Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-21
UP IN CACHE VALLEY
Sprins is Setting In Rapidly There,
Causing Good Cheer.
Abundant wheat Harvest Anticipated
Too many Spraying Rssuistisrs
-rhs Roada-Gsod Confsrs nee.
HYRuM, Cache County.
April 1913. 1897.

April lVib. 1917.
II magician had waved his magic
wand over beautiful Cache valley no
Rrsa ter change could have taken plaot
than has done since the first week In
April.
On the second OF the month VIC LEFT
for confsrencs. There was between o
foot and eighteen inches OF snow.
On my lawn the beautiful held IN
ND In walking over Il at any time OF
the day. Only In the Travelled roads
was to be found bare ground,
and that We. mud, and Oh. 80 very
deep and very soft, aud 1t stormed for
many days after. But on cur return
on the 10Th we found the snow had
gone, the roads were dry and dusty,
and beautiful spring had suddenly
sprung upon us. The change was
very rapid but none the less vel.
come.
Our grangsrs were blue and down.
hearted at the length OF winter, but
now they are all smiles and sre rolling
up their sleeves ana are going to put
In grain by the thousands Of acres. AL
though 1t 10 late, large crops will be
raised, as the land WAS never
In better condition. The old settlers
remember the time that 10 wss the
middle OF May before q plough WAS
put in the ground In the valley; yetin
that year an abundant harvest was
raised.
There will be an immense amount
OF fruit. Some of our people believe
that the Horticultural commission
should have formulated . few more
iules, so as u Keep man aud spray
pump In his orchard all the year
round. Some think 1t wou ID be cheaptr
to cut the trees down. Law IL q good
thing, IL you doh't get too much OF A.;
go 10 BptayiDg.
Our Lrg isiature was very good to
the educators, colleges, aud oil officers
in general; but our Stale anu county
ronuR were given the very smaii
crumbs. E iucation and fat ssler.ed
professors arc good, perhaps; but the
6,ate's highways ale OF some import
ance also, and how would IL do in the
near future TO give the roads q pull on
the State treasury? But who will do
the lobbying? For unless someone
does, the highways anu byways will
be- lett 10 the poll tax. II we only hni
some prominent people to take a cnr-
riags sids through the State, then We
would have dandy roRus, anu that,
too, Without any tax, except Tree
AMI unlimited elbow grease.
Cache Stake quarterly conference
was held In Logan on Saturday anu
Sunday, and II the weather hau been
0rdereu for the occasion It could mol
have been moro lovely. Besides the
Stake presidency we we're favored
with Elders John Henry Smith, John
w. Taylor aud M. W. Merrill Of the
council OF the APOSTLE. The congrega.
tions were very large; every aisle and
nook In the great building were
crowded with extra benches. and shen
thsfe was not room enough, and the
question naturally arises when will
me Lalter.day Saints ever be- able to
build q house that will be large
enough for the people? Ths Hoy
Spirit rested upon the Apostles
In rich abundance. At no time
In our history was = better feeling
manifest. The glorious ins,Iu ions
given under such IN outpourinH OF the
Holy 6host, together with grand
music and song, made us isel that God
was near 10 US In very decd. There IL
q good people living here; notwith.
standing all their shortcomings they
love the work OF God In preference to
all slse. Peace and brotherhood
abound.
At the oonieIenoo II was voted that
$50, 900 be rated nv voluntary dona-
lion TO extend the B. Y. College, aud
when Elder John W. Taylor called
tor the vote It WAS Unanimous.
SAI.Op.