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Show ASK AID FROM STATE OF UTAH for Farm Experiment Station, Salt Lake Horticultural Society Appeals to the Legislature. Sufficient Appropriation Desired for Permanent Establishment in This District All ineiribcrs of the coming Legislature have received copies of a report prepared by a special committee of tho Salt Lake Horticultural society, asking for a aufll-clent aufll-clent appropriation for the permanent establishment es-tablishment In this district of an agricultural agricul-tural experiment station auxiliary to the Government station nt Logan. Following Is the report. In which all tho details of the plan are explained. Tho special committee of the Salt Lake County Horticultural society on tho establishment es-tablishment of nil experiment station auxiliary to the Government station at Logan, reports as follows: The action of the society In anpolnling this committee was taken In -view of tho fact that the district Immediately adjacent to the Great Salt lake and to Utah lake. Including in whole or In part the counties of Box Elder, Weber. Davis, Salt Lake. Ltah and Jimb. has no uch station and virtually there Is no ofilclal or scientific experiment arm work done in the State with the possible exception of one or two subjects, which will apply to this district. Moreover, all the other climates, soils and altitudes of Utah aro now provided pro-vided for by duly established experiment stations. The principal station, can-led on in connection con-nection with tho State Agricultural college. col-lege. Is at Logan In Cacho county, where tho altitude Is greater, the winter climate moro severe and the soli of a much different dif-ferent character than In the mlddlo counties. coun-ties. By reason of theso differences! tho work at tho Logan station however well done cannot meet tho demands of the Salt Lake district. Nevertheless, tho Logan experiment station sta-tion has been of great and laating benoflL to the State. The improvements In Cache county, whoso wealth and prosporltv undoubtedly un-doubtedly come from the demonstrations and Inllucnco of tho experiment station In behalf of tho dairy Interests thoro, arc sufficient illustrations of this. On the other hand, the peculiar conditions of lessor altitude with a dry and seml-tropl-ral climate In tho oxlrcmo South aro being be-ing well cared for. at tho station at St. George. No Benefit to Northern Counties. Tho SL George station was established by action of thu last Leglolature and has developed under the direction of the president pres-ident of the State Board of Horticulture, Hon. Thomas Judd. It Is evident that tho good work of tho last-named station can In no wlso benefit tho middle-northern counties. The only other official farmlns experiments In Utah arc tho work of the United Statcrt Government In cleansing tho soil from alkali and In tho dry farm crops produced under direction of the Logan station. Any and all of these are of great and pprmanent good for plares possessing conditions con-ditions which they represent, but so far as the Salt Lake district Is concerned It Is without provision or representation, and this notwithstanding that It Is the wealthiest, the most populous and has tho most favorablo conditions of soil, climate and altitude for general farm products, and especially for fruits and ilno vegetables. vege-tables. Not only are all northern grown fruits and farm products raised here, but they ore of superior quality and quantity. Furthermore, Fur-thermore, this district Is the home of the great sugar Industry. Thoroughbred live slock of all kinds and fine poultry aro successfully raised, and theso lines aro Increasing This Is tho railroad shipping center. lt canneries and preserving plants aro considerable and nre rapidly Increasing. Dairy enterprises are successfully carried car-ried on here and might bo Increased Indefinitely In-definitely Its soils aro fertile and deep and its vator supply when poorly conservedis con-servedis ample and convenlcnu. It is. In short, tho great heart of the State and tho place of tho State's most sunntantlal farm resources. Yet there Is m experiment experi-ment station nlthln or without tlvo State to represent the requirements of zlils favored fa-vored valley. ' Need Only to Be Demonstrated. This situation was set forth by the committee com-mittee to the press and to a largo number num-ber of business and professional mon Including In-cluding National and Stato officials, most of whom were personally visited, it was pointed out by tho committee that good citizens aro leaving this to seek homes In other Suites on the Inducement of better bet-ter conditions of cllmato, land and water, whereas the conditions here aro more desirable de-sirable and rtqulro only to bo demonstrated. demon-strated. It waa shown that largo and valuablo quantities of fruit, vegetables, meat nnd poultry (fresh and canned) are Imported, although the Stato Is able and by reasonable reason-able effort may provide for Its own and also supply outside markets. Tho great desirability of the education of tho young to bo fitted for the business of prolltablo cultivation of tho soil was also shown. And finally It was emphasized that In experimental ex-perimental and educational appropriations Utah Is behind neighboring commonwealths common-wealths In order that tho respective counties might be fully and officially informed, the committee sent an Identical communication communi-cation to tho commissioners of each of the six counties In this district setting forth the object sought and the reasons therefor. Thus each county was given ample tlmo to provide a slto or other Inducements In-ducements for the location of the proposed pro-posed station If they should so desire. A3 a result of these efforts we aro able to report a strong sentiment in favor of the enterprise. The movement 1h heartily endorsed by the press, especially tho leading lead-ing newspapers of Salt Lako City. Every person consulted has approved the project. pro-ject. In most cases offering their personal assistance. The Commissioners of the counties addressed have all responded with the exception of Box Elder and Utah. Action Taken in Other Counties, The Commissioners of Weber county sent a special committee of their board to meet this committee when the subject was favorably discussed and nt length. In Davis county this committee by Invitation Invi-tation of the County Commissioners addressed ad-dressed a large meeting of representative farmers, with the result that a locnl agricultural society was Immediately organized or-ganized nnd steps taken to procure a desirable site to be offered for the proposed pro-posed experiment station. Further action ac-tion In co-operation with this committee by reproaentatJves of the two last named counties Is promised. In Salt Lako county.the Commissioners expressed their favorable regard for the movement, but took no further action. There has, however, in Salt Lake county, dovelopcd recently a strong movement by prominent citizens to Induce the location of the .station here and this committee has been assured that a suitable site of one hundred and sixty acres of desirable land would be provided without cost to the county Or State. Quito recently a Written Inquiry litis been received from the Commissioners of Juab county which has been acknowledged. acknow-ledged. Though no communication has been received from thfc Commissioners of either Box Elder tor rsah codntlcs, prominent prom-inent citizens representing those counties have personally highly approved ihr movement. The Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Socloty heartily supports the proposition. Many citizens havo urged the advantage of a centrally located station os a desirable advertisement for the State. Asking an Appropriation. ' A bill has been drawn and is now bt-lng perfected for presentation to tho next session ses-sion of the Legislature asking for a suf-llcient suf-llcient appropriation for the permanent establishment In this district of an Agricultural Agri-cultural Experiment Station auxiliary to the Government station at Logan, ThfK bill will provide for the selection of the slto by competent non-pnrtlzan board of commissioners representing all parts of the district. Tho bill Is In general terms and will not In Itself favor any partlcular slte or county. This committee desires to emphasize what has been before stated, that what Is done at an experiment station in this dWrlet will benefit every portion of the State; while the work at existing stations sta-tions is of but little use to this rich lake region. This Is then a matter of great general good to the whole State. It does not belong to any faction or party and does not antagonize or conflict with any existing institution or measure. Colorado has several such stations. California has as many as live. Regarding this as the principal fruit and general farming district dis-trict of our State, it may be said that for an available representative experiment station Utah hu6 none. Tho commute will be grateful for suggestions sug-gestions of any kind on the subject. Respectfully submitted, ALBERT W. CASEY, , Chairman. JOHN E. COX, Secretary. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 17, 1WM. |