The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-12

the San Pedro, Los Angeles q Salt
Lake Railroad company have estab.
lished a division here, and are now
employing a large number of men in
the shops, and intend to double the
force at once. Large and complete
shops have been erected and are be
ing equipped with the most modern
machinery and appliances for hand
ling the work. This road has fine pas
senger and freight depots here and
traffic Is heavier at this point than at
any other between Salt Lake and Los
Angeles.
Recently Thomas Martin establish.
ed cement block plant in Milford,
and is now turning out cement blocks
for the erection of a number of fine
buildings. When the plant is fully
equipped II will be capable of manu-.
featuring cement blocks sufficient TO
supply the demands of the town, and
Will employ number of men in the
work This is only one of the indus.
tries which have been established
within the past year An ice plant,
with capacity capable of more than
supplying the demands of the town.
Is operated by George Atkin. and not
only supplies the trade In Milford with
Ice. but ships large quantities to towns
along the railroad. both north and
south.
With the varied resources OF Mil
ford and vicinity there is little doubt
but that the town Is destined to be-
come an important and prominent
point In the future tgrowth r~d deyel-
oPment of'the great commemorative
Utah. Milford is how the distribut.
ing point for a number of inland
towns as well as several along the
line of railroad. Every day strings
of teams may be seen coming TO and
going from Milford with freight and
supplies for the neighboring towns.
ore Is hauled In from the mines CON
stantly and loaded into cars here for
shipment.
Milford is quite well represented in
the different lines of business, and yet
there are openings for more lines.
All the business men are progressive
ana carry large stocks of excellent
goods. The town has a good water
system, and will, in a short time. have
superior electric lights. the Telluride
POWER company now preparing TO in.
stan a plant and system here. We
nave excellent graded public schools.
while religious denominations are rep.
resented by the Methodist Episcopal
church, the Latter-day Saints and the
christian Scientists. and we are
blessed with a soclable and progress.
siye citizenship.
TO those seeking opportunities I'm n
section where the climate Is unex.
celled and the conditions the hest 10
De found, Milford and Beaver county
oners the greatest inducements An
southern Utah.
southwestern Utah Milllonalr.
Hatchery.
That Utah is destined to become one
slI9dx9 "a p9p9ouoo SuIeq 81 uomo
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VINO nave had occasion to study the
matter on the ground.
In "specialties" perhaps, PennsyI.
vania or California may surpass n hut
In abundance and variety not one will
measure up TO Utah when her re.
sources are well developed.
Wherever the warts and moles and
humps and creases on her rocky back
and sides are scratched have been
found rich deposits OF gold and silver.
lead, iron, or copper Indeed so album
dant are these minerals that one has
but To dig n hole deep enough on the
side OF almost any hill TO make a
strike" Hence In many parts OF the
state these scratched patches" have
developed into mining camps of great.
err or less renown.
Radiating from Salt Lake City as
the hub of the intermountain section.
pretentious towns have sprung up
adding 10 the wealth and population
of the state, thus Alta, Park City,
Bingham and others. OF recent years
the spirit OF push and get there has
led enterprise into the more remote
parts of the state. there to be re
warded by prospects that bid fair to
equal II not to exceed any hitherto
discovered Among these Is that
rough and tumbled section TO the
southwest fringing the edge Of the
desert. extending through Beaver and
Iron counties
The long continued success at Fris.
co and the more recent one at New
house have tempted prospeetors into
these hills, where today much capital
and labor are employed in foundation
work which will eventuate In new
crop OF millionaires In the near future.
Who will they be?
Wen, time and push will tell. In
the meantime don't be afraid to