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Show ISLAND IN GREEN RIVER WILL BE CONVERTED JNTO PEACH FARMS That tho Green Biver, Utah, valley is destined to be the greatest peach growing country in tho world is tho view taken by expert horticulturists who liavo visited that region. From tho country about Grand Junction havo eonio many fruit growers, and they havo made purchases of lauds about Green river. Tho Poacharosa valley shows how rapid lj- tho fruit lands in tho Grcrn Bivcr country aro being taken up. In this valley 1000 acres of laud wero sold in less than throo weeks in five and ten aero tracts, the price paid for the tracts aggregating $303,000 a wonderful won-derful record. Lying nbout one and a half miles north of the town of Green Bivor, TJtf.h, in Green river, is an island containing about 250 acres. It is covered with a heavy growth of timber, mostly cotton-wood. cotton-wood. It is an ideal placo for an orchard, or-chard, in fact fpr many of them, and it is easily irrigated. On Tuesday, while some Salt Lake parties woro looking over the fruit farms and the lands about Green Biver City, it wns suggested that tho island "above mentioned would mako a splendid site for orchards, and tho caso with which it might bo irrigated was pointed out. Tt only required a few moments to hunt up tho owner of the island, and then a rowboat was secured se-cured and the party rowed out to tho island and tho samo was inspected. Then an offer for the property was made, a counter-proposition waa submitted, sub-mitted, and in a short while a compromise com-promise basis was reached and the bargain bar-gain concluded. Tuesday night the parties camo to Salt .Lake. Wednesday morning morn-ing I he money was paid over and tho island passed into the hands of tho Island Home Fruit Lands conipauy of Green Biver. During the day a company having tho title mentioned was formed, with a capital of $50,000. A pumping plant to cost $20,000 was ordered and a contract con-tract lot to clear the Island of limber, tho cost of which is $8500,- the eon tractor faking tho timber, which will amount lo 11 goodly sum. The pumping plant is fo bo installed in two weeks. The officers of tho company are Bod McDonald, president; Lloyd Siglor, vice-president, vice-president, and .1. W. Coleman, secretary and treasurer. Tho com puny ordered a ferry cable and fcrr3- boat, and the same 'will be put. in commission at once. Tho company com-pany will give the right fur a highway across tho island, jind later on the counties of Emory and Grand will no doubt construct a bridge, which they havo been considering for a number of 3'oars. But two spans will be needed now. which can bo erected for $6000 to $S000. Tho new conipaii3' has installed its offices in tho .Tudgo building, in room 22-L The lands will be disposed of in the samo manner as tho Peacharosa lands were, except that the price per aero will be higher. |
