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Show PEACH 01? WIS WELL ATTENDED Brigham City entertained a large crowd yesterday and last night on the occasion of the Peach day celebration, I the annual festivity in the Boxelder metropolis, according to J. W. Elling- son, traffic manager of the Ogden, Lo-'gan Lo-'gan & Idaho Railway company Mr. Ellingson. who was m Brigbam City iast night, said the streets were lined with automobiles and that each as a vehicle of delivery had contributed contrib-uted largely to the size of the crowd. The number of people to take ad-i ad-i vantage of rates and special car service serv-ice on the railway on account of the celebration was not under-estimated. At least 250 persons, in addition to more than S00 from Ogden who left the city on cars before G o.'clock last night. Journeyed to the scene of the Peach day festivities last night, Mr. Ellingson said. The traffic manager stated also that in all the numbers delivered at Brigham from various points along the electric railway between Ogden and Preston, no accidents had occurred occur-red and that the people generally expressed ex-pressed satisfaction with the service afforded by the railway company. Salt Lake's contribution to the Teach day crowd was found in the numbers who took in the Short Line and Bamberger excursions run on account ac-count of the celebration. The official opening of the celebration cele-bration took place at 11:30. when an open-air meeting was held at the courthouse. Many prominent men made timely addresses, after Brigham officials had extended the usual welcomes wel-comes to the city's visitors. President J. Francis Merrell of the Commercial club welcomed the visitors visit-ors to Brigham City in a brief address, ad-dress, after which he introduced Mayor John F. Erdmann. Mayor Erd-mann Erd-mann in a brief speech delivered the keys to the city over to the guests. Nephi L. Morris, Republican candidate candi-date for governor, was the next speaker speak-er and. after paying his compliments to Brigham City and Boxelder county, delivered a neat talk along general lines. At this point President Merrell read a letter from Simon Bamberger, Democratic Dem-ocratic nominee for governor, which expressed his regret at not being able to attend the celebration. Special mutations had been sent to all state officials. Harold P. Fabian, Republican nominee nomi-nee for attorney general, made the closing speech, and talked of the rap-Id rap-Id development of the state of Utah as viewed by himself during a recent trip through the southern portion of Utah. Mrs. Harold J. Heaton sang a solo and other musical numbers were rendered ren-dered by the Brigham City Military band. oo |