History of Utah, 1540-1886 - Brigham Young University

772 COMMERCE AND COMMUNICATION.
through Sevier county to Monroe, and from Toquer-
ville to the Kanab country in south-eastern Utah, to
Tintic, Cottonwood, and Bingham, and to Pioche and
other towns in south-eastern Nevada. In 1880 it
had been further extended to Paris, Idaho, to the
mining towns of Frisco, Silver City, and Alta, and
toward the south-east as far as Ordenville, touching
Arizona in its route. At this date there were 955
miles of pole line, 1,130 of wire, and 68 offices in operation.
The capital stock was held entirely by Mormons,
and though much of the route lay through a
sparsely settled country, where the expenses were out
of all proportion to the receipts, the enterprise was
self-supporting. 55
In 1882 there were 2,647 miles of telegraph and
600 of telephone wire, with 560 instruments in Utah, 56
and communication with the adjacent states and territories
was being rapidly pushed forward.
The people of the United States seem now determined
that polygamy shall be suppressed. During the
years 1885-7, fines and imprisonments were of constant
occurrence, and hundreds of heads of families
went into hiding. Some voluntarily came forward,
gave themselves up, and stood their trial. Whether
or not the system is destined thus to be wholly rooted
out, it is impossible to say. But in answer to the
1844, and together with his mother and sister settled at Nanvoo in 1S46,
remaining in that neighborhood after the expulsion until 1851, in which year
he arrived in Utah and was appointed to the general tithing-office. In 1832
he was sent on mission to Hindostan, where he labored for three years, principally
in Calcutta and Bombay, and was afterward employed as a missionary
in England. Returning to Utah in 1S57, he took an active part in promoting
the home industries of the territory; he was also travelling agent of the
church, assisted in emigration matters, temple building, the cooperative
movement, and was, in brief, one of Brigham'a most trustworthy agents.
00 In 1880 John Taylor was president, Dan. H. Wells vice-president, Jaa
Jack treasurer, and W. B. Dougall secretary, all of them being directors.
The other members of the board were John Sharp, F. Little, Ed. Hunter, H.
P. Kimball, and Geo. Reynolds. Musser having resigned the superin tendency
in 1S76, Dougall was appointed in his stead. Id. In 1878 the wires wera
laid to the houses of many bishops of wards throughout the territory. Conyer's
letters to Boston, Educ. Jour.
66 Contributor, iv. 1S2. For list of telegraph offices, see Utah Gazetteer,
1884, 269.