The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-05-18
TALE OF TWO CITIES.
Something of the Wonderful
> Chicago.
How Utah People are Questioned.
CHICAGO, May IS, 1888.

Clbles III Inc WOrlu, JuSC from NEW
York, with the experience of having
crossed ever the great bridge, with |
the reflection of the electric-lit COM
posing Ioom of the new eight story |
Tribune building, which is beacon |
to all New York and Brooklyn, still
in the minds eye, the above asser-
ton is a bold one. But in the mat |
ter Of push and vigor, mean that |
Chicago is a big city. When one
looks over the old photographs of
the burnt districts, taken just after |
The respective fires, and casts the |
eye over the present city, he cannot |
help wondering at the energy and |
persistence of those who twice re-
built Chicago. Coming from st.
Louis and hearing the native of that
city run down Chicago and plaiso
his own, you are in doubt about the
respective claims to superiority of
tue two cities; but as far as my OBJ
servatiOn goes, this city beals st.
Louis all to pieces Of you'll allow
the eXpression). l have since got
an acknowledgement from a st.
Louis man that Chicago is I'M
doubtedly the most enterprising
and dashing of the two; tbut," said
he, "you will find that Boston owns
Chicago, while st. Louis is owned
by our own people"
st. Louis has immense capital
and some of the Wealthiest men in
the land, the evidence of which is
to be seen in some of the most
prominent towns of Colorado.
1t is said that the enterprising
and apparently thrifty town of
Gunnison has been built up by st.
Louis capital. There they have a
fine brick hotel, which would be a
credit to any city; it has no super
ior in the way OF finish and appear
ancein the west. But to return to
Chicago. 1t is singular fact that
here, within twenty-five feet of the
parlor of the finest hotel in Amer
| lea, one hears the shuttle of cards,
the rattle of dice and click of the
poker chip. Of course we are pretty
sure that q few quiet games are
going on. 1t is Sunday, but that
makes no difference, the better the
day the better the game; presently
a door opens and the observer
catches a glimpse of the interior of
d beautifully finished room, and
there sees seated around tables,
groups of anxious faces as the vari-
Jus games proceed. Very quickly
genuine chuckle is heard, and we
know at once that some poor devil
has been stuck" L am no moral.
ist, but this little observation leads
TO the reflection of the numBer OF
bright minds and genial souls
which are continually wrecked in
such gilded palaces,
a drive TO South Park is we'll cal
culaled to impress one with Chica.
COS "get up" and future greatness,
Seven miles from the center of bust
ness, over the finest road in the
country, is the nucleus of most
beautiful PARK; it is the intention
too, to continue the road another
eight miles to connect this with
Lincoln Park, which is more com
piete and offers gre alter attractions
than South Park. 1t would aston
iSh some of your readers, as it uiC
me, to see the number of sprinkling
carts used Oh the Madison Avenue
Boulevard and Park roads; they ar,
uniform in design and colors, art
handsomely painted; each is draw
by pair OF gray horses. The EN-
ployes are very particular about tn
appearance of their respective cart
or wagons. McKlmmihs or Mullo,
do not turn out their best carriage
in a cleaner condition than the ParI
sprinklers are kept. The stables ar
! located IN a picturesque building
! its walls are vine-clad and sur
rounded by flower beds and shrub
terry, and IN the summer it must b
a pleasing spot to visIt-little re
semDling stable. The Park me-
incline 10 gray for, in addition t
this being the color of their horses
it is also the color of the uniform O
the Park police.
All Salt Lake men going to Chicag
must not fail to take in South Parl
and It's roads. A great amount @
building is going Oh, and the fin
residences lining the avenues ar
multiplying rapidly.
lsuppose you know that Sal
Lake man is still something OF
curiosity in New York. He Is Pile
with thousands OF questions aboU
Utah, and he is surprised and di:
gusted with the style Of thd que:
lions, too. One gentleman aske
me, We'll, what is the conditio
Of The people out there? Are the
civilIzedp" Such a question in tE
10th century, about "a people on
1000 miles distant, is surprising.
answered thusly: IF you are
civilized being, and incline to an
Z especial mode of worshipping you
Maker, you will find some of yol
faith, no matter what it is, in Sa
Lake City; if you have no religion
S inclinations, you can fad mar
!: people in the same fix; you Ca
n lind any shade of society there, jui
as you car in New York; and
you are a fair-minded and goo(
hearted man. you may depend {
making many friends amongst q
: classes of the people" Now l ha'
Lad to talk like this a hundrt
Z times. When calling upon Il
chief engineer of the New Yol