| Show mckim W I 1 A Y C COME 0 M E has givan a conditional AMp 0 of lactation invitation vaitsa Visits cl by the utah delegation and other obber distinguished westerners presented witti with a hearty invitation to attend the tha pioneer J T Tab abilee ileo wag hidge n D may 10 10 if corig COD gress adjourns adjo urvis by the of july president mckinley anil and his cabinet will visit salt lake on the occasion of the fengi aemi centennial jubilee at least lf it that thatis is the assurance ase urance which the president gave to the strong delegation which appeared at the white houss at 10 this morning and presented pre anted an invitation vi frota frog the people of utah for him to make this visit the utah delegation georgeq ceorge cannon judge bartch liar P II 11 lannan senators sena ors faoliu Ra vilius red cannon and Cong congressman kin king was accompanied by the following distinguished I 1 westerners westerner who urgently I 1 y reque re queued ted the tha to accept the invitation senators white and perkins of california Pett iview carter wilson yhoua warren congressmen Sh allroth george georae V E dorsey and ex dele gate mark smith the president received receive 1 the visitors cordially and had them shown into the cabinet room ia a rather unusual courtesy courte sV and beaded them a t MAetta E t t speech on behall of the dl relegation ele gation was read by judge king thebe were supplemented by brief ad adt dresses by others menti I 1 oDeil the invitation to 10 tha celebration was plainly plain ly but neath c on one large phiet ol oi parchment paper bearing at the top toil a representation sen tation of one of tile the buffalo bun alo skulls which formerly dotted the plains in ill every direction and were used by the pioneers as signboards sign boards for the benefit Letie fit of other travelers on this his skull was the in pioneers camped I 1 ere juno june 3rd ard IS 1817 17 at all 11 well made 15 miles today tois brigham young THE TEE invitation the invitation which was read was as follows tu to the president your excellency excell eucy we are come a special cammi sion in behalf of and in the name of the people of utah indeed of the whole intermountain region to invite and to urge your excellency to visit tour our state it will be 50 years on the alth jay day of july next since the first band of pioneers entered the valley of the great salt lake naked almost and almost in despair they blazed the weary trail from froin the missouri river to the shore of our dead sea pea only to be saluted on their arrival hy by a desert such a journey made dinatle to find a home amid such desolation was never before undertaken for beals thereafter their yoke mates injates were poverty and hardship haiL ship their lot unceasing arid and poorly requited toil uncomplainingly they bore up against iron fortune slowly acre by acre was reclaimed fro from i the waste until flowers and fruits tool took the place of the garments of serge which clothed the desert strong men and delicate women thus wore out their lives the dreams of youth were repressed they put aside their early carly hopes if bongs bon were in their souls they chey were never sung from the rug rugged ed path they trod one by bv one ode fell out until now only a rem remnant nant odthe of the hand baud remains upon the sacred graves of pioneers on land enriched by their tears our states foundations have been laid in july in honor of thoe thoa who till still s live and of the memories of those who have died a jubilee is to be held a te deum sung then the story will be told of bow the frown of desolation was chased away how the smiles of civilization were warmed into life in utah how the waters of the streams turned aside from their natural channels gave life to tile the soil bow the desert relented at last and smiles grew ou on its sava savage c fice face through flowers and golden harvests hon bow at the miners summons the sterile mountains opened their adamantine doors and brought forth their juwels until utah became one of the tha first of mining states how in the waste temples to religion to 0 o education to order ard law were up roared reared how bow the toilers boilers toi lers while sub subduing duina the wilderness subdued at the same time their own prejudices until when statehood came it was greeted by a people as loving as loyal as true and devoted to our free institutions as ever lived will you not mr president no ac capt the invitation of the whole people of or utah and he west will you nt come and listen and swell the acclaims of our aubi albi lee we promise you all courtesy all hospitality we pledge moreover that welco welcomes mes shall dball be everywhere every where it 11 the sunlight in the sparkle of the waters of our great inland sea in the flowers in the eyes and in he words of our people and we believe the visit will add to your pride in native land anti and intensify your determination to serve with all faithfulness this great nation and if possible to give new majesty to her er flam flag we ve ha have e the honor to be your excellency excellency your most obedient servants GEORGE Q CANNON P H LASNAS G FO ri F IN FRANY FRANK J CANNON joffa jo dpn L RAWLINS W il II KING A k i a RESPONSE the president responded briefly but earnestly assuring the delegation that he desired to accept t the lle invitation and would do so on the te contingency referred to the delegation unanimously expressed its satisfaction with the answer received |
