Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

That the coming year will bring
more progression to Cedar City thar
any year in the past has brought
seems to be certain. To think Of
the many things which Twill take
place and Of the opportunities which
will come to those who reside In
Cedar City or IN the vicinity there
Of is an inspiration.
Perhaps a greater degree OF en-
+husiasm and anticipation is shown
concerning the coming OF the rail-
road than of any other one thing
However, there are many improve
ments which are sure to come, some
as the direct result of better trans
portatitn facilities and others which
will come, regardless OF those ad-
vantasts. But it il very certain
tsar all improvements will be in
ceased and intensified by tce ad-
vent of the railroad.
Several times it has been ex-
pected that railway line would
be established to this city but in
this the citizens have been disap-
pointed. This time it is coming
The Union Pacific System has an
option on grounds adjacent to the
new hotel for the depot site. They
have appropriated three million dol
lars for the building Of the railroad
and to aid in the construction OF
better auto roads to Cedar Breaks
and Zion Canyon. Local laborers
will be, employed for the grading OF
the railroad.
The shotel is to. be completed by
the railway company and large
sum of money will be spent to make
it the next to the best hotel between
Denver and Los Angeles, second only
to the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City.
About $4,000 will be spent in COM
pleting this magnifhcent structure,
one-third of which will be paid out
to local laborers. After the building
is completed fifty thousand dollars
will be spent for equipment and
furnishings.
Many homes are to be built, some
by individual capital and others by
that if the Cedar Building Associa-
ton. Quite number of these will
be in the southwest part of the
city.
The Cedar Lumber and Commits
sion Company, anticipating a great
er sale of lumber, has already NOV
ed its saw mill to site on Burrows
Flat, south Of Mammoth Creek.
They have contracted with the gov
eminent for five million feet of yell
low pine saw timber. 1t is estimate
ed that twice as much lumber will
be sold by this company during 1923
as was sold this year. The sales
will probably amount to one and
one-half million feet. They will be
able to run the mill about nine
months during the coming year be-
cause of its excellent location, while,
during the past year, they operated
only four months.
The Cedar-Long Valley road a
Federal aid project, has now been
complete to the Duck Creek Rangers
Station, however, it is passable by
auto from there to the Panguitch-
Kanab road or to the Grand Canyon
Highway. Tourists who have exper-
\ fenced the hardships of the Bear
Valley Trail will enjoy travelling ov-
err the Cedar-Long Valley road en-
route to Bryce Canyon.
The money available from the for
est highway and forest development
funds will make it possible to connect
Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks,
and Bryce Canyon with first class
roads, in addition DO which much
money will be spent on the portion
if the Grand Canyon Highway which
is within the forest. The surveys for
all of these roads have been COM
pleted by the Bureau of Public Roads
during the past season.