| Show s C f r J t t r 1 I I 1 I I 1 Ii Ij j I I 1 i l. l I I 1 I i VERY indication points poin s' s so to o greater eater growth and pr prosperity for or r the I Intermountain E Empire t u A t It It is the area to which man many markets I l look k for or their necessities Agriculture takes takes' first place lace Soil water methods and manpower manpower manpower man man- power are here to bring forth wealth from the ground The hills hold treasure stores in base and precious metals Merchandising in ing com commerce erce and manufacture a are e bu built t on foundations of stone Y 1 y 1 A peculiar and yet et logical c l c combination bin ti n I of circumstances h has s been necessary to bring about this transformation of once desert land into bountiful production from the soil and the hills Men with stout hearts were the Pi Pioneers In the face of obstacles suffered t many forbidding they r privation and nd with the crude methods the ther they were com compelled Pe by circumstance to use their faith and their courage and sine sinewy 2 arms arms enabled them to reach their goal f These were conservative men forced b by byI I l lack k of with th resources to go step by step v T J their ventures but once the they set their objective objective ob ob- the they tarried not not until it was achieved Honor and glory to them 1 y The Later Pioneers I ea And m in later late r years came pioneers of anAnd another another an an- other sort They were the men of of the East ever y r eager to invest their money where it J might i t accomplish t two o very imp important II r j I I things Make their money earn more and supply the financial needs by which the growth of the west would be realized This I happened investors happened investors poured eastern money into the Intermountain country and it forged ahead Settlements grew into thriving thriving thriving ing villages and towns hamlets and villages villages villages vil vil- vil- vil lages into busy cities Later a newer pioneer came into these valleys valley The easterner who had seen the fruits of enterprise in inthe the older cities was attracted to the West His coming was seasoning seasoning seasoning sea sea- and spice for the conservative first settlers He had daring and courage too He teamed well with the older dwellers and by mixing a rational amount of conservatism conservatism conserva conserva- with a rati rational nal amount of enterprise things went well for the walled mountain-walled West It has proved its values Everywhere Everywhere Everywhere Every Every- where growth an and d progress are m in evidence and future possibilities are all of promise Opportunity I Is Here T The e growth and development this reon region region re re- gion on has enjoyed have come from an increased increased increased in in- creased local market for the products of the farms mines factories and shops recovering recovering recovering re re- re- re covering and treating ores and fabricating their m metals Foreign markets have likewise likewise likewise like like- wise been developed but the only possibility ity of realizing what the fu future ure proffers is great eat expansion of production and market market- in ing g Power and manpower are here Op Op- i. i r 1 Link t in inn the he P production pro pro- pro pro- ro J p ity b J here Link th the two o I livestock auction of select farm crops stored stared in in inthe dairy products natural resources earth recovered processed and the earth to be elsewhere refined ned for fabrication here or produced here will reA re- re A favorable tonnage suit in m favorable rates for transportation Population will win increase Taxes will i be lower because they will be borne by more people Many of the original pioneers of the mountain Intermountain country still 1 live here The spirit still lives ves in in them an andin and courageous m in their sons and daughters 1 S Looking Forward S During the year ear rapidly coming coming to a a. a close happenings of moment have taken place in m the Intermountain mountain country Represent Representatives Representatives Rep Rep- resent tives of eastern investment banking houses chain store interests large insurance insurance f. f ance companies and other interests whose treasuries are filled with money for investment investment investment invest invest- ment in m promising promising fields have been looking over the entire Intermountain country Already Already Already Al Al- ready many large investments have been made and agriculture industry and general business will profit materially as well the public treasuries from increased tax receipts To look forward is to be cheered and heartened The years ahe ahead d da a are e filled with promise These are indica indica- indications indications that count It does not mean a boom or mushroom growth which always does more harm than good It means a stead steady Y upward d trend of lasting benefit I tio 1 f 7 Si tC ti r rt v 11 A t V A 11 4 We e regard it at as not immodest to state facts ac is which shed lustre on our own o enterprise A Not boastfully of but with earned pride ri a we point to the fact act that the development t o of the Vv r Utah-Idaho Utah interconnected super-power super system built an and operated by Y this coin company Y since 1912 an accomplishment o of 16 Y years ears of unremitting effort has a s played a large part partin t Ji i. V in the growth o of the e territory in in which w we operate It has as been an and is is a boon to industry indus indus- us 4 tt w r t try commerce business an and the home This is company now serves through extensions f S communities with dependable electric light power an and heating e s service in addition on onto J 4 i. i to man many industrial plants ants situated in in mountain heights an and other pace places of difficult a aW ac ac- t W cess ess In 1912 a handful o of small plants ants serve served 40 towns o over ver a widely scattered area I i Th This s company is is proud to be e a partner in in the constructive work that is is fast bringing t the J I A IY C 1 Intermountain Empire near the realization o of its clearly marked destiny J t J t i I 1 r T r U UT TU Iii U- U UP P- P 0 W 1 0 L. L IG 11 T CO c EFFICIENT FI IE T PU PUBLIC LlO Eft I E i ij 1 a sr r ru u S a Sa j jI 5 5 S 5 s I 5 S r I f r t rF t sd t ir e N t |