The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-15
ELDER MORGAN
COrraIed in Denver by a News
paper Man,
And Has Few Words to Say About
the Eormons, Arizona
and Utah.

The Denver NeuS of August 18th has
the following:
A man below the medium build, with
q tlUrid complexion and likewise hair
and beard, sharp brown eyes. walked
/ TO and fro in one of the hoLel corridors
Yesterday. That was Elder John Nor
gan, one of the big pillars OF the Nor
mon church. Not many people have
ever been to Salt Lake city, or within
the lines OF the great territory where
LaJtei-day Saints thri e, who have Lot
head more or less of Elder Morgan. 1t
Is said lie possesses d great deal OF per
sonal magnetism. and ii must be true,
for lie mas won the reputation OF having
gained more converts within the past
ten years than any other dlsseminator
Of the Mormon faith. Ten years ago
when the Mormon elders were sent m
to the south TO proSelyte among the
Tar Heels OF North Carolina aud the
Crackers III Georgia they met with
such success among the illiterate class
es that the people decided to drive
them out. They tried peaceful means,
but the elders stuck to their converts
like leeches. y coat of tar and teath-
ers administered to about dozen had
no effect, but there WAS regular exc
dus OF the elders after crowd OF GeOr-
gia farmers killed live elders. Mr..
Morgan went into the territory where
the trouble occurred and demeaned
himself In such manner that he won
the respect OF the people and very soon
he had eighty elders working III the
southern territory. The growth OF the
church in some of the mountain sec
tons was very rapid, but those who !
were converted generally represented |
the very scum OF society, whose depart I
ure to the land of MOrmondom created |.
no regret.
Person lily Elder Morgan is a very
pleasant gentleman. He has lots OF |
friends III Denver, and after floating |
around among them for some time lie
was met by d NeWs reporter.
[ am spending most OF my time in .
Arizona now, said Mr.. Morgan alter
exchanging greetings with tue reporter.
Our people find that territory good
section III which to locate hundreds of
our converts as a great deal OF line
farming land is being opened up. | 90
down from salt Lake and locate the
different colonies. The land is free to
goes IN first and we are lead
ing the van"
Are you securing many converts
from foreign coumtries?"
Yes. d great many, most of them
come over in the fall ana winter and
get ready for the next season. Where
DC we send them? Why to Arizona
but of course some perter
10 90 to Utah. We have secured i'm
mense Tracts of land along the ella river
and 1t is the very Eden of that portion
81 the West. There IS an abundance of {
If water for irrigation ami with plenty {
ii moisture great yields of grain fruits,
ETC, are secured. | cannot imagine
4 more fertile spot than along
he valley of the Gilla river.
Have you many elders PROSECUTING
n the South?
"Oh, certainly, not only there, but in
nearly every section. We have been
making great strides and have coll
mics in many of the ives ern states and
and also in New Mexico.
The church is growing in Col RADIO, but
We are not making much fuss about it.
We secured l25, GOO acres of land IN the
San Luis valley, along the Rio Grande
md Conejos rivers, which is being set
led up very rapidly 10y our people. In
edition to this land many of our con-
erts lave gone into that section and
Fought land On the whole the Nor
non church is in pretty good shape,
nd our people have no cause to com
Jain" {
Elder Morgan went to Santa Fe last 5
light. q