Show iSAlT SALT lAKE MEN fiET ET BIG Biti RANCH I Gus Holmes and Frank Knox I Will Start Canteloupe Raising BUNGALOW TO BE BUILT Owners Contemplate Shipment of Big Crop During Summer To many othor other pursuits two prominent prom prom- moat Salt Sal Lake Lako business ss men mono Gus Holmes proprietor of oC tho the rd hotel and Frank Knox president nt of the National Dank Bank of ot the Republic have havo added that of ot cantelope raising In Jn a 0 deal completed a few tew lays days ago 0 I the purchase of or 6 65 55 per pcr cent of the stock of ot the Moapa Ranch company compan was consummated d and the two Silt Salt Sal Lakers now control a n GOO GOO-aci GOO ranch T situ siu itel In tho the beautiful Moapa Moapa vale valley within live Ove miles of or Moapa station stalon on the theSal Salt Sal Lake ke route in southwestern lern Nevada Aside Asle from raising cauliflower caul- caul cauli flower strawberries and tho the fruits that have made mlle the Moapa ale valley famous a real garden of or Eden Ellen will wil be roared reared with wih a n view to sum summer mol homes and anil end week parties In speaking of ot their purchase Mr Knox said last night I have not noL Ime for tor a summer home but Mr h Holmes Is Js having a bungalow built buit which will be set let up on the tho ranch Aside fr m tho the business part of the ranch anti and anI wo we contemplate the shipment of or carloads of canto- canto loupes this summer there thero Is much to 10 attract one to the ranch Aside from the beautiful Moapa river which runs through the ranch ranch there aro are some somo wonderful hot springs s and equaBly wonderful cold col mineral springs s. s Of or orthe the 00 acres 50 are now under cultivation cul cul- Ono One hundred and Of fifty ncr acres s swill will be put under cultivation this summer summer sum sum- mer flier and ani remaining acres will willbe wil wilhe be he left leCt for or pasture land The Moapa are already famous as you ou know The They 1 weeks before others In the almost tropical climate if r the vale valley aIley and demand at least one ono dollar a crate more than titan other varieties s. s |