Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-10
NOTES BY THE WAY.
An Old Friend cf the News Gives a
Description Of His Trip.

/ A<aAc On luc AFTERNOON OF august -
: Changing from the former custom
Ogden, there was no transfer frol
one train to another at the juuctio
: city, for the Salt Lake train was n
| through express for the east. TIL
ride through Davis county and u
T Weber canyon was pleasant as
: always is at this season Of the yea
Echo canyon and farther east wa
wrapped in the gloom Of nigh
which was addei to by a fierc
mountain storm; it was b-ief, bu
the quantity Of water which cam
down was ensrmous-
AN ANTI" MORMON q, sTUFFEl
STUFFED.
Outside Of this there was nothing
OF special Interest. The passenger
were mainly ordinary people, an
kept very still. There were a coupl
Of drummers, whose tongues wagge.
lively. and one resident Of Oglen
who found an eastern lady TO Lister
10 his tale Of woe. He was a heavy
set man, about forty years Of age
under medium height and with ;
heavy black mustahe. de had llved
in Ogden two months anu proposed
to make it his permanent home, he
said. He did not know much about
the place, exnep: that there was lots
OF hustle and business; nor did he
know much about the population,
resources. or location Of towns and
cities in the Territory, As was evil
deneed by his inability to reply TO
questions on these POINTS.
But he knew n great deal about
the ''MormOns;" what bigOt doe
not have a vast store OF such Gin
formation" as he had? He grew
eloquent, after n fashion, as he ex-
planned the ssrfdom in which the
''Mormons'' were kept by their
leaders, Of whom he said half n
dozen controlled the entire body.
a "MOrmon," according 10 him.
could not purchase a piece OF prop
erty, build = house, engage in busi-
ness, or even hold property Of any
kind without the consent OF these
''leaders." He had learned the
Wardell yarn about the exploded
Green murder or by heart, and
added several new features to Il Ia
the way OF extra victims. He kept
up his talk for between two aud
three hours, and when he grew
tired, the lady, who had listened
patiently, closed the conversation.
or rather lecture, by remarking:
"YOu have been told these
things about the Mormons; but
it seems strangely inconsistent
TO me that n people who are
in the condition you have DESERVED
should have children with such
happy faces as / saw in a Mormon
Sunday school which | called al
this morning, or that they should
take such delight rs they seem to do
In beautifying their hsmes and
building up the country: for | sc
that where the ground Is not Guilt
waited il appears 10 be very barren.
These people must have n courage
that would not submit TO such cor
ditions, and at the same time be Of a
quality 20 exhibit itself in the work
that has made beautiful cities, towns
and homes here. / cannot cOni-
prehend how the material prosperity
which all can see could be where
such a system as you describe
prevails. The anti-''AIorm0u''
made no effort to explain away the
listeners doubts, but remarked that
his account was true, for he had
heard il from the best Gentle busj- /
ness men and officials in the city.
A GREEN RIVER FIRF.
It was l:SO a. IN. when the train
reached Green River, Wyoming,
and just rs il rolled into the depot |
half dozen locomotives .. up = |
ssrecc ing. OF course so |
many whistles going at once, AMI |
continuing so long, brought every
body out 10 see what was the matter.
To the south OF the depot. near
the track, was a tSO-st0ry frame |
building, from the roof OF which |
shot forth great tongues Of flames /
and shedding lurid light around. |
In few seconds afierward about n |
dozen persons, mostly women.
out Of the burning build |
Ing in their night clothes, and were
hurried away 10 shelter. In fifteen
minutes the structure was a mas Of |
flames, la spite OF the efforts Of a |
small fire department, aud all the |
contents were burned. Fortunately /
all the people escaped, though thev /
lost everything except the clothes |
in which they escaped.
PLENTY OF RAILROAD TRAVEL.
At Cheyenne, on Sept. fst. the
for Denver and Kansas
City changed cars and were takeu
down to COlorado's CAPITAL. Tie
weather was quite cold for the
SEASON, owing TO the heavy rains.
Denver was reached at 5 q. m. Ia
he mids. Of DRILLING rain. About
he only things visible outside Of the
inlon depot, were the electric lights
md the small cars Of the motor line. |
ne street railway that Is elsvated |
bout p feet along that portion
which passes over the Union deisat !
nd railway tracks. The Union
'acific train east from Denver Ieft
I $50 2. m. IL was made uD OF ,
legantly fitted vestibule reclining
hair clrs-lnd sleepers, far superior
the Trains that usually come
arther west Nothing was neglegt-
d for the comfsrt OF the passengers.
D the way Of accommc-
atoms for tnavel. There was
heavy train load, and rs II ,
Ded eastward there were manyaidi- !
ons till finally there was not sur /
cient room to accommodate all. !
hen the train was made into two !
'cuons, other cans being added. :
assing through Kansas even this !
as found TO be not enough. and a !
ilrd train had 20 he made up. From :
rs can be formed an idea o. the D
mount OF eastern travel at thisf
ason. NOtwilhstan ling fiifse \
,cessary change. the last train :
He'd across the Missouri and irto :,
e union depot at Kansas Civ D
ithin ten minutes Of the regular
M.
The union depot was scene OF n
e and hustle that can only b. I
lderstood by behOlding. Trains =
i've every five minutes and 20 in v
cry direction, moving with the a
sularity OF clockwork. The hustle u
the place is of n money-making u
aracfer, and nothing Is done b
thout ''cash," except the lab1rs II
directing Passengers in proper d. o.
ctions, in which there are Of
gagged an efficient corDs n
railway men, who are y
lite and prompt. There Is one
liking figure among them-the
y depot master. About six,y.five
ars Of age, he hears a striking re-
nblanee 10 the late Kaiser VIII Vi
m he walks about the depot ca
IN dignified air that comman,is "a
'pect, but when he opens his =,
NTH ! III