Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-08
.LEH| PROUD OF
HER ACHIEVEMENT
viii Celebrate Securing Of the
State Farm on Friday
Night Next.
STATE OFFICERS INVITED.
President George Austin Attributes
Victory TO Superiority OF Site
offered.

The town ~ i.ehi, Utah, IL proud u
getting new rtate farm IN contest
In which Salt Lake and TITAN county
sites were In competition, ana Leaf
has consequently decided to jubllate
Friday evening In the shape OF hold.ns
big dollar dinner. The LeM ope,a
house has been secured FOR the occl-
sion. the state officers, the county cii-
GERS. and all members Of the state leg
islature have peen invited as gu ~.
The neighboring town OF Provo mas
agreed TO help Lehi celebrate by senl-
ing its Commercial club over In body.
just to shcw that q appreciates tie
good fortune Of It's sister city.
The program viii begin m the after
noon, when there will be q general a.,
sembly of citizens, and speecnes from
prominent residents. Following tnat
at $3.50 o'clock, the banquet viii be held
In the opera house, and I'm the eVening
the festivities will end with dance AT
the city pavilion. Preparations are un.
der way for the accommodation of 800
people AT the banquet.
SITE rs ACCESSIBLE.
We landed the state farm declared
President George Austin Of the f.ehi
Commercial club today. because We
had better site than any other county
could offer. I kncS OF this land Wnen
the bill was up in the Legislature. ami
began at once TO work to get an op.
ton on II for this purpose. 1t II locate
on the main county road. and right on
the San Pedro railroad. The state road
traffic, too, must pass right In front q
II, ana the towns OF American Fork and
Lehi are both near at hand, The sugar
factory also, which Is the center of the
sugar industry, II only few miles
away, and It's experiments IN raising
beets will prove OF great value 10 the
farmers"
SOILS ARE VARYING.
In regard to the soils and the water
supply, Pres.den Austin, who was a
member OF the last Legislature. and IL
field superintendent of the Sugar corr.
pany, said that he felt sure site with
so many advantages as this one could
not be found in other counties. He had
had It In mind before and when the
bill came IN, he was convinced that II
II passed, this would make an admir-
able site. II II raising ground, vita
three distinct kinds of soil, In which
different kinds OF crops can be- expert
mented with.
Near the state road. on which the
land fronts, there Is clay loan. The
central belt Is a gravel loan and above
that is q sand loan. one piece OF the
land Is now planted IN an orchard
and has house upon It. The county
commissioners have agreed TO purchase
this land. and a price has been fixed
upon for IT, The state appropriation
for conducting the farm Is nearly $1,000
and this with the Improvements al
ready supplied should do great deal
of work.
SPLENDID WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply comes from a num-
Der Of springs. and is 10 be augmented
Mr., Austin declares, by water from
American Fork canyon, so that i'm all
one second foot viii be constantly sup
piled. The water has been furnished
by pledge of a large number OF Utah
county citizens who own water rights
on the stream and on the springs. The
farm IL protected from winds, Is in a
moderate climate, and Its results should
be typical Of what can be done In the
central belt of Utah counties. which Il
was the plan. should be covered by
this farm.
The decision TO hold the banquet was
made by the Commercial club at a
meeting Saturday night
TRIBUTE TO LEHI PEOPLE.
Il regard the securing OF this farm"
concluded Mr.. Austin. IN discussing Il,
las a good tribute to the way Lehi
people pull together with their neigh
bors, for they all agreed upon this
site, and once II was chosen, they
worked together TO explain It's advan-
county's site. They pledged their wa
ter and the county commissioners
bought the house and orchard. These
offerings, combined with the variety
OF soils, brought the farm to the site
chosen, over those offered elsewhere"