Show Spotlighting UTAH 17 7 Tops Top in Utah Prosperity If the total assets of the time Banks of Utah can be taken as an index In Index index in- in dex to to x the economic status of the State bank records for the I year ear 1947 indicates Utah hit an all timo prosperity high during that period State Bank Commissioner J. J Melvin lelvin Knapp reports that the total assets of oC the States State's federal feder feder- al and sate banks December 31 1947 was compared with for the cl s. s Ing day of 1946 Demand deposits of oC individuals als partnerships and corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- for 1947 1945 showed a decline Indicating that individuals an and corporations are drawing on savIngs savings savings sav sav- ings to meet living expenses or orto orto orto to build and expand A disposition disposition disposition tion by to do considerably considerably considerably consider consider- ably more borrowing during 1947 over 1946 was Indicated by Mr Knapps Knapp's report Telling tho the World arid About Utah More Moro than ten by photographs portraying Utah scenic areas industrial activities and cultural Pursuits will soon be on their wa way to every major newspaper syndicate and publisher publisher publisher pub pub- lisher In the United States as a major Utah publicity effort It Itis ItIs itis is learned from Cram Commissioner Rulon nulon S. S Howells of the State Stat Department of oC Publicity The photographs complete with captions captions captions cap cap- are representative of oC every every ev ey- ery section of Utah Liquidating Wild Animals o Business Utah hunters killed coyotes during 1917 and received I for tho eradication of oC each animal or a total of oC Compared with 1946 tho the 1947 coyote mortality was considerably considerably considerably consider consider- ably off for in 1946 hunters killed animals During 1947 Utah hunters did well with bobcats they killed 1130 I drawing a bounty of each or a a. total of or The bobcat kill for 1947 however was off ocr compared with 1916 1946 when 1612 cats were dated Last years year's cougar kill totaled totaled totaled total total- ed animals as compared with tho year ear previous Hunters received bounties of 15 and 25 for cougars or a total of 2115 Only three wolves were wore taken by hunters In Utah In 1946 1916 and also 1947 The wolf bounty Is 15 Continued on last page Spotlighting Utah Continued from page 1 The totals of or predatory ani ani- mals mala killed In Utah for 1946 was and for tor last year The Tho total amount paid to Utah hunters as a bounty for predatory predator animals killed during 1947 was Railroads Eye Eyo Big 48 Business While the 1948 and tourist Is generally expected to tighten his fist on his wallet and shop around for travel bargains the railroads are getting ready for tor a big 1948 tourist season Utah will benefit exceedingly from tourist traffic promotion bythe bythe by bythe the big four lines of or the West Vest the Union Pacific Southern Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Western Pacific and Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver and Rio Grande Grando Western Vestern ItIs Itis It Itis is reported that U. U S. S rail lines spent In 1947 for improvements and additions That sum will win bring many comforts comforts comforts com com- forts to travelers as well as reduce reduce reduce re re- duce scores of or travel forts One of the big Improvements improvements improvements improve Improve- ments to be enjoyed this season Is through sleeper service from coast to coast Charges at Chicago Chi cago are no longer necessary Rail fares were upped slightly to 25 26 cents a miles for coach conch passengers and 35 for standard fares plus fares plus of course the 15 ner Der cent Federal tax which is still in effect Pullman rates went up two cents on the dollar Mormon Announced California C Gold Discovery On Olio hundred years rears ago thisE this E month a Mormon bearing the name of H. H W. W Bigler and a member of the now famous Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon Battalion recorded the dis dig discovery discovery covery of gold at Sutter's Suiter's Mill northern California Fortnight magazine published published pub pub- lashed on the coast gives Bigler's Bigler's Big Big- lers ler's diary as follows Monday Jan 24 This day some kind of mettle mettle was found in the tail tall race that looks like goald first discovered by James Marshall the Boss of the Mill Sunday 30 clear and has been all the last week our metal has been trade tride and proves to be goald it Is thought to be rich we have up more than a hundred dollars woth last week The magazine continues to say This Is Mormon ungrammatical ungrammatical ungrammatical un- un grammatical scrawling Is still the best proof of the day gold was discovered at Coloma even better than the word of Sutter's Suiter's mill boss himself who thought the day was Jan 19 but ho he kept no diary One modern day writer declares declares declares de de- clares the discovery of gold in California started the greatest mass movement of people since the crusades and points out that by 1849 persons had sailed for California while countless thousands of others came overland Thus it is pointed point point- ed out California Inaugurated its American career with a started boom boom started by a small group of Mormon soldiers soldIer working at Setters mill The site of Sutter's Suiter's mill today Is marked by a monument andon and andon andon on Jan 23 the California Gold Centennial Celebration will get geta a real kickoff when spectators spectators spectators spec spec- will crowd into a tent lent to see the discovery of oC gold reenacted reenacted reen- reen acted in an elaborate pageant |