The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
UTAH OF TODAY.

Forty Eight years of territorial life
gave Utah ample opportunity to pre-
pare for statemood. No territory that
ever entered the Union was. ever so
we'll equipped to take her place in the
family of states. she entered the
Union with 100000 people with an agri-
cultural area in the most perfect slate
of cultivation. with a list of mines that
had already turned 5000, 000. 900 into the
wealth of the world with railways con-
Structed to almost every important 10
cality, with her people showing almost
the smallest percentage of illiteIacy of
any state in the nation. with ranges
covered with stock, and with a capital
city so beautiful that its fame has al
ready become worldwide.
such were the conditions in Utah
when she reached her majority Her
future is not nroblematical; il is as
sured. She will go on with pace that
will take her 70 the highest place
among our western commonwealth.
There is no more beautiful state in all
the nation than Utah; her mountains
are as, picturesque and grand as the
mountains of Switzerland, and her
pastoral scenes vie in beauty with any
in the world. There is no more wealthy
state than Utah, population and area
gagged, are fruitful, and out of the
depths Of her mountains is flowing a
continuous stream of white and yellow
metals To the capitalist Utah offers
superior attractions. If ne Will, he can
multiply his money in her splendid
cities, or if his fancy leads him into
the country, there he will find lands
and mines Of rare productive power.
To the healthseeker is promised q
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not eXcellsd in curative power and com
fort by any other climate in the world
Then there are curative springs for
those who suffer. and best of all, the
marvel of creation. the Great Salt lake
wherein the bather may lounge on the
pillows and float to his hearts content
The seeker after a home will find it
along the streets of her leaf-embowered
cities or on her fertile farms, made
most productive by a perfect irrigation
system In brief there is no man, no
matter what he seeks. so long as it is
within the lines of the law, who can
not satisfy his quest in Utah. That old
trouble. the Mormon question, about
which so much is said and Sc little
really known, has ceased forever. This
is official. and proof of it will be found
on every hand by visitors TO Utah All
of the people are in accord. and all are
united in q common am DltlOn 10 make
the state what the Almighty intended
it should be, the leading western COM
monwealth of the nation. The Nor
mon, whether he is 2 Godbeite. or
Josephite. or a Brighamite, or any other
kind of an lite" worships God as he
sees fit. and with that no one com
plains The Gentle. whether he is an
Adventist. or a Methodist. or a Free
will Baptist, or any other kind of an
''ist." goes right along and does the
same thing. At last there is peace in
Utah, perfect peace. Let this be her
aided to the world, and let all under
stand that Utah invites TO make homes
within her borders the citizens of the
republic of every creed and religious
belief Socially. the conditions could
not be better The public school sys-
tenn of the state will compare with that
of any other in the Union, and all of
the blessings found elsewhere-with
many more-await those who make
their homes in Utah.
In these pages can be given little
more than a glimpse of the "Forty-fifth
State" It is hoped, however, that this
glimpse viii encourage you TO take a
longer look: then will your eyes be
fastened upon her so that no power can
take them away.