. A glimpse of Utah, its resources, attraction and natural wonders /by Edward F. Colborn . n the way to Salt Lake. Here, the west-bound traveler is treated to a scenic surprise. Thetrain descending from the heights of the Wasatch, emerges suddenlyfrom the mouth of the last rocky gorge upon an exquisite , this is during the morning hours, when the air is clearand man and beast are going to the fields. On every hand andreaching well up the high mesas that fringe the valley, are squaresof green and gold sprinkled with homes. And in the center, shim-mering in the sun, lies Utah Lake
. A glimpse of Utah, its resources, attraction and natural wonders /by Edward F. Colborn . n the way to Salt Lake. Here, the west-bound traveler is treated to a scenic surprise. Thetrain descending from the heights of the Wasatch, emerges suddenlyfrom the mouth of the last rocky gorge upon an exquisite , this is during the morning hours, when the air is clearand man and beast are going to the fields. On every hand andreaching well up the high mesas that fringe the valley, are squaresof green and gold sprinkled with homes. And in the center, shim-mering in the sun, lies Utah Lake. There may be sights more sooth-ing and restful, lovelier and more peaceful than this, but if there be,this writer has not seen them. Travelers who have looked upon theValley of the Mohawk, the vale of Chamouni and other famed pas-toral scenes, say that Utah Valley shames them all. Frame thisvalley with the treeless, canon-seamed mountains that rise abruptlyfrom the plain twelve thousand feet high, and you have a picture assplendid as any that God has hung upon the walls of the Panoramic V Fruit Growing THE growing of fruit in Utah began with pioneer days, andthirty years ago the Salt Lake peach was famous; but theproduction was for home consumption only, and after theearly orchards were worn out by age and the ravages ofinsects, the industry fell into neglect. The first step to recover lostground was taken some ten years ago when a compulsory sprayinglaw was enacted. The real awakening, however, did not come untilUtah suffered state-wide humiliation over her defeat by Idaho inthe fruit contest held by the National Irrigation Congress at Ogdenabout five years ago. Then the people became conscious of theirwasted opportunities and went to work to make fruit growing aprofitable industry. The State Horticultural Society was formedand tree planting became almost a craze. Result: Utah took prac-tically all the prizes and sweep-stakes for the size and flavor of herfruit at th
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