Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-21
WARM COLD HEAR7HS.
One Hundred Tons Of Coal Given by Z. T.
N. |. to the Ciy's Needy Poor
DISTRIBUTED BY DIRECTION OF BISHOPS.
An Exhibition Of True Reiieiou-Aii wor-
thy Persons. Irrespective OF Church
or creed, Remembered.

always appreciated Out now
than al this time 81 the year when WIN
,er's cold ami want make known their
power In cha homes OF the poor. NO
very corporation Or person Whiah mas
the ability and fho wnerewith b. reneNe
as.ruvs Is willing to do -. Fortun We
ly. however. there are some "i'i'hE
w5rksrs every year and ~ every
rety u the ami. This fact l' giVth
force by a generous uyn.h'on 81 w
hundred tons Of col % fhe Wv9sns -
IN sal, LIKE by Il. G. NJ l. Inc ~
stst,.on hls hud prosperous year
and IL dealf0us tidl the COM
mun1.,- nrul, to an extent ~
leaY,. pairicipaie Ga "a PROPERTY. WIN
that end IN virw VI, a rev Jays abp
through Hs general marigef Colon U
Wcinler seri W. -, irsn.on' fftsIuihs
Bisbyp OF the Caurch. shls ln.ttr'
"D,a~ slr--1 have the measure 20 in-
FORM yos1 ma 90 ueo.ing ~ our ~
rocf,Ts yeAtstslly. g. Wdg undn linDu-'g
decided 70 give To the poor " ehls -,
bne hundred tons " cOiL We ~ 'u.u
range 10 dlr.ribp,r this klh. ~ palt "
my puish iie rll0r ard needy iresi'N-
live O. their rdlgings faith. 30 ne sew
tr1i Nafia q TIE cfy. our desire j.
>, .x,erl helping hani 80 any and all
Nho ar ntccssaout. l cfi'l1sc IN Uf-
Ter FOR the coal. and remain yours very
truly. THOMAS O. WEBBbi'
In,er Blshop Preston also received
his lc.icr from Superintendent Wen
Der.
pear slr-wa have arronged villa
lh~ Gtuss Greek Cctl company 20 DEW.
VI TO your order one hundio1 tpas OF
ary.i .ciass. screened Grass Greek lump
sul, Tnls coal will be de.ivcrd by
tho agcr,.'s teams b the varigus par
lies mentioned by YOU. For ms pur-
pose. u will b. necessary 10 iurnirh MI
Ashur Winter secretary ~ the COM
ls,ny. ~ che Presidents oiiice. q W.,
n r,.rnfs aud nddrextca % she parties
In shc several wards vino an 90 receive
mia cpai, and the quantities - caeh, AZ
your s-ariictt convenience. and the mat
lcr will be ATTENDED 20 promptly.
THOMAS q. WEBER"
NO TIME LOST.
Immediately upou rcccip; Of this let
Ter Bishop Preston took steps 60 carry
~. the genres % the donors. IN order
hat there might be warnrh and chtfr
about htarthsiones that might other
Nlae De cid aud drcary during thc
holiday season. As a means OF DIS.
lf,hutlng the coal. he communicated
wlih thc Bisbops OF the tweniy-four &C.
,lesiasirai wards. niso with ,he Bishop
,f IitirhtOn ward, and secured from
them statements an to The number ot
pcrfons IN destitute circumstances and
ncre or les dependent upon enariiy IN
their Respective districts. Upon this
iata an appogiioumcnt was made. which
resulted In the following distribution;
wards. Tons.
FirN.,. =. - .. ssss
@rtond..... 80. 80. 80 80 sss .ssss
ihifi,... ..s .... 80. 80. .s..s' -
fkufth... ..... ...s s'ssssss e. 1900
Flfth....... ...... ...''. .''''''' =. .
siNfh.,.. ...... ...... -. ......... 80
seNeith... ...,.. 80. ..''.'.''s'.
Eighth.. .ssss'ssssss
Nlp.h....' 80. 80. go -. ...ss' go e. .
IthWisss.. -. e. -. .sssssss. 80.
iltNcrihs...s go. .'ss. 80. .sss.. go
twelfth. 80. go. =. ...... ..f.s..s' j
II.fsecnths.s. ..s.s. ..ss.sss .ssssssss
FouftesEth.... ...... .,... ...s..
firetrrh.,....,. 80. ....... -. .
slNteenth,. ..... ..,,... ." -" .'...
stNefsetnth,s.., ..sss. .... .....s'..
s.lghteerfh. -. -. ..s e. e.
Nlnteenth..,., =. ........... go.
rwcf.ifth"... -. -. -. -. '...'''
IMthy-hfHss. -. -. ....s 80.
WHY = NHttAss. sss go secs stHsFs
Iwer,y third. ,..,, ...,... ..'....,.
rwer,y -founih..... -. ...... ....". .
brigb.1n..''' '''''' .''.'' '' ''''''
lNtilss stssss sss ssssss ssssts sss wv
WHERE MOST OF THE POOR ARE.
These figures disclose some lnier's:-
ng dH;a WIKI reference 10 she localities
which have the mort and least poor.
FOR Instance, the basis upon which Che
distribution was made was numcr-
iai Or per capita ON and shows che
frenies; number OF needy perslnu % be-
ocaed in the sixteenth wari. which
'epof7A having ono hundred aud nfiy-
mrve individuals ~ ihis class, The
Fifteenth comes next with one hundred
IND fJrty-thrcc. while the Twenty
Yrs. II third on the bot. win one hun.
Ired and thirty-flve. The seventh ward
ias less than any other, only fourteen
,crsors who arr subjects OF charity be-
ng reported from that district.
Hlshop Preaton's Instructions 20 she
ward blshopa contained Mr.. webbcr's
IN, le',er together with thIs additional
Information:
''The amour, apportloned % your
ward IN - tonH, FOR which please
.urnish this oillc,. not later than Mun-
lay evening next December lSl, on
blank attached hereto liz, ~ the per-
WIZ ~ NnNih NNH WIN inlN fnhl uN@
lNered. The distribution should b.
made 90 the poor and needy 'lrrespcc-
I've nf their religious fash. and we sug-
rest In quantities not losH than 800
pounds OF more ihan 1000 pounds 10
iach family. Your prompt reply VIII
,bllge, Very sruly yours.
W. II. PRESTON"
POOR NOT INCREAstSn.
In conversation with News" man
inday Blahop Preston said that as In
he days 81 the Savior the p1lr Were
,vor present with ". yai he noted the
act thar In tn Church 90 the Latter
lay Saints throughout this ci:y there
we're not quite as many poor aa ona
lear ago. lie gave ns reason Tor this
hat those who were dcpNnlcn; upon
;htri,y and whD were able Ca supper.
themselves II given the means wi,h
which 70 do 20. have been encouraged
p 10 Into the country and max. live
ihood on the farms upon which they
ind BEEN placed. This he believed was
The bee, policy 90 pursue Wherever n
iould be Done. The grcal difficulty that
lad 70 he coD,cnded with was In getting
me people to 10 mo the country. For
NiHe almOs, unnccountable reason they
preferred 10 remain In poverty than 10
.oeais In "a district or section remote
rom the capital. city lie seemed To-
nave charm Tor them ana Il was nos
IN easy matter 60 break the smell. Nov
irsheless II was being broken and prog
ress was being made. The proper
course ~ follow IN an practicahls cases
was u put people onto their sr.-t and
men lei chem support Themselves. or
,oH,.e he Is very grayeful 10 Y. c, NJ I.