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Show TTUne VOL. 24, NO. 51 Sugar House, Utah, Monday, January 5, 1953 ELBERT R. CURTIS ELBERT OURTIS HORACE A. SORENSEN SORENSEN TELLS PIONEER OF PIONEER UTAH HERITAGE TALK PLEASES Elbert R. Curtis paid glowing tribute to the sacrifice, courage and leadership of the early pioneers of Sugar House and stirred he interest in pioneer history of some 200 members of the Sugar House chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers at the annual banquet n Rosecrest ward Monday evening. Reminiscing on early Sugar House, he recalled the hilarious times enjoyed skating where the Sterling Furniture company now stands; swimming in the creek where the Post Office is; the rows of mulberry trees running north from-thSugar House comer past Nilsons Furniture store on Ray the west side of 11th East. He recalled the horse-draw- n fire tin theii' the fire way engines lo when the Granite Planing Mill burned, coming along the unpaved 11th East stret from the 9th South station. And he mentioned the fact n there were the street cars, even after the turn of the century. Originally "Buttrfield Settlement was the name given to the community of JL853 with its population of 71 persons. They had settled along Parleys Creek (named for Parley P. Pratt). Later the name of the Canyon Creek ward was given this locality, and finally Sugar House was established July 21, 1861, and within its boundaries it contained 22 square miles. The first home was built by Charles Chrismon in what is now Highland Park, and Mr. Curtis recalled the old Curtis home previously located on 1975 S. 11th East, where the Bradfield Apart- - In deep humility, yet with a pride borne of honest effort, Horace Sorensen revealed that the old Empey house, one of the original homes of the Brigham Young family, had been donated to the Sugar House Pioneer Memorial Village. The historic contribution was made Monday by Heber C. Egbert to Karl B. Hales at the Sugar HISTORIC HOME COMING TO PIONEER VILLAGE Above House Sons of Utah Pioneers you see the home which once Christmas party. The Empey home, to be restored belonged to Brigham Young, which was given this week to the to its original condition and placed as one of some 30 units in the Pio- Sugar House chapter of the Sons neer Mormon Village in the park of Utah Pioneers for restoration to its original condition to be at the old peniteniary site, is the placed in the Pioneer Memorial first major move toward the comwhich wWbe reconstructed Village pletion of the proud dream of the on old Utah penitentiary the SUP, the Sugar House chamber Karl B. Hale, Sugar of commerce, Utah Associated BELOW House SUP president, receives Garden clubs and other civic historic deed for the Young home groups. CL from Heber Egbert. Excerpts of Mr. Sorensens text: The presentation highlighted the We have been made custodians of the famous Mildred Dillman Sons of Utah Pioneers banquet held, last Monday at the Indian Collection . . We have been LDS ward, which Rosecrest successful in .assembling a sizeable was attended by hundreds of Museum of historical furniture, civic and LDS church dignataries guns, vehicles, pictures, books and and the presentation came as all kinds of household pioneer a complete surprise as well as relics. the first great stride forward The old penitentiary site in Sugar House comprising a net of in the restoration of an early Mormon settlement, to be a 118 acres has now been finally preserved. Thanks to Commisioner cultural, spiritual and educational Romney, backed to the limit by feature of the great Sugar House park planned on the 118 acres Mayor Glade and the rest of the ' Continued on Page 4 to be used for a recrational park. I e -- TRUCK TOPPLES S. H. YULE TREE, 2 HURT A passing truck clipped. a guy wire and toppled the giant Sugar House Christmas tree on the Plaza and across the street New Years Sugar House Pioneer Sons Get Historic Young Home First great step in the restoration of a Pioneer Memorial Village on the proposed Sugar House park on the old Utah state penitentiary. property was taken this week with the presentation of one eve, and two persons subsequently of the pioneer homes of Brigham suffered minor injuries, police Young to the Sons of Utah reported. Pioneers. Officer Joe Banks was on the Deed to the historic home was serious more and prevented job given by Heber C. Egbert to Karl consequences when he cut off the B. Hales, president of the Sugar electric power lines, and quickly House SUP chapter, meeting at traffic which was jam- tlie Rosecrest LDS ward chapel In its annual Christmas party. ming the area. Police reports said Dan McRae, The more than 200 Pioneer Sons, driver for the E. K. Fuller Con- their partners and guests accordstruction companys power shovel, ed a standing ovation to Mr. Egwas watching out for the fir rop- bert at the surprise presentation, ing and Christmas lights as he after Mr. Egbert had been intromaneuvered east on 21st South duced to the holiday throng by street near the Plaza. Horace A. Sorensen, one of the His shovel boom struck the guy prime moving forces behind the wire, severing it and the tree top- cherished Pioneer Mormon Village pled to the south, across the pedes- dream. and across the trian cross-wal- k The historic Brigham Young southern leg of 21st South street home, often referred to as the old artery. Empey house, is. located at Second Officer Banks rushed out and East and South Temple in Salt Continued on page jLake. It is in a fine state of preserva " tc-rout- ed mule-draw- tion but nonetheless will be restored to its old and original construction and will be removed and placed as the first unit of the memorial village. Commissioner L. C. Romney, whose interests in the project have done much to help obtain the old prison site for the village, declared that Ashton, Evans & Barrier, skilled Salt Lake architectural firm, will design the village, which will contain pioneers homes, blacksmith shops, grist mills and other structures that made up the first permanent white civilized settlement in Salt Lake valley. More surprises are in the offing as additional pioneer buildings and relics are obtained for the memorial village, which Mr. Sorensen pointed out, will not- only be historic in nature, but which will serve well as an educational, cultural, spiritual and a tourist attraction right in the heart of the greatest business and residential area of Salt Lake City and Utah. Mr. Sorensen' pointed out that the famed Mildred Dillman Indian . - collection had been entrusted to the memorial, along with some 10,000 other pioneer relics, items of culture and historic lore all of which will be placed in the village to be one of the greatest features of the project, which, of course, will contain modem recreation, education and cultural advantages as well. These are temporarily housed in a miniature museum at 3000 Conner street. Mr. Sorensen was warm in his praise of Commissioner Romney and others who successfully obtained from Utah the old prison properties for the park and a modem Sugar Ityuse high 118-ac- Continued on Page 5 SPECIAL MEET OF CHAMBER re 30-ac- re school. SET FOR JAR. 12 A special meeting of the Sugar House chamber of commerce mem- bers who are commercial property owners, together with the directorate of the chamber, has been called for 12:15 p.m. Monday, January 12. D. James Cannon, executive sec- retary, declared the group was to meet under the joint auspices of the Parking, Public Affairs and the Business Development committees, with Neuman C. Petty, John C. Barnes and V. W. Mackay, respectively, the chairmen. Attendance will be by invitation, Secretary Cannon said, the bids to world. be mailed early this week. Relating to historic places rather Meanwhile, the chamber directors than persons of the Sugar House will meet Tuesday noon at Beau Continued on page 4 Brummel to complete plans for the special meeting. Other memorial villages are proving the outstanding attractions in the East, the speaker said, for only last summer he made an ex tensive tour of study through the New England states, visiting some of the finest restorations in the |