Show OUR COUNTRY FAIR UTAH paper real bead by bishop parrell farrell at smithfield on the fourth utah under lunder the organic act passed by cong congress re s and aal approved 1 roved se september 9 1850 was constituted 1 of nil all the following district of country bounded on oil ibe west by the state of C california al li fornia on oil the north by the territory of oregon on tile the 1 kaist alst ly by if the rocky mountains anil and on tle tile louth by the parallel of latitude arid anil commonly called the groat great american Dee desert rj gretchin from north to south its entire are area 1 I was included in that dry arid and almost treeless lesion which might then have hatie been termed tho the irand grand valley jalley of lation chiq nas tire country settled by the lie latter d day ay saints faints here flere upon this arid soil icv planted tile flis of this tin s their beloved country ind and claimed from mexico that territory which will bonio some day become a 1 blight i jewel for tile na tiona gioi il crowd the ponters po of utah came here di tested of cry corn tort deprived of the necessaries of life tha very seed which tile they re reserved servel bioni their scanty block had blid to too liu kept front from the mill anhilo it men en women arid and children mere compelled d to dig digi cota front from the car baith ill to sustain lifo life no stranger who ito views these vales today to day dav ca can IJ judar adge of their condition 1 w I 1 hen ten first BE settled today to day utah occupies all tire lie district of country 11 athin tile ful followill lowill I 1 gunild bi igind ariam arii ari i all that territory lying batu cen tile the ath and iba ot north latitude and between the and ine ridi avs west front fron Gree greenwich imich itar neighbors are Idi idaho lioon on the north nevada e on the ni west est arizona on oil the alie south colorado on the casl and wyoming on the north and east the changes chanes w liichi indich have been made since the organization have materially nia crielly decreased her extent but it tier er area is still more than miles them are between 20 and 30 20 counties about 10 40 incorporated cities and about WO t 10 towns town q laid ind villages the altitude of the tallies rallies is 19 about feet above sea seal level the mountains rise in many instances to a height of feet above sea pea level the rivers or creeks are numerous but those which are of local importance and benefit are small and to a great extent are not gible even tor for small skiffs effs tire the climate varies greatly but with less en e it effects than are noticeable in the eastern middle and western states lias has tile the usual mixed govern jentof the territories the officers appointed by the president of the I 1 cited states stales are the governor dov Gov einor secretary chief justice and associate justices justic of the supreme court district attorney and marshal this gives absolute control of the judici try and exe execution cutiN e departments part ments of federal Fe deril appointees file governor lias has absolute veto power iver ther therefore efort by tile the aai waie e of his pen boiver Eo he e can call annul ill all the results of the labor of tire the peoples representatives in common with nith other territories utah has e a jo L I 1 for many years the lie right of 1 sending I ulm a man chosen by the people to serve serva as delegate to congress rhe fhe first representative isas lion ilon john at bernhisel next was lion hon win 11 II hooper next aest was lion george Q cannon and last lion jell john n T caine who ho still retains the position dixi af a grand rand area of nearly acres acre the surveys of public lands in utah aggregate i about acres this total includes all classes of soil of this extent timber and ini mineral land occupy a vast space there is quite as much mile land already alread entered or still subject to 0 o anti eltiy for agricultural pur poses as can be cultivated with the nt atter ater pal supply aply irr irrigation g it ion is the lito lifo of agriculture without this factor in lier her redemption demp tion utah would still have bave been a barren tile the volume of available streams is cubic feet per second accordi according n to major PON ro kroells ells approximation this would irrigate irr te about acres of land i annually iga ly it if properly As time passes the area tilled filled land increases IMPI Oed methodi met holli are being all adopted I 1 it in some localities artesian well I 1 are being successfully cess fully bated arid and in others dry farming that is cultivation of the soil soi without irrigation is being successfully cess fully practiced already the farming re regions gioria of utah present a goodly eight to the eye so much has been done m with iab so little stuck raising is rap rapidly idly ghosn glowing ing in ill importance tile the best breeds of animals have been imported and to day giving t round numbers there are arc in the territory 2000 horses mules mil h cos work mork oxen I 1 WN other cattle and swine swine the utah were early taught the necessity of manufacturing Uit liin to lo 10 years from tile the entrance of the pioneers manufactures were begun at first in 1 u I primitive rill etive insufficient manner but in a r rapidly p d 1 y V progressive r 0 dessive ratio today the lie territory te r i 1 y 1 lorils g I 1 tile the far west in ill point 0 i 1 it of home industries utah manu fl 1 t ui es exclusive of bullion is riot not less than tire the principal articles produced are lumber and furniture allour woolen and silk goods machinery carpets paper leather harness arid and boots and shoes brick pipa pip a 1 lime lilile etc in point of quality our homo boila manufactures fur for eacel the imported wares tire woolen mills turn out each year about half a million dollars worth of fabrics the organ bat ion of zions cooper co oper active mercantile aier cantile institution in 1868 closely followed by the advent of railroads marked a new era in our coin coill merce in 1871 the imports of the Teril tory were about tons now nov they amount to nearly tons annually costing probably OW including mining machinery blooded stock etc till e exports are nearly in in value there are twenty banks in the territory ter eight of chic which Is are national having I 1 a combined capital of nearly ind and these banks draw annual A exchange of probably EDUCATO NAL utah has bas never received one dollar from the national government in ili aid of her school until the lat a t year or tuo and yet vet with the comparative poverty ertrand ert yand and other advantages attendant upon 11 n her ber youth is iii art an educational territory ri ry the site ralles file beal it placing tile the census decord of utah tide bide by bide N with ith that of some bome of thu the proudest states stales which bich have received il lional of it doll dollars ars in ill school work from the nation tile the comparison speake wonderfully well for utah tho the folloni following in table lable is taken from tile the census office and bureau of 0 education and will willE serve erve toil to illustrate hi strate very forcibly the ell educational rank of various districts vermont 1 ermont population 38 sel tool population y AN crage duration ut of school days of 0 people over 10 years w lie ho cannot read 2 9 I 1 1 percentage er of people over 10 3 ears care who i ho cannot write urite Delai delaittre tare population hiwa school population 41 I 1 r average Aver aRii duration of school days 1 is percentage ataye ot of people over 10 years who cannot read 1 1114 percentage of people oi over cri 10 0 years who lie cannot write rite 1324 j laton toll 11 I 1 school population cerago 4 verago duration of days percentage of people is attlio lie can riot not read 15 66 percentage of people alio can not noli u rite inte 2113 utah population u 1 aaion 3 90 21 1 1 population 1920 A crage till duration ration alays 8 I 1 34 1 of people over 10 10 years is mho ho cannot read 1 ei cental e of peaple over 10 eara who cannot waite 13 tire the conclusions to be drav drifon n front from the I 1 foregoing fores oiny table are arc obviously in ili favor of I 1 alta 6 on every point her record is better than tile average in ili almost all 1 particulars artic ulars lier ter showing is more creditable ele than that of tire the three old settled wealthy by and states with N which the is n ma made ad e this makes tile forty sixth anniversary of the entrance of the pioneers into this our beautiful country arid and the progress N we e make in the next forty lix MX years we ne expect ill surprise surp riBO the whole world now to close I 1 will i ill say that we look forward is with tit bright hopes that utah our fair country in the lear near future will aill become one of the brightest stars that fill up tip 1 a I vacant spot upon the glorious flag of our country GEO L FARRELL |