The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-26

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Mr.. Cannon then expatiated on the
mineral and agricultural wealth OF
Utah, it's mountains of iron, its i'm
mense coal fields, with veins from to
20 feet deep, it's unequalled deposits OF
asphaltum, its silver and its gold.
A part of Mr.. Cannon's speech that
riveted attention was his incidental al
fusion to the Mormon faith. Coming,
as it did, from one of the three leaders
in that famous religion, it was essen
TALLY authoritative. 1t was hardly for
Mr. Cannon to speak of Utah's pros
poets, of the new constitution, and of
the hopes and aspirations OF the peo-
pie, without touching upon the subject.
His treatment of it was dignified and
impressive. Among other things he
pointed out the rigid injunctions among
Mormons as to honor and integrity in
business transactions, so that Nor
mons word is always as good as his
bond; on the excellence of the school
system, and on the insistence of an
Industrious life that results in drones
or idlers being unknown. The Mormon
faith had, he declared, never been
rightly understood by the gentiles. and
particularly the facts as to polygamy
however, was now thing of the past.
1t had been forever ohliterated. Mr..
Cannon made no defense of 1t, but he
stated that no Mormon mad ever peen
allowed even one wife until he could
support her properly; that very few
had ever attempted to manage more
than one wife, and that no more than
2 per cent. of the Mormon people hau
ever been polygamiStS.
ION 0raSCman CannOnS ADDRESS was
on similar lines. 1t was an able, con-
else, but yet comprehensive presenta-
ton of the status today of Utah, or
the ties that do, and the stronger ties
that it is hoped will, bind 1t to 81.
Louis.
A vital feature of the evening, how
ever, was the unwilling Of an all-im-
portant proposition looking to the de-
Velopment of a vast area not only OF
Utah, but of the intervening country
between Salt Lake city and the Pa
cific ocean. This project was, in some
respects, probably the keynote to the
visit of the Utah delegation to ST.
Louis. 1t embraces the completion OF
the Salt Lake and Los Angeles rail
road, uniting the metropolis of Utah
with the great and growing Southern
California city, and with the important
seaport of San Pedro. The distance to
be traversed is about $50 miles. The
accomplishment of this plan would
give a new and valuable trunk line
running through a territory, the min
eral and other resources of which were
powerfully depicted by the Messrs
Cannon. The line would at once be-
come a serious factor in western trans
portation affair. 1t would shorten the
route to Los Angeles by hundreds Of
miles, and would offer a most inviting
outlet to several ambitious western
lines. 1t would, moreover, it is argued,
be of inestimable value to both ter
minal points. The pIbposition Of the
Salt Lake city gentlemen was clear
and matter of fact. They proposed to
build themselves $50 miles of the road
asked the Los Angeles Terminal Rail-
way company to build eastward from
Los Angeles a distance of 140 miles,
thus completing the work. 1t was
estimated the cost of the Salt Lake
city portion would be from $6,0OO,OO0 to
$7,000,0O0. Both money and labor are
said to be ready. The Mormon church,
which is behind the undertaking, can
supply all the labor needed without
going outside for a nan. The cost of
the Los Angeles end would be from
So, 000,0 900 to S4,0O0,000. 1t is in this por-
ton that st. Louis is especially in
terested. The Los Angeles Terminal
railway Is OWueu ny al ipLONCuiSuI
company, founded and controlled by
st. Louis capitalists. with Colonel R. c..
Kerens as president. Other local par
ties concerned are Messrs. George E.
leighton, Daniel Catlin, J. 7. Davis,
S. C. Davis, E. F. Leonard. G. w.
Parker, S. w. Fordyce. C. H. Bailey,
G. H. Goddard. B. F. Hobart, S. C.
Dodd. Isaac w. Morton. S. A. Bemis,
Alvah Mansur, Charles Green and E.
Mallinckrodt. It will be seen some of
these gentlemen were present at the
dinner. The st. Louis investment in
Los Angeles has, it as generally con-
ceded, been Of a most profitable charac-
ter, and while no definite conclusion
has been reached, there was, on Mon
day night, and also yesterday, feel
ing that the Los Angeles Terminal
would think favorably of the PROPOSE
ton.
The dinner at Mr.. Myers concluded
by an informal discussion among
those present, in which the entire
question of Utah and the mutual rela-
tons between it and ST. Louis were
gone into. Agreeable social relations
were established, the Utah contingent
making pleasant impression that
seemed to be heartily reciprocated. A
number of the st. Louis partakers of
MI. Myers hospitality are authority
for the assertion that the evening will
probably mark a new era in the COM
mercial ties between the two places.
The Salt Lake e Los Angeles
railroad has at present but a
small mileage of tracks out of
the former city. 1t is Off
cered by Hon. George @. Cannon as
president, Mr.. J. F. Smith as vice
president and Mr.. N. W. Clayton as
general manager. The Union Pacific
I has built for about $50 miles in the
direction of the proposed route. It
seems probable that the Salt Lake &
Los Angeles company would endeavor
to acquire this road, as it would
largely expedite their work and prob
| ably effect a heavy saving in cost.
NATURAL GAS WELL.