| Show From F Salt Lake T to South BY DBY GEORGE FREDERIC Sea STRATTON Islands in Four I Hours I v gL v 4 j f t r. r f f 1 f L r l 4 as a's M I 3 YO 1 n 2 1 w a Q r h Y S tv r 4 irV f. f 7 v r t t i 1 yr j Y ar rl F r n y a f t J L' L f j t A At t f. f t f f t S t i r a t 5 r f fu r af a fw u v j f t Y c. c ta 1 r x xh v h n k J y 4 K KZ able ka Z 4 x i Q M r r 4 G ff 1 4 mot 4 fi rr ya w L 4 r h. h r t sAn t 7 5 s 6 p t X f K 11 pe a rr Q y ia 1 7 i j r r t. t a i sl r 5 a a. cosmopolitan n country the United AS L States hns has been boon the worlds world's leader t r a n. long Ions time E cr Every nation of tho the six great continents has Its representatives representatives tives here but It will wn cause sur surprise to D every VeT very many to learn that a flourishing nourishing community of ot South Sea Sell Islanders Is firmly established In the tho Intermountain tain region A few days ago n n. large larse party o oJ of Salt SaU Lake men nn and women went went In autos out onto the great Skull valley and spent the da day at Iosepa mingling with Hawaiians Samoans and Maoris listening listening listen listen- ing to speeches and songs senS's In the liquid language which h Robert Louis Stevenson loved so well and dining with grizzly old Maoris who have havo startling records as warriors In New Zealand and with pretty dimpling twinkling Hawaiian and Samoan girls who showed the unsophisticated unsophisticated unsophisticated un un- sophisticated whites how to tC eat pol poi inthe In Inthe Inthe the approved manner of ot their loved countries The entire picturesque community community community com com- was clothed In smiles garlands flowers flower characteristic dresses and un unlimited un- un limited welcome welcome- for tor the tho visitors many ot of whom had never before heard of ot this perhaps th tho strangest most ap ap- appealing pealing and Interesting co community in to tho the count country Thirty years ago the Mormon church sent missionaries s to Hawaii Samoa and New Zealand and although t the e sole sele purpose was was' to form torm Christian communities communities communities com com- on an n these islands and emigration tion was not encouraged some omo natives enthused by what they heard of at the great and prosperous republic across the Pacific made mado their way to this side Here Hero they wandered children anI only in the business of lIt life life- end and entirely unfit to cope with the conditions and andu u they II met una Raw na Land Bought nought To care caro for tor them a a. business organization organ organ- was formed by strong strong- members of at tho the church and called tho the Iosepa Agricultural Stock company They purchased l acres of or land In the Skull all valley e and gathering tho the scattered scattered scat- scat Samoans and Maoris Maoria together started them on the road to to- civilized self help and Independence That was twenty-five twenty years yean years ago Today Today Today To To- day cv every r one of those those- picturesque natives natives natives na na- tives owns a home and Is In touch with the most advanced methods of agriculture agriculture agriculture ture and stock railing raising It was to see nee all an this that the party went vent over there The They w wore re Invited by President Smith to Join In tho the annual celebration of er the founding of ot 1 and that It was a tL representative selection selection selee I tion Hon of at men and women of at Influence in I I bunding up this State of at Utah Is shown by the names Will Ill G. G Farrell pre president of ot the company and his family Mr Ir and Mrs rs Charles Tyng George 0 O. O Relf Hett manager manager man- man ager alter of at the Hotel Utah and Mrs Relf Relt jE 1 E Wesle Wesley Smith C Coulson ulson Smith F F. F C C. Schramm Schramm Sirs Mrs H. H R R. Dr Jane Scofield A. A W. W Davis Ben Hol- Hol Hollingsworth X X N. G. G secretary of at the company compan ate Mopes es Cowley Mies Misa Kate Irate ato McAllister Miss Uh Edith Hunter Miss Ihs Lilia Nainoa Miss Chung See Miss Ida Thorne Willard Villard n B. B Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards R R. E. E Caldwell Mrs Willard 13 n. RI Richards hards and Mr and Mrs Mra George E E. Browning of at Ogden DC De Exploited ll Iosepa ought to be exploited as BS a 3 Mecca for tourists for tor In no day ono drive can such diversity of at stupendous m mountains impressive lake lako and weird mysterious d desert ert be seen lieen Tho The road to Magna Is good round th the point of at the great It Is out Into badly by by fr freight teams passing that the run to Grantsville Is Iser er very fine tine and tho the rest real i of at the trip although dry and sand sandy gives no trouble If It you scale down to fifteen miles mUes an nn hour Its It's tho old old west Vest for f every overy mile after Garfield Is passed Mile Mlle after mile of sa sagebrush with far tar distant backgrounds rounds of at rugged hoary moun- moun mountain tam tain peaks roaring rearIng 2000 or feet above the tho level le There were men In the party who had never seen een a e. coyote on Its native heath but on that trip they thoy saw law a a. dozen doen Charles Cherles Tyng tho the live wire of the Rotary club who generally gen gon- gets what hes he's after ran down one ens coyote Coote and presented It to Mr Ir Far Far- rell reU Some Somo of at his friends solemnly told him that It was the close of season on coyotes and hinted that a supper In the roo roof garden would woul head off the risk of at i a a. tine line Othe Others 8 more envious said Str 1 a 3 M V-r V wy V V I Y vf t r. r p FA F i t M i j v N iS' iS i V 1 iS i i r t V 3 v t- t i 4 s sL J 1 4 L r i that tho the coyote coote was net not fooling tooling well due ue probably to an nn excessive lunch of t poison olson but Tyng got the dog and Mr Farrell Barrel is having ha the skin dressed for tor forIs his Is den Arrival nt Rt Village Forty miles to an early earh breakfast at nt then another tort forty miles mUes across cross tho desert took them thorn into Iosepa nn and nd after hearty and protracted greetings greet greet- ings all gathered in the meeting house Hero Here there wore songs by the native choir addresses b by several South Sea Seamen men inert In their native languages and some ome addresses b by visitors That of ot Mr Ir Fl Farrell rrell was of ot especial interest as IlS It told old of ot tho founding of ot tho the community and nd what It is now doing After some Introductory remarks In eloquent ho he came camo down to tho the level of ot tho whites A summary of his statements state state- ments give it ft all dearl clearly He said A modern well watered farm 0 of over a a. thousand acres furnishes the bulk bunt of at employment for tor the natives and the pay roll roU averages more than 1000 month the around a year ear Everyone Everyone Every Every- one receives his pa pay every Saturday morning as os every ery Saturday afternoons afternoon Is s for tor recreation leaving Sunday Sunda for reverence re and rest Tho The cash sales of farm arm products last 11 year amounted to be besides which feed teed was raised for tor or SOO head hend of ot thoroughbred Shorthorn Durham cattle which belong to tho the company COmpan The cash sales of beef beet add another to the Income Have e C Central Store A strictly modern general merchandise merchandise dise store storo serves CS every need of the colonists and Is patronized b by the tho big sheep farmers that winter their herds herdson on tho the range In Skull valley alley and just over o the Cedar Cc range on the Great American desert New ew modern houses have been built Tho The company not ani only sells a liberal village mage lot for tor the nominal sum of to tho settlers but it builds homes and takes payment at cost In monthly In In- In Hawaiians of ot means and education hearing of at this new home have sold their property in Honolulu and have hav come como hero here to Join us Ul Beautiful Beau Beau- Sam Samoan an and Maori girls have come with them and match love-match after love- love m match have united these in marriage marriage- with young oung men Children are coming corning to ever every union of ot this kind hind and a new type of American Is in tho making Very cr few tow of these natives have hae shown a desire to become Independent farmers Under the existing circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances each has a n home In the village most of ot them very ery attractive and andlar a lar large c garden gardon plot with flowers vegetables vege vego- tables and fruit Ever Every day in the year no matter tho the weather or season on theman tho the thoman thoman man who wants to work can so go 0 right righton on at a day A A. A T. T tho the manager stated at a recent meeting of the directors that he was often oUen at athis athla his hla wits wit's end to find work every day In the year ear but no man was ever turned down dOVon And tho the managers manager's action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion in this respect was heartily In Indorsed Indorsed In- In by his company Children L Learn arn WellA Well ellA ell A fine tine school Is maintained and here herc tho possibilities of ot this curl curious us community com COIn community become evident The Tho younger members are usually ardent scholars and not a n. few fow of them have hae made fine records record Miss 1188 Chung Leo graduated grad grad- from a Salt Lake high school took a n. course In stenography and now holds a position which is stated b bj by men who know to demand lemand the highest and understanding of the tho delicate delicate delicate deli deli- cate modulations and modifications atthe of at the English language She Is la official stenographer of tho the first presidency atthe of at the church Miss Nellie Josephs Joephs a a. full blooded Samoan went from tram the community school to tho the Brigham Young university university elt sity and led he her class for tor three years e Now ow she ahe has gone back to Samoa as a a. high grado grade teacher Charles I was sent to tho the same sarno university He quickly became tho the leader In oratory and debate Some of or the grown gron men have developed de- de de developed developed very very keen efficient business traits Alfred Kenison a Samoan holds ho tho United States contract for tor building houses louses for the Indians In the tho Skull Valley reservation nearby Charlie J. J Broad a Hawaiian holds the United States contract for tor tho the mall transportation transportation transportation tation from Timpie on the Western Pacific to Iosepa He is also alBo the contractor con- con tractor with the company to build new houses housos as required he being a fine tine mechanic Ho lie Is a n. man of at comparative wealth owning some fino horses one ono of the best houses In tho the village magO and andIs andis Is an around all business man Incidentally Incidentally Inci Inci- dentally he is superintendent of ot tho the Sunday Sunda school diaries Charles Ting S Speak Iu There Thero were several other short addresses addresses addresses ad ad- dresses by visitors visitors ono ono by Mr Tyng Tyng- crisp sparkling and full tull of ot enthusiasm I of ot what his twinkling eyed brown listeners lis listeners lis- lis tenors had hadr done It was openly stigmatized stigmatized stig stig- I b by r his white friends as being I short but a n speech b by George 0 O. Relf Reif showed point In brevity which out out- outi i classed ch Charles ule That speech will bo be given In full tun a later I I Perhaps the most Interesting to the colonists' colonists was a n. talk taUe b by James H. H Wallis Wallis Wal Wal- lis tho the state Inspector of t farm town sanitation Ho has spent three days nt at Iosepa on his regular Inspection duties and In a ver very earnest address said that of or all the many towns he I had Inspected this year ear stood as a whole the very cry highest In cleanliness cleanliness clean clean- liness both In the streets and yards and In the Interiors Tho The company hn had offered three prizes of ot 50 GO 15 15 and 5 for tor the three properties most commended commend commend- I I ed In his report The first prize wont went to Charles Broad with a a. score of or 97 I out of ot a possible The Tho second went to Ben Den scoring 92 Tho The i i third was vas gained b by John who scored 90 Then Mr Ir Wallace said that I Ithe the third place was so closely touched b by two others that he III almost most shed tears because fourth and fifth prizes were wore not provided Hero Horo Is where George GeorgeO O O. Relfs Relt's little address addres came camo In Helf Reif Takes Part Flirt Mr Ur r. r Wai Wallis Vallis Us I apologize for the tho Interruption interruption Inter- Inter but there are fourth and fifth I prizes and a 10 bill showed between I I I his fingers It is doubtful if It the de deciding deciding de- de vote for tor a A. president would have havo called out such an an- outburst of or applause as this little bit of ot elo eloquence Tho winners of at the last prizes were George GeorgeK K It Hubbell and John Jonn p P. P Then followed tho the pol pot tho the national Hawaiian dish made mad from rom the Taro root Three pigs and a steer wore were sacrificed sacrificed II Iced for tor m meat at and cooked whole in pits in which rocks had hal been thoroughly thorough thorough- I ly heated then covered with green corn husks on which the tho carcasses were placed and in turn covered with moro corn husks and rocks The They were loft left that wa way for tor sixteen and the verdict was that no meat was v.-as ever er cooked with such thoroughly satisfactory satisfactory tory results There Thoro was wag absolute proof I of that In the fact tact that the return start had been announced for 3 o'clock but after that meal the tho start was adjourned till tin 5 5 In fact a number of tho the party part deferred deterred their return until the next da day A hint bint that the barbecue was b by byno byno no means exhausted and that a big dance with music by tho the Hawaiian troubadours would be held In the tho evening oven even Ing together with tho the cr very speaking eyes oyes of at the South Sea young people r blotted out Salt Lake Lale completely The vivacious F. F C C. Schramm spent over half halt an hour In dreamily soliloquizing on the advantages nd of establishing a drug store In Iosepa In answer to a question as to the general conduct and behavior lor of those ver very Interesting people Mr Ir the company's secretary said The They never have havo an any disturbance or disagreement among themselves and andAS andas andas as thc they mix very Yen little with others outside outside out out- side of ot the community the they arc are really children in their knowledge of ot the evils 8 which exist in cities and towns Although Although Although Al Al- though somo of ot tho the elder ones have not yet et definitely arrived at a realization of ot what real business Is Is as the they still display some somo of ot their native carelessness careless careless- ness floss about tomorrow the they are very reliable when hen the they make a 0 promise and any appeal for tor extra effort upon always meets an Instant response But the going easy sunny carelessness belongs only onh to tho elder ones The young oung set born and educated educated educated edu edu- here display unusual energy and ambition It Is not absurd to suppose that ono one of or those handsome Hawaiian or Samoan boys bos ma may yet be a 0 senator for tor Utah or its governor r t. t i f- f w l M r. r ls l jf 1 SEA ISLAND scenes i SOUTH S 1 f transplanted into Utah The I 1 r li lii i large picture shows a a. group of the j I- I i ii 11 I 1 i j leading residents at Iosepa Below M Be-M Be- Be low left to right The community I. I store a general view of Iosepa 11 f f t 1 looking toward the Cedar range rangel 1 r I and a group of the Iosepa belles Ii t r 1 t if il t a man to work on that day as on |
