OCR Text |
Show OUTSIDE BUYERS FOR DRY FAR11S IN UTAH "Tb recent aale of approximately 10,000 acre of state land ia Iron county coun-ty it going to mens mueh for that section f th-atata," eaid W. J. Dooly, a htavy land holder is Iron eoonty, who ha just returned from vitit to that taction. Mr. Dooly asserts that "tber were present at tha auetion, which was held at Parowan, buyert from California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Utah. While Utah ehowed th largaat somber som-ber of bidder, th other states war well represented by buyers. The bidding was decidedly lively at times," said Mr. Dooly. "Soma of the land, which is good dry farming land, brought aa high aa 12 as aera. I bid 17.50 oa soma mountain, or gracing grac-ing land, but wa outbid 25 enta. "The state still owns about 80,000 acres is Iron county, which the land board caa aell at private sale. .There is no question in my mind that they will find buyers for tb greater part of the land at good prieea." Mr. Dooly laid that th outside buyert buy-ert present announced their intention of moving to Utah and improving tboir lead. |