The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15

bonded Indebtedness Of $4,000 which
runs twenty years and bears per cent
interest: city also has $4,000 floniing in
debtedness, bearing z per cent interest
The assessed valuation is S375,A50 tho
tax rate IA mills; gross revenue; sic, 900
The city owns it's own electric light plant
valued at 100000 There is no water
system. It is a progressive city. has one
bank, the Bank OF Ephrain1 The Snow
dairying and livestock are the chief In
dustries. One railroad, the Rio Grande
Phone connections.
Manu-E,levation. $500 feet; population,
5000 County seat Sanpete county, the
city being located November 90, 1s49
Center OF the granary OF Utah. Sheep
Industry, approximately 100000 sheep are
owned In the county; dalrying interest Is
large, best breeds of Durham and Here
ford cattle; dairy product OF county, 000,-
600 pounds OF butter annually. county
contains $500 colonies of bees; splendid
building stone. a white olite stone In
great quantity: when crushed makes
the finest of sand for building purposes
Ono Of the temples OF the Mormon church
is located here; it cost 81. 600. 900 and is
the second lurgest structure of the kind
In the state. The greatest cement stair
way IN the world leads to this temple.
Only place In country where one man
entire county. the document, or deed, Is
most interesting.
salina-Elcvation 516o feet; popula-
ton 1900. City of the third class and
SEWER county Is tho center of a fine
agricultural region Livestock industry,
sheep and cattle in particular. is thirty.
ing Has one bank. the State Bank OF
Phone connections. Was settled In Fob
ruary, 1864; Peter Rasmussen flTst set
tier, First victim Black Hawk war OF
1866 killed In Salins canyon.
RichneId- Elevation, 5S0S feot; popua-
ton. 5000. City Of the third class: coun-
ty scat of Sewer county, and most thriv-
Ing city in south central Utah. Settled
city. Center Of most fertile valley. Has
IDEAL climate; First grist mill built In
Richfeld In 1877. First irrlgating canal
constructed IN 1866. Splendid agricultural
and horticultural region surrounds the
city and tributary to It. Sugar-beet
growers in 1909 received $4,000 for
crop, County wonderfully rich In gyp-
sum, having largest deposits in the world.
Best plaster In America. Marble is made
from this gypsum. County contains
great salt deposits, mountains OF build
ing stone, greatest thermal springs In
intermountain region, immense deposits
of coal In Salina canyon, many various
metals are found In the range. City OF
Rich1eld owns property valued MT Sb2S6l. !.
has bonded indebtedness Of $4,000. run
ming twenty years and bearing per cent
interest: owns its own water plant,
valued at sS5, 600; has no floating indebt-
edness; total receipts from all sources by
city are SS529: has splendid high school;
city Is lighted by electricity; phone con
nections. three banks. viz: James M.
Peterson bank. RichfieId Commercial and
Savings bank. State Bank of Sewer. Has
one railroad, the Rio Grande. Near Koo-
sharon. In extreme south central part
OF the county, are great deposits OF salt
peter, which is 10 per cent pure, nearly
three times the purity OF South Amer
lean product, which is considered excel
lent.
Spanish Forii-Elevation. 1910 feet:
elites OF the third class in Utah county
and located in center of lands 10 be wa
tered by the only government reclana-
tion project I'm the state-the Strawberry
valley project-which reclaims 10000
acres OF land. Agriculture and horticul-
ture industries make city prosperous.
The city owns property worth $50. 900.
It's bonded Indebtedness is $4,000, run
ming twenty years and bearing per cent
interest floating Indebtedness. $4,000,
bearing per cent interest: City owns
Its light plant, valued at $4,000. and
water plant worth $4,000; the assessed
valuation is Si9d, 3+7; the tax ratio. is
mills; total receipts from all sources.
SIS, S92 Has two banks. Commercial
bank and First National Two railroads,
Salt Lake Route and Rio Grande. Phone
Payson-Elevntion 1922 foet: popula-
ton, 5000. Third class city, surrounded
by magnificent agricultural and horucul-
tural region. VIII be under Strawberry
valley project In 1909. in vicinity OF
Payson, $4,000 tons OF sugar beets were
raised. Part of the crop was sliced.
There were 1oS beetgrowers, who divided
S56 900 between them; 10000 tons sold
for $3.50 per ton: 2030 tons for So per
ton. Fruit shipments arc heavy. Pay
son owns property outside Of electric
of $1,000. bonds running
twenty years and bearing per cent in
terest, and a floating indebtedness OF
$4,000, bearing per cent interest; the CITY
ala Nrta 1fr,hf r,ln yI.ht tGlN
Is valued at SIS, 900: the assessed YalUa-
ton Is Sf31, 900; the tax ratio is IL mills,
and the gross revenue Is $4,000. The
city has one bank. the Payson Exchange
Savings bank Two railroads. Salt Lake
Route and Rio Grande. and phone con-
necuons.
Nephi-Elevation, 51l9 feet: population,
30O0 County seat OF Juab county. Great
dry farming region OF state; entire west
ern portion OF county devoted TO dry
can desert In addition TO agriculture and
live stock industry county is rich In min
eral. Beo industry flourishes. $50 pounds
honey from one colony during season not
unusual OIL also found near Ncphl Red
marble found in mountains near Mills.
Seventeen thousand spring lambs sold at
Nephi this spring. State has experiment
al farm six miles from city. Gypsum In
mex haustible quantity In rock form; mill
at Nephi crushes 200 tons per day Noun
tains or rock salt near city, Nephi is
city or third class, owns property valued
at $4,000 In addition to light and water
plant; has bonded Indebtedness OF s24. .OO0
bonds run twenty years. bear per cent
interest: owns light plant valued at 500
600; water plant valued at $4,000; as
sessed valuation. s624, 200; gross revenue,
SIC, 900; two railroads. Salt Lake Route
and Rio Grapde. Phone connections. two
banks First National bank, Nephi Ma
tional bank.
I,ynndyi-Elevation, 47S7 feet; popula-
tfon, LOG Junction of the main line and
the Lynn branch OF tho Salt Lake Route.
Center rich agricultural region. Town
site OF Lynndyl and large body OF land
opened early in April. Fine fruit region.
Eureka-Elevation, 1854 feet: popula-
tion. 1000. Mining centor OF Juab county.
Some OF the richest producing metal
mines OF country are located here
mineral belt only Just scratched. Is city
OF third class. TInuc Smelling company's s
plant, which cost a million dollars, To-
Gated IN this district. Ore shipments in
carloads from the district during year
1909 were Ss29 cars. City has a. bonded
Indebtedness OF $4,000, which bears D per
cent; owns water plant; assessed valua-
ton is $3.50. 900: gross revenue Is $l8,S95.
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