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Show TRUT H THAT BRIGHAM CITY RUMPU8. . Periodically the newspapers have for some months been devoting considerable space to the dance hall rumpus at Brigham City, in which the Mormon church has been made to figSo much irrelevure conspicuously. ant and foreign matter has been introduced Into the; controversy that it is rather difficult for the ordinary reader to understand what it is all The about and what precipitated it. facts as gleaned by Truth, stated briefly, are that some few years ago Mr. Clawson, the then president of the church stake, arranged on behalf of the four ecclesiastical wards of Brigham City, for the purchase of a small opera house !for the sum of The people of three of the $4000. wards were afraid they could not pay their proportion of the purchase price, but the Third ward' was more sanguine and completed the purchase on its own account, giving the other wards the option to come in at sqme future time if they so desired, The church which they finally did. members and adherents generally contributed to the purchase fund, and took a deep interest iin the success of The opera house was the venture. used for concerts, theatrical performances, balls, church' fairs and the like. Chris Christensen was the leader of the orchestra and very competent in all respects. His orchestra was quite The church, peolarge and efficient. of owners the the building,' howple,' more ever, thought that money was on the orchestra than being expended the. general financial condition of the opera house venture, warrantee. The controversy between', the owners and the orchestra became very heated and finally the leader; Mr. Christensen and his friends withdrew, organized a stock company to which numbers, of citizens subscribed, and built a new President hall at a cost of $15,000. of the Stake Kelly, W.ho succeeded Mr. Clawson, and Bishop. Stohl, being instrumental in the purchase of the old opera house and having .advised the people to subscribe rto the purchase fund, declined to have anything to do with the new venture when invited to subscribe for stock believing that it would not be justice to those who had already invested in the old opera house for him to become financially interested in a rival concern. President Kelly, Bishop .'tohl and other church leaders deny ''that they instituted, aided or abetted any boycott against the new Company or used church or other influence against it in any way. Their side of it is that they simply let them severely alone and attended strictly to their own business. The principal owners of the new concern, however, raised the cry that the church leaders in Brigham City were using their priestly influence to 'down them ' and' advising the people not to patronize the new amusement hall, . The . newspapers took it up in a sensational way and made the most ofit from a yellow journal standpoint. As a purely business proposition the wisdom of building, a $15,000. amusement house, in a town of 3000 inhabitants is very doubtful. It would require an extraordinary run of good luck to make it pay interest on the money invested. It may be that some "church influence, is. needed to nake .it a success. Iii last week's Truth, in a communi1 cation from Brigham City; it was " ' hat-- Nephi Anderson, was superin- ' . . - 7 self. Bishop Stohl was credited with VThey thought it had been supRAILROAD BUILDING COSTLY. making this arrangement. It ap- pressed. pears that these statements are entireWho suppressed it? Why New Construction has Practically erroneous. The facts are that Mr. The government. Anderson is superintendent of the ly Ceased. Thats the first I ever heard of it. county schools at a salary of $800 a And you live in Utah? N. Y, In answering the query why He obtained leave ot absence year. what I said. Thats Hie railroads of the country are not from the county commissioners and Are you acquainted ' with many this year building new lines or extenwent on the mission willingly, and Mormons? while he is away, Mr. Vance will take sions, or using as many steel rails and Lots of them. his place and draw the full salary atAre they all polygamists? bridge materials as last year, the prestached to the office. a small percentage. Only ident 'of an important system says: Truth has no interest for or against Who are the polygamists? The railroads are using pretty either side to these controversies and The older members of the church. no axe to grind in any way in the matAre there no young members with pearly a normal amount of rails and ter. It simply desires to present the plural wives? other material,' 'although tho total facts and as far as Truth has been None that I know of. does not nearly approximate that of able to ascertain the above are the Then the practice is dying out? the last three or four abnormal years. facts. The younger generation does not In the depression of 1893-9most o approve of polygamy and it is passing frf off the railroads cut equipment and It will soon A SAMPLE OF VERACITY. away of its own accord. be a thing of the past. construction and even maintenance Do you associate with Mormons? As many , citizens of Utah may be as much as possible and as one result Every day of my' life when I am of this there has been for three years traveling beyond the confines of the at home. states, a rule, of conduct might properHow do you get along with them? a tremendous struggle to get up with ly be laid down for their guidance .In the most pleasant manner. They the situation. This is suggested by the grievous er- attend to their business and I try to is my opinion that the railroads to. mine. attend rors already committed by those who of this country must face tho proposiWho are these preachers that are tion of larger operating oxpenses. have followed the tactics of the un- raising a muss? wise bird that befouled its own nest.' Fanatics looking for a sensation. There are at least three main facts to residents of Utah, when You have not hoard of any Catholic explain why this must bo so. First, being mixed up in this squab- the higher wage schedule; second, the raveling abroad, will probably regis-e- r priests have you? at seme reputable hotel.. As soon ble,Are the women of Utah in a de- congestion of traffic; third, the higher cost of materials. as the first reporter looks at the regis- graded condition? .You would not think so if you saw :.I have every reason to believe that ter and sees Salt Lake written there them. They are the handsomest, the railway traffic will keep up.: Tho he will send up his card and ask happiest and the freest women in the traffic now is ahead of equipment fafor an interview. The world. They can all vote. They can cilities on practically every imprtant citizen will notify the reporter that he all hold office and tliey can all aspire rpad in this country. ; Vail roads v to receive him. of to the four now For the the state, Truth suggovernorship years women which cannot said of the have been under tremendous pressure be gests the following line of talk:. east who of the live Rocky trying to keep equipment up to traffic anywhere 1 Yes, sir; I live in Utah. Mountains. requirements, but they have not been What about this public scandal 1 Truth prints the foregoing Interview able to do so. see in the newspapers? will be the as a sample of accuracy and patriotic This being an admitted fact most next question of the reporter. All those who contemplate people would think the present an opdecency. Have not heard of a public scan- traveling may provide themselves with portune time to build new roads. If dal. copies of this interview and when the t be present railroad systems. are .iBut you said you lived in Utah. reporters call they can hand them a nadequate to carry the traffic, .why I sam. what Thats prihteu slip containing the exact story. would not new lines pay and why are not of And you have heard the Or the clerk at the hotel can be fur- nbtmore new lines under construcscandal? nished with a number of the printed tion? What particular scandal do you re- interviews and give thenr'out as the ;.That can best be answered by. an fer to? actual experience. A railroad presisentiments of tho man from Utah. susTo the polygamous relations dent a short time since had a pro() It was to tained by some of the members of the EBER W. HALL, posed new line surveyed. rOn through an open country; of easy Mormon church. Undertaker and Licensed and with no costly excavations Do you call that a scandal? - grades, 110 Seoond West opSouth, fills. op. It is so considered. posit PnatnfRoi Tl 101S The survey was made and tho By whom? drawn for a gravel roadbed, oak the plans people. By tl&H rails. The estiand so Are the people How pleasant and happy he looks ignorant that was mate cost of $37,000 per. mile. He uses Castle they do not know of the existence of orihls way to work. is not built yet, and road That Cate or Clear Creek. polygamy in Utah? probably wont be built until, wages, cost of material, etc., are considerably loWer than they are now. If it is goto build a mile to cost $37,000 per ing an open country, nijje of road through what will it cost by the time terminals aqd equipments arc included, and liow call the road be used to make a profit on" the mile per cost. Boston News . 6 ' j , 'It ' - Well-meanin- g . well-meanin- g . . - . . . v . ... Bra-bajme- 85-pou- . Bureau. of $1200. .a.yearthat over bis 'protest ' he was sent' on a mission and that while he will be absent' he will . pay a deputy $600 a year for doing the 'work and pocket the other $600 him . -- . , -. ... IT o ; I Sacurltiss , Yielding six per cent, compounded twice a year, make an ideal.' Investment. They can be procured fntm ' 4b Co., investment Makers, Salt Lake City. The investor holds the security. We do the work. . Intsrsst-Bsarln- g . Mo-Gurrl- i . ' P. J. Si&rp ' Go&l lit . - - ' T- , - The Truth About Mount sfrial. Was Mount Sinai a volcano? Prof. Hermann Gunkel of Berlin answers in the affirmative. He bases his argument on various incidents set mt in the : Old Testament. Thus, Sodom a and. Gomoi rah. were destroyed-bln rain of fire and , ashes. Agajn. Exodus we are told that a black cloud hung over the mountain; thunder and old lightning appeared, and th tothem mountain stirred; Taking' gether, . the professor considers "that Slutl was an active volcano.;- Ipward which Moses led his people, .who. saw in the fury of an eruption the expr$q-sig- n of thq wrath of hqaveu. y YARD NO. 2. Sooth Del. 3rd ond 4th Weil. PHO.NK . - - 6o., OFFICE, 73 SOUTH MAIN STREET. TSLiPHONES TtS AND 430 YARD NO. 1. stat-fcd--- sal-:-ar- y. r. . . tendent. of the. public school s at a . 71-9- ring . - Cy mm. Twelfth ouih and Eleventh East r PHOMC APS. YARD N0. 3. State Between ISth nod 14th Booth 10S.. A- . -- - Street-TELEPHON- n' |