The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-09-11

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lesson in the possibilities of coopera.
tlon have sprung the many Industrial
success Of the Mormons, and Utah is
now chain of irrigated plains and
valleys.
Zion-as the Saints atfectlonally
speak of their city-is situated on an
altitude of 1890 feet. The city is
laid off in perfect squares, each con-
tanning ten acres. The streets are 1872
feet wide and bordered with immense
popular trees by running streams of
water over their roots with water
brought from the mountains The
cutters OF the business section are
constantly washed with water from
the same sources, and it gives the city
not only an air of cleanliness, but has, a
cooling and restful influence upon
citizen and visitor alike when the
thermometer hunts the top of the
tube-as it did the days we were there.
The telephone, telegraph and trolley
wires are all strung on heavy poles
placed in the middle of the streets.
the trolley lines operating on each
side of the poles and the wide streets
giving ample room for vehicles on
either side between the street cars
and the sidewalks. None of the
streets are paved except in the bust
ness section though it is a city of
5000 people. The soil is sandy and
porous, which readily absorbs what
little rain falls, and hardness and
finish is given the streets by az mex
haustible supply Of a perfect gravel
from the mountain side right at the
city's door. The streets of Colorado
Springs are the same way.
1t is the firm belief of many who
have given the matter careful consid-
Grafton that the wisdom of Brigham
Young, who in founding the modern
Zion, where he doubtless builded bet
ter than he knew, is really to be justi-
| fed by its becoming one of the half
dozen really great cities of America.
From the immense deposits Of coal
and iron near at hand, the incalcul-
able mineral wealth which lies un--
developed in the neighboring noun
tains, and the demonstrated fertility
of the plains, nothing seems lacking
to make it an enormous manufacture
| ing center.
But it is to mining, not agriculture,
that Salt Lake city owes it present
prosperity. The mining industry,
though originally opposed by the Nor
mans, is now on sure and firm found
alton, and there seems no limit to the
point which it may reach. On the
other hand, agriculture is restricted
to the amount Of available water-for
4 nothing can be raised without irriga-
4 tion-and already there is a cry for
more water.
4 The per capita wealth of Salt Lake
city is said to, be 50, ,000-fgures with
l outa parallel in cities OF equal popu-
lation. The city has sixty-fve miles
of electric railways, one hundred
miles of drives, more than one hun
dred manufactures, twenty-three
, public schools, fine theatres-one built
! by Brigham Young the very best of
modern hotels and five railroads. It
is a strictly up-to-date American city,
/. full OF enterprise and hustle.
/, The pilgrims from South Dakota
J were taken in hand the minute Of
| their arrival at Salt Lake city by .
! party of local newspapermen and ne
efforts were spared to make the visit 4
r pleasant one and to show them all o1
t Zion which is of particular interest
Mr.. u. p. Felt connected with The
e1Deseret, the official organ of the Lat
ter Day Saints, and president of the
e Utah Press association, was chairman
q Iof the entertainment committee ant
upon him fell the principal part O
escorting the party to places Of inter.
I est. Mr.. Felt is a Mormon, and if h,
] is type of them it won't be safe tt
$ say anything against the Latter Da,
q Saints before any member of the Souti
Q Dakota Press association. He stayet
I with the party constantly and wa
: untiring in his efforts to make th
= visit most agreeable one and sue
t ceeded to that extent that specia
/ vote of thanks was given him.
t AS soon as the party alighted from
their special car they were taken t,
: the Kenyon hotel parlors, where a brie
9 outline Of the entertainment program
I was read to them, after which the
J; were escorted to a sanitarium close b
I and the privileges Of a plunge bath il
9 q big swimming pool were quickl
e taken advantage Of. Immeaiatel
t after dinner all went out to Saltair-
s as the big pavilion and bath houses ol
q the shore of Great Salt Lake is calle,
S land most of the newspaper folk
J. took advantage of the occasion to TAX
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