Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-22

as large as Salt Lake, but by energ,
and good Infringement can tax,
care Of itself in business competI
lion,
Nine miles TO the north are th,
noted Hot Springs, the waters Of
which possess great medicinal dual.
lues- Then comes the pretty vii.
lage Of Willard, with precipitou.
mountains rising majesticalIy In the
rear.
Brigham City, with its fertile
soil, extensive orchards and farms.
and many and beautiful rows OF
trees, next claims attention. One
feature that is peculiar TO this place
Is the number Of fruit vendors that
greet the arrival Of almost every
Train in nearly all seasons. Little
boys and girls, and grown men and
women, engaged in the business.
and offer luscious fruits at low
prices.
vending northward, the country
Is less attractive for some distance.
Swamps and ponds and dry gravelly
soil follow in succession iii the
train begins TO climb the Divide
that separates the valley of the
Great Salt Lake from Cache Valley.
While going up the incline one
can gaze westward toward Bear
River, and occasionally catch
gllmpses Of gangs Of men engaged
on the great Bear River Canal or
ON the new real bed for the Union
Pacific. The latter, on its change
OF this division to a standard gauge,
follows the river, and in place Of
climbing over the hill, enters
Cache Valley by a big tunnel
through the Narrows. Then,
instead Of heading direct for Logan.
II turns northward, keeping TO the
west side Of the valley till the Bear
River is passed, and the difficulties
OF Battle Creek are avoided. The
connection with Logan and other
cities in the valley is to be made
with a loop, running eastward from
the Narrows. skirting the east side
Of the valley till franklin is assed,
and then taking the nearest route
fora connection with the main line.
On arriving at Collinston q scene
L u oA1N HANTEAAE AAEElAs Il
all the roughness Of a railway camp,
with the usual disregard of legal or
moral restraint. The hourly occur
Fences there would cause a severe
shock in better organized communi.-
les Yet in many respects there Is
better order maintained, and greater
safety for human life than when the
Union and Central Pacific were
being built, and a man for each !
meal was sometimes the record OF |
the day In some Of the camps there. |
Leaving the station my attention
was attracted by the myriads Of
wild flowers on the hill crests.
There they bloss0med in blue and |
carmine and gold, with all the inter
mediate hues, while I'm the ravines
beneath, and sometimes within a
few inches, lay snOwbanks which
the heat Of the advancing season has
not yet shown its effects upon.
Soon We pass the divide and gaze
upon the best watered of all the
large valleys Of Utah; and in all
seasons except the winter, the most
attractive valley in appearance.
Across it, at the base OF the eastern
mountains, the beautiful Temple
rears majestically its walls OF creamy
white, and becomes at once the first
object Of attention in the whole val
ley. On the hill back Of il, and
little distance 10 the north, stands
the erected wing Of the Agricultural
College, which is Of itself n grand
structure, and will be trebly more so
when ii is all completed.
In comparison with ten years ago,
Logan has made great material ad-
In the city there are
edifices, such rs the Tab
ernacle, a substantial stone building,
the y. Y. College, Thatcher BROTH
ems hank, and other structures Of
brick. The dwelling houses are
neat, and some Of them
in design and appearance.
Most Of them are rustic, lined with
adobe, for until within the past two .
or three years, brickmaking has not
been successfully carried on. But
now IL is an established industry, I
the Agricultural College being built
Of Logan brick, and many dwellings T;
are being constructed with the same
The city has been enjoying n real
estate boom of late. This has not :
assumed very gigantic proportions, /
though residence property has large {
y increased in price. Especially is ,
Ibis the case with the bench lots,
which afford a mag nificent view !
lf the whole valley. For time the
figures were run up to an inconsist-
.nt height, but they have fallen
Jack, and prices are now quite re.i-
Quite q number of Salt !
Lakers have become purchasers, :
both Of residence and business prop
,rty. Mr.. r. K Thomas is one OF {
he latter. He is now owner Of a lot ;
opposite z. c. NJ. l., and intends to
erect a store this summer.
Logan has electric light works,
and n few electric lights. She also
has system Of waterworks, which
It present is a sort Of teakeitie ar 5
The tank is located
Jack Of the Temple, but is not high {
enough, and the supply is limited. :
This might seem strange i'm n place {
with so much water at hand, but Il /
Is the fact. Seeing this, the city
council took steps TO place the cor I
loration on a different footing. $
In connection with this II ]
nay be well 10 note n por- q
ion Of the Improvements made |
by the mayor and members OF the
city council who have just retired.
During their term more was done
for the material advancement Of the
.ity's interests, and better founda-
ION laid for her permanent growth
han has been accomplished during /
any like period. One excellent feat :
IRE Was the providing OF a city I
park, Of seventy acres, in the south /
part OF town. The tract purchased T
was considerably larger, but the re- z
nainder was sold at a sufficient z
advance over the FIRST price to pay ]
Ior the whole. The river winds its c
course through the park. :
and its situation Is such that it can a
be made second to none in delightful 7
Near by are the '
lair grounds, plat Of ten acres, G
finely situated for the purpose in '
ended.
AS has been mentioned, the city
was practically without waterworks.
This matter was taken in hand by
he city council last season. The
Roth vr.1l canal man conaa M onN | 4,