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

We z5zA ~ at home, but abroad also. That
ESSS/A all mines found within the
ESi2I range of existing discoveries will
DO ship their ore by way of Logan,
Ts3 has passed the point of successful
contradiction. Not only is Logan the
nearest railroad point for all the
discoveries made so far, but it is also
mucn more accessible for team work. Then
again the rate 10 Missouri river points is
81. 30 a ton less than from any point further
south. These three facts must settle the
dispute as to the locality from which
mineral discovered in this region will be
shipped, and the public mind has settled
to the conviction that Logan will receive
marked impetus in her grow tn from these
conditions
Independent of these reasons, Logan has
promising future as the distributing point
for a very extensive area The best wheat
raised in the west comes from Cache Val
ley, and Logan with her two electric light
plants, her flour mills, her knitting and
broom factories, her banks and newspa-
pers and other favorable conditions, aided
by her temple, are sufficient of themselves
TO warrant steady growth of population
and corresponding development of mer-
camille and manufact uring pursuits.
1t is a fact, that the approaching munich
pal census will make plain, that Logan has
had greater growth in population the
past year than during any year preceding.
In view of the depressed condition in bust
ness, and the decrease experienced in most
if not all the larger cities of Utah, this
must demonstrate the remarkable re-
sources of Logan.
In no preceding year has there been so
much building. This is saying great deal
when one considers that the Thatcher
bank and opera house, the Murdoch and
Campbell & Morrell blocks and the Agri-
cultural College buildings were accredited
to last yesr. In the last two years it has
been impossible to rent houses that were
satisfactory. Nearly all the building this
year has been of residences, but several
places of business such as two saw and plan
ing mills and the broom factory have gone
up. The Coop. Wagon s. Machine company
is putting up fine three story brick struc-
ture and basement and the roof is now
going on district school building that Will
cost close on $4,000 when completed
A three story brick building is to be erected
on the corner of Third and Main streets
and the plans are out for a handsome bank
building, 10 be erected by David Eccles.
Esq, of Ogden.
The assessed valuation of Logan property
is s.. 400, 900, about 5000, 600 higher than a
year ago. IT is conceded that business is on
better and firmer basis than perhaps
anywhere else in Utah, and money and
work are more plentiful.
When the assured Increase in population.
the greater amount of building and the safe
business standing and the proportion of
money in circulation in Logan are viewed
in contrast with the condition in other
cities in Utah where the reverse is partially
or wholly the case there will be no longer
wonder at the confidence felt in Logan's
development and little surprise that many
look toward her as affording better oppor-
tunities for Investment than any other
point. This is all outside the mineral dis
coveries, which give increased confidence.
But the condition of Logan is only a
cef1ex of the status of the entire valley.
Fast as Logan is growing, the valley is
BAONAA6 -AOAO AoPAOA9 oLO ILlS prosperity
she enjoys is the prosperity showed by the
entire country surrounding her. There
is no danger of a setback under such happy
circumstances.
1t would be idle to say, in the hope OF
inducing investments, that real estate has
not recognized these conditions by an ap-
preciable stiffening in values. The draw
back to Cache valley has always been that
her realty was too cheap. People have
been frightened at it for this reason, under
the common but irrational belief that
actual values always represented inherent
values. Values are rising, especially
in agricultural lands, and this is reflected
by the better prices that Logan realty
commands and its reader sale.
There is little doubt that the great OBJ
ject of the next city council, which is to be
elected in March, will be to have a new
and thorough water system logan has had
one for many years. Propositions have been
made, one lately contemplating The putting
in of a system at cost of 100000
Unless there shall be an unexpected
backset, another year will not pass until a
street car system will be operating on our
streets.
No city or county has better roads or
bridges than Logan and Cache.
Our streets are Illuminated by electricity
and the service is being extended. The
company furnishing the residence lighting
reports the full capacity of its plant tested
and already consideration is being given to
increasing that capacity made to supply
the anticipated demand that will come in
1892
Merchants are all doing we'll
We have first-class school system and
new school buildings are going up through
out the county as well as in the city.
All things considered, and considered
fairly, Logan and Cache valley are honest
~ in better, more prosperous and more
promising condition than ever before 1t