Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-13
MECHANICS IN UTAH.
A Condition That Ought To he Rene.
di,d-A Few suggestions.
hiCmGAN AGRICULTURAL COLE oE
lnghsm County, Michigan,
March 10, 1896.

March 10, 1896.
10 tho Editors
noticed statement in your issue
Of Mach ID concerning the fact that
certain contractors mai cent 90 Denver
Tor men 10 do thoir work. You wish o.
know why this IL done. Owing to the
lac, that have been away from Utah
for the last three ysafs, / may not be
sufficiently familiar with the clrclm-
stances to make any practical sugges.
lions upon this case; but hope 10 cay
something that will do some good. Tue
probability Of the sons VI u an being
put aside and our home work given 60
others has cot ne 10 thinking; aud
with your permission / viii mention
iow Of my c1nclusiunG
10 common w0tkmeu afe uepus
90, 10 would be- folly tD ban.
yuft IahOrurs. 10 would be- hurI
Go Hud mes who arc willing 20 work as
ialthiuuy and DO 90 much Tor the
money ~ our Utau W0tkmuu, unless
the new generation has Jailed tu follow
the example given item by thuir
PARENTS; fJr never was better example
Uf perseverance, and toll net forth than
that shown by our fathers and mututrs.
The Ouly reason | eau give for the
importation Of common wUfkmtn TO-,
that possibly the contractors tncmselvrs
arc eastern men ami not educated Utah
men,
My thoughts have been guided b.
the suppuuIUuu that the WORK must uv
done by experienced men. this is
tue case thiuk / can show where the
ibult lice. Lot as glance at tho con.
dttiou Of our new State Ia tnis tegatu.
In the past, experienced W fkmuu of
nearly ~ kiuJs were Ilvuuuul In
Utah. Tue people who i0inol tue
Church ware mostly " tue wOtk.
INK class, uui owing 20 the uu.
developed condition uf the Couu-
Ify, hundreds OF skilled men
were compelled ~ drop Their ira On
anu take 10 some lCuu alton moro
suited % new c9uulr.. HunCo,thoif
sklli, the result Ui years OF careful
tTAiuing, was forced ~ lay dormant
Z rhir d. particularly true IN the case VI
mcuuanict. WHAT ls the RESULT To-
Jay very few OF our Old M ouaulUs are
/ Lett, anu {, or sons have lufurd their
! attention elsewhere, Tie true that
may VI our young men have bee. me
! good practical mechanics, ny wJTkiug
| with experienced men, aud thuy make
up their portion Of tue pIpulaiou--a
I very Important portion VI u, too. Hut
/ lhey alone cannot carry on our me.
Uuanicai tIde, aud c1pu with men VINO
/ have spent years Ia the STUDY Of theory
and subsequent years Ia practical train
ing. With tue latter class We see our
49,
am sorry to know tuat the sOub VI
/ Utah are poorly represented among
/ them. The result ~ thal We do the
| drudging aud eastern men DO the
brain work; auI not only tniy, but the
/ contractors give very little 10 any pre-.
terence TO our home wOTEmon
We are commanded 10 build temples
and houses OF worship. We desire
that our bridges, canals, dams, etc,
snail cope with tho frst OF tue woflu
ns far HH possible, Or nj least be the
most economical anu substantial nc.
! cufding 10 modern developments How
| nto VIZ 10 accom- lish thib2 Probably
| the most 10 done " thtto VINO 40 East
10 STUDY. A careful investigation
would nnd them divided ~ follow.
| A bout twO.thifJs study law Or mtdi.
| cine, the other Oue.thtrd IN lott 10 be
! divided amOug Thu subjects VI music,
| literature, civil, electrical, aud muchau.
/ iral engineering anu the suluuous, etc.;
! aud cut OF all "a very small nunbut
| study purely mechanics. When We
/ come ~ think u tht6u, things We can
readily see the cause OF the email
augmentation u some branches OF
/ education. One trouble II that too
many Of our young men are looking
/ Tor = "snap," n you vail allow the
/ term. To many the word mechanics
means work; and while n 10 true that
/ At times tue work IL hard anl disagter-
/ able, there are many who would will.
/ lingly onlet this line ofwoTk II there
were nUmUlhiug 10 attract their ht,en.
| ton. II has become somewhat fashion.
lble 10 study law OF medicine and II
/ will take Time 10 Ert the custom
chaugel. The fact L., We produce no
educated mechanics, anu this IL why
tho brain work IL done 10y imported
heads anu we must continue TO DO the
drudgety. Not but that hard labor IN
lust ~ honorable an occupation a. any,
| TOT Carlyle rays "lhe horns on the
hAnis are the best Of dlplomas,p but
We are entitled 20 10th and should
strive 10 Outain them,
IL WOull DO an easy matter TO
suggest u remedy Tor tue existing e1u.
dulung, but not 30 easy TO suggest one
that could no adopted; but lt boems
that something ought tu be- done. The
time 80 not Tor % when doctUts and
lawyers viii be TOO plentiful In our
! state and II would uo vice Tor mum,
Der OF 900 energetic young men 10
study mechanics. lhey could In turl
im,att % those whOte limited means
restrict them from leaving home, and
lhuB We wUuil iu time have produced
men 10 fill all the mechanical needs Of
the SlaIC. There hru vegy few ways la
whI5n more could be- done Tor tho per.
m.urut good VI tho community than
by making II possible 10 have mrchan-
Icr tnugut al nome, where our talented
y0uns men could HIuuy ths theory OF
mtcuuui.s. Tuey q uil thus prepare
themselves % do the brain work which
b. now zone by eastern men whuse NJ q
aim Or m.u,y, WIN ut regard 10 whom
thy hirr. II ping that this will he
the means % Cnusiug some useful
tu,u hts 10 pass through the minds OF
ur rradprs, am sincerely you're,
h, OAR.