Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

her hand to her head and says, May II
be healthy 10 you" to which you make
a regular answer.
/ do not know how 10 describe the
poverty Of the people except by giving
examples as the foregoing, and to Illus
trate Will give another one or two. Al
a house the other day there was a
young woman about % living at her
brother-in-law's but working out and
having her board with the family she
worked for; she was receiving the mu-
nificent salary Of about two cents per
day, on which her brother-in-law said
she ought to save money
will give another example: A young
man out Of employment recovering
from sickness, on whom | called the
other day. his wife having been confined
a day or two before. needed assistance.
on asking him what the charges Of the
lady who attended his wife would be !
found out that he would have TO pay
her the extravagant sum Of eighteen
cents.
So | would not advise any OF our girls
or certihcated nurses TO come here In
search of employment
The principal industries Of this part
Of the country are grape-growing and
hand loom weaving but In consequence
Of causes previously stated, many are
out Of employment, and we have had TO
assist quite a number OF our church
members.
Believing that assistance without
working In return would be detrimental
to any who could work we have had
some OF them work digging vineyards
taking our pay In grapes In the fan
but do not expect TO get very much
back from the grapes.
We have also sent three Of the Priest
hood. who were out Of employment, 10
the city Of Kills on a mission, we look
Ing after their families in their absence.
We have also started some carpet
weaving The people here make beauti-
ful Turkish rugs. by a slow, labOrlous
process. some Of them being works OF
art and in this country where no one
walks with their shoes on the carpet
they are nearly indestructible, and we
heard OF some carpets being sold a short
time ago that were 1870 years old.
II any Of your readers wish to pur-
chase Turkish rug. prices from $40 to
$50. delivered In Salt Lake city, we VIII
be pleased TO supply the demand. Ad-
dress Messrs Booth and Page, Antab,
Aleppo Vilayet, Turkey No extra
charge for special designs or any name
you wish wove in the carpet
We are also preparing to make car
pet TO be presented 70 the salt Lake
Temple by the Saints Of Aintab with
the design Of the Temple and the infor-
nation that II Is present from the
Saints here, as a pattern on the carpet.
From what I see here ] am OF the
oplnion that the opportunities for the
spread OF the Gospel are greater here
than any other mission Of the Church
that I am acquainted with, and believe
that n this mission was worked with as
full a force. and as Systematically as
some Of the missions great results
would follow, and that with another
Erastus Snow as much could be accom-
pllshed In Armenia as he accomplished
in Scandinavia.
The reason for my belief Is that here
we have people well acquainted with
the Scriptures and believe implicitly
in the same. but who are TO quite an
extent dissatisfied with the prevailing
forms OF Christianity. that we have
supply Of tracts that have been read
and which we hear Of in districts tar
away from where they are received;
and that we have some OF the native
priesthood who are well acquainted
with the principles Of the Gospel and
who are not afraid 20 present them 10
anv one who will listen 20 them and
continuously DO so
| have understood that some are OF
the opinion that these people could not
emlgrate 20 Utah, In consequence OF
their lack Of knowledge Of the world
ana It's surroundings, and that they
could not asslmllate with the present
population Of Utah, can say that
can only agree with this 10 a partial
extent. and thoroughly believe n wis.,
dom was used TO assist some OF these
neople here 10 emlgrate, taking good
care of who we're assisted. It would not
only bring 10 them temporal salvation.
but II would bring 10 our valleys peo-
nile who though lacking our force on
character. are In most other respects
fully the equal OF the people OF Utah
Here I'm Aintab IN the three months
have been here. there has not been
nanv baptisms. two In March and three
Who expect 10 be baptized tonight, but
from INQUIRIES and reports from other
cities the outlook for the spread OF the
cosneI seems favorable
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