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Show -TJ : : : - - THE MOUNTAINS A SAFEGUARD The Mississippi and Ohio River valleys have just suffered suffer-ed an appalling disaster from wind and flood. Hundreds of lives have been lost; hundreds of thousands rendered homeless, home-less, and hundreds of millions of dollars damage wrought. In the face of these things the puny strength cf the hands of man have been as nought. The awfulness and extent of tne catastrope has been such as to call forth expressions of horror and pity; and the national government gov-ernment was asked to contribute contri-bute to the assistance of the unfortunate people of the stricken region. It has become nf nntinn wirlp RifrnifipnnPfi anrl assistance was asked of all who could afford it. The bighearted ness of the people of the Uuit-ed Uuit-ed States is doing much to relieve re-lieve the suffering in the reg: ions so terribly visited. It is significant that' the storm that wrought such awful havoc had its beginning in the ' sorce of the Great Basin. Many a big storm of the country coun-try traverses that region and passing eastward over mountain moun-tain and plain assume the proportions pro-portions of the cyclone and wrecks distraction on those in its path. But it is also noticeable that these terrible occurances do not take place in the state of Utah. Safeguarded East and West by the mighty mountain ranges which in dignity and grandeur, effectually resist the sweeping winds, the cities and towns rest in' safety with no fear of the fearful things that may happen futher on. It has never been known that such storms have produced such damage in Utah, and often while the people of other states are struggling for home and life, this state has been passed over without harm. Sure it is the pioneers builded wiser than they knew, and their memory is justly held in esteem. The people of these mountain valleys should be glad every day that they live in the peaceful peace-ful security of the everlasting hills, blessed by the clear sunshine, sun-shine, and enriched by the boundless mineral and agricultural agri-cultural wealth a bountiful country provides. |