The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-16
C0ALVILLE.
The Fiourishing County Seat of
Summit,

1t has been said the people of
Coalville are not very enterprising.
If by that assertion. tits meant they
are losth to incur debt, then l pre-
sumo the assertion is true. The
citizens seem constitutionally fash
toned to make haste slowly; they
follow as matter of principle, Josh
Billings suggestion that it is ''better
tn Jump g feet and lite on yur feet,
than tn Jump 10 feet and lite on yur
he'd" 1t IS to the scrupulous observ-
ance of just this caution that the
Territory of Utah is o-day, and al
ways has been on a sound financial
footing; and the capitalists of Coal
vile, following Pope'S sage advice
''Be not the first by whom the new is tried,
Nor ye: the last to lsy the old aside"
maintain the even tenor of their
way, indulge in no wild specula-
tions, record no failures, and stead
lily and daily grow weather and
Weather. They do not want to
make a fortune in a minute,
but are not opposed to others en-
deavoring to do so, particularly
when this endeavor is likely to con-
tribute to their welfare. This, of
course, may seem mercenary i'm
pulse, but it is a worthy one for all
that. When a man has made up his
mind to let his means go upon a
hazard, lido not know of any better
way of his doing it than that which
will throw the means into the con-
troll Of a good, honest, industrious
and frugal community that will use
it with prudence and make it an
active producer. The people of
/ Coalville are just such good, honest
souls. They branch out when con-
WINGED that the demands absolutely
justify it, and while there is not the
flourish of circus about these en-
Iterprises there is solidity that
betokens absolute security.
Right here, and before it escapes
my memory, l would just like to
mention one fact which shows per
haps more than anything else the
character of the citizens of
Coalville and Grass creek
who are numbered among the mem
bers of the Latter-day Saints church,
None Of these men are making the il
everlasting fortunes, and yet, while
supporting large families, still con-
triYe to live within their means and
manage to save something besides.
Every man is getting himself a
home, adding to it, little by little,
increasing its value, and at the same
time increasing the revenue to the
county. Out of CoalVille and Yi2in-
ity $1,000 was raised in the year
and forwarded to Europe to help in
the emigration of others, who, when
they do arrive, follow the course of
others, settle down, become hard
working men, honest citizens and
a valuable acquisition to the county,
There is nothing specially inter
eStiDg at COalville, except, perhaps,
the stakehOuse which is now in
course of erection. It is quite a
fine building and will be q credit tC
the county when completed
The structure is of brick and sand,
stone. The brick is made out of the
dirt taken from the basement, anC
in excavation for the foundation. Il
was burned on the spot, righG in
front Of the stakehouse, and the ex
pense of hauling away the dirt, and
transporting the brick was thus
saved. The sand stone is takeI
from a cliff not much over half {
mile distant from the building, il
easy of access and Of a character
satisfactory for the purpose. The
dimensions are 45x9O feet. with ar
organ room 18x3O feet. There are
to be three trancepts Sx26 feet, anC
a gallery around three sides of the
building. The seating capacity i;
estimated at 1900, including the