The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-18
FILLMORE Is NOW
COMING TOT FRONT
Mayor Daniel Stevens Discusses
Development of That Part
of State.
BIG LAND COMPANIES
TO BEGIN OPERATIONS
MiIlard County Has as Good
Fruit Lands as Can Be
Found in State.

That Fillmore Is entering an erea of
unprecedented development. and that the
coming year will be noted for the COM
mencement OF operations of several big
Iend companies and the installation of
agricultural machinery on large scale.
is the news brought TO this city by Dan
iel Stevens. mayor OF Fillmore. who Is
visiting Salt Lake for few days. Speak
ing OF the possibilities and prospects of
Mlilard county. Mr.. stevens said: :.
I'VE have as good fruit lands and eli
mate as can be found within tho boun-
darics Of this state. and preparations are
on foot in this line that Will lead to
results that will be revelation to the
people OF Utah. Along the eastern edge
OF Mil!ard county is a broad, fertile strip
Of alluvial soil, lying at the foot Of the
mountains in belt practically Immune
from frost that experience has proved
is Ideal for fruit raising. AT least enough
water to lrrigate 10000 acres issues from
the mountains on the east, and ulti-
mately the utilization OF this entire tract
for fruit raising Is inevitable. In this
belt. which is protected from late and
early frosts by the canyon brcezes and
brings forth its perennial crop OF fruit
when most parts OF the state are SUI
ferlng. ~e are now raising everything
from wberrles and apples to grapes
and peaches, in quality and yield second
to nothing in the state. With the ad-
vent of the projected railroad from Lynn
leading factors in the fruit markets Of
Utah.
Ideal Grain Land.
"In this same belt of bench land. which
lies above the line of the projected canal
OF the Sewer Land & Irrigation company.
is 100000 acres OF ideal grain land. suit
able for raising grain without irriga- :
tion We are raising from an average Of
twenty bushels per acre to as high as
a7s bushels OF wheat without irriga-
ton wherever we have broken up and
russet -coiored patches OF wheat stubble
now hugging the foothills and crowdinS
up the sides of the hills that tell the
tale Of success In year NOTORIOUS as the
driest year in the history OF Utah. This
years success in dry farming in the
vicinity OF Fillmore has started the zeal
movement OF extensive dry farming by
| individuals and corporations that Will
| in a few years make eastern Millard
county a thcater of enterprise not TO be
| outdone In any other part Of the state.
Below the projected canal, which
continues It's southwark course about a
mile west of Fillmore, is another 10o, 900
acres of land Ideal in every respect for
| the raising OF alfalfa, alfalfa seed. grain,
| sugar beets and fruit The canal will
the aid OF the state or national govern
ment il such CO cooperation Is needed to
complete it. 1t will prove one of the
greatest assets Of our commonwealth.
|
will broad belt of deep. fertile soil,
reaching from bennington to the south
end OF the county, a distance Of not
less than forty miles
Land sub-Irrigated,
Speaking of the possibilities Of this
land Mr. Stevens said: The land is
covered with a dense growth Of sage
| brush, and much OF II Is subirrigated
Upon some Of this suhlrrigated land AL
mon Robinson, one Of our most pros
porous farmers, raises alfalfa seed year
after year without surface irrigation, For
| five years he has raised from $50 tc
$l25 worth OF alfalfa seed per acre on
| from fifty TO two hundred acres OF land
Several years ago he planted 700 acres
into rye for a hog pasture. Every year
a crop OF rye grows and is harvested
by the hogs. without irrigation or care
and by this method Mr., Robinson is able
TO produce 200-pound hogs for 81 apiece
| and sell them at the rate OF 81 cents pei
pound on the foot.
| Some OF the big land companies neal
| Fillmore are preparing TO farm on a
large scale with traction engines and ma.
chinery. II looks as though the first
| company TO get machinery on It's la nc
would be the Western Resource Promo
tion company, fathered by Messrs, RAY
| and Greenwood former residents OF Fill.
more. They are now engaged in buy
| ing A large steam traction engine and
gang ploNs and harrows for the purpose
OF breaking up and planting a large ares
20 grain
Mr.. Stevens regards the projected linz
! from Lynn TO Fillmore as an enterprise
or prime Importance I'd Salt Lake City
and the whole state. He is OF the opin
port from all sections. as IL will opei
up one OF the most promising region!
| In Utah and Will help to enrich Sal
Lake and build up the entire state.