Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-14
UTAH STATE GAZETTEER.
Splendid Volume Of Public Information Issued
from The Press Today,
Calculated for widest Circulation -
Business Men and officials.

The Utah State Gazetteer and Busl-
ness Directory published by X. L. Polk
q Company was issued from the press
today. a very brief glance over its
pages shows that 1t surpasses any prev
ious effort In the came direction. To
business men and public officials It will
readily supply want that has long been
lacking and bring within Immediate
reach information that Is often needed
but always difficult to obtain. The vol
ume appears 10 have been prepared with
extraordinary care and is neatly bound
and printed. 1t contains Sos pages,
every one Of which bears the impress
sion Of valuable data. AS shown by
the Introductory paragraph
"The general features Of the work
consist Of a full descriptive and busi-
ness directory Of each city. town, VII
lage, postoilce and railroad station in
the State, embodying location. popula-
ton, nearest shipping point, distance
and geographical direction from the
county seat, location Of nearest bank.
and other valuable statistics all Of
which viii be found arranged In alpha
betical order. Following this Is a list
OF land owners. arranged by counties.
Following the farmers list will be found
the classified business directory. In
this section OF the work every line OF
business and profession " arranged IN
Alphabetical order. with the names Of
all persons engaged IN such business or
profession following under each head
ing"
TheGazetteer also contains a complete
list OF State government officials. in
Guiding the executive. judiciary, state
Institutions the names Of the members
OF the Legislature, together with their
district and politics, counties, county
seats, county officers, county superin-
tendents OF schools and trustees
throughout the State; United States
officers located In Utah and a vast mis-
cellaneous information all under intel
ligent classification. As q part OF the
preface 10 this very valuable work Is
an article from the facile pen Of Judge
T.. r. CoIborn on Utah" in which these
concluding paragraphs occur
II is an empire within itself TINS
fact will be easily realized by a study
Of the endless varieties Of products 1t
annually Yields. Although but half a
century has been devoted 10 its develop
ment the extraordinary scope OF It's
possibilities in mining agriculture,
ranch and range production, and in
ternal commerce, already established,
proves beyond question that the State
Is destined to be one OF the greatest
commemorative IN the West, and that
even now much OF what Is imported
into the state might easily be produced
therein shorld 4 become necessary.
Almost every variety Of climate which
is generally saluhrlous and agreeable,
can be found in Utah. There are val
leys FOR the farmer. the gardner, and
the fruit-growers; low mountain land
slopes and terraces for the sheep-raiser,
mountains for the miner; scenery, hunt
ing. fishing and bathing FOR the pleas
ure seeker: hot springs and pure air
for the invalid and plenty OF opportuni-
~ and occupation for men OF business
and enterprise.