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Show to distribute in a small community. commun-ity. It also pays good dividends to its stockholders, which are also al-so its patrons as it is a cooperative coopera-tive concern. It makes fron 180 to 200 pounds of cheese pei day, which is of first-class quality qual-ity and finds a ready sale. Holden has more pretty girls to the population than any other town in the county, which will probably be denied by some of the boys in Delta. It also hae more old people, unless perhaps Fillmore. There is no room for the boys to spread so they settle elsewhere, but most of then come back to Holden for their wives, in which they show good taste. The road across Mud Lake tc Holden is in fine shape. It it graded up so high across the lake that it looks like it ought tc remain in good condition through the winter and spring, but you never can tell about Mud Lake. The well that has been placec about ten miles this side of Holden, Hold-en, is a boon to travelers. Thi 'oad from there into Holden is b 'egular boulevard audit is equally equal-ly good south to Fillmore and Kanosh and over the mountains to Scipio. I came back by way if the Holden-Delta cut off, at east to Ten Mile Hollow. This consists of long straight stretches )f level and well graded road, out it seems to be used very little. lit-tle. If the north end is as good is the south, it is strange it is ased so very little, especially by autos, as there are no ruts or jhuck holes, and little sand except ex-cept at the lower end. It is higl and dry and looks as if it woulc be an ideal winter road excepl perhaps across Ten Mile Hollow. The County Commissioners are to be commended for theii expenditures for roads, ant Road Commissioner Bennett foi ;he character of the work. Wit! the building of a road from Delt; to Lynndyl, as contemplated, ii will give two routes into th county and save a long detou1 from this side to Salt Lake. L now that long talked of roa along the railroad from Delta ti Oasis could be put through, i would increase the business be tween these these two towns but I understand the difficult there is to secure the right ol way from some of the farmers No investment gives bigger re :urns to a community than the money paid out for good roads and in a county like Millard witr no hills to dig down or gullies t( all up, a comparatively small expenditure ex-penditure can give all parts o; the county good roads. N. B. D. A Trip to Holden Holden is one of the mosl prosperous and attractive little towns in the county. Although .t is one of the oldest towns, dat ing back to the '60?, when it was known as Buttermilk Fort, i1 tas none of the run-down ap jearance of a good many old 'owns in Utah. Its homes, though )ld are kept in good repair, the barns and stables are wel built and of good size, indicating plenty of stock and bountifu harvests, and well kept fences iround gardens and orchards. There seems to be plenty of running run-ning water along the streets which are well shaded with big trees. Very pleasing to one who has to crawl uncer a grease wood or behind the barn to fine relief from the sun. While fruit is rather scarce this year, owing to the late frosf that hit every part of Utah, there are some apples, peaches, pears, plums, etc. while everj one has an abundance of garder sass of all kinds. Since I visitec Holden two years ago, thousands of acres of dry tend adjoining Holden has been put into grain, much of it fenced and with good buildings. The land is a gravelly gravel-ly sage brush soil, and from the ! stubble fields I saw, there has been a fair harvest. Judge Mar-ioneaux, Mar-ioneaux, who owns a large tract ' of this land is planning to pui down an artesian well and if he ' is successful many others wil follow and as a result Holder ' will enjoy a boom. Water foi ' irrigation purposes is rather lim ! ited in Holden, coming frorr I springs in the mountains, so the area under cultivation is compar ttively small, but with artesiar ' water Holden will spread out anc flourish like a green bay tree. : Nearly every house has watei for domestic purposes piped ii from the mountain springs. ' Another sign of Progress is the t eight room brick school house built since I was last there, equipped with every modern con venience. Another evidence , that Holden is up-to-date is the ; campaign they have wagec , igainst the flies. The H. E. A. j if which Mrs. Gustavison is president, took up the matte' i last January and began by offer ! ing the children ten cents a hun Ired for flies, dead ones. As ; the seascn advanced thej paid the sime amount foi : m incresasing number, until now chey are getting them in by the : quart or peck or bushel, I don'; : Know which. But up to date ; they have paid out $70. for Mr Fly's carcasses, which amoun' . the club has raised in various . ways. Holden has one of the oldest ; and most successful cheese fac I tories in the state, and to it mud of the prosperity of Holden is iue, as it pays out to its patrons ; for milk from $800 to $1000 pei : month, which is a nice little sun- |