Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-09

progress, Is disslpnlod by the vatio d en-
torpflsea ia which they ar0 the chief
factors. They have bullt, own and
operate the Deseret telegraph lines,
running from Salt Lake 10 all pafis Of
the Territory. They own ami operate
cable, street car and electric motor
plants. They have built several rail.
roads out Of this city TO the region
commercially tributary, and they are
heavily interested ir mining anu the
development OF mineral resources.
But ore these Murmous ever going
10 assimilato with the gentilU2 Are
they ever going 10 become loyal Amer.
ican citizsua 10 long os the church of
Lattcr.day 5aipts remains the church
aud church milltsnG These are ques-
lions which naturally present iuvm.
selves. My impression h that the
Mormons are In a lair way OF becoming
as-imilaied. twill take timo,Oi course,
and II depends how the Mormon
problem II handled. The blood Of the
martyrs Is ;he sood Of the church. So
long as there we've martyrs among the
Mofm0ns, and w long 40 they were
subject 10 persecution or prosecution
for the practice u pJlyRamy no assimi.
iRtion was possible. The spirit Of re-
sistance 10 law bred disloyalty, Intense
hatred VI federal authority and deep.
seated prejudice against public school
education. A marked change has al-
ready begun. There ia greater respect
lof law and order, aud commercial aud
social intercourse between Mormon
and gentle To gradually increasing.
The church militant has relsn,oi la it,
opposition TO public schools, ami all
- 3D.
their elementary education side by side
with the children Of the gentle. The
| higher education OF Mormon youths II,
however, still conducted In soclnflan
academies anu colleges. When the
/ Jews made their exodus from Egypt
/ tney were kept la probation In the
/ wilderness forty ycars, aud tho genera.
/ ton OF Htiii.nerked aud uucJuth sytis
that had followed M1sts aud Aaron
/ wua thiuncI out by death before
/ ] shua hat taken POSSESSION Of the
/ promised land. The second and thl!i
| generation of Mofmous will prize
/ American citizenship just as DO tue
descendants Of the Pu:itaus.
orroRruNiIrEs F0R a METROPOLIS.
what VI the future OF Salt Lake
| Clty2 There eau be- but one answer.
Salt Like IL destined 10 be- one OF the
greatest In the uhniu Of cities between
Chicago and san Ffanclso3. Utah ID
more prolific than any state between
Nebraska aud California, Thu valley
OF the great Salt Lake alone win
Irrigation made general would support
n city ~ 100000 population, aud
nowhere hns irrigation PRODUCED
more striking results Ia tue shape Of
shaiy groves, blooming orchards aud
golden united harvest fields. There ~
moreover, substg tai basis hero for q
great oit, In the ahupe II cheap fuel
cheap building stone and incalcuiabl,
stores VI niugfals. Tue altitude Of 1000
feet above tho sea nnd the proximity
q salt water mako the plaCf n delight
mi GUNNER resort. In spite OF low
priced gilvur anu cOmmer0il dcptrs
sion, Sal, Lake Ci y Is oven today /
very Attractive anu busy town. Ih'
only drawback In my judgment IL th'
eNltavagant price OF town lots. BuHi
uy.s lois range all inU way from 500
20 $500 front foot anu residence
property isals0 hell Mt what oonslde
extremely nigh tgures--is compare,
with prices VI property IN Omaha an,
other cljius farther east. These higl
riuus afford proof, however, that tn
landowners Of salt Lake CITY have un
bounced confidence ia huE futur
gftAtueso. II. RosEwATER.