Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-17

ior securing the wool product Of that
section prior to shipment. Years ago
We had pointed out tho abaurdiiy Of
paying freight on nifty 10 sixty per cent
Of waste, besides paying eastern per.
sons TO do that for ~ for which we
had both labor and facilities at home.
Attention was also called 70 tho fact
that Il vas possible from the by.pfo.
ducts ofthis securing, such a. grease,
10 pay all expenses. Tho latter idea
does not appear to enter into the Coal
Vile project, but 70 scour and cleanse the
impo tnnt product 10 secondary 80
value only 10 manufacturing that wool,
aud using Il nj home, or exporting
when there ls a surplus Of the article or
goods 70 pro iucej.
1, wag sad loss 10 the community
when the payer mill wen, up IN smoke.
Now we have 70 waste or destroy most
Of ourfays, as 60 would hardly pay 10
snip them Esst We can only hope
that IN the not far distant future some
enierpriHing company will resurroct 10
dcaifabio manufacture, and extend
hinio domain not fully explored by
the old company. The spirit which
originated this Industry, with many
others, should be a continuous illus,ra.
lion Of the iar-seoing economy and
enterprise Of those Of our leaders who
In early days aimed Tor Independence
by tue utilization Of home resources.
10 ie curious 20 observe an essential
difference between that spirit AMI the
spirit OF today. There was little 70 any
query then Ne TO whether any enter.
pfisu would pay. Tho community
wanted augaf--"let ~ Try TO make
H." lrou was deemed important
labor and means were forth.
coming. Wooden machinery was
neeied-it was soon on hand. 4 grisl
mill-heioro you knew II almost 70 was
uuili. a tannery would be good-lhe
tauncry came. II education was
hlcssing-tho foundations OF the Uni.
vrraiiy were laid In hopeful poverty;
aud it was "tho tyranny OF the Priest.
hcol,' ss the editor Of tho Chronicle
calls u, which now enables him u
hold position aud sneerlnely point
out TO the students aud the taxpayer.
who support him what there is today.
When cooperative merchandising was
desirable, % was established when
the stos factory was necessity, %
sprang into being. AMI when the
Temple was ~ important from O.
religious standpoint, ~ those named
with many otherl were fIom a secular
and industrial one, they were formed
with hardly Brought Of "wil d pay.n
Necessity (sl 10 speah knew no law.n
Duiy, aud faith, anu family, aud Utah
were the inspiration o. the master
minds, aud tholr spirit was contagious,
tor every ouu was at work. II there
was need, whether that need was ink,
Ufo5m,, wool rolls, hats, shoes, nallf,
pht,ls, cotton yarn, soap, furniture,
paper, cloth, leather. pottery, whip,
gloves, ELK, books, straw goods, ba,.
keis, oils, plows, with a thousand other
things-thoy were created; to say
nothing Of fruiL iower., aud improved
stock Of all kinds tia, could be OF value
to tho community or their posierity.
go that we need not Halter ourselves
becauso Of cur energy, our enterprise,
or our originality. The fathers, the
leaders, have sheen there" before ",
aud their expenditure In uuselfsh
ways, under the spirit Of patriotism
and love 10 man, Tot sugar, iron, cloth,
ETC., dwarfs all our efforts, when We
take into account the poverty, tbs lack
Of money, the crude tool, the want Of
experience, and the distance from sup.
plies OF help. II was the grand spirit;
sacrifice and toll were the handmalds
Of ondeavor ana enterprise, and 20
need anything, TO believe that It was
good or desirable, was 10 make II reach.
ablc,lo bring II into being; anu no man
over allowed 10 well up from his heart,
OF fall from his lip, tue iar toosugges.
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