Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-10
JUDGE BLAIR RETURNS,
Macy Inquiries Made Concerning Utah
by People 10 lhs East
The Judge Gives iis Opiuion Of salt
Lake City In GiowiuE terms-iiis
Answers 60 Strangers.

Probate Judge Blair returned from
his two weess' trip to tho east Sun
lay morning over the Union Paoific
railroad, havlrs mad delightful time.
Tho judge -pent most OF the bfiei holt
gay a. Ills disposal a, bis I'D home In
ParEersbufg, West Virgiuia, n d d.
vlded up the remainder between ln-
Ilanapolis, Dayton (Onio) and Chlca.
10.
In conversation with NEWS re-
porter today he said tina, numerous
inquiries were made Of him cjncorn.
Ing Utsh, with special reiorenc, 10
Salt Lake Guy, IN which a deep iu-
iefos, appears 10 be taken by Eastern
people At this time. When asked by
strangers whom he casually met IN
his travels, "Whefe 40 you festdt2N
he Invariably replied:
al reside O., tho great, tho mighty,
the ever prUgfessirg We,t-in city
situste nafd ~ the banks wuere nIws
tGu river JUfdan--iua city where, on
the return OF each revolving DAY Out
iuuls al almost ifr,sistible incl nation
~ sing the dOxoiogy-s CITY whefo tbs
women walk the streets as ifon springs
VI steel aud men mold Itheif heads
aioft as u numbering tue stars the city
where the SAINTS do dwell, tnu bou.
quot city OF Ammo; l ueeu hardly
add salt Lake City T. the name.
"My location being fixcd, the next
question would b. "h0w about the
'Ai0TmUns' ami how many wives has
each uf thcm?" My reply wouid be-
Of late year. one only. You will per.
hEps remember that some tire,
yeAH ago tue Chufuh pubiiGly re-
nouncod poiygamy and 1 am quite
sure that they no longer practice 10.
Abolt tue came tlmu tue Church with
drew from polllics by uisbanuing thsif
party equalization known as the
Peoples party; consequently ut an
election 10 DO nelu on tue o h Of next
month, for the ifss time since the or.
ganizslion OF the Territory u Utah,
tbs struggle for political suIrrmloy
will be- alone between the RcpuOnosu
ahd Democratic parties. Tue 'Aiof-
mOns,' 1 thiuk, afu about equally
divided between tbs twl parties. Yes,
We ARE III Am ricAns Ia Utah now,
aud VIZ not Ouly dwell together la
UNITY but are united IA everything
which tends to the development Of the
vast Resources OF the fernlofy, or that
Will add TO the comfort and happiness
Of IT, inhabitants.
"When will you DO fully clothcl
with sIAtehooug" was m ,ej. "a bout
the nrst OF January, 1885," was my
answer, "and when fully In the Union
Utah wall be one Of the brightest stars
IA the gallery OF sla,rrnoOd states.
kniw no reason why Hha snouli not b.
one Of tie IRA dest VI commonwealth.
sue nns within her pUuuuafies every
thing which In 0s'essud Dy any other
state IA the UuioD, auu may say
more, which makes a great common,
wealth. In Utah tbe capitalists eau
tiud opportunities tor sale nu1 pr0f.-
able Investments in their money ell
terprises whiun will pivseYt them.
selves, and tho young man who bar
an ambition 10 tucDmr something will
soon discover that Utsh Is the place.
above all others, TO commence tho race
ui lie. ltWill be- a bad place tor uToues,
~ they are liable ~ get .uu over, II
not kiilrt!
"rhis 10 about the way | answered
/ questions huu lhlhtu " tue many new
scquaintauces | made duung my trip,
anu who seemed anxious to ltaTn more
about Utah. Oue VI these Will be IA
our city next month aud try 10 make
AN investment
jude Blair likewise Informed tho
NLws representative that he was
agreeably surprised TO learn the feel
ing which prevailed back east In the
public mind In regard TO this free coin.
a2e OF silver. In Pafkersburg, his native
place, for instance, they were, he
might FAY, Invariably In favor OF the
Tree coinage u silver at 10 To 1. la
reference TO the business outlook, this
Judge said there apparently ulill exists
great unessiness anu unrest among the
people, though an improvement was
looked for In tho near future.