Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-09
An AULE CHAMPION.


The irrigation Ags begins Its fourth
volume ADJ the year with many
changes In makeup and style-all
improvements. II has asiumed In
It's general appearance some Of the best
features OF the Reuiet0 Of Reviews and,
being compact AMI classified Ia iA
literary arrangement, Ia now much
more convenient for handling, either
in the monthly part or the bound vol.
ume.
The opening pages are devoted, as
they ought ~ be Ia a magazine Of this
character, to the progress OF Western
America, aud our enteTprlsiug municl.
pal nclghbor, Ogden, receives Halter.
ing notice on the very first one. Later
on, the question OF territorial admission
to statehood Ia calmly aud fRvoiatly
discussed; there appears au excellent
portrait OF our fellow.townsman w. II.
Rowe, rs president OF the Bear River
fystem, with n personal sketch on
later Iage; a glowing paragraph fol.
lows regarding the orange Industry In
this Salt River valley, Arizona, a local.
ity Inhabited by many former Ulah
citizens, and then comes this bit Of
straight advice on the matter OF the
Salt Lake.L)s Angeles railway, one Of
three lines practically determined
upon that arc bound 10 exert 80 mar.
Vicious an Influence In thv bulldog up
Of Western America:
OF all the railroads that might be built
10 employ tho idle labor OF tne country
today tho most benencent would be tbe
line suggested between salt Lake CIV
aud los Angeles, Better than almos.
any existing liuo this would illustrate tho
high function " the railroad a. an avenue
Tor the exchange OF products bagween lo-
calltles " radically different capabilities.
THIS road would open 20 the citrus fruit.
OF southern California tho splendid mar.
keis " Utah, Idaho aud Montana. IL
would furnish an outlet Tor agricultural
and horticultural produces, which the
high ulu udes raise with more surcess
and profit than tue expensive lands OF
cue south, and /. would encourage the
budding manufacturing Industries OF tho
ANEfl AlNANAAlA nNAtNH Nhk Only inlH, hut
u would open mp 10 tho miner tho won,
drrul uuup Greek country OF western
ulAh aud eastern Nevada, and awaken
tho slumhoting agricultural possibilities
la the central aud southern portion. Of
tho latter state. Aud DO san Diego rather
than Los Angeles bo made tho western
terminus, 1. would give tho localities
connected with 10 by this road tho hsupat
OF tho grauicst seaport un the Parinr
coast futihrf than this, the existence of !
such a direct limo between she GROWING |
cites ~ thu mountain region, and M |
growing ridos of tho Tar southwest would |
develop % surprising Passenger Taihc. |
l'Ah would then winter iu California |
Hul California would summer On Umb- |
toe itiusl land beneath lhg western sk,t |
IL o. tAh7IuUlllg 10 realize that this |
luoNl'un.r III ull OF tho future, with all |
It's p1lHnaHIats for good, must remain |
uuuui.i Coz au Indefinite period 10 tho |
tremendous disadvantage OF tho men u |
to-day.
a thoughtful article on "Fruit Grow.
ing 10 Utah." from the pen Of joel !
Shoemaker OF Manti, Is given the place |
OF houor In the department devoted TO |
Horticulture by Irrgallon;" aud as
showing that this Territory Is alive
10 the use Of water power and slse. I