The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-20
IT Is A Rosy PlClURE.
But it is None the Less a True
One.
JTAH'S CLAIMS SET FORTH
A Chicago Tribune" etter from
Secretary HOlister, of the Cham.
Der OF Commerce.
"a ROSY PICTURE OF UTAH"

Tribune, with circulation of 1900,
prints the following letter from the pen
of the secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. 1t will do much good in
advertising tho Territory:
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, February s.
Editor of the Tribune TO those who
intend to GO west in the spring l wish
to present the claims of U iah. During
the last two years the prospe ct that all
the people of Utah will soon find them
selves cooperating together on the
common platform of American citizen
ship for the advancement of Utah upon
all the lines of progress has grown
steadily brighter. We believe that with
few more years of Congressional
supervision the occasion for it will
have passed forever, as respects Utah.
Hence We are free to invite new men to
come here. Both sides to the tiresome
lnternecine contest need them.
Counting Central and Southern Ne.
vada as part of our legitimate mining
field, our mineral resources are not ex-
ceeded in magnitude and variety by
those of any Territory or State of the
Union. In arabic land Utah contains
the largest and most fertile oasis be-
tween North Platte and Sacramento.
Her soil is of great richness and
strength, and with irrigation, mex
haustible. Her climate IS, in the prln-
clpIe valleys which contain 60 per cent.
of her population, equable, healthful
aud agreeable. Fruits Of all kinds,
grains and vegetables are grown in per-
lection, and many of our products
have already acquired almost national
reputation.
In pasturage Utah must have
5000 to 10000 square miles, exclusive of
mountain rocks and deserts, where the
varying altitude, giving varying tenn
perature and feed as the seasons vary,
and other advantages (iuclusive of
1900 to 5000 small farmers to keep
up the supply of graded stock cattIe)
D ace her in the first rank, on the
whole, as stock growing region. The
cost of a -year-old steer anywhere
in Salt Lake Valley or southwark is not
above Sc or 81. We have probably
1,250 600 sheep, shearing pound
heeces on t; ave age.
There al, I'VE classes of people whom
l would urgently invite to come to
Utah. They are:
Flrst-MineIs of skill and experience,
inclusive of prosDectors, who have or
can command money to chance in the
business. l know every mining district
in Utah where mining is now prose-
cuted, and l believe in these districts
the mining output might be at least
doubled; while of the new mining dis
tricts in the mountain ranges between
Salt Lake and Carson no one as yet
dreams of the possibilities. The reduc-
ton of ores in this valley has had and
still has difficulties to contend with.
First, is cost of coke brought IN from
Colorado. Recently fine field Of cox
ing coal has been found within $50 miles
of this city on the Rio Grande Western
Railway. Second. is lack of iron for
fuxing purposes, which contains enough
valuable metals to pay back the cost of
purchase and of reduction. This is be-
ing overcome by the roasting and use
for fux OF pyritous lead-silver ores.
Third, is the relatively high rate of
transportation, which will be remedied
by more railroads bidding against each
other for business. The metallurgical
works of this continent, par excellence,
may some day we'll be within cannon
shot OF Salt Lake City.
Second-The thrifty farmer with suf-
Ecient means to buy farm. Improved
land ranges in value from $40 to 5000
an acre, averaging $35. 1t has to be
irrigated, but in return there is no fear
of failure of crops; no rain to rust or
lodge or sprout your wheat; the land
strengthened and enriched by deposits
from the irrigatiDg waters; and in crop
stimulated under burning sun to the
utmost; the cost at the outside So SO an
acre. There are places in southern
Utah and Nevada where the best that
has been done in Southern California
may be duplicated if not exceeded.
Third-Men of fixed and sufficient
incomes to allow of their living where
they please, and these l would invite to
Utah, and especially to Salt Lake City,
for the sake of the climate and the san
itary advantages of residence. We have
men who have tried Florida and Los
Angeles and all other climatic resorts,
but who finally located here and give
Salt Lake climate the preference over
them all.
Fourth-The tourist on the hunt for
new scenes He will here find miniature
Asia, the mountains of Lebanon, the
river Jordan, the Dead Sea. and a peo-
pie 600 years behind the times, but at
last walked up and scrambling along
pretty fast to catch up with the process
sion. The noblest mountain view in
America is that of the Wasatch, from
the window of any two-story house in
the city. There are thermal springs
visited half hourly by the street-cars,
and hot springs and iron springs, as
restorative and remedial in many ills
as the Arkansas springs or any of the
famous spas of Europe. There is the
great Salt Lake, which it lukewarm for
three months in the year, and floats
one as if he were cork. A swim in its
waters is delightful and tonic exercise
never to be forgotten. There are the
mountain canyons and lakes full of
gamy fish, 10000 feet above sea: all the
streams interlocking near their sources,
opening out into inhabited valleys.
One can drive from one to another in
the mountains, never out of reach of
fresh TODD, meat, eggs, milk, and but
ter. There is no rain in the camping
season, no dew, no wind.
Fifth Young men, full of life and
vigor. who know how to work; who, if
they can't find place to clerk, will
break stone; men who will face the
world and the future with brave but
light hearts; who burn their ships or
blow up their bridges behind them. cast
in their lot for good or i'll with the land
of their adoption, and who never look
back. For such this region holds
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