Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-26
FORTUNES OPEN TO WORKERS
Utah Offers Vast Opportunities for
Progressives
MvEsTtEETs MOsT FROTITABIE
Hendricks Of Examples where n small
Outlay Has Brought wonderfuI
Returns IN Great west
ern state.

SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. Especial
Correspondence Of The Bee)-The inter
mountain west. from one hiH 70 the other
and from the Canadian line 10 the
Grand canyon Of the Colorado is
filled with examples Of the midwest
boy who came out here years ago
and has made good Fortunes have
been made by men with daring enough to
come TO Utah and to engage in business.
Other fortunes have been made out Of the
mines; others out Of real estate; others out
Of investments. In nearly every instance
the midwest young man came has pros
pered enormously; far beyond his widest
boyish dreams
w. z. Hubbard, a native OF Illinois, born
ct Nora. in the northern part OF the state.
is another Of the many examples which
have occurred within my knowledge since
have been in Utah for The Bee. Mr..
Hubbard came to Utah twenty-one years
ago. lie had spend time and money in
vestigating the whole OF the great west.
He had spent time and money looking over
California. the coast country. and lived in
Los Angeles for three and half years.
He saw Seattle and Tacoma and spent
much time IN Denver. Finally he decided
on Salt Lake City as offering the greatest
opportunities Of any city Of the west
salt Lake city is the best place I ever
saw for making money said Mr.. Hub
bard. "And II a man keeps Il after he gets
Il there Is no trouble amassing compet-
ence here in the inter-mountain west The
rewards OF labor and investment are
greater than anywhere else in all this coun-
try. And the development has just be-
gun. When came twenty-one years ago,
the country was in a raw and undeveloped
state with a sparse population Of semi
foreign extraction. Now. with the tide Of
immigration swelling TO the proportions
which it has assumed within the last few
years. the values OF lands, buildings and of
businesses are growing over night.
Called an Ideal Place.
my own Judgment has been justified
many, many times since first came here.
From now on It is hardly possible for any
man to make a mistake in Utah property
or in Utah investments This is particu-
larry true Of Salt Lake city. This place
is to be the sole metropolis in great
area OF country 1000 miles wide, east, west.
north and south. 1t is not possible to
build another city like Il in all this sec
ton. Within the last few years it has be-
come a wholly American city And by that
mean the ideals which have taken root
here and which are expanding into the
civic life OF the city are those. OF Omaha,
Des Moines, Lincoln and OF the other mid
west towns from which so many of our
settlers. investors and new blood come.
Mr.. e. II. Hartman, when he was the
head OF the great system of railroads
which was known Dy his name said that
there were to be three great cities in the
west These were to be Chicago. Salt Lake
City and San Francisco. He backed this
Judgment with money. And now. carry
ing out some Of the plans laid down by
himself, the railroads Of which he was
the master are TO spend $3.50, 100000 between
the Missouri river and the Pacific coast.
For at least 500 miles in each direction
from Salt Lake City every dollar Of that
vast sum to be expended within the 1000
mile radius, win come to salt Lake City;
will pass through our banks and con-
tribute to our prosperity. The Hill lines.
under the astute direction of Mr.. ]. ]. Hill,
are building into salt Lake City from
Castle Gate, Colo. The Moffatt road is
coming from Denver and OF that road $50
miles Of II are in operation and the Colo
RADIO legislature has before It a bill at
Tho Moffat road is an assured hope Of the
almost immediate present. The North
western lines are to build in here and the
Rock Island lines have declared their in
tention OF building into this city at the
earliest practicable date. With these rail-
roads Salt Lake City becomes the greatest
shipping and distributing point between
Chicago and the Pacific coast. This rail-
road activity will give 10 this CITY nine,
great railway systems and the roads will
radiate from here much the same as spOkes
from a hub.
Important Center Now,
This city will also become one OF the
most important manufacturing oenters Of
the continent. We have great deposits OF
coal all over this state and nearby
Wyoming. Iron lies in southern Utah in
such abundance that much OF 1t has never
been located and our oil fields arc among