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Show I ij WHAT UTAH DAY MEANS TO ME. H By Ivy Petersen, Lowell School, Logan. H ' 'If tho Utah found by tho pioneers H ! sixty-five yenrs ngo was a land of H ' . J liromlso at that time, surely tho Utah H ' of 11)12 Is a land of promise mui H filled." H "Utah Day" Is observed for llio H l ; purposo of spreading this sentiment H j I throughout tho land, tlint tho man H j 'who hns ambition nnd n deslro to H j mnko a good and happy homo for his H family may learn of tho ninny ox B cellont advantages awaiting him In H this fnlr statu. Tho mailing of post H cards and letters to our friends In dlf- H forcnt parts of the states on this day B will help us to become better acquaint- H ' " cd with each other nnd In that way wo will be united and Interested In tho buttorment nnd upbuilding of our beautiful hind. Our people who havo been so cruelly wronged by enemies of our faith will bo better understood mid tho false Impressions which lmro been widely distributed throughout tho United Stntcs will bo corrected. Up to this time, tho world hns been kept In dnrkness as to tho wonderful won-derful advantages which Utah provides. pro-vides. Little of tho truth has been lenmed rcgnrdlng Its thrifty citizens; :ia n rpRUlt, honest nnd Industrious eltlyeiiH of other pnrtB of our coun- try huvo looked upon our glorious stato as ono rather to bo dcspUcd than loved. Through tho movements taken on 'Utah Day," we hope to lead tlioau people, now in tho dark, Into ihc light and show them tho great progress prog-ress which Is being mndo In this state. It is n wlso nnd profitable plan to observe n day In each year for that great purpose. For tho man who earns his dally bread as. a miner or Is Interested lu mines, no ututo can be found with brighter prospects than Utah. Mining Min-ing Is nn Important source of Utah's wealth, yet only n small part of the available resources havo been developed. devel-oped. It Is believed that In tho, near future, moro coal will be mined than Is necessary for homo "use. Today, Utah ranks third In the production of silver, sixth In tho production of gold, third In tho production of lead and fourth In tho ,yleld of copper., Tho great amount of Iron, practically uu-worked, uu-worked, la of untold vnluo nnd with exercised development the manufacture manufac-ture of Iron Is destined to becomo nn Importnnt Industry. Utah Is nblo to provldo work for the man who wIbIics to cutor, Into manufacturing. Owing to tho location of our stnto between Hwo mountain ranges and n long dlstauco from great manufacturing centers, transportation trans-portation Is oxpeuslvo nnd adds greatly great-ly to tho cost of manufactured articles arti-cles brought Into tho state. Many men have taken ndvnntngo of tho abundant coal supply and the numerous numer-ous falls nnd rapids which afford water wa-ter power and nro doing well as manufacturers. man-ufacturers. The water also furnishes enough power to supply tho entlro stnto with electric lights, nn electric railway and numerous street car systems. sys-tems. In time. It will bo unnecessary to Import manufactured articles. To tho anxious parents, who da not deslro to bring their children up In tho crowdod cities and nro tired of tho riiBh and nolso, tho towns of Utah nre waiting to welcomo them nnd aid thorn lu bringing up their children. Do not'tutnk, dear formers, that because be-cause agriculture has not been mentioned men-tioned beforo on this paper, It Is not an Importnnt Industry; qulto the con trnry, becauso of tho fine soli, favor-i favor-i ablo climatic conditions, excellent op purtuultles for grazing, It forms the chlof occupation of our people. It Is steadily growing nnd wo want you to help reap tho benefits which our honest, hon-est, hnrd working farmers aro reaping. reap-ing. If you do not wish to grow wheat, oats, corn, bnrley or potatoes, try Bugar beets, Utah ranks fourth In the production of beet sugar, tlvo large factories being loented In this stnto, or try tho wiltlvntlon of fruljs. All varieties of temperate fruits thrive In tills stnto, and yield nbundantly In our gardens. Since 1S90 many commercial com-mercial orchards havo been established, estab-lished, and much of tho fruit grown lu Utah, unusual In slzo, excellent lu quality, Is sent to New York and other oth-er eastern markets. In 190i5 tho value of our fruit crops was nearly ono million dollars. Stock raising has always been nn important factor In Utah's Industry. Wo want men to help us Inconttnulng this profitable occupation. Today tho cattle, sheep nnd horses number many thousands. Tho wool production by tho Utah sheep is remarkable for quality nnd .quantity, single fleeces sometimes weighing from forty to sixty pouilds. Utah ranks third among the wool producing states. In an educational convention held In New York not long ago, a certain professor made the following statement, state-ment, "Massachusetts ranks first In educational advancements, Now York second," nnd Is It any wonder the nudlcnco bocamo spellbound when he snld, "nnd Utah ranks third." This should show to tho world that the citizens of Utah are Interested In the welfare of their children. Utah Is unexcelled In her public schools; high schools nro many and church schools aro doing an Important work, whllo tho Agricultural college and the University Uni-versity of Utah nro taking tho lead in educational lines. Tho. citizens of Utah hnvo reason to be proud of their educational advancement. It we can only mnke known to tho world tho numerous advantages which tho beehive state provides it will not bo long before people who aro attracted at-tracted to our state will bo willing to leave ' tholr homes 'and their friends to gain a new home and ne friends In this beautiful and prosperous pros-perous state. Wo felt suro that had It not been for tho unfavorable Impressions circulated circu-lated about concerning our lntermoun-tain lntermoun-tain state and Its citizens, thousands of peoplo who havo been willing to grasp tho opportunities which Utah gives would hnvo mado their homes here. It Is therefore, the duty of every citizen to do all In his power to counteract nny nnd nil fatso-reports concerning Utah and her citizens nnd thereby aid In tho advancement of this grand state. "Utah Day," means to me, and I think should mean to each nnd every ono of us, the upbuilding of this wou-(lerful wou-(lerful garden of ours. It should bo a means of awakening to ourselves nnd our fellow countrymen, tho pas slbllltles of this unsurpassed state, tho crefitlon of a desire for more knowledgo which Utah gives, that wo may prepare ourselves to faithfully pc rlorm our share In making tho beehive bee-hive state second to nouo in tho sis-tcilood sis-tcilood of states. |