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CONCLUSION 



Agricultural expansion of the arid states is restricted by reason 

 of topographical conditions or scarcity of water, to comparatively nar- 

 row limits. This unquestionably applies to the State of Utah gener- 

 ally and to Salt Lake County in particular. Considering the limited 

 undeveloped area in this country which is susceptible of cultivation 

 and its proximity to the largest city in the State, it is difficult to deter- 

 mine the cause for its present condition. That the soil is alkaline should 

 afford no ground for apprehension regarding the ultimate result of de- 

 velopment. The practical demonstration on the "Swan Tract" has 

 long since proven its feasibility. But one logical reason seems to 

 remain the lack of publicity concerning the truth relating to the suc- 

 cessful reclamation of this class of land and the intrinsic value of this 

 particular tract. 



In presenting this bulletin, it is with the desire that it may prove, 

 in a measure at least, educational and if there shall follow as a result 

 of this effort to correct erroneous impressions, a measure of activity 

 leading to the development of this tract, the endeavors of the Salt Lake 

 Commercial Club to that end, through its Lands Committee, will not 

 have been in vain. 



