Show pi notes received from ex home flowe demonstration agent notes made by ex home demonstration il age agent it summit morgan on helen piston district miss on board ard the pat pacific ifie limited friday june 21 to chic in orning 90 would that every in the morgan summit district could have been riding eastward through and summit counties this beautiful morning to have in pec tive A ith us the glorious countryside the clumps of friendly cottonwoods cotton woods and the open pastures with cows grazing pear peacefully e weye were now passing the farm north of morgan where all the tarns barns are pointed painted a soft greyed grayed blue just the same color as the e curling up in the distance how effective this soft color is on farm building tiding bu in contrast with most of the worn dilapidated barns that have been noted along the way slay do you see the hay piled in rows morgan gorgan valley the beauty spot on the trip so far white and cream colored homes in the distance so friendly with their soft green shutters and painted roofs to see so much beauty tucked my away in the hills makes one stop and realize how far one can travel in one brief year in learning to appreciate preci ate and enjoy beauty in the common place in a new country the family vegetable vege tagle gardens along the railroad track tell of good family planning the neatness of the yards the beauty of the shrubs and trees in the center of morgan the russian olive the honey locust and bridle wreath all bespeak a beauty to be enjoyed by all who chance to pass that way the willow hedges and screens as we leave the town remind us of the lovIl ness of springtime spring I 1 time in the morgan summit district with the tows rows of hawthorne in bloom and the wild roses showing their blossoms now back again to green open meadows then we see three farmers raking hay in one field cooperation and evidence of tive sive agricultural interest As the train rounds the bend a new beauty and splendor begins to 10 appear protruding rock ledges the fishing stream then a complete I 1 blackout tunnel a soft whirr chirr over another bridge and into the hills more fishermen fishing in the same stream where three little boys went the day the season opened and came jubilantly home with 9 8 and 2 devils slide and were reminded by a retired railroad man that years ago the railroad used to run special trains to devils slide tor for initiation ceremonies of one organization iza tion children look out excitedly with the comment where did the devil slide to the cement plant and other industrial du plants along the way beak speak of activities that bring in mine cole to the families of the county along with the agriculture As depass over the bridge at devils slide we see the road fol lowing the river leading to a group ot of tine fine ranches owned by folks who have caught the vision and joy 1 of I a agriculture ri culture as a mode of life homes with happy families where dofort tort is being abeln made to bue build beauty into every da day Y living trave travelling Tra velling ong tast fast henefer with more ore cottonwoods cotton woods and and theres the spot we stopped at when out on the landscape tour this his last week with the young en from henefer who the planning their families to make f for r inore are happiness through beautiful nome home surroundings carl n you see beauty in the distant sage covered hill or the brown dry knolls and the red rock led ledges ledes es at aki through the cottonwoods cotton woods AS the train stops we see the home of we ine of the leaders whose vision ot of true e service and appreciation of real ai values in living has carried her to fine leadership this winter when the train swings round the bend M we see the echo dam which ive e know Is holding back water to be oc used by bv thir shirting ting lands below and w we relanie je that planning can bring n le results for only 15 years 3 ago 0 O reservoir was but an idea echo canyon with its worn lay ea red d conglomerate touched alth oak and cedar rives gives a feeling of nai estle wonder steamboat steam stearn boat rock c towering high reminds us of planned know your coun county ty tours that were to be encouraged so that young people would more fully appreciate the section in which they are living the blue sky overhead and the cottonwoods cotton woods calls to mind that moment last week when women fathered adhered in a grove in the far end of the county at the holiday for women looked upward to catch the subtle feeling of gazing thru c cottonwoods cotton woods to blue open skies As we lead out into the open part af f echo canyon we see the sandstone rides and a thought goes out to that leader in agriculture in ut th ih who has caught the vision of the need for a program for ane conservation on ion of land and water in utah in order that we may maintain our utah culture and build nore strongly strong i y for a high standard if living we see the cattle in the distant meadows nea dows white faces and we are mindful of the necessity of bring ng the range and adjoining farm land into proper relationship As we come through the long tunnel and into the more open ope country we see the ravages that water hath rent in washing soil down the hII hillside IsIde the deep gul leys cut into the mountain tell of the need for more erosion control work in the high mountain areas to protect the fertile valleys below and to give vegetation a chance to come back on the over grazed ranges these apparent needs for correlation r or of efforts of all agencies to conserve the land and water for future generations and most of all that we might enjoy a richer fuller life now of the statewide state wide program for agricultural planning we must be an informed people ln in rural utah and children should grow up knowing how to conserve water to appreciate the essentials of good soil and how to conserve so that it may again produce in abundance A new new program Is growing let every child know the joy of seeing plants grow through having had his own garden either flowers or vegetables even it it means because of lack of space just the planting of a few seeds in a small sil aall wooden box or a discarded tin can help build beauty into the life of the child by giving him a chance to watch wa his own plants grow row now yes problems are different but there are still cottonwoods cotton woods |