The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-02

4 usual interest attaches TO q sketch or
modern Utah b. Colonel John u. Coc'.-
! Grill, which cppo 2ro1 in tie Cosiaonol-
! ifan hcga2iro Tor September. Through
/ the kindness OF Nr. Jchn Brisoen
! Walker. we are enc bled to reproduce
| portions of IL herewith. There are"
says Colonel Cocisrril "thrco. quaint
| ana unique cities CG the cQntiacnt-
! Quebec. ST. Augustine and Salt Lake
| City. One must needs SEQ the latter
I the capital OF the church of Jesus
|. Christ OF Latter Day, Saints. with its
| great ten-acnc blocks, its broad rect
| angular streets, its mountain water
system, its queer Mormon walls, temple
| and tabornGcle-to appraciate the mar
vel of the Mormon exodus Of 1S46, and
the stupendous WORKS of brigham
| Young, that wondrcus leader and build
| cr. After somewhat close study of
! the achievements of the Mormon3 of
! Utab | aia constrained to'sa that IL
| We're called upon to name three gre at
| natural leaders OF r1cn who have fig
urcd IN the foremost ranEs in this coun-
try's history. l Should feel compelled to
! place Brigham Young in the list. The
force, the foresight, the will-power. and
the sagacity Of this nan seem to me
| marvellous es / conttmplate. him
through cool visits devoid of prejudice
Evidences o: . Great Change.
"A greet change has come to Utah in
the abolition Of ffpolyo'amy and shaking
of of territorial garments. New hoj;cs
new aspirations, new systems have
| arisen. The relentleSs warfare which
was waSed for years by the predatory
! Gentllcs of Salt. Lake City upon the
Saints has ceased. New political lines
are forming. 1t ls claimed by the Nor
mon hierarchy tilst since the abandon
nont OF pOlygary acCcssons to the
b G1tIlnh I-.l ;.,a.
missionaries go out yet to the ends Of
the earth in guest of converts, aud row
thnt the prime cause OF outside hos
ttlity has been renewed 1t is claimed
that the church must grow RAPIDLY
! There arc four hundred thousand COM
rlunicants Of the Church Of Latter Day
Saints in the west The bulk OF trose
are In Utah, but it IL represented that
there are epough in Wyoming. Idaho
and Neyaea to control these states po-
lidca!iy'H II may he argued that the in
troducttQn of politics into the church.
and the opening uD OF political careers
TO aspiring young Mormons will bring
discoEd into the CHURCH. Many of The
elders, bfsh hops ard apostles have sons
who yearrL for scnot orships. governor
,shins' etc, and it viii I've remarkable in
deed IL human nature does rot assert
itself In the old way.
There is fresh spirit of,hopefulncss
IN the new Utah. / attended, while in
Salt lake City. n public meeting in the
old f}rfgham Young theater which was
called to give imretHs to the chamber
Of commerce and its work. President
Cannon presided. and the stage was
crowded With rcprcs cntativc Gertiles
andtSaints. IwaS assured that a year
AGO 1t would have been impossible to
bring together such q body in peace. I
heard much from the speakers touch
ing the mineral resources OF Utah. its
coal. natural gas, products. and man
ufacturos. Thc Mormon beet srerr
factory ct reho, which cost six hun
dred and fifty thouGcnd dollars, and
which Is just approaching the profit
pctnt, WAS well expIicated: also the
woolen mills Of Provo. The sugar beet
has been in three wears BROUGHT 10 a
poiH where Il can bc made to Yield in
the valley one hundred dollars to the
Gore This through irrigation end care
ful STUDY OF soil and methods This
meeting to boom Utah was fui Of en-
thuSiacr, and the spirit was unmistak-
ably that of protection to home indus
tries
Old Barriers Gc :ltcr rowr.
"s3cialiy, as well as politically. Utah
Isl Undergoing revolution. Where there
W2s a few years ago but lpttic contact
between sec.s. there is now a gradual
breaking down or / tlrr.ers. Gantiles
Who have shown kindly sy.l't in the
r2st are now Weiccnl cd inthe best Ncr-
mon s5ccai oirc,es. The s,6oltion ysf
neySamy has divided up Mormon fam
lilies ard made new homes 1t Is Gu
ricus fact that the splsndd home for
discarded Mormon wives, which tic
government has erected in Salt Lake
City. at great co2t, has cever echoed to
the tread CT 4 ,N9.non woman IT ia
soon TO lie devoted TO some other pur-
pose.
The theory that in the beal1,ng up
of pciygamy scores of Mormon wives
would be given over 10 poverty has not
been sustained. Tho polypamous Nor
mons have all selected one wife, and for
The others and their c.iildren equitable
Provision has .hccl nial }a Bishop III
ram Claws0n, one of the ablest men 1
met in U+1h. had three splendid FAINT
lies. When the decree came, ne elect
cd tolivs with hin first wife. His I'M
mense estate was diviisd on strict lines
Of eqp.ty between the three families, |
and they. are all living in adiuence aad |
happiness. Just before my arrival in,
Salt Lake City tie good .blohcp had a
family reunion or 'round up on the
In 5fTable plsaE1re Of counting seventy !
edi children ard fsrandchKiren. all |
feaitfy and hqLpy. With Argus Can
non, the adiu.itn;ent to the new order |
has been 6ihlcuit. He married. three |
sisters in the tenlpia & { the same time, |
He could rot corscien t;ously dssigna te /
his lawful wife. for he felt that they |
all had equal claims upon Kim. He has |
undergone. corsiderable mar:yrGom in
ing a term In ja.l-but there has been. !
believe, gene satisfactory ADJUSTMENT
An Essentially Social pcopls.
THE educa ted class of Morn1ons are
essentially sccisiole. 1t was the order
Of Rslehc1n Yopng that his col0nlsts
should be kept steadily at Ia bor in sha |
Daytime. while TIE even;nss should he
siYcl UP to social eEtertainnent. He
specially cSn'rIe nded -dancinf. In ev-
cry ward of the city Of Salt Lake there
Is Mormon Building containing a fall
for meetings and dancing. Frequently /
these dances are opened with scat or
grace on the part of the presiding
b.3top. The young people are all aJfept
IN dai.aing. Music is also much culii-
ytpsed, IS well as private thsat.icals.
There is scarcely q yourg oTornop wo-
man In Salt Lake City who has not had
I n'usical CducatlQ1. The schools,
yhscn are among the G.est IN the ooun-
Try, all tsach mu9.c.' :, Nearly every
sourg woc.an perforp,s on the piano,
ralp. or Violin. Many are showing
yrcat talent and axe berg sent atrna1
10 he further educated. The pretsiest
and swcetcstirature5 riri hsve seer
n my years. was pre- scented to at ore
# these Mormon ots2e .she.is only 16,
,r,A ycs che IS recoEn izsd as violin. viz
ii,9so ara Is soon TO 20 to conserva- /
pry IN Far,s. r. Is the bSias Of the
,tcr~cn leaders-siia'. they oan prodr,e L
Win 1sc,-ae tsloIt. and r.ost acse ep.at.y.
lSy orera that New York can pgosan..
sthe greet hcrne-raGe orcsn In TIE