| Show HOW TO capitalists so many resources in utah and r around provo in particular lie dor mant that visitors to the city are r struck with astonishment such excellent water power such fine mill sites such productive soil such fine grounds for fruit raising anch excel lent farms for stock breeding such stores of mineral wealth in the mountains near by such superb locations for shelters smelters sm elters can nowhere else be found on the favored land oi america we have everything here that the heart of man can desire and why are such rich resources not more fully developed asks the stranger utah was first settled by men wih out other wealth than their own energy and health their muscles have wrought from crude nature tho lovely homes and surroundings that today to day adorn fair utah true the rich treasures of nature are not developed but the people had not the means wherewith to develops them now that population has increased we realize the importance of laboring for their develop ment and how is this to be brought about all realize that resources f have for long years been in darkness capitalists have been afraid of the territory on account of the many false reports that have gone forth to the world they do not know what fine chances for in v vestment are here afforded and hence the importance of disseminating some truths regarding our city and its many natural advantages it has been suggested that the chamber of commerce send out three or four energetic business men to visit east ern capitalists and tell them how they can mako from fifteen to twenty five per cent on their money instead of ife only deriving three per cent as they jr do at home the idea is a good ona and it will tend to bring in more cap it althana dime museum car sen over the principal railway routes s such a committee sent out by the chamber of commerce with proper letters of introduction could visit cap at their fi resides and explain to them the exact situation when once our resources are understood there is no question but what capital ests will invest with us something bo done to bring our resources emst jy before the country and we think this modeio worthy the attention of the chamber of commerce |
