The daily sentinel., 1910-02-21

SENSATION

That the Grand valley moving
picture, described previously by
The Sentinel, is going to create
big sensation throughout the
country there can be no doubt.
Manager Sturtcvant, of the Ma
iestiC theatre in this city, in
formed The Sentinel today that
he had been notified by the
Edison Manufacturing company
that the film will be released to
hundreds of theatres on March
10. Manager Sturtevant hopes
to show the famous picture here
shortly after that date.
In the March number of "The
kinetogram," Just out, the publica-
tion that reviews all of the new mo-
ton pictures put out by the Edison
company. some of the scenes from
this picture are reproduced and much
attention is given a description of
the film. The film is to be entitled,
Fruit Growing, Grand Valley, Colo
RADIO" The manner in which the
great moving picture company is ad-
vertising this Grand valley picture is
shown by the following statement in
the kinetogram:
cannot do better than to quote an
interview, which appeared in a recent
copy of the New York Sun, with one
of the most prominent of the West
ern fruit growers:
We contract to deliver an orchard
in perfect condition to purchaser at
the end of four years, with perpetual
water rights furnished by Uncle Sam.
We cannot grow any better apples out
there than you could here. but we
have got the business down to n
science through the work Of our
agricultural college and the care we
take of the trees. The lands that are
now being given over to apple grow
ing we're a desert several years ago,
but the governments irrigation work
has made them arabic.
People have realized as much as
s2,500 a year from an acre of apple
trees out there and $4,000 from a
pear orchard of the same size. There
have been many transfers of ten and
twenty acre apple tracts at $4,000 an
acre. We have expert horticulturists
in charge of our work. who level the
land, construct bitches leading to the
government canals and plant the
trees.
Under their supervision the trees
are sprayed three or four times dur
ing a season with a substance that
kills Insects. weeds and grass are
kept out. and in the third year there
is usually yield to the value OF from
$50 to $3.50 an acre. In the fourth
year the yield runs from $3.50 to $500
an acre"
This film shows the wonderful re-
suits accomplished by irrigation, of
which we of the East know practical
ly nothing. The whole growth of the
orchard is shown, even the arid lands
before the irrigation process has be-
gun. The great wheel, by which the
water Is lifted above its level and
division boxes filled and distributed
to the various irrigating ducts, the
operation of spraying by which in
furious insects are destroyed and,
perhaps most interesting of all, the
way the fruit is protected against
frost are all graphically shown
and through the medium of excellent
photography. The sight of the many
fires burning in the orchard, by
means OF which the temperature is
raised from 12' to 15o, is most pic
turesque and not be forgotten.
Our operator mare a special trip to
Grand Valley. Colorado, for the pur
pose of getting this picture, and
through the courtesy of the fruit COM
pany was enabled to achieve most
satisfactory result. The photography
is perfect and the marvelously beau
tiful scenery is viewed at its best.