The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-24

mere is no Sucn place combining all
the necessities and desires of man, but
there is such thing as superiority of one
location over another, and Salt Lake city
is thoroughly justified IN laying claim to
several OF the most important features
which would naturally be among the
very first considerations of any thought
ful person seeking a new location for resi-
dence. In the first place her
CLIMATE
is as near to perfection as can be found
anywhere in the civilized world. Much
has been written of Los Angeles, Call, as
an ideal place to live, but who would
prefer the low altitude of the latter. with
its rainy and dry seasons, its perpetual,
monotonous warmth, its moist atmos-
phere and its tendency to malaria, to the
pure, dry and bracing air of our own
Salt Lake city, situated at an elevation of
4, $50 feet above sea level, with the tower
ing peaks Of the Wasatch and Ouuirrh
ranges extending for thousands of feet
above her, sheltering and protecting us
from the elements, sending us the pure
rarihed air which, with the salt sea breeze
coming from the Great Salt Lake fifteen
miles to the west, form combination of
atmospheric invigoration which cannot
be found elsewhere in the United States.
There are rarely extremes of either heat
or cold. The seasons are regular, and
drift one into the other almost INNER
ceptibly. Spring opens early, bringing
With 1t all the hopes and promises OF a
long season of beautiful clear weather.
As early as April the foothills and can
yons are alive withe most gorgeous wild
flowers. The air is fresh, pure and
balmy. AS the season advances the en-
tire valley, stretching to the north and
south as far as the eve can reach, is trans
formed into q veritable garden. The CITY
itself, with its nun berlesS shade trees and
shrubbery reaching for miles on both
sides of all its highways, is perhaps the
most picturesque of all. In the principal
residence portion our citizens take as
much care OF the grass plots on either
side OF the cement walks as of their lawns
in 'front.' of their homes. We have but
short season of hot weather-as q rule not
more than three or four Weelzs-when the
sun Is uncOmfGrrably warm in the middle
Of the day, but even then the mornings
and evenings are delightfully."- pleasant.
and the nights cool enough to necessitate
pair of blankets. Winter holds US in
his grasp generally from the middle or
latter part of December to early March.
but during all that time, instead OF the
murky, dismal and wet weather prevalent
in so many cities of the country. we have
dry air and are seldom without the bless
ing OF sunshine.
Consider the relation Of our climate to
THAI Of cities in other states and tarrito-
rles in the same latitude Here we have
no sudden changes, the sun shines bright
and clear on an average 300 out OF 365
days. No tornadoes, no cyclones, and
but rarely thunder storm. For the last
fifteen years our mean temperature aver
age has been 80 pegrees. The average
maximum, 81; minimum, 1 below zero;
average daily range of mercury 20 de-
greeS- Take the month of July. which IN
most cities is intolerably hot, and we find
the following averages for eighteen wears
past: Mean or normal temperature. rs. 5
degrees; warmest july average, 49, de-
grees; coolest, 73-3 degrees; highest tenn /
perature, 1O2 degrees; lowest, 45>N One
thing more; in the war1nest weather oAr
city has never experienced, there halls
never yet been q genuine case of prostra-
ton from heat, commonly called sun /
stroke.
SANITATION.
Is it not perfectly CONSTANT that It's cit
liens should enjoy the very best OF health?
That people should leave their native |
homes where the climate is rigoroGs or /
subject to such sudden variations inItem- I
peratuTe that it is a menace to the L very
lives. and cast their lot amongst us?
Diseases, either contagious or ndn-conta-
gious, have no origin in our beautiful
valley. True, our little ones are some +
times Frustrated with sickness Ito which
all children aar subject. ThattWe do not
all die of old age; that violation OF the
laws of nature brings its Own punish
ment; that persons oesfning here in
the last stages of pulmoNary trou bles in
variably succumb 10 the disease, although
the change has prolonged their lives.
The climate Will not raise the dead But
consumption and kindred troubles in
their earlier existence can be, and are
cured by a residence in our city. The
mortality record is below the average of
any city OF It's size. Our sanitary regula-
tons provide for the removal of all reruse +
and ashes. A crematory three mics from
the city centre consumes this and other
offal. No uncleanliness is tolerated. We
have some twenty-five miles of sewerage. 4
which is drained far off to the west Of the
city, and before long the entire munich
pality viii be connected with sewer pipes.
Outside the sewer districts a system of
sanitary inspection is enforced.
The question of
EDUCATION
is ane which no parent can afford to pass
by without the most careful consiGera-
tlon- We have complete system OF free
schools, comprising everything from the
primary department up to and Including
the high school, under the jurisdiction of
a board Of education.
Six hundred thousand dollars was
placed at the disposal of the board in the
latter part of 1891. The greatest part of
this has been expended on the develoo-
ment of the educational department ofthe
city. In every district new. commodious
and modern schoolhouses have replaced :
old ones, or are now in process of con-
struction. Each scholar is furnished with
all necessary books at the city's expense.
1t IS in every sense OF the word a free
equipped with Well-selected library and
1t is only aquestion Of proficiency of the