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Show PACTS AND FIGURES ARE CALLED FOR. Chamber of Comemrce Requested (o Supply Data on fhe Mineral Resources of Locality. To the Chamber of Commerce, Cedar City, Utah. Gentlemen. While in conversation with Mr. Peck, one of the distinguished disting-uished visitors who recently honored us, our talk drifted into the matter of the feasible enterprises from which a rail road might look forward to as freight producers, asido from the agricultural ag-ricultural products in this vicinity. 1 told him that thero were a number of propositions close in or within u radius ra-dius of five miles, which would undoubtedly un-doubtedly be developed, upon tho assurance as-surance of transportation facilities, ami named the following materials, which exist in unlimited quantities: Gypsum Phosphates Cement materials Lime I Firo clay Brick clay Sandstone of tho best, for building I purposes (3 shades) i Coal Also that within 10 miles of town existed fine deposits of granite, suitable suit-able for both building and monumental monument-al needs. Mr. Peck suggested that I present this matter to Mr. Warm in writing, giving details of each as far as possible. pos-sible. Now all theso propositions are, ono might say, worthless without transportation, trans-portation, and capital will not oven investigate when thero is no method of distribution. I think it tho duty of Chamber of Commorco as a representative represent-ative body, to collect the data necessary neces-sary and submit it to Mr. Wann, as an additional inducement to extend their road into this volley. The goods are hero to bo delivered. Throw away your little hammer 1,'et a sledge. Rospectfully, J. F. O'NEIL. |