Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

! in district scanned with nnumerable
trails of the departed bison ana deemed
/ hy settlers in nearby communities as
nl only for range and hay land' or-
string Co remain and build substantial
/ homes for their families.
The boom camps Goo The west anu
cast have grown Iu "a remarkable mani
nor. hut none have made the same
substantial progress in the same leugth
OF time as has been shown I'm the
growth OF the town OF Raymond,
In 1907 a barren prairie, uninhabited.
TODAY am Incorporated town OF 1000
people with industries and business
houses worth 81 000 009, the headquarters
OF some of the largest ranching and
cattle enterprises in Canadian north
west and Of the Knight Sugar company
limited is part OF the story.
SUGAR FACTORY.
The sugar factory during the 1907
campaign has sliced 10000 tons OF beets
and manufactured therefr0m 5,4OO,OJ0
pounds OF sugar; an average OF 20
pounds Of sugar per ton and an amount
greater than any other factory on the
American continent This enterprise
alone during ITS working season fur
ulshes labor for 500 people
The Ellison Milling company, With a
capacity of SEQ barrels per day, hoo
its headquarters located at Raymond.
BY the end of the present year the
streets and buildings VIII be illumin-
ated by electricity together with plank
sidewalks win give Co the town an air
OF cltyhood.
The prospect for natural gas, oil ana
artesian wells are first class and de-
Velopment work has been arranged for
and VIII soon De under way
Surrounded by seams Of first quality
coal Raymond has am iueXhaustble
supply al reasonable prices.
Telephones and telegraph connect
with an parts and very good railway
facilities with an ever increasing mar
ket for all products are other adyant-
ares.
Raymond offers better Inducements
for home building than any spot on
American SOIL Raymond has "a branch
of the Bank of Montreal located iu
"a modern up-to-date brick building.
heated with hot water and with every
modern convenience. with a capitag
OF $4,000. 900, reserve fund OF 10000 900.
a first class hotel and livery stable.
daily mail from east. west, north ana
south. with two daily trains offer splen-
did opportunity for commerce with out
side points.
with the MIX River ridge 20 the
south. with many lakes covering from
ak 10 GOO acres am incXhaustible water
supply for very large city is afforded.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
As TO educational advantages st can
be truthfully said Raymond Is unsur-
passed, having a commodious Soho IL
house erected at a cost Of $4,000 AMI
q teaching stan OF 10 OF Cauada's best
teachers holding first class government
certificates.
Raymond IS the headquarters Of the
Taylor stake of Zion whore President
Hebcr S. Allen and Counselor John T.
Smenic resides.
The stake tthlug building and fire
proof vault which is the depository or
Church records ls located here.
Bishop John r.. Anderson prcsides
over The ecclesiastical ward OF LOO
souls
Many OF the homes I'm Raymond
would do credit 20 any city and Che
residential portion of the town is build
Ing up rapidly. Tho public building
and business houses within the hre
limit win in the future De modern in
construction and add much 20 the
bcauUfyiug Of the town.
The town Installed this season
chemical engine for fire protection and
is now erecting a fire hail. which 50
under tho management OF Chief A. w.
Kirkham.
CITY OFFICIALS.
George w Green. mayor; George IT.
Budd. secretary Jas. Rode
back. marshal; David stewart, audi
tor; council. II. s. Allen, ]. NJ. john
son. j. r. Anderson, l. ID. King, ~ j.
OBren.
Board ~ Trade. D. King. prcsi-
dent and @. ID. Fox secretary treas
urcr.
Agricultural society-T. J. OBrien.
president. George H. Budd, secretary
1 treasurer