The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-04-11
GRAND PROSPECTS.
The Magnificent Future in
Provo and Utah County.
An interesting interview
With One of Our Promin-
ent lndustriaIists.
Beds of Rich Ores and Noun
tains of Wealth Awaiting
Development.

fl6N6U luc ROHSl6uiou llAo hSAhlbS
with the following result:
Il understand you are interested in
the charcoal business, Mr.. Jones?"
Eyes, sir; summer and winter. We.
engage from thirty to forty men Con-
tinuously, and from twenty to thirty
teams;besides we have supply store at
the works doing good business.
what about your Tintic mining in
terests2"
"Our mining industry in Tintic is
substantial; it is a bona Jfde valuable
piece of property, out of which we ex-
pect to realize splendid interest on
our investment"
what part, if any, do you take in
the farming Industry"
Il am owner and part owner of
several well-paying farms, which give
employment to several families.
Farming" the gentleman volunteered
to say, has big pay in it when prop
erly conducted. Our farmers need to
more thoroughly understand the ma
ture of the various soils, then adapt to
each particular piece of ground ac-
cording to the tendency and power
of production the kind of crop suit
able for it. Again." continued the
gentleman, ''our farmers must learn
one lesson, a lesson of great import
ance to them and to the wealth of the
Territory, and that is, they must learn
to raise the best of everything. No
place, said be, lis better adapted for
cereals, tubers and fruit Of nearly all
kinds than Utah. Yet, we are very
careless in our selection of kinds of
crops, and in the management and
working of our farms. People, how
ever, are doing better than formerly,
and the prospect is that shortly we can
more than compete with those of other
places"
1T is generally understood that you
are much interested, financially, in
the Provo Street Railway"
Eyes, sir, am interested heart and
pocket, Notwithstanding some very
uncomplimentary, and l may say un-
wise remarks that have been hurled at
the little road and that, too, by parties
somewhat interested in it's welfare,
but not enough to pay up their assess
ments. That little MOTOR" said the
gentleman with a wink, lis only d
prophecy of the progress of the road.
It's name is Success"
What about the future of Provo in
your opinion, Mr.. Jones?"
well, sir, l am certain, from pres
ent prospects, from its immense re-
sources, from its commercial position,
and also from my acquaintance with
the intelligence of the people here, of
all classes, that the time is near at
hand when Provo will so far exceed
the Provo of to-day as to be scarcely
recognized. Why, sir, think of the
endless deposits of ore all around US,
and then conceive seeing smelters and
stamp mills melting and crushing the
ore and turning out the bullion. Our
rock QuarTies will be unearthed and
their products sent to many parts. In
Spanish Fork canyon alone, say moth
thing of other places all around us,
there awaits development an mex
haustible supply of excellent marble,
huge sandstone slabs, wax deposits,
coal prospects, silver bearing rock and
variety Of other earth products.
These, in the very nature of things,
viii directly benefit Provo and indi-
rectly the whole county and Territory.
Then think of our water power!
Where in all this nter-mountain
region can you find place so favor
ably situated as this? This power
will and must be utilized. If our own
citizens will not avail themselves of
the opportunities now offered, others
will. Establishments for the manu-
featuring of sugar, leather, wooden
goods, ETC., will yet give employment
to thousands, enrich Provo and vicin-
ity, and make of it one of the busiest
and most prosperous cities in the west. "
Look - said he, pointing towards the
Utah lake, there is one of the finest
sheets of pure fresh water in all the
Rockies. Shortly, steam boats and
sailing crafts will be as numerous on
its bosom as the pelicans were in AZ.
1t will yet prove to be channel of
commerce, a source of delight, the
Saratoga OF the Pacific Coast"
do you think, Mr.. Jones, that the
political differences here influence
trade and retard the general pros
perity?n
ITO great extent, sir" replied the
gentleman, Fact is, our political posi-
ton has rarely ever been presented in
its true light. In short, we have been
so remorSeiessly lied about abroad by
our political opponents, and the peo-
pie east and west having no means of
knowing better. believed those fearful
tales and have stayed away in conse-
quence.''
How is the political horizon to-
day?" was asked
Clearing up, sir, clearing up, was
the ready reply. Political differences
are melting down; a better acquaint
arce with each other through the con
tact oi trade and private aud general
business, tend 10 remove the oil bitter