Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-18
New and Enterprising Town
Makes Splendid Fruit and
MelSa Display.
WORK OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
stupendous Irrigation Project Makes
Possible the Founding of Many
Thrifty Homes I'm Dixie.

Hurricane, Washington Co.. Utah,
Aug 1s-Aug. ~ was gala day for
this progressive little town, being the
occasion OF the first Elberta day fes-
tlyal ever held here, given under the
auspices Of the Hurricane Commercial
club The town was thronged with
visitors and the good people were tax
ed to the utmost to care for them, and
they did It In a prinoely way The Wis
itors included the leading citizens OF
many town in southern Utah. st.
George was represented by over 30 peo-
pie Cedar City, Kanarra, La Verkin,
Leeds, Toquervllle. Virgin Washing
Ton. New Harmony and other places
we're represented by many visitors.
After partaking OF the good dinner
prepared for them. the visitors wend-
ed their way to the Hurricane social
hall, where the fruit exhibit was held
While the visitors expected to see some
choice fruit they had not expected to
see so much OF IL of such a superior
quality. This Is accounted for by the
fact that most of the fruit trees at
Hurricane are bearing for the first
time this year. II Is only five years
since water was first turned on the
land in that valley and all the fruit
time. Previous TO Ave years ago the
place. was a barren desert that IL now
occupied by a happy, contented and
prosperous people who live In beauti-
mi and comfortable homes surrounded
By fine orchards, vineyards and fields.
People who have not visited the place
within the past few years are aston
ished at the wonderful growth Hur-
ricane has made. Thrift and Industry
are apparent everywhere.
About three -fourths OF the total ex-
hibit was made by Hurricane. The first
thing to command attention was the
magnificent display of peaches, Eli
bertas especially. all OF the finest
quality. Grapes made an excellent
showing, and the other fruits on ex-
hbition were very good.
The Judges OF awards were selected
from the visitors as follows; Supt. Jo-
keph T. Atkin OF the southern Utah
experiment farm, President u. T. Jones
,of Cedar City. and Mayor George +.
whitehead OF St. George
FRUIT AWARDS
The awards as given IN The Washing
ton News today follows all prizes go
hng to residents OF Hurricane except
where noted:
liberia Peanhes-First. Samuel Isom;
second. ]. L. Workman; third. Ralph
Campbell; fourth, Frank Ashton; larg-
est single specimen. James Maggie, To-
iqueryille: other varieties OF peaches
rirst Atktn Hinton, La VerlSin; second,
Amos Workman.
Grapes. seedless--F1rst T. NJ. Hinton;
second. willard Larson, Washington.
Flame Tokay-,First. Frank Barber;
second. William Wilson. Mslagas-F1rst,
II. Gubler. Ia verkin second Amos
Workman Grapes largest single ctus-
ser-First. Frank Barber; second, Ar
thur Woodbury.. La Verkin.
Bottled Fruit-First, l. r. Bradshaw;
second. Mrs. Wilford Thompson, Ia
Veriin.
Plums-Atkin Hinton. La VerlSin.
Figs-F1rst. James Maggie, Toquer-
vile; second. David Salisbury. Toquer
willie.
watermelons. best single specimen
First, I. e. Bradshaw: second j. a.
Stratton. Best collection--First, l. f.
bradshaw; second. James r. Gr1sham.
'annonball-Amos Workman.
Muskmcions best coHection-Frrst,
] E. Bradshaw: second, /. r. Brad
shaw. Best single specm er--First
Frank fsom; second. George Campbell
Er.
The visitors were feasted upon fruit
Ind melons. and entertained with bell
game, supper and dance.
The Washington Silver band dis
r"ursed sweet music during the festival
Ind played for the dance which fol-
lowed
PEOPLE OF ENTERPRISE.
Hurricane IL a small town about %
miles east OF st. George IL consists
d about 80 families, who have migrat-