Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

I Yellowstone Park line from the
forest reserve which lies 70 the east
OF Ashton
CANAL WORK FINISHED.
It would not be doing justice to the
interests they represent TO omit men
tion Of the work done by Clinton. HURT
q Co, limited. the controlling influence
Of the Marysville and Yellowstone ir-
rigation canals that have been pushed
to completion during the current year.
Under the experienced management Of
former state Seator W. NJ. Wayman.
vice president OF the company, an ex-
teusive irrigation project which had
been worked along in a samll way FOR
a number OF years was taken In hand
and developed into what is now one
of the leading canal and irrigation sys-
TENS I'm the southern portion OF tne
Gem state. This system alone VIII add
approximately 5000 acres OF irrigated
farm lands 10 the resources OF Ash
ton
To the south the Conant Creek Canal
company has extended It's system untn
almost an empire ia itself has been
reclaimed from the desert and IT'S FER
tility brought under the influences or
the pillow and harrow.
PHENOMENAL STRIDES MADE.
In the Squirrel creek district rang
ing from five 90 Do miles to The cas-
OF Ashton. the development iu the hna
of Irrigation has been almost phenOme-
nal The Indian Lake Reservoir CONF
pauy limited controlled by the inter-
ests having charge of the Highland
ranch have erected a system that
would build "a small commonwealth ok
its own. The Harrisneid canal and
Irrigation company has e@tcuded cane
sls until several thousand acres have
been brought 20 respond with golden
grain where only sagebrush and cac-
tus thriyed before.
OTHER CANALS AND bitches.
Numerous independent canals and
bitches have been built with results
entirely satisfactory 10 their owners.
And while the work or reclamation Is
just getting au Impetus in This Niciu-
lty where its food aud influence rs
commencing TO be- felt b. is firmly be-
lived by the most conservative that
within "a short period or time the en-
trs body of federal and state lands
now boo virgin state approximately
10000 acres and practically al iub-
utary 10 Ashton win be reclaimed and
brought to bear profitable crops by
means OF irrigation Tho Horseshoe
Flat country about six miles 90 The
southeast OF Ashton. comprises "a tract
of state land 10000 acres and a COM
pony is now being formed by inter-
ests Identified with Ashton Tor tine
purpose OF opening nap tho enormous
resources OF this land 90 the home
stcader and settler. Likowise 0f course,
to bring 81 under cultivation and deyol-
opmert
LARGE POPULATION CERTAIN
with tho natural resources tribu-
/ tary 10 Ashton fully developed as they
are bound to be- Don the near future
| there ls mo- reason why Ashton should
| not grow to become "a city on az least
| 10000 inhabitants.
Ashton has two churches. the 7. u.
/ have almost completed "a magnin-
/ cent edInce of brick trimmed with rcd
] sandstone and the First N. d. church
/ OF Ashton. au entirely new edlnco has
/ just been completed. Each church has
"a large membershiu.
pROGHEssIVE ASHTON WARD.
Tho Ashton ward is perhaps he
| most progressive subdivision OF Free
| mont stake of Zion. and under the
able guidance on Bishop NJ D. Kerr
aud Counselors n. KIDD and H. L.
| Cunningham 10 ia bound 90 take "a fore
| most place ln Church work.
The IA. n. church paHtorntc u ably