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Show Bank Pays JO Per Cent. Tho annual stookboldors' mooting of tbo Bonk of Soutborn Utah was hold in Cedar Oity last Monday, whon tho annual report of tbo institution was board. Tho not earnings for tho yoar woro 1G por cent of tho capital, aud n divldond of 10 por oont waa doolnrod, tho othor G por oont bolng roturnod to tbo business to stongthon tho financial standing of tho institution. institu-tion. Tho roport was vory gratifying to tho Btookholdors, and from now ou tho stock of tho corporation will bo rated at n oonaidorublo ndvauco on i . tbo par valuo Tho Bonk of Southorn Utah furnish-os furnish-os an illustration of what can bo accomplished ac-complished by tho pepplo of this part of tbo country if thoy will just sot about it. For n number of years tho iieod of a bunk was felt iu Southern Utah aud moro than once outside capitalists woro importuned to (lunuoo suoh an institution. Finally tho pooplo took tho matter up thomsolves, nnd within u couplo of years wo not only havo tho convenience, con-venience, but those who woro fortuu- ato ouougb to seouro stook hnvo modo' an iuvoBtmont thnt will work for thorn wbilo thoy sloop aud roturu good uaago ou tho capital invested Thoro aro many othor things noodod in this southorn oontry that wo aro waiting for outsidors to bring, that oold just aa woll bo handled by local pooplo, if thoy: only thought, so. Among the rest,, transportation fool- ittoo- ""-wptfS, |