The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-15
IN THE MORMON CITY
Continuation of w. Frank Babcock's
Cross-Continen Narrative
San Francisco. Cal. June 8,

Cross-Continent Narrative
San Francisco, Cal, June 8, II
To the Editor of The Banner:-As
promised in my last letter | will con
tnue describing Salt Lake City as
| saw it on a beautiful day in April
The church administration building
is a new four story brick edifice for
the accommodation of the church of
ficers and auxiliary organizations. II
is in the center of a square or block
facing the temple.
The Latter Day Saints university
consists of three large buildings ar
ranged in a semi-circle. In the Yer
non building on the ground floor is
an immense exhibit of Utah's min
inf, Industrial and agricultural resour
ces. 1t covers 10000 square feet OF
floor space The Desert Museum con
| tains a valuable collection of relics
and natural history studies and the
exhibit occupies the entire second
| floor of the same building.
The massive Hotel Utah, built with
Mormon capital at an expense of over
| 81, 200, 900, was opened to the public
June s, 1911. 1t is luxuriously ap-
pointed and represents the most ad-
vanced ideas of construction and has
every latest feature known to the
hotel world today 1t is fireproof,
and has 400 rooms.
The great Mormon mercantile bus
mess block, little south OF the Ho-
tel Utah bears on the exterior these
four golden letters, a. NJ. c. H.
which stand for Zion Mercantile Co
operative Institution, a business of
81 100000 being done there yearly
There is a Mormon bank and other
National and Savings banks.
Besides the hotel mentioned, there
are several other large hostelries, the
largest being the Wilson. There are
also many first class restaurants in
three of which ! saw Rocky Noun,
tain trout swimming in large glass
tanks, in the show windows. A pa
iron may select trout from their wat
cry home and have them dressed
cooked and served la Franchise or a
la Norman, in a short time.
The city has four fine hospitals
Latter Day Saints, st. Marks. Judge
Mercy and Holy Cross Many fine
church edifices are in evidence
Among them is the beautiful st
Mary's Cathedral, St Pauls chapel
the Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian
and Congregational churches. the
Christian Science temple and the
Jewish synagogue. The city has al
| so an unexcelled school system. The
Latter Day Saints schools, the State
| University, beautiful buildings and
grounds, St Mary's academy, be
sides several private schools for boys
and also for girls.
The federal building used as a post
office is very large granite struc
ture situated between Third and
| Fourth South streets The $3.50, 600
Y. NJ. c. A building is a handsome
five story, fire proof structure. The
| association has a membership of over
1900. The city and county building
also used as the capitol of Utah, is
an attractive and handsome gray
stone structure, occupying with It's
ornate grounds) an entire block The
interior is finished in Utah onyx. II
cost 100000 and there wasn't any
graft in the deal
Then there is the Mining Stock Elk
change, where many thousands of do
lars worth of mining stock are traded
in every week day, besides many
many other public buildings and mer
camille establishments to interest a
| sightseer there are numerous out
ing" spots, including the Warm
Springs in the northeastern part OF
the city. where one can take a hot
sulphur bath, Saltair Beach. a few
miles from the city on the shore OF
the Great Salt Lake which is noted
everywhere for salt water bathing
The water of the lake is so heavily
saturated with salt that It is impos.
sible for bathers to sink. Dancing
boating and picnics are features of
the resort There is an immensely
large bathing house there and hot OF
cold salt water baths are furnished
IL is an ideal trysting spot, full of
pleasure from May to September Is.
A mile south of the city is the Salt
Palace with spacious grounds around
1t, which includes a saucer bicycle
racing track. Dancing and other
amusements are held there.
"Wandamere." is a temperance re.
sort located outside the city with
trolley car connection, a resort for
picnickers, boating and dancing. Il
is owned by the Mormon church and
is closed sundays.
There are two very large and
handsome depots on the south side
of Salt Lake City. Electric cars and
busses meet all trains Liberty park
containing 200 acres. planned by Brig
ham Young. is within the city limits.
IL is treecOyered and is a restful
spot TO while away the hours.
Three mountain peaks can be seen
from the city. Black mountain is the
highest soaring up in the air IO.5OO
feet As ! have told you about all
that could be seen and absorbed
during my sojourn in one OF the
handsOmest cities ! have visited dur
ing my several years OF travel. al
though much more Of interest might
be told, ] will cease. Ny next letter
will tell Of a 921 mile trip over the
/ Western Pacific railroad. going oveI
the Sierra Nevada mountains where
the road attains a height Of nearl,
1900 feet at Beckwith Pass and on
ward, then down the Pacific slop,
I fHrrmHh Tho nrlhnw~f~.- NJ