Show 1 ISO THE PIONEER MONUMENT i r Cornerstone Laid Yesterday With f Imposing Ceremonies i A MEMORABLE OCCASION i TITE EXERCISES WITNESSED BY TE XRCISES I AJST EirOESIOTJS CROWD p City and State Officials Present Addresses Ad-dresses by Governor Wells Mayor Glendinning Apostle franklin D Kichaids Belies Deposited by President Wilford Woodruff Singing by the Tabernacle Choir and Music by the K of P aDd f Beneath the tali gaunt derricks that loom up at the intersection of South Temple and Main streets where the huge piece of hewn granite was suspended sus-pended the corner stone of the forthcoming forth-coming monument to Brigham Young and the pioneers was laid yesterday with formal and impressive ceremonies I was the first fOI tate of the spirit of jubilation which now prevails throughout Utah and the enthusiasm of the crowd of 5000 which stood a packed multitude around the base of the monument showed that the significance sig-nificance of the occasion was realized and appreciated The gathering at the scene of the ceremonies began shortly after 5 oclock and the crowd had oclock swelled to a real concourse when two hours later Brigham Young with trowal in hand performed the last official act vhich completed the auspicious laying of the huge stone NOTABLES PRESENT Around the base of the pedestal stood many conspicuous and aged figures and whit and silvered heads were bard reverently as the ceremonies cere-monies hogan Venerable President Woodruff sat n a carnage near the foot of the expansive stone which was used as a platform Beside him were fAffi t gJ2 f PREST W3XFOKD WOODRUFF Presidents George Q Cannon President Presi-dent Loren Snow of the twelve apostles aged Hensen Walker one of the original pioneers Among the others who vverf within the railing J which kept ba < k the rest of the multitude multi-tude were Patriarch John Smith Apostle John Henry Smith Carl G Maesar Apostle F 11 l Lyman Hon T G Weblier Vposile Anton H Lund Bishop H C Claw son President A 1 Cannon Bishop W B Preston and Mrs Lucy B Young a surviving wife of the late president whose life and deeds were being commemorated Besides Be-sides these there v ere Apostle Franklin D Richards too orator of the day I Governor Heber l Wells Mayor Glen dinning and the ertire city council besides most of the city officials who attended the ceremonies in a body OFFICIALS ARRIVE Almost the first to arrive were the mayo and city officials who came in a line of carriages headed bv the Knights of Pythias band and a platoon t HATOB GIEJT uJm i Police A email 1 pil J accompanied h m carrying I largo fitg The n Ps were in ther nest nusal form and played several iinjni natnnai airs Cs the crowd I TK e Jd up Main street iWore stopping at the embryo ji > destal the arch w is made abound ti 1 temple square In the meantime Infessor Stephens and his < heir of picked voices arrived the professor tuk > ng a station in a hjrh pert of the d rriclcs with his sweet sinpirs ranged beneath him on the fast HOP i of the en losurfc l When John Sharp who did duty as rvasr i of ceremoai s ascended the ctone la form the crowd around the pedestal on ai aides was so dense that traffic Has Uirost suspended The crowd was orderly sad there were only occasional bursts of atvnlause as the oa + ors referred in floid enconiums 10 tae founder of 17 tan whose deeds were being celebrated THE ODE Te formal exercises began with anode an-ode on Brigham Young which was sung by Professor Stephens choir jottily accompanied oy the K of P land directed by Profiler Anton Pederstn The ode begins with the Peer n follow lag stirring lines Sbou forth his name till the hills and the mountains Catch the reecho it joyful ana loud Passing It on by the pinecircled fountains foun-tains Oer snowclad summits above to the louds r doc i love to the vales in their splendor lmdor Say how from deserts he made them appear t ap-pear Brishini the founder the leader the phophct Praise to hIs memory we ever hold dvr Refrain Brigham the founder the leader the pro het Praise to his memory we ever hold dear The dedicatory prayer was offered by President Lorenzo Snow and thr band and choir collaborated in render ins with vim and fervor the thnilin ine The national music of America natonal air was greeted with warm applause and when this had subsided Chairman Sharp Introduced the Hon Franklin D Kcharts who delivered the oration of follows the diy as folows Fellow Citizens of the State of Utah o Vh < nineteenth century prolific in scl i entaflc martels and famous for gigantic achievements has brought forth a grand I array of mighty men suitable to the age I m 4 and fitted for the work necessary to be I accomplished in the development and Vlsress of the human family Among I ij foremost of those notable ones was Brigham Young the pioneer the colonizer colon-izer the statesman the theologian the I master mind the evidences of whose towering tow-ering genius are visible to all beholders I In this western region AVe assemble to uaj to do him such justice and honor as lies within our power and the monument in silent bronze which Is to be erected on tms spot will b an expression of the Unspoken un-spoken sentiments of a grateful people who have been bencfitted by the works and counsels of that great leader Brigham Young was born June 1 1S01 at hlttlngham Wtndham county Vermont Ver-mont and was the son of John and Nab I bie Howe Young His father served in the revolutionary war and was by occupation occu-pation a farmer In the spring of 1KB Brigham moved to Mendon Monroe county in the state of New York In the spring o 1S30 he first saw a copy of the Book of Mormon and was impressed with its extraordinary character He subsequently investigated the principles of Mormonism and April 1 1S32 was baptized confirmed and ordained or-dained an elder In the church In September Sep-tember IS with his brother Joseph and Heber C KSmball he went to Kirtland Ohio where he made the acquaintance of the Prophet Joseph Smith and there received a testimony from God of his divine mission He afterwards went on two missions to Canada traveling there on foot through snow and ice and bringing a number of persons into the church I the spring of 1SSI he made his home in Kirtland and was Intimately assorl i atod with Joseph Smith in the affairs of the church lTe traveled with him on that notable journey to Missouri wIth a company of picked men known as I Zions Camp Returning to Kirtlnd In July he assisted In building the temple thereOn there-On the 14th of February 1S33 he was I chosen one of the twelve apostles and after the dedication of the Kirtland temple tem-ple performed a mission through the I states of e York Vermont Massachusetts Massachu-setts and Rhode Island During the troubles l trou-bles that arose in Kirtland and afterwards after-wards In the state of Missouri Brigham Young was the close friend and undaunted undaunt-ed supporter of the Prophet Joseph Smith and when Joseph was arrested Brigham Young through the defection of Thomas i B Marsh and the death of David W I Patten became the president of the twelve apostles and the temporary leader I of the church Here his ability and kindness 1 kind-ness of heart were conspieuoulsy mad manifest Persecution and monocracy drove the Saints from Missouri and those able to moe fled into Illinois but Brigham Brig-ham Young induced all who had means to enter into < covenant that not one of the worthy poor should be left behind but that all should be aided and cared for in the expulsion from that state On the 2Gth of April lBS Brigham Young with others of the apostles of the church met on the site of a tempe mvhia had been selected at Far West in the stat of Missouri where they orclael Wilford Woodruff and George A Slh to the apostleship to fill vacancies that had occurred This was in fulillfer of a revelation received by Joseph Smith in which a commandment was given that the twelve should assemble at that place on that date and bid farewell to the Saints having been appointed to cross the Atlantic and perform missionary labors la-bors in Europe The antiMormonb of Missouri had sworn that the purported revelation should not be fulfilled but Brigham Young with his characteristic determination resolved that i should not fall to the ground and at the risk of hs life he saw that everything commanded was accomplished to the very letter accomplshed though sick On the 19th of March 1S40 SHk in body and destitute of this world s bd he sailed from New York wih others of the twelve to fulfill a mission 10 Great Britain He superintended the work In that country uutl April 0 1Ml Iuring whih time the Iien 1 Star WS tme commenced the publication of which has continued till the present date A pub contnued ti lathing house was opened the work of tmlgration from that country begun lmigraton tht 11ranches of the church were established in the leading cities and towns of that countr 70 persons were brought into tal church 01 Books of Mormon 30 rymn books 2r > 00 numbers of the Millennial Millen-nial Star and 50000 tracts were printed 1000 Saints were shipped to the United itales and a great mission was estab shed which is still In operation I talc t was accomplIshed by Brigham young end al associate apostles in the short pet pe-t oii of thirteen months Returning to Nauvoo Brigliam Young I ibored under the direction of Jo = et ln < Smith in regulating the affairs of the C burch and when Joseph and his beloved bother Hjrum fell at Carthage lam by a cruel mob Brigham Young at the head of the twelve apostles became the acknowledged ac-knowledged leader of the church And Inowlged when the hosts of the enemies of the S tints determined upon their cxtermma tion or expulsion from Illinois once n ore under his direction the body of tee conducted from ci urch was successfully onduclld the scene of trouble danger and death The thousand of exiled people tleomg iffaJn from their foes were organized into i i > mmes taken over the Mississippi i cr many of them upon the ice and C ere led bj President Brigham Young to < the spt now Known as counc1 Buffs 01 te banks of the Missouri river Mauvoo vith us grand tEll commodious divot 1 igs homes industries fields and gir < 195 was kit b hind a prej to the en < n > and i people gathered under tK h 1 iderhp of Brigham Young camped ont on-t e western side of the Msou wn < > Iui le established Umter Quarter with c population of about 4i5tt OUtS On the 2th of June IMt Captain James Mien I S A apptare upon the ste I i jn a rrquition for TJ I meru to < < 1 the i with Mexico It I f crnmplt in the war I d that t < me s a scheme I 1 s rgdrdnl a thl lml cfme I 11 1 e destruction at the Morjron peo in rhm iM oe < l that the deijrii was they refued to treat them as traitors I that with the mail t nd if they iomplied tht wlh ren > > > if thr mniher nuhelr i they would become a prey to the relent I 1 > savages through whose country they I t d 1 u pl I i i M Ot bifa 1am Young rose to the occasion His an Hi Ancieroi was You i I er lo 11t tn Andlr snail have your Kitillon sir I thor I are not enough young men we will take no tOtet I 41 1 ni Alh I i Li < we will make up the number with wo I wi three weeks tile On tHe lath of luls thrf I afier the < Ii t I time Mormon o Ia ulion I I om their ineX prstng It soils started on impletl iiul wonderful journey iSrwnini i tmtostng and the Youns gave them hb hlf nK nrnii > thl l if they would lie true and i tihfuI not one of them should fall inhale in-hale bv the lo of tile In no wiv eiiicouraged by 11 chief sire nt h or tie cam rnsham hil t < VoiJK ttt dPd to e st t t dish tmnti 1 thon > i < blx ore niz the IHM I > V gathered 111 I 7 Illp l ei nr tl1 V e S < V on 1 Ow jth if April 1M7 h > M irteel with the rotniaii of iinrs who 1 < ht come tPlohrnid in hltori on th < ir iamfliUS our lrtl u i 1lrO te great plain to find a the midst of the lore tor the Sunts il thl PocUv 0r nounta tn Tlte were In that comt > 11 14J men 1 ivomen and 1 children Wilh horn were 72 wagon 9 > horses uJ mule < cb orn Jd 13 < ow Tlev were thoroughly orcnizec hi Prrdent YOU < nd at tnch read he safclj con < ilkHh ilaii and lefty lute thei o > er Jkal lfY mountain weary H > > l hill and rushing river thiotpli ln ln ian country until he z ed upon the bnul eXIIS of the hovsvs and almost tr1es val with the phstenig sIp lake reflecting the raYs of tie orchms Otto fies sun and exclaimed This is te pace drive on He had sect this Lied 1 in iion > e fore he left the Miotir river VA hen I he hI llf saw it in remtitv he had no doubt that thl was the spot fr the hon of his people HP I tt out th plan for this city Its brad streets its running streams its beautiful volugf were I 1 > tlf niPd of the founder of this commonwealth when there ws not a hou e footed throughout through-out is brad domain Strk nc his cane on the spot where this granI temple now rears t tow > s to the sts he ex claimed rR Here we will build the temple of our Co This was on the 2Sth d i of July M7 The work of bulldnr this itv was evimmenoed under his immediate nmmlnee < lre < Ion hut on the 2Sth of August with a coirTi of Ifi7 men the gret nionecr ind k I iler tailed < on a retun journev to i inter Quarters to organize and direct thf mtgr lion of th < Si nts th tall I t-all who so desired might gather with their peopl to tV moiitnn Oi tri JTth o f December at Kinesvllle now called Onin il fluff BrighaM Young ws < lied nd boson miii sut lined lireWent of il I 0 Chin h of Jeu hrit I oft Lath of-t irti y Pinl in il I I th aim rl wilh Helter C Kimbill nl l V Vllmrd Riehir < ls two of the ij i ls md his Counselors In JS Brishara Young once mr started for the wf leading the emigi i tioi wheh eontPd of three Ihilo numhered 241T souls I with K22 wagon = I lee < i le-e < l with tha first company Septembers 5 1 September-s S and the rest of the companies ar iiviH1 I cthin a month i Preden Young not only engaged in the Ureetlun of huroh affairs in this region > 1 proc ecddto bail I out in the orgxnlza i tn of a provsionil tate government A convention was called a constitition TIRS I I framed s n > 1 application wa made for ailmis ion into the lnlon under the tHe of the state of new et The loiulafon he O riulr inercaed > ml ti PrpetuiI KiiiKiatiou company wa fonv l for t purpose of aiding members of the church tt iather In the west not only from tin eastern states but from all iart of th world On July 2 1549 the general assembly of the provisional stale assembled and < 5 elected a delegate to proceed to Washing ton and endeaor to obtain statehood After nine months delay a territorial government was created by congress and Brisham Young was appointed governor gov-ernor ot Utah territory by President Mil lard Fillmore On the recommendation of all the federal officers In Utah four years later Governor Young was reappointed by President Franklin Pierce His executive execu-tive ability was displayed during those yearsm an admirable manner a he territory terri-tory flourished under his administration Indian affairs were managed with meat skill so as to preserve peace The Indians JEacp dians were fed while they behaved themselves them-selves and promptly and effectually chastised chas-tised when it became absolutely neces sarr joernor Young took the lead In all In dustries and movements for the development develop-ment of Utahs resources He encouraged agriculture rather than mining believing believ-ing that a broad foundation should be laid in providing the products of the toll before the treasures of the hills should be hunted out and utilized He demonstrated demon-strated that fruit as well as grain could be raised in this arid region notwithstanding notwith-standing the objections of the skeptical He roved also that silk could be raised and manufactured here He imported fine grades of stock and sheep He urged the establishment of woolen factories he spurred up the people to engage In home manufactures He visited their settlements sent colonIes to various favorable points and watched over the material interests and progress of the entire territory As president of the church he regulated all its councils and supervised its affairs at home and abroad He preached cairn tion by faith and good works rebuking the transgressor encouraging the faithful and setting himself against all kinds of I wtfllrstT 41rrT Lie p ImWwmm mA 1 P 11 APOSTLE PBAIIKLUr D BICHAB DS TEE ORATOR OF THE DAY I corruption so as to be a terror to evildoers doers The system of irrigation which ha made Utah fruitful and famous was inaugurated in-augurated under his supervision All th older settlements orUtah were laid ou under his direction His counsel wat sought for by the people on all subject relating to their welfare spiritual ana temporal The wisdom of his advice wa recognized by thousands wtule he wa living and his forethought and judgment are perceived and acknowledged by mil aons row that he is dead lirrham omir wu a staunch friend of true education The University ot Dcfcerct now called the University 0 Utah was loundcd and had an actual existence ex-istence in ls50 The district school system sys-tem which provided means for the education tion of the child en in the territory was established by his advice and Missestion He organized and endowed the jJrKham Young academy at Provo and the Brig flair i oung conege at Logan He fav oreti aid advocated pnyblcal as well as Intel ectual culture the training of the hmo and the eye as weil as the mind and urged that trades be taught in the schools for bois end domeste industries in tat sciicoii for minis The Sunday srhcpi union and the Mutual Improvement societies cieties were organized under his presidency presi-dency i ws BrIgham YOU who suggested the route for a transcontinental railway i he Con PncUic railroad tollowed the track o the pioneers for hundreds of mile ud he was the largest contractor In I tab for the construotion of the road date telegraph line was At an early datf a tell lne wa built from Idaho to HL eorge The mln cent temples at S1 George Manti acid Logan were built under his panning md oversight and the crowning spci iippii of sacred temple structure with In our view from this sjioutodaj was his in pam and execution though ne did not live to see it lifshed The tabernacle hat uniqu structure so original and suit M for the umose uesisnoi was ouut I bj Brigham Young It wan tne atvoiion and faithfulness to Josenh Smith through all his trials and ivemintd career aided by the inspiration of heaven that enabled Bnghain Young i to pal tiese sacred edifices according to i the heaven nattern to organize the I various quorums of the holy Inharmonious I in-harmonious relaton and to give Instruction i instruc-tion in ill branches of Mormon theology j Which have resulted in the perefction to which this ecclesiastical system has attained at-tained Brigham Young had not only the respect and obedience of a people gather from all the tilzed countries of the earth but their I affection and esteem Although of so firm aid determined a character I possessed of an indomlnablc will he was I ncrrtroe of a hind affable and loving disposition an Indulgent husband a tender father a friend and beiej ctor ta the poor and of a highly spiritual nature Hi philosophy anti theolosry were of the broadest bred rto chartcter ill hIs theories onaion and sense opinions cn His dictation MS simple but his lan i sufiRp was forcible directness and lucidity I raliur tn tlowes of lh characterized character-ized his public utterances Ho was loved bj a YIt multitude of friends but feared hy the few that were his foe Provident I5rslum Young died Aucust I it I I T aged 7G year 2 months and 28 days I It is fitting that wo erect here a suitable r rsntth on this highway 1 of the worlds i Ygr t tourists that they may be reminded I that it was by his consummate genius that A this North American desert has been transformed Into i I jrent center of Arierioin elviliza Lion Ibe nickels dimes I anti dollars donated for Its erection TVOTA gen bv persons of l uses rpflon from the I Infant to the centenarian t I I The magnificent grandeur of his heroic I mind stands In bold relief wherein under God he successful directed the world I iowned exodus of hs rooile from Il linoi to thIs North American plateau ani here gathered his people from all lat itudes between the frigid zones speaking more than 23 different languages and din lects harmonizing tbpm to one faith one Lord and one baptism with all the Christian STOCKS thereby preparing a people to add the 4th star to the galaxy of our nations glory GOVERNOR WELLS Governor Wells was Introduced and I was vigorously applauded a he mounted the platform He read from manuscript his brilliant tribute to the founder of Utah Fellow Citizens regard thi occasion as one of the most interesting and im nonnnt that Ins occurred since the set tlnnipnt of rtah Tho laylnt of thIs corner cor-ner stone marks an epoch in liistor When a ptople begin the erection of monuments to commemorate the lives of their Kreat mon it means that they are Ipjvinf milestones along the path of their progress I hans that they halve overcome over-come the struggle for mere existence and are reaching out for more civilizing and ennobling Influences I means that they have reached a stage in their development een they are willing and eager to look backward into the past to discover some of the causes which have Impelled their advancement and to render honor to whom honor Is due S i is with us today After fifty years of evolution during whlrh the people of Utah have come up out of trial and privation pri-vation Into the open and generous bounty rt the Lord we are assembles I 1 to render i the gratitude of our hearts to God and under him to the br4ve pioneers who I I rn1 It possible for us to dwell in this I richly favored land r I e are ready today to cast from our thoughts every suggebUuli of mere sor I I I tA k i J J to pJ I j W r did gain to turn from our stores of wealth from our haunts of pleasure and our seats of power and remembering only the achievements of the pioneers to met In respect and reverence to their heroism i and perform this simple but impressive function the laying of thft corner stone of a monument to their memory Many of the noble band who arrived here with the first train llfty years ago footsore and wayworn hungry and thirsty thirs-ty and faint since that eventful time have laid their weal bodies down to rest vere sleep tae brave and tine just yet It Is pleasing to note the presence on this occasion of some of the survivors What reminiscences this event must awaken in their minds To be standing beneath the same serene sky where they stood fifty years ago the lofty mountains towering above tnem just as they did then the great Inland sea lazily lapping the sand ad salt on the shore as it did thento behold as with a glance the progress of hif a century to observe the lofty edifices edi-fices and the giant trees casting their shadows across the face of smiling nature where then all was desolate and parched and hot ah what a glorious privilege is theirs Be i remembered that this monument is to be dedicated to all of themto those living as wcli as to those who have gone from Brigham Young the man whose genius an inspiration directed the long and toilsome journey through the wilderness wilder-ness down to the humblest of that noble company I i the intention to have each of their names engraved upon tne monument their heroic deeds just as are engraved forever upon the hearts of ttte people who came after them I his been frequently said that the pioneers were more than the earliest settlers set-tlers of Utah they were empire founders In the fullest and broadest sense for they gave to the world the western half of the republic and opened I up to civilization I that be true and none can doubt It how fitting i Is that this monument should be erected on the soot of ground I from henCe emanated all this civlllza I tion and all this wonderful development For It was here that Brigham Young empire em-pire founder and forerunner of the present pres-ent splendid civilization of western America Amer-ica stood five decades ago and placing his cane upon the barren soil said Hero Iwo I-wo will build a < ty I I was from this spot tIe city was laid out I was from here the government I surveys for the state were begun yonder stone being the base meridian for all United Uni-ted States surveys In this state How fitting and propr it I > then that this monument is t be located here I am proud of my connection with this monument though my labors have been meagre and my contributions small I have had the honor to be the secretary of the BrIgham Young Memorial association since its organization and I rejoice wlth my fellow members and with the advisory committee consisting of Presidents Woodruff Cannon and Smith and with all who are in any way interested that appear the first fruits of our labors are about to 10 U C r l J < l i t + I k il fi l Il i r l I I lGJ l j III Tat53 nra i f In my own case it has been a labor oft of-t afiu i > try fervent Wsh that I may be permitted to assst In the work until the monument is completed in accordance ac-cordance with the design of t1at world rpowncd sculptor a Utah boy our own C E Dallin I Is not expected however how-ever that all can be done at ths time The association does not contemplate the construction of any of the ombollahlus features of the monument now I will be content if the pedestal amid shaft in granite gran-ite are carved and placed in posIKon surmounted sur-mounted by the bronze statue of Brigham Young Afterwards when further means added are available the embellishments will be I I have said that it Is an important oc cason that has brought us together I Is a glorious undertaking we are engaged in today and yet how insignificant It seems compared with the deeds of the men and women to whom this tribute is I to be paid What a trivial thing Is the laying of the foundation stone of this monument compared to the laying of the foundation stone of this great commonwealth common-wealth fifty year ago The world WH care but little ant remember less what Is said and done on this occasion hut it will never forget the achievements of the pioneers i I The granite and bronze to be erected i here enduring though they be will moul der and decay but the deeds of the founders i found-ers of Utah will be preserved in history down to the latest period of recorded time tme I Is for us my fellow citizens to dedicate dedi-cate ourselves to the task of continuing the work they have so nobly begun They laid l the foundations broad and deep le us build the superstructure massive and Imposing From these simple ceremonies let us take Increased devotion to our work of advancing the peace and prosperity ity of our beloved Utah to the end that she maY take her rightful place In the fore front of this great Union of States vouchsafed by heaven to be the richest the broadest the most beautiful and ca pablc of the greatest destiny of any coos l try that has ever been given to the human hu-man race I The final address was made by Mayor I James GIendinhin j who said Ladle ad gentlemen of the Brigham Young Memorial association gives me great pleas re to participate In i these ceremonies and I hail with delisht that the time has at last arrived wnen the memory of Brigham Young and his noble band of pioneers Is to be suitably commemorated com-memorated by the erection of so beautiful and enduring a monument the foundation stone of which is now to be laid As the chief executive of this city and In behalf of all our citizens I congratulate con-gratulate your association that the time has come to the people of this state when all classes the rico and the poor the high and the low those of a creed and those who have no creed can assemble together In this public way and vie with one another in doing honor to the memory mem-ory of the sturdy men and women who 5 years 220 were brave enough to leave behind them the civilization of the east and all they held dear to seek now homes amid the solitude and desert waste that existed here at that time They were the bentlnels that occupied through many weary years the outposts of advancing civilization end who finally became the builders of the state and laid deep and strong the foundations of a Cnnstian commonwealth com-monwealth which will bring honor irtid renown to the nation naton Ve are all proud of the record of their selfsacrifices their steadfast devotion to dutr and their love of liberty AVe are proud of the institutions of learning which they established In these mountains moun-tains and above I we are nouil of the fact that their posterity are a race i i of men and women who honor and hold Iin reverent and graretul remembrance the I great work performed by their fathers I Iln1h 1 I and mothers h preparing the way for the i establishment of so many public institutions institu-tions in this state and which could only come to us by the wlse forethought unconquerable un-conquerable energy and welldirected efforts ef-forts of the Pioneers of 1S47 RELICS DEPOSITED With the conclusion of the speechmaking speech-making the leaden box containing valuable I val-uable relics once possessed by Brigham Young was brought out and it was an imposing sight when the aged President Presi-dent Woodruff mounted the platform and deposited the box in the Ciuge piece granite which forms the base of the corner stone In the box which is about one foot square appropriate relics rel-ics had been placed as follows folows The names of the pioneers engraved on a copper plate by John Held Engraved likenesses of Presidents Wilford Woodruff George Q Cannon and Joseph F Smith and a photograph of Franklin D Richards historian Copy of the oration delivered by Franklin D Richards Two ivory paper knives the property of President Bigham Young presented o his son Brigham Young The handle of these paper knives was tipped with carved likenesses of Joseph and Hyrum Smith and on each of the knives is the folllowing inscription A token of respect re-spect from Brother Juchau to Brother Brigham A gold mounted reading glass in a buckskin cover enclosed in a tin case the property of President Brigham Young The mounting of this reading glass is made o California gold brought to Utah by members of the community who returned from Cali fornia at an early day On the tin case is the following This gold mounted reading read-ing glass buckskin cover and tin case was carried and used by President Brigham Young I is a gift from his son Brigham Morns Young to be put in the foundation stone of the Pioneer Monument Salt Lake City Utah June 28 1S97 Engraver J H Harrison 81 years old United States coins issue 1897 viz I 5 In gold and 1 50c and lOc In silver PLAC5SD IX POSITION I Brigham Young the oldest living son of the pioneer leader was then handed a trowel and the slow process of swinging swing-ing the huge stone in position began A layer o mortar was first placed overtime over-time stone which was to form the base When the mortar was brought on one 1 af the attendants turned to Brigham Young with the remark Brother Brigham your mortar is ready I I All right spread it on replied the I apostle The huge stone a then swung in I j position and the crrivd pushed and < crammed to catch a glimpse of the last pioneer who came with Brigham Youngs company offered the benediction benedic-tion A choir of girls voices sang a pretty selection in conclusion Then I John Henry Smith mounted the cornerstone corner-stone and in stentorian tones proposed I and gave three cheers for Brishani Young and the pioneers a ceremony in I which the great multitude joined This ended the ceremonies The corner cor-ner stone was semi circular in form I and weighed when ready to be laid about eight tons f t 4 1 p 0 U x vv r o 1Is C T r L D 4jqt Dl5rfl U35C CHIEF OFFICIALS OF THS ITATIONAT OflHIZATIO i official act With a few strokes from i 1 the trowel of Mr Young the ceremony I j was completed and the immense stone rested on its granite base I APOSTLE YOUNG Apostle Young made a brief and Impromptu Im-promptu speech c thanks He said In behalf erf the > Brigham Young Memorial association I pronounce the corner stone of this monument now laid and in behalf of President Woodruff and the othec surviving surviv-ing pioneers and the pioneers who have passed away and of the family of Brigham Brig-ham Young deceased I desire to extend thanks to those who have contributed of their means for the erection of this monument and pray God that the sons and daughters of the men and women who settled this state and who loved the constitution and the institutions of our counti and built here a state where virtue honor and loyalty shall be cultivated to the fullest extent I have not a written speech but my heart feels all gratitude to the citizens of this state who have this day honored my father that a son can feel who reveres re-veres the memory of that father HENSON WALKER Elder Hanson Walker a venerable gJ esN s t it i I 1 1 IIi4r1tt 3 7g |