Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-16
HETTY GREEN
TO THE RESCUE.
Reported That She is to Finance
Irrigation Scheme for East
ern Utah.
MRS. ELI MEOFoRD PROMOTER.
Is Quite Sure She Can Induce the
New York Woman to Furnish All
The Money Required.

The Denver Times publishes an inter-
view with Mrs. Ell Medford, who Is
said TO live near this city, in which she
saws that she is endeavoring to interest
Hetty Green, the famous New York
anancier, in an irrigation project for
eastern Utah and western Colorado.
she expects Mrs. Green to put about
million dollars into the scheme. Fol-
lowing is the interview referred to-
Il am well aware that Mrs. Green Is
not person who PUSHES into a wildcat
scheme" she said, In discussing her
prospects of success. "She knows that
| would not seek to lead her into such
scheme. In the first place, have
the advantage of having once known
her When / was but mere girl /
knew her In 0swego N, Y. She was n
close friend Of my father, who was in
terested in Cuban tobacco fields, and
her counsel to him aided In securing a
fair competence for all of as. She will
know me when ! tell her VINO | am al
though 1t Is a number of years since
we last met.
what is my schece? Why, II were
to unfold II to you II would result In
the topping over of all my chances for
success. | Will gay, however, that II |
am successful 1t viii mean the reclama-
ton Of the Utah desert in the course of
two years. 1t is an immense tract. and
as | have every detail OF my plan per-
fected there can be no hitch. | could
raise money enough FROM my people to
conduct IL on small scale, but | de-
sire some person in the company who.
when they see what IL IL, viii use their
money literally to meet the gigantic
expansion which VIII follow It's incep-
ton. | am not begging anybody.
am positive that Mrs, Green, being
thorough business woman, win see what
| am driving at and think well Of my
plans In the inside Of 20 minutes. She
won't hesitate very long, Ell, Harry"
She turned TO her son, who Is accom-
panying her on her way east. He
launched into discussion OF the plan
enthusiastically and said THAI the at
fair would be great boon 10 Utah and
Colorado.
Mrs. Medford was by no means ret
cent. She was laxative to the point OF
being almost garrulous. ~ think, she
said, that | reserve 10 be called one
of the working pioneers OF this
country. / was Mrs. Elliott when /
first came TO this country and In the
early 70s / settled with my husband IN
Colorado Springs. He went into the
cattle business near Glenwood and
made some money In the course OF
about five years, We then went to
Arizona, where he induced me to part
with all the money had in copper
prospect. He fell in with bunch OF
thieves and they robbed us of all we
had After my money was gone he
used me as Gentle husbands some
times use their wives when they have
tired OF them, He deserted me In Tue
son and have never seen him since. /
secured government position through
the efforts Of some political friends and
managed to keep alive.
In 1880 | met ELI Medford, who was
seeking converts 10 the Mormon faith
all over the southern country. He talk
ed to me day after dry about the ten
cts OF the Mormon belief and his kind
ness and generosity won me over. He
then asked me to marry him. AZ had
obtained a divorce from my Gentle
husband. was in a position to accept
his proposal"