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Show TEN THOUSAND AT SPANISH FORK The practical completion of tho Strawberry tunnel, one of the greatest great-est engineering feats of its kind ln the history of tho west, and ono by which 60,000 acres of land in southern Utah county aro to be reclaimed and made "to blossom as the rose," was strikingly celebrated nt Spanish Fork yesterday. It 18 estimated that near-iy near-iy 10,000 persons representing cities and towns within a radius of 100 or more miles, participated ln a program pro-gram of music, song and ceremony that will stand without its equal In Utah county. Fully awake to tho importance of tho event, which begins the realization realiza-tion of afe dream cherished for ten years by the progressive citizens of that section, those In charge of tho big celebration, backed by every resident res-ident of Spanish Fork and surrounding surround-ing towns, spared neither expense nor effort In their determination to make the occasion fully commensurate with. the Iraoprtant meaning of the vast irrigation ir-rigation project It was a great symposium in recognition rec-ognition of the outlook the heralding of a new era's dawn, marking the birth of two new Inland empires, of which Spanish Fork and Payson are the natural centers. An expenditure of more than $2,000,000 by the government, gov-ernment, to which a substantial fortune for-tune will be added by those with holdings hold-ings in southern Utah county, bids fair to turn a vast area of almost barren soil into one of the richest producing pro-ducing sections of the Intermounta n country. Tho big project, when fuily completed next yenr, will chow a great natural reservoir ln Strawberry val-lev val-lev whose colossal volume of stored water will be distributed through 19,-000 19,-000 feet of tunneling through tho Strawberry valley basin to tho thirsting thirst-ing lands of the Utah valley. The formal program of tho day began be-gan at 11 o'clock in tho forenoon. Prior to that tlmo the day's observances observ-ances had consisted of the firing of a salute and cannonading, both at the tunnel's mouth and in Spanish Fork The Provo Sllvor band and the Spanish Fork band kept up a continuous contin-uous parade and concert, while citizens citi-zens of the town, headed by energetic ener-getic committees, prepared for the arrival ar-rival of the special train from Salt Lake and intermediate points. About 100 automobiles went from Salt Lake, bearing a representative delegation. These, with those who arrived on the special, made Salt Lakes representation about S50. Provo sent more than G00 citizens, and other towns contributed in -proportion. When the program opened at the city park, where the visitors were conveyed In automobiles and conveyances furnished , by SpanlBh Fork resident, the throng filled the park and stretched out into the streets far out of ear shot Music by the Provo Sllvor band started the mornings portion of Uio ceremonies, and was followed by the song "Dixie'," rendered by the Spanish Span-ish Fork Commercial club quartette, omposed of Prof W . L. MCalli8ter. LarsPNlelson, David Boyack and K-bor K-bor Brockhank. Stephen L Chip-man Chip-man of American Fork spoke the Invocation. In-vocation. nn |