| Show EXPANDING CITY what a salt lake exchange thinks of provo her mineral resources we are glad to note with what tency and vigor the beautiful little city of provo is throwing oat its tow lines and laying hold of everything good that cornea along at the rame time there is no gush or froth oyer what she is doing but the earnestness and determination is there and one of these days some of her most indifferent inhabitants will awaken to the fact thai from a country village provo has developed into a smart thrifty metropolis s ml a railroad and manufacturing center of no small im poi tance to achieve this hyill require no superhuman effort on ilie part of grovu asi ache has a cornucopia of natural advantages and resources her location is excellent from a commercial point of view and not only is she surrounded by a surprisingly rich tural country but she i oa the path 0 the continental railroad kinec and is in abo midat of a region abounding in great mineral wealth such askold and silver iron lead and copper to sy iio thing of immense coal deposits near at hand slate quarries mineral paint and aar apr alauni besides ail this the city boasts of an unlimited water power which is now quite largely utilized by several manufacturing enterprises add to these advantages a salubrious climate superb close proximity to the great utah lake a magnificent body of fresh water and our readers can readily see to extent this beautiful spit is blessed and endowed by nature ftp to the present time however provo has reaped but comparatively little benefit from the great mineral re by which that city is surrounded it has been content to live and prosper as an agricultural town dependent on the product of the farm ane orchard and the stock ranch for growth and prosperity tha money from our mines was taken in exchange for the product of the valley but beyond this the city might as well have been out on the prunes of kin aas as far as the mines are concerned now however as noted above a new ambition has fired the hearts of her most active and enterprising ter citizens and a new order of things is the law of the day her chamber of Commer cd has taken a new lease on life and as a result a railroad enterprise haa been evolved and has gained a foothold that will revolutionize old style customs and institutions in at least two mining camps in utah la a word provo proposes to build a line tic and not only furnish that wonderful region with the necessaries of life but in return yve them cheap transportation for their ores and by the Lakeside buila mammoth elters and reduction red works so that ayery pound of ore may be treated at home and a great saving be made for the producer as well as a reasonable profit for the promoters of the enterprise nor is this all if this can be consummated as far as gintic tintic is concerned why not albo extent a line to park city estimated to be the greatest mining camp in the we t and also compete for the game exchange and the same privileges and emoluments in the above the journal predicates the future of our sister city and if these enterprises are not now on foot and under the care and management of a number of here most enterprising and con men it will not be long before thy will be salt lake exchange journal the following items haa beba gwng t the rounds of the preato andas fists smoot arne co handau the goods it may interest our readers having the aion to nse chamberlains ber lains cough remedy it gayes ma hasure to state that I 1 found it to be ie best medicine for a cough I 1 ever sed in fact it cured me of a cough bat had baffled several other cough medicines N R adalissa atalissa |
