The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-11

CuduR0u COuuiLlOu ny Saying LEdL LOT
years past he would enter the church
on Sunday morning fearing to find some
OF the familiar faces missing, but never
thinking of discovering new one. Now
the situation is entirely changed: there
Is no more fear of loss, but the problem
OF counting the new faces is presented.
Rev. ]. B. Thrall, pastor OF the First
congregational Church, writes as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir Your letter asking nee for an es-
innate OF the number of additions to the
congregation of the first Congregational
cnurch during the last twelve months, was
duly received and contents noted It is
rather hard for me to say exactly how many
OF tn0se VINO attend our services with torer-
able frequency would regard themselves as
belonging to our congregation, nor is it DOS
slple for me to make complete list of those
who have attended our services with toler-
able frequency. But, on consulting my ad-
dress book and supplementing tbs with
my memory, l find the names of l19 adults,
all OF them newcomers, whom l have met
at our church or IN connection with our
church work during the past twelve months,
most of them within the past eight mo 1ths.
OF these twenty-five have to my knowl-
edge again left town, whichsleaves ninety
seven adult persons whom have met more
than once during the past twelve months
either at church or in the direct course of
fifty one families.
Others, know. have attended our church
services more than once whom have never
met Certain 1t is, however. that great
many people have come to Salt Lake within
the last six m onths.
Impressions are som etimes worth as much
or more than figures, when the latter are ne
cessarily incomplete, and 1t may be proper
to quote the impression of lady member
of my church who, on entering the con-
fOT1 Cor frcf Oft ~
sence of several months remarked that the
audience had changed so much in that short
time as to make her feel more like stranger
than wnen she revisited her old home
church in the east after an absence of sew
eral years.
have no doubt that the same is true of
the other churches of this city. Certainly
very many of the faces l meet on the streets
seem new and strange to me, and 1 am COP
stantly being introduced by business ae-
quaintances on the street to gentlemen who
were before entire strangers to me-. I de-
Voutly believe that the tide has turned aud
IS beginning to come in"
Rev. r. G. McNiece, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, says: II
can count eighteen families that have
been added to our congregation in the
past twelve months through immigra-
ton, averaging about four to the fam
lily. and about twenty-five individual
men and women, making about 100 in
all, all from the east"
Bishop Seaman, of the Catholic
Church. estimates that forty members
were added to his congregation, and
Rev. Mr.. franklin estimates his in
crease at 100. The Episcopal congre-
cations l know have been greatly
changed, and the same is true of all, as
every citizen can ascertain by inquiring
of any one who attends Sabbath ser
vice regularly.
The following from the superintend-
ent of theZ. @. Nj. l., may be of inter
est in the same connection:
Dear Sir In answer to your favor of the
5th current, have pleasure in saying that
up to date our sales for the past year have
been $3,0.O.87g SO, and we have paid the
railroad and express companies for freight
during the same period $279, 146 19-to our
sales may easily be added $4,000 more for
the balance of the month, and to our freight
and express charges $4,000, and this will be
very close estimate of what both will &C.
tually amount to when we have the exact
figures. Our collections have been fairly
good, aim 0St as good as last year, but the
partial failure OF our crops, owing to the
extreme drouth that prevailed here during
the spring and summer, the absence of
remuneTatlYe market for some of our pro-
duce, and the low price of wool and cattle,
has 10 marked extent curtailed the pur-
chasing power of the people; consequently
our trade, although little better than q
year ago. is not what it would have been
had not the drawbacks just referred to been
experienced. If there are any other items
of information can furnish you, l shall be
pleased to do so Yours, truly.
THOMAS G. WEBER.
Superintendent
The following statements furnished
hU nncfp1o of o of
Western Union, respectively, snow
REMARKABLE INCREASE IN BUSINESS
during the past twelve months.
Increase IN the gross earnings of
the Office 1888 approximate, com
pared with 1887 actual ..'..... Sc, 92O IS
Increase in number of domestic
money orders issued first ten
months in 1888, compared with
same months in 1887 .............. 1927
Increase in foreign money orders
issued, same period as above. 1874
i'll postal notes issued, same
} period as above .................. 1924
Increase in domestic money orders
paid, same period as above ISL
Increase in foreign money orders
paid, same period as above ...... q
Decrease in postal notes paid, same
period as above. .....-.-....... IL
Increase in second class matter,
first ten months 1888. compared
with same months in 1887, pounds 1915
Statement of the work of carriers first ten
months in 1888, compared with same months
in 1887:
in letters delivered. 80. 1910
81 postal cards delivered. y Ass
Z" newspapers, etc, deliV'd 274,Sl1
90 letters collected .......... 322,671
" postal cards collected. II 1893
" newspapers, etc colle'd 35,S03
Decrease in registered letters deliV d Ats
The mailing clerk (who is in a position
to know states that there has been an in
crease in third and fourth class matter for
warded in 1885. of at least 20 per cent. as
compared with 1887.
There has been q marked increase in the
register packages originating at this office.
as well IS the register packages in transit
handled at this office.
Mr.. Scott, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, furnishes
The following statement of the business
Ct his Office:
Statement of the number of messages
sent and received at the Salt Lake Office for:
Months 1856 1857 1888
January ..-......... 9,4loI 1I,O95 1897
February. 9.57l 10000 II ,5S7