Show WHO ARE websters rs unabridged gives under definition number two which would seem to apply here one who goes before to remove obstructions or prepare the way for another does it mean before anybody else or before somebody else usually the ws use thatis that is made ota ot a word determines its definition until recently it would seem that the word pioneer as used in connection with the colonization of new sections meant the first arrivals to that section hence we celebrate july as pioneer Pio nefer day for utah and jan as pioneer day for parowan carowan Pa rowan bat it would seem thai me wora pioneer is comins coming to have an added meaning or a anew new signi significance f cance the organization of the daughters daughter 9 of the pioneers call all pioneers who arrived in utah before the coming of the railroad in 1869 at least this is done for the purpose of enrolling in members embers in that organization and this may include all who were born between the dates 0 july 24 1847 18 7 and may 10 1869 we all applaud the worthy aims and purposes of this organization the perpetuation of the memory and ideals of the pioneers and the compilation tt n of CORRECT histel historical ical dita data d ita and it mav be that to enable them tu to enroll a large membership p it is cessaro ig is include all early settlers settler an I 1 those who were born up to the time of the coming of the railroad put hut are they pioneers why not di N vide nide ide the honor of discovering americ i between columbus and magellan or other explorers of that time it took nearly a century of adventure and exploration after 1492 to find out just what had bad been discovered by columbus that it was a new continent and not part of the mainland of asia asia the snakes are nearly all killed or fiey hare disappeared in our locality t but there are yet bridges to be built there is yet a vast acreage 0 sagebrush to be cleared and the railroad all we ne have is a paper one will all who arrived here either overland or by birth to the me the railroad rail roid was built to us be known as pioneers our celebrations will of need to be cotin continuous in to afford an cp p port unity for all pioneers to relate their marvelous M but seriously I 1 do riot not mean any disrespect to anybody far he be it from me to underestimate under estimate the work of those who nave assisted or those who are assisting in the building of this inland empire the work of those who came caine subset subsequent bent to the arrival of the pioneers was just as and meritorious as that of the pioneers and ana it was probably j as baz hazardous arlous in many cases the first arrivals here just happened to be the ones to t 0 take the initial step but their work and ideals could never have been realized had it not been followed up the building of an empire is one grand operative cooperative co effort and honor should be civen ginn where honor is due but 13 I 1 still ill should like to know who aide are pioneers J C if |