Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-15

I offices in the latest edition of the official
postal guide, There is nothing bias
| phemous in the name Of the town. It's
| surroundings could hardly be more
| peaceful and pastoral The town is
less than two years old. 1t is the cen
| ter and he headquarters of one OF the
| largest private irrigation enterprises in
| the United States
Ihe men who are owners of the big
| system Of irrigation and OF most of the
| town itself are Colonel Cecil Lyon Of
| sherman, Tex, member of the Repub-
| mean National committee and chail1nan
| OF the Republican state executive COM
nlttee' j, ; Rice and w. NJ Rice Of
Houston Colonel Lyon promoted the
project ana named the town. The sys-
TEN or irrigation covers 1000 acres OF
una. There IS no land-sellinE scheme
behind the project. The three owners
81 Tue hig farm are devoting their whole
energies 20 raising crops OF various
xmas OF products upon the land and TO
selling them for the best prices that
can be obtained
This big farm Is situated within 10
| miles OF the Oklahoma line II in I'm mo
Panhandle portion OF Texas whore ONLY
a Few years ago 1t was the popular be-
Iiel mat such thing as successful
agriculture was impossible when COL
nhel Lyon and his associates purchased
mis- tract OF land they determined To
make douDly sure Of raising crops each
year by putting the whole tract under
''rlgNiion In order TO obtain water
Supply they had "A large dam con-
Suugl'd and leading from this wa
N''laRc reservoir Is q main ditch II
nl'cs Iona and having many lateral
OF. mes. THIS system Of canal Anf
oiches leads the water 70 every mart
'i lhh immense acreage and there Is mo-
lusslbiliy NJ the crops suffering from
lack Of moisture Among the crops
WIh'H nave been decided uDon FOR
planting this coming season are 1000
acres Iu sott wheat. 100 acres I'm paca-
lori wheat 500 acres I'M oats / O06 arTes
lll cotton $50 acres in alfalfa and prob-
amy large acreage 100 sugar beets The
employment OF 700 farm hands win nc
pohs'nutly required upon this big farm
Elsa harvesting machines were pur.
'hlNed Tor quitting the wheat and oats
'r some ldoh of the up-tO-date meth
"l. ni FARMING which are employed and
Roe provisions that have been made for
es'7h lish.ng q model town MT Dnmsits
lI'N nH had when n is stated that more
lnai $3.50 900 has been expended by
colonel Lyon and associates In this en-.
'oIprl7e mp o. this time.
Although Che town Of Damslte is a
part OF tho big farm, rs residents arc
Ii'' 10 1--WE pretty much as they may
choose. SD long as they are lndusfrlous
ana lnwnbIding citizens. The town IL
situated IN The confer OF The 10 .0OO.ncre
uact of land, The streets arc broad
1ud straigh;. The buildings which COZ
ohel Lyon ana associates have erected
COR the accommodation NJ their EN-
ployes are attractive and comfortable i'm
every respect a large cnnmlsgory
store is conducted hero az n part on he
iarn enterprise. The erection OF
larsr boarding house aud large
amusement han has lust been anlshed
Everything possible n being done "a
make pamsIte a model community THE
farm hands live IN the town. where
their children are given the ADVANTAGES |
OF gond public school Entertain. |
ments and amusements Of various kinds |
pie.
The lake formed by tho dam covers