The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
Manti Matters

MANTI, April 2S.-Sanpete is at pres
ent too busy to think Farming is at
tracing the attention of quite num-
Der. The building of residences, reser-
voirs and railroads, together with all
their various branches of business is
employing all the surplus hands.
In relation to the building of resi-
dences, there is every evidence that we
will have a building boom this year,
and many are only waiting for the sea-
son to fairly open up in order that they
may commence operations.
In relate to reservoirs, it looks as
if at no distant day every drop Of water
that can be saved will be, for plans are
being laid to catch every stream and
spring branch and store it away for
the time of need. Every settlement has
some reservoir site in view, one of the
latest being projected by Mount Pleas
ant capitalists, who have purchased a
site between Moroni and Wales and will
go to work at once erecting a dam. The
dam will be solid mason work and it
viii be one of the largest in the coun-
ty, she water to be used on the west
side of the valley.
The Highland Canal company, with
headquarters at Gunnison, has perhaps
the best location for the home
seeker as they will bring into
cultivation thousands of acres
of first class land. They have
recently purchased reservoir site on
Nine Mile creek, which will give them
enough water for upwards of thous-
and acres, and there are plenty more
sites, and plenty water, as well as
plenty of land which can be purchased
cheap either from private parties, or
from the state as soon as the land
commissioner gets down to business.
Work on both the Sanpete Valley and
the Rio Grande Western is progressing
nicely, and two wide guage roads will
be Manti's portion. The Sanpete Valley
have ordered their steel and rolling
stock and as soon as it is in place, it
is rumored that a morning train will
leave here COR Salt Lake City, returning
the same day. This will make it very
convenient for the dwellerS along the
route. The same company are building
a neat and commodious depot at Mo-
roni and fixing up along the road gen
orally.
The Rio Grande Western is almost
completed to Richfield, but as ties are
Ctill in demand. it looks as though they
intended building further. 1t is said
that heavy steel will be laid to the
temple city and mixed trains run from
mere south. Just what the intentions
of the company are, however, we are
lot in position to say positively, but
ahen everyone has right to think.
The Central Utah Wool company are
BUSY as usual, and the wool has COM
nenced to move from along the Union
Pacific and Rio Grande Western.
Considerable sickness and a great
many deaths have been the lot of this
part Of the country this year. but the
spring weather seems to be working in
favor Of our sick people now
The cali for a county Democratic con-
vention has been issued, and before
long politics viii agoin claim some
part Of the attention of the people.
Last Saturday Peter Christofferson
reached the end of his sufferings. and
passed to shat bourne from whence
there is no returning. Mr. Christoffer-
son was resident of Sterling, and
about two months ago was at work on
his farm. His team was frightened by a
passing train, and in getting out of the
wagon. Mr.. Chritsofferson broke his
leg. Blood poisoning set in and il was
decided to amDutate the lsInb in the
nope that he would recover. He has
been sinking. however, since the time
Of the accident, and death resulted as
noted above. Mr.. Christofferson leaves
a la ge family and as he has been but
a short time in Utah, they are not in
very good circumstances To add to
the sorrow of the family their youngest
girl died about a week ago.
VASSIA