| Show I LEGISLATIVE JUNKET Trip to the Agricultural College at Logan WERE WARMLY WELCOMED IA A FINE REPAST SERVED AT TH COLLEGE Inspection cf the Institution The Legislative Committee Meet With the Trustees A Very Flea Trip Personnel of the Party The biennial legislative excursion to the Agricultural college at Logan began and it gan and ended in a snow storm snowed all day But the warmth of Logans hospitality invested the event with so genial a glow that the inclemency inclem-ency of the weather was forgotten At 9 oclock the special complimentary compliment-ary train tendered by Superintendent Bancroft of the Union Pacific pulled On board out of the Salt Lake depot boar was a merry rollicking party of over 200 lawmakers their wives and guests Mr D C Adams had charge of the train of six coaches as the special representative rep-resentative of the Union Pacific passenger pas-senger department Among the party were Governor Wells and several members mem-bers of the agricultural college board of trustees including W S McCor nick D C Adams and T C Graham President Nebeker of the senate and Speaker Perkins of the house with about 15 member of the leglslaure remained re-mained at home to assist in the entertainment enter-tainment of the Idaho visitors TH POPULAR CAR Representative Gibson was the first excursionist to discover that the first coach contained other things besides coac seats having been set apart for the exclusive use of the commissary Jacob Ja-cob Moritz was the director general of this interesting feature and William Will-iam Calder and L C Johnson were his aides Shortly after Gibsons discovery dis-covery the committees on irrigation of the two houses went into session in the commissary car and it is alleged that during the course of its deliberations It was ascertained that some things besides be-sides water would flow down hill At Woods Cross the train bearing the members of the Idaho legislature was met Hurrah for the alfalfas yelled an Idaho statesman but the stop was not of sufficient duration to permit a further exchange of salutations GOVERNOR WELLS RETURNS At Ogden Governor Wells was advised ad-vised by wire that the governor of Idaho had accompanied the Idaho legislators leg-islators to Salt Lake and his excellency excel-lency therefore parted company with the excursionists and returned to the city by the next train tQ discover upon his arrival that he had been misinformed misin-formed JOINED BY OGDENITES Several Ogden citizens boarded the train at that point swelling the total number to 216 The excursionists reached Logan atTC JO an hour sooner than they had been expected but the citizens of the Temple City were equal to the emergency The depot grounds were almost blockaded by a hundred or more conveyances and runners run-ners including everything in the sled line from the fancy single cutter to the fourhorse bob President Tanner Professor Foster and other members of the agricultural college faculty were at the depot and were assiduous in their attentions the guests THE ALFALFA I CLUB One of the conveyances was an immense im-mense hay rack mounted on runners and drawn by four prancing steeds Banners on its sides bore the inacup tion Alfalfa Club This was immediately im-mediately boarded by such alfalfa leaders as Representatives Shepard Romney and OBrien Benner X Smith and a score of others They were all standing up and clinging to the sides of the hay rack when the word go was given Then there was a might surge backwards a gieat iash and a job lot of lawmakers tumbled overboard into the snow Representative Mangan also fell out of another sleigh into a snowdrift snow-drift but barring these hilarious incidents dents the twomile drive to the college col-lege was accomplished In safety and was thoroughly enjoyed by the excursionists excur-sionists i AT THE COLLEGE I Upon arrival at the grounds the college I col-lege cadets fired a salute and the cadet band a line organization was stationed sta-tioned at the entrance and greeted the visitors with stirring airs A WELCOME I The excursionists were ushered into the main chapel of the college where I after a piano duet by the Misses Foster Fos-ter President Carlisle of the Logan I city council delivered an address of i welcome the mayor being unable to i be present On behalf of the citizens i of Logan he extended a hearty welcome wel-come and regretted that the inclemency inclem-ency of the Weather would somewhat mar their enjoyment He facetiously referred to the fact that this was the first time that Logan had ever had the honor of welcoming lady members of the legislature President Tanner welcomed the visi tors on behalf of the college He was glad to have the citizens of the tate know that Utah had at Logan one of the largest and finest tecSnoIogical schools west of the Missouri river He also spoke of the increasing usefulness 10f institutions of this class that impart Im-part the kind of education that comes most directly home to the people He cordially invited the visitors to inspect the workshops and other departments and see what was being done A BANQUET Then followed a most bountiful and delicious repast and the visitors with appetites whetted by the long ride did ample justice to the spread I was prepared and served by the 4C pupils in the college cooking class and the pretty girls attended to the wants of 275 people with a grace and dexterity dex-terity that was marvelous Fifty of the guests dined at the college club house and the remainder in one of the large rooms in the college building An orchestra or-chestra discoursed popular airs while the repast was being served AN INSPECTION The guests were then shown about the building and visited all the workshops work-shops and other departments of the institution in-stitution In the carpenters ant joiners room which Is equipped with all the machinery and tools of the trade some 15 young men were at work at the lathes saws and benches constructing bookcases tables and other articles fully equal in workmanship workman-ship to those turned out by experienced i journeymen August Hanson is the instructor In this work The machine shop where J W Mayo is Instructor was also inspected The dairy room was of especial interest Inter-est to the county legislators who were treated to an exhibition of scientific scien-tific butter making Ten gallons of cream were turned into one of the patent steam power churns and In 25 minutes it was churned and the guests were refreshed with delicious buttermilk butter-milk This department produces much butter and cheese for the market DRESSMAKING PARLORS The dressmaking parlors attracted many visitors Here Miss Sarah Bowen Bow-en has a class of Si pupils who are instructed in all the various stitches in cutting and fitting dresses and fn fancy embroidery The kitchen of the f I cooking class with its ranges and little table for each of the 40 pupils was Inspected with interest Mrs Catey is the Instructress and the young ladies are taught how to cook everything from corn bread to deviled crabs department The classrooms and laboratories partment of commercial training museum mu-seum and other objects interest were Inspected and then the guests were Invited In-vited to join in the dance the gymnasium gym-nasium room being given over to terpsichorean sichorean festivities An excellent orchestra or-chestra was provided and the floor was crowded with merry dancers during dur-ing the remainder of the afternoon MET THE TRUSTEES The senate committee on public institutions in-stitutions the house committee or Agricultural college and the joint committee on appropriations met with the college trustees during the afternoon after-noon The report of the board of trustees was considered and a discussion discus-sion of proposed Improvements ensued The institution was especially inspected in-spected by these committees with a view to ascertaining the desirability of the Improvements suggested by President Tanner and the board These Include the purchase of a printing plant changing the location of the laboratories lab-oratories the construction of an evaporator for drying fruit extension of the workshops and improvement in the sewerage The board estimates the cost of these Improvements at 11000 and Professor Tanners estimate esti-mate is 14000 The committees believe be-lieve that all of these improvements with the exception of the printing plant and the evaporator are absolutely abso-lutely necessary and will grant an appropriation ap-propriation sufficient to meet the expense ex-pense with the exceptions noted THE RETURN I was 7 oclock when the train started on the return trip and 1 when it reached this city the entire trip until un-til within a few miles of Salt Lake being made in a blinding snowstorm The excursionists gave warm praise to the citizens of Logan and the college col-lege authorities for their generous hospitality hos-pitality and the attentions showered upon them LIST OF THE EXCURSIONISTS Following is a full list of those who visited Logan Representative Roylarce and wife Representative Thoreson and wife Representative Parry Mrs Elias Morris Mor-ris Mrs Swan Representative Romney and wife rr J H Moyle Senator Monson and wife Mrs Emma Neilson Joseph Cohen Miss Elsie Cohen Rep resentalve Gibson and wife Representative Repre-sentative Ray Mrs E 1 Davis Dr Baker Mrs Anderson Senator W G Nebeker Mrs S W Stewart Walter Nebeker Representative Kenner and wife Representative Price and wife Representative Mangan Representative Representa-tive OBrien Miss Stevens Miss Lydia Stevens Representative Creer and wife Senator Harbour Dr Ellen B Ferguson Miss Helen Ferguson Miss Lloyd Frank Jardine George Hays Colonel W L Peyton L D Martin Charles Auer W Fred Culmer Benner X Smith F M Evans J W Smith J R Lewis Sheriff Belnap Frank RIppan E McCarthy Representative McKay J B Morrison A Morrison Dr D H Calder J E Caine Senator Smoot wife and mother Representative Representa-tive Wilson and wife Mrs E G Joy i Senator Allred Miss Nelie Acord Mrs i Beattie Ir F D Taylor Colonel Sullivan Mrs W R Irwin Misses I Catherine and Louise Swan Mrs Sue West Miss Moffatt Jules La Barthe Miss Thatcher Representative Wheeler and wife Representative A P Sorensen Soren-sen Miss Estelle Taylor R R Anderson Ander-son J R Gibson J E Hanson Mrs G W Reed Miss Edith Reed Miss Alice White Representative Lemmon j and wife V L Halllday and wife r I La Barthe Grant H Smith and wife 1 Mrs C G Carleton Representative Dresser and wife Senator Mattie H I Cannon r Amelia Young Mrs Orson Or-son Pettlt Chaplain Pratt and wife of the senate Representative N C Sorensen i Sor-ensen and wife Miss Sorensen Representative I Repre-sentative Taylor and wife Miss Wool ley Senator Rideout and wife Miss Irwin D C Adams L W Bailey and I wife Representative Thomson Miss Lilly Thomson Miss Rhoda Thomson i Miss Jennie Haight Mrs C Stokes I 1 Miss E L Nebeker Senator Caine and I wife Miss Margaret Caine Miss Florence I Flor-ence Caine Senator Snow Mrs George i Thatcher Mrs B E Jones Represent ative Lund and wife J C Grahani William Calder L C Johnson Jacob Moritz Senator Shurtllff and son G H Corse Mrs Costello Mrs S E Anderson i An-derson Dr Baker Dewey Anderson J I G McQuarrle Miss McQuarrle Miss Scott Mrs Holgren Miss Holgren Joseph Holgren Senator Hamer M I Poulter and wife Mrs Marian Burton Lottie Foulger J J Harris W A Lee and wife D O Calder Preston That cher W S McCornlck RepresentativeS I I Representative-S N Cook and wife Representative I D S Cook and wife Mrs Clara Larson Lar-son Representative Hanscn Mrs Me hesy F F Helntze Representative O G Kimball and wife State Auditor Richards and wife Gomer M Richards i Miss Belle Richards Representative I Greewood Mrs Mary Staples Mat i Thomas Miss Angle Smith Miss Amy Smith Representative Thoresen and wife Representative Hopkins and wife Chaplain Hinckley of the house Mrs Holbrook of Provo J L Robison and wife Representative Stewart and wife I Representative Wilson and wife Ir E G Joy Senator Wright and wife D F Collett Miss Newman D C I Adams Arthur Pratt and wife Senator WhitakerState Treasurer Chipman and the Misses Chipman Representative Shepard wife and son A T Standford and wife Representative Hardy Almon Johnson of Moab Mrs M E Caine T F Thomas J C Dunbar Mrs I Woodring Miss Ella Haworth 11 and Mrs B F Grant Miss Alfa Grant Renresentative Bennion Mrs H J Grant Mrs Baer Representative Duf fin Ir Bocker senate chaplain Pratt and wife Representative Robinson W G Nebeker Mrs Nebeker Representative Represent-ative Preston Callls Miss Vinnie Oakey W B Notes of the Day I And so did Grant Smith Gibson joined in the dance Representative Thoreson lost his hat from the train The agricultural college ha 475 students stu-dents enrolled Pints of order were raised in the commissary car and quarts of disorder downed Lieutenant Dunning the military instructor In-structor at the college Is row drilling 200 cadets When the irrigation committee rose to report Thoreson had an amendment sticking out of each pocket Chief Clark Matt Thomas of the house was the handsomest and most Graceful dancer on the floor I is reported that the Colorado governor gov-ernor and legislature have invited Utahs governor and legislature to visit the centennial state It isarelated that when Gibson came to the stuffed bear in the museum he stopped and could be induced to go no further until informed that the dance was in progress I ws a savage night for the engineer en-gineer but the man at the throttle was a pioneer sagebrush Democrat Gilbert McLean and his engine was No 591 Bert Coonrod was the conductor Gibson had not been in Lcgan five minutes when he was dashing through the streets in a stylish cutter holding the reins over a high spirited steed Its a chill day when Gibson gets left I was stated by several members of the lower house yesterday that a new Incom tax bill would be introduced bi and passed Kenners bill it is represented repre-sented was objectionable on account of the Inheritance tax provision and because be-cause ol some alleged defects I is thousht that a straight Income tax bill would meet little opposition |
