The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-02

if he has had his eyes open, must have
been impressed very favorably with the
beautiful stretch of country north of Rays
vile. The golden wheat fields, miles in
expanse, and the streams of water from the
Weber canal give evidence of thrift and
enterprise. Not many years ago this whole
scope of country was called the "range,"
and the name was synonymous with
sterility, and had it not been for 'fool-
hardy" people who had the temerity to
think that wheat could be raised without
water, we might yet have had a wilderness
between Ogden and Salt Lake. The same
spirit that suggested dry farming suggested
the Weber canal and the advance has gone
from one point to another until we have as
promising section of country as our noble
Utah affords.
Layton, so named after the pioneer of
this section. is now its business center;
and while we do not assert that Layton is
| booming we do say that she is undergo
| ing solid, substantial and rapid growth.
The foundation for large town--a fitting
link between our metropolis on the south
and would-be metropolis on the north-is
here. The large slope of country tributary
| to this point insures an ever increasing
business. Already we have three stores.
with large mill and elevator in process of
erection. The capital of the company IS
! fully equal to the carrying on of a large
| business, and under the direction of Mr..
/ Ellison, the chief promoter of the scheme,
the enterprise will meet with deserved sue
cess. The mill will certainly have an ad-
vantage over many of its competitors as it
is located in a section of country which
produces the choicest grain procurable in
! Utah for Touring. Our wheat generally
H. l-lt4
gated product and has areadier sale outside
of Utah.
The Union Pacific railwayIcompany could
well take hint from an occurrence of this
morning which would result to their bene-
tit About day light fire was discovered
in some fiat cars loaded with ties standing
on a side track. The fire had got possession
of the two cars, and but for the timely and
energetic Bction of Messrs. Thomas and
! John Sandal and James King it would
have consumed the balance of the train,
which consisted of several cars of ties and
one of iron. These were uncoupled and by
means of hard labor removed to the other
end of the switch. The Union Pacific COM
pany needlno pity-if they did they wouldnt
receive it, as the fire was in all probability
started by their own engines which are a
constant cause of alarm to parties having
fields of grain by the side of the track. At
any time of the day we are not surprised to
hear the cry of fire in the wheat" and to
see people running to assist in putting it
out. Now that fast trans go by here in
the night we may hear of great damage un-
less something is done By the company to
preventit Farmers prefer Ito reap and
thresh their grain, as it is generally the
case that ''soulless corporations" soul
less claim agent will take a great deal more
toll than the threshing machine would ask.
Up to the present we have received very
little encouragement from the Union
Pacific company and its predecessors in
the way of accommodations as TO the
freight and passengers. The business done
here positively demands an agent and q
waiting room for passengers. Our claims
are being investigated and we look for
better treatment. BELAsCo.