The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-23
DR.; Davis, of Columbus, Wis, is
another shining light in the literary

II. NJ. Edwards, of Scranton, Pa,
many OF you know, as law writer and
legal authority is not excelled, mis-
age, considered, in this vast country,
Reverend T. C. Edwards, of
Kingston, Pa, stands second to
no man for elecutionary ability in this
broad and beautiful land of freedom.
Rev. 6. ID. Humphreys, whom MANY
OF yov know of, is one OF the brightest
minds this or any other country has
produced in this generation.
John W. Jones formerly of"Y Drych 4"
Utica, New York, as an authority on
astronomy was respected all over this
as well as foreign lands.
Rev. Fred Evans, So dnyfd'-is so
well known that it is not necessary here
to mention more than his name.
Rey. FL. E. Thomas, OF Pittsburgh,
Penna.
Tydvill Davis, CleYeland.
Thomas Thomas, "Davyd Y. Carag
Wen," youngstown, Ohio.
Judge John J. Evans, of Jackson.
Ohio-but indeed 1 might extend nv
lists of the names of noted
Welsh men of letters until both
yourselves and would tire and still
notget to the end. Time presses and |
Who does not know of the life of q
coal miner? who does not know that in
many instances he does not see the
sunlight of God but for one dav in the
week and that being Sunday ?and who of
You do not know of the wonderfully
beautiful productions of the brain of
those very men who you might say live
III incessant darkness, the beautiful
thoughts occurring and having origin
in their brain while busily engaged in
their difficult and hazardous calling OF
forcing, by their genius and skill. old
Mother Earth 10 give up her useful and
valuable treasures of coal and iron !;
and while exhausting the strength
In his arms in SO doing,
he is eonsoled, and soothed
by the knowledge that out of his
laborlous hardships comes the comfort
and sustenance TO his beloved wife and
his dear children; this consolation will
never fail to affect the already warm and
attectionate nature of every Welshman,
be he in whatever cline it has been the
will of the Almighty that he should be
cast. Imagine then, my friends, man
under these circumstances giving the
most unmistakeable evidences of in
herited genius IN the production Of
verse that has and now does and always
Will command not only the respect but
the admiration of the word.
Time prohibits me, my friends, from
going into those subjects which 1 know
lie as close to your own as it does to my
heart. and hence both you and l must
content ourselves with cursory and
necessarily imperfect glance at the
sparkling genius of our beloved
countryInen.
In musical compositions, make the
assertion without fear of contradiction
that no people inhabiting Gods foot
stool to day or heretofore, with like adj
vantages ever did, can now, or ever
Will, acquire the merited distinguish
ment that have your own and my
countrymen. As an instance will cite
you one whom many of you doubtless
know. and who to know is to respect
and admire. William Williams. "Gwy-
lin event" of Plymouth, Pennsylva-
MIA, and now digging coal for liveli-
hood; he, you know, as well as does the
whole world, Is the author of Tyr Haf'
The Summer which composition l had
the pleasure of being present at
the adjudication of by the justly dis
tinguished American and English must
clans and critics. Dudley Buck, OF New
York; Carlysle Petersealea, of London
and Boston, and George Simpson, the
noted "enor of New York City. These
three authorities cheerfully asserted
that "Gwylim Gwent'S"composition was
the Iinest that ever saw sunlight in
America.
Who, American or Welsh, that has an
ear for the beautiful, has not heard of
our Joseph Parry. OF our Parson Price,
and of host of others that time pro-
hibits me but to mention their names?
Who of You have not heard of Cara
dog" the Welsh blacksmith, who reyo-
lutionized song but few years
ago for you fashionable Americans?
And who has not heard of the good,
kind-hearted ''Llew Lewyvo?" All | see
by your faces Frightening that many of
you have felt the warm grasp of the
hand that so clearly and unmistak
ably gave evidence of warmth OF heart
under his vest, that belongs TO no one
else but a true-born son of Cambria.
And. indeed, need not travel into
foreign lands. need go but into your
beautiful Territory and find at Logan
your Professor Lewis, and in your own
beautiful city, Evan Stephens, who
both give the amplest evidences of their
w elSA Virgin NY IuclI DSOiiAlui AuuclCol
productions.
The Welsh. my friends, not only ex-
eel in many of the fine arts, but spring
ing from practical, hardy race, as we
do, we can arrogate to ourselves the
credit of the world in the original pro-
duction of, and the after progress made
in the manufacture of iron and steel.
The Welsh established the IRON indus
tries in the city of my home, Pittsburg,
termed the Birmingham OF America,
and however much may now be claimed
by orr neighbors across tho water,
there is no longer any doubt as to this
being the most important and extensive
iron and steel manufacturing city in the
world.
Containing 80 rolling mills and ma
chine shops, bolt and boiler works, that
were the buildings containing the same
to be put together, it is estimated they
mould measure fifty miles, with its
l50, 600 skilled mechanics, the majo por-
ton of whom are Welsh, and in this
connection l might say that in all these
vast establishments as well as In your
own establishments, it is a thing un-
known almost to find Welshman "a Ia
boring hand. !" The Welsh are all mechan-
les, are allin their way geniuses-an as
almost a universal rule are success
full in whatever they undertake.
The Bsssemer process of making steel
rails is the invention of Jacob Reese. OF
l.