The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-29

not to raise hopes which cannot be re-
allied nor to encourage the coming OF
aVocation fully occupied. All letters to
those seeking employment have distinctly
disclaimed that either Salt Lake or Utah
5 in need of reinforcements TO its labor
element.
The book. Utah Revealed" written by
the secretary, and for the publication of
Senior Il Ladd, has been circulated
through the mails and otherwise when
ever opportunity afforded.
This book is an epitome of Utah and
IS believed TO answer briefly the questions
most frequently asked. The cost of this
publication in an edition of 10000.
amounted to several hundred dollars. and
WAS entirely borne by Messrs Senior &,
Ladd. 1t has been of great value to the
chamber. and to my knowledge has been
/ the means of directing quite an amount
OF immigration and some money to Salt
/ Lake.
Speaking of printed matter about Utah.
1 credit is due to the passenger depart
ments of the Union Pacific and Rio
/ Grande Western railways for enterprise
| displayed. To these two departments the
/ people of Salt Lake and Utah are in
/ debted annually for the publication and
! distribution of large amount of well
] printed and conserVatiVely written liter
allure descriptive of the resources and at
| fractions of the state.
Early in the year the Rio Grande West
! ern issued its Pointers TO Prosperity
/ devoted principally TO our stock and ag-
rtcultu-al interests. This was followed
/ by special discussions of Salt Lake as
/ summer resort, and l am informed that
/ an elaborate work upon our mining re-
| sources from this department is now in
press.
The Union Pacific has published this
/ year an attractive description of the
Mercu- mining district, new edition of
Sights and Scenes in Utah. and has
now in press pamphlet entitled Utah
Recognizing the benefit of these publca-
tons are to the city and state. 1 have
le.-t such assistance to their preparation
as ny other duties would allow, and
have furnished Information in the pos
session of the chamber for use in their
compilation.
The Union Pacific book. Utah" is the
wo-l- OF the secretary. | am informed 4
very large edition of it will be issued and
that 1t will be distributed through all
Union Pacific agencies. To the prepare
tor of this book | devoted much time
and labor. believing that by giving these
there would be issued without cost to the
chamber just such a book as it would
issue on its own motion if the condi-
ton of its treasury would permit, and
L count this publication among the
achievements of 1896.
The work includes every subject of in
tereSt to the state. 1t reviews Utah his
tory from the first settlement, discusses
state drainage. details our irrigation SyS-
ten and treats the agriculture of each
county separately-giving the average
Weld in each county of wheat, rye, bar
ley. oats, potatoes. lucerne and hay,
thereby enabling the enquirer To ascer-
tain the effect OF altitude and our differ
ent climates upon the cultivation of each
OF these products Under the head of
Mining the book contains a history of
the principal mines of the state and dis
cusses the mineral characteristics and
mining record of each county separately
II contains 4 table giving the total min
ta~o nf tat fFor, he Il
cOVery of the first mine-a table never
before published-a table of the mining
dividends of the past and of 1896. table
of the population of all our cities. towns
and counties: "A table containing informal
ton as to the number of farms. number
OF acres improved and unimproved land !
number of acres under cultivation; num-
be- of cows, cattle, horses, swine. mules
and goats in each county and tables for
each county showing the number of
sheep and amount of wool produced per /
annum: the kind and value of miscel- /
laneous products; the amount and value !
OF the yield of apples. peaches. plums, |
aDricots. small fruits and dried fruits: /
ard the number OF commercial concerns |
and the amount of capital invested. to- /
gether with much more general and par /
ticula- information. Special attention is /
also given in this book TO our present i
social conditions, and an attempt is made /
TO disabuse the public mind of every /
remnant of belief there may still remain /
that our people are not in perfect har- /
mOny and are not united IN a determln- /
alton to build here u great city and state. |
Some space is devoted to the discussion
OF our labor conditions and the distinct /
statement made that Utah does not pre-
sent an inviting field for the unemployed.
The information contained in this book
was gathered from the most reliable
and il is believed the book itself
will be OF value in attracting immigra-
ton and money TO the state. The neces-
sity of this book is emphasized by the
fact that the chamber of commerce is
now the only institution doing work In
Utah usually done in other states by
boards or commissioners of statistics and
and in this connection l rec
ommend that the chamber urge upon the
present legislature the necessity of ere
ating the office of commissioner of in
formation and statistics, and make such
appropriat atoms as will enable him during
our early years of statehood to
publish and widely distribute statistical
concerning the state What
the chamber does in this direction is
necessarily limited. but if this work is
done under state authority ii would be
more thorough and exact and the benefits
Of it to us would be incalculable. What
ever the chamber has done during the
current year in the way of advertising
has been done without any dEaln upon the
treasury or expense TO the people. and
L is hoped the stockholders and CClzens
VIII appreciate the effort made If the
chamber had accomplished nothing else
this year other than the issuance of the
books mentioned, It would be entitled to
general commendation-but other things
have been done.
In February last the secretary was Sc
ected to be present at the formal opening
Of the New York Mining Exchange as
he representative of the Salt Lake Stock
and Mining Exchanse-an organization
which has done much during the past
year towards attracting attention to our
mineral resources. While uDon this mis-
sion he was unable to divest himself from
tho obligations which attached to him as
secretary. and such appealed to the
press of the country and was successful
n having satisfactory interviews upon
he resources, attractions and advantages
If Utah printed in the New York World.
he New York Financial News, the New
ork Mail and Express. the Chicago In
.er-Ocean. the St. Louis Post Dispatch
he Kansas City Journal and other large
news prints of the country. These inter-
Jews. so far as he could make them do
30. contained the class of information
which we are most desirious shall reach
he public. and such benefits as have re-
iulted and will result from them, are at