R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, Utah) Directory 1970-71: including: South Salt Lake City

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X V III IN T R O D U C T IO N L iv e S to c k U tah o f f e r s an id e a l s e t-u p fo r the sheep in d u s try , d iffe rin g w idely in a ltitu d e , ran g in g fro m 2,350 fe e t in W ashington County to K in g 's P e a k w ith an a ltitu d e of 13,498 fe e t. B etw een th e s e le v e l d e s e r ts , ro llin g h ills , and high m o u n ta in s in te rla c e d w ith v a lle y s , o ffe r the sheep in d u s try th e v a rio u s co n d itio n s and fo ra g e n e c e s ­ s a r y fo r th e e c o n o m ic a l p ro d u c tio n of wool and la m b s. F ro m th e d e s e r ts a r e h a rv e s te d a n o th e r c ro p th a t m a in ta in s th e sheep th ro u g h th e w in te r. T he ro llin g h ills o ffe r su ste n a n c e d u rin g th e fa ll and s p rin g , w hile the high m o u n tain c ro p s f o s te r th e d ev elo p m en t of th e b e s t la m b s th a t it is p o ssib le to p ro d u c e . A ll d u rin g th e y e a r th e r e is being p ro d u ced a lu x u ria n t grow th of w ool, each sheep p ro d u cin g a p p ro x im a te ly enough to m ak e a su it of c lo th e s fo r a m an . T he a v e ra g e fle e c e e x c e e d s te n pounds. U tah, th e g e o g ra p h ic a l c e n te r of th e sheep in d u s try , h a s long fu rn ish e d m uch above its a v e ra g e in n u m b e r and qu ality of p u r e - b r e d R am b o u ilet s i r e s fo r flo c k s in m any c o u n trie s . C a ttle , both fo r beef, and fo r d a iry p u rp o s e s , do ex c e p tio n a lly w ell in U tah. It is a re c o g n iz e d fa c t th a t th e feed p ro d u ced on U ta h 's lim e s to n e s o il co n ta in s a g r e a t p ro p o rtio n of b o n e -b u ild in g m a te r ia l. B eef c a ttle r e p ­ r e s e n t the la r g e s t s o u rc e of a g r ic u ltu r a l incom e in the s ta te . C onditions h e r e a r e re m a rk a b ly fa v o ra b le fo r the feed in g and fin ish in g of h o g s f o r th e m a r k e t. U tah b a r le y -fa tte n e d hogs a r e in g r e a t dem and b e c a u se of the fla v o r and te x tu r e of the m e a t. T he m a r k e t is p r a c ti­ c a lly u n lim ite d . P la c e s o f In te r e st S alt »Lake C ity is c a lle d th^ " C e n te r of Scenic A m e r ic a " b e c a u se it is th e g e o g ra p h ic a l c e n te r of th e W e s te rn re g io n e m b ra c in g 63 n a tio n a l p a rk s and m o n u m e n ts ^ , T he M orm on p io n e e rs e n te re d the v a lle y th ro u g h E m ig ra tio n C anyon. T h e re is a m onum ent n e a r th e m outh of th is canyon w h e re B rig h am Young spoke h is fam o u s w o rd s: " T h is is the p la c e ." (P h o to C o u r te s y S a lt L a k e A r e a C h a m b e r O f C o m m e r c e ) TH IS IS T H E P L A C E M O N U M E N T (S a lt L a k e C ity , U ta h ). E r e c t e d in 1 9 4 7 , to c o m m e m o r a t e th e 1 0 0 th a n n i­ v e r s a r y o f th e s e t t l in g o f th e G r e a t S a lt L a k e V a lle y , th e m o n u m e n t s ta n d s a t th e m o u th o f E m ig r a tio n C a n­ y o n , th e e n t r y p la c e o f th e M o r m o n P i o n e e r s J u ly 2 4 , 1 8 4 7 . T he U tah S tate C ap ito l is one of th e m o s t in te re s tin g of the c ity 's m any a ttr a c tio n s . It o c c u p ie s a c o m ­ m an d in g p o sitio n o v e rlo o k in g th e b ro a d S alt L ake V alley and G re a t Salt L ake. The h is to r ic a l e x h ib its and in ­ d u s tr ia l and a g r ic u ltu r a l d isp la y s in th e C ap ito l a r e p a r tic u la r ly in te re s tin g . G re a t Salt L ake is 15 m ile s w e st of S alt L ake C ity. It is one of th e la r g e s t inland b o d ies of s a lt w a te r in th e w o rld . T he w a te r of th e lak e a v e ra g e s a p p ro x im a te ly 25°/o s a lt, and h a s b een a s high a s 28°/o. It is 75 m ile s long and 50 m ile s w ide, and h a s an a v e ra g e depth of a p p ro x im a te ly 20 fe e t and a m ax im u m of 50 fe e t. T h e re a r e 16 is la n d s and is le ts in G re a t S alt L ak e. T he m o re im p o rta n t of th e s e a r e : A ntelope Isla n d , S tan sb u ry Isla n d , F re m o n t Isla n d , C a rrin g to n Isla n d , Cub Isla n d , G unnison Isla n d , and D olphine Islan d . M em o ry G rove is a d elig h tfu l little p a rk in C ity C re e k C anyon below the C ap ito l. It is a tr ib u te to th e F i r s t W orld W a r h e r o e s of U tah.