Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-06
FRnM BrFFALO.
Editor Butler Pays salt Lake Brief
visit.

T.. II. Butter, uuollsnerof the Buil'-
DO. y. Y, EUsnfg Ncws, called nt the
NEws today. He 10 accompanied by
his con, daughter and niece. Tho party
leave this evening" Tor California. Dit.
Butler 10 a wideawsks gentleman and
hos been quitting IN his time learning
what ho could OF the condition Of the
people here. lie aaye hc was greatly
surprised 10 Had Sal. Lake City such q
thriving place OF business, az nc Cx.
pecied 10 mud It sort OF old curiosity
Hhup, which he snys ia thu lut1
many castufners have 0f this place.
Tho largo and handsome buainyel
blocks, busy streets ami good hJtuls
lispellcd this idun with him. Hc was
very much Interested 10 know tho
strong condition ftho Salt L1io bake
and other commercial Institutions.
Regarding thu psoYio norU, Mt. Butt
Ter WINS highly pleased at Witnessing
tho UviduucuH OF UnufWy, liuE lltty uud
Industry. lie dtBlr, d tuuKurct through
the NEWS mis- view on Uuu, aud dii
~ In the following laugu
"Umh prusunis many strange phases,
aud little dld l expect ~ fiud the pe0'
pie duv0tiug much timu 10 ClcemOsy'
nary inliituuDns. 1 was surprised ~
mud they make no discrimination ia
their charities. u met Bishop Wuder
this morning and he toll me that the
statement made % me last evening by
yuuug mAu and gentle, that the
| Mofmons know no distinction in re-.
/ licvlug distress was correct. In this
/ fuapuct ! think the M0fm1ns set the
/ gcntilos a mighty good exam De-. From
what have heard anu stou the
Morm0ns arc moro charitable than
many Christians ! know o.. Ger
/ tainly they are mi-undrrsiood ia
/ the East Anything uf uu unusual
| character or any lechufy running
| throughout will mud w. way into
PRINT. while everything that ~ good,
] benevolent ami charitable b. covered
az. Utah is suffering from lot Of
| opeclal ficnds. Like many other places
| OF the east think you will ilud hard
work 90 get lid of them. You dou'l
want them, / know. Tue dog doesn't
want fees, but lao cant get rid OF them.
/ They hang Right on, and there
arc 10 many lies toll about thu
/ workings Of this sect, that |
tniuk it would keep the Tribune,
| Herald anu New busy rrluting thum,
"Oi clufse much tnni We learn OF
/ M0fmlnism 10 obtained ~ ma papurs
aud books, ami am free % admit that
| these Influence pablo Uplni1n 20 a
| wonderful degree. We ull know how
/ Harriet Brcchut 5loWU'a Juoiu l0m''
Cabin aud Life Among tun Lowly
/ aided tho cause of abolition, nul tucu
/ Il tho Cnao REGARDING books uli HClluE
| M0rm0uism. rhuy arc Wilton tor a
purpose aud seem 10 DO uupfoiudiCed.
! without uncUnug they have
taught tho people 10 snocr
/ They prjuilcrd many people and
no good wac expected - come IRON
this sect. Now, DO not claim oi
believe that the MJrmOns are Tree from
the vices ami pocliiariiirs common Ia
other religious dun1mlnaiion', but
they observe all tho rlghts they can
under the law aud Violate no statute,
~ Tar a. 1 can learn from cgnvefsatiIu
with gentilrs in this city. Taught BY
One who h greater than Bfighnm
Young or joseph Smith lhst the great
cot OF these virtuea IL charity they dis
pcnse withwilling hand, aud this winter
have relieved much distress, u | may
believe gentle who Ia u keen obsrTv
cr, and who 10 not slow 90 sEuak oil
MUrmous just NJ they are. The gontilc'
can teach the Mormons many things
but tn ~ arc some things the M0rmOnl
eau teach the genliius, and charity Il
among them"
Mr.. Butler expresses the opinion thai
the financial outlook Ia the East is n,
brighter that u was six months ago.