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Show THE LEGISLATORS VISIT LOGAN CITY To Get a Square Meal and Got It All Right. Three Hundred Guests of City Last Saturday. Three hundred members of tlio lcgls-latufc, lcgls-latufc, the greater proportion of these comprising tlio third house, came to Logan on "the special" last Saturday. Thuy saw, thev ato and they speechified, speechi-fied, but whothcr we conquered remains re-mains to be stcn. We did for tho time being at lea9t, the guests being generous In their praise of the city's hospitality, and splendidly Impressed with the magnitude of tile college. Hut considering the fact that the visitors ncrc wined and dined no less than four times before they reached homo lut,o Saturday night it Is not surprising that they expressed themselves them-selves In our favor. Most of us loosen up a little after a good meal. & The Procedure, f The special left Salt Lake about 8.00 o'clock Saturday morning, reaching hero a few minutes before 12:00. At Ogden a diner loaded to the guards with sandwiches, fruits, coffee and ."niggers" was attached to the train, and before Cache valley was reached tho junketers had absorbed sulllclcnt refreshments to stavo ojl starvation for an hour or two. Once In Logan, this lapse was taken advantage of, the guests being loaded Into waiting vehicles ve-hicles and rushed to the Agricultural college. Salute Fired! As tho long line of vehicles, headed . by. President, McCornlck and other college officials, reached the brow Of the college hill, the Military depart-partmiMit depart-partmiMit under Captain I'erry lireda salute. The vehicles passed over the splendid drives on the grounds, circled In front of the magnificent buildings where was lined up tho cadets In uniform, uni-form, and then on In a circuitous route past bartis, chicken sheds, veterinary buildings, the prettiest "abandoned farm" In Utah, and tho Mechanic Arts building, and the guests finally unloaded un-loaded at the main entrance of tho big building. Mere they weic received by tho faoulty and guides The Banquet. Until two o'clock tho vlsitois v ore escorted through various departments at tho college, and then were ushered into tlio big llbary room where great tables laden with all the good things tho Domestic Science department; could scrape together were awaiting the onslaught. The whole aggregation aggrega-tion had been tramped about Until they wero good and hungry and they "fell to" with great energy, but the whole bunch, 150, including citizens who d.rovo the vehicles, failed to consume con-sume any extraordinary portion of tho bounteous "feed" prepared. The young ladies of the department served, did It creditably, and thoy were the reclplmcnts of many sincere compliments. compli-ments. Big Chiefs Talk. After tho hunger had been appeased, Pres. W. S. McCormlck started off the vocal fireworks in a short speech In which ho suggestcdjhat antl-consoll-dation talk was the desired thing. He then asked Pres. Kerr toicada telo-gram telo-gram from Samuel Newhouse, the Salt Lako multi-millionaire, who Is taking no little inteiest in tho "big 1 tight." The Telegram reads as fol lows: Hon. W S. McCornlck, Logan Utah: Kindly convey to the ofllclals of the Utah Agricultural college and to the legislative delegation of Cache county my thanks for their courteous invlta- v tion to accompany tho Utah Lcglsla- turo to tho Agricultural college at Logan. I would gladly havo availed niyself of this invitation were It not that 1 am booked to-sall for Kurope on the oth Instant, and the Intervening Interven-ing tlmu is so crowded with engagements engage-ments that I cannot possibly accept. As a cllUeu and taxpayer of Utah, I am deeply Interested in whatever concerns con-cerns tho welfare and happiness of Its people. Tho Stato Agricultural college, col-lege, the University and Its public schools are among tho most vital of our State Institutions, and aro, perhaps, per-haps, most conduclvo to tho pcrma- I i - . - , - nent welfare of the people. I believe that our institutions of learning should be fairly and Judiciously distributed dis-tributed throughout the State, so that Its benefits may Inure to, the greatest number of Its Inhabitants This policy has been adopted in oilier states, notably not-ably our neighboring Stateof Colorado; and years of practical experience hac demonstrated the wisdom of that policy. We are proud of our Agrlcnllural college, wisely located In tho midst of a rich agricultural country, where scientific; experiments In tho Interests of tills great and paramount Industry' may bo made under the most favorable favor-able conditions. Tho practical results and tho beneficial Influence, of Its teachings upon the young men and women who have received their education educa-tion and (raining within Us wall testify tes-tify to Its efficiency. In my opinion, the removal of the Agricultural collego to Salt Lake, or Its amalgamation with the State University, Uni-versity, would diminish the efficiency of both Institutions. Wo must preserve pre-serve the distinctive character of the Agricultural college, for upon the prosperity of that Industry depends the permanent welfare and happiness of the people. Tho removal of tho college to Salt Lake City might be of some pecuniary benefit locally, but this city can afford to be generous to other localities; tho upbulldlng-of tho rural districts will contrlbuto to tho advancement of the capital city. The advocates of tho proposed consolidation con-solidation urge the probablo reduction of expenses to tho state as tho result of the scheme. Whether or not such a result will follow, tho question of financial expcdlancv should be subordinated subor-dinated to the general good. The growing wealth and Increaso of the taxable property In the stato will jus-tlfy jus-tlfy It. Tho responsibility, however, rests wfth tho lawmaking power. TJto high character and Intelligence, of that body and tho conscientious desire of its members to subserve tlio highest interests of tills commonwealth may bo safely relied upon In dealing with a matter of such vital importance. I am willing to abide by their deliberate judgment. Samukl Nhwhouhb. Tills sounded just right to a largo proportion of the diners and thoy applauded ap-plauded vociferously. Just at that tlnio Mr. Newhouso might have had Senator Sutherland's seat for tho asking. ask-ing. Speaker Joseph sent regrets at being be-ing compelled to remain In Salt Lako. Other Speakers. 'res. McCormlck then called on Sen-L Sen-L . Love, IcVlof of th"o opposition, for a speech. Love w its "good" however, said some complimentary things, read some original (elegiams, and was applauded. ap-plauded. Representative Tolton, "leader of the minority and speaker protem cf the majority," made some good fun, talked well of the collego and promised promis-ed that wo would "be satisfied" with the work of the legislature. President Kerr occupied considerable consider-able tlmo In presenting tho cause of the Agricultural College. Ills was a strong speech. Rudolph Kuchler, of Ogden, the "cj clone" of the House, whooped things up for thocollegc In good shape. Senator John Y. Smith, the Lehl man, a good looker.good talkar, and good thinker said a host of good things and left tho belief that he Is with us Dr. Condon, tho Mark Twain of Utah, talked In favor of the one board Idea, got off some good fun, and finally had a "icvelatlon" that the mountains moun-tains on tho cast would lind them selves In tho great Salt Lake before tho Agricultural College Is moved from-Logan. Announcements wero made, and the bunch was turned loose to do more Inspecting. The Return. From fitfO until 8 o'clock the guests wero at the Thatcher pavilion where some skated and otljors danced. They were servedwlth refreshments here, also. On tho return trip, the diner again did affective work, thero being on handasplendld stock of perishables and i"0 bottles of Pecker's "wet goods." Thorough Success. Many legislators and other visitors confessed wondrous surprise at the extent of tho college, Its beauty, clean-llncssand clean-llncssand order, and wero frank to say that their minds had been cleared of many false impressions. All wero inclined to feel that Logan could not havo been more princely In its generosity, gen-erosity, and that no t,own In the state could have handled tho large crowd to better advautage. |