Show I 1 tv orma poll dc it e LS cache co I 1 july 26 1865 J EDITOR editon deseret NEWS I 1 I 1 food for the mind I 1 find as essential as food for the body the NEWS wishes correspondence I 1 find my old schoolmates occasionally furnish a few items for the paper some of them are preaching the gospel in distant lands while most of them are cultivating the soil the cultivation of the mind should not be forgotten A few years ago I 1 was a scholar under our much respected friend 0 spencer and many a piece of good advice he gave us ire lre I 1 remember one evening A carrington esq giving the young folks a good lec ture OH on the course to bo pursued by the young this was in the ward schoolhouse school house G S L city I 1 find the instructions given by our leading men years ago verified since then willard willar richards john smith J 31 grant and P P pratt are mingled with the dust precious were their counsels and they live in the tile memories of their friends years ago our leaders advised us to gather up all the intelligence we could that intelligence and not ignorance would govern the world since 1852 1952 our settlements have increased in n antun IV n bers wealth and population scho 0 Is 1 bands of music theatres theartres the atres papers etc etc have contributed to tho the t ic papers happiness of the tho people I 1 have witnessed eg s ed theatrical performances in london a and ud st louis and I 1 think thine our own mountain performers equal tb thin na in som maio rs ts ir ac I 1 ir T a ivy ity c ip i p s rr I 1 As well might our preach preachers erg try to imitate henry ward beecher oi or the rev C H spurgeon as for our theatrical performers to imitate those whose iose ff feelings are different in most respects our sentiments hopes and futura future prospects are different and are calculated to make our present course of life different also we are partial to our friends I 1 think we have the most eloquent preachers the noblest statesmen and the purest patriots that the world can boast of for thirty years they have been toiling tolling to form the people on a basis that is as broad troad as the universe and as firm as the pillars of heaven the constitution of the united states is all that we ask in a political point of view but we do not wish its garbled interpretation of bigoted politicians nor the enforcement of unconstitutional laws by men who have no respect for virtue nor love for anything but a name and the paltry dollar how different our present congressmen from john adams thomas jefferson benjamin franklin and george washington they sought the prosperity of the people and the good of their country many of the present politicians if they cannot rule are determined ter mined to ruin I 1 think I 1 can see plainly that if the advice given by our leaders in years gone by had been followed where we now have cents worth of property we would have dollars worth jn an the articles of merchandise I 1 can see those who have traded in them who a few years ago were poor are arenow now like na bobs when if the people had done more of their own business they would have had more of t the he profits in raising grain 1 in n this his rugged country t ry who should put the prices on the article but the producer who knows the toil toll the pa patience tance and the thought required to bring oring a a crop to maturity under favorable cir clr circumstances c uni uhl stances much trouble is experienced to raise crops and ano often much of our labor appears use less I 1 W ke C summit county EDITOR DESERET NEWS having just returned from a tour through morgan county I 1 will fill my promise to acquaint you with the items of interest that came under my observation weber valley is one of the be most pleasant beasant and fertile ef of its bize size that we rave eave have in this mountain ran rane range e tho soil and climate are well adapted to the adl cultivation ti of wheat barley rye oats and potatoes of which there are m many any large and well cultivated fields the farmers in this valley say their crops never have promised so rich a harvest in any previous year since the valley was settled well cultivated farms large canals and water sects for irr irrigating 9 a purposes are the principal improvements prove ments that attract attention and mark the industry and enterprise of the inhabitants of this beautiful little littler valley I 1 A M number of small towns have been laid out in tu the county and the people are making preparations to build in them as soon as possible in order to make themselves more secure from indian depredations and be Q more convene en ent t for schools etc etc one very strong reason why they should do so Is that they are living in a very scattered and exposed condition morganville Morg anville is laid out on a large plain near the point where east kanyon creek empties into the weber river this town has the prettiest situation of any in the valley and will no doubt be the most important town in tile the county preparations are being made to erect a good stone schoolhouse school house and tithing office the present season the first steps taken towards building whis up this town I 1 in n weber city and porterville the people have commenced moving their cabins into towns A stone tithing of office irice will also bg be built in weber city this fall A good flour mill lias has recently been completed op kanyon creek and is doing a ver very y good business there are arg saw saw mills and one ong or two latho lathe and shingle mills in the caun county ty doing but little business at a present one thing in particular attracted my n notice 0 tice there were no loose 1 1 ing ng around the settlements and farms they having all been removed several beveral miles away wheres they are herded reserving the tile range near by for fail e clr i cows the people are enjoying excellent health in the settlements throughout the county and asa as a general thing a good feeling prevails vr ve v r 1 RP 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