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Show A. C. MAN TO SUPERINTEND SUP-ERINTEND 1800 ACREJANCH v lllani E. Goodspeed of Salt Lake ghy, an alumnus of the Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural College, has been made superintendent sup-erintendent of an 1800 acre fruit and Bat ranch belonging to the California Califor-nia Orchard comny. This ranch Whlcn Is located in Monterey county. .h to bo planted to peaches, parlcotB, prun' apple, pears, almonds and mkuts. Mr. Goodspeed, who leaves within a tew days to "assume his new duties characterized the Work to be done by its California Orchard company In sveloplng the California fruit Indus-grn Indus-grn highly Important. "This cor-oration. cor-oration. which has a backing of on illlion dollars, will operate under ( presidency of Mr. C. C. Thomas, ho is also president of the Califor-la Califor-la Walnut Growers Association, a irectoi of the California Citrus rower i association, and owner of lie biggest lemon grove in the ofld. ' said Mr. Goodspeed. "The inch which I win" have In charge 111 consist of 1800 acres. We will egln deveopment immediately." "The ranch will be planted to 00-Idloua 00-Idloua fruits and nuts which are naked as delicious fruits. My work i horticulture and irrigation secured a student at the Utah Agrlcultur-1 Agrlcultur-1 College has served as excellent reparation for my new duties." Mr. Goodspeed graduated from tho f. A. C. in 1814. For the next Ihree ears he was a member of the faculty t the department of horticu.iure. from the U. A. C. Mr. Goodspeed went to Southern California where he did cooperative work with the Citrus Cit-rus Experiment Station and the California Cal-ifornia Walnut Growers association. Baring the war Mr. Goodspeed served at first lieutenant in the U. S. army. Following his discharge from the army ar-my Mr. Goodspeed accepted a position posi-tion as manager of the field department depart-ment of the California Walnut Growers Grow-ers association. From this work ho went to the faculty of the University f California In orchard management I in the department of citrus fruits of the experiment station. Upon January Jan-uary II he will assume his new duties. |