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Show NEIGHBORING COMMONWEALTHS. Through this, its annual number, Tho Tribune extends tho cordial hand clasp to its neighboring commonwealths, wishing wish-ing them all prosperity and good cheor. Tn the year that has gono by they havo all suffered undor liko disadvantages dis-advantages where thero havo been disadvantages, dis-advantages, and all alike have taken heart in tbo conditions as they have changed for the better month by month, with ourselves. The opening of the year 190S showed an unusually dnrk outlook, but that outlook out-look has gradually brightened, aud the year went out under distinct advancement, advance-ment, and with prospects for tho now year of tho most advantageous and encouraging en-couraging character. All tho industries of this mountain region were handicapped handi-capped at the opening of the year. At tbo close of the year that handicap wus mostly lifted, until but little remained re-mained to complain of. Tho mines were to a great extont paralyzed for a considerable con-siderable portion of tho year, but a gradual recovery bas been made, until now the mines bid fair soon to bo on their old-time basis of productiveness and prosperity. Agriculture, fruit raising, rais-ing, stock raising, have all had an excellent ex-cellent year throughout this mountain countr'. The markets have been good, prices havo been remunerative, and producers have had good returns. In many matters tho production of the 3'cav has been of unusual profit. Large reclamation enterprises have been put on foot, and many of them havo been practically put into operation. opera-tion. Populous colonics have scttlod under new reclamation projects in Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Arizona. Largo government reclamations recla-mations hip been pushed in all those States. Tho groat Gunnison project in Colorado, tho Salt river project in Arizona, Ari-zona, tbo Truckec-Carson project in Nevada, the Minidoka and Boiso-Payotto Boiso-Payotto projects in Idaho, the Milk river project in Montana, the North Platte project in Wyoming, have all been pushed with extraordinary vigor. In Utah the Strawberry valley project, under governmental auspices, has been pushed with energy and with an expert guidance that is bound to result in. a brilliant success... In all of tho States there have been private and corporate irrigation enterprises, in somo places complemcntnl to tho government projects, and in others independent, and somo of an importance to even rival those undertaken b3' the government engineers. en-gineers. Most of these private and corporato enterprises, however, havo been subsidiary or of a minor quality. But all have resulted, and are likcb' to result, in tho reclamation in tho aggregate ag-gregate of many ten thousand acres of land. Altogether the 3'car has been a good one for all this mountain region. And it is altogether likehy that the coming 3'car will bo even better, and that the enterprises on foot Will allow of the settlement throughout all this basin and mountain country by thousands thou-sands upon thousands of new inhabitants, in-habitants, and tbo opening of enterprises enter-prises that will give employment to other thousands who will bo glad to como hero for the salubrity of tbo climate and tho health-giving properties of the occupations available to the enterprising and the diligent. And so with tho coming of the now year Tho Tribuno sends forth its heartiest greetings greet-ings of good will to all, and its word of cheer and encouragement for the labors of 3909. |
