The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-12
IDAHO MAN TALKS
Of THE GEM STATE
George Woods of Rexburg
Discusses Industrial and
Other Conditions.
LIKES SALT LAKE CITY
Tells What His Own Com
monwealth Is Doing Along
Commercial Lines.

George oodS, InanaSer OF the Ed
wards Mercantile company of Rex
burg, Idaho, has been a visitor in tho
city for the past few days on bust
ness for the company with which he is
connected. When seen at the Wilson
hotel last evening before leaving for
his home, Mr.. Woods was outspoken in
his admiration of Salt Lake and pre-
dicted that the present will be one of
tho most prosperous years in the city's
history.
"salt Lake" he said, ''has ar
rived at that stage of commanding
short of countrywide panic of such
moment as to produce general hiatus
in business could seriously retard the
upbuilding and onward programme of
this already great city. The develop
ment of the vast, ineHhaustible terri
tory tributary to this place, which in
cludes that of southern Idaho, than
which a richer country does not exist
on this continent. renders this happy
condition for Salt Lake inevitablc:''
Big Mill Is Busy.
Speaking of his home town. Rex
burg. and the country surrounding, Mr..
Woods had this to say: ReXburg is
enjoying Il season of great prosperity
along all lines Of business, The banks
business, Our magnificent up-to-date
flour mill is running continuously to
full capacity. In fact, the future of
Resburg looks brighter than at any
time in its history. The prosperity of
the town applies as well to the sur
rounding country and our energetic, en-
terprlsing farmers are substantial
beneficiaries of wise, intelligent plant
ing and sowing IN season. Just now
our farmers are making the necessary
Preparations for spring plowing.
"The past winter was an unusually
long one with an abundant snowfall,
not only sufficient for irrigation, but
enough TO insure excellent crops with
which to reward the labors of the dry
land farmers.
san innovation in the farming line
III cur section this year is the raising
of peas on an acreage scale. An east
ern company has sent out several car.
loads of seed peas which will be plant
ed this season. The soil of Fremont
county is said by scientists to be ideal
for the successful raising OF those kind
: Of peas which experience has demon
strated are without n rival for the
growing and fattening Of stock, espe-
eialy lambs and hogs. Stock fattened
on peas command premium prices In
all the markets Of the country. Our
farmers believe that the raising Of peas
will prove to be a profitable business.
Large Crop Of Potatoes.
Last year our farmers raised an
immense crop Of potatoes OF such eX-
celent quality as to bring top-noteh
prices in the eastern markets. Profit
ing by the care given to the potato
crop last year, the farmers all through
our section are organizing potato clubs
with q view of standardizing the Ere
mont county potatoes and Keeping
them up to the highest standard Of ex-
cellence attanable. At this time there
IS great demand for fancy potatoes
Tor planting and they are commanding
high prices on account Of the excel
lence of their mcrchaDtable quality.
Fremont county is spending and
will continue to spend n large amount
Of money on road building and I'M
provemeut. The main object being TO
make the highway between Salt Lake
and the Yellowstone National park the
finest, fastest and safest in this inter
mountain country.