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Show ' mi me i i mi L)-jtvcii Springville Observes 90th Birthday t ; Early Pioneers Honored At Park Ro-She Program Recently Completed Marker Designating Mill Sites Unveiled Under Sponsorship of D. U. P. As Celebration Climax Wednesday With Large Attendance Unveiling of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers marker on North Main, designating the sites of the first cotton mill in Utah and the first flour mill in Utah county, today, was the climax of a program commemorating the nine- ftieth anniversary of the founding of Springville. The marker, an artistic seven-foot structure of cast stone, bearing a bronze plaque, was unveiled by the Misses Helen Reynolds and Charlotte Houtz, with Claude G. Salisbury, Springville banker, dedicating it. At the afternoon program at Park Ro-She, Springville and Utah pioneers were honored and introduced intro-duced by Mrs. Josie Alleman, general gen-eral chairman of the day's celebration, cele-bration, as follows: Amasa Hay-mond, Hay-mond, Harriet Burt Wignall, Alfred Al-fred Giles, Francis Giles Peterson, Peter-son, Nancy Brown Deal, Esther Palfreyman Condie, Dennis Pal-freyman, Pal-freyman, Selina Beddows Kelsey, John Frank Barney, Mrs. Lucina Clark Vane, Mrs. Keziah Herbert Whitney, and John Clark. Dr. Creed Haymond of Salt Lake City, a descendant of Springville Spring-ville settlers, gave a tribute to the pioneers in the principal address of the afternoon. Mayor A. O. Thorn gave an address of welcome, wel-come, and other remarks were given by a representative officer of the state central company and by Mrs. Sarah H. Passey, captain of the Utah County company. A history of the first mill in Utah county was given by Nellie Anderson, and a history of the first cotton mill built in Utah was given by Wanda Stewart Peay. Vocal solos were given by Eliza Thorn Bringhurst. Other musical numbers included a trumpet duet, a vocal quartette, and group singing sing-ing of "Come, Come Ye Saints" and "God Bless America." Prayer was offered by John S. Boyer. Introductions of the captains of the D. U. P. camps were made by M. W. Bird, captain of the Springville camp of the Sons of the Pioneers and chairman of the program. Mrs. Josie Alleman conducted con-ducted the program. The pioneer marker was designed design-ed by L. J. Whitney and erected by V. O. Hafen and Mack Whitney. Whit-ney. Through the cooperation of the city, a spotlight will be turned turn-ed on the marker at night and spring water will be furnished for a connecting fountain. The cotton mill and flour mill for which the monument will mark the sites, were constructed in 1863 and 1851, respectively. Jacob Houtz was the founder of the first flour mill, using water power from the nearby Spring Creek, and the first cotton mill was constructed by Jackson Stewart, Stew-art, William Bringhurst, and Jacob Ja-cob Houtz. |