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Show "the corher stone laid. Csienonles ObserTcd at Ibe Joint Clly and Conaly BaUdlng. jlUTICICSIIII'OsltM) IS TE HtOM- Hp-rctiM "J Major llA.kln.l.ll.4aik, Jtnlj-c lhtrlcli, l're1JMil 1-witborovr and Coirmor Thomas- The corner stouo of lli Joint Clly ,nJ County II ilhllu " W'J '" j under tl.o lu.plcca ' " M"?"'"' Aeinnouuced In S.turdiy'-i M-ws niiuslvoprepirntlotis bid been made f.rtheoccntou. The line of much nd lli organlzv jnli-oM?rlilu the procession wm bertlofore publlsheJ. Tim grand nisi-, nisi-, Masons then made their pr. tnceon the platform, fl ' which IIAYUH iiaikii ravin Uio opculog uJJrcoa.ind irnonif other things- Midi ,'esrly lhrceuturlengo Ihuti Undid Und-id at I'lynioulh KjcU IIih pioneers, band tint w tt Uli !'i w' nJ eol I, tut they w"" it'onR I" !" ,11'! arm. md honest will. Ui l" resources re-sources ol this country, which " greater thiu my country under the aun.wcre uusKrr. Tbry l,an to con-tind con-tind Willi tho savago net! and to ex tmd iliilr do uln west and eoutb, iud ' uuill tbfy lw exliiidiil their vau-guanl vau-guanl fro.-u the Plymouth llock to tho fJolJeit Gate, nn 1 rrom the ijrt it lakea ti tha gulf. Tin oirly wilier pcnclra. lid tho unit American desert Hid tuinfrrdltfrin whatlmd been m unproductive country to thu Rem vil-hj vil-hj of th United Hlntn. Hollroadi tnd tnanulictotle-a ipratiK In tlnlr tin it. Tbe iiiiiu ruult tblt hni occurred oc-curred In eviiy pioneer country wo to The comro-.nd o( sltonco wm fUtn ly Iho Urind Mister, ifur which lrsud Chaplain lo oUered pnyer end miele quartette, mi Jo u, lol-lowit lol-lowit l'lrsl Irnor, Al'rtd Nileou; second lenor. W. it. Whitney; first l,J. W. ryulre, aeconl bass, 1). J, njurrieon, sju-f the Masoillo oiieln tbilr rl'.unl for corner.stouu u-icmaoln. Tilt SCKIiM. which wii published In Balurday'a , JftttSsvns then read by thu e.-crutnry md iho corner stone lottercd to lu positional 3 o'clock, i tvxwcri ot tiik n. Following In Hit o( articles In tho toil IVorer-linte of 11)4 Crand beilie tt thali, 't.iftltilut1oilaaillftillo(lbatJrft&d lAJKIot or UW fr Wuhtrb, Mt,U.rllh Mil Arionlft ii BUklinrMtict of Hon (Inn M. Krott, . .r or iali Mki CUT, n4 rcpuru of cur '5 lllTulll"lr.ap ft lh lllalo Cllr lira 4..rln.riu V-Jl MaawlttmlirrilorTtif Utili, 1 OL h(H.rl i.r 111 Ixeill-nor Uftrwf Arlhur ! 'IkvniMt W Itta aadrittrjr ul tb inttrkjr, U.lflOf IM Gn.rrnur nl lh cromrnr iDit dorumrnlt to Ih 1 hint tnth ri.lon of llio liTKIftll.o At.saiMy or tot. rirrllorr of Llati UoiHirurtf tholtlhnoniml.lInD to 11.0 Sio reurofth lnt-.lurrmil.llilBI A rulul.l-lo dr-rrillon nr lb -iiru-illtlirftl, .inrk rfti-ln nu1 rulucrAl riBvunc of tuli. 'iuhbrr.iMrio.iwt. I tub, n-r rill-1. town inj nioorcc. ly M-nlr in I Ulvrnll, 1M A tciiii. of th ..rial !! LA-e 1M. I h iil.uabdira-.l- 1liSlorioamelroioll., Iwl. 1'lanl or tha Joint vllr koilroanlr build nr. II )i or Fall lAke luriuy A. I.Doreinua, da'li la.t 1 aio City, by lmon T, Matkio, Itngrkc'a anlJ of Bait Laka Cur 1W1. ITonadlaitor tllO t.ranj Lo.laa l.U. O. r. uonatltullou o( tha Urao4 bo 11 of A. O. V. , foi. Ur laita offallUka llcrbo.la .Vo 11, a. o ir. , " Ifl Korkr MfttltUaloWorkman.Jnnil.l., . H t tcimta ce r of !, bond of lall Uka H C'li. .tnar J rtamo Ntwa of Jaly J;m, H Kalt Uka Cllr Ttllmiu af July Mb ltd illb, ' rail Uka Cllr r..Wof Jlr Xlb.ltU halt Uaa C ly 1 lat'f or Julr rt 0, iNUi, irraa rrla'.rianf JbHll. l-al 1 li . tlr I 'jNcr of Julr 33. 1"! Ilia Milt UkaUilr Jouiauf n (tfainrmo; Julr 1 Inl. Ilia lmtit Agt of Jolr la. 1W1. Tlia Mniti A9t f Jolr 01, .wi. Iliauica t'UHjueiiot Julr 31. !- I le.udrn IHUa 1'o.fof Julrtl.HJ '1 lie l in ln J Mitt oljiilr 31. la' 1. 'llial'arktlio Afford of JolrlU tail. 1t.Fna-ai.li llaraof Julrio, 11. 1 hutoiraiuia rlawa of halt Uka ritr. tour vial-of Utililtralit, raaautod IT :. Hi h.rounrllntan A ahl-td and button of tla Pall Uka Cllr rtro driarluiut, rtf tad UJ A Manlou, N inca of tlia rounlr aud r.lr oQli rri,talcrt . nrnot -all Uka coumr, coum ilniao ol hall Laka cur, . fflrcri of tha uran.1 lo laa of I lah, and arcnile ta and rontrartora of Ilia bulldinx I'botairaili. of ilia cr.nl tiiailrr.o K man ton.ritr rao.dar. Jarab A tiala., 1 II A. lot land and r tl II. ra. eouoollwc-o. and llrt.ra Monhrlm, bird A 1'roudloot, arclillatt. ol Ibo Lulldiiiir Unitad sttla. cafnur aod HWar cotm UIIAM) UHATtllt JACK'. tltllTrrcd 111 Intarrotllio; iddrtHI. Autoii olhur tilings he oild: Tho cwrVr ab.no It wall lalj. Tho end hivti donb thrlr duly, Tbr ct romony of UjIiir the corner atono of our Joint city und couuty hulKJIni; la tltf)t)od to Uooino in titoch I it our hl-tory. Hit. world hia Uou full of monument ntakora front tho carllrat fllruM. 'Ultra la but on t-mplro all ronda hid to jtoinc, Tho churchia turn tliclr iplrca to Iiiqtoii. for nil wen ito Lorn frcoind ttjuil. In our friu cIhkiIsU Iho bulwark of our lllorty. In our mtiuunl, Uto and county cijillnlf iro Iho mark! nf ttrnRrrai. A cwntury hi nee whin this etono la ri moTcd It iltsll thovr thu coudltlon of our irnont iToiiTliy, JUIKIrMlUtlUII IbintlcllTcrt'd Iho followliif; Inlcrtst. lllg iddriaa which was llxtoimd to w Hit r t Mlenllon from first to laaii I.kJUhotiiI cintlrmau It Iim rillen tnniy lot through tho courlc-y of the lutut city and county ImlldlnK com. nilttce to runriionl tho couuty on this uciailon. Wo ire lliliilny purtlcluit. luicln cii'lcln'mrnl citoiiionlta Hindi muit lu filcialngna well na liitrrtillnK to eriry true friend of Holt Like Clly md County, The history uf this building build-ing Is alnuily full uf Intiirat. A,liout threat )iora Ago thu mitltorlllis, lm I rtni.1 with the fulurn growth of tills city ami touuly nd with tku cocao-luentlucriitoof cocao-luentlucriitoof LubIiiohi nui thu In-wltquatefinllltles In-wltquatefinllltles lu trinract It, ip-Twlulod ip-Twlulod commltlira t toiialdrr the lulrliablllty of ending it Joint city ind county building la which should t tnusnctid the Jiubllo buslntixif tbu clly ind cuunly. Tblt project wis up- C.ed byitmeof our lendliig cltlzma, it Itshupuittorollujlly ( rovillitt, find tfinslloselrcli'.l waaon tho rot ui r of Klrst 1Ust hiiJ Klfst Mouth atmli.a lot ISO by litict Mr. C. J.. Apponyl prciarod the plitoi for iflTo-i.iry building, which wcrnlcccploil, Ibo biaoutent fir ibe bulldlnir tr ixcKVilott ind thou in-cri'to in-cri'to work Ugtin. The cottlrici No or low. tt bin lor this building was (.TU,-(MO. (.TU,-(MO. A changt. In Ihoclly iduiinlairii. Iim tnjciitreiln Kibtuiry I8W. Tho new Administration boauio ft-orful IkI Iho bull Jlng would coat more thiu the atlpulilnl price. All work wis atopd by the inaynr, much comment oruitiAl ind delay unil CIlllrl-nifollKU'd. Ulllclils liega.li to fnl the weight of reauilbllll). Thu iri'Tbus year hod orkid tt mighty change luuur mlJal. Hill Like ll id risen from IU slunibi r of sun nud put on the all I to of Kronfug, booming city. The plane uf thu building, ifler tulllg subjected to tlgtil exilnluitloll, proteJ lo lio iin-uthfActory lu iinny Important inllcularr, mid wuiifluilly rejtcloJ, tuunrculteitdlrchariiMl nnu thofa'enif lb bulldlnix aealo.1. There Is no itllcctlou lieru on the gt ulloroeii under whoso direction lint l.ulljlni wis detlglied, for It tint time the gicatiat rnlhuslut could not hifu boiaid for the uuprccodentcd growlli of tlili city which wm soon rratited, ind It wis this that owkUci.e J thought and Inquiry is lo our wants In tho fulurr. There was i u uiTlcllon In the mlnde cf home thattbo lot wis too small ind the building Inndtquate for thu pur pom for whn.li It ws Intended, You tuo familiar Willi tliu slruzdos that ecsuidforn chongu of liMitiurt. Tho csiikty bnd ah! tho ilty J 11,'wH for u hiilf loterest In the lot, nnu, on tint one aide, It was argued lhat thu locallou waaconlrit; had teenaeltcted lu Rood faith, and tumldctaule raoLey nlruJy axjieudud In the biseuicnt. On Iho other, lint tho lot u too tmfil!, that it I tat tl.o bull ling, alter nlauu expetillturn of mouey, would pttaeut tultho hl'penruiiio of a butl-lieH butl-lieH block, tint n publics building should bu surrounded by a park, md that tho ark should lie lnsUu the muitatlr!icllvosHit lu tho city, a spot which ill tbu Auple, rich md if alike, may enjoy. Iho latter Ideas prevailed, Tho county 'ollirod the clly Us half Inn rial lit the lllflilli ward npiire, the city accerluj tbu tiller md the result Is the laying of this oiruer tton.i tuday. Uuu that atone will lo creeled u magnlflcont struclurc, win u dome towering Into the sky lu Imitation of youder moun-Ulll moun-Ulll will delight the people. Thletlj:thoMtllUJ feet, III width 140, md lo lulglil lourstorhiindn baremtnt. Tbu height of tho tower from If biso Is 50 feet. Its base lielng 40 feet square. In height the luao-lueut luao-lueut l 14 leal, tbu llrsl tloor 17, the aecoutlloor l!j, thu third floor 10 and tbeloulth flxr l: feet. The coulract rice Is JS7T.0ST. All complete, Including In-cluding nutrminillngs, will erst about 500,000. 'Iho city will occupy Ibe north end nod tho couuty the south end, each one-half of tho 1 ulhllmr. In the 'county's pjrtlon the basement base-ment will lie occupied by the trenaurer, slterllT, auperllitindatit uf athools, flail commlaaloner, county auieeyor md coronrr. lioti the flrat lloor are loaitid tho recorJcr'e, collector's mid isnvikor's ijiartirienU ; uuu the second ' lloor thu probatu cult, stltctmen, cuunty clerk, county Miurney, mirihil, witue.1, md Juiy n cm-, iiu II u third lloor dutnet ml- aud clerk, ' awl npuu the fourth Il-or Jury rooms. i The bull Jlng will have two tloTllnrs , add nunuroua tauIIs and will bu eeml- nru prom. Tbu bol'er and enlou lifiuiewllllw erected on n loli!liUnt Ibnut SOJ te.t and will buoiiini-ited Willi this liulld lug by raeaua uf luiiiiel luto which, all atesmimt water plua nneaaary for heat, etc., will l placed. Till-will avoid the danger of cnaunlly by lire md sliam so ooiumoti In public build lugs, 'the slru of tho building was a matter uf inuth tllacu-slou and comment. com-ment. Many thoughttho una. in ned by Arrhittrl Aipouyl large enough, Tho gravlly of the situation at last Induce In-duce I tho county court to aeudi 00111-uilttie 00111-uilttie tolnvisllgale publlo buildings .liewh.ie Slid teiKitt their llndlliga, Tiiatcommlttei.,altercircfutly lusjiect lug other buildings, among them the county court house lu the clly ot Dan ver, and, after ovuferrlng lth the utllclala uccup) lug Uu m, refute that thegteatdaugrr lu tbu triclloll of It public bulMlog lay, not III bu.rdliu It too large, but loo small, aud advised nccirdlogly. After much trial ani diP.loulty tho wotkwas begun. The foiiniiutlou, the utoat lttiiortitut art of the wholo structure, Is c imp'etc. Tlie qulckaauil, of which so milch Mb' said in J so llttlu found, has lieeil bridged liver md ere lung tbe building will stand superb. lis stylo or urrulteuluro la of the tUtUAIieaqilo cr.l.r, whhh la nmollg tho moil ilegint projurllonu which the genius of Itomaii arLhllects bna ever dfVliel. It Isntombliiatton ol U-mauaud llrx&tilliie art. Uraciful, though hiintewhst Intrhate, natuiaH. stlggcklleool iermanencuaud solidity, Mltll excellent fuclUtlta fur llhU It tinqut-atlonibly exc. Is the urchlleuiuro of i.etrit times lu tbe mail rial re-qunllo re-qunllo (ornitibllu building. Nun r-uua r-uua si) lis of anhllecluro of modem llnien, though pha-inj- to llie.ye, nro complete lallutil for public .dlllces, and boar no uomailoii with that of nncle ut date, Thu rulua of 1'onii ell, tho rermlns of flreece and, rt'me when will they ieaj.li lo ten marvel and a wutidor? Jlelug erected lu our advauced slaeuf clvlluatlou, of thought mil li'qulr, I ippr. bend that this building will be a hundseme mid siulrly alructiirc, tbu iJuilralloii uf future genaratlona. A piblio building reprcaunla the progreaalveueia ami cbaraotur uf the jieOle who built It. If grand ntltl stalely, It luspliea noble thought Olid ncltou and cultivates the loitlietla nit-lureof nit-lureof IlielmllvlJuiil. When such a bull ling shall hive crumbled bulk to earth, when decay Shall have obliti r-utedthotlbi-t irodncls of the evuht. tur'a and inlnlo;'. ntl.lu rulus.llkotlio rtilnaofdhogreAt ttiniileaof unlliiiilly, will staid In hoH rellof-a mirror wlilcli will riilect the litilory nf tho K.Ulace. No leas thau Ita sttle of atohlticluie, the alio of n publ'o build-lug build-lug should I e aeleclcd wltn gtett care. If it bo li-A'el on -i biulne.a alre-l, lu n bualne.a way, 11 will excllo little favorable coinmeut, no mailer how curtly nr unique the design. The sculptor, from thu rough bbek ol marble, carvea the moat btautlful statue, but If this be phced Into some remote ueok the worll will he in Ixlttrforhls skill. The inlntcr'a art piodiiM-s tho finest picture, tho i harm, tngellect cf which Is luat by being hung Into a room Willi .ut regard to Its forni or ttlmenaljt s, or to tin direction of light. Jmt su with a public bull'llng; It may he a insateri It cu ol art, but wo ciunot appreclnto ur ny, I It, unlesaHbosurrouiiJedhyirchlti. ' umI features irtlslltilly irrauj-cd Who cut study, on the page-, of history, the epplouohce to the halla uf autl'Ulty, to the alncta of Albans or Ilotue or Corinth, without exciting kdinli-iiloii for the delicacy of nrrangetnentaud for the prolouud kuowlnlgeof elT.tl? Who can behold thu trttki inu itiblluvJI flceaof ouruwiibeiullful Wakhlugtoll wlthiiut a feellru- of iwe, lu-plred by these enertt lo roOuetbus ot art aud nalur Win. will 1. tufaa atmlher has said. "Happy the liven of those whu so understood and m exqulallely injiril thebeaiitlluliillltuiunt annul uiitinl" C'ontra-t this with Chltssgo. Its publlo buildings, the pr duil of great architectural skill -cosily, grand, m-Jeatle structures lort lu the midst uf crow ltd atriets. I nla site la lii perfect harmony with tbu naluril gran jeurwhUh surrounde It, limit '" In lid hi tnu hi art of tuetroiollH whl 'h Itsalf la .lliuutpaued unywhtM In this bioaj land lor thu beauty ur 111 loc-kllon. Tlie awe-lurplr-lug Watch I'll thu eut, tbe Oquirtli un the woit, nature haa duno btr pail, To com lalu thu atalely structure whlrh latlowlybut aurely bullJliu, II needs but thu skill or Die rllt nud of tbe horticultural, the ptucurlng of which lina boon vntiutUd lo Ilia Joint cummlltue. A cuuniliig publlo haa Clotbeil you with 'rf to. reel a lung-ulflctnt lung-ulflctnt edlflie.aiU upm your wisdom and honor and Integrity will depend tho faithful execution of the trust. You Imve a gr.vo and important dutytj a rform. The city council nud county court cxpact you to be equal to the task. Hilly IhoiiMnd pen. le hive con fldo I In you and look in y.u ror h -t lelurua. M-r leltlur ho lovo ul for tune, Iho Itlueucuof a nleud, iinrme nuwort.f en lelveraarv aaerve u llllicle uiembir from the pith ot duty and rectitude. Iluyal palates may crumble, sculrtuied c-olumns fall, thu pyramids thenisi I nt aliow ilgns of dec .) , but our deeiisnndicta will vlbratu Into etir-nliy. etir-nliy. 'this slructuro will lie n living me mortal uf uur progrcMlvetieis aud en-Itrptiae, en-Itrptiae, of ourcliurarler and history, uml this Is a most filling day lo lay Us comer stone. U la commemorative of the day when, forty-live years ago, tho 1'ioiiteiacirt their first bopclful elite over Ibis -.Hllcyof sagebtusll. It Is tucdhss for me to traoothe wanderings of tint determined bind from the time they bade farewell lo friend ani foe aim commenced their lrllous Journey across the lonely plnlneuuu over tho rugged mountain, civlliuiloii lu the rear, tiiiconquerod hitvogealtithe vau. It la needless to reler to the ttlals, the lir-irt burnings, the tribulations. Most uf that tcarlisa and dovottd baud hive ttoue lo sleep, but theio are a few amuug us still who can tell the etiry. It la lilting tblt on this day we should concentrate uur thoughts uu the sceliia euaoluj dutlug the erlod of forty.rlve ,cars which culniiuated In tho luylng of the corner stone of tbu moat maulflceut structure, of Its klud, tbnt haiever lieoti erbcted anywhere any-where In Dili great Inter-mountain country. Thlalat e ntoru luti'te.tliig tieiAilse of IU locallou. Hundlng today where tho rloncere stood lorty five jears ugo, notice Iho marvelous change a wilderness then, 1UV) a vetltablu paradise, then the Hat Union of wild la ait md u lid mon, no A the home of thoustnds of famlllt a of our uu raccj then the land of lu allnct, now of rciuou, clvllltatloii aud teflnvuient, iclonco md orb We uuy well do honor hi those who wr.su-d this lovely valley from the uutulored savie, and I predict that when thu bllterneiaof the paat shall hive been blotted out, when thu laat grouuJ m gruan ul discord md dlssenalou shall have U-en lost lu oblivion, when forgive for-give aud forget, tcace and good will shall have lull swa), thelu will ho aoiue Inspired baud that will -ailtil the rlratpltehlugof teuUIn this cci.rmlng ale, and sumo inspired eu tell wrlle, In tolly verse, n tiuthful history of Hint evuutful period, and mo thinks I raukceuti tbegeaor that history the nam's of the ploneera of Utah, iu I tho.eunneswl I be leered by grateful grate-ful a-opd who enjoy Ibe blessings resulting re-sulting from their courage m J brivcry. In conclusion nud lu behalf of Halt Lake couuty I drstre to acknott ledge the debt nf gritllu'e which we owe lo ou, most worshi lul. grind master, and to your criftwho linveierfarmei the cererauules at tho laying of this corner atone. You renreeeut tbit in- cleutund ma st honorable orJeruf Free Masons, You r partli Ipatloii adds grt at dignity and ijltuiutty to time excr clri-r, nud as your order Is bound together to-gether by the most soleitiu ties of friend. bhlpAiid brotherly loe,iuaynot lhat same spirit ho pirrulttcl to pervaf u this etillro rerrltory and unite with that sumo lion I nf utTection a -cople discordant, dis-cordant, tKlli.psrcut, Into a solid phalanx pha-lanx to promoto peace aud harmony nullutbelr onward march lo so develop de-velop the treasures which jotlleiiU deu lu uur rugged but ptcturetrquo liloutiUlliaaud bvitutlful valleys, tul-t UU'l may la-nomo A Htitu that will shine filth lu ill Us brllllaucy runoug thu fureiuoal of our grtit ioduclug ritutis. (Applause.) I'lttJIIIil'.NT aMJOlnJItlWW read u bncf addrea. lu lilch ho salji 'rhe foiiudallon uf this civil itrjc-ttlte itrjc-ttlte should buUll In unillojed loyally to the gjvernntent. lutsoiaratuuture hhoull riflecta putu and iiiitarulahej i.oinlrtini. -N'u ecihslaatlcitl material mate-rial uf nny sect ur disrllltlou rhulllj buullowetllo enter Into thu construo tlou. buttbo line ul dlvlsl. u betwiea civil and ecclerUsllcal ground should bo plainly marked auu ecru.iulously otmrved, both lu theoiy aud In prac-Un-, Ihedoumln if civil nnd imlUI-ail imlUI-ail action should be securely guarded nuaiiiat the approach or lliurcli Inllu. e nco Iroin -iny ijuarter. tlUVbllSUII lltililAS saldt As we lay this stuno there coiiiiih to iia inem'rl'itof the hlatorj uf the pa.t. It was Kremont whu Hist riiv.uled lu us this country, Hot he Ih'IIovfiI that a liver hid IU rive here that h.il lie mouth lullillforubi. He wits lolloncd by Iho tuud uf plutieors whu tame luto this villey, rremnut thought lhat sago brush was Iho sure sigitol ft dei rt, and ilkiU evidence o! the ilu-t of lltu aist geuuritlons. lie thougtil that as the area cultlvattil In creaudto H cerllltl extent II would Uiuilulslt nud become less, rollonlug III the unke uf the plotleurs who founded tlie Territory we lollow tj laying this ttiriitr slotiu willed we hoe will slgnliy the solidity of uur Inailtutiuui aud that It will signify tt new cm ur jeiaco aud prosperity uud that inla city shall long remain tin iulllleal, educational, couimerciiti metropolis uf Uila Inter-iuouuUlu eountry. |
