Show SOME OPINIONS five leading citizens vis it A bicycle hun to the bear niver Val leyA beautiful country surpassing fertility event in cycling circles that nil the varied experience 0 lone nm but also yielded a pleasing plea sins eur to alie party ot wheelman wheelmen elmen was the trip to valley last sunday alic party tackling the twenty ore niilo rilo consisted ofa faders FA dems cashier of the utah national bank II 11 C pratt proprietor of the thoa etore II 11 swan of thu lake gas and electric liast company 1 the ross company and horace pecry secretary of the ogan milling elevator co the run tested the of bonio of the gentlemen butah were refreshed by 11 bath and 1 few moments rest in the cool rooms of lie large office buil diniz at condne where alic party was met by W H rowe president of alio bear river company the tired wheels were about four houra the riders rc by a carriage ride to fruitvale Fruit vale and the experimental farm of tho bear river company it was this portion ot ali at evidently most deeply impressed alie cycler since the account given to a reporter by the individual members of the party was silent on alie wheeling trip and glowing indeed far concerned lie on hard of Fruit valo and tho grain farms of the valley sir adams said 1 I was not only but dumbfounded nt tho development I 1 saw there I 1 did not suppose such farms and orchards existed in utah this great land of linns and fruit alio fruit on tho year old orchard on aliu company farm adjoining Krait vile ia simply wonderful and cannot alx lx surpassed in any country I 1 dit not e lie country west of hie river had iwen M transformed in the short time since operation acro biczun on alic great canal system ie a great of alie very ix t land in alic united states ehrl will support a a great of emall farmer on kimt account the development of alie mean much to ogden in a commercial fens c with iho present rail boad facilities and alio local roads that must inevitably 1 built in tho near future all northern utah and juho legitimately belongs to baden as a commercial center and no section more tu than tho bear liver country it ia not only a good proposition tor settlers and thoen alio wih to invest but tho settlement of bear river valley ia of immediate and start ajl importance to oden city the alrin of alie the fertility of alie boil and alie a grandeur of alie coventry cannot bo I 1 am glad I 1 took alie trip tor besides informing myself I 1 am able to give to others an allea of the extent and richness of alie valley that lies at our very dhori ir wai equally as enthusiastic in his expression as sir adama he nauji 1 had thought of the hear river alley as a new and wild country and was not prepared to see the development in agriculture and horticulture thai inet our gaze at fruitvale Fruit vale alio grain and trait were tho meet I 1 ever saw in utah and the large orchard at fruitvale Fruit vale is simply grand no man can visit that section and fail to bo impressed with the possibilities for either home pecker or the investor the settlement of the valley will olian in every cular f sir it 0 pratt was buy ecoling shoes but lie found time to in glowing benns ills great surprise and ideation at alie beheld As to alie orchards sir aratt said they arc not not only alie largest but alie anest I 1 ever paw tho earold ear old trece beat anything I 1 ever baw alic land fertility intensified As to the entire management even to iho smallest detail I 1 think is intha very best possible hands I 1 look ul the enterprise from the standpoint of business man ad I 1 unhesitatingly gay that sue ireat nass of that valley must be realized customer acro coining in eo thick eliat sir could not talk longer but dimply wound up by saying just describe that valley in alic most growing terms an J you will express my sentiment sir W II 11 swan spoke earnestly of alie of the bear river valley as part of Og ilens and eald that every citizen should so regard it regarding the and erain chopa hebald liia wholly unprepared to aeo lucli luxuriant crovi th upon acry hand there is evidence of wonderful tilita of mil and adaptation to all the grain grasses tal fruits common to utah the anything I 1 ever saw and no language used in describing them could bo deemed extravagant any persons de cither home or an 01 chard must surety be suited with the land and alie terms by the river valley orchard com liany tho supply of water is apparent and most copious even at alie present i time when many canals an jn short alio trip was a revelation to mo and I 1 intend to go up again when I 1 have time to seo more 0 the largo valley mr pecery who was one of alio arty is on a pleasure conr to soda springe and could not be seen by lie plan however the other members stated that sir pecery was surprised and with all that lio taw in the vaclev 1 of alio gentlemen expressed highest appreciation of tho hospitality extended by president rowe and all signified alic intention ftc another and longer 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