The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
new COMPANY BUYS
AMAMM0TH TRACT
Million Dollars Is Involved in
the Latest Irrigation
Deal.
A RICH FARMING LAND
WEALTH-PRoDUCING DISTRICT
TO BE TAPPED BY NEW LINE.

Forty thousand acres Of land ao-
quired by the late George w. Emery.
former governor OF Utah during terri
toriaI days, in northern Utah and
southern Idaho, have been purchased
by the Pacific Land & Water COMPANY
recently organized with a capital OF
100000 by salt Lake and ogden cap
ltaust5. While the purchase price Is
not given out at this time it is said
TO be not Tar from the million-dollar
mark
Included in the 4o.Oo0-acre tract are
several thousand acres of irrigated
fruit and farm lands iu the Raft river
valley, Idaho, and several thousand
acres In Box Elder county, Utah. I'm
auulllOn 10 this large amount of acre
age the company has also acquired sew
eFal thousand acres of other land fu
Utah All the land is adapted to the
growing JI fruit and grain. AT the
present time much of the land Us COW
cred by dense growth of sage brush.
The Pacific Land g. Water company.
which has taken over the Emery tract
has Just been Incorporated under the
laws OF Utah. The following are the
officers Of the company. james H.
Paterson president Robert A. La
FOGnt. vice president c. II. StreVeI,
Ireasureri +. A. DrUehl secretary.
Harold A. LaEOunt Logan general
manager. Though the general offices
are i'm the NeWhOuse building, the a.-
tive management is to be from Logan
The Idaho lands are Watered by Baft
river, Clear creek and smaller streams.
having their source I'm the Raft river
mountains. Water for domestic use
viii be obtained by digging wells.
The new line of railroad, which ls
TO take off at Saline, Utah. on the
Ogden-Lucin cutoff and extend along
the west shore Of Pr0mOnt0ry Point,
penetrating the Raft river valley. will
afford excellent means of transD0rta-
ton for the products raised on the new
tract acquired.
To Develop New Country
With the idea Of showing to the un-
peueVers what the country can produce
IN the fruit and grain line a large dem
onsIratlOu farm will be established fu
some part OF the tract not yet decided
upon.
1t is the intention Of the company
"nlch has bought this large tract to
develop all the country in that section
and thus make tributary to SaIt Lake
ahoJher wealth-prOducing district. Al
part OF Ine property aGIOius the claims
Oh the century and Susanna MINING
companies, The large vein of mineral
I1eo quartz which penetrates the prop
erty of these two companies is said
10 also traverse part Of the prOpertv
OF the Pacific Land & Water com
pany' The mineral rights, by reason
Eate parties beyond the period Of linz
lLduOu, go with the property.
IN Lle immediate vicinity Of the rich
mlnerallzed region a dam and power
plant are to be built and a uUUnsits
IaiQ out Lying around the proposed
lOWuslte are thousands of acres of land
suitable for grazing purposes. with
many springs assuring abundant water
supply. One of the first buildings To
De erected on the new t0Wusite win
be a large store for the convenience
OF the settlers i'm this rgiUu.
The land just acquired lies immedf-
ately south of the MinidOka, Idaho.
irrigation project and is said TO be lust
as abundantly blessed I'm crop-makiuE
qualities.
Close Of Years Dealing.
Negotiations toward the CLOSING OF
lhe big deal have been on for more
tuan Two years past, and were con-
quoted principally by Harold LaFouut.
who is the general manager of fbr
company During the lifetime of fHa.
Ia5e eN-GoVeruor Emery 1T was found
dlLLlcuiL 20 arrive at definite terms re-
gardlug the disposal of the pr0Uertv.
Since his death some months ESQ. me-
gOuatiOus have been conducted with
nelrs through the administrator Of the
property.
With the entrance of the Pacif,
Land 81 Water company into the land
ana irrigation business 1T means am
ouei important aggregation of capital
added 20 the already large list engaged
IN the promotion of laudabIe enter
pflses. James IT. Paterson. vice pres
ident of the company, and O. n. Stree
FelL treasurer of the company. are
connected with the StrevelI-P Paterson
hardware company and the Independ-
ent Coal company. f. A. DruehI fs Il
Wei known local druggist and is also
connected with the Independent coal
company.
One of the attractive features about
the new deal from the buyers stand
point is the large area of timber land
On the property. There Us a large
tract of fine pine timber located 5n
one part of the tract This timber is
especially adapted for the making 0f
railroad ties. Some of the trees are
from three TO four feet in diameter.
II is she intention to build sawmiUs
and prepare the lumber for the market.