The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29

above faisehood, and another one of the
same character which has been uttered,
namely; That the newcomers among the
non-Mormons are spending money lavishly
in improvements in Salt Lake. AS to the
Omaha liars assertion above, we need only
refer to the fine buildings built and owned
by Mormons, those buildings being as three
to one of the structures built aud owned by
Others Among these may be mentioned
the Z. G. M. 1. store, one of the most exten-
sive mercantile structures in America; the
HOOPER 81 ELDREDGE block, the ELpREDGE
block, the GRoEsBEcK Brothers buildings,
the Deseret National bank, and many
others of the older structures. And
what have the Mormons been do
ing during the past two or three
years, since what has been called the ''pro-
gressive period" in! They have erected
and equipped the L. c. NJ l. shoe factory,
which is ahead of anything of the kind in
the west; they have built the GRANT
Brothers Company stables, The finest
livery stables west of the Missouri river !;
they are putting up lions Savings bank
block, to be one OF the hanusomest and
probably the most costly commercial struc-
ture in Salt Lake; the Stove and Hardware
company's magnificent building, just com
pleted, was built and is largely if not en-
tirely owned by Mormons; the Utah
Commercial and Savings bank build
ing is among the best in the city,
and is the property chiefly of Nor
mons And we might go on enumerat-
ing. Again, look over the city an d
tell US what the newcomers are doing. Our
own citizens are showing their faith in the
town by investing their money in stone,
brick and mortar. They are confident.
whether Mormon or Gentle, that Salt Lake
is permanent and progressive. The SCoTT-
AUERBACH block was built and is owned by
old citizens; the Grand Progress building
is going up under the direction and with
theincentiveof the money of the AUERBACn
brothers, residents of quarter of a cen
fury! Look at the costly structures in
various parts of the town, built and owned
by the WALKER brothers, who are among
the oldest residents! See what Mr. FRANK
DYER, another old timer, is doing Some
OF the recent settlers" contemplate some
thing IN the way of improvements, but so
far their activity has been largely confined
to trading in land. We do not refer to this
matter for the purpose of casting any
on single new conner, but merely
for the purpose of correcting the persist
emily circulated falsehood that all progress
is the work of late arrivals, the fact being
that the opposite is true, the Mormons and
old-timeGentiles doing the work the credit
for which is given to others
Returning to the newspaper iackal sent
here by the Omaha Republican, having
called attention TO some examples OF
his dirty work, it is perhaps
as well to dismiss him, with
the suggestion to the editors and
of that journal that they are ig-
norant of the true situation if they imagine
that such manifest Partially and outrage
GUS lies are pleasing to any party or fac
ton in this city. The Republican would do
well to recall its man if he has had the i'm
pudence to remain here after sending off
the letter from which we have taken ex-
tracts, and if the paper desires the respect
of any element in this city it will print
nothing more from the pen of its reckless
and unprincipled scribe until the matter
has been verified