| Show I r m t i Picturesque P Moab A n 11 asis in in the S Southern out n nera era Desert I nil 11 1 JF n ra J r rJ rj t j o oz z e V j Ji f t to tI ff I o 41 I t ri r t 11 y I a 1 A j 1 r i ya d I i f t k 7 t l 1 I I t k r DIY Y WI 1 t L net Ger of i 1 mina air i r r tr a n 1 r I i 1 Y y f t b 5 f i a 1 M l I s r tw ha haf f t tw a w 4 n r l r n n h hWY WY um r e U 4 fix w k bt a i n c ra cX t nr r x r n K Kf f 1 a G r c x f a Poi 4 i e r t 1 TM n tp tt i O lr I iiiI tl f t r c ci i i y ti r 1 1 d p I ky d di 1 I I j s D i I Ip p t tI h l i I LAY 4 4 J I IO it i ii M r n e S a 1 a r rI I Jt i j Rt J 1 if lb 11 i l I l f T j l ll 1 ii I I II wm WUI settled In HiS A G O 1 r i i tJ i MOAB Will Wei Plen Iler Kurt Karl Bor liar Boren t k I ill i I I 1 II II t 1 I on en lv Walt I t Moore Fred Powell I f y I 41 I and Hill Bill were tb lb the I 1 i I i t Uler n Thaw people wore were In I mere liere by the Ih excellent range tanae tl j It r I It which WHO found for cattle Later It i I t p 1 s waN nt aa thu tha loll Boll ol in the I Moab v valley llcy l t la very try rich and the tho in F Ii i 1 1 of ot and fruit growing R R j I i J 1 I wore vore commenced by Ui the above men nen mentioned it f und and others other who came cam camJ J Iw 1 t I hero to make new homes home mIlA of or ly I P whom li lad had rt ben been celled called to come tom here by bytho byr byI r I r tho the Church f I Irr I rr k t J IJ I 1 Location f i I i Mob Moab U Is located on the south aide ildi of or 1 Grand r about SO 10 0 mUo i i i I i j from the junction of ot the Urn Grand Grund and the tb m i i q rivers and ami IS 86 miles south from j I f 1 f 1 I 1 a railroad mUon on the th thi thet t h i f i Ills Illo GrInd Grande We R It H R It U has ha n 1 nm m i r climate cUm ate and many people t I J F I I t make lIlak It their winter revert resort because 1 J 1 ti 1 the winters are delightful 1 t tt i l j y There Thera are about or tOO 00 In Int t l 1 J r I i MOlt and 1114 i l always alway a onto large lIAr number of lit r l 1 1 i transient on account of Its It 1 belli behl being u a ur r point for tor the La Salle mining a 1 t where a Rood good deal of gold fold III ll f P r y vcr ver v r cooper and uranium U is mined mind mindi s tl t i 1 i Cattle raking cheep hee p raising fruit froit n crowing farming and mining In the ther r 4 f mountain mountains nearby are the principal In III 1 I i The ranges rana on the bill and moun mountains 1 k tame around Moab furnish abundant feM for she ahel and cattle callie making the of lUck gunk rat raising Ing very Iry profit profitable able ablo Our mo mOlt moet t prominent stock tock men l ITS are Harry Gre Green n Henry Goodman Da DaF F 1 vid 1 Cooper Dan I and r rD 1 D Hammond i The Tha fruit In Mo b li is I the beet beel beelIn In the state and many carloads MI are ed from here bere every ever year 1 to all parts part of or the United States state Stat Our main fruit grower ore lUll J 1 I Miller M MUnce I Lance R P r U B Hammond A Sons hone Hot J I 1 ILIIn Larsen LIIn and 0 O W V Warner The Tb mining Industry Is fa carried on by chalets of cC Moab mid and a 1 number of ot min mining minIng minIng ing corporation The Mill Milling ing and Mining company with J H Ii Clark superintendent Is Ia the largo larua cOllum n Supt Clark has bat mule mild ox c preparations for handling anti and treating the th ore ON where when it U is I mined Uj bJ constructing a large lar mill and Ind othet buildings for lor carrying on the lh business of mining Ing Iud and nd milling the ore The company employs unite quite a II numbe of or men most mOlt of or whom are ot of Mall II Natural nl Scenery The Th scenery In and wound Moab It I beautiful It present presents a H wonderful var yar variety varlets lets of or natural phenomena that is I un tin In the state The majestic I La In n Salle Halle mountains over overlooking overlooking looking from the eat east clothed either etther In III green preen the beautiful autumn colors or their white mantle of or snow present t n a beautiful picture at al atall all nil timos of ot the thc year prom From tho i mountains clear streams ol of fresh water waler run down don Into the volle furnishing an excellent system Iltem of ot Irrl Irrigation gation gatton and also good water for tor culin culinary culinary ary purposes Th lh The Grand river Aver tit ot tho the r Oi Of g V a r 1 the tho town lown with Its 1111 vast t amount of ot water wa water ter tel furnishes furnisher furnish excellent rowing and fishing for tor young und and old If tho the canyon through which it II flows doves could voice vole the i putt ut It would tell you rou that the red ted ruell mep once reigned then them supreme su tiU supreme preme hunting the th deer and catching the Ish n li that have hae become tha tho property properly of the Iho white roan man It U would tell you that through h counties of or time lime the river rhu worked unceasingly and untiringly to cut cUl the mighty gorge through h which it ll flows and which pre pro presents u II scenic grandeur of at of nature unequaled In hi any lIlI other ather It her part of the time world Time Tim Indian te timid and forts forta along the thu river ell eil n 1 story atory for far them anti and as aR we landing gazing ga upon then them they We team seem o say ray that here thu the contends A eIth III lIh each other for lor or supremacy Arrow AlTow euda Il and unit old oiti Indian relics Altos I found in arloue plates ac remind r the lI old settler If t the tilt troubles they had with those na 11 Uve lve Americans The h fruit trees with their heavy hen to fo lage tage and laden heavily with colored fruits fruity or clothed In spring are art beautiful to see III dut tut the tho sight right of or this I Is nothing com compared pared Jared with the pleasure one olle enjoys enjoy by asthig and eating ones 1111 ot of the groat of fruits grown In Moab The growers have hare no trouble in rind find rinding ing a market for their produce Tho The fruit frutt for tor Itself Thu only on drawback is ms the 35 mile haul from frum Moab Iob to Thompsons However the freighters kill two birds with one stone ton by fruit and other market markot pro produce duce to the railroad and coming back loaded with coal or merchandise e there thereby by making tho Iho of ot freighting more profitable f It II Its Ni Moab has hila u weekly newspaper the th Grand Gran 1 Valley Times rimes J N X Corbin In is editor of af the te paper and deserves much credit for far the tho management mann ement of or It und and for the tho way In tn which h he ho this of ot the state Mr r Corbin ulso also conducts a good 1001 telephone system I stem here There are three mercantile establish establishments menu ments In the town two of or which are shown In the cuts cute one hotel one drug drugstore store stoic and ami one modern mo saloon Public The public buildings ts and residences shown In the cuts are arc proofs that Is s rapidly and that tho the peo people pie are taking a n keen keon Interest In buildIng build buildIng Ing In up 1111 the town The Tho town was ln incorporated Jan 1 I 1903 1003 1 03 and since Ince that time order has hai been beet on the Improve The Tho present marshal Winburn bucked backed by bythe b bythe the town boon board lens has beon been successful In brining bringing about a IL number of reforms We AVo have hae two to churches to look 1001 after tho the spiritual welfare of the people tho Iho L K D S church and ami the Baptist church The latter was organized re recently recent recently cent Tho Iho citizens of or Moab oab are aro confident that a u railroad or a n steamboat line lino will soon connect then them moro more Closely with the outside world At present there Is Isn Isn n 1 dally daily stage sta c between Moab and Thompsons Thomp ons but the building ot or n a 1 rail railroad railroad road or a I steamboat t lino IIno will greatly enhance the general business of this valley aJl With this title idea in view and lind the looming booming of or the tha mines in the tho mountains wo we look forward to ton ton n 1 bright and prosperous futuro for tor tho city II o of Moab PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MOAB 11 public schools school of Moab ob are arc In TUB T nn an excellent condition the spirit spirito o of work bolus being fest In till all the th wade grades Our schools ore are well disciplined closely graded J nod and the tho work In the brunches taught Is done dono do no They aro arc well equipped pupils mid amid teachers having everything eel necessary Ilee for tor car carrying on effective work and although althou h hWI wo WI aro are n a long lont way wn from Crom thu the metropolis of the th state we wo can pride ourselves on having hating a 1 system of ot Instruction that ranks milks among the time b best H In the state to and superior to many limn Trustees J P I Larn I arsen en n D T Allison and W A Shafer have hare charge of or time the schools with I M t Nielsen as principal and the following rammed named teachers Vie VIp Christian Violet lolet Yer Yore gensen and Orth The Tho trustees aro always careful to employ efficient teachers and will nill probably add an nn another another other teacher acher h to the tha faculty next year ear In our own oun wn has linn mantle made rapid progress Ons OM ot or bloats that school lioun houses 8 Is shown on Oil this page The first marked step stop toward Im Improvement m provement prot waa w aa the erection of or two buildings In n different parts of or town One of or them Is shown hmm on the cut with the central building Another great Ireat advancement was shown hon when the tho schools were centralized central ed under the tho leadership of A Molyneux and the tho control central building was erected Wo W ore 1110 proud to say sa that this educational progress na liS represented by b cuts cut was W lS made In hm a period 1 of or about 12 yours Mr Molyneux was ai principal of ot th the tho schools live llva Ih years Tho Tha three Hires last years of 0 bia and tire O years af oe ter tor he lie was county Mr Mrs Ida M 1 fells ells succeeded him as ns county superintendent of ot schools Enoch Jor cn en succeeded Mr as os principal holding the po position one ono year car and woe In hI turn lurn suc sue succeeded by oy 11 D IL It H Jacob on who also held tho the position ono one year ear After Mr tIr Ir Jacobson on I JI M I Nielsen assumed tho the duties of or principal and nt ot time the expiration lion tion of or this school your our car ho wilt will have held tho the position four years 1 Discipline The Tha school ground discipline as wolf well w 1 as department discipline Is well reg regulated regulated On tho the ploy play pIli ground each de tie department has hns UH Its section BO so 0 there thero Is no Interference the larger larRer anti the smaller pupils pupil One special feature of or thu play piny ground discipline IK Is tho the at nt attention gong liOnA At the moment this gong Bounds oun lI pupils pupil nil all over oer the tho grounds cease playing hll and till talking tall and aland lIt ml perfectly quiet till tho the gong Ion sounds when they make muke for their lines quickly and quietly In this way stay the pupils con cnn get et Into their rooms roo In and nt at work ork In two tuo minutes easily This Thill kind of ot ground disc dl I pi I no helps to make de do department government easy The pu pupils pupils pils pile are arc taught to govern themselves They march In and out to 10 a n lively tuno tune played on the piano wo have havo recently had ha l a n new piano plena In the tho central building In attend an co and punctuality each department competes for forthe the thu large lar Q school lair flag 11 a 1 rite Tha school library numbers number about 2600 2500 volumes Tha Tho books anti and nil all sup slip plies are oro r i In III charge of at the principal who distributes to to tb t J teachers those thOM necessary necessary essary and la to each h do 10 Tha Thu pupils pupil ar ate aro also fur with wholesome current liters literA lure turo them In touch with the tha world Last spring a special tax tae tn of or 6 G mills n voted and anil levied 11 to build more mors school room This now new additon 1 will b be completed this year The present excellent excell mt standard of ot work ork and discipline dl which ras 1 1 tile the Moab Monh schools above 01 00 tho the o orDnary i nary h is largely and justly duo to IM I IM II M I Nielsen |
