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Show DELTA REPORTED BOOMING Unbounded prosperity in business and agricultural pursuits is reported in Delta, Utah, by J. David Larson, secretary of the Salt Lake Commercial Commer-cial club, v. ho returned from Delta yesterday. Acconung to LUr. Larson, Lar-son, the town is also enjoying a i building boom which has been equalled by very few towns in the state. Mr. Larson, who went to Delta Del-ta to make an address before the Commercial club there and to give his support in reorganizing the club, said that the club is planning a na-ition-wide campaign to attract home builders there during the coming spring and summer. An entirely novel plan has been worked out by the Delta Commercial club, and it is claimed that the proposition prop-osition has never been made more attractive to home builders by any community in the country. The people peo-ple of that town will furnish with land any prospective home 'builder, the settler to receive the use of tve land and the total crops therefrom for the first two years free of chnn.-o. A wide range in the choice of land will be given to the settlers, ami every reasonable inducement will "" offered, Mr. Larson states. II" ah;:' that the land is extremely product i-.o and that the facilities for irrigation are excellent. It 1b expected by thu members of the Delta Commercial club that the inducements will attract at-tract many prospective homo build-erB, build-erB, and that the town will gro-.s from Its present population of 3(H1 to at least 5000 within the next yonr. The foundation for a largo sugar factory is already comploted and plans call for the completion of the structure in time for handling th next crop of sugar beetB. It is also roportod that the McCormick Implement Imple-ment company is building a six-story building in the town, and that a number num-ber of other building enterprisps will be commenced this prlng. The. people of Delta are enthusiastically looking forward to the biggest year in the hlHtory of the valley during 1S17, according to Mr. Larson. Herald-Repuhlltan. , |