The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-18
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
Advantages Of Springyille
for a Boom.
AN AMERICAN FORK TRAGEDY.
Provo Potnts-8rigbam Bits-Gupni
son Gatherings Court at Provo
Provo EnterpriEe-Keber Notes.


bus1ly engaged for he past ten days, in
grading the main street in Springville,
anb a splendid job thy are doing,
thousands of yards Of gravel having
been put in place aud leveled which
very much improves our main thor
oughfare. To De in keeping with and
continue the good work begun, all res
1denJS ShOulu continue the improve
mtnt by setting out shade trees in front
of their lots ,anu grading the side walks;
also cleaning up their claims and freeing
them from The tons OF garbage which
have encountered than for years. This
would be Il boom IN the right dirt elton.
Booms DO not consist altogether in buy
ing and selling real estate; but to be
permanent, each citizen should en-
deaVor to make boom for himself. AS
seed time is here, right nOlC is the time
for every farmer and gardener to begin
ths boom for himself, Whica Will not
only enhance his ID tiYidusl welfare but
bring many dollars to his pocket before
the SHOWS of another winter cover our
hliIs aud valleys. If every man in our
com mUnitv will strike at once for him
self, aud in earnest, there viii oe Il
boom IN our Territory lasting aud bene-
fetal. In striking let every farmer
start Tighf, by Selecung the seed that
will produce the bestva ietIes. Our va
ley Is unsurpassed IL LIE Wesr. for facil-
titles for | reducing certain kinds of
fruits and vegetables. While we can Or -
ducs the best quall1es OF grain, we can
lot raise it IN sufficient Quantit es TO
compete with Minnesota, a.d othar
wheat producing lOcallCies; therefore,
our farmers should turn their attention
more particularly TO the producing OF
fruits and vegetables. The vegetable, of
first importance perhaps j. he potato. |
II is 4 conceded fact that th6 Utah pota-
TO stands unTlvAled for quality III III . |
cas- ern market, when pure, we'll sorted |
varieties are offered. Our potato has |
suffered in the outside marker because |
of the carelesSaess on the part OF some |
of our producers. The idea has pre-
vailed that potato was potato, and !
all would go at the same price. Let the |
farmer pi Mt and cultivate straight va |
rirties, being very careful in thu selec- |
ton of seed and shipping to market; |
and ne will realize from &c to SC moe |
per buShel, %hich will pay handsome |
dividend for extra labor. 1t is needless
for me t. say that 1t costs nearly as |
much t. pro 'uCe Door, as good |
article, while the difference IN price is
considerable. The stand I'd potato to-
day seems to he tue Peerless oodrich, !
Bur6 INK, Snowflake, early a1d late
RISE. he demand at the Fl sent time is
mach grctt5r IMAM the supply for Utah |
potatoS ca0bIge, etc., OCe dealer SsuT-
ing me- Oh 1t he could dispose o. twenty |
five "a 10 sd a. t13 ores ut time. The |
cu'tv Ito Of cab age Mons, and other
lines vegetables, snUuI I receive con-
siderable at elti y. Our fruits AMI Der
rles SHOULD also receive III ca att ntiOn
for II good vaTianas Onj, az put up01
she mar lett, ey will ind 7, edy sale anu I
at payiGg prices.
Now il the time o cut down and grub |
out the old trees and brush from our
lots, and plant the choice varieties OF
peach apriolt. PLAN, etc. 4
choice fruit-prOdlcing tree or shrub |
will not require any more sunshine or
moisture than the almost useless
dwartS that now choke up our orchards
Honey Is another Utah production
that is IL good demand abroad. The
article ia the comb IN and 2 ID. ricks,
seems TO be preferred, and stands in the |
market ahead of California honey.
The raising of fowl is another very
important Industry and as better varle-
ties are placed on the market. the price
iplreases. FIrst-class chickens now
bring in the market at home 35c. each,
the Plymouth Rock, White Brahma,
Boff Cochin, and other large birds.
being in greater demand and realizing
the highest prices; turkeys, geese and
ducks being largely Gem rnded.
[ am informed, that home cured pork
is much sought after. What has been
said above as to best varieties and
management, will apply with equal
force 10 the swine industry. Let every
producer remember, that it pays best
to give every crop raised the most care
ful attention, from the selection of The
seed to the preparation {Or the market.
kven II We DO not pl o nc 10 sell. nut
(, our own consump tiOn, having only
frst-class food on our tables, W IL paw us
many times over N the pleasure of eX
istence, and the enjoyment of good
health. The producer stands upon d
Tlsne equal with the million ara, so far
as God is concerned. for the wealthy
must depend on the farmer for subsist
ence.
II our townspeople would combine
and start a creamery it would be |
success financially, save much labor,
an give an article of butter which
would bring from lQc. to 15c. more per
pound in the market. Our butter as an
article of commerce is almost Il failure.
The bayers generally have but one va,
into which all butter is dumped and
IS a consequence, the customer gets but
one grade and that is frequently the
down grade. II good and bad butter
are lett together for q few hours, the |
butter tub Is no exception to the gen. |
eral rule, 'evil associations corrupt |
good morals"
One other item and l subside for the |
present. A fruit cannery, started on a !
proper foundation, would be splendid !
ipvesr m 2Dt. L am informed, by good |
authority that the canning OF tomatoes |
alone, would pay handsomely, and /
when peaches, ptuns, aprlcOts, etc. are |
added. am sure the results financially, |
could not be otherwise than gratifying; |
and wOuli open a channel for theem-
ploymen of many persons, and save |
much treasure to our own Territory.
The only way to boom a country. is |
to put every thing at work, TO produce |
something that the people need, or to !
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