Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-31
How Mormons Have Won Their
Way In Southern Alberta

and possibilities Of the Cardston dis
trict are too well known to require
much detail. Vt is not a country which
depends on irrigation, although to the
south some details In connection with
the plan Of irrigation OF the Alberta
Railway and Irrigation company are
IN course of construction, hut the dis
trict OF Cardgton proper rs Independent
of irrigation. Winter wheat has been
the staple crop for some years, and
immense quantities of II 81 an excel
lent quality have been raised success
fully year by year. The quality Of the
grain Is splendid, and IN the present
year great results are expected from
the crop already sown. Without say
ing anything further on the question
OF wheat, the whole point may be COW
erde by the statement that Cardston Is
the home of successful winter wheat
raising, and that winter wheat raising
is the principal agricultural item Of
the district a large and fully equipped
roller -four mill Is IN operation; 1t Is
four storeys IN height 40 by As. its
capacity Is 30 barrels a day with an
elevator ana warehouse of $1,000 BUSH
el capacity, hog pens, etc, and % to
30 acres Of right OF way. This -four
II largely used IN local trade: some
Is exported, and large quantities are
used to supply Indian contracts.
The settlement started IN 1857, and
was without any railroad facilities
until the building Of the narrow guagc
road TO cardston from Sterling In July.
1905. Cardston has attained great
prominence amongst Alberta towns
since the building of this road. al
though even at present considerable
delay is caused both In outgoing ana
incoming, owing to there only being
three trains week on this Alberta
Railroad and Irrigation company's
road
Land Is very rapidly increasing in
value since communication has been
established, and raw land ranges from
80 10 81 an acre. and improved land
up TO S2j per acre,
A FRUIT DISTRICT.
Among other resources of import
ance at Cardston which are beginning
to be recognized and tapped are such
as the raising of fruits and small
fruits, apples having been successfully
raised mere. Vast coal deposits lie
ready for the mining, and a splendid
stone quarry Of an excellent building
quality is being exploited quite close
10 Cardston. This Is building stone
OF the finest quality we ever saw, and
AT the time OF our visit the contract
mad Just been secured for the stone for
the new Hudson's Bay store at I.eth-
bridge. and also the cutting for tho
depot at Lethbrldge.
Horse and stock raising Is also car
rled on largely j. w. Woolf. the
member for Cardston IN the provincial
legislature of Alberta, Is heavily in
terested IN horse ranching.
Tho municipal board is a powerflu
representation. The town was Incor-
pofated In September 1902. Mayor j.
A. Hammer Is the present chief magis-
trato and Bishop of the Alberta stake
OF Zion, The secretary-treasure Is
Martin Woolf. The assessment far
1908 for both town and school district
was S35O,OOO. which for a town of 200
inhabitants Is an excellent indication
OF very solid building and substantial
business houses. The municinal rata
was 10 mills, making 20 mills in all for
all purposes; very reasonable under the
Circumstances as the town had to
spend large sums In ditChing, repairinp
roads and bridges and damage caused
by the great floods of some years ago
The town Is well sldewalked. and tho
streets kept clean and graded. There
Is every indication of an electric light
service plant and waterworks system
being dealt with in the near future.
No saloons in Cardston,
Cardston is also the centsr of a
large district extending az far north
as Raymond, IN which total prohibition
Is observed There are no saloons I'm
Cardston. these people having decided
by local option vote against the sale
OF liquors in their district The FIRST
mayor Of the town was c. o. Card. the
founder of the colony. Mr.. Card Ia
very seriously III at present. and lies
AT his home in Logan city, Utah.
The chief Of police is w. II. Irwin.
The town also has a complete and
well patroniZed telephone system I'm
operation by the Bell Telephone COM
pany and telephone communications
established with Lethbridge to the
north.
DAVE ELTON. GENTLEMAN.
One of the characteristic figures Of
Cardston of ID. II. Elton. better known
as Dave proprietor and editor Of
the Alberta Star a weekly paper pub
lished at Cardston. Mr.. Elton IL iden-
titled closely with every effort for the
advancement and progress of Cardston.
He Is one of the brightest. ceveregt.
wholehearted of Cardston men. and is
into everything for Cardston's benefit
from morning till night. Mr.. Elton is
not only known In Cardston, but all
through Alberta for his clever writing
and his great ability as an organizer
and a public speaker Born In Wor-
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