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Show tain an agricultural fair, bnild an opera house. While it seems the Rio Grantlo may run their main line from Castle valley into the Sevier by way of Salina and southwesternly to the coast, and sle still remains on a branch, so will Salt Lske; and while that city teems destined des-tined to remain in the lead, let one and all emulate her example and keep Manti, as she easily if, the one city of 3anpete. MAXTI. This city has a corps of officers that are fighting against odds lack of funds. They should have every encouragement possible in makin the improvements necessary and as suggested by Mayor Sbomaker tbe ordinances recodiSed and printed, the city hall and grounds fixed up, streets improved, the creek attenied to. and new trees planted in the cemetery ceme-tery and around the city hall. Nor is thin all. The city already finds the need of a telephone line running through the streets and connecting with the depot. If the use of the poles of the Deseret Telegraph company could be obtained, a central station could easily be made iu their office. Then the farms ljing near this citv must have a reteivoir or some system that will give more water for irrigation pur poses than is now obtained. There are many lines of business enterprises needed here, such as a book and station ery store as well as a dividing up to separate establishments of lines of goods now carried under one management. manage-ment. More business firms are needed. This will give life to the building trade. We want an electrio lightu'ng plant. These needed additions to the makeup of onr city cannot all come at once-But once-But come they must or Manti will drop back beyond tbe hope of leading all the cities in soathern Utah. Her people have the brains, the courage, the vim necessary to make her come forward None of her rivals compare with her in location, surroundings and beauty. Ker adjoining resources, so. far as developed, produce abundantly. In addition to the improvements suggested, sug-gested, she should organize and main. |