The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-18
Delights Of q Southern utab ulinfer
InyadS May Enjoy Perpetual Sunshine and Flow
erS Down in Dixie.

Nothing could be more agreeable IN
Eav Of climate than the present winter
At ST George. In fact, one can hardy
call If winter in the common acceptance
10 the Term No snow, no rain. no
wind. almost perpetual sunshine, ana
and drive without the burden OF top
800 syraps. Children may be seen
74az-ir,or al school with their dolls and
errea5ins. 2 feast on broken BITS Oh
Csifff ov-eIlers' pottery or toy dlSheS,
ecci-ad on a real toy stove, or serving
mud nies made At the nearest ifrlgat-
ing ditch and roasted in q more prlnl-
tive way by a wickup hre- As you 90
down town, or drive through the
streets. YOU note here ana mere group
Of men and BOYS, many in their shirt
sleeves rood naturedly chatting each
other. or INDUCING in summer sports
Holiday week was mostly taken up
v-itb amusements Of the kind, including
foot. WheeIbarrow and horse races on
Christmas and New Years day.
I'm fo Dee. l green beans, radishes,
onions and lettuce were served at Ia
BILE: roses were blooming In the yards.
while the bushes are still green ana
most ready to bud again Beds OF Yio-
lets nave UltAIlllttA AUlltAAAA DtAF'lJs f'ttNiA
are some of the symptoms OF the mild
Dixie winters. Now february many
of the gardens are being put in shape,
and early potatoes. onions. Tadishes.
etc. have been planted. and on the 5th
some almond trees, "a little previous for
their future good, were found in bios
som.
A Great Resort.
I predict great things for this country
as a resort. when Utah and adjoining
states realize its advantages. While
salt Lake City il struggling with some
Of the disa greeable climatic features of
February and March, st. George IS put
ting on her spring and summer dress
md giving many OF the advantages OF
a southern California climate right here
a. her very door, minus the moisture
and low altitude.
1 wish it were possible to get to St
George with the ease Bill Nye said one
could go to Ludlow street jail. so
YOU could pay a &c fare or steal a bun
and go in good company for nothing
But getting to Dixie is something Of
an uuderta king. However, there are a
number of invalids who have taken the
trip this winter and are luxuriating in
the balmy breezes and glorious sun
shine and all are charmed and stimu-
lated 10 new vigOr.
Leaving Salt Lake City on the Ore
gon Short Line at $50 p. m. gets one
into Juab at g This is about half the
run to Milford. Here the train is
changed to a combination freight and
passenger. getting into Milford about
a. m. where breakfast is served and
there is usually a long wait much time
being lost loading and unloading freight
destined for the south. thus getting
started on the Utah & Pacific any time
in the forenoon, though schedule time
is $50. q understand an effort is being
made to start trains on schedule time
Another long stop is usually made
at Lund to unload freight, getting into
Aodena any time in the afternoon At
present the freight is about three
fourths of the business. and the com
pany has not felt justified in furnish
ing special passenger service, and the
passenger has been the sufferer. While
these DELAYS are annoying the tin can
be made very comfortably, and is a vast
improvement over staging from Mil
ford. Yet much time can be saved BY
improving the passenger service on
both roads and getting into Modena
for breakfast instead Of stopping at
Milford, as is now done.
The Stage Ride.
AttC NtA+e -li4llt St-5e lIIE can UneT
De made 20 St George by or S O'Clock
or tWenIy-fOuT hours from salt Lake
City, though when one lis not strong II
IS as well TO divide the trip. taking
part of two DAYS, Tt ia best to telegraph
10 nave a team meet you. as there IS
no regular stage at present between
Modera and st. George. The road fol
the first twenty-five miles is fairly
good. very little sand, and not too
rough, though there is nothing bu
eagebrush and the uninviting desc n
waste. The only evidence Of life is the
ever-preselt jack rabbit. who now ant
then gives YOU an exhibition of how
easy II is 10 ger there and occasion
ally one sees a lone coyote, VINO trOt.
of with an air CT apparent indifference
and then looks back at you over hi.
shoulder as if by his whole attitud,
wishing to convey that his business i.
70 sneak.
Some twenty-five miles on the way
the road leads across valley which
in flood time, is covered with water
Here we get a mile Of heavy sand, max.