Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18

Richfoid. the county eoat ~ scvlor
county has passed ltH seth year. tho
town having been laid out under the
direction Of oraon Hyde In 1853 The
same we'll known pioneer established
The neiEhborng towns ~ Monroe.
oicnwood and sal'ua, and thus formed
the nucleus of SEWER county There
were many difficulties TO be- surmountsd
IN the history of the county for the
nrai fow years. and tho memorable In
dian raids Of 1865 Interrupted Tor time
80 growth. Tho pioneer homes which
had boon built up with so much onre
were f0r n long time abandoned. After
The settlement of the Indian difficulties
the task Of rebuilding commenced. the
roscttlinr of the valley being made un-
dor the direction of Joseph a. Young.
The eldest son of President Brigham
Young Under hls energetic. ambitious
and unconalnr direction. ns local wrlt-
er says. tho little iownn Of scvicr val
Icy multiplied and grew wonderfully a
stake was established extending from
Fayettc ln sanpeto county on the north
o. the colorado river on the south and
east Rlchncit. owing 10 lts favorable
location. was chosen as the occicsinHti-
cal and political contor Of the Stake.
How wise the choice was b. shown BY
tho fact that q Do today the natural
distributing center. not only for the re-
mnindor Of that county. but Tor Wayne.
Pluto ana Garfield counties ns we'll
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
The population Of Rlchncll today IL
nt1u 1000. ~ people are industrious.
oncrgetlc ana ontcrprining. aud ali To-
classes work Ia harmony Tor the up-
building of the town. ~ has some nno
buairoaa blocks. illustrated by the cuta
on this page. ana ono OF the largest and
most cxpcnrlvo tabernacioH ln the 'Mor.
mon" Church outside on Salt Lake. was
lately completed there. in addition Il
has several churches of other dcnominn-
uona IT. tine court house was complct-
Cd at q cost of about $4,000 its public
school conuiHts Of two story. eight
roomed brick structure. with "a capacity
Of 800 and the present school attend.
nncc always nun the building complete
~. Ita school WAC erected ln 1891 at a
cost of1ii 900. Il has one weekly paper.
live and wide awake "'rho i,iohngll
Reaper" established us successor 90
the Advocate.
The town boasts two banking ostnb-
llahmcnta and eight general mcrchan-
disc houses. two hardware houses. two
drug stores ana a general run OF mor-
chnndiae Institutions On different lines.
besides these u has "a -four mill plan
Ing Mill ana o. butter and cheese fnc-
tory, which handles tho products u tho
farmers 10 the surrounding country
II has alec o. great grain elevator which
has capacity or 5000 bushels This
elevator has been completed during tho
present year. A good hotel furnishes
accommodation 90 tho travelling pub.
llc
luohneld's railway connection was
made with the outside world June I.
1896 tho H. q. W r. II. connecting u
with salt Lake city Some OF the great
mining districts are located ln this VIZ
clniiy. Gold Mountain being only thir.
- miles from the city Aiarysylle
twenty-five miles und both drawing
their supplies from lIchncld II b. ale
90 in the heart OF o. great agricultural
section, and the money which comes in.
Go Rlchncld for stock sheen and dairy