rig GRANDE ISSUES interesting PAMPHLET SUBJECT MAUER MATTER PREPARED AND BY DR E G PETERSON OF THE AGRIMI COLLEGE ono one of tile most interesting and instructive pamphlets on oil utah yet written has just juab beet been issued by the passenger department of tile denver deliver rio grande railroad in the map of the west butali is shown in living green the center of attraction with all water courses established towns and routes of travel clearly shown the illustrations lust rations beet been chosen with care and impress the reader with the great and varied agricultural ri resources of this good state of ours the subject matter was prepared by dr E G peterson director Directo of agricultural extension of our state agricultural college dr peterson paterson Po terson is so thoroughly familiar with the agriculture of utah that the very fact the lands of utah was written by him speaks for its reliability and authenticity no man in utah is bettor better posted on the settlement and agricultural development of this commonwealth mon nion wealth titan is this niall man at the alie head of the extension work in ill many lines which our college is now doing for our farmers the pamphlet tells the reader tile the prinie prime we wealth althof of utah is her marvelously rich soil washed down through countless centuries in tile the necessary chemical reaction for the best growth of plants magic is tile the word described the productivity of tile acres of land capable of cultivation within tho state chemists tell us repeatedly and tile yields verify their story that utah soil is tile choicest in ii tho world sociologists toll tell us that a rich soil P produces compact rural sett settlement leine ont compact rural battlement presumes tile development of good brondt excel excellent lont schools Buh churches and other evidences of and fanlight mont and a resultant rural civilization not nob possible under other conditions this is ia tile the future of 0 utah and irrigation agriculture tile the history of older civilizations egypt india china and japan tolls tells us that tile the highest civilization of the past lias has visited where irrigation was practiced tile tho new and more oti enlightened light achievement in the great irrigation umpire empire of ofa I 1 the rocky mountains this is ia as it were the preface of the pamphlet and is followed by facts and figures which dellon demonstrate on what now is being done in the dairying poultry hog sheep and general livestock fa fanning fruit sugar beet and diversified crop farming in our state for tile first time carey act projects in utah are described and classified under the caption gleaned facts now set alors should know are 0 given iven the answers to questions tile seeker of a home wants to know about a prospective location A concise description of tile the basin which is full of information on oil this region of opportunity is a also so found in lands of utah this pamphlet if not only be ing distributed throughout the east and middle west by representatives senta tives of the denver rio grande and connecting lines but thousands of copies are being sought for and obtained by the alie multitudes titis season visiting inythe alio denver ario rio grando grande western pacific missouri iron mountain exhibit at tile the panama pacific international exposition san francisco and at the utah building at san sall diergo diego many of whom are seeking now homo home locations it is impossible to nic measure asure the resultant good to our state winch which alis instructive and ami most beautifully illustrated new edition of lands of utah mal it can call bring it must be seen beet to bo be fully appreciated the rio kio grande road is to bo be complimented on oil the issuance of tilia excellent publication see it at tins this office