Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

There are three brick yards operated
here, the first being the Pleasant
Grove Pressed Brick company, also
Ellis g. Christanson and in 14indon the
Anderson Bros. Each of these COM
paiies makes brick that is fit for
any dwelling.
IT, w Lund is an importer OF choice
thoroughbred horses. Each year he
imports 10 or u of the best animals
ootainable. Mr.. Lrnd is at present III
the state of Kansas, where he has sold
a number OF animals.
Chas. E. Harper is not only pro-
Queer of .choice fruits of all kinds, but
also deals extensively in nursery trees
and shrubbery of all reliable kinds.
II. D. Wadey 6: Bros. have an "en1-
pire" of their own. They have one Of
the largest orchards in the county
i fruit annually. They also have q
mountain of fire clay from which they
ship two to three cars daily the year
around
The famous Geneva Lake resort and
dancing pavilion is only about two
miles from this fair city, so that dur
ing the summer evenings hundreds of
people drive down to the cool waters
edge, where they may battle, boat ride
or dance, and thus break the monotony
OF daily life. In fact. the city is an
ideal spot III the ideal part of Utah
county, which means the choicest spot
in the fair state for residence purposes.
FRU1T INDUSTRY.
Situated as it is on the western slope
of the Wasatch range on the eastern
side of the Utah valley, Pleasant Grove
IS splendidly equipped for the produce
ton of all kinds OF fruit that can be
raised in the central and northern part
of the state.
Its soil, composed largely OF decorn-
posed limestone and vegetable matter,
is ideal for the production of fruit,
rich In flavor, ana beautiful III coeI
No other section in the state can sur
pass this in the excellence and delicious
flavor of its fruits.
Lying close against the mountains 1t
Is protected from the cold winds. Re-
| lnarkably free from late and early
frosts. Many years in the past the
| fruit growers harvest abundant crops
| when killed in other parts of the VAL
| ley. This fact alone makes 1t very
desirable location for the fruit grower
| There Is ut present about $500 acres
4 planted in peaches, apples, cherries,
| pears. pruncs, apricots, grapes and ber-
| ries. Several hundred acres of this
] amount having been planted in the last
| two Years. The largest single tract re-
| Gently planted Is that owned and oper-
y
| John =. Widtsoe and DR.. E. D. Ball
| president and director OF the Agricul-
| tural college, and Prof Homer or the
b. Y. university and consists of 100
acres. The crop of this favored local
ity. the present season has been very
heavy and has taxed the fruit growers
to get il marketed.
| One hundred and fifty cars have been
shipped TO the eastern market many
| hundred wagon loads have found a
| market in Salt Lake City and in the
adjacent mining camps. and at the
canneries
LABOR Is SCARCE.
Scarcity of help in the orchards has
been the cause OF much Of this season i
crop going TO waste. lis safe TO say
that this seasons crop properly mar
keted would have amounted to 800 900
1 Pears do remarkably Well here The
pear orchards are thus far free from
the pear blight which has almost en-
tirely destroyed this Industry in other
parts of the state. The Yields are I'M
mense. Hon. j. D. Wadley, who l.
the largest Bartlett pear producer in
this section has harvested 1000 bushels
per acre the present season.
John K. Richens, another large pear
grower received over $1,000 for his
crop from four acres.
RETURNS FROM BERRIES.
Berry raising is becoming also n pro
litabIe branch OF the frliit +ind1lstr,.