Show DRIVING D IVING OF LAST LASTON SPIKE ON SALT LAKE ROUTE Views of Salt Lake Citizens On the Question as s to How liow the City of ot the thc Saints Should Shoud Celebrate The treat Event of or Her Union n With The City of the Angels NaX January nuary TOW sh l Salt Lake Lalo fittingly celebrate th la of the lust last I st rail the driving of the last spike on tye te How H long awaited road to Los Angeles f The rue thought is one that is h a il good many of the tile thoughts of Salt Lakes leading citizens tj Every old timer remembers the grand celebration cne t tion in which Utah indulged when the Union Pa Pacific chic and the Central Pacific railroads were at t Promontory on May 10 zo 1869 The city literally went vent mad with enthusiasm The Tile telegraph line flashed the news of the completion of the great task at 32 3 minutes s past noon Instantly the Stars and Stripes were unfurled from public build buildings buildings buildings ings bands all over town stationed expectantly struck up lively airs i artillery salutes were fired from Arsenal hill lull the city hall and anti county court house hotI stores closed and business was entirely suspended At a 3 in the afternoon a i mass marls meeting assembled a In the Tabernacle or people being in attendance Gov Goy Durkee Hon John flon Geo G o A Smith and Capt Hooper made suitable addresses Music toasts and sentiments tollo foHS d and in the evening there was a huge bonfire on Ar Arsenal Arsenal senal hill hili and displays of fireworks at other PI 1 The he union of or the two great railroads was celebrated l at Promontory by the driving of a 11 golden spike Hon Leland Stanford governor of and president of the Central Pacific arrived by special train from the west T C Durrant president of ot the Union Pacific Sidney Dillon vice president and Gen Dodge general superintendent had aved on a special train from the east cast President Brig Brigham Brigham ham Young had been invited to be present absent in itt the far south The press of the great papers ih lb the United States was in attendance Hosts of ot business notables from all parts of the Union were on hand Dr Todd of Massachusetts offered d a R dedicatory prayer A gold spike a II silver spike s ike and an iron spike tl tile Hie e first presented by California the second by Nevada the thiry by Arizona were driven into the tics ties those of the tile more valuable lc metals afterwards being withdrawn Gov Stanford struck the spikes and drove them home Telegraphic connection had been made in such stick a it manner that the blows of the hammer on the were along the wires to every telegraph office be between between between tween the Atlantic and Pacific the Great Lakes Jand nd the Gulf of Mexico In San Francisco the wires were connected with the fire alarm in the T v Washington with the bell in the Capitol so that the strokes of the tile sledge sent the news of the marriage A of the two oceans to every part of the land The flie assembled crowd burst forth into r I he S for the government of the United States for forthe forthe forthe the railroad for the presidents for the star spangle spa spai gre banner and for those thoc who had the means to build the tile road This telegram was sent by on the spot to the president of the United States Ulysses S Grant IV I t Promontory Summit Utah May 10 zo 1869 The last rail is laid j the last spike is en point of junction Is 1086 miles west of the Mis Missouri Missouri Missouri river and ind miles east cast of Sacramento to t t tAt At the conclusion of the proceedings proceeding Ii t iR s standing face to face moved up until they touched each other and a bottle of wine ine was p as a libation on the last rail v i If the present plan is carried out the fi trans Js to cross the Devils Playground nd on the tite Salt Lake Route will wilt leave either cither end of the line early Ii U January next The initial train traveling west will crry c rry a contingent of railroad officials and an Ml vH d guests representing the commercial interests of Utah Uta h the one coming east cast members of the L s Chamber Ch of Commerce and the press of South Southern i ern em California It is on the cards that the tw rn s will meet near the Utah Nevada state line and andl after l r mutual u al congratulations i on the part past of f i Ca n board the journey ner will wll be 1 resumed 5 Open n house Sil mKe h Los Las f entertaining the pilgrims from the Bee Hive state According to the recent promise made by W A Clark Cl of the new road the first train will travel from Salt Lake to Los Angeles on n January i x In other words the short route to the coast is to be opened in three months from date While there are arc those who affirm that it may possibly be belate belate belate late in February ere the road is finished and in such condition to warrant running through trains still stilt all who are interested in the subject arc already saying that the time is none too long in which to pre prepare prepare prepare pare for tor celebrating an event which means so much to the city and the state With the tile object in view of sounding the sentiment of the community on this tIlls question the News has secured expressions from a n number of prominent gentlemen in business circles of this city which arc set forth as follows I M WELLS 1 I think time Iho driving of ot the last spike should bo lio liltingly celebrated by b the alt ait of ot SuIt Bull Lake and null Utah ns us one of the greatest In iii the bin hili tory lory tor of the state It H has hns been he en looked forward to 10 and nud yearned for tor for years MIS anti and anything I 1 cun can do to 10 assist In MICH auth n IL 1 celebration will bo ho Kindly done tinne I have havo not thought of of the thc detail of t such n a 1 celebration hut but there la is Idea plen plenty ty t of or time limo to arrange thorn thom MAYOR tA YOn It 11 1 1 I run nIH heartily In favor of or a t big echo cele celebration bration In this city ell upon tho the tion of oC the road rand nit an It I In certainly certain on nil event which means much to 10 the people of ot this state shIll The Tito celebration however l not conflict with the Iho ha Los An Angeles geles clell celebration for tOI tho the reason that the Iho people of ot that city olt should hollid bo ho cd eel here bore and a II number of at Snit Salt Lakus citizens will want vant to 10 attend the tho Los Angeles celebration cel I will gladly glad I ren render den der any nil assistance within my lilY power newer r to 10 the tile success K of ot such a move moo movement ment mont Framm S HARRIS The Tile proper of ot the tho Commer Commercial ember cial elal club are arc having under consideration hall tion tIme the question of ot properly celebrating lag ing tho the of or tho the San Han Pedro road and tho the arrival of ot Its It trains from Lou Lo Angeles Angela In this city ell No definite nr or have as all yet ct been beon deter delor determined mined on 00 or tho the beat best methods of or echo cele celebrating brating decided on but In general gen ral there might bo be a n banquet to be participated In by b prominent citizens of ot Salt Bull Lako and roll Lou Angeles with time the usual mil nui ideal felicitations etc cle However tha plan of celebration may ilia assume moro elaborate proportions It rt suggests ts an excursion from Snit Salt Lake by tIle the rens thereof to roll Lou Angeles find and an ex et excursion e from southern California to this city contemporaneous entertain Pleats to b be gh given glun n at both holh cities You 1011 rosy may mil rest tOIl assured that whatever or plan Is III adopted it will do cIo tb credit to this muni municipality W tv A An All event like hike till thIs ought to be lit echo coin as 18 lIllY of ot like Ilk character should b c by 13 b u big parade with fireworks a U I greet gloat public meeting In some appropriate convenient place like the Salt Halt Palace Pilla co where tIme the boat bast ora era orators I tors of ot the town 1011 such n a 1 Judge Powers toll the tile people Just what the opening of oC i tills Ills n new w communication with the Golden Colden elate really meant the people might be told how Senator Clark promised Pr great things for tor Salt Holt Lake on In Cut completion of or the road anti how hol well those these es verA being kept ivory l ver patriotic person verson In 11 town ought to bo ho present mid amid every person her hel ought to put lUt their shoulder to 10 tho Iho wheel of progress and puh It We ought to bring In moro more rail mil c nt get tet In III too ninny many of ot them tot for fo this tills means more labor more manu mann manufacturing n a greater growth generally General W AV I 1 Irume the proper way would to bo botor for tor a I delegation of Salt Lake citizens to mak tin un lol to Los LOB Angles Angeles and n a delegation to make an nn excursion from California here het ns os there would be no suitable for far a II meet meetIng lug Ing and joint celebration down In III tIle the desert desell The of or the celebration ml hl properly bo be left lett to tho tito commer commercial I cial bodies of the two cIties I II It K IC 1 THOMA All An excursion to Los Ioa Angeles would bo lie the best bast way IY to celebrate the I whole town to Los that thai Is II nil all ni that II K n W AS YOUNG I 1 think thlik an ni excursion of or citizens to 10 if tos Angle Angeles would he be tho h proper thing The he might give n II very low lol rote rate no so I that large numbers of could selves Oh cuhl go anti enjoy them M cuso It H would woul be n a good thing to 10 have hao a I big bI excursion trOll from each caCtI city to 10 thu thIe th other with lining fitting with I lS 10 I as os a n marked tea fen ture lure of ot the display in II Salt Ball Sal Lake Uke as ni tIlls this has the tho tom for CO being a n great Keat musical winter A trip to southern California at nt that time of or tho the year oar r ought to have hitie special charms for people from rein Utah This Title Is 18 the Idea Idea with with Ih the details to bo be bf arranged later on Coil COL CO T P 0 W Oh 01 I 1 dont dOIt know I have hao no 10 to offer go see ece the men Ien uI the show ho business thuy II are the proper ii cr crones ones to talk tule to and to give o suggestions an as to how ho to suitably celebrate the ho op opening 11 stung ening of this the new neu rand 1011 11 n 8 S C Timers There might be bc a Joint excursion to 10 each encil terminal the excursions excursion to at tho the halfway house hu e or no ns tIle tho chur of ot tile the country countr there theo may many In be an obstacle why h the people from both ends elIde might go through und end lot let city Vit conduct Ha its ls own on celebration In III II an 11 event fo po momentous It I duos dOOM seem seemus us though the tIle appropriate thing would be to 10 have hat the tite governor of ot the tho two states stales h ul the tho respective committees of ot arrangements o olm 1 T 01 Lt I I think It I would Ix be lH well to ilee hi ex ox excursions between the two to cities special Iy ly Interested It there Is tin an IU put me nie down for tor two tuo ticket There Thee ought to be celebrations at ot both end ende t dates so 80 that limit people rould could attend both with the tho first Orel celebration at Ut It LOR rol Angeles There might certainly to bo ho an 11 exchange of complIments compliment be u Lw Luau L Altel and Suit I Lk Ik kt cLAroN CLA W ON ONI It I would IN be b an appropriate thine for far delegations from froni tha tite two to tl meet bluest nt at lt the this Junction of or the ills north gunil ends of ot th thu HI vIlen Ihen the last Isit lat In II driven and Ind hold The time occasion should In be lJ Ild on ons of ot n to f Jolting joking between the tile two J 0 MDONALD 1 Oh 01 there Ule should be demonstration at e uin kind and In Indulged in Iii II by hy the tho cUIn of both elite et but hut just Jim JUI how these iliew t be beb b b bt best it conducted 1 will 1 not venture et at l to 10 1 J M 71 r DOOLY I Why Wh yet yes lot let u us UI howe have a ii I celebration I 1 the 1 Lo people are ats ar i making extensive eun lve preparatIons to 10 eels oel bite lt when th thus road It II Is de tie II hu upon and ami we WO should certainly have i w hive I share In the thus tie lies te I bet et t 1 it committee go front Iron here ern to MUlher California and arll t take k in Ills tl there tha and then lit let li them llama with wih a Lot Los committee und Had lWe have a 1 celebration liars here Cob COU R I V I 1 JoME I 1 hll Vi not given the lIt matter mater say any thought u B as yet I but think that K a ol o l of ot Souls nature should be ha h Item lust ela and anti I 1 will 1 bo be 1 very err glad gisel to 1 give such Huoli 0 as 15 A I own can ln In lIt 11 the th further f of CC f lICh inich Ilch celebration lA I r dont lOIL think anything In 11 the tito way wa of ot big excursions would woul be ho feasible there would b 11 he too to many people to handle However 1111 Ir I I pUn III for properly the went event nt will wi no doubt b be worked nut mit letor the line lne Is II opened C K If It I t l I Is time before tile the time Iliac set for foi CO tin tile opening or of tile the torn road 1 so o thus the mat mal matter malhI ter hI of ot n a I celebration hue lu not nol occurred to DM bmw 14 Hut I should think on Oi general principle that hut excursion lon between the th Iii two cities at the tite time would In lie IJO v US L 14 S 5 HILL HILLI I Lr LrI I cant see I as s there heN I II really rally any iny ny necessity for special al although 1 though It tho the Commercial club chub ohl tee see l fit ft to tn toll Ink nl the tile matter up lip lP mid lol an as al they consider suitable why I r suppose it I would be b nil ni right |