In 1909, R. E. Morrison, Joseph Simpson, and J. E. Davis,
purchased land at the southwest edge of Utah lake. They planned to divide it and
sell it as peach orchards. They gave their project the name Mosida, from the
first two letters of their last names. Promoters from Denver quickly bought
them out. As there are no streams in the area, they installed pumps and dug
irrigation ditches. They built a boarding house to accommodate 250 workers, who
then cleared and plowed the land and planted 50,000 fruit trees. By 1912, there
was a hotel, private homes, a store, a post office, and a school. There was
even a ferry to carry people to and from Provo. But life in Mosida-by-the-Lake
wasn’t a bowl of cherries. The soil wasn’t rich enough for fruit trees. When
the lake receded, the pumps didn’t work. Then the ferry caught fire. Today, all
that lives there are alfalfa and dairy cows.
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