The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-28
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An Opportunity of a Lie Time.
100000 Acres of Fine As-
riCultural Lands TO Be Sod
on Nov. 4,h, 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
a hut with an earthen floor Theirs
was an eternal carpet OF sage with The
sky for a canopy. In the midst OF
dcsoiation they began their work ot
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 grizZled sages.
carthen floors and bare walls were
changed to carpets and pictures, huts
to houses. houses 10 mansions and
palaces, toll 10 happy. prosperous lG-
Dor. and poverty to wealth Every
where nourished church and school
giving evidence that the principles
OF the pioneers origin were the life
of their maturity. Verify the desert
had been made to 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
few wears ago the land on the west
side of Cache Valley was looked upon
as practically worthless. now it stands
first as a dry farm section, and every
year produces thousands oil 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
OF dry farm lands almost al our very
doors, this hardy cereal Will soon oe
driven from the irrigated sections
and be found only within the dry
areas.
The biggest deal of the year 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 Curlcw 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, to which the at
tcntion of our readers is invited.
Dry farming in this section has
passed the experimental stage. Men
who a 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.
daun;ed For years they had reason
cd that something good would some
time come from such an immense
section of country. They had rid
den over the rolling hills, and through
the beautiful valleys They had
carefully examined the soil and were
firm in the belief that time would
reveal some OF the best dry farms in
the state Hardy pioneers We're they
For years they have anticipated the
future with anxious hearts Today
anticipation gives way TO successful
realization. and they find themselves
within easy reach of an Independent
fortune, while the critic of a few
years ago Is still plodding along In
ehc same old way, spending tomor.
row what he makes today. and with
no better prospects for accommodating
sufficient means 10 sustain life and
make home happy when old age
| crosses the threshold ana declares
tudl nc CtHuol WoIk any more
With the advantages the new town
| slte-HOWELL-the lots of which
| will soon be on the market-wil
bring. with church and school. and
store civilization into the heart
Of this wonderful field OF posi-
bility. With the chance 10 buy irri
| gated lands 10 raise hay and yegeta
bles. the opportunities offered by this
company are unequalled in any othel
part of the state There are no more
such lands in the state. 1t Is an op
portunity the like Of which in excel
| lence will never occur again.