The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-27
moab VALLEY IS
| REAL GARDEN SPOT
soH Lake Business Men Realize
Possibilities for Its Wonder
full Development.
,BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
WILL PRODUCE RESULTS
Zion viii Profit by Better
4 knowledge of 0urNeighbors
in the Southeast.
..nl 10 The Tribune.

sc,ciel 10 The Tribune.
Il MOAB. Nov. 26.-FUrther steps for
Al. aeralopment Of southea stern Utah
rer, taken here today with the visit of
y. Salt Lake boostoIs' party to a
.urber Of the new projects which are
hs;ne carried out here and by consider
,6cu Of additiops! undertakings, chief
= which is The bcttering of transpor-
...;,r conditions about Moab, A trip
-h;,b oecuried most of the forenoon
r,s taken to the upper portion of the
Noah valley. where under the shadow
a the La Sale mountains arrangements
!. b,jue made 10 iIrigaie 10000 acres
n fruit land \ reservoir site has
gser selected, where there will be i'm
,,nnJsd a supply Of water sufficient
- nroyide for the needs of The entire
,y,st Attention Will also be given TO
,bs land in the lower levels of the val
,y and the waters of the Grand river
r;Il he utilized, as well as those Of Mill
and Pack creeks.
Favorable Location.
When IL is known that there are only
.uo large orchards now under cultiva-
lion here. one Of twenty acres and the
o,her of ten acres, something may be
soon of the Importance of the new un-
douakifr to the people Of this section.
Ths locality is protected on all sides
br ranges Of high hills and frosts are
ntsctically unknown here. IL was no.
iirsable on the trip today that many
ii The trees still retain their foliage
fyen so late IN tho year. and one of
NE frnit growers picked quantity OF
me strawberries from his garden. The
nesa on the foothills Of the La Sale
Iappe, are being utilized at the present
lme for ranches. and with ihc in
frasc in the supply Of water other
ID lracls viii be taken up. AT the pres
lad time excellent agricultural products
are being grown on the higher land
|,W0 feet above sea level without the
he Of water. For many years stock
rasing has been the important indus
|rz Of this locality, and il Is only re
'0ntly that the tremendous advantages
|6' fruit culture here has been under
scod.
Citizens Well Pleased.
lilizrus Of Moab are enthusiastic over
he attention being given 10 the val
4 lN hv The party OF Salt Lake bust
/ rgss men that arrived here yester-
iN, III" FIRST party ever TO make the
/ tip by way of the rivers from Green
Eiycr 10 This place, and ii is anticipated
Is, ihe boost given 10 the valley BY
K n, Visitors Will produce lasting re-
|srlis
II n banquet here tonight the Salt
Lake people were entertained with Il
|fpendid programme and the guests i'll
\ ll1 discussed the possibilities of flu
|lfcdc,Iopmcnt of the locality G.. \.
Robertson. attorney of Grant county and
rliiol u the Grand Valley Times. made
% address of welcome, TO which n re-
Sonsc was made by 4. II Birrel!, j.. ID.
/ ~. Thompson of Salt Lake City was
aprolOicd postmaster. Addresses were
hadc regarding the possibilities Of the
counlry here BY l., r. Merritt and r.
Winner Of salt Lake City and by DR..
" W, Williams and Representative j.
Miller Of Moab, Captain w. n Grif-
~ discussed the question Of navigating
lee nvcro and ~. l.. Cummings urged
zoe necessity Of getting together and
pnslIue irst. last and all the time The
'gai was followed by a ball. which was
1'gcy attended. The visit of the Salt
Lasc people is commented upon at great
Fnelh by the people of Noah. and many
pp"s;lons arc made Of desire for
.luc and more intimate relations be-
lseen the people here and the Capital