Show Mormon Leaders Pushed Development nt s t r y y S Utah has risen into prominence as ilS one ono of ot the great raw resource centers of the world The growth of Its mines has been steady teady and cooperation from the state has a avital avital vital part The following extracts from a aletter aletter letter written by BrIgham Young on nn April 10 10 1873 to the editor of the New York Herald is m an indication of the tho early encouragement encouragement encourage encourage- ment given ghen capital We have another railroad here doing good business The Utah Southern is 13 built about 32 miles narrow gauge sauge Roads connected with this are being constructed into Little Cottonwood BIngham Canyon and American Fork to meet the demand for or transportation to and from rom the various mining camps of these regions The Utah Northern Northern North North- ern is being constructed from a junction with the Central Pacific through our principal northern settlements into southeastern Idaho find and other narrow gauge roads are areL L i-i i i construction or in tion Uon In Utah we have a fine country for tor stock raising and agriculture and abundance of minerals await await- awaiting in ing development and we welcome al all good citizens who love peace pence and good order to come and settle with us It has been our policy polley from the first to promote the agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural interests seeing this was the foundation of ot all oth others rs and we have ha been for tor years furnishing staple products to the surrounding states and territories and we are arenow arenow arenow now able to supply any demand likely to arise for grain ve vegetables etc at the market prices to those engaged in mining pursuits We Ve have iron ores and coal in rich abundance We have called In iu every department of ot business but we lack capital and there Is no safer place to be found In the United States where property property prop prop- erty of of almost almo t every kind is less taxed and better protected protected all all reports reports re re- re ports to the contrary notwithstanding ing |