The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-30

D0Qy, except tl3t OcC0olouo'iy LOW
meetings and dramatic peIfor mat cas-
are held there. The building, how
ever, Is new occupied by the Presby-
terrain mission school. TO obtain
title to the property, either by lease
or purchase. was the object OF some
of Fillmore's ambitious citizens, but
in this they were unsuccessful. The
matter was referred and can only
be decided by an act OF congress,
and tbs decision is anx1ousIy Locked
for. a-
It was expected the last Legisla<
ture would mem orislize Congress to
appropriate the statehouse and the
grounds for educational purposes for
the Territory. A bill to create a
school for the deaf, dumb and blind
was presented to the Legislative
Assembly, but I believe it was not
passed. The building is a large and
substantial rock structure, and with
q few improvements would be well
adapted for such purposes, or even
for normal school.
Millard County, and even the
southern part Of Utah recognize the
necessity of having better schools
and teachers superior to the ones we
now have. Accompanied teachers
and better school facilities are
wanted. and it is q pity that two
years will probably elapse before
anything favorable to these objects
in this locality may be looked for.
A quiet little place is Holden, about
ten miles north of Fillmore Inn
provements are continually going on.
The most important is the building
Of a new meeting house. The fact
of so many church edif1ces in course
Of erection speaks we'll for the enter.
prise and iberslity Of the people Of
this county. The Holden Cos0p. and
G. Wood are dealers In general mer.
chandise, etc., in this place.
| A pleasant ride over the mountain
and Scipio is soon reached, the
northern settlement of the county.
Farming is carried on here to q
great extent and a rich yield Of grain
is looked for this season. Robson
& Co. successors TO Roberts & Co.,
do an extensive general merchant
Using business. The Co ops new
building Is about ready for occu-
pancy, the former quarters being too
crsmped for the largely increasing
| trade. Accommodations are found
at VIM. Robins hotel.
It may not be out of place
| to mention something In regard
to mail matters, which Of late
have been very irregular and
have caused much dissatisfaction.
From the Investigations made it
would, appear that the postmasters
of the several places and the mail
carriers are not at fault; the MAJ
jority would rather place the blame
on the railway mail service. 1t is
to be hoped the matter will be rem
edied at once. 20 -
A visit to the several schools laid
bare the fact that much better edu-
cational facilities are needed In this
part of the country, although great
interest seems to be manifested and
q progressive tendency is apparent.
Some little prospecting is going on
in the mountains and future deVel-
opments are expected to bring forth
something rich in mining interests.
Already the Detroit Mining district
is showing up something OF . very
promising character.
Many natural curiosities exist In
this country. A description Of some
Of them will be given next time.
The stock and sheep raising in
dustries are the important ones in
this scounty and nearly every eff
fort is manifested to properly dew
elop these industries. The ranges
look well and an abundance OF feed
IL expected; in short the horses,
cattle and sheep are thriving. The
stockbuyers bring considerable cash
into the country and exchange for
the cattle which bring good prices.
The farming industry looks exceed
ingly promising for the coming
season. 1-
Never was there more snow in the
mountains at this time of the year,
and several reservoirs have been
constructed to keep the surplus
water till needed. Many acres Of
land heretofore valueless will be
made to produce an abundance.
All the indications In Willard
County point fayorably to ,bounti~
full harvest and q good market for
all the products in brief prosper
ous season is expected.