The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-05
DRY-LAND WHEAT |
IN GREAT DEMAND
Company With Capital of $150,-
90 Organized to Handle
Product.
OUTSIDERS WILL NOW BE
ABLE TO GET A SHARE
Colorado and California Par,
tlcularly Eager to Secure
Utah Cereal.

Demand Tor Utah dry land wheat M,
Increased . such a rapid rate duriur.
the last two years that Il has caused tha
Joining OF Colorado and California wheat
buyers with Il salt Lake City cumpany
TO handle The business. The new corpora !.
hon assures outsiders that they will be'
able 10 get thcIy share OF Utah whcat.
Monday articles OF Incorporation vcre,
FLED in salt Lake City with Secretary Of
state C.. :. Tingcy by the Farmers Grain
and MGls company. This company COM
6incs three grain comparies-the David
l.nhnIns Grain company Of salt Lake
ClY. LonGmont Farr1crs Alill company
OF Denver and tho Globe Mills corr-
panN OF san Francisco. Tho compaur ~
capitalized for $3.50 0GO and will hayc M
principal place uI business in Salt Lake
city, J. Il. Forsyth Of Denver Is prcsir
GGnt I,,l 60 o' ne Goi, nsw GG9.mpany =. ]. Elscn
and David Robbins OF this city is gen.
cr7d manager.
Tho corporation OF the Colorado and
California interests with the salt Lake
mon Is The result OF the heavy demand
now being made both I'm In, eastern and
western states for Utah dry land wheat
which is considered by experts the best
wheat on the market today. Utah IS zap
idly coming 10 the front IN the produce
ton OF wheat and In speaking OF the
market for the Utah product Mr. Robhins
said;
Prices Are Good.
''Wc are now getting the same price
mere for wheat as on the Chicago mar
lcct. Wheat BUYERS and consumers Ia
/ both cast and west arc now realizing the
value OF the Utah product aud every
bushcl raised In this state can find al,
outside market. This year there has
been raised IN TiGh between $1,000. .0o9
and $4,000. .0o0 worth of wheat and OF ihia
about one-llalr Will be shipped 10 out
| side nOinty
COLORADO and California must havo
the Utah dry Iarm wheat 10 blend with
their product Utah farmers arc nov
receiving 81 a hushcl for their wheat. bud
many arc holding their crops until sprinn
| for higher prices. This year there huf
| been shipped out of the Mal1d valley IN
I town OF Charleston. OF 500 inhahtants
! last season $4,000 was paid 10 the in-
habitants for their crops.
In Cache county and Box Elder county
\ there are many acres Of valuable dry
/ farm land. aud this winter has beeu
! splendid for the ground. The fan waa
/ Ideal. as tho farmers had plenty. ot Soo1
weather in which 10 plant their crop2
/ and the ground has received a lard
amount of moisture during tho winter
The crops IN the east and the wcs'
have been falling of in recent years
| crca sing their yield. Last year then
were $50 900 bushels OF wheat sent out o|
| Utah. but this year will go far beyond
\ that amount
Utah Has Advantage.
| Utah has an advantage over othe1
states. as - can ship both WAYS WheI
! the market cast is dun. thsn our PRODUCT
| can 20 west. Last year q large quautir
| Of Utah wheat was shipped TO Texas
some OF il finding market as far soutf
80 FL PaSo. The railroad rates are satis'
| factory ana Utah viii soon lead the ue4
| in It's production OF high grad" wheat"
Nh Robbins added that the farmer1
| are not raising enough wheat and adj
| vises mon owning land TO get II plante|
| with wheat. The government report
show thaf tho production OF wheat Is nd
| increasing at IS rapid rate as the pop
| ulatiou and unless there Is moro whca|
! raised in tho next few years .here VII
| he hut little for foreign export.
! Tho Farmers Grain and Mills compant
| will begin in the spring the erection o'
| II line OF elevators and warehouses. ac'
cording 10 Mr. Robbins through th<
| state. Elevators VIII be built in thi
! AIalad VALLEY. Cache valley. .Iuob valley
together with largo central warehout<
| in this city.
| Tho exceptionally fine quality Of Ctsf
! wheat makes IL possible for the farmcr.
| Ia demand a high price and many NJ tl1
! farmers are getting rich In The produc.
! tion Of THIS one cereal alone. Much SEED
wheat Is also being bought in this stan
\ for outside points.