Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-29
COUNTRY EDITOR
SEES SALT LAKE.
Writes Breezv Letter of interest
ing Sights Seen in the
Metropolis,
THE NEWS" GREAT HOE PRESS
How il Turns Out the Greatest Journal
OF the West--Giyes the "kuOek-
ers' a Dig.

II has not been recorded In the an
Client annals that flash of genius ever
occurred ander bushel without set
ting fire to It, And as for the blush
ing rose that wastes it's sweetness I'M
the desert air, there are those who
maintain that a homesteader is pretty
near always ready to locate In range
Of the odor. Somewhere on i'm the
oasis in the desert where thcy print
the Fillmore Progress Review some
body came to Salt Lake. aud then
broke into print" with am account of
his wanderngs through the metropolis
that Is one of the best things of It's
kind since Bill Nye commented on tue
early Main street institution that adj
vertised itself as IA drug store and
undertaking parlor" The editor OF the
Progress Review was recently seen
In salt Lake. The narrative of the
visit follows:
OF all our periodical visits to that
city for over three decades, this last
was the most pleasant.
For everywhere, I'm every place, we
found our friends, both new and old,
all or whom met us with a smile and
gave the glad hand Of welcome. We
Went amongst the "Momons." aud saw
evidences Of thrift and unity. And all
Others whom we met appeared Just as
good and willing to cater to our comfort.
Ana seeing the oft repeated question,
What's the matter with Salt Lake,"
our Nerdant nature nOsed around to
ma out, but I'm all our rambles, we
met with nothing but hopefulness and
good cheer We unused In silence un-
der the shadows Of Moroni and gath
cred light from the Bureau OF mfor-
nation"
We visited many mercantile nstitu-
ions, also several banks all appeared
busy and intent upon the push
progress, One president I'm particular.
Sieing our Paul Pry motions, and the
alfalfa haze upon our face acted as
informing escort to myself and friend,
ana thus we saw the most modern and
ingenious cOntrivances for running a
successful bank We looked with Won
drous admiration upon those beauti-
tul mahogany fittings, glistening upon
Greclan marble bases, and remem-
Dered that few years ago this same
courteous gentleman struck the town"
with his grip and business energy. and
In silent thought | said: There Is
not much the matter with Salt Lake,
good luck to such menw
or course | could not escape the
morning belch Of the Kearns Cannon;
us eruptive Lydite flavor afforded
amusement as 1t died away upon the
liquid air. Did not hear of any cas-
uaities resulting and II any were hurt,
they dld not come our way for sympa-
thy, We smoker at their calamity,
and mock Il tho 81 H..
planting. They wstfuly threw the to-
gas on the lepers' backs, and produced
couple of EXs who by natural law,
when warmed, returned 10 sting.
We read the Truth" to which we
bow. We love the truth, II shall live
forever, And so We trailed our umbre-
la upon the asphaltum pavement our
dropping eye fell upon a mighty thing
below something like a j. |. G.
thresher running out the golden grain,
] nudged my wife and said. Look
Sarah We both looked, and saw that
great Hoe printing machine throwing
out bushels Of the greatest newspapers
In the west, the Deseret News, and we
agreed TO take It and learn something.
now we had seen how they were made.
When wife rested, our friends took
us to see the sights, various Of course,
and we fed upon the choicest Of viands
from land and sea, We sucked Juice
through a straw 1t amused the boys
to Sc "A zap work, and It seemed to
do us good, We saw the shows, and
put a penny In the slot.
We saw Eva Fay and Harry Josephs
perform they We're very amusing. es.
pecally Harry He seemed so bashful
being enclosed with a lady In a tent.
We were marched through Plum Alley,
and piuched our noses ne we gazed
upon its celestial glory. We marched
through other parts with queeny
names, but there was so much upstairs
that we pulled down our visor. bolted
into Brannens filled mp on substantial
Chile Con Cornc," then took the last
coach for the river.
In ALL our sluggish eye found little
"the matter with Salt Lake city" I'M
al later We hit our jeans and faint
ink RESPONDED then we reluctantly
said sarah, they viii be looking for
us at home" and We have arrived safe
IT, with happy memories Of renewed
friendships and courtesIes shown us In
Salt Lake city, and cheorfuly resume
our calling az a hay seed,