The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-26
LETTING IN LIGHT.
Some solid Facts For Sioux
City People.
WE NEVER HAVE HAD A BOOM.
Faith In Salt Lakers Will Beget Faith
in Others-Bsavsr Wants
a Tanner.

Mr.. R. w. Sloan, a Mormon, and one
OF the SALT LAKE DAILY HERALD staff,
was in Sioux City Sunday and Monday.
His wife, granddaughter of Brigham
Young, with a banker, Hon. George
w. Thatcher, for a father, and Hon.
Moses Thatcher, one Of the Twelve
Apostles Of the Mormon Church, for an
uncls) IS with him. Just before be left
for the east, Daily Times reporter
caught him, and asked him if polyg-
amy was waning il Utah.
IF by waning you mean being less
common in practice (and suppose you
do mean that then l say yes. 1 do
not hear it preached now. l know of
no one going into it.'
What was the effect of the prosecu-
tions Of polygamists and those charged
with unlawful Capitalization?
well, think it was good so far as
making young Aormons incline to the
opinions OF their fathers, because great
harshness was used very often, and a
feeling of sympathy and Indignation
engendered in the hearts Of Mormon
children"
Does that hold good to dayP"
No [ 90 not think so. The proSecu-
ton is not so vigorous and there is not
so much cause for il. Men are living
largely within the law, and the desire to
get rich, to have big city with plenty
of money Astounding, Is getting hold Of
the young, and many of them seem
more DESTROYS for these results than any
others. 1t reminds me of what l once
heard very prominent Mormon say :
We are afraid Of nothing so much as
being let alone, and of prosperity to
tempt our children.
do you consider prosperity a temp
tation?"
Yes, hut we all want to be tempted,
and this desire is common to Mormons,
as rule, young and old.
What about statehood"
That question has been put to me
again and again. 1t is dead question
with US. Neither SMormons nor Gen
tiles expectit this year"
What is the attitude Of the respective
parties on the su5iect-Morm0n and
Gentile?"
las a rule, Gentilss oppose it and
Mormons favor it, though nave heard
both M0rmons and Gentlles express op-
position to it on the same ground"
And that WASP"
The cost. The strongest argument
q prominent Gentle banker used
against it to me was that il meant an
increase in taxes, and he had all he
wanted. Considering how extremely
IN TTtoh
much sympathy with him in his grief"
Is tuat he only reason given?"
Certainly not. The reasons given
believe hsv" 'niiticsI signifcsnce "
"4IE. All, is your demand for labor
greater thar the supply?"
cit is not"
Then how 10 it you look for the re-
suits you speak ola big growth for
your city,"
Because we have the climate, the
location, the mineral resources for
boundless manufactures, the agricuI-
tural basis, the best bathing in the
world, nliu eraI springs, because values
are low, and because capital is as safe
there as III any part of the world. de-
spite the bugbear' that has forever been
the bane of Utah's advancement. You
see our people are pulling together now,
and the faith we have in Salt Lake will
beget faith in Others"
But isn't your boom deadw
I'VE never had a boom. We had
about FIVE weeks gambling in options,
which, fortunately, has subsidized. The
gentleman, Mr.. WIckersham, who is
staying at the hotel with me, is Salt
Lake real estate agent. heard him tell
q man to-day that the best month he
ever had was in May, when his com
missions doubled any preceding
month"
Let's SEE. Col. T. P. Murray is out
there, is he not?"
Il met him there. l know that he
opened real estate Office in Salt Lake,
and that he made some money. have
also heard since [ came here that he
brought in good money from Salt Lake
to square up accounts that had accum-
uIated in Sioux City. [ think Sioux
City owes US a debt Of gratitude, and
that bond of utilization and reciprocal
ton should hereafter be formed be-
tween the two cities, that sisterly love
may continue. And if Col. Murray, by
his wisdom in going to Salt Lake to get
money, and by his honesty in returning
to Sioux City to get rid of it shall be the
cause Of this union, we shall doff our
hsts to Col. T. ?. Marray.-Sioux City
Times.