Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-04
A LIVING ISSUE.

The labor question is one n the moot
lmportant prnbicms that troubles M
civilized world Salt Lake 'iiy " ~
the face N this very difficulty How to
ind work Tor the unemployed. ~ that
they may be- soif.mstaining and b,
benefit inatcnd ~ burden. ~ q vety
serious question. Every avenue shat
can h. up.ncd To- relieve the conroetcl
labor nnriri should be- utilized.
one means by when - cinHs m "ur
nopuintion may be- delivered from the
hnnd-to-mouth Kind of living that pre-
walls In most cities il the removal ~
such persons to agricultural districts.
There are many men willing to work
who cannot obtain the means TO cnoct
this desirable change. They arr Ani
Included In the class here referred a.
hut people possessed u n little means
ur who arr In the way Of procuring u
for time. would md II to their pcr-
manent Interest to break the bonds mat
n. them ~ 10 city life and IL pcnugy'
and make strike for liberty and lnde-
pendencr.
There II no particular need for them
10 70 outside this State, ~ to place
themselves beyond the influence nd
benefits OF school and church aasoclh'
tons There nrc opportunities cnouvh
within tho borders Of Utah 10 invite
their presence and give them promise
q future competence.
One Of these exists In Willard County,
n hundred and ifty miles south of Salt
Lake city. In a fertile valley sixty miles
wide NJ u given point. which IL but nine
miles from the oregon short Line rail-
road. Tho place h called Abraham. IL
has numerous advantages. Tho soil u
sandy loan. easily worked. and Il -
situated favorabiy for irrigation. IL
commands n permanent water supply
from the SEWER River and reservoir
has been completed there sufficient Ia
irrigntc ten thousand acres. Canals and
bitches convey water TO the lands.
which yields well In small grains. corn.
grasses and the usual rtapi. products.
Ownership Of the uas of water goca
with ths title 10 tho land.
In the vicinity thousands 81 acres
covered with grcaHcwood AFFORD paAtuf-
age for stock, and In the adjacent
mountains timber. fuel and building
rock are abundant.
Markets for agricultural supplies are
found In the mining districts of Horn
SILVER. osccolq. Fish springs, Deep
Creek. Detroit. aud even In Tinilc and
Mcrcur. all being accessible for the
purpose.
The climate II temperate the place
being not too far north nor too far
south. and thus extremes Of tcmpcra-
iurc are not felt.
Iiomc-seekers Of the class We have
mentioned win nnd at Abraham fncili-
ties Tor their purpose Of unusual value,
aud eau learn further particulars By
application To L.. ]. Nuttnil. box u. Salt
I.ak. city. or 10 -. "a. wilckcn. Hinck-
Icy. Willard county
4 number OF our most prominent
citizens are interested In this enter
prise. among whom may be- mentioned
Hons. George O. Cannon. Joseph ~
smith. a. O. Woodruff, John Nicholson,
Alfred solomon and many othrrH.
here are tine openings nlao In
Wayne county. where settlers VIII be-
made welcome. and where good land
can be had for a small hgurc, with In
ducemonts that are NJ the bcst Kind
As 60 poor people who are unable tu
move from this city without help. ",
can only oficr a suggestion or two. II
leading men IN the various country dis
tricp would repeat early Utah history
and send teams Tor workers to put upon
vacant lands that might be- probably
tlllcd. or furnish Information tp the In
dusirial Bureau concerning oppurtunl.
ties Tor the employment OF labor many
persons who now llngcr m condition
approaching puupcrism coull hr srnl
away from Tho ccntcw ot population
and made a help instead uf re- hindranc,
To the uphullding ot tho State.
In community Ike ours thor,
should ho no idl, hands. uni uauprr
ism ought not Go show itH mlscabl,
face. 10 find work for th1se who ar,
willing 10 inhor b. true ben.uucnre
and every lover M Che human fuc
should strive 20 promote Industrial en-
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