The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-05
NERAL HISTORY Of THE NEW
TOWN OF MASON TOLD BY ONE
| OF ITS PROMINENT CITIZENS
ted in Center of Rich Mining and Agricultural Region and
Boasts of More Natural Facilities Than Any
Other Place in the State.
ough Young Is Already Equipped With Substantial Build
ings and Established Indusries-Great Things Expect
ed of Mines Lying Back of Town.

y NE of the most energetic men
at present in Mason is Mr.. e.
I G.. Kidder general manager of
the Mason Townsite Co. He
cen working tirelessly to build
ie town and place its many ad-
ges and opportunities before the
;. Through his perseverance he
*ucceeded in no small measure,
few years hence, when Mason
s of its several thousand popula-
1.-The historian will turn to him as
han most responsible for the up
Ing of model community.
4 seems to me that your city has
been advertised enough in the
ventured his interviewer one day
stly. Here is his answer along with
,le lot more of vital interest about
a,n, Mason valley, the mines and
resources:
ing the town before,' he declared,
Ill we had the railroad in here and
THlcilities for building up we didn t
i. 10 encourage people to con.e In,
+. 8 been our plan to work for a
: STEADY, legitimate growth. We
. worked along these lines and have
:" lp the town upon business basis.
:an sec this by the substantial
pf buildings we re erecting. We
-pking not only to the present, but
future as well, and when we en-.
+ Ire people to come here we want
N hing substantial to show them.
Idss Towns Beginning.
n he necessity of the town was origi,
saadvanced by George e. Gum and
. ~ IA B. Thompson, who realized the
chat the Mason district had to have
@in central to the valley and near
81 slnes, town that could be fed By
i i f,,rlcultural as we'll as by the min
:, asources. This is the position that
i q holds
!, ,fSSae town proper is situated on the
3ank of the Walker river and eS.
|" westward TO the foothills, back Of
co. are located such mines as the
Dscs11lone, the Mason Valley, the Ne.
1o,t Douglas, the Malacbite, the Me-
III and the Western Nevada. All
slw Se properties are developed TO the
.lSS |. n ition stage and most Of them have
f,5odies of high grade copper ores
ISu Sp ID out and awaiting smelling fa,
,a 3.
ii y the east side of the Walker river
s,In1Joining the town of Mason lies
frsh agricultural section of Mason
Nv which is connected with the
iIp2y substantial bridge across tho
Ia river.
otTs Mines and Farms,
sef y mining town anywhere in III,
pspn boast of such natural facilitie,
nlrg% son. Surrounded on the one sidt
d ~ sssht ral-producing sections au(
g. other by vast area OF the fines
aOoo OSooAtural land with all of its allieC
Ire fts, it has the advantage of com
I H. Tor It's future prosperity two o.
J. Sre's greatest industries.
I'D ery one familiar with the distric
pua,Sxa Or less acquainted with its mas
sSa ssea and understands the handica,
Ogy;si upon it by the lack Of prone
A s'Ga and smelling facilities. Nov
!, duShe transportation problem i
Sszpy the Nevada Copper Belt rail
b nls"nieh is already built into tn
. as ,sssseart of this region: now that IN
Valley Mines company ba
si1s . y q and started the erection Of
nd 0~ eiting plant with which to trea
.y ses' no one can doubt that tbi
will play an important mart !,
pi' rre greatness of Nevada.
gEs.