Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-12-07
Frank Ludwig of Modale
was a Valley business visitor
today.
VIM Sahn was in the Valley
today consult a doctor. A COW
ran over him Saturday and
broke a couple of his ribs.

ran over MN Saturday and
broke a couple of his ribs.
Ogden, Utah, Nov. "a. Friend Bob
Marcus and left Oma ha at 400 p
M, Nov. %. We have had a pleasant
trip so far. After we left North Platte,
Nelr, weencountered a heavy thunder
storm. The rain fell in torrents for a
short time. At Cheyenne we found the
wind was coming from the northwest
and before we left there the dust was
so thick in the air, one could scarcely
sec across the streets. Arrived at Og
den, Utah, 6 a m , left there for Salt
Lake City at 30 a. m
Salt Lake is beautiful city situated
in the Great Salt Lake valley, a city OF
IS 900 inhabitants. It's streets are 1872
feet wide. with many blocks of mag
niiicent business houses, all branches
of business being we'll represented here
One of the greatest attractions to
strangers is the Mormon buildings, sit
uated in central portion of the city.
The grounds consist of ten acres, all
surrounded by stone wall l6 feet
high. The grounds are open to visitors
from s a m to 6 p m, with guide to
show you around and through the
buildings (all except the Temple which
is sacred building to all believers of
the Latter Day Saints.)
The Tabernacle situated ON the west
is truly wonderful building. with
seating capacity of 10000. The build
ing is $50 feet long, $50 feet vide Not
a pillar or post to support the roof,
which is 10 feet thick. No nails were
used in constructing this building. We
stood in the east end of the building
man in the west end, over 200 feet
from us, dropped pin on the floor and
whispered to us and we could hear him
distinctly. All sound in this building
will penetrate, but there is no echo. In
the west end of the Tabernacle is a
pipe organ, the third largest in the
world. 1t was built by home talent
and was four years in construction. 1t
has $500 pipes from three-fourths OF an
inch to 80 feet long When being
played upon it takes ten horse power
engine TO pump the air, as it consumes
5000 cubic feet of air per minute The
key board is 20 feet from the organ and
is connected by electricity
The Mormon Temple is east of the
Tabernacle and is 99xlSGl2 feet, cover
ing an area of 1862 feet This build
ing cost four million dollars. The
granite for this building was hauled
from quarry 20 miles distant. The
basement is i6 feet deep and the walls
l6 feet thick and when we take into
consideration that it took two yoke of
oxen four days 20 haul one OF these
argc stones from the quarry To the
building, we cannot wonder that it
took from February ~, 1853, to April
6, 1893, to complete this building. The
walls of the building range from 6 to 0
feet thick. There are six towers in all.
The cast central tower is surmountcd
by the Ggurc OF an angel proclaiming
the everlasting Gospel. The figure is
hammered copper covered with gold
leaf and is IL feet So inches high.
The Temple is closed to the general
public. being in use the greater part of
the time for baptisma ceremonies and
sacred gatherings.
The Mormon people have recently
built bureau of information building
on the grounds. Here all visitors are
made welcome. There are great
many old relics in the building, a pair
! of house boots. spectacles, gold pen, all
used by Brigham Young, a watch car
ried by John Taylor and struck by a
bullet at the assassination of Joseph
Smith; a bootjack made from the first
iron produced in Utah, the same pre-
sented to Brigham Young and many
| other relics of interest too numerous to
mention.
Eagle gate. one block east of Temple
grounds, erected in 1859 by Brigham
Young, was at one time the main en-
trance to his private grounds. The
gate was reconstructed in 1891 We
visited the burial place of Brigham
Young. 1t consists of one ordinary
dwelling lot two blocks east of Temple
block 1t is surrounded by stone
| wall; on top of the wall is an iron
| fence A few of Brigham Young
wives and some of his children are
buried in these private grounds. 1t
seems strange that the followers OF SO
sanity a man as the Mormons claim
Young to havc been, have never erected
a stone of any kind to mark his last
resting place, his own grave being SUR
/ rounded by an iron fence, while the
graves of his wives are marked by a
large marble slab lying on top of the
grave.
Salt Lake City may well be proud OF
its public buildings. They have ar
elegant city building. nine beautiful
school buildings. and several very fine
churches. One thing is noticeable
most all buildings are brick and stone
In the best part of the residence por-
ton not wooden building can be
seen
We left Salt Lake at p M, over
S. p. l.. A. and S. L. X. r. This road
traverses very barren country In
southwestern Utah and the eastern
part of Nevada are to be seen some
wonderful work of civil engineering in
laying out the road. From Lund
Utah, west, all company buildings are