The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-31

tn the Church Renewed-Presfdent
CleveIsnd,s Amnesty PrOcIama-
ton Heartily Commended-Other
Matters Touched Upon.
The annual report of Governor West
has been filed with the secretary of
the interior and was made public yes
terdav. 1t is of the usual length and
of unusual interest.
POPULATION.
The governor estimates the present
population of the territory at 252,S34,
that of the three most populous coun-
ties being as follows: Salt Lake, 70,S5o;
Utah q, 1926; Weber, 1925. The total es-
timated increase in the territory dur
ing the year is 44,929.
LhND OFFICE.
The number of entries made at the
land office during the year was l,25o'
representing a total of s62,62S.75.
The real and personal property for
1894, foot up 1903, 243.
SCHOOL REVENUES.
The school revenues from tax levy
for school purposes for 1898 were $780,
574. as compared with S596,79O for 1892.
THE TERRITORIAL FAIR.
4 Referring to the recent territorial
$fair, his excellency says:
Because of the Worlds fair at Chi
Acago last year. no attempt was made
.t-s,s-hold territorial fair. This year,
however, we have m de the finest and
most complete exhibi ever made in the
territory. The great and increasing
variety of home manufactures nave
been of special interest, while the eX-
aensive horticultural, agricultural i've
stock and mineral exhibits have shown
a wonderful improvement in each OF
those lines"
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
On This subject the governor says:
'sT renew my recommendation of last
wear that suitable federal buildings De
constructed at Salt Lake city and Og-
Gen. for the business of the courts
Dostoffices and land offices. The con-
yenience of the public officials and
safety Of the records require that am
pie and permanent offices be PROVIDED
.-kyy the government
%-"The Industrial Home building now
occupied by the governor, secretary
and Utah commission, is not convent
pntlV Situdre0, Is q
tance from the business center and has
no vaults for protection of records and
paperS, and Us not adapted for govern
mental purposes. ! recommend that IL
he granted to the territory, or state,
for educational purposes
1.-THE old capitol building is OF no
use to the general government, and
sreconnrnend that it be granted to th6
tnew state"
THE UNIV ERSITY.
sTThe appropriations made by the last
legislature to our charitable and edu-
cational institutions were not as lib
eral as they should nave been, but I'M
der the control and direction, as they
were, Of economical and conservative
managing boards, they will be enabled
to subserve their useful purposes The
University of Utah and Agricul-
7ural college were fortunate in
having faculties of noble and unselfish
men. devoted to their work and willing
TO make all probable sacrifices to
maintain these institutions, and the
former was practically fortunate IN
the endowment by the Literary and
Scientific association, of Salt Lake city
of a professo-ship with a gift of $780,
600: also the use Of building and class
rooms, much needed in the crowded
state Of the university, free Of rent for
two years. The attendance upon the
university will be greater the present
than in any previous year, the
Menroilment already reaching 400. The
eovernment has justly and graciously
Granted to the university about $4,000
acres of land from the Fort Douglas
military reservation, which is most &c
lsiraible for the purpose intended, OF
Sgreat value and we'll adapted as a
u permanent site for the institution"
"By an act of the last legislative as
senbly the governor was authorized to
enroll the National Guard of Utah, to
consist of not more than three regi-
merits of twelve companies each, two
of cavalry and two batteries of artil-
7ery In pursuance of that authority,
there has already been enlisted four
teen companies of infantry, three
}troops Of cavalry and two batteries OF
Flight artillery. The territory not hav-
4 ing had an organized militia for many
hears. q credit Of SIS, 900 had accumu-
lated under the act of Congress which
makes our annual appropriation fol
the National Guard, and of this amount
we have expended $4,000 in the pur-
chase of uniforms and equipments. The
infantry companies are armed with
Springfield rifles Of the pattern Of 1884
the cavalry with the sa1bres and car
bines. and the batteries with eight 3.s
breech-loading steel cannon and two
Gatling guns Of the model of 1890 The
public, as well as the enlisted men
take great pride in the military organ.
5zation, and / firmly believe that VIZ
have the beginning Of what will soor
prove to be one of the ablest and best
disciplined militias Of the Union.
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
'sThe congressional legislation auth.
orizing the allotment to the Indians
in severalty Of certain of the lands
embraced within the Uintah and Tn.
compaghre reservations and the open.
ing for settlement and sale OF the re.
naming lands, as recommended by m,
IN my last report, will prove of untold
advantage and wealth to the new state
, 1t will open for settlement millions OF
\ acres of the most fertile and perfectly
II watered lands and will furnish homes
Y for thousands of our young people who
q need no longer emigrate to the valleys
of adjoining states for suitable loca-
tons. The undeveloped mineral re.
sources viii undoubtedly attract much
attention, and together with the mag.
nif1cent opportunities afforded the
home seeker of the already overcrowd-
I'd east will be the means Of causing a
material increase in our population and
taxable wealth"
STATEHOOD FOR UTAH.
Great joy has been brought to the
feople of Utah by the passing of the
enabling act for our admission into the
Union az sovereign state. While the
changes in our social and political con.
ditions have beeen rapid they have
nevertheless been complete. and nc
voice is now heard in opposition tc