The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-02

nnanc.erng vorActy Of Brigham Young
SAMPLE rISAscigRISG.
About fifteen years ago Brigham Young claimed
wregrass farm, CONTAINING about i've hundred acres,
four miles from this city. AS trustee in ,rus, OF the
Church ne also claimed OF nearly the sauie sizc,
but little nearer Salt Lake CITY and much more valu.
able. II IL not strange that brigham Young. being
Yankee, made proposition 10 the trustee IN trust 10
trade farms Tho bargain finally made, much to
the prout OF the Prophet Although the trustee Ia
trust WAS badly swndled in this transaction u must Dc
said IN his defence that he is usually very shrewd and
mat Brigham Young Is Ike only person who ever got
the beat OF him In a trade s#&
The United States Land oaicc in Salt Lake CITY was
opened in 1862 Previous 10 this time land Ia Utah
was held BY squattcrs little. brigham Young SO held
many hundred acres OF valuable land salt Lake
City. The only methods Tor Obtaining United States
patents Tor these lands by homestead or pre-
cmption entry. In either THO applicant must
make affidavit that e does not own $40 OF land
that no has improved the land question aud made II
his exclusive home that he has not settled upon and
improved the land sci! the speculation, but
IN good ialth to appropriate his and pen
et and that he has not directly nor indirectly made
any AGREEMENT With any person wbasevor BY which
the title which he may acquire IRON tho United
States government! should inurc, whole or IN part,
TO the benefit fany person except himself
~ DEFIANCE OF YnE LAW. Mt
i In defiance oil the provisions Of th.s law Brigham
Young sent csrsain OF his tools 10 llve upon these
lands, come into the Land Once ana sigrihe non clad
affidavit and within few days thereafter they decided
tho farms to Brigham for 5000 $500 each they being
worth t~enty TO nity times tnese sums.
Many years ago The Territorial Legislature gavo him
about 10000 acres Of up,ou states laud situated In
Cache Valley. When tho Land Once opened hero
the Cache Valley Saints made their filings on this
urna, and applying for patents sworo TO having made
valuable improvements Tho truth that single
habitable house was built upou tho entire tract.
In many cases sbany on wheels WAS al
lowed tu remain quarter section night AMI
was then hauled 10 adjoining quarter section
TO serve as a ''pcrmanont hoino'' another night.
Patents beiug received Tor those lands Brshams land
agent was sent to Cache county and received deed
from each OF these prc-emptors Tor tho land entered
in his name Beside tho government price Of the
land these men reported TO have received six to
eight bushels oil wheat each their services in this
job. tEtaa vgeHa# atfa
| No person Is allowed more than one pre- -emption
| right Therefore Brigham Young, In addition
pclling lheSe men TO comni. u perjury, also induced
them TO sign away, In his avor their right public
lands Tor the bcRoat OF themselves and their families
| In cases Of cities ana located tho pubic
lands the Mayor or the eouaty Probate Judge IL au
thorized by act of Congress such site
the several use and benefit OF the occupants thereof "
! Salt Lake city was "cntercd" IN 1871 BY Daniel II.
Wells, Mayor Brigham Young obtained the Mayor
deeds Tor vast numbers Of city lots and
quarter acres each, and oil which lie mado any
legal occupancy In this WY he secured lillo to
whole squares containing ten each, both in his
| city aud Oedcn and these squares have since thcn
been Improved ut the expense OF the tax.
payers He compelled tho Mayor TO give
| him deeds for q number OF lots which we're
occupied by others At tho time Of entry. Mrs Orson
Prats lot was thus decided 10 Young. The courts
hcre havo since awarded It TO her. Others have com.
mcnced suits against Brigham on the grounds.
tKNAl RAILROAD FNASciERiXG. a#Nl
| Brigham has also been a railroad '.Anan ciern He
carly tho necessity Tor connecting This city with
tho Pacific roads at Ogden, distant thirty.sx miles.
| hc accordingly called tor men to grade the road bed
! and furnish tho ties When tho road finished tho
men were Insubordnatc enough TO ask Tor their pay.
| brigham summoncd them before the Schoo, Of the
Prophets and there told them they must forgive him
tho debt, TO pay would bankrupt him, and they
wcrc forced to accept these terms.
In 1867 Brigham owed the Tthng Office over
5000, 600, us the books showed. He, ike Mr.. Micaw
Der, believed IN paying his debts, aud his method O
quidatng this account would have done credit 10 the
| ingenuity OF Micawbcr himself. lie Simply credited
himself, NY services rendered. for an caua
amount. aud thanked God that that bill was paid al
last. Nor there any TO dispute the correct.
ncss OF the entry.
One Of the Prophets favorlte methods OF discipline
which he practised upon ono who had made himself
obnoxious, or who owned property which no refused
TO cell the Prophet the latters terms, send
the Offending brother ION mission. Before his
departure the brother required to deed
hts property to Brigham Tho following Is
illustration OF the manner In which this thing
done From 1856 10 1867 Brigham aud the corpora.
ton Of Salt Lake City partners the man fac
ture OF whisKey. This was before tho completion Of
tho Union Pacific road AMI ssvacy Fun, as II was
called. sold Tor IS TO sl2 per gallon. formidable
competitor OF The Prophet In tho d,slillary bushes.
WAS William Howard, whose place was abou. SIX miles
south OF this city, in MIL Greek ward. Brigham wen,
TO Mill Creek for tho purpose OF holding meeting one
day in 1861 and In tho course OF his scrmon told
the SAINTS how Brother Howard was poisoning them
by making throo and halt gallons OF wh,skey from
bushel OF wheat and that lie brigham Young knew
from experiment that bushc OF grain contaaed only
1 two gallons OF pure whskcy. Howard cxcedIy
jumped up and told the Prophet no lied. Thcreupon
tue greatest confusion PREVAILED and nothing bu,
/ brigham Youngs interference saved Howard from
being mobbod This open quarrel served Brigham
| purpose. He ordered Howard a mission, ana al
the time offered to buy his distcry for abou,
/ $50, COO Howard ompclIcd 10 obey, and ac
copied tho notes Of one Joseph Horne, Endorsed by
Brigham Young and u. il. Wells tor the amour,
named. The disiicry was operated in Horne's name.
but sales OF liquor to the city were made in the name
of d. Ii. Wells. Wells WINS then Mayor Of
Salt Lake City, and sold whskcy TO Tho cor.
poration for "a pcr gallon uDin 1862 when
! the Union Pacific Railroad finished. Tor months
atcr tue completion Of the railroad this corporation
compelled 10 pay Wells 81 gallon FOR this
| valley ran," although a superior article could DO
| laid down from, the States tor 81 when Howard
camO homo. In tho Inter part Of 1869, Brghani
Young aud Wells, nnding tue msDufuciure VI
whiskey no longer profitable, gave back tho
ds,lery and compelled him 10 deliver up their notes,
also refused 10 pay cent Of rent Tor tho time they
had used Il. THIS Uninterrupted Howard.t