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Show FINE FRUIT FROM UTAH. The appended clipping appe'-ired under the above caption iu a Denver paper of recent date. Mr. Joues is to be commended as an enterprising citizen who is vising every opportunity to draw outside attention to the possibilities pos-sibilities of this valley. It would be well if more of our citizens did Bimilar and thus attraot new settlers so much needed to build up enterprise. The clipping we refer to reads : "Grant Mooberry of the firm of Mooberry & Neal of the Denver yards is exhibiting to his friends here a basket of very fine fruit which was sent to him by T. F. Jones of Gunnison, Gunni-son, Utah. This fruit which consists of the finest specimens of winter pears, plums, " peaches, all kinds of apples, apricots and several other varieties, va-rieties, grown on land in Gunnison, (Utah) valley, adjoining a tract of 700 acres in which Messrs Mooberry aud Neal are interested with Mr, Jone9. This land, according to Mr. Mooberry, is all under irrigation and when properly developed will without question produce just as fine fruit. It is also fine alfalfa, wheat, oats or potato laud in fact will produce all kinds of crops grown in that vicinity, in abundance. The land is located about 120 miles from Salt Lake City.' A sugdr factory is to be erected near it in the near future and Messrs Mooberry Moo-berry and Neal believe they have a bonanza when the tract is properly developed " |