| Show I PIONEER DAY DA DAi i AT GRANTS VILLE i i Suitable Celebration of Memorable Memorable able abe Event In iii Enterprising l V L Tooele Town ORATION BY JUDGE BREEDEN i In lii II Powerful torr d e c I s Hit lh r Attorney or f liirI I nf it Pt lII Is IL i c day jor today with Ith public i Y chis cl c A feature t f ulUI ot tho duy Is hi l tho Iho of the nl th O tn slon alon by ot this state who wl has hus been bell Invited to 10 deliver the address ot tho Iho day tn by the com coin committee mileo In charge The Th celebration t w s h this thu morning and ond fort effort wits was Wf as le a follows nod and Tho of or our alit this morning Is In lii Indeed 11 deed an Rn Interesting tine one ami i niI I il your sour our anti anil thoughts should har harmonize monize with It Il Then ThOl you might ex tX expect c peet i a 1 clear thorough and critical review of ot the Important peri itri periods cd Ihl In II tile the life lo and history of oC the oc occasion casion cl lon which brings brItis us u together to tot t Then h 1 tho Iho Important In n tho life anti and character of oC n those thoRO whoso lt achievements we wo now enjoy might bo ho hoi i related and arni the tho great results of OC their work might bo 10 b It Then n might the intellect with wit Its grandest faculties of at contemplation dwell II wel up Jp upon upon on the mighty und and lofty Inn and IU an privations and und long Ioni Ion suffer sufferIngs y Ings tn In ot of tho the men fad and Women who forced back the tho barren harren cliffs cu and opened up this mighty western dm cm 0 pire to civilization civilisation and Christian l de do development Hut But the tho time nt at lt my dis disposal will sitI not permit mo Inc 10 to give you youa on onI a I biographical sketch of tho the men ml ana 4 women whose lives and Ind mighty works wo wn are here herd to t honor BAICO I J can only present to this splendid n R few ew rapid glances of some somo points worthy In an nn eminent degree of ot our entire consideration OF A i A pioneer U Is I ono one who goon BOOB before Y as lS Into tilt the wilderness preparing tho ho thon how w way n ny for others othora to follow us as u I pioneer r cf ct civilization pioneers p nels of ot reform To ToCo Togo 10 Co go g before open Ollen the thu way WI v unfold untold tunnel tho the mountains mountain moun II Ins bridge the lie streams tilt tl the soil sol olI subdue the savage build the homo erect oreel the thu schoolhouse build the lie altar and ralso the th cross ot of Christian hope This Is hi buta brief Index to what a 1 pioneer IB God bless the pioneer This ThI day duy should bo bu h celebrated with great get Z Cal and universal joy jO It I should hiMI hi MI d t be one of tho ho greatest anniversaries faros saries of oC nit all al this mighty west and Ind the memories of oC the strong men inca anti anil deli delicate del i cate women who dedicated It Il to 10 the tho therace lie race should bo be frequently god and II forever honored When we paVo to contemplate the tho exploration and d of this coun country COUI y try we e are nrc filled with wih amazement and wonder onder that men nod women could have been found to undertake such Ruch luch a a tremendous task fraught h with so many dangers and aDd Wo Yo who are hero here now and the tho ho recipients of ot this splendid civilization cnn can but bul feebly realize what the condition wore hero her three score years ago ngo All Al of ot mighty sweep of country extending g from tho the Missouri river on the thu cast east to IU the ocean on the tho west corn com the tho 12 great greit states slates of ot Nebraska Colorado Col Montana Wyoming V ng North Dakota South Idaho Nevada Nevida California falI Oregon Washington and mul Utah with an nn estimated present n of ot lh over oer sturdy men and Ind lat women and 11 nn UI estimated valuation of ot propel property ty of the tho enormous sum SUI of ot it U 4 with nn an estimated school pop population pOl ot of over oer two wo null mil mu million mi lion between the Ille ages of six nix civilization and an ed elt education S Y nail and a j which Is nt at the tho anti and nd glory glor of ot the tho country was n at t that time timeS n barren and desolate Waste S S 5 lieu 11 und 1111 nil uninhabitable lt save by h the tho bands of Wild beast anti ami tho the roving WILD ESTIMATE The popular estimate ot of this vast vust I region re ie lon of country at that tiny day was expressed by b that thu l foremost statesman and scholar on the liner of ot lie tho United 0 1001 5 SIn el senate CUl Daniel Webster ebster when wien want with this he Bald salti What do we wo wih S vast vant t worthless area aren This region rt lon of ot savages and auth wild beasts ot of deserts of ot fn sands wid and Ind nd whirlwinds ot or 1 dust nf lt 4 cactus ami auth prairie lo dogs To what these theseS to In use II could wo we ever hope put great deserts or Ci those thol endless moun mOUlt mountain moUI S tain t tam roll h lances and covered f to tn very cr bano baO with eternal snow Inn snowS with the S 5 What can ran we w ever aver hope to do coast a coast nf ut miles mies milesS I 1 uninviting and anil S rockbound r Tint l a n harbor on It W I will trill wi never noor vote ote i S T one 00 cent from the Ihl public to 10 toS S place the Pacific coast one ono inch nearer Yet Yel the theS to Boston than It now IW Is S pioneers pioneer ti entered tutu Into the very ery cr heart henrt ol oX o 0 this region of wild beasts and whirl whirlwinds rOllon city evert 1 winds and ami Had founded a 1 thuS this great senator had hlll Pa etl before from frodi tho stage of life le Ae Ve t tho the IlL ile tUlls nf tiC old heroes are aro tilled I I ell with amazement at II the tremendous 11 immiS 1 of or those men lel fit of t Ish YI i S und when whelm the lie human soul 1011 Is highly resolved to 0 work out Us Its s con and unI realize r to Itself Ise Us lIs freedom an Is n a ni ambition tho the personal 11 i and mighty Ind being tho the being In iii II inn Ih Image of ot his hi Maker Is lIt Ii till full ot of o Ilten interest We VIV t admire the determination mid of Ut our rr forefathers who lauded upon tIll tho Atlantic A t Ic shore and C titi en Il l 1101 there thons colonies the lie That hat WOK was Indeed n a I under undertaking Ulder till the world him has hl vcr ver S taking inking Ind stood amazed tl at nl tIle the sublime i iund und and Christian fortitude In his h It nil yit t those brave men Inch and timith women yo S tholo they ey did 1111 l itt not mOi climb from mountain l I II he train from t 1 f aln or ill II 1111 N valley valloy n 0 anil valley vahie to lo ii to al lilt liltS vale t Illation 1 1000 distant dl an as did ld rho ili iliS l o J S who first tip Iho forests r S a null I of ot thin hits western and 1111 the he merciless tIm o I held bock back I 11 homes homel midway between tJ l tt J ocean My ity friends I doubt I lie l to mr power of tile the npr henl the tho tw Hl coinage U I for tor that Utile mile band of ot moil 1111 and wo women Illo men to their bricks upon tin till comforts of homo ami civilization I mid Inel I jill with Ith their o faces tICO towards this thin thil thlu Inhospitable region their henits u dedicated to 10 hId God start tin 1111 U Ulong long unknown and It H wa wn was none other than I lUl a it I prophet ii I vision that thou thun the tue tueS S o thu tl lie huppy hu homes n 11 the tl Ii waving In the thu I houses hOl 1 of lit lt I IS S and tho the noble defenders of the ho t na lUl lUlI I i U up UI by Ill magic mUllo from fl rob the Iho hIm t rocks or nf this then th n harmon baneu In region 10 H 1 1 Those These 1100 t tt e E I boys boyn bu IIII young oung moon men and lu a young ii t who ishio hlo Ito ye been reared In hi II hits Ihil I I I 5 b bI I the III ms IIII ot of I t hoist I 11 ti women 11 1 tlc lie pl cli tI Ir or Ihl lii l ies cli vi lii t 11 or of PraIse h hi e bill H Hi It iii i ill 4 i 4 4 of lt tile tho il tho t 10 hO courage It i to 10 I open op n the way I ITHE I TUB THE nut Hut there seems to be b o u t spirit Im lot Implanted planted In iii II thu tl human heart und and when wien the tl th e emergency lcy urine nfl e and this thin spirit pitt Is touched h hy by the thought and hopu ot of ft und Independence It II Is its II Irresistible irresistible ible There have always boon bonn lel men such Buch ni 18 tIle the Brent I Marlin Luther anti and 1111 others otherl of or ages past who pierced tIm the ului ho felt the tho glimmer of ot tho the light of oC freedom who hUll had n a I of ot the tho path of II OUs and Id personal lIberty Iberl It I was this limIts spirit which actual actuated fd ed Id the Ul lit 1 le bund of ot men nod and women to 0 the danger drink tho the cup of ot hardship hlL Incident to this western ex cx n Wo We may moy well wel ask Isk what In Induced those thc o men bOon and 1111 women to HO 50 st far tur meet iii e L with vl th so sn many Illy inn imy d to tomake l tolIla make lIla kO their homes In II thin Ii its region which wIlts us then thirn a IL I vast boundless trackless hl desert eMerl They TIle Thc hurl had become JI with wih tho lie conditions stir Bur surrounding rounding them They Tile Thu wore were not In har liar harmony harmony mony with Will their and anti tho rca eco economic conditions then existing they the hud old nM religious convictions t JI of f tuck their fathers an I believed they thoy th y hInd bad Ind found more congenial to 10 their souls and In lii JI harmony with wih the religion of oC thi th threat Great reat Master and In order ardor that they might live hive their new lew thought mid tuni tSI their new tow theory or belief bolet their faces aces WI directed hither for 1110 ti pur purpose purpose pose of o n laying a 0 foundation ton for tor future material wealth and happiness and und to 10 new lew homes hOnIS whore they tho could coull raIse mil the lle he cross of their now new thought and anil religious conviction and worship at lt Us its II shrine where none could hinder or make afraid naIl for tor this purpose they the came to this county at nt that Ih t u a I per por portion or thou tion tJ of ot the hio domain ot of 0 Mexico THE rUE Oh Oil the tho day of o April Apri IS 17 at Council Counci Bluffs on tho cant cUll batik bank of nf the Ihl lt river H determined men 2100 len throe brave Christian wo ivo women men under the leadership of o President Young mado their final filial tort upon orion their l long 1011 unknown and 1111 peril perilous outs ous journey loo in 10 days Ilay they tibey th y Klod along with their handcarts and noil heavy loads load Their courage was WS in indeed indeed deed sublime amid Ild on art they camo and ald on oh they icy cinte o and ly reached the thC valley of ot Salt Suit Lake on In the cay of July J IS 1817 I SI I 7 anti and Il this gathering of or lie thu people lien here In ln this hits beautiful little city ell la is the sixtieth anniversary or of that lint memorable occasion Al Although AlthoUgh Although adorned wIth though It I wal not nol cities and anji parks anti and hut bitt hit was tas Just Ju t ns the hand of ot tho the Creator had hal unrolled it II under Indel tho the great en dome domo ot of heaven Yet what whal u it 1 It I must have boon been to their on nn d vision after no so many days ot of w weary ary travel ravel to emerge train from tho tile mountain gorges M to 1 behold 1 holc a 1 beautiful ful tul oh landscape fringed upon Illon Its ls west western ern 1 border bordel by the tho Groat ireat fait Falt sea senus ns as It h and Ild sparkled In thin the sun Might anti and by b these mountain ranges THE PROMISED LAND LD It I imps does not my n friends n a 1 Very cry ory great stretch of ot the thu Imagination to fancy lItHe that these pilgrims with ono one voice tahoe shouted as did the tho lie of nC Israel This Is 15 Indeed thin the promised land la nd let us tits UI enter en and possess It nod rest rOst n sl ourselves under the tue shade of these mighty While Us its sillon dor WitS uis indeed Indred glorious Rl lu there thorl wes wan but bitt do little to Invite lOvito and r touch much InU h to tt IU it tho the prospect 1 1110 to 10 their tl lr vilta A seemingly Interminable nalo i iI It l sagebrush und whirlwind ti V tUI 1 blo bio paradise for the rattlesnake and tog dog with Us its dOl wih notching In time the rays of the l midsummer situ silence and uld desola deol desolation tion Mi HUt nut notwithstanding this bits their great after ufer taking In 1 tho the whole sweep of IC If country as its I with u t l prophetic eye Ce declared that bitt this thin was WI the Iho place ibId and In n tt short time yet el after Ifor much luch for fur food tool und and clothing t thOse theno burren hu wastes J were transformed into rich Holds mind and beautiful ful tui homos nOd Ild tho thic prairie dogs tnt made WhY way WiY for the tho Hocks ami autti herds of tho lie people But since the pio iilo pioneer leer neer the path for tor civilization tu to enter this western empire periods have arisen n and passed and 1111 have been enacted which when faithfully recorded will ivill wi stir tl the human heart lert more moie the outrunning pages of nf ro roo mOll 11 of nf than the lie stern let factS Talk to 10 0 the old Ild Indian war vet veteran ol eran now encamped elicit at nl and hit hl will still wi tell tol ci I you yell Iu somo of tho the ing stories ot cC lie tho past pastA A LONG ioa JOURNEY JOUR Y An 1 expanse of tf n a I thousand miles mies across an UI a it arid plain lila ibi under the he t buin hit torrid sun bare barefooted barefooted rays ot of an nn lun footed ri und and wellY fume these fairly early hu lie toes loes who opened up UI tile thu treasure hous of or the ll world They by b the wild mountain savage a robber and murderer from his Infancy Hu lie Jl had hud lurked e In Ill haunts and ald from lie tho time the tho memory of man not tint to 10 tho ho contrary and amid until mil lie tho pioneer haitI had stormed his and nati made nilde him hll hi ut a I good Indian NEW E ENGLAND NOW SCENES NES HE ItE HElI lI TED Tho rho faithful heart did not blot lot sink Kink with deeper dread when the lie elements In iii 11 clouds storms anti and Hoods bloods to 10 descend with an un unabated ull al alei ed ei sweep of at destruction than lion when whelm he luc hI Knew kite iv the lie Indian ii prowler to bo ho on oil Oi hIs scent cl nt for tO blood anti and plunder How liCen In II this bits urea grel reit l west welt hits has hUI the tho faith falth lut In und fUith d nothing left lef of his cabin but bul the grim smokestack to lo toll tell lel the lie title tale Ila of ot the tho murder of Ills Is wife and 1111 or evel worse of tf their cap captivity CUl by the tho remorseless 9 foe of oC Their lives les were a She suc Bie of and uld tragedies yet yol with a n determination that lint must Just chal challenge lenge the admiration of ot nil all ni coming time overcame the and planted the tle seed for tor this Ihl splendid west cm Hn em civilization and amid Il when the lie tl smoke of the flue wigwam was once seen eCI temples dedicated to lo God now pierce the sky alid where the tIlO savage war dance tens wai once had around the tho victim Is now made macic joyous by the merry merr laughter of the boys ibid and ald girls In II the ho play grounds ground of o the lie schoolhouse What a n wonder wonderful ful Lul change What wonderful progress In CO GO What a It I ics son ion In iii 11 to li hand down ua as lS asa a a legacy les to till all 11 coming generations Now my m friends It If we c could eliminate ate nil all ni the tho misunderstandings standings from our OU borders and und bo be firmly united In iii II purpose no laud land I HI could coull compete with wih us 11 In Iii our raco race for fu forthe tho the In Christian develop development mont ment business enterprises and social nodal peace and We Wo have havo an on honest liberty Ibert loving people In Ii this mountain country |
