The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-22
BEATTY IS BOOMING.
Hustling Little Oity, Where Water Is
Abundant, Grows Rapidly.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BEATTY. New, April 21.-The building
Of railroad is a matter that never
falls TO attract attention, and the aver
age American keeps fully posted and
mp to date In that line OF development.
Today his attention is directed, partic-
ulnrly TO Southern Nevada, where every
energy is being eXerted In getting In TO
the new gold camps by rival lines. Tho
Clark line. the Las Vegas Tonopah
railroad. has it's cars in operation from
Las Vegas 10 Rhyolite with Its shops and
division headquarters at Beatty, the COM
ing city OF the land OF sagebruSh, noun
tains and numberless Lodges OF rich bear
ing gold and copper ore, which have re-
Gently developed in and near Beatty. The
managers OF the different railroads are
working or merry clip TO get their lines
laid into the "Land OF Promise, and the
Chicago of Nevada" as Beatty is now
known throughout the country, due large
ly 10 the husting methods Of DR. w. :.
Phillips Mr.. +. 5. Hoyt, brother in law
OF Senator Clark. and w r. Meyer, sec
rctary Of the General Securities COM
pany. OF Los Angeles.
The Clark line is giving excellent serv-
ice, running through sleepers from Los
Angeles TO Beatty and VIII soon be in
touch with the north and east as she
now is with the south and west The
fact is the line is really In now, being
within the city limits and one can stand
on the veranda OF the palatial Mont
gomery hotel and watch the construction
crew Mt work on the road along the ia
nous Amargosa river, the stream that
winds It's way through mountain passes.
only TO lose itself In the desert waste
oi Death Valley, When the Clark line
entered Beatty, Railroad day was cele-
bratcd in a manner that inaugurated a
healthy boom; the town survived that
boom and with the subsequent develop
ments OF the Montgomery -Shoshone
mines close by. and the further opening
OF the Mayflowcr Consolidated mines.
aud the working of large number Of
properties in the Bullfrog district, made
the hackers for Beatty walt their time
and say, Watch Beatty grow and
every week since one could note some
new Improvement started.
Recently DIR. W. :. Phillips. the we'll
known millionair was attracted TO the
town on account OF the many advantages
it possessed, and he, with MI T.. 5.
I5oyt, opened an aggressive campaign to-
ward the building OF a city which In
cludes wide streets with cement curbs
in the process OF construction now. cleo
tric lights, sewers, etc. stone and steel
as well az g large number of
frame buildings, which are In the course
OF construction, and real estate is jump
ing skyward with every days develop
ments. Now that the Brock line is
into the city, or rather town
Ut will be a city in little while, how
ever), everybody is sitting UP and taking
notice, and all have their eyes on the
big sign watch Beatty grow" and are
fully convinced that each day VIII bring
new features 10 command attention, Inc
second Railroad day celebration will oc-
cur April 25 and rs. and elaborate prep
arations are now being made TO entertain
the great influx Of people who really wish
TO see for themselves whether Beatty is
really what she is reported TO be or not.
To say that the people at the head of
affairs will not neglect any detail that
will tend TO make the 2bth and 26th Of
April days long TO be remembered goes
without saying The town will be lavish
ly decorated and the musical entertain
ment for the two days alone will cost
81 900.
Committees are busily engaged in
signing rooms and sleeping quarters 10
those who have already made reserya-
tions. Many capitalists will come TO the
towns in their private cars, and. in this
case. hundreds OF smaller investors with
a keen eye for the main chance will he
OH the ground looking for d buy that
will net them a nice profit at an early
date, as is always the case in the de-
velopment OF a mining town, Railroad
day at Beatty Will be well worth while,
and the world is invited TO come In see
the town that In a short time will he
known throughout the world we'll as
arc Goldfeld. Tonopah. Butte and other
great mining camps.