Show CEREMONIES MONUMENT Addresses by George Q Cannon James T Hammond I and Sculptor Dallin and the Unveiling of the Added Figures by Miss Margaret Young GreatGrand daughter of Brigham Young 1 i 1 O t The exercises attending the final un velllng of the Brigham Young monument monu-ment on aiuln stieet wero successfully hold yesterday In the presence of nearly near-ly I 3000 people It was an occasion especially es-pecially Interesting la reminiscence as well as In other ways and the speaking speak-ing was eagerly listened to by the c crowds in front with cores of people In the windows of buildings near by Fringing the crowd were numerous vehicles ve-hicles of all kinds and so packed was tho audience around the stand that the street cars could not get through and had to be turned back during the exercises exer-cises on all ofthe five lines converging at that point The stand covered the i entire monument plat it had a canvas screen above and was decorated with American colors The three bronze figures fig-ures were covered with American flags There were over 100 people on the stand by invitation President Snow waa to have presided but at the last moment he did not feel strong enough to come out and George Q Cannon occupied the large chair placed in front of the monument James Sharp acted as master of ceremonies Among those present on the stand were W C A Smoqt Isaac Perry liecker Aaron Fan and Hensen Walker of the old original pioneers and of Brigham Youngs immediate household there were Mrs Amelia Young Sirs Twlss y Young and Mrs Elizabeth B Young Among the others present were Secretary Secre-tary of State J T Hammond and i Sculptor C E Dallin Apostles John Henry Smith Heber J Grant Rudger j Clawaon and Anton TI Lund Col John II Winder Lorln Parr Bishops Empey Burton and Whitney Chief Justice Bartch C W Penrose exMayor John Clark Sponcer Clawson Prof Park Thomas Dallin Junlus F Wells Mayor May-or Thompson Councilmen Hewlett and Canning Judge and Mrs Kinney Thomas Dallin father of the sculptor and many others John Nebekcr and E Burton were the ushers PASSING OF THE PIONEERS The four aged pioneers who were on the stand are survivors of the pioneer band that came Into the valley with CBrlgham Young in July 1847 At the tIme of the Jubilee of 1SD7 there were located only twentyeight survivors of tho original band Since then several i deaths have occurred those whose passing 1 away has been known being Charles Shumway Joseph Egbert Ly man Curtis Wllford Woodruff S H Goddard In 1898 Norman Taylor In 1800 and C A Harper and Stephen Kelsey in 1900 As far as known there remain only twenty survivors of the original company com-pany They arc George rf7Brown Thomas P Cloward Franklin B Dewey Isaac Perry Decker Ozro F p Eastman Aaron F Farr Green Flake John S Glcason LevI N Kendall Con raclSKlclnruan John W Norton A P Shumway W C A Snioot James W Stewart Horace Thornton W P Vance Hcnscn Walker George Wood ard George Wardle Lorenzo Young As moat of these live in faraway points there is a possibility that some have passed away and the announcement I announce-ment has not been made In the papers HeldB full band wns stationed in c front of the Temploton block and played before and between the N 5 speeches one selection being a collection collec-tion of religious airs I GEORGE Q CANNONS ORATION I I Tribute to Brigham Young and His 1 Work in this Region Shortly after 10 oclock James Sharp Si briefly announced the ceremony and introduced the first orator President George Q Cannon who spoke clearly 1 and distinctly as follows a Ladles and Gentlemen I have been I requested to deliver an address this 1 morning I would much prefer to listen to some ono else for I am not in the 4 habit never have through my life prepare pre-pare myself by writing what I should nay to the people However itIs appropriate 1 propriate that I should dollver the address ad-dress because I myeolf am one of the I i original pioneers who came into thin IflD valley In 1817 Of course my mind this morning IB full of reminiscences I contrast the present with the past and I can rfcarcc ly conceive It possible that such grqat A changes have taken place In this couil ill try shire tho plonoers came hore In H47 This reOrction has been forced upon tt4 mo thot If men do not accord in the tm belief that Brlgham Young wo a prophet ofGodr they must accord to kf4 l J j i t vi L v i 7 I O Ii f d J > I 1 ft4 > I of t k < < tyj + 4 F i m r I I I 4 jr j4r v f i c V L ifr Ii > I J 1I t C rr I ifr id J M i p I tf p b tji I I x 1 h V b1 If n < 4 I J 4 1 4 I L r < f I 4L Bliss Margaret Young Who Performed the Ceremony of Unveiling Grant Granddaughter of Brigham Young I him a great many wonderful traits of character No one con withhold from him the meed of praise thai is due to men who attempt and who achieve great things In this life When I remember re-member l how we came across the plains the condition of the people destitute of clothing with scant food and everything every-thing of an unpropltloqs nature and think how we came into this valley I am filled with admiration the courage cour-age and fortitude and not only the courage and fortitude but the foresight fore-sight of the men who planted this dplony on this spot We aro today surrounded sur-rounded with jjo many conveniences and I may say luxuries having everything every-thing wo need and in abundance we scarcely realize tho condition of this country when the pioneers reached here SELECTING THIS VALLEY All was barrenness Looking from this spot to tho south there was not a tree to be seen We could sec whore Mill creek came out where Cottonwood Cotton-wood came out Into the valley by the fringe of willows that bordered ttadr banks but with the exception of one troa in City Creole canyon there was I not a tree to be seen through the expanse ex-panse of this valley reaching to the point of the mountain AH was desolation deso-lation and it looked as though it was the last place in tho world where clvl llzod man could hopo to make a living and to sustain himself Now It was due to Brigham Young whom some of us believe to have been Inspired that the pioneers < ito i-to stop here Of course there were strong men with him men of eocperl ence men who were willing to endure hardship and had endured It and privations pri-vations of overy description but they required a head they required a mastermind master-mind a lender and BrIgham Young was not wanting on that occasion Tliero was no vacillation in Jls conduct con-duct nor in his worda Ho huT decided upon reaching hero and looking on this valley that this was the place although but little wa known about Salt Lake valley and that which was known was by mounutlneers who saVo vorv gloomy descriptions of he climate cli-mate who had crossed here In August and every month of the year and who amId It would baampowlbltt for men to come here and live by agriculture Hut Brfglmm Youqg did non seem to have a doubt HP said to his companions compan-ions Form your parties sonil aouth send west send north and when you hMO explored these vallbye you will till conic back and say Hcrti IB tho spot to found a city It They tUd JjO and all returned confirming his words and declaring that this was the beat spot they had Boon or heard of I remember yearn afterward = talking l with him Wo had begun to raise peaches apples and other fruits then and I said I had no expectation of over seeing such fruit as this raised in this valley Well he said George I did I had expectation of It I knew before a tree was planted or any fruit ripened that we would have a good country here and that the elements would bo tempered and that wo should prosper In the land EARLY PRIVATIONS Of course when we landed here clothing was scarce I myself spent tho first winter wearing moccasins and before I got the moccasins r was almost barefooted And so it was with the groat bulk of the people We had very few provisions Every Friday night In my uncles household we weighed it out ounce by ounce a small proportion of food and they had to eke out that for a week and Iiv6 upon it as best they could You may depend upon it that a growing boy as I was felt it a very great hardship I was hungry and know that the others were hungry all the time hungry to the ends of our fingers and the ends of our toes One meal would not satisfy it required a continuation of meals because we i were half starved But some ot the Mormon battalion came in from the west and of course they had to have something to live upon and some of them had to resort to boiling hides and eating them after they were boiled and softened Tho spring was welcomed with grcut I J T r p 4b IL r J jTE rq4 I t V I 2 I S r g4 + rJ L l l I l 7 = m c J I I i IiI I a > > Wiic 1 I a Scene as tho Monument Was Unveiled Rladjiess I remember ploughing out here on City creek Our cattle being thin could not do a full days work and when wo turned our cattle out hi tho middle of the afternoon some of us would tako a butcher knife and a lit tle sack and go around and cut the thistle tops which had begun to grow I have never eaten such greens a those thistle tops were They helped to sun tain us and the people some of them began to grow fat eating thistle tops This last remark of President Cannon Can-non created no little laughter in the audience Now it Is f a fact my friends that It I you feed a horse oats and dont give him hay he will starve to death ono on-o s alone And so It is with a human stomach You have to fill the stomach iMstcnd it to make it comfortable for a man and to have him thrive The cows began to come in in the aprlng and we added a little milk to our diet and all this helped PLAGUE OF CRICKKTS VTe wero then in the midst of our anticipations of a crop You have hQard the story until It ia an ofttold talc how the crickets came down from the mountains in millions I havo seen a field of wheat at night look aa promising promis-ing as any field could look III tbo morning It would be as barren aa the i alm of your hand everything devoured de-voured and I havo often thought since In reflecting upon it how did those men who had wives and children and people dependent upon them how did they maintain their courage with such prospects before them 7 But I cannot recall a dlscourngcd man I cannot recall re-call any one who was distressed All seemed to be filled with hope and anticipation an-ticipation even though their prospects wore so dark And when wo hod fought the crickets done our best to destroy thorn and it seemed as though L iConllnucU on pace 7C t = |