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Show , K ' , THE PRESS-BULLETI- THREE J. L. Lytol, Project Manager of the Strawberry Valley project and In charge of Utah Investigations; C. J, Blanchard, Chief Statistician, and J.' C. Carter, Official Photographer or the Washington office, have Just d from a ifour days trip by auto through the Duchesne country, where a preliminary Investigation was made covering in part some of the - areas now belns studied by field hydro-grapher- s and reconnoissance parties, Mr. Blanchard interviewed many ranchers and compiled considerable data on crops and general resources with numerous phonographs of the valley and mountain scenes. In speak-ing of the trip Mr. Blanchard said ""My first impression of this out of the way portion of Utah was its big-ness. When I stood on the top of the mountains and looked around, the immensity of the country was truly surprising. Its beauty cannot be described adequately. While the re-gion belongs properly to the desert, yet it is a lovely, green desert and the bareness and monotony which we associate with aridity is lacking here. The slopes of the mountains clear to their tops are covered with forests and green growths. There are innum erable lakes, and countless perennial spring fed streams come tumbling down from them to make up the flow of the Duchesne. The flat topped me-sas or benches rise in regular steps or terraces from the river bottoms to the foot of the mountains. Thehe are covered with blue and nurplo nage brush which give a very pleasing color note to the landscape and de-note soil fertility. Except in the level floored river bottoms, the drainage appears to be excellent. The bottom lands are showing signs of seepage met and overcome before emy defin-ite plans can be decided upon. These, however, are not Insurmountable; similar ones have been' cleared away on every large government project undertaken in the past The work of the Service in the Duchesne country lis purely Investigatory as yet and is ! in line with the broad and. farseelng policy of Secretary Lane who hns or-dered a painstaking survey to be made of the water and land resources ' of the West He has called the atten-tion of the President to the import-- , ance of working out a big plan of preparedness (for peace, in order that oi portunities for work and for a re-turn to the land may bo furnished our soldier boys when they return from the front. "In this 6urvey of resources. Utah is not being overlooked. Examinations of reservoir sites, measurements oi stream flow and mapping of irrigable land are going on In several partn of the state. In this work, tha Servl i has had from the first the cordial and active of tlu governor and the State Engineer, am this co-operation has been m:).-;-t helpful In expediting the investigations. "Utah probably has enough Irriga-ble land and water yo unused to pro-vide a farm for every one of her fighting sons if he wants one efter the war. To provid" that farm, the State and Federal Govinment should to the fu'l.'U etieut posti-ble- . The necessity of pioneering for two or three years on an irrigated farm with no choice of securing an average crop before that time has lost our Western States a lot of good citizens who failed and left because their capital was too limited to en-able them to hold out until the farm was fully producing. The investment ' of the government and the state in making opportunities for settlers should of course be returnable and the whole subject should be treated as a practical business proposition eliminating the element of profit. "As Secretary Lane clearly pointed out in a recent letter to President Wilson, the time to prepare Is now, and not i Just after two millions or more of our boys have returned to this country and are seeking an op-portunity to readjust themselves to a new order of things. Every other prominent nation in the war Is mak-ing some preparation for peace con-ditions and we must not be laggard. "After the preliminary data relat-ing to the water and land resources of the West have been , assembled, detailed reports will be made to Sec-retary Lane who will then be able to make definite recommendations to Congress. iBaekcd by the unanimous sentiment of the West, these recom-mendations must receive the consid-eration of our national law makers." and in time must be drained "Notwithstanding the remoteness of this region from the railroads, the development has been rapid and sub-stantial. Naturally, agriculture here is largely adjunctive to livestock raising and must remain ro until the railroads are brought In. The people in Duchesne Valley represent a very cosmopolitan and Intelligent class. They were attracted from Kansas, Ok-lahoma and other Middle Western states by the opening of the Ute In-dian lands, and are very much at-tached to their new. homes. Our covered the areas with-drawn by the Service for the Castle Peak project In all of my ex-aminations of new projects, I have never seen a finer body of virgin land than this. It lay in benches, separat-- 1 ed 'br broad and deep ravlnee drain-- 1 ing to the river, and the level char-acter of the irrigable areas will make the work of preparation for crops very economical. The soil apparently has great depth and the native growth attests its natural fertility. "While preliminary surveys of can-al lines have not been completed, suf-ficient information has been gathered to show the engineering work will be somewhat difficult, owing to the rough country which must be passed before the canals can reach the Irri-gable areas. The difficulties are pif-n-t enough in any event to discourage well informed capitalists from invest-ing any large sums. In' promoting it. "The usual complications with prior rights and private canals are to be !i r 7 ,i j i LyJiUJl V ( ....Ulllll..lHIIUIIIIk . yvajKHBBSaaaHBIBai liquids & pastes KEEP YOUR tSSSSlt1 FOR BUCK,WHITE, SHOES IAN, DARK BROWN k NEAT J PRESERVE THE OR OX-BLO- LEATHER. SHOES. . , BUTFAJjOMV. j W IT'S QUALITY !! ' in coal that makes the heat, ! ' that makes possible a 90 S)r,N0lMT ; per cent consumption and a Nwo ; "onseutnt loss of but one- - : v ! ! ; tenth, and that light, clear rP&h """Vvt ; ash that doesn't clog grate j yscA or retard draft. Our quality I CQiS '! I does this satisfactorily, L Xw)$ !! consequently lessens your " Mh. !! o ' fuel bills. A sample ton "lm iKjffp V ;; o proves it better than we msL, phone 39. -- " I CITIZENS COAL CO. ! Bingham, Utah ' V j .,: .; J Fresh meat is perishable. It 18 j must be sold within about two it 1 weeks for whatever it will bring. j j A certain amount of ,y-- -' r';.'V' 'j beef is frozen' for foreign i I shipment, but domestic 1 markets demand fresh, I I chilled, unfrozen beei I Swift & Company can-- ' ". j not increase prices by f withholding meat, be- - ( cause itwill not keep fresh v and salable for more than If I a few days after it reaches t , - the market. II Swift & Company cannot tell i ll at the time of purchasing cattle, I ' i what price fresh meat will bring 1 when put on sale. If between l ijI purchase and sale, market con-- I ditions change, the price of meat P I must also change. Jji I The Food Administration L I limits our profit to 9 per cent on J capital invested in the meat P J departments. This is about 3. I I sents per dollar of sales. No I J profit is guaranteed, and the j w risk of loss is not eliminated As a matter of fact, meat is f i often sold at- - a loss because of , ' fs the need of selling it before it s,i spoils. f ; Swift & Company, U.S. A. j fctel James Under New Management 100 rooms single or en suite 50 rooms with private baths MRS. TRESIDDER, Prop. 167 S. Main St. Salt Lake City Ml Modern and Up-to-Da- Newly Furnished and Absolutely Respectable Carter's Little Liver Pills You Cannot be A Remedy That Constipated f wSf and Happy vfollJK rasa-- sd A'ffiyS fhVr,.oan K fARTER'S IRON PILLS many colorless fsces but V greatly help most pale-face- d people Bingham People Stop at I THE BEST LITTLE HOTEL IN SALT LAKE The Wew Salt lake 372 South Main Street. Just South of Post Office. 50 ROOMS Telephone, Steam Heat, Hot and Cold Running Water In Every Room. Accommodations with Private Bath if desired j Rates 75c to $2.00 per day. No higher. . Special by Week or Month. Centrally Located. All Depot Cars Pass the Door. T Im fWhwyon're hot and tired NX $ Jllll TKe thrift drink! fmK health drink! PV (mP'f The joy drink! 3 Ov-- i' i The irink that's belt for the 1$) 'gii mm.wi.if1 Senre with meals or between ''JEtS i EVANS ICE CO., J4 ' Agents, U4 ... Vfi..jr Phone No, 9 gts. 'is C. t. BECKER, Mf., 0tde n The Evans Ice Co. I I Wants to sell you your Ice this summer. Family trade 1 is solicited. Delivery is made to your door every morning. If you want good, pure, clean ice call No. 9. P The Thrift Stamp drive is still on. The more you buy the sooner the war will be over, and our boys back home 'I t, Truly Republican. That country Is republican where honesty and merit are recognized and rewarded. What Is the Matter, When one woman out of a hnndred has nothing to sny the other ninety-nin- e are asking what is tin? matter . with hpr. HANI WILLIAMS INJURED WHEN AUTO TURNS TURTLE ' ' ' i iBrigham Williams, 17 years old, whose home is In Provo, but who is ' employed as a farm hand by Jack Hughes of Spanish Fork, met with an accident Friday evening on the Springville road, near the new sugar beet factory, when the automobile which he was driving turm-- over. He was caught beneath the car and suffered a fracture of the right leg near the hip. With him in the car were three companions, (Leo iBunting, Lewis Pri-or and Owen Lloyd, who escaped with a few bruises. SPRINGVILLE CELEBRATES THE FOURTH IHJOYAl STYLE independence Day was properly ob-served. The day was ushered in by .bells ringing and whistles blowing at 4:30. The band serenaded the town and the parade commenced at 10:30. The procession consisted of the band, G. A. R. and Black iHawk veterans, aged citizens, city officers, in automo-biles, 1S2 people on horseback repre-senting the 132 soldier boys from Springville now In the service with the name of each eoldler painted in large letters on a streamer attached to the side of the horse; 'Red Cross workers, represented with their ban-- ' ner; a large service flag with 132 stars. Banners announced the following contributions: National Red Crons, $4,?00; local 'Red Cross, $4,500; Lib-erty bonds, $2ri,000; war saving stamps plpdged $75,000. These ban-ners were displayed on the stage In the opera house where a program was carried out at 11 a. m. Mayor George R. Maycock presiding. America was sung by the assembly; prayer, the Rev. J. C. Patterson; the declaration of independence was read by Mrs. O. Anderson; " muBlc by the Hawaiian Ukelele Club; oration,' Prof. H. B. Thompson, principal of the Spring-ville high schools; readings, by Miss Harmer and Miss Holley; songs by a quartet and iMIss Cora T. Bird; "The Star Spangled Banner," by the audi-ence. Dr. William E. Adams, mana-ger of the Chautauqua now in Spring ville. delivered an address. Funeral services were held in the Fourth ward chapel for the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Child. The Fpeaker were George h. (Hyde and Bishop George R Maycock, who spoke words of consolation and hope. ' Musical numbers were furnished by a quartet and solos by Mrs. Cora T. Bird and i.M. C. Crandall. The floral offerings were beautiful. John Man-warin- g dedicated the grave. POLICE WATCHING FOR FOUR BANDITS WHO STOLE ' $7,000 ATJ1ELPER Provo, Utah, Chief of Police Jesse ManwarinR, received a telegram yesterday from Chief of Police Tony Perry, of Help-er, asking that watch be kept for i four men who hld up and robbed a man at Helper of $7000 at 10 o'clock Saturday night. The description Is not very complete. The ages are given as varying from 25 to 60 years, ' weight about US pounds, and height D feet 8 inches. They wore dark suits und caps. No particulars cvf the holdup are given. " j Teach Children Thrift Thrift is a very Important element In character. Those who lenrn to be economical In youth have no difficul-ties when they aft' responsible for the Income necessary to maintain a home. It is the man or woman that allows lvnnt to dominate and lives beyond the Income that hns difficulties when the Income Is small. Children should be tniiu'lit economy and thrift early In life. They should be given a chance to earn and n chance to use their earnings. This will give them respon- - i sllilllty and teach them the worth of J money. Must Be One'a Own Work. The (Unfiling of good purposes with rijmt actions Is what makes the man. This higher heredity does not come from one's father or mother, hut Is the work of the man on himself. David Starr Jordan. V, L |