, 1891-06-16

newcomers and old residents. The city
looks lively and the streets are crowded
With people, but when you learn that
hundreds of these people are out of work
aud are unable to get employment of any
kind and at any price, 1t removes some OF
the gloss. Several Cheyenne boys were
seen who bad tried every dav Tor two or
three months to get work and are still
idle. III we were only back In Chey-
enne," they said, you bet vour life you
couldn't get us out of the place with a
club"
Scores and hundreds OF buildings are
going up in the city, but questioning the
contractors you learn that there are SO
many contractors in the city that to secure
work 1t must be done under cost. Mer-
camille business OF all kinds is oyerdone
and high rents contracted to be paid by
newcomers during the boom of a year ago
are driving merchants into bankruptcy
aud there are failures every few days.
The boom has been a disaster to Salt
Lake City. Prices of business and resi-
dence property are fabulous and will keep
out investors from abroad who will 6nd
places. Cheyenne for instance, where
prices are more reasonable and prospects
for future growth just as good. The
great schemes OF railroad building, min
ing development and manufactures, SO
familiar during the time of the boom, are
dying an unnotIced death and unless
something of the nature OF a miracle
comes along the city is liable to drop back
to the stagnation of the twenty years
which preceded the recent revival.
A redeeming feature, however, is the
unlimited faith the residents of the
city have 10 its future. To Gentle as
well as Mormon the city is Zion and the
widest dreams of the greatest enthusiast
of most places are tame when compared
with the sober predictions of conservative
Salt Lakers. Aud when one looks over
the city and valley, say from the beautiful
stone-built quarters at Fort Douglas,
such predictions can readily be excused.
To the west and north fading into the
horizon or stopped abruptly by the steep
sides of islands, is Great Salt Lake, the
waters flashing brightly under the rays OF
the sun To the south as far as the eve
can see the broad valley OF the Jordan,
averaging in width twenty to thirty miles,
lays like a picture OF the highest develop
ment. Farms skirted with Lombardy
POplGrs; miles of bitches OVERLOOKING with
water; acres upon acres of orchards; long
country lanes, with English hedges on
either side, down which come scores Of
wagons loaded with big bales of wool OIL
piled up with the first crop of alfalfa; hazy
columns of smoke which mark
the location of smelters or Touring mills
all go to make up a view of indlscrib-
able beauty. Back of the posi-
and thanking the valley to the east is the
range OF the Wasatch Mountains. the
peaks 1900 feet high, the tops covered
with snow. Deep canons cut the range and
down these, the cooling air rushes with
the regularity of trade winds to cool off
the city. Salt Lake City itself, is almost
buried in foliage. The Temple, the Knuts-
ford hotel and the blocks, which line the
main business streets loom up plainly, but
most of the city is hidden from view by
tall poplars. immense spreading elms and
%locusts. while many a dwelling is com
pletely shut out of sight by peach, plum,
apple or cherry trees. The streets are wide
and are lined on both sides with trees.
One of the most Interesting features Of
the city are the old fashioned houses,
built in English style, set away back from
the streets, some OF them completely Gov
cred with vines and trailing rosebushes,
Flowers are everywhere. The passerby
can reach over the fence and help himself
to roses or lilacs or if he is of good height
can pull down a bunch of cherries from
the limbs, which often overhang the fence.
Many Of the streets in the old residence
quarter would resemble country lanes,
were it not for their great width and fol
the TACT, that every fifteen minutes an
electric car glides up or down the centre.
The electric car lines will do much
toward keeping up the growth of Sail
Lake city. The city has a perfect service,
and for FIVE cents one can get over the en-.
tire city.
The Cheyenne people in Salt Lake.
while some of them are pleased with theil
new location, all remain loyal to Chey
enne, and all speak OF it as surprising il
climate, convenience and pleasure of Twin.
ever so famous a place as Salt Lake.
G. G. Charlton has one of the mos
popular resorts in the city, Congress Hall
and it is thronged with guests all tn,
time. Mr.. Charlton has built a handsomI
residence and has evidently come to stay
S. Kellner. although meeting with Sc
rious reverses, still has faith in Salt LAX
and is doing a large business. Harr
Hynds-has a very popular resort, an,
some familiar faces are always to be see
there by the Cheyenne visitor,
General business is exceedingly dul
both IN Salt Lake and Ogden, aud witt
the heavy expenses to which every mer
chant is subjected by the rents
the prospects are far from brilliant. II
those who feel dissatisfied when a fey
weeks or months of quiet times strlk