| Show hollisters HOL ll 11 LISTERS unappreciated 4 philanthropy 90 the closing scenes of the congress an incident of 0 I 1 note occurred i 1 after A after fter the dele had accepted the cordial inai of the 17 P and it G W 1 ad compan companies lesS to visit garfield oar field west vest lehi and provo in the and logan and other points in iirth col 0 J hollister en rot ed to dissuade them from taking the three trips indicated with eption of that to the chief place on the border of the great salt lake the reason given by him for thus seeking to influence the distinguished strangers who nave have been in our midst for the last few days was purely philanthropic his solicitude for the health of the visitors led him to point out to them that should they not act on his advice they would be in danger of being overcome by fatigue and dust besides the benefits he contended of the north and south excursions cur would be as nothing compared to the injury they might sustain by the travel that would be entailed the bothwell canal in the north was only such a conduit as they might see in the places from which they came while there were plenty of factories in the other states and territories similar to those of lehi and provo the deep anxiety of colonel hollister for the physical of the party did not seem to be common commensurately sura tely appreciated by the delegates one of them remarked that it ic was somewhat peculiar that an attempt should be made to dissuade them from undertaking those trips after the generous invitation of the railroad companies and others had been extended and accepted while col hollister Hol llster expressed his fears of the effects of material dust upon the eyes of the members of the irrigation congress it is in a question as to whether he was not seeking to blind them with the same material in a figurative sense his affection for the mormon people has never been of such depth as to be appreciable in fact everybody in this community knows that he be has been afflicted for many years with chronic anav mormon canker which has been feeding on his vitals hence it is more than likely that the bare thought of the delegates visiting lehl lehi and provo would if possible increase the misery which results from his bis malady at the former place they would see an indisputable evidence of mormon industry and enterprise in the shape of a sugar factory that is second in no I 1 particular to any similar establish establishment ment in the united states at provo they would inspect a woolen factory owned and operated by mormons cormons Mor mons the products of which are so excellent and deservedly famed that dealers in new york st louis and numerous other large cities of the union send in large orders for goods every season besides in both these thrifty cities the delegates would woold be the recipients of that generous hospitality for which all acquainted with the mormon people give them credit the peace order general thrift and industry of these two beautiful towns could not fail to favorably impress the visitors ini in relation to the status of the community Is it any wonder then thai the philanthropic hollister should manifest such guch ft a noble interest inte in the delegates whose health he was anxious to show was so near to his heart on the other hand should the members of the late irrigation congress visit logan in the north the impressions of the true character of the mormon people could be deepened and extended by the very appearance of the lovely capital of cache and the courteous and generous disposition of her citizens then some of the delegates dele gatea have spoken warmly in the late congress in favor of the ownership of the water accompanying that of the soil they had contended that much trouble had arisen under their personal observe tion from the of the water being in the handa of a wealthy corporation and that of the land vested in individuals their theory was that the ownership cf both should be combined the great bear river canal which is not to any extent a mormon enterprise is not established on the joint basis which some of the delegates insisted was the only safe and satisfactory one the effect of Inform information stion being obtained on this subject might also have prompted mr hollister to express his bb concern for the health of the visitors what would have been mr houis position in relation to the generous courtesies extended to the delegates had the sugar factory fac tori the woul wool en mills the attractive and peaceful settlements been the result of the industry offis of chis own class clan in speaking of the ranks in which the gentleman had bad paraded for over twenty years we do not refer to the chronic office holders inthe allusion applies generally to the clique of liberal factionists with which he has trained had such examples of real substantial progress program as those witnessed by the delegates dele gatea in their trips in this territory been the products of this rule and ruin ring would the ex internal revenue collector have on endeavored deavo red to induce the visitors to reconsider their acceptance of the kind invitations tendered them instead of doing so he would probably have been willing to see the delegates completely overcome with dust and fatigue rather than that they should miss a spectacle so attractive or entertainment so delightful fortunately for the intelligent gentlemen for whose health col hollister was so much exercised they saw through the dust with which he sought to blind them his sublime anxiety for their physical weal met with no appreciation since they ao cepter of the court courtesies teles and ho hospital ties offered them they will have no BO regrets on account of having declined to act upon his alleged philanthropic suggestion which was so transparent as to create the impression that the colonels Colo nePa sagacity is rapidly diminish i ing |
