The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22
STREETS OF SALT LAKE CITY

I have come to the conclusion slldt e LIE
West is hustling, surSing, roaring al
fair, that will not be dOwned, but Is rush
ing to the forefront of busy America. OF
course, out here is not just analogous 10
Richmond and Manchester and Fulton,
but am gradually catching on. For
example, if 1 wanted a scent glass of
soda water or a 10-cent saucer of ice
cream 1 would never buy it without first
asking the price. I saw a big sign on the
glass door of a steam cleaning and dying
establishment the other day which read,
pants sponged and pressed while you
wait, u cents.'' l didn't fancy Sizing
around minus the ou-a- habiliments o.
my lower eXtremites for an hour or so
in a public place, 50 I put on a pair Of
last summer trousers and latt the otaerS
to be Creased" l called AROUND IN the
afternoon for them, and IS l took up The
package laid down a pretty dine and
brand new 1900 nicKle.
Ten cents more" said the cleaner of
clothes.
THAT sign says Is cents" murmured the
unsophist.cated Sou.herner. pointing to
the big letters on the door.
THAT means while you walt" remarked
the wrinkle remover, as he laid detain-
ing hand on all the winter trousers pos
sessed, and had to produce another coin.
There was a little language used not just
suitable for reproducing in The Times,
and I departed for my hotel.
There is an expression in the West, I'm
from Missouri-you'll have to show me-
That's my motto now, and if saw sign
as big as the Jefferson Hotel or Conven-
ton Hall in kansas City on a pile Of
apples reading Three for cents,'
would never touch one OF those wine
saps until I had first asked the price.
SALT Lake CITY.
salt Lake City, Utah, is in my regular
itinerary between st. Louis and San Fran
cisco, via Omaha, Neb.. Joplin, Mo-, Den
yer, Col, and Butte, Mont. ] recall with
much vividness several little incidents that
happened to me on my first visit to the
Mormon capital. I had expected to find
in this modern Zion place somewhat
different from the most of the earth. and
my pathetic soul was filled with conflict
ing emotions concerning this Brigham
youngism place. It's a pretty little city
situated in a fertile valley with snow
capped mountains all around, and the
founder OF the city showed a better eye
for selecting the site of a town than he
afterwards displayed in choosing wives,
if the photos of some hundred or so that
1 saw We're fair reproductions of the came
IA. If man, not born and raised in
Salt Lake, can find a place in that town
he's prodigy and if Mr.. Barnum were
living he would give a fortune for such
an individual
A little to the north of the centre of the
town is a street block enclosed by twelve
foot stone wall. In this enclosure are
the grounds and building of the Mormon
Church, being the Temple, Tabernacle and
Library. The four streets passing by this
enclosure on each side are named Temple,
and are distinguished from each other
by the prefix north, south. east tand
west, according to its geographic posi-
CT
four seconds, and so on, being likewise
distinguished by the geographical prefix.
You want to locate a place, and you get
the directory and you find it chronicled,
No 426 South Fourth North, and you
might get compass and a plat of the
city and you couldn't find the place.
The next=day after my arrival in tSwn
was Sunday, and, as is my custom,
I wanted to go to church CHANGING over
the religious notices of the morning paper
/ read: First Baptist Church, corner
South Second West Second. I read that
notice until I had blind staggers, and
finally came to the conclusion it was
Typographical error, SO put on my
cap and went out to look for the place.
1 passed a score or so of people before
i came across one who looked as though
he would recognize the name of church,
and then asked where the First Baptist
was. Corner South Second West Sec
ond,' promptly replied the Salt Laker,
and with sickly grin 1 said: I'm from
Missouri, you'll have to show me-" He
was very kind, and showed me, and sure
enough there it was, on the corner of
South Second West Second, that is, where
South Second and West Second crossed.
OF course, you don't have this trouble
after you learn where the place is you are
looking for.
THE MORMON. TABERNACLE.
ffoY INV first isif n
the Mormon Tabernacle. This IS an inn
mense oval shaped auditorium, with
seating capacity of five or six thousand.
and from the outside looks like an enor-
nous egg cut half in two, and laid fat
side on the earth. The morning first
entered this structure there We're about
twenty other distinguished strangers
present curious to look over this place
where the defunct Congressman Roberts
was wont to worship. A red-capped
apostle Of Bringhamyoungism expatiated
on the merits of the house, and claimed
the acoustics were the finest in the
world. You can hear pin drop from
one end of the house to the other, he
remarked, and to prove his assertion he
called to man sweeping in the gallery
at the other side of the building, and
holding pin an inch from the chair
railing, he let it fall, and the dirt ex-
terminator yelled back that he heard
something crop. oIOii ts1ledI IL,
ing three feet away, but, nevertheless, I
chased around with nineteen others to
the farther side of the tabernacle to hear
that pin drop. The red-capped apostle
in the meantime disappeared. and so did
we. after waiting half an hour. While
waiting my attention was called to a
young lady in the gallery. who, with
her hands APPARENTLY to her face, and
kneeling devoutly with face towards the
altar. was, I thought. going through
mere Molmon form of Worship
watched her with interest, and after a
pause OF few moments, she went
little nearer to the altar and kneeled
again. This was repeated several times.
each time getting nearer the altar. and
Il was about to ask the janitor what
special form of devotion this was, when.
to my chagrin and disgust. saw it was
only kodak fiend getting a picture Of
the altar and big organ. -
Judging the whole lot by the women
ssw, am at a loss TO understand why
Brother Smith ever wanted to Introduce
poiygamy into his religi ous creed. would
have preferred dying q bachelor, but, as
remarked before, this western oountry3and
dts people arc different from We rich