Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-07 | Page 6 | Land of Opportunity

i Land of Opportunity I THIS is indeed a land of opportunity Even EvenA EvenI A I a gorilla who behaves himself can make good good and and in a big way Take the case of the Great Not many years ago he was in the jungle doing what hat boy oy gorillas do no bright promise that he hec c could uld rise above others in his community nothing noth noth- iI ing to indicate t t that a he would be a world orld traveler i 1 z I i J s tr come under the influence of western culture or climb high on the economic ladder Had he remained remained remained re re- re- re in the jungle he would have grown from bowlegged boyhood to youth to maturity and old age eventually to become defunct defunct un un unknown known to the world and the world unknown to him But Frank Buck or somebody put him in a 3 wooden cage and brought rought him to America He was pretty sick in the hold of the ship He had no name He was just a common run of the jungle African ape largest and most powerful of the anthropoids This gorilla was not very savage when he was landed He was still pr pretty tty sick but his recovery was swift and he waxed higher and stronger As the Great he soon became known from coast to coast Today he is sailing the high seas on his way to England in a conditioned air-conditioned cage aboard a luxury cruiser He will travel by the southern route which though longer is more likely to be conducive to a smooth trip His name is already known abroad and he has grown in height and in weight Experience in the circus circus circus cir cir- cir cir- cus here has qualified him to appear in London His life for the last seven proves what a young gorilla who behaves himself can cando cando cando do in America It is another amazing American success story