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Show USE ELECTRICITY TO RECLAIM ARID LAND Salt Lake, Oct 10 J. H. Murdock. president of the Utah Electric Irrlga- j Hon company, yesterday afternoon at the Commercial club gave an address on "Reclaiming the Arid Land of Salt Lake Couuty by Electricity." He was the guest of the Utah Electric club at luncheon. One of the points made by Mr. Murdock was that with the completion comple-tion of interurban railways in the county, and through proper application applica-tion of electricity as a motive power In raising waters from low to higher levels, the farming area of the Salt I ake valley would be greatly en- i larked. In fact, said he. interurban ra.lway facilities would render it possible for men residing in Salt Lake to become farmers In outer parts ol the county. t'onvenien' transportation accommodations would permit them to cultivate outside ground while still living In the city, in that they would have easy transport trans-port between the one and the other, with ready access to the city market mar-ket for their garden and farm 'ruck. Mr Murdock's address enlisted the at.cntion and Interest of members of the club, for the reason that it opened open-ed to their minds great possibilities for local widening of their field of effort and achievement. |