The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-02
THIS PROSPEROUS STATE.

The State of Utah has had an exceed
ingly good year III the twelvemonth
Just closed, 1t began the year with n
change of State officials, but without
any change in party control or methods
of procedure.
The State has immense natural re-
sources and advantages and with favor
ing conditions will show very great
progress within the next few years.
There needs TO be an injection Of Amer
lean spirit to vitalize the lethargy that
prevails in so many parts of the State,
and it is satisfaction to noto that
Americanism is making its way even
where tho American spirit is not open
" recognized.
The mines have produced well. There
has been a little falling off in the gold
production, but taking the metals to.
gether-gold, silver, copper, lend, and
zinc-there has been an increase the
past year compared with the year be-
fore Of almost $2,000,000, the total be
ing $26, ,070.97 in the metals. The
dividends from this source have been
$7,l03,64 compared with dividends of
$5,537,7l6 iu 1908, an increase of ST.
5G5,926. Besides this there has been
heavy and increasing production of
coal 10 meet the constantly enlaruing
demand for it. and the hydrocarbons
of Uintah County have yielded, chiefly
for shipment over the special road con
structcd 10 transport the product to
Mack, Colorado, enough to supply all
demand, with IN unlimited deposit left
The great feature of the year has
been the Inauguration Of irrigation
plans. the opening of orchard lands
all these by companies, colonies under
the Carey land act, and in such ways
as were found convenient and effective
The result must be very greatly to the
advancement of the State. A feature
of special satisfaction in all this has
been the spirit manifested to eradicate
inferior and infected fruit to drive it
from the market, and compel the or.
chardists TO obey the law which re-
quires spraying and the elimination of
pests from the trees
has been a splendid year The wool
clip was large, the ranges were excel
lent, and the production and prices of
meat products were never SO high Ag
riculturally and horticulturally the year
has been great success The frosts
but the yield was very good never
theIess. Apples made an unusually
good showing, partly by reason Of the
laws forbiddng the sale of wormy
fruit. and partly because the fruit-rais
crs themselves are coming into better
accord with the law and with the re.
qurements of the market for sound,
irst-ciass fruit.
The State is making progress also
cducationally and morally Public sen.
timent is beginning TO have its effect,
and the iron yoke of the dominant &c
clesiastical autocracy is being loosened
With that yoke firmly fastened upon
the necks of the people, there was no
room for any public opinion. no room
for any advance in sentiment, morally.
religiously, or educationally. With the
looscnug of that yoke there is advance
all along the line, and we live in the
lively hope that before many years the
people will be thoroughly disenthralled
and public sentiment Will have its con
trolling sway here as. elsewhere IN the
Republic.
And so the State enters the new year
full of vigor and of hope. IL is The
Tribune S expectation that the present
commendable progress Will be contin-
ued, and Judging by the early and plen-
tiful snowfall we have reason to ex-
pcct an abundant supply of water for
all purposes next season, and with abun-
aant water here everything is likely to
20 we'll. And so we as State bid the
old wear farewell, with thanks for its
bounty, and enter upon new year
with courage and satisfaction.