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Show BRIGHTEST PROSPECTS For Box Elder County, Arid Lands to be Reclaimed, By a big ditch Constructed by Salt Lake Parties. The northern part of Hox Klder county Is on the cvo of an era that piomlscs to bo a prospeious one for that section of tho countiy. Between Hear river bridge at Colllston and Hrlgham City there Is a long stretch ofarld land, which Is and over has been unprofitable. This stretch of country from tho brldgo In the north to Hrlgham City In tho south Is soon to have the advantage of an Irrigating canal, wellcpulppcd and sjstematbed providing tho plans of Salt Lake parties, tho most prominent of whom Is Secretary James T. Hammond, meet with success. ' Tito plan Involves the payment of $30 an acre for a permanent water right, payable In Installments of $7.50, $10, $4 and $3.60, payments two years apart. After the original payments have been made a tax of $1.50 per acre will be chaiged each year. At Ilrst glance, the pioposltlon seems to be a hard ono for tho land owners, but after a little inquiiy, it Is found to be a good one for those who will take advantage of it. There aro thousands'of acres of good land just over the ridge from us that are comparatively com-paratively worthless In their present state, which when brought under an lirigatlon ditch will become very val- j uablo for early gardens and orchauls. Located under the west base of n tango of mountains the land is peculiarly pecu-liarly adapted for fruit growing. Aside fiom tills, there aie hundreds of ncics of laud that only produce ono good crop of lucerne, whereas, when watci Is placed upon it, three good crops can be raised; men with large holdings aie going to divide up with ) oung men who want laud to start out in life, which will be productive of good in many ways, for a man with thirty acics of land under u s)stcm of Irrigation Irriga-tion is better off than with eighty acres dry and ban en. Tho future for Box Elder county Is very blight Indeed, for If this pioject is carried through to a successful issue, It may mean canning factories, stations for shipping fruit that will lead the State In this regard. |