Show rural Edu education caton for efficiency first prize winner senior division be bea essay contest by blanche Tr Trent emeling eling summit county abounds with many natural resources that are very valuable and of the highest qualities in order for our county to grow and thrive it is necessary to retain and develop this wealth at home at the present these re 1 sources are not fully utilized here not only Is this wealth sent out of the county but the majority of the young people shortly after finishing high school leave tor for the want of an occupation also a a great number of young people are unable financially to leave their homes to attend college and many who are able to go to college are trained tor for the so called white collar jobs white collar jobs are necessary but there arent enough of these jobs to give occupation to all those who are educated tor for them it is highly important for the county to be provided with a junior college in which to educate the people in vocational training as well as along other lines this having been done there would be adequate training and plenty of resources to give employment to the majority of our people in this college of vocational training they could be taught to utilize and manufacture many of our raw materials which constitute much of the count rys wealth some of the natural resources that might be retained in summit county are silver lead and zinc all of which may be manufactured into many useful articles our mines have an abundance of coal that could he be used in the manufacture of these metals the coal Is also rich in the valuable by pro ducts of oil creosote cre sote and coal tar I 1 dye and flavoring extracts might be made j summit countes Coun tys water pow power er is unlimited if it were developed there would be enough power to light and heat all the homes and run all the mills and factories in the county it if the water from the dams were used for electric power I 1 j near henefer are arc very valuable clay deposits which would make a superior grade of pressed and anci tile ille products there Ls is a sufficient quantity to justify the manufacturing of these articles giving another use for coal sand which Is very desirable tor for the manufacture of glass is located near coalville Co alville this may be developed into a very large industry especially if oil could be loi lol rated in this vicinity geologists hatm mowery shale and frontier formation which formations produce oil are continuous in veins in all directions from Co alville to wyoming oil wells ther therefore afore making great possibilities or of lind find ng oil in these veins within the county are several ds da posits of fullers earth which ch is used extensively in the clearing of oil and scouring wool this would aid in the manufacture of oil and wool many quaking aspens ashens grow on the mountain sides that are ideal for the manufacture of excelsior and I 1 paper pulp there need be no fear of this supply being exhausted as a 3 new crops might be planted to take 1 the place of those that are used j it would make efficient builders 0 of f homes in all various phases of building both of homes and outdoor farm buildings all this could be made possible it if I 1 our people were fitted vocationally for these various phases of industry what greater asset could we hope for not only would our people have employment and be kept at home to build and retain the wealth but it would also raise the social standards of our population it will also make our people more efficient in the occupations they are now following such as agriculture cul lure dairying dalr ying sheep raising and mining we cannot hope to brin tiring about all of these changes ju it t by having a junior college we must mave the cooperation of the people and encourage capital to make all of these things possible these things being accomplished would make summit county a most desirable place to live summit county bee |