Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-22
THE HOMER rowiR PLANE

Mere words are an insufficient means
d conveying 10 tho MAD the vaslnesa
ofthe enterprise nov being oaiabli'hoi
IN Ogden oauyon aud valley. No
description In language eau paint ihv
picture 10 H. magninco zee. a visitto
tue seoio Of operation. aud au infpsc.
ton Of the slupendouh work that IL
being wrought cut adds 70 The oincep-
ton u what IL being d5ut; but u must
remain Tor the future, when The manu-.
featuring, agricultural and other
enterprises great In themselves yol
Incidental 70 this greater one, shall BE-
In full and healthy activity, TO reveal
H. true grandeur AMI bensnoonoe
10 the people Of Uun, AMI . award
its promoters tho nigh meoi oi praise
which belongs TO them A. boneiaclorl
OF mankind.
The visil on Wednesday Of pfomi.
nsnt citizens TO the plant VI the Pio-
neer Electric Power company ln OF
den canyon Is an occasion ior ealiing
special public attention 10 wat 10 be-
ing done. Tho description Of the soeuo
thers, a. given In our local columns
yesloiday anu today, ought 10 bfing
renewed hope and faith In the minds
81 those who reposo ooniidcuce 10
tue future gfeAtuess OF Ulah
a. an industrial center IA mao.
ufac,uro, agriculture, minlns, Ani
nil tho departments Of Productive
lAb1r In which human energy and
skill dad scope tor development 10
Ogden canyon, where tor area large
and beautiful mountain stream has
poured ils puro AMI sparkling waters
inio the valley below, the strength
anu tho LIE In those waters Ia now 10
bs harntssed AMI utlliEei for man's
benefit, and the hour for tho actual ac-
complement Of the work 10 at hand.
II was not until reoeat years
that tho wonderful development.
In electrical science made pOs-
slbls tho utilization Of the
forces Of nature that for centuries have
beon lying dormant In that mountain
gorge. But with those developments
tho marvellous poDlbillllss now At
hand came into clearer view. Men
who have pioneered thought and &C.
ton In tho opening up 10 settlement
anu prosperity OF the R3chy Mountain
region. were inspired with comptu.
heasion OF grand project for uiil cling
the resources OF Ogden river Tor the
building up OF this commonwealth and
insiitutlng an enterprise which
would add q material store u the
wealth, prosperity aad Progress Of the
Bta,e. The financial condition before
thom made the accomplishment Of 20
great task seem almost supofhuman.
"Hatd times" were present Ia their
full force AZ pfeelpilAtei by the panic OF
1888, ani any attempt TO raise the de.
sired amount OF capital sremoi 10 PROM
10 nothing but iAilurri million. Of dol.
lars were needed, yet not ilihs Of II
was In apparent reach. But tho do.
mands OF duty "A sacred duty that
was higher than any Oh.
legations 10 seli-weIe that action must
be taken; tho necessities Of the paople
required new development Of home
enterprise which only unfal.trlng
faith aud sublime devotion 10 the pso.
plo's welfare could contemplate. In
lhis crisis these pionsefs anI leaders
gave slill further proof Of their quail.
ncAIlous for Leadership; shoulders were
pul 10 the wheel with determination
10 triumph, ami the work was begun.
The difficulties In the way OF &C.
complaining the tack weto not over.
estimated; but by diut Of persistent
faith aud energy they were overcome,
with the Tssult We toc today. Tue
Pioneer company IA on the Threshold Of
tending tue powerful electric current,
not only ihroug h0ut the mills anu fac.
torith Of Ogden, but TO oilies within m
area Of hundrtd mile; 10 Salt Luks,
Provo, Park City, Biugham, Msfouf
nud tlsewheft; TO the counties oi We.
brf, Box Elder Morgan, DAVIS, Salt
Lake, uInh, ro0ele, aud possibly still |
rthers. There II viii be ready
TO aid In the operation Of mills,
minvs faolorlel, railways aud other
enterprises Tor home devel pm,nt.
Even this brief glhnca 1t ths dgld
seems to- much Tor the mad 10 con.
Template. Net even powerful Niagara
is relatively greater boon TO tho
yieiuage than 10 the Power company
work 10 the people Of this locality; ana |
% Niagara tie dam 10 obtain the water
power Tor producing The electric cut.
rent was prayiaed by nature; IN
ogdeA eAnyen II had to b built.
The bridging into use OF 10000
hofseloNtr, with tue possibility Of
Ap0'he' 1000 When needed, Ii the |
Lfea',sl feature Of lhs Plonsor Elre,rIe
ROVER eompany's enterprise; bnt IL is
h9''hs only great one. By the con.
"'uonon Of the lArge dem, which IL
mAae hfm a. the mountain itself the
wafer level Ia raised to a hight OF aixty
ecu the upper canyon road ia sub.
merged and 1t ia Necessary to buiId