Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31

outfit, the trip, places en- route, the
months required for the journey, and
the almost feverish longing for par
ticulars from brother or friend when
the land of promise" was reached!
Who does not remember the eagerness
for news, the comments thereupon, and
the redoubled efforts made to share in
the difficulties. experiences and bless
ings as portrayed in such correspond
ence? Men as a rule become welded
to locality, places become precious by
virtue of association, and sometimes
of things already possessed and en-
joyed. There is tie in kindred, in
surroundings, in congenial and abund
ant employment, and the European
character at least is naturally more
stable. save under great pressure, than
is the American,
Among the early arrivals in these
valleys were those who had been per-
secuted who had been driven many
times, and were in search of peace and
quietude. They wanted rest; they
were essentially liable to localize
themselves to make homes, to labor
for comforts long denied for the mo-
ment perchance they overlooked the
need of missionary work and the stub
born facts of unavoidable colonization.
The majority had the privilege of
so settling, and as they located in Salt
Lake City. Ogden, Provo, and other
places. these locations became SUI
preme in their thoughts and affections;
the man of Salt Lake cared little for
the man of Provo; the northern man
cared nothing for the south, and vice
versa but when the sons or sons-in-
law were called out to st. George or
Logan, the old spirit Of enquiry again
exhibited itself. What kind of a coun-
| try is that anyway? What are its
resources, its opportunities, or the
special trials incident to the new
| location?
This separation, this newly created
/ interest. aided in keeping the people
homogeneous. Their interests were
enlarged, and isolation was only pos
sible in part. Then missionary ac-
| tivity became abnormal. Men were
called to foreign lands. to nations afai
off. to the islands Of the sea, to where
tier native tongue was of very limited
advantage, and then came enquiry
again. Where is this island. this con
tinent, this missionary field? What are
their morals their religions, their pro.
ducts and habits OF life? The geo
graphy was consulted, the map, tbs
encyclopedia; friends were enquired
from; those who might have been Their,
were interviewed: distance was esti.
mated; the probable length and pos
sible success of the mission were dis
cussed. certain familiarity became
a necessity, and letters explanatory
We're widely read, published and com
mented upon. An education was al
most unconsclously evolved Denmark
Germany, Switzerland, England be
came Gin the mouth as household
words" Hawaii. Samoa. Tahiti. Au
stralasia and other countries. abou
which we had been long oblivious ant
which were a veritable terra incogniti
became an actually and every wan
derer who returned, whetted the men
tai appetite of many congregations an'
gatherings as they narrated their pc
culiar experiences. and many strang
and supernatural manifestation.
Outside of this colonization as T.
Utah and missionary zeal and duty a
to the world, large families and limlte'
land in many Of the valleys of utal
have provoked certain emulation ant
desire for individual independents
which Utah was powerless to gratif'
under present social and industrial