Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-03

IL has been claimed for some time
that It was q very difficult thing 10
find employ meut il U.Ah or ia this
region more particularly; many things
10 10 show, however, that save IN one
or two directions most persons could
have found "somsthlng 10 do" u they
had not already male up their minds
a. 10 "ghai they were willing 10 dol"
Ithas no, been work Ia the main,
but something that met their deslre
and choice, and falling In this, idle.
noes hal the decided prvitrouoe; TO be
sure n society was -im.ly constructed
lot personal qualification It would be
all right euough, but m3st meas OK.
Iorienco has bsen that they had 10 do
many things which were not always
agreeable, n they gos along at all.
Years ago this was the cast; colonists
arriving In Utah could not get that
to which they lad been accustomed,
but they determined on taxing anu
getting what they could; II tounIry
work, nill WORK, carpenter work,
or mining and mechanical work was
not here, they took hold Of the land,
built their cabin (log " aiabe). helped
10 make the diicuys, ~ ioncu IN com.
mo AMI thcsu became aud are among
the thrillitet nui most independent OF
the community QIilcafew wore them
10 YES ut, but Jurir descendants are
nov among tho best, though not 40
ready, pcrhnps, a. their fathers to pur.
sue this policy now.
Not fow there was who could not
sioop (2) 10 this, aud they went out b.
iind "nosb nelds and pastures new"
they are oil the way from the east
ern border Of Nevada u tho Golden
Gate; but only one here aud there
found that competence or even pros.
pority which they left to seek; anu
with II all, " they found wealth, they
had that by casting away the "true
Riches" aud are really today "poor,
and miserable, aud blind and naked"
Many more went east.and some back
10 the old country; hardly one, how
ever but have Ia their hearts the
thought uttered by the vile OF once
prominent citizen after going through
the Temple prior to itH dedication, "Oh
my husband, what have We not losl?"
Now and again a visitor calls VINO
once dwelt Ia this city or Territory,
those over whose heads the years have
He'd, and they stand rtbuked before the
growth, Teaoe and prosperity oi those
who "sihid 90 hnmlp'
some years ago tue writer eucouu.
tered vaudrrcr Of this stamp In
Nevada, who inasfirlt Of depression
salt, "Siuce lott Utah | have never
made friens" Hs hsd forsakcu
hundreds, given up business, and gone
his way, because clfcumslA ces Tor the
moment tas Ito ruus) were not 10 hat.
mony with his wishes or expectations;
but tbs price paid for self.gratltlcation
was fearful one, both TOR him aud hlsl
Yet upon the same principle hun.
dreds might leav, Uan TO nnd con.
genial sphere Tor thrir feelings o
ambition, AMI scope Tor their abilitie.,
roal OF iauciel rs thee may bo. The
iac,sare, there ,too little conception OF
the resources Of this Territory. too
little enterprise, and too much fear OF
launching out Ia un,ried directions on
the part Of our young men; they would
crowd into stores by the hundred u
there was chance, they would swell
the ranks Of the professions and slarvo
there respectfully, rather than be- fac
tory hands, farmers or mechanics.
Not that all are imbued with this idea, |
for there is quite move toward out.
side points Tor agriculture; young men
are going north where there IL "lmple |
room aud verge enough" to las they |
thiukl "grow up with the Country"
but In forming this conclusion, there
Is not the general helpful spirit which
our methods OF colonies.
tion In years gone by.
Larger iarus arc had II Is true, but
isolation IL the consequences; schools
and meeting houses arc far away, anu
II the spirit Of Indifference to social
lie, to education, and to religious habit
h not Affected more or less, human
nature has changed from times not Tar
remote.
But this strange anomaly crops out
that hundroi. sre settling two to three
hundred miles away, when land Is
offered under the Bear River Canahby
d company which would prefer a
ronulne Utah population, but who are
today advertising at immense cost Tor
u0louisls from tho East, when IN tho
event OF success, the old settlers
viii be overlapPed, overruled aud ons
moro county and district will aid In
that generally intended program Of
dIsiutegrsuon OF the people here,
which has never been lost sight of by |
G cir opponents.
Almost any industrious man could