Show THE GROWTH OF DELTA DELrA It sometimes happens that the growth of a town is so gradual as asto asto asto to awaken no enthusiasm among the people who are most interested but such has not been the case with Delta the metropolis and largest town of the valley Even the least observing citizen cannot fail to see seethe seethe seethe the enormous enormous- progress that has taken place within the past year but for the benefit of our outside readers readers readers read read- ers we will make mention of a few of the more important steps toward the advancement of the town and the surrounding countr country First in importance is the new sugar factory which more than any other one thing affects the welfare of the entire valley If It there had hall been no other industry established this his one alone is enough to ensure ensurd future prosperity Then there is the Delta Lumber Hardware Co with its Ings offices and lumber sheds m and d next door to it the Studebaker Co Coa Cos new building The new Lincoln Theatre just completed completed completed com com- the outlay of Jf I furnishes a neat modern I play lay house with a gold fibre screen I and excellent machine for photoplays photoplays photoplays photo photo- plays as well as a comfortable convenient con con- building for the accommodation a. ion tion of travelling troupes and con con- numer numerous us business rooms and offices The Cooper Block which houses the he Stevens Mercantile le Co the Cooper hooper Garage the Postoffice and the Consolidated Wagon Machine Co Go Broderick Bros new building containing a restaurant and office office- rooms is another new business block bloete The Ford Garage erected less than a year ago has found it necessary necessary sary to place an addition of 30 feet teet at the rear of the main building to tobe tobe tobe be used as a work room The new school building which houses housos our children for ab 1 at it one-fourth one hours of the twenty-four twenty A. A B B. B Ward Yard and Bros have opened a now garage with an expert auto repair man In charge and Mr Ward has also completed a u. large excellently arranged boarding and rooming house which adds much to the comfort and convenience of I Ithe the family and is a big asset to the II town During the year many new resIdences residences residences resi resI- dences a a. number of them thom modern and with all the conveniences of the the- larger cities have been erected in all 1111 parts of ot the town Richard R. R Lyman Lyman Ly- Ly man mau has finished a row of ot six modern cottages during the summer summer- am and promises as many more later on We Ve have the promise of ot a flour mill mm and the site is already purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased and at the present writing work n the building has actually been started In addition to those these private enterprises enterprises enterprises enter enter- all of which have been Inaugurated In within the past twel twelve twelvemonths twelvemonths 0 months the town has laid 80 blocks of cement making It possible possible ble for foot passengers to reach practically practically practically any part of ot town without fear tear ot or mud or dust duet Delta has more paving than any other town of double its population a ain in Utah or probably any other State The population of the town hits nearly doubled since the commencement commence commence- commencement ment of the work on the new sugar factory factor and business in Delta ba has noted a corresponding increase merchants mechanics lumber yards contractors hotels hotels' and boarding boardinghouses boardinghouses boardinghouses houses are busy and prosperous as never before in the history of the country Thus after the struggles and vicissitudes vicissitudes of early pi pioneering Delta comes into its own |