The Substance of the Land: Agriculture v. Industry in the Smelter Cases of 1904 and 1906 BY J O H N E. L A M B O R N A N D C H A R L E S S. P E T E R S O N
1 HE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY YEARS were an exciting and challenging time for Utah. Statehood had been achieved. T h e prospects looked almost limitless. Among other things, the economy was shifting from Mr. Lamborn is special collections librarian at Weber State College, Ogden; Dr. Peterson is professor of history at Utah State University, Logan. Most of the material in this article was prepared originally as a report for the Henry Wheeler Living Historical Farm in Salt Lake County u n d e r a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Strawberry fields near Salt Lake City, early 1900s. USHS collections.
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