| Show ANTI MORMON REFUTED LAKE laae CITY january 31 81 1891 to aleura caben pembroke and donnellan committee the articles you submitted to me which have appeared in the recent issue of the illustrated journal printed in new york and chicago are announced by that journal durnill to be the reply of the brinon mormon people to that portion of the last arst message of the president of the united states referring to the utah affairs they are plausibly written and calculated to create a widespread impression that the mormon people are about to breakout break out into open rebellion and that life and property are in danger in utah these articles will therefore have an injurious effect on the prospect and welfare of our territory in my official report to the secretary of the interior for 1889 1 I said among other oher things concerning our territory the climate is material resources are unlimited and life and property are perfectly tafe afe 11 I 1 considered that statement true at that time anal and have sh that it was and still is in true in 1890 in a like report I 1 took occasion to speak of the resources and developments of the territory and to predict an era of great prosperity and the continuing prosperity of the territory justifies all that I 1 nave have said there is no part of the union in which life and property are safer than in utah and there is not the least danger of any civil commotion or resort to violent conflict I 1 join with you and all good citizens in protesting the justice injustice in done doleto to the people by the publication of the articles referred to ARTHUR arthun L THOMAS governor of utah utah we fully concur in the above ELIJAH SELLS secretary of utah C S ZB ochief chief justice JOHN A BLACKBURN justice JAMES A justice EL H PARSONS U S marshal ELLSWORTH U S surveyor general for utah FRANK D HOBBS register united states land office HOYT JR receiver united states land office BOLIVAR ROBERTS territorial treasurer arthun PRATT territorial auditor of accounts GEOROE M SCOTT mayor of salt lake city L 0 KARRICK H PEMBROKE city council committee committee from our observation we are satisfied that thereto there is not the slightest prospect of a collision between any portion of the people aple of utah and the united states ahe the laws are thoroughly enforced life and property are as safe here as elsewhere and an era of prosperity seems to have begun began which promises much for the future ALVIN JNO A R 8 ROBERTSON members of the utah commission SALT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE by J T donnellan acting president SALT lakic LAKE REAL ESTATE EX CHANGEt B by C H LETT president SALT LAKE STOCK EXCHANGE by R C CHAMBERS president Preside nL |
