Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-14
ORGANIZATION IS
TO Be EXTENDED.
South County Towns to Have
Vital Interest In M. &
N. A.
BIG MASS MEETING FEB. "a.
To be Held nj ssndy--Reprcsentatiyes
OF Many Other Towns VIII
Attend the Same.


II is definitely settled that the south
county towns below Salt Lake are soon
TO have q vital interest In the work OF
the Manufacturers and Merchants as
ISOLATION, their effort to take the form
OF an organization OF all he towns In
the district into a general body. under
which each city viii have a commercial
club.
MASS MEETING AT SANDY
The work of perfecting the organisa-
ton Will be completed al Il mass meet
ing TO be held In Sandy, Feb. "a, at
which representatives viii be present
from Crescent, Draper, East Crescent,
Riverton, BLUM Dale, Harmon Fork
Union Fork, ButlerVllle, Granite. south
Jordan, and possibly other towns.
William kraack, who FOR several
years has conducted a farm at East
Crescent, Is a leader in the movement,
He was present last night az the meet
Ing OF the executive committee OF the
Manufacturers and Merchants associ-
alton with the Butcher and Grocers'
association. and after II was conclud-
ed talked over his plan with some OF
the committee.
bench possesses untold possibilities to
make, not fortune in farm produce.
but a good comfortable living. For
many years the land has been consid-
cred too dry and too high TO be OF much
use, but MIR. Kraack's own farm Is
good example OF the possibilities OF the
land. Not many years ago he settled
where n little spring trlckled out OF
creyice, and farmers laughed al him.
lie, too, became discouraged once, but
he couldn't sell his land, and he finally
went to work 10 find what kind OF a
crop Il would produce. His experiments
brought conclusion IN favor OF ber-
ries, and Mr.. Kraack now has 10 acres
In berry bushes and strawberry vines.
More than that he has developed his
little spring I'll now he has q lake fed
by it, and Is putting in fish hatchery
10 supply trout for the local market
Poultry thrive nowhere so well as on
high, dry land, that is gravelly, and
Mr. Kraack is putting IN an extensive
poultry plant, on previously consid-
cred worthless side hill and gulley.
ROOM FOR DEVELOPMENT
"Sat Lake Is getting overcrowded,"
Mr. Kraack declared 10 News man,
with men who would appreciate u
good opportunity 10 work for fair
profit aud to make fair living. All
over our benches. both on the east and
west sides of the city, there is splendid
land that isn't worthless at all, II the
person who settles on II only goes In
TO find on, what way 10 use It.
Men say water shares are hard to
get hold Of. but IL one really wants
they they can be bought. know OF
where several can be had, and If any
man really wants TO come out and help
build up this section | can tell him
where he can get his water shares.
Mind you ] am not boosting this coun-
try, only | want TO see II grow up.
GREAT POSSIBILITIES.
"The day should come when this
bench land should furnish Salt Lake
It's berry supply and its poultry supply,
and this produce should be brought to
the city on suburban cars rapidly. and
while the goods are still fresh, The
suburban lines will surely grow out into
the section as 1t grows, and Will put
in daily freight-car service. The
hurry line could be extended to many
OF the points where we need suburban
service. and ] don't think the date In
far distant when the service viii be
Installed someway.
Now the country Is good place 10
raise all kinds of fruits. too, for you
know the trees that bear fruit die cas-
fly when their roots run through to a
permanent layer OF water There Is no
chance OF that on the benches. and
great peach and cherry orchards ought
to be put IN, for the market Is far from
supplied In Salt Lake.
BOOST SALT LAKE.
zone thing we do realize out there,
and that Is that every inch OF Utah
las got to boost Salt Lake, Just as
every inch Of Colorado Is boosting
Denver. The big city makes the big
market. and the bigger Salt Lake
grows the better our chances are to
sell our produces. | expect the coun-
try to be banded together out In the
county, and 10 work together to bring
In more people Of the kind who want
to remain and work for living.
Manager Place OF the NJ. and NJ, A.
states that large number Of salt LAX
ers will attend the Sandy meeting to
help the move along.