The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1895-10-12

A New Star for "Old Glory

Utah's Constitution has been framed !;
her people will adopt it in November,
and soon thereafter the President will
issue his proclamation, and the great
Terrltory-the history Of which so we'll
illustrates the potency of patience, per-
| sistence and faith, and within which was
first raised on the Western Slope the
standard of civilzation-will be admit
ted to all of the privileges of sovereign
| Slate.
1t will be i. happy day for Utah-a
happy day for the nation-the day Utah
shakes from her supple limbs the tram
mels of territorial life, and with her
dowry OF wealth and brains is received
into the family of States. Then public
interest Will center in the new sover-
eighty, and the people will look to it for
an answer to the question, What have
you within your borders for the making
OF great commonwealth 7" How little
should Utah be abashed by this inquiry
No Western State ever entered the
Union after longer period of prepara-
ton or with more splendid men or re-
sources.
Utah has 25O,OO0 people trained and
disciplined to the tasks of industry.
Utah has chain of fertile valleys ex-
tending from Idaho to Arizona, under a
the world-valleys trimmed by treasure
filled mountains and checkered with lit
tie farms, WHEREOF, in many instances
for nearly half century, has been ex-
emDlified the perfection of husbandry.
Utah has mines-Other States have
mines too but Utah has mines, the
mere mention of the names of which
compels the attention of the mining
world. Take, for instance, the "Onta-
RIO; it has paid $13, 1000 in dividends
or the Horn Silver" dividends $5,147
500. or the Daily" dividends, 1880
600, or several others that are q neck or
two over the million mark. These are
silver properties, but there are others
liberal quantities. In one gold mine
alone, the Mercur, dividends are being
paid on the basis of half a million
year, while in the Mercur Dirtrict, infn-
itesimal in comparison with other min
Ing districts, there is cluster of pure
gold bearing properties that aggregates
in value many millions of dollars. In
the light of these figures, is it unreason-
able to assert that Utah is one of the
greatest mining regions in the United
States9 Where else can you find so
many precious metals, So many minerals
of use in the arts and in commerce, and
in such great bulk There is even gold
in the water of the Great Salt Lake and
health in the air ssat goes with it-hnt
that is not all. Here is field for the
business man that is new and fruitful.
Almost every conceivable resource in
the shape of raw material is within the
| reach of the manufacturer. Ii this is an
age of progress, as has been asserted,
then Utah affords the opportunity to ex-
pand and increase the trade of the
wnrld-that is what is needed.
Utah has pastoral resources of unlim
tied possibilities. 1t simply needs the
people to demonstrate it. No more over
flowing, bounteous, golden grain fields,
or heavler-laden vines and fruit trees
ever gladdened the heart and pocket of
Drowned husbandman than the
hundredfold harvests of this fair land.
No greener pastures ever feasted herd
more inexhaustible than this. Water in
abundance just when and where needed
and fresh and pure from its mountain
| sources.
Utah has other things-a climate in
| com parable, n marvellous dead Sea-"
| numerous curative mineral springs, coal
| measures iuSxhaustible, mountains of
| iron, suIphurlgalt and asphaltum, and
capital citst the like of which for
beauty of situation and environment,
| the world does not possess-a capital
city with the great temples and struct-
ures of the Mormon people. with miles
and miles of shaded, brook lined streets.
with stately business blocks-a capital
city where healthy people do heal
thy business, and the arms of its trade
reach out over an empire greater in
area than all of the New England and
| Middle States, an empire of which Salt
Lake City is the railroad, financial, edu-
| cational, religious, commercial aud So
| cial center.
If all of these possessions are factors
| in the growth of great State, then the
new State of Utah may face the future
| without tremor.