Show greater millard bounty turn we now from fillmore the county seat and gaze upon the vast open country extend ing to the western bo horizon we behold miles mid and of if rich virgin land that fur perhaps thousands of years have prodie ed nothing not liing but grease wood sage A and it il brush of which dur ing the last year about acres achez have become irrigable the water vater for the pr project eject is obtained from froin the ibe soviet bridge reservoir the lie largest in the state a 11 capacity of abou aboud ner feet of water this reservoir lm haf the largest doin dm in the state beitia boin GO 66 feet high and feet wid with wit it a spill way fet wid cut in solid rock the dishi dis hi har luimus is also through solid rock and is 7 ft high 13 ft wide and ft fi long the water needed for irrig irrigation adon purposes is dis chitti charged ged through this tunnel into the main channel of the sevier river and conveyed to the point of diversion into the main tit at riverside where there ll 11 has as been construe con constructed ted a diverting dam 30 36 ft high and ft long orv on t the 11 c C crest res t all tins this land is on oil 01 aj adjacent abent to the salt lake route the new city of burtner is already a thriving iving plate place an and d the alse building of homes is gling on oi chece rapidly conspicuous among which is the bishop ali II 11 j tel a modern structure elected last year owned and operated by t the ii e N S bishop fai family nily I 1 formerly orni erly of fillmore hlll more no district in ill all the western rj country offers any better prospects the soil is rich and varies but little in ity Ship chipping facilities tire are the host best being right on oil the salt sal 1 lake route miles south of of salt lake city and a ready market is assured ANOTHER BIG enterprise another application und erthe gary cary act was filed in august 1908 by the millard lund land ir rini 9 tion co to withdraw for reclamation cla clat mation nation an area of acres of laid in ill millard milard county gwo storage reservoirs are to be utilized by this corporation fis as lie he main source of supply for lie water necessary to reclaim lie area segregated C the first of hese reservoirs is situated near aills on oil a branch of the salt la route in ill juab county the ther is nar dover in san pew peto Couii county ty the water to bo be stor stored el in both these reser volt s Is is ob bil iii hii aie 1 I from the sevier river besides these projects J A fact and others made applina i lion on march 4 1908 to to have segregated und under erthe the gary cary act acres of land also in ill mil lard county This Ibis application is is now go going ing through rm the c course required in order to receive its approval of the of the interior THE STA STATE TE IS prosperous utah has had a good year and nd has haf defied debri depression mining ind industry astry is in flue fine condition and ready for general foi ward movement 1909 fart farmers nars livestock live stock men and manufacturers 1 have made big gains as a the follow following 1119 i table will show WEALTH PRODUCED PRODUCE DIN IN UTAH IN 1908 gold silver silve r copper lead zinc beet Sugar boal aarif agric and f dairy cuiry 1 1 poultry fruit live Li stock goods TOTAL |