Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-23

10 lHe ENaeS'-
r-,o writer Adoiph Schneider. Is one
'or the four jcsfnaiists WIZ arc max
ing n tour OF the world In the inter -
~ scientific research. investigating So
clal. commercial and Industrial cono'-
lions. habits and customs of the 'ner-
ont neoples etc, etc. The other thref
members OF the patty are salvio OF
,onas \ native OF France who Is rep
resent.ng the Courier dc France 'i
paris; Prof. Alfredo Battelii' form r
" OF the UnIvcrs'ty of Rome. do 'to'
NJ philosophy and literature, who IS
gathering data for that institution ana
also representing La Tribuna or komo'
md Albert wiickcs. the American Oh
the party. a Harvard graduate repre-
senting the New York American.
Nine different languages are spoken
by the combined party. the wri'er
spcaking several. The party LETT NC"
York, Oct. T. 1909. and Travelled toSe'nsF
fo Pittsburg, Pa, where we separated,
two members covering the southern
mart OF the United States, the oln II
two. the writer and Prof. Batteiii' coz
ering the northern part separau's at
Denver. Colo, whore the writer s'"y-
cd to investigate conditions III tHae
state while his companion proceeded To
Alaska. The entire party VIII -cis-
seynble at Los Angeles. Call ana pro-
cced thence to Honolulu. the Phtlp-
pines, Japan, Corea, Cnina. H..
Slam india. Th!bct, Afshanistan, rut-
ArohiQ ASH AliIlpis
Turkey. the Balkan peninsula. Auslr,t.
italy. France, Germany and Sst d.
Hritnin. The entire trip. covering inIe@
continents, will occupy i've years. ~. ne
sides writing magazine articieS' SN
ing their observations to seveFal mag
zines and newspapers. inc rcsu,s
their Investigations viii be puorsneh
a. h,ot form in four different IAN
ruaees which will be a vast store ol
vnluable Information concerning 'he
octual conditions In these several couh-
tries as they are touay. 49,,
while In Utah, where l spent the
months of November and Decemper'
1909. I was induced by Gov Wlli'a.i
Spry to pay visit to what is known
MS "JJtah's Dixie" the extreme sou,n
west portion of the state. ms Pol.
of Utah lies much lower tnam .ne ,.sTo 80
~ the state. the altitude at st. GEORGE
The county seat of Washington county
teinp ?. SEQ feet, OF /, 600 feet lower than
tbe state capital. Leaving the railroad
AT Modcna, on the Salt Lake Route the
nearest railroad point to ST Georse,
stage line takes the traveller over
a rough mountain road 60 miles TO 81.
George. The journey down Is through
a desert country. which at sevei'i
places en- route shows that suoeer-
ranean forces have been at work IN
monuments s
of their destructive agency numerous
cytinct volcanoes and ridges OF lava,
which. with the wonderful freaks OF
erosion produced by time on the red
sandstone formation of the country,
forms interesting breaks In a journey
that would otherwise be monotonous.
WONDERFUL CLIMATE.
Arriving near st. George a wonder
full change is noticed In the climate
The sun shines more brightly and with
more power. and glimpses of the pret-
ty little city are occasionally seen
between breaks in the red sandstone
and lava ridges that bound the valley.
At last we reach st. George. de-
lightful little city of 1.S00 inhabitants.
which was first settled by band OF
Mormon pioneers sent there by tho
great Mormon leader. President Brig
ham Young, in 1861 Although 1t is the
middle OF December. rosebushes. olean-
ders and other shrubs still have their
leaves on them, and bouquets OF chrys-
anthemums, plucked out OF doors
adorn the tables OF the hotels. A
feature that strikes the stranger most
in this beautiful little valley is the
quiet, happy and contented life led by
the inhabitants No saloons are al
lowed to exist here. but instead is a
splendid school system that tends to
elevate the young minds and make OF
them O. most desirable class of citizens.
The Mormon system OF cooperation
is here evident in a very marked de-
gree, and one can not but give credit
TO q system that made gardens OF the
desert. made happy homes. and built
I'D cities and villages where the stran-
ger is made to feel at home and re-
ceiyed in a broad-mlnded manner that
sets his mind at rest. After 10 months
spent in travelling over nearly every
state in the Union, I was exceedingly
pleased with the high standard of lif,
that exists among the Mormon people
who are usually considered a peculiar
people. / am not a Mormon. and hat
heard but little OF them until my ad
vent into Utah. Since 1 have visited
amongst them and studied their model
of life and their high ideals. / an
forced to the conclusion that they ar
as we'll along the road to the universe