The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-02

CRsAr Salt LAKE CITY,
TsaRIroaY or UrAH, February, 1853

Correspondence u the st. Louis Rspublsean.
CasAr SALT LAks CITY.
TsaRIroaY OF UTAH, February, 1903.
The Mormons at present exhibit more enthusi-
asm OF ianaticism, or whatever you may please to
call it, than any other sect in existence. During
the coming season they anticipate an addition of
ten to twelve thousand TO their community, to be
made 10 of converts in Great Britain. The most
of these expected to be taken around Cape
Horn, and landed at San Diego. in California
From San Diego to Great Salt Lake 10 chain of
Mormon settlements, which renders that route less
tedious than from the Missouri. Whether the an
ticipatons Of 30 large emigration will be fully
realized 70 very questionable. 1t 10 q singular fac
m regard to Mormon converts that not not more
than one hird OF them come into the church-the
rest fall of This was told me by on intelli gent
Mormon, and l have no doubt of the fact The
open promu CATION Of the polygamy system will
increase the amount OF this waste Great mum.
Oers, too, become disseminated, either on account
of the proximity of the gold mines or other causes
and go away never to return; and it ia TO me a
matter OF doubt whether the actual emf g ton
Will much more than make up this loss. Great
Efforts are nov making to prevent removals from
the valley. A new impulse has lately been given
IN regard TO building the temple; the ground
broken on the - instant, under imposing cere-
monies; and large numb rs are now excavating,
preparatory to laying the stone ON the first
Of April In addition to this, the president and bis
council have published, in the Deseret Netcs, kind
OF theological ukase, in which strong effort is
made TO strengthen the allegiance of the discon-
tented and waverlng.
The Mormon5 are now making some expert
ments in the manufacture of sugar from bees.
The machinery for this purpose was ght
through in October and November last, too late 10
be put up at the public work., and some incpient
steps taken, such as grinding the beet, pressing
out the liquor, and making molasses and some su
gar. lt Is crude article, and has an acid taste
more like currant jelly than moasses One diff
hculty in the production of good article has be-
come quite manifest. The soil here is strongly
impregnated with salaratus, and the beet, being a
very juicy root, absorbs large quantity of this
salt. Until some method of separating this from
the syrup Is discovered, a good article cannot be
made. Ii 10 said, however, that the beets in Utah
county are not so much impregnated with salts
If tbis IL to be hoped, should turn out be we'll
founded, the difficulty will be surmounted. Bsets
raisei here of enormous size, and are full of
saccbarins matter. The machinery has been
brought from Europe at an immense expense,
and IL is extremely doubtful Whether the compa-
ny W no own 1t will ever get the interest of their
money. The high price of sugar here, however,
operates a. a tariff in their favor, and may ulii-
mately make the business profitable.
There is at present a great want of capital to
develop the resources of the Territory The
Mormons generally are poor, and in my judg-
ment their peculiar church government tends TO
keep them Their system of tithing and of
turning over their surplus property for the build.
ing of church edihces and the support of the
priesthood Is constant drain, and effsctually
prevents the accumulation OF wealth among indi-
yiduals
They are at work upon the temple, and, from
lts intended gnitu lie and finish Judge that il
cannot cost less than million.