Show A A BUILDER OF A BROAD F EMPIRE continued from last week conclusion conclusion brigham youngs young leadership and colonizing ability became more mark marka 1 ed and impressive after arrival in t salt lake valley here were opportunities I 1 tuni tunit ties les on every hand for his skill and frontier powers to materialize I and here his vision expanded over a 1 I 1 1 territorial empire larger than germany and france combined salt lake valley was tile the place but his influence extended far beyond indeed there was a corridor reaching to the pacific hence when necessity 1 seemed to require a government other than the ecclesiastical machinery I 1 that served during ithe dhe greater part of the first two years the territory over which authority was to be exercised I 1 must be determined I 1 while church courts might serve the members ver well non lion cormons mormons were not satisfied there was therefore need for a civil government that would be recognized by the I 1 federal authority i I 1 to provide for such a government a colv convention antion was dummond in march 1849 to be held in salt lake city A constitution vaa soon adopted for the new state of deseret comp comprising A i sing I 1 I 1 portions of oregon and idaho all I 1 of the present state of nevada I 1 a large portion of southern california 1 I 1 including the beautiful harbor of san I 1 diego and all the region of the colorado I 1 0 drainage basin as far north as 42 derees degrees alom IV rabbit wa was a elected a delegate 0 lo 10 o congress to present a memorial asking for recognition of this created independent republic or for the ole granting 0 of f 5 such u ell iberal government as your wadom 0 ln and magnanimity may award to 0 o the people of deseret this was an audacious thing to do and of course the petition was not grantes sr antes nor was statehood state hoor granted until 1896 aar then limited between the i and parallels of orth latitude aad and alth meridians of west longitude but the provisional state of deseret shows the faith and vision of brigham young and the 1 detiny he had in view for the people at the time this petition was made 1 there was not more than one or ie sixth i the required number for statehood od but by 1852 there were more than people in utah proper an and d streams reanis of immigration were flowing into the territory each year moreover the Moril cormons mormons lons pioneers pione ere I 1 settlements in wyoming idaho nevada california arizona colorado and new mexico and the influence of those pioneers is still felt in these states time and space will not permit detailing the great achievements of tile the cormons mormons in developing this western wilderness suffice it to say no phase of colonial life was neglected not only were religion and morality emphasized but serious consideration was given to home making agriculture and industry education and recreation under the wise counsel and statesmanlike leadership of brigham young and his able lieutenants all frontier problems were met with skill and decision originality individual initiative power to meet all difficulties courageously and faith to surmount them these were qualities developed in he mormons cormons wherever heir lot was cast such flexibility lucli sue ability to adjust to changing conditions would hell belli now to sol solve our difficult and complicated abed problems the end |