Show Timely Topics of Millard Miliard County Discussed By i y M. M M. M Steele Jr Just a few tew at this time for tor forthe forthe I the consideration of at the people of the West Vest side of Millard Miliard County in particular particular particular ular and of at all the County In general From time to time there comes he before fore us problems that must be solved We Ve have a few tew of them with us at present For a number of ot years past there has been an agitation for either the removal of at the Seat County-Seat from Fillmore FiUmora or a division of at atthe the Count County County- Most of ot the agitation has come t from people eople livi living g i ia in an 1 around a- a e p Tand round Delta The th the r within the minds of at a great many people is one or the other ought to be don donat donat donat at the present time No County in the State of Utah has shown as marked a degree of at d development development develop develop- ment and advancement during the thelast thelast thelast last five years rears as has Millard Miliard County and It Is safe sate to predict that the next five years will be equally as import import- ant nt From all air this year ar arthis this County will reach the position of at first class so far as assessed valuation Is concerned and the next five years ought to see an additional increase of t valuation of at from five to ten ten million dollars All the land lying between Delta and Fillmore will be developed and hundreds ds of ot families will make ake homes ther thereon on So that if it a division of ot the county was contemplated contemplate under the prospective future development It would be hard to say lust just where that division could be made In regards to the removal of the seat Count se seat County t from Fillmore This City Is the oldest In Millard Miliard County It was tho the first Territorial Capital It Is replete te with history and incidents Incidents Incidents Inci Inci- dents that go to make it a city of ot note Ev Even Evon n assuming that the County County County Coun Coun- ty seat could be removed It Is very questionable whether such a n change would result in any permanent good to the County or to the West Vest Side To my mind it is far better to forget all the tho differences of ot the past to forget torget the East Side and the West Yest WestSide WestSide Side of ot Millard Miliard County and think anI only of ot making this County as a whole one of the best and most prosperous prosperous prosperous pros pros- in the State Stale To do that some things are arc absolutely absolutely absolutely essential In the first place we have a County Count Court house at Fillmore which is an absolute disgrace disgrace dis dis- grace to a County of the wealth and house Is poorly equipped with vaults and many records of untold value are arc exposed constantly to the danger danger of ot fire If It these thesa records were ever destroyed destroy d law suits for tor the next fifty years would enrich the lawyers and Impoverish the people in order to qUI quiet t U a to our lands It If it Is la better forget forget about County division th the us give our influence and hel hei to the erection of a court housA housAin ousA in Fillmore that will be a credit to the County and a n source of at pride to our people people- While we are doing that not forthe for forthe the East side alone but for the tho County let us us not forget other much needed and Important improvements Right now wo have the opportunity of a time Ute to change to-change change the Coast to Coast traffic from across the tho barren desert wastes wastes wastes' in the western North-western part of the State and put it through Millard Miliard County and bring thousands bt pf bf tourists into our midst each year rear At t the pr present sent time the distance fro from from i ilY Ely lY Nevada to Salt Lake City over I the he Lincoln Highway is 29 miles with I Ino no hotel accommodations and great grea distances without water A road can be be built from Ely to Delta on through r Lynndyl Lynndyl Leamington and connect with ith the Arrowhead route at t Neph Nephi find nd on to Salt Lake a a distance of oO 0 miles hereby reby Y saving forty Y miles niiles of f travel putting the road over overa a much better country and through the heart of ot the State of ot Utah This road can bo be built for much less mon money y than it would take to repair the present Lincoln Highway Not only that people coming over tho the Midland and tr trail go to Provo then on to Salt Lake Lale and then over the Lincoln High Highway way to Ely Nevada This new road to Ely would take them direct from Provo Prove thru Nephi Delta and to to Ely saving miles In distance So Sosoon Sosoon Sosoon soon soon as this road Is completed nine out of oC ever every ten cars traveling between be be- tW tween e Ely and will go thru Millard Miliard County and practically every car between Ely and Provo would tal take Chis his shorter route It Is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that from Cort forty to fifty thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand people go over tho the Lincoln Highway each year ear If this travel trave can be diverted thru Millard Miliard County think of at what it means In increased population Uon amount of business trans trans- acted and nd additional valuation in land and investments in many of our undeveloped undeveloped undeveloped un un- un- un developed resources resources To make malee this route doubly attract attract- ivo we havo have northwest of ot Delta twenty twenty t ty miles the tho finest hot springs with the best medicinal water that can cOon be found anywhere in the United States Capital ought to bo be Interested in making that a great health and pleasure pleas pleas- ure resort One hours hour's run from Delta puts you there thero over the road as asat asat asat at present A few dollars expended on the roads leading there and people could go from any part of at the country countr in from tram two to five hours houts Think what this would mean when the wonderful wonderful won won- curative properties of these waters become becom known People would make pilgrimages from all parts atthe of at the United States and those going thru as tourists would be more than pleased to spend a day or two at these wonderful springs I So that in the near future If we all allwork allwork work worl together we can put ut this County on the map make It far famed for tor Its agricultural possibilities s and ond its opportunities to obtain homes and a apiece apiece piece of mother earth Give to it a reputation as a health resort that willbe will willbe be second to none in the Great Groat West Vest and add materially to our population and our our wealth Now this is the opinion of at only one individual Others may take issue with me but I believe no one Is more interested in the tho growth and development development development develop develop- ment of our county than the writer I submit these thes these ideas l ideas to tho careful consideration con con- of ot my fellow citizens Very respectfully M M. 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