The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-08
PURPOSES OF UTAH WEEK
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quiries received from homeseekers
and investors of the east. These in.
quiries generally have less antagon-
ism and less skepticism, with more
genuine and friendly interest. 1t is
this attitude which Utah must foster
in the campaign for letting citizens OF
other states know the truth about
Utah.
There are many instances whe-.
citizens Of Utah have sold their lands
at sacrifice and removed to distant
points to begin all over again the
work of establishing home and then
discovered that the lands they nave
purchased at higher prices have been
in every way inferior to the lands
which they have been sold or have.
overlooked in the State of Utah near
their former homes In many OF these
instances, where citizens have been
blind to the opportunities near at
hand, they have gone too far to turn
back but it remains for others TO
profit by their mistakes and to act
On the theory that Utah is the nrst
fer Utahns and that our own state is
not only able to give bigger and surer
| returns for consistent and intel igent
effort than any other state in the
west, but that the opportunities OF
Utah are wide eDaugh in their range
and diversified In their character 70
Furnish comfortable homes and tn ,
necessities and luxuries of modern
life to hundreds of thousands Of new
citizens. - - ~ J.
Every town and city in Utah will
observe one day during the Utah
Development Week" which will be
known and advertised as Utah De.
velopment Day" to the town selecting
its certain day. Afternoon exercises
will be conducted by school officials
and the evening exercises TO he con,
Quoted by the Mayor. Chairman OF
the Town Board or the local CONNER.
cial club. The main idea OF the day
Is to get everybody boosting for a
greater Utah and to teach our youth
the wonderful resources and oppor
tunities Of this state.
The Salt Lake Commercial club and
the Utah Development League are
joining forces in conducting a Great
er Utah Excursion" during the week
at which time the following citiel
will be visited by one hundred noted
men of Utah. accompanied by Held,
Band of twenty-five men and the cele
brated Imperial Male uartet:
Pennington, Brigham City, Logan
Tooele, Delta, Milford, Nephi, Pay
son, Spanish Fork. Provo, Fairviev
J Mount Pleasant, Ephraim. Manti, ss
lima, Richfeld. Price. Springvills
a Pleasant Grove, American Fork an
3 Lehi. OF -
Meetings will be held in the abov
towns by this army of boosters, ur.
ing all citizens to arouse themse've
to greater activity in developing I'll
3 natural resources of Utah, be NOR
aggressive in promoting the comms
, cial welfare OF Utah. lend encourage
9 ment to the cultivation of the sol
IL immigration, investment or capita
l. manufactures and industries and Q
q other enterprises as will advance II
X | unlfaro ~ tba tot
y The best essays by the school st
- dents of the state will be read at Il
~ afternoon exercises and prizes offe
.. ed. A statewide competition will
d. conducted for the best essay on wi
10 Come to Utah" contested for by Il
d. students Of the high schools, Z
which free scholarships will be AVA
ed in the University Of Utah, Il
: Agricultural College at Logan. the
Y. University of Provo, and 4
-, Branch Agricultural College at Ced
City. One in each of the four sta
!, institutions for the boy and one
each of the four state institutions
= the girl.
These are some Of the ideas VIII
nd brought about the movement for
designation Of the week Of Nav
j., Ia Utah Week. and which have
suited in the arrangement OF pia