Show THE STATE TABLE two weeks ago the NEWS contained a notice of the receipt by contractor rjohn john B R wilson of this city of a place piece of the historical charter oak from Connect out to be used in the table which he be la 18 and which to la to be used ired by the first governor of the state of utah on which to sign the be bills passed by the first legislature which shall hall become laws law since that time has bae received responses to his letters from many of the states and two of the territories and ll it la 19 probable that replies replica will come from all the rest within a short abort time mr wilsons Wil sons request has baa received the most moat courteous action of toe the various state officers whose kindly disposition thus manifested toward the people of utah to Is highly appreciated here the table designed by mr wilson la Is to be of the most exquisite workmanship which a thoroughly y cow compe pe tant mo mechanic chanto can place upon it and Is to be unique in its historical and rep character an idea of the design to Is given in the following diagram which however does doea not show the comparative dimensions state table top tcp the circular piece in the bunter to is to be of U diab lab hardwood as aa are also the connecting rime between the corners occupying the space apace around this and arranged in circular form are places pieces of wood from each of the forty four states of the union this wood is to be of native growth and so for far as an possible to be associated with some event of importance connected with the states his bis tory to make the table square there will be four corners as shown one each of the native woods wooda of the four remaining territories arizona now new mexico oklahoma und aad alaska agasim the four logo lege of the table are to be from four chief cities representing the cardinal points of the compass in the union to wit st paul tb the north galves tori ton the south mouth now new mir york the east and dan ban francisco the west the wood has been received from a number of tue tae states and two of the territories have responded arizona and oklahoma it to in anticipated that replies rum from all the rest wilt will be forthcoming within a few days the governor of south dakota sent mew a corn com munio alion stating that that hat state had bad but little native timber and no hard woods woodil mr wilson alleon again wrote re questing a piece of wood that could bould be furnished which was connected with some event of importance in the state history even though the timber might not be classed among the hardwoods some of the letters received from stat abato authorities are very interesting and all breathe the kindliest kind liest spirit by courtesy of mr wilson allson the NEWS la is able to reproduce a number of them RHODE ISLAND governor brown writes as follow from providence tj mr wilson dear sir sin in response to your letter of the ath nit I 1 take pleasure in forwarding to you by thid thia mail a piece of chestnut grown in this state which I 1 trust will answer your purpose respectfully yours D BUSSEL BBOWN connecticut here we reproduce uce I 1 the be reply to the letter to governor coffin coffi a it I 1 L is made by the ot 01 the state capitol at hartford dear sir your letter addressed to the governor of this state slate requesting a piece of native wood was pained to this office for attention I 1 am pleased to inform you that we have this day forwarded to you by express a contribution to the object proposed we undertook to furnish what seemed the most appropriate for the collection viz the historical charter oak but finding it impossible to obtain a piece of the exact dimensions required we have done the he next best beat thing to have inlaid in an ordinary piece of oak the largest remnant of the charter oak that we could procure procure the history of this renowned oak is in as follows in the he trunk of this was concealed the charter of connecticut october 81 1687 toMay to may this old charter was won by governor john winthrop to the colonists from charles II 11 the king of england april 23 1662 this tree stood on lot no 29 charter oak avenue it measured at its base 33 feet in circumference and where the stump was broken oft several feet above ground was 21 feet in circumference twenty seven persons have stood in the hollow where the charter was hidden it was blown down in a severe storm august 21 1856 the tree stood inside of a wooden picket fence and a marble stone in a stone wall now marks the spot where this tree stood with the inscription charter oak fell aug 21 1856 1 11 this inlaid piece niece is one quarter quarte of an inch thick hoping it may reach you in safety and prove satisfactory to the object in view and requesting acknowledgment of receipt of same I 1 am yours truly CHARLES H ICEt superintendent NEW YORK the response of the empire state comes from albany as follows dear sir in compliance with your request of february for a piece of native hard wood from this state slate to be used in the construction of a table lor for the first legislature ol oi the state of utah governor morton directs me to forward a specimen of yellow birch from the adirondack forests the specimen is this day sent by mail and the governor hopes that it will prove a worthy and suitable section in the pio proposed posed table very respectfully yours ASHLEY W COLIC COLE private secretary MAINE prom from the extreme northeast comes the th following dated at augusts dear sir your communication to governor cleaves has baa been referred to me and will say in reply that I 1 will try and comply with your wishes at an early date respectfully yours CHAS E OAR OAK land abt and forest commissioner OREGON the northwest nor thweat presents prea ente a most moat interesting te er piece of wood as described in this note from the executive office at salem sir A piece of oak is in mailed you this day by governor lord as requested it was sawed out of a of the first flour mill built in oregon and lay under water for about fifty five years yours truly W S DUNIWAY private secretary mississippi from the mississippi ld action is related in three short letters from jackson the state capital the first is from gov stone to mr wilson wilbon it reade reacts dear sir I 1 transmitted request for a piece of hardwood described to the enochs enoche lumber manufacturing company of this city who are belter qualified than any 1 I know he here re to comply the within note indicates that the same has been forwarded to you yon and I 1 wish it promptly and safely hand yours very truly J M STONE governor another is to the governor from the company to which his big excellency re berred the communication irom from here bore it explains ex plaine gov J M stone dear sir some days since you sent us a leter from mr jno B R kilsong of salt belt lake asking that if convenient for us to comply with his request and we most moat cheerfully do so no we regret having overlooked this acknowledgment so long yours to command ENOCHS MFG ampo jo the third la Is from the company direct to mr gilsow dear sir sin yours of march loth to his excellency the governor has been referred to us and we take pleasure in sending to you by express a block of our native white oak which we trust will prove fit for the honored place for which it is intended ini ended yours very truly ENOCHS LUMBER A co INDIANA governor matthews Mattli ewe writes from indianapolis dear sir with this I 1 send you yon a specimen of hardwood f from ro this stale slate of dimensions requested this is in a fieo of black walnut for which timber our state has been so noted I 1 hope you may consider it worthy a place lace in the table for utah our sister state ot of utah very truly yours CLAUDE MATTHEWS TEXAS the lone star state is to have ave its ito place among the furty forty tour four and one of its cities to Is to furnish one ot of the four table legs jogs the following from tae state capital austin to is of special interest because of the local rele reference rence toy by mr rose rome who Is state commissioner of agriculture In insurance aurance statistics and history dear sir yours of the alt to gohei governor nor culberson has been referred to me for at attention tendon and I 1 forward to you this evening by mail a small block of our native bois dA darc bareto reto to occupy the place in your table with which you propose to compliment texas we are honored bi by your request and thank you I 1 was in salt malt lake city in 1853 pawing passing through on my way from california to 10 Alis adis and viewed the foundation of the great temple and on a subsequent visit a few years ago saw the still unfinished edifice and ati admired mired the ful development of the city with cordial respect in which the governor joins me I 1 am yours very truly A J ROSE ROHE commissioner MINNESOTA thu the northern companion of texas in having a city which will provide ove one of the table supports eup ports la is minnesota and governor Gorer nor nelson lends the follow ing from his home borne at alexandria dear sir I 1 sent you day before yesterday a piece of native hardwood oak as you requested by express which f I 1 think you will find satisfactory yours truly KNUTE NELSON st paul the capital city campli us by the following from the chamber amber of commeret oom com merot dear sir sin your favor of the alt came to hand on the dinst too late to be laid before the meeting olour of our board of directors held that day but at the meeting of the board on monday the ath ins 9 the matter was considered and the secretary was waa instructed to procure the piece ot of wood you desired for a table leg and send it to you the st paul furniture co of this city a concern of whose e workmanship st paul jis is justly proud and whose card I 1 enclose herein will today forward the piece of wood you request which I 1 trust will reach you speedily and in good condition and prove in every way satisfactory jf you will kindly advise me of its it receipt upon its arrival you will much oblige yours truly J L BEAUMONT secretary IOWA from the executive office at doe das governor Is secretary w write rites my dear sir I 1 am directed by the gover governor norto to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of march jtb I 1 am lurther further directed to say may that the governor today ends you by mail a piece of black walnut of native iowa growth taken from the top of an old table that was used in the first or old capitol building in dos des moines trusting it will reach you I 1 have the bonor to be very respectfully W S RICHARDS private secretary Secre iary OHIO the buckeye state also extends the courtesy requested sit ae shown by the hollowing lol foll lowing note dated at columbus Colum bui dear sir governor mckinley Mo Kinley is in receipt of a recent communication from you ou asking for a piece ot of hardwood to t be 0 used in the construction of a table for the first state legislature of utah the gover governor will endeavor to comply with your request very respectfully JAS BOYLE secretary MISSOURI Misso response ree ponee comes from whiting in good shape dear sir sin yours ot of the dinst to bov gov stone of this state has been referred to us with the reque request all t that we comply with your wishes it us pleasure to do so and we have this day forwarded to your address two pieces of native wood one sweet gum and the r other oak which we trust will answer the purpose yours youra truly THE WARD LUMBER co KENTUCKY governor brownn communication from frankfort tells what the blue gress grass state has baa done dear sir sin yours of the dinst received and in reply to your inquiry will say that the piece of walnut timber I 1 sent you was pan of a tree cut on ben son hills in 1846 and used in the construction st T truc c tion I 1 of the bridge in this city that spanned P nd the kentucky river anis old wooden bridge was torn down in 1893 and an iron one was substituted yours truly JOHN YOUNG BiE towN NORTH DAKOTA governor roger allin also promptly responded as shown by the following dated at bismarck four lays days after mr wilsons Wll Wil sons letter was mailed i n this city dear sir sin your favor of the ilat addressed to governor allin requesting Is specimens mens ot of hardwood has been received and your letter handed to hon W W barrett who will forward th the specimen desired I 1 remain yours respectfully WILL M private secretary our southern ld reply la is from the superintendent of the territorial prison at yuma who baye dear sir your favor of the ath uitto governor mchughes LC Hughes was handed me by bv the gover norand in compliance with the request therein made I 1 forward you today per wells fargo fargon fc co s express ex presa a of arizona ironwood of the dimensions men mentioned in your letter and which will I 1 hope meet all the require ments of your purpose the cutting culling and polishing of this piece of wood was done by one of the inmates of the territorial prison very respectfully ally THOMAS GATES superintendent dimensions the table when completed will be three feet square and two feet six inches high the center piece of utah wood will be eight inches in diameter and the circular division containing the wood from forty faut sates will be eight inches in width with respect to the table now be ing made by john B R wilson to be used to sign the first bill passed by the first legislature of the state of utah mr wilson desires it announced that abere will be space alter after the representative pieces from the various states and territories are in place and he invites any institution of learning or scientific institution publishing company religious ioup society ur or church corporation or company organization or individual anywhere in the united states who has go got or can procure any piece of antique or historical bard hardwood barkwood wood the ilie piece not to exceed one iloh in thickness and six luches inches wide by eight inches long to send sue piece to his address at salt bait lake city postoffice post office with a short history of the place piece this will be received with thanks and such pieces used as aa long as there here is place left for them |