The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-11
SEES GREATER CITY.
Rev. F. F. Eddy commends NJ. & NJ.
A. and Commercial Club.

At the morning services Of the First
Unitarian society yesterday Rev. Prank
Fay Eddy responded 10 the request Of the
Merchants X Manufacturers association
NlIh sermon ON The Eulldlng of q
10y, with reference 10 "a greater salt
Lake. The offertOry solo was rendered
hy Joseph r.. Poll and the musical pro-
SSramme included am anthem by Unity
4uIrtette.
The founding of Salt Lake city was pc
cuhor among American cities. u was
founded 20 be The religious capital OF
particular sect Brigham Young designed
this city 10 be the center OF Mormon
HE; their hope WAS 10 Isolate H. other
wise, from outside Influences. The at
tempt was TO g. degree successful. but an
such dreams have the seeds of failure IN
Them As soon as II Is attempted 10
isolate community from the life OF IT.
own era n becomes am o3stacle IN the
path of progress, and q thousand nIlu-
erccs begin TO dcmollSh its puny de-
lenses. The ideals of the founders OF
this city We're doomed 20 nc uuTeJiiZed,
nol necessarily because they We're in
themselves Impr0CuC1nle or undesirable,
Dut simply because they autasonlZed the
spirit of the age. Set up peculiar city
forces of the age begin 10 thunder at It's
gates. The fact is the solidarity once
possible 20 small communities such as
the ancient and medieval cities has passed
away TO give place tu the solidarity of
nations and races. The future OF Salt
Lake will br GENTLE. not 50 much in the
sense OF being anu mormon tll ltlH
sense that the great social forces at work
in the American commonwealth viii shape
and sway this city as all of the cities
OF the nation,
Greater Salt Lake.
There viii Doe greater salt Lake,
firmly believe. This city is So located.
with a wonderful mining region all around
her and with all the great railroads OF
the west coming 20 junction here, thar
a
short of great natural catastrophe thui
could stay her growth in numbers ana
material wealth This growth is incyit-
able. III somewhat bciated. This develop
ment viii result through sharing the ma
tiOnal life As salt Lake becomes greater
her problems VIII become lass and less
local and more and more national IN
scope. For instance, on" of the problems
of Salt Lake -oday is the relatively high
cr cost OF living i'm this city compared
with many places of the same size and
having most 20 do with this condition are
the greed and power of the trusts and
the discrimination made against TINS
point by transportation companies. We
are going 20 have q railroad commission
with rate-malling powers. and We are
going 20 have it soon The future OF Salt
Lake is i'm no small degree involved ia
the solution of this national problem,
commends M. & NJ. A.
This sermon was prepared i'm answer to
the request OF the Merchants a Manu-
t1,iurers association. The request was
Is per ONE, ana 10 is O pleasure 10 COM
muuJ the publ. spirit displayed by this
af-auization en9 the Commercial club,
(Which is working along similar lines. Ne
a uuuot iutrrrs- ourselves too much in
|tiNlJ cooperation. And we have many
Things Ia do $40 this city that are part
and parcel of the immediate future. There
il room Tor Improvement IN our street
ear service, our water supply, IN sewers
and paving. in The quality and price uI
electricity and sJs JOY light and heat
Most American cities have problems of a
similar kind. But I'm common with All
cities We must settle them Iu order %
make our cities mgasdr, up 10 what
city should he. J. believe We have -
practical genius and the progressive spirit
problems i'm salt Lake and elsewhere