| Show BATTAL 10 N achievement WILL BE HONORED Conini bion named ly by will wili open campaign for funds to erect monument to men who did much for west the mormon battalion monument committee cz chate ate av v the apsite legislature for the liar p p ose of securing a fitting monument to the men who went into the service of the united states to tight fight in the mexican war has bos begun an aggressive campaign to raise for an enduring memorial to the mormon battalion the legislature of 1917 made an appropriation of tor lor such a monument this fund to be ava available liable after jan 1 1920 providing that the people of the state raised a like amount the commission is opening its campaign forthe for the peoples contribution tao of for the monument and expects to complete the campaign on january 30 1920 the anniversary of the official ending 0 f the eventful march of the afo mormon r m on battalion from the missouri sour to the pacific coast the commission of which B H robe roberts arts fg preside president ht hr hat the following to say of the achievements of the mormon battalion this battalion of united states soldiers were important factors in the four great movements which made possible the settlement and development of theowest the namely the conquest of northern mo ico the opening of the highway between the east and the west the discovery of gold in california the introduction of irrigation to the anglo saxon race these great events in which the battalion participated are certainly worthy of the commemoration that will ho be given ahem them in the proposed propose d monument ti fl the state legislature has appropriated provided that a like amount shall be secured from other sources it would be a crime crim on the part of the people of utah not to avail themselves of this generous appropriation the commission expects to select a site for the monument on capito hill and a model tor for the monument has been secured on which are depicted scenes of the march of the battalion an active canvass of the state will be made in january and every patriotic citizen Is expected expect pd to ti SLI f 0 |
