Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

ment Of science wherever Il will rebound
to the benefit Of humanity. Let We pay
our respects and tribute 20 such men az
have conceived and carried out success
fully this great enterprise the Omaha Land
Show. Let We not forget that such men
as Roseyyater and Paisley. with their as.
sociRtes, are the men who hasten the ad.
vancenent Of clvlllsHtion. They have con-
oelved the gigantic plan Of consolidating
the great states OF the west IN a movement
which shall ultimately brins them to tug
of-war In pulling all the wealth and all the
power OF the American people which is
possible TO use in the building up Of Omaha
and salt Lane City OF Utah and the great
west.
Look 60 the Future.
Let us not forget, however, IN our eager
ness 10 build an empire that II will be
forever built in the likeness OF It's founders.
Let US keep our eye upon the far future
and while we are striving TO build the
greatest commonwealth on earth let us
endcavor to build II right. Let us select.
II possible and encourage the settlement
Of our country by the strongest the sturdi-
est the cIeanest and the best blood OF the
American continent and the world. We
shall build after our own likeness. Take
the philosopher blndfolded into the schools,
the universities, the churches. the manu-
featuring houses and the business places
OF salt Lake City OF Omaha and he Will
tell YOU without meeting a man the manner
OF people that you are. Everything in your
crest city Is suggestive OF largeness. OF
great ideas. great business enterprises;
your architecture is Gothic I'm its style
suggestive Of the bigness of youth vet
perhaps not quite fine enough in some in
stances The temples and cities. the
churches and schools, the gardens and
farms Of Utah suggest magnificense, clean
ness and artistic beauty while all Of our
great west is stamped indelibly with the
words Power. courage and strenuosity.
Overlooking Salt Lake City are the great
copper mines and smelters of Bingham this
greatest mines and smelters in the world
We produced last year sSO.OOOOOO in copper
lead, silver and gold. Altogether our out.
put In the state OF Utah has added $40, 600 J..
900 to the worlds mineral wealth. The mines
| Of Utah represent an aggregate wealth
| OF nearly $5OO,OO0OOO, yet It must be-
remembered that agricultural Utah, with
Its 100000 acres. 2O,OO0,OO0 Of which are
as rich and fertile as any lands in the
world, in the not distant future will repre-
sent an aggregate wealth. twenty umei
larger than all the other industries of the
state. We put out last year ~ 100000 pound,
of sugar, 100000 cans Of fruit; our manu-
featured articles represented a value OF
SIS 100000. We planted last year 100000 fruit
trees, which in six years will represent
value almost incomprehensible.
Progress IL But BeEun.
with all the wealth that the mines Of
Utah have produced our mountains OF
metal and mineral, of gold. silver, copper
and lead our mountains of gypsum, oul
| hydrocarbons and oil, our coal and iron
have scarcely been scratched. In Garfield
county we have a hundred square miles
OF coal. with an average thickness of ter
feet. We have enough iron to supply the
needs OF America for half a century. We
have millions Of feet OF virgin timber
through which has never yet echoed the
/ puff of an engine
! Utah produces more alfalfa seed thar
any state in the union. Its climate, 1t,
moisture. it's conditions, and its soil condi
tons are perfectly adapted to the produc
ton Of this NEST valuable article. Oui
heavy storms come in the winter; at tn,