The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-13
SEES IN SMOOT
PROVO POOH-bAH
Detroit Newspaper Writer
Gives His Impressions of
the Senator.
SENATE CONTEST RANKLES
SAYS MORMON LEADER STILL
REsENTs FIGHT.

REsENTs FIGHT.
George e Miller, Washington CORE
spondent of the Detroit News. who was
a member of the party of eastern news
paper men who visited Salt Lake recent
Iy on a tour Of investigation of the gov
ernment's irrigation projects, has sent to
his paper his impressions of Senator
Smoot of Provo. Some of Mr.. Milier's
comments were probably meant for mild
sarcasm. but they. are reproduced here
from the Detroit News for what they are
worth.
After giving a short description or yuan
and its chief points of interest as seen Dg
the tourists and contrasting them WIN
the deserts of the days of Brigham
Young Mr.. Miller says:
Reed Smoot, as apostle or the churcns
in exactly the capacity of a member OF
the board of directors, influences the aus
position of the millions possessed by the
church, is a millionaire in his own name;
is a United States senator anG Fooh-pah
of Provo And Provo, located upon the
unper or fresh water lake is small city
which lives delightfully."- almost iuAulio"S-
ly.
Smoot Owns Everything.
smoot runs the bank, owns the lumber
ward operates the flour MILL the drug
store, the grocery store, or at least one
of each of these. AS apostle and ranking
churohman. the wealthiest man IN toWhl
as the master politician, he is the nlghest
authority, well nigh the only auth0Iltyi
in Provo. Respect for him IN fIoEe
reaches absolute subserVlence. ne 49, rrSTo,.-
hardly more than to throw out a sug yes
ton to have. all the Mormons tui1 piIs
over themselves to carry IT out he - tIle !;
autoerat of Provo, Provo the peauillunl;;
and well named. Its streets are uoo a1'S
lined with majestic lombardy popiafs ana
lis lovely homes repose amid SHRUBS abo
flowers and lawns that look like SHINING
green fur. - ;r-i
But every tree has been grown by lIti-
cation and every flower depends upon ~.
Tboso little streams of turbid water tlal
Won see rolling briskly through every gut
Ter are the hfeblood not only OF 3 6lDN-1
but of all the surrounding country. I Ito-
is testimonial to what the carry NUT
mons the Mormons of plural marriages;
have done 1t was barren desert u utii
the first pioneeR, the elder SHoot anu l ~
roother in bare feet and pulling the manu- ,
cart. came here. Reed Smoot Is the heir'
Is Master and Autocrat.
That he is master and autocrat, as Weli'
is due to the Mormon system NhIen "a
nuiesees in or rather Involves sueh leau.
ersbiD Shoots handsome RESIDENCE WIZ
30, . e,,est within, would be as attrac=
i've To YOU as it's exterior. HIS SIX Gnu
dren are Well-bred His wife manages tne
household with dignity ana TASTE. SnU .,o,'l
Senator Smoet provide an eNei. .irsos "A Thai
SIC Won would come away CONVINCED thaS
the talent of New York could not nave
afforded a better - .oi;oio,,
The choir of 500 voices In the ta1eI ~
ar salt Lake City justly is rated as tne
finest in the United States. rms result
&C. the nroduct of deliberate system. Inc
town of Provo, for Instance, Is olVl S
into six ecclesiastical wards Each mas
its choir From earliest youth lhe chr
5rar are taught that il is high henor 10
he chosen for the ward choir. Ihey rear,
to read music almost as soon as they leaI
English The most promising OF the Matu
singers then are sent 10 the music NV
go ~ The Brigham Young university.
| which is heavily endowed, Inc so1t anu
dry air of the Salt Lake Yaliey u PeSu
| liarIv valuable to the development VI
| GOOD voices Every effort is made TO pre-
SeD4 the young Mormon singers USING
| their voices and art as a Vocatl0h: eM,
| accordingly become known YET one
! Provo girl, Mana Tout, VINO contlnutu neL
| studies abroad, has taken the Eufopea a
| engaged to sing seventy nights IN Berlll
| al q 200 a night, Lulu Gates and WIZARD
Anderson. both of Provo, are names also
well known in European music circles
Reed smoot as He Is.
The Reed Smoot, about whom coun,,
| trv-wide agitation has ragged, is tall
man with dropping moustaehe, lore
| head too much pinched IN at tne Sues
| and eyes deep-set and blue. on mrs.
| ac0uaintance he seems so soft-spoken. SC
! entirely self-cOntained, so even In man
| ner. that you imagine him the embodi-
ment of poise and balance. There Is nc
obvious assumption OF dignt S;oS SisteT Tos az
| in Provo He is clean in language, ano
| ne neither drinks nor smokes. spen'
| three DAYS with him in the mountains
and found that he loves an outlng VIII
| less fisherman and hunter, and ne is
| dead shot with the rifle and an exper
| fIv caster. He plays a good hand at wins
| and either at this diversion or IN genera
( ing long evenings in camp. In every way
/ Judged by the usual standards, he Is {
| gentleman
Remembers Senate Fight.
Rut searching him you see flashes o.
/ a different man beneath. Evidences o.
bitter feeling appear. You perceive deel
/ down in the man absolute hatred of tn
You are made to feel that you would
dread the man were you to cross nj
path and had ne the power over you
And thus you come to understand how |
was that he has dared to face the rule
of his church in various matters in tn
| past and yet has won his way to leader
ship in that church in spite of the dis
| position of the other leaders to keep hin
out. You see the autocrat crop out. II
wants a pail of water. Quite as a mat
ter of course he turns to some Mormon
and asks for the water. And the Nor
mon. though not servant, trots off t
get It, The other Mormons are not a
ease with him, although he probably doe
not realize it. He is the oracle anon
them and they hang upon his word
though he wears no flowing robes.
ness the demoralizing actions of grow
npnnin Of CARELESS and lnnSa habits Prr