The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

and Evanston, Wyo Next to these
come pears, then plums, apricots,
grapes, nectarines, ounces, prunes, ap-
pies, raspberries, blackberries. dew
berries currants, gooseberries and
cherries. Watermelons. muskmelons,
cantaloupes, egg plants, cucumbers,
squash and citrons have been shipped
and hauled out in inestimable quanti-
ties from Brigham and Willard cities.
1t is estimated by the shippers that the
value of fruits and vegetables sent
from this county this year will crowd
the $4,000 mark.
The acreage of fruit, melons and veg
etables is being increased each year.
Especially is this true of fruit trees.
Many new orchards have been planted
this season, from the one or tWo-acre
patch to the 35-acre fruit farm, and the
Bear River Canal company has an
orchard of 800 acres of trees that soon
will begin to bear. When these orch
ards begin to produce their fruit the
shipments will have to be by train
load or else immense eVapOrating and
fruit-drying plants will have to be
started to care for and preserve the
ripening fruits.
The northern epicureans have eaten
many a roast spring lamb from this
county the past season. They are sent
out at the rate of % day, and 81, 500
at 81 each is a low estimate for this
years shipments. Veal has been
scarce and hard to get this year, but
at least 500 at S. each have been
to the Butte market, so the Short Line
Butte train usually loads two cars with
express at the stations in Box Elder
county on its way north
These products are the surplus from
the farms, orchards and gardens of our
people, and the money from their sale
is distributed among the people, so
they are usually well-to-do.
ADVANCEMENT IN SCHOOLS.
The public schools of the county have
shown marked progress during the
year. The school population of the
county is 3,01S, an increase of 125 over
last year. There are q districts in
the county, many Of them so large
that they have two school houses. Six
of the districts have erected new
buildings the past year, and every
school room in the county is crowded
to its utmost capacity. The regular
course of study, as adopted throughout
the state, has been introduced and is
being closely followed by the 60 teach
ers in the county, SO that pupils can
make some progress ana not nave TO
go back over the same ground again
and again. The establishment of a
/ high school at the county seat is an
important achievement for this year.
MILLS AND FACTORIES.
The power afforded by the mountain
streams in this county has not been
allowed to run to waste. It has been
/ harnessed for the use and benefit of the
inhabitants, to grind their flour, tc
weave cloth, to polish and saw stone
to work in wood, to furnish light and
turn the fan that keeps alive the flame
in the blacksmith's forge.
There are four large roller mills il
the county of SO barrels capacity, be
sides many smaller ones. These have
been kept busy grinding flour for home
consumption and shipment during the
past year and have made improve
ments in machinery and buildings tx
the value of many thousands of dol
| lars.
The Brigham City wooden mills have
/ been noisy with the loom twister spin
ning-jack and carding machines
weaving all kinds of cloth, blankets
and yarn. Five hundred pairs of warn
| wooden blankets are among the prod
| ucts from the county's wool and looms