| Show tipI I I UTAH CANAL SCHEMES I 1 I I a Agricultural Interests Promise to Succeed the 11 ii a SilverMining Industry as an Impetus Ju I k I I Ill to Prosperity fl 4 I I v 11 If Special Correspond lle ot tho Chlca I go Ilec > I I I Suit Lake City Utah Tel 1 23Th I I ii student of economic conditions In tin I flaTa arid went may Unit Inuch to liiteresl I him In the situation In thin mate Th < I I i l Hudy Is tile more interesting because II i ff Illustrates a transition rrtntc the 11 change of Investment I slid development 1 J I t Intercuts from silver mining to Irrigation A Irriga-tion and agriculture IT I This shifting ot Interests presents a I I I 11 paradox In the existence of evident I irat I t prosperity ami Just as evident paralysis i I i para-lysis of Industries Hide by side An i Illustration In point Is I tile partial destruction i 11 I I I des-truction oftin Ildt the greatest sliver camps In the voluntryVark City In bummlt County The town had Its I A v origin and found Its wealth In tho I 4 workings of the Ontario mine owned flp by Hurl and Hoggin and their as I I I soclateB The I mIn has palil In dividends I it l divi-dends over 113101000 but it was I closed down Indefinitely about two I eoe ago The suspension of operations 8 i opera-tions ag been foretold In advance J unil In anticipation of the result Tile larger I merchants moved their goods h I IfiI to bait Lake one firm Alone selling out k p a Block invenlorltd at JSOOOOO Miners il 4 4 it left their families In Iark City ana I I I sought employment In the new gold TV4 rtelas of Jlcreur uud In the other I 11 T1 i camps of the State A number who 1 had no home tits ventured their lot In I f the rush for Alaska Tire ramp At I 1 practically was abandoned by all who I I I could get away only u few whoso In III cstments were Independent tile I 1i i mines remained IV LEAD AS A ItrDnCMlNQ PROD i LFAD nrD r ING t 11 01 1ICT t I taf Thai is I Taken a ni xtrm exam I I 1 11 P pie of the dark side of the situation I 11 I The mines I In which lead Is I found ns a I I I A Y Boelated with the silver have profited by the advance In loud and 1irk City l 1 has the Silver Klin which tontlnues I I O to pay 37riOO In dividends every 1 0 I month Just An In iuRh silver were still I 1 T 1 Z I Above the dollar mark and free Cold 0 ago an nurld Ihlng Olrl 11 i J In Contrast with the disasters that f have come tn the silver minter court 1 1 it Al Is I the great activity In Irrigation I ana f colon lzing cnterpllses and In th got 11 11 lf ll fields I There has never been n peiloj I I pIt In the history of the Stage when ouch 1 a I large I Investments In Industrial and I fia fi 11 land undertakings were iinsured the I it i 1 percentage of FinallerAnts Just il reported who novel smaller and red 11 11 7 I Its are rated on a better basis than a It I st ill any time since 1803 t I I I COMPENSATION TUIILM IN NEW VEN I TUnJ I tk I Foremost among tile new ventures 1111tk 1111 I are the beet sugar factorlts Their promotion I 1 pro-motion has been stlmul ited largely by wl the success of The factory at Iohl forty 1 I I I I for-ty miles from Salt Lake City The Le I I hl people hate demonstlutod Jhe i hi II poll l I i P adaptability uf Olahs Bull I and the 41 aptabllY ft 4 I I I I value or the fee Igation ytem for the I 4 ugr beet and hate operated at a I proOt for seven years Encouraged by i 1 their ellenc > the people of Ogden Ila All have raised funds and let contracts for r I l I ir the Immdlat erection or a sugar plant I + a that Kill cost close to SWil Negotl if fr t I atlons also have been closed with Chicago I ill 1 I Chi-cago and New York capitalists whu I It q have contracted to build I a ISO 000 factory I IkLi fac-tory for the Mt Nebo Irrigation com t pany beventyfive miles southwest ot Salt Lake City Doth at thee plant Ila A I are to be nnlhd In time for the manu 111 V facture of sugar next fall Besides the I new capital required for these two I V ia I I I plant I hole operation mean moo It to 11 y t I the agricultural communities In their L Yaf 11 vicinity Each factory will require an 4 I TP i i nuolly the beet product of about BOOO 1 tc 9 31 V I a acres of land The Lent reports show It I l I I nit avrag annual prolilo the former f1i oroa Fa I of J1475 an acre for a period ot live lve ill 1 years On this bails which IN l regard I p i d an conservative the two 1lant a I N Bhouid furnish prolahl development 14 kk of 10 000 acres 01 land hitherto uncultl I voted with an additional Income to the 11 U I I farmers at the state amounting to ut 1 A I I least IUO 000 annually i I I I I A I EASTEHN CAPITAL IS AVAILAULi aK I rIS AAILAUr I SUM another Illustration of the Stated a a rA4 I ro m llr lorooth aJ 14 1 iV financial J condition Is 1 to be found In 1 t f the readiness with which eastern cap I I I 11 11 ai I tat i Is 1 taking hold hot Irrigation projects I i r i i j Until I last year It was dllllcult Ito handle l a I large res erveiriterpr I I sea for the 1 I I 4 11 reclamation ot arid land because there i waR no way lay which ownem ot water I i rights could be assured control of the d I 11 land to be Irrigated except by absolute l Purchase of the land Now that tin I I I Is V Corey act has been accepted by tile I I 4 I a I State however 1100000 Is 1 available for selection by I the state which may con I it cr 11t lal Ill tract for the leclamatlon of the t lands 1 j making the annual water rentals I a 1 I 1 i i perpetual lien on the land I l I t I Uy authority ot the Corey act and the f f I 4 coordinate State law Philadelphia and I I I London capitalists I have contracted I I I with Ut a h agreeing to construct a c Ii 11 j I 1 I ervoir I storage arid Irripation system I i 11 it I I for tho irrigation Jn 2210000 Arms of Ice ert land In Sun Juan And i Mlllird con Tr 1 ten The aysttnI will uiulre tho con I truction I of main conals tell feet ill I t i I l I m It IF feet wide tC tile battorn tld fifty 11 I fee wide at tile lot with distributing 1 101 dllrlbutlns 11 I I I laterals aggregating a total length t of I I pi 11 t J SO miles To upplj I water for the R I I l k 4 I 1 I canals large reservoirs In the I summer rill te all nfedod thean I 11 I these will be stored the winter flow or Y1 the Bevler river 11 IMBC stream havlne I r 3t q us source near the Arizona boundary I 1 If I J and discharging In the desert of Mlllard tllnrd p I A 11 Ill I county where It disappears I-ll a j C I 1 I LAND roil 8000 FAMILlnl I This enterpNFe Is notable In more a 14N i I things than In size It will open I up it A4 a i 1 I large I area 01 lund at I prices that I 1 Invite Immigration For yeam the lit a amount ot land In Utah thai Could be I It i < reached with water lion boon comparatively I zJ com-paratively mal nigh prices han been the rule bccauto uf the pressuo I 14 I 11 f 4 of population on auh Irrigable land along the streams I la I not unusual I i I iL for land a days ride from the tallroa 1 I L J to brinr 11711 to SICO tin acre ilth I a I I i good Water right u f 1 anti close by Irp I P I I oae ltr is I not orlh the lot ot I I I ri an abstract of title Thin mearcity of 1 fa f Irrigable I tracts has been I due lo the 4 I I I A rtseroits I aplnl for the ltrrton ot 3 t7 ettlevo its Th Mnrmon people early I el Oil mot ot the land that Could I lie I 11frated I front natural scaturest And J I 1 I g ld f ath rd l V ra equired I witter tisbia that could not fli be Infringed upon by later ml ttlerfl I With the Introduction of reservoir Pys I I I 01 terns this pressure for hormsteuls vrlll I I e inct and li legions I AponNI j I P I 3 to settlers on a lal or mutual profit i 1 I I 1 to the colonist I and the owner o Writer I As nn example of this fact the Mil < I j 4 lard counts rddal controlled by the 1 I State will r be Bold at U r nn acre one I I 1 fourth Payable In cash And the balance 41 In three years without interest The a ntteh I ri1 tl 11 I 11ar water company contracts to rt ITh a I V lit permanent Water light Ihl 15 an acre 1 I on twenty Years time ulth an annual i 1 a charge for maintenance And repair ot al I canals amounting to SI 50 an acre tote I tot-e first five years tl 2S yearly for the next fire find SI n year thereafter The 1 I 1 Ii t acreage to bi reclaimed In tills I I t tract I Is I pitlmnle will furnish I hornet for 8000 famiilpn figuring on I a the Utah average of tvventvseven acre 4 f I r 11 to the family Ill EIGHT RYSTIIMS UNDER WAY I I I I 1 nesldes this great reservoir s > stem I eight 1 others have been surveyed lit i Is ll I Utah nnd six have bCRtm the o7 I Lion r 1 m ill 1 of which will I bt COAL 1 I b I pleteo I In time for spring Irrigation i a I o a While some ot these mysterns are com I A I I permit ely small they will Add nearly L r JJ 100000vacrem mt It I I V 4 to the Irrigated rr of I Hrt I ll the Slat There remain for develop ment the enormous desert region ot the 3 f I Ulntah arid Uneompahgr reservations I soon to he opened to settlement arui I amply provided with water for reor = r storage the legion along the gt P I i I Orn liver Tatters I IN I estimated 100 O acres cayt b Watered tram that one lit 1 stream and In addition there Silly 41 tra < a lton are tlr I I 1 it I fit I I A it t n reservoir sites surveyed and designated desig-nated n such bj tho government geological geo-logical survey nnd now controlled by the mate Attbg thcr the activity In the direction direc-tion Indicate I largelj has compensated for I lie lotriles And deprlon due to the fall In silver although It Imp not affect Pat the sliver sentiment in Politics Ir r Petit eleton And expressions ot pub lie opinion may Ie accepted a indict flows t |
