The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-08
uTAu SERIES. No i.
Zioas Cc.oprative Mercaotile Iustitu
tuition, Salt Lake city, Utah.


Rio Grande ani Denver 4 Rio Grande
W, stern Railroads, leaving Pueblo one
da, AZ l2:3J p. IN. and arriving at Salt
Lake City next day at 1880 p. M, the
di fance being 637 miles. My daughter,
Ms. Fred Fitch. OF Pueblo, was with
~" on the tlip. propose TO write
irw altir,,s dekciiptive ol our visit.
ri ~ Will be bfiei bur trust interest
inr. as in them will OF pear the names
Of many ilillsbUlo people, and there ie
murl IN The ouI.try oi Lovelty. Walk
inl along tie Main Street, ] saw ap.
~ achirc fire looking gentleman
" -.u. l al LLcc lttosL.zlu as MY o.d
friend, Robert N. Baskin, and to his
great courtesy and kind attention to my
daughter and myself we were indebted
for most delightful visit and enabled
to see this City of the Desert intelligent
ly and prehensively. shall have
much to say of him and of his work as a
lawyer, and as the Mayor Of this beauti.
full city, in the series OF articles project
ed Of which this is the beginning. To
give us an idea Of the trade of the city
he took us to the q. g. M. l., where we
spent most of an afternoon. We were
shown through it by Mr.. John Afford,
OF SO O. ntre street, who is connected
with it, and lie an affable pleasant man
and who explained the great depart.
men,s. AS the name i'm plies, it is a
Mormon establishment. 1t has branches
al Ogden, Logan, Provo and Idaho Falls.
The trade amounts to eight millions per
annum. 1t employs nearly 800 persons
and has paid up capital of nearly two
millions. The officers and directors are
all Mormons among whom are President
Wiliurd Woodruff; Vice President,
Moses Thatcher Superintendent T. G..
Webber Treasurer, A. w. Carlson ami
Directors, Geo. G. Cannon, Joseph F,
Smith, H. J.. Grant, John Sharp, Geo.
Romney, ]. R. Wender. H. Dinwoodey,
p 7. Farnsworth, j. R. Barnes, w. H.
Rowe and 7. W. Jennings, brainy men,
business men who treat all visitors, pur
chasers and tourists with considera
ton which puts to shame the lies told
on these people. It is monument of
CO. operative enterprise now, and for
years past the leading commercial, man.
ufacturing and distributing entrepot OF
the mighty West. Mayor Baskin, as is
we'll known, fought fearlessly many of
the former practices of the Mormons,
but they respect him, and numbers of
them supported him for Mayor. He is
a just man and they respect justice, and
recognize integrity of character For 29
years he has lived among them.
The z. q. M. I. has 16 departments,
viz, dry goods. notions, groceries gene.
raj hardware, heavy hardware, boots
and shoes, crockery, glassware, tinware,
house furnishing, clothing and furnish
ing, drug department, shoe factory,
manufacturing of clothing, tanning and
shoe findings, and each of these has
subdivisions. The factories are steam
heated and illuminated by electric light,
and have lhe latest approved machinery.
Elevators run up and down in various
parts of the large buildings. Ventilation
is perfect and great cleanliness prevails.
The hours of labor are short, and the
girls and boys looked healthy and con.
tented. They have rosy cheeks and fine
compilations. Mr.. Afford took pleasure
in calling our attention to this fact. The
cellars were dry and well lighted. There
is also Treasury and Banking Depart
ment in the building, and building
and loan association in which those en-
ployed may deposit their earnings. The
treatment accorded Mayor Baskin and
myself and daughter was such, and we
we're so much interested, that we left the
q @. NJ. 1. with regret.
ToMr. John Afford we were especial.
ly indebted. But all these much ma
ligned Mormons seemed to me to be
quiet, unassuming gentlemen, calm and
placid amid all the hustle of business,
and with the true politeness and con-
sideration for others which distinguishes
the real gentleman from the counterfeit
article. went to Utah filed with
prejudice, and my first view of the Nor
mons in their businesss relations did
much to undeceive me. We must re.
spect business men. Salt Lake was once
but village. Its people had many
wants and the supply was limited.
Money was scarce and articles of neces
sity were dear. The Mormon leaders
realized that something must be done
Hence arose the q. @. M. /. It is one
of the most remarkable facts in remark.
able Utah. Mrs. Fanny Stenhouse
wrote book called "The Tyranny Of
Mormonism, or an Englishwoman in
Utah." which had wide circulation. In
tee Jo. sc<s II