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Show A BOOST BY 4 : BEAVER FRIEND H The Ilcsourccs of Iron County arc B' ? Praised by Representative Mc- B- I Shane of Beaver. B H (Salt Lako Tribune.) H "While other parts of Utah arc BX bleaaed with many of the gifts of B r-- - nature, Iron county haa probably n B greater abundance nnd a greater va- B t rirty of resources than any other slm- B ' ilar area in tho West," said Rcpresen- B i tativo 0. F. McShano of Beaver to- B day. B Jt "We do not need more water, for B we ha've plenty. We need, however, fl to apply that water in a scientific B manner to the rich and fertilo soil of HL v Iron county to make that an Eden. B V "Irrigation and reclamation prd- B j iecta will reclaim many thousands 6f B' i acres of the richest land tho sun B shines upon within the next few years, B and Iron county's contribution to tho Br J wealth of tho state will advance in flf $ geometrical ratio until it will per B haps lead the state. B New Empire Ahead. B'j "The mineral resources of Iron B county have been only scratched upon B tl10 surface WItn thorough prospect- B f ing and scientific development a new B. empire, will be developed that will B eventually increase Utah's crop of B millionnrics. B( . "But for the substantial, permanent fl i development of Iron county wo will fl depend most largely upon agriculture flV-- ' Bntl allied industries. Tho attention rv- i farmers ia being given moro nnd fl. more to scientific dairying. Wo sold, fll in the vicinity of Beaver, in 1012, fl, cream and cream products valued at Ht ' $22,000. Based upon actual results fl t obtained by a scientific dairyman B f ' from his herd at Beaver, the dairy fl& 1 industry should bring to Iron county R? f farmers a gross annual revenue of K ' $300,000. This result is based upon accurate cost and revenuo sheets fl which were kept by this dairyman fl? v - and based upon tho actual possibilities fl i the county. Hf Honey Valued at 950,000. BL, "Bees thrive wonderfully in Iron B county. Climatic conditions and tho B' character of honey bearing crops H make it possible to produce honey Bj valued at $50,000 each year, gross rev- H'; enue. There is no place in the West flit better adapted to poultry growing Bf than this section. Swine are remark- B- ably productive, easy to care for and flf cheap to sustain and fatten, yet sci- B ', entitle swine culture has not been in- K, 't'rbduced to an extent to supply the flfc market. Too little"attcntion is given K to the scientific aspect of swine cul- flfj turc. An unlimited market can be KJr had for hogs and hog products, such flf, as hams and bacon, lard and other Hm products. H "The cattle industry is another fl: , vory profitable enterprise that thrives fl" In Iron county. Thousands of head of B cattle for tho block cun be handled B in the country ut large net profit to B the growers. H Choice Land Reasonable. B, "Choice land, ub rich as honey and H, as fertile and productive as the val- B; ley of the. Nile, may bo had at rcason- B able prices adjacent to tho railroad B" and to a distanco of thirty miles from Bj the railroad. This is not too great a B.' distanco to market many varieties of V farm and range products, and we of H Beaver and Iron county predict that H within a few years there will bo such B an influx of settlers that tho best B lands will be taken. B "The proposed state highway, the H Yellows tone-Grand canyon highway, H traverses this region, and when con- H structcd will be a great asset to the H . county and to the state." |