The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-06-13
a Mormon Ls,son

90 Julv "a. ls4-. President ionug snd
bis fellow piobrer. passed through the PIC
turetque outlet Of Emigration cspyoa toto
( the valley Il The Great Salt lste Utah
vas them Mexican coil. and the leader be
hevsd be could found whatever character
/ Of Institution should suit him snd his pee
+ pie Ia thu bitter uniu Mormo1 erussdes
ol the past il hss been slleged than Brig
ban Young had ohsios on mems souls,
There is DO doubt tbst religious superii
ton rendered effective by the marvellous
nschlntrg Of the church, was partly the
source OF the lesder's irresistible poweI
With hls own people but back of tie reh
glous superstition and the church orgsnl
zatlon stood the brain Of great and mas
terful man. lie knew that his power to
be enduring. mnst rest upon something
material aud tsngIble, and this something
be disceraed to be the prosperity OF the
people themselves.
Brigham Young was ~ organizer Of pros
pcrlly This was the real source OF his
strength lie did not aim at mere temper
sry prosperity. On the contrary be fought
evetyth.ug that tended to that end, gong
TO the length Of actually iorbidding the
opening OF the rich mines IN the noun
tsius near at band. because be Bbholred
the spirit u speculation. He chose for
the cotuetstoue of his state the principle
Of lndusttIallsm, aud that principle lies
there yet, at the base Of q noble editice OF
economic TACT, reared by human toll and
held firmly in place by tho average pros
perIty OF all who had part in It's building.
II the great architect and the superiuten
dents aud foreman who surrounded him
enjoyed II larger share OF the profits than
the wCrk men, 1t is also true that the hun
blest hover of stone and carrier OF mortar
was paid IN proportion 10 the Importance
Of bis labors, Aud what fair mi.d can
object to sn industrial system that yields
these resnttsY
SO fr US can be learned. brigham
Young TAD no previous knowledge OF lrt
rigatIon when be entered Salt Lake valley,
He quickly realized that he had come TO
an arid c, uutry. which woald be hopeless
Tor agriculture unless aruhcially waiered,
With msrvelons perception, be saw that
itrIgstioD was not draw back. but an adj
vantage OF the most important sort. lie
real I'd that It meant freedom alike from
the dangers Of the drought and OF the
food He rlscoyt red that, having a rich |
soil and ample sunshlue, and adding mols
ture by the construction OF bitches, 1t was
actually su improvement upon nature to
with ,qual facility. And therefore he
tilhtly concluded that he had found IN |
these conditions the basis Of the l. ost cer |
tain worldly prosperity aud the most scieD
tifc agriculture.
1t remained 70 later genius to remark
Irrigation is not a substitute for rain. Rain
is a substitute for irrigation, and q mighty
poor one. But if the Mormon leader did
not say 80 he evidently felt it. He per-
oeived, furthermore, that irrigation wac
much more than an insurance policy upon
the crops. II brought all the processes OF
agriculture within the realm Of known
facts. and that is science.
1t even rendered possible the control OF
the SIZE of vegetables, and this became i'm
portsnt many years aiterwsrd, when the
Mormon people added great sugar fsci
tory to their industrial system, for it IL
mportsut to grow sugar beets OF abOut
standard slza to get the best results. Mos
ture ia required tC give the beet vigor
Gus growth at the beRluning, but when 1t
is well started weeks OF uninterrupted sun
shine are desirable 10 order to develop the
sscchauue qualities. Much sunshine at
the wrong time dries up the crop, while
much moisture at the wrong time pro.
duces beet pltasIng to look upon, but
Improbable at the factor
brigham Young also realiz,d almost at
the frat. that the necessity Of csreiu irI1
CATION largely Increased the labor npon at
acre Of land. but he found that thI- labor
WAS generously rewarded by the increased
yield th 10 qusnlity and quality Aud
from this fact be drew the most important
principal Of bis commonwealth, which
was the divsoL OF lands INTO small hold.
ings Closely relsted 10 this is the other
twin factor IN Mormon prosperity the
divers hcstio Of farm products oi tue lsst
degree,
Natural conditions, even where there if
The most abundant aud well distributed |
rainfall, are often lsvorsbl, to the produc
ton Of only few crops But the Nor
IL ous resiA,d tbst the ekIliul application
Df water Just where and when needed, and
10 inst the right quantity, aud by the very
best method, rendered possible The wides
yariey Of fruits, vegetables ard cereals suif
ID 10 the temperate zone Thus Brigham
Yonng tuugbt the people that DO msu
should owu more land thar be could cult
yate 10 IT. highest point bF his own and {
bis fsuily's lshor, snd that DO mao sh1uld
40 10 Il slora f3r any article Of iocd rr clol
.uiug tLtt could b. prohtablf produced
DO Lls owu email farm.