Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-07-20 | Page 4 | Fruit Festival at St. George.

FESTIVAL JJ AT Ar ST. ST GEORGE Enterprising people In Washington county count arc are discussing a II fruit festival for tor some days dars In the autumn autumn instead instead of or the fair Calr usually held And Th Thu Republican wants to express the hop that tho ho scheme ma may find favor or There Thero Is an excellent opportunity for tor St. St George to lo make malto a 3 good ca case before the world world- A proper fruit festival at St. St George Geors-c well advertised would bring a good many people to I tho the I pretty little cit city It would make better known Imo the attractions and the resources of ot the valley and of ot that whole section of ot tho the state It w would ul provide pro u a reason for visits and convince con con- vince vinee man many desirable people of or tho the worth of or Washington county count and the time advantage nd to be gained b by helping In Inthe Inthe Inthe the further development of It Perhaps the most mo t necessary thing will be bo to get set visitors Into and out atthe of at the valle valley of ot the Virgin It can not be bo done satisfactorily with teams J Et- Et f- f fort should be made to ascertain tho the number of people coming and they should be taken from Modena or Ancona to St. St George b by automobile if possible It does not seem that the thIn thine I Is Impracticable With ma ma- p chines tho the trip can eRn be made in live or six hou hours either route n By fly wa wagon It Jt will consume twelve to twenty hours homs of ot the hardest kind of riding or will viii necessitate the stopping over o night ut at some sonic halt wa way half station Our only thou thought ht Is to get the greatest greatest great great- est number of ot people and people and that can an anbe be done best b by giving ing them thorn quick transportation from tho the railroad to lo n a most interesting and an wonderful val Vell- IC ley The Republican heartily desires the success of the proposed fruit festival lost festi val al and wants man many people from Salt Lake Lako and other parts of ot the country country country coun coun- try to attend And we shall watch ratch with a l lood good deal of Interest lie Mie progress of ot the thc plans plans-