The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-22
BOOST FOR UTAH IS
GOVERNORS SLOGAN
Annual Banquet of Develop
ment League Marked by
Striking Address.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Jan 2i.-That Utah in the
year 1911 produced sf2,00o.QO0 worth OF
foodstuffs upon lis land and $40, 600. 900
worth Of metals from it's mines; that
Utah Is furnishing annually 100000 bar
rcls OF cement for the construction Of one
OF the greatest reservoir projects in the
world. and that the future of the state
depends upon the cooperation Of its en-
tire population. were some OF the things
learned by Seventy-tive representatives
Of the states commercial clubs at the
annual banquet or the Utah Develop
mcnt league tonight.
The principal address was delivered by
Governor William Spry, his subject being
The Resources OF Utah" The Rev. p
4. Sinlptiu OF Salt Lake delivered a
ror Utah." and The Bank and Its Re
lation 10 Agricultural Development" was
the subject considered by a. 4. Hey
wood. former president of the Weber
club. President Frank NJ briggs OF the
league performed the duties OF toast
master after Inc banquet In the dining
room of the Weber club. After replying
to an ingenious introduction by Toast
master briggs, Governor Spry said
II seems unnecessary for me TO
come here TO a meeting Of the Utah
Development leageu and attempt 10
tell you anything about the resources
fourteen carloads Of fish have been
taken from Utah lake and sold in New
York and that up along the Bear
! river there is the best apple country
| in the world but there tx not place
| IN the state but what they are do
| Ing something IL little bit better than
in any other section. When IT comes
10 talking about Utah. when 7 shine,
| is when I am away from home, espe
| cialy when | have my friend. Joe
Caine along 10 look after the APP
| plause.
One of the greatest troubles with
! Utah people has been their Idea that
there is just a little better picking
on the other side OF the fence. A few
| weeks ago ] attended a land opening
| in Idaho and | will venture To say
that seven-tenths OF the people there
were from Utah. Yet in spite OF this
there are thousands OF acres of land
lying idle in Tooele county and
equally good land in every section Of
the state.
It seems to me that We could
throw wall around Utah, as they
did when we were a thousand miles
| from anywhere, and produce every
thing which We need within that
wall ] want TO use my very best
efforts to get tho people to see the
light. ! know that's your slogan and
want you men of the Development
league 10 go out among the CONNER
cIal clubs OF the state and show
them what is growing and what can
be grown at their very doors.
In his address on the close relation
ship of agriculture and banking, MI
Haywood declared that banking was no
q semi public institution. but a publ
institution from the agricultural stand
point While e. bankers first duty is tina
I OF safeguarding the funds OF depositor'
his second duty is unquestionably a pub
lie one, according to Mr.. Haywood. II
declared in favor OF a state commission
er OF agriculture. whose duties would b
similar to those Of the national con-
missioner. The greatest opportunity fc
, reform. he said, was along the line {
, pure foods and this dated right bac
, TO the agricultural development
Representing that the glory OF yout
Hes In the future the Rev, Mr.. Simpki
declared that the glory Of Utah repose
within the future of this commonwealth Il
His entire address was cheracteristicall
enthusiastic and tpe members OF III
league expressed in applause the !nspira
tIon resulting from his remarks.
At the close OF the programme Pres
dent briggs invited the delegates to Wis
the Utah School for the Deaf and Bin
tomorrow morning to witness the wor
OF the students In their regular classe