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Show INSPECTION TRIP For the purpose of determining crop conditions condi-tions the management of the Consolidated Wagon & Machine company keep men on the road continuously. con-tinuously. Recently a trip was made by motor car leaving Salt Lake City early In June, returning re-turning a week latqr, going north through Bear River valley to Malad thenco through Curlew valley to Snowville, Strovell, Albion, Burley, Twin Falls, Biihl, ' Jerome, Shoshone, Gooding H and via Fairfield in Blalno county to Hailoy, H Idaho, thence through Picabo Carey to Arco and jH east to Blackfoot, northeast through Idaho Falls H to Ashton and returning via Idaho Falls, Preston, jH Logan, Colllnston and Brigham to Salt Lake City. H The distance covered being 1,117 miles. In some H localities there is insufficient water for the up- H per lands, but the crops are sufficiently far ad- H vanced to warrant the statement that the harvest H should be much greater than in prior years. H Rains In thej Snake River valley commencing H on the 7th extended as far south as Lewlston H in Cache valley and will produce beneficial re- H The party consisted of George T. Odell, gen- H eral manager and G. G. Wright of the Consoll- IjS dated Wagon & Machine company and Thos. H. jj Luke of the Holt Manufacturing company of H Stockton, California. H Speaking of the trip 'which was made in Mr. Odell's Franklin they said it could not be im- H proved upoa excepting for the mud encountered H between Idaho Falls and Preston and which .they H were very pleased to enjoy, knowing the great H amount of good it would be to the tillers of the H Two. weeks prior to this a trip was made M south to Cedar City In Iron county and return to J Salt Lake covering some 800 miles arid crop H conditions were reported favorable in that dls- |