Show EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE 1 PRESIDENT DENIT YOUNGS TRIP j TO GRANTS grantsville I 1 VILLE ACCORDING to pre previous vi t ous arran arrangements geme ants president Young accompanied by Elders wilford woodruff ff geo A smith geo Q cannon A milton musser john squires david day and orson arn arnold old oid left lett this t his city about 9 am on friday fr I 1 the ath instant to attend meetings at grantsville Grants ville tooele toodie county to be held on Satu saturday iday and sunday the ath and ath instas the traveling was very pleasant ourselves and animals being sheltered terea during duning tb the e greater part of the day from the suns fierce rays by friendly clouds which wiach had gathered dense and black in the west and which gave premonitions ions of a storm the weather arwas was sufficiently warm however to make the milk with which bishop kesler at his ranch at the point of af the mountain treated those of the company who had a liking for abr it very acceptable A company of cavalry from grantsville Grants ville under the command of major samuel woolley and captain alma hale met the company as it rounded the point of the mountain and escorted it to E T city where a public dinner was pre pro prepared pared bishop row Eow berry and several of the leading emmi effi citizens zens of grantsville Grants ville were at this point ready to receive the president after dinner a meeting was held dun dnn aul president young and elders eiders geo M wand land musse addressed the people after leaving E T city the company diverged from the road to visit the building which is being erected on anoble rock creek for the woolen machinery bought by bishop row Bow berry wm and company ten in al all ali citizens of tooele thoele co of eros pros youn young i it is built of rock and is a very veny substantial structure 90 feet long by 60 50 feet i wide the walls are about 14 feet high and are ready for the roof it is the i to have but one story at present and whenever more room is required the roof can be raised and another story be added to it the company intend to run spindles and to crowd the work ahead as fast as they can the creek on the bank of which the build ing stands is a beautiful little stream of wate that takes its rise in a large spring a short distance above the fac tory it is fresh water when it issues from the spring but before reaching the allace place where the dam will be built it y r is bc bekish brackish kish springs of salt bait water issue bank and mingle with it and 1 apoi M it for drinking purposes we were I 1 informed there are other springs below bom which salt balt can bem be made adein in tules iules T he water 14 beautifully olear clear clealand ole cle arand and cabbe seen darting about akere there exe eze re no trout in the stream but if introduced they would doubtless thrive if oysters can be produced in thib this country this stream we should think 1 presents advantages for their acce successful saul cultivation possessed by but few in the territory the factory is bulit built where it is eo so as to have the use of the water of this thia creek and when necessary cessare ces sary the water of the creek w which aich runs past richville Bich bleh ville which can be easily brought to it the building of this factory in tooele thoele county must prove a great grent gr eal eai t benefit to mhd the people there for eor their success the proprietors have the good wishes of every man who has the prosperity of the territory at heart from this thia building the drive to grantsville Grants ville 13 miles distant was made in 70 minutes such a road as the salt lake has formed there ready for use if in the vicinity cikity of salt lake city would be highly prized by our citizens it is a well weli beaten gravel road about the width of and and crown ing as a well kept turnpike no better road could be desired and the animals seemed to enjoy the fun of traveling over it at their best gait J GRANTS grafts grantsville VILLE la probably not excelled as a fruitful an anki anil d thrifty place by any settlement of its size in the mountains we have never made a visit avisia here in the summer season without having our admiration excited by the splendid stand of wheat and other grains which the fields presented the feeling came back to us again today to day the shade trees flourish luxuriantly and the orchards with the trees bending beneath their burdens of luscious fruit excite the reflection that the people of grantsville Grants ville are highly favored their land is blessed and if peace and plenty bring contentment and happiness they should be a hippy happy community and we believe from all we see around us that such is their condition the children with their banners were out in full force and a large portion of the adult population were drawn up at the bishops to receive tile tiie company directly afterwards there was a heavy discharge of musketry mingled with the sound of what we thought was a cannon THE MEETINGS on saturday were held at 10 am 2 p m and 7 pm elder geo Q cannon and president joseph young who with elder joseph W young joined the company campal ay this morning occupied the forenoon elder geo A smith and president young occupied the afternoon and president joseph young and elder joseph F smith he and ho horace race S eldredge having arrived from the city at I 1 pm today to clay day spoke in the evening on sunday the meeting was opened at 10 am and continued till quarter past 1 pm the speakers were elders joseph W young wilford woodruff joseph F smith george Q cannon george A smith and president brigham young A great variety of topics was dwelt upon especially those leading items alich which have bave have been so strenuously urged upon the attention of the people now for some time prominent among these are the word of wisdon the manufacture of straw hats and bonnets and other articles of apparel at home the storing of grain the economizing of means for the purchase of our lands for the immigration a ration of the poor and other necessary purposes and greater obedience and concentration of effort in carrying out the counsels and requirements of the lord as manifested through the priesthood the meetings were crowded and an excellent spirit prevailed among the people president joseph young and joseph W young stopped and met with the te p people eupie euple in the afternoon president B Y young 0 in and his company started ho a few minutes before 2 pm and reached tile the city at pm |