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Show V OGDEIU STUDENTS 111 Pit Willi " EMS H Phyllis Hodgson, an eighth grade H student of the Ogden Central Junior B high, school, has been accorded the B honor of second place in the Utah H Manufacturers' association, school es- B say contest held in connection frith. B the Utah. Products Week program, ac- mmW cording to the announcement of the H judges, Mrs. Lily C. Wolstenholme, H Mrs. Martha Spang er and A. H. H Schulthess of Salt Lake Ciiy. Arvilla K Hansen, of the Ogden Dee junior high B school, was awarded -fifth place. Hk The first prize was awarded to Hil- B da Matson of the Central school, mmi"' Provo; third prize, Gertrude Spencer o of the Cedar Creek school; fourth, B f ifamio Thomas of the Central schol. fl'i Provo. The awards were made after j a week's consideration of the essays Bf contributed, and. In announcing- their K decision, the judges made the follow- Bf ing comment with regard to the gen- H oral merit of the essays: B "The manuscripts as a general rule. H are worthy of the efforts of boys and H girls, much older. Many o the papers H were of a very high order and it has H been difficult for us to decide npon M the winners. We congratulate the H state on having a public school sys- Hi tem that imparts a knowledge of tne H ctate and its resources and the gen- B eral training reflected In the essays. H There were more than 100 essays contributed from all parts of the state. B Salt Lake CItv was well represented B in the list, but none of the school cnil-H cnil-H dren of that city qualified for a prize. H The first and second prize-winning essays, on the subject, "Industries of H "Utah," follow: ... B First prize, Hilda Matson, eighth Bi trade. Central school, Provo. r " "Utah, is a. land of wonderful re- Bj sources, which have been most even- Hl v deVeloped. B " Tbe pioneers realized the neces- K sitv for the cstablisment of home in- J dUEtries, and early organized agricultural agricul-tural and manufacturing societies to promote industrial ' activity. . "The p'ioneers, immediately upon H their arrival here, began plowing in H the sun-baked earth and making irri- H eating canals preparatory to planting t corps, utan was among iu "" H practice irrigation and the state has H spent millions of dollars In building mW up reservoirs and irrigating canals. H No other subject is of greater im- fvcrtince to the material growth and HHPthe development of Utah than irriga mmW B "Owinp to the fine soU. favorable H climate and excellent opportunity for H irrigation, agriculture is. the chief oc- B cupation of Utah. K "She has several million acres oL B land adapted to dry farming, which B Is developing most remarkably. V "The principal farm products are H" -crheat, oats, barley, potatoes, sugar Bi beets and alfalfa. Apples, peaches. B pears and many other fruits, -which B re superior in sweetness, firmness, HjT' scauty and flavor, thrive in Utah. Ht 4rtf"Ith great natural pastures. Hr abundance of water and delightful cll- Hf mate, Utah Is an Ideal place for the H raising of live stock. The important V animals are cattle, sheep, horses and W pigs. More cattle and better cattle H'. are found in Utah than in most noted fei live stock countries. ?r "During- the past year every part E of the state of Utah has felt an ag- H ricultnral uplift. K "Utah's source of wealth Is found H in her enormous deposits of minerals. LLv She ranks third in the production of B silver, third in the production of lead, K-' and Is one of the four big copper pro- B ducing- states of the country, v "The principal mining camps are at H Bingham, Tintic and Park City. K- "Utah's mining 4s still in its begin- Kl ning. There are mountains of Iron in H Iron county waiting to be developed. H , "What has been done in this indus- B try in the past simply foreshadows H the greater development of the fu- H "Utah, with an immense supply of H coal, numerous falls and rapids, which H; afford abundant water power, would H naturallv encourage home manufacture B ins:' H Value of Manufactures. H "In 191-t there were over S00 estab- H lishments, manufacturing over 500 Hy different articles, and the products H valued at $62,000,000. WL "Utah sugar factories have paid out H over $4,000,000 for sugar beets, and mW the canneries have put up over 25,- H 000,000 cans of fruits and vegetables W last ear. H "The largest woolen mills west of B- the Missouri river, founded in 1S63, mm are sltnated at Provo. M ' Manufacturing leads all other In- B dustries when measured by the value B of the total production. t "Utah is entirely dependent upon U; railways for her exports and -imports- K Tn 1S63 the completion of the Union H Pacific gave Utah connection with K the great markets of the country and K since then the industrial growth nasi R oeen not only steady, but rapid. I K "Looking toward the future, and K. judging It by the past, Utah's indus- H, tries will develop very rapidly. Then Hf to assist in our state's progress wc HS should be loyal to her industries bj Hk buying Utah-made goods." B Second Prize Winner. R a Second prize, Phyllis Hodgson. Cen- I m " lral Junior high school, eighth grade, In Cden: "Are we patriotic to the state of I Utah? We think we are. But do we know what patriotism to a state means? When we are buying our food and clothing; do we always select Utah-made goods and in this way help our state and, therefore, ourselves? Our dealer gives us whatever we ask for without reminding us it was not made in Utah. If asked why we wish a certain brand we. probably say because be-cause it is the best. But is it the best? Perhaps we have tried no other. oth-er. Give Utah products a fair trial. "We must keep our money In Utah by buying products made here. If we do, it means more factories, more money, more exports, and kence more work for our own people. Money sent out of Utah never returns, but the money spent here Is an Investment for our future. Help our state become one of the wealthiest in the union. "We have a variety and abundance of raw materials not surpassed by any other state in the union. All we need is people to manufacture them and more people to buy them when they, are readv for use. More than half! of our agricultural lands are virgin 1 soil, and we have not begun to tap the great subterranean water currents which assure the success of dry farni-f ""Throughout the state the ever-changing ever-changing geographical features give us a climate so varied that we ma raise products of the cool north and sunnv south as easy as those of the temperate zone. Among our products for this year are: "Grain, 11.020,000 bushels: potatoes. 190,000 bushels; hay, 9,000.000 tons: sugar, 5,000,000 pounds: wool. 2.475.-000 2.475.-000 pounds; orchard fruits, 2,500,000 bushels. "Our mountains are filled with rich deposits of gold, silver, lead, copper. Iron and zinc, as well as vast-beds of coal. Millions of dollars worth of these minerals are mined every year. The Utah Copper company alone is paying into our state fund more taxes than any other twenty-two of the twenty-seven counties. During 19 H. $75,237,98-4 was paid out as dividends to mine owners throughout the state. "Our valuable timber resources have so far received but little attention, atten-tion, but under the present forestry regulation will furnish the means for future wealth. This is developed to a small extent, but will increase with the population. "Our raw products are of little value unless they can be manufactured. manufac-tured. Our swift mountain streams are capable of furnishing the necessary neces-sary electric power to convert these into wealth. Hundreds of bushels of fruit are going to waste in the or- j t. .-ViIIa T--a ire )m. .porting 22,000 gallons of vinegar and 29,200 cases of dried fruit. "If we buy Utah products it means that our factories will be larger, that our people will become wealthier, that our industries will become more developed, and that we, the future citizens of Utah, will have more advantages ad-vantages and opportunities. "Now will you buy Utah products?"' |