Show OUT WITH OUR CANVASSER kanosh millard county september 10 1897 the living descendants of president millard fillmore may well be proud of his name being perpetuated in the name of this county and its principal city true today the absence of railroad communication and the lack of the application of the waters of the sevier river which await the action of capital to develop the extensive agricultural lands that are yet lying unoccupied to is a drawback to its rapid growth the waters of the county although increased in their flow since the coming of the first settlers have been all appropriated tor for years so that the old resident families remain with but very few newcomers among them this given fives a peculiar old fashioned easy going air to all the settlements of millard fillmore especially especial ll has a venerable appearance ripe rich and ancl mellow with its old age the old state house looms up in the distance as one approaches pro aches it from the north the red glow of its massive walls of rock appears above the trees which usually hide the buildings from view on many of our southern towns and reminds us of the old roman castles of england A sleepy slumbering air seems to have taken possession of the old place and all its surroundings while a lingering thought exists with some of the younger inhabitants that their homes would be better situated if in the north as betrayed by a couple of bright young fellow passengers on the stage who were just returning from a prolonged visit to ogden and salt lake dating back to the days of the late jubilee but the slightest allusion by way of comparison to the north draws out the old resident with a burst of eloquence on the beauties and glories of old fillmore and indeed the old resident may justly claim much for fillmore it is the historic city of the state the state house remains there yet and that grand old pile of red sandstone has a record within its walls the first legislature of utah conven edmen of true culture and breadth of mind possessing that clear foresight that has made utah what it is today they assembled there for the consideration of the wants of their constituents and there after the labors of the legislative hours were over were gathered the same men with their true wives enjoying themselves in the old fashioned dances of those early days nowadays the sons and daughters of the early settlers of fillmore are found scattered through our state entering into its various enterprises and seeking its development in all the avenues of life with the same vigor that characterized their ancestors fillmore gave us our first Bartholo Bartholot mews news in the ring with their trick pony young america at whose clever performance we boys that were then applauded with right good will fillmore gave us an apostle 10 M lyman to the people of utah county a president of a stake edward partridge to the state a congressman willam H king to provo she gave a mayor li holbrook and two of her young men are doing good service at the brigham young academy at provo the hinckley boys boya and still fillmore has many bright men left the county of millard is making a steady quiet growth there to is scipio with its new school house of tour four well finished Ini shed commodious rooms with a fine large hall in the second story costing about seven thousand dollars all paid for by an assessment a good showing for its inhabitants and a credit to their trustees oraville L thompson william and antone peterson at fillmore they have two creamer les ies running N S bishops modest little plant established a little over a year ago with a capacity of two hundred gallons of milk per dayis now making about ten hundred pounds of excellent cheese per week and joseph S giles co have one running of double the capacity of the former at meadow some well to do sheep men reside here also is best crop the writer saw some twelve babies in arms at the meeting of the saints on sunday last and the attention of the audience was about equally divided between the speaker and twin children that merrily played hide and seek about the stand during the services kanosh has the same quiet self sa air that pervades the county its merchants T the M X K X co and J W gamoran three alpar ate firms are trying to enliven the 1 times but the financial drain on their 1 little town in consequence of some r 1 sixty five of its citizens attending the late jubilee at an estimated expenditure of 20 per head lias aas in the form er merchants opinion greatly injured their trade in something like the modest sum of 1300 and he cannot see any just claim whatever for them 1 in the surplus that is annoying the 1 jubilee commission bishop jesse hopkinson of kanosh is confined to his room his poor health a complication of diseases contracted prior to his coming to utah being the cause he is a worthy man beloved by the people of the ward and his condition is much regretted millard county has a grand future before it the waters of the sevier will yet be recovered by some capitalists and conveyed to the vast tracts of fine agricultural lands on the west of the valley and with the in increased increase population which this will bring an impetus to other industries will be div 3 en and the water power gained by darning daming the sevier will be utilized by an electric plant which will dis dispense light and power through this vast county the late apostle george A smith t v is said prophesied that the lands between kanosh and fillmore would he t settled and when that day comes broad streets of fillmore the capital of the county will bear witness to jhb foresight of president brigham young youna as the width of the streets of sat salt lake city bear evidence of his fore knowledge and wisdom in plan planning zi i V for the good of the children of man ALBERT |