Show A RAILROAD MUCH NEEDED large amount of land in dixie would be planted to fruit if transportation was assured farmer the farmer is in receipt of a personal letter from hon thomas judd president of the utah state board of horticulture president judd among things writes eliat the present season down there has been a wonder fully good one water lias been abundant and the fruit and other crops havo been extremely profitable where gi en proper attention late frosts in beace and iron counties killed nearly all the fruit there and in consequence dixie was called upon to boake up alic loss this condition has made a splendid market borho dixie fruit in many cases the people from alio surrounding counties went south taking alie necessary canning vessels and put tins up their winter supply thus saving the waste that would take place if the fresh fruit were earned north in many instances lucli products as flour gram cheese lumber etc were exchanged for the fruit and tins lias proved to be a convenience to all the parties concerned judd is enthusiastic oer the change that is coming over the people of eliat section of country in the matter of fruit glowing for icara the people of dixie have had talked to them a better class of fruit fewer varieties more intelligent preparation and handling of the boil and more systematic planting of orchards and vineyards but in the past talks been to no purpose today however conditions changed and away do n in dixie many of the people arc beginning to look upon this subject as of vital importance the elberta peach has made its appearance there in all its glory and perfection and the people arc awakening to their opportunities in this line at hurricane a new town in washington county a meeting of farmers and fruit growers was held a few nights ago the farmer lias made mention heretofore of the fact eliat an ini gation canal lias licen built with alic leant capital with alic hobt hardship requiring alic most courage and faith of any amal ever constructed in alie west the canal 11 in splendid working order and tins little colony of people hae now some atto thousand acres of choice fruit t land roam topic discussed at alie meeting referred to was alic planting of alic elberto in quantities to enable them to ship out in carload lots alie melting wa a very enthusiastic one and from made at tho meeting there 1 will be at least acres of elberta peaches planted out during aliis coming winter v hurricane is not the only settlement in daic eliat lias M iff s r got hold of tins new idea santa clara onca alie most enterprising towns down lias caught alie fever and are buying elberta peach treca in car load lots fifteen or twenty 3 ears ago alie little town of santa clara from fifty to one hundred tons of dried peaches but they failed to keep up with the introduced trod in california and in consequence the demand for their peaches fell off aal alie dried peach business has been a failure for some years past the dixie elberta peach is alie most perfect peach in color and in flavor to be found anywhere in tins country and with the least encouragement of the railroad going there it is arcs judds belief that at least one thousand of elberta peach trees will be set out at once not only in the line of raising el barta poached are the people becoming interested but alie thompson seedless raisin industry is coming in for its share of attention through the work of the southern utah experiment station and president judd it lias been demonstrated that this industry is cafe and profit ible some three or four cars ago pres david H cannon one of the most enterprising citizens of st george and the owner of a good field near that place being encouraged by the work being done on the southern experiment station farm put out a small orchard and vineyard and since that time has watched it with extreme interest and care A few years ago pros cainnon met our judd on alie street and after a few pleasantries pleasant ries incidental 0 o their long cara of friendship finally got down to business how is the orchard and vineyard getting along asked arcs judd A smile of satisfaction and pleasure parsed over mr cannons fica it is al ight he answered and what is more I 1 want to tell sou that I 1 have made more than a ton of thompson seedless raisins this fall when the grapes were ready to dry I 1 biad my tra s all ready for the ab and vc all went down on the farm together it w as v cry pleasant vv ork and my bos who arc working the farm eay that they have gotten better value and had work on allus crop than any they have ever produced on the farm why said mr cannon one ton of raisins is worth five tons of gram in alie bin or twant tons of hay in the stack mr cannon feels eliat is no why the people of dixie could not be shipping out thousands of dollars worth of raisins it 18 certainly an industry indu itry capable of unlimited development and it is the faith of thouc who have studied alie subject that tins industry alone will bo the making of our dixie land sometime in alie future mot of alie cattle men of washington county have together in an association known as the diio virgin cattle and they have uit delivering their second lot of steers for tho car from all accounts jhc thc K cm well satisfied with alio results of handling in alie association alie delivered boac tw 0 thousand head receiving some 15 SO for and 23 fur three car olds the bounteous rains hive placed alic ranges in good condition for the coming winter and prospects for the future 1001 extremely bright for the cattle men in alie southern part of the state the mountain top are with snow insuring a plentiful supply when sum comes again at the time pros judd wrote the letter during alie latter part of october had been a very blight frost but not sufficient to lull tomato green be ins were still hanging crip cri p on the vines kahlias dahlias Dah lias rosea aind many other flowers were still bowing fresh and beautiful in Q garden and it ii pro biblo that alicy will continue fresh and green ight up antl notwithstanding dry seasons offic of Dic it is a land of bounty I 1 and plenty and alie only thing needed to inake it the clini abt spot n alie i a little more thrift and enterprise and a fe more men like |