The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

39oSoS cases tomatoes. equal 20 1854
$1,000 cases Ieas equal to 900 tons
S,OOe cases beans. equal 10 o. tons
2.5OO cases pumpkins. equal 10 90
$500 cases romato ketchup. equal 10
so tons.
There is great need of canneries and
eVapOraung plants, shipping organize
tlons and other means Ter taking care
or fruit in Salt Like and other conn
ties, to save the prOdigaI waste of
fruit now SO common every year
The canning factories in the counties
named are Il great boon TO the horti-
cultural interests Of the sections where
they are lOca-rd- creating q cash mar
ket at home, not only for surplus fruit
of all kinds, but for peas, sweet corn,
tomatoes beans and pumpkins. They
very materially augment the prosperity
of the people VINO supply them with the
products Of the farm. and greatly in
crease the value OF the land in their
immediate vicinity. ana could be fOs-
tered with advantage IL many other
counties of the state. Conservative
capitalists will find in the canning in
dustry a safe investment for capital.
eXcelled as a or. reproducing prOpC-
sitiOn by few ether Industries, with
the one prOvIsO That they Go not pay
more than they are worth
Salt Lake county has long needed a
Cannery to take care of surplus fruits
and vegetables. The proposition to
build one is now under consideration
by a number o. energetic citizens Of
the county, and there is promise of n
factory at an early day.
There is ak also OF establishing
second factory Iii Utah county. With
its unexcelled lrrieating facilities and
rich garden soil. half a dozen or more
canneries IN Utah county would be
given all they could do Immediately
after they were started
With water transportation to is
nearest railroad point assured, can
merry at Moao would afford a home
market for great quantities OF fruit
now going to waste every year
Through This means this district,
though small one. would soon become
the richest in the state agriculturaliy
at least. The' enterprise Of its fruit
growers in shipping so much hne fruit
under such adverse circumstances as
surround il Insure the success OF any
auxiliary enterprise installed there
Each Of the counties of Emery. Tooele.
Juab and San3e-e could give handsome
support to canneries within their Dor
ders-
Southern Utah Experiment Farm
To aid i'm he promotion of fruit
growing in -OutheTn Utah. the state
established some ave years ago an eX-
perimental fruIt farm near st. George,
in Washington CCCUty- The work ~
demonstration in planting. cUltiVatiug
and irrigating the orchard and vine
yard plots. conducted under She direc-
ton of the state board of horticulture,
and under the immediate supervision
of the member Of the southern district,
Thomas Judd. has furnished invaluable
object less sons To the southern fruit
growers. These experiments and the
I dissemination Of new and valuable va
Tieties of grapes, peaches and other
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cline. are 30; ~ much toward placing
the fruit induSj-y in Utah'S Dixie upon
a permanent. intelligent and paying
/ basis. In grape culture alone such an
impetus has been given this branch OF
horticulture through the influence of
the work Of he experiment farm that
tens Of thousands of vines were this
year set out throughout this region.
very largely IF raiSiu grapes. 1t is safe
to predict that at no distant day the
raiSin industry VIII be to the people OF
/ southern Utah the same beuehceut
! economic factor that the sugar business
/ is to the farmers Of the beet-groWlnS
districts of he state-a sure and uufall-
! ing source II revenue
Another Experiment Station Needed.
J in view Of The great good already ac-
/ cOmplished ~ the southern Utah eN-
/ perimental farm. and of its far-re&ch-
! ing POSSIBILITIES in promoting and up
2
I giOn the none Is expressed that the
| present Legislature. will see the a0ViS-
/ ability of establishing another hOrti-
| cultural experiment farm CT station in
= the north central section of the state,
l TO be an aUXiiidry TO the state expert
ment station ct Logan. and under the
! management II ats director associated
/ with the stare board of horticulture
} The need Of such an auxiliary station Is
! greatly felt IN the principal fruit grow
| ing section Of The state.
! The work that can be accomplished
4 by another experiment fruit farm
/ would be far--e1ChIng in its results IN
! promoting Lhe fruit interests OF the
| whole state. In California. where the
: fruit industry is paramount. six eX-
detrimental sUb-stati5ns are maintained
all under one directorate. In our own
I state horticul uTe is rapidly becoming
{ the leading agricultural Industry our
I peculiarly faVora BILE climate and Other
/ conditions combine to make II such,
4 besides the .,0eent consideration thaC
our irrigated farming land Is becoming
/ too valuable so produce cheap crops
profitably- Any movement. therefore
directed to the advancement of TINS IN
dustry viii subserVe the interests q
the state at L-=ge. increase its wealth.
producing power and make possible the
I sustenance Of a greatly augmented
( population.