Show I II I k kIn In their statistical report to the secretary of the Interior in 1887 the majority ot of the Utah commission commis- commis slon sion showed that the non Mor mons owned within a fraction of 2561 per dent ent ot of the property IT in inthe the territory the Mormons own owning Ins per cent assuming that all the remaining 1 property the railrOads belonged to This however was Wils not the tact fact as there was a considerable amount of property property prop prop- erty belonging to non Mormons in inthe inthe the different counties which could not be Identified asto s to ownership The railroads represent sent within a fraction of af 1432 per cent and th they y were owned by non Mormons ion except a minority Interest in the Utah Central and another small road Figures from the census the first one taken In the territory In 1850 showed a population of the census of 1860 showed a 11 gratifying Increase the the census of 1870 ran the number to and the last one taken th then n that of 1880 showed The gains shown were something remark remarkable ble that from 1850 to 1860 was or per cent that from 1860 to 1870 was or r per cent or 1150 fol foi every 1000 of population from 1870 to 1880 was 66 per cent or for every 1000 population It was shown by bythe the census that the total gain from 1870 to 1880 was 23 pel cent greater than the total Increase from 1860 to 1870 the sam lam relative gain from 1880 to 1887 would be 22 percent per percent cent greater than from 1870 to 1880 and 43 per cent greater than from 1860 to 1870 or a population in 1887 of The figures disclose that the people wanted to come to Utah to live The report then continues The prosperity of the past seven seven years has been equal to that of any former for for- fleer mer period In the history of the tar ter- the leading towns and cities arid and many of the smaller communities show a gratifying and steady growth while In the more remote counties the settlements have been gradually creeping to pla es formerly formerly for for- merly the habitat of wild animals and the hunting grounds of the Indians In- In supposed to be too desolate for habitation Emery county had but two organized organized or- or precincts In 1880 Plate Plute county in 1880 had eleven In 1887 there Is every reason to Jalm that the same relative rela- rela tive gain s been maintained and that Utah by 1887 had a population of at least leat people which were diVided Into t tWo o elements Mormon and nd non On On April I 1 1887 the total Mormon Mor- Mor neon mon population In the territories O ot Utah Idaho Arizona Wyoming and New Mexico and the states of Nevada evada and Colorado was officially classed and ranked as fOllows Three first presidents eleven apostles sixty five patriarchs patri- patri arabs archs seventies high priests elders 2423 priests 2497 teachers deacons and 81 members the total officers and members children under 8 years of age Grand total of souls In the territory of Utah the total number of officers officers cers and members and children under under un- un der 8 years of age was was' Children are baptized at the age of 8 and received as members In the making of the settlements with but few tew exceptions they were located d In the agricultural l belt At first the settlers experienced many of the hardships incident to pioneer pio- pio pioneer neer life but they met them cheerfully cheerfully cheer cheer- fully and were delighted with the prospect before them They had come to a glorious valley to locate and ond build up UI Zion and as they believe be- be lieve where they could practice undisturbed says the report by human laws the peculiar teachings of their religious faith They found a fertile soil formed by denudations from the mountains which has always from Crone the day it was first disturbed by the the plowshare been bountiful In its yield ld and the declivities of the mountains covered coy coy- ered with wild wheat furnished rich pasturage to their cattle They also found a climate climate cli- cli mate not surpassed by that of any portion ot of the countr country where the rays of the summer sun un are tempered tern tem b by the cool breezes from the canyons and the severity of the winter is softened by the mountains moan moun- shelter r the valleys These beautiful valleys are are C now dotted with thriving settlements I and leave have the appearance of a vat vast I garden watered from an infinite number of Irrigating canals the re- re tilts or of the industry of the people These settlements have organized organized organ organ- into wards these wards Into stakes of Zion t |