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Show as the people- going into thoe states seem to 1 o 'land crazv." " At Caldwell. Idaho. Mr. O!ro s'ates that he met IT. D N. Smith, who loft Ogdon ,-iliout elgbtoon months ago. He j says the doctor looks fine aud owns a I splendid fruit farm. j PROSPERITY IN 1 THE NORTHWEST 'Utah is not the only state that has bright Indications for nn e-nornvous fruit crop this year." The above Is tho statement that was made to a representative of this paper by J. .1. Olson, who has Jut returned from a trip through Oregon, Washington Washing-ton and Idaho, where he paid a lstt to the principal fruit sections "f thoso states. "The biislnes outlook," continued Mr. Olson, "all through the northwest Is most enconrajrlnz. Tho lumber Interests In-terests are very active. The mills are running to their fuU capacity, while the box manufueturers are findlnr an Increasing demand for their products on the Hawaiian Islands as well as In the Orient. In Washington and Oregon the railroads are planning extensive ex-tensive extensions that will open up some m v and valuable sections of the states , "All through the fruit sections of the states'! lslted the Indications are that the fruit crops will be heavy. Tb leaders will be apples, peaches and prunes. "The?, grain crops never looked be, tor. Everywhere I went the real o-tate o-tate agents are reaping small fortunes |