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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH FOR OPrintin of the We wonder how many people around Randolph know that the farmers of the U. S. are among the countrys most consistent flyers. Well, they are, if one is to believe figures recently compiled by aircraft makers. Of 4,791 planes sold from March 1928 to March 1929, 1,043 of them were purchased by rural residents. And during the national air races in Los Angeles last September 111 planes were sold, of which . 53 were sold to rangers and farmers. In a way, it might be expected that the plane would prove of great value in communities and that ranchers and rural business men would find it of more constant service than those whose interests are closely bound up in the compact business circles of cities. But if you tell the average citizen that almost of the planes )ought in this country last year were purchased by farmers they will be inclined to doubt it Yet it is true, and it is also accepted as further proof that the fear of airplane travel is gradually being replaced by a spirit of confidence. Remember when folks used to feel they were flirting with death when they entered an auto, and how' we looked on it as an agency of destruction? Yet in 20 years we have reached the point where women and children handle a car as safely as they could handle a baby buggy. Who is there to say that in another 20 years blic will be accepting the airthe plane as a vehicle fully as safe as the auto widely-separate- d one-fourt- Better Kind Call at the MORE EGGS PER HEN FARMERS AIR-MINDE- D h The trend toward increased production has hit the egg industry and newspapers are devoting space to the experiments of Dr. It. T. Renwald, an Omaha poultry fancier wTho, after five years, has developed a brood of chickens without wings and toes. Normal hens, he explains, are bothered each year with the moulting of their wing feathers; during this period egg production falls off. The new' type hen, havin'" no wings, can keep right on lajing the year round, producing on the average, Dr. Renwald hopes, 300 eggs a year. In addition the new type of chicken will be easier tQ. keep in a yard since she cant fly or scratch but as Will Rogers1, the comedian explains : Theyre a fine kind of chicken for egg production, but its going to be pretty tough on the fellow who is accustomed to eating at the second table' and getting noltihiing but the wings and gizzards. j The Randolph man who thinks that there is nothing worse than driving over a newly oiled road never has had ' Miend mi evening et home after a big quarrel at the supper table. For Lumber Pushrake Teeth and Derrick Timber Leave your orders with WILFORD NORRIS A COMING ASSET Reaper Office Our work is guaranteed to please A Laying politics aside, and it had no business being tied up with politics in LICENSED ABSTRACTOR the first place the greatest achievement Of Rich County, Utah this country has ever undertaken in the field of conservation is the sub- A specialty of making Deeds and Titles jugation of the waters of the Colorado river by the erection of Boulder Dam. LEWIS tONGHURST Great as its cost will be, it is going Randolph, Utah to create many times that amount of wealth by setting up a new empire of productive lands which will anually add an enormous sum to the coffers of the people. It will require eight years to build Boulder Dam, and the cost will be approximately $165,000,000. But hydroelectric power will be sold to a ready market for revenues which will repay the cost in a relatively few years. Behind the dam, 550 feet high, will Be erected a lake of water sufficient to cover 40,625 square miles of land one foot deep and to irrigate to full productiveness 500,000 acres of rich farm land in Arizona, Nevada and California, which can be brought under its influence. Canals leading from the new high level of water in this lake will bring under productiveness enormous areas of land now partially or wholly useless and make them turn an annual harvest of wealth into the national treasury. Indirectly, every citizen of Randolph will share in the benefits to . be derived through this great achievement in conservation. But best of all, it will be the stepping stone to a long line of such reclamation projects that will eventually make the millions of useless acres now scattered over the Great West bloom like the rose. It wont be many years until the desert wastes west of the Rockies will be rated as UncleJSams richest market basket. When In Evanston Dont Forget the Central Barber Shop Childrens Hair Cuts, 25c R. J. Matthews, Prop. Flowers for Every Occasion Wedding Bouquets Corsages Table Decorations Funeral Designs Evanston Floral and Music Co. ' Being with people who dislike 'rou isnt the most pleasant thing in the world, but a woman enjoys it if she knows the dislike is due to tjvy. N D "At your service Evanston - - - Wyoming CSS RANDOLPH GARAGE The place to buy Kelly Tires and Tubes, Our prices are within the reach Auto Accessories, Batteries, all kinds. Battery Cables, Weed Tire Chains, Gates Valeo Fan Belts. Electrical supplies House wiring fixtures Light bulbs, all kinds The best of service s , of all! WOOL NOT SOLD s Come In! Give us a trail order! -- Suppose you were a sheep man and a woolbuyer tried to call you from Evanston to make you a good offer for your wool but could not get you and you lest the sale. Suppose you afterwards found out your neighbor pulled the line down with his derrick. You would not like it of course. Who is the loser? The Telephone Co. has lost about 35c for the call, but maybe you have lost many dollars through a lost sale. Who is to blame for the loss? We leave that to you to say. We ask all to be considerate with there derricks as a call is more important to you than to the Telephone Company. If unable to nx the line after you have pulled it down, at least notify us so it can be fixed. Ind. Tel. Co. Utah-Wyomi- ng 4 C. ' W. Walton, Manager i |