The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-04-24
A Prospecting Tour, No. Ia by Our
Special Correspondent.
Editor OF Tx ENTRRrRIsE:-
"A CITY OF SAINTS"


"A CITY OF SAINTS"
We have been enjoying rare railroad
ride Of two days and nights through wild,
weird, wonderful country, and the glorious
dawn of new day was gladening the
earth when our peaceful reveries were
disturbed by breakman who came bound.
ing into our car, shouting at the top OF his
voice, "Salt Lake City" Everybody in
the car sprang to their feet and hustled
out TO catch glimpse Of the Sainted City.
Salt Lake City has aa area OF nearly
10000 acres aud a population OF about
10000 inhabitants. 1t is laid out princi-
pally in blocks or squares OF ten acres
each, the streets running at right angles,
due to the cardinal psints. Each street
Is 132 feet WIDE including the sidewalks,
which are sixteen and one-Nalt feet In
width. Nearly all the streets are border
ed with shade trees and running brooks
clear, cold, ice-water from the mountains
side and the building lots are usually
large enough to afford ample room for
buildings, gardens, orchards and ornamen.
tai grounds. The foliage largely conceals
the houses In summer, giving the city the
appearance OF an immense lovely garden.
And this makes Il so nice. There are 80
many gates and swings and hammocks and
things where lovely girls swing to and fro
for exercise while their mothers are
exercising over o wash-tub little farther
on). But they are school girls getting
their lessons and talking with twenty-five
! or thirty more gillS In the next yard and
they are happy and everything IL lovely
as far as we can see. This scene OF youth,
beauty and loveliness Is pleasant picture
| 70 look upon. But when I come to think
| Of one Of these young ladies giving her
love to young man in company with
twenty or Thirty others, aud then receive
only her share Of his in return, the scene
changes.
The Temple Block Is the sacred square
Of the latter day saints, and the central
object Of interest 10 tourists visiting the
city. It covers an area Of ten acres, Is
surrounded by high adobe wall and
contains the Temple" now In the course
OF erection, Tabernacle, Assembly Hall
and the Endowment House. The templ-
was commenced iu April 1858, thirty-six
years ago, and will require three or four
wears more time before II will be com
pleted. II has already cost $5,oOO.OOc
II is built Of finely cut and finished gran
Kite rock, which Is quarried from the Little
Cottonwood Canon In the Wasatch range
! oil mountains some twenty miles TO The
/ southeast Of the city. AT present thu
Government Is In possession Of the entlr'
block and the latter day saints are paying
rents TO the United States Government 70
9 the privilege Of using the buildings. Th'
' Tabernacle with It's seating capacity o
/ 10000 Is the largest auditorium in Amer
. lea. 1t is elliptical in shape, 25O feet lonl
= and $50 ieet wide and 10 feet in height
Q The interior presents an oval arch, with
Z out any center support, the largest self
! supporting arch in America with the cx
) ception of the Central Depot in New
: York. The gallery which extends aroun,
n on three sides is 4S0 feet long BY 80 fee
: in width. The pipe organ is 30x33 fee
3 and 5S feet high, II has 81 stops (no
!, counting the one at the close OF eacl
3 piece) and 2,64S pipes, Il is run by waite
d motor and played by professor with
a pale, sweet lace The acoustics propertie
of this building are so good we coul
hear the dropping Of pin at the opposit
o end Of the auditorium. We attended III
4 regular services in the Tabernacle at tw
!, O'Clock Sunday afternoon with the Ray
n moud Party, a company of one hundre
l. and fiity Boston people who are returnin
Q, home after making tour Of the Souther
L L States, Mexico and California by specil
Il veslibule train. Well, we approache
,s that famous Tabernacle In no mean pom
that pleasant afternoon, and took seats !
r. the central part with bows and smiles an
s. rustling Of silks. But We did not succee
g In attracting any attention after all,
ID there was an audience Of over nine thor
ie sand and we were lost sight Of In Il
ly the multitude. One Of the elders q
lie nounced hymn ian old fashioned Metl
ts cdist hymn and said "let all the peop
a sing" aud they did all sing. Some Of u
II Boston ladies sang as II their hearts wou
IN break. The great organ trilled ar
,e trembled, then burst upon the audien'
,e like thunder storm In spring Noihir
n. inspires my soul like music aud II ev
ce the gates Of praise swing wide open
in was then and there. Gang as loud as
n could sing, but my voice was drowned
Is the ocean Of melody. One OF the twel
is apostles offered prayer and the choir