The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-19
ElBERTA DAY AT HURRICANE;
FINE FRUIT AND FINE PEOPLE

melons were carved and soon the entire
crowd was eating the delicious fruits
OF all kinds Large was the number
present. three or four times the number
fruit.
the fruit they could cat the crowd adj
Journed to the public square, where q
game OF baseball was played between
scratch married and single teams the
married team carrying of The honors
the losers solacing themselves with the
remark, Never mind. we'll be married
ourselves some day.
After supper. dancing in the Social hall
closed the days entertainment Tie hail
was packed with a good -natured crowd
and dancing was kept UP TIL a late hour
II have many more like IT, All the vis-
itors expressed themselves as having
thoroughly enjoyed the occasion
The Town Of Hurricane.
hurricane is small town about TWEEN
TWO miles cast OF ST. George IL con-
SistS OF about seventy five families who
nave migrated To II from nearby settle
mehts; m PTS Many Nan years ago It WAS proposed
ont. the land, but II was n hard and dif-
Ilcult matter. for the water had 10 bf,
Carried for several miles along the face
OF the Hurricane fault the rocky face
OF which is almost perpendicular. How
ever. a few energetic and enterprisinp
people decided TO do It. They worked
on tneir own farms during the summer
ana devoted the winter and what time
they could spare on the Hurricane canal
Aiter years of laborious toll they COM
ple.eu tleir canal. and first turned the
water onto the land about five years ago
me people who engaged In this under
taxing were all moor. vet the canal COST
,he NE movers 100000 in work mostly The
| little valley watercd by II is between
TWO and three thousand acres in extent,
but 1t Is exceedingly rich fruit land
Ihere have been several breaks in the
Of >1.
breaks occurred the canal has been made
| stronger and cemented until II js he
heVed All further danger Is eliminated
thine That struck the writer very
Ichildren nj Hurricane. Al the exhihit
they Kept back seats and behaved re
markably well; They did not touch the
fruit on exhibit nor get in older peoples
way. We have never seen better be-
! haved children. and IL gives us much
pleasure TO say this for them IF tbey
continue this good conduct they will
The entrance into the Hurricane val
icy makes one feel good after the lone
drive over rough roads. The beautiful
other crops. the VINEYARDS and orchards
the well-fenccd fields and beautiful
homes all tend 10 make one feel tha,
he has entered place where dweIls @
progressive. home making and home.
| loving people.
Hurricane is town OF beautiful
homes, Those completed are all new
but several commodious residences arc
under construction. The home of Rishor
Samuel Isom. Just completed is n beau
THU red brick house containing clever
rooms that has cost between $4,000 and
| $4,000 to build The homes OF Hurricane
would be "A credit TO any town.
The Utah's Dixie Nursery company's
grounds are sight worth going to see
Many. many thousands OF choice buddeG
! fruit trees and seedlings are seen in we'll
| kept order and it needs no second glance
to convince one that it Is under the sli-
pervision of an experienced nurseryman
The public square at Hurricane IS
something to be proud Of 1t has a good
strong. safe and serviceable fence
around il and is planted with beautiful
shade trees that In few years Will be
Il delight TO the people.
Good. wide streets have been laid out
If they are kept free from weeds and re-
| paired as breaks occur they will add
wonderfully to the attractiveness of the
place.
There is an immense amount OF hay
stored In the large new barns at Hurrl-
cane. Every home seems TO have nice
| burn. and they are extra large, too.
The Washington silver band discourse6
sweet music during the festival an6
| played for the dance which followed Its
| PLAYING was much admired.
The Hurricane Commercial club is en-
! titled to great credit for the success OF
the day. Everyone az Hurricane is a
hustler, 1t shows In their every action