Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-06
DONALD ROSE
ON UTAH TOPICS
General Agent Of Illinois Central
interviewed in Canada
MERCANTILE INTERESTS.
He speaks Of the Resources OF 'he
state OF Utah aud Also Talks
Regarding Mormonism.

A copy OF the Dally MN anu ''H'P'
of Toronto Of Tuesday, October ~ mas
been handed in by subscriber The
leading Canadian daily in this issue de-
votes considerable space TO Donald
Rose Of this city who apparently iel'
into the hands OF the energetic reporter
The Empire says in part;
whatever the world thinks about
MormonIsm, It has boundless admlra-
tion for the men who went INTO the
slkali deserts Of Utah and made tAsin
blossom like the rose, and what is
more, makes them keep on blosscmlng'
Something OF the present-day Mormon
ism was told The Mail and Empire by
Mr.. Donald Rose Of Salt Lake city,
who is guest at the Queens.
mfr. Rose is Scotch Presbyterian
who lived for u number OF years In
Montreal, and one who is not inclined
to take slack views of life, but after lS
months In Utah, where as agent Of the
Illinois Central he has come IN close
contact with all classes Of people, he ~
OF opinion that morally Mormonsim
does not deserve The hard things said OF
II, Polygamy is practically extinct in
Utah. and while In some Out-ot- the-Way
places there may be men living with
two wives, they do II surreptitiously
and against the wish of the Church.
And the Mormon Church Is no weak
ling, afraid to make its desires known
or unable TO see that its DEGREES are
earned out. Perhaps no other Church
in the history OF the world has had
such complete and thor0ughgolng or
ganlzation. All Mormons In good stand
inc pay tithes OF their incomes into the
treasury OF the Church, and the
Church after providing for all spiritual
needs, invests the remaining part OF us
great revenues In mercantile. manufac-
turing, and agricultural enterprises.
These enterprises are directed by the
leaders Of Mormonism, and give em-
ployment 10 the poorer members ana
thus bind together and consolidate the
whole Church. Probably the largest
commercial undertaking In the state Is
the great departmental store business
known as Zlons Cooperative Mercan-
tile Institution. II has big store IN
Salt Lake, and branch stores In tesp
cities and towns. Its annual turnover
OF goods exceeds $1,000 900. Besides this
the Mormon Church owns, beet sugar
factories. saw, -four, and WOODEN mills,
and many other enterprises. when IL
colonies the Church can thus advance
money 20 carry on farming and other
operations and offer to every ablebodied
man plenty of work whether he lbs
any capital or not. IL Is this feature OF
cooperative assistance which has made
them such good colonizers.
"rhe hold OF the Church on Its mem-
hers In the missionary field Is no less
remarkable. The Church claims and ex-
erclses the right Of selecting young
men. taking them away from their
businesses, and sending them out as
missionaries. AT the present time the
Mormon Church has 1900 missionaries
scattered In all parts OF the world.
Clerks, merchants and managers OF
institutions are notified that they must
spend so many years In Japan or
China or France, and they close up
their affairs and 60 Mormonism seems
TO be making considerable growth, but
as both the state and the thurch are
on the lookout 10 put down polyganny
there Is nothing 70 fear from mat source
while the otner denominations are rap
idiy increasing IN numbers IN utan'
thus tending 10 break up the soiid MOT
mon character OF the population. ana TO
assImilate utah 70 tne other states
Inc government OF the Church - IN
the hands OF president, assisted by
council OF twelve apostles, known rs
the quorum. The president Is specially
assisted oy Two Vice-presldents, VINO
must De members OF the quorum
Wnen president dies the senior mem
Der OF the quorum that Is the one long
est IN the council, takes his place; and
also APPOINTS new member. The coun-
cii 10 thus seif-electiye. However, by
the wisdom OF the presidents, the
Shurch has been kept In close touch
with the people.
In the last few weeks, one president,
1OrenlO Snow dipd aud Was quqaapd-