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Show 24 IN T R O D U C T O R Y . th e active c e n te r of th e whole in ter-m o u n tain m in ing region, covering th e sta te s of W yom ing, Id ah o , Nevada, U ta h an d M o n tan a and is th e hom e place of m any g re a t m ining com panies. I n m an u fa ctu rin g it is pre -em in ently th e lead er of every in terio r W este rn city. T he people w ere e a rly 'd riv e n to th e u tiliza tio n of local raw m ateria ls to supp ly m an u fa c tu re s o th erw ise un o b tain ab le, and from th e sm all begin nin gs of fro n tier days h as developed m any im p o rta n t m an u fa ctu rin g in stitu tio n s. Of railroad s, S a lt L ak e h as two m ain lines to th e e a s t^ T h e U nion Pacific and R io G ra n d e W estern. T h e Oregon S h o rt L in e opens to it th e tra d e of th e N o rth w est and th e P u g e t Sound cou ntry . T h e C en tral P acific connects it w ith th e coast an d th e steam ship lines lead in g to th e fa r east, an d alm ost every m ining cam p an d a g ric u ltu ra l tow n in U ta h is re ached by th e side lines of th ese system s. A t th is w ritin g th e com ing of th e C. B. & Q. is confidently expected and a S h o rt L in e to L os Angeles seems certain. W ith ch u rch es and schools th e city is well supplied. In ad d itio n to th e T em ple an d T abernacle, th e M orm on relig io nists have m any m eetin g houses and alm ost every o th e r creed of Christendom is rep resen ted by c h u rc h edifices. W ith in th e p a st decad e $1,000,000 have gone in to new an d m odern pu b lic school buildings and th e p u b lic school system will com pare favorably w ith th e b est in th e U n ited S ta tes. O ver 12,000 S a lt L ak e ch ild re n are in a tten d a n ce an d th e rapid g ro w th of th e city Will soon re q u ire ad d itio n al stru c tu re s. T h e lim its of th is discu ssion will n o t p erm it a d etailed sta te m e n t of all th a t m ark s S a lt L a k e as a m odern city. E lsew here in th is volum e a list of conveniences will be found w hich e n title it to be considered u p -to -d ate in every resp ect. A dd to th ese th in g s: A low ta x ra te , a low d e a th rate , th e un riv aled attra c tio n s of its “D ead S ea,” an d h o t springs, its b e a u tifu l en v ironm ent an d p ictu re sq ue m o u n tain scenery, its b ro ad leaf-em bowered stree ts, its lovely hom es, its genial clim ate, its g re a t trib u ta ry co u n try , an em pire in e x ten t, filled w ith a diversity of rich resources an d you can n o t fram e a fu tu re for it any m ore splen did th a n tim e will unfold. R . L . PO L K & CO. R. L . P ( O— , P re sid e n t. E I . W. D V! ¿ > ! W. P. C ( ( ™ 8 9 , V ice-Pres’t and T reas. , S ecretary an d M anager. |
