The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-12
AN INTERVIEW
With the Last Company of Immi-
grants.

The steamship A6yssiniG Of the
Williams 81 Guion line, had 423
Mormons among her passengers.
They were in charge of Elder
George straightforward sailed from
Liverpool IN October goth. The
weather was very stormy,and many
CT the Mormon immigrants were
sick during the entire voyage. The
party is composed of $50 English
persons, lis Scandinavians and Is
returning missionaries, the latter of
whom nave returned after a years
work OF proselytizing among labor
ers and farm hands in the British
Empire. Of the entire num-
Der that arrived, fully one
third are single men and wo-
men who journey to Utah for the
purpose OF colonization. The ap-
pearance of the immigrants was not
progressing. The older mes
seemed to have lost absolutely all
ambition. The younger have the
mild, bovine expression in their
eyes that betokens potatoes and
oatmeal in the past and docile
obedience in the future. The mem
berS Of the party will leave for Utah
at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and will,
With but few exceptions, travel
direct to Salt Lake City. Some half
a dozen will be sent to IrYington,
where q Swedish colony is rapidly
springing up. The last shipment Of
Mormons to this country was seven
weeks ago, and the next will not
take place before April. The total
number Of Mormon emigrants for
the past year has been 1000.
In conversation with a reporter
for the Nail and EUpresS, Elder
StringtellOw said that hewas greatly
encouraged by the aspects of the
work Of the missionaries throughout
England, Scotland and Wales. 'sThe
members of my religion" said he,
Gin England, Scotland and Wales
number 10000, and that number is
being steadily increased by the zeal
Of our missionaries. We receive
hundreds Of letters daily from farm
ers and mechanics living in the
eastern and northern portions of
Great Britain, at our offices in LiY-
erpOol, requesting information in re-
gard to thesmanner in which they
can become colonistS. We have Sc
cured the greatest hospitality from
the people of Sweden and of Eng
land, and have persons who are not
members Of any church to thank
for the success Of our
missionaries. [ know. of our trouble
in Utah only through CORES
pondence. but the information [
have received leads me to think
that we need not fear that the fed
eral government will interfere in
our elections, for we are a loyal
and peaceable people, and would
not be inclined to resort to violent
measures to secure the apparent
power in our Territorial govern
ment when we are confident of our
moral strength. We will fill the
offices, both local and Territorial,
and ! am confident that WE will
elect our representative to Congress.
The reason why / am so emphatic
in my opinion is because our people
have the control of the great middle
class Of the population in Utah, and
the Gentiles hold only a few Of the
federal Offices. We are enabled, by
reason of this, to bring the influence
of the mass of the people to bear
upon the government of Wash
ington, and secure the desired re-
suit. The commissioners are dis
liked and are extremely unpopular
in our Territory, not because they
are Gentiles or representatives of
the federal government, but because
they are oyerbesring and exceed
their duties as commissioners. They
are officious and have assumed
powers that did not belong to them.
The people living in the adjoining
territories do not complain of US,
and all it requires is a more fami-
liar knowledge of our methods of
Self-goVernment and OF our So
cletIes, for the people at large are
not alone considerable, but also
kind to US. | am advised through
my correspondence that business in
Utah was never more favorable for
coionists than it is at present, and
after the election l am positive
that our property will be increased
atty fold."-Aa1 and ErpTeSs, New
York