The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-08
SAYS SALT LAKE PRESS
IS NEGLECT|NG VERNAL
Z. w. Davis Talks Of Undue
Little Southeastern Utah
Town.

10, 5. Davis, leading merchant OF Yer
nal Utah. is in the city on a business
trip and is registered al the Cullen hotel
Mr.. Davis, in conversation with a Trib-
une representative, talked entertalninnlv
OF Vernal and eastern Utah. Vernal he
says. Is the leading city OF n scoue of
country covering about one-iifth of Tho
entire State of Utah. 1t Is the base OF
supplies for Uintah county, including the
reservation recently opened up to settle
ment, and as far In n northeDsterly dIrec
tion as the State line. including a portion
OF western Colorado, Vernars mercantile
establishments are the finest and most
elaborate to be found In any of the coun-
try towns OF the State. Her population
Including her close environments will
number about $500. The main streets are
paved with asphalt rs are several miles
OF sidewalks The Vernal bank, he says
is prosperous and does large business
In one respect. Mr., Davis says, Vernal,
as q city. stands IN class by herself
The municipal corporation Is governed
as other cities OF her class throughout
the State and has been 80 governed for
n great many years. without ever having
had 10 levy one cent for city revenue
There is no bonded indebtedness, She Is
| free from debt, the annual licenses being
ample TO pay all expenses Of running the
| city. Her courthouse is the finest In the
State outside Of Salt Lake. Her churches
are handsome and ample for the purposes
| for which they were built The educa-
tional facilities are far In advance OF
many older places in fact. are keeping
pace with the evolutionary and education
al age In which we live.
The crops in that section Of the State
Mr.. Davis says, are away above the aver
age this year The ranges are heavy
with grass, in places tall and heavy
enough to furnish good crop OF hay
The stockmen are In good humor and
making money fast The nearest railroad
point is Dragon In Colorado, distant
| from Vernal about f1fty-fve miles. All
| freight destined for. distribution at Yer
nal Is frelghted there by the railroad
company, SO that II Is virtually delivered
by the cousignor, through the railroad
company, 10 the consignee at Vernal d.
| rect.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron company
people own a large number OF Iron ant
copper mines in that section OF the coun
| try They are not actively operating
any OF their mining property at thi!
| time, but they have an agent almost con
stantly around, with headquarters at Yer
nal, who is at all times active In buying
up all the iron and copper mines he car
| get hold Of
Mr.. Davis complains, and Justly of Sal
| Lake enterprise, especially the neWspa
pers, In neglecting a section "h1ch IN siz'
equals one-hfth OF the entire state. IL
natural resources surprisingly great, th'
| best watered country In Utah, and settled
by as hospitable and enterprising peo
pie as can be found in this intermountaiI
country. Yet. he says. we are taking M
notice OF 1t through the Salt Lake press
Mr.. Davis first came into the uintal
country In the capacity Of an othcla
In the Indian service: in various ofticia
positions in the service he remained 1oi
thirteen wears. After seyering his con
noction with the Government he settled
in Vernal and has been for many years
a leading citizen and successful business
| man.