The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16

1iAO 4aDi IL d ItAlSiOuS COlOlliLCl
For the sake of the faith. he is ever
lready to obey the mandate of his SUI
lperiors and move to fresh fields. For
1.-THE sake of the power-poIitical. social,
Ireligfous-that is involved, he is an
learnest advocate of a policy Of terrific
Trial extension.
Hence it is-that the Mormon power
thas invaded western Canada, and is al
lready causing some apprehension there.
In the newly organized province of Al
iberia, bordering the foothills of the
Rocky mountains, is the latest stake of
Zion. There 5000 trekkers from Utah
hare farming and ranching, and Incl
ldentally building up a strong cause of
E1atter-day Saints IL the dominion, as
IAN integral part of the army of 100000
that constitutes the sect the world
Aover.
No less than 800 Mormon mission
aries are scattered over the globe. zeal
iOusly propa eating their faith, without
remuneration from the home center. 1t
was this ruling thought Of expansion
that led a small, company of eight or
lien families to leave Utah few years
ago, under the guidance of G. o. Card.
VINO thus became one of the pioneers of
his people in the western Canadian
plains, and who has had his reward of
fame by having a town named after
him
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They were a delegation appointed
by the Salt Lake hierarchy to spy out
the land, and their report must have
been Favorable, judged by the emigra-
lion that resulted and that is still I'M
der way.
A few miles north of the International
boundary line Card and his company
pre-empted government lands and laid
the foundations of their prairie homes.
They were the first asriculturists to
settle in what had w TO that time
been looked upon as exclusively
fanchinC country; in fact, it was mani
festly in the interests of the cattlemen
to circulate such d report. But the
western MormOus. who had overcome
the seeming obstacles OF nature in Gull
tivating the unprOmising soil of Utah.
were Just the type OF workers to solve
the problem in Alberta, and hundreds
Of farmers are there satisfactorily sOlv-
ing il today.
Thus it happens that where, scarcely
more than a decade ago, there were few
signs of human occupation outside of
the wandering cowboy and his rowing
herds, now there are a score of towns
and villages, each the pOsperOus center
of a grain and stock raising region.
The Mormon has brought it to pass
AS an Industrious, law-abiding. frugal
settler he is welcome addition to
CanaGa's western pioneer population.
where the dominant need is men, TO
cause the soil to bring forth of its
abundance. where. according to the
Celtic. where Lord Dufferin when
governor general of Canada, one has
only Ito tickle the prairie with pillow
TO have il laugh back with harvest.
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nevertheless, not so certain about the
value of this human inflow, judged by
their history as a religiO-pOlitiCal or
ganiZation. In numbers the MormOns
are steadily increasing in Alberta, with
a corresponding increase in influence
and wealth. The first town, Raymond,
was founded in 1901. In the period since
then several other populated centers
have come into characterization
AIagrath. Stirling and TabOr-to each
of which large districts are tributary.
Heretofore Lethbridge has been the
northern gateway of this Canadian
NOrmonland, but the movement is
spreading northWard in the direction of
Calgary. the town of High River hav-
ing recently been started between Mac
leOd and Calgary.
Further evidence of Mormon activity
in this stake of Zion" under the Brit
ish flag is found in their recent pur-
chase of the famous COrchane ranch,
composed of $1,000 acres of the choicest
land in southern Alberta, for So an
acre. A large beet sugar factory is in
operation at Raymond. and this indus
try bids fair to be an important feature
of their Industrial life.
D.. Raymond is named after a son Of
Jesse Knight. The latter believes his
son is to be the instrument, in the
hands of Providence, of gathering to-
gether the long lost ten tribes of Is
Tael, and that they will ultimately re-
assemble at Raymond.
Jesse knight himself is one of the
picturesque figures of the great west.
once very poor, now he is correspond
ingly rich. and the requirement of his
wealth is in itself a strange tale. Some
years ago the old Mormon had dream
that at certain spot in the mountains
he would find a mine of great value,
and that he was to use its wealth for
the good of mankind. In due time the
treasure mine was located, and I'm two
years thereafter knight was a million
aire. Now, by process of evolution, he
has several mines and consequently
several millions. He is also carrying
out the terms of the compact by caus-
ing thousands Of acres of irrigated
prairie land to be plOWed for beet rails
ing. and his schemes for the benefit of
his people are many and widespread.
He himself works in the field like the
hublest of his men, when in Alberta,
and sets an example in his personal life
for simplicity and abstinence
CardstOn is the creation of Joseph
Card, sOn-in-law of Brigham Young.
Mr. Card is the ex-Dresident of this
Canadian stake of Zion" and con-
ducts a large cooperative store. for CO.
operation is effective throughout Nor
nopdom in the purchase of and COM
munal use of steam thra shers and I'm
the erection of grist mills and cheese
and other factories. Surrounding Card
ston are a number of smaller settle
InentS.
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majority of the Saints" live In viii
lage communities for the sake of the
social life and the educational and reli-
gious privileges involved in such an ar
rangement, the church and the school
constituting an important part in the
economy of the sect. A deep interest is
taken in the schools. Excellent build
ings are provided, and fairly well
equipped teacheds are secured Wisely,
too the trustees take more than per-
fuhctory interest in the work intrusted
TO them by frequently visiting the
schooIs and inSnectine the work of the