Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-04

sparks and glafing danes, until the
building was perfectly shelled. What
must the fire Of IT" have been, when
there we're 7,t)o acres OF land burned
over, with 49, 90 BUILDINGS consumed.
rendering 1000 ptouls homeless,
IN afly double he eniife iHhsbil7r.s oi
Salt Lake City and actually DESTROY
about sfg2 600. 600 worth Of prop ry
making a grand tot loss Of business
etc, OF not less than f79o 100000
This sight fed anu appeascd the
cufiosily--but ! realized more physical
strength, IN partaking OF bread aud
cheese" at Elder Andr W A. Dlhl-s'
abode, 29i6 Calumet avenue II msell
wife, ana daughter have comloulul
ab de here. and extend general inv
tation TO all SAINTS and friends who may
visit Chicago, to call on them Elder
DAZZLE Is the only i der we have labor
ing Ia Chicago. and when Il is consider.
ed that II would take Just about twenty
cities the like OF Salt Lake to make one
Chicago, our young l. ders at home can
see that we have plenty Of room for
them even In this great city. remark
ed to Elder DAZZLE that ! believed that
when he had called ON each family in his
town and LEFT Gospel tact, the Lord
W uld be willing for him to be honor
aoly released and return T. U,ah lie
did not seem 10 be lavutably inclined to
laboring by piece work.
On the Monday we wtri on business
and sight-sef ing; not forgetting to visit
the Masonic Temple with It's tweniy-lne
stories, nor the stock yards, and the
board Of trade, which looked to Us like
a chaotic gambling pool.
on Tue, day we took the Chicago and
North western train to Elgin, Illinois,
and when at the depot walked ABOUT
one mile to the asylum, where We hal
the opportunity OF meeting and cunvcu-
ing with the prophet youngest son,
| David Hymn Smith, who was exhi.cf.
ated with our coming lie converscd
| quite heely. aud with peculiar intclli-
gencc aud acute memory, and II wa
only occasionally that lie would lose his
threads, (Which he was AWAY cogni.
zant OF, and would seek to bridge with
supposltion. lie would speak ol walk
! ing with Brother Steven on. and sitting
on the grass, plucking flowers, aud the
correspondence received from him,
| headed Snowflake, Arizona" with
| misty eye. lie mentioned the fact that
| Brother Stevenson had sent him
scfmon,pfcsched by Elder +. NJ Lyman,
on Church organization, which he
| said was simple aud very beautiful
When we opened before him the Views
OF Salt Lake City, he became warmly
| interested, aud mentioned his visit %
| Salt Lake, remembered tn foundation
/ Of the Temple-also where state street,
(ihe State road island Of gong Ia BAH
| ing at Black Rock, lie recognized ia
aces OF Presidents George q Cannon
and Joseph L. Smith: said he had me,
them at the WORLDS Fair. lie appear.
cd to be so rational and pointed In hi,
conversation that vel,ured to test D s
power OF thought and views, 70 wit.
"ln your opinion, which do you Dyl-vs
the Lord intended to lead the Church.
brigham, Or josephf His only an.
| swcr, with smile, was. That Is a
| strange question We let the matter
rest mere; but to Us his simple answer
meant yolumes-he knows more than he
cares to tell.
After remaining about two hours we
parted, having secured his autograph,
In very neat legible hald. lie almost
made us promise that We would come
again, and Elder Dah,c prom sed 10
take his wife and visit him duung tn
holiday. lie also expressed a desire
to have Presidents Cannon aud Smith
visit him. aud hopes some day to 20 to
! Utah, says he believes Il will be more
healthy.
While at EgIn we did not tail TO visit
the great Elgn watch factory Abou
?, 200 men and women are now eu-
ployed; before the "hard times came
they employed $500. They now turn
out about 1900 watches per day. and
have turned Uut a,ogo per day. Every
Individual gets paid by piecc-w0tk,
and some handle about 1900 pieces
per day. Some parts oil watch are
handled and worked by eighlY.seSel
persons before they are ready 10 place
In position. No coal Is used for fuel;
petroleum In It's crude state, aud son.
little gas is used. fireworks are super
intended by George Hunter, Esq with
his son as assistant. All ministers are
permitted to 20 through the factory,
guides are furnished by the kindness o.
the president. Mr., J Is. Coughey took
unceasing pains to impart information
which, he amply proved, he ayuudant.y
possessed, regarding the factory anu Il,
workings.
Six p. M. found Us again In Chicago.
Wednesday, the Art institution beng
free OF admission. We did not fail to caIi
aud curiousy gaze on the works OF man
that therein abound-but space iorbids
further mention.
Begging pardon for being so lengthy
i close Tor the year by wishing my
friends and all lovers OF truth a very
merry Christmas, and many happy re-.
turns o. New Years Day-io be sup.
planted only by the grand millennium.
SAMUEL O.. SPENCER