Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-26
!. Communication.

Editor Record ~ have been doing
como quiet working by visiting some
localities In our favored valley. You
know that have written before on
the possibilities of Iron County.
state In one communication what /
thought Cedar needed. Having trav-
elsd during the last summer over
what are termed tho best spots in our
wonderful State. including the Levan
Bench aud the grand Valley OF
Cache which lie admitted to be the
richest of them all.
But when IL comes to measuring any
spot that have seen on even heard
of, Iron County including her hills
and valleys, her wonderful mines or
iron, silver, gold and the combine
tions OF all other resources, stands
without rival In all the broad land.
But what is the matter with CedsrY
There is mething serious ailing us,
that does now and has done for years,
and that Is in the opinion of this do
ponent that our citizens, both high
and low, rich and poor, are afflicted
with a malsdy commonly known as
'grab ALL" A disposition to- work
aud pray for me and mine, Us
FOUR. NO MORE Amen. Wouldn't
II he grand thing IL we could en-.
large on this plan aud get together
and unite on something 10y which we
III - II,
Wise some way bv which we may com
mence to utilize our wonderful re-
sources. Think of the thousands of
acres of the choicest land laying Idle
and Of idle men and teams that dur
Ing the winter months are not earning
their food. We are huddled Ia "a lit
tie corner, tucked up between these
hills and with only a small amoont
Of GOOD LAND adjoining our homes
We apply our water on some of the
most inferior land, aud as Professor
Widstoe once remarked that IL re.
minded him OF pouring water on p
riddle. He further remarked that IL
we were to 90 two or three miles low
er down the valley we would realize
double the amount of grain and other
crops in return for the labor involved.
Here We are from two to i've miles
away from our farms know some
parties that have TO drive their teams
from three TO Ave miles aud then back
again each day. Multiply these trips
for one season and IL means hundreds
If miles that many are making each
year. Can we ever hope TO make IA
success of farming under those oondi.
tionsY Let us get on our farms, form
settlement large enough to have
school erd let our animals have more
and better feed. Think OF the wanton
waste OF that most wonderful source
of wealth-our water supply. lie Is
admitted by all who are familiar with
the condition and who have noticed
the dates when the water ia applied
on the land in the srpiug and then
shut out Of our fields in the fall that
we are not making the very best use
of il.
Now | propose 10 take my friends
down on Cedar bottom aud give them
In brief an account of a spot that
contains more attraction and haf
combined moro facilities clustered to.
gether in the most compact form,
more of the elements upon which tc
build a settlement than any other spot
In Iron County, and that is saying q
good deal. have made six trips
down that way aud taken some OF my
friends to see for themselves and all
who have gone have come bsck deeply
Impressed with the openings that this
favored spot contains. To begin with
the land stretching clear across the
valley from the hills in the east eide,
extending for ak miles TO those west
hills, connecting and AUDITING on the
Union and North field and the NORTH
West field. Under these fields there
is what is known and called tn,
sloughs, containing string of natur
al reservoir sites, extending for abou
a mile and half To the north and
west, situated in the heart of some O
the best land lying out of doors.
On the west side of these hollowl
10 what is known as Cedar or Goa
Creek meadow, nineteen hundred ac
res OF which is fenced In one enclos
ure. South of the enclosure abov,
referred to IL another body OF iauC
about the same quality containing
twelve or fourteen hundred. On,