Salt Lake Herald | 1907-10-20 | Page 17 | Modena as Shipping Point

I MODENA US POINT large Movements of Sheep Have Al Already Already Already ready Been Made From Prom This Point This Year Modena Oct 19 Modena is expert experiencing experiencing a considerable movement in sheep at this time The only dipping vats ats south of Black Rock are located at this point Thus far i head of ot sheep have been dipped and fully that many more are area awaiting a a like sanitary baptism During this week some heavy sales of ot sheep have been made H T Atkins sold to G G McFarland of Ogden head and Redd and Emily Emil sold head to the same party at approximately 4 I per head Modena is destined to be become become become come the chief wool center of southern Utah Already Alread bookings for next sea seasons seasons seasons sons shearing are being made The exceptional water supply the Im Improved Improved Improved proved facilities of the tho railroad company In pens and an am dipping vats and the very v r complete appurtenances necessary to handle the business have appealed to the and the coming spring is bound to bring about a concentration of interests at this point that was previously pr a subject of ot division between Lund Mil Mi Milford Miford ford and Modena Some extensive Im Improvements improvements to care for this business at Modena are reported For the past three years ears the water overflow has been heen permitted to create a series of ponds below town These in inmany inman inmany many man ways was are objectionable although slacking the thirst of thousands of sheep The San Pedro Railway company com pan it is said will put In a series of troughs some thousands of fe feet t In length one series for cattle and the other for sheep in the spring that will permit several hundred thousand head of sheep and a 1 hundred thousand head of cattle to water here inside of twelve hours During the past six months fully head of cattle have been shipped from this point and the promised innovation of the railroad company Is bound to put Modena in the forefront as a shipping point A great deal of the beef beet goes to the region and to Los Angeles The shipments of sheep to the same destination are likely to prove quite I extensive henceforth as certain shipments already made are arc said to have been quite remunerative