Show Kbirss Diroira EeaAedl Early Newspaper Had Vivtd Description of Wis "V Reception utven wk " ' Ever since the day the railroad first came to Ogden in 1869 this means of transportation and the men who work at it have constituted one of the chief assets of the city The following account of the ap-pearance oi ue ursi train in ux city was taken from the Salt Lake Daily Telegraph for March 9 1869 It is of interest historically because it definitely establishes the fact that the train did not reach Ogden until March 8 instead of March 3 Certain accounts of the event have gakl that the rails were laid out of the mouth of Weber canyon at eleven am and arrived in Ogden m M A A " A - A - be impossible At Uintah Mardi S arrived at The railroad actually " Uintah then called East Weber (this station was later named Des- - It took five days to reach Ogden from there The Telegraph's account: Ogden City Utah March 8 1869 Editor Salt Lake Telegraph: At 11:20 o'clock this ajm the XI bove In sight P R TL track-laj'eof this city and from that' time continued their march with great rapidity The citizens exhibited the liveliest enthusiasm and testified the liveliest joy as from the high bluffs and every commanding elevation they feasted their eyes and ears with the sight and sound of the and anxiously looked for fiery steed Onward and still onward they came and thou sands from here and from the ad joining settlements decked in their holiday attire gave a hearty wel come to the advent of the nations great highway into this city About half-pa2 pm they steamed into Colonel Daniel Gam when Ogden ble with true Hibernian enthus asm ran uj the first flag which while floating gracefully in the breeze was soon followed by numerous others And here let me observe that never to my mind did the flags of our Union wave more gracefully or more proudly than on this auspicious occasion Our excellent military brass band was soon out and under the able leadership of Captain William Pugh soon sent forth the strains of rich music which with a salute from Captain T S Wads-wnrth't artiTImrv wxr th nrli m- inary welcome to the iron horse At 4 o'clock a public stand was erected alongside the track At rs long-expect- ed st soul-enliveni- ng (SOLDIERS EQUIPPED FOR $9 LONDON (UP) — Equipment of the infantry soldier includes 84 items and costs approximately $9Q a man declared Leslie Burgin minister of supply in a report of the ministry's work STRAWBERRY IIOU2ROOK Mass (UP) — A aetwo-ounstrawberry has been grown by Frederick N Townsend It has a circumference of nine inches ce — o'clock the procession was formed under the direction of the committee of arrangements (Colonel W N Fife Captain Joseph Parry and Francis A Brown Esq) which consisted of the Mayor members of the city council the various schools under the superintendence of their respective teachers headed oy the band bearing banners with numerous appropriate mottoes among which the following was conspicuous: Hail to the highway of nations! Utah bids you welcome! Pedestrians and equestrians crowded vehicles now thronged the estive scene Wadsworth's artillery having arrived a salute of twenty-on- e guns was now fired whose deafening echoes vibrated through tne mountains hills and vales To Tithe Street At half past five o'clock the rails were laid to a point in a line with the Tithing office ' street five blocks north into the city On the stand were Hons F D Richards L Fair A F Fair Cols D Gamble W Thompson W N Fife Maj S M Blair Capts Joseph Parry Wm Clayton Maj Pike A Miner F S Richards J Hall G Belnap McGaw F A Brown Esqrs CoL J C Little D B Warren and J Johnson Esq& and others' who were invited but whose names I did not learn The vast audience being called to order by Hon L Fair mayor of Ogden City Hon F D Richards was then introduced who delivered adan eloquent and dress lie commenced by bidding the conductors and operators on the world's highway most hearty welcome and congratulating them on the success thus far of this stupendous undertaking An enter prise of such magnitude he said calls forth (sic) our admiration and gratitude and it is impossible for any people to hail this auspicious event with greater joy than we do Is it not so my friends? It is A prejudice has existed in the minds of some in relation to our feelings on this matter It has been said that we did not wish to have a railroad pass through our country Such prejudice has been proved to be unfounded And our labors along the line especially through Echo and Weber canyons are a standing and irrefutable testimony of our great desire and anxiety to see the completion of this the greatest undertaking ever designed br human skill and wisdom It spans the continent and uniting the Atlantic to the Pacific opens up to us the commerce of the nations it facilitates and shortens the transit and trade between In dia China America and other parts of the world and enables us with speed and comfort to visit our friends throughout the Union It will also enable the world's men soul-stirri- ng ©gdleim science and in- to this people and the world from tellect to visit these our moun- the institution the advent of which tain homes and to form a true es- into our midst we now so Joyfully timate of our character and position Then I say hail to the great celebrate He paid a very high and hiehwav of the nations! Utah bids doubtless a very deserved compliyou welcome! And may God speed ment to the character of Mr Warthe great work until it is corn-Diet- ren testifying with what anxious and may rood and kind feel solicitude he interested himself for ings animate the minds of the con- the safety of the passengers on the tractors and builders of both lines train with which he the and stimulate them to increased traveled He concluded withColonel hearty exertion until the last tie and rail to "the arrival of congratulations are laid the snorting steed in Ogden" It is impossible to do justice in Maj Blair next spoke in his this letter to Judge Richards' usual happy style adverting to his speech which was replete with in- predictions long and often uttered terest and was listened to with that sooner or later the shrill whisdelight by the large and respec- tle of the steam locomotive would table audience The speaker who be heard to echo through these was often cheered by both citizens mountains and now in his fifty-fir- st and strangers concluded by payyear he had seen it fulfilled ing a high compliment to the abil- Long live the major even 51 years ity and energy of Capt Wm Clay- more He was very eloquent and ton and his able assistants He con entertaining gratulated them on their perseverThe next speakers were A Miner ance and the manner in which they arr wno no and lion L have conducted the works in their fcq ess than their predecessors did departments At the close of the ad- equal honor to the occasion in sen dress a salute was fired and the timents loyal true and eminently boys struck up the "Star Spangled patriotic What American citizen Banner" At this juncture the com- can contemplate the grand event pany's boarding and sleeping cars just celebrated and not feel his which had hitherto remained a lit- bosom swell with pride and a grow tle to the south now with three ing ambition in his country's great engines steamed to the front of ness tne advancement or science the stand Three cheers for the and Art and the development of great highway were now proposed the powers of the human mind? and given when the wildest en- Does he not feel grateful that the thusiasm and demonstrations of Stars and Stripes wave over the joy prevailed and loud shouts rent land of his birth first on the globe the air Amid the alternate Deal- to so nigh consummate such a ings of the artillery's thunder the mighty achievement as the U P music of the band and the long and the C P railroads? continued shrill whistling of the May she continue to prosper in three engines the waving of hats crease in wealth and true wisdom kerchiefs and other demonstrations regain her lost energies soon be of pleasure rendered the occasion free from factions and party feelsuch that will not soon be forgotten ing live in peace develop her vast by those present Three cheers were natural resources for the sustenproposed and given to Mr Warren ance Of her millions of still in Superintendent of the Utah divi- creasing sons and daughters and sion and a like honor to Capt Clay once more become one free and ton the tracklaying contractor haDDV and undivided that the Both of these gentlemen were loudfowls of the earth" may come from ly called for by the assembly to de- every clime and find shelter be liver speeches in response to the neath the broad folds of her prohonors they received Both declined Amid the continued The former had walked a great tecting ofaegis the guns and the cheering firing many miles watching the track music of the band the assembly dis with anxious solicitude for the persed to their homes at sundown safety of the passengers who came having enjoyed one of the happiest on through among whom was CoL J C Little and was in consequence much fatigued The latter was no public speaker and besides he had been anxiously pushing forward and superintending the track-la- y ing through the day Both assured us of their hearty participation in our enjoyment and of their appreciation of the honors shown to them today Dr Durant though absent was not forgotten and three hearty cheers were given to him Speech Brief CoL Little in a brief but very neat and interesting speech endorsed the sentiments of the first speaker and referred to the inestimable benefits which must accrue —men of wisdom ed — -- 'Anti' Slogan of Paper Recalls Early Strife Typifying the strife which marr ed the spiritual serenity of Oe- den's early days is the newspaper The Ogden Freeman The paper n advertised that it was n and "Anti-Mormo- Anti-Chine- se Anti-India- To OGDEN'S PIONEER DAYS RELIABLE Furniture Co 2276 Wash Blvd Ph 765 r OGDEN'S HOME-OWNE- D DEPT STORE OGDEN PIONEER DAYS JULY 4 4 Fay COMPLETE DHY CLEANING SEBVICB WcariE apparel furs curtains blankets rugs upholstery dyeing glaring DGTJELE &J& GEEEN STAMPS With AS Cash and Carry Orders eeflLSTV CLEANERS Phone 2040 Trade-i- n (Taw OU Appliance Aa Part PajoMst) S0i2oss-Keo- Vktie in Ogden Be Sure fo See the Finest See the complete showing of this famous line of mod- -' ern household appliances You'll marvel at their beau- CAa faDL J Hot point ReMqerafors Hotpcint Electric Ranges Hotpcint Elec Water Heaters EASY TERMS 2215 Washington Blvd — 19-2- EE cleaning charges xstetn delivered tists epochs in their history and the nf Utah's turninct noint — ntnfo' wmv By Joseph GREATEST CELEBRATION WflMYEii AR MERITS f triater garments 1869 w !1LC®M QUALITY CLEANERS: Free storage March gd d tiful smart streamlined appearance and their low cost of operation Cone In Today — Ho Ofcgcfon Electric Co Stores OGDEN — 555 24TII STREET PHONE 807 TREMONTON I j |