The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
KEEP YOUR EYE ON
COUNTY Of IRON
viii Be One of Greatest Indus
trial Counties in State, De-
clares Newspaper Man.
IRON, COAL AND FRUIT
IN GREAT ABUNDANCE
There Is No Boom on. but Every
body i'm the County Saw
ing Wood.

"'Iron county is all right. IT is go
ing to be one of the best in the state.
Not only from an agricultural and graz.
ing standpoint, but from an industrial
point of view. Those great mountains
of Iron we have Will be utilized.
smelters will be erected, rolling mills
constructed, and there VIII be such
line Of industry that it will be a marvel
TO all. G. II. Rollo, editor of the Iron
County Record, was the speaker, and
he was talking TO n Tribune represen-
tatIve.
Iron county, continued Mr.. Rolla,
"is one OF the richest IN the state, for
tho reason that the interests arc so di-
Ycrsificd. When | drove over 10 the
railroad from Cedar City / passed ten
bands of sheep on the Escalante des-
crt. none Of which contained less than
1000, and led by the Angora goats they
made splendid showing They were
en- route for the mountain ranges.
Goats Lead the Sheep.
"Goats. you know; that is. thorough
breds, are the only kind of bell
wcther that flockmasters care to have
with bands of sheep that feed in the
mountain ranges. These goats do not
crns, but they leap from crag TO crag
and avoid many pitfalls; hence. flock
masters use them when ranging sheep
upon the mountains. Yes, all these
bands are taxed at their full number
IT is not dress.parade for sheepmen in
Iron county.
''Wc are now certain Of n railroad
in our county. The Cedar City CONNER
cial club took up the matter of n steel
Ia, r
held with the people. with a result that
the people of the county agreed TO give
Il right of way to the Utah Southwest
ern through Iron county and 10 grade
the road, taking half of their pay for
work in cash, the other IN stock in the
road. This agreement has been signed
sealed and delivered.
Money to Build Road
s'Charles T. Inman, president of the
railroad company, in view of this has
succeeded in negotiating lands, and
work on the railroad viii commence
early in the fall, The road VIII run
from Luud to Iron Springs. thence
southeast to the semi anthracite coal
fields in Harmony canyon, than which
there arc no finer in the world; thence
TO ST. George and back to the Salt Lake
Route at Moapa. There will be branch
from Iron Springs to Cedar City. This
railroad will open up a wonderful re-
gion. and Will tend to develop the great
iron properties in our section Of couu.
try.
Zone thing we have lacked for n
long while is electric lights and power.
These we arc now assured we will have
at an early date. a company. with c.,
G. Short as president. has been organ
lied and viii put Il plant in at the head
of Mammoth creek In the Summit
mountains. The water 10 run the plant
is not only ample. but more so. and
when completed will furnish light and
power. NOT only for our region, but also
for Gold Springs and Phoebe, New,
"Wc have no boom, but are Just saw
ing wood. Just keep a lookout on Iron
county. 1T is coming 10 the front and
it is coming with both feet. There are
TO flies on Iron county