Show A SALT LAKErSUBURB The Village of Bountiful and its Great Resources WHAT THE RAILWAY WILL DO Wheat Buyers are Corralling all the Surplus Grain in Steal in canpete and Other Southern Counties It seems regrettable to learn that Jacob Bamberger does not intend to go any farther north with his railroad this spring than Becks hot springs When it became known to the people Ogden and North Ogden Og-den and so on to Pleasant View in Weber county that Colonel Swan intended to extend ex-tend his motor line from Ogden to Slaters hot springs and men commenced to make the grade parties began to inquire the price of building spots on the lino of the read and it soon began to be evident that local traffic would bo opened up to the road which is now an assured fact as dwelling houses are going up each side of the track The same thing with its attendant results would apply to the people living on the road between Becks hot springs Bountiful 1 Bounti-ful Centerviilo Farmington and Lake Park Old residents in Davis county tell me they heard President Brigham Young predict at Bountiful on more than one occasion oc-casion that Davis county would yet contain more than 200M living human inhabitants inhabi-tants Perhaps as an auxiliary to hasten the fulfillment of this prediction the extension exten-sion of the Great Salt Lake Hot Springs railroad would seem to be a consummation consumma-tion devoutedly to be wished Brooklyn sister city of New York and Oakland California are notable instances of the fact that their respective populations were largely increased by the easy transit of ferry boats plying between two great cities Apropos is it net about time for Union Stockyard projectors to have dirt flying as additional evidence of the materialization of the vast enterprise of a wholesale butchering butcher-ing import and export establishment The COO or more acres at South Bountiful purchased over a year ago by a syndicate from Mr Samuel Cooper lies clotted in lucern about a foot high It was told the writer at the time of the purchase that the company intended to procure a powerful welldriving machine and sink for artesian water in the mountains east which would be within tho limits ol their purchase lay off the track in town lots and water those lots from artesian wells All of which seemed feasible but why the deuce dont these syndicators pitch in and carry out their stupendous project Echo answers why not Spring with all its endearing charms of blossom of fruit trees perfumed air singing of birds bleating of young lambs forms a rural picture of our surroundings sur-roundings pleasant to behold There is one phase of life here however at present not so agreeable the measles being quite prevalent pre-valent throughout our county but have not heard of any case proving fatal My family are having their share of it Ono ot my little boys who has not been afflicted with the measles yet and whose birthday will take place in a few days remarked today facetiously I suppose 1 will celebrate my birthday with the measles BOUXTIFCL May 4 IXDEXIAXA |