The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15

They ave accomplished VIA should
have been done at the outset. the com
bination OF land and water in the one
ownership and management. IL has
more possibilities OF development than
some Of the European kingdoms. and
its new Ownef- are formulating a pol
icy for its nagemen which
make Of It one OF the most productive
and weslthiest districts in the state.
The colonization BY eastern people
mas been ia progress for the past seven
years n the valley is already dotted
with fine farms and costly improve
ments.
Mr.. Cutler states that II viii be the
policy to continue such settlements.
while at the same time his company
VIII naturally the location Of
those who viii engage in beet growing.
The company will plant 1000 acres the
coming year for its own account with
a view to introducing the Industry
q the best conditions and with the
ultimate purpose OF erecting a large
plant i'm the valley as soon as the acre
age that can be contracted viii JUS
tify.
The plans of the original company
/ contemplated irrigating a large body
of land on the east side of Bear river
as well as on the west. and nearly a
half million dollars was expended in the
construction Of the canal through the
canyon, but II was never completed, al
though extensive excavations had been
] lfldQt as Idl AS AOAlllSlOH-
The necessity for more iTrigating
water at and around Brigham City to
meet the growing demands for that
prosperous community has spurred the
people to action. An agreement has
been concluded between the Sugar com
pany and a committee representing the
citizens by which the latter have
agreed TO pay $50 per acre for the per-
petual water right to 1000 acres, and
a graded scale of rentals-S2 for the
fret fhsnA uran 80 80 na-1 81 N EA- Nh-
second three years and 81 per year
afterward. This makes certain the
rapid development of another body OF
fine beet land. as well as the extension
OF one of the most favored and most
successful fruit districts in the state.
1t is also in contemplation to enlarge
the present canal through the canyon
on the west side and to install a pump
ing plant to irrigate several thousand
acres near Fielding of very choice lands
that are above the present anal
In Sanpete and SEWER Counties.
Mr.. Cutler has just made a careful
examination Of this district, from
which for three years past the product
from "A small acreage has been shipped
to Lehi. Within the present year under
the vigorous influence of President
Seegmiller, the SEWER county people
have awakened to the Importance of
iris industry. and especially in view OF
the unsatisfactory returns that We're
being realized from wheat production,
and substantial progress has been
made Mr. Cutler has now decided that
the much-Calked-about plant which it
was proposed to erect at GunniSon,
with auxiliaries in the TIVE counties,
viii be too cumbersome; that il will be
better to erect a complete plant in each
county, and m that one of them
probably in Sevier-may be built next
year.
We can cordially agree with Mr.. Cut
Ter in his expression There is no doubt
that the Bear River valley haj a Won
derful future ahead OF IL when people
fully understand It's resources and
especially where this is coupled with
h further statement hat this COM
pany does not intend that these re-
sources shall remain dormant"