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Show CRAPE CULTURE IN UTAH, Tba Subject In.treslloglj Discussed bj David Letcher, of km, Ohio. a ii.imii: liiitiT. iir.oniMi COl'MIIV Tbit I'linfiit aa AJualage Our California by llelo; Nearrr to ljutern Market The following la rrproduit-J from the Akron JUtieun umf ,i-&flotiii, ub IlahiJ InKummltrouiit'fOhlo, under ilnla of May Will, and will undoubted ly IwlnUnaUii; reading lu III la uio ciiltun ra: Mr, David l-vbcher, of Akron, ex teiialvrlyluteriBtcUltiihelCcllylalnud gra(iilturi,and whu haa had wide a Xi ilenc lu thaculllvallou of grt", rtturned Hatunlty lo hit home at (he corner of Houlli Union and Forge alriTta,after alx iiionthe' Dip thruugli tba aU While Mr. I,bchrr vltlleil iiuny friend nnd relative during hi trip, Iho I rlncl I otject waa an ex auilintloti of CalTforula uithoda lu graiairulturo and romnaruon with thoaefollowed lu thn Mid He Hlatta. While aUeiil he nia.le a cartful and trlllcal examination of the aolland climate of Utah wltli view cf forming au opinion aa lu Ihu future of the grape ludiiitry In that territory. Mr. lcbchcrwatoJay callol iiwii Lyrrrlcrandlnreganllo hi trip aaldi ' 1 waa vt ry faroral ly lm reaenl bytluiWealandharfiuaivtJoua growth, and eapvelally with Uuli. Wlillo In Hall take City I wua Ihegueat of joy daughter, Mr. Uro. Arboaat, aud during mf low? alay there ruvlo an ex hauitlve eiamluatlou of the reaouicea audia-ailUlllb-aulUiaTrrrllory. Hall Ikalllylaailellghlfuliliy oftuiMU InhaMUntaand bid fair In tiro year to treble lu population. Caltal and bralua ara working sreat traitaionua tlonalu that old lime illy of tha Mormon-, lllockt are ) rally going iii, which In anmelulanctacull,Oil,Ouu, The great Moreen Temple, now In I luccaa of ertcllon, will undoubU-Jly U tho wonder of the Wiat. It haa already nwl fl.uuo.ouu and will coat much mors by the lliuo.lt I computed. Tha lriont tortolae ahal Tabernacle, Taber-nacle, In whit hlhe Mormon Chunh woiahle, I an liumenao alructuru and I crovdc4 every Hunday. "If )ou ever Italian Ilea that Utah la lrrn waato of anod, gel rid ol II at once, for It I ouo of thu uioat fertile ata4aof Ihetarth. In mineral wealth It la Inferior to no Btale lu Ihu Union. 1 vlilt.il It Immeiiati allvrrmlue and au attotiUhed al tha luagnltule of their product. A large rtiou of II aoll la tuliable lor cultivation, and Hie magnificent ajttini of Irrigation make It nearly all tillable. Hut II la eaieclally adapted tu the growth of fruit, ami lu thai line will rat Idly alvaura lu Ilia front Thotciich luuda arui-rrfeclly ada ti-il hi the growth of Inula of the tenierato xoue, aud teeclally for the culture or grape. Moreover, graia-a reijulru no Irrigation. In fail, to tvrtaln limit, the drier the Utter, anl In Hit climate Mir gnt alrugglo la lo prevent gr from rut-llugunaicountuf rut-llugunaicountuf wtt wiallur. The oil It very rich and 1 1 mllct that lu fewyearalhetmmonaoatrctchcacoacrtd at pnei nt with aagehtuali will abound lu fertile vlneyarda. The il'maui I leaaiit, the winter mild and the aummera, hi the moat jirt, delightful. delight-ful. Tha rainy ataaou la now about ovrr and Iho dry aewm will ll till fall, glvlug graj a magulflivul op-porlunllylorlin. op-porlunllylorlin. Ilia tqually true, huwoitr, that the tllmatu will not tie ve!oi the more dellcatu and tro leal varlttleo of California graiiee, I tit for tha hardier grapn the tlhualo and aurroundlnga could not be Utlir. They are, of conrae, ntarer Hie I.ait than tlm California gra-a gruwera and would have an Immeiire advantage there, uhllu they coull ninimand the whole trade of tho ISorthwiet, where grape cannot to grown to advantage, "After my aUy lu Utah I went through the graio growing aecllou nl Callfirtila. rhe grroil In flue condition and If no accident liaMtina Iho ylelt will ta Immeuie. fluiely California ha thoaeotet of grain, nil ture on large aiale. All through the Weal, wherever I went, I found the H ring harkH anl. Tha aeaaou la about tour week behind anl will have to hurry In order lo ratoh up," During Mr, laklin'i atay In tho Weal he alao look a lour through Ore- Piu, Waahlugton and Montana, vlalt ug with hi ami, Dr. C, II, latcntr, In Mllvallty, Munt. |
