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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

n TH. -. WILLIAM HOLMES. one of
N the leading public accountants
vi OF the state, Is now located In
the Judge building. He Is
quietly building up connection based
on sound principles. and, as n result
OF hard. steady work. IS gaining Tie
confidence and respect OF all classes CT
business men.
Being, as he is. engaged in a profes-
sion which courts privacy rather than
publicity. he Is a worthy retainer OF the
private affairs entrusted to him by his
rapidly increasing clientele, possessing
experience. executive ability, and sound
judgment in managing the business m
tereSts OF his patrons. He is a first
class accountant. and has distinct ahll-
ity in the unravelllng OF tangled sklens
of figures. AZ an auditor his mvesti-
cations are thorough, searching, yet
perfectly Just and equitable; he misses
no point; nothing escapes him; and
those who cntrust work to him know
II is done properly when he is through
His line OF work extends all the way
from the opening of grocery store 1c-
counts 10 the winding UP OF q million
dollar c<-poraton. but his specially n
In the adjustment of partnership ar
counts where corporations are about 1c
be organized Mr.. Holmes has adoDe-
cd as his emblem a flaming torch sur
rounded by the words efficiency" and
Integrity" The ideal is a high ,na
and should mean success to him In its
attainment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

states around us as we'll The varieties
called FOR in the market which these
districts did not grow could be sue
ccssfully produced in Utahs Dixie
country, where the climate is as favor
able for the production of the f1ner
grapes as that of California All the
wealth that now goes out annually for
grapes might just rs we'll go into the
! pockets OF Utah producers IL they
! would but rc-plan their farm operations
and grow grapes instead OF less profit
/ able crops
THE APPLE AS A MONEY CROP,
! There are certain fruits. as berries.
| peaches, cherries. etc, which are so
| pcrishablc as to require immediate
marketing. whatever the prIce, MS soon
I as mature or there is total or partial
loss OF the crop. This objection does
not hold with Tho apple. the king OF
fruits. We'll crown winter apples make
an Ideal moncy crop, ana can be made
the most profitable OF orchard products
II the market is low at harvest time
apples can be kept at little expense for
six months VI necessary, and can be
shipped without loss to the ends of the
earth.
There Is always sale for good west-
ern apples at fancy prices William
NJ. Roylancc OF Provo about n month
ogo shlppcd two Us NJ Jonathan ap-
nles from his fruit farm to Boston,
They brought $3.50 to $3.50 per bushcl
box. which brings Mr.. Rovlance re-
turn at the rate OF $1,000 per acre from
an S-year-old orchard
$1,000 INCOME FROM 800 TREES.
In estimating the income that can
he had from an apple orchard. Mr.. L.
Hemenwny, one Of the largest apple
growers in Salt Lake county. conserva-
lively claims, basins the same on long
experience, that 500 mature apple tire =
will yield their painstakins owner IN
income of $4,000 year, or nearly so
a day for every working day In the
year What other line of industrial
endcaVor can approach these hgur -
with a similar amount of capital?
Thrcc hundred apple trees could he
grown on five acres of land. and the
trees would cost $75 While the trees
were growing other crops could be pro-
duced so there would be no loss ever
in the waiting years.
or course. II is needless to add.
these results can only accrue from In
telligent care and culture and manage
ment, by making the culture of fruit
the first consideration on the farm.
and not the neglected side Issue usually
accorded this industry. The same sys-
tematlc cultural methods given the
sugar beet crop by the best growers
no more. will insure success in apple
culture.
PROFITS IN CHERRY GROWING. |
In carly summer and all through tn
season, Utah markets are loaded with |
cherries grown in California and Oregon. |
Yet this is one of the easiest fruits |
grown. and there is no question of the
of this climate for the
of as fine cherries as can be
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

season. Some handled tomatoes almost
exclusively while Others packed and
shipped many kinds of fruits and veg
ctnbles Farmers have been wide awake
to the situation and the factories have
not suffered for material to pack. with
the exception of fruit. That has been
extremely light owing to the late spring
and the heavy frosts and sudden
changes from warm to cold weather
There was a large supply of fruit In
1908 but II has fallen short this year
Last year there was Il shortage in to
matoes but there has been an increase
of 100000 this year as will be seen by
the above tables.
GOOD SEASON FOR FARMERS.
This year the Davis county factories
packed tomatoes very heavily while
those in Weber county did not pack
many cases. Throughout the state the
output Will be heavy, The product
brought the farmer an average OF IS
per ton. but some went as high as $40
and even S12. The farmers made good
money as the yield was exceptionally
large.
The Utah products find n ready mar
ket In Idaho, Wyoming Montana
Colorado. Nebraska. Kansas. Missouri
and other points. The Woods cross fac
tory alone has shipped 10 cars OF It's
products in n year, realizing more than
$1,000 per car. The factory employees,
in the busy season. nearly $50 persons
The falling Off In fruit is noted this
year. The general crop was extremely
light and the prices much higher than
heretofore. thus weakening this import
ant phase of the industry. That the
business has improved greatly this year
over last. in spite OF certain drawbacks.
there can he no doubt.
Following Is Il list OF the canning fac
tories of the state.
Woods Cross, Kaysvillc. Layton
Co, Clcarfed. Syracuse Star. Garden
City, 0wo factorIes) Sprinavllle Utah.
Wasatch. Banner, Morgan, Hooper
Roy. Salt Lake Vplley, RiVerdale,
Ulntah Plain city and North ogden.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Over 100000 Fruit Trees
INSPECTED IN Utah This Year

IN 7 NDER the new horticultural
laws, County Inspector John p.
~ Sorenson and his deputies have
had a successful year In the
pursuit of pests. bugs and blight. and
The eradication OF a number OF diseases
'nmong trees will be accomplished In
The course of a few years During the
past eight months since the new laws
4 Went into effect. 10000 diseased trees
nave been destroyed by the inspectors
IN the county. The monthly reports
.cf County Inspector Sorenson show that
during this period 3ii 900 trees were In
sDected In .5e IL r=-T--ies 49, Salt lake
.c--nty. OF this number 191 001 were
Bone grown. and 10000 were imported
.ctoc.s. Tho homo grown stock showed
fraI frcm to 5 per cent were diseased
ThEe tne imported stock was Infected
.p7 nD average of is per cent. The
pruseries In this county planted about
sdo. 900 seedlings and 100000 seedlings
we're Imported.
EASTERN TREES THE WORST,
The trees shipped in from New York
rhowcd tho highest percentage OF infcc-
tlon The trees from California and
IDAHO showed that from to u per cent
were diseased. Many OF these ship
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

+"NHE canning industry in the Stale
OF Utah is numbered among the
big ones and like all home in
stitutions is entitled to support
ii Is growing from year to year and.
accordng to those in the business Is
destined to become great. Each year
secs further improvements, greater ca
racty in all branches. better work.
inanship and vastly improved facilities
FOR handling and shipping the home
Products.
1t is impossible to state just how
much. In dollars and cents. the can
ming, factories save annually for th@
state by preventing the waste of APP
piles. pears, peaches. plums, tomatoes.
corn, peas. asparagus, beans, etc. These
and many other products would be
Spoiled In great quantities II ii were
not FOR this industry Not long ago
there MIS- only small market because
II required too much time to get the
products shipped out OF the state In
Their natural form Tnen there were
no factories. Now conditions arc diff
fcrcnt
Another change brought about by this
Industry Is that when the products
were shipped out of the state to fac
tories, they were canned and shipped
back that n a great portion was. to the
consumer here. so that ne paid about
double what he now pays
ESTABLISHED TWENTY YEARS.
1t was nearly 20 years ago that the
1irst factory was erected Two were
built. ono at ogden and the other at
Woods Cross. and they paved the way
4 |until now there are u In the state ana
all arc doing good business. and with a
bright future before them
The factories are not I'm operation
throughout the year. but thev have
been Kept busy this year during the
|timo that fruits and other produce
COULD be CARRIED To thnn at tho nrnrnr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

mcnts were accompanied by certificates
of inspection but Mr.. Sorenson COM
PEELED the importers to fumigate every
tree as they were unloaded from the
cars.
Mr.. Sorenson and his deputies in
spected $40 orchards during the year.
and pear blight was discovered In 81
orchards There were 65 other or
chards where the trees We're infested
with various pests. In these orchards
many trees were condemned and de-
stroycd or treated where the disease
could be killed.
About 5000 pounds of apples. 1000
pounds or pears and smaller amounts
of other fruit were condemned by the
inspectors because OF worms. The
Utah apples and pears were fairly good
and most of the wormy fruit was
shipped from California and Colorado.
In inspecting the fruit 239 retail stores
and eight wholesale houses were vis-
tied
During the summer season the in
spectors had considerable trouble with
pcdlcrs. They would buy up wormy
fruit and dispose of II from house tn
house in the city and county One
pedler was arrested on the county
road while selling wormy apples and
his entire stock condemned and des-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Utahs Unexcelled Opportunities In Fruit
.HAr 'aistanco lends ench

"0HAT distance lends enchant-
ment to the view" Is no less true
in horticultural affairs than in
others. We sign for what we
have not and are unappreciatiYe of the
blessings and opportunities within our
reach. Utah peopl, are wont to think
that IL they had the climate of Califor-
MIA they too could produce as good
grapes, cherries. etc, as those which
make that state famous. Anon, they
1hink II they had the particular apple
climate and soil which give fame to
1he orchard products OF Oregon they
might Vie with that region in growing
Tic KING of fruits, while they are Voc
f1lly unmindful and unappreciatIve OF
fne uneXcclle1 opportunities offered Tor
trLit growing In our own fair state
4inies without number it has been
demonstrated that the vineyard pro-
auctions OF southern Utah ara the equal
of any from the Golden state while In
Ihc matter of apples there Is scarcely
county in the state that cannot. with
proper care and culture. produce fruit
the equal of the famous Hood river
product or for that matter OF any sec
tion IN the world. And as for peaches
and cherries they have made Utah
orchards famous. as far as known
Tho lack OF transportation facilities
has retarded the growth of the fruit
Industry in many sections, but these fn-
cllities are rapidly extending to all
parts of the state. and the day Is not
far distant when most of the irrigated
land In Utah will be growing some
fruit crop. and the cereals and hay
crops VIII be produced on the dry"
xnrms.
No FEAR OF OVERPRODUCTION.
When farmers are approached on the
subject OF orchard planting the objec-
tion Is al once made that the business
Will be oVerdonc-so many are planting
out now orchards that when they come
into bearing there will be no markc;
for the fruit. For 30 years horticultur-
lists tell us that this same fear has de-
tcrred the faint hearted from planting
vines and fruit trees In all that 50
years the demand for choice fruit has
grown more rapidly than the supply, |
and the price obtaining for the bette.
class of fruit is now higher than for |
many years past
POSSIBILITIES IN GRAPE CUL-
TURE.
Locally. hundreds of carloads OF |
grapes are imported annually from
both the east and the west. the ereatcG
part Of which could be successfully and
profltably grown in Utah. Many of the
Identical varieties which are so popular
In the leading markets OF the state are
grown successfully to n limited extent
In Boxcldcr Weber. Davis, Salt Lake,
Tooele, Utah and Grand counties. and
there is no reason in the world why
growers In these favored counties can
not supply the local markets and help
supply the demand in less favore1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
JUST FEW VEGETABLES GROWN IN UTAH

grown in the world. The Utah exhibit
OF cherries won first prize last summer
at Seattle, at the A. Y. p exhibition
Both sour and sweet cherries sue
coed here and are highly profitab -,
and very seldom does the crop fall
Mr. Atwood Brown OF Centervine
Davis county. has six acre sweet
cherry orchard which brings him am
nual returns of about $500 per acre. He
has no difficulty in finding ready sale
for his fine fruit
THE LESSON OF THE FROST.
The late spring frost In the season Of
ly09 hit the fruit crop of most sections
oil the state and did more damage than
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18


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in any previous year In the history of
the industry. Sections that had never
known total failure in so years.
where fruit has been the chief crop
of tho farmer, had practically no
fruit this year. In some favored dis
tricts Il partial crop was grown and the
growers enjoyed the benefit of the high
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

prices which prevailed. some getting as
much for the quarter or third crop as
they realized from the full crop the
year before. The late spring frosts are
liable to take the fruit crop any year,
and this element of uncertainty is a
deterrent to more general fruit growing
Farmers would rather be certain of Il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

small return from the cultivation of
the soil. than run the risk of an uncer-
tath ''"P u irults ~Ns.i tnoJgn ,ne
1ecomponse for full crop be more than
qCauturIe t.ut nom any other line OF
farming. The lcsson, however to be
deduced from the frost is TO prepare
To ward 1t off. This can be done at no
very great expense. and the crop can
be made AS certain as a beet or Il grain
crop. SmudSe fiics have proven q.
certain safeguard against any ordinary
late Spi.nb most. aIiu Dy tneIr use IN
orchardlst can insure his crop and
make failure Il Very remote possibility.
The Utah fruit grower must plant and
develop first class orchards, the kind
that are worth while protecting from
frost, thcn supply himself with fire pots
ana cruoo oil and be prepared for any
emergency. A few years ago the or
char0s of the country were mcnaced by
the worms, bugs and diseases which de-
Stroypd both fruit and tree moving
many To abandon fruit growing But
IL was discovered that spraying was an
eHectivs Insurance against insect pests
and fruit diseases; and the fruit grow
ing Industry waS saved from destruc-
tlon. Frosts now threaten to make or
chaid enterprises an uncertainty In
| Utah. but the use of Hrepots offers
fruit growers an effective safeguard
hHu-ESt .ul4tlnl'iy IiLS,S InlS IS no
untrled experiment. California and Col
orado fruit growers have proved the
effectiveness Of this method and the
fruit crop is made certain despite ad-
verse weather,
FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZA-
.....-... TIOES.
Like all ether producers, frult grow
ers lcse much OF the profits which le-
ultimately belong TO them because OF
lack OF organization Tor the marketing
oil their crops. Through the lack of
union and OF system in the business end
Of the Industry. confusion rcigns: some
markets are flooded while others are
unsupplied. resulting In Improbable re-
turns and general dissatisfaction. All
other industries are organized for mu-
tual benefit and protection. but the
farmer Is the prey of them all 1t Is
conservatively estimated that the farm
CT, who feeds the world, gets but about
30 cents OF the consumers dollar, the
balance going 10. middlemen-agcnts.
commission houses and merchantS-and
transportation companies Systema-
tied selling through farmers organi-
zations would bring the producer and
the consumer closer together, and the
farmer would get a more Just share of
the dollar as reward for his skill and
industry. Loss than half dozen years
ago the fruit growers of the famous
Hood River country were getting but
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will
and sell them cheaper the them ship them
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
PROFITS IN CHERRY GROWING.

In carly summer and all through tn
season, Utah markets are loaded with
cherries grown in California and Oregon.
Yet this is one of the easiest fruits
grown, and there is no question of the
adaptabllity of this climate for the
production of as fine cherries as can be
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
COURT POSTS $500 REWARD
Idaho Officials Anxious to Solve MyS-
terry of BacluS Murder.

Lewiston, Idaho, Feb 1.-THE
Nez Perez county commissioners
have offered reward of $500 for
the arrest and conviction of the
murderer of j. M. Bachus, the farm
err who, on September 5 last, met
death in a mysterious manner. With
his wife and boy he was in the house
when the accidental oyerturning of
a lamp set fire to the Dwelling. Mrs.
Bachus, with the baby, fled to the
home of a neighbOr and gave the
news of the accident. Upon reach
ing the scene of the fire neighbOrs
discovered the dead body of Bachus
lying near the ruins, and examlna-
ton showed that he had been shot
through the head.
Several suspects We're detained,
and the case drew a great deal OF in
terest at the time. In the end it
resulted in Mrs. Bachus being tried
for the murder and acquitted.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Coal Roads Make Defense.

New York, Feb. 16.-The rail-
roads of the anthracite region began
in court today their defense against
the charge of the government that
they form conspiracy in restraint
of the trade in hard coal.
The action of the government was
begun in June, 1907, and the prose-
cution was concluded in Philadelphia
last month. Among the evidence Of
fered by the government is a table
of statistics showing that of the 49,
100000 tons of coal produced only
100000, or about p per cent,
are produced by Independent opera
tors. Of these 100000 tons it is
alleged that all except 6,607, 511
tons are in the control of the roads
by contract or otherwise at the time
the coal leaves the mines.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

not be quite forgotten.
Just some little thing to show it's
Christmas" she prayed, and bright
star shone down, like one Of Gods
beautiful promises, and she lay there
content.
She never heard the five smiling old
ladies creep softly up to her door; she
did not see until morning the i'm
mense bag labeled "a Christmas
Scraps-bag." Then she was almost
overpowered.
81 don't know what to say" she
cried, ''only I'm SO happy"
She dressed in her new clothes and
visited each room, where she was re-
ceived with admiring looks The old
ladies saw no more the awkward girl
with her peaked face and rough,
short hair. They had worked for her
they loved her, and-it was Christmas
day. :
She went to the room OF Miss Wiz
ginia and Miss Adelaide last, because
her visit there was to be the most i'm
portant and most thrilling of all.
Miss Virginia, how can I thank
you" she faltered, touching the
brooch. "You felt so bad when you
thought you had lost it,
Miss Virginia kissed her stifay, but
there was strange quiver in her
voice.
ut wasn't lost; it was only put aside
for you,' she said
"And, Miss Adelaide" said Scraps,
these shoes are SO nice. And your
cushion had a spot on it. I'm sorry.
I don't know how 1t got there"
Miss Virginia glanced warningly at
hel' sister, but there was no heed.
Il like it, spot and ALL" she said
simply. II shall always keep It."
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I've got an old brown merino I shall
FIX up. guess can afford some trim.
mings'
"Tve been a-knOcking, and no one
heard me-" said Mrs Slocum, putting
In her bead II couldn't help hearing.
and I'm glad. l was so worried I
couldn't rest easy in my mind till I'd
said I'd do suthin. l don't know what.
but I've got to make up some way"
That's real good Of you, Mis- Slo-
cum" answered Miss Pratt, '"and as I
was saying
A knock at the door interrupted
them.
'"There's the last one," said Miss
Virginia grimly A fash Of surprise
passed over Mrs. Perkins face as she
entered upon seeing the others.
II wonder if I don't know what
you're talking about" she said gayly.
about Scraps? I thought so. Now,
I've got plan. Suppose we make
up a scrap bag for her and fill 1t and
hang it on the door so she can find it
Christmas morning. A good many of
the others will help
Miss Adelaide sat up in great ex-
element
ooh, Mrs. Perkins," she cried, chow
do you think Of such things? She will
be so pleasedw Miss Adelaide's simple
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Miss Pratt and Assn "a "NO'
Mrs Slocum followed the hint.
Miss Virginia looked after her iron
ically. but Miss Adelaide's JOY was not
| to be quencked.
"She will be so happy" she kept
saying.
Suddenly her sister rose and went to
the medicine box.
I'm going to give you some inter,
/ Adelaide" she said. Il don't want to
! be kept awake all hours, If she will be
! so happy
! Miss Adelaide sank back quietly, but
! her eyes were like two dim stars
among the pillows. Suddenly she heard
| an exclamation.
| did you cut yourself, Virginia? I
| always said that broken glass was
\ dangerousr'
Miss Virginia dropped white and
1 speeches. into the nearest chair.
/ ooh, what is the matterY' cried Miss
Adelaide, pushing away the clothes to
! get down to her sister.
/ "You lie still" came in a stern voice
i from the chair.
i Miss Adelaide crawled back and lay
i there trembling. In a minute Miss
/ Virginia came over to her.
! "It's the pin," she said quickly. 81
must have dropped it there Sunday
| night when I went to the box for your
cough drops"
| ooh, Virginia!' gasped her sister.
. ''1'm SO glad! I'm SO sorry-that poor
/ child
Miss Virginia interrupted her.
! ''I guess 1 know that as well as you.
I'm going. to give her this pin for
Christmas"
AS Christmas day drew near Scraps
found herself in a strange kind OF
fairyland. The rooms were decorated
with holly and green's, the air was full
of secrets, and, strangest and best OF
all, everybody was so good to her.
/ In those few days of kindness the
/ girl seemed to blossom out. The old
/ restraint was banished and never re
| turned. Love crept into her heart and