Show SUPPORT HOME industries keynote given B by 1 pres joseph F smith deplores the inclination of the to follow the professions rather than the trades the eightieth bemi annual conference of the mormon church convened ened in salt L lake 1 l le last sunday morning the gath gathering ering was notable from the fact that it was the largest attendance tench nee at the opening session tj that at has been seen in years it is estimated th that at there were about people in attendance at the opening of the conference when president smith the op ning lung address id dress the kernoff of the presidents address was an appeal for the careful training and of the young lie ile asked that the greatest efforts be put forth to tn instruct the mormon oung people ii anthe the principles of their religion in order that they might remain in the faith the president went on record as being vigorously opposed to marriages between members of the mormon church and aid non mormons cormons such marriages he ha id are almost sure to result unhappily president nt smith in n his speech made a plea for the support of home in dusty dust y chis plea loraing coming from the leading spiritual adviser of by far the greater norton of the people of the will undoubtedly do much to as asistin the development of utah industries the fhe president paid a high trib ite to the nonet none t toiler ile he deplored cip lored the fact that in the training of the youth the instruction int nt ruction in ili the trades was I 1 for the edue 10 looking 1112 tow toward ard occupations considered by bv so some me t bi be moe berteel than griat of the u a I 1 au 1111 tc L the buth it in useful trades and the develop ment to give emp employment loment to the young people he said went hand ir hand toward the progress of the community strong id dresse along similar lines mete made by presidents J john ohn it winder and anthon 11 lund and apostle Anost les frani fram I 1 is il alman L man john henry an I 1 heber J grant Spa kirg of horne home indu atnes Arnes in his opening address here is whit dla ili i t smith qaid aid if thee the e is one thing in which the latter day saints have failed signa signal it is the support of home hoine in indi datry itry years year ago in this valley president young established industries president young was earnest ear in this thin work he saw sal the necessity of establishing 6 these in salt L lake a ke in weber county in in spring mile ille in beaver and in washington county he these industries yet because of the lack of support of the latter day saints each of these industries has gone to the wall each one of them the raising of cotton goods the manufacture of sill his has gone cone by the board because forsooth the cost of labor was a little higher here than in the east and the shoddy produced in thu the east was sold hero here a little cheaper 1 I to the lord that we vo could produce in this valley of the mountains e cecii ei thing we need both for food and raiment I 1 hae the honor and privilege of 0 wearing caring a suit made from the last piece of goods manufactured at provo for forty years I 1 have worn nothing else save utah manufactured clothing I 1 am not egotistical but I 1 feel that my appearance is ib the cobal of that of any of vou who nho wear the eastern shoddy I 1 dont know about the reasons for the Bus suspension pension of the busin essof the home production of woolen goods good save that our people f filled to support the business brother reed snoot smoot v as edgag t cd in the manufacture of woolen goods at provo and he can an give aou ou the figures he is better at figures that I 1 dm am my people it I 1 is suicidal for us to patronize the people from abroad we should the skill and intelligence of our children to make them of great benefit to the community instead of permitting them to seek fancy occupations in our church schools and in some of our state institutions we are the skill of our children chil dien along the lines of manuil manual training our children are heing being taught to mike make wagons machinery ard furniture of different kindi tina this is a splendid advancement ano of vast benefit to the corn com continued on page 8 SUPPORT HOME INDUSTRY contin continued aed from page I 1 maniti but it does not go far enough thre ire 0 occupations which I 1 am sorn to san sa our children do not alel like following if we lne wint int a mason we e have hae to look for an english engh h man or t i germin germ in because e our children ran do not v wih ih i h to liy hy brials brial if arte rte e want vant a blacksmith we c lime hac to look to ome foreign foreigner ei because our bon bos s NN would prefer to be d victors or lairds I 1 hope thit you man ma teach all the oung noting people among amona the L I itter da saints thit all labar necessary to the happiness of our sell sand our neighbors i honorable the choir was force and the fol following loNNing selections elections were ere sung at the sunday meetings mes tings now let us rejoice an angel from on nigh oh beauty of holiness hosanna Hoi sanna anthem gospel gopel restoration worthy is the lamb prof stephens was in command witha J mcclellin Mc Lellin at the big organ a combination hard to beat |