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Show MILFORD HAS GREAT FUTURE Written tor The News by Douglas White The hands and brains that' govern the destinies of the Salt Lake Route believe iu the Milford valley. And why should they not? Here are thousands of acres teeming with the possibilities o intensive development, develop-ment, soil rich as the historic fields that border on the Nile, while away over at the eastern side of the valley lies a great area of this same prolific earth where, for years, unbounded productiveness has yielded crop after crop of such surprising magnitude magni-tude as to surprise even its most loyal endorsers. ' . In the face of actual facts no one should ever doubt what the future is destined to bring to this great sweep of Utah's acreage. Temporary de-. de-. lays may come in the complete fulfillment ful-fillment of the valley's destiuy, but the question of ultimate success is only thereby slightly delayed and, when it does arrive, will only be the-more the-more appreciated and taken advantage advant-age of. In all' the interna ountaiiu country there is no spot where nature freely tenders more assistance -to the husbandman hus-bandman than here on these won-drously won-drously rich bottoms of the Beaver river. ' . To thepeople who guide the destinies des-tinies of the Salt Lake Route, these facts have. stood out boldly and without with-out contradiction. Their faith in the combination of soil and water,- possible pos-sible in this valley's area, has never been shaken and, fn spite of a delayed de-layed realization, the belief has been steadfast in what the future offers to people who are not afraid of a little lit-tle work in order that their acres may become valuable through their record of wonderful production. Within the last few months a group of California capitalists, among them men of most conservative conserva-tive ideas, have, on the recommendations recommenda-tions from the Salt Lake Route, invested in-vested in thousands of Milford acres. At first their purchases were in the hundreds, but, as they perfected their investigations, the figures climbed until today these Californ- ians own and control a vast area of the choicest lands along the Beaver's channe. No one can question what this means nor can they doubt the real source from whence the encouragement encour-agement came to cause these extensive exten-sive purchases. Quick , development will follow these investments and the lead of success will mean that others will follow these pioneer investors in-vestors and the future of the Milfor valley will be fully assured. So, it becomes plain why the Salt Lake Route is interested in Milford and her prolific acres. Tonnage, tonnage ton-nage and then more tonnage is the only thing that will keep up the ever increasing financial demands developed devel-oped by the maintenance and operation opera-tion of a thoroughly modern railway. No transportation proposition can, in these days of rapid advancement, stand still. It must either forge ahead or drop back. Up to date demands, de-mands, both in freight and passenger traffic, keep officials constantly on the "qui vive" to meet the emergency emer-gency of competition and it is the development de-velopment of such sections as that adjacent to Milford which directly assists in the meeting of these manifold mani-fold requirements. Milford has. from the very beginning begin-ning of operations, been a prosperous prosper-ous and progressive factor in the success of the Clark railroads. Mil-. Mil-. ford's mines have produced a paying and steadily increasing tonnage and now. when the dawn of land prosperity pros-perity is in sight, there will be added the products of the soil. All this moans an increase in transportation necessities and a parallel increase in tonnage revenue while, for the city of Milford. it moans more residences, better markets, broader municipal advantages and a general upbuilding in which both city and railway will each havo its active part. The coming year of 19 IS will see several improvements on railroad property. These improvements ami the ever-increasing payroll will send to Milford a total of far beyond twelve thousand five hundred dollars per month, while much more will be spent in other improvements which, while not directly paid out at Milford, Mil-ford, will act as an impetus to her commerce the opening of her mines and the development of her acres. Miles of new steel will be laid both east and west and the very latest of block signals will Tje installed, all tending to place Milford on the line ul a. Luuiuugui equippeu iiuu perfectly per-fectly operated Twentieth Century railroad. In spite of war conditions 1918 will be a banner year, for prosperity especially among those who depenci upon mother earth for their revenues. reve-nues. It makes little difference whether it be a farm or a mine, the products of either- are needed to aid in bringing to our country a noble and lasting peace. Conservation and cooperation are two most necessary elements and, in developing both of these, Milford and the Salt Lake Route can maintain a unanimity of purpose. ' There is no doubt as to the final outcome of the belief which Milford has established in the minds of the people who direct the Salt Lake Route. Its results will be a prosperous, prosper-ous, progressive community allied with thousands of prolific acres sending send-ing their .products to markets rendered rend-ered easily accessible by means of a thoroughly typical American railway. |