Show t K N W UTAH TAH By ALBERT F. F f. f PHIL PHILIPS PS ono time long ago shipped wheat t to Liver I. I pool O J. J The shipments were mado und under the tho direction of ot S. S W W. Sears s who vho was kno knoWn knon n n a tb the wheat Utah kins Th The first shipment was 1 mado 1 do on in n 1 1873 73 The shipments l for tor th the first t years we v re in and tot ton ton I I t. t i th y W nt J gelY to San n Ing A Br of might bo be s ved by Ly Mr Air uro oc-uro Sears Seare n n 1818 knowing that thai mui harvest of that yar would en give a a. surplus of about ro tons S made d ami arrangements 10 to ship direct to tc European mKe and in n December 1878 1875 furnished L most of ot tho the cargo of ot the tho ship but it was wass s sold Jd In tho p por t San l Francisco to a no prominent 5 firm In Th March l 1879 Mr Sears chartered the he ship and loaded it entirely with Ut Utah h hw w wheat 1905 to s. s Tho es vessel cl was consigned to Cork Cor for ot or and fur t months was required to receive the tho ord order r. r Tho The shipment was on his Ills own account he having purchased tho the wheat and nd owned it at destination I until It arrived Speaking of J tho shipment Mr Sears said that he regarded J it s a s 's only com commencing a a. large enterprise th that t will wm y yearly increase as Utah had many thousand n acres rs of ot land capable of ot producing an excellent quality ity of w Utah was wa populated with an an in industrious In- In i us r d class of ot people With tho the natural nat- nat ural Utah of-Utah t said MId Mr Sears Seir and the utilization o of myriad 1 p of ot mountain streams I I think o or r production be very largely Increased during the next and it not for tor the long distance from froin e board and th the consequent heavy freights Utah might take a ft front rank as a wheat growing state but ha d AB is w we are aro our production product will bo be limited to some extent Unless ss' ss science o should open up up some cheaper chooper mode moda of qC transportation Mr Sears continued we wo must necessarily be content to rank with the middle class of shippers Utah has hns shipped to San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- Francico cisco cico and nond Sacramento some sonie of ot the finest potatoes s produced in tho the world and of this t Iam Zam nm positive for tor forI I 1 have JIao dealt largely with this class of ot produce having haying hav hay ing shipped in tho the past five years over er oo cars of this vegetable When asked what hat the political situation vas wa in Utah Mr S Sears ars said When it 8 tot epol- epol poli political situation you are getting outside my business bustness as I find I havo hao all I can attend to without going Into such matters Ask Asic me 8 something cas easy for tor Instance in instance In- In stance ce How do you ou Ilko the climate or something like liko that Great credit was accorded Mr Scars Sears for tor his enterprise which was of or great benefit to the farmers of at Utah It brought them hard i C coin for tor their labor and the highest prices A. A |