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Show EliSKESS IMPROVING ! SAYS THE REPORT Under date of February 3d, John C. ! Cutler, Jr., has the following report j which is a little hopefai in its tone: j "The business situation throughout' v'na whole country relleets steadiness, 1 while the sentime.it prevailing is he- , earning much more cheerful. The wel- j cone ne'.vs has been received here that the 0. S. L. and Southern Pacific Rui-roa Rui-roa Is will double traek their lines, and t'.iat work will be started tins cotmng season, which will f jrr.is.i empl lyineiu for many idle m "Encouraging repor-.s are received from Utah and other s-.u'.hern counties stating that the farm -rs wdi considerably consider-ably increase ti.is y.-ar toe nu-uber ol acres planted to sug ar beets. I:i the r.orth of the state, and around Garland, and up in Idaho trie pro.-pectj are also getting better for the faf.nars to take hold and plant a l..rga acreage of beets. "During the early part of tlie week, the weather being milJ, when the rain came the ground received a good dreiich-i dreiich-i g, while the suo.v of Thur I iv m-'-'t with colder weather, sto) paJ toe il .o,i.-,. making the prospects brignter tor a good agricultural season." |