Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-22 | Page 20 | Ohioans Anxious for Utah Potatoes

OHIOANS ANXIOUS FOR UTAH POTATOES Urge Shipments in Carload Lots, Promising Ready Market at Profitable Figures. Every section of Utah is being literally deluged with letters from eastern markets asking for information concerning' the pos-sibiliUes pos-sibiliUes of the state for growing potatoes. po-tatoes. The letter from New York City asking J. Edward Taylor, state horticultural inspector, in-spector, to undertake to furnish potatoes and red onions In carload lots has been followed by a flood of letlers from other eastern and middle western territories. The latest inquiry is from Cleveland, Ohio. The oommefcail organizations of that city suggest that provision for increased in-creased production be made with the insurance in-surance that the crop will be paid for on maturity, or under any other reasonable reason-able condition the raisers demand. The business men of Moab, in Grand county, as well as those in other counties producing potatoes, yesterday received wires from Cleveland asking tliat they be. telegraphed if any tubers in carload or i smaller lots are available at any price.