Show salt lake papers devote mw aluch space to 10 discussion of development I 1 in millard BUILDING OK OF BRANCH ROAD TO ATTRACTS wil IN FUREST out of tile tho multitude of articles appearing in fit tile tho salt lake papers ro re cativo to tile tho coming of tho railroad olid anti go general development it in tho county wo we are reproducing bolow below a com from thy metropolitan press of tho the week allowing tile tho widespread interest that la Is boing attracted to mallard county they also give a good deal of condensed information alt tho the county that it Is well for all of us to know ENGINEERS ALREADY AT WORK 1 abrody are anro surveying ati tile tho line of tho the railroad which w will III tra orso it country in which approximate ly acres of sugar boots are plant od ad the railroad witt will eventually open acres of good agricultural jand tit in millard county lit in addition to tho the agricultural poa sibil ittes in tho the section through which tho railroad will pass there are ox grazing lands arid and cattle anti and sheep aro arc raised to a largo extent the rhe railroad will cause the Ini inflation tation of a largo large dairying industry in that section in the heart of this vast section of undeveloped wealth Is the recently completed project of the sevier river luver land and water company at a cost of a gigan gigantic tid reservoir tins gifts cn to hoard heard tile the waters of the sevier kovler river through seven tunnels cut into the solid lioun tain and a canal these have been brought out alit onto a iorillo naturally trained sn sagebrush gobr bench i tile the acres of land already bro brought tight under irrigation by the so vier land and water company lies in III tho the eastern part of millard county ox tending lending from leavington leamington Lea toll and lynn dyl on oil tile tho north to holden anti and fillmore on oil tho south with delta bordor border ing on tile tho west the main line of the tho sall salt lako route ru runa nil through lynndal lynndyl and dolta I 1 lynndal lynndyl Is a division point miles from stilt salt lako laka and miles irom from los log angeles claro roundhouses round houses and shops aro are loc located atod GOOD MARKET OPEN with wit it tho the railroad already offered and those that will bo be afforded by the construction of the branch line from delta to aei sett tiera tere will have the liest best possible market inar kat tile tho grain elevators of ogdon and tile the stock yards of salt lake and ogdon ogden are easily A particular market advantage lq 11 the rapidly biow gro w I 1 jig ing consuming anil manufacturing part of southern california which un consumes a largo large proportion of tile the products of this section tho climate Is moderate tho the summers are warm but not buncom uncomfortable forta and tho the winters rs generally aro are mild farmers usually can begin their plowing lit in Fo Foor Druary uary and thus aro are allowed ill till owed a considerable time for farj preparing the land and for planting in III abo 10 lo spring rainfall luring during the year is about 14 inches the land Is all bench land sloping not hesitate to report tho the land as ag a whole capable of being made by irrigation the equal of the bettor class of P l righted lands lit in the state of utah they are adapted to tho the profitable prout ablo incising of largo large crops of 0 cereals sugar bugar I 1 N alfalfa anti and general ellor I 1 far fam i pro jiro I letti witter water Is supplied this land from tho watershed of tile savior river alvor it ita la Is stored behind tho the mammoth sevier bridge reser vior lain dam located on tho the mail state highway fromi salt lake to california this darn la Is built of gravel with a concrete anit and sheet steel core making it watertight joy GUT arnn engineers have made a thor examination of this dam and place their approval upon it another supply Is tile pool fool crock west of oak city these theeo reservoirs store tit tho winter flow fro from m tho river bolow below tho the sevier ridge bridge da dam I 1 to to aero acre feet yearly average annual credits given t ittin by tho the water commissi commissioner onor a branch ot of the state collico amount to aero acre toot foot in tho bridge plus acle acie feet fool crook rights or it a of yearly this water supply lias has been examined by alo tilio liu I 1 doial citrin loan bink bank and approved 1 for loana lynndal lynndyl Lynn dyl dolta delta Me mccornock Cornick McCorn lck arid and fillmore Fill moro aro are tho the largo large towns on tile tho project lynndyl lynndal in addition to tile 1 roundhouses round houses anti and shops of the salt lau lalie route has a good school church and stores f delta has a sugar factory one ona of tile the greatest assets of any farming farni ing collI community providing a payroll and work tor for the winter months enabling tile tho growing of sugar augar hoots beets and tile tho production of pulp tor stock feeding two alfalfa fleet coed cleaning plants implement houses housea and parlour stores make dolta delta a thriving town Alc mccornack McCorn Cornick lck ja Is a town throe years old lit in the heart of tho the lower district districts i here are to lo bo be found all tho the evidences of a nor niall growth fillmore once onca capital of tho the stat ij IA on oil tho extreme southern ond end of the tha tract for years this lias has been tho commercial center of southeastern millard county ALFALFA SEED CROP wheat oats oata ryo rye and other coroa ceroala aro are raised lit in abundance alfalfa and nd alfalfa seed aro are tho the principal crops i millard county due to ita climatic conditions la is today the foremost foro fore moat al 1 ailta seed producing section in tile tho entire entire united states potatoes Pota yield il in this bench moll i land broken up after being in al i balfa canles tho the equal of tiny any f tor or slig BUR 1 a at boot bee raising melons in III fact tit all ands ads of garden truck can call bo be balaod profitably j this tract la is ft a part of the huge huga I 1 ioann acres of irrigated anti and A market right at its door la Is made by this fact buyers are attra altra tad hero here by tho the enormous crops rals rala ed two alfalfa seed cleaning plants aro are located at delta seed Is cleaned and graded right at homo home giving the tha farmer tho the highest prices one of alif laigast beet sugar factories tac fac toros in tho the tato state is also algo located at delta but the tha markets of california are tho the h groat feature hora here lost less than too miles away tile tho freight la Is low tho the farmer re revolves olves the maximum for hla his pro ducts liberal allowance allo for roads roada has haa been made in fit laying out the project at tho the present time a federal aid pro eject gravel road eighteen foot feet wado JR is under construction from north about twenty miles arid and the remaining distance to delta will soon boon bo be contracted this road which must bo be kept in good repair under government supervision assures asa urca tho the farmer of a good highway on which to haul his products the best kind of domestic dom water can be secured from either dug or drilled wells mallard county Is famous tor for its ita all the land Is bordered by a main line of the rall roal on which thero are enterprising towns towne IvI market arket con conditions are the bests best A wonderful soil sell la in fertile and abundant crops aro are raised at fording affording tho the farmer a good living tor for himself and martiny fam far tiny ly mere aera aro grade schools near at hand and high schools in delta and fillmore the advantages advant agea aro are many tho the stam of canals canala haa been built adf ther supply of water la Is more than amplo altogether the mail lo looking olIng tor for a farm homo home cannot ind a letter place to locate improved farm land in continued on page pae eight el ht continued from page one HALT laka MUCH TO discussion OV 1 HLO 11 IN county according to 1921 assessment figures totaled assessed aca acres valued at and dinv having an all aver average age assessed kalua balut por per act aero 0 of the unimproved barru land labul way was placed at 1133 acres with a value of more titan than art ai hessed grazing land totals moro more that than acres while the assessed val ue of cattle sheep and horses ou on tl the range la is placed at more than 2000 population GAINS i tile tho population of millard county 11 in 1920 1111 was 1111 bic a aa increase In creaso ot of more that than for atly ton year por pel lod between censuses Fill pop was a yam gain of miring ng tho the ten year period tho file following I 1 is 5 taken from u ro re acut issue ot ol tho los angulus timea dr george 11 dle clements ments manager of the agricultural department ot tile tao I 1 los angeles chamber ot of commerce has inspected tho the ilent valley vis via lied tile towns ani and undeveloped areas soils investigated cl climates mates analyzed products both as td to quality and volume I 1 ile he has reported tavor favorably ably to tile tho agricultural com commetta mIlte and that that corn com has haa indorsed endorsed indor sed hla his sugg Q scions allua means that tile tho chamber af af pf commerce puts itself squarely behind the general proposition that thu ya traver traversed sod by tho lie los angles angeles dalt lake line and subject to tho development influences of that rall railroad road bo adopted by los angeles no as p part art of its available agricultural cultural and con commer lillor and all possible ael lelit lie be gilem to plans tor for its anti and cultivation dr clements thus reports on oil tile agricultural fatu iod of tho the Pa livant valley under irrigation this vi valley has four complete seasons season ano ana it is truly an all agricultural country it un till I 1 is tile alio remains of a great take lake its ita soils bulls being sedimentary at the time it produces ono one of if all tho the alfalfa seed raised in fit tho hot ll 11 united states slates gro growing living the three prill print cipal varieties tho the average yield per 11 cre aero last year wits was ISOO 1800 pounds sugar nr beets havo have averaged eighteen tons toils to tho nere acre testing 18 por per cont cent available sugar tho the Ia Va livant valley will produce tile all tile tho roots grains and horticultural crops pos possible to a gilld temperate tomp region and Is capable of rt wita lining ining people agriculturally tu rally this valloy valley la Is los loa angeles torri lor or toi oary pound of its surplus suii ilus production find its way writ I 1 the city and port of los loa angeles which tit in turn can supply all the arveds of tile the valley at present thoy they look to salt lake city as their market anti and salt lako lake city buys either from tho the extreme E east abt or from san francisco while tho the short and economical haul Is front roni los loa angeles the supreme need of millard coun ty and southern utah la is now settlers preston nibley agent of lio lie soviet iziver land and water cotil company pally salil said yet yesterday newcom ors ois can call opportunities for or develop ing the country that old settlers sctt lois of 0 dinies cannot seo see for example los log angeles co county anty if IB opening up it a barket for utah products wo we can call market uday loday ov every cry bit of wheat potatoes butter and choose livestock and poil try produced south or of provo los angeles la is purchasing butter and Ol eIsse front from at present whilo utah only a short distance away is not sending enough there to ti bo be now can call make fortunes in millard county in fit the dalry dairy business wo we have thousands or of acres of as good agricultural land as there is in ill the world with elli cl linato nate and soil favorable for growing the fundamental necessities of lito life as aa wheat potatoes and livestock ll till all that wo we havi eliav to do is tell it those advantages tc tile tho outside world and encourage set bot li is i s 13 to como come be heio millard county mr air nibley out t raises moro more alfalfa seed than any other county in tho the united states the alio biver land and water company has established a colonia alou 0 tit in salt halt lale labe and los LOI angeles to bil bring g settlers from california to colonize lands under tile tho project the advantages of millard county count summed up till aro are as follows the section lia has s acres of rich bench farming lands ands thirteen cities it and growing towns it produced this year basli eld ela of wheat anti and rye and bushels of oats bats and kor bor borley I 1 lcy 0 ila hag licad of jl livestock to ship produces annually egg tons tollie of alry products arid af tons jot fruit and garden products product bould product allany times tills this quantity ity far marketing due to inability to ship thoro there was waa on it hand at the begin beginning nin g of tile his season at least two jears years supply of hay and feed this would encourage feed feeding ing plants for the fattening of beeves and hogs good farming land that will wil I 1 support a population of people an ali unlimited supply of building stone that can bo be easily quarried and shipped at a small cost an ali enormous quantity of white pine timber suitable tor for excellent finishing lumber which cannot be I 1 shipped for lack of shipping tacile ties at least acres of land admirably adapted for tile culture of sugar beets has what are reputed to bo be tile the largest lir gost sulphur hur deposits tn in the world thousand of tons toils are arc already blocked out it tor shipment imports annually aro are not less than tons of freight which la Is freighted at a cost of 6 to 10 per ton |