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Show 4 3IXKLY REFLEX T-j- BUTTER WRArPERS The Reflex prints the beat parchment butter wrappers Not only the best, but the cheapest. of Davis County. Its PrVJ the ne . .rietiun list contains the names best citizens. -DaUs County jut you among them? . READIES EVERY NOOK AND CORNER OF DAVIS COUNTY VOLUME XI LAYTOH KAYSVILLE, LAYTON a sugar company Smedley, F. E. Walton, J. B. Cooley, stood about two feet from the surJames E. Ellison, &. E. Layton, David face" Cook, John Walsh, M. F. Adams, L. I. The quantity of salts remaining in ayton, C. E. Ellison,. Thomas Dono-vil- l, H. W. Leonard, A. K. Green, the soil at the end of the first month James D. Grant. F. 11. Nalder, J. II. was entirely too high for successful Wilcox, Alma Hardy, Parley P. Par- crop production, says the report in rish, Thomas Roberts, William IL another section, but the owners of Streeper Jr., Richard Scoffield, John L Walsh, Volney C. Gemmell, Isaac the tract did not await the result of Adams, Johri I. Hess, R. II. Sedgwick, he analysis, and planted the tract to W. A. Stevenson, C. II. Smith, P. M. oats, alfalfa, lawn grass and flowers, Christensen, E. B. Clark, J. II. Robin- such as sweet peas, nasturtiums, Mex-cason, Arthur Hess, Albert Shirley, J. fire bush and chrysanthemums. A. Case, Wilford Barlow, Israel Bar-oSr., E. H. Mitchell, Levi Muir, Shad trees also were planted. UnexY. Barlow, Thomas Birkenshaw, pected results were obtained. Joseph E. Wilcox, Charles R. Mabey, The oats grew over most of the Nephi Palmer, II. W, Haight. E. B. and matured quite generally. tract W. A. arrish, Haight,1 David Pack, Joseph Ford, J. II. Wood, J. I, Hatch, They served to protect' the young J. S. Clark, C. A. Streeper, D. F. so that quite a considerable Smith, L. L. Rice, John Stahle, E. of the latter was secured. The stand Whitaker, P. A. Moon, Wells Smith, sweet D. - Briggs, S. Bavilos J. II. Ford, peas did well and flowered proC. E. France, Hyerum Adams, C. Nel- fusely. No better nasturtiums were son, S. Hatch, A. Hatch, R, Hatch, ever grown. The plants were unusGlen Hatch, W. I. Layton, George B. ually thrifty and they flowered even Mason, Miss Marion Ellison. letter than the sweet peas. Chrysanthemums SALT FLATS CAN BE grew surprisingly well and -- ENTERTAINS BEET GROWERS E.' Ellison, manager of the Von Sugar Company, treated the i,Vers and prominent business men f a beet grow- f south Davis county to on Tues-- 7 excursion demonstration The excursion was made in fjtomobiles, ani more than 100 ture lands on which great crops of beets can 'be grown which has been given over to pasture for generations. It was- a demonstration of the contention which has been held for years by progressive observers, and it. was a great source of satisfaction to them to have the proof of their contention brought before the eyes of the members of the party. It also revealed the fact that Davis county has thousands of "acres of beet growing land if the water table on the seep or wet - guests in the party. Most of the autos north portion of the ,ere .were from the county, and it start-- S excursion the that said be Farm-crto- n from Bountiful although and Centerville guests were nicked up along the route to Bountiful. The caravan of autos was piloted by David E. Layton, Jesse M. Smith and of the sugar field superintendents company. The object of the excursion the growing of Vgs to encourage to doubtidemonstrate and sugar beets ng fanners that sugar beets could b successfully grown on land which has been devoted to pasture on account of the mineral content. Piloted by Jesse M. Smith, the first run was made from Bountiful to the The Mann farm in West Bountiful. Mann farm is the last cultivated farm as the Great Salt lake is approached, and is in what is known as the "salt pass country; Away to the south bodies of land ini west extend greatused exclusively that have long been for pasture lands on account of the mineral in the soil. At the Mann farm the party left the machines and lf took a look over the three and acre beet patches. These beets are being grown by'George B. Mann. A glance was all that was necessary to reveal the high mineral condition of the soil, but notwithstanding that fact, it was estimated that the yield of the entire tract would be close to tons to the acre. The twenty-fiv- e beets are good sized and are growing luxuriantly. The crop had been grown without irrigation, so moist is the land. A great crop of onions had been grown on the land and is now ready for harvest." ' From the Mann farm the party wa3 taken to the beet field of Erastus Noble, on the farm of Presidest-JosepEL Grant. This, field of beets is also on low land, and had been irrigated from flowing wells. There was a good stand of fine beets in this field, which were estimated at from twenty-fiv- e to thirty tons to the acre. The next place visited was the Jacob Smith farm, where Leland Smith is growing a fine crop of beets without irrigation on an old pasture lot The land is evidently very rich from long pasturing, but there is evidence of heavy mineralization. A short stop was made at the hill URice "in the side farm n district,, where s fine crop of beets is growing on gravelly hillside land with very limited one-ha- "" h Centerville-Farmingto- A Lan irrigation. visit was paid to the Porter-Walto- n testing farm, where several patches, aggregating perhaps six acres, of beets are being grown. The character of the land of this farm is well known to the owners, and the several patches "were planted with the view of determining the relative values of the land for beet growing. There is considerable variation in the crops as grown, but in every instance the crop proves to be a paying one. No especial effort has been made as to superior cultivation in these tests, as the object is to meet the average farm conditions under which sugar beets are usually grown. At this place the guests were invited to help themselves to the beautiful field pown roses, which are being grown by the thousands. The- - last farm visited was that of pero Bavolis, a . Greek farmer, who s now the owner of the old William Jennings farm. Here a bumper twenty-two acre field of beets was found. ,aPPearei to be extremely xertile and but a limited amount of water appeared to have been used. ,4 130 be gleaned' from the above from the of beet I'eids as far south reports as the St. Joseph strict, it was demonstrated, beyond seed n w al-:'a- lfa lands was lowered by proper drainage. It revealed the fact that Davis county has room for 500 more farm-ep- s if the lands within the county were properly drained, and many of those in the party were brought to realize the fact, A stop was made in Farmington at the great plant of the Miller Floral company, where the party was preMADE TO BLOSSOM sented with magnificent rosebuds as souvenirs of the occasion. The mammoth new buildings just completed by Federal Drainage Engineer So Rethis company were visited, and Manports After Extensive Series ager Miller told the party something of Experiments of the magnitude of the plant The new rose house, the largest in the R. A. Hart, senior drairtage engineer west,' in which 8000 rose bushes have just been planted, brought forth re- - of the federal department of drain-ag- e investigation, has completed an From.the Miller Floral company a extensive report on experiments which rapid run was made to the Layton sugar factory, where lunch was served lave been in progress two years, the to the party by a number of ladies, object of which was to ascertain how headed by Mrs. James E. Ellison. The est the salt flats west of Salt Lake, lunch, which was both bounteous and which rover an area of more than dainty, was served cafeteria style, and the guests repaired to a long table in 50,000 j acres, may be Tn&del fertile. the great warehouse room and thor- The report gives assurance that with The menu con- the installation oughly enjoyed of a comparatively insisted of sandwiches, pickles, tomatoes, cake, peaches and lemonade. Af- expensive drainage system the entire ter doing jjustice to theluncheon, tract may be reclaimed and made Jesse M. Smith, acting as toastmaster, among the most productive land in introduced Senator John W. Thorn-le- Salt Lake valley. It is realized that who spoke on the development and this will add millions of dollars of future of Davis county. Hon. Charles R.Mabey, Hon, Harry Joseph,. Presi- agricultural lands to Salt Lake valley dent James S. Eldredge, President and greatly increase the population of James II. Robinson and County Com- Salt Lake. ; r: missioner Arthur Hess were also and spoke. The speakers ThereporUls based in the main on out the the value the of pointed people drainage of the terminal substagetting together on such occasions tion tract on the salt flats, where and the value of the people pulling difficult to raise have been together at all times and on all mat- plants as the result of the abundance ters of importance. One and all recog- grown nized the greatness which the future of plant food in which the "flats ap holds in stre for Davis county, and pear to abound. These plant foods it it was predicted that the time would s shown are restored to perform their come when there would be many other sugar factories in Davis county. The natural functions immediately, after people had not only been royally en- alkaline salts are withdrawn from the tertained, but had been instructed ground by drainage. and been made to see that Davis coun Mr. Harts is the first official re' great future in undeveloped location her port on the salh flats to be Issued by lands, and by virtue of and transportation facilities would l.he federal government, and as soon yet become one of the great manufac- as it has been put in print it is exturing centers of the state of Utah. pected that the document will attract After inspecting the factory, which is rapidly, being put in shape to handle wide attention. the big beet crop of tlus yea r, the As the result of examination of th was taken over a portion of the contour of the Balt flats by federal en Eorty fields of north Davis county, found been the flats has it where hundreds of acres of land are gineers have a gradual slope by long steps given over to growing superb crops of beets. After a tour of the beet through which drainage tile may be fields the guests were taken to their installed with facility. New trench homes in the south end of the county. machines for the installation It was a day of mutual pleasure and digging so mutual benefit. Pleasure and benefit of tile were perfected recently, be land of may to the guests and pleasure and benefit that large tracts to the sugar company. The, lessons drained within a few months. of the day will result in planting In reference to the land at the ter more beets, draining and irrigating minal substation, six miles west-- of more land, all of which will make and richer. Salt Lake, where successful experiDavis county greater Following are the names of those ments were made, the report says; who were in the party and partook of The tract is situated in an ex the luncheon served at the sugar fac it y, " ' Parrish, J. N. Perkins, S. J. Parrish, C. E. Barlow, Israel Barlow Jr., Briant Stringham, William W. Winegar, D. Kippen, W. P. Epperson, H. B, Parrish, Joel R. Parrish, John A. Bourne, E. J. Hinckley, F. M. Irvin F. Fisher, E. L. Hanson, U Ensign Page, John Jackson, A. Lamb. A. C. GrFr Miller, .Eldredge, G W Roberts, Joseph Hogan, II. D. Clark, John Food, J. W. Tbornley, William J. Holt, S, J, Hart, Amos Cook Robert Smith, A. L; Clark, G. as A. Welling, Orson Rose, K. L. Atkm- o, orthless for growing crops. Every son, JenS K. Nelson, Harry S. Joseph, ,n tthe Party realized that Davis.! James A. Eldredge, Joseph Argyle, ny has hundreds of acres of pas-JX. Pack, Thomas J. Smith, James - C, A. Ball-wdnk- i vy'iyxf BALL GAME Labor Day, Monday, September 4th LAYTON vs CLINTON LAYTON BALLPARK 3 O'CLOCK P. 51. LAST flowered. SENSATIONAL FEATURES . FOR UTAH STATE FAIR - tory: - GA0E OF THE SEASOH THIS GAME WILL BE FOR BLOOD . el, tremely alkaline territory, being In the midst of the great waste lying west of Salt Lake. The natural vege tation in the vicinity is highly alkali resistant, but over much of the area the salt content is so strong as to be prohibitive to all plant life. ' Attempts tjr NUMBER 51 AND FARMINGTON, UTAH, THURSDAY, AUCUST31, 1916 bring- - the- - traefr- - under-cultivat- ion without drainage failed, so in the f al of 1914 the company requested assistance in drainage Investigationgf fecting a reclamation." Shade Tree Possible .The report adds that the average distance between drains on this lane which has been absolutely reclaimed is only 270 feet, which Is a little more than half the spacing given in such soils. It also is shown that out of a total of 225 shade trees planted in the substation tract, after drainage ha taken place, 200 thrived, a large part of those killed being due to the meth od used in planting. Before drainage none of the shade trees could have lived, it is declared. The report contains numerous tables of salts found ia the soil before drain age and the redaction of salts to soil condition that proved highly nu tritioas to plant life after drainage J had taken place. In reference to the manner ia which drainage water removed salts from the soil at various depths the report says; It is interesting to note that only ,1 per cent of the salts was removed from the first foot of soil, while 1.23 per cent was removed from the first four feet. This ia just what would he expected, however, in view of the fact that the ground water Spectacular Exhibitions Arranged for Entertainment of Visitors at 1916 Fair Many With a battery of the world's most ramous and daring raring drivers ready to send their speed demons around the great track n a death defying, exhibition, and with aeroplane flights arranged for, together with brilliant confetti strewn midways and a bevy of the most sensational 'free outdoor amusement attractions ever procured for a similar event, the U tan state fair board is rapidly completing details for the en- -i ertalnment of the thousands of Jtahns who gather at Salt Lake each year to attend Utah's great state fair. This year Utahs annual exposition promises to be so much bigger and etter than ever before that the thousands of Joyal Utahns who drop their duties and journey to Salt Lake for a weeks pleasure and recreation will indhemselves surprised and de-ight- ' Many changes and improvements have been made' in buildings and grounds; elaborate decorations are already under way for the entire fair grounds; half a dozen bands have been hired and every arrangement is being perfected for one of the greatest and most sensational annual state fairs in the history of the state. Not only has the management of the state iair secured a dozen of the most famous automobile racing drivers in the world, who will compete in sensational afternoon events on the great dirt track at the fair grounds, but Louis Gertsen, a world famous aviator, has been employed to make two and three flights a day in his aeroplane, in addition t racing automobiles and performing other hazardous and difficult feats. The state fair association is this year a member f an interstate horsemens association, which enables the state fair to guarantee a week of the ..nest hrse racing any state has ever enjoyed. The educational features of this years fair will be larger and finer than ever. Twelve counties have already reserved space for big county exhibits. These include Cache, Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, Duchesne, Wasatch, Morgan and J Summit The agricultural department of the fair has been standardized throughout this year, and another important feature of the coming fair will be the mineral exhibit. Reduced rates will be granted on all railroads running into Salt Lake for the week of the fair, September 30 to October 7, inclusive, and Salt Lake hotels are making arrangements to entertain the greatest thrng of Btate fair visitors in. the history of similar events. SALT PRINCESS FESTIVAL With streets gay in carnival decorations, with thousands of flags and pennants fluttering in the autumn breeze and with business houses a mass of rich coirs in their fall festival garb and with bands crashing out thrilling syncopations, Salt Lake, smiling anu happy, will swing open her gates to her neighbors far and wide on September 11, 12 and 13, and bid every-bod- y join in the celebration of the the Salt festival of Princess. The curtains of everyday life's somber reign will rise upon a scene of gay revelry that will inaugurate the fall festival in Salt Lake. To every nook and corner of the great intermountain country Salt Lake sends her invitation to everybody to come and enjoy the three days ox fun and frolic. No-ni-she- e, The railroads Coming into Salt Lake are making especially attractive rates to Salt Lake for the three days festival and carnival, and the hotels and restaurants of the city are making great preparations to take care of record crowds. The citizens are busy as bees pre- - ' paring the most wonderful of attractions and features for the festival of the Salt Princess. One whole square almost is to be made a center of fun and frivolity. Here every sort of show and spectacular feature and an immense old fashioned bowery" for dancing will beguile many hours away happily. And in addition to this there are to be many other features, among which will be the magni. cent parade of the gait Princess, the beautifully decorated automobile parade , and many other parades; a prgram of manual sports for which prizes will be given, concerts, various contests and everything that goes to make up a splendid carnival will be on tap in Salt Lake. On the last. night there will be a big masque ball, with danejng on the streets and prizes for the handsomest costumes. No-ni-sh- . A. W. NANCE FOR SHERIFF A. W. Nance of Kaysville announces himself as a candidate for the office of sheriff of Davis county, subject to the action of the Republican county convention. Mr. Nance is well known through- -' out Davis county as a peace officer, having served as deputy to Sheriff Fred Harris two years, during his term of office, and four years as state prison guard, both at the prison and in the state road camp,' where he is now employed. His large experience as a pence officer and in' handling lawbreakers particularly qualifies him for the office for which he Is a candidate. and which his friends are asking for him. ! Mr. Nance owns his home in Kays-vill- e, where he resides With his family. Adv. ELBERTA PEACHES Nice Elberta peaches by the bushel or crate. Harvey W. Ring, Phone 2412, Kaysville. Adv. Strayed or stolen A dark bay saddle mare, five years old, branded bar over capital N on left thigh. Disappeared from yard Monday evening. James E. Ellison, Layton, Utah Adv. fogaagnBPPBHgogganBapgpc i ANNOUNCEMENT Grand opening of the new Laudie Garage at Layton, to be known as the Layton Auto Company, will take place Tuesday evening, September 5. An orchestra from Ogden, with special entertainers," will Ibe present Dancing will be a In feature of the (evening, and refreshments will be served. addition. prizes totaling $50 will be awarded. Anevening of real enjoyment will be afforded all those attending.- - The building is large and will accommodate one thousand persons. Come There are in your machine, wagon,; buggy or buckboard. plenty of tie posts. . . UYTOHMTO tO. Si |