The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-11
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B. RI. Collier and wife OF Green River
were in the city Tuesday, guests OF tho
Cullen. Mr.. Collier s one of the cuter-
prtsing fruit growers and progressive
citizens OF Green River. a place, as lie
says capable OF greater possibilities in
the growing OF all kinds OF fruit than any
other spot in the State
y large acreage OF fruit trees, plin-
clpaily peaches. was planted this year.
SAID MI collier, "and the trees arc doing
line, considering that we lost out on wa
rer for lrrtSatlng purposes on account
OF inc reservoir cornpany's failure TO sup
ply water from lheir pumps. The irrl-
cation project has now been taken over
nv the land owners, and their purpose
is TO issue bonds sufficient TO build and
supply all the water needed for irrleat-
Ing the valley. For this purpose the far
Incrs and fruit growers wifi give, their
land for security. So that the water
question viii aoon be settled or salts
factory and permanent basis We have
planted siXty-eIght acres OF peaches this
year and the trees are doing inc
TT has been demonstrated that tho
Green River valley In this State is In
every way the equal OF PaIisade, Colo
for the growing OF fruit. Were II not So
| should have invested in fruit lands ut
Palisade, We raise az fine melons as can
be grown anywhere in the West. The
cantaloupe grows there TO perfection and
is nowhere eZcelled In delciousness of
flavor. I'm tho matter OF cantaloupes we
refuse 10 take second place with Rocky
Ford. Colo. All the small fruits grow
TO perfection and are OF the finest quail
ity. In the matter OF raising winter
watermelons. Green River stands in a
class by herself. No such delicious mclons
grow elsewhere on this continent
The town OF Green River Is prosper
GUS In business way and increasing i'm
population rapidly. The Rio Grande rail-
road Is putting In division, and that
has given the town considerable OF an
impetus.
"You have never been to Green Rivor?
| wish you would come down some day
We will take pleasure In showing you
the most beautiful and fruitful valley
and the grandest scenery 10 be seen
anywhere in this country. | would Ike
to describe it, but Just as he began TO
talk. Mrs Collier came UP and reminded
him that they had just six minutes in
which TO catch the train that would
carry them to the beautiful landscape
and mountain scenery he was about TO
describe.
r. C. Jensen. successful wool buyer,
sheep p-raiser and business man Of Mt.
Pleasant, arrived in the city from south
m ern Utah on his f,nal trip OF this years
guest Of the Cullen.
Not In ten years" MIR. Jensen said TO
Tribune representative. have 7 seen
the mountain ranges OF southern Utah in
such splendid condition now. Live
stock OF all kinds is growing ard fat
tening 70 perfection. There is no disease
State that | know or The season thus
far Is very propitIous for stockmen. The
crops look well. especially the dry land
wheat. Farmers are doing we'll and are
going TO make money this year, and when
farmers make money II is q condition
thar augurs well for every other branch
brought under irrigation WILL few years
hence. prove TO be no inconsderable fac
tor in the makeup Of the wealth OF tho
State. When men wonder at the i'm
raised them
It's the soil.' -
Henry Collins. a long time resident OF
Beaver county, came up from Milford
Tuesday and registered at the Wilson.
Not IN the twenty-five years I have
lived in the mining camps Of Beaver
county" said Mr. Collins. "and I have
In mind seven or eight. and you will find
ping mines Milford is now. and for all
future time Will be, the most important
ore shipping point on the lines of the
TO be said of Beaver that It was about
tho poorest county in the State. So poor.
Indeed. that but few had the temerlty
to say they had ever heard Of that poll
state. All this is changed. Now II IL
is known that fellow Is a resident Of
Beaver county he becomes an object of
interest, and all sorts. OF questions are
asked ahout the great producing mines
Of Beaver county. the home of more pro-
dncing mines than any other county in
the State.
How long am ] going 10 be in Salt
Lake? Several days. 1t will take me
some time 10 get my bearings on account
of the improvements that have been mado
in the city since my last visit. 1t Is
very evident that there is a progressive
power somewhere at work, for certainly
within the last year and a half are
something wonderful. They show that
progress is to the fore The efforts which
arc apparently being put forth 10 make
OF Salt Lake Il modern city is good 10
see. Let the good work so on. You
can't get far ahead Of the development
OF the country which supports Salt
Lake"