Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
outstrip the uintah Basin; and no
rOnlinunitv will snrDnSs the "Citv Of

outstrip the uintah Basin; and no
community will surpass the City VI
Spring"
II today the valley were cut OFF from.
the other parts of the world, and all
communication with is were severed
the proud inhabitants of the Vema
country would proceed to produce and
manufacture all the necessities Of
their not altogether humble life. They
would enjoy all the fruits known 10
temperate, climates, all the vegctablei
common in the market of mighty
cities, the meats OF the most abund.i
ant regions, and the vinnds Of royal
palaces; they would dwell in hou:u
built of the most excellent materials
their floors would bear the finest and
most unique of rugs: the woodwork
might be painted with the most cndur.
ing OF paints: the furniture could bsE
rs elaborate rs would seem desirabh
in any community; their homes would
be heated by coal from their own
mines; they would be lighted by ga'
or oil from their own wells; or BY
electricity generated by their own.
plants. They would appear In cloth y,
ing costly as they wish to make "
from wool, of home combed. and shoes
made in Vcrnal. Their vehicles could
be drawn by horses not easily sur.
,, passed in beauty or speed They:
would supply themselves with sweeIs,'
and luXuries of that nature, as danny.
as those of other places. They woa!a
indulge in all the sports of lively
city, and nothing but time would wanI
to give them the music and drama
enjoyed by larger communities
But the Ashley valley is not CONS
to be shut in. 1t is going to open Up;
In fact 1t has been 10 nearly opehea,
up that now only one day Is reNa.eu
from Salt Lake or from Denver mere
For slG.75. and but one days tune,
ono can visit Velnal from the CITY Q,
the Saints. Undoubtedly. the railFoau
connecting tho capitals Of these two
mountainous states. will pass through
the Strawberry country and over Nes.1
nal, within very few years. lneNs
will thousands of travellers, spec,ui'Ss..
tors, business men, and canltallsNa
who might not otherwise do so, sel "
see the City of Spring. And II WIZ
furnish them interest, for 10 place ~,
this state nor In any other OF w
western or northwestern states, eau
| offer n more promising future, ~ pa.,
enthcsis here was not inopporlun.s..'
| Tho writer Is not recording nero IN. ,.s
own enthusiastic feeling for .ln'
country, but merely echolng the sel,
timents OF the officials Of the STATE
| Utah. made recently III MS heal n.t
some Of which We're printed In the sa..
Lake papers some three months aso,,
immediately alter the visit OF live
mon to this valley, He relneilps.,t
that Congressman Howell said 70 w
audience OF citizens, among "l.vm'
We're some school children. that nun
who were then before him would ~
have attained the age necessary 10 p ~,
come II representative in the house VA Va,
years. before this county would i,ai u,
n population large enough to shl ~
n congressman. Gov. Spry sa'a' Mn
here on that visit. that no county ~
our state had produced such ul slpaao
OF fruit. particularly apples; "Co'o lana
has not done II; Oregon has not VII II
II; and Washington has not dol'c all "A
WI, are surprised at 1t all; we o..
not dream that this was possible av as,t
We ara pleased with 1t, and are MAJ u,,s..
ious that ths people Of tho 1 Maysl
parts OF the state know what we IAN, ,,%
learned about this country, .ort,
gresham Howell said In another pnn.s
OF his speech: ~ wonder that u cG ,onsi
! try as large us this has been ~ ,rdari
I all ready without n railroad; l "o s,nicI
that some company has not loils .",,si
sprung at the opportunity 10 s'nisrs
first line across such pro,,'', and
country; towns as large as these .+ %
n reservation Just beginning 10 S, .blsl
tho thousands of acres of Na.,nrsly
soil that here want cultivatins sm II
can not long be without the VY' ans
such facilities" Senator Smoo..,,rola
phntlcnlly predicted thnt aa.,,ithln
would traverse uintah county Ws85
the next four years.