Show FRUIT A profitable CROP california is 19 just now greatly agitated over the tae question of transportation lor for its fruit crop the greater part of the state are almost wh wholly olly dependent upon the Sout southern helu pacific railroad for shipping facilities and the san francisco chronicle urges that corporation to provide ample rolling alock tor the crop and to make rates which will allow the fruit grower a living profit crofit viewing the fruit question from a california standpoint will quickly convince oon vince an intelligent person that fruit is a crop which can be cultivated in this territory with great profit if roper proper methods are pursued there is I 1 a large large demand at or near home which could be supplied without paying heavy tariffs sup 0 ifor or transportation yet notwithstanding the facilities utah has for or producing such fruits as grapes plums peaches etc this territory con consumes sames immerse quantities of them imported from california labor industry and intelligence than large capital or extensive tracts facts of lands a are e the main requisites ter lor success in the raising of fruits though in some parts of this territory frosts costs have bep been known to interfere with the fruit crops such a thing rarely happens to a serious extent certainly not to a degree which should discourage the industry on oin the other hand band when good crops are raised aud handled with tact andwood and good judgment they are very profitable utah should certainly produce enough fruit to an supply aply the home demand and for the kin h h that will grow in IB this climate |