Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-24

ting into the day coach and says they
are pair of bridal couples. That
young woman is a Mormon girl who
has just married a Gentle and that
young man is Mormon boy who has
Just taken unto himself Gentle wife.
Mercy on us! Can such things be?
He assures us they can, and are. Well!
Well! Well! The Mormon girl is pref
ty; and the Mormon young man is
good looking and seems perfectly sat
lsfied with his bride. Did you ever hear
the like? AS Sarah Wall would say
Dew tell"
"All aboard" sings the station master
at the Union Depot and away we go
down the line. Past the bridge over
the river and up the slope to River
dale and 10! shimmering in the sun.
| light which dances on it's waves, turn
ing them from green to gold, and from
gold to opal, and back again to green
is that wonder of wonders, the Great
Salt Lake, the Dead Sea of America:
the body of water whose chemicals.
held in solution, if they could be con-
verified into money, would buy every
nickePs worth of property, railroads,
farms, gardens, mines and manufac.
turers in the United States of
America. If they were loaded on one
train it would require % years and
four months for it to pass a given
point. Through Kaysville, Pennington.
Centerville. Woods Cross and the other
little hamlets verdant and blooming
with foliage we ride until we hear:
Salt Lake City," and we get out for
day or two in the capital of the
state. The City of the Saints it is
called, but really it is a city where
Saints and Sinners, Mormon and Gen
tile alike have heavy holdings. A
city where the bank clearings are from
three to four millions per week; a
city with population, including SUI
burbs of 10000. and 10000 straight
within the limits; a city with hot
springs in the central portion of town;
a city with numerous industries; a |
city which has over a half million |
dollars worth of new buildings going |
up right now; a city with ninety miles |
of street railway; city with railroads |
leading from it toward all points of |
the compass and more being built; a
city teeming with activity; a city
where every man, with the exception
of a few-a very few-are boosters
and everybody is doing well, whether
they be boosters or knockers. Two or
three days here; trip to the lake;
visit to the military post; look al
the wonderful palace of salt; at the
great Mormon temple and tabernacle
the last made memorable by listen
ing to the big organ; seond in it's size
in this country and first in quality OF
tone; a general rest and we are ready
for the trip into the Bear River Val
ley.
Pending our going we read tina,
since 1877 to 1900 the mineral pro
duction of the state has been $205 900,
900. Think of that. That the wool clip
this year was 100000 pounds. That
a big smelter with a capacity of 5000
tons daily is being erected; that q
$2000.000 iron works is to be erected
at Green River, south of Salt Lake
That the big mines are paying enor
nous dividends, which accounts fol-
the many handsome residences, Tho
elegantly furnished hospitals and othe
mighty structures we see on every
hand. The figures are astounding. We
had no idea of the wealth of this
cOuntry Although il is early we see