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Show WATER ASSURED. Snow is piling up in the mountains aud a thick white mantle covers the beautiful valleys of Utah. The storm was welcome, for it assures plenty of water for irrigation purposes and another an-other bountiful harvest. In addition, it makes certain an adequate supply for Salt Lake. Open winters, without heavy snowfalls, are usually followed by dry summers all over the west. The present winter has been mild and very little snow has fallen in the valleys and there has been some discussion as to whether there was enough iu nature's na-ture's mountain storehouse for all purposes pur-poses during the summer. All fears have been set at rest by the fall of the last two or three days. There are always some inconveniences attendant upon heavy snowfalls, but they are minor troubles when the vast amount of good is taken into consideration. consid-eration. So thore is cause for rejoicing in both city and country. There are portions of the United States where Jack Frost seldom visits and where snow seldom, if ever, falls. But these localities local-ities are for the old and feeble and not for robust. American men and women wo-men with blood in their veins, who are actually engaged in the struggle for life, who enjoy the changing seasons to the fullest extent Tho thousands of Salt Lake school children, rosy-cheeked and chuck full of vitality, who rolled in the snow yesterday yes-terday and gleefully pelted each other, presented a picture fair to look upon and many a staid and sober citizen envied them in their eujoyment of the blessed privileges of childhood. Flower battles are all right when seasonable, but for real, downright fun the healthy American boy or girl greatly prefers tho snow fights characteristic of all temperate as well as cold climates. One would not care to live in either a frigid or torrid zone, the ideal spot being where there are four regular seasous, where it is neither too hot in summer nor too cold, in winter. In other words, tho climate of Salt Lake is just about right for those who are still able to take an active interest in tho affairs of lite. |