. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . The above cut represents the Mormon Co-operative Sign —called by the Gen-tiles the Bulls Eye. At the MormonConference, in the fall of 18i;8, all goodMormon merchants, manufacturers anddealers who desired the patronage of theMormon people, were directed to placethis sign upou their buildings in a conspic-uous place, that it might indicate to thepeople that they were sound in tho faith. The INIormou people were
. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . The above cut represents the Mormon Co-operative Sign —called by the Gen-tiles the Bulls Eye. At the MormonConference, in the fall of 18i;8, all goodMormon merchants, manufacturers anddealers who desired the patronage of theMormon people, were directed to placethis sign upou their buildings in a conspic-uous place, that it might indicate to thepeople that they were sound in tho faith. The INIormou people were also directedand warned not to purchase goods or inany manner deal witli those who refusedor did not; have the sign. Tt;e objectseemed to be only to deal with their ownpeople, to the exclusion of all others. The result of the>e measures on the partof the church was to force many whowere Gentiles or apostate Mormons tosacrifice their goods, and leave the Terri-tory for want of patronage. However, theorder was not very strictly enforced—orcomplied with yet many of these signsare to be seen in Salt Lake City and otherparts ofthe Territory on buildings occupiedby the faithful.
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