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Show ' - I i . J v ": n r.Iv-r, :' f r a few days on , . ' :; 1 v r.l return to V r fft-'r vi z the Tortland r 1 e "n::1 l ave tomorrow.-i tomorrow.-i -Ivrr. ry county, ln the ; ; tcr:i j art cf Utah." he said ,"-va:'1 to,:.-.y, "Is a locality of ' 1 r" :i:::tlrs and with a won-'-ture. . e hri h snndy loam for the great-I great-I tt. i.rrH'l by ancient streams , , lvf, Io1 - Unce rone. The whole ' J 6 :, y ln whIch Greei River is. 1 i. la 1. .ievcJ to have been at one ...,a frpat r'ver bed. . , -7:e, f"UJ9 the 111081 Productive lm-r lm-r . a, nesults are simply surprls- f iT 8r tte yleld ot crops 18 bonder- -Msut Tiater Xlelon. . ' "Ilhlva. or, the . winter melon, is a freat product. The khlva farmers are r-irt'nj a greater acreage of thla i clous melon every year and the ship, merits are becoming enormous. r "Cornjrrows to gisrantlc height, the rs developing to great size remark-t:. remark-t:. Iy early in the season. Cotton and ptanuts have been successfully experimented experi-mented with, and may soon be grown On a commercial basis. "Potatoes frequently weigh five pounds each and sweet potatoes are found weighing six pounds. Tobacco Is being .extensively experimented with by a large number of farmers, who believe be-lieve It can be grown for market successfully. suc-cessfully. Lack of "Water Drawback. , . "The greatest drawback is the lack or water, or rather, the lack of m-ans to raise the water from the river, to the high valleys and mesas, where the rich soli Is found. Jf water wer had in abundance, these mesas would be as .rich and' abundantly productive as the Mississippi valley. "A Colorado corporation is planning to run a flume for eighteen miles down the river to the Green River valley at a cost of 21.600,000. The fruit yield is so great that the trees are spilt down the trunks, the burden of fruit Is so great v 'Ea8tern capital came In last year by the cartload. Eastern investors, not speculators, mind you, but bona flde investors, came In there and spent so much money that Green River was frightened. Then the boom came on and farm and city real estate climbed up to a figure more nearly where It belonged. be-longed. Didn't Appreciate Herself. ' "Green River had never known or appreciated ap-preciated herself. She had been like a gifted girl who does not know that she possesses a gift When the girl realizes real-izes this, she develops and becomes an artist Green River, likewise, is de veloping and is becoming a city. "The hopes of Green River of becoming becom-ing a city are based on solid foundations. founda-tions. To the north are virtually unlimited un-limited fields of coal. To the south are virtually unlimited fields of iron. . These must be developed some day soon. Green River is midway between these great natural deposits of wealth. . "Green River is the only town of any size on a trunk line within many miles of the coal and iron deposits. It is a natural Junction for one or two local railway lines to tap these beds. Industrial Development. . "Industrial development is bound to come. Great manufactories of iron and steel will soon be located there, the geographical center of the district. "Green River is the center of en agricultural ag-ricultural district that can well and cheaply supply the large population that is expected there, with the finest foodstuffs in the world. "The man seeking health, pleasure or archaeological research can find all of these there. The climate is the most hea thful In the United States. Dead bodies do not decompose they dry up and become mummyfled. Consumptives recover. .... Pishing la Excellent. ' "J? Plea8ure seeker finds abundant Ashing In the river. I have caught white salmon weighing fifty and sixty pounds. I. used a toad or blackbird for bait and a clothesline for line. "The hunter can get all the shooting he wants deer, bear, antelope, bobcats, bob-cats, all kinds of water and game io wL It Is truly an earthly paradise " |