| Show UTAH ITS its COUNTRY CLIMATE productions MINERALS RELIGION PEOPLE AND POLITICS correspondence louisville post OGDEN UI utan UTAH tarr tair august 21 my former letter was confined to the educational and political view of this territory now other aspects will he be presented utah ged graphically geographically is situated between 36 and 47 degrees of north latitude and and degrees of west longitude and except an oblong square of 60 by miles from its northeast corner included in wyoming territory i ia a L of b by woo 00 m miles lles iles and aa as it is contains equale miles or more than twice the tte tie territory of ren Nen kentucky tucky and embracing the climatic variety of five degrees of both latitude and lougi longitude tude this variety of climate is further enhanced by its numerous elevations of buttes and mountains and the depression of its many valleys surrounded as these are by high mountain peaks clad with snow ten out of the twelve months of the year and some perpetually giving delightfully light fully cool and refreshing ref refreshing nights whilst the days especially in tn july and august are quite warm the great said bait lake with its mean meau length of over miles milea and bread breadth th of 40 miles bisected as it is from end to end with large moun ganeous islands and water six times more saline than the oceans has a great modifying influence over the climate of its great basin or valley so that a although though I 1 its Ls basis is of much greater altitude than either kentucky or tennessee yet the climate is both more regular and milder not having the biame extremes of leat heat and cold whilst its mean temperature is lower than that of Ien len kentucky tucky lying as it does between 40 and 42 degrees of north latti tude yet its winters are as mild as those of tennessee i salt lake city in latti tude 40 deg 30 min has a mean temperature of 52 degrees whilst louisville in latti tude a tittle little little littie north of 38 deg has a mean temperature of 66 56 deg and nashville in latti tude 36 deg has a mean temperature of 58 deg now this 6 deg difference between salt bait lake city and nashville is made up by the mild summers and cool nights therein there are numerous fresh water lakes in the terri terni territory torys all influencing more or less the climate from may to october rains are few and light without much lightning or thunder bo so there are many more days suitable for work here than east of the the valleys when irrigated are exceedingly productive yielding annually twenty to seventy five bushels of wheat or barley and oats and rye accordingly and from three to ten tons of hay bay per acre the lucern or california alfalfa a variety of the clover pro duces from three to four crops of from one to three tons per acre annually at this writing the third crop for thia season is being harvested Vegetable vegetables a common to mild climates gro grow in great profusion here and it produces fruits equal to the most moat favored regi regions 0 ns of the tiie continent such 7 as apricots plums pears peaches apples and the small fruits grapes etc minerals of all kinds including lead silver gold iron sund and coal are found in and along nearly all the mountain ranges but are still in an exceedingly imperfect state of development considering the variety and excellence cel lence of climate superior agrical agri cul tural and grazing razing capacity extensive and nich rich mineral deposits utah contains more natural wealth than perhaps any other square miles on the continent in 1870 isto it had miles of railroads in operation since this has been doubled its population by the census of 1880 was a fraction traction under hence it is quite perceptible that there is yet ample room and opportunity for many more here its people are orderly and law abiding frugal and friendly toward all who treat them respectfully and observe their rients except some of them will engage in a little too much marrying predicating this however upon the recognized habits of the old fat fatt ners lers in israel from abraham domn down through many generations and indeed until the times of the crucifixion cial claiming min g that one of the apostolic churche churches s indulged in this luxury without condemnation of or remonstrance by the nazarene they arenow are however everl sensitive as to their religion which they have espoused with an earnestness zeal and devotion not excelled by any other class of wor shippers their church organization is founded on the revelations as found in the bible new testament book of mormon and book of doctrine and covenants this latter as delivered to their prophets seers and beginning with joseph smith their first prophet and founder of their faith their organization has much inherent strength beginning with the head or highest ti descending through its various gradations dat ions order Is preserved froma common center to the circumference all around the first presidency or supreme church tribunal consists of a fres pres president now john taylor and his hia two counselors hon george Q cannon the da delegate in congress and joseph josoph P F smith a nephew of the prophet joseph smith next com esthe be quorum of twelve apostles selected from their most moat sagacious solid men of character for wisdom sobriety mom morality lity firmness and devotion and these are selected from the various sections of the territory of the church and not only fill nil the places of apostles spiritually but in all financial matters pertaining inato to the church they act as a board aboard of directors for a bank the church territory is divided into stakes of zion a stake is generally but not always formed of a count county yand and these stakes are again partitioned into wards each stake has a presidency cycon consisting of a president and two counselors and has also a grand concil consisting of twelve eiders eldera selected because of their character for probity and intelligence and over each ward there is a bishop with his two counselors and then there are at least two teachers to every congregation gre gation the church has also a grand council of twelve elders men of like character which sits at the head or center stake at salt balt lake rake city the teachers and bishops and their counselors must at least be of the priesthood and the others of the priesthood besides these there are the seventies and numerous other elders all belonging to the last named order of priests it is a cardinal principle with the mormons cormons Mor mons as taught in the bible that one brother should not go to law with another but that all matters of difference and all controversies should be settled within the church hence this regular gular rt gradation of church church tribunals t first the teachers in the congregation gre gation second bishops courts third appeal to the grand council of the stake and then to the grand council of the church in the meantime the presidency of the stake or the supreme presidency of the church may reconcile matters and restore harmony and good fellowship low ship but ih the h humblest lay member may arraign the most exalted om cial elal of the church before some one of 0 f these church tribunals and have his grievances I 1 inquired into and adjudicated judica ted the wisdom of this strength and unity becomes the more apparent opp arent as its working woding la is the more clearly observed and this maybe may be said of the financial and political a aspect ct of the institution when a seo sec county anty or territorial election is to come on it is made the he t duty of the bishop of each ward to ascertain the public sentiment of his people and ane presidency of the stake bishops and their coun and the elders hold what is called a priesthood meeting at which the favorites of tile the people for the various offices are ascertained as far as practicable and selections for the various offices are made to be presented to a county convention to consist of such delegates as each ward may select each ward having a given number of votes voles according to numbers this county convention meets at the appointed tirre and designated place in public consultation as ns other conventions are held by other people and in a very large ma bority of cases it nominates the iek lek tiek ick et before selected at the priesthood meeting for if the bishops and elders have bave diligently ascertained the wishes of their several wards this tacket is the true reflex of the peopled peoples senti benti sentiments menta sometimes however they make a mistake and then the convention overrules the priesthood recommendation as was wag recently the case in one of the stakes stages for the office of sheri sheriff fl and over the 0 opposition of the presidency of the stake the convention nominated dominated the peopled peoples favorite and he was elected these instances are referred to for the purpose of showing that the masses are and must be consulted no matter what the machinery employed and this fully explains why the tickets selected by the priesthood meetings are so generah ly adopted and elected without complaint it is because the bishops are generally diligent and faithful in ascertaining the wishes of his people and the priesthood are careful to respond to the public sentiment of the people else their recommendation will be overruled in the county convention now whilst this machinery is a mighty lever in keeping the malo majo rity intact and available suppressing discord and discontents contents dis and preventing divisions divi divis Bione lones iones its wisdom and strength must be admitted by all fair minded and candid men political machinery whereby the majo bority will tell at the polls is not only approved but practiced practised by all people having political rights and universally advocated by party that has the majority to say fay that the marmon people are governed by their priests in the selection of their officer rf be betrays tras tray either elther an ignorance of the workings of their machinery or a misrepresentation of them for as la Is seen the priests are governed by what they believe the sentiments of their people demand and this is the true reason why the masses are content and why all the denunciation of the press and pulpit and rostrum make such buch little impression and head innovation upon what they please to term the power and influence of the priesthood for in reality I 1 it t is bu but t th the e power and inal influence bence of the RESIDENT GENTILE GENUINE |
