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Show Canyon Crest Ranck IIP-.' :, ' v. -mm MEADOWS AND COWS. Tho picture below will give a very' fnlr Idea of tho several plateaux of arable land lying between' tho hill slopes on Canyon Crest ranch. One' of thoso meadows Is now being ploughed and planted with potatoes by tho boys upon tho place. It is with tho greatest of Interest In-terest and vigor that tho boys attack, with plough and harrow, thcso onc-tlmo meadows. Theso boys now know all about seed potatoes how to cut them, what and where tho eyes nro, how to plant and lend them. It Is wonderful what an nmount of useful knowlcdgo can be Inducted into a boy if you let him work It out with his hands! Beforo this resistless youthful energy tho peaceful cow will havo to hunt her sustenance farther and farther up tho hillsides, ruminating, as sho chews her cud, upon the good old days when sho was monarch of all sho surveyed. Ah tho commercial value of potatoes and. molons dawns on tho Juvenile mJnd not to mention men-tion thc feasts to tho workers, becoming almost realities these young farmers bo-grudgo bo-grudgo evory ncro of arabio land to the cows. They talk to the superintendent of "our melons," "our garden patch." "our hens and chickens." etc. Ono enterprising enterpris-ing youth has undertaken to furnish a leading restaurant with squabs as his contribution to tho general fund; another raises ducks. A more savage spirit has contracted to rid tho place of gophers, with a .22 rlllo and a rat terrier dog at his heels. Ho declares, and makes good, "that no measly gopher ain't KOlng to eat our stuff up." An easy mark offered a cent for every gopher-tail, also a cent for every head. She was a sadder and wiser woman when sho learned that "a head" and "a tall" came off the same gopher! Gopher-talls wero tho currency among tho boys nt one tlmo on tho ranch. They bought and sold as tho Indians used to In merchandise oleven gopher-talls gopher-talls and a snake skin purchased a knife; a bunch of sego llllos and a rabbit's foot, an air-gun, and so on. The cows, to thc ordinary boy, arc not an inspiration. They suggest, rather, thc barnyard and milking tlmo, the butter-making butter-making and thc cream separator. It is only when Heated at tlu supper table, after a hard day's labor and tramping, that tho boy appreciates his valuable friend, the cow. TI19 gentlo Jersey bull and tho young calves aro moro to his liking; thc ono Inspires him, with daring and fear, the calves with fun and frolic. Best of all are the horses. A boy loves a horse and a horso likes a boy. 'The twain aro great chums and seem to have a mutual mu-tual understanding of each other's needs. On the ranch aro six sturdy old horses; they plough and harrow and haul and Joj; over to Mr. Bamberger's dummy line, two miles away, for freight and passengers. Thoy mow and rake, and ln a hundred ways are tho very good friends of the ranch. For years and years Canyon Crest ranch has been run as a stock farm to tho exclusion of other things. The present pres-ent management believes lhat the raising of the smaller fruits, manual training, chickens, pigeons and tho lessor animals will be moro fitting to boys, more attractive. attrac-tive. Tho Initial step in this direction emails the expenditure of a considerable sum of money. Nevertheless, llvo years with good guidance should make good tho outlay many times over, and wo must never forget that while we aro raising fruit, we aro also raising, boys. That we have started ah enterprise for reclamation reclama-tion and character-building, sot ln motion activities thc harvest of which cannot bo reckoned ln dollars and cents. May God bless and prosper Canyon Crest ranch, the homo of hitherto homeless boys. Favorable Sentiments. J. "W. Houston: "I think: you aro on a lordlv mission." F. B. McGurrln: "I think this plan of thc Canyon Crest ranch ia ono of tho best things ever organlcd for tho betterment better-ment of tho youth of Utah. "Wo must remember that 'The boy Is father to tho man.' " . ...... Moylan C. Fox: "It's a great thing for Utah. I heartily endorse tho plan and will surely aid with my subscrlp- l'cn S. Burton: "A capital plan It gets a boy next to nature, and thcro Is no better way to lay tho foundation for a good man." John C Cutler. Jr.: "The Idea of n farm for tho boys where they can learn to bo Independent Is a splendid Idea, and I nm ln favor of anything that would help to make good citizens of our boys." A leading mining man said In substance: sub-stance: "Will I give to the boys' farm? Indeed I will. I bellovo in helping boys to help themselves that'B real charity now. Those churches Just sink money In fine buildings and organs and things but llvo boys appeal to me." Whllo writing writ-ing his check he said: "Don't mention what I oald about tho churches; I've given giv-en to five In tho last month." Charles Peels, a surveyor, said: "I have been survevlmr jn 'he C. C rnnch for a prlvato party nnd that association associa-tion can havo my vote and some of my money. Their i.lan to help boys Is all ripht." .,, A prominent newsboy: "Say. misses, nro vou one of them ladles who are Interested In-terested In C C. ranch cause? If you are, I want tor say I approve of It yes. I do. Vou sco I havo earned my own way on the streets ever slnco I was u years old, and I've took pretty good enro of mvsclf. But, lady, honest, now, I I nln't ns good as I onghtor be yer can't be when yer on tho strf-ets and yer nln't got folks what care for yer, or nobody to leach yer nothing." Here tho man-boy man-boy had to turn his back to hldo his emotion emo-tion as tho long, liard years of his bar ren llfo camo beforo him. To bo sure, he had managed to sustain lifo and clotho his thin, stunted body by his own efforts, but at 17 ho sensed how much moro it takes to mako and lit a boy to meet his llfo than food and clothes. So ho continued: "I hope tho farm for boys goes through. I know kids who arc too good to go through what I havo. I want to see them learn somothlng, to bo somebody. some-body. No, lady, I don't want no nickel for that paper. It's got a Canyon Crest notlco In." Who Will Send a MowerP "Hollo! is this tho headquarters of tho Canyon Crest association?" "Yes; who's talking?" "It's "Willie, ono of tho boys on the ranch. We wanted to tell you that our mower Is broken, a cog busted. Will you bring us out a new one this afternoon or shall we buy ono at tno Bountiful Co-op? Wo Just havo got to cut that alfalfa, clso It will spoil on us." "Yes. But, Willie, mowers cost IZO or more nnd aro not carried out ln a handbag." hand-bag." "Well, so long;-we'll do tho best we enn with tho old one. The alfalfa must be cut this "week." ' " Likes thc Bonch. Yes, a week ago last Sunday I visited tho Canyon Croat ranch and found there moro natural beauty, green Holds, shade trees with abundance ot water and rich soil than I hnve observed In any of my outings ln Utah. Thc ranch Interested me much from the fact that about a dozen boys were thero working with as much enthusiasm ns an oncrcetlc and prosperous rancher, all bc-cauao bc-cauao they had been allotted a patch of ground, tho product of which wns to bo tholr own. A small portion of each day they were allowed to work upon this patch and the rest of their time they de-volo de-volo to tho duties of the ranch under tho direction of tho superintendent. I marveled at all this because tho boys had. as I was informed, no previous experience ex-perience In ranching and such hard work Is usually distasteful to youth. I found discipline, good conduct and such deep Interest In-terest In their work that Idleness and play seemed qulto forgotten; anyhow It was back of their work, not abend 'of It. I was convinced that tho active bpy must bo occupied and with a patch of ground and a cortaln wntcr right, tools and seed with which to till and plant the soil, tho products of which was to bo his own, gave him the spirit of a capitalist and tho desire to outdo the boy on the next patch. This surely makes out of youth the true man and good citizen. C. F. ADAMS. Salt Lake City, Juno 9. |