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Show WHAT A PIONEER IS THINKING. iM One of the pionern said he would not reverse the order of thine and ?o back to the days of '69, but he did feel an intense pride in men of that earlier ear-lier priod and thvir achievement .- "I want Ogdn to help make this vi m of-May 10 permanently histori cal. 1 hope the stores will close and the celebration will be devoid of the commercial for the occasion holds too many sacred, holy memories for mo and lor the men and women who, in the prime of their live?, tolled and sao-' sao-' j rificed thai you and all of us mieht enjoy the comforts thai now surround "I did not labor or the railroad, but I ; crossed the plains four times with 'he freight that made possible tho Utter developments, and I was an inseparable insepar-able part of the foundation on whim was erected the edifice of which wl re so proud, and i look back and then I , , 1 'orward with supreme satisfaction. i j A ishinp solely to Impart to those abou ' 1 flae the spirit that urged on the pio neers at the tasks of long ago.' j This celebration lb something more i; ( ' -han a festivity. It is-a communing h 'M wlth tne dead aad the living who ! 1 e m blazed the way for those who in count less thousands, have since made this home; it is a review of that great army of hardy men and women who gave to us so much for which to be thankful." thank-ful." oo |