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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
BountiifEul, the Gardener 5 Paradise

ranks very high among the cities OF
the state, the main school building be-
ing a matter of much pride with the
citizens. This structure made from the
plans furnished by William Loder,
architect is built partly of rock gather
ed from the old Indian wall which in
early days was made as a fort about
the village. and partly of brick It has
IL rooms, two hot air furnaces and Is
SO admirably ventilated that many
have pronounced 1t one OF the finest of
kind. The total cost was between
$4,000 and $4,000. Before 1T was
built Bountiful had nine schoolhouses;
but now all the pupils are gathered
together under one supervision.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
IN the western part of tho city
similar school building is nearing COM
pletion: 1t has eight rooms and Is
heated with steam. Tie total cost
will be SIS 900.
Bountiful covers such wide stretch
OF fertility that this division of the
school system is essential, and, in fact,
there are practically two towns--Boun-
tiful at the east and Woods Cross at
! the west.
There arc many fine residences in
Bountiful. the latest addition to the
list being fine brick structure, owned
! by7A. Fl. Perkins.
In many ways Bountiful is one OF
Utah's most pleasant places in which
to make home. Allof the people are
prosperous; Salt Lake is only 10 miles
away; there is ample land for sale at
a reasonable rate; there is fine duck
hunting at the mouth of the Jordan
river a few miles to the west, and
many other points of interest and d..
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the higher branches OF learning. w. H..
Terry Is its principal and With him
are associated five teachers.
The city itself has shown much adj
vancelnent in the last few wears ,ts.
Three years ago an electric light plant
was Installed at a cost of $1,000, the
power being steam generated by coal.
The lights cost the citizens so cents
each per, inonth,eac oh light being of 16
candle power. The whole plant is
owned by tile city and is sat- factory
in every respect. Itsswa $, begun un-ii
der the Croft administration.
The Latter-day Saints Tabernacle
at CoalVilleA is one Of the finest of Its
kind in the state. having been erected
at % cost Of $50.0D0 IL lis built OF
brick and is modern and convenient.
Frank Croft. j. w. Lamb and Thos.
L. Beech compose the bishopric and
Moses w. Taylor. who lives Mt Coalvil!e
Is president OF the stake.
There IS everything to please the
heart of the homeseeker in the fer
tile little valley which nestles Coalville.
Not only are there opportunities for
farming. stock raising, and the invest
ing of capital, but there is diversion
of the widest kind. When this was
written, the writer had just seen an
enormous cinnamon bear lying dead on
sheep herdcr's wagon at Echo a few
miles away: and he was told that many
more were liz the hills. Rabbits prai-
rie chickens and deer are quite plentl-
full and ducks abound on the Weber.
Chalk Creek near by is noted for It's
fine trout fishing; and each year many
a weary otfice-wnrn city man comes
to this refreshing stream. There Is
good slcighing all winter, n large opera
hous and two dance halls In fact
there is much dry farming land for
sale; and the homeseeker4 could not do
better than enter this delightsome lit
tie valley and grow with thriving
energetic people.
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The school system Is especially fine.
the main building being one OF the
best in tbs state and the principal, Al
fred NJ Nelson, Being a man OF collipe-
tcncy Archibald Bevan. j. w. rate
and c. r. Mcbride constitute the board
of trustees.
BIG SHELTER PROPOSITION.
BY far the most interesting subject
to write upon in dealing with Iooele at
this time is the coming of the new
snclter. which is to be constructed by
The Utah Consolidated Mining com
many. The matter has been under con-
sideration for over a year but 1t Is
| during the last eight months that spe-
cial activity has been manifest. II Is
| the intention Of the company TO erect a
| smelter at the mouth OF Pine canyon,
| lust east of the city The capacity VIII
| he 1000 tons per day and the total cost
| 81 500. 900 Connection will be made by
| aerial tramwny with the Highland BOY
| mine over the mountain. it being lo,oVo
] feet in a direct line from the site of
the smelter.
| One of the main reasons for beiiev-
ing that the shelter will be constructed
is the fact that already the Utah Con-
solidatcd Mining company has paid out
to the farmers Of Tooele and vicinity
for land and easements the munln-
cent sum OF $4,000 in cash. Many q
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rooELE's PRETTY SCHOOL BUILDING.

home has been relieved of its mort-
gage. many a debt has been cancelled
and many are the. enjoyments that
have resulted and are now resulting
from this. All of the deposits have
gone into the local banls-a boost such
as few young similar institutions have
enjoyed Coming as 1t did when the
mines We're closed and the people of
Tooele were to large extent out of
employment, the money was a godsend.
The panic was little felt.
MUCH LAND PURCHASED.
The company has purchased much
land at the mouth of the canyon and
easements over a vast territory be-
You'd. The easements are liberal, most
of the risk being upon the company. II
the smelter smoke does injury, the COM
pany ia constrained to purchase the
land so affected at q price agreed upon
now and written in the contract. Every
! man knows now exactly how much he
! will receive for his land in case the
| smelter smoke should compel him to
| sell. He is in no case. however, con-
| strained to convey to the smelter COM
| pany for II land values greatly in
| crease he may sell to anyone, subject of
| course TO the continuance of the ease
| ment Furthermore, there is no limit to
| the time of effect of the easement:
| when the damage is done, then will the
| company be responsible.
AS to the smelter's being erected OF
!, course there is some doubt. Some other
smelter may make the mining company
| such an offer that 1t will be willing
to relinquish its plans with regard to
| Tooele. IF the company is not thus per-
suaded the new plant will be in opera
ton by March, 1910, as the present
| smelling contract extends only until
that time.
Surveys arc all made and plans arc
under way for the erection of an cleo.
trio car line from the mouth of the
canyon to the city. Toocie being the
residence district.
Judged from almost any business
standpoint. Tooele is a city of oppol-
tunity, city astir!
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THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF COAL VILE

was on May 10, 1906 that ha,,
was organized in Coalville-an i,
stitution long needed and at last NJ
EidedS by men of Utility ana intepri,,.
James Pingree. the Ogden banker wac
made president, Alfred Blonuulst ~
CoalV1lle Yico president. BIG, Rial. s
man Vice president, Frank Pinrraa
cashier and the following directors ~. ~,
B. ellison, NJ. S. Browning, b. q. R,nr,,
man, James Pingree and Frank pims
gree, all of Ogden. and Alfred Rlnn
qulst. David Rees. George Garter ana
| AXcil Blonquist of Coalville The canit,'E
izatfon Is $4,000 and on account ~ az
excellent business management Of tho
company. and tho keen ability OF ~
young cashier, there is now n s,,,,1,,s
OF $4,000 and deposits Of $225Oo. /, rrs.
ular dividend of a. per cent is paid.
The bank has the reputation of hay-
Ing paid cashiers checks for onlv Il
| days during the panic of last voc,
and in fact on account of prudent man.
| agenent from 40 to 80 per cent q. liz
total deposits We're actually on hand
| during the whole trouble Th, ,Hrs,
| National is considered one OF the mosi
solid OF the young banks of the state
! 1t draws it's patronage from districts
even 80 miles up the Weber valley. Thn
I bank building was constructed mon
We otSttli.tttioll OIL tne company at n
| cost ON $500. The fixtures are nodorn
| in every respect. including n Mosled
safe and vault, adding machines and
other things found in an up-to-dntc
bank. The cashier, Frank Pingree. is a
| man admirably fitted by education and
nature to handle tho institution.
Just north Of the bank Is being erect
| ed what promises to be the largest
department store in the valley The
|
ing vii! cost $4,000 and groceries. rur
niture, dry goods-alnost anything
needed in Coalville will he kept in
stock. John G. Paslett Is president Of
| the company and Frank Pingrec score.
! stary and treasurer.
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/, Coalyille is really closer by rail to
| Ogden than to Salt Lake; and, there
| for. many of the leading people of the
vicinity are from Weber county. Tho
present population OF the town is over
| 900 though this Is of course eXclu-
| sivo of the ranchmen and farmers who
| do their business Mt Coalville but reside
| beyond the mountains or up the VAL
| ley.
Coalvilo is the county seat OF Sum
! nit county and has a fine courthouse
erected ut cost of 100000.
CoALvILLE CITY OFFICIALS.
THE present city officials include
Frank Croft. mayor; James Calder
wood treasurer: Jos. Hartley, Justice.
| and j. II. Ball, Frank Demming, o. w.
French WIN. Frost and ]. w Wilde.
council.
rho mayor, Frank Croft, Is now IN
his fourth term of office.
The resources OF Coalville are varied
indeed, farming, timbering, mining,
stock raising as we'll as cement max
ing, coming within the category of
industries. The mountains are covered
with Just that variety Of grass and
delicate weeds that pieases the taste
of sheep and for that reason many of
Coalville'S prominent citizens attribute
their business success to the raising OF
own herds varying in size from one
to fifteen thousand head may be men
toned G CT Roddon & Sons. David
Rees. j. r. Rhead. Bloornluist Broth
cis, Salmon Brothers, VIM Eagnell
VIM. Rigby and Walter Calderwood.
1t is usually during the summer that
the sheep are allowed to run on the
ranges about Coalville. for in the win
ter they are either taken away to Wyo-
ming or fed in the yards at home.
There are two timber companies In
Coalville. the principal one being tho
Chalk Creek Timber company, of
which r. ". Bailey is president w. l..
Hansen vice president and Frank Croft
manager. The other is owned by the
Coop and the Peoples Mercantile Co
The leading tlmbers taken from the
mountains of this vicinity are native
White pine and tamarac; much OF the
sawed wood is used locally in timber
ing the mines There are two sawmiIts
near CoalviIle and the two together do
an annual business Of about $4,000
COAL. MINING INDUSTRY.
or course the principal industry in
this neighboshood is coal mining, for
ever since the veins were discovered in
1859, Cnalrille has had n constantly
increasing prestige as a coallng center.
Being one of the earliest known sources
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-oOELE and the surrounding
country is undoubtedly a land
for the l1omeseeker

In previous years mention has
been made of the history of Tooele; OF
It's inhabitants and hardships; of its
getting Its name from the Indian word
for cat-tail. "tooee." many sWamps
and lowlands in that day being iilled
with them, and of many other Interest,"
ing details dear to the hearts of the
olderpeople and fascinating to the youth
of today.
Among the many things worthy OF
note of Tooele today is the fact that
the fruit industry is felt to have many
things of exceptional advantage, Things
which heretofore have not been appre-
ciated. Apples. peaches prunes are all
easy to raise In this vicinity, and 1t IS
expected that this industry will gradu-
ally assume large proportions. D. W..
Tate is really the pioneer fruit man, the
first shipment of fruit TO go out Of the
city being n carload of plunes sent by
him to Omaha this fall. He has Ii
acres of orchard land Under cultira-
ton and William McLaws and An
drew Russell both have orchards of con-
siderable size.
OF the peaches, liberia, Craw-
ford and Orange Cling seem to do well,
and the Gano, Jonathan and Wolf
River are the favotite apples.
II one irrigates at all he can get
three times as much profit from
fruit raising as from oats or
wheat. No one has as yet.
~. ar. fI-ilif
irrigation, but with persistent and re-
peated cultivation--an experiment emil
neutly successful with DR.. sumner
Ileason's orchard at KaysNille-the
vast area of dry farming land in Tooele
valley will undoubtedly be utilized In
81 some such manner by the thrifty home
seeker, Land with a waterright is sell
Ing now from 800 to 5000 per acre; but
without the water it can be purchased
For S25 upward There is plenty of
room in the county and the population
could we'll be doubled without discom-
fort. Undoubtedly Tooele is one of the
coming fruit regions of this state; and
no little credit is due. to MIR. Tate and
others who have had the foresight to
promote the industry.
PROSPEROUS CITY.
New residences are constantly In
process of erection in Tuoele. John a.
I.imburg and John G. Bryan both de-
serving creditable mention in this re-
spect this year
The city itself is in prosperous
condition. and on every hand is heard
conversation on new improvements
Alvin A. Walters is mayor; L. E. Eng
land. city recorder; Martha Dunn, city
treasurer; Charles ELLINGTON, city
marshal; and the council consists o.
John w. Park. l.. f. Walters. w. II
vowles, Andrew Russell and Il. NJ. Al
Kin.
The bishopric of the I.atter-das
Saints church are Silas S. Orine. al
vim Orma and Peter Clegg: and KEY
Cook is pastor of the Methodist church
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u = cry often one hears people
complain of the lack of OPP
" portunity that confronts the
-. v y, =, /, is, a huff the NN1an

" r En- " often one hears peoPI
complain of the lack of op
" portunity that confronts th'
youth of this day, but the w1st
man knows that there are fields Just
as green. mines just as golden awaiting
his coming. now. as there We're for his
father far back in lSA7 when BrlShaiil
Young and his followers crossed the
Rockies into Utah's fertile valleys
1t was in the year 1858 that a. y
Williams. w II. Smith. Henry p. Wiles
and /. man named Lewis Wintereu IN
the valley of the Upper Weber river
and endured the set-souEht burdens
Of those cniiy days The country VII
Wild. the black bear and the grlZHly
roamc,l un;.fraid and undisturbed IN
The ncighboring hills; and thousands OF
ducks in summer SWAN contentedly IN
TN sparkling waters of the Weber.
indians. too approached the camps OF
The pioneers and looked with dislike
aud suspicion upon their cviden. ihten-
ton TO stay in the ncighborhood
Deep snow lnantscd the coarse SlfackS
Of The settlers and many heart was
shaken. A child was born to Mrs. W.
III. Sntitll--thc FIRST white baby in the
valley.
4 man named Spriggs was prospect
Ing the next summer when ne Cnanced
,,ror vein aftnr vein OF coal. 'The
news spread thus giving the settle
lnent its ninie. In 1860 Edmond and
Alma EIdrcdgc came 10 GoalNisle: af-
siter them others until. finally. the lone
Illness of the first years Disappeared IN
that bfotherly interest and mutual pro-
ttection characteristic Of those times
CITY OF IMPORTANCE
coal1ile has now grown to be city
OF Importance IN the mining and COM
mercial world. 1t Is situated on the
upper Weber valley about six miles.
south Of the Union Pacific railway sta.
ton at Echo and on a. spur that runs
from the main line to Park City. Coal
willie is really the business center of a
narrow valley about. 40 miles long,
though of course. many people living
beyond the parallel ridges Of noun
tains enclosing the valley, come to
Coalville for their supplies.
The Weber river rUns through the
city: Chalk Creek enters through
Chalk Greek canyon on the northeast
and other smaller streams flow from
the Wasatch ranges that enclose the
valley.
The soil Is an excellent rich sandy
loan: and the mountain sides are coy
cred with verdure suitable for cattle
and sheep grazing.
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BIRDS EYE VIEW OF COALVILLE
Lool,ing Down Weber Valley.

Coal company. In most Of the mines,
two shifts are run. thus necessitating
the employment OF many men, all of
whom do their trading at CoalVille.
There are good stone quarries Just
north of the city. already great quaint,
ties Of white stone and sandstone hay
ing been shipped out byJ. II. Salmon.
In this industry there is great oppor--
tunity for capital.
Coalvillo has many fine business IN
stltutions, the First National bank
especially being worthy of great praise
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J. w. TATE.

THE wellbeing OF a city Is usually
dependent upon its leading busi-
ness men. for not only do they largely
control the progress of the towns COM
mercial Importance but also they usual
ly fill the positions Of public RESPONSE
billy and honor. Mr.. Tate entered the
mercantile business in 1895, moving into.
the Coop. building in 1895. which he at
present leases from that company.
He carries large line Of merchandise,
including dry goods, groceries. hard
ware and other goods usually found In
a large country stone He does an ex-
ceedingly large business, amounting
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@TOOELE, A CITY ASTIR K

annually to about $4,000. Three clerks
are constantly employed.
MIR, Tate has been stake clerk since
1887; Sunday school superintendent
since 1884, and ward clerk for a much
longer time. For over 20 years he has
been school trustee. and 1t was under
his direction that the $4,000 schooi-
house was erected.
He is one Of the pioneers OF the re-
gion having come to the valley in
1853. Eie moved to Tooele in 1865, and
is without doubt among the leading
promoters of the fruit industry in this
vicinity.
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TooELE COUNTY STATE BANK

HE welfare of a city is no. better
\ attested than by the presence OF a
prosperous bank. and Tcoele has. such
an establishment backed by men or
unquastioned integrity and business
acumen The organization was effect
cd on May OF this year, the capitall-
cation being placed at $4,000. Follow
Ing are the officers: Peter Clegs, presi-
dent; Charles Z. Green, Vice president;
Edwin NJ Orme, cashier, and Peter
Clege. Charles r. Green. Charles s..
Burton, l.. L. Baker, Archibald Bevaf,
Gustav Anderson and Charles Ander-
son. directors. Mr.. tClegg, whose pho
tograph appears herewith Is one OF the
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JOHN BoYDEN & SON.

THIS is the name OF one of the finest
i drug stores in the state, equipped
with the largest retail room of any
drug store in the einter-mountaln re-
gion. 1t is certainly a credit to Coal
VILE, and the people are justly proud
of il. Tt was 10 years ago that John
Boyden set up a drug business here,
but he having passed away on Man %,
1905, the enterprise was transferred to
the hands of his sons, j. l.. and w. M.
Boyden, both Of whom are leading
spirits In the valley. In 1906 a now
building was erected on the leading
business corner of the city, the total
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MIR. JOHN sToKER, MGR. BoUN.
TIFUL CO-OP.

in reality a department store, carrying
dry goods, shoes, groceries, hardware
and tho like, in distinct portions of the
large building it occupies.
Since the appointment of John Sto-
Scr as manager, the business has had
phenomenal growth. He Is young, ex-
perienced. careful and popular, strir-
ing always to please. Though only "a
when he took charge Of the business,
he has enlarged the establishment, in
stalled modern appliances and in eve
~ way brought the business up to date.
One seldom sees a more prosperous con
Germ than the Bouitifui Co-o
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! NN of the mountain at Beck's
Hot Springs, north OF Salt
Lake in the pioneer year lS4I, little did
he think that in half a century the land
lying north OF his wagon would be con-
sidered the vegetable garden OF the
state, the paradise of the industrious
suburban. Such, however, is the Boun-
tiful OF today for many Of the fruit
wagons that line West Temple street
early in the mornings of spring ana
summer are driven to the city by
Bountiful farmers.
| Perigreen. Sessions, in those early
days of hardship on forbdding, sage
brush covered slopes, lived in a dug-out
at a point Just north of the present Salt
Lake & Ogden railroad station. on land
that is worth now upwards OF $500 poi
/ acre. Other men came; other huts Were
hastily constructed; and the wonder
full fertility OF the soil was put to plac-
tical test. A city was finally organ
4 lied with ]. L. Holbrook as mayor;
and the growth of the present thriving
commercial center we'll begun
1 The present Bountlful-how happy a
is the largest of Davis countys towns
and being the nearest to Salt Lake, is
4 we'll situated for the industries for
which 1t Is noted.
,vr,,,,,,,,,e RI SOM An Ary,,E
LIS resources aio
OF course. pe'ns chiei'
early potatoes peaches ana cheiiieS
are raised mostly on me sr'isei siopes
of the Wasatch at the east slde' WINE
asparagus. rheubarb and other later
products are grown on the lo"ll l
towards the Great Salt lake. John III.
Barlow, Jr., Samuel >. Holt ana John
A. Waite arc among the largest produc-
ers of vegetables though many more
have orchards and grain. w. Hol-
brook this year received $500 from one
acre Of cherries, the fruit finding ready
sale in Salt Lakes markets.
AS most OF the land In the vicinity
OF Bountilui Is useu ioi safuea''i's'
LneFe are 10" c d.'is anu s''eep
about except near tfle lahe sue li'eie
are IN the CITY, however. some ot tiie
wenlthiest sheep owners IN inc couh'
4 IAs' NiiSS = - $500 49, E 1Es
ming
The ground Immediately south OF
Bountiful is OF that clay texture suit
able for the making OF the finest
bricks; and therefore there are some
of the largest brick yards in the state
in this neighborhood. In fact most
of the brick used In Salt Lake comes
from either Bountiful or kaysv1lle,
another Davis county town.
Land values about Bountiful are Of
course high-from $500 to $500 per
acre for irrigable sections and s7b to
800 for dry farming districts. Sci
enttflc farming has had such an eff
feet In Utah that the homeseekers will
do well to take up non-irrlgabls
tract and proceed to raise peaches or
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THE BoUNTIFUL COOP.

INCARCERATION is difficult in writ
ling OF an enterprise so progress
sive. and SO popular as the Bountiful
Coop, which is one of the leading in
situations of Davis county. 1t was
established in 1869; and has always been
leading spirit in the business growth
OF Bountiful, Eight men are employed
and although the capital of tho cor
poration is only $4,000. the business
last year amounted to s125,ooo. It Is
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EXPENSIVE AMERICA.

The expensiveness of our hotels
keeps many Europeans Of moderate
means from visiting this continent
(America). The other day an Eng
lishman, who had been travelling Cor
three years in all parts of the word,
chiefly playing golf. said: "a home
am In easy circumstances: on the
Continent COT Europe) / am Il prince;
in America 70 am pauper. he
meant that we are wastefnl.-Cana-
dian Courier
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valuation Of the completed strpc,n..
as it now stands. being $4,000. II =,
one of the most imposing buildlnss I I
the city, and the drug store IL a, IN "
with a large marble fountain a ,na
\ fixtures found only In modern est ts'i'
lishments; The firm is in a pros ,,a'..
Gus condition and both OF the opnar.
seem to be highly popular. ms,
3watchword is always 1--WE are in l,, ,.a'
ness for your HEALTHY, VusI-l