Show UTAH HAS GREATEST IDE UNDEVELOPED f i WEALTH IH OF ANY ST STATE A TEIN IN INSTATEMENT UNION IS' IS STATEMENT MADE MAD E BY COAST BANKER Opportunities for Investment in Land Un Unparalleled Says P Publication Pub Pub- b- b licati nl Which Also Calls Attention to Money Which I May Be Made in Salt Lake Real Estate I I Opportunities for tor In Utah 1 Li is tb be the title tHle of a n booklet la lamed I sued med b by r Brothers Brother Bankers Banker It being r reprinted train from the ibe Coast Hanker San J. J Tue Th arti- arti de dc gh given n lu in th the tue booklet Jo following e established principles a state to be attractive for Investment In must have haC a solid foundation of or natural resources and must not be bc altogether dependent on any anyone one industry with tile the possible exception of ot diversified agriculture With ith these qualifications It will viIi afford t O el every tion that it its growth groth will be steady stead and permanent not subject to violent fluctuations title title- or recessions The largest surest and best profits I to the individual Investor and the community com COIn come through h the development lle I of natural resources es The state then thon which itch offers the greatest opportunities ties lies for tor tho tue development de of ot r resources I Is the most Inviting field for fOl tho the in- in I I vestor Hand in hand with growth In agriculture mining lumbering and manufacturing manufacturing- developments In commerce and finance with multitudinous dl- dl flout opportunities in these and 2nd other lines linea of activity No o state stale In the Union has greater undeveloped wealth than titan has Utah Here aro are a fe few of ot the principal re resources resources resources re- re sources Immen Ares Illch l State and government nt statisticians declare there arc approximately approximate 22 I acres' acres of land in Utah susceptible bbs ble of or profitable cultivation Only about one fourth of ot this has been appropriated ap ap- ap- ap and in 1910 at tho the time of ot the tile federal census only acres acre 01 or a little over o 6 per pel cent was under cultivation This has been Increased sed since that time hut but there i in IH still an anar anarea anarea ar area a. a of agricultural and horticultural land as large as everal states which Is IB capable of ur a high yield and which can be bo acquired l by lW or by purchase at moderate prices The Tho United d States StateR geological survey sUr gives the known coal area in Utah as tons The production in 1912 was tons While the output has been steadily Increasing for tor several seral years yearn it is always behind the market The coal I Is of e excellent quality It ity and the field offers otters opportunities to large and small operators The largest undeveloped eloped deposits of or commercial iron ore are in America are in Utah Coking coal Is available a near at hand and both are as close to the seaboard seaboard sea sea- board as Is Pittsburgh The Flie United States Slates geological survey and numerous private at experts x erts who have havo made thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough examinations of the various de deposits deposits de- de posits declare that the or a Is of ot hi high h quality and can be easily and cheaply mined Nevertheless Ne tho the mining mining- of these vast ast deposits has not yet et be begun un In its water atel power newer Investigations the geological survey suney has measured to date dute in Utah horse horno power The state commissioner of statistics reports approximately horse power At present there Is developed eloped horse horsepower power yer or only about 10 per pel cent leavIng leaving leav leav- ing jug 90 per cent for tor the Investors of oC the future Cheap Fuel and Po power r. r The Tue vast ast coal deposits and large hydroelectric resources make possible cheap fuel and power powel Raw materials of ot many man kinds kind are available The con cen HUS sus gaC gave the the m manufactured pr products ducts I of Utah In 1909 a value of an Increase of 69 per pel cent In five years Great strides have been made since that date but even now Utah manufactures only a small part o of the products needed for tor home consumption tion Many articles can be made here better and more cheaply than else else- where not tot only for home consumption but for tor export Metal mining is at present the leadIng lead lead- leading Ing Industry It has a much more solid foundation than titan In most states the government go statistics showing Utah inthe in ip the front rank for COI- returns in proportion proportion proportion tion to capital capita Invested Production line has steadily increased year ear b by year ear but there are still vast mineral re resources resources resources re- re I sources on which to la lay Jay tribute especially cape espe emily In view of ot modern advances nd In met metallurgy ll Utah has never neer been blen known kno a as an A lumber state but it has S between seven se and eight billion feet teet of ot saw lumber In addition to large largo tracts of or quaking quaking- asp and other wood suitable for tor manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- paper per pulp The Panama canal will m bring Utah nearer to the worlds world's markets As a result of Its completion it will be Imperative Imperative Imperative Im Im- Im- Im for tor th the railroads railroads railroads rail roads to develop elop local traffic along their freight lines and freight rates arc are bound to be adjusted to favor ta more the Intermountain countr country Existing rates permit vast development but better better better bet bet- ter rates will give a great Impetus to many lines o of industry Gr Great Grent Future In Farming Utah has has' only recently turned to wheat but ut already wit with Nevada and Idaho It leads the entire United States in average a yield per acre as well as quality The rho market value of ot the 1912 crop of wheat nera averaged ed 2464 per aero acre At this rate the addition of available acres to the cultivated area would mean a year veal in crop values alues If it it were ere all put Into wheat Diversified farming makes a still bettel better bet bet- tel ter showing The average a yield per acre of acres on which the tho state authorities s secured statistics in 1 1912 12 I planted to wheat oats corn rye bar bar- ley Icy potatoes h hay alfalfa seed eed and sugar beets was 2514 This did not include the proceeds of ot dalr dairying ln live JI livestock livestock stock honey garden products or fruits BO so it is reasonable to figure that the bringing bringle under cultivation of the more than tItan twenty million acres of ot available good agricultural And horticultural land will add annually to the tho wealth of the state This in Itself means means' opportunity in ever every line There Thre must be he manufacturing manufacturing turing luring and merchandising merchandising- t to feed ted and clothe ad aad supply the other r needs of or tho the farmers who produce this titis wealth There mus muss be bo railroads Interurban lines and other m means ans ot of transportation tion for tor frel freight ht and passengers There Thera must be buildings to house the population population population lation banks binks finance the various Industries and pla places s of ot amusement and education Metal Out Output ut Utah has been primarily a metal meta mining state The Th production of ot copper copper cop cop- cop cop- per gold sold silver r lead and zinc in 1912 was as placing it ft third in rank of 01 states in the output of these metals The production has been steadily increasing each year yeal and there thero is large growth gro In prospect In Inthe Inthe inthe the future affording many chances for or those who vho wish wil this class of ot invest est ment meat The other possibilities possibilities' of at the state tate have havo been comparatively neglected nes and the development thedo of ot these thue other re resources resources resources re- re sources has not kept pace paco with t mining Th Tho state imports large larS quantities of or food products and manufactured goods It 11 can readily produce which fact opens man many attractive Investment ties The agricultural ral opportunities are arc of or primo prime importance Government measurements measurements measurements meas meas- show that twenty t streams alone contain water sufficient to Irrigate irrigate gate Kate acres Large Largo areas of ot land can be boug bought at nt low tl figures urea and made nado immediately dl of ot high value through Irrigation enterprises As As' tho thin average value of ot Improved farms in I Utah is not far an acre acro the tha I financial possibilities of ot Irrigation mO may I readily be soon seen I The The s so called dry farming or non non- i Irrigated otter still broader I I They Ther is f- f no doubt that in a n a few years ears Utah e. e one of ot the great reat 1 0 il 7 I I I I wheat states of oC tho the Union The Tho average average average aver aver- age yield of spring wheat In 1912 was vas bushels to the acre compared with an a average crage of or bushels for tor or tho the entire United States tates Neada Nevada was tho the only state stab In the tho same class so 80 o far lar as ns average yield is concerned Utah win- win tor or wheat averaged 24 4 bushels an acre compared red with I 51 bushels for tor the tho en entire entire en- en tire tiro United States State In era a average e of all aU kinds of ot wheat Utah Arizona Nevada and Idaho ranked together in Iii 1912 leading leading- all other states In III tic the union The average In Utah was waif 7 bushels to the acre nero compared d with bushels bush bush- cia els for tor tho the entire country Winter wheat Is III the tho leading dr dry farm crop Utah led the entire country in aver aver- ago alto p per I acre of barle barley production In 1912 having hating 46 45 bushels compared compare with bushels for lor tho the United States In potatoes Utah and Idaho to together ether with bushels per acre were excelled only by y Maine which produced an average av nv- of bushels to the acre by tho the lavish use of fertilizers unnecessary to toI an any such degree In the Utah soil soli The average a tot for the United States was vaa 1134 bushels In n oats Utah rt nl ranked ed fourth with an average overage of ot bushels bush hush cia els an acre compared with bushels bushels bushels bush bush- els for tor the ito entire country countr including tho the fertile Mississippi valley In hay It also tai wai fourth among tho the states with an average of 28 tons compared with ln tons for tor or the United States States- the Utah yield being therefore almost double the general average Fruit Crop CrollI of 01 Utah Horticulture offers possibilities no nol noless noless l less ss alluring Apples are arc the leading and nd best known crop followed closely by peaches and pears with plume plums prunes cherries apricots and und other small fruits producing In abundance whore cultivated Land can now bo ho homesteaded bought from the tho stale state or purchased otherwise at low ion prices Is of ot quality equal to that producing the average yield of ot 2514 per acre It is the large quantity of or land available and not any lack Jack of quality which has kept down the tho price of ot unimproved land so that thal there Is in probably a wider margin marin between th market price of or unimproved and Improved land lan than thanin in an any other othor state In the union Ac Ac- Quirin unimproved cd land and bringing bringing- it Jt under cultivation consequently of offers offers of- of fers an exceptionally sure and large profit Tills This land Is being settled with In Increasing Increasing increasIng In- In creasing rapidity the agricultural population population pop pop- of oC tho the state showing a large increase In iii the last lut two years eRr s The Tho opportunities for tor manufacturing and other industries are too numerous and varied to be discussed I in detail Quick and larGe returns on many kinds of ot Investments follow in the lie wake waIte of ot improvements in transportation tion facilities At the present time three Important enterprises are under va way Transportation Uon De Developments Development nt The largest Is tho the Denver Sail Lake railroad This project was originated mated b by the late David ld II H Moffat and Is now controlled b by Newman ErbIt ErbIt Erb It will open a rich country In Utah the principal resources of are agriculture coal and The Salt Lake Utah Interurban railroad rail road now In course of construction from Salt Lake City to Pas Layson 1 wit wll chain of ot link In a a. form orm a from the central pan pari of roads the running state stahl north to the vicinity 0 oI the tho Idaho line Coal railroad Is being b buill UI The Tho h Utah fields field to connect a a. portion of Jf the counties coal coni ft with win of carbon and Emery in It H Hn lines Hns s of ot transportation existing will incidentally open up SIP a n good gOOi agn agri- agri region cultural will open All or of these neW roads ail merchandising anti and other fields tor or lines of 01 endeavor or recent c nt most important One ot of the Ito the tho been Industrial develoPments ha has the Ut Utah h power of or companY with a a. capitalization Light distribute and of power This company hydroelectric to mar mar- of energY lisa has large larKe amount a contracts making favorable ket and Is with manufacturers and uthel large I users of ot power I n iteM nl I Estate UD and nil all agriculture h of The growt growth necessarily In Increase increase In- In must other Industries affording population the urban til crease for investment in great opportunities Lake especially especial has Salt real al estate r constant enhancement en en- with had a steady y growth real estate values Prices of have doubled and of ot business during property the last decade and quadrupled rule closer to in intrinsic Intrinsic In In- et they thoy are arc as a 11 yet value than tItan Is the tho case In t the c majority of western cities neglected a re resource resource resource re- re Utah which has greatly Is ono or ot the lie principal source revenue of oC the neighboring of sources and California It of oC Colorado states taken full advantage of ot the tho has lias never novel capitalize Its scenery cli climate climate cli- cli chance to aud and unique medicinal springs mate me salt lake orb Fine Climate and nud nc canyons with their Tue Tho picturesque mountain the cool summer breezes are their magnificent views leWs crests not nol half anti and appreciated nor nul exploited taken advantage has baa not beon been Proper automobile trips to of ot the tue numerous nume mining camps and to various arlous charming agricultural regions region Tho most wonderful WOnderful won WOn- delful natural bridges In the tho world sire are and anti yet there is no regular regular regu regu- In tho the state locality nor flOE transportation to the lar hat there accommodations for travel travel- aro are equable climate ha has unsurpassed unsurpassed ers era The passed advantages ad to the lie seek health for tor livelihood opportunity while an er el hand Is open to him on ever even every Tho The state stat has had fewer labor troubles troubles trou trou- with other oIlier In the thc union bles bies than an any similar Indu industrial interests Utah Is 18 in the front rank of ot states state capita expended for tor education In per churches All leading denominations of are aro represented and well established and there thore Is every even form torm of urban and anil rural recreation from theatres to salt saltwater saltwater saltwater water bathing and mountain climbing With such a large largo proportion of its natural resources undeveloped with of wealth such a diversity dl of ot sources and accessibility to market and with all nil the climatic educational and social advantages for a place |