city from an
industrial standpoint, as also
for the extension of it-, mihicm e
as a commercial metropolis,
gave birth to the Chamber of
Commerce of the city of Ogden.
And although it* organ
isofrecent date, the gentlemen
who compose its memlx
by their rideliU to the objects for which the ASM* utmn w.is
created, have rcvilved it into a powerful fa< tor. Tli<
present position is largely due to the unremitting and eft'
work of members, ami many of the new cotiimcp i.il .mil imliis
trial establishment^ hnh h.ive located in I >gden. ha\i
induced to make the venture through their int)iien< e. The
officers and influential member* of the organisation are leading
and influential citizens, men of wealth, influence and posi-
RESIDENCE OF WM. DRIVER. PHOTO BY NIWOOMB HBOS.
IIKH1DKNC1 OP MAYOR W. II. TURNER. Pnoro. BT NBWOOMB Bion.
tion; the .class of men with whose aid and encouragement no
great undertaking ever lapses.
The Produce Exchange and Real Estate Exchange, the
objects of both of which arc explained in their rcspt
titles, are equally important in their several fields of endeavor,
and form a combination advantageous to the city in all its
diverse relations.
THE CITY MAM -
FACTTiu us. The im-
portance of Ogden as
a manufacturing city-
is toopotcntto require
elaboration. Indeed,
those even indifferent-
ly acquainted with the
subject concede that
the city is destined to
become one of the
greatest industrial
centers in the West.
All that seems neces-
sary to be done to
hasten the desirable
consummation is to
direct the attention
of capitalists and
artisans to the sup-
erior locality and in-
finite resources to be
utilized in the behalf
indicated. The local
supply of raw material
is unlimited, fuel is
cheap, means of carriage convenient, and accessibility to the
markets of the world unrivaled. The very large numi
manufacturing plants now operated in the city limits ate
daily growing in magnitude and importance, and the number
isannually increasing. Tlv total cost of manufacturing a ton
of iron, for example, i-
$13.00, it costing just double
that figure to lay it down in
Ogden from Birmingham, Ala..
to say nothing of the advantages
accruing from the working of
home mines. The vicimtv oi
Ogden also furnishes abun-
dant material for the manufac-
ture of glass. Sand of the
proper i onsistcncv for this
purpose costs from scventy-
ints to one dollar p< r
yard, and i o.d liom one to
three dollars per ton. In tins
connection it may be stated
that negotiations are now
pending between the Ogden
Chamber of Commerce and
S ork i .ipitalists for the
lo< ation of glassworks in the former cit\. The I 'tali < '.in-
ning Company funii lustve proof in the premises.
It was organ i red in 15K), with a apital of $.M n 1,1 i ; but the
. of ti.ide has been SO rapid and profitable that the
i oinpanv has been i (impelled to add \ei\ m.iti nallv to its
fai iltties and within the ensuing two or r - the
Hi which improveii made will
be cntircly.dcvotcd to buildings for the a ommodation of the
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business. Another addition to the industrial plants lately
located is the Hall & Brown Wood Working Machine Com-
pany, of St. Louis. The Chamber of Commerce was instru-
mental in securing this valuable acquisition, and when in full
operation the business will require the services of several hun-
dred experienced and accomplished mechanics, beside a
numerous following of subordinates and clerks.
An enumeration of the lines of productive industry that
could be located at Ogden with profit to "all concerned" would
be a difficult task. In addition to those already established
the following may be designated: The manufacture of iron ore
into pig iron, and that of pig iron into wrought iron and steel;
foundries, blast furnaces, stoves, barb wire, car wheels, leather
and morocco, boots and shoes, saddlery and harness; sash, doors
and blinds ; hats and caps, cloths and flannels, fruit boxes, canned
meats, soaps, glycerine, candles, etc., etc., and the thousand and
one commodities used in daily consumption. All these and more
are urgently needed. To the question "What is the extent of
the market?" the reply
is made: Ogden com-
mands a section of
the country not sup-
plied by San Fran-
cisco and Portland on
the west, or by Den-
ver, Kansas City and
Chicago at the east.
The facilities, trans-
portation, resources,
etc., of Ogden being
unlimited, the city
offers every induce-
ment to establish-
ments of this charac-
ter, and the openings
awaiting preemption
are as promising as
they are desirable.
The capitalist desir-
ous of investment,
the mechanic of em-
ploying skill, or the
laborer ambitious 'of
securing good wages
and cozy homes will
be benefited by making an investigation.
RAILROADS. As already stated, Ogden possesses direct
communication with all parts of the United States, in this
respect occupying a position at once commanding and unap-
proachable. The city has seven distinct lines of railway con-
tributing to her progress and wealth. Three of these are
trunk lines and four branch roads. New York, Chicago and
other eastern points are reached by the Union Pacific, also
points in Oregon and Washington; Montana and Wyoming
by the Utah & Northern; California by the Southern Pacific;
Eastern Utah and Colorado by the Rio Grande Western and
Denver & Rio Grande; Southern Utah by the Utah Central
and its branches. The total mileage of railroads having their
termini at Ogden approximates five thousand miles.
IVm.ir lJi-ii.i)iN(;s. Ogden is already noted for the num-
ber and value of its public buildings. These embrace the
Grand Opera House, which cost 150,000, exclusive of the
grounds; the building of the Utah Loan & Trust Company,
costing a similar amount; the Reed hotel building, represent-
ing a total outlay of 206,000; the Utah and Woodmansee
block, $75,0000; the Boyle block, 50,000; Wright block, 40,-
000; Union depot over 400,000, and 3 number of others,
Within the two years last past more than three millions of
dollars have been expended in buildings. Eighty-six business
blocks and stores have been erected, at a cost of 656,895;
eight hundred and twenty-three residences, at a cost of 1,113,-
314; the railroad companies having expended 436,200; and
churches and school houses 320,000. Comment would be
superfluous.
PRIVATE RESIDENCES. The citizens of Ogden have erected
private residences which, in nearly every instance, are the
homes of luxury, refinement, and attractive surroundings. The
material employed is of the best quality, the structures are
architecturally handsome, and many imposing and costly. The
interior decoration, furnishings and conveniences are both
elegant and adaptive, and the equal in all respects to those of
a similar character in the more populous and pretentious cities
of the east and west.
Society has passed the transition period, and is composed
of educated and refined men and women. Secret societies also
flourish, being com-
posed of Masonic,
Odd Fellows, Knights
of Pythias, Ancient
Order of United
Workmen, Sons of
St. George, Forresters,
P.O. S. of A., National
Union, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engin-
eers, Brotherhood of
Firemen and Order
of Railway Conduc-
tors; thirteen lodges
in all, holding regular
sessions in splendidly
equipped and cen-
trally located quar-
ters.
REAL ESTATE.
The increase in val-
ue of real estate in
Ogden, during the
year 1891, was sub-
stantial and perma-
nent. The aggregate
of sales during the
same period amounted to about ten millions of dollars, show-
ing a marked increase. This was not the result of any special
"boom," though due in a measure to investments made by
new-comers. A significant feature of transactions in realty' is
the limited number of mortgages on file, and the further fact
there are very few, if any, foreclosures. Title to Weber
County lands was originally derived from the United States;
the city lands being patented by the Mayor of Ogden under
the "Town-site Act," owners obtained title from the mayor,
and in the quarter of a century during which such action
has been had, no question has ever been raised, involving titles
thus obtained, legally or equitably.
THE PRESS. The press of Ogden has ever fulfilled its
special province as the formulator of public opinion and the
conservator of public morality and private rights. The Stand-
ard, a daily and weekly, republican in politics, is conceded to
be one of the leading puclications in the Territory. It is con-
ducted in a manner to edify and instruct, upon the most liberal
plane, and according to methods deserving of emulative imi-
tation. The news of the day is ably presented; the issues of
parties equitably treated and devoid of personalities, while its
make-up and appearance is so attractive as to make it a pat-
RESIDENCE JDDGE A. B. PATTON.~ PHOTO. BY NEWCOMB BEOS.
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tem of typographical art. The Standard meets with substan-
tial support from a large and discriminating constituency, and
is growing steadily in circulation and influence. The \\',-<t,-nt
Knight, the organ of the Knights of Pythias, and several other
weeklies and monthlies, are also issued in the city, and furnish
reliable intelligence on subjects to the discussion of which they
are severally devoted.
THK 1-t T KK. I'ntil recently Ogden has not been regarded
as specially a mining city. But the opening of the La Plata
mining district, and the almost daily discoveries of new and
valuable ledges of ore, promise so much that the liveliest hope s
arc entertained of Ogden becoming a mining center of \ cry
considerable importance in the near future. Thus is an addi-
tional source of rapid growth and development is offered to a
city the surroundings, resources, of which present and ad-
vanced make certain a future wherein the arts, sciences, and
material interests will be utilized successfully, and the pro-
>f the city and her people be as substantial r^nd rich with
blessings, as it hitherto has been wonderful.
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MANUFACTURES IN UTAH.
L
Utah ie situated in the center of the States and Territories
west of the Missouri river, and has the advantage of being
within easy reach for manufactured goods of the markets of
Nevada, Idaho, eastern Oregon, Wyoming, Colorado and Mon-
tana, New Mexico and Arizona. It is a certainty that
manufacturers in Utah can depend on a market for their goods
to a population of about two millions, and more than that
amount in some manufactures. The population of newly set-
tled countries has not had the time for more than the accumu-
lation of labor to provide themselves with homes and a few of
the comforts of life, and the great wealth that is lying in the
undeveloped resources of Utah may be said to be untouched
for the want of capital. It may be a work of time for Utah to
accumulate enough of capital to partly manufacture for her
people, leaving it open for capital to invest here at vast profits
and quick returns. In Pittsburgh the manufacturer of iron
is content with one to two dollars a ton profit, while in Utah
iron can be manufactured for 817 per ton, and the lowest price
for the poorest pig iron now brought here is 827 per ton, leav-
ing a clear profit of $10 per ton. In the manufacture of win-
dow glass, good glass sand can be had at an expense
of hauling, limestone the same, plenty of fire clay, and soda
from 86 to 810 per ton. Glass can be manufactured here in
Utah at the same price as in the East, with the advantage to
the manufacturer that it can be sold for twenty-five per cent,
more, or the expense of freighting it here.
Utah produces double the products of the farm and range
that she consumes, therefore the price of living is cheap, labor
reasonable, and the present agricultural products of Utah
would support double her present population. Manufacturing
would benefit the farmer in that he would find a market for
his crop, at home, instead of having to freight it 1000 miles to
find sale for his surplus.
There is a. belt of coal running from the north of Utah to
Castle Gate, in Emery county, and northern Utah has plenty
of cheap fuel for manufacturing, besides natural gas that has
been found on the borders of the Salt Lake.
Utah being mountainous, all her rivers and creeks have a
fall of from 2,000 to 6,000 feet, and water power can be obtained
in the distance of a mile on those rivers at a fall of 100 to 500
feet, generating a. power on same of 100 horse, and on the
largest of from 4,000 to 8,000 horse power.
Utah produces gold, silver, lead, copper, iron, coal, clays of
numerous kinds, wool, hides, etc., and all the products of farm-
range and dairy natural to same latitude; has a delightful cli-
mate, and there is not over one month in the year that outdoor
work has to be discontinued.
Manufacturers can see the advantages of Utah, where with
the raw material cheaper than in the Eastern States, labor at
about the same price and a market of 2,000,000 people that at
present pay a tariff of from one to three thousand miles freight
on their goods, because all our manufactured goods, with very
little exception, has to be shipped here. We ship in immense
quantities of stoves, cast and bar iron, while we have the ore
and coal to manufacture cheaper ourselves. We ship out our
gold, silver, lead and copper ore for the want of proper smelting
and reduction work. We ship the bulk of our hides and wool
East, and import our boots, shoes and woolen goods because
we have not enough of tanneries or woolen mills, and more
could be enumerated; in fact, we imported glazed pipe for
draining our largest cities, when we had the material close by
to have made far better pipe. The fairest field in the world
for manufacturers is Utah. V. D. JONES.
COREY BROS. & CO.
Next to the government, railroads are the largest institution
in the world. Performing as they do a vital function in the
affairs of men, the greatest importance attaches to their proper
and substantial construction to insure safety and speed in the
transportation of passengers or freight. These desiderata are
intrusted to the skill and fidelity of the contractor to secure.
He must be a man of superior ability and unerring judgment,
as also perfectly familiar with the details of the work, possess-
ing a long and varied experience, and able to undertake and
manage any department of the business. Enjoying a reputation
based upon the intimate familiarity of members of the firm
with every branch of this intricate art, Corey Bros. & Co., of
2432 Washinigton avenue, are well known as among the most
influential and extensive railway contracting companies west
of the Missouri river. There is scarcely a road traversing the
western country that has not entrusted the construction of
some portion of its line to this company. Since the business
was established in 1881, the firm has built section after section
of road-bed and track on the lines of the Oregon short-line,
Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific in Washing-
ton and Idaho, also on the Idaho branch of the Union Pacific,
the Chicago & Northwestern, and Burlington & Missouri in
Wyoming, on the Colorado Midland, Hio Grande Junction and
Rio Grande Western, aggregating hundreds of miles that have
stood the test of the most exacting service. The firm is now
employed in the construction of forty miles of the Bear river
canal, in the prosecution of which work a force of two thousand
men is employed indeed, nearly that number of men have been
constantly in the firm's employ for the past ten years. The
business for that time aggregates over $10,000,000.
The firm was originally made up of W. W., C. J. and A. B.
Corey, three brothers of an extended experience in the business,
but in 1887 Messrs. E. O. and W. H. Wattis were admitted as
members, since when, operations have been conducted under
the firm name of Corey Bros. & Co.
Through years of devotion to their work, each of these gen-
tlemen has become practical and proficient in the business.
Their untiring energy and indomitable perseverance, supple-
mented by a natural ability of a high order for directing and
engineering work on a large scale, have especially fitted them
for the services to which they devote their energies, and gained
for them the confidence, esteem and good opinion of railway
projectors throughout the country.
They are now making preparation to prosecute their work on
an even greater scale; are provided with an outfit, one of the
largest and most complete of any firm in the country similarly
engaged, and are prepared to execute contracts expeditiously
and upon terms proportioned to the value of the services
rendered.
THE HENDERSHOT ABSTRACT OFFICE.
There is no feature entering into real estate transactions of
more vital importance to all parties concerned, than a perfect
title. Property holders cannot sell their property without a
perfect abstract showing its history from the time it was first
obtained from the government, and prospective purchasers
will not buy unless such authentic record is furnished. It is
of equal importance to the intermediate agent who seeks to
effect the transfer. If the contracting parties cannot come to
terms his interest in the deal is lost, and in every instance the
services of the abstractor must be obtained to examine and
pass upon the title.
The Hendershot Abstract Company, located at 2414 Wash-
ington avenue, is no doubt the leading abstract concern in
Weber county. Their books are complete and accurate, and
contain a full record of every piece of property in the county up
to date. Each of the members of the firm, F. J. Hendershot,
C. A. Hendershot and J. C. Hendershot, are men who have
devoted themselves for years to the business of searching rec-
ords, examining titles, issuing deeds of conveyance, etc. Every
new addition to the city is immediately entered upon the books
of the company/and applications for abstracts are attended to
promptly.
The company was organized in March, 1890, and is already
doing a remarkably large business, which shows the com-
petency and reliability of the members, as well as the satisfac-
tory and meritorious work they are doing.
The Hendershot Abstract Company are the only firm whose
abstract shows a plat of every piece of land transferred. The
intricate courses found in the surveys of Ogden, and of Weber
county, make these plats an absolute necessity to the party
who has once obtained an abstract upon this plan.
OGDEN ABSTRACT COMPANY.
When investors are seeking for investments in real estate in
any city or town, and eventually purchase, the next important
move to make is to secure a reliable firm to examine the title,
and to make a deed of conveyance of the same, so that they
may feel well assured that when it is done it will be well and
thoroughly done. One of the most reliable firms engaged in
this line is the Ogden Abstract Company. It was incorporated
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in 1883, and is now doing one of the largest lines of business of
any company in the county, in searching records and furnish-
ing abstracts of title to land, as a steady application to the
wants of patrons, thorough acquaintance with the city and
county, and a complete line of abstracts, enable them to ac-
commodate all applicants with promptness. It is safe to say
that hundreds of people investing in Ogden realty are not per-
sonally acquainted with any of its conveyancers. To such it
can be said 'yon will make no mistake in committing your busi-
ness to the Ugden Ab-
stract Company," which
is thoroughly responsible
for all its acts, officially or
otherwise. The company
owns as complete a set of
abstract books as are to
be found in the county,
kept fully written up and
compared, containing a
chain of title to all tracts
<>f land in Weber county,
including all the latest
divisions and subdivi-
sions. The company keeps
in its employ a full corps
of expert abstract men,
working continuously,
making abstracts, writing
np deeds, mortgages.
bonds, etc., to be recorded
with the register of deeds.
The company is com-
posed of the following-
named gentlemen: C. C'
Kicbarus, president; R.
U'lbinson, vice-president;
\V. I;. Swan, secretary;
Daniel I lamer, treasurer,
and manager. They have
large and commodious
office rooms in the First
National bank building,
corner of Twenty-fourth
street and Washington
arenne, and any one de-
siring to have any busi-
ness transacted in their
line will do well by calling
on them, with the full
assurance that they will
receive courteous and
kind attention, and their
work be honestly and
faithfully done.
. bjr Nowcotnb Bro*.
E. A. REED.
K. A.
The city of Ogden ha* furnished her fnll share of enterpris-
ing men. Among them is Mr. H. A. Keed, founder of the Reed
hotel. He is thirty-five years of age, was born in I. !-!. Broom
conntv, N. Y., graduated at Little Academy, and, at the early
nge of seventeen, engaged as clerk in one of the leading estah-
hhlimenU of that city. He followed this occupation for two
years and then engaged in the l>ook and stationery business
for himself. At the age of twenty one he accepted a position as
traveling salesman fora prominent manufacturing concern of
Syracuse, New York, in which capacity he continue^ for over
a year, when he resigned the position and started for the
Hlack Hills, Dak. There he followed ranching for a year and
then removed to Lsadville, Colorado, and re-engaged in the
i*M>k bimmwM. Not content with ordinary success, however,
he again shifted his occupation, and for two years traveled
through Oregon an<l California buying sheep. I li.T- ing no
railroad facilities in Oregon at that time, many drawbacks and
difficulties were encountered, bat he succeeded in returning
with some fifteen thousand head, disposing of a portion of t|i>.
herd in the northern part of Wyoming and bringing the balance
on to Cheyenne. While in the latter city, he started the Chey-
enne l>'ii!i/ Leader, now one of the prominent journals of Wy-
oming, but sold out and invested in the furniture and carpet
business, there being a splendid opening for such an enterprise.
Mr. Reed continued in that business for five years, establishing
a large and extensive trade throughout the Territory, and mak-
ing out of the venture quite a sum of money. His judgment
and business ability are superior, and whenever a fair promise
of building up a successful and profitable mercantile enterprise
presented itself, he
never hesitated in
changing his avoca-
tion and entering new
fields of labor. To this
fearless and courage-
ous spirit may be at-
tributed much of his
success in life, and
while most men can
only achieve desirable
ends through close ap-
plication to some par-
ticular branch of in-
dustry, the versatile
nature and varied abil-
ities of others enables
them to embark in any
legitimate enterprise
and feel assured of
abundant success.
^jfc From Cheyenne Mr.
Reed came direct to
Ogden, where all his
interests and efforts
have since been cen-
tered. The enterpris-
ing spirit and thor-
ough-going business
qualities he has exhib-
ited, and the implicit
confidence he places in
the future of the city
and Territory is clearly
indicated in the costly
buildings he has erec-
ted, which are monu-
ments of the city's
growth and prosperity.
Mr. Reed is the buil<li>r
and owner of the Reed
hotel, one of the finest
and most magnificent
structures of the kind
in the West. He also
erected the Vendome
hotel building, and
owns a large amount of
I:IH> valuable property in
different parts of the city. In addition to this he owns 280 acres
of land along the Union Pacific track near the city, also half
interest in <>40 acres on the bench directly north of Ogden.
All this land is of great value, and as the city grows, will be
utilized for residence purpose*. Since first commencing to
handle realty in this city, Mr. Keed has transferred over
$1,000,000 worth of property.
It is through the instrumentality and meritorious work of
such men as Mr. Reed that < >gden is what she is today, a met-
ropolitan center of the intermonntain region. an<! it would be,
beyond question due to these came men of wealth, thrift and
enterprise, that the city forges ahead still farther in the future,
outstripping all competitors in the race for supremacy.
JUNCTION CITY CORNICE WORKS.
Among the induHtrie* devoted to the work of beautifying
bui IdingH, none have made more rapid advances or introduced
a greater variety of new novel ideas, than Hume devoted to I lie
in inufni't ure of cornices, etc. In the Junction City Cornice
WorkH. located opposite the oity hall, Ogden, is specially pro-
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vided with an institution of this character, as complete in all its
departments and capable of turning out as fine and merito-
rious work as any concern of the kind in the West. The enter-
prise was first established seven years ago by H. J. Newman,
who has since been succeeded by B. P. Newman, Wm. E. New-
man and M. L. Newman all young men skilled and experienced
in the special lines of business to which they are devoted.
The premises occupied consist of a building 20x100 feet in
dimensions, provided with every arrangement and convenience
for the prompt execution of orders, for ornamental work, tin roof-
ing, and eaves-spouting, all of which are made specialties.
Tin, copper and sheet iron work of every description is also
HEED HOTEL.
The magnificent caravansaries to be found in all large
American centers of population are subjects of universal com-
ment and admiration. The territory west of the Missouri river
especially, with its superb scenery, salubrious climate, exhaast-
less resources and unexcelled railway equipment, furnishes the
greatest field in the world for all classes of tourists requiring
unsurpassed accommodations. It matters not whether in
search of nature's wonders, or the light and balmy air with its
signal healing properties, both are present to a matchless de-
gree, and the splendid hotels everywhere open, are regarded
Photo by Newoomb Bros.
REED HOTEL.
Thompson & Weigel, Architects.
manufactured upon order, promptly and accurately. A force
of twelve competent and experienced assistants is employed,
and a trade representing $35,000 annually, and extending
throughout, Utah, Idaho and parts of other adjoining States
and Territories is supplied ; the natural reward of enterprise, per-
fect familiarity with the details of the business, originality and
elegance of design, and a faithful and conscientious perform-
ance cf all work entrusted to the skill and judgment of the
Messrs. Newman. They are courteous and intelligent gentle-
men always prepared to make estimates and impart any infor-
mation in reference to the business, which, under the popular
and able management of B. P. Newman, is extending in all
directions.
not only as "palaces of pleasure," but as material monuments
to the enterprise and thrift characteristic of western citizens.
The Iteed Hotel of Ogden, Utah, so admirably illustrates the
point in question, that one cannot refrain from giving the pub-
lic a brief sketch of the "grandest hotel" of the intennountain
region.
The new arrival, leaving the depot, passes up Twenty-fifth
street but a block or two toward the central portion of the city,
before the largest and most substantial buildings open to view.
Among these the Reed Hotel stands out conspicuously. The
building is a six-story stone and brick structure, strikingly
handsome in architectural design and external finish. It is
located at the corner of Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth
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street, in the heart of the city, and in the immediate vicinity of
all the principal business houses, places of amusement, etc.
A favorable impression is at once formed upon entering the
rotunda, opening from Twenty-fifth street. The office tint
attracts the admiring gate. It is a model of its kind, being
spacious, nicely arranged, and provided with all conveniences
usually found in first-class hotels. The finishings of the ro-
tunda and writing and reading rooms, together with the furni-
ture of each, are in oak. The grand stairway is broad and
richly carpeted, the bannister, wainscoating, etc., also being in
oak.
After viewing the rotunda, the newly arrived gnest takes a
modern improved passenger elevator and quickly ascends to
the fifth story. Stepping from the elevator he passes across a
commodious, richly furnished reception room and enters a din-
ing room, that, in its particular style and arrangement, is moat
delightful to the eye. Large, double plate-glass windows ad-
mit an abundance of light, at the same time open to view the
grandest panorama of
nature one could wish
to see. Guests seated
at any of the tables
during the service of
meals, contemplate with
wonder and admiration,
a landscape made up of
the great green valley,
dotted here and there
with beautiful, well-
fenoed farms, until it
breaks upon the irreg-
ular shores of the Great
Salt Lake on the south,
or is brought to an
abrupt termination by
the Wasatch range on
the north. These win-
dows are 14x18 feet in
dimensions and so ad-
justed that they can be
easily adapted to pur-
poaee of ventilation.
The room is 40x80 feet
in dimensions, and the
floor is covered with a
moqnette carpet of ex-
uuimte design. The
finishings, tables, chairs
and richly carved side-
boards are all in oak.
The ladies' ordinary is
a email room 26x40 feet,
separated from the main
dining hall by silk
draperies.
The kitchen extends
along the south side of
this floor, and is
eqnipped with every
modern device anil cook-
ing apparatus calcu-
lated to perform the
work expeditionsly and
in the moat delicious
and inviting style.
I'SMling through the
reception room, which
is carpeted and fur
Itmiti by Ncwcomb Bro.
W. A. MrMII.I.KN.
niched in the same elegant manner, and descending to the
floor below, one come* to the spacious, light, airy and splen-
didly fiirniHhed H|p-ping apartments, all of uniform excellence.
The second, third and fourth floor* and a portion of the fifth
are also devoted to sleeping rooms that are, without exception,
furnished and finished in the most elaborate fashion. The
carpeU are of velvet and body bru*eels. The furniture is in
oak and cherry, sixteenth century and old Knglish pattern*. All
the rooms have a commanding view of the city and surround-
ing country, are arranged single or en mite, and furnished
with every convenience, snob as bath and toilet rooms, ward-
T..I.-H. .-I.'.. OOKMM
The corridors on each floor are broad, high and light, and
carpeted and finished in harmony with the rest of the building.
They pas* around a court which, rising directly above the
rotunds, extends to the top of the building, over which a sky-
light is built to afford light and ventilation. Each of these
corridors commands a full view of the rotunda and eacii suc-
cessive floor. Many of the rooms are provided with open fire-
places laid with tena cotta trimmings and decorations, adding
beauty and cheerfulness to their interiors.
The parlors on the second floor are large and magnificently
famished with heavy mahogany and oak furniture, richly
carved, and upholstered with the finest silk tapestry. The car-
pets are of the most expensive Wilton's and the drapery and
curtains the best that can be obtained.
Each room is provided with steam heat, gas and incandes-
cent electric lights, electric call bells, etc., while the service is
first-class in every particular, none but the most skilled and
experienced help being employed in any of the departments.
Altogether the house is a veritable palace of luxury and
convenience, constructed on a plan of superior conception, and
provided with every appliance and modern arrangement con-
tributory to the comfort of guests. It is, in fact, the culmina-
tion of refinement, ease
and wholesome luxury,
unsurpassed in any of
its appointments by the
leading hotels of the
country. It should be
added that the sixth
floor is devoted to sam-
ple rooms for commer-
cial travelers, and con-
tains nine commodious
apartments fitted up
expressly for the con-
venient and proper dis-
play of commodities in
every line.
The bar and billiard
room open off from the
office, but are separate.
They are very attrac-
tively furnished and
equipped. The former
is one of the largest and
most elegant in the
Territory, and the bar
is stocked with the fin-
est imported and do-
meetiowinesand liquors.
The billiard hall is pro-
vided with the very-
latest tables of the
Brunswick, lialke, Col-
lander Company pat-
tern, and is a model in
its appointments.
The Iteed Hotel is
conducted by the Mc-
Millen & Doming Hotel
Company, composed of
men of experience and
a practical knowledge
of the hotel busineaa.
Mr. W. A. McMillen,
the principal projector,
has for years directed
the management of high
class hotels, ami m
thoroughly conversant
with all the phases of
hotel life. His effl
to the important
cient work has contributed \<>i>[
position hotels occupy to dny. i.inl th> standard of excellence
demanded in their management. A great hotel like the Ketd
must need* be under the immediate snprivision of an indefat-
igablethoroughly sccomplifbed gentleman, and the public IN
to be congratulated upon the b|i'y Circumstance that placid
Mr. McMillen at the head of the Reed.
Mr. Iteming is also a practical hotel man and during his
twenty odd years of experience has acquired a thoiouith con-
ception of the busines*that enables him to direct the dntirs
and office* of every department with unruffled precision.
The hotel was opened on July 4th, 1891, and has been doing
a choice and profitable bnsine** ever since. It entertain* the
beet cl*s* of people, and both traveler* sod tourists are loud in
their praise of it* unexcelled < <|iiipment and service.
To operate this important public I .nsinee* a very large capital
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is required, and fifty-four polite and experienced assistants are
employed. The Reed Hotel of Ogden, Utah, with its perfect
equipment and magnificent surroundings is meeting with the
success that was not only predicted, but was prepared for by
the gentlemen to whom the city ,the territory and the ubiquitous
and fastidious traveler or tourist, are indebted for its presence,
its capacity for superb entertainment, and the delightful and
liberal features which characterize its management.
* *
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK.
Among the responsible financial institutions of Utah to
which business men can always look with confidence, is the
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Ogden, located at 2438 Wash-
ington avenue. The bank was organized in September, 1891,
with Charles Woodmansee, president, and J> M. Langsdorf,
cashier, both men of
high financial qualifica-
tions. It has a paid up
capital stock of 8150,000,
transacts a general
banking business, and
its career, though brief,
has been made a suc-
cess creditable to the
executive ability and
conservative judgment
of its management. Its
policy is liberal and en-
couraging; it affords
substantial and valuable
support to all classes of
commercial and indus-
trial enterprises, and the
officers and directors in-
clude some of the most
prudent, honorable and
successful gentlemen in
the business commu-
nity. It receives de-
posits, discounts first-
class commercial paper,
deals in exchange, etc.,
making a specialty of
collections by means of
its correspondents in
all sections of the Unit-
ed States, among whom
are the leading institu-
tions of New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago,
Omaha, Denver, Salt
Lake City, Corinne.San
Francisco, Portland and
elsewhere.
The banking rooms
are spacious, elegantly
equipped, and possess
every convenience for
the prompt despatch of
business, and its affairs
are in a flourishing con-
dition with steadily in-
creasing deposits, giving
evidence of the confi-
dence of the fpublic
and of the growth of the city and surrounding country.
Mr. Woodmansee, the president, is one of the largest land
owners in the county, and identified with several of the most
important business enterprises of the city. He is a man thor-
oughly acquainted with the citizens of Ogden, both in business
and social relations, and enjoys the confidence and good will of
the public.
Mr. Langsdorf, the cashier, is a man of surpassing fitness for
the responsible position he holds, being not only an expert
accountant and financier, but understanding all the details of the
banking business. The directory is composed of men equally
reliable and well-known, and the future of this monetary insti-
tution is unclouded.
Photo, by Newcomb BFOK
A. N. DEMING
PLYMOUTH ROCK BUILDING, LOAN AND SAV-
INGS ASSOCIATION.
The modern loan and savings associations are presumably
doing more for people of moderate means than any other insti-
tution in the country. Such associations are alike beneficial
to the rich and to the poor. The principle of assigning a mul-
titude of petty savings to the care and keeping of one general
body, thoroughly organized and perfectly responsible, is a ver-
itable " boom " to the wage earner.
The Plymouth Bock Building, Loan and Savings Associa-
tion of Ogden, is an ideal organization of this character, not
only because its plan of operation is perfect, but because its
affairs are in the hands of competent, upright men, who repre-
sent the responsible element of the community. It was incor-
porated July 13, 1871, with a capital stock of $3,000,000, and
is to-day placing many
of the poorer people of
Ogden into well-to-do
positions where they
can enjoy the fruits of
their labor, through its
effective and judicious
manipul a t i o n, The
methods of the associa-
tion are safe and liberal.
Hard-working men who
are required to be at
their place of business
from early morn till late
at night, do not find
time to look about for
the safe and profitable
investment of their
earnings, and even if
they had the time, the
impossibility of doing
so to advantage, indi-
vidually, would make it
impracticable. It is
equally as desirable for
merchants, clerks, book-
keepers, etc., to be iden-
tified with this associa-
tion, as they are thereby
enabled to obtain the
highest rate of interest
without sacrificing any
of the privileges of di-
rect investment. Stock
is non-forf eitable.
Members can sever their
connection with the in-
stitution at will, subject
to by-laws, and take
principal and interest,
with the exception of
one and one-half per
cent, of the interest.
No fine is imposed when
a stockholder occasion-
ally finds a month in
which he cannot pay
his dues. He simply
extends the time his
stock matures, and three
the accommodation of all
series of stock are carried for
members.
The officers and directors are numbered among the most
reliable business men of Ogden, whose names alone are ample
guarantee of the character and responsibility of the institution.
The executive officers are : H. W. Ring, president and man-
ager; J. M. Armstrong, M. D., vice-president; R. P. Hunter,
secretary, and Wm. F. Adams, treasurer.
The main business of this association is carried on in Utah,
and though it has been before the public but a short time, the
vigorous manner in which the managers are pushing matters ,
and the implicit confidence of the public in the fidelity and in-
tegrity of the officers and directors, together with the superior
plan employed by the association in the transaction of its bus-
iness have already caused many of the people in Ogden and
the surrounding country to become active member*. It is im-
possible to give in this brief space any adequate discussion of
the details, but a clear and concise explanation of the same
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will be cheerfully furnished upon application to the officials,
whose headquarters are located in the Citizens' Bank building,
Ogden.
Its affairs are conducted according to the latest and most ap-
proved business methods methods that have been tested to
the fullest extent and found not only thoroughly reliable, but
devoted to the best interests of each member. Through the
association houses are built for those without them, lives are
insured, and business men are protected and supported in times
of adversity and depression.
" Margurette," etc. He also carries a full line of stationery and
all the leading and latest periodicals.
Mr. Huffman is a native of Iowa, from which State he moved
to Butte, Montana, in 1880. In 1889 he settled in Ogden, when
he established himself in his present business, a business, too,
that is daily increasing, largely due to the courteous and kind
treatment extended patrons, as also'to the superior quality of
the goods kept in stock.
J. W. MoNUTT & CO.
No line of business wherein the dealer must possess a great
amount and variety of information, coupled with a fine discrim-
inating taste, is that of pharmaceutist or druggist Gentlemen
possessing these qualities
in a marked degree are
members of the firm of
J. W. McNutt A Co., pro-
prietors of the pharmacy,
corner of Twenty-fifth
street and Grant avenue.
Mr. Mi' \ u 1 1 is one of the
oldest, most experienced
and most capable drug-
gists in the city, having
been for the past twelve
yean thus occupied in
Ogden, during which he
has built tip a business of
$25,000 per annum.
Along in 1888, Mr. M.
Allen was admitted into
the partnership and the
firm name became as
above designated. They
occupy a two-story brick
structure, 25x65 feet in
dimensions, handsomely
fitted up and provided
with all conveniences and
appointments for the
transaction of business or
the accommodation of
patrons. The stock car-
ried is very larjre, and em-
braces the finest and
frewhest lines of drugs,
chemicals, toilet articles
perfumeries, etc.. also an
excellent line of drug-
gists' sundries, in fact,
anything kept in a first-
class establiahmentof the
kind. They employ five
The firm is well known
M among the most con-
spicuous chemists in the
oitv, fully prepared to fill
orders promptly und in
the putting up of pre-
scriptions, compounding
of medicines, etc., to
J. W.
Ph<>t<>. by Nowromb Hnm.
exercise extraordinary oare and diligence.
Mr. McNutt has served the city in the capacity of recorder,
and has been otherwise made the recipient of public confidence.
C. B HUFFMAN.
The cigar and tobaooo trade of Ogden, which forms an
important feature of its commercial standing, is principally in
the hands of business men who are thoroughly acquainted with
their line, and whose constant aim Is to produce and import a
fins grade of good* nml maintain the reputation of th-ir
brand*. Among the stabli*hmnts contributing to thin
important result is the flrm of C. B. Huffman, located at No.
<nty-foiirth street. H* carries a large line of imported
and domestic cigars, chewing and smoking tobacco and a full
line of smokers' articles. Among ths brand* of cigar* carried
in stock by this flrm can be found ths noted " Vindsx " and
BROOM HOTEL.
Against the majority of cities that have witnessed a rapid
upbuilding no complaint can be made regarding the adequacy
of hotel facilities. Especially is it true of western cities, as
some of the greatest ho-
tels in the world are
found in the western
part of the United States.
Ogden, Utah, is a repre-
sentative city in this re-
spect, being admirably
supplied with public hos-
telries of a high grade,
both in equipage nnd
management The Broom
Hotel, located at the cor-
ner of Washington avenue
and Twenty-fifth street,
is an illustration. It was
built by Mr. John I i room
in 1882^ and opened under
tbe management of Mr.
Shakespeare, an expe-
rienced hotel man. Since
that time it has figured as
the leading hotel of the
city, especially so under
the management of the
present proprietors. Mr.
A. J. Heath and William
Best, who took possession
September 3d. 1891.
The house contains
sixty-two large, nicely
furnished, and well ven-
tilated sleeping rooms.
with a capacity sufficient
to accommodate one hun-
dred guests. The dining
room is elegant and HJIB-
cinns, capable of seating
eighty people. The
parlors are furnished
with the finest bruseels
carpets, and rich hard
wood furniture heavily
upholstered. A steam
heatingsystem apparatus
conducts heat to all parts
of the building, and
every room i* lighted
by electricity. The build-
ing itself is a three-
story brick structure Mx\W feet. Miiohly studded with hand-
somely shaped bay windows, that make all outside rooms on
both streets especially desirable. The surroundings of the
hotel are all that could be wished for, and a beautiful view IN
obtained from all parts of the bouse. The important acquisi-
tions to a first-class hotel, such as bath rooms, billiard rooms,
bar, etc., are in the building, and every department is main
tamed mi the highest scale. The Broom Hotel is now doing
H thriving business, and will continue to do so a* long as tbe
present managers are in possession.
Itoth, Messrs. Heath and liest are intelligent, wide-awake
gentlemen I >y nature adapted to the hotel business. Though
they have been but a short time in charge, their effective work
in supplying needed additions and making necessary change*.
has already been felt in an increasing patronage. A brilliant
future is predicted for thi* hotel.
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S. T. WHITAKEB.
The architectural industry, without doubt, has a more im-
portant bearing upon the beauty and attractiveness of a city
than any other branch of industry calculated to attain that end.
The handsome appearance and substantiality of modern con-
structed buildings, gives material evidence of the marked prog-
ress made in recent years in this highly practical art. The
achievements of architecture is the pride of all metropolitan
cities, and the high degree of proficiency attained by those en-
gaged in the business, points with unerring certainty to much
greater advancement in the future.
grounds, and other local structures. He has been particularly
successful in modeling and drawing plans for special work, and
the superior merit of his professional labors has acquired for its
author a wide-spread and enviable reputation.
Mr. Whitaker is but thirty-one years of age. He was born in
Salt Lake City, where he was also educated, after which he made
an extended trip to Europe, acquiring his architectural educa-
tion abroad, but upon returning to America located in Ogden
and began the practice of his profession. He is now a member
of the well-known firm of Paulsen, Lavalle & Whitaker, located
Photo, b.s \f\\rMinli Hros.
ilesixnetl by 8, T. WH1TAKEK. An liiii n.
One of the most capable, efficient and enthusiastic devotees
to the science of architecture in the city of Ogden is S. T,
Whitaker whose spacious rooms are located in the Opera House
building. He has been engaged in the profession in Ogden since
1890, and has designed and prepared plans for some of the
most substantial buildings in the city and vicinity. Among
these are the Grand Opera House of Ogden, the State Academy,
a large school building at Huntsville, another at Harrisville,
the city school edifice under course of construction on the city
in Butte City and Helena, Montana, in Boston, Massachusetts,
Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah. He has permanently
identified himself with the Territory of Utah, however, making
Ogden his future home, where he holds the important position
of inspector of public buildings, and where he is fast gaining
popularity for his thorough-going business methods, sterling
integrity, and perfect familiarity -with the details of his busi-
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W. B. WEDELL.
The real estate dealer is presumably the most important
agent in the material and substantial upbuilding of a town or
city. Notwithstanding the fact that a city maybe located in
the heart of a section of country fairly teeming with natural
resources, it is essential for the progression of the community,
that some one make it their business to inform the world at
large of the wonderful opportunities offered, and to inaugurate
enterprises for immediate development of its latent wealth."
The real estate agent, more than any other class of citizens is
looked too for the performance of this duty, and the commend-
able manner in which the dealers of O^den have responded to
the call, reflects great credit on their value as citizen?.
Mr. W. B. Wedell, a real estate owner and broker of this
city, furnishes a fair illustration of the push and enterprise
characteristic of our leading business men.
where else in the city. Twenty-five families are already settled
in comfortable homes on the tract, and new houses are con-
stantly going up.
Mr. Wedell has upward of $100,000 invested in Ogden re-
alty, and his annual sales amount to over $300,000. In addi-
tion to this splendid list of city property, he handles improved
and unimproved acre property located in different parts of the
Territory. Mr. Wedell has consnmated some very large and
desirable transfers since starting in business that have termin-
ated to the financial benefit of both buyers and sellers. lie is
a gentleman of entire probity in his business relations, and of
sound judgment in all that pertains to the handling and care
of real estate. Prospective purchasers can safely rely upon his
statements and representations regarding the value, location and
desirability of the property he has for sale.
He handles his own property principally, and has an abnnd-
anoe of capital at his disposal, which enables him to take ad-
>.) Newcoml. lir..-
W H \\KI>I I.I
Mr. Wmlrll opened bis real estate office in 1880, and from
the very start provwl lntnwlf a working factor among the busi-
ness interest* of Ogden, and has already platted and sub-
.li vi' li-d and disposed of large portion of some of the most de-
firul.lK property, both for business and residential purposes,
that has ever been placed upon tlit> market.
The following list of addition* will serve to show that Mr.
Wedell has the handling of *onn> of tin, b*st tracts in the city:
Wedell'd Mont. on; Wmlell's Terrace sub-division;
l.und's Lymie n nnford's Annex; Five Point Annex;
South Og.lt-n Height*, Five Point sub-division and Kiremide
Park.
All these additions ar admirably situated, ami contain
choice and sightly loU, unmirpassed as location* for )>eaiitifnl
DOOMS. Monterey addition contains ten acres, located in th
beat part of thority. Ixmig well drained and commanding an
elegant view. Trac sub-dmsion is the most desirable tract
on the marknt. It contains tventy-one acres of fine residence
property, and lots In this addition are selling f asUr 'than any -
vantage of every business exigency and secure control of the
bnrgHius that are to be had through cash transactions.
His oflioe is located at No. :CJ1 Twenty fourth street, over
the postoffice, and persons wishing to buy or sell real estate
will do well to give him a call, and get acquainted with his su-
perior methodH of doiiik- liiiNineas.
Thoiiuli only! went v ,. 1(; |,t yi-iirNof ag> Mr. Wedell has bad quit*
a varied experience during his business career. He was bom in
tb state of Wisconsin, and came to Utah several years ago, and
engaged in the restaurant business at Halt Lake City, running
what is familarly known as the California restaurant. After
remaining in Salt Lake for a time became to Ogden and was
proprietor at different times of both the Saddle Rock and tin-
Klit* restaurants. Ho soon saw, however, the wonderful
opportunities afforded in the real estate business in<V>l<'"
mi. I opened his present office in 1R89. He is an enterprising.
go-ahead citizen and a man of integrity, straightforward and
conscientious in all his business relations, and has won the
confidence and good will of the public.
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JONES & LEWIS.
The above is a prominent and popular establishment in the
grocery business of OgdeD.
The gentlemen comprising the firm are Edgar Jones and
Robert B. Lewis. They formed a co-partnership under the
present firm style in March 1887, and have since developed
extensive connections, such as are usually accorded to houses
in this branch of industry.
The premises occupied is a large two-story brick building
25x80, located at 328 Twenty-fifth street. The store is well
arranged and fitted up according to modern ideas of the busi-
ness.
The firm obtain supplies direct from all the best produc
ing sources, and carry an extensive assortment of everything
in the line of imported and domestic staple and fancy groceries
and family supplies. They have made it their aim from the
start to keep on sale only such goods as are of a superior
quality, and as a consequence a trade has been built up of a
B. JONES.
In reviewing the varied and important industrial enter-
prises which go to make up the sum total of the city's wealth
and prosperity, there are many deserving of more space than
can be extended them. Such an one is the Ogden Carriage and
Wagon Works, owned and operated by Mr. R. Jones, at 345-347-
349 Washington avenne.between Washington and Grant avenues.
There is no city in the northwest of the size of Ogden, where
a better arranged and more complete enterprise of this kind
can be found. It was established by its present proprietor in
1889 and has steadily increased to its present large proportions.
The premises occupied are located as above, and consists of a
substantial two-story brick building 38x80 feet, complete in
every detail and arrangement, and equipped with the most
modern improvements known to this branch of industrial pur-
suit. In the manufacture of carriages, Mr. Jones is prepared
to turn out anything from a sulky lo the heaviest grade of
transfer wagons, and his work is noted for the excellence of
JONES & LEWIS, C. O. D. Grocers.
most substantial character. Only the choicest of everything in
their line is handled, and patrons can always feel assured that
no inferior or adulterated goods will be sold to them.
Lowest prices prevail, order, system and neatness are observ-
able on all sides, polite attendance accorded, while orders
are taken and delivered at residences free of extra charge.
The firm have 9 16,000 invested in their large and complete
stock, and their business reaches over 8100,000 annually. The
large and growing trade of this establishment is not confined
to the city of Ogden, but extends all over Utah, Idaho, Nevada
and Wyoming.
Both Mr. Jones and Mr. Lewis understand the grocery busi-
ness thoroughly, and by pushing their interests energetically,
and observing upright principles in all their dealings, they
have succeeded in building up the large and profitable trade
they now enjoy. No effort on their part is spared to please
and satisfy each and every one of their numerous patrons.
material used, superior workmanship displayed, and the
beauty of design and finish. He employs six skillful and
experienced workmen and gives his personal attention to all
matters connected with his establishment. His trade extends
throughout the city and Territory and is steadily increasing.^
Special attention is also given to horse-shoeing, anchors for
buildings, and repairing of all kinds, and all work is warranted.
There is a paint shop connected with this enterprise in which
all kinds of painting of carriages and wagons is done in an
artistic manner.
Mr. Jones is a practical and experienced business man and
was eighteen, years employed as blacksmith by the Union
Pacific Railroad. There exists in this city no enterprise more
worthy of mention than the Ogden Carriage and Wagon
Works which to-day stands in the front ranks, and deserves the
merited success they have achieved.
OGDEN MILITARY ACADEMY.
It WHS with a view of fulfilling, in a practical and compre-
hensive manner, the requirements of a high grade military
academy, where the citizens cf Ctab and surrounding States
and Territories could seiul their boys, and feel they
were attending a praiseworthy mul superior class institution,
that a few of Ogden's leading men organized a stock company
and constructed and equipped the splendid edifice known as
the Ugden Military academy. The academy and grounds are
situated abont three miles north of the business center of Og-
den, on the line of the Hot Springs railway, occupying a high,
well-drained quarter, and commanding a magnificent view of
the surrounding country, while an ample campus affords every
facility fur drills, parades and athletic sports.
The main building is 80x150 feet in dimensions, and four
stories high. It is a brick structure, finely furnished and
especially arranged for the comfort, convenience and instruc-
tion of pupils. Independent of the main academy building
there is a gymnasium, and a wood and iron work-shop. In this
latter department the boys are given an insight into practical
mechanical work, as a part of their course of instruction. The
entire grounds covers about ten acres and the buildings and
equipment have been provided at a cost of 850.000.
Thorough academic courses are taught by which students
are prepared for entrance into first-class colleges, scientific
schools and for business
life. The school is
strictly military in char-
acter and all the formal-
ities of such an institu-
tion are observed. It
baa capacity sufficient
to accommodate sixty-
five boarders and fifty
one are now in attend-
ance. Appropriate rules
and regulations have
been instituted, and the
officers and teachers
always insist on their
enforcement. Thorough
discipline is also main-
tained in every depart-
ment, and of a character
calculated to promote
the moral, mental ami
physical well-being of
the inmate*.
Capt. I .. L. Howard,
who ban the manage-
ment of the school, ably
aided by six competent
and experienced assist-
ant*, is presumably aa
capable and effioent in i,,>i s \iiui
bia special capacity aa
any man in this country. He is the perfect embodiment of phys-
ical manhood and poaaeeaes administrative ability of a superior
order. He baa had years of experience in the charge of just
Midi inHtitntioiiH, IH thoroughly conversant with all modern
method* of recognized merit, and is quick to apply every
principal that promises to advance the best interests nf all
patron*. Hid creditable work supplemented by the valuable
mid painstaking effort* of the corn* of teachers now engaged ia
rapidly building up the school and giving it favorable and wide-
spread popularity.
Tin- Hoard of Trustees are aa follow*: Reese ilowell,
president; \\. M. Shilling, vice-president; ('. L. Howard,
secretary ; John A. Hoyle, treasurer. Fred J. Kieeel, A. C.
Newill and A. II. Nelson, all gentlemen of the highest standing
nd well-known to the people of this section of the country.
Their identification with th>- uiMtitution in iUelf is a infllcient
guarantee of merit and effectually insure* for it a long and pros-
perous career.
OGDEN ACADEMY.
The thorough and efficient educational institutions located
in tii- city i >r < )|(den are among the most salient manifest i< .TIN
of prugrMNion on a Bound and substantial bans, and the ten-
dency of the people of this community t> keep abrea*t of mot)
era advancement and enlightenment. There is a* much sterling
etiterpriae exhibited in the construction and maintenance of
high claes religious and educational schools, as there is in any
sphere of commercial industry; and the simultaneous develop-
ment of the mental faculties and the moral nature accomplice
an infinitely greater amount of good than either one taktn
separately. It is as much within the piovince of schools for
the education and training of the young to weave in the course
of their instructions, proper lessens in the doctrines of religion
and principles of moiality.as any other branch of study.
It was with a view of fulfilling and carrying out this necessi-
ty that the New West Commission founded the Qgden Academy,
one of the most admirable and perfect institutions of the kind
in this section of the country. The excellent building which
is located on the corner of Twenty-sixth street and Adams ave-
nue, is spacious and substantial, and arranged especially for
convenience and adaptability. KM-M department is perfect in
its equipment, and the corps of able teachers are hignly quali-
fied for the respective positions they occupy. Nearly all
the teachers are graduates of excellent eastern colleges. The
school was first opened in 1883, by Piof. H. W. Ring with eleven
pupils, and it has enjoyed a most successful and prosperous
career from its very inception to the present time. About
$'J~>,HK) are invested in the premises, and the academy has a
capacity Biillicient to comfortably accommodate three hundred
pupils. There are two hundred now in attendance, and the
number is increasing each year.
The building is 100x150 feet in dimensions, and three stories
high. The arrangement
is such that ample light
and ventilation are se-
cured, while the build-
ing is heated through-
out by steam. I'.very
thing about the place
has an air of attractive-
ness, and it is altogether
<in ideal private school
for both sexes.
The usual English,
scientific and classical,
courses are taught, ami
all the various studies
classed under theee
heads are included.
Special attention ia
given to fitting for first
class eastern colleges.
Nineteen students are
now fitting for Yasear,
Uberlin and Stanford.
A choice library con-
taining many valuable
reference books, ency-
'l..|,,.,lms, etc., has been
provided for the use of
st 1 1 dents and the school
a v MM \n is particularly well pre-
pared to give instruc-
tion in the sciences by means of an extensive set of late
improved apparatus of inestimable value for practical illus-
tration. A first and second primary and HII intermediate
department are p'ovided for the younger pupils, and a thor-
ough commercial course is given fur those who wish to avail
themselves of a complete business education.
Prof. I'iiMil A. Curry, the principal, is a man of superior
ability in the efficient conduct of an institution of this charac-
ter, and his untiring efforts to maintain a whool of the highest
order and carry out the fundamental principle upon which it is
baaed, has been of such a satisfactory nature as to command
the esteem and good will of the Commission, ami the high re-
gardofhoth pupils and co-instructors ll in ably assisted in
the academic department by Mrs. Jennie Foster < urr\. in
lower departments by MIPH Mary H. Nutting, Miss Mary
McClelland, Mia* Eva Roney and Mias Alice H. Hamlin.
PARKER. DOXEY Si EASTMAN.
\ distinguishing feature of the city of ( >i;den is the superior
claim of it* buildings nnil private residence*, the tine character
of which retlct great credit on th skill and ability of the
architects who 'hem. \moni; the most prominent
rim engaged in thiK arduous profession none have prose-
cuted their work with more skill or greater success than the
firm of Parker, Doxey Eastman, long and well known aa
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accomplished artists in some of the leading cities of the United
States.
Mr. A. F. Parker, the senior member, is from the East, hav-
ing acquired his professioa in Boston, Massachusetts, where he
had a thorough training in all its details; while Mr. Samuel
Dpxey is a native of Ogden, where he is intimately acquainted
with the best business men of the city, by whom he is univer-
sally esteemed. Mr. C. E. Eastman, who was educated at the
University of Illinois, comas to Ogden from Chicago, where he
was actively engaged at architectural work, in which he attained
to distinguished prominence and reputation.
The firm is prepared at all times to promptly execute' orders
for plans and specifications, exercising extraordinary diligence
and guaranteeing accuracy. The members also make a spec-
ialty of superintending the construction of public buildings,
private residences, etc., at the shortest notice and upon reason-
able terms. They are expert designers of beautiful homes and
high class private dwellings, and were the architects employed
in the planning and
erection of the follow-
ing: The residences of
A. Allen, A. R. C. Smith,
Dr. J. D. Carnahan. F.
T. Sanford, W. J. Em-
mett, and many others
that speak very highly
for their proficiency at
the business.
The firm possess every
facility for the success-
ful completion of all
work entrusted to its
care, and is prompt in
satisfying the wants of
patrons. They occupy
suites 27 and 28, First
National Bank building.
Mr. Ellis stands high in the community, not only as a pro-
fessional, but as a citizen of enterprise and public spirit,
executing all business entrusted to him in a thorough artistic
manner, and at prices that cannot fail to be satisfactory.
D. W. ELLIS.
The profession of the
civil engineer and sur-
veyor is one of the most
important. He needs
not only a thorough
scientific training based
upon the fundamentals
that have always been a
part of the profession,
but possessing a capac-
ity for the reception of
new ideas and a readi-
ness to adapt himself
thereto.
Mr. D. W. Ellis, civil
engineer and surveyor,
occupying offices 27 and
28 in the First National
Bank building, is one of
the best equipped and
most widely known civil
engineers in the city.
He has had years of ex-
perience in all its
branches, and is thor-
oughly educated in all
the technical and scien-
Photo by Newcomb Bros.
JESSE J. DR1VEK.
JESSE J. DRIVER.
Of all the various branches of mercantile industry, the drug
business is beyond question the most important. There are
concerns engaged in other lines, that may carry a larger stock,
require greater capital, and transact a much more extensive
business, but in the matter of importance and responsibility,
the drug business, without doubt, stands at the head. The
citizens of Ogden have in the establishment of Jesse J. Driver
located at 2357 Washington avenue, a pharmacy from which
they can purchase every line of medicaments, drugs, etc., and
feel assured of getting fresh and pure articles. This house was
established by Mr.
Driver in 1880. The
store is handsomely fit-
ted up and furnished,
and contains a full and
choice stock of drugs
and chemicals, carefully
selected for their purity
and strength, also per-
fumeries, soaps, toilet
articles, fancy goods,
etc. Prescriptions are
compounded and family
recipes prepared at low-
est prices, every care
being taken to guard
against the possibility
of error. About $6,000
is invested in the busi-
ness and the annual re-
ceipts amount to over
$12,000.
Mr. Driver devotes
his personal attention
to the business, and
nothing but highly com-
petent help has ever
been employed. He has
in consequence built up
a very extensive patron-
age, and his establish-
ment is the popular
pharmacy of the city.
Mr. Driver is an old
resident of Ogden, hav-
ing lived in the city for
the past sixteen years.
During this time by
straight-forward,' hon-
orable business methods
he has won the confi-
dence and esteem of all
who know him, stand-
ing high among the
business men of the
community and figuring
prominently in many
public enterprises.
tific departments of the business. Surveying of every descrip-
tion is made a specialty, and plans, plats and maps are prepared
expeditiously and accurately.
Mr. Ellis was retained as one of the expert engineers on the
new electric railway of Ogden, a model of its kind, and evidenc-
ing in its plans and construction, exceptional skill on the part of
those who formulated and provided the designs. He is also an
expert in the department of mining engineering, in which he
enjoys an established and well-deserved reputation. His master-
piece, however, and that for which he has gained for himself
an advanced position in the estimation of the citizens of Ogden,
was in the draughting and gathering of data for the first litho-
graphical map of the city, a professional achievement, pro-
posed and concluded upon his own personal responsibility,
and for which meritorious undertaking, Mr. Ellis received
public applause and patronage from citizens and the daily press.
MRS. L. B. MAHAN.
The existence of such first-class establishments as that con-
ducted by the lady whose name heads this article is the best
indication possible of the metropolitan character of this city.
Mrs. Mahan is a lady of cultured taste, moulded upon a
thorough acquaintance with the best schools of artistic dress-
making, and is prepared to create a new and superior style of
dressmaking in Ogden.
She is a lady of skilled judgment in all matters pertaining
to her business. She has been a resident of Ogden for two
years, coming to this city from Indianapolis, in which city she
was engaged in the same line of business for eight years, and
numbered among her customers some of the wealthiest ladies
of the city. She is at present located in Wright & Sons' build-
ing, Washington avenue, where she has four elegantly fur-
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nished rooms: parlor, cloak, fitting and reception room, and is
splendidly equipped to receive her patrons aud execute their
orders for dressmaking in the latest styles and most artistic
manner.
Mrs. Mahan keeps constantly employed from twelve to
fifteen skilled assistants, and supervises personally all work
committed to her, which is of itself a sufficient guarantee that
everything will be done in a satisfactory manner.
IDAHO LUMBER COMPANY.
The rapid and substantial growth of the City of Ogdeu has
created a large field for
the operations of lum-
ber dealers, and the
practicability of ship-
ping an unlimited
amount of all kinds to
the points where build-
ings are in progress of
construction enables the
lumber merchant to
supply all demands at
fair prices. The Idaho
Lumber ( 'ompaoy is
recognized as an influ-
ential factor in meeting
the demand for first-
class lumber, well sea-
soned and adapted to
immediate use. The
company was formed
eight years ago and bus
been since its organiza-
tion under the control
of its present able and
efficient manager, I). I >.
Jones, to whose untiring
efforts and superior
business ability is al-
most wholly due the
wonderful success
achieved. It carries in
stock a heavy line of
lumber, lath, shingles,
sash, doors, blinds,
building material, etc.,
also Fay's manilla
goods, for which it has
the exclusive agency.
In connection with the
yards which are located
on Twenty-fifth street,
between Lincoln aud
Wall, the company
operates a large and
extensive planing mill.
two stories high, and
50x100 feet in size,
where it is prepared to
supply every description
of scroll sawing, turn-
ing, etc. An averai:*'
stock of forty-thousand
dollar* in value is car-
ried and the average
ale* amount to one
hundred thousand i'i,..r..i,> vT..mi. i:
d-illiirs per annum the trade extending throughout Utah,
Idaho, Nevada mi<l Wyoming- Hy great oare in purchasing
iiinl honorable methods in dealing ttie company has won i's
war among competitors to a succese at once, gratifying and
well deserved.
Mr. I). I). Jones is a Weluhman by birth, but has lived in
Ogdcn for the pact twenty vears. lie is one of the moat enter-
prising of hniinea* men, always on the alert to advance any
(MOM which ban for its object the good of the city. He in a
member of the Chamber of Commerce, also chairman of the
committee on man n fact urn, and has thenwpwt ami <-nnti.i-i
of all citizens. Tin- Mali" Lumber Company i to be congrat
ulated oo securing the earvioel of so popular a gentleman, and
well deserve* the confidence and patronage of the public.
<>,
WILLIAM W. FIFE.
There is no profession more arduous aud intricate or that
requires a deeper and more comprehensive study to approach
perfection than that of architecture. The striking beauty and
magnificence of any city depends principally upon the archi-
tects who have designed and planned the buildings which
iidorn its streets and thoroughfares.
The wonderful advancement which Ogden has made during
the past few years and the great metropolitan appearance she
has taken on. is due more to her elegant and modern structures
than anything else. It is but fitting iu a work of this character,
containing engravings of her finest business blocks and private
dwellings, that a brief
sketch of the business
and meritorious work
executed by Mr. \V. \V.
Fife, aprominent archi-
tect of this city. l>e
given. Mr. Fife is cer-
tainly efficient and
painstaking in the per-
formance of his work,
and that he has ^rcai
original conceptions re-
garding the line of en-
terprise in which he is
engaged is amply at-
^rj* tested by the elegant
MI T structures for which he
has made designs and
drawn plans.
The following brief
list of buildings in this
city speak more em-
phatically for his abil-
ity than could the most
lueid writer: City Hall,
Ogden; Utah Loan
Trust Co.'s bank and
office building; fifth
wan! institute and then
tre, Ogden; high school
North Ogden; church,
fifth ward. Ogden;
church, fourth ward.
Ogden; \V. II. Wright
& Sons Co.'s store and
office building, Ogden;
Hon. D. II. Peery's store
and office building,
Ogden; Jno. .1. <
blo.-k, Ogden; Union
block stores and ollice
building, Ogden; C.
Woodmansee's store
and office building, < 't,'-
den; li. White's store
and office building, Og-
den: .Ino. Soowcroft A
Sons' store building,
Ogden: .1. II. Spargo's
uid office build-
ing, Ogden; Lincoln
hotel, OgdiMi; grand pn-
villion. Hot Springs.
near < >gden ; residence,
linn. Lnrin I-' n r r,
< 'gden: residence, E. T.
\Vixiley, Ogden; residence. K. T. Hiilaniski. < >gdn; residence,
I. <;. Ke ly. <> k 'd.Mi; n'xidfiice, I. L. (Murk, I igdon; resi-
dence, Hon. Jos. Stanford. <>gden: n Idard,
Ogdxn; residence, Thos. .1. Steph*ns,Ogden ; residence.!''. W.
Lafrentz, Ogden, and many othei stores, office buildings,
bank*, churches and residence* to which reference can be made.
Thee* are all representative buildings and we call epeoial
attention to the Utah Loan A- Trust Company's building at the
comer of Washington avenue and TwentT.foartli street, the
finest and most handsome structure by all odds in the Terri-
tory, and really unsurpassed in the West as an architectural
creation. It is an ornament t th city, and Mr. Kife achieved
for himaelf great credit, and established a lasting repu'
for ability and competency in modeling such a grand aud
imposing structure.
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Mr. Fife is a native of Ogden and thirty-fivejyears of age.
He has been actively engaged in the contracting and architec-
tural pursuit for fifteen years, and for the last five years has
devoted himself exclusively to his large and growing business
as an architect.
Mr. Fife's knowledge of the architectural profession was
acquired in the beet school of learning, viz. : practical experi-
ence.
His father was well known to the people of this community
as a thorough-going, capable and highly qualified builder and
contractor, second to none in this country. His education and
knowledge of the rudiments, details and fundamental princi-
ples of this department of industry was obtained under a seven
years' apprenticeship in Edinburgh, Scotland, and in the large
cities of England and Scotland, and upon coming to this
of any similar firm in the city, and we doubt if any young man
in the country has manifested such superior capabilities and
efficiency in so arduous an occupation.
Mr. Fife has studied hard and earnestly to perfect himself
in the details of architecture (in which study he never tires),
and in order to keep abreast of the times and give his patrons
the benefit of the latest and most approved productions of
recognized authority and eminent draughtsmen and designers,
subscribes to, and keeps constantly on file, the very best works
and periodicals on architecture published in the United States,
and is in communication with publishers in different parts of
Europe to bring to his aid and to use in his work the finest and
most magnificent and substantial class of work in planning
and construction of buildings.
He subscribes regularly to such celebrated publications as
BUILDINWS DESIGNED BY W. W. FIFK, ARCHITECT.
country in the early settlement of Utah, he was an active
worker in the construction of buildings in Salt Lake City,
Ogden and throughout the Territory; and established for him-
self a reputation for the excellence of his work and the great
skill he displayed.
His son, the subject of our sketch, was an apprentice under
his father, and always exhibited the same natural aptitude for
this class of work. At the early age of thirteen he started in to
learn his chosen profession. He soon became a partner, and
when but fifteen years of age was made clerk of the works his
father then had in charge. He was invested with the important
responsibility of ordering the material, etc., and other duties of
which a lad of his years seldom has a proper conception. Two
years later at the age of seventeen he assumed entire charge of
tbe draughting department, and shortly afterward his father
retired from business, leaving the affairs of the concern entirely
with his sou. The business was at that time much the largest
the American Architecture, international edition, published in
Boston, Massachusetts, the most expensive scientific work
produced in the United States.
The Inland Architect is a monthly edition of. the highest
order which comes to Mr. Fife's office regularly.
Another weekly paper of a high character, the Architect
and Builder, is teeming each issue with new and valuable
points and suggestions.
The Scientific American, architects and builders' edition, is
another important publication dealing in an able and scientific
manner with the latest topics of interest.
All of these and many other noted papers are to be found at
Mr. Fife's office as they appear each regular issue, and the high
class plates and engravings which come with them from time
to time, are all carefully classified and kept for ready reference.
Mr. Fife's library is replete with volumes by authors of the
highest authority, and anything appertaining to the subject of
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architecture can be found. We mention these facts to show
that be is wide-awake to the demands of modern architecture
and uses bis utmost endeavors to furnish the people of this
community with all the advantages of the latest developments
of the profession all over the world.
That Mr. Fife is highly expert in his mastery of the subject
to which he is devoted is clearly indicated in the splendid class
of buildings he has erected; the bulk of the substantial and
costly structures of this city having been modeled and designed
by him.
this floor, there are three music rooms and a garden hall for the
recreation of pupils. The second floor contains eight large
class rooms, a double parlor, the main office, and the chapel and
infirmary. The library, studio, two large class rooms, seven
music rooms and five large dormitories occupy the third floor,
while the fourth floor is set aside exclusively for dormitories'
Twenty one sisters attend to the interests and instruction of
pupils, under the supervision and head guardianship of thesister
superior. Every care is taken to see that the primary objects
for which the school is designed are carried out to the fullest
extent. Thorough and compre-
hensive courses in all the vari-
ous branches usually provided
in academic schools are taught,
iind the best systems of instruc-
tion are adopted. Besides the
regular English course and
Latin, lessons in book-keeping,
ty|> writting and short-band,
are given after the latest im-
proved methods. There are now
250 pupils in attendance and
scholars are received at all
times during the year.
The citizens of Utah and
surrounding states and terri-
tories are to be congratulated
on having in their midst such
a praiseworthy and meritorious
institution, and as this work
will be circulated largely
through this section of the
country, the opportunity is
availed of to recoommend the
Sacred Heart academy in the
highest terms, as an admirable
place for the proper training
and education of young ladies.
1'hotoli)
SA< Itl II m:\KT AI'AI'I \\\.
SACRED HEAHT ACADEMY.
The high class educational institutions of Ogden are among
the noteworthy features of the city's multitudinous attractions
and advantages. The splendid school edifice, known as the
Sacred Heart academy, located at the corner of Twenty-fifth,
nii'1 i, >uincy streets, is indeed a model institution of the kind,
and reflects great credit on the worthy and right minded peo-
ple, whose high motives and sincere efforts have caused its
i-r.-i-tiiiii. His doubtful if the school has a superior in this
country, both in regard to the excellent design and convenient
arrangement of the building, and the conscientious and capa-
ble sister* who have charge and are now conducting the in-
Htitution. An academy of this character commends itself to
the favorable consideration of parents who wish to provide for
their children it thorough and comprehensive education, and at
the same time feel that all the influences thrown around them
are of ouch a wholesome and beneficial tendency as to purify
and strengthen their moral nature and early inculcate prin-
ciples of honor mi. I obedience.
The building itself shows the untiring zeal and earnest en-
deavors of the projectors, and their perfect conception of the
fundamental needs of so vital and important an uiHtitution. II
was erected and equipped at a total cost of $lii."i,uio, mi .i i pre-
eminently appropriate and convenient in every appointment.
It U '225x75 feet in dimensions and is four atones high. The
capacity of the school is sntllcient to accommodate from 500 to
600 boarding pupils, and although it is but a short time since
the building wan ready for occupancy it is rapidly tilling up. An
ample hot water heating aparatus furnishes 'heat to every
apartment, and th building is provided throughout with lx>th
gas and electric light.
The tirxt Moor in occupied l>\ the spacious exhibition hall
which i* T'lyf.T feet, a splendid and nicely arranged office 2r>x14,
also a commodious and appropriately furnished reception room
2flx4fl. The dining room i* also oa the flmt floor and is di-
vided into two iliHtin.-t i.'partraenU each 44x28 feet in dinmti
ion*. The kitchen and refactorie* are located near the dining
room, and folly equipped with all facilities and necomary
arrangements. Hmide* the apartment* already mentioned on
DOYLE & HALVEBSON
Very prominent among the
industries of the country is the
plumbing business, defined a s by far the most important
branch of the house building art. Among the most indispen-
sable aids of the sanitary reformer are the men of integrity,
skill and intelligence in this special line. In this connection
due mention should be made of Doyle A. Halverson, plumbing
and gas fitters at No. 'i'li 1 Washington avenue, who keep pace
with the demands of the times, and who have for the past i lire..
years been actively engaged in this department of trade. The
firm is fully prepared to execute every description of
plumbing, gas and steam fitting, also sewerage work in the beat
manner and at lowest rates, at the same time guaranteeing sat-
isfactiou in every instance. They give steady employment to
fifteen skilled artisan* and the experience of its members
combined with skill and sound judgment have given them a
wide reputation as reliable workers. This important tlourixh
ing and industrial enterprise has now been in sucoeaafnl oper-
ation for nearly three years. Kach member of the firm is a
master mechanic in hi* special line, a fact that coupled with
popularity mid rare business sagacity has secured for them a ln-
huiioMS upon a sura and permanent foundation. Ml
orders are promptly attended to, the beet material used, and
toe rates and terms are reasonable and liberal.
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C. A. EKLUND.
The foremost enterprise in the city of Ogden engaged in the
merchant tailoring business is that of C. A. Eklund, whose spa-
cious rooms are located at 2463 Washington avenue, second floor.
This widely known and old established house has been doing
business in Ogden since 1881, and has enjoyed a most prosper-
ous career. Through the untiring efforts of the proprietor and
his thorough understanding of all the multitudinous details of
the profession, the trade has been increased until now it amounts
to over $25,000 annually, and extends all over Utah, Idaho,
Wyoming, Montana and Nevada. Mr. Eklund carries a very
choice and complete line of stock embracing all the latest and
best goods in the market, and ever makes it a leading object
C. A. EKLUND.
not only to employ the very best and most experienced work-
men, but to keep on hand a comprehensive line of well selected
cloths, from which the most fastidious can make selections.
The store and workshop consists of two large and conveniently
arranged rooms together 25x80 feet in dimension, equipped
with every facility and otherwise convenient and inviting. He
employs twelve hands, and is prepared to fill orders for gar-
ments or suits adapted to social or business purposes, with the
least delay, and at the most reasonable prices.
Mr. Eklund is a native of Sweden, and came to this country
in 1874, and to Salt Lake City in 187G. where he remained until
1879, when he removed to Larime, Wyoming. He remained
there two years, and then located in Ogden where all of his in-
terests have since been centered. Me is an honorable, upright
business man and applies himself faithfully to his chosen
avocation.
J. A. STEPHENS.
Among those old established mercantile enterprises in the
city of Ogden, which have ever maintained a leading position
in the commercial interests of the city, and proved themselves
instrumental in furthering and increasing the importance and
material prosperity of this section as a wholesale and jobbing
center, is the well known wholesale and retail grocery house of
J. A. Stephens, located at 365,Twenty-fourth street. This estab-
lishment was first opened ten years ago under the firm name of
Stephens & Stone, and continued under that title until October
5th, 1891, when Mr. Stephens became sole owner. A large and
substantial trade has been built up both wholesale and retail, and
the amount of business transacted is increasing yearly, the an-
ual sales now averaging over 8 120,000. Six hands are given con-
stant employment in the various departments and shipments
are made throughout Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.
Mr. Stephens has been the principal factor in the enterprise
since its inception, and being a thorough-going business man of
untiring industry, supplemented by unremitting efforts to sup-
ply the demands of the trade, satisfactorily, he has not only
augmented the business to its present proportions, but has
gained the respect, of the people of this community.
Mr. Stephens was born in the State of Ohio forty-two years ago
where his early education was also acquired. While yet a young
man he removed to Omaha, and engaged with a mercantile
house of that city, as traveling salesman, continuing in that
capacity for twenty years, when he severed his connection with
the house and came to Ogden. This was about twelve years ago,
and since then he has been highly successful not only in his
business venture, but in outside investments and speculations.
He is chairman of the executive committee of the board of di-
rectors of the Equitable Co-operative Association of Ogden,
and is prominently identified with other leading enterprises.
Mr. Stephens is deeply interested in the future of Ogden and
not only watches its growth and increasing prosperity with the
keenest pleasure, but is always ready to aid in the promotion of
projects designed to build up and improve the city.
E. A. OLSEN.
The business house occupied by Mr. E. A. Olsen, at 2245
Washington avenue, is an old established stand, and shows a
keen business discernment on Mr. Olsen's part, when he se-
cured possession of the same about two years ago, as the busi-
ness of to-day will verify. The building in which the estab-
lishment is located is a large two-story structure, 20x50,
conveniently and attractively arranged. The stock is full and
complete, the assortment embracing everything in the way of
staple and fancy groceries, glass and chinaware, etc. He fully
guarantees his goods to be strictly as represented, while his
prices will always compare favorably with the other stores of
Photo by Newcomb Bros.
E. A. OLSEN.
the city. He obtains his supplies direct from the leading
sources, and nothing but the choicest and highest grade goods
are ever sold over his counter. He carries a large stock, and
his sales amount to $24,000 annually, the trade being exclus-
ively among the very best class of people, with whom he has
gained universal popularity as an upright business man.
He has lived in Ogden for the past seven years, and is well
known and respected by all with whom he comes in contact.
Independent of his business relations, Mr. Olsen is an enter-
prising, public-spirited man, and has the future interests of
the city of Ogden at heart, readily aiding and endorsing all
movements calculated to promote the city's growth and ad-
vancement.
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amonnt of sales. The stock represents something ov T *'2. r )0,(KK), ami tlie annual business reaches
Watson is one of the popnlar business men of Ogden aud an enterprising riti/.eu.
JOHN WATSON.
Mr. John Watson, man-
. ager of the Ogden branch
] of the Z. C. M. 1., emi-
' grated to this country
- from Englauii. hin native
^ country, in 1KM. H*
: came direct to I'tali. and
I having a thorough husi-
| ness education, obtained
= through experience ac-
E quired in some of the lar-
" gest commercial houses of
. Kngland, soon became
actively engaged in the
j mercantile interests of
= this Territory. Naturally
; shrewd and careful in all
' business transact ions, and
?. possessing a thorough
; knowledge of the general
i merchandise branch of
r. industry he moved rapid
; ly to the front, and wit liin
-. three years after reaching
Utah was appointed to
- the responsible position
| he now occupies. Under
: his able guidance the in-
- stitutiou his made re
\ markable progress and
; has been maintained on
,'. the same solid aud pro-
- gressive basis, that char-
: acteri/es the mother con-
= oern in Salt Lake City.
- tueOgdeneuterprisecom-
ing next in order in point
of magnitude and the
upward of $7(M),0<K>. Mr.
A. W. PUTNAM.
The gents' furnishing establishment of Mr. A. \V. Putnam, located at No J4o:i Washington avenue, was first opened in its
present handsome quarters in the Utah Loan & Trust Co. building. December 15, 1891, and the large stock of new and choice
goods, together with moderate prices, and the proprietors liberal methods of doing business at opce brought th.- st'T.- into popnlar
favor, and it now enjoys a large and growing patronage. A full and complete stock of clothing and gents' furnishing goods is
always on band, embracing every article known to the tr.de, and all f the best brands aud highest grade of goods. In addition
to these, goods of an equally sub-
stantial character but of plainer
patterns and at more moder-
ate priced is kept constantly in
stock. The investment is quoted
lit alxmt *1H,(KHI. and the aiiiinul
sales amount to upwards of $3<UH)n
in all 1'iutn of Utah. Idaho and
W\ liming, requiring the services of
a force of competent assistants.
Mr. Putnam is an enterprising
and thorough going citizen as well
. as a shrewd aud sagacious Imsi
ness man. He caun- t < Vden a
3 year and a half ago aud opened a
- similar establishment on Twi
- fourth street, where he continued
y: until the new store he occupies at
._ present was completed and ready
^ fur oooupanry. lie w HH Ixirn in
\VniikeBha county. Wisconsin, and
is fifty y ears of age. For ten years
he was engaged as traveling sales-
man for the American Kuhber
.(any. of Chicago, III., ami for
two years prior to coining to this
city he MIL- in South 1 >akota, con-
ducting an enterprise mmilar to
that over which he now preside*.
He IK an honorable upright man.
Denial and Rwisbli'. and well liked
l>y all with whom he come* in con-
tact.
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DK. E. M. FELSHAW.
DR. E. M. FELSHAW.
Dentistry is coming to be one of the most important pro-
fessions of modern times. Not but that high class work in
this line has always been appreciated and persistently sought
after, but the marked advance and improvements in the
methods and instruments employed of late years require
thorough discipline and practical experience. There are many
able and skillful dentists in the city of Ogden prominent
among whom is Dr. E. M. Felshaw. He first came to this city
in 1882, with ripe experience and a thorough knowledge of all
phases of the art. He opened an office, but after two years of
prosperous business here, he removed to Park City, remaining
there four years, thence returning to Ogden where he has
established himself permanently. He was born in Lewis county
New York, thirty-four years ago, was educated at Lee Center,
Oueida county, and then entered the office of H. T. Felshaw at
Constableville, New York, to study this profession. He applied
himself closely to his work for several years, and then came
direct to Ogden, where he has proved himself a highly quali-
fied dentist, well able to execute with perfect satisfaction the
most difficult and complicated class of work, and where his
conscientious, painstaking efforts to please all patrons has
gained for him confidence, esteem and good will of the people
of this section. His parlors in the Grand Opera House build-
ing are pleasant, handsomely fitted up and equipped with all
conveniences and appointments. Those entrusting their work
with him can feel assured that they will receive careful atten-
tion and be dealt with upon the most satisfactory terms.
L. H. WALLACE.
For several reasons the jewelry business
may be regarded as the highest art conducted
on the basis of a mercantile enterprise. Especi-
ally is this true under the advanced degree of
perfection it has attained in these modern times,
and the jeweler and watchmaker who hopes to
meet with gratifying success must be thorough-
ly experienced and qualified in the details of all
branches of the trade.
The city of Ogden is supplied with several
jewelry establishments which may be justly
termed first-class, and which occupy positions
in the front rank of that industry, among them
being the jewelry store of Mr. L. H. Wallace,
located at 421 Twenty-fifth street in the Reed
Hotel building. The premises are conveniently
and handsomely fitted up, and arranged with a
special view to facilitate the proper transaction
of business and the display of the costly and
elaborate stock of goods carried, embracing all
styles and classes of watches, clocks, jewelry,
precious stones, etc. The assortment of dia-
monds is especially complete and varied, also
that of rubies, emeralds, sapphires, cameos,
opals and other gems, wtich are set to order in
the most elaborate and artistic styles. Watches
of various makes both foreign and American
are always found in stock. Repairing is done
promptly and neatly, and all work entrusted to
Mr. Wallace is guaranteed to give entire satis-
faction. He is also an expert optician, and car-
ries a complete stock of optical goods. He
employs three skilled and experienced assist-
ants in the various departments, while Mr.
Wallace is himself a practical jeweler and
scientific optician, thoroughly conversant with
all phases of the business.
Mr. Wallace is a native of Clearfield, Penn-
sylvania. He removed to Iowa in 1871, and
from there in 1883 to Red Cloud, Neb. He has
resided in Ogden for the past two years, during
which time he has gained the confidence and
good will of the public and established for
himself a high reputation in his profession. He
is an honorable and upright business man,
straightforward and reliable in all his dealings.
Since locating here he has built up a large and substantial
patronage and executes work for the very best class of people
in the city.
PHOTO BY NMWOOMB BUGS. L. H. WALLACE.
THOMAS BROS.
Among the old established
and successful business
firms of this city, one that
has gained a high reputation
for excellence of goods car-
ried, and straightforward
and liberal methods of con-
ducting their enterprise will
be found the firm of Thomas
Bros., grocers, located at the
corner of Twenty -fourth
street and (I rant nveutie.
This leading concern was
first established some fifteen
years ago, under the title J.
M. Thomas A Sons, which
continued until about three
years ago when the firm
name was changed to its
present style, Thomas Bros.
Through years of careful
and painstaking efforts to
please the public, and con-
stant endeavor to carry in
stock at all times such a
choice and comprehensive
stock of staple and fancy
groceries that customers can
at all times find the articles
they need and feel assured
that nothing but pure and
wholesome goods will be sold
them, they have succeeded
iu building up an immense
trade in this line, numbering
among their regular patrons,
some of the very best fami-
lies of the city.
The premises consist of a
large two-story brick build-
Photo by Neweomb Bra. THOMAS MHOS.
ing 34x60 feet in dimensions,
fire proof and fitted up
tastefully, with a special
view to facilitate the rn
venient and rapid transact i< n ,
of the extensive business
this firm now controls.
Over $ 10,<MK) is invested in
the enterprise, and the an-
nual sales amount tot 70,000.
Ten experienced hands are
given employment and the ir
trade is very extensive.
The individual memtars of
the firm are N. J. Thomas
and M. II. Thomas, both
gentlemen of high business
qualifications and a thor-
ough knowledge of the mer-
cantile enterprise in which
they are engaged.
They are natives of Ogden,
and their interests and in
vestments have been centered
in this city.
They are public spirited
men and support many
causes and efforts instituted
for the (general good of the
city, and not only have im-
plicit confidence in a won-
derful growth and expansion
of Ogden in the future, but
believe that such a condition
should be brought about as
speedily as possible by the
united effort of all influential
citizens in the adoption of
any legitimate measure for
the purpose.
Photo by Mowonoib. M. J. TIIOMAH.
Photo b fewoomb, N. J. THOMA8.
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PHOTO BY
UTAH LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY.
W. W. FIFE, ABCHITKCT
UTAH LOAN & THUST COMPANY.
Perhaps the strongest evidence of the material and sub-
stantial growth and prosperity of a rising city, that has gained
a sufficient degree of advancement among the industrial and
commercial centers of the country to claim distinction, as a
metropolitan center of the locality in which it issituated, is the
character and soundness of its banking institutions. They
form a reliable index in estimating the aggregate amount of
financial and industrial transactions, and are safe and sure in-
dications of the actual progress being made in all directions.
The credible and substantial banking houses, and financial
and investment corporations, which are centered in the City of
Ogden, and from which their extensive operations in improve-
ments and developments radiates, are marked evidences of the
present advancement and future possibilities of the city.
The Utah Loan & Trust Co. is one of the Territory's
stauncbest and most reliable financial institutions. It has
among its officers and directiors, some of the most prominent
citizens of the community, and who are universally recognized
and appreciated, as men of the highest business qualifications
as well as Bound and able financiers.
This leading banking corporation was first organized in 1888,
with C. C. Richards president ; L. W. Shurtliff vice-president,
and H. H. Bolapp, cashier, all men of superior ability and
especially fitted for the respective positions they occupy.
Through their judicious executive guidance and sound
financial policies, the interests of the bank have been subserved
to the fullest extent, and its business has steadily grown and
prospered, until now it stands in all respects among the fore-
most institutions of the kind in the country.
The paid-up capital is $'200,COO, surplus 812,000. A general
banking business is conducted, receives deposits, discounts
good commercial paper, loans on first-class security, corresponds
with leading banks in the United States and Europe, issues
letters of credit, etc.
The new and elegant structure in which the banking rooms
are located is owned by the company and is, indeed, a model of
its kind. No adequate description of the premises can be given
in this limited space, but as regards substantiality and
grandeur of architectural design, and beauty and richness of
finish, we doubt if it is surpassed by any similar structure in
the West.
The building is five stories high with basement, and is 75x122
feet in dimensions. The materal used in its construction is
cream stone and pressed brick, with redwood interior finish.
It contains in all four ccixmcdious stores and the banking room
on the ground floor and one hundred spacious and nicely arrang-
ed offices on the upper floors. The building is provided with
all the modem improvements and office conveniences, such as
elevators, electric lights, gas, speaking tubes, etc., and is in all
respects an ideal business and office building, and is not only
a source of pride to the enterprising gentlemen who have
erected it, but it is a maiked credit to the City of Ogden. The
interior arrangement is an especially fine piece of architectural
work. A large open square occupies the center of the build-
ing, around which a psssage-way extends en each floor,
affording from any point an entire circumspect of the
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interior. A mammoth skylight is constructed overhead giving
an abundance of light and ventilation. The finest passenger
elevator made rises along one eide of this court convenient to
all parts of the building.
The banking rooms are especially handsome and finely
furnished. The finishing throughout is in mahogany, richly
carved and artistically arranged and with a special view to
facilitate the convenient transaction of business. Immense
plateglass are set on two sides throwing a profusion
of light into all departments. The main entrance extends
obliquely across the corner. Heavy stone steps, out with a
graceful surface-curve rises from the street to the floor of the
banking room. The style of the building is modern
rumanesque. The stone comes from the celebrated Croydon
quarries of this Territory, and which is now regarded as the
best to be obtained in the intermonutain region. The base-
ment is divided up for storage, heating and elevator purposes.
The ground floor is occupied by the banking rooms and four
commodious store rooms. The main en trance on Twenty-fourth
street, leading to the office and elevator hall is twelve feet
AH glass in the windows on street fronts are plate and the
sashes are so arranged that the lower forge light will slide up,
and transom over same is pivoted so tnat the occupant or
tenant can always have good, pure air circulating in his
room. Leading from the mam entrance hail and circling
the elevators is the main staircase, four feet wide, and con-
structed of iron and slate. This stair continues to the fifth
ttoor. After leaving the first story the stairs are built out in
the large light well or open court. The second floor and floors
above are divided into offices, averaging twenty-seven on eacfc
floor, with toilets, closets and all other modern conveniences.
There is not a dark loom in the building, all are desirable for
the purposes for which they are intended. Most of the ofllces
have direct sunlight in them while the others receive their
light through the windows in partitions that divide front
and private offices and from the large open court. The entire
building is heated by steam and lit with gas or electric lights.
The ceiling of offices is eleven and one-fourth feet high,
and otherwise furnished and modeled in a rich and georgeous
fashion. The building and bank are altogether the most mag-
nificent in the city, and for that matter equal if not superior
to any in the Territory. It has been the purpose of the Utah
Loan & Trust Co. to make their building a monument of the
city's growth and enterprise for all time to come, and we may
say without fear of committing ourselves, that no matter to
what metropolitan proportions Ogden may expand in the
future, this Handsome and costly structure will ever be re-
garded by the citizens of this community as a most highly
prized acquisition, an well as an incalculable benefit to the
city.
success, one that reflects the highest credit on his abilities and
methods. Mr. Pingree, the cashier, was chosen to fill that im-
portant position in consequence of his extended experience and
well-known competency; and the directory, made up of men
too well known to require more than the citation of their nan.es,
complete an official board of surpassing excellence. The back,
has won the confidence and esteem of the corporations, com-
panies and merchants of the city, and is looked upon by all
who have occasion to transact business with it as well deserv-
ing of patronage.
W. FABB & CO.
t In every community there are men whose enterprise,
activity of mind and strong business talents bring them into
prominence men in whose hands a branch of bneinets ordi-
narily commonplace is built up and managed with such skill
that it BEBumea a prominent position in the mercantile history
of a city. Such men and such business is that of \V. Farr &
Co., Whose present enterprise was established about two yeais
ago, and by prudent management and a thorough practical
knowledge of the business has been brought to its present
large and growing proportions. Farr & Co. are located at 346
Twenty-fourth street, where he carries a heavy stock of flour,
grain, hay and feed, which is offered at bed rock prices, and also
makes a specialty of car load lots. The average amount of
business done by this firm is fifty thousand dollars a year
which necessitates the assistance of four employees, and their
business extends through Utah, Nevada and Idaho, and to-day
they rank as one of the leading firms in their line, and have
gained a reputation of being a thru who deals fairly and justly
with all their patrons. Mr. Farr is one of Ogden's pioneers,
having resided here twenty-nine years, and is well and favor-
ably known throughout the city and Territory.
FIB9T NATIONAL BANK.
The First National Bank of Ugden is one of the oldest
established and most reliable banking bouses of Utah. It has
ever retailed the entire confidence and good will of the public,
and now elands as the leading financial mutilation of Ugden.
It was duly organized in 1881 under the National banking
laws, and iU solid success and splendid financial condition
reflect! the highest credit upon all connected with its adminis-
tration. The capital stock is $150,000. with a surplus of 'JU,OUO,
and the officers and directors are as follows: 1>. 11. I'eery,
president; John Sharp, vice-president; James 1'ingree, cashier,
1>. II. Pery, R. J. Taylor, D. Ecclea, Oeo. W. Thatcher, .loin.
Sharp, Jamee Sharp, James T. Little, H. 8. Young and liar
nard Whit* directors, all of whom are representative citizens
and capitalists, men of sound judgment and superior financial
method*, whose plan of operation baa received the merited
endorsement of the community at large.
The bank occupies nllirm in its splendid five-story bi Iding,
78xl, situated at tbe corner of Washington avenue and Twenty-
fourth street, and fitted up in elegant andcoetly style, arranged
with a special view to facilitate the proper and rapid trans-
action of their exUniive bnaineaa, which teachea to all parts of
tbe United States and Europe.
A general banking businesa ia conducted, exchange*
letter* of cre-dit are issued, loans made on good collateral, and
discounts of first-clam commercial paper. It has tbe largest
list of deposit* of any bank in the city, and corresponds with
tbe very beet bank* of the country.
Mr. Ptery, tbe president, is a tonnd banker and UUMMr,
wboee guidance baa secured to tbe bank a career of uniform
STAFFOBD, MILLEB & CO.
The house of Stafford, Miller & Co., dealers in harness, sad-
dles, etc., maintains tbe highest standard of excellence in its
manufactures, and a reputation for liberality and fair dealing
of the highest possible character. The premises occupied con-
sists of two floors at 2450 Washington avenue, each 2. r >iltXJ feet
in dimensions, equipped in every respect for the satisfactory
prosecution of the business.
The firm, which consists of F. Stafford, K. T. Miller and P
Hoop, succeeded to the business of the Ugden Saddlery and
Harness Manufacturing Company, April 20th, 1891, and at once
completed operations for an increase in volume and extent of
operations. They carry large and selected invoices of har-
ness, saddlery, whips, blankets, horse goods, etc., and give
special attention to the making of goods to order. They use
only the best qualities of stock in their lines, devoting particular
care to the work, employing only the most experienced and
competent operatives, and warrant their products as among the
best obtainable in the markets of the world. They do a large
and steadily increasing trade throughout I'tah, Idaho and Wyo-
ming, and are well known a* exceptionally deserving of the
public confidence and patronage.
JOS. WALLACF.
The drug establishment of Joseph Wallace was founded
about one jear ago by Mr. Wallace, who poaMtet* in a marked
degiee all the qualifications necettaiy for tbe conduct of a *uo-
cn>nfui entei prise. Few nun are moie generally known
throughout this Territory than he, being a native of Utah Mid
having lived in the Teinlory all hie life. The past eight jeais
he baa tesided in Umh-n, wheie he ha* seen the.wond. iful
change's and iraLfrfoiniBtinn* ihfct have len made in the city a
growth and picsterily in (list tine. Mr. \Vnllsre i* at present
located at iiMi) Washington aveuoe, in the letail drug business,
kt which place (an be (cued a lice cf pnie diugs, also perd m-
eiy and toilet ailiclti. All inscription* ent tutted to him will
be caiefulh compounded.
Mr. Wallace ha* resided for to nany yei* in this city, and
ia to well and generally km.nn tbiooghout tbe Territoiy, that
he needs no cimmendation. Anyone needing pne diugior
chemical*, diuggisl* 1 aundries, etc., will be wll served by
calling at hi* place of bu*inet above deaignated.
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T. E. FITZGERALD.
Mr. T. E. Fitzgerald one of Ogden's prominent and influential
citizens, wasborn at New Lexington, Perry county, Ohio, and
is forty-four years of age. He was raised a farmer boy, and
educated in the schools of his native town. At the age of
twenty-three he learned the butcher business, and shortly after
removed to Toledo, Ohio, whence although he was successful
in his undertaking and made some money, he removed to
Louisville, Kentucky, and associated himself with the well-
known firm of Taylor & Williams, in the capacity of traveling
salesman. He is still connected with the same house.
Mr. Fitzgerald first settled in Utah during 1830, and has
resided in Ogden for the past twelve years, where he has not
only gained the esteem and good will of the community, but
has by his public spirit, liberal support and hearty endorse-
ment of all efforts put forth for the advancement of the city's
material interests and
general welfare, estab-
lished a deserved reputa-
tion as a loyal and ster-
ling citizen. He was
elected to the imortant
position he now holds, as
police judge for the first
ward in February, 1891,
because of his recognized
ability, integrity, and
wide-spread popularity,
and his judicial career
has been highly satisfac-
tory to the public. He is
a member of the North-
westen Commerical Trav-
elers Association, of Chi-
cago, a member of the
West Commercial Trav-
elers Association, of St.
Louis, and a member of
No. 16, A. O. U. W. He
II.-IH a high standing in all
of these organizations
and takes an active part
in their movements and
workings. Personally he
is a man of prepossessing
appearance, and his socia-
ble nature and general
manner creates for him
a host of warm and cher-
ished friends wherever
he goes.
PHOTO BY NEWOOMB BROS
O. HANSON.
Among the leading
tailoring establishments
in the city of Ogden is
that of Mr. O. Hanson,
located at 2444 Washing-
ton avenue. The prem-
ises occupy the ground
floor of a substantial
building 15x25 feet in
dimensions, the sales-
room being handsomely
fitted np and well ap-
pointed. A branch establishment is located at 220 Twenty-
fourth street.
Mr. Hanson has been in business in Ogden for the past five
and one-half years, and during that time by careful painstak-
ing efforts has succeeded in building up a large and ever
increasing patronage. A fine line of broadcloth, cassimeres,
seasonable suitings in tweeds, meltons, cheviots, serges, diago-
nals and vestings is carried in stock, from which the most
fastidious cannot fail to make selections. Mr. Hanson is a
practical cutter and fitter and personally superintends the
make-up of every garment that leaves his establishment.
Seven skilled assistants are employed continuously in the
various departments of work, and orders are promptly filled.
Mr. Hanson is a native of Sweden, and came to this coun-
try in 1863. He is a proficient and experienced tailor, perfectly
familiar with every phase of the business, and a genial, sociable
gentleman who has popularized himself with all with whom he
has dealings.
W. KAY AND COMPANY.
In writing of the advance and development of the city of
Ogden with reference to commercial affairs, the wholesale pro-
duce, fruit and grain business must always occupy a prominent
position as a branch of mercantile pursuit, contributing in no
small degree, to the commercial importance of the city.
Among the houses whose extended transactions and high
standing entitle them to special mention is that of W. Kay &
Company, one of the largest establishments in the city. It was
founded in 1881, and has had a remarkably prosperous and
successful career, its trade steadily increasing with each suc-
ceeding year! The especial plan upon which this company
operates, is to buy up produce from the farmers roundabout,
load into cars and ship direct. An immense amount of bus-
iness is in this way carried on, which is by no means confined
to Utah, but extends in its various relations all over Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada,
Nebraska, Colorado and
California. The average
sales per annum reach
over $50,000, and four
competent and experi-
enced hands are con-
stantly engaged in look-
ing after the business of
the house. The head-
quarters of this concern
are located at the corner
of Washington avenue
and Twenty-fifth street,
where they have large
and commodious office
rooms, and through which
the various operations of
the company are carried
on.
Mr.Willard Kay is now
the sole proprietor of this
institution, and his untir-
ing energy and thorough-
going business qualities,
together with a keen un-
derstanding of the spe-
cial requirements of the
branch of enterprise in
which he is engaged, has
enabled him to gradually
build up and enlarge his
business, until now he is
one of the largest prpduec
dealers in this section of
the country. He is one of
Ogden's enterprising, go-
a-head citizens, ever alive
to the best interests of
the city and Territory,
a native of Utah, with
an unwavering confidence
in a wonderful growth
and expansion of her
commercial and indus-
trial relations in the
future.
T. E. F1TZUEKALD.
OGDEN MILLING & ELEVATOR CO.
The flouring mill industry of Utah is quite as important a
branch of business, as any of the manifold interests to which her
varied resources give birth. The Odgen Milling & Elevator
Co., is among the leading concerns in its line in the Territory.
The company was incorporated in 1888, with James Mack,
president ; Joseph Clark, manager and S. H. Higginbotham,
secretary and treasurer. It controls three large mills with a
total capacity of five hundred barrels per day, and does a busi-
ness extending all over Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Mon-
tana and Texas.
The Phoenix Mill, the largest of the plant, is a six-story
building with facilities of the most expensive modern character
for rapid and large production, which is operated by water
power, is complete in the minutest detail. The two remaining
mills, the " Advance," and the "Taylor," are respectively
four and five-story buildings equally well equipped; also
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operated by water-power. The Advance~was the first mill in
Northern Utah provided with the stone grinding process, the
stone used being quarried in the mountains of Utah.
The company manufactures and deals in tine grades of
patent Hour, bran, shorts, grain, rye-Hoar, rolled oats, graham,
hominy, corn meal, germade, cracked wheat, chicken feed, etc.,
particular attention being paid to special lines in which an
extensive trade is done, and which are known under the follow-
ing brands: "High Patent Victor." "Gilt Kdge," '( iold Medal."
"Good Lack," "Snow Ball," and "Fancy."
Two hundred thousand dollars are invested in the business,
sixteen experienced men are constantly employed.
The members of the firm are all highly proficient in their
line of business, and thoroughly practical, occupying an envia-
ble position among the business men of Odgen, and highly
respected and esteemed as citizens.
The officers are as follows: James Mack, who built and
owned several of the first mills erected in Northern Utah, is
president; Joseph Clark
who built the first steam
Hour mill in the Terri-
tory, is manager; ami .1.
W. Abbott, secretary and
treasurer, and the capi-
tal stock is as above, the
largest, part of which is
held by these gentlemen.
The Ogden Milling
A Elevator Company is
classed among the lead-
ing concerns of Utah,
and the energetic push-
ing disposition of its
officers promises a main-
tenence of its present
advanced position.
recognized as one of the best qualified men in the profession
in this part of the country.
He is a genial and courteous gentleman, well liked by all
with whom he comes in contact, and respected and esteemed in
both business and social circles.
W. M. CLARK.
It is of paramount
concern to the public
that those who are en-
gaged in the drag bus-
iness should be highly
qualified in their pro-
feMion. and offer for
sale nothing but the
very purest and fresh-
est medicines. Lives
often depend upon the
virtues and remedial
properties of articles
contained in prescrip-
tions which the drng-
giM must fill, the bene
Hcial effects of which
depend largely upon the
strength and parity of
the ingredients. The
citi/ens of Ogden have
in the pharmacy of W.
M. Clark, located at 2 IJ
Twenty-fifth street, an
establishment that fill
ttlls all the requirements
of a ti rut -claim service of
it. kn,,l.
Mr. Clark is a highly qualified pharmaceutist, and has had
years of experience in the bumnem. His prevent establiHhine.it
was opened in August, 1891, and has since been the base of
HUP plies for a large and prosperous trade.
The premise* occupied consist <if u large brick building,
fltteil up with every convenience and arrangement for ade-
quately meeting the demand* of the trade Kvry article
included in the stock of a flrst-olas* drug IIOIIM- will he found
ami |.iitrnn can always depend upon having their pre
nriptioM filial promptly and accurately.
Mr. Cliirk rame to ( igden from Hurliiigton, Iowa. an. I wan
<ir and one-half years engaged M manager at Win. I >nv,.r
A Sow large establishment. M- was also connected with the
'* Drug Company, f Halt Lake City, for live and
one-halt year* before engaging in business for hinuwlf. Ili-
schooling DM been thorough and comprehensive, anil be If
WM. II. Tl'KNKK. Mi.)c,r.,f (>*,!,.
HON. WM. H. TURNER.
The highest municipal office of the city, viz: the mayordlty
is ably and satisfactorily filled by Hon. William II. Turner, a
native of England, who came to tUis country in 1867.
He received bis early education in the schools of KugUiid.
and after coming to America remained at the city of New-
York about a year, then moved westward to Cheyenne. Wyoming,
where he entered the employ of the Union Pacific railroad, con-
tinuing in the employ-
ment of that corporation
for a year or two. thence
removing to Corinne,
Utah, in the company of
Geo. A. Lowe. He re-
mained at the latter city
from 1870 to 1879, when
he came to the city of
Ogden. This was about
the time the Utah &
Northern railroad was
in course of construc-
tion, and Ogden was the
most prominent point
on the line. Fully rec-
ognizing the possibili-
ties of the city as Boom-
ing commercial and in-
dustrial oeirer of the
West, Mr. Turner deter-
mined to settle perman-
ently in Ogden, and ac-
cordingly engaged in
the service of lieo. A.
Lowe, in the agricul-
tural implement busi-
ness, one of the largest
concerns of the kind in
the Territory, of which
he soon became mana
ger. This important
position he continued to
fill until April, 1891,
when he wan elected tn
the office of mavor of
the city, which office he
now fills, with a quality
of ability and fidelity
not only acceptable to
his constituents, but
Mich ax to insure for
him a high place in the
esteem and good will of
all worthy oiti -.ens.
Since Mr. Turner has
assumed the grave re-
ponml>ility of his pres-
ent incumbency, the
city hiiF n mlcrgone ben-
eficial changes that may
be attributed to the wise policy he has inaugurated.
Mr. Turner IN n linn lieliever in the virtues an.) advantages
of fraternal organizations, and lends his sand ion and *up|M>rt to
as many as his limited time will permit II. is Post Grand
Warden of the local lodge of < >dd Fellows, ( i ran. 1 Treiim-.
tli.-iinmd Lodge nf I'tnh. also <i rand Treasurer of the Grand
Kncainmnent of I'tah. He has aleo been an active rnemlxT of
V i ). I'. W., for the past ten years, having tilled every office in
the subordinate lodge, and is present chairman of the finance
committee of the < imud Lodge. For ten years he has been an
a'-tive and valuable member of the K. of IV, during which time
he has tilled every office in the 8iil>ordinate lodge. He has also
been member of common conn 'il. to winch he has been
repeatedly returned; is a repul>lt<Mn in national I...I.IICH. and
was elected to the office of mayor of tbeciU.on the Citiwns
It k. t
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WASHINGTON JENKINS.
Mr. Washington Jenkins, located at Boom 68, First National
Bank building, is conceded to be one of the most accomplished
of surveyors. He is the successor to David Jenkins, who estab-
lished the business in 1850. The present incumbent began
operations in 1881, though engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession several years previous, and has, since succeeding to his
father's patronage, maintained the reputation the latter ac-
quired. Mr. Jenkins has had a large experience
in laying out and sub-dividing town sites, in draw-
ing plans for their improvement, also plans and
specifications for water works, sewerage, foundations, and
other descriptions of engineering work for patrons located
all over the Territory of Utah, also for some in Idaho and
Wyoming. He makes a specialty of land surveying, examining
titles, etc., and is prepared to execute promptly and satisfac-
torily all work of this character entrusted to him.
Mr. Jenkins filled the important office of county surveyor of
Weber county from 1882 to 1889, and discharged the duties in
a thorough and systematic manner, and to the entire satisfac-
tion of the public and county officials. He is well and favorably
known throughout this part of the country, and has succeeded
in building up a substantial and desirable business. In the
city of Ogden he stands high in business and social circles, and
has gained the good will of all with whom he has come in con-
tact.
L. H. BECRAFT & COMPANY.
Among the live, wide-awake and enterprising real estate
firms of Ogden, is that of L. H. Becraft & Co., located at 2414
Washington avenue, in the Citizens' bank building. This firm
is composed of L. H. Becraft and J. C. Nye, and is probably the
most extensive handlers of choice local and suburban property
in Ogden, having listed on their books three of the best addi-
tions to the city, besides numerous odd pieces of business and
residence property. They operate principally in Ogden and
Weber county (though they have for sale some excellent farms
both improved and unimproved in various other parts of the
Territory, and make a specialty of Lake View, Nob Hill and
University Place additions, all located in sightly and well-
drained districts; doing an extensive advertising business, and
enjoying a well-deserved reputation for making quick sales for
those desiring an immediate disposition of property. They also
negotiate loans on mortgages, make collections and transact a
general business in their lines.
Mr. Becraft and Mr. Nye are both enterprising and go-ahead
citizens, instituting and aiding all efforts to build up the city.
They have effected some very large and important deals, and
now have on hand prospective sales which, if consummated,
will terminate to the financial benefit of both buyer and seller,
as well as promote the interests of the city in general.
Their contracts for handling property are both explicit,
and liberal, and are conscientiously lived up to.
GIBSON & SMTJRTHWAITE.
Of the many commercial and mercantile enterprises forming
the channel through which the trade of cities Hows there are
few if any having capacity for a wider scope and range than
the general merchandise and produce business. Of those en-
gaged in this line in this city one of the most prominent and
influential establishments is that of (iibson & Smurthwaite.
The enterprise was first established five years ago by Mr.
H. E. Gibson and on February first, 1890, Mr. C. A. Smurth-
waite was admitted into the business as co-partner. The com-
prehensive knowledge of the requirements and responsibilities
connected with this branch of commercial endeavor possessed
by this firm, together with their straightforward manner of
transacting business, has steadily increased their trade until it
now amounts to one quarter of a million dollars yearly, and
extends throughout Idaho, Nevada, Washington, California,
Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
The business is wholesale produce, groceries, grain, seam-
less burlap bags, twine, kerosene, linseed and machine oils, etc.,
at the same time making a specialty of alfalfa seed, grain, and
all kinds of produce, in car-load lots, necessitating an average
investment of thirty thousand dollars and requiring the assist-
ance of five employees.
The premises occupied by this firm consists of a three story
brick building 50x160 feet in size, with a large and commo-
dious basement all of which is admirably adapted to their
needs.
Mr, Gibson has been a resident of Ogden for twenty years,
and stands high in the community, having served the city as a
member of council and as a justice of the peace. Prior to
removing to Ogdeu Mr. Smurthwaite was in the wholesale
grocery business at Salt Lake. No firm in this Territory stands
higher, and none is more favorably known than Gibson &
Smurthwaite.
THE LARKIN UNDERTAKING COMPANY.
Among the undertakers and funeral directors of this city,
the Larkin Undertaking Company will be found occupying a
foremost position.
The corporate members of the company have had a long
and varied experience in their line of business, and understand
perfectly the proper mode of directing funerals, according to
the wishes of those who seek their services. The company was
established in May 1887, and by close attention to the require-
ments of the service the company has become universally
known and esteemed.
A full and complete line of metallic, cement and hardwood
caskets, and burial-cases, coffins, etc., are carried in stock, also
undertakers trimmings, artificial flowers, etc. Embalming and
preparing bodies for shipment are made specialties, and every
facility is at hand for the proper and appropriate execution of
orders, etc.
The premises occupied consist of a substantial brick build-
ing 25x65 feet in dimension, and conveniently arranged and
appointed. Three experienced assistants are employed, and
orders are received from all portions of Utah, Idaho and
Nevada.
The individual members of the company G. W. Larkin
and Chits. J. A. Lindquist, are intelligent and energetic gentle-
men, courteous, attentive and polite, and independent of their
business relations, are social and public spirited, taking a deep
interest in Ogden and its present and future welfare, and ready
to encourage any plan whereby its interests may be promoted.
Mr. Larkin the senior member is forty-four years of age and
a native of Cambridge, Eng. He came to this country in 1863,
is a graduate of the United States College of Embalming, of
New York, and has a wide practical experience.
B. M. SHORT.
Of the various enterprises that give character and standing
to the metropolitan pretensions of the city of Ogden, there are
none more worthy of favorable consideration at the hands of
the public than the real-estate business; and the interests of
that line of business in the city are in the hands of competent,
thorough-going business men, who are energetic in their efforts
to promote the city's welfare. Foremost among them will be
found Mr. B. M. Short, investment banker and attorney-at-law,
located at 2404 Washington avenue. Mr. Short opened his
present office in April, 1889,when the time was ripe for the city of
Ogden to spring forward to a place of prominence among the rival
mountain cities, and he has aided very materially in effecting
the wonderful growth and prosperity which she has undergone
during the past few years. He is a man of means himself, and
has a confidential standing and wide acquaintance among the
leading investors of the Bast. This has enabled him to direct
large amounts of outside capital to the city, as well as to induce
settlers and newcomers to locate here. Mr. Short handles
West Og'den addition, a spendid residence tract, situated in a
high and sightly portion of the city, making it especially desira-
ble for beautiful and comfortable homes.
Besides this he has for sale other choice property in various
parts of the city, as well as throughout Weber county. Having
ing ample capital at his command he is enabled to take advan-
tage of special offers, the benefit of which he in turn gives to
his patrons, by at once replacing them upon the market at a
small margin, believing as he does in a rapid disposition of
property at a reasonable profit.
Mr. Short was director of the Chamber of Commerce, of
Ogden, for over a year, and is now a director in the Keal Estate
Kxchange, fast becoming an institution of importance. He is
also prominently connected with other leading public-spirited
enterprises designed to build up the city and promote the
general welfare of its citizens.
Mr. Short is not only a thoroughly conscientious business
man, but courteous and affable in all relations, both business
and social, and well deserving of the confidence and esteem the
public repose in him.
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lie made extensive improvements and enlarged the building,
fitting it up for mercantile purposes, since when it has been
leased to a leading business interest of this city.
From that time until the present Mr. Woodmansee has de-
voted hi? time almost exclusively to the improvement of his
farms, culture of fruits, etc., an industry, which under his
skillful care and management, have grown to be highly remu-
nerative and a source of inestimable pride and satisfaction.
Mr. Woodmansee owns considerable valuable city property,
both business and residence, and his great faith in the future
possibilities of Utah and especially Ogden City, has been
made apparent in his willingness to aid such public spirited
movements as are likely to bring about the material growth
and prosperity to which the vigorous development of the sur-
rounding country unquestionably points. In the past as in
the present Mr. Woodmansee has ever exhibited a progressive
spirit, and broad and liberal views, with whatever enterprise or
project he identities him-
self. As a citizen he is
loyal, sterling and public
spirited, and withal a
thorough-going business
man, sagacious and yet
fair and upright in all
transactions.
To the integrity and
honest purpose of such
men Ogden owes her pres-
ent advanced position of
wealth, population and in-
telligence, and it will be
due to this same enter-
prising and go-ahead class
of citizens that she forges
ahead in the future to the
high position she right-
fully deserves, among the
metropolitan cities of the
country.
RALPH P. HUNTER.
Anyone taking into
consideration the im-
mense transactions be-
tween buyers and sellers
of real estate in this city
cannot question the im-
portance of the agent.
One of the most reliable
gentlemen engaged in
this line of enterprise is
Ralph P. Hunter, of 2414
Washington avenue, who
established himself in this
city in 1888, and by his
fair dealings and strict
business integrity he has
placed himself in the front
rank. lie makes a spec-
ialty of loaning money on
all kinds of real estate
security, and is doing
a large business in this
line. He also has the
HONJDAVID EVANS, Pres't Ogden Chamber of Commerce.
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DAVID EVANS.
Mr. David Evans, the subject of this sketch, furnishes an em-
inent example of the thoroughgoing and progressive class of
men who have figured prominently in Utah's progress from a
primitive, undeveloped Territory into a modern and highly or-
ganized modernized community.
Mr. Evans was born in the city of Lehi, Utah county, Utah,
and is thirty-nine years old. The city was then scarcely a vil-
lage only a hamlet. Mr. Evans was in fact the first boy born
to that vicinity. He was raised on a farm and received his
early education in the district schools, the educational facilities
of the county then being, as may well be imagined, crude and
imperfect. But they were the best to be had in those days and
were really as good as in most other portions of the Territory.
He worked on his father's farm during farming season and at
tended school during the winter, following this plan until
seventeen years of age.
About this time many
promising mineral dis-
coveries were being made
at Tintic, and Mr. Evans,
though but a mere boy,
concluded to visit the
Tintic district and "try
his luck." He first visited
Homansville, Tintic,
where he hired out as a
laborer in the construc-
tion of a large smelter
then in progress of build-
ing at that place. Re-
maining at such employ-
ment for a time, he next
commenced prospecting
and general mining on his
own hook. He located
and worked a number of
good mining claims, but
owing to his inexperience
and lack of means it nec-
essarily proved up hill
work. Being ambitious
and persistent by nature
however, he never lost
courage, and after two
years of unrewarded exer-
tion, shifted his occupa-
tion with the intention of
returning to his claims as
soon as he had acquired
sufficient funds for the
purpose. For the follow-
ing two years he had
charge of a saw and shin-
gle mill in Southern
Utah, at the same time
burning charcoal for
smelting purposes. A
noteworthy incident oc-
curring to him while en-
gaged in these capacities,
was the capture of John
L>. Lee, leader of the as-
sailing party at Mountain
Meadows.
1 laving saved some
exclusive sale of a very large number of choice pieces of inside
properties; also in a number of highly improved farms situated
in Weber, Davis, Boxelder, Morgan and Rich counties.
Mr. Hunter is secretary of the Plymouth Rock Building,
Loan & Savings Association of Ogden, and of the People's
Building, Loan & Savings Association of Geneva, New York.
He is also agent for some of the most reliable insurance com-
panies in the East, among which may be mentioned the Mer-
chants, Newark, New Hampshire; Jersey City Union, United
States, etc., and local agent for the Lombard Investment Com-
pany, of Kansas City, Missouri, through all of which he has
facilities for furnishing money in large or email amounts at
short notice.
- In both social and business affairs Mr. Hunter well deserves
the honor and respect accorded him, possessing, as he does,
those qualities which go to make up a cultnred, intelligent and
honorable business man.
little money out of his earnings while in Southern Utah, he
made a trip through the Eastern and Southern States, visiting
the principal citits of the country on his way, and arriv-
ing in Philadelphia during the great Centennial. He soon
returned to Utah, however, and engaged for a time in the
forwarding and ccmmifsion bneinets, in the town of York, at
thattimethe teiminusof theold Utah Central Railway. Never
satisfied with ordinary success, however, and having long been
poesested of a desire to gain a more thorough education, with
the special view of acquiring a knowledge of law, he went out
of the commission business, and from that time until 1879 at-
tended the Brigham Young Academy at Provo, part of the year,
teaching school and studying law the balance, finally obtaining
admission to the bar. In 1880 and '81 he studied law in Judge
Hoge's cilice at Salt Lake City, and succeeded in building up
quite a practice.
On December 1, 1681, be was uiiittd in manigge to Mka
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Leah Naegle of Lehi, and shortly afterward moved with his
wife to I'rovn, where he opened a law office, and built up a
large practice. He continued in business in Provo until 1884
when being desirous of acquiring a more thorough and com-
prehensive knowledge of his chosen profession he spent two
years iu the law department of Ann Arbor College at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, returning to Provo in 1886, where he im-
mediately formed a law partnership with 8. R. Thurmau,
and so continued until 1890, when realizing greater pos-
sibilities for the exercise of his legal talents Mr. Evans
removed to Ogden, and formed a law partnership with L. I ;
Rogers, under the firm name of Evans & Rogers, which already
commands as large and profitable a practice as any law firm
in the Territory.
While at Provo in 1888 Mr. Evans was tendered the position
of probate judge under President Cleveland, but owing to his
large interests in private practice he declined the position,
yet for four years he
held the position of U.
8. Attorney for Utah,
and his surpassing com-
petency as an able and
efficient lawyer was es-
pecially manifest during
his term of otlice in that
capacity. The courts
were full of important
and arduous cases and
the work which fell
upon Mr. Evans' shoul-
ders was infinitely re-
sponsible, but the thor-
ough and satisfactory
manner in which he
discharged the duties of
the office, established
for him a widespread
reputation among the
people of theTerritniy.
Among the important
and intricate cases in
which he was retained
as counsel while prac-
ticing at Provo, mention
must be made of the
celebrated Bullion-
Beck, Eureka mining
ease wherein be ap-
peared as one of the
attorneys for the defen-
dant. The case was
tried at Provo and Og-
den in 1885, and in-
volved property valued
at millions, the trial ex-
tending over a period of
three months. He was
also associated with the
prosecution in the caw
f the People vs. Pierce,
tried at Provo on a
charge of murder.
M r. Evans tells as an
Hnuihinn incident of Inn
|.u|j|ic career, that his
fint fee as an attorney
amounted to twenty-five
upright principles, ever ready and willing to aid and encourage
all meritorious efforts put forth to further and promote the in-
terests of his chosen city .
Mr. Evaus is now President of the Ogden Chamber of
Commerce and one of the moat active workers and valuable
members of that important body. He takes a deep interest in
all that pertains to the worthy objects for which the Chamber
was designed, and is untiring in his efforts to carry them out to
the fullest extent
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cento, not payable in coin, but placed to his credit in a water ditch
company. The case involved the title of a cow and terminated
in hi* client's favor. It was in Mr. E vans' eyes at Hint time quite
a victory. Ilia second fee was from a merchant for collm-iin^
an important account, and the remuneration for bis valuable
services was a pair of suspenders valued at seventy tu-- cent*.
The following two years witnessed a remarkable transition m
M: I Mini. hr, for he was then connected with some of tin-
weighty canes ever brought into the courts of Utah.
His public career has been marked by increased actmtv
There is probably no man of his age who has tried more law
unite, ana acquitted himnelf with greater honor and snores*.
He is a member of the Legislative Council and has taken Rctm>
part in moat every public spirited movement, which has for it
1 the development and advancement of the city of Ogdcn
and the Territory of Utah.
H* is an enterprising go-a-bead citizen and a man of sound.
THOS. D. DEE.
Thomas Duncombe Dee was born in Llanelly, South Wales,
November 10, 1844. He migrated to Utah in 1860, and settled
in Ogden, where all his interests and business ventures have
since been centered, where after reaching maturity, he became
prominently identified
with commercial enter-
prises, and met with
gratifying and abun-
dant success.
In 1870 he was elected
school trustee for the
third school district of
Ogden city and served
for six years, when the
district was consolidat-
ed with the other Og-
den districts. In 1K77
he was appointed by the
city council assessor and
collector of Ogden city,
and reappoiuted in 1878.
In t'eli., '79, elected as-
f essor for two years, the
law having been amend-
ed, making the office
elective, and again in
1881 and 1883, filling
the position in all eight
years. In the latter year
Ogden purchased a con-
trolling interest in the
Ogden Water Co., and
appointed Thomas D.
Dee, one of its repre-
sentatives in the board
of directors of the com-
pany, E. H. ( irth, W. X.
Orion and Joseph Stan-
ford, representing the
company interests;
Messrs. Dee and Orth
having charge of the
practical operations of
the company.
In a year the company
established a water sys-
tem at a cost of about
$ 6ft, 000, laid eleven
miles of mains, con-
structed two reservoirs,
the water from which
supplies two hundred
4 D. HKK. &nd fifteen taps, three
motors, two railways,
thirty-four fire hydrants, five drinking fountains nod two horee
troughs, producing a revenue of $8,000 per annum.
At the Augutt election 1888, Mr. I>ee was elected jiittice of
the peace of Ogden precinct, re cl cted in 1886, nleo in I 1 -
the same time cerving as aldeiman for the fourth municipal
ward of < igilen.
During tbete four years be officiated as police judge. He
was also a member of the committees of the c< nncilou munic-
ipal laws, water supply, fire department and public land, and
member of the building ooirmittee under whc M> dm c ti< n the
present magnificent city hall waa erected and furnished.
In 1 v.'ii the legislature of the Territory n mended the reboot
law so that cities of the second class constituted respectively
one school district to be controlled by a board of education,
consisting of the mayor nd the trustees to be elected by the
voters of each city ' 'gdcn city, being of Ibe tecond class, held
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its eleotion in July, 1890, and Mr. Dae was elected a mamber of
said board, which position he still occupies.
In February 1891, Mr. Dee was elected a member of the city
council for the ensuing two years. He is chairman of the
committe on streets, member of the committee on municipal
laws and chairman on the committee of sewers.
The discharge of all duties devolving upon Mr. Dee in his
respective official positions has been characterized by marked
executive ability and conscientious unbiased judgment. Dur-
ing his public career, which necessarily brought him in close
contact with nearly all the citizens of this community, he
acquired a host of warm and cherished friends and intimate
acquaintances, and is looked up to as a man of sterling integrity,
possessed of broad and liberal ideas.
He is connected with several leading private corporations,
being secretary and treasurer of the Eocles Lumber Co., director
of the Oregon .Lumber Co., vice-president of the Equitable Co-
operative Association,
and director of the Utah
Loan & Trust Co. In
each of these industrial
enterprises he has been
instrumental in build-
ing them up to the ad-
vanced position they
now sustain among the
commercial institutions
of the city. He is also
one of the founders of
that substantial and
magnificent structure,
the Utah Loan & Trust
Co. building, erected by
the Ogden Investment
Co.
Mr. Dee is the possessor
of a rare combination
of admirable character-
istics and a well-bal-
anced mind, lie com-
menced his public lite
with self-reliance,
eagerness of purpose
and a determination to
succeed. He thinks
with thoroughness and
rapidity, and assures
himself that the ground
is firm before lie will
put a foot down upon
aud trust himself to it,
then he acts with de-
cision and promptness.
He is reliable and thor-
ough, aud a man whose
opinion can be trusted
in critical cases, for he
thinks before he speaks.
Yet there is life and
sparkle and tire about
him;and he delights in a
good joke, and to tell a
good story. He is kind,
affectionate, generous
and whole-souled, very
companionable and,
posessed of a large fund
mant are a standing proof of their excellent taste, sound judg
ment, and conscientious care. Their average business is quoted
at 825,000 annually.
The firm consists of Herman and Max Liohenfield, both
born in Germany, Herman having been in this country
eight years, and Max twelve years. They are men of long ex-
perience, coming from Omaha, Nebraska, to this city and where
they have built up a large trade. Their place of business is
situated at No. 2466 Grant avenue in a two-story brick, twenty-
five feet in width by sixty feet in depth.
Personally they are modest unassuming gentlemen, possess-
ing that push and energy characteristic of successful Western
merchants.
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of information which makes his society always pleasant and
profitable.
Such a man is the subject of this sketch one of the founders
of this beautiful city, and of this rich and growing common-
wealth.
JOHN MoMiNIS, Councilman
LICHEffFIELD BROS.
Lichenfield Bros, the popular tailors commenced business
in this city in 1839 and have alraady beootne the representative
head quarters for the finest class of custom made garments.
Tne parlors are elegantly stocked with an endless variety of
imported and domsstic fabrics of every possible design which
are made up in the most fashionable styles. Their skill as
oorreot and stylish designers is provsrbial, and they employ ten
of the most competent and experienced workmen, so that in fit,
finish aud workmanship all garments leaving their establish-
JOHN McMANIS.
It was the sixth day of July, 1851, in the old Connecticut
town of Bridgeport, that
the Hon. John McManis
first gazed upon the
beauties of this world.
Although born a gen-
uine blue-blooded Yan-
kee, he is of Irish line-
age, and it is to this
combination, probably,
that he owes those qual-
ities which have made
his life so successful
perservance, indomita-
ble energy, business
integrity and strict
honor.
At the age of four
years Mr. McManis'
parents moved from the
place of his birth to Illi-
nois, and settled in the
little town of Dunleith,
Jo Daviess county. The
boy attended the public
schools of the village
until he was fifteen
years old, when he re-
solved to strike out for
himself and make his
own way in the world.
He chose to take up
railroading, and was
fortunate enough very
soon to secure a position
as brakeman on a I >n
buque & Sioux City
freight train, which po-
sition he held until 1870
four years when the
great possibilities of
life in the far West at-
tracted him strongly
and he resolved to take
HoraceGreeley's advice.
Acting upon this deter-
mination, he soon found
himself west of the Mis-
' souri river, and it was
not long thereafter until
he secured a position as
brakeman on the Union Pacific! Bailroad, his run being from
North Platte to Cheyenne. In 1871 he went to Denverand took
a similar position on the Denver & Kio Grande, running be-
tween Denver and Colorado Springs.
In June, 1872, Mr. McManis determined to cross the Rocky
Mountains, and, consequently, a few days afterward found him
in Ogden, where his life in the real West began. He remained
here in Ogden for some time, and just as he had made up his
mind to go to California, the position of fireman on the Central
Pacific Railroad was offered him which he accepted, retaining
his run between Ogden and Terrace until the fall of 1872. He
then went to braking on a Union Pacific passenger train
between Ogden aud Green river. Eirly in 1873 he was
promoted to train baggageman with a run between Ogden
and Cheyenne. In October, 1874, he was placed in charge ofa
freight train running between Ogdeu aud Green river which
position he held until November, 1882, when he was transferred
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to the Oregon Short Lias iu the same capacity, la 1833 his
steady sad faithful servicss wju him soother promotion, and he
was tsoder ad the position of passengercondnotortorun between
Green rivar and Hautioffkoo, one of ttie longest and most
responsible runs iu the W^t. Tais position he ksld without
interruption uatil hs re^gaed. Mirjh '21. isn.tr> eni;ga in
msrcantile business. He especially prides himself upon his
reoord as a railroad man, he never bavin? bad tli? slightest
ooident to a train under his charge, and having always bean
in go>J rttlitttj. H i r-->rl is r n At witli tli
company in whose employ he remiiued for so miny years.
In 187t, whilaa freight conductor on the Oregon Short Line,
and living at Eranston, Wyoming, Mr. M sMinis was elected a
member of the Territorial legislature on the democratic ticket
from Uintah county, receiving a majority of 350 votes of a total
vote of 930. He served through his term with distinction,
having advocated and voted for many of the most important
measures of that ses-
sion.
In 1882 he was the
democratic candidate
for sheriff of Uintah
county, but was defeated
by a majority of about
fifty in a total vote of
900.
In the fall of 1882 Mr.
MoManis moved to Og-
den, and made this city
his headquarters, where
he has resided ever
since. On February 7,
1890, even before his
resignation as railway
conductor had been ac-
cepted by the company,
Mr. McMaiiis, in com-
pany with his brother,
Joseph McMania, and
B. F. Livingston, both
former Union Pacific
conductors, engaged in
the wholesale and retail
liquor and eigar busi-
ness. The business
prospered, and early in
the spring of 1891 the
McManis Bros, bonght
the entire business, and
since then it has grown
to large proportions.
Wishing to enlarge their
business the brothers
opened, on October 10,
1XM, the bar in the New
Heed hotel, and placed
in it the finest furniture
and fixtures to be found
anywhere West of the
Missouri river. The
place is an airy dream
of beauty, and the pro-
prietors can well feel
proud of it.
on September 2,
1H7M, Mr. MoManis
married Miss Mary A.
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Whalen, the daughter of a wealthy Wyoming ranchman, and a
mutt estimable lady. Twobeautiful children have blessed tlx-ir
union, one, a girl that has most remarkable musical talent,
which the parents take pride in cultivating ; the other, a boy of
link-lit promise.
In the municipal election of the spring of 1891, Mr. MoManis
was elected councilman from the first ward, and in that body
has made for himself a reoord as a progressive, far-seeing city
legislator second to none. He is a member of the sanitary,
water and fire committees, and also of the police commission,
and in all his work, either in committee or in council, seems to
b only guided by the one idea of doing what is for the best
interest* of the city. He is slow and oarefnl in making up Mm
mind, but when once he settles a question to his own satUfacv
ti'iu he mikes a strong fight for what he believes to be right
In all his work be hu represented the most intelligent anil pro-
gressive thought of the people.
HA.SKELL W. SHURTLIFF.
Ths youngest membar of the city council, and one of its
m >st active and influential workers, is Hiskell W. ShurtlitT,
wlio w is b irnin [his city October 'J7, IS il His father, Haskell
I! Sliurtliff, is one of the oldest pioneers of Utah, aud up to
1S7U onw of the wealthiest and most prosperous merchants of
the Territory. At that time, business reverses came and as a
consequence the young man was thrown entirely upon his own
resources at the age of fourteen. Up to that time he had at-
tended school for several years, acquiring as full a knowledge
of the branches usually taught iu public schools as the length
of time would permit. Even at that early age the boy grasped
the f nil meaning of the changed conditions surrounding him and
bravely started out for himself. He engaged as a grocery clerk
first, then as a drug clerk, and later engaged in several other
lines of mercantile business. He saved his earnings and by
judicious investments
he counted his wealth
by the thousands before
he had attained the age
of twenty -one.
At about this time
Mr. Shiirtlitrs natural
liking for fine animals
led him to purchase a
rauoli and stock it with
blooded animals
horses, Jersey cattle
and fancy poultry and
as a breeder of thor-
oughbred stock has he
made the greater part
of his fortune, and
through this has he be-
come widely 'known
among thoroughbred
stock men. Mr. Shurt-
lifTs ranch has had a
number of fast trotters
aud pacers with records
down as low as 2:27.
and he has now a num-
ber of colts of exceed-
ingly fine promise. He
taken great pride in his
stock, and his ranch is a
model in its appoint
ments. Mr. Sliurtlilf 1ms
also engaged to some
extent in railroad con-
tracting, he having
built the whole of the
' >t;ilM!i ami Hot Springs
railroad. His bupiness
ventures have nearly all
proven remarkably suc-
'"iil and to-day Mr.
Sliurtliff owns valu-
able properties all over
the t'ltj.
Bwfcnbw -M. 1S86,
Mr. Shurtliff married a
San KranciBoo lady,
Miiw 1'milv Medina, a
thoroughly educn'
tooomplished.
talented and beautiful woman, and ever since, tlit-ir home has
been H place where cultured and eHpivmlly musical people,
find delightful entertainment. Mrs. Slmrtliff is possessed of
musical talent of a higli order, is an expert performer upon
several instruments and has a voic* of wonderful sweetness
and power.
In r..iinmr>. IH'.M, the subject of this sketch was elected
a mem tier of the city council fmi the third ward. He was
m%de chairman of the committee on lire department and it has
been in his work on this committee that be has made his bum
neM ability and his appreciation of the needs of th>< city felt
When his term of office began, tin. tln> dpHrtmiit was a small,
incomplete affair, with a very limited amount of aprmrat
tally inadequate to th,. proper protection of the city. By his
bard and persistent work in council, Mr. Hliurtlifrsreoommenda-'
tions were adopted one by one, until now no city in the West
has a more complete fire department than Ogden, as will be
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seen by reading its description on another page. Mr.
Shurtliff is also a member of the committee on public buildings
and grounds.
As a councilman, Mr. Shurtliff is liberal, progressive and
broad minded, yet careful and conscientious, doing every-
thing be can to advance the material interests of the city.
In him the people have a most valuable guardian of their in-
terests, and the city an official who looks to the future and has
the courage to champion measures which tend toward the
building up of a coming metropolis.
HIRAM H. SPENCER.
Hiram H. Spencer is one of the present membera of the
city council, elected from the Second ward of Ogden,
and of him it can
he is en rapport with
the most progressive
and advanced thought
as applied to thegovern-
ment of the city, and
that his only object in
accepting the nomina-
tion to the office he now
occupies was that he
might advance the
city's material interests
by his influence and
vote in passing much
needed measures, and in
counteracting the influ-
ence of Mossbackism,
which is the bane of any
young and growing city.
As occupying such an
important place in the
city government, a short
sketch of his career will
not be considered out of
place and hence it is
given below.
Mr. Spencer was born
at Hockingsport,
Athens county, Ohio,
Nov. 25, 1851, where he
passed the first live
years of his life. His
father was a 'general
merchant, and also en-
gaged extensively in the
lumber business, and
the boy was practically
raised in a lumber office
from the time he could
walk. In 1857 his par-
ents moved to Meigs
county, Ohio. The boy
was precocious in his
studies and when his
parents moved to Meigs
county he entered the
public schools of Heeds
ville, that county, and
for nine years attended
school at Reedsville
and at Belleville,
West Virginia, at the
the high school grade.
be most truthfully said that
Photo by Ncwcomb Bros. H. H. SPENCER, Councilman.
left Cincinnati for the West, his point of destination being the
upper Columbia river. He, however, stopped at Ogden, and
his residence at this place dates from February 4, 1874. On
July 1 he entered the employ of the Gibson, Eccles & Vannoy
Lumber Company and remained with them, and Gibson &
Eccles, until 1880. Gibson & Eccles then dissolved partner-
ship and Mr. Spencer remained with Eccles in the same busi-
ness, he having a one-sixth interest in the business as a silent
partner, besides receiving a large salary, his thorough
acquaintance with the lumber business making his services
very valuable. In 3883, Mr. Spencer, while still with the
Eccles .Lumber Company, engaged with Mr. Eccles in the
cattle business in Idaho, under the firm name of Eccles,
Spencer & Co., Mr. Spencer being the manager of that business
also. He remained at that business until May, 1884, when he
opened a general mercantile and lumber business in Beaver
Canon, Idaho, which business he is still interested in to-day.
In 1887 Mr. Spencer en-
gaged in the lumber
business in North Pow-
der, Oregon, associated
with two other men, the
firm name being Spen-
cer, Ramsey & Hall.
That business ran for
two years when it was
closed out and Mr.
Spencer became a heavy
stockholder in the Ore-
gon Lumber Co., one of
the heaviest companies
on the coast. He has
$10,000 of stock in this
company and it is
quoted at 140 per cent.
Mr. Spencer is also one-
fifteenth owner of the
Sumter Valley Railway,
running from Baker
City, Oregon to old Fort
Sumter. This road was
built chiefly to take
care of the heavy lum-
ber freighting interests
of Oregon and is a good
dividend payer.
Mr. Spencer is known
as one of Ogden's weal-
thy citizens, and that he
is public spirited is
shown by the large
number of enterprises
in which he is interested
as stockholder, director
or officer. He is presi-
dent of the Wasatch
Driving Park and Fair
Association of Weber
county and a director
of the Junction City
Driving Park, a heavy
stockholder and director
in the Citizens'bank and
is interested in nearly a
dozen other enterprises,
chief among which is the
Eccles Lumber Corn-
end of that time being a member of
In 1866 the family moved to> Cattlets-
burg, Kentucky, where young Spencer attended the Powell
academy at that place for four years. Powell academy was
considered at that time, and very justly too, the best school in
all that region. In 1870, the young man grew weary of the
parental restraint and of the close application of study, and ran
away, when eighteen years of age. He engaged as clerk on a
Eanawha river steamboat, but one year in that capacity was
enough for him and he returned to his home and resumed his
studies in the school which he had deserted a year before.
He remained in school for one year and left the institution six
months before time for his graduation in the classical course.
When a little past twenty years of age, Mr. Spencer went
into the lumber business on his own account, and was doing a
tine businefcs besides being engaged extensively in lumber
speculation, when the great financial panic of 1873 came and
he lost everything. Soon after this, on January 28, 1874, he
pan y , of which he is still manager and which is doing an immense
business, second to none in the Northwest. Mr. Spencer has
been remarkably successful in business, and is an enterprising
live citizen of Ogden.
. On December 31, 1876, Mr. Spencer was married to Miss
Effie Brown, of Ogden, a talented and educated lady, a member
of one of the best and most highly esteemed families of the
city.
When Mr. Spencer was elected a member of the coun-
cil in the spring of 1891, he was made a member of the finance
claims and street committees, three of the most important of
all committees, and in his work in each committee he has
brought to his aid his business experience, sagacity and integ-
rity together with an earnest desire to legislate for the best
good of the city, present and future. He is not given to speech-
making in the council chamber, but his vote is always cast, as
he thoroughly believes to be right, and his strong influence is
always in the same direction. His long and successful busi-
L88
I career have given him a correct and keen insight into
financial questions, and as a careful financier he is ' greatly
esteemed by his conferees.
ALBERN ALLEN.
There are many men to-day installed in positions of public
trust, who do not t oast of long year's of trying experience, or
make any pretense to an eventful career, through whien they
raised to the advanced and responsible position they occupy.
but who are nevertheless conscious that they have won the
abiding confidence of the people, and been placed in office
through honorable and meritorious efforts, and repeated
demonstrations of their ability and sterling integrity. We
doubt if there is any city in this country that can number among
its public incumbents, a more worthy and capable class of men
than Ogden. We do not
mean to panegerize un-
duly, but taking as our
guide meritorious and
praiseworthy deeds and
achievements, we are
led to the assertion with
scrupulous candor and
unwavering truthful-
ness. Among those
whom we regard as
worthy examples of Og-
den's leading citizens,
and who have by their
faithful and conscien-
tious efforts to subserve
the best interests of the
people, gained the es-
teem and good will of
the citizens of this com-
munity, we are pleased
to mention the name of
Mr. Albern Allen, the
present collector for
Weber county.
Mr. Allen was elected
to the important and
responsible office he
occupies in August,
1889, and never before
baa the duties of that
encnmbency been per-
formed more ably and
iitiNfiictonly. The
work that comes within
the province of the coun-
ty collector has wouder-
fully augmented in
Weber county during
the past two years, and
it is bnt meet to say that
Mr. Allen has closely
followed up and sup-
plied the increased de-
mands of his position HO
that at all time* it*
operations move with
unruffled precision.
Mr.A lli'ii is but thirty
even years of age, and a
native of Ogrlen. All his interest* and ventures from earliest
REED HOTEL LIVERY STABLES.
A first-class livery establishment conducted in tuch a man-
ner that the public can always be BEsuicd of acccnrmcdatkn
and proper attention, is one of the essentials of any town or
city. The city of Ogden has in the concern of S. A. Coppinger
& Co. on Twenty-fifth street, between Washington and Adams
avenues, an institution of this character. Its horses and
vehicles are always in first class condition, and the business is
prosecuted on such a systematic basis that patrons can be
supplied at any time during the day or night.
The premises occupied consists of a large and spacious two-
s-lory building, arranged and equipped for the speedy transac-
tion of business, and located to the rear of the Heed hotel, in
the center of the city, and convenient to wholesale and retail
houses, places of amusement, etc. Ample help is employed to
look after the affairs of the concern, and Mr. Chas, D. Coppin-
ger, the manager, is al-
ways present to see that
customers are treated
courteously and in
other ways to meet and
merit the demands of a
superior service.
Mr. Coppinger is a
genial gentleman, thor-
oughly conversant with
the details of the busi-
ness in which he is en-
gaged, and the success-
ful and profitable trade
he has already built up
emphasize his well de-
served popularity.
Photo by Newoomb.
boyhood until the present time have been centered in this city,
and he is on this account all tbemoredeaervingof conmderHtion
at our hands in treating of Utah's prominent and self-made men.
His education was obtained in the public schools of thin
city. From 1H74 until INK!) he was in the employ of the Union
Pacific Railroad. That he was esteemed and his service* ap-
preciated by that leading <-or)>oration is clearly proven by IIIH
protracted connection with it, which wan only seven*! after
being called to the larger and more important pooition ..f
collector of this county. Mr. Allen baa always held the
respect and good will of lb*p*opkof tUl community, and since
entering upon the diRchnrge of bin ofllcial dutie* haa more than
ever popularized himaelf with all with whom he came n n
tact. His genial mnnnor and affable disposition, together with
din can-fill and painntakingfforts to pleue all in the execution
of hi* work, MMure* for him the |>ermanent high regard of
(noae who have the power to place him in office.
M HI KN \l I ' ' <'.. Doctor.
tion of work. An annual bnsine
is disposed of.
OGDEN STEAM
LAUNDRY CO.
The Ogden Steam
Laundry ('o. is the
Isrgeet institution of
the kind in the city and
one of the largest in the
Territory. It is a cor-
poration with a capital
stock of $12,000 Mr. o.
I'. Hendershot is man-
ager and O. A. Farm-
ley, secretary and treas-
urer. Business at this
establishment is con-
ducted on an immense
scale, and the work
turned out is first- class
in every particular.
The premises occupied
is a large building HfixliO
feet, located at 433
Twenty-fifth street,
equipped with the latest
improved laundry ma-
chinery both Kmpire
and Troy, with every
facility put in for flu-
proper and rapid exeou-
noiint IIIK' to over $ 'i'i.OOO
The trade of the Ogden, is not confined to the city of < >gden.
bnt extends all over Utah and Idaho, and the humnes* is in-
creasing daily. Twenty experienced laundry hands are given
employment at the works, and the thorough system which tin*
been inaugurated enables the company to turn out an astonish-
ingly large amount of work each dy.
Mr. O. P. Hendershot is a business man of rare >|imlifioa-
tions, and is well known in the city as an honorable, upright
utid thoroiigh-goiiik' '-iti/rn. Mr. 1'iirmley is an expert and
priicticul liuitidrynian, and conduct* the affairs of thin leading
nmtitiition to the entire satisfaction of the public and hia as-
sociate* in business. He watch** the operation* closely, and
UM* every precaution to see that all work leaves the establish
ment in perfect condition.
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JAMES A. CALVEBT.
James A. Calvert, who was elected a member of the city
council from the Fifth ward,inFebruBry,1891,has a life history
which reads like a novel, and the incidents which he can give
of life in Australia, the Sandwich islands, on the coasts of
South America and Africa, to say nothing of years of ex-
perience on the Pacific coast, are interesting in the extreme.
Mr. Calvert's father, George Calvert, was a sea-faring man, and
James A. was born on the briny deep. On December 1, 1852,
Mr. Calvert first saw the light of this world, in a stateroom of
the good ship " Nation's Hope," a merchantman, plying between
Savannah, Georgia, and British ports. His father was a citizen
of the United States and hence he is a native-born American
citizen, although at the time of his birth the log-book showed
that the ship was less than one hundred miles off the Irish
coast, returning from a merchant trip to Belfast, Ireland.
When on land his par-
ents' home, until he was
eight years of age, was
Atlanta, Georgia, and
there they made their
nominal home until in
1860 they moved to Co-
lumbus, Ohio. But, un-
til his parents moved to
Columbus, young Cal-
vert knew but little of
land life, most of his
time being spent on the
sea with his father his
mother accompanying
her husband on his voy-
ages.
When his parents
moved to Columbus,
James A. was sent to
school, and at eighteen
years of age graduated
from the Columbus high
school, at that time one
of the best educational
institutions in Northern
Ohio. Immediately af-
ter his graduation Mr.
Calvert learned the
trade of bricklayer,
'working as apprentice
in Columbus for three
years, or until he was
twenty -ofle years of age.
He then, in 1873, went
to California, working at
his trade there during
the summers, and re-
turning to Ohio during
the winters for two
years. In 1875 Mr. Cal-
vert started for Aus-
tralia, landing at Mel-
bourne after a long voy-
age. He worked at his
trade in nearly every
city of Australia, and
while not so employed
traveled over nearly
every section of that
country, visiting the im-
mense sheep ranches, the gold fields and seeing much of the
then unexplored aud wild regions of the interior.
Four years of Australian life was enough for him, however,
aud in 1879 he started for the Sandwich islands, stopping at
New Zealand for some time, where he again followed his trade,
and also worked iu the gold fields. Reaching the Sandwich
islands in the latter part of 1879, he stopped there for six
months, his time there being occupied in the pursuit of his trade.
Finally he wearied of foreign life and resolved to return to this
country which he did, landing in San Francisco in July, 1880,
having been gone from his native laud about five years. He
almost immediately came to Ogien and, with the exception of
the winter of 1880-81 spent iu Denver, has made this oity his
home ever since. When he came to Ogdeu he commenced the
business of contracting builder, and this business he is still
engaged iu. He has been successful in a marked degree in a
financial sense, and has made a splendid record for himself as a
conscientious, careful and thoroughly reliable builder.
Photo by Newcomb Brot..
Mr. Calvert was married in 1881 and four bright children,
two boys and two girls, have come to bless a happy home.
Mr. Calvert is a member of the council committees on claims,
streets and water supply, and in dealing with the questions
and matters referred to these committees, displays the same
sound judgment which has made his business ventures
successful. He is not a public speaker, is of a retiring disposi-
tion, and his voice is rarely heard in the debates in council, but
his vote is always on the side of progress and in the interests of
his constituents. He is thoroughly honest and conscientious
in all that he does, and his judgment upon matters of
importance is rarely at fault. Mr. Calyert is a fiim believer
in the future greatness of Ogden and his ideas of city legiela-
lation take in the future as well as the present good of the
city.
S. J. BURT & BROS.
The fact that Ogden
has attained a perman-
ent supremacy in com-
mercial affairs at the
West, is greatly due to
her leading merchants
and business men. They
have by untiring indus-
try and a thorough
knowledge of the re-
quirements of the trade,
enlarged their business
and increased their fa-
cilities until to-day the
stores are stocked with
the best classes of goods
both domestic and for-
eign, equal to those
found in any city in the
world. The firm of S.
J. Bnrt & Bros., at 2437
Washington avenue, a
representative institu-
tion of this character,
is an old and well-known
house, and has had a
remarkably successful
career. The business
was established in 1883
by Snyder & Burt, con-
tinuing for two years
under the administra-
tion when it was reor-
ganized under the pres-
ent firm name and title.
The premises occu-
pied consist of a large
three-story brick build-
ing and basement
25 x 100 feet in dimen-
sions, located as above,
and fitted up especially
to facilitate the conven-
ient and rapid transac-
tion of business, every
department being con-
ducted on principles so
well defined and sys-
tematic, that the large
number of customers who trade at the store daily, experience
convenience, hospitality and polite attention in their purchases.
The trade which amounts to over $100,000 annually throughout
Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada, giv-
ing employment to a large force of salesmen and assistants. A
manufacturing and dress-making department conducted in
connection with the store, occupying the entire third floor, and
a complete stock of dry goods, notions, trimmings, white goods,
men's furnishings, fine shoes, etc., will always be found on hand.
The individual members of the firm are, S. J. Burt, W. L.
Burt and Thos. G. Burt, all young men of high superior
business standing and ability, who have steadily increased
the volume and importance of the business they now
control from its inception. The firm, provided with ample
capital and possessed of advantages for buying not ex-
celled by any house in the country, is enabled to offer prices
and terms to customers, that cannot be surpassed by any
house in the Territory.
JAMES A. CALVEKT, Councilman.
190
W. DRIVER & SON.
In presenting for the
consideration of our read-
ers, both at home ami
abroad, historical and
descriptive reviews of the
resources and commer-
cial enterprises of I'tah.
it is necessary and im-
portant to select repre-
sentative institutions and
establishments, and to
consider more particular-
ly those whose success
JL has made them conspicu-
J oils and gained for their
3 proprietors positions in
- the mercantile history of
g the Territory.
~l The character of busi-
ness men is often mea-
sured by their success,
which to some extent,
tends to maintain the
reputation and impor-
tance of the community
of which they are mem-
bers.
The drug trade of Og-
den, and in fact of any
city, is one of the most
important factors in its
general make-up, and
exercises an influence not
Miit measured by any
other branch of trade.
The leading house in this city, and certainly one of the largest in the Territory, engaged in this line is that of Win-
l>river ,v Son. located at 'J4;i3 Washington avenue. It was founded in 1871 by William Driver, and in 1880 his son, O. W-
I )river, entered as partner in the business.
With regard to so well-known a house, but little can be said that is not already generally understood of its importance as a
mercantile enterprise of this city, and beyond giving the plain facts, a detailed description is unnecessary. The premises oc-
cupied is a large handsome three-story building and basement -JiMM'.. all of which is devoted to the heavy and complete stock
of this establishment.
In regard to the building occupied, which is owned by Mr. Driver himself, it may be mentioned as a point worthy of note,
that it was the first three-story struct ure t evpr built in the Territory, it being some seven years subsequent before any other
three-story building was erected.
The retail department
occupies the entire
ground tloor, and is con
venieutly andattraotively
arranged for the proper
display of the immense
line of goods carried. The
second and third floors
are set apart for the
wholesale department of
the business, which is one
Mf the largest and most
important branches, the
trade extending all over
^ Utah, Idaho. Wyoming
2 and Nevada.
The basement is used
~ for their comprehensive
if stock of liquors, wines,
- mineral waters, etc.. a
heavy stock of which is al-
- waya on hand. Through
Miit thin immense Mtal>
lixliiiient. the stock of
ilruiiH and medicines car
ned are fresh and pure.
nnd constantly replen
ished. Kight skilled and
experienced assistants are
iiiplottnl in I he various
departments of the enter
prise. The avc raff* capi -
(al invested is $75.000.
and .in annual bnsinewof
S'JOO.fKHi IH transacted.
191
The line carried oy this house embraces American and
foreign chemicals, proprietary and patent medicines, pharma-
ceutical preparations, together with the largest aud most
complete stock of drugs and druggists' sundries to be foun.l in
the Territory. Special attention is pud to prasaripticms, none
but highly profijieit assistants being admitted to this depart-
ment.
Mr. Q. W. Driver, the business manager, is thirty-two years
of age and was born in England. He came to this country early in
lite with his father. He has grosra up aud been schooled in a
thorough business education, and is highly qualified as a
druggist. His personal time and attention is devoted to the
enterprise, with which he is so prominently identified, and super-
vises its affairs in a highly creditable manner.
Mr. Win. Driver, the senior member of the arm.isamanof
mature years and highly respected and esteemed in the business
community. Ha was a member of the city council and is promi-
nently conneoted with several public enterprises, devoted to the
city's welfare. Both father and sou are sterling citizens, and
have the future interests of the city of Ogden and Territory of
Utah at heart, and are ever ready to support and encourage ail
public-spirited movements.
ROBERT ,C. LUNDT.
One of the young, stirring, active, level healed business
men whom the people of O;len elected as their councilman in
the spring of 1S,H, is It >bert C. Lundy, who at that tinn had
been ideatitled prominently with Ogden's business interests
for.four years previous. Mr. Lundy was bora on a farm near
the little town of Nashville, Washington county, III., on Sep-
tember 5, 18*50, where hit parents lived until the boy was two
and a half years old. At that time his father enlisted in the
Thirteenth Illinois cavalry and was at the front battling for the
union, until the close of the war. During his absence the fam-
ily resided in the town of Nashville. In 1SS7 the family moved
to East Tenue-isse, near Knoxville, where the boy lived with
bis grandfather on a farm for seven months. From there his
parents moved back to Nashville, 111., and shortly afterward to
Oakdale in the same
county, where they lived
until 1871, when they
came West and settled
in Denver. Before hav-
ing moved to the West,
young Lundy went to
school a short time in
Oakdale, III., and later
spent two years attend-
ing the school at Evans,
Colorado, a school then
with considerable repu-
tation for excellence.
After this schooling,
at the age of thirteen,
Mr. Lundy had his first
introduction to busi-
ness, going into a gro-
cery store in Denver,
where he remained for
a year, changing from
there to Gallnp's whole-
sale and retail establish-
ment, which handled
millinery, toys, fancy
goods, jewelry, show
cases, etc., aud also pic-
ture frame*. After be-
ing with Oallup for four
years, Mr. Lnndy went
to Fort Collins where
he took charge of his
father's store at that
point. Remaining there
only six months, he re-
turned to Denver, and
went into the picture
frame business. In 1878
when only eighteen
years of age he formed
a partnership with Dr.
Slrohm in the furniture
business. Trade increas-
ed, mod business pros-
pered, so that in a few
months Mr. Lnndy was
able to buy out bis part-
ner. Mr. Lundy remain-
ed in this business,
sometime* alone and
Oa Thanksgiving evening, 1881, Mr. Lundy was most hap-
pily married to Miss Hilda Hanson of Denver, the result of
the union being two boys, six and four years of age, and a
daughter aged two years.
Mr. Lundy is member of the council from the First ward
and the people of that ward have every reason to be proud of
their choice. From the moment he took his seat, he entered
upon his councilmanic duties with the determination to under-
stand them most thoroughly. He put into the performance of
his duties all the energy of his nature and has made a splendid
record for shrewdness, business ability, strict integrity, public
spirit, and devotion to the interests of his constituents and of
the whole city. He is a strong and earnest advocate of every
measure which will tend toward the advancement of the city,
aud on the floor of the council urges his views with sharp,
strong arguments. He is chairman of the license committee
and member of the san-
itary and tire commit-
tees, and in all these
committees makes his
influence strongly felt.
Photo bjr Nawoomb Broo.
LUNDY. Cooncllmwi.
somtimM with diffarent partners, intil 1HV>, when he sold oat
and concluded to try the farther Wast. He decided to locate
UD, and in the spring of 1HH7 m >ved here and started the
Utah ('inning Cjmpany of which he is president. He has re-
mained in that buiineis, together with the real estate business,
at timM, ever since. Toe canning business has grown from a
KIM ill start in a little frame building, to large proportions, the
great pln;, c->niistiug of fine brick building* and long sheds
i- >vring ssveral a?res of ground. The business amounts to
over $ I. V i.i m per year. During the MMOQ of 1891. a daily
average of twenty-flva th >uaad oaot of canned goods corn,
tomato**, etc., ware put up. TUB plant also embr^OM machinery
and faoilitiea for making vinegar, pickles, jellies preserve*, etc.
The product this year ha* been over two hundred and thirty
oar loads. Th saooess of this institution, in Ur M I,
m ingtnont, has been phenomenal and speaks loudly regard-
ing hw basin*** sagacity and ability.
II. M. BOND & CO.
Among the represent-
ative commercial enter-
prises of the city of
Ugden is that of the
well-known firm of II.
M. Bond & Co., of 353
Twenty-fourth st., and
2411 Washington aven-
ue, occupy a position of
conspicuous and deserv-
ed prominence. Identi-
fied with the trade and
commerce of the city for
a period of over fifteen
years, it has gained a
commercial standing
second to none, and
shared by few in its
line of trade in any
part of the United
States.
The business was es-
tablished in 1876 by 1 1
M. Bond & Co., and
their line includes the
business of wholesale
and retail groceries and
shippers of fruit and
produce, being also the
sole agents tor "The
King of Soaps." Their
trade extends through-
out t'tah. Malm. Neva-
da and Wyoming, and
the yearly sales aver-
age forty thousand dol-
lars, neoesHiUting the
employment of seven
assistants. The firm is
deservedly esteemed
among the bast representative business men of this community,
an 1 Mr. Bond ha* honored the position of director of the
Ojden Chamber of Commerce; he has also been commander of
Mi- i Iran I Army post here, and at onetime, in partnership
with L. K. Fretman, published the first Gentile paper ever is-
sued in this city. At that time owing to the opposition mani-
fested by the Litter Day saints it required a man of nerve and
courage to engage in such an enterprise, the Gentiles being so
largely in ths minority. Mr. Bond was born in Galvaston.
Texas, and lived there until 1HV>. In the latter year he moved
to Kentucky aud lived there until the breaking out of the
rebellion when he enlisted in company C, Fourteenth Ken-
tucky infantry. After the war he published The Big Sandy
Hentld at Catlettsburg, Keotnoky, coming from there to
Utah, where he has resided for eighteen year* and in well and
favorably known throughout the Territory.
DR. AMASA S. CONDON.
It is most pleasing to the publishers of this work to be able
to include among the biographical sketches of prominent and
enterprising men who go to make up the leading citizens of the
Territorry,those who have achieved success in the literary field
in both prose and poetical composition.
If there ia one class of men whose records and attainments
are more interesting than another it is those who have made
the success of their lives in the realms of literature, whose
genius and painstaking efforts as exhibited in the clever and
meritorious work evolved, have been commented upon in com-
mending terms by the illustrious writers of the age. A
splendid work, especially from a literary point of view, entitled
"Poets of Maine," which accidentally fell into our hands, fur-
nishes us with information regarding Dr. Amasa S. Condon of
the city of Ogden. Dr. Condon <was born at Penpbscpt, Maine,
December 22, 1846. Hie early education was acquired in the dis-
trict schools, which possessed at that time as may be imagined,
primitive educational facilities, and young Condon was
compelled to walk each day two miles through the woods
on his way to school. At the age of fifteen he en-
tered the east Maine conference seminary at Buchsport of that
state, where he applied himself diligently to his studies until
the war broke out in April, 1861, when he enlisted in company
E, Sixth regiment of volunteers,madeup chiefly of the students
of the seminary. At the battle of Williamsburg he received in-
juries which compelled him to withdraw from active service,
and from which he never fully recovered. After regaining his
health in a measure.he returned to the seminary, to complete his
academic education, having selected medicine as a profession.
He removed to Iowa, and after three years diligent preparation
with Dr. Marcus D. Sheldon, of that state, entered the Univer-
sity of Michigan where he remained two years and passed suc-
cessful examinations. He returned to Iowa opened an office
and continued to practice until Jan. 1875, when he was appoint-
ed surgeon of the U. P. R. R., with headquarters at Ogden.
As a literary man he has achieved marked success. His
first poem written when but a child, was published in the
TIMES-HERALD of Boston, Mass., and Dr. Haven, the prince of
critics, wrote him a letter, complementing him on his ability.
In 1886 Dr. Condon visited the Hawaian Islands to gather
information. He wrote several very graphic and interesting
papers regarding the Kilama volcano then in erruption. Be-
fore leaving he was tendered a banquet at Honolulu, by one of
the royal princes, which the king himself attended. In 1887
Dr. Condon visited his old home in Maine. While in the East
he visited the famous poet John G. Whittier, who is a personal
friend of the doctor. He also visited the old Webster home-
stead, scene of the "Old Oaken Bucket," -'Miles Standish Mon-
ument," at Plymouth, and then went to Quebec on his return
our. Climbing the heights of Abraham to look upon the mon-
uments of Wolf and Montealm. We understand he is going to
publish the many poems he has written, in book form, which
judging from the high character of those which have already
appeared in print, will make a valuable acquisition to the
libraries of all lovers of poetry and admirers of the true poetical
spirit. He made a careful tour of Yellowstone park and
minutely described all he there saw. The above extract from
an eastern publication containing biographical shetchee of
many noted men who have achieved fame and success in di-
verse avenues of human aspiration, while of great interest to
the citizens of Maine, Dr. Condon's native state, is of even
greater interest to the people of Ogden, for this city has been
the doctor's home since 1874.
The ripe experience of mature years always gives a classic
touch to the gifts of genius, and while actively engaged in the
practice of medicine, the doctor has found many spare moments
to devote to his forthcoming work, which we know will be of
great merit and find a place among the works of our famous
American authors.
Since taking up his abode in Ogden Dr. Condon has built up
a large and successful medical practice and is looked upon by
the people of this community as an able and highly skilled
physician.
He has won by his generous nature and painstaking efforts
the high esteem and good will of all with whom he comes in
contact, and numbers among his wide circle of friends and
acquaintances the wealthiest and most influential citizens of
Ogden.
For a long time Dr. Condon was a director in the Chamber
of Commerce, was supervisor of the eleventh census for this
district, which embraces the whole of Utah Territory, and is
now a director in the Equitable Co-operative Mercantile
Company.
KELLY, ILLE & CO.
The well known and popular real estate firm of Kelly, Hie
& Co. at 2414 Washington avenue, first opened their office in
January, 1890, and have built up a profitable and substantial
business, extending throughout this section of the country.
The bnlk of their business, however, is confined to Ogden
realty, the firm owning and controlling choice tracts of resi-
dence property, among which may be mentioned the "Rex
Place" situated about two and a half miles from the center of
the city near Five Points. This addition which has been platted
contains thirty-five acres and the firm are now offering it for
sale either as a whole or in single lots or blocks. Independent
of the property owned and controlled by the firm a large
amount of real estate has been placed in their hands for sale,
and prospective purchasers, by calling at their office, will find a
complete and comprehensive list embracing some of the most
desirable business and residence property to be found in the
city, as well as many choice acre tracts and large farms in the
vicinity. These gentlemen who have taken an active part in
building up the city of Ogden are constantly laying out new
and splendid additions, especially desirable locations for cheap
and beautiful homes.
The individual members of the firm are Qep. J. Kelly,
A. Hie and B. A. McMillan, young men of rare business ability
with a keen perception of the activities and fluctuations of the
real estate market, who have, by the adoption of superior
methods and improved plans, for the disposition of property
favorable to people of moderate means, established a repu-
tation for meeting the popular demands.
Honorable in all their trrngaotions, and fair and liberal in al 1
business propositions, customers having occasion to deal with
them are invariably satisfied and well pleased. This firm is
doing much for the advancement and welfare of Ogden, by
distributing valuable information regarding her resources and
possibilities, and in divers ways aiding and encouraging all
movements and efforts to promote the city's material interests
GEO. W. JONES.
Within the past few years, there has sprung up an institu-
tion of commercial necessity, known as the " American Ticket
Brokers' Association." The unreliability of many people en-
gaged in buying and selling railroad tickets, owing to the un-
certainty and complication of the business, have compelled
those disposed to conduct a legitimate and straightforward
enterprise of this character as well as to facilitate the satis-
factory transaction of business, to join themselves together
under one national association of high standing and unques-
tionable responsibility, that the public may be accommodated,
and at the same time feel assured that they are reposing con-
fidence in people of sterling integrity and honest dealing. Mr.
Geo. W. Jones ticket broker of Ogden, Utah, located at 346
Twenty-fifth street, has not only the protection and surety of
the association to offer the public, but by honest upright dealing
during a period of seven years in his present line of business in
the city of Ogden, has established an enviable reputation as a
conscientious, trustworthy business man, well versed in all
phases of the business. His patronage probably exceeds that
of any other concern of the kind in this part of the country,
and bis methods of doing business have thus far given universal
satisfaction.
Something of the magnitude and importance of Mr. Jones'
establishment may be formed from the fact that he has $10,000
invested, and his annual transactions amount to over $100,000,
equal in fact to some of the largest commercial enterprises.
Mr. Jones is a comparatively young man being but thirty-
six years of age. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and re-
ceived his education at the well-known Oberlin educational
institutions. In 1872 he " toured " to the West, locating at
Cheyenne, Wyoming. While there he engaged in the stock
business, and was quite successful. He was also for a time
manager of the Western Union Telegraph office at Cheyenne,
and became a prominent citizen of that place. Realizing, how-
ever, the great possibilities of Ogden, he came to this city
seven years ago and has established a large and paying busi-
ness. He also deals largely in Ogden realty and has for sale
some of the choicest in the city, both business and residence.
Mr. Jones is well and favorably known in the community
and stands high among the business men of Ogden.
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G. B. BELNAP.
Among the widely known and highly esteemed citizens of
Ogdeu, who have achieved success, there is no one more de-
serving of mention than Mr. O. K. Belnap, sheriff of Weber
county, who has been a resident of Utah for many years. He
is regarded as one of Ogdeu s sterling citizens, as a man espe-
cially fitted by nature and principle for the important public
position be occupies, and to which he has been almost unani-
mously elected by the voters of the county, for every successive
term since first entering upon the duties of the office.
Mr. Belnap is forty-four years of age and was born in Coun-
cil Bluff, at that time called Florence, winter quarters of the
first emigrants to Utah. When but two and one-half years
of age he accompanied his parents to Ogden, where he was
educated, and upon attaining his majority he was married and
and removed to Hooper, Utah, being one of the original founders
of that place, and taking
an active part in all its
varioi s interests.
While pursuing the
occupation of farming,
he also acted as consta-
ble and remained in
Hooper for fifteen years.
About 1884 he was first
elected sheriff of Weber
county.
Especially qualified
by education, experi-
ence, courage and sound
and i-ii refill judgement,
for the discharge of his
ottii'ial duties, his induc-
tion into office had the
effect of inspiring re-
newed confidence and
assurance, that the en-
forcement of the law
would thereafter be car-
ried out.
The condition of af-
fairs, while not desper-
ate in the true sense of
the word, required the
service of a fearless, ac-
tive and vigilant man
to hunt down outlaws,
whose depredations had
been felt and who were
dreaded throughout this
section. Bo efficient was
Sheriff Eieloap and his
deputies, including Mr.
Arthur Pratt, that the
outlaws were dispersed
and those who escaped
capture immediately
disappeared and have
not siooe annoyed or
terrorized the locality.
Mm first arrest in the
county WHS that of a
desperado and murder-
er,' and his name as a
capable and efficient
officer of the law was
established in the minds
of all aware of bis untiring zeal, intrepidity and shrewd detec-
tive work, in the arrest anil roimrtion of tin- daring train rob-
lw>ra, K.I. Dayton, alia* E. K. Fisher and Joseph May. These
wily and iiniicimlly cute characters were widely known in the
lUx-ky mountain country, where their outrage* had
aronsed a feeling of terror and widespread indignation. They
bad previously succeeded in evading the iron Imnii of the law,
and were the chief actors in the Denver A Rio Grande train
robbery of September 7, 1880.
The cirrumntances of that bold and almont unprecedented
"hold-up" are Mill fresh in the mind* of the pmplp. The train
w* composed of six coaches. When the robbery orrurn-il tli
Their capture was effected by Mr. Belnap subsequently, while
"holding up" a gambling house in Ogden, and their recklessness
was specially manifest in an actof the leader, Dayton, when the
twain were at the jail in the custody of the sheriff. The latter re-
moved the prisoner's coat and laid it on the floor, whereupon Day-
ton began kicking it vigorously, but was token in hand and
compelled to desist The coat was examined and was found to
contain highly explosive dynamite cartridges of sufficient
strength to have blown the structure into "smithereens." The
law took its course and the prisoners are now in the peniten-
tiary, serving a sentence of seventeen and a half years.
On different occasions Mr. Belnap has demonstrated his
ability in handling extreme cases, and has never failed to
acquit himself in the discharge of his duties in a highly cred-
itable manner.
Aside from his public relations, Mr. Belnap is a business
man and a public spirited citizen, having unlimited confidence
in the brilliant future
that is spreading out
before the city. He be-
lieves in assisting and
urging the development
of resources, and aids
and encourages all ef-
forts designed to build
up and advance the vari-
ous interests of the city
and Territory.
Pholo br Newcomb lirwi. <i. K. MKI.KNAP. Sh-riff W.-l-r r,.,,ti,>.
WM.K. WILLIAMS.
Fire insurance has
long since become a
necessity. Every prop-
erty owner or merchant
carrying a stock of
goods is compelled to
insure his property
against loss by fire, if
be would keep abreast
of the times or realize
his only source of pro-
tection against the most
common and devasta-
ting of destroyers.
All the leading in-
surance companies of
the United States and
r.iik'laml are represent-
ed in the city of Ogden,
iiiul Tor the best of them
Mr. Wm. K Williams,
whose ollii-e is located
iu the First National
Bank building, room 11,
acts as local agent He
first engaged in the in-
surance business in Og-
deu iu 1HS<>, and met
with HuliHtaiitinlsuccess
and deserved prosperity
from the start, having
during his career secur-
ed for the companies
he represents some of
the very best risks on
hiiBinesH and residen-
tial property, stocks,
household goods, etc.,
in Ogden. That be is an active, experienced and judicious insur-
ance agent, the following list of c< mpanies wL ich have entrusted
their interests in this city to him fully attest: 1'liroix. of
Brooklyn ; Guardian, Sun, Fire and Atlas, of Ix.nilon ; Na-
tional Assurance, of Ireland ; Doylston, of Boston ; Fire At-
"ii iiiul Pennsylvania Fire, of Philadelphia; Amazon, of
Ciiiriniintti ; I'.nfTiilo Geiman, of Buffalo; Burlington, of
Biirlirgtoii ; Sy ndicate, of Minneapolis; Union and Firtman's
Fund, of Kan KHUH in-.. ; l-'itlelily & Ctsnality Company,
New York ; and 1'Hcitlr Surety Company, of San Francisco ;
having total assets of 8WI.M 0,<:<K> Mr. Williams is to be n-
aratnlated upon the snrcefs he bs acini M <!. Ilin policirs have
engineer was compelled, at the point of a gun, to pass through been issued principally upon prefer d ritks, restricting his un
the passenger cars ami hold the, "booty tack," while the tern- derwritiog to exclude an) thing extra hazardous. The ccm-
tied passengers were forced to give up their valuables. Tb
audacity of this episode on the part of two men, wan at the
tim* without a parallel in the history of western lawl
panies mentioned are nil nptfd for I heir pi on.pt | n\m bl of locies
a* aeon as adjusted. Their policies arc wot<lil in H clear and ex-
plicit manner and rate* are the lowest commensurate with cafe ty.
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HOTEL LINCOLN.
Among the hotels of Ogden that have become a part and
parcel of the city itself, the " Hotel Lincoln " is worthy of more
than passing notice. It is admirably situated at 330 Twenty-
third street, in the central portion of the city, and most con-
veniently arranged and finely appointed in all respects. The
building is three stories in height, 40x60 feet in dimensions,
and contains twenty-six sleeping apartments with a capacity for
the accommodation of fifty people. All modern improvements
and conveniences usually found in a first-class hotel, such as
hot- water heating apparatus, gas, bath rooms, electric call-bells,
etc., have been introduced, making it, in all respects, a public
hostelry of the highest order.
The hotel building itself is a handsome and substantial
structure, costing, together with fixtures, over $ 17,000, but owing
to its great popularity and consequent inadequacy to accommo-
date the large number of permanent and transient guests, who
appreciate the excellent service afforded, an ample and com-
modious house adjoining has been secured, richly furnished
and made a part of the hotel.
The dining-room, with capacity to seat sixty guests, is one
of the special features, as the house has a reputation for superb
cooking and a quality of service not excelled by any similar in-
stitution in the city.
Odell & Wright are proprietors, while Mrs. Wright, a lady
of practical experience and intelligent understanding of the
demands of an unsurpassed service, is conspicuous in her appre-
ciation of its requirements. As a convenient and desirable
stopping-place for permanent boarders Hotel Lincoln has no
superior in the city. It is located in a quiet, pleasant district,
surrounded by beautiful residences, at the same time as central
to the business portion of the city as other leading hotels.
Everything about the place has an air of quiet elegance that is
persuasively refreshing, and nothing that can in any way add to
the comfort or pleasure of guests, is ever omitted.
CHICAGO MEAT MARKET.
It can be said with great assurance and strict adherence to
the truth, that no line of business, in any city, needs to be con-
ducted with as much care and cleanliness as that connected
with the handling of choice lines of meat. In this particular,
mention of the Chicago Meat Market, 2254 Washington avenue,
as among the popular and enterprising establishments engaged
in this line, must not be omitted. It is one of the best equipped
and most centrally located markets in the city. The individ-
ual members of the firm are F. Loewenstein, W. Beckman and
Henry Linderman, gentlemen familiar with the details of the
business and the requirements of the trade. They carry full
lines of meats, and game and fish in season, and are prepared
to furnish the householder, the gourmet and the public with
the finest roasts, juiciest steaks and most delicious chops and
cutlets to be found in the market. The establishment is located
at the cor. Twenty-third street and Washington avenue, occupy-
ing a large frame building 24x50 feet in dimensions, especially ar-
ranged for the convenient transaction of business, and provided
with refrigerators, ice chests, etc., for the proper preservation
of meats. The capital stock invested is 82,000, and the annual
sales amount to over $36,000. Three experienced assistants
are employed and goods are delivered to customers in any part
of the city, many of whom are among the leading and wealthy
citizens of Ogden, who do their trading at the Chicago Meat
Market.
The gentlemen conducting the enterprise have resided in
the city for several years, and are well-known as honorable, up-
right men, whose methods are such as meet with co-operation
from a large and exacting trade. They "push" their business
energetically and are ever on the alert to furnish patrons the
best the market affords.
T. J. NEWCOMB.
The progress made within recent years in the art of photog-
raphy is nothing short of marvelous. The methods are virtually
revolutionized by the march of progress and improvements
closely approaching perfection are now employed. In no photo-
graphing establishment is this more strikingly illustrated than
in the gallery of T. J. Newoomb of this city. Coming here but
a year ago Mr. Newcomb has built up a business already ac-
knowledged to be among the finest in its line of any in Utah
and the high order of work done, the uniform satisfaction
rendered to his patrons together with the unmistakable busi-
ness capacity, energy and sound judgment, which characterize
the management of this deservedly popular establishment, have
been the chief features contributing to the positive and perma-
nent success that he to-day enjoys. His gallery is pleasantly
located in the elegantly furnished rooms 25 26 27, Wright
block, and it is safe to say that no more thoroughly equipped 1
establishment can be found in any city in the west.
Mr. Newcomb has had a long experience in his line of busi-
ness, having conducted for fourteen years photograph galleries
in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas and at Los Angeles, California, and is
an artist in his line excelled by none as his work will testify.
He employ three skilled artists who are proficient in the
enlargement of pictures, the execution of crayons, water colors
etc., and all commissions committed to him will receive his per-
sonal and careful attention. His work is not confined to the city,
but extends throughout the country, and a visit to bis studio
will amply repay the admirer of fine artistic features which he
has on exhibition. His orders are promptly filled, and his terms
most reasonable.
A. KUHN & BRO.
Occupying a conspicuous position as the leading establish-
ment in their particular line of mercantile activity in the West,
Messrs A. Kuhn <fe Brother have been prominent since 1868.
The firm are admirably located for business at No. 2365 Wash-
ington avenue, the premises being a large three-story brick
building, double front, 28x100 feet in dimensions, which build-
ing is owned by the firm and is equipped and appointed in a
chaste and elegant manner. This firm undoubtedly carry at
all times the most fashionable assortment of all descriptions
of gentlemen's furnishing goods in this city, their patrons being
drawn from the.most fastidious people of Ogden and vicinity
in their local trade, while their wholesale trade extends
throughout Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Nevada, and
their annual sales average 1150,000, with a capital invested
of $75,000.
They have in their employ seven skilled assistants who are
thoroughly and well informed in their different branches of
business. This firm has in connection with their gents furnish-
ing business a ware-room in the rear of 2365 Washington
avenue, where they deal extensively in hides, fur and wool,
and contemplate, in the near future, building a large and
commodious wareroom for this branch of their business, as
the one they now occupy i inadequate to thir large and con-
stantly increasing trade. The firm of A. Knhp & Brother was
established in Virginia City, Mont., in 18' ! 5; from there they
removed to Corinne, Utah, then came to Ogden twelve years
ago and established themselves in business in this city at that
time, and have by pluck and perseverance built up a large and
flourishing trade, and to-day no firm in the Northwest is more
widely and favorably known than that of A. Kuhn & Bro.
J. M. GRAHAM & SON.
One of the most extensive and largely patronized livery
stables in the City of Ogden is that of J. M. Graham & Son
located at 239, Twenty-fifth street. It was first opened to the
public in 1889, and has through the excellent service af-
forded, together with the liberal and courteous treatment
extended, built up a large and constantly growing patronage.
The building occupied is 40x160 feet in dimensions, adnptively
arranged, and provided with every modern appointment of
value for the conduct of an enterprise of this character. The
undertaking represents a large investment, and the annual
business amounts to over 812.000.
A full and complete supply of buggies, carriages, snrries,
phaetons, hacks, etc., are always to be had together with a
choice selection of well broke and desirable driving and saddle
horses. The utmost care and attention are paid to customers,
and every effort is enlisted to retain the large patronage now
enjoyed.
Mr. J. M. Graham, the senior member of the firm is at
present in Bueno Vista, Colorado, where he is conducting a
large livery establishment, J. W. Graham jr., his son, having
entire charge of the Ogden concern. He is an enterprising
young man of sound judgment and keen business sagacity,
with a natural aptitude for the special branch of industry in
which he is engaged. He is a genial and social gentleman,
honorable and upright in all his dealings, and well liked by
the people of this community.
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FRED. J. KIESEL A CO.
Ogden baa lung been regarded as the central point from
which the commercial and industrial trade of the intermouu-
tam region radiates. The great and unwavering faith men of
thrift and of judgment have for years had in Ogden's prosper-
ous future, is clearly indicated in the protracted length of time
they have been engaged in general mercantile enterprises in
the city. Prominent among the firms to whom reference may
be made as eminent illustrations of the point in question is the
old established and well-known house of Fred. J. Kiesel i Co.,
wholesale dealers in groceries, liquors, tobacco and cigars,
located at 335-337 Twenty-fourth street This substantial
and enteiprising company was organized in 1873 with F. J.
Kieeel president and Theo Schansenbaoh secretary and treas-
urer. The business was commenced at a time when Ogden was
still in her infancy, when, in fact, the commercial trade through-
out the West was unsettled and inadequately provided for.
These gentlemen, however, realized and clearly foresaw the
wonderful and rapid upbuilding of the entire West, and so "cast
their lines" in the city of Ogden with full confidence in the
large and young trade they have since developed. The
premises occupied are a two-story brick building and base-
ment 36x175 feet in dimensions, also a mammoth warehouse
along the railroad tracks in the lower part of the city. All
goods are handled on an extensive scale and procured from
first hands direct thereby being able to supply the trade of this
section with fresh, pure and high-class goods at the lowest
market prices. Their line of groceries is full and complete
embracing every article of commerce usually found in an
establishment of this character, while the very latest and best
brands of liquors, tobaccos and cigars will always be found in
lock. The average capital invested in the business being
S100,0<)0, while the annual sales amounts to over 8700,000.
Fifteen hands are constantly employed, and the trade extends
all over Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, Nevada,
Oregon and Colorado. The company is also sole agents in this
section for Pabet's celebrated beer, of which they annually dis-
pose of immense invoices. Both members of the company are
efficient business men, and this, together with their honorable,
straightforward and liberal methods has enabled them to
build up the large and growing trade they now enjoy.
Mr. Fred. J. Kiesel, the president of the concern, is a man
long and favorably known in Ogden, and the high regard in
which he is held as a loyal, trustworthy and upright man, by
the citizens, has been repeatedly demonstrated in his election
to the highest positions of public trust. He has served as
mayor of the city, elected thereto by the liberal party, his term
having expired lu.-t Febnuiry, and is now commissioner of
Utah to the World's Fair. He is fifty years of age, a native of
Germany, and received his early education in that country.
He came to America thirty-five years ago, first locating at
Memphis, Tenn, but removing to Utah in 1863 where he has
gradually built himself up in business and public favor until
now he stands as one of the most prominent men of the Ter-
ritory. He holds large interests in leading enterprises such as
mining, real estate, etc., that have proved profitable, as well as
lieneficial to the growth and advancement of the Territory, and
he is known throughout Utah as a liberal, public-spirited man,
ever ready and willing to aid and support movements calcu-
lated to promote the city's welfare and prosperity.
T. WOLLSTEIN & CO.
July, 11, 1891, was a memorable day in the annals of ' >gden,
it l-ing the opening day of the magnificent liquor house of T.
Wollstein *Co at 'Jlixi Washington avenue. The establishment
is appointed and equipped in the best of style, is an honor and
credit to the city, and a monument to the pluok, energy and
enterprise of iU founders. The firm located here recently, and
though in huitinesfl in Ogden but a few months, are to-day
recognized aa a repre*entative and leading house in their
linn of ImsineM in the West. With abundant means, and uri-
eqiisled facilities at their command, they are enabled to anp-
|il> their cuMomers with tl,.- pun-tit qualities of f .reign and
domestic liquor* at prices that defy competition, ami will as
cheerfully and as liberally effect the sale of a quart, gallon, or
barrel as a car load. They will also deliver g.xxlH in any
quantity free of charge to all parts of the nt> . an- 1 orders from
mtry will receive prompt and conscientious attention.
The bnsinew of this firm is far-reaching and influential, ami
owning, in a<l lit inn to tin- < )/,l..n houm*. the following extensive
branches: 1070 Union avenue, 804 Main street, 1639 West
Ninth street, 1420 East Eighteenth street in Kansas City, also
stores in Nebraska City and South Omaha also at 422 South
Thirteenth street, 222 North Sixteenth street, and 2224 Gum-
ming street, Omaha, at 710 Main street, corner of Elm and
Preston streets, Dallas, Texas, and at 106 and 1415 Main street,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Their average sales at this place are stated at fifty thousand
dollars per annum, and they carry an average stock valued at
from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars. They employ five
men one of whom is on the road constantly, selling goods
through Utah and Idaho, where they have built up a large and
increasing trade, and enjoy a reputation of unqualified excel-
lence both as to the quality of their goods and the honorable
methods which characterize their operations.
JOHN H. COLLINS.
The growing demand for new and improved designs, and
convenient arrangements in the construction of buildings in all
active and enterprising cities, has been fully met, and it may be
added, led by the architectural profession of the present day.
The new and growing cities of the west are pre-eminent in
their advancement. Ogden probably has as perfectly qualified
and efficient men engaged in the pursuit of this artistic line of
professional endeavor as any sister city, and among those of
whom special mention should be made is Mr. John H. Collins.
Mr. Collins came to Ogden in 1K89, and from the uniform
excellence of his work and his repeated demonstration of sur-
passing ability in all departments, he at once sprang into popu-
lar favor. He has prepared the plan for and superintended the
erection of the following well-known buildings, all of which are
models of grandeur and beauty : Fitzgerald block on Twenty-
fifth street, St. Joseph's new Catholic church, corner Twenty -
fourth and Adams streets; the new Sacred Heart Academy,
corner Twenty-fifth and Quincy streets, and many other struct-
ures whose complete arrangement and invitingly attractive
appearance speak well for his native ability and perfect con-
ception of the requirements of the most exacting service. He
removed hither from the State of Connecticut, where he also
followed the practice of his profession for seventeen years, dur-
ing which time he designed and constructed many costly and
substantial buildings, and acquired a thorough knowledge of
the business.
He is accurate and painstaking in the formulation of his
plans, estimates, etc., and especially equipped in respect to
assistants and facilities for prompt ana satisfactory service.
His offices are at 2>7() Jackson street.
CHAPMAN HOUSE.
A n important item of information for the visitor to Ogden,
whether he comes from adjoining parts of the county and Terri-
tory or from abroad, is where he can find comfortable accom-
modations during his sojourn in the city, where, in fact, he will
be made to feel most at home. Ogden has no lack of comfort-
able hostel ries, where he will find excellent quarters, and the
Chapman Hotel occupies a place among the leading. It is con-
ducted on the American plan and is situated on Twenty fifth
street, within one block of the Union depot, making it the
moatoonveuient hotel in the city for transient guests. The build-
ing is two-stories high, 50x60 feet in dimensions, and contains
thirty sleeping apartments, all nicely furnished and provided
with every convenience necessary for the comfort of its guests.
The house waa opened in 1874, by its present proprietor, Mr.
\V. M. Chapman, a most estimable and genial landlord, who has
Inn) iniiny years experience in the business, and every effort is
made by him to please guests and make them feel at home.
His charges areas reasonable as those of any first-claas hotel,
and all who hare occasion to visit Ogden should not fail to give
thin lmtl a call.
Mr. Chapman is a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsyl-
vania; moved from there to (,)uincy. Illinois where he engaged
in the hotel ImmiieMi. In the year 1 S TI, lie located in the rilj
of ( >gdtn, and has lived here continuously since, aiding mate-
rially in promoting the wonderful growth and advancement the
city has ma 1 in t In- last four yeara. He has served t) r
of < >gilen for two years as a member of the city council, ami in
the war of the rebellion served for three years in the Cnnm
Army. His reputation for reliability and integrity is us perfect
as it is general, and be is ever ready to aid in any enterprise
whirl, has for its object the advancement of the city.
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JOS. P. LEDWIDGE.
One of the most noticeable differences between the western
part of the United States and the older inhabited sections of
the East, is the class of men who occupy positions of promi-
nence and public trust. In the West young men, if they be
qualified have every opportunity to work their way up into
important and responsible positions, not only in the offices of
the people, but in private enterprises and corporations. The
fact that young men are able to assume such grave responsi-
bilities and discharge the duties devolving upon them,
efficiently and satisfactorily, is fully proven by the large
number that have been admitted to, and now hold important
public incumbencies. The possibility of reaching places of
power and influence, is the greatest stimulus to zealous effort,
and the benefits to modern civilization and advancement are
apparent.
The city of Ogden,
Utah, has in the occu-
pants of her municipal
offices many salient il-
lustrations indicatory of
this point, and among
them we take special
pleasure in mentioning
the name of Joseph P.
Ledwidge, county clerk
for Weber county.
Mr. Ledwidge is but
twenty-six years of age,
and was born in Santa
Rosa, Cal. He was ed-
ucated at the Sacred
Heart College in San
Francisco, and then re-
mained in that city and
engaged in the book
publishing business
with the well-known
firm of A. L. Bancroft &
Co. He remained with
this establishment from
1882 until 1885 when he
severed his connection
to join the wholesale
stationery enterprise of
Stevinson & Longville.
He continued with this
concern until November
188G, and then, realizing
the wonderful opportu-
nities for young men in
the Territory of Utah,
he came to Ogden.
While here he has
held several positions
of public trust, invaria-
bly acquitting himself
honorablv and meritori-
ously. He was deputy
cle'-k of the United
States district court for
some time, then resign-
ed to accept a position
as railroad postal clerk,
remaining in the service
until August, 1890, when
he was appointed dep-
uty county clerk, serving in such capacity until December 1st,
1890, when he was promoted to the important position of county
clerk for Weber county, which position he now holds.
Mr. Ledwidge is a bright, energetic and intelligent young
man, ever ready to enlist his services wherever there is a fair
promise of advancement and higher achievement. This, active,
go-ahead spirit has always been characteristic of him, and has
not only gained for him the high and responsible position he
now occupies, but has widened his circle of friends and
acquaintances, and increased his popularity with all associates.
His work as county recorder has been ably and satisfac-
torily performed, and insures for him the permanent abiding
good will and esteem of the citizens of this city and county.
Photo by Newoomb Bros. J. P. LEDWIPGE, County Clerk.
CONSOLIDATED LUMBER AND MILLING CO.
In all cities noted for enterprise, for progress in commercial
affairs and growth in population, there are no more efficient
and substantial contributors toward those desirable ends than
the branches of industry connected with the building interest.
Among the establishments that daily enhance the value of
the standing Ogden now holds in the mercantile world, there
are none more worthy of notice or special consideration than
the Consolidated Lumber and Milling Company. The enter-
prise was established some ten years ago by W. G. Child. It
has since extended its influence and to-day is known as above;
the individual members of the corporation and the officers
being W. G. Child, president; M. L. Causey, vice-president;
Geo. W. Carr, manager, and Mr. Stevens, secretary, all of
whom have a thorough practical knowledge of the business in
all its various departments, Mr. George W. Carr, the manager,
being specially informed from a mechanical and scientific point
of view. The lumber yard and planing mills of the company
are located at the corner of Twenty-sixth street and Grant av-
enue, and extensive and
first-class lines of stock
are carried, including
hard woods, pine, red-
wood, cedar, etc., sold
at retail or in car-load
lots; also manufactur-
ing door and window
frames, mouldings,
brackets and all kinds
of wood work at short
notice, employing a
force of twenty-five as-
sistants and supplying
a trade throughout
Utah, Idaho, Nevada,
and Wyoming, with av-
erage sales of seventy-
five thousand dollars
annually. The company
also operate two large
sawmills, located twen-
ty-eight miles east of
Ogden, where are man
ufactured all kinds of
lumber products, em-
bracing ties, electric
poles, etc., and is now
filling large contracts
for these specialties
with the Ogden. Street
Railway Company and
other corporations.
The individual rep-
resentatives of the com-
pHDy are too well known
to need special mention.
They are enterprising
citizens and their thor-
ough practical know-
ledge and experience
coupled with energy
and legitimate, business
principles, have gained
for them an honorable
position among the man-
ufacturing and prom-
inent business men of
the growing city of
Ogden.
JOHN G. TYLER.
Among the men of Ogden whose standing and record as
citizens has gained for them important positions in the offices
of the people, and who have since their installation proven
themselves competent and efficient in the discharge of the
varied and responsible duties devolving upon them, we are
pleased to speak of Mr. John G. Tyler, the present recorder of
Weber county.
Mr. Tyler has served the people of this county in his
present capacity since August, 1890, and we feel that we but
reflect the sentiments of those who have placed him in office,
when we say that the position has never in the history of the
city been filled more satisfactorily. The last two years has
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greatly multiplied work in this official department, and the able
and faithful manner in which Mr. Tyler has kept pace with the
ever-increasing call, ie highly creditable.
Mr. Tyler is but forty years of age, and was born in Rock-
ford, 111. He received hie early education in that city,
and in 1863 left home for Chicago, where he engaged in a
mercantile boose as cashier. This responsible position he tilled
fur six years, and then came to Salt Lake City. From 1871
until 1875 he followed the mercantile business in that city and
met with very creditable success, but Ogden appeared to him
at the time to be a coming center of importance, and withal a
specially desirable place to locate for future advancement.
From 1875 to 1887 he conducted a profitable hotel enterprise,
following which time he was appointed postmaster for the
Ogden office, which position he filled satisfactorily to the
people of this community until August, 1890, when he was
elected to his present official position.
Ever since taking up his abode in Ugden he has taken
active part and been deeply interested in the city's growth and
welfare, and has aided and encouraged as far as consistent with
his station in life, all enterprises and public spirited move-
ments calculated to ensure a steady aud solid advancement of
the city toward the important and vital position she rightfully
deserves among the metropolitan centers of the country. It is
through the substantial support and personal efforts, as well
as the widespread popularity of such men, that Ogden hap
built up so rapidly, and gained the distinguished position she
occupies as a commercial and industrial center of importance
in the Inter-mountain region.
MISS E. J. KLINKENBEARD & SISTER.
One of the most elegant of the new establishments which
mark Ogden's advance in cnjtnre and refinement, are the mil-
linerv parlors of Miss K. .1. Klinkenbeard & Sister, lately opened
in Wright's new building. Washington avenue, where they oc-
cupy the most elegantly furnished apartments of any firm in
their line of business in this city or Territory. The Misses
Klinkunbeard are recently from the East, where they have been
engaged for many years in catering to the best trade of the
wealthier classes, and are consequently able to offer the people
of the city and vicinity the latest styles in every class of goods
carrie I by the trade. They keep in stock a full line of imported
hats, feathers and fancy articles equal to any that can be found
in the leading millinery establishments of the East, constantly
employing four ladies skilled and experienced in the art of mil-
linery, and are prepared to execute all work in their line in an
artistic manner and at short notice.
The Misses Klinkenbeard came direct from St. Joseph, Mis-
souri, about eighteen months ago, aud although but compara-
tively a short time in Ogden they have, by strict attention to
business and the excellent taste displayed in their work, estab-
lished themselves in a business that is daily increasing and ex-
tending, in. til to-day they are regarded as leaders in their line.
Their millinery parlors are a credit to the city, but owing to the
large and ever increasing patronage the ladies are acquiring
they have found it necessary to obtain more commodious quar-
ters. They have accordingly secured delightfully appointed
parlors on the ground floor of a Washington avenue building in
the central part of the city where, with increased facilities,
they will be enabled to conduct their business on a more exten-
sive and satisfactory scale.
MISS EDITH HOFFMAN. La Mode.
There is not perhaps, among the various departments of art
and industry in the United States, any branch in which such
remarkable improvements have been effected as in the millin-
ery tra le; indeed the function of the strictly first-alass milliner
has steadily revolutionized the plane of fancy millinery. Among
those who have attained distinction, as well as merited recogni-
tion in Ogden City in this line, is Miss Edith Huffman, located
;.i jlJ'.i Washington avenue, and established for more than two
years, with an average of $5,000 capital. The dimensions of
premises are 20 feet in width by 70 feet in length, one story
brick, where she carries on an annual business of $36,000. She
employs five ladies who stylishly trim the numerous shapes of
this season. She keeps on hand not only the finest but largest
line of hats, bonnets, flowers, feathers, plumes, tips, ribbons,
laces, silks, satins, ornaments, frames, millinery, etc. A more
complete line cannot be found in the city. Miss Hoffman is a
thoroughly competent milliner, who fully understands the
needs of her many patrons, and her class of goods is kept up to
the highest standard of excellence. Her store is handsomely
fitted up, aud ranks first among the many. A more pleasing
lady of culture and refinement does not live in the city.
BENCH AND BAR OF OGDEN CITY.
Ogden has just cause to be proud of the array of legal
talent which constitutes her bench and bur. Probably in no
city of its size in the country can there be fonudsnoh a large
number of attorneys who have made, each for himself, a repu-
tation for ability and legal skill extending over several states
and territories. Ogden being the natural center in so many
line* of business for such a great scope of country, and being
also the seat of the First District Court of the United States
for tin- Territory of Utah, she has attracted many men who
have attained eminence in the West in their profession and as
.1 State* judges, supreme and dmtrirt judges of states and
territories, together with many young, shrewd men from the
Kant who bare come to Ogden as the most inviting Held of
operation in the tVest.
The United Htates laws governing this Territory provide f..r
the appointment of the judge of the district court and the
l>rt>ate court by the president ; and the dmtrict judgn
sitting together as the territorial supreme court, appoint the
commissioners of the United States Supreme Court, who have
jurisdiction similarto that of justices of the peace under the laws
of many of the states with thU addition: That they have juris-
diction asaoourt nf preliminary inquiry in criminal offences
against laws of the Unite.] States, as well as of thorn against
the Territorial laws. The judge of the Fimt I Mntrirt Court, the
Hon. James A. Miner, was appointed to his present position by
President Harnson, and took his seat upon the bench July -jj.
i. .luilge Miner is a Michigan man and before coming to Utah
f.i||.i\\e.i t!i.. profession of the law for many years. II* served
as district attorney of his judicial district and also as repre-
sentative and senator in the State Legislature of Michigan.
His reputation is that of an able lawyer and careful, conscien-
tious judge.
.IndgH \. ' litshop was appointed probate judge of Weber
county in February, IV.M, liy President Harrison, and
has filled his office very acceptably to the people. Thia
position also makes him the presiding officer of the county
court, or board of commissioners for the county, and these two
positions, together with Unit of United States Commissioner
keep his time well occupied.
There are eight United Htates Commissioners in Ogden.
They are: 11. C. Wardleigh, A. C. Itinhnp. K W. Cross. A. .1
Web.-.. \. IVrnn. K. T. llulaniski, M. A. Hreeden and V.
(odeon, all selected for their especial adaptability for the
position.
The bar consists of forty-nine members, among the number
being several of National reputation. Considered as a whole
the bar of Ogden is an eminent one for itn ability and legal learn-
ing, and will compare very favorably with any in the country.
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HON. JAMES A MINER.
It can be said with every assurance and due regard for the
truth, that Utah has been most highly favored by the Federal
government in its appointment of James A. Miner as associate
justice of the supreme court for this Territory.
Mr. Miner came to Utah in August, 1890, and has already
made a record as an able, sound and highly qualified judge, as
well as an honorable, loyal and sterling citizen. His life
throughout has been marked by grand successes in whatever
capacity he was called upon to exercise his varied abilities. As
a lawyer he has been retained in many important and intricate
cases, and his forcible character and perfect mastery of the law
have invariably led him to ultimate triumph and success.
Mr. Miner was born at Marshall, Mich., September 9, 1842.
His parents emigrated from Connecticut in 1832 and settled
on a farm in Marshall township, where his father died in 1864.
For a number of years he
worked on the farm in
the summer, and attended
school in the winter.
After graduating from
Lyons institute, he com-
menced the study of law
in the office of Governor
Baker, of Clinton, Iowa,
but at the breaking out
of the war, he returned to
Lyons, and assisted in
raising the Ninth regi-
ment of Michigan volun-
teer infantry, remaining
in the service until the
death of his father, when
he returned to Marshall
and resumed his law
studies. He was admitted
to the bar by Judge B. F.
(i reaves in 1863, follow-
ing which time he prac-
ticed in Marshall for
several years. In 1868 he
was admitted to practice
in the United States
Court, and in the same
year appointed United
States Commissioner for
the eastern district of
Michigan. He also held
several muncipal offices
and positions of trust in
his native city and coun-
ty, and for several years
Mr. Miner acted as prose-
cuting atttorney for Cal-
houn county, having been
elected to that office by a
larger majority than any
other candidate on the
ticket. In January, 1876,
he formed a law partner-
ship with F. A. Stace, un-
der thefirm name of Miner
& Stace, continuing in
business under that title
until 1887 when Mr. Stace HON. ,TA8. A. MINEU, Aeeocii
resigned and Geo. A. South worth joined Mr. Miner in the practice
of his profession. This latter firm continued for two years, when
Mr. Miner decided to remove to Utah, acting on which he had
long before determ ined to take as soon as his extensive and press-
ing business could be satisfactorily arranged. After remaining
in Salt Lake City for a time, during which brief observations
convinced him that there were wonderful possiblities awaiting
the development of the Territory's resources, he returned to
Michigan, received his appointment as Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court for Utah, and has since resided in the city of
Ogden. Politically Mr. Miner has ever been a staunch Republi-
can, an eloquent and forcible public speaker, he has faithfully
supported his party by voice and action in many hard fought
campaigns. As a judge Mr. Miner has superior intellectual and
executive ability. Through the accuracy of his decisions and
the soundness of his judgment in all cases that have come up
before him, he has gained the esteem of the people of the Terri-
tory, and is looked upon as one of the ablest and most learned
judges on the supreme bench to-day.
RANSFORD SMITH.
Among the prominent attorneys of this city, one who has
not only distinguished himself as an able and highly qualified
lawyer, but who stands high in the popular esteem and good
will of the people of the Territory, will be found Mr. Kansford
Smith, of the law firm of Smith & Smith. He is fifty- seven
years of age, and is a native of Oxford, Ohio, where he was also
educated, graduating at Miami University at the age of twenty-
one. He immediately entered his father's law-office, and after
a course of study was admitted to the bar at Dayton, Ohio, in
1856, being admitted to the United States Circuit Court at Cin-
cinnati three years later.
In 1859 he was elected mayor of Hamilton, Ohio, filling that
official position until 1861, when he enlisted in Company B,
Thirty-fifth Ohio volunteers, and for the marked ability he ex-
hibited as a military man, was soon promoted to the captaincy
of his company. Mr.
Smith's war experience
was an extremely active
one. He was engaged
in fifteen battles alto-
gether, among the most
important of which, was
the engagements at Mill
Springs and Shiloh. He
was mustered out in 1863,
and returned to Hamil-
ton, where he resumed
the practice of law, and
so continued until 1870,
when he removed to Cin-
cinnati, where he con-
ducted a large and suc-
cessful business. He
had always displayed re-
markable legal talent and
attainments, and the
sound and vigorous man-
ner in which he prose-
cuted a number of im-
portant and complicated
cases while practicing in
the state of Ohio, gained
for himself the abiding
good will of all citizens,
as well as the esteem and
high opinion of the judi-
ciary and associate attor-
neys. While at Hamilton,
Mr. Smith was engaged
as special prosecuting
attorney in the murder
case, State of Ohio vs.
John Griffin. The case
was a difficult one, and
lasted over an extended
period. The prisoner was
convicted and hanged.
Since coming to Ogden,
he has not only built up a
large aud growing prac-
tice, and taken charge of
many important and ardu-
ous suits at law, but has
te Justiro Siii.ri'inc Court, Utah. figured quite prominently
in the politics of the Territory. In 1884 was a candidate on the
Liberal ticket as a delegate to Congress, but was defeated by
Hon. John T. Caine, the present incumbent. Mr. Smith, how-
ever, is a highly popular man, and his great ability and signal
oratorical powers, together with his sterling qualities as an up-
right and loyal citizen, forever insures for him a warm place
in the hearts of the people.
Mr. Smith was retained by the people of Oneida county,
Idaho, as prosecuting attorney in the noted murder case of the
People vs. Mooney and Banks. The trial was exciting, and
when the verdict was rendered hanging Mooney, and sending
Banks to prison for a lengthy term of years, Mr. Smith at once
came into popular favor, and established for himself a flattering
reputation in that Territory as an able lawyer.
His life has been eventful. He has been president of the
Alumni of Miami University, and orator of the society, orator
of the Phi Delta Tbeta Society at its convention held at Athens
University, in 1872, and was chosen for theee positions in im-
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portant college societies, because of bis marked ability and
forceful manner as a public speaker.
Mr. Smith was married in 1857, to Mary I). Daly, of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, a lady of rare accomplishments and marked literary
talent She was well known as a magazine writer, her articles
appearing under the nt>n <l>' iiliuiie, " I )Hiny I >!*." As a result
of this union three children have been born, two daughters
and one son.
The son, Wm. H. Smith, is twenty-three years of age and a
graduate of Yale College. He is now engaged with his
father.
In 1887 Mr. Smith formed a law partnership with H. W.
Smith, a leading attorney of this city, under the firm name of
Smith A- Smith. This firm is one of the strongest and most
favorably known, and enjoys an extensive and successful
[.nii'tiee. He has been for years an active member of the Q. A.
K.. and commander of that important body. He is also a
member of the A. O. U.
W. and the Royal Ar-
canum, and takes a deep
interest and active part
in all their movements
and workings.
As a resident of this
city, he stands high in
both business and social
circles, and his genial
manner and a (Table dis-
position has surrounded
him with a host of
friends anil acquaint-
ances. He is decidedly
public spirited and
lends his endorsement
and support to such
movements and enter-
prises as are calculated
to advance the city's
interests, and promote
the welfare and pros-
perity of all citizens.
A. C. BISHOP
In writing the liiog-
raphies of Utah's lead-
ing men, those who
figure prominently in
her public offices, as
well as those who have,
by thrift and enterprise,
gained positions of
power and influence, we
take particular pleasure
in including that of
lion. \. c. I'.I-IK-II. Pro-
bate Judge of Weber
county.
The busy career
through which Mr.
Bishop has passed, the
marked successes be
has attained and the
universal high esteem
in which be is held,
makes a record of his life
iith interesting and instructive.
Born of parents whose worldly possessions was limited, and
the quiet retreats of a rural domicile, be braced the storms of
human existence with no opportunities or advantages, save
tin- inherent capabilities nf a bright and m-tiv.. mind, that
rests only with the reward of high achievement.
After attending the common schools of his native town, Mr.
Bishop began teaching, this being his first step toward
ar. (Hiring the thorough education it was his ambition to gain.
He taught six months in the year, thereby earning sufficient
money to attend school the balance of the year. Following
this plan until twenfy-fonr yean of age be entered the law
office of H. McNeil at Indianols, Iowa, applying himself ilili
gently to the study of law for three years when he was ad-
mitted to the bar, and entered upon the practice of Inn pro.
fission. This was 1877 and bsoontinned the practice of law in
the same town until 188ft, daring which time he was retained
as counsel in many important cases.
In the murder trial, State of Iowa vs. W. H. A. Williams
and six others, which lasted from 1881 to 1884, Mr. Bishop
appeared as of counsel for the defense. This case was tried
nine different times, each trial requiring nine days, there
being over one hundred witnesses. It was brought before the
Supreme Court three times, terminating in the conviction of
two men with lowest penalty, who admitted the killing and
plead self-defence, and acquital of the balance. During this
trial Mr. Bishop's reputation as an able and efficient lawyer
became known and he established for himself a fine reputation
among the judiciary and legal fraternity.
In the year 1885 he removed to Kansas City, Mo., where he
remained until the latter part of 1888, when he was compelled
on account of the climate to seek a new location, whereupon
he came West, stopping at Denver a short time, and early in
1889 came on to Ogden. Soon after reaching this city he pur-
chased the Daily < 'mimx rcial and conducted that paper as
general manager for
over a year, when he
sold out, and in Febru-
ary, 1891. was appointed
Probate Judge of Weber
county.
The wisdom of this
appointment has been
repeatedly demonstrat-
ed ever since Mr. Bishop
entered upon bis public
duties, in the justice of
his decisions, the ac-
curacy of his judgment
and perfect familiarity
with the law. He is a
straightforward and un-
assuming gentleman,
possessing a magnetic
force which makes him
always recognized as a
power by bis associates.
Cautious, careful and
methodical, he is yet a
man of despatch. He
has been peculiarly a ac-
oeesful as a judge. He
is firm, self-reliant, and
withal, a man of con-
scientious, unbiased
principles. The resi-
dents of Weber county
are to be congratulated
upon their good fortune
in having as Probate
Judge such a reliable
and highly qualified
man as Mr. HUhop.
Hi l\. A. C. IllSllnr. rnilnloJililiif.
MORTON V. OIL-
BERT.
Among the rising
young lawyers of this
city, one that has not
only exhibited marked
ability and high legal
attainments in the prac-
tice of his profession, but has by his courtesy and honor-
able characteristics won the favor and high regard of the
judiciary ami hix fellow practitioners of Ogden and Territory
will be found Mr. Morton V Gilbert, a native of Crystal Lake,
Illinois, where he was born February 14. 1S64. His early educa-
tion as in part acqnir<-<! in (!,< academy at Klgin, Illinois, and
|mrtl\ nt the Miruigiin I Diversity. He remained at the latter
institution for two yearn, after which he filtered the Inw ile-
partment of the University of Minnesota. In March, 1H89. he
was admitted to the bar and at once began the practice of law
in conjunction with a firm of prominent attorneys at Chicago,
where he remained for six months, thence coming direct to
Ogden. Sine* opening an office in tlnm-ity Mr. Gilbert has been
very successful. He has had charge of a number of important
HIM! difficult oasis, wherein he acquitted himself with great
credit and displayed remarkable legal talents and attainments.
He is careful and painstaking in his work, and seems to regard
his client's interests as bis own.
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W. L. MAGINNIS.
Judge W. L. Maginnis, is one of the ablest counselors of
Utah, and although he hag been in the Territory but little over
two years is highly esteemed among the very popular members
of the profession in this city to-day. He was born in Perry
county, Ohio, and is thirty-three years of age. His early edu-
cation was acquired in the district schools of his native state,
but later he attended college at Latrobe, Penn., gradu-
ating when but eighteen years old. He first went to Zanesville,
Ohio, where he conducted a daily paper, at the same time study-
His faithful and con-
scientious efforts, his
retentive memory and
quick conception of the
exigencies of a case,
constitute an admirable
combination which bids
fair to lift him into the
front ranks or among
the distinguished law-
yers of Utah. In giving
legal advice, draughting
important documents
and looking after the
general interests of his
clients, Mr. Gilbert is
especially careful,
methodical and system-
atic. His extended
knowledge of the law,
keen perception, and
the accuracy of his
judgment is recognized
and duly appreciated by
all who seek his services,
and is destined to bring
him a widespread repu-
tation in this section.
He is a thorough gen-
tleman and consequent-
ly a loyal and enterpris-
ing citizen, who has
permanently taken up
his abode in Ogden with
faith in her brilliant
future.
ing law. He continued in this pursuit until he was admitted
to practice, and in 1886 received an appointment as Chief Jus-
tice of Wyoming from President Cleveland, a position he filled
until October, 1890, when he became a citizen of Ogden.
Judge Maginnis has met with great success as a wy
having been retained as counsel in many important and difficult
cases. His work as chief justice of Wyoming was most satis-
factory to the people of that territory, where his great ability
and the justice of his decisions won for him the lasting esteem
and good will of the inhabitants.
Since opening a law office in Ogden he has enjoyed an active
and successful practice,
and his high legal at-
tainments have been
recognized and duly ap-
preciated by the citizens
of this community.
Independent of his law
practice Judge Magin-
nis is decidedly a public
spirited man of enter-
prise and progressive
ideas. He lends his
endorsement and sup-
port to all meritorious
projects, and having
permanently cast his
interests in this city
takes an active part in
" such movements as are
PH wholesome and benefi-
UJ cial to the public wel-
. fare. He occupies
offices in the Btayner
S( building.
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JUDGE HENRY P.
HENDERSON.
Judge Henry P. Hen-
derson, attorney at law,
Ogden, Utah, was born
in Onondaga, county,
New York in 18<1'2.
When but a child his
father removed to Lai)-
sing, Michigan, where he remained for a time and then went
into the new county of Ingham and settled on a farm. In
1854 his father was elected county sheriff, and thereupon
removed to Mason, the county seat.
Mr. Henderson attended school at Mason and afterward re-
ceived an academic education at Lausing, Michigan. In 1862
he was appointed deputy clerk of Ingham county and as such
had entire charge of the office.
In 1864 he was elected county clerk, and also appointed
clerk of the supreme court of Michigan. He was admitted to
the bar in 18(57 and at once formed a law partnership with
Judge Huntington, locating at Mason.
This firm continued for years when Judge Huntiugton was
elected circuit judge of Michigan. In 1874 Mr. Henderson was
lected prosecuting attorney for Ingham county, in which cap-
acity his faithful and meritorious work, gained for him the
confidence and esteem of the people of that county.
In 1878 he was elected
a member of the Mich-
igan House of Repre-
sentatives, and in 1880
nominated Attorney-
Oeneral of Michigan on
the democratic ticket,
bat owing to the pre-
dominancy of republi-
canism in that state,
was defeated.
In 1880 he opened a
law office and built up a
very extensive and suc-
cessful practice. He
maintained the business
until 1886, when upon
receiving an appoint-
ment as associated jus-
tice for Utah, he came
to this Territory.
During his law prac-
tice Mr. Henderson has
exhibited remarkable
force and ability, bis
perfect familiarity with
the law, force of speech
and penetrating nature
has won for him many
signal successes, and
his honorable and sin-
cereefforte have brought
him the esteem of both
the judiciary and asso-
ciate attorneys. In the
celebrated Marble mur-
der case, wherein
charges of murder were
preferred against a Mrs.
Marble, her son, and a
Mr. Martin, which took
place in 1875; Mr. Hen-
derson was employed
by the county to assist
in the prosecution.
Oov. Blair, Dark and
Hhields and 8. S. Kil-
bourne, all learned and
able lawyers, appeared
for the defense. The
EDWARD MAHTIN ALLISON, JR.
One of the most popular and successful young attorneys of
Ogden is Hon. Edward Martin Allison, who was elected a
member of the city council in the spring of 1891 from the Fourth
Ward. Mr. Allison is a native of Utah, having been born in
Lehi, Utah county, this Territory, 1 >ecember 13, 1863, being now
a little past twenty-eight years of age. His father was a
farmer by occupation and was engaged in this business near
Lehi at the time of the birth of the subject of this sketch.
\Vhen the boy was two years old, his parents moved to Conl-
ville, Summit county, Utah. There young Allison lived with
his parents, attending school part of the time until 1880, when
he went to Salt Lake City and entered the University of
Deseret, taking a three and a half years course at that institu-
tion of learning. He then returned to Coal vi lie and taught
district school during two years, at the same time reading law
under the direction of
J. L. liawline, of Salt
Lake city. In 18K4 be
was elected county at-
torney of Summit coun-
ty, the duties of which
office he filled with
honor to himself for the
period of two years. In
1886 he again received
the nomination for the
same office but was de-
feated.
In February, 1SH7,
Mr. Allison's real career
as an attorney com-
menced, he being at
that time admitted to
the bar by the supreme
court of Utah Territory.
Just one year later, in
February, 1888, became
tu Ogden determined to
make this city his home
and the field of his legal
operations. He soon
formed a partnership
with Judge P. H.
Emerson that continual
until March, 1889, when
Judge Emerson died.
In July of the same
year, Mr. Allison formed
a partnership with Hon.
James N. Kimball,
which partnership still
exists. Since coming to
< >:i!fii and entering
upon the practice of his
chosen profession, Mr.
Allison has made a great
reputation for himself
as a careful, IMHWI.-M-
tious and able lawyer
and has achieved a suc-
cess that few young
men of his age obtain.
He has been engaged in
I'hoto b NMrcomh Hr,. Hov K M M.i.isuN. .i, number of the most
important criminal
that have come before the First District court of Utah dur
case was tried several times in different courts and excited great
attention and interest. It was tried before the supreme court
of Michigan and Mr. Henderson prepared the indictment
against Mrs. Marble, and the protracted trial resulted in con-
viction.
In the famous "Lansing Conspiracy Cases" against Monroe
ami Dayton, Mr. Henderson was retained as attorney for the
plaintiff, and, as is well known, the case resulted in the
establishment of conspiracy. While at Mason, Mich., Mr.
Henderson was prominently identified with public institiitnuiH
and private enterprises, independent of his law basines*
12 years he was a member of the Hoard of Trustees an
president ami director of the First National Bank of that city.
Since taking up his abode in this city, be has repeatedly proven
himself a higiily qualified legal advisor, as well as a loyal and
sterling citizen.
He has located permanently in Utah and takes great interest
in her progress.
ing the past three years, prominent among which may be men-
tion. <! th<> Mark Hall, Orillln and l>illon munler cases, all long
ami hard -fought trials ami all noted cases. In the first two oases
Munitioned he was for the <lefens<>, and in the latter be had
entire charge of the prosecution. In his legal work he is a close
Htmlent. methodical and strong pleador and l>efore a jury IK
dixtingniiihed for the soundness and force of his argument.
These qualities are so markml that on AUK""! I. IX'l, he was
appointed assistant United Slate* dmtnrt attorney, having in
charge the work coming lxforo the First l>intrirt court.
November 13, 1890, Mr. Allison, having become weary of
single hleesednees, married Miss Kowene Cook of < >gden, a
young lady of engaging presence and estimable worth.
Of Mr. Allison's record as a oity councilman, much can be
said in earnest, true praine and commendation. As would be
naturally supposed he is chairman of the committee on laws
and also a member of the claims committee, two of the most
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important committees of that body. In all his work he is care-
ful and conservative, always on the alert to guard the interests
of his constituents and advance the material interests of the
city. He is a terse, sharp earnest, debater and when questions
are before the council for discussion he presents his views in a
logical and convincing manner. He is unostentatious in
manner, earnest and honest in his views, and hie opinions
carry great weight with his colleagues. Thus his views have
become embodied largely in some of the most important
legislation that this council has done.
C. C. RICHARDS.
Probably no man in Utah to-day has worked his way up so
rapidly and gained by his own ability and personal endeavors
as high a position of affluence and prominence, as Mr. C. C.
Richards the subject of our sketch. Mr. Richards started with
practically nothing and
although but thirty-two
years of age he is now
one of the leading and
most influential busi-
ness men of Ogden.
His education and
knowledge of business
affairs have been ac-
quired in the practical
schools of learning, hav-
ing been connected with
various public offices
and commercial enter-
prises from boyhood.
He is a native of Ogden
and all his ventures and
interests have been cen-
tered in the city and
Territory. When but
thirteen years of age he
was taken into the
county clerk's office,
where he remained in
various capacities for
fifteen years. In 1875
he was appointed dep-
uty county clerk, filling
the position until 1883,
when he was elected
county clerk and the
following year elected
county attorney. In
1886 and 1888 he was
re-elected to this office,
and during his tenure of
offiie was looked upon
as one of the most able
lawyers ever chosen for
that position.
His knowledge of law
had been acquired by
arduous study, during
the short hours he was
relieved from duty in
the county clerks office.
His implacable ambi-
tion and inherent cap-
abilities enabled him
term in the Territorial Board of Equalization of Taxes, and
also one term as regent to the University of Deseret.
Within the past two years, however, his private affairs
demanded so much of his personal time and attention, that he
has withdrawn from public work, and now devotes himself to
his larger interest in the Utah Loan & Trust Co., and other
leading corporations.
As president of this banking institution he has repeatedly
proven himself a man of superior general qualifications and a
sound and able financier. By his careful painstaking effort and
keen business sagacity its affairs have been guided safely and
wisely through a successful and prosperous career, until it now
stands impregnably fortified against all financial depressions or
other contingencies, and is regarded as one of the most sub-
stantial and solid banking corporations in the West.
It is but meet to say that Mr. Richards is well deserving of
the great success that has attended his efforts thus far, and his
high reputation and
wide spread popularity,
so honorably achieved
and so persistently
maintained, are but the
logical outcome of un-
wavering fi d e 1 i t y in
principal and conscien-
tious direction of in-
born capabilities to the
wisest results.
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to fully master the sub-
ject and the successes
he has achieved and the unrelenting perseverance he has exhibit-
ed is not only creditable to himself.but has brought him, in a great
measure, to the present advanced position he occupies in the
business interests of Ogden. Mr. Richards served three terms
as county clerk and three terms as county attorney. In June,
1884, he was admitted to practice before the bar of the supreme
court of Utah, and in December, 1887, before the United States
Supreme Court. In the fall of 1887 he was elected member of
the Territorial House of Representatives, and in 1889 to the
legislative council. He was chosen as representative in these
respective capacities, not only for his recognized ability and
competency, but because during his brief though eventful
public career, he had popularized himself with the people of
Weber county and gained a wide circle of bosom friends
among the leading and influential citizens of the community.
In addition to the offices mentioned above, he served one
HON. C. C. RICHARDS.
H. H. ROLAPP.
Hon. Henry H. Ro-
lapp, one of Ogden's
prominent and influen-
tial citizens, is a Ger-
man by nativity, having
been born in Flensbnrg,
Germany, in 1859.
When twenty years of
age Mr. Kolapp left his
native land and came to
this country, locating in
this city. He received
a thorough education in
Germany, and after
coming heresoon turned
his attention to law, for
which he had a natural
fondness and aptitude.
After pursuing his
studies here for some
time he went to Ann
Arbor, Michigan, where
he entered the law
school. There he con-
tinued until March,
1884. when he graduated
with honor.
Returning after his
graduation, Mr. Kolapp
formed a law partner-
ship with Hon. C. C.
Richards, the firm name
being Richards & Ro-
lapp. Before going to
Ann Arbor Mr. Rolapp
was assistant prosecut-
ing attorney of Bear Lake county, Idaho, and also engaged in
active general practice in that county, he leaving there to take
advantage of a thorough law course at one of the best institu-
tions in the country.
In August, 1885, Mr. Rolapp was elected the county assessor
of this (Weber) county, which position he held for two years.
In 1887 he was the assistant prosecuting attorney of the county,
and this office he held until 1890. In the same year, 1887, he
was appointed secretary of the board of directors of the Terri-
torial Reform School, which he still holds. He was also in 1889
appointed by the legislature court commissioner of Northern
Utah. At the present time he is cashier of the Utah Loan &
Trust Co., having been selected to fill that most important
position in April, 1891.
During the years of his residence in Ogden, Mr. Rolapp has
built up a reputation for ability, honesty and uprightness of
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character of which any
man might well be
proud. As a lawyer he
is keen, shrewd and
successful, a broad
thinker and close stu-
dent with a peculiar
faculty of applying
principles to situations,
and in the possession of
these qualifications his
success has lain. As a
business man the same
qualities have been
shown, together with
that careful conserva-
tism which marks the
successful man. Mr.
Rolapp is still young,
and the future for him
is bright.
division at the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Peyton was born Sep-
tember 28, 1868 at Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe county,
West Virginia. He received instruction under a private tutor
until fourteen years of age, and then attended the public
schools of his native district, for two years when he entered
Captain Cables Male Academy, at Stauntou, Virginia. He
studied diligently for a year and then began reading law in the
office of Judge Homer A. Holt, at Lonisburg, West. Virginia,
now one of the associate justices supreme court of that State.
and his forceful manner of adilrem, and sound and ready argu-
ment at once carries conviction to the minds of his hearers.
Mr. Peyton ban certainly oompmtJ the art of oratory.
Hi* great command of language supplemental by the southern
tiro of hid nature, and the happy manner tn which he blends the
figures of rhetoric with dry statistics, and wit and humor with
logical argument bring* to bear a combination of mote than
ordinary power.
2 W. L. PICKETT
PEYTON.
W. L. Pickett Peyton,
one of the bright and
promising attorneys of
x this city , is an admirable
~ illustration of the class
i of yonng men practic-
al ing before the bar of
I" tah to-day. He cornea
* from mi old and hpn-
; ored Virginia family.
I fis father, Col. Chas.S.
a. Peyton was a colonel in
the charge of Itokett'a
Here he applied himself diligently to his studies and entered
the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville. His ability as a
student and speaker soon become apparent. The legal profes-
sion not only proved a delight to his natural talent, but untir-
ing devotion to the arduous calling he had set out to master,
carried him through with marked rapidity. He attended the
University of West Virginia, at Morgantown, that State for one
year, graduating in June, 1889 with the degree L. L., B. This
he accomplished in one session, and at the age of twenty. In
November, 1890 be re-
moved to Hutchinson,
Kansas, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in that
city, January, 1890.
After an extended
trip through Oklahoma,
Indian Territory. Texas
and Missouri. Mr. Pey-
ton located in Ogden,
where he found a con-
genial. Held for the ex-
ercise of his energies
aud abilities Since
taking up his perma-
nent abode in this cit>.
he has forged rapidly to
the front, and is already
oneof the most popular
and highly esteemed of
the younger members
of the Utah bar. He is
not only thorough and
capable as a lawyer, but
possesses to an eminent
degree the rare qualities
that go to make up a
successful and effect IM-
public speaker. Being
a staunch democrat, and
perfectly familiar with
local and national poli-
tics, he has naturally
directed hi* attention
to that sphere of activ-
ity, has stumped the
county and Territory in
the interests of his party,
He was sent as a delegate to the Territorial convention held
at Salt Lake City, for the purpose of organiiing a permanent
Territorial democratic party, was also a delegate from the
fourth precinct to the first democratic oonventton.held tn Ogden
to nominate candidates, and has been otherwise honored. Hehaa
the reputation nf a brilliant man, and predictions as to his
future, indicate the high estimation in which the possession of
exceptional talents i held by all classes and conditions of
d
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O. R. LEONARD
Was the youngest of six children, whose parents resided on a
farm in Gaysville, Windsor county, Vermont. After arriving at
the requisite age his time was divided between the schoolhouse
and work upon the farm, until he was sixteen years old, when
he commenced fitting himself for college by teaching school in
the winter and attending the Bandolph Academy during the
summer. Eventually he entered Dartmouth College, helping
to pay his way by the continuance of those winter terms of
school teaching, where he remained until his senior year.
After leaving Dartmouth he removed to California and entered
the office of Belcher & Belcher, at Marysville, for the purpose
of studying law, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1863.
On the 23d day of the
following May, he arriv-
ed at Star City, in Hum-
boldt county, Nevada.
No laggard could
have succeeded in the
active regions and brill-
iant surroundings in
which he found himself
when, as a young law-
yer, he entered upon
the scene of his future
trials and triumphs. At
the period when he en-
tered upon the practice
of law the bar of Hum-
boldt County was one
that embraced among
its members many of
the legal lights of that
territory. It was a high
order of legal talent,
and for a young man
and practitioner to gain
recognition among such
Titans of the bar re-
quired ability, know-
ledge of the law, nerve
and perseverance far in
excess of the average.
Within a few months
after hie arrival he was
elected District Attor-
ney, and held that posi-
tion by re-election for
five years, when he re-
moved from Star City
to Unionville, and be-
came the law partner of
Judge E. F. Dunn. In
1868 he was a repub-
lican delegate to the
Chicago convention
that nominated Qeneral
Grant for President, and
always having been a
Union man was married
while East to Miss Eliza
Sylvester, of West New-
berry, Massachusetts.
The practice of law
was continued by him until 1872, when he became Judge of
the Fourth Judicial District. In 1874, at Winnenmcca, he
resumed the law practice again and continued it at that
place until elected in 1876 to the Supreme Bench of Nevada.
This important judicial position he continued to fill until
January, 1889, when, owing to the failing health of his wife
he was compelled to resign and go to California. The change
in climate seemed not to arrest her declining health. She
continued to grow worse, and in March, 1890 succumbed to
the grim hand of death. After the death of his wife Judge
Leonard remained in California a short time and then came to
Ogden and formed a law partnership with J. H. MacMillen,
under the firm name of Leonard & MacMillen. A successful
practice has been built up, and they are now regarded among
the most able and trustworthy attorneys of this city.
Judge Leonard is a gentleman of fine literary and legal
attainments. He is genial in his associations, affable in address,
generous in his judgment of his fellows and courteous to all.
As an attorney his cases are prosecuted with a persistence and
tenacity of purpose that leave no just cause for defeat; as a
judge he possesses a well-earned reputation of unimpeachable
honor and integrity of purpose, as well as that of an able and
erudite jurist.
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HON. O. R. LEOANKD.
JAMES N. KIMBALL.
Among the prominent attorneys of Ogden, and one who
has exhibited high legal attainments is Mr. James N. Kimball
of the law firm of Kimball & Allison. He was born at Livonia,
Washington county, Indiana, and is forty-three years of age.
His early education was acquired in the public schools of his
native town, also at
Hanover College in Jef-
ferson county, that
State. At the age of
seventeen he began the
study of law, and was
admitted to the bar
April, 1870. Two years
later he commenced the
practice at Indianapolis
ns a member of the law
firm of Gordon, Browne,
Lamb & Kimball. One
year subsequent he
opened an office of his
own, and maintained a
successful practice until
March, 1874, when he
removed to Utah, and
immediately formed a
law partnership under
the firm name of Whit-
ney & Kimball, after-
ward changed to Suth-
erland & Kimball. He
remained in Salt Lake
City until 1878.
In October of that
year he made a tour
East and remained
twelve months. Upon
his return in 1880 he
located in the city of
Ogden and formed a
partnership with Mr.
A. R. Haywood under
the title of Kimball &
Hnywood. In 1886 the
firm name was changed
to Kimball & White,
and in 1889 Mr. Kim-
ball joined Mr. E. M.
Allison with whom he
is still associated, the
firm being classed
among the foremost at-
torneys in the city.
During the years Mr.
Kimball has followed
his chosen profession
iu this city, his work
has been characterized by careful, painstaking efforts, and he
has exhibited marked ability in handling difficult and com-
plicated cases. He is a member of the Territorial legislature
to which he has been elected, and re-elected on the Liberal
ticket, is now president of the Board of Trustees of the Terri-
torial Reform school, also city attorney for Ogden.
While residing in Indiana in 1867 he was appointed deputy
treasurer of the State, filling that responsible position for four
years, and from February 10, 1871 until January 1, 1872, he
acted as treasurer of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
Railroad Co., in both of which positions he displayed wonder-
ful executive ability.
In all respects Mr. Kimball is a loyal and sterling citizen,
and takes a deep interest in the progress and material welfare
of Ogden.
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A. B. PATTON.
Jndge A. B. Pat ton, of tbie city, was born in Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, in 1846. When but five years of age be removed
'with his parents to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. His early education
was acquired in the schools of that city, and at the age of
seventeen be began teaching school and at the same time attend-
ing the Wesleyan University, his salary as instructor being
used to defray college expenses. He followed this plan until
1872, when he was admitted to the bar. In 1874 he removed to
Pueblo, Colorado, and opened a law office, and continued in the
same place until 1890, during which time be succeeded in
building up a large and substantial practice, and was retained
as counsel in many important and complicated cases.
While in Pueblo he
was tendered the posi-
tion of county jndge
for Pueblo county, but
owing to the extensive
private practice he en-
joyed, and the great
demand for his ser-
vices as an attorney by
the people of that com-
munity, who had come
to regard him, from
the repeated successes
he had achieved, as an
able and highly quali-
fied lawyer, he declin-
ed to accept the posi-
tion. Judge Patton
came to Ogden about
two years ago, and
opened an office, much
of his time and atten-
tion, however, has
been devoted to mak-
ing careful and judic-
ious investments in
choice city property.
He has unwavering
faith in the fact that a
great future awaits the
oity of Ogden, and be-
lieves that the inex-
haustible resources
with which she is im-
mediately surrounded,
and her superior rail-
way facilities cannot
but result in a won-
derful growth and ex-
pansion in all direc-
tions within the com-
ing few year*.
Since taking up his
abode in this city, he
has proved himself a
sterling and enterpris-
ing citizen as well as
an able and efficient
lawyer, and is rapidly
building up an exten-
sive practice. All wor-
thy public-spirited
movements meet with
his hearty support and
endorsement, and he
is ever ready and will-
ing to assist in advanc-
ing every cans* which bus for its object the solid and substan-
tial growth and prosperity of the city.
H. W SMITH.
Mr. II. \V Smith, a member of the law linn of Smith
& Smith, prominent attorneys, was born in Ihckman ccmnty,
Kentucky,thirty-fonryearsago. He was educated t tli Millmrn.
Kentucky. Acadamy, where he remained until IMH *ixt'i>th
year when be taught *ohool, continuing for three yours in that
arduous field of usefulness, meanwhile studying law. He was
admitted to practice as an attorney in all the courts of Ken-
tacky before reaching his majority, nnd bogan bin professional
r at Blandville in hi* native state, as partner . if the Hon. O.
'> Ni-wrnmli Bra.
HON. A. It. I'ATTON.
W. Hugg of Bollard county, the firm being Bugg A Smith, and
attaining to wide reputation both as advocates and counselors.
In December, 1878, he removed to Mai ad City, Idaho, where
he met with abundant success. He remained there until 1885
ami then moved to Blackfoot also in that state, where he was
retained as counsel in many important and difficult oases,
involving questions of great moment. One in particular was
that involving the validity of the law disfranchising the
Mormons iu Idaho. The case extended over a long period
and ultimately reaching the United States Supreme Court, and
the record establishes the fact that Mr. Smith succeeded in
maintaining the validity of the law on the point in question.
In April, 1885, he was admitted to practice in the United States
Supreme Court. At that time he bad charge of a very im-
portant case against
the Utah A Northern
Railroad Company, in-
volving the question
of taxing the railway
on an Indian reserva
tion. The case was im-
portant and compli-
cated, and terminated
in Mr. Smith's favor.
Mr. Smith came to
Ogden in 18H7, and at
once associated him-
self with Mr. Ransford
Smith, forming a law
partnership under the
firm name of Smith &
Smith. The firm has
continued in business
from that time until
the present and now
enjoys a large and suc-
cessful practice. His
career has been both
active and eventful.
His record as a sound
and able lawyer is
amply attested in the
great successes he has
achieved, and his va-
ried and wide exper-
ience 1ms familiarized
him with all phases of
the legal profession.
He has during bis law
practice tried seven-
teen murder cases,
prevuiling in all save
one.
The reputation Mr.
Smith established in
Idaho brought the
firm of Smith A Smith
many ni>|x>rtnnt esses
in that State, one of
which may be men-
ti'im-d, that of Sample
I >rr pgainat the Suti-
Board of Equalization.
Smith A Smith appear-
ed for the prosecution,
and as a result the
actions of tin- State
Hoard were held to be
invalid. Many other
oases can be cited in
which the firm mem-
bers have distinguished themselves for ability and cleverness
as attorneys and legal advisers. Aside from his extended law
business, Mr. Smith has taken a deep interest in the growth
and progress of Ogden and confidently Iwlieves that a great
future awaits the City as the wonderful resource* with which
it is surrounded are developed, and he further Ix-li.-v,-* that
the united action of all citizen* in a public spirited way, can
accomplish a wonderful amount of good and bring about the
desired end with all (HMwihle *peed.
Mr. Smith who 1 1 an always taken an active interest in politi
'nl matter*, was twioe elected to the Legislative Council of
Idaho, iinil during both terms was chairman of tin- Judiciary
Commit'- H.- is at present a member of the Democratic
County Committee of Weber county.
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COL. PERCIVAL J. BARRATT.
Colonel Barratt was born in Devonshire, England, not far
from the cathedral city of Exeter and close to the estuary of
the Exe, mid wooded parks and rugged hills. His playground
the grand old ocean and his lullaby the dash of its restless
waves. In olden times smugglers had their hiding places
amid the rocks on which, boy-like, the subject of our sketch
hunted nests and lay in summer sunshine upon the green
turf, watching the navies of the world go to and fro bent on
commerce or warlike missions. There, too, when the fierce
wintry winds sang requiems over the sailors' graves and
stilled the voices of
drowning men, would
he and his school-
mates watch the ves-
sels drifting to their
doom, hear the signal
guns and pray with
bated breath for the
success of the lifeboat
and its crew as they
strove to the rescue.
Scarce a cottage for
miles around the col-
onel's birthplace but
had offered up some
member of its family
to the fury of the sea.
Here the boy read
legends of the adven-
turous lives of those,
who like himself first
saw the light on fair
Devonia's soil or list-
ened to the old salt's
tales of naval battles,
pirates, slavers and of
travels in unknown
seas. No wonder then
that after a careful,
classical education
and seven years of
study in legal lore,
the colonel longed for
change, and when the
tidings of the new
Eldorado reached his
island home he was
one of the fever (gold)
stricken ones and
sailed away to Mel-
bourne in search of the
yellow metal, where
like many others he
passed through the
vicissitudes of life, full
of 'scapes by land and
sea and assisted in
building up a greater
Britain in the south-
ern hemisphere of his
struggles,travels,hard-
ships, history of suc-
cesses in the southern
seas, extending from
torrid heats to the fri-
gid zone of the Anartic
regions. Space is too
limited in this brief Photo by Newcomb Bros. COL. PEKC1VAL
sketch to portray sufficient it is to say, thousands of those
who took part with him therein, now sleep the sleep that
knows no waking, under the golden wattle or 'neath the
sunlit sea. Wnilst the colonel being of more stubborn make,
lives to-day full of pluck, energy and endurance, with a
prospectof for along time enjoying the harvest snatched from
the tickle goddess. Bat while a man may "laugh at fortune
and grapple with his evil star" and bid defiance to his enemies,
there is a subtle foe which the strongest arm cannot drive or
best defended home repel. Thus in the early '70's when
everything bid fair, death came and stole away the colonel's
richest treasure, his son and only child. This, followed by the
sickness of his wife, induced him to say farewell to the Sunny
South and turn his face to the land of freedom, there to begin
afresh life's battles. Arriving in San Francisoo, the colonel,
like a good general, looked around, to select the best field
finally out of the then wild and woolly west he chose the peace-
ful valleys of Utah, where as a stranger, alien and gentile, he
arrived in 1876. With a prophetic judgment, which has cosmo-
politan training and had matured, he threw his lot in with the
then small town of Ogden. Six weeks after he was admitted by
examination, to the Utah bar; hanging out his shingle, he
ever since has practiced law in this city. Shortly afterwards
he was appointed U. S. Assistant District Attorney under the
then U. S. District Attorney Van Zile, which office he held for
several years until his private practice rendered it necessary to
resign his public appointment. To show what this city then
was we have only to
say there were but
three attorneys at law
in Ogden at the time
of Colonel Barratt's
arrival, of whom the
colonel alone remains.
The number increased
and a bar association
was formed, to whose
efforts are mainly to
be attributed the sep-
aration of Ogden in
1888 from the Third
district, and the estab-
lishment of a district
court in this city.
Prior to this every
case above that triable
in a justice's court and
all appeals from jus-
tices had to be heard
in Salt Lake City from
the Neyada,Idaho and
Wyoming lines, caus-
ing witnesses and suit-
ors to travel hundreds
of miles, in days, too,
when stage coaches
and buckboards were
the principal means of
transportation. Now
properly, cases arising
in Weber, Box Elder,
Cache, Rich and Mor-
gan counties, are tried
in Ogden. In 1880,
associated with a few
other gentlemen, Col-
onel Barratt bought a
tract of forty acres of
land adjoining the city
and had it surveyed
and laid out as "The
Mountain View Ceme-
tery Association," the
only private cemetery
association in Ogden,
and became and ever
since has been a direc-
tor thereof and on its
board of management,
holding to-day over
one-sixth of its valu-
able stock.
In mining the col-
onel has liberally
spent much in de-
veloping Utah claims as one of the greatest mining centers
of the world. For some two years Colonel Barratt owned and
edited the Ogden Argus newspaper and, unlike the experience
of most newspaper proprietors who cease the publication of
such, made it pay. In 1889 finding that the labor of newspaper
york encroached too much upon his time, he sold out the plant
and gave increased attention to his professional duties. Like
all old settlers, regardless of creed or politics, of the "Queen
City of the Mountains," he is intensely loyal to the city of hie
adoption and has aided and taken an active part in every
enterprise designed to develop the resources of Utah and the
up-building of Ogden. In 1889, considering that the time had
arrived wheu a militia should be organized. Colonel Barratt at
great expense to himself, there being no Territorial funds for
that purpose, succeeded in organizing the nucleus ot the 1st
J. BAKKATT.
3 IS
regiment Utah National Oaard in O^den, and was elected
colonel thereof, and daring the carnival oar citizen soldiers
did much towards making that event the greatest that the West
ever saw. Daring the Indian outbreak at Pine Ridge, Mayor
Kieeel received a message from Salt Lake, inquiring in case of
need how many of the guards would go to the front. He
immediately called on Colonel Barratt and asked him the
question. It was a bitter cold day, the snow was falling and
winter was in its severest mood. The colonel was seated at
his desk in his warm and cozy office. Looking up from his
work he said: "Telephone back, 200 in two hoars." Sometime
after report was received that Pocatello was in danger of an
Indian raid. With promptness which showed that he believed
business comfort and every other consideration had to give
way to what he considered his duty, Colonel Barratt tele-
graphed Governor Thomas that "the guards were ready when-
ever called upon to proceed to that point" Fortunately in
neither case were their services required, but the office of
Colonel Barratt was during the whole of this period crowded
with volunteers who were willing to proceed to the scene of
action. In fraternal matters Colonel Barratt has few peers.
Many of the local lodges bear his name upon their charters.
and nearly all his name on their roll of offioerspast or present.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a K. of P., P. D. Q.
M. of A. O. U. W.. P. Q. of I. O. O. F., P. D. C. R. of A. O. F.,
P. G. M. of I. O. O. F. (Manchester Unity), P. V. G. Inoohonee
of I. O. R. M., P. D. C. 0_ of Chosen Friends, Assistant Grand
Secretary O. 8. 8. G. Pacific Coast Jurisdiction, P. of B. A. A.
and belongs to a number of other societies and organizations
in various parts of the worid, in all of which none take a greater
interest, his motto being "The brotherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man." The social gatherings and the hospi-
tiiht v of the colonel and his estimable wife at their residence
"up the hill" is proverbial. He is a fluent speaker and an able
writer in National politics. He is a Republican and although
the snows of fifty winters have tinged the colonel's hair with
silver, yet he is ever ready to work indefatigably for whatever
cause he thinks is right
The colonel has only one child living, a daughter, Miss
Ada, now just budding into womenhood, preparing under
the fostering care of the Sisters of the Holy Cross for gradua-
tion. Everybody who enjoys Colonel Barrett's acquaintance
wishes that he may live long and still work for Ogden's
advancement.
HON. DAVID EVANS.
(See sketch and article on page 183.)
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PROVO CITY.
Photo by Anderson.
FIHST NATIONAL BANK AND VIEW OF SEVENTH AND J STREETS.
Not only is Provo the largest and most attractive center of
Utah county, but one of the very best cities in the Territory.
The city is most admirably located, surrounded by a populous
and prosperous area of country, possessing all the appur-
tenances and appointments that can in any way add to the
wealth and importance attained since the first settlement made
in that vicinity, more than half a century ago.
The amount of land under cultivation in Utah county ap-
proximates 42,000 acres, of this, something like 37,000 require
irrigation, about 16,000 acres are enclosed. The valley is
watered by the Timpangus river, American Fork, Spanish
Fork, .-UK! Hobble and Salt creeks, all of which originate in
the \Vasatch mountains, and empty into Utah Lake, furnishing
cnmute thither a motive power of surpassing value. Utah
Lake lies west of the ctty, and is described as " the most charm-
ing body of fresh water in the Inter-Mountain region." Agri-
culture rules in the county, a source of wealth steadily appre-
ciating, and mining though in its infancy, holds out induce-
ments as glittering as they are conclusive. Within but a short
distance from Provo, some of the largest and richest deposits
of iron ore are known to exist in the United States, are to be
found. A company, "The Utah Valley Iron Mining and
Manufacturing Company," has been organized for their devel-
opment and the working of the product into marketable com-
modities. And while mining has thus far formed no important
parl "I tin active and substantial industries which contribute
to ilit- city's ndv.iiK emcnt, there are deposits of mineral that
must in the near future be utilized with profit. The coal sup-
ply available is equally inexhaustible, and the remaining
natural advantages, a perfect climate, magnificent scenery,
pure and bracing air, etc., for which the Territory is famed the
world over, are never absent.
For all of this cultivatableand productive area, Provo is the
central market and shipping point the base of supplies for a
section of the country thickly settled with a people whose in-
dustry and consequent independence are topics of universal
commendation,
The city's growth was comparatively slow until the con-
struction of the Rio Grande Western into her environs, after
which new comers began to flock into the valley, and indus-
tries other than the tillage of the soil became established.
Educational facilities improved, numerous lines of professional
business were opened, and mercantile endeavor was greeted
with welcome returns. The city, according to recent data, con-
tains a population of more than 6,000, and property, the
assessed valuation of which is not far from 5,000,000. The
taste evinced in laying out the city is the frequent subject of
complimintary remarks, and the beauty of design displayed
in the homes which embellish the avenues as also the
public buildings, and buildings devoted to commercial
and other pursuits are the subjects of unstinted admiration.
The streets are broad and smooth and clean, almost hidden
from view in the foliage of trees that line their sides, and
streams of sparkling, babbling water, fresh from the mountain
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fastness flow merrily along,
giving additional >pii e to
the endless variety of at-
tractions one set- n:
side. In all the requisites
rial to good govern-
ment, the city is fully
equipped, having orticials
of large experience and
acknowledged < -apa< it\ as
administrators of the will
of constituencies not more
distinguished for their law-
abiding character than for
their punctuality am!
faith, in the transaction of
business affairs. Ktiicient
police and tire departments
are maintained; the sew
erage system is thorough
and complete, and a water
works system representing
an outlay of *l. r >0,000. and
having more than twenty
mile-, of distribution is em-
ployed. Klectrir lights
have been substituted for
illuminating purpo-e- in
business houses and re-i-
deni-es. while telephonic
communication i> enimed
by citi/eiis with their neigh-
TKKKITOKIAI, I\S\NE A8YI-DM AT PKOVO.
lairs at home, a- also with those in Sail Lake City, Ogden and
elsewhere. A complete line of street railway sen ice is also in
operation.
Churches open their doors to devout communicants of
nearly every denomination, and both public and private schools
of superior excellence are located at convenient and available
points. Among the latter are the H. Y. Academy, a model in-
stitution; the I'roctor Academv having an enrollment of l.'rfi
pupils; the Baptist Home Mission school. Kast Ohio Mission
school, and others departmented from primary to collegiate,
and most ably managed. The press of the city is of the high-
COURT BOUW AT PHOTO.
est type, represented by the lhiil\ Eti<jiii>;-r. republican, and
the Morning />isf>,i/,/t, democratic, together with two semi
weeklies and one paper issued weekly. 1 lie banks are "solid
financial institutions," under the direction of men of enterprise,
character and splendid abilities. They include the I IIM N.I
tional, the National Rank of Commerce, the I'rmo Comii'i
and Savings bank, anil the I "tali County Savings bank, with an
aggregate capital close on to $i r X),000, and surplus to a laigc
amount. In addition to the above there are fifteen corpora
tions domiciled and doing business in I'rovo. requiring an im-
mense capital, anil productive of advantageous results. Facil-
ities for rapid transit of both pa < :
and freight are complete and satisfai ton .
The railroad- include the t'tah Central.
Denver & Kio C.randc Western, t'nion Pa
( itic and the- Ctali, \e\ada \- California
systems. The I "tali Central make- Pnn.i
Us supply station. Other railroads will be
Constructed as s,,,,,, as \\ wlt presence be-
i ' .tiies nei e>-aiy. and no la< k of cnterpn-c
on the part of < iti/en- need be apprehended.
There are a number of liist , lass hotel-.
and the public btiildii :mong (he
hand-omesi and most admired of an\ w!--!
of the Mi mm river. The "leintoii.d In
-.me .\s\lnm iwi, mde- ra-t of the (it\.
minentlv at the head." The
strm tine is 4'Kl feet in length and l^ 1
in height. It is provided with all modem
i onvenii in es. and when fully i umpleli d.
uinioilations . an be fur-
nished for neaih -<i inm.iii .In-t
1C, a mminodioiis and i "stlv him-
wor-hip. IH i npies a plat of giotind near the
' in < 'pci.i 1 1.
ing |:lli,uiil. and having a seating i.ip.uii)
211
of 900; the academies, churches, bank buildings,
private residences, etc., make up a complement
of improvements that are typical of the genius of
their designers, and of the public spirit of those
through whose liberality they were made possible.
The commercial business of the city is repre-
sented by men -whose unflinching industry, nat-
ural abilities, infinite tact, wonderful resources,
and superb courage, are always enlisted when
great interests are at stake, and critical enter-
prises are involved. The successes scored in this
field of usefulness attest the character and in-
fluence possessed by those who have been instru-
mental in accomplishing such results. Every line
of trade is ably presented, and the houses thus
employed represent millions of dollars invested.
The Chamber of Commerce, an organization
of immense value to the trade and manufacturers
of the city, is an active and powerful adjunct.
Of manufactures, what has been said else-
where may be said with reference to those located at Provo.
With the Provo Woolen Mill, as a nucleus, so to speak, there
has centered in this city and vicinity every description of pro-
ductive undertakings. Foundries and machine shops, lumber
and lumber products, furniture, flour and meal, cigars, candy,
spices, preserves, soaps and pickles, with other commodities
in constant demand,
PROVO WOOLEN MILLS.
The future of Provo is bright with promise. An admirable
location, superior conditions, limitless resources, and character
of the people, make up a combination that is simply irresis-
tible. No city in the Territory can present a greater range of
attractions, or offers a wider scope of opportunities for the safe
and judicious investment of capital, or the display of energetic
enterprise.
lmio by Aiuloreoi).
A. O 8MOOT, President First National Hank.
ABRAHAM OWEN SMOOT.
In writing up the commercial interests of the
city of Provo, as well as biographies of her prom-
inent citizens we take the liberty of saying, and
confidently believe our statement will be heartily
corroborated by all the members of this thriving
community, that Mr. Abraham Owen Smoot,
president of the First National Bank is, as a
matter of fact, foremost among the leading men
of Provo, in point of enterprise and public spirit
as well as a man of effluence and liberal business
methods. Taking active part as he has in the
diverse interests of Utah, from its earliest his-
tory until the present time, it should be said, not
only in justice to himself, but as a necessary
record to be included in a comprehensive and
authentic review of the Territory, that he has
done as much as any other one man towards
bringing about the wonderful transition in mate-
rial progress and modern advancement through
which Utah has passed from a primitive un-
developed state to its present advanced position
among the centers of wealth, population and
enlightenment of the great commonwealth, in
which it figures as an important factor.
This being true it will, no doubt, be of inter-
est to all readers to peruse a brief sketch of his
life, and note the essential place he has taken
in the past as well as the distinguished position
he now occupies in the industrial affairs of the
city of Provo and Territory of Utah.
Mr. Smoot is a native of Kentucky, and re-
ceived his early education in the schools of Paris,
Henry county, of that State. He was raised a
farmer boy and followed that occupation until
twenty-one years of age, when he joined the Mor-
mon church, and has ever been a faithful adher-
ent and ardent supporter of that religious body.
As a noteworthy fact in the initiatory settle-
ment of Utah, we may mention that Mr. Smoot
conducted the second pioneer train that entered
the Great Salt Lake valley in the year 1847.
That memorable event is one of the cherished
incidents in the history of the Territory, being
the first important move toward the actual set-
tlement, development and populization of this
richly endowed and highly favored region.
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The hardships and the privations that were undergone, the
determined straggle for success and the establishment of a
new and promising empire, is not only permanently enshrined
within the memory of the closely banded people who were
courageously battling for the maintenance of the sacred institu-
tion they had espoused, but is commendably regarded by all
noble admirers of human persistency and unflagging determina-
tion in whatever cause is believed to be right.
Mr. Smoot was mayor of Salt Lake City, holding that high
position in the office of the people, from 1856 to 1S66. He was
a member of the first Territorial Legislature and has been a
member for twelve years. He has been prominently identified
with many large corporations and enterprises, both in com-
mercial life and the development and active working of the
various resources of the Territory. Since coming to Provo,
February 25, 1878, he has been deeply interested in the progress
of the city and has been a leader in all movements and efforts
designed to build up and expand its interests, and hns fiid.-d
and encouraged in every feasible way all industrial enterprises
calculated to promote prosperity and develop the great re-
sources of the surrounding country.
For nine years he has been at the head of the First National
bank of this city, and its present sound and substantial condi-
tion and uniform success, ever since first established, has been
due, largely to his keen financial policies and judicious execu-
tive guidance. Through all its career the conservative, yet lib-
eral course followed out, has not only gained for it widespread
popularity, as a safe banking institution, but has inspired con-
fidence in the people of this community, who now regard it as
the most solid and well managed bank of the city. Indepen-
dent of his interests at the bank, Mr. Smoot is connected as a
stockholder and officer in many other corporations among
which we may mention the follow'ing: President Z. O. M. I., of
Provo, president of the Provo Woolen Mills and president
1 tali County Savings bank; was one of the founders of the
Brigham Young Academy, and is one of its board of trustees.
He also owns and controls a large amount of real estate in this
city and has erected many of its handsome and substantial
buildings, which are very creditable to a growing city of its
size.
Mr Smoot is an enterprising and public spirited citizen and
is really doing more for the progress and growth of Provo tlmn
any other man to-day. He is ever on the alert for opportuni-
ties to present the merits of this promising center of importance
find has by his personal endeavors, induced many of the in-
dustrial and manufacturing concerns now in operation to
locate here, and is using his influence in every way possible to
apprise the country at large, of the merits of this flourishing
locality and of the superior conditions and advantages here
presented for the establishment of profitable and successful
commercial enterprises devoted to the working of the inex-
haustible resources yet undeveloped.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
One of the chief evidence* of thrift and growing prosperity in
the City of Provo is the high character and sound condition of
it* banks, and foremost nmong them will be found the First
National Bank which was organized nine years ago, and haft a
present capital stock of $60,000 and a surplus of 8U..VN).
Through all the year* this financial enterprise has been
conducted it has been attended with signal success and
prosperity. Its policies have been of the highest <
aod its management has been careful and conservative.
\ general banking business is carried on, receives de-
posits, dixooiinta good commercial paper, issue* letters
of credit and corresponds with the lending bankx of the coun-
try. Tn* premises occupied consists of large and handsome
twn-story brick building, 2. r >x70 feet in dimensions, and fur
nisbMl and fitted up with a special view to facilitate the con-
venient and proper transaction of a large bnsinefx. The
i. ml. ling i* owned by the association and is a model of itc kiml.
Tbs officer* and directors are numbered among the !
oitissos of Provo, and their connection with the inxtitir
alone a sufllcimit guarantee of il* solid condition and jndi'-i
oua financial policies. The following well known buiiness
HMO MB- MM ofnVialu : A. O. Smoot, president: F. It. Culler.
vioe-prssidsot; C. A f Hazier, CW.III.T; II II. ClufT.
Jooes, John C liraham, Kssd Smoot and Walter K. I'iko.
directors, all men of the hijbcst standing in the community
and well qualified for the respective position* they occupy.
It has ever been the purpose of its directors to conduct affairs
along liberal lines, but within the boundary of safety for the
bank and its patrons, always enterprising and progressive,
but never reckless or imprudent. It thus wields a great in-
fluence on the finances of this section, and influence of a
healthy, beneficial and generous character, BO far as consis-
tent, of course, with wise and cautions management. The of-
ficers are too widely known throughput the Territory, to need
any special introduction to the public. Their standing and re-
putations forever insures a successful continuation of its pres-
ent importance and prosperity.
EXCELSIOR ROLLER FLOUR MILLS.
The Excelsior Roller Flour Mills of Provo is a most im-
portant and extensive enterprise, provided as it is with every
facility and convenience for the prosecution of the business on
a grand scale. The mill was first erected in 1877, and has
passed through a most successful and prosperous career.
By the enterprising disposition of its owners and the ener-
getic and painstaking efforts of the managers to give perfect
satisfaction to all patrons and produce nothing but
high grade flour, a large and substantial trade has been
built up throughout this section of the Territory. An average
capital of $15,000 is invested in the business and three skilled
and experienced hands are given constant employment in the
various departments.
Wheat is brought to this mill from sections within a radius
of one hundred miles from the city. It has a capacity of fifty
barrels of flour per day and five stands have been put in, making
it altogether the most extensive (louring mill in Utah county.
The individual members of the firm are John K. Booth,
John W. Hoover and John W. Hoover, Jr. Mr. Hoover super-
intends operations at the mill and he is a thorough and prac-
tical miller and perfectly familiar with all phases of this branch
I.SIOH HOI.I.H; H.UI i: MM. i.-.
nf industry. Me wa* born at Bridgeport, Franklin county,
Pennsylvania, and is fifty-seven year* of age. He came to Utah
in 1S.M and has been a resident of t he Territory ever since. !!
is a practical miller and most of hi active life has been de-
voted to that business. He is a a man of sterling integrity
and sound, judirioux principles, and of a sociable and generiniH
nature, and withal a progressive and public spirit. , I citizen.
Mr. Miller came over the plains with an ox team on hix way to
this country, and his life has been marked by vivid and inter-
ting incidents and experience* of pioneer day*, lie mar-
n.il in 1'lali, and lmtt twelve children, ten of which ore now
living Tlie ..I 'Im \V. Hoover is now associated
wild liini in biiMiic*- and in also a practical miller. Ile was born
in 1'tnli county mid JH thirty-four yearn of age. Mo received hi*
early *d ii. at i. in in the HC|IOO|R of HUH city and has since been
engaged in the flouring mill business. He is a bright young
man of keen business ability and attends strictly to the inter-
ests of the growing enterprise, in which he in a partner. Ile ix
a man of brond and liberal view* and progressive ideas, and
takes an active part in the political and social affair* of the
community.
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JOHN E. BOOTH.
This is true the world over and especially in our western
country, where resources are apparently unlimited and where
development is going on with such wonderful rapidity. Utah
now seems to be in the ascendency as an advancing and pro-
gressive section, and there is probably no center of population
looking more bright, or that promises greater achievements for
the future than the City of Provo. Its present importance and
essential bearing in the general advancement of the Territory
is due to the thorough-going and enterprising class of men that
control its business interests aud municipal affairs.
Included among this class of citizens and one that has
the welfare of the city at heart, will be found Mr. John E.
Booth, now mayor of Provo. Mr. Booth has had a remark-
ably eventful and successful career.
Probably no citizen of Provo to-day can look back to passed
struggles and ultimate achievements with more justifiable
pride and satisfaction. Like most men of his stamp, Mr.
Booth gained the prominent position he now sustains through
his own endeavors and untiring zeal, supplemented by strong,
inborn capabilities. He began, a poor boy, with no start in
life save alone sterling qualities, and has by their persistent
exercise gradually forged his way onward and upward, until
now he is one of the most popular and wealthy citizens of this
thriving and intelligent community. He was born in England
forty-four years ago. He went to Salt Lake City in 1857 and
from that city to Provo in 1871, and received his education in
the University of Deeeret. From the time he came to Provo he
has been prominently identified with its commercial interests
and various municipial offices ever since. He was elected a
member of the city council in 1875, and has served almost
without cessation since that time, being out but two terms
while absent from the country, fie has been a member of the
Territorial Legislature for two terms, one in the House and one
in the Council. He has practiced law in this city for a number
of years, and during 1880-81 was Assistant United States dis-
trict attorney. He was also Territorial court commissioner
from 1878 to 1882, and is now mayor of the city, at the game
time maintaining a large private law practice.
We may say without fear of contradiction from any source
that through all his public career, Mr. Booth has acted with
honor and sincerity, and has exhibited superior judgment and
executive ability. He has ever advocated and supported wise
and beneficial public policies, and has given his aid and en-
couragement to all public spirited movements and projects of
an enterprising character. Mr. Booth aided in the establish-
ment of the celebrated woolen mills of Provo. He with others
established an extensive foundry and lumber yards. Each one
of these enterprises is a grand success and is now in a flour-
ishing condition. Besides those mentioned he is a stockholder
and director in several other corporations of magnitude and
importance.
Mr. Booth has great confidence in a brilliant future for this
city, and having lived here for so many years and taken such
an active part in the various interests, much weight necessarily
attaches to his opinion.
HAVERCAMP & CLARK.
The citizens of Provo and Utah county are especially
fortunate in having among them the highly qualified and
thoroughly experienced firm of Messrs. Havercamp & Clark,
abstractors of titles, whose commodious offices are located in
the First National Bank building.
This firm first opened their office in Provo in June, 1889, at
a time when there was considerable activity in real estate circles,
and large numbers of transfers were being made, and by faith-
ful and conscientious work, it was not long before they
established a wide-spread reputation among the people of this
community, as thorough-going, upright business men, well
fitted for the special line of enterprise in which they were
engaged. They issue deeds of conveyance, examine titles, and,
in fact, execute promptly and satisfactorily every class of work
that comes within the province of the abstractor. Since
locating here their business has constantly increased and ex-
panded, until now they have something over 810,000 invested,
and employ four skilled and experienced assistants to aid in
taking care of the large amount of work entrusted to them.
The individual members of the firm are Mr. George Haver-
camp and Clayton A. Clark.
Mr. Havercamp is but thirty years of age, aud hails from
Cincinnati, Ohio. His early education was received in the
schools of that city, where he passed through a thorough
academic course of instruction. After leaving school he entered
an abstractor's office for the purpose of acquiring a comprehen-
sive knowledge of the profession. He came to Salt Lake City
in 1887, and removed to Provo the following year.
Mr. Clayton A, Clark is a native of Franklin county, Ver-
mont, and is twenty-nine years of age. He was educated in the
schools of Barre, Vermont. He came to Utah, in 1888 and has
been actively engaged in business from that time until the
present. He has held the important position of secretary of the
Territorial Insane Asylum at Provo, one of the largest institu-
tions of the kind in the west. He is v^ell-known to the people
of this community as an honorable, upright man and a loyal and
sterling citizen.
Both gentlemen are enterprising and public spirited and
believe in aiding and encouraging every commendable move-
ment designed to upbuild and promote the interests and welfare
of the City and Territory.
The firm effects loans for the Lombard Investment Com-
pany and Eastern capitalists, and also represents a number of
the best insurance companies such as the California and the
Continental.
CHARLES DEFOREST MOORE.
Mr. Charles DeForest Moore, superintendent of the Sun
Foundry and Machine Company, of Provo, is an able and thor-
oughly practical man in the important position he occupies and
is well versed in the special line of enterprise in which he is
engaged. He has made a deep study of the subject in all its
various aspects, and it may be said, without fear of contradic-
tion that he is as proficient and well versed in this department
of industry as any man in this part of the country.
The great success which has attended the institution, over
which he presides, 13 due in a large measure to his thorough
knowledge of the business and the vigorous manner in which
it has been prosecuted.
Mr. Moore has had an eventful career, and is also a practical
civil engineer, to which profession much of his life has been
devoted. Besides superintending affairs at the Sun Foundry
and Machine Company works, he has been retained by the
Utah, Nevada & California railroad, as chief engineer.
For thirty-four years he has followed this profession, and
he hae held many important and responsible positions in that
capacity. Mr. Moore traveled on horseback from Denver,
Colorado, to the Pacific coast, in the interests of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad, locating a route for the extension
of their system to the coast.
Many other interesting incidents has occurred in Mr.
Moore's career as a civil engineer, which we have not space to
record in these pages, but he has filled many important and
arduous positions and is well known throughout the West as a
thorough and practical engineer.
Mr. Moore is but forty-one years of age and is a native of
Boston, Mass. He attended the Columbia Institution,
and also the Dartmouth College, where he received his pro-
fessional education. Since locating in Provo he has proved
himself an enterprising and public spirited citizen, and uses
his influence wherever possible to advance the city's interests
and increase it growth and prosperity.
HOTEL ROBERTS.
In speaking of the progress aud advantages of Provo the
fact that her hotel accommodations are in perfect keeping with
the enterprise, exhibited in other respects, should not be omitted.
The Hotel Roberts is not only one of the best and most desira-
ble houses in the city, but is also one of the most popular and ex-
tensively patronized. First-class in its appointment and main-
taining the best of service guests are invariably well pleased
and made to feel delightfully at home.
The sleeping apartments are light and airy,commodious and
finely finished while the dining room, reception rooms, parlors
etc., are neat and inviting in appearance, and the tables are
supplied with the best the markets afford.
The hotel occupies a substantial three-story brick structure
of handsome architectural design and finish containing about
fifty well furnished rooms and all modern luxuries such as
baths, electric call bells, steam heat, hot and cold water, etc.,
making the hotel altogether, a model of its kind and requiring
the constant attendance of twelve experienced and capable
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Mutants to meet the demauds of the patronage which has
been attracted.
Mr. L. Holbrook, the able and efficient manager and prop-
rietor, who thoroughly understands the requirements of an
institution of this character, sees to it that they are pro-
vided and carried oat to the letter.
Mr. Holbrook has resided in Provo for about two years, com-
ing hither from the City of Logan, where for more than a year he
had charge of the Consolidated Implement Company's branch es-
tablishment in that city. Since locating in Provo be has interested
himself as an officer and stockholder in several leading corpora-
tions and is now vice-president of I'rovoCity Lumber Company,
director in the Provo Commercial & Saving bank, and pre-
sident of the Provo City Railway Company, also a real estate
owner in the city. He is an enterprising go ahead business man
and a public spirited citizen of great value to Provo.
A. A. NOON.
The life of A. A. Noon has been one of many strange scenes
and circumstances. He was born in Middlesex, England,
on the 28th of Jane, 1837. His father was a professor of lan-
guages in London, was educated in Outtenberg, Germany,
served in the Prussian navy and finally settled in London,
where he practiced his profession.
A . A. Noon left London for New Orleans, when but a boy,
in 1851 at the time of the great excitement in California. From
America he went to Australia at the time of the great rush to
the gold fields, and with that wave went to Ballarat Beodigo,
and other noted mining sections. There he prospected and
worked in the mines, and was reasonably successful. He went
from Australia to India and was at Calcutta at the time of the
excitement because of the massacre of Delli. From India he
went to England again, thence to Africa, where in connection
with his brother, Adolphus H. Noon, he helped to establish
among the first, the sugar enterprise of Port Natal, and owned,
by rental, Ispingo estate, a farm of one thousand acres, from
which, under their management, were shipped large quantities
of sugar, and placed the estate in a position to ship hundreds
of tons per year, so that it is to-day one of the great sugar
estates of Natal. While in Natal he was appointed quarter-
master of a volunteer company for the protection of the colony
against the savages Kaffirs. He visited the Qrequas soon
after they first crossed the mountains to No Man's Land, and
had some business with them, and by some suggestions, which
they acted upon, averted trouble between them and the sur-
rounding tribes of savages. From this country he emigrated
to America, married in Nebraska to the oldest daughter of Henry
and Martha Smith, who emigrated to this country from Africa.
He was one of the contractors in Echo Canon, on the U. P.
railroad, under Brigham Young's contract, went to Tintic,
Utah, in 1870, at the opening of that mining district and assist-
ed in laying off and locating, with A. H. Noon, the present site
of Knreka City. He always took much interest in the great
iron deposits in that region and, with A. H. Noon, was among
the early locators there. Since 1876 he became more and more
interested in those great iron deposits and by his continued
perseverance succeeded in getting an incorporation organizing
with the leading men of Utah county, which was accomplished
September 2, 1884. These iron fields bid fnir to make of Provo
a Pittsbnrg, for they are inexhaustible and are referred to in this
pamphlet elsewhere. Under his management the first iron
plant was made in Utah in commercial quantities and he took
the first into market and sold it. The enterprise is still under
his management, as is the Utah Valley Iron Mining and Man-
ufacturing Company's properties.
LOGAN CITY.
Logan, the county seat of Cache county, is said by those
who are in a position to speak intelligently on the subject, to be
one of the most promising if not, in fact, the most promising
city in the Territory. The center of an agricultural region of
unsurpassed fertility as also the distributing point, within short
distance of mineral discoveries of wonderful richness,
possessing an inexhaustible water-power, improving and im-
proved railway facilities, numerous and well sustained manu-
factures, together with other aids essential to rapid and per-
manent growth, the outlook for I.ogan is radiant with the
brightest growth.
i- a total of 54.301 acres of land in Cache county
under cultivation, of this number icrei .in.- under
irrigation, the water Tor such purpose being obtained in un-
limited quantity from the mo-intain streams adjacent, and the
system employed being more thorough and effective than else-
where in I'tah. Indeed, as has been said, no county in tin-
Territory possesses a wider range of superior conditions than
Cache, and no portion of the Inter- Mountain region can boast
greater fertihtx adapt. ihility for the cultivation of
products pci "liar to .1 inild.geni.il i Innate. Not only is I
the so' pphrs and the distributing point of the neigh
i oiintry. Init of the many thriving x ill.ige- .md hamlets
o| the i "iinlv itself.
iiiini-i.il il ! rcrentdate. Si\ months ago
"i the valley was not altogether
unsuspected. Sun o tin- summer of |8<>I , however, indications
have been Mich at to conclusively demonstrate the presence of
mineral rcvHirces.valuablcticyond estimate. Later in the season,
. iMned chief! v of resident* and citi/cru of Logan
was organized and purchased a number ol rl.ums including the
Sundown and I..i I'lat.i. Work was at once commenced .md
has since been continuously carried oh. Ore has been dis-
covered in both of the above mines as also in claims contiguous,
chiefly in the Sunrise, North Star, Red Jacket, Last Dollar, Last
Dime and Queen of the Hills the assays from which show a
paying average. Discoveries have also been made in the
mountains east west aud north of the La Plata mines, the
ownership of many of which is vested in residents of Logan.
The ore found and shipped has " panned out " so satisfactorily
as to attract foreign capital and, in other respects, assures
Logan as a mining center of conspicuous importance.
The present population of Logan is stated at 6,000 ; and the
'd valuation of property at $2,400,000. The higlu-t
quality of taste is displayed in the laying out and platting of
the city. The streets and avenues are wide and straight, cither
side ornamented with shade trees, and built up with
residences, commercial houses, public edifices, etc., presenting
in their entirety an ensrmblr in the last degree attractive.
Residences as a rule are owned by their occupants. Th<
built according to approved plans, many of them .surrounded by
well-kept lawns, planted with forest trees, and decorated with
beds of ilmvef -. grateful to the eye and distilling a most ex-
quisite Ir.i/r.uii e. The business edifice-, a numl>vr of which
Seen erected within the past year, arc notable for their
hc.uity of design and the durability of materials employed in
their construction. Among the structures lately added to the
number arc the Thatcher Urns, hank building and opera house,
a hanil-oiuc three story edifice linilt of brick and stone, the
Murdoch store and office building, the Campbell \ Morns
bl-ii k. the I'mon Depot, the Agricultural College building, the
ml M.ichine company's block, two saw
and planing mills, a district school building and many
ticcs. A large number of buildings will be erected in the
spring of 180.2, embracing, among others, a bank building to be
put up for the accommodation of Ogden capitalists.
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It is no exaggeration to
say that Logan is the " Ath-
ens " of the Territory. The
public school system is be-
yond criticism, while the
private institutions of learn-
ing are numerous and of the
highest order of merit
specially so is the Agricul-
tural College, a Territorial
institution, deriving its sup-
port in part from the general
government. In addition to
a wide range of study adap-
tive to academies and col-
leges, thorough instruction
is given in the science of
agriculture and horticulture.
Mechanical training is made
a feature, and a workshop
fully equipped are among
the auxiliaries provided.
The institution contains a
museum, library, laboratory
and other adjuncts, besides
the government experiment
station. The matriculants
number 275, in regular at-
tendance. The Brigham
Young College, named after
the founder, by whom it was
most liberally endowed, is
equally prominent. It is
open to the admission of
students of both sexes, and
the curriculum is limited
to the higher branches, sup-
plemented by a course of in-
struction in theology as un-
derstood by the church of
Latter Day Saints. The
regular course of study ex-
COUBT HOUSE.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
BHIOHAM YOUNG COLLEGE.
U. P. DEPOT.
tends through four years, and the instruction given is thorough.
Two hundred and fifty students are at present in attendance.
The city government is entrusted to men, many of whom
have been tried in high offices and critical enterprises and been
found faithful in all. A new water system will be put in opera-
tion before the summer of 1892, as most likely will a street rail-
way and additional facilities to the electric plants now
employed for lighting the streets, buildings and residences.
There are two banking houses in the city carrying abundant
capital, doing a large business, and exercising a wide-spread
influence ; the dissemination of news is well provided for, and the
investments made in commercial and miscellaneous industries
represents hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The hotels of the city enjoy an extended reputation for the
perfection of their equipments and appointments, while the
accommodations and service are fully up to the most exacting
requirements. The Thatcher opera house, said by connoisseurs
to oe "one of the finest" will accommodate an audience of
nearly one thousand, and is in constant requisition by com-
panies and combinations of superior order.
There are between fifty and sixty manufacturing establish-
ments and almost an equal number of those of a lesser grade,
besides depots for the sale of products of a mechanical and
general character, manufactured elsewhere. The lines
domiciled in Logan, include lumber, flour, lime, brooms, beer
and ale, sash, doors and blinds, brick, iron and machine
foundries, furniture cheese and butter, soda-water, hose, book
binderies, plumbing and carding machine establishments, etc.,
etc., producing a total output annually of phenomenal propor-
tions, and meeting the demands of a trade in all parts of Utah
and the Territory adjoining.
Those who have been prominent in their contributions to
enhance the value of Logan as a commercial, financial and
productive center, declare that there is abundant room for
investment, and those who will make the venture will be met
by a hospitable welcome and the assistance experience and
capital everywhere commands.
t/XJAN TEMPLK.
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shop. The second floor is set apart for
offices, and as the building is provided with
steam heat, electric lights and the other
modern improvements, it is the most desir-
able office building in Logan. The entire
third Hoor is used for a music hall, fitted up
in elegant style, and efficiently provides a
place for lectures, entertainments, etc., that
take place in the city. The building has a
costly and substantial appearance through-
out. Mr. M unlock is decidedly enterprising
and public spirited in all be undertakes. He
is a man of progressive ideas and liberal
business methods and highly respected and
esteemed by the people of this community.
J. R. KDWARDH' RESIDENCE.
J. R. EDWARDS.
Among the long time residents of this city will be found
Mr. J. R. Kdwards. who first came to Utah in 1851. Mr. Ed-
wards was born in Pennsylvania and is forty-two years of age.
He remained a resident of his native state until his parents
removed to Utah. Upon reaching the Territory, the family
located at Smithfield, following the agricultural industry.
Here Mr. Kdwards continued until KV.t when he came to
Logan where all of his active business undertakings have since
transpired. For years back he has been interested more or less
in the mining pursuit of the West and now stands at the head of
several companies that own and control some of the best and
most promising mining property in this section. Mr. Edwards
is also senior member of the firm of Edwards, Evans .v !'.. I
wards, which conducts an extensive brick establishment in
this city. The enterprise waa first established in the spring of
ivil. and has already built up a large and substantial busi-
ness. The premises consist of a complete plant for the manu-
facture of brick on an extensive scale, including every
appliance and facility of value in an enterprise of this character.
The company also control Kit) acres of land from which the
Decenary material is obtained. Over $3000 is invested in the
business and eighteen hands are given constant employment.
The daily capacity is Oi.OOO brick, which finds a ready market all
throughout < 'ache county and Southern Idaho.
Besides his regular business and mining investments, Mr.
Edwards owns considerable valuable real estate in Logan,
among which are two store buildings in the heart of the city.
Hi* residence is one of the handsomest in Logan, and is a veri-
table beauty in finish and design. At a citizen Mr. Edwards is
decidedly public spirited and lends substantial encouragement
to all progressive movements for the benefit of Logan.
ROBERT MURDOCH.
M r. Mnrdock came to Logan in 1 WVJ. I le is a nativeof Dundee,
Scotland, and is thirty -eight yean of age. He removed to
America *ith his parents when seven yean of age and first located
in Salt Lake < 'ity. Me remained there for two years when the
family moved to Farmington, bis father building the first rook
bouse ever erected in llmt city. After remaining there fr a
time be came to Logan, where all his interests and business
movements have since taken place. Mr. M unlock was for
many years a soeoessfnl stock raiser which pursuit he followed
till a few years ago. Following this he settled in Logan and
in 1890 erected the handsome three story brick and stone build-
ing, now known as the M unlock blook. It is by far the most
magnificent ami substantial store and office structure in
Logan to-day. The building is four stories high with base-
ment The ground floor is occupied by two spacious store
rooms, and the basement contains a restaurant and barber
LOGAN HOUSE.
The Logan House, conducted by J. H.
Ilium-hard, is the most desirable hotel in the
city of Logan, and decidedly the most pop-
ular with commercial men and theatrical
companies. Its equipment is good and an
excellent bill of fare is provided. The build-
ing is a substantial three-story structure
about 50x70 feet in dimensions and contains
some fifty light, airy and well furnished sleep-
jog apartments. The dining room is cozy and
inviting. Skilled and experienced cooks and
waiters are employed and the service throughout is admir-
able. Mr. Blanchard has conducted the hotel ever since it
was first opened and by maintaining his hotel in keeping with
the requirements of a high class public hostelry, has suc-
ceed in establishing a good reputation for it. \Vheu but ten
Ml l;i><>< K Hl.ocK.
years of age he came West with his parents, and lived in
different localities of the Middle Stated until September. 1H61,
when be moved to Utah, locating in Logan in 18.V.I. II.
now sixty-two years of age, and has by energy and thrift suc-
ceeded tn accumulating considerable means. He owns the
hotel premises and a large amount of other real estate in the
i -it j . valued at something over 140,000. As a citizen he takes a
deep interest in the growth and progress of Logan.
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HON. J. Z. STEWART.
Judge J. Z. Stewart, the subject of our
sketch, is a native of Illinois, and is forty-seven
years of age. He came to Utah in 1852 and
located in Salt Lake county. His early educa-
tion was acquired in the schools of that county,
including two years at the University of Des-
eret. Since coming here in 1880 he has held
prominent positions. He was president of the
Brigham Young College for a number of years,
and for five years held the important position
of probate judge of Cache county. He served
in this latter capacity ably and satisfactorily.
Judge Stewart was also a member of the city
council for six years and by his vote and in-
fluence has aided and encouraged all public
policies that his superior judgment determined
to be right and to the best interests of the city.
There is probably no man in Logan to-day do-
ing more for the material prosperity and growth
of the city than Judge Stewart. He has been
instrumental in organizing several enterprising
corporations devoted to the development of the
resources of this section. He is now president
of the First National Bank of Logan, president
of the Cache Valley Mining Company, vice-
president of the Rich Cache Valley Mining
Company, and cashier of the Mineral Point
Mining Company, all leading corporations of
this city.
Judge Stewart has great faith in the future
of Logan and believes it is destined to expand
at no distant day into an important business
center. The mining companies in which Judge
Stewart is interested own and control some of
the best mining property in the Territory and
their active development is now going on. The
property is located but a short distance from
Logan. When the mines are in vigorous oper-
ation, great benefit will accrue to Logan. As a
citizen Judge Stewart is loyal and sterling
and willingly aids and supports such public-
spirited movements as he believes to be to the
general welfare and prosperity of the city and
Territory.
HON. J. Z. STEWART.
THATCHER BROS. BANKING CO.
Thatcher Bros.' banking house of Logan, is an institution
which from its very inception has exercised a wholesome and
beneficial influence over the material prosperity of Cache
THATCHKR J3RO8. BANK AND OPERA HOUSE.
county. It has ever aided and supported such projects and
public spirited enterprises as gave promise of success and the
advancement of Logan's interests in point of wealth, popula-
tion and intelligence. The officers and directors are all men
of the highest business qualifications, and able financiers.
The bank is now regarded as one of the
most solid and ably managed in the Terri-
tory. It was founded in January, 1883, and
incorporated in December, 1888, with a cap-
ital stock of *100,000. In July, 1890, the
capital stock was increased to $150,000, with
surplus of 818,000. The handsome build-
ing in which their banking rooms are now
located, was erected by the company in 1889
at a cost of 850.0CO. The building is a sub-
stantial three-story brick structure. The
ground floor contains two large stores, be-
sides the spacious banking rooms. The
Logan Opera House, which is one of the
finest in the Territory, occupies the upper
portion of the building. The interior of the
banking room is richly and costly decorated,
and equipped with a special view to the
rapid transaction of business.
The officers and directors of the company
are as follows: George W. Thatcher, presi-
dent ; L. S. Hills, vice-president ; H. B.
Hatch, cashier; directors: Moses Thatcher,
James Sharp, W. W. Riter, George Romney,
David II. Peery, James Mack, Wm. D. Hen-
dricks, L. R. Martineau, H. E. Hatch, all
gentlemen of the highest standing among
the business men of the Territory. A gen-
eral banking business is conducted, receives
deposits, discounts, notes, loans money on
first-clasB aecurity, issues letters of credit
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and correeponda with the leading banks of the country. Mr.
George W. Thatcher, the president, has been for many years
closely identified with the business interests of Logan, and
he together with his brother, Moses Thatcher, have been in-
strumental in fonnding and maintaining more commercial and
industrial enterprises, contributing to the growth and advance-
inut of Logan, than any other residents of Cache county.
Mr. Thatcher is now president of the Sundown >t La Plata
Mining Company, president of the Thatcher Milling and Ele-
vator Company, president of the board of trustees of the
Brigham Young College, president of the Logan Light and
Power Company, and president of the Bevans Mining
Company, besides being interested as stockholder and director
in other corporations and enterprises of magnitude and impor-
tance.
Mr. H. E. Hatch, the
cashier, is an able and
efficient man in that
capacity. He is a thor-
ough financier, and in
his hands the affairs of
the bank are subserved
faithfully and satisfac-
torily.
candle business at different points in the East until 1807 when
he returned to Utah and at once located at Logan. Having
previously acquired a knowledge of the jewelry business 'he
opened an enterprise of that character in this city, and has
continued with signal success ever since. For a number of
years he held the position of city recorder, and has also been
alderman for a term of years. He has by thrift and enter-
prise accumulated considerable means and now owns valuable
real estate in this city. He is a stockholder and director in the
Logan Light & Power & Heating Company, stockholder in the
H. O. Building Manufacturing Company; stockholder in Jour-
nal Publishing Company; stockholder in Irriijtiiiim .\ije, and
a number of other leading enterprises, devoted to the building
up and advancement of the Territory. Mr. Garden's honorable
business methods and sterling qualities as a citizen have won
for him the respect and
good will of all who
know him.
THO8. B. CARDON.
Mr. Thomas B. Car-
don's establishment, lo-
cated in the heart of the
business portion of the
city of Logan, is with-
out doubt the largest
and most extensive of
its kind in Cache
county. Mr. Cardon's
handsome new three-
story brick building is
divided into two dis-
tinct departments, one
carrying a large and
comprehensive stock of
jewelry, and the other
an extensive and varied
line of furnitnre.carpeta,
wall paper, etc. Mr.Car-
don conducts both en-
terprises, and is the
leading dealer of the
city in these respective
branches of business.
A complete stock of
watches, clocks, jewel-
ry, silverware, precious
stones, etc., is always
kept on hand and skill-
ed and experienced as-
sistants are employe.! in
the manufacture and
repairing of all work
entrusted to him. In
the furniture and carpet
department all classes
of good* usually found
at first-class establiab-
iiii-iitH of tliiM kind are carried, and patrons are able to make
as satisfactory selections an could l>e obtained in the larger
cities of the Territory. Mr. Cardan has about * :X).(H> invested
in his store and transacts over 960,000 worth of business an-
nually. Thirteen salesmen are given constant employment in
the various departments and his trade extends throughout
('ache county and reaches into Southern Mulm nml Wyoming.
Mr. Cardnn's business bl<x-k, winch is one of the best in Logan,
was erected at a cost of 1 15,000. It is located directly opposite
the Taberoscle on the main business thoroughfare, and is alto-
gether a marked ac<|lllMltii.ii t'i tln-i'ity
Mr. ('union is a native of Piedmont, Italy, and is forty
nine years of age. HP pmigrated to this country with his
parents when but ten years old, and came direct to Ogdon < ity
whore he remained from 1864 until IV.*. and then returned to
tli Kastern states. He served in the late war of the rebellion
for four and a half years, after which he engaged in the
THOMAS B. ('AKIH)N.
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF
LOGAN.
The First National
Bank of this city was
tirst opened for busi-
ness on January 4th,
1892, with the following
well-known and highly
esteemed business men
of this Territory, as offi-
ceraand directors: J. '/..
Stewart, president; .las.
(Jaayle. vice-president;
Geo. A. Pen-mil, cash-
ier; Allan M. Fleming,
assistant cashier. Direc-
tors: John H. Davis. L.
W. Snow, W. S. McCor-
mick, G. Lombard and
'.('. Ooodwin.
With such a list of
highly qualified and
generally recognized
and able financiers. (In-
substantial character
and sound condition of
this new banking insti-
tution, is conclusively
established and from its
very inception sprang
into popular favor, mil
has since met with uni-
form success and pros-
perity. This is a marked
indication of the present
flourishing condition of
l.i 'tun inn! tin- general
thrift and go-ahead dis-
position of its citizens.
The bank has a capital
stock of $60,000. A gen
eral banking business
is conducted, notes are discounted, collections made, deposits
received, letters of credit issued and corresponds with the lead-
ing banks of the country.
The First National Bank of Logan, is probably as well man-
aged as any other bank of the Territory. The banking rooms
are elegantly fitted up and richly and ooetly furnished. I
convenience and facility of value in an institution of this char-
acter has been provided, and it is altogether one of the most
popular and desirable hanks of the city.
Mr. J. /. Stewart, the president, has been for years, one of
the prominent and active business men of Logan. Mr. Geo. A.
Pereival, the cashier, is an able and efficient man in tbat capacity.
He is genial and courteous, and exercises great care and pre-
cision in all transactions and methods.
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RICH, RICH & WARRUM.
The activity and enterprise of any growing center of popu-
lation is perhaps as clearly indicated in the class of professional
men who are looking after its legal interests, as in any other
respect, and it is with pleasure that we are able to include
among our biographical sketches of prominent citizens of Logan,
HON, H. C. C. RICH.
several members of the legal fraternity who are'not only wide-
awake to the best interests of the city, but are ^classed among
the leading attorneys of the Territory. The well-known law
firm of Rich, Kich & Warrum is not only regarded as the
foremost firm practicing law in Cook County to-day, but its
individual members are able and highly qualified gentlemen
.
GEO. Q. KICH, Att'y.
well versed in all the details of their profession. The co-partner-
ship was first established some two years ago under the firm
name of Rich & Rich, and in June, 1891, was re-organized under
its present title Rich, Rich & Warrum, sinoe which time they
hare met with uniform success, and built up a large and grow-
ing law practice. They are now attorneys for some of the lead-
in? corporations of this oity, among whinh wa miy nvvition the
following, Thatcher Bros. Banking Co., Logan Branch Consoli-
dated Implement Co., Logan Branch.Studabaker Bros.' establish-
ment and also Sidney Stevens Carriage and Implement house.
They have been retained as counsel in many important cases in
all of which they have acquitted themselves with great credit,
and built up a well-deserved reputation for painstaking efforts
and a conscientious subservance of their clients interests. Aside
from their extensive law practice a general real estate and loan
business is conducted, and the firm is prepared to place loans
on mostly any amount on first-class security. Mr. Geo. Q, Rich
was born at Bear Lake county, Idaho, and is twenty-three years of
age. His early education was acquired in the district schools
of his native county, and later he attended the Brigham Young
Academy at Provo. He continued here for a time and then
entered the Deseret University at Salt Lake City to complete
his general education. While attending this latter institution,
he decided to follow the legal profession and thereupon went
East to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and took a
thorough law course. He graduated in the class of 1890 and
immediately returned to Logan and began to practice. Since
locating in this city Mr. Rich has exhibited marked ability as a
lawyer, and his familarity with the law and keen perception of
exigencies of a case have brought him the respect and good will
of the judiciary and all fellow counselors. Admitted to Supreme
Court of Michigan 1890, Supreme Courts, Utah and Idaho, 1891.
Taught school three years, prior to going East, one year in Utah,
two years in Idaho. Mr. Heber C. C. Rich is also a native of
Idaho and is twenty-eight years of age. He attended the Brigham
NOBLE WORBUM, Jr., Atfy.
Young Academy at Prpvo for two years and at the age of
twenty-three began reading law in the office of Captain Ransford
Smith at Ogden. He applied himself diligently to his studies
for two years, and then came to Logan and formed a law
partnership with his brother Geo. Q. Rich. Mr. Heber Rich is
now city attorney for Logan, and is a highly qualified attorney,
careful and methodical in his work, and has contributed very
materially toward the success of the firm. Mr. Noble Warrum,
jr, is also a man of high legal talents and attainments. He was
born at Greenfield, Indiana, and is twenty-seven years of ago.
He was educated at the Depanw University and then entered
the law-school at Ann Arbor. Mr. Warrum in the class of '89
returned to his native city and practiced for one year. He was
first admitted to practice before the bar of the Supreme Court
of Utah, and then traveled extensively as a result of which he
decided to locate in Utah and was admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court of Utah in April, 1891. Soon after he entered
the la w firm of Rich & Rich at Logan as an equal partner, and has
since been actively devoted to the interests of the concern. As
citizens they are all public spirited, loyal and enterprising and
aid and encourage all progressive movements designed to upbuild
the city and promote its general welfare. Mr. Warrum takes a
lively interest in politics and assisted in the organization of the
Democratic party in Cache and Rich counties, is a member of
Democratic Territorial Central Committee, vice-president of
County Central and member of County Executive Committees
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ALBERT LANG.
The photographic gallery of Albert Lang is equipped with
all devices and appliances of value in an institution of this
character and the uniform excellence of all work eutrnsted to
him, has established a well deserved reputation in this section
of the country. Ae an illustration of the character of the
work turned out at Mr. Lang's gallery we may mention that
the photos from which the views of Logan in this work were
made were taken by Mr. Lang. In addition to his photograph
business, a general line of picture frames, wall paper, glass.
etc. is carried, and customers can be supplied promptly.
Mr. I.ang is a native of Bavaria, South Germany, and is
forty-one years of age. He came to this country in October,
1871, and first located at Chicago shortly after the great fire
which almost wholly destroyed the buttiness portion of the
city. Mr. Lang came to Utah in 1881, and first located at Salt
Lake City. After remaining there a short time he came to
Logan, and has been an active and enterprising business man
of this city ever since.
BRIGHAM CITY.
The apostrophy of Oliver Goldsmith to "Sweet Auburn,
lovliest village of the plain," is recalled by visitors to Brigham
city ' the county seat of Box-Elder county, one of the most
populous and otherwise flourishing counties in the Territory,
has already acquired the name "Beautiful," by which name it
is known from the pine clad hills of Maine, to the orange
A. II. 8NOWB BKHIDKNCK.
grove* of the South; and from the boi-.U-n.M- Allaniii to the
blue waters of that tide whi< li Mows outward from the (inldrn
(iate to the I'.K iln . Nestling < lo-r up to the loftiest peaks of
the great Wa-ati h range- . whi h at this point, pn --i UN an ex-
ceedingly nigged, yet pi< tiiresijiic outline, the ' itv CM ciipics ;i
low mesa, commanding a inagniti< cut view of the (ire.it S.ili
Lake valley, with its wealth of verdure for .1 ilistam e of many
miles, while in opposite direction* are scenes ,,f natural beauty
that charm the eye and captivate the senses. The city is hand-
somely laid out, and the improvements completed, more espe-
cially in the residence portions, are in harmony with the most
exacting requirements of the modem school, exhibiting exqui-
site taste in their designs and refinement in their location,
decoration and ornamentations, artistic and exceptional. The
public buildings and "marls <if trade are substantial and at-
tractive, while the avenues and promenades shaded by a pro-
fuse rowth of forest trees, present a scene inviting and re-
freshing.
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Box-Kldci ( otinty is without a rival for purposes of farming
and stix k raising. Nature is prolific of her gifts on c\ei\ side.
Immigration h.is been introdin cd and in addition to the I cm
tory, in. hnling within its , of < ountrv
to be iMiibi.ii c<l b\ its extension, will be brought under i nlma-
tion. and not only build up the immediate vn imtx. but extend
the influence and enhance the value of Itrigham i'it\
1 1. 11 Ic i enter. < '.rams ;mcl fruits of < v et\ >\i--< plum .111 indigc-
to the soil, and the prospei ts for an eailx development
of the mining resource- ..I I'.nx I- Idi-r lounu .ne miouiaging
in the last degree. The discovery recently of mh iimni.il
deposits has served to emphasize the confidence felt in the
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city's future, and the
working of mines will
be energetically car-
ried forward. Gas
wells, the discovery
of which was made
about three years
ago, are in successful
operation, and the
product is now used
for purposes of il-
lumination and fuel,
with the most grati-
fying success. Sur-
rounded by such
aids, peopled by a
rustling, pushing, ac-
tive population, the
possibilities of Brig-
ham City, all will
agree, are innumer-
able.
there are a number of other leading commercial ventures,
all of which are doing a thriving business, and enjoying uni-
versal public confidence.
During the year past, a large number of improvements,
both of a public character, as also by private individuals, were
projected and completed. Notwithstanding it was an off year,
the sum of 8300,000, was expended in this field of usefulness
and enterprise. Among the public buildings that command
special attention, are the County Court House, the Brigham
Opera House, the Brigham City Manufacturing Company's
building, etc., with private halls and residences embodying the
latest achievements in the lines of architecture and construc-
tion.
Although Brigham City is more than liberally supplied
with material advantages, there is room for additions in every
department of trade, manufactures and commerce. Banks
would certainly prosper, hotels could be made profitable in-
vestments, and manufactures will meet with immediate suc-
cess. Canning factories, preserving plants, salt works, and
other establishments of a productive character, would pay
handsomely. It is unnecessary to add that not only would all
these be welcomed, but under proper conditions, substantial
inducements would be employed to hasten their coming.
COUKT HOUSE OF BOX-ELDER COUNTY.
By the most recent census the city is credited
with a population of between four and five
thousand. Its location is unusually well adap-
ted to superior drainage facilities, and no re-
quisite has beea omitted that will contribute a
desideratum so indispensable to good health
and corresponding well-being of citizens and
residents. In this connection as will be expect-
ed, the delightful climate proverbial of Utah is
at its best, and throughout the year brings
fresh charms and good cheer to energies may
li;ip imperiled by arduous exertions. Arrange-
ments have been concluded for the introduction
of .-ind immediate construction of a water-works
system >if approved design, and abundant ca-
pacity. The city has been bonded for a sum
Miltirk-nt for this purpose and active operations
will be commenced before the dawn of the sum-
mer, of ' is'.i-J. The city is lighted by gas and
electricity, and the departments of fire and
police are efficient and objects of commenda.
tory admiration. Railroad facilities are good,
but improvements now contemplated, if carried
nut will bring the city into closer communion
with the outside world, and thus necessitate an
increase of hotel accommodations, which at
present, though comprehensive and attractive
are hardly adequate to meet the needs of an
unexpected influx of visitors.
The school system is that employed in all
progressive cities and superior opportunities
are available to a school population, estimated
at between eight and nine hundred. To accom-
modate an increasing demand, however, addi-
tional facilities will be provided, including the
building of an institution of learning, that is
advertised to cost $30,000. Churches are num-
erous and well supported, manufactures of fre"
qiient occurence, and the mercantile establish"
ments prominent and carrying varied and ex-
tensive lines. In addition to the Brigham City
Mercantile and Manufacturing Company, the
Box-Elder Stock and Mercantile Company,
APOSTLE LORENZO 8NOW>
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APOSTLE LORENZO SNOW.
Through all the workings, crusades and missions of the
Mormon people, that transpired since his baptism and accept-
ance of the doctrines of that church, at Kirklaud, Ohio, in June,
1836, Lorenzo Snow, has taken a vital and energetic part, and
is now regarded by all living members, as one of the most
earnest workers and staunch supporters the church has ever
had, always having labored with untiring zeal in the great
cause he deemed to be right. His active missionary life began
in 1831), when he was called as one of forty elders, to visit
Kogland, in aid of the apostolic body, then prosecuting a won-
derful missionary work in Great Britain. He was president of
the First London Conference, held after the organization, which
took place May 16th, 1841, and the same time one of the presid-
ency of the British mission, and his successful work and inde-
fatigable energy in the cause he had espoused, was the subject of
admiration, and esteem among the apostles and his fellow
laborers. While on this, his first mission, he had the distinc-
tion of presenting the Book of Mormon to the Queen of Eng-
gland, and the Prince Consort.
After returning from abroad, his services were actively en-
listed in a great missionary work inaugurated in this country, in
which he was given special charge of the labors to be conduct-
ed in his native State, Ohio. This was at the time of the
assassination of the Prophet and his brother, Hyrnm, resulting
in the return to Nauvoo of the elders, at that time engaged
in proselyting, and soon after preparations were completed for
the migration of the people to the Rocky mountains. Lorenzo
Snow crossed the Mississippi, as one of the captains of the
vanguard, of Israel, but was compelled to remain at Mount
Pisgat, however, on account of sickness, caused by the unusual
exposure to which he was subjected. The pioneers reached the
mountains, but returned to winter quarters for the main body
of the church, where they were joined by Elder Snow, and
moved in to Salt Lake City.
In 1849, Lorenzo Snow, together with Charles C. Rich,
Brasilia Snow and Franklin D. Richards, were ordained to the
Apostleship, at Salt Lake City. The saints by this time were
permanently installed in their new home, and began to spread
out over the fertile valleys of the Territory, and devote them-
selves to the tillage of the soil. Meanwhile the building of
cities was carried on, and the great missionary work continued.
Soon after Elder Snow departed for Italy and some of the most
satisfactory and effectual work ever undertaken or accomplished
by the Mormon crusades in Europe, took place during this
mission. Mormon literature was translated into several differ-
ent languages and distributed throughout the respective coun-
tries, the gospel was proclaimed earnestly and elegantly, new
missions were constantly established, and many new and
serviceable moves, giving increased potency to the work were
put on foot, Apostle Snow remaining in Europe until receiving
word from the president of the church of /ion to return, to
assist in laying the foundation stones of the Temple, in Salt
Lake City.
From this time on, his eventful life continues as the founder
of Brigham City, where most of his interests were thereafter
centered. Since locating there, he has been called to and
filled two missions, one to the .Sandwich Island, in 18M, and
another to Jerusalem, in 1872. This latter ended his foreign
missionery career, but by no means terminated his labors in
the cause of /ion. Probably no compeer has enlisted more
time and energy, or devoted himself more assiduously to mis-
sionary work.
The site of Brigbam City was small inconsequential fort
prior to the coming in of Lorenzo Snow, in 1854, with some
fifty families, for the purpose of permanently settling the fer-
tile areas of that portion of the valley. The city was uniformly
and properly laid out under his directions, industries and mer-
cantile enterprises were built, the on-operative plan was insti-
tuted, and various branches of manufactures were undertaken.
Lorenzo Know was not only the founder of this thrifty and
growing center of population, but orginated and maintained, it
may be said, all tbe important enterprise*, which have been
established for the good of the people and proved conducive to
their general welfare and prosperity. He is president of the
Quorum of Mormon church.
He has ever ben held in high regard by tbe people, and
looked up to, and depended upon for any new and needful de-
partment of industry or branch of enterprise created by the
advancement and growth of the oity.
He is now president of the Brigham City Mercantile A Manu-
facturing Company, also of th Bngham City Theatre Company.
winch runs and conducts th Opera Hooss, Mid president of
Brigham Oity Flouring Mill Company.
Apostle Lorenzo Snow is uow getting well along in life be-
ing in his seventy-eighth year. He no longer takes an active
part in the commercial and industrial affairs of Brigham < itv
but devotee much of his time, when health and weather will
permit to ecclesiastical duties and offices. He travels much
throughout the Territory, visiting and comforting the saints
and keeping alive the fire of zeal and love that lias inspired
and enthused the Mormon people from the beginning of the die
peusation, through all the nations, and during all the years of
its signal growth and expansion, down to the present time
Thus is briefly outlined the life and deeds of a man whose re-
cord and career has been marked by unflinching devotion and
rigid confonnance to the divine ordinances of the church, and
while forced to renounce, by theenactment of federal Laws cer-
tain customs of the church, he still lives in his quiet, retired
life, a devout and prayerful apostle of the Mormon dispensation.
WM. HORSLEY & SONS.
Prominent among the active and progressive establish-
ments of Brigham City is that ofWni. Horsley * Sons, deal-
ers in general merchandise. The enterprise was founded in
1886 and has since increased until the establishment is one of
the largest in the county. The firm erected their store build-
ing in 1891. It is 30x90 feet in dimensions and well equipped
for business purposes. Wm. Horsley, the senior member of the
firm, was one of the early settlers of Utah, having come to this
Territory in 1855. He is a native of London, England, ami is
forty-eight years of age. He came West with bis parents
WM.
:- \s iiril.l'IN ,.
when but a mra boy and first looated at Salt Like City. I !-.
he remtineJ from 1855 to 1862 and then removed to Box KM-r
county, settling at what is known as Three Mile Creek. While
at this point he followed farming for H time and was then called
to take charge of a branch of the Brigham Oity co-operative.
newly established, and continued in that capacity for three years.
The butineM was a decided success under Mr. Motley's man-
agement aod li rein tine<I in charge for some six years, when
(lie tmtt was suddenly brought t<> n close, by aoall in a mission
..land when he wai absent two years. ID the raantirae
his sons had started a small prluc aod shipping business,
whifh they were sedulously pushing. Upnn their fathar's re-
turn some five years ago they joined together and prosecuted
ths enterprise, now conducted under the firm name of Wm.
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Horsley & Sous, which has met with such signal success and
continually expanded up to the present time. A general mer-
chandise business is conducted and a heavy stock carried that
embraces almost every article used. A produce shipping de-
partment is operated in conjunction with the main establish-
ment, and is an important branch of the concern and com-
bined the annual sales average $ 150,000. Ten assistants are
given employment, and the trade extends throughout Utah,
Idaho, Montana, and reaches into Nevada.
The firm is composed of William Horsley, William Clemens
Horsley, John Henry Horsley, Eugene Horsley and Edward
Horsley, all enterprising go-ahead citizens representative men
to whom the commonwealth is indebted for its growth and
progress.
BOX ELDER STOCK & MERCANTILE CO.
There are several leading enterprises in Brigham City which
in extent and magni-
tude surpasses those of
many other places of
much greater popula-
tion. The Box-Elder
Stock & Mercantile
Company as one of the
foremost commercial in-
stitutions of Box-Elder
county. The enterprise
was incorporated i n
February, 1887, with
the following list of offi-
cers and directors, all
gentlemen well-known
to the people of this
community: P.F.Mad-
ison, president; A. H.
Snow, secretary and
manager; directors: P.
F. Madison, A. H. Snow,
J. M. J e n s e n, M. L.
Snow and II. L. Steed.
From the beginning of
its career this establish-
ment has met with uni-
form success and pros-
perity, and by an ener-
getic pushing of the
business straightfor-
w a r d methods, and
carrying an extensive
and comprehensive
stock of goods, has suc-
ceeded in building up
and commanding a very
large trade. A general
hardware stock is car-
ried, comprising all ma-
terial and articles
usually found at such
an establishment. Be-
sides this, a full and
complete assortment of
wagons, implements and
machinery, are con-
stantly on hand. There
is a wholesale depart-
ment conducted in con-
nection with the enter-
prise, dealing on an
ALPHONSO H. SNOW.
Mr. Alphonso H. Snow, manager of the Box-Elder Stock
& Mercantile Company, is one of the leading business men
of Brigham City. Having been identified, both in private en-
terprises and public positions with various interests of the
city, he has proven himself a highly qualified and enterprising
business man, and a sterling citizen. Mr. Snow is but thirty-
three years of age and a native of Salt Lake City, his business
career, however, has been confined to Brigham City. His
education was acquired in the University of Deseret, and in
1880 he entered active commercial life, being first connected
with the Co-operative Mercantile institution of Brigham City.
Upon the incorporation of the Box-Elder Stock & Mercan-
tile enterprise Mr. Snow became manager, and has since de-
voted the most of his time in directing the affairs of that ex-
tensive concern. Mr. Snow has been largely instrumental in
increasing the business of the enterprise, and expanding its
interests, and is regard-
ed as an upright and
sagacious business man.
As a citizen, Mr. Snow
is higly esteemed and
appreciated by the peo-
ple of this community.
From 1884 until 1886
he acted as prosecuting
attorney for Box-Elder
county and has filled
the position of recorder
and clerk. He has also
served in the city coun-
cil, and is now a rep-
resentative from this
district to the Utah
legislature. For a num-
ber of years Mr. Snow
has taken a deep interest
and active part in local
and Territorial politics,
and is now chairman of
the County Democratic
Central committee. He
is very popular in this
community and a
staunch supporter of
the great political
party, whose principles
he has espoused. Aside
from the business rela-
t i o n s aforementioned,
Mr. Snow is a director
in the Utah Loan and
Trust Company and the
Ogden Investment Com-
pany. He is public-
spirited and a man of
progressive ideas and
believes in the adoption
of such public measures
as are likely to promote
the general good of the
Territory.
A. H. SNOW, Manager Box-Elder 8. and M. Co.
extensive scale in leather, harness,
saddlery, etc., and recently in one part of the spacious prem-
ises a comprehensive stock of books and stationery, has been
put it). Something over 825,000 is invested in the business,
and the annual sales reaches to upwards of 850,000. A
number of salesmen are given employment and the trade ex-
tends throughout Box-Elder county and into Idaho. The prem-
ises occupied consists of a commodious store building 55x80
feet in dimensions, while to the rear storage buildings for the
large supply of wagons, and implements, etc., carried, extends
back over one hundred and twenty-five feet. The firm has
ever held the confidence of the people of this section and have
been assiduous in keeping abreast of the times and supplying
the trade promptly and satisfactorily. The individual mem-
bers of the company are enterprising public-spirited and
thorough-going business men, and all their transactions are
eharasterized by straightforwardness and honorable, upright
dealings.
A. W. COMPTON.
Mr. A. W. Compton, the Brigham City photographer, con-
ducts an enterprise in this line equal to those of many larger
cities. Mr. Compton is an expert photographer and under-
stands all the details of his profession. He opened his presen
business in 1883. The gallery is provided with all appliances
and equippage of value in an institution of this character, and
patrons can be assured of perfect satisfaction. Mr. Compton
first located in Utah in 1869, remaining at Ogden for ten years,
and then came to Brigham City. He is an enterprising busi-
ness man and prosecutes the enterprise over which he presides
properly and energetically.
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BBIGHAM CITY MERCANTILE
AND MANUFACTURING
ASSOCIATION.
"THE CO-OP."
The Brigbam City Mercantile and
Manufacturing Association is 'one of the
foremost enterprises of this character in
Utah, and has done much toward mak-
ing Brigham City what she is to-day, a
wide-awake, prosperous and progressive
centre. This immense institution was in-
corporated in 1870 and has had a most
successful career.
As originally established it consisted
of a large general merchandise store,
with several extensive factories, manu-
facturing different classes of goods, oper-
ated in conjunction. Conducted as it
was on the liberal co-operative plan,
wherein the people shared in the profits
of their labor, when once thoroughly es-
tablished it proved a decided success and
a highly profitable undertaking, but ow-
ing to heavy losses by fire and other bur-
densome drafts in the business, its sub-
stantial condition was partially under-
mined and the manufacturing depart-
ments were shut down. Following this
period the btisiners grew in magnitude
and importance and soon by the superior
and satisfactory baois upon which it was
conducted, commanded almost the entire
trade of Box-Elder county. In 1891 the
large and handsome building now occu-
pied by the company was erected, and its striking and substan-
tial appearance was not only a source of pride to the citizens
of Brigham but its ample and spacious store rooms afford
efficient aocomodations for the large and comprehensive stock
carried. The building is a three-story stone and brick structure
53x106 feet in dimension.
The stock embraces all classes of goods comprehended under
the term general merchandise and represents something over
|100,000 in value. The annual sales of this concern reach
upwards of 125,000 and
ten salesmen are given
employment in the va-
rious departments. A
complete line of boots
and shoes, clothing, dry
goods and fancy goods,
groceries, hardware, etc.,
will always be found ou
hand.
The officers and direc-
tors of the company are
as follow*: Lorenzo Snow
Sr., president; Alviras K.
Snow, superintendent;
Samuel Smith, Kndger
riawson, Lorenzo Hoow
Jr., Alvin Nichols, Nels
Madison, Carl Jensen, A 1 -
viras E. Know, directors.
Mr. Alviras E. Snow, the
superintendent, has tilled
hi* present position fur
the past seven years. He
is a young man of thor-
ough-going <|tialities and
sound business, pritiri
pies. Underhisablegui'i-
.noe and direction the
tained on a solid basis. Mr. Snow is a native of Brigham City
and is twenty-eight years of age. He is a graduate of the
Beseret University of Salt Lake City, and when but twenty
years old started in business for himself. He continued for
one year and then assumed charge of the establishment over
which he now presides. He is now a member of the city coun-
cil and manager of the Hrigham City opera house. He is a
man of progressive ideas and is never found wanting wheu
public meainres for the benefit of the city are put on foot.
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and prospered and main-
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HON. EDMUND P. JOHNSON.
Judge Edmund P. Johnson, the subject of our sketch, was
born in Courtland county, New York, and is fifty-nine years
of age. His early education was acquired in the schools of
his native district, which were crude compared with those of
the present day. To finish his education Mr. Johnson at-
tended the New York Conference Seminary, a leading educa-
tional institution. He remained at home until 1853, and then
removed West to Elkhprn, Wis., where he established a mer-
cantile enterprise. While engaged in this undertaking he also
studied law during odd hours when freed from the demands of
business. He followed this plan for five years when he decided
to remove to Kewanee, 111., where he continued his law studies.
In February, 1864, Judge Johnson was admitted to practice in
the Supreme court of Illinois, and thereupon immediately
closed out his business
and came to Utah, first
locating at Stockton,
Tooele county. In 1867
he left Stockton and
went to Salt Lake City
where he formed a law
partnership with
Judge Hogue of that
city, under the firm
name of Hogue &
Johnson. A success-
ful practice was built
up and maintained for
two years, when the
City of Corinne began
to brighten up and
gave promise of be-
coming an important
commercial and indus-
trial center, and Judge
Johnson decided to
remove to that place.
Here he continued the
practice of law for ten
years, during which
time he served two
terms as mayor, and
then went to Chalice,
Custer county, Idaho,
following his chosen
profession until Octo-
ber 1887, and then re-
turned to the City of
Corinne. During the
time Judge Johnson
resided In Idaho he
was a member of the
Twelfth session of the
Idaho council. In Feb-
ruary, 188'J, he was ap-
pointed probate judge
for Box-Elder county,
which office he now
holds. As a lawyer
Judge Johnson has
ever exhibited marked
ability and high legal
attainments. His ef-
forts have been char-
acterized by care and
energy, and having a thorough knowledge of that profession
has during all his legal career met with uniform success. Asa
judge his decisions are accurate and deoisive, noticeably free
from prejudice and partiality, which fact has established for
him a well deserved reputation. He has been interested more
or less in the mining pursuit of the Territory and is familiar
with the remarkable extent of this resource. He is a man of
unswerving integrity and upright principle, and is regarded as
one of the staunch members of this community.
pleasures and conveniences of home life, that the Bowring
Bros, opened their new and elegant hotel known as the forest
House, in December, 1891. In establishing this public hostlery
a long felt want was fulfilled and the hotel at once sprang into
popular favor. The Forest House is situated in the central
portion of the city, while at the same time it is more convenient
to the depot than other hotels of the city. The hotel is nicely
furnished with spacious rooms and light and airy sleeping
apartments. The parlor is cosy and comfortable, and the
dining room is nicely arranged and inviting. An experienced
cook is employed and the service and bill of fare is all that
could be wished for. The hotel is especially popular with thea-
trical companies and commercial travelers to whom special
rates are made. The individual members of the firm are H. N.
Bowriug and J. F. Bowring, young men well known and
respected in the community. Since opening the Forest House
they have taken par-
ticular pains to meet
the demands of pat-
rons and to make all
who stop at their hotel
feel that they have
been kindly treated
and satisfactorily pro-
vided for.
HON. EDMUND P. JOHNSON
FOREST HOUSE.
It was with a view to provide the traveling public with a
convenient, quiet and homelike stopping place where they
could find all the comforts and accommodations of a first-
class hotel, and at the same time be surrounded with the
E. A. BOX.
Mr. E. A. Box, the
subject of our sketch,
is one of the promi-
nent and enterprising
merchants of this com-
munity. He came here
in early days. Mr.
Box was born in Nau-
voo, 111., forty-eight
years ago. He came
to Utah in 1852 during
the Mormon emigra-
tion and first settled
at Salt Lake City.
Here he remained
three years, and then
removed to Bi igham
City. For a number
of years during his
early life he engaged
in the occupation of
farming, acquiring
what schooling he
could in the primitive
educational facilities
available at that time,
and then later attend-
ed the University of
Deseret at Salt Lake
City to complete his
studies. In 1881 Mr. Box first engaged in the mercantile pur-
suit in this city.
He has ever taken a deep interest in the progress and
growth of Brigham City, and has held several important and
responsible positions in the affairs of the city and county. For
three years he was a member of the city council, and for five
years was County Superintendent of schools. Besides this he
has been prosecuting attorney for Box-Elder county, and in
each of these capacities he sustained a high reputation for
ability. He is now conducting an extensive general merchan-
dise and produce shipping business. He has over $3,000 in-
vested and his business amounts to over 820,000 annually.
Mr. Box is public spirited and progressive and encourages all
movements conducive of the welfare of his city.
22<>
city council, and while serving in that capacity was instrumental
in bringing about the adoption of many beneficial public poli-
cies, for the improvement of the city and the material advance-
ments of its interests. In March, 1891, Mr. Jensen was elected
Mayor of Brigham and has since exercised his power and
influence conscientiously and judiciously, and brought bimeelf
more than ever into popular favor.
HON. J.M.JENSEN.
Hon. Joseph M. Jensen,
the present mayor of
Brigham City, is one of
the most popular and
highly esteemed residents
of Box-Elder county. He
is a native of Bngham
City and is thirty-nine
years of ase. He was
educated in the schools
of this district, and since
entering an active busi-
ness career has exhibited
energy and ability in all
his undertakings. Dur-
ing much of bis life he
has been engaged in rais-
ing stock and sheep, in
which occupation he has
met with abundant suc-
cess. He has ever taken
a deep interest in the
affairs of Brigham City,
however, and has been
identified with many of
the leading enterprises
that have been built up,
besides taking an active
part in the municipal
affairs of the city. Mr.
Jensen was county clerk
of Box-Elder county for
two years and his work
in that capacity was
thorough and efficient.
He has also been an in-
f tlnential member of the
Personally Mr. Jensen is a man of prepossesing appearance,
genial and affable, and well liked by all with whom he comes in
contact. He is a director in the Brigham City Stock Mercantile
Company, director in the Brigbam City Mercantile Manufac-
turing Company. Mr. Jensen's record is one of honor and
integrity and untiring energy in whatever he undertakes.
tod conntv attorney for Hoi-Elder county. This wag in Angiint.
1890, and he immediately removed to thia city. Mr. Jenaon is
H gentleman of good education, and considerable legal attain-
ment*. He i* a careful roan, and accurate and precise in the
drafting of instruments and exceedingly thorough and vigilant
and later completed his
studies at the University
of Deeeret, Salt Lake
City, graduating in 1888,
and enjoys the distinction
of having live diplomas
and is the recipient <>f
the first diploma ever is-
sued by the University of
Deeeret. After leaving
school Mr. Jenson re-
turned to llox-Klder
county and located at
Bear River City, where be
engaged in teaching
school, and continued in
that calling for eight
years, when he waa elec-
in the pronerntion of such actions at law as come within the
province of the county. He ia also City Attorney for Brigham
City. Personally, Mr. Jcnuen is of a genial natureandpleaaant
in manner. He ia well liked by his associates and held in high
esteem by the people of thia community.
NEL9 JENSON.
The Hon. Nela Jenson,
prosecuting attorney for
Box-Elder county, is one
of the bright and promis-
ing young men of this
community, and has since
entering upon the duties
of his present position
established a well-de-
served reputation for
energy and ability. Mr,
Jenson is of Swedish par-
entage and is thirty-one
f. years of age. He came to
j this country with his pur
2 enta when but five years
of age. He received hia
r 4 early education in the
~
aohools of this
in
district,
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PARK CITY.
Approach Park City from almost any point of the compass,
and one is almost immediately struck with the broken appear-
ance of the land, an appearance indicative of a mining city, or
rather a city that has come up from the mining camp. This is
the fact, for authorities on the subject declare that Park City
"has been the only permanent silver-producing camp in Utah
for years." The mineral area, it is further said, is from ten to
twelve miles in length, and from five to seven miles in
width, embracing three separate belts: Ontario, Crescent and
Snake Creek, and including some of the best paying and most
productive properties in the world, such as the Ontario, Pioneer,
Flag-staff, and others.
As a city, however, Park City is remembered and promi-
nent. She is pleasantly situated, well planned and handsomely
built, and contains a population upward of six thousand. In
the matter of railway facilities, the city is fortunate, having
communication with the world at large, by the Utah
Central, via Salt Lake City, also by the Union Pacific, via
Echo. In general appearance, her superior would be hard to
find.
There are a number of industries in the city that are rapidly
forging ahead, and the city is well supplied with stores of the
best class, filled with goods that prove the good taste and buy-
ing ability of citizens. There are two banks, the Park City and
First National with ample capital and surplus, each doing a pros-
perous business, and each pursuing a policy that can only re-
sult in great good to the city and her interests. The causes of
education and religion are upon a firm foundation, and most
ably sustain ,'d. During the year 1891, there were four schools,
with a total enrollment of between six and eight hundred, and
an average attendance correspondingly large. There are also
four churches, largely attended, presided over by gentlemen
of ability and reputation, and maintained with well deserved
liberality not only are the means of grace and enlightenment
abundant and effective by the press, is of the best character.
Park city is a good newspaper town, and supports two publi-
cations, The Miner, daily, and The Record, weekly. Both are
excellent, well-printed sheets, clean, aggressive in the cause
they seriously serve, interested in the growth and prosperity
of the city, and in all particulars models of the printers' art
and editorial abilities and judgment-.
" Citizens are proud of their municipality," reflects a writer
on the subject. And properly so. The city is growing rapidly.
The government is "energetic, enterprising and progressive."
Society is refined. The merchants and factors are rated high,
while the public buildings and private residences are impos-
ing, neat, tasty and " many of them stately." The future is
promising in every particular, and it only needs addition to
the population to cause a " boom," the activity of which will
be far-reaching and pronounced.
LEHI.
The settlement of Lehi was first made in 1X50, and it was in-
corporated as a city, February 4, 1852. Such, in brief, is the
history of the "Banner City" of Utah, from her inception to the
day when she was permitted to assume municipal prominence.
Her career since then
has been character-
ized by a steady pro-
gression that has not
only merited recogni-
tion, but commended
her citizens and their
methods to the favor
and confidence of the
public in all portions
of the West. The pop-
ulation approximates
2,01)0 in number, and
the establishment of
enterprises at Lehi, in
Addition to those al-
ready there, must in
a very brief period,
augment that number
coal houses, houses for employes, etc., representing an aggre-
gate expenditure of five hundred thousand dollars. When in
operation the company's plant will give employment to upwards
of three hundred hands. Besides the sugar works, an ex-
pensive bank build-
^H ing, an elaborately
constructed hotel and
many fold. Through-
out the years that have
been associated with
the history of the city,
improvements of all kinds have been constant and unin-
terupted. Chief among these is the Utah Sugar Works; an-
other is the Leaching Works. The former was erected by a
company incorporated in 1889. The works were commenced
in November. 1890, and were completed and in operation Oc-
tober 12,1891. The main buildings consist of the factory proper,
K4xlxO feet in dimensions and three stories high, and an annex
40x480 feet, both built of brick, together with beet sheds,
24x500 feet.with a total capacity of 14,000 tons of beets.pulp silos,
many private resi-
dences were complet-
ed. The outlook for
the present year is
even more promising.
The New West Edu-
cational society of Salt
Lake City also oper-
ates a branch of that
institution in Lehi.
The LTnion Pacific,
Utah Southern, and
Rio Grande Western
roads are operated to
Lehi, and furnish ad-
equate facilities for
traffic purposes, while
the Lehi Banner, a
weekly paper, inde-
UTAH 8UOAR FACTOHY. pendent in all fields
save those which contribute to the well being of the city
furnishes an accurate record of current events. The city also
contains banking accommodations, hotels, public halls, an
opera house, and other undertakings necessary to the pursuit
of business or pleasure, besides mercantile houses covering
every line of trade, and manufacturing establishments of util-
ity and importance. Lehi is daily growing in conspicuity, and
offers valuable inducements to all classes of men to become
participants in her prosperity.
NEPHI.
Nephi, a commercial city of considerable importance, and
the county seat of Juab county, is situated at the intersection of
the Union Pacific and Sanpete Valley Railroads, and in the
center of a large grain producing valley. Minerals in
abundance are also obtainable in the immediate vicinity con-
sisting of salt, bismuth, coal, sulphur, gypsum and the more
precious metals. Four miles above the city the mines of the
Nephi Salt Mining and Manufacturing company are situated.
The mineral is said to be about ninety-nine per cent pure and
there is no limit to its extent.
The assessed valuation of city property for 1891 was
$828,962, upon which a tax of five mills for the support of the
city government, schools, etc., was collected.
A superior system of water-works is in operation, the water
being obtained from the large springs having their source in
Nephi canon. The system will be improved and extended dur-
ing 1892. The fire and police departments are efficient and
ably directed. The schools, six in number, are graded and
since their new school law took effect, have been largely at-
tended. The Presbyterians, Methodists and Latter-Day Saints
each maintain well ordered and liberally patronized schools.
Two banks, the First National and Nephi Savings and
Trust company, are both well equipped and ably managed
financial institutions. Manufacturing is extensively carried on.
and commercial business is a marked feature, the trade
engaged is extending throughout Southern Utah, and portions
of Nevada and Arizona.
During the past year real estate is said to have materially
increased in value, and buildings costing an aggregate of $50,-
ooo were erected, including a handsome and commodious opera
house. Another prominent structure is the county court house,
which cost nearly $18,600, and is superior to anything of the
kind south of Provo.
The city possesses a multitude of inducements for the loca-
tion of business or manufactures, and the wool industry is the
most important of its kind in the Territory. The inhabitants
are people of enterprise, and stand ready to offer encourage-
ment and assistance to those who will identify themselves with
the interests and prosperity of Nephi.
SPANISH FORK.
Twelve miles from Provo in a southerly direction, and
within sight of the mouth of Spanish Fork canon, is the city of
Spanish Fork, the settlement of which dates back to the days
of Spanish domination. In lx.Vi. the settlers obtained a char-
ter, under the provisions of which the town was the same year
incorporated. Since that date Spanish Fork has gradually
been translated from a condition of inconspicuous uncertainty
to a position of prominence among the town- of Southern
Utah.
During recent years material improvements have annually
increased, and the output of money they have entailed, has
been correspondingly large.
The inducements for locating at Spanish Fork, are not
dissimilar from those of other territorial cities. An abundant
water power can be utili/ed at a nominal cost, merchandising
affords a field, the cultivation of which will produce rich
returns, and the superior climate, delightful surroundings,
handsome scenery, rich soil, plenteous harvests, good society
and excellent educational advantages make the city and its
vicinity a most desirable resort for pleasure Mrk< i-. or residents.
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FOR THE ABSOLUTE CURE OF
LIQUOR^OPIUn
TOBACCO, CHLORAL
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NERVOUS DISEASES SPECIALLY TREATED
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Salt L>ake
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