The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-28

The Labor Edition of The Salt Lake
Herald would be incomplete without a
description of Utah and some account
Of the advantages it has to offer the
homeseeker and the investor. The fol-
lowing article was prepared by Mr.. E.
l. Colborn, secretary of the chamber
@ commerce of Salt Lake city, for
arid America" and is an impartial
presentation Of the facts:
The fact that Utah will be admitted
to the Union n 1895 makes that great
territory just now subject of peculiar
interest. The passage of the enabling
act is conclusive evidence that the peo-
pie of Utah appreciate fully the obliga-
lions of statehood and that in popuIa-
tion and wealth the territory is quail
fed to take its place in the great fam
lily of states. Certainly no one will
contend that il has not passed through
q sufficient period IF preparation. When
Kansas and Nebraska were covered
with moving herds of buffalo; when
Colorado. Wyoming and Idaho were
unexplored wildernesses; before the ar
gonauts Of '49 began their piigrima ge
20 California; little band of white
men had already carried the banner OF
civilization and planted IL upon the
shores Of that marvel of nature, the
Great Salt Lake. On the oath day of
next July, thirty-eight years will have
come and gone since Brigham Young
with 142 of his followers, after conquer
ing the dangers of desert, mountain
and plain, looked down for the first
time from a pass through the Wasatch
apon the magnificent panorama of the
Salt Lake valley. On that day he
founded therein the city of the Saints
With sturdy courage they commenced
the work of subduing the desert-a
work which has continued undated to
this tine. and which has resulted in
making the territory of Utah the
garden spot Of the west
In population and wealth the terri
tory has long been entitled to state
hood, but its admission has waited
mon the amicable disposition of GER
tain antagonisms between the So
called Mormon and Gentle people.
ITfese anita gonisms sprang up from
differences. in religious belief, and crea-
ted a widespread impression that the
Mormon people were not ready to rem
der that fealty 10 the government
which is a necessary condition prece-
dent to the reception Of sovereignty.
These anita gonisms were reduced, little
by little, as evidences accumulated OF
the good faith of the Mormon people,
until they are now entirely removed,
and the fact is generally accepted
throughout the nation that all conten-
ton in the territory has ceased, and
that there now exists no reason why
the right to enjoy the blessing of
statehood should be longer withheld.
This process of amalgamation has
been going on steadily during the past
seven years, and within that time a
remarkable advance has been made in
the population and development of the
territory. Salt Lake, Ogden and other
important towns have doubled in size
md there has been a steady influx OF
capital, which has found remunera tive
fields for investment. Salt Lake has
become modern city; its streets have
been paved, and it has enjoyed a build
ing era greater than ever before in its
history AT this time the territory has
about $4,000 people. and Salt Lake, ap-
p-oxiInateiy. 60 600. The resources Of
Utah are numerous and diversified. Il
has large sheep and cattle interests.