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Show A look into the history of the Kaysville Brass Band lllilllll I i I -.1 ? llliiiiiii 'i ? -swss 1 1 fimm I i 4 ;: f !1 J o : fdlii list Mmi:X ' Alllifiill iiiiiiiiiii H t wiiiiiiisiii According to Joseph Barton, the object pictured is a "B" flat electro-plated patent light valve Distin cornet. Joseph Barton, Kaysville pioneer, surveyor and city councilman, council-man, played the cornet in the Kaysville Brass Band. He wrote a brief history of the band and included in-cluded it in a booklet that was carefully care-fully placed inside the cornet case. The history, case and cornet were given by Mr. Barton to the Kaysville Kays-ville Daughters of Utah Pioneers "for a place in its museum." Although a Kaysville DUP museum has never been constructed, con-structed, the horn is given special care and is often used as part of historical artifacts displays. Last Saturday, the horn was displayed dis-played at the four county DUP convention con-vention held in Kaysville. The brass band was the subject of an illustrated lecture given by Roselyn Slade. The Barton cornet was brought from Manchester, England in 1862 when the Barton family migrated to Kaysville. Joseph Barton was 14 years old at the time. His cornet was a special treasure that he handled hand-led carefully and made sure it was always secured in its custom-made wooden case painted deep ebony and lined with thick red plush cloth material. Valves and the mouthpiece mouth-piece had special compartments at the rear of the case so the jarring of the wagon wheels could not dislodge dis-lodge them. At the age of 16, Joseph Barton became a member of the newly organized Kaysville Brass Band, under the direction of George Park-man Park-man of Ogden, with Joseph Harris as the captain. Other members of the band included Thomas Bennett, Ben-nett, Albert Talbot, Robert Wall, James Bodily, Thomas Hudson. Peter Barton, John Talbot, Charles Talbot and John Barton. Later William Allen, North Davis County's premier architect, Isaac Barton, Oliver Hoskins and John Dale became members of the band. When George Parkman moved to Salt Lake City in 1866, Joseph Barton, age 18, became the band's captain and musical director. He ! held this position until 1890 when , he moved to Ogden. i Although the Kaysville Brass ! Band was involved in all major public celebrations, including the 4th of July and 24th parades and concerts, its main claim to fame was associated with railroad building. build-ing. Mr. Barton records this historic histor-ic event in his brief history: "In the early part of the year 1869, the Union Un-ion Pacific Railway was being constructed, con-structed, and as the track neared the mouth of Weber Canyon, our old Kaysville Brass Band went by Photo by ROGER TUTTLE . What is it? Well, it's a 'B' flat electro-plated patent light valve Distin cornet, owned by Pioneer Joseph Barton, of Kaysville. team to the canyon and serenaded the track-laying gangs, and as the construction train slowly moved down the canyon on the newly laid track toward Salt Lake City, it was stopped opposite to where the Brass Band was playing. When we had finished the piece we were playing, we were invited to get aboard. This we did.. .The Kaysville Kaysvil-le Brass Band had the honor of riding rid-ing upon the first train, the first box car (used as a conductor's caboose) and on the first rails that entered the Great Salt Lake Valley, Val-ley, playing all the time." |