Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-24
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uduud TlNeT SnOulu dCnleVe one nalI
the success that DR.. Charles W. Stew
art has in Salt Lake City, he would
hold his head so high he would lean
backward.
On the banks of Huntington Creek
in the beautiful Huntington valley,
about twenty miles over the mountains
from Wilkesbarre, Pa, stands a little
white Methodist church, and in that |
church the Rev. Samuel Blairpreached |
| to small congregation and for a still |
smaller salary. But he knew about the |
great west, and when his time was up |
in the little white church, he was |
transferred to Nebraska, and from
there to Ogden, Utah. Now he is
preaching there in a beautiful church
that cost over $50, 900, and he has pros.
pered so in few investments in Utah
that he returned great portion of his
salary to his church last year.
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On June 90, 1900, Mrs. S. N Cole,
John Ferry, James Ferry and Geo.
Hickock of Waukegan, H., started
westward, looking for farms. Mr..
Cole and Mr.. Ferry, just previous to
this time, had been through Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Indian Territory and
} Texas, looking for farms. On the Oath
} of June, they arrived in Bear River
valley, and after spending few days
} there, Mr.. Cole and Mr.. John Ferry
each selected 100 acres and Mr.. He
kock so acres. On their return they
looked at irrigated land in Colorado
and Nebraska. A little later Cole and
, Ferry took trip through Idaho, Ore.
= hi D,.;ti In1,, n
: and after all their search and careful
: investigation, they decided that Bear
! River valley presented more and better
opportunities than any place they had
1 seen. They moved there with their
l families. Mr.. Cole bought 80 acres
q more land; he also bought the Ham
mond Banking Co. of Corinne, and
changed the name to the Cole Banking
+ Co. Mr.. Coles personal responsible
E ity in his bank is over $4,000. In the
fall of 1904 he was elected treasurer
q Of Box Elder county, Utah. and every
: investment and act of his since he
;, came to Utah has been profitable ana
q progressive. Mr.. John Ferry has great
!, faith in the future of Bear River val
q ley. After purchasing the first 100
a acres, Mr.. Ferry added 10 acres more,
!. then 20, then 80, then $50, then 80, then
. 80 acres He was elected mayor of
:, Corinne, and has been very prosperous
a in Utah.
= Mr.. Geo. Hickock added 40 more
= acres to his 80, and is now director
of the Bear River Telephone Co., new
and thriving company.
> Mr.. James Ferry. the fourth one of
Z the party, is still sleeping.
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A little over two years ago Mr.. Geo.
( Cropley, sawed-off, cautious English
9 Yankee from Illinois, wandered into
e the Bear River valley. He took plentv
of time studying the exact conditions
. there and then bought 1875 acres Ct
5 sasebrush land. He took off his coat
C and went to work The first year he
> succeeded in clearing. blowing, level
9 ing and sowing 100 acres of oats, wheat
T. and barley, and obtained fair crops
/ This year he has his land III perrecl
/ condition, and an excellent stand of
crops; he has his fences built, and his
e farm is one of the best-kept in the val
d ley, and Mr.. Cropley is happy.
T Mr.. Cropley is 26 years old owns a
good Bear River valley farm and is
Z single.
n Mr.. Fred Nihart of Newport. Penn
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