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Show i - I - I H THE BOX ELDER NEWS, SEPTEMBER 16, 5 1908. yN JEtlSECJ cm BRIGHAM CITY EJ30RE ABOUT ELIAS (Written by Norman Lee for the Salt Lake Argus One Year Ago) r of water broke through its banks and rushed into the lex el Salt Lake Valley, forming a plateau such as we have just described. From a point in the very center of the city, irrigation water runs freely north, south, and west ; and, as we said before, the soil is gravelly, so xve have neither dust nor mud. The city is naturallx sanitary, and there is none cleaner anyxxhere. Brighams water supply, both for irrigation and culinary purposes, is knoxvn to irrigation engineers as the most reliable in this part of the country. It conies from xvcll developed springs in the mountains to the east. Box Elder Creek, the principal source of supply, is sufficient in volume to cover nicely about seven thousand acres of land. The city itself uses in the of the neighborhood of creek for its twelve hundred acres, the water being distributed through a xvcll nigh perfect sysditches. Every street tem of xvater ditch its entire has its length on one side, and some of them on both sides-- . Each acre has txviee a week. one hour xvater-righ- t In the opening paragraph of this article, xve spoke of the gravelly soil xvhich the first settlers regarded as of no value. This soil has been found to be unusually fertile and to be especially adapted to the groxving of peaches. The fruit thrives wonderfully and the soil, together xvith the effect of llie sun upon it. produces a flavor that is bod Has been identified with Brigham Citys for twenty-fiv- as a 1 Interests e years HIGH-CLAS- S Furniture Dealer. Lately he has opened up the Brigham City Meat Market, which he supplies with fine beef from his 1290 acre cattle ranch immediately west of town. Call on him for anything in his line and be assured a SQUARE DEAL always. Elias Jensen Brigham City Utah The Best Peace Offering J. P. CHRISTENSEN Brigham City, Utah, was named It in honor of Brigham Young. miles about twenty is situated north of Ogden, on the Oregon Short Line Railroad. It has felt the touch of that able but somewhat erratic son of Brigham Young, John W. Young. John W. built what was then regarded as a mansion, near the present site of the 0. S. L. depot, and he built the magnificent thoroughfare, Forest Street. Most of our citizens today dont know how that great street came to be built John V. thought he would live here, and he wanted something elaborate Forest Street was the result. For years it was known as When it John W.s boulevard. reaches the stage where it can be inpaved its entire length, it will its to monument deed be a fitting builder. Brigham City is about fifty-fivyears old this summer. The first permanent settlers came here in 1853 and started their work at the corner of the extreme north-weplatted district of the present city. The place where the city lies now was so high and dry and gravelly that it was counted useless until leading minds showed the mistake. Then they laid out the town and took up city lots, to which they later got government patent. People who know will tell you that the site on which Brigham City stands is unequalled in the state. In fact, the writer has traveled east and west, half way around the globe, and has never yet seen anything to compare favorably with it as a natural site. Those who have ever done any irrigating in sandy soil have seen the water break through the banks of the stream, spreading onto the flat surface beloxv the bed of the creek. It will leave a plateau, the highest point being that nearest the break in the bank, and sloping thence gradually in three directions from that point. Now, that describes the site on which this city is built. When the waters of Lake Bonneville receded until the land began to dry around the foot hills, great quantities of water were left stored in the depressions nowr known as the Little Valley, four miles east of here, and one-fourt- h from this station 110 carload of Elberta peaches. we shipped I'p-xvar- thirty carloads xvere sent out in smaller lots by express and hundreds of thousands of bushels were hauled out by team to nearby settlements. It is conservative to say that the income of this community, from peaches alone, Iasi year xvas $250,000.00. This year is going to be a record breaker, The crop never fails, and too. since the frost got all the Southern Utah and Colorado peaches, the demand upon us is naturally great. Our xvater xvorks system is something that every citizen points to xvith pride. It xvas laid in 1893, in the face of the most vigorous opposition, some of the good people feeling that xve were being saddled with a burden that xve should be unable to bear, but it has proved to be otherwise, and everybody is glad. Those city fathers xvho pushed the xvork through to completion are noxv given credit for unusual sagacity. Ample xvater mains reach nearly every part of the city, and the income, although rentals are light, is about $5,000.00 a year. The municipal electric light plant, installed three years ago. at a cost of $30,000.00, is another modern convenience that xve prize highly. We declare, xvithout fear of successful contradiction, that ours is the best lighted city in the state, barring none. Main and T Forest streets, the principal thoroughfares, are lighted every txven- - st to ones better half is a Dainty New Hat The fair sex cannot resist the charms of new Millinery. Our show rooms at the present are crowded with fine samples of Fall Hats in the very latest metropolitan styles. There is a wide diversity of design and of trimming styles, but every lady is sure to find here some beautiful creation that will suit her taste and pocket book. y Devils Gate, farther south. This M. E. Campbell Brigham Gty Utah. Amanda Gleerup General Merchandise BRIGHAM CITY UTAH Emma Lundgren MILLIMElir City RESIDENCE OF L. N. STAHL. not found anywhere else in the world. Brigham has long been The City of widely knoxvn as Homes, a sobriquet to xvhich it is still justly entitled; but of late years, since this luscious fruit has become better knoxxm, the appellation Peaehville or Peach City, is commonly used. These splendid peaches have so endeared the city to the hearts of its neighbors that they slap it on the back, figuratively speaking, and call it Peaehville or Peachtown, just as you might call your bosom friend Jack or Bill. From what xve have said, it is hardly necessary to add that fruit growing is the principal industry. of the It employs about people, men, wmmen and children. nine-tent- h This is one instance where child labor is not cruel. They xvork out in the open and are paid for xvhat they do. When they get tired they quit and add up their earnings, which often run as high as twro dollars a day for a boy or girl of twelve years. Of course, xve haxe other such as knitting xvorks, canning factories, wood-xvorkin- g establishments, marble xvorks and every modern convenience; mercantile establishments to the number .of thirty or more, two banks of which a city of txviee our size might well be proud all doing a good business; but there is still nothing to compare wTith the peach industry. Why, last year, during the first two xveeks of September, First das meals served of e Brigham BRIGHAM CITY. UTAH. i . Business HOTEL UTAH-N- A ty rods xvith a brilliant arc light of one thousand candlepower, xvhile on the other streets, reach- ing txvo miles and a quarter north and south, and one mile east and xvest, every corner even to the remotest outskirts of town, is supplied with a high candle power incandescent lamp. The city presents a beautiful sight, viewed from either north, south, east or xvest at night. Thus xve might go on indefinitely describing Brigham Citys attractions, but will be content to simply gather up a fexv fragments of information that have escaped us thus far. Brigham City is noxv a railroal junction of no mean importance. The Malad Valley trains and the Montello and Kelton trains leave the main line here, and two or three train crexvs are stationed permanently in this city. Our climate is ideal. True, it gets hot in summer, during the day, but being right in the mouth of Box Elder Canyon, it is soon cooled off by the mountain breezes, after the sun goes down. These breezes are not so pleasant in but they serve us well, they keep the frost off our fruit trees; that is why Brigham has fruit when the rest of the intermountain region has been nipped. We must not overlook the Box Elder Commercial Club, organized a little over four years ago. This organization has been especially prominent in the conduct of the annual Peach Day. but. in addition UTAH-N- at the ft HOTEL A DINING ROOM The best equipped Cafe in the city. Every- thing strictly Special attention given to BANQUETS and DINNER PARTIES. first-clas- s. Open from 6 a. m. to 8 p. m. FRED ROUriDY to this, lias exerted a helpful influence upon every public move- PROPRIETOR ment instituted since its organization. Extract from Presidents Report. The question is often asked: ' What good has the dub accomplished? This question has been asked by club members. It is not for any one man of the club to say What good have xve accomplished? Point to the fact that before the Commercial Club was organized, Brigham City and her peaches xvere little knoxvn as compared to her reputation at the present time. Do we presume too much in saying that the credit for the advertising given Brigham City is due to our organization? 1 wish to say further that the good accomplished by this club cannot be estimated at the present time. Extract From Secretarys Report. We should not become discouraged, for many praiseworthy tributes have been paid our club by the people on the outside, not alone within the confines of our oxvn state but in adjoining states and, I might add, throughout the whole United States. There have been many questions of great importance to the people of Brigham City and Box Elder County, brought before us in our deliberations, some of which have matured and others will yet mature, w here the credit will be justly due this organization. The Box Elder Commercial Club, at present, has a membership of approximately fifty persons, and thus far it has been It is doing as much for the community as can reasonably be expected. It is entitled to and should receive the moral and financial support of every good citizen of Box Elder County. Finally, we have not the slightest hesitancy in inviting strangers to come here to settle down among us. Ours is a good community, and prices of real estate and buildings are nominal. There is no better place of residence anywhere. g. City Municipal Plant. The latest report regarding the Brigham City Municipal Electric Light riant, couched in the briefest language possible, is to the effect that the plant has at present, five hundred horse poxver capac- - National Tea Company Teas , Coffees and all kinds of Spices ; . . . Premiums given on all National Tea Company's Goods. Groceries , Sugar and Delicatesseji Geo. J. Brockman PROPRIETOR BRIGHAM CITY, - UTAH Why is it that The Brigham Cit Steam Laun has been so, success ful in the pi years Why is it that all nearby settlements as far as Malad are sending their Laundry to Brigham Why is it that from a l very-smal- start it now represents an investment of $3000 Because We are careful with ourcustomersclothes and prompt in delivering same Because We are improving our work all the time Because We are buying im- proved machinery all the time Therefore put your duds in our suds and help encourage a home industry xvin-te- r, Courteous Treatment Always Assured Both Phones Laundry Located 127 S. Main BRIGHAM CITY WANTED AGENTS OUTSIDE Good Commission Guaranteed f t. J. D. PETERS ft- 0j T' X - 4T i (. |