Show BUMS STORY PIONEER Planned and c Constructed the Tabernacle oer I Ii fells Who the News IR oi of Difficulties Organ Work Vork Overcome In 10 the H H I H r H x L j 1 jT T l r f fe I I I 11 x e 0 J x I f fJ fJ fy ti I I J l jI T s y h x xI 7 1 I M I 1 r 1 4 r f r 1 t 1 1 T i T Tf TT X TX f T f 1 1 1 I t t I 1 IT r T l lJOSEPH 1 1 JOSEPH jQSEPH H RIDGES t tT V of ot the Tabernacle Organ 0 T Designer and BuIlder T r rT T T Tj j f AA a r r j i evening even g athe the i R mdge tho Iho d de deI H BM it 11 I ful or fh tc rt re wd SLId nd Ui L I I er r tIC Ir f I the h c Lin gan I A I Il I fc b I Ih hell tn n I In the Lion the grand oh I In Inon n on that thai s u on hands c che or Of two the It 4 me he wi a bIer Improved L u IdI e io or the last il ns 1 hed lir in Ims Wore bd again a gin WI un A I U n eaten I lye Ire itt n tIe lent nt Following F 0 owing th the con eon I ell t tie the or Mill 1 I 1 be C shUt h u I do down dOWIl n fn for tor at Irk white It U cI tru h i It a ot Of 0 and a ar Im 1100 lie 0 prots r mel With the idea of o hi n r In to ward t re ard la Ia the tte r ot of t h p een a nt b da I Ii U among the tin theer er II organs ore an In SIze l ard and tone h I In n a 3 Res S reporter I er called r upon UIn r 7 at Ms hIS modest home homeI at al 42 40 4 feit t North orth rt I After Aler lh tile the ij paling Mr 8 told the stor story He the I r In I that thai led Jed up to his h s he 1 hesen g f sen by b Pr oung G i erect the hr th that u IM b i such mch a prime prInle factor In thi of ot the State of or Utah In III II tin the C tit lt of the globe glob Hm lit h sIr stor ai as a he he e told It to the thi 1111 in fr simple e II Ih It u a aI s M f I Z al r hi his rugged coun a 1 sj bUtk eyes es Its UK he re reli reo li It j narrative of or thi th expedients tt to o h b the If rt at nt t r J la III while thIle engaged upon upun It t j nl A portion of ut the story a II i li t for fur the ilie reason r ason that thai t I t tat til a eady appeared in print rRT MY or oF TiE TIlE ORHAN Ao u the street treet lur I lived hived when her t I 1 UI l WItS RUS a LI pair of or mas Ir III t iIi Iron gates gilel I t ea ai U a lar larre large e organ loft i lof d tartT ai y I ran n those thos O i das H In green ereen England r and e J with Uh I used use to 1 t r PM beyond gates gatts and EOle rev o t tt te or of f that organ foe tac r 1 I a J I naI ah h he men a at I their work ork I f and think r out thc the I i or I the num rus things the tite 1 Were ere re at WICk urk upon The Tho j I all their lr ribbed sides 8 ind tiu their r tops tolls tId Wih wIth heay Iron bricks that I or of 10 east lucIa little tle tubes that registered B t ed th or of the wind In the Il I M fl and all al tom lome before me meP I f r gt as 8 they apPeared red P to me Inc In tiL ii d Ie The great grea t arteries t I T th ij I the e i hug bUI ml wind Into chests that were a all III up U With al wih their valves bras wIre springs the n s C tile me men vole I an 8 c th rb f It rn now just s as i 1 sc p only Ye Yesterday I ht ra a ory 01 ar n tadry ta r really was L a 0 of the great Tabernacle real std the l eI I can ca E sv that Ihal I Iret ed In I things became In Pertaining to music r n c f 1 and ta s In 1 T I Ii sad and a hy I I j rd d through particular that 1 ful hum Ut fly Ies I had a tr o who ah a was outer than II Who lh had ier bren he through all ha or th work al was wa Con Mat With the en From ales ios of at nn an In fi him I learne many lan to loft at his 1115 trade In the h hW lot that ra rf f s er hand a W Were re ren anum a aura church g organs or of p Wet J rne I t to With One OM some I and with re three This wih manu rna j for tor n 8 I a fairy J 11 Ie a n Y oun ter hero Here wo we I and n OUt our sparr time my frIend we I to Ie ouId take I it In for le one ace or each other th LC I us on one 4 While thus IOU ly iy engaged 1 or of t With all MI or the In n r to Wih the me inc meen ni It I he ha en r n nt I guess I It tee t the Wa human way I ko Jays dais h rUed Information atlon t mils Mpr h 1 aIth lh a koo ledge ru Curiosity ht and search me r Into Inlo homer umer n i led Pes I ran can B sw say that 51 1 or C j In i me n to 10 take long Itt I th order to Visit hll r sIll Ii h endeavor he to gel Into to hIs h and nl al th Iha ha m nt Many Iam r i have i hr ug hie I ileen allowed Ut th aM morning Jr I taos mus ser hl u at I haw have been I V man manla many Is the la 10 a th tb thu church 4 In 1 and an have hae thee ve had to d rs S r UMI I unlocked c s TUE flOLD f t hI rele th the events that thal 4 the e Cring Corning to Utah rucus or gun nn an that hal been the moans of or afford ng lOg so much Joy to 10 residents anil UI tour Uw IsIs alike alk Mr Air I I said sait In II MI H It In company with wih a I friend I Halted Balled for fui Australia from a bad ball ate of gold old fever am titter after live lve n nea at sel sell ea we 1 landed ut at Sydney While Idie a in aboard In Inboard inboard board ship ahl I became acquainted with will willa witha lh a n gentleman genteman whose name lame was Luke Luki e It transpired that thai Mr 1 Syphus was n p Mormon but Iut nt at that thai time I 1 could not hOrve hll told you what r 1 a lorl n as air al th Ih the f unc or of oC tIe the l Saints hail had hlll nut nl then thou become to be so Widely ts lS per ver 11 Imps hops It tt Is la today tOla Upon Ullon landing ul at tt Sydney I jollied forces with till this gen cn ane ann wo We 0 w wit nt some miles mies up the lie and clocks Into the tho dense denso Well ohl tp t p cut the tha matter mater short phort It Il was riot not long Ion bufore I found nUt Whal Whala a 1103 Pill I became becamE on one ol of thorn thom Joyfully an nn action which I have hover regretted If Ir It did have the tho ef of effect feet teet of ot causing mv lilY and ald reIn cola I nt at home In In to cease calfe cor ln with wih me mc In n a the bush hush for come lome lime Iliac I to the beautiful city of or Sydney Hero lef I picked out a It I double storied house and Ind having n IL lit little lt tie tle te money malC coming to mo mc 10 I began Ical to build my I first church organ orgin which by b 1 the way vay wa was wan wal the fIrst organ or an to be built Lul In Australia I hal had plenty plent of or time on my hands and antI andI antII I worked night and day at nt the Instrument Instrument ment meat Mr Ir went vent on to describe the calm cairn unalloyed delight with which he lie worked on that organ how It begun began be an anto to la grot row HOW under his skilful hads Uhe 1 he story of ot how lio lie Ire developed the he I beautiful wind chest cheat chelt with wih Its I slides and valve alc and arid how It I was reared Into position piece lucre by br piece proved to bo IJO n 0 1 very In Interesting one une The Tue he climax was reached when he lie II related how ho he attached the tho valves to the keys 11 e I and then made In de voiced and tuner tuned the two soft rich Diapason stops of or pipes the basis baste arid charm of or all al organ tones and com coin commenced to play pia on the organ As the tones the thc house and floated Into the street he said gRId men and women cLInic came cale out of or their homes and stopped on the tile street with the wih expression e Ireat Clod od there IB Is a church organ In II there and ve Wt 1110 not Hot heard henr OnO one for years cars Mr stated that he ito finished the thc Inside of or the organ with lh six stops to ultimately bring It I to tl Utah af after If ter tel many adventures and al put It I up In Inthe Inthe intile the tile old house of or worship short It Il ac toe accompanied companied the choir for many ml years TUB TIm ORGAN Coming down to the thc story stor stor of or how ho he h came cLInic to build the thi great reat Tabernacle or oran organ Jan gan an he lIe 11 said When tile the te present Great Tabernacle was well wel advanced David 0 O CaIdor the tile founder of or the well known music Irm here wal teaching notation singing In the old school house Just within the ti Eagle Gate Gute Hy I Ih this thi time cabinet cabine organs had 1101 be he become core come to be comparatively common In Utah and altogether music was as be becoming coming to be In the tho ascendant About this the question queston of ot having a big church organ for the Tabernacle was being hell pretty well wel discussed and it I was the universal opinion that it I was ab nb absolutely necessary that n a big organ should be Le obtained to accompany the thc choir The thoughts of or Youn Young horing were always In advance of or tho those e of or the rest relt of or the tue community On One day da he said that the th Tabernacle must have lve a big organ which would be Ie cOmmensurate with wih the beauty baut and vastness easiness of or the building No sooner soon r had he advanced tins this proposition than It tt WI was at al once olce urgently supported by b the loving approval of or such Influential and ind sterling citizens ns as a D P 11 II I Wells 3 G A Smith D 0 O Colder Calder Alexander Wel Dr Benedict and others After the matter mater President Ater Brig DrIg torn ham Voting Yoting YounA came caine to me and Ind asked me roe If I It t were vere possible to build such Buch in an organ I In n Utah tHou I told him that I thought orlan It Il could bo be done tione whereupon he asked Okel mo me moo to o draw preliminary plans pIa us of or the Instrument meat nent I nt at onca wont went to work on the draft of or a n large lame organ In iii the olce of or Truman 0 O Angell Angeli Angel and worked on It lor Zor weeks Truman Trman was Just fit at ft that time Putting up tho the front of ot the thc gallery of or he the Tabernacle he loved beautiful anc nn would come Into my m shop every morning moring look around at the he columns pillars entablature and amI dome dame find ind at II the small smal I was wal makIng to voice the pipes on By B this Imp I had hal submitted the scheme of or the organ onan together t with Ith tim tho plans dans and ole cle ell aton to PresIdent Young Toting and he had approved them ther Ope Oe day doy he hI came camo Into ny my 1 shop hop U I can hear him speaking peaking to himself now no as os It If It I were but yester day lay Tan ran an we do this thing Yes Ts we wo Cal Carl an wo VC C can do anything that we put pUl our minds to Then turning to me ho he said Mid Clo 00 ahead with tills this Brother Drother hinges The elevatIon looked grand with the pillars pillar and domes tow to ow ring to the root roof The president asked many nany man questions regarding the size Ize of ot the tho ho platforms required d their strength and amI weight to be Ie carried lie Jp then took tool me 1110 IH down to tho the Ti i t nd nil marked with wih his stick alk a I certain out colt outram plan from ram the west vest wall wil titI to the thc lOSI WHO After obtaining permission to pro pm proceed pr coed with wih the organ oran I proceeded to gather around mo 1110 u few Intelligent and toni skilful Olsen Niels Johnson David William John None of or these men had over lor worked at u t organ or an building but all al afforded me 1110 help hlll and toward the tho end ond I had hal one ono man Mr Frank Frnk Woods oo who had worked at al tho the business before Great hid hall In to bo bt met and Tho Ilio Iho white vertical grain grin pine line had bail to be lie obtained from tram and ant out some saint loads WHO Jn in II wagons from Sit ft tt a distance of or near nour miles Ills This Tills wag orts WIS the HIP best belt wood for tho the pipes being ell free freo from from gum guti or pitch pich and clear elen The he great grett t of tones tOINI It required many thousands of or feet reel ItTin Tin Tm cows COWl SIMPLY DUm We wanted Wil tel Immense quantities of or glue so 10 we e made ranks of ur tires Irel Just outside the Tabernacle wall ahls ls unit arid uld put iut IUt on big II lion 01 pots Wo We wanted cow COIl bides to chop chul up UI U and tout boll boil down Into glue Wo 0 got them theta said Mr with wih u IL for tor the cows Pimply simply died Wo We 0 also ulso wanted antel calves skins fl to lunge hinge tho the ribs of or the tue great grett bellows below and II well vell wel tho tile died 1101 also ulso At A t this tills stage my may lY time line bogota begin be ln to bo be taken tallen up UI I with lh ranking making ealo of ot sizes of ot ranka of or pipes voicing them and 1111 alit an as details for the boys boya Those hose were wert busy hUR happy haplY days After many I an months the tile great Instrument on IH on which we had bIrd worked so long begun jal to U itself The he great bellows bellow IJ were WH put In their place the thc strong frames parrying their huge wind clients chests with wih their mul maui multitudes of or heavy hla pipes tho the entablature the tue columns und and pubis pillars pia began begaii to I 11 le Into their positions All Al was as happiness and pleasure arid and wu We felt rel every eH one onu of or ofus ofus us U that wu we hud nut not In vain aln Our reward wits with wih us for tor a n thing of or beauty Is IB a Joy Jor forever COMMENTS Ng At AI this tune time Brother brought tile thc tle lion Imn hoi boise hOlso HO Into bitt Salt Sal LIthe Lake LII f with wih tile thc screeching of rub the tile clung clang Ing lug of ur bells flery day biou brought ht In lii tile the trains loaded down with and u nd tourists who Invariably came ale to see the tho great glat und and tho the organ as It Il was being behind tire the mas massive las sive 81 scaffold Many Ian Is the tune time that these tourists said to me IH Why 1 Mr t jUdges you people p ople way II oft off ol here hure In Salt BaIt Lake are lre manifesting Intelligence which wo IVO were wele ant and genius gentile to n a f degree 10 not led Jed to expect In the wilt wild wid westi wesl Sometimes Capt Hooper with a n dozen of or his friends from Congress and ald Wash Washington ington would come and ask me rae to show our work to them I onn caul that I ono day some seventeen of ot HIP tue Hev Henry Helry Ward Vard con Coil congregation I from Brooklyn N Y visit t I id ii d us IS and tutu expressed themselves de do delighted dl lighted with wih the tone of or tile the organ Tile The great pipes especially excited their wonder wondel on admiration ns as lS no 10 such Pipes lpes In those thORO days las had heretofore been attempted In tin thu tl States After tile the visitors returned tl to their horace home hOle I 1 received one of o their account of or their Pliers containing nn In au visit hero In which It I was WIK admitted that In iii n Home things s the thc Mormons wee Wele ahead of or tIr people of oC New Nets X York Well Wel ell I that I had bettor better not talk alk lilly any Iny more mor In iii that strain as ns you OU night might think that possibly I am urn try nt to blow blew my own trumpet at tho tile nine time I r nm ani 1 very sery cr of or that or oran HII gair an as proud as 11 tIle the tl proudest father lather could be Ie of or n to son SOl and Ind I Ilave have lave the satisfaction of or knowing that when Alien I 1 nm 1 laid away Iwa to lo rest test that that organ will continue to tu stand as IN a to me wil norial of or the tie trials trul and amId am by b tin tIlt that hat tha t overcome pioneers out strains of ot tweet NI music to o delight future generations |