Show mee ile ce tj I 1 it tel IV 2 r zanta and mormon aa k trails apin in public eye 1 BY JOHN DIC INSON SHERMAN ei ill sixty at th can gr ess by at ting to enact legislation 4 eb the oregon trail Z at ard up the liveliest t of wriest controversy in the dorith 4 wisa f ram st bouts louts west to aa s arand it tai to the C dia ISO this would 1 a effect be a de declaration elrate by the united states state gera government merit that thai the oregon trall trail he has a national tion I 1 importance beyond that of into the sacta fe trall trail the mom mormon 1 I m rail I 1 th the overland trail or any other hi historic trail to say nothing ot of modern roada mad 1 lelce fit th I 1 hicie highway and the controversy has haa developed all sons of complications states baat waat at to know what buthorn on ty ly C congre a greas aa be hag to chung the designation ot at roada mad aa already 4 named by them city Is fighting city for place on the oregon trail both from m sentiment the gon thed and nd from desire for financial advantage d to g thara ram re many disputes disputed a as to historical fern fact the th dource sea ree beoka of western history neam on to 1 contradict 0 booke one cam another in many cases bud and the oldest idest of ald the of old timers to are are by the ears cam and of course trail I 1 is fighting trail with all the others moie come or less leaa combined blu blued get the tha oregon trail congress seems to h have been a bit indifferent at as aa to historical accuracy no an long lang a 6 X fed federal at aid highway I 1 waa as bel selected cac naturally at y this his does not gle ghe no universal of satisfaction list uta utah h for example does not act baut it to have it ita me mormon trail wiped out OIL the overload overland trail haa beg its if champions chample ale a among am 9 d descendants ata of the forty albera a and the contributors of many say 11 it to the building and maintenance metal of the lincoln highway high w y BB as a memorial to abi abiam lincoln 1 1 7 object to the loss less of hundreds hun dreda of allea he of 1 improved peeved and ad marked roadway the annta santa pa fe trail oldest ideal of the them all 11 has haa ft place in the can controversy t Y be because it 1 Is the parent trail I 1 from kansas city to gardner rao rinal it cornea comes to ph public ile attention on an it ita own account through the f fact or that council connall grove kan Is to celebrate its centennial august angust 10 A bun dred annual rings have swelled cited the girth of hta the dardr council oak patriarch ot it C council it on grove since the council under der it its shade had secured peaceful passage from the poems and ad the oge but put cot the Coman chea for or the palo pale face eager to so trade with mith the spaniards spaniard at beat santa F fe th the senate it passed a bill IS S 2053 deal designating R site th the oregon trail after several event cities I 1 in idaho oregon grego and VI al hington had bad been added by amendments an cuts in committee it we ans introduced by senator U heno hehe has preamble bud and roust oat have been bee cam carel eagly sly drawn since La lalands Lar amle rands Is designated instead of if fort carande I 1 evidently vi denti with the idea that they are the same mue plant place in the house fleere she tatios addison T smith of adb adano introduced st a bill H R later he ha introduced joint r resolution sale 23 and still later joint resolution which contains additional cities th the full fall text of joint resolution la follows fallen W the old id ore oregon trail which t or river point and it tr traversed mid halt ft I 1 conin conill in ad was 1110 rauie over which the or at at dmd weve id seems went 11 1141 and ad bacod d the country to th a united shed ac graj and over which asu tor for muc many years bm be home kirs ad in vir ib u 1 are went 1 an fand I 1 4 mada ad a area line tit t territory it out at of at what IY I Y w due and wh the tha orson country on at th time con 1 I isted ted or of all 11 that t critor b bewen tha of th aback and ad th taft of I 1 iho af oc ocean nd ad the th If lorms oil nd ad w I 1 bi it ad r I 1 IS iby 1 91 ad the th Us united I 1 td state and ad wh who late or all almo arki bottled by it clr aird of at 1341 wh when cpr IV I 1 bill aly I 1 air I 1 ih 4 mn a nd women faced me th of 1 the I 1 aben I 1 nd ad I 1 he dt to C arv rv out ivr w homi I 1 in its oregon country nd lal it territory ari 1 and 0 th by ic th he wy Z fand ad were b rid J sv S v in me old irs 4 where he 1111 lies set id e t t mr and ad mothr me b ahli to dorfo seat pot 1 IA to athla cou country and where the th old 0 trail we WAB niora or IIII 1111 I ft attl I 1 led fard I 1 greater cux ch allanR una to L urage or ln I 1 t co mu dally faced death without ali M ael I I 1 ot war the tha 0 of bruni I 1 or it clr f n be nd it d ft vs vait milra m I 1 to th in united id nd I 1 evl he long bi iotti nd it th in youth of 1 our or 1 and 4 hav not t isar li arneil if the th b bi barolo I self ir at 1 X intrepid m 1 I we who did 14 so 0 o on tor for am america nd shirer abe ill in 11 that it till the ali world m inet bi Y nry let b be in 1 bi kad 4 1 iti 1 it bo be sc kept it alev for all act time and ad in I 1 I 1 1 to hw how to tha be w world 4 that tha american voi imra t an 0 or a and d d do 61 dindl de them as it Is 2 ma I 1 Z ay I 1 s ay oy rd b by in the bebak and 4 houat a a of 11 be repart Is of 1 the th united state of 1 1 11 1 C I 1 la co con bre bled that th the highway extending lush from led in dep undone de it mo sea and f from cc council 11 blur bluff I 1 low to m ore cire nail 4 1 to W wh wa a M sn to tha state of 9 MI BOurl I 1 karraa W wyoming idea idaho org oregon and ad anil d varl larl ash SI oely kw 11 the th me rond roa the th emigrant read nd ad tb he 0 oregon trail and ad comodi coinciding ir near r may be b with I 1 he yan Y t m of 1 ederae ald id highways highway through ald aid at 1 liall h after fter be b kw known as a th old oregon trail theold bimi B imi 1 2 th that the I 1 road harl 40 delena grated td as ai th ta old oreon oregon trail hall follow I 1 ai cloray I 1 IS as aa n and a to topographic phio conditions will 1111 erell tb by be be plon pioneers sell in their jon Ys w westward wet cd to t the he oregon 1 country huntr over I 1 ald a trail iran and hall attend through canair city 1 in I the state staf adall 2 of t kanbar city 1 gardner do I 1 lawrenc Lw wr T to ak R loo ivill and ad frankfort Frank lort 1 la the th state stata of at K knea thrush hebron grand d wood island coccim with wath th a road rd from C council cil blui blue thrush through omaha fria at and n d Colu rabin and d than through karn kairney Ka arney north V I 1 it I 1 I 1 len berard bayard and I 1 in th ett att of N break braska the thonon through torrington r fort Lar arala min az does cousler r aai moody oa gan KAB Us on gran ber and ad I 1 in I 1 th n I 1 sanf is of wyoming rehi theno MI through TI 1 soda I imm pocatello F fall bull burlay TI twin pall fail buhl in an yr ferry se mountain ISI belr N nampa go Cald 4 wa wolli 1 11 thena as I a via 14 1 and a vj farma v adah idaho and d 01 0 ontario 1 ole of 1 w 1 the state of cidh M be baker lk ie or orange Fr fraet Perd alt leton and along tha comich columbia be river alvor ehrl gh th baua hood 4 alvr 1 rho P portland to bad barald in the th state star of at dragon then through vancouver C uv and aad on an to Olymp I 1 la 1 in th stat 81 of W affat th the hem limi ings hig by the houst boube committee on roada ad on these anil and house do documents C were scaly forlai laa affairs affair no in less than for fourteen tati made ads arguments pro mad and con and ad the end it I 1 out bot yet th mandatory language of the act bud anil me iha joint resolution raised the question 1 con call freaa six iss trying to remke remake history the at attitude tude of th the time proa was wai shown to be substantially this they do not wish to belittle the bist historical super importance the of any other trail but they bey claim an name for the oregon trail because it and its in pioneers pion eera gave the nation oregon Weal washington druit idaho and parts of wyoming bud and montana gh chere tore fore they think that the th oregon trail in relation to our national growth stands foods separate bud anil apart from all other trails and ad that it he has peculiar and historical significance entitling it to special recognition by congress congre aa suppose the file oregon trail A designated Is his torl tori cally lly in incorrect carmet in places as ai was shown by the cons cona what of it itt ask the pros pro ilear I 1 if alve elmer 0 lath Leathen od of at utah showed that the mormon memo trail in nebraska we wa on an the be north earth side aide of the north PI and ad the he ore oregon a T trail 11 on the south aid bade of that liver yet yat the degi designation tn proposed would put pat the 0 oregon age trail on the tji north side and wipe out a a long of af the he th mormon trail mr me leatherwood Is in not at a m mot I 1 num mon his great grandfather leatherwood Leat berwood ten traveled led the W wilderness I 1 ider am read bond hard on 4 daniel bonn boones foot fact steps he be himself was born III IB ohio suit and was educated at the university of wisconsin and went want to salt lake city in 1801 1901 to practice law alt all utah you yen see am line ha a sentimental interest in the bearre trail bud and its pioneers pion eera who made mad a late tat out of a desert incidentally mr me Len leatherwood therwood introduced ina trod a map prepared pre by the historians historian a office of the mormon church and la in connection with it a portion particle of if the historical record vol LX 1890 ft document not net readily accessible to til ht sellers this contained among other things diary setting forth in detail the nomen movements notte do day by day of if the he mormon expedition of 1847 under brigham young which founded salt lake city mors more power dower to the controversy long nifty may it rage to th the increase or of internet Inter cut among g it the P people PI in the fascinating history of at the west and ad th the establishment of ft its history on an fa centra fact for it opens pa up the whole history of the ariew mississippi territory which Is in closely linked by chain ahead of at cauca slid effect here hen Is a helpful chronology 1641 coronado 0 area bat of it sol cor amun sao joau 0 o as FI 1763 I 1 llalon me by rao i to be spill seat s l ns as dippi territory ait covery of 1 a PC be bar end nd 11 horent of 1 CIffo raca bout sir by both it at ana 01 diego 1 if 6 alc lm id aaa 1 for bor bartend sued 1719 C cook 1410 bud a by bay company I 1 1781 north wet west seemy or oralia aga alid d b by im tur lr ard of if 1 montrell ill 1811 case of 1 H B C and ad bribe tre fe 1681 f lysall shan 11 valley for prea 1 IT 10 C canada d P to aa cu imi IT french t found d 8 t loul 1 floo 1100 01 0 1 adu lisull to pl fenc ltv bulur ui u I discover strait late 1110 operation op rations ta louth out to ban afen fer by 71 revolution 1771 1712 clark capture at northwest territory IT 11 V ati sit 1 oma as west boundary of f H colm columbi bi J to apt I 1 robert orr gray of B botton tia and m columbia pit alvr 1101 1803 III from arc 1104 OS 0 lawt and 6 clr clark n and ms of 9 fur fee ind I 1 1801 P alk explore all or texas SI aaton to forma A fu fur I 1 company fail 1111 I 1 found dmd 11 by and ad as I 1 0 oad rest hunt so KOI I 1 is 1811 1 iw I w war with england isis 1111 ajtora 1 I amohr a bubly ua 1 old to north W wt mi reany talk hit battle of if hew w 01 balk balaci attempt of at british to III or M vly 1118 aart and it great at burhan to so joint at occupancy cout Y of at ora oregon 1 territory 1811 1833 monroa monro pr hiar monroa dealt with felti rel relation ti in one to tory of if isa B I 1 t h dd ad rose RuB ltD he 1831 1991 santa V P trail opera trade with frith MISS mexlon se such ha we won I 1 in pubic pm bic 1828 alft 1 I I settlement it at Altel fil I 1 1834 lal Math Mth odlat dit ind and ron cath ollo f dd 1 la oreon territory b by L S lid D bmat 1841 rid 14 of at rt atzl wh to theta D 0 1811 1848 etc is I 1 in over oregon TIL T IL port part acid h hh d as thet drat hotel ork vm ou outvote t it arlt ahr nd ad ocal adopt 11 I 1 t 44 fifty lour four forty or fight victorious lease 1 la pid P id at I 1 of P polk ilk 1111 clay 1844 om or bi croaa fon I 1 treaty a exe north llo at t 4 1 I 0 oregon io I o 1 niad I I 1 in isaa an nd d tat la SS 1851 61 3 froat at to 0 ISIS teia I 1 to union 1844 we wr with mexico ile and nd IC occupation of 71 nw new MI mexico ad alt cubat for fornek ISIS 1849 da r 0 of rold in california let tf admitted to utica union I 1 in Is I 1 ll 11 ov land I 1 stay line fis a pony lia 18 ia I 1 I 1 it ud u pom plated d cormona ea I 1 leiv alme so for Sf rib T mur I 1 found as salt 11 lilt 11 1 utah admitted 41 d to union gm the beginning of if the winning of the west Is clarks conquest of at the northwest Nor thweat territory tn in the revolution for that go gave I 1 a the colman Col onlea the mississippi as their western boundary that in turn sam bm brought about the louisiana furchess Fur baHO chass III the spring of 1804 from the american alda oil of the mississippi 11 L lewalt 1 anil ad clark watched the red 4 ml ad yellow of spain come came down in st louis the tricolor of france go up tip and ad com coma sowa doad ani the th Is red white and blue of america go up to stay in instantly t antly MOY were oft for the pa pacific to am what we had bought two too yea yean later they returned IS u if from the dead thereupon beg began the forty yeara of I 1 the he american fur frado which explored the tb W hegt oat a and ad maddt ad inevitable the march of the american A people the continent and frome from where old glory went want up to tay th the american pioneer plo neeri went forth by various trail for various purposes aeB the santa am fe trail wu 5 tor for trade with file spaniard the th oregon trail L woj was worn seem by a migration of hom ask the mornion MOM trail ended in an asylum frono from pari mcm kioh be became uwe of reli religion atom from one am viewpoint from another bee of alien Us and ad inimical infinite solidarity oll darity consider the th consequences of the ifune annta sea pe trail it led to the acquisition of texada the ile mex mas lean can war and the occupation of california the discovery of gold started the ruah mab of the tha party forty nine over ever the overland trail with suit salt lake city ss as the alf wa way place it mad ad calif a state over night followed the overland couch coach the p pony on y express rod and the driving of the tha golden splice W when has the th re rall road rond met coet at ogden ogdan today the american people are ace on automobile cd on afi higby hig hy where when once 1 mn t these hes wi 1 mesa trails E every 7 historic aloric lil pot pat should be marked N nation tion state and city should et vie 1 la settle setting up 9 so lo the trapp cru tr ads adera P Z explorers won and Vice sem who gave m this she w heritage |