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Show I HYDE PARK CELEBRATES THE P ADVENT OF THE INTER-URBAN H x m Road OfRcials and Hundreds of Invited Guests From Logan I Accept The Hospitality of Good People of Hyde Park. Music, Speech Making and Feasting Were Features of The Occasion. Tho completion ot tho Interurban road to Hydo Park was fittingly celebrated cele-brated at that thriving llttlo town on Tuesday. Tho good people of Hydo Park extended an Invitation to tho Logan Rapid Transit company with tho request that tho company Invite representatives of the business nous-es, nous-es, and cltlzenu to partake of their hospitality for a few hours In celebrating cele-brating tho advent of tho Interurban In their midst. Tho Loganltes grabbed grab-bed at tho Invitation like a hungry trout after a fly, and tho result was one of tho most pleasant afternoons that It has over been the pleasure of I some bIjc hundred people to enjoy. I Tho trip was made In tho cars of tho Logan Rapid Transit company, I tho company consisting ot tho bust- I ness, sollal and political life of Lo- gan. There were business men and A professional meny churchmen, oltlco H holders and ofllce seekers, Democrats II rtepubllcanB, mug wumps, and a dash of Dull Mooso. There were m many representatives of tho so-H so-H clal life of tho city, represented by n tho fairer sex, just onough to keep H tho crowd jolly, and the men looking j their best. 1 Tho trip was made without a hitch I Superintendent Robert Anderson per- I sonally looking after tho details. At m one tlmo It looked as though tho cars M might go up against n flat car loaded m with rails and ties, but Mr. Anderson fig was on tho Job and waiving his hands jfl and arms In true railroad stylo said t "Easy Chris," "Come on Chris," jjffivi -"Just six inches moro Chris" nnd nt- Kjfc' ter tho cars were coupled together Mm and tho little fellow had taken his Jh seat Inside again ho was voted a per feet general In tho matter of running "m cars, and tho case and grace with -which he manipulated the strings V was tho cause of much favorable com 8 ment. h At Hydo Park tho cntlro town was vm out. Those who havo for years H longed for the day when a railroad 3 would cross their city were there V with song and praise, and thoso who will get more out of It on account ot 9 being younger In years were there M also, and when the cars stopped and the company stepped onto Hydo Park soil the band played and tho Hj welcome was mado complete. Photo- J grapher Oeorgo A. Torgeson took H two photographs of tho crowd when tho march to the meeting house belt be-lt gan tho band leading. At the meeting meet-ing houso there was hardly; standing room, but Interest did not lag, and tho ciowd remained until tho adjournment adjourn-ment was announced. Mr. Henry Hancoy called tho assembly as-sembly to order and announced that the band would play. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Lars C. Petor-son. Petor-son. Chairman Hancoy then said ho felt so akward that ho hardly know whether to call It a banquet or a blow out, but In as much as Hydo Park was tho first town to bo reached by tho Interurban tho citizens citi-zens of that placo felt llko showing tho Loganltes "some of the ways of their country cousins" henco tho Invitation. In-vitation. He introduced Bishop Chas C. Hydo who dellvorcd tho address of welcome Bishop Hyde extended to nil a most hearty welcome, and was glad that tho railroad was a reality In order or-der that those who havo mado tho village what It is today could enjoy some of the comforts of life as a reward re-ward of their labors. He paid a glowing tribute to the President of the railroad, Hon. David Ecclea not only ns a builder of railroads, but a builder of sugar factories, of which Hydo Park had perhaps reaped more benefits than many other places through tho raising of beets. Commissioner Olof Cronquist gae an enthusiastic talk asking the people peo-ple to support tho enterprise, and assured as-sured tho people that he would do all 'ho could to work to tho end that the entire valley would bo linked up with an interurban just as quickly as posstbjo. i Chairman Hnncey then mado a hit by saying, "Wo havo heard a great deal about- the wlso men ot the cast, which perhaps justifies the assumption assump-tion that there aro no wlso men of tho west, but It is not so. I have pleasure In Introducing Hon. David Eccles tho wlso man of the west." Mr. Eccles received an ovation. When the applause subsided Mr. Eccles Ec-cles said ho know nothing about the details of tho road, and thought it would havo been better to havo Introduced In-troduced Mr. Robert Anderson who know nil the details. Ho was no hand at talking and telling tho peo-plo peo-plo what ho would do, but he would try and make up In works what some would do in tnlking. Ho then referred to tho building of the road Continued on page 3. I- i HYDE PARK CELEBRATES THE I ADVENT OF THE INTERURBAN j I tfl Continued from page HH (1 to the Agricultural College, and the !M good it hnd done tho College, and V? nrcd cted that an lnto;urbnn woul? a! be a great blessing to thu schools of HH ' 1 tho cuuniy from tho fact that thu Hj f bon and girls could go homo n'ghts Hj "J und return In tho morn ng. Tho road Hj between Ogdcn nud Hr gham ho 3a.d pH ' had sold over $2000 north or tickets PK ' to school children last year. Mr. I Gcclcs said he did not think tho road Hi would be n b'g inonoy makor but, Hf thought it would pay Interest on tho Hf , Investment, and that he would bo dls- U unno.nted It the road Is not built to H Wellsv'llo and i'reston. Ho was In- pjH terested In Cache County nearly as pjH much as In any other county and pH wanted to sco it grow and prosper. H CongrcHsinan Joseph Howell was M i then introduced and characterized pH C tho road as the "first span In tho pH steel chain that will 1 nk the settle- pH incuts of Cacho Valley together, bring pH lng them into easy and close com- pH munlcatlon." Ho spoko of the pros- perlty of tho community, and while H It ought to be a blessing It perhaps B , had turned out otherwise) from tho Bfl V fact that through their prosperity the A pcoplo had been imposed upon. H L Agents with fabulous dreams of BBi y wealth In Florida, and Moxlco, and BBI r other far off lands had succeeded in HHf ;' getting tho hard earnings of the peo- HHJ pie, investment from which returns - ' will bo slight if any at nil, thus ill- pjH J verting money Into foreign territory pH i that ought to be used in the upbuild- iug of our own communities. The HI j ' Congressman then pn'd a hnndsome HHki trlbuto to Hon. David Kccles, "not BBWj I I the promoter, but the builder of tho HHJj , road." "He Is not possessed with HHJjj j t ' tho power of speech as Is a promoter" HHJf ' said he. "Ho docs not even know HHJ ,, how to promise, which is the promot- HHJ crs fort, but he Is a builder that has HHJ been so eminently successful that HHJ many luivo attributed to him tho HHJj Midas touch everything he touches i i turns to gold." He then paid (luring Hj I all his associations w th Mr. Kccles HHlj : ho has never knoun him tc accept H a dollar from any person In any en- HHJj terpr se that did not go In on tho HHJj samo' basis with his own money, and HH' that whatover retunn nccrued from Hi tho enterprise were distributed to HHl all alike. "David Kccles" oatd lie, HHJr "comes nearer fulfill ng the Injunc- HHM Hon of Paul; Diligent in business, HH. fervent In spirit, serving the Lord, II than nny man I know of." Luncheon was then served by n bovy of Hyde Park g rls, and a more HHH beautiful bunch, and a luncheon moro HHH J daintily prepared and cloerly hand- pHHJ led, could not bo within the range of HHH V tho possible H SV During the luncheon, nddrcsEri HHJ '' were made by Doctor D. C. Uudge, pHHJ Lon J. Haddock, H. E. Hatch, Hoi- HHH " ort Anderson, President Serge F. HHH Balllf, Joseph Qulnney, Jr., Bishop HHH . Robert , McQuarrle, and Engineer H Frank West. HHH it was after seven o'clock when HHH "Chairman Hancey announced the Hj 1 1 meeting adjourned, and tho crowd Hj- y .dispersed as tho band played. HVflTi-i HHH j ' .When asked how many went on pHHJhf the trip It was announced that there pHHJ J were one hundred ninety-seven cltl- HHJ X) zens and three Hull Moose. HHH HHH j After getting his stomach full our pHHJ 1 1 genial merchant Stephen Hallstono HHH arose and announced that himself H and all s'.tt'ng on the bench with HHH him had dee'ded to remain in Hydo PH''ki Whilo tnklng tho photographs Mr. HHH George A. Torgeson said, "Now pHHJl ladles look Just as pleasant ns P(b- HHH s'.ble for u fow moments," after which HHH ho said, "Now you may rcsumo our HHJ r j natural looks." HHH l r HHH ' ' Congressman How oil amused the HHH assembly when ho said ho had s.nm H the "blow out at tho back." hH j HHH ' j Robert Anderson characterized '.hn pHHJ Stork us "a homely looking 'due." I j Handshaking was much In evMonoo i Congressman Joseph Howoll an J President Sergo P. Ilalllt being the star actors. David Pedes was a poor HHH ; '. third, tho difference between Kccles ' S nnd tho other fellows being Out e.- HJ J. cryhody was anxious to shako hnndi i 'v!th Kccles; whllo tho other Mlows p j I v.cro anxious to shake hands 'vlth HHH I everybody olso. HH HH k Robert Anderson said, "it has bean ppHl I barged that tho only ability I huvo pHHJ 'la to get into David Eccles' lony H pocket." Some follow In tho rear pHHJ , said, "Ho ain't got no long pocket ' iH j i That man Hancoy was a cracker H Jack of a chairman. When It o.i-nes BHHJ 1 to making pointed, catchy, anj Just I tho proper Introductions he takes th" i r.ako. HHJ ff .4 hVhT Mhhhhhh ' u HHHHlHHHVHHHIHktL HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHK3HHHHHHHHHH |
