New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10

to be always on the defensive. 1t is regretted by
defensive long In reality Utah needs no eX-
P&naTn or excuse Is not prisoner r at ae
not stepped in wickedness 1t is not place for
article to tell what Utah IS, what it's people are
tongue OF sIsnder has rendered II sven excusabie
sons,
Utah's citizenship is made up largely of immi-
grants It's population has been recruited from
the sturdy middle classes Of Europe and America.
predominant in citizenship. Whenever Utah's
cqrrrstanees from some older community the same
advantages have soon enabled him TO acquire a
pendent. He has been enabled TO educate his sons
ana d.dushters ana give them chance IN NE lar
result is that the strong, thrifty settlers of Utah
stanch sturdy and able. and abreast with the best
citizenship OF the nation in strength and patriot
EDUCATION IN THE STATE
From their ranks have gone forth students who
have won distinction in the schools Of America and
Europe. At all the universities of renovn in
America and in the principal centres Of culture in
Europe Utahs sons and daughters have praise
ana honor. They have possibly been a little more
moral than their associates ia those institutions;
mere mere pure, more frugal more abstemous, more
they nave led their classes and won the praise Of
thelr professors Utah IS afraid Of no comparison
Gfshs own SCHOOLS T' are worthy Of the greatest
praise ana 10 thtlr superiority Is to be attributed
abroad The per capita of expenditure for children
OF school age in Utah Is about 81 a year This is
very the top of averages in the various states
and 1t Is all the more remarkable when we CON
slider that the ratio between children of school
age ana male adults is rather larger in Utah than
raiJ ~. eonL $40 0Iie. WIS, Ile alo4lt
child OF school age Is far above the general
primary grade
Account must also be taken Of the public and
ton is PROBABLY s5 o T6ere l. maid IN fh Pt4
10000 year. This is nearly all secured by d.
rect taxation voluntary donation There are
practically no large endowments IN any OF edu-
cational institutions. whether public or denomina-
only in its infancy. Nearly all the work bridging
nc" cone ~ connection with the state university
ue agricultural college and the several high
1t is noteworthy fact that this Organization
which has been popularity believed 20 be foe 10
FOR the support OF high schools. These have been
students uS from niI I5 as meas oil 3ngns t6T
nave they been at all az enmity with the public
schools, waiting for their pupils until the grade
work Is completed, giving them a high school
and then passing them up to the state university
Few ntn r,g F Saaoo! or g2LeEe krade IN only
mig; nigh school grade been attempted in these denom-
TSfh ,io absorbing ana Anericsnlzng It's large
would be expected a greater variety OF immigrants
reaches us than the average state receives Yet
Eotwthst1ndpg the fact that our immigrants come
ultI and educational and social advantages exist
heterogeneous elements into homogeneous citizen
Greece .Jartn and thfn,, ror'l.o a. MI N''''''
In material lines Utah is not lacking The pioneer
in dry Farming Ne Ioo f,r I'm In ' , par
future when there viii a.. few ,noScnlS t' . r''
OF arabic land. Mining Is the leading industry or
concerned sheep and stock form a source of great
wealth. Various lines uf manufacture are FOL
lowed although in TINS respect there Is great need
Of development. In these lines of work all
OF mining companies. mercantile cstablishments.
.'tNs IaagtoFits, railway systems, telephone COM
terlai enterprises are made up of all rci'gionisys
ami OF those processing no religious belief
UTAH A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
Church work is conducted here much as II is IN
other communities. 1t is only when the leaders of
the churches become controversial that any bitter
ness appears. In some cases there have been Will
hcaton and mutual recrmiua;iou. but these have
been sincerely deploreI by the conservative citj-
proper work Of d church, / am safe in saying thar
nowhere ~ there greater devotion and self-sacri-
the Mormon anu the sectaran churches nike
Utah Is "a Christian community \ very large
The sabbath IS as well observed in Utah as in the
average community elsewhere. Religious worship
Is as devquty engaged in. Song and prayer and
ra d ana M9oeS0tns eNh2rtation are a. teryent
is as little unseenly conduct the sabbath Day
sabbath for places o. w0rs6in for he , Ipp ILS
Father of all Ali the chnrcbr teach H. ' 1i
moral living. Even the indirect encourageme5t OF
Illustration. may say that not more than a
dozen saloons throughout Utah are conducted by
standing Of these e,I men Is questionable.
R IRE R@' aa has v" o DO not br claim
Is in special need OF Tie moral and uplifting help
preston. We willing. however. to reciprocate
X 1 %a Se3 81 IN S9 D evils that may
requiring attention, they OF the same kind and
perhaps Of about the same seriousness as those of
other communities. am sure they are worse
business Is conducted in Utah as it is elsewhere
Mormons ana non Mormons trade together: religious
lines are not drawn in business matters. Non Nor
mon mon pIobFiEtoiS on cStabllshmrntS employ Mormon
mp anu the Mo- mon cStabilShments engage the
services of non MormonS All classes of people
is the same amicablc intermingling Only tEos..
who have ostracized themselves from a PARTY on
Democratc and Repubcan partie ., ARE fersi6n. IIe
Whenever a state or national crisis has come
requiring unity of effort. Mormons and non Nor
mons have stood shoulder to shoulder in facing the
crISls one SPECIFIC instance can be appealed to IN
broke out between the United States ana Spain Inc
now fan3om Ti% IN iaTse numbers one OF the
Major Major Richard w Young. grandson OF the great
Mormon Mormon Gommunity \ gunboat battery was com
HjstoTy t hg MAJOR r. As Grant non Mormon
scholarly physician DR. Harry A Young, a nephew
went to Manila as surgeon in t iRe SETRefTs
b6fta his 81 nfnae G John c. Young met death in the
side by side with Mormons equally brave an
they mingled their blood together w. anu
fasnesses of the Philippines their compPri ana
wherever they aPo given VEN fe 6 9sap
get and are working together for the progress and
%eI6eing 81 the state in which all take par
If one travels through Utah he will see thriving
@ 5e Ra a b Even Eve in the hpbest villages he
d oI e Ell ~ [ecreatlon Homes OF refinement