Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-29
PRAISE FOR SALT LAKE.

hive is the Mormon symbol everywhere
in evidence. 1t signifies industry.
Salt Lake City is one of the wonder
full cities of the continent. Seventeen,
years had elapsed since my prior visit
and was amazed at the strides that
had been made during that interval in
extensive. substantial and beautiful
growth. The population Is now 10, 600,
nifty per cent Mormon. Witnesses of
wealth, culture and enterprise boom up
8on all sides Imposing public buildings,
spacious 8churches-over 80 deno1nina-,
tons being represented, a Catholic ca
;thedral which cost s1,O00,000 has just
been completed and Will he dedicated in
August by Cardinal Gibbons; large and
palatlal hotels and magnificent resi-
Sdences line the wide avenues.
"A popular nearby resort is Saltair,
which is on one of the islands in Salt
Lake, that body Of water which has been
SO often described and which gave the
name to the municipality Here are;
to be found all the annusements usually:
afforded at Coney Island, Atlantic City
and like points
The Columbus Special was met at
the railway station by a delegation of
men and women from the local lodge
and escorted to the Elks' home, a
very capa cious, excellently arranged
and finely equipped structure. The Ia
dies We're conveyed in autos and the
men on cars. From then until the time
for departure we We're in the hands OF
friends who had planned carefully for
our entertainment 1t was IDEAL llospi,-
tally. After partaking of a sumptuous.
irepast we were shown the city winding.
up with a trip to Saltair. -
For the special benefit of the Ohio
folk through the kindly intervention
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Q. Keyes, the.
latter of whom for a score or more of
our party was the alert, efficient and
never-tiring guide and ci1aperone.
j. Mcclellan, the highly accomplished
ersanist at the Mormon Tabernacle,
graciously consented to give half
hour recital on the renowned instru-
ment in the wonderful edifiee It was
rare and greatly appreciated favor.
The program embraced classical and
popular productions which under Z a
master touch brought forth the power.
sweetness. richness, depth and manifold
variations In the tone of the world
famed organ. It Is conceded to be the.
finest in existence and is the product
of Utah artisans and is in.the main of
Utah materials u.s.
The music in the services Of the
Tabernacle with such an organ manip-.
ulated by such an organist and a we'll.
drilled choir of 800 voices cannot be
other than impressive and uplifting.
. The Tabernacle, the Temple, their,
environment and many things in ma
tertalities. teachings. methods, ETC., of
Morinondom have heen SO often de-
scribed and are so generally known
that I will not attempt any mention
thereof. ~.
IT was with a feeling Of genuine re-
luctance that the members of our ag-
gresation betook themselves to their
Pu!lmans to prepare for the last lap of
a twenty-four or six hours ride to fer
inmate at Los Angeles, Salt Lake was
SO attractive the atmosphere so baliny.
her citizens so given to good fellow
ship. they being reputed to be excep-
tionally broadnlinded. tolerant, honest
and progressive, that Ii was good to be
among them.
The journey over the San Pedro, Los
angeles and Salt Lake railway took us
through the desert of southwestern
Utah, Nevada and California. Noun