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Show Dear Friend of Utah ~ B'ells at-e for rtnging o Cracked bells ~Y()net r".!.ng o The L1herty Bell is cracked o JUnk ito :Buildings are f or using" Independence Hall wastes valuable ground in the center of a modern:. city" Tear it doWD o Boston ourgrew the old Nor·'h Church manY' grandparents ago" BulldoZE) ito Dl the name of progress is there anything an old building can do that modern cement 0 steel and glass can Ct do better' WUl a new building attract more tourists? WUl a new buUding inspire more respect for the heroes who struggled with their hams to ecrateh a nitch for us to stack our comforts on? Are new buUdings categoriC21ly IlION beaut1ful than old ones~or is this an attitude of eontemporary ego? Wm. a new buUd1r,g turn the hearts of the chUdren to their fathers-? A lIOV8W'nt to save the old Ephraim Co=<op and Relief SOCiety grana!7 0 both built during Lincolncs adm1nistration, h2s aroused a reaction whose rallying cry. "What do you t-lant to saw that old eyesore for?P asks tor a :f'sw answ8r8 o Easiest of these for the pragmatic champions of pr-egress to grasp am the JlDst important to Iftilny is the touriBt dollaro A study of Colorado 9s tourist enticements plaeed htstorio interest second only to SCeM1'7 and high above the ski slopes .. People are Ctlrious" So the fab1ed old 'West is pure magic o A Mormon temple in JUnicured majesty or the dusty deca,. of a ghost tawn captures- the curious who coma td.th ,(Gllettl full of travelers checks in search or a ram6JY'!b~l"8d w>ment of the old front1ero The shrewd and the '!barp1es were quick to capitalize on curWity with the inwntion ot the tourist trap" We owe. the traveler sO!netbing bettero The real thingo In the saga of western migrations the histo1'7 of utah is unique o '1'b9 world knows of the Mormon movement in part tar good aD.~ evil. and l>Jants to explore its envlro3'll1lJ!nt o 'tearing down our pioneer h6r'ttage 1s w way to reward their curios it,. or present our message o Tourtst dollars are obvious reasons Tbe obv1oua is newr the )ll)st importanto In an age or 3ick morals o sick movies ll sick music r; sick magazines o aick TV and rad1c o swAt eth1cs o sick pQtriot1sm.- etcD, our chUdren need a living contact with the builders of their heritageo J. dictat oras first move is to destroy the n:.onw'!lellts that stir & peoplG ns pride in their past a In utah a dictator 'WOuld find this dark destruction progressing innocently at the hands or pioneer descend:ants Q 0 There are b ."O ways to rid a community of an eyesoreo The way of the bulldozer is the easy 'Way but e:xpensive in lost tourist dollars o architectural distinction I1nd historic consciousness a The bQrd way is the way of: wrk f) bmginationo ingenu1t1o community pride and participat ion , but it can turn an eyesore into an asset 0 a rewarding natural resource o From presiding Bishop John Ito 'Vandenberg comes faith in the second wayo Thank you for acquainting us lath the need of preserving certain pioneer structures in EPhY'sim o Th1a matter litiS discussed in our meeting with the First Presidencyo The Brethren s]1courat2 ~ !l!! others In !J1,,! communit;V; !n. tJle. PBESERV..A'fION Ql HISTORICAL 8!m EmNE'ER §IlimTU@lo others in and out of the COMl'!\'Unlt)" believe in this ad!nonitiono 30mil), in the Sanpete Development Corporation they Erupport the preservation of pioneer t reasur-as within the limits of t heir nb1.1ities o s tockholder s are ci t i.zens |
