Show PEACHES BY CARLOADS FOR PEACH DAY CROWDS Senator Reed Smoot Orator of the Day at Brigham City's Annual City's Annual Celebration e T i eras y Ui i e. e J BY STAFF CO CORRESPONDENT T. T I B BRIGHAM I CITY Sept l Peach 15 Peach day the annual holiday of Brigham City n arid and d Box El Elder ei county O was wa cel celebrated brat d today b by the he closing closing- of al aland nil all stores and with n bY nt business m men n of the city and county t s i ito c oot It was the twelfth annual c cel n of the kind b by the cH city and and md the thc greatest attendance ever recorded came me t to th do o honor J. J Francis Merrill Il pres president ent of or tho the Brigham City Commercial club anti and cb chairman ot of tho the committee on arrangements welcomed the isit visitors n to the eit city Senator Smoot who praised ca Box Elder county sn said Ll the industry of one section of the State Stile of Utah tl affects nil all other For FOI the entertainment of ot visitors visitors' the I committee provided pro hor horse racing a I baseball game a carnival and all the Ole peaches watermelons and cantaloupes they thc could eat There were two special trains into Brigham City One Clue arriving ln from Lake brought about visitors and t the U train run from frum Logan Losan brought more moie than lC 00 People came to Brigham Cit City In automobiles au nu- au- au buggies buggie and anti r farm faim lm wagons to take part In the celebration The Tho main streets were profusely decora decorated t d with flags bunting b and banners hands to In Meet Train The flue celebration began officially at nt n. n m m. when the Brigham City and Weber bands s m met t the tho trains of or excursionists excursionists zionists at the depot From Front 10 o'clock until 3 o'clock In the afternoon an nn c exhibit of oC peaches and other othel fruits was conducted in la the tile city park During this time also two carloads of at peaches were distributed free tree of oC charge to all the visitors visitor Peaches leaches were not the thc only form of oC free tree refreshments Two thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand watermelons nn and an equal qu 1 number num nuni- her ber of oC cantaloupes were distributed from the park At I 12 noon an open air ar ar meeting on the tho courthouse grounds formed one of oC the principal events e of or the da day Chief amon among the tho speakers was United States Senator Reed need Smoot Introductory remarks wore were given iven by byJ J J. J Francis Merrill Morrill a a. prominent lumber lumberman J man muon of Brigham City and president of that elt city's s 's Commercial club Mr Ir Merrill declared that tho the object advertise both hoth of oC Peach la lay flay Is to Brigham ham City and Box Elder Eiller county count lie t then hen traced the tue developments development of or Brigham CIL City from rom the time of oC Its toun founding In 1850 until the present nt time He lie described the tho disappointments disappoint disappoint- ments of oC tho Iho pioneers pioneer r until thc they found that the soil of ot Box lloC l Elder Eider lder count county Is particularly adapted to lo the raising of ot Continued on Page 3 3 90 PEACH DAY IS I I ril 1 lu BIG ATTRACTION Large Crowds Attend Annual Celebration at Box Elder County Capital Continued From Pa Page e 1 1 fruit truit with wih a flavor or hard to excel This is due due said Mr Ir Merrill to the sand sandy soil solL Mr Ir Merrill also aio eulogized the tho theother theother other advantages es of or his ci city Its Us school system Its Is railroad facilities and Its Js Ide ideal I location Following this speech W. 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Davis mayor of Brigham City welcom welcomed d the visitors and turned over to them the keys ken of the tho city Senator Smoot was then introduced He said saM In part parl Pencil lERCh Day Dar happy Thought It I Is three years ears since I first at attended attended at- at tended tented a a. a P Peach eh Day jn in Brigham City and I want to compliment the citizens of ot this ell city on the excellence of or this celebration Peach Da Day was indeed a happy and Its Is lene- lene bene bene- fits Its foil felt far tar and aro wide Ide It Is a common saying a that no 10 ovll ovil can cnn come cometo to the tho least part of the tho state without t effecting tho the whole state Also nn any good that comes to an any portion porton of or the tho state stale or to an any community must have beneficial effect upon all aU other parts of or the state Peach Day benefits Lenell all al parts harts of ot Utah Ulah as well wen as Brigham cit CI City I am Interested In this da day In Brigham Brig Brig- ham City but I am also interested In Inal alt all al days tas ta's In al alj other cities cItes of or Utah Utah whether they be be peach days das or other kinds of or da days Senator Smoot then congratulated Brigham Cit City on th the excellence of or Its Commercial club which In the last Jast few tew Is years has hat grown to be bo an effective and beneficial organization and ant whoso whose quarters at nt present ar are excelled only by those of or the he Salt Lake and O Ogden don clubs Ho lie praised the tho business district dis dis- for tOI Its Is growth howth and ant thu the ninny many new buildings ng that t have havo been erected J in n the last few tew tie years ears I 1 am sorry continued Senator Smoot that the price of or peaches Is 18 not better beter at ft the present time lint hut I would not hn have you ou be bo discouraged ed Do Donot Donot Donot not take up your trees or replace them with sith wih other kinds kind If I the peach business business busi busi- ness nels In the next tow few years Is J not found round to lo be profitable I know that there ar nio ar men among you OU who tho wilt will wil bo able to find means of making It I profitable If selling Helling the peaches direct Is not suc sue I I perhaps evaporation e can cnn be tried In California this Is done on a I largo scale and California fruit l Is not comparable In n flavor nor or to that thai grown in irs Utah Ulah Utah fruit Jl nay may apt aptly be bo compared com corn pared purd to pure honey hone while that lint of or California la is mer merely l honeycomb At Al this place I r want to make a plea plea for lor tho the establishment of or manufacturing manu manu- 0 concerns In this cl city it I Is In my earnest desire de to lo see factories built here her to increase e the week weekly I pa pay pa roll roil rol and to fill ri more dinner pals palls pails Urges Senator St Smoot made an 31 eloquent ap p peal al for tor preparedness The rho time hia has not arl hed said Senator Smoot moot but It I lia has haM long Jong paused for forS us isa S to Prepare pre pre- pare Par Par for tor the tho defense of or this country I 1 would not have havo you OU believe c beJe that I ad advocate nd- nd aggressive warfare I am for a defensive IHn navy not an air offensive 11 navy I 1 favor tavor a n navy la 1 that will wi keep the fleet feet I of an Inferior nation naton from Crom coming to our shores and levying tribute I 1 fa favor favor ta- ta vor or submarines and had I not beer been beeT at the last session of Congress seventy five so ent of these tese would be bc building now The men who opposed me sat said Balu wo we need not make further preparations for wo we have havo a a. a million men we wo can call cal to arm arms nut lint I said to them What hat would you OU have hl e them fight tight with Pocket knives and clubs cubs cubs' These are I Ithe the only weapons we wo now no have In abundance ance Wo We 0 ha have e not enough ammunition am am- stored for tor a three-hour three engagement engagement en en- on land or battle battlo batto of of an hour and a half hal on the sea ea Senator Smoot closed his speech bragain by br again congratulating tho the citizens of Brigham City on the excellent showing made at tho the peach show The rhe other othar speaker nt at t the tha exercises wa was F. F G G. Taylor Talor a n member of or the Weber We We- ber her club of ot OJ Ogden Ogdon en Mr Taylor devoted te a part of ot his talk to the Ogden Fashion Show September 24 4 and 25 23 Immediately after the open air all meeting meeting meet meet- In ing a parade composed of or the Commercial Commer Commer- cia cial I clubs of CI City and neighboring neighboring neigh neigh- born boring towns and the Weber club of ot Ogden marched to the city park park Two bands were IP lr the procession the military mitar mili mi- mi tar tary band of ot Brigham CI City and Weber eber clubs club's band land The he afternoon pro program ram consisted of ofa ofa 01 a baseball game between the tho Retail Clerks team of or Salt Sal Lake and th the Magna team of ot Garfield and BIngham S. S band concert at this the courthouse and anda f ant a n concert at tho the tabernacle In the baseball game the tho Retail Clerks defeated thin th Magna team leam b by a score of ot 5 G to 2 The game wa was witnessed wit wit- wi- wi b by about 2500 During the tho afternoon the crowds continued to arrive The Tho fruit supply seemed to b be inexhaustible D By the earl early hours of the evening the excursionists were ready for the dance tance and carnival carnial which occupied the remainder of the day Tho Thu committee In iii charge of oC arrangements arrange arrange- meats ments for lor the events of oC the the da day consisted consisted con con- of ot N. N C. C Simonsen chairman E. E 1 M. M 1 Tyson manager of or fruits and ant advertising advertising adver adver- I and antI James Jaunts Knudsen manager of oC concessions and attractions |