Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-29
PRICE RIVER VALLEY

inc state OF yuan now produces
moro htan 1900. 900 tons Of coal
annually and the output IA gradual
ly Increasing OF this total. p-abab-
~ nine-tcnths IL mined within the
Limits Of Carbon county.
While the present prosperity OF
the people OF Price River Valley Il
based largely upon the coal mining
Industry. ainoc a large part OF IT,
area h underiaid with a great straa-
nm OF fuel. agriculture promises 20
become an even greater factor IN
the advancement OF this district.
The coil Of tho greater part OF
the district averages thirty TO forty
foot In depth and n 40 wonderfully
fertile that extraordinarily large
crops are produced annually
For long time Price was the
shipping point for a large numbcr
OF cattle and sheep annually pro-
duood ON the surrounding ranges
Some Of che ranchos in this immo-
diatc territory are famous through
out the western country because OF
the spicadid range afforded. Trib-
utary aiso to this territory h the
rich scolion OF Emery county. en-
bracing the TOWNS OF Huntington.
Castle Dale. oranEoville. Cleveland.
Emery and Fcrron. These towns
are all the ccnters OF rich agricul-
tural arcas. which have for Year,
been known a. some OF the most
productive sections OF Utah.
Recently the Price Rivrc IrriEa-
tion company completed a reservoir
and canal system which furnishes
ample water for twcnty thousand
acres % land This land Is well
adapted 20 the raising OF All kinds
OF grains. alfalfa and alfalfa seed
nlao all kinds OF root crops and de-
clduous fruits The nearby coal
mining camps mako excellent mar
kets for the products that are
grown. and railroad facilities along
one side az the tract make necess
20 Eastern markets very easy. Dur
ing the. past year large quantities
OF land were put under cultivation
for the fira time Most OF these
lands are al present growing ccre-
ais and alfalfa. and n has already
been proved that sugar beots do as
well here az IN any part % the
West. and there h no question that
az some future time n sugar fac
tory will be constructed 90 handle
the bcets OF the Price River Valley
The fruits grown IN Price Valley
have also attracted considerable at
tention These fruits have been ox-
hibited al various irrigation con
grosses and have assisted maternity
In capturing prizes and trophies
given for Utah fruits at these con-
MENTIONS
One OF the main Undue rles OF she
Price Valley IL the production OF
honey n Is estimated that APP
Nf'AAhHtfiA AfhN"lN"" NNuAiNa -
honey are produced annually.
Some effort has been made 10
produce crops IN this valley without
irrigation, and remarkable yields
have been reported Many OF the
farmers who have adopted scientific
methods have been surprised them-
selves at the excellent yields they
have secured. There stin ramaln
in this county large areas OF land
that can be adapted 70 dry farming
There are many acres OF land that
can be acquired under the Enlarged
Homestead act, and. with such mag
nifieent opportunities for market.
there Is no reason why thi8 section
should not become known as a dry
iarming center.
Tributary also 10 Price Valley
lies a large project In Emery coun-
~, embracing some $1,000 acres OF
the very choicest and best grain soil
TO be foand IN the state OF Utah
Prominent Utah capitalists, headed
by Hon. C. w. Nibley. have under
taken the reclamation OF thAs tract
and have in contemplation the To-