Show ROOSEVELT THE COM IN BIG CITY it t s splendid location 4 and na natural auril L advantages are second to none in eastern utah 4 the town of roosevelt which now occupies over acres in sections 15 16 21 and 22 township 2 south range 1 west U S M was founded by ed F harmston and ward E pack jr in 1906 by sc ripping 40 acres of mr harmsons homestead which was wa surveyed into antita a plat A of ro roosevelt 0 ss evelt covering the pres present district of the town about one year later the roosevelt realty co purchased their interests and good goodwill w 11 s at first the town grew quite quit e slowly but is now growing rapidly in an effort to keep pace with the rapid development of the surrounding agricultural empire and has become a pretty lusty youngster roosevelt occupies a commanding site ite on a prominent mesa sloping to the southeast and overlooking the valley of the dry gulch creek in the cener of the most fertile best watered and best improved former uintah indian reservation of which it is the commercial metropolis altitude above sea level feet the coldest ever known at this place was 23 degrees below zero and the warmest was 98 degrees above according to the municipal census of january 1st ast 1914 roosevelt had a population of a gain of 11 in ten months and which has steadily increased auice i the town has a waterworks water works system supplying the inhabitants with an an abundance of pure water distilled by natures laboratory in the uintah mountains electric lights telephore telephone exchange an excellent public school system is seat of duchesne high school no 1 has a commodious social hall a large skating rink and moving picture shaw show the size of this building being feet the various lines of business are well represented as follows one newspaper the roosevelt roosevel t standard three general stores one jewelry store one meat market and grocery store two drug stores two carriage repositories ane implement store two hardware stores one furniture store ane harness shop two barber shops one bank one bakery one photograph studio two blacksmith shops one hotel three lawyers two civil engineers two doctors two livery stables one hospital s seven even real es estate tate offices one ice and ace ice cream factory three mills one roller flouring floering flou ring mills mill one millinery shop one brick yard office of dry gulch irrigation co the largest cooperative concern in the united states odd fellow and rebekah lodges L D S and presbyterian church organizations and a live commercial club we have no saloons nor pool halls and our young men are safe from being contaminated by evil associates the various trades are quite well represented such as carpenters bricklayers painters paper hangers plumbers etc this section is unexcelled in the production of alfalfa sugar beets wheat barley garden vegetables and fruits of ofal al kinds grown in this latitude we have a daily automobile mail and passenger service in both directions being on the stated state road between vernal and colton on the D R G R R roosevelt was incorporated as a town march ath 1913 following are the municipal officers at present ed F harmston president of the board who is is serving his second term in that position J H hardy A P birch R S collett and W H gagon trustees E H burgess burge s S attorney C L LAsh ashton ton clerk H P edwards treasurer A H whitlock jr marshal |