Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-15

the accumulated fertility on ages. 20
produces more heavily and regularly
than land which has long boon Cul-
uvatrd and depends ON rainfall purely
Therefore. the era Of western prose
Ierity WAS ushcred in by the establish
mcnt on tho ant and Science or irri-
CATION, which ap Gar as the Anglo
SaNona are concerned. occurred lu the
SAT- Lake valley July 20. tS4T. The
practise u irrigation "a responsible
for the reclamation of nearly all the
region lying west OF the Rocky Noun
talns and % large part Of the plains
Go the east % that range
THE WINTERS YIELD
In another respect the west is dif-
fereut from the east There is 90 vast
extent of country f0r which water cam
not DE- obtained. The land. however
is rich. although fOr long time ~
looked ne lf its fertility would Doc vast
OF. But certain men of Thought and
originality conceived the idea Of plant
Ing winter wheat on This land. and de-
pending on The SNOW and the early
spring rains GO mature &c. Tho plan has
sucCo sdcd even beyond the hopes OF its
promoters Investigations as To- the
best methods OF arid land culture have
been and are being made iu our Agri-
cultural coIlce. ana experiment stB-
arid and uuIrr.slbie lands fertile is be-
ing satisfactorily solved.
HILLS AND RANGES.
Co., addition Co The two classc4 OF
land spoken of. there are vast stretches
of mountain and desert ranges unfit Tor
agriculture. but suited Co the summer
aud winter feeding of cattle and sheep.
Hy o careful and thorough Investigation
OF the best way Co use these ranges,
st0ckmeu and Hockmasters have been
able To- get great good out OF them
and these two Industries are among
the most profitable Of the arid west
hut t has taken time and patient toll
to discover these sourcose OF wealth
and the way 90 make the most Of them.
Therefore DO BE- perhaps not 20 be- Won
dercd az that the west was so long
despisod by the east II was merely a
case ~ lack of understanding.
UTAHs MINERALS.
And now to- speak briefly or the main
differences iu resources between the
east and the west First mention, OF
course. must bee made OF the mines and
smeltefs ] do not wish to appear dry
and statistical. but DO may Doe Of inter-
est to you To- know that during the
year 1905 Utah produced iu gold over
s. 600 900. in silver nearly SIOo0oOo;
in lead nearly SIS. 00O. 900. Don copper
over $4,000 COO. making "a total proc
duction OF these metals of over $40 000.-
001 IN addition. there was "a heavy
production Of baser metals and es-
pecially iron and coal The mountains
which iuterlacc our state are honey
combed with producing mines, ana our
mineral wealth is as yet comparatively
untouched This is source Of wealth
in the west OF which the east was long
Ion ignorance.
WHAT MINING Is.
And contrary 60 am impression tim
prevails 10 "a large extent iu the east.
mining is a perfectly legitimate and
business-like Industry, when properly
conducted. as much so as merchandis-
ing and manufacturing. Men invest Boz
mines as they do In other enterprise
carefully and COuscrVutiVely ana after
thorough examination ~ past produc-
tion and future prospects. wildcat
mine promotion b. perhaps mo- more pre-
Valeut than the wildcat promotion of
other enterprises. and % Is no more eN-
cusab Bile. We az the west sincerely
deprecate an attempts at exploiting the
money OF the capitalist or the savings
OF the. worker by means OF fraudulent
mining schemes. In the states of the
west whore this kind OF thing has been
at am prevalent stringent laws have
see legitimate enterprise encouraged.
are MS anxious TO have fake mining
schemes exposed and their promoters
punished as their victims iu the east
cam possibly be But we are just anN-
ious that the legitimate mining Indus
try shall not De condemned on account
of the work OF these mauipulotors
WONDERFUL WATER SUPPLY.
There D. another important element
OF our Utah resources which may APP
pear somewhat strange Co people living
Zoo level countries. II is the large
amount of water power for the genera
ton of electricity afforded by our high
mountain ranges. From these noun
tains beginning many hundred feet
above the level OF the valleys. streams
OF water flow down I'm torrents ON
account OF the rapid fan, a. is possible
Tor the same stream Co hc utilized lu
two or three power plants and then to
be- used in irrigatiug the valley below
This ls especially the case where AS
/ often happens. a. De- pure spring water
] aud does not freezd I'm cold weather
/ Thousands of horse power are being
generated from the Streams in some of
our canyons. and therc are a number
uf other places where the same thing
can boz done. This resource is being
| rapidly utilized.
WHAT UTAH NEEDS.
Uuh's Creates need ls the establish
! ment off manufacture with the large
] amount of power obtImHhIe at low
/ .ost. It ls possible to eliminate "a cone
] siderable part az the expense of opor8t-
/ lue manufacturing plants, and Do ls Our
! hop, that assistance in the starting of
! Those enterprises viii De given uH hY
| eastern capitalists. There ls abundant
| raw material 90 he worked uu. aud
| this De- off sufficient variety iO attract
| manufacturer Bon most Of the ordinary
| lines rnD rapid increase of Our popu-
! mUou and tH. ready transportation fn-
] DIuUts In other markets leave mo- doubt
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