Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-08
WORKING FOR UTAH.
Hr. Mainland Gives His Views as 10
How II Should Be.
HE TELLS OF OTHER PLACES,
Aud Points Out How Utah Enterprises
are Being Misreprotenttd
Through Ignorance.

states doing2 asks &. II. Wsntland aud
then he goes on TO sAv3
In Colorado and Nebraska Utah hos
good many friends. The Influence
Of the many Colorado ami Nebraska
people who have become Interested IN
lands or have moved huro In recent
years has been Of great benefit IN
gaining the friendship Of people
who may turn our way from
thoto states In the future. In Iowa We
have good many people who are IN.
lertstUd In Salt Lake city. People in
other states generally know nothing
about the wonderful progress that has
been made In recent years or tho great
natural wealth Of the Territory,
Approaching statehood gives ~ a
magnificent opportunity TO got our
attractions and advantages before the
world, aud II we will but realize The
conditions aud organize to take All.
vantage Of the situation we can get
financial relief tuch ss other states
cannot hope 10 receive.
The Southern states are now attract
ing general attention because OF the
efforts which have been made during
the past few years 10 put before the
world their advantages. Good crops
this year ana heavy immigration
now goiug on from TIE central states
audevenifom the moth wcstarv making
the people VI Texas anu other southern
states feel prosperous. For several
year. tho MaHy0ciueTS Ascord,
southern States MdgusMo, Southern
ITaGC, aud DOZENS VI Otber pubicHu ions
In different parts OF the South have
uron putting before thu world the
beauties aud advantages Of the south.
The railroads have been working Wig
Gusly. Oie railroad in Georgia has an
migration department which b0asts
" having put 5000 new settlers along
iis i'du IA two ytafs aud the road u
uuly $50 mileH long. The llltuulH CaL.
tfai railroad industrial anu land de-
Iartment- are pushing factory develop.
mrnts on their ROAD In Mississippi in a
vigorous manner A few years ago
the governor Of Arkansas called IL
meeting Of Southern states GOVERNOR
70 device means OF promo Ing
The development Of the South. Plane
adopted then wrro vigorously devcl.
opuj. This year a great immigration
convention was held In Auguata,
Georgia aud plans Tor local anu stnto
b1AfIs ui lfauu were foCs mmuude1 Tor
the various states. Since then great
southern development association has
teen organized In New York and
Washington SUD permanent exhibit
established there. New factories are
telling reported each week anu the
southern propaganda " being pushed
with an enthuaisim never heretofore
squalied IN the colon zation work of the
county. The great Cotton States eK.
hibiuon TO TO hald al Atlanta In 1895
In bciug pushed vigorously. Atlanta
isA great city aud Is reaching out Tor
the trade OF the South American
statss; $500, OOO,0 now 10 10 Europe
Tor products which We ought TO supply.
They claim that Atlanta IL tue great
ely to rlse 70 the occasion.
Baltimore Is going to have a great
exposition ia lsI7 81. Louis IN 1891
raised Sl,OlO,u for ".estiyitiea," they
said IN other words 10 build up ia e
commercial aud trade relations " the
great metropolis Week after week OF
iaiIs and caruiyal proceeding. Each
fall attracts people anu The merchanls
get the bgueit. Kansas CITY " now
"pictuttd" with ho"Pflests 0i P0llos"
carnival scruvs, In Omaha recently
the merchants got together aud took
trips out into the towns where they
hope ~ get new trade from aud they
got acquainted with the people. In
Denver now with the political FliuA.
iiOu Attracting the attention OF tue
men and women with "a good many
Has..a "a 81 "a ~
defeated the results will be disastrous,
mud where the very air IN full Of the
feeling VI uncertainty, the business
men Of the chamber Of commerce are
running excursions iutO the rmullvr
cities aud towns, getting closer 10 the
people whose trade they want, and arc
making speeches oxtulling the glJries
VI tho wonderful state.
Now ON itae west Of US We ind Cal.
ilornla tustling 10 lot tue world know
OF her advantages. Los Angeles IL
getting ready Tor the great Influx Of
visitors 10 come IN lew months, In
Chicago splendid UNhibith are main'
tanned and land business for California
IL pr1prrlng.
Where In all the country Is there a
section where efforts are not being
made 10 lot tho world know VI the adj
Vantaget2 The auswor must come:
"Iu that great region whore tue great.
cat pussihilitieH oxiatn In tbs great
mid region where ~ much land IL 10 be
settled az, where the leading Industry
has been almost ruined by hostile
lepialaJion,0n that account alone, there
DO need of greater exertiOp.
lsn'l II stranger And right here In
Utah, with such great ouauctn br-
fore us, where such world OF natural
advantages are offered, who do we tiud
trying 90 get the attention Of Ouieidefs2
We must admit that the railroads are
doing neafly all that IN being done O.
tell the world what We have anu why
psoplr should come ~ seq a..
In Salt Lake CITY, the on0 place
where more hiss been done In the way
OF public improvements aud progress
than Ia any other city IN tue country
double its size; aud In all Utah where o
world Of raw materials 10 beg yiug TOT
men aud money 10 turn II into wealth,
what do We find2 ItlsA crying shame
hut there IA not a state board OF trade
or any other general organization 90
promote the general welfare. Ana the
same condition exists In Idaho, that
wonderful bundle Of unappleclalei
wealth and Possibilities
And there 10 not In AL this region
today chamber Of commerce la any
CITY that N more than a walking cOm-
meroial corpse. Tho Salt Lake Ciil
nhamber Of commerce IL not supported
Its cases Of specimens are covered WIN
dust. Strangers coming IA mutt be
oareful or their clothes viii be soilod
when they lass through the room