| Show development OF A WONDERFUL FUL COUNTRY roosevelt the center of the agricultural district of this vast inland empire emph from the christmas edition deseret news A sturdy group of settlers whose sole equipment almost was determined purpose and tireless energy planted in a region of undeveloped yet wonderful resources for such was roosevelt in the uinta basin 10 yeas years ago from the outset made the town prosper not startlingly but with a sure steadiness that guaranteed prosperity the guarantee has been fulfilled roosevelt now has a population of nearly 1000 oo othere there is scarcely a vacant ho house 2 e or building in the town business concerns are cramped for rooms owing to the constantly expanding trade and far and wide in every direction can be seen well cultivated fields that spoil spell in ill plainest terms prosperity the average settler in and around roosevelt gives a striking impression imPressiO ll of rugged streng strength b of character wida awake cv vak an and d vigorous activity the town seems made up for tile most part of men who c came alue into a region ano knowing ving they had a hard fight in ill tole stoic for foil them and yet ir resi resistibly stably determined to lo L win it they know that hat fi fight is not over that there is is much hard work and rac riEca ahead of them before they ahey attain the their goal but they are arc absolutely undaunted they arphy have achieved striking cucas is and it has han given them therril 1 an l al abundance Lin dance of confidence 2 and Cu courage rage to a wonderful extent the peo ale of roosevelt have overcome the crudeness cruden crude noss rss a and nd dis disadvantages advantages of the ordinary newly settled towne town thy are constructing lk at brick and cement houses planting riar tn 1 lawns vis cultivating gardens a rd Is md nd making a splendid PI bendid effort to build a beautiful city the business men are showing the same sama energy 7 within a short time it is expected that there will vill be hardly a frame building in the business center a noticeable contrast to the ordinary pio neer cettl settlement ement new concerns are constantly springing ngin up e erecting brick stone or cement buildings buildings and forcing their old er competitors to keep the pace zin in having handsome commodious i L stores the streets are lighted idith with electricity as are also 1 all the houses A complete telephone system crisscrosses 1 the town and connects with lives lines runn running ingall all over the frasin asin na ind with outside longdin lance thes lines roosevelt also has a waterworks water waterworks water works system which it is ni now w planning to enlarge and greatly improve of the public buildings the largest is the duchesne county high school it was finished less than a year ago at a cost of it is s made of brick and contains 24 rooms at present the faculty is composed of six teachers and the enrollment numbers over IGO surrounding the build ing isa campus of nearly 40 acres a large part of which is devoted to practical agriculture A full four year high school course ourse is given and includes courses in agriculture and domestic or hestie science as well as the ica demic studies of mathebat es cs english general science and history the student body is ively and full of school spirit rhey hey won the championship in orating arid and basket ball last rear ear and will be strong campeti ors rs again this year much land available roosevelt is only a youngster laving been settled but nine nine ears ars the feature which at settlers to it is the at it ha has a beautiful site in the heart of the largest area ea of irrigable lands in the state it is also situated on what is generally believed will be the line of the railroad that will evenou aly traverse uinta basin although lying at the extreme east end of duchesne county it is in the center of population for the basin 1 west of vernal only six miles east is fort duchesne where is situated the headquarters of the uinta indian reservation the amount of good land susceptible cep tible to irrigation near roosevelt is astonishing literally hundreds of miles of canals have been built by the united states government and by private irrigation companies putting water within the reach of thousands of acres of land uinta basin of which roosevelt is the center contains over acres of tillable land the greater part of is irrigable nearly half of this is now being furnished with water by the various irrigation projects the importance v of irrigated lands can be appreciated precia ted when it is known that in in the entire state of utah less than acres are suseen susceptible of irrigation between one half and two thirds of the arri g aska e land of the state therefore lies in inginia inU inia basin the land atso is of an excellent quality being for the most part in the roosevelt district a rich sandy loam or clay wheat oats barley ard aid ai d corn flourish in it t the wheat crop this year ln in the basin will surpass that th a t of any other section of the state both in quantity and quality unless it bs be cache valley fruits can call also bs be raised with ease delicious apples pears peaches cherries plums strawberries raspberries rasp berries and other fruits have already been produced although in comparatively small qu quantities ariti the development of this industry particularly will largely depend first on the improvement of roads in the basin and second on the construction of a railroad by several experiments it has been demonstrated that the soil of uinta county especially near roosevelt is perhaps the best beat adapted in the state for the cultivation ti of sugar beets and potatoes neither vegetable has been grown on a large scale but with coming of the railroad they give promise of becoming immense sources of wealth stock raising 11 possibilities settlers in and around roosevelt are feeling more and more thal that stock raising is at present at least one of the most profitable pursuits possible to the basin the local market for meat I 1 is s considerable and much of the stock can be shipped out at highly profitable prices it is in fact the one product which is not greatly handicapped by the absence of railroad facilities the stock can be driven to one of several railroad points and loaded without excessive cost many farmers have learned that small herds of cattle sheep and hogs are valuable assets aside from the main business of raising hay or grain alfalfa can be raised in abundance and when the market for it is not brisk it ean can be used profitably to feed our own stock cattle raising will always be an important industry in the basin but it will be conducted much differently than several years ago two decades part cart large herds roamed over uinta continued continued 4 |
