Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-14
Utah ) Manufacture.
lug Possibilities.

The description power of a Wal
lace or a Bulwer-Lytton could
scarcely do justiceto the undertake
T Ing of telling In brief the wonders
and opportunities found in the
Beehive state. "A story is difficult
TO essay when there is little ar
b mucl, to tell and he who would
S depict the resources and Bossibili-
ties of the Youngest but one of the
Unions sisterhood has al once far
Z more material than he can hope to
# weave into one short tale.
From the vaultetl sky above
whose deep blue gladdens the eye
265 days in6the year. TO the depths
Of the earth, where lie treasures
Z. in more variety than are found
elsewhere on the globe. Utah is un-
surpassed and even matcliless. Here
K are experienced the extremes of
nothing, neither Of heat nor cold,
&of wind or wave, of air above or
earth beneath. This in itself is
marvellous, considering the fact
that from Logan to st. George
are climatic variations as diver q
gent as found between Maine and
Florida.
1 am asked to write moro parti-
cularly of l1tah's manufacturing
line of factnryand mill AS yet the
state is but an infant viewed from
this standpoint but the chances
are bright thnt before many years
the statue Of a giant may be
reached. Such conclusion is war
ranted by the wonderful growth
and developmen OF tItab's indus
tries during the last decade. More
than 500 articles of everyday use
Il
ers, and the. list is being added to
almost daily.
1t is said that the first great
requisite OF a successful manufac-
turing center Is extended territory.
4 If this statement is true. then is
Utah, indeed, to be envied by her
sister states. She is the center of a
region that is empire-lil1e
in extent and one which
is destined to grow faster in popu-
lation within the next few years
try. Utah has nothing to compete
with in manufacturing from Dem
Yer on the east to the Pacific
coast on the west; and bridge
across the Colorado river would
make her Industrial sway absolute
from Canadian line to Mexican
border.
First, then. Utah has the terri
tory necessary to make her
manufacturing center and gem
eral distribution center. Secondly,
she has the natural advantages
possessed by few localities. Vari-
Gus cities Of the state have water
power facilities scarcely surpass-
ed anywhere; coal OF excellent
quality is found in nearly every
county; one county alone has suf-
fictent iron to last the world for
centuries, and in close proximity
are the coal beds and lime rock
to make possible great steel and
iron works. The mountains of Utah
are Just accredited with contain
ing in their depths a greater
variety OF minerals than those
found in any other portion of the
world, and many of these are ma
terial for various manufactures.
Space forbids me from making
more than passing mention of the
thousand and one articles that are
shipped out of the state at almost
beggarly prices. to be brought back
as finished goods at fancy prices,
Among these may be mentioned
wool, hides, pelts, grains, fruits.
etc, all of which could be utilized
right here furnishing employment
to3our people. Utah is doing very
well in manufacturing but is only
beginning on an epoch that will
place her among the greet indus
trial centers of the west half of the
nation. The field for men of means
who desire to tenter into manu-
facutring is probably as enticing
here as anywhere in the whole
country. ..,,,,,. Il
D. f. COLLETT,
Secretary Manufacturers Associa-
ton of Utah.