The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-24
PRICE GOING AHEAD.
Thriving Town in Castle Valley
Promises TO Become Quite Popu-

Price. Utah, June 21.-Price. the capt.
tai of the young county of Carbon. is
just now enjoying quite a healthy lit
tie boom in the way of new business
houses and new residences going up.
Wyatt Bryan, of Ferron, Utah. was
awarded the contract for the transpor-
tation of the government freight from
Price to Fort Duchesne. taking effect
July l, 1897. Mr.. Bryan will open up
a general merchandise store and oper-
ate il in connection with his contract,
supplying each freighter with neces-
sary provisions for himself, and hay
and grain for teams on the trip TO the
post. The freighters are to receive 65
cents per 100 pounds in cash for out
freight and 80 cents for 100 pounds
Dack treghI after deducting price of
goods and grain from their bill the
balance will be paid in cash. 1t is
hoped the freighters will be better sats
isfied under the new contractor and
may the Bryan Mercantile company
live long and prosper.
The store building to be occupied by
this firm, which will be ready by the
LIST OF July, is IS feet wide by so
feet in length. with a red brick front.
Thomas Fitzgerald has let a contract
for the building of large store to be
occupied by himself and an old expert
enced druggist, Mr. Murray. of Denver.
They will put in a large stock of drugs
as soon as the building is completed.
Dixon x DOnapt nave let a contract
for large building to be put up adj
joining their present place of business.
The second story will be used for
dance hall and other similar amuse-
mentS
Mr. J. NJ. Thomas will soon erect
building to be used as a meat shop and
ice house.
H. G. Clark, manager Hotel Clark,
will in short time take in 2artner
and build an addition to the hotel con-
tanning 90 rooms.
H. W. Millburn will soon erect a fine
residence adjoining Robert Dixon's new
home. 81
County Attorney ]. Wesley Warf Will
also erect a new home soon. et
Judge P. NJ. Baum, formerly of Chi
cago, but recently of st. George. Utah,l
has taken up his residence in Price and
associated himself with NJ. P. Braffit
for the practice of law.
Your correspondent is informed that
DIR. L. P. McCallo, of Salt Lake City.
will soon take up his residence in Price.
This is good news to the people of Price
as a good physician and surgeon is
badly needed here.
Robert McKune. of Colorado Springs,
Colo, is spending a few days In cur
DuIS Will view u EOlll- III
here. He is a wide-awake business man
and 1t is hoped ne has come to stay:
AS was mentioned in your paper early
last spring there were seven applicants
for the Price postoffice. 1t appears now
that the most of these applicants have
fallen by the way side and a new can
didate has come into view in the per-
son of D. ". Holloway. Mr.. Holloway
would make a good postmaster, but
there may lie q half dozen more good
that will decide to enter
the race before Mr.. Holloway can get I
the appointment.
There are good prospects for large
yield OF all fruits and vegetables as
well as grain in Castle Valley, this
season. This will give the farmers an
opportunity to set aside plenty of grain
and hay for the new settlers that win
come in here next winter and spring
On their way to the reservation, when
It is thrown open. The opening of the
reservation will be a great benefit TO
Price and the entire Castle Valley.
William Curtis and Albert McMullen,
Of Wellington, have located some valu-
able asphaltum claims in Whitmore
canyon in this county and.also a vein
u natural coke which is reported to be
very valuable. Robert Forester, rep
the Pleasant Valley Coal
OF Castle Gate was out last
week inspecting this property and it is
reported that the Rio Grande western
'ailway will build a switch to the
property.