Show W hat deseret news ays about vernal the edition of the deb eret iscis issued this week con the iho following e article vernal and vicinity wo we stand at ho he sumal summit of 30 35 ot of endeavor 1 suld said mr it II S collett of vernal two years igo ago la in an article for he express iho aho wilderness has boon been penetrated the desert subdued barrenness and ste havo have been banished and in their stead stand the pleasant homes and the fruitful fields of a contented people ho he spoke of the entire uintah basin but the same Is exact ly truo true of the city of vernal while it was as not the first place in the basin to be settled sett lod it la 18 the place which hot hab won distinction over any ot 01 0 avei ei all the other places combined in ili uintah county it la is the center of the busl business noss ot of between and people in ili the ate vicinity of the town itself and the contributing point of 0 thousands ol of th inhabitants of the reser reber tation it is the largest city in this part of tho the state and as will be seen farther on on in the discussion ono one of the big garit tittle cities that grate gra the count ly ui W which wo no aie all so BO proud it has fewer feiver than 1000 inhabitant Inhabit anti deore continuing howe however Ncr to alj the present condition of tho the city it would be interesting to know aiom what ahat it gre grew and how and in low how lung a time in ili tho the month of july in the year 1776 both so demor able tho the month less lesa so because it so and tho the almost immortally immor Immo tally itally so because it can occur no more and because it mark ed a dawn dain in the history of nations oi ach ch can never more bo be clinciu nos or more know what duk may mean it happened that in that month and that year this nalley alley was visited tor for the first time by white men dominquez and escalante cross cd d this way nay from sanu santa fe on tach search for a direct route to the ill mis along on the coast of california not again for just BO 60 years did dd the foot feet ol of white men trod the wren baj ren tract lies due east cast from main street in american fork about ita miles it was incorporated as a city on oct 6 5 1898 with S M drowne BO mayor until HOD 1609 it boro bore ano ballane distinction of being the only city in the united states not to levy a tax the entire city expenditure be ina in iffet ctet by bt 00 income from the licenses what 13 almost incredible during the time that it thus thua refrain ed from imposing a i tax on its ita alti zena it succeeded in laying five and one on half milos of oc elde walk pavement more than any other city its size elze in the world ean can boast fhe tax of 1909 was levied to defray the expenses about to be incurred by the city batora water waterworks works arks which were installed this thia yeal A primate operation cooperation co has also recently Install ta a telephone and already phones have been placed in ili the homes of the citizens of vernal and the neighboring rest dents A power system too has been created within the last few years which lights homes and furnishes turnis hes power for several other things the lity city is now but 23 hours from salt lako lake city the entire way by train and automobile BUSINESS HOUSES the town Is ie a most enterprising one as aa will III readily be seen from the following liba of its business interests two banks eight general merchandise stores two hardware stores four saloons two hotels one bakery one creamery three restaurants one jewelry store one newspaper one brick yard one dance hall one shoo shoe shop two harness shops an opera house two drug stores two undertaking establishments two mills one livery stable two meat markets two stores three lodging housea a telephone ex fax gaii uio e 1 an express office three blacksmith ibous a taylor laylor ano s three flour mills wo two implement ho hone if e two bai bei shops a bath house hou and a taxidermist then thero alt at t 0 i real estate dealers seven beven lav crp four doctors doc tois two tao do atiAs a audgo liall and three i chool build fogs flags city now ranks an am third blako aad abid whilo the growth during the tha past tw t w biars has haa boon wonderful it vil in IA tha th nest tow few lland bushue block blocke and ahme props ab u ari asplen did church and school buildings it a tabernacle complot d in lix 1907 coat coat jhb county court houie vitald wield any county seat boat in ili utah 1712 ceatria school building Is large and convenient as nall ft ell as quite modern another la Is now low being erected in tam maeser ward which will tho the one at vernal the city is fortunate in having a a sot of young and lively teacher teach erg 1 all 01 eager to promote the intellectual welfare of the community the church mormon church hau ha begun work vork on a new acda emy of the state officials in Sept september Septem embel bei which vaas dedicated during the visit it is intended to accommodate at aist taj students and cost not lobis lebs anu 25 tho the course will then be lengthened to four years and tue tile faculty be increased to as many as 10 or 15 instructors it Is 1 ed cd that the building will be beauy for use by september of 1911 1511 it its to stand on a 10 acre field belon iio to it and the strong feature Is to LO io that of agriculture the business men ot of the city laiu unu tho the stake officials aro are also to build a 1000 amusement hail haa this they likewise like hise expect to complete in 1911 it will bo be devoted to all moral and beneficial amusement and entertainment it Is to stand in the most convenient part of the city that la Is available the city is made up of members of several creeds the a ones being the mormon the congro congre rational gat ional and thu ej ah on ba like any auy other rural ton in ili oui sasto naoto tho the majority aie not members ot of tho first church lor a 1 long time the of 0 vr ilal have hae thu the buce brilty of ti a ommer cLil club thy laio hao ILai nAd the value of uch ucb clubs from their observation of them elsewhere and now one jr is being abeln hero here as an ail adver advertising thing medium ter lor this city and the vici dicinit nit tho the club will be composed comp of membris mem boie bois consisting of 0 the le adla meu men and of the eity city and will bio ba supported by the most substantial firms vernal has an valuation of DD bhore are pounds of freight hawood into the city annu aly and there thare la Is worth of business dono hero here annually besides being the county teat seat vernal Is the seat of tho the ashley national tor foi efat and the headquarter is of 0 tho the united states land office tho the bial noss of the posto poet filco office is growing in 1807 1907 it handled lleces alecea or 0 niall mall in 1909 1900 oser oer and thlu ear has sed probably upwards ot of pieces of mail airlie or leave the little office on maln main the national congress which will bit boon expects to mako maho an ail appropriation for a new fedrial building a thing seriously needed tho people of vernal aio ed alth tho the of life and comfort in addition to all that has boon been discussed it may bo be added that tho the city lies almost between two to very extensive coal beds the one a vein live and ono one halt half feet in thickness extending for nilles miles to the north or nor northwest its licare bt point belbo only eight miles distant from froin th the 0 city the northeast of town measuring nine feet in thickness and it can be followed 10 or 12 miles both eans dip into the caich at an angle about 10 degrees and therefore lender it quite impossible to estimate the probable amount of available coal while the einz very in thickness at different points there is no i w bwy hy tin tendency dency for their to dah uh leu 44 twy 1 A in f p th 4 oh u aona st it I 1 P jot ok thas that thae abc it millions illions of ton ff abl lor for A 4 city tu lu tho the tn ax 0 these unlimited resources and which has already made giant growth lag the under it strive there la is no ond end to bill ties nor la is tharo any aay cadt too to its ake for or growth crowth Is iero hera ohp U aro are heie uie the resource a or ere a bp luyre ref sad aad tho the capital ba acro oro era long all else win will ivhon only tho the appears app oara oars anil ana those who oro are first flat to la enter ter tho the race as well as tho the others will reap abt benefit A little time a liette falth faith a litt little ao money and no region la in broad expanse will ut strip the ula tah basin and no community comm unity wm surpass tho the olty city at af byrias it if today tho the valley were cill cat oft from tho othor other parts of the world and all communication with tt it amra sa severed vered the proud inhabitants ot tho the vernal country would proceed to produce and manufacture all the net nee les ol of choir not altogether hum blo ble life they would enjoy all the oia fruits known to temperate climates all the vegetables common corn caon in the market of mighty citi cills s the meats of the most abundant regions and the blands of royal fi they would dwell in ILI houses built of the most excellent nt material their floors floora would bear the finest and most unique of rugs the woodwork might be 1 painted with the most on enduring during or of paints tho the furni could be as ele cle borato borate as would sm edem desirable in i any community their homes would I 1 be heated by coal from their own j min esthey would be lighted ty by gas gaa or oil from own wells welli or by electricity by their own plants they would appear la in clothing costly as thoy wish to make it from wool of 0 home combed sad mid bhora mado made in vornal vernal their aehl club could be drawn by horse doreca not surpassed in beautus or brood they would supply cupply with i on next page |