Show II II Attractive Provo Garden Ut J I t I t A Swift Glance at This f 4 A 4 b 1 Gr in inthe the the SunI Sun- Sun I Green G reen en O Oasis sis in I h 2 P 1 a o 1 a elZ 1 l a-l alI i ia i A. A 4 bo 1 a c a tN cJ i i 1 i t o b- b d I. I II I Burnt v Bonneville Basin Basini i I 1 this ominous time when tho the long lon Ion drought and I novo Utah July 12 At 1 At P. P ling midsummer mi summer sun is dI drying all other parts of the intermountain of her lory glor lo r and aDd full fully deserving g of her name as I W West est cst Provo is at the height the he G Garden City of Utah I t. t Prows Prow's Irrigation system has al a always s 's been ample even cnn d during dry y cars and the splendid system of conservation conser whereby the water of Provo Pro river ricer has late ears makes the valley also a veritable been doubled o trebled trebled during durin g years oasis in the des desert H. H t. t As a consequence and by no means secondary r tho the climate is is admira admirably ly a. a tempered tc with moisture not nol only from the thc wide expanse of of f rowing growing wins wins' crops and pastures but from the Utah lake the larg lar st water fresh body west of the Mississippi There is moreover a n constant interchange e of breezes out of the canyon by bv n night dropping downs down to take the place of the warm air rising over o the thc lake I and toward the canyon in the thc day da time because the thc sun warms the atmosphere on oh the mountain slopes faster than on the lake violent winds owin to the semicircle semicircle semicircle semi semi- Provo Pro City is peculiarly protected from owing circle of steep sleep mountains on the east cast As a n result of these conditions and the thc fact that the city has perhaps the best water system in the state Provo Pro is recognized recognized recognized rec rec- t as one of the ideal resi residence ence cities o of the west The location here herc ofa of an nn a electric plant and also a modern modem gas plant gives gi a advantages anta es for light lighting n heating and cooking cookin not often found in a town of its ts size si The further fact fa t I that it if it is the thc junction for railroads in five fare directions makes it metropolitan in its educational and recreational ra L opportunities I I Provo Is the tile home nome 01 of Utah Utah's s most famous church school the Brigham m its Young YounS' university now opening third forty-third academic year car From tho the thoda da day it was founded In 76 it has hns stood especially for Cor tho the training of teach teach- ers It is at present tho the finish finishing InS InS' c col- col l- l lego o e-o for the widely distributed system system 1 tem of church normal schools The visitor on reaching Provo and I looking over Its possibilities wonders wondel's that it is not today a city of or inhabitants ts The water system thess tho the sewera sewerage e. e the electric and gas bas ss sis si's I. I I r I I 1 I II I II I n I I Utah County's Water Supply r I terns tents arc tull fully capable without much I enlargement of supplying such a pop The visitor ses sels moreover cr that tho the natural opportunities arc are such auch as to turn furnish Ish a livelihood for or that many manyd people people- Provo Pro o Is the earliest o of Utah Utah's d textile manufactures but hut her wool woolen on mills might yet et bo expanded ten times limos I and with it H there thore might be establishments establishments establish establish- ments for Cor the the making making or made mad clothes knitting factories and so one on I Provo Pro has one vigorous canning factory factory tacI fac tac- I tory anti and another In prospect of erection erection tion but this thia Industry could also be In di direction direction direction di- di largely expanded especially the of making use UKe of the tho fish Ish so abundant in Utah lake I Iron Porte In Prospect Whispers are arc in tho the air that great I I IIron Iron reduction works supplied by lJ oro ore from Cram Iron county and coke from eastern eastern eastern east east- I ern Utah are arc to bo be located on tho the shore of ot Utah lake In the near future If Ie so SQ that fact alone will bring Provo Pro Into her rightful heritage distances ranging b from Canada to Mexico Ir Pros Pros' on Scenic Map The tourist who has hat adopted the national slogan See America First soon discovers that Provo Is on the I scenic map map- There Is on only I on ont one Ml- Ml os In the world and anti that can l I be bc climbed to advantage I only from Provo Pro as a l starting point As a n reward for his hla days day's toll toil the tourist will be able to look 1001 down from Its summit Into a dozen beautiful val leys and be able to count no fewer than twenty five mountain waterfall Ho He will probably linger also for tOl tOlman man many a day In Provos Provo's attractive summer summer sum sum- mer resorts The first of these Is Springdell situated situated sit sit- well within the mouth of ot Provo SU-I SU canyon canon This Is a little city of private summer homes pones some of them costing thousands o of or f dollars The Tho next is tho the Upper Falls resort just now under a now new management and undergoing extensive improvement It Is mainly a n tent colony colon as yet Tho The third and most pretentious re- re 1 r i S Z i. i dt I M Wf R W 7 d A f z j I C x r x A 7 Jo Y v. y r k 70 V. 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