Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-27
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR Immigrants
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Governor Cutler Responds to In
quiry for Information
About Utah.
QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED.
Statistics Concerning States Needs in
Line of Labor Gathered by Hugh
A. Mcmillan.

Information concerning the oppor-
tunitIes for immigrants In this state
and the demand for laborers and me-
chanics has been forwarded by Gov.
Cutler to Frank p. Sargent, general
commissioner of immigration at Wash
ington. The governor received n let
ter containing n long list of ques-
tions on the subject to be answered.
1t was referred to the state auditor and
the data secured by Statistical Clerk
Hugh A. Mcmillan, is as follows
where is the demand for workmen
most urgent "
There is always a demand to
limited extent for agricultural labor
ers all over the state"
What class of labor is needed?'
New lines of railroad or extensions
of existing lines are being projected
throughout the state and will add
largely to the existing demand for
labor. Mineral deposits in huge guam
tity, Of every conceivable character,
are being developed in most of the q
counties of the state, notably Salt Lake,
Juab. Summit. Beaver, Tooele, Piute.
Sewer, Willard and Boxclder counties;
gold values to the extent of five and
half millions; silver, nearly seven
millions; copper, upwards of ten mill
lions; lead, i've millions We're taken
from the mines of Utah during the year
1906; the developed coal beds are prac-
tically inexhaustible; marble In enor-
nous quantity, of every desired shade
of coloring, extreme durability ana
within easy reach of rail transporta-
ton, are some of the mining resources
of Utah, indicating that steady em-
ployment for an unlimited number of
men of good character willing to work
ut remunerative wages is insured with
out discrimination MS to creed, race or
nationality, but English, Scotch, Welsh,
Scandinavians and Germans are pre-
ferred."
Where are mechanics needed?"
Manufacturing has not yet reached
q point where steady employment can
be assured to a large number OF me-
chanics, but there is always room for
a limited number of good craftsmen"
state rate of wages paid Tor differ
ent kinds of labor?"
Agricultural laborers, S35 per month
with board; men engaged in mining,
from SO TO Sc per day Mechanios-ca
penters, brlcylayers. stonemasons,
stonecutters, etc. from 81 to Sc per day.
As in other communities-except, per-
haps, that labor generally Is better
paid In Utah than in the east as In any
of the adjoining states-wages vary
from $l.50 n day, paid the Japanese
laborer, to Sc aud 81 day, paid to
the expert plumber.
State cause of strikes, II any,"
Utah has been remarkably free from
strikes or lockoutS during the past
four years. The few instances of diff
ferences between employer and em-
ployes were easily and satisfactorily
settled and, bling sporadic In charac-
ter, had little influence on labor condi-
tons"
Are settlors on land needed?"
yes. one thousand or more fam
lilies"
where are lands obtainable?"
"In each OF the ~ counties OF the
state"
state location Of same ana aoeessi-
bility?"
Location would depend on local
conditions, the state not Offering any
special inducements. As. however, the
state is trayersed by railroads radiat-
ing mostly from salt Lake city aud
operating In nearly every county or
the state, the following amongst other
lines OF railroad can place settlers at
almost any point In Utah. Oregon
Short Line, Southern Pacific, RIO
Grande Western, san Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake, Western Pacific.
school lands obtainahle from me
state land board, with offices IN the
city and county building Salt Lake
city. vary IN value from $3.50 per acre
up. according 10 location, eontlguity to
railroad, distance from good market
town. otc., influencing the price, All
other lands to which settlers are In
vited nre In The hands of local corpor-
atoms and are valued according TO To-
cation, deslrability for residence pur-
poses. etc"
Estate kinds Of crops land is best
adapted for?"
I'm the northern ana middle coun-
ties, wheat. sugar bcets, oats, barley,
rye lucern, fruits, Fruits and early