Show BOOM GREEN RIVER TOWN Promoter Says 2000 Persons Will Be There by October Good Fruit Country T H FItzgerald of Chicago one of the ot of the Green River Land Townsite company was in Salt Lake yes yesterday yesterday Ho He said that the new town will have a population of 2000 by next Oc October October tober He called In the Rio Grande offIcials dais on matters in connection with the town Mr Fitzgerald said that many families are expected this spring who will be per permanent permanent manent seWers settlers there The company is isnow isnow now working on plans that call for an Irrigation dam and power plant in the Green river This will raise the water thirtyfour r feet so that the foothills can also be Irrigated He said that the townsite will be open opened opened ed April 16 15 As a fruit growIng country he says this region will surp surpass Palisade Cob Colo where land Is now DOW worth about 1500 an acre He also said that Green river fruit could be put on the market three weeks ahead of either Palisade or California fruit At present the company is building a astern astern stern wheel steamer for passenger and freight business on the river It Is probable able that it will handle the tourist trade from there to the Grand canyon J A |