The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-06
and never doubted. And that is the
comforting truth
THE BIG CONFERENCE.

Tho big conference Of the Mormon
Church opened auspiciously and with
great attendance on Friday. 1t is the
eighty third annual general conference
of that church In connection with
this conference there arc calls for
large number OF auxiliary meetings,
such as priesthood meetings of various
kinds, of survivors of the hand-oart
companies, and meetings Of those who
have to do with the business and other
interests of the church.
The attendance at the conference is
very large, and the weather lends itself
to an extraordinary attendance today,
which will bo the eliminating day of
the conference, when the general au-
thorities of the church will be pre-
sented and sustained, This is the great
day of the conference, and it will be
distinguished doubtless by overflow
meetings and by such crowds as have
seldom been seen in this city.
These huge assemblages Of the Nor
mon church are always of great inter
est to the merchants and traders OF Salt
Lake, who prepare very great and di-
versified attTactions for the a1amtna-
| tion of the visitors. These visitors
come from all over the State, from
Idaho, from Wyoming, from Colorado,
| from Nevada, and from even greater
distances. Those in this State and in
Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada generally
do good deal of trading in Salt Lake,
to the advantage of themselves and of
fcrred are mutual; the purchasers get
an opportunity to select from very
choice and extensive displays of desir-
able goods, and the merchants enjoy the
trade. They give good bargains, excel
lent values for the money, and their
customers are correspondingly we'll
satisfied. The conference attractions
in trade are always material factor
in bringing the large crowds here, and
the merchants expect and no doubt will
trade moro or less during the whole Of
the present week.
The annual and scmi-annual general
conferences of the church are note
worthy events, twice every year, and
the trade that accompanies them is
growing one, since Salt Lake merchants
are keenly alive TO the advantage of
this trade and they do themselves
credit in providing for it the best possi
bic and most attractive array of goods
hoe a
two DAYS of the conference that have
passed have been good days for trade
as we'll as for the Tabernacle exercises.
Today will close the Tabernacle exer-
cises and tomorrow will doubtless open
even more keenly, generously, and ex-
tcnsiveIy than in the past few days the
rush Of trade by and with the confer
encc visitors, who will prepare them
selves the coming few days to return
home after making the semi annual or
annual purchases which they planned to
make on coming to Salt Lake for con-
ference.
The Tribune is unfeignedly glad TO
see these great conference crowds. They
are good in every way, and they are
especially good in the opportunities
they present. besides those that have
been mentioned, in renewal Of old &C.
ouaintanceships, in family reunions, and
in the making Of new and permanent
friendships. These conferences are a
great institution in all this region, and
they have so many commendable fea-
turcs that their perpetuation is as de-
sirable as it is certain.