Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-07

WILL BUILD A BOULEVARD.
City ana Citizens Divide UP ON Es.
prnse of Beautiful Driveway
To t,,e Lake.

one of the four representatives from
the Eleventh district. comprising Utah
county, IS Joseph j. jackson, Of Amer
lean Fork Ms. Jackson's home town
contains about 5000 people. who are
thoroughly progressive and up-to~date
In all public affairs, American Fork
IS the center of tho north end Of Utah
county. and the distributing point for
supplies for about 10000 people. In
Guiding several mining camps situated
In tho American Fork canyon
NINE WITH A HISTORY.
"Our people are prosperous" said
Mr.. Jackson, and their prosperity Is
based ON a solid foundation Our STA
pie industry IS farming, which in
rlUdss great deal OF gardening and
fruit raising. We also have several
producing mines up the canyon, and
some of these have q history attached
10 them. The largest of these proper
ries is the Wyoming, which is con-
slant shipper Of silver. lead, and cop
per ore. The Wyoming is on aud is
part of the site of the old Miller mine.
from which fully $1,000 eco was taken
in the sixties and early seventies. \
man by the name OF Miller owned the
claims In their palmy days. and the
canyon then boosted Of Il railroad
ana a town OF 700 people. But mis-
fortunes came, and litigation. that
bane OF all mining enterprises, set in
and finally old man Miller died. and so
did the camp The property lay Idle
and abandoned until the Tying broth
ers took up lease on ;he Miller
claims two years ago, and the Wyo-
ming and other producing mines. We're
the result, Among the other properties
may be mentioned the Noun tain Dell,
Whirlwind, North Star and some
smaller workings
FINE SCHOOLS.
"one OF our chief glories is our
school system. We have some of the
finest school buildings in the state,
with Il high school separate from the
grades, We have an excellent corps
Of teachers and our schocls-are very
efficient.
THE Commercial club of American
Fork Is its central moving force. BY
means OF the united effort OF the SO
members comprising this club. many
public movements are put in motion
which are of benefit to the town and
surrounding country. II was at the
Invitation of the Commercial club that
the legislature was induced 10 visit
our town.
NEW BOULEVARD.
"By it's efforts a great boulevard Is
to he built extending from the town
two miles out 10 Utah lake, and
thence three miles along the shore,
The city stands half the expense of the
boulevard and the citizens the other
half. hardwood trees are to be set
out on each side of the driveway,
which win extend along the lakesh ore
to- Geneva the summer resort
''The club has in contemplation the
erection of large ice manufacturing
plant, also cement works, as we have
Mt the mouth OF the canyon the finest
stone for the manufacture of cement
In Utah.
"The sidewalks on the main streets
are paved, the city and the property
owners dividing up on the expense.
We have one electric Hight plant In
operation generating 400 horsepower
with an auxiliary steam plant of 100
horsepower Another power plant is
being constructed with 1900 horse
power ca pacity. which will cost $780,
900 to complete. The power to oper-
| ate the five enormous pumps at the
head of the Jordan river is furnished
| from American Fork. and there is
| ample market for all the electrical
| energy that can be produced
Gas you know, We have one OF the
finest dancing pavilions In the coun-
try. We also have two grist mills. two
banks, o number of splendid mercan-
! tile institutions. substantial public
| buildings and many fine residences
and In fact, nearly everything that
goes to make up an ideal home town.
Come down and see U.S." said Mr.,
Jackson, as he went back into ses-
| sion