The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-02
THE CITY OF THE SAINTS,
Salt Lake and the Wonderful City
Surrounding 1t.
A COUNTRY RICH IN RESOURCES
The Pleasure Seeker. Invalid or In
weston VIII lie Delighted with
the Re3ion-The City's History,
To tho Editor of The Post.

Salt Lake City. Utah. April ga, the
earnest solicitations of friends at home
and here TO write series OF letters for
rhe Post about this city and surrounding
country. send you this budget, and will
follow 1t by a weekly letter as long as |
find time to devote to this matter. There
Is so much of interest to write about that
1t would take volumes TO tell 1t all. and
then not half would be said.
First OF all, / must tell you something
about Salt Lake City, the city of the
Saints" or Mormons. as they are usually
called. What shall say? To the reader
OF history 1t is the spot where civilization
planted its first outpost west of the Mis-
souri,. To the tourist It is a city of tenn
pies. architectural curios and the center
OF the religious system OF the Latter Day
saints" To the pleasure seeker its salty
lake--big sister to that other one in the
Holy Land--its tuning springs and shady
urlfes, are temptations Irresistible. To
the man with money Its swelling proper
lions and rich tributary country awaken
dreams of profits to come. To the invalid
1t promises new lease upon llie and
drinking deep of its exhllarating air, he
finds his strength renewed.
Salt Lake is the geographical metropolis
of what is known as the Great Basin" a
country so rich in resources that TO at
tempt to depict all in detail would require
even larger journal than this issue OF
The Post. From the location of the city,
extending north. south. east and west, are
fertile valleys, where one has but to SOW
In order to reap. Dependent upon no rain
falls. as are those in the Eastern States,
but governing and controlling the waters
of the which hy tho al gr
nal SHOWS which whiten the rugged peaks
OF the mountains, an abundant harvest is
always assured. The extremes OF heat
and cold which affect the husbandlnan on
the arid plains of sister commonwealths,
are unknown here, and the buds which
open in the sprngtime are never sacri-
ficed TO the frosts, while the rpeued fruit
escapes the chill of the early winter, which
too often affects the welfare Of the farmer
on either side of us.
The products which are the result OF the
toll of men who like the Father of Man
kind, lin the sweat OF their face eat
bread" are ever ample for the sustenance
of those who live in this fortunate section.
and the gaunt wolf of famine is an un-
known visitor. on the upland ranges are
found countless thousands OF sheep and
cattle. Like the flocks of Abraham. which
"grazed on a thousand hills" they roam
from north to SOUTH enriching their own
clS ny tuc yedIiy IUVlthst. j Ht lHuuSNiy
is the means of many dollars being
brought to this city annually.
Not far from the city are localities where
in season the deer bounds down the mar
row trails, inviting the sportsman to en-
Joy the sensation of making good shot;
when the whirring grouse wings his way
he will find rare sport. II he goes but far
enough he will come to the regions where
the mammoth grizzly snarls defiance and
the shrill cry of the cougar awakens him
in the night to activity. Beautiful lakes
adjacent to Salt Lake abound with the
gamy bass and trout, the white fish ~and
the crappy. II one is too tired TO walk up
the canyons and whip the streams, boat
and trolling line will afford the pleasure
sought.
All around the city. leading up through
the mountains. are canyons grand in their
character, down which tumble clear
streams of water, which sing songs the
liyolong day. II one is poetical he can sit
by the bank and listen to the music and
through his heart will come deep peace.
If he is an artist with pencil and brush
he can depict the grandeur OF the rugged
rocks and granite walls which tower
above.
The years of nearly half a century have
come and gone since the courageous Utah
pioneers laid its foundation stones in the
desert The intelligence they displayed In
the selection Of its location. in dividing
II into broad streets and generous sized
lots and blocks in diverting TO its use the
mountain torrents, in planting throughout
IFS area the trees which now beautliy lts
avenues and shade its homes, and in doing
the thousand and one things which We're
needed TO insure Its growth into the home.
commercial and business center OF this
great region, mark its founders as far
seeing men of affairs Tho people DO well
~ hold in grateful recollection the sturdy
men and women to whose energy and toll
is due. more than anything else, the pres
ence here OF this proud CITY
Every stage OF the citys development
for forty years was Witnessed by its most
Interesting structure-the Salt Lake Tenn
nile The life of the two-the city and
tho temple--began upon the same DAY. ana
ms the one slowly unfolded the walls OF the
other slowly assembled. Every layer OF
stone in the great structure, II 1t could
snoak would tell of some material step in
the city's progress. The temple saw the
arrival of the first great wagon trains
from boyond the plains; II saw the coming
of the first pony EXPRESS II saw the com
nletfon into Salt Lake of the first line OF
telegraph. and listened to the Click oil the
instrument that transmitted ,he siins NM ~,
gage sent to civilization; 1t heard tne
whistle of the first Union Pacific locomo-
live in Utah, and witnessed the complexion
nj The Rio Grande Western; IL heard the
sound of the first blast which heraided
the opening VI Utah's great mining re-
sources; IL saw the wave OF humanity
which. during recent years, mas peeh
sweeping over the Rockies and spreading
his city farther and farther from us ecu
ter. and all the while, from that distant
day when Brigham Young drove inc ilrs ,,
stake on its site and said. Here we VIII
build the temple OF the Lord, until thal
Other day--forty years later-when IN the
oresenee of a vast multitude Il was sur
mounted with It's golden angel tMoronil
and dedicated TO the Worship OF Eod, u
saw anger, hatred and prejudice gradually
give way TO unity, nelghboriy love anu
Justice. until now IT looks forth upon the
peace. prosperity and happiness OF the en-
tire people su,. souo,inos
rapidly, throughout It's entire history 10
day II has over $4,000 inhabitants IL is
n city with every modern convenience ana
enioying fully the advantages OF acohoin-
jcal government. Its tax rate is low' inc
wants of its people are supplied by pro-
S,,otiye surrounding country, and 1t IL tho
center for most OF the great mining. irrl,
cation and railroad enterprises conducted
In Irtah and the surrounding States. IL Is
surrounded by an empire containing