The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

/ tiers to points a short way from the
| city, to escape litigation with the far
mers; but whatever the outcome, it is
certain that Salt Lake City ill still
reap her full share of the mining and
smelling industries of the intermJun-
tain west.
Influence of Good Schools.
! Many good families are moving into
! Salt Lake City in order that the chill
| dren may have the advantages of a
good education. The crowded cOndi-
/ ton of every university, college and
school in the city is proof that this de-
sire for educational advantages is eX-
/ erting a potent influence in building UP
| the city.
The University of Utah, standing al
the mead of the educational system OF
! the state is the magnet drawing ambi-
/ tious young men and women. not only
! from Utah, but from the surrounding
states as well. AS this institution
grows in strength-with better equip
ment. additional buildings, a stronger
teaching force, a larger attendance and
d better college Spirits influence cX-
/ tends and its power as a factor for the
upbuilding of the community is aug
menJed
experimenting the work of the uni
Versity and eXerting a similar but less
powerful influence, are the splendid
J system of public schools of the city
with its high school. which ranks with
! the best; the Latter-day Saints uni
versity Westminster college, All Hal
lows college for boys, st. Mary's acad-
envy for girls, Rowland Hall, Gordon
academy, the Collegiate Institute and
other minor educational institutions.
These are all good in their way. The
UNCONVENTIONAL schools make direct
appeal to the members of their respec-
! tive denominations; they are ably sup
ported by their respective churches
and each is playing it's part i'm making
of Salt Lake metropolitan city.
Churches Grow in Strength.
Working hand in hand with the
/ schools in many cases, and IN all cases
cooperating TO the same general end
are the churches. There was time
when the Latter-day Saints held a
monopoly in the matter OF churches
| They still constitute the most powerful
denomination, of course, but the day of
monopoly is gone, never to return; and
none appreciate this more than pro-
gressive LatteT-day Saints.
| Catholics, Presbyterians, Congrega-
/ tiOnalists. Episcopalians, Methodists,
/ Baptists, Unitarians, Lutherans, Chris
] tians and other of the more powerful
/ denominations now support strong and
/ growing organizations in Salt Lake
] City. Many of them have strong aux
/ iliary organizat tons in the Sunday
! schools, Young Peoples Christian En-
Ideavor societies. Epworth Leagues and
/ the like. In addition to all these, the
/ Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y. w. c. A. are
i doing much nOn-denOminatjOnal relig-
ious work, while the Salvation Army
and other organization that work
along similar lines are never idle.
In the matter Of building there was
little of Importance done by any of
the denominations during the year. The
/ Latter-day Saints strengthened its out
posts in Oumber of localities by the
erection of substantial ward meeting
houses and amusement halls; the Cath
olics prosecuted work on st. Marv's
cathedral, and brought nearer the day
when that magnificent edifice will be
thrown open to the anXiOusly waiting
members of that denomination; the
| Baptsts made definite arrangements
for the erection of a fine central church
in the eastern part of the city. and all
report a prosperous and profitable
years work.
Salt Lake Railway Center.
Transportation facilities cut an i'm
rortant figure in the, destiny of every
city. Salt Lake is not an exception
Until the coming of the railroad there
was no hope for Zion ever becoming
a business center of Importance. With
the incoming of each new road the
prospect has frightened, until now the
bow of promise is ever present while
the city goes forward with leaps and
| bounds.
With z. H. Hartman, George ].
Gould and William A. Clark vitality in
lerested in three great systems of rail-
roads centering in Salt Lake, this com
munity need have no fear for the fu-
ture in the matter of railroads The
time has come when this city takes an
interest in every spike driven any
where in the Rio Qrande Western. the
oregon Short Line or the Salt Lake
Route; because every improvement
mace works to the advantage of this
community either directly or Indirectly.
III most cases directly The construc-
uoh or the Western Pacific as an in
tegral part of the Gould transcontinen-
tai system means tremendous things
Tor Salt Lake; not alone I'm that it will
give shorter and more direct commu-
HicaIloh with the Pacific coast, but
more especially because it raises Salt
'NAS DIVISION point
on great transcontinental system. and
opens great new territory to her in
fluence and trade
Throw Out Feeders on All Sides.
With Hartman throwing out feeders
IN all directions to the north. with
Clark throwing out feeders in ali direc-
lions to the south and west; with GouJd
pushing great road to the west and
strengthening his system Throughout
the entire territory subject to Salt
Lakes influence there is little more to
be desired in this field
The work the Oregon Short Line and
the Gould roads are doing in the citv
in the way of improving their terminal
facilities and in the erection of elegant
passenger depots is an evidence of the
Importance attached to this city bv
these far-reaching interests. Good
progress along these lines was made i'm
the year just closing. especially by the