Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10


business district was located where
1t is today. In all of its business
history, the town has never exper-
fenced a boom but rather a growth
which has been steadily and soiidly
founded. Today the volume of
business done by Montpelier mer-
chants amounts to thousands of
dollars monthly. According to tho
last published statements of deposits
and condition of banks on September
8. 1920 the combined deposits tnot
subject to cheeky of both banks
amounted to over three-fourths Of
million dollars.
Not only is Montpelier the bank
ing and business center Of the coun-
ty-it is also the railway center of
the county and of the western part
of Wyoming and northern Utah. The
city is an important railroad point,
being the end Of the freight division
on the o. S. L. and extensive mach
inc shops and roundhouses are sit
uated here. Tho railway disburses
between fifty and sixty thousand
dollars monthly to its employees.
Tho city is surrounded by rich
farming, dairying and stock grow
ing section, from which together with
railway and mines, it derives its
support Bear Lake county. Is from
the economic viewpoint, one of the
most favored sections in the state.
Here the farmer raises as much per
acre as in any other region. All
live stock shipped over the Oregon
Short Line Railroad is unloaded and
fed at Montpelier stock yards. These
yards are among the largest along
the line and are capable Of handling
one hundred cars of mixed stock al
rone time.
In education facilities, the town
ranks well with other towns in the
state. 1t is now costing almost fiftS
thousand dollars a year to maintain
the Montpelier schools. Three build
ings are in use, including a high
school building. With the constant
increase in the school population
more space is becoming necessary.
This year as an emergency, the Board
of Education secured some room in
the city hall which has greatly re
lieved the congestion of the other
buildings. The work OF the schools
in the city is maintained on high
standard and students from every
section of the county avail themsel
Ives of the opportunity to take eours
es offered under competent instruc-
ton.
A free public library is maintain
ed and this with splendid church edi-
fees complete the educational FACT
Titles Of the city. Since the organi-
cation Of the Montpelier Stake al
most three years ago, the Latter Day
Saints have erected beautiful new
Tabernacle at cost of over seventy
thousand dollars and finer church
building is to be found anywhere in
the state.
During tho last two years the city
has made exceptionally rapid strides
In Improvement To the present
city administration must 60 consid-
erable credit for tho impetus they
have given to civic progress. The
city sewage system has been COM
pleted, Tenth street opened up, two
public parks have been planned, the
bonds already having been voted SO
as to provide funds for their main
tainance the fire department has
been enlarged, funds have been spent
to improve the water works supply
and best of all, by action of the
council a bond issue for paving was
submitted to the voters and was fav.
orably acted upon. The bonds have
been sold at par with accrued inter.
est, the contract has been let to Glib
bons and Reed of Salt Lake City
/ which means that next Spring Mont
/ pelier will have about two miles o.
/ street pavement.
t The city is in good financial con
J dition, having a assessed valuation
: of over a million dollars while thu
bonded indebtedness Of general obi
} CATION amounts to only sixty thre,
/ thousand dollars. The city Is prog
: ressive and a business center-bu
: more than that-with its well grad
ed and paved streets, shade trees Dor
dered by cement walks, its beautiful
: natural surroundings and its attrac
tive residences, 1t is very desir
able place in which to establish
e home.
I Vast beds of phosphate have bee
Q discovered in this country and tn
: development of this industry vii
undoubtedly in the years to com
: prove an important commercial as
= set. Montpelier will naturally b
{ the distributing point OF this out
4 put The deposits are among tn
e largest OF this valuable fertilizer I
: be found In any part Of the world
. Opportunities for progress an
: prosperity are within the reach q
Is every resident of Montpelier and o
; ona set of men or fnteststs are stron