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Show paches will be, if properly cured and packed. We want to boo our people self-sustaining self-sustaining and at the same time hare something to export, to bring in a little spare means to lay up for a rainy day. A people who are always importing import-ing ?md haye nothing to export, are always becoming poorer, and that is too much the case with us in Southern Utah. True, the mines have been a help, but all cannot be miners, as somebody must grow the necessities of life to supply those who do mine, and if we do not grow them hero, the mouey must go off to bring them in. In growing articles for sale, those in greatest demand are what should occupy our immediate attention, at-tention, and, then when they are grown don't be so anxious to get rid of them foi a song and sing it yourself. Our paper is small and our editorials ed-itorials must be correspondingly short, but we calculate to keep at the home industry talk and do all we can to aid the people in eventually even-tually becoming self-sustaining. Tlxo Zlailrbad. The News and the Herald are going it over the railrood. What the Herald says, we do not know, but we give the News article in another column. The Tribune thinks that it is quite improbable tuat the road will come to this city, unless a valuable portion of the country lying to the north of us, is left out in the, cold, or a branch road built to it, as there will be no occasion for a line aouth of St. George for several' years to come. Or if the road goes to , the north of us, then a - branch line will have to be built ' to this city. Now it tlje main road corner to this city, it can eitiier go down on the west side of the Virgen; or it can go . northwest from hero and through the Pass in the West Mountains, , but if they go that route, the line should be kept up as high as possible, from the vicinity of Silver Reef on. Wq have had railroad booms so many times, the majority, of the people will believe we will have one when they hear the whistle, but at the same time it would bo a wise policy to be prepared to be benefited by its arrival, when it does come.' How many are there in our midst that would have anything to ship off, if a railroad is built hero . in the near future? We think there are but few. , Now, the best varieties of fruit tree3 and vines should bo salected and Orchards and Vineyards established, es-tablished, and the be3t methods of curing and packing the fruits, be resorted to, so as to make the fruit marketable and bring the highest possible price. Almond nuts and Peach pits can be cracked and planted now and they will grow nicely . and make u good growth this year, and almonds al-monds are always ready sale, and |