Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-23
Representative Meeks Says They
Must Not be Left Out OF
Consideration.
COST is BUT So PER TON.
Thinks That Section VIII be Ono Of
Best Coal Producing Regions
OF the Entire West.

Talking OF coal fields" said Repre-
sentative IIeber j, Meeks OF Order
Vile, Kane county. to a News" report
or, don't leave Kane county out We
have a few mines down our way" he
continued, and although coal cannot
be purchased quite as choaply as is
said to be the case In Emery, yet our
people IN half day can load up and
haul upwards of two tons Of black dia-
monds from the mine TO their homes at
a cost Of 81 per ton. The coal is of
an excellent quality, and the people are
using II right along. but up to the pres
ent nobody has seemed TO realize the
treasure which these coal beds con-
tain for the people OF our county, and
even now the fact is hardly appreciated.
MUCH TIMBER ALSO.
I'VE also have a great quantity of
timber OF various kinds, and wood
has been and is plentiful, and this
has been used as fuel largely in the
past; but the day is coming when our
coal fields will be developed, and
with the advent of transportation IA
cilities, Kane will become one of the
leading coal producing regions of the
west At present We are ITO niles from
the nearest railway station arys-
vale on the Rio Grande. Marysyale is
the southern terminus of the Rio
Grande In Piute county, but we have
been hoping that this road would ex-
tend its line down into our country
soon. The Clark road has had explor-
ing parties In the field. and IL has been
art al nj
being made to prevail upon this line
TO come over 10 us by way OF st George.
The coal business alone would be suffi-
Client to pay a railroad for coming into
our country, to say nothing of the other
Industries which flourish in our midst
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES.
Stock and sheep raising are the prin-
cipal industries now being carried on
in Kane. II is a splendid grazing coun-
try, and when road comes in the
creamery business will be established
and butter and cheese will be exported
| We have any amount of fine timber
| consisting of various kinds of pine, ce-
| dar and mahogany, with as yet very
ness. The opportunities are excellent
| in this line.
DRY FARMING STARTED.
Dry farming is just becoming knowr
| in our part Last year wheat raised
| on dry farms averaged 10 bushels TO tht
| acre, and corn grown on dry lant
equalled the crops raised on irrigated
| farms.
POPULATION AND PROGRESS.
''To her credit be It said. Kane coun
| ~ has most excellent school system
and some splendid school buildings. Thu
people are believers In education. a.
well as progress in other ways. We
have a population of about 1000 people
IN our county, and OF this number are
enrolled $50 pupils in the district
schools. From this 1t may be seem
said Mr.. Meeks, with Rooseveltian
twinkle IN his eye. that we arc not
believers in race suicide Kane coun-
~ has enrolled in the different high
schools and colleges OF the state,
so graduates from her public
schools and the little town OF Order
vile alone claims % of this number.
WONDERFUL FUTURE.
Eyes. look forward to a wonder
full future for the southernmost coun-
have scarcely been touched. And as they
find that they are really desirable plac-
achieved with determined effort in a
very short time, and where all eondi-
tions surrounding the ideal home are to
be found. even If we are, as II were,
still on the frontier