Show LETTER FROM independence items if DM nem from a I independence missouri may 22 1887 editor deseret news this country is booming boo mim everybody owning real estate is becoming rich land lana around here that one and two years ago sold from 50 to per acre Is now selling from to per acre many farms in the suburbs of independence have been bought up at enormous prices and ca cut up into streets lots aad parks street railways have been projected in eve every ry redirection direction and tle lots are put pat on en the market at f ibm five to fifty and seventy five dollars per foot speculators have made their HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of dollars in r six months bori work of every description is abundant aud good wages are paid it looks like we are really to have a large and flourishing ing city here I 1 dont see why we should not it is the most beautiful place in america it ought to be the capital being so centrally located it may be some da day lite the prospects for an abundant harvest are most flattering fruit of all kids is in plentiful wheat is nearly all in head and looks well and everything hang so far seems to be especially pec evely ally y favorable for the farmer this season still we find grumblers grumbl ers who dont appreciate good times till they enter real hard times 11 the josephites are building quite an expensive cathedral as near the temple lot as possible oust just across the street the Hedric kites or followers of hedrick who are very small in numbers though foit fortunate enough to claim possession of the temple lot are erecting a small frame structure on one corner comer of ULU historic spot just opposite the josephite Joseph itell site these with the large hall erected by the salvation ArDay add three houses bouses of worship to the already well supplied town of seven thousand inhabitants I 1 su suppose pose some of your readers have seen the e latest publication of DAVID WHITMER THE WITNESS he makes some startling statements in ia regard to the revelations of joseph smith charging him with bein being a fallen prophet and accusing him oll of crime or rather transgression still he be speaks of his bis Whit mers ordination under etbel abe hand band of the seer beer the theory of joseph smiths being a transgressor and that part of his bis reve are spurious while part are genuinely inels pining gaining considerable ground in the midst of the josephite Joseph itell organization iza tion and I 1 will not be at all surprised to see the time come when it ill be the pol policy act ind of that body to lust just select what suits it t and call it the word of god and what does not suit salt call the word of the devil such Is the condition prof professed e ased believers in joseph smith are coming to under the leadership of his son more anon B H |