Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-27
UTAH AS HAPPY HOME STATE
It is Blessed with Many Of Natures
Lavish Gifts.
LARGE AREAS OF FERTILE LAND
Orchards and Fields of GrHin Are
sprcadinE Out Rapidly, Making
western state one OF the
GrRndest In linton.
BY CLINTON ~ RAY.


fold and great resources In a mining
agricultural stock raising manufacturing .
ana fruit producing way after We hNNe,v
told YOU enough OF our millions Of acres
OF deep, rich farming land, our splendid o
mountain pastures and all our other re~r
sources Of a character substantial as a
means to wealth to the better class Of,
American citizens, the question suR arises
as to the character Of home which might
be made in the state OF Utah. ......
You cannot eat climate, YOU cannot
drink scenery; the broad valleys Of the
mountains are not exactly a couch, and
the clear blue skies OF Utah will scarcely
answer for a cool nights canopy, but
given the more substantial means Of sub,
sistence, these beautiful and attractive"
features must be fascinating TO the hsm-,
pered and dependent denizen of our dsrkr
congested Understanding. indeed. must
be the hope Of our free life OF bouudlcss
opportunities, where the broad prolific
land may be yours-your orchards your -
gardens. your wheat lands your focks
and herds. ...,
BLESSINGS Of Peace. '-
Here also, more than anywhere. arc tho
blessings OF peaceful, happy home ufc-
schools, resorts pleasures, society. Here
you are defended from the fierce sweep
Of the wnds--the blizzard and hurricane
by Hottest mountain bulwarks which.
while they shelter you with their TASTE
nesses their grandeur, their sublimtty, they
fiji YOU with inspiration and energy Tor
high achievement and noble aim.
Wherever you so through the state Of
Utah you viii find beautiful little towns
nestled close to the base OF the noun
tains upon cool. clear streams. which
flow down from the melting OF perpetual
SHOWS. You will find broad streets and
large gardens, fruit trees and shade trees,
wide lawns and other attractive features
which make the home life Of our people
clean and desirable. In our larger cities
we have excellent clubs, universities OF
the highest standard. excellent churches
of every denomination, elaborate parks
and all the other features of the finest
/ cities in the world but I'm every town we
have first of all modern school buildings
and high public educational standards,
good churches and clean high standard
OF social town life.
Home Loving People.
| We are home-loving people-people who
love education, art, literature, music, and
wherever the stranger goes in Utah to
make his home he will be welcomed with
the hearty hand Of fellowship, which only
the western spirit knows, providing his
character and conduct are such that he
inspires confidence. Aside from the pos
sibilities of wealth in Utah we must not
forget that the pleasures OF life are quite
as important as its necessities. The noun
ltains OF Utah have beautiful forest re-
serves, affording cool and healthful re-.
treats for the summer TO which in a few
. ngfI xSIf
camping outfit and family where are deer,
grouse and other game in abundance We
have splendid clear, cool streams abound
ing in mountain trout, which afford eX-
cellent fishing while our lakes and lower
streams afford haunt for ducks geese
and other fowl unexcelled in almost any
corner Of the globe.
Nature Lavish in Gifts.
Nature has been lavish in the gifE
which she has bestowed upon this beautiA
full state of the mountains Her lofty
submits covered with magnificent growth
of pine forest her snow-capped peaks
around which are often heaped up mag
nifioent banks OF clouds, her deep blue
lakes rejecting like huge mirrors, clouds,
mountains and the stars, afford a beauts
full picture Her orchards spreading out
over larger and larger areas, her extern
sive fields of alfalfa and her broad fields
Of grain encroaching further and further
upon the extensive areas Of deep fertile
sagebrush plains, form a oheckered scene
OF beauty, while It inspires a sense Of adj
! miration when we consider the magnifi-
cent possibilities held out to the hand OF
industry, which is building faster and
faster an empire of wealth whose possi+
bilities are unlimited a'7
-Four Million Dollar Mormon Church.
Among the more noted attractions of
Utah is the massive granite temple of the
Mormon church, which cost about $1,000 900
and was forty years In process of construc-
ton. The granite for it's walls, which are
sixteen feet thick at the base. was hauled
twenty miles by OK teams. The building
is 1S6x99 feet surmounted by six graceful
D towers. On the tallest OF these stands a
, golden cast Of the angel Moroni I'm the attl-
, tude of blowing a trumpet. There four
other massive temples in Utah. -.
} The Tabernacle organ is one OF the larg-
: est I'm the world, with $500 pipes ranging
, in length from two inches to thirty-twQ
> feet and capable OF producing 900 tonal
variations, g.,
] ST. Mary's cathedral, just recently com
pleted is one OF the most costly and beau
tiful IN the west There are churches Of
other denominations also which are very
costly in Salt Lake City aud other towns.
saltair Beach. located fifteen miles west
OF Salt Lake City on the shores OF Great
Salt lake is famous the world over a
', bathing resort. The waters OF the lake are
!. almost al a saturate solution Of salt, being
: about % per cent and so heavy that II II
" impossible for the bather TO sink, Dancing.
boating, amusements and picnics are also
features Of this resort
In nearly every valley in Utah are nu-
merous warm sulphur springs which at
ford excellent sanitary bathing opportunl-
e ties
Extensive Forest Reserves
s on the extensive mountain forest reserves
which are patrolled by government rang
ers and extend over nearly all the higher
4 mountain ranges Of the state, are uneH-
+ celled summer resorts. The state Of Utah
= has we'll organized game commission
a which supplies and replenishes all tho
G mountain streams rivers and lakes with
! fish. Deer, ducks. geese grouse, guam and
] FUrh tat