Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-06-03 | Page 4 | Fighting Weeds with Salt Water

fiGHTING W WITH TH SAt SALT T W A T R Salt water from irom tho lake lako is being used by tho the Ore Oregon on Short Line Lino to kill weeds along its right of way A train consisting con con- slating of six lar largo o oil il tanks with L sprinkler attachment was started alon along the right of way of the company between be hc tween this city and O Ogden den yesterday Tho sprinkler attachment is so arranged d that it will throw tho the water several feet Leet Leeton on both sides of the tho track A partial test of salt in killing weeds weed I Iwas was made by the company last year and was so effective that the tho company has to try it on ou a large scab scale scalo Tho The cars are arc filled at a point in the tho lako lake on OIL the tho I Lucia Lucin cutoff anti and then run to O Og- Og don It is the intention of tho the company to uso 1150 tho the brin briny liquid on a largo large part of its its' line lines in Utah and Bud Idaho The Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific arc T planning lannin to adopt the same salDO method of killing weeds along their right of wa way