The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22
SPLENDID DOMAIN
AWAITS RAILROAD
Territory From MarysvaIe to
Junction and On South Is
Wonderfully Fertile.
CITIZENS MAKE A REPORT
PROSPECT OF BRANCH OR MAIN
LINE BEING BUILT.
CITIZENS MAKE A REPORT

Especial 20 The Herald Republican,
Junction, May 21-Messrs. Gearon
and Rust. who are investigating the
practicability of building a railroad
south from Marysvale to Junction
along the east and west fork of the Sc
vier river, recently asked certain lead
ing citizens for a report about the
country Below is the report compiled
by E Z. Sprague, John d. Morrill,,
John T. Luke. c. p. Bainson, John H.
Stoney, s. W. Brinkerhoff and d. H
Robinson:
foremost among the many prosper
Gus villages along the Sewer river is
the town of Junction. Il is the county
seat OF Piute county and is a very
thriving little village OF 500 inhabit-
ants, situated in the central part of
Piute county, sixteen miles south of
MarySvale, the southern terminus OF
the rio Grande Western railroad and
near the junction of the east and south
forks of the Sewer liver, from which
IL derives its name
Among its various resources are
1000 acres of first-class farming land
with No ! water right, at present
CHIEFLY cultivated for hay and small
grains, but which would be ideal for
sugar beet culture and hundreds OF
thousands of tons Of sugar beets could
and very likely would be raised if there
was railroad transportation to convey
l1ACA4A " II Inc most mod
ern and up-to-date court house in
southern Titan; has IN elegant school
building and maintains a graded school
with four departments and 300 school
population
Fiue Water System.
1t has a fine water system installed
and the people turn their taps in their
houses and drink from the pure noun
tam stream The people have taken
pride in good homes that are free from
mortgage, with up-tc-date village
streets and sidewalks. 1t has the only
cheese factory in the south and puts
out an article that commands the high
est market price in the state, and we
wish to say in connection with this
that the people OF Junction are awake
IN the farm, dairy and poultry business
and are looking to the raising of pure
bred cattle, horses and poultry. It has
four thriving mercantile establish
mentS that are doing a good and profit
able business.
Three miles east OF the town is a
good roller mill that supplies the
nelghborhood as well as most of the |
east and south with flour and other
roller mill commodities. Within four |
miles there is a good water power site |
from where power should be supplied |
with very small cost.
junction is the very heart of s great |
mineral belt which is practically un-
developed and unexplored; some large |
and promising mineral bodies have been |
discovered on either side of the town |
done, and the great mineral wealth /
only waits the mystic touch OK the /
railroad to induce prospectors and cap /
ltal 10 transform the haunts Of the coy
otes and the mountain sheep into busy |
districts Of life. industry and wealth.
With a railroad Junction would be-
come one OF the greatest pleasure re-
sorts in the west. 1t has two large res
ervoirs- the Otter creek and the Piute +
WITHIN easy reach OF the town. where /
fishing and duck shooting is ideal;
tn de
Is very common catch.
Is Land of Plenty.
On top of the mountain west of juno
ton is the beautiful Ruffers lake, that d
tourist IN the heat OF the summer may
enjoy boat riding and fishing and in
hale the healthful breeze from the
SnoW-capped mountain peaks i
The east fork Of the Sewer river IS
the natural outlet of all the country
east and southeast of Junction, as far
as the colorado river, distance of
LOO miles by wagon road, covering vast
areas Of farm and grazing land with |
numerous thriving little villages which
supports 100000 head of sheep and
developed country lie thousands OF
acres of good coal and timber lands
hat are likewise waiting for railroad
transportation and all this must come ,
southeast of Junction with ell its ],
freight traffic and travel coming this
way is Johns Valley" which like
magic is coming into settlement and
1t hes $4,000 acres OF
farming land which in the last three
months has been taken up at the rate
Of 5000 acres per month
There are great opportunities here >
n farming, mining, dairying, cattle, :
sheen and poultry raising and citizens
mink that railroad would give that
impetus to the country that would
make 1T wealthy and a desirable place {
n which to live, and also that in
short period of time it would return a
handsome profit to the railroad COM
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