St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

turned by miracle to dewy roses,
red and white.
This legend teaches that Heaven is
more gracious that Mr.. Hale to the
limpng but well-meant efforts of wom-
ans henevOlence,
THE FORTY-FIFTH STATE.
The president yesterday issued his
proclamation announcing that Utah,
having complied with all the require
ments of the enabling act, is hence
forth a state of the Union. The seed
of settlement that Brigham Young
sowed in the deserts of the valley of
the Great Salt lake, as the lake was
named in the old geograp hies. has
grown and fruited into a state. Flee
ing from persecution in Illinois and
Missouri to mountain Businesses, hoped
to be inaccessible to their enemies,
where they might indulge their pOlyg
amous methods undiSturbed, half a
century has brought about the invasion
and capture of their retreat and the
ton" When the gold deposits of Cali
fornia attracted the adventurous, and
one of the overland routes led through
their territory, the MOrmonS saw In 1t
the foreTunner of an invasion that
would repeat their Eastern history,
and the stories of the massacres of
migrating parties shocked the nation.
The conflict with the federal authori-
ties, the expulsion of the judges, the
invasion by Gen. Johnson's army and
the pacification that followed, are in
cidents of the settlement that are his
torical.
Turning from the past to the present,
some information relative to this new
sister in the galaxy of states is not in
opportune. The little band of Nor
mons that Young led over the noun
tans has become, mixed with Gentiles,
247 324 this year; in which, singular
when we recall the polygamous condi-
ton prevailing until recently the males
are 5000 in excess of the females. AL
though Young drew his recruits from
the old world in greater number, four
fffths of the inhabitants are of native
birth. The arabic portion of the state
is but a small part of its entire area,
and irrigation is generally necessary.
Of the 100000 acres under cultivation
last year nine-tenths were irrigated
Three and a half million acres are esti-
mated as being capable of being
brought within reach of the irrigating
ditch
Twenty-one thousand farms are emu
merated in the state census of last
year, as compared with 1854 in the
census of 1890. That the farmers are
prosperous is shown by the fact, stated
in the federal census, that IS per cent
of the farms were owned free of incum-
branee, only 5 per cent were incum-
bered, and but 10 per cent were Guilt
waited by tenants. In spite of the WOOL
state are valued at $4,000, 900, and
eight wool does not seem to have
decreased the value of the f1ocks The
average yield Of wheat last year was
twenty-one and one-half bushels per
acre, due to irrigation. The dryness
of the air demands frequent applica-
ton of the irrigating waters, thor
ough Wetting being sometimes neces-
sary as often as twelve times during
the crop season. The state is fairly
rich in minerals, the silver output last
year having been 6,660,O00 ounces, as
against 100000 in 1892, while the gold
mined has increased from 5000 ounces
in 1884 to 56,427 in 1894 Industry is
diversified by manufacturing, in which
five and a half millions of capital are
invested, employing, 5000 hands and US
ing 1000 horse power The banks
have capital of over 50 900, 600 and de-
posits of over $4,000, O0O The state can
never become populous because the
greater portion of its $4,000, 900 acres
consists either of mountain ranges
or OF lands incapable of irrigation and
unfertlle without it. The dryness Of
It's atmosphere and the equable tenn
perature make it a resort for those af
hlcted with pulmonary complaints
Iaken as whole it is worthiest of
the honor of ell recent additions to the
roll of states