Show J TELLS HOW HOIN OGDEN GOT fIRST BAND ses Potatoes and Beef Bl Build ld MusiC Organization B ar Dr IE E GILL In The Tho The timS Considering some of ot the achieve achievements e- e ments of ot Ul Utah h pioneers it seems as had If-had if had they made UI u their minds to do they It-they It they could ha hai e performed the miracle ot of figs from front thistles lint But ButIs Butas Is as It Is they made n a a brass band out O of molasses flour potatoes beet beef and a little cash This observation Is to serve sere as to a II brief story about what was lIS done In Ogden In 1864 In those da davs daa s no fine lines ot of ere ero dra drawn drain n between the tho function of church and state The people were ere too busy bu y building up n ft commonwealth to take heed of uch political and In tact fact had either cither tried to get It along nione without the other In combination neither ha liae e got along at allAnd all allAnd And nd this observation Is III I made to toe e why the tho mo movement ement to start II a brass band l as II a a city institution got Its Inception In III Impetus at II a general meeting of block teachers hose duties of a community char char- character character acter actor were ere primarily ecclesIastIcal I Readily It will be understood that thel e was little money In dr- dr drI dc- dc cir circulation in the Territory of ot Utah In 1864 But the tho people of Ogden I alted a brass band and d a II brass band they were iere ere going to ha have haie To hae ha II a a brass band the they must base hae brass Instruments and instruments and brass braes In- In Instruments In Instruments ts were co costly tl EDED 1 AK DED n P TS Some of the citizens of Ogden at that time had bad been bandsmen In the old mostly country country mostly Eng Englishmen ng- ng and and Welshmen and the thel I had brought their band Instruments Instruments ments with them when they Ira Ira- Im Immigrated I migrated here But ther there were not enough of them They some some more to make up the necessary necessary Iary sary number to form the proper for the band that I 1 the pioneers were determined to have So the pioneers pioneer In Weber county sho shoed ed their mettle No difficulty difficulty ty to them was ns as Insurmountable The block teachers teach presented to their minds the largest bod body dealing directly with the In- In Inhabitant inhabitants In Inhabitants habitants habitant a and the ono one through which they could accomplish their I purpose The opportunity was i grasped and the brass band ball ena as- as started rolling at a general generalI I teachers meeting Out of that humble beginning cam came the Og- Og Ogden Og Ogden den City brass brasa band which later laterI I 1 gained d wide Ide fame tame throughout the west II Herewith Is t the official l record ot of that beginning as kept by the i late Thomas Emmett who ho ho was art art- aft afterwards made band contain captain CO In subsequent vears ears one ona of his son ons R n W Emmett became leader of the band when it was at as enjoying Its repute as the tho best org organization of Its kind In the mountain Intermountain Fe- Fe re region gion glon The original sub cr lIon lI list t is now In possession of V R R Emmett whoso whose hose residence is nt at Ele East street treet this city RO ThEY WERE WERK ER The West and the Farr who ho head the subscription list were ere members of the later contracting firm of Den Ben Denson Benson son Ben son r Farr rr 8 West which built miles of the Central Pacific rail rail- railroad railroad rail railroad road west aest est of Ogden Ezra Taft Benson Bens Lorin Farr and Chaun- Chaun Chauncey Chauncey Chaun-cey Chaun cey IS W West cst were ere the firm mem- mem members members bers hers Mr West Wot was sas as bishop at Og- Og Ogden Og Ogden den and Mr Farr Fare was isas as president p of the th Weber stake Under the heading Donations Donation made at the general teachers meet meet- meetings ings inga Feb 16 15 1864 for purchasing Instruments for tor the Ogden City band the following list Is 11 Is en the mitten mattes bein being copied as It ap- ap appears appears peara ap-peara pears In the original Bishop West et dolIar dollars President Farr lar I a 2 28 25 G dollars dollar G n P Stone StonO S f r dollars S 10 dollars L L J Herrick 10 dollars dollar Cr Dana Dana E Ii dollars Mark Hall fall 5 G dollar dollars J Joseph osep l Parry 5 S dollar W 0 o Child C G dollars Is to PO pay J 5 B dollars J 3 Browning 10 dollars dollar Brother Duce C G dollars dollar paid to toC toC toC C W W Brother C 5 dollars I 1 1 Boric Dozie 5 dollars F Brown I 6 Ii W DaI 1 i n r ft v s B Ti 1 I W lv W Middleton 1 dollar C F Middleton 1 I dollar V Hid 1111 thu 2 dollars J 3 I Graw 20 dollars I I 1 A nd 10 dollars U Nelson 5 I J 3 H Rail Hall 1 dollar r Elmore wilt pa J y 2 dollars paid paM to o C Cw w West J J J 3 L ta 2 dollars j I 1 J P M r I dollars dollars- J 1 nile Rile 2 W c lAsh I 2 i G 0 It n tu rt 2 dollars 0 U W Hill Hili 2 W V c- c chail Hall hail 0 cents G 0 B U Hawson 5 I dollars in zoo zoo- mo molasses laser lasses L A AI C G dollars Inno In ino- ino mo no molasses lasses laes W 5 6 dollars It Ti Stow el ci E 6 dollars In III mo- mo malaISes molasses mo lasses H J 1 L Hanson 1 I dollar Iollar In use use- tto-lasse tto lasses pLU DO TIO S SH H II C C Hanson 1 l gal iral molasses It H Peterson 1 ral aT mola molasses s su Alonza l Knight 1 I gal molasses J 3 G Folkman 2 I gallons gallon molasses mo- mo luau lasses Peter Folkman 1 bushel Polo poto- oto- oto toe M G a Anderson Andersen 1 bushel G 1 bushel r E Maw daw 10 lbs Ibs flour J Spires iO lo 0 Ibs lbs beLt elt William 6 Ii dollars dollar IS b M Blar 25 dollars 2 Z dollars T r Drana 1 I dollar dollarI J L 1 dollar oll a 1 J 3 Garner Onner 1 I Nathaniel Lea It t 25 21 dollars |