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Show Utah-Backbone Of The Nation "Those Mormons got on the backbone of the continent." This was the statement of President Presi-dent Lincoln, after the Mormon people had settled Salt Lake Valley Val-ley and fanned out into surround- ing territory. After a century of progress the statement of the Great Emancipator Emancipa-tor has proved to be fact. Beautifully Beauti-fully scenic Utah situated in the Crest of the Rocky Mountains, imbedded im-bedded with a great store of natural na-tural resources has proved to be on the "backbone" of the Continent. Contin-ent. The Pioneers who opened the great intermountain territory to civilization, blazed the path that led to one of the great mineral regions of the earth. Heeding the advice of their leaders, the Pioneers took first to the settlement of land in order to preserve and perpetuate their existence. It remained for others to come here and develop the resources Naturally some of the Pioneers joined in and such men as Uncle Jesse Knight will always be remembered re-membered as empire builders, based on their pioneering in mining. As the mountains of Utah began to yield their minerals, industrialization industrial-ization of the state began and markets were opened to those who had settled the land. Together those who tilled the soil and those who worked the mines built a great state. They have weathered many storms and laid the foundation founda-tion for an even greater future. Release Week of April 28, 1947. |