Show SUNNY SOUTH ou on the cars past sandy Alne american rican fork pimsant rica sant grove to pro TO the garden city of the south EDITOR HERALD the country lying south of salt lake city cit in salt lake county along the utah h central railway can not bo be said to be very rich or productive the lark lack of water has made settlement on a great portion of the land impossible yet there are numerous nourishing flourishing farms along the jordan river and some small settlements near the mountains SANDY tile once lively and prosperous mining town is not what it once was the spirit that once gave i it t such widespread life has fled to other parts and left only the shells that it inhabited these are occupied by a less enthusiastic community who content themselves vea with less loss life and probably more work THE SMELTERS ELTERS along the road give employment to numbers dumbers of people and ameday and night without intermission the year round grinding out the riches for which big and little cottonwood canyons and utah have become so famous the little village of draper is nestled in a curve of the mountains and from the look of profound quietness quiet tim surround surrounding ing it gives room and support to a contented population THE FINEST SIGHT that any traveler could desire may in ay be seen from front the top of the summit dividing salt lake and utah counties from bear river bay in the north to mount nebo in the south one has a view over a stretch of country including five counties in the center of the tile valley a little to the west lies the beau water ater utah lake stretching for a distance of about twenty five mile milco with a width of about ten to the south is the famous mount nebo rearing its snow clad crown feet acet above the sea level the east side of the valley is dotted with settlements tle ments farmhouses aej farms from rom which clothed with the variegated hue bues of autumn and crowned WITH THE CLOAK OP OF WINTER rise the stately wasatch mountains in n a deep ravine the jordan winds its ts way to empty its burden of fresh water into the great salt lake when we associate these natural beauties with the memories of camp floyd and the early indian troubles the scene before us is one of unusual interest near the north entrance into the valley the new salt lake western railway branches off from the JJ C railway railia y to tintic gintic and the west there is is some talk of continuing this road to california the most interests interesting inte resti na settlements before reaching provo is AMERICAN FORK and pleasant grove the latter is in every respect what the name implies a pleasant grove the battle creek mountains are especially beautiful and full of interest on account of their peculiar formation great clifta of rock rise at regular intervals and extend in horizontal lines along the tops when snow falls these cliffs remain bare and the space pace between them thew being covered with snow gives the mountains a striped appearance near near the lake below pleasant grove the denver rio grando grande railway ailway It have made a n station and it is said will form a it pleasant resort fur for bathers and tourists tour ats PROVO is one of the important cities of utah athas a population opu lation people and ans is fast growing in wealth and financial interest the city has had bad a boom in the building line this season Z C M I 1 has just finished one of the largest warehouses in ia the territory with a view of making provo the tile distributing center of the south how this will succeed eucce ed now that the roads have determined to lay goods in ogden and salt lake for the same rates rat es as here remains to bo be seen A new bank building the E building a theater and abarge a large new nexT Tabernacle are among the many new structures erected or in course of erection provo is is A CITY but the sale of liquor for medicinal purposes baa has been allowed in ill tho the drug stores and a correspond corre corresponding spon ding increase ia is noticed in the number of dealers in druga drugs and medicines there are three princ principal i apal occupations pati that give lire life and support to ahli city teaching in and farming the provo boelen Yo va elen mills are known all over tile country and anti the institution ia is one of which any cit city y m might ig ht be proud they are on a g good financial bak and give employment to to over one hundred people tile year round the rile goola gools arc are 8 shipped principally to john U J cutler bait salt ya lake city from which place they are ec altered in all till directions through our country tilt TUE B Y hag has a fame known to all this institution ution brings to the citizens ot of provo no less than per annum from to pupils arc are in ill attendance during the school year ea r most of these are from fram dif ferent e pt parts in ill the territory out odthe of the now lloy enrolled only 35 havo have homes in provo the institution is ia u under the able care of prof karl I 1 0 maeser beser with excellent as it is a school that has good moral control over the pupil pupils these are neither allowed to use intoxicants nor tobacco tea and coffee must not be indulged in and prom promptly te aly at p in every pupil must be at home these rulea rules are strictly enforced and notwithstanding many young men with bad habits are BENT SENT TO REFORM but yer few comparatively are expelled for bad conduct and most of them return completely devoid of their bad habits in additon to the good thug thus accomplished the education that above all others should not be neglected the inculcation of religious principles into the mind is here taught thus this becomes the school above all others that is worthy the patronage of the young science and religion hero here go hand band in hand of the farming statistics we were unable to learn anything of interest but the beautiful fields were enough to satisfy the mind that ABUNDANCE IS RAISED to support the farmer one thing that provo needs ig is a thorough overhauling t of her streets which present a rugged mountainous a appearance p ead pe ea arance rance tie as ifa if a street t supervisor supery super isor or had never seen them prest t jos F smith apostle F P T M 1 lyman elder junius F wells and other others attended the quarterly conference of the Y 11 if 1 I A here today to day A large attendance was present and instructive discourses were delivered B gluff was sustained as stake superintendent instead of M 11 H hardy who has gono gone east to study medicine F E if H A PROVO oct 14 1883 |