The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-29
HOMEWARD BOUND.
The Press Trip From Oregon Home
Interesting Visit to Salt Lake
City-Col. Aull's Birthday.
Written for Herald and News


August 22-From Pocatello, Ida
no, branch line runs to the Yellow
stone National park in the northwest
ern corner of Wyoming, point which
all were anxious to visit, but il was
made impossible by the length Of time
it would have required in such trip
as this is.
Salt Lake City, unique in the minds
of all as the centre Of Mormonlsm,
was reached late Thursday night, so
no definite impression of it was gained
until the following morning, when
different parties started out 10 see the
CITY each in their own way, but all re-
turning with the knowledge that parks,
wide and shaded streets and grassy
lawns are requisites 70 beautiful
city. And Brigham Young planned
this city well when he set out avenue
after avenue of poplars, years before
residences were built near them, and
yet every blade of grass is kept green
only by irrigation. In driving over
the city, our guide pointed out fire.
ouent homes of rniIlionaries of today
who fifteen years ago were tramps,
struck it rich in mining or built up
from their adherence to the faith OF
the Mormon church.
While churches Of every denomina-
ton are to be seen here, still that de-
grading religion pervades the air, and
seems to cast it's shadow over the
faces of all whom we saw, and when
the homes with several doors" or the
home of the "favorite wife" remind
ed US that there was no such harmony
! under that roof as in our Christian
homes, the beauty of the city seemed
to fade away.
Just the hour before leaving this
city, many of the party attended the
semi-weekly organ recital at the Nor
mon Tabernacle, hearing the finest
organ in the west, whose thousands
of tones enchant the music lover and
make him doubt his ears when the
pipes so like the human voice are
heard, This Tabernacle is in the
beautiful Temple square facing the
magnificent Temple itself, into whose
sacred precincts none but the "pure in
heart" according to the most rigid
! Mormon rules are allowed to enter.
But a sight never to be forgotten
is the Great Salt Lake, reached by
short line over a barren section, where
little life is seen except species OF
salt water duck which swarms in the
brackish waters. For some distance
before reaching the Lake, the vast
salt beds stretched about us, where
water is drawn from the lake to Sc
cure the large salt deposit, which IS
refined for use. Smelling furnaces are
also seen in the distance.
The view of Salt Lake from the
! Sal1air pavilion Containing the
largest dancing hall in the country
is indeed beautiful. its waters rivalllng
the ocean in their depths OF blue and
the mountainous shores across its
| placid surface glow in rich hues Of red
and gold Then the experience Of a
lifetime is here granted in floating
upon the waters so heavy with salt
that floating is the natural position
in it. What day that proved to be-!
Then that evening an elaborate
course dinner was served on the car
in honor OF ehe birthday of our eff
cient leader through these scenes OF
pleasure and beauty, and in most ap-
propriate speech of appreciation Of
the unexcelled management of our
splendid trip without a hitch or flaw
bv Col. T. H. Aull, Rev. G. L. Knight
presented him with a handsome dla-
mond stud burton, the gift Of the
Press party.
Rerracing our way to Ogden. still
on the Oregon Short Line we were
transferred to the Union Pacific line,
and before reaching Omaha. Nebras-