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Show t- - h toioyao Sso (TheChri$tiTm$ G ov. Wllliam Spry U r ges . . or operative i afford veritable empire of latent and Industrial possibilities. With diversity of climate, permitting of the cultivation of a wide variety of crop, In the extent and variety of it nat- unsurpassed Ural manures "advantageously located tu tewim the center of busines activity In this great Rocky mountain region ltah stands alone; favored and blessed hy the band of a generous Provtdendg. J ieltmg. as I have, many of the Isolated section of the state. Impressed as I have been with the persistent determination of those sturdy men and9 women, who are struggling to bring the remote a Hties to the notice of the outside world, I have marveled st the Indifference of thoee of the larger cities toward the people and the Interests of These uut! ing districts. . I am speaking of commercial. Industrial and financial Indifference, and that only ae a direct result of self interest and the so called business policy. To ho plain, I do not believe' our mcK hantisnd other ore building with sn eye to the future on the broad and sure foundation of and mutuality. Ith my Judgment.- - the growth tn population and the commercial expansion of thsofarg-e- r .cities of the state, after all tha we may say arid all that we may do, depends sow and finally upon Ihe yrowth snd dvttiop&enl of theoutlytncc see, tlons. Therefore, the channels of trade must be cultivated, not by overstocking the present markets, but by extending the market consumption. Every dollar that I he business man of the city invests in legitimate development and colonisation enterprises throughout tbs statewtll not bring a handsome increment, as a direct result of the Investment: but Ihc Indirect return from the investment of tbe r. In tbe way of Increasing rural population and corresponding extension of market demands upon tbe larger distributing centers, eahnot even be approximated. Every dollar so Invested adds .many dollars the commercial solvency of the stats a a direct result ofmsKIng available and useful the natural resources ofth State.- Every new settler attracted here by tbs development of otif natural resources' it. business transacted eafb year and tbs distribution of the-- money be brings with him, through the natural channel-of trade, can but add ton and stability to the local markets went, and developing music, oratory, tbe UTAH Education, a Lifes Labor In my opinion, however, them is absolutely good reason why w should. In Improving the ,f. Octency of th public school system, adopt a that restricts the usefulness of the school and th school building in purely educational sjst,m matters In the least. 1 taka a broad view of education The recitations ; the grammar grades are but and Us lung years of work and tn,jy tn the high school, the university, and the college j., little more than provide the. tools. Education i. tura and refinement, and long after the doors l!le special temples of learning have closed tu u1H siud-ha. Is struggling, ofttlme alone, with the great, jj ? all the problem of education. Education is the kb of a and Increasing years and silica "locks do but add to tb glories of culture an.i rem, ment. The' Country Ufa movement is diiaiiaj and If our school buildings caa be made u, ;j m education they should p, promoting any phaas-o- f made available. Utah expends annually s at ,m for education. Approximately il per cent f th tax revenue of tb state are set aside and 'cvpt n'U4 ,Q our school system. That la a startling fa. t. u it not possible to benefit a larger number of our po pie through this enormous expenditure., by making th system broad enough to permit of .pro.. lieges not only tu the children but to the sda'ls el well us tha country districts throuth the city ns th uae of school houses for. Intellectual liipi.unmci, and social betterment? Th schools and the school plant should he lh center of social activity, not alone In the rural trlcts but In the cities also. The sphere of thnr can be easily extended without en. rurhoig In he least upon the safe guards which hay bran thrown about them. These school buildings rhuultj be made subservient to every phase of our xms-of education, and I believe that the atiUsitn-- ,,f our school buildings for social gatherings "an,! wDI result In a closer felsHiinhi.. only between tbe pupil and tha teacher.' hut. m.r Important still, a better understanding thj teacher and th parent. Buch an unihrastanding n but result In leswnlng tha work of our ji vtule of court nnd In mlnlmlstrnr-the-affenx- e To be thoroughly understood In. this mstt'r I th to statu emphatically that while 1 am thankful fr and in hearty accord with that well established sentiment and law which prohibits the exp,- -. n, 91 of any creed or dogma In our public sebool vyst-mam non th less solicitous for tha estabilshLieat of reverence for Deity' In th young of tti stats through the medium of the school, and th grounding of strong moral principles which are the nt and strength of our national supremacy. . In responding to the request of Th New for an article for th Christmas Issue, many auhiects of popular concern and ft led with Interest have themselves to me as suitable for dlscntaioa. The foregoing subjects havs been touched upon largt-l- y because they ar Hr topics, as matters which si their nature havsheendeprtved extended dipfap" slon. They ara at least worthy very sellout iu--y m life-tim- e, ; dol--ia- Joint Interest and Help'ng Hand ' Tb commercial organisations and business men have already recognised this fact and lire beginning to reach out; but it needs more than reaching out; It lined g helping hand; tt needs Joint Interest; it de- There Is somepartnership and thing more than tbe mere formality of business Ira onset loos; bsck of Itall there la sn must be recognised snee. and that and cemented through mutual confldenc and 1, - Inter-depc- ce . centers are awake to this condition. Take for sxampla that magnificent section of Utah known M tbe Uintah country. Do the merchants and manufacturers of Utah realise that Colorado capital baa discovered g population of approximately li,M people tn tha Uintah country; that a vigorous and more or less successful campaign Is being waged by wida awake business men of our sister state to gain and .hold tha tradeof this field, which Is, already a profitable one and which give premia of developing rapidly through the Influx of fcemearekero and becoming one of the finest stork, agricultural and horticultural sections of tbe entire Other-commer- .. - During I he.year It ban been my pleasure to visit esveral of tha remote sections of tbe state and I have traveled through counties that are long on op-portunltlcs and short on railroads. Here In the city where we ar tn ready communication with the manufacturing centers, and modern transportation surrounds us with comforts, and conveniences, and luxuries, w ara apt to sit In spacious parlors and read of tb hardships of pioneering, and we ara altogether too apt to congratulate ourselves on th that thus rugged days of "biasing the way" ara behind us. But how many of the city people realize that tn the outlying districts th people of .Utah are ploneerlng. thst they are fighting against th lsck of railroad facilities, that they are sticking to their farms simply because they have faith In the particular locality' tn which they reside, end have hope that some day a railroad will connect them with markets for the disposition of their crops, nd pm vide thtTcomfort and necessities of modern times, at reasonable cost! - frequently and that these annual migrations all result In enlivening farm life, and Improving tha social conditions, but the influence of our splendid school aysUtn Is felt In every part of the state, and. so far as I am aware, there la no hamlet, village or town so remote as to fall without tha uplifting influence of th public School system. I have taktn a deep Interest in tha Country Life movement as affording m possible means of Improving the social standards of the rural communities. The movement, which Is national In character, alms, through a. plan not entirely fixed and definite, but at least with the school as a nucleus, to promote social intercourse and Intellectual advancement among the Adults of the country districts, who are deprived through force of habit, through custom or through ck of time and faculties, the enjoyment of wholesome Intellectual advancement. ls Along through force of cirto adopt a system In the early days to meet this requirement. Worshiphaving been th. basic principle of their existent. the pioneers who bu.lt up this male vn.de ,t th.lr firah pleasure and-du- ty to provide a house of tha compelled . ,d 1X A View of the Utah Hotel and SIXTY-ON- E When Cabbage and Corn Grew on Main d I9 1 A - Deseret-New- s Arid Rough Pole Fences Divided the City Lots - far ss kno n. the above Is tho very first print ever made of any part of Bait Lake city. The cut Is from a steel plate made from a sketch In August, tM9. by members of th Btanshury exploration party sent out by the government to survey the vsllcy of the (inwt Halt Lake and to provide for a new rout through th Rocky, mountains. fitansbury's Report 1s a rare" volume In these days, but on Is In th possession of Mr. fipenwr Clawson, from which the above enIs mad. Tfie artist engraving titled his picture: --Jtowery, Mint, and President's House. Great Halt Labs City." The building to th right hand with th scaffold around H I th old Council House, then nearing completion. In which th Corners YEARS AGO. Z C Ugnlnst (be peace and quiet of the community. In this strange yet needful commingling of religion, amusement, education and common law was found th Index of our Utah pioneer spirit This meeting-hous- e, this temple of spiritual exaltation, this of Joy ous recreation, this court of Justlcs, all In plac one, was .the pioneer's solution of a problem that engages hs attention of educators and thinking people today mors complex, because of changed conditions A a a dance, play, session of school, th convening of court, detracted not one whit from the sanctity of th walls , within which th people met on common ground. For first of all th bouse waa built as th house of God. its corner stone was laid with a prayer of dedication and Holiness to the Lord" warned all who. entered that worship and reverenc had first plac within th portal. A high regard for Its primary purpose tempered thoee who invaded Its "sacred precincts tn their quest for recreation, pleasure or Justice, alike, with reverence tor th house of God. A dance within It wall Waa divested of Its objectionable feature and became tb wholesome recreathm the amusement were unseated bolsterousnsss, and pear and purity pervaded by wll. Added to thl were the auxiliary orgmnlxa-It tlon- - pursuing courses, tn theology, civil iron,. oesoseonafooeosois f,lF1 Strict , ' most Instances the bulMInn were constructafter no particular style of architecture, save that they had four walls, a single gabled roof, a double door In one end and a row of windows on either side. Within, the walls were whitewashed and bare; two long rows of portable benches extended from the entrance to the opposite end of the room where temporary stand or pulpit was constructed srverel feet above the floor and made with a view of converting tt with ease Into a stage. Meetinghouses were used for many purposes. The altar of worship Was converted Into a stage for strutting amateur actors; tha pews" of the communicants were readily thrust outside to make way for the lively feet In a galloping, romping Virginia reel, a plain quadrille, or the gliding rythm of the walla from the back of each bench a swinging table could be adjusted and th respectful worshipers of the Sabbath were displaced th following morning by restless youngster, while th pulpit of th kind faced preachers was graced five days of sack week by the stem countenance of the schoolmaster It has b.., no uncommon thing for th meetinghouse to become the shelter of Is. housd thi vniage It. waits, tn solemn d ministered punishment to those guilty of InfiittioM Tn ed of stone with social pleasure, cumstance. Utah wa of Resources That la the trouble with a great many sections of the state. Give sny one of the localities I haic mentioned one railroad only, and In 10 years they mil discount as originating points for freight shipments old counties of the east that are mm rival transportation companies I may be over entbuesd and perhaps I am over confident, but God has given 'us a wonderfully iirh state, and I want to e every g,sNl thing Jn the state mad tn serve the1 useful and needful purpnset of our citlsens and the thousands snl terns of thousands who may enjoy, It with u. With the development of our material resource. I want to see th its to advance socially and InteW alt know how hard It Is to llectually. keep - shraast th spirit of th ag and w all doubtless have soma Idea of th added difficulties as a result of Isolation. Our school systsm baa don much to make living In the remote districts bearable. ft l trus that certain loeal observances tend to draw the residents of tha frontier section t tbe city renters mors or Isas - lard. W orship. the tffasic Principle semi-tropic- al honey-combe- -- As to the general condition of tb state, your special articles and statistic will furnish a good Index. Generally speaking, Utah ha prospered durlnf th past year. While tba shortage of water has minimised tb grain and hay crops to a limited extent, th scientific us of water through our splendid irrigation system has- - enabled the Utah farmer to overcome the. unfavorable dry weather conditions in a larg measure. Th quality of the grain produced la excellent, so that1 tbs loss In yield will scarcely be felt. The lack of precipitation has feefivety demonstrated tbe successful growing of grain In several sections of the state without As a year for vindicating the"lEeory of Utah dry farming, 1910 promises to go down in history. In no Instance where th Utah dry farmers have followed the advice of the Agricultural college stall with reference to aummer fallowing for the of moisture as well as tn the matter ef fall seeding has there been a failure of th grain crop. The 110 crop condition were recently reviewed hf the state statistician as follows: Utah's 1010 contribution to the nations rIs wealth will be approximately as follows: Wheel. 12,500,000; oats, ?,200.000; barley, rye and corn, Th hay crop, chiefly alfalfa grown by irrigation. will yield th farmers .close to I9.000.0on. potatoes, 9UOO.OOO; sugar beet. tl,7000; vegetable ud small fruits, IS. 600, 000. This yearUtah will send te the .states east of her 1.000 csrloade of peaches, C carloads of apples, 40 carloads of prunes, and 21 carloads of posn, of an aggregate value of Sl.W Th canning Industry of th stats wilt put anotbw $1,000,000 Into th pocket of th farmer. Of the fndt crop It can be said that.lt la 10 per oent better and cleaner than any other crop over grown here, V sesslng fat a higher degree th flavor, superior texture, and th rich coloring that hare made risk grown fruit world fanwd. Th honey and alfalfa h eed crop ar also Important onsa. Inasmuch be products for th present year will reach 15 carloads. valued st $50,900, while th alfalfw seed crop (about tf carloads) will giro to thfannerx-&H- ! total revenue 1170,000. Thes estimate aggregate to th farmsra for th crops mentioned of t22,Ui.W-- ' Irilgn-tlo- To Illustrate: In spite of the wide publicity which has heed given to the extreme southwestern portion of Utah 'and Us attractiveness, not only as a fruit raising and agricultural section, but as a health resort and a delightful wintering place, few people realise the wonders of that section. Tet It Is a safe assertion that, barring all hardships of Ingress to and rgress from fit. George, Utah, no person, ever visited Washington county who was not favorably impressed with it And the pity of It Is that the hardships could be avoided by a compare-livel- y short railroad connection. With railroad facilities. St. Georgs and tha country round about would experience an Influx of population farmers, fruit -growers and others who shun the locality now only because the railroad Is not tber. The shipment of a wide variety of products to an early markat could be made a most nrofltable business where today these products cannot be moved because of tack of expeditious transportation. .. A like condition with regard to transportation south of Mnryxvale. if. sny man believes tha . spirit of pioneering Is on the wane, let him Jolt over-th- e long road from Marysvale to Kanab and keep hla eyes and his ears open and he will see and hear and learn more of the pioneer, spirit than he ever dreamed existed. Out tn the Uintah country a healthy promising lnjTantla crying lustily for transportation. A few weeks since, a 1th a party of gentlemen t visited that section, and the people feel that the very future of the depends on modern means pf transportation, while even the babes In arms cried for Thou choo" rars. Imagine If you can the .consolation poured out to the good ettixens by a member of the visiting party who comforted them by sa; me" Why, fellow cltlxena. you. ore already on 'I hr railroad; the only trouble la you are 85 miles from tl.e station." Development "... Utah Has Prospered Undeveloped Opportunities - . .-l state t Dixie abilit u ' . . v debate, ate. , Ail this, which under tha existing condition tbe very brat that . human ingenuity could og waa possible, so long as tha people of pani. I community, supporting tha local schools, entertained Ilk religious, convictions. "With the gro m of ,. community, however, and tha adoption , f 4 puWlt school system to. educate the children of people of different religious persuasions, sectarianism rightfully barred from the school. i O rllr tons gf the legislature-wheld, and where tb Dreeret university was for years conducted. The building ws burned down years ago. A corn field wwvh on th west of It. where th Dea. erot Neks Annex now stands. Acfvisa th road to th north wa fkh meeting and amusement plac of tho people, called tho Bowery." It wa originally bum of upright find foliage. Arrow th road to th th mint In which th early ootnag of tho territory waa executed. Th building on tho hill I crud attempt to reproduce th famous Whit House of President, Brigham Toung which In reality mood much farther away from th miKW building than th picture Indicate. Imperfect as It Is, th pip. ir ,B Interesting one, and tha , , figure rttnwn around tha Indicate something of the Bowery" f style JJfwrel prevailing tn tho day. "ny ;fi) v et , 1 - i m S1.M0.-00- Year of Hope and Promise Tb mining Industrie will record A remarkskl abowlng for th year now closing. Extsmrire exp'-tlons for oil walls hare been mad tn th Han Juan country and th development In that ssctlon Indicate a nwgnlflcent oil deposit. rasslng, th year of 1910, so tor as Utah I con earned, leaves behind It th record of A glorious hv England winter, yielding In proper Mason to a mild, balmy, spring filled with sunshine, 0 flowers, and hope, and promise: a summer sh every day has been a day of gladness and deiiftu, a golden autumn of plenty, that hits been transformed Into winter again with such ubtl necromsnrjr that but for th falling leaves and naked trace had thought not of tbs changing seasons. ' Peacs, plenty, sunshlna, happiness and protrerllf hare been th gracious favors of tb past U month Times Indicator Is about to register another 7rr lh .In th measure of human existence, and need Is draws th dividing lino of th old and C new year, all th beautiful thoughts of th rush to th softened heart, while tender, minister" hands are eager to do over again In loro, nd ri pathy, and generosity th kindly, acts and noble deed Inspired by him whoa memory I hallowed tho Sweet observance of Yuletld. Christmas tlm th happiest season of tb year. It I th P of rejuvenation, when men and women become h? and girls and revel again In th generous acts pf tb mythical old Kris Kringt. Areuad It keeptn d cluster the- grandest hops of Christianity wsetsat Influence that move th human heart Ufs-gtri- v4 1 - |