The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-27
HOME SEEKERS
An Opportunity of a Lie Time.
100000 Acres of fine Ag-
ricuI!ural Lands TO Be So d
On Nov. 4lh, 1900, at Lo-
gan.

When the pioneers stood on the
) heights of the Rocky Mountains and
looked down upon their future home
they saw no gilded palace. not even
q hut with an carthen floor. Theirs
was an eternal carpet OF sage with the
sky for canopy. In the midst OF.
desolation they began their work OF
reclamation, they cleared the ground,
and soon the soil. parched and scared
for ages past. began TO yield TO their
will Waving fields Of golden grain.
took the place of erizzled seges;.
carthen floors and bare walls were.
changed to carpets and pictures. huts
to houses houses TO mansions and
palaces, toll to happy. prosperous Ia
Dor, and poverty 10 wealth. Every
where flourished church and school,
giving evidence that the principles
of the pioneers origin were the life
of their maturity Verify the desert
had been made 10 blossom like the
rose.
And from that time the good work
has been kept up, and every year
sees some hitherto worthless section
of country brought under cultivation.
a few years ago the land on The west
side of Cache Valley was looked upon
as practically worthless, now it stands
first as dry farm section, and every
year produces thousands OF bushels
Of wheat at a remarkably low cost
when compared with the outlay In
the irrigated districts. Judging from
the character of the wheat the size
of the yield and the immense acreage
nT r nj oil
doors. this hardy cereal will soon be
driven from the irrigated sections
and be found only within the dry
areas.
The biggest deal OF the wear and
that which means more for dry
farming than anything that has been
done for years. was the recent pur-
chase Of the Promontory and Curlew
Ranch holdings in the Blue Creek
and Curlew Valleys by Hon. Joseph
Howell This land is now being
placed on the market on terms and
conditions as set forth In another
part OF this paper. 10 which the at
tcntion of our readers is invited.
Dry farming in this section has
passed the experimental stage. Men
who few years ago sold their small
holdings IN our cities and towns and
cast their lots in this world of sage
brush and desolation were criticized
as having bad judgment by hundreds
OF their fellows. But they were un-
daunicd. For years they had reason
ed that something good would some
time como from such an Immense
section Of country. They had rid
den over the rolling hills, and through
tho beautiful valleys. They had
examined the soil and were
firm In the belief that time would
reveal some OF the best dry farms In
the state Hardy pioneers were they.
For years they have anticipated the
luture with anxious hearts. To-Day |
gives way to successful |
and they find themselves
within easy reach of an independent |
fortune, while the critic of few |
years ago Is still Flooding along in |
lhc same old way. spending tomor-
row what he makes today. and with |
no better prospects for accommodating /
means 10 sustain life and |
mako home happy when old age i
crosses the threshold AMI declares
hat he cannot work any more.
with the advantages the new town
lte-HOWELL-the lots OF which
Will soon be on the market-will
bring. with church and school, and
store, civilization into the heart
of this wonderful field of posi-
oillty With the chance 10 buy irri.
gated lands to raise hay and vegeta-
,les, the opportunities offered BY this
company are unequalled in any other
part of the state. There are no more
such lands in the state. II is an op-
'ortunlty the like of which in excel.
ence will never occur again.