Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-20
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H. the recent immigration congress
al Boise, Idaho, -. T., shawhan, prc.i.
dent Of the Plymouth colony 800 the
PhJo.te valley, Idaho, gave a most lu.
trtyt,lng address on the "Work Of
Colonization" In the course Of hi,
remarks he said:
Passing on 10 Utah We find most
Sinking example uf successful colonies.
ton in the works u Brigham Young and
bis followers. They found county even
moro dcs0iato than the site chosen for
1teoloy, buta soil aud climate some
whnt similar To- our own. When we CON.
slider that those people arrived iu Utah
with practically uu money, or knowledge
Of Irrigation methods, aud without tu0
slightest indication ui what the country
might produce WU eau bu. marvel nc
thor success. Statistics furnished by the
Church authorities show that thofo has
boon received gfos. annual income Of
g., iT31 Tor each farmers family, or
Sls-..1 above tho cost " living, Tor a
period Of 20 yuars, on 10000 irrigated
lnrfua NUt uuly hayO they ptusporDd 90
marked degree, but from the collection
of he modest tiihe upon he profits was
amns.od Church wealth which Ia the
wonder " modern timo-
10 is not the force Of religious supor.
H.iIiuu, as many SUPPOSE, that has
bound those people tugo.her la har.
Wuuiuua action but thu very plan uf
the colonies has made Do possible Tor
them Co enjoy social pleasures which aro
ont ut tbs roach ul our ordinary Amuri-
can farmer. They had their colony VII.
lagu IN which zach received small lui,
whore thuy raised greater part of tho
provisions for home use, aud IN the SUR
rounding district they had their small
iarms upon which they raised Tho sur
plu, Tor market. Th0y combined rho nd.
yautlgos " town aud rural llfo, and on
luypl tho privilege ot both, They had
thor debating clubs, tuoatficals AMI
dances, iu which all Joined, oven 10 tho
bishop, When now settlers arrived pro.
vision wa. made tor uu instructor TO
teach Thorn how 60 prosper
The correctness Of tho principle uuuu
which this industrial Nv stem I4 founded
is amply proved by their prosperity. IL
should be tho corner stone iu tho iouu.
datiuu Of colonization work Ia that
part Of Idaho whore tho highOst returns
may be- had from Intensive cultivation
upon small irrigated farms.
Mt. snAwhan rsc0g zsl the advau.
tages OF the Mormon plan Of coIouitl.
tios, and we fully appreciate hls kind.
" references thereto. We also feel II
duty to point out that he makes the
same mistake others have made IA the
premisos, showing that uo with them
has failed to comprehend Mormon
colonization and the key note to Ito
success. He says at IL not the force
OF religious supsrsttlou" which has
bound the MUrmons together Ia hRt.
mDni0us action. We will pAss over the
point that the word superstition IL
wholly luapplIoablo TO the practical re-.
llgion OF the MormOns, and Will lu.
form our friend and those Ia
similar stale Of misini0rmatiOn that II
IL tho force Of the Mormon religion, aud
nothing olse, that has bound the Latter.
DAY Saints together Ia harmonious
action. II Is the life OF their plau OF
colonization; II causes them to com.
uine IN their social pleasures seven TO
The Blth1p" Tor they are united Boo
their religious aims; II Ia the secret, n
secret It has been, Of Mormon success
Ia Utah ana elsewhere,
AZ The mechanic understands better
how to perform his WORK Than oae WIN
has had no training but IL merely
casual observer, 20 the L,lter.day
Saints kHow by what means
their coloniz ton has succeed.
ed better than do those who
lro merely onlookers. rney did all
tho work that fell to man, Hence they
can speak with au horiIy on this mat.
ter Some people who see q modern
printing press NJ work might conclude
that all there Is In publishing Anews.
paper Is running the paper into Que
END Of the machine with the necessary
appliances aud taking It OUT complete
nj the other. But the conclusion would
be wrong q vital Part VI the task 10 lu
the brain power expended before the
printer places type In position. 81
II Ia with Mormon o9lonlEatOn; TIC
religious force Ia that whlCn hsll them
together anu impelled in determined
aud Intelligent uul,y Of nclion; aui
without 70 Ihoy wOul have had no colo.
uiza.on plan for others to praise au.
TO Try uud initiate.