The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-09

EAA city.
S scars in Salt
5177177-..7- AZ Lake, sometimes,
but what Of It,
when at any corner you may drink
your fill Of the finest cold water In
the world? Here's an idea for
any city in America.
Salt.Lake has the best hotels In
the interim tain country. one.
the Utah, built at cost Of
s3.0O0,00O by the citizens of the
city, and the other, The Newhouse
built by one of her richest mell.
This latter hotel has one UNIQUE
institution: viz, hat check girl
who cannot be bribcd into accept
ing tipl Fact tried her out.
Her virtue is absolute.
What "a delight it is to step into
cafe-and a good ore too
leaving your hat outside and have
it returned to you at the close of
the meal with a smile and cour-
teous shake of the head when you
offer the customaryJbrbe?
N But Salt Lake City is unique In
other ways! AS the capital and
chief city Of Utah. one Of the rich
est agricultural and mining states
of the union, she has done well.
Mecca for Millions
AS the capital OF the most re-
markable and mysterious religious
development of modern times,
Salt Lake City has been. is. and
will be. the Mecca for millions Of
visitors from all parts of the
world, for generations to come.
Washington had his cherry tree,
Isaac Newton his apple busted
nose, Jonah the inside of whale,
and Brigham Young his 10 wives
his wives that he is chiefly known
to the world at large Of course
Brigham was unique in this poly
Semy thing at that He publicly
acknowledged his affairs. made
his wives legal in SO far as 1t
lay in his power, claimed divine
sanction for his conduct, legalized
his offspring. gloried in the long
list Of ladies who had taken his
name'and supported every one Of
them.
II every philanderer in Chris
tian America was required to pro
coed similarly. it Is my humble
opinion that there would be a
sudden increase OF virtue among
the male persuasion of the coun-
try. But enough Of such foolish
ness.
Whatever you may think Of
Brigham as pattern of the dom.
este VIRTUES. you must admit that
he was not only one of the great
est pioneers who has ever lived,
but that he has proved the great
est asset Salt Lake City ever had.
Coming of the AIormons
The world knows of this heauti-
full, tain-girt city of the re-
claimed desert. because rs years
ago, a dauntless explorer. fired a
band Of followers with the story
of Noses and the ISraelttes and
led them across plain and desert
and mountain, amid untold suffer
ing and danger. to this spot on the
western slope of the Rockies--and
built here another Jerusalem de.
voted to his idea of God.
That is the achievement Of
Brigham Toung-an achievement
which in its material aspects must
shine brighter and brighter with
the rolling of the years while the
fact that he developed the marry
ing habit is relatively unimpor-i
tant,
we must remember. anyhow,
that polygamy is ar economic IN
stitution, the han6m alden OF
human. slavery, and that botn
institutions developed and grew IN
that age when the world was
young and men dwelt in the open
spaces, unconsciously laying the
foundations for the more highly!
refined civilization to follow.
Genera tions ahead of his timoj
in matters of cooperative effort
Brigham Young was, of course
centuries behind mother IratterA
including his idea Of the literal
inspiration OF the scriptures.
In literary development the
Latter Day Saints ave much to,
be desired. as may be realized
from perusal of "The Book Of
Mormon translated by joseph
Smith and the Angel Moroni,
whose majestic figure adorns the
topmost sptre of the Temple.
When S. L. Shines
Butsyou can't expect much from
angels content with such a name
as ..Moroni, - and anyhow. modern
criticism of the Bible was in a
very crude state in 1927, when
Joseph had the date with his an
Se1ic friend.
But when 1t comes to architec-
ture, the Latter Day Saints relied
on their own efforts without the
cooperation OF angels, and the
results are splendid beyond cavll.
The Mormon Temple. started
long before the Pacific Railroad
was even thought Of and not I'm
ished until 1893. Is one of the
finest religious buildings in the
world. 1T is 1861 feet long 30
feet wide 222 feet to the top Of
the tallest of the six spires, and is
built entirely of Utah granite at a
cost said to be in excess OF
S4.OO0,0O0, although, as much OF
the work was donatec. no one
knows the actual cost.
i3 No gentle has ever been per
mitted to enter the tempe. The
idea Is an excellenteone. It was
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