Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-07-24 | Page 7 | Changes the Pioneers See

Changes hanges the a Pioneers See SeeThen When Then the handful of pioneers who participate in today's activities activities ac ae- ac- ac look about them they must be surprised at the changes Which have taken place within a handful of years The miracle of industry has wrought wonders in this valley since first their slow moving oving ox teams came slowly into the desired desired desired de de- sired haven of refuge This is the place said Brigham Young And This is the place is the declaration of every boosting energetic n real patriotic son of Utah Utah native native or adopted adopted today And what a kaleidoscope this brief period of years from 1847 to 1914 has been in this state The rude prude beginnings at farming are now replaced by vast areas of cultivated soil The great stretches of fi fields rich with coming harvest the orchards with a record crop the other natural resources such as the huge mining industries of the state all st state all te all tellof tell tellof tellof of great advancement made in a brief stretch of time And upon unon what a firm foundation this was built The h hardy pioneers men and women women aye aye and and children too too too- who ho came across the plains amid savage hordes and crossed the mountains by the white faced death of the blizzard blizzard- that hat was the type of people who settled Utah Times there were indeed when the struggle seemed all but butin butin butin in vain vain when the odds app appeared eared to be too heavy against the heroic band But always a leader sprang prang to the fore and saved the company of devoted followers in the hour of peril i And now the victo victory victors The day which Utah celebrates with state pride is a day of rejoicing Her memorial is harvest field after harvest field city after city farm after farm one educational educational institution after another And par particularly this y year ar of 1914 do the record breaking crops assure assure the West Vest of prosperity All honor to the few remaining veterans who lived through the early d days ys' ys of hardship and privation and are gathered in our city today to recall the victories of peace more glorious than war var J AU hail All hail the pioneers