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Show Siifar House Sermonettes by E. Cecil McGavin This the sixteenth in a series of articles on the early day history of Sugar House. The series Is presented under the sponsorship of Sugar House Camp, Sons of VUih Pioneers. These brave men who had been chosen to superintend the important mission of getting get-ting the machinery to Zion were not to be dissuaded from their destined course. Their hearts, though broken by sorrow sor-row were not to be turned against Providence or the new religion they had espoused. Characteristic of the true converts con-verts they accepted the adversity advers-ity that fell upon them, reconciled recon-ciled themselves to their great loss and they thought of Heaven's gain. Soon after the burial of their child they and the rest of their party were upon the trail again, the husband hus-band soon upon the prairies again in search of more oxen for the long trip westward. The haunting sorrow of that separation dogged the footsteps of the De LaMares as they continued their journey to ward their destination. Late in June the men, materials, oxen and supplies were as-embled at Ft .Leavenworth in preparation for the trip to New Orleans where the machinery was in storage. The long delay of purchasing cattle and wagons, together with other unexected delays and expenses had made a deep dent in the resources of the company. A further disappointment dis-appointment awaited them when the internal revenue officers of-ficers at New Orleans insisted on collecting a tax of 40 per cent on the expensive machinery machin-ery that was stored in that city awaiting shipment west. This was a time of adversity, but the brave and courageous men in charge of the enterprise were not to be discouraged by hardship or danger. In the annals of the industial development devel-opment of America there is no incident that passes this one in sheer courage and determination. deter-mination. The great sugar beet industry in western America remains as an imperishable monument, to the courageous-men courageous-men who had the fore- iglit and per.-.everen-e 1o e.-tablish it in pioneer times. |