Show M 11 IG EXECUTE VI vil OFFICE JaT fat STATI ati avi OF DESERE ht Tf sald SALT LAIE lale CITY cite ete fie february auary totne SENATE ant ayt HOSE OF M 11 G Q brkl GENTLEMEN lii iti the ProvId providence ence once of almighty god you opportunity td anity accod accorded ded unto you of asam assembling ling tomb together in im a legislative capacity in yau permit me we to extend my coi col congratulations ig to your honorable ble bie body forthe for the favorable circumstances chii which dh ag sitf have many amons reasons for foi thankfulness to tour our great creator for tidd th e peace nud and prosperity which halve have been vouchsafed unto us oun our ur citizens and gug guc our state since our last meeting and for the unrestricted enjoyment of the glorious li liberties bertles guaranteed unab us ug by af our country duling dating fhe months which have elapsed since our last meeting general good lood health has hug prevailed in out settie gettle settlements our crops of grain vegetables have been usually good in mariy many parts of the state but in im some of our nori norath thern ern conart les ies mhd cro ero crops were seriously damaged and in it some instances destroyed by the them deadly ravages of myriads of pers ers with which our state was wag visited the lesson conveyed convened to our citizens by this visitation is an important one and should give weight to the policy which hosfor his fon for years been urged upon their attention at least one years supply of bread breadstuff stuffs s should always be lyt in their ein eln p possession oss assion should our crops fail through drouth the devastation of dr cri I 1 bets and grasshoppers or any other cause ordinary Iru prudence dence would suggest that we should nave have a lelent sufficient amount of food stored up to supply every demand until another harvest could be gathered we live in a country far removed from the markets where grain can be purchased no navigable streams or other cheap and available modes of or transportation by which provisions can be brought here to sup supply ay iy our wants are within our reach N we e must therefore depend upon the productions of our own soil and carefully husband them so that in the event of a failure of crops there may be no suffering in the land for the past few years money has been very abundant in our state and business of all kinds has been brisk we are now experiencing the reaction yet it is worthy of remark and should d be a subject of that among our people destitution and want are unknown the thel cries of the poor for tho the ne me ces sarles saries of life are not heard but t the he measures taken for their relief aro are amply sufficient clent to tp meet every requirement amid the general reckless extravagance of public as well as private expenditure it is worthy of commendation that the legislative assembly of the territory of utah has so judiciously administered financial affairs that the territory is not only free from debt but the public improvements are extensive and highly creditable to the wise application of revenue I 1 feet feel highly gratified in being able to inform you that the indian forays are apparently at an end though duning during during the three years past they have cause caused the abandonment of many settlements and impeded the general pr progress obress in sanpete San pete evier soviet fi plute rane kane and other counties tho leader in the late lato disturbances has promised our superintend ant of indian affairs col F IL head that he will in future bo be friendly to the whites a promise he harthus has thus far strictly observed but inasmuch as indian promises made in the fall have havo sometimes been broken in the spring pru dence dictates the continued exer exercise else eise of vigilance lence in every locality liable to be assailed the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of utah during the session lately closed memorialized con dress gress iress eress for an appropriation to defray the losses asses and military expenses incurred in the late indian disturbances a class of payments strictly obligatory upon the parent government in ju behalf of their wards or red children for whose conduct its treaties laws and practice in regard to them holds the government responsible and consequently responsible for losses and expenses arising arasin through their misbehavior such being the fact and their ili all conduct having caused great losses and much suffering buffering anu and and destitution aside from the more grevious sacrifice of man many lives it is but just that con congress rass ta take tako e appropriate appropriate action at an early day ay to indemnify damn I 1 ty those who have thus suffered from tile lawless violence of those over wiio whew M they ela eia cla glaim im and practice avei over at the present rate of progress ro odthe orthe of the tho buat rorey rey rez union oil pacific antl and the tho central entra antra pacific tse nye have goad grounds to llope that within two years the solitude of our mountain fastnesses nast fast nesses will be broken by the shrill snort of the iron horse as he careers through our callons cal cai ions lons The these lines iines are being pushed forward with steady their progress s watched Id with great interest by all ail our citizens we receive 0 the gratifying assurance that the central pacific has overcome the chief difficulties with which it has to contend and that every arrangement has been made madd to push it through this coming sil sti nimer with energy and rapidity it is also confidently asserted that the line ling of tile the union pacific will be built as fa far as G reen river biver a distance of about mi miles ies les from salt lake city by next november the advantages which will accrue to our state by tho the construction of this great national highway I 1 need not hero enumerate they will readily occur to you sou whether the road will be lai lal dmit an on the south salt lake or go bround around oh ort the north side has hay not informed been beem fully determined ter mined the route tho thic south bouth of the lake istham is themore ore direct oneff the two and aha would besides accommodating a much heavier local business be moro more acceptable to the traveling public yet should the companies decide to build the road rond on the north side of the lake a branch line can with but little expense and trouble be constructed between the main line and salt lake city in accordance with the provisions of the act passed at the last session of the general assembly and approved january 21 2 1 1867 I 1 11 which so amended tile tho constitution constitution of the state of deseret as to make the boun boundaries daries daricA of the state coincide with the present boundaries of the tile territory of utah and gave suffrage to persons of color the tile proposed amendments were submitted to the people at afe the genarah election held ou on the first monday in february last and were ratified by an almost unanimous vote copies es of 0 f the amended constitution of the state were forwarded to the hon W H hooper at washington together with the memorial of the general assembly to congress for our admission as a state early in the tile present session of congress our delegate presented in tile the house our constitution and memorial for admission which and aud referred t 0 the committee on territories their views and action thereon if any have not as yet fet et come to my knowledge but in relation tation thereto in common with yourselves our and the dwellers in these secluded secluded vales I 1 feel a strong assurance that the supreme su preme premo being who who wro guided us here in his is wisdom and so bounteously sustains us in our labors will order the result to promote the welfare of those who cleave unto him and work the works of righteousness ness upon the earth it would bo be gratefully received by our people if congress would act favorably upon tile tiie the many petitions which you have sent bent to them for our admission as a state and laying aside all narrowness of opinion and bigotry do doa don a simple act of justice to a brave industrious and peo pie give them the rights of freemen suf frage and aud representation I 1 in n tile tiie councils of the th nation but if passion and prejudice continue to rage and alid rule the hour we will still continue to plead for our rights feeling assured that in due time these antipathies antipa thies will pass away and we receive those rights to which we are so clearly entitled with this hope we ire can amford afford aff ord to awalt await with calm resignation the provi dences of the almighty who boeth all things well for assuredly he will overrule the wrath of the tile wicked and make their thein anger praise him grateful for lor the tile peace prosperity ro and other blessings which flave have been BO so bountifully bestowed upon us and our beloved land I 1 invoke in your behalf the guidance and aid of our dather father and god that all your deliberations may be characterized by wisdom and pure patriotism YOUNG youna the dakota ta legislature has organized anew count county a and ngi named it carter which inel inci includes y ea tho aho sweetwater mines minei about pounds of cheese chease were made in mchenry county illinois Illin oisin in 1867 by eight factories and none of these were ran over six alx lx months and most moat of them not over four they used pounds of milk in the manufacture fite ture of this cheece previous to 1866 there was not A factory in the county the central pacific railroad company propose to build ft a bridge from san francisco across the bay to the alameda shore it Is to be one hundred and twenty five feet wide and four and a vi half or five miles in length the bridge will cost five and a quarter millions |