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Show WHY NOT OWN A FARM? The Salt Lake Route is advertising in this paper pa-per that thousands of acres of farm land are being brought under cultivation in Beaver and Millard counties by irrigation, of which 50,000, acres in Millard county will be disposed of under the rules of the Carey act. The drawing for this land will take place on Monday, April 11, at Lynn, when it will be possible for one to take up land enough at a very low price to make him independent. The land is described as of a fertile variety, deep enough to raise anything that grows in the temperate zone, and the climate is said to be as good or better than that of Salt Lake. Now we do not know that this irrigation project is any better than a great many others, but the Salt Lake Route is sure there is no more desirable land than that offered at this opening. One thing is certain, cer-tain, however. The opportunity is offered to laboring la-boring men, clerks and stenographers to better their condition in life. Why not own a' farm? There is always plenty of work there, and that is what a laborer in the city wants. There is no danger Jf the works shutting down and throwing the laborer out of employment; there is no danger of strikes or lockouts; business is always good on the farm. The life may not attract those who are making more than a living in the city, but for those whoso existence from day to day depends upon their daily efforts, nothing could appeal more forcibly than a few acres to cultivate, a life out in God's sunshine and the fresh air of the country. Personal knowledge knowl-edge of some of the successes in the irrigated country coun-try by men who had never had any farming experience experi-ence impels us to commend the farming proposition proposi-tion to our readers. They ought to investigate the matter, at least. j |