Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-25
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
"Trarelof" Has Reached Dixie aud
Has Good Ihlngs to Say About II.

81. GEoRGE, Aug. 10, ls0i.-Dlxie
presents prosperous appearances at
tnls season OF the yeas. Her orchards
ato full of fruit, her vines well laden,
while the sorghum crop promises be,
ter yield than common. SIN the cry
u hard times IL heard and all claim
there 10 no money and poor market
for the pro luot, Of tho country. We
have sampled some as fne fruit ~
could 10 produced In any cline, the
flavor Of which was beyond cnmpafl.
son; and thefe Il lots Of II In wsshinf.
ton county. In every towu one secs
great platforms filled With fruit that 10
TyinT, Tor 10 far hll the fruit IL sun
dried IN this region, aud AZ n rule u h
well cured, yet II In time that more
method was adopted Ia IL care and
preparation for market. Evap0fatei
Of kiln dried ir1it IL demanded In the
trade. Tho people should unitsdy
iake Up this labor anu thus put on the
market not only better dried ifuii, but
Ia the most approved form, 20 that u
wonld oatoh the customers attention. In
the PISS toe good, Ia aud iniiii rent
have AIR ohud the cunOmtrtI oihsf,
ithOut ueiug olsssiii bed OF assUfiuI anu
all together suffered the had nsms.
To-day u ~ necessity ~ meet cumpo.
titi1n, aud tho run OF thls country 10
be- accepted on .hc market must l. o
gathered and packed with more Gaze
20 II will have more pTrsr nthbis 81.
peafancr, Then II will make a market
aud hold IL AMI customers will seek
DiK tie fruit instead OF IL having 10 be
hAwked anu peddied and then go tor
n song, tito fruit raiser singing tho
song. Peaches and gftpes arc very
pluutiful Hn1 much fiult IN spelling for
want OF attention, as tue prospective
price tor dried iruit IL not the most en-
courp glng, yet more Unit than IN
years past IL Observable and greater
attention il being paid TO the cultiva.
ton Of thu soil
The iulute oi Southern Utah T.
bright, TOT people are gettir gllo appfe-
clAtu nsr advantages and 10 under.
stand her climate and soil, while the
water question IL being solved by pfac.
teal methods that give assurance 10
the agTiculturist and ofchafdlst. For
tho past two weeks frequent showers
have retarded fruit dIying anu hay
making. HOrps Of tho showers have
been accompanied with extremely
heavy thunier. These showers have
modified tue heat % that this IL one OF
tbs most pleasant summers known 10
tails region.
The factory At Washington Ia at prer.
ont standing idle, but Il 10 expected TO
start again soon.
Every where Ia the country people
were busy gathering their harvest
Tempting rlpe peaches hung over the
fences, while vineyards full u rlcu,
luscious grapes were 10 be seen on All
sides. These contradict the cry OF
nafd times, Tot the land seemed full OF
luxuries, while tho people were able
70 at under their vine anu nix.
tree aud enjoy life, while tie
outside world are struggling T.
settle the vrIed questions Of tho day.
Tue farmers u this region raise two
crops each season on the same gtound.
Thar wheat IL planted In the winter,
and after II IL harvested they raise \
crop Of corn OF lucofn. All tue fafms
are small, and mAn with u fifteen,
acre farm here get, along M well as his
northern neighbot with hundred
sotrs. The verdict here II that this
once dcspisod portion OF the Territory
will yet DO the most desirable.
TRAVELLER.