Show MOAB IS FORCING AHEAD RAPIDLY A of Ogden sends the from toab Moab A de d Was waa d closed d h hero rl a row raw days day ao 40 b by which a tract of anA acrs of rich isad In the sipper r valay will willbe bo be under an irrigation Joe Joo Lovant of oo eastern C lUnd on acres seres or of the tho richest soil In tho eastern and part of Utah The fIrm finn back backIng lag Ing this proposition Is known as the Pennsylvania Promotion company compan with headquarters In Philadelphia The Tho com company pan Is r represented d In the tho west cSt b by Mr tr of Denor It has haa promoted big projects or of this kind In Ia Idaho and Ita it water waler title hu has been the b boat t R It C Clark an young man of Moab brought this deal t to a focus For some lome months ho bo has been beon trying to get sel mon men Into thIs 1111 to look over the promising outlook and finally b by placing a 0 handsome bonus boasts In tho th Denver bank he succeeded itt In persuading Mr lr L Levant to make mako the tho trip to this section of oC the countr A big reservoir will be built at the head or of Mill 1111 creek near the tho flume It will bo be OO feet feel high and GOO set hong lonh and will wiil stOro about 1 JOO ot of water In what ta li sometimes known as Mill can canon canyon yon on This reservoir will cost end ond will give to hundreds or of nien This land to be brought under cultivation be e splendid for fruit growing and agricultural pur pOdes Moab fruit has an established reputation In the tho west at least and aull no doubt this land will be divided Into small fruit farms Carm and thus make mak makit it po lulo for at least from to people to establish homes In inthe the tho upper tipper mIle valle Thero seems to be a deal of over oer the proposed project and many ot of the lending citizens are expressing themselves as being will ill illIng lug Ing to back this proposition to the extent of several thousand dollars Ir if Irn n cessar This land when placed laced un tin don cultivation will furnish tonnage enough to warrant J 3 J In run running ning a 3 branch of the and Rio I Grandc Into the valley Until thid propositIon Is carried through the I fruit and other products of the valley will ha have vo to be taken by boat down the r river cr and the Greit river te La Lathe the ell city or of Green River or olse haul the products ot Thompsons A big party or of Salt Lake Lako are on the way war to Moab from Green River The They arc comIng itt In two hiS big steam launches anti and probably will reach hero about Sunday Sunda evening This party Is In charge of oC E B T Mor Morritt Iol rill ritt and Thomas G Jr ot of Salt Lake llly Lit These men were the promoters of oC the river irrigation lion tion project and aud carried it Il to lo a sue SUl finish h The Tho purpose of the trip Is to investigate the ot of the rive I and ascertain If possible whether it Il will be feasible to operate a number of gasoline launches up yurl nd down the rivet between hero here and Green Grcen River and aud to lo investigate the theland land In the tho or of Moab to l il how valuable the land would be e eor for or fruit growing purposes Dig Big are aro being made to entertain the A hiS big banquet will bs given and the visitors will bo be shown i over oer the town lown and countr country In car caa carriages A dance will m be given at the tho I loo man lull hall 1 In tho evening In honor G cf the visitors The Tho public schools will give a big parade and cv Ot or effort possible will be bc mit fOrth to show ho hio visitors that Moab cit citIzens aro a wale awake A splendid display of has been arranged in one or of orthe the store storo rooms |