R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City Directory 1894-95

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PREFA CE. 1 8 Q 4 . T h is is t h e fo u r t h vo lu m e o f t h e S a lt L a k e C i t y D ir e c t o r y is s u e d b y R . L . P o lk & Co ., a n d it is p r e s e n t e d t o t h e p u b lic w it h t h e a s s u r a n c e t h a t it is a s c o m p le t e a n d a c c u r a t e a s ca r e , e x p e r ie n c e a n d p r o fic ie n c y w ill p r o d u c e . T h e p r im e o b je c t o f a d ir e c t o r y is t o e n r o ll in a lp h a b e t ic a l o r d e r t h e n a m e o f e v e r y m a le a d u lt liv in g o r d o in g b u s in e s s in t h e c it y , o r a d ja c e n t t o it , w it h t h é o ccu p a t io n , b u s in e s s lo ca t io n a n d r e s id e n c e o f e a ch . T h e m a n y o b s t a cle s e n c o u n t e r e d in t h e p e r fo r m a n c e o f s u ch w o r k r e q u ir e a t h o r o u g h s ys t e m , w it h c a r e fu l a n d e x p e r ie n c e d e m p lo y e e s t o s e c u r e a fu ll a n d a c c u r a t e e n u m e r a t io n . R . L . P o lk & C o .’s s ys t e m o f c a n v a s s in g fo r n a m e s is t h e r e s u lt o f t w e n t y - fo u r y e a r s ’ p r a c t ic a l e x p e r ie n c e , a n d w it h t h e s e r ie s o f e x a m in a t io n s a n d c h e c k in g s t o w h ic h e v e r y it e m o f in fo r m a t io n is s u b je c t e d , fe w e r r o r s o r o m is s io n s o c c u r . N a m e s a r e t a k e n in d u p lica t e , a n d t h e fa c t s p r o ve n a s a r e a c c o u n t s in a d o u b le e n t r y s ys t e m o f b o o k k e e p in g . W h e r e t h e y a r e n o t p r o ve n b v t h e r e s u lt o f t h e fir s t ca n va s s , s p e cia l m e s s e n g e r s a r e d is p a t ch e d t o a s c e r t a in ‘'t h e ca u s e , c o r r e c t c o n flic t in g r e p o r t s a n d s u p p ly d e ficie n cie s . T h e c a n v a s s fo r t h e p r e s e n t w o r k w a s p e r fo r m e d b y a la r g e s e le c t fo r c e o f co m p e t e n t m e n ; t h e w o r k w a s d o n e r a p id ly a n d e ffic ie n t ly, a n d t h e in fo r m a t io n is u p t o d a t e . I t is t h e n e w e s t d ir e c t o r y e v e r is s u e d in S a lt L a k e C it y . A ll th e w o r k , in c lu d in g c o m p ilin g , p r in t in g a n d b in d in g h a s b e e n d o n e in t h is c it y . T h e t y p o g r a p h ic a l a n d m e c h a n ic a l a p p e a r a n ce o f t h is b o o k it m u s t b e co n ce d e d is u n e x c e lle d b y a n y s im ila r p u b lic a t io n , a n d a co m p a r is o n w it h o t h e r d ir e c t o r ie s w h ic h w ill b e fo u n d in t h e D ir e c t o r y L ib r a r y a t 516 M c C o r n ic k b lo c k , is in vit e d . T h e p u b lis h e r s h a v e e x e r t e d e v e r y e ffo r t t o m a k e t h e S a lt L a k e C i t y D ir e c t o r y in e v e r y r e s p e ct t h e p e e r o f a n y p u b lis h e d in t h e U n it e d S t a t e s , a n d t h e y fe e l s a t is fie d t h a t t h e y h a v e s u c c e e d e d in t h e ir w o r k . S u r e ly t h e p r o m p t m a n n e r in w h ic h t h e w o r k w a s co m p ile d , p r in t e d a n d d e live r e d t o p a t r o n s a ft e r t h e n a m e s w e r e t a k e n m u s t b e a p p r e cia t e d , w h e n t h e s lo w a n d t e d io u s m e t h o d s o f in e x p e r ie n c e d p u b lis h e r s w it h o u t m e a n s is c o n s id ­ e r e d . T h e c h ie f v a lu e o f a d ir e c t o r y lie s in t h e p r o m p t n e s s a n d a c c u r a c y o f t h e w o r k , a n d it s d e liv e r y t o t h e p u b lic w h ile t h e d a t a is n e w . I n a d d it io n t o t h e a lp h a b e t ic a l lis t o f n a m e s , t h is v o lu m e w ill b e fo u n d t o co n t a in a la r g e a m o u n t o f o t h e r v a lu a b le in fo r m a t io n , a r r a n g e d a n d cla s s ifie d m a m a n n e r c a lc u la t e d t o p r e s e n t a p r o m p t a n s w e r t o a n y q u e s t io n t h a t m a y b e a s k e d c o n c e r n in g t h e c it y o r a n y o f it s in s t it u t io n s . T h e fir s t o f t h e g e n e r a l cla s s ifica t io n s in t h e M is c e lla n e o u s d e p a r t m e n t is 14 G o v e r n m e n t ” w h ic h w ill b e fo u n d o n p a g e 4 1. U n d e r t h is h e a d in g w ill b e fo u n d s u b - cla s s ifica t io n s fo r C it y , o u n t y, T e r r it o r ia l a n d U n it e d S t a t e s g o v e r n m e n t , in c lu d in g a ll o ffice r s a n d d e ­ p a r t m e n t s o f e a ch . F o llo w in g a r e t h e g e n e r a l h e a d in g s , A s y lu m s , H o s p it a ls , ila n d s , C e m e t e r ie s , C h u r c h s , C lu b s , C o lle g e s .a n d S c h o o ls , C o m m e r c ia l B o d ie s , M ilit a r y, N e w s p a p e r s , P o s t o ffice , R a ilr o a d s , S o c ie t ie s , S t r e e t s a n d ’ A v e n u e s , A d ­ d it io n s a n d W a r d s . * T h e c la s s ifica t io n o f e v e r y t r a d e a n d p r o fe s s io n w it h a fu ll lis t o f t h e n a m e s o f a llp e r s o n s e n g a g e d in e a ch lin e w ill b e fo u n d in t h e la s t p o r t io n o f t h e b o o k . T h e D ir e c t o r y o ffice h a s b e e n r e m o ve d t o t h e fift h flo o r o f t h e n e w M c C o r ­ n ick b u ild in g , w h e r e a c o m p le t e lis t o f a ll t h e d ir e c t o r ie s o f t h e p r in c ip a l c it ie s Mid S t a t e s w ill b e fo u n d . T h is lib r a r y is o n e o f t h e la r g e s t a n d m o s t co m p le t e in t h e c o u n t r y a n d t h e p u b lic is in v it e d t o m a k e fr e e u s e o f it .