Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-21
A Glance at lis Progress. Manufactures
and Public Institutions.-"sCesar's
Colnmn.v

o'fPf "hiuH WOiil HbN tne logs 10
the very doors Of the saw mills. Ten
cities Ia Mlnueson have a population
ofover 5000, aul Minneapolis leads In
the race with $1,000. II IL
impossible to fully describe the city
IN n brief article. A number Of beau.
tlful lakes extend nlong H. south.
western boundary, and across the
southern boundary Is the romantic
Minnehaha Creek, which terminates
Mississippi ia the f,nel Minuohaha
Falls.
This l. the skating season, and,
though the temperature Is 20 degrees
below zero, the skating trnius are Us
heavily laden rs our Garfield Beach
trains In summer Merry groups, with
skates hung over their shoulders, are
hurrleily crowiing along, intent upon
a few hours OF heaithful recreation
aud enjoyment on the frozen lakes aud
rivers.
Minneapolis Is the educational cen.
tire OF the northwest, AMI has a ilue
public school System. over $4,000
pupils are enrolled In the public schools,
aud about 800 teachers are employed.
or course, the University OF Mime
sofa, located here. " at the head Of the
educational Institutions.
The city boasts ~ Its architectural
beauty and may certainly be proud Of
It's nne, broad streets. avenues aud
parks. Its chief industry Ia the flour.
Ing trade. MlnurapDli. Hour mills are
well known the world over. The
largest Touring mills In the world Is
located here. II has daily capacity
OF 1900 barrels. Twenty-Five large
mills are running. with an aggrrgat.
total Of 20, 500 barrels. The flour Il
shipped to all parts Of the United
states and AN average Of two million
barrels are exported TO foreign coun.
tries annually.
This article would be incomplete
without some reference 10 the lumber.
Ing industry. Nature evidently In.
tended this site for a great lumber
manufacturing point Hundreds Of
factories have been erected for the pur.
pose Of utilizing the incxhaustiblc sup
ply Of timber In the locality, aud some
Of the finest furniture l. manufactured
here. ] visited many OF the leu lag mills,
not the least interesting being the ex.
tcnsive, school furniture factory,
which In q few years has gained n
national reputation. Here | saw
school desks aud office and bank furni.
turc In every stage OF manufacture.
The proceAA OF drying lumber, saving,
planning, polishing, etc, was Observed
with much interest, aud nnslly the
packing and shipping departments
were visiled. Here 1 saw Immense
quantities. OF these beautiful automatic
SEATS being shipped to every part OF the
Union. Ctah was represented among
the rest.
Al present the Minnesota State
Legislature II In session and lively
Interest Is taken In the doings OF the
lawmakers.
The Farmers Alliance holds the
balance Of power and Its representa-.
tives are determined 10 profit by II.
The president OF tho Alliance In the
mos. prominent man In the Legisla-
turs aud, though accused Of being n
political trlckster," IA acknowledged
Ia literary circles 10 be the
peer Of any author. His most
recent production, published under
the nom dc plume OF edmund Bois.
gilbert, NJ. d., - aud entitled "Crsar'-
Column" n tale Of the twentieth cen.
fury, Il attracting more attention than
the popular "looking Backward"
Often the traveller N asked, "Have you
read 'Clcssr's Column Tho tenth
edition has been sold rince last June,
AMI was therefore Induced 10 pcrtise
aelflA s.Nz.lks f.g
"thst Looking Backward pictured
what ought 70 be, but 'Clcsar's Column
describes what may be-" IL Is a start
ling picture Of what the results OF the
present social system may be. My Oh.
ect In calling attention To the work IL
10 place before your readers a few eN.
tracts which not only picture the state
Of society, but contain incontrovertible
truths.
The author, In his preface, says;
''The world today clamors for deeds,
not crecds, for bread not dogma, for
charity not ceremony, for love,
not Intellect" In treating on
tho all-Hbsorbing question OF cap
ital and labor, he asserts; "This
defense Of labor could only spring from
The Inspiration Of God, for the natural
Instinct Of man, In these latter days,
seems 10 be 10 prey on his fellow. We
are sharks that devour the wounded Of
our kind" Again: "rhere Is no power
In tho world too great or too sacred to
be used by goodness for the suppression
OF evil. Religion, true religlon-not
forms or ceremonies but Inspired pur-
pose should take possession OF the
governments OF the world and enforce
justice" THE italics are the authors
eau almost hear the Utah carpet
baggers crying "treason," "dlsfran.
| chisement," "prlcstly control" etc;
for these sentiments are not In accord-
ance with their creed. Tho churches
Of today are arralgned In severe terms
and a few quotations may be profitable
reading. "The churches must come TO
TO the rescue or retire from tho fell.
Virtue We want
but virtue growing out Of the
bosom Of universal justice" =
"what the world needs
is n new organic ltion--a great world
wide brotherhood OF Justice, -.
ave have Inherited Christi
anlty without Christ, we have tue
painted shell Of n religion aud that
which rattles around within II, IL not
the burning soul Of the great lconoe.
last, hut cold and shrivelled, and
meaningless tradition. Obi for the
quick pulsing, warm beating, mighty
heart OF the Man Of Galilee. oh! for
his uplifted hand, armed with q whip
u scorpions, to depopulate the temples
n tho world aud lash his recreant
preachers Into devotion to the cause Of
his poor afflicted children"
The foregoing will show that cant
lug hypocrisy aud religious apathy ARE
attracting the attention Of great think.