Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

pleted an expensive addition to Its sys-
tenn which will make It's total capacity
200 horsepower. The addition consists
of a new station, a mile and half
above the old station. The water for
this station is conveyed two miles In
36-inch pipe and, after being used 10
generate power, II Is taken to the orig
ina station for further service. THIS
work is nearly completed, and all the
necessary equipments, including Two
1,0OO-horsepower Pelton waterwheels,
and two 500 X. w. Westinghouse gem
orators have been purchased, the delay
in freight traffic Is the main, If not the
only reason why the new plant Is not
now In operation. The cost Of the new
plant. II Is estimated. will be $4,000
and its capacity 1.600-horsepower. The
company has also built a 3O0-horso
power plant in American Fork, at q
cost of $4,000 and its entire system.
when completed, will represent an out-
lay OF S250,000 The system Is owned
by American Fork Lehi and Pleasant
Grove, and by local people, and Is IN
effect municipal plant springville
and Payson also have municipal eiec-
tric lighting plants Of smaller capac-
ity. and Spanish Fork VIII erect one
next year.
HORTICULTURE,
The horticultural Industry is mn <ing
rapid growth In the county In lsU2
there were not to exceed 20 carloads or
fruit shipped but this has Increased
from year TO year and this year there
we're not less than POO carloads OF
peaches, prunes, apples and pears
shipped from this county. In addition
TO this large quantities were shipped
In small shipments over the railroads
and hauled out by teams, and the de-
mand is unlimited for first class fruit.
The great and only trouble Is in getting
1 enough to supply the market, IL more
| fruit was raised and attention was
| given TO produce the best quality. both
| the demand and the price would In
| crease. Trainloads could be shipped
! each day as wen as carloads and this
| would insure better railroad service,
and as q result the fruit would reach
the market in better shape
With the growing interest In fruit
culture the fruit grower Is becoming
more careful not only In the selection OF
| fruit, but In the selection OF land adapt
ed to each variety, land best suited 10
apples being planted 20 apples and land
best adapted TO the growth OF pears be-
ing planted TO pears, ETY.. the Elberta
peach seems to thrive hcre better than
almost any other variety, and large
orchards are being planted
There are fruit eanncries In Provo
on Provo Bench, at Spanish Fork and
In Springville, and pickle factories IN
Lehi and springvbille.
The Utah County Canning company's
factory In Provo was built this yeal
at cost OF $4,000, and considering that
IL Is the first year. the run has been
very satisfactory. One thousand and
nine hundred eases Of pie fruit (gal-
lons) ana IL coo cases OF apricots, rasp-
berries and tomatoes (21s-pound cansl
have been put out, at an estimated
value of SlS,S50. all finding ready sale
The prospects for a large acreage OF
tomatoes next year is good. and tn,
factory expects to do greatly In.
creased business.
The Garden City Canning company
on Provo Bench has to its credit al
production i,770 casos OF pie fruit (gal
lons) and 1875 cases t2h-pound oil
table fruit, including tomatoes, a con.
siderable Increase over the business o.
last year
NATURAL ATTRACTIONS.
: The natural attractions OF the valley