Show MANTI TO THE FRONT A breezy budget of news from sanpete San pete DAMAGE DONE BY HIGH WATER A canal its baks the great newspaper lit work another paper mauti is in a semi calm which must be the calm before atie slums which will the advent of a few af pf our expected the U I 1 company takes hold af alie S 1 V 1 and it ia thought immediate steps will be taken tt broaden the guage and husli on lo 10 our city this avil he the signal for boom bat can not result otherwise in view cf the lauy natural advantages that only require the shriek of the locomotive to awaken our lauy latent resources in a recent editorial the sentinel Ken tinel published ahe following adient points which tells the satorv in very language of what awaits the advent ot railroads and capital accompanied by enterprise the most flattering inducements arti held out to manufacturers and plans are already being laid to the establishment of this class of enterprise it may be said of alie entire san pete county that in point of agricultural wealth none the gur rounding counties can cambare cam pare her dwart bister on the west juab county was the victim of an injustice when bhe was set apart and compelled to go alone we think she should be annexed to another county of course sanpete county would be loath to have a desert opened to her side but millard counis might accept an alliance with her as the mines at gintic tintic are of some balue to them during the progress of a boom men are disposed to allow their zeal to blind their better judgement jud gement and sacrifice a large capital at tha alter of a papers speculations in the town we reier to this idea is made apparent but this ia due to the lack of natural advantages that tho kowm possesses apply the same capital to our city and there results a ready remuneration corel with an increase of the avenues of trade a every hand men of enterprise are now cast their optics on these great sources 01 wealth and it ia the development of these that warrant the boom that like a flood is about upon us we do not desire to affect to ba over enthusiastic in this matter boutwe think all who are posted on the question will concur us that a greatt awakening is to come and come to stay we are informed that arrangements are being perfected for the purchase of the coal mines adjoining us by the union pacific ky chis event will be one of great moment to both the owners of the mines and the people generally this will be the means of supplying a great portion of the road aid making this the most important southern station these means will be signalizes signalized with others of fully as great importance as soon as people are thoroughly awakened to the fact that sanpete has an abundance of wealth and invites outside capital to come and claim it as their own the sentinel co are contemplating the addition of a cylinder press and a new dress of type and the importation of a bran new editor Mr hial bradford who will fill this important position he takes hold on june ast 1st when a great improvement is expected ahe manti civil ent class an organization established to instruct the young men of this city have just closes a very profitable and interesting of meetings for the season ane class has had a large membership which steadily increased until it waa considered prudent 10 addoum fur the summer luuy celebrated tiie occasion by an outing to bunks funks lake to which a general invitation waa extended to the public a good time was indulged in and a pro gramme was rendered consisting of bongs recitations speeches etc the bunks funks lake pleasure casort is situated about six miles of mantion Mant ibn a hill of fully feet altitude this is one of the most beautiful boots imaginable it being located amongal a barren and rocky series af foothills and mountains which aves it a pretty contrast the lake is about half a mile long by a quarter of a mile wide filled carp trout mullett and chubs mr lunk has been supplying the market with carp he being the birst person to place this kind of fish on the market in this county manti is getting her expected superabundance of water which has exceeded every expectation considerable dam age is resulting from the stoppage 0 the canal in the lower part of town and it is over flowing its banks and flooding several fields stables and yards A large force of men are working night and day to keep the canal clear and a patrol of watchmen is also keep busly day and knitht the danli bank is in course of erection and it is thought by july ast 1st it will he ready for business the is composed of the while sandstone peculiar to this locality Fel co are building a block of five stores to rent which will be styled the sentinel block four of the stores have already been taken by well known business men the sentinel block is located opposite the city biall and nearly opposite the county court house the rio grande western railway let the contract for thirty five miles of grading irom thistle which will take them aa far as mt pleasant this is an assured fact which the contractor mr H G reynolds of springville Spring ville can attest and it will make things hum in our county the great newspaper conceiver mr J T Jak binan is the daddy of another newspaper which will bloom under the of county register and be published at ephraim we can not tell who will rear and sustain this till it arrives at a stage of accountability we can only tall ot his past conceptions which can be seen at beaver richfield mariti and keahi EX may mayri ri may 28 1890 |