Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-24

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small areas along their edges. Down
through the valley a river wound It's
way, but the lowlAnds along 1t were
mostly marsh. 1t did not take long
however, Tor the people to adopt the
simplest possible solution OF the
diiiiculty' They put dams IN the
streams, making them overflow, and
then directed the water upon the
planted grounds.
And with this rude beginning was
instituted the system OF lrrlgatlon-
that system winch made II possible
Tor the people here to survive and
which Is proving perhaps the greatest
instrument IN the hands OF enterprise
IN the recllmatloA OF the American
desert. he tiny streams running
only lew rods from the side OF the
natural bed before they were drunk in
by the thirsty earth have swelled to
artiliciat channels OF the size OF rivers.
over the State has been spread
network OF canals measuring together
thousands oil miles IN length he
best OF engineering ski! IS being emf
PIoyed IN constructing reservoirs to
consume the surplus water. fhty
years nave seen irrigation pass rom
an unknown subject and unused
system to a practical science
Inns a'd 10 industry mas maze the
desert a hosPItaoIe place ana mas
drawn rom II snstenahce Tor huhd-
REDS OF thousands l ne success III aSi-
rcuIture caused by 1t brought the time
al las' wheh II was sale TO turn part
OF the energy OF the people to MN
ing ana soon the proSpector tran
was on every NIL ana the treasures
OF tle eafth were DeinS drawn lorth'
what mad been hidden now began
TO- be uniolded and men caught
glImpseS oil the riches that ghste
rom the mountain side which
PRESIDENT Young had SAID would be
disclosed.
ACTIVITY IN mining and agriculture
brought railroads and made room
Tor more extended industries. En-
terprises were instituted, schools
and universities built up, greater at
tentlon gwen to literature and the
arts, and continual progression
maze socially and economically
II .'' r' o'iei .t surrey
nl our i.seS III THESE mountain !,, VA.
leys serves It's purpose II VIII, snow
lhuen ,, tiial we can r'ghly ieel PROUD
VI, neic' pe'Sie ou' Peol''e cT ,e
weie saseorush uese ,., ana 81 sI9 i !,
P.a .n, are now Pfou S,,, IleIus ana
Iul'lul orcharus' "nere were rude
WY vans Vi lovi"s i ..,! are no"
1 IN, wing ns towns Oh d c'V'''Zeu people
ne i ,o,ieels weIe separated ,,
l'ie culture ol !,'e i11s' oy more 'h'',
'nousarr lhiies oi mountains ana
P.''iSi , ms nan century u pro-
SreSs mas Drought US tnelr chl'ureh,
INTO Almost instant louGn win 'ndt
culture iheeeu' lne highest s'aiu,
aus vi '''e I-'s' arc NOW pe'nE 'u'ly
ieal'Aeu al nome, esPeoiany III our
lisgst CUTS Ia 'ne 'olale as d
wnole 'l,e . Is d i'Sie' PT'eehI"se III
sCn ,. "''e, &c, ;,,:. '.iu loWe! per
een.ase o, , nll'etales 'hail III tle
ot"te Vi Ma ,'' 'he nome
Vi eastern CULTURE
lhis prosperity, achieved as 1t has
been from torbldding soil, by
men whose only capital was toi
ana wise leadership, Is some thing
we can naturally feel pride IN.
But our contemplation should not be
SO seli-satIsiylng as to blind US to the
TACT that our highest possibilities by
no means have been realized as yet
nose systems which were success
July employed IN turning Utah IRON
an ard desert INTO rich farming
region should be kept IN mind, ano
Il.el , possible USED IN 'he 'G,lhel
ueX Il. u 'ne 2la'e' opoe.
Ho'a y, f''' ue Wi,io'' ID s' i
tou'ls p'aceu 80 ntsn, Is ho res res
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