Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-31

Young Byers). Tho history OF
Cardston district and It's people
Is indeed the history of coloni2-
alton in its proper sense Of pioneering.
1t would take book In itself TO mar
rate all the hardships. vicissitudes ana
perseverance of those early settlers
who. after all laid the foundation
stone OF Southern Alberta's agricul-
tural future Cardston Is the home
and birthplace, as II were, of winter
wheat in Alberta; and indeed it is
difficult to credit the statement that
one Johannes Anderson. Il thrifty
Swede. who ascribes his success In Al
berta TO -four o'clock In the morning
and up boys" has successfully raised
winter wheat in the Cardston district
close to town since 1883. aud has never
had complete failure during that
period.
In addition then to Cardston being
the home of winter wheat or Alberta
Rod" ii is also the original settling
place of the Mormon people In Can
ada. Before proceedings further into
the history of CardNon It will perhaps
render the causes leading to it's set
tlement clearer to speak of the Nor
mon" people a little. Much has been
written OF Mormonism which for pure
ignorance If not indeed malicious in
tent, cannot be beaten as travcsty
of statement of facts. Even today the
average idea of the Mormon" is that
he is a man with whole sheafful OF
wives. Now. nothing can be further
from the truth. The Mormon" Is
deeply imbued with the religious sense.
He Is thrifty. Industrious, charitable
and tolerant TO others Of all creeds and
beliefs, he is guided by and abides by
the laws of the country which is the
simple statement that polygamy Is not
practised; and he Is altogether a great
success. and a practical and valuable
asbiet in appraising the value of our
province
UTAHS SURPLUS.
In the state of Utah the great influx
of peoples from European countries
flocking into that state TO avail them
selves Of the possibility of irrigable
lands there Irrigation. by the way. is
a subject thoroughly understood and
worked by every "Mormon") caused
almost a congestion. The work was
almost unable to keep pace with the
influx, and II became apparent that
some other field or pastures new would
have 10 be sought for this excess OF
immigration into Utah, or what one
might call the overflow of immigra-
ton" over what the irrlgable lands of
the state of Utah could provide homes
for The result was that the pioneer
and founder of the colony. Charles
Ora Card. came from Logan. Utah. on
Sept IA. 1886, to search for locality
in which to establish home for him
self and a company of his compatriots.
and his selection resulted I'm the birth
Of Cardston From that time TO this
Cardston has had a steady Growth and
progress without any BOOM The
growth which was growth when there
We're no railways into Cardston. when
mt times hardship and dangers had To
be borne. but these hardy colonizing
people went through everything of that
nature, suffered all the inconvenience.
did the pioneering and established a
part OF that reputation of this great
and rich province the benefits of which
the people are enjoying today, Part
of the fundamental basis OF the Nor
mon belief is the principle OF gather
ing" They are people gathering
against the last days. They regard
this continent as the promised land,
and especially that part OF which the
ranges OF the Rockies form the back
bone, Zion is the center point even as
to Jerusalem all Jews turn their eyes
and faith.
THE BASIS OF MORMON FAITH,
The second and third verses Of the
second chapter OF Isaiah contain the
basis OF this belief OF these people:
And it shall come to pass in the last
days that the mountain OF the Lords
house shall be established In the top
of the mountains, and shall be exalted
above the hills. and all nations shall go
and say: Come we, and let us go up to
the Mountain of the Lord. to the house
of the God Of Jacob. and He will teach
us of His ways, and we Will walk IN
His paths, for out of Zion shall go
forth the law, and the word Of the
Lord from Jerusalem"
The ecclesiastical heads of the
Church government at Cardston are
not men who stand aloof, but are men
of their daily lives: men who are tenn
porsl heads In the business life OF
Cardston or district; men who daily
transact business with the people, and
who are also ecclesiastical heads of
the Mormon Church in the district.
RICH IN AGRICULTURE.
The agricultural resources, results.
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