| Show DIXIE THE LAND OF THE FUTURE all utah is looking forward to the 1 day when didies great wealth will be utilized it would be a great day for dixie if the management of the san pedro los angeles salt lake railroad should decide to cut out the meadow S valley wash in nevada altogether and build the road through southern utah as far south as st george it would he a great day for the entire state because dixie has fabulous wealth to throw into the channels of trade the proposition submitted to the railroad men is to diverge from the present main line at lund extend the road down through iron and Wash meton counties to st george follow tho virgin nver along its right bank and connect with the present main line again at moapa 75 miles west of caliente this proposition has been urged upon the railroad officials with such force and eloquence by the leading men of dixie that it has been decided to make a survey of the proposed route very much therefore de ponds upon the report of tho engineers the field for the past fifty ears ever since brinham young undertook to establish warehouses on the colorado river and divert commerce into utah t way of the gulf of 1 there his been a hand of stalwarts stal warts in southern utah pulling loyally for the sunny south they have endured privations of all kinds they have surmounted such as few pioneers hive hid to encounter they have developed a wonderful country to the point where trans L por tation facilities are absolutely es rf to further progress they hae brought to the attention of the world time and again the fabulous of the mountains in iron coal copper and the more precious minerals they hive held on with a faith that has never watered and now it would seem that they are 1 entitled to their reward in its last issue alie NES which for excellence and enterprise by alic way is a credit to alie elite presents most convincing arguments in favor of the building of the salt lake route through alic DI UP country in addition to a mass of other valuable information on the subject the has a three column editorial setting forth in brief the things that country to offer as inducements to the building of the line A reading of tins article must bring conviction eliat here in dixie is a great expire of tremendous latent wealth bag bmg at our door development after calling attention to the fact that kane county alone ships each year pounds of wool much live stock and hides and thit kane and washington counties and the arizona strip annually steers besides other live stock the NEWS tells of alie inexhaustible i coal beds at cedar and harmony alie copeci and sil ver deposits at fiher reef ind the wonderful deposits of copper silver lead petroleum cannel coal kaolin iron and oil at other points the vast forests on the alabab with their four or five billion feet of timber and in addition to all this the wonderful fertility of the soil the beauty of alie camite and the possibilities for agriculture and fruit raising dry firming 13 in its infancy in southern auh with the building of a railroad into dixie it i is predicted there would be one grind rush of settlers into the country three great irrigation projects arc mentioned one is the Laun scheme to water acres east of st george another the virgin valley project to water acres on the rio virgin another scheme to store the waters of the rio virgin at the narrows and water southwest of st george attention is called by the NEW to the fact that because of the exceptional climate of dixie early vegetables can be produced and hid down in salt lale city and other cities to compete with the best from california the peaches grapes figs almonds pomegranates and other semitropical semi tropical fruits and nuts cannot be beaten for quilitz in the world and offer magnificent inducements for investment nor are the advantages of the country as to climate for invalids or the wonderful scenery for tourists 0 the whole recital is one to stir alie blood to quicker action to excite the imagination agi nation to the wonderful dixie alie great land of the future in utah all utah is looking forward with dixie to the day when this great wealth will be utilized for the benefit f mankind all utah would join hixie in rejoicing should the decision of the san padro officials be in favor of that country at this time ane sunday times |
