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Show THE ORCHARD CITY OF MILLARD j Oak City, Its Gardens, Orchards, Dry Farming, and Stock Raising-Its 1 lomes and Public Buildings Icelletit wilier, abundant labor, low j t a x cm, nearness to nillrnad and good markets mid h class of Inhabitants litoicd lor their thriri and enterprise, make Oak City one of tln most lm-! lm-! hi ;i 11 1 towns 111 M I Un tit County .loSKpn FINUNSON. I agriculture. Abraham Lincoln reminded the pin pie of his time of the lin t that, "Tin te Is but one clop ot land, lilid Hie v.llues ill fertile legions ,'lle ever Increasing " If this was true fitly ears ago, how ; much tru r is thai statement today. Fortunes have been ami are still being made on the lm leasing value. i of land, I ami yet laud here Is only woith a Mac 1 it HI of what II will be in the lie ir III Mire. j Alter all. the only truly Independent man Is the one who has a deed to a piece of land that Is well worked It is Insurance against a rainy day. and if it should happen to be located in or near Oak City It would be ninth better than a government bond as an Inveslineiii. ; Willi lis population entirely f Hit Mormon lintli, it Is hut natural ti.it the people here should be soiiiewli.il active in their faith, and should have 1 modern and up to dale places of wor ship. In the latter they have been a little slow, bul they have now under way the election of a convenient meet Mug house, and have Just comp'eiei! ; .new gymnasium and dancing hall, mod ern In every particular, at a cost o $r..:,tm. i The Millard County ami The peoples Telephone Companies maintain a sla lion here, ami there are about I'll loea telephones with long distance collliec CATTLE RAISING IN OAK CITY. Of the many promising enterpriser so otten spoken nf In this neighborhood neighbor-hood few, If any, give better returns tti its promoters than the successful raising of cattle. Moreover, there Is 110 venture that will call for greater ingenuity, skill and intelligent man ageiiieni. II a high degree of returns be I he object ol attainment This tact has been clearly demonstrated demon-strated by Flnllnsoii P.rothcrs of Oak City. The story of the reasonable success alt lined by these gentlemen 111 stock raising would be Interesting reading ami might he summed up m the thought so otten given out by them when referring lo the business; "that (here are few self solving problems, prob-lems, but many which must be worked out by thoughtful application." They began with their falher George Finlinsciii, in a modest way, some years ago ami alter varying struggles and by observation and experiment they have brought the business up to la productive point This has been accomplished ac-complished by giving close intention ,o leeding and grazing, to the proper grading of tin different classes and iges dining the fivding period In order that they may be run at a minimum mini-mum cost and to Intelligent breeding, not only for a higher grade and class of slock, but also for a large crop of calves. Oak (Vj may never be a huge nut I ropolls I It i position Is siid lo be not j ndvuntag mm for development along ; that piii'ii iilar line; but il the b tun Mil mountain city cannot be one oi the' great commercial centers of Millard County, she can, and does now offer J advallligis which call be presented only by a city unmatched in climate, and agricultural resources and greatest of all, the possibilities of building quiet i hollies surrounded by all that the heart may desire in natural beauty and Holiest Ho-liest of the almost unlimited fruits of the earth There miv he cities and towns whose people at this time nmy be wealthier and enjoy a greater business activity . but there is a grave doubt us to whether any of Itiein can approach ap-proach the people i Oak City in con tcntuunt ol living, unity of purpose and H'lrlt of doing Practically everybody owns bis own home and farm, and there arc very lew who are dependent upon others tor employment. Most of the residents are !u comfortable i In umstances and are of the sturdy, progressive and thrifty type. When it comes to a question of public pub-lic advancement either In their home town or county at large the citizens ponder well. Hut In the end the money IS forthcoming, as her eople have trust In the men at the head, and Hie resu't Is that Oak Cily has piospercd. She Is prospering now, and In a few venrs wiM stand foremost as "a big little city" of prosperous, well kepi, iap y homes mil pioiluctive fauns, gardens and orchards. Il tl e'e Is one Hung over which Oak City bo.isis il is the great variety ol product - that can be raised here Pro duels ol the farm, ol i li - orchaiil ami of the giiib-n ahoiniil in great vuiely There ate increasing acres of or chards and liuit lands which year alter year an- being made mote fertile and productive With the resu't that Oak City Is hcrnmlng I d for I mil. I'nlil recently little attention was paid to 1 1 1 I -1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . but now it is hi no: di in olistraled Just what can be actum pUshcd along these lines, and the te su'l.s are astounding, to say the leasi - Melons, gi i es. peae.it s. plum -, apples 1 and variou-. other hints attain in tin -1 'ocality. tin ir perfc.-i .on In size, nlor, llavor and in keeping qualities Our farm lands are leriiie, pnubie lllg paying yields ol oats, wheat, bar ley, rye. potatoes, all ill. i and cane tm molasses piodilclliili. Fowls o! all kinds thtive well p. 1 1 and it;: and oilier producis ol the pouliiy Industry coiistilut.' a bug" share of the farmer's profits .Vine attention is given m cattle raising both lor beef ami dairy purposes, and also to well bred horses. Just southeast of town some nf our citizens are dry tanning on a small si ale, that Is, Ihey depend entirely upon the rain lull and a proper coiiser vui)vfcuf the mwisiurc lo water their crops. Do ihey get any crops? Well, I s ioiild say ihey do. On a tract of not many acres they have, during Ihe last few years, harvested a crop ol wheal that measured 27 bushels to the acre and weighed ill! pounds to Ihe bushel. A sample of the same grain took first prize at Ihe Millard County Fair. This same class of land In large area can be found bordering our town, and it is safe to say that within 1 reasonable lime hundreds of acres will be farmed through this method of Kv.Y rMy .:-r-":-",V- ' , ' . " e I'oww.f flt "'t' '---'-''-.-ytifi'Y , ' I 't r ':: . ;-" '- - fc.. U " '"' j'- ' : ' -ft '. " ' ' i - JOS I'll HM.INSON'S IIOMI-; 1 ions with Ihe out sub- w mid Tin-re are some leilures In which Oak City is lacking. A saw mill should be built and run by the excellent water power afforded here The pie should be enjoying cVctiic lights 11 It tl 'piped water. These Improvements, however, are being planned lor. Sleps have already been taken lor Cue pining pin-ing ol a mill, and (be hi-lallut ion of a I water system, and an electric plant are j receiving attention. j The town was I. Minded iu I Sim. The ilirst settlers consisted of the InPowlll'; families who came lioui I leselet i.lld settled iii ami near the Oak Creek t vt: you: Walkers, Ulceus, Itadloi d s, i Huffs, Prows and others This at-'counts at-'counts lor Ihe lamiliar places III out canyon known as Walker's mill," i 'lil eeiis," "Itadloi (Is," "Prow sex' can yon," etc. At a l hi 1 this lime the Kop ers, ,ovells am) Alldel sons, also resi ib tils of Deseret, came and Were Hie frsl to settle oil the present luwilslle. Ill 1ST! the place was reinforced by the l.yiiians, Flnllnsotis and Dulsoiis, w ho came from Fillmore. These sturdy men and women laid the nucleus for the present city, and upon the solid foundation which they made their decemb-iils and others have continued to build. Tin y lull Ihelr callle ot the leservn and public ranges t rout April 11 II t i 1 1 November. They are then brought. Into pistures where they can usually graze until the eaily part of .laimaiy. The slock is then fed on lucent hay for the leinalnder of the winter. Tin-hay Tin-hay which Is raised from their own farm is always (tired and put up lit the best condition 11ml serves as it splendid food for the stock. llacll year a portion of these hay fed cuttle, with a Utile grain, are sold at good prices lor beef. Iu bunches of callle there are always al-ways some odd colored ones, or poorly shaped, or perhaps barren These are lievei ih,. less Ihiilly and make splen did leeders ami among others are se lecied lm such. Thus Hie owners nr enabled lo keep a class of slock unl loi m in color and size ami shape ami such as are always iu demand al tiqi prices. While Fitilinson llrothers are succeeding suc-ceeding wlili their c title raising they-also they-also figure that Ihe slock must be run Iii connection with Hie farm ami hence are firming on quite an extensive scale. The two Industries go hand In-hand In-hand ami each enhances the value of Hie oilier. Indeed In these days of diminishing ranges ami grazing binds ; .' . - r. ? .. f 'S . f 1 fl'' ww.inymt!!' ' ' : ; ' ! O. A. JACOBSON & SONS. ; This is one nf the leading busim-Hs firms of Oak Cily They carry a line of gi-iietal men haiidise and n ive n extensive trade In that part "f the country liny carry dry gooiM. giocerles. boots and shoes, alllled goods, piovlsions, etc., and can c u j ply you with anything you n d In your home or tin your farm. Their prices will always be found as low as Is consistent with a first u a'ity of goods, ami by fair (baling have won the confidence of their host of customers. cus-tomers. They have been In busimss six years Mr J.n-obson is nlso a successful suc-cessful dry farmer ami has an ex j tensive farm near Oak City. II b.is made a study of dry farming ami bla I large cmpK are the envy of his m'ir.h-I m'ir.h-I bors Past year he harvested :ii; j bushels of wheal, and its qual.t nm be Judged by the tart that he carried I ofT the first prize for It at the ; M i ll.ii ! County fair last fall. l Sim e the organlat ion of Hie Oak Cieek ward in the early seventies, it has been presided over by three bishops, viz, Piatt D Lyman, peter Aiub rson and Joseph Fiiilinson. The latter with John I.. Anderson and Jos W. Iivell, our present bishopric. Th -y are young, active and deeply interested in the advancement of the ward along Hie line Sliming up our advantages me do so as follows: Cheap furl, fresh air, ex- 'the Block raiser to be safe must .f i necessity have a farm and raise h s i ow n feed. The farm needs the cattle I on It In order to consume the feeding j products raised thereon, and In return 1 leave the manures and fertilizing wastes. Incident to cattle feeding, ti .again enrich Ihe land. Along these lines the above mentioned citizens are working, and to say the least, are getting from their labori a good comfortable com-fortable living. |