Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
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~ ARTS was settled In 1862, under
~ the leadership Of Apostle c. G.
Rich and few other pioneers,
among whom may be mention
ed Thomas Slight. Hczekiah Duifin
John Clifton, John A. Bagley. ST..
Lucius Bingham. and others The
site was selected on account Of the
water supply from Paris Creek. and
the land adjacent to the town being
OF superior quality, and being about
the center of the valley. The town
was laid out under the plan of Presi-
dent Brigham Young. In ten-acre
blocks, ten lots to the block. one
acre each, and streets eight rods wide.
The land that could be easily irrigated
was divided up In Ave and ten acre
lots and lots We're drawn for the
land. Irrigation bitches were made to
irrigate this land that had been
taken up and the early settlers de-
pended upon the marsh or swamp
lands for the supply OF hay, and they
found an abundance. as nay grew
upon the bottom- lands from four to
Sin Itet NE II, ana VI SUDu fuuills.
The population of the town con-
tinued to increase steadily, and In the
year 1870 President Young visited the
valley, ana Bishop William Bulge was
then called to be presiding bishop. ana
with him Il number of others were
called. who went to locate in Bear
Lake, among whom may be mentioned
j. U. stuck. Walter Hogc, Thomas w.
llorsley, Herbert Horsley, Jamoa
poulscn, and many others.
CHURCH EDITICES.
The stake tabernacle, built of
stone, was completed IN 1889, and 1t
IS one of the finest church build
ings in the state of Idaho, costing in
the neiyhborhood of $4,000. This
main building of the Fielding academy
was completed in 1903, and an add
tiona! wing was added to the build
Ing in 1908. and It has steadily grown
in attendance and importance until
tho present, when about 800 students
are enrolled.
Paris is the county seat of Bear
Lake county, and Il commodious court
house was built about 1882, and liz
1906 1t was enlarged and improved.
Paris Ia located near the center of
the valley, on 81 beautiful stream OF
water Paris Creck). upon which Is
located the electrical plant of the Bear
Lake Power company, which supplies
light and rover to the towns of
Montpelier, Georgetown, Ovid. Blooms
inGton and st, Charles rs well as
paris, built nj n cost OF about 100000.
Paris has Il district school building,
with an attendance Of about 800. The
town Is divided into two ccCicsiaSti-
cal wards, he First and Second wards,
each Of which has a good commo-
liOus mrotinghouSe
IRRIGATION PROJECTS
Paris Is destined to grow rapidly in
the future. with the bench land all
being cultivated ana thousands Of
acres Of dry farm lands being brought
under cultivation, the bottom
lands being cffectunlly drained by
the Telluride Power company
which is now running n large steel
drcdgc and making II dyke to con-
serve the waters OF Bear river and the
other streams flowing into Bear lake
ana making n drain which will lower
The surface OF the lake from two to
four feet. ana conserve all the flood
waters and the surplus water of Bear
lake for power purposes and agri-
cultural uses, III Cache, Boxclder and
weber counties, Utah.
RAILROAD COMING.
The oregon Short Line Railroad
company is now constructing Il branch
| limo of It's road from Montpelier to
| Paris n distance OF about 10 miles,
| which will enhance the value Of prop
| crty and be n great convenience to the
settlers on the west side of the valley.
with Il station at Ovid and another at
Paris. and it is expected that this
line Will be continued as far rs Fish
Haven. ana that the entire Oregon
Short Line system viii then be supplied
with ice from Bear Lake, and it Is
expected that the line will eventually
be continued to Ogden, v!n Huntsville,
Eden. and the Ogden canyon. which
would place Paris and the other towns
on the west side Of the valley on tho
main line.
In the hills West of Paris there nre
large deposits of phosphate, which arc
now reserved by the government, ana
which Will prove to be n. source of
revenue TO the people: also, lead, sill
Yer and copper mines are found, ana
late developments give promise that
these properties will soon become per-
manent shippers over the new railroad,
NOTED PARIsIANs.
The name of William Bulge will al
ways be remembered as being closely
associated with Paris and Bear Lake
as &c has been the most active figure
III Its growth and development.
Parts has furnished to the intcrmoun-
tain country many bright professional
men. The Drs. Fudge. in Logan. the
Drs. Rich, in Ogden and Garland, DR..
Stauficr of Salt Lake and Jesse r. $,
Bulge, who is now practising law in
Pocatcllo, are some of the professional
men produced by Paris.
Paris has also produced one among
tho greatest musicians of the United
States, Arthur Shepherd, now OF Bos-
ton, the winner of the Padercwski
prize for musical composition. and at
present one OF the instructors ut the
New England conversatory of music,
Boston.
PRESIDENT ]. Il. SHEPHERD.
President Joseph r, Shepherd. who
Is now president OF tho Bear Lake