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Show WARREN W. COREY AS AN UPBUILDER That is good news Warren U Corey and Judge H. H. Henderson brought back from Idaho. They state that the way has been cleared for j ,be completing of the Big Lost River irrigation project as soon as the property prop-erty Is bid In by the Corey Brothers Construction company to satisfy a 1 Judgment of approximately $650,000. A very largo sum of money had j been expended on the enterprise, i when the original promoters failed. 1 Great canals had been dug, a large j dam had been nearly completed and I all was being mad ready for the reclaiming of &0.000 to 150.000 acres of rich Idaho land. The unexpected happened. When success seemed! Just about to be achieved, there came crash and the Corey Brothers' Con- ' structlon company, as the largest ' creditor, was forced to protect it-i self by ftling liens Having obtained Judgments which virtually mean ownership, the Corey ' company 1B now Tacing lhe problpm j of going on with the unfinished l j ork BO that the waters of the Big J Lost River may be made tx flow over the great aress of fertile soil to the j northwest of Blackfoot. Idaho, and a dsssrt thereby converted into an empire em-pire of beautiful home Those familiar with the project say I - 1 I that Warren v. Corey, head of the ! Corey Brothers Construction Co.. and I principal stockholder, has secured control of Irrigation interests that. If developed, should enrich him to thp extent of $4,000,000, and add to the value of the taxable property of the Gem state $20,000,000. Mr Corey Is one of Ogden s substantial sub-stantial business men. He has helped help-ed to build this city and develop the surrounding country. He Is deserving deserv-ing of all the good fortune that the court may decree and his own per latent, Intelligent efforts cause to materialize, and the Standard wishes wish-es him success In this great enterprise enter-prise The completing of the Big Lost Rivor project would help Ogden by-developing by-developing a district which Is within with-in the field covered by our large v holesale houses. |