Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
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lectual welfare of the community.
The church (MormonChurch) has be-
gun work on a new academy, which
was dedicated during the visit of the
state officials in September. 1t is in
tended to accommodate at least 400
students, and cost not less than $685.
900. The course will then be lengthen-
cd to four years. and the faculty be
increased to as many as 10 or 10 in
structors. 1t is anticipated that the
building will be ready for use by
September of 1911. 1t Is to stand on
10 acre field belonging to It; and the
strong feature Is to be that of agri-
culture.
The business men OF the city, and
the stake officials are also preparing
to build n $4,000 amusement hall.
This they likewise expect to complete
in 1911. 1t will be devoted to all moral
and beneficial amusement and enter
tainment 1t Is to stand In the most
convenient part Of the city that Is
available.
The city Is made up OF members Of
several crceds, the predominnting ones
being the Mormon. tho Congregational
and the Episcopal faiths. Unlike any
other rural town in our state, the ma
jority are not members of tho first
named church.
CON NJ ERCIA AL CLUB.
For n long time the people OF YER
nal have seen the necessity of q Com
mercial club; they have learned the
value of such clubs from their observa-
ton of them elsewhere: and so, now,
one Is being organized here as an adj
vertising medium for this city and tho
surrounding vicinity. The club will bo
composed of some ESQ members, con-
sisting Of the leading business men
and promoters Of the city: and will be
supported by the most substantial
firms.
Vcrnal has an assessed valuation OF
100000. There nrc 100000 pounds
of freight hawled into the city an
nuaiy, and there Is s4,O0O,000 worth
OF business done here annually. Be-
sides being the county scat. vernal Is
the seat of the Ashley national forest,
and the headquarters of the United
States land office.
The business of the postorfice il
continually growing. In 1907 1t handled
3S5, 900 pieces OF MALL in 1909 over
100000 pieces. and this year has
witnessed probably upwards of 5OO.-
900 pieces Of mail arrive or leave the
little office on Main street. Tho ma
tional congress, which will sit soon,
expects to make an appropriation for n
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needed.
The people of Vornal are surrounded
with the necessaries OF life and COM
fort. In addition to all that has been
discussed, it may be added that the
city lies almost between two very eX-
tonSive coal beds; the one. a vein flvo
and one half feet in thickness ex-
tending for miles to the north or
northwest: Its nearest point being only
eight miles distant fom the city. tho
other notheast OF town, measuring
nine feet in thickness, and It can be
followed 10 or 12 miles. Both veins
dip into the earth at an angle about
10 degrees and therefore render IL
quite impossible to estimate the prob
able amount of available coal. While
tho veins vary in thickness Mt different
points, there Is no tendency for their
thickness to diminish as they reccdc
into the earth; hence 1t Is not con-
lecture to assume that there are MIL
lions of tons available.
For u city In the midst OF these nm
limited resources. and which has al
,, ready made giant growth considering
the inconvenience under which IL
strives, there is no end to possibilities,
Nor Is there any limit to its probable
tiles. The cravings for growth Is here:
the interests are here: the resources
are here. and the capital Will be here
ere long. All else will develop mystcri-
ousy when only the finance, appears.
| And those who are first to enter tho
race, MS we'll as tho others, win rem
| vast benefits. little time. n lttlr
courage, Il little faith a little money,
! and no region In broad expanscs will