The daily sentinel., 1910-09-05
FRUIT
DISTRICTS ARE
LOOKING WELL

Some rather surprising information
relative to fruit acreage, set and
bearing, and fruit conditions general
ly for this season in the district con-
tiguous to the Rio Grande between
here and Salt Lake City. was brought
out today in a conversation with
mountain Fruit journal who return
ed on one of the belated trains last
night from weeks trip through the
territory named.
MIR. Smith exploded the story that
Green River was frozen out last
spring which has been the report that
has been current here all the season.
Green River will harvest the largest
fruit crop in its history, in common
with nearly all other points in Utah.
To be sure there were a number of
fine peach orchards frozen out last
winter but the same thing would have
happened probably to those orchards
had they been located anywhere else,
under similar conditions 1t seems
that the orchards affected, owing to
the destruction of the intake to one
of their bitches, went dry in the mid
die OF May year ago, all through the
sumner, fall and into the winter,
without a drop of water. Combined
with the result was a very cold win
tel, simply dry-freeZe of the trees
in a number of orchards, mostly
peach. Mr.. Smith spent nearly day
vislting the orchards and personally
saw scores OF apple and pear orch
ards overloaded with fruit.
The next point that Mr. Smith yis-
tied was Provo, where he spent two
da! N ccr pany with Mayor W. II.
Ray Ct that city, examining the fruit
Interests. TIE most striking thing
that Ucs brought out relative to
Provo. was its large set and bearing
acreage Of fruit Provo is destined
to be fruit section that will rank in
fruit production with the Grand river
valley from Palisade to Fruita. He
estimates the bearing acreage In fruit
IN the Provo district materially in .ex-
cess of 5000 acres and the set acre
age in addition TO this that is not yet
in bearing as about the same amount.
Both of these districts are thoroughly
convinced of the effectiveness of or
chard heating and the coming season
Will witness the installation of be-
tween one hundred thousand and two
hundred thousand orchard heaters.
Owing to the fact that the Provo dis
trict has been materially lacking in
the outside publicity that has been
of such great assistance to the Grand
river valley the district until the past
year or two has been developed large
ly by Utah capital. considerable
portion of which has been of the Nor
mon faith. But Provo. like Salt Lake
city, is becoming more progressive
and even the younger generation of
the Mormons are lending their valu-
able aid in enlisting the assistance of
outside capital.
In conclusion Mr.. Smith said, II
Want to say that the truth of the
value of the publicity that the Grand
valley and the western slope in gem
eral has enjoyed in the past few
years. was brought home to me most
vividly during my trio. Everywhere.
| could see that we owe in a greater
measure than we realize here gener-
ally, the present development of this
district along fruit lines to publicity.
II is persistent. consistent and insist
ent Eastern publicity that will do
more than any other single element
to build up and maintain the reputa-
ton of both Colorado fruit lands and
the Colorado fruit pack in the East
ern markets"