The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-04-08
IN EHVIOUS POSITION.
Our Opportunities in fostering
Manufactures.
4 Water Power Extending a
Distance of Almost
Seven Miles.
Mining interests Developing
That Promise Many Men
Employment.


can claim for itself more beauteous
gliding from the handiwork of nature
Than the Garden City of the West.
Within the vision of the picturesque
spot on which Provo city is located,
one is awe-inspired by the grandeur
that presents itself on every hand;
gorgeous mountains towering up on
the east; the profusion of trees, flow
ers and foliage; the expansive mead
ows and rich farms; the sparkling
brooks; the blue lake below; the balmy
air; all these unite to form a scene as
majestic as the eye can behold.
Provo derives its name from the
French "Proveau," given by General
Fremont in his exploring trip to the
Pacific.
In the spring of 184S, company of
Mormon pioneers, who had the pre-
yious year located in Salt Lake valley,
started southwark for further explora-
tons, aud upon viewing the splendor
that surrounds the site on which our
city is now situated, including the
silvery sheet of water shimmering in
the sun on the west, large portion of
the explorers determined to make this
choice spot their home. To record the
incidents of the pioneers beating back
the belligerent Indian savages and
turning the soil to the pillow and sickle,
would require volumes. Many of the
settlers sacrificed their lives in laying
the formation for the civilization of
these fruitful valleys.
Provo is the capital of Utah county.
This county has more agricultural
wealth than any other in the Terri
tory, and is second in population.
Along the base of the Wasatch range
for dist lnce of about forty-ffye miles
are located some of the most prosper
Gus settlements in the Territory.
Mature having bestowed upon Provo
fac;l ties somewhat superior to the
SUR uIdils GOWNS. this city has built
u. IL r. ,api .ir man IL others. The
sHcrt o the permanent prosperity of
PROV" lies the fact that all who
locat Ii =" brcome bona tide residents
and sre ~ iGus "a theirefforts to build
up rso, 70 ; ty. The population
is betwo. II Z, 900 and 1000
Proc ;rlpidly becoming the center
of MAE featuring. It's geographical
situati+ii Is Hr1enably the best that
could be sHlec-n for producing and
DISPENSING manufactured articles. and
the ra,lr'1 c;ities are equal to
those Of Any other city in Utah. In
an econon1 '"}l sense. the chief feature
IF Provo is IS opportnn ties for the
foua3in. OF 'aanufaci cries, its water
poH r cyteniing a distance of almost
sever niles without diminishing the
force :. h. steam or interfering with
It's utility for irrigating
In CLOSE proximity to orr city. mining
Interests are developing that promise
employment for many man, as we'll as
to retain millions OF dollars in the
Territory F,ian~ companies have
been orga:ii2 a :ar working gold, iron,
silver. lead col asphsItum and cop
ner deposits Conspicuous among the
manufacturer Of machinery and
workers for brass and iron is the Sun
Foundry saa P;prpont & Sons.
For the maB featuring of wooden
FOODS. Provo has always led. so
Car as the inter mountain region is
concerned, and the outlook is f1atter-
ing for more extensive operations in
this branch of industry.
During the year 1890 the shipments
Of agricultural and fruit products have
been enormous, due to the fact that
number of shipping and exporting
companies have been established. Last
year saw building boom, made con-
yenient by the abundance of sand
stone, lime stone, brick and lumber
that can be easily brought into requi-
sition. Not long hence and our town
will have entirely Invested itself of its
sxaddling clothes, and become attired
as one of the most attractive cities of
the West