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Show !. ' ; ' X - ', . - , SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1921. UTAH. OGDEN. UTAH METEOROLOGIST IN ; U. S. BULLETIN GIVES FACTS OF INTEREST ABOUT UTAH Interesting Information on Utah, Itsecenery,Jake3,":"weather and agrlcultural" development is contained in ai Mammary "of climatological data pub-Ushed." by the United States depart;. ment, of agriculture: , n The -- information , about Utah7 w?s compiled by J. Cecil Alter, meiedrolo-gitr?' Salt Jake. density, by weight, and 1.21 specific gravity; gage of 31 foot, 25.2 per cent ."9 per cent 22 gage feet,. and.1.19;, and 1.18; "gage 5 feet, 20.9 per cent and 1.16; and" gage 6 feet, 17.7 per cent and 1.13, specific, gravity,, the available determinations , being made i. by, various Investigators, ' SOLIDS extracted! article follow in part: . , "The solids- are extracted from ' the - ;Hisj lake water by natural evaporation 7rGENERAL REMARKS. ; ';'iah: has' a superficial area of from specially .prepared ponds, into acres, 34 million which the watfr is pumped near the nearly. 53 million The average annual evaporation acre 6f 'which - have bf en surveyed, Jake: from lak.e and from free water the h the of though" only about in the agricultural generally surveyed, area has been withdrawn surfaces districts west side of the the along for agriculdomain .from the, public and domestic Wasatch mountains is probably betural, Approxi- tween 45 and 55 inches, divided grazing purposes; to date.and years about as follows: Janulakes mately. 5 million, acres are 46 mil-, ary. 0.6 per cent; February'.0 . 8 per ahout deserta "fttjr, leaving lion ACi"eswhich are devoted more oi cent; March 2.4 per cent; April 8.9 Within. per cent; .May 13.0 per cent;. June less intensively to ..grazing. 17.6 per cent; July 18.7 per cent; thiC Jast;namcd aroarae about 7 acfces pf patiQal forests,, which August 16.5 per cent; September 11.6 per cent; October 6.9 per cent; Norecreatiafford' some of J.ho west's best on-" anJ- hunting grounds, as weivas vember 2.0 per cent; and December 1.0 per cent The gta.tfc'3 best: ?Taztng ; lands. tim-bo- r. "The mining , is confined to the production ofrmerchantable mountains and the agriculture, both is not large. ''.- d miHion' acres of arid and Irrigated, to within a '."Apprornately; so Waor miles of the areas main are lands within.the agTtcultural V satch range, except for minor farmcomprising txistiug" irrigation systems,"-aboutl The remainder of .million acres being ai- -, ing settlements. ready-undewater. Tljese are located the section, receiving a much lighter supports a native growth cltfefljriilohg 'the, west side of the Wa- precipitation, varieties of sagebrush, salt satch", mountains,; the south side of the of many rabbit brush, and Uinta jriouutains,' and in scattered lo- grass, shad-scalcalities! 'elsewhere. About a million grass, and forms the winter ranges ittfes' of land, Tiave ben withdrawn ror the Jarge herds of cattle and for'RgTicuftUtral' purposes, beyond the sheep. Perennial streams and springs reach Of 'irrigation comparatively scarce In. this area, ater, to be oper- are 'T the live stock being dependent on ated und'r special fiomesteading snow for moisture. This half of the rights ldnd ari farming 'practices. ""The'.pYlhMpal grains grown on both s'.ate contains the major portion of the dry 'and the irrigated lands are the population and the principal cities. numerous scenic and .recreawhtat, oats, barley, , corn and rye. tion"The resorts in the Wasatch mountains aland alfalfa With, the grains, hay falfa seed. ' sugar beets, fruit, pota-- , have pleasant summer climates, usualtoes tpmatpes and a variety of can'- ly, with cool crisp nights and suffit ningjvegetables and small fruits form cient showers to sustain ' abundant the majoy agricultural crop3 on irri- vegetation. Freezing weather occurs, 'soil and climate be-- , in every month of the year at locagated lan'dJ', thefavorable for all thes? tions above 7500 feet altitude geijeral-ly- , hry especially, yet. owing to thq relatively light staples excepting possibly corn. Thft; ylei"(l', of .sugar beets, and alfalfa seed. precipitation in the form of show, reat these altitudes are usually acper acre than in sorts (treusually'reater and i any7 other-'state- , th? yields ol cessible from four to six months of grainy alfalfa hay, truck and fruit arc the year. Many of the. higher mountain peaks are thickly hooded with comparatively large. snow in winter and snow fields are 2 nillion a and half "'Abput sheep Tnlion .cattlei hQrses,,and goats range extensive in all mountains, but in sumdomain in this state, mer even the highest peaks carry no nuniVer-.of sheep, cattle, snowcaps, the oin.!y snow being limited whillargo horses and, svvlri a are produced on the fields or. patches in the sheltered farms exclusively. The leading manu- places near the tops. Cedar Breaks is an unusual scenic factures of the state, all dependent on UfaTiVnrbducts, are canned fruit and f feature in Iron county, where th made Great Basin- edge of the Markagunt Vegetables,"; sugar - and candy from sugaf beets, condens:d milk, and plateau has eroded away in a series of wonderful amphitheaters, the exriuAierous minor finished articles. The mineral resources of the state posed forms being highly colored. The are; extensive and varied, the annual altitude of Isthe rimiands of best scenery here rather high; hence the production exceding in value the ag- - summers are pleasantly cool, ihs air . rlctJltural prpducts of, late years: Gold, sllyetycppper, lead and zinc are mined being oftenofcrisp at night. The preeither ram or snow is in scores pi places, several precious cipitation rnetals '.often being found in a single seldom sufficient to hinder tourist mine,'.and. are smelted or partly re- - travel up the approaching canyons from spring until late autumn, though ,; fined, jiitittah in several of the west's snow, A and smelters refineries. porusually closes the ' largest to ordinary travel inhigher winter. large percentage of the state's popu-."- .. tions The general climate of the section lation is dependent on' these Indus-tries which are active in all seasons. is u.iu, wi.n a uennite seasonal march - targe fields of coal are being worked; of temperatures. The mean annual rmmense quantities of pure salt and temperature for, the section is about high grade of potash are taken 47. b degrees, though the regions of from . Great, Salt; Lake and artificial greatest population around Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Provo, have temsumps Jn the adjacent deserts by peratures above the general section refining; gilsonite, and figured average. Stations at the greater altiex''stone "mined are , "building extensively tudes and in the points atteverar state, and a posures have the lowest mean temv ' numbor.'V)f. prospective oil fields are peratures. The principal fruit, berry being exploited, . some of which have and vegetable - areas are located in Utah. Salt Lake, Weber and Cache begun to produce. ,.' Wasatch .mountains, a valieys around the s.ate's larger cjtles parlially wooded slopes where the conditions are mors, favor. and showV'peaks.. from 9000 to 12,000 able with reference to. frosts and ; feet bovf, sea level,replete with beau- growing temperatures. Irrigation tiful eCeSierx' and Wfll stocked with water makes tnea crops independent : game, cross tlje state from of rain generally. The fruit is frown the nortTto' the south near the principally on tne slope or bench lands ths Uinta,' mountains, a where the daily temperature extremes less range, and an air movesomewhat; higher range, runs nearly- show at right angleB..eastward from the.Wa- ment daters frost formation, while the satchito,lhe('oloradostat line in the vegetable and other crops are grown .JcWer northeast comer, of Utah. Elec- in the bottom lands. tric, ilriergy, of aboutf 50,000 horse FItOST Pit EE SEASON. powers already been .developed frost-fre- e The season for the section In "streams these from mountains .the ' about averages days, though in 'whih is 3tlmatf 4.to be about one- - the horticultural125 d?Htricts of the te&itii of the amount possible to " Cache. Heber, Salt . Lake and Utah 150 averages The Wasatch mountains crest line valleys ' days ad 4n the agriculturalnearly districts fortns a convenient natural division generally around 130 days. of tho 3tate,v the portion to the east in the more mountainous Many valleys areas ' in 10 Section inc,.luo,ed-.of the have a frostless being less period averaging presebtstrieii Of Cliniatdioglcal than J00 days, though hay. trains, and to west the in portion some vegetables are successfully ancfl ' Section llJyv:i proiuaoiy grown by irrigation. FE.W ifli ES OF SECTIOX 11. below zero and above This s(?ction lies entirely in the 100Temperatures occur only in occasional degrees Great Basin, at an altitude of 4225 to years at Salt I.ake-Citand "3000 feet above sea level ' elsewhere in the agricultural districts, (excepting the' mountains), being the floor of the me sanpMe and Sevier valancient Lake Bonneville, the geological including zero temperatures are more freleys, , predecessor of Great Salt: Lake. The quent; and in : the mining districts soil is chiefly a detritus of great depth and 'kri'd. fertility as a rule, eroded from turesthe higher rural regions temperafrequently reach 20 dEgrees or. the 'sides of the loftier mountains in more below zero during cold snaps. the age? past. The principal streams The precipitation averages about head In the Wasatch mountains, near- - 13.50 inches, Nthis value aply-Emptying, ultimately into .saline proximately . the mean alsobeing for tthe wast'ra or are exhausted, at principal settled regions along the least a part of the 'year, by appropria- - wea: side of the AVasatch mountain. to-.- i iov irrigation purposes. Westward over the flatter of the parts .. vUtaft lake, in Utah, countv." is ,a" faAvuA iT considerably of rreh v vv. JJdl less, while at practically all the hieh(r lajvts- in Itich county and extending it is considerably greater than vr tne Utah Idaho boundary, is also stations the section average. Altitude and disfresh. ", There are additional fish lakes from the ,mountains are the here ant there in tbe Wasatch moua- - tance governing factors. Probably the tains.! Great Sal Lake probably exert cmex extreme annual variation occurred in a., slight influence. on the climate of 1918 when 46.06 inches were reported limited areas to the leeward or east- at Silver lake and' only . 3 , 94 inches ward, thoughuhis influence is small. fell at Mldlake, these stations being Utah lake fre'ezes over practically ev- only about ery winter; f and Bear lake remains . March, April and apart, May are normally frozen much longer than Utahi.ia4te, wet. stormy months comparatively while nujnero us high mountain' lakes over the the section,. of precipitation . are open aboutv ; May. and a half only of that of April part lage Oreat Salt tAke is about 30 by 80 bring the form of. rain at most ralt!s in size, averaging 20 to 35 feet stations.in June, July, Sepand has of about are relatively Augussfand dry months. The 1.40000 acres. Its level fluctuates tember average number of stormy davs with about 22 inches annually on the 0.01 Inch or more precipitation) is having been as little as 13 in4 per month in summer and ches and, as great as 39 Inches in the about 10 per month in spring. The about past 17 years of authentic record. The average for the' year is about leveMs controlled Hy the precipitation section 62 stormy days, ranging irom about 30 trver its watershed and tne resulting in thB more stream flow into the lake and evapora- or 90 in the arid western areas to 85 mountains., tion from the surface of the lakp . The mountains snow upon . .unaer These low stage which irrigation largely supply, controlsthe acusial)y occurs In January, when evap- cumulates, gradually fromdepends, Octolate oration, u at a, minimum - and the ber to the end of March; as a rule, leeder, si reams or Iheir sources are though snow, falls in Jthe rrbzen-- while the. high higher usually mountains from Septembers to June in occurs Inflate June or stage or less quantities. The streams July, early few. weeks after, the close 'of the sea-o-an greater floods in spring and early sumshow, )f heax-les- t precipitation and after mer, only, owing to Ihe! combined the. "period of most rapid Tnelting1 of water from rains and melwng spring snow.r xmountain of winter snojT reaching the '"ln thia oscillation the surface area stores afaries slightly, but the salinity varies streamarebeds in short periods of time. usually of only a;few week' x?ons.deruDly: The 4otal solids held In They " duration,, though often destructive oiutipn probably do not vary much, Reservoirs are. filled or have a.fciiolutely, yet the proportionate become full at this season usually, and Amount aa little as 13.42 the irrigation 'aystems pe-eupplied. cent, the high are comparatively few hail or There thunwater o:Augut,' 187 3. with a specinc storms of importance any time of of i;ro 2 and as great as 27.12 der gravity year, excepting only in the bhrh Vir - cent, by weight, . during the low the . water stage of. October. 19ui with a mountains. witrfout Droughts rain agriculeppcific gravity of 1:221. ,T tural value will endure in ofoccasional v" '.f';I?ensitie3 i lake yeara from 30 to correspond day ln regions Heights, as shovin on the United receiving around 1550.inches' Ktaies weather bureau gage at Saltair tion annually, and from 6 toprecipita90 0 gage, 26.7 j'As- follows: cent In the regions receiving from 8 todays per 12 fit . , c' at - , - ; - -- : one-tent- - , mil-Ii-or- - EntitI &A W Mllr( X i t You. ! an-vn- a. . r ntioueMoorisR nun-We- r bxivenir e, : ass jjoo. " - . " r . . . pexiinp ioi - . O " . At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the teller windows of the Guaranty Trust Company savings department will appeal to the people of jc oyer-the:publ- Ogden and community, with the most unusual, inviting profitable savings proposition ever started in the west. s . O . - As a personage eager to get ahead by , Offjicers President FRANK FRANCIS Vice President J. H. ANDREWS f -- ; nd tQ nnd-commo- : " less-shelter- ithe of . -- e SAY ENOS TKD ST LOANS "Zlfe JlfafeeJburSazfnd-Grom- : t'he-seaso- ii publi-cationp.ad-t- " ' - - 1 , i ; y Bring Your Checks Here To Be Cashed 2514 "Washington Avenue . - venir Pass Book. G uaranty Irustua , ' Everything is arranged for your reception when the doors open tomorrow morning. $e one of the first to deposit savings at 6 per cent interest and one of the first to get a Sou- J flsh-ttntV- , will give FREE AS SOUVENIRS with every first deposit of $1 or more. These books are attractive and beautiful, --with covers of Antique Moorish leather, andj)aget of best quality paper, ruled conveniently, and containing much valuable in. formation. A souvenir of which to ba proud in years to come. . . magnifi-cenUranSje- Secretary JAMES D00N, Director HARRY HOLLISTER Director ARTHUR E. PRATT Director JOSEPH E. FLINT Director C. ' gyp-sumaluni- semi-annuall- y, CARL 0.. RASMUS SEIT - evap-oration-t- the Thrift Route, you should take advantage of these unusual features. Your Savings will earn 6 per cent in. terest compounded and your money can be withdrawn according to your desire, upon the usual banking notice. Every dollar of capital must be invested only in First Mortgages, or in State or Government" Bond3, which ipells absolute safety and protection for you. For our Opening Day we have secured a large yumber of Genuine Antique Moorish Pass Books which we Oa-den- u jmmi mm glum m " , ; all 6r-lake- s -- -- . ...f t"n dv. lar-DVbo- ft - -- 1 p. m.-- 6 , p. m., excursion to point of interest in the valley. . 7:30-8:3- 0 p. m.. fun hour. 8:30 p. m., general assembly, on SUMIER ENCAMPMENT OPENS TOE SDAY AT COLLEGE IM LOGAN . 70-mile- t -- the-year- In-'dep- th. an-are- a av-eiagp- . .'T -- . . . . . -- lo-call- y.i : ns.en c , ; . - - - EPWORTH LEAGUE . 1 ' 8:00. "John Weiley. Jr.." by C. M. Wilton. 8:25. Methodism. Rev. H. Neville. 8:50. mSwMons. Mrs. H." Nvlle. WKDNKSD.W tVLLNlNfi. f. 7:45, service, led by Mr. i lawn. . Muiic. 'Evangeline Thomas. Addrefs. R. C. Pollock.' Chicago. M vrslc. . Address, Pres. A. W. Ivins. Friday. August 5 . 6:30-8:3- 0 a. m., dally program. 6 a. m., visits to exhibits and 'demonstrations. - 8:30-9:3- 0 a. m.. livestock and grain Judging contests for men. " Women's Contest 10:15 a. m.. g"nrral assembly. Community singing (15 minutes). Prof. C. R. Johnson. Address, Edith Salisbury. Ahdrrss." Dr. Hedger. ' 12 m 1 p. m.. lunch. lrJo-2-3- 0 p. m., review program by children. Songs, ' games, atoiies, drama. 2:10 p. m., baseball. Cache. Dox Elder. Weber. Davis, vs. State. 4:00 p. m.. start for home, 1 PROGRA Pr GIVEN 1:00. Junior league work, Mrs. Sea-to8:25, vocal solo, Mrs, Rosalind Laird n. Smith. 8:30. "John Wesley, 8:30-10:1- Program of the summer encamp ( o.jv-iu- : i a. m., tour- OI uruunua ment of farmers and housewives, , to and buildings. In groups of fifty. u 0 CUV a. m.. livestock and grain V.. AfTlur:' " coun-rT- 1 lu ' tW tby ZTv. for men.'-(Eac"""iJuagtng content k a"ende each enter reprn team may of itv three'for local farm bureaus of We-- ( .Vent ) in ber county lieu of the usual farm Women's bureau dayv excursion, has been.'re- m.ir; a. m.. community lnging, genc. S. SorenII. celed by County Agent rrrr eral ..,.mMvJn, Bon' R. Johnson Retter rural life. Prof. Henry Peter- Reports from Weber county locals inuicnie mai targe aeiegaiions iromson. every farm bureau local in! Address. Dr." Caroline Iledger. practically me county wni De present ror the minutes for questions, Twenty . . event. . 12 m.-- l p. m.. luncb. 4 The program for the four days has 1 p. m.-- d p. .m., excursions to coun. . 0 , been announced as follows: p-0- 0 ty and experimental farm. 2 Tuesday. August (Women's program on campus.) Registration, assignment of camping (Children's nursery and playground) S. J F. SAILOES VOTE 6:00-7:3- 0 quarters. m.. swimming. Bupper. p. TO RETURN .TO JOB 7:30-8:3- 0 8:00 p. m. p. m,. the fun hour. on 8:30 Community singing, thirty minutes. p. tn., get acquainted party Prof. C. R. Johnson. lawn. SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. Ban Address of welcome. Pres. E. G. (15 mlnutes. Francisco' Communltyiilnging ' Peterson. ' In the Prof. C. It. Johnson. participation n-wide Responses, five minutes. visitors f ship crews formstrike guests Extemporaneous program 'by from various parts of the state. (45 minutes.) ally ended today with the announce3 .Wednesday. August Dancing, games, refreshment. ment that the sailors' union of the 6:30 a. m.. all out. Aesthetic dancing. 6:30-7:3- 0 Pacific at a meeting last night Toted. R. Thursday. Aurust 4 7:30-8:3- 0 s- - m.. 6:30-8:3- 0 a.. m. (IMlIr program.) breakfast at cafe1.272 to 481 to return to work at the 5 teria. a. ra., visits to exhibits earliest possible- moment. Ships out ' demonstrations of the port are beinc operated apd8:30-9:3on the 0 a. m.. Hvtstock and grain open shop plan. inches. Autumn precipitation is usual The vote followed a rle.i by Andrew ly iufficient to produce a srrowth of. 3udglngcontests for men. Furuseth, president of the Interna- me " vj ii ana open ranges, 10:15 a. m., general assembly. ttus , tlonal Seaman's union, to a mass the winter-snoware 15 minutes). meeting of the sailors to return ample Community singing to and come- at timely usually Intervals for C. R. Johnson. Furur?th said the sailors had stock. January and February are the Prof. jwork. Address. Dr. Hedger and lfvestock won a partial victory In that they snowiest month over the section v men. j would return on much better terms I2.rn.-- 1 lunch. p. m., .than those imposed a few years agoo. - -- 8:30-9:3- h ! s AI.,i, -- . " -- ; ... - nx--dres- s - - . gen-erajl- y. . C. M. 8:55. recreational demonstration by t;va nay. 9:10. Methodism. Rev; H. Neville. THURSDAY KVRM.Xd. 7:45,' Vesper service, led by Mrs. J. J. Malone. 8:00. missionary paRant, group of hlKh school Mrs. Negirls, directed ... by ville. 8:30. .John Weslry" Jr. 1. "Why Attend the Stat University ?- - Miss . - natio- LIGHTING FIXTURES NEWEST DESIGNS - v- - jf.." Helen Woodcock. 2. "Why Not Attend College, Rev. H. Neville. TiriJJDAY KVi:.VING. JUfcY 25. -6:4 5 banquet. .' 2. Why Attend a. Church School?" C. M. Wilton. 7:15 Vesper service. 7:10. organization.. history and func- , 8:55, Methodism. Rev. H. Neville. 9:55. stunt. tioning of the Epworth league, Mrs. Vera Reason (prepared by the local "C. M. Wilton (dean),Mis Lucille Stark (registrar). chapter.7:65, vocal solo. Mis Faye King. Roy Halns (manager). and-'swt- 8:30-10:1- - Under the leadership of C. M. Wilton the. program of the F.pworih league institute was arranred and carried out during the past week at the First Methodist church. demonstrating the value of the State Epworth league institute recently held at American Fork canyon. There was a rood attendance at all the meetings. Mayr Frank Francis wa one of the guests at the banquet Tuesday evening and gave a short address. The program follown: Wy-cof- ; Most Complete Stock in the State ' - - REDFIELD ELECTRIC COMPANY 314 Washington Ave, Phone. 1814-- J |