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Show 'jjT.e, who vai executed for ths Mountain Meadow ma nacre. ) Practically a complete Mat of tJis old-time telegraphers In Utah now who batons; to the association has heea fathered by B. Burks Spencer. Spencer. The telegraph cam to Salt Lake and Utaa In July. 1M1. wlten a charter was given by congress to Kdward Crelghton of Omaha for the construction of a transcontinental transconti-nental system, and about the middle mid-dle of July James Street, superintendent superin-tendent of construction for this division, di-vision, set the-first pole on Main street In Salt Lake City at ft point In front of the property Just north of the Deeeret National bank, and In that building the first telegraph off ics was sMabtlehed. The firm wire to reach the city waa on October 17, ml. The first message mes-sage was sent by Brig-ham toung ta President Wads of the company snd the second ons was sent by Frank Fuller, actinf governor, to Abrs ham Lincoln. The reply of the president of ths United States was dated October M and read: MThe completion of the telegraph Is auspicious of ths stability and union of ths Republic The government gov-ernment reciprocates your congrat- i ulatlona ! Ths Deaeret Tslegraph com- j pany's line, which was construct by ths Mormon church, waa for-, mally opened on December 1. 14 I It was sold to ths Western Union j company In February, 19041 xolo :miE ' WILL GATHER IfJOfEfl Veteran Telegraphers Include In-clude Many Prominent in Utah Life Old-tlm tlfrphfr o th oantry will mt In their fortltli annual reunion in Denv.r on Bop-tembor Bop-tembor , T and . It ia expected that of the two'thouaand member! ot the anoclation that at leaal one ihouaand will attend, . Among the "old'tlmera who are expected to b preeent ia Thomaa A. Ediaon. H la aaaured to be the banner convention con-vention ol the eld-lime manipulator manipula-tor at tbe key aa the twilight of life la how before many of them and tbe trek toward the end haa bun. A. B. Cowan of Denver ia president of the organization and Thomaa E. Fleming of New Tork la eecretary-treaaurer. -The old-time . telegraphera ef 1'tah Include In the lint many of V the prominent eltiaena of the tte who have Joined the great majority and many who are atlll In the livfng. Among those who manipu-"" manipu-"" iataeVe,-iie,yfr"h eM day B'"WhCTl In many Instances atreaka of met were used for wire transmission waa the late Anthon H. Lund or the first presidency ot tbe L. D. 8. ehurch. .PIONEER LIST COMPILED. When the old-timers held their convention In.JdOJ, E. Burke Sp.i-rer Sp.i-rer nf ftalt take. one of the old Associated Press telegraphers, collected col-lected one hundred namea of old-time old-time telegraphera who at that time had been telegraphing twenty-five years before, and Uie list thea Included In-cluded many prominent men and women' of I'tah. Many of thla hundred had left the telegraph er- vice and engaged In other vocations voca-tions "that were more remunerative, remunera-tive, The Met secured at that t'me by Mr. Spencer Included the following fol-lowing Utahne: Anthon H. Lund (deceased), .Richard .Rich-ard p. Morris, je. M. Musaer (de-censed). (de-censed). D. A. Swan (deceased). Richard W. Toung (deceased), Morris Wilkinson. John V. Himp-tnn, Himp-tnn, E. H. Pleree (deceased), W. B. Maycock, Frank Oodbe, M. C. Mor--ela, 8. V. Shelp. H. K. Hatch. Bob-art Bob-art C Lund. J ernes R. Clinton (deceased). (de-ceased). Joatah Rogerson. Edwin Evans, S. A. Kenner (deceased), C. E. Randall. T. J. Mcintosh, J. C. Moeee, George B. Chandler, Allen M. Fleming, L. Rosenbaum. W. J, yowJeyjUfrdIanwenJWilliam McMillan, XL C. Marlrer. Dr. E. B. Wright, O. D. Banks, W W. Wood-side, Wood-side, a. 8. Wood, W. A. C. Bryan, D. K. Davis (deceased), W. L. Toung. Mrs A. W. McCune, Mrs. K. L. Neff, Mrs. Annie F, Hatch. Mrs. E. L. Collins. Mrs. Zlna W. Cummings. Mrs. Gladys C. Bhorea. Miss Ida Coombs. Miss M. A. Carpenter. Car-penter. Others were O. H. Coras fde-ceaecd), fde-ceaecd), D. 8. 8pencer. W. R. Dnu-gall. Dnu-gall. S. F. Fenton, J. W. Booth deceased). de-ceased). Robert B. Campbell, William Wil-liam Craig. W. W. Crossmsn. Frank A. Cook. W. J. Dermody, L. Ia Downing, B. F. Frobea, Thomaa MtKiutnneae, Benjamin F. Nevlns, F. V.' Parry, T. F. Row-landa. Row-landa. O. C." Randall. Charles F. Warren, Charles A. Walker, Charles M. Andrews, A.-W. Brown, George F. Brown. E. F. Burdlck, C. XI. Clay. W. N. Cleveland. Richard Cogan. C. N. Custead. A. G. Fell, Mra Annie a. Fell. I. N. Fulton. Charles H. ' Griffin. John Orover, Q. A. Hawkes, R. T. HlUand. K. T. Hulaniskl. John Hutchinson. O. W. Jonea. Mra. Maria' M. Johnson, F. M. Kiarnan, Ira H. Lewta. J. 8. Noble, A. D. Reynolds, Donald Rose. William J. Rutledge, Truman Schenck, T. M. Bhumacher. William Wil-liam J. Shealey, H. W. Rherldan. Joseph A. West. P. C. "Westover. A. w. Wright, F. C. Smith. H. M. Smith, 8. O. Snyder: George H. Tribe (deceased), C. A. Tripp and James R. Walker. WORKED IN LEE TRIAW " Of this number at tnat time there le atlll a number living, the beet known being C. W. Nlbley, presiding Mahop of the L D. k. church; Da iv Spencer, general passenger pas-senger agent of the Oregon Shon Line railroad: Richard tDlckl V. Morris. Frank Oodbe, Dr. E. 8. Wright. Joslah Rogerson is among the oldest In- yeara among the old-timers. old-timers. He reported . for tha court and transmitted by wire tha proceedings pro-ceedings In the trial of John D. |