The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-22
SOMETHING ABOUT UTAH AND ITS RESOURCES


has six cities ono of the second class ana tho others
OF the third class. In addition 20 these municipalities
there fifteen smaller settlements. the greatest dis
tangc between two towns being less than Gyc miles
II has property assessed Ss.iI2699 There
assessed 36392O acres exclusive of city lots which
assessed separately. The county has than 5000
million dollars It has seven bank. two hundred conn
mercal institutions and two of the big institutions
It has complete telephone Communication clcctric
Lighting service in nearly all parts Of its domain,
Irrigation system to be found in the West More than
10000 are irrigated by tins system
LOGAN A BEAUTY SPOT.
Logan city the center OF lis activities and the
county scat, is located the cast side Of tho valley
nearly in the center 1t IS one OF tho beauty spots
Judges rather than that Of local critics Former Prcsi
pTrtic sot a MneI Ie nsJ in m 9C o and
Senator Tilman was quite fixed in his opinion that the
finest in the world The city has population of about
1000, exclusive of about 500 students that attend the
the state of Utah running through if, the city water
system being fed from this source. It has an upto-
also street railway. The municipality owns its cleo
lighting service at cheaper rates than prevail in any
sixteen power lights are furnished On twenty
four hour basis for 10 per month Tho plant is
not making money at thus rate TO be sure but there
its earnings paw the greater part Of the cost Of
ton and maintenance. The plant is located in Logan
canyon, about five miles from the business district,
The business management is in the hands of COM
mlttcc of the city council, an electrician
charge Of the operation Of the plant,
ATHENS OF UTAH.
Logan city into existence in 1866 although
1t was settled in 1859 II named in honor of the
feet above the level of the sea It's climate is delight
f4 in summer and in winter is quite agreeable to those
IN addition to TINT lays claim to the titlc Of The
sttutons that located within it's limits. Thc older
of these institutions is the Brigham Young college
founded in the year 1871 IL is located IN the heart
pf rhs itV and has lpTN-6 6nr bu INr
The present year deprived Of tho higher courses
made to have them restored and II IS believed l viii be
The agricultural college established here in the
state and perhaps institution has proved of greater
has been most potent and in all parts Of tho state it
has effected wonders in impartng scientific knowledge
citizen having personal interest in it's welfare. IT.
is situated farm of over 100 and in addj-
the college farm At present it has registered well
on to l0Oa students and the attendance is rapidly
growing. The two institutions named with the New
Jersey academy, most deserving school. bring 20
the city each year nearly 1000 students and of course
considerable OF Logan prosperity depends on these
establishments Every care is ayished upon them and
by tremendous MAJORITY at the recent election was
due IN large measure TO the expressed opinions Of
every other way possible the moral atmosphere OF the
town is kept clean and wholesome Tho city derives
that have members who desire 10 attend college and
prefer moving here to sending their children alone,
and once here they become permanent residents.
Within the past two three years a systematic
effort has been put forth to acquant the people of
the western country at least with of tho ad.
vantagcs that Logan possesses as place OF residence
and educational center The Commercial cuh
and later the Boosters club took up the task of ad-
vcrtsIng tho city and result its growth is greater
than at any period in its history. Outside capital
is being invested here aud big boom is promised
for the future. The city is, of course the main
distributing center for the entire valley and with
tho building of nterurban electric road here Will
have all the trade practically This road has
been talked of pr great many years but it is be-
lieved now that it will be constructed before long
in fact it is rumored that the street railway now
building here will be the nucleus around which the
intcrurban system viii be established ii is pro-
posed to traverse the entire valley and then go
TO Ogden by way Of Paradise aud Ogden valley. The
route has already been surveyed and is said to be
feasible
BEAUTIFUL LOGAN CANYON
Logan is situated at the mouth of one Of the
grandcst canyons in the West--a splendid gorge
where great variety of scenery exists and this fact
coupled with the other that Logan has a very
agreeable climate has caused parties To look
into the proposition Of establishing here big hotel