The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
. TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

contract 10 complete a certain amount
OF work on mammoth canal In Al.
berta. receiving land in return ana
with the last call made for $50 men 70
settle there, the work can be finished.
President Snow says there Is plenty OF
room at home and Is not In favor OF an
out pouriug Of Saints to bother countries
President Snow says that no action
will be taken in regard TO the stories
concerning the mobbing Of missiona'
RES, until the officials were advised by
the head Of the southern missions that
IL was absolutely necessary Ihe
matter" he said. has been left entire
ly In the hands Of Hen Il. Rich, presl-
/ dent Of the southern states mission,
aud the latest advices received from
him are OF very encouraging nature
/ Elder Rich states there 10 absolutely
no truth In the statements published
concerning rewards offered for the ar
rest OF the mobocrata'"
That there has been a phenomenal
increase In the tithing rolls since the
recent temple priesthood meeting and
the prior and subsequent agitation OF
the doctrine Of tithes throughout the
state, was implied by President Snow
IN his remarks at Logan recently. He
said that the receipts for July, 1899,
were $4,000 In advance OF the same
month for 1898. The annual tithing
income for 1898 Ia as follows; Cash,
saOo, 200; produce. 5000. 900; total, $780,
600. The estimated tithing income for
1870 Isl Cash, 500, 900; produce, $780,
900; total, 81, 800, 600. Increase for 1892
5000, 900.
ben K. Rich, president OF the south
ern states mission OF the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints. with
head quarters in Chattanooga, called on
Governor Gambler Of Georgia, on the
18th inst, In regard to the recent mob
bling Of Mormon elders in jasper
county. President Rich was closetes
with the governor for some time, bu
did not ask for protection or an oiiicia
investigation at present, contentinl
himself with explaining the mission o
the Mormons In Georgia and giving Thu
doctrine OF the church While talking
the matter over with the governor
President Rich said that there wa
much feeling against the members an
tcnchers OF the Mormon church becaus
, the people did not understand the mis-
sion OF the elders and did not conceiv
OF the great work that lay befor
them.
. Three years ago the Mormon churc
purchased three ranches In White Rive
valley and one ranch in steptoe valley
: near Ely, Nevada, comprising In a
about 1000 acres Of land capable Of b
ing irrigated, besides several thousand
OF acres OF grazing land. When thes
ranches were purchased they aupportc
perhaps dozen white people and q
many Indians, except In haying tint
when the number was somewhu
greater. At the present time ther
are three towns well started on thei
ranches with total population {
about 525 souls divided as follow
Lund, $50; Preston. 40 and Georgetown
. 100. These people are all from Utal
where few OF them yet remain
close up their affairs before movin
to their new homes.
Though most OF the people did nc
arrive till this spring. about fiftee
substantial aud comfortable house
have already been built at Lund an
half as many at Preston, while tn
material is on the ground for sever
more. The first hay crop Ia alread
up and u good-sized stack stands nea
each house. Each settler has n goo
garden In which Is TO be found neArl
every variety OF vegetables known I
this climate. Shade and fruit trees ar
being set out and II will be n matte
Of only n short time when these town
will DO the most attractive In Oh
county. Al Lund brick kiln vii
soon be started TO burn so, 900 brick 70
u large building to serve as a church
school and public hall, while at Pres
n ton foundations have been laid for
-four mill
Az Georgetown conditions are siml
lar to those at Lund and Preston, ant
IL likewise promises 10 become a pros
porous community. While the seasol
Is little more backward, its nearnes
10 ElY-only two niiles-affords II
people better market and better op
portunlties 10 secure work than thoa
OF Its sister towns In White River
The farms taken up by these settler
average from twenty-five 10 forty acre
with winter rights. The land Is sol
them AT low price, and they have hy
wears In which 10 pay for H. Abou
100 acres have been contracted 70
thus far, about half OF the total whie
can be irrigated. The land Is watere
. by never-failing springs, whose 40,
" does not vary summer or winter II
y the business ability OF Bishop Thoma
D Judd, formerly OF st. George, Utah
great credit "a dua ffr the euepegg thu