Show salt abt take the chicago of the west contributor to bonds and tf tf tf rf tf 0 tf je tf J tf mortgages of chicago 1 in the it A it it last issue of that publication summarizes the many resources advantages and future possibilities of utah as follows having visited utah again I 1 am impressed with her wonderful development people tf 0 it ft 0 tf 0 living civino east of the rocky mountains tf tf K e it ii tf it tf 0 tf 9 tf 0 cannot appreciate her great resources here are grown almost every kind of fruit vegetable grain and herb known official figures flauree from the national department of agriculture shows the follow following inc aver average acre of crops per acre for utah v viz az i wheat 60 to 70 bushels oats 96 to bushels barley 90 bushels corn white flint 50 0 and yellow 60 bushels and as high as bushels to the acre have been reported rye 60 to 70 10 bushels potatoes bushels P as on one acre of strawberries 1200 have been cleared alfalfa or lucern clover three and four crops ar are e usually cut and from seven to ten tons is a common yield turnips to bushels carrots to 1000 bushels apricots to bushels peaches to bushels apples to bushels pears bushels plums to bushels blackberries raspberries rasp berries currants and 0 gooseberries goose berries to bushels to the acre cherries grow arow wild in great abundance hops are indigenous to the soil necta rines flourish everywhere every where figs are raised in the southern valleys the finest cotton in the world grows in great abundance and the mormons cormons established cotton mills here which used about pounds annually fruits grow to an enormous size an and d of the finest flavor and perfectly solid plums as large as eastern pears gooseberries goose berries as large as plums and strawberries as large as tomatoes sugar beets thirty five pounds each mangel forty eight pounds irish potatoes eight arid one half pounds each twelve to fifteen of which make a bushel melons of all kinds are grown to great size and have a perfect delicious flavor we may now pass on to the stock industries pounds of wool was produced last year of which was m manufactured aduf at home the balance being exported to the east wool averages averages 41 to 67 pound for each r AA 4 67 w 9 THE ASSEMBLY HALL tabernacle AND TEMPLE SALT LAKE CITY sheep and is of the finest merino stock raising is very profitable as there is abundance of pasture the whole year cattle thrive on the native grasses gr asses of the mesas and valleys and very little labor is required utah has about sheep 10 hogs 1 horses and mules and cattle which are valued at 1 the soil of utah is practically inexhaustible fertilization in any form has never been used utah has never had a crop failure for w with i th her matchless soil her great abundance of never failen failing water and the most perfect system of irrigation there is no such word as fall fail known here this is not half that could be said of this great country countr y and we have not yet considered the square miles of timber lands and the boundless mountain ranges for flocks and herds then too utah has mines mines of metals and mines of minerals there is not a metal or mineral in human use not found in utah up to date different minerals which are used in manufactories manu factories and trades not classed as precious are found in commercial quantities and are produced in greater or less extent according to demand among the precious tones stones s and materials found here which the markets of the world const constantly antly demand are alum antimony asbestos asphaltum bismuth barytes borax coal cobalt gypsum iron kaolin gilsonite for var varnish DiSh pro proof 0 f paints lubricants and insulating insulation latin compounds nitre ditre manganese marble phosphates plumbago salt soda sod a sulphur zinc onyx onyx and every kind and grade g rade of valuable building and lithograph stone slate valuable clays and mineral waters there is sufficient asphalt to pave all the cities of the world sulphur is mined absolutely pure 98 per cent and enough of it to supply the markets of the world for all time to come miles upon miles of gypsum marble in every shade and color colo r and from white to black the most beautiful varl vari hued granite onyx as delicately tinted quaintly mottled and varicolored vari colored as the world has ever produced mountains of salt and a lake full as well kaolin of a fibre fabre that will make the most moat delicate ea eggshell egg shell china so we could go on but when we stop to 0 think all we can say is that with no exaggeration V bah tah is the most prolific 0 of f all n natural 04 fc wf for the handiwork oi of man as applied to manufacture and commerce of any like area on the globe g lobe and its every resource is yet in the very embryo of development gold and silver are too well known in utah to dwell upon her mines are fast becoming known and are attracting the attention of investors everywhere salt lake city the metropolis of the state where these vast interests are controlled from lies west of the rocky mountains at an elevation of feet above the sea level and on the eastern shores of the great salt lake which is ninety miles long ong and forty miles wide bathing in this lake is considered the finest in the world and at saltair Sal tair fifteen miles from the city is situated for pleasure and bathing the largest pavilion in the world salt lake city was founded july 24 1847 by mormons cormons Mor mons her streets are most beautifully laid out running direct north south east and west each street is feet wide and each block is feet square the streets are most beautifully shaded with a great variety of trees and on the hottest summer days you can walk miles and always have shade no more beautiful city can be found for a home salt lake city is where the leading real estate dealers have their homes salt lake city is where the mine owners mine dealers and mine brokers of the state live salt lake city has the smelters shelters sm elters of the state which are constantly being enlarged as the output of ore demands salt Lake City has her mining exchanges which are connected by private as well as public wires with the mines of the state thus enabling them to know every development made so that stocks can be quoted on the exchange at right prices salt lake city has a splendid electric street railway system and seven steam rall railroads roads with more under construction salt lake city has mineral springs of various temperatures cold warm and hot salt lake city as a resort is unsurpassed in the world salt lake cotys climate is perfect you can always sleep good for the nights are kept cool from the snow capped mountains surrounding most of the city it is imp improving and growing fast the united states government is erecting a new building the state is putting up a magnificent capitol building new college buildings are being erected private bui building laing is del decidedly on the increase and new palatial homes costing as much as are being erected and much building inis i going on by the artisan class who are establishing homes for themselves vacant houses are in great demand which speaks volumes in itself hotel accommodations are ample and of the very best they are modern in every particular salt lake city is bound to 10 be the chicago of the west space alone prohibits me from saying more about this wonderful city and her more wonderful surroundings soundings roun dings 4 |