Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-02

lni.ted to all Of the privileges Of a sOyer-
egn state.
Il will be a happy day for Uiah-O
happy day for the naifion-rbe day Utah
shakes from her supple limbs the tram
mels Of territorial life, aud with her
dUwrIy OF wealth ami bruins IL Received
into ehe family of states. Then public
interest will cen or in the new sOver-
eighty, ana Ibe people will look to il tOI
an answer 10 the question, What have
on Within your purders for the n " ing
OI great commonwealth? How llltls
should Utah 10 abashcd by This in
quiry!
NJ western state ever entered the C,I-
ion after a longer period Of preparation
or Nth more splendid men or resources
Utah has $50, 900 people trained and
disciplined ~ the tasks OF industry.
Utah has chain Of fertile valleys ex.
tending from Idaho to Arizona under u
system of irrigation as perfect as auy in
the world-valleys trimmed by treasure
! filled mountains. and cheCkered with
little farms, wherein, in many instances
for nearly half century, has been ex-
emplied i'll the projection of hus-
bandry.
Utah has mines-other states have
too-but Utah has mlnes-mines, the
mere mention of the names OF which
cOmpels the attention Of the whole min
ny wOr I'd. Take for instance, 1.-The
Ontario" it has paid $l3,l75,OO0 in diyi-
dens, OF the "ilom Silver" dividends,
$5l47.5G0, or the "Daily,o dividends
- ,S50,UuO, or several others that are ne1-
or two over the million mark. Thess
above mentioned, are silver proper ties,
but there are others bearing gold
bright, glittering god-in liberal guam
titips. In one so,G mine alone. the Mrr-
cur. dividends AZ" being paid on the
basis of hulf min Il year, While IN
the Mercur Disrrc', ininitesimal in COM
pariSoD with other mining districts, there
is cluster Of pure gold fearing proper.
ties that aggregates in value many mill
ions Of Dollars. In the light of these
figures, is it unreasonable to assert that
UUHa Is one Of the greatest miniOg re-
gions in the United States? Where else
can you find so many precious metals, so
many memorials eff use i'll the arts and in
COluluCi'ri huu III SHCA BIodb uu'h
There is even gold in the water of the
Great Salt Lake and health in the air
hat goes with it--but thet is not all
Here Is Aell for The business nan ih"tI
new nnl fruitful. Almost every con-
ceivable resource in the shape of raw
material is within the reach OF the man.
ufacturer. Ii this Is an age of progress
as has been asserted, then Utah affords
the opportunity to expand and increase
the trade Of the world-that is what is
needed.
Utah has pastoral resources of nm
limited possibilities. 1t simply needs
the people to demonstrate it. No more
OVERLOOKING, bonteous, golden grain field
or heavtr-laden vines and fruit trees
gladden. the heart and pocket Of sun
Drowned husbandmsn chan the hundred
fold harvests of this fair land. No
greener pastures ever teasteh Il herd of
thriving cattle and no soil has proved
more inexEaustible than this. Water in
abundance just when and where needed
and fresh and pure from its mountain
sources.
If all Of these possessions are factors in
the growth of great state, then the new
state of Utah may face the future with
ont tremor.