The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-14
Remarkable Development of
Rich Section of Country
Colonized by Brigham
Young.
SALT LAKERS SHOW
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Final Day of Commercial
Clubs Journey viii Be
Spent in Wyoming; Train
Reaches Home Tonight.
BY EUGENE TRAUGHBER.

BY EUGENE TRAUGHBER.
TT EMMERER, wyo., Sept. 10
W The last day but one of the
Salt Lake travellers swing
around their most promising g
trade circle, came to au end in the
Wyoming coal fields tonight at Dia
niondville. Tomorrow the final seq
mont of the circle will bring the pil,
grims home, weary, bnt stocked with
information that will be of value to
them throughout their business careers.
Today's journey again led through an
older settled section of Idaho Begin
ming at McCammon, the center OF
large and prosperous fruit aud grain.
growing section, the travellers passed
cast across the counties of Bannock
and Bear Lake, sidcstcpped fourteen
miles from the main line south to the
city Of Paris, thence back through
Montpelier, and on cast 10 the days
end.
View Glorious Scene.
Much has been written about the
marvellous valley through which the
winding Bear river wends its way. but
it is hard TO tell The story In way
that gives faithful picture of the
smiling fields, the splendid orchards,
the inspiring mountains that adorn the
country. and the Great Bea- lake which
is almost halved by the Utah-I Idaho
state line, was not the least impressive
feature of the trip, At Paris many of
the visitors climbed the hill on the sum-
INIT of which the Fielding academy is
located. From the tower of the acad.
cmy they saw a spectacle such as few
who have not been over this ground
have ever witnessed. IN the far dis
tauce, toward the southeast, they saw
Bear lake, its waters sbimmeriug in The
glowing shine Of welI-nigh perfect
September afternoon, They saw mile
upon mile of field, farm, Of orchard
Welding luxuriantIy their grain, pota-
toes, hay and fruit.
Phosphate Beds.
They heard at Montpelier of the phos. |
phate beds contiguous to the city.
These beds are said to be so rich in
phosphate and so extensive that the
supply is regarded es practically mex.
haustible. From Montpelier a half-doz.
en- cars Of phosphate rock are shipped
weekly to California and other points |
to enrich less fertile soils than that
with which the farmers of Idaho are
blessed. Some day this phosphate will
move out of Montpelier in train load
lots, as coal is moved now from tbe
Wyoming fields, and great industry
viii be established. Around Montpelier.
too, are enormous deposits of gypsum
which will some day be ground into
plaster. and find its way into the mar.
kets of the western country.
Colonized From Utah.
More than fifty years have passed
since Brigham Young sent colouists
from Utah into the valley Of the Bear, |
The development has not been as
spectacular as that in other sections
OF the state Of Idaho. But it has been
none the less sure and intelligent. The
Bear river valley section affords au-
other illustration OF Idaho's debt to
Utah, but that debt is being dis. |
charged manifold BY the volume oil
business which this section is now civ. |
ing TO salt Lake City and the mother |
state Practically every manufactured
article used between McCammon and
Montpelier is purchased in Utah. Re |
Gently the country has taken on a
new energy, There is every probabiI- |
iiv that new line of roa.l will be |
constructed by the Oregon Short Line
from Alexander down through the
Gentle valley TO connect with the fer |
minus Of the Cache valley line at Pres. |
ton, This. line when completed will |
develop vast and extraordinarily rich
territory which must inevitably be
tributary to Utah.
Must Be Beneficial.
The scquaintsnees formed and the
generous welcomes accorded the visit.
ors at each city visited TODAY can NOT
fail 10 be OF value in the new era of
development that is on in southern
Idaho al this time, ani the renewing
OF old acquaintanees was also a no
table feature OF the trip. For exam.
rle. II. :. Young Of the Deseret Ma
tiopal bank. was IN Paris fortv-tgo
wears ago. He revisited that citv for
the first time today and Was usttirslIv
amazed At the transformation that
had taken place during the long iu
terval.
Throughout the trip but little Al.
tempt has been made bv the trade
cvtepsionists TO do any actual bust |
mess. From this time forward, how