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Show Industries of Utah By Frank Hale of the Grantsvllle High School (Awarded Second Prize In the Essay Contest) "Where are you Rolling, John?" Fred asked as he tnet John carrying a suit case and going toward tlio station sta-tion " "Oh, 1 don't know, any place where 1 can And work. I suppose I'll land In Nevada or Idaho or any old place Just so It Is out of Utah. Tou know how dull things arj here!" "What kind of work are you look-'lne look-'lne for?". Fred. Inquired., . "Oh, I don't know,. You know-there know-there Is all kinds of work m Idaho. You can get a Job In tho mines, on a farm, digging beets or most anything any-thing you want to do." "Why, John, didn't you seo tho ad in tho paper in which tho farmers of Cache county wanted nil tho boyB they could get to dig beets? And you know, they pay fifty cents moro per day than they do In Idaho." "No, I didn't seo that," unswered John. "Any way thero nro more chances of getting better Jons In Idaho and perhaps I can get a farm." "Well, If you are looking for a farm you had hotter stop right whero you are," said Fred. "Just look at1 the Johnson's, tho Smith's, the Andor-son's Andor-son's and tho llonson's farms all now ones. You know George-Halloy, Just think how well off ho Is. Ho started out only two years ago and he did not havo a red headed cent. Now he is worth at least flv thousand thous-and and in two moro years you could not think of buying him for less than ten. Thero's plenty more land Just as good as his. It only takes pluck and th0 poor boy can mako good In Utah." "Oh, well, thoy all had to work mighty hard," answered John. "Yes, and you'll havo to work mighty hard In Idaho. Money does not grow on bushes oven thero. Do. you think Young Hob Jackson was nfrnld of work? Ho camo from tho east live ycnni ago looking ror place to make a living In, mil when ho got hero he stoppou, yes, Joiin, stopped, In this dull state of liuili. Now he owns ono of tho finest herds of cattle In tho State, and If all reports aro true ho could buy two bt the average cattlo men In Idaho, honestly, John, this Is ono of tho very best states In the union. "Think of tho farmers up north; thoy get their crops all realty to, harvest, wa"ke up somo morning and find them all nicely burled under the snow. It makes tho poor farmers wish they lived in Utnh where the snow does not fall until wo are ready for it. Utah offers as many advantages advan-tages as any othor state In the union. Look at the Governor of Utah nnd. the other great men of tho Btate. They were all poor boys like you, and now see where they""Ma3d to-day." to-day." "Just think, John, there Is any kind of work you want In Ut'ih. There's dry farming, fruit growing, manuTnctiiilng, stock raising mid mining. .Mining espochlly Hirers somo great ndvnntages over tho (ill-er (ill-er states. Do you know that Utah .s the second silver producing state in tho union, besides nil of It.) other minerals It produces? So rich I3 tho state In this production that tnoy are smelling wholo niouu'nlns In 8.01110 places. If you don't bo'.lovo It Just go nnd seo what Is bolnff dono at Hlnghnm. And, John, If ym want 1 to learn n trade you can learn It well, for Utah stands among tho first In Education." "I guess you aro about light, Fred," John admitted. "I'm always grumbling about something. 1 never stopped to think what Utah really did havo. I never stopped to ihlnk of how beautiful the furms are, with with the mountains behind them where tho cattle grazo kneo deep in grass." "Yes," Fred added, with a little laugh, "this Is ono plnco where you can nt least enrn '"r salt, that Is If you live near tho Great Salt Lake." Then they both took hold of tho suit case and stnrtcd down tho read Hint lead not toward the station but to their homo. |
