Show A Lesson From the Past Past Past- The Times Times Independent independent presents with both pride and humility this special edition honoring Moab's pioneers We are proud of the opportunity to retell the story of or those thos hardy b. people of faith and vision who braved the raw frontier t to transform this desert valley into an oasis We are humble as w we wel consider the magnitude of the hardships they had to overcome in comparison with the civic problems that beset us today The pioneers pioneers' did their job well And they bequeathed to th the present generation a priceless legacy of ot both spiritual courage and material We have need of ot that legacy today Moab has mushroomed In the last three years into a city that tha fulfills the vision of even the most optimistic of ot its founders The Th Moab of tod today y includes thousands of newcomers but it also Includes in includes In- In eludes many descendants of the pioneer families Circumstance has saddled these older residents with the bulk of the civic burden imposed by the uranium boom But Dut through their heritage they are finding the answer answer and they deserve a a. a tribute today along with their pioneer forefathers Newcomers to the community might bear in mind however that they also must share the civic burden A young man who came into Moab shortly after Charley Steens Steen's MI Ml Vida strike who survived hunger and debt and other hardships and who can count himself among the commented a few days ago If It it hadn't been for the kindliness the help the openheartedness open heart edness of the good people of Moab I never could have lasted it Jt out Hospitality a willingness Ito io to share with those in need and the habit of working together those all are heritages from pioneer times operation Co-operation in building a school or church In erecting a cabin fora forn new family in helping a neighbor in time of stress stress- was the v very ry breath of life in pioneer communities operation Co-operation I among all elements clements elements old and new is no less essential in our more complex life tod today y The descendants of the pioneers are doing their part We newcomers might do well to study the lesson of operation co-operation as we consider the story of Moab's past |