Show SPRING BLAST 1 HELPS CROPS IN SECTIONS I Verifies Old Saying About the HI Ill Wind Benefits Exceed Frost Damages NOT BANEFUL TO BUSINESS Building Operations in Utah Continue With Unabated Activity was ushered In with an extraordinary extraordinary extra extra- MAY I. I Jj ordinary storm and cold cod wave r throughout tho the west wet but In Utah the tho j beneficial effects stand out far tar more prominently than the slight losses from nipping frosts which occurred In spots f in this state Tho The precipitation In snow now and rain over tho the state averaged I close to an Inch proving proving- of ot Incalculable able bIe benefit to ranges and ond dr dry farmIng farm farm- log Ing sections In particular In Box EIdor Eldor Eldor El- El dor county count for tor Instance ono report laY ays that tho tim storm Increased Increase the wheat crop more than one million bush bush- I els In Park lark valley alley vegetation Is la ad- ad to a 0 condition almost without parallel usually at ot this timo farmers tare aro aro Just planting and crops are arc now Veil rell up 1 From rom the tho thereat great reat Levan Le ridge farm of ot Juab county comes word that conditions are above the tho average a and the tho soil and weather are aro Ideal for tor good crop growth g Tho The total rainfall to date dato Is Js f 46 6 Inches compared with 7 1 last year which was abnormal In the Ole Monticello farm district In the southeastern corner of or the state the re report report report re- re port Is The steady downpour of rain throughout tho the day IB lB a blessing to stockmen and farmers armors Last spring was considered the finest for tor stock for tor years years' ea but stockmen say the tho grass on the desert today Is oven en better Lehi and Provo Pro report nearly on an Inch precipitation In the lato late storms While h 11 0 beans potatoes early strawberries and peaches on the bench were more or less damaged by tho the frost trost yet et the good done lOne to field an and farm tarm b by the tho storms will overbalance o destruction two to one Is the thc opinion With an Increased acreage of or farm tarm land Jand In this state the present prospects are zire that Utah's last Jast years ears cereal yields Ields will be Le somewhat Increased The Tho 1914 totals were Wheat heat bushels oats bushels barle barley bushels corn bushels ami rye bushels The Tho potato yield was 29 OOOO bushels apples bushels bush bush- els cis and su sugar ur beets pounds With tho the exception of ot some damage to carl early potatoes these crops are aro reported generally general In excellent condition Structural Enterprise Work ork Is being pushed steadily on tho the big steel roller mills which tho the Utah Junk company is constructing at Mid Mid- Udale vale ale The mill should be bo ready In a few fow weeks to give employment to men It ft will manufacture structural steel steel stel rails pig iron from scrap Iron fron It H Is announced that actual construction t tion timi on work will bo be started this week on the tho proposed plant at Moroni which the Utah Glass company compan has been promoting the tho past year or so That It has hns a l great bed of ot excellent material for the manufacture of ot glass Is the re report report re- re port from The Regal Hegal Manufacturing company is 18 a new Salt Lako concern for the manufacture of ot refrigerators and the tile report Is that there thero Is a de demand demand de- de mand for tor this household device e which promises to Sl e employment to a good many hands In the near future In Millard county Count a 0 company Is s heln being formed with a l to establishing lishing a modern electric lighting tern for Cor r the Fillmore town and farming farm farm- Int ing district Over O Vcr In I Kanosh last week the ho Paxton farm of or 10 acres was sold to Malouf brethers of for one cattle hog and sheep man down IOwn in SC ler declared last week that tho the Ogden CIK Packing company had recently distributed not less than in I cash In sanpete and Soviet for tor meat ani animals ma Is Wool Clip It Is estimated that so far this spring basin has clipped and sold pounds of or wool This is estimated at t more than cash coming into the tho allo valley as prices ran ranged ed from 22 2 to tt 6 26 cents a pound The wool this year ear Is 18 ot of otHI HI an extra exra tine mo no grade rade and commands the highest prices la Is the report from ro there r The Tho county assessor be be- be speaks progress and Increase of ot wealth in his assessment nt rolls of or 1315 compared with those of 1914 in hogs hog tho the Increase increase In- In crease Is per cent In range Bo horses 48 per cent ent In mules S per cent Business In the tho e east st ha has hag been making making- bl big strides during the week There has been practically no change e in the motley market Yet tho the cl clearing house e Hanks banks of New J York ork show v an increase of at actual expansion of oC loans loana of ot nO or since January Januar 1 six months paper commands 3 to 4 per cent Tho crop reports of the nation show satisfactory conditions The Tue Oklahoma wheat at crop for instance gained from r C to o. o Corn planting I is under wa way of ot the OhIo Ohio and preparations arc n i wen veil In hand band Jand for colt cotton n planting Panting In the louth u Adequate precipitations are arc re resorted re- re sorted ported over o the tho east enet south and middle Actions sections resulting in much benefit to toStock crops ro s. s Stock Stoel Market R Relative to stock conditions as seen P Particularly iy V in N New w York and other I centers center tho the Boston Doton Transcripts Transcript's c com cem m- m ments written prior to tho blowing up of ot tho the Lusitania which for tor tho the mom moment mo mo- m mont ment nt gave Jave the tho bears their Innings 10 follow ollow 1 1 ow Much of or tho the lra trading ln that is going I Ion on In th the stock market these days is I gambling pure and simple simple gambling gambling on only one side because the he speculators r havo too clearl clearly in remembrance their fate rate In opposing Bethlehem Steels Steers great rise to venture much In short commitments Investment Investment Investment Invest Invest- ment there thero I Is too and plenty of at it but there here can be little doubt that the temptation temp temp- tation atlon offered b by war stocks has haa pr proved cd Irresistible for tor large numbers of oC spec- spec rs who would otherwise be inV in- in V ves es estors t 0 rs Tho net result of oC the operations on ho tho New York stock exchange during the tho ho month of ot AY Aril has been to produce widespread conviction that the financial finan finan- cia cial situation has hal entered upon n Il protracted pro- pro d period of ot prosperity This Is 15 Isa isa a fact tact that seems to tC be conceded In all banking and stock market circles An excellent demand for se securities securities se- se has haM arisen from people who heretofore have been holding back an and saving their funds It seems to be recognized recognized recognized rec rec- generally generall that things 8 have b been cn at homo home of a n. constructive character while tho the war abroad has been concentrating general attention so cons completely e tel y Some Somo Indications already alread are available available available avail avail- able that the optimism In financial circles circles cirdes cir cir- cles des Is communicating Itself to tC mercantile I tile tHe and industrial quarters War ar orders orders or- or or or- ders In certain Industrial sections In a amore amore amore more or less local way already have hn caused a burst burnt of ot enthusiasm both among manufacturers and ond workmen This Is aiding substantially tho better feeling produced by the tho active demand for Investment In securities Wednesday tho the sales of bonds on the New Now York stock exchange showed a total close to tho the highest single days day's business since 1905 |