| Show THE TIlE P All ANT VALLEY ALLEY V UTAH UT All I An Immense Irrigated Vallo Valley Holding Forth Alluring Possibilities s to the of Today It is the Coming Conning Country of Thousands ands antIs of Farm Farin Homes and antI Faces a Future of Unknown And Anti Unlimited Possibilities J With the closing of the harvest season season for 1917 In the Great Valley the reward realized realized b by Its people for their labors has been far tar the greatest the valley has ever known We Ve have experienced a local condition which has been slowly materIalizing materializing materializing mater mater- for years and our country this year has reached that stage of development where pioneering with Its tinge of ot romance hardship doubts and fears disappears and turns to face tace the future with the full knowledge I of the great gren things in store for It ft and an air of self reliance push and progressiveness progressiveness pro- pro which comes to all new countries when a l certain period is reached Eureka We Ve have reached this period c r l Jo 1 T k rT f r if 1 Wc W 4 it A rI 77 r. r co 2 t N zt J w r 1 fM pC s Deltas Delta's Big 1200 ton tOll Sugar Factory Electrical Built in 1917 The The dash and confidence ce shown I In all parts of the valley Is indicative I orthis of this condition the influx of n new w h and the the establishment establishment or of new enterprises all tend to show that the stage of pioneering Is past and I that we are How bOW entering an era of great development prosperity thrift and modern commercialism with home and business comforts In the early stages of development our pioneers found it very hard hart harp to make headway They had little or no money with which to build dams and canals and carry carryon on the development and stocking of their farms In Inconsequence Inconsequence Inconsequence consequence of these handicaps they were forced to construct cheap temporary temporary temporary tem tem- dams and canals which could not withstand the elements and nd discouragement discouragement dis dis- and heartaches followed each disaster After the big dam was built by the various water companies of ot the valley and a sure and continued source of water supply guaranteed there was no doubt as to the final outcome by the farseeing With the immense tract of rich farming land of unknown depth covered with a sure continuous flow of water there was nothing left to do but to continue our labors on the farm and show to to the outside world that we had a big new Inland empire to develop and people and Invite those looking for homes to come comeIn comeIn comein In and help us make It a great rich populous commonwealth of happy contented people These things have all been done and the and man of big business is now coming to put on the finishing touches and divert to the use of humanity the thousands of acres of rich virgin soil of the valley and the life-giving life waters of the adjoining mountains mountain's which have been conserved for their use Location Delta Is the largest town In the valley and Is situated about half way between the two Agricultural Colleges maintained by the State the main College at Logan and the Branch College at Cedar City A demonstration train yearly traverses the State in the interests of farming and husbandry In the past It may be that some have lacked the vision and In consequence consequence con can sequence have become more or less discouraged while waiting for the prosperous prosperous prosperous pros pros- times predicted by the more optimistic of their neighbors But now that prosperity has come how great Is the reward of those who have had the courage of their convictions and were not afraid of hardship and who refused to be discouraged by untoward circumstances To all these this Harvest Edition brings its message of encouragement and cheer Good crops good prices good market What more can the Millar Millard County farmer ask The The Great Basin lying between tho the and the Sierra Nevadas Is covered with short mountain ranges Interspersed with numerous valleys Among those valleys Is one in southwestern Utah known as the Pah Pah- vant named after Chief of one of the various tribes of Indians which formerly Inhabited the basin This valley covers a large part of Millard County In which Is located the most famous district in America for tor the tho raising of alfalfa seed grain sugar beets and livestock The valley Is GO 60 miles wide and 80 miles mUes long and contains thousands of acres of productive pro pro- land with Just enough slope for far easy irrigation The valley is located along the main line of ot the Salt Lake Route which forms the southern outlet for the great transcontinental highways running from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts It is miles from Salt Lake and miles from Los Angeles and has direct commercial communication both east and west Continued on Page Two THE NT VALLEY UTAH H. Continued from Page One I Climate The climate Is extremely dry th the annual rainfall being only about nine inches inches' in the valle valley and the number of sunny days will approximate 90 of the tho year The winter temperature rarely falls below zero and the summer temperature temperature temperature tem tem- seldom reaches 95 degrees with cool refreshing nights conducive to pleasant slumber and assuring a bright awakening and alert sensibilities sensibilities sensibilities for the labor of the coming day Water Over the entire valley the finest of lithia water for domestic use and for livestock may be obtained at a depth of from to feet and these wells may be found flowing in all parts of the valley Valley contains acres of fertile land under water and in all stages of development from the raw sagebrush land to the finished farm with every rod rod under cultivation The water supplied to these lands is gathered into the Sevier River which drains one of Utah's I largest water sheds and is conserved during the winter and spring months in a number of reservoirs the largest of which is the Sevier Bridge Dridge Reservoir Reservoir Re Re- formed by the construction of or ora a massive earth dam reinforced by bya bY a solid steel and concrete core and faced with rock This dam impounds something like feet acre-feet of water which is allowed to continue in the channel of the Sevier River lUver when needed and diverted into canals thru diversion dams Seven principal companies draw from this source source source-Deseret Deseret Irrigation Company Melville Irrigation Company Delta Land Water tater Company Sevier Land Water Vater Company Abraham Irrigation Company Melville Land Company and the Midland Irrigation Company These companies have large tracts of land under irrigation and are aie responsible in no small degree for the development and prosperity of the valley Transportation Many rich agricultural districts are so heavily handicapped thru the thelong thelong long ong di distance tance from tram market and the high costs of shipping as to be practically practically practically marooned so far as selling their crop is concerned Delta Is very fortunately situated in this respect The main line of the tha- the Salt Salt Lako Lake Route traverses the valley from north to south touching the towns of Delta Delt and Oasis with branch lines running out of Delta to Hinckley and through the Delta Land Water Vater Company's North Tract to the towns of Woodrow Sutherland and Sugarville affording convenient shipping facilities for the various kinds of produce and what is most important to shippers the large m markets of Salt Lake and Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles are close enough to allow the farmer a fair fall profit above shipping expenses Soil The soil varies from a deep rich sandy loam to a heavy clay and the raw land is capable of producing more than the average yield of new lands This variation of the soil admits of a great diversity of crops and permits the farmer to market his eggs in more more than one basket baske t. t The soil of the valley is excellently adapted to the growing growing of all all kinds of f farm produce wheat produce wheat rye oats barley corn alfalfa potatoes tomatoes cabbage turnips beets onions etc The growing of sugar beets bets is already one of the largest industries the soil being especially suitable for this crop Fruits of the temperate zone are being successfully grown in various locations and the older towns situated near the foot of the mountains are arenow arenow arenow now supplying the various home grown fruits such as apples pears plums peaches and small fruits to the people of the valley In addition to these the he the near proximity of the Dixie country enables the residents of Valley to take advantage of these regions thru the parcels post and brings grapes cantaloupes and other tropical semi-tropical fruits to our doors in the very best jest condition In all these natural advantages as well as for the artificial benefits we have much to be thankful for and In enumerating them we have mentioned mentioned men- men only a few of the blessings of our environment but time and space forbid a more extended dissertation along this line So Friends an and Neighbors in spite of the war let us not forget to to give thanks hanks for the year 1917 |
