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Show More Factt About Fillmore. Although Fillmore Is muno distance from the railway, it Is one of the most prosperous towns In the county. S'helt-(red S'helt-(red by tin' motintaliifi on the ens l . with a wide outlook on the great valley val-ley to the went, with pure water, clear atmosphere, delightful -Iiiuute and a fertile Hoil Fillmore offer many attractions at-tractions to the home seeker. There Is no boom on In Fillmore and people do not yet realize the value of their holding, City lota for home, gardens, and orchards, can be purchased pur-chased at a very reasonable figure. Fanning lands, either for dry farming farm-ing or under an Irrigation system can lie had, but these are being rapidly taken up. The community I largely self supporting and living !s cheap. Many of our peoplo are wealthy, the majority are prosperous and all are In comfortable circumstances. Only the Kick, unfortunate or lazy need be without a comfortable home. Fillmore In a progressive community. com-munity. An excellent water system was recently installed by which every home is provided with pure water for domestic purpoHett. The people have recently voted to erect a new school house and it la proposed to build an electric light plant at un early day. Fair grounds have been laid out and the fl rat fair or Millard County was held here last fall. The grounds are being Mt 111 lurther Improved ho that first class facilities will be provided j for a regular annual fair. Dry farming Is eminently successful ! in this region and about 4,0on acres or land along the eost bench around Scloplo, lloldeti, Fillmore, Kanoah and Meadow was planted in grain and hay last fall. It has been a splendid winter, win-ter, the young grain Is looking line thla spring and there la every Indication Indi-cation of big crops thla summer. There is an abundance of water for irrigating the gardens, orchard and farms around Fillmore and all the water Is pretty thoroughly utilized. Many new buildings and Improve nients have been made In Fillmore during the pant two years. Among these are the line new bank building illustrated elsewhere; the Kelly building, build-ing, a two story brick; Hans Rasmus-sen's Rasmus-sen's bungalow Just completed; Win. Speuksmun's new butcher shop which opens next month; 11. 15. Walter's new harness shop. Additions, Improvements, Improve-ments, barns and other building have been built by Hal ten. Kelly, Anderson, Studebaker. Phelps. Frank Hobls.m. Mian lay, Martin Hanson. J. T. Ashman, Ash-man, Geo. .Melville, Hoblson hotel, John Rasmussen, Ernest Calling, (tube (tu-be n Melville, J. v. Pay no. Almon Uoblson, lleber Jackson, Ova Peterson, Peter-son, Arthur llrunson. Jack Mcltride, John Williams, John Stariey, William Critchley and other. From this It can be seen that Fillmore Is enjoying a steady and substantial growth. |