The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-16
NORTHWARD.
Some Gleanings From Davis
County.

spare time, and especially on &C
CONT of the Indictment weather
thus rendering it very disagreeabl
to travel around to see the people
There is painful dullness, appar
entity, through the whole county
not only in business. but in socia
circles.
The majority of the people il
Davis county are devoted to tn,
farming and stock raising industries
and the present stagnation in trsdt
is attributed by them to the recent
cut rates in freight snd al o tt
tariff regulations.
In the upper part of this county
Ksy's Creek and Ksysville are
pleasantly situated. TIE latter
place is the only incorporated city
in Davis county. Kay's Greek is 8
SORT Of an appendage to the sviile'
included in the same ward and pre-
cinct-not to the entire satisfaction
OF all the people in that vicinity,
however.
This part OF the county is settled
very scat eringly, as it were. although
the population Of Kayscreek, Kays =
vile and vicinity Is estim sted at
about 8, 500 souls.
Considerable produce has been
shipped from this locality and
plenty more ready for market as
soon as prices are satisfactory to the
farmer.
at Farming 'on, the county seat,
everything moves along nicely for a
dull season.
Fothing of Importance to report
in CentervilIe.
Bountiful and vicinity look as
prosperous as the neighbOring towns.
Bountiful is the place where the
greater part Of the fruit and vege-
tables, and some produce consumed
by the Salt Lake market are raised :;
this industry is quite a source of
revenue to the farmers. The fact
that this county is centrally located,
and being comparatively wealthy In
agricultural and other productive.
ness, credits the assertion that the
county is continually being drained,
as it were, by nearly all drummers,
book, machine and insurance
agents, each seeking patronage from
the liberal-hear ed folks of Davis.
Rumor has it that.1 he enterprise
ing Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Company have purchased the place
known as Heights Grove, at Lake
Side, about twenty miles from Salt
LAKE, and contemplate very soon to
fit up the place for a bathing and
pleasure resort. It is to be hoped
the idea will be acted favorably
upon.
Through the entire county your
correspondent was informed that
several prominent. citizens and old
residents with their fam lies, con,
templated in the rear future to pull
up stakes, sell out and go to the
snake river coUntry,in Idaho. Your
correspondent CHANGED TO meet with
some that were already rigging up
their outfits to go and colOnize this
new country.
A migration of no little import.
ance is taking place, and it is asser-
ted that several families are on the
eve of taking their depar .ure from
other parts of the Territory to settle
10 these rich lands of southern
Idaho.
The main reason given for this
is that there are INSULT
Gent land and water rights for the
increasing demand, and that we are
becoming too densely populated for
farming district. Many of those
that are the principals and origina-
tors of this scheme were early SET
tiers of this Territory, ss
we'll as of Davis County.
and it is thought that it will
be big mistake on the part Of the
colonizers. They now have a per.
fOOthold and to forsake this
Tor an uncertainty is rather inexcus.
able. Besides, 1t cannot be denied
that We have sill the resources and
materials within our reach, In the
Territory, If well utilized, to make |
, very rich community. Again.
this Territory is sure to be more
,hickly populated, and If old set.
'iCAO 6O CSC UAC4O W OutiU QD |
country the places vacated will |
surely be resettIed.
AS to the immediate results. at
east, cannot SEQ that they will be
beneficial to Utah. This NAV seem
% be an Insignificant matter: but
he results are looked for with no
title concern.
The county as a whole is proper
ng, considering the dull times.
.rOsi ec.s are, however, very bright.
Flowing, sowing and such like will
7ery soon be the order of the day.
md IL is expected the produc;ive,
less Of the county will Rurpass that
# any previous record. Peace and
prosperity prevail, and the people,
while not at all Respondent, are on
he contrary, like youth, very bore
ul of the future in store for them,
take conference will be held at
'ountiful on Saturday and Sunday,
nd good meetings and attendance
re expected.
More next time.
Truly.