Show thanksgiving I VINO CITY territory of mah j mayors office nov sov 23 let us humbly acknowledge with thanksgiving and gratitude the service i of all a 11 blessings the supreme ruler id is the common father of all mankind the heavens leavens and the earth declare lib his glory his majesty aud and his power he ile holda holds in his paternal care the lives of all men nien and the destinies dc of nations nation 13 and individuals with a munificent hand band and a generous profusion he scatters blessings upon all his ilia children he ile causes tho the sun to chine shine the rains to fall and garners in the high mounta mountains insi crystal snows which at his ilia bidding dissolve and joyfully how fl ow in a thousand streams to fru fructify c ry fy the earth and make beautiful our homes in these peaceful valleys thus by divino favor ogden city has enjoyed another season of general health peace and general prosperity and the past year marks a pleasing epoch in the growth of our city fields gardens and orchards have yielded to industry ample rewards commerce has ra rapidly idly increased and business thrift has been general the enterprise of our citizens has dotted the town with palatial palatial residences elegant business house auses and magnificent hotels that would adorn a pretentious capital and that are tire alike creditable to the city cit and their builders public improvement lias has kept paco pace with private aate enter enterprise the water works are no longer of doubtful success many miles qi lles of new water mains have been laid and a general gemei al system of fire protection has been provided by means of hydrants located en on all the principal private and business houses ouse 11 and a nd hotels are supplied SUI supplied with uh healthful water for al all purposes public buildings for the co confinement of the lawless and fur for the succor of the unfortunate have been erected our streets have been greatly improved im oved and find the low places pa drained d ajr ed of their malarial waters and electric light sheds s its brightness on our main thoroughfares tho rolla 11 ll fa r es the adoption and enforcement of if wise rise regulations have averted the threatened calamities of contagious ious disease and a just ajust and equitable tle administration of wholesome laws has bas given security to life and pro property erty to manifest in prayer upraise and praise and our gratitude to all wise providence for so 60 many blessings bestowed upon us is both a moral and religious duty therefore he in conformity with time honored custom and in unison with the procla proclamations matious of the president of these united state states and of the governor of utah territory I lester J herrick mayor of ogden city d do hereby kindly beseech tho the people of this corporation to sus feud business and assem assemble blein in their public places of worship and around I their sacred hearths heart hs on oil thursday november 1882 and offer un to god oblations of humility prayer and thanksgiving for his abundant goodness M LISTER LESTER J it t mayor of ogden city |