The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-05
SOTTO V0CE.

OxE or the most interesting and af
feoting things that can be anywhere re
ceived, is the sight presented by the ar
rival of the immigrants in Utah-the
land of Zion. was a spectator OF the
scenes that ensued at the depot, and IN
the Church Immigration House, upon
the arrival Of the last company, and the
impression left upon my mind viii not
soon be forgotten. The house is divided
into several apartments, and in each
one OF these rooms table spread with
sandwiches, buns, peaches, grapes and
apples awaits the new corners. The
room in which I happened to stand was
occupied mostly by the Swiss, an adjOln-
ing room by the ScandinaYians and the
up stairs had been allotted to Scotch
and English. About the table in our
room clustered the sunburnt faces of
the women and children, the men stand
ing somewhat in the background. Not
movement was made, however, nor a
mOrsel lifted to the lips, until some one
should appear to Invoke q blessing
upon the food now partaken Of" The
quiet TopCSe of the scene, and the
air OF reverence manifest upon
every face as one presiding
among them lifted up his voice in
thanhiulneSs to the GiYer OF all Good,
were such as must have their influence
upon the most Indifferent of observers.
He prayed in thankfulness Tor the
bOunteousness spread before them, IN
gratitude for their safe coming and co l.
duct to Zion and Home, and in supplica-
ton for those less fortunate of their
kith and kin left in the Old World.
While his voice rose the scene pre-
sented by the listeners would have
formed no mean subject for the pencil
of the artist. Every head was lowered,
and every eve was partially closed. l
could not help noticing IN particular
a youthful bevy made up of the typical
Swiss maid, and two or three little
children, whose long eyel2shes rested
upon their cheeks without motion dur
ing the whole course of their prayer. l
have seen picture of the landing of
the Pilgrim Fathers, which the quaint
costumes and the attitudes of this little
group somehow forcibly reminded me
OF. I am sure that the fervency and
zeal OF those who knelt upon Plymouth
Rock were scarcely exceeded by the de-
vOtiOn that dwelt in the breasts OF these
simple Swiss eInigrants.
"WHAT BECOMES OF all these people?"
asked one of the committee whose
duty it is TO receive the immigrants
when they have reached the city "Wen,
for the most part" was the reply, "they
are met by relatives and friends at the
different towns and stations along the
road. Comparatively few come out with
out definite understanding of where
and TO whom they are going. Such as
are alone we try TO find emplOymentfOr,
and it IS but a little time before the
house here is totally cleared Of all its oc-
cupantS, having been absorbed in the
agricultural, manufacturing or mining
industries, 10 become citizens of and
grow up with the country"
JUST OUTSIDE the Immigrants House
on a bench drawn little way apart
from the throng, were seated two old
men, the resemblance between whose
rugged, hOmely faces indicated that
they were brothers; one had on the
rough habiliments OF the farmer and
the other wore the blue serge clothes of
the old country; these two men had
their arms over each others shoulders,
and were sitting looking at each other,
the tears streaming from their eyes, but
not word issuing from their lips. There
was story in the spectacle that told
more plainly than any book could have
uttered it, and the impression it left was
vastly deeper. TWAS one Of those sights
that Involuntary impelI one to take off
his nat and steal on tiptOe away from.
Ii Is upon these people that the
brutal, sordid knaves who air their
utterances in that vilest of all vile de-
tractOrs-the Salt Lake Tribune, bestoY
the names Of paupeTS, fools and dupes;
upon the kind hands that receive them
here and smooth down the difficulties
of their new road, the names of lechers
and robbers; and the house [ have
mentioned, where rest, refreshment and
q temporary abiding place are provided
them-was on the day of the events l
have just narrated, sneeringly denomi-
mated by this sheet-the Mormon Pest
House; the indignation every just mind
must feei at such unreaSOning calumny,
transcends the bounds of words to
utter.
Every one viii be pleased to!learn that
there is a likelihood of the objection
able lettering on the east wall of the
Temple being removed and some more
pTopOTtionable character substituted;
the present design, we learn, was franz
ed more than thirty years ago, at the
time the original drawings of the ediice
We're made, and tastes and styles in let
tering have undergone vast changes
since then.
ONE OF the funniest things to be
noticed in the lordly egotism of the
Salt Lake Tribune, is the air of gravity
with which it speaks of that boulevard
generally accepted as Second South
street as "7r5b@ae Avenue; :" their paper
so notice at the head of their columns
states, is published in the Tribune build
ing, on Tribune Avenue;".a fight oc-
curing in front of Ordner's saloon takes
place on Tribune Avenue" the Walker
Opera House fronts on Tribune
AVenue;" the new hotel is to be a vast
Improvement to Tribune Avenues"
Walker Brothers bank, and the Com
merce block are merely valuable ad-
junctS to Tribune Avenue" We shall
next have our venerable vendor of
caulifoWerS setting up a claim to First
South under the name Of Chadd Avenue,
or the Rue de Chadd.
IN ONE of the amusement halls re-