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Show Rites Dedicate Nevy Lights On LDS 'Place' Monument of Um monument; Taylor Woolley, architect; Mr. Mabel T. 8anborn and Mrm. Faonl V. Tounf Clayton, dauf htar at Brifham Toung, and Mayor Bart J. Olade. Master f eererooniee waa John D. Qllea, executive ex-ecutive secretary of tee monument commission , . ,. Contractor for tha project waa Waaatca Bleetri Co. and U B. Oowan waa electrical engineer. Soma of tha monumant'a lights will ba laf t on alf night, aaid Mr. Giles, whlla otfiers will ba on during dur-ing houra that crowd warrant tha ! expense. 1 1 - ; 1 ' 1 Pioneers have "left . their mark on avarythlnf In' tha lnterrooun-, tain wast," aatd anothar apaakar.l William H. Reader Jr vice chair man and aotlnt chairman of tha monumant commlaetray Sculptor Special Gueat ' ' Special fuaata at tha caramonlaa wara Mahonrt M. Young, aculptar Descendant of tha Utah pioneers pio-neers added a modern feature to tha stately monument in honor of tha state's founders Tuesday night with tha lighting of tha "This la the Place" monument in Emigration Emigra-tion canyon. Nearly 1000 persona watched Gov. J. Bracken Lee and George Albert Smith, president Church of Jeeus Christ of Latter-day Saints, turn tha switch illuminating the statue group in ceremonies Tuesday Tues-day evening. Some 31 electric bulbs bathed the atructura with 13,000 watt of light following tha half-hour rites at 7:30 p.m. This monument means more to the people of this state than Just bronae and granite," Oct. Lea told the assembled throng. "1 hope vial tors will realise thla la but a symbol of tha grand people who cams here a century ago. If eta of PI as isi si sai Tw speakers spoke oa a note of dissension which haa arise among owners of land and sponsors of tha edifice. A stats park waa foreseen by Pres. Smith which would Include all the area up the canyon to the summit, and ha urged TJtahna to "do all you can to bring about a wonderful park that anil add to ' the dignity of this monument Orval Adams, chairman of the finance committee of Thla la the Place" monument commission, said sponsors of tha park want to preserve the land aa it waa when tha pioneers arrived, adding that the commission contemplatea condemnation con-demnation proceeding. If necessary, neces-sary, to prevent any further "gouging" of the area by "those who would build a housing project" proj-ect" at the site. |