Show pioneer jubilee notes not s next week the bag semi con billial Il lial pioneer jubilee will mill be M in salt lake and all who a should not fiul fail to attend at 1 st one or two days day Is as it will upon our winds minds the lied 1104 resources es and products of the state and we will learn of its different industries J H grant acting aubi jubilee ee commissioner for davis county informed us that the davis county cour floats boats would go to salt lake L ake on thursday evening july to be ready to take part in the street parade friday morning all of the davis county floats will be together in the yard back of the morgan hotel where they will stop each evening af after ter the parade he thinks that saturday will bo be the best day of all we will have a prima primitive tive float garden float float on dry farming willing milling industries float and float on sh sheep beep and wool the manufacturers rs float fell through on account of the parties who were going to make the float being c so pressed with work that they were obliged to give it up the commissioner urther further f says that the general beneral and sub com have worked faithfully without a cent of remuneration for their services to prepare these floats while in salt lake the committees were drawing good pay for their services and on top of this he said governor wells asked if davis county could not assist them a little financially he explained that the committee was very much in need of some money to pay for necessary materials and the expenses of the fifty men and thirty horses while in the city said the county got a warrant for 0 which was cashed for A and that of this amount was sent to the chairman of the the floats too were mostly built by donation but when we think of the lumber and decorating materials required we can soon see that 20 would not be sufficient to pay for all mr grant showed us the following 0 letter which lie received and said if a few more such public lic slA spirited men could be found every detail of our county floats could be perfected woods cross july 1st ast 1897 joseph 11 grant chairman geni committee dear brother realizing the fact that the appropriation n made to our county for the coming celebration is inadequate and being very desirous that our pirt part of the parade should be spiced with a little music etc I 1 enclose check on the deseret national bank for 10 to be used as yours yourself elf and the general committee may see fit yours for success to the pioneer jubilee and a good representation sen tation from davis county IV 0 lee |