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Show courage every good enterprise that is established by those who preside over us. Many business men who are not of us well know that we, as a people, can be relied upon. Ho advised the Bishops to do their duty fearlessly and yet while they are doing their duty they must be kind to the people but we must not hold those in fellowship who profane pro-fane the name of the Deity and curse and swear and get drunk and break the laws of God with impunity. impun-ity. If we allow these kind of people peo-ple to remain in the church we will be at fnult. He blessed the people peo-ple in the name of the Lord. Choir sang an anthem. Benediction by D. D. McArthur. During this conference there were 19 out of the 21 wards of the Stake represented. Win. Aikin, reporter. Monday, 2 p. m. Choir sang hymn on page 64. Prayer by Samuel Miles. Choir sang on page 66. , James G. Bleak read a number of letters from the Presidency of the Church written to R. C. Lund, D. fl. Cannon and D. D. McArthur McAr-thur favoring the construction of a railroad from Salt Lake City through Southern Utah to California- R. C. Lund said that Capitalists Cap-italists in the east are ready to furnish the necessary means to hnflrl nnrl furnish fho marl nrn- vided the people of Utah show by their acts that they will assist and sustain this railroad by bonases and concessions that will show that they will do all in their power to this end. Bishop Thomas Judd stated that we ought to have a controling interest in a railroad through this country so . that our own people can do our work, and not allow strangers to come from a distance dis-tance to do our work and our sons doing nothing. While in California Califor-nia looking up such things as would be a benefit to us in taking care of our fruit, I found that the farmer in California was the slave of the captialists in relation to their water for irrigation and we as a people, with our system of co-operation can do much better than that if we will go to and tske care of water and not allow others to take up the water rights and then pay them for it. . David H. Cannon made a few remarks appropriate to the occasion. occas-ion. I President McArthur said it is now near the time to close this conference and said we should en- |