The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-15
is WHY We GROW.
A Region Larger than the At
lantic States.
A VERY SMALL INDEBTEDNESS.
More Red Headed Girls than any City in the
United States and White Horse
for Each OF Them.

j. w. Whitehead gives the following as
few reasons why Salt Lake is the best place
to locate in the world:
The capital of Utah, having a population
of over $4,000, is the largest city between
Denver and San Francisco; is situated on
the east coast OF Great Salt Lake, in the
most fertile valley in the world
Has the healthiest climate and finest
mountain scenery in the world
Has an unlimited water supply from the
snow capped peaks of the Wasatch range.
Has unlimited and inexhaustible coal
fields close at hand.
Has region larger than the Atlantic
states from Maine to Maryland. as a com
mercial centre, with a population of over
800, 900.
This region contains gold, silver, lead,
copper, iron, coal (hard, soft and coking),
sulphur, marble, granite, slate, alum, as
bestos, gypsum, quicksilver, saltpetre, an
timony, mercury, mineral wax and Crap
hite mines, petroleum and natural gas.
Springs of the different mineral waters,
both hot and cold, abound in this region
Has large white lead works, four smell
tiers and many stamp mills and sampling
works.
Has wooden mills, paper mills. shoe, hat,
clothing and silk factories, glass and chem
ical works, four large flour mills and ma
chine shops and foundries.
Has eight railroads entering the city and
seven in course of construction
Has near at hand the finest building
stone and marble quarries in the United
States.
Has Tabernacle with the largest organ
and greatest seating capacity of any build
ing IN the world.
Has the finest Temple on the globe. forty
years under construction.
Has more red-headed girls than any CITY
in the United States, and a white horse for
each one of them.
Has four daily and several weekly and
monthly papers.
| Has magnificent military post.
| Has most complete system of irrigation.
Has more children than any city fits size
| in the world.
| Has most magnificent bathing, far SUPER
ior to that of the ocean.
| Has demand for men with money to
build brick blocks, modern residences,
street railwayand motor lines.
Mining, stock raising and agriculture are
the principal resources of the country
The assessed valuation OF our city prop
erty will be about $60,000,000.
The actual valuation about S120, 100000
The assessed valuation of Salt Lake
county will be about S65, 600, 600
The actual valuation Sl30,000,000
The total tax levied is y mills, but this
will probably be reduced this year.
The bonded debt of the county is $3.50, 600
The bonded debt of the city Is S450000.
Securities held by non-residents are moi
subject to taxation.
The total output of the mines in Utah fol-
$50 was about Sl2, 100000.
The fruit and farm products were owe.
S, 600 GOO.
Our live stock is valued at about
S24, 000,0 coo.
There We're 9.OOo,0O pounds of wool pro
duced in Utah in 'S9 and only about 2 600 COZ
pounds used by home manufactures
which fact calls for more wooden factorie.
here, where water is plenty and pure an(
fuel and labor are cheap.
There is demand for more farmers ant
fruit raisers, as Utah produces Outside o.
the flour INTEREST," only about % per cent
OF the agricultural and fruit product con
sumed in this intermountain region: tn.
balance is shipped from the eastern state.
and California. We produce only about II
per cent. of the butter and cheese that W,
use.
There are grand opportunities here fol
men OF energy, brains and little money.
Overheard on the Street.
Child Papa, had just lovely time a
the park to-day; who put up all thos,
swings down there!
Parent-The city, my dear.
Child-Who's the city, papal
Papa-Well-the city.
Child-It's the Lord, isn't 1t papal
Parent-Well, not under the present gov
eminent.
COIN Bros. offer bargains in parasols
hosiery, blouse waists, jerseys, laces AM
| embroideries. We direct attention to thei,