Show representative commercial PARTY danty IT is with more than ordinary pleasure that we welcome to our city the gentlemen composing the representative party of tile the business men from the city of chicago the prominence of tife the members of this party in the commercial and politic political kai tal circles of society entitles them to consideration and respect they go the delegation embraces prominent representatives of the banks the board of trade and the tho different different departments of the mercantile and manufacturing interests of chicago t with ay sprinkling of politician politicians prominent among whom as senator trumbull ex gov governor arnor R J 0 ogelsby 11 elsby hon N B judd hon isaac N arnold and hon W 9 B hinkler Hin binkley hinkley kiet kleT this excursion party ignot one of p pleasure basure merely the trip will undoubtedly be a very pleasant an and enjoyable one to all concerned bubp but pleasure aas is subordinate to business the pass with which each member of the party is furnished is headed international commercial RELATIONS CHINA JAPAN SANDWICH ISLANDS ALASKA SAN FRANCISCO sacramento SALT LAKE DENVER OMAHA AND THE territories this gives some idea of the objects of the excursion and the breadth of its cope ope these gentlemen gentlemen ent lemen wish to examine in ef for r themselves ives the wants of california and the territories and learn leam by personal acquaintance and investigation what they can profitably do towards supplying their wants we believe one object they have in view is to ascertain what articles and goods they can obtain from the west and whether the great national highway is the route by which th the productions reductions of asia can best be car ried ast aside from the business results which may follow the visit of these gentlemen to our city and territory there are other important reasons why we should be gratified at their coming it is a great advantage to ofir people to be seen at home by sueh such a elass class of men as co comprise this party they are probably as free from vom prejudice as any men in the nat nation I 1 lo 10 il and however much they may differ with v us religiously they can perceive at a glance that we are no common people and that we possess qualities which entitle us to respect they are sufficiently cosmopolitan in their views to award us credit for our labors and they will go away more thoroughly convinced by personal contact and observation that we are not the fanatical bad people they have heard us described described tobe to be than they could possibly be by merely reading about vs tig intercourse of this character dissipates prejudice and corrects falsehood and after the walk last evening from the theatre to the hotel of those gentlemen of the party who remained to see the conclusion of the performance it would be difficult for sensational and mendacious letter writers to convince convince them that life is unsafe here or to cause them to swallow the terrible fabrications about destroying angels etc headed by col james H bowen I 1 to whom great credit is is due for the efficient manner in which everything connected with the excursion has been managed the delegation called upon president young at 11 this morning col bowen surrounded by the members i nem wem bers of tho the party delivered the following address PRESIDENT youko youna wo call upon you this morning as members of a representative commercial party from the city of chicago who are en route upon a visit to san francisco the purpose of which is to facilitate commercial relations with localities made tributa tributary by the completion of the union and central pacific P bali Rall railroads roads esteeming the territory of utah one of the important localities wo we leave come to its capital to greet you and those engaged in commercial transactions in your midst and aid to invite operation cooperation co in our etro efro efforts ts we also bome borne to yow you ampon the auspicious ana ande and anae speedy pOdy of that great national highway that binds to together c ther tho the distant extremes of our coun elyj try that relieves the people of their long and profound isolation and places them and their products within a few days of steam locomotion of the great marl markets ats of the union thereby increasing the value of their labor and reducing the cost of their goods and adding immensely to their wealth and their comforts and placing them within easy reach of all the social as well as material enjoyments enjoy ments of life in passing through the far famed echo and weber rin Wan canyons kenyons Kan wo we were deeply awed and grandly impressed with the majesty es of the scenery and filled with wonder at tt the herculean task accomplished in the building of the railway through and over such seemingly insurmountable obstacles of nature in so incredibly short a space of time A considerable share of the credit and honor of this achievement properly belongs to you and your your people who rendered hearty efficient and hd timely aid dd to the company charged with the completion of this gigantic national highway and wo we hope you will live long to enjoy the fruits of these beneficial labors you will have llave further cause of congratulation when the branch road is completed complete which shall connect the capital of utah with the main line which work we are glad to learn is rapidly progressing towards completion wo have examined and scrutinized your wonderful development and the utilization of the barren nature which surrounded you in your early occupation of the valley it demonstrates what can be reached by skillful industry and well directed energy and 1 is worthy of high commendation allow me the pleasure of introducing to you the members of our party collectively and individually to which president young respond responded cil eil as follows I 1 I 1 I 1 con C COL 0 L 3 H bowes BOWEN B 0 v chairman of the representative commercial party of the city of chicago and gentlemen 1 I 1 will briefly say in behalf of my friends herband here and on my own part gentlemen you are each and all welcome we are pleased to see you we sincerely hope you are well and enjoying yourselves and that your excursion to the N west e will be productive of much benefit to all concerned wo we congratulate you on the energy already displayed by the commercial men 0 of chicago in 9 advancing avancing the business interests of the west and we accept this as an index of more abundant success in the future wo we are with you I 1 heart and hand in all that promotes tho the public good we thank you for your congratulations and duly appreciate the tho high estimate which you hold of our labors it is true we are the pioneers of this western civilization and that we have to some extent assisted in tho the development of the resources of the great west Vest it is true that we have graded over miles of the great pacific railroad an enterprise for which by the way we to wai wal memorialized congress in 1852 but t this is is of the we past our labors are before the world they speak for themselves our aim alb im is to press onward diligently to perform the part allotted to us in the great drama of life and having ever in view the glory of god and our country the tho rights of man and social independence strive for lor the maintain ance anco of those glorious principles which compose our federal constitution 11 col baen BA boen en then introduced the gentlemen of the party and a general and very agreeable agree abl abi e conversation g anve of upwards of an in hour ensued ell cil sued |