The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

trees, and besides has two fine parks.
Liberty and Calder'S. which are much
resorted to in h summer months. In
the immediate vicinity of the city are
deep canyons, where h people seek
the GOODNESS and pleasure of camp life.
High up the mountain sides. on the
shores of mountain lakes or on the
banks of mountain streams. summer
hotels are conducted for the conven-
fence of those who prefer TO have all
of the recreation and none of the labor
incident to summering in the noun
tains. 1t may be said hat wherever
there is a mountain in Utah there is
also an interesting anyon n the
searcher for a spot in which to summer
wi. find no difficulty in suiting his
taste, no matter how critical it may be.
SOCIAL, ART AND ADJUSTMENTS.
A more music-loving and pleasure
seeking people than the people of Utah
will not be found elsewhere in the
United States. Salt Lake sent to the
Worlds fair its great Tabernacle choir,
where it competed in pen contest with
the greatest choirS in the world and Sc
cured the second prize. This choir is
he. largest company of church singers
in the world and its fame has extended
throughout the nation. One of the
teachings of Brigham. Young was that
the people must be amused and so in
the very dawn of Salt Lakes history
the Home Dramatic association was or
ganiZed. This company of players en-
tertained the people throughout all the
trying times of the city's infancy n
many of its members became cele-
brated. In 1862 the Salt Lake theatre
was built, an amusement house which
then and now compares faVOrably with
any in the United States. The Theatre
seats LOO people and Booth and other
great actors spoke their lines from its
stage when to visit Salt Lake meant
q long and tireSome stage ride from
the Missouri river. In this theatre the
immortal Artemus gave one of the last
lectures he delivered in America, and in
Salt Lake City he gathered the material
for his quaint account of THE City of
the Saints" which he ave to delighted
London almost up to the very day of
his unhappy death. Utah has given
some distinguished artists of fame.
Dallin, whose work as a sculptor has
passed the scrutiny of the art critics of
European salons, was born and reared
in Utah. Maud Adams. the charming
actress, first saw the light in Utah,
and began when a child. her artistic
career in the Salt Lake theatre. There
are at this time two theatres in Salt
Lake and other minor places of amuse-
ment. UtahnS are mbued by long
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h desire for relaxation. This is evil
denced by their enthusiastic patronage
of their amusement houses, by the en-
enlargement they give to societies or
ganized for pleasure purposes, and by
their daily visits in season to their lake
and other resorts. In all social matters
they are up to the standard in every
way. Inviting the people of other states
to come and live among them, they
Make acquaintance Easy and hasten to
extend to every newcomer h fullest
hospitality. All religious classes min
gle without friction, and a place in So
ciety is always open TO the deserving.
UTAH'S RAILWAYS.
The Union Pacific and Rio Grande
Western main lines furnish the traveller
in and out of Utah with splendid SER
vice and magnificent equipment. The
Southern Pacific system connects US
with the Pacific coast. The Utah North
ern and Oregon Short Line. portions of
the Union Pacific system, brings US the
trade from h great northwest, south
ern and central Utah are penetrated
by branches of the Rio Grande Western
and Union Pacific systems. and both
systems send their trains into the lead
ing camps and agricultural districts of
the state. But there are to be more
railroads in Utah. From Salt Lake a
line is building to Los Angeles. The
road to Los Angeles is, of all others,
at present of the most moment to Salt
Lake and Utah. 1t will reduce the dis
lance between the Southern California
coast and Chicago nearly 200 miles over
the present routes of travel, and
shorten the present railroad distance
from Salt Lake to Los Angeles quite 500
miles. over his road trains laden with
the iron, coal and other products of
Utah, will meet n pass hundreds of
fruit-laden trains from California on
their way to the eastern markets. !