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Show The Granary of Utah j Sanpete County, situated in the geographical center of the state, has enjoyed the distinction distinct-ion of being known as the gran ary of Utah. Bounded as the! valley is on all sides by lofty mountains, it has a never failing fail-ing water supply and is one cf the most beautiful in the inter- ; mountain country. Viewed from the summit of the Snow Range to the east, it gives the impression of a wide sheltered basin with good sized towns at regular intervals of about six miles on its nearly level floor. The fields, laid out in checkerboard fashion, make a lasting picture of orderly arrangement ar-rangement that the writer docs not remember seeing so largely elsewhere. Deep rich soil, nearly free from mineral fertile and usually well drained, make this a wonderfully won-derfully productive valley. The great crops of small grains, the yearly growth of livestock, and the growing importance of fruit ci-ops, help to fill out the many phases of agriculture, profitably followed here. Convenient railroad, telephone tele-phone and telegraph, and other means of rapid communication communicat-ion bring the markets to the door and aid materially in the ; general prosperity. The mountains afford small i mineral output, but furnish grazing ground for teeming ; thousands of sheep and cattle, and there are few waste places so poor they do not provide f or- ; age for the honeybee. A county the size of Rhode Island, it is ; easily able to support a very much greater population than ; now live here. It is to be hoped that manu- ; f icturing will be attracted more ' than heretofore and occupy a wider field than the narrow one now covered. The county is occupying with credit its relative position in the state and will continue to face the future proudly and bravely with great confidence in the good the days will bring. |
