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Show BENCH LBS ABOVE FROST Sunset Heights has a very fertile soil and is as level as a floor, has a gravel sub soil which affords the very best drainage, and the one reason rea-son this land was not placed on the market before was for the lack of water, but now that engineering has made It possible to apply water at any part of the property, It has brought the words of Brigham Young to reality. real-ity. When long before any one ever thought of pumping, Brigham Young passed over this bench land on the old Overland trail with a group'-of his friends viewing the lands, at the highest point of this very bench land he stopped to rest, stuck his cane in the sand and looked over the benches below. In a minute he turned to the brothers and said, "Some day this bench land will be the garden spot in Salt Lake valley, where highly developed de-veloped homes and wonderful productions produc-tions will prevail." One of the many things In the favor of this particular bench land is that it lies above the early frost belt, and will produce early fruits and vegetables. vegeta-bles. Railroads and concrete boulevards have made easy access to Ogden and other points. The Bamberger company com-pany has already asked for bids on the lnrgest and most up to date depot on their system, which will be in course of construction within the next few days at Sunset Station. Sunset is on the rural free delivery and (he Ogden local telephone as well as the Utah Power fc Light company's distributing system. The modern farmer of Sunset has all the conveniences conven-iences of the city and still enjoys the freedom of real country life. The activity shown In this colony is of great credit to -the city of Ogden. Never before in the history of this vicinity has any project ever been placed before the public in such an up to date manner. Time will not permit tho writer io explain all the natural advantages of this location. The new meat market being built by Mr. Avery and the new store that is In course of construction by Mr. Fred Meddows, are nearing completion. comple-tion. The opening date will be announced an-nounced shortly. |