Show I In n. n the Beg Beginning inn i n 9 By J. J Cecil Alic 0 On the Carpet If It I should die tonight end you should come to my old column and find lind I had not furnished answers to many questions asked I should not only be dead but sorry Possibly Possibly bly this catechism will suffice by byway byway byway way of Pioneers Abhor Blind Dales Dates Dates- Can a gentleman of good reputation reputation tion and character not of your religious religious re re- re creed asked such a man of the versatile editor of the Deseret News late hate in 1854 bc be permitted to associate with your females rand and nd enjoy enjo the chit chit- chit chat t ht and sociability with them that are arc usual in the circles cirdes cir dr cir cir- des cles of what may be termed good and genteel society in the world at large An Answer by the editor Jesus says Ye are not of the he world but I have chosen you oU out of ot the world If It a gentleman wishes to associate with our females let him hm repent and md be baptised for the remission of his sins But this alone will not insure him success for many have submitted themselves to the ordnance ordnance ordnance ord ord- nance of baptism and have added damnation to themselves by hypocritically hypocritically hypocritically hypo hypo- critically bowing to certain rites riles and ceremonies with motives other than to glorify lor y God and save themselves themselves themselves them them- selves from this untoward genera genera- enera tion Let these gentlemen go forth and preach the gospel to the nations nations nations na na- na- na like the Mormon elders without without without with with- out purse or scrip Let them be mobbed tarred and nd feathered leathered and whipped n R few times for Christs Christ's sake not for their own follies and rind return after a few years' years labors clear in conscience pure in heart and unspotted from the world If Ii they can do these things and endure endure endure en en- dure they may begin to associate with a companion and partner for lor them a companion and partner for forthe forthe forthe the life Ute that now j is and for that which is to come Tobacco Among the Pioneers Pioneers- Brigham Young is SI speaking to us from the tabernacle pulpit April Apr April 7 1861 You Vou know that w we ve all profess pro pro- fess less to believe the word o of wisdom wis wis- dom There has been a great d deal l said about ut It more in former than in latter y years rs We as a. Latter day Saints care but little about tobacco co but as Mormons we use a great deal How much do you suppose suppo goes oes annually from this territory and has for ten or twelve car years l past in gold ord and nd silver nver to supply the people with tobacco I 1 will say Brother William H. H Hooper our delegate in congress came here in 1849 and during eight years he was selling gelling goods his sales for tobacco alone amounted to over a year at the same time there were other stores that sold their share and drew their share of the money moner expended yearly early besides what has been brought in by the keg and by bythe bythe bythe the half The traders and pases- pases in jag ing emigrants have sold tons of tobacco tobacco to to- bacco besides what is sold here herere re regularly I I. I say lY that annually annually annu annu- all ally is the smallest figure ligure I can estimate estimate es es- es the sales at Tobacco can be raised here as aswell aswell aswell well as it can be raised in any other place It wants attention and arid care If It ve we tc use we it It let us raise it here I recommend for some man to go to raising tobacco One man who came here last fall taU is going to do so and if C he is diligent he will wm raise quite a n quantity I want to see some man go to and make a business of ot raising tobacco and stop sending money out of ot the territory for that article That expression toll followed owed by br a afew afew few lew years the statement by Benjamin Benjamin Benjamm Benja Benja- mm min Hampton in March 1859 that he would manufacture chewing tobacco tobacco to to- bacco cigars snuff fine and coarse cut smoking tobacco from plants grown rown in the valley i if the farmers would raise them Utah Penitentiary First t Built Built Built- Almon W W. Babbitt U S. S commissioner commissioner commis commis- advertised in November and December 1853 as follows Proposals Proposals Proposals Pro will be received at the office of ot the secretary of state for tor the territory of or Utah until the first day of ot January 1854 for lor the erecting erecting erecting erect erect- ing and finishing of ot the penitentiary penitentiary penitentiary of ot the territory of Utah the site selected is about four tour and one- one half halt miles from the council house in Great Salt SaIl Lake City and about a half halt mile east of the sugar works worl now in erection and immediately on the bank of ot Big Kenyon creek and near the fine stone quarry east of Emigration canyon The appropriation appropriation by congress amounts to the sum of ot All An proposals JL must be accompanied with ith a design design de de- sign of the building to be constructed constructed constructed con con- with the sum Eum appropriated ted unless s th the territorial legislature of Utah should before bids ar arc decided decided de do- make a further appropriation tion for individuals should donate a further sum the building must be completed within one year from the letting of the contract and bonds in the amount of will ill be required with good security security it ity for lor the faithful fulfillment of ot the same A design of the buildIng building building build build- ing as proposed by the commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- will be exhibited at the secretary's secretary's sec sec- ec- ec office Temple Walt Wall A Completed A news item November 24 1853 The adobe wall around the temple block blockis is completed from the northeast corner westward etc around to the south gate gale except a few feet on the west side which will probably probably probably proba proba- bly close the adobe work for lor the season The stone for lor the eastern part of ot the south wall is on hand and if the weather remains as pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant as at present we anticipate the stone work of ot the wall will be completed completed com corn this winter August 17 1854 1354 The wall arou around d the temple temple tem tern pIe block was finished on the instant and much of the stone coping cop ing is already cut and prepared for lor hoisting to its position for lor receiving receiving receiving re re- re- re the iron railing Iron maSters masters masters mas mas- of Iron count county will you have havethe havethe havethe the railing read ready by the time the coping is J lid Iid id First Shingle Roof So Root So far as known this was the first shingle roof root placed on a house in Utah reported reported reported re re- re- re ported in the News May 31 1851 1351 President dent Youngs Young's house was shingled shingled shingled shin shin- last week the first roof he has had since he left Nauvoo Another Paper raper Mill Yes Mill Yes Hollis and Gepson later Hollis and Varnon Vernon Vcr Vcr- non opened a paper mill requiring rags at their lumber mill in Davis county the summer summer of 1855 City CHy Cemetery Opened Opened February ary 17 1849 Daniel K If Wells Wens Joeph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph eph L L. L Heywood and George B. B Wallace were appointed a committee commit commit- tee to select elect a suitable place for tor a burying burng ground CC C. C C. C Rich H. H G. G Sherwood Daniel Spencer and Edward Hunter ere ele ere asked to locate locate lo 10 lo- lo cate a burial ground October 17 17 1847 after a 1 few lew scattering burials had occurred D. D H. H Wells Vels and committee reported March 3 1849 in favor or of ot a acre 20 tract included in the survey suney northeast of ot the city March 31 it t w was c reported ed a 3 portion of the ground had hd been laid out April 14 14 1049 the high council appointed George Geore B. B Wallace sexton sexton sex sex- exton ex- ex ton to tak take char charge e o of the public bur burying ing ground |