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Show (UilfJG W. G. HARDING LAIDATCEDAR Gold Section Placed in Union Pacific Line in Memory of Nation. Late Chief Executive CKDAR CITT. Sept. U. The Hardier void memorial nil commemorating com-memorating the opening of the Union Paclfl national park Una from Lund to Cedar City on Juna 17. lilt, by tha lata Prealdent Mardlnr. waa laid In Ita place to-rr to-rr attended-ny -aople1ou ore-H monlea, In which prominent atata, orernment and railroad officiate took pan. j Inecrlbed In white upon the rail aa It waa placed In tha track between be-tween two ateel raila on either aide waa the Inacrlptlon: The Hardin Hard-in memorial rail, laid by tha elll-aena elll-aena of Iron county, Utah, In commemoration com-memoration of tha opening1 of the Union Pacific line to Cedar City on June IT, If 21. by Prealdent Warren a. Harding.' Benator nmoot delivered the memorial me-morial address and lauded the constructive con-structive achievement of the late President, whoa work had been to bring the United State away from It wartime apirlt and lead It back Into peaceful, constructive endeavor. endeav-or. He said that no presldsnt of tha United State had aver had euch a keen In tercet In tha development develop-ment of the country. "Even la hi trip to Alaska, In which he attempted at-tempted to find out what the need of th people there were, showed be was pursuing his policy of con. trurtlon." ha said. Among 4ha other prominent official of-ficial who attended the exercise were Stephen T. Mather, director of national park: Governor Mahay) H. M. Adams, vie presldsnt of th L'nion Pacific: Senator Reed Smoot. Heber J. Grant. J. - A. Reeves, gsneral freight agent of the Oregon Short Line, and D. S. Hpenrer. general passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line. Hundreds of tha'peopl of Cedar City and various towns In the southern part of the state attended tha ceremonies and were prepared to enjoy the three-daycciabraUon at Cedar City In commemoration of the occasion. . The golden rail Is a abort section of a standardised railroad "Iron." |