Show T J built in Tooele and the first tree planted on the townsite The I I The Th 1 e f Fe First Irs t H ouse house built by Zacharia Edwards is owned by Mrs Barbary C. C Bowen and is still occupied The JOe venerable cottonwood L b now seventy-five seventy years old j A I having been planted in 1855 1355 5 l 1 Y I II II S i 4 1 I tc S. S si 5 S 1 S 4 S tA S r J 4 Ci C- C I i I i t e 4 S. S k kr r 4 4 t. t l Tooele N Now Nw w Thriving City of Homes Community History I Picturesque s sA Advantages A d va rita g e s Plentiful By A. A F. F PHILIPS What name shall shaH we give gl the count County and town This question was vas a asked lcd on a December afternoon in n the year rear 1549 when a little handful handful hand- hand ful ul of or men and women stood on what was afterwards the site sito of ot the city Ity of ot Tooele Brigham Youngs Young's with others was present ent and asked uke l the question Ono One of ot them said aid Tule after tho the tulles which grew In Jn such abundance there another another anther an an- other ther tave a R. similar answer while an Englishman replied that it night be too hili hilly Tho The scribe cribe scribe not satisfied lUs led wrote roto it Tooele and nd md It has since been known Tho city was incorporated January January Janu- Janu ary ry 3 3 1853 is one of ot tho tIm ideal places plas In n which to live In the state tate surrounded fur sur- rounded as it is by a farming district dis- dis wIth all the car ear marks of oC a aarm farni arm community 0 And yet et it It has haa all aU Industrial ad advantages es for mining smelting melting and Jh livestock tock raising No 0 other community in the state Ismore is ismore ismore more ta favorably situated for tor diversity diver er sit ity sity of or interests le elt city one of ot the first t cIties in tho the state to be incorporated ha has Qt course cours some lomo antiques and on the other hand it il has baR ms everything that Is modern 50 HOMES BUILT The city during durin the tho pat past t two years care CarB constructed 2 0 homes rant rang lag Ins ng in price from rein to while there Is a 3 hotel which ranks with tho the best Tho The city I Is lighted 1 by electricity and has water nater works s owned b by the city an and which were installed at a cost of oC The city Ity is piped for natural gas as an anthis and this his will bo ho turned tinned on at an early date dato Is one ono of or those counties a A. large arge portion of ot which lies in what V t was known as ns the Great American desert and at a distant date was the bed ed of or a a. portion of oC the Great Gleat Salt lake ake The county was first settled In n 1849 b by John Ro The same lame year ear a n. survey of oC Great Salt Snit like lake was made mado b by Captain Stansbury and nd Lieutenant Gunnison Like the whole of ot the countr country lying in the vicinity of oC tho OquIrrh range however howver how- how ever ver it is 11 rich in mineral of or great varlet variety Be Besides ldes gold silver sll and lead ead lead large Jarge beds hl-ds of ot and un un- un usual sual deposits of ot ochre have ha been found not to mention fertilizers an another and other ther minerals of value In area Tooele is one of ot the lar largest larg- larg est st counties in tho the state and Great Salt lake lies Hes partly In the northeast north- north east ast corner of ot the count county RIVER BED TRACED Through h Millard Juab and Tooele can be bo found tho the dr dry bed of oC an old rIver Ivor which found its outlet into Great Salt SaIl lake This bed can be traced raced from Great Grent Salt lake to the Sevier Sc lake and beyond question at atno atone ono one no time tho the waters of oC the Se Sevier rh river iver r and and other streams after being gathered s into th the lake lako ba basin ln w wire were re carried c. of off t through h this now dr do n- n river bed hed into Great Grat Salt lake Even Eyen no now if it the thc waters of ako lako should hould rise ten or fifteen tn feet above Q th the present level cl tho the dr dry river Iver bed would again r receive the water vaters of or the tho lal lake c which would once nee more mor find their wa way to the dead sea ca of or the United States Such an event is as highly Improbable improbable Im- Im probable a as anything that can l be c ImagIned but If it it were ever er realIzed realized real- real zed Ize-d In lii fact tact Sevier lake would become be- be como come a fresh water bOd body and large tracts t of lond load along alom the old oM river course COUrBe would b become valuable for arming purposes Tooele has liaa bCE been n noted more for forta Its ta grazing razIng than for its a agricultural development do Stock raising has been the means of bringing ln much wealth into the country It is noted both hoth oth for tor the number an and excellence excel excel- lence of ot its horses and for its cattle Th The The- proximity t to the tho lake JakE with the saline breezes coming comIns- from It t. t prevents a II CT very deep leep accumulation tion Uon of or snow now while whIlo th the HIp large tracts of at desert land make admirable Pa pas pas- In the thc spring and reasonably good tood grazing g ground in the winter is ib a very cry Important mineral in the county arid and exists In such quantities that profitable Industrial in industrial In In- utilization is made mado of it Jt Sulphur is also alo found in considerable consider consider- ablo able quantities together with iron coal copper fire clay lime lImo rock salt BaH granite sandstone marble mica and any quantities 8 of oC ochre ochie from which paints can be manufactured RESOURCES AVAILABLE As a count county possessing general ll natural resources s tow low places exceed Tooele while its proximity to Salt Lako Lake makes it a a. little surprising that some Mme of ot these resources have not been utilized in m manufactures before this date Tho The minerals also exist in jn this county as in lit others to manufacture glass and crockery crocker ware waro In any my quantities When the resources of Utah be begin ln to receive the interest and attention they wan sarrant ant Tooele county because of or orIts its resources and because if f its lo location location lo- lo cation must attain an Importance few cw expect for tor it now no count county has one ono big Industry industry industry indus Indus- try and that is Js the International Smell Smelting Smelling Ins Ins- company It annually buys between and 15 worth of ore mostly from rom Utah mine operators who in turn spend the time bulk o of that monE money for labor and supplies in their own lo localities lo- lo The Tooele plant now annually treats tons of 01 ore produces 2000 tons of lend lead bullion tons of oC blister copper and tons of ot zinc concentrates These products contain about ounces of or silver tr In addition to it its pa 1011 the smelter annually re requires ye- ye quires of or supplies Including including In ing tons of or coal and coke for tOI th the thu benefit of the tho ho coal mining counties of the time state tate Tho The railroads of ot which there arc two in the county count h haul cars annually of freight into and out of the tue plant to move moc the iho ore orO coal coke and supplies in and the tho copper copper cop cop- per and lead bullion and zinc concentrates concentrates con con- out The company employs more th than n on one thousand men with an annual payroll of or at the smelter and tho the Valley railroad It also pays sixth one of oC the total taxes in tho count county CITY NOW THRIVING In community welfare time the International International International Inter Inter- national Smelting company compan re rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation re- re habilitation has been of or great Importance im fin Im- With Hh tho the smelting plant clo closed ed down that city is stagnant Today it I is thriving Th The Tho relation of tho the company to the is steadily assuming an increasingly important aspect The Tho housing situation n a It fc few years ago became acute This was the natural result of a rapid and ad steady growth in population following the cr very poor cars ears cars from 1920 to 1922 when most we western metallurgical plants were either cither shut down n or greatly curtailed In 1 ver very f few few- new hou boues es had hart b ben been en built in thin tho city of Tooele for a period of ten years and amid man many of or the tho ver very old houses were becoming becoming- unfit for human hu 1111 man habitation Yet no local or organIzation organization or- or or l Individual lial would start tho the new construction program which was so 0 bad badly nc needed ded for f fear foar that s such ch investment In would I prove pro unsafe It seemed evident Ident that thal the smeltIng smeltIng smelt- smelt Ing lag company compan would havo to lead off oft offin in lit order to give o others othel's a feeling of oC confidence in the future of the city A sum of or was ma made available available avail avail- able ablo by hy the smelting company to tho Int International Building a association tion an organization composed of ot smelting company TRACT PURCHASED I IThe The first step taken h by tho the as association as- as was the thc purchase o of ot a ad d desirable hlo piece of or ground round abo about t ten acres in extent This property was l subdivided ed into good goor sized lots were ere sold to smelter at low co cost coal l. l This move mo helped ma ina- ina 9 I to stabilize the price o of lots all over o Tooele Next Te t th thirteen I b brick brlek ti ck hon 15 houses S ranging in size from four our to se en rooms were built for members o of the staff in different parts of ot the tho city but mostly on tho the new lots sold old by tho association Then the tho association toll loaned tho the em- em at 6 G P pet pet- r l' cent a n. largo large o part build o of tho the money required to these hou houses c and on such easy repayment terms that it takes about nine nIno years ears to repay tho thio fU full amount of or tho the loan and acquire clear title to tho property Tho The policy volleY of oC the International Smelting company Isono isone is isono ono one of or development de and expansion that whatever based on tho the theory theol benefits can call bo he passed parsed ed along to the miner tamer and shipper of ot ore oro will react to the company's own benefit Tho The city of ot has ju just t t. completed completed com coma a a. school project and tho buildings runk rank with tho the most modern In the state The Tho bon bonded ed Indebtedness has hat been been converted con into serial bonds bond and they are aro being taken up at tho the rate rata of 1000 an an- Tho Time school system Is handicapped han bait In that tho the district Is la unable un un- able ablo to levy y but bul 7 mUle mills under the thela law la lafor for support and maintenance The per capita assessed valuation ranks among the tho highest in the j tate state but owing to sparsely settled set set- tied conditions and magnificent distances between schools the tho cost I of or tho time smaller schools is Js high The annual per capita co cost t of oC the tho grade Schools which Includes the eighth grade Is approximately and that of or tho the high schools 11 1 In his hla report of or tho district Superintendent Su Su- Su- Su I P. P M. M Nielson points out that every teacher in tho the dIstrict district dis dIs- Is properly certified and all aU have completed at least two 5 years cars of or normal l or college work Tho The selection of tho the tea teachers Is maln mainly loft with the superintendent and upon his nomination tho the teachers rc cc I ye a appointments p po I n ts a after ft er ap ap- pro al of or the board of oC education HEALTH WORK STRESSED The rhe average salary of or the high school teachers Is 15 1570 O Junior high 1 1200 GO and elementary 1053 The health work of oC tie the schools is in charge of or tho the principals and assistance i Is given b by the tue state tC health department and b by local physicians One of or the perplexing problems tho school has to deal with is Js transPortatiOn transportation trans trans- of pupils This expense has increased during the past four years cars to The city does docs not riot notown own any school buses but has this dono done by individual parties The Time first schoolhouse built In Tooele City stilt still stands in tho the center center cen cen- ter of or tho the elt city It was built b by John In Jn 1860 and Is still in ina a fine state of or preservation J Just t across the street t from rom the old buildIng buildIng build- build Ing lag stands a a. modern fireproof hotel that cost and by its side Is tho the old homo of ot Apostle Francis M. M 1 Lyman where ho resided for lor many years when he ho was wa president of oC Tooele stake On the street t Intersection Intersection in intersection In- In half a a. block away stands stand a 11 handsome two story school buildIng build build- Ing erected in m 1893 Its windows are boarded up and It stands vacant due to stories s circulated that Its foundation is faulty The result was the construction of or a new school building Tests of oC the foundation it Is said show how that It la is all 11 right ht an and It will probably be reopened HANDSOME On the block where th tho original inal meeting house still stands la Is a handsome building which Is is' is the of or tho the L L. D D. S. S church Almost in fri the thc center of or tho the elt city stands a tho the first frat house that was built hullt after settlement and It I Is still occupied It was built bunt in 1855 of or hewn logs and its builder wan Zacharia l Edwards It is located on South Main street and is IR Juston just Just- juston on th the edge of oC the business 4 section The c cabin in early days camo caine into possession slon of or E. E Bow Bowen en and he and his wife 1 Mrs Barbary C. C Bowen Dowen resided there thele for or a number of or years ears It was In this cabin that tile the late lale Dr I II E. G. G Gowans was born Mrs tr Bowen being his sister sIMer By Jh the thc side of tho cabin was planted 1 a n cottonwood cottonwood cot cot- tree Like tho the cabin the tree line has weathered tho the storms of or orthe the years and is 15 now more mOlE than tItan three feet in diameter Mrs Bowen Dowen who Is 11 now 7 73 75 years of oC a age c. c I Is still spry pry and in good OOIJ health She lives II In a n. house o neat near tho the old cabin In which she resided for so M lon long a a. time In the city of oC Tooele Is the tho finest private library in tho the state it if not I In tho the IntermountaIn region It is owned b by Alex Dunn tho the editor and i owner of or the Tooele Transcript It contains volumes and many ninny of oC the volumes are very cry rare rara The Tho li library 11 brar WAS gathered b by James Dunn father Cather of or Alex and anil when shen ho died his son semi bought out the Interest t of or the other heirs to keep It Intact There la Js a forty volume edition pertaining per per- taming t to nature the tho Illustrations nil all being hand hind painted 1 a it vol ol ume c edition of Irish literature with some pages In Gaelic a tl history of or England printed In 1723 Cort forty volumes vol o umes of or the works of ot En English poets with a n. preface written by y Samuel Johnson and carrying his autograph autograph auto uto graph raph written in 1790 There Thero is li an edition of ot th the Bible in ten volume of or which a t. t de luxo edition of 1000 copies only was wa printed It Is a translation of oC 1611 and anet it Is printed In the original Greek with the opposite opposite op op- op- op page in English MEMORY REMARKABLE One of or th remarkable men In Is h Richard W. W James Jl 1 lie IIo lieis Is a bachelor 73 years of or nee age J e lives lI's alone in a small house and has a most remarkable memory lie 1113 was born In San Diego Cal and came with his bin fathers father's family to from the tho |