Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
Salt Lake City.

Long after civilization, helped
forward somewhat by the EdmnndS
anti-polygamy act, shall have over
thrown the Mormon hierarchy, anil
after Mnrmonism shall have been
forgotten, the Mormon capital will
perpetuate the name of Brigham
Young, and be proof of his great
qualities as pioneer and the
building of a city. Indeed, it was
by building Salt Lake City that he
gave the Mormon Church both the
inspiration and its machinery for
resisting civilization us Stubbornly
AS it has. The City Of the Saints
has history that has been written
and read in every civilized tongue;
it attained commercial Importance
even before its founder died, and
it is one of the most beautiful ofall
modernly built cities. For its ro-
nance {and it's founding was de-
cide,lly romantic, unless the Nor
mon point of view be taken, and it
be called the result Of an inspira
tion.) for its commerce, and for the
selection of so fine site and for
it's laying out, we are indebted to
Brigham Young. When the band
of "saints" were driven from Mis-
sonri they began their long march
westward without definite purpose.
But when in their journey across
the great American desert their
leader came to the valley OF the
Great Salt Lake, which is hemmel
in on every side but one by high
mountain ranges, he recognized in
the alkaIi plain the proper site for
a great city. lie was ''inspred" to
build it, and he went about it with
a vigor and comprehension of the
art of building city which go far
toward justifying his claim 10 Il sn-
perhuman suggestion. Having 'r-
rigated the land and proved it's fer
tIllty. he laid out the town precise
" as it has heen built. On com
mantlng position he set the taber
nacle with it's oval roof. Near by
was the tithing house, and nearer
still the walls of the beautiful Tenn
pie have since been reared on the
site selected by him. The Bee.
hive,n which is the row Of adobe
houses where his numerous family
resided, is but one block away
And round about all this b" built a
wall, lest Incidence should give
time for discomfort, and in order to
carry out the parallel to Biblical
BODYBUILDING.
The streets were made wide, SO
that the holy city should not lack
attractivenrss, and down every
street a mountain stream was turn.
ed, which constituted al ideal sur
face system of waterworks and
drainage. AS the bishops and apos,
ties became thrifty--and thrift is
the prime virtue of the "Saints"-
they erected fine adobe residences,
and later wooden ones of preten-
tious to architectural beauty on the
hillsitles at the base Of the mount
aims. Through the yard OF every
one a mountain stream runs, which
makes it's way into surface sewer,
thence into the Jorilou river, and
thence into the Great Salt Lake it
self. Within sight Of perpetual
SHOW, the flower yards of the saints
bloom early in spring, and keep
their freshness till the late coming
frostS in this rainless atmosphere,
The air is as dry and wholesome as
the air of Colorado, andnature does
its own plumbing. Payements have
been laid now, OF course, and mag
niicent drives lead out Of the city.
Residences OF the rich have been
built alike in the Norman and in
the Gentle section, large mercan-
tile establishments have taken the
place of adobe huts; but the wis
dom with which the city was laid