Show i N Utah's Inland Empire Where once the armed might of the United States government was ready to ride forth to prevent another massacre of the people of the Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah basin have returned to their homes from Fort Duchesne the meeting place last week of the three-day three Uintah Basin Industrial convention It was the Meeker massacre of 1879 which resulted in the stationing of troops at what is now Ouray Colo then at Fort on Green lake lale and finally in 1881 1884 the establishment of Fort Duchesne where the cavalry cavalry cavalry alry troops were on active service until 1905 when the present Uin- Uin tah-Ouray tah Indian reservation was created by President Roosevelt for ministration to the wants of the Uintah Whiteriver and Uncompahgre Indians the Utes now chastened into realization realization realization tion that land and water and cattle cattle cattle cat cat- tle and horses are no longer free as air No longer longe are the settlers concerned concerned concerned con con- I with Indian raids Those days are gone forever The Indian Indian Indian In In- I dian rancher is accepted as such only the brilliant and shawls and beaded buckskins remain remain remain re re- re- re main as reminder of other days The exit sign of the reservation inviting only those who have conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted themselves in the proper manner to come again is both botha a reminder of a more exciting period to present day realties Inclusion of the word IndusI industrial industrial indus trial makes the name of the convention convention convention con con- I a misnomer for the great I communal gathering unique inthe in inthe I Ithe the United States as a capitalization I tion on adversity At these conventions conventions conventions con con- more so this year than ever before time and distance have been overcome natural barriers barriers barriers bar bar- of a comparatively virgin land have been broken down and the men and women of the Uintah basin gathered together on the common ground of necessity are practical in teaching each other and being taught how to live bet bet- ter Pushed to the background was the pleasing but future development development development develop develop- ment of rich stores of timber gilsonite gilsonite gilsonite gil- gil coal oil shale and hydroelectric hydroelectric hydroelectric hydro hydro- electric power The people of the basin want to live today and so their problems of self-education self for self-betterment self was concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- on learning how to raise better livestock how to finish their lambs and beef cattle with home grown rations for Utah and California markets how to make male their labors easier and the products products products pro pro- ducts of their toll toil more profitable They have the courage to race the facts of today to work on the conditions conditions conditions con con- of today without being sidetracked into idle dreams of an industrial empire which they know will come but only in due and proper time In the meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time they are going to work on immediate problems And so these Uintah basin people people people peo peo- have returned to their homes after a brief fling at dancing music surcease from farm lone lone- liness They returned with self- self assurance of better stronger babies babies babies ba ba- bies more convenient more attractive attractive attractive at at- more comfortable homes with knowledge of how to live better better better bet bet- ter and with specific modern Information in information information In- In formation on how to advance undaunted undaunted undaunted un un- daunted with the weapons on hand They returned returned enlighten enlighten I ed The The Sale L Lake ke Tribune |