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Show 1 MILFORD VALLEY, THE : PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY WHERE FARMING PAYS I It is doubtful, indeed, if there is to be tound anywhere in the United ; btaU-s a more fertile or productive j country than that secuon of Beaver J county known aK the Milford Pumping Pump-ing dish id. Here, iuueedi, is a vast jdom.iiu, only partially developed, j The entire valley, in addition to the j gravity water from the Beaver river, is underlaid with an abundance of j sheet water; available at a depth ! varying from six to twenty feet. A j numlher of wells have been driven j through the best of sandy loam soil, producing steady, dependable streams of from 40 0 to S00 gallons per minute, min-ute, sufficient water to irrigate 60 to 100 acres of land, without trespassing trespas-sing on anyone's rights. And at less cost than gravity water. Alfalfa seed, which is always in strong demand., is grown very successfully suc-cessfully in the Milford Vallev. and ij among the best and purest in the United States; making, net to the ; grower, from $50 to $150 per acre. Heel cattle, sheep and poultry are ; aiso raised iu great abundance. j Indications of oil are also found here which will, ere long, without, doubt, result in the big oil compan- j ies and, others driving numerous wb"js for this moi;t popular and nec-c.-.-iiry fuel. -NCivhuuij, Frisco, the Moscow mine, tae llcru silver, the Beaver upper, Lady Bryan, the Majestic and other noted goid, silver, copper and lead mines are here in the Mil-lord Mil-lord valley, and add materially to 'Uie resources of the- wonderfully rici. 'district. In fact, a noted mining engineer, en-gineer, after carei'ul inspection of 1 the various mineral formations in ! this district, said that he knew ot ' no more fertile field for the prospector prospec-tor or for the capitalist than among ; Ihe hills bordering the Milford and Beaver Valleys. j Milford, the city of opportunity, a division point of the Los Angeles !and Salt Lake railway, a part of ihe Union Pacific system, is situated in , the heart of the Milford Valley, and is a bustling city of 2000 progressive hom1.j Tt is iha niolii cliimiincr nnint pcuyie, XL la uiu iiidm eiiiriJiu6 pun'i- for Eeavcr and a portion of Iron and Millard counties. Since the advent ad-vent of the Union Pacific, Milford has had a steady, continuous growth. Real estate values have materially iucre-aised, city lots nave advanced rapidly in value, new business houses are established, farm proper ties are more in demand and a gon eral air of prosperity is in evidence y? run, .--r-'i i " -' " - x " ."ft.". ' ' 4 -. - ' - r ..(. -' . ' , x v . .i 3 - a j- s,- " - v ' v " i-f1 --. e "v. : : . ;-. ' " V - ALFALFA SEED throughout the entire valley. Milford ' is also noted for its excellent hotels, free tourist camp grounds, just established, es-tablished, and iis many excellent business houses, garages and a fine school system. j In southwestern L'tali there is a vast tract of undeveloped land lyinjj on each side of the Union Pacific' railroad and extenuing from the north line of Beaver county to be-yona be-yona Alodena. This is called tlie Es-j calante Valley and it contains over' I20o square miles of agricultural lands, or an area as great as the entire en-tire State of Rhode Island. i a. alley diu.jol entire. j :ur-rouuueu :ur-rouuueu uy siio.v-i.aptJeu euoan.uino, .rum wiiicu irrigunuu wuu-r :s uu-.uILlU. uu-.uILlU. 1 no mountains aieu cuniuin i'icu iniiieiai deposits, j The liuur ot L;e vaiiey nas an ele I vatiou ot from 4011 to liUUO teet ana iu most places is unuerlaiu witu I coarse ater-uearmg gravel from which wauer tor irrigation purposes is ootained by pumps run by electricity electri-city or oil. J Tile ufcp.u oi the tills watci'-bear-.ug strata Liow tile- sui'lece vulle;, i-ieiiL tour to loriy feet. iu some places artesian waictr is louuu oy go-.ng go-.ng deeper, out uie liew u, not very i.. long, so pumpa are Ue-.J Alien any considerable area, is to be larmeo. Ine uamiai ro.vth hero io siigi-oiuon, siigi-oiuon, greiuewooa, haascaie, raj-i.it raj-i.it brusn and some bunch grass. Immense Im-mense herds oi cauls, ana sneep teed here. i Milford is looulcu near the nor; a ami oi this great area. Evidently lite ranroad company had ialih in tne iiiuire o f-he town, for they have completed the best depot on their line, between Salt Lake City and' Southern California, at a cost o . their shops, which odar theheh heli! $25u.0u0. At tlie present time theie are 25u pc-ofile eniiiloyett on tilt1 rai.-i"cad rai.-i"cad at tills point. This makes u ery substantial pay rou, which is of jroat benefit to the town. Milford people can well lie prouu ,i the schools maintained luvy. Tw-j :if the fi ileal buildings in the west ire situated advantageously, uortn-. uortn-. .st of the city. Foresight was -lO'.vn in ii:e er..clion oi these stree .-a. aiahir.g amiile pro i. ion tor lie future Milford. and the ovor-in-: .i..iiing nunilier of stuiieuls. The high school building was completed com-pleted and ready for occupancy in j .he fall of 1915. students moveu . from their old quarters into the spa j cioua building, generously provided with everything to make their school' life profitable and enjoyable. ' The elementary school building . was opened for work in the tall of, lie, aim eveiyiuiiig iui ciiicieut cac-moiuary cac-moiuary work is provided.. The city of Milford. being situated on the main line of the railroad, brings many educators and people of national fame to our school, thereby there-by giving the students and townspeople towns-people the privilege of hearing tin: b"st along educational lines. The spirit of the community towards to-wards education is always in evidence. evi-dence. The slructur"s of beauty erect ed for the purpose, signify to all Hint education is not neglected in our city. YV. V. Cates1 Opinion of Land Here (continued on page fivel |
