The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

NJ &C. his days, been sent over the
YIJ N wOrld in search of location
XAU ~ for city OF beauty and grand
W. c5Neur, we would wager one-half
Mp our interest in heaven he would
EE27 have pitched his tent where Brig
FSD ham City now stands.
In giving brief write-up of Brigham we
so not think IL necessary to review much of
the past, nor is it essential to draw any
great and exaggerated pen-pcture of our
distant though certain future, but rather
40 give brief summary of our fair and far
famed City of Homes" as she appears to-
day-of the progress made during the pres
ent year and that contemplated in the near
future.
Brigham, the county seat of Box Elder
county and central point, is situated at the
very foot of the Wasatch range on the
western slope, and the town is noted far
and wide for its hundreds of neat and CON-
Portable homes, its broad streets studded
on either side with towering trees, and
in the gentle spring time when the
millions of fruit trees are in bloom
the city has the appearance of one large
and beautiful flower garden, and many an
eastern gentleman coming here for the
first time becomes suddenly impressed with
the idea that he has in some mysterious
though happy way been suddenly trans
ported TO the Garden of Eden,
Brigham is well known as the City of
Homes, and right well does she deserve
the title. for within her limits will be seen
hundreds of neat and comfortable dwelling
houses, also many grand and spacious
mansions, some of which cost $4,000, and
lend somewhat of a metropolitan appear
ance to our city. Another worthy feature
is that nearly every man owns his own
home
Tee city contains 1000 people of a
true western type and has room for thous-
ands more OF the same class.
Despite the fact that dull times" has
been the byword this year, still Brigham
has made showing she may be proud of,
rs the public and private improvements
or 1891 W i'll amount to about SSO0,0O Not
so bad for dull season
An electric light plant is well under way,
and ere 1892 dawns, the lights will cast
their effulgent rays over our fair city, and
the leading business houses will also adopt
them.
A complete system of waterworks is an
other big and needed improvement contera-
plated in the near future and by next season,
all being well, Brigham will have system
of waterworks second to none, and large
enough to supply city of IL, 900 or 10000
people.
Almost within our limits on the west
are the shores Of Great Salt Lake where
large salt works are located, but not con-
Quoted on as large scale as they should
DE. With very little expense and strict
attention to business, considerable money
could be made in this line
The express business done at our Office is
enormous, and il is no unusual thing to
load car day, principally small fruits,
and the train is usually delayed from ten to
thirty minutes for this purpose.
Brigham is the largest express station
between Ogden and Butte, and does y
monthly business of thousands of dollars.
Our freight shipments compare favora-
bly, with the express, and hundreds of cars
of fruits, hay, grain, potatoes, onions
sheep, cattle, ETC., leave here each season.
The city supports three hotels, but they
are entirely inadequate to the needs of the
town, and a frst-class hotel of fifty or
seventy-five rooms would be paying in
vestment.
Another thing Brigham needs aud GER
tsinly will have is a fruit canHery, This
would assuredly pay handsome dividend,
and home capitalists are anxious to take
stock in one.
a TpIr1r IN Rr1r hon
$500, 900 TO the town, and the fruit is of the
very choicest kinds. Each year much of
it goes TO waste on account of insufficient
facilities for handling it.
Strawberries in particular thrive well
and one man actually sold $500 worth off
one acre of land.
Brigham has school population of be-
tween 500 and 900, and as good schools as
can be found anywhere, put in
the near future they will be
much better. Even now the question
of building a new $4,000 schoolhouse is
being agitated, and will undoubtedly soon
assume tangible form.
Snow usually does not lie on the ground
lcng, and no difference how much rain we
have, mud is a thing unknown, while dust
is thing we never hear of.
The ground is sandy soil, and it is no
uncommon occurrence to take DIVE Just
after heavy rain storm.
To illustrate, we quote from drummer,
and one who had travelled over the country
many times:
"Time-Spring. Just arrived from Og-
den. Had on a pair of hip boots covered
with mud. When he reached Brigham it
had just ceased raining. Quietly entering
the waiting room, took pair of shoes from
mis- grip, removed ruhbers from them, and
after relieving himself of his ogden |
boots quietly remarked to the agent;
with your permission 1 will leave these