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Show Richmond News Messrs. C. Z. Harris and Charles Merrill reported last Tuesday to tho farmers of Richmond, the result of their recent visit to the milk producing produc-ing districts In the East. They found everything above their expectations. They visited several milk factories in Colorado, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. Tho farmers In the East claim that the condensed milk Industry Is the finest Industry that lias ever come into in-to their midst. In these districts land sells from $75 to 8200 per acre and good cows from $50 to $100 each. Tho Richmond farmers were well pleased with thqlr report and there Is a determination deter-mination to get the condensed milk factory In'opcratlon as soon as possible. possi-ble. The gentlemen claim that Richmond Rich-mond and vicinity have tho best natural nat-ural advantages for a milk factory of any place that they visited. Mr. Rac-lift Rac-lift will bo hero in a few days when article of Incorporation will be drawn and the copipany will be organized. Win. Anderson returned from the railroad last Friday. The grading on the "Malad branch" Is completed and Mr. Hunt is looking for more work. Will claimed that tho farming carried on by the Germans west of Deweyvllle Is tho best that hoover saw. All tho laud Is utilized every year and tho farmers aro getting rich. One man claims to have raised $2,300 worth of products on eighty accrs In one year. We believe that many of tho farms In Itlchmond could bo niado to yield double die amounts that they are now producing If they word worked carefully. Amanda Adamson underwent another an-other operation at the St. Marks hospital hos-pital last week. Her Intestines were broken In three places which were sewed up. She rallied from theopera-tlon theopera-tlon in a very good condition and there Is hopes for her recovery. The recent rains give great encouragement encour-agement to tho farmers. The fall wheat Is very backward and there Is hopes that because of tho soaking rain a fair crop will be raised. The excavation for tho now tabernacle taber-nacle Is completed. On account of not having the plans and specifications, work was discontinued for a few days. Fred Whittle, our watermastcr, has the ditches all cleaned, out and is soaking the country with water while there Is a good supply of snow. Pros. Joseph F. Smith Is expected to attend tho Quarterly Conference to bo held In Itlchmond next Saturday and Sunday. Charlie Jtoytcr has bought a farm In Marsh Valley. He expects to lcavo Richmond in the near future and locate on his farm. |