Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

V Y nectls?" An cIldcavor to
wv. answer this question must, be
undertaken In the broadcast
possible spirit of inquiry. With n
thorough grasp, not only of what has
been accomplished; Of the vast, not to
say rapid strides this city has achieved
in lis progress toward the ideal urban
condition. but also having before ones
mental vision the thing or things actual
and potential which the city most re-
quires The question reaches down to
the very center of the city's life and
berg,
1t is n question moreover that can
not be adequately answered from the
narrow view point of individual IN
tercst; it must be met and answered
from the broad point of view of commu-
nifty interest, and the new civilization
which spranE into existence in the last
century.
In the righteousness of our every day
life; in the ceaseless, tireless struggle
toward the goal of human achievement
we scarcely ever pause for n moment
to consider what Il city's life and activ-
tiles mean in the content of nations
existence. The problems that arise IN
the course OF municipal government, OF
today. are not comparable with those
of the government of u city of the past
age. This Is the result of changed
economic conditions, based upon the ac-
vclopmcnt Of our natural resources. me
nineteenth century witnessed the un-
looscning of the gcnii of industriai!sm'
the forces of earth and air have been
harncssed together and made to SUPPLY
mankind with the generating power by
which he creates and builds up.
This Industrial revolution has caused
a great ccntripetal movement toward
the city: the city Is therefore. today, the
great central and dominant feature OF
modern civilization. Never before in
the worlds history. witt, the possible
exception OF ancient Rome and Baby
Ion. has society been organized upon
basis such as exists today. Politically
and socially the city Is 4 democracy
and differs as much from the old &C.
cleslastical and feuda guild. as the
equipment of u modern army differs
from that of the crusaders.
Steel has mounted the throne of this
industrial empire and under It's potent
sway new financial and industrial con-
tors urc being created: even Saographi-
cal limitations are being gradually ro-
moved and now avenues of exchange of
products nlp heinz constructed.
Think for II moment, II you please.
what it will mean to the principal cities
of tho Pacific coast and to the cities of
the gulf states when. through the
isthmiun canal Will come the riches of
the still dormant and undevelopod
portion of this continent and the
orient
deep waterway connections nrc made
between the gulf and the scnboard OF
the Atlantic, With those things
achieved, tho west will then no longer
hn ccpcndcnt up"n ,nc railways for
transportation :, ~ l''n, consequently
the wealth OF our -asr praIrlcs and the
stu untouched treI.G:'c IL our noun
tai1ls VIII reach the worlds markets by
the cheapest of freight ways.
In this vast Industrial transition the |
state of Utah. Nnd Suit Lake City. nrc
to large degree participating .anl |
the results which are nov accruins |
from the, great projects just al
ludcd to arc no doubt destined
to DO beneficial to us in ]