Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-19 | Page 5 | Poets, for Once, Make Real Money

POETS, FOB OK, M REAL ME! Pupils of High and Grade Schools Win Cash Prizes on Products Verses. "Winner? of tho $50 prize money offered of-fered by John P.. Cahoon of Murray for thc best oocms on fta.li products by pupils in the public schools of Salt Lake were announced yesterday by Superintendent Superin-tendent D. H. Chrletcnsen. James Hbwson of the high school wins first prise of $30 and Beatrice Bubcock of the Bryant school wins second prlzo of $20. Their verses follow: nv JAMrjs howsox. 0 Utah is a land of sun, A land of wealth and wca); Where children have Ihrlr days of fun A sportin; Ilko ihn otal. I: It- the phco of nil the earth. ' all thc couufrle: fine - Whero men cvn live, and llvn In 'mirth ' l.ndcr Itu omlrouK clime. For If you -vh a frlpld homr. " ' Hut neok and here 'tis found; Or If .-oil love the torrid loam, ' Wn havo ll jnfu anil round. I'p north w rnire thn apple tre", -,,'-J!. ' Uown south the tropic fnilt, , . . Atid In bol'.veen thejo boundaries ""' All elfo can find n root. Th yraajtc sroTv In bountv rich. Grain nover fall. In fart. ' Becauto 7.ove made the nlde. Mo ditch To lrrijato tho tract. Then If you lk) your cocoa -eet And don't know what io Irv, Wc have It In thc ucar bco't. Which, when reflncil, you buy. Our mountains paslurr- many sheep, ' With fleccM all warmly clad: And then tho woolmnn makes rtapi And clothe.'! the ln and lad. If on the mlninc lino you've fed, lt' here wn glvp y0u all; For wo hav oppor, sold and lead. And oil lo light your lull. , Hut now. my frlond. !r 'tis your bend" . To rectify your stale. ., r '' Come to our land, to Utah lend ' . Your fortuitK. imall or srcit. -, ' Sho'll pay you rcsdy Interest. ' And what U more she'll do. You'll set a valued life assot. A healthy body. loo. ',. BY BEATItirB BABCOCK, ' '. L'tnh ralrcs many product. ?' IC.xcellcnt nud widely famed: In tho farthest distant city Utih prc-luco oft la named. Wn have fruit in sreat abundance. Apples, chonlcs, plum' and poars. Peaches, flgc anil p;rapci from Dlile, All take prlr.es at tho fair. More than aught lsc hop; in Utah Is the sugar brot renowned. As It yields the largest harvest For tho leant of work and frroimd. Wc ral" grain and vrgclables. Such as barley, corn and wheit. Carrots, cabbage and potatoes. Vol there' n none con beat tha beat. Utah, too, is fond of cattle, Por thc havo the finest breeds; Horses alto roam tho ranges. Fo In livestock thlx slati loads. 1 must not forget thc mining. -Famed abroad from pole to pole; Gold and ullvcr. iron, copper Greatest of them all Is coal. Thut in mountains and In farmyard. And upon tho pralrlc vldc. Utah docs her bet In all things, But hor babies aro her pride.