Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-09
TUE NEW SALT LAKE CRY.

Tue NEW SALT LANE CRY.
Is THE Camden, New jersey
Courier u the 1T int. appears the FOL.
lowing graphic picture by a special
correspondent Of Salt Lake city a.
contrasted with it, condition Ia the
old timer:
SALT LAKE CtrY tilh, Aug. no.
The reputation OF this city, go widely
known throughout the country, was ac'
quIred originally from tho TACT that It was
point u grpt interest IN tourists aud
curiosity scokcrs, who desired, amer %
;rans-conilnontil trip, t1 he able to say
that they had visited che headquarters Of
the Mormon Church, Tho peculiar
beauties aud attractive features u the
city and hcr climate made this rost u
day or two, In the long t'rosomc Journey
across tho continent, "a very pleasant aud
advantageous feature 81 such o. journey.
Up ~ within two or three ycau, a0ou.
all that anyone hal any idea Of doing
when making this stop ut Sslt Lake city
was TO visit tho points of intoross ns-
ISOLATED with tho history ofthc Mor mon
Church. About that time. how
ever, there was d wonderful transforma.
lion Of public opinion regarding salt
lake Cily. 0radualiy the public began
To learn that thorc cNi.i5i In salt Lake
city not ouly thing, OF interest to tho
curious tourist, but that there was some.
thing OF greater importance associated
with Salt Lake CITY aud hor surround
ings. Evory form OF the progressive
aud ambitions American began to 500
In salt Lake city indications Of q Won
dorful future. The rNnlt Of this was
that the tide oi imm grafton grew implr.
oopiibly. bi. rapidly, until il suddenly
dawncd upon tho whole people Of salt
Lake city aud upon tho country as a
whole that TAI. city wa, just beginning
To experiences most remarkable degree
Of prosperity aud advancement.
rms SEW Ayn rtE ON.
"wiihin tho past eighteen months there
have boon erected tho first buildings
which indicate The limo OF domarkatlon
between old sat Lake city, the tourists
rrsilng.plnco, aud now sllt Lake city
tho mccu Of the business man,
Investor, or the seeker amor
health or pleasure. Tho milos
Of buildings orocioi In silt Lake
during tho year ispj but prcago the un-
parnllolod sra u development aud growth
which Is To continue uninlorrupicdly, aud
In remarkably Nhof, period OF time so
change the appearance Of Salt Lake city
as 10 runder u practically unrocosn liable
20 those who know 10 only as pleasant
city, with broad aud shaded troos, lined
with streams OF sparkling wntori ~ a city
whore ono con'd loilingly larry for a few
days aud dronmly wander from ono Of
it, peculiar point. Of histor teal interest
to another, gazing aud wondering at tho
foresight " Brigham Young when they
compare tho elegance aud symmolry OF
this oity's plan with the s.ingy aud
cumpol proportions NJ tholr own EAST
towns, or gazo In uneNprcssol admiration
Of tho ambition which suggested tho
magnitude OF the nov Lake Clty's archi.
teciuml wonders.
Sow Att uu,rLE ANn ACTIVITY
"a now ITO IN, lmbnol o., cntiro pop.
ulaco, and Immediately bccomo, conta.
glous 10 the now comnrs. Her broad
ptyom'nts proont rapidly changing
Kaleidoscope " moving hum anity. Her
stroots arc sconos Of active lie. Instead
~ ft.Yr ia anne .H,s..at ..- ..,.tf.. t....f.
away before a dinsy stroot ear, while IL
little uulllng shcop.bclls attract alton.
ton To his dnloml condition and TO tho
lack Of ambition evidenced in the ontlrc
arrangement, thiro arc today on nearly
every prominent street electric ears, tho
noise Of whose alarm.b,ll- &. scarcely
hoard before tho cans arc passed and are
on, Of signalling distance,
Thousands OF people Ia ave come and
thousands more arc coming. Ton million
dollars have boon eSp0nl cd within tho
last year aud Increasing sums Of millions
OF dollars will bo expended In succeeding
years In similar manner. Now rail-
roads are extending from salt Lake city
In all dIror'lous aud the trunk
limos Of tho coun Try pro eagerly
reaching westward for Utah. It's
trade relations arc being strengthened
In tho States aud Territories already GOV.
cred by ~ business men and arc being
extended In the SEQ tlons heretofore con.
trollol by Older aud larger cities. II.
facilities and adyantag cs ofoyory charac.
tor have been vastly i'm proved. Its rail.
road. its manufacturing, It's smolters, its
mining, IT, financial, It, educational, its
religious and nll othor features have beon
vastly improved.
TifE aHrAr IRRIGATION ooNaRrss.
"rho graHdo., opportunity To visit
Salt Lake will boz during the great Irripa.
ton Congress, September 10, 10, n, whom
all railways will grant halt rates. Salt
Lake hotels are giving reduced rates aud
a sorios of entertainments aud festivities
viii BIO inaugumtcd. In fact, every DOS.
siblo preparation has been made to make
this occasion tho most noteworthy In tho
history Of the place, and what might be
faithfully pfophosled ofsalt Lake uity.
lu tins connection, would Indicate for Il
such prosperous and brilliant event