The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-02-07
THE PERMANENT CAPITAL.

Just now the location of the perman
ent capital for Utah is a live question.
This session of the legislature makes
the selection of the site and it is only
fair that the fullest information as to
the relative merits of the competing
points be placed before it. OF course
Provo is in the race for choice, and we
feel anxious that her claims, which are
many and great, be placed before the
legislature in strong, truthful light.
The committee having in charge this
presentation is fully competent for the
discharge of the duty placed upon its
shoulders by the mass meeting the
other evening, but we desire to help
out in this enterprise in every honor
able way possible. Surely in matter
of this kind geography will cut no in
considerable figure. In this respect
Provo has the advantage of any of the
competing points. She is far nearer
the exact center of the new state than
is Salt Lake, her most formidable
rival. She is practically, and for this
purpose, really the railroad center also.
The two main and most important
lines Of rail run through the town, east
and west and south, thus giving access
from every point of the compass. There
are two other lines projected through
her borders and will inevitably be
built, thus increasing enormously her
railway facilities. She is in the very
heart Of the population of Utah while
other points are all at the extreme
limits of the territory. The future ac-
cessions to the population Of Utah
must all be planted, or nearly
all, in the nearer neighborhood
of Provo. The future farms to be
opened, villages, towns and citiss must
be planted in this lovely valley Tor to
the south, east or northeast CT this
city. OF course, az a commercial point,
Salt Lake city will in time grow to
large proportions, but the country in
her immediate vicinity and to the
north and west of that point can hope
for but little from the future. We are
building the permanent capital for the
future convenience of the people; for
the convenience of people unborn and
also people now living in eastern
homes who will flock here when the
diadem of the new commonwealth
flashes upon her fair young brow, and
of course we cannot afford for any rea-
son to 30 place our permanent capital
at any other than the most eligible
spot within our borders.
Here are found all the advantages
which Salt Lake city lacks. The heart
of population of the territory, the CEN
ter, geographically speaking, with
lovely surroundings rich surroundings,
with a benign and healthful climate,
with the utmost profusion of sparkling,
wholesome water, near inexhaustible
coal deposits, surrounded by lovely
scenery, sitting on the borders of the
loveliest lake of pure, sweet water in
all this wide expanse of mountain
country. AS if this all were not
enough we have a site of thirty acres
of land on a commanding elevation
which with very slight ex-
penditure can be made into |
a garden of beauty outrivaling the
Gardens of Gull where they bloom by
the calm Bendermere, to give the ter
ritory without cent of charge. We
have also thousands of thousands of |
lovely building sites upon which stately
homes will be built surrounded by every
circumstance conducive to the comfort
and delight of those who might come
here attracted by the capital.
Added to all this, Provo is the school
center Of the territory and it must in
the near future become the manufact-
uring center also. Our people are in
telligent, courteous and hospitable.
We have churches ofan denominations,
institutions, social organ
ization not inferior to many of the
eastern cities of larger pretentions.
In fact and in short we have a wealth
Of vast and unapproachable advantages
which other competing points cannot
rival. We depend upon these for our
success in the race and doubt not that
the legislature will take account of
them when it proceeds to make up its
verdict in this case.
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