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[Music] [Applause] [Music] the tenth largest state in this land of ours the state of Utah Utah a name derived from an Indian word meaning top of the mountain is bounded on the north by Idaho and Wyoming on the east by Wyoming and Colorado on the south by Arizona and on the west by Nava [Music] thousands of years ago most of what is now the state of Utah was covered by an enormous lake wave-cut terraces identify stages in the history of the lake at one time it was almost 350 miles long and 1,000 feet deep as climatic conditions changed the lake dried up leaving only a few smaller bodies of water the largest of these is the Great Salt Lake there are so much salt in the water that it readily supports the human body it's impossible to think the modern growth and development of Utah dates from the Year 1847 in July of that year Brigham Young when he first saw the valley uttered his memorable words this is the place and let his band of Mormon pioneers to settle near the shores of the Great Salt Lake the capital and largest city of the state of Utah is Salt Lake City a modern metropolis of nearly one quarter of a million persons it is the largest city between Denver and the Pacific coast throughout the city are reminders of Utah's historic past prominent is this statue of Brigham Young famous leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints more commonly known as the Mormon Church at the head of State Street is the State Capitol one of the finest buildings of its kind ever constructed it's dome is of Utah copper and its walls of Utah granite and Martin for which the state is famous but Salt Lake City was founded by the Mormons one of the very first things they did was to select a site for their temple the temple proper is a six fired architectural masterpiece the east tower rising 210 feet is topped by a golden figure representing Moroni a character in the Book of Mormon the temple reserved for sacred ceremonies may only be entered by members of the Mormon Church however the famous Tabernacle is open to visitors designed by Brigham Young the tabernacle was originally constructed without nails with only wooden pegs of cowhide thongs world famous for its acoustic properties the tabernacle roof contains more than 1 million feet of lumber and has no supporting pillars on Temple Square is a monument to the memory of seiga in the early days of a settlement when swarms of crickets threatened to destroy the entire food supply thousands of seagulls miraculously appeared to devour the pest to save the colors since that time laws have protected the seagull within the state second city in size in the state of Utah zartmann strategically situated Ogden is an important chopping and shipping zone due to its strategic location Arjun is one of the nation's greatest transfer points in the shipping of cattle the state of Utah is rich in natural resources although only a little more than 3% of the land is tilled due to the success of pioneer irrigation projects agriculture has long been one of the state's principal industries and speaking of irrigation the honors for being the first anglo-saxons to use and develop irrigation are usually granted to the pioneer Mormon settlers the soil of Utah is generally rich the climate ideal for highly diversified cropping programs luscious fruits of almost every time as well as an equally long and varied list of vegetables are raised with marked success in one part of the state or another nuta ranks high in yield per acre of grains wheat oats and hay [Music] [Applause] abundant alfalfa an excellent pasturage of factors making dariing one of the state's more prominent industry daring is carried on in all counties and utah claims a yearly total of more than 25 million dollars in dairy products utah has many ranch projects where both breeding stock and cattle for market are produced on a large scale cattle raised in utah are among the finest strains to be found anywhere in the world yuuta is the sixth ranking state in the production of sheep lambs and wool a familiar sight is the Sheep pen gem for shipping or shearing [Music] [Applause] in recent years Utah's canning industry has developed to an important degree more than one-fourth of the people employed in manufacturing in the state are employed in the food industry throughout the world Utah fruits and vegetables have earned a reputation for highest quality another important item of manufacture is salt what's these harvesters work racing along to scoop up the salt near the shores of the Great Salt Lake the salt is then transferred to modern plants where it'll be refined and packaged before being shipped to the markets of the world within the past two years the manufacturer of Steel has become one of Utah's important industries the largest plant in the state is at Geneva near Provo representing an investment of approximately 200 million dollars it's one of the largest works of its kind in the United States this plant can produce not only pig iron and steel plates but structural steel as well this should be an important factor in the building program of Western America but of all the varied industries in the state of Utah the most important is money one of the most important non-ferrous metal mining states in the nation Utah produces some two hundred and ten different minerals including zinc gold lead silver and cotton the largest surface copper mine in North America is the Utah copper companies mine are bigger here giant shovels are actually removing an entire mountain during normal operations more material is dug every day than was moved during the digging of the Panama Canal in any one day of the most intensive operation Utah is often referred to as the center of scenic America and justly so from one end of the state to the other our national and state parks and monuments also many refuges have been established for the protection and preservation of migratory birds and other forms of Wildlife [Music] east of Cedar City within the Dixie National Forest in the pink cliff formations is Cedar Breaks here the pink cliffs have a thickness of two thousand feet and forty seven different shades of color have been distinguished also in southern Utah is iron National Park Dyan Canyon the most spectacular Gorge in Zion National Park is 14 miles long and berries in width from 1 mile to the length of a man's reach cut through more than 3,000 feet of white and red sandstone the creative processes are estimated to cover a period of more than 19 million years perhaps some of the most interesting exposures of the pink cliff formations are included in Bryce Canyon National Park these canyons are spectacular illustrations of erosion amphitheaters filled with pinnacles and protest forms extending down more than a thousand feet through pink and white limestone let's not forget winter sports Utah can justly lay claim to the longest season and best snow in all America in the Wasatch Mountains just outside of Salt Lake City once a great mining town Alta is today recognized as the perfect winter sports area having been so acclaimed by many world fame skier indeed Utah is an important state if you ever have the opportunity visit Utah not only will you enjoy your visit Utah will enjoy having you but you will find that Utah is one of the most inviting states in this land of our [Music]