Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-29
INDUSTRY ADUiX.

aNhAfA ~ u ~ IL
at Ia not meet that the idler should
eat the food or wear the garments Of
the laboter" IL divine injunction,
the strict application Of which u
steadily increasing In importance a. a
necessity In a community whose nun.
bera are being constantly augmented
from every class Of society. Enterpris-
ing, energetic, thoughtful people who
reside Ia Utah realize and frequently
proclaim the advantage OF this locality
as n home for industrious people.
For thrifty, honest workers, no sec.
ton Of our broad land offers better
inducements. Notwlthstandiug the fact
that In the great financial panic which
recently swept over the country many
Of the avenues In business and manu-
faoluros were closed, throwing clerks,
mechanics and laborors out Of employ
ment, yet our Territory today presents
condition where none need go hun
cry, unhoused or scantlly nttifed,
There arc broad acres whofo earth can
be made to yield tho means Of main.
talning life for a much greater number
than IL supplied today; for much Of our
land IL not half cultivated, and some Of
tits not TITLED atall. But the soil will
not yield IL treasures without brains
and brawn-applieI in the shape Of
intelligently developed work, and
plenty Of hard work at that.
But what Of the hard work? Surely
Utah people arc not inclined TO shrink
from anything OF that nature. This
country was made III tor habilation
only by the hardest kind OF hard work
that men and women may be Justly
required 10 perform. Its early settlers,
aud prosperous late ones too, toied
steadiastly on, nor thought Of ldling
their time away. They found spare
hours for participation In intellectual
exercises, had evenings for social en-
loymeni, and devoted n large measure
Of time TO duties Of religion. In all
this they found rest, recreation, and
reouperatlon. Their existence was not
one OF dtudgery In physical labor, but
offull occupation In the worthy works
OF life that bring permanent happiness.
Utah today gives evidence Ia her
prosperity OF the presence OF the labor.
or, not Of the idler.
There sro some features, however,
now creeping In which are an occasion
Of serious alarm u permitted TO gain
permanent ioothold. There are some
among the youth Of both seXes who
are strongly disinolined 10 work, Mum.
burs u these are well provided Tor by
parents, 20 that they need not rely on
their own physical Efforts fora living.
They are illeu from choice, perhaps
because they ate not workers from
necessity, BnI Just the same, "an idle
brain Is the devl's workshop" anu
those IN that position are Possessed Of a
tenant dangerous 10 society. They
are In need 0t reform methods OF home
training.
Another class Is growing even more
numeroul-young men "Out Of a job, -
WhoaTe willing to WORK when somebody
will employ them. But they do not
think OF striking out for themselves. In
many instances they have not pro.
gressed 10 the condition OF heads Of
families, 90 they have none but self TO
provide for, and consequently are
freehanded 10 make a venture In one
direction or another. They search
around for a Job At driving team, dig.
ging bitches, or the most common ana
hardest task Of IA lab0riug man; and
when they cannot get It, they spend
their time standing Ia crowds smoking
olgarettesani discussing Improbable
themes. They do not seem 10 have
the courage TO push out for some.
thing betleFor II they do, they have no
comprehension Of what course TO pur.
sue TO secure II.
In every ward In every city there
are some Of this class; tots OF them
good and worthy In many respects.
They ARE not idlrrs either by choice or
natuJei but by training AMI experience
tn,y are becoming shiulyss. Leading
men ~ various localities complain Of
their utului aud express serious fear.
Tor the future. Cannot these leading
men take hold OF sImp OF these
younger ones aud put them IA the way
OF doing betgI2 Ia this city, fyr
ius aucr, there Ia an example Of I'm.
proyemeut even Ia tho drspi,oI aud
degenerate ChIuumgu. Whtrp 10 YOU
see lhe heather hunting around for
any length Of timo Tor odd I0Ot2
II no cannot get employment
readily IN wushhouso or similar
place, ho goes out aud rents
some white muu's lana atR low figure,
ana makes his living out OF IL; the
while IN a few instances At least the
white owner 10 looking Tor work. Now