Show TWO lays kays meetings organization of be the kaneb stano of mon zion KANAB kane co utah april editor deseret news at half past twelve pm the following members of the twelve apostles viz john taylor orson pratt lorenzo snow and erastus rastus esnow snow who followed koon soon soon eoon after together with bishops john I 1 nuttall I 1 shmuel sumuel Eo skelly and geo W ward arrived at this place to fill an appointment arrangements had been made by bishop nuttall for distributing the members of the company and there waa was no lack of attention on the part of the good people of this far off settlement at two pm the new and com coin ym odious brick schoolhouse school house was well weil eli filled by the saints including many any from other and distant settlements tle tie ments after singing and prayer elder orson Pratt addi addressed essed the saints referring to many circumstances connected with the early history of the latter day saints in utah and plainly showed that the prediction of isaiah was fulfilled by the tatter day saints in their city being a city low in a low place my people shall dwell in peaceable habitations ac the people in this southern country were enjoying peace they had not the wicked influences to contend with that the saints had in some of the northern settlements anait and it was to be hoped that this people would so instruct their children that if wicked influences were introduced god von won would id eo so overrule that the youth of the saints might be preserved in the faith of the gospel this peonie people hud bud hamd the thelstan sta n llotd llord dard of truth to all nations atlon S a and d had invited all persons 13 seeking beekin g light and truth to embrace the gospel of the lord jesus Christ which gave them liberty indeed elder lorenzo snow was pleased to see sor soi domany nany improvements made since his visit to this place about eighteen months since and thought the well proportioned new schoolhouse exhibited a liberality of soul worthy of commendation the of president B young at the late conference was drawn out on behalf of the saints advising them to prepare to sustain themselves when our resources from babylon were cut off and combine our labor jd in making our clothing leather boots and I 1 shoes furniture ac the speaker understood that brother howard 0 spencer was trying at Or order derville ville to solve the problem of equality and self sustenance in city they were also making an effort in la trying to become self sustaining it was very small in the commencement but had gradually gaine dand added branch after branch to their industries u until fi today to day they had about forty departments part ments each controlled by lat ter day saints praying mon men men rf faith and energy and men who hould would teach the youth good principles and us useful eaul trades the young ladies ladles were engaged in making artificial flowers and the people fe felt feit it determined to cut WT off Importation importations 8 t hat that could be supplanted with home manufactured articles singing and benediction adjourned till wednesday at 10 am 01 wednesday april 18 1810 10 a am in after singing and prayer prayers elder erastus snow said the latter day saints were spreading to the east west and south and president tB B young had desired the twelve to to come here and organize a stake of zion with kanab as headquarters men would be chosen and set apart to preside and he hoped that the saints would sustain those that might be appointed ct to preside oyer over aver the quorums of the priesthood and also unite with them in manufacturing fac turing as fast as possible all that was necessary to sustain themselves and cease to import all articles that could be made at home he exhibited some excellent home made cioth cloth cloth cioth produced at eit Washington the factory and declared that such institutions had been and were a blessing blessingto to the community and hoped this stake when organized would follow as closely as possible the example set us by brother lorenzo snow and his noble band of brethren and bisters sisters of brigham Cit city yand and become independent of babylon oer oar manufactures must be honestly made and the deception of the gentiles must be ignored by us as p people s go hav hat PU article made by our mechanics could be relied upon by the purchaser aa as genuine and not spurious our labors must be classified and every person should labor in that department which he was best adapted for three years ago we were organized in the united order with headquarters at st george having an inexperienced board of management our experience had bad been one of great profit to all concerned and he trusted would result in our future good elder john taylor said it was proposed to organize the branches of the church in this region of country into a stake of zion to be known as the kanab stake of zion and presented the following names L john nuttall for president howard 0 spencer first councillor james I 1 bunting second councillor john riden bider and james lewis of kanab richard robinson of upper kanab sex Bex Se hetue tuE tusE johnson of johnson john oakly of kanab edward A noble of kanab james leithead of glendale thomas chamberlin of Or derville henry B 11 jolle jolley Y carmel edwin ford ofil of kanab acab edward pugh of kana kanab b alien allen F smithson of Pah reah high councillors john rider bider for president of the agh high priests quorum A D Y young un g for president of the lse lie seventies ven mass quorum philip B lewis for first councillor to A D young francis M hamblin for president of elders quorum zedock K judd for president oi of priests quorum james H lewis for president of teachers quorum zedock K X judd for president oi of deacons Dea conss quorum allot whom were sustained in the usual manner elder john taylor gave some excellent instructions showing the nature of the various offices and the duties pertaining thereto singing and benediction adjourned till 2 p m wednesday 2 p m after singing and prayer elder erastus snow said the following named settlements would be included in the kanab stake of zions zion viz windsor moccasin the settlements in long valley kanab johnson and the settlements north of the colorado river biver elder john taylor referred to the labors of president george asmith in establishing settlements of the saints in this southern country the rep repeated e abed calls that were made from the be t north many of whom would come and stay a few months and then return like a thread which would not stay where put he advised the saints to organize themselves in the united order which was designed to control our energies temporal and spiritual and hoped the saints in this stake would unite with the P people eo pie I 1 in n the north in building t temples m pl es to the most high godana tb that t tb the people would educate their children and secure the services of good latter day saints for this purpose elder erastus snow motioned that james L bunting be sustained as superintendent of the bib hib sib S ib tb bath schools in this stake of zion carried by unanimous vote he asked the relief belief society to plant mulberry trees and fill the mission given them at the late conference viz to raise silk and thus add another branch to our home industries in the south singing and benediction SR president and barty party wind will union naina raina colds ST GEORGE utah april 21 1 1877 editor deseret aws ems on monday morning last president B young and party left our quiet little city en route for salt lake the people have enjoyed their teachings during the past winter and no doubt will be bene fitted dand and improved from the effects of the teachings of those elders the president of this stake seems to be alive to the work placed upon him also ulso his two counselors the tle people seem as a rule ready and add willing to listen to the still small voice when it rests upon the leaders and they dictate by its inspiration president E snow has left us for a time to preach in the northern counties where he will no doubt prove a blessing to the saints as go p ia is a good counselor and a wise leader the evidence of which can be seen in the building up of this southern country the good feelings ingson of the people attend him in his ministry northward quite an item of interest to the youth at present is bro A F mc bre donalds windmill situated eastok east of our cit city ay iy which pumps the tho water from a well upon the parched earth surrounding it is quite a success and we think more of the same kind will prove useful in this valley several bishops and their counselors were appointed and sustained today to day as local bishops in st george tomorrow to morrow night all the wood worker workers sand rand and painters meet to consider the feasibility of uniting their labors on tuesday night the leather workers meet with the same object in view I 1 think this is a step in the right direction and all concerned should arlve strive to ob ain aln agnand and retain the spirit of god and then we would have no trouble to do unto others as we would have them do unto us this we must learn to do if we are successful in becoming one and jesus says except ye are one ye are not mine then latter day sai bag saints ants should learn to be one in spirit and in works the last ast few days we havo have had beautiful rains causing the sturdy farmers and gardeners to assume a genial smile as they think of thu tho full bins and ripe luscious fruit our prospect for fruit is splendid never better colds and sore throat are somewhat prevalent among children and one or two deaths have occurred oblate of late amram official jokes editor deseret news the polished organ of the grow lers in this city has got fearfully into trouble over the statement made in its columns concerning ex secretaries black and baines baine alluded to recently in the NEWS the gentlemen accused of intending aitto to put up a job jobs on delegate cannon by issuing an irregular certificate to mr baskin are evidently let in by their overzealous over zealous mouthpiece and having found themselves compelled to eithe either r rise and explain or get the aforesaid organ to retract that amiable sheet laughs and calls the whole affair a joke it cannot be denied that it was a joke and a good one too on the secretaries to accuse them in a newspaper of contemplating and expressing a most egregious fraud in their respective ad interim positions as acting governor but the real part of the fun is the statement that these gentlemen one of whom now holds a most moat important office in the territory contemplated perpetrating this outrage as a joke on mr cannon the very idea is funny fancy an hon secretary of state taking advantage of the governors absence to get ond off an official joke in in his excellences name and attaching the great r seal eal of the territory to attest its legality we have heard of april fools before but we never expected to hear anything so sublimely rich as a poisson dayrit carried into the executive department then to think what a joke it would have been on congress too I 1 how the official punsters of sal salt lake would have chuckled if they had bad succeeded in making april fools of that august body by foisting on their notice with a prima facie title to t a seat the great uncombed of utah quite a national joke jokel almost as good a joke as the wholesale disfranchisement proposition both little games are of a piece and emanating from the same party manifest more than the usual consistency exhibited by its adherents 8 flax raisins raising and manufacture PEOA summit co april 1877 editor deseret news at a meeting held in peoa geoa on the dinst called by bishop S F atwood for the bishops and leading men of the wardy wards ward preliminary steps were taken towards forming a company for the purpose of raising flax and the manufacturing of the same A committee of two from each 8 settlement were appointed to commence the raising of flax and to make arrangements for a meeting to be held early in may to complete completo the organization after which it is hoped the whole of kamas ward wlm will wim operate cooperate co in chiq enterprise the meeting was lively and interesting te and all who were present spoke in favor of t the be enterprise the committee were instructed t to see that flax was raised in each settlement and to get all the instruction st at they could in relation to the tho growing and working of this article most of the laud land in this ward is better adapted to the raising of flax than wheat and we have no doubt the enterprise lse iso will bo be a success if the people will only take hold of it in earnest and at no distant day we will be able to supply the territory with shoe shoo thread threads etc and that it will not be long before we shall have machi machinery nery nerv capable of manufacturing all the linen needed for home consumption some of the brethren engaged in this thia undertaking der taking have had some attle experience peri ence in this branch of industry bishop atwood has hag tried for the past two or three years to start this business knowing that it would be beneficial to the interest of the people and ind although he has heretofore failed he be now feels feela confident that it will yet be a success any communication through the NE NEWS Vs from those acquainted with the raising curing and working of flax will be thankfully received and appreciated by those interested in the same respectful respectfully 0 P F lyons yours bocy |