| Show the other day we were furnished tome ome statistics relative to the car lot exports by one firm of this valley during the year 1907 the figures were furnished by mr alma nelsen of dear bear river city city and bear testimony to the fact act that bear river valley Is a very big factor in the business world of this state they are as follows shipped cars wheat 30 0 cars barley 16 cars oats 5 cars potatoes 1 car rye 2 cars apples 16 cars hogs not many years ago both young ind and old men took their belongings and left the community roa oom going to canada idaho nevada and other places passing alp ilp up the then sage brush acres lying out in dear river valley hinKl ng that better opportunities were offered elsewhere today those sage brush stretches are converted into one of the most fertile spots in tj the inac intern region too often we poor mor mortals look to come far off place wherein to spend our ur energies fondly dreaming that some day we will be independent while good opportunities are going to waste iv aste right before our eyes we might with profit think of these opportunities port unities in it connection with the scripture which says A prophet is not without honor save in his own country we are living in one of elie choicest sections of this broad land and there are yet enterprises by the score undeveloped our boys need not emigrate to other localities tor for there is ro till to do if we will but look around and study the resources ekich perhaps have never been thought of |
