Show DY THE cau COUNTRY there is a good d deal deai 61 of talk at it times about developing the country and nd opening up its resources I 1 and as dome come some would te great folks hioco occasional in references to the tho subject and the 11 mormons cormons Mor mons 1 1 I speak of the latter as if fay did nothing towards these objects but rather were barriers in the way it may not be amiss to enquire into the matter a little and gryto try tny to ascertain the facts lil lii ill in the ease case concerning r this developing 0 a as 9 concerning a great many other things people diner differ very much those who talk most about it do not seem to be able to see anything beyond gold and silver with them cevelo development eilent me means ans discovering and and working mines or the pre precious hlous elous metals Th theysel eysee in prospective hosts of men rushing with all the feverish avidity ivl ivi city olty wh ich koh mankind generally manifest in jur siut to the locality where the discoveries have been made towns built up as tf if by magic like gladdins Alad dins palace masses of people of various nationalities aia aid and anu all shades I 1 of social de gradation degre gre dation gathered together q I 1 f life bustle and actie activity transported to tile the mountain solitude or d deserts P bosom to seek for gold 1 true beneath this surface which presents itself at first firs tirs glance lies a ab st strat r atun of corruption and degradation that is frightful to investigate and ano themore closely it is inspected the nire horrible hor hof are arc the characteristics which ae are revealed ceveale d but what wint of that this gold getting is 18 necessary absolutely nc ne ces ees cessare sary itis developing he bp country and opening up its resources and ancl everything every thing else is secondary daryl sotar nemen men talk taik in int fatta faeta fact a great many talked aik alk talk sd s as if gold was wm the only thing under under he e heavens worth having a v ingi and aud As if and women c could ouid H live v e on gold or a d nation become truly gre greatly great alby by its ita J mere possession avs ONS it the mormons cormons Mor mons never been noted for gold aia dla hunting the conclusion is 19 drawn that they tiley are arb not very eminent eini I 1 nent in deve developing develops lopi the co country and herd here is ts wh where org erg we want to have ou r Y in 11 tile the matter matten W ye e will not lot quarrel with other people peoples ls opinions concerning toils this ge developing ve process but we beg heg C leave to entertain some of our own to us seem correct when inch ga go to liuna or dig gold however much of the metal they may take with them or however much they may find they cannot eat cat wear nor drink it it will buy food and aud clothing with what else they may m ay require in the formoe form of necessaries and luxuries if chese are tod for sale saie and if they are clentry temperate they can usually find water enough to drink but what tiley eat and wear has to be carried to the spot unless there lias been a deve developing lopin process of another kind going on there before their advent to freight articles of clothing and many luxuries a on ong 0 distance dista alsta uco nce Is is no very d difficult IfIl euit cult task nor j does tt it add a great deal to their value bajue j but buthe th feces necessaries saries sarles of life by which it is sustained zuid and without blitch if it cannot conti continue flue ard arc bulky and heavy and freight freighting ng them over overt an all immense distance by an overland route bouldin wo would increase their commercial value so much that they would be placed I 1 almost almot be yonche reach of every person io to buy bus inthis proves anything 0 it proves that the agricultural I 1 development of a country must precede its mineral development for without the tho former the hattei iatter latter would he be impossible if the produce which supports su p ports those who are mining C north and west of us had llad to be hauled across dicross the plains gold mining nil nii filing would have to be abandoned and the country would never be developed by this means it may be urged that agriculture springs up with mining wherever favorable situations present themselves fo for carryl carrying ng it on successfully this is correct for the high prices of or produce prof prot luce naturally aur ally alls induce onn smile to tunu turu their tiu tin ir at ie I 1 in 6 i n athal llau ilat to whom wilom a fair share shar e of the gold passes from the hands of tl those lose iose who have dug 0 or r was washed lied for r or it 1 t in exchange for the necessaries of life but the fact remains unchanged that agriculture must precede mining ining in in every instance either contiguous to where mineral operations are carried on orb or ilot hot tad tan remote for for the transportation at rates that tha t can be paid bald omie ohlie necessaries of existence on these grounds if oil on no others aid and they are strong 0 ones we claim that thai the mormons cormons Mor mons have done more for the development of this western country and the of jtb its resources than thau any other people or community in the nation they came here where settlement by a numerous population was considered impossible pioneering tho tilo states and T territories e critor ies les now surrounding us and practically developed the tiie coun try opening it tip up for It those liose hardy ud adventurers of whom so much is ls s ald said who now have not to dare one tenth part as much as weak women I 1 and alid helpless children then had to 40 As A 7 gout sout louice ce 0 of f n national at grea greatness t imas this gold mitt mining development is to say ay the thel least very questionable thodi the tho discovery covery of ab gold oid old to any great extent only dates I 1 back some sonic nineteen years but the sources of our oui national greatness date ba baek back C k mu much C h furth further fr and arid were based on no fictitious foundation it is a fou foundation which jf if allowed to remain intact would be permanent and sure it is a subject for serious thought 1 how I much 1 thel national greatness has haa beeb been increased incila set sei during the P past ast nineteen years and if increased how much it has hd been enhanced b by y gold discoveries and worl working ing gold mines there are not wanti wanting ng men of sound judgement jud gement through 0 athe the nation who take a contrary view of the subject but ille llie he history of or a close c ase future fu will kil kii giva g IV 6 a clear dear Sp lution to the 1 much of the twaddle dille about this de en tio r th he e C an try fry by m men en passing through these western regions is simply ridiculous As A great greab deal of it comes from persons who do not know now enough to keep their tongues I 1 from wag ging 0 ll 11 subject s concerning which they are lamentably ignorant soi sol to of it is for effect it is a good tiling t hing to tickle the ears of the miners by telling 0 them what great things they have done are doin doln doing and will do the same men if passing through tile the southern states and ana with an axi opportunity to make stump speeches would talk by the hour about the great value of de ve loping cotton just as they theay praise the inhabitants of utah for their industry and perseverance while they are arc here and very likely in m connecticut they would dilate on the importance of wooden nutmegs s and arid clocks that are sure iuro to be right twice a day as they tily would treat the inhabitants of the bay state to a eulogy on manufactures sensible men know just what nhat it means and thousands thousand af pf those thus thud addressed ean can only feel contempt con coR tempt fag the speakers even if they do 40 join in applause 1 l to 6 tickle the ticklers tic klers the of the country doe does not consist in hi discovering and work hork working ink ini gold and silver sliver cr mines alone but in opening farms makin making 9 building bridges planting 0 orchards encouraging manufactures and gathering gd ca together an industrious hardy energetic right bous loving people this the morl mor nor l mono have done and are doing t their full share in then comes the opening u 0 of coal iron copper and ad other kinds of mines including t oid gold old and silver as they can be worked and made available for noble purposes the tile cultivation ti of the arts and sciences of refinement pure social intercourse everything that can anoble a people and make them grea great tand and go good oil oti must accompany and thus Is true truo development commenced comine need and continued until its noble purpose ees evs aw arc accomplished |