The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08

mousse when IN q resident ul5LrlcL- NOT
may any building En- Zion ever be oc-
cupied for a slaughter-house, distillery,
or tannery OF for the manufacture q
soap, glue or gunpowder. oT for the
manufacture or sale of any Intoxicating
drinks or tobacco. or for theatres, cir
cuses. gambling places or secret So
cieties or for the handling of swine S
flesh. or for the handling of drugs or
the practice OF surgery. OF medicine.
The intending house owner MAJ NOT so
where he viii for builder. out hlesI
make his contract with the Zion Bulld-
Ing 81 Manufacturing association which
controls all the construction work of the
and candy. The association adds comfy
"a reasonable profit above cost, and after
paying the expense incurred, the surplus
earnings are divided. I'D per cent going 20
the wOrkmen. ID per cent to the capital
lenders and 10 per cent 60 the church
fund" This monopoly is defended Dy
sure greater permanency and better aF-
chitectural effect and to avoid the evils
consequent 70 competition.
The transfer Of lots, although I'm the
form OF a lease. is practically sale Of
land for AN ownership of 100 years. The
amount paid on these leases rs divided
into three installments. payable I'm one
Two and three years, and me total
amounts TO present market valuation
of the lands as If for sale.
The lace factory is the most interest
ing, as 10 is the most important. indus
trial feature OF the city The business
began la 1901 with eight lace machines
bought Of Stevenson Of Nottingham. ana
the first piece Of lace was turned out
July s. AT this time ii was decided not
to incorporate the industry. but to follow
the lines already laid down for the land
association. BY articles of agreement
dated Aug. "a, John Alexander DOwie
capitalized the business at 500 600. and
shares of stock were apportioned 1900
as proprietory, LOO as common stock
Additional stock TO make the total Sl00O.-
900 was issued a. little later as preferred
STOCK Net profits were to go Ilrst TO
preferred, then to common stock, finally
10, proprietary, according TO an interest
schedule pledging o per cent for the first
year and an increment Of i per cent for
each ensuing year for six years. and
fourteen years AT the same time the
owner or the proprietary stock bound
Rlmseh 10 pay back any deficit on pre-
Ierred or common until July J., 1919 The
stock is now receiving per cent. and is
selling at a premium Of 10 per cent
The industry covers eight acres of
floors. employs several hundred operators,
the largest number Of whom are young
gtrls, and runs twelve lace machines and
six curtain machines twenty-four hours
ln the day. with two relays of master
workmen. The girls and others employees
IN the finishing rooms work an eight
nour DAY. Expert workers receive from
si999 10 $zo month. others from so to
lions Banking and School System.
over all the financial activity Of zion
city presldes Charles J. Barnard as man
dger of Zion City bank and general finan-
cial manager Of all lions institutions and
industries. He came to lions financial
control In 1897. after twenty-nine years
service in the Commercial National bank
of ChiCag0-fOrmer Comptroller Eckels'
bank. Trained through all the stages of
banklng. ne now sees pass through his
hands all the exchanges and savings of
ZION ana ZION s people. The bank has d
capital OF Sib0OJ9. and is a private bank.
Its 500 shares now sell at Sl10. and IL is
paying 9 per cent dividend. The savings
department. has 5000 depositors. and the
Da9k pays 4 per cent on sums up to $yyJ
and above that 3 per cent.
The uthes paid by every member of
zion and by all the businesses OF Zion 90
20 tne general church recorder, and are
hahdled IN his office. These are eXpend-
ed ~ the advancement of the faith ana
the building up of the spiritual and &C.
clesiastiCal kingdom.
The last sphere Of administration to be
mentioned is the educational II was in
eVltable that the break with the evan
gelical churches should be followed by an
allempJ 20 establish separate schools. In
opened i'm Chicago. at the Twelfth street
home, with a literary course for young
men ana women and a ministerial course
Tor evaugeliSts and elders. In Seutambe
OF the Following year, Junior schools"
were opened, one at the center of Chi
casQ ana one each I'm the south. north and
These schools were transferred a year
ago TO zion City and the curriculum was
tNJe4oed- az now embraces the minis
terlaL collegiate. business. music. nor
mai polytechnic and preparatory schools
Cach IN one section, the graded or junior
schools. I'm four districts Of the CITY. and
the kindergarten. Last year saw enrolled
eleven students I'm the infant college.
while the lower schools have the usual
attendance for such a population Tut
ton rs charged. ranging from - year
IN the grammar schools. to $50 I'm the col
lege. The courses of study, as printed
look orthodox and normal enough One
l l-iI on lne hours M the preparatory
school are given to electives and two
Iltths IN the college. Although no fic-
ZION IS TO De tolerated in the primary
sTades from Mother Goose" and Santa
Claus 10 Hawthorne ''NOnderbook H
yet the higher grades are to be given it
Wnen or sufficient maturity 40 appreciate
10 as literature. But the teachers of Zion
must hold and undoubtedly defend when
go tested. the peculiar tenets of Zion
namely, divine healing. the physiological
selessness of all drugs the prophetic
leadership of the general overseer; and
where the latter has Interpreted scripture
that rs the official meaning OF fl for an
zion. While private opinion rs not CO.
creed IN such matter, even a teacher
VIII at least expect not to speak contrary
10 these eN cathedra utterancee
Inc overseer Of education is the Rev.
Harvey ID. Brasefeld. a graduate of La
Iayelte college, whose theological educa-
ton was taken i'm the Presbyterian theo-
logical seminaries Of Princeton. n. J.
and san Anselmo Cal
Dowie Owns Everything in Sight.
For the coordination Of an these adj
ministTative forces four counsiIs exist
political ecclesiastical industrial and ed
irrational Each of these councils holds
ms meetings In the great council room OF
the administrative building around the
magnificent solid mahogany council ta-
Die which spans circle Of eight feet.
Eacn OF these councils is presided over
Dy the general Overseer of Zion. Here.
az last, we nave reached the centraliziug.
unlIylng. Nltalzing power of the whole
community. in all ITS productive and reg
ulauVe manifestations. Like General
Grant at Vicksburg. John Alexander
DOWie has his hands on "ail the SPRINGS
Of action and consults his associates as
ueulenants and not as COLLEAGUES. Out
side the private homes and their chattels.
he owns every material thing in Zion,
and at his command the social and in
dustrial machinery moves. Yet his finan-
clal manager. his legal adviser, his edu-
catlonal oNerseer MS Industrial directors.
one l.'l~ me inat as TcCards an the
details OF his department each chief Is
supl enc ana ls a.fOWeu q free hand In
other words the general Overseer is also
successful ruler OF men, and knows
how best 60 utilize expert knowledge and
the ability that is fed on Individual INF
tiative.
Zion IS a model city. and students OF
municipal life are already investigating
rs features. Among the many prohlbi-
lions or its leases ana its municipal or
oiuances, while some are too far out OF
touch with present day society to attract
public opinion. others are admirable and
. it must be borne in mind that no statutes
or ordinances Of Zion are imperative. No
horses left unhitched OF unattended no
hitching 90 trees, no bicycles on walks
no billboards- either formal or informal
no saloons no gambling places no bows
lettering I'm the evening. no profanity. no
sleluhs on sloeWaihs. no obstruction Of
eloeMaIks. no saunlLn nulsancas. on.