factory bargain, indicating to packer, miller or commission merchant where his 

 requirements may be met. Transactions of this nature do not invariably bring 

 revenue to the railroad making the suggestion; they are promoted upon the 

 broad policy of aiding in every reasonable way the development of the resources 

 of the inter-mountain region. 



It is believed that the realignment of ocean traffic and the creation of new 

 steamer lines to follow the opening, of the Panama Canal will revolutionize the 

 commerce of many regions. Surely none will profit more than the ports of 

 Southern California, Los Angeles and San Diego. This stimulus % will not be 

 local, however, nor can California alone satisfy the needs thus brought into 

 being; Nevada and Utah, if they be prepared, may also participate in the 

 ensuing expansion of trade. 



Wkat tke Salt Lake Route Is Doing for trie Farmer 



JOTEWORTHY among the efforts made by the Salt Lake Route to 

 aid and encourage the farmers along its line is the annual demonstration 

 train. -The company supplies equipment and commissary, together with 

 the services of its agricultural expert and traffic officials, while the Utah 

 Agricultural College furnishes exhibits and lecturers. 



Due notice and invitation having been sent to the persons interested, the 

 demonstration train starts from Salt Lake City in the spring, a season at which 

 its activities are of greatest value. Practically every station on the Salt Lake 

 Route, as far south as Moapa, Nev., has an opportunity to inspect its contents. 

 Stop is made at each point where an audience of sufficient size may be gathered. 



Special features are sometimes emphasized. During the last tour the 

 following topics were given marked attention: The measurement and proper 

 use of irrigation water ; dairying and silo building ; the livestock industry. The 

 exhibits comprised farm equipment, irrigation pumps and engines, weirs and 

 other measuring devices; a model silo, with charts and photographs of dairy 

 farms, hog houses, etc. ; sanitary milk buckets, bottles and strainers ; samples 

 of nearly all feeds used in the West; a model irrigation project; exhibits of 

 grass seeds; a car of prize hogs and cattle. Those in charge of the train dis- 

 tributed thousands of valuable bulletins and circulars; the lectures dealt with 

 subjects of particular interest to the sections in which they were delivered. 



Similar in aim and usefulness are the demonstration farms at various 

 points along the Salt Lake Route. The most recent discoveries in agronomy 

 are applied to the soil and conditions peculiar to a given tract. By careful ex- 

 periment, experts determine what plants the soil will nourish best, the most 

 advantageous time for sowing, depth to which the soil should be tilled, and 

 methods of moisture conservation. The results are given to the community, 

 and when a skeptic is encountered there is no argument so potent as the testi- 

 mony of his own eyes. 



The Salt Lake Route employs the services of an agricultural expert, Pro- 

 fessor L. A. Merrill, whose headquarters are at Salt Lake City. His advice 

 and counsel are open to the homeseeker as well as to the farmer already on the 



