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Show THE CITY OF ZION. An llllnnla Vl.ltor ctoea Into Rapture. Over Our lleaullfut City. James L. Neff, of Freoport, Ills., who 1 recently visited his brother, J. W. Neff, in this city, has a letter in the last issue of tho Freeport Journal, about tho city of tho saints, from which we niako tho following extracts: My Dkah Gknkhai.: When saying good byo to you some two weeks ago I promised, nt your request, to write you brielly upon my arrival here. It would not be surprising if even "auld acquaintance acquain-tance should be forgot" in tho delightful delight-ful sunshine, even temperature and bracing atmosphere of this, the famous city of the "Latter Day Saints." Since my visit here in May last, Salt Lake City has undergone a wonderful transformation. trans-formation. In every direction splendid blocks of buildings and fine residences, beautiful in design and of modern construction are approaching completion. com-pletion. It is estimated that more than eight millions of dollars have gone into structures of this kind during the j present summer. Nearly all of this; capital so expended belongs to local people. An average arrival of twenty car loads of lumber per day, I am told, comes far short of meeting the demand for that essential commodity in Ibis time of building nctivfty. Tho lumber dealers association here report their sales up to tho present time this year at over thrte million live hundred thousand thous-and dollars in value, and this amount does not include that brought in by the several railway companies for their own use. They have now in successful and profitable operation forty miles of probably pro-bably tho best constructed and linest equipped svstem of electric railway in the United States. Street paving, a water supply and other essentials of a growing and prosperous city of .Vi.OOO inhabitants, are receiving careful attention atten-tion at the hands of the new Liberal mayor aud city council. In this they have the hearty support and co-opcra-iion of tho i'eople's party (Mormon). Social and commercial affairs have already taken on a harmonious and progressive aspect. Allow me hero to correct a sometimes erroneous impression impres-sion in regard to the social and business busi-ness relations of the people, (icntilo and Mormon the Liberal and People's party join hands in all matters tending tend-ing to elevate and improve the condition condi-tion of tho people, and to advance the prosperity of the city. Centiles and Mormons commingio iu society, and there is little foeling of seclu.ion by either class. Utah is unusually rich in agricultural and mineral resources. There are fourteen banks here, with a combined capital of J'J.WoO.ODO. George Miinncaine here with mo and he is so much plpased with the place that he still remains. He purposes making a trip to Washington and Oregon. Ore-gon. 1 would not be surprised, however, how-ever, if he retraced his steps and lin-ally lin-ally planted his tiag near tho Mormon temple. |