Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

~. visitor 20 the Guy az
' ,,v a days. who rolls in on
ul. line ar Rio Grande Western
'lr' a,ys a cheap excursion rate and
$500 over his Journey at forty
,.r hour can hardly realize what
.. 80 10 Conference meant in 1850
~, many years thereafter. Then
a -. ,sougbt Of a railroad ever penetrat-
,bsse mountain Businesses would
~. besu held as the vision OF
s..,,,sr People came and went on
,.-,.b,ek or behind mule or oxteams.
srl many OF them walked. Utah was
~, han three years old, and all the
.,,,s within her borders would not
~. numbered 10000 souls. Seven
entities were all she could count,
.e,.,to salt Lake. Davis. Weber, Utah,
s,rrste Iron and Tooele the latter
having but l2 inhabitants, ST. Louis
"a, the nearest city OF any size; gold
,,s inst been discovered IN California
ana San Francisco was just spnnging
ss Denver Omaha and Kansas City
we're vet 10 be born. Zachary Taylor
was President Of the United States, and
BbFhsm Young was Governor OF the
Territory Of Utah The outlying coun-
tries especially those In the south, faced
several untamed Indian tribes. and the
border settler who left his ranch 10
cone 10 Conference, often did so at
he hsk Of finding some Of his stock
ran VI by marauders, even II he ala
mol End bis home IN ashes on his re-
tum We we're on the borders Of civili-
uaon truly and It was many years af-
Ten $50 before the outlying towns grew
sufficiently strong TO feel secure from
Indian stacks Even in the later six
,lss many Of them were abandoned
during ihs outbreak Of the reds, headed
BY be famous Black Hawk.
ADD when the Conference vlsl-
N Of those days reached
he dty, how different was the
FEs he then beheld from that which
bow rsets his gael There was no
tabernacle In which the concourse OF
people, could come together. The old
primitive structure pictured elsewhere,
aoyey IN summer a huge shanty Of |
iioaiss and tImbers in winter, fitted
up with the rudest sort OF benches. was
ne assembly hall Of the conference. !
The Old Council House, on the corner
Where the new News" building is go
Hs up had just been begun. Main |
Street was a struggling row Of adobe !
houses. with frequent corn fields inter- !
''nllg a few stores were scattered |
a'oll various parts Of the city: but |
s'9ds were scarce and prices almost
Nahloliye, sugar and coffee selling at
'le dollar a pint, calicoes 90 and rs |
cents yard, and other articles in pro-
Wuoh. Hotels were unknown. Cen
aAAy The people from outside points
'He received into the houses Of the
ivy ioik and they brought with them
A'lf meat and vegetables 70 contrib.
u'e 70 the family larder, in exchange
." Aef bed and board Many others
''Npsl IN their wagons and built their
camp hres at night as they had done in
,''ss'hg The plains. But despite all
w. alHculiIes Of travel. the expense and !
u'eoriorts Of living, the conferences
.us attended by a vast proportion Of
'a he people in every part OF the state. !
s sla Ne general enjoyment. the good
.'DoNsalp, the spirit OF joyousness and !
,''aoiIi'y which pervaded the gather
,s' nave never been excelled, II they
l''s been approached.
NO NEWSPAPER THEN.
mere was no newspaper in Utah, or,
~, isel IN the Rocky Mountain region.
80, ,ue saints met In conference half 4
vfi h,.1lg ago. The Deseret News Il /
A., W remembered, was issued for the
lris.1uuis on June 10Th OF that year.
Ne, ,S,i,..loh concerning the conference
sr,. disseminated by word OF mouth /
he n, nose who were not present dur
al ~ generations. The proceedings
nri,,sI conference We're, however,
poo ''l m The Millennial star. Liver
NO., september LIST following. five
TtN aiter II had been held.
se,n., tngth Of time between the
svsr,. occurrence and publishing OF
irs,.f curing this period is well illus
M AZ mere and brings forclbly TO mind
M, a'..ssfence IN rapidly Of transporta-
md 49,. maj facilities as between then
.bos ~ me minutes Of this confer
sis, ue promptly forwarded TO the
-eoni,. publication, but as seen. IL
a rs..tt nearly FIVE months for them
d 49, 'helr destination. and almost
.easlNs more before that journal
NJ, wan, containing an account on
nm was done az the conference n
ear is,a. 's seen that conference one
'ionesrs was not far on when the
bout ~ naa the privilege OF reading
card Of ~, iuost OF them had heard or
'FliHk before,
THE CONFERENCE.
hd ps,, littrence was notable one
nd msis,.ll new era In the religious
-ss ,.liai Welfare OF the peopIe N
,rIsh presided over bv preslsert
.pee,i1. Young, OF the twelve
liat, only three. Parlev p
~ ~ george a. Smith ana
psTot, henson were present Daniel
iats vas president OF the salt lave
Gnm.y zion AZ the time ana David
1gnsei,. ana Willard Snow were bis
I'd sus,.i REGARDING the presence
ial So, s' lag Of officials. the Mlllcn.
liighaT or the First Presidency
Wizard asoung, Hebsr c. Klmball.