Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-14
TALKS WITH
LEGISLATORS.
Something Of the Big irrigation
Schemes inMillard County.
RICHES IN ALFALFA SEED.
Making Fruitful Pieids out Of
Desert LANDS.

a representative OF this paper had n
very interesting talk last evening with
Hon. r. G. Calliuter. a member OF the
lower house OF the Legislature. from
Willard county. Mr.. caillster says the
people OF his county have had an un-
nrccedcntcdiy prosperous season. Az
riculturc aud atockraislng comprise the
principal occupations. aud they have
been decidedly profitable. Az an Illus
tration Of what result has been. Mr..
Cailiater refers to his own experience.
Personally he has handled more than
10000 In money In buying and selling
sheep. ON his ranch he raised 800
tons Of alfalfa from 30 acres Of land.
The raising OF this produc, has become
quite profitable business In that Sec
ton Of country. This In particularly
true among the settlers OF the land
formerly owned by the Salt Lake Agri-
cultural and Canal company. The land
Irrigated by this canal u practically
new, having been titled only for few
years. But the farmers. he says, are
getting rich out OF the alfalfa business
alone. Each man realizes from $500 To
1880 from alfalfa seed after having
harvested "a good crop OF hay. Mt. Cali
lister says that no less than $4,000 Will
10 to the farmers on this canal from
alfalfa seed.
The people of Willard county and the
uouth are looking with considerable
interest upon the huge irrigation
scheme OF the bonneville Canal and Re-
Hcrvoir company. This viii be tho
largest Irritation enterprise In III. en-
tire west whom Hucccnafully carried out.
NJ II IL confidently believed Il Will. IL
Will reclaim $4,000 acres OF land. and
the estimated cost for carrying out the
project In 100000. That the promoters
OF II are actuatcd by good faith
they have deposited $4,000 with the
State land board aa a guarantee To
work on the firrt Of May next. In the
event that they fail to do 30 this sum
VIII be forfeited to the State. Large
electric light and manufacturing
plants. II II expected. win also follow
IN the wake OF this gigantic reservoir.
Honorable Lafayette Holbrookc OF
Provo IL making big success OF his
Snake Valley reservoir and irrigation
enterprise. IL viii reclaim 5000 acres
OF land and " ritasfsd- seventy fave
miles from Frisco. The location IL an
excellent one AMI affords good oppor-
tunity for settlers. II viii also be n
sort OF supply for the Mormon settle
mentH being built In southeastern Ne
Nndn.
The Clear Lake Land and Irrigation
company will buy the reservoir II has
under construction and viii be able 10
irrigatc from 1900 to 5000 acres OF land.
This, like the other big water schemes
of Willard county. promises much for
the people OF that section and OF the
south generally.
You can say" said Representative
calliatcr, that the last year was the
most prosperous that has ever been cx-
perlcnced durinR my thirty-acv-n years
rcaidcncc In Fillmore. The prices OF
live stock have been higher, than for
many years and good markets have
been found Tor them at all times. Money
has bcne quite plentiful and not con-
fined to the few, but all OF our citi-
sens have shared In the prosperity. We
have now about 100000 transient sheep
wintcfing In Willard ana Beaver coun-
ties. This affordn considerable rcvon-
Ne TO our county.
We get half the taxes when we are
able TO collect. but assessment does
not begin until February and by that
time many owners drive their herds
away With the intention Of cvadlng uH.
In many instances u cost Us about ten
per cent Of the taxes OF last year TO
collect. We will probably ask the Leg
stature to amend the law relating 20
taxation OF transient herds 20 that as
HesAment can begin earlier In that way
We VIII he able To get a Just proportion
OF the taxes"