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Show E)o::;i is off LOT' COUPONS ARE GOOD Invitation Extended for Trip to Val Verda; Tranaporta-' Tranaporta-' tion Already Provided. Yal Verda Is 4 haven of ptui In a weary waste of a High Cost of Living War. Why? V. A. Bettllyon. president of the BetUlyon Home Builders' company, endeavored to answer that question Sunday. May SO. when tha Mggest real aatata ax ours ion aver planned for tha 'Wast was to be In the form of a -See Val Verda Day" at the Val Verda tract of acre homeeltes seven and a half miles north of Salt Laka on. the Cen-tervtUa Cen-tervtUa oar line. But the weather man sent ona of tha biggest rainstorms of the entire ,. nt lfav and tha plan was marred. The Bettllyon company, a peaceful sort of a firm, then declared a truce -wMt the weather enee, aad postponed , the excursion until May 17, the following fol-lowing Sunday. But, contrary to all governing rules, the weather man paid no attention whatever to tha peace offering, and another big rainstorm put In its appearance. The company, at last exasperated, retreated and called the "See Val Verda" outing off entirely. -It's no use." said Mr. Bettllyon yesterday, yes-terday, "tba weather man isn't on our side, and wa must wait until summer bolda complete sway. "However, the ISO persons who signified sig-nified their intention of Joining the Val Verda excursion are Invited to use their free coupon transportation tickets either this Sunday or next Sunday and take a ride out to Val Verda. take their lunch, and have a regular time under the trees and on the lawn." Officials of the company atats that there will be representatives to show the visitors over the tract, with Ita many Improvements, Including electric lights. telephones, graded streets. paved aldewalka. a splendid waterworks water-works system, and scores of other city i convenience at country economy. MJuat take any street car, ahow the fre coupon ticket and ask for a trans-fer trans-fer to th Oenterville carllne, which take you direct to the tract, and after strolling around and Inspecting the aplendid opportunities offered at Val Verda, you'll need no answer to the question why Val Verda is a haven f peso n a weary waae of a High Cost of Living War.' declared Mr. Bettllyon. Val Verda la the plac choaen by th Bettllyon Horn Builders company to demonstrate the great living truths-thai truths-thai a man who la willing to work can tak an acr of this land and grow everything hla family will eat during tha entire year, while he continue with hla work In th city, going to and from Val Verda by street oar. Klght beautiful bungalowa hav been construct ed on th tract and ara now occupied. Others are going up right along. Mr. Bettllyon states that vryon Is Invited to visit Val Verda during th next two Sundays, and that th regular xcurslon tickets will be honored. |