The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-16
THE MAGIC CITY.
DR.. Faust on His Travels Once
Again.

Correspondence of The HERALD
Well. here am again in the Magic
City of the West, and we'll may it be
termed Magic. 1t is situated on a once
barren spot, and is even now sur
rounded by barren plains, but for all
that here are palaces continually being
reared, and surrounded with grounds
and stables that are strictly in keeping.
The question arising in my mind, IS not
what will these enterprising people do
next? but rather what will they not do q?
The latest enterprise is the organiza-
ton of a stock company for the fair
grounds, with fully paid up capital of
5 000O. This company is made up of
merchants, bankers, and all little and
big business men, with the stock
men, of course, Included. They
have bought eighty acres of ground.
built there a half mile track, stables
for one hundred and fourteen horses.
houses for exhibits Of all kinds. not
neglecting the ladies' and fine art de-
partments They intend TO hold a fair
on the 18th and 18th of this month.
There are now ninety-six horses entered
for the races, and there will he not less
than TWO hundred head of horses on
exhibition. Just think of this bleak
and barren territory getting up such
an affair and our garden spot doing,
it? tbs the fault of the officers of the
DISCREET A. and n. society. They
meet some time, and the Lord
only knows where or when.
and elect themselves to office.
They represent, and have done
for the last quarter a century,
the very best men of the Hest-the
farmers and stockmen. They have re-
ceived thousands and thousands of dol
lars of our taxes (see Legislative ap-
propria tions) and what have We had for
it all? Let US see. Some few men have
gold pieces, others chromos for pre-
miums. We have a barren patch of
ground near the Jordan, with a half
mile track that is good one; With a
few chicken cOOps that are called
stables, board fen that is about half
carried away; a few boards called a
grand stand, and few neglected and
dying trees. And what else2 A mile
track running over an irrigating canal
never before knoWn-that cost about
$1,000. Many protested, 1 for one, as
it was useless expenditure. They had
no excuse, as at my own expense,
went to st. Louis while east, and OBJ
tanned a plan Of their fair grounds,
which | gave the officers, if they
must be called such. Lest you
ard the pub ic might think that
am hard on these otherwise estin =
able gentlemen, / will say that most, if
not all, are personal friends OF mine,
but they have missed their calling in
this matter. Did ever any of the mem
Oers hear OF q meeting of the D. a. &
NJ. Society for the election of officers?
have been q member of he society for |
nearly a quarter of century and de- |
clare that | never have. They may say
70 you and l, you well know that many |
If our officers are underground. That |
nay be so, just now, but how has it |
1een for years and years pa II
Why not. then, resign and put your !
Joy in, as has been in many other cases !
If Office holding in Utah, or call meet |
ng of the thousands of mem bers of the |
society and let them elect whom they |
and do something. But, after all, what |
5 the use of me writing or trying to |
wake them up. Gabriel with his horn, |
and a Charleston earthquakeN attach |
nent to 1t, might.
The cattle and horses here are fat, |
and the prospect for fall shipments are |
ZOO. Leave to-day for the east.
Yours,
H. J.FAUsT.
CHEYENNE. September Is, 1886.