The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-25
TAYLOR TELLS OF
SALT LAKE CITY
NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATOR At
TENDED BIG MEETING AND
GIVES INTERESTING
ACCOUNT.

Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 25.-E. j.
Taylor has returned from the meet
ing of state superintendents which
was held at Salt Lake City, Utah,
Nov IL to 10.
The meeting was attended by repre-
sentatives from most of the states
west of the Mississippi river and was
for the purpoe of bringing the teach
ing profession of the country into a
closer relationship. The conference
report win be compiled by Supt. e. c..
Bishop of Nebraska and will soon be
ready for the public.
Prof Geo. A, Mcfarland of the VAL
ley City Normal school also attend-
ed the meeting and will spend some
time in the Rocky Mountain region
recuperating as his health has not
been the best for the past few weeks.
The trip was made via Butte, Mont,
and from there to Salt Lake over the
Oregon Short Line. THIS line ex-
tends from Butte, south through the
fertile valleys of Idaho and Utah. The
principal towns are Idaho Falls and
Pacatello, Idaho, and Ogden, Utah.
All along the route were to be seen
pIDSDtEpuS lbOhllB lchtlllS III IullCICS
most of which are under irrigation,
bountiful crops Of grain and alfalfa
having been harvested.
Salt Lake City is wonderful place
and the first visit to that city gives
a person a knowledge of the region
that cannot be gained from reading
given by others.
AS is well known the city was
founded by Brigham Young, the leader
of the Mormons, in 1S47. That year
the first pioneers settled in the val
ley of Great Salt lake and laid out
the city on the plan which is follow
ed at the present time. This city or
iginally was a perfect square which
was subdivided into blocks of ten acres
each. This makes each city block $50
feet on a side and the street are eight
rods or 1872 feet wide. Four blocks
were reserved for public squares"
On the outskirts fields of five, ten and
twenty acres were laid out. With this
plan as a foundation the city has de-
veloped and is today monument to
It's founders. The population num-
bers over $4,000 and the city is in
every respect the equal of any other
city of it's size in the world.
Although Salt Lake is the capital
city of the state, there is no capitol
building, the state using the fourth
floor of the city and county building,
which is a magnificent structure
alone on one of the beautiful
city squares or blocks.
The writer visited the Mormon tab
ernacle which is a mammoth struc-
ture capable of seating 1900 people
but seems very small building COM
pared with the temple which stands on
the same block.
The tabernacle is one Of the largest
structures for religious worship in the
world, being $50 by $50 and 80 feet
high. The building was begun April
5, 1865, and dedicated Oct 5, 1867. The
acoustic properties are exceptionally
fine, the ticking Of an ordinary clock
being distinctly audible in all parts.
In the tabernacle is the wonderful pipe
organ which is thirty feet wide, thirty
three feet long and forty-eight feet
high. 1t has $500 pipes and ITO stops.
The choir consists Of 400 members,
which ON special occasions is increased
10 500.
A choir recital was given on Thurs
lay evening for the special entertain
nent of the visitors. On that occasion
three hundred members were presnt.
During the past ten years the city has
made wonderful progress and at pres
ent many large buildings are in pro-
cess of construction, among them
hotel which will cost $2,500,000
The civ has a. MAGNIFICENT nuhIfc
school system. There are thirty large
buildings all of which are modern and
equipped with everything which goes
o place educational advantages with |
n the reach of every child in the city. |