Show MODEL CITY TO RUSE Hsi i i i i it 3 WLL BE E BEAUTY SPOT I lE w. w i i i UTAH MINERS BENEfIT I N. N SWEET who has decided to make colliery center oneS one I I C. C eN I S of Utah's shoW sho places through special building program I I I I I M H I J JI I C. C N. N Sweet Coal Operator of Salt Lake Puts Pe Peerless Carbon bon County on Map p. p By J David I rAIL as a a. leader in projects U UTAH UrAH pointing to the promotion of or ofa ora ofa a higher civilization has emblazoned emblazoned emblazoned em- em em em- blazoned its achievements on the scroll of destiny by the conversion conversion con con- version of raw resources into finished finished fin fin- products and it now proposes to emphasize Its f fame me with the founding of a model city to be known as Peerless In Carbon count county The man through whose efforts the tho model model city city Is Is' Isto to be be- established is C. C N. N Sweet president of the Peerless Coal company compan the city taking its name from that of the company With the opening of two large mines by the Peerless company by March 1 and with a commencing shipment of tons of coal a day I Ithe the model city will rise and it is said will rival the famous Gary of Indiana The city now In the making will willbe willbe willbe be modeled along the lines of Gary and the model cities of Port Sunlight Sun Sun- Sunlight light and England Mr Sweet having taken especial care to arrange its setting and to provide provide pro pro- vide vido conveniences and attractions while not in conformity with either one of ot the places named will embrace embrace em em- embrace I brace all Port Sunlight derives Its name from a soap manufactured by Lever Lever Le Le- Lever Le- Le ver brothers and many American tourists have visited it Many others others others oth- oth ers have admired the beautiful Continued on p page parve e 3 MODEL CITY Continued from page 2 city of founded by the Cadbury family of cocoa fame tame Mr Sweet believes that as much muchas as Port Sunlight and are show places of England Peerless Peerless Peerless Peerless' Peer Peer- less less less' will become a mec mecca a for tourists tourists tourists tour tour- and city planning authorities in America merica Already a big hotel and an apartment apartment apart apart- ment house have been erected at Peerless awaiting occupants occupants- who will arrive with the open opening inS inS' of the mines The hotel and apartment house is only a beginning Mr Sweet planning to construct construct- many cottages of special design with the most modern appurtenances The cottages will be simple in architecture architecture archi archi- but will be stolidly built and will reflect the ideals of of the theman theman theman man who will make their erection possible All of the cottages will be he built with- with special attention being given to detail They will all have electric electric elec elec- lighting and steam heat features features fea Lea tures heretofore unheard of in the dwellings at mining camps Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene Hy Hy- giene and sanitation will be considered con con- and nd Peerless it is is' said will win appeal to tho worker to remain there because of its appearance and conveniences I Wide Vide roads road will be hl hlin in evidence while every cottage will h have ve I plenty of garden space so that the workers may help in the general scheme of beautification by planting planting plant plant- ing lug flowers and also aid in the general conservation project by producing foodstuffs In every sense of the word Peerless Peerless Peerless Peer Peer- less is to be a model city Mr Sweet said that he had often dreamed of the founding of such a city and that he now had the op opportunity opportunity op- op to realize his vision He felt that Peerless would develop to a greater degree than any apy y other city in the Utah coal belt nd that more persons would be ath to it either as residents or visitors Peerless said Mr Ir Sweet will live up to its name It will be the city without a peer To provide for forthe forthe the best workmans workmanship ip employers are beginning to realize that they I must provide good home surround surround- ings logs I recognize the wisdom of having congenial environment and andI 1 I believe that Peerless will meet all anticipation I The company will employ I miners which on a basis of a family family fam fam- ily fly of five to one man will provide provide pro pro- vide an initial population of 1000 I The site of the model city is ideally situated three miles west of Helper I the natural surroundings allowing J plenty of scope for setting out the place desired I A tipple costing has aready al already already al- al ready been installed at the mines Before the expiration of one year i it is believed that shipments will I increase from to 1000 tons a aday aday I Iday day or approximately tons tonsa I Ia a year providing about tenth one-tenth the output of all coal mines In the I state The new mines will considerably considerably considerably consid consid- help in in meeting the wants I for coal Transportation will not be difficult for Peerless is on the I Spring Canyon branch line of tho I Denver Rio Grande railroad One of the seams is thirteen feet nine I inches wide this showing the great I capacity of ot the mines The property consists of acres I and antI has more than tons of coal declared to be the finest I fuel in Carbon county The mining property was recently sold by Ogden Ogden Og- Og den len interests to Salt Lake capitalists capital capital- capitalists I and the work worIc of improvements looking toward great coal production production tion was Immediately began Incidentally Incidentally Inci mci- I dentally Mr Sweet b V the opportunity opportunity opportunity to lay layout out a model city and simultaneously with the mines be begInning beginning beginning be- be ginning to be operated within a month Peerless will officially be born An application for the establishment establishment establishment of a postoffice has already been With lith the taking over of the property property prop- prop erty eity Mr Sweet realized that money mon mon- mon money ey was necessary for instant de development development development de- de and in on ona ona ona a memorable afternoon he succeeded succeed succeed- ed ed In selling worth of bonds Associated with Mr 11 Sweet in the are W. W H. H Sweet secretary and treasurer Ezra Thompson Lynn Thompson JamesD James James' D. D Murdoch a and and- d T. T W. W Boyer all of Salt Lake C. C M. M Croft of Morgan Morgan Mor- Mor Mor Mor- gan gall an anti and 1 W. W I I. I Norton of Ogden Mr Sweet who is 38 years old is believed to be the youngest c coal al operator in the United States He lie was secretary and treasurer of the Standard Coal company these positions to accept the presidency presidency dency of the Peer Peerless ess company H He still retains his seat as a director of the tho Standard Coal company of which he is also a bondholder He lie He was formerly the sole owner of the tho property upon which the mines of the Independent Co Coal l and Coke Colte company are now flow situated and was wasat at one time the purchasing agent of the Consolidated Fuel Vuel company y and tho Southern Utah Railroad company buying anything from drinking glasses to the largest type of locomotives Mr Sweet said that in earlier years while engaged in in railroad work worl he investigated the wonderful possibilities of Utah coal lands and desired to acquire the raw re- re I resources joining other members of the family In acquiring coal holdings at Hiawatha and Kenilworth It It was while investigating conditions in these camps that he realized the tho desirability of planning planning planning plan plan- ning a model city if it anything better bet ter than th the three named As a consequence Mr Sweet has now placed Peerless on the map to stay |