Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-12-10
Salt Lake City.

Long after civilization. helped for.
ward somewhat by the Edmupds anti
polgysmy act, shall have overthrown
the Mormon hierarchy, and after Nor.
monism shall have been forgotten, the
Mormon capital will perpetuate the
name Of Brigham Young, and be proof
of his great qualities as a pioneer and
the builder OF city. Indeed, IL was BY
building Salt Lake City that he gave
the Mormon church both the inspira-
ton and its machinery for resisting civ
ilization as stnbbornly as IL has. The
City OF the Saints has . history that has
been written aud read In every civilized
tongue; IL itattained commercial import
ance even before It's founder died, and
il is one of the most beautiful Of all
modernly built cities. For its romance
(and its founding was decidedly roman
tic, unless the Mormon point Of view be
taken, and IL be called the result of an
inspiration), for It's commerce, aud for
the selection of so fine site, and for its
LAYING out, we are indebted TO Brigham
Young. When the band OF "Ssints"
we're driven from Missouri they began
their long march westward without
definite purpose. But when in their
Journey across the great American des-
ert their leader came TO the valley OF
the Great Salt Lake. which is hemmed
in on every side but one by high noun
tain ranges, he recognized In the alkali
plain the proper site for great city.
He was "insplred" 10 build IL. aud he
went about It with a vigor and compre-
hension of the art OF building q city
which 20 far toward justiiying his
claim to n superhuman suggestion.
Having irrigated the land and proved
its fertility, he laid out the town pre-
cisely MS ii has been built. On COM
manding position he set the Tabernacle
with its oval roof. Near by was the
Tilhing-house,a aud nearer still the walls
OF the beautiful Temple have since been
reared on the site selected by him. The
Beehive" which Is the row OF abode
houses where his numerous family re-
sided, is but Que block away. Aud
round about all this he built = wall, lest
ludolence should give tinis for dlseon-
tent, and Ia order TO carry out the par
allel To Biblical town Building.
The streets were made Wide, 50 tha.
The holy city should not lack attractive.
ness, aud down eveI street n mountain
str, am was turned, which constituted
an ideal surface system OF wat.rworks
aud drainage. As the bishops aud
apostles became thrifty and thrift o
the prime virtue Of tie "Saints'-they
erected fine adobe residences, aud later
wooden ones Of preteniions to nrchitec-
tural beauty on the hillsides at the base
of the mountains. Through the yard Of
every one mountain stream runs,
which makes It's way into u surface
sewer, thence into the Jordan river, aud
thence into the great Salt Lake Itself.
Within sight Of perpetual snow, the
Hover yards OF the Saints" bloom
early In the spring, aud keep their
freshness till the late-coming frost In
this rainless atmosphere. The air 10 as
dry and wholesome as the air Of Colo
RADIO, aud nature does It's own plumb
ing. Payements have been laid now, Of
course, aud magnificent drives lead out
VI the city. Residences Of the rich have
been built alike la the Mormon and la
The Gentle section, large mercantile es-
adjustments have taken the place Of
adobe huts; but the wisdom with which
the city was laid out has become palmer
with every Improvement.
The street whereon the "Besbive'
was built, was planned for the Official
residence OF the President Of the church,
which has been CON plstcd more re-
Gently, and the square that Mas set aside
iNi abS A"b'ibosic 10 ie'kD 'bS'k" w
hold the new Temple also. There 10
nothing lacking In site or plan 10 make
the city religious capital. And all
that appeals to the religious real Of the
Mormons has appealed to the spprscia-
tion Of the Gcntlcs. II appeals TO the
admiration also Of all visitors. There
are no hills nor hollows in the city
proper, except where lie outskirts have
begun 10 extend up the slope Of the
mountains, which not much further
backward becomes inaccessible. Ii is
on one Of these slopes that the founder
OF the city is buried, and around bis
grave Is plain iron fence. From this
eDiinence view Is commanded Of the
whole city. IL 10 extending year by
year further over the valley, but there
10 not yet single narrow street, not q
bouse wherein the sunlight cannot find
its way, nor one whereby srream does
not run, and from which perpetual
snow is not visible.
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