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Show Siiffar House Sermonettes hy E. Cecil McGavin This is the eighth in a series of articles on the early day history of Sugar Honse. The scries is presented under the sponsorship of Sugar House Camp, Sons of Utah Pioneers. The economic and industrial philosophy of Brigham Young became a vital part of his daily religion. He stressed it in his public sermons and in his private pri-vate conversations as if one's economic and temporal salvation salva-tion was a part of the plan of eternal salvation. He practiced prac-ticed what he preached, all his economic philosophy being be-ing applied in his own household. house-hold. As missionaries were sent to foreign fields they were cautioned to keep an eye on everything that might contribute con-tribute to the welfare of Deseret. Des-eret. New ideas of all kinds were eagerly solicitied, especially espe-cially the ones that would enable en-able the struggling pioneers to open new horizons and push back the portals of the frontier, fron-tier, opening new vistas to their vision and adding one more link in the chain of independence in-dependence and prosperity. The scarcity of sugar in the territory created a real problem prob-lem in Deseret and the missionaries mis-sionaries were instructed to investigate the problem in Eu rope and see what could be done ito relieve the distress at home. Sugar was scarce and expensive. A merchant in the autumn of 1819 had freighted a supply of sugar across the plains which Jhe quickly sold at the rate of 3 pounds for $2.00. The following year the church leaders issued the following fol-lowing statement: v "Sugar is not only a beverage, bever-age, a luxury, but it is, in its nature and substance, one of the component parts of our animal structure, and a free use thereof is calculated to promote health; and could the Saints have a more abundant supply they would need less meat. Should every person in Deseret consume one-third of an ounce of sugar per day through the foming year, it would require about 120 tons, more than has been brought in or will be brought in by our merchants this season; and according ac-cording to the best estimate we can make, 300 tons would be consumed in this state the next year, if St could be ob-tained. |
