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Show , . 1 , . - , The Deseret News 3t1y 24 1847 1947 , Utahns Recall Experiences With President Young Pres. Brigham Young. the central figure in Utah Centennial observance, has been dead for 70 years, but mories of him linger on. The Deseret News has asked some of the better known pioneers of Utah to record their impresof the pioneer leader. sions Their replies are recorded below: RuTH MAY FOX Note: Mrs. Fox, a native of the plains oz'xrigitueutucil. A mother 12 children, she served as general president. of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association during She is now 93 yeaTs old. "When our family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1867 my father got work in Pres. Brigham Young's woolen mill, which was located In the mouth of Parley's Canyon....I was 13 years old and was also working in the mill; "One day President Brigham Young came into the room Utah. His father discovered the my father, he told him I was a Pleasant Valley coal fields. Since beautiful child and patted my providing this information, he !plump arms. and said, 'Will you has passed away. President Young?' The most Interesting inci- tremember time of his passing. I dent to me was when Preto was visiting friends in Salt Hrigham ' Young with the rest Lake, and saw his body lie in the Church Authorities, state.", drove down to Springville and every one lined up to greet FRANK Y. TAYLOR him. My mother, Mahala FulNote: Frank Y. Taylor is the ler Crandall, always went over son of Pres.' John Taylor, third to shake hands with him. He '.4'...'.'t.'4t.4. knew her so well and woulti 1.t..!!,- :- ::':'''.: ..,..J'.':'''. 4 ..,,:: :, '',',:,: , 4,,,,"..::v, ..i,., say. 'How are you, Mahala.,' I always noticed that he was 1:,..,.::,-:.,.:.,.. .,.., ",;..:::. :A., : ' i'' a man well respected. In fact, ' .1 .":;',4 ,,,:::., 1 :': N,, ';'!' he demanded respect." ''::.", 1 ss , PoYf 1929-193- 1 : ,,,,,.:, K. .1 :... f 'J. 1'.::,, 7. ', ::: ELLEN NASH PARKINSON Note: Mrs.. Parkinson's girl- hood was spent in Franklin. Idaho, the first permanent Mormon ,..., ,41.,14::,.;:rf... - p.,, :. ::.?,4 t .1, I , ::,afq' :,4 L44 fit ! i ',7:....7: , !,:' r ''''''''vek , it,t, . -- ..,:,..::' -- .; , ., I ' tween the machines. dressed ih girl's clothes, asked James Cummings, who had charge of the mill, if he could -4persuade that little girl to wear boy's clothing' as he thought it. would be much - , 4 '' " 2 i . . " '!"'.iit- - .4. , t. , '1111, e : : 1,--. 1 ... 3 s : . '.t ,., ; 114 . , r, ''.:,' ' ' :,''',,'''', '' - 7 :, Frank : 0 t ...,:..,...,,i: ' .:.., ''.: ', ?' ,,..:: ,., 1.,;'....i.:',;:-,:":- ' , I ..,..:,.,,,, , 1 $ ' a-- the streets and covered with pine toughs. The tills were combed for wild flowers, and all the treasured food and furnishings were taken to the bishop's for the guests' use. "Children dressed in white lined the streets, strewing wild flowers before the leaders. President Young graciously removed his hat and bowed to children. President Young and my father were friends. Father sharpened EDWARD MIX (BRIG) the the tools for trimming CRANDALL granite for the Temple. I think President Young loved all chilNote: Ma, Crandall is a pioneer of Springville, dren, and of course, to please - Zog'aft Center of beautiful Cache Valley, Logan was settled in 1859 as the Pioneers spread into the for corners of the state. The city was named after Logan River which had been named after a friendly Indian chief with whom early trappers mode friends. Today, Logan is essentially a city of fine home, schools and churches in a rick agricultural area. The city, which covers approximately 200 its own blocks, owns and operates municipal light plant,- has all city streets hard surfaced, has one of the finest golf courses in the state, a mod- ern public school system, two modern well equipped hospitals, three banks, two newspapers and other necessary business and social enterprises that go city. along with a modern fect Ix - I . .- ', ''' - : - riV,,NviL , . 1, It , . , - , 47,,, lg 4 st.tm.4 A All: - , 1 klitrzk t,,Te.,,,v,.:, '' 44011c .....t,,, ,es, v , t t- si.,,,,,,,'-'",- 14, , ...,. ,i ,..,, " - , 4, ,,,- - - ' ' , A , t S, Itso: 1. ,4u ,t, ' . ,ts,.,.. ' , - tit't, ,, ' - .. & '' e ',, 4000. 'If4,0',44,,,,,,, '"'''' 4 ,,'as 0. 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' - 41 v I t ' 4 - 6 . ; , , ,, ,, z i: '.. r--.. 4 F,' , . - i . . 11:0'144 t t' , P , ' . , , , 3 Courtesy ,,Logan City , At: A, rst.ir-- i z., 44 ,' IAA, , Early this year the city put on the Centennial Skating Carnival, which attracted thousands of 'spectators. The carnival proved to be one of the top Centennial events of the year. Pictured above are A recreation program is carried through some of the'participants. in the carnival. -' , each season of the Year. . . . , I.,,,' '...' '' ..Ail f ' '41),1,0, ;,.; , , . t ! 7 . - IffI' , , ,.., , , I ' to 4 L' :s ' f le . i ,, ,; ,7 ) 1 ' '' .. ....., 1. . A, A , 4 ' r--.- .., Southern Pacific' 7.14.1.1 A I ,- e 4tme 14,11, - Al',,,,,ta.g. , ' I Ind passenger service second to none., . . 4 rt,l, e. , ,r. San A ' -,- . ti .2,44 it s'iet-- 4..n ' ' '.. , I Southern Pacific's faith in the West, and cmi determination to give this territory freight'. Chi- - e - ' , switch engines. Coupled to. gether, these 16,300 cars and 43 loeomotives would make a solid train over 141 miles long! This new equipment is concrete evidence of diesel-electri- c ..1..., b , ),, 41 - -f,-,,. , , A - , diesel-electri- c 1 r. ,, , , - tlo 4, n1:I .:'''14:117-4...1441-,1Avt,-,' . , , ,.----- , t ,, , ,.. - 1 t , , -t. ern Pacific). We have also ordered 20 huge freight locomotives and 22 y .0,b 0 44 ,4 i ;. , I ''"'' ,Pv. N :1 . ' ' - - VI . ''' 1 - tA . - ,4 , I e , 1 .. 71 ' "" 14 , , ,,, , - 4 -- . ,.,,,- , i.,,,,,.. all types (including 5,100 refrigerator cars for Pacific Fruit Expresshalf-owne-d by South. , ,,- .' - , ,,,; , . .,, ':- - r .i,. .., t.,' ,.."11 ..,,, lk. oft) 1. 11 '..e-- . , . .4.,,.. -- 0 4.., 02., -,.. - ,-- t.,..-- 141 MILES OF FREIGHT CARS The-friendl- ,..., ,,r,,,,,,,, , : :4.1- dr) , r,a,,k , ,Van,51---taneace:-..-f-,:-,-- , .4 . service between 3934-ho- ,,, - - . dttwed , Shasta waythe cago and Los Angeles; new cars for the ; ' '''' ,t' .-: - the end of the war we have received 4,100 new freight cars and have !ordered a total of 16,300 freight caws of 12,200 more Daylights for the daylight run between Port, land and San Francisco; luxurious new Gold- - ,.1, , Since Southern Pacific already operates famous streamlined trainsthe Cityof San Francisco, the Lark, the Sunbeam and four Daylights. ' 1 f'''- - r COMING s- - . , NEW STREAMLINERS ,., ' . ' 't .." '.: ,...,,,,,,,.... le ''.,, '4,, ,et. .'", , ,i :LT; t- ag' ' 4k,o4 ''''"Ir...1411AletA116,;t1) Ak4' , ''1' '''''' '''''''-',-, , '...- - , Cascade. Pacific is the West's greatest transportation system, with more than 15,000 miles of line. -, . ,, i). At . Francisco Overland, the Golden Pate NA which Southern Pacific is a part. The place was Promontory, Utah. Since then, like Utah, the railroad has grown up. Today Southern ''' - il ,,,, . - . , .At..) the last spike was driven in America's first transcontinental railroad of -- ''' , , II .44; - '- (7ratent'd ly- a, ,, , On May 10, 1869, t c . it - - ,, , A I . ,i fte terrd.' a:ea41k i ni.....r674 , e , . to modernStroamlinors Ir' , , , - Prom the Golden Spike ' ; ' - z- al 1114(teima- , """tr , Utah State Agricultural Colconsidered to be one of the the nation. The college now - - , ,1 is , 'Hewes of San Francisco. The Spike is now the property of Stanford University end ie kept in the Vaults of the Wells Fargo Baisis.4 . '',), lit, , 401Tft t42: A; f enet V:ittettlA - . - 1 Nr V't". ", ' tk, 11-4- -- It ----- . -: ,.. r I t , ,,, ' , : ' - D. -- - ,,,, '''''-- 1 A. , - , . t 4 --- , . dleis,r-- - ..,t ''-.- j t , It. ,4 , , This Is the Golden Spike , was donated for the occasion by David , 625e7 tYW . , it: -- erit cIro., te The campus at lege is generally most beautiful in enrolls more than - P , ..- . , y it nil - q -- - . NI' t1;tkP. S45071 cop': Vet I ii'-IA4-:- , . -,- - 1 Aa , 4 - 4- 4.r,..T'l , , , , ,- -- s IliIll' - - at-- z i- -,. ,su- rrt s7k.,,,. a -- .a.. j p. , 7 '' ,-- , il I) :1--- - - well-kno- ' old, was first president of Gran1 ite Stake. "My intimacy with Pres. Brig4 ham Young came through the fart that I used to drive my father to President Young's office. I was impressed with his thoughtfulness and kindness to He me, a young man. treated me as if I were , grown-uWhenever I met him on the street I felt it my plate to take off 4 my hat in salute, as I recognized him as a prophet of the Lord." "As a little boy my first fish, ing trips were to the old adobe made yards where the Saints adobes to build their homes. I Elias A. Smith used to catch silverside minnows with a pin hook. end a thread maid,' known all of the presiline." dents of the Church except the Prophet Joseph. Brigham Young JOHN D. SPENCER never passed me without speakNote: John D. Spencer is well ing. He called me 'Elias, my known in Salt Lake City. For boy.' many years he thrilled Salt Lake "Later on when I entered the Theater audiences with his his- Deseret National Bank as a booktrionics. He has been a promiwas keeper, President Young nent insurance man and teacher. the president of the bank and ocFor 33 years he was a member casionally would come into it. of Salt Lake Library Board. He never failed to greet me corSince giving this information he dially and was very friendly to has passed away. me. This condition prevailed up "Yes, I had the good fortune to the time of his death. of knowing President Young "President Young always ap'backstage.' I courted his daugh- pealed to me as a man of very ter, Clarissa. dignified appearance, always "I recall vividly one particu- neat and commanded attention lar experience when I tried to wherever he went." ,',,7'4 settlement in Idaho. She taught school as a young woman. Her husband, the late William C. Parkinson, was first president of Pocatello L. D. S. Stake. She now resides in Salt Lake City. "During those early days, President Young with some of his Church associates made annual visits to the outlying districts. On his way to Bear Lake he visit our 1ittle' village. The visit rivaled Christmas. "Ropes were strung Across ' s y -. ,.'",. & y. ::...: , i., . president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. Frank Y. Taylor, now 85 years . ,,, ,....,.,.;-,1- Y. Taylor , ..;g''..' -- i ,,.., a t - - ; Al.. rcl ...,.,,,. , l' . . , , I '- q , , .I "Irs"""looforsW.72.7",,,i- - "7011 , ' :' it 4p t, Ruth May Fox safer. That was my only real contact with President Young. "I made my appraisal (of President Young) as a very young child. To me he had been nog,-trayed as a proplret of the living God, and that some day I should go to America and see him. That was the goal for which I crossed the plains; and that appraisal has always stayed with me. ." - ,.. . ' l' Ellen Nash Parkinson , I, -- . .1Iiit,,-..:- itt. , ''..,r'.:. 0.,,,,,,,,,-,-,,.- , ' ' 1 fr,,,,,,,, 11' . :,z Ir.,..;'51' --' ' D ;1' ,r,, 1 3,,,.,".;':.,,:, ,--. - - - 4 ,I 4410004r,"t-- ' ' ' , ,:. :Ii. .1. ' 4; ',' if ,:..,!: , ; ,4 W y: 47', '''..X:: ;: .,t' , ,,e:::L:'v.' ,,,:- - 4 .,:, ,?k,. ,., N ..t, , , ::::. t!:i,... , .." .:... ' - ,' 4:: . k ., WHOS ,jr,c- It t',,, '''S -. ... ," i ,:, 1 ' ' "',4 ' 7.: ' , - . t.., . ' ;IV ..,. s ''. , ,.; ,,0 .4 , Ni .. . , , :,..:t: ,:::::k ;,, ....',..:. ,: . , ::.'.......1:,,, ' .. - - '' ::,:' '.1.' ,, 1: :.' - ..,. ,,,,,, s.::. ::: 1 .,-' ',- 4 -I , 4,A k'..,:.t ,,k, ::.j,:' ' -- ..,44,-4,"::. , '...: ,: -- 1,t "i ').,.1 - ' ' , answered. 'Aunt Lucy?' he retorted. 'I think you'll find Clarie there all 0. ' ELMS A. SMITH Note: Born in a log cabin in Salt Lake 90 years ago. Elias Smith has held many- positions of public trust as well as being a prominent member of the Church. He was once president of the legislative council (state Senate) of He has been a member Utah. of an L. D. S. stake high counéil for more than 62 years. "I have personally and Intl 4 ,l'-- ' , 57--1- - I - , , , i ,, Edition Centennial . . ' make my way, unnoticed!, from the Lion House to the Beehive House to see 'Clarie: In doing to pass so, it was necessary through the offices of President Young. As I timidly. but emotionally, slipped past his desk, he tiirned and said, 'Young man, who are you?' "'John D. Spencer,' I replied. "'Who is your father?' "'Daniel Spencer,' "'Well. young man, you have a long 'Toad to travel to be as good as your father.' " 'Where are you going?' " 'I'm going to see Aunt Lucy: , - , , ,s --- - - , 1 |
