The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-01
UTAH COUNTY.
lts throwing Importance and Briyh,
Outlook,
Provo and Other Towns in thu
County.
Editors Herald:

Editors Herald:
In q certain way Utah county has al
ways been modest. This modestv bs.
not arisen from lack Of confidence :.
Its future prospects. 1t is due to toa soo,
that its inhabitants bsve been con,on, :"
await the developments of lime, kno%1;n ~
that the resources and inh rent onnotkN
tunltles of the county u d no. ioravo,
be disregsrded, and that when tbo
awakening did come, Utah couu eonId
proudly march t. the place viii d a bet.
ter knowledge OF the Territory would
assign, and which the energy of her in
hsbltants csnld command.
The good people If Utah County. and
not Without cause, laid IL UGH r. 5 unnn
the completion of the d. q X -. to that
point an even farther nsrth-bot that
the Utah Central WIS unju,I, but that The
pouring Of ell freighr from to. est and
west into Salt Lsse City deprived h y ~
the advantages and competitor With bar
more powerful com petitor and made her
however u willing. q cont lbutor T, the
wealth of the city near the pr-At Isko
The completion of the D & r q 20
Provo gave that city an ecu opD rim.
ity with Sal. Lake, and now the hast
place and the greatest enterprise of tba
inhabitants dep nd upon the prominencs
OF the different cites in thu future, ano
not of those who believe Provo. or snv
otner pisce 10 the Territory, will outste1
oait Lake; for the Latter will alWs =. As
IL has hitherto done, be the most pom
ulous and prosperous of Utsh's cilies; but
90 not believe thst Provo, or some
other eligible town in Utah county,
VIII! grow with great deal mora
rspldlty hereafter than during a like
period heretofore, and that for railroad
reasons given above. One great hing in
lsVor OF Utah county is her extent of wa
Ter, her manufacturing opportunities
and her Iare agricultural resources. She
contains all the elements that are essen
Ilsi to prosperous nation; and while il
e true our Territory in all its wales is
and singulsrly blessed, yet none
10 more favored by nature than Utah
county in these particulars, while she still
nss such great artificial advantages as
arise from population, q strong sericuI-
'arsl basis, an industrious community
ind ample for exports and imp1rts nv
All. Ii would be matter of great sar-
paise ifthtse combined advantages should
AL to place Utah county il the position
Rnicn, II present indications are t. be re-
led npon, she is destined to eli.
In the last two Years the change that
has taken place il Provo, Springvilie,
opanIsh Fork and Psyson, is really re-
msrkab!e. They have all along been
considered good towns, but until within
inc period above given, no one dreamed
that so much lie, energy and enterprise
could have lain dormant for years; and
hey are day among the. loyeiest of ali
tab towns l am informed By one of
he gentlemen gathering information for
ne Utah Gazetteer, that be has found
y tab cocnty to be in the mo prosp
OF any in the Territory. He
states that not less than SzOe,0 goo has
oeec extended 10 building, in Provo dur
Dg the year just closed. This money
has produced the large warehouse built
oy l.. q. Nj. l of Salt Lake, at sn ex-
oense of about $4,000; the b ausiful
erected By the First National
Bank OF Provo, at CT st of AboU. $50
100; fine new opera house; and stores by
5. j mes. Esq he enterprising ner-
'Eant, AMI others; q fine hotel,
low nearly completed, buils By
CCok, John and others;
bui ding by Booth g Brown,
he lawyers; innHmersble new dwellings;
lao family hotel opposite side OF tpe
treet from the Excelsior House, and the
I'M Der and building company, of which
/. Z. Cluf, Esq., is superinte dent, and
be large Tabernacle, which is being
he'd with untiring energy. In sddi-
ion to these, aud keeping pace, new
businesses have been insugursted, not
nly in Provo City. but in ustries have
zen commenced all over the county,
7hich contribute not only to Tie wealth
+ Provo, SpriDgville, Spanish Fork and
'eyson, bat TO the entire county. Be-
ides-but l could go on indefinitely. I
an only say that il you will give The
pace l Will take pleasure 10 referring
articularly 10 other groWi6g cities il
ish County at shOther time. WIS.