Show mt i Utah Census Figures I I JHEN th the Salt Lake Lak c census figur figures s w were r announced announced an- an Yv some som disappointment was was' felt in n nI certain quart quarters rs because th the f figures gur s w were r lowet lowe r I t than the preliminary estimates No doubt the same disappointment was felt in in other American I cities which had overestimated their growth for fort forthe forthe t the decade dead t I The state figures however r serve to dispel A. A any gloom which may have existed as a result of the city figures The pop population tion of th the state s as 25 announced by the census bureau is I an increase of or or per ce cent t for the theten ten years The figures are arc reassuring and give I l Utah credit for the greatest gain gain of any tate state so soV Fi V far counted I The encouraging part about the Utah figures fa is tint that they are built buiU on on conservative effo effort t. t We Ve II haye had bad no booms and no tourists tourists' excursions m to ro swell sWett the population figures The The gr growth has been slow stow steady and substantial It denotes progress ogress I I gt During the war no great war or 8 It plants were established here as in many parts SE of th the country Cons Consequently th there re I was ws s no inn in- in n on in the population on account of wartime g Industrial activity On the other hand many 3 of the states state's citizens were attracted elsewhere by the lure lure t of high wages and patriotic duties A great number of them came back at he the I first opportunity Others found permanent locations locations loca loca- I in other fields and will not return The I ib census figures however show that Utah has h had hada d dI a lure Jure of its own Every resident lost a as as a r result sult jIo of shifting conditions has been replaced In addition addition addition ad ad- I a healthy gain has b been en recorded The Lc state tate has every reason to be proud of its growth since it is clearly not a temporary gain but a I lasting advantage i I I |